2016 Tour de Yorkshire (2.1)

2nd edition: April 29 - May 1, 2016

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2016 Tour of Yorkshire

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Sunday, May 1: 3rd and Final Stage, Middlesbrough - Scarborough, 198 km

Stage 3 map and profile

Thomas Voeckler emphatically wins Yorkshire stage three ahead of Nicolas Roche.

The Race: Here's the organizer's explanation of the day's racing:

Thomas Voeckler put in a stellar performance to claim the 2016 Tour de Yorkshire after last year's bitter-sweet third place. The Frenchman made hay of the queen stage from Middlesbrough to Scarborough with another of his signature rides. The 36-year-old jumped clear with Nicolas Roche 5 km before the line and outsprinted his breakaway companion to grab both the stage win and the overall victory. Voeckler was crowned champion of the second edition with 6'' to spare on Roche and 16'' on Anthony Turgis.

There were quite a few nervous faces at the start of the closing stage of the Tour de Yorkshire this morning. The 129-strong peloton faced a 198 km trek to Scarborough featuring no fewer than six climbs. The course and the various classifications up for grabs, including the blue-and-yellow leader's jersey, made Sunday's stage very promising.

A ten-man breakaway consisting of Holohan (WGN), Haas (DDD), Chetout (COF), Opie (ONE), Haller (KAT), Cronshaw (MGT), Slik, Van Der Lijke (ROP), Farazijn (TSV) and Wilkinson (GBR) formed just five kilometres into the stage. It took ten kilometres of frantic racing to convince the bunch to let them go, and their margin peaked at 2' 15" at km 24.

Haas beat Cronshaw and Chetout at the first intermediate sprint in Thirsk (km 52), with the peloton trailing 1' 35" behind. The first climb of the day, super-steep Sutton Bank, took things to a higher level and caused Wilkinson and Slik to be dropped and caught by the peloton shortly thereafter. Haas, first over the top, held a 2' 5" margin at this point. Blakey Ridge set the scene for another fierce battle, with Calmejane (DEN), Handley (ONE) and Moreno Sala (RAL) launching a counterattack. The lead group was soon joined by the trio, only to lose Opie and Cronshaw, who were soon reeled in by the peloton. Haas, Calmejane and Chetout's aggressive riding failed to make an impact, and the nine riders stuck together until the bunch brought them back into the fold at km 110.

Team Sky brought the hammer down, smashing the peloton apart and forcing an initial selection. Kennaugh led the bunch over the fearsome Grosmont climb, with teammates Rowe, Moscon, Roche and defending champion Nordhaug on his wheel. A few kilometres down the road, there were just nine units left in the lead group, with Yates, Juul Jensen (OGE), Kruijswijk (TLJ) and Pauwels (DDD) clinging to the five Sky men on the Yorkshire highlands. A second group of 17 riders including (BMC), Voeckler (DEN), Van Den Broeck (KAT) and Arndt (TGA) eventually managed to bridge over. Pauwels launched an attack on the next climb, but it was shut down.

Roche (SKY), Yates (OGE) and Kruijswijk (TLJ) went over the penultimate climb of the day, Harewood Dale, in first place and opened up a gap 25 km before the finish. The French duo of Voeckler (DEN) and Turgis (COF) made contact at km 176 and, with 10 km to go, it was obvious that the race would be decided among the five men in front, who held a one-minute gap on the chasing group with Nordhaug. Roche crowned the final climb, Oliver's Mount (km 192), in front and forged ahead, dragging Voeckler with him. The two riders used the descent to Scarborough to expand their gap. Their 7" margin at the last kilometre seemed sufficient. Voeckler, the wily 36-year-old, clung to his rival's wheel before unleashing a sprint to which Roche had no answer, while Adam Yates finished third.

Voeckler made amends for his second place in last year's opening stage to Scarborough and grabbed his second season victory after the Tour Cycliste International La Provence. The French rider's 43rd career win also catapulted him to the top of the general classification, where he succeeded Lars-Petter Nordhaug as champion of the race with 6" to spare on Roche and 16" on Turgis. The winner of the first stage, Dylan Groenewegen (TLJ), took home the points jersey, while Nathan Haas (DDD) was the best climber of the event.

Complete Results:

198 kilometers raced at an average speed of 40.692 km/hr

1	VOECKLER Thomas	DIRECT ENERGIE	4hr 51min 57sec
2	ROCHE Nicolas	SKY	s.t.
3	YATES Adam	ORICA-GreenEDGE	@ 9sec
4	TURGIS Anthony	COFIDIS	s.t.
5	KRUIJSWIJK Steven	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	s.t.
6	NORDHAUG Lars Petter	SKY	+ 00' 41''
7	MOSCON Gianni	SKY	s.t.
8	JUUL-JENSEN Christopher	ORICA-GreenEDGE	+ 01' 09''
9	HERMANS Ben	BMC	s.t.
10	ARNDT Nikias	GIANT-ALPECIN	s.t.
11	SMITH Dion	ONE PRO CYCLING	s.t.
12	PAUWELS Serge	DIMENSION DATA	s.t.
13	STEWART Tom	MADISON GENESIS	s.t.
14	TANKINK Bram	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	s.t.
15	LOSADA Alberto	KATUSHA	s.t.
16	CALMEJANE Lilian	DIRECT ENERGIE	s.t.
17	VAN DEN BROECK Jurgen	KATUSHA	s.t.
18	CHRISTIAN Mark	TEAM WIGGINS	+ 01' 53''
19	HOLMES Matthew	MADISON GENESIS	s.t.
20	ROSSKOPF Joseph	BMC	+ 01' 58''
21	DENNIS Rohan	BMC	+ 04' 07''
22	WILLIAMS Stephen	JLT CONDOR	+ 05' 56''
23	VICIOSO Angel	KATUSHA	+ 08' 13''
24	ROWE Luke	SKY	+ 09' 11''
25	CUMMINGS Stephen	DIMENSION DATA	+ 09' 20''
26	LAMPIER Steven	JLT CONDOR	s.t.
27	SCHÄR Michael	BMC	+ 10' 07''
28	ROWSELL Erick	MADISON GENESIS	+ 12' 32''
29	VAN ZYL Johann	DIMENSION DATA	s.t.
30	DOMAGALSKI Karol	ONE PRO CYCLING	s.t.
31	BOULO Matthieu	RALEIGH GAC	s.t.
32	HARDY Romain	COFIDIS	s.t.
33	ROOSEN Timo	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	s.t.
34	NIELSEN Magnus Cort	ORICA-GreenEDGE	s.t.
35	BOUDAT Thomas	DIRECT ENERGIE	s.t.
36	SLATER Alistair	JLT CONDOR	s.t.
37	KENNAUGH Peter	SKY	s.t.
38	BRIGGS Graham	JLT CONDOR	+ 18' 21''
39	DOWNING Russell	JLT CONDOR	s.t.
40	DUIJN Huub	ROOMPOT ORANJE PELOTON	s.t.
41	WYNANTS Maarten	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	s.t.
42	POLITT Nils	KATUSHA	s.t.
43	VAN HOECKE Gijs	TOPSPORT VLAANDEREN	s.t.
44	GERTS Floris	BMC	s.t.
45	HALLER Marco	KATUSHA	s.t.
46	DE KORT Koen	GIANT-ALPECIN	s.t.
47	BAGOT Yoann	COFIDIS	s.t.
48	ROGLIC Primoz	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	s.t.
49	DEBESAY Mekseb	DIMENSION DATA	s.t.
50	HANDLEY Richard	ONE PRO CYCLING	s.t.
51	PICHOT Alexandre	DIRECT ENERGIE	s.t.
52	QUEMENEUR Perrig	DIRECT ENERGIE	s.t.
53	EDET Nicolas	COFIDIS	s.t.
54	EISEL Bernhard	DIMENSION DATA	s.t.
55	ROSSETTO Stéphane	COFIDIS	s.t.
56	MORKOV Michael	KATUSHA	s.t.
57	HAYMAN Mathew	ORICA-GreenEDGE	s.t.
58	VAN LERBERGHE Bert	TOPSPORT VLAANDEREN	+ 20' 57''
59	FARAZIJN Maxime	TOPSPORT VLAANDEREN	s.t.
60	ZABEL Rick	BMC	s.t.
61	DE BACKER Bert	GIANT-ALPECIN	s.t.
62	WILLIAMS Peter	ONE PRO CYCLING	s.t.
63	MORA Sebastian	RALEIGH GAC	s.t.
64	CULLAIGH Gabriel	GREAT BRITAIN	s.t.
65	MORENO SALA Adria	RALEIGH GAC	s.t.
66	LOOIJ André	ROOMPOT ORANJE PELOTON	s.t.
67	SENNI Manuel	BMC	s.t.
68	SLIK Ivar	ROOMPOT ORANJE PELOTON	s.t.
69	KREDER Wesley	ROOMPOT ORANJE PELOTON	s.t.
70	VAN POPPEL Danny	SKY	s.t.
71	BLAIN Alexandre	MADISON GENESIS	s.t.
72	EDMONDSON Joshua	NFTO	s.t.
73	GROENEWEGEN Dylan	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	s.t.
74	VAN DER LIJKE Nicky	ROOMPOT ORANJE PELOTON	s.t.
75	HAAS Nathan	DIMENSION DATA	s.t.
76	JONES Carter	GIANT-ALPECIN	s.t.
77	EDMONDSON Alexander	ORICA-GreenEDGE	s.t.
78	MOSES Thomas	JLT CONDOR	s.t.
79	FERGUSON Grant	GREAT BRITAIN	s.t.
80	APPLEBY Dale	NFTO	s.t.
81	WAGNER Robert	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	s.t.
82	LAWLESS Christopher	JLT CONDOR	s.t.
83	ORAM James	ONE PRO CYCLING	s.t.
84	MORTENSEN Martin	ONE PRO CYCLING	s.t.
85	WALLAYS Jens	TOPSPORT VLAANDEREN	s.t.
86	PATTEN Daniel	TEAM WIGGINS	s.t.
87	BIALOBLOCKI Marcin	ONE PRO CYCLING	s.t.
88	CHEUNG King Lok	ORICA-GreenEDGE	s.t.
89	HOLOHAN Liam	TEAM WIGGINS	s.t.

