Kristoff wins in Frankfurt

Milan-San Remo winner Alexander Kristoff (Katusha) won a soggy sprint in the Eschborn-Frankfurt, beating race-favorite German John Degenkolb (Giant-Shimano) on his home turf. Belgian Jérôme Baugnies (Wanty-Groupe Gobert) was third from several bike lengths behind.

"I never expected this before the race,” Kristoff said. “I have to be honest, after Paris-Roubaix I took a well-deserved break and these past few days I just did long distance training, and I had a travel day yesterday. On the bike, I didn’t feel good in the beginning but then when you see your teammates doing a perfect job, the only thing I had to do was to follow. In the end, I started to feel better and better. Moreover, I never start a race with the idea that I will not finish. I’ll always do the sprint, and when I had such a perfect train in front of me, it was my duty to try to win. I’m really happy to put my name on the winner’s list."

The field caught a 10-man breakaway near the end of the race. Kristoff’s teammate, Alexandr Kolobnev, made a timely counter attack but was caught by the field in the last 10km. Kristoff, who was already well-placed near the front of the peloton, started his sprint with 300 meters to go. He said that during last 200 meters he was taking in a lot of wind but felt strong enough to continue to sprint.

“Most likely Degenkolb was a bit more tired,” Kristoff said. “He was the local favorite and everybody was watching him. In the end, he had to work himself too, thanks to the perfect job of Kolobnev who attacked earlier. A perfect day, and again, a win in the rain. The roads were sometimes very slippery but we managed to survive. We even did more..."

Full Results

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#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Alexander Kristoff (Nor) Team Katusha4:49:31
2John Degenkolb (Ger) Team Giant-ShimanoRow 1 - Cell 2
3Jérôme Baugnies (Bel) Wanty - Groupe GobertRow 2 - Cell 2
4Pieter Jacobs (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen-BaloiseRow 3 - Cell 2
5Thomas Sprengers (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen-BaloiseRow 4 - Cell 2
6Rick Zabel (Ger) Deutsche NationalmannschaftRow 5 - Cell 2
7Fabian Wegmann (Ger) Deutsche NationalmannschaftRow 6 - Cell 2
8Jan Dieteren (Ger) Team StöltingRow 7 - Cell 2
9Alexander Porsev (Rus) Team KatushaRow 8 - Cell 2
10Bartlomiej Matysiak (Pol) CCC Polsat PolkowiceRow 9 - Cell 2
11Christian Mager (Ger) Team StöltingRow 10 - Cell 2
12Silvio Herklotz (Ger) Team StöltingRow 11 - Cell 2
13Lars Boom (Ned) Belkin Pro Cycling TeamRow 12 - Cell 2
14Gerald Ciolek (Ger) MTN Qhubeka p.b. SamsungRow 13 - Cell 2
15Jaco Venter (RSA) MTN Qhubeka p.b. SamsungRow 14 - Cell 2
16Cesare Benedetti (Ita) Team NetApp - EnduraRow 15 - Cell 2
17Jaroslaw Marycz (Pol) CCC Polsat PolkowiceRow 16 - Cell 2
18Sebastian Deckert (Ger) LKT Team BrandenburgRow 17 - Cell 2
19Antonio Parrinello (Ita) Androni Giocattoli - Venezuela0:00:06
20Robert Retschke (Ger) Team KuotaRow 19 - Cell 2
21Adrian Honkisz (Pol) CCC Polsat PolkowiceRow 20 - Cell 2
22Lukasz Owsian (Pol) CCC Polsat PolkowiceRow 21 - Cell 2
23Eliot Lietaer (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen-BaloiseRow 22 - Cell 2
24Alexandr Kolobnev (Rus) Team Katusha0:00:12
24Gustav Larsson (Swe) IAM CyclingRow 24 - Cell 2
26Mirko Selvaggi (Ita) Wanty - Groupe GobertRow 25 - Cell 2
27Bartosz Huzarski (Pol) Team NetApp - EnduraRow 26 - Cell 2
28Frantisek Padour (Cze) Team NetApp - EnduraRow 27 - Cell 2
29Anthony Delaplace (Fra) Bretagne - Séché.environnementRow 28 - Cell 2
30Johnny Hoogerland (Ned) Androni Giocattoli - VenezuelaRow 29 - Cell 2
31Christophe Laborie (Fra) Bretagne - Séché.environnementRow 30 - Cell 2
32Emanuel Buchmann (Ger) Rad-net Rose TeamRow 31 - Cell 2
33Patrick Gretsch (Ger) AG2R - La Mondiale0:00:18
34Maarten Wynants (Bel) Belkin Pro Cycling TeamRow 33 - Cell 2
35Paul Voss (Ger) Team NetApp - EnduraRow 34 - Cell 2
36Nikodemus Holler (Ger) Team StuttgartRow 35 - Cell 2
37Wilco Kelderman (Ned) Belkin Pro Cycling TeamRow 36 - Cell 2
38Jos Van Emden (Ned) Belkin Pro Cycling TeamRow 37 - Cell 2
39Backer Bert De (Bel) Team Giant-ShimanoRow 38 - Cell 2
40Eduard Vorganov (Rus) Team KatushaRow 39 - Cell 2
41Marco Minnaard (Ned) Wanty - Groupe Gobert0:00:32
42Marc Goos (Ned) Belkin Pro Cycling TeamRow 41 - Cell 2
43Vladimir Gusev (Rus) Team Katusha0:00:37
44Mirco Saggiorato (Swi) Team StöltingRow 43 - Cell 2
45Florian Guillou (Fra) Bretagne - Séché.environnementRow 44 - Cell 2
46Branislau Samoilau (Blr) CCC Polsat Polkowice0:00:45
47Maciej Paterski (Pol) CCC Polsat PolkowiceRow 46 - Cell 2
48Alexander Krieger (Ger) Team Stuttgart0:00:50
49Jacques Janse Van Rensburg (RSA) MTN Qhubeka p.b. Samsung0:10:00
50Thomas Degand (Bel) Wanty - Groupe GobertRow 49 - Cell 2
51Frederik Veuchelen (Bel) Wanty - Groupe Gobert0:10:07
52Daniel Teklehaimanot (Eri) MTN Qhubeka p.b. Samsung0:10:10
53Julian Kern (Ger) AG2R - La MondialeRow 52 - Cell 2
54Ben Gastauer (Lux) AG2R - La Mondiale0:10:15
55Hugo Houle (Can) AG2R - La MondialeRow 54 - Cell 2
56Biel Kadri (Fra) AG2R - La Mondiale0:10:18
57Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) AG2R - La MondialeRow 56 - Cell 2
58Ruben Zepuntke (Ger) Deutsche NationalmannschaftRow 57 - Cell 2
59Brice Feillu (Fra) Bretagne - Séché.environnement0:10:25
60Marco Frapporti (Ita) Androni Giocattoli - Venezuela0:10:44
61Emanuele Sella (Ita) Androni Giocattoli - VenezuelaRow 60 - Cell 2
62Marek Rutkiewicz (Pol) CCC Polsat Polkowice0:10:59
63Mateusz Taciak (Pol) CCC Polsat PolkowiceRow 62 - Cell 2
64Gatis Smukulis (Lat) Team Katusha0:20:06
65Mario Vogt (Ger) Rad-net Rose Team0:20:49
66Armindo Fonseca (Fra) Bretagne - Séché.environnement0:40:13

 

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