Mallorca Challenge: McLay wins close run Trofeo Palma sprint

Dan McLay (Fortuneo-Vital Concept) took victory on the final day of competition at the Mallorca Challenge, sprinting to victory in the Trofeo Palma. It was a close run fight, and the jury had to resort to a photo finish to split McLay and Bora-Hansgrohe's Matteo Pelucchi, with initial reports stating that it had been the Italian who was the victor. Nacer Bouhanni (Cofidis) tried to split the two, driving up the middle of the road and finishing third.

The joy of victory was short-lived for McLay, who crashed soon after crossing the line. Fortunately, McLay was ok, despite bleeding from his lip.

The Mallorca Challenge closed out with a 161km loop out and back from Palma on the west side of the island. With a couple of climbs in the latter stages of the race, there was an opportunity for a breakaway, but a sprint finish would be most likely.

The day kicked off with an attack from Luis Mas Bonet (Caja Rural-Seguros RGA) as soon as the neutral zone ended. It wasn't to be, and there were more moves out of the bunch, including one from Dayer Quintana that signalled Movistar's intentions going forward. After 10 kilometres, the peloton finally let a group of riders build up a small advantage.

Uri Martins Sandoval and Danilo Celano (both Amore & Vita-Selle SMP), Gaspar Mas (Nice Cycling Team), Julio Alberto Amores (Interja Dominican Cycling) and Pello Olaberria (Euskadi Basque Country) made up the group that got away. The gap between themselves and the calm and collected bunch behind built up to 4:20 at the 30km mark before the peloton decided to begin bringing them back.

With still 100 kilometres to go and the finishing circuit looming, the five up front had only two minutes to play with. A brief moment of respite came when the window opened a little, but it didn't last the inevitable catch loomed ever closer. The handshakes came with a touch under 60 kilometres to the line, and the five were absorbed back into the peloton.

Having been dormant since the early attack of Dayer Quintana, Movistar struck out again with 49km to go. This time it was in the form of Dayer's older brother Nairo, who made his move in the hillier section of the course. Quintana was allowed a large 1:30 gap before his teammate Alejandro Valverde attacked with Lotto-Soudal's Jurgen Roelandts. The trio came together as the race entered the final circuits around Palma, but the peloton was chasing hard behind, led by Bora-Hansgrohe and Fortuneo Vital Concept.

Just before the final lap, Valverde, Quintana and Roelandts were brought back by the peloton, which began setting its self up for the bunch sprint. As the road curved slightly, Pelucchi chose the left side of the road while McLay picked the right. McLay had little more than a tyre's width between himself and Pelucchi on the line, but it was enough to seal the victory. Bouhanni was close behind while Andre Greipel got boxed in between Bouhanni and Pelucchi, and finished fourth.

 

