Hepburn takes first yellow jersey

By Cycling News
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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.

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Full Results
1Michael Hepburn (Aus) Australia0:07:13
2Rohan Dennis (Aus) Australia0:00:04
3Tom Dumoulin (Ned) Netherlands0:00:18
4Jakub Novak (Cze) Czech Republic0:00:22
5Hugo Houle (Can) CanadaRow 4 - Cell 2
6Michael Valgren Andersen (Den) Denmark0:00:26
7Dimitri Le Boulch (Fra) France0:00:27
8Matthias Allegaert (Bel) Belgium0:00:28
9David Boily (Can) CanadaRow 8 - Cell 2
10Luke Rowe (GBr) Great Britain0:00:29
11Mark Christian (GBr) Great BritainRow 10 - Cell 2
12Nathan Brown (USA) United States of AmericaRow 11 - Cell 2
13Rudy Molard (Fra) France0:00:30
14Tsgabu Gebremaryam Grmay (Eth) Mixed TeamRow 13 - Cell 2
15Daniil Fominykh (Kaz) Kazakhstan0:00:31
16Richard Lang (Aus) Australia0:00:32
17Jay McCarthy (Aus) AustraliaRow 16 - Cell 2
18Patrick Konrad (Aut) Austria0:00:34
19Börn Tore Hoem (Nor) NorwayRow 18 - Cell 2
20Michael Hümbert (Ger) GermanyRow 19 - Cell 2
21Georg Preidler (Aut) Austria0:00:35
22Marco Haller (Aut) AustriaRow 21 - Cell 2
23Robert Bush (USA) United States of AmericaRow 22 - Cell 2
24Lawrence Warbasse (USA) United States of AmericaRow 23 - Cell 2
25Andrei Krasilnikau (Blr) Mixed TeamRow 24 - Cell 2
26Patrick Lane (Aus) Australia0:00:36
27Christopher Juul-Jensen (Den) DenmarkRow 26 - Cell 2
28Nikias Arndt (Ger) Germany0:00:37
29Rasmus Guldhammer (Den) Denmark0:00:39
30Jesper Hansen (Den) DenmarkRow 29 - Cell 2
31Moreno Hofland (Ned) NetherlandsRow 30 - Cell 2
32Sebastian Salazar (Col) ColombiaRow 31 - Cell 2
33Vegard Stake Laengen (Nor) Norway0:00:40
34Garikoitz Bravo (Spa) SpainRow 33 - Cell 2
35Johan Fredrik Ziesler (Nor) NorwayRow 34 - Cell 2
36Zico Waeytens (Bel) BelgiumRow 35 - Cell 2
37Natnael Berhane (Eri) Mixed TeamRow 36 - Cell 2
38Patrick Bercz (Ger) Germany0:00:41
39Nairo Alexander Quintana Rojas (Col) ColombiaRow 38 - Cell 2
40Simon Yates (GBr) Great Britain0:00:42
41Sebastian Lander (Den) Denmark0:00:43
42Jordi Simon (Spa) SpainRow 41 - Cell 2
43Tim Declercq (Bel) BelgiumRow 42 - Cell 2
44Tim Wellens (Bel) Belgium0:00:44
45Guillaume Boivin (Can) Canada0:00:45
46Erick Rowsell (GBr) Great Britain0:00:46
47Alexey Lutsenko (Kaz) KazakhstanRow 46 - Cell 2
48Rüdiger Selig (Ger) GermanyRow 47 - Cell 2
49Warren Barguil (Fra) FranceRow 48 - Cell 2
50Johan Esteban Chaves (Col) Colombia0:00:47
51Arvin Moazemi (Iri) Mixed TeamRow 50 - Cell 2
52Victor Martin (Spa) Spain0:00:48
53Massimo Coledan (Ita) ItalyRow 52 - Cell 2
54Mattia Cattaneo (Ita) ItalyRow 53 - Cell 2
55Sébastien Reichenbach (Swi) SwitzerlandRow 54 - Cell 2
56Joseph Dombrowski (USA) United States of America0:00:49
57Thomas Palmer (Aus) AustraliaRow 56 - Cell 2
58Ilya Davidenok (Kaz) Kazakhstan0:00:50
59Romain Bardet (Fra) FranceRow 58 - Cell 2
60Asbjorn Kragh Andersen (Den) DenmarkRow 59 - Cell 2
61Ian Boswell (USA) United States of America0:00:51
