Jungels wins Tour of Oman opener

Bob Jungels secured his first victory in Etixx-QuickStep colours as a late solo attack saw him win the opening stage of the 2016 Tour of Oman.

The 23-year-old, who joined the Belgian squad from Trek Factory Racing this winter, attacked with just over 2 kilometres remaining from a select group that had formed after two crucial late climbs. The four-time Luxembourg time trial champion had a 55-tooth chainring on his bike and so managed to open a slim lead on the fast downhill section and managed to stay clear as the road flattened out and then pitched up again in the final 500 metres.

Serge Pauwels (Dimension Data) came home for second six seconds later, followed two seconds later by Romain Bardet (AG2R-La Mondiale) and the rest of the group. With bonus seconds of 10, 6, and 4, on offer for the top three finishers, Jungels now leads the race overall by 10 seconds from Pauwels with Bardet third at 14 seconds.

"We did the recon yesterday and I told the mechanics to put a 55-tooth on the front for the descent. I planned this attack for two days, even longer, so I'm happy with it," Jungels said after pulling on the leader's red jersey.

"My objective was to win a stage and I've done that now. Tomorrow it might be hard to defend my lead but we have Dan Martin who could be really good on Green Mountain. We'll keep taking it day by day."

Richie Porte, a pre-race favourite, saw his general classification ambitions dealt an almost fatal blow as he lost 3:24, having found himself in difficulty on the on the Al Jissah climb – the second and more severe of the two.

The 145.5km opening stage, which started out at the Oman Exhibition Centre, shared its closing kilometres with last year’s second stage, and the two late climbs were once again launchpads for attacks. Things were shaken up on the first climb of Al Hamriyah with 20km to go and though the peloton regrouped on the descent, the legs had been stung and a true selection was made on the steeper slopes of Al Jissah with a little over 5km to go.

A large group of 18 riders went clear in a group that contained most of the big names, such as Vincenzo Nibali and Jakob Fuglsang (Astana), Dan Martin (Etixx-QuickStep), Greg Van Avermaet (BMC), Tom Dumoulin (Giant-Alpecin), and others. Eduardo Sepulveda (Fortuneo-Vital Concept) made the selection but crashed on the descent and ended up losing 40 seconds.

Not content to let things come down to a sprint on the uphill drag to the line, Jungels rolled the dice and used his time trialling abilities to earn Etixx-QuickStep their ninth win of the season. He will hope to defend his lead on Wednesday’s stage 2, which features a punchy uphill finish at Quriyat.

How it happened

After just a couple of kilometres Christoph Pfingsten (Bora-Argon 18) and Kenny Dehaes (Wanty Groupe Gobert) sparked the first move of the day and went clear. They were soon joined by Berden De Vries (Roompot Oranje Peloton), Pieter Vanspeybrouck (Topsport-Vlaanderen Baloise), Peter Koning (Drapac) and the quintet rapidly opened up a sizeable advantage over the peloton, carving out six minutes after 15km.

As the riders neared the 50km mark, the gap began to drop steadily thanks to the efforts of Astana and BMC on the front of the peloton. The gap was down to three minutes by the first intermediate sprint at 76km, whereupon De Vries took maximum points, followed by Dehaes and Vanspeybrouck

The breakaway’s cause was not aided by the right-hand change of direction that saw them battle into a headwind on their way through the city of Muscat. That, and the fact that the peloton were ramping things up on the approach to Al Hamriyah - the first climb of the day. Koning and Dehaes dropped off as the gap dipped below a minute with just under 30km to go and the game was up for the other three when the road ramped up on the lower slopes of Al Hamriyah.

The attacks were inevitable at that point, and Pavel Kochetkov (Katusha) duly obliged and was the first rider to go clear, followed by Sébastien Turgot (AG2R-La Mondiale). Turgot was caught on the gentle downhill section in the run-up to the Al Jissah climb, and Amaury Capiot (Topsport Vlaanderen-Baloise) took the points for the second intermediate sprint of the day, though the priority at that stage was getting in position for the finale.

The climb ramped up to double-digit gradients with just over five kilometres to go and the bunch started to break up considerably, with Richie Porte (BMC), a pre-race favourite, among those to be dropped, along with Alexander Kristoff (Katusha)

By the top of the climb a group of 18 riders was in the lead with a small advantage, with Jakob Fuglsang (Astana) in a prominent position. With him and Jungels, Pauwels, and Bardet were: Edvald Boasson Hagen (Dimension Data), Tom Dumoulin (Giant-Alpecin), Greg Van Avermaet (BMC), Eduardo Sepulveda( Fortuneo Vital Concept), Rui Costa (Lampre-Merida), Davide Rebellin (CCC Sprandi Polkowice), Floris de Tier (Topsport), Vincenzo Nibali (Astana), Dan Martin (Etixx-QuickStep), Domenico Pozzovivo (AG2R-La Mondiale), Patrick Konrad (Bora-Argon 18), Jacques Janse Van Resnburg (Dimension Data), and Jurgen van den Broeck (Katusha).

That group, with the exception of Sepulveda who suffered a crash on the final climb, stayed together, with riders coming home in fragmented groups as Jungels basked in his first win of the season.

