Lozano Scores Top 20 at Coppa Agostoni

15 September 2016

Race: 70th Coppa Agostoni – Giro delle Brianze

Start/Finish: Lissone / Lissone, Italy

Distance: 199 kilometers

Lissone, Italy – Friday’s Coppa Agostoni got off to an energetic start, with a 13-man pulling away early in the race and establishing a maximum gap of nearly 6:00. But once again, the Italian national team was determined to keep the break from sticking, and chipped away at the group’s advantage until the gap was down to 1:30 by the time the riders riders reached the climb at Lissolo.

“The circuit was hard,” said Team Novo Nordisk Sport Director Massimo Podenzana, “and included three short, but very steep climbs. But there was also a lot of rain added to the mix, which made it very challenging. Our guys fought hard from the beginning, but unfortunately they couldn’t make it happen.”

The final 6 breakaway riders were reeled at the 8km mark, setting the stage for an elite group of approximately 35 riders– which include Team Novo Nordisk rider David Lozano– to battle it out in the bunch sprint.

“Lozano was very strong,” Podenzana said, “but was unable to out sprint the other riders.”

Sonny Colbrelli (Bardiani-CSF) edged out Diego Ulissi (Lampre-Merida) and Francesco Gavazzi (Androni Sidermec) in a reduced bunch sprint to win the 2016 Coppa Agostoni, and David Lozano finished best Team Novo Nordisk at 19th with the same time as Colbrelli.

Team Novo Nordisk, the world’s first all-diabetes pro cycling team, continues racing tomorrow at the final stage of Tour of China I, which consists of a 99.6-km circuit race through Xinzhou.

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