Van Avermaet wins Tour de Yorkshire

Greg Van Avermaet (BMC) took overall victory at the 2018 Tour de Yorkshire, as Stephane Rossetto (Cofidis) scored a sensational solo victory on the final stage of the race. It was 34 seconds later that Van Avermaet won the sprint for second, while Ian Bibby (JLT Condor) rounded off the podium.

Already having been in the break on stage 2, Rossetto was out front on his own for almost 120km of the 189.5km queen stage. The 31-year-old was part of the day's initial break, attacking after 40km and then shedding his final break-mate on the hardest climb of the race before embarking on his lonely quest.

Van Avermaet's victory came after Eddie Dunbar (Aqua Blue Sport) had blown up the race up on the final climb of the day, 18km from the line. With race leader Magnus Cort Nielsen (Astana) dropped and four BMC riders in the lead group, all that remained was for the American squad to fend off any attacks before the Belgian completed the job in the sprint.

Rossetto, who also won the mountains classification, compared the "amazing" race to the Tour de France after finishing, and cited Sylvain Chavanel and Vincenzo Nibali as inspirations for his fighting style.

"It's one of the most beautiful victories of my career," he said. "I'm very moved. It's a huge win and a real life lesson - it shows if you work hard it pays off. I'm a bit of an old-fashioned rider, never over-calculating or over-analysing things. I like to get out there and take it on."

The overall victory marks Van Avermaet's second victory of the year, and his first since the Tour of Oman in February. Eduard Prades (Euskadi-Murias) took second overall, nine seconds down, while Serge Pauwels (Dimension Data) was third at 14 seconds.

How it happened

Despite Halifax and Leeds lying roughly only 15 miles apart, the riders had to take the long way round for the final stage of the race, riding 189.5km through the picturesque - and brutally hilly - Yorkshire Moors. The first 50km featured three climbs - the Côte de Hebden Bridge (16km in - 7km at 4.6%), Côte de Goose Eye (31km in - 1.5km at 10%), and the Côte de Barden Moore (48.5km in - 1km at 9.5%).

Then followed perhaps the toughest of the race - the 2.2km, 10.5% Côte de Park Rash, which came after 77km. After a mid-stage lull down in the valley, the final 60km featured six unclassified hills, as well as the Côte de Greenhow Hill 61.5km out (3.3km at 8.2%), and the Côte de Otley Chevin (1.4km at 10.3%), which came 25km from the line. Two intermediate sprints came 67.5km and 177km into the stage.

Within the first 20km the day's break had been established, as an 18-strong group attacked the peloton. Brent Bookwalter (BMC), Sylvain Chavanel (Direct Énergie), Owain Doull (Team Sky), Bryan Coquard (Vital Concept), Stephane Rossetto (Cofidis) and Maximilan Stedman (Canyon-Eisberg) were among the notable names out front.

At 40km into the stage, Stedman and Rossetto were away alone, with Stedman leading over the Barden Moor and Goose Eye climbs. But 30km later, on the Côte de Park Rash, the Frenchman - fourth here in 2015 and in the break on stage 2 - left the Brit behind for good.

Astana led the peloton for much of the day, working for Cort Nielsen. Nine minutes back with 100km to race, they were four minutes behind the chase group. Meanwhile, up front Rossetto was surely beginning to entertain thoughts of a stage win to go with his mountains classification bid.

As the kilometres ticked down, Rossetto's gap was slowly eroding rather than falling away. As he reached the final 40km, the shrinking peloton crested Greenhow Hill six minutes back, with the chase group four minutes down on the Cofidis man.

At Otley Chevin, the final climb of the race, Rossetto picked up maximum points once again to con-firm his mountain classification victory. A few minutes later, Dunbar kicked off the action on the climb, shattering the peloton as Cort Nielsen was dropped.

Four BMC riders, including Van Avermaet, made the selection in the aftermath. They led a group of around 14 riders which featured a number of men in GC contention. Up front Rossetto rode to the finish unmolested, securing a famous victory - his first since the 2014 Boucles de la Mayenne.

Despite several further attacks from Dunbar, the hills in the finale weren't enough to dislodge Van Avermaet, leaving him with the relatively simple task of controlling the final sprint and bonus sec-onds.