Full Results

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#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Bob Jungels (Lux) Etixx-QuickStep3:37:33
2Serge Pauwels (Bel) Dimension Data0:00:06
3Romain Bardet (Fra) AG2R-La Mondiale0:00:08
4Edvald Boasson Hagen (Nor) Dimension DataRow 3 - Cell 2
5Tom Dumoulin (Ned) Team Giant-AlpecinRow 4 - Cell 2
6Greg Van Avermaet (Bel) BMC Racing TeamRow 5 - Cell 2
7Rui Alberto Faria da Costa (Por) Lampre-MeridaRow 6 - Cell 2
8Davide Rebellin (Ita) CCC Sprandi PolkowiceRow 7 - Cell 2
9Floris De Tier (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen-BaloiseRow 8 - Cell 2
10Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Astana Pro TeamRow 9 - Cell 2
11Daniel Martin (Irl) Etixx-QuickStepRow 10 - Cell 2
12Domenico Pozzovivo (Ita) AG2R-La MondialeRow 11 - Cell 2
13Patrick Konrad (Aut) Bora-Argon 18Row 12 - Cell 2
14Jacques Janse van Rensburg (RSA) Dimension DataRow 13 - Cell 2
15Jakob Fuglsang (Den) Astana Pro TeamRow 14 - Cell 2
16Jurgen Van den Broeck (Bel) Team KatushaRow 15 - Cell 2
17Gianluca Brambilla (Ita) Etixx-QuickStep0:00:22
18Emanuel Buchmann (Ger) Bora-Argon 180:00:24
19Marco Marcato (Ita) Wanty-Groupe Gobert0:00:32
20Merhawi Kudus Ghebremedhin (Eri) Dimension DataRow 19 - Cell 2
21Brendan Canty (Aus) Drapac Professional CyclingRow 20 - Cell 2
22Mike Teunissen (Ned) Team LottoNl-Jumbo0:00:40
23Marco Canola (Ita) UnitedHealthcare Professional Cycling TeamRow 22 - Cell 2
24Enrico Gasparotto (Ita) Wanty-Groupe GobertRow 23 - Cell 2
25Nathan Haas (Aus) Dimension DataRow 24 - Cell 2
26Gerald Ciolek (Ger) Stölting Service GroupRow 25 - Cell 2
27Samuel Spokes (Aus) Drapac Professional CyclingRow 26 - Cell 2
28Andriy Grivko (Ukr) Astana Pro TeamRow 27 - Cell 2
29Simone Ponzi (Ita) CCC Sprandi PolkowiceRow 28 - Cell 2
30George Bennett (NZl) Team LottoNl-JumboRow 29 - Cell 2
31Janez Brajkovic (Slo) UnitedHealthcare Professional Cycling TeamRow 30 - Cell 2
32Michael Schär (Swi) BMC Racing TeamRow 31 - Cell 2
33Eduardo Sepúlveda (Arg) Fortuneo - Vital ConceptRow 32 - Cell 2
34Matthew Busche (USA) UnitedHealthcare Professional Cycling TeamRow 33 - Cell 2
35Damien Gaudin (Fra) AG2R-La Mondiale0:00:54
36Dominik Nerz (Ger) Bora-Argon 18Row 35 - Cell 2
37Moreno Hofland (Ned) Team LottoNl-Jumbo0:01:04
38Zico Waeytens (Bel) Team Giant-AlpecinRow 37 - Cell 2
39Jesper Asselman (Ned) Roompot-Oranje PelotonRow 38 - Cell 2
40Fabian Wegmann (Ger) Stölting Service Group0:01:07
41Gregor Mühlberger (Aut) Bora-Argon 18Row 40 - Cell 2
42Twan Castelijns (Ned) Team LottoNl-JumboRow 41 - Cell 2
43Nathan Earle (Aus) Drapac Professional CyclingRow 42 - Cell 2
44Pavel Kochetkov (Rus) Team KatushaRow 43 - Cell 2
45Adrian Honkisz (Pol) CCC Sprandi PolkowiceRow 44 - Cell 2
46Tim Declercq (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen-BaloiseRow 45 - Cell 2
47Michael Mørkøv (Den) Team KatushaRow 46 - Cell 2
48Sven Erik Bystrøm (Nor) Team KatushaRow 47 - Cell 2
49Alexander Kristoff (Nor) Team KatushaRow 48 - Cell 2
50Adam Phelan (Aus) Drapac Professional CyclingRow 49 - Cell 2
51Tom Stamsnijder (Ned) Team Giant-AlpecinRow 50 - Cell 2
52Timo Roosen (Ned) Team LottoNl-JumboRow 51 - Cell 2
53Björn Thurau (Ger) Wanty-Groupe GobertRow 52 - Cell 2
54Michele Scarponi (Ita) Astana Pro TeamRow 53 - Cell 2
55Daniel Teklehaimanot (Eri) Dimension DataRow 54 - Cell 2
56Maarten Wynants (Bel) Team LottoNl-JumboRow 55 - Cell 2
57Sébastien Minard (Fra) AG2R-La MondialeRow 56 - Cell 2
58Rasmus Guldhammer (Den) Stölting Service GroupRow 57 - Cell 2
59Luka Pibernik (Slo) Lampre-MeridaRow 58 - Cell 2
60Pieter Weening (Ned) Roompot-Oranje PelotonRow 59 - Cell 2
61Romain Lemarchand (Fra) Stölting Service Group0:01:36
62Johan Vansummeren (Bel) AG2R-La MondialeRow 61 - Cell 2
63Linus Gerdemann (Ger) Stölting Service GroupRow 62 - Cell 2
