Renshaw wins the sprint in Almeria
Blanco rider beats Janse van Rensburg and Lasca
Mark Renshaw continued the Blanco team's run of early season success in Spain on Sunday, winning the Clásica de Almería thanks to his fast sprint finish.
The Australian beat South Africa's Reinardt Janse van Rensburg (Argos-Shimano) and Spain's Francesco Lasca (Caja Rural) after a fast finale two hour of racing.
While much of northern Europe shivered in the snow and races were cancelled, the riders in Spain enjoyed close to 20C temperatures and sunny race conditions.
David De La Cruz (NetApp-Endura), Pablo Urtasun and Mikel Bizkarra (Euskaltel-Euskadi) formed the break of the race, going away after 30km and they stayed clear until 60km to go, when the climbs and the Blanco chase put an end to their ambitions.
Movistar, Blanco, Caja Rural and Argos-Shimano all shared the work up front for their sprinters on the flat roads before the finish. However the Blanco boys were the best in the final kilometres and Renshaw finished things off perfectly to take his first win of 2013.
Full Results
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
---|---|---|
1 | Mark Renshaw (Aus) Blanco Pro Cycling Team | 4:30:14 |
2 | Reinardt Janse Van Rensburg (RSA) Team Argos-Shimano | Row 1 - Cell 2 |
3 | Francesco Lasca (Ita) Caja Rural | Row 2 - Cell 2 |
4 | Juan Jose Lobato Del Valle (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi | Row 3 - Cell 2 |
5 | Stéphane Poulhies (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | Row 4 - Cell 2 |
6 | Francisco José Ventoso Alberdi (Spa) Movistar Team | Row 5 - Cell 2 |
7 | Bartlomiej Matysiak (Pol) CCC Polsat Polkowice | Row 6 - Cell 2 |
8 | Dennis Vanendert (Bel) Lotto Belisol | Row 7 - Cell 2 |
9 | Fabien Schmidt (Fra) Sojasun | Row 8 - Cell 2 |
10 | Pim Ligthart (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | Row 9 - Cell 2 |
11 | Carlos Barbero Cuesta (Spa) EUK | Row 10 - Cell 2 |
12 | Luis Angel Mate Mardones (Spa) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | Row 11 - Cell 2 |
13 | Luis Mas Bonet (Spa) Burgos BH-Castilla y Leon | Row 12 - Cell 2 |
14 | Jose Joaquin Rojas Gil (Spa) Movistar Team | Row 13 - Cell 2 |
15 | Ruben Perez Moreno (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi | Row 14 - Cell 2 |
16 | Simone Ponzi (Ita) Astana Pro Team | Row 15 - Cell 2 |
17 | Pablo Torres Muino (Spa) Burgos BH-Castilla y Leon | Row 16 - Cell 2 |
18 | Daniel Schorn (Aut) Team NetApp-Endura | Row 17 - Cell 2 |
19 | Karol Domagalski (Pol) Caja Rural | Row 18 - Cell 2 |
20 | Tanel Kangert (Est) Astana Pro Team | Row 19 - Cell 2 |
21 | Adrian Kurek (Pol) CCC Polsat Polkowice | Row 20 - Cell 2 |
22 | Juan Jose Cobo Acebo (Spa) Movistar Team | Row 21 - Cell 2 |
23 | David Tanner (Aus) Blanco Pro Cycling Team | Row 22 - Cell 2 |
24 | Jesus Herrada Lopez (Spa) Movistar Team | Row 23 - Cell 2 |
25 | Moises Duenas Nevado (Spa) Burgos BH-Castilla y Leon | Row 24 - Cell 2 |
26 | Janez Brajkovic (Slo) Astana Pro Team | Row 25 - Cell 2 |
