Shanghai Criterium 2017: Results

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Chris Froome wins the Shanghai Criterium (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)

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Chris Froome's bike ready for racing (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)

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The Chinese flag flies alongside the race (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)

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Nicolas Roche awaits the start (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)

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Kenny Elissonde (Teak Sky) (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)

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Marcel Kittel tucked behind Fabio Sabatini (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)

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Markel Irizar (Trek-Segafredo) (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)

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Alberto Contador during the race (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)

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Greg Van Avermaet (BMC Racing) (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)

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Full focus from Chris Froome (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)

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Dimension Data leads the peloton (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)

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Chris Froome rides alongside Michal Kwiatkowski (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)

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Kenny Elissonde leads a group of riders (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)

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Alberto Contador in one of his final appearances on the bike (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)

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Warren Barguil wears his polka-dot jersey (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)

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Marcel Kittel rides onto stage (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)

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Dimension Date introduced ahead of the race (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)

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Cannondale-Drapac says hello to the crowd (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)

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Alberto Contador rides off stage (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)

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Didi the Devil with some riders (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)

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Didi the Devil shows off his crocs (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)

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Chris Froome leads Rigoberto Uran and Warren Barguil (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)

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Greg Van Avermaet navigates a corner (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)

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Chris Froome attacks (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)

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Nicolas Roche in the bunch (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)

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Thumbs up from Alberto Contador (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)

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Trek-Segafredo is introduced on stage (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)

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Hello from Marcel Kittel and the Quick-Step team (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)

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The prize winners (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)

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Alberto Contador up on stage after the race (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)

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Warren Barguil finished third (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)

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Marcel Kittel crosses the line (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)

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Michal Kwiatkowski finishes (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)

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Petr Vakoc edges Edvald Boasson Hagen across the line (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)

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Chris Froome sprints for victory (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)

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Alberto Contador waves as he crosses the line (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)

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Chris Froome celebrates his victory (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)

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Chris Froome attacks the bunch (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)

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Chris Froome winner of inaugural Shanghai Criterium (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)

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Chris Froome's yellow shoes (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)

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Petr Vakoc wins a prize (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)

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Spraying the champagne (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)

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The top three in the Shanghai Criterium (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)

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Team Sky is awarded the team prize (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)

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Michael Schar signs autographs (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)

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Nicolas Roche with Kenny Elissonde (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)

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Chris Froome shares a joke with his team (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)

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Something has tickled Marcel Kittel and Chris Froome (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)

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Alberto Contador gives his pistolero salute (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)

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Petr Vakoc (Quick-Step Floors) (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)

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Marcel Kittel waves to the crowd (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)

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Rigoberto Uran takes second place (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)

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Marcel Kittel (Quick-Step Floors) (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)

Chris Froome (Team Sky) claimed victory in the inaugural Shanghai Criterium, seeing off Rigoberto Uran (Cannondale-Drapac) and Warren Barguil (Sunweb) in a three-up sprint.

Contador takes his final bow in Shanghai

"It wasn't easy, there were a lot of great sprinters here so the only option was to attack," said Froome. "We had great support from the public here in Shanghai. It's a great way to end the season."

The largely ceremonial race was set up this year by Tour de France organisers ASO to run ahead of the existing Saitama Criterium, which has seen a flavour of the Tour de France exported to Asia for the past five years.

More a chance to show off the stars and colours of the Tour than showcase serious racing, Froome, wearing the yellow jersey of Tour de France winner, triumphed on the flat course – made up of 20 laps of a three-kilometre circuit – in a field that included sprinter Marcel Kittel, who won five stages at this year's Tour.

There were numerous breakaway fluctuations, with Alberto Contador staying true to type in his final racing outing with some time out in front, but in the latter stages a group containing the leading rider of each pro team went clear. From there, polka-dot jersey wearer Barguil attacked and soon it was just him, Froome, and Uran, who was runner-up in July.

