Challenge Mallorca: Wellens climbs to Trofeo Andratx victory
Belgian nabs second Mallorca win in a row at Trofeo Andratx ahead of Valverde
Tim Wellens (Lotto Soudal) followed up his Friday win at the Trofeo Serra de Tramuntana with another victory Saturday at the Trofeo Andratx – Mirador des Colomer on the third day of racing at the Challenge Mallorca.
The 25-year-old Belgian powered up the day's final climb ahead of Movistar's Alejandro Valverde. Tiesj Benoot rounded out the podium in third place, giving Lotto Soudal yet another podium finisher in a highly successful Challenge Mallorca campaign that also saw André Greipel sprint to victory at the Trofeo Porreres.
"It's wonderful to beat Valverde on such a finish," Wellens said. "In the sprint he would have been faster. I find this second win even more beautiful than the one of yesterday because there was more tension. I won’t race tomorrow, but I might go and cheer for the boys to conquer that fourth victory!"
Cyril Lemoine (Cofidis), Brian van Goethem (Roompot - Nederlandse Loterij), Laurent Pichon (Fortuneo - Vital Concept), Pello Olaberría (Euskadi Basque Country - Murias), Diego Milán (Inteja Dominican Cycling Team), Rafael Márquez (Inteja Dominican Cycling Team), Josep Miralles (Amore & Vita-Selle SMP), Jorge Cubero (Burgos-BH), Pedro Gregori (Equipo Bolivia), Sebastián Mora (Spain) and Gabriel Cullaigh (Great Britain) jumped clear to form the early breakaway in the first few minutes of the 158.7-km race. The escapees worked up to an advantage of around five minutes but a hard-charging peloton tightened the leash before long.
The break shed several riders attempting to stay away, but the move was ultimately reeled in with more than 50km still left to race.
Gazprom-Rusvelo's Sergey Firsanov tried his luck next but couldn't hold on out front. Then it was Sky's Christian Knees and Jonathan Dibben making a move. The duo managed to open up a sizable advantage at first, but as the bunch got organized in pursuit, the gap dwindled. The peloton caught Knees and Dibben with 5km to go, setting up a battle on the Mirador des Colomer finishing climb.
Wellens hit the front early and continued to put the power down all the way up the ascent. He surged round the final corner a few bike lengths ahead of Valverde and held on to take his second win in as many days.
A more sprinter-friendly Trofeo Playa de Palma closes out the Challenge Mallorca on Sunday.
Full Results
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
---|---|---|
1 | Tim Wellens (Bel) Lotto Soudal | 4:27:55 |
2 | Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Movistar Team | Row 1 - Cell 2 |
3 | Tiesj Benoot (Bel) Lotto Soudal | Row 2 - Cell 2 |
4 | Louis Vervaeke (Bel) Lotto Soudal | 0:00:04 |
5 | David Belda (Spa) Burgos-BH | 0:00:05 |
6 | Pieter Weening (Ned) Roompot - Nederlandse Loterij | 0:00:07 |
7 | Rafal Majka (Pol) Bora-Hansgrohe | Row 6 - Cell 2 |
8 | Ian Boswell (USA) Team Sky | Row 7 - Cell 2 |
9 | Alexander Aranburu Deva (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA | Row 8 - Cell 2 |
10 | Vicente Garcia De Mateos Rubio (Spa) Equipo Bolivia | Row 9 - Cell 2 |
11 | David Lopez (Spa) Team Sky | Row 10 - Cell 2 |
12 | Jaime Roson Garcia (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA | 0:00:09 |
13 | Pablo Torres Muiño (Spa) Burgos-BH | 0:00:12 |
14 | Vasil Kiryienka (Blr) Team Sky | 0:00:14 |
15 | Emanuel Buchmann (Ger) Bora-Hansgrohe | 0:00:15 |
16 | David Lozano Riba (Spa) Team Novo Nordisk | Row 15 - Cell 2 |
17 | Philip Deignan (Irl) Team Sky | Row 16 - Cell 2 |
18 | Bart De Clercq (Bel) Lotto Soudal | Row 17 - Cell 2 |
