Challenge Mallorca: Wellens climbs to Trofeo Andratx victory

Tim Wellens (Lotto Soudal) followed up his Friday win at the Trofeo Serra de Tramuntana with another victory Saturday at the Trofeo Andratx – Mirador des Colomer on the third day of racing at the Challenge Mallorca.

The 25-year-old Belgian powered up the day's final climb ahead of Movistar's Alejandro Valverde. Tiesj Benoot rounded out the podium in third place, giving Lotto Soudal yet another podium finisher in a highly successful Challenge Mallorca campaign that also saw André Greipel sprint to victory at the Trofeo Porreres.

"It's wonderful to beat Valverde on such a finish," Wellens said. "In the sprint he would have been faster. I find this second win even more beautiful than the one of yesterday because there was more tension. I won’t race tomorrow, but I might go and cheer for the boys to conquer that fourth victory!"

Cyril Lemoine (Cofidis), Brian van Goethem (Roompot - Nederlandse Loterij), Laurent Pichon (Fortuneo - Vital Concept), Pello Olaberría (Euskadi Basque Country - Murias), Diego Milán (Inteja Dominican Cycling Team), Rafael Márquez (Inteja Dominican Cycling Team), Josep Miralles (Amore & Vita-Selle SMP), Jorge Cubero (Burgos-BH), Pedro Gregori (Equipo Bolivia), Sebastián Mora (Spain) and Gabriel Cullaigh (Great Britain) jumped clear to form the early breakaway in the first few minutes of the 158.7-km race. The escapees worked up to an advantage of around five minutes but a hard-charging peloton tightened the leash before long.

The break shed several riders attempting to stay away, but the move was ultimately reeled in with more than 50km still left to race.

Gazprom-Rusvelo's Sergey Firsanov tried his luck next but couldn't hold on out front. Then it was Sky's Christian Knees and Jonathan Dibben making a move. The duo managed to open up a sizable advantage at first, but as the bunch got organized in pursuit, the gap dwindled. The peloton caught Knees and Dibben with 5km to go, setting up a battle on the Mirador des Colomer finishing climb.

Wellens hit the front early and continued to put the power down all the way up the ascent. He surged round the final corner a few bike lengths ahead of Valverde and held on to take his second win in as many days.

A more sprinter-friendly Trofeo Playa de Palma closes out the Challenge Mallorca on Sunday.

