{"id":890659,"date":"2026-09-13T15:44:10","date_gmt":"2026-09-13T15:44:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/890659\/"},"modified":"2026-09-13T15:44:10","modified_gmt":"2026-09-13T15:44:10","slug":"trofeo-matteotti-sakarias-koller-loland-sprints-to-victory-after-an-attacking-race-in-abruzzo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/890659\/","title":{"rendered":"Trofeo Matteotti: Sakarias Koller L\u00f8land sprints to victory after an attacking race in Abruzzo"},"content":{"rendered":"

Uno-X Mobility’s<\/a> Sakarias Koller L\u00f8land sprinted to victory after a breathless edition of the Trofeo Matteotti.<\/p>\n

On a day of relentless attacking, the sprint teams had moments to organise themselves for their fast-men. L\u00f8land was the fastest from a selective group, taking his second professional victory, following a win at the Veneto Classic last year.<\/p>\n

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L\u00f8land out-sprinted Ludovico Crescioli (Polti-VisitMalta) and Benoit Cosnefroy (UAE Team Emirates-XRG<\/a>) who rounded out the podium.<\/p>\n

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The early breakaway was reeled in with 90km to go on a day that was raced with intensity. In the second half of the race, the attacking was incessant, with several groups building small advantages before being caught again by the bunch.<\/p>\n

Ukrainian Andrii Ponomar (General Store – Essegibi – F.Lli Curia) and Joris Delbove (TotalEnergies) led through the bell to signify the final lap of 13 around the city of Pescara, with the UAE Team Emirates-XRG-led peloton reeling the pair in shortly after.<\/p>\n

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Romain Gregoire (Groupama-FDJ United), Crescioli and Alexandre Delettre (TotalEnergies) were the next to form a move on the final rise. However, they were caught with 3km left, swinging the race in the favour of the faster finishers.<\/p>\n

L\u00f8land made the best of a chaotic finale, launching his sprint first on the left side of the road and holding on to win by a bike length as the others came back at him.<\/p>\n

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Results<\/p>\n

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Position<\/p>\n

Rider<\/p>\n

Time<\/p>\n

1<\/p>\n

Sakarias Koller L\u00f8land (Nor) Uno-X Mobility<\/p>\n

4:29:13<\/p>\n

2<\/p>\n

Ludovico Crescioli (Ita) Team Polti VisitMalta<\/p>\n

0:00:00<\/p>\n

3<\/p>\n

Beno\u00eet Cosnefroy (Fra) UAE Team Emirates-XRG<\/p>\n

0:00:00<\/p>\n

4<\/p>\n

Natnael Tesfatsion (Eri) Movistar Team<\/p>\n

0:00:00<\/p>\n

5<\/p>\n

Andrea Vendrame (Ita) Team Jayco AlUla<\/p>\n

0:00:00<\/p>\n

6<\/p>\n

Alex Molenaar (Ned) XDS Astana Team<\/p>\n

0:00:00<\/p>\n

7<\/p>\n

Simone Velasco (Ita) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA<\/p>\n

0:00:00<\/p>\n

8<\/p>\n

Stefano Oldani (Ita) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA<\/p>\n

0:00:00<\/p>\n

9<\/p>\n

Aleksandr Vlasov (Rus) Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe<\/p>\n

0:00:00<\/p>\n

10<\/p>\n

Luk\u00e1\u0161 Kubi\u0161 (Svk) Unibet Rose Rockets<\/p>\n

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