19 | Michal Golas (Pol) Team Sky | Row 18 - Cell 2 |
20 | Pawel Poljanski (Pol) Bora-Hansgrohe | Row 19 - Cell 2 |
21 | Garikoitz Bravo Oiarbide (Spa) Euskadi Basque Country - Murias | Row 20 - Cell 2 |
22 | Ibai Salas Zorrozua (Spa) Burgos-BH | Row 21 - Cell 2 |
23 | Peter Kennaugh (GBr) Team Sky | 0:00:20 |
24 | Patrick Konrad (Aut) Bora-Hansgrohe | 0:00:21 |
25 | José Mendes (Por) Bora-Hansgrohe | Row 24 - Cell 2 |
26 | Elmar Reinders (Ned) Roompot - Nederlandse Loterij | 0:00:25 |
27 | Etienne Van Empel (Ned) Roompot - Nederlandse Loterij | Row 26 - Cell 2 |
28 | Sergey Lagutin (Rus) Gazprom – Rusvelo | Row 27 - Cell 2 |
29 | Benoit Jarrier (Fra) Fortuneo - Vital Concept | Row 28 - Cell 2 |
30 | David Arroyo Duran (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA | Row 29 - Cell 2 |
31 | Kevin Ledanois (Fra) Fortuneo - Vital Concept | 0:00:49 |
32 | Fabricio Ferrari Barcelo (Uru) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA | 0:01:04 |
33 | Mikel Bizkarra Etxegibel (Spa) Euskadi Basque Country - Murias | Row 32 - Cell 2 |
34 | Aitor Gonzalez (Spa) Euskadi Basque Country - Murias | 0:01:22 |
35 | Jonas Koch (Ger) Germany | Row 34 - Cell 2 |
36 | Pierpaolo Ficara (Ita) Amore Vita - Selle SMP | 0:01:25 |
37 | Ivan Rovny (Rus) Gazprom – Rusvelo | 0:01:45 |
38 | Andrey Amador (CRc) Movistar Team | 0:01:47 |
39 | Jon Irisarri Rincon (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA | 0:01:59 |
40 | Pedro Gregori Martinez (Spa) Equipo Bolivia | Row 39 - Cell 2 |
41 | Pierre Luc Perichon (Fra) Fortuneo - Vital Concept | 0:02:17 |
42 | Cesare Benedetti (Ita) Bora-Hansgrohe | 0:02:41 |
43 | Sergey Firsanov (Rus) Gazprom – Rusvelo | Row 42 - Cell 2 |
44 | Ivan Martinez Jimenez (Spa) Equipo Bolivia | Row 43 - Cell 2 |
45 | Daniel Moreno (Spa) Movistar Team | 0:02:53 |
46 | Jorge Arcas Peña (Spa) Movistar Team | Row 45 - Cell 2 |
47 | Loic Chetout (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | 0:03:05 |
48 | Frederik Frison (Bel) Lotto Soudal | 0:03:33 |
49 | Sebastian Mora Vedri (Spa) Spain | Row 48 - Cell 2 |
50 | Tomasz Marczynski (Pol) Lotto Soudal | Row 49 - Cell 2 |
51 | Alexander Foliforov (Rus) Gazprom – Rusvelo | 0:03:38 |
52 | Rafael Marquez Raigon (Spa) Inteja Dominican Cycling Team | Row 51 - Cell 2 |
53 | Brian Van Goethem (Ned) Roompot - Nederlandse Loterij | 0:04:05 |
54 | Oscar Riesebeek (Ned) Roompot - Nederlandse Loterij | Row 53 - Cell 2 |
55 | Raymond Kreder (Ned) Roompot - Nederlandse Loterij | Row 54 - Cell 2 |
56 | Jorge Cubero Galvez (Spa) Burgos-BH | 0:05:12 |
57 | Christian Knees (Ger) Team Sky | 0:05:50 |
58 | Rory Sutherland (Aus) Movistar Team | Row 57 - Cell 2 |
59 | Jonathan Diebben (GBr) Team Sky | Row 58 - Cell 2 |
60 | Marco Zamparella (Ita) Amore Vita - Selle SMP | 0:05:53 |
61 | Nuno Matos (Por) Movistar Team | 0:06:00 |
62 | Antonio Pedrero (Spa) Movistar Team | 0:11:44 |
63 | Noel Gil Llorens (Spa) Spain | 0:18:12 |
64 | Andre Looij (Ned) Roompot - Nederlandse Loterij | 0:18:28 |
65 | Gabriel Cullaigh (GBr) Great Britain | 0:18:30 |
66 | Jan Tschernoster (Ger) Germany | Row 65 - Cell 2 |
67 | Pello Olaberria Arruabarrena (Spa) Euskadi Basque Country - Murias | 0:19:25 |
68 | Mikel Elorza Pagaldai (Spa) Amore Vita - Selle SMP | Row 67 - Cell 2 |
69 | Aritz Bagues Kalparsoro (Spa) Euskadi Basque Country - Murias | Row 68 - Cell 2 |
70 | Uri Martins Sandoval (Mex) Amore Vita - Selle SMP | Row 69 - Cell 2 |
71 | David Galarreta Ugarte (Spa) Amore Vita - Selle SMP | Row 70 - Cell 2 |
72 | Gregory Obando Brenes (CRc) Inteja Dominican Cycling Team | Row 71 - Cell 2 |
73 | Marcus Burghardt (Ger) Bora-Hansgrohe | Row 72 - Cell 2 |
