Vuelta a España: Gallopin gets the win in Pozo Alcón

Tony Gallopin (AG2R La Mondiale) won stage 7 of the Vuelta a Espana after attacking from a reduced group inside the final three kilometres. Peter Sagan (Bora-Hansgrohe) won the sprint from the chasing group behind to take second place with Alejandro Valverde (Movistar) in third place.

Rudy Molard (Groupama-FDJ) extended his race lead after Michal Kwiatkowski (Team Sky) lost time following a crash in the final kilometres. The former wearer of the red jersey slid out hard on a descent and had to battle to limit his losses. Valverde is now in second place at 47 seconds to Molard after taking bonus seconds on the line.

On paper, the finish of stage 7 was not an overly difficult one but the winding roads and relentless attacking saw a group of fewer than 30 riders come to the line together. Luis Mas Bonet (Caja Rural) sparked the final run of attacks with 10 kilometres to go on the short descent off the final classified climb, the Alto de Ceal.

His move was short-lived as the general classification riders pushed on, keen to take time out of each other and the chasing Kwiatkowski. Jesus Herrada (Cofidis) would be next to go, with Gallopin bridging across to him inside the final three kilometres. Herrada was already flagging at this point and was quickly left behind by a determined Gallopin, who put behind him a difficult season as he crossed the line with his arms aloft in Pozo Alcon.

"We knew the final was hectic a little bit, so we had a plan that first we try to go in a breakaway, then at the end, the team put me in a really good position and I fight with the best. Then when we came on the last straight road, I had a plan that if I have a possibility I try to attack. I found a good moment - and I'm so happy," said Gallopin.

"It's a dream for the riders to win in a big tour. After this year, with so much bad luck, so many times I crashed and I was sick, so after I stopped in the Tour, we had the plan that I go to the Vuelta and now I won, so I think the plan was good."

How it happened

For the second day in Murcia, the sprinters would get another chance but the lumpy course and gently rising finish meant that the puncheurs could upset the fast men. Stage 7 of the Vuelta a Espana would bring the peloton inland from Puerto Lumbreras to Pozo Alcon. After a chaotic finish to Thursday's stage, Molard had kept hold of his red jersey for at least another day and would be hoping for an easier route through the day.

The break was formed almost immediately as seven riders launched themselves off the front of the bunch in the early kilometres. Several more tried to join them but they were brought back by the peloton, who looked eager to make sure that the leading group didn't have too much strength in numbers.

The seven to escape the clutches of the bunch were Michael Woods (EF Education First-Drapac), Floris de Tier (LottoNL-Jumbo), Edward Ravasi (UAE Team Emirates), Oscar Rodriguez (Euskadi Basque Country Murias), Alex Aranburu (Caja Rural-Seguros RGA), Nicola Conci (Trek-Segafredo), and Alexis Gouegard (AG2R La Mondiale).

Some had predicted that the breakaway could have their chance again, but the peloton had other ideas. The gap would grow to 3:40 at one stage, but that would be all they could get with Bora-Hansgrohe, Movistar and Groupama-FDJ working on the front.

Woods' day in the breakaway almost came to an early end when he crashed less than 20 kilometres into the day. He would have to change his bike twice as a result of the incident and was left with a gaping tear in the right of his shorts, with only some gauze to keep his modesty. The Canadian also did some damage to his lower right leg in the crash and was well wrapped up by the doctor.

Patched up, he was back in the group of escapees but the peloton always had them in their sights. With 25 kilometres left on the clock, the gap hovered just over a minute. As the peloton loomed close on the approach to the final climb, there were repeated attacks from the escape group. A crash in the middle of the pack on the narrow Alto de Ceal saw a few riders felled and delayed the peloton.

Aranbura struck out from the breakaway but he was soon passed by the stronger De Tier and Woods, with Woods eventually leaving his companion behind at the top of the climb. One by one, the peloton, led by Mitchelton-Scott and then Movistar, picked off the dropped escapees. With 15 kilometres to go, Woods had just over 30 seconds on his chasers. It was a valiant effort from the injured rider but he would be caught less than 500 metres shy of the top of the climb.

Caja Rural were not done and Mas attacked on the descent, sparking a flurry of moves behind him that would drastically reduce the size of the peloton and drop most the sprinters. The roads en-route the finish were twisting and narrow and Kwiatkowski would be one of several riders to fall afoul of them, crashing on a corner in the final 10 kilometres.

Up front, the attacks would continue to come. Herrada jumped clear with just over five kilometres remaining. Several of the general classification favourites would try to follow them, making it another fast and furious finale. As Herrada faded in the final three kilometres, Gallopin bridged the gap and then dropped the Spaniard. The Frenchman pushed on through the last kilometres to take the win, crossing the line five seconds ahead of the chasing group.

