Gran Piemonte, Garcia Cortina wins in the sprint

The last of the Italian semi-classics of autumn, the Great Piedmontgoes on file with the Spanish sprint victory Ivan Garcia Cortina ahead of Matej Mohoric and Alexis Vuillermoz. Best of the Italians Edoardo Zambaninifourth and fifth place for the blue captain at the World Cup in Wollongong, Alberto Bettiol. The old Giro del Piemonte, renamed for sponsorship reasons and for the habit of Rcswhich organizes the race, to avoid the word “Giro” in other races other than the Corsa rosa (for the same reason Lombardy has also lost the first part of its traditional name) ended with a sprint of twenty runners on the finish line in Beinasco, after 198 km from Omegna.

Garcia Cortina, exultation at Nibali

Rather flat course, but with the roughness of the Pilonetto in the middle of the race that cut out several sprinters, including Mark Cavendish, arrived in the rear. Viviani and Nizzolo were also cut off from the sprint. Garcia Cortina, 26, in his third career success, rejoiced at Nibali, putting his thumb in his mouth. On Saturday the last classic monument of the season, Lombardy, with other protagonists: Vingegaard, Pogacar and the farewell of the great old Vincenzo Nibali and Alejandro Valverde.