Mitchelton-Scott claim Czech Tour opening TTT
Uno-X, Sunweb lost 25 seconds to Australian team
Mitchelton-Scott claimed a commanding victory in the opening team time trial of the 2020 Czech Tour in Unicov.
Powered by Australian time trial champion Luke Durbridge, who crossed the line first and took the race leader's jersey, with Michael Hepburn, Damien Howson, Edoardo Affini, Lucas Hamilton and Kaden Groves, the WorldTour squad put 25 seconds into its nearest rivals, Team Sunweb, on the 18.1km course.
NTT Pro Cycling were the favourites for the stage with Hour Record holder Victor Campenaerts in their ranks, but he and teammates Reinardt Janse van Rensburg and Jay Thomson crashed during the stage. They were able to finish, dead last at 1:56.
"It was a fantastic team ride, obviously we were targeting the team time trial to try and get our GC guys the biggest buffer as possible, and we did that," Durbridge said.
"It was a super, super fast course, but since the lockdown we haven’t done an effort like this, so it was bloody hard! We did a really, really great job, everyone was super strong, some really big turns from the TT guys and everyone else just did what they needed to do."
Durbridge said it wasn't in the plan for him to cross the line first.
"A win is a win, to pull the yellow jersey on for the team is great. It wasn’t the plan for me to get it, it was just everyone go as hard as you can to the line and that’s just the way it was. So a fantastic start, but it’s just the beginning of the tour and we have a few days to try and hold onto the yellow jersey."
The Czech Tour continues on Friday with a 193.7km stage.
Pos. | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
---|---|---|
1 | Mitchelton-Scott | 0:19:49 |
2 | Team Sunweb | 0:00:25 |
3 | UnoX Pro Cycling | |
4 | Elkov-Kasper | 0:00:28 |
5 | Bora-Hansgrohe | 0:00:31 |
6 | Team Jumbo-Visma | 0:00:34 |
7 | Alpecin-Fenix | 0:00:39 |
8 | Bahrain McLaren | 0:00:43 |
9 | SEG Racing Academy | 0:00:45 |
10 | Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise | 0:00:59 |
11 | Leopard Pro cycling | 0:01:06 |
12 | Czech National Team | |
13 | Metec-TKH p/b Mantel | 0:01:09 |
14 | Swiss Racing Academy | 0:01:16 |
15 | Lotto-Kern Haus | 0:01:21 |
16 | Bingoal WB | 0:01:34 |
17 | Adria Mobil | 0:01:38 |
18 | Voster ATS | |
19 | Maloja Pushbikers | 0:01:47 |
20 | Team Felbermayr Simplon Wels | 0:01:50 |
21 | NTT Pro Cycling | 0:01:56 |
Pos. | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
---|---|---|
1 | Luke Durbridge (Aus) Mitchelton-Scott | 0:19:49 |
2 | Jack Bauer (NZl) Mitchelton-Scott | |
3 | Lucas Hamilton (Aus) Mitchelton-Scott | |
4 | Kaden Groves (Aus) Mitchelton-Scott | |
5 | Damien Howson (Aus) Mitchelton-Scott | |
6 | Joris Nieuwenhuis (Ned) Team Sunweb | 0:00:25 |
7 | Asbjørn Kragh Andersen (Den) Team Sunweb | |
8 | Michael Storer (Aus) Team Sunweb | |
9 | Nico Denz (Ger) Team Sunweb | |
10 | Felix Gall (Aut) Team Sunweb | |
11 | Chad Haga (USA) Team Sunweb | |
12 | Anders Skaarseth (Nor) Uno-X Norwegian Development Team | |
13 | Torstein Træen (Nor) Uno-X Norwegian Development Team | |