Barguil attacked under the flamme rouge but Froome pulled it back before holding off Uran in the sprint while the Frenchman sat up.

Full Results

#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result
1	Christopher Froome (GBr) Team Sky	1:21:56
2	Rigoberto Uran (Col) Cannondale-Drapac
3	Warren Barguil (Fra) Team Sunweb	0:00:02
4	Alberto Contador (Spa) Trek-Segafredo	0:00:12
5	Edvald Boasson Hagen (Nor) Dimension Data	0:00:15
6	Petr Vakoc (Cze) Quick-Step Floors
7	Greg Van Avermaet (Bel) BMC Racing Team
8	Hiu Fung Choy (Chn) Cycling Team of Hong Kong China	0:01:04
9	Juntao Meng (Chn) Yunnan Lvshan Landscape
10	Michal Kwiatkowski (Pol) Team Sky
11	Marcel Kittel (Ger) Quick-Step Floors
12	Zirong Zhong (Chn) Yunnan Lvshan Landscape
13	Wan Hei Lau (Chn) Cycling Team of Hong Kong China
14	Jiahao Ren (Chn) Keyi Look Cycling Team
15	Nathan Haas (Aus) Dimension Data
16	Hu Li (Chn) Qinghai Tianyoude Cycling Team
17	Amaël Moinard (Fra) BMC Racing Team
18	Johannes Fröhlinger (Ger) Team Sunweb
19	Michael Schär (Swi) BMC Racing Team
20	Koen De Kort (Ned) Trek-Segafredo
21	Julien Vermote (Bel) Quick-Step Floors
22	Jaco Venter (RSA) Dimension Data
23	Xiaoyong Dong (Chn) Qinghai Tianyoude Cycling Team
24	Fabio Sabatini (Ita) Quick-Step Floors
25	Nikias Arndt (Ger) Team Sunweb
26	Bernhard Eisel (Aut) Dimension Data	0:01:10
27	Markel Irizar (Spa) Trek-Segafredo
28	Edward Theuns (Bel) Trek-Segafredo
29	Alberto Bettiol (Ita) Cannondale-Drapac
30	Qiang Shen (Chn) Keyi Look Cycling Team
31	Simon Clarke (Aus) Cannondale-Drapac
32	Michal Golas (Pol) Team Sky
33	Tom Van Asbroeck (Bel) Cannondale-Drapac
34	Lianshan Zhang (Chn) Yunnan Lvshan Landscape
35	Chao Zeng (Chn) Keyi Look Cycling Team
36	Kenny Elissonde (Fra) Team Sky
37	Nicolas Roche (Irl) BMC Racing Team
38	Simon Geschke (Ger) Team Sunweb
39	Wenjie Li (Chn) Yunnan Lvshan Landscape
40	Wan Yau Lau (Chn) Cycling Team of Hong Kong China
41	Burr Ho (Chn) Cycling Team of Hong Kong China
42	Shengjun Wu (Chn) Qinghai Tianyoude Cycling Team	0:01:14
43	Chen Liyi (Chn) Giant Cycling Team	0:02:54
44	Huangchen Guo (Chn) Giant Cycling Team
45	Yi Zhang (Chn) Keyi Look Cycling Team	0:02:57
46	Zhongyl Liu (Chn) Giant Cycling Team	2
47	Yu Yang (Chn) Giant Cycling Team	2
DNF	Zhanhui Yuan (Chn) Qinghai Tianyoude Cycling Team

Sprint - Lap 4 - 12km
#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result
1	Marcel Kittel (Ger) Quick-Step Floors	5	pts
2	Edvald Boasson Hagen (Nor) Dimension Data	4
3	Edward Theuns (Bel) Trek-Segafredo	3
4	Fabio Sabatini (Ita) Quick-Step Floors	2
5	Michal Golas (Pol) Team Sky	1

