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Challenge Ciclista a Mallorca 2010

Date range:
February 7-11, 2010

February 11, Race 5 - Trofeo Magaluf – Palmanova: 158.5km

Greipel grabs Mallorca finale

By:
Susan Westemeyer
Published:
February 11, 2010, 15:38,
Updated:
February 11, 2010, 20:43

German sprinter bests Fernández and Cardoso in bunch gallop

André Greipel (Team HTC - Columbia) sprints to victory in the Trofeo Magaluf – Palmanova.

André Greipel (Team HTC - Columbia) sprints to victory in the Trofeo Magaluf – Palmanova.

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Andre Greipel of HTC-Columbia finally won a sprint in the Mallorca Challenge, winning the Trofeo Magaluf-Palmanova today. The German sprinter won the mass sprint in the final race of the series ahead of Koldo Fernandez (Euskaltel-Euskadi) and Manuel Cardoso (Footon-Servetto).

Greipel had come into the race from the Tour Down Under, where he won three stages and the overall title. However, he had not done as well as expected on Mallorca, finishing 14th and second in his two appearances.

The 27-year-old won after 158.5 rolling kilometres, which included five ranked climbs, four category two and one category three.  He also overcame a punctured tyre only 10 km before the finish.

“I wasn't expecting this win,” Greipel said afterwards. “Before the stage I thought I'd just try to hang on for as long as I could in the hillier parts, but I got over the climbs in a lot better shape than I'd thought possible.

"In the last 40 kilometres my HTC-Columbia teammates did a lot of chasing of the riders who'd broken away and that way we had everything under control in the last part of the stage.”

The race turned into a battle between those teams who wanted to establish a break and those who wanted to keep the peloton together for the mass sprint. Footon-Servetto was determined to make a an escape, sending first Ermanno Capelli and later Matthias Brändle up the road, but the peloton didn't let anyone get too far ahead.

A high-powered group of Joan Horrach (Katusha), Leon Sanchez (Caisse d'Epargne), Maxime Monfort (HTC-Columbia) and Daniele Moreno (Omega Pharma-Lotto) got away near the end, but was caught again with four km to go. HTC-Columbia set up the sprint and Greipel galloped home for his fifth win of the year.

Greipel said, “I followed my teammate [Vicente] Reynes. I was about fifth wheel on the final right-hand corner onto the finishing straight on the seafront and then I went for it in the last 200 metres. It's always good to get a win, but I'm particularly pleased with how well I got over the climbs on a tough day, too. My teammates worked hard for this, too, and we deserved to get a win."

