Tratnik wins the Volta Limburg Classic

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Slovenian survives hectic finale to win

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Jan Tratnik wins the 2018 Volta Limburg Classic(Image credit: Bettini Photo)

Jan Tratnik (CCC Sprandi) dug deep to win the Volta Limburg Classic in the Netherlands, winning a small group sprint after being caught in the final kilometres of the race.

He was away with Oscar Riesebeek (Roompot - Nederlandse Loterij) in the rolling finale. However after Tratnik put his foot out to avoid crashing on a curve, Riesebeek had no where to go and flipped over a gate.

Tratnik pushed on alone, was caught by the chasers but still won. Marco Tizza (NippoVini Fantini-Europa Ovini) and Jimmy Janssens (Cibel-Cebon) finishing one second in arrears to the Slovenian to round out the podium.

"I'd had big plans for this race. Last year luck was not on my side and this time everything went perfectly. I’d had everything planned out before the race and with 70km to go I decided to start executing it. I did not feel great after I joined the breakaway, but we kept pushing high watts and I saw that everybody was tired. In the end I almost crashed, as I rode off the road. I had to chase the group, but still managed to take the win. It was a perfect day," said Tratnik.

"After winning TT at Coppi e Bartali is my second consecutive win, which is a very nice feeling to win back-to-back. I want to thank the team, which protected me in the bunch, was working at the head of the group to reduce the gap and also helped me position myself for the attack."

