Katusha’s Alexandre Kristoff took his seventh win of the season Sunday at Rund um den Finanzplatz Eschborn-Frankfurt, outpsprinting Etixx-QuickStep’s Ariel Maximiliano Richeze and Bora Argon 18’s Sam Bennett.
"This was my first race in some time and I was not quite ready for it, just like in 2014 when I also won," Kristoff said. "I am in the process of building up my training for later results, so it is logical that I had it hard in the first part of the race.
"I suffered from cramping on some of the local laps and was dropped on the climbs – and two times Slava Kuznetsov brought me back, one time all by himself. He did an amazing job. In the end, I was still there and could be patient. Slava brought me to the front in the last kilometer and then Alexey Tsatevich took over. He did a perfect lead out for me. It was hard with the head wind. I was afraid I had started too early, but I kept my speed until the end."
Tcatevich led home the majority of the reduced peloton which had split following his leadout for Kristoff.
Full Results
| # | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alexander Kristoff (Nor) Team Katusha | 5:00:02 |
| 2 | Maximiliano Ariel Richeze (Arg) Etixx - Quick-Step | Row 1 - Cell 2 |
| 3 | Sam Bennett (Irl) Bora-Argon 18 | Row 2 - Cell 2 |
| 4 | Pieter Vanspeybrouck (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise | Row 3 - Cell 2 |
| 5 | Yves Lampaert (Bel) Etixx - Quick-Step | Row 4 - Cell 2 |
| 6 | Tom Devriendt (Bel) Wanty - Groupe Gobert | Row 5 - Cell 2 |
| 7 | Pawel Franczak (Pol) Veranclassic-Ago | Row 6 - Cell 2 |
| 8 | Maurits Lammertink (Ned) Roompot - Oranje Peloton | Row 7 - Cell 2 |
| 9 | Bartlomiej Matysiak (Pol) CCC Sprandi Polkowice | Row 8 - Cell 2 |
| 10 | Fabian Wegmann (Ger) Stˆlting Service Group | Row 9 - Cell 2 |
| 11 | Rasmus Guldhammer (Den) Stˆlting Service Group | Row 10 - Cell 2 |
| 12 | Aleksei Tcatevich (Rus) Team Katusha | 0:00:04 |
| 13 | Simon Geschke (Ger) Team Giant-Alpecin | Row 12 - Cell 2 |
| 14 | Jan Brockhoff (Ger) Leopard Pro Cycling | Row 13 - Cell 2 |
| 15 | Nico Denz (Ger) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 14 - Cell 2 |
| 16 | Evaldas Siskevicius (Ltu) Delko Marseille Provence KTM | Row 15 - Cell 2 |
| 17 | Tim Declercq (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise | Row 16 - Cell 2 |
| 18 | Julen Amezqueta (Spa) Southeast - Venezuela | Row 17 - Cell 2 |
| 19 | Jordi Simon Casulleras (Spa) Veranclassic-Ago | Row 18 - Cell 2 |
| 20 | Felix Grossschartner (Aut) CCC Sprandi Polkowice | Row 19 - Cell 2 |
| 21 | Frederik Backaert (Bel) Wanty - Groupe Gobert | Row 20 - Cell 2 |
| 22 | Nikodemus Holler (Ger) Stradalli - Bike Aid | Row 21 - Cell 2 |
| 23 | François Bidard (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 22 - Cell 2 |
| 24 | Dominik Nerz (Ger) Bora-Argon 18 | Row 23 - Cell 2 |
| 25 | Jonas Rapp (Ger) Team Heizomat | Row 24 - Cell 2 |
| 26 | Delio Fernandez Cruz (Spa) Delko Marseille Provence KTM | Row 25 - Cell 2 |
| 27 | Leonardo Fabio Duque (Col) Delko Marseille Provence KTM | Row 26 - Cell 2 |
| 28 | Linus Gerdemann (Ger) Stˆlting Service Group | Row 27 - Cell 2 |
| 29 | Hugo Houle (Can) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 28 - Cell 2 |
| 30 | Jiri Polnicky (Cze) Veranclassic-Ago | Row 29 - Cell 2 |
| 31 | Adrian Honkisz (Pol) CCC Sprandi Polkowice | Row 30 - Cell 2 |
| 32 | Anthony Delaplace (Fra) Fortuneo - Vital Concept | Row 31 - Cell 2 |
| 33 | Preben Van Hecke (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise | Row 32 - Cell 2 |
| 34 | Rob Ruijgh (Ned) Crelan-Vastgoedservice Continental Team | Row 33 - Cell 2 |
| 35 | Sam Oomen (Ned) Team Giant-Alpecin | Row 34 - Cell 2 |
| 36 | Floris De Tier (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise | Row 35 - Cell 2 |
| 37 | Johnny Hoogerland (Ned) Roompot - Oranje Peloton | Row 36 - Cell 2 |
| 38 | Bjorn Thurau (Ger) Wanty - Groupe Gobert | Row 37 - Cell 2 |
| 39 | Lukasz Owsian (Pol) CCC Sprandi Polkowice | 0:00:13 |
| 40 | Romain Combaud (Fra) Delko Marseille Provence KTM | Row 39 - Cell 2 |
| 41 | Víctor De La Parte (Spa) CCC Sprandi Polkowice | Row 40 - Cell 2 |
| 42 | Damiano Cunego (Ita) Nippo - Vini Fantini | Row 41 - Cell 2 |
| 43 | Eliot Lietaer (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise | Row 42 - Cell 2 |
| 44 | Samuele Conti (Ita) Southeast - Venezuela | 0:00:18 |
| 45 | Daniel Martínez (Col) Southeast - Venezuela | Row 44 - Cell 2 |
| 46 | Paul Voss (Ger) Bora-Argon 18 | Row 45 - Cell 2 |
| 47 | Adam Stachowiak (Pol) Veranclassic-Ago | Row 46 - Cell 2 |
| 48 | Julien El Fares (Fra) Delko Marseille Provence KTM | Row 47 - Cell 2 |
| 49 | Axel Domont (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 48 - Cell 2 |
| 50 | Viacheslav Kuznetsov (Rus) Team Katusha | 0:00:46 |
| 51 | Emanuel Buchmann (Ger) Bora-Argon 18 | 0:00:53 |
| 52 | David De La Cruz Melgarejo (Spa) Etixx - Quick-Step | 0:01:36 |
| 53 | Tony Martin (Ger) Etixx - Quick-Step | Row 52 - Cell 2 |
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