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Sunday, May 10: Stage 1, Sacramento - Sacramento, 203.1 km (126.2 miles)

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Mark Cavendish wins 2015 Tour of California stage 1. Photo Rich Pedroncelli

The Race: The pan-flat California central valley course was just begging for a sprint finish and that's just what happened.

A break of four scooted away early, but they were carefully controlled by the sprinters' teams, though at one point they did have more than a seven-minute lead. Surprisingly, the break survived most of the day and wasn't captured until the race re-entered Sacramento.

From there, it was almost inevitable that Etixx-Quick Step's powerful team would set up their sprint train and deliver the fastest man on two wheels for the final meters.

The team's final leadout man, Mark Renshaw, ably performed his delivery and Mark Cavendish did what he does better than anyone else on the planet, deliver a punishing sprint that no one can match. This is Cavendish's 10th victory this year.

Cavendish is both the stage winner and the overall race leader

Complete Results:

203.1 km raced at an average speed of 42.992 km/hr

1	Mark CAVENDISH	ETIXX - QUICK STEP	4hr 43min 27sec
2	Peter SAGAN	TINKOFF - SAXO	s.t.
3	Jean-Pierre DRUCKER	BMC RACING TEAM	s.t.
4	John MURPHY	UNITED HEALTHCARE	s.t.
5	Guillaume BOIVIN	OPTUM P/B KELLY BENEFIT	s.t.
6	Zico WAEYTENS	TEAM GIANT - ALPECIN	s.t.
7	Wouter WIPPERT	DRAPAC	s.t.
8	Tyler FARRAR	MTN - QHUBEKA	s.t.
9	Koen DE KORT	TEAM GIANT - ALPECIN	s.t.
10	Danny VAN POPPEL	TREK FACTORY RACING	s.t.
11	Robin CARPENTER	HINCAPIE RACING TEAM	s.t.
12	Martijn VERSCHOOR	TEAM NOVO NORDISK	s.t.
13	Jure KOCJAN	TEAM SMARTSTOP	s.t.
14	Mark RENSHAW	ETIXX - QUICK STEP	s.t.
15	Travis MCCABE	TEAM SMARTSTOP	s.t.
16	Ben HERMANS	BMC RACING TEAM	s.t.
17	Logan OWEN	AXEON CYCLING TEAM	s.t.
18	Lucas Sebastian HAEDO	JAMIS - HAGENS BERMAN	s.t.
19	Jay MCCARTHY	TINKOFF - SAXO	s.t.
20	Dion SMITH	HINCAPIE RACING TEAM	s.t.
21	Marco CANOLA	UNITED HEALTHCARE	s.t.
22	Christian KNEES	TEAM SKY	s.t.
23	Jordan KERBY	DRAPAC	s.t.
24	Luis ROMERO	JAMIS - HAGENS BERMAN	s.t.
25	Dennis VAN WINDEN	TEAM LOTTO NL - JUMBO	s.t.
26	Joseph ROSSKOPF	BMC RACING TEAM	s.t.
27	Robert GESINK	TEAM LOTTO NL - JUMBO	s.t.
28	Gavin MANNION	JELLY BELLY P/B MAXXIS	s.t.
29	Andrea PERON	TEAM NOVO NORDISK	s.t.