14 | Markus Hoelgaard (Nor) Uno-X Norwegian Development Team | |
15 | Niklas Larsen (Den) Uno-X Norwegian Development Team | |
16 | Michal Schlegel (Cze) Elkov-Kasper | 0:00:28 |
17 | Michael Kukrle (Cze) Elkov-Kasper | |
18 | Adam Toupalík (Cze) Elkov-Kasper | |
19 | Dominik Neuman (Cze) Elkov-Kasper | |
20 | Jan Bárta (Cze) Elkov-Kasper | |
21 | Karel Hník (Cze) Elkov-Kasper | |
22 | Jakub Otruba (Cze) Elkov-Kasper | |
23 | Michael Hepburn (Aus) Mitchelton-Scott | |
24 | Lukas Pöstlberger (Aut) Bora-Hansgrohe | 0:00:31 |
25 | Matteo Fabbro (Ita) Bora-Hansgrohe | |
26 | Ide Schelling (Ned) Bora-Hansgrohe | |
27 | Pawel Poljanski (Pol) Bora-Hansgrohe | |
28 | Julius Johansen (Den) Uno-X Norwegian Development Team | 0:00:32 |
29 | Pascal Eenkhoorn (Ned) Team Jumbo-Visma | 0:00:34 |
30 | Michel Heßmann (Ger) Team Jumbo-Visma | |
31 | Koen Bouwman (Ned) Team Jumbo-Visma | |
32 | Olav Kooij (Ned) Team Jumbo-Visma | |
33 | Lars Boven (Ned) Team Jumbo-Visma | 0:00:36 |
34 | Alexander Krieger (Ger) Alpecin-Fenix | 0:00:39 |
35 | Otto Vergaerde (Bel) Alpecin-Fenix | |
36 | Tim Merlier (Bel) Alpecin-Fenix | |
37 | Petr Vakoc (Cze) Alpecin-Fenix | |
38 | Luka Pibernik (Slo) Bahrain McLaren | 0:00:43 |
39 | Jan Tratnik (Slo) Bahrain McLaren | |
40 | Grega Bole (Slo) Bahrain McLaren | |
41 | Stephen Williams (GBr) Bahrain McLaren | |
42 | Daan Hoole (Ned) SEG Racing Academy | 0:00:45 |
43 | Jordi Meeus (Bel) SEG Racing Academy | |
44 | Maikel Zijlaard (Ned) SEG Racing Academy | |
45 | Stan van Tricht (Bel) SEG Racing Academy | |
46 | Marco Frigo (Ita) SEG Racing Academy | |
47 | Philipp Walsleben (Ger) Alpecin-Fenix | 0:00:50 |
48 | Alexandar Richardson (GBr) Alpecin-Fenix | |
49 | Jimmy Janssens (Bel) Alpecin-Fenix | |
50 | Amaury Capiot (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise | 0:00:59 |
51 | Cedric Beullens (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise | |
52 | Kenneth Van Rooy (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise | |
53 | Fabio Van den Bossche (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise | |
54 | Jordi Warlop (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise | |
55 | Szymon Rekita (Pol) Leopard Pro Cycling | 0:01:06 |
56 | Mauro Schmid (Swi) Leopard Pro Cycling | |
57 | Mattias Skjelmose Jensen (Den) Leopard Pro Cycling | |
58 | Filip Maciejuk (Pol) Leopard Pro Cycling | |
59 | Jan Maas (Ned) Leopard Pro Cycling | |
60 | Arthur Kluckers (Lux) Leopard Pro Cycling | |
61 | Daniel Turek (Cze) Czech National Team | |
62 | Vojt_ch _epa (Cze) Czech National Team | |
63 | Petr Kelemen (Cze) Czech National Team | |
64 | Vojtec Sedlacek (Cze) Czech National Team | |
65 | Karel Vacek (Cze) Czech National Team | |
66 | Jesper Asselman (Ned) Metec-TKH p/b Mantel | 0:01:09 |
67 | Sjoerd Bax (Ned) Metec-TKH p/b Mantel | |
68 | Dylan Bouwmans (Ned) Metec-TKH p/b Mantel | |
69 | Marijn van den Berg (Ned) Metec-TKH p/b Mantel | |
70 | Stef Krul (Ned) Metec-TKH p/b Mantel | |
71 | Jens van den Dool (Ned) Metec-TKH p/b Mantel | |
72 | Thery Schir (Swi) Swiss Racing Academy | 0:01:16 |
73 | Lukas Rüegg (Swi) Swiss Racing Academy | |
