Tour of Croatia: Cavendish tops Nizzolo in stage 2 sprint
Dimension Data rider takes race lead
Mark Cavendish reversed the sprint result of the opening Tour of Croatia stage, getting over on race leader Giacomo Nizzolo (Trek-Segafredo) on the second stage. Cavendish's lead-out man Mark Renshaw sat up just before the line and took third.
It was Cavendish's first win since the Tour of Qatar in February, and a relief after finishing a frustratedly close second to Nizzolo on stage 1.
"I'm really happy to take the win today," Cavendish said. "Yesterday the team rode on the front from beginning and I just messed up a bit in the final, I just didn't have it yesterday really. So I was really glad the team kept the faith in me for today.
"Once again Jay [Thompson] spent all day in front, working super hard. The guys were then also really prominent in final."
The finishing kilometer had a pair of roundabouts that caused several riders to come to grief. Canadian champion Guillaume Boivin (Cycling Academy Team) was given the same time as the leaders after a crash inside the final 3km.
"The finishes here in Croatia are really technical and quite dangerous so it make it quite nervous," Cavendish said. "We had a good plan with Mark Renshaw to lead it out into the corners."
The win and time bonus puts Cavendish into the race lead on the same time as Nizzolo, with Renshaw moving into third at 10 seconds.
"We have the leader’s jersey now which means it will be another long day on the front for Jay tomorrow but he has been so strong and is riding really well," Cavendish said. "The stage definitely isn't for me tomorrow but Reinie [Reinardt Janse van Rensburg] can be up there so as a team we will remain prominent in the race."
Full Results
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
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1 | Mark Cavendish (GBr) Dimension Data | 5:32:56 |
2 | Giacomo Nizzolo (Ita) Trek-Segafredo | Row 1 - Cell 2 |
3 | Mark Renshaw (Aus) Dimension Data | Row 2 - Cell 2 |
4 | Michal Kolár (Svk) Tinkoff Team | Row 3 - Cell 2 |
5 | Andrea Guardini (Ita) Astana Pro Team | Row 4 - Cell 2 |
6 | Roman Maikin (Rus) Gazprom-Rusvelo | Row 5 - Cell 2 |
7 | Nicola Ruffoni (Ita) Bardiani CSF | Row 6 - Cell 2 |
8 | Ivan Savitskiy (Rus) Gazprom-Rusvelo | Row 7 - Cell 2 |
9 | Timothy Dupont (Bel) Veranda's Willems Cycling Team | Row 8 - Cell 2 |
10 | Karol Domagalski (Pol) ONE Pro Cycling | Row 9 - Cell 2 |
11 | Ioannis Tamouridis (Gre) Synergy Baku Cycling Project | Row 10 - Cell 2 |
12 | Artur Ershov (Rus) Gazprom-Rusvelo | Row 11 - Cell 2 |
13 | Matteo Pelucchi (Ita) IAM Cycling | Row 12 - Cell 2 |
14 | Maciej Paterski (Pol) CCC Sprandi Polkowice | Row 13 - Cell 2 |
15 | Pawel Franczak (Pol) Verva ActiveJet Pro Cycling Team | Row 14 - Cell 2 |
16 | Jure Miskulin (Slo) Radenska - Ljubljana | Row 15 - Cell 2 |
17 | Marco Benfatto (Ita) Androni Giocattoli - Sidermec | Row 16 - Cell 2 |
18 | Elia Favilli (Ita) Meridiana Kamen Team | Row 17 - Cell 2 |
19 | Gasper Katrasnik (Slo) Adria Mobil | Row 18 - Cell 2 |
20 | Rok Korosec (Slo) Radenska - Ljubljana | Row 19 - Cell 2 |
