Modolo doubles up in Mallorca Challenge

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Italian wins sprint over Swift, Meersman

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Sacha Modolo (Lampre-Merida) wins the Trofeo Ses Selines ahead of Ben Swift (Sky) and Gianni Meersman (Omega Pharma-QuickStep)(Image credit: Bettini Photo)

Sacha Modolo (Lampre-Merida) continued his winning streak on Mallorca at the Trofeo Ses Salines.

The Italian beat Ben Swift (Sky) and Gianni Meersman (Omega Pharma-QuickStep) on the uphill finish to take his second victory in as many days. He is only the second Italian to win two stages at the race since sprinter Mario Cipollini did so in 1999.

"The team did a lot of work today in very difficult weather conditions. I knew I could do well, but winning an uphill today was always going to be a special kind of challenge. Looking a lot further ahead I would hope to do well in a race like Milan-San Remo, too, but we’ve got a lot of cards to play - Pozzato, Ulissi, and in my case maybe see if we get a sprint and see what happens."

After having to go to a photo finish on Sunday at the Trofeo Palma, Modolo was under no doubts that he was the victor. This is his third victory of the year in his first season at the WorldTour level.

Milan-San Remo champion Gerald Ciolek was unable to contest the sprint, after he crashed out midway through the race. The German suffered some minor abrasions in the incident. Andrew Talansky (Garmin-Sharp) also crashed and abandoned the race but his injuries were not serious.

However, while Modolo found the perfect path on the finishing straight the same could not be said for Swift. The British rider, led out by teammate Edvald Boasson Hagen looked set to contest the sprint with Modolo. Both riders started on opposite sides of the road but Meersman swerved to his right, cutting up Swift and forcing the Sky rider to brake and then re-start his sprint. The two riders had words after the finish, with Vincente Reynes, also caught up behind Swift.

"It was a shame because I think I had a chance of winning that and if people had held their line... he came over from his line and I had to stop and start again. It's frustrating but I'm getting better," Swift told Cyclingnews.

Tomorrow will see the return of the climbers in the Trofeo Serra de Tramontana.

