Kamyshev too quick on opening stage

Arman Kamyshev (Kazakhstan) claims a narrow victory

Arman Kamyshev (Kazakhstan) claims a narrow victory (Image credit: Coupe des Nations – Ville de Saguenay)

A bunch sprint decided the opening stage of the Coupe des Nations – Ville de Saguenay with Kazakh Arman Kamyshev first across the finish line. He narrowly defeated Dane Patrick Clausen, who claimed the yellow leader's jersey by virtue of time bonuses, which confer him a slight lead of two seconds over the stage winner. Italian Thomas Fiumana rounded out the podium.

"It was a difficult day. There was a lot of wind and the rain was annoying, so we had to slow down the pace at the end," Kamyshev said through an interpreter. "At the end of the last lap, I attacked several times in order to stay well positioned for the sprint." Second overall last year, he believes his chances are good this year. It is indeed an admitted goal.

It was under an uncertain sky that the 88 riders started the 140.7 kilometres race taking Jonquiere's streets. Early in the race, a breakaway of three cyclists animated the stage. The fugitive trio was however caught before completing the first lap. A few attacks were conducted during the next two laps, but none were successful.

Halfway into the race, two competitors took off from the peloton. Four cyclists who went to their pursuit soon joined them. The lead group had to surrender against a peloton at full blast. With less than 40 kilometres to complete, many attempted to breakaway, but on the seventh and decisive lap, all escapees had reintegrated with the bunch. A crash that occurred in the last kilometres blew the chances of some and tainted the event's outcome, which was finally determined in the sprint.

