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The 199 km course map for the 21st Trofeo-Melinda in the Trentino region of northern Italy | 
The hilly profile. Notice the 3 x 30 km finishing circuits around the Fondo | 
Race director Marco Brentari (left) along with Alfredo Martini and Maurizio Fondriest at the start in Malé |
The Atlas Personal - Jakroo team waiting to be introduced | 
Carlos Betancur (left) and his Acqua & Sapone teammates. We'll see him again later. | 
Fish-eyed view of Atlas Personal - Jakroo on the stage |
Daniel Oss talking to race director Marco Brentari while Maurizio Fondriest looks on | 
Liquigas-Cannondale with local favorite Moreno Moser were the biggest team in the race | 
Looks who's back. His doping suspension is up and Franco Pellizotti is back racing now with Androni Giocattoli |
We'll soon see whether Franco Pellizotti has still got it | 
Start panoramic in Malé | 
Davide Rebellin (Meridiana - Kamen), was on stage receiving an award. Anybody know what it was for? Email me if you know. |
The early break on the first of three passes up the GPM before it was caught. The break consisted of Peter Kusztor (Atlas Personal-Jakroo), , Winner Anacona (Lampre-ISD), Giairo Ermeti (Androni Giocattoli-Venezuela), Enrico Battaglin (Colnago-CSF Inox), Christian Cominelli (Team Idea), and Tiziano Dall’Antonia (Liquigas-Cannondale) | 
After the break was caught before the second pass of the GPM with 75 km to go, Emanuele Sella (Androni Giocattoli-Venezuela) then went solo for 40 km. | 
The chase led by Acqua & Sapone |
The peloton on the circuits in Fondo | 
Katusha at the front. Only 29 of the 104 riders finished the race. | 
Carlos Betancur (Acqua & Sapone) brought back a last km attack by Giampaolo Caruso (Katusha) in the final 20m. Moreno Moser (Liquigas-Cannondale) folowed his move for 2nd |
Finish panoramic in Fondo. That's Davide Rebellin (Meridiana - Kamen) finishing 4th + 3s. Nice race highlights (video). | 
A reminder that we missed Carlos Betancur (Acqua & Sapone) at the Giro d'Italia | 
It was a tough win needless to say |
Carlos Betancur (Acqua & Sapone) happy with the win as he hopes to make the Colombian Olympic team | 
If your last name is Moser then you're the local favorite when you race in Trentino, but Moreno Moser came up short today | 
Franco Pellizotti (Androni Giocattoli) was 5th today + 6s in his first race back |
Everyone wants their picture taken with the winner, Carlos Betancur (Acqua & Sapone) | 
Your 2012 Trofeo-Melinda podium: 2nd Moreno Moser (Liquigas-Cannondale), 1st Carlos Betancur (Acqua & Sapone), 3rd Giampaolo Caruso (Katusha) |
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