Full Results

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#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Tony Gallopin (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale4:18:20
2Peter Sagan (Svk) Bora-Hansgrohe0:00:05
3Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Movistar TeamRow 2 - Cell 2
4Eduard Prades Reverter (Spa) Euskadi Basque Country-MuriasRow 3 - Cell 2
5Omar Fraile (Spa) Astana Pro TeamRow 4 - Cell 2
6Rigoberto Uran (Col) EF Education First-Drapac p/b CannondaleRow 5 - Cell 2
7Ion Izagirre (Spa) Bahrain-MeridaRow 6 - Cell 2
8Enric Mas (Spa) Quick-Step FloorsRow 7 - Cell 2
9Wilco Kelderman (Ned) Team SunwebRow 8 - Cell 2
10Sepp Kuss (USA) LottoNL-JumboRow 9 - Cell 2
11Steven Kruijswijk (Ned) LottoNL-JumboRow 10 - Cell 2
12Gianluca Brambilla (Ita) Trek-SegafredoRow 11 - Cell 2
13Miguel Angel Lopez (Col) Astana Pro TeamRow 12 - Cell 2
14Laurens De Plus (Bel) Quick-Step FloorsRow 13 - Cell 2
15Fabio Aru (Ita) UAE Team EmiratesRow 14 - Cell 2
16David De La Cruz (Spa) Team SkyRow 15 - Cell 2
17Emanuel Buchmann (Ger) Bora-HansgroheRow 16 - Cell 2
18Thibaut Pinot (Fra) Groupama-FDJRow 17 - Cell 2
19Louis Meintjes (RSA) Dimension DataRow 18 - Cell 2
20George Bennett (NZl) LottoNL-JumboRow 19 - Cell 2
21Nicolas Roche (Irl) BMC Racing TeamRow 20 - Cell 2
22Gorka Izagirre (Spa) Bahrain-MeridaRow 21 - Cell 2
23Jack Haig (Aus) Mitchelton-ScottRow 22 - Cell 2
24Rudy Molard (Fra) Groupama-FDJRow 23 - Cell 2
25Simon Yates (GBr) Mitchelton-ScottRow 24 - Cell 2
26Nairo Quintana (Col) Movistar TeamRow 25 - Cell 2
27Hermann Pernsteiner (Aut) Bahrain-MeridaRow 26 - Cell 2
28Victor Campenaerts (Bel) Lotto SoudalRow 27 - Cell 2
29Rafal Majka (Pol) Bora-HansgroheRow 28 - Cell 2
30Luis Guillermo Mas Bonet (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGARow 29 - Cell 2
31Ryan Gibbons (RSA) Dimension Data0:00:24
32Nicholas Schultz (Aus) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA0:00:27
33Bjorg Lambrecht (Bel) Lotto Soudal0:00:30
34Cristian Rodriguez Martin (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGARow 33 - Cell 2
35Maxime Monfort (Bel) Lotto SoudalRow 34 - Cell 2
36Michal Kwiatkowski (Pol) Team SkyRow 35 - Cell 2
37Jay McCarthy (Aus) Bora-HansgroheRow 36 - Cell 2
38Dario Cataldo (Ita) Astana Pro TeamRow 37 - Cell 2
39Davide Formolo (Ita) Bora-HansgroheRow 38 - Cell 2
40Davide Villella (Ita) Astana Pro TeamRow 39 - Cell 2
41Merhawi Kudus (Eri) Dimension DataRow 40 - Cell 2
42Ilnur Zakarin (Rus) Katusha-AlpecinRow 41 - Cell 2
43Daniel Moreno (Spa) EF Education First-Drapac p/b CannondaleRow 42 - Cell 2
44Jesus Herrada (Spa) Cofidis, Solutions CreditsRow 43 - Cell 2
45Mikel Bizkarra Etxegibel (Spa) Euskadi Basque Country-MuriasRow 44 - Cell 2
46Bauke Mollema (Ned) Trek-Segafredo0:01:06
47Sven Erik Bystrøm (Nor) UAE Team Emirates0:01:48
48Jai Hindley (Aus) Team SunwebRow 47 - Cell 2
49Benjamin King (USA) Dimension DataRow 48 - Cell 2
50Jordi Simon Casulleras (Spa) Burgos BHRow 49 - Cell 2
51Pavel Kochetkov (Rus) Katusha-AlpecinRow 50 - Cell 2
52José Mendes (Por) Burgos BHRow 51 - Cell 2
53Winner Anacona (Col) Movistar TeamRow 52 - Cell 2
54Hubert Dupont (Fra) AG2R La MondialeRow 53 - Cell 2
55Jose Herrada (Spa) Cofidis, Solutions CreditsRow 54 - Cell 2
56Sergio Henao (Col) Team SkyRow 55 - Cell 2
57Dylan Teuns (Bel) BMC Racing Team0:02:52
58Mikel Iturria Segurola (Spa) Euskadi Basque Country-Murias0:04:12
59Léo Vincent (Fra) Groupama-FDJRow 58 - Cell 2
60Joey Rosskopf (USA) BMC Racing Team0:04:27
61Daniel Martin (Irl) UAE Team EmiratesRow 60 - Cell 2
62Tosh Van Der Sande (Bel) Lotto SoudalRow 61 - Cell 2
63Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Bahrain-MeridaRow 62 - Cell 2
64Tiago Machado (Por) Katusha-Alpecin0:05:40
65Simon Geschke (Ger) Team Sunweb0:05:41
66Amanuel Ghebreigzabhier (Eri) Dimension DataRow 65 - Cell 2
67Fabio Felline (Ita) Trek-SegafredoRow 66 - Cell 2
68Jesus Ezquerra Muela (Spa) Burgos BH0:06:56
69Valerio Conti (Ita) UAE Team EmiratesRow 68 - Cell 2
70Elia Viviani (Ita) Quick-Step Floors0:07:49
71Dries Devenyns (Bel) Quick-Step FloorsRow 70 - Cell 2
72Salvatore Puccio (Ita) Team SkyRow 71 - Cell 2
73Nelson Oliveira (Por) Movistar TeamRow 72 - Cell 2
74Richard Carapaz (Ecu) Movistar Team0:07:52
75Andrey Amador (CRc) Movistar TeamRow 74 - Cell 2
76Vegard Stake Laengen (Nor) UAE Team EmiratesRow 75 - Cell 2
77Tom Van Asbroeck (Bel) EF Education First-Drapac p/b Cannondale0:08:07
78Simon Clarke (Aus) EF Education First-Drapac p/b CannondaleRow 77 - Cell 2
