Rigoberto Uran wins Giro del Piemonte 2012

Colombian Rigoberto Uran (Sky) won the Giro del Piemonte in Italy on Thursday from a late escape group.

The Olympic road race silver medallist continued his run of form with a strong sprint from the break to take the win in Biella ahead of Italian Luca Paolini (Katusha) and Spaniard Gorka Verdugo (Euskaltel-Euskadi).

Uran now goes into Satuday's final European WorldTour race - the Tour of Lombardy - as one of the favourites alongside newly-crowned world champion Philippe Gilbert (BMC Racing). Gilbert did not take part in the Giro del Piemonte, instead electing to give his rainbow jersey its first competitive airing at Lombardy.

Gilbert won the Giro del Piemonte in 2009 and 2010 before winning the Tour of Lombardy on both occasions.

Result

Giro del Piemonte 2012: 188km

1. Rigoberto Uran (Col) Sky

2. Luca Paolini (Ita) Katusha at 4 secs

3. Gorka Verdugo (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi

4. Sergio Henao (Col) Team Sky at 11secs

5. Carlos Betancur (Col) Aqua & Sapone

6. Mauro Santimbrogio (Ita) BMC all same time

7. Daniele Benati (Ita) BMC at 27secs

8. Greg Van Avermaet (Bel) BMC

9. Giovanni Visconti (Ita) Movistar

10. Simone Ponzi (Ita) Astana all same time

Uran sprints to win on the cobbles

Paolini, Uran and Verdugo

Related links

Gilbert to make rainbow jersey debut at Lombardy

Tour of Lombardy 2012: The Big Preview

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Nigel Wynn worked as associate editor on CyclingWeekly.com, he worked almost single-handedly on the Cycling Weekly website in its early days. His passion for cycling, his writing and his creativity, as well as his hard work and dedication, were the original driving force behind the website’s success. Without him, CyclingWeekly.com would certainly not exist on the size and scale that it enjoys today. Nigel sadly passed away, following a brave battle with a cancer-related illness, in 2018. He was a highly valued colleague, and more importantly, an exceptional person to work with - his presence is sorely missed.