Saudi Tour: Buitrago wins stage 2 hilltop finish

Santiago Buitrago (Bahrain Victorious) celebrates winning stage 2 of the Saudi Tour

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Santiago Buitrago (Bahrain Victorious) took his first professional victory on stage 2 of the Saudi Tour, outsmarting Andrea Bagioli (QuickStep-AlphaVinyl) on the hilltop finish at Abu Rakah after the pair had escaped from the peloton in the final kilometre.

Danish youngster Anthon Charmig (Uno-X Pro Cycling) emerged from the chasing group to complete the podium at seven seconds.

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Full results
Place	Rider (Country) Team	Result
1	Santiago Buitrago Sanchez (Col) Bahrain Victorious	03:43:51
2	Andrea Bagioli (Ita) Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl Team	00:00:01
3	Anthon Charmig (Den) Uno-X Pro Cycling Team	00:00:07
4	Maxim Van Gils (Bel) Lotto Soudal	Row 3 - Cell 2
5	Rui Costa (Por) UAE Team Emirates	Row 4 - Cell 2
6	Caleb Ewan (Aus) Lotto Soudal	Row 5 - Cell 2
7	Axel Zingle (Fra) Cofidis	00:00:11
8	Rui Oliveira (Por) UAE Team Emirates	Row 7 - Cell 2
9	Cyril Barthe (Fra) B&B Hotels-KTM	Row 8 - Cell 2
10	Benjamin Declercq (Bel) Arkea-Samsic	Row 9 - Cell 2
11	Daniel Oss (Ita) TotalEnergies	Row 10 - Cell 2
12	Lawson Craddock (USA) BikeExchange-Jayco	Row 11 - Cell 2
13	Danny van Poppel (Ned) Bora-Hansgrohe	Row 12 - Cell 2
14	Simone Consonni (Ita) Cofidis	Row 13 - Cell 2
15	Alexandre Geniez (Fra) TotalEnergies	Row 14 - Cell 2
16	Tim Declercq (Bel) Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl Team	Row 15 - Cell 2
17	Ruben Fernandez (Spa) Cofidis	Row 16 - Cell 2
18	Jan Maas (Ned) BikeExchange-Jayco	00:00:16
19	Eliot Lietaer (Bel) B&B Hotels-KTM	Row 18 - Cell 2
20	Joris Nieuwenhuis (Ned) Team DSM	00:00:22
21	Fred Wright (GBr) Bahrain Victorious	Row 20 - Cell 2
22	Fernando Gaviria Rendon (Col) UAE Team Emirates	00:00:26
23	Cian Uijtdebroeks (Bel) Bora-Hansgrohe	00:00:28
24	Florian Senechal (Fra) Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl Team	00:00:38
25	Donavan Grondin (Fra) Arkea-Samsic	Row 24 - Cell 2
26	Maurice Ballerstedt (Ger) Alpecin-Fenix	Row 25 - Cell 2
27	Fredrik Dversnes (Nor) Uno-X Pro Cycling Team	Row 26 - Cell 2
28	Jasha Sütterlin (Ger) Bahrain Victorious	Row 27 - Cell 2
29	Alex Edmondson (Aus) BikeExchange-Jayco	Row 28 - Cell 2
30	Victor de la Parte (Spa) TotalEnergies	Row 29 - Cell 2
31	Filip Maciejuk (Pol) Bahrain Victorious	00:00:54
32	Capser van Uden (Ned) Team DSM	Row 31 - Cell 2
33	Julien Morice (Fra) B&B Hotels-KTM	00:00:59
34	Jonathan Milan (Ita) Bahrain Victorious	Row 33 - Cell 2
35	Alexis Renard (Fra) Cofidis	Row 34 - Cell 2
36	Edward Planckaert (Bel) Alpecin-Fenix	Row 35 - Cell 2
37	Alberto Dainese (Ita) Team DSM	Row 36 - Cell 2
38	Michael Hepburn (Aus) BikeExchange-Jayco	00:01:09
39	Xandro Meurisse (Bel) Alpecin-Fenix	00:01:18
40	James Jobber (GBr) Kuwait Pro Cycling	Row 39 - Cell 2
41	Jannik Steimle (Ger) Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl Team	Row 40 - Cell 2
42	Anthony Turgis (Fra) TotalEnergies	Row 41 - Cell 2