21 | Coen Vermeltfoort (Ned) Continental Team Join-S de Rijke | Row 20 - Cell 2 |
22 | Bruno Maltar (Cro) Radenska - Ljubljana | Row 21 - Cell 2 |
23 | Jetse Bol (Ned) Continental Team Join-S de Rijke | Row 22 - Cell 2 |
24 | Michele Viola (Ita) Meridiana Kamen Team | Row 23 - Cell 2 |
25 | Maksym Averin (Aze) Synergy Baku Cycling Project | Row 24 - Cell 2 |
26 | Paolo Simion (Ita) Bardiani CSF | Row 25 - Cell 2 |
27 | Alexey Kurbatov (Rus) Gazprom-Rusvelo | Row 26 - Cell 2 |
28 | Daniel Schorn (Aut) Team Felbermayr - Simplon Wels | Row 27 - Cell 2 |
29 | Laurens De Vreese (Bel) Astana Pro Team | Row 28 - Cell 2 |
30 | Sander Cordeel (Bel) Veranda's Willems Cycling Team | Row 29 - Cell 2 |
31 | Charles Planet (Fra) Team Novo Nordisk | Row 30 - Cell 2 |
32 | David Per (Slo) Adria Mobil | Row 31 - Cell 2 |
33 | Stef Van Zummeren (Bel) Veranda's Willems Cycling Team | Row 32 - Cell 2 |
34 | Felix Grosschartner (Aut) CCC Sprandi Polkowice | Row 33 - Cell 2 |
35 | Jonas Vangenechten (Bel) IAM Cycling | Row 34 - Cell 2 |
36 | Radoslav Rogina (Cro) Adria Mobil | Row 35 - Cell 2 |
37 | Robbert De Greef (Ned) Continental Team Join-S de Rijke | Row 36 - Cell 2 |
38 | Enrico Barbin (Ita) Bardiani CSF | Row 37 - Cell 2 |
39 | Stephan Rabitsch (Aut) Team Felbermayr - Simplon Wels | Row 38 - Cell 2 |
40 | Emanuel Kiserlovski (Cro) Meridiana Kamen Team | Row 39 - Cell 2 |
41 | Lukasz Owsian (Pol) CCC Sprandi Polkowice | Row 40 - Cell 2 |
42 | Emanuel Piaskowy (Pol) Cycling Academy Team | Row 41 - Cell 2 |
43 | Reinardt Janse Van Rensburg (RSA) Dimension Data | Row 42 - Cell 2 |
44 | Mirco Maestri (Ita) Bardiani CSF | Row 43 - Cell 2 |
45 | Matija Kvasina (Cro) Synergy Baku Cycling Project | Row 44 - Cell 2 |
46 | Samir Jabrayilov (Aze) Synergy Baku Cycling Project | Row 45 - Cell 2 |
47 | Jure Golcer (Slo) Adria Mobil | Row 46 - Cell 2 |
48 | Marcel Aregger (Swi) IAM Cycling | Row 47 - Cell 2 |
49 | Jordi Simon (Spa) Verva ActiveJet Pro Cycling Team | Row 48 - Cell 2 |
50 | James Oram (NZl) ONE Pro Cycling | Row 49 - Cell 2 |
51 | Davide Mucelli (Ita) Meridiana Kamen Team | Row 50 - Cell 2 |
52 | Matej Mugerli (Slo) Synergy Baku Cycling Project | Row 51 - Cell 2 |
53 | Jan Ghyselinck (Bel) Veranda's Willems Cycling Team | Row 52 - Cell 2 |
54 | Jiri Polnicky (Cze) Verva ActiveJet Pro Cycling Team | Row 53 - Cell 2 |
55 | Jay McCarthy (Aus) Tinkoff Team | Row 54 - Cell 2 |
56 | Domen Novak (Slo) Adria Mobil | Row 55 - Cell 2 |
57 | Jon Bozic (Slo) Adria Mobil | 0:00:13 |
58 | Nikolay Trusov (Rus) Tinkoff Team | 0:00:24 |
59 | Kamil Gradek (Pol) Verva ActiveJet Pro Cycling Team | Row 58 - Cell 2 |
60 | Boy Van Poppel (Ned) Trek-Segafredo | Row 59 - Cell 2 |
61 | Jesper Hansen (Den) Tinkoff Team | 0:00:51 |
62 | Artem Ovechkin (Rus) Gazprom-Rusvelo | Row 61 - Cell 2 |
63 | Dmitriy Gruzdev (Kaz) Astana Pro Team | Row 62 - Cell 2 |
64 | Kirill Pozdnyakov (Rus) Synergy Baku Cycling Project | Row 63 - Cell 2 |
65 | Víctor De La Parte (Spa) CCC Sprandi Polkowice | Row 64 - Cell 2 |
66 | Elchin Asadov (Aze) Synergy Baku Cycling Project | Row 65 - Cell 2 |
67 | Dias Omirzakaov (Kaz) Astana Pro Team | Row 66 - Cell 2 |
