Kristoff wins Rund um den Finanzplatz Eschborn-Frankfurt
Richeze is second, followed by Sam Bennett
Katusha’s Alexandre Kristoff took his seventh win of the season Sunday at Rund um den Finanzplatz Eschborn-Frankfurt, outpsprinting Etixx-QuickStep’s Ariel Maximiliano Richeze and Bora Argon 18’s Sam Bennett.
"This was my first race in some time and I was not quite ready for it, just like in 2014 when I also won," Kristoff said. "I am in the process of building up my training for later results, so it is logical that I had it hard in the first part of the race.
"I suffered from cramping on some of the local laps and was dropped on the climbs – and two times Slava Kuznetsov brought me back, one time all by himself. He did an amazing job. In the end, I was still there and could be patient. Slava brought me to the front in the last kilometer and then Alexey Tsatevich took over. He did a perfect lead out for me. It was hard with the head wind. I was afraid I had started too early, but I kept my speed until the end."
Tcatevich led home the majority of the reduced peloton which had split following his leadout for Kristoff.
Full Results
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
---|---|---|
1 | Alexander Kristoff (Nor) Team Katusha | 5:00:02 |
2 | Maximiliano Ariel Richeze (Arg) Etixx - Quick-Step | Row 1 - Cell 2 |
3 | Sam Bennett (Irl) Bora-Argon 18 | Row 2 - Cell 2 |
4 | Pieter Vanspeybrouck (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise | Row 3 - Cell 2 |
5 | Yves Lampaert (Bel) Etixx - Quick-Step | Row 4 - Cell 2 |
6 | Tom Devriendt (Bel) Wanty - Groupe Gobert | Row 5 - Cell 2 |
7 | Pawel Franczak (Pol) Veranclassic-Ago | Row 6 - Cell 2 |
8 | Maurits Lammertink (Ned) Roompot - Oranje Peloton | Row 7 - Cell 2 |
9 | Bartlomiej Matysiak (Pol) CCC Sprandi Polkowice | Row 8 - Cell 2 |
10 | Fabian Wegmann (Ger) Stˆlting Service Group | Row 9 - Cell 2 |
11 | Rasmus Guldhammer (Den) Stˆlting Service Group | Row 10 - Cell 2 |
12 | Aleksei Tcatevich (Rus) Team Katusha | 0:00:04 |
13 | Simon Geschke (Ger) Team Giant-Alpecin | Row 12 - Cell 2 |
14 | Jan Brockhoff (Ger) Leopard Pro Cycling | Row 13 - Cell 2 |
15 | Nico Denz (Ger) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 14 - Cell 2 |
16 | Evaldas Siskevicius (Ltu) Delko Marseille Provence KTM | Row 15 - Cell 2 |
17 | Tim Declercq (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise | Row 16 - Cell 2 |
18 | Julen Amezqueta (Spa) Southeast - Venezuela | Row 17 - Cell 2 |
19 | Jordi Simon Casulleras (Spa) Veranclassic-Ago | Row 18 - Cell 2 |
20 | Felix Grossschartner (Aut) CCC Sprandi Polkowice | Row 19 - Cell 2 |
21 | Frederik Backaert (Bel) Wanty - Groupe Gobert | Row 20 - Cell 2 |
22 | Nikodemus Holler (Ger) Stradalli - Bike Aid | Row 21 - Cell 2 |
23 | François Bidard (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 22 - Cell 2 |
24 | Dominik Nerz (Ger) Bora-Argon 18 | Row 23 - Cell 2 |
25 | Jonas Rapp (Ger) Team Heizomat | Row 24 - Cell 2 |
26 | Delio Fernandez Cruz (Spa) Delko Marseille Provence KTM | Row 25 - Cell 2 |
27 | Leonardo Fabio Duque (Col) Delko Marseille Provence KTM | Row 26 - Cell 2 |
28 | Linus Gerdemann (Ger) Stˆlting Service Group | Row 27 - Cell 2 |
29 | Hugo Houle (Can) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 28 - Cell 2 |
30 | Jiri Polnicky (Cze) Veranclassic-Ago | Row 29 - Cell 2 |
31 | Adrian Honkisz (Pol) CCC Sprandi Polkowice | Row 30 - Cell 2 |
32 | Anthony Delaplace (Fra) Fortuneo - Vital Concept | Row 31 - Cell 2 |
33 | Preben Van Hecke (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise | Row 32 - Cell 2 |
34 | Rob Ruijgh (Ned) Crelan-Vastgoedservice Continental Team | Row 33 - Cell 2 |
35 | Sam Oomen (Ned) Team Giant-Alpecin | Row 34 - Cell 2 |
36 | Floris De Tier (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise | Row 35 - Cell 2 |
37 | Johnny Hoogerland (Ned) Roompot - Oranje Peloton | Row 36 - Cell 2 |
38 | Bjorn Thurau (Ger) Wanty - Groupe Gobert | Row 37 - Cell 2 |
39 | Lukasz Owsian (Pol) CCC Sprandi Polkowice | 0:00:13 |
40 | Romain Combaud (Fra) Delko Marseille Provence KTM | Row 39 - Cell 2 |
41 | Víctor De La Parte (Spa) CCC Sprandi Polkowice | Row 40 - Cell 2 |
42 | Damiano Cunego (Ita) Nippo - Vini Fantini | Row 41 - Cell 2 |
43 | Eliot Lietaer (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise | Row 42 - Cell 2 |
44 | Samuele Conti (Ita) Southeast - Venezuela | 0:00:18 |
45 | Daniel Martínez (Col) Southeast - Venezuela | Row 44 - Cell 2 |
46 | Paul Voss (Ger) Bora-Argon 18 | Row 45 - Cell 2 |
47 | Adam Stachowiak (Pol) Veranclassic-Ago | Row 46 - Cell 2 |
48 | Julien El Fares (Fra) Delko Marseille Provence KTM | Row 47 - Cell 2 |
49 | Axel Domont (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 48 - Cell 2 |
50 | Viacheslav Kuznetsov (Rus) Team Katusha | 0:00:46 |
51 | Emanuel Buchmann (Ger) Bora-Argon 18 | 0:00:53 |
52 | David De La Cruz Melgarejo (Spa) Etixx - Quick-Step | 0:01:36 |
53 | Tony Martin (Ger) Etixx - Quick-Step | Row 52 - Cell 2 |
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