Poels wins Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana prologue
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Wouter Poels (Team Sky) claimed the first leader's jersey of the Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana, after claiming victory in the prologue. The Dutchman completed the 16.2km course in a time of 22:34:73, beating home favourite Luis Leon Sanchez (Astana) by 14 seconds. Poels' teammate and current time trial world champion Vasil Kiryienka took third at 20 seconds down.
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| # | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wouter Poels (Ned) Team Sky | 0:22:34 |
| 2 | Luis Leon Sanchez (Spa) Astana | 0:00:15 |
| 3 | Vasil Kiryienka (Blr) Team Sky | 0:00:21 |
| 4 | Diego Rosa (Ita) Astana | 0:00:22 |
| 5 | Jesus Herrada (Spa) Movistar Team | 0:00:26 |
| 6 | Victor Campenaerts (Bel) Team LottNLo-Jumbo | 0:00:27 |
| 7 | Bob Jungels (Lux) Etixx-QuickStep | Row 6 - Cell 2 |
| 8 | Leopold Konig (Cze) Team Sky | 0:00:29 |
| 9 | Reto Hollenstein (Swi) IAM Cycling | 0:00:30 |
| 10 | Imanol Erviti (Spa) Movistar Team | Row 9 - Cell 2 |
| 11 | Javier Moreno (Spa) Movistar Team | 0:00:32 |
| 12 | Artem Ovechkin (Rus) Gazprom-Rusvelo | Row 11 - Cell 2 |
| 13 | Benat Intxausti (Spa) Team Sky | 0:00:33 |
| 14 | Stef Clement (Ned) IAM Cycling | 0:00:35 |
| 15 | Yves Lampaert (Bel) Etixx-QuickStep | 0:00:36 |
| 16 | José Herrada (Spa) Movistar Team | Row 15 - Cell 2 |
| 17 | Niki Terpstra (Ned) Etixx-QuickStep | 0:00:37 |
| 18 | Jon Izaguirre (Spa) Movistar Team | 0:00:38 |
| 19 | Koen Bouwman (Ned) Team LottoNL-Jumbo | Row 18 - Cell 2 |
| 20 | Cyril Lemoine (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credit | 0:00:43 |
| 21 | Víctor De La Parte (Spa) CCC Sprandi Polkowice | Row 20 - Cell 2 |
| 22 | Gaetan Bille (Bel) Wanty-Groupe Gobert | 0:00:47 |
| 23 | Sonny Colbrelli (Ita) Bardiani CSF | Row 22 - Cell 2 |
| 24 | Stijn Vandenbergh (Bel) Etixx-QuickStep | 0:00:49 |
| 25 | Hector Saez (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA | 0:00:50 |
| 26 | Nicolas Edet (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credit | 0:00:55 |
| 27 | Dario Cataldo (Ita) Astana | Row 26 - Cell 2 |
| 28 | David Lopez (Spa) Team Sky | 0:00:56 |
| 29 | Sergei Shilov (Rus) Lokosphinx | 0:00:59 |
| 30 | Dmitrii Sokolov (Rus) Lokosphinx | Row 29 - Cell 2 |
| 31 | Mateusz Taciak (Pol) CCC Sprandi Polkowice | 0:01:00 |
| 32 | Christophe Laporte (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credit | 0:01:01 |
| 33 | Fabio Aru (Ita) Astana | Row 32 - Cell 2 |
| 34 | Daniel Martin (Irl) Etixx-QuickStep | 0:01:02 |
| 35 | Eduard Prades (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA | Row 34 - Cell 2 |
| 36 | Kirill Sveshnikov (Rus) Gazprom-Rusvelo | 0:01:03 |
| 37 | Jack Bauer (NZl) Cannondale Pro Cycling | Row 36 - Cell 2 |
| 38 | Alexey Lutsenko (Kaz) Astana | 0:01:04 |
| 39 | Dmitrii Strakhov (Rus) Lokosphinx | Row 38 - Cell 2 |
