Tour de San Luis: Etixx-Quickstep wins opening team time trial
Richeze in the race lead
Etixx-QuickStep threw down the gauntlet on the Tour de San Luis on Monday, winning the opening team time trial by eight seconds over the Movistar team of Nairo Quintana. The team was led across the line by Argentinean Max Richeze, who will don the first leader's jersey of the 2016 edition.
Astana were the third fastest, 17 seconds behind the Belgian team.
UnitedHealthcare led the way from the early starters, with Colombian Carlos Alzate leading the team across the line with a solid 24:47. The time was strong enough to fend off the first WorldTour team across the line, AG2R La Mondiale, who fell two seconds shy of unseating the North American squad.
The Italian Lampre-Merida team had an even harder time matching the leaders, coming in 21 seconds behind UnitedHealthcare's mark.
Tinkoff Team set a new fast time at the intermediate check, going fractions of a second quicker than AG2R, but were better able to hold the pace, and crushed UHC's time - setting a new fast mark of 24:16.
Meanwhile, out on course, Etixx-QuickStep were going even faster, coming 12 seconds quicker at the intermediate check. The former world champions in the discipline kept up their furiuos pace, and blasted across the line as the first team to crack the 24-minute mark with a 23:53.
Four teams stood a chance at breaking that mark, with Movistar the last off the ramp.
The continental team Holowesko-Citadel slotted into the top ten, not threatening Etixx-QuickStep, but behind them, Astana trailed by a single second behind Etixx at the intermediate check.
However, by the time Vincenzo Nibali pulled them across the line, they had ceded 17 seconds to the Belgian team.
Cannondale left Rigoberto Uran with a lot of work to do in the coming stages, giving up almost a minute on the stage leaders.
Movistar, the last team through with favourite Quintana, limited their losses to just eight seconds, coming second on the stage ahead of Astana.
Results
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
---|---|---|
1 | Etixx - Quick-Step | 0:23:53 |
2 | Movistar Team | 0:00:08 |
3 | Astana | 0:00:18 |
4 | Tinkoff Team | 0:00:24 |
5 | UnitedHealthcare Professional Cycling Team | 0:00:54 |
6 | AG2R La Mondiale | 0:00:56 |
7 | Delko Marseille Provence KTM | 0:00:58 |
8 | Androni Giocattoli - Sidermec | 0:00:59 |
9 | Cannondale | Row 8 - Cell 2 |
10 | Drapac Professional Cycling | 0:01:00 |
11 | Holowesko-Citadel | 0:01:05 |
12 | Fortuneo - Vital Concept | 0:01:08 |
13 | SEP San Juan | 0:01:13 |
14 | Costa Rica | 0:01:15 |
15 | Lampre-Merida | 0:01:16 |
16 | Strongman-Campagnolo | 0:01:20 |
17 | Jamis | 0:01:22 |
18 | San Luis Team | 0:01:23 |
19 | Italy | 0:01:25 |
20 | Nippo - Vini Fantini | 0:01:30 |
21 | Uruguay | 0:01:44 |
22 | Mexico | 0:01:50 |