74 | Timon Rüegg (Swi) Swiss Racing Academy | |
75 | Cyrille Thièry (Swi) Swiss Racing Academy | |
76 | Joshua Huppertz (Ger) Team Lotto-Kern Haus | 0:01:21 |
77 | Alexander Tarlton (Ger) Team Lotto-Kern Haus | |
78 | Mario Spengler (Swi) Team Lotto-Kern Haus | |
79 | Jan Hugger (Ger) Team Lotto-Kern Haus | |
80 | Christian Maximilian Koch (Ger) Team Lotto-Kern Haus | |
81 | Sean De Bie (Bel) Bingoal WB | 0:01:34 |
82 | Julien Mortier (Bel) Bingoal WB | |
83 | Kenny Molly (Bel) Bingoal WB | |
84 | Boris Vallee (Bel) Bingoal WB | |
85 | Dimitri Peyskens (Bel) Bingoal WB | |
86 | Tom Wirtgen (Lux) Bingoal WB | |
87 | Janez Brajkovic (Slo) Adria Mobil | 0:01:38 |
88 | David Per (Slo) Adria Mobil | |
89 | Aljaz Omrzel (Slo) Adria Mobil | |
90 | Kristjan Hocevar (Slo) Adria Mobil | |
91 | Pawel Cieslik (Pol) Voster ATS Team | |
92 | Pawel Franczak (Pol) Voster ATS Team | |
93 | Adam Stachowiak (Pol) Voster ATS Team | |
94 | Sylwester Janiszewski (Pol) Voster ATS Team | |
95 | Mateusz Grabis (Pol) Voster ATS Team | |
96 | Corey Davis (USA) Maloja Pushbikers | 0:01:47 |
97 | Yannik Achterberg (Ger) Maloja Pushbikers | |
98 | Miká Heming (Ger) Maloja Pushbikers | |
99 | Leon Echtermann (Ger) Maloja Pushbikers | |
100 | Matthias Mangertseder (Ger) Maloja Pushbikers | |
101 | Filippo Fortin (Ita) Team Felbermayr Simplon Wels | 0:01:50 |
102 | Andi Bajc (Slo) Team Felbermayr Simplon Wels | |
103 | Moran Vermeulen (Aut) Team Felbermayr Simplon Wels | |
104 | Riccardo Zoidl (Aut) Team Felbermayr Simplon Wels | |
105 | Ziga Groselj (Slo) Team Felbermayr Simplon Wels | |
106 | Stephan Rabitsch (Aut) Team Felbermayr Simplon Wels | |
107 | Michael Carbel Svendgaard (Den) NTT Pro Cycling | 0:01:56 |
108 | Matteo Sobrero (Ita) NTT Pro Cycling | |
109 | Jay Thomson (RSA) NTT Pro Cycling | |
110 | Victor Campenaerts (Bel) NTT Pro Cycling | |
111 | Erik Baska (Svk) Bora-Hansgrohe | 0:02:01 |
112 | Domen Novak (Slo) Bahrain McLaren | 0:02:03 |
113 | Sven Burger (Ned) SEG Racing Academy | 0:02:15 |
114 | Edoardo Affini (Ita) Mitchelton-Scott | 0:02:25 |
115 | Kim Alexander Heiduk (Ger) Team Lotto-Kern Haus | 0:02:26 |
116 | Gasper Katrasnik (Slo) Adria Mobil | 0:02:43 |
117 | Marko Kump (Slo) Adria Mobil | |
118 | Thimo Willems (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise | 0:02:46 |
119 | Bostjan Murn (Slo) Adria Mobil | 0:02:48 |
120 | Max Kanter (Ger) Team Sunweb | 0:03:03 |
121 | Yukiya Arashiro (Jpn) Bahrain McLaren | 0:03:07 |
122 | Juraj Sagan (Svk) Bora-Hansgrohe | 0:03:08 |
123 | Wojciech Sykala (Pol) Voster ATS Team | 0:03:10 |
124 | Milan Menten (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise | 0:03:20 |
125 | Alex Vogel (Swi) Swiss Racing Academy | 0:03:24 |
126 | Tomá_ Bárta (Cze) Czech National Team | 0:03:35 |
127 | Michal Procházka (Cze) Czech National Team | |
128 | Nicholas Dlamini (RSA) NTT Pro Cycling | 0:03:41 |
129 | Andreas Nielsen (Den) NTT Pro Cycling | |
130 | Yves Lütolf (Swi) Swiss Racing Academy | 0:03:52 |
131 | Jakub Murias (Pol) Voster ATS Team | |
132 | Adne Koster (Ned) Metec-TKH p/b Mantel | 0:03:53 |
133 | Tim Wollenberg (Ger) Maloja Pushbikers | 0:04:03 |
