Kovalev claims prologue victory
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Team Moscow rider earns first leader's jersey
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| 1 | Ivan Kovalev (Rus) Moscow | 0:05:18 | 
| 2 | Andrey Solomennikov (Rus) Itera-Katusha | 0:00:04 | 
| 3 | Dmitry Kosyakov (Rus) Itera-Katusha | 0:00:05 | 
| 4 | Alexander Mironov (Rus) Itera-Katusha | 0:00:07 | 
| 5 | Sergey Rudaskov (Rus) Itera-Katusha | Row 4 - Cell 2 | 
| 6 | Matvey Zubov (Rus) Katyusha Continental Team | 0:00:08 | 
| 7 | Evgeny Kovalev (Rus) Moscow | Row 6 - Cell 2 | 
| 8 | Alexander Porsev (Rus) Itera-Katusha | Row 7 - Cell 2 | 
| 9 | Alexander Prishpetniy (Rus) | 0:00:09 | 
| 10 | Dimitry Samokhvalov (Rus) | 0:00:10 | 
| 11 | Mikhail Antonov (Rus) Itera-Katusha | Row 10 - Cell 2 | 
| 12 | Alexander Khatuntsev (Rus) Moscow | 0:00:12 | 
| 13 | Dmitry Sokolov (Rus) Katyusha Continental Team | 0:00:13 | 
| 14 | Konstantin Kuperasov (Rus) Katyusha Continental Team | 0:00:14 | 
| 15 | Vitaliy Popkov (Ukr) ISD Continental Team | Row 14 - Cell 2 | 
| 16 | Aleksei Kuzmenko (Rus) | Row 15 - Cell 2 | 
| 17 | Evgeny Reshetko (Rus) Moscow | 0:00:15 | 
| 18 | Anton Samokhvalov (Rus) | Row 17 - Cell 2 | 
| 19 | Anton Vorobev (Rus) | Row 18 - Cell 2 | 
| 20 | Maxim Belkov (Rus) ISD - Neri | 0:00:16 | 
| 21 | Boris Shpilevsky (Rus) Katyusha Continental Team | 0:00:17 | 
| 22 | Kirill Baranov (Rus) Moscow | 0:00:18 | 
| 23 | Maxim Pokidov (Rus) Moscow | Row 22 - Cell 2 | 
| 24 | Egor Lutskovich (Rus) | Row 23 - Cell 2 | 
| 25 | Dmitry Mokrov (Rus) | 0:00:19 | 
| 26 | Valery Valynin (Rus) Moscow | 0:00:20 | 
| 27 | Andriy Vasylyuk (Ukr) Kolss Cycling Team | 0:00:21 | 
| 28 | Mykhaylo Kononenko (Ukr) Kolss Cycling Team | 0:00:22 | 
| 29 | Armands Becis (Lat) | 0:00:23 | 
| 30 | Toms Skujins (Lat) | Row 29 - Cell 2 | 
| 31 | Roman Klimov (Rus) | 0:00:25 | 
| 32 | Artem Vavilov (Rus) | Row 31 - Cell 2 | 
| 33 | Sergey Firsanov (Rus) Team Designa Kokken - Blue Water | 0:00:26 | 
| 34 | Andrey Klyuev (Rus) Moscow | Row 33 - Cell 2 | 
| 35 | Yury Yurchanka (Blr) | 0:00:27 | 
| 36 | Roman Kolstov (Rus) | Row 35 - Cell 2 | 
| 37 | Indulis Bekmanis (Lat) | 0:00:28 | 
| 38 | Alexander Budaragin (Rus) | Row 37 - Cell 2 | 
| 39 | Yuriy Agarkov (Ukr) ISD Continental Team | 0:00:29 | 
