Viviani wins Tour of Mumbai
Liquigas -Cannondale sprinter takes race in India
Elia Viviani of Liquigas -Cannondale has won the first stage of the Tour of Mumbai. The Italian outpaced Robbie McEwen (RadioShack) and Tyler Day (Team Bonitas) in the mass sprint after 180 km in the Indian city of Nashik.
It was the second win of the season for the 22-year-old, who last week won the GP Costa degli Etruschi.
“The finale today was not easy,” Viviani said. Only in the last km did RadioShack take charge to set up the sprint, but it was unable to maintain control.”
“I knew that McEwen was the made to beat and, fearing his explosiveness, I tried to stay on his wheel. With 50 metres to go I took off on the left and 20 metres from the line, I managed to pass him. I won but it was an effort.”
The younger sprinter said this condition is improving with every race, as is his “wealth of experience, which is essential in the sprints. But the best signal is the confidence I send to my teammates. Today they pulled the field for 180 km, believing in my ability. It is a sign of respect which motivates me a lot.”
McEwen was able to come back from a mechanical near the finish to take second place. “I punctured 3km from the finish. I jumped on the bike of (teammate Michal) Kwiatkowski and so I got back.”
Full Results
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
---|---|---|
1 | Elia Viviani (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale | 4:12:27 |
2 | Robbie Mcewen (Aus) Team RadioShack | Row 1 - Cell 2 |
3 | Tyler Day (RSA) Team Bonitas | Row 2 - Cell 2 |
4 | Robert Hunter (RSA) Team RadioShack | Row 3 - Cell 2 |
5 | Ian Wilkinson (GBr) Endura Racing | Row 4 - Cell 2 |
6 | Hossein Nateghi (IRI) | Row 5 - Cell 2 |
7 | Jaan Kirsipuu (Est) Champion System | Row 6 - Cell 2 |
8 | Malcolm Lange (RSA) Team Bonitas | Row 7 - Cell 2 |
9 | Johann Rabie (RSA) Team Bonitas | Row 8 - Cell 2 |
10 | Martijn Verschoor (Ned) Team Type 1 - Sanofi Aventis | Row 9 - Cell 2 |
11 | Jonathan Mcevoy (GBr) Motorpoint | Row 10 - Cell 2 |
12 | Anthony Giacoppo (Aus) Genesys Wealth Advisers | Row 11 - Cell 2 |
13 | Florian Bissinger (Ger) ARBÖ Gebrüder Weiss - Oberndorfer | Row 12 - Cell 2 |
14 | Dmitriy Gruzdev (Kaz) | Row 13 - Cell 2 |
15 | Marcin Bialoblocki (Pol) Motorpoint | Row 14 - Cell 2 |
16 | Andrew Magnier (GBr) Motorpoint | Row 15 - Cell 2 |
17 | Alexey Shmidt (Rus) Team Type 1 - Sanofi Aventis | Row 16 - Cell 2 |
18 | Andrea Grendene (Ita) Team Type 1 - Sanofi Aventis | Row 17 - Cell 2 |
19 | Periklis Ilias (Gre) SP Tableware | Row 18 - Cell 2 |
20 | Christoph Springer (Ger) SP Tableware | 0:00:05 |
21 | Jason Rigg (Aus) Genesys Wealth Advisers | Row 20 - Cell 2 |
22 | Ian Bibby (GBr) Motorpoint | Row 21 - Cell 2 |
23 | Georgios Karatzios (Gre) SP Tableware | Row 22 - Cell 2 |
24 | Fabio Calabria (Aus) Team Type 1 - Sanofi Aventis | Row 23 - Cell 2 |
25 | Yusuf Abrekov (Uzb) | Row 24 - Cell 2 |
26 | Lars Pria (Rom) ARBÖ Gebrüder Weiss - Oberndorfer | Row 25 - Cell 2 |
27 | Man Chau Wai (HKg) Champion System | Row 26 - Cell 2 |
28 | Abdullojon Akparov (Uzb) | Row 27 - Cell 2 |
29 | Christoph Täubel (Aut) ARBÖ Gebrüder Weiss - Oberndorfer | Row 28 - Cell 2 |
30 | Ablay Shugaipov (Kaz) | Row 29 - Cell 2 |
31 | James Sampson (GBr) Motorpoint | Row 30 - Cell 2 |
32 | Mart Ojavee (Est) Champion System | Row 31 - Cell 2 |
33 | Gabriel Combrinck (RSA) Team Bonitas | Row 32 - Cell 2 |
34 | Guillaume Pont (Fra) SP Tableware | Row 33 - Cell 2 |
35 | Nazar Jumabekov (Kaz) | Row 34 - Cell 2 |
36 | Joris Boillat (Swi) Champion System | Row 35 - Cell 2 |
37 | Magkoyras Neofytos Sakellaridis (Gre) SP Tableware | Row 36 - Cell 2 |
38 | Johannes Jakobus Kachelhoffer (RSA) Team Bonitas | Row 37 - Cell 2 |
39 | Evan Oliphant Endura Racing | Row 38 - Cell 2 |
40 | Mark O'brien (Aus) SP Tableware | Row 39 - Cell 2 |
41 | Saeed Nateghi (IRI) Vali Asr Kerman | Row 40 - Cell 2 |
42 | Alan Marangoni (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale | Row 41 - Cell 2 |
43 | Sam Bewley (NZl) Team RadioShack | Row 42 - Cell 2 |
44 | James Moss (GBr) Endura Racing | Row 43 - Cell 2 |
45 | Mauro Finetto (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale | Row 44 - Cell 2 |
46 | Muradjan Khalmuratov (Uzb) | 0:01:15 |
47 | Tiziano Dall'antonia (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale | Row 46 - Cell 2 |
48 | Seyed Mostafa Seyed Rezaei Khormizi (IRI) Vali Asr Kerman | Row 47 - Cell 2 |
49 | Kane Walker (Aus) Genesys Wealth Advisers | Row 48 - Cell 2 |
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