| 40 | José Gonçalves (Por) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA | 0:01:05 |
| 41 | Jhonatan Restrepo (Col) Team Katusha | 0:01:07 |
| 42 | Stefan Denifl (Aut) IAM Cycling | 0:01:08 |
| 43 | Daniel Navarro (Spa) Cofidis, Solutions Credit | 0:01:09 |
| 44 | Anton Vorobyev (Rus) Team Katusha | 0:01:11 |
| 45 | Alex Peters (Gbr) Team Sky | Row 44 - Cell 2 |
| 46 | Aitor Gonzalez (Spa) Eusakdi Basque Country | Row 45 - Cell 2 |
| 47 | Sergey Firsanov (Rus) Gazprom-Rusvelo | 0:01:15 |
| 48 | Geoffrey Soupe (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credit | Row 47 - Cell 2 |
| 49 | Julien Simon (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credit | 0:01:17 |
| 50 | Imanol Estevez (Spa) Eusakdi Basque Country | Row 49 - Cell 2 |
| 51 | Davide Formolo (Ita) Cannondale Pro Cycling | 0:01:18 |
| 52 | Alexander Evtushenko (Rus) Gazprom-Rusvelo | Row 51 - Cell 2 |
| 53 | Davide Malacarne (Ita) Astana | 0:01:20 |
| 54 | Ibai Salas (Spa) Burgos BH | 0:01:22 |
| 55 | Eloy Teruel (Spa) Spain | 0:01:23 |
| 56 | Steven Lammertink (Ned) Team LottoNL-Jumbo | 0:01:24 |
| 57 | Angel Vicioso (Spa) Team Katusha | Row 56 - Cell 2 |
| 58 | Tom Jelte Slagter (Ned) Cannondale Pro Cycling | Row 57 - Cell 2 |
| 59 | Andre Gonçalves (Por) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA | 0:01:25 |
| 60 | Paul Martens (Ger) Team LottoNL-Jumbo | Row 59 - Cell 2 |
| 61 | Tom Boonen (Bel) Etixx-QuickStep | 0:01:26 |
| 62 | Matthias Brandle (Aut) IAM Cycling | Row 61 - Cell 2 |
| 63 | Carlos Verona (Spa) Etixx-QuickStep | 0:01:27 |
| 64 | Albert Torres (Spa) Spain | 0:01:28 |
| 65 | Huub Duyn (Ned) Roompot-Oranje Peloton | 0:01:29 |
| 66 | Ricardo Vilela (Por) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA | Row 65 - Cell 2 |
| 67 | Julen Amezqueta (Ven) Southeast-Venezuela | Row 66 - Cell 2 |
| 68 | Sebastia Mora (Spa) Spain | Row 67 - Cell 2 |
| 69 | Thomas Leezer (Ned) Team LottoNL-Jumbo | 0:01:30 |
| 70 | Nikolay Mihaylov (Bul) CCC Sprandi Polkowice | Row 69 - Cell 2 |
| 71 | Joaquim Rodriguez (Spa) Team Katusha | 0:01:31 |
| 72 | Jorge Arcas (Spa) Movistar Team | Row 71 - Cell 2 |
| 73 | Joseph Lloyd Dombrowski (USA) Cannondale Pro Cycling | 0:01:33 |
| 74 | Gianni Meersman (Bel) Etixx-QuickStep | 0:01:37 |
| 75 | Davide Villella (Ita) Cannondale Pro Cycling | 0:01:38 |
| 76 | Pierre Rolland (Fra) Cannondale Pro Cycling | Row 75 - Cell 2 |
| 77 | Thomas Degand (Bel) Wanty-Groupe Gobert | 0:01:41 |
| 78 | Mikel Nieve (Spa) Team Sky | Row 77 - Cell 2 |
| 79 | Jon Ander Insausti (Spa) Eusakdi Basque Country | 0:01:44 |
| 80 | Pieter Weening (Ned) Roompot-Oranje Peloton | Row 79 - Cell 2 |
| 81 | Marcel Wyss (Swi) IAM Cycling | 0:01:46 |
| 82 | Cristian Rodriguez (Ita) Southeast-Venezuela | 0:01:47 |
| 83 | Alexey Vermeulen (USA) Team LottoNL-Jumbo | 0:01:48 |
| 84 | Antonio Molina (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA | 0:01:49 |
| 85 | Garikoitz Bravo (Spa) Eusakdi Basque Country | Row 84 - Cell 2 |
| 86 | Alexander Vdovin (Rus) Lokosphinx | 0:01:51 |
