2019 Challenge Illes Balears - Volta Ciclista a Mallorca (4 x 1.1)

28th edition: January 31 - February 3, 2019

Challenge Illes Balears podium history | 2018 edition | 2020 edition

The Challenge Illes Balears/Ciclista Mallorca is a series of four 1.1 races held in late January - early February on the Balearic Islands in the western Mediterranean sea. While each race is an independent 1.1 ranked competition, until 2010 there was a General Classification for an overall winner as well.

Stage 1, Trofeo Ses Salines-Campos-Porreres-Felanitx | Stage 2, Trofeo Andratx - Lloseta | Stage 3, Trofeo Serra de Tramuntana | Stage 4, Trofeo Palma

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Sunday, February 3: Stage 4, Trofeo Palma, 159.6 km

Marcel Kittel is back! He wins Trofeo Palma.

The race: Here's the report from winner Marcel Kittel's Katusha-Alpecin team.

With two training camps behind him on Mallorca, Marcel Kittel raced to victory in Trofeo Palma on Sunday, securing his first win of the season and giving the German sprinter a much-needed boost of confidence.

Kittel: “I am very, very happy. This is more than just winning a stage here, it is also a little comeback after last year. In the last few days I could feel that my legs were good and I’m very happy that I could give this victory to my teammates as well as the confidence it gives to me at the start of the season. It’s very important. The team protected me so well. They all stayed with me during the difficult climb and I’m very happy.”

The series of one-day races came to an end today with the Trofeo Palma, 159.6k from Playa de Palma to Palma. A challenging climb with 40k to go saw teamwork play into the tactics and set up Kittel for success. Erik Zabel, team performance manager, explained the strategy behinds today’s victory:

“During the training camp we did this climb and then Marcel came alone four days ago to do it again. I think it was important that he had the confidence that he could do it. Before dinner last night we had a short meeting and asked him how he felt. He was very optimistic, and this morning too. So we asked the climbers to stay close to him on the climb to protect him and bring him over the climb. The team worked so well together, and in the end, he did a great sprint.”

Joining Kittel on the podium for second and third places were Timothy Dupont of Wanty-Groupe Gobert 85 and Hugo Hofstetter (Cofidis), all on the same time of 3:45:23 (42.49 km/h).

Sports director Claudio Cozzi brimmed with pride from the day’s efforts: “We saw during training camp that Kittel was in good condition and that today’s shorter stage would be a good opportunity for him. It wasn’t simple because of the climb with 40k to go, so we dedicated the full team to him. Even the climbers stayed with him to help pass the climb and we came down in good position.”

Erik Zabel concluded: “I’ve been working closely with Marcel for 3 months now and I’ve liked everything I’ve seen so far. Since the first of December we have been training and focused on this new season, not looking back, and today was a nice moment to see the results of everyone’s efforts.”

Complete Results:

