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GP Tell - 2.2Ncup

Switzerland, August 22-26, 2007

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Prologue - August 22: Luzern , 2.19km

Joergensen takes first victory

By Andreas Oppliger

The second last round of the 2007 UCI Nations Cup for Under 23 riders has commenced with a the peloton contesting a 2.19 kilometre Prologue. The GP Tell is a traditional stage race for young athletes, and of significant importance to national cycling federations. This year riders from over than 20 nations have come to the central part of Switzerland in the hope of gaining more points for their respective federations. The top five federations following the UCI Nations Cup finale at the Tour de l'Avenir are allowed an additional rider for September's World Road Racing Championships in Stuttgart, Germany.

How it unfolded

GP Tell's opening stage took place in perfect conditions, with dry roads and agreeable temperatures sitting around the 17 degree set a perfect scene for Danish track specialist Casper Joergensen to celebrate his first road racing win. The rider from Odense was selected for the Danish National Team at the last minute and was extremely happy and surprised by his win.

Joergensen was 10 hundredths of a second faster than Frenchman Tony Gallopin and 0.3 seconds faster than Russia's Dimitry Sokolov. Gallopin's second place was capped off a fantastic effort by the entire French National Team, with all six of its riders placing inside the top 15.

After finishing the event seventh overall last year Cyril Gautier, who placed eighth on the prologue, is touted as the man to beat for overall honours at this year's race.

Tomorrow's Stage 1 starts and finishes in the town of Littau, with the stage's main obstacle a category two climb to Michaelskreuz, some 30 kilometres from the 148.7 kilometre stage's finish line.

