Cycling

Formolo goes solo to win Italian road race cycling title

2019-06-30 18:05

Milan - Bora-Hansgrohe rider Davide Formolo made a solo break to win the Italian road race cycling championship on Sunday, raced over 226.9 kilometres between Borgo Val Taro and Compiano, near the northern city of Parma.

Formolo made a break 25km from the line to finish with a 26sec advantage over pursuing pair Sonny Colbrelli and Alberto Bettiol respectively.

The 26-year-old, who finished 15th in this year's Giro d'Italia and second in the Liege-Bastogne-Liege race, takes the title from Italian sprinter Elia Viviani.

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