South African team dominates Besaya opener

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Van Zyl solos to stage win ahead of two teammates

Results
1Johann Van Zyl (RSA) South African National Team1:59:18
2Christopher Jennings (RSA) South African National Team0:00:17
3Shaun-Nick Bester (RSA) South African National Team0:00:19
4David Diañez (Spa) Ceramicas Onda0:00:27
5Ibai Salas (Spa) Navalcarnero0:00:44
6Ali Riza Tanriverdi (Tur) Turkey National Team0:01:25
7Haritz Orbe (Spa) Navalcarnero0:02:12
8Javier Sanchez (Spa) Caja Mar0:02:14
9Pedro Garcia (Spa) Rualje-Girasol0:02:17
10Javier Garcia (Spa) Rualje-Girasol
11Jose Manuel Jimenez (Spa) Mistermoon Bikes-Lincamar
12Stefano A. Maiorana (RSA) South African National Team
13Luca Chirico (Ita) Italian National Team
14Antonio Pedrero (Spa) Ceramicas Onda
15Israel Nuño (Spa) E.C. Santi Perez
16Carles Ruiz (Spa) Ceramicas Onda0:02:23
17Mario Gonzalez (Spa) Isidoro San Justo
18Antonio Domene (Spa) Ceramicas Onda0:02:25
19Jesus Albert Rubio (Spa) Rualje-Girasol
20Francesc Zurita (Spa) Vipren-Zona Franca Cadiz0:02:28
21Jorge Arcas (Spa) Huesca-La Magia
22Cristobal Dios (Spa) Almacenes Lavin
23Ismael Felix Barba (Spa) Navalcarnero
24Diego Tejedor (Spa) Corbatas Pindal
25Oscar Gonzalez (Spa) Almacenes Lavin
26Adria Pujol (Spa) Huesca-La Magia
27Cristian F. Beltran (Spa) Huesca-La Magia
28Alvaro Martin (Spa) Caja Mar
29Miguel A. Abellan (Spa) Navalcarnero
30Francisco A. Rojas (Spa) Caja Mar0:02:35
31Adrian Mares (Spa) Rualje-Girasol
32Cruz Collantes (Spa) Almacenes Lavin0:02:38
33Hector De Prado (Spa) Almacenes Lavin0:02:39
34Ezio Galbiati (Ita) Italian National Team
35Ignacio Ara (Spa) Huesca-La Magia0:02:41
36Aitor Graña (Spa) Ciudad De Oviedo
37Aitor Valderrama (Spa) Lince-Gallastegui
38Luis Eduardo Salido (Spa) Vipren-Zona Franca Cadiz0:02:44
39Edgar Romero (Spa) Ceramicas Onda
40Pedro Luis Bergaz (Spa) Caja Mar
41Adil Kurkut (Tur) Turkey National Team
42Aitor Echezarreta (Spa) Corbatas Pindal
43Dario Diaz (Spa) Isidoro San Justo0:02:49
44Giuseppe Bovio (Ita) Italian National Team
45Daniel Sanchez (Spa) Rualje-Girasol
46Jose Ignacio Ortega (Spa) Vipren-Zona Franca Cadiz
47Gabriel Carceller (Spa) Ceramicas Onda
48Juan Luis Ruiz (Spa) Banco Santander
49Jose M. Gonzalez (Spa) Isidoro San Justo
50Victor Quilez (Spa) Huesca-La Magia0:02:55
51Jose Alberto Nocete (Spa) Vipren-Zona Franca Cadiz
52Daniel Martin (Spa) Navalcarnero
53Antonio Angulo (Spa) Corbatas Pindal
54Daniel Hernandez (Spa) Caja Mar
55Juan S. Montoya (Col) Ciudad De Oviedo0:02:59
56Victor Sanchez (Spa) Vipren-Zona Franca Cadiz
57Louis Meintjies (RSA) South African National Team
58Lluis Llibert Sendros (Spa) Lince-Gallastegui0:03:01
59Javier Peña (Spa) Almacenes Lavin0:03:04
60Simone Paglia (Ita) Italian National Team
61Jorge Martin (Spa) Navalcarnero
62Alex Castro (Spa) Lince-Gallastegui
63Fernando Compaire (Spa) Huesca-La Magia
