Pelucchi sprints to Trofeo Palma victory

Matteo Pelucchi (IAM Cycling) continued his fine start to the 2015 season when he landed victory in the Trofeo Palma on the final day of the Challenge Mallorca. The Italian had already claimed the opening race, the Trofeo Santanyi, on Thursday and he repeated the feat by winning the bunch sprint on Sunday.

On a day marked by heavy rain, Pelucchi saw off the challenge of André Greipel (Lotto Soudal) in the mass finish, while Ben Swift (Sky) took third place ahead of Sam Bennett (Bora-Argon 18) and Bryan Coquard (Europcar).

"Holst Enger and Simon Pellaud really helped me in the last kilometres and then Aleksejs Saramotins put me in a perfect position just after the last turn," Pelucchi said. "At that point I took Greipel’s wheel because he had his entire train and I was convinced that I could play for the win."

The early stages were animated by Darío Hernández (Burgos BH), Unai Intziarte (Murias Taldea) and Ilart Zuazubiskar (Spain), who broke clear in the opening kilometres and built up a lead of five minutes before the Cofidis team led the chase to peg them back.

Cofidis were working on behalf of their sprinter Nacer Bouhanni and the race was billed beforehand as a duel between the Frenchman and Greipel, but it took on a rather different complexion in the finale.

Zuazubiskar was the last of the escapees to relent but he too was swept up as the pace stiffened in the final hour of racing. Team Sky took up the running in the closing kilometres in a bid to lead out the sprint for Swift, while Greipel and it his train seemed well-positioned behind. To the German’s disappointment, however, it was instead Pelucchi who swooped to claim the win.

Pelucchi admitted afterwards that he had struggled in the cold and wet conditions, but said that he had few problems in dealing with the climbs on the day’s course. "The resistance work I did during the winter seems to have worked. I felt comfortable on the third category climb," he said. "In fact I suffered more from the wind and cold than I did from the climbs. At one point I was even tempted to climb into a warm car. In the end, I knew that everyone was in the same boat."

 

