Tour of Oman stage 5: Boasson Hagen strikes again

Edvald Boasson Hagen (Dimension Data) has victories in a time trial and an uphill finish to his name already this season, and he showcased the full extent of his range by claiming a sprint win for good measure on stage 5 of the Tour of Oman.

The Norwegian has been one of the strongest riders in these early weeks of the 2016 season, and two other fast starters -Romain Bardet (Ag2r-La Mondiale) and race leader Vincenzo Nibali (Astana) were also to the fore on a rugged day that brought the Tour of Oman from the pretty coastal outpost of Yiti to the outskirts of Muscat.

Bardet, second to Nibali on Green Mountain the previous afternoon and just 15 seconds down in the overall standings, showed few inhibitions in attacking the Sicilian towards the summit of the third and final time up Bousher Al Amarat, but Nibali and his Astana teammate Jakob Fuglsang were equal to the task of shutting him down on the wide twisting highway.

The rapid descent off the final climb heralded a flurry of attacks, as Tom Dumoulin (Giant-Alpecin), George Bennett (LottoNL-Jumbo) and Rui Costa (Lampre-Merida) all trying their luck but as the road flattened out, a group of 30 or so riders was left in front to dispute the stage honours.

There was still the small matter of sweeping up the two survivors from the day’s early break -Pieter Weening (Roompot Oranje Peloton) and Jacques Janse Van Rensburg (Dimension Data), but their brave effort was finally snuffed out with a shade over two kilometres remaining. From there, with almost all of the fast men barring Boasson Hagen and Greg Van Avermaet (BMC) distanced during the three ascents of Boucher Al Amarat, the outcome had the feel of a formality, and so it proved.

Boasson Hagen was expertly teed up by his teammate Nathan Haas, and the Norwegian, so placid off the bike, unleashed such fury in the sprint that Van Avermaet was beaten by more than a length. Marco Canola (UnitedHealthcare) was a distant third, ahead of fellow countrymen Simone Ponzi (CCC-Sprandi) and Gianluca Brambilla (Etixx-QuickStep).

“I was feeling pretty good already in Qatar and I’ve taken two stages here now so I’m pretty happy with that,” Boasson Hagen said afterwards. “I feel sorry for (teammate) Jacques because he was so close to winning, but I feel happy for myself.”

It was Van Avermaet’s fifth placing in the top five during the Tours of Qatar and Oman but the Belgian, still waiting for his first win of the year, had no complaints about his defeat here.

“Boasson Hagen’s in a great form, and he showed that by staying with the leaders for so long on Green Mountain yesterday,” Van Avermaet said. “But I’m very happy with my condition. It would have been better to get a win, but I’m up there the whole time.”

How it happened

While the pre-stage focus was on the finishing circuit at the Ministry of Tourism and the triple ascent of Bousher Al Amarat, the terrain was rugged from the outset on stage 5, as the peloton set out from Yiti and on a sinuous path through the mountains in the hinterland of Al Sifah.

Indeed, kilometre zero was on a particularly stiff but uncategorised climb and Janse Van Rensburg danced clear almost as soon as the flag was dropped. He was later joined by Weening and Hugo Houle (AG2R-La Mondiale), and the trio established a maximum lead of 5:50 before Astana and Lampre-Merida began to set about narrowing the gap.

On the second ascent of Bousher Al Amarat, Van Rensburg put in a testing attack that dropped Houle and briefly distanced Weening, though the Dutchman latched back on once again on the descent. Bardet’s AG2R-La Mondiale team, meanwhile, was active in the peloton behind, and their efforts on the second ascent whittled down the peloton significantly but failed to discommode Nibali or his Astana guard.

Approaching the top of the final ascent, with just over 14 kilometres to race, Bardet himself launched a fierce acceleration, but was marked tightly by Fuglsang – third on GC at 24 seconds – and the Frenchman was ultimately forced to desist.

“It was a complicated,” Bardet said after wheeling to a halt at the finish. “The team did a good job, but here was a headwind in the finale after the climb so it was hard for anyone to get away.”

Nibali was glad to maintain a largely watching brief, and is on the brink of final overall victory.

“Today was a hard stage because we had to do that climb three times and we had yesterday’s efforts in our legs,” he said. “But my team controlled it well and I had Michele Scarponi and Fuglsang with me in the finale, so it was perfect.”

Up fronton the final climb meanwhile, Van Rensburg was unable to shake Weening and with only 38 seconds in hand with 10 kilometres to go, there was an inevitability about their fate.

“I knew they were coming but I was looking around and I didn’t really see them so I thought okay, maybe I’d have to sprint,” Van Rensburg said. “Then when I saw them coming, I was a little bit disappointed but cycling is a team sport. I’m just happy we could win a stage with Edvald.”