43	Niklas Märkl (Ger) Team DSM	00:01:33
44	Lennard Kämna (Ger) Bora-Hansgrohe	Row 43 - Cell 2
45	Cyril Lemoine (Fra) B&B Hotels-KTM	Row 44 - Cell 2
46	Yousif Mirza Al-Hammadi (UAE) UAE Team Emirates	Row 45 - Cell 2
47	Max Richeze (Arg) UAE Team Emirates	Row 46 - Cell 2
48	Bert Van Lerberghe (Bel) Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl Team	Row 47 - Cell 2
49	Syver Wærsted (Nor) Uno-X Pro Cycling Team	Row 48 - Cell 2
50	Martin Urianstad (Nor) Uno-X Pro Cycling Team	Row 49 - Cell 2
51	Sam Welsford (Aus) Team DSM	Row 50 - Cell 2
52	Muhamad Nur Aiman Mohd Zariff (Mas) Terengganu Polygon Cycling Team	00:01:37
53	Mohd Shahrul Mat Amin (Mas) Terengganu Polygon Cycling Team	Row 52 - Cell 2
54	Jasper De Buyst (Bel) Lotto Soudal	00:01:55
55	Matthew Clements (GBr) Kuwait Pro Cycling	00:02:03
56	Davide Cimolai (Ita) Cofidis	Row 55 - Cell 2
57	Jérémy Lecroq (Fra) B&B Hotels-KTM	Row 56 - Cell 2
58	Jakub Mareczko (Ita) Alpecin-Fenix	Row 57 - Cell 2
59	Muhamad Afiq Huznie Othman (Mas) Terengganu Polygon Cycling Team	Row 58 - Cell 2
60	Markus Pajur (Est) Arkea-Samsic	00:02:08
61	Thomas De Gendt (Bel) Lotto Soudal	00:02:29
62	Wesley Kreder (Ned) Cofidis	Row 61 - Cell 2
63	Felix Groß (Ger) UAE Team Emirates	Row 62 - Cell 2
64	Dylan Groenewegen (Ned) BikeExchange-Jayco	Row 63 - Cell 2
65	Christophe Noppe (Bel) Arkea-Samsic	Row 64 - Cell 2
66	Alexander Konychev (Ita) BikeExchange-Jayco	Row 65 - Cell 2
67	Davide Ballerini (Ita) Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl Team	Row 66 - Cell 2
68	Kamil Gradek (Pol) Bahrain Victorious	00:02:41
69	Jordi Meeus (Bel) Bora-Hansgrohe	00:02:46
70	Matteo Fabbro (Ita) Bora-Hansgrohe	Row 69 - Cell 2
71	Lars Saugstad (Nor) Uno-X Pro Cycling Team	Row 70 - Cell 2
72	Iljo Keisse (Bel) Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl Team	Row 71 - Cell 2
73	Julius Jayde (RSA) Kuwait Pro Cycling	00:02:50
74	Luka Mezgec (Slo) BikeExchange-Jayco	Row 73 - Cell 2
75	Niccolò Bonifazio (Ita) TotalEnergies	00:02:56
76	Roger Kluge (Ger) Lotto Soudal	00:03:42
77	Daniel McLay (GBr) Arkea-Samsic	Row 76 - Cell 2
78	Ryan Mullen (Irl) Bora-Hansgrohe	Row 77 - Cell 2
79	Nico Denz (Ger) Team DSM	00:03:49
80	Tim Naberman (Ned) Team DSM	Row 79 - Cell 2
81	Jens Debusschere (Bel) B&B Hotels-KTM	Row 80 - Cell 2
82	Erlend Blikra (Nor) Uno-X Pro Cycling Team	00:04:26
83	Jonas Abrahamsen (Nor) Uno-X Pro Cycling Team	00:04:34
84	Dries Van Gestel (Bel) TotalEnergies	Row 83 - Cell 2
85	Martin Laas (Est) Bora-Hansgrohe	Row 84 - Cell 2
86	Mohd Harrif Saleh (Mas) Terengganu Polygon Cycling Team	Row 85 - Cell 2
87	Simon Dehairs (Bel) Alpecin-Fenix	00:05:12
88	Abdulhadi Alajmi (Kuw) Kuwait Pro Cycling	Row 87 - Cell 2
89	Jarrad Drizners (Aus) Lotto Soudal	00:05:17
90	Rüdiger Selig (Ger) Lotto Soudal	Row 89 - Cell 2
91	Niki Terpstra (Ned) TotalEnergies	00:06:17
92	Jeroen Meijers (Ned) Terengganu Polygon Cycling Team	00:06:34
93	Mehdi Tigrine (Bel) Kuwait Pro Cycling	00:09:55
94	Polychronis Tzortzakis (Gre) Kuwait Pro Cycling	00:10:57
95	Ahmed Madan (Brn) Bahrain Victorious	00:11:21
DNF	Sjoerd Bax (Ned) Alpecin-Fenix	Row 95 - Cell 2

