Ion Izaguirre wins the 2026 Memorial Marco Pantani: Pellizzari beaten in the sprint

Ion Izaguirre Insausti (Cofidis) has won the 2026 Memorial Marco Pantani, a 191.6 km one-day race finishing in Cesenatico, closing in 04:23:43. The Basque rider, taking his twentieth career victory, beat Giulio Pellizzari (Red Bull - Bora - Hansgrohe) and Mikkel Honoré (EF Education - EasyPost) in the sprint, both classified with the same time as the winner. The race The decisive selection came on the day's final climb, San Lorenzo in Scanno, 45 km from the finish. Four riders found themselves at the front: Izaguirre, Pellizzari, Honoré and Michael Storer (Tudor Pro Cycling Team). The quartet built a lead of around one minute on the flat section towards the finish, holding it until a few kilometres from the line. In the finale the attacks came thick and fast, with Storer featuring in several attempts in the last 4 km. The group of four came back together in the final kilometre, despite the accelerations of Honoré and Pellizzari, and the reduced sprint rewarded Izaguirre. Results Ion Izaguirre Insausti (Cofidis) — 04:23:43 Giulio Pellizzari (Red Bull - Bora - Hansgrohe) — s.t. Mikkel Honoré (EF Education - EasyPost) — s.t. Michael Storer (Tudor Pro Cycling Team) — s.t. Markus Hoelgaard (Uno-X Mobility) — +0:23 For Izaguirre it is one of the last victories of a sixteen-year professional career. Behind him, the chasing group was unable to close the gap to the four leaders.