 

Full Results

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#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Stéphane Rossetto (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits4:53:22
2Greg Van Avermaet (Bel) BMC Racing Team0:00:34
3Ian Bibby (GBr) JLT CondorRow 2 - Cell 2
4Edward Dunbar (Irl) Aqua Blue SportRow 3 - Cell 2
5Eduard Prades Reverter (Spa) Euskadi Basque Country-MuriasRow 4 - Cell 2
6Anthony Perez (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions CreditsRow 5 - Cell 2
7Jonathan Hivert (Fra) Direct EnergieRow 6 - Cell 2
8Serge Pauwels (Bel) Dimension DataRow 7 - Cell 2
9Robert Kiserlovski (Cro) Katusha-AlpecinRow 8 - Cell 2
10Michael Storer (Aus) Team SunwebRow 9 - Cell 2
11Patrick Bevin (NZl) BMC Racing TeamRow 10 - Cell 2
12Brent Bookwalter (USA) BMC Racing Team0:01:03
13Colin Joyce (USA) Rally Cycling0:01:05
14Edmund Bradbury (GBr) JLT Condor0:01:10
15Mike Teunissen (Ned) Team SunwebRow 14 - Cell 2
16Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Direct EnergieRow 15 - Cell 2
17Nick van der Lijke (Ned) Roompot-Nederlandse LoterijRow 16 - Cell 2
18James Shaw (GBr) Great BritainRow 17 - Cell 2
19Dylan van Baarle (Ned) Team SkyRow 18 - Cell 2
20Karol Domagalski (Pol) One Pro CyclingRow 19 - Cell 2
21Daniel Pearson (GBr) Aqua Blue Sport0:02:08
22Edward Laverack (GBr) JLT Condor0:02:11
23Reto Hollenstein (Swi) Katusha-AlpecinRow 22 - Cell 2
24Etienne van Empel (Ned) Roompot-Nederlandse LoterijRow 23 - Cell 2
25Aritz Bagues Kalparsoro (Spa) Euskadi Basque Country-MuriasRow 24 - Cell 2
26Garikoitz Bravo Oiarbide (Spa) Euskadi Basque Country-MuriasRow 25 - Cell 2
27Hayden McCormick (NZl) One Pro CyclingRow 26 - Cell 2
28Tiago Machado (Por) Katusha-AlpecinRow 27 - Cell 2
29James Oram (NZl) One Pro CyclingRow 28 - Cell 2
30Kyle Murphy (USA) Rally CyclingRow 29 - Cell 2
31Luis Angel Mate Mardones (Spa) Cofidis, Solutions CreditsRow 30 - Cell 2
32Magnus Cort (Den) Astana Pro TeamRow 31 - Cell 2
33Mark Christian (GBr) Aqua Blue SportRow 32 - Cell 2
34Mathias Le Turnier (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions CreditsRow 33 - Cell 2
35Danilo Wyss (Swi) BMC Racing TeamRow 34 - Cell 2
36Ben Swift (GBr) Great Britain0:03:52
37Owain Doull (GBr) Team SkyRow 36 - Cell 2
38Johannes Fröhlinger (Ger) Team Sunweb0:06:00
39Peter Williams (GBr) One Pro CyclingRow 38 - Cell 2
40Fred Wright (GBr) Great BritainRow 39 - Cell 2
41Ryan Anderson (Can) Rally CyclingRow 40 - Cell 2
42Jai Hindley (Aus) Team SunwebRow 41 - Cell 2
43Richard Handley (GBr) Madison GenesisRow 42 - Cell 2
44Leonardo Basso (Ita) Team SkyRow 43 - Cell 2
45Jonathan McEvoy (GBr) Madison GenesisRow 44 - Cell 2
46Ian Stannard (GBr) Team SkyRow 45 - Cell 2
47Oscar Gatto (Ita) Astana Pro TeamRow 46 - Cell 2
48Calvin Watson (Aus) Aqua Blue Sport0:07:10
49Steff Cras (Bel) Katusha-AlpecinRow 48 - Cell 2
50Julien Vermote (Bel) Dimension DataRow 49 - Cell 2
51Robbert de Greef (Ned) Roompot-Nederlandse LoterijRow 50 - Cell 2
52Kevin Reza (Fra) Vital Concept ClubRow 51 - Cell 2
53Guillaume Bonnafond (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions CreditsRow 52 - Cell 2
