The race was categorized for it's final circuit around the town of Larciano. It's a race that suits puncheurs, and it were those riders exactly who came to the fore in the finale of the race. In the final ascent a group with Ulissi, Antonio Tiberi, Alessandro Verre and
Alessandro Fedeli went clear and kept their gap until the finale. The chasing group coming from behind came very close, but Ulissi timed his sprint to perfection and on the gentle uphill rise to the line he comfortably beat Italy's Alessandro Fedeli (currently without a team as Gazprom - Rusvelo lost their UCI license) and
Xandro Meurisse who came from behind.