Results

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#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Edvald Boasson Hagen (Nor) Dimension Data3:05:32
2Greg Van Avermaet (Bel) BMC Racing TeamRow 1 - Cell 2
3Marco Canola (Ita) UnitedHealthcare Professional Cycling TeamRow 2 - Cell 2
4Simone Ponzi (Ita) CCC Sprandi PolkowiceRow 3 - Cell 2
5Gianluca Brambilla (Ita) Etixx - Quick-StepRow 4 - Cell 2
6Gerald Ciolek (Ger) Stölting Service GroupRow 5 - Cell 2
7Sven Erik Bystrøm (Nor) Team KatushaRow 6 - Cell 2
8Adam Phelan (Aus) Drapac Professional CyclingRow 7 - Cell 2
9Marco Marcato (Ita) Wanty - Groupe GobertRow 8 - Cell 2
10Nathan Haas (Aus) Dimension DataRow 9 - Cell 2
11Patrick Konrad (Aut) Bora-Argon 18Row 10 - Cell 2
12Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Astana Pro TeamRow 11 - Cell 2
13Samuel Spokes (Aus) Drapac Professional CyclingRow 12 - Cell 2
14Romain Bardet (Fra) AG2R La MondialeRow 13 - Cell 2
15Eduardo Sepulveda (Arg) Fortuneo - Vital ConceptRow 14 - Cell 2
16Merhawi Kudus (Eri) Dimension DataRow 15 - Cell 2
17Davide Rebellin (Ita) CCC Sprandi PolkowiceRow 16 - Cell 2
18Dominik Nerz (Ger) Bora-Argon 18Row 17 - Cell 2
19Tim Declercq (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - BaloiseRow 18 - Cell 2
20Rui Costa (Por) Lampre - MeridaRow 19 - Cell 2
21Daniel Teklehaimanot (Eri) Dimension DataRow 20 - Cell 2
22Pavel Kochetkov (Rus) Team KatushaRow 21 - Cell 2
23Laurens De Plus (Bel) Etixx - Quick-StepRow 22 - Cell 2
24Jakob Fuglsang (Den) Astana Pro TeamRow 23 - Cell 2
25Domenico Pozzovivo (Ita) AG2R La MondialeRow 24 - Cell 2
26George Bennett (NZl) Team LottoNl-JumboRow 25 - Cell 2
27Tom Dumoulin (Ned) Team Giant-AlpecinRow 26 - Cell 2
28Emanuel Buchmann (Ger) Bora-Argon 18Row 27 - Cell 2
29Brendan Canty (Aus) Drapac Professional CyclingRow 28 - Cell 2
30Matthew Busche (USA) UnitedHealthcare Professional Cycling TeamRow 29 - Cell 2
31Janez Brajkovic (Slo) UnitedHealthcare Professional Cycling TeamRow 30 - Cell 2
32Floris De Tier (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - BaloiseRow 31 - Cell 2
33Jurgen Van Den Broeck (Bel) Team KatushaRow 32 - Cell 2
34Michele Scarponi (Ita) Astana Pro TeamRow 33 - Cell 2
35Daniel Martin (Irl) Etixx - Quick-Step0:00:07
36Adrian Honkisz (Pol) CCC Sprandi PolkowiceRow 35 - Cell 2
37Jacques Janse Van Rensburg (RSA) Dimension DataRow 36 - Cell 2
38Serge Pauwels (Bel) Dimension DataRow 37 - Cell 2
39Michael Schär (Swi) BMC Racing Team0:00:18
40Pieter Weening (Ned) Roompot - Oranje Peloton0:00:20
41Andriy Grivko (Ukr) Astana Pro Team0:01:18
42Alexander Kristoff (Nor) Team KatushaRow 41 - Cell 2
43Linus Gerdemann (Ger) Stölting Service GroupRow 42 - Cell 2
44Bjorn Thurau (Ger) Wanty - Groupe GobertRow 43 - Cell 2
45Kenneth Van Rooy (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise0:01:46
46Daniel Eaton (USA) UnitedHealthcare Professional Cycling TeamRow 45 - Cell 2
47Christopher Jones (USA) UnitedHealthcare Professional Cycling TeamRow 46 - Cell 2
48Marco Haller (Aut) Team KatushaRow 47 - Cell 2
49Jean-Pierre Drucker (Lux) BMC Racing TeamRow 48 - Cell 2
50Tom Stamsnijder (Ned) Team Giant-AlpecinRow 49 - Cell 2
51Richie Porte (Aus) BMC Racing TeamRow 50 - Cell 2
52Christian Mager (Ger) Stölting Service GroupRow 51 - Cell 2
53Valerio Agnoli (Ita) Astana Pro Team0:03:48
54Federico Zurlo (Ita) Lampre - MeridaRow 53 - Cell 2
55Luka Pibernik (Slo) Lampre - MeridaRow 54 - Cell 2
56Youcef Reguigui (Alg) Dimension DataRow 55 - Cell 2
57Jesper Asselman (Ned) Roompot - Oranje PelotonRow 56 - Cell 2
58Manuel Quinziato (Ita) BMC Racing TeamRow 57 - Cell 2
59Sam Bennett (Irl) Bora-Argon 18Row 58 - Cell 2
60Maarten Wynants (Bel) Team LottoNl-JumboRow 59 - Cell 2
61Twan Castelijns (Ned) Team LottoNl-JumboRow 60 - Cell 2
62Mike Teunissen (Ned) Team LottoNl-JumboRow 61 - Cell 2
63Søren Kragh Andersen (Den) Team Giant-Alpecin0:05:41
64Mario Costa (Por) Lampre - MeridaRow 63 - Cell 2
65Michael Morkov (Den) Team KatushaRow 64 - Cell 2
66Daniel Oss (Ita) BMC Racing TeamRow 65 - Cell 2
67Nathan Earle (Aus) Drapac Professional CyclingRow 66 - Cell 2
68Gregor Muhlberger (Aut) Bora-Argon 18Row 67 - Cell 2
69Rick Zabel (Ger) BMC Racing Team0:06:34
70Arnaud Gerard (Fra) Fortuneo - Vital ConceptRow 69 - Cell 2