Full Results

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#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Matteo Pelucchi (Ita) IAM Cycling4:06:17
2André Greipel (Ger) Lotto SoudalRow 1 - Cell 2
3Ben Swift (GBr) Team SkyRow 2 - Cell 2
4Sam Bennett (Irl) Bora-Argon 18Row 3 - Cell 2
5Bryan Coquard (Fra) Team EuropcarRow 4 - Cell 2
6Raymond Kreder (Ned) Team RoompotRow 5 - Cell 2
7Fabian Cancellara (Swi) Trek Factory RacingRow 6 - Cell 2
8Russell Downing (GBr) Cult Energy Pro CyclingRow 7 - Cell 2
9Dylan Page (Swi) Roth SkodaRow 8 - Cell 2
10Kristian Sbaragli (Ita) MTN - QhubekaRow 9 - Cell 2
11Ramunas Navardauskas (Ltu) Cannondale-Garmin Pro Cycling TeamRow 10 - Cell 2
12Francesco Lasca (Ita) Caja Rural-Seguros RGARow 11 - Cell 2
13Jose Joaquin Rojas (Spa) Movistar TeamRow 12 - Cell 2
14Grzegorz Stepniak (Pol) CCC Sprandi PolkowiceRow 13 - Cell 2
15Ruben Zepuntke (Ger) Cannondale-Garmin Pro Cycling TeamRow 14 - Cell 2
16Nacer Bouhanni (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions CreditsRow 15 - Cell 2
17Jurgen Roelandts (Bel) Lotto SoudalRow 16 - Cell 2
18Henrik Evensen (Nor) Team Froy Oslo0:00:05
19Luis Mas (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGARow 18 - Cell 2
20Sondre Holst Enger (Nor) IAM CyclingRow 19 - Cell 2
21Viktor Manakov (Rus) RussiaRow 20 - Cell 2
22Lukas Jaun (Swi) Roth SkodaRow 21 - Cell 2
23Fumiyuki Beppu (Jpn) Trek Factory RacingRow 22 - Cell 2
24Mattew Gibson (GBr) Great BritainRow 23 - Cell 2
25Francisco Ventoso (Spa) Movistar TeamRow 24 - Cell 2
26Pawel Franczak (Pol) Activejet TeamRow 25 - Cell 2
27Alberto Bettiol (Ita) Cannondale-Garmin Pro Cycling TeamRow 26 - Cell 2
28Jaco Venter (RSA) MTN - QhubekaRow 27 - Cell 2
29Maciej Paterski (Pol) CCC Sprandi PolkowiceRow 28 - Cell 2
30Alexei Kurbatov (Rus) RussiaRow 29 - Cell 2
31Berden De Vries (Ned) Team RoompotRow 30 - Cell 2
32Jens Debusschere (Bel) Lotto Soudal0:00:08
33José Gonçalves (Por) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA0:00:10
34Daniel Teklehaimanot (Eri) MTN - QhubekaRow 33 - Cell 2
35Youcef Reguigui (Alg) MTN - QhubekaRow 34 - Cell 2
36Henrik Haugen (Nor) Team Froy OsloRow 35 - Cell 2
37Joel Zangerle (Lux) Cult Energy Pro CyclingRow 36 - Cell 2
38Pirmin Lang (Swi) IAM CyclingRow 37 - Cell 2
39Jesper Asselman (Ned) Team RoompotRow 38 - Cell 2
40Marcel Sieberg (Ger) Lotto Soudal0:00:13
41Elia Viviani (Ita) Team Sky0:00:18
42Andrew Fenn (GBr) Team SkyRow 41 - Cell 2
43Daniel Schorn (Aut) Bora-Argon 18Row 42 - Cell 2
44Simon Pellaud (Swi) IAM Cycling0:00:20
45Mauritus Lammertink (Ned) Team RoompotRow 44 - Cell 2
46Christian Delle Stelle (Ita) CCC Sprandi Polkowice0:00:32
47Michael Schwarzmann (Ger) Bora-Argon 18Row 46 - Cell 2
48Zakkari Dempster (Aus) Bora-Argon 18Row 47 - Cell 2
49Ralf Matzka (Ger) Bora-Argon 18Row 48 - Cell 2
50Tiesj Benoot (Bel) Lotto SoudalRow 49 - Cell 2
51Linus Gerdemann (Ger) Cult Energy Pro CyclingRow 50 - Cell 2
52Troels Ronning Vinther (Den) Cult Energy Pro CyclingRow 51 - Cell 2
53Marc De Maar (Ned) Team Roompot0:00:47
54Bauke Mollema (Ned) Trek Factory RacingRow 53 - Cell 2
55Eryk Laton (Pol) CCC Sprandi PolkowiceRow 54 - Cell 2
56Mario Gonzalez (Spa) Activejet TeamRow 55 - Cell 2
57Marc Buades (Spa) Spain0:00:48
58Julien Morice (Fra) Team Europcar0:00:50
59Christian Knees (Ger) Team SkyRow 58 - Cell 2
60Vasil Kiryienka (Blr) Team Sky0:00:55
61Bernhard Eisel (Aut) Team SkyRow 60 - Cell 2
62Shane Archbold (NZl) Bora-Argon 18Row 61 - Cell 2
