Vuelta Ciclista a Murcia 2015: Results

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Rein Taaramäe (Astana) enjoys his victory (Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)

Rein Taaramäe kicked off his 2015 season and his time with the Astana team with an aggressive solo victory at the one-day Vuelta a Murcia race in Spain.

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The Estonian rider won alone on the uphill finish after being going across to a mid-race attack. While his breakaway companions all faded on the hilly race route, he powered clear alone to another attack, opened a two-minute gap and held off the peloton on the climb to the finish at Alto Fortaleza del Sol.

Bauke Mollema (Trek Factory Racing) finished ten seconds behind Taaramäe, with Zdenek Stybar (Etixx-QuickStep) third in the same time.

Many of the riders in action in the hilly Vuelta a Murcia will also ride Sunday's Clasica de Almeria. However the 186km race ends with a flat run-in to the finish in Almeria and so suits sprinter such as Mark Cavendish (Etixx-QuickStep) and John Degenkolb (Giant-Alpecin).

Full Results

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#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result
1	Rein Taaramae (Est) Astana Pro Team	5:11:38
2	Bauke Mollema (Ned) Trek Factory Racing	0:00:10
3	Zdenek Stybar (Cze) Etixx - Quick-Step	Row 2 - Cell 2
4	Fabio Felline (Ita) Trek Factory Racing	Row 3 - Cell 2
5	Luis Leon Sanchez Gil (Spa) Astana Pro Team	Row 4 - Cell 2
6	Maciej Paterski (Pol) CCC Sprandi Polkowice	Row 5 - Cell 2
7	Tiago Machado (Por) Team Katusha	Row 6 - Cell 2
8	Arthur Vichot (Fra) FDJ.fr	Row 7 - Cell 2
9	Floris De Tier (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise	Row 8 - Cell 2
10	Marco Canola (Ita) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling	Row 9 - Cell 2
11	Jon Izaguirre Insausti (Spa) Movistar Team	Row 10 - Cell 2
12	Benat Intxausti Elorriaga (Spa) Movistar Team	Row 11 - Cell 2
13	José Joao Pimenta Costa Mendes (Por) Bora-Argon 18	Row 12 - Cell 2
14	Alberto Losada Alguacil (Spa) Team Katusha	Row 13 - Cell 2
15	Sergey Firsanov (Rus) RusVelo	Row 14 - Cell 2
16	Luis Angel Mate Mardones (Spa) Cofidis, Solutions Credits	Row 15 - Cell 2
17	Frank Schleck (Lux) Trek Factory Racing	Row 16 - Cell 2
18	Daan Olivier (Ned) Team Giant-Alpecin	Row 17 - Cell 2
19	Nicolas Edet (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits	0:00:18
20	Daniel Navarro Garcia (Spa) Cofidis, Solutions Credits	0:00:22
21	Michele Scarponi (Ita) Astana Pro Team	Row 20 - Cell 2
22	Romain Sicard (Fra) Team Europcar	0:00:41
23	Yury Trofimov (Rus) Team Katusha	Row 22 - Cell 2
24	David Belda Garcia (Spa) Burgos BH	Row 23 - Cell 2
25	Sergio Pardilla Bellon (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	Row 24 - Cell 2
26	Bjorn Thurau (Ger) Bora-Argon 18	0:00:45
27	Kamil Gradek (Pol) Activejet Team	Row 26 - Cell 2
28	Javier Megias Leal (Spa) Team Novo Nordisk	Row 27 - Cell 2
29	Sergey Lagutin (Rus) Team Katusha	0:00:52
30	Kenny Elissonde (Fra) FDJ.fr	0:01:03
31	David De La Cruz Melgarejo (Spa) Etixx - Quick-Step	Row 30 - Cell 2
32	Arthur Van Overberghe (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise	Row 31 - Cell 2
33	David Arroyo Duran (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	0:01:12
34	Ruben Fernandez (Spa) Movistar Team	0:01:14
35	Branislau Samoilau (Blr) CCC Sprandi Polkowice	0:01:36
