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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.
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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 Classificationgsemilia.it
Barta takes overall classification in Settimana Coppi e Bartali velonation
Barta wins final time trial, overall Settimana cyclingnews
 Finals riders from the Stage 5 ITT (11:03 Italian) — rai
Stage 5 photoscyclingnews
NetApp reflects on its domination of Settimana Internazionale cyclingnews
NetApp's Jan Barta on a high after Coppi e Bartali victory velonation
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) — gsemilia


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 4sirotti
Stage 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 Classificationgsemilia.it
Bis di Diego Ulissi a Pavullo, ad una tappa dal termine Bartosz Huzarski guida la Settimana Internazionale di Coppi e Bartaligsemilia.it
Diego Ulissi doubles up in Coppi e Bartali stage four velonation
18 Big Photos from Stage 4sirotti
 Last Km from Stage 4 (02:53 Italian) — rai
 Brief Highlights from Stage 4 (01:12 Italian) — rai

34 Big Photos from Cadel Evans' Stage 3 win in 2008 (identical course) — sirotti

March 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
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 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)sirotti
Stage 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 Classificationgsemilia.it
A Levizzano svetta Diego Ulissi, sua la terza tappa della Settimana Internazionale Coppi e Bartali. Benedetti resta leadergsemilia.it
Diego Ulissi takes uphill sprint in third Coppi e Bartali stage velonation
Redant 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) — rai

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 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 TTTsirotti
Stage 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 Classificationgsemilia.it
Team NetApp rides Cesare Benedetti into the lead in Coppi e Bartali TTT velonation
Team NetApp prevails in team time trial cyclingnews
Team NetApp claims its first win of the season teamnetapp
Il Team NetApp vola nella cronosquadre: Benedetti nuovo leader della Settimana Internazionale di Coppi e Bartaligsemilia.it
11 Big Photos from the Stage 2b TTTsirotti
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). — Steve


Stage 2a results: No miscalculations, Elia Viviani (Liquigas-Cannondale) wins the sprint finish in Gatteo


17 Big Photos from Stage 2asirotti
Full/Official Stage 2a Results and General Classificationgsemilia.it
Viviani triumphs in stage 2a at Coppi e Bartali cyclingnews
2^ tappa: Elia Viviani vince la prima semitappa a Gatteo. Palini resta leadergsemilia.it
17 Big Photos from Stage 2asirotti
 Brief Highlights from Stage 2a (01:28 Italian) — rai
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). — Steve


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)sirotti
Full/Official Stage 1 Results and General Classificationgsemilia.it
Palini takes Coppi e Bartali opener cyclingnews
Andrea Palini si aggiudica la prima tappa della Settimana Intl di Coppi e Bartaligsemilia.it
Routley 5th at Coppi e Bartalicyclesportmanagement
Settimana 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) — rai

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 postedsteephill


2012 Settimana Internazionale di Coppi e Bartali Race Preview


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

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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
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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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