{"id":166980,"date":"2025-09-25T00:47:14","date_gmt":"2025-09-25T00:47:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/166980\/"},"modified":"2025-09-25T00:47:14","modified_gmt":"2025-09-25T00:47:14","slug":"giro-della-romagna-christian-scaroni-solos-to-victory","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/166980\/","title":{"rendered":"Giro della Romagna: Christian Scaroni solos to victory"},"content":{"rendered":"

Christian Scaroni<\/a> (XDS-Astana) claimed his fifth victory of the season at the Giro della Romagna<\/a> after a solo attack on the final climb on Sunday.<\/p>\n

Crossing the line 51 seconds later, Iv\u00e1n Cobo (Equipo Kern Pharma) secured second while Scaroni\u2019s teammate Simone Velasco took the field sprint for third place.<\/p>\n

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All eyes were on XDS-Astana, the only WorldTour team at the men\u2019s 1.1 one-day Italian race and the team delivered on the hilly 197.4km course with 2300m of elevation gain. Following a flat opening, the riders tackled a 17.5km circuit repeated seven times, featuring two climbs: the hairpin bends of Volture di Romagna (1.95km at 5.4%) and the Via del Tesoro (2km at 4.3%).<\/p>\n

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\u201cWe planned to race strongly, knowing that everyone would be watching us and that we needed to control the race from start to finish. I want to thank my teammates for an incredible day. Everything worked out well for us. First, Simone [Velasco] attacked, and then, with two laps to go, I made my move. I also want to thank Diego [Ulissi] for sacrificing his own chances but doing a tremendous job on the first part of the climb, which allowed me to attack,\u201d Scaroni said in a team release.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn the final kilometres, I gave everything to maintain my advantage and win. I believe my form is at a high level right now. There are still two weeks to go until the European Championships, and I want to prepare for it as best as I can.\u201d<\/p>\n

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