2017 Tour of the Alps (HC), Italy
Formerly Giro del Trentino
41st edition: April 17 - April 21, 2017
Tour of the Alps podium history | 2016 edition | 2018 edition | Start list
Stage 1 | Stage 2 | Stage 3 | Stage 4 | Stage 5
Friday, April 21: 5th and Final Stage, Smarano - Trento, 192.5 km
Thibaut Pinot finished the stage ahead of Brent Bookwalter and final overall winner Geraint Thomas
The race: Here's the organizer's telling of the day's racing.
It was exciting until the end in the 2017 Tour of the Alps: the first edition of the new Euro-Regional project, taking over from the Giro del Trentino, was a showdown among top riders through five demanding days, with a final podium that says a lot about the level of importance and consideration the race managed to deserve in the years. Geraint Thomas (Team Sky) was the deserving winner of the 2017 edition: the Welsh took the jersey with his brutal acceleration to the finish of stage 3 in Funes, and managed to maintain it through the last couple of days in spite of the attacks, also thanks to an amazing Mikel Landa. The last Giro del Trentino’s winner acted like a key domestique for the teammate to claim the trophy he had deserved twelve months ago, ahead of sharing the leading grades on the roads of the Giro d’Italia.
Thibaut Pinot (FDJ) was the winner of the final stage in the beautiful scenario of Trento’s downtown. The Frenchman got the elusive stage win ahead of Brent Bookwalter (BMC) and Geraint Thomas himself, and was a mere 7” shy of the leader’s jersey: whoever wants the Maglia Rosa, will find the Frenchman on his way too. Third on the podium was Domenico Pozzovivo (Ag2r-La Mondiale), whose love for the former Giro del Trentino continues year after year.
HOW IT UNFOLDED
Again, an amazing sunny day welcomed the race at the start in Smarano, but Geraint Thomas’ Team Sky started the day with a blow: after 12 km, Ian Boswell was forced out of the race due to a nasty crash, reducing the Welsh’s support to only four riders. The British Team did not play defense though, as it imposed a very fast pace from the beginning, quickly reducing the peloton ranks to about 60 riders on the steady ascent towards Andalo.
After several attempts, six riders finally managed to break away at km 28: Daniel Martinez (Wilier Triestina), Ben Gastauer (Ag2r-La Mondiale), Joey Rosskopf (BMC), Nicola Bagioli (Nippo-Vini Fantini), Francesco Manuel Bongiorno e Paolo Totò (Sangemini-MGkVis). The six in the lead were eventually joined by three more – Steve Morabito (FDJ), Sergei Chernetski (Astana) and Francesco Gavazzi (Androni Giocattoli-Sidermec). The nine riders reached a 5.10 maximum advantage, whilst two men of the Bardiani-CSF team that missed the break – Simone Sterbini and Edoardo Zardini – also went out at the chase for some kilometers.
The work by Gazprom-Rusvelo in the peloton reduced the lead to 2.40 at the foot of the Monte Bondone. The lead group started splintering, and the favorites started attacking from behind, quickly reducing the advantage and getting back on the break. When Pierre Rolland (Cannondale-Drapac) kicked away from the 20-men leaders’ group, Danilo Celano (Italy), Michele Scarponi (Astana) and Egan Bernal (Androni-Sidermec) followed him, and the four gained a little gap on the way to the top of Charly Gaul’s climb, but were eventually reeled in. The Colombian wasn’t ready to give up though: a solo move with 40 km to the finish saw Bernal earn 25 seconds on the top GC men and pass first atop the Monte Bondone. Nevertheless, the leaders’ group got back on the Colombian once again at 15 km to go, at the end of a gutty descent by the grimpeur, the only notable absence being Cannondale-Drapac’s Hugh Carthy and his best youngster’s jersey.
The attacks into the final kilometers could nothing against Mikel Landa, who drove Thomas with authority until the final sprint, in which Thibaut Pinot finally managed to take his elusive win, after two second places, one third and one fifth in the race. Brent Bookwalter (BMC) was second ahead of Thomas, who brings home a major boost of confidence along with the fuchsia jersey.
Geraint Thomas:
“There was no better way to finish up this setup for the Giro. It was a great race, sure we were put under pressure at times but I could rely on a strong team, with Mikel Landa playing an incredible role in the last couple of days. At the Giro we will share the leader’s role, we will back each other and in the end we’ll see who’s got the best chances.”
“It’s good that we managed to finish it off today, in spite of Boswell’s nasty crash at the beginning. The right breakaway went away, and we could ride on Gazprom-Rusvelo’s wheels until the foot of the Monte Bondone. The other teams pulled on the pressure on the climb, with plenty of attacks, but my decision was to try to control Pinot, that was arguably the most dangerous rival: after the climb, Landa just led us all the way to the finish.
“Taking the race and managing to defend a lead for two days was certainly a morale boost and a good indication for the Giro, but a three weeks race is an all different story. At the Giro I could take advantage of time trials, provided that I haven’t lost too much efficiency in the quest to improve on climbs, but it’s hard to tell how I could perform on something like the final day of the Giro.”
“Tour of the Alps is a beautiful and hard race, and now I feel it was certainly the ideal choice to race it ahead of the Giro d’Italia.”
Thibaut Pinot:
“I wanted a stage above all at the Tour of the Alps, I have battled hard to get it, and finally succeeded. Obviously it feels bad to lose by a few seconds, but I can only blame myself: Thomas was too strong on stage 3, and I made a mistake not to follow him on the attack. Today, dropping him was impossible”.
“Yesterday I had enjoyed a good lead up by the team for the sprint, though it was a near miss. Today I was focused on making a head sprint, and finally delivered.”
“I haven’t reviewed the Giro route carefully yet, but of course I like the uphill finishes. The Etna could be good for me, and also the final week features plenty of big climbs. I think Thomas should be regarded as one of the favorites for the Giro d’Italia, as he is strong in TTs and certainly showed his value on the mountains. I am solid in time trials, but certainly not as much as him. Hopefully I can dodge the bad days and play my cards at the best”.
“My first Tour of the Alps was an amazing experience. I didn’t know this area personally, and it’s amazingly beautiful, just like the route. It was the perfect choice to come here ahead of the Giro. Count me in for next year as well!”
Complete Results:
192.5 kilometers raced at an average speed of 36.899 km/hr
| 1 | Thibaut PINOT | FDJ | 5hr 13min 1sec |
| 2 | Brent BOOKWALTER | BMC | s.t. |
| 3 | Geraint THOMAS | Sky | s.t. |
| 4 | Domenico POZZOVIVO | Ag2r La Mondiale | s.t. |
| 5 | Pierre ROLLAND | Cannondale Drapac | @ 2sec |
| 6 | Michele SCARPONI | Astana | s.t. |
| 7 | Egan Arley BERNAL | Androni Giocattoli | s.t. |
| 8 | Danilo CELANO | Italy | s.t. |
| 9 | Mikel LANDA MEANA | Sky | s.t. |
| 10 | Emanuel BUCHMANN | Bora-hansgrohe | s.t. |
| 11 | Sergio PARDILLA | Caja Rural-Seguros RGA | s.t. |
| 12 | Torres RODOLFO | Androni Giocattoli | @ 7sec |
| 13 | Rohan DENIS | BMC | @ 14sec |
| 14 | Hubert DUPONT | Ag2r La Mondiale | @ 57sec |
| 15 | Damiano CUNEGO | Nippo-Vini Fantini | +1:30 |
| 16 | Julen AMEZQUETA | Wilier Triestina-Selle Italia | +1:55 |
| 17 | Manuel SENNI | BMC | s.t. |
| 18 | Cristian RODRIGUEZ | Wilier Triestina-Selle Italia | s.t. |
| 19 | Luis León SANCHEZ | Astana | s.t. |
| 20 | Hugh CARTHY | Cannondale Drapac | s.t. |
| 21 | Paolo TOTÒ | Sangemini.MG.Kvis | +3:02 |
| 22 | Joseph ROSSKOPF | BMC | +3:28 |
| 23 | Davide ORRICO | Sangemini.MG.Kvis | +4:29 |
| 24 | Ivan SANTAROMITA | Nippo-Vini Fantini | +4:35 |
| 25 | Matteo BUSATO | Wilier Triestina-Selle Italia | s.t. |
| 26 | Fausto MASNADA | Androni Giocattoli | s.t. |
| 27 | Yonder GODOY | Wilier Triestina-Selle Italia | s.t. |
| 28 | DANIEL FELIPE MARTINEZ | Wilier Triestina-Selle Italia | +4:41 |
| 29 | Steve MORABITO | FDJ | s.t. |
| 30 | Tobias LUDVIGSSON | FDJ | +4:43 |
| 31 | Ben GASTAUER | Ag2r La Mondiale | s.t. |
| 32 | François BIDARD | Ag2r La Mondiale | s.t. |
| 33 | Philip DEIGNAN | Sky | +6:30 |
| 34 | Alexander FOLIFOROV | Gazprom-Rusvelo | s.t. |
| 35 | Sergei CHERNETSKI | Astana | +7:42 |
| 36 | Nicholas SCHULTZ | Caja Rural-Seguros RGA | +10:24 |
| 37 | Awet HABTOM | Bike Aid | s.t. |
| 38 | Clement CHEVRIER | Ag2r La Mondiale | s.t. |
| 39 | Dario CATALDO | Astana | s.t. |
| 40 | Matteo MONTAGUTI | Ag2r La Mondiale | s.t. |
| 41 | Nicola GAFFURINI | Sangemini.MG.Kvis | s.t. |
| 42 | Francesco Manuel BONGIORNO | Sangemini.MG.Kvis | s.t. |
| 43 | Jérémy ROY | FDJ | s.t. |
| 44 | Mattia CATTANEO | Androni Giocattoli | s.t. |
| 45 | Kenny ELISSONDE | Sky | +10:29 |
| 46 | Eduard PRADES | Caja Rural-Seguros RGA | +13:10 |
| 47 | Iuri FILOSI | Nippo-Vini Fantini | s.t. |
| 48 | Fabricio FERRARI | Caja Rural-Seguros RGA | +14:18 |
| 49 | David ARROYO | Caja Rural-Seguros RGA | s.t. |
| 50 | Simone VELASCO | Bardiani-CSF | +15:29 |
| 51 | Kilian FRANKINY | BMC | s.t. |
| 52 | Alessandro BISOLTI | Nippo-Vini Fantini | +15:34 |
| 53 | Nicola BAGIOLI | Nippo-Vini Fantini | s.t. |
| 54 | Jérémy MAISON | FDJ | +15:38 |
| 55 | Adne VAN ENGELEN | Bike Aid | +17:17 |
| 56 | Marco FRAPPORTI | Androni Giocattoli | s.t. |
| 57 | Edoardo ZARDINI | Bardiani-CSF | s.t. |
| 58 | Michele GAZZARRA | Sangemini.MG.Kvis | s.t. |
| 59 | Andrea GAROSIO | Italy | s.t. |
| 60 | Antonio ZULLO | Italy | s.t. |
| 61 | Paolo TIRALONGO | Astana | s.t. |
| 62 | Silvio HERKLOTZ | Bora-hansgrohe | s.t. |
| 63 | Jan BÁRTA | Bora-hansgrohe | s.t. |
| 64 | Ilia KOSHEVOY | Wilier Triestina-Selle Italia | +17:21 |
| 65 | Ildar ARSLANOV | Gazprom-Rusvelo | s.t. |
| 66 | Stefano PIRAZZI | Bardiani-CSF | +17:24 |
| 67 | Leigh HOWARD | Aqua Blue Sport | +23:35 |
| 68 | Giacomo BERLATO | Nippo-Vini Fantini | s.t. |
| 69 | Alessandro TONELLI | Bardiani-CSF | s.t. |
| 70 | Sebastian SCHÖNBERGER | Tirol Cycling | s.t. |
| 71 | Simone ANDREETTA | Bardiani-CSF | s.t. |
| 72 | Pier Paolo DE NEGRI | Nippo-Vini Fantini | s.t. |
| 73 | Andrey ZEITS | Astana | s.t. |
| 74 | Paolo PRANDINI | Sangemini.MG.Kvis | s.t. |
| 75 | Sergey FIRSANOV | Gazprom-Rusvelo | s.t. |
| 76 | Igor BOEV | Gazprom-Rusvelo | s.t. |
| 77 | Simone BERNARDINI | Sangemini.MG.Kvis | s.t. |
| 78 | Matthias KRIZEK | Tirol Cycling | s.t. |
| 79 | Julien BERARD | Ag2r La Mondiale | s.t. |
| 80 | Filippo FORTIN | Tirol Cycling | s.t. |
| 81 | Maximilian KUEN | Tirol Cycling | s.t. |
| 82 | Suleiman KANGANGI | Bike Aid | s.t. |
| 83 | Leonardo BASSO | Italy | s.t. |
| 84 | Ivan ROVNY | Gazprom-Rusvelo | s.t. |
| 85 | Alberto AMICI | Italy | s.t. |
| 86 | Lucas SCHWARZ | Tirol Cycling | s.t. |
| 87 | Francesco GAVAZZI | Androni Giocattoli | s.t. |
| 88 | Raffaello BONUSI | Androni Giocattoli | s.t. |
| 89 | Eugert ZHUPA | Wilier Triestina-Selle Italia | s.t. |
| 90 | Pavel BRUTT | Gazprom-Rusvelo | s.t. |
| 91 | Niccolo' SALVIETTI | Sangemini.MG.Kvis | s.t. |
| 92 | Matteo NATALI | Italy | s.t. |
| 93 | Luca RAGGIO | Italy | s.t. |
| 94 | William BONNET | FDJ | s.t. |
| 95 | Tom BOHLI | BMC | s.t. |
| 96 | Josu ZABALA LOPEZ | Caja Rural-Seguros RGA | s.t. |
| 97 | Zhandos BIZHIGITOV | Astana | s.t. |
| 98 | Johan LE BON | FDJ | s.t. |
| 99 | Valens NDAYISENGA | Tirol Cycling | s.t. |
| 100 | Pascal ACKERMANN | Bora-hansgrohe | s.t. |
| 101 | Andrew FENN | Aqua Blue Sport | s.t. |
| 102 | Peter KONING | Aqua Blue Sport | s.t. |
| 103 | Sergey NIKOLAEV | Gazprom-Rusvelo | s.t. |
| 104 | Nathan BROWN | Cannondale Drapac | s.t. |
| 105 | Joseph Lloyd DOMBROWSKI | Cannondale Drapac | s.t. |
| 106 | Daniel BICHLMANN | Bike Aid | s.t. |
| 107 | Simone STERBINI | Bardiani-CSF | s.t. |
| 108 | Dmitriy KOZONTCHUK | Gazprom-Rusvelo | s.t. |