30	Markel IRIZAR	TREK FACTORY RACING	s.t.
31	Lawson CRADDOCK	TEAM GIANT - ALPECIN	s.t.
32	Peter KENNAUGH	TEAM SKY	s.t.
33	Julian ALAPHILIPPE	ETIXX - QUICK STEP	s.t.
34	Eric MARCOTTE	TEAM SMARTSTOP	s.t.
35	Thomas SOLADAY	OPTUM P/B KELLY BENEFIT	s.t.
36	Theo BOS	MTN - QHUBEKA	s.t.
37	Kiel REIJNEN	UNITED HEALTHCARE	s.t.
38	Rob BRITTON	TEAM SMARTSTOP	s.t.
39	Warren BARGUIL	TEAM GIANT - ALPECIN	s.t.
40	Fred RODRIGUEZ	JELLY BELLY P/B MAXXIS	s.t.
41	Jacques JANSE VAN RENSBURG	MTN - QHUBEKA	s.t.
42	Tanner PUTT	UNITED HEALTHCARE	s.t.
43	Tyler MAGNER	HINCAPIE RACING TEAM	s.t.
44	Michael SCHÄR	BMC RACING TEAM	s.t.
45	Ruben ZEPUNTKE	CANNONDALE-GARMIN	s.t.
46	Janez BRAJKOVIC	UNITED HEALTHCARE	s.t.
47	Joseph SCHMALZ	HINCAPIE RACING TEAM	s.t.
48	Yves LAMPAERT	ETIXX - QUICK STEP	s.t.
49	Jos VAN EMDEN	TEAM LOTTO NL - JUMBO	s.t.
50	Daniele BENNATI	TINKOFF - SAXO	s.t.
51	Alex HOWES	CANNONDALE-GARMIN	s.t.
52	Mike TEUNISSEN	TEAM LOTTO NL - JUMBO	s.t.
53	Maciej BODNAR	TINKOFF - SAXO	s.t.
54	Carter JONES	TEAM GIANT - ALPECIN	s.t.
55	Laurens TEN DAM	TEAM LOTTO NL - JUMBO	s.t.
56	Travis MEYER	DRAPAC	s.t.
57	Tom VAN ASBROECK	TEAM LOTTO NL - JUMBO	s.t.
58	Michael WOODS	OPTUM P/B KELLY BENEFIT	s.t.
59	Sergio Luis HENAO	TEAM SKY	s.t.
60	Roy CURVERS	TEAM GIANT - ALPECIN	s.t.
61	Philip DEIGNAN	TEAM SKY	s.t.
62	Tom ZIRBEL	OPTUM P/B KELLY BENEFIT	s.t.
63	Toms SKUJINS	HINCAPIE RACING TEAM	s.t.
64	Gregory OBANDO	JAMIS - HAGENS BERMAN	s.t.
65	Stijn DEVOLDER	TREK FACTORY RACING	s.t.
66	Daniel TEKLEHAIMANOT	MTN - QHUBEKA	s.t.
67	Benjamin JACQUES-MAYNES	JAMIS - HAGENS BERMAN	s.t.
68	Javier MEGIAS LEAL	TEAM NOVO NORDISK	s.t.
69	Joseph LEWIS	HINCAPIE RACING TEAM	s.t.
70	Daniel SUMMERHILL	UNITED HEALTHCARE	s.t.
71	Tao GEOGHEGAN HART	AXEON CYCLING TEAM	s.t.
72	Justin OIEN	AXEON CYCLING TEAM	s.t.
73	Joseph Lloyd DOMBROWSKI	CANNONDALE-GARMIN	s.t.
74	Kristoffer SKJERPING	CANNONDALE-GARMIN	s.t.
75	Phillip GAIMON	OPTUM P/B KELLY BENEFIT	s.t.
76	Matteo TRENTIN	ETIXX - QUICK STEP	s.t.
77	Manuel SENNI	BMC RACING TEAM	s.t.
78	Haimar ZUBELDIA	TREK FACTORY RACING	s.t.
79	Daniel EATON	AXEON CYCLING TEAM	s.t.
80	James ORAM	AXEON CYCLING TEAM	s.t.
81	Lasse Norman HANSEN	CANNONDALE-GARMIN	s.t.
82	Edward KING	CANNONDALE-GARMIN	s.t.
83	Danilo WYSS	BMC RACING TEAM	s.t.
84	Laurent DIDIER	TREK FACTORY RACING	s.t.
85	Riccardo ZOIDL	TREK FACTORY RACING	s.t.
86	Danny PATE	TEAM SKY	s.t.