64Laurens De Plus (Bel) Etixx-QuickStepRow 63 - Cell 2
65Hugo Houle (Can) AG2R-La MondialeRow 64 - Cell 2
66Vegard Breen (Nor) Fortuneo - Vital Concept0:01:46
67Davide Cimolai (Ita) Lampre-MeridaRow 66 - Cell 2
68Tomasz Kiendys (Pol) CCC Sprandi PolkowiceRow 67 - Cell 2
69Bartlomiej Matysiak (Pol) CCC Sprandi PolkowiceRow 68 - Cell 2
70Adrian Kurek (Pol) CCC Sprandi PolkowiceRow 69 - Cell 2
71Jaroslaw Marycz (Pol) CCC Sprandi PolkowiceRow 70 - Cell 2
72Steven Tronet (Fra) Fortuneo - Vital ConceptRow 71 - Cell 2
73Youcef Reguigui (Alg) Dimension DataRow 72 - Cell 2
74Gianni Meersman (Bel) Etixx-QuickStep0:02:01
75Grzegorz Stepniak (Pol) CCC Sprandi Polkowice0:02:33
76Sam Bennett (Irl) Bora-Argon 180:02:53
77Arnaud Gerard (Fra) Fortuneo - Vital Concept0:03:00
78Tim Kerkhof (Ned) Roompot-Oranje PelotonRow 77 - Cell 2
79Stijn Vandenbergh (Bel) Etixx-QuickStep0:03:24
80Brian van Goethem (Ned) Roompot-Oranje PelotonRow 79 - Cell 2
81Tom Van Asbroeck (Bel) Team LottoNl-JumboRow 80 - Cell 2
82Ji Cheng (Chn) Team Giant-AlpecinRow 81 - Cell 2
83Michael Reihs (Den) Stölting Service GroupRow 82 - Cell 2
84Søren Kragh Andersen (Den) Team Giant-AlpecinRow 83 - Cell 2
85Richie Porte (Aus) BMC Racing TeamRow 84 - Cell 2
86Christopher Jones (USA) UnitedHealthcare Professional Cycling TeamRow 85 - Cell 2
87Marco Haller (Aut) Team KatushaRow 86 - Cell 2
88Kenneth Van Rooy (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen-BaloiseRow 87 - Cell 2
89Sébastien Turgot (Fra) AG2R-La MondialeRow 88 - Cell 2
90Christian Mager (Ger) Stölting Service GroupRow 89 - Cell 2
91Jef Van Meirhaeghe (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen-BaloiseRow 90 - Cell 2
92Dmitrii Kozonchok (Rus) Team KatushaRow 91 - Cell 2
93Manuel Quinziato (Ita) BMC Racing TeamRow 92 - Cell 2
94Johannes Fröhlinger (Ger) Team Giant-Alpecin0:03:34
95Daniel Oss (Ita) BMC Racing Team0:03:37
96Jean-Pierre Drucker (Lux) BMC Racing Team0:03:52
97Rick Zabel (Ger) BMC Racing TeamRow 96 - Cell 2
98Benoit Jarrier (Fra) Fortuneo - Vital ConceptRow 97 - Cell 2
99Roy Jans (Bel) Wanty-Groupe GobertRow 98 - Cell 2
100Amaury Capiot (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen-BaloiseRow 99 - Cell 2
101Alexis Gougeard (Fra) AG2R-La MondialeRow 100 - Cell 2
102Rudiger Selig (Ger) Bora-Argon 18Row 101 - Cell 2
103Artyom Zakharov (Kaz) Astana Pro TeamRow 102 - Cell 2
104Robert Wagner (Ger) Team LottoNl-JumboRow 103 - Cell 2
105Bradley White (USA) UnitedHealthcare Professional Cycling TeamRow 104 - Cell 2
106Karl Menzies (Aus) UnitedHealthcare Professional Cycling TeamRow 105 - Cell 2
107Matteo Bono (Ita) Lampre-MeridaRow 106 - Cell 2
108Daniel Eaton (USA) UnitedHealthcare Professional Cycling Team0:05:06
109Valerio Agnoli (Ita) Astana Pro Team0:05:40
110Mario Jorge Faria da Costa (Por) Lampre-MeridaRow 109 - Cell 2
111Andrea Guardini (Ita) Astana Pro TeamRow 110 - Cell 2
112Marko Kump (Slo) Lampre-MeridaRow 111 - Cell 2
113Simone Antonini (Ita) Wanty-Groupe GobertRow 112 - Cell 2
114Jacopo Guarnieri (Ita) Team KatushaRow 113 - Cell 2
115Shane Archbold (NZl) Bora-Argon 18Row 114 - Cell 2
116Robin Stenuiit (Bel) Wanty-Groupe GobertRow 115 - Cell 2
117Preben Van Hecke (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen-Baloise0:06:51
118Alexander Kamp (Den) Stölting Service Group0:07:34
119Mark McNally (GBr) Wanty-Groupe Gobert0:09:47
120Federico Zurlo (Ita) Lampre-MeridaRow 119 - Cell 2
121Pierre-Luc Périchon (Fra) Fortuneo - Vital Concept0:10:07
122Yauheni Hutarovich (Blr) Fortuneo - Vital ConceptRow 121 - Cell 2
123Guillaume Van Keirsbulck (Bel) Etixx-QuickStepRow 122 - Cell 2
124Tyler Farrar (USA) Dimension DataRow 123 - Cell 2
125André Looij (Ned) Roompot-Oranje PelotonRow 124 - Cell 2
126Boris Vallée (Bel) Fortuneo - Vital ConceptRow 125 - Cell 2
