Danish riders Justesen, Langvad win in Lanzarote
Day one contested in wet, muddy conditions
On day one, the top seven men crossed the line within one minute and 17 seconds of each other, leaving the door open as to what would be the outcome after the next and final day of racing.
Racers faced wet and muddy conditions during day one of the Club la Santa two-day mountain bike stage race on Lanzarote.
"It rained in the beginning and I felt like I was at home," said Brit Sally Bigham.
Benjamin Justesen, the winner of the race here in 2009, led from the start. He raced ahead of everyone else, on his own, and rode solo to the victory.
Behind him, about half a minute back, German Christian Kreuchler followed him for almost all the course, but was overtaken in the end by a group of three riders including Dane Rasmus Jessing (T-Bike), Spaniard Ismael Ventura (Bici Esteve) and another Danish T-Bike team racer Casper Saltoft.
In the women's race, last year's winner Annika Langvad from Denmark, also established a clear lead from the start and held it until the finish. She seemed to have no competition from the other women. Six minutes later, runner-up Bigham (Topeak Ergon) crossed the finish line. Norwegian former world champion Gunn Rita Dahle (Multivan Merida) finished third another five and a half minutes back.
Langvad said many of the men gained time on her on the sections of the course with strong winds. Being lighter than the men, she could not keep the same speed as them.
180 racers took to the start.
Forecasts for Sunday's 60km stage two are "no wind, no rain".
Full Results for stage 1 and GC
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
---|---|---|
1 | Benjamin Justesen (Den) T-Bikes | 1:13:48 |
2 | Rasmus Jessing (Den) T-Bikes | 0:00:39 |
3 | Ismael Ventura Sanchez (Spa) Bici Esteve | 0:00:40 |
4 | Casper Saltoft (Den) T-Bikes | 0:00:47 |
5 | Christian Kreuchler (Ger) | 0:00:48 |
6 | James Angus Ouchterlony (GBr) Sataute | 0:01:12 |
7 | Thomas Bundgaard (Den) Apfoss | 0:01:17 |
8 | Michael Schuchardt (Ger) Simplon | 0:03:01 |
9 | Francisco Jose Perez Cruz (Spa) Mc.Donald's | 0:05:48 |
10 | Adriano Cordobes Dorta (Spa) Loro Parque | 0:05:53 |
11 | Javier Ramos Dominguez (Spa) Kamikaze | 0:06:50 |
12 | Joaquin David Martin Hernandez (Spa) Bemekis | 0:07:06 |
13 | Jose Maceira Rodriguez (Spa) Perinquen | Row 12 - Cell 2 |
14 | Jacob Reyes Mesa (Spa) Loro Parque | 0:07:28 |
15 | Mads Bødker (Den) T-Bikes | 0:08:04 |
16 | Manuel De Leon Hernandez (Spa) Loro Parque | 0:08:09 |
17 | Sven Pieper (Ger) Grafschaft | 0:08:19 |
18 | Niels Bay Pedersen (Den) T-Bikes | 0:08:58 |
19 | Antonio Yeray Ramos (Spa) La Cuevita | 0:09:08 |
20 | Moises Hernandez (Spa) Ciprés | 0:09:33 |
21 | Louis Bendixen (Den) DMK | 0:10:09 |
22 | Cristobal Gil Martin (Spa) Loro Parque | 0:10:20 |
23 | Enrique Isidro Curbelo Gopar (Spa) Perinquen | 0:10:22 |
24 | Juan Jesus Mesa Perez (Spa) Oncedientes | 0:10:26 |
25 | Lasse Olsen (Den) HMTBK | 0:10:33 |
26 | Edgar Caraballo (Spa) Vadebicis | 0:10:42 |
27 | Fernando De Armas (Spa) Bike Bike | 0:10:47 |
28 | Agustin Perez Morera (Spa) C.D. El Aljibe | 0:10:58 |
29 | Victor Martin (Spa) Bayana | 0:11:16 |