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Sprint 1 - Mar 1 km. 163.9
Place	Rider (Country) Team	Result
1	Santiago Buitrago Sanchez (Col) Bahrain Victorious	15
2	Andrea Bagioli (Ita) Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl Team	12
3	Anthon Charmig (Den) Uno-X Pro Cycling Team	9
4	Maxim Van Gils (Bel) Lotto Soudal	7
5	Rui Costa (Por) UAE Team Emirates	6
6	Caleb Ewan (Aus) Lotto Soudal	5
7	Axel Zingle (Fra) Cofidis	4
8	Rui Oliveira (Por) UAE Team Emirates	3
9	Cyril Barthe (Fra) B&B Hotels-KTM	2
10	Benjamin Declercq (Bel) Arkea-Samsic	1

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Young riders
Place	Rider (Country) Team	Result
1	Santiago Buitrago Sanchez (Col) Bahrain Victorious	03:43:51
2	Andrea Bagioli (Ita) Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl Team	00:00:01
3	Anthon Charmig (Den) Uno-X Pro Cycling Team	00:00:07
4	Maxim Van Gils (Bel) Lotto Soudal	Row 3 - Cell 2
5	Axel Zingle (Fra) Cofidis	00:00:11
6	Fred Wright (GBr) Bahrain Victorious	00:00:22
7	Cian Uijtdebroeks (Bel) Bora-Hansgrohe	00:00:28
8	Donavan Grondin (Fra) Arkea-Samsic	00:00:38
9	Maurice Ballerstedt (Ger) Alpecin-Fenix	Row 8 - Cell 2
10	Fredrik Dversnes (Nor) Uno-X Pro Cycling Team	Row 9 - Cell 2
11	Filip Maciejuk (Pol) Bahrain Victorious	00:00:54
12	Capser van Uden (Ned) Team DSM	Row 11 - Cell 2
13	Jonathan Milan (Ita) Bahrain Victorious	00:00:59
14	Alexis Renard (Fra) Cofidis	Row 13 - Cell 2
15	Alberto Dainese (Ita) Team DSM	Row 14 - Cell 2
16	Niklas Märkl (Ger) Team DSM	00:01:33
17	Martin Urianstad (Nor) Uno-X Pro Cycling Team	Row 16 - Cell 2
18	Muhamad Nur Aiman Mohd Zariff (Mas) Terengganu Polygon Cycling Team	00:01:37
19	Matthew Clements (GBr) Kuwait Pro Cycling	00:02:03
20	Markus Pajur (Est) Arkea-Samsic	00:02:08
21	Felix Groß (Ger) UAE Team Emirates	00:02:29
22	Alexander Konychev (Ita) BikeExchange-Jayco	Row 21 - Cell 2
23	Jordi Meeus (Bel) Bora-Hansgrohe	00:02:46
24	Lars Saugstad (Nor) Uno-X Pro Cycling Team	Row 23 - Cell 2
25	Tim Naberman (Ned) Team DSM	00:03:49
26	Erlend Blikra (Nor) Uno-X Pro Cycling Team	00:04:26
27	Simon Dehairs (Bel) Alpecin-Fenix	00:05:12
28	Jarrad Drizners (Aus) Lotto Soudal	00:05:17
29	Ahmed Madan (Brn) Bahrain Victorious	00:11:21