Full results

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#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Arman Kamyshev (Kaz) Kazakhstan3:09:23
2Patrick Clausen (Den) DenmarkRow 1 - Cell 2
3Thomas Fiumana (Ita) ItalyRow 2 - Cell 2
4Kristian Sbaragli (Ita) ItalyRow 3 - Cell 2
5Hugo Houle (Can) CanadaRow 4 - Cell 2
6Jan Dieteren (Ger) GermanyRow 5 - Cell 2
7Mark Christian (GBr) Great BritainRow 6 - Cell 2
8Nikias Arndt (Ger) GermanyRow 7 - Cell 2
9Vladislav Gorbunov (Kaz) KazakhstanRow 8 - Cell 2
10Daniele Aldegheri (Ita) ItalyRow 9 - Cell 2
11Michab Kadrzycski (Pol) POLRow 10 - Cell 2
12Jan Tratnik (Slo) SloveniaRow 11 - Cell 2
13Mats Lohne (Nor) NorwayRow 12 - Cell 2
14Sebastian Lander (Den) DenmarkRow 13 - Cell 2
15Klemen Stimulak (Slo) SloveniaRow 14 - Cell 2
16Kamil Gradek (Pol) POLRow 15 - Cell 2
17Ruben Companioni Blanco (Cub) CubaRow 16 - Cell 2
18Alexey Lutsenko (Kaz) KazakhstanRow 17 - Cell 2
19Sebastian Salazar (Col) ColombiaRow 18 - Cell 2
20Alcides Miranda (Pan) PanamaRow 19 - Cell 2
21Michael Valgren Andersen (Den) DenmarkRow 20 - Cell 2
22David Boily (Can) CanadaRow 21 - Cell 2
23Jonathan Mould (GBr) Great BritainRow 22 - Cell 2
24Simon Yates (GBr) Great BritainRow 23 - Cell 2
25David Pareja (Pan) PanamaRow 24 - Cell 2
26Abdraimzhan Ishanov (Kaz) KazakhstanRow 25 - Cell 2
27Mateusz Nowaczek (Pol) POLRow 26 - Cell 2
28Fabio Tommassini (Ita) ItalyRow 27 - Cell 2
29Nathan Brown (USA) USARow 28 - Cell 2
30Matthias Plarre (Ger) GermanyRow 29 - Cell 2
31Grzegorz Haba (Pol) POLRow 30 - Cell 2
32Charlie Avis (USA) USARow 31 - Cell 2
33Romain Guillemois (Fra) FranceRow 32 - Cell 2
34Daniel Slatto Gomnes (Nor) NorwayRow 33 - Cell 2
35Evan Huffman (USA) USARow 34 - Cell 2
36Kevin Predatsch (Ger) GermanyRow 35 - Cell 2
37Eduardo Sepulveda (Arg) UCI TeamRow 36 - Cell 2
38Magnus Cort Nielsen (Den) DenmarkRow 37 - Cell 2
39Georges Atkins (GBr) Great BritainRow 38 - Cell 2
40Asbjorn Kragh Andersen (Den) DenmarkRow 39 - Cell 2
41Ramon Carretero (Pan) PanamaRow 40 - Cell 2
42Alexis Gougeard (Fra) FranceRow 41 - Cell 2
43Rudy Kowalski (Fra) FranceRow 42 - Cell 2
44Piter Campero (Bol) UCI TeamRow 43 - Cell 2
45Stuart Wight (Can) CanadaRow 44 - Cell 2
46Ever Rivera (Col) ColombiaRow 45 - Cell 2
47Pawel Bernas (Pol) POLRow 46 - Cell 2
48Audun Brekke Flotten (Nor) NorwayRow 47 - Cell 2
49Yannick Mayer (Ger) GermanyRow 48 - Cell 2
50Juan Diego Quintero (Col) ColombiaRow 49 - Cell 2
51Juan Carlos Romeu Cabrera (Cub) CubaRow 50 - Cell 2
52Ryan Aitcheson (Can) CanadaRow 51 - Cell 2
53Jos Chalmers (USA) USARow 52 - Cell 2
54Roman Dronin (Uzb) UCI TeamRow 53 - Cell 2
55Jose Rios (Pan) PanamaRow 54 - Cell 2
56Carlos Galeano (Col) ColombiaRow 55 - Cell 2
57Simone Camilli (Ita) ItalyRow 56 - Cell 2
58Juan Chamorro (Col) ColombiaRow 57 - Cell 2
59Ramon L. Martin Alvarez (Cub) CubaRow 58 - Cell 2
60Vegard Breen (Nor) NorwayRow 59 - Cell 2
61Christer Jensen (Nor) NorwayRow 60 - Cell 2
62Aukasz Wizniowski (Pol) POLRow 61 - Cell 2
63Houssam Nasri (Tun) UCI TeamRow 62 - Cell 2
64Olivier Le Gac (Fra) FranceRow 63 - Cell 2
65Mark Dzamastagic (Slo) SloveniaRow 64 - Cell 2
66Natnael Berhane (Eri) UCI TeamRow 65 - Cell 2
67Florian Senechal (Fra) FranceRow 66 - Cell 2
68Fernando Orjuela (Col) ColombiaRow 67 - Cell 2
69Ulises Castillo (Mex) UCI TeamRow 68 - Cell 2
70Julian Alaphilippe (Fra) FranceRow 69 - Cell 2
71Francisco Gonzalez (Pan) PanamaRow 70 - Cell 2
72Pierrick Naud (Can) CanadaRow 71 - Cell 2
73Mads Meyer (Den) DenmarkRow 72 - Cell 2
74Eirik Kasa Jarlseth (Nor) NorwayRow 73 - Cell 2
75Jorge Castillo (Pan) PanamaRow 74 - Cell 2
76Mario Vogt (Ger) GermanyRow 75 - Cell 2
77Robert Jenko (Slo) SloveniaRow 76 - Cell 2
78Tanner Putt (USA) USARow 77 - Cell 2