| 109 | Rüdiger SELIG | Bora-hansgrohe | +23:47 |
| 110 | Andreas SCHILLINGER | Bora-hansgrohe | s.t. |
Final GC after Stage 5:
783.6 kilometers raced at an average speed of 37.624 km/hr
- GC winner: Geraint Thomas (Sky)
- Sprint classification winner: Pascal Ackermann (Bora-hansgrohe)
- Mountains classification winner: Alexander Foliforov (Gazprom-RusVelo)
- Young rider classification winner: Egan Bernal (Androni Giocattoli)
- Team classification winner: BMC
| 1 | Geraint THOMAS | Sky | 20hr 49min 37sec |
| 2 | Thibaut PINOT | FDJ | @ 7sec |
| 3 | Domenico POZZOVIVO | Ag2r La Mondiale | @ 20sec |
| 4 | Michele SCARPONI | Astana | 27 |
| 5 | Mikel LANDA | Sky | 42 |
| 6 | Pierre ROLLAND | Cannondale Drapac | 52 |
| 7 | Emanuel BUCHMANN | Bora-hansgrohe | 54 |
| 8 | Danilo CELANO | Italy | s.t. |
| 9 | Egan Arley BERNAL | Androni Giocattoli | +1:02 |
| 10 | Torres RODOLFO | Androni Giocattoli | +1:16 |
| 11 | Brent BOOKWALTER | BMC | +1:49 |
| 12 | Hubert DUPONT | Ag2r La Mondiale | +2:03 |
| 13 | Sergio PARDILLA | Caja Rural-Seguros RGA | +2:18 |
| 14 | Hugh CARTHY | Cannondale Drapac | +2:38 |
| 15 | Damiano CUNEGO | Nippo-Vini Fantini | +3:35 |
| 16 | Luis León SANCHEZ | Astana | +3:58 |
| 17 | Cristian RODRIGUEZ | Wilier Triestina-Selle Italia | +4:32 |
| 18 | Julen AMEZQUETA | Wilier Triestina-Selle Italia | +4:42 |
| 19 | Rohan DENIS | BMC | +4:46 |
| 20 | Ivan SANTAROMITA | Nippo-Vini Fantini | +6:42 |
| 21 | Fausto MASNADA | Androni Giocattoli | s.t. |
| 22 | François BIDARD | Ag2r La Mondiale | s.t. |
| 23 | Matteo BUSATO | Wilier Triestina-Selle Italia | +6:53 |
| 24 | Yonder GODOY | Wilier Triestina-Selle Italia | +8:33 |
| 25 | Dario CATALDO | Astana | +11:38 |
| 26 | Steve MORABITO | FDJ | +12:09 |
| 27 | Matteo MONTAGUTI | Ag2r La Mondiale | +13:12 |
| 28 | Mattia CATTANEO | Androni Giocattoli | +14:19 |
| 29 | Tobias LUDVIGSSON | FDJ | +14:48 |
| 30 | Joseph ROSSKOPF | BMC | +14:52 |
| 31 | Ben GASTAUER | Ag2r La Mondiale | +15:38 |
| 32 | Manuel SENNI | BMC | +16:03 |
| 33 | Clement CHEVRIER | Ag2r La Mondiale | +16:20 |
| 34 | Alexander FOLIFOROV | Gazprom-Rusvelo | +18:04 |
| 35 | Kenny ELISSONDE | Sky | +20:38 |
| 36 | Fabricio FERRARI | Caja Rural-Seguros RGA | +20:47 |
| 37 | DANIEL FELIPE MARTINEZ | Wilier Triestina-Selle Italia | +21:05 |
| 38 | Jérémy ROY | FDJ | +21:50 |
| 39 | Paolo TOTÒ | Sangemini.MG.Kvis | +25:02 |
| 40 | Ilia KOSHEVOY | Wilier Triestina-Selle Italia | +25:06 |
| 41 | Davide ORRICO | Sangemini.MG.Kvis | +26:22 |
| 42 | Kilian FRANKINY | BMC | +26:29 |
| 43 | Philip DEIGNAN | Sky | +27:40 |
| 44 | Francesco Manuel BONGIORNO | Sangemini.MG.Kvis | +27:44 |
| 45 | Sergey FIRSANOV | Gazprom-Rusvelo | +27:48 |
| 46 | Nathan BROWN | Cannondale Drapac | +28:45 |
| 47 | Marco FRAPPORTI | Androni Giocattoli | +30:51 |
| 48 | Antonio ZULLO | Italy | +31:26 |
| 49 | Sergei CHERNETSKI | Astana | +35:28 |
| 50 | Iuri FILOSI | Nippo-Vini Fantini | +35:34 |
| 51 | Stefano PIRAZZI | Bardiani-CSF | +41:00 |
| 52 | Simone ANDREETTA | Bardiani-CSF | +41:04 |
| 53 | Sebastian SCHÖNBERGER | Tirol Cycling | +42:01 |
| 54 | Eduard PRADES | Caja Rural-Seguros RGA | +42:51 |
| 55 | Jérémy MAISON | FDJ | +44:41 |
| 56 | Edoardo ZARDINI | Bardiani-CSF | s.t. |
| 57 | Silvio HERKLOTZ | Bora-hansgrohe | +45:18 |
| 58 | Nicholas SCHULTZ | Caja Rural-Seguros RGA | +46:55 |
| 59 | Jan BÁRTA | Bora-hansgrohe | +46:58 |
| 60 | Michele GAZZARRA | Sangemini.MG.Kvis | +47:07 |
| 61 | Alberto AMICI | Italy | +49:47 |
| 62 | Andrea GAROSIO | Italy | +51:32 |
| 63 | Paolo TIRALONGO | Astana | +52:20 |
| 64 | Nicola BAGIOLI | Nippo-Vini Fantini | +53:56 |
| 65 | Joseph Lloyd DOMBROWSKI | Cannondale Drapac | +56:23 |
| 66 | Simone STERBINI | Bardiani-CSF | +56:52 |
| 67 | Andrey ZEITS | Astana | +57:06 |
| 68 | Julien BERARD | Ag2r La Mondiale | +58:53 |
| 69 | Alessandro BISOLTI | Nippo-Vini Fantini | +59:01 |
| 70 | Maximilian KUEN | Tirol Cycling | +1:01:05 |
| 71 | Luca RAGGIO | Italy | +1:01:35 |
| 72 | Ivan ROVNY | Gazprom-Rusvelo | +1:02:41 |
| 73 | Leigh HOWARD | Aqua Blue Sport | +1:04:17 |
| 74 | Matteo NATALI | Italy | +1:06:27 |
| 75 | Awet HABTOM | Bike Aid | +1:08:46 |
| 76 | Simone VELASCO | Bardiani-CSF | +1:08:59 |
| 77 | Tom BOHLI | BMC | +1:09:14 |
| 78 | Raffaello BONUSI | Androni Giocattoli | +1:09:18 |
| 79 | Josu ZABALA LOPEZ | Caja Rural-Seguros RGA | +1:12:18 |
| 80 | Suleiman KANGANGI | Bike Aid | +1:13:01 |
| 81 | Ildar ARSLANOV | Gazprom-Rusvelo | +1:13:11 |
| 82 | Francesco GAVAZZI | Androni Giocattoli | +1:13:22 |
| 83 | Matthias KRIZEK | Tirol Cycling | +1:15:00 |
| 84 | David ARROYO | Caja Rural-Seguros RGA | +1:16:40 |
| 85 | Filippo FORTIN | Tirol Cycling | +1:17:59 |
| 86 | Nicola GAFFURINI | Sangemini.MG.Kvis | +1:20:55 |
| 87 | Johan LE BON | FDJ | +1:23:05 |
| 88 | Zhandos BIZHIGITOV | Astana | +1:24:18 |
| 89 | Alessandro TONELLI | Bardiani-CSF | +1:25:09 |
| 90 | Dmitriy KOZONTCHUK | Gazprom-Rusvelo | +1:25:59 |
| 91 | Pier Paolo DE NEGRI | Nippo-Vini Fantini | +1:27:57 |
| 92 | Leonardo BASSO | Italy | +1:27:57 |
| 93 | Andreas SCHILLINGER | Bora-hansgrohe | +1:28:41 |
| 94 | Adne VAN ENGELEN | Bike Aid | +1:28:51 |
| 95 | Eugert ZHUPA | Wilier Triestina-Selle Italia | +1:29:40 |
| 96 | William BONNET | FDJ | +1:29:40 |
| 97 | Lucas SCHWARZ | Tirol Cycling | +1:29:44 |
| 98 | Pavel BRUTT | Gazprom-Rusvelo | +1:29:49 |
| 99 | Peter KONING | Aqua Blue Sport | +1:36:16 |
| 100 | Andrew FENN | Aqua Blue Sport | +1:36:16 |
| 101 | Giacomo BERLATO | Nippo-Vini Fantini | +1:38:59 |
| 102 | Simone BERNARDINI | Sangemini.MG.Kvis | +1:38:59 |
| 103 | Sergey NIKOLAEV | Gazprom-Rusvelo | +1:38:59 |
| 104 | Niccolo' SALVIETTI | Sangemini.MG.Kvis | +1:43:21 |
| 105 | Daniel BICHLMANN | Bike Aid | +1:43:21 |
| 106 | Igor BOEV | Gazprom-Rusvelo | +1:43:26 |
| 107 | Valens NDAYISENGA | Tirol Cycling | +1:44:14 |
| 108 | Pascal ACKERMANN | Bora-hansgrohe | +1:48:41 |
| 109 | Rüdiger SELIG | Bora-hansgrohe | +1:48:48 |
| 110 | Paolo PRANDINI | Sangemini.MG.Kvis | +1:52:13 |
Thursday, April 20: Stage 4, Bolzano - Cles, 165.3 km
Matteo Montaguti (Ag2r, on left) wins the stage
The race: Here's the organizer's telling of the day's racing.
There was a time during today’s 4th stage of the Tour of the Alps, Bolzano-Cles (165.3 km), when it really seemed like a classic breakaway stage, with a group of good riders taking the chance, and the peloton content to let them go. But the first Trentino’s stage of this edition, ending in the Melinda’s apple land in Val di Non, had some real emotions in store.
By the time Matteo Montaguti (Ag2r-La Mondiale) tasted his first victory in seven years, nipping the likes of Thibaut Pinot (FDJ) and Rohan Dennis (BMC) in a reduced sprint, fuchsia jersey Geraint Thomas and Team Sky knew they had seriously risked to lose the lead in the most unlikely fashion, thanks to some sharp tactics by Ag2r and a solid effort by Hubert Dupont, who at 37 of age went close to write one of the most memorable days in his career. There is no room for predictable days at the Euro-Regional event: with Thomas holding a bare 13-second lead on Pinot, 16 seconds on Pozzovivo and 21 seconds on Scarponi, everything will go down to the last finish in Trento.
HOW IT UNFOLDED
In a chilly but finally sunny day, the peloton headed out of Bolzano at fast pace, with several riders trying to go for a breakaway early on, in a day that many considered favorable for long-distance attempts. After 20 km, five riders eventually succeeded in the attempt: Kilian Frankiny (BMC), Jeremy Roy (FDJ), Simone Andreetta and Stefano Pirazzi (Bardiani-CSF) and Davide Vilella (Cannondale-Drapac) got the green light from the peloton that considerably slowed down, immediately bringing their advantage over 2 minutes before tackling the Mendola Pass, first climb of the day. The Frenchman won the first KOM, as the break reached the maximum advantage at km 62 with 4.16.
Behind, Team Sky kept a regular pace, bringing back the leaders within reach by the start of the Forcella di Brez: the escapees could count on only 46 seconds as they faced the first ramps of the 5 km climb with gradients constantly over 10%.
Predictably, it was combative Stefano Pirazzi who kicked out from the leading group, with Frankiny trying to keep within reach, whilst Dario Cataldo was the first to move away from the bunch in pursuit, later imitated by Danilo Celano (Italy), Thibaut Pinot (FDJ) and Alexander Foliforov (Rusvelo).
Pirazzi was first atop the Forcella di Brez, with 10 seconds on Frankiny and about 25 seconds on a group of about 15 riders, with all the strongest contenders.
The Frankiny-Pirazzi duo got back again in the descent, whilst Hubert Dupont (Ag2r-La Mondiale) tried his luck out of the bunch, managing to steadily recover and finally join the leading duo, whilst the peloton led by Team Sky was sailing at about 1.30: with the Frenchman at 1.02 in the GC, pressure was on Thomas to bring down the advantage.
The feat was performed by Team Sky thanks to the furious chasing effort by last year’s winner Mikel Landa, who stretched the peloton and took advantage of the fatigue of the three leaders in the final uphill section on the way to Cles to quickly close down and bring things together with 1 km to go. After losing the GC lead chance, Ag2r made it up for it in the sprint, as Matteo Montaguti barely passed on the right of Thibaut Pinot to claim his first win in seven years. The Italian was quick to credit the Frenchman’s fair play in not slamming the door to him, and saving his chance for the final throw to the line.
Geraint Thomas stepped on the podium and wore the fuchsia jersey again – after his regular warmdown – with the awareness of having dodged a bullet. And he knows he will have to earn every inch of it in the final effort of tomorrow, from Smarano to Trento (192,5 km): the Passo Durone and Monte Bondone stand on the way of a possible third Team Sky celebration in the last three years.
QUOTES
Matteo Montaguti:
“I hadn’t been winning for seven years, I am happy to have broken the drought here, as I strongly pressed on the Team to take part in this race. That’s the best possible preparation for the Giro d’Italia. My job for the day was to sprint to try to take away bonus seconds from Pinot, who sat behind Pozzovivo in the GC, but I don’t think even my team expected me to win. I used my pistard skills to find the right channel and the winning throw. I thanked Pinot and congratulated him after the finish: he could have slammed the door to the right during the sprint, he played it fair. He was a real gentleman.”
“Dupont and I had to remain with Pozzovivo on the climb. When he attacked at the foot of the descent, I was also thinking to attack. In the end he did very good for me, as he forced Sky to push harder, and I could better prepare for the sprint. I would have loved to see Dupont in the leader’s jersey, he is a great guy, but today’s action eventually played into my hands.”
“Last year I did a good Giro with Pozzovivo, but I think I am stronger now than last year. I have a terrific shape, and I am looking forward to every chance, starting with the stages in Sardinia, that are way tougher that people might think.”
Geraint Thomas:
“It was a hard race today, our rivals put us under pressure, but we had a great team once again. Without the amazing contribution of my teammate, we wouldn’t have held the lead.”
“I think both Landa and I have chances for the Giro d’Italia: we will go into the third week and see who is better placed in the GC. I think having two cards to play can help to take some pressure off both of us. We have a strong team, hopefully we will get more luck than the last couple of years in the Giro.”
“I think the last stage will be full-gas, as usual. I wanted to get in the sprint today, but I got boxed, and Pinot was close once again. He is in good shape, and he is possibly the main threat for the GC, but there are several strong aggressive riders in the top-10 to be watched out.”