Full Results

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#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Jan Tratnik (Slo) CCC Sprandi Polkowice4:42:34
2Marco Tizza (Ita) Nippo - Vini Fantini - Europa Ovini0:00:01
3Jimmy Janssens (Bel) Cibel - CebonRow 2 - Cell 2
4Thomas Degand (Bel) Wanty - Groupe Gobert0:00:03
5Edward Dunbar (Irl) Aqua Blue Sport0:00:05
6Jérôme Baugnies (Bel) Wanty - Groupe Gobert0:00:41
7Antoine Warnier (Bel) Wb Aqua Protect VeranclassicRow 6 - Cell 2
8Jeroen Meijers (Ned) Roompot - Nederlandse Loterij0:00:53
9Aksel Nõmmela (Est) Beat Cycling ClubRow 8 - Cell 2
10Quentin Pacher (Fra) Vital Concept Cycling ClubRow 9 - Cell 2
11Guillaume Boivin (Can) Israel Cycling AcademyRow 10 - Cell 2
12Jordi Warlop (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen - BaloiseRow 11 - Cell 2
13Tanguy Turgis (Fra) Vital Concept Cycling ClubRow 12 - Cell 2
14Jonas Koch (Ger) CCC Sprandi PolkowiceRow 13 - Cell 2
15Maarten De Jonge (Ned) Monkey Town Continental TeamRow 14 - Cell 2
16Dennis Coenen (Bel) Cibel - CebonRow 15 - Cell 2
17Enrico Battaglin (Ita) Team Lotto Nl - JumboRow 16 - Cell 2
18Thomas Deruette (Bel) Wb Aqua Protect VeranclassicRow 17 - Cell 2
19Kristian Aasvold (Nor) Team CoopRow 18 - Cell 2
20Dries Van Gestel (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen - BaloiseRow 19 - Cell 2
21Mikkel Frølich Honoré (Den) Team Virtu CyclingRow 20 - Cell 2
22Robbert De Greef (Ned) Roompot - Nederlandse LoterijRow 21 - Cell 2
23Marco Canola (Ita) Nippo - Vini Fantini - Europa OviniRow 22 - Cell 2
24Michal Paluta (Pol) CCC Sprandi PolkowiceRow 23 - Cell 2
25Jasper Ockeloen (Ned) Monkey Town Continental TeamRow 24 - Cell 2
26Marco Minnaard (Ned) Wanty - Groupe GobertRow 25 - Cell 2
27Jason Van Dalen (Ned) Delta Cycling RotterdamRow 26 - Cell 2
28Jonas Gregaard Wilsly (Den) Riwal Ceramicspeed Cycling TeamRow 27 - Cell 2
29Jasper De Laat (Ned) Metec - Tkh Continental Cyclingteam P/B MantelRow 28 - Cell 2
30Kasper Asgreen (Den) Team Virtu CyclingRow 29 - Cell 2
31Kevin Deltombe (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen - BaloiseRow 30 - Cell 2
32Lawrence Warbasse (USA) Aqua Blue SportRow 31 - Cell 2
33Pavel Chursin (Rus) Destil - Parkhotel ValkenburgRow 32 - Cell 2
34Rob Ruijgh (Ned) Tarteletto - IsorexRow 33 - Cell 2
35Bas Van Der Kooij (Ned) Alecto CyclingteamRow 34 - Cell 2
36Kelvin Van Den Dool (Ned) Vlasman CtRow 35 - Cell 2
37Stef Clement (Ned) Team Lotto Nl - JumboRow 36 - Cell 2
38Juan Jose Lobato Del Valle (Spa) Nippo - Vini Fantini - Europa OviniRow 37 - Cell 2
39Xandro Meurisse (Bel) Wanty - Groupe GobertRow 38 - Cell 2
40Håkon Lunder Aalrust (Nor) Team CoopRow 39 - Cell 2
41Lennert Teugels (Bel) Cibel - CebonRow 40 - Cell 2
42Michiel Dieleman (Bel) Cibel - CebonRow 41 - Cell 2
43Luuc Bugter (Ned) Delta Cycling RotterdamRow 42 - Cell 2
44Dennis Van Winden (Ned) Israel Cycling AcademyRow 43 - Cell 2
45Aaron Gate (NZl) Aqua Blue SportRow 44 - Cell 2
46Jesper Schultz (Den) Team Virtu CyclingRow 45 - Cell 2
47Martijn Budding (Ned) Roompot - Nederlandse LoterijRow 46 - Cell 2
48Fredrik Ludvigsson (Swe) Team CoopRow 47 - Cell 2
49Simone Ponzi (Ita) Nippo - Vini Fantini - Europa OviniRow 48 - Cell 2
50Antonio Santoro (Ita) Monkey Town Continental TeamRow 49 - Cell 2
51Jaap Kooijman (Ned) Vlasman CtRow 50 - Cell 2
52Peter Schulting (Ned) Monkey Town Continental TeamRow 51 - Cell 2
53Pieter Weening (Ned) Roompot - Nederlandse LoterijRow 52 - Cell 2
