Tour of Britain 2015: Stage 1 Results

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Elia Viviani on the stage 1 podium at the Tour of Britain.(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)

Elia Viviani (Team Sky) edged out Mark Cavendish (Etixx-QuickStep) after a photo finish sprint on the opening stage of the Tour of Britain. The Italian stormed up the inside of Cavendish in the final 50 metres to beat him by nothing more than the width of a tyre. André Greipel (Lotto-Soudal) held on to claim third place.

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The gap was so small that even the directeur sportives of the respective teams were unsure who the victor was. Cavendish’s lead-out man Mark Renshaw even allowed himself a little celebration. Viviani himself wasn’t sure until he heard the displeasure of his rival that it was he who had taken the victory, as he did on the opening day two years ago.

“Greipel, in the last corner, came between me and Cav and I thought that I was in a good position. When I saw 200 metres to go and he didn’t start and then 150, I thought it was too late and maybe it was the wrong decision but I want to try.

Full Results

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#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result
1	Elia Viviani (Ita) Team Sky	4:26:29
2	Mark Cavendish (GBr) Etixx - Quick-Step	Row 1 - Cell 2
3	André Greipel (Ger) Lotto Soudal	Row 2 - Cell 2
4	Owain Doull (GBr) Team Wiggins	Row 3 - Cell 2
5	Juan Jose Lobato Del Valle (Spa) Movistar Team	Row 4 - Cell 2
6	Pim Ligthart (Ned) Lotto Soudal	Row 5 - Cell 2
7	Mark Renshaw (Aus) Etixx - Quick-Step	Row 6 - Cell 2
8	Tyler Farrar (USA) MTN - Qhubeka	Row 7 - Cell 2
9	Alberto Bettiol (Ita) Cannondale-Garmin Pro Cycling Team	Row 8 - Cell 2
10	Graham Briggs (GBr) JLT Condor	Row 9 - Cell 2
11	Floris Gerfs (Ned) BMC Racing Team	Row 10 - Cell 2
12	Wouter Poels (Ned) Team Sky	Row 11 - Cell 2
13	Reinardt Janse Van Rensburg (RSA) MTN - Qhubeka	Row 12 - Cell 2
14	Peter Kennaugh (GBr) Team Sky	Row 13 - Cell 2
15	Nick Van Der Lijke (Ned) Team LottoNL-Jumbo	Row 14 - Cell 2
16	Ben Swift (GBr) Team Sky	Row 15 - Cell 2
17	Edvald Boasson Hagen (Nor) MTN - Qhubeka	Row 16 - Cell 2
18	Chris Opie (GBr) One Pro Cycling	Row 17 - Cell 2
19	Andrea Peron (Ita) Team Novo Nordisk	Row 18 - Cell 2
20	Jonas Vangenechten (Bel) IAM Cycling	Row 19 - Cell 2
21	Bram Tankink (Ned) Team LottoNL-Jumbo	Row 20 - Cell 2
22	Michael Carbel Svendgaard (Den) Cult Energy Pro Cycling	Row 21 - Cell 2
23	Michael Cuming (GBr) JLT Condor	Row 22 - Cell 2
24	Jonathan Mcevoy (GBr) NFTO	Row 23 - Cell 2
25	Yanto Barker (GBr) One Pro Cycling	Row 24 - Cell 2