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#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Tim Wellens (Bel) Lotto Soudal4:27:55
2Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Movistar TeamRow 1 - Cell 2
3Tiesj Benoot (Bel) Lotto SoudalRow 2 - Cell 2
4Louis Vervaeke (Bel) Lotto Soudal0:00:04
5David Belda (Spa) Burgos-BH0:00:05
6Pieter Weening (Ned) Roompot - Nederlandse Loterij0:00:07
7Rafal Majka (Pol) Bora-HansgroheRow 6 - Cell 2
8Ian Boswell (USA) Team SkyRow 7 - Cell 2
9Alexander Aranburu Deva (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGARow 8 - Cell 2
10Vicente Garcia De Mateos Rubio (Spa) Equipo BoliviaRow 9 - Cell 2
11David Lopez (Spa) Team SkyRow 10 - Cell 2
12Jaime Roson Garcia (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA0:00:09
13Pablo Torres Muiño (Spa) Burgos-BH0:00:12
14Vasil Kiryienka (Blr) Team Sky0:00:14
15Emanuel Buchmann (Ger) Bora-Hansgrohe0:00:15
16David Lozano Riba (Spa) Team Novo NordiskRow 15 - Cell 2
17Philip Deignan (Irl) Team SkyRow 16 - Cell 2
18Bart De Clercq (Bel) Lotto SoudalRow 17 - Cell 2
19Michal Golas (Pol) Team SkyRow 18 - Cell 2
20Pawel Poljanski (Pol) Bora-HansgroheRow 19 - Cell 2
21Garikoitz Bravo Oiarbide (Spa) Euskadi Basque Country - MuriasRow 20 - Cell 2
22Ibai Salas Zorrozua (Spa) Burgos-BHRow 21 - Cell 2
23Peter Kennaugh (GBr) Team Sky0:00:20
24Patrick Konrad (Aut) Bora-Hansgrohe0:00:21
25José Mendes (Por) Bora-HansgroheRow 24 - Cell 2
26Elmar Reinders (Ned) Roompot - Nederlandse Loterij0:00:25
27Etienne Van Empel (Ned) Roompot - Nederlandse LoterijRow 26 - Cell 2
28Sergey Lagutin (Rus) Gazprom – RusveloRow 27 - Cell 2
29Benoit Jarrier (Fra) Fortuneo - Vital ConceptRow 28 - Cell 2
30David Arroyo Duran (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGARow 29 - Cell 2
31Kevin Ledanois (Fra) Fortuneo - Vital Concept0:00:49
32Fabricio Ferrari Barcelo (Uru) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA0:01:04
33Mikel Bizkarra Etxegibel (Spa) Euskadi Basque Country - MuriasRow 32 - Cell 2
34Aitor Gonzalez (Spa) Euskadi Basque Country - Murias0:01:22
35Jonas Koch (Ger) GermanyRow 34 - Cell 2
36Pierpaolo Ficara (Ita) Amore Vita - Selle SMP0:01:25
37Ivan Rovny (Rus) Gazprom – Rusvelo0:01:45
38Andrey Amador (CRc) Movistar Team0:01:47
39Jon Irisarri Rincon (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA0:01:59
40Pedro Gregori Martinez (Spa) Equipo BoliviaRow 39 - Cell 2
41Pierre Luc Perichon (Fra) Fortuneo - Vital Concept0:02:17
42Cesare Benedetti (Ita) Bora-Hansgrohe0:02:41
43Sergey Firsanov (Rus) Gazprom – RusveloRow 42 - Cell 2
44Ivan Martinez Jimenez (Spa) Equipo BoliviaRow 43 - Cell 2
45Daniel Moreno (Spa) Movistar Team0:02:53
46Jorge Arcas Peña (Spa) Movistar TeamRow 45 - Cell 2
47Loic Chetout (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits0:03:05
48Frederik Frison (Bel) Lotto Soudal0:03:33
49Sebastian Mora Vedri (Spa) SpainRow 48 - Cell 2
50Tomasz Marczynski (Pol) Lotto SoudalRow 49 - Cell 2
51Alexander Foliforov (Rus) Gazprom – Rusvelo0:03:38
