Tour Colombia 2.1: EF Pro Cycling win opening TTT
Jonathan Caicedo takes first leader's jersey
EF Pro Cycling smashed the opening team time trial of the Tour Colombia 2.1, delivering a 45-second beating to Deceuninck-Quickstep in the 16.7km test, with Team Ineos and Tour de France champion Egan Bernal 46 seconds adrift in third.
Ecuadoran Jonathan Caicedo surged across the line first, and will trade his national champion's jersey for the first orange leader's jersey of the race.
How it unfolded
The 16.7km team time trial in Tunja was relatively flat and very fast, although the teams climbed from just after the start into a headwind on a hill that gained 90 metres of elevation before the course turned back for a smoking fast run to the finish.
Starting fifth of the 27 teams, Pro Continental Team Rally Cycling set the mark to beat the early starters with a time of 19 minutes. The American team set the fastest time at all the check points and cruised onto the hot seat for a lengthy stay.
Rally’s mark held until Deceuninck-QuickStep, starting on the 19th spot, blasted across the line in 18:46, relegating Rally to second and taking over the the spot on the hot seat. UAE Team Emirates came in next at 19:01, failing to eclipse either the Belgian WorldTour team or the American pro Continental squad. EPM-Scott was next and also set a time of 19:01.
Deceuninck-QuickStep’s mark was obliterated by EF Pro Cycling, which started in the 23rd position and crossed the line in 18:01, a minute faster than Rally and 45 seconds better than their Belgian WorldTour rivals.
The Team Ineos squad of Colombian Tour de France champion Egan Bernal could only manage the third-best time when they crossed the line with a time of 18:46, missing QuickStep by just one second.
With only the Russian National Team, and two Continental teams – Efapal and Canel’s – remaining, the US WorldTour team took the stage win and put Caicedo into the leader's jersey.
The Tour Colombia 2.1 continues Wednesday with a 152.4km stage from Paipa to Duitama.
Pos. | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
---|---|---|
1 | EF Pro Cycling | 0:18:01 |
2 | Deceuninck-Quick-Step | 0:00:45 |
3 | Team Ineos | 0:00:46 |
4 | Rally Cycling | 0:00:59 |
5 | EPM-Scott | 0:01:00 |
6 | UAE Team Emirates | |
7 | Movistar Team | 0:01:02 |
8 | Israel Start-Up Nation | 0:01:21 |
9 | Team Medellin | 0:01:22 |
10 | Colombia Andina | 0:01:33 |
11 | Uno X Norwegian Development Team | |
12 | Androni Giocattoli Sidermec | 0:01:34 |
13 | Team Illuminate | 0:01:42 |
14 | Colombia Tierra de Atletas GW | 0:01:47 |
15 | Efapel | 0:01:57 |
16 | Ogrull Paisa | 0:02:02 |
17 | Supergiros Alcaldía de Manizales | 0:02:08 |
18 | Russian National Team | 0:02:12 |
19 | Ecuador | 0:02:13 |
20 | Vini Zabu KTM | 0:02:18 |
21 | Bardiani CSF Faizané | 0:02:19 |
22 | Venezuela | 0:02:26 |
23 | Canel's Pro Cycling | 0:02:31 |
24 | Brazil | 0:02:40 |
25 | Amore e Vita | 0:02:45 |
26 | Team Novo Nordisk | 0:03:07 |
27 | Agrupación Virgen de Fátima | 0:03:28 |
Pos. | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
---|---|---|