26	Michael Morkov (Den) Tinkoff-Saxo	Row 25 - Cell 2
27	Dylan Van Baarle (Ned) Cannondale-Garmin Pro Cycling Team	Row 26 - Cell 2
28	Petr Vakoc (Cze) Etixx - Quick-Step	Row 27 - Cell 2
29	Rasmus Guldhammer (Den) Cult Energy Pro Cycling	Row 28 - Cell 2
30	Mark Mcnally (GBr) Madison Genesis	Row 29 - Cell 2
31	Alex Dowsett (GBr) Movistar Team	0:00:08
32	Robert Kiserlovski (Cro) Tinkoff-Saxo	Row 31 - Cell 2
33	Danilo Wyss (Swi) BMC Racing Team	Row 32 - Cell 2
34	Oliver Wood (GBr) GBR	Row 33 - Cell 2
35	Dylan Teuns (Bel) BMC Racing Team	Row 34 - Cell 2
36	Sebastian Langeveld (Ned) Cannondale-Garmin Pro Cycling Team	Row 35 - Cell 2
37	Ruben Fernandez (Spa) Movistar Team	Row 36 - Cell 2
38	Sean De Bie (Bel) Lotto Soudal	Row 37 - Cell 2
39	Matteo Trentin (Ita) Etixx - Quick-Step	Row 38 - Cell 2
40	Fernando Gaviria Rendon (Col) Etixx - Quick-Step	Row 39 - Cell 2
41	Fabian Wegmann (Ger) Cult Energy Pro Cycling	Row 40 - Cell 2
42	Zdenek Stybar (Cze) Etixx - Quick-Step	Row 41 - Cell 2
43	Nikolay Trusov (Rus) Tinkoff-Saxo	Row 42 - Cell 2
44	Ian Stannard (GBr) Team Sky	Row 43 - Cell 2
45	Alex Peters (GBr) GBR	Row 44 - Cell 2
46	Koen Bouwman (Ned) Team LottoNL-Jumbo	Row 45 - Cell 2
47	Ruben Zepuntke (Ger) Cannondale-Garmin Pro Cycling Team	Row 46 - Cell 2
48	Scott Davies (GBr) GBR	Row 47 - Cell 2
49	Gabriel Cullaigh (GBr) GBR	Row 48 - Cell 2
50	Evan Oliphant (GBr) Team Raleigh GAC	Row 49 - Cell 2
51	Marcel Sieberg (Ger) Lotto Soudal	Row 50 - Cell 2
52	Russell Downing (GBr) Cult Energy Pro Cycling	Row 51 - Cell 2
53	Chris Anker Sörensen (Den) Tinkoff-Saxo	Row 52 - Cell 2
54	Tao Geoghegan Hart (GBr) GBR	Row 53 - Cell 2
55	Antwan Tolhoek (Ned) Tinkoff-Saxo	Row 54 - Cell 2
56	Karol Domagalski (Pol) Team Raleigh GAC	Row 55 - Cell 2
57	Peter Williams (GBr) One Pro Cycling	Row 56 - Cell 2
58	Ryan Mullen (Irl) Cannondale-Garmin Pro Cycling Team	Row 57 - Cell 2
59	Dale Appleby (GBr) NFTO	Row 58 - Cell 2
60	Juraj Sagan (Svk) Tinkoff-Saxo	Row 59 - Cell 2
61	Rasmus Christian Quaade (Den) Cult Energy Pro Cycling	Row 60 - Cell 2
62	David Lozano Riba (Spa) Team Novo Nordisk	Row 61 - Cell 2
63	Steven Kruijswijk (Ned) Team LottoNL-Jumbo	Row 62 - Cell 2
64	Thomas Scully (NZl) Madison Genesis	Row 63 - Cell 2
65	Taylor Phinney (USA) BMC Racing Team	Row 64 - Cell 2
66	Gorka Izaguirre Insausti (Spa) Movistar Team	Row 65 - Cell 2
67	Serge Pauwels (Bel) MTN - Qhubeka	Row 66 - Cell 2
68	Javier Megias Leal (Spa) Team Novo Nordisk	Row 67 - Cell 2
69	Benat Intxausti Elorriaga (Spa) Movistar Team	Row 68 - Cell 2
70	Stefan Denifl (Aut) IAM Cycling	Row 69 - Cell 2
71	Kristian House (GBr) JLT Condor	Row 70 - Cell 2