52Rafael Marquez Raigon (Spa) Inteja Dominican Cycling TeamRow 51 - Cell 2
53Brian Van Goethem (Ned) Roompot - Nederlandse Loterij0:04:05
54Oscar Riesebeek (Ned) Roompot - Nederlandse LoterijRow 53 - Cell 2
55Raymond Kreder (Ned) Roompot - Nederlandse LoterijRow 54 - Cell 2
56Jorge Cubero Galvez (Spa) Burgos-BH0:05:12
57Christian Knees (Ger) Team Sky0:05:50
58Rory Sutherland (Aus) Movistar TeamRow 57 - Cell 2
59Jonathan Diebben (GBr) Team SkyRow 58 - Cell 2
60Marco Zamparella (Ita) Amore Vita - Selle SMP0:05:53
61Nuno Matos (Por) Movistar Team0:06:00
62Antonio Pedrero (Spa) Movistar Team0:11:44
63Noel Gil Llorens (Spa) Spain0:18:12
64Andre Looij (Ned) Roompot - Nederlandse Loterij0:18:28
65Gabriel Cullaigh (GBr) Great Britain0:18:30
66Jan Tschernoster (Ger) GermanyRow 65 - Cell 2
67Pello Olaberria Arruabarrena (Spa) Euskadi Basque Country - Murias0:19:25
68Mikel Elorza Pagaldai (Spa) Amore Vita - Selle SMPRow 67 - Cell 2
69Aritz Bagues Kalparsoro (Spa) Euskadi Basque Country - MuriasRow 68 - Cell 2
70Uri Martins Sandoval (Mex) Amore Vita - Selle SMPRow 69 - Cell 2
71David Galarreta Ugarte (Spa) Amore Vita - Selle SMPRow 70 - Cell 2
72Gregory Obando Brenes (CRc) Inteja Dominican Cycling TeamRow 71 - Cell 2
73Marcus Burghardt (Ger) Bora-HansgroheRow 72 - Cell 2
74Carlos Antonio Jimenez Lozano (Spa) Equipo BoliviaRow 73 - Cell 2
75Marco Bernardinetti (Ita) Amore Vita - Selle SMPRow 74 - Cell 2
76Nuno Meireles (Por) Equipo BoliviaRow 75 - Cell 2
77Josu Zabala Lopez (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGARow 76 - Cell 2
78Josep Miralles Rigo (Spa) Amore Vita - Selle SMPRow 77 - Cell 2
OTLBrian Kamstra (Ned) Team Novo Nordisk0:27:53
OTLAlex Dowsett (GBr) Movistar TeamRow 79 - Cell 2
OTLArnaud Gerard (Fra) Fortuneo - Vital ConceptRow 80 - Cell 2
OTLGotzon Udondo Santamaria (Spa) Euskadi Basque Country - MuriasRow 81 - Cell 2
OTLJacob Hennessy (GBr) Great BritainRow 82 - Cell 2
OTLDaniel Lopez Parada (Spa) Burgos-BHRow 83 - Cell 2
OTLMarcos Jurado Rodriguez (Spa) Burgos-BHRow 84 - Cell 2
OTLEgoitz Garcia Echeguibel (Spa) Equipo BoliviaRow 85 - Cell 2
OTLSamuel Harrison (GBr) Great BritainRow 86 - Cell 2
OTLMichaël Van Staeyen (Bel) Cofidis, Solutions CreditsRow 87 - Cell 2
OTLCoen Vermeltfoort (Ned) Roompot - Nederlandse LoterijRow 88 - Cell 2
OTLJonas Van Genechten (Bel) Cofidis, Solutions CreditsRow 89 - Cell 2
OTLRomain Gioux (Fra) Team Novo NordiskRow 90 - Cell 2
OTLIldar Arslanov (Rus) Gazprom – RusveloRow 91 - Cell 2
OTLAnder Barrenetxea Uriarte (Spa) Euskadi Basque Country - MuriasRow 92 - Cell 2
OTLJavier Megias Leal (Spa) Team Novo NordiskRow 93 - Cell 2
OTLSergio Rodriguez Reche (Spa) Equipo BoliviaRow 94 - Cell 2
DNFLeopold Konig (Cze) Bora-HansgroheRow 95 - Cell 2
DNFAndré Greipel (Ger) Lotto SoudalRow 96 - Cell 2
DNFRemy Mertz (Bel) Lotto SoudalRow 97 - Cell 2
DNFDmitriy Kozontchuk (Rus) Gazprom – RusveloRow 98 - Cell 2
DNFArtem Ovechkin (Rus) Gazprom – RusveloRow 99 - Cell 2
DNFAydar Zakarin (Rus) Gazprom – RusveloRow 100 - Cell 2
DNFRayane Bouhanni (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions CreditsRow 101 - Cell 2