| 40 | Ievgen Filin (Ukr) Kolss Cycling Team | Row 39 - Cell 2 | 
| 41 | Maksim Razumov (Rus) Moscow | Row 40 - Cell 2 | 
| 42 | Victor Sudeykin (Rus) | Row 41 - Cell 2 | 
| 43 | Andzs Flaksis (Lat) | Row 42 - Cell 2 | 
| 44 | Alexander Arekeev (Rus) Katyusha Continental Team | Row 43 - Cell 2 | 
| 45 | Ivan Stevic (Srb) Partizan Srbija | 0:00:31 | 
| 46 | Volodymyr Rybin (Ukr) ISD Continental Team | 0:00:33 | 
| 47 | Maxim Makarov (Rus) | 0:00:34 | 
| 48 | Daniil Komkov (Rus) Katyusha Continental Team | Row 47 - Cell 2 | 
| 49 | Janis Keišs (Lat) | Row 48 - Cell 2 | 
| 50 | Alexey Belov (Rus) Katyusha Continental Team | 0:00:35 | 
| 51 | Alexander Erofeev (Rus) Kuban | 0:00:36 | 
| 52 | Sergey Valynin (Rus) Moscow | Row 51 - Cell 2 | 
| 53 | Roman Katyrin (Rus) | 0:00:37 | 
| 54 | Zolt Der (Srb) Partizan Srbija | Row 53 - Cell 2 | 
| 55 | Eyal Rahat (Isr) | Row 54 - Cell 2 | 
| 56 | Igor Frolov (Rus) | Row 55 - Cell 2 | 
| 57 | Anatoliy Pakhtusov (Ukr) ISD Continental Team | 0:00:38 | 
| 58 | Denis Berezkin (Rus) | Row 57 - Cell 2 | 
| 59 | Andrey Shmigun (Rus) | Row 58 - Cell 2 | 
| 60 | Yauhen Sobal (Blr) Partizan Srbija | 0:00:39 | 
| 61 | Ivan Pylypenko (Ukr) ISD Continental Team | Row 60 - Cell 2 | 
| 62 | Alexei Tsikhanau (Blr) | Row 61 - Cell 2 | 
| 63 | Kirill Chuporshnev (Rus) | Row 62 - Cell 2 | 
| 64 | Alexander Filippov (Rus) Katyusha Continental Team | Row 63 - Cell 2 | 
| 65 | Oleksandr Martynenko (Ukr) ISD Continental Team | Row 64 - Cell 2 | 
| 66 | Denis Lozinskiy (Rus) Moscow | 0:00:40 | 
| 67 | Alexander Chemakin (Rus) | Row 66 - Cell 2 | 
| 68 | Sergei Sakavets (Blr) | Row 67 - Cell 2 | 
| 69 | Andrii Gorkusha (Ukr) Kolss Cycling Team | Row 68 - Cell 2 | 
| 70 | Sergiy Umnov (Ukr) Kolss Cycling Team | 0:00:41 | 
| 71 | Anatoli Chaburka (Blr) | 0:00:42 | 
| 72 | Sergey Pomoshnikov (Rus) | Row 71 - Cell 2 | 
| 73 | Nikola Kozomara (Srb) Partizan Srbija | Row 72 - Cell 2 | 
| 74 | Alexei Smirnov (Rus) | 0:00:43 | 
| 75 | Aliaksandr Sinelnikau (Blr) | Row 74 - Cell 2 | 
| 76 | Denis Kuznetsov (Rus) Moscow | 0:00:44 | 
| 77 | Vasily Neustroev (Rus) | Row 76 - Cell 2 | 
| 78 | Anton Afonin (Rus) | 0:00:45 | 
| 79 | Oleksandr Prevar (Ukr) Kolss Cycling Team | 0:00:46 | 
| 80 | Alexander Riabkin (Rus) | Row 79 - Cell 2 | 