30 | Manuel Cantos Sanchez (Spa) Bayana | Row 29 - Cell 2 |
31 | Jonatan Navarro Morales (Spa) Terra Volcan | 0:11:39 |
32 | Adan Alfaya Faro (Spa) Terravolcan | 0:12:05 |
33 | Ignacio Lorenzo Garcia (Spa) Oncedientes | 0:12:08 |
34 | Thomas Nyvang (Den) Cykel x | 0:13:00 |
35 | Mario Suárez Bolaños (Spa) Kamikaze | 0:13:11 |
36 | Gerardo Ojeda Ponce (Spa) La Cuevita | 0:13:16 |
37 | Barry Wilson (GBr) | 0:13:26 |
38 | Silverio Rodriguez Moreno (Spa) Mc.Donald's | 0:14:02 |
39 | Ulises Hernandez Martin (Spa) | 0:14:06 |
40 | Victor De Leon Tejera (Spa) Lanzabike | 0:14:07 |
41 | Guillén (Spa) | 0:14:12 |
42 | Derek Waight (GBr) Lanzabike | 0:14:13 |
43 | Andres Gonzalez (Spa) Mc Donald's | 0:14:14 |
44 | Juan Jesus De La Cruz Quintero (Spa) Cipres | 0:14:16 |
45 | Carlos Javier Aqueda Rodriguez (Spa) Las Condesas | 0:14:17 |
46 | Thomas Atkinson (GBr) | 0:14:30 |
47 | Octavio Bonilla Cabrera (Spa) El Aljibe | 0:14:31 |
48 | José David Suaréz Fernadez (Spa) El Aljibe | 0:15:14 |
49 | Leandro Ezequiel Hernandez Francisco (Spa) Bayana | 0:15:35 |
50 | Oscar Tejera Morales (Spa) | 0:15:50 |
51 | Ashleigh Jones (Den) Staffanstorp | 0:16:07 |
52 | Jesus Emilio Castro Perez (Spa) Oncedientes | 0:16:36 |
53 | Jonathan Wallace (GBr) | 0:16:46 |
54 | Jesper Thomsen (Den) CK Kronborg | 0:16:47 |
55 | Julio Cesar Perez Cabrera (Spa) Bayana | 0:16:53 |
56 | José Angel Lemes Clavijo (Spa) | 0:16:59 |
57 | Rasmus Mørk Andersen (Den) DMK | 0:17:04 |
58 | Jacob Holm Lauritsen (Den) T-Bikes | 0:17:08 |
59 | Roberto Torres (Spa) Iruene | 0:17:09 |
60 | Juan Antonio Martin Marrero (Spa) | 0:17:57 |
61 | Aitor Navarro Hita (Spa) | 0:17:59 |
62 | Antonio Bruno Acosta Guerra (Spa) LA Cuevita | 0:18:25 |
63 | Nikolaj Nicolajsen (Den) Gladsakse CC | 0:18:33 |
64 | Francisco Rojas Hernandez (Spa) Lanzabike | 0:18:34 |
65 | Rico Busk (Den) HMTBK | 0:18:38 |
66 | Omar Delgado Cabrera (Spa) | 0:18:58 |
67 | Saúl Ventura Carmona (Spa) Las Condesas | 0:19:04 |
68 | Diego Hernandez Rodriguez (Spa) Awara | 0:19:11 |
69 | Antonio Tabares Ortega (Spa) | 0:19:19 |
70 | Emil Falck (Den) HMTBK | 0:19:28 |
71 | Jaime Alexis (Spa) Arubike | 0:19:33 |
72 | Christian Moya Fernandez (Spa) | 0:19:46 |
73 | Kasper Nielsen (Den) RMK | 0:19:54 |
74 | Troels Lund (Den) HMTBK SRAM | 0:19:57 |
75 | Mark Ellwood (GBr) | 0:19:59 |
76 | Kenneth Flesjå (Nor) Sola | 0:20:19 |
77 | Bjarne Thimm (Den) DMK | 0:20:20 |
78 | Miguel Angel Molina Reyes (Spa) Telde | 0:20:30 |
79 | Nils Wullenkord (Ger) DJK | 0:20:31 |
80 | Nestor Rodriguez Diaz (Spa) Bike Bike | 0:21:17 |
81 | Juan Federico Hernandez Jimemez (Spa) Terravolcan | 0:21:24 |
82 | Magnus Rahbæk (Den) HMTBK | 0:21:26 |
83 | Daniel Cañada Tribaldo (Spa) Tegala | 0:21:32 |
84 | Jorge Espinel Cejas (Spa) Ciprés | 0:22:01 |
85 | Juan Carlos Creo Nuñez (Spa) Jacomar | 0:22:12 |
86 | Antonio Maldonado (Spa) Lanzabike | 0:22:15 |
87 | Christophe Desimpelaere (Bel) Ris Cycling | 0:22:19 |
88 | Sebastian Benasco Rodriguez (Spa) | 0:22:38 |
89 | Iván Saiz Grillo (Spa) Loro Parque | Row 88 - Cell 2 |
90 | Aureliano Negrin (Spa) Bemekis | 0:22:55 |
91 | Orlando Lemes Rodriguez (Spa) El Aljibe | 0:23:51 |
