Tour of Hainan: Mareczko wins opening stage in Danzhou
39th Asian victory for the Italian sprinter
Italy’s Jakub Mareczko opened his account in style in the opening stage of the 13th edition of the Tour of Hainan. The Wilier Triestina rider outsprinted Switzerland’s Dylan Page and his compatriot Manuel Belletti (Androni Giocattoli-Sidermec) in Danzhou.
Mareczko won five stages last year and the first of his 39 Asian victories out of 53 in total up to date on the paradisiacal Chinese island in 2015.
“I’m happy to win stage 1 this time”, said Mareczko who previously needed at least a day to find the right timing. “My teammates positioned me very well for this sprint. I don’t know what happened behind me. I just know some riders went down. We were at the front of the peloton for the last 10 kilometres.”
After a very competitive start, Liu Jianpeng and Zhang Zheng (Hengxiang), Niu Yikui (Mitchelton-BikeExchange), Ivar Slik (Monkey Town), Li Zisen (Qinghai Tianyoude) and Joab Schneiter (Switzerland) took off after 15 kilometres. They got a maximum advantage of 1:20.
In a highly contested intermediate sprint at half way, Zhang bettered Niu to move into the lead of the best Asian rider competition at the end of the day. After 50km of racing, Slik and Schneiter forged on, later reinforced by Mongolia’s Tegshbayar Batsaikhan of RTS, who bridged the gap by himself with 20km to go.
Eventually, it all came back together when Wilier Triestina put the hammer down 10 kilometres before the finish.
“The last seven kilometres were contested on a very high tempo,” said runner-up Page. “There was some headwind in the final straight line. We thought we’d have to launch the sprint the latest possible. We have a nice Swiss national team this year with strong rouleurs and good climbers, so I get a better support than last year to lead me out. That’s why I was more confident for today’s stage.
“Fabian Lienhard stayed with me to protect me. I managed to follow the right wheel, which was Mareczko’s. 100 metres before the line, I tried to pass him. I felt strong but I cracked at 50 metres to go. It’s a good way to start the Tour of Hainan. It’s a morale booster for more sprinting stages to come.”
“It didn’t go as we planned at the beginning,” third placed Belletti echoed. “It’s been chaotic in the last 5km so it was very difficult to keep the wheels of my team-mates. I found them again 800 metres before the end but that meant doing a sprint before the sprint, and unfortunately, I was missing some energy for the final part. We want to do better in the coming sprint finishes.”
New race leader Mareczko informed that he won’t necessarily be the top end sprinter for Wilier Triestina in the next few days as the Italian team also features Luca Pacioni. This is Mareczko’s last race for the team he joined three years. Aged 24, he’ll step up to the WorldTour with CCC next year.
“I’ve enjoyed a lot of successes in Asia so far,” Mareczko said. “But this Tour of Hainan might not be the end of my story over here. There’s also a WorldTour race in China [the Tour of Guangxi] and I’d be happy to come back.”