| 81 | Gleb Novoselov (Rus) | Row 80 - Cell 2 | 
| 82 | Maxim Toporishcev (Rus) | 0:00:47 | 
| 83 | Anton Ivanov (Rus) | Row 82 - Cell 2 | 
| 84 | Roman Krasilnikov (Rus) Polygon Sweet Nice | 0:00:48 | 
| 85 | Igor Boev (Rus) | 0:00:49 | 
| 86 | Artem Ivannikov (Rus) | 0:00:50 | 
| 87 | Ilya Syrtsev (Rus) Moscow | Row 86 - Cell 2 | 
| 88 | Anton Savitskiy (Rus) | 0:00:52 | 
| 89 | Aleksey Velikanov (Rus) | 0:00:53 | 
| 90 | Pavel Ptashkin (Rus) | 0:00:54 | 
| 91 | Sergey Kudentsov (Rus) Polygon Sweet Nice | 0:00:55 | 
| 92 | Andrei Minachkine (Rus) | 0:00:59 | 
| 93 | Alexander Borodulin (Rus) | Row 92 - Cell 2 | 
| 94 | Dor Dviri (Isr) | Row 93 - Cell 2 | 
| 95 | Dmitry Nekrasov (Rus) | Row 94 - Cell 2 | 
| 96 | Gil Guy (Isr) | 0:01:00 | 
| 97 | Mikhail Ermakov (Rus) | 0:01:03 | 
| 98 | Alexander Sokolov (Rus) | 0:01:04 | 
| 99 | Artem Badeev (Rus) | Row 98 - Cell 2 | 
| 100 | Dmitry Suvorin (Rus) | 0:01:06 | 
| 101 | Danil Abkhadeev (Rus) | 0:01:14 | 
| 102 | Ori Spektor (Isr) | 0:01:15 | 
| 103 | Kirill Bozhenko (Rus) | 0:01:19 | 
| 104 | Eran Frohman (Isr) | 0:01:22 | 
| 105 | Aleksandr Sotnik (Rus) | 0:01:58 | 
| 106 | Esad Hasanovic (Srb) Partizan Srbija | Row 105 - Cell 2 | 
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| 1 | Ivan Kovalev (Rus) Moscow | 0:05:18 | 
| 2 | Andrey Solomennikov (Rus) Itera-Katusha | 0:00:04 | 
| 3 | Dmitry Kosyakov (Rus) Itera-Katusha | 0:00:05 | 
| 4 | Alexander Mironov (Rus) Itera-Katusha | 0:00:07 | 
| 5 | Sergey Rudaskov (Rus) Itera-Katusha | Row 4 - Cell 2 | 
| 6 | Matvey Zubov (Rus) Katyusha Continental Team | 0:00:08 | 
| 7 | Evgeny Kovalev (Rus) Moscow | Row 6 - Cell 2 | 
| 8 | Alexander Porsev (Rus) Itera-Katusha | Row 7 - Cell 2 | 
| 9 | Alexander Prishpetniy (Rus) | 0:00:09 | 
| 10 | Dimitry Samokhvalov (Rus) | 0:00:10 | 
| 11 | Mikhail Antonov (Rus) Itera-Katusha | Row 10 - Cell 2 | 
| 12 | Alexander Khatuntsev (Rus) Moscow | 0:00:12 | 
| 13 | Dmitry Sokolov (Rus) Katyusha Continental Team | 0:00:13 | 
| 14 | Konstantin Kuperasov (Rus) Katyusha Continental Team | 0:00:14 | 
| 15 | Vitaliy Popkov (Ukr) ISD Continental Team | Row 14 - Cell 2 | 
| 16 | Aleksei Kuzmenko (Rus) | Row 15 - Cell 2 | 
| 17 | Evgeny Reshetko (Rus) Moscow | 0:00:15 | 
| 18 | Anton Samokhvalov (Rus) | Row 17 - Cell 2 | 
