McCarthy wins Tour de l'Avenir opener

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.

"This is the biggest win of my career," said McCarthy. "But I have to say I am a little surprised by the result because I've been preparing to go for the overall and to race well in the last three stages in the French Alps."

The short but technical course may not have been to McCarthy's liking but he still motored to the win at an average pace of nearly 50km/h.

After finishing second to Rohan Dennis at the national championships at the u23 road race, McCarthy went on to win a stage and the overall at the Tour of Wellington. His European stint with Jayco-AIS has netted him wins at Trofeo Banca Popolare Piva, Toscana Coppa delle Nazioni and Tour de Bretagne. Most recently, he was runner-up at GP Capodarco.

McCarthy is on the long list for the Australian u23 team for next month's UCI Road World Championships in Limburg with five riders set to take the start line.

"Training has been coming along very well and I feel in strong condition," McCarthy explained.

Full Results

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#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Jay McCarthy (Aus) Australia0:04:15
2Lasse Norman Hansen (Den) Denmark0:00:01
3Jakob Steigmiller (Ger) Germany0:00:02
4Danny Van Poppel (Ned) NetherlandsRow 3 - Cell 2
5Moreno Hofland (Ned) NetherlandsRow 4 - Cell 2
6Lukas Pöstlberger (Aut) AustriaRow 5 - Cell 2
7Nikias Arndt (Ger) Germany0:00:05
8Eduardo Sepulveda (Arg) MixedRow 7 - Cell 2
9Jasha Sütterlin (Ger) Germany0:00:06
10Tim Wellens (Bel) BelgiumRow 9 - Cell 2
11Jésus Ezquerra Muela (Spa) SpainRow 10 - Cell 2
12Bob Jungels (Lux) Luxembourg0:00:07
13Hugo Sébastian Salazar Castaneda (Col) ColombiaRow 12 - Cell 2
14Andzs Flaksis (Lat) LatviaRow 13 - Cell 2
15Alexey Lutsenko (Kaz) KazakhstanRow 14 - Cell 2
16Michael Koch (Ger) Germany0:00:08
17Ruben Zepuntke (Ger) GermanyRow 16 - Cell 2
18Nathan Brown (USA) United States Of America0:00:09
19Silvan Dillier SWI SWIRow 18 - Cell 2
20Natnael Berhane (Eri) EritreaRow 19 - Cell 2
21Jasper Stuyven (Bel) BelgiumRow 20 - Cell 2
22Davide Villella (Ita) Italy0:00:10
23Arman Kamyshev (Kaz) KazakhstanRow 22 - Cell 2
24Jan Tratnik (Slo) SloveniaRow 23 - Cell 2
25Asbjorn Andersen Kragh (Den) Denmark0:00:11
26Théo Vimpere (Fra) FranceRow 25 - Cell 2
27Tobias Ludvigsson (Swe) SwedenRow 26 - Cell 2
28Bob Schoonbroodt (Ned) NetherlandsRow 27 - Cell 2
29Adam Phelan (Aus) AustraliaRow 28 - Cell 2
30Enrico Barbin (Ita) ItalyRow 29 - Cell 2
31Filip Eidshiem (Nor) Norway0:00:12
32Juan Ernesto Chamorro Chitan (Col) ColombiaRow 31 - Cell 2
33Alexis Guerin (Fra) FranceRow 32 - Cell 2
34Sergey Pomoshnikov (Rus) Russian Federation0:00:13
35Michael Freiberg (Aus) AustraliaRow 34 - Cell 2
36Daan Olivier (Ned) NetherlandsRow 35 - Cell 2
37Warren Barguil (Fra) FranceRow 36 - Cell 2
38Andris Vosekalns (Lat) LatviaRow 37 - Cell 2
39Mario Vogt (Ger) GermanyRow 38 - Cell 2
40Philip Lindau (Swe) SwedenRow 39 - Cell 2
41Samuel Spokes (Aus) AustraliaRow 40 - Cell 2
