Modolo doubles up in Mallorca Challenge
Italian wins sprint over Swift, Meersman
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
1 | Sacha Modolo (Ita) Lampre-Merida | 4:07:53 |
2 | Ben Swift (GBr) Team Sky | Row 1 - Cell 2 |
3 | Gianni Meersman (Bel) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step Cycling Team | Row 2 - Cell 2 |
4 | Matteo Trentin (Ita) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step Cycling Team | Row 3 - Cell 2 |
5 | Vicente Reynes Mimo (Spa) IAM Cycling | Row 4 - Cell 2 |
6 | Michael Matthews (Aus) Orica Greenedge | Row 5 - Cell 2 |
7 | Michal Kwiatkowski (Pol) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step Cycling Team | Row 6 - Cell 2 |
8 | Francisco José Ventoso Alberdi (Spa) Movistar Team | Row 7 - Cell 2 |
9 | Tony Hurel (Fra) Team Europcar | Row 8 - Cell 2 |
10 | Kristian Sbaragli (Ita) MTN - Qhubeka | Row 9 - Cell 2 |
11 | Andrea Peron (Ita) Team Novo Nordisk | Row 10 - Cell 2 |
12 | Jens Debusschere (Bel) Lotto Belisol | Row 11 - Cell 2 |
13 | Edvald Boasson Hagen (Nor) Team Sky | Row 12 - Cell 2 |
14 | Davide Vigano (Ita) Caja Rural - Seguros RGA | Row 13 - Cell 2 |
15 | Adrien Petit (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | Row 14 - Cell 2 |
16 | Ralf Matzka (Ger) Team NetApp - Endura | Row 15 - Cell 2 |
17 | Fabian Wegmann (Ger) Garmin Sharp | Row 16 - Cell 2 |
18 | Dylan Groenewegen (Ned) Cyclingteam De Rijke | Row 17 - Cell 2 |
19 | Yoeri Havik (Ned) Cyclingteam De Rijke | Row 18 - Cell 2 |
20 | Francesco Gavazzi (Ita) Astana Pro Team | Row 19 - Cell 2 |
21 | Kévin Reza (Fra) Team Europcar | Row 20 - Cell 2 |
22 | Maximiliano Ariel Richeze (Arg) Lampre-Merida | Row 21 - Cell 2 |
23 | Julian Alaphilippe (Fra) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step Cycling Team | 0:00:09 |
24 | Michal Golas (Pol) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step Cycling Team | 0:00:10 |
25 | Morgan Lamoisson (Fra) Team Europcar | Row 24 - Cell 2 |
26 | Pablo Lechuga (Spa) Team Euskadi | Row 25 - Cell 2 |
27 | Luis Mas Bonet (Spa) Caja Rural - Seguros RGA | Row 26 - Cell 2 |
28 | Christian Meier (Can) Orica Greenedge | Row 27 - Cell 2 |
29 | André Benoit (Ger) Team Kuota | Row 28 - Cell 2 |
30 | Simon Yates (GBr) Orica Greenedge | Row 29 - Cell 2 |
31 | Bartosz Huzarski (Pol) Team NetApp - Endura | Row 30 - Cell 2 |
32 | Konrad Dabkowski (Pol) Activejet Team | Row 31 - Cell 2 |
33 | Nicolas Lefrancois (Fra) Team Novo Nordisk | Row 32 - Cell 2 |
34 | Adam Yates (GBr) Orica Greenedge | Row 33 - Cell 2 |
35 | Dayer Uberney Quintana Rojas (Col) Movistar Team | Row 34 - Cell 2 |
36 | Martin Reimer (Ger) MTN - Qhubeka | 0:00:16 |
37 | Jan Polanc (Slo) Lampre-Merida | Row 36 - Cell 2 |
38 | Martijn Verschoor (Ned) Team Novo Nordisk | Row 37 - Cell 2 |
39 | Cyril Lemoine (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | 0:00:24 |
40 | Roger Kluge (Ger) IAM Cycling | Row 39 - Cell 2 |
41 | Juan Carlos Riutort (Spa) Burgos-BH | 0:00:26 |
42 | Damiano Cunego (Ita) Lampre-Merida | Row 41 - Cell 2 |
43 | Charles Planet (Fra) Team Novo Nordisk | Row 42 - Cell 2 |