| 19 | Anton Vorobev (Rus) | Row 18 - Cell 2 | 
| 20 | Maxim Belkov (Rus) ISD - Neri | 0:00:16 | 
| 21 | Boris Shpilevsky (Rus) Katyusha Continental Team | 0:00:17 | 
| 22 | Kirill Baranov (Rus) Moscow | 0:00:18 | 
| 23 | Maxim Pokidov (Rus) Moscow | Row 22 - Cell 2 | 
| 24 | Egor Lutskovich (Rus) | Row 23 - Cell 2 | 
| 25 | Dmitry Mokrov (Rus) | 0:00:19 | 
| 26 | Valery Valynin (Rus) Moscow | 0:00:20 | 
| 27 | Andriy Vasylyuk (Ukr) Kolss Cycling Team | 0:00:21 | 
| 28 | Mykhaylo Kononenko (Ukr) Kolss Cycling Team | 0:00:22 | 
| 29 | Armands Becis (Lat) | 0:00:23 | 
| 30 | Toms Skujins (Lat) | Row 29 - Cell 2 | 
| 31 | Roman Klimov (Rus) | 0:00:25 | 
| 32 | Artem Vavilov (Rus) | Row 31 - Cell 2 | 
| 33 | Sergey Firsanov (Rus) Team Designa Kokken - Blue Water | 0:00:26 | 
| 34 | Andrey Klyuev (Rus) Moscow | Row 33 - Cell 2 | 
| 35 | Yury Yurchanka (Blr) | 0:00:27 | 
| 36 | Roman Kolstov (Rus) | Row 35 - Cell 2 | 
| 37 | Indulis Bekmanis (Lat) | 0:00:28 | 
| 38 | Alexander Budaragin (Rus) | Row 37 - Cell 2 | 
| 39 | Yuriy Agarkov (Ukr) ISD Continental Team | 0:00:29 | 
| 40 | Ievgen Filin (Ukr) Kolss Cycling Team | Row 39 - Cell 2 | 
| 41 | Maksim Razumov (Rus) Moscow | Row 40 - Cell 2 | 
| 42 | Victor Sudeykin (Rus) | Row 41 - Cell 2 | 
| 43 | Andzs Flaksis (Lat) | Row 42 - Cell 2 | 
| 44 | Alexander Arekeev (Rus) Katyusha Continental Team | Row 43 - Cell 2 | 
| 45 | Ivan Stevic (Srb) Partizan Srbija | 0:00:31 | 
| 46 | Volodymyr Rybin (Ukr) ISD Continental Team | 0:00:33 | 
| 47 | Maxim Makarov (Rus) | 0:00:34 | 
| 48 | Daniil Komkov (Rus) Katyusha Continental Team | Row 47 - Cell 2 | 
| 49 | Janis Keišs (Lat) | Row 48 - Cell 2 | 
| 50 | Alexey Belov (Rus) Katyusha Continental Team | 0:00:35 | 
| 51 | Alexander Erofeev (Rus) Kuban | 0:00:36 | 
| 52 | Sergey Valynin (Rus) Moscow | Row 51 - Cell 2 | 
| 53 | Roman Katyrin (Rus) | 0:00:37 | 
| 54 | Zolt Der (Srb) Partizan Srbija | Row 53 - Cell 2 | 
| 55 | Eyal Rahat (Isr) | Row 54 - Cell 2 | 
| 56 | Igor Frolov (Rus) | Row 55 - Cell 2 | 
| 57 | Anatoliy Pakhtusov (Ukr) ISD Continental Team | 0:00:38 | 
| 58 | Denis Berezkin (Rus) | Row 57 - Cell 2 | 
| 59 | Andrey Shmigun (Rus) | Row 58 - Cell 2 | 
| 60 | Yauhen Sobal (Blr) Partizan Srbija | 0:00:39 | 
| 61 | Ivan Pylypenko (Ukr) ISD Continental Team | Row 60 - Cell 2 | 
