Another great win for Bardiani Valvole – CSF Inox Pro Team sprinter Sacha Modolo, who today won the Memorial Pantani – Giro di Romagna, which started in Lugo and finished in Cesenatico after 200km. The victory was the 9th for Sacha Modolo and the 11th for Bardiani Valvole – CSF Inox.

The race started with an early breakaway of two riders, Proni (Vini Fantini) and Serov (Rusvelo) who gained 6 minutes from the peloton. Stefano Pirazzi crashed in the first kilometers, but fortunately the italian climber returned on the bike with small abrasions.

On the last climbing of the Montevecchio hill with 50km to, a group of 13 riders attacked with the presence of Manuel Bongiorno [Bardiani Valvolve] as a stopper for Modolo and they caught the two early escapees. But behind, the peloton raised the pace with Bardiani Valvolve in the lead and bridged the gap with 20km to the finish line.

When the peloton started the three circuits, which ended the route, Bardiani Valvolve had taken the lead to prevent attacks. In the final kilometres Sonny Colbrelli was the man who secured Modolo a good position in the final sprint.

Sacha Modolo is very happy about winning the race.

“It’s an honour to win a race which is in memory of a champ like Pantani. The team and I believed that we could take the victory and everything was perfect during the whole race. I am happy for the win but also for the last period, where I have won some important wins and performed very well.”

Sport Director Roberto Reverberi is very glad about the way his team helped Modolo to the victory.

”Congratulations to the whole squad, we believed in the victory and we got it!. Our strategy was really clear, be present into the breakaways in the second part of the race but in a passive way and manage the peloton for the sprint into the final circuit. All went well and we are really satisfied. Now we have an important month ahead where we can achieve new wins”.