2015 Gran Premio di Lugano

The 2015 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.

2015 Gran Premio di Lugano
Niccolò Bonifazio, winner of the 2015 Gran Premio di Lugano
Race details
DatesMarch 1, 2015 (2015-03-01)
Stages1
Distance184.9 km (114.9 mi)
Winning time4h 38' 08"
Results
  Winner  Niccolò Bonifazio (ITA) (Lampre–Merida)
  Second  Francesco Gavazzi (ITA) (Southeast Pro Cycling)
  Third  Matteo Montaguti (ITA) (AG2R La Mondiale)

The defending champion from the 2014 Gran Premio di Lugano was Mauro Finetto (Southeast Pro Cycling).

While the terrain of the race is not particularly difficult, it was considered likely that the race would be fairly selective because the race comes so early in the season, when riders are 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 ProTeams, 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]

ProTeams

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 km (65 mi). Jérôme Coppel (IAM Cycling) and Nico Brüngger (Roth-Skoda) 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 Teklehaymanot (MTN–Qhubeka) made a solo attack, but after 155 km (96 mi) 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
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Niccolò Bonifazio (ITA) Lampre–Merida 4h 38' 08"
2  Francesco Gavazzi (ITA) Southeast Pro Cycling s.t.
3  Matteo Montaguti (ITA) AG2R La Mondiale s.t.
4  Rasmus Guldhammer (DEN) Cult Energy Pro Cycling s.t.
5  Linus Gerdemann (GER) Cult Energy Pro Cycling s.t.
6  Franco Pellizotti (ITA) Androni Giocattoli s.t.
7  Javier Mejias (ESP) Team Novo Nordisk s.t.
8  Manuele Boaro (ITA) Tinkoff–Saxo s.t.
9  David Tanner (AUS) IAM Cycling s.t.
10  Damiano Cunego (ITA) Nippo–Vini Fantini s.t.

References
  1. ""Gran Premio di Lugano", al via anche Ivan Basso". varesenews.it (in Italian). 23 February 2015. Archived from the original on 26 February 2015. Retrieved 25 February 2015.
  2. "SuisseGas Gran Premio Città di Lugano 2015 - Classic". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 25 February 2015.
  3. "Bonifazio fa suo il 69esimo Gran Premio Città di Lugano" (in Italian). 1 March 2015. Retrieved 1 March 2015.
  4. Ghisalberti, Claudio (1 March 2015). "GP Lugano, Bonifazio vince in volata" (in Italian). Retrieved 1 March 2015.
  5. "SuisseGas Gran Premio Città di Lugano 2015 - Classic". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 1 March 2015.
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