64Jose Martinez (Spa) Mistermoon Bikes-Lincamar
65Javier Sanchez (Spa) Banco Santander0:03:08
66Enrique Marraco (Spa) Huesca-La Magia
67David Gomez (Spa) Banco Santander
68Eduardo Herranz (Spa) Navalcarnero0:03:11
69Ali Osman Usta (Tur) Turkey National Team0:03:13
70Hendrik B. Kruger (RSA) South African National Team
71Diego Alvarez (Spa) Ciudad De Oviedo
72Jon Gomez (Spa) Corbatas Pindal
73Rian Gouws (RSA) South African National Team
74Alberto Ibañez (Spa) Caja Mar
75Javier Garcia (Spa) Lince-Gallastegui0:03:18
76Alejandro Barreu (Spa) Lince-Gallastegui
77Alberto Sainz (Spa) P.Incera-Forlica0:03:21
78Juan A. Martinez (Spa) Mistermoon Bikes-Lincamar
79Juan F. Berbel (Spa) Corbatas Pindal0:03:24
80Jaime Mora (Spa) Navalcarnero
81Fernando Vargas (Spa) Corbatas Pindal
82Wolfgang Burmann (Spa) Ciudad De Oviedo0:03:26
83Michel Vuelta (Spa) Isidoro San Justo
84Juan Francis Ruiz (Spa) Mistermoon Bikes-Lincamar0:03:30
85Pablo Ruiz (Spa) P.Incera-Forlica
86Angel Martin (Spa) Caja Mar0:03:33
87Antonio Ramirez (Spa) Vipren-Zona Franca Cadiz
88Alejandro Arenal (Spa) Banco Santander0:03:35
89Alex Raya (Spa) Lince-Gallastegui0:03:38
90Alvaro De Mena (Spa) Ciudad De Oviedo
91Rasim Reis (Tur) Turkey National Team
92Juan Ruiz (Spa) Almacenes Lavin
93Adan Fra (Spa) E.C. Santi Perez0:03:42
94Sergio Manzano (Spa) Mistermoon Bikes-Lincamar0:03:44
95Abel Maurelo (Spa) Rualje-Girasol0:03:46
96Iñigo Gomez (Spa) Corbatas Pindal0:03:49
97Adolfo Fernandez (Spa) Ciudad De Oviedo0:03:50
98Sergio Villanueva (Spa) Banco Santander
99Simone Omarini (Ita) Italian National Team
100David San (Spa) Banco Santander0:04:03
101Ruben Pelegri (Spa) Ceramicas Onda0:04:19
102Davide Canpiotti (Ita) Italian National Team0:04:27
103Adrian Martinez (Spa) Rualje-Girasol0:04:41
104Agustin Cotillo (Spa) P.Incera-Forlica0:04:43
105Jesus Marin (Spa) Mistermoon Bikes-Lincamar0:05:40
106Matteo Besozzi (Ita) Italian National Team0:05:45
107Cesar Ruiz (Spa) Banco Santander
108Matteo Valandro (Ita) Italian National Team0:05:53
109Damian Garcia (Spa) P.Incera-Forlica0:05:56
110Jairo Labarta (Spa) Huesca-La Magia0:06:00
111Oscar A. Lasarte (Spa) Almacenes Lavin0:06:08
112Armand Kabarec (USA) Lince-Gallastegui0:06:15
113Alvaro Pomar (Spa) Isidoro San Justo
114Egemen Erçevik (Tur) Turkey National Team0:06:24
115Jose Antonio Garcia (Spa) Mistermoon Bikes-Lincamar
116S.Alfarslan Koçay (Tur) Turkey National Team0:07:12
117Juan J. Espigares (Spa) Vipren-Zona Franca Cadiz0:07:36
118Bradley Mitchell (RSA) South African National Team0:07:50
119Mustafa Gencay (Tur) Turkey National Team0:07:56
120Martin A. Gonzalez (Spa) Almacenes Lavin0:08:55
121Jorge Gomez (Spa) Isidoro San Justo0:09:28
122Sergio Gonzalez (Spa) P.Incera-Forlica0:09:46
123Alvaro Perez (Spa) Isidoro San Justo0:12:50
124Muhammed Çeviker (Tur) Turkey National Team0:13:45
125Sergio Melero (Spa) Caja Mar0:20:20