42Fredriks Galta Strand (Nor) NorwayRow 41 - Cell 2
43Toms Skujins (Lat) Latvia0:00:14
44Erwan Teguel (Fra) FranceRow 43 - Cell 2
45Pit Schlechter (Lux) LuxembourgRow 44 - Cell 2
46Gianfranco Zilioli (Ita) ItalyRow 45 - Cell 2
47Floris Smeyers (Bel) Belgium0:00:15
48Fernando Orjuela Gutierrez (Col) ColombiaRow 47 - Cell 2
49Angelo Tulik (Fra) FranceRow 48 - Cell 2
50Daniil Fominykh (Kaz) KazakhstanRow 49 - Cell 2
51Ruben Fernandez Andujar (Spa) SpainRow 50 - Cell 2
52Alex Kirsch (Lux) Luxembourg0:00:16
53August Jensen (Nor) NorwayRow 52 - Cell 2
54Peter Erdin SWI SWIRow 53 - Cell 2
55Patrick Konrad (Aut) AustriaRow 54 - Cell 2
56Carlos Verona Quintanilla (Spa) SpainRow 55 - Cell 2
57Andrea Fedi (Ita) ItalyRow 56 - Cell 2
58Evan Hufmann (USA) United States Of AmericaRow 57 - Cell 2
59Andris Smirnovs (Lat) LatviaRow 58 - Cell 2
60Sven Erik Bystrom (Nor) NorwayRow 59 - Cell 2
61James De Jesus Jaramillo Galvez (Col) ColombiaRow 60 - Cell 2
62Vegard Breen (Nor) Norway0:00:17
63Nikita Umerbekov (Kaz) KazakhstanRow 62 - Cell 2
64Sarawut Sirironnachai (Tha) MixedRow 63 - Cell 2
65Sergey Chernetski (Rus) Russian FederationRow 64 - Cell 2
66Thomas Sprengers (Bel) BelgiumRow 65 - Cell 2
67Haavard Blikra (Nor) NorwayRow 66 - Cell 2
68Jan Polanc (Slo) SloveniaRow 67 - Cell 2
69Till Drobisch (Nam) Mixed0:00:18
70Robert Bush (USA) United States Of AmericaRow 69 - Cell 2
71Lawrence Warbasse (USA) United States Of AmericaRow 70 - Cell 2
72Marcel Aregger SWI SWI0:00:19
73Tom Thill (Lux) LuxembourgRow 72 - Cell 2
74Antoine Lavieu (Fra) FranceRow 73 - Cell 2
75Isiaka Cissé (CIv) MixedRow 74 - Cell 2
76Jesper Hansen (Den) DenmarkRow 75 - Cell 2
77Patrick Lane (Aus) Australia0:00:20
78Vladislav Gorbunov (Kaz) KazakhstanRow 77 - Cell 2
79Jan Sokol (Aut) AustriaRow 78 - Cell 2
80Nick Aitken (Aus) AustraliaRow 79 - Cell 2
81Wouter Wippert (Ned) NetherlandsRow 80 - Cell 2
82Patrick Clausen (Den) DenmarkRow 81 - Cell 2
83Ever Alexander Rivera Gurrero (Col) ColombiaRow 82 - Cell 2
84Florian Gaugl (Aut) AustriaRow 83 - Cell 2
85Mekseb Debesay (Eri) EritreaRow 84 - Cell 2
86Mattia Cattaneo (Ita) ItalyRow 85 - Cell 2
87Luka Pibernik (Slo) Slovenia0:00:21
88Gennady Tatarinov (Rus) Russian FederationRow 87 - Cell 2
88Tim Mikelj (Slo) SloveniaRow 88 - Cell 2
90Nate Wilson (USA) United States Of AmericaRow 89 - Cell 2
91Raphael Addy SWI SWIRow 90 - Cell 2
92Jonas Ahlstrand (Swe) SwedenRow 91 - Cell 2
93Pierre Paolo Penasa (Ita) ItalyRow 92 - Cell 2
94Haritz Orbe Urrutia (Spa) Spain0:00:22
95Victor Martin Hernandez (Spa) SpainRow 94 - Cell 2
96Abdraimzhan Ishanov (Kaz) KazakhstanRow 95 - Cell 2
97Mats Andersson (Swe) Sweden0:00:23
98Ian Boswell (USA) United States Of AmericaRow 97 - Cell 2
99Piter Campero (Bol) MixedRow 98 - Cell 2
100Artis Pujats (Lat) LatviaRow 99 - Cell 2
101Alexander Foliforov (Rus) Russian Federation0:00:24
102Magnus Cort Nielsen (Den) DenmarkRow 101 - Cell 2
103Robert Pölder (Swe) Sweden0:00:25
104Meron Teshome (Eri) EritreaRow 103 - Cell 2
105Ulises Alfredo Castillo (Mex) MixedRow 104 - Cell 2