63Marco Coledan (Ita) Trek Factory RacingRow 62 - Cell 2
64Unai Intziarte (Spa) Murias Taldea0:01:03
65Illart Zuazubiskar (Spa) SpainRow 64 - Cell 2
66Aritz Bagues (Spa) Murias TaldeaRow 65 - Cell 2
67Asier Maeztu (Spa) SpainRow 66 - Cell 2
68Mikel Bizkarra (Spa) Murias TaldeaRow 67 - Cell 2
69Alan Marangoni (Ita) Cannondale-Garmin Pro Cycling TeamRow 68 - Cell 2
70Josef Cerny (Cze) CCC Sprandi PolkowiceRow 69 - Cell 2
71Nikolai Tedre (Nor) Team Froy OsloRow 70 - Cell 2
72Natnael Berhane (Eri) MTN - QhubekaRow 71 - Cell 2
73Stig Broeckx (Bel) Lotto SoudalRow 72 - Cell 2
74Adrian Kurek (Pol) CCC Sprandi PolkowiceRow 73 - Cell 2
75Kristian Forbord (Nor) Team Froy OsloRow 74 - Cell 2
76Alexander Eutushenko (Rus) RussiaRow 75 - Cell 2
77Davide Formolo (Ita) Cannondale-Garmin Pro Cycling TeamRow 76 - Cell 2
78Alexander Serov (Rus) RusVeloRow 77 - Cell 2
79Christopher Latham (GBr) Great BritainRow 78 - Cell 2
80Michael Reihs (Den) Cult Energy Pro CyclingRow 79 - Cell 2
81Kanstantsin Siutsou (Blr) Team Sky0:01:27
82Romain Hardy (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits0:01:28
83Adrien Petit (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions CreditsRow 82 - Cell 2
84Andreas Schillinger (Ger) Bora-Argon 18Row 83 - Cell 2
85Fabio Felline (Ita) Trek Factory RacingRow 84 - Cell 2
86Haimar Zubeldia (Spa) Trek Factory RacingRow 85 - Cell 2
87Mike Terpstra (Ned) Team RoompotRow 86 - Cell 2
88Javier Moreno (Spa) Movistar TeamRow 87 - Cell 2
89Maxime Mederel (Fra) Team EuropcarRow 88 - Cell 2
90Vincent Jerome (Fra) Team EuropcarRow 89 - Cell 2
91Gerald Ciolek (Ger) MTN - QhubekaRow 90 - Cell 2
92Igor Merino (Spa) Burgos BHRow 91 - Cell 2
93Jon Ander Insausti (Spa) Murias TaldeaRow 92 - Cell 2
94Grega Bole (Slo) CCC Sprandi PolkowiceRow 93 - Cell 2
95Andrew Tennant (GBr) Great BritainRow 94 - Cell 2
96David Arroyo (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA0:01:51
97Phil Bauhaus (Ger) Bora-Argon 180:01:52
98Kirill Pozdnykov (Rus) Russia0:01:58
99Ander Alonso (Spa) SpainRow 98 - Cell 2
100Garikoitz Bravo (Spa) Murias Taldea0:02:01
101Benat Intxausti (Spa) Movistar TeamRow 100 - Cell 2
102Fabian Wegmann (Ger) Cult Energy Pro CyclingRow 101 - Cell 2
103Danny Pate (USA) Team Sky0:02:06
104Hugh Carthy (GBr) Caja Rural-Seguros RGARow 103 - Cell 2
105Martin Mortensen (Den) Cult Energy Pro Cycling0:02:09
106Mathias Frank (Swi) IAM CyclingRow 105 - Cell 2
107Patrick Schelling (Swi) IAM CyclingRow 106 - Cell 2
108Michael Bresciani (Ita) Roth SkodaRow 107 - Cell 2
109Jelle Vanendert (Bel) Lotto Soudal0:02:14
110Tim Wellens (Bel) Lotto SoudalRow 109 - Cell 2
111Antonio Molina (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA0:02:20
112Kamil Gradek (Pol) Activejet Team0:02:24
113Kristoffer Skjerping (Nor) Cannondale-Garmin Pro Cycling TeamRow 112 - Cell 2
114Jesus Ezquerra (Spa) Activejet TeamRow 113 - Cell 2
115Lukasz Bodnar (Pol) Activejet Team0:02:46
116Michael Podlaski (Pol) Activejet TeamRow 115 - Cell 2
117Ion Izagirre (Spa) Movistar Team0:02:53
118Alberto Cecchin (Ita) Roth Skoda0:02:55
119Eloy Teruel (Spa) SpainRow 118 - Cell 2
120Dylan Van Baarle (Ned) Cannondale-Garmin Pro Cycling Team0:04:41
121Aleksejs Saramotins (Lat) IAM Cycling0:06:01
122Ibai Salas (Spa) Burgos BH0:08:19
123Jesus Del Pino (Spa) Burgos BH0:08:21
124Ricardo Vilela (Por) Caja Rural-Seguros RGARow 123 - Cell 2
125Eneko Lizarralde (Spa) Murias Taldea0:14:55