54Thomas Sprengers (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen - BaloiseRow 53 - Cell 2
55Chris Anker Sørensen (Den) Riwal Ceramicspeed Cycling Team0:01:06
56August Jensen (Nor) Israel Cycling Academy0:01:10
57Rick Ottema (Ned) Alecto Cyclingteam0:01:12
58Fabian Schormair (Ger) Team Lotto - Kern Haus0:02:52
59Tobias Knaup (Ger) Team Lotto - Kern Haus0:02:56
60Wim Reynaerts (Bel) Cibel - Cebon0:02:57
61Elmar Reinders (Ned) Roompot - Nederlandse Loterij0:03:34
62Marco Doets (Ned) Alecto CyclingteamRow 61 - Cell 2
63Adriaan Janssen (Ned) Delta Cycling RotterdamRow 62 - Cell 2
64Wim Kleiman (Ned) Monkey Town Continental TeamRow 63 - Cell 2
65Folkert Oostra (Ned) Alecto CyclingteamRow 64 - Cell 2
66Abram Stockman (Bel) Tarteletto - IsorexRow 65 - Cell 2
67Sven Van Luijk (Ned) Monkey Town Continental TeamRow 66 - Cell 2
68Jacob Eriksson (Swe) Destil - Parkhotel ValkenburgRow 67 - Cell 2
69Arnaud Courteille (Fra) Vital Concept Cycling ClubRow 68 - Cell 2
70Jakob Egholm (Den) Team Virtu CyclingRow 69 - Cell 2
71Calvin Watson (Aus) Aqua Blue Sport0:03:38
72Jonas Aaen (Den) Riwal Ceramicspeed Cycling Team0:03:42
73Beau Duvigneau (Ned) Vlasman CtRow 72 - Cell 2
74Jarno Gmelich Meijling (Ned) Metec - Tkh Continental Cyclingteam P/B Mantel0:03:45
75Florian Nowak (Ger) Team Lotto - Kern HausRow 74 - Cell 2
76Kenneth Van Rooy (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen - BaloiseRow 75 - Cell 2
77Tyler Williams (USA) Israel Cycling AcademyRow 76 - Cell 2
78Guy Sagiv (Isr) Israel Cycling AcademyRow 77 - Cell 2
79Trond Håkon Trondsen (Nor) Team CoopRow 78 - Cell 2
80Patryk Stosz (Pol) CCC Sprandi PolkowiceRow 79 - Cell 2
81Oscar Riesebeek (Ned) Roompot - Nederlandse LoterijRow 80 - Cell 2
82Benjamin Perry (Can) Israel Cycling AcademyRow 81 - Cell 2
83Cameron Beard (USA) Destil - Parkhotel ValkenburgRow 82 - Cell 2
84Mathias Norsgaard Jørgensen (Den) Riwal Ceramicspeed Cycling TeamRow 83 - Cell 2
DNFMarino Kobayashi (Jpn) Nippo - Vini Fantini - Europa OviniRow 84 - Cell 2
DNFImerio Cima (Ita) Nippo - Vini Fantini - Europa OviniRow 85 - Cell 2
DNFHiroki Nishimura (Jpn) Nippo - Vini Fantini - Europa OviniRow 86 - Cell 2
DNFLars Boom (Ned) Team Lotto Nl - JumboRow 87 - Cell 2
DNFSepp Kuss (USA) Team Lotto Nl - JumboRow 88 - Cell 2
DNFThomas Leezer (Ned) Team Lotto Nl - JumboRow 89 - Cell 2
DNFDaan Olivier (Ned) Team Lotto Nl - JumboRow 90 - Cell 2
DNFMark Christian (GBr) Aqua Blue SportRow 91 - Cell 2
DNFMichel Kreder (Ned) Aqua Blue SportRow 92 - Cell 2
DNFCasper Pedersen (Den) Aqua Blue SportRow 93 - Cell 2
DNFPawel Bernas (Pol) CCC Sprandi PolkowiceRow 94 - Cell 2
DNFAdrian Kurek (Pol) CCC Sprandi PolkowiceRow 95 - Cell 2
DNFMarko Kump (Slo) CCC Sprandi PolkowiceRow 96 - Cell 2
DNFTim Ariesen (Ned) Roompot - Nederlandse LoterijRow 97 - Cell 2
DNFAaron Verwilst (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen - BaloiseRow 98 - Cell 2
DNFMathias Van Gompel (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen - BaloiseRow 99 - Cell 2
DNFYoann Bagot (Fra) Vital Concept Cycling ClubRow 100 - Cell 2
DNFSteven Lammertink (Ned) Vital Concept Cycling ClubRow 101 - Cell 2
DNFKris Boeckmans (Bel) Vital Concept Cycling ClubRow 102 - Cell 2
DNFKevin Van Melsen (Bel) Wanty - Groupe GobertRow 103 - Cell 2
DNFSébastien Delfosse (Bel) Wb Aqua Protect VeranclassicRow 104 - Cell 2
DNFLudovic Robeet (Bel) Wb Aqua Protect VeranclassicRow 105 - Cell 2
DNFLudwig De Winter (Bel) Wb Aqua Protect VeranclassicRow 106 - Cell 2
DNFJulien Stassen (Bel) Wb Aqua Protect VeranclassicRow 107 - Cell 2
