Mallorca Challenge: Cummings wins on Mirador d'Es Colomer

Stephen Cummings got his MTN-Qhubeka career off to a flying start with victory Trofeo Andratx-Mirador d'es Colomer after a late attack on the Mirador d’Es Colomer. Cummings went clear in the final kilometre and held off a challenge from Alejandro Valverde (Movistar) to take the win. Davide Formolo (Cannondale-Garmin) won the sprint behind to take third place.

"I'm really happy with today's victory," Cummings said. "I knew I had done a lot of good work over the winter so I'd like to thank the team for the amazing work they did and chance they gave me to focus on today's race. I was able to come back to the front right near the end and snatch the victory, so I'm really happy with the result."

It is the first win for Cummings since he claimed the overall classification at last year’s Tour Méditerranéen. The victory comes just a day after the South African team lost Andreas Stauff to a broken collarbone after the German crashed in the final three kilometres of the Trofeo Santanyi-SesSalines-Campos.

The second race of the Mallorca Challenge began by the Playa de Palma, taking the riders over three classified climbs before the last, punchy ascent towards the finish on Mirador d’Es Colomer. A total of 10 riders escaped in the opening kilometres, including Andre Greipel (Lotto-Soudal), Dylan Van Baarle (Cannondale-Garmin), Huub Duyn (Roompot), José Gonçalves (Caja Rural-RGA,), Johann Van Zyl (MTN Qhubeka), Igor Merino (Burgos BH), Imanol Estévez (Murias Taldea), Nico Brungger (Roth-Skoda), Marcos Jurado (Spain) and Mark Christian (Great Britain).

Gonçalves was the first of the escapees try his hand alone, hovering up the mountains points on the Col de Claret and the Puig Major. The Caja Rural rider had been reeled back in when Greipel launched a move off the front of the bunch. The German built up an advantage of 30 seconds over the chasing riders, which included Gonçalves. Greipel’s efforts earned him the award for the most combative rider of the day.

The peloton finally caught the remnants of the break with two kilometres to go.