| 87 | Luca Sterbini (Ita) Bardiani CSF | 0:01:52 |
| 88 | Maciej Paterski (Pol) CCC Sprandi Polkowice | Row 87 - Cell 2 |
| 89 | Artur Ershov (Rus) Gazprom-Rusvelo | 0:01:53 |
| 90 | Nicolas Roche (Irl) Team Sky | 0:01:54 |
| 91 | Nicola Boem (Ita) Bardiani CSF | 0:01:55 |
| 92 | Andrey Sazanov (Rus) Euopa-GM Ovini | Row 91 - Cell 2 |
| 93 | Andrea Pasqualon (Ita) Team Roth | Row 92 - Cell 2 |
| 94 | Adria Moreno (Spa) Spain | 0:01:56 |
| 95 | Kevin Van Melsen (Bel) Wanty-Groupe Gobert | Row 94 - Cell 2 |
| 96 | Liam Bertazzo (Ita) Southeast-Venezuela | 0:01:58 |
| 97 | Mirco Maestri (Ita) Bardiani CSF | 0:01:59 |
| 98 | Paolo Tiralongo (Ita) Astana | 0:02:00 |
| 99 | Artem Samolenkov (Rus) Lokosphinx | 0:02:02 |
| 100 | David Arroyo (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA | 0:02:03 |
| 101 | Roman Maikin (Rus) Gazprom-Rusvelo | 0:02:04 |
| 102 | Raymond Kreder (Ned) Roompot-Oranje Peloton | 0:02:05 |
| 103 | Alexander Serov (Rus) Gazprom-Rusvelo | Row 102 - Cell 2 |
| 104 | Enrico Barbin (Ita) Bardiani CSF | Row 103 - Cell 2 |
| 105 | Alberto Losada (Spa) Team Katusha | 0:02:08 |
| 106 | Bruno Pires (Por) Team Roth | Row 105 - Cell 2 |
| 107 | Jesus Del Pino (Spa) Burgos BH | 0:02:10 |
| 108 | Dennis Van Winden (Ned) Team LottoNL-Jumbo | Row 107 - Cell 2 |
| 109 | Francisco Ventoso (Spa) Movistar Team | 0:02:11 |
| 110 | Matti Breschel (Den) Cannondale Pro Cycling | Row 109 - Cell 2 |
| 111 | Eduard Vorganov (Rus) Team Katusha | Row 110 - Cell 2 |
| 112 | Giuseppe Fonzi (Ita) Southeast-Venezuela | 0:02:12 |
| 113 | Vegard Stake Laengen (Nor) IAM Cycling | Row 112 - Cell 2 |
| 114 | Dayer Quintana (Col) Movistar Team | 0:02:14 |
| 115 | Marcos Garcia (Spa) Kinan Cycling Team | 0:02:15 |
| 116 | Enrico Gasparotto (Ita) Wanty-Groupe Gobert | 0:02:16 |
| 117 | Vadim Zhuravlev (Rus) Lokosphinx | 0:02:17 |
| 118 | Marc Demaar (Ned) Roompot-Oranje Peloton | Row 117 - Cell 2 |
| 119 | Etienne Van Empel (Ned) Roompot-Oranje Peloton | 0:02:18 |
| 120 | Kristoffer Skjerping (Nor) Cannondale Pro Cycling | 0:02:19 |
| 121 | Paolo Simion (Ita) Bardiani CSF | 0:02:20 |
| 122 | Mikel Bizkarra (Spa) Eusakdi Basque Country | Row 121 - Cell 2 |
| 123 | Johnny Hoogerland (Ned) Roompot-Oranje Peloton | Row 122 - Cell 2 |
| 124 | Mikel Iturria (Spa) Eusakdi Basque Country | 0:02:21 |
| 125 | Jaime Roson (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA | 0:02:22 |
| 126 | David Tanner (Aus) IAM Cycling | 0:02:23 |
| 127 | Lukas Owsian (Pol) CCC Sprandi Polkowice | Row 126 - Cell 2 |
| 128 | Vicente Garcia-D.M. (Spa) Spain | 0:02:28 |
| 129 | Marinus Corneli Minnaard (Ned) Wanty-Groupe Gobert | 0:02:29 |
| 130 | Aritz Bagües (Spa) Eusakdi Basque Country | 0:02:30 |
| 131 | Michel Kreder (Ned) Roompot-Oranje Peloton | 0:02:33 |
| 132 | Alexander Porsev (Rus) Team Katusha | 0:02:34 |
| 133 | Benat Txoperena (Spa) Eusakdi Basque Country | 0:02:36 |
| 134 | Arnau Sole (Spa) Burgos BH | Row 133 - Cell 2 |
| 135 | Viktor Manakov (Rus) Gazprom-Rusvelo | 0:02:37 |
| 136 | Igor Merino (Spa) Burgos BH | Row 135 - Cell 2 |