Full Results
1 André Greipel (Ger) Team HTC - Columbia 4:13:17  
2 Koldo Fernández (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi    
3 Manuel Cardoso (Por) Footon-Servetto    
4 José Joaquin Rojas (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne    
5 Jens Keukeleire (Bel) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne    
6 Fabian Wegmann (Ger) Team Milram    
7 Jonas Jorgensen (Den) Team Saxo Bank    
8 Andreas Schillinger (Ger) Team Netapp    
9 Rubén Pérez (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi    
10 Eduard Vorganov (Rus) Team Katusha    
11 Christian Knees (Ger) Team Milram    
12 Jens Voigt (Ger) Team Saxo Bank    
13 Bram Tankink (Ned) Rabobank    
14 Jérôme Pineau (Fra) Quick Step    
15 Vicente Reynes (Spa) Team HTC - Columbia 0:00:06  
16 Laurent Didier (Lux) Team Saxo Bank 0:00:07  
17 Johannes Fröhlinger (Ger) Team Milram    
18 Iván Melero (Spa) Burgos 2016 - Castilla y Leon    
19 Paul Voss (Ger) Team Milram    
20 Romain Zingle (Bel) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne    
21 Antonio Piedra (Spa) Andalucia - Cajasur 0:00:10  
22 Iván Velasco (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi    
23 Francis De Greef (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto    
24 Luke Roberts (Aus) Team Milram    
25 Nico Sijmens (Bel) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne    
26 David Deroo (Fra) Skil - Shimano    
27 Daniel Moreno (Spa) Omega Pharma-Lotto    
28 Angel Vicioso Arcos (Spa) Andalucia - Cajasur    
29 David Vitoria (Swi) Footon-Servetto    
30 Joan Horrach (Spa) Team Katusha    
31 Alexandre Botcharov (Rus) Team Katusha    
32 Luis León Sánchez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne 0:00:13  
33 Luis Pasamontes (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne    
34 Jurgen Van Den Broeck (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto    
35 Jan Bakelandsts (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto    
36 Jean-Christophe Peraud (Fra) Omega Pharma-Lotto    
37 Franck Schleck (Lux) Team Saxo Bank    
38 André Steensen (Den) Team Saxo Bank    
39 Raúl Santamarta (Spa) Burgos 2016 - Castilla y Leon    
40 Francesco Reda (Ita) Quick Step    
41 Antonio Tauler (Spa) Spanish National Team 0:00:17  
42 Mikel Landa (Spa) Orbea    
43 Lars Boom (Ned) Rabobank    
44 Jon Izagirre (Spa) Orbea    
45 Nick Nuyens (Bel) Rabobank    
46 Vasili Kiryienka (Blr) Caisse d'Epargne    
47 Jelle Vanendert (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto    
48 Frederik Wilmann (Nor) Skil - Shimano    
49 Alexandr Kolobnev (Rus) Team Katusha    
50 Egor Silin (Rus) Team Katusha    
51 Laurens Ten Dam (Ned) Rabobank 0:00:20  
52 Maxime Monfort (Bel) Team HTC - Columbia    
53 Chris Sorensen (Den) Team Saxo Bank    
54 Peter Velits (Svk) Team HTC - Columbia    
55 Rodrigo García (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia    
56 Kasper Klostergaard (Den) Team Saxo Bank    
57 Andrey Amador (CRc) Caisse d'Epargne    
58 Beñat Intxausti (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi 0:00:31  
59 Vladimir Karpets (Rus) Team Katusha 0:00:32  
60 Alberto Losada (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne    
61 Markus Eibegger (Aut) Footon-Servetto    
62 Rafael Valls (Spa) Footon-Servetto    
63 Kim Kirchen (Lux) Team Katusha    
64 Tejay Van Garderen (USA) Team HTC - Columbia 0:00:41  
65 Maarten Tjallingii (Ned) Rabobank 0:00:45  
66 Craig Lewis (USA) Team HTC - Columbia 0:01:08  
67 Jesús Rosendo (Spa) Andalucia - Cajasur 0:01:53  
68 Oscar Grau (Spa) Burgos 2016 - Castilla y Leon 0:01:54  
69 Christophe Moreau (Fra) Caisse d'Epargne 0:04:24  
70 Pablo Lastras (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne    
71 Rasmus Guldhammer (Aus) Team HTC - Columbia    
72 Thomas Berkhout (Ned) Van Vliet Ebh Elshof    
73 Frantisek Rabon (Cze) Team HTC - Columbia    
74 Rui Alberto Costa (Por) Caisse d'Epargne    
75 Bert Grabsch (Ger) Team HTC - Columbia    
76 Maxime Vantomme (Bel) Team Katusha    
77 Iñaki Isasi (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi    
90 Tom Stansnisder (Ned) Rabobank 0:09:07  
91 Tom Leezer (Ned) Rabobank    
92 Matthias Brandle (Aut) Footon-Servetto    
93 Gregory Obando (CRc) Burgos 2016 - Castilla y Leon    
94 Robbie Mcewen (Aus) Team Katusha 0:09:14  
95 Joaquín Rodríguez (Spa) Team Katusha    
96 Jakob Fuglsang (Den) Team Saxo Bank 0:09:19  
