Vuelta a Espana: BMC win opening team time trial
Dennis takes first leader's jersey of 2017 race
BMC Racing took the Vuelta a Espana's opening team time trial Saturday in Nimes, France, beating world champions Quick-Step Floors by six seconds and placing Rohan Dennis in the first leader's jersey of the race.
Dennis surged forward in the final metres to cross the line first for BMC and take the race lead heading into Sunday's second stage.
Dennis now leads five of his teammates in the general classification, with Quick-Step, Team Sunweb and Team Sky riders amassed closely behind. Among the pre-race GC favourites, Chris Froome (Team Sky) is just nine seconds off Dennis' lead, with Vincenzo Nibali (Bahrain-Merida) 31 seconds down, Alberto Contador(Trek-Segafredo) is 35 seconds back, and Fabio Aru (Astana) is 41 seconds adrift.
How it unfolded
The 13.7km team time trial in Nimes, France, was a winding affair that included little in the way of vertical challenge. Manzana Postobon led off the nine-man teams in the evening stage, but it was Bora-Hansgrohe that flew over the course in 16:19 that set the early mark to beat. Led by Rafal Majka, the team blasted past earlier leader Lotto Soudal by just three seconds.
The mark looked in good standing until Team Sunweb’s 16:04 blasted all the rest out of contention. World Champions Quick-Step Floors quickly took care of that, however, carving a half second off Sunweb’s time to set a new best mark and move to the top of the leader board.
Two-time team time trial world champions BMC Racing proved their mettle in the discipline with the new best time just a few minutes later, crossing the line under 16 minutes in 15:58.
Crashes on course slowed LottoNL-Jumbo and Movistar, but none of the teams was on track to upset BMC anyway. Trek-Segafredo was the final team across the line, finishing 35 seconds down on the winners.
Results
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
---|---|---|
1 | BMC Racing Team | 0:15:58 |
2 | Quick-Step Floors | 0:00:06 |
3 | Team Sunweb | Row 2 - Cell 2 |
4 | Team Sky | 0:00:09 |
5 | Orica-Scott | 0:00:17 |
6 | Bora-Hansgrohe | 0:00:21 |
7 | Lotto-Soudal | 0:00:24 |
8 | Movistar | Row 7 - Cell 2 |
9 | Bahrain-Merida | 0:00:31 |
10 | Katusha-Alpecin | 0:00:33 |
11 | Trek-Segafredo | 0:00:35 |
12 | FDJ | 0:00:38 |
13 | Aqua Blue Sport | Row 12 - Cell 2 |
14 | Dimension Data | 0:00:39 |
15 | LottoNL-Jumbo | 0:00:40 |
16 | Astana | 0:00:41 |
17 | Cannondale-Drapac | 0:00:46 |
18 | AG2R La Mondiale | Row 17 - Cell 2 |
19 | UAE Team Emirates | 6:29:02 |
20 | Manzana Postobon | 0:00:53 |
21 | Caja Rural-Seguros RGA | 0:00:56 |
22 | Cofidis | 0:00:57 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
---|---|---|
1 | Rohan Dennis (Aus) BMC Racing Team | 0:15:58 |
2 | Daniel Oss (Ita) BMC Racing Team | Row 1 - Cell 2 |