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Teams
Place	Rider (Country) Team	Result
1	Cofidis	11:12:06
2	UAE Team Emirates	00:00:11
3	QuickStep-AlphaVinyl	00:00:17
4	Bahrain Victorious	00:00:27
5	TotalEnergies	Row 4 - Cell 2
6	BikeExchange-Jayco	00:00:32
7	B&B Hotels-KTM	00:00:53
8	Lotto Soudal	00:01:36
9	Bora-Hansgrohe	00:01:39
10	Team DSM	00:01:42
11	Uno-X Pro Cycling Team	00:01:45
12	Alpecin-Fenix	00:02:22
13	Arkea-Samsic	00:02:24
14	Terengganu Polygon Cycling Team	00:04:44
15	Kuwait Pro Cycling	00:05:38

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General classification after stage 2
Place	Rider (Country) Team	Result
1	Santiago Buitrago Sanchez (Col) Bahrain Victorious	08:25:33
2	Caleb Ewan (Aus) Lotto Soudal	00:00:07
3	Anthon Charmig (Den) Uno-X Pro Cycling Team	00:00:13
4	Rui Costa (Por) UAE Team Emirates	00:00:14
5	Maxim Van Gils (Bel) Lotto Soudal	00:00:17
6	Tim Declercq (Bel) Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl Team	00:00:20
7	Simone Consonni (Ita) Cofidis	00:00:21
8	Cyril Barthe (Fra) B&B Hotels-KTM	Row 7 - Cell 2
9	Danny van Poppel (Ned) Bora-Hansgrohe	Row 8 - Cell 2
10	Ruben Fernandez (Spa) Cofidis	Row 9 - Cell 2
11	Rui Oliveira (Por) UAE Team Emirates	Row 10 - Cell 2
12	Benjamin Declercq (Bel) Arkea-Samsic	Row 11 - Cell 2
13	Alexandre Geniez (Fra) TotalEnergies	Row 12 - Cell 2
14	Axel Zingle (Fra) Cofidis	Row 13 - Cell 2
15	Daniel Oss (Ita) TotalEnergies	Row 14 - Cell 2
16	Lawson Craddock (USA) BikeExchange-Jayco	Row 15 - Cell 2
17	Eliot Lietaer (Bel) B&B Hotels-KTM	00:00:26
18	Fernando Gaviria Rendon (Col) UAE Team Emirates	00:00:32
19	Fred Wright (GBr) Bahrain Victorious	Row 18 - Cell 2
20	Cian Uijtdebroeks (Bel) Bora-Hansgrohe	00:00:38
21	Jasha Sütterlin (Ger) Bahrain Victorious	00:00:48
22	Donavan Grondin (Fra) Arkea-Samsic	Row 21 - Cell 2
23	Maurice Ballerstedt (Ger) Alpecin-Fenix	Row 22 - Cell 2
24	Fredrik Dversnes (Nor) Uno-X Pro Cycling Team	Row 23 - Cell 2
25	Victor de la Parte (Spa) TotalEnergies	Row 24 - Cell 2
26	Florian Senechal (Fra) Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl Team	Row 25 - Cell 2
27	Filip Maciejuk (Pol) Bahrain Victorious	00:01:04
28	Alex Edmondson (Aus) BikeExchange-Jayco	00:01:07
29	Alberto Dainese (Ita) Team DSM	00:01:09
30	Jonathan Milan (Ita) Bahrain Victorious	Row 29 - Cell 2
31	Edward Planckaert (Bel) Alpecin-Fenix	Row 30 - Cell 2
32	Alexis Renard (Fra) Cofidis	Row 31 - Cell 2
33	Anthony Turgis (Fra) TotalEnergies	00:01:28
34	Xandro Meurisse (Bel) Alpecin-Fenix	Row 33 - Cell 2
35	Martin Urianstad (Nor) Uno-X Pro Cycling Team	00:01:38
36	Cyril Lemoine (Fra) B&B Hotels-KTM	00:01:43
37	Bert Van Lerberghe (Bel) Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl Team	Row 36 - Cell 2
38	Lennard Kämna (Ger) Bora-Hansgrohe	Row 37 - Cell 2
39	Max Richeze (Arg) UAE Team Emirates	Row 38 - Cell 2
40	Niklas Märkl (Ger) Team DSM	Row 39 - Cell 2
41	Yousif Mirza Al-Hammadi (UAE) UAE Team Emirates	Row 40 - Cell 2