54Perrig Quemeneur (Fra) Direct EnergieRow 53 - Cell 2
55Martijn Budding (Ned) Roompot-Nederlandse LoterijRow 54 - Cell 2
56Dorian Godon (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions CreditsRow 55 - Cell 2
57Scott Davies (GBr) Dimension DataRow 56 - Cell 2
58Angelo Tulik (Fra) Direct Energie0:07:16
59Lawrence Warbasse (USA) Aqua Blue Sport0:07:56
60James Lowsley-Williams (GBr) Canyon EisbergRow 59 - Cell 2
61Matteo Dal-Cin (Can) Rally Cycling0:11:09
62Jonathan Dibben (GBr) Team SkyRow 61 - Cell 2
63Marco Mathis (Ger) Katusha-AlpecinRow 62 - Cell 2
64Nathan Van Hooydonck (Bel) BMC Racing TeamRow 63 - Cell 2
65James Gullen (GBr) JLT CondorRow 64 - Cell 2
66Connor Swift (GBr) Madison GenesisRow 65 - Cell 2
67Michael Cuming (GBr) Madison GenesisRow 66 - Cell 2
68Loic Chetout (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions CreditsRow 67 - Cell 2
69Tom Stamsnijder (Ned) Team SunwebRow 68 - Cell 2
70Julio Alberto Amores Palacios (Spa) Vitus Pro CyclingRow 69 - Cell 2
71Kristoffer Halvorsen (Nor) Team SkyRow 70 - Cell 2
72Jay Thomson (RSA) Dimension DataRow 71 - Cell 2
73Nicolas Dougall (RSA) Dimension DataRow 72 - Cell 2
74Jonas Van Genechten (Bel) Vital Concept ClubRow 73 - Cell 2
75Bryan Coquard (Fra) Vital Concept ClubRow 74 - Cell 2
76Arnaud Courteille (Fra) Vital Concept ClubRow 75 - Cell 2
77Steven Lammertink (Ned) Vital Concept ClubRow 76 - Cell 2
78Jacob Scott (GBr) One Pro CyclingRow 77 - Cell 2
79Max Stedman (GBr) Canyon EisbergRow 78 - Cell 2
80Harrison Jones (GBr) Vitus Pro Cycling0:13:22
81Pim Ligthart (Ned) Roompot-Nederlandse LoterijRow 80 - Cell 2
82Oliver Wood (GBr) JLT CondorRow 81 - Cell 2
83Phil Bauhaus (Ger) Team SunwebRow 82 - Cell 2
84Liam Davies (GBr) Vitus Pro CyclingRow 83 - Cell 2
85Thomas Baylis (GBr) One Pro CyclingRow 84 - Cell 2
86George Pym (GBr) Madison Genesis0:13:25
87Jenthe Biermans (Bel) Katusha-AlpecinRow 86 - Cell 2
88Max Walscheid (Ger) Team Sunweb0:18:22
89Thomas Pidcock (GBr) Great Britain0:18:34
90Jon Aberasturi Izaga (Spa) Euskadi Basque Country-Murias0:28:39
91Andrew Tennant (GBr) Canyon EisbergRow 90 - Cell 2
92Gabriel Cullaigh (GBr) Great BritainRow 91 - Cell 2
93Joshua Hunt (GBr) Vitus Pro CyclingRow 92 - Cell 2
94Leon Mazzone (GBr) Holdsworth Pro RacingRow 93 - Cell 2
95Robert-Jon McCarthy (Irl) JLT CondorRow 94 - Cell 2
96Sean McKenna (Irl) Holdsworth Pro RacingRow 95 - Cell 2
97Russell Downing (GBr) Holdsworth Pro RacingRow 96 - Cell 2
98Emils Liepins (Lat) One Pro Cycling0:31:47
OTLHarry Tanfield (GBr) Canyon EisbergRow 98 - Cell 2
DNFAdam Kenway (GBr) Vitus Pro CyclingRow 99 - Cell 2
DNFBryan Nauleau (Fra) Direct EnergieRow 100 - Cell 2
DNFTobyn Horton (GBr) Madison GenesisRow 101 - Cell 2
DNFJérémy Lecroq (Fra) Vital Concept ClubRow 102 - Cell 2
DNFJulien Morice (Fra) Vital Concept ClubRow 103 - Cell 2
DNFMikel Aristi Gardoki (Spa) Euskadi Basque Country-MuriasRow 104 - Cell 2
DNFDexter Gardias (GBr) Canyon EisbergRow 105 - Cell 2
DNFJesse Anthony (USA) Rally CyclingRow 106 - Cell 2
DNFBen Walsh (Irl) Vitus Pro CyclingRow 107 - Cell 2
