Poels wins Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana prologue

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Dutchman beats Luis Leon Sanchez

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World champion Vasil Kiryienka (Blr) Team Sky at during the prologue(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)

Wouter Poels (Team Sky) claimed the first leader's jersey of the Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana, after claiming victory in the prologue. The Dutchman completed the 16.2km course in a time of 22:34:73, beating home favourite Luis Leon Sanchez (Astana) by 14 seconds. Poels' teammate and current time trial world champion Vasil Kiryienka took third at 20 seconds down.  

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#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Wouter Poels (Ned) Team Sky0:22:34
2Luis Leon Sanchez (Spa) Astana0:00:15
3Vasil Kiryienka (Blr) Team Sky0:00:21
4Diego Rosa (Ita) Astana0:00:22
5Jesus Herrada (Spa) Movistar Team0:00:26
6Victor Campenaerts (Bel) Team LottNLo-Jumbo0:00:27
7Bob Jungels (Lux) Etixx-QuickStepRow 6 - Cell 2
8Leopold Konig (Cze) Team Sky0:00:29
9Reto Hollenstein (Swi) IAM Cycling0:00:30
10Imanol Erviti (Spa) Movistar TeamRow 9 - Cell 2
11Javier Moreno (Spa) Movistar Team0:00:32
12Artem Ovechkin (Rus) Gazprom-RusveloRow 11 - Cell 2
13Benat Intxausti (Spa) Team Sky0:00:33
14Stef Clement (Ned) IAM Cycling0:00:35
15Yves Lampaert (Bel) Etixx-QuickStep0:00:36
16José Herrada (Spa) Movistar TeamRow 15 - Cell 2
17Niki Terpstra (Ned) Etixx-QuickStep0:00:37
18Jon Izaguirre (Spa) Movistar Team0:00:38
19Koen Bouwman (Ned) Team LottoNL-JumboRow 18 - Cell 2
20Cyril Lemoine (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credit0:00:43
21Víctor De La Parte (Spa) CCC Sprandi PolkowiceRow 20 - Cell 2
22Gaetan Bille (Bel) Wanty-Groupe Gobert0:00:47
23Sonny Colbrelli (Ita) Bardiani CSFRow 22 - Cell 2
24Stijn Vandenbergh (Bel) Etixx-QuickStep0:00:49
25Hector Saez (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA0:00:50
26Nicolas Edet (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credit0:00:55
27Dario Cataldo (Ita) AstanaRow 26 - Cell 2
28David Lopez (Spa) Team Sky0:00:56
29Sergei Shilov (Rus) Lokosphinx0:00:59
30Dmitrii Sokolov (Rus) LokosphinxRow 29 - Cell 2
31Mateusz Taciak (Pol) CCC Sprandi Polkowice0:01:00
32Christophe Laporte (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credit0:01:01
33Fabio Aru (Ita) AstanaRow 32 - Cell 2
34Daniel Martin (Irl) Etixx-QuickStep0:01:02
35Eduard Prades (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGARow 34 - Cell 2
36Kirill Sveshnikov (Rus) Gazprom-Rusvelo0:01:03
37Jack Bauer (NZl) Cannondale Pro CyclingRow 36 - Cell 2
38Alexey Lutsenko (Kaz) Astana0:01:04
39Dmitrii Strakhov (Rus) LokosphinxRow 38 - Cell 2
40José Gonçalves (Por) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA0:01:05
41Jhonatan Restrepo (Col) Team Katusha0:01:07
42Stefan Denifl (Aut) IAM Cycling0:01:08
43Daniel Navarro (Spa) Cofidis, Solutions Credit0:01:09
44Anton Vorobyev (Rus) Team Katusha0:01:11
45Alex Peters (Gbr) Team SkyRow 44 - Cell 2
46Aitor Gonzalez (Spa) Eusakdi Basque CountryRow 45 - Cell 2