Full Results

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1Sacha Modolo (Ita) Lampre-Merida4:07:53
2Ben Swift (GBr) Team SkyRow 1 - Cell 2
3Gianni Meersman (Bel) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step Cycling TeamRow 2 - Cell 2
4Matteo Trentin (Ita) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step Cycling TeamRow 3 - Cell 2
5Vicente Reynes Mimo (Spa) IAM CyclingRow 4 - Cell 2
6Michael Matthews (Aus) Orica GreenedgeRow 5 - Cell 2
7Michal Kwiatkowski (Pol) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step Cycling TeamRow 6 - Cell 2
8Francisco José Ventoso Alberdi (Spa) Movistar TeamRow 7 - Cell 2
9Tony Hurel (Fra) Team EuropcarRow 8 - Cell 2
10Kristian Sbaragli (Ita) MTN - QhubekaRow 9 - Cell 2
11Andrea Peron (Ita) Team Novo NordiskRow 10 - Cell 2
12Jens Debusschere (Bel) Lotto BelisolRow 11 - Cell 2
13Edvald Boasson Hagen (Nor) Team SkyRow 12 - Cell 2
14Davide Vigano (Ita) Caja Rural - Seguros RGARow 13 - Cell 2
15Adrien Petit (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions CreditsRow 14 - Cell 2
16Ralf Matzka (Ger) Team NetApp - EnduraRow 15 - Cell 2
17Fabian Wegmann (Ger) Garmin SharpRow 16 - Cell 2
18Dylan Groenewegen (Ned) Cyclingteam De RijkeRow 17 - Cell 2
19Yoeri Havik (Ned) Cyclingteam De RijkeRow 18 - Cell 2
20Francesco Gavazzi (Ita) Astana Pro TeamRow 19 - Cell 2
21Kévin Reza (Fra) Team EuropcarRow 20 - Cell 2
22Maximiliano Ariel Richeze (Arg) Lampre-MeridaRow 21 - Cell 2
23Julian Alaphilippe (Fra) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step Cycling Team0:00:09
24Michal Golas (Pol) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step Cycling Team0:00:10
25Morgan Lamoisson (Fra) Team EuropcarRow 24 - Cell 2
26Pablo Lechuga (Spa) Team EuskadiRow 25 - Cell 2
27Luis Mas Bonet (Spa) Caja Rural - Seguros RGARow 26 - Cell 2
28Christian Meier (Can) Orica GreenedgeRow 27 - Cell 2
29André Benoit (Ger) Team KuotaRow 28 - Cell 2
30Simon Yates (GBr) Orica GreenedgeRow 29 - Cell 2
31Bartosz Huzarski (Pol) Team NetApp - EnduraRow 30 - Cell 2
32Konrad Dabkowski (Pol) Activejet TeamRow 31 - Cell 2
33Nicolas Lefrancois (Fra) Team Novo NordiskRow 32 - Cell 2
34Adam Yates (GBr) Orica GreenedgeRow 33 - Cell 2
35Dayer Uberney Quintana Rojas (Col) Movistar TeamRow 34 - Cell 2
36Martin Reimer (Ger) MTN - Qhubeka0:00:16
37Jan Polanc (Slo) Lampre-MeridaRow 36 - Cell 2
38Martijn Verschoor (Ned) Team Novo NordiskRow 37 - Cell 2
39Cyril Lemoine (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits0:00:24
40Roger Kluge (Ger) IAM CyclingRow 39 - Cell 2
41Juan Carlos Riutort (Spa) Burgos-BH0:00:26
42Damiano Cunego (Ita) Lampre-MeridaRow 41 - Cell 2
43Charles Planet (Fra) Team Novo NordiskRow 42 - Cell 2
44Ruslan Tleubayev (Kaz) Astana Pro TeamRow 43 - Cell 2
45Javier Francisco Aramendia Lorente (Spa) Caja Rural - Seguros RGARow 44 - Cell 2
46Arakdiusz Owsian (Pol) Activejet TeamRow 45 - Cell 2
47Joonas Henttala (Fin) Team Novo NordiskRow 46 - Cell 2
48Alex Howes (USA) Garmin SharpRow 47 - Cell 2
49David Millar (GBr) Garmin SharpRow 48 - Cell 2
50Reto Hollenstein (Swi) IAM CyclingRow 49 - Cell 2
51Cesare Benedetti (Ita) Team NetApp - EnduraRow 50 - Cell 2
52David De La Cruz Melgarejo (Spa) Team NetApp - EnduraRow 51 - Cell 2
53Frantisek Padour (Cze) Team NetApp - EnduraRow 52 - Cell 2
54Andrey Amador Bakkazakova (CRc) Movistar TeamRow 53 - Cell 2
55Jonathan McEvoy (GBr) Team NetApp - EnduraRow 54 - Cell 2