159.6 kilometers raced at an average speed of 42.488 km/hr

1	KITTEL Marcel	Katusha-Alpecin	3hr 45min 23sec
2	DUPONT Timothy	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	s.t.
3	HOFSTETTER Hugo	Cofidis	s.t.
4	NOPPE Christophe	Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise	s.t.
5	GREIPEL André	Arkea-Samsic	s.t.
6	SELIG Rüdiger	Bora-hansgrohe	s.t.
7	MONCASSIN Maxence	Amore & Vita-Prodir	s.t.
8	DEGENKOLB John	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
9	VALLÉE Boris	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	s.t.
10	ROJAS José Joaquín	Movistar	s.t.
11	KRISTOFF Alexander	UAE-Team Emirates	s.t.
12	SANZ Enrique	Euskadi Basque Country	s.t.
13	BOUDAT Thomas	Direct Energie	s.t.
14	DE BUYST Jasper	Lotto-Soudal	s.t.
15	WEEMAES Sasha	Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise	s.t.
16	ALONSO Mikel	Equipo Euskadi	s.t.
17	ENGER Sondre Holst	Israel Cycling Academy	s.t.
18	MCCARTHY Robert-Jon	Canyon DHB	s.t.
19	VIEJO Jose Daniel	Euskadi Basque Country	s.t.
20	ABERASTURI Jon	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	s.t.
21	CARSTENSEN Lucas	Bike Aid	s.t.
22	ROELANDTS Jürgen	Movistar	s.t.
23	CARDIS Romain	Direct Energie	s.t.
24	ALAFACI Eugenio	EvoPro Racing	s.t.
25	VAN ROOY Kenneth	Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise	s.t.
26	VAN STAEYEN Michael	Roompot-Charles	s.t.
27	PELEGRÍ Óscar	Spain	s.t.
28	FEELEY Daire	EvoPro Racing	s.t.
29	MURPHY John	Rally UHC Cycling	s.t.
30	VAN POUCKE Aaron	Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise	s.t.
31	BENNASSAR Joan	Spain	s.t.
32	DE BIE Sean	Roompot-Charles	s.t.
33	LIZDE Seid	EvoPro Racing	s.t.
34	MORIN Emmanuel	Cofidis	s.t.
35	COTÉ Pier-André	Rally UHC Cycling	s.t.
36	DOWNEY Mark	EvoPro Racing	s.t.
37	PLANCKAERT Emiel	Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise	s.t.
38	CAÑELLAS Xavier	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	s.t.
39	VAN POPPEL Boy	Roompot-Charles	s.t.
40	WILLEMS Thimo	Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise	s.t.
41	MATHIS Marco	Cofidis	s.t.
42	BANASZEK Alan	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	s.t.
43	LEYSEN Senne	Roompot-Charles	s.t.
44	MARTIN Gotzon	Equipo Euskadi	s.t.
45	LAMBRECHT Bjorg	Lotto-Soudal	s.t.
46	MAS Lluís	Movistar	s.t.
47	UDONDO Gotzon	Euskadi Basque Country	s.t.
48	FREULER Jan-André	Amore & Vita-Prodir	s.t.
49	COLMAN Alex	Canyon DHB	s.t.
50	BOGDANOVICS Maris	Interpro Cycling Academy	s.t.
51	ASSELMAN Jesper	Roompot-Charles	s.t.
52	BARCELÓ Fernando	Euskadi Basque Country	s.t.
53	MOSCHETTI Matteo	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
54	RUSSO Clément	Arkea-Samsic	s.t.
55	PATON Alex	Canyon DHB	s.t.
56	DRUCKER Jempy	Bora-hansgrohe	s.t.
57	BENNATI Daniele	Movistar	s.t.
58	MÜNSTERMANN Per	Team Sauerland NRW	s.t.
59	CUADRADO Unai	Equipo Euskadi	s.t.
60	MAJKA Rafał	Bora-hansgrohe	s.t.
61	BACKAERT Frederik	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	s.t.
62	KNOLLE Jon	Team Sauerland NRW	s.t.
63	MCGEOUGH Cormac	EvoPro Racing	s.t.
64	HENNESSY Jacob	Canyon DHB	s.t.
65	SAGIV Guy	Israel Cycling Academy	s.t.
66	GOLDSTEIN Roy	Israel Cycling Academy	s.t.
67	ARMÉE Sander	Lotto-Soudal	s.t.
68	SARAMOTINS Aleksejs	Interpro Cycling Academy	s.t.
69	ZABEL Rick	Katusha-Alpecin	s.t.
70	MAGNER Ty	Rally UHC Cycling	s.t.
71	LE ROUX Romain	Arkea-Samsic	s.t.
72	LEINAU Joann	Team Sauerland NRW	@ 11sec
73	VAN GINNEKEN Sjoerd	Roompot-Charles	s.t.
74	CIMOLAI Davide	Israel Cycling Academy	s.t.
75	PONCE Samuel	Interpro Cycling Academy	s.t.
76	AZURMENDI Ibai	Equipo Euskadi	s.t.
77	LÓPEZ-CÓZAR Juan	Euskadi Basque Country	s.t.
78	DE WINTER Ludwig	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	s.t.
79	SCHILLINGER Andreas	Bora-hansgrohe	s.t.
80	VAN GOETHEM Brian	Lotto-Soudal	s.t.
81	KREDER Wesley	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	s.t.
82	CATAFORD Alexander	Israel Cycling Academy	s.t.
83	BIERMANS Jenthe	Katusha-Alpecin	s.t.
84	JARRIER Benoît	Arkea-Samsic	s.t.
85	ERVITI Imanol	Movistar	s.t.
86	TOUZE Damien	Cofidis	s.t.
87	VAN ENGELEN Adne	Bike Aid	s.t.
88	HUDRY Florian	Interpro Cycling Academy	s.t.
89	LEINAU Louis	Team Sauerland NRW	s.t.
90	WOLF Justin	Bike Aid	s.t.
91	SERRANO Gonzalo	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	s.t.
92	VAN WINDEN Dennis	Israel Cycling Academy	s.t.
93	BENEDETTI Cesare	Bora-hansgrohe	s.t.
94	BOOM Lars	Roompot-Charles	s.t.
95	MORA Sebastián	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	s.t.
96	BATTAGLIN Enrico	Katusha-Alpecin	s.t.
97	POLITT Nils	Katusha-Alpecin	s.t.
98	ZAKARIN Ilnur	Katusha-Alpecin	s.t.
99	BOIVIN Guillaume	Israel Cycling Academy	0:23
100	BEPPU Fumiyuki	Trek-Segafredo	0:25
101	MARCATO Marco	UAE-Team Emirates	s.t.
102	OLIVEIRA Rui	UAE-Team Emirates	s.t.
103	FRISON Frederik	Lotto-Soudal	s.t.
104	GONZALEZ David	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	0:29
105	LIGTHART Pim	Direct Energie	0:35
106	LEMOINE Cyril	Cofidis	0:42
107	SKUJIŅŠ Toms	Trek-Segafredo	0:46
108	BOSTOCK Matthew	Canyon DHB	0:48
109	PASQUALON Andrea	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	s.t.
110	BRAMBILLA Gianluca	Trek-Segafredo	1:00
111	BRITTON Rob	Rally UHC Cycling	1:10
112	GOIKOETXEA Peio	Equipo Euskadi	1:13
113	LLANERAS Pau	Spain	s.t.
114	IRIZAR Markel	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
115	GONZÁLEZ Mario	Euskadi Basque Country	s.t.
116	MORI Manuele	UAE-Team Emirates	s.t.
117	RIABUSHENKO Alexandr	UAE-Team Emirates	s.t.
118	PEDRERO Antonio	Movistar	s.t.
119	TULIK Angelo	Direct Energie	s.t.
120	NAULEAU Bryan	Direct Energie	s.t.
121	SÁEZ Héctor	Euskadi Basque Country	s.t.
122	EDET Nicolas	Cofidis	s.t.
123	BOSWELL Ian	Katusha-Alpecin	s.t.
124	HUFFMAN Evan	Rally UHC Cycling	s.t.
125	CONCI Nicola	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
126	LAENGEN Vegard Stake	UAE-Team Emirates	1:51
127	DE VOS Adam	Rally UHC Cycling	2:09
128	SELLIER Simon	Direct Energie	4:18
129	GUERNALEC Thibault	Arkea-Samsic	s.t.
130	NAESEN Lawrence	Lotto-Soudal	4:53
131	TORRES Albert	Spain	5:03
132	NIKA Iltjan	Amore & Vita-Prodir	6:48
133	ZHUPA Eugert	EvoPro Racing	s.t.
134	BICHLMANN Daniel	Bike Aid	s.t.
135	IRIBAR Unai	Spain	s.t.
136	ARANBURU Jokin	Equipo Euskadi	s.t.
137	INTRA Felix	Team Sauerland NRW	s.t.
138	ZHYHUNOU Dzmitry	Equipo Euskadi	s.t.
139	BUADES Marc	Spain	s.t.
140	WAGNER Robert	Arkea-Samsic	s.t.
141	DE DECKER Alfdan	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	s.t.
142	DE BOCK Stijn	Canyon DHB	s.t.
143	MESTRE Dominic	EvoPro Racing	9:08
144	CASANOVAS David	Interpro Cycling Academy	s.t.
145	VERWILST Aaron	Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise	s.t.
146	AMORES Julio	Spain	s.t.