Complete Results:
165.3 kilometers raced at an average speed of 33.435 km/hr
| 1 | Matteo MONTAGUTI | Ag2r La Mondiale | 4hr 56min 38sec |
| 2 | Thibaut PINOT | FDJ | s.t. |
| 3 | Rohan DENIS | BMC | s.t. |
| 4 | Luis León SANCHEZ | Astana | s.t. |
| 5 | José MENDES | Bora-hansgrohe | s.t. |
| 6 | Damiano CARUSO | BMC | s.t. |
| 7 | Lawrence WARBASSE | Aqua Blue Sport | s.t. |
| 8 | Iuri FILOSI | Nippo-Vini Fantini | s.t. |
| 9 | Matteo BUSATO | Wilier Triestina-Selle Italia | s.t. |
| 10 | Davide VILLELLA | Cannondale Drapac | s.t. |
| 11 | Brent BOOKWALTER | BMC | s.t. |
| 12 | Geraint THOMAS | Sky | s.t. |
| 13 | Eduard PRADES | Caja Rural-Seguros RGA | s.t. |
| 14 | Sergey FIRSANOV | Gazprom-Rusvelo | s.t. |
| 15 | Pierre ROLLAND | Cannondale Drapac | s.t. |
| 16 | Emanuel BUCHMANN | Bora-hansgrohe | s.t. |
| 17 | Sergei CHERNETSKI | Astana | s.t. |
| 18 | Domenico POZZOVIVO | Ag2r La Mondiale | s.t. |
| 19 | Yonder GODOY | Wilier Triestina-Selle Italia | s.t. |
| 20 | Davide FORMOLO | Cannondale Drapac | s.t. |
| 21 | Egan Arley BERNAL | Androni Giocattoli | s.t. |
| 22 | Ivan SANTAROMITA | Nippo-Vini Fantini | s.t. |
| 23 | Fabricio FERRARI | Caja Rural-Seguros RGA | s.t. |
| 24 | Jan BÁRTA | Bora-hansgrohe | s.t. |
| 25 | Michele SCARPONI | Astana | s.t. |
| 26 | Clement CHEVRIER | Ag2r La Mondiale | s.t. |
| 27 | Francesco BONGIORNO | Sangemini-MG.Kvis | s.t. |
| 28 | Cristian RODRIGUEZ | Wilier Triestina-Selle Italia | s.t. |
| 29 | Fausto MASNADA | Androni Giocattoli | s.t. |
| 30 | Jérémy MAISON | FDJ | s.t. |
| 31 | Danilo CELANO | Italy | s.t. |
| 32 | Paolo TIRALONGO | Astana | s.t. |
| 33 | Dario CATALDO | Astana | s.t. |
| 34 | Julen AMEZQUETA | Wilier Triestina-Selle Italia | s.t. |
| 35 | Joseph ROSSKOPF | BMC | s.t. |
| 36 | François BIDARD | Ag2r La Mondiale | s.t. |
| 37 | Torres RODOLFO | Androni Giocattoli | s.t. |
| 38 | Steve MORABITO | FDJ | s.t. |
| 39 | Mikel LANDA MEANA | Sky | s.t. |
| 40 | Kilian FRANKINY | BMC | s.t. |
| 41 | Tobias LUDVIGSSON | FDJ | s.t. |
| 42 | Hubert DUPONT | Ag2r La Mondiale | s.t. |
| 43 | Damiano CUNEGO | Nippo-Vini Fantini | s.t. |
| 44 | Sergio PARDILLA | Caja Rural-Seguros RGA | s.t. |
| 45 | Alexander FOLIFOROV | Gazprom-Rusvelo | s.t. |
| 46 | Mattia CATTANEO | Androni Giocattoli | s.t. |
| 47 | Hugh CARTHY | Cannondale Drapac | s.t. |
| 48 | Ben GASTAUER | Ag2r La Mondiale | s.t. |
| 49 | Davide BALLERINI | Androni Giocattoli | @ 45sec |
| 50 | Davide ORRICO | Sangemini-MG.Kvis | @ 1min 1sec |
| 51 | Nathan BROWN | Cannondale Drapac | +1:14 |
| 52 | Stefano PIRAZZI | Bardiani-CSF | +1:23 |
| 53 | Antonio ZULLO | Italy | +2:06 |
| 54 | Jérémy ROY | FDJ | +2:34 |
| 55 | DANIEL FELIPE MARTINEZ | Wilier Triestina-Selle Italia | s.t. |
| 56 | Ilia KOSHEVOY | Wilier Triestina-Selle Italia | s.t. |
| 57 | Marco FRAPPORTI | Androni Giocattoli | s.t. |
| 58 | Andrey ZEITS | Astana | +3:44 |
| 59 | Andrea GAROSIO | Italy | s.t. |
| 60 | Awet HABTOM | Bike Aid | +5:07 |
| 61 | Kenny ELISSONDE | Sky | +6:02 |
| 62 | Philip DEIGNAN | Sky | +7:09 |
| 63 | Edoardo ZARDINI | Bardiani-CSF | +7:49 |
| 64 | Sebastian SCHÖNBERGER | Tirol Cycling | s.t. |
| 65 | Simone VELASCO | Bardiani-CSF | s.t. |
| 66 | Paolo TOTÒ | Sangemini-MG.Kvis | s.t. |
| 67 | Silvio HERKLOTZ | Bora-hansgrohe | s.t. |
| 68 | Alberto AMICI | Italy | s.t. |
| 69 | Josu ZABALA LOPEZ | Caja Rural-Seguros RGA | s.t. |
| 70 | Matteo NATALI | Italy | s.t. |
| 71 | Luca RAGGIO | Italy | s.t. |
| 72 | Ildar ARSLANOV | Gazprom-Rusvelo | s.t. |
| 73 | Manuel SENNI | BMC | s.t. |
| 74 | Maximilian KUEN | Tirol Cycling | s.t. |
| 75 | Simone ANDREETTA | Bardiani-CSF | s.t. |
| 76 | Simone STERBINI | Bardiani-CSF | s.t. |
| 77 | Alessandro BISOLTI | Nippo-Vini Fantini | s.t. |
| 78 | Nikodemus HOLLER | Bike Aid | +10:14 |
| 79 | Suleiman KANGANGI | Bike Aid | +14:43 |
| 80 | Filippo POZZATO | Wilier Triestina-Selle Italia | +15:58 |
| 81 | Francesco GAVAZZI | Androni Giocattoli | s.t. |
| 82 | Raffaello BONUSI | Androni Giocattoli | s.t. |
| 83 | Nicola GAFFURINI | Sangemini-MG.Kvis | s.t. |
| 84 | Matthias KRIZEK | Tirol Cycling | s.t. |
| 85 | Nicola BAGIOLI | Nippo-Vini Fantini | s.t. |
| 86 | Enrico SALVADOR | Tirol Cycling | s.t. |
| 87 | Joseph Lloyd DOMBROWSKI | Cannondale Drapac | s.t. |
| 88 | Peter KONING | Aqua Blue Sport | s.t. |
| 89 | Michele GAZZARRA | Sangemini-MG.Kvis | s.t. |
| 90 | Stefan DENIFL | Aqua Blue Sport | s.t. |
| 91 | Filippo FORTIN | Tirol Cycling | s.t. |
| 92 | Rinaldo NOCENTINI | Italy | s.t. |
| 93 | Julien BERARD | Ag2r La Mondiale | s.t. |
| 94 | Tom BOHLI | BMC | s.t. |
| 95 | Pavel BRUTT | Gazprom-Rusvelo | s.t. |
| 96 | Salim KIPKEMBOI | Bike Aid | s.t. |
| 97 | Andrew FENN | Aqua Blue Sport | s.t. |
| 98 | Luca WACKERMANN | Bardiani-CSF | s.t. |
| 99 | Dmitriy KOZONTCHUK | Gazprom-Rusvelo | s.t. |
| 100 | Nicholas SCHULTZ | Caja Rural-Seguros RGA | s.t. |
| 101 | Ian BOSWELL | Sky | +18:41 |
| 102 | Johan LE BON | FDJ | s.t. |
| 103 | Simone BERNARDINI | Sangemini-MG.Kvis | s.t. |
| 104 | Eugert ZHUPA | Wilier Triestina-Selle Italia | s.t. |
| 105 | Timothy RUGG | Bike Aid | s.t. |
| 106 | Calvin WATSON | Aqua Blue Sport | s.t. |
| 107 | Patrick GAMPER | Tirol Cycling | s.t. |
| 108 | Matteo PELUCCHI | Bora-hansgrohe | s.t. |
| 109 | Adne VAN ENGELEN | Bike Aid | s.t. |
| 110 | Giacomo BERLATO | Nippo-Vini Fantini | s.t. |
| 111 | Paolo PRANDINI | Sangemini-MG.Kvis | s.t. |
| 112 | Niccolo' SALVIETTI | Sangemini-MG.Kvis | s.t. |
| 113 | Leonardo BASSO | Italy | s.t. |
| 114 | Moreno MOSER | Astana | s.t. |
| 115 | Alessandro TONELLI | Bardiani-CSF | s.t. |
| 116 | Pier Paolo DE NEGRI | Nippo-Vini Fantini | s.t. |
| 117 | Igor BOEV | Gazprom-Rusvelo | s.t. |
| 118 | Valens NDAYISENGA | Tirol Cycling | s.t. |
| 119 | Leigh HOWARD | Aqua Blue Sport | s.t. |
| 120 | David ARROYO | Caja Rural-Seguros RGA | s.t. |
| 121 | William BONNET | FDJ | s.t. |
| 122 | Ivan ROVNY | Gazprom-Rusvelo | s.t. |
| 123 | Martyn IRVINE | Aqua Blue Sport | s.t. |
| 124 | Sergey NIKOLAEV | Gazprom-Rusvelo | s.t. |
| 125 | Peter KENNAUGH | Sky | s.t. |
| 126 | Zhandos BIZHIGITOV | Astana | s.t. |
| 127 | Rüdiger SELIG | Bora-hansgrohe | s.t. |
| 128 | Andreas SCHILLINGER | Bora-hansgrohe | s.t. |
| 129 | Daniel BICHLMANN | Bike Aid | s.t. |
| 130 | Lucas SCHWARZ | Tirol Cycling | s.t. |
| 131 | Timo SCHÄFER | Bike Aid | s.t. |
| 132 | Masakazu ITO | Nippo-Vini Fantini | s.t. |
| 133 | Pascal ACKERMANN | Bora-hansgrohe | s.t. |
| 134 | William CLARKE | Cannondale Drapac | s.t. |
GC after Stage 4:
591.1 kilometers raced so far at an average speed of 37.864 km/hr
| 1 | Geraint THOMAS | Sky | 15hr 36min 40sec |
| 2 | Thibaut PINOT | FDJ | @ 13sec |
| 3 | Domenico POZZOVIVO | Ag2r La Mondiale | 16 |
| 4 | Michele SCARPONI | Astana | 21 |
| 5 | Davide FORMOLO | Cannondale Drapac | 31 |
| 6 | Mikel LANDA MEANA | Sky | 36 |
| 7 | Hugh CARTHY | Cannondale Drapac | 39 |
| 8 | Damiano CARUSO | BMC | 42 |
| 9 | Pierre ROLLAND | Cannondale Drapac | 46 |
| 10 | Emanuel BUCHMANN | Bora-hansgrohe | 48 |
| 11 | Danilo CELANO | Italy | s.t. |
| 12 | Egan Arley BERNAL | Androni Giocattoli | 56 |
| 13 | Hubert DUPONT | Ag2r La Mondiale | +1:02 |
| 14 | Torres RODOLFO | Androni Giocattoli | +1:05 |
| 15 | Dario CATALDO | Astana | +1:10 |
| 16 | José MENDES | Bora-hansgrohe | +1:48 |
| 17 | Brent BOOKWALTER | BMC | +1:51 |
| 18 | François BIDARD | Ag2r La Mondiale | +1:55 |
| 19 | Luis León SANCHEZ | Astana | +1:59 |
| 20 | Damiano CUNEGO | Nippo-Vini Fantini | +2:01 |
| 21 | Ivan SANTAROMITA | Nippo-Vini Fantini | +2:03 |
| 22 | Fausto MASNADA | Androni Giocattoli | s.t. |
| 23 | Sergio PARDILLA | Caja Rural-Seguros RGA | +2:12 |
| 24 | Matteo BUSATO | Wilier Triestina-Selle Italia | +2:14 |
| 25 | Cristian RODRIGUEZ | Wilier Triestina-Selle Italia | +2:33 |
| 26 | Julen AMEZQUETA | Wilier Triestina-Selle Italia | +2:43 |
| 27 | Matteo MONTAGUTI | Ag2r La Mondiale | +2:44 |
| 28 | Davide VILLELLA | Cannondale Drapac | +3:48 |
| 29 | Mattia CATTANEO | Androni Giocattoli | +3:51 |
| 30 | Yonder GODOY | Wilier Triestina-Selle Italia | +3:54 |
| 31 | Sergey FIRSANOV | Gazprom-Rusvelo | +4:09 |
| 32 | Rohan DENIS | BMC | +4:28 |
| 33 | Nathan BROWN | Cannondale Drapac | +5:06 |
| 34 | Clement CHEVRIER | Ag2r La Mondiale | +5:52 |
| 35 | Lawrence WARBASSE | Aqua Blue Sport | +6:25 |
| 36 | Fabricio FERRARI | Caja Rural-Seguros RGA | +6:25 |
| 37 | Steve MORABITO | FDJ | +7:24 |
| 38 | Ilia KOSHEVOY | Wilier Triestina-Selle Italia | +7:41 |
| 39 | Tobias LUDVIGSSON | FDJ | +10:01 |
| 40 | Kenny ELISSONDE | Sky | +10:05 |
| 41 | Ben GASTAUER | Ag2r La Mondiale | +10:51 |
| 42 | Kilian FRANKINY | BMC | +10:56 |
| 43 | Joseph ROSSKOPF | BMC | +11:20 |
| 44 | Jérémy ROY | FDJ | +11:22 |
| 45 | Alexander FOLIFOROV | Gazprom-Rusvelo | +11:30 |
| 46 | Marco FRAPPORTI | Androni Giocattoli | +13:30 |
| 47 | Manuel SENNI | BMC | +14:04 |
| 48 | Antonio ZULLO | Italy | +14:05 |
| 49 | DANIEL FELIPE MARTINEZ | Wilier Triestina-Selle Italia | +16:20 |
| 50 | Francesco l BONGIORNO | Sangemini-MG.Kvis | +17:16 |
| 51 | Simone ANDREETTA | Bardiani-CSF | +17:25 |
| 52 | Sebastian SCHÖNBERGER | Tirol Cycling | +18:22 |
| 53 | Philip DEIGNAN | Sky | +21:06 |
| 54 | Davide ORRICO | Sangemini-MG.Kvis | +21:49 |
| 55 | Paolo TOTÒ | Sangemini-MG.Kvis | +21:56 |
| 56 | Iuri FILOSI | Nippo-Vini Fantini | +22:20 |
| 57 | Stefano PIRAZZI | Bardiani-CSF | +23:32 |
| 58 | Alberto AMICI | Italy | +26:08 |
| 59 | Edoardo ZARDINI | Bardiani-CSF | +27:20 |
| 60 | Sergei CHERNETSKI | Astana | +27:42 |
| 61 | Silvio HERKLOTZ | Bora-hansgrohe | +27:57 |
| 62 | Jérémy MAISON | FDJ | +28:59 |
| 63 | Eduard PRADES | Caja Rural-Seguros RGA | +29:37 |
| 64 | Jan BÁRTA | Bora-hansgrohe | +29:37 |
| 65 | Michele GAZZARRA | Sangemini-MG.Kvis | +29:46 |
| 66 | Davide BALLERINI | Androni Giocattoli | +30:18 |
| 67 | Ian BOSWELL | Sky | +30:41 |
| 68 | Joseph Lloyd DOMBROWSKI | Cannondale Drapac | +32:44 |
| 69 | Simone STERBINI | Bardiani-CSF | +33:13 |
| 70 | Andrey ZEITS | Astana | +33:27 |
| 71 | Andrea GAROSIO | Italy | +34:11 |
| 72 | Paolo TIRALONGO | Astana | +34:59 |
| 73 | Julien BERARD | Ag2r La Mondiale | +35:14 |
| 74 | Nicholas SCHULTZ | Caja Rural-Seguros RGA | +36:27 |
| 75 | Maximilian KUEN | Tirol Cycling | +37:26 |
| 76 | Luca RAGGIO | Italy | +37:56 |
| 77 | Nicola BAGIOLI | Nippo-Vini Fantini | +38:18 |
| 78 | Ivan ROVNY | Gazprom-Rusvelo | +39:02 |
| 79 | Leigh HOWARD | Aqua Blue Sport | +40:38 |
| 80 | Matteo NATALI | Italy | +42:48 |
| 81 | Nikodemus HOLLER | Bike Aid | +43:10 |
| 82 | Stefan DENIFL | Aqua Blue Sport | +43:15 |
| 83 | Alessandro BISOLTI | Nippo-Vini Fantini | +43:23 |
| 84 | Tom BOHLI | BMC | +45:35 |
| 85 | Raffaello BONUSI | Androni Giocattoli | +45:39 |
| 86 | Josu ZABALA LOPEZ | Caja Rural-Seguros RGA | +48:39 |
| 87 | Peter KENNAUGH | Sky | +49:10 |
| 88 | Suleiman KANGANGI | Bike Aid | +49:22 |
| 89 | Francesco GAVAZZI | Androni Giocattoli | +49:43 |
| 90 | Matthias KRIZEK | Tirol Cycling | +51:21 |
| 91 | Simone VELASCO | Bardiani-CSF | +53:26 |
| 92 | Filippo FORTIN | Tirol Cycling | +54:20 |
| 93 | Ildar ARSLANOV | Gazprom-Rusvelo | +55:46 |
| 94 | Filippo POZZATO | Wilier Triestina-Selle Italia | +57:45 |
| 95 | Rinaldo NOCENTINI | Italy | +57:45 |
| 96 | Salim KIPKEMBOI | Bike Aid | +58:15 |
| 97 | Awet HABTOM | Bike Aid | +58:18 |
| 98 | Johan LE BON | FDJ | +59:26 |
| 99 | Masakazu ITO | Nippo-Vini Fantini | +1:00:28 |
| 100 | Zhandos BIZHIGITOV | Astana | +1:00:39 |
| 101 | Luca WACKERMANN | Bardiani-CSF | +1:01:10 |
| 102 | Alessandro TONELLI | Bardiani-CSF | +1:01:30 |
| 103 | David ARROYO | Caja Rural-Seguros RGA | +1:02:18 |
| 104 | Enrico SALVADOR | Tirol Cycling | +1:02:20 |
| 105 | Dmitriy KOZONTCHUK | Gazprom-Rusvelo | +1:02:20 |
| 106 | Pier Paolo DE NEGRI | Nippo-Vini Fantini | +1:04:18 |
| 107 | Leonardo BASSO | Italy | +1:04:18 |
| 108 | Andreas SCHILLINGER | Bora-hansgrohe | +1:04:50 |
| 109 | Eugert ZHUPA | Wilier Triestina-Selle Italia | +1:06:01 |
| 110 | William BONNET | FDJ | +1:06:01 |
| 111 | Lucas SCHWARZ | Tirol Cycling | +1:06:05 |
| 112 | Pavel BRUTT | Gazprom-Rusvelo | +1:06:10 |
| 113 | Nicola GAFFURINI | Sangemini-MG.Kvis | +1:10:27 |
| 114 | Adne VAN ENGELEN | Bike Aid | +1:11:30 |
| 115 | Moreno MOSER | Astana | +1:11:38 |
| 116 | Peter KONING | Aqua Blue Sport | +1:12:37 |
| 117 | Andrew FENN | Aqua Blue Sport | +1:12:37 |
| 118 | Simone BERNARDINI | Sangemini-MG.Kvis | +1:15:20 |
| 119 | Giacomo BERLATO | Nippo-Vini Fantini | +1:15:20 |
| 120 | Martyn IRVINE | Aqua Blue Sport | +1:15:20 |
| 121 | Sergey NIKOLAEV | Gazprom-Rusvelo | +1:15:20 |
| 122 | Patrick GAMPER | Tirol Cycling | +1:15:34 |
| 123 | Niccolo' SALVIETTI | Sangemini-MG.Kvis | +1:19:42 |
| 124 | Daniel BICHLMANN | Bike Aid | +1:19:42 |
| 125 | Calvin WATSON | Aqua Blue Sport | +1:19:46 |
| 126 | Igor BOEV | Gazprom-Rusvelo | +1:19:47 |
| 127 | Timo SCHÄFER | Bike Aid | +1:19:55 |
| 128 | Timothy RUGG | Bike Aid | +1:20:04 |
| 129 | Valens NDAYISENGA | Tirol Cycling | +1:20:35 |
| 130 | Rüdiger SELIG | Bora-hansgrohe | +1:24:57 |
| 131 | Pascal ACKERMANN | Bora-hansgrohe | +1:25:02 |
| 132 | William CLARKE | Cannondale Drapac | +1:25:02 |
| 133 | Matteo PELUCCHI | Bora-hansgrohe | +1:28:34 |
| 134 | Paolo PRANDINI | Sangemini-MG.Kvis | +1:28:34 |
Wednesday, April 19: Stage 3, Villabassa - Funes, 143.1 km
Winner Geraint Thomas (left) & Mikel Landa make it a Team Sky 1-2
The race: Here's the organizer's telling of the day's racing.