79Igor Anton (Spa) Dimension DataRow 78 - Cell 2
80Michael Woods (Can) EF Education First-Drapac p/b CannondaleRow 79 - Cell 2
81Franco Pellizotti (Ita) Bahrain-MeridaRow 80 - Cell 2
82Reto Hollenstein (Swi) Katusha-AlpecinRow 81 - Cell 2
83Michael Mørkøv (Den) Quick-Step FloorsRow 82 - Cell 2
84Damien Howson (Aus) Mitchelton-ScottRow 83 - Cell 2
85Giacomo Nizzolo (Ita) Trek-SegafredoRow 84 - Cell 2
86Thomas De Gendt (Bel) Lotto SoudalRow 85 - Cell 2
87Johannes Fröhlinger (Ger) Team SunwebRow 86 - Cell 2
88Hector Saez Benito (Spa) Euskadi Basque Country-MuriasRow 87 - Cell 2
89Andrey Zeits (Kaz) Astana Pro TeamRow 88 - Cell 2
90Sander Armee (Bel) Lotto SoudalRow 89 - Cell 2
91Ben Gastauer (Lux) AG2R La MondialeRow 90 - Cell 2
92Pierre Rolland (Fra) EF Education First-Drapac p/b CannondaleRow 91 - Cell 2
93Mikael Cherel (Fra) AG2R La MondialeRow 92 - Cell 2
94Floris De Tier (Bel) LottoNL-JumboRow 93 - Cell 2
95Alexis Gougeard (Fra) AG2R La MondialeRow 94 - Cell 2
96Mike Teunissen (Ned) Team SunwebRow 95 - Cell 2
97Pavel Sivakov (Rus) Team SkyRow 96 - Cell 2
98Alessandro De Marchi (Ita) BMC Racing TeamRow 97 - Cell 2
99Tao Geoghegan Hart (GBr) Team SkyRow 98 - Cell 2
100Simone Consonni (Ita) UAE Team Emirates0:10:06
101Kiel Reijnen (USA) Trek-Segafredo0:10:33
102Alexandre Geniez (Fra) AG2R La MondialeRow 101 - Cell 2
103Nacer Bouhanni (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions CreditsRow 102 - Cell 2
104Sergio Pardilla Bellon (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGARow 103 - Cell 2
105Markel Irizar (Spa) Trek-SegafredoRow 104 - Cell 2
106Pieter Serry (Bel) Quick-Step FloorsRow 105 - Cell 2
107Mickael Delage (Fra) Groupama-FDJRow 106 - Cell 2
108Georg Preidler (Aut) Groupama-FDJRow 107 - Cell 2
109Luka Pibernik (Slo) Bahrain-MeridaRow 108 - Cell 2
110Edward Ravasi (Ita) UAE Team EmiratesRow 109 - Cell 2
111Aritz Bagues Kalparsoro (Spa) Euskadi Basque Country-MuriasRow 110 - Cell 2
112Martijn Tusveld (Ned) Team SunwebRow 111 - Cell 2
113Maurits Lammertink (Ned) Katusha-AlpecinRow 112 - Cell 2
114Alex Aranburu Deba (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA0:12:46
115Jonathan Lastra Martinez (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGARow 114 - Cell 2
116Nans Peters (Fra) AG2R La MondialeRow 115 - Cell 2
117Marc Sarreau (Fra) Groupama-FDJRow 116 - Cell 2
118Julien Duval (Fra) AG2R La MondialeRow 117 - Cell 2
119Nikita Stalnov (Kaz) Astana Pro Team0:12:49
120Matteo Trentin (Ita) Mitchelton-Scott0:13:32
121Nicola Conci (Ita) Trek-Segafredo0:14:50
122Fabio Sabatini (Ita) Quick-Step Floors0:15:11
123Richie Porte (Aus) BMC Racing TeamRow 122 - Cell 2
124Rohan Dennis (Aus) BMC Racing TeamRow 123 - Cell 2
125Lars Boom (Ned) LottoNL-JumboRow 124 - Cell 2
126Bert-Jan Lindeman (Ned) LottoNL-JumboRow 125 - Cell 2
127Loic Chetout (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions CreditsRow 126 - Cell 2
128Brent Bookwalter (USA) BMC Racing TeamRow 127 - Cell 2
129Jon Aberasturi Izaga (Spa) Euskadi Basque Country-MuriasRow 128 - Cell 2
130Nelson Andres Soto Martinez (Col) Caja Rural-Seguros RGARow 129 - Cell 2
131Jhonatan Restrepo (Col) Katusha-AlpecinRow 130 - Cell 2
132Jorge Cubero Galvez (Spa) Burgos BHRow 131 - Cell 2
133Diego Rubio Hernandez (Spa) Burgos BHRow 132 - Cell 2
134Antonio Molina Canet (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGARow 133 - Cell 2
135Kenneth Vanbilsen (Bel) Cofidis, Solutions CreditsRow 134 - Cell 2
136José Gonçalves (Por) Katusha-AlpecinRow 135 - Cell 2
137Jetse Bol (Ned) Burgos BHRow 136 - Cell 2
138Pello Bilbao (Spa) Astana Pro TeamRow 137 - Cell 2
139Luis Angel Mate Mardones (Spa) Cofidis, Solutions CreditsRow 138 - Cell 2
140Simone Petilli (Ita) UAE Team EmiratesRow 139 - Cell 2
141Oscar Cabedo Carda (Spa) Burgos BHRow 140 - Cell 2
142Jonathan Castroviejo (Spa) Team SkyRow 141 - Cell 2
143Pablo Torres Muiño (Spa) Burgos BHRow 142 - Cell 2
144Oscar Rodriguez Garaicoechea (Spa) Euskadi Basque Country-MuriasRow 143 - Cell 2
145Mathias Le Turnier (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions CreditsRow 144 - Cell 2
146Stephane Rossetto (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions CreditsRow 145 - Cell 2
147Francisco Ventoso (Spa) BMC Racing TeamRow 146 - Cell 2
148Thomas Leezer (Ned) LottoNL-JumboRow 147 - Cell 2
149Michael Albasini (Swi) Mitchelton-ScottRow 148 - Cell 2
150Danny van Poppel (Ned) LottoNL-JumboRow 149 - Cell 2
151Imanol Erviti (Spa) Movistar TeamRow 150 - Cell 2