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Saturday, February 2: Stage 3, Trofeo Serra de Tramuntana, Soller - Deia, 179.3 km

Tim Wellens got to the finish line 14 seconds ahead of anyone else.

The race: Here's the report from winner Tim Wellens' Lotto-Soudal team.

After a fifth and second place in the past two Trofeos, Tim Wellens now took his first victory of the season today. For the third consecutive year, Wellens won the Trofeo de Tramuntana. The Lotto Soudal rider finished solo in Deiá, ahead of Emanuel Buchmann and world champion Alejandro Valverde.

From the start, Lotto Soudal wanted to light up the race and make it a long and tough day in the saddle. Still early in the race, the bunch was split to pieces but eventually - for a moment at least - calm restored in the peloton. Three riders managed to take some advantage, with the peloton chasing behind. During the finale, Emanuel Buchmann - just like yesterday - reached out his hand to a solo victory but Hermans, Higuita and Lotto Soudal rider Tim Wellens did not let that happen again. They set up a chase and somewhat later, Wellens joined Buchmann at the font of the race. Around five kilometres from the line, Wellens attacked, distanced Buchmann and rode solo to his third consecutive victory in Deiá.

Tim Wellens: “Immediately after the start, the roads started to rise. We decided to take the initiative ourselves in order to make it a tough day. There were quite a few crucial moments today, but the team always neutralised the danger as they rode at the front of the bunch and as such taking matters into our own hands. At a certain point on the course, we decided to go full gas with the whole team, which caused the peloton to split to pieces. However, it was still reasonably long till the ultimate climb so we decided to wait for a moment and let everybody return.”

“I attacked on the last climb of the day, looking for head of the race Buchmann. Initially, I chased Buchmann together with two other riders but as I took some risks in the wet descent, only one rider was able to follow. I knew the course all too well and that really did help me a lot today. Later, I could join Buchmann at the front and at around five kilometres to go, I left him behind during a technical descent. He told me that he was cramping up so I took full advantage of that.”

“My next race will be my first participation in Etoile de Besseges, where I want to pursue a good overall classification. The final time trial will be crucial. Besseges is mostly a nervous race due to the increased chance of echelons, so we really have to pay attention there.”