47Sergey Firsanov (Rus) Gazprom-Rusvelo0:01:15
48Geoffrey Soupe (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions CreditRow 47 - Cell 2
49Julien Simon (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credit0:01:17
50Imanol Estevez (Spa) Eusakdi Basque CountryRow 49 - Cell 2
51Davide Formolo (Ita) Cannondale Pro Cycling0:01:18
52Alexander Evtushenko (Rus) Gazprom-RusveloRow 51 - Cell 2
53Davide Malacarne (Ita) Astana0:01:20
54Ibai Salas (Spa) Burgos BH0:01:22
55Eloy Teruel (Spa) Spain0:01:23
56Steven Lammertink (Ned) Team LottoNL-Jumbo0:01:24
57Angel Vicioso (Spa) Team KatushaRow 56 - Cell 2
58Tom Jelte Slagter (Ned) Cannondale Pro CyclingRow 57 - Cell 2
59Andre Gonçalves (Por) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA0:01:25
60Paul Martens (Ger) Team LottoNL-JumboRow 59 - Cell 2
61Tom Boonen (Bel) Etixx-QuickStep0:01:26
62Matthias Brandle (Aut) IAM CyclingRow 61 - Cell 2
63Carlos Verona (Spa) Etixx-QuickStep0:01:27
64Albert Torres (Spa) Spain0:01:28
65Huub Duyn (Ned) Roompot-Oranje Peloton0:01:29
66Ricardo Vilela (Por) Caja Rural-Seguros RGARow 65 - Cell 2
67Julen Amezqueta (Ven) Southeast-VenezuelaRow 66 - Cell 2
68Sebastia Mora (Spa) SpainRow 67 - Cell 2
69Thomas Leezer (Ned) Team LottoNL-Jumbo0:01:30
70Nikolay Mihaylov (Bul) CCC Sprandi PolkowiceRow 69 - Cell 2
71Joaquim Rodriguez (Spa) Team Katusha0:01:31
72Jorge Arcas (Spa) Movistar TeamRow 71 - Cell 2
73Joseph Lloyd Dombrowski (USA) Cannondale Pro Cycling0:01:33
74Gianni Meersman (Bel) Etixx-QuickStep0:01:37
75Davide Villella (Ita) Cannondale Pro Cycling0:01:38
76Pierre Rolland (Fra) Cannondale Pro CyclingRow 75 - Cell 2
77Thomas Degand (Bel) Wanty-Groupe Gobert0:01:41
78Mikel Nieve (Spa) Team SkyRow 77 - Cell 2
79Jon Ander Insausti (Spa) Eusakdi Basque Country0:01:44
80Pieter Weening (Ned) Roompot-Oranje PelotonRow 79 - Cell 2
81Marcel Wyss (Swi) IAM Cycling0:01:46
82Cristian Rodriguez (Ita) Southeast-Venezuela0:01:47
83Alexey Vermeulen (USA) Team LottoNL-Jumbo0:01:48
84Antonio Molina (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA0:01:49
85Garikoitz Bravo (Spa) Eusakdi Basque CountryRow 84 - Cell 2
86Alexander Vdovin (Rus) Lokosphinx0:01:51
87Luca Sterbini (Ita) Bardiani CSF0:01:52
88Maciej Paterski (Pol) CCC Sprandi PolkowiceRow 87 - Cell 2
89Artur Ershov (Rus) Gazprom-Rusvelo0:01:53
90Nicolas Roche (Irl) Team Sky0:01:54
91Nicola Boem (Ita) Bardiani CSF0:01:55
92Andrey Sazanov (Rus) Euopa-GM OviniRow 91 - Cell 2
93Andrea Pasqualon (Ita) Team RothRow 92 - Cell 2
94Adria Moreno (Spa) Spain0:01:56
95Kevin Van Melsen (Bel) Wanty-Groupe GobertRow 94 - Cell 2
96Liam Bertazzo (Ita) Southeast-Venezuela0:01:58
97Mirco Maestri (Ita) Bardiani CSF0:01:59
98Paolo Tiralongo (Ita) Astana0:02:00
99Artem Samolenkov (Rus) Lokosphinx0:02:02
100David Arroyo (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA0:02:03
101Roman Maikin (Rus) Gazprom-Rusvelo0:02:04
102Raymond Kreder (Ned) Roompot-Oranje Peloton0:02:05
103Alexander Serov (Rus) Gazprom-RusveloRow 102 - Cell 2
104Enrico Barbin (Ita) Bardiani CSFRow 103 - Cell 2
105Alberto Losada (Spa) Team Katusha0:02:08
106Bruno Pires (Por) Team RothRow 105 - Cell 2