92 | Raul Máximo Del Castillo Del Castillon (Spa) Bemeris | 0:23:59 |
93 | Oliver Adam Thacker (GBr) | 0:24:02 |
94 | Antonio Manuel Padron Garcia (Spa) Terra Volcan | Row 93 - Cell 2 |
95 | Juan Carlos Salas Marichan (Spa) Iruene | 0:24:22 |
96 | José Miguel Luis Gonzalez (Spa) | 0:24:28 |
97 | Lee Holdaway (GBr) Lifestyle | 0:24:30 |
98 | Fernando Sangines Lopez (Spa) Tegala | 0:24:31 |
99 | Omar Gonzalez Lorenzo (Spa) Awara | 0:24:40 |
100 | Klaus Preisler (Den) T-Bikes | 0:25:09 |
101 | Juan Manuel Auyanet (Spa) Picachos | 0:25:12 |
102 | Richard Rodriguez de La Sierra (Spa) | 0:25:35 |
103 | Israel Chinea (Spa) | 0:26:06 |
104 | Amado Santana Hernandez (Spa) | 0:26:08 |
105 | Mariano Sanginés Lopez (Spa) | Row 104 - Cell 2 |
106 | Juan Ramón Peña Reyes (Spa) | 0:26:13 |
107 | Juan Francisco Betancort (Spa) Lanzabike | 0:26:35 |
108 | Ernesto Garcia Rodriguez (Spa) | 0:26:42 |
109 | Antonio Perdomo Cabrera (Spa) | 0:27:17 |
110 | Juan Francisco Gil Jimenez (Spa) Ingebike | 0:27:22 |
111 | Javier Guillen Romero (Spa) | Row 110 - Cell 2 |
112 | Paul Rodbourn (GBr) | 0:27:45 |
113 | Miguel Angel Acosta Reyes (Spa) Ingebike | 0:27:58 |
114 | Samuel Cabrera Ramirez (Spa) Lanzabike | 0:27:59 |
115 | Chris Vercammen (Bel) | Row 114 - Cell 2 |
116 | Jose Luis Martinez (Spa) Burrita Bike | 0:28:54 |
117 | Justo Gonzalez (Spa) Terra Volcan | 0:29:25 |
118 | Felix Sancho (Spa) Jacomar | 0:29:26 |
119 | Jose Luis Camacho Tejera (Spa) | 0:29:34 |
120 | Juan Fco Martin Gonzalez (Spa) Aguibike | 0:29:37 |
121 | Ayoze Hernandez (Spa) El Aljibe | Row 120 - Cell 2 |
122 | Manuel Morin Hernandez (Spa) Jacomar | 0:30:50 |
123 | Gavin Holt (GBr) | 0:30:55 |
124 | Miguel Garcia Moseguez (Spa) | 0:30:57 |
125 | Oscar Jose Villar Rodriguez (Spa) Terra Volcan | 0:31:03 |
126 | Sergio Jover (Spa) Bike Bike | 0:31:16 |
127 | Cesar Nogueira Moure (Spa) Terra Volcan | 0:31:39 |
128 | Fernando Chissotti (Spa) Viclass | 0:31:51 |
129 | David Pedrosa Del Valle (Spa) Terra Volcan | 0:32:17 |
130 | Thomas Jensen (Den) DMK | 0:32:58 |
131 | Rasmus Mathiasen (Den) THV Triathlon | 0:33:05 |
132 | Alejandro Gonzalez Hernandez (Spa) | 0:34:06 |
133 | Marino Orlandi Morales (Spa) Teguise | 0:34:21 |
134 | Rafael Rodriguez (Spa) Tegala | 0:34:28 |
135 | Miguel Queipo Pomar (Spa) Terra Volcan | 0:35:19 |
136 | Chris Fields (GBr) RKS Energi | 0:35:51 |
137 | Michael Rosenfjeld (Den) Automatik | 0:36:21 |
138 | Carlos Alberto Gómez González (Spa) Bayana | 0:37:11 |
139 | José Miguel Serini (Spa) Ingebike | 0:37:35 |
140 | Michael Nicolajsen (Den) Mountainbike | 0:37:41 |
141 | Nicolas Von Rosen (Den) DMK | 0:38:05 |
142 | José Ruiman Estevez Mendez (Spa) | 0:38:08 |
143 | Angel Fernando Alvarez (Spa) | 0:39:25 |
144 | Humberto Suarez Martinez (Spa) Vadebicis | 0:39:35 |
145 | Francisco Javier Barrios Perez (Spa) | 0:39:38 |
146 | Matias Sebastián Reveron Afonso (Spa) | 0:40:19 |
147 | Martin Hancock (GBr) | 0:40:26 |
148 | Juan Pablo Gonzalez Hernandez (Spa) | 0:40:47 |
149 | Javier Angel Grau de Los Reyes (Spa) | 0:42:10 |
150 | Heinrich Putter (RSA) | 0:42:53 |
151 | Daniel Mayato mesejo (Spa) Oncedientes | 0:43:16 |
152 | Frank Rikard Petersen (Den) T-Bikes | Row 151 - Cell 2 |
