Taaramäe wins Vuelta Ciclista a Murcia
Astana rider beats Mollema and Stybar with solo attack
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
# | 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 |
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