{"id":3263,"date":"2026-09-29T19:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-29T17:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lafagianata.it\/en\/mattia-negrente-wins-the-ruota-doro-under-23-in-a-small-group-sprint\/"},"modified":"2026-10-17T01:11:08","modified_gmt":"2026-10-16T23:11:08","slug":"mattia-negrente-wins-the-ruota-doro-under-23-in-a-small-group-sprint","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lafagianata.it\/en\/mattia-negrente-wins-the-ruota-doro-under-23-in-a-small-group-sprint\/","title":{"rendered":"Mattia Negrente wins the Ruota d&#8217;Oro (under-23) in a small-group sprint"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mattia Negrente (XDS Astana Development Team, Italy) won the Ruota d&#8217;Oro (under-23) on 29 September, in the sprint of a group of 4 riders, in 3h52&#8217;21&#8221;. Second was Pierre Saint Martin (Avc Aix Provence Dole, France), third Nicolo&#8217; Pizzi (Team Technipes #inemiliaromagna Caff\u00e8 Borbone, Italy).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The race<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At the Ruota d&#8217;Oro 161 riders started in Terranuova Bracciolini, on a day of ideal weather. The course was 170 kilometres and the race began fast: in the first hour the average exceeded 46 kilometres per hour. The first to try their luck were Davide Basso (Beltrami TSA Tre Colli) and, at the intermediate sprints, Valentino Mercatali and Ludovico Mellano made themselves seen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The race came alive on the climb of Cima Berna, to be tackled four times. There a group of 26 riders formed, which at halfway gained as much as two minutes on the peloton. Among those inside were Mellano, Consolidani, De Gendt, Pizzi and Bambagioni.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The decisive move came with two laps to go, 47 kilometres from the finish. Mattia Negrente (XDS Astana Development Team) and the Frenchman Pierre Saint Martin (Avc Aix Provence Dole) attacked together and the peloton never managed to bring them back.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The two did not stay alone for long. Nicol\u00f2 Pizzi (Team Technipes) and the Dane Otto J\u00f8lving (Team Coloquick) caught them and the four tackled the climb of Monticello and the ramp of Valcello. Nobody dropped the others: in the last kilometre the quartet was still together.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The sprint was on the straight of viale Europa. Negrente had the best kick and won in 3h52\u201921\u201d. Saint Martin and Pizzi finished behind him, in the same time, and J\u00f8lving was fourth. Ludovico Mellano, Negrente&#8217;s team-mate, came in fifth, 11\u201d down.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Negrente is 21: he is the oldest winner of the Ruota d&#8217;Oro since at least 2018. He was already Italian under-23 champion and a few days earlier had finished seventh in the world championships for the category. This is his second win of the season, after the one that brought him the Italian title.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The race left few survivors: 20 reached the finish, the fewest since at least 2018. Negrente succeeds Joseph Brookes on the roll of honour.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Among the top ten, 7 are Italian. 20 riders finished out of 161 starters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How they finished<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"grafico\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 720 252\" role=\"img\" aria-labelledby=\"arrivo-373505-t arrivo-373505-d\" style=\"width:100%;height:auto;display:block\"><title id=\"arrivo-373505-t\">Ruota d&#8217;Oro &#8211; GP Festa del Perdono: the groups at the finish<\/title><desc id=\"arrivo-373505-d\">The first 20 finishers, divided into groups with the same time, and each group&#8217;s gap to the winner. Italians in yellow.