Tour de l'Avenir 2011: Prologue Results

Michael Hepburn (Australia) won the prologue in the Tour de l’Avenir in Yutz, France. Covering the 6.6km course, Hepburn set a time faster than all 107 other competitors to take the race’s first yellow jersey.

The first rider off set a time of 8:41. However riders were soon posting times around 7:30. Only two riders were able to go sub-7:30, track specialist Rohan Dennis, who posted 7:17 and teammate Michael Hepburn, winning in a time of 7:13.

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Full Results
1	Michael Hepburn (Aus) Australia	0:07:13
2	Rohan Dennis (Aus) Australia	0:00:04
3	Tom Dumoulin (Ned) Netherlands	0:00:18
4	Jakub Novak (Cze) Czech Republic	0:00:22
5	Hugo Houle (Can) Canada	Row 4 - Cell 2
6	Michael Valgren Andersen (Den) Denmark	0:00:26
7	Dimitri Le Boulch (Fra) France	0:00:27
8	Matthias Allegaert (Bel) Belgium	0:00:28
9	David Boily (Can) Canada	Row 8 - Cell 2
10	Luke Rowe (GBr) Great Britain	0:00:29
11	Mark Christian (GBr) Great Britain	Row 10 - Cell 2
12	Nathan Brown (USA) United States of America	Row 11 - Cell 2
13	Rudy Molard (Fra) France	0:00:30
14	Tsgabu Gebremaryam Grmay (Eth) Mixed Team	Row 13 - Cell 2
15	Daniil Fominykh (Kaz) Kazakhstan	0:00:31
16	Richard Lang (Aus) Australia	0:00:32
17	Jay McCarthy (Aus) Australia	Row 16 - Cell 2
18	Patrick Konrad (Aut) Austria	0:00:34
19	Börn Tore Hoem (Nor) Norway	Row 18 - Cell 2
20	Michael Hümbert (Ger) Germany	Row 19 - Cell 2
21	Georg Preidler (Aut) Austria	0:00:35
22	Marco Haller (Aut) Austria	Row 21 - Cell 2
23	Robert Bush (USA) United States of America	Row 22 - Cell 2
24	Lawrence Warbasse (USA) United States of America	Row 23 - Cell 2
25	Andrei Krasilnikau (Blr) Mixed Team	Row 24 - Cell 2
26	Patrick Lane (Aus) Australia	0:00:36
27	Christopher Juul-Jensen (Den) Denmark	Row 26 - Cell 2
28	Nikias Arndt (Ger) Germany	0:00:37
29	Rasmus Guldhammer (Den) Denmark	0:00:39
30	Jesper Hansen (Den) Denmark	Row 29 - Cell 2
31	Moreno Hofland (Ned) Netherlands	Row 30 - Cell 2
32	Sebastian Salazar (Col) Colombia	Row 31 - Cell 2
33	Vegard Stake Laengen (Nor) Norway	0:00:40
34	Garikoitz Bravo (Spa) Spain	Row 33 - Cell 2
35	Johan Fredrik Ziesler (Nor) Norway	Row 34 - Cell 2
36	Zico Waeytens (Bel) Belgium	Row 35 - Cell 2
37	Natnael Berhane (Eri) Mixed Team	Row 36 - Cell 2
38	Patrick Bercz (Ger) Germany	0:00:41
39	Nairo Alexander Quintana Rojas (Col) Colombia	Row 38 - Cell 2
40	Simon Yates (GBr) Great Britain	0:00:42
41	Sebastian Lander (Den) Denmark	0:00:43
42	Jordi Simon (Spa) Spain	Row 41 - Cell 2
