Greipel grabs Mallorca finale

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."

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Full Results
1André Greipel (Ger) Team HTC - Columbia4:13:17
2Koldo Fernández (Spa) Euskaltel - EuskadiRow 1 - Cell 2
3Manuel Cardoso (Por) Footon-ServettoRow 2 - Cell 2
4José Joaquin Rojas (Spa) Caisse d'EpargneRow 3 - Cell 2
5Jens Keukeleire (Bel) Cofidis, Le Credit En LigneRow 4 - Cell 2
6Fabian Wegmann (Ger) Team MilramRow 5 - Cell 2
7Jonas Jorgensen (Den) Team Saxo BankRow 6 - Cell 2
8Andreas Schillinger (Ger) Team NetappRow 7 - Cell 2
9Rubén Pérez (Spa) Euskaltel - EuskadiRow 8 - Cell 2
10Eduard Vorganov (Rus) Team KatushaRow 9 - Cell 2
11Christian Knees (Ger) Team MilramRow 10 - Cell 2
12Jens Voigt (Ger) Team Saxo BankRow 11 - Cell 2
13Bram Tankink (Ned) RabobankRow 12 - Cell 2
14Jérôme Pineau (Fra) Quick StepRow 13 - Cell 2
15Vicente Reynes (Spa) Team HTC - Columbia0:00:06
16Laurent Didier (Lux) Team Saxo Bank0:00:07
17Johannes Fröhlinger (Ger) Team MilramRow 16 - Cell 2
18Iván Melero (Spa) Burgos 2016 - Castilla y LeonRow 17 - Cell 2
19Paul Voss (Ger) Team MilramRow 18 - Cell 2
20Romain Zingle (Bel) Cofidis, Le Credit En LigneRow 19 - Cell 2
21Antonio Piedra (Spa) Andalucia - Cajasur0:00:10
22Iván Velasco (Spa) Euskaltel - EuskadiRow 21 - Cell 2
23Francis De Greef (Bel) Omega Pharma-LottoRow 22 - Cell 2
24Luke Roberts (Aus) Team MilramRow 23 - Cell 2
25Nico Sijmens (Bel) Cofidis, Le Credit En LigneRow 24 - Cell 2
26David Deroo (Fra) Skil - ShimanoRow 25 - Cell 2
27Daniel Moreno (Spa) Omega Pharma-LottoRow 26 - Cell 2
28Angel Vicioso Arcos (Spa) Andalucia - CajasurRow 27 - Cell 2
29David Vitoria (Swi) Footon-ServettoRow 28 - Cell 2
30Joan Horrach (Spa) Team KatushaRow 29 - Cell 2
31Alexandre Botcharov (Rus) Team KatushaRow 30 - Cell 2
32Luis León Sánchez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne0:00:13
33Luis Pasamontes (Spa) Caisse d'EpargneRow 32 - Cell 2
34Jurgen Van Den Broeck (Bel) Omega Pharma-LottoRow 33 - Cell 2
35Jan Bakelandsts (Bel) Omega Pharma-LottoRow 34 - Cell 2
36Jean-Christophe Peraud (Fra) Omega Pharma-LottoRow 35 - Cell 2
37Franck Schleck (Lux) Team Saxo BankRow 36 - Cell 2
38André Steensen (Den) Team Saxo BankRow 37 - Cell 2
39Raúl Santamarta (Spa) Burgos 2016 - Castilla y LeonRow 38 - Cell 2
40Francesco Reda (Ita) Quick StepRow 39 - Cell 2
41Antonio Tauler (Spa) Spanish National Team0:00:17
42Mikel Landa (Spa) OrbeaRow 41 - Cell 2
43Lars Boom (Ned) RabobankRow 42 - Cell 2
44Jon Izagirre (Spa) OrbeaRow 43 - Cell 2
45Nick Nuyens (Bel) RabobankRow 44 - Cell 2
46Vasili Kiryienka (Blr) Caisse d'EpargneRow 45 - Cell 2
47Jelle Vanendert (Bel) Omega Pharma-LottoRow 46 - Cell 2
48Frederik Wilmann (Nor) Skil - ShimanoRow 47 - Cell 2
49Alexandr Kolobnev (Rus) Team KatushaRow 48 - Cell 2
50Egor Silin (Rus) Team KatushaRow 49 - Cell 2
51Laurens Ten Dam (Ned) Rabobank0:00:20
52Maxime Monfort (Bel) Team HTC - ColumbiaRow 51 - Cell 2
