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Tour de l'Avenir 2010

Date range:
September 5-12, 2010

September 5, Prologue: Vierzon - Vierzon 7km

Phinney wins Tour de l'Avenir prologue

By:
Cycling News
Published:
September 5, 2010, 16:09,
Updated:
September 5, 2010, 16:42

American sensation beats Alex Dowsett

Taylor Phinney won the Tour de l'Avenir prologue and earned the yellow leader's jersey.

Taylor Phinney won the Tour de l'Avenir prologue and earned the yellow leader's jersey.

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Taylor Phinney (USA) took victory at the prologue of the Tour de l'Avenir in Vierzon. He scorched around the 7.8km circuit in 8:55 to beat Alex Dowsett (Great Britain) by 6 seconds. Australia's Michael Matthews was a second further back in 3rd, while there was a signifcant gap back to the rest of the field, with Loic Desriac 4th at 19 seconds.

Full Results
1 Taylor Phinney (USA) United States of America 0:08:55  
2 Alex Dowsett (GBr) Great Britain 0:00:06  
3 Michael Matthews (Aus) Australia 0:00:07  
4 Loïc Desriac (Fra) France B 0:00:19  
5 John Degenkolb (Ger) Germany 0:00:21  
6 Andrew Talansky (USA) United States of America 0:00:24  
7 Tom Dumoulin (Ned) Netherlands 0:00:26  
8 Nelson Oliveira (Por) Portugal 0:00:27  
9 Jesus Herrada Lopez (Spa) Spain 0:00:28  
10 Anthony Delaplace (Fra) France A    
11 Martijn Keizer (Ned) Netherlands 0:00:29  
12 Vladislav Gorbunov (Kaz) Kazakhstan 0:00:30  
13 Blaz Jarc (Slo) Slovenia    
14 Geoffrey Soupe (Fra) France A    
15 Jérome Cousin (Fra) France B 0:00:31  
16 Timothy Roe (Aus) Australia    
17 Nairo Alexander Quintanarojas (Col) Colombia 0:00:33  
18 Mark Christian (GBr) Great Britain 0:00:34  
19 Jarlinson Pantano Gomez (Col) Colombia    
20 Wilco Kelderman (Ned) Netherlands    
21 Tom Jelte Slagter (Ned) Netherlands 0:00:35  
22 Nikita Novikov (Rus) Russian Federation    
23 Romain Bardet (Fra) France B 0:00:36  
24 Tom Thill (Lux) Luxembourg    
25 Gaëtan Bille (Bel) Belgium    
26 Camilo Suarez (Col) Colombia    
27 Andrei Krasilnikau (Blr) Belarus    
28 Gregory Brenes (CRc) Equipe-Mixte 0:00:37  
29 Arthur Vanoverberghe (Bel) Belgium 0:00:40  
30 Daniil Fominykh (Kaz) Kazakhstan 0:00:41  
31 Michal Kwiatkowski (Pol) Poland 0:00:42  
32 Daniel Teklehaimanot (Eri) Equipe-Mixte 0:00:43  
33 Sebastian Lander (Den) Denmark    
34 Joseph Lewis (Aus) Australia    
35 Romain Hardy (Fra) France A 0:00:44  
36 Luke Rowe (GBr) Great Britain 0:00:45  
37 Jon Izagirre Insausti (Spa) Spain    
38 Pieter Serry (Bel) Belgium 0:00:47  
39 Thomas Damuseau (Fra) France A    
40 Arnaud Courteille (Fra) France A    
41 Vicente Garcia Da Mateos Rubio (Spa) Spain    
42 Coen Vermeltfoort (Ned) Netherlands    
43 David Rosch (Ger) Germany 0:00:48  
44 Dmitriy Ignatyev (Rus) Russian Federation    
45 Maximilian May (Ger) Germany    
46 Esteban Chaves (Col) Colombia    
47 Jean Lou Paiani (Fra) France B    
48 Benjamin King (USA) United States of America 0:00:49  
49 Higinio Fernandez Suarez (Spa) Spain    
50 Joni Brandao (Por) Portugal    
51 Yannick Eijssen (Bel) Belgium 0:00:50  
52 Erick Rowsell (GBr) Great Britain    
53 Bruno Silva (Por) Portugal    
54 Julien Vermote (Bel) Belgium    
55 Andrew Fenn (GBr) Great Britain    
