Taaramäe wins Vuelta Ciclista a Murcia

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.

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) TeamResult
1Rein Taaramae (Est) Astana Pro Team5:11:38
2Bauke Mollema (Ned) Trek Factory Racing0:00:10
3Zdenek Stybar (Cze) Etixx - Quick-StepRow 2 - Cell 2
4Fabio Felline (Ita) Trek Factory RacingRow 3 - Cell 2
5Luis Leon Sanchez Gil (Spa) Astana Pro TeamRow 4 - Cell 2
6Maciej Paterski (Pol) CCC Sprandi PolkowiceRow 5 - Cell 2
7Tiago Machado (Por) Team KatushaRow 6 - Cell 2
8Arthur Vichot (Fra) FDJ.frRow 7 - Cell 2
9Floris De Tier (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - BaloiseRow 8 - Cell 2
10Marco Canola (Ita) UnitedHealthcare Pro CyclingRow 9 - Cell 2
11Jon Izaguirre Insausti (Spa) Movistar TeamRow 10 - Cell 2
12Benat Intxausti Elorriaga (Spa) Movistar TeamRow 11 - Cell 2
13José Joao Pimenta Costa Mendes (Por) Bora-Argon 18Row 12 - Cell 2
14Alberto Losada Alguacil (Spa) Team KatushaRow 13 - Cell 2
15Sergey Firsanov (Rus) RusVeloRow 14 - Cell 2
16Luis Angel Mate Mardones (Spa) Cofidis, Solutions CreditsRow 15 - Cell 2
17Frank Schleck (Lux) Trek Factory RacingRow 16 - Cell 2
18Daan Olivier (Ned) Team Giant-AlpecinRow 17 - Cell 2
19Nicolas Edet (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits0:00:18
20Daniel Navarro Garcia (Spa) Cofidis, Solutions Credits0:00:22
21Michele Scarponi (Ita) Astana Pro TeamRow 20 - Cell 2
22Romain Sicard (Fra) Team Europcar0:00:41
23Yury Trofimov (Rus) Team KatushaRow 22 - Cell 2
24David Belda Garcia (Spa) Burgos BHRow 23 - Cell 2
25Sergio Pardilla Bellon (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGARow 24 - Cell 2
26Bjorn Thurau (Ger) Bora-Argon 180:00:45
27Kamil Gradek (Pol) Activejet TeamRow 26 - Cell 2
28Javier Megias Leal (Spa) Team Novo NordiskRow 27 - Cell 2
29Sergey Lagutin (Rus) Team Katusha0:00:52
30Kenny Elissonde (Fra) FDJ.fr0:01:03
31David De La Cruz Melgarejo (Spa) Etixx - Quick-StepRow 30 - Cell 2
32Arthur Van Overberghe (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - BaloiseRow 31 - Cell 2
33David Arroyo Duran (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA0:01:12
34Ruben Fernandez (Spa) Movistar Team0:01:14
35Branislau Samoilau (Blr) CCC Sprandi Polkowice0:01:36
36Alexandre Geniez (Fra) FDJ.fr0:02:31
37Davide Malacarne (Ita) Astana Pro Team0:02:59
38Chad Haga (USA) Team Giant-Alpecin0:03:13
39José Herrada Lopez (Spa) Movistar Team0:03:22
40Javier Moreno Bazan (Spa) Movistar TeamRow 39 - Cell 2
41Igor Anton Hernandez (Spa) Movistar TeamRow 40 - Cell 2
42Carlos Verona Quintanilla (Spa) Etixx - Quick-StepRow 41 - Cell 2
43Garikoitz Bravo Oiarbide (Spa) Murias TaldeaRow 42 - Cell 2
44Yohan Bagot (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits0:03:44
45Pierre-Henri Lecuisinier (Fra) FDJ.fr0:03:47
46Angelo Tulik (Fra) Team Europcar0:08:45
47Davide Frattini (Ita) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling0:08:48