| 137 | Jorge Cubero (Spa) Burgos BH | 0:02:39 |
| 138 | Bartlomiej Matysiak (Pol) CCC Sprandi Polkowice | Row 137 - Cell 2 |
| 139 | Nacer Bouhanni (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credit | 0:02:41 |
| 140 | Nicola Ruffoni (Ita) Bardiani CSF | Row 139 - Cell 2 |
| 141 | Jose Marquez (Spa) Euopa-GM Ovini | Row 140 - Cell 2 |
| 142 | Vasilii Neustroev (Rus) Lokosphinx | 0:02:42 |
| 143 | Dylan Groenewegen (Ned) Team LottoNL-Jumbo | 0:02:43 |
| 144 | Andrei Nechita (Rou) Tusnad Cycling team | Row 143 - Cell 2 |
| 145 | Leszek Plucinski (Pol) CCC Sprandi Polkowice | Row 144 - Cell 2 |
| 146 | Matvey Mamykin (Rus) Team Katusha | 0:02:46 |
| 147 | Arman Kamyshev (Kaz) Astana | Row 146 - Cell 2 |
| 148 | David Belda Garcia (Spa) Team Roth | 0:02:48 |
| 149 | Martin Lestido (Rou) Tusnad Cycling team | Row 148 - Cell 2 |
| 150 | Matthias Krizek (Aut) Team Roth | 0:02:49 |
| 151 | Giorgio Bocchiola (Ita) D'Amico Bottachia | Row 150 - Cell 2 |
| 152 | Mirko Tedeschi (Ita) Southeast-Venezuela | 0:02:52 |
| 153 | Jai Crawford (Aus) Kinan Cycling Team | Row 152 - Cell 2 |
| 154 | Sebastia Mascaro (Rou) Tusnad Cycling team | Row 153 - Cell 2 |
| 155 | Nico Brüngger (Swi) Team Roth | 0:02:53 |
| 156 | Daniel Lopez (Spa) Burgos BH | 0:02:54 |
| 157 | Marco Tizza (Ita) D'Amico Bottachia | 0:02:57 |
| 158 | Jonas Vangenechten (Bel) IAM Cycling | Row 157 - Cell 2 |
| 159 | Antonio Parrinello (Ita) D'Amico Bottachia | 0:03:00 |
| 160 | Martin Kohler (Swi) Team Roth | Row 159 - Cell 2 |
| 161 | Simone Andreetta (Ita) Bardiani CSF | 0:03:01 |
| 162 | Borut Bozic (Slo) Cofidis, Solutions Credit | 0:03:05 |
| 163 | Sjoerd Van Ginneken (Ned) Roompot-Oranje Peloton | 0:03:07 |
| 164 | Juan Carlos Riutort (Spa) Burgos BH | 0:03:15 |
| 165 | Julio Amores (Spa) Spain | 0:03:16 |
| 166 | Filippo Fortin (Ita) Euopa-GM Ovini | 0:03:17 |
| 167 | Federico Burchio (Ita) Euopa-GM Ovini | Row 166 - Cell 2 |
| 168 | Alberto Cecchin (Ita) Team Roth | 0:03:18 |
| 169 | Paolo Ciavatta (Ita) D'Amico Bottachia | 0:03:19 |
| 170 | Pablo Torres (Spa) Burgos BH | 0:03:22 |
| 171 | Daniel Gines (Spa) D'Amico Bottachia | 0:03:27 |
| 172 | Cristian Torres (Spa) Spain | 0:03:29 |
| 173 | David Lucas (Spa) Spain | 0:03:33 |
| 174 | Fabio Tommassini (Ita) D'Amico Bottachia | 0:03:34 |
| 175 | Lander Seynaeve (Bel) Wanty-Groupe Gobert | 0:03:37 |
| 176 | Jose Miralles (Spa) Tusnad Cycling team | 0:03:41 |
| 177 | Sergey Vdovin (Rus) Lokosphinx | 0:03:46 |
| 178 | Szabolcs Sebestyen (Rou) Tusnad Cycling team | 0:03:47 |
| 179 | Jakub Mareczko (Ita) Southeast-Venezuela | Row 178 - Cell 2 |
| 180 | Shigetomo Nakanishi (Jpn) Kinan Cycling Team | 0:03:54 |
| 181 | Wesley Sulzberger (Aus) Kinan Cycling Team | 0:03:57 |
| 182 | Davide Pacchiardo (Ita) Euopa-GM Ovini | 0:04:05 |
| 183 | Keisuke Aso (Jpn) Kinan Cycling Team | 0:04:13 |
| 184 | Ryoma Nonaka (Jpn) Kinan Cycling Team | 0:04:14 |
| 185 | Valentin Bailifard (Swi) Team Roth | 0:04:24 |
| 186 | Fabio Chinelo (Ita) D'Amico Bottachia | 0:04:25 |