Team Sky’s Geraint Thomas might have been the most expected rider in today’s Tour of the Alps stage 3, Villabassa-Funes of 135,6 km: the Alpe Rodengo and the final climb to Funes were deemed to be crucial tests for his new GT contender’s credentials. Many thought Mikel Landa would have been Team Sky’s guy for the day, and it actually looked like that until 1 km to go. But it’s never over until it’s over: Thomas succeeded in an outstanding progression into the final 1000 meters, claiming an impressive win over Landa in a Team Sky parade.
The stage also said a lot about the conditions of Giro d’Italia contenders: Landa is certainly stronger than what we saw in Innsbruck, while Pozzovivo is always a solid bid when it comes to late April. Scarponi was still solid, like Formolo, whilst Thibaut Pinot looked less brilliant than the previous days but was still fifth on the day, and never got out of top-5 in this race. Yesterday’s winner Rohan Dennis (BMC) was the only one of the favorites to end out of contention: there’s still room for a big battle in the last couple of days.
HOW IT UNFOLDED:
The day’s breakaway came out early after the official start. A trio of Leigh Howard (Aqua Blue), Davide Orrico (Sangemini-MGkVis) and Filippo Fortin (Tirol) saw their advantage grow quickly, reaching a 6.30 advantage before even reaching the Terento climb. The Gazprom-Rusvelo of KOM classification leader Alexander Foliforov took the reins of the bunch, but still the gap remained stable on the way to the top, with Italian youngster Orrico topping the Cat. 1 climb.
The three leaders kept on together until the feared and unprecedented climb to the Alpe Rodengo. It was again Orrico who showed the best climbing skills, dropping first Fortin and then Howard, while Team Sky pushed a strong but regular pace in the bunch to reduce the gap. Orrico succeeded to claim his 2nd KOM of the day, with the peloton reached the peak two minutes later.
There were just forty riders composing the main bunch at the foot of the last climb in pursuit of Orrico, who managed to defend only 38 seconds on the chasers. Team Sky kept pushing with Ian Boswell in first position until he left it to Philip Deignan to force the pace even further. Orrico finally had to give up with 7,5 km to the finish, with the peloton reduced to 20 riders. Then, defending champion Mikel Landa (Team Sky) launched his acceleration with 5 km to go, followed by Dario Cataldo (Astana) and then joined by Domenico Pozzovivo (Ag2r-La Mondiale).
The Italian forced the pace again, dropping Cataldo and sharing the lead with the Spaniard. Behind, Scarponi tried to lead the chase, with Geraint Thomas looking brilliant in his wake, whilst leader Thibaut Pinot (FDJ) did not look to have the best of days. With 2 km to go, Pozzovivo and Landa had 20 seconds on the chasers, and looked destined to a 2-man battle for the win. Then, the unexpected happens: Davide Formolo (Cannondale) attacks from the bunch, Geraint Thomas follows and breezes past the Italian with a remarkable progression, and quickly closes in to the leaders into the last 500 meters. From there on, it’s a Team Sky party, with the Brit celebrating the stage win over teammate Mikel Landa, and Pozzovivo in third. Thomas claims also the Fuchsia jersey: the Tour of the Alps might have found its man to beat.
GERAINT THOMAS’ QUOTES
“At the foot of the final climb Landa and I were both feeling good, so we decided he will try to go on the attack, so I could sit up on the wheels a bit and save energy. When Formolo attacked in the final kilometers, I saw the rest of the group was at the limit so I tried to go, even though I didn’t think I would bridge back on Landa and Pozzovivo. Instead it happened, and it was when I took a breather after the finish that I realized that I had done it.”
“Team Sky did a great job today of setting the pace at the foot of the climb. We might be just six in the race, but six strong riders, and we also communicate very well together.”
“Today’s win gives me confidence for my Giro ambitions, but of course it’s still unexplored terrain for me, as I still have to take a GC top-10, and I will be competing against big favorites like Nibali and Quintana. For me it’s more about keeping up to my plan and focusing on myself at this point. The Tour of the Alps provides five great days of racing with long climbs, so I think this is the perfect preparation for the Giro d’Italia.”
“I went on recognition on Giro’s stage 18 and 19 before coming to this race, and they are both brutal stages indeed. After here, I will be heading home for some rest before tackling the Giro d’Italia challenge.”
“We are in the lead now, and we will try to defend the jersey from now to the end of the race. Tomorrow is another hard day, and a lot can still happen until Friday.”
TOMORROW:
The fourth stage of the Tour of the Alps will take the riders from Sudtirol back to Trentino over 165,3 km, from Bozen to Cles, Val di Non, the land of the past Trofeo Melinda. Two categorized climbs expect the riders: the Passo della Mendola and the Forcella di Brez, peaking at 34 km to go, with its fearful 10,2% average gradient. Funes gave its verdict, but there is still a lot to go in this Tour of the Alps.
Complete Results:
143.1 kilometers raced at an average speed of 37.685 km/hr
| 1 | Geraint THOMAS | Sky | 3hr 47min 50sec |
| 2 | Mikel LANDA | Sky | s.t. |
| 3 | Domenico POZZOVIVO | Ag2r La Mondiale | @ 4sec |
| 4 | Pierre ROLLAND | Cannondale Drapac | 13 |
| 5 | Thibaut PINOT | FDJ | s.t. |
| 6 | Emanuel BUCHMANN | Bora-hansgrohe | 15 |
| 7 | Danilo CELANO | Italy | s.t. |
| 8 | Damiano CARUSO | BMC | s.t. |
| 9 | Davide FORMOLO | Cannondale Drapac | s.t. |
| 10 | Hugh CARTHY | Cannondale Drapac | s.t. |
| 11 | Michele SCARPONI | Astana | s.t. |
| 12 | Hubert DUPONT | Ag2r La Mondiale | 20 |
| 13 | Egan Arley BERNAL | Androni Giocattoli | 23 |
| 14 | Torres RODOLFO | Androni Giocattoli | 27 |
| 15 | Dario CATALDO | Astana | 54 |
| 16 | Brent BOOKWALTER | BMC | +1:13 |
| 17 | François BIDARD | Ag2r La Mondiale | s.t. |
| 18 | Matteo BUSATO | Wilier Triestina-Selle Italia | +1:16 |
| 19 | Damiano CUNEGO | Nippo-Vini Fantini | +1:19 |
| 20 | Manuel SENNI | BMC | s.t. |
| 21 | José MENDES | Bora-hansgrohe | s.t. |
| 22 | Cristian RODRIGUEZ | Wilier Triestina-Selle Italia | +1:21 |
| 23 | Fausto MASNADA | Androni Giocattoli | s.t. |
| 24 | Sergio PARDILLA | Caja Rural-Seguros RGA | s.t. |
| 25 | Luis León SANCHEZ | Astana | s.t. |
| 26 | Ivan SANTAROMITA | Nippo-Vini Fantini | s.t. |
| 27 | Julen AMEZQUETA | Wilier Triestina-Selle Italia | +1:31 |
| 28 | Kenny ELISSONDE | Sky | +1:42 |
| 29 | Matteo MONTAGUTI | Ag2r La Mondiale | s.t. |
| 30 | Yonder GODOY | Wilier Triestina-Selle Italia | +2:18 |
| 31 | Nathan BROWN | Cannondale Drapac | +2:31 |
| 32 | Davide VILLELLA | Cannondale Drapac | +3:10 |
| 33 | Sergey FIRSANOV | Gazprom-Rusvelo | +3:18 |
| 34 | Lawrence WARBASSE | Aqua Blue Sport | +3:22 |
| 35 | Fabricio FERRARI | Caja Rural-Seguros RGA | s.t. |
| 36 | DANIEL FELIPE MARTINEZ | Wilier Triestina-Selle Italia | +3:26 |
| 37 | Clement CHEVRIER | Ag2r La Mondiale | +3:31 |
| 38 | Ilia KOSHEVOY | Wilier Triestina-Selle Italia | s.t. |
| 39 | Mattia CATTANEO | Androni Giocattoli | s.t. |
| 40 | Steve MORABITO | FDJ | +3:44 |
| 41 | Rohan DENIS | BMC | +4:15 |
| 42 | Jérémy ROY | FDJ | +5:45 |
| 43 | Joseph Lloyd DOMBROWSKI | Cannondale Drapac | +6:46 |
| 44 | Alexander FOLIFOROV | Gazprom-Rusvelo | s.t. |
| 45 | Ben GASTAUER | Ag2r La Mondiale | +7:48 |
| 46 | Simone ANDREETTA | Bardiani-CSF | +7:53 |
| 47 | Marco FRAPPORTI | Androni Giocattoli | s.t. |
| 48 | Tobias LUDVIGSSON | FDJ | s.t. |
| 49 | Kilian FRANKINY | BMC | s.t. |
| 50 | Francesco Manuel BONGIORNO | Sangemini-MG.Kvis | s.t. |
| 51 | Davide ORRICO | Sangemini-MG.Kvis | s.t. |
| 52 | Joseph ROSSKOPF | BMC | s.t. |
| 53 | Philip DEIGNAN | Sky | +7:57 |
| 54 | Sebastian SCHÖNBERGER | Tirol Cycling | +8:47 |
| 55 | Paolo TOTÒ | Sangemini-MG.Kvis | +8:54 |
| 56 | Andrea GAROSIO | Italy | s.t. |
| 57 | Michele GAZZARRA | Sangemini-MG.Kvis | s.t. |
| 58 | Stefano PIRAZZI | Bardiani-CSF | +8:56 |
| 59 | Julien BERARD | Ag2r La Mondiale | s.t. |
| 60 | Antonio ZULLO | Italy | s.t. |
| 61 | Alberto AMICI | Italy | s.t. |
| 62 | Edoardo ZARDINI | Bardiani-CSF | +9:11 |
| 63 | Leigh HOWARD | Aqua Blue Sport | +10:03 |
| 64 | Ian BOSWELL | Sky | s.t. |
| 65 | Andrey ZEITS | Astana | +14:01 |
| 66 | Alessandro BISOLTI | Nippo-Vini Fantini | s.t. |
| 67 | Silvio HERKLOTZ | Bora-hansgrohe | s.t. |
| 68 | Stefan DENIFL | Aqua Blue Sport | s.t. |
| 69 | Francesco GAVAZZI | Androni Giocattoli | +15:52 |
| 70 | Raffaello BONUSI | Androni Giocattoli | s.t. |
| 71 | Filippo FORTIN | Tirol Cycling | s.t. |
| 72 | Rinaldo NOCENTINI | Italy | +19:17 |
| 73 | Filippo POZZATO | Wilier Triestina-Selle Italia | s.t. |
| 74 | Nikodemus HOLLER | Bike Aid | s.t. |
| 75 | Luca RAGGIO | Italy | s.t. |
| 76 | Nicola BAGIOLI | Nippo-Vini Fantini | s.t. |
| 77 | Matteo NATALI | Italy | s.t. |
| 78 | Tom BOHLI | BMC | s.t. |
| 79 | Suleiman KANGANGI | Bike Aid | s.t. |
| 80 | Paolo TIRALONGO | Astana | s.t. |
| 81 | Adne VAN ENGELEN | Bike Aid | s.t. |
| 82 | Iuri FILOSI | Nippo-Vini Fantini | s.t. |
| 83 | Enrico SALVADOR | Tirol Cycling | s.t. |
| 84 | Matthias KRIZEK | Tirol Cycling | s.t. |
| 85 | Maximilian KUEN | Tirol Cycling | s.t. |
| 86 | Jérémy MAISON | FDJ | s.t. |
| 87 | Jan BÁRTA | Bora-hansgrohe | s.t. |
| 88 | Eduard PRADES | Caja Rural-Seguros RGA | s.t. |
| 89 | Josu ZABALA | Caja Rural-Seguros RGA | s.t. |
| 90 | Masakazu ITO | Nippo-Vini Fantini | s.t. |
| 91 | David ARROYO | Caja Rural-Seguros RGA | s.t. |
| 92 | Ivan ROVNY | Gazprom-Rusvelo | s.t. |
| 93 | Sergei CHERNETSKI | Astana | s.t. |
| 94 | Dmitriy KOZONTCHUK | Gazprom-Rusvelo | s.t. |
| 95 | Andreas SCHILLINGER | Bora-hansgrohe | s.t. |
| 96 | Nicholas SCHULTZ | Caja Rural-Seguros RGA | s.t. |
| 97 | Peter KENNAUGH | Sky | s.t. |
| 98 | Davide BALLERINI | Androni Giocattoli | s.t. |
| 99 | Simone STERBINI | Bardiani-CSF | s.t. |
| 100 | Zhandos BIZHIGITOV | Astana | +19:28 |
| 101 | Alessandro TONELLI | Bardiani-CSF | +20:19 |