44 | Ruslan Tleubayev (Kaz) Astana Pro Team | Row 43 - Cell 2 |
45 | Javier Francisco Aramendia Lorente (Spa) Caja Rural - Seguros RGA | Row 44 - Cell 2 |
46 | Arakdiusz Owsian (Pol) Activejet Team | Row 45 - Cell 2 |
47 | Joonas Henttala (Fin) Team Novo Nordisk | Row 46 - Cell 2 |
48 | Alex Howes (USA) Garmin Sharp | Row 47 - Cell 2 |
49 | David Millar (GBr) Garmin Sharp | Row 48 - Cell 2 |
50 | Reto Hollenstein (Swi) IAM Cycling | Row 49 - Cell 2 |
51 | Cesare Benedetti (Ita) Team NetApp - Endura | Row 50 - Cell 2 |
52 | David De La Cruz Melgarejo (Spa) Team NetApp - Endura | Row 51 - Cell 2 |
53 | Frantisek Padour (Cze) Team NetApp - Endura | Row 52 - Cell 2 |
54 | Andrey Amador Bakkazakova (CRc) Movistar Team | Row 53 - Cell 2 |
55 | Jonathan McEvoy (GBr) Team NetApp - Endura | Row 54 - Cell 2 |
56 | Michal Podlaski (Pol) Activejet Team | Row 55 - Cell 2 |
57 | Daniil Fominykh (Kaz) Astana Pro Team | Row 56 - Cell 2 |
58 | Pawel Franczak (Pol) Activejet Team | Row 57 - Cell 2 |
59 | Pawel Brylowski (Pol) Activejet Team | Row 58 - Cell 2 |
60 | Martin Wesmann (RSA) MTN - Qhubeka | Row 59 - Cell 2 |
61 | Sergio Luis Henao Montoya (Col) Team Sky | Row 60 - Cell 2 |
62 | Jesus Ezquerra (Spa) Activejet Team | Row 61 - Cell 2 |
63 | Przemyslaw Niemiec (Pol) Lampre-Merida | Row 62 - Cell 2 |
64 | Carlos Barbero (Spa) Team Euskadi | Row 63 - Cell 2 |
65 | Edwig Cammaerts (Bel) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | Row 64 - Cell 2 |
66 | Egoitz Garcia Echeguibel (Spa) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | Row 65 - Cell 2 |
67 | Ignatas Konovalovas (Ltu) MTN - Qhubeka | Row 66 - Cell 2 |
68 | Alexandre Pichot (Fra) Team Europcar | 0:00:32 |
69 | Koldo Fernandez (Spa) Garmin Sharp | 0:00:33 |
70 | Kenny Dehaes (Bel) Lotto Belisol | 0:00:36 |
71 | Federico Butto (Ita) Burgos-BH | 0:00:52 |
72 | José Herrada Lopez (Spa) Movistar Team | Row 71 - Cell 2 |
73 | Dario Cataldo (Ita) Team Sky | Row 72 - Cell 2 |
74 | Jon Larrinaga (Spa) Team Euskadi | Row 73 - Cell 2 |
75 | Frederik Willems (Bel) Lotto Belisol | Row 74 - Cell 2 |
76 | Tim Wellens (Bel) Lotto Belisol | Row 75 - Cell 2 |
77 | Sander Armee (Bel) Lotto Belisol | Row 76 - Cell 2 |
78 | Petr Ignatenko (Rus) Team Katusha | Row 77 - Cell 2 |
79 | Stig Broeckx (Bel) Lotto Belisol | Row 78 - Cell 2 |
80 | Maxim Belkov (Rus) Team Katusha | Row 79 - Cell 2 |
81 | Alexandr Kolobnev (Rus) Team Katusha | Row 80 - Cell 2 |
82 | Alexander Rybakov (Rus) Team Katusha | Row 81 - Cell 2 |
83 | Yukiya Arashiro (Jpn) Team Europcar | Row 82 - Cell 2 |
84 | Ramon Domene Reyes (Spa) Caja Rural - Seguros RGA | Row 83 - Cell 2 |
85 | Amets Txurruka (Spa) Caja Rural - Seguros RGA | Row 84 - Cell 2 |
86 | Patrick Schelling (Swi) IAM Cycling | Row 85 - Cell 2 |
87 | Vincent Jerome (Fra) Team Europcar | Row 86 - Cell 2 |
88 | Arman Kamyshev (Kaz) Astana Pro Team | Row 87 - Cell 2 |
89 | Erick Rowsell (GBr) Team NetApp - Endura | Row 88 - Cell 2 |
90 | Miguel Minguez (Spa) Team Euskadi | Row 89 - Cell 2 |