79Samuel Harrison (GBr) Great BritainRow 78 - Cell 2
80Joseph Schmalz (USA) USARow 79 - Cell 2
81Thomas Moses (GBr) Great BritainRow 80 - Cell 2
82Antoine Duchesne (Can) CanadaRow 81 - Cell 2
83Maxat Ayazbayev (Kaz) KazakhstanRow 82 - Cell 2
84Danil Fominykh (Kaz) KazakhstanRow 83 - Cell 2
85Racso Gonzalez Toledo (Cub) CubaRow 84 - Cell 2
86Luca Wackermann (Ita) Italy0:17:18
87Leandro Marcos Vidueiro (Cub) Cuba0:21:38
88Eduardo Acosta Rodriguez (Cub) CubaRow 87 - Cell 2
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Sprint - 1
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Patrick Clausen (Den) Denmark5pts
2Alexey Lutsenko (Kaz) Kazakhstan3Row 1 - Cell 3
3Jonathan Mould (GBr) Great Britain1Row 2 - Cell 3
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Sprint - 2
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Patrick Clausen (Den) Denmark5pts
2Michab Kadrzycski (Pol) POL3Row 1 - Cell 3
3Tanner Putt (USA) USA1Row 2 - Cell 3
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Sprint - 3
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Michael Valgren Andersen (Den) Denmark5pts
2Simon Yates (GBr) Great Britain3Row 1 - Cell 3
3Mateusz Nowaczek (Pol) POL1Row 2 - Cell 3
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Teams
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Italy9:28:09
2KazakhstanRow 1 - Cell 2
3DenmarkRow 2 - Cell 2
4GermanyRow 3 - Cell 2
5Great BritainRow 4 - Cell 2
6PolandRow 5 - Cell 2
7CanadaRow 6 - Cell 2
8PanamaRow 7 - Cell 2
9SloveniaRow 8 - Cell 2
10NorwayRow 9 - Cell 2
11USARow 10 - Cell 2
12ColombiaRow 11 - Cell 2
13FranceRow 12 - Cell 2
14CubaRow 13 - Cell 2
15UCI TeamRow 14 - Cell 2
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General classification after stage 1
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Patrick Clausen (Den) Denmark3:09:11
2Arman Kamyshev (Kaz) Kazakhstan0:00:02
3Thomas Fiumana (Ita) Italy0:00:08
4Michael Valgren Andersen (Den) Denmark0:00:09
5Michab Kadrzycski (Pol) POL0:00:10
6Alexey Lutsenko (Kaz) KazakhstanRow 5 - Cell 2
7Simon Yates (GBr) Great BritainRow 6 - Cell 2
8Jonathan Mould (GBr) Great Britain0:00:11
9Mateusz Nowaczek (Pol) POLRow 8 - Cell 2
10Tanner Putt (USA) USARow 9 - Cell 2
11Kristian Sbaragli (Ita) Italy0:00:12
12Hugo Houle (Can) CanadaRow 11 - Cell 2
13Jan Dieteren (Ger) GermanyRow 12 - Cell 2
14Mark Christian (GBr) Great BritainRow 13 - Cell 2
15Nikias Arndt (Ger) GermanyRow 14 - Cell 2
16Vladislav Gorbunov (Kaz) KazakhstanRow 15 - Cell 2
17Daniele Aldegheri (Ita) ItalyRow 16 - Cell 2
18Jan Tratnik (Slo) SloveniaRow 17 - Cell 2
19Mats Lohne (Nor) NorwayRow 18 - Cell 2
20Sebastian Lander (Den) DenmarkRow 19 - Cell 2
21Klemen Stimulak (Slo) SloveniaRow 20 - Cell 2
22Kamil Gradek (Pol) POLRow 21 - Cell 2
23Ruben Companioni Blanco (Cub) CubaRow 22 - Cell 2
24Sebastian Salazar (Col) ColombiaRow 23 - Cell 2
25Alcides Miranda (Pan) PanamaRow 24 - Cell 2
26David Boily (Can) CanadaRow 25 - Cell 2
27David Pareja (Pan) PanamaRow 26 - Cell 2
28Abdraimzhan Ishanov (Kaz) KazakhstanRow 27 - Cell 2
29Fabio Tommassini (Ita) ItalyRow 28 - Cell 2
30Nathan Brown (USA) USARow 29 - Cell 2
31Matthias Plarre (Ger) GermanyRow 30 - Cell 2
32Grzegorz Haba (Pol) POLRow 31 - Cell 2
33Charlie Avis (USA) USARow 32 - Cell 2
34Romain Guillemois (Fra) FranceRow 33 - Cell 2
35Daniel Slatto Gomnes (Nor) NorwayRow 34 - Cell 2
36Evan Huffman (USA) USARow 35 - Cell 2
37Kevin Predatsch (Ger) GermanyRow 36 - Cell 2
38Eduardo Sepulveda (Arg) UCI TeamRow 37 - Cell 2
39Magnus Cort Nielsen (Den) DenmarkRow 38 - Cell 2
40Georges Atkins (GBr) Great BritainRow 39 - Cell 2
41Asbjorn Kragh Andersen (Den) DenmarkRow 40 - Cell 2