152Adam Yates (GBr) Mitchelton-ScottRow 151 - Cell 2
153Jelle Wallays (Bel) Lotto SoudalRow 152 - Cell 2
154Luka Mezgec (Slo) Mitchelton-ScottRow 153 - Cell 2
155Alex Edmondson (Aus) Mitchelton-ScottRow 154 - Cell 2
156Ivan Garcia (Spa) Bahrain-MeridaRow 155 - Cell 2
157Daniele Bennati (Ita) Movistar TeamRow 156 - Cell 2
158Antoine Duchesne (Can) Groupama-FDJRow 157 - Cell 2
159Mark Padun (Ukr) Bahrain-MeridaRow 158 - Cell 2
160Garikoitz Bravo Oiarbide (Spa) Euskadi Basque Country-MuriasRow 159 - Cell 2
161Michael Schwarzmann (Ger) Bora-HansgroheRow 160 - Cell 2
162Matthias Brändle (Aut) Trek-SegafredoRow 161 - Cell 2
163Kasper Asgreen (Den) Quick-Step FloorsRow 162 - Cell 2
164Sebastian Langeveld (Ned) EF Education First-Drapac p/b CannondaleRow 163 - Cell 2
165Michael Storer (Aus) Team SunwebRow 164 - Cell 2
166Dylan van Baarle (Ned) Team SkyRow 165 - Cell 2
167Max Walscheid (Ger) Team SunwebRow 166 - Cell 2
168Johann Van Zyl (RSA) Dimension DataRow 167 - Cell 2
169Stephen Cummings (GBr) Dimension DataRow 168 - Cell 2
170Benjamin Thomas (Fra) Groupama-FDJ0:15:23
171Lukas Pöstlberger (Aut) Bora-HansgroheRow 170 - Cell 2
172Tiesj Benoot (Bel) Lotto SoudalRow 171 - Cell 2
173Jan Hirt (Cze) Astana Pro Team0:15:26
174Mitchell Docker (Aus) EF Education First-Drapac p/b Cannondale0:18:47
175Marcus Burghardt (Ger) Bora-Hansgrohe0:20:18
176Ian Boswell (USA) Katusha-Alpecin0:24:55
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Intermediate sprint
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Luis Guillermo Mas Bonet (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA4pts
2Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Movistar Team2Row 1 - Cell 3
3Gianluca Brambilla (Ita) Trek-Segafredo1Row 2 - Cell 3
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Finish
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Tony Gallopin (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale25pts
2Peter Sagan (Svk) Bora-Hansgrohe20Row 1 - Cell 3
3Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Movistar Team16Row 2 - Cell 3
4Eduard Prades Reverter (Spa) Euskadi Basque Country-Murias14Row 3 - Cell 3
5Omar Fraile (Spa) Astana Pro Team12Row 4 - Cell 3
6Rigoberto Uran (Col) EF Education First-Drapac p/b Cannondale10Row 5 - Cell 3
7Ion Izagirre (Spa) Bahrain-Merida9Row 6 - Cell 3
8Enric Mas (Spa) Quick-Step Floors8Row 7 - Cell 3
9Wilco Kelderman (Ned) Team Sunweb7Row 8 - Cell 3
10Sepp Kuss (USA) LottoNL-Jumbo6Row 9 - Cell 3
11Steven Kruijswijk (Ned) LottoNL-Jumbo5Row 10 - Cell 3
12Gianluca Brambilla (Ita) Trek-Segafredo4Row 11 - Cell 3
13Miguel Angel Lopez (Col) Astana Pro Team3Row 12 - Cell 3
14Laurens De Plus (Bel) Quick-Step Floors2Row 13 - Cell 3
15Fabio Aru (Ita) UAE Team Emirates1Row 14 - Cell 3
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KOM 1 - Alto Collado de Laude - 117km
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Floris De Tier (Bel) LottoNL-Jumbo3pts
2Oscar Rodriguez Garaicoechea (Spa) Euskadi Basque Country-Murias2Row 1 - Cell 3
3Alexis Gougeard (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale1Row 2 - Cell 3
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KOM 2 - Alto de Ceal - 173km
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Jack Haig (Aus) Mitchelton-Scott3pts
2Simon Yates (GBr) Mitchelton-Scott2Row 1 - Cell 3
3Simon Clarke (Aus) EF Education First-Drapac p/b Cannondale1Row 2 - Cell 3
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Team Classification
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Team LottoNl-Jumbo12:55:15
2Bora-HansgroheRow 1 - Cell 2
3Bahrain-MeridaRow 2 - Cell 2
4Astana Pro Team0:00:25
5Dimension Data0:00:44
6Caja Rural-Seguros RGA0:00:47
7Lotto Soudal0:00:50
8Movistar Team0:01:43
9Team Sky0:02:08
10Groupama-FDJ0:04:07
11Euskadi Basque Country, Murias0:04:32
12UAE Team Emirates0:06:05
13Trek-Segafredo0:06:37
14BMC Racing Team0:07:09
15Team Sunweb0:07:19
16Katusha-Alpecin0:07:43
17Quick-Step Floors0:07:44
18Mitchelton-Scott0:08:02
19EF Education First-Drapac p/b Cannondale0:08:27
20AG2R La Mondiale0:09:40
21Burgos-BH0:10:17
22Cofidis, Solutions Credits0:12:36
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Combativity
#Rider Name (Country) Team
1Alex Aranburu Deba (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA
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General Classification after stage 7
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Rudy Molard (Fra) Groupama-FDJ26:44:40
2Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Movistar Team0:00:47