Complete Results:

179.3 kilometers raced at an average speed of 36.950 km/hr

1	WELLENS Tim	Lotto-Soudal	4hr 50min 40sec
2	BUCHMANN Emanuel	Bora-hansgrohe	@ 14sec
3	VALVERDE Alejandro	Movistar	@ 1min 2sec
4	HIGUITA Sergio	Equipo Euskadi	1:19
5	ŠPILAK Simon	Katusha-Alpecin	1:33
6	OLIVEIRA Nelson	Movistar	1:46
7	MARTIN Guillaume	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	s.t.
8	WEENING Pieter	Roompot-Charles	s.t.
9	ROJAS José Joaquín	Movistar	1:49
10	CICCONE Giulio	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
11	KONRAD Patrick	Bora-hansgrohe	1:58
12	MAJKA Rafał	Bora-hansgrohe	s.t.
13	HERRADA José	Cofidis	2:11
14	PETILLI Simone	UAE-Team Emirates	2:12
15	ARU Fabio	UAE-Team Emirates	s.t.
16	ZAKARIN Ilnur	Katusha-Alpecin	s.t.
17	HANSEN Jesper	Cofidis	2:19
18	HERMANS Ben	Israel Cycling Academy	s.t.
19	BRAMBILLA Gianluca	Trek-Segafredo	2:26
20	SERRANO Gonzalo	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	2:45
21	RODRÍGUEZ Óscar	Euskadi Basque Country	3:47
22	FELLINE Fabio	Trek-Segafredo	5:09
23	BARCELÓ Fernando	Euskadi Basque Country	s.t.
24	SPRENGERS Thomas	Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise	6:09
25	VAN POUCKE Aaron	Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise	s.t.
26	VAN DER LIJKE Nick	Roompot-Charles	s.t.
27	LASTRA Jonathan	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	s.t.
28	LAMBRECHT Bjorg	Lotto-Soudal	s.t.
29	ARMÉE Sander	Lotto-Soudal	s.t.
30	VAN HECKE Preben	Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise	s.t.
31	MARTIN Gotzon	Equipo Euskadi	7:18
32	LIGTHART Pim	Direct Energie	7:51
33	VERWILST Aaron	Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise	9:01
34	VAN MELSEN Kevin	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	9:48
35	GOGL Michael	Trek-Segafredo	9:58
36	SAMITIER Sergio	Euskadi Basque Country	10:13
37	BENEDETTI Cesare	Bora-hansgrohe	10:50
38	KOCHETKOV Pavel	Katusha-Alpecin	s.t.
39	SKUJIŅŠ Toms	Trek-Segafredo	10:56
40	MATÉ Luis Ángel	Cofidis	11:14
41	SÁEZ Héctor	Euskadi Basque Country	s.t.
42	BRITTON Rob	Rally UHC Cycling	11:41
43	MCNULTY Brandon	Rally UHC Cycling	s.t.
44	FEELEY Daire	EvoPro Racing	12:03
45	CONCI Nicola	Trek-Segafredo	12:23
46	COLMAN Alex	Canyon DHB	12:38
47	BUADES Marc	Spain	s.t.
48	CUADROS Álvaro	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	12:56
49	HERRADA Jesús	Cofidis	14:32
50	STEWART Thomas	Canyon DHB	15:29
51	BOSWELL Ian	Katusha-Alpecin	s.t.
52	EG Niklas	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
53	DELTOMBE Kevin	Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise	s.t.
54	LUKŠEVICS Viesturs	Amore & Vita-Prodir	s.t.
55	MANNION Gavin	Rally UHC Cycling	s.t.
56	ASSELMAN Jesper	Roompot-Charles	17:20
57	RAVASI Edward	UAE-Team Emirates	s.t.
58	AGUIRRE Hernán	Interpro Cycling Academy	s.t.
59	EDET Nicolas	Cofidis	17:33
60	QUÉMÉNEUR Perrig	Direct Energie	s.t.
61	AZURMENDI Ibai	Equipo Euskadi	s.t.
62	MORA Sebastián	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	s.t.
63	BERNARDINETTI Marco	Amore & Vita-Prodir	s.t.
64	UDONDO Gotzon	Euskadi Basque Country	17:38
65	BURGAUDEAU Mathieu	Direct Energie	18:05
66	PLAZA Rubén	Israel Cycling Academy	s.t.
67	CUADRADO Unai	Equipo Euskadi	19:47
68	SICARD Romain	Direct Energie	19:56
69	LÓPEZ-CÓZAR Juan	Euskadi Basque Country	22:46
70	LOPEZ Diego	Equipo Euskadi	s.t.
71	VAN GINNEKEN Sjoerd	Roompot-Charles	22:47
72	VAN POPPEL Boy	Roompot-Charles	s.t.

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Friday, February 1: Stage 2, Trofeo Andratx - Lloseta, 172.2 km

Trofeo Andratx-Lloseta goes to Emanuel Buchmann

The race: Here's the report from winner Emanuel Buchmann's Bora-hansgrohe team.

The second race of the Mallorca Challenge was also one for the true climbers. A parcours packed with up and downs on twisty, narrow roads promised another exciting day in the saddle, while the rainy weather conditions in the beginning made it even more difficult for the riders. The race start in Andratx was followed by the first uphill sections, where the first riders tried to break away from the bunch. However, it took more than 20k until a group of four was finally able to break away from the peloton. Movistar took control of the bunch and the gap to the escapees was controlled at around 3 minutes. Until that stage of the race, BORA – hansgrohe took it relatively easy, trying to save as much energy as possible for the hardest part of the day.