Full Results
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
---|---|---|
1 | Jakub Mareczko (Ita) Wilier Triestina - Selle Italia | 2:02:40 |
2 | Dylan Page (Swi) Switzerland | |
3 | Manuel Belletti (Ita) Androni Giocattoli - Sidermec | |
4 | Jannik Steimle (Ger) Team Vorarlberg Santic | |
5 | Imerio Cima (Ita) Nippo - Vini Fantini - Europa Ovini | |
6 | Marco Benfatto (Ita) Androni Giocattoli - Sidermec | |
7 | Andre Looij (Ned) Monkey Town Continental Team | |
8 | Raymond Kreder (Ned) Team Ukyo | |
9 | Mohd Zamri Saleh (Mas) Terengganu Cycling Team | |
10 | Jérémy Leveau (Fra) Delko Marseille Provence KTM | |
11 | Mirco Maestri (Ita) Bardiani CSF | |
12 | Tino Thömel (Ger) Bike Aid | |
13 | Guillaume Boivin (Can) Israel Cycling Academy | |
14 | Davide Ballerini (Ita) Androni Giocattoli - Sidermec | |
15 | Jambaljamts Sainbayar (Mgl) RTS Racing Team | |
16 | Anthony Giacoppo (Aus) Bennelong Swisswellness Cycling Team | |
17 | Luca Wackermann (Ita) Bardiani CSF | |
18 | Simone Velasco (Ita) Wilier Triestina - Selle Italia | |
19 | Clément Carisey (Fra) Israel Cycling Academy | |
20 | Alessandro Fedeli (Ita) Trevigiani Phonix - Hemus 1896 | |
21 | Paolo Simion (Ita) Bardiani CSF | |
22 | Luca Pacioni (Ita) Wilier Triestina - Selle Italia | |
23 | Davide Orrico (Ita) Team Vorarlberg Santic | |
24 | Dylan Sunderland (Aus) Bennelong Swisswellness Cycling Team | |
25 | Tristan Ward (Aus) Bennelong Swisswellness Cycling Team | |
26 | Joey Van Rhee (Ned) Monkey Town Continental Team | |
27 | Georgios Bouglas (Gre) Ningxia Sports Lottery Livall Cycling Team | |
28 | Zheng Zhang (Chn) Hengxiang Cycling Team | |
29 | Andrea Guardini (Ita) Bardiani CSF | |
30 | Nur Amirull Fakhruddin Mazuki (Mas) Terengganu Cycling Team | |
31 | Maarten De Jonge (Ned) Monkey Town Continental Team | |
32 | Julien El Fares (Fra) Delko Marseille Provence Ktm | |
33 | Nazhaerbieke Bieken (Chn) Mitchelton - Bikeexchange | |
34 | Xianjing Lyu (Chn) Hengxiang Cycling Team | |
35 | Mattia Frapporti (Ita) Androni Giocattoli - Sidermec | |
36 | Gordian Banzer (Swi) Switzerland | |
37 | Brayan Chaves Rubio (Col) Mitchelton - Bikeexchange | |
38 | Pedro Gutierrez (Ven) Qinghai Tianyoude Cycling Team | |
39 | Mohd Harrif Saleh (Mas) Terengganu Cycling Team | |
40 | Maral-Erdene Batmunkh (Mgl) Terengganu Cycling Team | |
41 | Salim Kipkemboi (Ken) Bike Aid | |
42 | Mingrun Chen (Chn) Hengxiang Cycling Team | |
43 | Metkel Eyob (Eri) Terengganu Cycling Team | |
44 | Andris Vosekalns (Lat) Hengxiang Cycling Team | |
45 | Brenton Jones (Aus) Delko Marseille Provence Ktm | |
46 | Gino Mäder (Swi) Switzerland | |
47 | Roland Thalmann (Swi) Team Vorarlberg Santic | |
48 | Edwin Arnulfo Parra Bustamante (Col) Ningxia Sports Lottery Livall Cycling Team | |
49 | Jinsong Li (Chn) Giant Cycling Team | |
50 | Jacopo Mosca (Ita) Wilier Triestina - Selle Italia | |
51 | Marco Frapporti (Ita) Androni Giocattoli - Sidermec | |