<\/desc><style>\n.fg-testo{fill:var(--cicl-text,#0D0F12)}\n.fg-corpo{fill:var(--cicl-body,#2b2e33)}\n.fg-muto{fill:var(--cicl-muted,#6b6f76)}\n.fg-linea{stroke:var(--cicl-line,#d9dbd6)}\n.fg-muto-tratto{stroke:var(--cicl-muted,#6b6f76)}\n.fg-testo-tratto{stroke:var(--cicl-text,#0D0F12)}\n.fg-cobalto{fill:var(--cicl-cobalt,#2846F0)}\n.fg-cobalto-tratto{stroke:var(--cicl-cobalt,#2846F0)}\n.fg-fluo{fill:var(--cicl-fluo,#D4FF3F)}\n.fg-superficie{fill:var(--cicl-surface,#F2F3F0)}\n.fg-parole{font-family:\"Schibsted Grotesk\",ui-sans-serif,system-ui,sans-serif}\n.fg-numeri{font-family:\"Geist Mono\",ui-monospace,Menlo,monospace}\n<\/style><text class=\"fg-muto fg-parole\" x=\"46\" y=\"16\" font-size=\"11\">Gap<\/text><text class=\"fg-muto fg-parole\" x=\"112\" y=\"16\" font-size=\"11\">Riders in group<\/text><text class=\"fg-muto fg-parole\" x=\"430\" y=\"16\" font-size=\"11\">Who was there<\/text><text class=\"fg-testo fg-numeri\" x=\"46\" y=\"42\" font-size=\"11.5\">\u2014<\/text><circle class=\"fg-fluo fg-testo-tratto\" stroke-width=\"1\" cx=\"116\" cy=\"38\" r=\"4\"\/><circle class=\"fg-cobalto\" cx=\"126\" cy=\"38\" r=\"4\"\/><circle class=\"fg-fluo fg-testo-tratto\" stroke-width=\"1\" cx=\"136\" cy=\"38\" r=\"4\"\/><circle class=\"fg-cobalto\" cx=\"146\" cy=\"38\" r=\"4\"\/><text class=\"fg-testo fg-parole\" x=\"430\" y=\"42\" font-size=\"11.5\" font-weight=\"600\">Mattia Negrente, Pierre Saint Martin, Nicolo&#8217; Pizzi and one other<\/text><text class=\"fg-testo fg-numeri\" x=\"46\" y=\"72\" font-size=\"11.5\">+11&#8243;<\/text><circle class=\"fg-fluo fg-testo-tratto\" stroke-width=\"1\" cx=\"116\" cy=\"68\" r=\"4\"\/><text class=\"fg-testo fg-parole\" x=\"430\" y=\"72\" font-size=\"11.5\">Ludovico Mellano<\/text><text class=\"fg-testo fg-numeri\" x=\"46\" y=\"102\" font-size=\"11.5\">+21&#8243;<\/text><circle class=\"fg-fluo fg-testo-tratto\" stroke-width=\"1\" cx=\"116\" cy=\"98\" r=\"4\"\/><circle class=\"fg-fluo fg-testo-tratto\" stroke-width=\"1\" cx=\"126\" cy=\"98\" r=\"4\"\/><text class=\"fg-testo fg-parole\" x=\"430\" y=\"102\" font-size=\"11.5\">Tommaso Bambagioni, Michele Bicelli<\/text><text class=\"fg-testo fg-numeri\" x=\"46\" y=\"132\" font-size=\"11.5\">+49&#8243;<\/text><circle class=\"fg-fluo fg-testo-tratto\" stroke-width=\"1\" cx=\"116\" cy=\"128\" r=\"4\"\/><circle class=\"fg-fluo fg-testo-tratto\" stroke-width=\"1\" cx=\"126\" cy=\"128\" r=\"4\"\/><text class=\"fg-testo fg-parole\" x=\"430\" y=\"132\" font-size=\"11.5\">Leonardo Consolidani, Pietro Galbusera<\/text><text class=\"fg-testo fg-numeri\" x=\"46\" y=\"162\" font-size=\"11.5\">+50&#8243;<\/text><circle class=\"fg-muto\" cx=\"116\" cy=\"158\" r=\"4\"\/><circle class=\"fg-muto\" cx=\"126\" cy=\"158\" r=\"4\"\/><circle class=\"fg-fluo fg-testo-tratto\" stroke-width=\"1\" cx=\"136\" cy=\"158\" r=\"4\"\/><circle class=\"fg-fluo fg-testo-tratto\" stroke-width=\"1\" cx=\"146\" cy=\"158\" r=\"4\"\/><circle class=\"fg-fluo fg-testo-tratto\" stroke-width=\"1\" cx=\"156\" cy=\"158\" r=\"4\"\/><circle class=\"fg-fluo fg-testo-tratto\" stroke-width=\"1\" cx=\"166\" cy=\"158\" r=\"4\"\/><circle class=\"fg-fluo fg-testo-tratto\" stroke-width=\"1\" cx=\"176\" cy=\"158\" r=\"4\"\/><circle class=\"fg-fluo fg-testo-tratto\" stroke-width=\"1\" cx=\"186\" cy=\"158\" r=\"4\"\/><circle class=\"fg-muto\" cx=\"196\" cy=\"158\" r=\"4\"\/><text class=\"fg-testo fg-parole\" x=\"430\" y=\"162\" font-size=\"11.5\">Leander De Gendt, Mark Lightfoot, Thomas Bernardi and 6 others<\/text><text class=\"fg-testo fg-numeri\" x=\"46\" y=\"192\" font-size=\"11.5\">+1&#8217;08&#8221;<\/text><circle class=\"fg-fluo fg-testo-tratto\" stroke-width=\"1\" cx=\"116\" cy=\"188\" r=\"4\"\/><text class=\"fg-testo fg-parole\" x=\"430\" y=\"192\" font-size=\"11.5\">Riccardo Uderzo<\/text><text class=\"fg-testo fg-numeri\" x=\"46\" y=\"222\" font-size=\"11.5\">+6&#8217;03&#8221;<\/text><circle class=\"fg-fluo fg-testo-tratto\" stroke-width=\"1\" cx=\"116\" cy=\"218\" r=\"4\"\/><text class=\"fg-testo fg-parole\" x=\"430\" y=\"222\" font-size=\"11.5\">Simone Zanini<\/text><\/svg><figcaption>The groups at the finish: one dot per rider, Italians in yellow.