Results Coppa Bernocchi 2026 - Noa Isadore takes big win as peloton leave it late to reel in breakaway and dangerous chase group in Italy
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Noa Isadore took the biggest win of his career at Monday's Coppa Bernocchi, upsetting the breakaway, attackers and experienced versatile sprinters after the peloton caught the day's early breakaway in the final kilometre to set up a dramatic bunch sprint.
The 2026 Coppa Bernochi route offered 178.1 kilometres starting and finishing in Legnano. A local circuit featured seven repetitions of a climb to Caramamma provided a platform for both the breakaway and attackers in an exciting day of racing in the Italian classics.
A breakaway featuring the likes of Ben Granger, Sergio Samitier, Samuel Fernandez and Samuele Zoccorato dictated the pace for the day, leading by around four minutes at its peak - but the peloton behind would burst into life in the final 50 kilometres.
UAE Team Emirates - XRG kicked off the attacks Jhonatan Narvaez instigated a counter-attack, establishing a high-profile chase group alongside Neilson Powless, Briec Rolland, Florian Stork and Lorenzo Germani.
Peloton chase breakaway into the final kilometres
The chasers and peloton in chase soon began to reel in the trio out front - who had dropped Fernandez - as the race headed back to Legnano for the finale. With 26 kilometres to go, their gap had fell considerably to under a minute from the chasers.
The flatter terrain soon favoured the breakaway as their gap held steady, holding 25 seconds with 10 kilometres to go and the peloton reeling in the chasers ahead of the finale. With the peloton closing as close as 15 seconds behind in the finale, versatile sprinters such as Kaden Groves, Ben Turner, Dorian Godon, Laurence Pithie and an in-form Michael Matthews all sensed their chance for victory.
Filippo Agostinacchio led EF Education - Easypost's chase for sprint option Luke Lamperti in the final kilometres, and the peloton finally made their catch just over a kilometre from the line, setting up a dramatic bunch sprint.
Filippo Ganna suffered a crash inside the final kilometre but as the race came to the finish line it was his teammate Godon who launched the sprint for Netcompany INEOS. However, the British team were denied as Noa Isadore took the win.
The 22-year-old Decathlon CMA CGM rider took his third win of the season ahead of Tommasso Dati. Marijn van den Berg rounded out the podium in third place.
Results Coppa Bernocchi 2026
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Gavin Quinn is a cycling journalist and ultra-distance cyclist with a BA in Journalism from Dublin City University. Formerly the Press & Communications Officer for Cycling Ireland, Gavin has worked inside the national team at the World Championships and has reported for the Irish Mirror, Mirror UK, and The42.
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