48Jérémy Roy (Fra) FDJ.fr0:09:18
49Lukasz Owsian (Pol) CCC Sprandi Polkowice0:09:34
50Pawel Franczak (Pol) Activejet Team0:10:50
51Jesus Ezquerra Muela (Spa) Activejet TeamRow 50 - Cell 2
52Jesus Del Pino Corrochano (Spa) Burgos BHRow 51 - Cell 2
53Emanuel Buchmann (Ger) Bora-Argon 18Row 52 - Cell 2
54Federico Zurlo (Ita) UnitedHealthcare Pro CyclingRow 53 - Cell 2
55Alexander Kolobnev (Rus) Team KatushaRow 54 - Cell 2
56Victor Martin Hernandez (Spa) Burgos BHRow 55 - Cell 2
57Ricardo Vilela (Por) Caja Rural-Seguros RGARow 56 - Cell 2
58Alexander Rybakov (Rus) RusVeloRow 57 - Cell 2
59Eduard Prades Reverte (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGARow 58 - Cell 2
60Perrig Quemeneur (Fra) Team EuropcarRow 59 - Cell 2
61Alex Aranburu (Spa) ESPRow 60 - Cell 2
62Egoitz Garcia Echeguibel (Spa) Murias TaldeaRow 61 - Cell 2
63Romain Hardy (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions CreditsRow 62 - Cell 2
64Grega Bole (Slo) CCC Sprandi PolkowiceRow 63 - Cell 2
65Adrian Honkisz (Pol) CCC Sprandi PolkowiceRow 64 - Cell 2
66Jan Hirt (Cze) CCC Sprandi PolkowiceRow 65 - Cell 2
67Anthony Roux (Fra) FDJ.frRow 66 - Cell 2
68John Degenkolb (Ger) Team Giant-Alpecin0:11:30
69Pieter Jacobs (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise0:15:02
70Eneko Lizarralde (Spa) Murias TaldeaRow 69 - Cell 2
71Damien Garcia (Fra) Team Froy OsloRow 70 - Cell 2
72Fumiyuki Beppu (Jpn) Trek Factory RacingRow 71 - Cell 2
73Calvin Watson (Aus) Trek Factory RacingRow 72 - Cell 2
74Ibai Salas (Spa) Burgos BHRow 73 - Cell 2
75Tobias Ludvigsson (Swe) Team Giant-AlpecinRow 74 - Cell 2
76Igor Merino Cortazar (Spa) Burgos BHRow 75 - Cell 2
77Julian Alaphilippe (Fra) Etixx - Quick-StepRow 76 - Cell 2
78Hayden Roulston (NZl) Trek Factory RacingRow 77 - Cell 2
79Oddbjorn Klomsten Andersen (Nor) Team Froy OsloRow 78 - Cell 2
80Thierry Hupond (Fra) Team Giant-AlpecinRow 79 - Cell 2
81Vincent Jerome (Fra) Team EuropcarRow 80 - Cell 2
82Antoine Duchesne (Can) Team EuropcarRow 81 - Cell 2
83Leszek Plucinski (Pol) CCC Sprandi PolkowiceRow 82 - Cell 2
84Jan Barta (Cze) Bora-Argon 18Row 83 - Cell 2
85Michal Podlaski (Pol) Activejet TeamRow 84 - Cell 2
86Artem Ovechkin (Rus) RusVeloRow 85 - Cell 2
87Bakhtiyar Kozhatayev (Kaz) Astana Pro TeamRow 86 - Cell 2
88Mikel Bizkarra (Spa) Murias TaldeaRow 87 - Cell 2
89Aleksandr Komin (Rus) RusVelo0:16:00
90Roman Kustadinchev (Rus) RusVeloRow 89 - Cell 2
91David Lozano Riba (Spa) Team Novo Nordisk0:16:02
92Scott Ambrose (NZl) Team Novo NordiskRow 91 - Cell 2
93Mario Gonzalez Salas (Spa) Activejet TeamRow 92 - Cell 2
94Joonas Henttala (Fin) Team Novo NordiskRow 93 - Cell 2
95Benat Txoperena Matxikote (Spa) Murias TaldeaRow 94 - Cell 2
96Daniil Fominykh (Kaz) Astana Pro TeamRow 95 - Cell 2
97Andrea Peron (Ita) Team Novo NordiskRow 96 - Cell 2
98Lukasz Bodnar (Pol) Activejet Team0:16:05
99Aritz Bagües (Spa) Murias TaldeaRow 98 - Cell 2
100Cesare Benedetti (Ita) Bora-Argon 18Row 99 - Cell 2