87	Jesse ANTHONY	OPTUM P/B KELLY BENEFIT	s.t.
88	Ian BOSWELL	TEAM SKY	s.t.
89	Benjamin KING	CANNONDALE-GARMIN	s.t.
90	Ruben GUERREIRO	AXEON CYCLING TEAM	s.t.
91	Daniele RATTO	UNITED HEALTHCARE	s.t.
92	Nathan EARLE	TEAM SKY	s.t.
93	Alexander BRAICO	JELLY BELLY P/B MAXXIS	s.t.
94	Jasper STUYVEN	TREK FACTORY RACING	s.t.
95	Gregory DANIEL	AXEON CYCLING TEAM	s.t.
96	Chris BUTLER	TEAM SMARTSTOP	s.t.
97	Charles PLANET	TEAM NOVO NORDISK	s.t.
98	Travis LIVERMON	TEAM SMARTSTOP	s.t.
99	Sep VANMARCKE	TEAM LOTTO NL - JUMBO	s.t.
100	Johann VAN ZYL	MTN - QHUBEKA	s.t.
101	Joonas HENTTALA	TEAM NOVO NORDISK	s.t.
102	Jonathan CLARKE	UNITED HEALTHCARE	s.t.
103	Matthew BUSCHE	TREK FACTORY RACING	s.t.
104	Thierry HUPOND	TEAM GIANT - ALPECIN	s.t.
105	Lachlan NORRIS	DRAPAC	s.t.
106	Daniel Alexander JARAMILLO	JAMIS - HAGENS BERMAN	s.t.
107	Stephen LEECE	JAMIS - HAGENS BERMAN	s.t.
108	Evan HUFFMAN	TEAM SMARTSTOP	s.t.
109	Andzs FLAKSIS	HINCAPIE RACING TEAM	s.t.
110	Jesus HERNANDEZ	TINKOFF - SAXO	s.t.
111	Oscar CLARK	HINCAPIE RACING TEAM	s.t.
112	Martin VELITS	ETIXX - QUICK STEP	s.t.
113	Martin KOHLER	DRAPAC	s.t.
114	David LOZANO RIBA	TEAM NOVO NORDISK	s.t.
115	William CLARKE	DRAPAC	s.t.
116	Lachlan David MORTON	JELLY BELLY P/B MAXXIS	s.t.
117	Matthew Harley GOSS	MTN - QHUBEKA	s.t.
118	Campbell FLAKEMORE	BMC RACING TEAM	s.t.
119	Xabier ZANDIO ECHAIDE	TEAM SKY	s.t.
120	Geoffrey CURRAN	AXEON CYCLING TEAM	s.t.
121	Maarten WYNANTS	TEAM LOTTO NL - JUMBO	s.t.
122	Robert SWEETING	TEAM SMARTSTOP	@ 21sec
123	Nicolae TANOVITCHII	JELLY BELLY P/B MAXXIS	s.t.
124	Jacob RATHE	JELLY BELLY P/B MAXXIS	s.t.
125	Michael MORKOV	TINKOFF - SAXO	0:00:21
126	Carson MILLER	JAMIS - HAGENS BERMAN	0:00:24
127	David WILLIAMS	JAMIS - HAGENS BERMAN	0:00:27
128	Eric YOUNG	OPTUM P/B KELLY BENEFIT	s.t.
129	Michael KOLÁR	TINKOFF - SAXO	s.t.
130	Scott AMBROSE	TEAM NOVO NORDISK	s.t.
131	Will ROUTLEY	OPTUM P/B KELLY BENEFIT	0:00:33
132	Matt BRAMMEIER	MTN - QHUBEKA	0:00:33
133	Daniel OSS	BMC RACING TEAM	0:00:37
134	Johnathan FRETER	JELLY BELLY P/B MAXXIS	0:00:46
135	Stijn VANDENBERGH	ETIXX - QUICK STEP	0:00:52
136	Kevin DE MESMAEKER	TEAM NOVO NORDISK	s.t.
137	Gerald CIOLEK	MTN - QHUBEKA	@ 1min 38sec
138	Steve FISHER	JELLY BELLY P/B MAXXIS	0:03:31
139	Matti BRESCHEL	TINKOFF - SAXO	0:04:47
140	Guillaume VAN KEIRSBULCK	ETIXX - QUICK STEP	s.t.
141	Graeme BROWN	DRAPAC	0:05:23
142	Darren LAPTHORNE	DRAPAC	s.t.