71Stijn Vandenbergh (Bel) Etixx - Quick-StepRow 70 - Cell 2
72Bob Jungels (Lux) Etixx - Quick-StepRow 71 - Cell 2
73Johannes Fröhlinger (Ger) Team Giant-AlpecinRow 72 - Cell 2
74Zico Waeytens (Bel) Team Giant-AlpecinRow 73 - Cell 2
75Hugo Houle (Can) AG2R La MondialeRow 74 - Cell 2
76Sébastien Minard (Fra) AG2R La MondialeRow 75 - Cell 2
77Rasmus Guldhammer (Den) Stölting Service GroupRow 76 - Cell 2
78Fabian Wegmann (Ger) Stölting Service GroupRow 77 - Cell 2
79Alexis Gougeard (Fra) AG2R La MondialeRow 78 - Cell 2
80Adrian Kurek (Pol) CCC Sprandi Polkowice0:08:24
81Christoph Pfingsten (Ger) Bora-Argon 18Row 80 - Cell 2
82Grzegorz Stepniak (Pol) CCC Sprandi PolkowiceRow 81 - Cell 2
83Jaroslaw Marycz (Pol) CCC Sprandi PolkowiceRow 82 - Cell 2
84Matteo Bono (Ita) Lampre - MeridaRow 83 - Cell 2
85Dmitrii Kozonchuk (Rus) Team KatushaRow 84 - Cell 2
86Vegard Breen (Nor) Fortuneo - Vital ConceptRow 85 - Cell 2
87Tim Kerkhof (Ned) Roompot - Oranje PelotonRow 86 - Cell 2
88Gianni Meersman (Bel) Etixx - Quick-StepRow 87 - Cell 2
89Pierre-Luc Perichon (Fra) Fortuneo - Vital ConceptRow 88 - Cell 2
90Mark Mcnally (GBr) Wanty - Groupe GobertRow 89 - Cell 2
91Shane Archbold (NZl) Bora-Argon 180:08:51
92Tomasz Kiendys (Pol) CCC Sprandi Polkowice0:08:55
93Joseph Rosskopf (USA) BMC Racing TeamRow 92 - Cell 2
94Timo Roosen (Ned) Team LottoNl-JumboRow 93 - Cell 2
95Guillaume Van Keirsbulck (Bel) Etixx - Quick-StepRow 94 - Cell 2
96Bartlomiej Matysiak (Pol) CCC Sprandi PolkowiceRow 95 - Cell 2
97Sébastien Turgot (Fra) AG2R La MondialeRow 96 - Cell 2
98Romain Lemarchand (Fra) Stölting Service GroupRow 97 - Cell 2
99Simone Antonini (Ita) Wanty - Groupe GobertRow 98 - Cell 2
100Pieter Vanspeybrouck (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - BaloiseRow 99 - Cell 2
101Wesley Kreder (Ned) Roompot - Oranje Peloton0:11:59
102Bradley White (USA) UnitedHealthcare Professional Cycling TeamRow 101 - Cell 2
103Andre Looij (Ned) Roompot - Oranje PelotonRow 102 - Cell 2
104Michael Reihs (Den) Stölting Service GroupRow 103 - Cell 2
105Carlos Alzate (Col) UnitedHealthcare Professional Cycling TeamRow 104 - Cell 2
106Brian Van Goethem (Ned) Roompot - Oranje PelotonRow 105 - Cell 2
107Boris Vallee (Bel) Fortuneo - Vital ConceptRow 106 - Cell 2
108Roy Jans (Bel) Wanty - Groupe GobertRow 107 - Cell 2
109Alexander Kamp (Den) Stölting Service GroupRow 108 - Cell 2
110Berden De Vries (Ned) Roompot - Oranje PelotonRow 109 - Cell 2
111Amaury Capiot (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - BaloiseRow 110 - Cell 2
112Robin Stenuit (Bel) Wanty - Groupe GobertRow 111 - Cell 2
113Karl Menzies (Aus) UnitedHealthcare Professional Cycling TeamRow 112 - Cell 2
114Rudiger Selig (Ger) Bora-Argon 18Row 113 - Cell 2
115Moreno Hofland (Ned) Team LottoNl-JumboRow 114 - Cell 2
116Robert Wagner (Ger) Team LottoNl-JumboRow 115 - Cell 2
117Tom Van Asbroeck (Bel) Team LottoNl-JumboRow 116 - Cell 2
118Iljo Keisse (Bel) Etixx - Quick-StepRow 117 - Cell 2
119Kenny De Haes (Bel) Wanty - Groupe GobertRow 118 - Cell 2
120Yauheni Hutarovich (Blr) Fortuneo - Vital ConceptRow 119 - Cell 2
121Steven Tronet (Fra) Fortuneo - Vital ConceptRow 120 - Cell 2
122Preben Van Hecke (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - BaloiseRow 121 - Cell 2
123Cheng Ji (Chn) Team Giant-AlpecinRow 122 - Cell 2
124Jordan Kerby (Aus) Drapac Professional CyclingRow 123 - Cell 2
125Davide Cimolai (Ita) Lampre - MeridaRow 124 - Cell 2
126Enrico Gasparotto (Ita) Wanty - Groupe GobertRow 125 - Cell 2
127Marko Kump (Slo) Lampre - MeridaRow 126 - Cell 2
128Peter Koning (Ned) Drapac Professional CyclingRow 127 - Cell 2
129Benoit Jarrier (Fra) Fortuneo - Vital ConceptRow 128 - Cell 2
130Artym Zakharov (Kaz) Astana Pro TeamRow 129 - Cell 2
131Dias Omirzakaov (Kaz) Astana Pro TeamRow 130 - Cell 2
132Tyler Farrar (USA) Dimension DataRow 131 - Cell 2
133Travis Meyer (Aus) Drapac Professional CyclingRow 132 - Cell 2
134Damien Gaudin (Fra) AG2R La MondialeRow 133 - Cell 2
135Jacopo Guarnieri (Ita) Team KatushaRow 134 - Cell 2
136Ivar Slik (Ned) Roompot - Oranje PelotonRow 135 - Cell 2
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Intermediate Sprint 1 Al Jissah 29km
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Jacques Janse Van Rensburg (RSA) Dimension Data3pts