3 | Nicolas Roche (Irl) BMC Racing Team | Row 2 - Cell 2 |
4 | Alessandro De Marchi (Ita) BMC Racing Team | Row 3 - Cell 2 |
5 | Damiano Caruso (Ita) BMC Racing Team | Row 4 - Cell 2 |
6 | Tejay van Garderen (USA) BMC Racing Team | Row 5 - Cell 2 |
7 | Yves Lampaert (Bel) Quick-Step Floors | 0:00:06 |
8 | David de la Cruz (Spa) Quick-Step Floors | Row 7 - Cell 2 |
9 | Bob Jungels (Lux) Quick-Step Floors | Row 8 - Cell 2 |
10 | Julian Alaphilippe (Fra) Quick-Step Floors | Row 9 - Cell 2 |
11 | Matteo Trentin (Ita) Quick-Step Floors | Row 10 - Cell 2 |
12 | Søren Kragh Andersen (Den) Team Sunweb | Row 11 - Cell 2 |
13 | Sam Oomen (Ned) Team Sunweb | Row 12 - Cell 2 |
14 | Wilco Kelderman (Ned) Team Sunweb | Row 13 - Cell 2 |
15 | Lennard Kämna (Ger) Team Sunweb | Row 14 - Cell 2 |
16 | Warren Barguil (Fra) Team Sunweb | Row 15 - Cell 2 |
17 | Salvatore Puccio (Ita) Team Sky | 0:00:09 |
18 | Christopher Froome (GBr) Team Sky | Row 17 - Cell 2 |
19 | Gianni Moscon (Ita) Team Sky | Row 18 - Cell 2 |
20 | Wout Poels (Ned) Team Sky | Row 19 - Cell 2 |
21 | Ian Stannard (GBr) Team Sky | Row 20 - Cell 2 |
22 | Chad Haga (USA) Team Sunweb | 0:00:10 |
23 | Enric Mas (Spa) Quick-Step Floors | 0:00:11 |
24 | Adam Yates (GBr) Orica-Scott | 0:00:17 |
25 | Magnus Cort (Den) Orica-Scott | Row 24 - Cell 2 |
26 | Jack Haig (Aus) Orica-Scott | Row 25 - Cell 2 |
27 | Simon Yates (GBr) Orica-Scott | Row 26 - Cell 2 |
28 | Johan Esteban Chaves Rubio (Col) Orica-Scott | Row 27 - Cell 2 |
29 | Patrick Konrad (Aut) Bora-Hansgrohe | 0:00:21 |
30 | Rafal Majka (Pol) Bora-Hansgrohe | Row 29 - Cell 2 |
31 | Pawel Poljanski (Pol) Bora-Hansgrohe | Row 30 - Cell 2 |
32 | Cesare Benedetti (Ita) Bora-Hansgrohe | Row 31 - Cell 2 |
33 | Emanuel Buchmann (Ger) Bora-Hansgrohe | Row 32 - Cell 2 |
34 | Svein Tuft (Can) Orica-Scott | 0:00:23 |
35 | Tomasz Marczynski (Pol) Lotto Soudal | 0:00:24 |
36 | Jelle Wallays (Bel) Lotto Soudal | Row 35 - Cell 2 |
37 | Jens Debusschere (Bel) Lotto Soudal | Row 36 - Cell 2 |
38 | Maxime Monfort (Bel) Lotto Soudal | Row 37 - Cell 2 |
39 | Bart De Clercq (Bel) Lotto Soudal | Row 38 - Cell 2 |
40 | Nelson Oliveira (Por) Movistar Team | Row 39 - Cell 2 |
41 | Carlos Alberto Betancur Gomez (Col) Movistar Team | Row 40 - Cell 2 |
42 | Jose Joaquin Rojas Gil (Spa) Movistar Team | Row 41 - Cell 2 |
43 | Daniel Moreno Fernandez (Spa) Movistar Team | Row 42 - Cell 2 |
44 | Rubén Fernandez (Spa) Movistar Team | Row 43 - Cell 2 |
45 | Marc Soler (Spa) Movistar Team | Row 44 - Cell 2 |
46 | Christian Knees (Ger) Team Sky | 0:00:25 |
47 | Diego Rosa (Ita) Team Sky | Row 46 - Cell 2 |
48 | Richard Carapaz (Ecu) Movistar Team | 0:00:29 |
49 | Antonio Pedrero (Spa) Movistar Team | 0:00:31 |
50 | Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Bahrain-Merida | Row 49 - Cell 2 |
51 | Manuele Boaro (Ita) Bahrain-Merida | Row 50 - Cell 2 |