36	Alexandre Geniez (Fra) FDJ.fr	0:02:31
37	Davide Malacarne (Ita) Astana Pro Team	0:02:59
38	Chad Haga (USA) Team Giant-Alpecin	0:03:13
39	José Herrada Lopez (Spa) Movistar Team	0:03:22
40	Javier Moreno Bazan (Spa) Movistar Team	Row 39 - Cell 2
41	Igor Anton Hernandez (Spa) Movistar Team	Row 40 - Cell 2
42	Carlos Verona Quintanilla (Spa) Etixx - Quick-Step	Row 41 - Cell 2
43	Garikoitz Bravo Oiarbide (Spa) Murias Taldea	Row 42 - Cell 2
44	Yohan Bagot (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits	0:03:44
45	Pierre-Henri Lecuisinier (Fra) FDJ.fr	0:03:47
46	Angelo Tulik (Fra) Team Europcar	0:08:45
47	Davide Frattini (Ita) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling	0:08:48
48	Jérémy Roy (Fra) FDJ.fr	0:09:18
49	Lukasz Owsian (Pol) CCC Sprandi Polkowice	0:09:34
50	Pawel Franczak (Pol) Activejet Team	0:10:50
51	Jesus Ezquerra Muela (Spa) Activejet Team	Row 50 - Cell 2
52	Jesus Del Pino Corrochano (Spa) Burgos BH	Row 51 - Cell 2
53	Emanuel Buchmann (Ger) Bora-Argon 18	Row 52 - Cell 2
54	Federico Zurlo (Ita) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling	Row 53 - Cell 2
55	Alexander Kolobnev (Rus) Team Katusha	Row 54 - Cell 2
56	Victor Martin Hernandez (Spa) Burgos BH	Row 55 - Cell 2
57	Ricardo Vilela (Por) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	Row 56 - Cell 2
58	Alexander Rybakov (Rus) RusVelo	Row 57 - Cell 2
59	Eduard Prades Reverte (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	Row 58 - Cell 2
60	Perrig Quemeneur (Fra) Team Europcar	Row 59 - Cell 2
61	Alex Aranburu (Spa) ESP	Row 60 - Cell 2
62	Egoitz Garcia Echeguibel (Spa) Murias Taldea	Row 61 - Cell 2
63	Romain Hardy (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits	Row 62 - Cell 2
64	Grega Bole (Slo) CCC Sprandi Polkowice	Row 63 - Cell 2
65	Adrian Honkisz (Pol) CCC Sprandi Polkowice	Row 64 - Cell 2
66	Jan Hirt (Cze) CCC Sprandi Polkowice	Row 65 - Cell 2
67	Anthony Roux (Fra) FDJ.fr	Row 66 - Cell 2
68	John Degenkolb (Ger) Team Giant-Alpecin	0:11:30
69	Pieter Jacobs (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise	0:15:02
70	Eneko Lizarralde (Spa) Murias Taldea	Row 69 - Cell 2
71	Damien Garcia (Fra) Team Froy Oslo	Row 70 - Cell 2
72	Fumiyuki Beppu (Jpn) Trek Factory Racing	Row 71 - Cell 2
73	Calvin Watson (Aus) Trek Factory Racing	Row 72 - Cell 2
74	Ibai Salas (Spa) Burgos BH	Row 73 - Cell 2
75	Tobias Ludvigsson (Swe) Team Giant-Alpecin	Row 74 - Cell 2
76	Igor Merino Cortazar (Spa) Burgos BH	Row 75 - Cell 2
77	Julian Alaphilippe (Fra) Etixx - Quick-Step	Row 76 - Cell 2
78	Hayden Roulston (NZl) Trek Factory Racing	Row 77 - Cell 2
79	Oddbjorn Klomsten Andersen (Nor) Team Froy Oslo	Row 78 - Cell 2
80	Thierry Hupond (Fra) Team Giant-Alpecin	Row 79 - Cell 2
81	Vincent Jerome (Fra) Team Europcar	Row 80 - Cell 2
82	Antoine Duchesne (Can) Team Europcar	Row 81 - Cell 2
83	Leszek Plucinski (Pol) CCC Sprandi Polkowice	Row 82 - Cell 2
84	Jan Barta (Cze) Bora-Argon 18	Row 83 - Cell 2
85	Michal Podlaski (Pol) Activejet Team	Row 84 - Cell 2
86	Artem Ovechkin (Rus) RusVelo	Row 85 - Cell 2
87	Bakhtiyar Kozhatayev (Kaz) Astana Pro Team	Row 86 - Cell 2
88	Mikel Bizkarra (Spa) Murias Taldea	Row 87 - Cell 2
89	Aleksandr Komin (Rus) RusVelo	0:16:00
90	Roman Kustadinchev (Rus) RusVelo	Row 89 - Cell 2
91	David Lozano Riba (Spa) Team Novo Nordisk	0:16:02
92	Scott Ambrose (NZl) Team Novo Nordisk	Row 91 - Cell 2
93	Mario Gonzalez Salas (Spa) Activejet Team	Row 92 - Cell 2