2Hugo Houle (Can) AG2R La Mondiale2Row 1 - Cell 3
3Pieter Weening (Ned) Roompot - Oranje Peloton1Row 2 - Cell 3
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Intermediate Sprint 2 Bousher Al Amerat 106km
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Jacques Janse Van Rensburg (RSA) Dimension Data3pts
2Pieter Weening (Ned) Roompot - Oranje Peloton2Row 1 - Cell 3
3George Bennett (NZl) Team LottoNl-Jumbo1Row 2 - Cell 3
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Finish
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Edvald Boasson Hagen (Nor) Dimension Data15pts
2Greg Van Avermaet (Bel) BMC Racing Team12Row 1 - Cell 3
3Marco Canola (Ita) UnitedHealthcare Professional Cycling Team9Row 2 - Cell 3
4Simone Ponzi (Ita) CCC Sprandi Polkowice7Row 3 - Cell 3
5Gianluca Brambilla (Ita) Etixx - Quick-Step6Row 4 - Cell 3
6Gerald Ciolek (Ger) Stölting Service Group5Row 5 - Cell 3
7Sven Erik Bystrøm (Nor) Team Katusha4Row 6 - Cell 3
8Adam Phelan (Aus) Drapac Professional Cycling3Row 7 - Cell 3
9Marco Marcato (Ita) Wanty - Groupe Gobert2Row 8 - Cell 3
10Nathan Haas (Aus) Dimension Data1Row 9 - Cell 3
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Young Rider Classification
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Sven Erik Bystrøm (Nor) Team Katusha3:05:32
2Adam Phelan (Aus) Drapac Professional CyclingRow 1 - Cell 2
3Patrick Konrad (Aut) Bora-Argon 18Row 2 - Cell 2
4Samuel Spokes (Aus) Drapac Professional CyclingRow 3 - Cell 2
5Eduardo Sepulveda (Arg) Fortuneo - Vital ConceptRow 4 - Cell 2
6Merhawi Kudus (Eri) Dimension DataRow 5 - Cell 2
7Laurens De Plus (Bel) Etixx - Quick-StepRow 6 - Cell 2
8Emanuel Buchmann (Ger) Bora-Argon 18Row 7 - Cell 2
9Brendan Canty (Aus) Drapac Professional CyclingRow 8 - Cell 2
10Floris De Tier (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - BaloiseRow 9 - Cell 2
11Kenneth Van Rooy (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise0:01:46
12Daniel Eaton (USA) UnitedHealthcare Professional Cycling TeamRow 11 - Cell 2
13Marco Haller (Aut) Team KatushaRow 12 - Cell 2
14Christian Mager (Ger) Stölting Service GroupRow 13 - Cell 2
15Federico Zurlo (Ita) Lampre - Merida0:03:48
16Luka Pibernik (Slo) Lampre - MeridaRow 15 - Cell 2
17Mike Teunissen (Ned) Team LottoNl-JumboRow 16 - Cell 2
18Søren Kragh Andersen (Den) Team Giant-Alpecin0:05:41
19Gregor Muhlberger (Aut) Bora-Argon 18Row 18 - Cell 2
20Rick Zabel (Ger) BMC Racing Team0:06:34
21Bob Jungels (Lux) Etixx - Quick-StepRow 20 - Cell 2
22Zico Waeytens (Bel) Team Giant-AlpecinRow 21 - Cell 2
23Alexis Gougeard (Fra) AG2R La MondialeRow 22 - Cell 2
24Tim Kerkhof (Ned) Roompot - Oranje Peloton0:08:24
25Timo Roosen (Ned) Team LottoNl-Jumbo0:08:55
26Guillaume Van Keirsbulck (Bel) Etixx - Quick-StepRow 25 - Cell 2
27Simone Antonini (Ita) Wanty - Groupe GobertRow 26 - Cell 2
28Andre Looij (Ned) Roompot - Oranje Peloton0:11:59
29Brian Van Goethem (Ned) Roompot - Oranje PelotonRow 28 - Cell 2
30Boris Vallee (Bel) Fortuneo - Vital ConceptRow 29 - Cell 2
31Alexander Kamp (Den) Stölting Service GroupRow 30 - Cell 2
32Amaury Capiot (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - BaloiseRow 31 - Cell 2
33Moreno Hofland (Ned) Team LottoNl-JumboRow 32 - Cell 2
34Jordan Kerby (Aus) Drapac Professional CyclingRow 33 - Cell 2
35Artym Zakharov (Kaz) Astana Pro TeamRow 34 - Cell 2
36Dias Omirzakaov (Kaz) Astana Pro TeamRow 35 - Cell 2
37Ivar Slik (Ned) Roompot - Oranje PelotonRow 36 - Cell 2
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Combativity Sprint 1 29km
#Rider Name (Country) Team
1Jacques Janse Van Rensburg (RSA) Dimension Data
2Hugo Houle (Can) AG2R La Mondiale
3Pieter Weening (Ned) Roompot - Oranje Peloton
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Combativity Sprint 2 33km
#Rider Name (Country) Team
1Jacques Janse Van Rensburg (RSA) Dimension Data
2Hugo Houle (Can) AG2R La Mondiale
3Richie Porte (Aus) BMC Racing Team
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Combativity Sprint 3 40km
#Rider Name (Country) Team
1Jacques Janse Van Rensburg (RSA) Dimension Data
2Hugo Houle (Can) AG2R La Mondiale
3Pieter Weening (Ned) Roompot - Oranje Peloton