72	Stefan Kueng (Swi) BMC Racing Team	Row 71 - Cell 2
73	Andrew Tennant (GBr) Team Wiggins	Row 72 - Cell 2
74	Thomas Stewart (GBr) Madison Genesis	Row 73 - Cell 2
75	Xandro Meurisse (Bel) An Post - Chainreaction	Row 74 - Cell 2
76	Thomas Moses (GBr) JLT Condor	Row 75 - Cell 2
77	Gerald Ciolek (Ger) MTN - Qhubeka	Row 76 - Cell 2
78	Sondre Holst Enger (Nor) IAM Cycling	Row 77 - Cell 2
79	Martin Mortensen (Den) Cult Energy Pro Cycling	Row 78 - Cell 2
80	Jens Debusschere (Bel) Lotto Soudal	Row 79 - Cell 2
81	Alistair Slater (GBr) An Post - Chainreaction	Row 80 - Cell 2
82	Igor Anton Hernandez (Spa) Movistar Team	Row 81 - Cell 2
83	Christopher Lawless (GBr) Team Wiggins	Row 82 - Cell 2
84	Richard Handley (GBr) JLT Condor	Row 83 - Cell 2
85	Stef Clement (Ned) IAM Cycling	Row 84 - Cell 2
86	James Lowsley Williams (GBr) NFTO	Row 85 - Cell 2
87	Daniel Teklehaimanot (Eri) MTN - Qhubeka	Row 86 - Cell 2
88	Ian Bibby (GBr) NFTO	Row 87 - Cell 2
89	Charles Planet (Fra) Team Novo Nordisk	Row 88 - Cell 2
90	George Harper (GBr) One Pro Cycling	Row 89 - Cell 2
91	Marcin Bialoblocki (Pol) One Pro Cycling	Row 90 - Cell 2
92	Paulius Siskevicius (Ltu) An Post - Chainreaction	Row 91 - Cell 2
93	Alan Marangoni (Ita) Cannondale-Garmin Pro Cycling Team	Row 92 - Cell 2
94	Steven Lampier (GBr) Team Raleigh GAC	Row 93 - Cell 2
95	Joshua Hunt (GBr) One Pro Cycling	Row 94 - Cell 2
96	Mathew Cronshaw (GBr) Madison Genesis	Row 95 - Cell 2
97	Matthew Holmes (GBr) Madison Genesis	Row 96 - Cell 2
98	Andrew Hawdon (GBr) Team Raleigh GAC	0:00:20
99	George Pym (GBr) Team Raleigh GAC	0:00:22
100	Hugh Carthy (GBr) GBR	0:00:23
101	Morgan Kneisky (Fra) Team Raleigh GAC	Row 100 - Cell 2
102	Conor Dunne (Irl) An Post - Chainreaction	Row 101 - Cell 2
103	Michael Thompson (GBr) Team Wiggins	0:00:27
104	Aidis Kruopis (Ltu) An Post - Chainreaction	Row 103 - Cell 2
105	Bradley Wiggins (GBr) Team Wiggins	0:00:29
106	Eddie Dunbar (Irl) NFTO	0:00:32
107	Jonathan Dibben (GBr) Team Wiggins	Row 106 - Cell 2
108	Robert Partridge (GBr) NFTO	0:00:39
109	Clement Chevrier (Fra) IAM Cycling	Row 108 - Cell 2
110	Frederik Frison (Bel) Lotto Soudal	0:01:22
111	Joonas Henttala (Fin) Team Novo Nordisk	0:01:39
112	Roger Kluge (Ger) IAM Cycling	0:01:40
113	Jack Wilson (Irl) An Post - Chainreaction	0:01:52
114	Brian Bulgac (Ned) Team LottoNL-Jumbo	0:01:59
115	Moreno Hofland (Ned) Team LottoNL-Jumbo	0:02:38
116	Andrew Fenn (GBr) Team Sky	Row 115 - Cell 2
117	Edward Clancy (GBr) JLT Condor	Row 116 - Cell 2
118	Kevin De Mesmaeker (Bel) Team Novo Nordisk	Row 117 - Cell 2
DNF	Rick Zabel (Ger) BMC Racing Team	Row 118 - Cell 2
DNF	Michael James Northey (NZl) Madison Genesis	Row 119 - Cell 2