GC after Stage 1:

1	Mark CAVENDISH	ETIXX - QUICK STEP	4hr 43min 17sec
2	William CLARKE	DRAPAC	@ 1sec
3	Peter SAGAN	TINKOFF - SAXO	0:00:04
4	Jean-Pierre DRUCKER	BMC RACING TEAM	0:00:06
5	Rob BRITTON	TEAM SMARTSTOP	0:00:06
6	John MURPHY	UNITED HEALTHCARE	0:00:10
7	Guillaume BOIVIN	OPTUM P/B KELLY BENEFIT	s.t.
8	Zico WAEYTENS	TEAM GIANT - ALPECIN	s.t.
9	Wouter WIPPERT	DRAPAC	s.t.
10	Tyler FARRAR	MTN - QHUBEKA	s.t.
11	Koen DE KORT	TEAM GIANT - ALPECIN	s.t.
12	Danny VAN POPPEL	TREK FACTORY RACING	s.t.
13	Robin CARPENTER	HINCAPIE RACING TEAM	s.t.
14	Martijn VERSCHOOR	TEAM NOVO NORDISK	s.t.
15	Jure KOCJAN	TEAM SMARTSTOP	s.t.
16	Mark RENSHAW	ETIXX - QUICK STEP	s.t.
17	Travis MCCABE	TEAM SMARTSTOP	s.t.
18	Ben HERMANS	BMC RACING TEAM	s.t.
19	Logan OWEN	AXEON CYCLING TEAM	s.t.
20	Lucas Sebastian HAEDO	JAMIS - HAGENS BERMAN	s.t.
21	Jay MCCARTHY	TINKOFF - SAXO	s.t.
22	Dion SMITH	HINCAPIE RACING TEAM	s.t.
23	Marco CANOLA	UNITED HEALTHCARE	s.t.
24	Christian KNEES	TEAM SKY	s.t.
25	Jordan KERBY	DRAPAC	s.t.
26	Luis ROMERO AMARAN	JAMIS - HAGENS BERMAN	s.t.
27	Dennis VAN WINDEN	TEAM LOTTO NL - JUMBO	s.t.
28	Joseph ROSSKOPF	BMC RACING TEAM	s.t.
29	Robert GESINK	TEAM LOTTO NL - JUMBO	s.t.
30	Gavin MANNION	JELLY BELLY P/B MAXXIS	s.t.
31	Andrea PERON	TEAM NOVO NORDISK	s.t.
32	Markel IRIZAR ARANBURU	TREK FACTORY RACING	s.t.
33	Lawson CRADDOCK	TEAM GIANT - ALPECIN	s.t.
34	Peter KENNAUGH	TEAM SKY	s.t.
35	Julian ALAPHILIPPE	ETIXX - QUICK STEP	s.t.
36	Eric MARCOTTE	TEAM SMARTSTOP	s.t.
37	Thomas SOLADAY	OPTUM P/B KELLY BENEFIT	s.t.
38	Theo BOS	MTN - QHUBEKA	s.t.
39	Kiel REIJNEN	UNITED HEALTHCARE	s.t.
40	Warren BARGUIL	TEAM GIANT - ALPECIN	s.t.
41	Fred RODRIGUEZ	JELLY BELLY P/B MAXXIS	s.t.
42	Jacques JANSE VAN RENSBURG	MTN - QHUBEKA	s.t.
43	Tanner PUTT	UNITED HEALTHCARE	s.t.
44	Tyler MAGNER	HINCAPIE RACING TEAM	s.t.
45	Michael SCHÄR	BMC RACING TEAM	s.t.
46	Ruben ZEPUNTKE	CANNONDALE-GARMIN	s.t.
47	Janez BRAJKOVIC	UNITED HEALTHCARE	s.t.
48	Joseph SCHMALZ	HINCAPIE RACING TEAM	s.t.
49	Yves LAMPAERT	ETIXX - QUICK STEP	s.t.
