Leigh Howard wins Clasica de Almeria

Leigh Howard (IAM Cycling) won a drastically shortened Clasica Almeria on Sunday, topping Katusha's Alexey Tsatevich in the sprint, with teammate Aleksejs Saramotins in third.

"It was a very strange day, with a crazy amount of wind," Howard said. "The race was neutralised and restarted numerous times. Finally we came back to where the hotel is, and we did a circuit race of seven laps. It was again super windy, and the race actually split with one or two kilometers to go in the crosswinds. I was lucky enough that I had good teammates around me, they delivered me and all I had to do was sprint for the last 200m."

What was intended to be a 184km race along the Almeria coast, with a couple forays inland to take in the four category 3 climbs, turned into chaos as extremely high winds blasted the racers with sand as they travelled along the coast. The organisers neutralised the first 15km, but it became clear that the race would be impossible to complete on the originally intended route.

The organisation eventually decided to return the racers to Roquetas de Mar and complete the event with a shortened circuit.

Results

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#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Leigh Howard (Aus) IAM Cycling0:28:29
2Alexey Tsatevich (Rus) Team KatushaRow 1 - Cell 2
3Aleksejs Saramotins (Lat) IAM CyclingRow 2 - Cell 2
4Bryan Coquard (Fra) Direct Energie0:00:05
5Nacer Bouhanni (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions CreditsRow 4 - Cell 2
6Raymond Kreder (Ned) Roompot - Oranje PelotonRow 5 - Cell 2
7Pawel Franczak (Pol) Verva ActiveJet Pro Cycling TeamRow 6 - Cell 2
8Roman Maikin (Rus) Gazprom-Rusvelo0:00:08
9Eryk Laton (Pol) CCC Sprandi PolkowiceRow 8 - Cell 2
10Jose Joaquin Rojas (Spa) Movistar Team0:00:11
11Adrien Petit (Fra) Direct EnergieRow 10 - Cell 2
12Bert Van Lerberghe (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - BaloiseRow 11 - Cell 2
13Gijs Van Hoecke (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - BaloiseRow 12 - Cell 2
14Alexey Kurbatov (Rus) Gazprom-RusveloRow 13 - Cell 2
15Luis Leon Sanchez (Spa) Astana Pro TeamRow 14 - Cell 2
16Matteo Pelucchi (Ita) IAM CyclingRow 15 - Cell 2
17Bartlomiej Matysiak (Pol) CCC Sprandi Polkowice0:00:15
18Michel Kreder (Ned) Roompot - Oranje Peloton0:00:20
19Andrei Solomenikov (Rus) Gazprom-Rusvelo0:00:17
20Kamil Gradek (Pol) Verva ActiveJet Pro Cycling Team0:00:24
21Maciej Paterski (Pol) CCC Sprandi Polkowice0:00:25
22Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Movistar TeamRow 21 - Cell 2
23Jonas Koch (Ger) Verva ActiveJet Pro Cycling TeamRow 22 - Cell 2
24Vicente Reynes (Spa) IAM Cycling0:00:31
25Luis Mas Bonet (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA0:00:44
26Cyril Lemoine (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits0:00:51
27Roger Kluge (Ger) IAM Cycling0:00:53
28Alexandr Kolobnev (Rus) Gazprom-Rusvelo0:01:07
29Sander Helven (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - BaloiseRow 28 - Cell 2
30Eliot Lietaer (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - BaloiseRow 29 - Cell 2
31Marcel Aregger (Swi) IAM CyclingRow 30 - Cell 2
32Dario Cataldo (Ita) Astana Pro Team0:01:20
33Daniel Lopez (Spa) Burgos BHRow 32 - Cell 2
34Alexander Evtushenko (Rus) Gazprom-RusveloRow 33 - Cell 2
35Lucasz Bodnar (Pol) Verva ActiveJet Pro Cycling TeamRow 34 - Cell 2
36Jonathan Lastra Martinez (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGARow 35 - Cell 2
37Josef Cerny (Cze) CCC Sprandi PolkowiceRow 36 - Cell 2
38Miguel Angel Benito (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGARow 37 - Cell 2
39Pawel Cieslik (Pol) Verva ActiveJet Pro Cycling TeamRow 38 - Cell 2
40Imanol Estevez (Spa) Euskadi-Basque CountryRow 39 - Cell 2
41Beñat Txoperena (Spa) Euskadi-Basque CountryRow 40 - Cell 2
42Maxime Farazijn (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - BaloiseRow 41 - Cell 2
43Ruben Pols (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - BaloiseRow 42 - Cell 2
44Jordi Simon (Spa) Verva ActiveJet Pro Cycling TeamRow 43 - Cell 2