68 | Scott Davies (GBr) Team WIGGINS | Row 67 - Cell 2 |
69 | Erik Baska (Svk) Tinkoff Team | Row 68 - Cell 2 |
70 | Juraj Sagan (Svk) Tinkoff Team | Row 69 - Cell 2 |
71 | Daniel Turek (Cze) Cycling Academy Team | Row 70 - Cell 2 |
72 | Julian Arredondo (Col) Trek-Segafredo | Row 71 - Cell 2 |
73 | Luuc Bugter (Ned) Continental Team Join-S de Rijke | Row 72 - Cell 2 |
74 | Riccardo Zoidl (Aut) Trek-Segafredo | Row 73 - Cell 2 |
75 | Julien Bernard (Fra) Trek-Segafredo | Row 74 - Cell 2 |
76 | Matej Drinovec (Slo) Adria Mobil | Row 75 - Cell 2 |
77 | Mark Christian (GBr) Team WIGGINS | Row 76 - Cell 2 |
78 | Adam Stachowiak (Pol) Verva ActiveJet Pro Cycling Team | Row 77 - Cell 2 |
79 | Wouter Mol (Ned) Continental Team Join-S de Rijke | Row 78 - Cell 2 |
80 | Adrian Kurek (Pol) CCC Sprandi Polkowice | Row 79 - Cell 2 |
81 | Jonathan Fumeaux (Swi) IAM Cycling | Row 80 - Cell 2 |
82 | Markus Eibegger (Aut) Team Felbermayr - Simplon Wels | Row 81 - Cell 2 |
83 | Marcin Mrozek (Pol) CCC Sprandi Polkowice | Row 82 - Cell 2 |
84 | Marko Pavlic (Slo) Cycling Academy Team | Row 83 - Cell 2 |
85 | Aydar Zakarin (Rus) Gazprom-Rusvelo | Row 84 - Cell 2 |
86 | George Harper (GBr) ONE Pro Cycling | Row 85 - Cell 2 |
87 | Daniel Pearson (GBr) Team WIGGINS | Row 86 - Cell 2 |
88 | Antonio Santoro (Ita) Meridiana Kamen Team | Row 87 - Cell 2 |
89 | Andrea Peron (Ita) Team Novo Nordisk | Row 88 - Cell 2 |
90 | Joonas Henttala (Fin) Team Novo Nordisk | Row 89 - Cell 2 |
91 | Izidor Penko (Slo) Radenska - Ljubljana | Row 90 - Cell 2 |
92 | Luca Pacioni (Ita) Androni Giocattoli - Sidermec | Row 91 - Cell 2 |
93 | Eugenio Alafaci (Ita) Trek-Segafredo | Row 92 - Cell 2 |
94 | Ziga Rucigaj (Slo) Radenska - Ljubljana | Row 93 - Cell 2 |
95 | Edward Theuns (Bel) Trek-Segafredo | Row 94 - Cell 2 |
96 | Tilen Finkst (Slo) Radenska - Ljubljana | Row 95 - Cell 2 |
97 | Pirmin Lang (Swi) IAM Cycling | Row 96 - Cell 2 |
98 | Arman Kamyshev (Kaz) Astana Pro Team | Row 97 - Cell 2 |
99 | Andrew Tennant (GBr) Team WIGGINS | Row 98 - Cell 2 |
100 | Guillaume Boivin (Can) Cycling Academy Team | 0:00:00 |
101 | Brecht Dhaene (Bel) Veranda's Willems Cycling Team | 0:01:51 |
102 | Richard Handley (GBr) ONE Pro Cycling | 0:00:51 |
103 | Daniel Patten (GBr) Team WIGGINS | 0:02:27 |
104 | Artym Zakharov (Kaz) Astana Pro Team | Row 103 - Cell 2 |
105 | Uros Repse (Slo) Meridiana Kamen Team | Row 104 - Cell 2 |
106 | David Lozano Riba (Spa) Team Novo Nordisk | Row 105 - Cell 2 |
107 | Aidis Kruopis (Ltu) Veranda's Willems Cycling Team | 0:02:50 |
108 | Daniel Biedermann (Aut) Team Felbermayr - Simplon Wels | Row 107 - Cell 2 |
109 | Francesco Chicchi (Ita) Androni Giocattoli - Sidermec | Row 108 - Cell 2 |
110 | Tiziano Dall'Antonia (Ita) Androni Giocattoli - Sidermec | Row 109 - Cell 2 |
111 | Daan Meijers (Ned) Continental Team Join-S de Rijke | Row 110 - Cell 2 |
112 | Taco Van Der Hoorn (Ned) Continental Team Join-S de Rijke | Row 111 - Cell 2 |
113 | Nick Dougall (RSA) Dimension Data | Row 112 - Cell 2 |
114 | Bernhard Eisel (Aut) Dimension Data | Row 113 - Cell 2 |
115 | Chris Opie (GBr) ONE Pro Cycling | Row 114 - Cell 2 |
116 | Yanto Barker (GBr) ONE Pro Cycling | Row 115 - Cell 2 |
