Mallorca Challenge: Greipel wins bunch sprint in Palma

André Greipel (Lotto-Soudal) claimed his second victory of the week at the Mallorca Challenge, in the Trofeo Playa de Palma - Palma. The previous two days have not been for the fast-men but the German ensured he showed his sprint supremacy with an clear win. Greipel took the honours from a bunch sprint in the Mallorcan capital of Palma, ahead of Nacer Bouhanni (Cofidis) and Dylan Page (Team Roth).

Greipel began his season in the same manner at Trofeo Felanitx - Ses Salines - Campos – Porreres on Thursday when he beat Sam Bennett (Bora-Argon 18) to the line. It is the second season in a row that he has decided to open his year on the Spanish island rather than outside of Europe. It was a move that would prove fruitful for him and he would go on to take four stage wins at the Tour de France later in the season.

The day was marked by a three-man break that escaped down the road early on. Omar Fraile, who is making his Dimension Data debut in Mallorca, lit the fire for the break when he shot down the road on his own. Fellow Spaniards Luis Mas Bonet (Caja-Rural) and Imanol Estevez (Euskadi) were soon to join him in the lead and the forged a seven-minute gap. Despite a climb at the 115km mark, the flat circuit finish made it a perfect day for the sprinters and it was Lotto-Soudal and Bora-Argon 18 that took control on the front of the bunch.

The break stood little chance, and with 30 kilometres still to run their day in the limelight was over. Sending a message to their WorldTour rivals, Lotto-Soudal set Greipel up with almost perfect lead-out to deliver him to the line.

Greipel is set to head to Portugal next for Volta ao Algarve on February 17.

Full Results

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#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1André Greipel (Ger) Lotto Soudal3:50:53
2Nacer Bouhanni (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions CreditsRow 1 - Cell 2
3Dylan Page (Swi) Team RothRow 2 - Cell 2
4Sam Bennett (Irl) Bora-Argon 18Row 3 - Cell 2
5Albert Torres (Spa) SpainRow 4 - Cell 2
6Jonas Vangenechten (Bel) IAM CyclingRow 5 - Cell 2
7Youcef Reguigui (Alg) Dimension DataRow 6 - Cell 2
8Ramunas Navardauskas (Ltu) Cannondale Pro CyclingRow 7 - Cell 2
9Lorenzo Manzin (Fra) FDJRow 8 - Cell 2
10Marc Sarreau (Fra) FDJRow 9 - Cell 2
11Andrea Pasqualon (Ita) Team RothRow 10 - Cell 2
12Filippo Fortin (Ita) GM Europa OviniRow 11 - Cell 2
13Jay Robert Thomson (RSA) Dimension DataRow 12 - Cell 2
14Federico Burchio (Ita) GM Europa OviniRow 13 - Cell 2
15Adrian Gonzalez (Spa) Euskadi Basque CountryRow 14 - Cell 2
16Mamyr Stash (Rus) Gazprom-RusveloRow 15 - Cell 2
17Andrew Fenn (GBr) Team SkyRow 16 - Cell 2
18Yves Lampaert (Bel) Etixx - Quick-StepRow 17 - Cell 2
19Juan Carlos Riutort (Spa) Burgos BHRow 18 - Cell 2
20Jens Debusschere (Bel) Lotto SoudalRow 19 - Cell 2
21Dmitrii Strakhov (Rus) LokosphinxRow 20 - Cell 2
22Vicente Garcia (Spa) SpainRow 21 - Cell 2
23Garikoitz Bravo (Spa) Euskadi Basque CountryRow 22 - Cell 2
24Eduard Prades (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGARow 23 - Cell 2
