Esteban Chaves (Orica-BikeExchange) won the Giro dell'Emilia at the top of the steep 2km San Luca climb. The Colombian made a late-race move on the final climb, passed the remaining breakaway riders, and took the victory ahead of Romain Bardet (AG2R La Mondiale) and Rigoberto Uran (Cannondale-Drapac).
“It was a really good day for the team,” said Chaves after the win. “I know the climb because I did this race four years ago so I know that everyone usually attacks early in the final.
“I stayed calm and just followed Fabio Aru because his team Astana were working a lot. In the last 500 metres when everyone was without fire I tried.
“It is good that I had the legs to win as the team today was unbelievable."
Giro dell’Emilia’s 213km race from Bologna to San Luca included a main climb over Passo Brasimone, a smaller climb over Valico di Badolo, and then ended with four circuits over the decisive San Luca climb. A breakaway of seven built a 2:55-minute gap heading into the first of four final laps.
Three riders emerged as the strongest including Alessandro De Marchi (BMC), Pierre Latour (AG2R La Mondiale) and Alberto Nardin (Androni Giocattoli-Sidermec), who pushed out a two-minute gap with just under 30km to the finish line.
The remaining breakaway riders of Thomas Degand (Wanty Groupe-Gobert), Alexander Geniez (FDJ), Lorenzo Rota (Bardiani-CSF) and Preben Van Hecke (Topsport Vlaanderen- Baloise) fell off pace.
As the race came to a close, with 9km to go, and toward the fifth and circuit final climb to the finish line, De Marchi and Latour cleared the last of the breakaway men with 50 seconds on the main field of favourites. But with one kilometre to go, it was Latour who led the race by a small margin toward the San Luca summit finish.
But back in the dwindled main field, it was the favourite climbers who showed their intent to take the day's win. Fabio Aru (Astana) made a move, followed by Chaves, who passed the last of the breakaway riders. And the Colombian stole the show with that late-race attack to take the day's victory.
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Full Results
| # | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esteban Chaves (Col) Orica-BikeExchange | 5:07:28 | |
| 2 | Romain Bardet (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | 0:00:03 | |
| 3 | Rigoberto Uran (Col) Cannondale Pro Cycling | ||
| 4 | Fabio Aru (Ita) Astana Pro Team | ||
| 5 | Jan Bakelants (Bel) AG2R La Mondiale | 0:00:10 | |
| 6 | Rodolfo Andres Torres (Col) Androni Giocattoli - Sidermec | ||
| 7 | Jonathan Hivert (Fra) Fortuneo - Vital Concept | 0:00:11 | |
| 8 | Diego Ulissi (Ita) Lampre - Merida | 0:00:14 | |
| 9 | Davide Villella (Ita) Cannondale Pro Cycling | ||
| 10 | Igor Anton Hernandez (Spa) Dimension Data | ||
| 11 | Armentia Lopez (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA | 0:00:17 | |
| 12 | Pierre-Roger Latour (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | ||
| 13 | Sébastien Reichenbach (Swi) FDJ | ||
| 14 | Xandro Meurisse (Bel) Wanty - Groupe Gobert | ||
| 15 | Frank Schleck (Lux) Trek-Segafredo | 0:00:20 | |
| 16 | Franco Pellizotti (Ita) Androni Giocattoli - Sidermec | 0:00:23 | |
| 17 | Rudy Molard (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | ||
| 18 | Alessio Taliani (Ita) Androni Giocattoli - Sidermec | ||
| 19 | Michael Woods (Can) Cannondale Pro Cycling | ||
| 20 | Ben Hermans (Bel) BMC Racing Team | ||