117 | Mihkel Raim (Est) Cycling Academy Team | Row 116 - Cell 2 |
118 | Aviv Yechezkel (Isr) Cycling Academy Team | Row 117 - Cell 2 |
119 | Sondre Holst Enger (Nor) IAM Cycling | Row 118 - Cell 2 |
120 | Alberto Nardin (Ita) Androni Giocattoli - Sidermec | 0:03:41 |
121 | Kevin De Mesmaeker (Bel) Team Novo Nordisk | 0:04:13 |
122 | James McLaughlin (GBr) Team Felbermayr - Simplon Wels | Row 121 - Cell 2 |
123 | Liam Holohan (GBr) Team WIGGINS | 0:04:31 |
124 | Nathan Haas (Aus) Dimension Data | 0:04:40 |
125 | Nicolas Lefrancois (Fra) Team Novo Nordisk | 0:05:33 |
126 | Martijn Verschoor (Ned) Team Novo Nordisk | Row 125 - Cell 2 |
127 | Robert Jenko (Slo) Radenska - Ljubljana | Row 126 - Cell 2 |
128 | David Jabuka (Cro) Meridiana Kamen Team | Row 127 - Cell 2 |
129 | Josip Rumac (Cro) Synergy Baku Cycling Project | Row 128 - Cell 2 |
130 | Alessandro Vanotti (Ita) Astana Pro Team | Row 129 - Cell 2 |
131 | Sergio Paulinho (Por) Tinkoff Team | Row 130 - Cell 2 |
132 | Andreas Walzel (Aut) Team Felbermayr - Simplon Wels | Row 131 - Cell 2 |
133 | Lukas Zeller (Aut) Team Felbermayr - Simplon Wels | Row 132 - Cell 2 |
134 | Jay Robert Thomson (RSA) Dimension Data | Row 133 - Cell 2 |
135 | Johannes Schinnagel (Ger) Team Felbermayr - Simplon Wels | Row 134 - Cell 2 |
136 | Grégory Rast (Swi) Trek-Segafredo | Row 135 - Cell 2 |
137 | Maxat Ayazbayev (Kaz) Astana Pro Team | Row 136 - Cell 2 |
138 | Javier Megias (Spa) Team Novo Nordisk | Row 137 - Cell 2 |
139 | Samuel Lowe (GBr) Team WIGGINS | Row 138 - Cell 2 |
140 | Alexander Evtushenko (Rus) Gazprom-Rusvelo | Row 139 - Cell 2 |
141 | Kirill Sveshnikov (Rus) Gazprom-Rusvelo | Row 140 - Cell 2 |
142 | Leigh Howard (Aus) IAM Cycling | Row 141 - Cell 2 |
143 | Simon Pellaud (Swi) IAM Cycling | Row 142 - Cell 2 |
144 | Marco Bandiera (Ita) Androni Giocattoli - Sidermec | Row 143 - Cell 2 |
145 | Daniele Ratto (Ita) Androni Giocattoli - Sidermec | Row 144 - Cell 2 |
146 | Josef Cerny (Cze) CCC Sprandi Polkowice | Row 145 - Cell 2 |
147 | Lukasz Bodnar (Pol) Verva ActiveJet Pro Cycling Team | Row 146 - Cell 2 |
148 | Alessandro Tonelli (Ita) Bardiani CSF | Row 147 - Cell 2 |
149 | Stanislaw Aniolkowski (Pol) Verva ActiveJet Pro Cycling Team | Row 148 - Cell 2 |
150 | Nicola Boem (Ita) Bardiani CSF | Row 149 - Cell 2 |
151 | Elias Van Breussegem (Bel) Veranda's Willems Cycling Team | Row 150 - Cell 2 |
152 | Joeri Calleeuw (Bel) Veranda's Willems Cycling Team | 0:07:04 |
153 | Luca Sterbini (Ita) Bardiani CSF | 0:07:20 |
154 | Marcin Bialoblocki (Pol) ONE Pro Cycling | 0:09:46 |
155 | Chris Butler (USA) Cycling Academy Team | Row 154 - Cell 2 |
156 | Joshua Hunt (GBr) ONE Pro Cycling | Row 155 - Cell 2 |
157 | Jonas Koch (Ger) Verva ActiveJet Pro Cycling Team | 0:11:20 |
158 | Guy Sagiv (Isr) Cycling Academy Team | 0:12:39 |
DNF | Owain Doull (GBr) Team WIGGINS | Row 158 - Cell 2 |
DNS | Davide Vigano (Ita) Androni Giocattoli - Sidermec | Row 159 - Cell 2 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result | Header Cell - Column 3 |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Mark Cavendish (GBr) Dimension Data | 25 | pts |