25Daniel Lopez (Spa) Burgos BHRow 24 - Cell 2
26Gianni Meersman (Bel) Etixx - Quick-StepRow 25 - Cell 2
27Grischa Janorschke (Ger) Team RothRow 26 - Cell 2
28Artur Ershov (Rus) Gazprom-RusveloRow 27 - Cell 2
29Grégory Rast (Swi) Trek-SegafredoRow 28 - Cell 2
30Dmitrii Sokolov (Rus) LokosphinxRow 29 - Cell 2
31Christopher Lathan (GBr) Great BritainRow 30 - Cell 2
32Oliver Wood (GBr) Great BritainRow 31 - Cell 2
33Angel Madrazo Ruiz (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGARow 32 - Cell 2
34Roman Maikin (Rus) Gazprom-RusveloRow 33 - Cell 2
35Ryan Mullen (Irl) Cannondale Pro CyclingRow 34 - Cell 2
36Ivan Balykin (Rus) GM Europa OviniRow 35 - Cell 2
37Andre Gonçalves (Por) Caja Rural-Seguros RGARow 36 - Cell 2
38Christian Knees (Ger) Team SkyRow 37 - Cell 2
39Rudiger Selig (Ger) Bora-Argon 18Row 38 - Cell 2
40Sergei Shilov (Rus) LokosphinxRow 39 - Cell 2
41Christophe Laporte (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions CreditsRow 40 - Cell 2
42Rino Zampilli (Ita) Team RothRow 41 - Cell 2
43Nikodemus Holler (Ger) Stradalli-BikeAidRow 42 - Cell 2
44Vegard Stake Laengen (Nor) IAM CyclingRow 43 - Cell 2
45Odd Christian Eiking (Nor) FDJRow 44 - Cell 2
46Alexey Kurbatov (Rus) Gazprom-RusveloRow 45 - Cell 2
47Markel Irizar (Spa) Trek-SegafredoRow 46 - Cell 2
48Andrei Solomennikov (Rus) Gazprom-RusveloRow 47 - Cell 2
49Martin Elmiger (Swi) IAM CyclingRow 48 - Cell 2
50Haimar Zubeldia (Spa) Trek-SegafredoRow 49 - Cell 2
51Jurgen Roelandts (Bel) Lotto SoudalRow 50 - Cell 2
52Peio Olaberria (Spa) Euskadi Basque CountryRow 51 - Cell 2
53Sergey Vdovin (Rus) LokosphinxRow 52 - Cell 2
54Amanuel Mengis (Eri) Stradalli-BikeAidRow 53 - Cell 2
55Frank Schleck (Lux) Trek-SegafredoRow 54 - Cell 2
56Merhawi Kudus (Eri) Dimension DataRow 55 - Cell 2
57Julio Amores (Spa) SpainRow 56 - Cell 2
58Marcel Wyss (Swi) IAM CyclingRow 57 - Cell 2
59Fabio Felline (Ita) Trek-SegafredoRow 58 - Cell 2
60Lawrence Warbasse (USA) IAM CyclingRow 59 - Cell 2
61Geoffrey Soupe (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions CreditsRow 60 - Cell 2
62Matthias Krizek (Aut) Team RothRow 61 - Cell 2
63Johnathan Dibben (GBr) Great BritainRow 62 - Cell 2
64Tim Wellens (Bel) Lotto SoudalRow 63 - Cell 2
65Lukas Jaun (Swi) Team RothRow 64 - Cell 2
66Maxime Bouet (Fra) Etixx - Quick-StepRow 65 - Cell 2
67Laurens De Plus (Bel) Etixx - Quick-StepRow 66 - Cell 2
68Gert Joeaar (Est) Cofidis, Solutions CreditsRow 67 - Cell 2
69Sebastian Langeveld (Ned) Cannondale Pro CyclingRow 68 - Cell 2
70Luis Mas Bonet (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGARow 69 - Cell 2
71Dayer Quintana (Col) Movistar TeamRow 70 - Cell 2
72Imanol Erviti Ollo (Spa) Movistar TeamRow 71 - Cell 2
73Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Movistar TeamRow 72 - Cell 2
74Michal Golas (Pol) Team SkyRow 73 - Cell 2
75Jorge Arcas Pena (Spa) Movistar TeamRow 74 - Cell 2
76Igor Anton Hernandez (Spa) Dimension DataRow 75 - Cell 2
77Ricardo Vilela (Por) Caja Rural-Seguros RGARow 76 - Cell 2
78Sebastian Mora (Spa) SpainRow 77 - Cell 2
79Zakkari Dempster (Aus) Bora-Argon 18Row 78 - Cell 2
