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 Settimana Internazionale di Coppi e Bartali is an entertaining week of racing in the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy featuring sprint stages, individual and team time trials and, as you can see, picturesque hilly/mountain stages on narrow roads.  Big Photos from all 2011 stages — sirotti Big Photos from all 2010 stages — sirotti Big Photos from all 2009 stages — sirotti Big Photos from all 2008 stages — sirotti |
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| 1 | Tuesday, March 20 | 141 km | ||||||||||
| Misano Adriatico → Riccione | ||||||||||||
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| 2a | Wednesday, March 21 | 100 km | ||||||||||
| Gatteo → Gatteo | ||||||||||||
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| 2b | Wednesday, March 21 | 14.9 km | ||||||||||
 Gatteo | ||||||||||||
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| 3 | Thursday, March 22 | 151 km | ||||||||||
| Fiorano Modenese → Levizzano | ||||||||||||
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| 4 | Friday, March 23 | 159 km | ||||||||||
 Pavullo → Pavullo (Trofeo Venturelli) | ||||||||||||
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| 5 | Saturday, March 24 | 14.3 km | ||||||||||
 Crevalcore | ||||||||||||
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| Total Distance | 580 km | |||||||||||
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News and Updates for Coppi e Bartali 2012
Stage 5: Netapp's Jan Barta overtakes his teammate with a stage winning ITT performance and claims the overall win
This is Jan Barta after the Netapp team time trial win on Stage 2b. Unfortunately, our photographer, Sirotti, has not sent in any photos from stage 5 so this photo will have to do for now. He probably left immediately after the stage for Belgium to cover Gent-Wevelgem.
Stage 5 results 1 Barta Team NetApp 16:46 2 Malori Lampre 16:50 + :04 3 Garzelli Acqua e Sapone 16:56 + :10 4 Moser Liquigas-Cannondale 16:58 + :12 5 Reda Acqua e Sapone 16:59 + :13 6 De Marchi Androni Giocattoli 17:07 + :21 7 Kangert Astana 17:08 + :22 8 Voss Endura Racing 17:08 9 Ulissi Lampre 17:09 + :23 10 Rabottini Farnese - Selle Italia 17:12 + :26 Huzarski Team NetApp 17:12 Di Luca Acqua e Sapone 17:40 Final General Classification 1 Jan Barta (NetApp) 2 Bartosx Huzarski (NetApp) + 13" 3 Diego Ulissi (Lampre Isd) + 21" 4 Stefano Garzelli (Acqua e Sapone) + 26" 5 Francesco Reda (Acqua e Sapone) + 29"
Full/Official Stage 5 Results and General Classification — gsemilia.it
Barta takes overall classification in Settimana Coppi e Bartali
— velonationBarta wins final time trial, overall Settimana
— cyclingnews
Finals riders from the Stage 5 ITT (11:03 Italian) — rai Stage 5 photos — cyclingnewsNetApp reflects on its domination of Settimana Internazionale
— cyclingnewsNetApp's Jan Barta on a high after Coppi e Bartali victory
— velonationStage 5 preview: Crevalcore, 14.3 km (TT)
March 23 update: This year's race ends with a flat 14.3 km individual time trial. It looks good for the new race leader. For more stage details, see the stage profile, map and timetable in the race summary table (right). — Steve
Stage 5 ITT Start Order and Times (CET; subtract 5 hours for EDT) — gsemiliaStage 5 start time: Saturday 13:00 CET (12:00:00 PM GMT+0000); Weather for Crevalcore, Italy
Earliest live video: No live video; Live/delayed coverage options
Approximate finish: 15:30 CET (2:30:00 PM GMT+0000); Weather for Crevalcore, Italy
Stage 4 results: Diego Ulissi (Lampre Isd) makes it two in a row, moves up to 3rd overall; Bartosz Huzarski (Team NetApp) now the race leader
18 Big Photos from Stage 4 — sirottiStage 4 results 1 Diego Ulissi (Lampre Isd) 159 km in 4h 06' 15" (38,9 km/h) 2 Danilo Di Luca (Acqua e Sapone) 3 Bartosz Huzarski (Team NetApp) 4 Josè Serpa Perez (Androni Giocattoli) 5 Josè Rujano (Androni Giocattoli) 6 Domenico Pozzovivo (Colnago Csf) + 01" 7 Paul Voss (Endura Racing) + 07" 8 Damiano Caruso (Liquigas Cannondale) 9 Kristijan Durasek (Adria Mobil) 10 Gianluca Brambilla (Colnago Csf) General Classification after Stage 4 1 Bartosz Huzarski (NetApp) 2 Danilo Di Luca (Acqua e Sapone) + 10" 3 Diego Ulissi (Lampre Isd) + 11"
