Tour de l'Avenir 2012: Prologue Results

Jay McCarthy (Jayco-AIS) won the prologue opener of the Tour de l'Avenir in France. The 19-year-old from Queensland clocked 4:14.74 for the 3.7km course through the streets of Dole, south east of Dijon to finish half a second faster than Denmark's Lasse Norman Hansen (4:15.26) with Jakob Steigmiller (Germany) third in a time of 4:16.42.

The Dane showed his recovery after a hectic lead up to the Olympic Games in London where he won the gold medal in the omnium competition. The day however belonged to McCarthy who is on a roll.

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#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result
1	Jay McCarthy (Aus) Australia	0:04:15
2	Lasse Norman Hansen (Den) Denmark	0:00:01
3	Jakob Steigmiller (Ger) Germany	0:00:02
4	Danny Van Poppel (Ned) Netherlands	Row 3 - Cell 2
5	Moreno Hofland (Ned) Netherlands	Row 4 - Cell 2
6	Lukas Pöstlberger (Aut) Austria	Row 5 - Cell 2
7	Nikias Arndt (Ger) Germany	0:00:05
8	Eduardo Sepulveda (Arg) Mixed	Row 7 - Cell 2
9	Jasha Sütterlin (Ger) Germany	0:00:06
10	Tim Wellens (Bel) Belgium	Row 9 - Cell 2
11	Jésus Ezquerra Muela (Spa) Spain	Row 10 - Cell 2
12	Bob Jungels (Lux) Luxembourg	0:00:07
13	Hugo Sébastian Salazar Castaneda (Col) Colombia	Row 12 - Cell 2
14	Andzs Flaksis (Lat) Latvia	Row 13 - Cell 2
15	Alexey Lutsenko (Kaz) Kazakhstan	Row 14 - Cell 2
16	Michael Koch (Ger) Germany	0:00:08
17	Ruben Zepuntke (Ger) Germany	Row 16 - Cell 2
18	Nathan Brown (USA) United States Of America	0:00:09
19	Silvan Dillier SWI SWI	Row 18 - Cell 2
20	Natnael Berhane (Eri) Eritrea	Row 19 - Cell 2
21	Jasper Stuyven (Bel) Belgium	Row 20 - Cell 2
22	Davide Villella (Ita) Italy	0:00:10
23	Arman Kamyshev (Kaz) Kazakhstan	Row 22 - Cell 2
24	Jan Tratnik (Slo) Slovenia	Row 23 - Cell 2
25	Asbjorn Andersen Kragh (Den) Denmark	0:00:11
26	Théo Vimpere (Fra) France	Row 25 - Cell 2
27	Tobias Ludvigsson (Swe) Sweden	Row 26 - Cell 2
28	Bob Schoonbroodt (Ned) Netherlands	Row 27 - Cell 2
29	Adam Phelan (Aus) Australia	Row 28 - Cell 2
30	Enrico Barbin (Ita) Italy	Row 29 - Cell 2
31	Filip Eidshiem (Nor) Norway	0:00:12
32	Juan Ernesto Chamorro Chitan (Col) Colombia	Row 31 - Cell 2
33	Alexis Guerin (Fra) France	Row 32 - Cell 2
34	Sergey Pomoshnikov (Rus) Russian Federation	0:00:13
35	Michael Freiberg (Aus) Australia	Row 34 - Cell 2
36	Daan Olivier (Ned) Netherlands	Row 35 - Cell 2
37	Warren Barguil (Fra) France	Row 36 - Cell 2
38	Andris Vosekalns (Lat) Latvia	Row 37 - Cell 2
39	Mario Vogt (Ger) Germany	Row 38 - Cell 2
40	Philip Lindau (Swe) Sweden	Row 39 - Cell 2