80Hugh Carthy (GBr) Caja Rural-Seguros RGARow 79 - Cell 2
81Gabriel Cullaigh (GBr) Great BritainRow 80 - Cell 2
82Christoph Pfingsten (Ger) Bora-Argon 180:00:12
83Scott Thwaites (GBr) Bora-Argon 18Row 82 - Cell 2
84Jérémy Maison (Fra) FDJRow 83 - Cell 2
85Andreas Schillinger (Ger) Bora-Argon 18Row 84 - Cell 2
86Marcel Sieberg (Ger) Lotto Soudal0:00:15
87Jonas Ahlstrand (Swe) Cofidis, Solutions CreditsRow 86 - Cell 2
88Zdenek Stybar (Cze) Etixx - Quick-StepRow 87 - Cell 2
89Michal Kwiatkowski (Pol) Team SkyRow 88 - Cell 2
90Alberto Cecchin (Ita) Team RothRow 89 - Cell 2
91Bernhard Eisel (Aut) Dimension DataRow 90 - Cell 2
92Sébastien Chavanel (Fra) FDJ0:00:29
93Matthieu Ladagnous (Fra) FDJRow 92 - Cell 2
94Illart Zuazubiscar (Spa) Spain0:00:31
95Niki Terpstra (Ned) Etixx - Quick-StepRow 94 - Cell 2
96José Herrada (Spa) Movistar Team0:00:37
97Andrey Amador (CRc) Movistar TeamRow 96 - Cell 2
98Mikel Bizkarra (Spa) Euskadi Basque CountryRow 97 - Cell 2
99Tom Jelte Slagter (Ned) Cannondale Pro CyclingRow 98 - Cell 2
100Johann Van Zyl (RSA) Dimension DataRow 99 - Cell 2
101Dylan Van Baarle (Ned) Cannondale Pro CyclingRow 100 - Cell 2
102David Arroyo (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGARow 101 - Cell 2
103Bauke Mollema (Ned) Trek-SegafredoRow 102 - Cell 2
104Hector Saez (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGARow 103 - Cell 2
105Rayane Bouhanni (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions CreditsRow 104 - Cell 2
106Cyril Lemoine (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions CreditsRow 105 - Cell 2
107Lars Petter Nordhaug (Nor) Team SkyRow 106 - Cell 2
108Gianni Moscon (Ita) Team SkyRow 107 - Cell 2
109Iljo Keisse (Bel) Etixx - Quick-StepRow 108 - Cell 2
110Gianluca Brambilla (Ita) Etixx - Quick-StepRow 109 - Cell 2
111Serge Pauwels (Bel) Dimension DataRow 110 - Cell 2
112Bradley Wiggins (GBr) Great BritainRow 111 - Cell 2
113Andrew Tennant (GBr) Great BritainRow 112 - Cell 2
114Matti Breschel (Den) Cannondale Pro CyclingRow 113 - Cell 2
115Jasper De Buyst (Bel) Lotto Soudal0:00:46
116Kirill Sveshnikov (Rus) Gazprom-Rusvelo0:00:49
117Olivier Le Gac (Fra) FDJ0:00:54
118Arnaud Courteille (Fra) FDJRow 117 - Cell 2
119Igor Boev (Rus) Gazprom-RusveloRow 118 - Cell 2
120Artem Samolenkov (Rus) Lokosphinx0:00:56
121Alexander Vdovin (Rus) LokosphinxRow 120 - Cell 2
122Imanol Estevez (Spa) Euskadi Basque CountryRow 121 - Cell 2
123Omar Fraile (Spa) Dimension Data0:01:42
124Vasil Kiryienka (Blr) Team Sky0:02:04
125Tiesj Benoot (Bel) Lotto Soudal0:02:08
126Stefan Denifl (Aut) IAM Cycling0:03:18
127Toms Skujins (Lat) Cannondale Pro CyclingRow 126 - Cell 2
128Michael Schwarzmann (Ger) Bora-Argon 180:03:22
129Lukas Pöstlberger (Aut) Bora-Argon 18Row 128 - Cell 2
130Pirmin Lang (Swi) IAM CyclingRow 129 - Cell 2
131Antonio Pedrero (Spa) Movistar Team0:04:05
132Arnau Sole (Spa) Burgos BH0:04:53
133Jose Marquez (Spa) GM Europa OviniRow 132 - Cell 2
134Matteo Rotondi (Ita) GM Europa Ovini0:04:54
135Alexander Serov (Rus) Gazprom-RusveloRow 134 - Cell 2
136Gotzon Udondo (Spa) Euskadi Basque CountryRow 135 - Cell 2