97 José Fco Pacheco (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia 0:12:15  
HD Stijn Devolder (Bel) Quick Step 0:12:50  
HD Jose Vicente Toribio (Spa) Andalucia - Cajasur 0:14:09  
HD Bartt Van Haaren (Ned) Van Vliet Ebh Elshof    
HD Noe Gianetti (Swi) Footon-Servetto 0:20:21  
HD Adam Blyth (GBr) Omega Pharma-Lotto    
HD Thomas Patricks Faiers (GBr) Footon-Servetto    
HD Vladimir Isaychev (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia    
HD Robin Chaigneau (Ned) Skil - Shimano    
HD Sergi Escobar (Spa) Spanish National Team    
HD Luis Mas (Spa) Burgos 2016 - Castilla y Leon    
HD Christophe Brandt (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto    
HD Martin Mares (Cze) PSK Whirlpool - Author    
HD Sergio Carrasco (Spa) Andalucia - Cajasur    
HD Piet Rooijakkers (Ned) Skil - Shimano    
HD Gustavo Rodríguez (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia    
HD Richie Porte (Aus) Team Saxo Bank    
HD Mitchell Docker (Aus) Skil - Shimano    
HD Robert Wagner (Ger) Skil - Shimano 0:22:53  
HD Job Vissers (Ned) Skil - Shimano    
HD Kenny Robert Van Hummel (Ned) Skil - Shimano    
HD Jon Aberasturi (Spa) Orbea    
HD Kurt Hovelynck (Bel) Quick Step    
HD Glenn D'hollander (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto    
HD Beñat Urain (Spa) Orbea    
HD Aritz Etxebarria (Spa) Orbea    
HD Stanislav Kozubek (Cze) PSK Whirlpool - Author    
HD Jakub Danacik (Cze) PSK Whirlpool - Author    
HD Remco Tebrake (Ned) Van Vliet Ebh Elshof    
HD Xabier Zabalo (Spa) Orbea    
HD Sjoerd Kouwenhoven (Ned) Van Vliet Ebh Elshof    
HD Branislau Samoilau (Blr) Quick Step    
HD Tomas Buchacek (Cze) PSK Whirlpool - Author    
HD Cesare Benedetti (Ita) Team Netapp    
HD Alberto Fernandez (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia    
HD Noel Martin (Spa) Orbea    
HD Jeffrey Wiersma (Ned) Van Vliet Ebh Elshof 0:23:01  
HD Albert Timmer (Ned) Skil - Shimano 0:23:06  
HD Ronan Van Zandbeek (Ned) Van Vliet Ebh Elshof 0:23:12  
HD Andri Kunitski (Blr) Quick Step 0:25:39  
DNF David Arroyo (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne    
DNF Aitor Galdos (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi    
DNF Mikel Nieve (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi    
DNF Juan José Oroz (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi    
DNF Andrés Sergio De Lis (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi    
DNF Dario Cataldo (Ita) Quick Step    
DNF Mauro Facci (Ita) Quick Step    
DNF Linus Gerdemann (Ger) Team Milram    
DNF Markus Eichler (Ger) Team Milram    
DNF Thomas Rohregger (Aut) Team Milram    
DNF Matthias Russ (Ger) Team Milram    
DNF Koos Moerenhout (Ned) Rabobank    
DNF Michael Albasini (Swi) Team HTC - Columbia    
DNF Manuel Calvente (Spa) Andalucia - Cajasur    
DNF Juan Javier Estrada (Spa) Andalucia - Cajasur    
DNF Manuel Ortega (Spa) Andalucia - Cajasur    
DNF Javier Moreno (Spa) Andalucia - Cajasur    
DNF Davide Malacarne (Ita) Quick Step    
DNF Alan Pérez Lezaun (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi    
DNF Ermanno Capelli (Ita) Footon-Servetto    
DNF Iban Mayoz (Spa) Footon-Servetto    
DNF Martin Pedersen (Den) Footon-Servetto    
DNF Nikolas Maes (Bel) Quick Step    
DNF Dominik Nerz (Ger) Team Milram    
DNF Joost Posthuma (Ned) Rabobank    
DNF Óscar Freire (Spa) Rabobank    
DNF Mario Aerts (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto    
DNF Antonio Cabello (Spa) Andalucia - Cajasur    
DNF Kevyn Ista (Bel) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne    
DNF Rein Taaramae (Est) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne    
DNF Nicki Sörensen (Den) Team Saxo Bank    
DNF Tristan Valentin (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne    
DNF Kalle Kriit (Est) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne    
DNF Julien Fouchard (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne    
DNF Tony Gallopin (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne    
DNF Cheng Ji (Chn) Skil - Shimano    
DNF Gustavo Cesar Veloso (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia    
DNF Gustavo Dominguez (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia    
DNF Serafín Martínez (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia    
DNF Delio Fernández (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia    
DNF Jose Antonio De Segovia (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia    