Final GC after Stage 3:

• Final GC leader: Thomas Voeckler (Direct Energie)
• Final points classification leader: Dylan Groenewegen (LottoNL-Jumbo)
• Final mountains classification leader: Nathan Haas (Dimension Data)

521.5 kilometers raced at an average speed of 39.846 km/hr

1	VOECKLER Thomas	DIRECT ENERGIE	13hr 5min 16sec
2	ROCHE Nicolas	SKY	@ 6sec
3	TURGIS Anthony	COFIDIS	+ 00' 16''
4	YATES Adam	ORICA-GreenEDGE	+ 00' 17''
5	KRUIJSWIJK Steven	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	+ 00' 21''
6	NORDHAUG Lars Petter	SKY	+ 00' 52''
7	MOSCON Gianni	SKY	+ 00' 53''
8	ARNDT Nikias	GIANT-ALPECIN	+ 01' 13''
9	PAUWELS Serge	DIMENSION DATA	+ 01' 20''
10	SMITH Dion	ONE PRO CYCLING	+ 01' 21''
11	STEWART Tom	MADISON GENESIS	s.t.
12	HERMANS Ben	BMC	s.t.
13	LOSADA Alberto	KATUSHA	s.t.
14	VAN DEN BROECK Jurgen	KATUSHA	s.t.
15	CALMEJANE Lilian	DIRECT ENERGIE	s.t.
16	JUUL-JENSEN Christopher	ORICA-GreenEDGE	s.t.
17	TANKINK Bram	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	s.t.
18	CHRISTIAN Mark	TEAM WIGGINS	+ 02' 05''
19	HOLMES Matthew	MADISON GENESIS	s.t.
20	ROSSKOPF Joseph	BMC	+ 02' 10''
21	DENNIS Rohan	BMC	+ 04' 19''
22	WILLIAMS Stephen	JLT CONDOR	+ 06' 08''
23	VICIOSO Angel	KATUSHA	+ 08' 25''
24	LAMPIER Steven	JLT CONDOR	+ 09' 32''
25	CUMMINGS Stephen	DIMENSION DATA	s.t.
26	ROWE Luke	SKY	+ 10' 01''
27	SCHÄR Michael	BMC	+ 10' 19''
28	BOUDAT Thomas	DIRECT ENERGIE	+ 12' 44''
29	NIELSEN Magnus Cort	ORICA-GreenEDGE	s.t.
30	BOULO Matthieu	RALEIGH GAC	s.t.
31	DOMAGALSKI Karol	ONE PRO CYCLING	s.t.
32	ROWSELL Erick	MADISON GENESIS	s.t.
33	SLATER Alistair	JLT CONDOR	s.t.
34	VAN ZYL Johann	DIMENSION DATA	s.t.
35	HARDY Romain	COFIDIS	s.t.
36	ROOSEN Timo	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	+ 13' 16''
37	KENNAUGH Peter	SKY	+ 16' 25''
38	HANDLEY Richard	ONE PRO CYCLING	+ 18' 32''
39	EDET Nicolas	COFIDIS	s.t.
40	GERTS Floris	BMC	+ 18' 33''
41	DOWNING Russell	JLT CONDOR	s.t.
42	DUIJN Huub	ROOMPOT ORANJE PELOTON	s.t.
43	VAN HOECKE Gijs	TOPSPORT VLAANDEREN	s.t.
44	ROGLIC Primoz	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	s.t.
45	BAGOT Yoann	COFIDIS	s.t.
46	PICHOT Alexandre	DIRECT ENERGIE	s.t.
47	ROSSETTO Stéphane	COFIDIS	s.t.
48	DE KORT Koen	GIANT-ALPECIN	s.t.
49	HALLER Marco	KATUSHA	+ 18' 59''
50	HAYMAN Mathew	ORICA-GreenEDGE	+ 19' 09''
51	MORKOV Michael	KATUSHA	+ 19' 19''
52	QUEMENEUR Perrig	DIRECT ENERGIE	+ 19' 45''
53	DEBESAY Mekseb	DIMENSION DATA	+ 19' 53''
54	WYNANTS Maarten	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	+ 19' 56''
55	GROENEWEGEN Dylan	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	+ 20' 53''
56	VAN POPPEL Danny	SKY	+ 20' 59''
57	HAAS Nathan	DIMENSION DATA	+ 21' 06''
58	VAN LERBERGHE Bert	TOPSPORT VLAANDEREN	+ 21' 09''
59	LAWLESS Christopher	JLT CONDOR	s.t.
60	ZABEL Rick	BMC	s.t.
61	FARAZIJN Maxime	TOPSPORT VLAANDEREN	s.t.
62	KREDER Wesley	ROOMPOT ORANJE PELOTON	s.t.
63	BLAIN Alexandre	MADISON GENESIS	s.t.
64	APPLEBY Dale	NFTO	s.t.
65	CULLAIGH Gabriel	GREAT BRITAIN	s.t.
66	MOSES Thomas	JLT CONDOR	s.t.
67	WAGNER Robert	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	s.t.
68	VAN DER LIJKE Nicky	ROOMPOT ORANJE PELOTON	s.t.
69	SENNI Manuel	BMC	s.t.
70	ORAM James	ONE PRO CYCLING	s.t.
71	HOLOHAN Liam	TEAM WIGGINS	s.t.
72	MORTENSEN Martin	ONE PRO CYCLING	s.t.
73	POLITT Nils	KATUSHA	+ 21' 27''
74	EISEL Bernhard	DIMENSION DATA	+ 21' 28''
75	MORENO SALA Adria	RALEIGH GAC	+ 22' 21''
76	EDMONDSON Joshua	NFTO	+ 22' 21''
77	JONES Carter	GIANT-ALPECIN	+ 24' 04''
78	DE BACKER Bert	GIANT-ALPECIN	s.t.
79	MORA Sebastian	RALEIGH GAC	+ 24' 18''
80	SLIK Ivar	ROOMPOT ORANJE PELOTON	+ 24' 21''
81	WILLIAMS Peter	ONE PRO CYCLING	+ 25' 33''
82	BIALOBLOCKI Marcin	ONE PRO CYCLING	+ 26' 21''
83	EDMONDSON Alexander	ORICA-GreenEDGE	+ 26' 52''
84	WALLAYS Jens	TOPSPORT VLAANDEREN	s.t.
85	CHEUNG King Lok	ORICA-GreenEDGE	+ 28' 51''
86	FERGUSON Grant	GREAT BRITAIN	+ 29' 35''
87	LOOIJ André	ROOMPOT ORANJE PELOTON	+ 31' 53''
88	BRIGGS Graham	JLT CONDOR	+ 40' 44''
89	PATTEN Daniel	TEAM WIGGINS	+ 42' 59''