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Sprint 1 - Llanberis
#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result	Header Cell - Column 3
1	Conor Dunne (Irl) An Post - Chainreaction	3	pts
2	Peter Williams (GBr) One Pro Cycling	2	Row 1 - Cell 3
3	Thomas Stewart (GBr) Madison Genesis	1	Row 2 - Cell 3

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Sprint 2 - Pentre Llanrhaeadr
#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result	Header Cell - Column 3
1	Peter Williams (GBr) One Pro Cycling	3	pts
2	Conor Dunne (Irl) An Post - Chainreaction	2	Row 1 - Cell 3
3	Thomas Stewart (GBr) Madison Genesis	1	Row 2 - Cell 3

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Sprint 3 - Mold
#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result	Header Cell - Column 3
1	Kristian House (GBr) JLT Condor	3	pts
2	Conor Dunne (Irl) An Post - Chainreaction	2	Row 1 - Cell 3
3	Peter Williams (GBr) One Pro Cycling	1	Row 2 - Cell 3

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Points - Finish Line
#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result	Header Cell - Column 3
1	Elia Viviani (Ita) Team Sky	15	pts
2	Mark Cavendish (GBr) Etixx - Quick Step	14	Row 1 - Cell 3
3	André Greipel (Ger) Lotto - Soudal	13	Row 2 - Cell 3
4	Owain Doull (GBr) Team WIGGINS	12	Row 3 - Cell 3
5	Juan Jose Lobato Del Valle (Esp) Movistar Team	11	Row 4 - Cell 3
6	Pim Ligthart (Ned) Lotto - Soudal	10	Row 5 - Cell 3
7	Mark Renshaw (Aus) Etixx - Quick Step	9	Row 6 - Cell 3
8	Tyler Farrar (USA) MTN - Qhubeka	8	Row 7 - Cell 3
9	Alberto Bettiol (Ita) Team Cannondale - Garmin	7	Row 8 - Cell 3
10	Graham Briggs (GBr) JLT Condor	6	Row 9 - Cell 3
11	Floris Gerts (Ned) BMC Racing Team	5	Row 10 - Cell 3
12	Wouter Poels (Ned) Team Sky	4	Row 11 - Cell 3
13	Reinardt Janse Van Rensburg (Rsa) MTN - Qhubeka	3	Row 12 - Cell 3
14	Peter Kennaugh (GBr) Team Sky	2	Row 13 - Cell 3
15	Nick Van Der Lijke (Ned) Team LottoNL-Jumbo	1	Row 14 - Cell 3

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Mountains 1 - Llanberis Pass - 66.5 Km
#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result	Header Cell - Column 3
1	Kristian House (GBr) JLT Condor	10	pts
2	Thomas Stewart (GBr) Madison Genesis	9	Row 1 - Cell 3
3	Peter Williams (GBr) One Pro Cycling	8	Row 2 - Cell 3
4	Conor Dunne (Irl) An Post - Chainreaction	7	Row 3 - Cell 3
5	Michael Thompson (GBr) Team WIGGINS	6	Row 4 - Cell 3
6	Eddie Dunbar (Irl) NFTO	5	Row 5 - Cell 3
7	Petr Vakoc (Cze) Etixx - Quick Step	4	Row 6 - Cell 3
8	James Lowsley Williams (GBr) NFTO	3	Row 7 - Cell 3
9	Frederik Frison (Bel) Lotto - Soudal	2	Row 8 - Cell 3
10	Marcel Sieberg (Ger) Lotto - Soudal	1	Row 9 - Cell 3

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Mountains 2 - Nant-Y-Glyn - 93.3 Km
#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result	Header Cell - Column 3
1	Peter Williams (GBr) One Pro Cycling	6	pts
2	Thomas Stewart (GBr) Madison Genesis	5	Row 1 - Cell 3
3	Kristian House (GBr) JLT Condor	4	Row 2 - Cell 3
4	Conor Dunne (Irl) An Post - Chainreaction	3	Row 3 - Cell 3
5	Mark McNally (GBr) Madison Genesis	2	Row 4 - Cell 3
6	Eddie Dunbar (Irl) NFTO	1	Row 5 - Cell 3