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#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Daniel Mclay (GBr) Fortuneo-Vital Concept3:43:31
2Matteo Pelucchi (Ita) Bora-HansgroheRow 1 - Cell 2
3Nacer Bouhanni (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions CreditRow 2 - Cell 2
4André Greipel (Ger) Lotto SoudalRow 3 - Cell 2
5Raymond Kreder (Ned) Roompot-Nederlandse LoterijRow 4 - Cell 2
6Coen Vermeltfoort (Ned) Roompot-Nederlandse LoterijRow 5 - Cell 2
7Lukasz Wisniowski (Pol) Team SkyRow 6 - Cell 2
8Enrique Sanz (Spa) Spanish Track TeamRow 7 - Cell 2
9Jonas Koch (Ger) German National TeamRow 8 - Cell 2
10Alexander Porsev (Rus) Gazprom-RusveloRow 9 - Cell 2
11Albert Torres (Spa) Inteja Dominican CyclingRow 10 - Cell 2
12Xavier Cañellas (Spa) Spanish Track TeamRow 11 - Cell 2
13Jacob Hennessy (GBr) Great Britain National TeamRow 12 - Cell 2
14Dylan Page (Swi) Caja Rural-Seguros RGARow 13 - Cell 2
15Kondrad Gessner (Ger) German National TeamRow 14 - Cell 2
16Andre Looij (Ned) Roompot-Nederlandse LoterijRow 15 - Cell 2
17Daniel Lopez (Spa) Burgos BHRow 16 - Cell 2
18Adrian Gonzalez (Spa) Euskadi Basque CountryRow 17 - Cell 2
19Vicente Garcia (Spa) Spanish Track TeamRow 18 - Cell 2
20Christopher Latham (GBr) Great Britain National TeamRow 19 - Cell 2
21Aritz Bagues (Spa) Euskadi Basque CountryRow 20 - Cell 2
22Julen Irizar (Spa) Euskadi Basque CountryRow 21 - Cell 2
23Jorge Arcas (Spa) Movistar TeamRow 22 - Cell 2
24Samuel Harrison (GBr) Great Britain National TeamRow 23 - Cell 2
25Jonas Van Geneghten (Bel) Cofidis, Solutions CreditRow 24 - Cell 2
26Elmar Reinders (Ned) Roompot-Nederlandse LoterijRow 25 - Cell 2
27Etienne Van Empel (Ned) Roompot-Nederlandse LoterijRow 26 - Cell 2
28Sebastian Mora (Spa) Spanish Track TeamRow 27 - Cell 2
29Moreno Hofland (Ned) Lotto SoudalRow 28 - Cell 2
30Roman Maikin (Rus) Gazprom-RusveloRow 29 - Cell 2
31Vasil Kiryienka (Blr) Team SkyRow 30 - Cell 2
32Eduard Prades (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGARow 31 - Cell 2
33Erik Baska (Svk) Bora-HansgroheRow 32 - Cell 2
34Geoffrey Soupe (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions CreditRow 33 - Cell 2
35Boris Vallee (Bel) Fortuneo-Vital ConceptRow 34 - Cell 2
36Anton Vorobyev (Rus) Gazprom-RusveloRow 35 - Cell 2
37Gabriel Cullaigh (GBr) Great Britain National TeamRow 36 - Cell 2
38Gotzon Udondo (Spa) Euskadi Basque CountryRow 37 - Cell 2
39Marco Zamparella (Ita) Amore & Vita-Selle SMPRow 38 - Cell 2
40Georg Zimmermann (Ger) German National TeamRow 39 - Cell 2
41Aleksejs Saramotins (Lat) Bora-Hansgrohe0:00:05
42Michael Schwarzmann (Ger) Bora-HansgroheRow 41 - Cell 2
43David Galarreta (Spa) Amore & Vita-Selle SMP0:00:11
44Marco Bernardinetti (Ita) Amore & Vita-Selle SMPRow 43 - Cell 2
45Pedro Gregori (Spa) Team BoliviaRow 44 - Cell 2
46Javier Megias (Spa) Team Novo NordiskRow 45 - Cell 2
47Josep Miralles (Spa) Amore & Vita-Selle SMPRow 46 - Cell 2
48Jorge Cubero (Spa) Burgos BHRow 47 - Cell 2
49Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Movistar TeamRow 48 - Cell 2
50Nuno Bico (Por) Movistar TeamRow 49 - Cell 2
51Jan Tschernoster (Ger) German National TeamRow 50 - Cell 2
52Theo Reinhardt (Ger) German National TeamRow 51 - Cell 2
53Dayer Quintana (Col) Movistar TeamRow 52 - Cell 2
54David Lopez (Spa) Team SkyRow 53 - Cell 2
55Fabricio Ferrari (Uru) Caja Rural-Seguros RGARow 54 - Cell 2
56Igor Boev (Rus) Gazprom-RusveloRow 55 - Cell 2
57Alexander Aranburu (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGARow 56 - Cell 2
58Jonathan Castroviejo (Spa) Movistar TeamRow 57 - Cell 2
59Marcus Burghardt (Ger) Bora-HansgroheRow 58 - Cell 2
60Pieter Weening (Ned) Roompot-Nederlandse LoterijRow 59 - Cell 2
61Thomas Vaubourzeix (Fra) Nice Cycling TeamRow 60 - Cell 2
62Daniel Moreno (Spa) Movistar TeamRow 61 - Cell 2
63Peter Kennaugh (GBr) Team SkyRow 62 - Cell 2
64Nairo Quintana (Col) Movistar TeamRow 63 - Cell 2
65Salvatore Puccio (Ita) Team SkyRow 64 - Cell 2
66Omar Alberto Mendoza (Col) Team BoliviaRow 65 - Cell 2
67Oscar Linares (Spa) Burgos BHRow 66 - Cell 2
68Andreas Schillinger (Ger) Bora-HansgroheRow 67 - Cell 2
69Philip Deignan (Irl) Team SkyRow 68 - Cell 2
70Antonio Pedrero (Spa) Movistar TeamRow 69 - Cell 2
71Oscar Riesebeek (Ned) Roompot-Nederlandse LoterijRow 70 - Cell 2
72Sergey Lagutin (Rus) Gazprom-RusveloRow 71 - Cell 2
73Brian Van Goethem (Ned) Roompot-Nederlandse LoterijRow 72 - Cell 2
74Egoitz Garcia (Spa) Team BoliviaRow 73 - Cell 2
75Christoph Pfingsten (Ger) Bora-Hansgrohe0:00:20
76Benoit Jarrier (Fra) Fortuneo-Vital ConceptRow 75 - Cell 2
77Michaël Van Staeyen (Bel) Cofidis, Solutions Credit0:00:21
78Illart Zuazubiskar (Spa) Spanish Track TeamRow 77 - Cell 2
79Frederik Frison (Bel) Lotto SoudalRow 78 - Cell 2
80Jurgen Roelandts (Bel) Lotto SoudalRow 79 - Cell 2
81Remy Mertz (Bel) Lotto SoudalRow 80 - Cell 2
82Mikel Elorza (Spa) Amore & Vita-Selle SMPRow 81 - Cell 2
83Tomasz Marczynski (Pol) Lotto Soudal0:00:30
84Laurent Pichon (Fra) Fortuneo-Vital Concept0:00:37
85Stéphane Rossetto (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credit0:00:40
86Pierre Luc Perichon (Fra) Fortuneo-Vital Concept0:00:43
87Cyril Lemoine (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions CreditRow 86 - Cell 2
88Juraj Sagan (Svk) Bora-Hansgrohe0:00:46
89Kevin Ledanois (Fra) Fortuneo-Vital Concept0:00:48
90Jon Irisarri (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA0:00:52
91Arnaud Gerard (Fra) Fortuneo-Vital Concept0:01:11
92Andrei Solomennikov (Rus) Gazprom-Rusvelo0:01:43
93Louis Vervaeke (Bel) Lotto Soudal0:01:49
94David Arroyo (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA0:02:15
95Diego Milan Jiminez (Dom) Inteja Dominican CyclingRow 94 - Cell 2
96Jasper Frahm (Ger) German National Team0:04:46
97Corentin Cherhal (Fra) Team Novo NordiskRow 96 - Cell 2
98Jérôme Pulidori (Fra) Nice Cycling TeamRow 97 - Cell 2
99Ryan Macanally (Aus) Nice Cycling TeamRow 98 - Cell 2
100Henning Bommel (Ger) German National TeamRow 99 - Cell 2