Stage 3 map and profile

Stage 3 map

Stage 3 profile

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Saturday, April 30: Stage 2, Otley - Doncaster, 136.5 km

Stage 2 map & profile

Danny van Poppel hammers out a narrow stage win at Doncaster

The Race: Here's the story from stage winner Danny van Poppel's Team Sky.

Danny van Poppel edged out a superb sprint victory after a photo finish to stage two at the Tour De Yorkshire.

The Dutchman timed his run to perfection in Doncaster, squeezing down the left-hand side of the road to narrowly fend off race leader Dylan Groenewegen by the slenderest of margins.

His first victory in Team Sky colours also saw Van Poppel elevate himself up to second overall, six seconds back on compatriot Groenewegen (LottoNL-Jumbo) after a pair of chaotic sprints in the race's opening two days.

Team Sky were content to sit back for much of the event's 135.5km middle stage, before finally hitting the front as a group with 3.5km to go.

"The team did a great job, that's the first thing to say," said Van Poppel after the race. "We were really motivated. The last two kilometres it was raining and really hectic. The team did the best they could to really take care of me and then in the last few hundred metres Dylan came really close, but I just knew that I'd won. It was a hectic few minutes.

"I've had a knee injury and this is maybe my ninth or 10th race (this year). I really needed this victory. There have been some hard times but now I think I'm back! It's my first victory for Team Sky and it's really cool to ride for this team."
Gianni Moscon and Andy Fenn both finished inside the top 20 after strong work in the sprint, while Lars Petter Nordhaug and Nicolas Roche both sit at 16 seconds back heading into Sunday's deciding stage.

Complete Results:

136.5 kilometers raced at an average speed of 44.430 km/hr

1	VAN POPPEL Danny	SKY	3hr 4min 20sec
2	GROENEWEGEN Dylan	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	s.t.
3	ARNDT Nikias	GIANT-ALPECIN	s.t.
4	OPIE Chris	ONE PRO CYCLING	s.t.
5	CHETOUT LOÏC	COFIDIS	s.t.
6	TORRES Albert	RALEIGH GAC	s.t.
7	ZABEL Rick	BMC	s.t.
8	LAWLESS Christopher	JLT CONDOR	s.t.
9	DOWNING Russell	JLT CONDOR	s.t.
10	NIELSEN Magnus Cort	ORICA-GreenEDGE	s.t.
11	WOOD Oliver	GREAT BRITAIN	s.t.
12	GERTS Floris	BMC	s.t.
13	TENNANT Andrew	TEAM WIGGINS	s.t.
14	VAN LERBERGHE Bert	TOPSPORT VLAANDEREN	s.t.
15	LOOIJ André	ROOMPOT ORANJE PELOTON	s.t.
16	BOUDAT Thomas	DIRECT ENERGIE	s.t.
17	HALLER Marco	KATUSHA	s.t.
18	MOSCON Gianni	SKY	s.t.
19	FENN Andrew	SKY	s.t.
20	DEBESAY Mekseb	DIMENSION DATA	s.t.
21	WILKINSON Ian	GREAT BRITAIN	s.t.
22	LOWSLEY WILLIAMS James	NFTO	s.t.
23	HERMANS Ben	BMC	s.t.
24	STEWART Tom	MADISON GENESIS	s.t.
25	SMITH Dion	ONE PRO CYCLING	s.t.
26	FARAZIJN Maxime	TOPSPORT VLAANDEREN	s.t.
27	EDMONDSON Alexander	ORICA-GreenEDGE	s.t.
28	WILLIAMS Peter	ONE PRO CYCLING	s.t.
29	BLAIN Alexandre	MADISON GENESIS	s.t.
30	EWAN Caleb	ORICA-GreenEDGE	s.t.
31	APPLEBY Dale	NFTO	s.t.
32	BOULO Matthieu	RALEIGH GAC	s.t.
33	TURGIS Anthony	COFIDIS	s.t.
34	WAGNER Robert	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	s.t.
35	LAMPIER Steven	JLT CONDOR	s.t.
36	HAAS Nathan	DIMENSION DATA	s.t.
37	WILLIAMS Stephen	JLT CONDOR	s.t.
38	YATES Adam	ORICA-GreenEDGE	s.t.
39	LOSADA Alberto	KATUSHA	s.t.
40	STEELS Stijn	TOPSPORT VLAANDEREN	s.t.
41	KRUIJSWIJK Steven	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	s.t.
42	NORDHAUG Lars Petter	SKY	s.t.
43	ROOSEN Timo	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	s.t.
44	DUIJN Huub	ROOMPOT ORANJE PELOTON	s.t.
45	HAYMAN Mathew	ORICA-GreenEDGE	s.t.
46	PAUWELS Serge	DIMENSION DATA	s.t.
47	MARKUS Barry	ROOMPOT ORANJE PELOTON	s.t.
48	SLATER Alistair	JLT CONDOR	s.t.
49	VAN HOECKE Gijs	TOPSPORT VLAANDEREN	s.t.
50	ROCHE Nicolas	SKY	s.t.
51	ROSSETTO Stéphane	COFIDIS	s.t.
52	VAN DEN BROECK Jurgen	KATUSHA	s.t.
53	ROSSKOPF Joseph	BMC	s.t.
54	ROWSELL Erick	MADISON GENESIS	s.t.
55	KREDER Wesley	ROOMPOT ORANJE PELOTON	s.t.
56	RENSHAW Mark	DIMENSION DATA	s.t.
57	BIBBY Ian	NFTO	s.t.
58	PYM George	RALEIGH GAC	s.t.
59	ROGLIC Primoz	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	s.t.
60	MOSES Thomas	JLT CONDOR	s.t.
61	ROWE Luke	SKY	s.t.
62	CHRISTIAN Mark	TEAM WIGGINS	s.t.
63	MORA Sebastian	RALEIGH GAC	s.t.
64	BAGOT Yoann	COFIDIS	s.t.
65	HEPWORTH Richard	RALEIGH GAC	s.t.
66	HOLMES Matthew	MADISON GENESIS	s.t.
67	OLIPHANT Evan	RALEIGH GAC	s.t.
68	VAN MEIRHAEGHE Jef	TOPSPORT VLAANDEREN	s.t.
69	CUMMINGS Stephen	DIMENSION DATA	s.t.
70	DUNNE Conor	JLT CONDOR	s.t.
71	KNEISKY Morgan	RALEIGH GAC	s.t.
72	SLIK Ivar	ROOMPOT ORANJE PELOTON	s.t.
73	GUNMAN Taylor Karl	MADISON GENESIS	s.t.
74	LEWIS Gruffudd	MADISON GENESIS	s.t.
75	MORENO SALA Adria	RALEIGH GAC	s.t.
76	DE KORT Koen	GIANT-ALPECIN	s.t.
77	DOMAGALSKI Karol	ONE PRO CYCLING	s.t.
78	WALLAYS Jens	TOPSPORT VLAANDEREN	s.t.
79	CULLAIGH Gabriel	GREAT BRITAIN	s.t.
80	ORAM James	ONE PRO CYCLING	s.t.
81	HANDLEY Richard	ONE PRO CYCLING	s.t.
82	FERGUSON Grant	GREAT BRITAIN	s.t.
83	LOWE Sam	TEAM WIGGINS	s.t.
84	MORKOV Michael	KATUSHA	s.t.
85	DENNIS Rohan	BMC	s.t.
86	SENNI Manuel	BMC	s.t.
87	VAN DER HAAR Lars	GIANT-ALPECIN	s.t.
88	VAN DER LIJKE Nicky	ROOMPOT ORANJE PELOTON	s.t.
89	PICHOT Alexandre	DIRECT ENERGIE	s.t.
90	SCHÄR Michael	BMC	s.t.
91	VICIOSO Angel	KATUSHA	s.t.
92	LLOYD Rhys	NFTO	s.t.
93	HOLOHAN Liam	TEAM WIGGINS	s.t.
94	HARDY Romain	COFIDIS	s.t.
95	FRY Joseph	GREAT BRITAIN	s.t.
96	BRADBURY Edmund	NFTO	s.t.
97	TANKINK Bram	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	s.t.
98	EDMONDSON Joshua	NFTO	s.t.
99	MC EVOY Jonathan	NFTO	s.t.
100	JONES Carter	GIANT-ALPECIN	s.t.
101	QUEMENEUR Perrig	DIRECT ENERGIE	s.t.
102	CALMEJANE Lilian	DIRECT ENERGIE	s.t.
103	VOECKLER Thomas	DIRECT ENERGIE	s.t.
104	EISEL Bernhard	DIMENSION DATA	s.t.
105	MEZGEC Luka	ORICA-GreenEDGE	s.t.
106	JUUL-JENSEN Christopher	ORICA-GreenEDGE	s.t.
107	VAN ZYL Johann	DIMENSION DATA	s.t.
108	MORTENSEN Martin	ONE PRO CYCLING	s.t.
109	EDET Nicolas	COFIDIS	s.t.
110	POLS Ruben	TOPSPORT VLAANDEREN	s.t.
111	ROBBINS Tristan	MADISON GENESIS	s.t.
112	DE MAAR Marc	ROOMPOT ORANJE PELOTON	s.t.
113	LUDVIGSSON Fredrik	GIANT-ALPECIN	s.t.
114	PARTRIDGE Robert	NFTO	s.t.
115	CRONSHAW Matt	MADISON GENESIS	s.t.
116	CORNU JÉRÉMY	DIRECT ENERGIE	s.t.
117	POLITT Nils	KATUSHA	s.t.
118	ZANDIO Xabier	SKY	s.t.
119	STEWART Mark	GREAT BRITAIN	s.t.
120	DEGENDT Aimé	TOPSPORT VLAANDEREN	s.t.
121	WYNANTS Maarten	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	s.t.
122	DE BACKER Bert	GIANT-ALPECIN	s.t.
123	KENNAUGH Peter	SKY	+ 00' 46''
124	CHEUNG King Lok	ORICA-GreenEDGE	+ 01' 59''
125	BRIGGS Graham	JLT CONDOR	s.t.
126	NAULEAU Bryan	DIRECT ENERGIE	+ 05' 12''
127	PATON Iain	GREAT BRITAIN	s.t.
128	CLACHERTY Frazer	GREAT BRITAIN	s.t.
129	BIALOBLOCKI Marcin	ONE PRO CYCLING	s.t.
130	PATTEN Daniel	TEAM WIGGINS	s.t.
131	O'LOUGHLIN Michael	TEAM WIGGINS	s.t.