DNFNicolas Edet (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions CreditsRow 102 - Cell 2
DNFCyril Lemoine (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions CreditsRow 103 - Cell 2
DNFStéphane Rossetto (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions CreditsRow 104 - Cell 2
DNFFabio Calabria (Aus) Team Novo NordiskRow 105 - Cell 2
DNFCorentin Cherhal (Fra) Team Novo NordiskRow 106 - Cell 2
DNFCorentin Cherhal (Fra) Team Novo NordiskRow 107 - Cell 2
DNFMartijn Verschoor (Ned) Team Novo NordiskRow 108 - Cell 2
DNFFranck Bonnamour (Fra) Fortuneo - Vital ConceptRow 109 - Cell 2
DNFErwann Corbel (Fra) Fortuneo - Vital ConceptRow 110 - Cell 2
DNFDaniel Mclay (GBr) Fortuneo - Vital ConceptRow 111 - Cell 2
DNFLaurent Pichon (Fra) Fortuneo - Vital ConceptRow 112 - Cell 2
DNFBoris Vallee (Bel) Fortuneo - Vital ConceptRow 113 - Cell 2
DNFDylan Page (Swi) Caja Rural-Seguros RGARow 114 - Cell 2
DNFEduard Prades Reverter (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGARow 115 - Cell 2
DNFEneko Lizarralde Delgado (Spa) Euskadi Basque Country - MuriasRow 116 - Cell 2
DNFAlbert Torres Barcelo (Spa) Inteja Dominican Cycling TeamRow 117 - Cell 2
DNFIgnacio Sarabia Diaz (Mex) Inteja Dominican Cycling TeamRow 118 - Cell 2
DNFDiego Milan Jimenez (Dom) Inteja Dominican Cycling TeamRow 119 - Cell 2
DNFJulio Alberto Amores Palacios (Spa) Inteja Dominican Cycling TeamRow 120 - Cell 2
DNFAdrián Nuñez (Dom) Inteja Dominican Cycling TeamRow 121 - Cell 2
DNFWilliam Guzmán (Dom) Inteja Dominican Cycling TeamRow 122 - Cell 2
DNFGaspar Mas (Spa) Nice Pro Cycling TeamRow 123 - Cell 2
DNFRyan Macanally (Aus) Nice Pro Cycling TeamRow 124 - Cell 2
DNFCédric Jolidon (Swi) Nice Pro Cycling TeamRow 125 - Cell 2
DNFJérôme Pulidori (Fra) Nice Pro Cycling TeamRow 126 - Cell 2
DNFThomas Vaubourzeix (Fra) Nice Pro Cycling TeamRow 127 - Cell 2
DNFDanilo Celano (Ita) Amore Vita - Selle SMPRow 128 - Cell 2
DNFJoan Ruiz Vicens (Spa) Burgos-BHRow 129 - Cell 2
DNFMarcos Rojo (Spa) Burgos-BHRow 130 - Cell 2
DNFOmar Alberto Mendoza Cardona (Col) Equipo BoliviaRow 131 - Cell 2
DNFBacilio Ramos Ticona (Bol) Equipo BoliviaRow 132 - Cell 2
DNFAntonio Ballester (Spa) SpainRow 133 - Cell 2
DNFGorka Etxabe Castillo (Spa) SpainRow 134 - Cell 2
DNFMarc Buades Ferriol (Spa) SpainRow 135 - Cell 2
DNFJose Daniel Viejo Redondo (Spa) SpainRow 136 - Cell 2
DNFIllart Zuazubiskar Gallastegi (Spa) SpainRow 137 - Cell 2
DNFJasper Frahm (Ger) GermanyRow 138 - Cell 2
DNFHenning Bommel (Ger) GermanyRow 139 - Cell 2
DNFKersten Thiele (Ger) GermanyRow 140 - Cell 2
DNFNils Schomber (Ger) GermanyRow 141 - Cell 2
DNFTheo Reinhardt (Ger) GermanyRow 142 - Cell 2
DNFGeorg Zimmermann (Ger) GermanyRow 143 - Cell 2
DNFAndrew Tennant (GBr) Great BritainRow 144 - Cell 2
DNFMark Stewart (GBr) Great BritainRow 145 - Cell 2
DNFOliver Wood (GBr) Great BritainRow 146 - Cell 2
DNFChristopher Latham (GBr) Great BritainRow 147 - Cell 2

 

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