DNFJoey Walker (GBr) Great BritainRow 108 - Cell 2
DNFMark Cavendish (GBr) Dimension DataRow 109 - Cell 2
DNFCyril Barthe (Fra) Euskadi Basque Country-MuriasRow 110 - Cell 2
DNFAxel Journiaux (Fra) Direct EnergieRow 111 - Cell 2
DNFSeid Lizde (Ita) Holdsworth Pro RacingRow 112 - Cell 2
DNFJulen Irizar Laskurain (Spa) Euskadi Basque Country-MuriasRow 113 - Cell 2
DNFAlistair Slater (GBr) JLT CondorRow 114 - Cell 2
DNFPieter Weening (Ned) Roompot-Nederlandse LoterijRow 115 - Cell 2
DNFShane Archbold (NZl) Aqua Blue SportRow 116 - Cell 2
DNFAdam Blythe (GBr) Aqua Blue SportRow 117 - Cell 2
DNFMoreno Moser (Ita) Astana Pro TeamRow 118 - Cell 2
DNFRiccardo Minali (Ita) Astana Pro TeamRow 119 - Cell 2
DNFLaurens De Vreese (Bel) Astana Pro TeamRow 120 - Cell 2
DNFMark Renshaw (Aus) Dimension DataRow 121 - Cell 2
DNFJeremy Cornu (Fra) Direct EnergieRow 122 - Cell 2
DNSWouter Wippert (Ned) Roompot-Nederlandse LoterijRow 123 - Cell 2
DNSErick Rowsell (GBr) Madison GenesisRow 124 - Cell 2
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Final general classification after stage 4
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Greg Van Avermaet (Bel) BMC Racing Team16:38:00
2Eduard Prades Reverter (Spa) Euskadi Basque Country-Murias0:00:09
3Serge Pauwels (Bel) Dimension Data0:00:14
4Robert Kiserlovski (Cro) Katusha-Alpecin0:00:19
5Michael Storer (Aus) Team SunwebRow 4 - Cell 2
6Ian Bibby (GBr) JLT Condor0:00:23
7Anthony Perez (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits0:00:25
8Edward Dunbar (Irl) Aqua Blue Sport0:00:27
9Patrick Bevin (NZl) BMC Racing Team0:00:37
10Jonathan Hivert (Fra) Direct Energie0:00:39
11Colin Joyce (USA) Rally Cycling0:00:50
12Brent Bookwalter (USA) BMC Racing Team0:00:53
13Dylan van Baarle (Ned) Team Sky0:01:09
14James Shaw (GBr) Great Britain0:01:15
15Karol Domagalski (Pol) One Pro Cycling0:01:21
16Mike Teunissen (Ned) Team SunwebRow 15 - Cell 2
17Edmund Bradbury (GBr) JLT Condor0:01:29
18Nick van der Lijke (Ned) Roompot-Nederlandse LoterijRow 17 - Cell 2
19Magnus Cort (Den) Astana Pro Team0:01:35
20Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Direct Energie0:01:50
21Daniel Pearson (GBr) Aqua Blue Sport0:02:01
22Mark Christian (GBr) Aqua Blue Sport0:02:04
23Etienne van Empel (Ned) Roompot-Nederlandse LoterijRow 22 - Cell 2
24James Oram (NZl) One Pro Cycling0:02:16
25Luis Angel Mate Mardones (Spa) Cofidis, Solutions Credits0:02:19
26Kyle Murphy (USA) Rally Cycling0:02:22
27Edward Laverack (GBr) JLT Condor0:02:30
28Hayden McCormick (NZl) One Pro Cycling0:02:44
29Aritz Bagues Kalparsoro (Spa) Euskadi Basque Country-Murias0:02:48
30Reto Hollenstein (Swi) Katusha-Alpecin0:02:52
31Tiago Machado (Por) Katusha-Alpecin0:03:21
32Owain Doull (GBr) Team Sky0:04:19
33Ben Swift (GBr) Great Britain0:04:47
34Mathias Le Turnier (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits0:05:38
35Danilo Wyss (Swi) BMC Racing Team0:05:51
36Leonardo Basso (Ita) Team Sky0:06:11
37Jai Hindley (Aus) Team Sunweb0:06:17
38Peter Williams (GBr) One Pro Cycling0:06:19
39Richard Handley (GBr) Madison GenesisRow 38 - Cell 2
40Steff Cras (Bel) Katusha-Alpecin0:07:01