| 102 | Luca WACKERMANN | Bardiani-CSF | +20:23 |
| 103 | Eugert ZHUPA | Wilier Triestina-Selle Italia | +23:07 |
| 104 | Pier Paolo DE NEGRI | Nippo-Vini Fantini | s.t. |
| 105 | Giacomo BERLATO | Nippo-Vini Fantini | s.t. |
| 106 | Simone VELASCO | Bardiani-CSF | s.t. |
| 107 | Niccolo' SALVIETTI | Sangemini-MG.Kvis | s.t. |
| 108 | Simone BERNARDINI | Sangemini-MG.Kvis | s.t. |
| 109 | Lucas SCHWARZ | Tirol Cycling | s.t. |
| 110 | Pavel BRUTT | Gazprom-Rusvelo | s.t. |
| 111 | Salim KIPKEMBOI | Bike Aid | s.t. |
| 112 | Ildar ARSLANOV | Gazprom-Rusvelo | s.t. |
| 113 | William BONNET | FDJ | s.t. |
| 114 | Sergey NIKOLAEV | Gazprom-Rusvelo | s.t. |
| 115 | Johan LE BON | FDJ | s.t. |
| 116 | Andrew FENN | Aqua Blue Sport | s.t. |
| 117 | Peter KONING | Aqua Blue Sport | s.t. |
| 118 | Martyn IRVINE | Aqua Blue Sport | s.t. |
| 119 | Daniel BICHLMANN | Bike Aid | s.t. |
| 120 | Calvin WATSON | Aqua Blue Sport | s.t. |
| 121 | Leonardo BASSO | Italy | s.t. |
| 122 | Igor BOEV | Gazprom-Rusvelo | s.t. |
| 123 | Miles SCOTSON | BMC | +23:15 |
| 124 | Timo SCHÄFER | Bike Aid | s.t. |
| 125 | Timothy RUGG | Bike Aid | s.t. |
| 126 | Moreno MOSER | Astana | +24:22 |
| 127 | Rüdiger SELIG | Bora-hansgrohe | +28:22 |
| 128 | Pascal ACKERMANN | Bora-hansgrohe | s.t. |
| 129 | Awet HABTOM | Bike Aid | s.t. |
| 130 | Valens NDAYISENGA | Tirol Cycling | s.t. |
| 131 | Patrick GAMPER | Tirol Cycling | s.t. |
| 132 | William CLARKE | Cannondale Drapac | s.t. |
| 133 | Paolo PRANDINI | Sangemini-MG.Kvis | +31:59 |
| 134 | Nicola GAFFURINI | Sangemini-MG.Kvis | s.t. |
| 135 | Matteo PELUCCHI | Bora-hansgrohe | s.t. |
GC after Stage 3:
425.8 kilometers raced so far at an average speed of 42.296 km/hr
| 1 | Geraint THOMAS | Sky | 10hr 4min 2sec |
| 2 | Domenico POZZOVIVO | Ag2r La Mondiale | @ 16sec |
| 3 | Thibaut PINOT | FDJ | 19 |
| 4 | Michele SCARPONI | Astana | 21 |
| 5 | Davide FORMOLO | Cannondale Drapac | 31 |
| 6 | Mikel LANDA | Sky | 36 |
| 7 | Hugh CARTHY | Cannondale Drapac | 39 |
| 8 | Damiano CARUSO | BMC | 42 |
| 9 | Pierre ROLLAND | Cannondale Drapac | 46 |
| 10 | Danilo CELANO | Italy | 48 |
| 11 | Emanuel BUCHMANN | Bora-hansgrohe | s.t. |
| 12 | Egan Arley BERNAL | Androni Giocattoli | 56 |
| 13 | Hubert DUPONT | Ag2r La Mondiale | +1:02 |
| 14 | Torres RODOLFO | Androni Giocattoli | +1:05 |
| 15 | Dario CATALDO | Astana | +1:10 |
| 16 | José MENDES | Bora-hansgrohe | +1:48 |
| 17 | Brent BOOKWALTER | BMC | +1:51 |
| 18 | François BIDARD | Ag2r La Mondiale | +1:55 |
| 19 | Luis León SANCHEZ | Astana | +1:59 |
| 20 | Damiano CUNEGO | Nippo-Vini Fantini | +2:01 |
| 21 | Ivan SANTAROMITA | Nippo-Vini Fantini | +2:03 |
| 22 | Fausto MASNADA | Androni Giocattoli | s.t. |
| 23 | Sergio PARDILLA | Caja Rural-Seguros RGA | +2:12 |
| 24 | Matteo BUSATO | Wilier Triestina-Selle Italia | +2:14 |
| 25 | Cristian RODRIGUEZ | Wilier Triestina-Selle Italia | +2:33 |
| 26 | Julen AMEZQUETA | Wilier Triestina-Selle Italia | +2:43 |
| 27 | Matteo MONTAGUTI | Ag2r La Mondiale | +2:54 |
| 28 | Davide VILLELLA | Cannondale Drapac | +3:48 |
| 29 | Mattia CATTANEO | Androni Giocattoli | +3:51 |
| 30 | Nathan BROWN | Cannondale Drapac | +3:52 |
| 31 | Yonder GODOY | Wilier Triestina-Selle Italia | +3:54 |
| 32 | Kenny ELISSONDE | Sky | +4:03 |
| 33 | Sergey FIRSANOV | Gazprom-Rusvelo | +4:09 |
| 34 | Rohan DENIS | BMC | +4:32 |
| 35 | Ilia KOSHEVOY | Wilier Triestina-Selle Italia | +5:07 |
| 36 | Clement CHEVRIER | Ag2r La Mondiale | +5:52 |
| 37 | Manuel SENNI | BMC | +6:15 |
| 38 | Lawrence WARBASSE | Aqua Blue Sport | +6:25 |
| 39 | Fabricio FERRARI | Caja Rural-Seguros RGA | s.t. |
| 40 | Steve MORABITO | FDJ | +7:24 |
| 41 | Jérémy ROY | FDJ | +8:48 |
| 42 | Simone ANDREETTA | Bardiani-CSF | +9:36 |
| 43 | Tobias LUDVIGSSON | FDJ | +10:01 |
| 44 | Sebastian SCHÖNBERGER | Tirol Cycling | +10:33 |
| 45 | Ben GASTAUER | Ag2r La Mondiale | +10:51 |
| 46 | Kilian FRANKINY | BMC | +10:56 |
| 47 | Marco FRAPPORTI | Androni Giocattoli | +10:56 |
| 48 | Joseph ROSSKOPF | BMC | +11:20 |
| 49 | Alexander FOLIFOROV | Gazprom-Rusvelo | +11:30 |
| 50 | Antonio ZULLO | Italy | +11:59 |
| 51 | Ian BOSWELL | Sky | +12:00 |
| 52 | DANIEL FELIPE MARTINEZ | Wilier Triestina-Selle Italia | +13:46 |
| 53 | Michele GAZZARRA | Sangemini-MG.Kvis | +13:48 |
| 54 | Philip DEIGNAN | Sky | +13:57 |
| 55 | Paolo TOTÒ | Sangemini-MG.Kvis | +14:07 |
| 56 | Joseph Lloyd DOMBROWSKI | Cannondale Drapac | +16:46 |
| 57 | Francesco Manuel BONGIORNO | Sangemini-MG.Kvis | +17:16 |
| 58 | Alberto AMICI | Italy | +18:19 |
| 59 | Julien BERARD | Ag2r La Mondiale | +19:16 |
| 60 | Edoardo ZARDINI | Bardiani-CSF | +19:31 |
| 61 | Silvio HERKLOTZ | Bora-hansgrohe | +20:08 |
| 62 | Ivan ROVNY | Gazprom-Rusvelo | +20:21 |
| 63 | Nicholas SCHULTZ | Caja Rural-Seguros RGA | +20:29 |
| 64 | Davide ORRICO | Sangemini-MG.Kvis | +20:48 |
| 65 | Leigh HOWARD | Aqua Blue Sport | +21:57 |
| 66 | Stefano PIRAZZI | Bardiani-CSF | +22:09 |
| 67 | Iuri FILOSI | Nippo-Vini Fantini | +22:20 |
| 68 | Nicola BAGIOLI | Nippo-Vini Fantini | s.t. |
| 69 | Simone STERBINI | Bardiani-CSF | +25:24 |
| 70 | Stefan DENIFL | Aqua Blue Sport | +27:17 |
| 71 | Sergei CHERNETSKI | Astana | +27:42 |
| 72 | Jérémy MAISON | FDJ | +28:59 |
| 73 | Davide BALLERINI | Androni Giocattoli | +29:33 |
| 74 | Eduard PRADES | Caja Rural-Seguros RGA | +29:37 |
| 75 | Tom BOHLI | BMC | s.t. |
| 76 | Jan BÁRTA | Bora-hansgrohe | s.t. |
| 77 | Maximilian KUEN | Tirol Cycling | s.t. |
| 78 | Raffaello BONUSI | Androni Giocattoli | +29:41 |
| 79 | Andrey ZEITS | Astana | +29:43 |
| 80 | Luca RAGGIO | Italy | +30:07 |
| 81 | Andrea GAROSIO | Italy | +30:27 |
| 82 | Peter KENNAUGH | Sky | +30:29 |
| 83 | Nikodemus HOLLER | Bike Aid | +32:56 |
| 84 | Francesco GAVAZZI | Androni Giocattoli | +33:45 |
| 85 | Suleiman KANGANGI | Bike Aid | +34:39 |
| 86 | Paolo TIRALONGO | Astana | +34:59 |
| 87 | Matteo NATALI | Italy | s.t. |
| 88 | Matthias KRIZEK | Tirol Cycling | +35:23 |
| 89 | Alessandro BISOLTI | Nippo-Vini Fantini | +35:34 |
| 90 | Filippo FORTIN | Tirol Cycling | +38:22 |
| 91 | Johan LE BON | FDJ | +40:45 |
| 92 | Josu ZABALA | Caja Rural-Seguros RGA | +40:50 |
| 93 | Filippo POZZATO | Wilier Triestina-Selle Italia | +41:47 |
| 94 | Rinaldo NOCENTINI | Italy | +41:47 |
| 95 | Masakazu ITO | Nippo-Vini Fantini | +41:47 |
| 96 | Zhandos BIZHIGITOV | Astana | +41:58 |
| 97 | Salim KIPKEMBOI | Bike Aid | +42:17 |
| 98 | Alessandro TONELLI | Bardiani-CSF | +42:49 |
| 99 | David ARROYO | Caja Rural-Seguros RGA | +43:37 |
| 100 | Luca WACKERMANN | Bardiani-CSF | +45:12 |
| 101 | Simone VELASCO | Bardiani-CSF | +45:37 |
| 102 | Pier Paolo DE NEGRI | Nippo-Vini Fantini | s.t. |
| 103 | Leonardo BASSO | Italy | s.t. |
| 104 | Andreas SCHILLINGER | Bora-hansgrohe | +46:09 |
| 105 | Enrico SALVADOR | Tirol Cycling | +46:22 |
| 106 | Dmitriy KOZONTCHUK | Gazprom-Rusvelo | s.t. |
| 107 | Eugert ZHUPA | Wilier Triestina-Selle Italia | +47:20 |
| 108 | William BONNET | FDJ | s.t. |
| 109 | Lucas SCHWARZ | Tirol Cycling | +47:24 |
| 110 | Ildar ARSLANOV | Gazprom-Rusvelo | +47:57 |
| 111 | Pavel BRUTT | Gazprom-Rusvelo | +50:12 |
| 112 | Adne VAN ENGELEN | Bike Aid | +52:49 |
| 113 | Moreno MOSER | Astana | +52:57 |
| 114 | Awet HABTOM | Bike Aid | +53:11 |
| 115 | Nicola GAFFURINI | Sangemini-MG.Kvis | +54:29 |
| 116 | Simone BERNARDINI | Sangemini-MG.Kvis | +56:39 |
| 117 | Giacomo BERLATO | Nippo-Vini Fantini | s.t. |
| 118 | Peter KONING | Aqua Blue Sport | s.t. |
| 119 | Martyn IRVINE | Aqua Blue Sport | s.t. |
| 120 | Sergey NIKOLAEV | Gazprom-Rusvelo | s.t. |
| 121 | Andrew FENN | Aqua Blue Sport | s.t. |
| 122 | Miles SCOTSON | BMC | +56:47 |
| 123 | Patrick GAMPER | Tirol Cycling | +56:53 |
| 124 | Niccolo' SALVIETTI | Sangemini-MG.Kvis | +1:01:01 |
| 125 | Daniel BICHLMANN | Bike Aid | s.t. |
| 126 | Calvin WATSON | Aqua Blue Sport | +1:01:05 |
| 127 | Igor BOEV | Gazprom-Rusvelo | +1:01:06 |
| 128 | Timo SCHÄFER | Bike Aid | +1:01:14 |
| 129 | Timothy RUGG | Bike Aid | +1:01:23 |
| 130 | Valens NDAYISENGA | Tirol Cycling | +1:01:54 |
| 131 | Rüdiger SELIG | Bora-hansgrohe | +1:06:16 |
| 132 | Pascal ACKERMANN | Bora-hansgrohe | +1:06:21 |
| 133 | William CLARKE | Cannondale Drapac | s.t. |
| 134 | Paolo PRANDINI | Sangemini-MG.Kvis | +1:09:53 |
| 135 | Matteo PELUCCHI | Bora-hansgrohe | s.t. |
Tuesday, April 18: Stage 2, Innsbruck Vipiteno - Innervillgraten, 181.2 140.4 km
Rohan Dennis wins the snow-shortened second stage
The Race: Snow forced the shortening of the stage, with the elmination of the Brenner Pass. Here's the release from the race organizer: The Tour of the Alps’ stage 2, originally 181.3 km from Innsbruck to Innervillgraten, will be shortened due to the severe weather condition. This was the decision taken in full agreement by the Jury and the Organizing committee, as the passage on the Brennero Pass was deemed to be too dangerous for the riders due to heavy snowing.
A Wilier Triestina Car showing the morning snow
The new start will be given at 12.00 in Vipiteno, for an overall distance of 140.4 km.
The new race program means that the iconic start on the Europe Bridge will not be held. “We are very saddened by the loss of this start, also for its symbolical meaning, but we realize there was actually no other choice. The rider’s safety must come first, so we totally agree with the UCI decision to shorten the stage,” said Josef Margreiter, Director of Tirol Werbung.
The organizer had this to say about the day's racing:
Rohan Dennis (BMC) claimed a shortened Tour of the Alps’ stage 2, whose distance was reduced to 140,2 km after the start was moved from Innsbruck (Austria) to Vipiteno (Italy), due to the bad weather conditions, on Tuesday April 18th.
On the final ascent, the group with the main favourites caught the three escapees – Stefano Pirazzi (Bardiani-Csf), Mikel Landa Meana (Team Sky) and Damiano Caruso (BMC) – and launched the reduced sprint won by Dennis. Thanks to second spot and the finish line bonus, Frenchman Thibaut Pinot (FDJ) took over the overall leadership. Androni Giocattoli-Sidermec’s Davide Ballerini was third.