91 | Jhoan Esteban Chaves Rubio (Col) Orica Greenedge | Row 90 - Cell 2 |
92 | Enrico Gasparotto (Ita) Astana Pro Team | Row 91 - Cell 2 |
93 | David Muntaner (Spa) Activejet Team | Row 92 - Cell 2 |
94 | Thomas De Gendt (Bel) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step Cycling Team | Row 93 - Cell 2 |
95 | Nick Nuyens (Bel) Garmin Sharp | Row 94 - Cell 2 |
96 | Phillip Gaimon (USA) Garmin Sharp | Row 95 - Cell 2 |
97 | Paolo Tiralongo (Ita) Astana Pro Team | Row 96 - Cell 2 |
98 | Benjamin King (USA) Garmin Sharp | Row 97 - Cell 2 |
99 | Johann Van Zyl (RSA) MTN - Qhubeka | Row 98 - Cell 2 |
100 | Bradley Wiggins (GBr) Team Sky | Row 99 - Cell 2 |
101 | Diego Ulissi (Ita) Lampre-Merida | Row 100 - Cell 2 |
102 | Kristijan Durasek (Cro) Lampre-Merida | Row 101 - Cell 2 |
103 | Giampaolo Caruso (Ita) Team Katusha | Row 102 - Cell 2 |
104 | Antoine Duchesne (Can) Team Europcar | Row 103 - Cell 2 |
105 | Chris Horner (USA) Lampre-Merida | Row 104 - Cell 2 |
106 | Gorka Izaguirre Insausti (Spa) Movistar Team | Row 105 - Cell 2 |
107 | Vasil Kiryienka (Blr) Team Sky | Row 106 - Cell 2 |
108 | Nathan Brown (USA) Garmin Sharp | Row 107 - Cell 2 |
109 | Yury Trofimov (Rus) Team Katusha | Row 108 - Cell 2 |
110 | Dmitry Kozontchuk (Rus) Team Katusha | Row 109 - Cell 2 |
111 | Igor Anton Hernandez (Spa) Movistar Team | Row 110 - Cell 2 |
112 | Xabier Zandio Echaide (Spa) Team Sky | Row 111 - Cell 2 |
113 | John Gadret (Fra) Movistar Team | Row 112 - Cell 2 |
114 | Bjorn Thurau (Ger) Team Europcar | Row 113 - Cell 2 |
115 | Jan Barta (Cze) Team NetApp - Endura | Row 114 - Cell 2 |
116 | Jonathan Fumeaux (Swi) IAM Cycling | Row 115 - Cell 2 |
117 | Perrig Quemeneur (Fra) Team Europcar | Row 116 - Cell 2 |
118 | Ruben Plaza Molina (Spa) Movistar Team | Row 117 - Cell 2 |
119 | Thomas Lövkvist (Swe) IAM Cycling | Row 118 - Cell 2 |
120 | Luis Leon Sanchez Gil (Spa) Caja Rural - Seguros RGA | Row 119 - Cell 2 |
121 | Dion Beukeboom (Ned) Cyclingteam De Rijke | Row 120 - Cell 2 |
122 | Pirmin Lang (Swi) IAM Cycling | Row 121 - Cell 2 |
123 | Jakob Fuglsang (Den) Astana Pro Team | Row 122 - Cell 2 |
124 | Rigoberto Uran Uran (Col) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step Cycling Team | Row 123 - Cell 2 |
125 | Julien Simon (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | Row 124 - Cell 2 |
126 | Romain Zingle (Bel) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | Row 125 - Cell 2 |
127 | Dario Hernandez (Spa) Burgos-BH | Row 126 - Cell 2 |
128 | Ike Groen (Ned) Cyclingteam De Rijke | Row 127 - Cell 2 |
129 | Mikel Aristi (Spa) Team Euskadi | Row 128 - Cell 2 |
130 | Mikel Iturria (Spa) Team Euskadi | Row 129 - Cell 2 |
131 | Mattia Cattaneo (Ita) Lampre-Merida | Row 130 - Cell 2 |
132 | Andreas Stauff (Ger) MTN - Qhubeka | Row 131 - Cell 2 |
133 | Antonio Piedra Perez (Spa) Caja Rural - Seguros RGA | Row 132 - Cell 2 |
134 | Michael Albasini (Swi) Orica Greenedge | Row 133 - Cell 2 |
135 | Mathias Frank (Swi) IAM Cycling | Row 134 - Cell 2 |
136 | Ian Boswell (USA) Team Sky | Row 135 - Cell 2 |