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Combativity Sprint 4 76km
#Rider Name (Country) Team
1Jacques Janse Van Rensburg (RSA) Dimension Data
2Hugo Houle (Can) AG2R La Mondiale
3Pieter Weening (Ned) Roompot - Oranje Peloton
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Combativity Sprint 4 91km
#Rider Name (Country) Team
1Jacques Janse Van Rensburg (RSA) Dimension Data
2Pieter Weening (Ned) Roompot - Oranje Peloton
3Hugo Houle (Can) AG2R La Mondiale
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Combativity Sprint 5 106km
Rider Name (Country) Team
Jacques Janse Van Rensburg (RSA) Dimension Data
Pieter Weening (Ned) Roompot - Oranje Peloton
Jesper Asselman (Ned) Roompot - Oranje Peloton
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Teams Classification
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Dimension Data9:16:36
2Drapac CyclingRow 1 - Cell 2
3Bora-Argon 18Row 2 - Cell 2
4Team KatushaRow 3 - Cell 2
5UnitedHealthcareRow 4 - Cell 2
6Astana Pro TeamRow 5 - Cell 2
7CCC Sprandi Polkowice0:00:07
8Etixx-Quick StepRow 7 - Cell 2
9Topsport Vlaanderen-Baloise0:01:46
10Bmc Racing Team0:02:04
11Stölting Service Group0:03:04
12Ag2R La Mondiale0:06:34
13Team Giant-Alpecin0:07:27
14Lampre - Merida0:07:36
15Team Lotto Nl - JumboRow 14 - Cell 2
16Wanty - Groupe Gobert0:09:42
17Roompot Oranje Peloton0:12:32
18Fortuneo - Vital Concept0:14:58
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General Classification after stage 5
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Astana Pro Team19:24:07
2Romain Bardet (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale0:00:15
3Jakob Fuglsang (Den) Astana Pro Team0:00:24
4Tom Dumoulin (Ned) Team Giant-Alpecin0:00:40
5Rui Costa (Por) Lampre - Merida0:00:54
6Edvald Boasson Hagen (Nor) Dimension Data0:01:06
7Brendan Canty (Aus) Drapac Professional Cycling0:01:31
8Domenico Pozzovivo (Ita) AG2R La Mondiale0:01:38
9Merhawi Kudus (Eri) Dimension Data0:01:41
10Gianluca Brambilla (Ita) Etixx - Quick-Step0:01:59
11Eduardo Sepulveda (Arg) Fortuneo - Vital Concept0:02:04
12Emanuel Buchmann (Ger) Bora-Argon 180:02:15
13Jurgen Van Den Broeck (Bel) Team Katusha0:02:34
14Davide Rebellin (Ita) CCC Sprandi Polkowice0:02:39
15Patrick Konrad (Aut) Bora-Argon 180:02:45
16Floris De Tier (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise0:03:05
17George Bennett (NZl) Team LottoNl-Jumbo0:03:13
18Janez Brajkovic (Slo) UnitedHealthcare Professional Cycling Team0:03:18
19Dominik Nerz (Ger) Bora-Argon 180:04:18
20Serge Pauwels (Bel) Dimension Data0:04:21
21Nathan Haas (Aus) Dimension Data0:04:45
22Greg Van Avermaet (Bel) BMC Racing Team0:04:51
23Laurens De Plus (Bel) Etixx - Quick-Step0:05:06
24Jacques Janse Van Rensburg (RSA) Dimension Data0:05:20
25Pavel Kochetkov (Rus) Team Katusha0:06:00
26Samuel Spokes (Aus) Drapac Professional Cycling0:06:29
27Daniel Martin (Irl) Etixx - Quick-Step0:06:38
28Tim Declercq (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise0:07:42
29Pieter Weening (Ned) Roompot - Oranje Peloton0:08:00
30Andriy Grivko (Ukr) Astana Pro Team0:08:08
31Matthew Busche (USA) UnitedHealthcare Professional Cycling Team0:08:36
32Marco Marcato (Ita) Wanty - Groupe Gobert0:09:01
33Michele Scarponi (Ita) Astana Pro Team0:10:08
34Bob Jungels (Lux) Etixx - Quick-Step0:10:18
35Michael Schär (Swi) BMC Racing Team0:10:32
36Adrian Honkisz (Pol) CCC Sprandi Polkowice0:11:32
37Christopher Jones (USA) UnitedHealthcare Professional Cycling Team0:12:18
38Tom Stamsnijder (Ned) Team Giant-Alpecin0:12:30
39Gerald Ciolek (Ger) Stölting Service Group0:13:06
40Luka Pibernik (Slo) Lampre - Merida0:13:08
41Christian Mager (Ger) Stölting Service Group0:13:12
42Adam Phelan (Aus) Drapac Professional Cycling0:13:16
43Maarten Wynants (Bel) Team LottoNl-Jumbo0:13:52
44Youcef Reguigui (Alg) Dimension Data0:14:00
45Simone Ponzi (Ita) CCC Sprandi Polkowice0:14:27
46Mike Teunissen (Ned) Team LottoNl-Jumbo0:14:44
47Richie Porte (Aus) BMC Racing TeamRow 46 - Cell 2
48Jean-Pierre Drucker (Lux) BMC Racing Team0:15:14
49Daniel Teklehaimanot (Eri) Dimension Data0:15:16
50Twan Castelijns (Ned) Team LottoNl-Jumbo0:15:33
51Fabian Wegmann (Ger) Stölting Service Group0:16:14
52Valerio Agnoli (Ita) Astana Pro Team0:16:15
53Kenneth Van Rooy (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise0:17:22