56 David De La Cruz Melgarejo (Spa) Spain 0:00:51  
57 Nikita Umerbekov (Kaz) Kazakhstan    
58 Blaz Furdi (Slo) Slovenia 0:00:53  
59 Jelle Wallays (Bel) Belgium 0:00:54  
60 Benjamin King (Aus) Australia    
61 Luka Mezgec (Slo) Slovenia    
62 Arman Kamyshev (Kaz) Kazakhstan 0:00:55  
63 Mads Meyer (Den) Denmark    
64 Sebastian Salazar (Col) Colombia    
65 Thomas Bonnin (Fra) France A 0:00:56  
66 Marek Canecky (Svk) Equipe-Mixte    
67 Martin Grunder (Ger) Germany 0:00:57  
68 Viacheslav Kuznetsov (Rus) Russian Federation    
69 Christopher Butler (USA) United States of America    
70 Sébastien Reichenbach (Swi) Switzerland 0:00:58  
71 Alex Howes (USA) United States of America    
72 Yoann Barbas (Fra) France B    
73 Christopher Juul-Jensen (Den) Denmark 0:00:59  
74 Amaro Antunes (Por) Portugal 0:01:01  
75 Mathias Lisson (Den) Denmark 0:01:02  
76 Silvan Dillier (Swi) Switzerland    
77 Ivo Lux (Lux) Luxembourg    
78 Marko Kump (Slo) Slovenia    
79 Siarhei Novikau (Blr) Belarus    
80 Domingos Goncalves (Por) Portugal    
81 Bert Jan Lindeman (Ned) Netherlands 0:01:03  
82 Alexei Tsatevich (Rus) Russian Federation    
83 Ki Ho Choi (HKg) Equipe-Mixte 0:01:04  
84 Timothy Kennaugh (GBr) Great Britain    
85 Mikel Landa Meana (Spa) Spain 0:01:05  
86 Chan Jae Jang (Kor) Equipe-Mixte    
87 Yauheni Lahun (Blr) Belarus    
88 Nicolas Capdepuy (Fra) France B    
89 Stanislau Bazhkou (Blr) Belarus 0:01:06  
90 Kuanysh Kylybayev (Kaz) Kazakhstan    
91 Pit Schlechter (Lux) Luxembourg    
92 Adrian Honkisz (Pol) Poland    
93 Michael Baer (Swi) Switzerland 0:01:07  
94 Jonathan Fumeaux (Swi) Switzerland    
95 Hyeong Min Choe (Kor) Equipe-Mixte    
96 Joel Zangerle (Lux) Luxembourg 0:01:08  
97 David Hesselbarth (Ger) Germany    
98 Michael Weicht (Ger) Germany 0:01:09  
99 Pawel Poljanski (Pol) Poland    
100 Malcolm Rudolph (Aus) Australia 0:01:10  
101 Ian Boswell (USA) United States of America    
102 Sylwester Janiszewski (Pol) Poland    
103 Jan Tratnik (Slo) Slovenia 0:01:11  
104 Andi Bajc (Slo) Slovenia 0:01:13  
105 Guilherme Lourenco (Por) Portugal 0:01:15  
106 Andreï Holubeu (Blr) Belarus    
107 Nick Aitken (Aus) Australia    
108 Marcel Aregger (Swi) Switzerland 0:01:16  
109 Tom Kohn (Lux) Luxembourg    
110 Abdraimzhan Ishanov (Kaz) Kazakhstan 0:01:20  
111 Arkimedes Argueles Rodrigues (Rus) Russian Federation 0:01:22  
112 Kamil Zielinski (Pol) Poland    
113 Ricky Eno Jorgensen (Den) Denmark 0:01:24  
114 Pawel Charucki (Pol) Poland    
115 Daniel Henggeler (Swi) Switzerland 0:01:25  
116 Alexander Kholodov (Rus) Russian Federation 0:01:32  
117 Tom Schanen (Lux) Luxembourg 0:01:36  
118 Darwin Atapuma (Col) Colombia 0:01:41  
119 Kanstantin Klimiankou (Blr) Belarus    
120 Niki Byrgesen (Den) Denmark 0:02:30  
Points
1 Taylor Phinney (USA) United States of America 12 pts
2 Alex Dowsett (GBr) Great Britain 10  
3 Michael Matthews (Aus) Australia 8  
4 Loïc Desriac (Fra) France B 7  
5 John Degenkolb (Ger) Germany 6  
6 Andrew Talansky (USA) United States of America 5  
7 Tom Dumoulin (Ned) Netherlands 4  
8 Nelson Oliveira (Por) Portugal 3  
9 Jesus Herrada Lopez (Spa) Spain 2  
10 Anthony Delaplace (Fra) France A 1  
Teams
1 United States of America 0:27:58  
