2015 Gran Premio di Lugano

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2015 Gran Premio di Lugano
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Niccolò Bonifazio, winner of the 2015 Gran Premio di Lugano
Race details
Dates1 March 2015
Stages1
Distance184.9 km (114.9 mi)
Winning time4h 38' 08"
Results
  WinnerFlag of Italy.svg  Niccolò Bonifazio  (ITA) (Lampre–Merida)
  SecondFlag of Italy.svg  Francesco Gavazzi  (ITA) (Southeast Pro Cycling)
  ThirdFlag of Italy.svg  Matteo Montaguti  (ITA) (AG2R La Mondiale)
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The 2015 SuisseGas Gran Premio di Lugano was the 69th edition of the Gran Premio di Lugano road cycling race. The race took place on 1 March 2015 on a loop around the city of Lugano, Switzerland, starting and finishing on the shore of Lake Lugano. The defending champion from the 2014 Gran Premio di Lugano was Mauro Finetto (Southeast Pro Cycling).

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While the terrain of the race was not particularly difficult, it was considered likely that the race would be fairly selective because the race came so early in the season, when riders were not in their best form. The most challenging climb was expected to be that of Collina d'Oro. [1]

The race was won by Niccolò Bonifazio (Lampre–Merida) in a sprint.

Teams

14 teams were selected to take part; four were UCI WorldTeams, nine were Professional Continental teams and one was a Continental team. With eight riders per team allowed to enter the race, the maximum number of riders was 112. [2]

WorldTeams

Professional Continental teams

Continental teams

Race report

The early part of the race saw a 17-man breakaway form. They built up a maximum lead of just over four minutes, before the breakaway split up after approximately 105 kilometres (65 miles). Jérôme Coppel (IAM Cycling) and Nico Brüngger (Roth–Škoda) escaped from the rest of the group and built a small lead; a seven-man group formed behind them with the remainder of the breakaway swallowed up by the peloton, now led by RusVelo. The chase group caught Coppel and Brüngger, and Daniel Teklehaimanot (MTN–Qhubeka) made a solo attack, but after 155 kilometres (96 miles) the race was brought back together. Tinkoff–Saxo led the pace through the final lap of the race, with Ivan Basso attacking on the climb. The climb, however, was shortened by roadworks and Basso was not able to build a sufficient lead. The race therefore came down to a sprint, and Niccolò Bonifazio (Lampre–Merida) took his first win of the year. Francesco Gavazzi (Southeast Pro Cycling) was second with Matteo Montaguti (AG2R La Mondiale) the third Italian rider on the podium. [3] [4] [5]

Race result

Result
RankRiderTeamTime
1Flag of Italy.svg  Niccolò Bonifazio  (ITA) Lampre–Merida 4h 38' 08"
2Flag of Italy.svg  Francesco Gavazzi  (ITA) Southeast Pro Cycling + 0"
3Flag of Italy.svg  Matteo Montaguti  (ITA) AG2R La Mondiale + 0"
4Flag of Denmark.svg  Rasmus Guldhammer  (DEN) Cult Energy Pro Cycling + 0"
5Flag of Germany.svg  Linus Gerdemann  (GER) Cult Energy Pro Cycling + 0"
6Flag of Italy.svg  Franco Pellizotti  (ITA) Androni Giocattoli + 0"
7Flag of Spain.svg  Javier Mejías  (ESP) Team Novo Nordisk + 0"
8Flag of Italy.svg  Manuele Boaro  (ITA) Tinkoff–Saxo + 0"
9Flag of Australia (converted).svg  David Tanner  (AUS) IAM Cycling + 0"
10Flag of Italy.svg  Damiano Cunego  (ITA) Nippo–Vini Fantini + 0"

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