2 | Giacomo Nizzolo (Ita) Trek-Segafredo | 20 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
3 | Mark Renshaw (Aus) Dimension Data | 16 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
4 | Michal Kolár (Svk) Tinkoff Team | 14 | Row 3 - Cell 3 |
5 | Andrea Guardini (Ita) Astana Pro Team | 12 | Row 4 - Cell 3 |
6 | Roman Maikin (Rus) Gazprom-Rusvelo | 10 | Row 5 - Cell 3 |
7 | Nicola Ruffoni (Ita) Bardiani CSF | 9 | Row 6 - Cell 3 |
8 | Ivan Savitskiy (Rus) Gazprom-Rusvelo | 8 | Row 7 - Cell 3 |
9 | Timothy Dupont (Bel) Veranda's Willems Cycling Team | 7 | Row 8 - Cell 3 |
10 | Karol Domagalski (Pol) ONE Pro Cycling | 6 | Row 9 - Cell 3 |
11 | Ioannis Tamouridis (Gre) Synergy Baku Cycling Project | 5 | Row 10 - Cell 3 |
12 | Artur Ershov (Rus) Gazprom-Rusvelo | 4 | Row 11 - Cell 3 |
13 | Matteo Pelucchi (Ita) IAM Cycling | 3 | Row 12 - Cell 3 |
14 | Maciej Paterski (Pol) CCC Sprandi Polkowice | 2 | Row 13 - Cell 3 |
15 | Pawel Franczak (Pol) Verva ActiveJet Pro Cycling Team | 1 | Row 14 - Cell 3 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result | Header Cell - Column 3 |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Kevin De Mesmaeker (Bel) Team Novo Nordisk | 3 | pts |
2 | Nicola Boem (Ita) Bardiani CSF | 2 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
3 | Joshua Hunt (GBr) ONE Pro Cycling | 1 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result | Header Cell - Column 3 |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Nicola Boem (Ita) Bardiani CSF | 6 | pts |
2 | Kevin De Mesmaeker (Bel) Team Novo Nordisk | 4 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
3 | Joshua Hunt (GBr) ONE Pro Cycling | 2 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result | Header Cell - Column 3 |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Nicola Ruffoni (Ita) Bardiani CSF | 5 | pts |
2 | Mark Renshaw (Aus) Dimension Data | 3 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
3 | Nikolay Trusov (Rus) Tinkoff Team | 1 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result | Header Cell - Column 3 |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Nicola Boem (Ita) Bardiani CSF | 5 | pts |
2 | Kevin De Mesmaeker (Bel) Team Novo Nordisk | 3 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
3 | Lukasz Bodnar (Pol) Verva ActiveJet Pro Cycling Team | 1 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result | Header Cell - Column 3 |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Gazprom-Rusvelo | 16:38:48 | Row 0 - Cell 3 |
2 | Dimension Data | Row 1 - Cell 2 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
3 | Radenska - Ljubljana | Row 2 - Cell 2 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
4 | Bardiani CSF | Row 3 - Cell 2 | Row 3 - Cell 3 |
5 | Veranda's Willems Cycling Team | Row 4 - Cell 2 | Row 4 - Cell 3 |
6 | Synergy Baku Cycling Project | Row 5 - Cell 2 | Row 5 - Cell 3 |
7 | Cyclingteam Join-S / De Rijke | Row 6 - Cell 2 | Row 6 - Cell 3 |
8 | Meridiana Kamen Team | Row 7 - Cell 2 | Row 7 - Cell 3 |
9 | Adria Mobil | Row 8 - Cell 2 | Row 8 - Cell 3 |
10 | CCC Sprandi Polkowice | Row 9 - Cell 2 |