GC after Stage 2:

• GC leader: Dylan Groenewegen (LottoNL-Jumbo)
• Points classification leader: Dylan Groenewegen (Lotto-NL-Jumbo)
• Mountains classification leader: Richard Handley (One Pro Cylcling)

325.5 kilometers raced so far at an average speed of 39.595 km/hr

1	GROENEWEGEN Dylan	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	8hr 13min 15sec
2	VAN POPPEL Danny	SKY	@ 6sec
3	ARNDT Nikias	GIANT-ALPECIN	+ 00' 08''
4	EWAN Caleb	ORICA-GreenEDGE	+ 00' 10''
5	LEWIS Gruffudd	MADISON GENESIS	+ 00' 12''
6	TURGIS Anthony	COFIDIS	+ 00' 13''
7	STEELS Stijn	TOPSPORT VLAANDEREN	s.t.
8	VOECKLER Thomas	DIRECT ENERGIE	+ 00' 14''
9	PAUWELS Serge	DIMENSION DATA	+ 00' 15''
10	HANDLEY Richard	ONE PRO CYCLING	s.t.
11	EDET Nicolas	COFIDIS	s.t.
12	LAWLESS Christopher	JLT CONDOR	+ 00' 16''
13	GERTS Floris	BMC	s.t.
14	BOUDAT Thomas	DIRECT ENERGIE	s.t.
15	TORRES BARCELO Albert	RALEIGH GAC	s.t.
16	NIELSEN Magnus Cort	ORICA-GreenEDGE	s.t.
17	VAN LERBERGHE Bert	TOPSPORT VLAANDEREN	s.t.
18	CHETOUT LOÏC	COFIDIS	s.t.
19	DOWNING Russell	JLT CONDOR	s.t.
20	SMITH Dion	ONE PRO CYCLING	s.t.
21	STEWART Tom	MADISON GENESIS	s.t.
22	ZABEL Rick	BMC	s.t.
23	YATES Adam	ORICA-GreenEDGE	s.t.
24	HERMANS Ben	BMC	s.t.
25	VAN HOECKE Gijs	TOPSPORT VLAANDEREN	s.t.
26	DUIJN Huub	ROOMPOT ORANJE PELOTON	s.t.
27	LOWSLEY WILLIAMS James	NFTO	s.t.
28	KRUIJSWIJK Steven	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	s.t.
29	ROCHE Nicolas	SKY	s.t.
30	NORDHAUG Lars Petter	SKY	s.t.
31	HAAS Nathan	DIMENSION DATA	s.t.
32	LAMPIER Steven	JLT CONDOR	s.t.
33	ROSSKOPF Joseph	BMC	s.t.
34	LOSADA Alberto	KATUSHA	s.t.
35	BOULO Matthieu	RALEIGH GAC	s.t.
36	RENSHAW Mark	DIMENSION DATA	s.t.
37	DOMAGALSKI Karol	ONE PRO CYCLING	s.t.
38	KREDER Wesley	ROOMPOT ORANJE PELOTON	s.t.
39	MOSCON Gianni	SKY	s.t.
40	TENNANT Andrew	TEAM WIGGINS	s.t.
41	FARAZIJN Maxime	TOPSPORT VLAANDEREN	s.t.
42	BIBBY Ian	NFTO	s.t.
43	SLATER Alistair	JLT CONDOR	s.t.
44	ROGLIC Primoz	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	s.t.
45	CHRISTIAN Mark	TEAM WIGGINS	s.t.
46	BLAIN Alexandre	MADISON GENESIS	s.t.
47	APPLEBY Dale	NFTO	s.t.
48	ROWSELL Erick	MADISON GENESIS	s.t.
49	VAN DEN BROECK Jurgen	KATUSHA	s.t.
50	ROSSETTO Stéphane	COFIDIS	s.t.
51	PICHOT Alexandre	DIRECT ENERGIE	s.t.
52	BAGOT Yoann	COFIDIS	s.t.
53	DENNIS Rohan	BMC	s.t.
54	WAGNER Robert	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	s.t.
55	SCHÄR Michael	BMC	s.t.
56	MOSES Thomas	JLT CONDOR	s.t.
57	WILLIAMS Stephen	JLT CONDOR	s.t.
58	KNEISKY Morgan	RALEIGH GAC	s.t.
59	HOLMES Matthew	MADISON GENESIS	s.t.
60	VAN DER HAAR Lars	GIANT-ALPECIN	s.t.
61	CULLAIGH Gabriel	GREAT BRITAIN	s.t.
62	CALMEJANE Lilian	DIRECT ENERGIE	s.t.
63	DE KORT Koen	GIANT-ALPECIN	s.t.
64	DUNNE Conor	JLT CONDOR	s.t.
65	VAN DER LIJKE Nicky	ROOMPOT ORANJE PELOTON	s.t.
66	VICIOSO Angel	KATUSHA	s.t.
67	CUMMINGS Stephen	DIMENSION DATA	s.t.
68	SENNI Manuel	BMC	s.t.
69	ORAM James	ONE PRO CYCLING	s.t.
70	HOLOHAN Liam	TEAM WIGGINS	s.t.
71	BRADBURY Edmund	NFTO	s.t.
72	TANKINK Bram	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	s.t.
73	JUUL-JENSEN Christopher	ORICA-GreenEDGE	s.t.
74	VAN ZYL Johann	DIMENSION DATA	s.t.
75	HARDY Romain	COFIDIS	s.t.
76	LLOYD Rhys	NFTO	s.t.
77	MORTENSEN Martin	ONE PRO CYCLING	s.t.
78	DEGENDT Aimé	TOPSPORT VLAANDEREN	s.t.
79	CORNU JÉRÉMY	DIRECT ENERGIE	s.t.
80	HALLER Marco	KATUSHA	+ 00' 42''
81	ROOSEN Timo	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	+ 00' 48''
82	HAYMAN Mathew	ORICA-GreenEDGE	+ 00' 52''
83	ROWE Luke	SKY	+ 00' 54''
84	MORKOV Michael	KATUSHA	+ 01' 02''
85	EDMONDSON Joshua	NFTO	+ 01' 25''
86	MEZGEC Luka	ORICA-GreenEDGE	+ 01' 27''
87	MORENO SALA Adria	RALEIGH GAC	+ 01' 28''
88	QUEMENEUR Perrig	DIRECT ENERGIE	s.t.
89	DEBESAY Mekseb	DIMENSION DATA	+ 01' 36''
90	VAN MEIRHAEGHE Jef	TOPSPORT VLAANDEREN	+ 01' 39''
91	WYNANTS Maarten	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	s.t.
92	OLIPHANT Evan	RALEIGH GAC	+ 01' 54''
93	ROBBINS Tristan	MADISON GENESIS	+ 01' 54''
94	POLITT Nils	KATUSHA	+ 03' 10''
95	LOWE Sam	TEAM WIGGINS	+ 03' 11''
96	JONES Carter	GIANT-ALPECIN	s.t.
97	MC EVOY Jonathan	NFTO	s.t.
98	EISEL Bernhard	DIMENSION DATA	s.t.
