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Challenge Ciclista a Mallorca 2010

Date range:
February 7-11, 2010

February 10, Race 4 - Trofeo Deià: 143km

Costa claims Trofeo Deià

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Cycling News
Published:
February 10, 2010, 14:55,
Updated:
February 10, 2010, 20:45

Two-man break narrowly fends off pursuers

Rui Costa (Caisse d'Epargne) celebrates his victory in the Trofeo Deià.

Rui Costa (Caisse d'Epargne) celebrates his victory in the Trofeo Deià.

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Rui Costa (Caisse d'Epargne) out-sprinted breakaway companion Joan Horrach (Team Katusha) to win the fourth stage of the Challenge Mallorca, the Trofeo Deià, on Wednesday. The two escapees narrowly held off a select 33-rider chase group led in by Costa's teammate José Iván Gutiérrez seven seconds later.

For the second consecutive day the category two Puig Major, Mallorca's highest mountain, proved decisive in the race's outcome. The previous day's winner and runner-up, Linus Gerdemann (Team Milram) and Rafael Valls (Footon-Servetto), were the first two over the frigid summit lined with snow, followed by Rein Taaramae (Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne), Alexandre Botcharov (Team Katusha), Markus Eibegger (Footon-Servetto) and Costa.

On the challenging descent Costa, Horrach and Taaramae went clear inside of 25 kilometres to the finish line.

The leading trio extended their lead to 30 seconds with 10 kilometres remaining, but a determined chase group steadily chipped into their lead.

Costa, Horrach and Taaramae still had to tackle the third category Coll de'n Bleda at five kilometres to go, and the trio reached its peak holding a narrow 12-second advantage.

Two kilometres later their lead dropped to 10 seconds and soon afterwards Taaramae was dropped from the escape. Costa and Horrach continued in their pursuit of victory in the 143km Trofeo Deià as their lead dipped under 10 seconds inside the flamme rouge.

The duo timed their efforts to perfection with Costa prevailing over Horrach in the two-man sprint, holding off their pursuers by seven seconds at the finish.

While the peloton enjoyed dry conditions, the Trofeo Deià's four categorized climbs and cold weather again wreaked havoc on the field with 87 riders finishing outside the time cut and a further 26 abandoning on the day.

The 2010 Challenge Mallorca concludes tomorrow with the 158.5km Trofeo Magaluf – Palmanova, another mountainous stage featuring five categorized climbs.