127Christoph Pfingsten (Ger) Bora-Argon 18Row 126 - Cell 2
128Joey Rosskopf (USA) BMC Racing TeamRow 127 - Cell 2
129Ivar Slik (Ned) Roompot-Oranje PelotonRow 128 - Cell 2
130Jordan Kerby (Aus) Drapac Professional CyclingRow 129 - Cell 2
131Iljo Keisse (Bel) Etixx-QuickStepRow 130 - Cell 2
132Wesley Kreder (Ned) Roompot-Oranje PelotonRow 131 - Cell 2
133Berden De Vries (Ned) Roompot-Oranje PelotonRow 132 - Cell 2
134Carlos Eduardo Alzate Escobar (Col) UnitedHealthcare Professional Cycling TeamRow 133 - Cell 2
135Stijn Steels (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen-BaloiseRow 134 - Cell 2
136Dias Omirzakov (Kaz) Astana Pro TeamRow 135 - Cell 2
137Bernard Sulzberger (Aus) Drapac Professional CyclingRow 136 - Cell 2
138Pieter Vanspeybrouck (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen-BaloiseRow 137 - Cell 2
139Travis Meyer (Aus) Drapac Professional Cycling0:13:54
140Peter Koning (Ned) Drapac Professional Cycling0:15:01
141Kenny Dehaes (Bel) Wanty-Groupe Gobert0:15:52
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Sprint - Saal - 76.0 KM
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Berden De Vries (Ned) Roompot-Oranje Peloton3pts
2Kenny Dehaes (Bel) Wanty-Groupe Gobert2Row 1 - Cell 3
3Pieter Vanspeybrouck (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen-Baloise1Row 2 - Cell 3
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Sprint - Al Jissah - 136.0 KM
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Amaury Capiot (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen-Baloise3pts
2Mario Jorge Faria da Costa (Por) Lampre-Merida2Row 1 - Cell 3
3Dmitrii Kozonchok (Rus) Team Katusha1Row 2 - Cell 3
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Finish -Al Bustan - 145.0 KM
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Bob Jungels (Lux) Etixx-QuickStep15pts
2Serge Pauwels (Bel) Dimension Data12Row 1 - Cell 3
3Romain Bardet (Fra) AG2R-La Mondiale9Row 2 - Cell 3
4Edvald Boasson Hagen (Nor) Dimension Data7Row 3 - Cell 3
5Tom Dumoulin (Ned) Team Giant-Alpecin6Row 4 - Cell 3
6Greg Van Avermaet (Bel) BMC Racing Team5Row 5 - Cell 3
7Rui Alberto Faria da Costa (Por) Lampre-Merida4Row 6 - Cell 3
8Davide Rebellin (Ita) CCC Sprandi Polkowice3Row 7 - Cell 3
9Floris De Tier (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen-Baloise2Row 8 - Cell 3
10Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Astana Pro Team1Row 9 - Cell 3
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Youth Classification
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Bob Jungels (Lux) Etixx-QuickStep3:37:33
2Floris De Tier (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen-Baloise0:00:08
3Patrick Konrad (Aut) Bora-Argon 18Row 2 - Cell 2
4Emanuel Buchmann (Ger) Bora-Argon 180:00:24
5Merhawi Kudus Ghebremedhin (Eri) Dimension Data0:00:32
6Brendan Canty (Aus) Drapac Professional CyclingRow 5 - Cell 2
7Mike Teunissen (Ned) Team LottoNl-Jumbo0:00:40
8Samuel Spokes (Aus) Drapac Professional CyclingRow 7 - Cell 2
9Eduardo Sepúlveda (Arg) Fortuneo - Vital ConceptRow 8 - Cell 2
10Moreno Hofland (Ned) Team LottoNl-Jumbo0:01:04
11Zico Waeytens (Bel) Team Giant-AlpecinRow 10 - Cell 2
12Gregor Mühlberger (Aut) Bora-Argon 180:01:07
13Sven Erik Bystrøm (Nor) Team KatushaRow 12 - Cell 2
14Adam Phelan (Aus) Drapac Professional CyclingRow 13 - Cell 2
15Timo Roosen (Ned) Team LottoNl-JumboRow 14 - Cell 2
16Luka Pibernik (Slo) Lampre-MeridaRow 15 - Cell 2
17Laurens De Plus (Bel) Etixx-QuickStep0:01:36
18Tim Kerkhof (Ned) Roompot-Oranje Peloton0:03:00
19Brian van Goethem (Ned) Roompot-Oranje Peloton0:03:24
20Søren Kragh Andersen (Den) Team Giant-AlpecinRow 19 - Cell 2
21Marco Haller (Aut) Team KatushaRow 20 - Cell 2
22Kenneth Van Rooy (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen-BaloiseRow 21 - Cell 2