Results

1 Casper Jorgensen (Den) Danish National Team            2.55 (45.051 km/h)
2 Tony Gallopin (Fra) French National Team                   
3 Yvo Kusters (Ned) Dutch National Team                      
4 Dmitry Sokolov (Rus) Russian National Team             0.01
5 Julien Simon (Fra) French National Team                    
6 Martin Kohler (Swi) Switzerland National Team 1            
7 Nicolas Schnyder (Swi) Switzerland National Team 2     0.02
8 Cyril Gautier (Fra) French National Team                   
9 Chris Barton (USA) USA National Team                       
10 Bjorn Selander (USA) USA National Team                0.03
11 Blel Kadri (Fra) French National Team                     
12 Normunds Lasis (Lat) Latvian National Team            0.04
13 Jérôme Coppel (Fra) French National Team                  
14 Cyril Bessy (Fra) French National Team                    
15 Thomas De Gendt (Bel) Belgian National Team               
16 Michel Kreder (Ned) Dutch National Team                   
17 Herberts Pudans (Lat) Latvian National Team               
18 Christoph Pfingsten (Ger) German National Team            
19 Manuele Boaro (Ita) Team Ista                             
20 Martins Trautmanis (Lat) Latvian National Team        0.05
21 Thijs Van Amerongen (Ned) Dutch National Team             
22 Kim Michely (Lux) Luxembourg National Team                
23 Lukasz Modzelewski (Pol) Poland National Team             
24 Christoph Sokoll (Aut) Austrian National Team             
25 Sacha Modolo (Ita) Team Ista                          0.06
26 Jakob Fuglsang (Den) Danish National Team                 
27 Michael Morkov (Den) Danish National Team                 
28 Franz Grassmann (Aut) Austrian National Team              
29 Niki Ostergaard (Den) Danish National Team            0.07
30 Bernhard Oberholzer (Swi) Switzerland National Team 2     
31 Dimitri Claeys (Bel) Belgian National Team                
32 Edgar Pinto (Por) Portugal National Team                  
33 Martin Schöffmann (Aut) Austrian National Team            
34 Abdelkader Belmokhtar (Alg) Mixed Team                    
35 Romain Zingle (Bel) Belgian National Team                 
36 Arturs Malenders (Lat) Latvian National Team              
37 Jure Zagar (Slo) Slovenian National Team                  
38 César Fonte (Por) Portugal National Team                  
39 Alain Lauener (Swi) Switzerland National Team 2           
40 Jakob Bering (Den) Danish National Team                   
41 Reto Hollenstein (Swi) Switzerland National Team 1        
42 Clemens Fankhauser (Aut) Austrian National Team       0.08
43 Andrey Zeits (Kaz) Kazakhstan National Team               
44 Egon Van Kessel (Ned) Dutch National Team                 
45 Claudio Filipe Pedr Apolo (Por) Portugal National Team    
46 Pawel Wachnik (Pol) Poland National Team                  
47 Maciej Paterski (Pol) Poland National Team                
48 Christopher Froome (Ken) Mixed Team                   0.09
49 Anton Reshetnikov (Rus) Russian National Team             
50 Detlef Moerman (Bel) Belgian National Team                
51 Nino Schurter (Swi) Switzerland National Team 1           
52 Domenic Klemme (Ger) German National Team                 
53 Tim Vermeersch (Bel) Belgian National Team                
54 Thomas Vedel Kvist (Den) Danish National Team             
55 Tony Martin (Ger) German National Team                    
56 Mathieu Deschenaux (Swi) Switzerland National Team 1      
57 Anatoliy Kashtan (Ukr) Ukrainian National Team        0.10
58 Alexandr Pliuschin (Mda) Mixed Team                       
59 Evaldas Siskevicius (Ltu) Lithuanian National Team        