Points
1Johann Van Zyl (RSA) South African National Team25pts
2Christopher Jennings (RSA) South African National Team20
3Shaun-Nick Bester (RSA) South African National Team16
4David Diañez (Spa) Ceramicas Onda14
5Ibai Salas (Spa) Navalcarnero12
6Ali Riza Tanriverdi (Tur) Turkey National Team10
7Haritz Orbe (Spa) Navalcarnero9
8Javier Sanchez (Spa) Caja Mar8
9Pedro Garcia (Spa) Rualje-Girasol7
10Javier Garcia (Spa) Rualje-Girasol6
11Jose Manuel Jimenez (Spa) Mistermoon Bikes-Lincamar5
12Stefano A. Maiorana (RSA) South African National Team4
13Luca Chirico (Ita) Italian National Team3
14Antonio Pedrero (Spa) Ceramicas Onda2
15Israel Nuño (Spa) E.C. Santi Perez1

Mountain 1 - Alto De Hijas (Cat. 3), km. 68.3
1Christopher Jennings (RSA) South African National Team3pts
2David Diañez (Spa) Ceramicas Onda2
3Ibai Salas (Spa) Navalcarnero1

Sprint 1 - Los Corrales De Buelna, km. 35,60
1David Diañez (Spa) Ceramicas Onda3pts
2Shaun-Nick Bester (RSA) South African National Team2
3Angel Martin (Spa) Caja Mar1

Sprint 2 - Los Corrales De Buelna, km. 74,8
1Ali Riza Tanriverdi (Tur) Turkey National Team3pts
2Christopher Jennings (RSA) South African National Team2
3Shaun-Nick Bester (RSA) South African National Team1

Special sprint - Renedo De Pielagos, km. 56,80
1Ali Riza Tanriverdi (Tur) Turkey National Team3pts
2David Diañez (Spa) Ceramicas Onda2
3Angel Martin (Spa) Caja Mar1

Teams
1SEL. SUDAFRICA5:58:30
2CERAMICAS ONDA6:03:01
3NAVALCARNERO6:03:18
4RUALJE-GIRASOL6:04:53
5CAJA MAR6:05:11
6Sel. TURQUIA6:05:16
7HUESCA-LA MAGIA6:05:18
8ALMACENES LAVIN6:05:28
9SEL. ITALIA6:05:39
10VIPREN- Z.FRANCA CADIZ6:05:55
11ISIDORO SAN JUSTO
12CORBATAS PINDAL6:06:01
13M.MONN-BIKES-Lincamar6:06:36
14LINCE-GALLASTEGUI6:06:40
15CIUDAD DE OVIEDO6:06:47
16BANCO SANTANDER6:06:59
17P.INCERA-FORLICA6:09:28