53Chris Sorensen (Den) Team Saxo BankRow 52 - Cell 2
54Peter Velits (Svk) Team HTC - ColumbiaRow 53 - Cell 2
55Rodrigo García (Spa) Xacobeo GaliciaRow 54 - Cell 2
56Kasper Klostergaard (Den) Team Saxo BankRow 55 - Cell 2
57Andrey Amador (CRc) Caisse d'EpargneRow 56 - Cell 2
58Beñat Intxausti (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi0:00:31
59Vladimir Karpets (Rus) Team Katusha0:00:32
60Alberto Losada (Spa) Caisse d'EpargneRow 59 - Cell 2
61Markus Eibegger (Aut) Footon-ServettoRow 60 - Cell 2
62Rafael Valls (Spa) Footon-ServettoRow 61 - Cell 2
63Kim Kirchen (Lux) Team KatushaRow 62 - Cell 2
64Tejay Van Garderen (USA) Team HTC - Columbia0:00:41
65Maarten Tjallingii (Ned) Rabobank0:00:45
66Craig Lewis (USA) Team HTC - Columbia0:01:08
67Jesús Rosendo (Spa) Andalucia - Cajasur0:01:53
68Oscar Grau (Spa) Burgos 2016 - Castilla y Leon0:01:54
69Christophe Moreau (Fra) Caisse d'Epargne0:04:24
70Pablo Lastras (Spa) Caisse d'EpargneRow 69 - Cell 2
71Rasmus Guldhammer (Aus) Team HTC - ColumbiaRow 70 - Cell 2
72Thomas Berkhout (Ned) Van Vliet Ebh ElshofRow 71 - Cell 2
73Frantisek Rabon (Cze) Team HTC - ColumbiaRow 72 - Cell 2
74Rui Alberto Costa (Por) Caisse d'EpargneRow 73 - Cell 2
75Bert Grabsch (Ger) Team HTC - ColumbiaRow 74 - Cell 2
76Maxime Vantomme (Bel) Team KatushaRow 75 - Cell 2
77Iñaki Isasi (Spa) Euskaltel - EuskadiRow 76 - Cell 2
90Tom Stansnisder (Ned) Rabobank0:09:07
91Tom Leezer (Ned) RabobankRow 78 - Cell 2
92Matthias Brandle (Aut) Footon-ServettoRow 79 - Cell 2
93Gregory Obando (CRc) Burgos 2016 - Castilla y LeonRow 80 - Cell 2
94Robbie Mcewen (Aus) Team Katusha0:09:14
95Joaquín Rodríguez (Spa) Team KatushaRow 82 - Cell 2
96Jakob Fuglsang (Den) Team Saxo Bank0:09:19
97José Fco Pacheco (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia0:12:15
HDStijn Devolder (Bel) Quick Step0:12:50
HDJose Vicente Toribio (Spa) Andalucia - Cajasur0:14:09
HDBartt Van Haaren (Ned) Van Vliet Ebh ElshofRow 87 - Cell 2
HDNoe Gianetti (Swi) Footon-Servetto0:20:21
HDAdam Blyth (GBr) Omega Pharma-LottoRow 89 - Cell 2
HDThomas Patricks Faiers (GBr) Footon-ServettoRow 90 - Cell 2
HDVladimir Isaychev (Spa) Xacobeo GaliciaRow 91 - Cell 2
HDRobin Chaigneau (Ned) Skil - ShimanoRow 92 - Cell 2
HDSergi Escobar (Spa) Spanish National TeamRow 93 - Cell 2
HDLuis Mas (Spa) Burgos 2016 - Castilla y LeonRow 94 - Cell 2
HDChristophe Brandt (Bel) Omega Pharma-LottoRow 95 - Cell 2
HDMartin Mares (Cze) PSK Whirlpool - AuthorRow 96 - Cell 2
HDSergio Carrasco (Spa) Andalucia - CajasurRow 97 - Cell 2
HDPiet Rooijakkers (Ned) Skil - ShimanoRow 98 - Cell 2
HDGustavo Rodríguez (Spa) Xacobeo GaliciaRow 99 - Cell 2
HDRichie Porte (Aus) Team Saxo BankRow 100 - Cell 2
HDMitchell Docker (Aus) Skil - ShimanoRow 101 - Cell 2
HDRobert Wagner (Ger) Skil - Shimano0:22:53
HDJob Vissers (Ned) Skil - ShimanoRow 103 - Cell 2
HDKenny Robert Van Hummel (Ned) Skil - ShimanoRow 104 - Cell 2
HDJon Aberasturi (Spa) OrbeaRow 105 - Cell 2
HDKurt Hovelynck (Bel) Quick StepRow 106 - Cell 2