106Alexander Kamp Egested (Den) Denmark0:00:26
107Ibai Salas Zorrozua (Spa) SpainRow 106 - Cell 2
108Tesfom Okbamariam (Eri) EritreaRow 107 - Cell 2
109Cesar Nicloas Paredes Avellaneda (Col) Colombia0:00:27
110David Wohrer (Aut) AustriaRow 109 - Cell 2
111Kevin Kohlvelter (Lux) LuxembourgRow 110 - Cell 2
112Dylan Teuns (Bel) Belgium0:00:28
113Adrien Chenaux SWI SWI0:00:29
114Niels Van Dyck (Bel) BelgiumRow 113 - Cell 2
115Jaka Bostner (Slo) Slovenia0:00:30
116Sjoerd Kouwenhoven (Ned) NetherlandsRow 115 - Cell 2
117Kirill Yatsevich (Rus) Russian Federation0:00:31
118Paul Lang (Aut) AustriaRow 117 - Cell 2
119Kim Magnusson (Swe) Sweden0:00:32
120Dominik Fuchs SWI SWIRow 119 - Cell 2
121Elyas Afewerki (Eri) Eritrea0:00:35
122Meron Amanuel (Eri) EritreaRow 121 - Cell 2
123Kevin Feiereisen (Lux) Luxembourg0:00:36
124Igor Frolov (Rus) Russian FederationRow 123 - Cell 2
125Klemen Stimulak (Slo) Slovenia0:00:39
126Janis Dakteris (Lat) Latvia0:01:06
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ARRIVEE
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Jay Mccarthy (Aus) Australia12pts
2Lasse Norman Hansen (Den) Denmark10Row 1 - Cell 3
3Jakob Steigmiller (Ger) Germany8Row 2 - Cell 3
4Danny Van Poppel (Ned) Netherlands7Row 3 - Cell 3
5Moreno Hofland (Ned) Netherlands6Row 4 - Cell 3
6Lukas Pöstlberger (Aut) Austria5Row 5 - Cell 3
7Nikias Arndt (Ger) Germany4Row 6 - Cell 3
8Eduardo Sepulveda (Arg) Mixed3Row 7 - Cell 3
9Jasha Sütterlin (Ger) Germany2Row 8 - Cell 3
10Tim Wellens (Bel) Belgium1Row 9 - Cell 3
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Teams
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Germany0:12:55
2Netherlands0:00:02
3Australia0:00:11
4Belgium0:00:17
5Denmark0:00:18
6Kazakhstan0:00:19
7Colombia0:00:21
8LatviaRow 7 - Cell 2
9Italy0:00:22
10France0:00:23
11Luxembourg0:00:24
12SpainRow 11 - Cell 2
13Austria0:00:25
14Mixed0:00:27
15Norway0:00:28
16United States0:00:30
17Switzerland0:00:31
18Sweden0:00:32
19Slovenia0:00:35
20Russia0:00:38
21Eritrea0:00:41
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General classification after stage 1
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Jay Mccarthy (Aus) Australia0:04:14
2Lasse Norman Hansen (Den) Denmark0:00:01
3Jakob Steigmiller (Ger) Germany0:00:02
4Danny Van Poppel (Ned) NetherlandsRow 3 - Cell 2
5Moreno Hofland (Ned) NetherlandsRow 4 - Cell 2
6Lukas Pöstlberger (Aut) AustriaRow 5 - Cell 2
7Nikias Arndt (Ger) Germany0:00:05
8Eduardo Sepulveda (Arg) MixedRow 7 - Cell 2
9Jasha Sütterlin (Ger) Germany0:00:06
10Tim Wellens (Bel) BelgiumRow 9 - Cell 2
11Jésus Ezquerra Muela (Spa) SpainRow 10 - Cell 2
12Bob Jungels (Lux) Luxembourg0:00:07
13Hugo Sébastian Salazar Castaneda (Col) ColombiaRow 12 - Cell 2
14Andzs Flaksis (Lat) LatviaRow 13 - Cell 2
15Alexey Lutsenko (Kaz) KazakhstanRow 14 - Cell 2
16Michael Koch (Ger) Germany0:00:08
17Ruben Zepuntke (Ger) GermanyRow 16 - Cell 2
18Nathan Brown (USA) United States Of America0:00:09
19Silvan Dillier SWI SWIRow 18 - Cell 2
20Natnael Berhane (Eri) EritreaRow 19 - Cell 2