3Emanuel Buchmann (Ger) Bora-Hansgrohe0:00:48
4Simon Yates (GBr) Mitchelton-Scott0:00:51
5Tony Gallopin (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale0:00:59
6Michal Kwiatkowski (Pol) Team Sky0:01:06
7Ion Izagirre (Spa) Bahrain-Merida0:01:11
8Nairo Quintana (Col) Movistar Team0:01:14
9Steven Kruijswijk (Ned) LottoNL-Jumbo0:01:18
10Enric Mas (Spa) Quick-Step Floors0:01:23
11George Bennett (NZl) LottoNL-Jumbo0:01:26
12Miguel Angel Lopez (Col) Astana Pro Team0:01:27
13Fabio Aru (Ita) UAE Team Emirates0:01:28
14Rigoberto Uran (Col) EF Education First-Drapac p/b Cannondale0:01:29
15David De La Cruz (Spa) Team Sky0:01:34
16Laurens De Plus (Bel) Quick-Step Floors0:01:46
17Wilco Kelderman (Ned) Team Sunweb0:02:50
18Thibaut Pinot (Fra) Groupama-FDJ0:03:08
19Jack Haig (Aus) Mitchelton-Scott0:03:25
20Davide Formolo (Ita) Bora-Hansgrohe0:03:56
21Rafal Majka (Pol) Bora-Hansgrohe0:04:28
22Hermann Pernsteiner (Aut) Bahrain-Merida0:04:45
23Jesus Herrada (Spa) Cofidis, Solutions Credits0:04:50
24Nicolas Roche (Irl) BMC Racing Team0:05:07
25Louis Meintjes (RSA) Dimension Data0:05:35
26Benjamin King (USA) Dimension Data0:06:34
27Davide Villella (Ita) Astana Pro Team0:06:39
28Gianluca Brambilla (Ita) Trek-Segafredo0:07:54
29Merhawi Kudus (Eri) Dimension Data0:07:59
30Cristian Rodriguez Martin (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA0:08:02
31Daniel Moreno (Spa) EF Education First-Drapac p/b Cannondale0:09:00
32Sergio Henao (Col) Team Sky0:09:57
33Hubert Dupont (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale0:10:06
34Ilnur Zakarin (Rus) Katusha-Alpecin0:10:38
35Pavel Kochetkov (Rus) Katusha-Alpecin0:10:46
36Gorka Izagirre (Spa) Bahrain-MeridaRow 35 - Cell 2
37Bauke Mollema (Ned) Trek-Segafredo0:11:28
38Richard Carapaz (Ecu) Movistar Team0:11:46
39Mikel Bizkarra Etxegibel (Spa) Euskadi Basque Country-Murias0:11:48
40Jose Herrada (Spa) Cofidis, Solutions Credits0:12:26
41Valerio Conti (Ita) UAE Team Emirates0:12:29
42Luis Guillermo Mas Bonet (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA0:13:05
43Amanuel Ghebreigzabhier (Eri) Dimension Data0:13:24
44Ben Gastauer (Lux) AG2R La Mondiale0:13:57
45Eduard Prades Reverter (Spa) Euskadi Basque Country-Murias0:14:21
46Simon Clarke (Aus) EF Education First-Drapac p/b Cannondale0:14:26
47Sepp Kuss (USA) LottoNL-Jumbo0:14:48
48Andrey Zeits (Kaz) Astana Pro Team0:15:19
49Winner Anacona (Col) Movistar Team0:15:20
50Michael Woods (Can) EF Education First-Drapac p/b Cannondale0:16:27
51Ryan Gibbons (RSA) Dimension Data0:16:53
52Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Bahrain-Merida0:17:36
53Maxime Monfort (Bel) Lotto Soudal0:17:47
54Jai Hindley (Aus) Team Sunweb0:18:49
55Floris De Tier (Bel) LottoNL-Jumbo0:18:52
56Igor Anton (Spa) Dimension Data0:19:05
57Jay McCarthy (Aus) Bora-Hansgrohe0:20:36
58Pierre Rolland (Fra) EF Education First-Drapac p/b Cannondale0:21:56
59Tiago Machado (Por) Katusha-Alpecin0:21:57
60Tao Geoghegan Hart (GBr) Team Sky0:22:01
61Sander Armee (Bel) Lotto Soudal0:22:23
62Simon Geschke (Ger) Team Sunweb0:22:27
63Fabio Felline (Ita) Trek-Segafredo0:24:50
64Daniel Martin (Irl) UAE Team Emirates0:24:58
65Edward Ravasi (Ita) UAE Team Emirates0:25:07
66Franco Pellizotti (Ita) Bahrain-Merida0:25:19
67Simone Petilli (Ita) UAE Team Emirates0:25:43
68José Mendes (Por) Burgos BH0:25:50
69Bjorg Lambrecht (Bel) Lotto Soudal0:25:56
70Maurits Lammertink (Ned) Katusha-Alpecin0:25:58
71Sergio Pardilla Bellon (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA0:26:32
72Brent Bookwalter (USA) BMC Racing Team0:26:35
73Andrey Amador (CRc) Movistar Team0:26:39
74Léo Vincent (Fra) Groupama-FDJ0:26:55
75Damien Howson (Aus) Mitchelton-Scott0:27:16
76Salvatore Puccio (Ita) Team Sky0:27:29
77Nelson Oliveira (Por) Movistar Team0:27:56
78Dario Cataldo (Ita) Astana Pro Team0:28:11
79Mikel Iturria Segurola (Spa) Euskadi Basque Country-Murias0:28:27
80Georg Preidler (Aut) Groupama-FDJ0:28:45
81Mickael Delage (Fra) Groupama-FDJ0:29:02
82Tom Van Asbroeck (Bel) EF Education First-Drapac p/b Cannondale0:29:04
83Dylan Teuns (Bel) BMC Racing Team0:29:45
84Reto Hollenstein (Swi) Katusha-Alpecin0:30:27
85Pello Bilbao (Spa) Astana Pro Team0:31:16
86Vegard Stake Laengen (Nor) UAE Team Emirates0:32:33
87Aritz Bagues Kalparsoro (Spa) Euskadi Basque Country-Murias0:33:28
88Joey Rosskopf (USA) BMC Racing Team0:33:45
89Omar Fraile (Spa) Astana Pro Team0:33:52
90Sven Erik Bystrøm (Nor) UAE Team Emirates0:33:57
91Dries Devenyns (Bel) Quick-Step Floors0:35:38