General classification after stage 1
1Johann Van Zyl (RSA) South African National Team1:59:18
2Christopher Jennings (RSA) South African National Team0:00:17
3Shaun-Nick Bester (RSA) South African National Team0:00:19
4David Diañez (Spa) Ceramicas Onda0:00:27
5Ibai Salas (Spa) Navalcarnero0:00:44
6Ali Riza Tanriverdi (Tur) Turkey National Team0:01:25
7Haritz Orbe (Spa) Navalcarnero0:02:12
8Javier Sanchez (Spa) Caja Mar0:02:14
9Pedro Garcia (Spa) Rualje-Girasol0:02:17
10Javier Garcia (Spa) Rualje-Girasol
11Jose Manuel Jimenez (Spa) Mistermoon Bikes-Lincamar
12Stefano A. Maiorana (RSA) South African National Team
13Luca Chirico (Ita) Italian National Team
14Antonio Pedrero (Spa) Ceramicas Onda
15Israel Nuño (Spa) E.C. Santi Perez
16Carles Ruiz (Spa) Ceramicas Onda0:02:23
17Mario Gonzalez (Spa) Isidoro San Justo
18Antonio Domene (Spa) Ceramicas Onda0:02:25
19Jesus Albert Rubio (Spa) Rualje-Girasol
20Francesc Zurita (Spa) Vipren-Zona Franca Cadiz0:02:28
21Jorge Arcas (Spa) Huesca-La Magia
22Cristobal Dios (Spa) Almacenes Lavin
23Ismael Felix Barba (Spa) Navalcarnero
24Diego Tejedor (Spa) Corbatas Pindal
25Oscar Gonzalez (Spa) Almacenes Lavin
26Adria Pujol (Spa) Huesca-La Magia
27Cristian F. Beltran (Spa) Huesca-La Magia
28Alvaro Martin (Spa) Caja Mar
29Miguel A. Abellan (Spa) Navalcarnero
30Francisco A. Rojas (Spa) Caja Mar0:02:35
31Adrian Mares (Spa) Rualje-Girasol
32Cruz Collantes (Spa) Almacenes Lavin0:02:38
33Hector De Prado (Spa) Almacenes Lavin0:02:39
34Ezio Galbiati (Ita) Italian National Team
35Ignacio Ara (Spa) Huesca-La Magia0:02:41
36Aitor Graña (Spa) Ciudad De Oviedo
37Aitor Valderrama (Spa) Lince-Gallastegui
38Luis Eduardo Salido (Spa) Vipren-Zona Franca Cadiz0:02:44
39Edgar Romero (Spa) Ceramicas Onda
40Pedro Luis Bergaz (Spa) Caja Mar
41Adil Kurkut (Tur) Turkey National Team
42Aitor Echezarreta (Spa) Corbatas Pindal
43Dario Diaz (Spa) Isidoro San Justo0:02:49
44Giuseppe Bovio (Ita) Italian National Team
45Daniel Sanchez (Spa) Rualje-Girasol
46Jose Ignacio Ortega (Spa) Vipren-Zona Franca Cadiz
47Gabriel Carceller (Spa) Ceramicas Onda
48Juan Luis Ruiz (Spa) Banco Santander
49Jose M. Gonzalez (Spa) Isidoro San Justo
50Victor Quilez (Spa) Huesca-La Magia0:02:55
51Jose Alberto Nocete (Spa) Vipren-Zona Franca Cadiz
52Daniel Martin (Spa) Navalcarnero
53Antonio Angulo (Spa) Corbatas Pindal
54Daniel Hernandez (Spa) Caja Mar
55Juan S. Montoya (Col) Ciudad De Oviedo0:02:59
56Victor Sanchez (Spa) Vipren-Zona Franca Cadiz
57Louis Meintjies (RSA) South African National Team
58Lluis Llibert Sendros (Spa) Lince-Gallastegui0:03:01
59Javier Peña (Spa) Almacenes Lavin0:03:04
60Simone Paglia (Ita) Italian National Team
61Jorge Martin (Spa) Navalcarnero
62Alex Castro (Spa) Lince-Gallastegui
63Fernando Compaire (Spa) Huesca-La Magia
64Jose Martinez (Spa) Mistermoon Bikes-Lincamar