23Christian Mager (Ger) Stölting Service GroupRow 22 - Cell 2
24Jef Van Meirhaeghe (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen-BaloiseRow 23 - Cell 2
25Rick Zabel (Ger) BMC Racing Team0:03:52
26Amaury Capiot (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen-BaloiseRow 25 - Cell 2
27Alexis Gougeard (Fra) AG2R-La MondialeRow 26 - Cell 2
28Artyom Zakharov (Kaz) Astana Pro TeamRow 27 - Cell 2
29Daniel Eaton (USA) UnitedHealthcare Professional Cycling Team0:05:06
30Simone Antonini (Ita) Wanty-Groupe Gobert0:05:40
31Alexander Kamp (Den) Stölting Service Group0:07:34
32Federico Zurlo (Ita) Lampre-Merida0:09:47
33Guillaume Van Keirsbulck (Bel) Etixx-QuickStep0:10:07
34André Looij (Ned) Roompot-Oranje PelotonRow 33 - Cell 2
35Boris Vallée (Bel) Fortuneo - Vital ConceptRow 34 - Cell 2
36Ivar Slik (Ned) Roompot-Oranje PelotonRow 35 - Cell 2
37Jordan Kerby (Aus) Drapac Professional CyclingRow 36 - Cell 2
38Dias Omirzakov (Kaz) Astana Pro TeamRow 37 - Cell 2
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Team Classification
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Dimension Data10:53:01
2Etixx - Quick-Step0:00:08
3Astana Pro Team0:00:34
4AG2R La Mondiale0:00:48
5Bora-Argon 180:01:04
6CCC Sprandi Polkowice0:01:33
7UnitedHealthcare Professional Cycling Team0:01:38
8Drapac Professional Cycling0:01:57
9Team Giant-AlpecinRow 8 - Cell 2
10Wanty - Groupe GobertRow 9 - Cell 2
11Team Katusha0:02:00
12Team LottoNl-Jumbo0:02:02
13Stšlting Service Group0:02:32
14Lampre - Merida0:02:39
15BMC Racing Team0:03:50
16Fortuneo - Vital ConceptRow 15 - Cell 2
17Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise0:04:17
18Roompot - Oranje Peloton0:04:49
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General Classification after stage 1
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Bob Jungels (Lux) Etixx-QuickStep3:37:23
2Serge Pauwels (Bel) Dimension Data0:00:10
3Romain Bardet (Fra) AG2R-La Mondiale0:00:14
4Edvald Boasson Hagen (Nor) Dimension Data0:00:18
5Tom Dumoulin (Ned) Team Giant-AlpecinRow 4 - Cell 2
6Greg Van Avermaet (Bel) BMC Racing TeamRow 5 - Cell 2
7Rui Alberto Faria da Costa (Por) Lampre-MeridaRow 6 - Cell 2
8Davide Rebellin (Ita) CCC Sprandi PolkowiceRow 7 - Cell 2
9Floris De Tier (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen-BaloiseRow 8 - Cell 2
10Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Astana Pro TeamRow 9 - Cell 2
11Daniel Martin (Irl) Etixx-QuickStepRow 10 - Cell 2
12Domenico Pozzovivo (Ita) AG2R-La MondialeRow 11 - Cell 2
13Patrick Konrad (Aut) Bora-Argon 18Row 12 - Cell 2
14Jacques Janse van Rensburg (RSA) Dimension DataRow 13 - Cell 2
15Jakob Fuglsang (Den) Astana Pro TeamRow 14 - Cell 2
16Jurgen Van den Broeck (Bel) Team KatushaRow 15 - Cell 2
17Gianluca Brambilla (Ita) Etixx-QuickStep0:00:32
18Emanuel Buchmann (Ger) Bora-Argon 180:00:34
19Marco Marcato (Ita) Wanty-Groupe Gobert0:00:42
20Merhawi Kudus Ghebremedhin (Eri) Dimension DataRow 19 - Cell 2
21Brendan Canty (Aus) Drapac Professional CyclingRow 20 - Cell 2
22Mike Teunissen (Ned) Team LottoNl-Jumbo0:00:50
23Marco Canola (Ita) UnitedHealthcare Professional Cycling TeamRow 22 - Cell 2
24Enrico Gasparotto (Ita) Wanty-Groupe GobertRow 23 - Cell 2
25Nathan Haas (Aus) Dimension DataRow 24 - Cell 2
26Gerald Ciolek (Ger) Stölting Service GroupRow 25 - Cell 2
27Samuel Spokes (Aus) Drapac Professional CyclingRow 26 - Cell 2
28Andriy Grivko (Ukr) Astana Pro TeamRow 27 - Cell 2
29Simone Ponzi (Ita) CCC Sprandi PolkowiceRow 28 - Cell 2
30George Bennett (NZl) Team LottoNl-JumboRow 29 - Cell 2
31Janez Brajkovic (Slo) UnitedHealthcare Professional Cycling TeamRow 30 - Cell 2
32Michael Schär (Swi) BMC Racing TeamRow 31 - Cell 2
33Eduardo Sepúlveda (Arg) Fortuneo - Vital ConceptRow 32 - Cell 2