43	Tim Declercq (Bel) Belgium	Row 42 - Cell 2
44	Tim Wellens (Bel) Belgium	0:00:44
45	Guillaume Boivin (Can) Canada	0:00:45
46	Erick Rowsell (GBr) Great Britain	0:00:46
47	Alexey Lutsenko (Kaz) Kazakhstan	Row 46 - Cell 2
48	Rüdiger Selig (Ger) Germany	Row 47 - Cell 2
49	Warren Barguil (Fra) France	Row 48 - Cell 2
50	Johan Esteban Chaves (Col) Colombia	0:00:47
51	Arvin Moazemi (Iri) Mixed Team	Row 50 - Cell 2
52	Victor Martin (Spa) Spain	0:00:48
53	Massimo Coledan (Ita) Italy	Row 52 - Cell 2
54	Mattia Cattaneo (Ita) Italy	Row 53 - Cell 2
55	Sébastien Reichenbach (Swi) Switzerland	Row 54 - Cell 2
56	Joseph Dombrowski (USA) United States of America	0:00:49
57	Thomas Palmer (Aus) Australia	Row 56 - Cell 2
58	Ilya Davidenok (Kaz) Kazakhstan	0:00:50
59	Romain Bardet (Fra) France	Row 58 - Cell 2
60	Asbjorn Kragh Andersen (Den) Denmark	Row 59 - Cell 2
61	Ian Boswell (USA) United States of America	0:00:51
62	Petr Vakoc (Cze) Czech Republic	Row 61 - Cell 2
63	Omar Fraile (Spa) Spain	Row 62 - Cell 2
64	Victor Cabedo (Spa) Spain	Row 63 - Cell 2
64	Houssam Nasri (Tun) Mixed Team	Row 64 - Cell 2
66	Nils Plötner (Ger) Germany	Row 65 - Cell 2
67	Ramon Sinkeldam (Ned) Netherlands	0:00:52
68	Jan Keller (Swi) Switzerland	Row 67 - Cell 2
69	Marcel Aregger (Swi) Switzerland	Row 68 - Cell 2
70	Sven Erik Byström (Nor) Norway	0:00:53
71	Julian Kern (Ger) Germany	0:00:54
72	David Wöhrer (Aut) Austria	Row 71 - Cell 2
73	William Valencia (Col) Colombia	0:00:55
74	Filip Eidsheim (Nor) Norway	Row 73 - Cell 2
75	Michael Rodriguez (Col) Colombia	Row 74 - Cell 2
76	Etienne Tortelier (Fra) France	Row 75 - Cell 2
77	Filippo Fortin (Ita) Italy	0:00:56
78	Wouter Wippert (Ned) Netherlands	Row 77 - Cell 2
79	Thomas Moses (GBr) Great Britain	Row 78 - Cell 2
80	Tosh Van Der Sande (Bel) Belgium	0:00:57
81	Jimmy Janssens (Bel) Belgium	0:00:58
82	Roman Dronin (Uzb) Mixed Team	0:00:59
83	Julio Alexis Camacho (Col) Colombia	Row 82 - Cell 2
84	Matteo Mammini (Ita) Italy	Row 83 - Cell 2
85	Raymond Kreder (Ned) Netherlands	Row 84 - Cell 2
86	Jan Sokol (Aut) Austria	Row 85 - Cell 2
87	Antoine Lavieu (Fra) France	Row 86 - Cell 2
88	Abdraimzhan Ishanov (Kaz) Kazakhstan	0:01:00
89	Aritz Orbe (Spa) Spain	Row 88 - Cell 2
90	Patrick Schelling (Swi) Switzerland	0:01:02
91	Scott Thwaites (GBr) Great Britain	Row 90 - Cell 2
92	Arman Kamyshev (Kaz) Kazakhstan	0:01:04
93	Florian Gaugl (Aut) Austria	0:01:05
94	Josef Hosek (Cze) Czech Republic	Row 93 - Cell 2
95	Miras Bederbekov (Kaz) Kazakhstan	Row 94 - Cell 2
96	Antoine Duchesne (Can) Canada	0:01:07
97	Sjoerd Kouwenhoven (Ned) Netherlands	0:01:08