134 | Jan Kuhn (Ger) Team Lotto-Kern Haus | 0:04:05 |
135 | Fabian Paumann (Swi) Swiss Racing Academy | 0:04:13 |
136 | Tobias Hornstein (Ger) Maloja Pushbikers | 0:04:16 |
137 | Owen Geleijn (Ned) Team Jumbo-Visma | 0:04:21 |
138 | Maarten Wynants (Bel) Team Jumbo-Visma | |
139 | Martin Laas (Est) Bora-Hansgrohe | 0:04:33 |
140 | David Dekker (Ned) SEG Racing Academy | 0:04:40 |
141 | Jonas Abrahamsen (Nor) Uno-X Norwegian Development Team | 0:04:47 |
142 | Daniel Hoelgaard (Nor) Uno-X Norwegian Development Team | |
143 | Patrick Haller (Ger) Leopard Pro Cycling | 0:04:53 |
144 | Mathijs Paasschens (Ned) Bingoal WB | 0:05:08 |
145 | Fabian Schormair (Ger) Team Felbermayr Simplon Wels | 0:05:50 |
146 | Reinardt Janse van Rensburg (RSA) NTT Pro Cycling | 0:08:22 |
Pos. | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
---|---|---|
1 | Kaden Groves (Aus) Mitchelton-Scott | 0:19:49 |
2 | Felix Gall (Aut) Team Sunweb | 0:00:25 |
3 | Jakub Otruba (Cze) Elkov-Kasper | 0:00:28 |
4 | Ide Schelling (Ned) Bora-Hansgrohe | 0:00:31 |
5 | Julius Johansen (Den) Uno-X Norwegian Development Team | 0:00:32 |
6 | Michel Heßmann (Ger) Team Jumbo-Visma | 0:00:34 |
7 | Olav Kooij (Ned) Team Jumbo-Visma | |
8 | Lars Boven (Ned) Team Jumbo-Visma | 0:00:36 |
9 | Daan Hoole (Ned) SEG Racing Academy | 0:00:45 |
10 | Jordi Meeus (Bel) SEG Racing Academy | |
11 | Stan van Tricht (Bel) SEG Racing Academy | |
12 | Marco Frigo (Ita) SEG Racing Academy | |
13 | Fabio Van den Bossche (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise | 0:00:59 |
14 | Mauro Schmid (Swi) Leopard Pro Cycling | 0:01:06 |
15 | Mattias Skjelmose Jensen (Den) Leopard Pro Cycling | |
16 | Filip Maciejuk (Pol) Leopard Pro Cycling | |
17 | Arthur Kluckers (Lux) Leopard Pro Cycling | |
18 | Vojt_ch _epa (Cze) Czech National Team | |
19 | Petr Kelemen (Cze) Czech National Team | |
20 | Vojtec Sedlacek (Cze) Czech National Team | |
21 | Karel Vacek (Cze) Czech National Team | |
22 | Marijn van den Berg (Ned) Metec-TKH p/b Mantel | 0:01:09 |
23 | Jens van den Dool (Ned) Metec-TKH p/b Mantel | |
24 | Alexander Tarlton (Ger) Team Lotto-Kern Haus | 0:01:21 |
25 | Jan Hugger (Ger) Team Lotto-Kern Haus | |
26 | Aljaz Omrzel (Slo) Adria Mobil | 0:01:38 |
27 | Kristjan Hocevar (Slo) Adria Mobil | |
28 | Miká Heming (Ger) Maloja Pushbikers | 0:01:47 |
29 | Matthias Mangertseder (Ger) Maloja Pushbikers | |
30 | Kim Alexander Heiduk (Ger) Team Lotto-Kern Haus | 0:02:26 |
31 | Bostjan Murn (Slo) Adria Mobil | 0:02:48 |
32 | Alex Vogel (Swi) Swiss Racing Academy | 0:03:24 |
33 | Tomá_ Bárta (Cze) Czech National Team | 0:03:35 |
34 | Michal Procházka (Cze) Czech National Team | |
35 | Jakub Murias (Pol) Voster ATS Team | 0:03:52 |
36 | Adne Koster (Ned) Metec-TKH p/b Mantel | 0:03:53 |
37 | Tim Wollenberg (Ger) Maloja Pushbikers | 0:04:03 |
38 | Jan Kuhn (Ger) Team Lotto-Kern Haus | 0:04:05 |
39 | Tobias Hornstein (Ger) Maloja Pushbikers | 0:04:16 |
40 | Owen Geleijn (Ned) Team Jumbo-Visma | 0:04:21 |
41 | David Dekker (Ned) SEG Racing Academy | 0:04:40 |
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