HDGlenn D'hollander (Bel) Omega Pharma-LottoRow 107 - Cell 2
HDBeñat Urain (Spa) OrbeaRow 108 - Cell 2
HDAritz Etxebarria (Spa) OrbeaRow 109 - Cell 2
HDStanislav Kozubek (Cze) PSK Whirlpool - AuthorRow 110 - Cell 2
HDJakub Danacik (Cze) PSK Whirlpool - AuthorRow 111 - Cell 2
HDRemco Tebrake (Ned) Van Vliet Ebh ElshofRow 112 - Cell 2
HDXabier Zabalo (Spa) OrbeaRow 113 - Cell 2
HDSjoerd Kouwenhoven (Ned) Van Vliet Ebh ElshofRow 114 - Cell 2
HDBranislau Samoilau (Blr) Quick StepRow 115 - Cell 2
HDTomas Buchacek (Cze) PSK Whirlpool - AuthorRow 116 - Cell 2
HDCesare Benedetti (Ita) Team NetappRow 117 - Cell 2
HDAlberto Fernandez (Spa) Xacobeo GaliciaRow 118 - Cell 2
HDNoel Martin (Spa) OrbeaRow 119 - Cell 2
HDJeffrey Wiersma (Ned) Van Vliet Ebh Elshof0:23:01
HDAlbert Timmer (Ned) Skil - Shimano0:23:06
HDRonan Van Zandbeek (Ned) Van Vliet Ebh Elshof0:23:12
HDAndri Kunitski (Blr) Quick Step0:25:39
DNFDavid Arroyo (Spa) Caisse d'EpargneRow 124 - Cell 2
DNFAitor Galdos (Spa) Euskaltel - EuskadiRow 125 - Cell 2
DNFMikel Nieve (Spa) Euskaltel - EuskadiRow 126 - Cell 2
DNFJuan José Oroz (Spa) Euskaltel - EuskadiRow 127 - Cell 2
DNFAndrés Sergio De Lis (Spa) Euskaltel - EuskadiRow 128 - Cell 2
DNFDario Cataldo (Ita) Quick StepRow 129 - Cell 2
DNFMauro Facci (Ita) Quick StepRow 130 - Cell 2
DNFLinus Gerdemann (Ger) Team MilramRow 131 - Cell 2
DNFMarkus Eichler (Ger) Team MilramRow 132 - Cell 2
DNFThomas Rohregger (Aut) Team MilramRow 133 - Cell 2
DNFMatthias Russ (Ger) Team MilramRow 134 - Cell 2
DNFKoos Moerenhout (Ned) RabobankRow 135 - Cell 2
DNFMichael Albasini (Swi) Team HTC - ColumbiaRow 136 - Cell 2
DNFManuel Calvente (Spa) Andalucia - CajasurRow 137 - Cell 2
DNFJuan Javier Estrada (Spa) Andalucia - CajasurRow 138 - Cell 2
DNFManuel Ortega (Spa) Andalucia - CajasurRow 139 - Cell 2
DNFJavier Moreno (Spa) Andalucia - CajasurRow 140 - Cell 2
DNFDavide Malacarne (Ita) Quick StepRow 141 - Cell 2
DNFAlan Pérez Lezaun (Spa) Euskaltel - EuskadiRow 142 - Cell 2
DNFErmanno Capelli (Ita) Footon-ServettoRow 143 - Cell 2
DNFIban Mayoz (Spa) Footon-ServettoRow 144 - Cell 2
DNFMartin Pedersen (Den) Footon-ServettoRow 145 - Cell 2
DNFNikolas Maes (Bel) Quick StepRow 146 - Cell 2
DNFDominik Nerz (Ger) Team MilramRow 147 - Cell 2
DNFJoost Posthuma (Ned) RabobankRow 148 - Cell 2
DNFÓscar Freire (Spa) RabobankRow 149 - Cell 2
DNFMario Aerts (Bel) Omega Pharma-LottoRow 150 - Cell 2
DNFAntonio Cabello (Spa) Andalucia - CajasurRow 151 - Cell 2
DNFKevyn Ista (Bel) Cofidis, Le Credit En LigneRow 152 - Cell 2
DNFRein Taaramae (Est) Cofidis, Le Credit En LigneRow 153 - Cell 2
DNFNicki Sörensen (Den) Team Saxo BankRow 154 - Cell 2
DNFTristan Valentin (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En LigneRow 155 - Cell 2
DNFKalle Kriit (Est) Cofidis, Le Credit En LigneRow 156 - Cell 2
DNFJulien Fouchard (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En LigneRow 157 - Cell 2