92Jorge Cubero Galvez (Spa) Burgos BH0:36:14
93Nikita Stalnov (Kaz) Astana Pro Team0:36:19
94Jesus Ezquerra Muela (Spa) Burgos BH0:36:35
95Oscar Rodriguez Garaicoechea (Spa) Euskadi Basque Country-Murias0:36:57
96Mike Teunissen (Ned) Team Sunweb0:37:21
97Thomas De Gendt (Bel) Lotto Soudal0:38:29
98Stephane Rossetto (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits0:38:37
99Alessandro De Marchi (Ita) BMC Racing Team0:38:59
100Nicholas Schultz (Aus) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA0:40:10
101Benjamin Thomas (Fra) Groupama-FDJ0:40:53
102Nans Peters (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale0:41:57
103Peter Sagan (Svk) Bora-Hansgrohe0:42:29
104Markel Irizar (Spa) Trek-Segafredo0:42:31
105Martijn Tusveld (Ned) Team Sunweb0:43:15
106Michael Albasini (Swi) Mitchelton-Scott0:44:29
107José Gonçalves (Por) Katusha-Alpecin0:44:32
108Alexandre Geniez (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale0:44:34
109Michael Storer (Aus) Team Sunweb0:44:40
110Tosh Van Der Sande (Bel) Lotto Soudal0:44:49
111Francisco Ventoso (Spa) BMC Racing Team0:44:56
112Victor Campenaerts (Bel) Lotto Soudal0:45:02
113Johannes Fröhlinger (Ger) Team Sunweb0:45:20
114Pieter Serry (Bel) Quick-Step Floors0:46:29
115Mathias Le Turnier (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits0:47:33
116Jetse Bol (Ned) Burgos BH0:47:57
117Jordi Simon Casulleras (Spa) Burgos BH0:47:59
118Mark Padun (Ukr) Bahrain-Merida0:48:07
119Ivan Garcia (Spa) Bahrain-Merida0:50:19
120Alex Aranburu Deba (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA0:50:34
121Tiesj Benoot (Bel) Lotto Soudal0:50:35
122Imanol Erviti (Spa) Movistar Team0:50:57
123Jonathan Lastra Martinez (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA0:51:34
124Pavel Sivakov (Rus) Team Sky0:51:37
125Jhonatan Restrepo (Col) Katusha-Alpecin0:51:39
126Elia Viviani (Ita) Quick-Step Floors0:52:10
127Nacer Bouhanni (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits0:52:31
128Adam Yates (GBr) Mitchelton-Scott0:52:32
129Mikael Cherel (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale0:52:41
130Michael Mørkøv (Den) Quick-Step Floors0:52:58
131Jelle Wallays (Bel) Lotto Soudal0:53:04
132Giacomo Nizzolo (Ita) Trek-Segafredo0:53:06
133Ian Boswell (USA) Katusha-Alpecin0:53:15
134Hector Saez Benito (Spa) Euskadi Basque Country-Murias0:54:01
135Luis Angel Mate Mardones (Spa) Cofidis, Solutions Credits0:54:31
136Simone Consonni (Ita) UAE Team Emirates0:54:54
137Kiel Reijnen (USA) Trek-Segafredo0:55:22
138Daniele Bennati (Ita) Movistar Team0:55:28
139Matteo Trentin (Ita) Mitchelton-Scott0:55:32
140Bert-Jan Lindeman (Ned) LottoNL-Jumbo0:55:54
141Garikoitz Bravo Oiarbide (Spa) Euskadi Basque Country-Murias0:56:00
142Oscar Cabedo Carda (Spa) Burgos BH0:56:10
143Luka Pibernik (Slo) Bahrain-Merida0:56:11
144Rohan Dennis (Aus) BMC Racing Team0:56:16
145Alexis Gougeard (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale0:56:17
146Johann Van Zyl (RSA) Dimension Data0:56:23
147Danny van Poppel (Ned) LottoNL-Jumbo0:57:16
148Lukas Pöstlberger (Aut) Bora-Hansgrohe0:57:50
149Nicola Conci (Ita) Trek-Segafredo0:58:13
150Jon Aberasturi Izaga (Spa) Euskadi Basque Country-Murias0:58:45
151Jan Hirt (Cze) Astana Pro Team0:59:40
152Sebastian Langeveld (Ned) EF Education First-Drapac p/b Cannondale0:59:51
153Marc Sarreau (Fra) Groupama-FDJ0:59:54
154Antonio Molina Canet (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA1:00:14
155Kenneth Vanbilsen (Bel) Cofidis, Solutions Credits1:00:17
156Loic Chetout (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits1:00:55
157Mitchell Docker (Aus) EF Education First-Drapac p/b Cannondale1:00:56
158Luka Mezgec (Slo) Mitchelton-Scott1:01:45
159Richie Porte (Aus) BMC Racing Team1:01:55
160Alex Edmondson (Aus) Mitchelton-Scott1:02:38
161Jonathan Castroviejo (Spa) Team Sky1:03:52
162Kasper Asgreen (Den) Quick-Step Floors1:04:47
163Diego Rubio Hernandez (Spa) Burgos BH1:05:16
164Fabio Sabatini (Ita) Quick-Step Floors1:05:59
165Dylan van Baarle (Ned) Team Sky1:08:12
166Antoine Duchesne (Can) Groupama-FDJ1:08:55
167Thomas Leezer (Ned) LottoNL-Jumbo1:11:46
168Pablo Torres Muiño (Spa) Burgos BH1:12:07
169Michael Schwarzmann (Ger) Bora-Hansgrohe1:13:11
170Max Walscheid (Ger) Team Sunweb1:14:00
171Stephen Cummings (GBr) Dimension Data1:14:03
172Nelson Andres Soto Martinez (Col) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA1:14:40
173Marcus Burghardt (Ger) Bora-Hansgrohe1:16:41
174Matthias Brändle (Aut) Trek-Segafredo1:17:51
