Evgeny Shalunov (Lokoshinx) again confirmed that he is ready to join the professional ranks when he won the big Italian one-day race Trofeo Matteotti. Part of a reduced peloton that reached the finish in Pescara, he surprised the sprinters with a late solo attack and he managed to hold his chasers off to take the win before Andrea Pasqualon (Roth Skoda) beat Davide Vigano (Idea) in the sprint for second.

Evgeny Shalunov may not be a household name in the professional cycling world but it is a good idea to keep an eye on the 23-year-old Russian. 2015 has been a breakthrough for the talented Russian who has been in the mix in virtually every big Spanish race.

He was second in Klasika Primavera, 11th in Vuelta a Castilla y Leon and 6th in Vuelta a Asturias but it was the Vuelta Comunidad de Madrid that really marked him out. The talented Lokosphinx rider won the queen stage and the overall to put his name on the shortlist of many teams.

Today he continued his impressive season when he became a surprise winner of the Trofeo Matteotti. In a race that was set to be decided in a reduced bunch sprint, he surprised the fast riders with a late solo move.

" It was a good race, I liked it," he said. "It was very hot, but I was much better than two years ago when I was already dead after 20 kilometers. This year has been much better. "

"The attack was not planned. When I looked back in the last kilometer I realized that I had taken the victory."