54Jesper Asselman (Ned) Roompot - Oranje Peloton0:17:32
55Rasmus Guldhammer (Den) Stölting Service Group0:19:30
56Sven Erik Bystrøm (Nor) Team Katusha0:19:53
57Gianni Meersman (Bel) Etixx - Quick-Step0:19:55
58Marco Canola (Ita) UnitedHealthcare Professional Cycling Team0:20:08
59Nathan Earle (Aus) Drapac Professional Cycling0:20:19
60Mario Costa (Por) Lampre - MeridaRow 59 - Cell 2
61Linus Gerdemann (Ger) Stölting Service Group0:20:25
62Sébastien Minard (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale0:20:50
63Jaroslaw Marycz (Pol) CCC Sprandi Polkowice0:20:57
64Enrico Gasparotto (Ita) Wanty - Groupe Gobert0:21:01
65Johannes Fröhlinger (Ger) Team Giant-Alpecin0:21:30
66Alexis Gougeard (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale0:21:33
67Tomasz Kiendys (Pol) CCC Sprandi Polkowice0:21:52
68Bjorn Thurau (Ger) Wanty - Groupe Gobert0:22:02
69Hugo Houle (Can) AG2R La Mondiale0:22:15
70Zico Waeytens (Bel) Team Giant-Alpecin0:22:21
71Timo Roosen (Ned) Team LottoNl-Jumbo0:22:25
72Federico Zurlo (Ita) Lampre - Merida0:22:30
73Manuel Quinziato (Ita) BMC Racing Team0:23:33
74Rick Zabel (Ger) BMC Racing Team0:23:35
75Tim Kerkhof (Ned) Roompot - Oranje Peloton0:25:04
76Bartlomiej Matysiak (Pol) CCC Sprandi Polkowice0:25:30
77Vegard Breen (Nor) Fortuneo - Vital Concept0:25:44
78Marco Haller (Aut) Team Katusha0:25:56
79Adrian Kurek (Pol) CCC Sprandi Polkowice0:26:05
80Daniel Oss (Ita) BMC Racing Team0:26:13
81Stijn Vandenbergh (Bel) Etixx - Quick-Step0:26:14
82Romain Lemarchand (Fra) Stölting Service Group0:26:23
83Daniel Eaton (USA) UnitedHealthcare Professional Cycling Team0:26:59
84Grzegorz Stepniak (Pol) CCC Sprandi Polkowice0:27:21
85Alexander Kristoff (Nor) Team Katusha0:27:43
86Pieter Vanspeybrouck (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise0:28:51
87Amaury Capiot (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise0:28:56
88Matteo Bono (Ita) Lampre - Merida0:29:21
89Moreno Hofland (Ned) Team LottoNl-Jumbo0:30:10
90Roy Jans (Bel) Wanty - Groupe GobertRow 89 - Cell 2
91Gregor Muhlberger (Aut) Bora-Argon 180:30:11
92Arnaud Gerard (Fra) Fortuneo - Vital Concept0:30:19
93Mark Mcnally (GBr) Wanty - Groupe Gobert0:31:10
94Tom Van Asbroeck (Bel) Team LottoNl-Jumbo0:31:31
95Damien Gaudin (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale0:31:47
96Sam Bennett (Irl) Bora-Argon 180:31:51
97Sébastien Turgot (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale0:32:00
98Cheng Ji (Chn) Team Giant-Alpecin0:32:04
99Michael Morkov (Den) Team Katusha0:32:16
100Joseph Rosskopf (USA) BMC Racing Team0:32:21
101Søren Kragh Andersen (Den) Team Giant-Alpecin0:33:01
102Robert Wagner (Ger) Team LottoNl-Jumbo0:33:03
103Simone Antonini (Ita) Wanty - Groupe Gobert0:33:16
104Steven Tronet (Fra) Fortuneo - Vital Concept0:33:45
105Dmitrii Kozonchuk (Rus) Team Katusha0:33:51
106Pierre-Luc Perichon (Fra) Fortuneo - Vital Concept0:34:08
107Michael Reihs (Den) Stölting Service Group0:34:18
108Artym Zakharov (Kaz) Astana Pro Team0:34:30
109Shane Archbold (NZl) Bora-Argon 180:35:44
110Christoph Pfingsten (Ger) Bora-Argon 180:35:51
111Wesley Kreder (Ned) Roompot - Oranje Peloton0:36:20
112Brian Van Goethem (Ned) Roompot - Oranje Peloton0:36:29
113Berden De Vries (Ned) Roompot - Oranje Peloton0:36:41
114Marko Kump (Slo) Lampre - Merida0:37:55
115Alexander Kamp (Den) Stölting Service Group0:37:57
116Benoit Jarrier (Fra) Fortuneo - Vital Concept0:38:33
117Davide Cimolai (Ita) Lampre - Merida0:39:25
118Karl Menzies (Aus) UnitedHealthcare Professional Cycling Team0:39:35
119Bradley White (USA) UnitedHealthcare Professional Cycling Team0:40:16
120Rudiger Selig (Ger) Bora-Argon 180:40:26
121Robin Stenuit (Bel) Wanty - Groupe Gobert0:41:38
122Yauheni Hutarovich (Blr) Fortuneo - Vital Concept0:41:45
123Carlos Alzate (Col) UnitedHealthcare Professional Cycling Team0:42:05
124Preben Van Hecke (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise0:42:26
125Ivar Slik (Ned) Roompot - Oranje Peloton0:42:57
126Tyler Farrar (USA) Dimension Data0:43:55
127Andre Looij (Ned) Roompot - Oranje Peloton0:44:13
128Guillaume Van Keirsbulck (Bel) Etixx - Quick-Step0:44:51
129Boris Vallee (Bel) Fortuneo - Vital Concept0:45:02