The Puig Major awaited the riders, and today BORA – hansgrohe had even more cards to play, as Patrick Konrad and Rafal Majka were joined by another two strong climbers in Emanuel Buchmann and Pete Kennaugh. The bunch accelerated on the climb, and three of the escapees were able to hang onto a 40’’ lead. But Movistar kept the pace high in the downhill and with 25k to go, the break was finally caught. When the bunch settled, Emanuel Buchmann took the opportunity to launch another attack. Giving it his all, the German was able to open a 40’’ gap. With 10k to go, a strong chasing group of six tried to catch up with Emu, but Buchmann kept his focus and defended his lead in superior style. In the end he took an invaluable victory in Lloseta after soloing the last 20 kilometers.

From the Finish Line:
"What a start to the season! One of my goals for 2019 was to improve my ability to win races. But I didn’t expect to already win my first one. Normally I use these first races more as intense training sessions under race conditions. That’s why I wanted to go deep today and attacked when I got the opportunity. I think I improved overall during the winter, even though it may be too early in the season to say that. But so far I can definitely be really happy!”  – Emanuel Buchmann

"Wow, what a ride! How he finished that one off, just impressive. But I want to congratulate the whole team. It was important to stay in a good position in the beginning, but also to stay focused before Soller. Everybody did a great job, and after the Puig Major we still had numerous riders in the main bunch. We wanted to try something, and Emu was the first one to give it a go. From there on it was just all-in. I am really happy for Emu, he proved several times how strong he can be, but he didn’t win a lot so far. That’s why this one is really special.” – André Schulze, Sport Director

Complete Results:

172.2 kilometers raced at an average speed of 37.026 km/hr

1	BUCHMANN Emanuel	Bora-hansgrohe	4hr 39min 3sec
2	WELLENS Tim	Lotto-Soudal	@ 16sec
3	MOLLEMA Bauke	Trek-Segafredo	19
4	WEENING Pieter	Roompot-Charles	21
5	HERRADA Jesús	Cofidis	35
6	BRAMBILLA Gianluca	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
7	MARTIN Guillaume	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	37
8	ROELANDTS Jürgen	Movistar	41
9	BARGUIL Warren	Arkea-Samsic	45
10	VALVERDE Alejandro	Movistar	51
11	LAMBRECHT Bjorg	Lotto-Soudal	s.t.
12	HIGUITA Sergio	Equipo Euskadi	s.t.
13	MARTIN Dan	UAE-Team Emirates	56
14	KONRAD Patrick	Bora-hansgrohe	1:14
15	GOGL Michael	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
16	VAN DER LIJKE Nick	Roompot-Charles	s.t.
17	ENGER Sondre Holst	Israel Cycling Academy	s.t.
18	MEURISSE Xandro	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	1:16
19	CRAS Steff	Katusha-Alpecin	s.t.
20	PETILLI Simone	UAE-Team Emirates	s.t.
21	ARMÉE Sander	Lotto-Soudal	s.t.
22	EDET Nicolas	Cofidis	s.t.
23	RAVASI Edward	UAE-Team Emirates	s.t.
24	HERRADA José	Cofidis	1:22
25	MAJKA Rafał	Bora-hansgrohe	s.t.
26	LASTRA Jonathan	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	s.t.
27	VAN POUCKE Aaron	Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise	s.t.
28	MATÉ Luis Ángel	Cofidis	1:26
29	HANSEN Jesper	Cofidis	s.t.
30	SAMITIER Sergio	Euskadi Basque Country	s.t.
31	PLAZA Rubén	Israel Cycling Academy	1:30
32	SKUJIŅŠ Toms	Trek-Segafredo	1:32
33	BOSWELL Ian	Katusha-Alpecin	1:38
34	CATAFORD Alexander	Israel Cycling Academy	1:54
35	OLIVEIRA Nelson	Movistar	5:43
36	PEARSON Daniel	Canyon DHB	10:58
37	GONZALEZ David	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	s.t.
38	MOLINA Antonio	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	s.t.
39	VAN ENGELEN Adne	Bike Aid	s.t.
40	AZURMENDI Ibai	Equipo Euskadi	s.t.
41	NAESEN Lawrence	Lotto-Soudal	s.t.
42	BENEDETTI Cesare	Bora-hansgrohe	s.t.
43	CUADROS Álvaro	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	s.t.
44	MARTIN Gotzon	Equipo Euskadi	s.t.
45	FRISON Frederik	Lotto-Soudal	s.t.
46	SOTO Antonio Jesus	Equipo Euskadi	s.t.
47	MONFORT Maxime	Lotto-Soudal	s.t.
48	BATTAGLIN Enrico	Katusha-Alpecin	s.t.
49	KRISTOFF Alexander	UAE-Team Emirates	s.t.
50	FELLINE Fabio	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
51	ERVITI Imanol	Movistar	s.t.
52	BARCELÓ Fernando	Euskadi Basque Country	s.t.
53	SICARD Romain	Direct Energie	s.t.
54	MORIN Emmanuel	Cofidis	15:32
55	PLANCKAERT Emiel	Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise	s.t.
56	DE VOS Adam	Rally UHC Cycling	s.t.
57	VAN GOMPEL Mathias	Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise	s.t.
58	VAN ROOY Kenneth	Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise	s.t.
59	FEELEY Daire	EvoPro Racing	s.t.
60	TOUZE Damien	Cofidis	s.t.
61	TIMMERMANS Justin	Roompot-Charles	15:35
62	BOUDAT Thomas	Direct Energie	s.t.
63	GEBREMEDHIN Awet	Israel Cycling Academy	s.t.
64	JARRIER Benoît	Arkea-Samsic	s.t.
65	PASQUALON Andrea	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	s.t.
66	NIV Guy	Israel Cycling Academy	s.t.
67	RODRÍGUEZ Óscar	Euskadi Basque Country	s.t.
68	ANDERSON Ryan	Rally UHC Cycling	s.t.
69	RIABUSHENKO Alexandr	UAE-Team Emirates	s.t.
70	SÁEZ Héctor	Euskadi Basque Country	s.t.
71	CUADRADO Unai	Equipo Euskadi	s.t.
72	DEGENKOLB John	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
73	KOCHETKOV Pavel	Katusha-Alpecin	s.t.
74	MARCATO Marco	UAE-Team Emirates	s.t.
75	MOINARD Amaël	Arkea-Samsic	s.t.
76	GOIKOETXEA Peio	Equipo Euskadi	20:10
77	PELEGRÍ Óscar	Spain	s.t.
78	DUPONT Timothy	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	s.t.
79	AMORES Julio Alberto	Spain	s.t.
80	BIERMANS Jenthe	Katusha-Alpecin	s.t.
81	SCHILLINGER Andreas	Bora-hansgrohe	s.t.
82	WILLEMS Thimo	Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise	s.t.
83	VAN WINDEN Dennis	Israel Cycling Academy	s.t.
84	KREDER Wesley	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	s.t.
85	ĐURASEK Kristijan	UAE-Team Emirates	s.t.
86	AGUIRRE Hernán	Interpro Cycling Academy	s.t.
87	MINNAARD Marco	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	s.t.
88	LÓPEZ-CÓZAR Juan	Euskadi Basque Country	s.t.
89	MCCARTHY Robert-Jon	Canyon DHB	20:14
90	KENNAUGH Peter	Bora-hansgrohe	20:21