Sprint - Lap 8 - 24km
#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result
1	Nathan Haas (Aus) Dimension Data	5	pts
2	Nikias Arndt (Ger) Team Sunweb	4
3	Marcel Kittel (Ger) Quick-Step Floors	3
4	Markel Irizar (Spa) Trek-Segafredo	2
5	Michael Schär (Swi) BMC Racing Team	1

Sprint - Lap 12 - 36km
#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result
1	Edvald Boasson Hagen (Nor) Dimension Data	5	pts
2	Michal Kwiatkowski (Pol) Team Sky	4
3	Koen De De Kort (Ned) Trek-Segafredo	3
4	Nathan Haas (Aus) Dimension Data	2
5	Hiu Fung Choy (Chn) Cycling Team of Hong Kong China	1

Sprint - Lap 16 - 48km
#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result
1	Marcel Kittel (Ger) Quick-Step Floors	5	pts
2	Nikias Arndt (Ger) Team Sunweb	4
3	Edward Theuns (Bel) Trek-Segafredo	3
4	Nathan Haas (Aus) Dimension Data	2
5	Kenny Elissonde (Fra) Team Sky	1

Points Classification
#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result
1	Marcel Kittel (Ger) Quick-Step Floors	13	pts
2	Edvald Boasson Hagen (Nor) Dimension Data	9
3	Nathan Haas (Aus) Dimension Data	9
4	Nikias Arndt (Ger) Team Sunweb	8
5	Edward Theuns (Bel) Trek-Segafredo	6
6	Michal Kwiatkowski (Pol) Team Sky	4
7	Koen De Kort (Ned) Trek-Segafredo	3
8	Fabio Sabatini (Ita) Quick-Step Floors	2
9	Markel Irizar (Spa) Trek-Segafredo	2
10	Hiu Fung Choy (Chn) Cycling Team of Hong Kong China	1
11	Michael Schär (Swi) BMC Racing Team	1
12	Michal Golas (Pol) Team Sky	1
13	Kenny Elissonde (Fra) Team Sky	1

Young rider classification
#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result
1	Petr Vakoc (Cze) Quick-Step Floors	1:22:11
2	Hiu Fung Choy (Chn) Cycling Team of Hong Kong China	0:00:49
3	Juntao Meng (Chn) Yunnan Lvshan Landscape
4	Zirong Zhong (Chn) Yunnan Lvshan Landscape
5	Wan Hei Lau (Chn) Cycling Team of Hong Kong China
6	Jiahao Ren (Chn) Keyi Look Cycling Team
7	Hu Li (Chn) Qinghai Tianyoude Cycling Team
8	Alberto Bettiol (Ita) Cannondale-Drapac	0:00:55
9	Qiang Shen (Chn) Keyi Look Cycling Team
10	Lianshan Zhang (Chn) Yunnan Lvshan Landscape
11	Chao Zeng (Chn) Keyi Look Cycling Team
12	Wenjie Li (Chn) Yunnan Lvshan Landscape
13	Wan Yau Lau (Chn) Cycling Team of Hong Kong China
14	Burr Ho (Chn) Cycling Team of Hong Kong China
15	Huangchen Guo (Chn) Giant Cycling Team	0:02:39
16	Yi Zhang (Chn) Keyi Look Cycling Team	0:02:42
17	Zhongyl Liu (Chn) Giant Cycling Team
18	Yu Yang (Chn) Giant Cycling Team

Team Classification
#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result
1	Team Sky	2:44:56

2	Team Sunweb	0:00:02
3	Cannondale - Drapac	0:00:06
4	Trek - Segafredo	0:00:12
5	Quick Step Floors	0:00:15
6	Dimension Data
7	BMC Racing Team
8	Cycling Team Of Hongkong China	0:01:04
9	Yunnan Lvshan Landscape - Taishan Pardus
10	Qinghai Tianyoude Cycling Team
11	Keyi Look Cycling Team	0:01:10
12	Giant Cycling Team	0:04:44

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