| 21 | Francesco Manuel Bongiorno (Ita) Bardiani CSF | 0:00:30 | |
| 22 | Domenico Pozzovivo (Ita) AG2R La Mondiale | 0:00:41 | |
| 23 | Sergio Pardilla (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA | 0:00:47 | |
| 24 | Daniel Martínez (Col) Wilier Southeast | ||
| 25 | Darwin Atapuma (Col) BMC Racing Team | ||
| 26 | Romain Hardy (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | 0:00:52 | |
| 27 | Davide Rebellin (Ita) CCC Sprandi Polkowice | ||
| 28 | Mikael Cherel (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | 0:01:50 | |
| 29 | Giovanni Visconti (Ita) Movistar Team | ||
| 30 | Luis Angel Mate (Spa) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | 0:02:03 | |
| 31 | Eliot Lietaer (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise | 0:02:04 | |
| 32 | Mauro Finetto (Ita) Unieuro Wilier | 0:02:05 | |
| 33 | Elie Gesbert (Fra) Fortuneo - Vital Concept | 0:02:09 | |
| 34 | Matteo Busato (Ita) Wilier Southeast | 0:02:17 | |
| 35 | Yonder Godoy (Ven) Wilier Southeast | ||
| 36 | Cesare Benedetti (Ita) Bora-Argon 18 | ||
| 37 | Michele Scarponi (Ita) Astana Pro Team | 0:02:33 | |
| 38 | Ricardo Vilela (Por) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA | ||
| 39 | Philippe Gilbert (Bel) BMC Racing Team | 0:02:36 | |
| 40 | Alessandro De Marchi (Ita) BMC Racing Team | 0:02:53 | |
| 41 | Kenny Elissonde (Fra) FDJ | 0:03:10 | |
| 42 | Simone Velasco (Ita) Bardiani CSF | ||
| 43 | Diego Rosa (Ita) Astana Pro Team | 0:03:20 | |
| 44 | Felix Grosschartner (Aut) CCC Sprandi Polkowice | ||
| 45 | Jonathan Lastra Martinez (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA | 0:04:30 | |
| 46 | Simone Petilli (Ita) Lampre - Merida | 0:04:48 | |
| 47 | Richard Carapaz (Ecu) Movistar Team | 0:04:53 | |
| 48 | Edoardo Zardini (Ita) Bardiani CSF | 0:05:05 | |
| 49 | Sergey Firsanov (Rus) Gazprom-Rusvelo | 0:05:12 | |
| 50 | Damiano Caruso (Ita) BMC Racing Team | ||
| 51 | Amets Txurruka (Spa) Orica-BikeExchange | 0:06:30 | |
| 52 | Arnold Jeannesson (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | ||
| 53 | Damiano Cunego (Ita) Nippo - Vini Fantini | 0:06:36 | |
| 54 | Odd Christian Eiking (Nor) FDJ | ||
| 55 | Edward Ravasi (Ita) Lampre-Merida | ||
| 56 | Andrey Zeits (Kaz) Astana Pro Team | ||
| 57 | Hubert Dupont (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | ||
| 58 | Marco Tecchio (Ita) Unieuro Wilier | ||
| 59 | Thomas Degand (Bel) Wanty - Groupe Gobert | ||
| 60 | Guillaume Martin (Fra) Wanty - Groupe Gobert | ||
| 61 | Jan Hirt (Cze) CCC Sprandi Polkowice | ||
| 62 | Gianfranco Zilioli (Ita) Nippo - Vini Fantini | ||
| 63 | Eduardo Sepulveda (Arg) Fortuneo - Vital Concept | 0:06:50 | |
| 64 | Enrico Barbin (Ita) Bardiani CSF | 0:07:00 | |
| 65 | Alberto Nardin (Ita) Androni Giocattoli - Sidermec | ||
| 66 | Preben Van Hecke (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise | ||
| DNF | Matteo Montaguti (Ita) AG2R La Mondiale | ||
| DNF | Cyril Gautier (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | ||
| DNF | Kristijan Koren (Slo) Cannondale Pro Cycling | ||
| DNF | Moreno Moser (Ita) Cannondale Pro Cycling | ||
| DNF | Tom Jelte Slagter (Ned) Cannondale Pro Cycling | ||
| DNF | Davide Formolo (Ita) Cannondale Pro Cycling | ||
| DNF | Matti Breschel (Den) Cannondale Pro Cycling | ||
| DNF | Niccolo Bonifazio (Ita) Trek-Segafredo | ||
| DNF | Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Trek-Segafredo | ||
