He was the first unfortunate rider forced to withdraw from the Giro d'Italia, stopped by a concussion following a crash in the opening stage, but he has reacted like a champion and quickly found his way back to victory: Matteo Moschetti triumphed today in a sprint finish at the Veenendaal Classic, contested over a distance of 179.5 km.

The Milan-based sprinter of Pinarello-Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team imposed his authority, finishing ahead of Spain's Peñalver of Polti VisitMalta and Dutchman Biesterbos of Team Picnic PostNL. A solid fifth place for Tommaso Bessega, a neo-professional also riding for Polti VisitMalta.

FINAL CLASSIFICATION

1. Moschetti Matteo (Pinarello-Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team) in 03:47:49
2. Peñalver Manuel (Team Polti VisitMalta)
3. Biesterbos Frits (Team Picnic PostNL)
4. Zijlaard Maikel (Tudor Pro Cycling Team)
5. Bessega Tommaso (Team Polti VisitMalta)
6. Rouffaer Lars (EEW-VDK Cyclingteam)
7. Dekker David (BEAT CC p/b Saxo)
8. De Schuyteneer Steffen (Lotto-Intermarché)
9. Bruttomesso Alberto (Bahrain Victorious)
10. van der Werff Thom (Team Picnic PostNL)