23 | Argentina | 0:01:57 |
24 | Chile | 0:02:00 |
25 | Brazil | 0:02:20 |
26 | Los Matanceros | 0:02:33 |
27 | Inteja - MMR | 0:03:10 |
General Classification after stage 1
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
---|---|---|
1 | Maximiliano Ariel Richeze (Arg) Etixx - Quick-Step | 0:23:53 |
2 | Rodrigo Contreras (Col) Etixx - Quick-Step | Row 1 - Cell 2 |
3 | Lukasz Wisniowski (Pol) Etixx - Quick-Step | Row 2 - Cell 2 |
4 | Fabio Sabatini (Ita) Etixx - Quick-Step | Row 3 - Cell 2 |
5 | Fernando Gaviria Rendon (Col) Etixx - Quick-Step | Row 4 - Cell 2 |
6 | Marc Soler (Spa) Movistar Team | 0:00:08 |
7 | Nairo Alexander Quintana Rojas (Col) Movistar Team | Row 6 - Cell 2 |
8 | Adriano Malori (Ita) Movistar Team | Row 7 - Cell 2 |
9 | Daniel Moreno Fernandez (Spa) Movistar Team | Row 8 - Cell 2 |
10 | Dayer Uberney Quintana Rojas (Col) Movistar Team | Row 9 - Cell 2 |
11 | Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Astana Pro Team | 0:00:17 |
12 | Valerio Agnoli (Ita) Astana Pro Team | Row 11 - Cell 2 |
13 | Michele Scarponi (Ita) Astana Pro Team | Row 12 - Cell 2 |
14 | Miguel Angel Lopez Moreno (Col) Astana Pro Team | Row 13 - Cell 2 |
15 | Eros Capecchi (Ita) Astana Pro Team | 0:00:22 |
16 | Jesper Hansen (Den) Tinkoff Team | 0:00:23 |
17 | Pawel Poljanski (Pol) Tinkoff Team | Row 16 - Cell 2 |
18 | Peter Sagan (Svk) Tinkoff Team | Row 17 - Cell 2 |
19 | Rafal Majka (Pol) Tinkoff Team | Row 18 - Cell 2 |
20 | Maciej Bodnar (Pol) Tinkoff Team | Row 19 - Cell 2 |
21 | Stijn Vandenbergh (Bel) Etixx - Quick-Step | 0:00:39 |
22 | Carlos Eduardo Alzate Escobar (Col) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling | 0:00:54 |
23 | Marco Canola (Ita) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling | Row 22 - Cell 2 |
24 | Daniel Alexander Jaramillo Diez (Col) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling | Row 23 - Cell 2 |
25 | Janez Brajkovic (Slo) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling | Row 24 - Cell 2 |
26 | Matthew Busche (USA) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling | Row 25 - Cell 2 |
27 | Maxime Daniel (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | 0:00:56 |
28 | Jean-Christophe Peraud (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 27 - Cell 2 |
29 | Quentin Jauregui (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 28 - Cell 2 |
30 | Axel Domont (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 29 - Cell 2 |
31 | Alexis Vuillermoz (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 30 - Cell 2 |
32 | Delio Fernandez Cruz (Spa) Delko Marseille Provence KTM | 0:00:58 |
33 | Yannick Martinez (Fra) Delko Marseille Provence KTM | Row 32 - Cell 2 |
34 | Mikel Aristi Gardoki (Spa) Delko Marseille Provence KTM | Row 33 - Cell 2 |
35 | Daniel Diaz (Arg) Delko Marseille Provence KTM | Row 34 - Cell 2 |