98	Giorgio Cecchinel (Ita) Italy	0:01:09
99	Pierrick Naud (Can) Canada	0:01:20
100	Rob Squire (USA) United States of America	0:01:24
101	Jamie Riggs (Can) Canada	0:01:25
102	Christian Delle Stelle (Ita) Italy	0:01:26
103	Lukas Smola (Cze) Czech Republic	0:01:28
104	Vegard Robinson Bugge (Nor) Norway	0:01:29
105	Raphaël Addy (Swi) Switzerland	Row 104 - Cell 2
106	Tomas Danacik (Cze) Czech Republic	0:01:31
107	Oliver Hofstetter (Swi) Switzerland	0:01:32
108	Jan Hirt (Cze) Czech Republic	0:01:47

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Points
1	Michael Hepburn (Aus) Australia	12	pts
2	Rohan Dennis (Aus) Australia	10	Row 1 - Cell 3
3	Tom Dumoulin (Ned) Netherlands	8	Row 2 - Cell 3
4	Jakub Novak (Cze) Czech Republic	7	Row 3 - Cell 3
5	Hugo Houle (Can) Canada	6	Row 4 - Cell 3
6	Michael Valgren Andersen (Den) Denmark	5	Row 5 - Cell 3
7	Dimitri Le Boulch (Fra) France	4	Row 6 - Cell 3
8	Matthias Allegaert (Bel) Belgium	3	Row 7 - Cell 3
9	David Boily (Can) Canada	2	Row 8 - Cell 3
10	Luke Rowe (GBr) Great Britain	1	Row 9 - Cell 3

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Teams
1	Australia	0:22:15
2	Canada	0:00:59
3	United States of America	0:01:03
4	Great Britain	0:01:04
5	Denmark	0:01:05
6	France	0:01:07
7	Austria	0:01:08
8	Mixed Team	0:01:09
9	Netherlands	0:01:13
10	Belgium	0:01:15
11	Germany	0:01:16
12	Norway	0:01:18
13	Kazakhstan	0:01:31
14	Colombia	Row 13 - Cell 2
15	Spain	0:01:35
16	Czech Republic	0:01:42
17	Italy	0:01:56
18	Switzerland	Row 17 - Cell 2

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General classification after prologue
1	Michael Hepburn (Aus) Australia	0:07:13
2	Rohan Dennis (Aus) Australia	0:00:04
3	Tom Dumoulin (Ned) Netherlands	0:00:18
4	Jakub Novak (Cze) Czech Republic	0:00:22
5	Hugo Houle (Can) Canada	Row 4 - Cell 2
6	Michael Valgren Andersen (Den) Denmark	0:00:26
7	Dimitri Le Boulch (Fra) France	0:00:27
8	Matthias Allegaert (Bel) Belgium	0:00:28
9	David Boily (Can) Canada	Row 8 - Cell 2
10	Luke Rowe (GBr) Great Britain	0:00:29
11	Mark Christian (GBr) Great Britain	Row 10 - Cell 2
12	Nathan Brown (USA) United States of America	Row 11 - Cell 2
13	Rudy Molard (Fra) France	0:00:30
14	Tsgabu Gebremaryam Grmay (Eth) Mixed Team	Row 13 - Cell 2
15	Daniil Fominykh (Kaz) Kazakhstan	0:00:31
16	Richard Lang (Aus) Australia	0:00:32
17	Jay McCarthy (Aus) Australia	Row 16 - Cell 2
18	Patrick Konrad (Aut) Austria	0:00:34
19	Börn Tore Hoem (Nor) Norway	Row 18 - Cell 2
20	Michael Hümbert (Ger) Germany	Row 19 - Cell 2
21	Georg Preidler (Aut) Austria	0:00:35
22	Marco Haller (Aut) Austria	Row 21 - Cell 2
