Omar Fraile wins Spanish men's road title
Astana rider beats Jesus Herrada and Aranburu in La Nucia
Omar Fraile (Astana-Premier Tech) is the new Spanish road champion after taking victory on the hilly 183-kilometre course on the Costa Blanca.
The 30-year-old beat Cofidis rider Jesus Herrada to the line from an elite lead group, with his teammate Alex Aranburu taking third place.
The race took in several ascents of the Alto de Turrón Duro (5km at 8 per cent), with the second time up proving decisive in the race. It was there that Fraile put in his attack from the main group, catching the remains of the break and helping to shatter the group behind.
Attacks came thick and fast inside the final 40 kilometres of the race, with small groups merging and forming at the front.
Heading into the final 10 kilometres, just 12 men were left up front. Fraile, Herrada and Aranburu were joined by fellow Astana man Luis Leon Sanchez as well as David de la Cruz (UAE Team Emirates), Carlos Rodriguez (Ineos Grenadiers), Pello Bilbao (Bahrain Victorious), the Movistar pair of Antonio Pedrero and several others.
The group fractured further on the final wall in La Nucia, with just a handful of riders going to the line together. In the end, Fraile proved the strongest, sprinting to victory with some ease ahead of Herrada.
Pos. | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
---|---|---|
1 | Omar Fraile Matarranz (Spa) Astana-Premier Tech | 4:48:13 |
2 | Jesus Herrada (Spa) Cofidis | |
3 | Alex Aranburu Deba (Spa) Astana-Premier Tech | |
4 | Gonzalo Serrano Rodriguez (Spa) Movistar Team | |
5 | Roger Adria Oliveras (Spa) Equipo Kern Pharma | 0:00:03 |
6 | Pello Bilbao Lopez De Armentia (Spa) Bahrain Victorious | |
7 | Ander Okamika Bengoetxea (Spa) Burgos-BH | 0:00:11 |
8 | Carlos Rodriguez Cano (Spa) Ineos Grenadiers | |
9 | Julen Amezqueta Moreno (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA | |
10 | Marcos García (Spa) Kinan Cycling Team | |
11 | David de la Cruz (Spa) UAE Team Emirates | 0:00:24 |
12 | Luis Leon Sanchez (Spa) Astana-Premier Tech | 0:00:28 |
13 | Antonio Pedrero (Spa) Movistar Team | 0:01:28 |
14 | Ion Izagirre Insausti (Spa) Astana-Premier Tech | 0:02:09 |
15 | Jose Manuel Diaz Gallego (Spa) Delko | 0:04:15 |
16 | Francisco Galvan Fernandez (Spa) Equipo Kern Pharma | |
17 | Jon Agirre Egaña (Spa) Equipo Kern Pharma | 0:04:19 |
18 | Ruben Fernandez (Spa) Cofidis | |
19 | Urko Berrade Fernandez (Spa) Equipo Kern Pharma | |
20 | Benjamin Prades (Spa) | 0:05:20 |
21 | Jon Irisarri Ricon (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA | 0:05:32 |
22 | Ibon Ruiz Sedano (Spa) Equipo Kern Pharma | 0:06:17 |
23 | Sergio Roman Martin Galan (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA | 0:06:44 |
24 | Diego Lopez Fuentes (Spa) Equipo Kern Pharma | 0:06:50 |
25 | Carlos Barbero (Spa) Team Qhubeka Assos | 0:07:00 |
26 | Fernando Barceló Aragon (Spa) Cofidis | |
27 | Carlos Canal Blanco (Spa) Burgos-BH | |
28 | Luis Mas Bonet (Spa) Movistar Team | |
29 | Francisco Mancebo Perez (Spa) Matrix Powertag | |
30 | Raul Garcia Pierna (Spa) Equipo Kern Pharma | 0:07:03 |
31 | Oscar Pelegri Ferrandis (Spa) Electro Hiper Europa | |
32 | Javier Chacon (Spa) | |
33 | Alberto Gallego Ruiz (Spa) Radio Popular-Boavista | |
34 | Julen Irizar Laskurain (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi | |
35 | José Manuel Gutierrez (Spa) Gios | |
36 | Jon Barrenetxea Golzarri (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA | |
37 | Juan Antonio Lopez-Cozar Jaimez (Spa) Burgos-BH | |
38 | Salvador Guardiola Tora (Spa) Kinan Cycling Team | |