62Petr Vakoc (Cze) Czech RepublicRow 61 - Cell 2
63Omar Fraile (Spa) SpainRow 62 - Cell 2
64Victor Cabedo (Spa) SpainRow 63 - Cell 2
64Houssam Nasri (Tun) Mixed TeamRow 64 - Cell 2
66Nils Plötner (Ger) GermanyRow 65 - Cell 2
67Ramon Sinkeldam (Ned) Netherlands0:00:52
68Jan Keller (Swi) SwitzerlandRow 67 - Cell 2
69Marcel Aregger (Swi) SwitzerlandRow 68 - Cell 2
70Sven Erik Byström (Nor) Norway0:00:53
71Julian Kern (Ger) Germany0:00:54
72David Wöhrer (Aut) AustriaRow 71 - Cell 2
73William Valencia (Col) Colombia0:00:55
74Filip Eidsheim (Nor) NorwayRow 73 - Cell 2
75Michael Rodriguez (Col) ColombiaRow 74 - Cell 2
76Etienne Tortelier (Fra) FranceRow 75 - Cell 2
77Filippo Fortin (Ita) Italy0:00:56
78Wouter Wippert (Ned) NetherlandsRow 77 - Cell 2
79Thomas Moses (GBr) Great BritainRow 78 - Cell 2
80Tosh Van Der Sande (Bel) Belgium0:00:57
81Jimmy Janssens (Bel) Belgium0:00:58
82Roman Dronin (Uzb) Mixed Team0:00:59
83Julio Alexis Camacho (Col) ColombiaRow 82 - Cell 2
84Matteo Mammini (Ita) ItalyRow 83 - Cell 2
85Raymond Kreder (Ned) NetherlandsRow 84 - Cell 2
86Jan Sokol (Aut) AustriaRow 85 - Cell 2
87Antoine Lavieu (Fra) FranceRow 86 - Cell 2
88Abdraimzhan Ishanov (Kaz) Kazakhstan0:01:00
89Aritz Orbe (Spa) SpainRow 88 - Cell 2
90Patrick Schelling (Swi) Switzerland0:01:02
91Scott Thwaites (GBr) Great BritainRow 90 - Cell 2
92Arman Kamyshev (Kaz) Kazakhstan0:01:04
93Florian Gaugl (Aut) Austria0:01:05
94Josef Hosek (Cze) Czech RepublicRow 93 - Cell 2
95Miras Bederbekov (Kaz) KazakhstanRow 94 - Cell 2
96Antoine Duchesne (Can) Canada0:01:07
97Sjoerd Kouwenhoven (Ned) Netherlands0:01:08
98Giorgio Cecchinel (Ita) Italy0:01:09
99Pierrick Naud (Can) Canada0:01:20
100Rob Squire (USA) United States of America0:01:24
101Jamie Riggs (Can) Canada0:01:25
102Christian Delle Stelle (Ita) Italy0:01:26
103Lukas Smola (Cze) Czech Republic0:01:28
104Vegard Robinson Bugge (Nor) Norway0:01:29
105Raphaël Addy (Swi) SwitzerlandRow 104 - Cell 2
106Tomas Danacik (Cze) Czech Republic0:01:31
107Oliver Hofstetter (Swi) Switzerland0:01:32
108Jan Hirt (Cze) Czech Republic0:01:47
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Points
1Michael Hepburn (Aus) Australia12pts
2Rohan Dennis (Aus) Australia10Row 1 - Cell 3
3Tom Dumoulin (Ned) Netherlands8Row 2 - Cell 3
4Jakub Novak (Cze) Czech Republic7Row 3 - Cell 3
5Hugo Houle (Can) Canada6Row 4 - Cell 3
6Michael Valgren Andersen (Den) Denmark5Row 5 - Cell 3
7Dimitri Le Boulch (Fra) France4Row 6 - Cell 3
8Matthias Allegaert (Bel) Belgium3Row 7 - Cell 3
9David Boily (Can) Canada2Row 8 - Cell 3
10Luke Rowe (GBr) Great Britain1Row 9 - Cell 3
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Teams
1Australia0:22:15
2Canada0:00:59
3United States of America0:01:03
4Great Britain0:01:04
5Denmark0:01:05
6France0:01:07
7Austria0:01:08
8Mixed Team0:01:09
9Netherlands0:01:13
10Belgium0:01:15
11Germany0:01:16
12Norway0:01:18
13Kazakhstan0:01:31
14ColombiaRow 13 - Cell 2
15Spain0:01:35
16Czech Republic0:01:42
17Italy0:01:56