23	Robert Bush (USA) United States of America	Row 22 - Cell 2
24	Lawrence Warbasse (USA) United States of America	Row 23 - Cell 2
25	Andrei Krasilnikau (Blr) Mixed Team	Row 24 - Cell 2
26	Patrick Lane (Aus) Australia	0:00:36
27	Christopher Juul-Jensen (Den) Denmark	Row 26 - Cell 2
28	Nikias Arndt (Ger) Germany	0:00:37
29	Rasmus Guldhammer (Den) Denmark	0:00:39
30	Jesper Hansen (Den) Denmark	Row 29 - Cell 2
31	Moreno Hofland (Ned) Netherlands	Row 30 - Cell 2
32	Sebastian Salazar (Col) Colombia	Row 31 - Cell 2
33	Vegard Stake Laengen (Nor) Norway	0:00:40
34	Garikoitz Bravo (Spa) Spain	Row 33 - Cell 2
35	Johan Fredrik Ziesler (Nor) Norway	Row 34 - Cell 2
36	Zico Waeytens (Bel) Belgium	Row 35 - Cell 2
37	Natnael Berhane (Eri) Mixed Team	Row 36 - Cell 2
38	Patrick Bercz (Ger) Germany	0:00:41
39	Nairo Alexander Quintana Rojas (Col) Colombia	Row 38 - Cell 2
40	Simon Yates (GBr) Great Britain	0:00:42
41	Sebastian Lander (Den) Denmark	0:00:43
42	Jordi Simon (Spa) Spain	Row 41 - Cell 2
43	Tim Declercq (Bel) Belgium	Row 42 - Cell 2
44	Tim Wellens (Bel) Belgium	0:00:44
45	Guillaume Boivin (Can) Canada	0:00:45
46	Erick Rowsell (GBr) Great Britain	0:00:46
47	Alexey Lutsenko (Kaz) Kazakhstan	Row 46 - Cell 2
48	Rüdiger Selig (Ger) Germany	Row 47 - Cell 2
49	Warren Barguil (Fra) France	Row 48 - Cell 2
50	Johan Esteban Chaves (Col) Colombia	0:00:47
51	Arvin Moazemi (Iri) Mixed Team	Row 50 - Cell 2
52	Victor Martin (Spa) Spain	0:00:48
53	Massimo Coledan (Ita) Italy	Row 52 - Cell 2
54	Mattia Cattaneo (Ita) Italy	Row 53 - Cell 2
55	Sébastien Reichenbach (Swi) Switzerland	Row 54 - Cell 2
56	Joseph Dombrowski (USA) United States of America	0:00:49
57	Thomas Palmer (Aus) Australia	Row 56 - Cell 2
58	Ilya Davidenok (Kaz) Kazakhstan	0:00:50
59	Romain Bardet (Fra) France	Row 58 - Cell 2
60	Asbjorn Kragh Andersen (Den) Denmark	Row 59 - Cell 2
61	Ian Boswell (USA) United States of America	0:00:51
62	Petr Vakoc (Cze) Czech Republic	Row 61 - Cell 2
63	Omar Fraile (Spa) Spain	Row 62 - Cell 2
64	Victor Cabedo (Spa) Spain	Row 63 - Cell 2
64	Houssam Nasri (Tun) Mixed Team	Row 64 - Cell 2
66	Nils Plötner (Ger) Germany	Row 65 - Cell 2
67	Ramon Sinkeldam (Ned) Netherlands	0:00:52
68	Jan Keller (Swi) Switzerland	Row 67 - Cell 2
69	Marcel Aregger (Swi) Switzerland	Row 68 - Cell 2
70	Sven Erik Byström (Nor) Norway	0:00:53
71	Julian Kern (Ger) Germany	0:00:54
72	David Wöhrer (Aut) Austria	Row 71 - Cell 2
73	William Valencia (Col) Colombia	0:00:55
74	Filip Eidsheim (Nor) Norway	Row 73 - Cell 2
75	Michael Rodriguez (Col) Colombia	Row 74 - Cell 2
