Prestigio: Le Nove Colli - Rumsas, who else ...

CESENATICO - For the third consecutive year in a row, Raimondas Rumsas grabbed the win in the 205km long Nove Colli event in Cesenatico. And once again, his teammate Timothy David Jones finished second right behind him. Negrini came in fifth, which promises a lot for the several mountainous June events! Right behind him were Ciavatti and Giraldi. The women's race was decided in the sprint with Galucci beating Bandini.

Three ECB Cyclosports riders also took part in the event. Lorenzo Borghini did the 205 km event in 9 hours, while Julia Bennett and Michael Schneider arrived in 6:52 and 6:58 respectively on the 130km. For the latter it was a personal best, while Lorenzo and Julia debuted on their distances. All three of them lost a lot of time on the Bertinoro, the first climb, due to the death of a participant (heart failure).

Men - 205km

1 Rumsas, Raimondas (Team Guru Parkpre Selle Italia) 5h 47m 17s

2 Jones, Timothy David (Team Guru Parkpre Selle Italia) 5h 47m 17s

3 Kvachuk, Oleksandr (Team Cinelli Endeka) 5h 50m 47s

4 Fantini, Ersilio (Team MG.K VIS-LGL-LOOK) 5h 50m 47s

5 Negrini, Emanuele (Team Salieri) 05h 50m 49s

6 Ciavatti, Andrea (Team MG.K VIS-LGL-LOOK) 5h 50m 49s

7 Giraldi, Stefano (Team Pianeta Bici) 5h 50m 54s

8 Falzarano, Alfonso (Team Cinelli Endeka OPD) 5h 50m 54s

9 Chaburka, Anatoli (46ª Brigata Aerea-Filippo Sport) 5h 50m 57s

10 Purismi, Doriano (Viner Team) 5h 50m 57s