DNF Adrián Saez (Spa) Orbea    
DNF Andoni Blazquez (Spa) Orbea    
DNF Mikel Ilundain (Spa) Orbea    
DNF Eric Baumann (Ger) Team Netapp    
DNF Bastien Delrot (Fra) Team Netapp    
DNF Timon Seubert (Ger) Team Netapp    
DNF Tassilo Fricke (Ger) Team Netapp    
DNF Daniel Schorn (Aut) Team Netapp    
DNF Nico Keinath (Ger) Team Netapp    
DNF Jan Barta (Cze) Team Netapp    
DNF Duyn Huub (Ned) Team Netapp    
DNF Carlos Torrent Tarres (Spa) Spanish National Team    
DNF Asier Maeztu (Spa) Spanish National Team    
DNF Pablo Aitor Bernal (Spa) Spanish National Team    
DNF Jose A. Carrasco (Spa) Spanish National Team    
DNF Rafael Serrano (Spa) Spanish National Team    
DNF Marc Reynes (Spa) PSK Whirlpool - Author    
DNF Petr Bencik (Cze) PSK Whirlpool - Author    
DNF Frantisek Kloucek (Cze) PSK Whirlpool - Author    
DNF Leopold Konig (Cze) PSK Whirlpool - Author    
DNF Tomas Danacik (Cze) PSK Whirlpool - Author    
DNF Martin Hebik (Cze) PSK Whirlpool - Author    
DNF Stefan Vreugdenhil (Ned) Van Vliet Ebh Elshof    
DNF Bas Stamsnijder (Ned) Van Vliet Ebh Elshof    
DNF Rikke Dijkxhoorn (Ned) Van Vliet Ebh Elshof    
DNF Bram Schmitz (Ned) Van Vliet Ebh Elshof    
DNF Diego Gallego (Spa) Burgos 2016 - Castilla y Leon    
DNF Manuel Anton (Spa) Burgos 2016 - Castilla y Leon    
DNF José Carlos Lara (Spa) Burgos 2016 - Castilla y Leon    
DNF Pascual Orengo López (Spa) Burgos 2016 - Castilla y Leon    
DNF Ramon Domene (Spa) Spanish National Team    
DNF Antonio Miguel Parra (Spa) Spanish National Team    
DNF Airán Fernández (Spa) Spanish National Team    
DNF Andrés A Antuña (Spa) Burgos 2016 - Castilla y Leon    
Combination Competition
1 Jens Voigt (Ger) Team Saxo Bank 12 pts
2 André Greipel (Ger) Team HTC - Columbia 10  
3 Koldo Fernández (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi 8  
4 Manuel Cardoso (Por) Footon-Servetto 7  
5 André Steensen (Den) Team Saxo Bank 7  
6 Tejay Van Garderen (USA) Team HTC - Columbia 7  
7 José Joaquin Rojas (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne 6  
8 Jan Bakelandsts (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto 6  
9 Jens Keukeleire (Bel) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne 5  
10 Jérôme Pineau (Fra) Quick Step 5  
11 Fabian Wegmann (Ger) Team Milram 4  
12 Jonas Jorgensen (Den) Team Saxo Bank 3  
13 Nick Nuyens (Bel) Rabobank 3  
14 Matthias Brandle (Aut) Footon-Servetto 3  
15 Andreas Schillinger (Ger) Team Netapp 2  
16 Alexandr Kolobnev (Rus) Team Katusha 2  
17 Andrey Amador (CRc) Caisse d'Epargne 2  
18 Rubén Pérez (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi 1  
Sprints
1 Tejay Van Garderen (USA) Team HTC - Columbia 3 pts
2 Jérôme Pineau (Fra) Quick Step 2  
3 Nick Nuyens (Bel) Rabobank 2  
4 Jens Voigt (Ger) Team Saxo Bank 1  
Sprints Special
1 Jan Bakelandsts (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto 3 pts
2 Jens Voigt (Ger) Team Saxo Bank 3  
3 André Steensen (Den) Team Saxo Bank 2  
4 Alexandr Kolobnev (Rus) Team Katusha 2  
5 Tejay Van Garderen (USA) Team HTC - Columbia 1  
6 Jean-Christophe Peraud (Fra) Omega Pharma-Lotto 1  
Mountains
1 Jens Voigt (Ger) Team Saxo Bank 14 pts
2 André Steensen (Den) Team Saxo Bank 12  
3 Matthias Brandle (Aut) Footon-Servetto 10  
4 Andrey Amador (CRc) Caisse d'Epargne 8  
5 Jérôme Pineau (Fra) Quick Step 7  
6 Jan Bakelandsts (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto 7  
7 Alexandr Kolobnev (Rus) Team Katusha 7  
8 Daniel Moreno (Spa) Omega Pharma-Lotto 6  
9 Luis León Sanchez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne 4  
10 David Vitoria (Swi) Footon-Servetto 3  
11 Pablo Lastras (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne 3  
12 Rasmus Guldhammer (Aus) Team HTC - Columbia 3  
13 Markus Eibegger (Aut) Footon-Servetto 2  
14 Raúl Santamarta (Spa) Burgos 2016 - Castilla y Leon 1  
15 Tejay Van Garderen (USA) Team HTC - Columbia 1  
Teams
1 Team Milram 12:39:58  
2 Team Saxo Bank    
3 Euskaltel - Euskadi 0:00:03  
4 Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne 0:00:10  
5 Team Katusha 0:00:13  
6 Team HTC - Columbia 0:00:19  
7 Caisse d'Epargne    
8 Omega Pharma-Lotto 0:00:26  
9 Rabobank 0:00:27  
10 Footon-Servetto 0:00:35  
11 Andalucia - Cajasur 0:02:06  
12 Burgos 2016 - Castilla y Leon 0:02:07  
13 Quick Step 0:12:56  
14 Skil - Shimano 0:20:41  
15 Orbea 0:23:20  
16 Xacobeo Galicia 0:32:49  
17 Van Vliet Ebh Elshof 0:41:19  
18 PSK Whirlpool - Author 1:06:00