175Lars Boom (Ned) LottoNL-Jumbo1:20:54
176Julien Duval (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale1:41:49
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Points Classification
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Movistar Team51pts
2Michal Kwiatkowski (Pol) Team Sky48Row 1 - Cell 3
3Peter Sagan (Svk) Bora-Hansgrohe43Row 2 - Cell 3
4Elia Viviani (Ita) Quick-Step Floors41Row 3 - Cell 3
5Tony Gallopin (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale35Row 4 - Cell 3
6Simon Clarke (Aus) EF Education First-Drapac p/b Cannondale30Row 5 - Cell 3
7Danny van Poppel (Ned) LottoNL-Jumbo30Row 6 - Cell 3
8Benjamin King (USA) Dimension Data29Row 7 - Cell 3
9Alessandro De Marchi (Ita) BMC Racing Team28Row 8 - Cell 3
10Wilco Kelderman (Ned) Team Sunweb27Row 9 - Cell 3
11Simone Consonni (Ita) UAE Team Emirates26Row 10 - Cell 3
12Rohan Dennis (Aus) BMC Racing Team25Row 11 - Cell 3
13Giacomo Nizzolo (Ita) Trek-Segafredo25Row 12 - Cell 3
14Nacer Bouhanni (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits24Row 13 - Cell 3
15Omar Fraile (Spa) Astana Pro Team21Row 14 - Cell 3
16Bauke Mollema (Ned) Trek-Segafredo20Row 15 - Cell 3
17Nikita Stalnov (Kaz) Astana Pro Team20Row 16 - Cell 3
18Matteo Trentin (Ita) Mitchelton-Scott20Row 17 - Cell 3
19Pierre Rolland (Fra) EF Education First-Drapac p/b Cannondale19Row 18 - Cell 3
20Luis Angel Mate Mardones (Spa) Cofidis, Solutions Credits19Row 19 - Cell 3
21Rigoberto Uran (Col) EF Education First-Drapac p/b Cannondale18Row 20 - Cell 3
22Laurens De Plus (Bel) Quick-Step Floors18Row 21 - Cell 3
23Ion Izagirre (Spa) Bahrain-Merida17Row 22 - Cell 3
24Miguel Angel Lopez (Col) Astana Pro Team17Row 23 - Cell 3
25Emanuel Buchmann (Ger) Bora-Hansgrohe16Row 24 - Cell 3
26Victor Campenaerts (Bel) Lotto Soudal16Row 25 - Cell 3
27Michael Mørkøv (Den) Quick-Step Floors15Row 26 - Cell 3
28Davide Villella (Ita) Astana Pro Team14Row 27 - Cell 3
29Eduard Prades Reverter (Spa) Euskadi Basque Country-Murias14Row 28 - Cell 3
30Nelson Oliveira (Por) Movistar Team14Row 29 - Cell 3
31George Bennett (NZl) LottoNL-Jumbo12Row 30 - Cell 3
32Ben Gastauer (Lux) AG2R La Mondiale12Row 31 - Cell 3
33Floris De Tier (Bel) LottoNL-Jumbo12Row 32 - Cell 3
34Ivan Garcia (Spa) Bahrain-Merida12Row 33 - Cell 3
35Jelle Wallays (Bel) Lotto Soudal12Row 34 - Cell 3
36Dylan van Baarle (Ned) Team Sky12Row 35 - Cell 3
37Rudy Molard (Fra) Groupama-FDJ10Row 36 - Cell 3
38Tom Van Asbroeck (Bel) EF Education First-Drapac p/b Cannondale10Row 37 - Cell 3
39Nairo Quintana (Col) Movistar Team9Row 38 - Cell 3
40Enric Mas (Spa) Quick-Step Floors9Row 39 - Cell 3
41Maxime Monfort (Bel) Lotto Soudal9Row 40 - Cell 3
42Oscar Cabedo Carda (Spa) Burgos BH9Row 41 - Cell 3
43Jonathan Castroviejo (Spa) Team Sky9Row 42 - Cell 3
44Alexis Gougeard (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale8Row 43 - Cell 3
45Simon Yates (GBr) Mitchelton-Scott8Row 44 - Cell 3
46Simon Geschke (Ger) Team Sunweb8Row 45 - Cell 3
47Jonathan Lastra Martinez (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA8Row 46 - Cell 3
48Steven Kruijswijk (Ned) LottoNL-Jumbo7Row 47 - Cell 3
49Ryan Gibbons (RSA) Dimension Data7Row 48 - Cell 3
50Franco Pellizotti (Ita) Bahrain-Merida7Row 49 - Cell 3
51Andrey Amador (CRc) Movistar Team7Row 50 - Cell 3
52Thibaut Pinot (Fra) Groupama-FDJ6Row 51 - Cell 3
53Merhawi Kudus (Eri) Dimension Data6Row 52 - Cell 3
54Sepp Kuss (USA) LottoNL-Jumbo6Row 53 - Cell 3
55Jack Haig (Aus) Mitchelton-Scott5Row 54 - Cell 3
56Gianluca Brambilla (Ita) Trek-Segafredo5Row 55 - Cell 3
57Valerio Conti (Ita) UAE Team Emirates5Row 56 - Cell 3
58Dylan Teuns (Bel) BMC Racing Team5Row 57 - Cell 3
59Aritz Bagues Kalparsoro (Spa) Euskadi Basque Country-Murias5Row 58 - Cell 3
60Luis Guillermo Mas Bonet (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA4Row 59 - Cell 3
61Jorge Cubero Galvez (Spa) Burgos BH4Row 60 - Cell 3
62Stephane Rossetto (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits4Row 61 - Cell 3
63Davide Formolo (Ita) Bora-Hansgrohe4Row 62 - Cell 3
64Fabio Felline (Ita) Trek-Segafredo4Row 63 - Cell 3
65Pavel Kochetkov (Rus) Katusha-Alpecin3Row 64 - Cell 3
66Dries Devenyns (Bel) Quick-Step Floors3Row 65 - Cell 3
67Benjamin Thomas (Fra) Groupama-FDJ3Row 66 - Cell 3
68Jon Aberasturi Izaga (Spa) Euskadi Basque Country-Murias3Row 67 - Cell 3
69Hermann Pernsteiner (Aut) Bahrain-Merida2Row 68 - Cell 3
70Fabio Aru (Ita) UAE Team Emirates1Row 69 - Cell 3
71Brent Bookwalter (USA) BMC Racing Team1Row 70 - Cell 3