45Sjoerd Van Ginneken (Ned) Roompot - Oranje PelotonRow 44 - Cell 2
46Hugo Hofstetter (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions CreditsRow 45 - Cell 2
47Johnny Hoogerland (Ned) Roompot - Oranje PelotonRow 46 - Cell 2
48Antonio Piedra Perez (Spa) Funvic Soul Cycles - CarrefourRow 47 - Cell 2
49Martin Elminger (Swi) IAM CyclingRow 48 - Cell 2
50Juan Jose Lobato (Spa) Movistar TeamRow 49 - Cell 2
51Ilnur Zakarin (Rus) Team Katusha0:01:23
52Egor Silin (Rus) Team KatushaRow 51 - Cell 2
53Julien Simon (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions CreditsRow 52 - Cell 2
54Arman Kamyshev (Kaz) Astana Pro TeamRow 53 - Cell 2
55Borut Bozic (Slo) Cofidis, Solutions Credits0:01:34
56Santos Cardoso (Bra) Funvic Soul Cycles - Carrefour0:02:24
57Nikolay Mihaylov (Bul) CCC Sprandi Polkowice0:02:41
58Mateusz Taciak (Pol) CCC Sprandi PolkowiceRow 57 - Cell 2
59Juan Carlos Riutort (Spa) Burgos BHRow 58 - Cell 2
60Maxim Belkov (Rus) Team KatushaRow 59 - Cell 2
61Thomas Sprengers (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - BaloiseRow 60 - Cell 2
62Darwin Atapuma (Col) BMC Racing Team0:02:48
63Samuel Sanchez (Spa) BMC Racing TeamRow 62 - Cell 2
64Philippe Gilbert (Bel) BMC Racing TeamRow 63 - Cell 2
65Brent Bookwalter (USA) BMC Racing TeamRow 64 - Cell 2
66Ben Hermans (Bel) BMC Racing TeamRow 65 - Cell 2
67Damiano Caruso (Ita) BMC Racing TeamRow 66 - Cell 2
68Tejay Van Garderen (USA) BMC Racing TeamRow 67 - Cell 2
69Vladimir Isaychev (Rus) Team Katusha0:04:19
70Alexander Serov (Rus) Gazprom-Rusvelo0:04:41
71Garikoitz Bravo (Spa) Euskadi-Basque CountryRow 70 - Cell 2
72Arnau Sole (Spa) Burgos BHRow 71 - Cell 2
73Mikel Bizkarra (Spa) Euskadi-Basque CountryRow 72 - Cell 2
74Artur Ershov (Rus) Gazprom-RusveloRow 73 - Cell 2
75Mikel Iturria (Spa) Euskadi-Basque CountryRow 74 - Cell 2
76Antwan Tolhoek (Ned) Roompot - Oranje Peloton0:07:19
DNFRuben Fernandez (Spa) Movistar TeamRow 76 - Cell 2
DNFJavier Moreno (Spa) Movistar TeamRow 77 - Cell 2
DNFAntonio Pedrero (Spa) Movistar TeamRow 78 - Cell 2
DNFRory Sutherland (Aus) Movistar TeamRow 79 - Cell 2
DNFNicolas Edet (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions CreditsRow 80 - Cell 2
DNFJerome Cousin (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions CreditsRow 81 - Cell 2
DNFCarlos Barbero (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGARow 82 - Cell 2
DNFSergio Pardilla (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGARow 83 - Cell 2
DNFJaime Roson (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGARow 84 - Cell 2
DNFHugh Carthy (GBr) Caja Rural-Seguros RGARow 85 - Cell 2
DNFJakub Kaczmarek (Pol) CCC Sprandi PolkowiceRow 86 - Cell 2
DNFMatvey Mamykin (Rus) Team KatushaRow 87 - Cell 2
DNFJhonatan Restrepo (Col) Team KatushaRow 88 - Cell 2
DNFKarel Hnik (Cze) Verva ActiveJet Pro Cycling TeamRow 89 - Cell 2
DNFMaurits Lammertink (Ned) Roompot - Oranje PelotonRow 90 - Cell 2
DNFNick Van Der Lijke (Ned) Roompot - Oranje PelotonRow 91 - Cell 2
DNFPrado Nazaret (Bra) Funvic Soul Cycles - CarrefourRow 92 - Cell 2
DNFMurilo Affonso (Bra) Funvic Soul Cycles - CarrefourRow 93 - Cell 2
DNFKleber Ramos (Bra) Funvic Soul Cycles - CarrefourRow 94 - Cell 2
DNFJoao Pereira (Bra) Funvic Soul Cycles - CarrefourRow 95 - Cell 2
DNFSylvain Chavanel (Fra) Direct EnergieRow 96 - Cell 2
DNFYohann Gene (Fra) Direct EnergieRow 97 - Cell 2
DNFJulien Morice (Fra) Direct EnergieRow 98 - Cell 2
DNFAlexandre Pichot (Fra) Direct EnergieRow 99 - Cell 2
DNFAngelo Tulik (Fra) Direct EnergieRow 100 - Cell 2
DNFTanel Kangert (Est) Astana Pro TeamRow 101 - Cell 2
DNFAlexey Lutsenko (Kaz) Astana Pro TeamRow 102 - Cell 2
DNFDavide Malacarne (Ita) Astana Pro TeamRow 103 - Cell 2
DNFPaolo Tiralongo (Ita) Astana Pro TeamRow 104 - Cell 2
DNFPablo Torres (Spa) Burgos BHRow 105 - Cell 2
DNFIbai Salas (Spa) Burgos BHRow 106 - Cell 2
DNFIgor Merino (Spa) Burgos BHRow 107 - Cell 2
DNFAlvaro Robredo (Spa) Burgos BHRow 108 - Cell 2
DNFGotzon Udondo (Spa) Euskadi-Basque CountryRow 109 - Cell 2
DNFAnder Barrenetxea (Spa) Euskadi-Basque CountryRow 110 - Cell 2

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