| 62 | Alexei Tsikhanau (Blr) | Row 61 - Cell 2 | 
| 63 | Kirill Chuporshnev (Rus) | Row 62 - Cell 2 | 
| 64 | Alexander Filippov (Rus) Katyusha Continental Team | Row 63 - Cell 2 | 
| 65 | Oleksandr Martynenko (Ukr) ISD Continental Team | Row 64 - Cell 2 | 
| 66 | Denis Lozinskiy (Rus) Moscow | 0:00:40 | 
| 67 | Alexander Chemakin (Rus) | Row 66 - Cell 2 | 
| 68 | Sergei Sakavets (Blr) | Row 67 - Cell 2 | 
| 69 | Andrii Gorkusha (Ukr) Kolss Cycling Team | Row 68 - Cell 2 | 
| 70 | Sergiy Umnov (Ukr) Kolss Cycling Team | 0:00:41 | 
| 71 | Anatoli Chaburka (Blr) | 0:00:42 | 
| 72 | Sergey Pomoshnikov (Rus) | Row 71 - Cell 2 | 
| 73 | Nikola Kozomara (Srb) Partizan Srbija | Row 72 - Cell 2 | 
| 74 | Alexei Smirnov (Rus) | 0:00:43 | 
| 75 | Aliaksandr Sinelnikau (Blr) | Row 74 - Cell 2 | 
| 76 | Denis Kuznetsov (Rus) Moscow | 0:00:44 | 
| 77 | Vasily Neustroev (Rus) | Row 76 - Cell 2 | 
| 78 | Anton Afonin (Rus) | 0:00:45 | 
| 79 | Oleksandr Prevar (Ukr) Kolss Cycling Team | 0:00:46 | 
| 80 | Alexander Riabkin (Rus) | Row 79 - Cell 2 | 
| 81 | Gleb Novoselov (Rus) | Row 80 - Cell 2 | 
| 82 | Maxim Toporishcev (Rus) | 0:00:47 | 
| 83 | Anton Ivanov (Rus) | Row 82 - Cell 2 | 
| 84 | Roman Krasilnikov (Rus) Polygon Sweet Nice | 0:00:48 | 
| 85 | Igor Boev (Rus) | 0:00:49 | 
| 86 | Artem Ivannikov (Rus) | 0:00:50 | 
| 87 | Ilya Syrtsev (Rus) Moscow | Row 86 - Cell 2 | 
| 88 | Anton Savitskiy (Rus) | 0:00:52 | 
| 89 | Aleksey Velikanov (Rus) | 0:00:53 | 
| 90 | Pavel Ptashkin (Rus) | 0:00:54 | 
| 91 | Sergey Kudentsov (Rus) Polygon Sweet Nice | 0:00:55 | 
| 92 | Andrei Minachkine (Rus) | 0:00:59 | 
| 93 | Alexander Borodulin (Rus) | Row 92 - Cell 2 | 
| 94 | Dor Dviri (Isr) | Row 93 - Cell 2 | 
| 95 | Dmitry Nekrasov (Rus) | Row 94 - Cell 2 | 
| 96 | Gil Guy (Isr) | 0:01:00 | 
| 97 | Mikhail Ermakov (Rus) | 0:01:03 | 
| 98 | Alexander Sokolov (Rus) | 0:01:04 | 
| 99 | Artem Badeev (Rus) | Row 98 - Cell 2 | 
| 100 | Dmitry Suvorin (Rus) | 0:01:06 | 
| 101 | Danil Abkhadeev (Rus) | 0:01:14 | 
| 102 | Ori Spektor (Isr) | 0:01:15 | 
| 103 | Kirill Bozhenko (Rus) | 0:01:19 | 
| 104 | Eran Frohman (Isr) | 0:01:22 | 
| 105 | Aleksandr Sotnik (Rus) | 0:01:58 | 
| 106 | Esad Hasanovic (Srb) Partizan Srbija | Row 105 - Cell 2 | 
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