Full/Official Stage 4 Results and General Classification — gsemilia.itBis di Diego Ulissi a Pavullo, ad una tappa dal termine Bartosz Huzarski guida la Settimana Internazionale di Coppi e Bartali — gsemilia.itDiego Ulissi doubles up in Coppi e Bartali stage four
— velonation 18 Big Photos from Stage 4 — sirotti Last Km from Stage 4 (02:53 Italian) — rai Brief Highlights from Stage 4 (01:12 Italian) — raiStage 4 preview: Pavullo → Pavullo, 159 km (Mountain)
34 Big Photos from Cadel Evans' Stage 3 win in 2008 (identical course) — sirottiMarch 21 update: The mountainous Stage 4 loop around Pavullo is the Queen Stage of this year's race. This course in various versions has been used before, most recently used for Stage 3 in 2010 (photos) when Przemyslaw Niemiec won from a two man break while breakmate Ivan Santaromita solidified his race lead which he would go on to win. They won by 48s over Riccardo Ricco' and the rest of the peloton was scattered throughout the course with the 15th best rider finishing 2:37 down.
The course was also used in 2008 when Cadel Evans launched an attack on the final climb and won by 23s over Stefano Garzelli and 1:19 over Vincenzo Nibali who finished 3rd. Again, riders were spread throughout the course.
The course bobs and weaves just about all the way on narrow roads. This beautiful, smooth 3D model with animated profile depicts the stage very well. There are two rolling climbs that touch 1200m elevation with steep sections and then there is the finishing climb to Pavullo nel Frignano (5 km @ 9.2%) before a flat finish.
You can bet the mountain men of Androni Giocattoli will be very aggressive on this stage.
For more stage details, see the stage profile, map and timetable in the race summary table (right). — Steve
Stage 4 3D Tour with animated profile (01:35 No Audio) — GEOgrafica3D
34 Big Photos from Pavullo Stage 3 in 2008 (won by Cadel Evans) — sirotti
12 Big Photos from Pavullo Stage 3 in 2010 (won by Przemyslaw Niemiec) — sirotti
Stage 4 start time: Friday 12:00 CET (11:00:00 AM GMT+0000); Weather for Pavullo, Italy
Earliest live video: No live video; Live/delayed coverage options
Approximate finish: 16:25 CET (3:25:00 PM GMT+0000); Weather for Pavullo, Trofeo Venturelli
Stage 3 results: Diego Ulissi (Lampre Isd) ends an aggressive day of racing with an uphill sprint finish win Levizzano
18 Big Photos from Stage 3 (more photos added) — sirottiStage 3 results 1 Diego Ulissi (Lampre Isd) 3h43'04" in 40,616 kmh 2 Rory Sutherland (Unitehealthcare) 3 Danilo Di Luca (Acqua e Sapone) 4 Simone Ponzi (Astana) 5 Enrico Battaglin (Colnago Csf) 6 Moreno Moser (Liquigas Cannondale) 7 Bartosz Huzarski (Team NetApp) 8 Julian David Arredondo (Team Nippo) + 02" 9 Paul Voss (Endura Racing) 10 Gianluca Brambilla (Colnago Csf) General Classification after Stage 3 1 Cesare Benedetti (Team NetApp) 2 Bartosz Huzarski (Team Netapp) + 04" 3 Jan Barta (Team Netapp) + 06" 4 Iker Camano (Endura Racing) + 14" 5 Paul Voss (Endura Racing) + 14"
Full/Official Stage 3 Results and General Classification — gsemilia.itA Levizzano svetta Diego Ulissi, sua la terza tappa della Settimana Internazionale Coppi e Bartali. Benedetti resta leader — gsemilia.itDiego Ulissi takes uphill sprint in third Coppi e Bartali stage
— velonationRedant pleased with UnitedHealthcare’s Coppi e Bartali showing
— cyclingnews 18 Big Photos from Stage 3 (more photos added) — sirotti Brief Highlights from Stage 4 (01:12 Italian) — raiFull Coverage Stage 3 (50:50 Italian) — rai
Stage 3 preview: Fiorano Modenese → Levizzano, 151 km (hilly)
Stage 3 will visit Castello di Levizzano Rangone five times including the modest (3km @ 3%) uphill finish
photo courtesy of Turismo Emilia Romagna
March 22 update: The sprint stages and the TT are over and now it's every man for himself (almost); we have a hilly stage with a modest uphill finish (today's Stage 3), a mountain stage with a hill/summit finish and an individual time trial stage remaining. After Tuesday's TTT surprise where foreign Pro Continental squads Netapp and Endura Racing topped the standings you can guarantee there will be fireworks the next two days with last year's winning team Androni Giocattoli and the three ProTour squads looking to make back time.