60 Scott Stewart (USA) USA National Team                     
61 Benjamin Cujnik (Slo) Slovenian National Team             
62 Nico Graf (Ger) German National Team                      
63 Elias Schmaeh (Swi) Switzerland National Team 1           
64 Mathias Frank (Swi) Switzerland National Team 1           
65 Tomas Mice (Ltu) Lithuanian National Team                 
66 Simon Geschke (Ger) German National Team                  
67 Dmytro Nowosad (Ukr) Ukrainian National Team              
68 Pawel Cieslik (Pol) Poland National Team                  
69 Loïc Muhlemann (Swi) Switzerland National Team 2          
70 Wout Poels (Ned) Dutch National Team                  0.11
71 Mathias Belka (Ger) German National Team                  
72 Sander Armee (Bel) Belgian National Team                  
73 Nik Burjek (Slo) Slovenian National Team                  
74 Valery Valynin (Rus) Russian National Team            0.12
75 Wim Botman (Ned) Dutch National Team                      
76 Gasper Svab (Slo) Slovenian National Team                 
77 Roman Kireyev (Kaz) Kazakhstan National Team              
78 Alberto Contoli (Ita) Team Ista                           
78 Robel Tedros (Aut) Austrian National Team                 
80 Salvatore Mancuso (Ita) Team Ista                         
81 Gatis Smukulis (Lat) Latvian National Team                
82 Matthias Schröger (Aut) Austrian National Team            
83 Laurent Beuret (Swi) Switzerland National Team 2          
84 Bajc Andi (Slo) Slovenian National Team                   
85 Carlo Kirsch (Lux) Luxembourg National Team               
86 Sergey Renev (Kaz) Kazakhstan National Team               
87 Pavel Kochetkov (Rus) Russian National Team           0.13
88 Piotr Osinski (Pol) Poland National Team                  
88 Peter Salon (USA) USA National Team                       
90 Kristofers Racenajs (Lat) Latvian National Team           
91 Henrique Casimiro (Por) Portugal National Team            
92 Andrius Buividas (Ltu) Lithuanian National Team           
93 Dalivier Ospina (Col) Mixed Team                          
94 Sergiu Cioban (Mda) Mixed Team                            
94 Ablay Shugaipov (Kaz) Kazakhstan National Team            
96 Stefano Pirazzi (Ita) Team Ista                       0.14
97 Bruno Saraiva (Por) Portugal National Team                
98 Alexandre Shushemoin (Kaz) Kazakhstan National Team       
99 Yannick Stoltz (Lux) Luxembourg National Team             
100 Marko Hlebanja (Slo) Slovenian National Team         0.15
101 Ermanno Capelli (Ita) Team Ista                          
102 Janick Wysler (Swi) Switzerland National Team 2          
103 Gediminas Kaupas (Ltu) Lithuanian National Team          
104 Max Jenkins (USA) USA National Team                      
105 Mario Contreras (ESa) Mixed Team                         
106 Frank Appelbaum (Lux) Luxembourg National Team           
107 Marius Kukta (Ltu) Lithuanian National Team          0.16
108 Roman Zhiyentayev (Kaz) Kazakhstan National Team         
109 Andriy Vasylyuk (Ukr) Ukrainian National Team        0.17
110 Egor Silin (Rus) Russian National Team                   
111 Chad Beyer (USA) USA National Team                       
112 Tomasz Krupinski (Pol) Poland National Team              
113 David Claerebout (Lux) Luxembourg National Team          
114 Carlos Sabido (Por) Portugal National Team           0.18
115 Ivo Lux (Lux) Luxembourg National Team               0.19
116 Zabava V'yacheslav (Ukr) Ukrainian National Team     0.20
117 Mykhaylo Kononenko (Ukr) Ukrainian National Team     0.21
118 Ildar Zakirov (Rus) Russian National Team            0.23
 