Results

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#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Stephen Cummings (GBr) MTN - Qhubeka3:56:30
2Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Movistar TeamRow 1 - Cell 2
3Davide Formolo (Ita) Cannondale-Garmin Pro Cycling Team0:00:06
4Bauke Mollema (Ned) Trek Factory RacingRow 3 - Cell 2
5Leopold Konig (Cze) Team SkyRow 4 - Cell 2
6Benat Intxausti (Spa) Movistar Team0:00:13
7Kanstantsin Siutsou (Blr) Team Sky0:00:15
8Giovanni Visconti (Ita) Movistar TeamRow 7 - Cell 2
9Ian Boswell (USA) Team SkyRow 8 - Cell 2
10Tim Wellens (Bel) Lotto SoudalRow 9 - Cell 2
11Marc De Maar (Ned) Team Roompot0:00:18
12Vasil Kiryienka (Blr) Team Sky0:00:22
13Davide Rebellin (Ita) CCC Sprandi PolkowiceRow 12 - Cell 2
14Frank Schleck (Lux) Trek Factory Racing0:00:25
15Jacques Janse van Rensburg (RSA) MTN - Qhubeka0:00:30
16Sylwester Szmyd (Pol) CCC Sprandi Polkowice0:00:34
17Andre Cardoso (Por) Cannondale-Garmin Pro Cycling Team0:00:35
18David Belda (Esp) Burgos BH0:00:38
19Philip Deignan (Irl) Team Sky0:00:41
20Nicolas Edet (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits0:00:45
21Bjorn Thureau (Ger) Bora-Argon 180:00:47
22Louis Vervaeke (Bel) Lotto Soudal Bel Lotto Soudal0:00:58
23Merhawi Kudus Ghebremedhin (Eri) MTN - Qhubeka0:01:00
24Ben Swift (GBr) Team Sky0:01:14
25Louis Meintjes (RSA) MTN - Qhubeka0:01:16
26Heiner Parra (Col) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA0:01:18
27Johann Van Zyl (RSA) MTN - Qhubeka0:01:24
28Yoann Bagot (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits0:01:27
29Clement Chevrier (Fra) IAM CyclingRow 28 - Cell 2
30Ricardo Vilela (Por) Caja Rural-Seguros RGARow 29 - Cell 2
31Kristijan Koren (Slo) Cannondale-Garmin Pro Cycling Team0:01:58
32Haimar Zubeldia (Spa) Trek Factory Racing0:01:59
33Huub Duyn (Ned) Team RoompotRow 32 - Cell 2
34Nico Brunger (Sui) Roth Skoda0:02:41
35José Gonçalves (Por) Caja Rural-Seguros RGARow 34 - Cell 2
36Dylan Van Baarle (Ned) Cannondale-Garmin Pro Cycling Team0:02:57
37Victor Martin (Esp) Burgos BH0:03:10
38André Greipel (Ger) Lotto Soudal0:03:54
39Jesus Herrada (Spa) Movistar TeamRow 38 - Cell 2
40Marcos Jurado (Esp) Spain0:05:09
41Javier Moreno (Spa) Movistar Team0:05:42
42Ion Izagirre (Spa) Movistar TeamRow 41 - Cell 2
43Igor Merino (Esp) Burgos BH0:07:25
44José Mendes (Por) Bora-Argon 180:08:22
45Cristiano Salerno (Ita) Bora-Argon 18Row 44 - Cell 2
46Christoph Pfingsten (Ger) Bora-Argon 18Row 45 - Cell 2
47Marcel Wyss (Swi) IAM CyclingRow 46 - Cell 2
48Mario Gonzalez (Esp) Activejet TeamRow 47 - Cell 2
49Gustav Larsson (Swe) Cult Energy Pro CyclingRow 48 - Cell 2
50Joel Zangerle (Lux) Cult Energy Pro CyclingRow 49 - Cell 2
51Adrian Honkisz (Pol) CCC Sprandi PolkowiceRow 50 - Cell 2
52Jerome Coppel (Fra) IAM CyclingRow 51 - Cell 2
53Pawel Bernas (Pol) Activejet TeamRow 52 - Cell 2
54Jonathan Fumeaux (Swi) IAM CyclingRow 53 - Cell 2
55Bart De Clerq (Bel) Lotto SoudalRow 54 - Cell 2
56Sergio Pardilla (Esp) Caja Rural-Seguros RgaRow 55 - Cell 2
57Patrick Konrad (Aut) Bora-Argon 18Row 56 - Cell 2
58Mike Terpstra (Ned) Team RoompotRow 57 - Cell 2
59BRAVO Garikoitz (Esp) Murias TaldeaRow 58 - Cell 2
60Rasmus Guldhammer (Den) Cult Energy Pro CyclingRow 59 - Cell 2
61Maurits Lammertink (Ned) Team RoompotRow 60 - Cell 2
62Mathias Frank (Swi) IAM CyclingRow 61 - Cell 2
63David Arroyo (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGARow 62 - Cell 2
64Mikel Bizkarra (Esp) Murias Taldea0:08:49
65Stefen Schumacher (Ger) CCC Sprandi Polkowice0:09:24
66John Gadret (Fra) Movistar Team0:10:05
67Antonio Molina (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA0:13:41
68Daniel Patten (GBr) Great BritainRow 67 - Cell 2
69Etienne Van Empel (Ned) Team RoompotRow 68 - Cell 2
70Jesus del Pino (Esp) Burgos BHRow 69 - Cell 2
71Ruben Sanchez (Esp) SpainRow 70 - Cell 2
72Vincent Jerome (Fra) Team EuropcarRow 71 - Cell 2
73Mads Pedersen (Den) Cult Energy Pro CyclingRow 72 - Cell 2
74Michael Podlaski (Pol) Activejet TeamRow 73 - Cell 2
75Angelo Tulik (Fra) Team EuropcarRow 74 - Cell 2
76Perrig Quemeneur (Fra) Team EuropcarRow 75 - Cell 2
77Romain Lemarchand (Fra) Cult Energy Pro CyclingRow 76 - Cell 2