18SwitzerlandRow 17 - Cell 2
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General classification after prologue
1Michael Hepburn (Aus) Australia0:07:13
2Rohan Dennis (Aus) Australia0:00:04
3Tom Dumoulin (Ned) Netherlands0:00:18
4Jakub Novak (Cze) Czech Republic0:00:22
5Hugo Houle (Can) CanadaRow 4 - Cell 2
6Michael Valgren Andersen (Den) Denmark0:00:26
7Dimitri Le Boulch (Fra) France0:00:27
8Matthias Allegaert (Bel) Belgium0:00:28
9David Boily (Can) CanadaRow 8 - Cell 2
10Luke Rowe (GBr) Great Britain0:00:29
11Mark Christian (GBr) Great BritainRow 10 - Cell 2
12Nathan Brown (USA) United States of AmericaRow 11 - Cell 2
13Rudy Molard (Fra) France0:00:30
14Tsgabu Gebremaryam Grmay (Eth) Mixed TeamRow 13 - Cell 2
15Daniil Fominykh (Kaz) Kazakhstan0:00:31
16Richard Lang (Aus) Australia0:00:32
17Jay McCarthy (Aus) AustraliaRow 16 - Cell 2
18Patrick Konrad (Aut) Austria0:00:34
19Börn Tore Hoem (Nor) NorwayRow 18 - Cell 2
20Michael Hümbert (Ger) GermanyRow 19 - Cell 2
21Georg Preidler (Aut) Austria0:00:35
22Marco Haller (Aut) AustriaRow 21 - Cell 2
23Robert Bush (USA) United States of AmericaRow 22 - Cell 2
24Lawrence Warbasse (USA) United States of AmericaRow 23 - Cell 2
25Andrei Krasilnikau (Blr) Mixed TeamRow 24 - Cell 2
26Patrick Lane (Aus) Australia0:00:36
27Christopher Juul-Jensen (Den) DenmarkRow 26 - Cell 2
28Nikias Arndt (Ger) Germany0:00:37
29Rasmus Guldhammer (Den) Denmark0:00:39
30Jesper Hansen (Den) DenmarkRow 29 - Cell 2
31Moreno Hofland (Ned) NetherlandsRow 30 - Cell 2
32Sebastian Salazar (Col) ColombiaRow 31 - Cell 2
33Vegard Stake Laengen (Nor) Norway0:00:40
34Garikoitz Bravo (Spa) SpainRow 33 - Cell 2
35Johan Fredrik Ziesler (Nor) NorwayRow 34 - Cell 2
36Zico Waeytens (Bel) BelgiumRow 35 - Cell 2
37Natnael Berhane (Eri) Mixed TeamRow 36 - Cell 2
38Patrick Bercz (Ger) Germany0:00:41
39Nairo Alexander Quintana Rojas (Col) ColombiaRow 38 - Cell 2
40Simon Yates (GBr) Great Britain0:00:42
41Sebastian Lander (Den) Denmark0:00:43
42Jordi Simon (Spa) SpainRow 41 - Cell 2
43Tim Declercq (Bel) BelgiumRow 42 - Cell 2
44Tim Wellens (Bel) Belgium0:00:44
45Guillaume Boivin (Can) Canada0:00:45
46Erick Rowsell (GBr) Great Britain0:00:46
47Alexey Lutsenko (Kaz) KazakhstanRow 46 - Cell 2
48Rüdiger Selig (Ger) GermanyRow 47 - Cell 2
49Warren Barguil (Fra) FranceRow 48 - Cell 2
50Johan Esteban Chaves (Col) Colombia0:00:47
51Arvin Moazemi (Iri) Mixed TeamRow 50 - Cell 2
52Victor Martin (Spa) Spain0:00:48
53Massimo Coledan (Ita) ItalyRow 52 - Cell 2
54Mattia Cattaneo (Ita) ItalyRow 53 - Cell 2
55Sébastien Reichenbach (Swi) SwitzerlandRow 54 - Cell 2
56Joseph Dombrowski (USA) United States of America0:00:49
57Thomas Palmer (Aus) AustraliaRow 56 - Cell 2
58Ilya Davidenok (Kaz) Kazakhstan0:00:50
59Romain Bardet (Fra) FranceRow 58 - Cell 2
60Asbjorn Kragh Andersen (Den) DenmarkRow 59 - Cell 2
61Ian Boswell (USA) United States of America0:00:51
62Petr Vakoc (Cze) Czech RepublicRow 61 - Cell 2
63Omar Fraile (Spa) SpainRow 62 - Cell 2