107Jesus Del Pino (Spa) Burgos BH0:02:10
108Dennis Van Winden (Ned) Team LottoNL-JumboRow 107 - Cell 2
109Francisco Ventoso (Spa) Movistar Team0:02:11
110Matti Breschel (Den) Cannondale Pro CyclingRow 109 - Cell 2
111Eduard Vorganov (Rus) Team KatushaRow 110 - Cell 2
112Giuseppe Fonzi (Ita) Southeast-Venezuela0:02:12
113Vegard Stake Laengen (Nor) IAM CyclingRow 112 - Cell 2
114Dayer Quintana (Col) Movistar Team0:02:14
115Marcos Garcia (Spa) Kinan Cycling Team0:02:15
116Enrico Gasparotto (Ita) Wanty-Groupe Gobert0:02:16
117Vadim Zhuravlev (Rus) Lokosphinx0:02:17
118Marc Demaar (Ned) Roompot-Oranje PelotonRow 117 - Cell 2
119Etienne Van Empel (Ned) Roompot-Oranje Peloton0:02:18
120Kristoffer Skjerping (Nor) Cannondale Pro Cycling0:02:19
121Paolo Simion (Ita) Bardiani CSF0:02:20
122Mikel Bizkarra (Spa) Eusakdi Basque CountryRow 121 - Cell 2
123Johnny Hoogerland (Ned) Roompot-Oranje PelotonRow 122 - Cell 2
124Mikel Iturria (Spa) Eusakdi Basque Country0:02:21
125Jaime Roson (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA0:02:22
126David Tanner (Aus) IAM Cycling0:02:23
127Lukas Owsian (Pol) CCC Sprandi PolkowiceRow 126 - Cell 2
128Vicente Garcia-D.M. (Spa) Spain0:02:28
129Marinus Corneli Minnaard (Ned) Wanty-Groupe Gobert0:02:29
130Aritz Bagües (Spa) Eusakdi Basque Country0:02:30
131Michel Kreder (Ned) Roompot-Oranje Peloton0:02:33
132Alexander Porsev (Rus) Team Katusha0:02:34
133Benat Txoperena (Spa) Eusakdi Basque Country0:02:36
134Arnau Sole (Spa) Burgos BHRow 133 - Cell 2
135Viktor Manakov (Rus) Gazprom-Rusvelo0:02:37
136Igor Merino (Spa) Burgos BHRow 135 - Cell 2
137Jorge Cubero (Spa) Burgos BH0:02:39
138Bartlomiej Matysiak (Pol) CCC Sprandi PolkowiceRow 137 - Cell 2
139Nacer Bouhanni (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credit0:02:41
140Nicola Ruffoni (Ita) Bardiani CSFRow 139 - Cell 2
141Jose Marquez (Spa) Euopa-GM OviniRow 140 - Cell 2
142Vasilii Neustroev (Rus) Lokosphinx0:02:42
143Dylan Groenewegen (Ned) Team LottoNL-Jumbo0:02:43
144Andrei Nechita (Rou) Tusnad Cycling teamRow 143 - Cell 2
145Leszek Plucinski (Pol) CCC Sprandi PolkowiceRow 144 - Cell 2
146Matvey Mamykin (Rus) Team Katusha0:02:46
147Arman Kamyshev (Kaz) AstanaRow 146 - Cell 2
148David Belda Garcia (Spa) Team Roth0:02:48
149Martin Lestido (Rou) Tusnad Cycling teamRow 148 - Cell 2
150Matthias Krizek (Aut) Team Roth0:02:49
151Giorgio Bocchiola (Ita) D'Amico BottachiaRow 150 - Cell 2
152Mirko Tedeschi (Ita) Southeast-Venezuela0:02:52
153Jai Crawford (Aus) Kinan Cycling TeamRow 152 - Cell 2
154Sebastia Mascaro (Rou) Tusnad Cycling teamRow 153 - Cell 2
155Nico Brüngger (Swi) Team Roth0:02:53
156Daniel Lopez (Spa) Burgos BH0:02:54
157Marco Tizza (Ita) D'Amico Bottachia0:02:57
158Jonas Vangenechten (Bel) IAM CyclingRow 157 - Cell 2
159Antonio Parrinello (Ita) D'Amico Bottachia0:03:00
160Martin Kohler (Swi) Team RothRow 159 - Cell 2
161Simone Andreetta (Ita) Bardiani CSF0:03:01
162Borut Bozic (Slo) Cofidis, Solutions Credit0:03:05
163Sjoerd Van Ginneken (Ned) Roompot-Oranje Peloton0:03:07
164Juan Carlos Riutort (Spa) Burgos BH0:03:15
165Julio Amores (Spa) Spain0:03:16
166Filippo Fortin (Ita) Euopa-GM Ovini0:03:17