94	Joonas Henttala (Fin) Team Novo Nordisk	Row 93 - Cell 2
95	Benat Txoperena Matxikote (Spa) Murias Taldea	Row 94 - Cell 2
96	Daniil Fominykh (Kaz) Astana Pro Team	Row 95 - Cell 2
97	Andrea Peron (Ita) Team Novo Nordisk	Row 96 - Cell 2
98	Lukasz Bodnar (Pol) Activejet Team	0:16:05
99	Aritz Bagües (Spa) Murias Taldea	Row 98 - Cell 2
100	Cesare Benedetti (Ita) Bora-Argon 18	Row 99 - Cell 2
101	Andreas Schillinger (Ger) Bora-Argon 18	Row 100 - Cell 2
102	Caleb Fairly (USA) Team Giant-Alpecin	Row 101 - Cell 2
103	Alexander Foliforov (Rus) RusVelo	Row 102 - Cell 2
104	Alexandre Pichot (Fra) Team Europcar	0:16:09
105	Eugenio Alafaci (Ita) Trek Factory Racing	0:16:31
106	Amaury Capiot (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise	0:16:33
107	Tony Hurel (Fra) Team Europcar	Row 106 - Cell 2
108	Julien Simon (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits	Row 107 - Cell 2
109	Dario Hernandez (Spa) Burgos BH	Row 108 - Cell 2
110	David Santillana (Spa) Spain	Row 109 - Cell 2
DNF	Marc Soler (Spa) Movistar Team	Row 110 - Cell 2
DNF	Kenneth Van Bilsen (Bel) Cofidis, Solutions Credits	Row 111 - Cell 2
DNF	Gianluca Brambilla (Ita) Etixx - Quick-Step	Row 112 - Cell 2
DNF	Mark Cavendish (GBr) Etixx - Quick-Step	Row 113 - Cell 2
DNF	Mark Renshaw (Aus) Etixx - Quick-Step	Row 114 - Cell 2
DNF	Johannes Fröhlinger (Ger) Team Giant-Alpecin	Row 115 - Cell 2
DNF	Maxat Ayazbayev (Kaz) Astana Pro Team	Row 116 - Cell 2
DNF	Marc Sarreau (Fra) FDJ.fr	Row 117 - Cell 2
DNF	Tiago Machado (Por) Team Katusha	Row 118 - Cell 2
DNF	Rudiger Selig (Ger) Team Katusha	Row 119 - Cell 2
DNF	Angel Madrazo Ruiz (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	Row 120 - Cell 2
DNF	José Gonçalves (Por) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	Row 121 - Cell 2
DNF	Miguel Angel Benito Diez (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	Row 122 - Cell 2
DNF	Sander Helven (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise	Row 123 - Cell 2
DNF	Oliver Naesen (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise	Row 124 - Cell 2
DNF	Edward Theuns (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise	Row 125 - Cell 2
DNF	Andrei Solomennikov (Rus) RusVelo	Row 126 - Cell 2
DNF	Phil Bauhaus (Ger) Bora-Argon 18	Row 127 - Cell 2
DNF	Alessandro Bazzana (Ita) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling	Row 128 - Cell 2
DNF	Robert Förster (Ger) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling	Row 129 - Cell 2
DNF	Daniele Ratto (Ita) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling	Row 130 - Cell 2
DNF	Ken Hanson (USA) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling	Row 131 - Cell 2
DNF	Simon Strobel (Ger) Team Novo Nordisk	Row 132 - Cell 2
DNF	Henrik Evensen (Nor) Team Froy Oslo	Row 133 - Cell 2
DNF	Halvor Tandrevold (Nor) Team Froy Oslo	Row 134 - Cell 2
DNF	Nikolai Tefre Lunder (Nor) Team Froy Oslo	Row 135 - Cell 2
DNF	Anders Norderhus Roe (Nor) Team Froy Oslo	Row 136 - Cell 2
DNF	Jon Soeveras Breivold (Nor) Team Froy Oslo	Row 137 - Cell 2
DNF	Ander Arranz Alonso (Spa) Burgos BH	Row 138 - Cell 2
DNF	Pawel Bernas (Pol) Activejet Team	Row 139 - Cell 2
DNF	Alvaro Cuadros Morata (Spa) Spain	Row 140 - Cell 2
DNF	Ivan Garcia Cortina (Spa) Spain	Row 141 - Cell 2
DNF	Juan José Martínez (Spa) Spain	Row 142 - Cell 2
DNF	Germán Sánchez (Spa) Spain	Row 143 - Cell 2
DNF	Antonio Jesus Soto (Spa) Spain	Row 144 - Cell 2
DNF	Ander Barrenetxea (Spa) Murias Taldea	Row 145 - Cell 2