34Matthew Busche (USA) UnitedHealthcare Professional Cycling TeamRow 33 - Cell 2
35Damien Gaudin (Fra) AG2R-La Mondiale0:01:04
36Dominik Nerz (Ger) Bora-Argon 18Row 35 - Cell 2
37Moreno Hofland (Ned) Team LottoNl-Jumbo0:01:14
38Zico Waeytens (Bel) Team Giant-AlpecinRow 37 - Cell 2
39Jesper Asselman (Ned) Roompot-Oranje PelotonRow 38 - Cell 2
40Fabian Wegmann (Ger) Stölting Service Group0:01:17
41Gregor Mühlberger (Aut) Bora-Argon 18Row 40 - Cell 2
42Twan Castelijns (Ned) Team LottoNl-JumboRow 41 - Cell 2
43Nathan Earle (Aus) Drapac Professional CyclingRow 42 - Cell 2
44Pavel Kochetkov (Rus) Team KatushaRow 43 - Cell 2
45Adrian Honkisz (Pol) CCC Sprandi PolkowiceRow 44 - Cell 2
46Tim Declercq (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen-BaloiseRow 45 - Cell 2
47Michael Mørkøv (Den) Team KatushaRow 46 - Cell 2
48Sven Erik Bystrøm (Nor) Team KatushaRow 47 - Cell 2
49Alexander Kristoff (Nor) Team KatushaRow 48 - Cell 2
50Adam Phelan (Aus) Drapac Professional CyclingRow 49 - Cell 2
51Tom Stamsnijder (Ned) Team Giant-AlpecinRow 50 - Cell 2
52Timo Roosen (Ned) Team LottoNl-JumboRow 51 - Cell 2
53Björn Thurau (Ger) Wanty-Groupe GobertRow 52 - Cell 2
54Michele Scarponi (Ita) Astana Pro TeamRow 53 - Cell 2
55Daniel Teklehaimanot (Eri) Dimension DataRow 54 - Cell 2
56Maarten Wynants (Bel) Team LottoNl-JumboRow 55 - Cell 2
57Sébastien Minard (Fra) AG2R-La MondialeRow 56 - Cell 2
58Rasmus Guldhammer (Den) Stölting Service GroupRow 57 - Cell 2
59Luka Pibernik (Slo) Lampre-MeridaRow 58 - Cell 2
60Pieter Weening (Ned) Roompot-Oranje PelotonRow 59 - Cell 2
61Romain Lemarchand (Fra) Stölting Service Group0:01:46
62Johan Vansummeren (Bel) AG2R-La MondialeRow 61 - Cell 2
63Linus Gerdemann (Ger) Stölting Service GroupRow 62 - Cell 2
64Laurens De Plus (Bel) Etixx-QuickStepRow 63 - Cell 2
65Hugo Houle (Can) AG2R-La MondialeRow 64 - Cell 2
66Vegard Breen (Nor) Fortuneo - Vital Concept0:01:56
67Davide Cimolai (Ita) Lampre-MeridaRow 66 - Cell 2
68Tomasz Kiendys (Pol) CCC Sprandi PolkowiceRow 67 - Cell 2
69Bartlomiej Matysiak (Pol) CCC Sprandi PolkowiceRow 68 - Cell 2
70Adrian Kurek (Pol) CCC Sprandi PolkowiceRow 69 - Cell 2
71Jaroslaw Marycz (Pol) CCC Sprandi PolkowiceRow 70 - Cell 2
72Steven Tronet (Fra) Fortuneo - Vital ConceptRow 71 - Cell 2
73Youcef Reguigui (Alg) Dimension DataRow 72 - Cell 2
74Gianni Meersman (Bel) Etixx-QuickStep0:02:11
75Grzegorz Stepniak (Pol) CCC Sprandi Polkowice0:02:43
76Sam Bennett (Irl) Bora-Argon 180:03:03
77Arnaud Gerard (Fra) Fortuneo - Vital Concept0:03:10
78Tim Kerkhof (Ned) Roompot-Oranje PelotonRow 77 - Cell 2
79Dmitrii Kozonchok (Rus) Team Katusha0:03:33
80Stijn Vandenbergh (Bel) Etixx-QuickStep0:03:34
81Brian van Goethem (Ned) Roompot-Oranje PelotonRow 80 - Cell 2
82Tom Van Asbroeck (Bel) Team LottoNl-JumboRow 81 - Cell 2
83Ji Cheng (Chn) Team Giant-AlpecinRow 82 - Cell 2
84Michael Reihs (Den) Stölting Service GroupRow 83 - Cell 2
85Søren Kragh Andersen (Den) Team Giant-AlpecinRow 84 - Cell 2
86Richie Porte (Aus) BMC Racing TeamRow 85 - Cell 2
87Christopher Jones (USA) UnitedHealthcare Professional Cycling TeamRow 86 - Cell 2
88Marco Haller (Aut) Team KatushaRow 87 - Cell 2
89Kenneth Van Rooy (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen-BaloiseRow 88 - Cell 2
90Sébastien Turgot (Fra) AG2R-La MondialeRow 89 - Cell 2
91Christian Mager (Ger) Stölting Service GroupRow 90 - Cell 2
92Jef Van Meirhaeghe (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen-BaloiseRow 91 - Cell 2
93Manuel Quinziato (Ita) BMC Racing TeamRow 92 - Cell 2
94Johannes Fröhlinger (Ger) Team Giant-Alpecin0:03:44
95Daniel Oss (Ita) BMC Racing Team0:03:47
96Amaury Capiot (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen-Baloise0:03:59
97Jean-Pierre Drucker (Lux) BMC Racing Team0:04:02
98Rick Zabel (Ger) BMC Racing TeamRow 97 - Cell 2
