Kovalev claims prologue victory
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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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