56Michal Podlaski (Pol) Activejet TeamRow 55 - Cell 2
57Daniil Fominykh (Kaz) Astana Pro TeamRow 56 - Cell 2
58Pawel Franczak (Pol) Activejet TeamRow 57 - Cell 2
59Pawel Brylowski (Pol) Activejet TeamRow 58 - Cell 2
60Martin Wesmann (RSA) MTN - QhubekaRow 59 - Cell 2
61Sergio Luis Henao Montoya (Col) Team SkyRow 60 - Cell 2
62Jesus Ezquerra (Spa) Activejet TeamRow 61 - Cell 2
63Przemyslaw Niemiec (Pol) Lampre-MeridaRow 62 - Cell 2
64Carlos Barbero (Spa) Team EuskadiRow 63 - Cell 2
65Edwig Cammaerts (Bel) Cofidis, Solutions CreditsRow 64 - Cell 2
66Egoitz Garcia Echeguibel (Spa) Cofidis, Solutions CreditsRow 65 - Cell 2
67Ignatas Konovalovas (Ltu) MTN - QhubekaRow 66 - Cell 2
68Alexandre Pichot (Fra) Team Europcar0:00:32
69Koldo Fernandez (Spa) Garmin Sharp0:00:33
70Kenny Dehaes (Bel) Lotto Belisol0:00:36
71Federico Butto (Ita) Burgos-BH0:00:52
72José Herrada Lopez (Spa) Movistar TeamRow 71 - Cell 2
73Dario Cataldo (Ita) Team SkyRow 72 - Cell 2
74Jon Larrinaga (Spa) Team EuskadiRow 73 - Cell 2
75Frederik Willems (Bel) Lotto BelisolRow 74 - Cell 2
76Tim Wellens (Bel) Lotto BelisolRow 75 - Cell 2
77Sander Armee (Bel) Lotto BelisolRow 76 - Cell 2
78Petr Ignatenko (Rus) Team KatushaRow 77 - Cell 2
79Stig Broeckx (Bel) Lotto BelisolRow 78 - Cell 2
80Maxim Belkov (Rus) Team KatushaRow 79 - Cell 2
81Alexandr Kolobnev (Rus) Team KatushaRow 80 - Cell 2
82Alexander Rybakov (Rus) Team KatushaRow 81 - Cell 2
83Yukiya Arashiro (Jpn) Team EuropcarRow 82 - Cell 2
84Ramon Domene Reyes (Spa) Caja Rural - Seguros RGARow 83 - Cell 2
85Amets Txurruka (Spa) Caja Rural - Seguros RGARow 84 - Cell 2
86Patrick Schelling (Swi) IAM CyclingRow 85 - Cell 2
87Vincent Jerome (Fra) Team EuropcarRow 86 - Cell 2
88Arman Kamyshev (Kaz) Astana Pro TeamRow 87 - Cell 2
89Erick Rowsell (GBr) Team NetApp - EnduraRow 88 - Cell 2
90Miguel Minguez (Spa) Team EuskadiRow 89 - Cell 2
91Jhoan Esteban Chaves Rubio (Col) Orica GreenedgeRow 90 - Cell 2
92Enrico Gasparotto (Ita) Astana Pro TeamRow 91 - Cell 2
93David Muntaner (Spa) Activejet TeamRow 92 - Cell 2
94Thomas De Gendt (Bel) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step Cycling TeamRow 93 - Cell 2
95Nick Nuyens (Bel) Garmin SharpRow 94 - Cell 2
96Phillip Gaimon (USA) Garmin SharpRow 95 - Cell 2
97Paolo Tiralongo (Ita) Astana Pro TeamRow 96 - Cell 2
98Benjamin King (USA) Garmin SharpRow 97 - Cell 2
99Johann Van Zyl (RSA) MTN - QhubekaRow 98 - Cell 2
100Bradley Wiggins (GBr) Team SkyRow 99 - Cell 2
101Diego Ulissi (Ita) Lampre-MeridaRow 100 - Cell 2
102Kristijan Durasek (Cro) Lampre-MeridaRow 101 - Cell 2
103Giampaolo Caruso (Ita) Team KatushaRow 102 - Cell 2
104Antoine Duchesne (Can) Team EuropcarRow 103 - Cell 2
105Chris Horner (USA) Lampre-MeridaRow 104 - Cell 2
106Gorka Izaguirre Insausti (Spa) Movistar TeamRow 105 - Cell 2
107Vasil Kiryienka (Blr) Team SkyRow 106 - Cell 2
108Nathan Brown (USA) Garmin SharpRow 107 - Cell 2
109Yury Trofimov (Rus) Team KatushaRow 108 - Cell 2
110Dmitry Kozontchuk (Rus) Team KatushaRow 109 - Cell 2
111Igor Anton Hernandez (Spa) Movistar TeamRow 110 - Cell 2
112Xabier Zandio Echaide (Spa) Team SkyRow 111 - Cell 2
113John Gadret (Fra) Movistar TeamRow 112 - Cell 2
114Bjorn Thurau (Ger) Team EuropcarRow 113 - Cell 2
115Jan Barta (Cze) Team NetApp - EnduraRow 114 - Cell 2
116Jonathan Fumeaux (Swi) IAM CyclingRow 115 - Cell 2
117Perrig Quemeneur (Fra) Team EuropcarRow 116 - Cell 2
