CRO Race: Marko Kump wins stage 1

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Marco Kump winner of stage 1(Image credit: Bettini Photo)

Marko Kump (Adria Mobil) won the opening stage of the CRO Tour, taking the race lead in the process. The Slovenian beat Yevgeniy Gidich (Astana) and Eduard Grosu (Delko Marseille Provence) in a photo finish at the end of a rolling opening stage.

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Brief results
Pos.	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result
1	Marko Kump (Slo) Adria Mobil	4:27:29
2	Yevgeniy Gidich (Kaz) Astana Pro Team	Row 1 - Cell 2
3	Eduard Michael Grosu (Rom) Delko Marseille Provence	Row 2 - Cell 2
4	John Mandrysch (Ger) P&S Metalltechnik	Row 3 - Cell 2
5	Alex Edmondson (Aus) Mitchelton-Scott	Row 4 - Cell 2
6	Arvid De Kleijn (Ned) Metec - TKH Continental Cyclingteam p/b Mantel	Row 5 - Cell 2
7	Cyril Gautier (Fra) Vital Concept-B&B Hotels	Row 6 - Cell 2
8	Rok Korošec (Slo) Ljubljana Gusto Santic	Row 7 - Cell 2
9	Josip Rumac (Cro) Androni Giocattoli-Sidermec	Row 8 - Cell 2
10	Matej Mohorič (Slo) Bahrain-Merida	Row 9 - Cell 2

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General classification
Pos.	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result
1	Marko Kump (Slo) Adria Mobil	4:27:19
2	Yevgeniy Gidich (Kaz) Astana Pro Team	0:00:04
3	Dušan Rajović (Srb) Adria Mobil	Row 2 - Cell 2
4	Eduard Michael Grosu (Rom) Delko Marseille Provence	0:00:06
5	Matej Mohorič (Slo) Bahrain-Merida	0:00:08
6	Alexis Guerin (Fra) Delko Marseille Provence	Row 5 - Cell 2
7	Adam Yates (GBr) Mitchelton-Scott	0:00:09
8	Matic Grošelj (Slo) Ljubljana Gusto Santic	Row 7 - Cell 2
9	John Mandrysch (Ger) P&S Metalltechnik	0:00:10
10	Alex Edmondson (Aus) Mitchelton-Scott	Row 9 - Cell 2

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