Complete Results:
140.4 kilometers raced at an average speed of 42.074 km/hr
| 1 | Rohan DENIS | BMC | 3hr 20min 13sec |
| 2 | Thibaut PINOT | FDJ | s.t. |
| 3 | Davide BALLERINI | Androni Giocattoli | s.t. |
| 4 | Nicholas SCHULTZ | Caja Rural-Seguros RGA | s.t. |
| 5 | Geraint THOMAS | Sky | s.t. |
| 6 | Eduard PRADES | Caja Rural-Seguros RGA | s.t. |
| 7 | Luis León SANCHEZ | Astana | s.t. |
| 8 | Mattia CATTANEO | Androni Giocattoli | s.t. |
| 9 | Kenny ELISSONDE | Sky | s.t. |
| 10 | Matteo BUSATO | Wilier Triestina-Selle Italia | s.t. |
| 11 | Davide VILLELLA | Cannondale Drapac | s.t. |
| 12 | Simone ANDREETTA | Bardiani-CSF | s.t. |
| 13 | Matteo MONTAGUTI | Ag2r La Mondiale | s.t. |
| 14 | Egan Arley BERNAL | Androni Giocattoli | s.t. |
| 15 | Pierre ROLLAND | Cannondale Drapac | s.t. |
| 16 | Iuri FILOSI | Nippo-Vini Fantini | s.t. |
| 17 | Dario CATALDO | Astana | s.t. |
| 18 | Domenico POZZOVIVO | Ag2r La Mondiale | s.t. |
| 19 | Danilo CELANO | Italy | s.t. |
| 20 | Paolo TOTÒ | Sangemini-Mg.Kvis | s.t. |
| 21 | Brent BOOKWALTER | BMC | s.t. |
| 22 | Ben GASTAUER | Ag2r La Mondiale | s.t. |
| 23 | Tom BOHLI | BMC | s.t. |
| 24 | Lawrence WARBASSE | Aqua Blue Sport | s.t. |
| 25 | Sebastian SCHÖNBERGER | Tirol Cycling | s.t. |
| 26 | Ivan SANTAROMITA | Nippo-Vini Fantini | s.t. |
| 27 | Jan BÁRTA | Bora-hansgrohe | s.t. |
| 28 | Emanuel BUCHMANN | Bora-hansgrohe | s.t. |
| 29 | Michele SCARPONI | Astana | s.t. |
| 30 | Nicola BAGIOLI | Nippo-Vini Fantini | s.t. |
| 31 | Yonder GODOY | Wilier Triestina-Selle Italylia | s.t. |
| 32 | Hubert DUPONT | Ag2r La Mondiale | s.t. |
| 33 | Fausto MASNADA | Androni Giocattoli | s.t. |
| 34 | José MENDES | Bora-hansgrohe | s.t. |
| 35 | Leigh HOWARD | Aqua Blue Sport | s.t. |
| 36 | Cristian RODRIGUEZ | Wilier Triestina-Selle Italylia | s.t. |
| 37 | Damiano CUNEGO | Nippo-Vini Fantini | s.t. |
| 38 | Julen AMEZQUETA | Wilier Triestina-Selle Italylia | s.t. |
| 39 | Fabricio FERRARI | Caja Rural-Seguros RGA | s.t. |
| 40 | Silvio HERKLOTZ | Bora-hansgrohe | s.t. |
| 41 | Maximilian KUEN | Tirol Cycling | s.t. |
| 42 | Clement CHEVRIER | Ag2r La Mondiale | s.t. |
| 43 | Michele GAZZARRA | Sangemini-Mg.Kvis | s.t. |
| 44 | Davide FORMOLO | Cannondale Drapac | s.t. |
| 45 | Sergey FIRSANOV | Gazprom-Rusvelo | s.t. |
| 46 | Antonio ZULLO | Italy | s.t. |
| 47 | Damiano CARUSO | BMC | s.t. |
| 48 | Ivan ROVNY | Gazprom-Rusvelo | s.t. |
| 49 | Torres RODOLFO | Androni Giocattoli | s.t. |
| 50 | François BIDARD | Ag2r La Mondiale | s.t. |
| 51 | Simone STERBINI | Bardiani-CSF | s.t. |
| 52 | DANIEL FELIPE MARTINEZ | Wilier Triestina-Selle Italia | s.t. |
| 53 | Sergio PARDILLA BELLON | Caja Rural-Seguros RGA | s.t. |
| 54 | Hugh CARTHY | Cannondale Drapac | s.t. |
| 55 | Mikel LANDA MEANA | Sky | s.t. |
| 56 | Kilian FRANKINY | BMC | s.t. |
| 57 | Philip DEIGNAN | Sky | s.t. |
| 58 | Francesco Manuel BONGIORNO | Sangemini-Mg.Kvis | s.t. |
| 59 | Antonio MOLINA CANET | Caja Rural-Seguros RGA | s.t. |
| 60 | Edoardo ZARDINI | Bardiani-CSF | s.t. |
| 61 | Ilia KOSHEVOY | Wilier Triestina-Selle Italia | s.t. |
| 62 | Nathan BROWN | Cannondale Drapac | s.t. |
| 63 | Ian BOSWELL | Sky | s.t. |
| 64 | Alberto AMICI | Italy | s.t. |
| 65 | Julien BERARD | Ag2r La Mondiale | s.t. |
| 66 | Jérémy ROY | FDJ | s.t. |
| 67 | Marco FRAPPORTI | Androni Giocattoli | s.t. |
| 68 | Jérémy MAISON | FDJ | @ 19sec |
| 69 | Joseph ROSSKOPF | BMC | 24 |
| 70 | Luca RAGGIO | Italy | 30 |
| 71 | Tobias LUDVIGSSON | FDJ | 32 |
| 72 | Steve MORABITO | FDJ | 37 |
| 73 | Joseph Lloyd DOMBROWSKI | Cannondale Drapac | s.t. |
| 74 | Stefano PIRAZZI | Bardiani-CSF | +1:10 |
| 75 | Manuel SENNI | BMC | +1:30 |
| 76 | Alexander FOLIFOROV | Gazprom-Rusvelo | +1:41 |
| 77 | Davide ORRICO | Sangemini-Mg.Kvis | +2:35 |
| 78 | Suleiman KANGANGI | Bike Aid | +3:19 |
| 79 | Nikodemus HOLLER | Bike Aid | s.t. |
| 80 | Raffaello BONUSI | Androni Giocattoli | +4:26 |
| 81 | Luca WACKERMANN | Bardiani-CSF | +4:39 |
| 82 | Awet HABTOM | Bike Aid | +5:21 |
| 83 | Salim KIPKEMBOI | Bike Aid | +5:22 |
| 84 | Paolo TIRALONGO | Astana | s.t. |
| 85 | Andrey ZEITS | Astana | s.t. |
| 86 | Matteo NATALI | Italy | s.t. |
| 87 | Sergei CHERNETSKI | Astana | s.t. |
| 88 | Johan LE BON | FDJ | s.t. |
| 89 | Ildar ARSLANOV | Gazprom-Rusvelo | s.t. |
| 90 | Peter KENNAUGH | Sky | +5:29 |
| 91 | Stefan DENIFL | Aqua Blue Sport | +11:10 |
| 92 | Filippo POZZATO | Wilier Triestina-Selle Italia | +12:10 |
| 93 | Eugert ZHUPA | Wilier Triestina-Selle Italia | s.t. |
| 94 | Simone BERNARDINI | Sangemini-Mg.Kvis | s.t. |
| 95 | Nicola GAFFURINI | Sangemini-Mg.Kvis | s.t. |
| 96 | Alessandro TONELLI | Bardiani-CSF | s.t. |
| 97 | Francesco GAVAZZI | Androni Giocattoli | s.t. |
| 98 | Lucas SCHWARZ | Tirol Cycling | s.t. |
| 99 | Leonardo BASSO | Italy | s.t. |
| 100 | Giacomo BERLATO | Nippo-Vini Fantini | s.t. |
| 101 | Enrico SALVADOR | Tirol Cycling | s.t. |
| 102 | Simone VELASCO | Bardiani-CSF | s.t. |
| 103 | Alessandro BISOLTI | Nippo-Vini Fantini | s.t. |
| 104 | Rinaldo NOCENTINI | Italy | s.t. |
| 105 | Pier Paolo DE NEGRI | Nippo-Vini Fantini | s.t. |
| 106 | Andrea GAROSIO | Italy | s.t. |
| 107 | Matthias KRIZEK | Tirol Cycling | s.t. |
| 108 | Filippo FORTIN | Tirol Cycling | s.t. |
| 109 | Hector SAEZ BENITO | Caja Rural-Seguros RGA | s.t. |
| 110 | William BONNET | FDJ | s.t. |
| 111 | David ARROYO DURAN | Caja Rural-Seguros RGA | s.t. |
| 112 | Miles SCOTSON | BMC | s.t. |
| 113 | Josu ZABALA LOPEZ | Caja Rural-Seguros RGA | s.t. |
| 114 | Adne VAN ENGELEN | Bike Aid | s.t. |
| 115 | Peter KONING | Aqua Blue Sport | s.t. |
| 116 | Valens NDAYISENGA | Tirol Cycling | s.t. |
| 117 | Sergey NIKOLAEV | Gazprom-Rusvelo | s.t. |
| 118 | Masakazu ITO | Nippo-Vini Fantini | s.t. |
| 119 | Martyn IRVINE | Aqua Blue Sport | s.t. |
| 120 | Pavel BRUTT | Gazprom-Rusvelo | s.t. |
| 121 | Andrew FENN | Aqua Blue Sport | s.t. |
| 122 | Zhandos BIZHIGITOV | Astana | s.t. |
| 123 | Dmitriy KOZONTCHUK | Gazprom-Rusvelo | s.t. |
| 124 | Moreno MOSER | Astana | +16:32 |
| 125 | Matteo PELUCCHI | Bora-hansgrohe | s.t. |
| 126 | Rüdiger SELIG | Bora-hansgrohe | s.t. |
| 127 | Andreas SCHILLINGER | Bora-hansgrohe | s.t. |
| 128 | Daniel BICHLMANN | Bike Aid | s.t. |
| 129 | Niccolo' SALVIETTI | Sangemini-Mg.Kvis | s.t. |
| 130 | Paolo PRANDINI | Sangemini-Mg.Kvis | s.t. |
| 131 | Calvin WATSON | Aqua Blue Sport | +16:36 |
| 132 | Igor BOEV | Gazprom-Rusvelo | +16:37 |
| 133 | Timo SCHÄFER | Bike Aid | s.t. |
| 134 | William CLARKE | Cannondale Drapac | s.t. |
| 135 | Patrick GAMPER | Tirol Cycling | s.t. |
| 136 | Pascal ACKERMANN | Bora-hansgrohe | s.t. |
| 137 | Timothy RUGG | Bike Aid | s.t. |
GC after Stage 2:
282.7 kilometers raced so far at an average speed of 41.140 km/hr
| 1 | Thibaut PINOT | FDJ | 6hr 52min 18sec |
| 2 | Michele SCARPONI | Astana | s.t. |
| 3 | Geraint THOMAS | Sky | @ 4sec |
| 4 | Dario CATALDO | Astana | @ 10sec |
| 5 | Domenico POZZOVIVO | Ag2r La Mondiale | s.t. |
| 6 | Davide FORMOLO | Cannondale Drapac | s.t. |
| 7 | Rohan DENIS | BMC | 11 |
| 8 | Mattia CATTANEO | Androni Giocattoli | 14 |
| 9 | Hugh CARTHY | Cannondale Drapac | 18 |
| 10 | Damiano CARUSO | BMC | 21 |
| 11 | José MENDES | Bora-hansgrohe | 23 |
| 12 | Egan Arley BERNAL | Androni Giocattoli | 27 |
| 13 | Pierre ROLLAND | Cannondale Drapac | s.t. |
| 14 | Danilo CELANO | Italy | s.t. |
| 15 | Emanuel BUCHMANN | Bora-hansgrohe | s.t. |
| 16 | Luis León SANCHEZ | Astana | 32 |
| 17 | Davide VILLELLA | Cannondale Drapac | s.t. |
| 18 | Brent BOOKWALTER | BMC | s.t. |
| 19 | Torres RODOLFO | Androni Giocattoli | s.t. |
| 20 | Ivan SANTAROMITA | Nippo-Vini Fantini | 36 |
| 21 | Hubert DUPONT | Ag2r La Mondiale | s.t. |
| 22 | Fausto MASNADA | Androni Giocattoli | s.t. |
| 23 | Damiano CUNEGO | Nippo-Vini Fantini | s.t. |
| 24 | François BIDARD | Ag2r La Mondiale | s.t. |
| 25 | Mikel LANDA MEANA | Sky | s.t. |
| 26 | Sergey FIRSANOV | Gazprom-Rusvelo | 45 |
| 27 | Sergio PARDILLA | Caja Rural-Seguros RGA | s.t. |
| 28 | Matteo BUSATO | Wilier Triestina-Selle Italia | 52 |
| 29 | Ivan ROVNY | Gazprom-Rusvelo | 58 |
| 30 | Nicholas SCHULTZ | Caja Rural-Seguros RGA | +1:06 |
| 31 | Matteo MONTAGUTI | Ag2r La Mondiale | s.t. |
| 32 | Cristian RODRIGUEZ | Wilier Triestina-Selle Italia | s.t. |
| 33 | Julen AMEZQUETA | Wilier Triestina-Selle Italia | s.t. |
| 34 | Nathan BROWN | Cannondale Drapac | +1:15 |
| 35 | Yonder GODOY | Wilier Triestina-Selle Italia | +1:30 |
| 36 | Ilia KOSHEVOY | Wilier Triestina-Selle Italia | s.t. |
| 37 | Simone ANDREETTA | Bardiani-CSF | +1:37 |
| 38 | Sebastian SCHÖNBERGER | Tirol Cycling | +1:40 |
| 39 | Ian BOSWELL | Sky | +1:51 |
| 40 | Tobias LUDVIGSSON | FDJ | +2:02 |
| 41 | Kenny ELISSONDE | Sky | +2:15 |
| 42 | Clement CHEVRIER | Ag2r La Mondiale | s.t. |
| 43 | Iuri FILOSI | Nippo-Vini Fantini | +2:57 |
| 44 | Ben GASTAUER | Ag2r La Mondiale | s.t. |
| 45 | Lawrence WARBASSE | Aqua Blue Sport | s.t. |
| 46 | Nicola BAGIOLI | Nippo-Vini Fantini | s.t. |
| 47 | Fabricio FERRARI | Caja Rural-Seguros RGA | s.t. |
| 48 | Antonio ZULLO | Italy | s.t. |
| 49 | Kilian FRANKINY | BMC | s.t. |
| 50 | Jérémy ROY | FDJ | s.t. |
| 51 | Marco FRAPPORTI | Androni Giocattoli | s.t. |
| 52 | Joseph ROSSKOPF | BMC | +3:21 |
| 53 | Steve MORABITO | FDJ | +3:34 |
| 54 | Alexander FOLIFOROV | Gazprom-Rusvelo | +4:38 |
| 55 | Michele GAZZARRA | Sangemini-Mg.Kvis | +4:48 |
| 56 | Manuel SENNI | BMC | +4:50 |
| 57 | Paolo TOTÒ | Sangemini-Mg.Kvis | +5:07 |
| 58 | Philip DEIGNAN | Sky | +5:54 |
| 59 | Silvio HERKLOTZ | Bora-hansgrohe | +6:01 |
| 60 | Simone STERBINI | Bardiani-CSF | s.t. |
| 61 | Antonio MOLINA CANET | Caja Rural-Seguros RGA | +6:33 |
| 62 | Sergei CHERNETSKI | Astana | +8:19 |
| 63 | Francesco Manuel BONGIORNO | Sangemini-Mg.Kvis | +9:17 |
| 64 | Alberto AMICI | Italy | s.t. |
| 65 | Jérémy MAISON | FDJ | +9:36 |
| 66 | Joseph Lloyd DOMBROWSKI | Cannondale Drapac | +9:54 |
| 67 | Davide BALLERINI | Androni Giocattoli | +10:10 |
| 68 | Eduard PRADES | Caja Rural-Seguros RGA | +10:14 |
| 69 | Tom BOHLI | BMC | s.t. |
| 70 | Jan BÁRTA | Bora-hansgrohe | s.t. |
| 71 | Maximilian KUEN | Tirol Cycling | s.t. |
| 72 | Edoardo ZARDINI | Bardiani-CSF | s.t. |
| 73 | DANIEL FELIPE MARTINEZ | Wilier Triestina-Selle Italia | s.t. |
| 74 | Julien BERARD | Ag2r La Mondiale | s.t. |
| 75 | Luca RAGGIO | Italy | +10:44 |
| 76 | Peter KENNAUGH | Sky | +11:06 |
| 77 | Leigh HOWARD | Aqua Blue Sport | +11:48 |
| 78 | Davide ORRICO | Sangemini-Mg.Kvis | +12:49 |
| 79 | Stefano PIRAZZI | Bardiani-CSF | +13:07 |
| 80 | Stefan DENIFL | Aqua Blue Sport | +13:10 |
| 81 | Nikodemus HOLLER | Bike Aid | +13:33 |
| 82 | Raffaello BONUSI | Androni Giocattoli | +13:43 |
| 83 | Suleiman KANGANGI | Bike Aid | +15:16 |
| 84 | Paolo TIRALONGO | Astana | +15:36 |
| 85 | Andrey ZEITS | Astana | s.t. |
| 86 | Matteo NATALI | Italy | +15:36 |
| 87 | Matthias KRIZEK | Tirol Cycling | +16:00 |
| 88 | Johan LE BON | FDJ | +17:32 |
| 89 | Francesco GAVAZZI | Androni Giocattoli | +17:47 |
| 90 | Salim KIPKEMBOI | Bike Aid | +19:04 |
| 91 | Alessandro BISOLTI | Nippo-Vini Fantini | +21:27 |
| 92 | Andrea GAROSIO | Italy | s.t. |
| 93 | Josu ZABALA LOPEZ | Caja Rural-Seguros RGA | s.t. |
| 94 | Filippo POZZATO | Wilier Triestina-Selle Italia | +22:24 |
| 95 | Nicola GAFFURINI | Sangemini-Mg.Kvis | s.t. |
| 96 | Simone VELASCO | Bardiani-CSF | s.t. |
| 97 | Rinaldo NOCENTINI | Italy | s.t. |
| 98 | Alessandro TONELLI | Bardiani-CSF | s.t. |
| 99 | Leonardo BASSO | Italy | s.t. |
| 100 | Pier Paolo DE NEGRI | Nippo-Vini Fantini | s.t. |
| 101 | Filippo FORTIN | Tirol Cycling | s.t. |
| 102 | Zhandos BIZHIGITOV | Astana | s.t. |
| 103 | Masakazu ITO | Nippo-Vini Fantini | s.t. |
| 104 | Eugert ZHUPA | Wilier Triestina-Selle Italia | +24:07 |
| 105 | William BONNET | FDJ | s.t. |
| 106 | Lucas SCHWARZ | Tirol Cycling | +24:11 |
| 107 | Hector SAEZ BENITO | Caja Rural-Seguros RGA | +24:14 |
| 108 | David ARROYO DURAN | Caja Rural-Seguros RGA | s.t. |
| 109 | Awet HABTOM | Bike Aid | +24:43 |
| 110 | Luca WACKERMANN | Bardiani-CSF | s.t. |
| 111 | Ildar ARSLANOV | Gazprom-Rusvelo | +24:44 |
| 112 | Andreas SCHILLINGER | Bora-hansgrohe | +26:46 |
| 113 | Enrico SALVADOR | Tirol Cycling | +26:59 |
| 114 | Pavel BRUTT | Gazprom-Rusvelo | s.t. |
| 115 | Dmitriy KOZONTCHUK | Gazprom-Rusvelo | s.t. |
| 116 | Patrick GAMPER | Tirol Cycling | +28:25 |
| 117 | Moreno MOSER | Astana | +28:29 |
| 118 | Simone BERNARDINI | Sangemini-Mg.Kvis | +33:26 |
| 119 | Giacomo BERLATO | Nippo-Vini Fantini | s.t. |
| 120 | Adne VAN ENGELEN | Bike Aid | s.t. |
| 121 | Miles SCOTSON | BMC | s.t. |
| 122 | Peter KONING | Aqua Blue Sport | s.t. |
| 123 | Martyn IRVINE | Aqua Blue Sport | s.t. |
| 124 | Valens NDAYISENGA | Tirol Cycling | s.t. |
| 125 | Andrew FENN | Aqua Blue Sport | s.t. |
| 126 | Sergey NIKOLAEV | Gazprom-Rusvelo | s.t. |
| 127 | Daniel BICHLMANN | Bike Aid | +37:48 |
| 128 | Niccolo' SALVIETTI | Sangemini-Mg.Kvis | s.t. |
| 129 | Paolo PRANDINI | Sangemini-Mg.Kvis | s.t. |
| 130 | Matteo PELUCCHI | Bora-hansgrohe | s.t. |
| 131 | Rüdiger SELIG | Bora-hansgrohe | s.t. |
| 132 | Calvin WATSON | Aqua Blue Sport | +37:52 |
| 133 | Pascal ACKERMANN | Bora-hansgrohe | +37:53 |
| 134 | Igor BOEV | Gazprom-Rusvelo | s.t. |
| 135 | William CLARKE | Cannondale Drapac | s.t. |
| 136 | Timo SCHÄFER | Bike Aid | s.t. |
| 137 | Timothy RUGG | Bike Aid | +38:02 |
The orginal stage 2 profile. The Brenner Pass has been eliminated with the start moved to Vipiteno
Monday, April 17: Stage 1, Kufstein - Innsbruck, 142.3 km
Michele Scarponi wins the first stage
The race: Here's the report from winner Michele Scarponi's Astana team.