Full Results
1 Rui Alberto Costa (Por) Caisse d'Epargne 3:27:21  
2 Joan Horrach (Spa) Team Katusha 0:00:02  
3 José Iván Gutiérrez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne 0:00:07  
4 Aitor Pérez (Spa) Footon-Servetto    
5 José Joaquin Rojas (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne    
6 Kim Kirchen (Lux) Team Katusha    
7 Beñat Intxausti (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi    
8 Manuel Vazquez (Spa) Andalucia - Cajasur    
9 Rafael Valls (Spa) Footon-Servetto    
10 Eduard Vorganov (Rus) Team Katusha    
11 Jelle Vanendert (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto    
12 Rubén Plaza Molina (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne    
13 Dries Devenyns (Bel) Quick Step    
14 Christian Knees (Ger) Team Milram    
15 Jurgen Van Den Broeck (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto    
16 Fabio Felline (Ita) Footon-Servetto    
17 Eros Capecchi (Ita) Footon-Servetto    
18 Maxime Vantomme (Bel) Team Katusha    
19 Maxime Monfort (Bel) Team HTC - Columbia    
20 Mikel Landa (Spa) Orbea    
21 Amets Txurruka (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi    
22 Franck Schleck (Lux) Team Saxo Bank    
23 Alexandre Botcharov (Rus) Team Katusha    
24 Laurens Ten Dam (Ned) Rabobank    
25 Matthias Brandle (Aut) Footon-Servetto    
26 Jens Voigt (Ger) Team Saxo Bank    
27 Markus Eibegger (Aut) Footon-Servetto    
28 Rodrigo García (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia    
29 Jean-Christophe Peraud (Fra) Omega Pharma-Lotto    
30 Alexandr Kolobnev (Rus) Team Katusha    
31 Linus Gerdemann (Ger) Team Milram    
32 Ángel Madrazo (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne    
33 Egor Silin (Rus) Team Katusha    
34 Francis De Greef (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto 0:00:17  
35 Markus Fothen (Ger) Team Milram 0:00:21  
36 Rein Taaramae (Est) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne 0:01:00  
37 Vicente Reynes (Spa) Team HTC - Columbia 0:01:07  
38 Juan José Oroz (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi 0:01:20  
39 Mikel Nieve (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi    
40 David Gutiérrez P (Spa) Footon-Servetto    
41 Daniel Moreno (Spa) Omega Pharma-Lotto 0:01:53  
42 Dario Cataldo (Ita) Quick Step 0:02:00  
43 Rikke Dijkxhoorn (Ned) Van Vliet Ebh Elshof 0:02:29  
44 Carlos Torrent Tarres (Spa) Spanish National Team 0:02:30  
45 Tassilo Fricke (Ger) Team Netapp    
46 Raúl Santamarta (Spa) Burgos 2016 - Castilla y Leon    
47 Iván Velasco (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi 0:02:33  
48 Angel Vicioso Arcos (Spa) Andalucia - Cajasur    
49 Fabian Wegmann (Ger) Team Milram    
50 Johannes Fröhlinger (Ger) Team Milram    
51 Bram Tankink (Ned) Rabobank    
52 Javier Moreno (Spa) Andalucia - Cajasur    
53 Gregory Obando (CRc) Burgos 2016 - Castilla y Leon 0:03:00  
54 Paul Voss (Ger) Team Milram 0:03:25  
55 Arnold Jeannesson (Fra) Caisse d'Epargne    
56 Igor Anton Hernandez (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi    
57 Serafín Martínez (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia    
58 Rubén Pérez (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi    
59 Romain Zingle (Bel) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne    
60 Giampaolo Cheula (Ita) Footon-Servetto    
61 Sylvian Chavanel (Fra) Quick Step 0:04:30  
62 Jérôme Pineau (Fra) Quick Step    
63 Davide Malacarne (Ita) Quick Step    
64 Pascual Orengo López (Spa) Burgos 2016 - Castilla y Leon 0:04:54  
65 Vladimir Karpets (Rus) Team Katusha    
66 Antonio Piedra (Spa) Andalucia - Cajasur    
67 Rasmus Guldhammer (Aus) Team HTC - Columbia    
68 Chris Sorensen (Den) Team Saxo Bank    
69 José Carlos Lara (Spa) Burgos 2016 - Castilla y Leon    
70 Tom Stansnisder (Ned) Rabobank    
71 Fco David Delgado (Spa) Burgos 2016 - Castilla y Leon    
72 David Arroyo (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne 0:06:01  
73 Sergi Escobar (Spa) Spanish National Team    
74 Xabier Zandio Echaide (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne    
75 Gorka Verdugo (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi 0:08:02  
76 Ronan Van Zandbeek (Ned) Van Vliet Ebh Elshof 0:08:19  