| 187 | Kenji Itami (Jpn) Kinan Cycling Team | 0:04:31 |
| 188 | Andrea Ruscetta (Ita) Euopa-GM Ovini | 0:04:36 |
| 189 | Daniel Crista (Rou) Tusnad Cycling team | 0:04:47 |
| 190 | Vlad-Nicolae Dobre (Rou) Tusnad Cycling team | 0:05:30 |
| 191 | Carol-Eduard Novak (Rou) Tusnad Cycling team | 0:06:01 |
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| # | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result | Header Cell - Column 3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wouter Poels (Ned) Team Sky | 25 | pts |
| 2 | Luis Leon Sanchez (Spa) Astana | 20 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
| 3 | Vasil Kiryienka (Blr) Team Sky | 16 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
| 4 | Diego Rosa (Ita) Astana | 14 | Row 3 - Cell 3 |
| 5 | Jesus Herrada (Spa) Movistar Team | 12 | Row 4 - Cell 3 |
| 6 | Victor Campenaerts (Bel) Team LottNLo-Jumbo | 10 | Row 5 - Cell 3 |
| 7 | Bob Jungels (Lux) Etixx-QuickStep | 9 | Row 6 - Cell 3 |
| 8 | Leopold Konig (Cze) Team Sky | 8 | Row 7 - Cell 3 |
| 9 | Reto Hollenstein (Swi) IAM Cycling | 7 | Row 8 - Cell 3 |
| 10 | Imanol Erviti (Spa) Movistar Team | 6 | Row 9 - Cell 3 |
| 11 | Javier Moreno (Spa) Movistar Team | 5 | Row 10 - Cell 3 |
| 12 | Artem Ovechkin (Rus) Gazprom-Rusvelo | 4 | Row 11 - Cell 3 |
| 13 | Benat Intxausti (Spa) Team Sky | 3 | Row 12 - Cell 3 |
| 14 | Stef Clement (Ned) IAM Cycling | 2 | Row 13 - Cell 3 |
| 15 | Yves Lampaert (Bel) Etixx-QuickStep | 1 | Row 14 - Cell 3 |
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| # | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result | Header Cell - Column 3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wouter Poels (Ned) Team Sky | 6 | pts |
| 2 | Luis Leon Sanchez (Spa) Astana | 4 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
| 3 | Vasil Kiryienka (Blr) Team Sky | 2 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
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| # | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Team Sky | 1:08:32 |
| 2 | Movistar Team | 1:09:10 |
| 3 | Astana Pro Team | 1:09:14 |
| 4 | Etixx - Quick-Step | 1:09:22 |
| 5 | IAM Cycling | 1:09:55 |
| 6 | Team LottoNL-Jumbo | 1:10:11 |
| 7 | Cofidis, Solutions Credits | 1:10:21 |
| 8 | Gazprom-Rusvelo | 1:10:32 |
| 9 | Caja Rural-Seguros Rga | 1:10:39 |
| 10 | Lokosphinx Lok | 1:10:44 |
| 11 | Ccc Sprandi Polkowice | 1:10:55 |
| 12 | Team Katusha | 1:11:24 |
| 13 | Cannondale Pro Cycling | 1:11:27 |
| 14 | Euskadi Basque Country | 1:11:54 |
| 15 | Sel. Española Esp | 1:12:02 |
| 16 | Wanty - Groupe Gobert | 1:12:06 |
| 17 | Bardiani Csf | 1:12:16 |
| 18 | Southeast - Venezuela | 1:12:56 |
| 19 | Roompot - Oranje Peloton | 1:13:00 |
| 20 | Burgos Bh Bur | 1:13:50 |
| 21 | Team Roth | 1:14:33 |
| 22 | Gm Europa Ovini Gme | 1:15:35 |
| 23 | Tusnad Cycling Team | 1:16:05 |
| 24 | D'Amico Bottachia Are | 1:16:28 |
| 25 | Kinan Cycling Team Kin | 1:16:43 |
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