52 | Lorenzo Rota (Ita) Bardiani CSF | |
53 | Alessandro Tonelli (Ita) Bardiani CSF | |
54 | Jason Lea (Aus) Bennelong Swisswellness Cycling Team | |
55 | Harrison Sweeny (Aus) Mitchelton - Bikeexchange | |
56 | Feng Qiao (Chn) Ningxia Sports Lottery Livall Cycling Team | |
57 | Fausto Masnada (Ita) Androni Giocattoli - Sidermec | |
58 | Patrick Schelling (Swi) Team Vorarlberg Santic | |
59 | Yonnatta Monsalve (Ven) Qinghai Tianyoude Cycling Team | |
60 | Jianpeng Liu (Chn) Hengxiang Cycling Team | |
61 | Sam Brand (GBr) Team Novo Nordisk | |
62 | Jiancai Wang (Chn) Qinghai Tianyoude Cycling Team | |
63 | Antonio Santoro (Ita) Monkey Town Continental Team | |
64 | Joonas Henttala (Fin) Team Novo Nordisk | |
65 | Artem Ovechkin (Rus) Terengganu Cycling Team | |
66 | Choon Huat Goh (Sin) Terengganu Cycling Team | |
67 | Adne Van Engelen (Ned) Bike Aid | |
68 | Liang Guo (Chn) Giant Cycling Team | |
69 | Hayato Okamoto (Jpn) Aisan Racing Team | |
70 | Bingcheng Gu (Chn) Giant Cycling Team | |
71 | Simon Pellaud (Swi) Switzerland | |
72 | Alan Marangoni (Ita) Nippo - Vini Fantini - Europa Ovini | |
73 | Oleksandr Polivoda (Ukr) Ningxia Sports Lottery Livall Cycling Team | |
74 | Fabian Lienhard (Swi) Switzerland | |
75 | Mattia Viel (Ita) Holdsworth Pro Racing | |
76 | Eiichi Hirai (Jpn) Team Ukyo | |
77 | Ilia Koshevoy (Blr) Wilier Triestina - Selle Italia | |
78 | Peter Schulting (Ned) Monkey Town Continental Team | |
79 | Hang Shi (Chn) Giant Cycling Team | |
80 | Wim Kleiman (Ned) Monkey Town Continental Team | |
81 | Ivar Slik (Ned) Monkey Town Continental Team | |
82 | Matteo Badilatti (Swi) Team Vorarlberg Santic | |
83 | Naoya Yoshioka (Jpn) Team Ukyo | |
84 | Gatis Smukulis (Lat) Delko Marseille Provence KTM | |
85 | Alexis Guerin (Fra) Delko Marseille Provence KTM | |
86 | Ralph Monsalve (Ven) Qinghai Tianyoude Cycling Team | |
87 | Stephen Clancy (Irl) Team Novo Nordisk | |
88 | Chunlong Zhang (Chn) | |
89 | Haiwang Liu (Chn) Giant Cycling Team | |
90 | Benjami Prades Reverter (Spa) Team Ukyo | |
91 | Robbie Hucker (Aus) Team Ukyo | |
92 | Jacob Hennessy (GBr) Mitchelton - Bikeexchange | |
93 | Zisen Li (Chn) Qinghai Tianyoude Cycling Team | |
94 | Lijun Bai (Chn) Ningxia Sports Lottery Livall Cycling Team | |
95 | Jiankun Liu (Chn) Mitchelton - Bikeexchange | |
96 | Tyler Williams (USA) Israel Cycling Academy | |
97 | Meng Yan (Chn) Hengxiang Cycling Team | |
98 | Tegshbayar Batsaikhan (Mgl) RTS Racing Team | |
99 | Roy Goldstein (Isr) Israel Cycling Academy | 0:01:01 |
100 | Zhishan Zhang (Chn) Qinghai Tianyoude Cycling Team | |
101 | Itamar Einhorn (Isr) Israel Cycling Academy | |
102 | Ito Masakazu (Jpn) Nippo - Vini Fantini - Europa Ovini | |
103 | Bo Wang (Chn) Hengxiang Cycling Team | |
104 | Tom Fitzpatrick (GBr) RTS Racing Team | |
105 | Nathan Elliott (Aus) Bennelong Swisswellness Cycling Team | |
106 | Yi Chang Wu (Tpe) RTS Racing Team | |