42	Muhamad Nur Aiman Mohd Zariff (Mas) Terengganu Polygon Cycling Team	00:01:47
43	Jan Maas (Ned) BikeExchange-Jayco	00:01:48
44	Joris Nieuwenhuis (Ned) Team DSM	00:01:54
45	Jannik Steimle (Ger) Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl Team	00:02:01
46	Jasper De Buyst (Bel) Lotto Soudal	00:02:05
47	Jérémy Lecroq (Fra) B&B Hotels-KTM	00:02:13
48	Jakub Mareczko (Ita) Alpecin-Fenix	Row 47 - Cell 2
49	Davide Cimolai (Ita) Cofidis	Row 48 - Cell 2
50	Julien Morice (Fra) B&B Hotels-KTM	00:02:14
51	Markus Pajur (Est) Arkea-Samsic	00:02:18
52	Capser van Uden (Ned) Team DSM	00:02:26
53	Felix Groß (Ger) UAE Team Emirates	00:02:39
54	Davide Ballerini (Ita) Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl Team	Row 53 - Cell 2
55	Dylan Groenewegen (Ned) BikeExchange-Jayco	Row 54 - Cell 2
56	Christophe Noppe (Bel) Arkea-Samsic	Row 55 - Cell 2
57	Wesley Kreder (Ned) Cofidis	Row 56 - Cell 2
58	Michael Hepburn (Aus) BikeExchange-Jayco	00:02:41
59	Kamil Gradek (Pol) Bahrain Victorious	00:02:51
60	Lars Saugstad (Nor) Uno-X Pro Cycling Team	00:02:56
61	Jordi Meeus (Bel) Bora-Hansgrohe	Row 60 - Cell 2
62	Iljo Keisse (Bel) Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl Team	Row 61 - Cell 2
63	Luka Mezgec (Slo) BikeExchange-Jayco	00:03:00
64	Julius Jayde (RSA) Kuwait Pro Cycling	Row 63 - Cell 2
65	Sam Welsford (Aus) Team DSM	00:03:05
66	Niccolò Bonifazio (Ita) TotalEnergies	00:03:06
67	Alexander Konychev (Ita) BikeExchange-Jayco	00:03:15
68	Daniel McLay (GBr) Arkea-Samsic	00:03:52
69	Roger Kluge (Ger) Lotto Soudal	Row 68 - Cell 2
70	Nico Denz (Ger) Team DSM	00:03:59
71	Tim Naberman (Ned) Team DSM	Row 70 - Cell 2
72	Ryan Mullen (Irl) Bora-Hansgrohe	00:04:13
73	Erlend Blikra (Nor) Uno-X Pro Cycling Team	00:04:36
74	Martin Laas (Est) Bora-Hansgrohe	00:04:38
75	Mohd Harrif Saleh (Mas) Terengganu Polygon Cycling Team	00:04:44
76	Dries Van Gestel (Bel) TotalEnergies	Row 75 - Cell 2
77	Jonas Abrahamsen (Nor) Uno-X Pro Cycling Team	Row 76 - Cell 2
78	Simon Dehairs (Bel) Alpecin-Fenix	00:05:22
79	Rüdiger Selig (Ger) Lotto Soudal	00:05:27
80	Thomas De Gendt (Bel) Lotto Soudal	00:06:16
81	Jarrad Drizners (Aus) Lotto Soudal	00:06:49
82	Matthew Clements (GBr) Kuwait Pro Cycling	00:07:26
83	Mohd Shahrul Mat Amin (Mas) Terengganu Polygon Cycling Team	00:07:41
84	Niki Terpstra (Ned) TotalEnergies	00:07:49
85	James Jobber (GBr) Kuwait Pro Cycling	00:08:25
86	Abdulhadi Alajmi (Kuw) Kuwait Pro Cycling	00:08:59
87	Jeroen Meijers (Ned) Terengganu Polygon Cycling Team	00:13:39
88	Syver Wærsted (Nor) Uno-X Pro Cycling Team	00:15:34
89	Muhamad Afiq Huznie Othman (Mas) Terengganu Polygon Cycling Team	00:16:04
90	Matteo Fabbro (Ita) Bora-Hansgrohe	00:16:47
91	Mehdi Tigrine (Bel) Kuwait Pro Cycling	00:17:02
92	Jens Debusschere (Bel) B&B Hotels-KTM	00:17:50
93	Polychronis Tzortzakis (Gre) Kuwait Pro Cycling	00:18:03
94	Ahmed Madan (Brn) Bahrain Victorious	00:18:28
95	Andrea Bagioli (Ita) Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl Team	00:19:45

