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