65Javier Sanchez (Spa) Banco Santander0:03:08
66Enrique Marraco (Spa) Huesca-La Magia
67David Gomez (Spa) Banco Santander
68Eduardo Herranz (Spa) Navalcarnero0:03:11
69Ali Osman Usta (Tur) Turkey National Team0:03:13
70Hendrik B. Kruger (RSA) South African National Team
71Diego Alvarez (Spa) Ciudad De Oviedo
72Jon Gomez (Spa) Corbatas Pindal
73Rian Gouws (RSA) South African National Team
74Alberto Ibañez (Spa) Caja Mar
75Javier Garcia (Spa) Lince-Gallastegui0:03:18
76Alejandro Barreu (Spa) Lince-Gallastegui
77Alberto Sainz (Spa) P.Incera-Forlica0:03:21
78Juan A. Martinez (Spa) Mistermoon Bikes-Lincamar
79Juan F. Berbel (Spa) Corbatas Pindal0:03:24
80Jaime Mora (Spa) Navalcarnero
81Fernando Vargas (Spa) Corbatas Pindal
82Wolfgang Burmann (Spa) Ciudad De Oviedo0:03:26
83Michel Vuelta (Spa) Isidoro San Justo
84Juan Francis Ruiz (Spa) Mistermoon Bikes-Lincamar0:03:30
85Pablo Ruiz (Spa) P.Incera-Forlica
86Angel Martin (Spa) Caja Mar0:03:33
87Antonio Ramirez (Spa) Vipren-Zona Franca Cadiz
88Alejandro Arenal (Spa) Banco Santander0:03:35
89Alex Raya (Spa) Lince-Gallastegui0:03:38
90Alvaro De Mena (Spa) Ciudad De Oviedo
91Rasim Reis (Tur) Turkey National Team
92Juan Ruiz (Spa) Almacenes Lavin
93Adan Fra (Spa) E.C. Santi Perez0:03:42
94Sergio Manzano (Spa) Mistermoon Bikes-Lincamar0:03:44
95Abel Maurelo (Spa) Rualje-Girasol0:03:46
96Iñigo Gomez (Spa) Corbatas Pindal0:03:49
97Adolfo Fernandez (Spa) Ciudad De Oviedo0:03:50
98Sergio Villanueva (Spa) Banco Santander
99Simone Omarini (Ita) Italian National Team
100David San (Spa) Banco Santander0:04:03
101Ruben Pelegri (Spa) Ceramicas Onda0:04:19
102Davide Canpiotti (Ita) Italian National Team0:04:27
103Adrian Martinez (Spa) Rualje-Girasol0:04:41
104Agustin Cotillo (Spa) P.Incera-Forlica0:04:43
105Jesus Marin (Spa) Mistermoon Bikes-Lincamar0:05:40
106Matteo Besozzi (Ita) Italian National Team0:05:45
107Cesar Ruiz (Spa) Banco Santander
108Matteo Valandro (Ita) Italian National Team0:05:53
109Damian Garcia (Spa) P.Incera-Forlica0:05:56
110Jairo Labarta (Spa) Huesca-La Magia0:06:00
111Oscar A. Lasarte (Spa) Almacenes Lavin0:06:08
112Armand Kabarec (USA) Lince-Gallastegui0:06:15
113Alvaro Pomar (Spa) Isidoro San Justo
114Egemen Erçevik (Tur) Turkey National Team0:06:24
115Jose Antonio Garcia (Spa) Mistermoon Bikes-Lincamar
116S.Alfarslan Koçay (Tur) Turkey National Team0:07:12
117Juan J. Espigares (Spa) Vipren-Zona Franca Cadiz0:07:36
118Bradley Mitchell (RSA) South African National Team0:07:50
119Mustafa Gencay (Tur) Turkey National Team0:07:56
120Martin A. Gonzalez (Spa) Almacenes Lavin0:08:55
121Jorge Gomez (Spa) Isidoro San Justo0:09:28
122Sergio Gonzalez (Spa) P.Incera-Forlica0:09:46
123Alvaro Perez (Spa) Isidoro San Justo0:12:50
124Muhammed Çeviker (Tur) Turkey National Team0:13:45
125Sergio Melero (Spa) Caja Mar0:20:20