107 | Fabio Calabria (Aus) Team Novo Nordisk | |
108 | Kohei Uchima (Jpn) Nippo - Vini Fantini - Europa Ovini | |
109 | Mingdong Wang (Chn) Qinghai Tianyoude Cycling Team | |
110 | Hayato Yoshida (Jpn) Nippo - Vini Fantini - Europa Ovini | |
111 | Clint Hendricks (RSA) Bike Aid | |
112 | Matthias Schnapka (Ger) Bike Aid | |
113 | Mauricio Ortega Ramirez (Col) Ningxia Sports Lottery Livall Cycling Team | |
114 | Timo Schäfer (Ger) Bike Aid | |
115 | Rodrigo Araque Lorente (Spa) Team Ukyo | |
116 | Stefan Bissegger (Swi) Switzerland | |
117 | Manduo Liu (Chn) Giant Cycling Team | 0:02:02 |
118 | Kohei Yokotsuka (Jpn) Team Ukyo | |
119 | Chao Kai Chin (Tpe) RTS Racing Team | |
120 | Robin Meyer (Fra) Delko Marseille Provence Ktm | |
121 | Ayden Toovey (Aus) Bennelong Swisswellness Cycling Team | |
122 | Hiroki Nishimura (Jpn) Nippo - Vini Fantini - Europa Ovini | |
123 | Simone Bevilacqua (Ita) Wilier Triestina - Selle Italia | 0:03:01 |
124 | Zhihui Jiang (Chn) Mitchelton - Bikeexchange | |
125 | Joab Schneiter (Swi) Switzerland | |
126 | Vincenzo Albanese (Ita) Bardiani CSF | |
127 | Declan Irvine (Aus) Team Novo Nordisk | |
128 | Lucas Carstensen (Ger) Bike Aid | |
129 | Yikui Niu (Chn) Mitchelton - Bikeexchange | |
130 | Joeri Stallaert (Bel) Team Vorarlberg Santic | |
131 | Alex Turrin (Ita) Wilier Triestina - Selle Italia | 0:07:09 |
132 | Lukas Meiler (Ger) Team Vorarlberg Santic | |
133 | Gian Friesecke (Swi) Team Vorarlberg Santic | |
DNS | Zhaoliang Xu (Chn) Giant Cycling Team |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
---|---|---|
1 | Jakub Mareczko (Ita) Wilier Triestina-Selle Italia | 2:02:30 |
2 | Dylan Page (Swi) Switzerland | 0:00:04 |
3 | Manuel Belletti (Ita) Androni Giocattoli-Sidermec | 0:00:06 |
4 | Zheng Zhang (Chn) Hengxiang Cycling Team | 0:00:07 |
5 | Ivar Slik (Ned) Monkey Town Continental Team | 0:00:08 |
6 | Yikui Niu (Chn) Mitchelton-Scott | 0:00:09 |
7 | Jannik Steimle (Ger) Team Vorarlberg Santic | 0:00:10 |
8 | Imerio Cima (Ita) Nippo-Vini Fantini-Europa Ovini | |
9 | Marco Benfatto (Ita) Androni Giocattoli-Sidermec | |
10 | Andre Looij (Ned) Monkey Town Continental Team | |
11 | Raymond Kreder (Ned) Team Ukyo | |
12 | Mohd Zamri Saleh (Mas) Terengganu Cycling Team | |
13 | Jérémy Leveau (Fra) Delko Marseille Provence KTM | |
14 | Mirco Maestri (Ita) Bardiani CSF | |
15 | Tino Thömel (Ger) Bike Aid | |
16 | Guillaume Boivin (Can) Israel-Cycling Academy | |
17 | Davide Ballerini (Ita) Androni Giocattoli-Sidermec | |
18 | Jambaljamts Sainbayar (Mgl) Rts Racing Team | |
19 | Anthony Giacoppo (Aus) Bennelong Swisswellness Cycling Team | |
20 | Luca Wackermann (Ita) Bardiani CSF | |
21 | Simone Velasco (Ita) Wilier Triestina-Selle Italia | |
22 | Clément Carisey (Fra) Israel-Cycling Academy | |
23 | Alessandro Fedeli (Ita) Trevigiani Phonix - Hemus 1896 | |
24 | Paolo Simion (Ita) Bardiani CSF | |
25 | Luca Pacioni (Ita) Wilier Triestina-Selle Italia | |