77 Charles Wegelius (GBr) Omega Pharma-Lotto 0:08:29  
78 Jan Bakelandsts (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto 0:08:30  
HD Antonio Miguel Parra (Spa) Spanish National Team 0:10:55  
HD Jose Antonio De Segovia (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia    
HD Juan Javier Estrada (Spa) Andalucia - Cajasur    
HD Sander Oostlander (Ned) Van Vliet Ebh Elshof 0:12:57  
HD Manuel Calvente (Spa) Andalucia - Cajasur    
HD Tony Gallopin (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne 0:13:00  
HD Jens Keukeleire (Bel) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne    
HD Martin Mares (Cze) PSK Whirlpool - Author    
HD Peter Velits (Svk) Team HTC - Columbia    
HD Jan Barta (Cze) Team Netapp    
HD Tejay Van Garderen (USA) Team HTC - Columbia    
HD Duyn Huub (Ned) Team Netapp    
HD Tristan Valentin (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne    
HD Leopold Konig (Cze) PSK Whirlpool - Author    
HD Andoni Blazquez (Spa) Orbea    
HD Laurent Didier (Lux) Team Saxo Bank    
HD Anders Lund (Den) Team Saxo Bank    
HD Grischa Niermann (Ger) Rabobank    
HD Imanol Erviti (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne    
HD Alberto Fernandez (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia    
HD Koos Moerenhout (Ned) Rabobank    
HD Joost Posthuma (Ned) Rabobank    
HD Bauke Mollema (Ned) Rabobank    
HD Bastien Delrot (Fra) Team Netapp    
HD Christophe Brandt (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto    
HD Kevyn Ista (Bel) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne    
HD Craig Lewis (USA) Team HTC - Columbia    
HD Kasper Klostergaard (Den) Team Saxo Bank    
HD Nico Sijmens (Bel) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne 0:13:06  
HD Luis Mas (Spa) Burgos 2016 - Castilla y Leon 0:13:47  
HD Oscar Grau (Spa) Burgos 2016 - Castilla y Leon    
HD Josae Luis Roldan (Spa) Andalucia - Cajasur 0:16:08  
HD Sergio Carrasco (Spa) Andalucia - Cajasur 0:16:10  
HD Kurt Hovelynck (Bel) Quick Step    
HD Ramon Domene (Spa) Spanish National Team    
HD Jose Vicente Toribio (Spa) Andalucia - Cajasur    
HD Robin Chaigneau (Ned) Skil - Shimano    
HD Sjoerd Kouwenhoven (Ned) Van Vliet Ebh Elshof    
HD Airán Fernández (Spa) Spanish National Team    
HD Jakub Danacik (Cze) PSK Whirlpool - Author    
HD Diego Gallego (Spa) Burgos 2016 - Castilla y Leon    
HD Mario Aerts (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto    
HD Eloy Teruel (Spa) Spanish National Team    
HD Marzio Bruseghin (Ita) Caisse d'Epargne    
HD Christoph Pfingsten (Ned) Van Vliet Ebh Elshof    
HD David Deroo (Fra) Skil - Shimano    
HD Mitchell Docker (Aus) Skil - Shimano    
HD Bert De Backer (Bel) Skil - Shimano    
HD Iván Melero (Spa) Burgos 2016 - Castilla y Leon    
HD Tomas Buchacek (Cze) PSK Whirlpool - Author    
HD Frantisek Kloucek (Cze) PSK Whirlpool - Author    
HD Vladimir Isaychev (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia    
HD Alexander Gottfried (Ger) Team Netapp    
HD Petr Bencik (Cze) PSK Whirlpool - Author    
HD Frantisek Rabon (Cze) Team HTC - Columbia    
HD Gustavo Dominguez (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia    
HD Mauro Facci (Ita) Quick Step    
HD Stanislav Kozubek (Cze) PSK Whirlpool - Author    
HD Tomas Danacik (Cze) PSK Whirlpool - Author    
HD Delio Fernández (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia    
HD Jakob Fuglsang (Den) Team Saxo Bank    
HD Nicki Sörensen (Den) Team Saxo Bank    
HD Francesco Reda (Ita) Quick Step    
HD Jaroslaw Marycz (Pol) Team Saxo Bank    
HD Piet Rooijakkers (Ned) Skil - Shimano    
HD Nico Keinath (Ger) Team Netapp    
HD Luke Roberts (Aus) Team Milram    
HD Pedro Merino (Spa) Footon-Servetto    
HD Adrián Saez (Spa) Orbea    
HD Andrés A Antuña (Spa) Burgos 2016 - Castilla y Leon    
HD Aitor Galdos (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi    
HD Matthias Russ (Ger) Team Milram    
HD Addy Engels (Ned) Quick Step    
HD Kai Reus (Ned) Rabobank 0:19:10  
HD Bram Schmitz (Ned) Van Vliet Ebh Elshof 0:23:22  
HD Pablo Lechuga (Spa) Andalucia - Cajasur    
HD Cesare Benedetti (Ita) Team Netapp    
HD Beñat Urain (Spa) Orbea    
HD Robert Förster (Ger) Team Milram    