Points classification
1Johann Van Zyl (RSA) South African National Team25pts
2Christopher Jennings (RSA) South African National Team20
3Shaun-Nick Bester (RSA) South African National Team16
4David Diañez (Spa) Ceramicas Onda14
5Ibai Salas (Spa) Navalcarnero12
6Ali Riza Tanriverdi (Tur) Turkey National Team10
7Haritz Orbe (Spa) Navalcarnero9
8Javier Sanchez (Spa) Caja Mar8
9Pedro Garcia (Spa) Rualje-Girasol7
10Javier Garcia (Spa) Rualje-Girasol6
11Jose Manuel Jimenez (Spa) Mistermoon Bikes-Lincamar5
12Stefano A. Maiorana (RSA) South African National Team4
13Luca Chirico (Ita) Italian National Team3
14Antonio Pedrero (Spa) Ceramicas Onda2
15Israel Nuño (Spa) E.C. Santi Perez1

Mountains classification
1Christopher Jennings (RSA) South African National Team3pts
2David Diañez (Spa) Ceramicas Onda2
3Ibai Salas (Spa) Navalcarnero1

Sprint classification
1David Diañez (Spa) Ceramicas Onda3pts
2Ali Riza Tanriverdi (Tur) Turkey National Team3
3Shaun-Nick Bester (RSA) South African National Team3
4Christopher Jennings (RSA) South African National Team2
5Angel Martin (Spa) Caja Mar1

Special Sprint classification
1Ali Riza Tanriverdi (Tur) Turkey National Team3pts
2David Diañez (Spa) Ceramicas Onda2
3Angel Martin (Spa) Caja Mar1

Young rider classification
1Javier Garcia (Spa) Rualje-Girasol
2Luca Chirico (Ita) Italian National Team
3Israel Nuño (Spa) E.C. Santi Perez
4Mario Gonzalez (Spa) Isidoro San Justo
5Jesus Albert Rubio (Spa) Rualje-Girasol
6Francesc Zurita (Spa) Vipren-Zona Franca Cadiz
7Jorge Arcas (Spa) Huesca-La Magia
8Diego Tejedor (Spa) Corbatas Pindal
9Oscar Gonzalez (Spa) Almacenes Lavin
10Adria Pujol (Spa) Huesca-La Magia
11Alvaro Martin (Spa) Caja Mar

Regional rider classification
1Mario Gonzalez (Spa) Isidoro San Justo
2Diego Tejedor (Spa) Corbatas Pindal
3Cruz Collantes (Spa) Almacenes Lavin
4Hector De Prado (Spa) Almacenes Lavin
5Aitor Echezarreta (Spa) Corbatas Pindal
6Dario Diaz (Spa) Isidoro San Justo
7Juan Luis Ruiz (Spa) Banco Santander
8Jose M. Gonzalez (Spa) Isidoro San Justo
9Antonio Angulo (Spa) Corbatas Pindal
10Javier Peña (Spa) Almacenes Lavin
11Javier Sanchez (Spa) Banco Santander

Foreign rider classification
1Johann Van Zyl (RSA) South African National Team
2Christopher Jennings (RSA) South African National Team
3Shaun-Nick Bester (RSA) South African National Team
4Ali Riza Tanriverdi (Tur) Turkey National Team
5Stefano A. Maiorana (RSA) South African National Team
6Luca Chirico (Ita) Italian National Team
7Ezio Galbiati (Ita) Italian National Team
8Adil Kurkut (Tur) Turkey National Team
9Giuseppe Bovio (Ita) Italian National Team
10Juan S. Montoya (Col) Ciudad De Oviedo
11Louis Meintjies (RSA) South African National Team

Teams classification
1RSA5:58:30
2SEON6:03:01
3MIX46:03:18
4RUGI6:04:53
5UCPA6:05:11
6TUR6:05:16
7MIX56:05:18
8MIX16:05:28
9ITA6:05:39
10MIX66:05:55
11ISSJ
12MIX26:06:01
13MOON6:06:36
14LIND6:06:40
15COVI6:06:47
16BASA6:06:59
17MIX36:09:28

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