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Thursday, January 31: Stage 1, Trofeo Ses Salines - Campos - Porreres - Felanitx, 176.9 km

Jesus Herrada takes the first stage, eleven seconds ahead of his nearest chaser, Guillaume Martin.

The race: Here's the report from second-place Guillaume Martin's Wanty-Groupe Gobert team.

Wanty-Gobert Cycling Team started on Thursday in the Trofeo Ses Salines, Campos, Porreres, Felanitx (1.1, 31/01) their first road race of the 2019 season. Guillaume Martin was already feeling well on training camp and immediately turned that work into an excellent result on Mallorca. The finish of the first race of the Challenge Mallorca was tough with a 5 kilometer climb.

A finish that our Guillaume Martin loves. Guillaume attacked already at the foot of the climb with the Portuguese rider Gonçalves. He dropped Gonçalves and only Jésus Herrada was able to pass our 25-year-old Frenchman in the final kilometer. In the battle for 2nd place Martin was able to hold off the likes of Mollema, Valverde and Wellens 11 seconds behind Herrada. Fabien Doubeyalso showed himself with a solid 11th place. An excellent start to our road campaign 2019.

Guillaume Martin:
"It is good for the team to enter 2019 with this result. It shows that we have worked well on team training over the past weeks. The team gave me good support today, the wind made it a nervous day. Thus we stayed with our seven riders grouped in the peloton. I would like to give a shout-out to Boris Vallée who protected me during the day, and also Backy (Frederik Backaert, ed.)piloted me very well in the final. Unfortunately the other teammates were held up by a crash."

"On the final climb I chose to attack at the foot. With riders as world champion Valverde present I did not want to wait for the final kilometer. I already accelerated with 4 kilometers to go. Herrada joined me under la flamme rouge and was therefore more fresh in the steep final kilometer. But I do not regret my early attack. "

"Also last year we started the season with a 2nd place for Odd Eiking in Grand Prix La Marseillaise. But the week is not over yet! This performance gives hope and maybe we can still score a victory in the upcoming days. With this achievement we anyhow show that Wanty-Gobert can compete with the strongest teams. "

Steven De Neef (sports director):
"Guillaume confirms that his condition is solid from the beginning of the season. It is great that he immediately converts the training work into a result. There was a tight wind today, so the race remained closed for a long time. I am satisfied with the team work. Guys like Boris Vallée have been able to do their positioning job well during the stage."

"Unfortunately, Meurisse, Eiking and Van Melsen were involved in a major crash at less than 20 kilometers from the finish. They could end the stage without too much damage, but they were eliminated for today's victory. That's why we changed the plan and launched Guillaume. We know he can handle a climb like this. There was little to do about Herrada, but Guillaume was able to hold off some big names."