126Gianluca Ocanha (Swi) Roth SkodaRow 125 - Cell 2
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Coll Grau (Cat. 3). km. 117.8
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Unai Intziarte (Spa) Murias Taldea6pts
2Illart Zuazubiskar (Spa) Spain4Row 1 - Cell 3
3Dario Hernandez (Spa) Burgos BH2Row 2 - Cell 3
4Vasil Kiryienka (Blr) Team Sky1Row 3 - Cell 3
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Sprint 1 - Algaida. km 19.20
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Henrik Evensen (Nor) Team Froy Oslo3pts
2Sebastian Mascaro (Spa) Burgos BH2Row 1 - Cell 3
3Ibai Salas (Spa) Burgos BH1Row 2 - Cell 3
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Sprint 2 - Santa Maria. km 91.00
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Dario Hernandez (Spa) Burgos BH3pts
2Illart Zuazubiskar (Spa) Spain2Row 1 - Cell 3
3Unai Intziarte (Spa) Murias Taldea1Row 2 - Cell 3
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Special sprint 1 - Santa Margalida. km 57.60
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Unai Intziarte (Spa) Murias Taldea3pts
2Illart Zuazubiskar (Spa) Spain2Row 1 - Cell 3
3Tiesj Benoot (Bel) Lotto Soudal1Row 2 - Cell 3
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Special sprint 2 - Palma (1 Paso Meta). km 145.00
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Illart Zuazubiskar (Spa) Spain3pts
2Unai Intziarte (Spa) Murias Taldea2Row 1 - Cell 3
3Dario Hernandez (Spa) Burgos BH1Row 2 - Cell 3
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#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Cannondale-Garmin Pro Cycling Team12:18:56
4Caja Rural-Seguros RGARow 1 - Cell 2
5MTN - QhubekaRow 2 - Cell 2
6Team RoompotRow 3 - Cell 2
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Mountains classification
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Unai Intziarte (Spa) Murias Taldea6pts
2Illart Zuazubiskar (Spa) Spain4Row 1 - Cell 3
3Vasil Kiryienka (Blr) Team Sky1Row 2 - Cell 3
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Sprint classification
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Henrik Evensen (Nor) Team Froy Oslo3pts
2Illart Zuazubiskar (Spa) Spain2Row 1 - Cell 3
3Unai Intziarte (Spa) Murias Taldea1Row 2 - Cell 3
4Ibai Salas (Spa) Burgos BH1Row 3 - Cell 3
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Special srint classification
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Unai Intziarte (Spa) Murias Taldea5pts
2Illart Zuazubiskar (Spa) Spain5Row 1 - Cell 3
3Tiesj Benoot (Bel) Lotto-Soudal1Row 2 - Cell 3
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Combination classification
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Unai Intziarte (Spa) Murias Taldea5pts
2Illart Zuazubiskar (Spa) Spain5Row 1 - Cell 3
3Dario Hernandez (Spa) Burgos BH4Row 2 - Cell 3
4Henrik Evensen (Nor) Team Froy Oslo3Row 3 - Cell 3
5Vasil Kiryienka (Blr) Team Sky3Row 4 - Cell 3
6Matteo Pelucchi (Ita) Iam Cycling2Row 5 - Cell 3
7André Greipel (Ger) Lotto-Soudal2Row 6 - Cell 3
8Ben Swift (GBr) Team Sky2Row 7 - Cell 3
9Tiesj Benoot (Bel) Lotto-Soudal2Row 8 - Cell 3
10Sebastian Mascaro (Spa) Burgos BH2Row 9 - Cell 3
11Sam Bennett (Irl) Bora Argon 182Row 10 - Cell 3
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Regional rider classification
#Rider Name (Country) Team
1Luis Mas (Spa) Caja Rural - Seguros
2Marc Buades (Spa) Spain

 

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