42Ramon Carretero (Pan) PanamaRow 41 - Cell 2
43Alexis Gougeard (Fra) FranceRow 42 - Cell 2
44Rudy Kowalski (Fra) FranceRow 43 - Cell 2
45Piter Campero (Bol) UCI TeamRow 44 - Cell 2
46Stuart Wight (Can) CanadaRow 45 - Cell 2
47Ever Rivera (Col) ColombiaRow 46 - Cell 2
48Pawel Bernas (Pol) POLRow 47 - Cell 2
49Audun Brekke Flotten (Nor) NorwayRow 48 - Cell 2
50Yannick Mayer (Ger) GermanyRow 49 - Cell 2
51Juan Diego Quintero (Col) ColombiaRow 50 - Cell 2
52Juan Carlos Romeu Cabrera (Cub) CubaRow 51 - Cell 2
53Ryan Aitcheson (Can) CanadaRow 52 - Cell 2
54Jos Chalmers (USA) USARow 53 - Cell 2
55Roman Dronin (Uzb) UCI TeamRow 54 - Cell 2
56Jose Rios (Pan) PanamaRow 55 - Cell 2
57Carlos Galeano (Col) ColombiaRow 56 - Cell 2
58Simone Camilli (Ita) ItalyRow 57 - Cell 2
59Juan Chamorro (Col) ColombiaRow 58 - Cell 2
60Ramon L. Martin Alvarez (Cub) CubaRow 59 - Cell 2
61Vegard Breen (Nor) NorwayRow 60 - Cell 2
62Christer Jensen (Nor) NorwayRow 61 - Cell 2
63Aukasz Wizniowski (Pol) POLRow 62 - Cell 2
64Houssam Nasri (Tun) UCI TeamRow 63 - Cell 2
65Olivier Le Gac (Fra) FranceRow 64 - Cell 2
66Mark Dzamastagic (Slo) SloveniaRow 65 - Cell 2
67Natnael Berhane (Eri) UCI TeamRow 66 - Cell 2
68Florian Senechal (Fra) FranceRow 67 - Cell 2
69Fernando Orjuela (Col) ColombiaRow 68 - Cell 2
70Ulises Castillo (Mex) UCI TeamRow 69 - Cell 2
71Julian Alaphilippe (Fra) FranceRow 70 - Cell 2
72Francisco Gonzalez (Pan) PanamaRow 71 - Cell 2
73Pierrick Naud (Can) CanadaRow 72 - Cell 2
74Mads Meyer (Den) DenmarkRow 73 - Cell 2
75Eirik Kasa Jarlseth (Nor) NorwayRow 74 - Cell 2
76Jorge Castillo (Pan) PanamaRow 75 - Cell 2
77Mario Vogt (Ger) GermanyRow 76 - Cell 2
78Robert Jenko (Slo) SloveniaRow 77 - Cell 2
79Samuel Harrison (GBr) Great BritainRow 78 - Cell 2
80Joseph Schmalz (USA) USARow 79 - Cell 2
81Thomas Moses (GBr) Great BritainRow 80 - Cell 2
82Antoine Duchesne (Can) CanadaRow 81 - Cell 2
83Maxat Ayazbayev (Kaz) KazakhstanRow 82 - Cell 2
84Danil Fominykh (Kaz) KazakhstanRow 83 - Cell 2
85Racso Gonzalez Toledo (Cub) CubaRow 84 - Cell 2
86Luca Wackermann (Ita) Italy0:17:30
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Sprint classification
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Patrick Clausen (Den) Denmark27pts
2Arman Kamyshev (Kaz) Kazakhstan20Row 1 - Cell 3
3Thomas Fiumana (Ita) Italy15Row 2 - Cell 3
4Kristian Sbaragli (Ita) Italy13Row 3 - Cell 3
5Hugo Houle (Can) Canada12Row 4 - Cell 3
6Jan Dieteren (Ger) Germany10Row 5 - Cell 3
7Mark Christian (GBr) Great Britain9Row 6 - Cell 3
8Nikias Arndt (Ger) Germany8Row 7 - Cell 3
9Michab Kadrzycski (Pol) POL8Row 8 - Cell 3
10Vladislav Gorbunov (Kaz) Kazakhstan7Row 9 - Cell 3
11Daniele Aldegheri (Ita) Italy6Row 10 - Cell 3
12Michael Valgren Andersen (Den) Denmark5Row 11 - Cell 3
13Jan Tratnik (Slo) Slovenia4Row 12 - Cell 3
14Mats Lohne (Nor) Norway3Row 13 - Cell 3
15Alexey Lutsenko (Kaz) Kazakhstan3Row 14 - Cell 3
16Simon Yates (GBr) Great Britain3Row 15 - Cell 3
17Sebastian Lander (Den) Denmark2Row 16 - Cell 3
18Klemen Stimulak (Slo) Slovenia1Row 17 - Cell 3
19Jonathan Mould (GBr) Great Britain1Row 18 - Cell 3
20Mateusz Nowaczek (Pol) POL1Row 19 - Cell 3
21Tanner Putt (USA) USA1Row 20 - Cell 3
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Teams classification
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Italy9:28:09
2KazakhstanRow 1 - Cell 2
3DenmarkRow 2 - Cell 2
4GermanyRow 3 - Cell 2
5Great BritainRow 4 - Cell 2
6PolandRow 5 - Cell 2
7CanadaRow 6 - Cell 2
8PanamaRow 7 - Cell 2
9SloveniaRow 8 - Cell 2
10NorwayRow 9 - Cell 2
11USARow 10 - Cell 2
12ColombiaRow 11 - Cell 2
13FranceRow 12 - Cell 2
14CubaRow 13 - Cell 2
15UCI TeamRow 14 - Cell 2

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