41	Samuel Spokes (Aus) Australia	Row 40 - Cell 2
42	Fredriks Galta Strand (Nor) Norway	Row 41 - Cell 2
43	Toms Skujins (Lat) Latvia	0:00:14
44	Erwan Teguel (Fra) France	Row 43 - Cell 2
45	Pit Schlechter (Lux) Luxembourg	Row 44 - Cell 2
46	Gianfranco Zilioli (Ita) Italy	Row 45 - Cell 2
47	Floris Smeyers (Bel) Belgium	0:00:15
48	Fernando Orjuela Gutierrez (Col) Colombia	Row 47 - Cell 2
49	Angelo Tulik (Fra) France	Row 48 - Cell 2
50	Daniil Fominykh (Kaz) Kazakhstan	Row 49 - Cell 2
51	Ruben Fernandez Andujar (Spa) Spain	Row 50 - Cell 2
52	Alex Kirsch (Lux) Luxembourg	0:00:16
53	August Jensen (Nor) Norway	Row 52 - Cell 2
54	Peter Erdin SWI SWI	Row 53 - Cell 2
55	Patrick Konrad (Aut) Austria	Row 54 - Cell 2
56	Carlos Verona Quintanilla (Spa) Spain	Row 55 - Cell 2
57	Andrea Fedi (Ita) Italy	Row 56 - Cell 2
58	Evan Hufmann (USA) United States Of America	Row 57 - Cell 2
59	Andris Smirnovs (Lat) Latvia	Row 58 - Cell 2
60	Sven Erik Bystrom (Nor) Norway	Row 59 - Cell 2
61	James De Jesus Jaramillo Galvez (Col) Colombia	Row 60 - Cell 2
62	Vegard Breen (Nor) Norway	0:00:17
63	Nikita Umerbekov (Kaz) Kazakhstan	Row 62 - Cell 2
64	Sarawut Sirironnachai (Tha) Mixed	Row 63 - Cell 2
65	Sergey Chernetski (Rus) Russian Federation	Row 64 - Cell 2
66	Thomas Sprengers (Bel) Belgium	Row 65 - Cell 2
67	Haavard Blikra (Nor) Norway	Row 66 - Cell 2
68	Jan Polanc (Slo) Slovenia	Row 67 - Cell 2
69	Till Drobisch (Nam) Mixed	0:00:18
70	Robert Bush (USA) United States Of America	Row 69 - Cell 2
71	Lawrence Warbasse (USA) United States Of America	Row 70 - Cell 2
72	Marcel Aregger SWI SWI	0:00:19
73	Tom Thill (Lux) Luxembourg	Row 72 - Cell 2
74	Antoine Lavieu (Fra) France	Row 73 - Cell 2
75	Isiaka Cissé (CIv) Mixed	Row 74 - Cell 2
76	Jesper Hansen (Den) Denmark	Row 75 - Cell 2
77	Patrick Lane (Aus) Australia	0:00:20
78	Vladislav Gorbunov (Kaz) Kazakhstan	Row 77 - Cell 2
79	Jan Sokol (Aut) Austria	Row 78 - Cell 2
80	Nick Aitken (Aus) Australia	Row 79 - Cell 2
81	Wouter Wippert (Ned) Netherlands	Row 80 - Cell 2
82	Patrick Clausen (Den) Denmark	Row 81 - Cell 2
83	Ever Alexander Rivera Gurrero (Col) Colombia	Row 82 - Cell 2
84	Florian Gaugl (Aut) Austria	Row 83 - Cell 2
85	Mekseb Debesay (Eri) Eritrea	Row 84 - Cell 2
86	Mattia Cattaneo (Ita) Italy	Row 85 - Cell 2
87	Luka Pibernik (Slo) Slovenia	0:00:21
88	Gennady Tatarinov (Rus) Russian Federation	Row 87 - Cell 2
88	Tim Mikelj (Slo) Slovenia	Row 88 - Cell 2
90	Nate Wilson (USA) United States Of America	Row 89 - Cell 2
91	Raphael Addy SWI SWI	Row 90 - Cell 2
92	Jonas Ahlstrand (Swe) Sweden	Row 91 - Cell 2