118Ruben Plaza Molina (Spa) Movistar TeamRow 117 - Cell 2
119Thomas Lövkvist (Swe) IAM CyclingRow 118 - Cell 2
120Luis Leon Sanchez Gil (Spa) Caja Rural - Seguros RGARow 119 - Cell 2
121Dion Beukeboom (Ned) Cyclingteam De RijkeRow 120 - Cell 2
122Pirmin Lang (Swi) IAM CyclingRow 121 - Cell 2
123Jakob Fuglsang (Den) Astana Pro TeamRow 122 - Cell 2
124Rigoberto Uran Uran (Col) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step Cycling TeamRow 123 - Cell 2
125Julien Simon (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions CreditsRow 124 - Cell 2
126Romain Zingle (Bel) Cofidis, Solutions CreditsRow 125 - Cell 2
127Dario Hernandez (Spa) Burgos-BHRow 126 - Cell 2
128Ike Groen (Ned) Cyclingteam De RijkeRow 127 - Cell 2
129Mikel Aristi (Spa) Team EuskadiRow 128 - Cell 2
130Mikel Iturria (Spa) Team EuskadiRow 129 - Cell 2
131Mattia Cattaneo (Ita) Lampre-MeridaRow 130 - Cell 2
132Andreas Stauff (Ger) MTN - QhubekaRow 131 - Cell 2
133Antonio Piedra Perez (Spa) Caja Rural - Seguros RGARow 132 - Cell 2
134Michael Albasini (Swi) Orica GreenedgeRow 133 - Cell 2
135Mathias Frank (Swi) IAM CyclingRow 134 - Cell 2
136Ian Boswell (USA) Team SkyRow 135 - Cell 2
137Pieter Serry (Bel) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step Cycling TeamRow 136 - Cell 2
138Florian Senechal (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits0:02:09
139Antonio Molina (Spa) Caja Rural - Seguros RGA0:02:53
140Pablo Torres (Spa) Burgos-BHRow 139 - Cell 2
141Jasha Sütterlin (Ger) Movistar TeamRow 140 - Cell 2
142Jon Aberasturi (Spa) Team Euskadi0:03:27
143Diego Leon Cuervo (Spa) Burgos-BH0:03:52
144Coen Vermeltfoort (Ned) Cyclingteam De Rijke0:03:55
145Petr Vakoc (Cze) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step Cycling TeamRow 144 - Cell 2
146Emanuel Piaskowy (Pol) Activejet Team0:05:02
147Thomas Raeymaekers (Bel) Team Novo Nordisk0:05:12
148Daniel Westmattelmann (Ger) Team Kuota0:14:41
149Christopher Williams (Aus) Team Novo NordiskRow 148 - Cell 2
150Joachim Tolles (Ger) Team KuotaRow 149 - Cell 2
151Meron Russom (Eri) MTN - QhubekaRow 150 - Cell 2
152Alvaro Robredo (Spa) Burgos-BHRow 151 - Cell 2
153Robert Retschke (Ger) Team KuotaRow 152 - Cell 2
154Adrien Niyonshuti (Rwa) MTN - QhubekaRow 153 - Cell 2
155Simon Schram (Ned) Cyclingteam De Rijke0:14:54
156Kevin De Mesmaeker (Bel) Team Novo Nordisk0:15:02
157Leopold Konig (Cze) Team NetApp - Endura0:15:25
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Mountain 1 - (Cat. 4) 29.5km
1Pablo Torres (Spa) Burgos-BH3pts
2Bjorn Thurau (Ger) Team Europcar2Row 1 - Cell 3
3Antonio Molina (Spa) Caja Rural - Seguros RGA1Row 2 - Cell 3
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Mountain 2 - Coll de Santany (Cat. 4) 49.7km
1Pablo Torres (Spa) Burgos-BH3pts
2Jan Barta (Cze) Team NetApp - Endura2Row 1 - Cell 3
3Coen Vermeltfoort (Ned) Cyclingteam De Rijke1Row 2 - Cell 3
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Mountain 3 - (Cat. 4) 92.7km
1Coen Vermeltfoort (Ned) Cyclingteam De Rijke3pts
2Pablo Torres (Spa) Burgos-BH2Row 1 - Cell 3
3Bjorn Thurau (Ger) Team Europcar1Row 2 - Cell 3
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Mountain 4 - Coll de Santany (Cat. 4) 176.1km
1Yury Trofimov (Rus) Team Katusha3pts
2Cesare Benedetti (Ita) Team NetApp - Endura2Row 1 - Cell 3
3Paolo Tiralongo (Ita) Astana Pro Team1Row 2 - Cell 3
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Sprint 1 - Campos, 42km