DNFTony Gallopin (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En LigneRow 158 - Cell 2
DNFCheng Ji (Chn) Skil - ShimanoRow 159 - Cell 2
DNFGustavo Cesar Veloso (Spa) Xacobeo GaliciaRow 160 - Cell 2
DNFGustavo Dominguez (Spa) Xacobeo GaliciaRow 161 - Cell 2
DNFSerafín Martínez (Spa) Xacobeo GaliciaRow 162 - Cell 2
DNFDelio Fernández (Spa) Xacobeo GaliciaRow 163 - Cell 2
DNFJose Antonio De Segovia (Spa) Xacobeo GaliciaRow 164 - Cell 2
DNFAdrián Saez (Spa) OrbeaRow 165 - Cell 2
DNFAndoni Blazquez (Spa) OrbeaRow 166 - Cell 2
DNFMikel Ilundain (Spa) OrbeaRow 167 - Cell 2
DNFEric Baumann (Ger) Team NetappRow 168 - Cell 2
DNFBastien Delrot (Fra) Team NetappRow 169 - Cell 2
DNFTimon Seubert (Ger) Team NetappRow 170 - Cell 2
DNFTassilo Fricke (Ger) Team NetappRow 171 - Cell 2
DNFDaniel Schorn (Aut) Team NetappRow 172 - Cell 2
DNFNico Keinath (Ger) Team NetappRow 173 - Cell 2
DNFJan Barta (Cze) Team NetappRow 174 - Cell 2
DNFDuyn Huub (Ned) Team NetappRow 175 - Cell 2
DNFCarlos Torrent Tarres (Spa) Spanish National TeamRow 176 - Cell 2
DNFAsier Maeztu (Spa) Spanish National TeamRow 177 - Cell 2
DNFPablo Aitor Bernal (Spa) Spanish National TeamRow 178 - Cell 2
DNFJose A. Carrasco (Spa) Spanish National TeamRow 179 - Cell 2
DNFRafael Serrano (Spa) Spanish National TeamRow 180 - Cell 2
DNFMarc Reynes (Spa) PSK Whirlpool - AuthorRow 181 - Cell 2
DNFPetr Bencik (Cze) PSK Whirlpool - AuthorRow 182 - Cell 2
DNFFrantisek Kloucek (Cze) PSK Whirlpool - AuthorRow 183 - Cell 2
DNFLeopold Konig (Cze) PSK Whirlpool - AuthorRow 184 - Cell 2
DNFTomas Danacik (Cze) PSK Whirlpool - AuthorRow 185 - Cell 2
DNFMartin Hebik (Cze) PSK Whirlpool - AuthorRow 186 - Cell 2
DNFStefan Vreugdenhil (Ned) Van Vliet Ebh ElshofRow 187 - Cell 2
DNFBas Stamsnijder (Ned) Van Vliet Ebh ElshofRow 188 - Cell 2
DNFRikke Dijkxhoorn (Ned) Van Vliet Ebh ElshofRow 189 - Cell 2
DNFBram Schmitz (Ned) Van Vliet Ebh ElshofRow 190 - Cell 2
DNFDiego Gallego (Spa) Burgos 2016 - Castilla y LeonRow 191 - Cell 2
DNFManuel Anton (Spa) Burgos 2016 - Castilla y LeonRow 192 - Cell 2
DNFJosé Carlos Lara (Spa) Burgos 2016 - Castilla y LeonRow 193 - Cell 2
DNFPascual Orengo López (Spa) Burgos 2016 - Castilla y LeonRow 194 - Cell 2
DNFRamon Domene (Spa) Spanish National TeamRow 195 - Cell 2
DNFAntonio Miguel Parra (Spa) Spanish National TeamRow 196 - Cell 2
DNFAirán Fernández (Spa) Spanish National TeamRow 197 - Cell 2
DNFAndrés A Antuña (Spa) Burgos 2016 - Castilla y LeonRow 198 - Cell 2
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Combination Competition
1Jens Voigt (Ger) Team Saxo Bank12pts
2André Greipel (Ger) Team HTC - Columbia10Row 1 - Cell 3
3Koldo Fernández (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi8Row 2 - Cell 3
4Manuel Cardoso (Por) Footon-Servetto7Row 3 - Cell 3
5André Steensen (Den) Team Saxo Bank7Row 4 - Cell 3
6Tejay Van Garderen (USA) Team HTC - Columbia7Row 5 - Cell 3
7José Joaquin Rojas (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne6Row 6 - Cell 3