52 | Giovanni Visconti (Ita) Bahrain-Merida | Row 51 - Cell 2 |
53 | Ivan Garcia Cortina (Spa) Bahrain-Merida | Row 52 - Cell 2 |
54 | Valerio Agnoli (Ita) Bahrain-Merida | Row 53 - Cell 2 |
55 | Marco Haller (Aut) Katusha-Alpecin | 0:00:33 |
56 | Rein Taaramäe (Est) Katusha-Alpecin | Row 55 - Cell 2 |
57 | Ilnur Zakarin (Rus) Katusha-Alpecin | Row 56 - Cell 2 |
58 | Michael Mørkøv (Den) Katusha-Alpecin | Row 57 - Cell 2 |
59 | Matvey Mamykin (Rus) Katusha-Alpecin | Row 58 - Cell 2 |
60 | Christopher Juul Jensen (Den) Orica-Scott | 0:00:34 |
61 | Carlos Verona Quintanilla (Spa) Orica-Scott | Row 60 - Cell 2 |
62 | Julien Bernard (Fra) Trek-Segafredo | 0:00:35 |
63 | Alberto Contador Velasco (Spa) Trek-Segafredo | Row 62 - Cell 2 |
64 | Markel Irizar Aranburu (Spa) Trek-Segafredo | Row 63 - Cell 2 |
65 | Edward Theuns (Bel) Trek-Segafredo | Row 64 - Cell 2 |
66 | Jarlinson Pantano (Col) Trek-Segafredo | Row 65 - Cell 2 |
67 | Peter Stetina (USA) Trek-Segafredo | Row 66 - Cell 2 |
68 | Tobias Ludvigsson (Swe) FDJ | 0:00:38 |
69 | Odd Christian Eiking (Nor) FDJ | Row 68 - Cell 2 |
70 | Johan Le Bon (Fra) FDJ | Row 69 - Cell 2 |
71 | Anthony Roux (Fra) FDJ | Row 70 - Cell 2 |
72 | Jeremy Maison (Fra) FDJ | Row 71 - Cell 2 |
73 | Lasse Norman Hansen (Den) Aqua Blue Sport | Row 72 - Cell 2 |
74 | Stefan Denifl (Aut) Aqua Blue Sport | Row 73 - Cell 2 |
75 | Mark Christian (GBr) Aqua Blue Sport | Row 74 - Cell 2 |
76 | Michel Kreder (Ned) Aqua Blue Sport | Row 75 - Cell 2 |
77 | Lawrence Warbasse (USA) Aqua Blue Sport | Row 76 - Cell 2 |
78 | Peter Koning (Ned) Aqua Blue Sport | Row 77 - Cell 2 |
79 | Adam Blythe (GBr) Aqua Blue Sport | 0:00:39 |
80 | Igor Anton Hernandez (Spa) Dimension Data | Row 79 - Cell 2 |
81 | Lachlan Morton (Aus) Dimension Data | Row 80 - Cell 2 |
82 | Omar Fraile Matarranza (Spa) Dimension Data | Row 81 - Cell 2 |
83 | Ben King (USA) Dimension Data | Row 82 - Cell 2 |
84 | Serge Pauwels (Bel) Dimension Data | Row 83 - Cell 2 |
85 | Sven Erik Bystrøm (Nor) Katusha-Alpecin | 0:00:40 |
86 | Stef Clement (Ned) Team LottoNL-Jumbo | Row 85 - Cell 2 |
87 | Juan José Lobato (Spa) Team LottoNL-Jumbo | Row 86 - Cell 2 |
88 | Koen Bouwman (Ned) Team LottoNL-Jumbo | Row 87 - Cell 2 |
89 | Steven Kruijswijk (Ned) Team LottoNL-Jumbo | Row 88 - Cell 2 |
90 | Daan Olivier (Ned) Team LottoNL-Jumbo | Row 89 - Cell 2 |
91 | Luis León Sánchez (Spa) Astana Pro Team | 0:00:41 |
92 | Miguel Angel Lopez (Col) Astana Pro Team | Row 91 - Cell 2 |
93 | Sergei Chernetckii (Rus) Astana Pro Team | Row 92 - Cell 2 |
94 | Alexey Lutsenko (Kaz) Astana Pro Team | Row 93 - Cell 2 |
95 | Fabio Aru (Ita) Astana Pro Team | Row 94 - Cell 2 |
96 | Christoph Pfingsten (Ger) Bora-Hansgrohe | 0:00:42 |
97 | Franco Pellizotti (Ita) Bahrain-Merida | 0:00:44 |