27 | Danail Andonov Petrov (Bul) Caja Rural | Row 26 - Cell 2 |
28 | Tom Dumoulin (Ned) Team Argos-Shimano | Row 27 - Cell 2 |
29 | Nicolas Edet (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | Row 28 - Cell 2 |
30 | Jerome Coppel (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | Row 29 - Cell 2 |
31 | Enzo Moyano (Arg) Caja Rural | Row 30 - Cell 2 |
32 | Imanol Erviti (Spa) Movistar Team | Row 31 - Cell 2 |
33 | Adrian Honkisz (Pol) CCC Polsat Polkowice | Row 32 - Cell 2 |
34 | José Ivan Gutierrez Palacios (Spa) Movistar Team | Row 33 - Cell 2 |
35 | José Herrada Lopez (Spa) Movistar Team | Row 34 - Cell 2 |
36 | David Arroyo Duran (Spa) Caja Rural | Row 35 - Cell 2 |
37 | Javier Moreno Bazan (Spa) Movistar Team | Row 36 - Cell 2 |
38 | Egor Silin (Rus) Astana Pro Team | Row 37 - Cell 2 |
39 | Bart De Clercq (Bel) Lotto Belisol | Row 38 - Cell 2 |
40 | Igor Anton Hernandez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi | Row 39 - Cell 2 |
41 | Bartosz Huzarski (Pol) Team NetApp-Endura | Row 40 - Cell 2 |
42 | Davide Rebellin (Ita) CCC Polsat Polkowice | Row 41 - Cell 2 |
43 | Cesare Benedetti (Ita) Team NetApp-Endura | Row 42 - Cell 2 |
44 | Maxime Mederel (Fra) Sojasun | Row 43 - Cell 2 |
45 | Fredrik Carl Wilhelm Kessiakoff (Swe) Astana Pro Team | Row 44 - Cell 2 |
46 | Daniel Navarro Garcia (Spa) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | Row 45 - Cell 2 |
47 | Tim Wellens (Bel) Lotto Belisol | Row 46 - Cell 2 |
48 | Jurgen Van De Walle (Bel) Lotto Belisol | 0:00:08 |
49 | Samuel Sanchez Gonzalez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi | Row 48 - Cell 2 |
50 | Marek Rutkiewicz (Pol) CCC Polsat Polkowice | 0:00:16 |
51 | Francis De Greef (Bel) Lotto Belisol | Row 50 - Cell 2 |
52 | Cyril Bessy (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | 0:00:19 |
53 | Juan Jose Oroz Ugalde (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi | Row 52 - Cell 2 |
54 | Jelle Vanendert (Bel) Lotto Belisol | 0:00:21 |
55 | Francois Parisien (Can) Team Argos-Shimano | 0:00:42 |
56 | Kevin Seeldraeyers (Bel) Astana Pro Team | Row 55 - Cell 2 |
57 | Simon Geschke (Ger) Team Argos-Shimano | Row 56 - Cell 2 |
58 | Bauke Mollema (Ned) Blanco Pro Cycling Team | Row 57 - Cell 2 |
59 | Wilco Kelderman (Ned) Blanco Pro Cycling Team | 0:01:22 |
60 | Laurens Ten Dam (Ned) Blanco Pro Cycling Team | Row 59 - Cell 2 |
61 | Marcos Garcia (Spa) Caja Rural | 0:02:21 |
62 | Robert Gesink (Ned) Blanco Pro Cycling Team | 0:02:48 |
63 | David De La Cruz Melgarejo (Spa) Team NetApp-Endura | Row 62 - Cell 2 |
64 | Ricardo Mestre (Por) Euskaltel-Euskadi | 0:02:51 |
65 | Pablo Urtasun Perez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi | Row 64 - Cell 2 |
66 | Jonathan Hivert (Fra) Sojasun | Row 65 - Cell 2 |
67 | Brice Feillu (Fra) Sojasun | Row 66 - Cell 2 |
68 | Steve Bekaert (Bel) Burgos BH-Castilla y Leon | Row 67 - Cell 2 |
69 | Dirk Bellemakers (Ned) Lotto Belisol | Row 68 - Cell 2 |
70 | Paul Poux (Fra) Sojasun | Row 69 - Cell 2 |