99	PARTRIDGE Robert	NFTO	s.t.
100	DE BACKER Bert	GIANT-ALPECIN	s.t.
101	MORA Sebastian	RALEIGH GAC	+ 03' 25''
102	WILKINSON Ian	GREAT BRITAIN	+ 03' 28''
103	SLIK Ivar	ROOMPOT ORANJE PELOTON	s.t.
104	KENNAUGH Peter	SKY	+ 03' 57''
105	WILLIAMS Peter	ONE PRO CYCLING	+ 04' 40''
106	BIALOBLOCKI Marcin	ONE PRO CYCLING	+ 05' 28''
107	OPIE Chris	ONE PRO CYCLING	+ 05' 59''
108	FENN Andrew	SKY	s.t.
109	EDMONDSON Alexander	ORICA-GreenEDGE	s.t.
110	WALLAYS Jens	TOPSPORT VLAANDEREN	s.t.
111	ZANDIO Xabier	SKY	s.t.
112	GUNMAN Taylor Karl	MADISON GENESIS	+ 06' 50''
113	CHEUNG King Lok	ORICA-GreenEDGE	+ 07' 58''
114	FERGUSON Grant	GREAT BRITAIN	+ 08' 42''
115	WOOD Oliver	GREAT BRITAIN	+ 11' 00''
116	LOOIJ André	ROOMPOT ORANJE PELOTON	s.t.
117	PYM George	RALEIGH GAC	s.t.
118	LUDVIGSSON Fredrik	GIANT-ALPECIN	s.t.
119	DE MAAR Marc	ROOMPOT ORANJE PELOTON	s.t.
120	CRONSHAW Matt	MADISON GENESIS	s.t.
121	FRY Joseph	GREAT BRITAIN	+ 14' 49''
122	NAULEAU Bryan	DIRECT ENERGIE	+ 16' 12''
123	O'LOUGHLIN Michael	TEAM WIGGINS	s.t.
124	STEWART Mark	GREAT BRITAIN	+ 16' 54''
125	PATON Iain	GREAT BRITAIN	+ 17' 42''
126	MARKUS Barry	ROOMPOT ORANJE PELOTON	+ 19' 32''
127	HEPWORTH Richard	RALEIGH GAC	+ 20' 30''
128	POLS Ruben	TOPSPORT VLAANDEREN	s.t.
129	PATTEN Daniel	TEAM WIGGINS	+ 22' 06''
130	BRIGGS Graham	JLT CONDOR	+ 22' 27''
131	CLACHERTY Frazer	GREAT BRITAIN	+ 26' 59''

Stage 2 map and profile

Stage 2 map

Stage 2 profile

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Friday, April 29: Stage 1, Beverly - Settle, 186 km

Stage 1 map & profile

Dylan Groenewegen gets a clear win in Tour of Yorkshire stage 1

The Race: Here's the organizer's stage summary.

The wet, windy inaugural stage of the second edition of the Tour de Yorkshire came down to a mass sprint in Settle, where rising star Dylan Groenewegen claimed a prestigious victory on English soil mirroring LottoNL-Jumbo teammate Moreno Hofland's win last year. The 22-year-old Dutchman was simply too fast for two other up-and-coming sprinters, Aussie Caleb Ewan and German Niklas Arndt, at the end of a stage which saw the six-man breakaway shut down before the pack entered the closing circuit.

Pro cyclists will be having nightmares about this April for a long time. Rain pounded the sign-on podium in the charming town of Beverley, start of the first stage of the Tour de Yorkshire, where temperatures barely reached 7 °C. Unfazed by the weather, throngs of fans came out to root for the 141 brave riders, including a certain Sir Bradley Wiggins ready to get some miles in his legs in his quest to claim a new Olympic gold in Rio. As if by magic, the rain stopped and the first rays of sunshine timidly cracked through the clouds in time for the start of the race at 11:54 am.

Disaster struck in the very first kilometre, when a group of about twenty riders hit the deck and Jeandesboz (DEN), Simon (COF) and Bystrøm (KAT) were knocked out of the race. It was at this point that a six-man breakaway consisting of Williams (ONE), Politt (KAT), Cronshaw (MGT), Briggs (JLT), Wallays (TSV) and Mora (RAL) slipped away. Their margin grew expanded and broke through the 5-minute barrier at km 34.

Despite the wind and the rain, Sky and ORICA GreenEDGE set a sustained rhythm to bring the peloton ever closer Mora claimed the first intermediate sprint in Bubwith (km 46.5) ahead of Briggs and Politt, with the peloton trailing 4′ behind. The gap continued to dwindle and had fallen to 3' by the time they reached the feeding zone, where Peter Weening also decided to call it a day after hurting his ribs in the earlier fall.

The undulating roads of Yorkshire softened the legs of the men in front. Briggs was the first to pop at km 107, soon followed by Cronshaw. Meanwhile, Bradley Wiggins was dropped by the peloton, as the 2012 Tour de France champion shied away from taking any risks on the wet roads to aovid compromising his build-up to the Olympics, eventually abandoning the race a few kilometres down the road. Williams went first over the only classified climb of today's stage, Greenhow Hill, ahead of Wallays and Politt, with the peloton a mere 1′30″ back.