2 Australia 0:00:08  
3 Great Britain 0:00:12  
4 France B 0:00:13  
5 Netherlands 0:00:16  
6 France A 0:00:29  
7 Colombia 0:00:30  
8 Germany 0:00:44  
9 Spain 0:00:47  
10 Kazakhstan 0:00:49  
11 Belgium 0:00:50  
12 Portugal 0:00:53  
13 Equipe-Mixte 0:01:03  
14 Slovenia 0:01:04  
15 Russian Federation 0:01:07  
16 Denmark 0:01:24  
17 Belarus 0:01:30  
18 Luxembourg 0:01:31  
19 Poland 0:01:44  
20 Switzerland 0:01:54  
General classification after prologue
1 Taylor Phinney (USA) United States of America 0:08:55  
2 Alex Dowsett (GBr) Great Britain 0:00:06  
3 Michael Matthews (Aus) Australia 0:00:07  
4 Loïc Desriac (Fra) France B 0:00:19  
5 John Degenkolb (Ger) Germany 0:00:21  
6 Andrew Talansky (USA) United States of America 0:00:24  
7 Tom Dumoulin (Ned) Netherlands 0:00:26  
8 Nelson Oliveira (Por) Portugal 0:00:27  
9 Jesus Herrada Lopez (Spa) Spain 0:00:28  
10 Anthony Delaplace (Fra) France A    
11 Martijn Keizer (Ned) Netherlands 0:00:29  
12 Vladislav Gorbunov (Kaz) Kazakhstan 0:00:30  
13 Blaz Jarc (Slo) Slovenia    
14 Geoffrey Soupe (Fra) France A    
15 Jérome Cousin (Fra) France B 0:00:31  
16 Timothy Roe (Aus) Australia    
17 Nairo Alexander Quintanarojas (Col) Colombia 0:00:33  
18 Mark Christian (GBr) Great Britain 0:00:34  
19 Jarlinson Pantano Gomez (Col) Colombia    
20 Wilco Kelderman (Ned) Netherlands    
21 Tom Jelte Slagter (Ned) Netherlands 0:00:35  
22 Nikita Novikov (Rus) Russian Federation    
23 Romain Bardet (Fra) France B 0:00:36  
24 Tom Thill (Lux) Luxembourg    
25 Gaëtan Bille (Bel) Belgium    
26 Camilo Suarez (Col) Colombia    
27 Andrei Krasilnikau (Blr) Belarus    
28 Gregory Brenes (CRc) Equipe-Mixte 0:00:37  
29 Arthur Vanoverberghe (Bel) Belgium 0:00:40  
30 Daniil Fominykh (Kaz) Kazakhstan 0:00:41  
31 Michal Kwiatkowski (Pol) Poland 0:00:42  
32 Daniel Teklehaimanot (Eri) Equipe-Mixte 0:00:43  
33 Sebastian Lander (Den) Denmark    
34 Joseph Lewis (Aus) Australia    
35 Romain Hardy (Fra) France A 0:00:44  
36 Luke Rowe (GBr) Great Britain 0:00:45  
37 Jon Izagirre Insausti (Spa) Spain    
38 Pieter Serry (Bel) Belgium 0:00:47  
39 Thomas Damuseau (Fra) France A    
40 Arnaud Courteille (Fra) France A    
41 Vicente Garcia Da Mateos Rubio (Spa) Spain    
42 Coen Vermeltfoort (Ned) Netherlands    
43 David Rosch (Ger) Germany 0:00:48  
44 Dmitriy Ignatyev (Rus) Russian Federation    
45 Maximilian May (Ger) Germany    
46 Esteban Chaves (Col) Colombia    
47 Jean Lou Paiani (Fra) France B    
48 Benjamin King (USA) United States of America 0:00:49  
49 Higinio Fernandez Suarez (Spa) Spain    
50 Joni Brandao (Por) Portugal    
51 Yannick Eijssen (Bel) Belgium 0:00:50  
52 Erick Rowsell (GBr) Great Britain    
53 Bruno Silva (Por) Portugal    
54 Julien Vermote (Bel) Belgium    
55 Andrew Fenn (GBr) Great Britain    
56 David De La Cruz Melgarejo (Spa) Spain 0:00:51  
57 Nikita Umerbekov (Kaz) Kazakhstan    
58 Blaz Furdi (Slo) Slovenia 0:00:53  
59 Jelle Wallays (Bel) Belgium 0:00:54  
60 Benjamin King (Aus) Australia    
61 Luka Mezgec (Slo) Slovenia    
62 Arman Kamyshev (Kaz) Kazakhstan 0:00:55  
63 Mads Meyer (Den) Denmark    
64 Sebastian Salazar (Col) Colombia    
65 Thomas Bonnin (Fra) France A 0:00:56  
66 Marek Canecky (Svk) Equipe-Mixte    