DNFChristophe Masson (Fra) Wb Aqua Protect VeranclassicRow 108 - Cell 2
DNFSjors Dekker (Ned) Alecto CyclingteamRow 109 - Cell 2
DNFJasper Schouten (Ned) Alecto CyclingteamRow 110 - Cell 2
DNFAbe Celi (Ned) Alecto CyclingteamRow 111 - Cell 2
DNFDaniel Abraham Gebru (Ned) Beat Cycling ClubRow 112 - Cell 2
DNFNahom Desale (Eri) Beat Cycling ClubRow 113 - Cell 2
DNFDaan Hoeyberghs (Bel) Beat Cycling ClubRow 114 - Cell 2
DNFAlex Mengoulas (Ned) Beat Cycling ClubRow 115 - Cell 2
DNFBas Tietema (Ned) Beat Cycling ClubRow 116 - Cell 2
DNFWesley Van Dyck (Bel) Beat Cycling ClubRow 117 - Cell 2
DNFDexter Gardias (GBr) Canyon EisbergRow 118 - Cell 2
DNFJames Lowsley-Williams (GBr) Canyon EisbergRow 119 - Cell 2
DNFChris Opie (GBr) Canyon EisbergRow 120 - Cell 2
DNFAlex Paton (GBr) Canyon EisbergRow 121 - Cell 2
DNFAndrew Tennant (GBr) Canyon EisbergRow 122 - Cell 2
DNFMaximilian Stedman (GBr) Canyon EisbergRow 123 - Cell 2
DNFLouis Rose Davis (GBr) Canyon EisbergRow 124 - Cell 2
DNFCedric Raymackers (Bel) Cibel - CebonRow 125 - Cell 2
DNFJan Reynaerts (Bel) Cibel - CebonRow 126 - Cell 2
DNFJustin Timmermans (Ned) Delta Cycling RotterdamRow 127 - Cell 2
DNFVincent Hoppezak (Ned) Delta Cycling RotterdamRow 128 - Cell 2
DNFMarijn Van Den Berg (Ned) Delta Cycling RotterdamRow 129 - Cell 2
DNFJens Van Den Dool (Ned) Delta Cycling RotterdamRow 130 - Cell 2
DNFStephan Grigroyan (Rus) Destil - Parkhotel ValkenburgRow 131 - Cell 2
DNFTim Kerkhof (Ned) Destil - Parkhotel ValkenburgRow 132 - Cell 2
DNFJordi Van Loon (Ned) Destil - Parkhotel ValkenburgRow 133 - Cell 2
DNFOscar Van Wijk (Ned) Destil - Parkhotel ValkenburgRow 134 - Cell 2
DNFDylan Bouwmans (Ned) Metec - Tkh Continental Cyclingteam P/B MantelRow 135 - Cell 2
DNFThijs De Lange (Ned) Metec - Tkh Continental Cyclingteam P/B MantelRow 136 - Cell 2
DNFJasper Hamelink (Ned) Metec - Tkh Continental Cyclingteam P/B MantelRow 137 - Cell 2
DNFDennis Van Der Horst (Ned) Metec - Tkh Continental Cyclingteam P/B MantelRow 138 - Cell 2
DNFDanny Van Der Tuuk (Ned) Metec - Tkh Continental Cyclingteam P/B MantelRow 139 - Cell 2
DNFAndre Looij (Ned) Monkey Town Continental TeamRow 140 - Cell 2
DNFSøren Malling Siggaard (Den) Riwal Ceramicspeed Cycling TeamRow 141 - Cell 2
DNFAndreas Lorentz Kron (Den) Riwal Ceramicspeed Cycling TeamRow 142 - Cell 2
DNFJesper Mørkøv (Den) Riwal Ceramicspeed Cycling TeamRow 143 - Cell 2
DNFAndrew Leigh (GBr) Tarteletto - IsorexRow 144 - Cell 2
DNFRuben Scheire (Bel) Tarteletto - IsorexRow 145 - Cell 2
DNFYlber Sefa (Alb) Tarteletto - IsorexRow 146 - Cell 2
DNFSergio Torres Jorro (Spa) Tarteletto - IsorexRow 147 - Cell 2
DNFLouis Bendixen (Den) Team CoopRow 148 - Cell 2
DNFGustav Höög (Swe) Team CoopRow 149 - Cell 2
DNFKrister Hagen (Nor) Team CoopRow 150 - Cell 2
DNFLuca Henn (Ger) Team Lotto - Kern HausRow 151 - Cell 2
DNFDorian Lübbers (Ger) Team Lotto - Kern HausRow 152 - Cell 2
DNFRobert Retschke (Ger) Team Lotto - Kern HausRow 153 - Cell 2
DNFJan Hugger (Ger) Team Lotto - Kern HausRow 154 - Cell 2
DNFAndreas Hyldgaard Jeppesen (Den) Team Virtu CyclingRow 155 - Cell 2
DNFAsbjørn Kragh Andersen (Den) Team Virtu CyclingRow 156 - Cell 2
DNFTorkil Veyhe (Den) Team Virtu CyclingRow 157 - Cell 2
DNFDion Beukeboom (Ned) Vlasman CtRow 158 - Cell 2
DNFJasper Bovenhuis (Ned) Vlasman CtRow 159 - Cell 2
DNFBas Ottevanger (Ned) Vlasman CtRow 160 - Cell 2
DNFJoost Van Der Burg (Ned) Vlasman CtRow 161 - Cell 2

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