Complete Results:

176.9 kilometers raced at an average speed of 42.038 km/hr

1	HERRADA Jesús	Cofidis	4hr 12min 29sec
2	MARTIN Guillaume	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	@ 11sec
3	MOLLEMA Bauke	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
4	VALVERDE Alejandro	Movistar	s.t.
5	WELLENS Tim	Lotto-Soudal	0:13
6	HIGUITA Sergio	Equipo Euskadi	s.t.
7	KONRAD Patrick	Bora-hansgrohe	s.t.
8	ARU Fabio	UAE-Team Emirates	0:16
9	BARGUIL Warren	Arkea-Samsic	s.t.
10	MAJKA Rafał	Bora-hansgrohe	s.t.
11	DOUBEY Fabien	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	0:24
12	LASTRA Jonathan	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	0:26
13	ŠPILAK Simon	Katusha-Alpecin	0:33
14	SERRANO Gonzalo	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	0:41
15	SICARD Romain	Direct Energie	s.t.
16	VAN DER LIJKE Nick	Roompot-Charles	0:47
17	BENEDETTI Cesare	Bora-hansgrohe	0:49
18	GONÇALVES José	Katusha-Alpecin	0:54
19	DE BIE Sean	Roompot-Charles	1:00
20	CICCONE Giulio	Trek-Segafredo	1:19
21	FABBRO Matteo	Katusha-Alpecin	1:25
22	POLITT Nils	Katusha-Alpecin	1:43
23	VAN GINNEKEN Sjoerd	Roompot-Charles	1:53
24	VAN ROOY Kenneth	Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise	s.t.
25	MCNULTY Brandon	Rally UHC Cycling	1:57
26	ENGER Sondre Holst	Israel Cycling Academy	2:00
27	SPRENGERS Thomas	Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise	2:10
28	MONFORT Maxime	Lotto-Soudal	s.t.
29	ROJAS José Joaquín	Movistar	2:15
30	TULIK Angelo	Direct Energie	2:24
31	MORI Manuele	UAE-Team Emirates	2:27
32	NIV Guy	Israel Cycling Academy	2:40
33	HOLLENSTEIN Reto	Katusha-Alpecin	3:16
34	RUSSO Clément	Arkea-Samsic	s.t.
35	VAN STAEYEN Michael	Roompot-Charles	3:25
36	BACKAERT Frederik	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	3:36
37	PELEGRÍ Óscar	Espanola Pista	3:50
38	TOUZE Damien	Cofidis	4:00
39	SOTO Antonio Jesus	Equipo Euskadi	s.t.
40	CAÑELLAS Xavier	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	4:02
41	VAN HECKE Preben	Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise	4:14
42	ZABEL Rick	Katusha-Alpecin	s.t.
43	OLIVEIRA Nelson	Movistar	s.t.
44	MAS Lluís	Movistar	s.t.
45	MORIN Emmanuel	Cofidis	s.t.
46	HERRADA José	Cofidis	s.t.
47	BONNAMOUR Franck	Arkea-Samsic	s.t.
48	DEGENKOLB John	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
49	FRISON Frederik	Lotto-Soudal	4:31
50	WOUTERS Enzo	Lotto-Soudal	s.t.
51	HOFSTETTER Hugo	Cofidis	5:05
52	MATHIS Marco	Cofidis	s.t.
53	VAN WINDEN Dennis	Israel Cycling Academy	s.t.
54	OLIVEIRA Rui	UAE-Team Emirates	s.t.
55	ANDERSON Ryan	Rally UHC Cycling	s.t.
56	MARCATO Marco	UAE-Team Emirates	s.t.
57	BEPPU Fumiyuki	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
58	MOLINA Antonio	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	s.t.
59	VAN POPPEL Boy	Roompot-Charles	s.t.
60	ZHYHUNOU Dzmitry	Equipo Euskadi	s.t.
61	DRUCKER Jempy	Bora-hansgrohe	5:08
62	FELLINE Fabio	Trek-Segafredo	5:43
63	MONCASSIN Maxence	Amore & Vita-Prodir	5:47
64	SCHILLINGER Andreas	Bora-hansgrohe	6:19
65	ALAFACI Eugenio	EvoPro Racing	6:50
66	VALLÉE Boris	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	s.t.
67	ROELANDTS Jürgen	Movistar	6:53
68	LIZDE Seid	EvoPro Racing	6:56
69	KRISTOFF Alexander	UAE-Team Emirates	7:31
70	BANASZEK Alan	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	s.t.
71	ALONSO Mikel	Equipo Euskadi	7:36
72	INTRA Felix	Team Sauerland NRW	7:52
73	ABERASTURI Jon	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	s.t.
74	WILLEMS Thimo	Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise	7:55