1 | Jonathan Caicedo (Ecu) EF Pro Cycling | 0:18:01 |
2 | Sergio Andres Higuita Garcia (Col) EF Pro Cycling | |
3 | Daniel Felipe Martinez Poveda (Col) EF Pro Cycling | |
4 | Tejay Van Garderen (USA) EF Pro Cycling | |
5 | Lawson Craddock (USA) EF Pro Cycling | 0:00:09 |
6 | Julian Alaphilippe (Fra) Deceuninck-Quickstep | 0:00:45 |
7 | Bob Jungels (Lux) Deceuninck-Quickstep | |
8 | Jannik Steimle (Ger) Deceuninck-Quickstep | |
9 | Bert Van Lerberghe (Bel) Deceuninck-Quickstep | |
10 | Egan Arley Bernal Gomez (Col) Team Ineos | 0:00:46 |
11 | Brandon Smith Rivera Vargas (Col) Team Ineos | |
12 | Richard Carapaz (Ecu) Team Ineos | |
13 | Jhonatan Manuel Narvaez Prado (Ecu) Team Ineos | |
14 | Robin Carpenter (USA) Rally Cycling | 0:00:59 |
15 | Gavin Mannion (USA) Rally Cycling | |
16 | Kyle Murphy (USA) Rally Cycling | |
17 | Colin Joyce (USA) Rally Cycling | |
18 | Fabio Aru (Ita) UAE Team Emirates | 0:01:00 |
19 | Cristian Camilo Muñoz Lancheros (Col) UAE Team Emirates | |
20 | Sergio Luis Henao Montoya (Col) UAE Team Emirates | |
21 | Juan Sebastian Molano Benavides (Col) UAE Team Emirates | |
22 | Angel Alexander Gil Sanchez (Col) EPM-Scott | |
23 | German Enrique Chaves Torres (Col) EPM-Scott | |
24 | Diego Antonio Ochoa Camargo (Col) EPM-Scott | |
25 | Aldemar Reyes Ortega (Col) EPM-Scott | |
26 | Fredy Emir Montaña Cadena (Col) EPM-Scott | |
27 | Juan Pablo Suarez Suarez (Col) EPM-Scott | |
28 | Eduardo Sepulveda (Arg) Movistar Team | 0:01:02 |
29 | Matteo Jorgenson (USA) Movistar Team | |
30 | Juan Diego Alba Bolivar (Col) Movistar Team | |
31 | Carlos Betancur (Col) Movistar Team | |
32 | Andres Camilo Ardila Ordoñez (Col) UAE Team Emirates | 0:01:03 |
33 | Edwin Alcibiades Avila Vanegas (Col) Israel Cycling Academy | 0:01:21 |
34 | Matteo Badilatti (Swi) Israel Start-Up Nation | |
35 | Patrick Schelling (Swi) Israel Start-Up Nation | |
36 | Daniel Turek (Cze) Israel Cycling Academy | |
37 | Oscar Miguel Sevilla Rivera (Spa) Team Medellin | 0:01:22 |
38 | Fabio Andres Duarte Arevalo (Col) Team Medellin | |
39 | Brayan Stiven Sanchez Vergara (Col) Team Medellin | |
40 | Jose Tito Hernandez Jaramillo (Col) Team Medellin | |
41 | Einer Augusto Rubio Reyes (Col) Movistar Team | 0:01:23 |
42 | Torstein Træen (Nor) Uno-X Norwegian Development Team | 0:01:32 |
43 | Idar Andersen (Nor) Uno-X Norwegian Development Team | |
44 | Lars Saugstad (Nor) Uno-X Norwegian Development Team | |
45 | Jonas Iversby Hvideberg (Nor) Uno-X Norwegian Development Team | |
46 | Brayan Chaves (Col) Colombia-Andina | 0:01:33 |
47 | Heiner Rodrigo Parra (Col) Colombia-Andina | |
48 | Julian David Molano (Col) Colombia-Andina | |
49 | Santiago Buitrago Sanchez (Col) Bahrain McLaren | |
50 | Jhoan Esteban Chaves Rubio (Col) Mitchelton-Scott | |
51 | Miguel Eduardo Florez Lopez (Col) Androni Giocattoli-Sidermec | 0:01:34 |
52 | Simon Pellaud (Swi) Androni Giocattoli-Sidermec | |
53 | Matteo Spreafico (Ita) Androni Giocattoli-Sidermec | |
54 | Jhonatan Restrepo Valencia (Col) Androni Giocattoli-Sidermec | |
55 | Travis McCabe (USA) Israel Start-Up Nation | 0:01:40 |