98 | Tom Van Asbroeck (Bel) Cannondale-Drapac | 0:00:46 |
99 | Davide Villella (Ita) Cannondale-Drapac | Row 98 - Cell 2 |
100 | Simon Clarke (Aus) Cannondale-Drapac | Row 99 - Cell 2 |
101 | Thomas Scully (NZl) Cannondale-Drapac | Row 100 - Cell 2 |
102 | Michael Woods (Can) Cannondale-Drapac | Row 101 - Cell 2 |
103 | Brendan Canty (Aus) Cannondale-Drapac | Row 102 - Cell 2 |
104 | Toms Skujins (Lat) Cannondale-Drapac | Row 103 - Cell 2 |
105 | Hugo Houle (Can) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 104 - Cell 2 |
106 | Domenico Pozzovivo (Ita) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 105 - Cell 2 |
107 | Axel Domont (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 106 - Cell 2 |
108 | Alexandre Geniez (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 107 - Cell 2 |
109 | Romain Bardet (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 108 - Cell 2 |
110 | Matej Mohoric (Slo) UAE Team Emirates | 0:00:47 |
111 | Jan Polanc (Slo) UAE Team Emirates | Row 110 - Cell 2 |
112 | Louis Meintjes (RSA) UAE Team Emirates | Row 111 - Cell 2 |
113 | Rui Alberto Faria da Costa (Por) UAE Team Emirates | Row 112 - Cell 2 |
114 | Przemyslaw Niemiec (Pol) UAE Team Emirates | Row 113 - Cell 2 |
115 | Aldemar Reyes (Col) Manzana Postobon | 0:00:53 |
116 | Ricardo Vilela (Por) Manzana Postobon | Row 115 - Cell 2 |
117 | Fernando Orjuela (Col) Manzana Postobon | Row 116 - Cell 2 |
118 | Hernando Bohórquez (Col) Manzana Postobon | Row 117 - Cell 2 |
119 | Sebastián Molano (Col) Manzana Postobon | Row 118 - Cell 2 |
120 | Jetse Bol (Ned) Manzana Postobon | Row 119 - Cell 2 |
121 | Lorrenzo Manzin (Fra) FDJ | 0:00:54 |
122 | Joe Dombrowski (USA) Cannondale-Drapac | Row 121 - Cell 2 |
123 | David Arroyo Duran (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA | 0:00:56 |
124 | Nicholas Schultz (Aus) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA | Row 123 - Cell 2 |
125 | Sergio Pardilla Bellon (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA | Row 124 - Cell 2 |
126 | Jaime Roson Garcia (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA | Row 125 - Cell 2 |
127 | Lluís Guillermo Mas Bonet (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA | Row 126 - Cell 2 |
128 | Rafael Reis (Por) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA | Row 127 - Cell 2 |
129 | Hector Sáez Benito (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA | Row 128 - Cell 2 |
130 | Merhawi Kudus Ghebremedhin (Eri) Dimension Data | 0:00:57 |
131 | Bernardo Suaza (Col) Manzana Postobon | Row 130 - Cell 2 |
132 | Anthony Perez (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | Row 131 - Cell 2 |
133 | Jimmy Turgis (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | Row 132 - Cell 2 |
134 | Stéphane Rossetto (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | Row 133 - Cell 2 |
