March 21, 2013 (Gatteo Mare, Italy) – The Settimana Ciclistica Internazionale di Coppi e Bartali kicked off in Italy with a two-stage first day. Stage 1a featured a 99.5km road race starting and finishing in Gatteo, which was swept by host countrymen Fabio Felline (Ita) Androni Giocattoli, Mattia Gavazzi (Ita) Androni Giocattoli, and Alessandro Bazzana (Ita) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling. Canadians Guillaume Boivin (Can) Cannondale Pro Cycling, Will Routley (Can) Accent Jobs – Wanty, and David Boily (Can) Amore & Vita finished 153rd, 161st, and 190th, respectively.

Stage 1b was a 11.196km team time trial from Sant’Angelo to Gatteo Mare won by Team Katusha – A in 13:15. Team Cannondale Pro Cycling – B finished second, followed by Team Team NetApp – Endura – A. Maxim Belkov (Rus) Katusha was leading the GC.

Diego Ulissi (Ita) Lampre-Merida became the new race leader following his victory on Stage 2 today from Gatteo to Sogliano al Rubicone, 162.3km. Canada’s Will Routley (Can) Accent Jobs-Wanty, Guillaume Boivin (Can) Cannondale Pro Cycling, and David Boily (Can) Amore & Vita, are ranked 75th, 109th, and 121st, respectively.

Results

Stage 1a – Mar. 19 – Gatteo – 99.5km

1. Fabio Felline (Ita) Androni Giocattoli    2:22:15
2. Mattia Gavazzi (Ita) Androni Giocattoli     0:01
3. Alessandro Bazzana (Ita) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling
4. Filippo Baggio (Ita) Ceramica Flaminia – Fondriest
5. Thomas Sprengers (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen – Baloise
6. Alexey Lutsenko (Kaz) Astana Pro Team
7. Kiel Reijnen (USA) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling
8. Bartlomiej Matysiak (Pol) CCC Polsat Polkowice
9. Marco Zamparella (Ita) Utensilnord Ora24.eu
10. Sergey Shilov (Rus) Lokosphinx

153. Guillaume Boivin (Can) Cannondale Pro Cycling    4:30
161. Will Routley (Can) Accent Jobs – Wanty
190. David Boily (Can) Amore & Vita

Stage 1b – Mar. 20 – Sant’Angelo to Gatteo Mare (TTT) – 11.2km

1. Katusha – A    13:15
2. Cannondale Pro Cycling – B   13:20
3. Team NetApp – Endura – A  13:23
4. Lampre-Merida – A   13:26
5. Lokosphinx – A   13:26
6. RusVelo – A    13:32
7. Astana Pro Team – A   13:36
8. ASC Dukla Praha – A   13:37
9. Vini Fantini – Selle Italia – B    13:38
10. CCC Polsat Polkowice – A   13:41

Stage 2 – Mar. 21 – Gatteo to Sogliano al Rubicone – 162.3km

1.  Diego Ulissi (Ita) Lampre-Merida  4:33:23
2. Miguel Angel Rubiano Chavez (Col) Androni Giocattoli  0:34
3. Damiano Cunego (Ita) Lampre-Merida  1:11
4. Radoslav Rogina (Cro) Adria Mobil
5. Riccardo Zoidl (Aut) Team Gourmetfein Simplon  1:15
6. Davide Rebellin (Ita) CCC Polsat Polkowice
7. Francesco Manuel Bongiorno (Ita) Bardiani Valvole-CSF Inox
8. Leopold Konig (Cze) Team NetApp-Endura  1:16
9. Sergio Pardilla Bellon (Esp) MTN-Qhubeka  1:20
10. Ivan Basso (Ita) Cannondale Pro Cycling  1:38

70. Will Routley (Can) Accent Jobs-Wanty 13:16
94. Guillaume Boivin (Can) Cannondale Pro Cycling 18:56
120. David Boily (Can) Amore & Vita 19:14

GC after Stage 2

1. Diego Ulissi (Ita) Lampre-Merida  7:08:55
2. Miguel Angel Rubiano Chavez (Col) Androni Giocattoli  0:58
3. Damiano Cunego (Ita) Lampre-Merida  1:17
4. Davide Rebellin (Ita) CCC Polsat Polkowice  1:40
5. Leopold Konig (Cze) Team NetApp-Endura  1:42
6. Ivan Basso (Ita) Cannondale Pro Cycling
7. Francesco Manuel Bongiorno (Ita) Bardiani Valvole-CSF Inox  1:46
8. Riccardo Zoidl (Aut) Team Gourmetfein Simplon  1:52
9. Sergio Pardilla Bellon (Esp) MTN-Qhubeka  2:06
10. Philip Deignan (Irl) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team  2:12

75. Will Routley (Can) Accent Jobs-Wanty  0:18:36
109. Guillaume Boivin (Can) Cannondale Pro Cycling  0:23:41
121. David Boily (Can) Amore & Vita  0:24:28