101Andreas Schillinger (Ger) Bora-Argon 18Row 100 - Cell 2
102Caleb Fairly (USA) Team Giant-AlpecinRow 101 - Cell 2
103Alexander Foliforov (Rus) RusVeloRow 102 - Cell 2
104Alexandre Pichot (Fra) Team Europcar0:16:09
105Eugenio Alafaci (Ita) Trek Factory Racing0:16:31
106Amaury Capiot (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise0:16:33
107Tony Hurel (Fra) Team EuropcarRow 106 - Cell 2
108Julien Simon (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions CreditsRow 107 - Cell 2
109Dario Hernandez (Spa) Burgos BHRow 108 - Cell 2
110David Santillana (Spa) SpainRow 109 - Cell 2
DNFMarc Soler (Spa) Movistar TeamRow 110 - Cell 2
DNFKenneth Van Bilsen (Bel) Cofidis, Solutions CreditsRow 111 - Cell 2
DNFGianluca Brambilla (Ita) Etixx - Quick-StepRow 112 - Cell 2
DNFMark Cavendish (GBr) Etixx - Quick-StepRow 113 - Cell 2
DNFMark Renshaw (Aus) Etixx - Quick-StepRow 114 - Cell 2
DNFJohannes Fröhlinger (Ger) Team Giant-AlpecinRow 115 - Cell 2
DNFMaxat Ayazbayev (Kaz) Astana Pro TeamRow 116 - Cell 2
DNFMarc Sarreau (Fra) FDJ.frRow 117 - Cell 2
DNFTiago Machado (Por) Team KatushaRow 118 - Cell 2
DNFRudiger Selig (Ger) Team KatushaRow 119 - Cell 2
DNFAngel Madrazo Ruiz (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGARow 120 - Cell 2
DNFJosé Gonçalves (Por) Caja Rural-Seguros RGARow 121 - Cell 2
DNFMiguel Angel Benito Diez (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGARow 122 - Cell 2
DNFSander Helven (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - BaloiseRow 123 - Cell 2
DNFOliver Naesen (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - BaloiseRow 124 - Cell 2
DNFEdward Theuns (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - BaloiseRow 125 - Cell 2
DNFAndrei Solomennikov (Rus) RusVeloRow 126 - Cell 2
DNFPhil Bauhaus (Ger) Bora-Argon 18Row 127 - Cell 2
DNFAlessandro Bazzana (Ita) UnitedHealthcare Pro CyclingRow 128 - Cell 2
DNFRobert Förster (Ger) UnitedHealthcare Pro CyclingRow 129 - Cell 2
DNFDaniele Ratto (Ita) UnitedHealthcare Pro CyclingRow 130 - Cell 2
DNFKen Hanson (USA) UnitedHealthcare Pro CyclingRow 131 - Cell 2
DNFSimon Strobel (Ger) Team Novo NordiskRow 132 - Cell 2
DNFHenrik Evensen (Nor) Team Froy OsloRow 133 - Cell 2
DNFHalvor Tandrevold (Nor) Team Froy OsloRow 134 - Cell 2
DNFNikolai Tefre Lunder (Nor) Team Froy OsloRow 135 - Cell 2
DNFAnders Norderhus Roe (Nor) Team Froy OsloRow 136 - Cell 2
DNFJon Soeveras Breivold (Nor) Team Froy OsloRow 137 - Cell 2
DNFAnder Arranz Alonso (Spa) Burgos BHRow 138 - Cell 2
DNFPawel Bernas (Pol) Activejet TeamRow 139 - Cell 2
DNFAlvaro Cuadros Morata (Spa) SpainRow 140 - Cell 2
DNFIvan Garcia Cortina (Spa) SpainRow 141 - Cell 2
DNFJuan José Martínez (Spa) SpainRow 142 - Cell 2
DNFGermán Sánchez (Spa) SpainRow 143 - Cell 2
DNFAntonio Jesus Soto (Spa) SpainRow 144 - Cell 2
DNFAnder Barrenetxea (Spa) Murias TaldeaRow 145 - Cell 2

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