137Frederik Frison (Bel) Lotto Soudal0:04:59
138Damien Garcia (Fra) Stradalli-BikeAid0:06:34
139Jose Viejo (Spa) SpainRow 138 - Cell 2
140Xavier Canellas (Spa) SpainRow 139 - Cell 2
141Joschka Beck (Ger) Stradalli-BikeAidRow 140 - Cell 2
142Jon Irisarri (Spa) SpainRow 141 - Cell 2
143Meron Teshome Hagos (Eri) Stradalli-BikeAidRow 142 - Cell 2
144Vadim Zhuravlev (Rus) LokosphinxRow 143 - Cell 2
145Alvaro Robredo (Spa) Burgos BHRow 144 - Cell 2
146Eneko Lizarralde (Spa) Euskadi Basque CountryRow 145 - Cell 2
147Antonio di Sante (Ita) GM Europa OviniRow 146 - Cell 2
148Daniel Bichlmann (Ger) Stradalli-BikeAidRow 147 - Cell 2
149Riccardo Zoidl (Aut) Trek-SegafredoRow 148 - Cell 2
DNFJavier Moreno (Spa) Movistar TeamRow 149 - Cell 2
DNFBenat Intxausti (Spa) Team SkyRow 150 - Cell 2
DNFKristijan Koren (Slo) Cannondale Pro CyclingRow 151 - Cell 2
DNFEdward Theuns (Bel) Trek-SegafredoRow 152 - Cell 2
DNFTristan Marguet (Swi) Team RothRow 153 - Cell 2
DNFBorut BozicRow 154 - Cell 2
DNFTimo Schäfer (Ger) Stradalli-BikeAidRow 155 - Cell 2
DNFPatrick Lechner (Ger) Stradalli-BikeAidRow 156 - Cell 2
DNFPablo Torres (Spa) Burgos BHRow 157 - Cell 2
DNFVictor Martin (Spa) Burgos BHRow 158 - Cell 2
DNFIgor Merino (Spa) Burgos BHRow 159 - Cell 2
DNFJorge Cubero (Spa) Burgos BHRow 160 - Cell 2
DNFJon Ander Insausti (Spa) Euskadi Basque CountryRow 161 - Cell 2
DNFDavide Pacchiardo (Ita) GM Europa OviniRow 162 - Cell 2
DNFAndrey Sazanov (Rus) GM Europa OviniRow 163 - Cell 2
DNFVasilii Neustroev (Rus) LokosphinxRow 164 - Cell 2
DNFSteven Burke (GBr) Great BritainRow 165 - Cell 2
DNFOwain Doull (GBr) Great BritainRow 166 - Cell 2
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Mountain 1 -Coll De Sa Creu (Cat. 3) km. 126
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Omar Fraile (Spa) Dimension Data6pts
2Imanol Estevez (Spa) Euskadi Basque Country4Row 1 - Cell 3
3Luis Mas Bonet (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA2Row 2 - Cell 3
4Niki Terpstra (Ned) Etixx - Quick-Step1Row 3 - Cell 3
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Sprint 1-Algaida, km. 19.2
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Luis Mas Bonet (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA3pts
2Imanol Estevez (Spa) Euskadi Basque Country2Row 1 - Cell 3
3Omar Fraile (Spa) Dimension Data1Row 2 - Cell 3
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Sprint 2-Santa Maria, km. 91
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Luis Mas Bonet (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA3pts
2Gabriel Cullaigh (GBr) Great Britain2Row 1 - Cell 3
3Omar Fraile (Spa) Dimension Data1Row 2 - Cell 3
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Special sprint 1 -Santa Margalida, km. 57.6
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Imanol Estevez (Spa) Euskadi Basque Country3pts
2Omar Fraile (Spa) Dimension Data2Row 1 - Cell 3
3Luis Mas Bonet (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA1Row 2 - Cell 3
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Special sprint 2-Palma, km. 139.7
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Tim Wellens (Bel) Lotto Soudal3pts