Stage 3 starts in Fiorano Modenese, which also hosted the final stage last year (great photos). There are two cat 2 climbs (two passes over Valico di Riccò) before circuits featuring five passes through the hilltown Levizzano Rangone (photo above) including the modest (3km @ 3% according to the profile) uphill finish.
For more stage details, see the stage profile, map and timetable in the race summary table (right). — Steve
Stage 3 start time: Thursday 12:00 CET (11:00:00 AM GMT+0000); Weather for Fiorano Modenese, Italy
Earliest live video: No live video; Live/delayed coverage options
Approximate finish: 15:52 CET (2:52:00 PM GMT+0000); Weather for Levizzano, Italy
Stage 2b results: Giro d'Italia invite, Team Netapp, shows they deserve it; impressive TTT in Gatteo gives the German squad their first win of 2012
11 Big Photos from the Stage 2b TTT — sirottiStage 2b TTT results 1 Team Netapp 16'28"30 (54,290 kmh) 2 Endura Racing 16'36"57 3 Androni Giocattoli 16'43"76 4 Acqua e Sapone 16'44"90 5 Liquigas Cannondale 16'52"98 6 Utensinord Named 16'53"96 7 Colnago Csf 16'55"24 8 Lampre Isd 16'55"61 9 Astana 16'55"67 10 Katusha 16'57"92 11 Team Idea 17'01"24 12 Unitedhealthcare 17'12"69 13 Spidertech 17'15"98 14 Adria Mobil 17'16"29 15 Topsport Vlaanderen 17'19"82 16 Oster Hus Ridley 17'39"90 17 Colombia Coldeportes 17'54"26 General Classification after Stage 2b 1 Cesare Benedetti (Team NetApp) 5:54:01 2 Daniel Schorn (Team NetApp) + 0:06 3 Jan Barta (Team NetApp) 4 Matthias Brandle (Team NetApp) 5 Bartosz Huzarski (Team NetApp) 6 Andreas Dietziker (Team NetApp) 7 Rene Mandri (ndura Racing) + 0:14 8 Iker Camano Ortuzar (Endura Racing) 9 Paul Voss (Endura Racing) 10 Jonathan Tiernan-Locke (Endura Racing)
Full/Official Stage 2b Results and General Classification — gsemilia.itTeam NetApp rides Cesare Benedetti into the lead in Coppi e Bartali TTT
— velonationTeam NetApp prevails in team time trial
— cyclingnewsTeam NetApp claims its first win of the season
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Il Team NetApp vola nella cronosquadre: Benedetti nuovo leader della Settimana Internazionale di Coppi e Bartali — gsemilia.it 11 Big Photos from the Stage 2b TTT — sirottiFull Coverage Stage 2a and 2b (49:29 Italian) — rai
Stage 2b preview: Gatteo, 14.9 km (TTT)
March 21 update: Later in the afternoon on Wednesday, riders will return to the roads of Gatteo for a team time trial. This is a chance for the ProTour teams (Astana, Liquigas and Lampre) to gain time on the less experienced Continental teams although the ProTour teams aren't their 'A' squads. The route is a 14.9 km loop in/around Gatteo without much elevation change. Great racing weather expected.