93	Pierre Paolo Penasa (Ita) Italy	Row 92 - Cell 2
94	Haritz Orbe Urrutia (Spa) Spain	0:00:22
95	Victor Martin Hernandez (Spa) Spain	Row 94 - Cell 2
96	Abdraimzhan Ishanov (Kaz) Kazakhstan	Row 95 - Cell 2
97	Mats Andersson (Swe) Sweden	0:00:23
98	Ian Boswell (USA) United States Of America	Row 97 - Cell 2
99	Piter Campero (Bol) Mixed	Row 98 - Cell 2
100	Artis Pujats (Lat) Latvia	Row 99 - Cell 2
101	Alexander Foliforov (Rus) Russian Federation	0:00:24
102	Magnus Cort Nielsen (Den) Denmark	Row 101 - Cell 2
103	Robert Pölder (Swe) Sweden	0:00:25
104	Meron Teshome (Eri) Eritrea	Row 103 - Cell 2
105	Ulises Alfredo Castillo (Mex) Mixed	Row 104 - Cell 2
106	Alexander Kamp Egested (Den) Denmark	0:00:26
107	Ibai Salas Zorrozua (Spa) Spain	Row 106 - Cell 2
108	Tesfom Okbamariam (Eri) Eritrea	Row 107 - Cell 2
109	Cesar Nicloas Paredes Avellaneda (Col) Colombia	0:00:27
110	David Wohrer (Aut) Austria	Row 109 - Cell 2
111	Kevin Kohlvelter (Lux) Luxembourg	Row 110 - Cell 2
112	Dylan Teuns (Bel) Belgium	0:00:28
113	Adrien Chenaux SWI SWI	0:00:29
114	Niels Van Dyck (Bel) Belgium	Row 113 - Cell 2
115	Jaka Bostner (Slo) Slovenia	0:00:30
116	Sjoerd Kouwenhoven (Ned) Netherlands	Row 115 - Cell 2
117	Kirill Yatsevich (Rus) Russian Federation	0:00:31
118	Paul Lang (Aut) Austria	Row 117 - Cell 2
119	Kim Magnusson (Swe) Sweden	0:00:32
120	Dominik Fuchs SWI SWI	Row 119 - Cell 2
121	Elyas Afewerki (Eri) Eritrea	0:00:35
122	Meron Amanuel (Eri) Eritrea	Row 121 - Cell 2
123	Kevin Feiereisen (Lux) Luxembourg	0:00:36
124	Igor Frolov (Rus) Russian Federation	Row 123 - Cell 2
125	Klemen Stimulak (Slo) Slovenia	0:00:39
126	Janis Dakteris (Lat) Latvia	0:01:06

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ARRIVEE
#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result	Header Cell - Column 3
1	Jay Mccarthy (Aus) Australia	12	pts
2	Lasse Norman Hansen (Den) Denmark	10	Row 1 - Cell 3
3	Jakob Steigmiller (Ger) Germany	8	Row 2 - Cell 3
4	Danny Van Poppel (Ned) Netherlands	7	Row 3 - Cell 3
5	Moreno Hofland (Ned) Netherlands	6	Row 4 - Cell 3
6	Lukas Pöstlberger (Aut) Austria	5	Row 5 - Cell 3
7	Nikias Arndt (Ger) Germany	4	Row 6 - Cell 3
8	Eduardo Sepulveda (Arg) Mixed	3	Row 7 - Cell 3
9	Jasha Sütterlin (Ger) Germany	2	Row 8 - Cell 3
10	Tim Wellens (Bel) Belgium	1	Row 9 - Cell 3

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Teams
#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result
1	Germany	0:12:55
2	Netherlands	0:00:02
3	Australia	0:00:11
4	Belgium	0:00:17
5	Denmark	0:00:18
6	Kazakhstan	0:00:19
7	Colombia	0:00:21
8	Latvia	Row 7 - Cell 2
9	Italy	0:00:22
10	France	0:00:23