130Travis Meyer (Aus) Drapac Professional Cycling0:45:15
131Dias Omirzakaov (Kaz) Astana Pro Team0:45:26
132Jacopo Guarnieri (Ita) Team Katusha0:46:35
133Peter Koning (Ned) Drapac Professional Cycling0:46:41
134Jordan Kerby (Aus) Drapac Professional Cycling0:47:49
135Iljo Keisse (Bel) Etixx - Quick-Step0:50:53
136Kenny De Haes (Bel) Wanty - Groupe Gobert0:54:16
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Points Classification
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Edvald Boasson Hagen (Nor) Dimension Data39pts
2Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Astana Pro Team28Row 1 - Cell 3
3Greg Van Avermaet (Bel) BMC Racing Team26Row 2 - Cell 3
4Romain Bardet (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale24Row 3 - Cell 3
5Bob Jungels (Lux) Etixx - Quick-Step15Row 4 - Cell 3
6Alexander Kristoff (Nor) Team Katusha15Row 5 - Cell 3
7Jakob Fuglsang (Den) Astana Pro Team13Row 6 - Cell 3
8Tom Dumoulin (Ned) Team Giant-Alpecin13Row 7 - Cell 3
9Serge Pauwels (Bel) Dimension Data13Row 8 - Cell 3
10Rui Costa (Por) Lampre - Merida12Row 9 - Cell 3
11Moreno Hofland (Ned) Team LottoNl-Jumbo12Row 10 - Cell 3
12Gianluca Brambilla (Ita) Etixx - Quick-Step11Row 11 - Cell 3
13Davide Rebellin (Ita) CCC Sprandi Polkowice9Row 12 - Cell 3
14Marco Canola (Ita) UnitedHealthcare Professional Cycling Team9Row 13 - Cell 3
15Roy Jans (Bel) Wanty - Groupe Gobert9Row 14 - Cell 3
16Berden De Vries (Ned) Roompot - Oranje Peloton7Row 15 - Cell 3
17Kenny De Haes (Bel) Wanty - Groupe Gobert7Row 16 - Cell 3
18Domenico Pozzovivo (Ita) AG2R La Mondiale7Row 17 - Cell 3
19Simone Ponzi (Ita) CCC Sprandi Polkowice7Row 18 - Cell 3
20Mike Teunissen (Ned) Team LottoNl-Jumbo7Row 19 - Cell 3
21Jacques Janse Van Rensburg (RSA) Dimension Data6Row 20 - Cell 3
22Alexander Kamp (Den) Stölting Service Group6Row 21 - Cell 3
23Jean-Pierre Drucker (Lux) BMC Racing Team6Row 22 - Cell 3
24Merhawi Kudus (Eri) Dimension Data5Row 23 - Cell 3
25George Bennett (NZl) Team LottoNl-Jumbo5Row 24 - Cell 3
26Gerald Ciolek (Ger) Stölting Service Group5Row 25 - Cell 3
27Zico Waeytens (Bel) Team Giant-Alpecin5Row 26 - Cell 3
28Floris De Tier (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise4Row 27 - Cell 3
29Sven Erik Bystrøm (Nor) Team Katusha4Row 28 - Cell 3
30Robin Stenuit (Bel) Wanty - Groupe Gobert4Row 29 - Cell 3
31Amaury Capiot (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise3Row 30 - Cell 3
32Simone Antonini (Ita) Wanty - Groupe Gobert3Row 31 - Cell 3
33Brian Van Goethem (Ned) Roompot - Oranje Peloton3Row 32 - Cell 3
34Brendan Canty (Aus) Drapac Professional Cycling3Row 33 - Cell 3
35Pieter Weening (Ned) Roompot - Oranje Peloton3Row 34 - Cell 3
36Adam Phelan (Aus) Drapac Professional Cycling3Row 35 - Cell 3
37Marco Marcato (Ita) Wanty - Groupe Gobert2Row 36 - Cell 3
38Kenneth Van Rooy (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise2Row 37 - Cell 3
39Jesper Asselman (Ned) Roompot - Oranje Peloton2Row 38 - Cell 3
40Mario Costa (Por) Lampre - Merida2Row 39 - Cell 3
41Hugo Houle (Can) AG2R La Mondiale2Row 40 - Cell 3
42Daniel Oss (Ita) BMC Racing Team2Row 41 - Cell 3
43Ivar Slik (Ned) Roompot - Oranje Peloton2Row 42 - Cell 3
44Jordan Kerby (Aus) Drapac Professional Cycling2Row 43 - Cell 3
45Iljo Keisse (Bel) Etixx - Quick-Step2Row 44 - Cell 3
46Nathan Haas (Aus) Dimension Data1Row 45 - Cell 3
47Pieter Vanspeybrouck (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise1Row 46 - Cell 3
48Dmitrii Kozonchuk (Rus) Team Katusha1Row 47 - Cell 3
49Pierre-Luc Perichon (Fra) Fortuneo - Vital Concept1Row 48 - Cell 3
50Davide Cimolai (Ita) Lampre - Merida1Row 49 - Cell 3
51Tyler Farrar (USA) Dimension Data10Row 50 - Cell 3
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Young Rider Classification
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Brendan Canty (Aus) Drapac Professional Cycling19:25:38
2Merhawi Kudus (Eri) Dimension Data0:00:10
3Eduardo Sepulveda (Arg) Fortuneo - Vital Concept0:00:33
4Emanuel Buchmann (Ger) Bora-Argon 180:00:44
5Patrick Konrad (Aut) Bora-Argon 180:01:14
6Floris De Tier (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise0:01:34
7Laurens De Plus (Bel) Etixx - Quick-Step0:03:35
8Samuel Spokes (Aus) Drapac Professional Cycling0:04:58
9Bob Jungels (Lux) Etixx - Quick-Step0:08:47
