It was indeed a bunch sprint coming alight to decide the day, albeit an unexpected one. The hilltop finish allowed the puncheurs and classics riders to come for the front whilst the pure sprinters struggled. In the end it was a very unexpected finale.
As most riders lacked the explosivity due to the effort, Christian Scaroni hit the front for Astana, followed by Gazzoli, who sprinted away from the rest briefly after, taking a very emotional win whilst his teammate rode to second on the day.
Jonathan Lastra of Cofidis finished third on the day.