26 | Davide Orrico (Ita) Team Vorarlberg Santic | |
27 | Dylan Sunderland (Aus) Bennelong Swisswellness Cycling Team | |
28 | Tristan Ward (Aus) Bennelong Swisswellness Cycling Team | |
29 | Joey Van Rhee (Ned) Monkey Town Continental Team | |
30 | Georgios Bouglas (Gre) Ningxia Sports Lottery Livall Cycling Team | |
31 | Andrea Guardini (Ita) Bardiani CSF | |
32 | Nur Amirull Fakhruddin Mazuki (Mas) Terengganu Cycling Team | |
33 | Maarten De Jonge (Ned) Monkey Town Continental Team | |
34 | Julien El Fares (Fra) Delko Marseille Provence KTM | |
35 | Nazhaerbieke Bieken (Chn) Mitchelton-Scott | |
36 | Xianjing Lyu (Chn) Hengxiang Cycling Team | |
37 | Mattia Frapporti (Ita) Androni Giocattoli-Sidermec | |
38 | Gordian Banzer (Swi) Switzerland | |
39 | Brayan Chaves Rubio (Col) Mitchelton-Scott | |
40 | Pedro Gutierrez (Ven) Qinghai Tianyoude Cycling Team | |
41 | Mohd Harrif Saleh (Mas) Terengganu Cycling Team | |
42 | Maral-Erdene Batmunkh (Mgl) Terengganu Cycling Team | |
43 | Salim Kipkemboi (Ken) Bike Aid | |
44 | Mingrun Chen (Chn) Hengxiang Cycling Team | |
45 | Metkel Eyob (Eri) Terengganu Cycling Team | |
46 | Andris Vosekalns (Lat) Hengxiang Cycling Team | |
47 | Brenton Jones (Aus) Delko Marseille Provence Ktm | |
48 | Gino Mäder (Swi) Switzerland | |
49 | Roland Thalmann (Swi) Team Vorarlberg Santic | |
50 | Edwin Arnulfo Parra Bustamante (Col) Ningxia Sports Lottery Livall Cycling Team | |
51 | Jinsong Li (Chn) Giant Cycling Team | |
52 | Jacopo Mosca (Ita) Wilier Triestina-Selle Italia | |
53 | Marco Frapporti (Ita) Androni Giocattoli-Sidermec | |
54 | Lorenzo Rota (Ita) Bardiani CSF | |
55 | Alessandro Tonelli (Ita) Bardiani CSF | |
56 | Jason Lea (Aus) Bennelong Swisswellness Cycling Team | |
57 | Harrison Sweeny (Aus) Mitchelton-Scott | |
58 | Feng Qiao (Chn) Ningxia Sports Lottery Livall Cycling Team | |
59 | Fausto Masnada (Ita) Androni Giocattoli-Sidermec | |
60 | Patrick Schelling (Swi) Team Vorarlberg Santic | |
61 | Yonnatta Monsalve (Ven) Qinghai Tianyoude Cycling Team | |
62 | Jianpeng Liu (Chn) Hengxiang Cycling Team | |
63 | Sam Brand (GBr) Team Novo Nordisk | |
64 | Jiancai Wang (Chn) Qinghai Tianyoude Cycling Team | |
65 | Antonio Santoro (Ita) Monkey Town Continental Team | |
66 | Joonas Henttala (Fin) Team Novo Nordisk | |
67 | Artem Ovechkin (Rus) Terengganu Cycling Team | |
68 | Choon Huat Goh (Sin) Terengganu Cycling Team | |
69 | Adne Van Engelen (Ned) Bike Aid | |
70 | Liang Guo (Chn) Giant Cycling Team | |
71 | Hayato Okamoto (Jpn) Aisan Racing Team | |
72 | Bingcheng Gu (Chn) Giant Cycling Team | |
73 | Simon Pellaud (Swi) Switzerland | |
74 | Alan Marangoni (Ita) Nippo-Vini Fantini-Europa Ovini | |
75 | Oleksandr Polivoda (Ukr) Ningxia Sports Lottery Livall Cycling Team | |
76 | Fabian Lienhard (Swi) Switzerland | |
77 | Mattia Viel (Ita) Holdsworth Pro Racing | |
78 | Eiichi Hirai (Jpn) Team Ukyo | |