8Jan Bakelandsts (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto6Row 7 - Cell 3
9Jens Keukeleire (Bel) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne5Row 8 - Cell 3
10Jérôme Pineau (Fra) Quick Step5Row 9 - Cell 3
11Fabian Wegmann (Ger) Team Milram4Row 10 - Cell 3
12Jonas Jorgensen (Den) Team Saxo Bank3Row 11 - Cell 3
13Nick Nuyens (Bel) Rabobank3Row 12 - Cell 3
14Matthias Brandle (Aut) Footon-Servetto3Row 13 - Cell 3
15Andreas Schillinger (Ger) Team Netapp2Row 14 - Cell 3
16Alexandr Kolobnev (Rus) Team Katusha2Row 15 - Cell 3
17Andrey Amador (CRc) Caisse d'Epargne2Row 16 - Cell 3
18Rubén Pérez (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi1Row 17 - Cell 3
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Sprints
1Tejay Van Garderen (USA) Team HTC - Columbia3pts
2Jérôme Pineau (Fra) Quick Step2Row 1 - Cell 3
3Nick Nuyens (Bel) Rabobank2Row 2 - Cell 3
4Jens Voigt (Ger) Team Saxo Bank1Row 3 - Cell 3
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Sprints Special
1Jan Bakelandsts (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto3pts
2Jens Voigt (Ger) Team Saxo Bank3Row 1 - Cell 3
3André Steensen (Den) Team Saxo Bank2Row 2 - Cell 3
4Alexandr Kolobnev (Rus) Team Katusha2Row 3 - Cell 3
5Tejay Van Garderen (USA) Team HTC - Columbia1Row 4 - Cell 3
6Jean-Christophe Peraud (Fra) Omega Pharma-Lotto1Row 5 - Cell 3
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Mountains
1Jens Voigt (Ger) Team Saxo Bank14pts
2André Steensen (Den) Team Saxo Bank12Row 1 - Cell 3
3Matthias Brandle (Aut) Footon-Servetto10Row 2 - Cell 3
4Andrey Amador (CRc) Caisse d'Epargne8Row 3 - Cell 3
5Jérôme Pineau (Fra) Quick Step7Row 4 - Cell 3
6Jan Bakelandsts (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto7Row 5 - Cell 3
7Alexandr Kolobnev (Rus) Team Katusha7Row 6 - Cell 3
8Daniel Moreno (Spa) Omega Pharma-Lotto6Row 7 - Cell 3
9Luis León Sanchez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne4Row 8 - Cell 3
10David Vitoria (Swi) Footon-Servetto3Row 9 - Cell 3
11Pablo Lastras (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne3Row 10 - Cell 3
12Rasmus Guldhammer (Aus) Team HTC - Columbia3Row 11 - Cell 3
13Markus Eibegger (Aut) Footon-Servetto2Row 12 - Cell 3
14Raúl Santamarta (Spa) Burgos 2016 - Castilla y Leon1Row 13 - Cell 3
15Tejay Van Garderen (USA) Team HTC - Columbia1Row 14 - Cell 3
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Teams
1Team Milram12:39:58
2Team Saxo BankRow 1 - Cell 2
3Euskaltel - Euskadi0:00:03
4Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne0:00:10
5Team Katusha0:00:13
6Team HTC - Columbia0:00:19
7Caisse d'EpargneRow 6 - Cell 2
8Omega Pharma-Lotto0:00:26
9Rabobank0:00:27
10Footon-Servetto0:00:35
11Andalucia - Cajasur0:02:06
12Burgos 2016 - Castilla y Leon0:02:07
13Quick Step0:12:56
14Skil - Shimano0:20:41
15Orbea0:23:20
16Xacobeo Galicia0:32:49
17Van Vliet Ebh Elshof0:41:19
18PSK Whirlpool - Author1:06:00

 

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