General Classification after Prologue
 
1 Casper Jorgensen (Den) Danish National Team            2.55
2 Tony Gallopin (Fra) French National Team                   
3 Yvo Kusters (Ned) Dutch National Team                      
4 Dmitry Sokolov (Rus) Russian National Team             0.01
5 Julien Simon (Fra) French National Team                    
6 Martin Kohler (Swi) Switzerland National Team 1            
7 Nicolas Schnyder (Swi) Switzerland National Team 2     0.02
8 Cyril Gautier (Fra) French National Team                   
9 Chris Barton (USA) USA National Team                       
10 Bjorn Selander (USA) USA National Team                0.03
11 Blel Kadri (Fra) French National Team                     
12 Normunds Lasis (Lat) Latvian National Team            0.04
13 Jérôme Coppel (Fra) French National Team                  
14 Cyril Bessy (Fra) French National Team                    
15 Thomas De Gendt (Bel) Belgian National Team               
16 Michel Kreder (Ned) Dutch National Team                   
17 Herberts Pudans (Lat) Latvian National Team               
18 Christoph Pfingsten (Ger) German National Team            
19 Manuele Boaro (Ita) Team Ista                             
20 Martins Trautmanis (Lat) Latvian National Team        0.05
21 Thijs Van Amerongen (Ned) Dutch National Team             
22 Kim Michely (Lux) Luxembourg National Team                
23 Lukasz Modzelewski (Pol) Poland National Team             
24 Christoph Sokoll (Aut) Austrian National Team             
25 Sacha Modolo (Ita) Team Ista                          0.06
26 Jakob Fuglsang (Den) Danish National Team                 
27 Michael Morkov (Den) Danish National Team                 
28 Franz Grassmann (Aut) Austrian National Team              
29 Niki Ostergaard (Den) Danish National Team            0.07
30 Bernhard Oberholzer (Swi) Switzerland National Team 2     
31 Dimitri Claeys (Bel) Belgian National Team                
32 Edgar Pinto (Por) Portugal National Team                  
33 Martin Schöffmann (Aut) Austrian National Team            
34 Abdelkader Belmokhtar (Alg) Mixed Team                    
35 Romain Zingle (Bel) Belgian National Team                 
36 Arturs Malenders (Lat) Latvian National Team              
37 Jure Zagar (Slo) Slovenian National Team                  
38 César Fonte (Por) Portugal National Team                  
39 Alain Lauener (Swi) Switzerland National Team 2           
40 Jakob Bering (Den) Danish National Team                   
41 Reto Hollenstein (Swi) Switzerland National Team 1        
42 Clemens Fankhauser (Aut) Austrian National Team       0.08
43 Andrey Zeits (Kaz) Kazakhstan National Team               
44 Egon Van Kessel (Ned) Dutch National Team                 
45 Claudio Filipe Pedr Apolo (Por) Portugal National Team    
46 Pawel Wachnik (Pol) Poland National Team                  
47 Maciej Paterski (Pol) Poland National Team                
48 Christopher Froome (Ken) Mixed Team                   0.09
49 Anton Reshetnikov (Rus) Russian National Team             
50 Detlef Moerman (Bel) Belgian National Team                
51 Nino Schurter (Swi) Switzerland National Team 1           
52 Domenic Klemme (Ger) German National Team                 
53 Tim Vermeersch (Bel) Belgian National Team                
54 Thomas Vedel Kvist (Den) Danish National Team             
55 Tony Martin (Ger) German National Team                    
56 Mathieu Deschenaux (Swi) Switzerland National Team 1      
57 Anatoliy Kashtan (Ukr) Ukrainian National Team        0.10
58 Alexandr Pliuschin (Mda) Mixed Team                       
59 Evaldas Siskevicius (Ltu) Lithuanian National Team        
60 Scott Stewart (USA) USA National Team                     
61 Benjamin Cujnik (Slo) Slovenian National Team             
62 Nico Graf (Ger) German National Team                      
63 Elias Schmaeh (Swi) Switzerland National Team 1           
64 Mathias Frank (Swi) Switzerland National Team 1           
65 Tomas Mice (Ltu) Lithuanian National Team                 
66 Simon Geschke (Ger) German National Team                  
67 Dmytro Nowosad (Ukr) Ukrainian National Team              
68 Pawel Cieslik (Pol) Poland National Team                  
69 Loïc Muhlemann (Swi) Switzerland National Team 2          
70 Wout Poels (Ned) Dutch National Team                  0.11
71 Mathias Belka (Ger) German National Team                  
72 Sander Armee (Bel) Belgian National Team                  
73 Nik Burjek (Slo) Slovenian National Team                  
74 Valery Valynin (Rus) Russian National Team            0.12
75 Wim Botman (Ned) Dutch National Team                      
76 Gasper Svab (Slo) Slovenian National Team                 
77 Roman Kireyev (Kaz) Kazakhstan National Team              
78 Alberto Contoli (Ita) Team Ista                           
78 Robel Tedros (Aut) Austrian National Team                 
80 Salvatore Mancuso (Ita) Team Ista                         
81 Gatis Smukulis (Lat) Latvian National Team                
82 Matthias Schröger (Aut) Austrian National Team            
83 Laurent Beuret (Swi) Switzerland National Team 2          
84 Bajc Andi (Slo) Slovenian National Team                   
85 Carlo Kirsch (Lux) Luxembourg National Team               
86 Sergey Renev (Kaz) Kazakhstan National Team               
87 Pavel Kochetkov (Rus) Russian National Team           0.13
88 Piotr Osinski (Pol) Poland National Team                  
88 Peter Salon (USA) USA National Team                       
90 Kristofers Racenajs (Lat) Latvian National Team           
91 Henrique Casimiro (Por) Portugal National Team            
92 Andrius Buividas (Ltu) Lithuanian National Team           
93 Dalivier Ospina (Col) Mixed Team                          
94 Sergiu Cioban (Mda) Mixed Team                            
94 Ablay Shugaipov (Kaz) Kazakhstan National Team            
96 Stefano Pirazzi (Ita) Team Ista                       0.14
97 Bruno Saraiva (Por) Portugal National Team                
98 Alexandre Shushemoin (Kaz) Kazakhstan National Team       
99 Yannick Stoltz (Lux) Luxembourg National Team             
100 Marko Hlebanja (Slo) Slovenian National Team         0.15
101 Ermanno Capelli (Ita) Team Ista                          
102 Janick Wysler (Swi) Switzerland National Team 2          
103 Gediminas Kaupas (Ltu) Lithuanian National Team          
104 Max Jenkins (USA) USA National Team                      
105 Mario Contreras (ESa) Mixed Team                         
106 Frank Appelbaum (Lux) Luxembourg National Team           
107 Marius Kukta (Ltu) Lithuanian National Team          0.16
108 Roman Zhiyentayev (Kaz) Kazakhstan National Team         
109 Andriy Vasylyuk (Ukr) Ukrainian National Team        0.17
110 Egor Silin (Rus) Russian National Team                   
111 Chad Beyer (USA) USA National Team                       
112 Tomasz Krupinski (Pol) Poland National Team              
113 David Claerebout (Lux) Luxembourg National Team          
114 Carlos Sabido (Por) Portugal National Team           0.18
115 Ivo Lux (Lux) Luxembourg National Team               0.19
116 Zabava V'yacheslav (Ukr) Ukrainian National Team     0.20
117 Mykhaylo Kononenko (Ukr) Ukrainian National Team     0.21
118 Ildar Zakirov (Rus) Russian National Team            0.23