50	Jos VAN EMDEN	TEAM LOTTO NL - JUMBO	s.t.
51	Daniele BENNATI	TINKOFF - SAXO	s.t.
52	Alex HOWES	CANNONDALE-GARMIN	s.t.
53	Mike TEUNISSEN	TEAM LOTTO NL - JUMBO	s.t.
54	Maciej BODNAR	TINKOFF - SAXO	s.t.
55	Carter JONES	TEAM GIANT - ALPECIN	s.t.
56	Laurens TEN DAM	TEAM LOTTO NL - JUMBO	s.t.
57	Travis MEYER	DRAPAC	s.t.
58	Tom VAN ASBROECK	TEAM LOTTO NL - JUMBO	s.t.
59	Michael WOODS	OPTUM P/B KELLY BENEFIT	s.t.
60	Sergio Luis HENAO	TEAM SKY	s.t.
61	Roy CURVERS	TEAM GIANT - ALPECIN	s.t.
62	Philip DEIGNAN	TEAM SKY	s.t.
63	Tom ZIRBEL	OPTUM P/B KELLY BENEFIT	s.t.
64	Toms SKUJINS	HINCAPIE RACING TEAM	s.t.
65	Gregory OBANDO	JAMIS - HAGENS BERMAN	s.t.
66	Stijn DEVOLDER	TREK FACTORY RACING	s.t.
67	Daniel TEKLEHAIMANOT	MTN - QHUBEKA	s.t.
68	Benjamin JACQUES-MAYNES	JAMIS - HAGENS BERMAN	s.t.
69	Javier MEGIAS LEAL	TEAM NOVO NORDISK	s.t.
70	Joseph LEWIS	HINCAPIE RACING TEAM	s.t.
71	Daniel SUMMERHILL	UNITED HEALTHCARE	s.t.
72	Tao GEOGHEGAN HART	AXEON CYCLING TEAM	s.t.
73	Justin OIEN	AXEON CYCLING TEAM	s.t.
74	Joseph Lloyd DOMBROWSKI	CANNONDALE-GARMIN	s.t.
75	Kristoffer SKJERPING	CANNONDALE-GARMIN	s.t.
76	Phillip GAIMON	OPTUM P/B KELLY BENEFIT	s.t.
77	Matteo TRENTIN	ETIXX - QUICK STEP	s.t.
78	Manuel SENNI	BMC RACING TEAM	s.t.
79	Haimar ZUBELDIA	TREK FACTORY RACING	s.t.
80	Daniel EATON	AXEON CYCLING TEAM	s.t.
81	James ORAM	AXEON CYCLING TEAM	s.t.
82	Lasse Norman HANSEN	CANNONDALE-GARMIN	s.t.
83	Edward KING	CANNONDALE-GARMIN	s.t.
84	Danilo WYSS	BMC RACING TEAM	s.t.
85	Laurent DIDIER	TREK FACTORY RACING	s.t.
86	Riccardo ZOIDL	TREK FACTORY RACING	s.t.
87	Danny PATE	TEAM SKY	s.t.
88	Jesse ANTHONY	OPTUM P/B KELLY BENEFIT	s.t.
89	Ian BOSWELL	TEAM SKY	s.t.
90	Benjamin KING	CANNONDALE-GARMIN	s.t.
91	Ruben GUERREIRO	AXEON CYCLING TEAM	s.t.
92	Daniele RATTO	UNITED HEALTHCARE	s.t.
93	Nathan EARLE	TEAM SKY	s.t.
94	Alexander BRAICO	JELLY BELLY P/B MAXXIS	s.t.
95	Jasper STUYVEN	TREK FACTORY RACING	s.t.
96	Gregory DANIEL	AXEON CYCLING TEAM	s.t.
97	Chris BUTLER	TEAM SMARTSTOP	s.t.
98	Charles PLANET	TEAM NOVO NORDISK	s.t.