76	Etienne Tortelier (Fra) France	Row 75 - Cell 2
77	Filippo Fortin (Ita) Italy	0:00:56
78	Wouter Wippert (Ned) Netherlands	Row 77 - Cell 2
79	Thomas Moses (GBr) Great Britain	Row 78 - Cell 2
80	Tosh Van Der Sande (Bel) Belgium	0:00:57
81	Jimmy Janssens (Bel) Belgium	0:00:58
82	Roman Dronin (Uzb) Mixed Team	0:00:59
83	Julio Alexis Camacho (Col) Colombia	Row 82 - Cell 2
84	Matteo Mammini (Ita) Italy	Row 83 - Cell 2
85	Raymond Kreder (Ned) Netherlands	Row 84 - Cell 2
86	Jan Sokol (Aut) Austria	Row 85 - Cell 2
87	Antoine Lavieu (Fra) France	Row 86 - Cell 2
88	Abdraimzhan Ishanov (Kaz) Kazakhstan	0:01:00
89	Aritz Orbe (Spa) Spain	Row 88 - Cell 2
90	Patrick Schelling (Swi) Switzerland	0:01:02
91	Scott Thwaites (GBr) Great Britain	Row 90 - Cell 2
92	Arman Kamyshev (Kaz) Kazakhstan	0:01:04
93	Florian Gaugl (Aut) Austria	0:01:05
94	Josef Hosek (Cze) Czech Republic	Row 93 - Cell 2
95	Miras Bederbekov (Kaz) Kazakhstan	Row 94 - Cell 2
96	Antoine Duchesne (Can) Canada	0:01:07
97	Sjoerd Kouwenhoven (Ned) Netherlands	0:01:08
98	Giorgio Cecchinel (Ita) Italy	0:01:09
99	Pierrick Naud (Can) Canada	0:01:20
100	Rob Squire (USA) United States of America	0:01:24
101	Jamie Riggs (Can) Canada	0:01:25
102	Christian Delle Stelle (Ita) Italy	0:01:26
103	Lukas Smola (Cze) Czech Republic	0:01:28
104	Vegard Robinson Bugge (Nor) Norway	0:01:29
105	Raphaël Addy (Swi) Switzerland	Row 104 - Cell 2
106	Tomas Danacik (Cze) Czech Republic	0:01:31
107	Oliver Hofstetter (Swi) Switzerland	0:01:32
108	Jan Hirt (Cze) Czech Republic	0:01:47

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Points classification
1	Michael Hepburn (Aus) Australia	12	pts
2	Rohan Dennis (Aus) Australia	10	Row 1 - Cell 3
3	Tom Dumoulin (Ned) Netherlands	8	Row 2 - Cell 3
4	Jakub Novak (Cze) Czech Republic	7	Row 3 - Cell 3
5	Hugo Houle (Can) Canada	6	Row 4 - Cell 3
6	Michael Valgren Andersen (Den) Denmark	5	Row 5 - Cell 3
7	Dimitri Le Boulch (Fra) France	4	Row 6 - Cell 3
8	Matthias Allegaert (Bel) Belgium	3	Row 7 - Cell 3
9	David Boily (Can) Canada	2	Row 8 - Cell 3
10	Luke Rowe (GBr) Great Britain	1	Row 9 - Cell 3

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Teams classification
1	Australia	0:22:15
2	Canada	0:00:59
3	United States of America	0:01:03
4	Great Britain	0:01:04
5	Denmark	0:01:05
6	France	0:01:07
7	Austria	0:01:08
8	Mixed Team	0:01:09
9	Netherlands	0:01:13
10	Belgium	0:01:15
11	Germany	0:01:16
12	Norway	0:01:18
13	Kazakhstan	0:01:31
14	Colombia	Row 13 - Cell 2
15	Spain	0:01:35
16	Czech Republic	0:01:42
17	Italy	0:01:56
18	Switzerland	Row 17 - Cell 2