72Mikel Iturria Segurola (Spa) Euskadi Basque Country-Murias1Row 71 - Cell 3
73Tosh Van Der Sande (Bel) Lotto Soudal1Row 72 - Cell 3
74Marc Sarreau (Fra) Groupama-FDJ1Row 73 - Cell 3
75Antonio Molina Canet (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA1Row 74 - Cell 3
76Richie Porte (Aus) BMC Racing Team1Row 75 - Cell 3
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Mountains Classification
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Luis Angel Mate Mardones (Spa) Cofidis, Solutions Credits42pts
2Pierre Rolland (Fra) EF Education First-Drapac p/b Cannondale20Row 1 - Cell 3
3Benjamin King (USA) Dimension Data12Row 2 - Cell 3
4Ben Gastauer (Lux) AG2R La Mondiale7Row 3 - Cell 3
5Bauke Mollema (Ned) Trek-Segafredo6Row 4 - Cell 3
6Nikita Stalnov (Kaz) Astana Pro Team6Row 5 - Cell 3
7Thomas De Gendt (Bel) Lotto Soudal5Row 6 - Cell 3
8Simon Clarke (Aus) EF Education First-Drapac p/b Cannondale4Row 7 - Cell 3
9Nans Peters (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale4Row 8 - Cell 3
10Richie Porte (Aus) BMC Racing Team4Row 9 - Cell 3
11Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Movistar Team3Row 10 - Cell 3
12Jack Haig (Aus) Mitchelton-Scott3Row 11 - Cell 3
13Floris De Tier (Bel) LottoNL-Jumbo3Row 12 - Cell 3
14Stephane Rossetto (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits3Row 13 - Cell 3
15Alessandro De Marchi (Ita) BMC Racing Team3Row 14 - Cell 3
16Jordi Simon Casulleras (Spa) Burgos BH3Row 15 - Cell 3
17Simon Yates (GBr) Mitchelton-Scott2Row 16 - Cell 3
18Michal Kwiatkowski (Pol) Team Sky2Row 17 - Cell 3
19Jorge Cubero Galvez (Spa) Burgos BH2Row 18 - Cell 3
20Oscar Rodriguez Garaicoechea (Spa) Euskadi Basque Country-Murias2Row 19 - Cell 3
21Alexis Gougeard (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale2Row 20 - Cell 3
22Laurens De Plus (Bel) Quick-Step Floors1Row 21 - Cell 3
23Hector Saez Benito (Spa) Euskadi Basque Country-Murias1Row 22 - Cell 3
24Lars Boom (Ned) LottoNL-Jumbo1Row 23 - Cell 3
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Combined Classification
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Movistar Team14pts
2Michal Kwiatkowski (Pol) Team Sky26Row 1 - Cell 3
3Benjamin King (USA) Dimension Data37Row 2 - Cell 3
4Bauke Mollema (Ned) Trek-Segafredo58Row 3 - Cell 3
5Laurens De Plus (Bel) Quick-Step Floors60Row 4 - Cell 3
6Simon Clarke (Aus) EF Education First-Drapac p/b Cannondale60Row 5 - Cell 3
7Simon Yates (GBr) Mitchelton-Scott66Row 6 - Cell 3
8Pierre Rolland (Fra) EF Education First-Drapac p/b Cannondale79Row 7 - Cell 3
9Ben Gastauer (Lux) AG2R La Mondiale80Row 8 - Cell 3
10Jack Haig (Aus) Mitchelton-Scott86Row 9 - Cell 3
11Floris De Tier (Bel) LottoNL-Jumbo101Row 10 - Cell 3
12Nikita Stalnov (Kaz) Astana Pro Team116Row 11 - Cell 3
13Alessandro De Marchi (Ita) BMC Racing Team123Row 12 - Cell 3
14Luis Angel Mate Mardones (Spa) Cofidis, Solutions Credits156Row 13 - Cell 3
15Jorge Cubero Galvez (Spa) Burgos BH172Row 14 - Cell 3
16Stephane Rossetto (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits174Row 15 - Cell 3
17Alexis Gougeard (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale210Row 16 - Cell 3
18Richie Porte (Aus) BMC Racing Team245Row 17 - Cell 3
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Team Classification
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Astana Pro Team80:12:58
2Team LottoNl-Jumbo0:02:39
3Movistar Team0:04:41
4Bora-Hansgrohe0:06:25
5Bahrain-Merida0:07:38
6Dimension Data0:10:38
7EF Education First-Drapac p/b Cannondale0:12:37
8Team Sky0:12:50
9UAE Team Emirates0:17:50
10AG2R La Mondiale0:23:02
11Euskadi Basque Country, Murias0:23:41
12Groupama-FDJ0:23:58
13Cofidis, Solutions Credits0:27:16
14Mitchelton-Scott0:27:31
15Lotto Soudal0:30:12
16BMC Racing Team0:34:45
17Quick-Step Floors0:34:49
18Caja Rural-Seguros RGA0:35:12
19Trek-Segafredo0:35:46
20Katusha-Alpecin0:39:08
21Team Sunweb0:43:12
22Burgos-BH0:48:01

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Born in Ireland to a cycling family and later moved to the Isle of Man, so there was no surprise when I got into the sport. Studied sports journalism at university before going on to do a Masters in sports broadcast. After university I spent three months interning at Eurosport, where I covered the Tour de France. In 2012 I started at Procycling Magazine, before becoming the deputy editor of Procycling Week. I then joined Cyclingnews, in December 2013.

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