56 | Rodolfo Andres Torres Agudelo (Col) Team Illuminate | 0:01:42 |
57 | Jorge Castiblanco (Col) Team Illuminate | |
58 | Felix Alejandro Baron Castillo (Col) Team Illuminate | |
59 | Matthieu Jeannes (Fra) Team Illuminate | |
60 | Jesus David Peña Jimenez (Col) Colombia Tierra de Atletas GW Bicicletas | 0:01:47 |
61 | Diego Andres Camargo Pineda (Col) Colombia Tierra de Atletas GW Bicicletas | |
62 | Omar Alberto Mendoza Cardona (Col) Colombia Tierra de Atletas GW Bicicletas | |
63 | Darwin Atapuma (Col) Colombia Tierra de Atletas GW Bicicletas | |
64 | Hernan Ricardo Aguirre Caipa (Col) Colombia Tierra de Atletas GW Bicicletas | |
65 | Daniel Muñoz Giraldo (Col) Androni Giocattoli-Sidermec | 0:01:51 |
66 | Carlos Verona Quintanilla (Spa) Movistar Team | 0:01:53 |
67 | Gerard Armillas Pubill (Spa) Efapel | 0:01:57 |
68 | Jóni Brandão (Por) Efapel | |
69 | Rafael Silva (Por) Efapel | |
70 | Nicolas Saenz Ballesteros (Col) Efapel | |
71 | Didier Alonso Chaparro Lopez (Col) Orgullo Paisa | 0:02:02 |
72 | Johan Antonio Colon Buelvas (Col) Orgullo Paisa | |
73 | Dany Alberto Osorio Calle (Col) Orgullo Paisa | |
74 | Sebastian Alexander Castaño Muñoz (Col) Orgullo Paisa | |
75 | Edison Muñoz Lopez (Col) Orgullo Paisa | |
76 | Frank Yair Osorio Carvajal (Col) Orgullo Paisa | |
77 | Walter Fernando Pedraza Morales (Col) Equipo Continental Supergiros | 0:02:08 |
78 | Bryan Steve Gomez Peñaloza (Col) Equipo Continental Supergiros | |
79 | Bernardo Albeiro Suaza Arango (Col) Equipo Continental Supergiros | |
80 | Ruben Dario Acosta Ospina (Col) Equipo Continental Supergiros | |
81 | Alexandr Smirnov (Rus) Lokosphinx | 0:02:11 |
82 | Gleb Syritsa (Rus) Russia | |
83 | Nikita Bersenev (Rus) Russia | |
84 | Dmitry Mukhomediyarov (Rus) Lokosphinx | |
85 | Lev Gonov (Rus) Russia | |
86 | Jorge Montenegro (Ecu) Ecuador | 0:02:13 |
87 | Harold Lopez (Ecu) Ecuador | |
88 | Bayron Guama (Ecu) Ecuador | |
89 | Richard Huera (Ecu) Ecuador | |
90 | Umberto Marengo (Ita) Vini Zabu' KTM | 0:02:18 |
91 | Etienne Van Empel (Ned) Vini Zabu' KTM | |
92 | Roberto González (Pan) Vini Zabu' KTM | |
93 | Veljko Stojnic (Srb) Vini Zabu' KTM | |
94 | Mirco Maestri (Ita) Bardiani CSF Faizane' | 0:02:19 |
95 | Iuri Filosi (Ita) Bardiani CSF Faizane' | |
96 | Alessandro Tonelli (Ita) Bardiani CSF Faizane' | |
97 | Marco Benfatto (Ita) Bardiani CSF Faizane' | |
98 | Nicolas Dalla Valle (Ita) Bardiani CSF Faizane' | |
99 | Robigzon Leandro Oyola Oyola (Col) Team Medellin | 0:02:24 |
100 | César Fonte (Por) Efapel | |
101 | Jose Antonio Alarcon (Ven) Venezuela | 0:02:26 |
102 | Jose Humberto Rujano (Ven) Venezuela | |
103 | Roniel Campos (Ven) Venezuela | |
104 | Jhonathan Salinas (Ven) Venezuela | |
105 | Juan Francisco Rosales Hernandez (Mex) Canel's Pro Cycling | 0:02:29 |
106 | Santiago Ordoñez Carmona (Col) Canel's Pro Cycling | |
107 | Efren Santos Moreno (Mex) Canel's Pro Cycling | |
108 | Pablo Andrés Alarcon Cares (Chi) Canel's Pro Cycling | |
109 | Cameron Piper (USA) Team Illuminate | 0:02:30 |
110 | Jimmy Montenegro (Ecu) Ecuador | |
111 | Filippo Zaccanti (Ita) Bardiani CSF Faizane' | 0:02:37 |