74 | Carlos Antonio Jimenez Lozano (Spa) Equipo Bolivia | Row 73 - Cell 2 |
75 | Marco Bernardinetti (Ita) Amore Vita - Selle SMP | Row 74 - Cell 2 |
76 | Nuno Meireles (Por) Equipo Bolivia | Row 75 - Cell 2 |
77 | Josu Zabala Lopez (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA | Row 76 - Cell 2 |
78 | Josep Miralles Rigo (Spa) Amore Vita - Selle SMP | Row 77 - Cell 2 |
OTL | Brian Kamstra (Ned) Team Novo Nordisk | 0:27:53 |
OTL | Alex Dowsett (GBr) Movistar Team | Row 79 - Cell 2 |
OTL | Arnaud Gerard (Fra) Fortuneo - Vital Concept | Row 80 - Cell 2 |
OTL | Gotzon Udondo Santamaria (Spa) Euskadi Basque Country - Murias | Row 81 - Cell 2 |
OTL | Jacob Hennessy (GBr) Great Britain | Row 82 - Cell 2 |
OTL | Daniel Lopez Parada (Spa) Burgos-BH | Row 83 - Cell 2 |
OTL | Marcos Jurado Rodriguez (Spa) Burgos-BH | Row 84 - Cell 2 |
OTL | Egoitz Garcia Echeguibel (Spa) Equipo Bolivia | Row 85 - Cell 2 |
OTL | Samuel Harrison (GBr) Great Britain | Row 86 - Cell 2 |
OTL | Michaël Van Staeyen (Bel) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | Row 87 - Cell 2 |
OTL | Coen Vermeltfoort (Ned) Roompot - Nederlandse Loterij | Row 88 - Cell 2 |
OTL | Jonas Van Genechten (Bel) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | Row 89 - Cell 2 |
OTL | Romain Gioux (Fra) Team Novo Nordisk | Row 90 - Cell 2 |
OTL | Ildar Arslanov (Rus) Gazprom – Rusvelo | Row 91 - Cell 2 |
OTL | Ander Barrenetxea Uriarte (Spa) Euskadi Basque Country - Murias | Row 92 - Cell 2 |
OTL | Javier Megias Leal (Spa) Team Novo Nordisk | Row 93 - Cell 2 |
OTL | Sergio Rodriguez Reche (Spa) Equipo Bolivia | Row 94 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Leopold Konig (Cze) Bora-Hansgrohe | Row 95 - Cell 2 |
DNF | André Greipel (Ger) Lotto Soudal | Row 96 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Remy Mertz (Bel) Lotto Soudal | Row 97 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Dmitriy Kozontchuk (Rus) Gazprom – Rusvelo | Row 98 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Artem Ovechkin (Rus) Gazprom – Rusvelo | Row 99 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Aydar Zakarin (Rus) Gazprom – Rusvelo | Row 100 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Rayane Bouhanni (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | Row 101 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Nicolas Edet (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | Row 102 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Cyril Lemoine (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | Row 103 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Stéphane Rossetto (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | Row 104 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Fabio Calabria (Aus) Team Novo Nordisk | Row 105 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Corentin Cherhal (Fra) Team Novo Nordisk | Row 106 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Corentin Cherhal (Fra) Team Novo Nordisk | Row 107 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Martijn Verschoor (Ned) Team Novo Nordisk | Row 108 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Franck Bonnamour (Fra) Fortuneo - Vital Concept | Row 109 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Erwann Corbel (Fra) Fortuneo - Vital Concept | Row 110 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Daniel Mclay (GBr) Fortuneo - Vital Concept | Row 111 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Laurent Pichon (Fra) Fortuneo - Vital Concept | Row 112 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Boris Vallee (Bel) Fortuneo - Vital