HD Bas Stamsnijder (Ned) Van Vliet Ebh Elshof    
HD Noel Martin (Spa) Orbea    
HD Cheng Ji (Chn) Skil - Shimano    
HD Asier Maeztu (Spa) Spanish National Team    
HD Eugeni Petrov (Rus) Team Katusha 0:23:27  
HD Tony Martin (Ger) Team HTC - Columbia    
HD Jack Vermeulen (Ned) Van Vliet Ebh Elshof    
HD Jeffrey Wiersma (Ned) Van Vliet Ebh Elshof    
DNS Kanstantsin Sivtsov (Blr) Team HTC - Columbia    
DNS Dimitri Clayes (Bel) Team Netapp    
DNF Thomas Rohregger (Aut) Team Milram    
DNF Bert Grabsch (Ger) Team HTC - Columbia    
DNF Alan Pérez Lezaun (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi    
DNF Alberto Benítez Román (Spa) Footon-Servetto    
DNF Tom Stubbe (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto    
DNF Kalle Kriit (Est) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne    
DNF Julien Fouchard (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne    
DNF Job Vissers (Ned) Skil - Shimano    
DNF Jin Long (Chn) Skil - Shimano    
DNF Albert Timmer (Ned) Skil - Shimano    
DNF Robert Wagner (Ger) Skil - Shimano    
DNF Gustavo Cesar Veloso (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia    
DNF Carlos Castaño (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia    
DNF Gustavo Rodríguez (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia    
DNF Jon Izagirre (Spa) Orbea    
DNF Jon Aberasturi (Spa) Orbea    
DNF Mikel Ilundain (Spa) Orbea    
DNF Aritz Etxebarria (Spa) Orbea    
DNF Xabier Zabalo (Spa) Orbea    
DNF Daniel Schorn (Aut) Team Netapp    
DNF Pablo Aitor Bernal (Spa) Spanish National Team    
DNF Rafael Serrano (Spa) Spanish National Team    
DNF Marc Reynes (Spa) PSK Whirlpool - Author    
DNF Martin Hebik (Cze) PSK Whirlpool - Author    
DNF Rune Van Der Meijden (Ned) Van Vliet Ebh Elshof    
DNF Albert Torres (Spa) Spanish National Team    
Combination Competition
1 Rui Alberto Costa (Por) Caisse d'Epargne 10 pts
2 Jens Voigt (Ger) Team Saxo Bank 10  
3 Joan Horrach (Spa) Team Katusha 8  
4 José Iván Gutiérrez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne 7  
5 Aitor Pérez (Spa) Footon-Servetto 6  
6 Linus Gerdemann (Ger) Team Milram 6  
7 Johannes Fröhlinger (Ger) Team Milram 6  
8 José Joaquin Rojas (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne 5  
9 Kim Kirchen (Lux) Team Katusha 4  
10 Francis De Greef (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto 4  
11 Beñat Intxausti (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi 3  
12 Rafael Valls (Spa) Footon-Servetto 3  
13 Rasmus Guldhammer (Aus) Team HTC - Columbia 3  
14 Manuel Vazquez (Spa) Andalucia - Cajasur 2  
15 Rein Taaramae (Est) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne 1  
Sprints
1 Jens Voigt (Ger) Team Saxo Bank 1  
Sprints Special
1 Johannes Fröhlinger (Ger) Team Milram 3 pts
2 Jens Voigt (Ger) Team Saxo Bank 1  
Mountains
1 Linus Gerdemann (Ger) Team Milram 10 pts
2 Francis De Greef (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto 10  
3 Rasmus Guldhammer (Aus) Team HTC - Columbia 10  
4 Rafael Valls (Spa) Footon-Servetto 7  
5 Rein Taaramae (Est) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne 7  
6 Dario Cataldo (Ita) Quick Step 7  
7 Joan Horrach (Spa) Team Katusha 6  
8 Rui Alberto Costa (Por) Caisse d'Epargne 5  
9 Rubén Plaza Molina (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne 5  
10 Franck Schleck (Lux) Team Saxo Bank 3  
11 Alexandre Botcharov (Rus) Team Katusha 3  
12 Markus Eibegger (Aut) Footon-Servetto 2  
13 Aitor Pérez (Spa) Footon-Servetto 1  
14 Igor Anton Hernandez (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi 1  
Teams
1 Caisse d'Epargne 10:22:17  
2 Team Katusha 0:00:02  
3 Footon-Servetto 0:00:07  
4 Omega Pharma-Lotto    
5 Team Milram 0:00:21  
6 Euskaltel - Euskadi 0:01:20  
7 Team Saxo Bank 0:04:54  
8 Andalucia - Cajasur 0:04:59  
9 Team HTC - Columbia 0:05:54  
10 Quick Step 0:06:23  
11 Rabobank 0:07:20  
12 Burgos 2016 - Castilla y Leon 0:10:10  
13 Xacobeo Galicia 0:14:13  
14 Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne 0:17:11  
15 Spanish National Team 0:19:12  
16 Van Vliet Ebh Elshof 0:23:31  
17 Team Netapp 0:28:16  
18 Orbea 0:29:03  
19 PSK Whirlpool - Author 0:41:56  
20 Skil - Shimano 0:48:16