11	Luxembourg	0:00:24
12	Spain	Row 11 - Cell 2
13	Austria	0:00:25
14	Mixed	0:00:27
15	Norway	0:00:28
16	United States	0:00:30
17	Switzerland	0:00:31
18	Sweden	0:00:32
19	Slovenia	0:00:35
20	Russia	0:00:38
21	Eritrea	0:00:41

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General classification after stage 1
#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result
1	Jay Mccarthy (Aus) Australia	0:04:14
2	Lasse Norman Hansen (Den) Denmark	0:00:01
3	Jakob Steigmiller (Ger) Germany	0:00:02
4	Danny Van Poppel (Ned) Netherlands	Row 3 - Cell 2
5	Moreno Hofland (Ned) Netherlands	Row 4 - Cell 2
6	Lukas Pöstlberger (Aut) Austria	Row 5 - Cell 2
7	Nikias Arndt (Ger) Germany	0:00:05
8	Eduardo Sepulveda (Arg) Mixed	Row 7 - Cell 2
9	Jasha Sütterlin (Ger) Germany	0:00:06
10	Tim Wellens (Bel) Belgium	Row 9 - Cell 2
11	Jésus Ezquerra Muela (Spa) Spain	Row 10 - Cell 2
12	Bob Jungels (Lux) Luxembourg	0:00:07
13	Hugo Sébastian Salazar Castaneda (Col) Colombia	Row 12 - Cell 2
14	Andzs Flaksis (Lat) Latvia	Row 13 - Cell 2
15	Alexey Lutsenko (Kaz) Kazakhstan	Row 14 - Cell 2
16	Michael Koch (Ger) Germany	0:00:08
17	Ruben Zepuntke (Ger) Germany	Row 16 - Cell 2
18	Nathan Brown (USA) United States Of America	0:00:09
19	Silvan Dillier SWI SWI	Row 18 - Cell 2
20	Natnael Berhane (Eri) Eritrea	Row 19 - Cell 2
21	Jasper Stuyven (Bel) Belgium	Row 20 - Cell 2
22	Davide Villella (Ita) Italy	0:00:10
23	Arman Kamyshev (Kaz) Kazakhstan	Row 22 - Cell 2
24	Jan Tratnik (Slo) Slovenia	Row 23 - Cell 2
25	Asbjorn Andersen Kragh (Den) Denmark	0:00:11
26	Théo Vimpere (Fra) France	Row 25 - Cell 2
27	Tobias Ludvigsson (Swe) Sweden	Row 26 - Cell 2
28	Bob Schoonbroodt (Ned) Netherlands	Row 27 - Cell 2
29	Adam Phelan (Aus) Australia	Row 28 - Cell 2
30	Enrico Barbin (Ita) Italy	Row 29 - Cell 2
31	Filip Eidshiem (Nor) Norway	0:00:12
32	Juan Ernesto Chamorro Chitan (Col) Colombia	Row 31 - Cell 2
33	Alexis Guerin (Fra) France	Row 32 - Cell 2
34	Sergey Pomoshnikov (Rus) Russian Federation	0:00:13
35	Michael Freiberg (Aus) Australia	Row 34 - Cell 2
36	Daan Olivier (Ned) Netherlands	Row 35 - Cell 2
37	Warren Barguil (Fra) France	Row 36 - Cell 2
38	Andris Vosekalns (Lat) Latvia	Row 37 - Cell 2
39	Mario Vogt (Ger) Germany	Row 38 - Cell 2
40	Philip Lindau (Swe) Sweden	Row 39 - Cell 2
41	Samuel Spokes (Aus) Australia	Row 40 - Cell 2
42	Fredriks Galta Strand (Nor) Norway	Row 41 - Cell 2
43	Toms Skujins (Lat) Latvia	0:00:14
44	Erwan Teguel (Fra) France	Row 43 - Cell 2
45	Pit Schlechter (Lux) Luxembourg	Row 44 - Cell 2
46	Gianfranco Zilioli (Ita) Italy	Row 45 - Cell 2