21Jasper Stuyven (Bel) BelgiumRow 20 - Cell 2
22Davide Villella (Ita) Italy0:00:10
23Arman Kamyshev (Kaz) KazakhstanRow 22 - Cell 2
24Jan Tratnik (Slo) SloveniaRow 23 - Cell 2
25Asbjorn Andersen Kragh (Den) Denmark0:00:11
26Théo Vimpere (Fra) FranceRow 25 - Cell 2
27Tobias Ludvigsson (Swe) SwedenRow 26 - Cell 2
28Bob Schoonbroodt (Ned) NetherlandsRow 27 - Cell 2
29Adam Phelan (Aus) AustraliaRow 28 - Cell 2
30Enrico Barbin (Ita) ItalyRow 29 - Cell 2
31Filip Eidshiem (Nor) Norway0:00:12
32Juan Ernesto Chamorro Chitan (Col) ColombiaRow 31 - Cell 2
33Alexis Guerin (Fra) FranceRow 32 - Cell 2
34Sergey Pomoshnikov (Rus) Russian Federation0:00:13
35Michael Freiberg (Aus) AustraliaRow 34 - Cell 2
36Daan Olivier (Ned) NetherlandsRow 35 - Cell 2
37Warren Barguil (Fra) FranceRow 36 - Cell 2
38Andris Vosekalns (Lat) LatviaRow 37 - Cell 2
39Mario Vogt (Ger) GermanyRow 38 - Cell 2
40Philip Lindau (Swe) SwedenRow 39 - Cell 2
41Samuel Spokes (Aus) AustraliaRow 40 - Cell 2
42Fredriks Galta Strand (Nor) NorwayRow 41 - Cell 2
43Toms Skujins (Lat) Latvia0:00:14
44Erwan Teguel (Fra) FranceRow 43 - Cell 2
45Pit Schlechter (Lux) LuxembourgRow 44 - Cell 2
46Gianfranco Zilioli (Ita) ItalyRow 45 - Cell 2
47Floris Smeyers (Bel) Belgium0:00:15
48Fernando Orjuela Gutierrez (Col) ColombiaRow 47 - Cell 2
49Angelo Tulik (Fra) FranceRow 48 - Cell 2
50Daniil Fominykh (Kaz) KazakhstanRow 49 - Cell 2
51Ruben Fernandez Andujar (Spa) SpainRow 50 - Cell 2
52Alex Kirsch (Lux) Luxembourg0:00:16
53August Jensen (Nor) NorwayRow 52 - Cell 2
54Peter Erdin SWI SWIRow 53 - Cell 2
55Patrick Konrad (Aut) AustriaRow 54 - Cell 2
56Carlos Verona Quintanilla (Spa) SpainRow 55 - Cell 2
57Andrea Fedi (Ita) ItalyRow 56 - Cell 2
58Evan Hufmann (USA) United States Of AmericaRow 57 - Cell 2
59Andris Smirnovs (Lat) LatviaRow 58 - Cell 2
60Sven Erik Bystrom (Nor) NorwayRow 59 - Cell 2
61James De Jesus Jaramillo Galvez (Col) ColombiaRow 60 - Cell 2
62Vegard Breen (Nor) Norway0:00:17
63Nikita Umerbekov (Kaz) KazakhstanRow 62 - Cell 2
64Sarawut Sirironnachai (Tha) MixedRow 63 - Cell 2
65Sergey Chernetski (Rus) Russian FederationRow 64 - Cell 2
66Thomas Sprengers (Bel) BelgiumRow 65 - Cell 2
67Haavard Blikra (Nor) NorwayRow 66 - Cell 2
68Jan Polanc (Slo) SloveniaRow 67 - Cell 2
69Till Drobisch (Nam) Mixed0:00:18
70Robert Bush (USA) United States Of AmericaRow 69 - Cell 2
71Lawrence Warbasse (USA) United States Of AmericaRow 70 - Cell 2
72Marcel Aregger SWI SWI0:00:19
73Tom Thill (Lux) LuxembourgRow 72 - Cell 2
74Antoine Lavieu (Fra) FranceRow 73 - Cell 2
75Isiaka Cissé (CIv) MixedRow 74 - Cell 2
76Jesper Hansen (Den) DenmarkRow 75 - Cell 2
77Patrick Lane (Aus) Australia0:00:20
78Vladislav Gorbunov (Kaz) KazakhstanRow 77 - Cell 2
79Jan Sokol (Aut) AustriaRow 78 - Cell 2
80Nick Aitken (Aus) AustraliaRow 79 - Cell 2
81Wouter Wippert (Ned) NetherlandsRow 80 - Cell 2
82Patrick Clausen (Den) DenmarkRow 81 - Cell 2
83Ever Alexander Rivera Gurrero (Col) ColombiaRow 82 - Cell 2
84Florian Gaugl (Aut) AustriaRow 83 - Cell 2
85Mekseb Debesay (Eri) EritreaRow 84 - Cell 2