36 | Serghei Tvetcov (Rom) Androni Giocattoli | 0:00:59 |
37 | Marco Frapporti (Ita) Androni Giocattoli | Row 36 - Cell 2 |
38 | Daniele Ratto (Ita) Androni Giocattoli | Row 37 - Cell 2 |
39 | Rodolfo Andres Torres Agudelo (Col) Androni Giocattoli | Row 38 - Cell 2 |
40 | Andrew Talansky (USA) CannondalePro Cycling | Row 39 - Cell 2 |
41 | Phillip Gaimon (USA) CannondalePro Cycling | Row 40 - Cell 2 |
42 | Andre Fernando S. Martins Cardoso (Por) CannondalePro Cycling | Row 41 - Cell 2 |
43 | Lawson Craddock (USA) CannondalePro Cycling | Row 42 - Cell 2 |
44 | Rémy Di Gregorio (Fra) Delko Marseille Provence KTM | Row 43 - Cell 2 |
45 | Leonardo Fabio Duque (Col) Delko Marseille Provence KTM | Row 44 - Cell 2 |
46 | Brendan Canty (Aus) Drapac Professional Cycling | 0:01:00 |
47 | Timothy Roe (Aus) Drapac Professional Cycling | Row 46 - Cell 2 |
48 | Peter Koning (Ned) Drapac Professional Cycling | Row 47 - Cell 2 |
49 | Jordan Kerby (Aus) Drapac Professional Cycling | Row 48 - Cell 2 |
50 | Robin Carpenter (USA) Holowesko-Citadel | 0:01:04 |
51 | John Hornbeck (USA) Holowesko-Citadel | Row 50 - Cell 2 |
52 | Robbie Squire (USA) Holowesko-Citadel | Row 51 - Cell 2 |
53 | Oscar Clark (USA) Holowesko-Citadel | Row 52 - Cell 2 |
54 | Chris Anker Sörensen (Den) Fortuneo - Vital Concept | 0:01:07 |
55 | Eduardo Sepulveda (Arg) Fortuneo - Vital Concept | Row 54 - Cell 2 |
56 | Julien Loubet (Fra) Fortuneo - Vital Concept | Row 55 - Cell 2 |
57 | Franck Bonnamour (Fra) Fortuneo - Vital Concept | Row 56 - Cell 2 |
58 | Travis Mccabe (USA) Holowesko-Citadel | 0:01:08 |
59 | Gaston Emiliano Javier (Arg) Sindicato de Empleados Publicos de San Juan | 0:01:13 |
60 | Emiliano Ibarra (Arg) Sindicato de Empleados Publicos de San Juan | Row 59 - Cell 2 |
61 | Ignacio Perez (Arg) Sindicato de Empleados Publicos de San Juan | Row 60 - Cell 2 |
62 | Mauricio Muller (Arg) Sindicato de Empleados Publicos de San Juan | Row 61 - Cell 2 |
63 | Christopher Jones (USA) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling | Row 62 - Cell 2 |
64 | Josué González (CRc) Costa Rica | 0:01:15 |
65 | Juan Carlos Rojas Villegas (CRc) Costa Rica | Row 64 - Cell 2 |
66 | Paul Betancourt (CRc) Costa Rica | Row 65 - Cell 2 |
67 | Pablo Mudarra (CRc) Costa Rica | Row 66 - Cell 2 |
68 | Roman Villalobos (CRc) Costa Rica | Row 67 - Cell 2 |
69 | Davide Cimolai (Ita) Lampre-Merida | Row 68 - Cell 2 |
70 | Ilia Koshevoy (Blr) Lampre-Merida | Row 69 - Cell 2 |
71 | Jan Polanc (Slo) Lampre-Merida | Row 70 - Cell 2 |
72 | Matej Mohoric (Slo) Lampre-Merida | Row 71 - Cell 2 |
73 | Gonzalo Joaquin Najar (Arg) Sindicato de Empleados Publicos de San Juan | Row 72 - Cell 2 |
74 | Oscar Eduardo Sanchez Guarin (Col) Strongman-Campagnolo | 0:01:20 |
75 | Jaime Suaza Lopez (Col) Strongman-Campagnolo | Row 74 - Cell 2 |
