Rasmussen wins in Denmark

Alex Rasmussen (Team Saxo Bank) won the GP Herning on Saturday ahead of Martin Mortensen and Joost Van Leijen (both Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team)

Rasmussen was part of a 12-man break away during the 198km stage, which featured 16 gravel sections. With 25km to go, he jumped from the lead group along with Mortensen.

Aware of Rasmussen's power, Mortensen attempted a solo break with just two kilometers to go to the finish line, but the Danish Rasmussen closed the gap and put in a superior sprint at the end.

"The plan was to make the race as hard as possible hoping that we would outnumber the other riders in the finale. A course with 16 gravel sections like this is an elimination race, but the domestic teams were not in the mood to give anything away, so we had to fight for it," said Rasmussen.

It was Rasmussen's second victory of 2010. He also won the scratch race at the World Championships. He'll head next to the 4 Jours de Dunkerque, with a focus on the time trial and overall.

Full Results

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#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Alex Rasmussen (Den) Team Saxo Bank5:07:06
2Martin Mortensen (Den) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team0:00:03
3Joost Van Leijen (Ned) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team0:00:11
4Dominic Klemme (Ger) Team Saxo BankRow 3 - Cell 2
5Michael Reihs (Den) Team Designa Kokken - Blue WaterRow 4 - Cell 2
6Wouter Mol (Ned) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling TeamRow 5 - Cell 2
7Rasmus Guldhammer (Den) Team HTC - ColumbiaRow 6 - Cell 2
8Lasse Bochmann (Den) Glud & Marstrand - LRO RadgivningRow 7 - Cell 2
9Jakob Fuglsang (Den) Team Saxo Bank0:00:14
10Andreas Frisch (Den) Team Energi FYN0:00:17
11Jonas Aaen Jörgensen (Den) Team Saxo Bank0:00:28
12Kasper Linde Jorgensen (Den) Glud & Marstrand - LRO Radgivning0:00:33
13Thomas Riber Sellebjerg (Den) Team Concordia Forsikring - HimmerlandRow 12 - Cell 2
14Timothy Vangheel (Bel) Palmans - CrasRow 13 - Cell 2
15Kasper Jebjerg (Den) Team Designa Kokken - Blue WaterRow 14 - Cell 2
16Kristian Sobota (Den) Team Concordia Forsikring - HimmerlandRow 15 - Cell 2
17Jakob Bering (Den) Team Energi FYN0:00:37
18Kasper Klostergaard Larsen (Den) Team Saxo Bank0:00:39
19Jacob Nielsen (Den) Glud & Marstrand - LRO Radgivning0:01:24
20Sebastian Lander (Den) Team Concordia Forsikring - Himmerland0:01:27
21Morten Ollegaard (Den) Danish National TeamRow 20 - Cell 2
22Igor Abakoumov (Bel) ISD Continental TeamRow 21 - Cell 2
23Jesper Odgaard Nielsen (Den) Danish National TeamRow 22 - Cell 2
24Frederik Veuchelen (Bel) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling TeamRow 23 - Cell 2
25Nikola Aistrup (Den) Team Concordia Forsikring - HimmerlandRow 24 - Cell 2
26Oystein Stake Laengen (Nor) Plussbank CerveloRow 25 - Cell 2
27Vaclav Hlavac (Cze) AC Sparta PrahaRow 26 - Cell 2
28René Joergensen (Den) Team Designa Kokken - Blue Water0:01:32
29Niklas Aakvik (Nor) Plussbank CerveloRow 28 - Cell 2
30Pelle Clapp (Den)Row 29 - Cell 2
31Michael Berling (Den) Glud & Marstrand - LRO Radgivning0:01:45
32Michael Tronborg Kristensen (Den) Glud & Marstrand - LRO RadgivningRow 31 - Cell 2
33Marc Hester (Den) Danish National TeamRow 32 - Cell 2
34Kaspar Larsen Schjonnemann (Den) Team Concordia Forsikring - HimmerlandRow 33 - Cell 2
35Morten Voss Christiansen (Den) Team Designa Kokken - Blue Water0:01:56
36Christer Jensen (Nor) Ringeriks - Kraft0:05:26
37Morten Kruse Brink (Den) Danish National TeamRow 36 - Cell 2
38Anatoliy Pakhtusov (Ukr) ISD Continental TeamRow 37 - Cell 2
39Hannes Gründlinger (Aut) Arbö Ktm - Gebrüder WeissRow 38 - Cell 2
40Josef Kugler (Aut) Arbö Ktm - Gebrüder WeissRow 39 - Cell 2
41Jens-Erik Madsen (Den) Team Designa Kokken - Blue Water0:05:29
42Yuriy Agarkov (Ukr) ISD Continental TeamRow 41 - Cell 2
43Kasper Malmkjaer (Den) Team Energi FYN0:05:31

 

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