137 | Pieter Serry (Bel) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step Cycling Team | Row 136 - Cell 2 |
138 | Florian Senechal (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | 0:02:09 |
139 | Antonio Molina (Spa) Caja Rural - Seguros RGA | 0:02:53 |
140 | Pablo Torres (Spa) Burgos-BH | Row 139 - Cell 2 |
141 | Jasha Sütterlin (Ger) Movistar Team | Row 140 - Cell 2 |
142 | Jon Aberasturi (Spa) Team Euskadi | 0:03:27 |
143 | Diego Leon Cuervo (Spa) Burgos-BH | 0:03:52 |
144 | Coen Vermeltfoort (Ned) Cyclingteam De Rijke | 0:03:55 |
145 | Petr Vakoc (Cze) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step Cycling Team | Row 144 - Cell 2 |
146 | Emanuel Piaskowy (Pol) Activejet Team | 0:05:02 |
147 | Thomas Raeymaekers (Bel) Team Novo Nordisk | 0:05:12 |
148 | Daniel Westmattelmann (Ger) Team Kuota | 0:14:41 |
149 | Christopher Williams (Aus) Team Novo Nordisk | Row 148 - Cell 2 |
150 | Joachim Tolles (Ger) Team Kuota | Row 149 - Cell 2 |
151 | Meron Russom (Eri) MTN - Qhubeka | Row 150 - Cell 2 |
152 | Alvaro Robredo (Spa) Burgos-BH | Row 151 - Cell 2 |
153 | Robert Retschke (Ger) Team Kuota | Row 152 - Cell 2 |
154 | Adrien Niyonshuti (Rwa) MTN - Qhubeka | Row 153 - Cell 2 |
155 | Simon Schram (Ned) Cyclingteam De Rijke | 0:14:54 |
156 | Kevin De Mesmaeker (Bel) Team Novo Nordisk | 0:15:02 |
157 | Leopold Konig (Cze) Team NetApp - Endura | 0:15:25 |
1 | Pablo Torres (Spa) Burgos-BH | 3 | pts |
2 | Bjorn Thurau (Ger) Team Europcar | 2 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
3 | Antonio Molina (Spa) Caja Rural - Seguros RGA | 1 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
1 | Pablo Torres (Spa) Burgos-BH | 3 | pts |
2 | Jan Barta (Cze) Team NetApp - Endura | 2 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
3 | Coen Vermeltfoort (Ned) Cyclingteam De Rijke | 1 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
1 | Coen Vermeltfoort (Ned) Cyclingteam De Rijke | 3 | pts |
2 | Pablo Torres (Spa) Burgos-BH | 2 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
3 | Bjorn Thurau (Ger) Team Europcar | 1 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
1 | Yury Trofimov (Rus) Team Katusha | 3 | pts |
2 | Cesare Benedetti (Ita) Team NetApp - Endura | 2 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
3 | Paolo Tiralongo (Ita) Astana Pro Team | 1 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
1 | Antonio Molina (Spa) Caja Rural - Seguros RGA | 3 | pts |
2 | Bjorn Thurau (Ger) Team Europcar | 2 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
3 | Coen Vermeltfoort (Ned) Cyclingteam De Rijke | 1 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
1 | Coen Vermeltfoort (Ned) Cyclingteam De Rijke | 3 | pts |
2 | Pablo Torres (Spa) Burgos-BH | 2 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
3 | Emanuel Piaskowy (Pol) Activejet Team | 1 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
1 | Coen Vermeltfoort (Ned) Cyclingteam De Rijke | 3 | pts |
2 | Pablo Torres (Spa) Burgos-BH | 2 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