For more stage details, see the stage profile, map and timetable in the race summary table (right). — SteveStage 2b start time: Wednesday 15:30 CET (2:30:00 PM GMT+0000); Weather for Gatteo, Italy
Earliest live video: No live video; Live/delayed coverage options
Approximate finish: 16:40 CET (3:40:00 PM GMT+0000); Weather for Gatteo, Italy
Stage 2a results: No miscalculations, Elia Viviani (Liquigas-Cannondale) wins the sprint finish in Gatteo
17 Big Photos from Stage 2a — sirottiStage 2a Results 1 VIVIANI, Elia (LIQUIGAS-CANNONDALE) 2:21:08 2 RICHEZE, Maximiliano Ariel (NIPPO) 3 BATTAGLIN, Enrico (COLNAGO - CSF INOX) 4 PALINI, Andrea (IDEA) 5 FELLINE, Fabio (ANDRONI GIOCATTOLI) 6 PONZI, Simone (ASTANA) 7 Angel RUBIANO CHAVEZ, Miguel (ANDRONI GIOCATTOLI) 8 SCHORN, Daniel (NETAPP) 9 REDA, Francesco (ACQUA & SAPONE) 10 FEDI, Matteo (UTENSILNORD NAMED) General Classification after Stage 2a 1 PALINI, Andrea (IDEA) 5:37:29 2 VIVIANI, Elia (LIQUIGAS-CANNONDALE) + 0:04 3 BENEDETTI, Cesare (NETAPP) 4 RICHEZE, Maximiliano Ariel (NIPPO) + 0:06 5 SERRY, Pieter (TOPSPORT VLAANDEREN - MERCATOR) 6 BATTAGLIN, Enrico (COLNAGO - CSF INOX) + 0:08 7 SCHORN, Daniel (NETAPP) + 0:10 8 FELLINE, Fabio (ANDRONI GIOCATTOLI) 9 MANDRI, Rene (ENDURA RACING) 10 COMINELLI, Cristian (IDEA)
Full/Official Stage 2a Results and General Classification — gsemilia.itViviani triumphs in stage 2a at Coppi e Bartali
— cyclingnews2^ tappa: Elia Viviani vince la prima semitappa a Gatteo. Palini resta leader — gsemilia.it 17 Big Photos from Stage 2a — sirotti Brief Highlights from Stage 2a (01:28 Italian) — raiStage 2a preview: Gatteo → Gatteo, 100 km (hilly/flat)
March 21 update: Wednesday features two stages in one day which is a tradition for this race. In the morning, we'll have a 100 km road stage, a loop to the west of Gatteo featuring a couple of cat 3 hills at the half way point before a descent and flat finish back in Gatteo.
For more stage details, see the stage profile, map and timetable in the race summary table (right). — SteveStage 2a start time: Wednesday 9:15 CET (8:15:00 AM GMT+0000); Weather for Gatteo, Italy
Earliest live video: No live video; Live/delayed coverage options
Approximate finish: 11:37 CET (10:37:00 AM GMT+0000); Weather for Gatteo, Italy
Stage 1 results: Break succeeds. Andrea Palini (Idea) holds off the charging field to win in Riccione
18 Big Photos from Stage 1 (more photos added) — sirottiStage 1 Results 1 PALINI, Andrea (IDEA) 3:16:31 2 BENEDETTI, Cesare (NETAPP) 3 SERRY, Pieter (TOPSPORT VLAANDEREN - MERCATOR) 4 BOSISIO, Gabriele (UTENSILNORD NAMED) 5 ROUTLEY, Will (SPIDERTECH p/b C10) 6 BYSTRØM, Sven erik (OSTER HUS - RIDLEY) 7 SEELDRAEYERS, Kevin (ASTANA) 8 SPEZIALETTI, Alessandro (LAMPRE - ISD) 9 Maximiliano RICHEZE, Ariel (NIPPO) 10 VIVIANI, Elia (LIQUIGAS-CANNONDALE) General Classification after Stage 1 1 PALINI, Andrea (IDEA) 3:16:21 2 BENEDETTI, Cesare (NETAPP) + 0:04 3 SERRY, Pieter (TOPSPORT VLAANDEREN - MERCATOR) + 0:06 4 BOSISIO, Gabriele (UTENSILNORD NAMED) + 0:10 5 ROUTLEY, Will (SPIDERTECH p/b C10) 6 BYSTRØM, Sven erik (OSTER HUS - RIDLEY) 7 SEELDRAEYERS, Kevin (ASTANA) 8 SPEZIALETTI, Alessandro (LAMPRE - ISD) 9 Maximiliano RICHEZE, Ariel (NIPPO) 10 VIVIANI, Elia (LIQUIGAS-CANNONDALE)
Full/Official Stage 1 Results and General Classification — gsemilia.itPalini takes Coppi e Bartali opener
— cyclingnewsAndrea Palini si aggiudica la prima tappa della Settimana Intl di Coppi e Bartali — gsemilia.itRoutley 5th at Coppi e Bartali — cyclesportmanagementSettimana Coppi e Bartali: Palini triumphs after long day in break
— velonation 18 Big Photos from Stage 1 (more photos added) — sirotti Brief Highlights from Stage 1 (01:03 Italian) — raiFull Stage 1 Coverage (50:18 Italian) — rai