“I’m super happy, quite surprised, but really pleased for this victory that is a very important sign for me and for the entire Astana Pro Team” those were the first words by the winner of the first stage of the new born Tour of the Alps (formerly Giro del Trentino).
“My teammates did a very good job in today’s stage to avoid any risk and take the last climb to the finish in the best position – explained Scarponi – when I saw Thomas attacking quite far from the finish, I decided to follow him and the other attackers and I felt good legs… then we arrived pretty fast on the final straight and at 200 meters from the finish I did my attack that was also a sprint: the roads was still steep and I wasn’t sure I was going to win until I crossed the finish line."
“This is a very good race that I’ve already won in 2011 – concluded the Italian – with today’s win I have conquered also the GC leadershid and for sure, me and my team, we will do our best to defend the jersey in the next stages…”.
A very satisfied Alexander Shefer, sport director together with Giuseppe Martinelli and Stefano Zanini here at the Tour of the Alps, commented this way Scarponi's win: “Finally we have got the victory! I can say that I think we deserved it since much time… I congratulate with Michele who demonstrated today to everyone the kind of professional he is – continued Shefer – this win is very good for the morale of everyone and demonstrates that we have worked in the right direction, preparing the Giro d’Italia… I’m really happy!”
On the uphill finish of Innsbruck, Michele Scarponi has beaten the British Geraint Thomas and the French Thibaut Pinot. Scarponi is also the GC Leader with 4 secs on Thomas and 6 secs on Pinot.
To underline also the performance of our Dario Cataldo who was sixth with the same time of the winner and now is 6th in the GC at 10 secs from Scarponi (as for the time bonuses).
Tomorrow, second stage of the Tour of the Alps, from Innsbruck to Innervillgraten (181,3 km) with the Brenner Pass after 29 km of race, the difficult climb of St. Justina at 25 km to go and the uphill final to the 1386 meters on the sea level.
Complete Results:
142.3 kilometers raced at an average speed of 40.226 km/hr
| 1 | Michele SCARPONI | Astana | 3hr 32min 15sec |
| 2 | Geraint THOMAS | Sky | s.t. |
| 3 | Thibaut PINOT | FDJ | s.t. |
| 4 | Davide FORMOLO | Cannondale Drapac | s.t. |
| 5 | Domenico POZZOVIVO | Ag2r La Mondiale | s.t. |
| 6 | Dario CATALDO | Astana | s.t. |
| 7 | Mattia CATTANEO | Androni Giocattoli | @ 4sec |
| 8 | Hugh CARTHY | Cannondale Drapac | @ 8sec |
| 9 | Rohan DENIS | BMC | @ 11sec |
| 10 | Damiano CARUSO | BMC | s.t. |
| 11 | José MENDES | Bora-hansgrohe | @ 13sec |
| 12 | Danilo CELANO | Italy | @ 17sec |
| 13 | Pierre ROLLAND | Cannondale Drapac | s.t. |
| 14 | Egan Arley BERNAL | Androni Giocattoli | s.t. |
| 15 | Emanuel BUCHMANN | Bora-hansgrohe | s.t. |
| 16 | Davide VILLELLA | Cannondale Drapac | @ 22sec |
| 17 | Torres RODOLFO | Androni Giocattoli | s.t. |
| 18 | Brent BOOKWALTER | BMC | s.t. |
| 19 | Luis León SANCHEZ | Astana | s.t. |
| 20 | Hubert DUPONT | Ag2r La Mondiale | @ 26sec |
| 21 | Mikel LANDA MEANA | Sky | s.t. |
| 22 | Damiano CUNEGO | Nippo-Vini Fantini | s.t. |
| 23 | François BIDARD | Ag2r La Mondiale | s.t. |
| 24 | Fausto MASNADA | Androni Giocattoli | s.t. |
| 25 | Ivan SANTAROMITA | Nippo-Vini Fantini | s.t. |
| 26 | Sergey FIRSANOV | Gazprom-Rusvelo | 35 |
| 27 | Sergio PARDILLA | Caja Rural-Seguros RGA | s.t. |
| 28 | Matteo BUSATO | Wilier Triestina-Selle Italia | 42 |
| 29 | Ivan ROVNY | Gazprom-Rusvelo | 48 |
| 30 | Nicholas SCHULTZ | Caja Rural-Seguros RGA | 56 |
| 31 | Julen AMEZQUETA | Wilier Triestina-Selle Italia | s.t. |
| 32 | Cristian RODRIGUEZ | Wilier Triestina-Selle Italia | s.t. |
| 33 | Matteo MONTAGUTI | Ag2r La Mondiale | s.t. |
| 34 | Nathan BROWN | Cannondale Drapac | +1:05 |
| 35 | Tobias LUDVIGSSON | FDJ | +1:20 |
| 36 | Yonder GODOY | Wilier Triestina-Selle Italia | s.t. |
| 37 | Ilia KOSHEVOY | Wilier Triestina-Selle Italia | s.t. |
| 38 | Simone ANDREETTA | Bardiani-CSF | +1:27 |
| 39 | Sebastian SCHÖNBERGER | Tirol Cycling | +1:30 |
| 40 | Ian BOSWELL | Sky | +1:41 |
| 41 | Stefan DENIFL | Aqua Blue Sport | +1:50 |
| 42 | Kenny ELISSONDE | Sky | +2:05 |
| 43 | Clement CHEVRIER | Ag2r La Mondiale | s.t. |
| 44 | Joseph ROSSKOPF | BMC | +2:47 |
| 45 | Iuri FILOSI | Nippo-Vini Fantini | s.t. |
| 46 | Jérémy ROY | FDJ | s.t. |
| 47 | Kilian FRANKINY | BMC | s.t. |
| 48 | Fabricio FERRARI | Caja Rural-Seguros RGA | s.t. |
| 49 | Steve MORABITO | FDJ | s.t. |
| 50 | Lawrence WARBASSE | Aqua Blue Sport | s.t. |
| 51 | Ben GASTAUER | Ag2r La Mondiale | s.t. |
| 52 | Alexander FOLIFOROV | Gazprom-Rusvelo | s.t. |
| 53 | Sergei CHERNETSKI | Astana | s.t. |
| 54 | Nicola BAGIOLI | Nippo-Vini Fantini | s.t. |
| 55 | Antonio ZULLO | Italy | s.t. |
| 56 | Marco FRAPPORTI | Androni Giocattoli | s.t. |
| 57 | Manuel SENNI | BMC | +3:10 |
| 58 | Matthias KRIZEK | Tirol Cycling | +3:40 |
| 59 | Michele GAZZARRA | Sangemini-MG.Kvis | +4:38 |
| 60 | Paolo TOTÒ | Sangemini-MG.Kvis | +4:57 |
| 61 | Francesco GAVAZZI | Androni Giocattoli | +5:27 |
| 62 | Peter KENNAUGH | Sky | s.t. |
| 63 | Philip DEIGNAN | Sky | +5:44 |
| 64 | Simone STERBINI | Bardiani-CSF | +5:51 |
| 65 | Silvio HERKLOTZ | Bora-hansgrohe | s.t. |
| 66 | Antonio MOLINA | Caja Rural-Seguros RGA | +6:23 |
| 67 | Raffaello BONUSI | Androni Giocattoli | +9:07 |
| 68 | Francesco Manuel BONGIORNO | Sangemini-MG.Kvis | s.t. |
| 69 | Andrea GAROSIO | Italy | s.t. |
| 70 | Alessandro BISOLTI | Nippo-Vini Fantini | s.t. |
| 71 | Josu ZABALA LOPEZ | Caja Rural-Seguros RGA | s.t. |
| 72 | Alberto AMICI | Italy | s.t. |
| 73 | Jérémy MAISON | FDJ | s.t. |
| 74 | Joseph Lloyd DOMBROWSKI | Cannondale Drapac | s.t. |
| 75 | Edoardo ZARDINI | Bardiani-CSF | +10:04 |
| 76 | Filippo POZZATO | Wilier Triestina-Selle Italia | s.t. |
| 77 | Davide ORRICO | Sangemini-MG.Kvis | s.t. |
| 78 | Andreas SCHILLINGER | Bora-hansgrohe | s.t. |
| 79 | Tom BOHLI | BMC | s.t. |
| 80 | Simone VELASCO | Bardiani-CSF | s.t. |
| 81 | Eduard PRADES REVERTER | Caja Rural-Seguros RGA | s.t. |
| 82 | Rinaldo NOCENTINI | Italy | s.t. |
| 83 | Paolo TIRALONGO | Astana | s.t. |
| 84 | Nikodemus HOLLER | Bike Aid | s.t. |
| 85 | Nicola GAFFURINI | Sangemini-MG.Kvis | s.t. |
| 86 | Julien BERARD | Ag2r La Mondiale | s.t. |
| 87 | Jan BÁRTA | Bora-hansgrohe | s.t. |
| 88 | DANIEL FELIPE MARTINEZ | Wilier Triestina-Selle Italia | s.t. |
| 89 | Andrey ZEITS | Astana | s.t. |
| 90 | Maximilian KUEN | Tirol Cycling | s.t. |
| 91 | Alessandro TONELLI | Bardiani-CSF | s.t. |
| 92 | Zhandos BIZHIGITOV | Astana | s.t. |
| 93 | Pier Paolo DE NEGRI | Nippo-Vini Fantini | s.t. |
| 94 | Matteo NATALI | Italy | s.t. |
| 95 | Filippo FORTIN | Tirol Cycling | s.t. |
| 96 | Luca RAGGIO | Italy | s.t. |
| 97 | Leonardo BASSO | Italy | s.t. |
| 98 | Masakazu ITO | Nippo-Vini Fantini | s.t. |
| 99 | Davide BALLERINI | Androni Giocattoli | s.t. |
| 100 | Leigh HOWARD | Aqua Blue Sport | +11:38 |
| 101 | Patrick GAMPER | Tirol Cycling | s.t. |
| 102 | William BONNET | FDJ | +11:47 |
| 103 | Stefano PIRAZZI | Bardiani-CSF | s.t. |
| 104 | Moreno MOSER | Astana | s.t. |
| 105 | Eugert ZHUPA | Wilier Triestina-Selle Italia | s.t. |
| 106 | Suleiman KANGANGI | Bike Aid | s.t. |
| 107 | Lucas SCHWARZ | Tirol Cycling | +11:51 |
| 108 | David ARROYO DURAN | Caja Rural-Seguros RGA | +11:54 |
| 109 | Hector SAEZ BENITO | Caja Rural-Seguros RGA | s.t. |
| 110 | Johan LE BON | FDJ | +12:00 |
| 111 | Salim KIPKEMBOI | Bike Aid | +13:32 |
| 112 | Pavel BRUTT | Gazprom-Rusvelo | +14:39 |
| 113 | Enrico SALVADOR | Tirol Cycling | s.t. |
| 114 | Dmitriy KOZONTCHUK | Gazprom-Rusvelo | s.t. |
| 115 | Awet HABTOM | Bike Aid | +19:12 |
| 116 | Ildar ARSLANOV | Gazprom-Rusvelo | s.t. |
| 117 | Luca WACKERMANN | Bardiani-CSF | +19:54 |
| 118 | Adne VAN ENGELEN | Bike Aid | +21:06 |
| 119 | Pascal ACKERMANN | Bora-hansgrohe | s.t. |
| 120 | Peter KONING | Aqua Blue Sport | s.t. |
| 121 | Daniel BICHLMANN | Bike Aid | s.t. |
| 122 | Niccolo' SALVIETTI | Sangemini-MG.Kvis | s.t. |
| 123 | Miles SCOTSON | BMC | s.t. |
| 124 | Martyn IRVINE | Aqua Blue Sport | s.t. |
| 125 | Giacomo BERLATO | Nippo-Vini Fantini | s.t. |
| 126 | Paolo PRANDINI | Sangemini-MG.Kvis | s.t. |
| 127 | Simone BERNARDINI | Sangemini-MG.Kvis | s.t. |
| 128 | Igor BOEV | Gazprom-Rusvelo | s.t. |
| 129 | Andrew FENN | Aqua Blue Sport | s.t. |
| 130 | Valens NDAYISENGA | Tirol Cycling | s.t. |
| 131 | Calvin WATSON | Aqua Blue Sport | s.t. |
| 132 | Matteo PELUCCHI | Bora-hansgrohe | s.t. |
| 133 | Rüdiger SELIG | Bora-hansgrohe | s.t. |
| 134 | William CLARKE | Cannondale Drapac | s.t. |
| 135 | Sergey NIKOLAEV | Gazprom-Rusvelo | s.t. |
| 136 | Timo SCHÄFER | Bike Aid | s.t. |
| 137 | Alexandre GENIEZ | Ag2r La Mondiale | +21:15 |
| 138 | Timothy RUGG | Bike Aid | s.t. |
GC after Stage 1:
| 1 | Michele SCARPONI | Astana | 3hr 32min 5sec |
| 2 | Geraint THOMAS | Sky | @ 4sec |
| 3 | Thibaut PINOT | FDJ | @ 6sec |
| 4 | Davide FORMOLO | Cannondale Drapac | @ 10sec |
| 5 | Domenico POZZOVIVO | Ag2r La Mondiale | s.t. |
| 6 | Dario CATALDO | Astana | s.t. |
| 7 | Mattia CATTANEO | Androni Giocattoli | 14 |
| 8 | Hugh CARTHY | Cannondale Drapac | 18 |
| 9 | Rohan DENIS | BMC | 21 |
| 10 | Damiano CARUSO | BMC | s.t. |
| 11 | José MENDES | Bora-hansgrohe | 23 |
| 12 | Danilo CELANO | Italy | 27 |
| 13 | Pierre ROLLAND | Cannondale Drapac | s.t. |
| 14 | Egan Arley BERNAL | Androni Giocattoli | s.t. |
| 15 | Emanuel BUCHMANN | Bora-hansgrohe | s.t. |
| 16 | Davide VILLELLA | Cannondale Drapac | 32 |
| 17 | Torres RODOLFO | Androni Giocattoli | s.t. |
| 18 | Brent BOOKWALTER | BMC | s.t. |