135 | Luis Angel Maté Mardones (Spa) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | Row 134 - Cell 2 |
136 | Daniel Navarro Garcia (Spa) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | Row 135 - Cell 2 |
137 | Anthony Turgis (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | Row 136 - Cell 2 |
138 | Remy Mertz (Bel) Lotto Soudal | 0:00:58 |
139 | Adam Hansen (Aus) Lotto Soudal | Row 138 - Cell 2 |
140 | Koen de Kort (Ned) Trek-Segafredo | 0:00:59 |
141 | Nicholas Dougall (RSA) Dimension Data | Row 140 - Cell 2 |
142 | Maxim Belkov (Rus) Katusha-Alpecin | 0:01:00 |
143 | Niki Terpstra (Ned) Quick-Step Floors | 0:01:02 |
144 | Marc Fournier (Fra) FDJ | Row 143 - Cell 2 |
145 | Clement Chevrier (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | 0:01:03 |
146 | Aaron Gate (NZl) Aqua Blue Sport | 0:01:04 |
147 | Conor Dunne (Irl) Aqua Blue Sport | 0:01:09 |
148 | George Bennett (NZl) Team LottoNL-Jumbo | 0:01:10 |
149 | Alexis Gougeard (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | 0:01:12 |
150 | Francisco Ventoso (Spa) BMC Racing Team | 0:01:13 |
151 | Antonio Nibali (Ita) Bahrain-Merida | Row 150 - Cell 2 |
152 | Arnaud Courteille (Fra) FDJ | 0:01:16 |
153 | Daniel Hoelgaard (Nor) FDJ | Row 152 - Cell 2 |
154 | Diego Rubio (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA | 0:01:02 |
155 | Guillaume Bonnafond (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | 0:01:18 |
156 | Hernán Aguirre (Col) Manzana Postobon | 0:01:19 |
157 | Juan Felipe Osorio (Col) Manzana Postobon | Row 156 - Cell 2 |
158 | Sam Bewley (NZl) Orica-Scott | 0:01:20 |
159 | Alberto Losada Alguacil (Spa) Katusha-Alpecin | 0:01:21 |
160 | David Lopez Garcia (Spa) Team Sky | 0:01:23 |
161 | Julien Duval (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | 0:01:24 |
162 | Mikel Nieve Ituralde (Spa) Team Sky | 0:01:32 |
163 | Chris Hamilton (Aus) Team Sunweb | 0:01:33 |
164 | Javier Moreno Bazan (Spa) Bahrain-Merida | 0:01:35 |
165 | Anass Aït El Abdia (Mar) UAE Team Emirates | 0:01:36 |
166 | Eros Capecchi (Ita) Quick-Step Floors | 0:01:38 |
167 | Tim Declercq (Bel) Quick-Step Floors | Row 166 - Cell 2 |
168 | Thomas De Gendt (Bel) Lotto Soudal | Row 167 - Cell 2 |
169 | Youcef Reguigui (Alg) Dimension Data | Row 168 - Cell 2 |
170 | Johannes Fröhlinger (Ger) Team Sunweb | 0:01:47 |
171 | Lennard Hofstede (Ned) Team Sunweb | Row 170 - Cell 2 |
172 | Kenneth Van Bilsen (Bel) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | 0:01:48 |
173 | Sander Armee (Bel) Lotto Soudal | 0:01:50 |
174 | Sacha Modolo (Ita) UAE Team Emirates | Row 173 - Cell 2 |
175 | Pello Bilbao (Spa) Astana Pro Team | 0:01:55 |
176 | Jesper Hansen (Den) Astana Pro Team | Row 175 - Cell 2 |
177 | Kilian Frankiny (Swi) BMC Racing Team | 0:01:58 |
178 | Loic Vliegen (Bel) BMC Racing Team | Row 177 - Cell 2 |