Concept | Row 113 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Dylan Page (Swi) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA | Row 114 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Eduard Prades Reverter (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA | Row 115 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Eneko Lizarralde Delgado (Spa) Euskadi Basque Country - Murias | Row 116 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Albert Torres Barcelo (Spa) Inteja Dominican Cycling Team | Row 117 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Ignacio Sarabia Diaz (Mex) Inteja Dominican Cycling Team | Row 118 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Diego Milan Jimenez (Dom) Inteja Dominican Cycling Team | Row 119 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Julio Alberto Amores Palacios (Spa) Inteja Dominican Cycling Team | Row 120 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Adrián Nuñez (Dom) Inteja Dominican Cycling Team | Row 121 - Cell 2 |
DNF | William Guzmán (Dom) Inteja Dominican Cycling Team | Row 122 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Gaspar Mas (Spa) Nice Pro Cycling Team | Row 123 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Ryan Macanally (Aus) Nice Pro Cycling Team | Row 124 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Cédric Jolidon (Swi) Nice Pro Cycling Team | Row 125 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Jérôme Pulidori (Fra) Nice Pro Cycling Team | Row 126 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Thomas Vaubourzeix (Fra) Nice Pro Cycling Team | Row 127 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Danilo Celano (Ita) Amore Vita - Selle SMP | Row 128 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Joan Ruiz Vicens (Spa) Burgos-BH | Row 129 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Marcos Rojo (Spa) Burgos-BH | Row 130 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Omar Alberto Mendoza Cardona (Col) Equipo Bolivia | Row 131 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Bacilio Ramos Ticona (Bol) Equipo Bolivia | Row 132 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Antonio Ballester (Spa) Spain | Row 133 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Gorka Etxabe Castillo (Spa) Spain | Row 134 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Marc Buades Ferriol (Spa) Spain | Row 135 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Jose Daniel Viejo Redondo (Spa) Spain | Row 136 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Illart Zuazubiskar Gallastegi (Spa) Spain | Row 137 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Jasper Frahm (Ger) Germany | Row 138 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Henning Bommel (Ger) Germany | Row 139 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Kersten Thiele (Ger) Germany | Row 140 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Nils Schomber (Ger) Germany | Row 141 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Theo Reinhardt (Ger) Germany | Row 142 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Georg Zimmermann (Ger) Germany | Row 143 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Andrew Tennant (GBr) Great Britain | Row 144 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Mark Stewart (GBr) Great Britain | Row 145 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Oliver Wood (GBr) Great Britain | Row 146 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Christopher Latham (GBr) Great Britain | Row 147 - Cell 2 |
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