99	Travis LIVERMON	TEAM SMARTSTOP	s.t.
100	Sep VANMARCKE	TEAM LOTTO NL - JUMBO	s.t.
101	Johann VAN ZYL	MTN - QHUBEKA	s.t.
102	Joonas HENTTALA	TEAM NOVO NORDISK	s.t.
103	Jonathan CLARKE	UNITED HEALTHCARE	s.t.
104	Matthew BUSCHE	TREK FACTORY RACING	s.t.
105	Thierry HUPOND	TEAM GIANT - ALPECIN	s.t.
106	Lachlan NORRIS	DRAPAC	s.t.
107	Daniel Alexander JARAMILLO	JAMIS - HAGENS BERMAN	s.t.
108	Stephen LEECE	JAMIS - HAGENS BERMAN	s.t.
109	Evan HUFFMAN	TEAM SMARTSTOP	s.t.
110	Andzs FLAKSIS	HINCAPIE RACING TEAM	s.t.
111	Jesus HERNANDEZ	TINKOFF - SAXO	s.t.
112	Oscar CLARK	HINCAPIE RACING TEAM	s.t.
113	Martin VELITS	ETIXX - QUICK STEP	s.t.
114	Martin KOHLER	DRAPAC	s.t.
115	David LOZANO RIBA	TEAM NOVO NORDISK	s.t.
116	Lachlan David MORTON	JELLY BELLY P/B MAXXIS	s.t.
117	Matthew Harley GOSS	MTN - QHUBEKA	s.t.
118	Campbell FLAKEMORE	BMC RACING TEAM	s.t.
119	Xabier ZANDIO	TEAM SKY	s.t.
120	Geoffrey CURRAN	AXEON CYCLING TEAM	s.t.
121	Maarten WYNANTS	TEAM LOTTO NL - JUMBO	s.t.
122	Robert SWEETING	TEAM SMARTSTOP	0:00:28
123	Nicolae TANOVITCHII	JELLY BELLY P/B MAXXIS	0:00:31
124	Jacob RATHE	JELLY BELLY P/B MAXXIS	s.t.
125	Michael MORKOV	TINKOFF - SAXO	s.t.
126	Carson MILLER	JAMIS - HAGENS BERMAN	0:00:34
127	David WILLIAMS	JAMIS - HAGENS BERMAN	0:00:37
128	Eric YOUNG	OPTUM P/B KELLY BENEFIT	0:00:39
129	Michael KOLÁR	TINKOFF - SAXO	s.t.
130	Scott AMBROSE	TEAM NOVO NORDISK	s.t.
131	Will ROUTLEY	OPTUM P/B KELLY BENEFIT	0:00:43
132	Matt BRAMMEIER	MTN - QHUBEKA	s.t.
133	Daniel OSS	BMC RACING TEAM	0:00:47
134	Johnathan FRETER	JELLY BELLY P/B MAXXIS	0:00:56
135	Stijn VANDENBERGH	ETIXX - QUICK STEP	@ 1min 2sec
136	Kevin DE MESMAEKER	TEAM NOVO NORDISK	0:01:02
137	Gerald CIOLEK	MTN - QHUBEKA	0:01:48
138	Steve FISHER	JELLY BELLY P/B MAXXIS	0:03:39
139	Matti BRESCHEL	TINKOFF - SAXO	0:04:57
140	Guillaume VAN KEIRSBULCK	ETIXX - QUICK STEP	s.t.
141	Graeme BROWN	DRAPAC	0:05:33
142	Darren LAPTHORNE	DRAPAC	s.t.

Stage 1 map and profile:

Stage 1 map

Stage 1 profile

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