41Guillaume Bonnafond (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits0:07:37
42Fred Wright (GBr) Great Britain0:07:54
43Ryan Anderson (Can) Rally CyclingRow 42 - Cell 2
44Kevin Reza (Fra) Vital Concept Club0:08:39
45James Lowsley-Williams (GBr) Canyon Eisberg0:08:43
46Stéphane Rossetto (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits0:08:51
47Robbert de Greef (Ned) Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij0:08:52
48Johannes Fröhlinger (Ger) Team Sunweb0:09:15
49Dorian Godon (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits0:10:01
50Jonathan McEvoy (GBr) Madison Genesis0:10:38
51Garikoitz Bravo Oiarbide (Spa) Euskadi Basque Country-Murias0:11:17
52Martijn Budding (Ned) Roompot-Nederlandse LoterijRow 51 - Cell 2
53Michael Cuming (GBr) Madison Genesis0:11:19
54Connor Swift (GBr) Madison Genesis0:12:07
55Oscar Gatto (Ita) Astana Pro Team0:12:36
56Jonathan Dibben (GBr) Team Sky0:14:25
57Bryan Coquard (Fra) Vital Concept Club0:14:49
58Jenthe Biermans (Bel) Katusha-Alpecin0:15:09
59Jacob Scott (GBr) One Pro Cycling0:15:21
60Ian Stannard (GBr) Team Sky0:15:43
61Lawrence Warbasse (USA) Aqua Blue Sport0:16:25
62Scott Davies (GBr) Dimension Data0:16:42
63Calvin Watson (Aus) Aqua Blue Sport0:18:06
64Perrig Quemeneur (Fra) Direct EnergieRow 63 - Cell 2
65Nathan Van Hooydonck (Bel) BMC Racing Team0:18:44
66Thomas Pidcock (GBr) Great Britain0:18:45
67Nicolas Dougall (RSA) Dimension Data0:19:08
68Max Stedman (GBr) Canyon Eisberg0:19:24
69Arnaud Courteille (Fra) Vital Concept ClubRow 68 - Cell 2
70Steven Lammertink (Ned) Vital Concept Club0:20:02
71Angelo Tulik (Fra) Direct Energie0:20:03
72Jonas Van Genechten (Bel) Vital Concept Club0:20:16
73Kristoffer Halvorsen (Nor) Team SkyRow 72 - Cell 2
74Matteo Dal-Cin (Can) Rally Cycling0:21:21
75Marco Mathis (Ger) Katusha-Alpecin0:23:11
76Julien Vermote (Bel) Dimension Data0:24:35
77Loic Chetout (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits0:24:51
78Max Walscheid (Ger) Team Sunweb0:27:19
79Thomas Baylis (GBr) One Pro Cycling0:28:02
80Jay Thomson (RSA) Dimension Data0:28:34
81Tom Stamsnijder (Ned) Team Sunweb0:29:53
82Pim Ligthart (Ned) Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij0:30:47
83Gabriel Cullaigh (GBr) Great Britain0:31:30
84James Gullen (GBr) JLT CondorRow 83 - Cell 2
85Phil Bauhaus (Ger) Team Sunweb0:31:33
86Oliver Wood (GBr) JLT Condor0:33:43
87Harrison Jones (GBr) Vitus Pro Cycling0:34:42
88Jon Aberasturi Izaga (Spa) Euskadi Basque Country-Murias0:37:42
89Robert-Jon McCarthy (Irl) JLT Condor0:37:46
90Joshua Hunt (GBr) Vitus Pro Cycling0:39:35
91Julio Alberto Amores Palacios (Spa) Vitus Pro Cycling0:39:48
92Emils Liepins (Lat) One Pro Cycling0:41:16
93George Pym (GBr) Madison Genesis0:42:15
94Russell Downing (GBr) Holdsworth Pro Racing0:46:04
95Andrew Tennant (GBr) Canyon EisbergRow 94 - Cell 2
96Leon Mazzone (GBr) Holdsworth Pro RacingRow 95 - Cell 2
97Liam Davies (GBr) Vitus Pro Cycling0:47:58
98Sean McKenna (Irl) Holdsworth Pro Racing0:57:18
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Point classification