10Luka Pibernik (Slo) Lampre - Merida0:11:37
11Christian Mager (Ger) Stölting Service Group0:11:41
12Adam Phelan (Aus) Drapac Professional Cycling0:11:45
13Mike Teunissen (Ned) Team LottoNl-Jumbo0:13:13
14Kenneth Van Rooy (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise0:15:51
15Sven Erik Bystrøm (Nor) Team Katusha0:18:22
16Alexis Gougeard (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale0:20:02
17Zico Waeytens (Bel) Team Giant-Alpecin0:20:50
18Timo Roosen (Ned) Team LottoNl-Jumbo0:20:54
19Federico Zurlo (Ita) Lampre - Merida0:20:59
20Rick Zabel (Ger) BMC Racing Team0:22:04
21Tim Kerkhof (Ned) Roompot - Oranje Peloton0:23:33
22Marco Haller (Aut) Team Katusha0:24:25
23Daniel Eaton (USA) UnitedHealthcare Professional Cycling Team0:25:28
24Amaury Capiot (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise0:27:25
25Moreno Hofland (Ned) Team LottoNl-Jumbo0:28:39
26Gregor Muhlberger (Aut) Bora-Argon 180:28:40
27Søren Kragh Andersen (Den) Team Giant-Alpecin0:31:30
28Simone Antonini (Ita) Wanty - Groupe Gobert0:31:45
29Artym Zakharov (Kaz) Astana Pro Team0:32:59
30Brian Van Goethem (Ned) Roompot - Oranje Peloton0:34:58
31Alexander Kamp (Den) Stölting Service Group0:36:26
32Ivar Slik (Ned) Roompot - Oranje Peloton0:41:26
33Andre Looij (Ned) Roompot - Oranje Peloton0:42:42
34Guillaume Van Keirsbulck (Bel) Etixx - Quick-Step0:43:20
35Boris Vallee (Bel) Fortuneo - Vital Concept0:43:31
36Dias Omirzakaov (Kaz) Astana Pro Team0:43:55
37Jordan Kerby (Aus) Drapac Professional Cycling0:46:18
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Combativity Classification
#Rider Name (Country) Team
1Jacques Janse Van Rensburg (RSA) Dimension Data
2Hugo Houle (Can) AG2R La Mondiale
3Kenny De Haes (Bel) Wanty - Groupe Gobert
4Pieter Weening (Ned) Roompot - Oranje Peloton
5Alexander Kamp (Den) Stölting Service Group
6Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Astana Pro Team
7Amaury Capiot (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise
8Edvald Boasson Hagen (Nor) Dimension Data
9Daniel Oss (Ita) BMC Racing Team
10Simone Antonini (Ita) Wanty - Groupe Gobert
11Christoph Pfingsten (Ger) Bora-Argon 18
12Brian Van Goethem (Ned) Roompot - Oranje Peloton
13Berden De Vries (Ned) Roompot - Oranje Peloton
14Romain Bardet (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
15Jakob Fuglsang (Den) Astana Pro Team
16Kenneth Van Rooy (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise
17Jesper Asselman (Ned) Roompot - Oranje Peloton
18Sven Erik Bystrøm (Nor) Team Katusha
19Mario Costa (Por) Lampre - Merida
20Ivar Slik (Ned) Roompot - Oranje Peloton
21Jordan Kerby (Aus) Drapac Professional Cycling
22Iljo Keisse (Bel) Etixx - Quick-Step
23George Bennett (NZl) Team LottoNl-Jumbo
24Greg Van Avermaet (Bel) BMC Racing Team
25Laurens De Plus (Bel) Etixx - Quick-Step
26Pieter Vanspeybrouck (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise
27Dmitrii Kozonchuk (Rus) Team Katusha
28Pierre-Luc Perichon (Fra) Fortuneo - Vital Concept
29Davide Cimolai (Ita) Lampre - Merida
30Robin Stenuit (Bel) Wanty - Groupe Gobert
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Teams Classification
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Dimension Data58:18:25
2Astana Pro Team0:00:32
3Bora-Argon 180:03:14
4Etixx-Quick Step0:03:34
5Ag2R La Mondiale0:11:26
6UnitedHealthcare0:12:12
7Ccc Sprandi Polkowice0:12:29
8Drapac Cycling0:14:14
9Team Katusha0:14:29
10Topsport Vlaanderen-Baloise0:16:34
11Bmc Racing Team0:16:44
12Lampre - Merida0:19:44
13Team Lotto Nl - Jumbo0:20:01
14Stölting Service Group0:22:21
15Team Giant-Alpecin0:24:11
16Wanty - Groupe Gobert0:32:46
17Roompot Oranje Peloton0:35:18
18Fortuneo - Vital Concept0:36:48

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Barry Ryan
Head of Features

Barry Ryan is Head of Features at Cyclingnews. He has covered professional cycling since 2010, reporting from the Tour de France, Giro d’Italia and events from Argentina to Japan. His writing has appeared in The Independent, Procycling and Cycling Plus. He is the author of The Ascent: Sean Kelly, Stephen Roche and the Rise of Irish Cycling’s Golden Generation, published by Gill Books.

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