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Mountains 3 - Bwlch - 143.6 Km
#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result	Header Cell - Column 3
1	Kristian House (GBr) JLT Condor	6	pts
2	Thomas Stewart (GBr) Madison Genesis	5	Row 1 - Cell 3
3	Conor Dunne (Irl) An Post - Chainreaction	4	Row 2 - Cell 3
4	Peter Williams (GBr) One Pro Cycling	3	Row 3 - Cell 3
Row 4 - Cell 0	Andrew Fenn (GBr) Team Sky	2	Row 4 - Cell 3
6	Ruben Zepuntke (Ger) Team Cannondale - Garmin	1	Row 5 - Cell 3

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Most aggressive
Rider Name (Country) Team
Peter Williams (GBr) One Pro Cycling

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Teams
#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result
1	Team Sky	13:19:27
2	Etixx - Quick Step	Row 1 - Cell 2
3	MTN - Qhubeka	Row 2 - Cell 2
4	Lotto - Soudal	0:00:08
5	Team Cannondale - Garmin	Row 4 - Cell 2
6	Team LottoNL-Jumbo	Row 5 - Cell 2
7	Cult Energy Pro Cycling	Row 6 - Cell 2
8	One Pro Cycling	Row 7 - Cell 2
9	JTL Condor	Row 8 - Cell 2
10	Movistar Team	0:00:16
11	BMC Racing Team	Row 10 - Cell 2
12	Tinkoff - Saxo	Row 11 - Cell 2
13	Team Novo Nordisk	Row 12 - Cell 2
14	Team WIGGINS	Row 13 - Cell 2
15	IAM Cycling	Row 14 - Cell 2
16	Madison Genesis	Row 15 - Cell 2
17	NFTO	Row 16 - Cell 2
18	Great Britain	0:00:24
19	Team Raleigh GAC	Row 18 - Cell 2
20	An Post - Chainreaction	Row 19 - Cell 2

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General classification after stage 1
#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result
1	Elia Viviani (Ita) Team Sky	4:26:19
2	Mark Cavendish (GBr) Etixx - Quick-Step	0:00:04
3	André Greipel (Ger) Lotto Soudal	0:00:06
4	Owain Doull (GBr) Team Wiggins	0:00:10
5	Juan Jose Lobato Del Valle (Spa) Movistar Team	Row 4 - Cell 2
6	Pim Ligthart (Ned) Lotto Soudal	Row 5 - Cell 2
7	Mark Renshaw (Aus) Etixx - Quick-Step	Row 6 - Cell 2
8	Tyler Farrar (USA) MTN - Qhubeka	Row 7 - Cell 2
9	Alberto Bettiol (Ita) Cannondale-Garmin Pro Cycling Team	Row 8 - Cell 2
10	Graham Briggs (GBr) JLT Condor	Row 9 - Cell 2
11	Floris Gerfs (Ned) BMC Racing Team	Row 10 - Cell 2
12	Wouter Poels (Ned) Team Sky	Row 11 - Cell 2
13	Reinardt Janse Van Rensburg (RSA) MTN - Qhubeka	Row 12 - Cell 2
14	Peter Kennaugh (GBr) Team Sky	Row 13 - Cell 2
15	Nick Van Der Lijke (Ned) Team LottoNL-Jumbo	Row 14 - Cell 2
16	Ben Swift (GBr) Team Sky	Row 15 - Cell 2
17	Edvald Boasson Hagen (Nor) MTN - Qhubeka	Row 16 - Cell 2
18	Chris Opie (GBr) One Pro Cycling	Row 17 - Cell 2
19	Andrea Peron (Ita) Team Novo Nordisk	Row 18 - Cell 2
20	Jonas Vangenechten (Bel) IAM Cycling	Row 19 - Cell 2
21	Bram Tankink (Ned) Team LottoNL-Jumbo	Row 20 - Cell 2
22	Michael Carbel Svendgaard (Den) Cult Energy Pro Cycling	Row 21 - Cell 2
23	Jonathan Mcevoy (GBr) NFTO	Row 22 - Cell 2
24	Yanto Barker (GBr) One Pro Cycling	Row 23 - Cell 2
25	Michael Morkov (Den) Tinkoff-Saxo	Row 24 - Cell 2
26	Dylan Van Baarle (Ned) Cannondale-Garmin Pro Cycling Team