112 | Lauro Cesar Moro (Bra) Brazil | 0:02:40 |
113 | Vitor Zucco Schizzi (Bra) Evo | |
114 | Marcos Levy Nascimento da Matta (Bra) São Francisco Saúde/SME Ribeirão Preto | |
115 | Vinicius Rangel (Bra) Brazil | |
116 | Renan Ladewig Quadri (Bra) São Francisco Saúde/SME Ribeirão Preto | |
117 | Davide Appollonio (Ita) Amore e Vita-Prodir | 0:02:45 |
118 | Maris Bogdanovics (Lat) Amore e Vita-Prodir | |
119 | Viesturs Luksevics (Lat) Amore e Vita-Prodir | |
120 | Riccardo Marchesini (Ita) Amore e Vita-Prodir | |
121 | Antonio Zullo (Ita) Amore e Vita-Prodir | |
122 | Eduardo Corte Cordero (Mex) Canel's Pro Cycling | 0:02:48 |
123 | Robert Britton (Can) Rally Cycling | 0:02:50 |
124 | David Lozano Riba (Spa) Team Novo Nordisk | 0:03:07 |
125 | Oliver Behringer (Swi) Team Novo Nordisk | |
126 | Joonas Henttala (Fin) Team Novo Nordisk | |
127 | Sam Brand (GBr) Team Novo Nordisk | |
128 | Maximiliano Ariel Richeze (Arg) UAE Team Emirates | 0:03:14 |
129 | Jordan Tabares Jimenez (Col) Equipo Continental Supergiros | 0:03:20 |
130 | Alessandro Guimaraes (Bra) São Francisco Saúde/SME Ribeirão Preto | 0:03:23 |
131 | Nicolas Javier Naranjo Sanchez (Arg) Agrupación Virgen de Fatima-Saddledrunk | 0:03:28 |
132 | Santiago Jose Sanchez Ordoñez (Arg) Agrupación Virgen de Fatima-Saddledrunk | |
133 | Daniel Omar Juárez (Arg) Agrupación Virgen de Fatima-Saddledrunk | |
134 | Leandro Javier Velardez (Arg) Agrupación Virgen de Fatima-Saddledrunk | |
135 | Carlos Alberto Soto (Arg) Agrupación Virgen de Fatima-Saddledrunk | |
136 | Ulugbek Saidov (Uzb) Team Novo Nordisk | 0:03:31 |
137 | Rigoberto Uran (Col) EF Pro Cycling | 0:03:37 |
138 | Itamar Einhorn (Isr) Israel Start-Up Nation | 0:03:44 |
139 | Sebastian Henao Gomez (Col) Team Ineos | 0:03:48 |
140 | Leonel Quintero (Ven) Venezuela | |
141 | Anderson Paredes (Ven) Venezuela | |
142 | Oscar Adalberto Quiroz Ayala (Col) Colombia Tierra de Atletas GW Bicicletas | 0:03:55 |
143 | Leonardo Basso (Ita) Team Ineos | 0:04:03 |
144 | Kristian Javier Yustre Rodriguez (Col) Team Illuminate | 0:04:08 |
145 | Jonas Abrahamsen (Nor) Uno-X Norwegian Development Team | 0:04:21 |
146 | Martin Bugge Urianstad (Nor) Uno-X Norwegian Development Team | |
147 | Yecid Arturo Sierra Sanchez (Col) Tianyoude Hotel | 0:04:23 |
148 | Segundo Navarrete (Ecu) Ecuador | 0:04:26 |
149 | Robinson Eduardo Chalapud Gomez (Col) Team Medellin | 0:04:30 |
150 | Jesús Morales Martinez (Mex) Canel's Pro Cycling | 0:04:32 |
151 | Nathan Brown (USA) Rally Cycling | 0:04:50 |
152 | António Carvalho (Por) Efapel | 0:04:58 |
153 | Ivan Smirnov (Rus) Russia | |
154 | Josip Rumac (Cro) Androni Giocattoli-Sidermec | 0:05:02 |
155 | Alvaro Jose Hodeg Chagui (Col) Deceuninck-Quickstep | 0:05:07 |
156 | Mikkel Frølich Honoré (Den) Deceuninck-Quickstep | |
157 | Edwin Andres Carvajal Jaramillo (Col) Equipo Continental Supergiros | 0:05:44 |
158 | Gabriel Nicolas Juarez Veron (Arg) Agrupación Virgen de Fatima-Saddledrunk | 0:06:09 |
159 | James Mitri (GBr) Vini Zabu' KTM | 0:06:23 |
160 | Matteo De Bonis (Ita) Vini Zabu' KTM | 0:06:31 |
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