39 | Jordi Lopez Caravaca (Spa) Equipo Kern Pharma | |
40 | Ivan Moreno Sanchez (Spa) Equipo Kern Pharma | |
41 | Eusebio Pascual (Spa) Bahrain Cycling Academy | |
42 | Ángel Coterillo (Spa) | |
43 | Alejandro Ropero Molina (Spa) Eolo-Kometa Cycling Team | |
44 | Sergio Araiz Michel (Spa) Equipo Kern Pharma | |
45 | Oscar Sevilla (Spa) Team Medellin | |
46 | Carlos Garcia Pierna (Spa) Equipo Kern Pharma | |
47 | Jose Felix Parra Cuerda (Spa) Equipo Kern Pharma | |
48 | Oscar Cabedo Carda (Spa) Burgos-BH | |
49 | Sergio Garcia (Spa) Eolo-Kometa | 0:07:09 |
50 | Garikoitz Bravo Oiarbide (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi | |
51 | Miguel Angel Ballesteros (Spa) | |
52 | Nacho Ara (Spa) | 0:07:19 |
53 | Diego Pablo Sevilla Lopez (Spa) Eolo-Kometa Cycling Team | 0:07:21 |
54 | Pelayo Sanchez Mayo (Spa) Burgos-BH | |
55 | Jesus Del Pino Corrochano (Spa) Louletano-Loulé Concelho | |
56 | Ander Del Castaño (Spa) | 0:07:28 |
57 | Aritz Bagües Kalparsoro (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA | 0:07:34 |
58 | Alvaro Cuadros Morata (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA | |
59 | Antonio Angulo Sampedro (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi | |
60 | Marti Marquez Roman (Spa) Equipo Kern Pharma | 0:07:39 |
61 | Héctor Carretero (Spa) Movistar Team | 0:07:42 |
62 | Joan Bou Company (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi | 0:08:03 |
63 | Txomin Juaristi Arrieta (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi | |
64 | Jonathan Lastra Martinez (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA | |
65 | Eduardo Perez-landaluce (Spa) | 0:08:49 |
66 | Edgar Esteban (Spa) | 0:08:51 |
67 | David Gomez (Spa) | 0:09:31 |
68 | Eduardo Armengol (Spa) | |
69 | Llibert Sendros (Spa) | |
70 | Victor Martinez (Spa) Electro Hiper Europa | |
71 | ISaac Canton Serrano (Spa) Burgos-BH | |
72 | Unai Cuadrado Ruiz De Gauna (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi | 0:09:34 |
73 | Eduard Prades Reverter (Spa) Delko | |
74 | Ibai Azurmendi Sagastibeltza (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi | |
75 | Jaime Castrillo Zapater (Spa) Equipo Kern Pharma | |
76 | Alex Jaime Fernandez (Spa) Equipo Kern Pharma | |
77 | Miguel Juan (Spa) | 0:09:41 |
78 | Francisco Rus (Spa) | 0:14:16 |
79 | Tomas Miralles (Spa) | |
80 | Javier Hernández (Spa) | |
81 | Ferran Robert (Spa) | |
82 | Miguel Ángel Silva (Spa) | |
83 | Mikel Mujika (Spa) | 0:14:26 |
84 | Roberto Mediero | 0:14:28 |
85 | Arturo Gravalos Lopez (Spa) Eolo-Kometa Cycling Team | 0:14:32 |
86 | Diego Rubio Hernandez (Spa) Burgos-BH | |
87 | Pablo Rodriguez (Spa) | 0:14:34 |
88 | Pablo Alonso (Spa) | 0:14:38 |
89 | Jorge Bueno (Spa) Gios | |
90 | Javier Hernández (Spa) | |
91 | Jose Maria Garcia (Spa) | 0:14:44 |
92 | Carlos Gutiérrez (Spa) | |
93 | Antonio Canovas (Spa) | 0:14:47 |
94 | José David Martínez (Spa) | |
95 | Felipe Orts Lloret (Spa) Burgos-BH | |
96 | Mario Aparicio Muñoz (Spa) Burgos-BH | |
97 | Marcos Jurado Rodriguez (Spa) Electro Hiper Europa | |
98 | Iker Ballarin Manso (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi | |
99 | Angel Fuentes Paniego (Spa) Burgos-BH | |
100 | Antonio Jesús Soto (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi | |
101 | Xabier Mikel Azparren Irurzun (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi | |
102 | Oscar Rodriguez Garaicoechea (Spa) Astana-Premier Tech | |
103 | Jokin Murguialday (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA | |
104 | Francisco Daniel Mulero (Spa) | 0:14:53 |
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