71 | Rob Ruijgh (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | Row 70 - Cell 2 |
72 | Martijn Keizer (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | Row 71 - Cell 2 |
73 | Johannes Fröhlinger (Ger) Team Argos-Shimano | Row 72 - Cell 2 |
74 | Patrick Gretsch (Ger) Team Argos-Shimano | Row 73 - Cell 2 |
75 | Stef Clement (Ned) Blanco Pro Cycling Team | Row 74 - Cell 2 |
76 | Mikel Bizkarra (Spa) EUK | Row 75 - Cell 2 |
77 | Jakob Fuglsang (Den) Astana Pro Team | Row 76 - Cell 2 |
78 | Iker Camano Ortuzar (Spa) Team NetApp-Endura | Row 77 - Cell 2 |
79 | Juan Manuel Garate (Spa) Blanco Pro Cycling Team | Row 78 - Cell 2 |
80 | David Belda Garcia (Spa) Burgos BH-Castilla y Leon | Row 79 - Cell 2 |
81 | Andrey Zeits (Kaz) Astana Pro Team | Row 80 - Cell 2 |
82 | Aritz Bagües (Spa) EUK | Row 81 - Cell 2 |
83 | José Joao Pimenta Costa Mendes (Por) Team NetApp-Endura | Row 82 - Cell 2 |
84 | Lukasz Owsian (Pol) CCC Polsat Polkowice | Row 83 - Cell 2 |
85 | Leopold Konig (Cze) Team NetApp-Endura | Row 84 - Cell 2 |
86 | Yannick Talabardon (Fra) Sojasun | Row 85 - Cell 2 |
87 | Wouter Poels (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | Row 86 - Cell 2 |
88 | Yelko Gomez (Pan) Caja Rural | Row 87 - Cell 2 |
89 | Antonio Piedra Perez (Spa) Caja Rural | Row 88 - Cell 2 |
90 | Unai Iparragirre (Spa) EUK | 0:03:51 |
91 | Mikel Iturria (Spa) EUK | 0:03:52 |
92 | Igor Merino Cortazar (Spa) EUK | Row 91 - Cell 2 |
93 | Grzegorz Stepniak (Pol) CCC Polsat Polkowice | 0:03:57 |
94 | Illart Zuazubiskar Gallastegi (Spa) EUK | 0:05:57 |
95 | Barry Markus (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | Row 94 - Cell 2 |
96 | Danny Van Poppel (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | Row 95 - Cell 2 |
97 | Jaroslaw Marycz (Pol) CCC Polsat Polkowice | Row 96 - Cell 2 |
98 | Federico Butto (Ita) Burgos BH-Castilla y Leon | Row 97 - Cell 2 |
99 | Nikita Novikov (Rus) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | Row 98 - Cell 2 |
100 | Maurits Lammertink (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | Row 99 - Cell 2 |
101 | Tarik Chaoufi (Mar) Euskaltel-Euskadi | Row 100 - Cell 2 |
102 | Jan Barta (Cze) Team NetApp-Endura | Row 101 - Cell 2 |
103 | Jon Larrinaga (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi | Row 102 - Cell 2 |
104 | Gert Joeaar (Est) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | Row 103 - Cell 2 |
105 | Tristan Valentin (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | Row 104 - Cell 2 |
106 | Jonas Ahlstrand (Swe) Team Argos-Shimano | Row 105 - Cell 2 |
107 | Jesus Del Pino Corrochano (Spa) Burgos BH-Castilla y Leon | Row 106 - Cell 2 |
108 | Darío Hernández (Spa) Burgos BH-Castilla y Leon | Row 107 - Cell 2 |
109 | Joost Van Leijen (Ned) Lotto Belisol | 0:07:59 |
DNF | Cheng Ji (Chn) Team Argos-Shimano | Row 109 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Anthony Delaplace (Fra) Sojasun | Row 110 - Cell 2 |
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