1Antonio Molina (Spa) Caja Rural - Seguros RGA3pts
2Bjorn Thurau (Ger) Team Europcar2Row 1 - Cell 3
3Coen Vermeltfoort (Ned) Cyclingteam De Rijke1Row 2 - Cell 3
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Sprint 2 - Campos, 105.2km
1Coen Vermeltfoort (Ned) Cyclingteam De Rijke3pts
2Pablo Torres (Spa) Burgos-BH2Row 1 - Cell 3
3Emanuel Piaskowy (Pol) Activejet Team1Row 2 - Cell 3
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Special Sprint 1 - Ses Salines, 61.6km
1Coen Vermeltfoort (Ned) Cyclingteam De Rijke3pts
2Pablo Torres (Spa) Burgos-BH2Row 1 - Cell 3
3Antonio Molina (Spa) Caja Rural - Seguros RGA1Row 2 - Cell 3
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Special Sprint 2 - Ses Salines, 124.6km
1Coen Vermeltfoort (Ned) Cyclingteam De Rijke3pts
2Antonio Molina (Spa) Caja Rural - Seguros RGA2Row 1 - Cell 3
3Bjorn Thurau (Ger) Team Europcar1Row 2 - Cell 3
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Teams
1Omega Pharma - Quick-Step12:23:39
2Team Europcar0:00:10
3Lampre-Merida0:00:16
4Orica GreenEdge0:00:20
5Team Sky0:00:26
6Team Novo NordiskRow 5 - Cell 2
7Caja Rural - Seguros RGA0:00:36
8Movistar TeamRow 7 - Cell 2
9Team NetApp - EnduraRow 8 - Cell 2
10MTN - Qhubeka0:00:42
11IAM Cycling0:00:50
12CofidisRow 11 - Cell 2
13Garmin Sharp0:00:52
14Astana Pro TeamRow 13 - Cell 2
15Cyclingteam De RijkeRow 14 - Cell 2
16Activejet Team0:01:02
17Lotto Belisol0:01:28
18Team EuskadiRow 17 - Cell 2
19Burgos-BH0:02:10
20Team Katusha0:02:36
21Team Kuota0:29:32
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Mountains classification
1Pablo Torres (Spa) Burgos-BH8pts
2Coen Vermeltfoort (Ned) Cyclingteam De Rijke4Row 1 - Cell 3
3Yury Trofimov (Rus) Team Katusha3Row 2 - Cell 3
4Bjorn Thurau (Ger) Team Europcar3Row 3 - Cell 3
5Cesare Benedetti (Ita) Team NetApp - Endura2Row 4 - Cell 3
6Jan Barta (Cze) Team NetApp - Endura2Row 5 - Cell 3
7Paolo Tiralongo (Ita) Astana Pro Team1Row 6 - Cell 3
8Antonio Molina (Spa) Caja Rural - Seguros RGA1Row 7 - Cell 3
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Sprint classification
1Coen Vermeltfoort (Ned) Cyclingteam De Rijke4pts
2Antonio Molina (Spa) Caja Rural - Seguros RGA3Row 1 - Cell 3
3Bjorn Thurau (Ger) Team Europcar2Row 2 - Cell 3
4Pablo Torres (Spa) Burgos-BH2Row 3 - Cell 3
5Emanuel Piaskowy (Pol) Activejet Team1Row 4 - Cell 3
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Special Sprint classification
1Coen Vermeltfoort (Ned) Cyclingteam De Rijke5pts
2Antonio Molina (Spa) Caja Rural - Seguros RGA3Row 1 - Cell 3
3Pablo Torres (Spa) Burgos-BH2Row 2 - Cell 3
4Bjorn Thurau (Ger) Team Europcar1Row 3 - Cell 3
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Combination classification
1Bjorn Thurau (Ger) Team Europcar
2Pablo Torres (Spa) Burgos-BH
3Coen Vermeltfoort (Ned) Cyclingteam De Rijke
4Antonio Molina (Spa) Caja Rural - Seguros RGA
5Cesare Benedetti (Ita) Team NetApp - Endura
6Paolo Tiralongo (Ita) Astana Pro Team
7Yury Trofimov (Rus) Team Katusha
8Jan Barta (Cze) Team NetApp - Endura
9Emanuel Piaskowy (Pol) Activejet Team
10Sacha Modolo (Ita) Lampre-Merida
11Ben Swift (GBr) Team Sky
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Regional rider classification
1Vicente Reynes Mimo (Spa) IAM Cycling
2Luis Mas Bonet (Spa) Caja Rural - Seguros RGA
3RIUTORT Juan Carlos Riutort (Spa) Burgos-BH
4David Muntaner (Spa) Activejet Team

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