| DNF | Jacopo Mosca (Italy) Trek-Segafredo | ||
| DNF | Haimar Zubeldia (Spa) Trek-Segafredo | ||
| DNF | Julien Bernard (Fra) Trek-Segafredo | ||
| DNF | Laurent Didier (Lux) Trek-Segafredo | ||
| DNF | Bauke Mollema (Ned) Trek-Segafredo | ||
| DNF | Jérémy Maison (Fra) FDJ | ||
| DNF | Steve Morabito (Swi) FDJ | ||
| DNF | Alexandre Geniez (Fra) FDJ | ||
| DNF | Anthony Roux (Fra) FDJ | ||
| DNF | Jérémy Roy (Fra) FDJ | ||
| DNF | Stephen Cummings (GBr) Dimension Data | ||
| DNF | Songezo Jim (RSA) Dimension Data | ||
| DNF | Adrien Niyonshuti (Rwa) Dimension Data | ||
| DNF | Serge Pauwels (Bel) Dimension Data | ||
| DNF | Natnael Berhane (Eri) Dimension Data | ||
| DNF | Kanstantsin Siutsou (Blr) Dimension Data | ||
| DNF | Daniel Teklehaimanot (Eri) Dimension Data | ||
| DNF | Mattia Cattaneo (Ita) Lampre - Merida | ||
| DNF | Valerio Conti (Ita) Lampre - Merida | ||
| DNF | Manuele Mori (Ita) Lampre - Merida | ||
| DNF | Przemyslaw Niemiec (Pol) Lampre - Merida | ||
| DNF | Fausto Masnada (Ita) Lampre-Merida | ||
| DNF | Miguel Angel Lopez (Col) Astana Pro Team | ||
| DNF | Jakob Fuglsang (Den) Astana Pro Team | ||
| DNF | Bakhtiyar Kozhatayev (Kaz) Astana Pro Team | ||
| DNF | Paolo Tiralongo (Ita) Astana Pro Team | ||
| DNF | Samuel Sanchez (Spa) BMC Racing Team | ||
| DNF | Manuel Senni (Ita) BMC Racing Team | ||
| DNF | Dylan Teuns (Bel) BMC Racing Team | ||
| DNF | Andrey Amador (CRc) Movistar Team | ||
| DNF | Juan Jose Lobato (Spa) Movistar Team | ||
| DNF | Carlos Betancur (Col) Movistar Team | ||
| DNF | Javier Moreno (Spa) Movistar Team | ||
| DNF | Dayer Quintana (Col) Movistar Team | ||
| DNF | Daniel Moreno (Spa) Movistar Team | ||
| DNF | Damien Howson (Aus) Orica-BikeExchange | ||
| DNF | Jack Haig (Aus) Orica-BikeExchange | ||
| DNF | Jens Keukeleire (Bel) Orica-BikeExchange | ||
| DNF | Ruben Plaza (Spa) Orica-BikeExchange | ||
| DNF | Adam Yates (GBr) Orica-BikeExchange | ||
| DNF | Simon Yates (GBr) Orica-BikeExchange | ||
| DNF | Andrea Cacciotti (Ita) Unieuro Wilier | ||
| DNF | Simone Ravanelli (Ita) Unieuro Wilier | ||
| DNF | Enrico Salvador (Ita) Unieuro Wilier | ||
| DNF | Alex Turrin (Ita) Unieuro Wilier | ||
| DNF | Simone Andreetta (Ita) Bardiani CSF | ||
| DNF | Mirco Maestri (Ita) Bardiani CSF | ||
| DNF | Stefano Pirazzi (Ita) Bardiani CSF | ||
| DNF | Lorenzo Rota (Ita) Bardiani CSF | ||
| DNF | Anthony Perez (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | ||
| DNF | Nicolas Edet (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | ||
| DNF | Mathias Le Turnier (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | ||
| DNF | Stéphane Rossetto (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | ||
| DNF | Eduard Michael Grosu (Rom) Nippo - Vini Fantini | ||
| DNF | Alessandro Bisolti (Ita) Nippo - Vini Fantini | ||
| DNF | Grega Bole (Slo) Nippo - Vini Fantini | ||
| DNF | Yuma Koishi (Jpn) Nippo - Vini Fantini | ||
| DNF | Iuri Filosi (Ita) Nippo - Vini Fantini | ||
| DNF | Genki Yamamoto (Jpn) Nippo - Vini Fantini | ||
| DNF | Julen Amezqueta (Spa) Wilier Southeast | ||
| DNF | Andrea Fedi (Ita) Wilier Southeast | ||
| DNF | Xuban Errazkin (Spa) Wilier Southeast | ||
| DNF | Cristian Raileanu (Mol) Wilier Southeast | ||
| DNF | Cristian Rodriguez (Spa) Wilier Southeast | ||
| DNF | Miguel Angel Benito (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA | ||