179 | Nico Denz (Ger) AG2R La Mondiale | 0:02:01 |
180 | Laurens De Vreese (Bel) Astana Pro Team | 0:02:04 |
181 | Nikita Stalnov (Kaz) Astana Pro Team | Row 180 - Cell 2 |
182 | José Gonçalves (Por) Katusha-Alpecin | 0:02:06 |
183 | John Degenkolb (Ger) Trek-Segafredo | Row 182 - Cell 2 |
184 | Jacques Janse van Rensburg (RSA) Dimension Data | 0:02:07 |
185 | Jonas Van Genechten (Bel) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | Row 184 - Cell 2 |
186 | Bert-Jan Lindeman (Ned) Team LottoNL-Jumbo | 0:02:09 |
187 | Fabricio Ferrari (Uru) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA | 0:02:11 |
188 | Domen Novak (Slo) Bahrain-Merida | 0:02:13 |
189 | William Clarke (Aus) Cannondale-Drapac | 0:02:38 |
190 | Andreas Schillinger (Ger) Bora-Hansgrohe | 0:02:43 |
191 | Jesus Hernandez Blazquez (Spa) Trek-Segafredo | Row 190 - Cell 2 |
192 | Antwan Tolhoek (Ned) Team LottoNL-Jumbo | Row 191 - Cell 2 |
193 | Floris De Tier (Bel) Team LottoNL-Jumbo | Row 192 - Cell 2 |
194 | Darwin Atapuma (Col) UAE Team Emirates | 0:02:46 |
195 | Michael Schwarzmann (Ger) Bora-Hansgrohe | 0:02:55 |
196 | Federico Zurlo (Ita) UAE Team Emirates | 0:02:56 |
197 | Michal Kolár (Svk) Bora-Hansgrohe | 0:02:58 |
198 | Jorge Arcas (Spa) Movistar Team | 0:04:43 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result | Header Cell - Column 3 |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Nicolas Roche (Irl) BMC Racing Team | 3 | pts |
2 | Daniel Oss (Ita) BMC Racing Team | 2 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
3 | Francisco Ventoso (Spa) BMC Racing Team | 1 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result | Header Cell - Column 3 |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Daniel Oss (Ita) BMC Racing Team | 4 | pts |
2 | Nicolas Roche (Irl) BMC Racing Team | 4 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
3 | Francisco Ventoso (Spa) BMC Racing Team | 3 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
---|---|---|
1 | Bmc Racing Team | 0:15:48 |
2 | Quick - Step Floors | 0:00:06 |
3 | Team Sunweb | Row 2 - Cell 2 |
4 | Team Sky | 0:00:09 |
5 | Orica - Scott | 0:00:17 |
6 | Bora - Hansgrohe | 0:00:21 |
7 | Lotto Soudal | 0:00:24 |
8 | Movistar Team | Row 7 - Cell 2 |
9 | Bahrain - Merida | 0:00:31 |
10 | Team Katusha Alpecin | 0:00:33 |
11 | Trek - Segafredo | 0:00:35 |
12 | Fdj | 0:00:38 |
13 | Aqua Blue Sport | Row 12 - Cell 2 |
14 | Team Dimension Data | 0:00:39 |
15 | Team Lotto Nl - Jumbo | 0:00:40 |
16 | Astana Pro Team | 0:00:41 |
17 | Cannondale Drapac Professional Cycling Team | 0:00:46 |
18 | Ag2R La Mondiale | Row 17 - Cell 2 |
19 | Uae Team Emirates | 0:00:47 |
20 | Manzana Postobon Team | 0:00:53 |
21 | Caja Rural - Seguros Rga | 0:00:56 |
22 | Cofidis, Solutions Credits | 0:00:57 |
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