153 | Jose Antonio Diaz Amador (Spa) Oncedientes | 0:43:17 |
154 | Francisco Rodriguez Lorenzo (Spa) | 0:44:15 |
155 | Sergio Nogueira Otero (Spa) Terra Volcan | 0:44:24 |
156 | Jose David Rodriguez Herrera (Spa) Oncedientes | 0:44:36 |
157 | Kræn Knude (Den) | 0:45:44 |
158 | Ramón Cabrera Bermudez (Spa) | 0:46:35 |
159 | Ramon Jesús Martel (Spa) | 0:46:44 |
160 | Paul Cook (GBr) | 0:48:12 |
161 | Vitus Mathiasen (Den) Team THV Triathlon | 0:52:59 |
162 | Jørgen Mathiasen (Den) Team | 0:53:01 |
163 | Jesus Manuel Vargas Peréz (Spa) | 0:54:19 |
164 | Juan Fernando Aleman (Spa) Buen Rollito | 0:57:04 |
165 | M. Jørgen Tobiasen (Den) | 0:58:23 |
166 | Lui Vium (Den) DMK | 1:05:23 |
DNF | Remigio Rovira Aragon (Spa) | Row 166 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Julián Tomoyo Villa (Spa) | Row 167 - Cell 2 |
DNS | Fernando Rodriguez Camacho (Spa) | Row 168 - Cell 2 |
DNS | Victor Del Corral (Spa) | Row 169 - Cell 2 |
DNS | Fernando Perez Rodriguez (Spa) | Row 170 - Cell 2 |
DNS | Isidro Manuel Martín Pérez (Spa) | Row 171 - Cell 2 |
DNS | Juan Froilan Betancor Rivero (Spa) | Row 172 - Cell 2 |
DNS | Francisco Nicolas Armas Moreno (Spa) | Row 173 - Cell 2 |
DNS | Jose Javier Fernandez Perez (Spa) | Row 174 - Cell 2 |
DNS | Leandro Sangines Lopez (Spa) | Row 175 - Cell 2 |
DNS | Marcelo Ramirez (Uru) | Row 176 - Cell 2 |
DNS | Javier Brito Ojeda (Spa) | Row 177 - Cell 2 |
DNS | Yeray Rodrigo Lorenzo Hernandez (Spa) | Row 178 - Cell 2 |
DNS | Rafael Perez Fernandez (Spa) | Row 179 - Cell 2 |
DNS | Carlos Gustavo Perez Fernandez (Spa) | Row 180 - Cell 2 |
DNS | Ezequiel Gonzalez (Spa) | Row 181 - Cell 2 |
DNS | David Himenez (Spa) | Row 182 - Cell 2 |
DNS | José Pablo Pérez Gonzalez (Spa) | Row 183 - Cell 2 |
DNS | Francisco Santiago Gonzalez (Spa) | Row 184 - Cell 2 |
DNS | Francisco Javier Diaz Fernandez (Spa) | Row 185 - Cell 2 |
DNS | Luis Mariano Gonzalez Rodriguez (Spa) | Row 186 - Cell 2 |
DNS | Roberto Carlos Duarte Luzardo (Spa) | Row 187 - Cell 2 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
---|---|---|
1 | Annika Langvad (Den) Rockets | 1:20:20 |
2 | Sally Bigham (GBr) Topeak Ergon | 0:05:43 |
3 | Gunn Rita Dahle Flesjå (Nor) Multivan Merida | 0:13:45 |
4 | Darrelle Parker (GBr) Ron | 0:17:22 |
5 | Lucia Funes Mendez (Spa) Raiffeisen | 0:17:27 |
6 | Sabrina Baumgartner (Swi) Bike Shop Studer | 0:22:40 |
7 | Christina Christensen (Den) T-Bikes | 0:27:31 |
8 | Irene Lachner (Ger) | Row 7 - Cell 2 |
9 | Tanja Gerards (Ned) Lanzabike | 0:29:10 |
10 | Margit Nelboe Jeppesen (Den) T-Bikes | 0:29:20 |
11 | Yaiza Rodriguez Aranda (Spa) | 0:31:18 |
12 | Stine Sophie Winckel (Den) Sataute | 0:33:27 |
13 | Cristi Alonso Lugo (Spa) Ciclocentro | 0:38:26 |
14 | Diana De La Rosa Jorge (Spa) Titanes? | 0:40:43 |
15 | Elena Marrero Rodriguez (Spa) Bike bike | Row 14 - Cell 2 |
DNS | Anna Christina Kildegaard Larsen (Den) | Row 15 - Cell 2 |
DNS | Leticia Hernandez N. (Spa) Fuerteventura | Row 16 - Cell 2 |
DNS | Ada Gonzalez Valderas (Spa) | Row 17 - Cell 2 |
DNS | Mercedes Cabrera hernandez (Spa) | Row 18 - Cell 2 |
DNS | Luisa Bernal Perez (Spa) | Row 19 - Cell 2 |
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