167Federico Burchio (Ita) Euopa-GM OviniRow 166 - Cell 2
168Alberto Cecchin (Ita) Team Roth0:03:18
169Paolo Ciavatta (Ita) D'Amico Bottachia0:03:19
170Pablo Torres (Spa) Burgos BH0:03:22
171Daniel Gines (Spa) D'Amico Bottachia0:03:27
172Cristian Torres (Spa) Spain0:03:29
173David Lucas (Spa) Spain0:03:33
174Fabio Tommassini (Ita) D'Amico Bottachia0:03:34
175Lander Seynaeve (Bel) Wanty-Groupe Gobert0:03:37
176Jose Miralles (Spa) Tusnad Cycling team0:03:41
177Sergey Vdovin (Rus) Lokosphinx0:03:46
178Szabolcs Sebestyen (Rou) Tusnad Cycling team0:03:47
179Jakub Mareczko (Ita) Southeast-VenezuelaRow 178 - Cell 2
180Shigetomo Nakanishi (Jpn) Kinan Cycling Team0:03:54
181Wesley Sulzberger (Aus) Kinan Cycling Team0:03:57
182Davide Pacchiardo (Ita) Euopa-GM Ovini0:04:05
183Keisuke Aso (Jpn) Kinan Cycling Team0:04:13
184Ryoma Nonaka (Jpn) Kinan Cycling Team0:04:14
185Valentin Bailifard (Swi) Team Roth0:04:24
186Fabio Chinelo (Ita) D'Amico Bottachia0:04:25
187Kenji Itami (Jpn) Kinan Cycling Team0:04:31
188Andrea Ruscetta (Ita) Euopa-GM Ovini0:04:36
189Daniel Crista (Rou) Tusnad Cycling team0:04:47
190Vlad-Nicolae Dobre (Rou) Tusnad Cycling team0:05:30
191Carol-Eduard Novak (Rou) Tusnad Cycling team0:06:01
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Points Classification
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Wouter Poels (Ned) Team Sky25pts
2Luis Leon Sanchez (Spa) Astana20Row 1 - Cell 3
3Vasil Kiryienka (Blr) Team Sky16Row 2 - Cell 3
4Diego Rosa (Ita) Astana14Row 3 - Cell 3
5Jesus Herrada (Spa) Movistar Team12Row 4 - Cell 3
6Victor Campenaerts (Bel) Team LottNLo-Jumbo10Row 5 - Cell 3
7Bob Jungels (Lux) Etixx-QuickStep9Row 6 - Cell 3
8Leopold Konig (Cze) Team Sky8Row 7 - Cell 3
9Reto Hollenstein (Swi) IAM Cycling7Row 8 - Cell 3
10Imanol Erviti (Spa) Movistar Team6Row 9 - Cell 3
11Javier Moreno (Spa) Movistar Team5Row 10 - Cell 3
12Artem Ovechkin (Rus) Gazprom-Rusvelo4Row 11 - Cell 3
13Benat Intxausti (Spa) Team Sky3Row 12 - Cell 3
14Stef Clement (Ned) IAM Cycling2Row 13 - Cell 3
15Yves Lampaert (Bel) Etixx-QuickStep1Row 14 - Cell 3
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Mountains Classification
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Wouter Poels (Ned) Team Sky6pts
2Luis Leon Sanchez (Spa) Astana4Row 1 - Cell 3
3Vasil Kiryienka (Blr) Team Sky2Row 2 - Cell 3
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Team Classification
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Team Sky1:08:32
2Movistar Team1:09:10
3Astana Pro Team1:09:14
4Etixx - Quick-Step1:09:22
5IAM Cycling1:09:55
6Team LottoNL-Jumbo1:10:11
7Cofidis, Solutions Credits1:10:21
8Gazprom-Rusvelo1:10:32
9Caja Rural-Seguros Rga1:10:39
10Lokosphinx Lok1:10:44
11Ccc Sprandi Polkowice1:10:55
12Team Katusha1:11:24
13Cannondale Pro Cycling1:11:27
14Euskadi Basque Country1:11:54
15Sel. Española Esp1:12:02
16Wanty - Groupe Gobert1:12:06
17Bardiani Csf1:12:16
18Southeast - Venezuela1:12:56
19Roompot - Oranje Peloton1:13:00
20Burgos Bh Bur1:13:50
21Team Roth1:14:33
22Gm Europa Ovini Gme1:15:35
23Tusnad Cycling Team1:16:05
24D'Amico Bottachia Are1:16:28
25Kinan Cycling Team Kin1:16:43

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