47	Floris Smeyers (Bel) Belgium	0:00:15
48	Fernando Orjuela Gutierrez (Col) Colombia	Row 47 - Cell 2
49	Angelo Tulik (Fra) France	Row 48 - Cell 2
50	Daniil Fominykh (Kaz) Kazakhstan	Row 49 - Cell 2
51	Ruben Fernandez Andujar (Spa) Spain	Row 50 - Cell 2
52	Alex Kirsch (Lux) Luxembourg	0:00:16
53	August Jensen (Nor) Norway	Row 52 - Cell 2
54	Peter Erdin SWI SWI	Row 53 - Cell 2
55	Patrick Konrad (Aut) Austria	Row 54 - Cell 2
56	Carlos Verona Quintanilla (Spa) Spain	Row 55 - Cell 2
57	Andrea Fedi (Ita) Italy	Row 56 - Cell 2
58	Evan Hufmann (USA) United States Of America	Row 57 - Cell 2
59	Andris Smirnovs (Lat) Latvia	Row 58 - Cell 2
60	Sven Erik Bystrom (Nor) Norway	Row 59 - Cell 2
61	James De Jesus Jaramillo Galvez (Col) Colombia	Row 60 - Cell 2
62	Vegard Breen (Nor) Norway	0:00:17
63	Nikita Umerbekov (Kaz) Kazakhstan	Row 62 - Cell 2
64	Sarawut Sirironnachai (Tha) Mixed	Row 63 - Cell 2
65	Sergey Chernetski (Rus) Russian Federation	Row 64 - Cell 2
66	Thomas Sprengers (Bel) Belgium	Row 65 - Cell 2
67	Haavard Blikra (Nor) Norway	Row 66 - Cell 2
68	Jan Polanc (Slo) Slovenia	Row 67 - Cell 2
69	Till Drobisch (Nam) Mixed	0:00:18
70	Robert Bush (USA) United States Of America	Row 69 - Cell 2
71	Lawrence Warbasse (USA) United States Of America	Row 70 - Cell 2
72	Marcel Aregger SWI SWI	0:00:19
73	Tom Thill (Lux) Luxembourg	Row 72 - Cell 2
74	Antoine Lavieu (Fra) France	Row 73 - Cell 2
75	Isiaka Cissé (CIv) Mixed	Row 74 - Cell 2
76	Jesper Hansen (Den) Denmark	Row 75 - Cell 2
77	Patrick Lane (Aus) Australia	0:00:20
78	Vladislav Gorbunov (Kaz) Kazakhstan	Row 77 - Cell 2
79	Jan Sokol (Aut) Austria	Row 78 - Cell 2
80	Nick Aitken (Aus) Australia	Row 79 - Cell 2
81	Wouter Wippert (Ned) Netherlands	Row 80 - Cell 2
82	Patrick Clausen (Den) Denmark	Row 81 - Cell 2
83	Ever Alexander Rivera Gurrero (Col) Colombia	Row 82 - Cell 2
84	Florian Gaugl (Aut) Austria	Row 83 - Cell 2
85	Mekseb Debesay (Eri) Eritrea	Row 84 - Cell 2
86	Mattia Cattaneo (Ita) Italy	Row 85 - Cell 2
87	Luka Pibernik (Slo) Slovenia	0:00:21
88	Gennady Tatarinov (Rus) Russian Federation	Row 87 - Cell 2
89	Tim Mikelj (Slo) Slovenia	Row 88 - Cell 2
90	Nate Wilson (USA) United States Of America	Row 89 - Cell 2
91	Raphael Addy SWI SWI	Row 90 - Cell 2
92	Jonas Ahlstrand (Swe) Sweden	Row 91 - Cell 2
93	Pierre Paolo Penasa (Ita) Italy	Row 92 - Cell 2
94	Haritz Orbe Urrutia (Spa) Spain	0:00:22
95	Victor Martin Hernandez (Spa) Spain	Row 94 - Cell 2
96	Abdraimzhan Ishanov (Kaz) Kazakhstan	Row 95 - Cell 2
97	Mats Andersson (Swe) Sweden	0:00:23
98	Ian Boswell (USA) United States Of America	Row 97 - Cell 2