Final Kms of Stage 1 (14:16 Italian) — rai
Stage 1 preview: Misano Adriatico → Riccione, 141 km (rolling)
March 19 update: As usual, for the last several years, Riccione, on the Adriatic riviera will host the first stage, a rolling circuit race that normally ends in a field sprint. The photo above is from last year's finish won by Manuel Belletti (Colnago-CSF Inox). This year Elia VIVIANI (Liquigas) will be the favorite. For more stage details, see the stage profile, map and timetable in the race summary table (right). — Steve
Official 2012 startlist now posted — steephillStage 1 start time: Tuesday 13:30 CET (12:30:00 PM GMT+0000); Weather for Misano Adriatico, Italy
Earliest live video: No live video; Live/delayed coverage options
Approximate finish: 17:00 CET (4:00:00 PM GMT+0000); Weather for Riccione, Italy
2012 Settimana Internazionale di Coppi e Bartali Race Preview
 2009 was a great year for this race when Damiano Cunego and Cadel Evan were 2-1 on the final stage and 1-2 on GC, respectively. However, since 2010, a crowded UCI calendar has reduced the number of ProTour teams at this fine event. |
March 19 update: Settimana Internazionale di Coppi e Bartali is an entertaining week of racing in the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy featuring six stages over five days testing every cycling discipline; there are sprint stages, individual and team time trials and hilly/mountain stages on narrow roads. It's a 2.1 UCI (stage) race that attracted seven ProTours in 2009, but the overlap with the ProTour event, Volta a Catalunya since 2010, has hurt this fine race that has a rich history in Italian cycling.
Nonetheless, in addition to three ProTour teams (Liquigas, Lampre and Astana), an international selection of quality Pro Continental teams will round out the 2012 field. Last year's winner Emanuele Sella (Androni Giocattoli) returns with teammates Jose Rujano and Jose Serpa. Acqua & Sapone still smarting from their Giro d'Italia snub will bring their A squad (Betancour, Corioni, Garzelli, Ginanni). Astana will be led by Alexander Vinokourov (Astana) who is nearing retirement and hasn't had good form since crashing out of the Tour de France last summer. Liquigas, who won in 2010, are expected to bring Agnoli, Moser and Sarmiento. Jonathan Tiernan-Locke (Endura Racing) winner of several races in France earlier this year is confirmed. The winner of seven stages at Tour de Langkawi, Andrea Guardini (Farnese Vini) is also expected. The official startlist should be released anytime now. Update: Official startlist now posted. (see right). More to come... — Steve
Big Photos from all 2011 stages — sirotti Big Photos from all 2010 stages — sirotti Big Photos from all 2009 stages — sirotti Big Photos from all 2008 stages — sirotti
Presentata a Riccione la presentazione della Settimana Internazionale di Coppi e Bartali - Trofeo UniCredit — gsemilia.it
Settimana internazionale di Coppi e Bartali
Race History — en.wikipedia.org
2012 Route Map
Not available? Let me know if you see one. — Steve 
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In Diretta: Live Text Updates and Delayed Video Coverage
March 19 update: No live video, but text updates, Rai Sport 2 delayed video/highlights and photos from Sirotti. More to come... — Steve| media source | tv or internet | comments/restrictions | |
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Italy; Rai Sport 2 will air delayed coverage of every stage of Settimana internazionale di Coppi e Bartali starting at 19:00 CET with rebroadcasts at 23.00 CET. On Sunday, March 25, the day after the race, Rai Sport 2 will air a special 4 hour highlights show starting at 10:00 CET | |
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