67 Martin Grunder (Ger) Germany 0:00:57  
68 Viacheslav Kuznetsov (Rus) Russian Federation    
69 Christopher Butler (USA) United States of America    
70 Sébastien Reichenbach (Swi) Switzerland 0:00:58  
71 Alex Howes (USA) United States of America    
72 Yoann Barbas (Fra) France B    
73 Christopher Juul-Jensen (Den) Denmark 0:00:59  
74 Amaro Antunes (Por) Portugal 0:01:01  
75 Mathias Lisson (Den) Denmark 0:01:02  
76 Silvan Dillier (Swi) Switzerland    
77 Ivo Lux (Lux) Luxembourg    
78 Marko Kump (Slo) Slovenia    
79 Siarhei Novikau (Blr) Belarus    
80 Domingos Goncalves (Por) Portugal    
81 Bert Jan Lindeman (Ned) Netherlands 0:01:03  
82 Alexei Tsatevich (Rus) Russian Federation    
83 Ki Ho Choi (HKg) Equipe-Mixte 0:01:04  
84 Timothy Kennaugh (GBr) Great Britain    
85 Mikel Landa Meana (Spa) Spain 0:01:05  
86 Chan Jae Jang (Kor) Equipe-Mixte    
87 Yauheni Lahun (Blr) Belarus    
88 Nicolas Capdepuy (Fra) France B    
89 Stanislau Bazhkou (Blr) Belarus 0:01:06  
90 Kuanysh Kylybayev (Kaz) Kazakhstan    
91 Pit Schlechter (Lux) Luxembourg    
92 Adrian Honkisz (Pol) Poland    
93 Michael Baer (Swi) Switzerland 0:01:07  
94 Jonathan Fumeaux (Swi) Switzerland    
95 Hyeong Min Choe (Kor) Equipe-Mixte    
96 Joel Zangerle (Lux) Luxembourg 0:01:08  
97 David Hesselbarth (Ger) Germany    
98 Michael Weicht (Ger) Germany 0:01:09  
99 Pawel Poljanski (Pol) Poland    
100 Malcolm Rudolph (Aus) Australia 0:01:10  
101 Ian Boswell (USA) United States of America    
102 Sylwester Janiszewski (Pol) Poland    
103 Jan Tratnik (Slo) Slovenia 0:01:11  
104 Andi Bajc (Slo) Slovenia 0:01:13  
105 Guilherme Lourenco (Por) Portugal 0:01:15  
106 Andreï Holubeu (Blr) Belarus    
107 Nick Aitken (Aus) Australia    
108 Marcel Aregger (Swi) Switzerland 0:01:16  
109 Tom Kohn (Lux) Luxembourg    
110 Abdraimzhan Ishanov (Kaz) Kazakhstan 0:01:20  
111 Arkimedes Argueles Rodrigues (Rus) Russian Federation 0:01:22  
112 Kamil Zielinski (Pol) Poland    
113 Ricky Eno Jorgensen (Den) Denmark 0:01:24  
114 Pawel Charucki (Pol) Poland    
115 Daniel Henggeler (Swi) Switzerland 0:01:25  
116 Alexander Kholodov (Rus) Russian Federation 0:01:32  
117 Tom Schanen (Lux) Luxembourg 0:01:36  
118 Darwin Atapuma (Col) Colombia 0:01:41  
119 Kanstantin Klimiankou (Blr) Belarus    
120 Niki Byrgesen (Den) Denmark 0:02:30  
Points classification
1 Taylor Phinney (USA) United States of America 12 pts
2 Alex Dowsett (GBr) Great Britain 10  
3 Michael Matthews (Aus) Australia 8  
4 Loïc Desriac (Fra) France B 7  
5 John Degenkolb (Ger) Germany 6  
6 Andrew Talansky (USA) United States of America 5  
7 Tom Dumoulin (Ned) Netherlands 4  
8 Nelson Oliveira (Por) Portugal 3  
9 Jesus Herrada Lopez (Spa) Spain 2  
10 Anthony Delaplace (Fra) France A 1  
Teams classification
1 United States of America 0:27:58  
2 Australia 0:00:08  
3 Great Britain 0:00:12  
4 France B 0:00:13  
5 Netherlands 0:00:16  
6 France A 0:00:29  
7 Colombia 0:00:30  
8 Germany 0:00:44  
9 Spain 0:00:47  
10 Kazakhstan 0:00:49  
11 Belgium 0:00:50  
12 Portugal 0:00:53  
13 Equipe-Mixte 0:01:03  
14 Slovenia 0:01:04  
15 Russian Federation 0:01:07  
16 Denmark 0:01:24  
17 Belarus 0:01:30  
18 Luxembourg 0:01:31  
19 Poland 0:01:44  
20 Switzerland 0:01:54