| DNF | Fabricio Ferrari Barcelo (Uru) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA | ||
| DNF | Antonio Molina Canet (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA | ||
| DNF | Angel Madrazo Ruiz (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA | ||
| DNF | Floris De Tier (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise | ||
| DNF | Tim Declercq (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise | ||
| DNF | Jarl Salomein (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise | ||
| DNF | Thomas Sprengers (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise | ||
| DNF | Otto Vergaerde (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise | ||
| DNF | Jens Wallays (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise | ||
| DNF | Egan Arley Bernal (Col) Androni Giocattoli - Sidermec | ||
| DNF | Marco Frapporti (Ita) Androni Giocattoli - Sidermec | ||
| DNF | Francesco Gavazzi (Ita) Androni Giocattoli - Sidermec | ||
| DNF | Serghei Tvetcov (Rom) Androni Giocattoli - Sidermec | ||
| DNF | Artem Ovechkin (Rus) Gazprom-Rusvelo | ||
| DNF | Alexander Foliforov (Rus) Gazprom-Rusvelo | ||
| DNF | Alexander Kolobnev (Rus) Gazprom-Rusvelo | ||
| DNF | Artem Nych (Rus) Gazprom-Rusvelo | ||
| DNF | Andrei Solomennikov (Rus) Gazprom-Rusvelo | ||
| DNF | Evgeny Shalunov (Rus) Gazprom-Rusvelo | ||
| DNF | Aydar Zakarin (Rus) Gazprom-Rusvelo | ||
| DNF | Rémy Di Gregorio (Fra) Delko Marseille Provence KTM | ||
| DNF | Daniel Diaz (Arg) Delko Marseille Provence KTM | ||
| DNF | Leonardo Duque (Col) Delko Marseille Provence KTM | ||
| DNF | Julien El Fares (Fra) Delko Marseille Provence KTM | ||
| DNF | Delio Fernandez Cruz (Spa) Delko Marseille Provence KTM | ||
| DNF | Thierry Hupond (Fra) Delko Marseille Provence KTM | ||
| DNF | Romain Combaud (Fra) Delko Marseille Provence KTM | ||
| DNF | Quentin Pacher (Fra) Delko Marseille Provence KTM | ||
| DNF | Shane Archbold (NZl) Bora-Argon 18 | ||
| DNF | Phil Bauhaus (Ger) Bora-Argon 18 | ||
| DNF | Sam Bennett (Irl) Bora-Argon 18 | ||
| DNF | Zakkari Dempster (Aus) Bora-Argon 18 | ||
| DNF | Paul Voss (Ger) Bora-Argon 18 | ||
| DNF | Michael Schwarzmann (Ger) Bora-Argon 18 | ||
| DNF | Lukas Pöstlberger (Aut) Bora-Argon 18 | ||
| DNF | Frédéric Brun (Fra) Fortuneo - Vital Concept | ||
| DNF | Brice Feillu (Fra) Fortuneo - Vital Concept | ||
| DNF | Kevin Ledanois (Fra) Fortuneo - Vital Concept | ||
| DNF | Julien Loubet (Fra) Fortuneo - Vital Concept | ||
| DNF | Chris Anker Sörensen (Den) Fortuneo - Vital Concept | ||
| DNF | Lukasz Owsian (Pol) CCC Sprandi Polkowice | ||
| DNF | Branislau Samoilau (Blr) CCC Sprandi Polkowice | ||
| DNF | Maciej Paterski (Pol) CCC Sprandi Polkowice | ||
| DNF | Simone Ponzi (Ita) CCC Sprandi Polkowice | ||
| DNF | Ivan Balykin (Ita) Gm Europa Ovini | ||
| DNF | Rossano Mauti (Ita) Gm Europa Ovini | ||
| DNF | Antonio Di Sante (Ita) Gm Europa Ovini | ||
| DNF | Antonio De Sante (Ita) GM Europa Ovini | ||
| DNF | Filippo Fortin (Ita) Gm Europa Ovini | ||
| DNF | José Marquez Moreno (Spa) Gm Europa Ovini | ||
| DNF | Davide Pacchiardo (Ita) Gm Europa Ovini | ||
| DNF | Matteo Rotondi (Ita) Gm Europa Ovini | ||
| DNF | Andrea Ruscetta (Ita) Gm Europa Ovini | ||
| DNF | Enrico Gasparotto (Ita) Wanty - Groupe Gobert | ||
| DNF | Danilo Napolitano (Ita) Wanty - Groupe Gobert | ||
| DNF | Marco Minnaard (Ned) Wanty - Groupe Gobert | ||
| DNF | Bjorn Thurau (Ger) Wanty - Groupe Gobert |