Peter Williams, runner-up in the recent Tro Bro Léon, was the only man left in front by km 131. A counterattack by Edmondson (NPC), Steels (TSV) and Moreno Sala (RAL) caught up with the Brit, but it all came back together at km 154. The peloton, led by defending champion Lars-Petter Nordhaug's Sky team, stayed together until just before the second intermediate sprint, where Turgis (COF), Voeckler (DEN) and Pauwels (DDD) launched an attack, crossing the line in Giggleswick (km 178) in this same order. The former two kept on going, but the bunch gobbled them up with 6 km to go. Stephen Cummings (DDD) attempted a solo effort, but the winner of the stage to Mende in last year's Tour de France was caught before the final kilometre.

Dylan Groenewegen, the final wagon in the LottoNL–Jumbo train, capitalised on his raw power and bike-handling skills to beat Caleb Ewan (OGE) and Niklas Arndt (TGA) in the tricky finale in Settle— the seventh career win for the young Dutch winner of the 2015 Brussels Cycling Classic (formerly known as Paris-Brussels).
The 22-year-old sprinter seized the lead in the general (blue-and-yellow jersey) and points classifications, while the untameable Peter Williams pulled on the best climber's jersey and was awarded the combativity prize for today's stage.

And here's what stage winner Dylan Groenewegen's LottoNL-Jumbo team had to say about the day.

Dylan Groenewegen rewarded the support of his team-mates with victory in the first stage of the Tour de Yorkshire. Team LottoNL-Jumbo’s sprinter started the bunch sprint in the right position and beat Caleb Ewan (Orica - GreenEDGE) and Nikias Arndt (Team Giant - Alpecin) convincingly.

“The way our riders approached this race was strong,” Sports Director Merijn Zeeman said. “I can’t say anything else than that this victory was a beautiful team performance. We took the lead with two kilometres to go. That was a key moment in the stage. The last hundred metres went slightly downhill and were tortuous. Dylan Groenewegen was lead out perfectly and finished it off with a strong sprint.”

Groenewegen gave his teammates a big compliment, as well. “They all fulfilled their tasks perfectly,” he said. “I didn’t have to fight for my position one single moment. This was a lead-out like it should be. When I started to sprint, I actually knew already that I was going to win. I saw Ewan on my wheel, but he neven came up next to me. I just finished a short period of rest. I’ve trained well and it’s wonderful to start this new period immediately with a victory.”

Zeeman sees that Team LottoNL-Jumbo’s sprint lead-out is improving. “We were one today,” he concluded. “Everyone did his part of the job. Tomorrow, we’re going for it another time. The second stage seems to be the easiest one, but the weather is going to be bad. We should enjoy this victory first, though.”

Complete Results:

186 kilometers raced at an average speed of 36.095 km/hr

1	Dylan Groenewegen	LottoNL-Jumbo	5hr 9min 11sec
2	Caleb Ewan	Orica-GreenEdge	s.t.
3	Nikias Arndt	Giant-Alpecin	s.t.
4	Thomas Boudat	Direct Énergie	s.t.
5	Danny van Poppel	Sky	s.t.
6	Floris Gerts	BMC	s.t.
7	Christopher Lawless	JLT-Condor	s.t.
8	Karol Domagalski	ONE Pro Cycling	s.t.
9	Dion Smith	ONE Pro Cycling	s.t.
10	Bert Van Lerberghe	Topsport Vlaanderen	s.t.
11	Gijs Van Hoecke	Topsport Vlaanderen	s.t.
12	Magnus Cort	Orica-GreenEdge	s.t.
13	Adam Yates	Orica-GreenEdge	s.t.
14	Thomas Stewart	Madison Genesis	s.t.
15	Albert Torres	Raleigh GAC	s.t.
16	Nicolas Roche	Sky	s.t.
17	Huub Duyn	Roompot Oranje Peloton	s.t.
18	Russell Downing	JLT-Condor	s.t.
19	Alexandre Pichot	Direct Énergie	s.t.
20	Loïc Chetout	Cofidis	s.t.
21	Serge Pauwels	Dimension Data	s.t.
22	Joey Rosskopf	BMC	s.t.
23	Steven Kruijswijk	LottoNL-Jumbo	s.t.
24	Michael Schär	BMC	s.t.
25	Tiago Machado	Katusha	s.t.
26	Rohan Dennis	BMC	s.t.
27	Mark Renshaw	Dimension Data	s.t.
28	Lilian Calmejane	Direct Énergie	s.t.
29	Anthony Turgis	Cofidis	s.t.
30	Lars Petter Nordhaug	Sky	s.t.
31	Ben Hermans	BMC	s.t.
32	Wesley Kreder	Roompot Oranje Peloton	s.t.
33	Mark Christian	Team Wiggins	s.t.
34	Rick Zabel	BMC	s.t.
35	Primož Roglic	LottoNL-Jumbo	s.t.
36	Ian Bibby	NFTO	s.t.
37	Nathan Haas	Dimension Data	s.t.
38	Lars van der Haar	Giant-Alpecin	s.t.
39	Alberto Losada	Katusha	s.t.
40	Steve Lampier	JLT-Condor	s.t.
41	James Lowsley Williams	NFTO	s.t.
42	Nicolas Edet	Cofidis	s.t.
43	Thomas Voeckler	Direct Énergie	s.t.
44	Erick Rowsell	Madison Genesis	s.t.
45	Yoann Bagot	Cofidis	s.t.
46	Alistair Slater	JLT-Condor	s.t.
47	Gabriel Cullaigh	Great Britain	s.t.
48	Jurgen Van den Broeck	Katusha	s.t.
49	Matthieu Boulo	Raleigh GAC	s.t.
50	Morgan Kneisky	Raleigh GAC	s.t.
51	Christopher Juul-Jensen	Orica-GreenEdge	s.t.
52	Ángel Vicioso	Katusha	s.t.
53	Stéphane Rossetto	Cofidis	s.t.
54	Nick van der Lijke	Roompot Oranje Peloton	s.t.
55	Thomas Moses	JLT-Condor	s.t.
56	Koen de Kort	Giant-Alpecin	s.t.
57	Gruffudd Lewis	Madison Genesis	s.t.
58	Matthew Holmes	Madison Genesis	s.t.
59	Johann Van Zyl	Dimension Data	s.t.
60	Bram Tankink	LottoNL-Jumbo	s.t.
61	Edmund Bradbury	NFTO	s.t.
62	Richard Handley	ONE Pro Cycling	s.t.
63	Liam Holohan	Team Wiggins	s.t.
64	Stijn Steels	Topsport Vlaanderen	s.t.
65	Dale Appleby	NFTO	s.t.
66	Maxime Farazijn	Topsport Vlaanderen	s.t.
67	Alexandre Blain	Madison Genesis	s.t.
68	Aimé De Gendt	Topsport Vlaanderen	s.t.
69	Manuel Senni	BMC	s.t.
70	Conor Dunne	JLT-Condor	s.t.
71	Gianni Moscon	Sky	s.t.
72	Marcin Bialoblocki	ONE Pro Cycling	s.t.
73	Romain Hardy	Cofidis	s.t.
74	Jérémy Cornu	Direct Énergie	s.t.
75	Martin Mortensen	ONE Pro Cycling	s.t.
76	James Oram	ONE Pro Cycling	s.t.
77	Tom Leezer	LottoNL-Jumbo	s.t.
78	Andrew Tennant	Team Wiggins	s.t.
79	Robert Wagner	LottoNL-Jumbo	s.t.
80	Stephen Williams	JLT-Condor	s.t.
81	Steve Cummings	Dimension Data	s.t.
82	Rhys Lloyd	NFTO	s.t.
83	Marco Haller	Katusha	+26''
84	Timo Roosen	LottoNL-Jumbo	+32''
85	Mathew Hayman	Orica-GreenEdge	+36''
86	Luke Rowe	Sky	+38''
87	Michael Mørkøv	Katusha	+46''
88	Luka Mezgec	Orica-GreenEdge	+1' 11''
89	Josh Edmondson	NFTO	+1' 12''
90	Adriá Moreno	Raleigh GAC	s.t.
91	Perrig Quémeneur	Direct Énergie	s.t.
92	Mekseb Debesay	Dimension Data	+1' 20''
93	Maarten Wynants	LottoNL-Jumbo	+1' 23''
94	Jef Van Meirhaeghe	Topsport Vlaanderen	+1' 23''
95	Evan Oliphant	Raleigh GAC	+1' 38''
96	Tristan Robbins	Madison Genesis	s.t.
97	Bert De Backer	Giant-Alpecin	+2' 55''
98	Bernhard Eisel	Dimension Data	s.t.
99	Carter Jones	Giant-Alpecin	s.t.
100	Nils Politt	Katusha	s.t.
101	Jonathan McEvoy	NFTO	s.t.
102	Rob Partridge	NFTO	s.t.
103	Sam Lowe	Team Wiggins	s.t.
104	Peter Kennaugh	Sky	s.t.
105	Ivar Slik	Roompot Oranje Peloton	+3' 12''
106	Sebastián Mora	Raleigh GAC	s.t.
107	Ian Wilkinson	Great Britain	s.t.
108	Pete Williams	ONE Pro Cycling	+4' 24''
109	Xabier Zandio	Sky	+5' 43''
110	Andrew Fenn	Sky	s.t.
111	King Lok Cheung	Orica-GreenEdge	s.t.
112	Alexander Edmondson	Orica-GreenEdge	s.t.
113	Jens Wallays	Topsport Vlaanderen	s.t.
114	Chris Opie	ONE Pro Cycling	s.t.
115	Taylor Gunman	Madison Genesis	+6' 34''
116	Grant Ferguson	Great Britain	+8' 26''
117	Fredrik Ludvigsson	Giant-Alpecin	+10' 44''
118	Michael O'Loughlin	Team Wiggins	s.t.
119	Marc de Maar	Roompot Oranje Peloton	s.t.
120	André Looij	Roompot Oranje Peloton	s.t.
121	Bryan Nauleau	Direct Énergie	s.t.
122	George Pym	Raleigh GAC	s.t.
123	Oliver Wood	Great Britain	s.t.
124	Mathew Cronshaw	Madison Genesis	s.t.
125	Iain Paton	Great Britain	+12' 14''
126	Joseph Fry	Great Britain	+14' 33''
127	Mark Stewart	Great Britain	+16' 38''
128	Daniel Patten	Team Wiggins	s.t.
129	Barry Markus	Roompot Oranje Peloton	+19' 16''
130	Richard Hepworth	Raleigh GAC	+20' 14''
131	Ruben Pols	Topsport Vlaanderen	s.t.
132	Graham Briggs	JLT-Condor	s.t.
133	Frazer Clacherty	Great Britain	+21' 31''