79 | Ilia Koshevoy (Blr) Wilier Triestina-Selle Italia | |
80 | Peter Schulting (Ned) Monkey Town Continental Team | |
81 | Hang Shi (Chn) Giant Cycling Team | |
82 | Wim Kleiman (Ned) Monkey Town Continental Team | |
83 | Matteo Badilatti (Swi) Team Vorarlberg Santic | |
84 | Naoya Yoshioka (Jpn) Team Ukyo | |
85 | Gatis Smukulis (Lat) Delko Marseille Provence KTM | |
86 | Alexis Guerin (Fra) Delko Marseille Provence KTM | |
87 | Ralph Monsalve (Ven) Qinghai Tianyoude Cycling Team | |
88 | Stephen Clancy (Irl) Team Novo Nordisk | |
89 | Chunlong Zhang (Chn) | |
90 | Haiwang Liu (Chn) Giant Cycling Team | |
91 | Benjami Prades Reverter (Spa) Team Ukyo | |
92 | Robbie Hucker (Aus) Team Ukyo | |
93 | Jacob Hennessy (GBr) Mitchelton-Scott | |
94 | Zisen Li (Chn) Qinghai Tianyoude Cycling Team | |
95 | Lijun Bai (Chn) Ningxia Sports Lottery Livall Cycling Team | |
96 | Jiankun Liu (Chn) Mitchelton-Scott | |
97 | Tyler Williams (USA) Israel-Cycling Academy | |
98 | Meng Yan (Chn) Hengxiang Cycling Team | |
99 | Tegshbayar Batsaikhan (Mgl) RTS Racing Team | |
100 | Zhishan Zhang (Chn) Qinghai Tianyoude Cycling Team | |
101 | Itamar Einhorn (Isr) Israel-Cycling Academy | |
102 | Ito Masakazu (Jpn) Nippo-Vini Fantini-Europa Ovini | |
103 | Bo Wang (Chn) Hengxiang Cycling Team | |
104 | Tom Fitzpatrick (GBr) RTS Racing Team | |
105 | Nathan Elliott (Aus) Bennelong Swisswellness Cycling Team | |
106 | Yi Chang Wu (Tpe) RTS Racing Team | |
107 | Fabio Calabria (Aus) Team Novo Nordisk | |
108 | Kohei Uchima (Jpn) Nippo-Vini Fantini-Europa Ovini | |
109 | Mingdong Wang (Chn) Qinghai Tianyoude Cycling Team | |
110 | Hayato Yoshida (Jpn) Nippo-Vini Fantini-Europa Ovini | |
111 | Clint Hendricks (RSA) Bike Aid | |
112 | Matthias Schnapka (Ger) Bike Aid | |
113 | Mauricio Ortega Ramirez (Col) Ningxia Sports Lottery Livall Cycling Team | |
114 | Timo Schäfer (Ger) Bike Aid | |
115 | Rodrigo Araque Lorente (Spa) Team Ukyo | |
116 | Stefan Bissegger (Swi) Switzerland | |
117 | Kohei Yokotsuka (Jpn) Team Ukyo | |
118 | Chao Kai Chin (Tpe) RTS Racing Team | |
119 | Robin Meyer (Fra) Delko Marseille Provence KTM | |
120 | Ayden Toovey (Aus) Bennelong Swisswellness Cycling Team | |
121 | Hiroki Nishimura (Jpn) Nippo-Vini Fantini-Europa Ovini | |
122 | Zhihui Jiang (Chn) Mitchelton-Scott | |
123 | Joab Schneiter (Swi) Switzerland | |
124 | Vincenzo Albanese (Ita) Bardiani CSF | |
125 | Declan Irvine (Aus) Team Novo Nordisk | |
126 | Lucas Carstensen (Ger) Bike Aid | |
127 | Joeri Stallaert (Bel) Team Vorarlberg Santic | |
128 | Lukas Meiler (Ger) Team Vorarlberg Santic | |
129 | Gian Friesecke (Swi) Team Vorarlberg Santic | |
130 | Roy Goldstein (Isr) Israel-Cycling Academy | 0:01:11 |
131 | Manduo Liu (Chn) Giant Cycling Team | 0:02:12 |
132 | Simone Bevilacqua (Ita) Wilier Triestina-Selle Italia | 0:03:11 |
133 | Alex Turrin (Ita) Wilier Triestina-Selle Italia | 0:07:19 |
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