64Victor Cabedo (Spa) SpainRow 63 - Cell 2
64Houssam Nasri (Tun) Mixed TeamRow 64 - Cell 2
66Nils Plötner (Ger) GermanyRow 65 - Cell 2
67Ramon Sinkeldam (Ned) Netherlands0:00:52
68Jan Keller (Swi) SwitzerlandRow 67 - Cell 2
69Marcel Aregger (Swi) SwitzerlandRow 68 - Cell 2
70Sven Erik Byström (Nor) Norway0:00:53
71Julian Kern (Ger) Germany0:00:54
72David Wöhrer (Aut) AustriaRow 71 - Cell 2
73William Valencia (Col) Colombia0:00:55
74Filip Eidsheim (Nor) NorwayRow 73 - Cell 2
75Michael Rodriguez (Col) ColombiaRow 74 - Cell 2
76Etienne Tortelier (Fra) FranceRow 75 - Cell 2
77Filippo Fortin (Ita) Italy0:00:56
78Wouter Wippert (Ned) NetherlandsRow 77 - Cell 2
79Thomas Moses (GBr) Great BritainRow 78 - Cell 2
80Tosh Van Der Sande (Bel) Belgium0:00:57
81Jimmy Janssens (Bel) Belgium0:00:58
82Roman Dronin (Uzb) Mixed Team0:00:59
83Julio Alexis Camacho (Col) ColombiaRow 82 - Cell 2
84Matteo Mammini (Ita) ItalyRow 83 - Cell 2
85Raymond Kreder (Ned) NetherlandsRow 84 - Cell 2
86Jan Sokol (Aut) AustriaRow 85 - Cell 2
87Antoine Lavieu (Fra) FranceRow 86 - Cell 2
88Abdraimzhan Ishanov (Kaz) Kazakhstan0:01:00
89Aritz Orbe (Spa) SpainRow 88 - Cell 2
90Patrick Schelling (Swi) Switzerland0:01:02
91Scott Thwaites (GBr) Great BritainRow 90 - Cell 2
92Arman Kamyshev (Kaz) Kazakhstan0:01:04
93Florian Gaugl (Aut) Austria0:01:05
94Josef Hosek (Cze) Czech RepublicRow 93 - Cell 2
95Miras Bederbekov (Kaz) KazakhstanRow 94 - Cell 2
96Antoine Duchesne (Can) Canada0:01:07
97Sjoerd Kouwenhoven (Ned) Netherlands0:01:08
98Giorgio Cecchinel (Ita) Italy0:01:09
99Pierrick Naud (Can) Canada0:01:20
100Rob Squire (USA) United States of America0:01:24
101Jamie Riggs (Can) Canada0:01:25
102Christian Delle Stelle (Ita) Italy0:01:26
103Lukas Smola (Cze) Czech Republic0:01:28
104Vegard Robinson Bugge (Nor) Norway0:01:29
105Raphaël Addy (Swi) SwitzerlandRow 104 - Cell 2
106Tomas Danacik (Cze) Czech Republic0:01:31
107Oliver Hofstetter (Swi) Switzerland0:01:32
108Jan Hirt (Cze) Czech Republic0:01:47
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Points classification
1Michael Hepburn (Aus) Australia12pts
2Rohan Dennis (Aus) Australia10Row 1 - Cell 3
3Tom Dumoulin (Ned) Netherlands8Row 2 - Cell 3
4Jakub Novak (Cze) Czech Republic7Row 3 - Cell 3
5Hugo Houle (Can) Canada6Row 4 - Cell 3
6Michael Valgren Andersen (Den) Denmark5Row 5 - Cell 3
7Dimitri Le Boulch (Fra) France4Row 6 - Cell 3
8Matthias Allegaert (Bel) Belgium3Row 7 - Cell 3
9David Boily (Can) Canada2Row 8 - Cell 3
10Luke Rowe (GBr) Great Britain1Row 9 - Cell 3
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Teams classification
1Australia0:22:15
2Canada0:00:59
3United States of America0:01:03
4Great Britain0:01:04
5Denmark0:01:05
6France0:01:07
7Austria0:01:08
8Mixed Team0:01:09
9Netherlands0:01:13
10Belgium0:01:15
11Germany0:01:16
12Norway0:01:18
13Kazakhstan0:01:31
14ColombiaRow 13 - Cell 2
15Spain0:01:35
16Czech Republic0:01:42
17Italy0:01:56
18SwitzerlandRow 17 - Cell 2

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