GC after stage 1:

1	Dylan Groenewegen	LottoNL-Jumbo	5hr 9min 1sec
2	Caleb Ewan	Orica-GreenEdge	@ 4sec
3	Nikias Arndt	Giant-Alpecin	+6''
4	Anthony Turgis	Cofidis	+7''
5	Thomas Voeckler	Direct Énergie	+8''
6	Serge Pauwels	Dimension Data	+9''
7	Thomas Boudat	Direct Énergie	+10''
8	Danny van Poppel	Sky	s.t.
9	Floris Gerts	BMC	s.t.
10	Christopher Lawless	JLT-Condor	s.t.
11	Karol Domagalski	ONE Pro Cycling	s.t.
12	Dion Smith	ONE Pro Cycling	s.t.
13	Bert Van Lerberghe	Topsport Vlaanderen	s.t.
14	Gijs Van Hoecke	Topsport Vlaanderen	s.t.
15	Magnus Cort	Orica-GreenEdge	s.t.
16	Adam Yates	Orica-GreenEdge	s.t.
17	Thomas Stewart	Madison Genesis	s.t.
18	Albert Torres	Raleigh GAC	s.t.
19	Nicolas Roche	Sky	s.t.
20	Huub Duyn	Roompot Oranje Peloton	s.t.
21	Russell Downing	JLT-Condor	s.t.
22	Alexandre Pichot	Direct Énergie	s.t.
23	Loïc Chetout	Cofidis	s.t.
24	Joey Rosskopf	BMC	s.t.
25	Steven Kruijswijk	LottoNL-Jumbo	s.t.
26	Michael Schär	BMC	s.t.
27	Tiago Machado	Katusha	s.t.
28	Rohan Dennis	BMC	s.t.
29	Mark Renshaw	Dimension Data	s.t.
30	Lilian Calmejane	Direct Énergie	s.t.
31	Lars Petter Nordhaug	Sky	s.t.
32	Ben Hermans	BMC	s.t.
33	Wesley Kreder	Roompot Oranje Peloton	s.t.
34	Mark Christian	Team Wiggins	s.t.
35	Rick Zabel	BMC	s.t.
36	Primož Roglic	LottoNL-Jumbo	s.t.
37	Ian Bibby	NFTO	s.t.
38	Nathan Haas	Dimension Data	s.t.
39	Lars van der Haar	Giant-Alpecin	s.t.
40	Alberto Losada	Katusha	s.t.
41	Steve Lampier	JLT-Condor	s.t.
42	James Lowsley Williams	NFTO	s.t.
43	Nicolas Edet	Cofidis	s.t.
44	Erick Rowsell	Madison Genesis	s.t.
45	Yoann Bagot	Cofidis	s.t.
46	Alistair Slater	JLT-Condor	s.t.
47	Gabriel Cullaigh	Great Britain	s.t.
48	Jurgen Van den Broeck	Katusha	s.t.
49	Matthieu Boulo	Raleigh GAC	s.t.
50	Morgan Kneisky	Raleigh GAC	s.t.
51	Christopher Juul-Jensen	Orica-GreenEdge	s.t.
52	Ángel Vicioso	Katusha	s.t.
53	Stéphane Rossetto	Cofidis	s.t.
54	Nick van der Lijke	Roompot Oranje Peloton	s.t.
55	Thomas Moses	JLT-Condor	s.t.
56	Koen de Kort	Giant-Alpecin	s.t.
57	Gruffudd Lewis	Madison Genesis	s.t.
58	Matthew Holmes	Madison Genesis	s.t.
59	Johann Van Zyl	Dimension Data	s.t.
60	Bram Tankink	LottoNL-Jumbo	s.t.
61	Edmund Bradbury	NFTO	s.t.
62	Richard Handley	ONE Pro Cycling	s.t.
63	Liam Holohan	Team Wiggins	s.t.
64	Stijn Steels	Topsport Vlaanderen	s.t.
65	Dale Appleby	NFTO	s.t.
66	Maxime Farazijn	Topsport Vlaanderen	s.t.
67	Alexandre Blain	Madison Genesis	s.t.
68	Aimé De Gendt	Topsport Vlaanderen	s.t.
69	Manuel Senni	BMC	s.t.
70	Conor Dunne	JLT-Condor	s.t.
71	Gianni Moscon	Sky	s.t.
72	Marcin Bialoblocki	ONE Pro Cycling	s.t.
73	Romain Hardy	Cofidis	s.t.
74	Jérémy Cornu	Direct Énergie	s.t.
75	Martin Mortensen	ONE Pro Cycling	s.t.
76	James Oram	ONE Pro Cycling	s.t.
77	Tom Leezer	LottoNL-Jumbo	s.t.
78	Andrew Tennant	Team Wiggins	s.t.
79	Robert Wagner	LottoNL-Jumbo	s.t.
80	Stephen Williams	JLT-Condor	s.t.
81	Steve Cummings	Dimension Data	s.t.
82	Rhys Lloyd	NFTO	s.t.
83	Marco Haller	Katusha	+36''
84	Timo Roosen	LottoNL-Jumbo	+42''
85	Mathew Hayman	Orica-GreenEdge	+46''
86	Luke Rowe	Sky	+48''
87	Michael Mørkøv	Katusha	+56''
88	Luka Mezgec	Orica-GreenEdge	+1' 21''
89	Josh Edmondson	NFTO	+1' 22''
90	Adriá Moreno	Raleigh GAC	s.t.
91	Perrig Quémeneur	Direct Énergie	s.t.
92	Mekseb Debesay	Dimension Data	+1' 30''
93	Maarten Wynants	LottoNL-Jumbo	+1' 33''
94	Jef Van Meirhaeghe	Topsport Vlaanderen	s.t.
95	Evan Oliphant	Raleigh GAC	+1' 48''
96	Tristan Robbins	Madison Genesis	s.t.
97	Nils Politt	Katusha	+3' 04''
98	Bert De Backer	Giant-Alpecin	+3' 05''
99	Bernhard Eisel	Dimension Data	s.t.
100	Carter Jones	Giant-Alpecin	s.t.
101	Jonathan McEvoy	NFTO	s.t.
102	Rob Partridge	NFTO	s.t.
103	Sam Lowe	Team Wiggins	s.t.
104	Peter Kennaugh	Sky	s.t.
105	Sebastián Mora	Raleigh GAC	+3' 19''
106	Ivar Slik	Roompot Oranje Peloton	+3' 22''
107	Ian Wilkinson	Great Britain	s.t.
108	Pete Williams	ONE Pro Cycling	+4' 34''
109	Xabier Zandio	Sky	+5' 53''
110	Andrew Fenn	Sky	+5' 53''
111	King Lok Cheung	Orica-GreenEdge	s.t.
112	Alexander Edmondson	Orica-GreenEdge	s.t.
113	Jens Wallays	Topsport Vlaanderen	s.t.
114	Chris Opie	ONE Pro Cycling	s.t.
115	Taylor Gunman	Madison Genesis	+6' 44''
116	Grant Ferguson	Great Britain	+8' 36''
117	Fredrik Ludvigsson	Giant-Alpecin	+10' 54''
118	Michael O'Loughlin	Team Wiggins	s.t.
119	Marc de Maar	Roompot Oranje Peloton	s.t.
120	André Looij	Roompot Oranje Peloton	s.t.
121	Bryan Nauleau	Direct Énergie	s.t.
122	George Pym	Raleigh GAC	s.t.
123	Oliver Wood	Great Britain	s.t.
124	Mathew Cronshaw	Madison Genesis	s.t.
125	Iain Paton	Great Britain	+12' 24''
126	Joseph Fry	Great Britain	+14' 43''
127	Mark Stewart	Great Britain	+16' 48''
128	Daniel Patten	Team Wiggins	s.t.
129	Barry Markus	Roompot Oranje Peloton	+19' 26''
130	Graham Briggs	JLT-Condor	+20' 22''
131	Richard Hepworth	Raleigh GAC	+20' 24''
132	Ruben Pols	Topsport Vlaanderen	s.t.
133	Frazer Clacherty	Great Britain	+21' 41''