99Benoit Jarrier (Fra) Fortuneo - Vital ConceptRow 98 - Cell 2
100Roy Jans (Bel) Wanty-Groupe GobertRow 99 - Cell 2
101Alexis Gougeard (Fra) AG2R-La MondialeRow 100 - Cell 2
102Rudiger Selig (Ger) Bora-Argon 18Row 101 - Cell 2
103Artyom Zakharov (Kaz) Astana Pro TeamRow 102 - Cell 2
104Robert Wagner (Ger) Team LottoNl-JumboRow 103 - Cell 2
105Bradley White (USA) UnitedHealthcare Professional Cycling TeamRow 104 - Cell 2
106Karl Menzies (Aus) UnitedHealthcare Professional Cycling TeamRow 105 - Cell 2
107Matteo Bono (Ita) Lampre-MeridaRow 106 - Cell 2
108Daniel Eaton (USA) UnitedHealthcare Professional Cycling Team0:05:16
109Mario Jorge Faria da Costa (Por) Lampre-Merida0:05:48
110Valerio Agnoli (Ita) Astana Pro Team0:05:50
111Andrea Guardini (Ita) Astana Pro TeamRow 110 - Cell 2
112Marko Kump (Slo) Lampre-MeridaRow 111 - Cell 2
113Simone Antonini (Ita) Wanty-Groupe GobertRow 112 - Cell 2
114Jacopo Guarnieri (Ita) Team KatushaRow 113 - Cell 2
115Shane Archbold (NZl) Bora-Argon 18Row 114 - Cell 2
116Robin Stenuiit (Bel) Wanty-Groupe GobertRow 115 - Cell 2
117Preben Van Hecke (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen-Baloise0:07:01
118Alexander Kamp (Den) Stölting Service Group0:07:44
119Mark McNally (GBr) Wanty-Groupe Gobert0:09:57
120Federico Zurlo (Ita) Lampre-MeridaRow 119 - Cell 2
121Berden De Vries (Ned) Roompot-Oranje Peloton0:10:14
122Pieter Vanspeybrouck (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen-Baloise0:10:16
123Pierre-Luc Périchon (Fra) Fortuneo - Vital Concept0:10:17
124Yauheni Hutarovich (Blr) Fortuneo - Vital ConceptRow 123 - Cell 2
125Guillaume Van Keirsbulck (Bel) Etixx-QuickStepRow 124 - Cell 2
126Tyler Farrar (USA) Dimension DataRow 125 - Cell 2
127André Looij (Ned) Roompot-Oranje PelotonRow 126 - Cell 2
128Boris Vallée (Bel) Fortuneo - Vital ConceptRow 127 - Cell 2
129Christoph Pfingsten (Ger) Bora-Argon 18Row 128 - Cell 2
130Joey Rosskopf (USA) BMC Racing TeamRow 129 - Cell 2
131Ivar Slik (Ned) Roompot-Oranje PelotonRow 130 - Cell 2
132Jordan Kerby (Aus) Drapac Professional CyclingRow 131 - Cell 2
133Iljo Keisse (Bel) Etixx-QuickStepRow 132 - Cell 2
134Wesley Kreder (Ned) Roompot-Oranje PelotonRow 133 - Cell 2
135Carlos Eduardo Alzate Escobar (Col) UnitedHealthcare Professional Cycling TeamRow 134 - Cell 2
136Stijn Steels (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen-BaloiseRow 135 - Cell 2
137Dias Omirzakov (Kaz) Astana Pro TeamRow 136 - Cell 2
138Bernard Sulzberger (Aus) Drapac Professional CyclingRow 137 - Cell 2
139Travis Meyer (Aus) Drapac Professional Cycling0:14:04
140Peter Koning (Ned) Drapac Professional Cycling0:15:11
141Kenny Dehaes (Bel) Wanty-Groupe Gobert0:16:00
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Points Classification
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Bob Jungels (Lux) Etixx-QuickStep15pts
2Serge Pauwels (Bel) Dimension Data12Row 1 - Cell 3
3Romain Bardet (Fra) AG2R-La Mondiale9Row 2 - Cell 3
4Edvald Boasson Hagen (Nor) Dimension Data7Row 3 - Cell 3
5Tom Dumoulin (Ned) Team Giant-Alpecin6Row 4 - Cell 3
6Greg Van Avermaet (Bel) BMC Racing Team5Row 5 - Cell 3
7Rui Alberto Faria da Costa (Por) Lampre-Merida4Row 6 - Cell 3
8Amaury Capiot (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen-Baloise3Row 7 - Cell 3
9Berden De Vries (Ned) Roompot-Oranje Peloton3Row 8 - Cell 3
10Davide Rebellin (Ita) CCC Sprandi Polkowice3Row 9 - Cell 3
11Floris De Tier (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen-Baloise2Row 10 - Cell 3
12Mario Jorge Faria da Costa (Por) Lampre-Merida2Row 11 - Cell 3
13Kenny Dehaes (Bel) Wanty-Groupe Gobert2Row 12 - Cell 3
14Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Astana Pro Team1Row 13 - Cell 3
15Dmitrii Kozonchok (Rus) Team Katusha1Row 14 - Cell 3