101Oliver Wood (GBr) Great Britain National TeamRow 100 - Cell 2
102Joan Ruiz (Spa) Burgos BHRow 101 - Cell 2
103Kian Emadi (GBr) Great Britain National TeamRow 102 - Cell 2
104Alvaro Robredo (Spa) Burgos BHRow 103 - Cell 2
105Brian Kamstra (Ned) Team Novo NordiskRow 104 - Cell 2
106Fabio Calabria (Aus) Team Novo NordiskRow 105 - Cell 2
107Hendrikus Van IJzendoorn (Ned) Team Novo NordiskRow 106 - Cell 2
108Pierpaolo Ficara (Ita) Amore & Vita-Selle SMPRow 107 - Cell 2
109Romain Gioux (Fra) Team Novo NordiskRow 108 - Cell 2
110Martijn Verschoor (Ned) Team Novo NordiskRow 109 - Cell 2
111Uri Martins Sandoval (Mex) Amore & Vita-Selle SMPRow 110 - Cell 2
112Luis Mari Garikano (Spa) Spanish Track TeamRow 111 - Cell 2
113Danilo Celano (Ita) Amore & Vita-Selle SMPRow 112 - Cell 2
114Aitor Gonzalez (Spa) Euskadi Basque CountryRow 113 - Cell 2
115William Guzman (Dom) Inteja Dominican CyclingRow 114 - Cell 2
116Ander Barrenetxea (Spa) Euskadi Basque CountryRow 115 - Cell 2
117Pello Olaberria (Spa) Euskadi Basque CountryRow 116 - Cell 2
118Mikel Bizkarra (Spa) Euskadi Basque CountryRow 117 - Cell 2
119Franck Bonnamour (Fra) Fortuneo-Vital ConceptRow 118 - Cell 2
120Artem Ovechkin (Rus) Gazprom-RusveloRow 119 - Cell 2
121Evgeny Shalunov (Rus) Gazprom-RusveloRow 120 - Cell 2
122Lucas Liss (Ger) German National TeamRow 121 - Cell 2
123Nuno Meireles (Por) Team BoliviaRow 122 - Cell 2
124Marcos Jurado (Spa) Burgos BHRow 123 - Cell 2
125Reid Mcclure (Can) Team Novo Nordisk0:10:42
126Cédric Jolidon (Swi) Nice Cycling Team0:12:56
127Julio Alberto Amores (Spa) Inteja Dominican Cycling0:16:43
DNFBart De Clercq (Bel) Lotto SoudalRow 127 - Cell 2
DNFRayane Bouhanni (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions CréditsRow 128 - Cell 2
DNFLoic Chetout (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions CréditsRow 129 - Cell 2
DNFJaime Roson Garcia (Spa) Caja Rural - Seguros RGARow 130 - Cell 2
DNFJosu Zabala Lopez (Spa) Caja Rural - Seguros RGARow 131 - Cell 2
DNFIgnacio Sarabia Diaz (Mex) Inteja Dominican Cycling TeamRow 132 - Cell 2
DNFGregory Obando Brenes (CRc) Inteja Dominican Cycling TeamRow 133 - Cell 2
DNFRafael Marquez Raigon (Spa) Inteja Dominican Cycling TeamRow 134 - Cell 2
DNFJoel García (Dom) Inteja Dominican Cycling TeamRow 135 - Cell 2
DNFGaspar Mas (Spa) Nice Cycling TeamRow 136 - Cell 2
DNFMarcos Rojo (Spa) Burgos BHRow 137 - Cell 2
DNFRaul Castrillo Sedano (Spa) Burgos BHRow 138 - Cell 2
DNFBacilio Ramos Ticona (Bol) Equipo BoliviaRow 139 - Cell 2
DNFGilber Zurita (Bol) Equipo BoliviaRow 140 - Cell 2
DNFIvan Martinez Jimenez (Spa) Equipo BoliviaRow 141 - Cell 2
DNFSergio Rodriguez Reche (Spa) Equipo BoliviaRow 142 - Cell 2
DNFEloy Teruel Rovira (Spa) Spanish Track TeamRow 143 - Cell 2
DNFJose Daniel Viejo Redondo (Spa) Spanish Track TeamRow 144 - Cell 2
DNFAndrew Tennant (GBr) Great BritainRow 145 - Cell 2
DNFSteven Burke (GBr) Great BritainRow 146 - Cell 2

 

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