Stage 1 map & profile:

Stage 1 map

Stage 1 profile

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Start list, April 28, 2016:

	SKY
1	NORDHAUG Lars Petter
2	FENN Andrew
3	KENNAUGH Peter
4	MOSCON Gianni
5	ROCHE Nicholas
6	ROWE Luke
7	VAN POPPEL Danny
8	ZANDIO Xabier
	BMC
11	DENNIS Rohan
12	GERTS Floris
13	HERMANS Ben
14	ROSSKOPF Joey
15	SCHÄR Michael
16	SENNI Manuel
17	ZABEL Rick
	DIRECT ENERGIE
21	VOECKLER Thomas
22	BOUDAT Thomas
23	CALMEJANE Lilian
24	CORNU Jérémy
25	JEANDESBOZ Fabrice
26	NAULEAU Bryan
27	PICHOT Alexandre
28	QUEMENEUR Perrig
	TEAM WIGGINS
31	WIGGINS Bradley
32	CHRISTIAN Mark
33	DAVIES Scott
34	HOLOHAN Liam
35	LOWE Samuel
36	O'LOUGHLIN Michael
37	PATTEN Daniel
38	TENNANT Andrew
	ORICA-GREENEDGE
41	YATES Adam
42	CHEUNG King Lok
43	EDMONDSON Alexander
44	EWAN Caleb
45	HAYMAN Mathew
46	JUUL JENSEN Christopher
47	MEZGEC Luka
48	CORT NIELSEN Magnus
	DIMENSION DATA
51	CUMMINGS Stephen
52	DEBESAY Mekseb Abrha
53	DOUGALL Nick
54	EISEL Bernhard
55	HAAS Nathan
56	PAUWELS Serge
57	RENSHAW Mark
58	VAN ZYL Johann
	COFIDIS
61	SIMON Julien
62	BAGOT Yohan
63	CHETOUT Loïc
64	EDET Nicolas
65	HARDY Romain
66	MOLARD Rudy
67	ROSSETTO Stéphane
68	TURGIS Anthony
	ONE PRO CYCLING
71	MORTENSEN Martin
72	BIALOBLOCKI Marcin
73	DOMAGALSKI Karol
74	HANDLEY Richard
75	OPIE Chris
76	ORAM James
77	SMITH Dion
78	WILLIAMS Peter
	KATUSHA
81	VAN DEN BROECK Jurgen
82	BYSTROM Sven Erik
83	HALLER Marco
84	LOSADA Alberto
85	MACHADO Tiago
86	MORKOV Michael
87	POLITT Nils
88	VICIOSO Angel
	MADISON GENESIS
91	ROWSELL Erick
92	BLAIN Alexandre
93	CRONSHAW Mathew
94	GUNMAN Taylor Karl
95	HOLMES Matthew
96	LEWIS Gruffudd
97	ROBBINS Tristan
98	STEWART Thomas
	LOTTO NL-JUMBO
101	KRUIJSWIJK Steven
102	GROENEWEGEN Dylan
103	LEEZER Tom
104	ROGLIC Primoz
105	ROOSEN Timo
106	TANKINK Bram
107	WAGNER Robert
108	WYNANTS Maarten
	GIANT-ALPECIN
111	ARNDT Nikias
112	DE BACKER Bert
113	DE KORT Koen
114	JONES Carter
115	LUDVIGSSON Fredrik
116	VAN DER HAAR Lars
	JLT CONDOR
121	DOWNING Russel
122	BRIGGS Graham
123	DUNNE Conor
124	LAMPIER Steven
125	LAWLESS Christopher
126	MOSES Thomas
127	SLATER Alistair
128	WILLIAMS Stephen
	ROOMPOT ORANJE PELOTON
131	WEENING Pieter
132	DE MAAR Marc
133	DUYN Huub
134	KREDER Wesley
135	LOOIJ André
136	MARKUS Barry
137	SLIK Ivar
138	VAN DER LIJKE Nick
	NFTO
141	BIBBY Ian
142	APPLEBY Dale
143	BRADBURY Edmund
144	EDMONDSON Joshua
145	LLOYD Rhys
146	LOWSLEY WILLIAMS James
147	MCEVOY Jonathan
148	PARTRIDGE Robert
	TOPSPORT VLAANDEREN-BALOISE
151	DE GENDT Aimé
152	FARAZIJN Maxime
153	POLS Ruben
154	STEELS Stijn
155	VAN HOECKE Gijs
156	VAN LERBERGHE Bert
157	VAN MEIRHAEGHE Jef
158	WALLAYS Jens
	RALEIGH GAC
161	TORRES Albert
162	BOULO Matthieu
163	HEPWORTH Richard
164	KNEISKY Morgan
165	MORA VEDRI Sebastian
166	MORENO Adria
167	OLIPHANT Evan
168	PYM George
	GREAT BRITAIN
171	WOOD Oliver
172	CLACHERTY Frazer
173	CULLAIGH Gabriel
174	FERGUSON Grant
175	FRY Joseph
176	PATON Iain
177	STEWART Mark
178	WILKINSON Ian