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Greg Van Avermaet (Bel) BMC Racing Team30pts
2Magnus Cort (Den) Astana Pro Team27Row 1 - Cell 3
3Stéphane Rossetto (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits25Row 2 - Cell 3
4Max Walscheid (Ger) Team Sunweb20Row 3 - Cell 3
5Eduard Prades Reverter (Spa) Euskadi Basque Country-Murias16Row 4 - Cell 3
6Thomas Baylis (GBr) One Pro Cycling11Row 5 - Cell 3
7Bryan Coquard (Fra) Vital Concept Club11Row 6 - Cell 3
8Robbert de Greef (Ned) Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij10Row 7 - Cell 3
9Serge Pauwels (Bel) Dimension Data10Row 8 - Cell 3
10Jonathan Hivert (Fra) Direct Energie10Row 9 - Cell 3
11Ian Bibby (GBr) JLT Condor9Row 10 - Cell 3
12Michael Cuming (GBr) Madison Genesis9Row 11 - Cell 3
13Jon Aberasturi Izaga (Spa) Euskadi Basque Country-Murias9Row 12 - Cell 3
14Robert Kiserlovski (Cro) Katusha-Alpecin7Row 13 - Cell 3
15Edward Dunbar (Irl) Aqua Blue Sport7Row 14 - Cell 3
16Colin Joyce (USA) Rally Cycling6Row 15 - Cell 3
17Robert-Jon McCarthy (Irl) JLT Condor6Row 16 - Cell 3
18Ben Swift (GBr) Great Britain5Row 17 - Cell 3
19Michael Storer (Aus) Team Sunweb5Row 18 - Cell 3
20Anthony Perez (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits5Row 19 - Cell 3
21Connor Swift (GBr) Madison Genesis5Row 20 - Cell 3
22Emils Liepins (Lat) One Pro Cycling5Row 21 - Cell 3
23Mike Teunissen (Ned) Team Sunweb4Row 22 - Cell 3
24Patrick Bevin (NZl) BMC Racing Team3Row 23 - Cell 3
25Max Stedman (GBr) Canyon Eisberg3Row 24 - Cell 3
26Brent Bookwalter (USA) BMC Racing Team2Row 25 - Cell 3
27Steff Cras (Bel) Katusha-Alpecin2Row 26 - Cell 3
28Jonathan McEvoy (GBr) Madison Genesis2Row 27 - Cell 3
29Garikoitz Bravo Oiarbide (Spa) Euskadi Basque Country-Murias1Row 28 - Cell 3
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Mountain classification
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Stéphane Rossetto (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits16pts
2Max Stedman (GBr) Canyon Eisberg10Row 1 - Cell 3
3Michael Cuming (GBr) Madison Genesis8Row 2 - Cell 3
4Peter Williams (GBr) One Pro Cycling6Row 3 - Cell 3
5Jonathan McEvoy (GBr) Madison Genesis6Row 4 - Cell 3
6Magnus Cort (Den) Astana Pro Team4Row 5 - Cell 3
7Hayden McCormick (NZl) One Pro Cycling4Row 6 - Cell 3
8Owain Doull (GBr) Team Sky3Row 7 - Cell 3
9Greg Van Avermaet (Bel) BMC Racing Team2Row 8 - Cell 3
10Edward Dunbar (Irl) Aqua Blue Sport2Row 9 - Cell 3
11Patrick Bevin (NZl) BMC Racing Team2Row 10 - Cell 3
12Leonardo Basso (Ita) Team Sky2Row 11 - Cell 3
13Richard Handley (GBr) Madison Genesis2Row 12 - Cell 3
14Robbert de Greef (Ned) Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij2Row 13 - Cell 3
15Connor Swift (GBr) Madison Genesis2Row 14 - Cell 3
16Ian Stannard (GBr) Team Sky2Row 15 - Cell 3
17Thomas Baylis (GBr) One Pro Cycling2Row 16 - Cell 3
18Eduard Prades Reverter (Spa) Euskadi Basque Country-Murias1Row 17 - Cell 3
19Danilo Wyss (Swi) BMC Racing Team1Row 18 - Cell 3
20Scott Davies (GBr) Dimension Data1Row 19 - Cell 3
21Gabriel Cullaigh (GBr) Great Britain1Row 20 - Cell 3

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