76 | Stiven Calderon Porras (Col) Strongman-Campagnolo | Row 75 - Cell 2 |
77 | Richard Carapaz (Ecu) Strongman-Campagnolo | Row 76 - Cell 2 |
78 | Jonathan Millan (Col) Strongman-Campagnolo | Row 77 - Cell 2 |
79 | Jonathan Klever Caicedo Cepeda (Ecu) Strongman-Campagnolo | Row 78 - Cell 2 |
80 | Eric Marcotte (USA) Jamis | 0:01:22 |
81 | Lucas Sebastian Haedo (Arg) Jamis | Row 80 - Cell 2 |
82 | Janier Alexis Acevedo Colle (Col) Jamis | Row 81 - Cell 2 |
83 | Brayan Stiven Sanchez Vergara (Col) Jamis | Row 82 - Cell 2 |
84 | Kyle Murphy (USA) Jamis | Row 83 - Cell 2 |
85 | Mauro Abel Richeze (Arg) San Luis Team | 0:01:23 |
86 | Sergio Daniel Godoy (Arg) San Luis Team | Row 85 - Cell 2 |
87 | Alfredo Orlando Lucero (Arg) San Luis Team | Row 86 - Cell 2 |
88 | Enzo Moyano (Arg) San Luis Team | Row 87 - Cell 2 |
89 | Edoardo Affini (Ita) Italy | 0:01:25 |
90 | Riccardo Minali (Ita) Italy | Row 89 - Cell 2 |
91 | Elia Viviani (Ita) Italy | Row 90 - Cell 2 |
92 | Edward Ravasi (Ita) Italy | Row 91 - Cell 2 |
93 | Emmanuel Domingo Guevara Arguello (Arg) San Luis Team | Row 92 - Cell 2 |
94 | Genki Yamamoto (Jpn) Nippo - Vini Fantini | 0:01:30 |
95 | Grega Bole (Slo) Nippo - Vini Fantini | Row 94 - Cell 2 |
96 | Pier Paolo De Negri (Ita) Nippo - Vini Fantini | Row 95 - Cell 2 |
97 | Antonio Nibali (Ita) Nippo - Vini Fantini | Row 96 - Cell 2 |
98 | Riccardo Stacchiotti (Ita) Nippo - Vini Fantini | 0:01:32 |
99 | Filippo Pozzato (Ita) Italy | 0:01:34 |
100 | Eduard Michael Grosu (Rom) Nippo - Vini Fantini | 0:01:38 |
101 | Roderick Asconegui (Uru) Uruguay | 0:01:44 |
102 | Richard Mascaranas (Uru) Uruguay | Row 101 - Cell 2 |
103 | Ramiro Cabrera Gonzalez (Uru) Uruguay | Row 102 - Cell 2 |
104 | Jorge Bravo (Uru) Uruguay | Row 103 - Cell 2 |
105 | Anderson Maldonado (Uru) Uruguay | Row 104 - Cell 2 |
106 | Matias Pérez (Uru) Uruguay | Row 105 - Cell 2 |
107 | Andres Giuliano Mini (Arg) San Luis Team | Row 106 - Cell 2 |
108 | Juan Pablo Magallanes Aranda (Mex) Mexico | 0:01:49 |
109 | Flavio De Luna (Mex) Mexico | Row 108 - Cell 2 |
110 | Ulises Alfredo Castillo Soto (Mex) Mexico | Row 109 - Cell 2 |
111 | Frayre Moctezuma Eder (Mex) Mexico | Row 110 - Cell 2 |
112 | Miguel Luis Álvarez (Mex) Mexico | Row 111 - Cell 2 |
113 | Bakhtiyar Kozhatayev (Kaz) Astana Pro Team | Row 112 - Cell 2 |
114 | Cesar Rojas Villegas (CRc) Costa Rica | 0:01:55 |
115 | Juan Ignacio Curuchet (Arg) Argentina | 0:01:57 |
116 | Rubén Ramos (Arg) Argentina | Row 115 - Cell 2 |
117 | Nicolas Navaro (Arg) Argentina | Row 116 - Cell 2 |
118 | Alejandro Antonio Duran (Arg) Argentina | Row 117 - Cell 2 |
119 | German Nicolas Tivani Perez (Arg) Argentina | Row 118 - Cell 2 |
120 | Marco Arriagada (Chi) Chile | 0:02:00 |
121 | Francisco Moreno Cornejo (Chi) Chile | Row 120 - Cell 2 |
122 | Elias Tello Bolvaran (Chi) Chile | Row 121 - Cell 2 |