16Pieter Vanspeybrouck (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen-Baloise1Row 15 - Cell 3
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Youth Classification
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Bob Jungels (Lux) Etixx-QuickStep3:37:23
2Floris De Tier (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen-Baloise0:00:18
3Patrick Konrad (Aut) Bora-Argon 18Row 2 - Cell 2
4Emanuel Buchmann (Ger) Bora-Argon 180:00:34
5Merhawi Kudus Ghebremedhin (Eri) Dimension Data0:00:42
6Brendan Canty (Aus) Drapac Professional CyclingRow 5 - Cell 2
7Mike Teunissen (Ned) Team LottoNl-Jumbo0:00:50
8Samuel Spokes (Aus) Drapac Professional CyclingRow 7 - Cell 2
9Eduardo Sepúlveda (Arg) Fortuneo - Vital ConceptRow 8 - Cell 2
10Moreno Hofland (Ned) Team LottoNl-Jumbo0:01:14
11Zico Waeytens (Bel) Team Giant-AlpecinRow 10 - Cell 2
12Gregor Mühlberger (Aut) Bora-Argon 180:01:17
13Sven Erik Bystrøm (Nor) Team KatushaRow 12 - Cell 2
14Adam Phelan (Aus) Drapac Professional CyclingRow 13 - Cell 2
15Timo Roosen (Ned) Team LottoNl-JumboRow 14 - Cell 2
16Luka Pibernik (Slo) Lampre-MeridaRow 15 - Cell 2
17Laurens De Plus (Bel) Etixx-QuickStep0:01:46
18Tim Kerkhof (Ned) Roompot-Oranje Peloton0:03:10
19Brian van Goethem (Ned) Roompot-Oranje Peloton0:03:34
20Søren Kragh Andersen (Den) Team Giant-AlpecinRow 19 - Cell 2
21Marco Haller (Aut) Team KatushaRow 20 - Cell 2
22Kenneth Van Rooy (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen-BaloiseRow 21 - Cell 2
23Christian Mager (Ger) Stölting Service GroupRow 22 - Cell 2
24Jef Van Meirhaeghe (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen-BaloiseRow 23 - Cell 2
25Amaury Capiot (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen-Baloise0:03:59
26Rick Zabel (Ger) BMC Racing Team0:04:02
27Alexis Gougeard (Fra) AG2R-La MondialeRow 26 - Cell 2
28Artyom Zakharov (Kaz) Astana Pro TeamRow 27 - Cell 2
29Daniel Eaton (USA) UnitedHealthcare Professional Cycling Team0:05:16
30Simone Antonini (Ita) Wanty-Groupe Gobert0:05:50
31Alexander Kamp (Den) Stölting Service Group0:07:44
32Federico Zurlo (Ita) Lampre-Merida0:09:57
33Guillaume Van Keirsbulck (Bel) Etixx-QuickStep0:10:17
34André Looij (Ned) Roompot-Oranje PelotonRow 33 - Cell 2
35Boris Vallée (Bel) Fortuneo - Vital ConceptRow 34 - Cell 2
36Ivar Slik (Ned) Roompot-Oranje PelotonRow 35 - Cell 2
37Jordan Kerby (Aus) Drapac Professional CyclingRow 36 - Cell 2
38Dias Omirzakov (Kaz) Astana Pro TeamRow 37 - Cell 2
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Team Classification
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Dimension Data10:53:01
2Etixx - Quick-Step0:00:08
3Astana Pro Team0:00:34
4AG2R La Mondiale0:00:48
5Bora-Argon 180:01:04
6CCC Sprandi Polkowice0:01:33
7UnitedHealthcare Professional Cycling Team0:01:38
8Drapac Professional Cycling0:01:57
9Team Giant-AlpecinRow 8 - Cell 2
10Wanty - Groupe GobertRow 9 - Cell 2
11Team Katusha0:02:00
12Team LottoNl-Jumbo0:02:02
13Stšlting Service Group0:02:32
14Lampre - Merida0:02:39
15BMC Racing Team0:03:50
16Fortuneo - Vital ConceptRow 15 - Cell 2
17Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise0:04:17
18Roompot - Oranje Peloton0:04:49

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Patrick Fletcher

Patrick is an NCTJ-trained journalist, and former deputy editor of Cyclingnews, who has seven years’ experience covering professional cycling. He has a modern languages degree from Durham University and has been able to put it to some use in what is a multi-lingual sport, with a particular focus on French and Spanish-speaking riders. Away from cycling, Patrick spends most of his time playing or watching other forms of sport - football, tennis, trail running, darts, to name a few, but he draws the line at rugby.


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