78Jon Ander Insausti (Esp) Murias TaldeaRow 77 - Cell 2
79Kamil Gradek (Pol) Activejet TeamRow 78 - Cell 2
80Sjoerd Van Ginneken (Ned) Team RoompotRow 79 - Cell 2
81Petr Ignatenko (Rus) RusVelo Rus RussiaRow 80 - Cell 2
82Aleksandr Rybakov (Rus) RussiaRow 81 - Cell 2
83Christian Knees (Ger) Team Sky Ger Team SkyRow 82 - Cell 2
84Luis Mas (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGARow 83 - Cell 2
85Lawrence Warbasse (USA) IAM CyclingRow 84 - Cell 2
86Kristoffer Skjerping (Nor) Cannondale-Garmin Pro Cycling TeamRow 85 - Cell 2
87Markel Irizar (Spa) Trek Factory RacingRow 86 - Cell 2
88Francesco Lasca (Ita) Caja Rural-Seguros RGARow 87 - Cell 2
89Paul Voss (Ger) Bora-Argon 18Row 88 - Cell 2
90Lukasz Owsian (Pol) CCC Sprandi PolkowiceRow 89 - Cell 2
91Emanuel Buchmann (Ger) Bora-Argon 18Row 90 - Cell 2
92Romain Hardy (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions CreditsRow 91 - Cell 2
93Cesare Benedetti (Ita) Bora-Argon 18Row 92 - Cell 2
94Thomas Degand (Bel) IAM CyclingRow 93 - Cell 2
95Sebastian Langeveld (Ned) Cannondale-Garmin Pro Cycling TeamRow 94 - Cell 2
96Branislau Samoilau (Blr) CCC Sprandi PolkowiceRow 95 - Cell 2
97Daniel Martin (Irl) Cannondale-Garmin Pro Cycling TeamRow 96 - Cell 2
98Reinier Honig (Ned) Team RoompotRow 97 - Cell 2
99Dennis Vanendert (Bel) Lotto SoudalRow 98 - Cell 2
100Jelle Vanendert (Bel) Lotto SoudalRow 99 - Cell 2
101Patrick Schelling (Swi) IAM CyclingRow 100 - Cell 2
102Nacer Bouhanni (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits0:13:53
103Loic Chetout (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions CreditsRow 102 - Cell 2
104Matthew Busche (USA) Trek Factory RacingRow 103 - Cell 2
105Maxime Mederel (Fra) Team EuropcarRow 104 - Cell 2
106Adrien Niyonshuti (Rwa) MTN - Qhubeka0:13:55
107Xabier Zandio Echaide (Spa) Team SkyRow 106 - Cell 2
108Jonathan Castroviejo (Spa) Movistar Team0:13:59
109Dario Hernandez (Esp) Burgos BHRow 108 - Cell 2
110Fabian Cancellara (Swi) Trek Factory Racing0:14:02
111Damien Garcia (Fra) Team Froy Oslo0:17:14
112Marek Rutkiewicz (Pol) CCC Sprandi PolkowiceRow 111 - Cell 2
113Aritz Bagues (Esp) Murias TaldeaRow 112 - Cell 2
114Julien Morice (Fra) Team EuropcarRow 113 - Cell 2
115Ibai Salas (Esp) Burgos BHRow 114 - Cell 2
116Unai Intziarte(Esp) Murias TaldeaRow 115 - Cell 2
117Kirill Pozdnykov (Rus) RussiaRow 116 - Cell 2
118Imanol Estevez (Esp) Murias TaldeaRow 117 - Cell 2
119Artur Ershov (Rus) RussiaRow 118 - Cell 2
120Fumiyuki Beppu (Jpn) Trek Factory RacingRow 119 - Cell 2
121Troels Ronning Vinther (Den) Cult Energy Pro CyclingRow 120 - Cell 2
122Jon S. Breivold (Nor) Team Froy OsloRow 121 - Cell 2
123Oddbjorn K. Adersen (Nor) Team Froy OsloRow 122 - Cell 2
124Martin Mortensen (Den) Cult Energy Pro CyclingRow 123 - Cell 2
125Mateusz Taciak (Pol) CCC Sprandi PolkowiceRow 124 - Cell 2
126Yannick Eckmann (USA) Roth SkodaRow 125 - Cell 2
127Albert Torres (Esp) SpainRow 126 - Cell 2
128Colin Stussi (Sui) Roth SkodaRow 127 - Cell 2
129Owain Doull (GBr) Great BritainRow 128 - Cell 2
130Dominique Rollin (Can) Cofidis, Solutions CreditsRow 129 - Cell 2
131Alexander Foliferov (Rus) RussiaRow 130 - Cell 2
132Ruben Zepuntke (Ger) Cannondale-Garmin Pro Cycling TeamRow 131 - Cell 2
133Pawel Franczak (Pol) Activejet TeamRow 132 - Cell 2
134Alexander Serov (Rus) RussiaRow 133 - Cell 2
135Raymond Kreder (Ned) Team Roompot0:17:22
136Marcel Sieberg (Ger) Lotto SoudalRow 135 - Cell 2
137Jens Debusschere (Bel) Lotto Soudal0:17:24
138Temesgen Teklehaymonot (Eri) Roth SkodaRow 137 - Cell 2
139Christian Mager (Ger) Cult Energy Pro Cycling0:17:25
140Tony Hurel (Fra) Team EuropcarRow 139 - Cell 2
141Reinardt Janse Van Rensburg (RSA) MTN - Qhubeka0:18:01
142Germain Burton (GBr) Great Britain0:25:29
143Jonathan Dibben (GBr) Great BritainRow 142 - Cell 2
144Mark Stewart (GBr) Great BritainRow 143 - Cell 2
145Nikolai Tedre (Nor) Team Froy OsloRow 144 - Cell 2
146Giacomo Tomio (Ita) Roth SkodaRow 145 - Cell 2
147Roland Thalmann (Sui) Roth SkodaRow 146 - Cell 2
148Eneko Lizarralde (Esp) Murias TaldeaRow 147 - Cell 2
149Sebastian Mora (Esp) SpainRow 148 - Cell 2

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