123 | Luis Fernando Sepulveda (Chi) Chile | Row 122 - Cell 2 |
124 | Matias Arriagada (Chi) Chile | Row 123 - Cell 2 |
125 | Francisco José Ventoso Alberdi (Spa) Movistar Team | 0:02:13 |
126 | Felix Nodarse (Cub) Cuba | 0:02:15 |
127 | Jan Carlos Arias Perez (Cub) Cuba | Row 126 - Cell 2 |
128 | José Mogica (Cub) Cuba | Row 127 - Cell 2 |
129 | Pedro Portuondo Torres (Cub) Cuba | Row 128 - Cell 2 |
130 | Endrigo Da Rosa Pereira (Bra) Brazil | 0:02:20 |
131 | Andre Eduardo Gohr (Bra) Brazil | Row 130 - Cell 2 |
132 | Rodrigo Dos Santos Quirino (Bra) Brazil | Row 131 - Cell 2 |
133 | Antonio Fernando Prestes Garnero (Bra) Brazil | Row 132 - Cell 2 |
134 | Caio Godoy Ormenese (Bra) Brazil | Row 133 - Cell 2 |
135 | Lucas Motta (Bra) Brazil | Row 134 - Cell 2 |
136 | Julian Paulo Gaday Orozco (Arg) Los Matanceros | 0:02:33 |
137 | Walter Gaston Trillini (Arg) Los Matanceros | Row 136 - Cell 2 |
138 | Sebastian Jose Tolosa (Arg) Los Matanceros | Row 137 - Cell 2 |
139 | Ariel Sivori (Arg) Los Matanceros | Row 138 - Cell 2 |
140 | Rene Corella (Mex) Mexico | 0:02:38 |
141 | Boris Vallee (Bel) Fortuneo - Vital Concept | 0:02:45 |
142 | François Bidard (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | 0:02:59 |
143 | Luis Romero Amaran (Cub) Jamis | 0:03:03 |
144 | Nathan Brown (USA) CannondalePro Cycling | 0:03:05 |
145 | Leandro Marcos Viqueiro (Cub) Cuba | 0:03:09 |
146 | Fernando Grijalba (Spa) Inteja-MMR Dominican Cycling Team | 0:03:10 |
147 | Diego Milan Jimenez (Dom) Inteja-MMR Dominican Cycling Team | Row 146 - Cell 2 |
148 | Ignacio Sarabia Diaz (Mex) Inteja-MMR Dominican Cycling Team | Row 147 - Cell 2 |
149 | Israel Nuno Arguelles (Spa) Inteja-MMR Dominican Cycling Team | Row 148 - Cell 2 |
150 | Joel García (Dom) Inteja-MMR Dominican Cycling Team | Row 149 - Cell 2 |
151 | Juan Jose Cueto Montero (Dom) Inteja-MMR Dominican Cycling Team | 0:03:13 |
152 | Mattia Cattaneo (Ita) Lampre-Merida | 0:03:30 |
153 | Nikolay Trusov (Rus) Tinkoff team | 0:03:45 |
154 | Davide Vigano (Ita) Androni Giocattoli | 0:03:47 |
155 | Miguel Bryon (USA) Holowesko-Citadel | 0:04:09 |
156 | Roberto Ferrari (Ita) Lampre-Merida | 0:04:25 |
157 | Guido Emanuel Palma (Arg) Los Matanceros | 0:04:52 |
158 | Lucas Gaday Orozco (Arg) Argentina | 0:04:56 |
159 | Alex Howes (USA) CannondalePro Cycling | 0:05:05 |
160 | Vegard Breen (Nor) Fortuneo - Vital Concept | 0:05:09 |
161 | Cristopher Mansilla Almonacid (Chi) Chile | 0:05:16 |
162 | Francesco Chicchi (Ita) Androni Giocattoli | 0:05:35 |
163 | Yasmany Viamonte (Cub) Cuba | 0:06:17 |
164 | Jakub Mareczko (Ita) Italy | 0:06:30 |
165 | Emiliano Contreras (Arg) Sindicato de Empleados Publicos de San Juan | 0:06:47 |
166 | Jason Lowndes (Aus) Drapac Professional Cycling | 0:07:03 |
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