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Young Riders Classification
Place	Rider (Country) Team	Result
1	Santiago Buitrago Sanchez (Col) Bahrain Victorious	08:25:33
2	Anthon Charmig (Den) Uno-X Pro Cycling Team	00:00:13
3	Maxim Van Gils (Bel) Lotto Soudal	00:00:17
4	Axel Zingle (Fra) Cofidis	00:00:21
5	Fred Wright (GBr) Bahrain Victorious	00:00:32
6	Cian Uijtdebroeks (Bel) Bora-Hansgrohe	00:00:38
7	Donavan Grondin (Fra) Arkea-Samsic	00:00:48
8	Maurice Ballerstedt (Ger) Alpecin-Fenix	Row 7 - Cell 2
9	Fredrik Dversnes (Nor) Uno-X Pro Cycling Team	Row 8 - Cell 2
10	Filip Maciejuk (Pol) Bahrain Victorious	00:01:04
11	Alberto Dainese (Ita) Team DSM	00:01:09
12	Jonathan Milan (Ita) Bahrain Victorious	Row 11 - Cell 2
13	Alexis Renard (Fra) Cofidis	Row 12 - Cell 2
14	Martin Urianstad (Nor) Uno-X Pro Cycling Team	00:01:38
15	Niklas Märkl (Ger) Team DSM	00:01:43
16	Muhamad Nur Aiman Mohd Zariff (Mas) Terengganu Polygon Cycling Team	00:01:47
17	Markus Pajur (Est) Arkea-Samsic	00:02:18
18	Capser van Uden (Ned) Team DSM	00:02:26
19	Felix Groß (Ger) UAE Team Emirates	00:02:39
20	Lars Saugstad (Nor) Uno-X Pro Cycling Team	00:02:56
21	Jordi Meeus (Bel) Bora-Hansgrohe	Row 20 - Cell 2
22	Alexander Konychev (Ita) BikeExchange-Jayco	00:03:15
23	Tim Naberman (Ned) Team DSM	00:03:59
24	Erlend Blikra (Nor) Uno-X Pro Cycling Team	00:04:36
25	Simon Dehairs (Bel) Alpecin-Fenix	00:05:22
26	Jarrad Drizners (Aus) Lotto Soudal	00:06:49
27	Matthew Clements (GBr) Kuwait Pro Cycling	00:07:26
28	Ahmed Madan (Brn) Bahrain Victorious	00:18:28
29	Andrea Bagioli (Ita) Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl Team	00:19:45

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Teams Classification
Place	Rider (Country) Team	Result
1	Cofidis	25:17:42
2	UAE Team Emirates	00:00:11
3	QuickStep-AlphaVinyl	00:00:17
4	Bahrain Victorious	00:00:27
5	TotalEnergies	Row 4 - Cell 2
6	BikeExchange-Jayco	00:00:32
7	B&B Hotels-KTM	00:00:53
8	Lotto Soudal	00:01:36
9	Bora-Hansgrohe	00:01:39
10	Team DSM	00:01:42
11	Uno-X Pro Cycling Team	00:01:45
12	Alpecin-Fenix	00:02:22
13	Arkea-Samsic	00:02:24
14	Terengganu Polygon Cycling Team	00:10:38
15	Kuwait Pro Cycling	00:14:28

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