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Giro della Toscana - Memorial Alfredo Martini (2017) Photos September 26-27

« Giro della Toscana - Memorial Alfredo Martini (2017) Race Info, Results, Video



Stage 1:  Pontedera → Pontedera  Full Results and Report


Four men break go away with 25 km to go: Vincenzo Nibali (Ita/Bahrain-Merida) leading Egan Bernal (Col/Androni Giocattoli), Frederik Backaert (Bel/Wanty - Groupe Gobert) and Stephen Cummings (GBr/Dimension Data)


Stephen Cummings (GBr/Dimension Data) at the back for now

The peloton


Stephen Cummings (GBr/Dimension Data) leading the break the next time through Pontedera



Bunch sprint finish: 1st Stephen Cummings (GBr/Dimension Data), 2nd Egan Bernal (Col/Androni Giocattoli), 3rd Frederik Backaert (Bel/Wanty - Groupe Gobert) and 4th Vincenzo Nibali (Ita/Bahrain-Merida)





A home town win of sorts for Stephen Cummings (GBr/Dimension Data) who has lived in Tuscany for the last 10 years

4th Vincenzo Nibali (Ita/Bahrain-Merida)


Your Stage 1 podium

Stage 1 winner and race leader, Stephen Cummings (GBr/Dimension Data)



He may be leaving for bigger pastures (Team Sky) at the end of the year, but Androni Giocattoli manager Gianni Savio is eager to get the some more results out of budding star Egan Bernal (Col/Androni Giocattoli) during a batch of Italian races coming up

Stage 2:    Full Results and Report


Farmland start near Lajatico, 50 km southwest of Florence

Race leader, Stephen Cummings (GBr/Dimension Data)

Dimension Data during the teams presentation

Mark Cavendish

Damiano Cunego



Best young rider, Egan Bernal (Col/Androni Giocattoli)

Picturesque Stage 2 rollout










Race leader, Stephen Cummings (GBr/Dimension Data) was dropped


Rising French star, 24 year-old Guillaume Martin (Wanty-Groupe Gobert) wins the Stage 2 hilltop finish at Volterra and claims the overall win

2nd Giovanni Visconti (Ita/Bahrain-Merida) + 10s and 3rd Mattia Cattaneo (Ita/Androni Giocattoli) + 13s

8th Egan Bernal (Col/Androni Giocattoli) + 28s

74th Stephen Cummings (GBr/Dimension Data) + 13:16

Stage 2 (overall podium): 2nd Giovanni Visconti (Ita/Bahrain-Merida) + 10s, 1st Guillaume Martin (Fra/Wanty-Groupe Gobert )and 3rd Mattia Cattaneo (Ita/Androni Giocattoli) + 13s


The overall was the same as the Stage 2 results: 2nd Giovanni Visconti (Ita/Bahrain-Merida) + 10s, 1st Guillaume Martin (Fra/Wanty-Groupe Gobert )and 3rd Mattia Cattaneo (Ita/Androni Giocattoli) + 13s