2Maxime Bouet (Fra) Etixx - Quick-Step2Row 1 - Cell 3
3Tiesj Benoot (Bel) Lotto Soudal1Row 2 - Cell 3
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Mountains classification
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Omar Fraile (Spa) Dimension Data6pts
2Imanol Estevez (Spa) Euskadi Basque Country4Row 1 - Cell 3
3Luis Mas Bonet (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA2Row 2 - Cell 3
4Niki Terpstra (Ned) Etixx - Quick-Step1Row 3 - Cell 3
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Sprint classification
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Luis Mas Bonet (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA6pts
2Gabriel Cullaigh (GBr) Great Britain2Row 1 - Cell 3
3Imanol Estevez (Spa) Euskadi Basque Country2Row 2 - Cell 3
4Omar Fraile (Spa) Dimension Data2Row 3 - Cell 3
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Special Sprint classification
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Tim Wellens (Bel) Lotto Soudal3pts
2Imanol Estevez (Spa) Euskadi Basque Country3Row 1 - Cell 3
3Maxime Bouet (Fra) Etixx - Quick-Step2Row 2 - Cell 3
4Omar Fraile (Spa) Dimension Data2Row 3 - Cell 3
5Luis Mas Bonet (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA1Row 4 - Cell 3
6Tiesj Benoot (Bel) Lotto Soudal1Row 5 - Cell 3
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Combination classification
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Luis Mas Bonet (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA4pts
2Imanol Estevez (Spa) Euskadi Basque Country4Row 1 - Cell 3
3Omar Fraile (Spa) Dimension Data4Row 2 - Cell 3
4Tim Wellens (Bel) Lotto Soudal2Row 3 - Cell 3
5Maxime Bouet (Fra) Etixx - Quick-Step2Row 4 - Cell 3
6Gabriel Cullaigh (GBr) Great Britain2Row 5 - Cell 3
7Niki Terpstra (Ned) Etixx - Quick-Step2Row 6 - Cell 3
8Tiesj Benoot (Bel) Lotto Soudal2Row 7 - Cell 3
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Regional rider classification
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Albert Torres (Spa) Spain3:50:53
2Juan Carlos Riutort (Spa) Burgos BHRow 1 - Cell 2
3Luis Mas Bonet (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGARow 2 - Cell 2
4Jose Marquez (Spa) GM Europa Ovini0:04:53
5Xavier Canellas (Spa) Spain0:06:34
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Teams classification
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Team Roth11:32:39
2GM Europa OviniRow 1 - Cell 2
3FDJRow 2 - Cell 2
4Lotto SoudalRow 3 - Cell 2
5Dimension DataRow 4 - Cell 2
6Gazprom-RusveloRow 5 - Cell 2
7SpainRow 6 - Cell 2
8Euskadi Basque Country - MuriasRow 7 - Cell 2
9LokosphinxRow 8 - Cell 2
10Caja Rural-Seguros RGARow 9 - Cell 2
11IAM CyclingRow 10 - Cell 2
12Cofidis, Solutions CreditsRow 11 - Cell 2
13Etixx - Quick-StepRow 12 - Cell 2
14Cannondale Pro CyclingRow 13 - Cell 2
15Bora-Argon 18Row 14 - Cell 2
16Trek-SegafredoRow 15 - Cell 2
17Great BritainRow 16 - Cell 2
18Team SkyRow 17 - Cell 2
19Movistar TeamRow 18 - Cell 2
20Burgos BH0:04:53
21Stradalli - Bike Aid0:06:34

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