99	Piter Campero (Bol) Mixed	Row 98 - Cell 2
100	Artis Pujats (Lat) Latvia	Row 99 - Cell 2
101	Alexander Foliforov (Rus) Russian Federation	0:00:24
102	Magnus Cort Nielsen (Den) Denmark	Row 101 - Cell 2
103	Robert Pölder (Swe) Sweden	0:00:25
104	Meron Teshome (Eri) Eritrea	Row 103 - Cell 2
105	Ulises Alfredo Castillo (Mex) Mixed	Row 104 - Cell 2
106	Alexander Kamp Egested (Den) Denmark	0:00:26
107	Ibai Salas Zorrozua (Spa) Spain	Row 106 - Cell 2
108	Tesfom Okbamariam (Eri) Eritrea	Row 107 - Cell 2
109	Cesar Nicloas Paredes Avellaneda (Col) Colombia	0:00:27
110	David Wohrer (Aut) Austria	Row 109 - Cell 2
111	Kevin Kohlvelter (Lux) Luxembourg	Row 110 - Cell 2
112	Dylan Teuns (Bel) Belgium	0:00:28
113	Adrien Chenaux SWI SWI	0:00:29
114	Niels Van Dyck (Bel) Belgium	Row 113 - Cell 2
115	Jaka Bostner (Slo) Slovenia	0:00:30
116	Sjoerd Kouwenhoven (Ned) Netherlands	Row 115 - Cell 2
117	Kirill Yatsevich (Rus) Russian Federation	0:00:31
118	Paul Lang (Aut) Austria	Row 117 - Cell 2
119	Kim Magnusson (Swe) Sweden	0:00:32
120	Dominik Fuchs SWI SWI	Row 119 - Cell 2
121	Elyas Afewerki (Eri) Eritrea	0:00:35
122	Meron Amanuel (Eri) Eritrea	Row 121 - Cell 2
123	Kevin Feiereisen (Lux) Luxembourg	0:00:36
124	Igor Frolov (Rus) Russian Federation	Row 123 - Cell 2
125	Klemen Stimulak (Slo) Slovenia	0:00:39
126	Janis Dakteris (Lat) Latvia	0:01:06

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Points classification
#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result	Header Cell - Column 3
1	Jay Mccarthy (Aus) Australia	12	pts
2	Lasse Norman Hansen (Den) Denmark	10	Row 1 - Cell 3
3	Jakob Steigmiller (Ger) Germany	8	Row 2 - Cell 3
4	Danny Van Poppel (Ned) Netherlands	7	Row 3 - Cell 3
5	Moreno Hofland (Ned) Netherlands	6	Row 4 - Cell 3
6	Lukas Pöstlberger (Aut) Austria	5	Row 5 - Cell 3
7	Nikias Arndt (Ger) Germany	4	Row 6 - Cell 3
8	Eduardo Sepulveda (Arg) Mixed	3	Row 7 - Cell 3
9	Jasha Sütterlin (Ger) Germany	2	Row 8 - Cell 3
10	Tim Wellens (Bel) Belgium	1	Row 9 - Cell 3

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Teams classification
#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result
1	Germany	0:12:55
2	Netherlands	0:00:02
3	Australia	0:00:11
4	Belgium	0:00:17
5	Denmark	0:00:18
6	Kazakhstan	0:00:19
7	Colombia	0:00:21
8	Latvia	Row 7 - Cell 2
9	Italy	0:00:22
10	France	0:00:23
11	Luxembourg	0:00:24
12	Spain	Row 11 - Cell 2
13	Austria	0:00:25
14	Mixed	0:00:27
15	Norway	0:00:28
16	United States	0:00:30
17	Switzerland	0:00:31
18	Sweden	0:00:32
19	Slovenia	0:00:35
20	Russia	0:00:38
21	Eritrea	0:00:41

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