86Mattia Cattaneo (Ita) ItalyRow 85 - Cell 2
87Luka Pibernik (Slo) Slovenia0:00:21
88Gennady Tatarinov (Rus) Russian FederationRow 87 - Cell 2
89Tim Mikelj (Slo) SloveniaRow 88 - Cell 2
90Nate Wilson (USA) United States Of AmericaRow 89 - Cell 2
91Raphael Addy SWI SWIRow 90 - Cell 2
92Jonas Ahlstrand (Swe) SwedenRow 91 - Cell 2
93Pierre Paolo Penasa (Ita) ItalyRow 92 - Cell 2
94Haritz Orbe Urrutia (Spa) Spain0:00:22
95Victor Martin Hernandez (Spa) SpainRow 94 - Cell 2
96Abdraimzhan Ishanov (Kaz) KazakhstanRow 95 - Cell 2
97Mats Andersson (Swe) Sweden0:00:23
98Ian Boswell (USA) United States Of AmericaRow 97 - Cell 2
99Piter Campero (Bol) MixedRow 98 - Cell 2
100Artis Pujats (Lat) LatviaRow 99 - Cell 2
101Alexander Foliforov (Rus) Russian Federation0:00:24
102Magnus Cort Nielsen (Den) DenmarkRow 101 - Cell 2
103Robert Pölder (Swe) Sweden0:00:25
104Meron Teshome (Eri) EritreaRow 103 - Cell 2
105Ulises Alfredo Castillo (Mex) MixedRow 104 - Cell 2
106Alexander Kamp Egested (Den) Denmark0:00:26
107Ibai Salas Zorrozua (Spa) SpainRow 106 - Cell 2
108Tesfom Okbamariam (Eri) EritreaRow 107 - Cell 2
109Cesar Nicloas Paredes Avellaneda (Col) Colombia0:00:27
110David Wohrer (Aut) AustriaRow 109 - Cell 2
111Kevin Kohlvelter (Lux) LuxembourgRow 110 - Cell 2
112Dylan Teuns (Bel) Belgium0:00:28
113Adrien Chenaux SWI SWI0:00:29
114Niels Van Dyck (Bel) BelgiumRow 113 - Cell 2
115Jaka Bostner (Slo) Slovenia0:00:30
116Sjoerd Kouwenhoven (Ned) NetherlandsRow 115 - Cell 2
117Kirill Yatsevich (Rus) Russian Federation0:00:31
118Paul Lang (Aut) AustriaRow 117 - Cell 2
119Kim Magnusson (Swe) Sweden0:00:32
120Dominik Fuchs SWI SWIRow 119 - Cell 2
121Elyas Afewerki (Eri) Eritrea0:00:35
122Meron Amanuel (Eri) EritreaRow 121 - Cell 2
123Kevin Feiereisen (Lux) Luxembourg0:00:36
124Igor Frolov (Rus) Russian FederationRow 123 - Cell 2
125Klemen Stimulak (Slo) Slovenia0:00:39
126Janis Dakteris (Lat) Latvia0:01:06
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Points classification
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Jay Mccarthy (Aus) Australia12pts
2Lasse Norman Hansen (Den) Denmark10Row 1 - Cell 3
3Jakob Steigmiller (Ger) Germany8Row 2 - Cell 3
4Danny Van Poppel (Ned) Netherlands7Row 3 - Cell 3
5Moreno Hofland (Ned) Netherlands6Row 4 - Cell 3
6Lukas Pöstlberger (Aut) Austria5Row 5 - Cell 3
7Nikias Arndt (Ger) Germany4Row 6 - Cell 3
8Eduardo Sepulveda (Arg) Mixed3Row 7 - Cell 3
9Jasha Sütterlin (Ger) Germany2Row 8 - Cell 3
10Tim Wellens (Bel) Belgium1Row 9 - Cell 3
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Teams classification
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Germany0:12:55
2Netherlands0:00:02
3Australia0:00:11
4Belgium0:00:17
5Denmark0:00:18
6Kazakhstan0:00:19
7Colombia0:00:21
8LatviaRow 7 - Cell 2
9Italy0:00:22
10France0:00:23
11Luxembourg0:00:24
12SpainRow 11 - Cell 2
13Austria0:00:25
14Mixed0:00:27
15Norway0:00:28
16United States0:00:30
17Switzerland0:00:31
18Sweden0:00:32
19Slovenia0:00:35
20Russia0:00:38
21Eritrea0:00:41

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