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The top ten<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\"><table><thead><tr><th>#<\/th><th>Rider<\/th><th>Team<\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-right\">Time<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>1<\/td><td>Mattia Negrente<\/td><td>XDS Astana Development Team<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\">3h52&#8217;21&#8221;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>2<\/td><td>Pierre Saint Martin<\/td><td>Avc Aix Provence Dole<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\">s.t.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>3<\/td><td>Nicolo&#8217; Pizzi<\/td><td>Team Technipes #inemiliaromagna Caff\u00e8 Borbone<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\">s.t.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>4<\/td><td>Otto J\u00f8lving<\/td><td>Team Coloquick<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\">s.t.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>5<\/td><td>Ludovico Mellano<\/td><td>XDS Astana Development Team<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\">+11&#8243;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>6<\/td><td>Tommaso Bambagioni<\/td><td>Team Technipes #inemiliaromagna Caff\u00e8 Borbone<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\">+21&#8243;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>7<\/td><td>Michele Bicelli<\/td><td>Biesse-Carrera-Premac<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\">+21&#8243;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>8<\/td><td>Leonardo Consolidani<\/td><td>Bahrain Victorious Development Team<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\">+49&#8243;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>9<\/td><td>Pietro Galbusera<\/td><td>XDS Astana Development Team<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\">+49&#8243;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>10<\/td><td>Leander De Gendt<\/td><td>Bahrain Victorious Development Team<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\">+50&#8243;<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group numeri-corsa has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"etichetta wp-block-paragraph\">The race in numbers<\/p>\n\n\n\n<dl class=\"numeri-corsa__voci\"><div class=\"numeri-corsa__voce\"><dt>Selection index<\/dt><dd><span class=\"numeri-corsa__valore\">86 out of 100<\/span> <span class=\"numeri-corsa__nota\">Of 20 finishers: 7 within 30 seconds of the winner, 19 within 2 minutes, all within 10 minutes (him included). It runs from 0, a bunch sprint, to 98, a solo finish.<\/span><\/dd><\/div><\/dl>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"numeri-corsa__metodo wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"\/en\/method\/#numeri-della-corsa\">How we calculate these numbers<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"nota-automatica wp-block-paragraph\">News written with the help of <a href=\"https:\/\/mimir.bot\/\">Mnemosyne<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Sources<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Results and times: UCI, <a href=\"https:\/\/dataride.uci.ch\/\">official results<\/a>.<\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mattia Negrente, Italian under-23 champion, beat Saint Martin and Pizzi in the sprint at Terranuova Bracciolini. He had attacked 47 kilometres from the finish. 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