3 | Antonio Molina (Spa) Caja Rural - Seguros RGA | 1 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
1 | Coen Vermeltfoort (Ned) Cyclingteam De Rijke | 3 | pts |
2 | Antonio Molina (Spa) Caja Rural - Seguros RGA | 2 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
3 | Bjorn Thurau (Ger) Team Europcar | 1 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
1 | Omega Pharma - Quick-Step | 12:23:39 |
2 | Team Europcar | 0:00:10 |
3 | Lampre-Merida | 0:00:16 |
4 | Orica GreenEdge | 0:00:20 |
5 | Team Sky | 0:00:26 |
6 | Team Novo Nordisk | Row 5 - Cell 2 |
7 | Caja Rural - Seguros RGA | 0:00:36 |
8 | Movistar Team | Row 7 - Cell 2 |
9 | Team NetApp - Endura | Row 8 - Cell 2 |
10 | MTN - Qhubeka | 0:00:42 |
11 | IAM Cycling | 0:00:50 |
12 | Cofidis | Row 11 - Cell 2 |
13 | Garmin Sharp | 0:00:52 |
14 | Astana Pro Team | Row 13 - Cell 2 |
15 | Cyclingteam De Rijke | Row 14 - Cell 2 |
16 | Activejet Team | 0:01:02 |
17 | Lotto Belisol | 0:01:28 |
18 | Team Euskadi | Row 17 - Cell 2 |
19 | Burgos-BH | 0:02:10 |
20 | Team Katusha | 0:02:36 |
21 | Team Kuota | 0:29:32 |
1 | Pablo Torres (Spa) Burgos-BH | 8 | pts |
2 | Coen Vermeltfoort (Ned) Cyclingteam De Rijke | 4 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
3 | Yury Trofimov (Rus) Team Katusha | 3 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
4 | Bjorn Thurau (Ger) Team Europcar | 3 | Row 3 - Cell 3 |
5 | Cesare Benedetti (Ita) Team NetApp - Endura | 2 | Row 4 - Cell 3 |
6 | Jan Barta (Cze) Team NetApp - Endura | 2 | Row 5 - Cell 3 |
7 | Paolo Tiralongo (Ita) Astana Pro Team | 1 | Row 6 - Cell 3 |
8 | Antonio Molina (Spa) Caja Rural - Seguros RGA | 1 | Row 7 - Cell 3 |
1 | Coen Vermeltfoort (Ned) Cyclingteam De Rijke | 4 | pts |
2 | Antonio Molina (Spa) Caja Rural - Seguros RGA | 3 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
3 | Bjorn Thurau (Ger) Team Europcar | 2 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
4 | Pablo Torres (Spa) Burgos-BH | 2 | Row 3 - Cell 3 |
5 | Emanuel Piaskowy (Pol) Activejet Team | 1 | Row 4 - Cell 3 |
1 | Coen Vermeltfoort (Ned) Cyclingteam De Rijke | 5 | pts |
2 | Antonio Molina (Spa) Caja Rural - Seguros RGA | 3 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
3 | Pablo Torres (Spa) Burgos-BH | 2 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
4 | Bjorn Thurau (Ger) Team Europcar | 1 | Row 3 - Cell 3 |
1 | Bjorn Thurau (Ger) Team Europcar |
2 | Pablo Torres (Spa) Burgos-BH |
3 | Coen Vermeltfoort (Ned) Cyclingteam De Rijke |
4 | Antonio Molina (Spa) Caja Rural - Seguros RGA |
5 | Cesare Benedetti (Ita) Team NetApp - Endura |
6 | Paolo Tiralongo (Ita) Astana Pro Team |
7 | Yury Trofimov (Rus) Team Katusha |
8 | Jan Barta (Cze) Team NetApp - Endura |
9 | Emanuel Piaskowy (Pol) Activejet Team |
10 | Sacha Modolo (Ita) Lampre-Merida |
11 | Ben Swift (GBr) Team Sky |
1 | Vicente Reynes Mimo (Spa) IAM Cycling |
2 | Luis Mas Bonet (Spa) Caja Rural - Seguros RGA |
3 | RIUTORT Juan Carlos Riutort (Spa) Burgos-BH |
4 | David Muntaner (Spa) Activejet Team |
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