Hepburn takes first yellow jersey
Australians top prologue
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.
Stage one of the race heads from Yutz to Lunéville and covers 160.5 kilometers of racing.
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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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