75	PONCE Samuel	Interpro Cycling Academy	s.t.
76	HERMANS Ben	Israel Cycling Academy	s.t.
77	TIMMERMANS Justin	Roompot-Charles	s.t.
78	VAN GOETHEM Brian	Lotto-Soudal	s.t.
79	MOSCHETTI Matteo	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
80	FEELEY Daire	EvoPro Racing	7:58
81	LUKŠEVICS Viesturs	Amore & Vita-Prodir	s.t.
82	IRIZAR Markel	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
83	GEBREMEDHIN Awet	Israel Cycling Academy	s.t.
84	FREULER Jan-André	Amore & Vita-Prodir	s.t.
85	BOOM Lars	Roompot-Charles	8:06
86	KITTEL Marcel	Katusha-Alpecin	s.t.
87	TORRES Pablo	Interpro Cycling Academy	8:21
88	BOGDANOVICS Maris	Interpro Cycling Academy	s.t.
89	GOLDSTEIN Roy	Israel Cycling Academy	8:24
90	SAGAN Juraj	Bora-hansgrohe	s.t.
91	NAULEAU Bryan	Direct Energie	s.t.
92	MEURISSE Xandro	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	s.t.
93	VERWILST Aaron	Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise	s.t.
94	BRITTON Rob	Rally UHC Cycling	s.t.
95	SELLIER Simon	Direct Energie	s.t.
96	BURGAUDEAU Mathieu	Direct Energie	s.t.
97	KONING Peter	Bike Aid	s.t.
98	VAN ENGELEN Adne	Bike Aid	s.t.
99	SARAMOTINS Aleksejs	Interpro Cycling Academy	s.t.
100	QUÉMÉNEUR Perrig	Direct Energie	s.t.
101	RODRÍGUEZ Óscar	Euskadi Basque Country	s.t.
102	SAMITIER Sergio	Euskadi Basque Country	s.t.
103	GOIKOETXEA Peio	Equipo Euskadi	s.t.
104	GONZÁLEZ Mario	Euskadi Basque Country	s.t.
105	NIKA Iltjan	Amore & Vita-Prodir	s.t.
106	LÓPEZ-CÓZAR Juan	Euskadi Basque Country	8:29
107	WEEMAES Sasha	Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise	s.t.
108	GUERNALEC Thibault	Arkea-Samsic	8:47
109	NAVARRO Gauthier	Interpro Cycling Academy	8:59
110	STEDMAN Maximilian	Canyon DHB	9:37
111	BARCELÓ Fernando	Euskadi Basque Country	10:07
112	MURPHY John	Rally UHC Cycling	10:13
113	BERNARDINETTI Marco	Amore & Vita-Prodir	11:00
114	LEINAU Louis	Team Sauerland NRW	s.t.
115	KNOLLE Jon	Team Sauerland NRW	s.t.
116	BOIVIN Guillaume	Israel Cycling Academy	11:39
117	COTÉ Pier-André	Rally UHC Cycling	s.t.
118	FICARA Pierpaolo	Amore & Vita-Prodir	12:31
119	CELANO Danilo	Amore & Vita-Prodir	s.t.
120	STEWART Thomas	Canyon DHB	12:54
121	COLMAN Alex	Canyon DHB	s.t.
122	BICHLMANN Daniel	Bike Aid	s.t.
123	DELTOMBE Kevin	Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise	s.t.
124	MIRZA Yousif	UAE-Team Emirates	s.t.
125	WOLF Justin	Bike Aid	s.t.
126	HENNESSY Jacob	Canyon DHB	13:18
127	CARSTENSEN Lucas	Bike Aid	13:22
128	WAGNER Robert	Arkea-Samsic	15:38
129	LIGTHART Pim	Direct Energie	s.t.
130	ERVITI Imanol	Movistar	s.t.
131	MOINARD Amaël	Arkea-Samsic	s.t.
132	KEARNEY Aaron	EvoPro Racing	s.t.
133	ZHUPA Eugert	EvoPro Racing	s.t.
134	MÜNSTERMANN Per	Team Sauerland NRW	s.t.
135	ARMÉE Sander	Lotto-Soudal	s.t.
136	MAGNER Ty	Rally UHC Cycling	s.t.
137	GUILLONNET Adrien	Interpro Cycling Academy	s.t.
138	JARRIER Benoît	Arkea-Samsic	s.t.
139	AGUIRRE Hernán	Interpro Cycling Academy	s.t.
140	SANZ Enrique	Euskadi Basque Country	s.t.
141	IRIBAR JAUREGI Unai	Espanola Pista	s.t.
142	TORRES Albert	Espanola Pista	s.t.
143	LOPEZ Diego	Equipo Euskadi	s.t.
144	CUADROS Álvaro	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	s.t.
145	MANNION Gavin	Rally UHC Cycling	s.t.
146	MCGEOUGH Cormac	EvoPro Racing	s.t.
147	VAN MELSEN Kevin	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	s.t.
148	BOSTOCK Matthew	Canyon DHB	s.t.
149	GROSSER Aaron	Bike Aid	s.t.
150	EIKING Odd Christian	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	s.t.
151	LLANERAS Pau	Espanola Pista	s.t.