| 19 | Luis León SANCHEZ | Astana | s.t. |
| 20 | Hubert DUPONT | Ag2r La Mondiale | 36 |
| 21 | Mikel LANDA MEANA | Sky | s.t. |
| 22 | Damiano CUNEGO | Nippo-Vini Fantini | s.t. |
| 23 | François BIDARD | Ag2r La Mondiale | s.t. |
| 24 | Fausto MASNADA | Androni Giocattoli | s.t. |
| 25 | Ivan SANTAROMITA | Nippo-Vini Fantini | s.t. |
| 26 | Sergey FIRSANOV | Gazprom-Rusvelo | 45 |
| 27 | Sergio PARDILLA | Caja Rural-Seguros RGA | s.t. |
| 28 | Matteo BUSATO | Wilier Triestina-Selle Italia | 52 |
| 29 | Ivan ROVNY | Gazprom-Rusvelo | 58 |
| 30 | Nicholas SCHULTZ | Caja Rural-Seguros RGA | +1:06 |
| 31 | Julen AMEZQUETA | Wilier Triestina-Selle Italia | s.t. |
| 32 | Cristian RODRIGUEZ | Wilier Triestina-Selle Italia | s.t. |
| 33 | Matteo MONTAGUTI | Ag2r La Mondiale | s.t. |
| 34 | Nathan BROWN | Cannondale Drapac | +1:15 |
| 35 | Tobias LUDVIGSSON | FDJ | +1:30 |
| 36 | Yonder GODOY | Wilier Triestina-Selle Italia | s.t. |
| 37 | Ilia KOSHEVOY | Wilier Triestina-Selle Italia | s.t. |
| 38 | Simone ANDREETTA | Bardiani-CSF | +1:37 |
| 39 | Sebastian SCHÖNBERGER | Tirol Cycling | +1:40 |
| 40 | Ian BOSWELL | Sky | +1:51 |
| 41 | Stefan DENIFL | Aqua Blue Sport | +2:00 |
| 42 | Kenny ELISSONDE | Sky | +2:15 |
| 43 | Clement CHEVRIER | Ag2r La Mondiale | s.t. |
| 44 | Joseph ROSSKOPF | BMC | +2:57 |
| 45 | Iuri FILOSI | Nippo-Vini Fantini | s.t. |
| 46 | Jérémy ROY | FDJ | s.t. |
| 47 | Kilian FRANKINY | BMC | s.t. |
| 48 | Fabricio FERRARI | Caja Rural-Seguros RGA | s.t. |
| 49 | Steve MORABITO | FDJ | s.t. |
| 50 | Lawrence WARBASSE | Aqua Blue Sport | s.t. |
| 51 | Ben GASTAUER | Ag2r La Mondiale | s.t. |
| 52 | Alexander FOLIFOROV | Gazprom-Rusvelo | s.t. |
| 53 | Sergei CHERNETSKI | Astana | s.t. |
| 54 | Nicola BAGIOLI | Nippo-Vini Fantini | s.t. |
| 55 | Antonio ZULLO | Italy | s.t. |
| 56 | Marco FRAPPORTI | Androni Giocattoli | s.t. |
| 57 | Manuel SENNI | BMC | +3:20 |
| 58 | Matthias KRIZEK | Tirol Cycling | +3:50 |
| 59 | Michele GAZZARRA | Sangemini-MG.Kvis | +4:48 |
| 60 | Paolo TOTÒ | Sangemini-MG.Kvis | +5:07 |
| 61 | Francesco GAVAZZI | Androni Giocattoli | +5:37 |
| 62 | Peter KENNAUGH | Sky | s.t. |
| 63 | Philip DEIGNAN | Sky | +5:54 |
| 64 | Simone STERBINI | Bardiani-CSF | +6:01 |
| 65 | Silvio HERKLOTZ | Bora-hansgrohe | s.t. |
| 66 | Antonio MOLINA | Caja Rural-Seguros RGA | +6:33 |
| 67 | Raffaello BONUSI | Androni Giocattoli | +9:17 |
| 68 | Francesco Manuel BONGIORNO | Sangemini-MG.Kvis | s.t. |
| 69 | Andrea GAROSIO | Italy | s.t. |
| 70 | Alessandro BISOLTI | Nippo-Vini Fantini | s.t. |
| 71 | Josu ZABALA LOPEZ | Caja Rural-Seguros RGA | s.t. |
| 72 | Alberto AMICI | Italy | s.t. |
| 73 | Jérémy MAISON | FDJ | s.t. |
| 74 | Joseph Lloyd DOMBROWSKI | Cannondale Drapac | s.t. |
| 75 | Edoardo ZARDINI | Bardiani-CSF | +10:14 |
| 76 | Filippo POZZATO | Wilier Triestina-Selle Italia | s.t. |
| 77 | Davide ORRICO | Sangemini-MG.Kvis | s.t. |
| 78 | Andreas SCHILLINGER | Bora-hansgrohe | s.t. |
| 79 | Tom BOHLI | BMC | s.t. |
| 80 | Simone VELASCO | Bardiani-CSF | s.t. |
| 81 | Eduard PRADES REVERTER | Caja Rural-Seguros RGA | s.t. |
| 82 | Rinaldo NOCENTINI | Italy | s.t. |
| 83 | Paolo TIRALONGO | Astana | s.t. |
| 84 | Nikodemus HOLLER | Bike Aid | s.t. |
| 85 | Nicola GAFFURINI | Sangemini-MG.Kvis | s.t. |
| 86 | Julien BERARD | Ag2r La Mondiale | s.t. |
| 87 | Jan BÁRTA | Bora-hansgrohe | s.t. |
| 88 | DANIEL FELIPE MARTINEZ | Wilier Triestina-Selle Italia | s.t. |
| 89 | Andrey ZEITS | Astana | s.t. |
| 90 | Maximilian KUEN | Tirol Cycling | s.t. |
| 91 | Alessandro TONELLI | Bardiani-CSF | s.t. |
| 92 | Zhandos BIZHIGITOV | Astana | s.t. |
| 93 | Pier Paolo DE NEGRI | Nippo-Vini Fantini | s.t. |
| 94 | Matteo NATALI | Italy | s.t. |
| 95 | Filippo FORTIN | Tirol Cycling | s.t. |
| 96 | Luca RAGGIO | Italy | s.t. |
| 97 | Leonardo BASSO | Italy | s.t. |
| 98 | Masakazu ITO | Nippo-Vini Fantini | s.t. |
| 99 | Davide BALLERINI | Androni Giocattoli | s.t. |
| 100 | Leigh HOWARD | Aqua Blue Sport | +11:48 |
| 101 | Patrick GAMPER | Tirol Cycling | s.t. |
| 102 | William BONNET | FDJ | +11:57 |
| 103 | Stefano PIRAZZI | Bardiani-CSF | s.t. |
| 104 | Moreno MOSER | Astana | s.t. |
| 105 | Eugert ZHUPA | Wilier Triestina-Selle Italia | s.t. |
| 106 | Suleiman KANGANGI | Bike Aid | s.t. |
| 107 | Lucas SCHWARZ | Tirol Cycling | +12:01 |
| 108 | David ARROYO DURAN | Caja Rural-Seguros RGA | +12:04 |
| 109 | Hector SAEZ BENITO | Caja Rural-Seguros RGA | s.t. |
| 110 | Johan LE BON | FDJ | +12:10 |
| 111 | Salim KIPKEMBOI | Bike Aid | +13:42 |
| 112 | Pavel BRUTT | Gazprom-Rusvelo | +14:49 |
| 113 | Enrico SALVADOR | Tirol Cycling | s.t. |
| 114 | Dmitriy KOZONTCHUK | Gazprom-Rusvelo | s.t. |
| 115 | Awet HABTOM | Bike Aid | +19:22 |
| 116 | Ildar ARSLANOV | Gazprom-Rusvelo | s.t. |
| 117 | Luca WACKERMANN | Bardiani-CSF | +20:04 |
| 118 | Adne VAN ENGELEN | Bike Aid | +21:16 |
| 119 | Pascal ACKERMANN | Bora-hansgrohe | s.t. |
| 120 | Peter KONING | Aqua Blue Sport | s.t. |
| 121 | Daniel BICHLMANN | Bike Aid | s.t. |
| 122 | Niccolo' SALVIETTI | Sangemini-MG.Kvis | s.t. |
| 123 | Miles SCOTSON | BMC | s.t. |
| 124 | Martyn IRVINE | Aqua Blue Sport | s.t. |
| 125 | Giacomo BERLATO | Nippo-Vini Fantini | s.t. |
| 126 | Paolo PRANDINI | Sangemini-MG.Kvis | s.t. |
| 127 | Simone BERNARDINI | Sangemini-MG.Kvis | s.t. |
| 128 | Igor BOEV | Gazprom-Rusvelo | s.t. |
| 129 | Andrew FENN | Aqua Blue Sport | s.t. |
| 130 | Valens NDAYISENGA | Tirol Cycling | s.t. |
| 131 | Calvin WATSON | Aqua Blue Sport | s.t. |
| 132 | Matteo PELUCCHI | Bora-hansgrohe | s.t. |
| 133 | Rüdiger SELIG | Bora-hansgrohe | s.t. |
| 134 | William CLARKE | Cannondale Drapac | s.t. |
| 135 | Sergey NIKOLAEV | Gazprom-Rusvelo | s.t. |
| 136 | Timo SCHÄFER | Bike Aid | s.t. |
| 137 | Alexandre GENIEZ | Ag2r La Mondiale | +21:25 |
| 138 | Timothy RUGG | Bike Aid | s.t. |
Start list with back numbers, April 17, 2017:
| SKY | |
| 1 | LANDA Mikel |
| 2 | BOSWELL Ian |
| 3 | DEIGNAN Philip |
| 4 | KENNAUGH Peter |
| 5 | THOMAS Geraint |
| 6 | ELISSONDE Kenny |
| AG2R LA MONDIALE | |
| 11 | POZZOVIVO Domenico |
| 12 | BIDARD François |
| 13 | CHEVRIER Clement |
| 14 | DUPONT Hubert |
| 15 | GASTAUER Ben |
| 16 | GENIEZ Alexandre |
| 17 | MONTAGUTI Matteo |
| 18 | BÉRARD Julien |
| ASTANA | |
| 21 | SCARPONI Michele |
| 22 | CATALDO Dario |
| 23 | CHERNETSKY Sergey |
| 24 | BIZHIGITOV Zhandos |
| 25 | MOSER Moreno |
| 26 | SANCHEZ Luis Leon |
| 27 | TIRALONGO Paolo |
| 28 | ZEITS Andrey |
| BMC | |
| 31 | CARUSO Damiano |
| 32 | DENNIS Rohan |
| 33 | SENNI Manuel |
| 34 | FRANKINY Kilian |
| 35 | BOOKWALTER Brent |
| 36 | ROSSKOPF Joey |
| 37 | BOHLI Tom |
| 38 | SCOTSON Miles |
| BORA-HANSGROHE | |
| 41 | ACKERMANN Pascal |
| 42 | BARTA Jan |
| 43 | BUCHMANN Emanuel |
| 44 | HERKLOTZ Silvio |
| 45 | SELIG Rüdiger |
| 46 | PIMENTA José Joao |
| 47 | PELUCCHI Matteo |
| 48 | SCHILLINGER Andreas |
| CANNONDALE-DRAPAC | |
| 51 | BROWN Nathan |
| 52 | CARTHY Hugh |
| 53 | DOMBROWSKI Joseph Lloyd |
| 54 | FORMOLO Davide |
| 55 | ROLLAND Pierre |
| 56 | CLARKE William |
| 57 | VILLELLA Davide |
| FDJ | |
| 61 | PINOT Thibaut |
| 62 | BONNET William |
| 63 | LE BON Johan |
| 64 | LUDVIGSSON Tobias |
| 65 | MAISON Jérémy |
| 66 | MORABITO Steve |
| 67 | ROY Jérémy |
| ANDRONI GIOCATTOLI | |
| 71 | GAVAZZI Francesco |
| 72 | BERNAL Egan Arley |
| 73 | TORRES Rodolfo Andres |
| 74 | FRAPPORTI Marco |
| 75 | CATTANEO Mattia |
| 76 | MASNADA Fausto |
| 77 | BALLERINI Davide |
| 78 | BONUSI Raffaello |
| AQUA BLUE SPORT | |
| 81 | DENIFL Stefan |
| 82 | BRAMMEIER Matthew |
| 83 | WARBASSE Larry |
| 84 | FENN Andrew |
| 85 | KONING Peter |
| 86 | WATSON Calvin |
| 87 | HOWARD Leigh |
| 88 | IRVINE Martyn |
| BARDIANI-CSF | |
| 91 | ANDREETTA Simone |
| 93 | PIRAZZI Stefano |
| 94 | VELASCO Simone |
| 95 | WACKERMANN Luca |
| 96 | TONELLI Alessandro |
| 97 | STERBINI Simone |
| 98 | ZARDINI Edoardo |
| CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA | |
| 101 | PARDILLA Sergio |
| 102 | FERRARI Fabricio |
| 103 | MOLINA Antonio |
| 104 | SCHULTZ Nicholas |
| 105 | SÁEZ Hector |
| 106 | ARROYO David |
| 107 | PRADES Eduard |
| 108 | ZABALA Josu |
| GAZPROM-RUSVELO | |
| 111 | FIRSANOV Serguei |
| 112 | FOLIFOROV Alexander |
| 113 | KOZONTCHUK Dmitriy |
| 114 | BOEV Igor |
| 115 | ARSLANOV Ildar |
| 116 | NIKOLAEV Sergey |
| 117 | BRUTT Pavel |
| 118 | ROVNY Ivan |
| NIPPO-VINI FANTINI | |
| 121 | CUNEGO Damiano |
| 122 | BAGIOLI Nicola |
| 123 | BERLATO Giacomo |
| 124 | BISOLTI Alessandro |
| 125 | FILOSI Iuri |
| 126 | DE NEGRI Pier Paolo |
| 127 | ITO Masakazu |
| 128 | SANTAROMITA Ivan |
| WILIER-SELLE ITALIA | |
| 131 | AMEZQUETA Julen |
| 132 | BUSATO Matteo |
| 133 | POZZATO Filippo |
| 134 | ZHUPA Eugert |
| 135 | GODOY Yonder |
| 136 | KOSHEVOY Ilia |
| 137 | MARTINEZ Daniel Felipe |
| 138 | RODRÍGUEZ Cristian |
| BIKE AID | |
| 141 | HOLLER Nikodemus |
| 142 | RUGG Timothy |
| 143 | KANGANGI Suleiman |
| 144 | KIPKEMBOI Salim |
| 145 | BICHLMANN Daniel |
| 146 | SCHAFER Timo |
| 147 | VAN ENGELEN Adne |
| 148 | HABTOM TEKLE Awet |
| SANGEMINI MG.KVIS | |
| 151 | BERNARDINI Simone |
| 152 | BONGIORNO Francesco Manuel |
| 153 | GAFFURINI Nicola |
| 154 | GAZZARA Michele |
| 155 | ORRICO Davide |
| 156 | SALVIETTI Niccolò |
| 157 | PRANDINI Paolo |
| 158 | TOTÒ Paolo |
| TIROL CYCLING TEAM | |
| 161 | SCHWARZ Lucas |
| 162 | FORTIN Filippo |
| 163 | KRIZEK Matthias |
| 164 | SALVADOR Enrico |
| 165 | KUEN Maximilian |
| 166 | NDAYISENGA Valens |
| 167 | SCHÖNBERGER Sebastian |
| 168 | GAMPER Patrick |
| ITALY | |
| 171 | NOCENTINI Rinaldo |
| 172 | AMICI Alberto |
| 173 | NATALI Matteo |
| 174 | GARIOSO Andrea |
| 175 | ZULLO Antonio |
| 176 | CELANO Danilo |
| 177 | BASSO Leonardo |
| 178 | RAGGIO Luca |