2023 Challenge Illes Balears-Volta Ciclista a Mallorca (5 x 1.1)

32nd edition: January 25 - 29, 2023
Complete results

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The race:

The Challenge Illes Balears/Ciclista Mallorca has historically been a series of four 1.1 races held in late January-early February on the Balearic Islands in the western Mediterranean sea.

For 2023 there are five races.

While each race is an independent 1.1 ranked competition, until 2010 there was a General Classification for an overall winner as well.

Race 1: Trofeo Calvià | Race 2: Trofeo Alcúdia |
Race 3: Trofeo Andratx - Mirador des Colomer (Pollença) | Race 4: Trofeo Serra de Tramuntana | Race 5: Trofeo Palma

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Sunday, January 29: Race 5, Trofeo Palma (Palma - Palma), 141.6 km

Race 5 profile

Ethan Vernon is the day's fastest man. Photo: Getty Images

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Weather at the start/finish city of Palma at 2:00 PM, local time: 11C (52F), partly cloudy, with the wind from the northeast at 24 km/hr (15 mph). There is a 70% chance of rain, dropping to 4% at 4:00 PM.

The race: Here's the report from winner Ethan Vernon's Team Soudal Quick-Step.

Ethan Vernon delivered the second Wolfpack victory of the season with a perfectly-timed sprint on the last day of the Challenge Mallorca, a success that was sealed through an impressive collective performance on the streets of the Balearic Islands’ largest city.

Soudal Quick-Step produced a flawless ride the entire day, posting Tim “El Tractor” Declercq at the front of the peloton to control the breakaway’s gap and make sure it wouldn’t become a threat. Tim’s excellent work paid dividends when the five escapees were brought back on the local laps in Palma, where our squad continued to remain in the driving seat, aware that positioning would be key in the technical finale, which included a make-or-break U-turn with 250 meters to go.

French Champion Florian Sénéchal and Davide Ballerini were the last men in the train, keeping the speed high under the flamme rouge, before Ethan unleashed an incredible rush towards the line 150 meters from the line, outpowering all his opponents on the way to becoming the first Brit since 2017 to capture a victory at the Challenge Mallorca.

How much this win – the 897th in the history of Soudal Quick-Step – meant for the 22-year-old from Bedford was clear on his face: “It’s nice to come away with a victory here after the team was so close in the other four races. The weather was finally good, which was nice for a change, and the boys did a great job the entire day. Tim worked the whole race, while the rest of the guys brought me where I needed to be when it came to crunch time, and I’m grateful for that. After Wednesday, when I made it over all those climbs, I knew I had the form, and this gave me confidence. I’m delighted with this victory, the entire squad deserved it.”

Complete results:

141.6 kilometers raced at an average speed of 42.920 km/hr

1	Ethan Vernon	Soudal Quick-Step	3hr 17min 57sec
2	Biniam Girmay	Intermarché-Circus-Wanty	s.t.
3	Jarne Van De Paar	Lotto Dstny	s.t.
4	Iván García Cortina	Movistar	s.t.
5	Sebastian Molano	UAE Team Emirates	s.t.
6	Stanislaw Aniolkowski	Human Powered Health	s.t.
7	Tom Van Asbroeck	Israel-Premier Tech	s.t.
8	Daniel Babor	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	s.t.
9	Axel Zingle	Cofidis	s.t.
10	Owain Doull	EF Education-EasyPost	s.t.
11	Itamar Einhorn	Israel-Premier Tech	s.t.
12	Carlos Canal	Euskaltel-Euskadi	s.t.
13	Matthew Walls	Bora-hansgrohe	s.t.
14	José Joaquin Rojas	Movistar	s.t.
15	Donavan Grondin	Arkéa-Samsic	s.t.
16	David Martin	EOLO-Kometa	s.t.
17	Gotzon Martin	Euskaltel-Euskadi	s.t.
18	Antonio Soto	Euskaltel-Euskadi	s.t.
19	Mirco Maestri	EOLO-Kometa	s.t.
20	Filippo Fiorelli	Green Project-Bardiani CSF	s.t.
21	Alex Aranburu	Movistar	s.t.
22	Jesus Ezquerra	Burgos-BH	s.t.
23	Luca Colnaghi	Green Project-Bardiani CSF	s.t.
24	Jordi Lopez Caravaca	Equipo Kern Pharma	s.t.
25	Davide Ballerini	Soudal Quick-Step	s.t.
26	Andrii Ponomar	Arkéa-Samsic	s.t.
27	Alex Colman	Team Flanders-Baloise	s.t.
28	Mateu Estelrich	Electro Hiper Europa	s.t.
29	Joan Martí Bennassar	Electro Hiper Europa	s.t.
30	Ethan Craine	Project Echelon Racing	s.t.
31	Mikel Retegi	Equipo Kern Pharma	s.t.
32	Vince Gerits	Team Flanders-Baloise	s.t.
33	Jon Barrenetxea	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	s.t.
34	Roi Weinberg	Israel-Premier Tech	s.t.
35	Alex Molenaar	Electro Hiper Europa	s.t.
36	Omar El Gouzi	Green Project-Bardiani CSF	s.t.
37	Sam Morris	Project Echelon Racing	s.t.
38	Iñigo Elosegui	Equipo Kern Pharma	s.t.
39	Rüdiger Selig	Lotto Dstny	s.t.
40	Julen Amezqueta	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	s.t.
41	Jacopo Guarnieri	Lotto Dstny	s.t.
42	Odd Christian Eiking	EF Education-EasyPost	s.t.
43	Alejandro Merenciano Lopez	Seleccion Espagna	s.t.
44	Óscar Pelegrí	Burgos-BH	s.t.
45	Jose Maria Garcia Soriano	Electro Hiper Europa	s.t.
46	Riley Pickrell	Israel-Premier Tech	s.t.
47	Yesid Pira	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	s.t.
48	Colin Joyce	Human Powered Health	s.t.
49	Orluis Aular	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	s.t.
50	Ward Vanhoof	Team Flanders-Baloise	s.t.
51	Manuel Peñalver	Burgos-BH	s.t.
52	Gonzalo Serrano	Movistar	s.t.
53	Lennard Kämna	Bora-hansgrohe	s.t.
54	Angel Fuentes	Burgos-BH	s.t.
55	Unai Cuadrado	Euskaltel-Euskadi	s.t.
56	William Hardin	Project Echelon Racing	s.t.
57	Xabier Isasa	Euskaltel-Euskadi	s.t.
58	Reto Hollenstein	Israel-Premier Tech	@ 16sec
59	Alejandro Ropero	Electro Hiper Europa	s.t.
60	Andrea Piccolo	EF Education-EasyPost	s.t.
61	Iker Ballarin	Euskaltel-Euskadi	s.t.
62	Andrea Garosio	EOLO-Kometa	s.t.
63	Sebastian Mora	Seleccion Espagna	s.t.
64	Mattia Bais	EOLO-Kometa	s.t.
65	Rui Oliveira	UAE Team Emirates	s.t.
66	Mike Teunissen	Intermarché-Circus-Wanty	s.t.
67	Alan Banaszek	Human Powered Health	s.t.
68	Arne Marit	Intermarché-Circus-Wanty	s.t.
69	Florian Sénéchal	Soudal Quick-Step	s.t.
70	Francesco Gavazzi	EOLO-Kometa	0:22
71	Georg Steinhauser	EF Education-EasyPost	0:25
72	Arjen Livyns	Lotto Dstny	s.t.
73	Jelle Wallays	Cofidis	0:27
74	Loic Vliegen	Intermarché-Circus-Wanty	s.t.
75	James Shaw	EF Education-EasyPost	s.t.
76	Barnabas Peak	Human Powered Health	s.t.
77	Bert Van Lerberghe	Soudal Quick-Step	s.t.
78	Michael Schwarzmann	Lotto Dstny	s.t.
79	Frederik Wandahl	Bora-hansgrohe	s.t.
80	Igor Arrieta	Equipo Kern Pharma	s.t.
81	Julius Van Den Berg	EF Education-EasyPost	s.t.
82	David Dekker	Arkéa-Samsic	s.t.
83	Mathijs Paasschens	Lotto Dstny	s.t.
84	Milan Menten	Lotto Dstny	0:36
85	Stephen Bassett	Human Powered Health	s.t.
86	Nils Politt	Bora-hansgrohe	s.t.
87	Ander Okamika	Burgos-BH	0:45
88	Richard Arnopol	Project Echelon Racing	s.t.
89	Matteo Trentin	UAE Team Emirates	s.t.
90	Anthony Delaplace	Arkéa-Samsic	0:47
91	Casper Pedersen	Soudal Quick-Step	0:49
92	Daniel Mclay	Arkéa-Samsic	0:57
93	Vincent Van Hemelen	Team Flanders-Baloise	s.t.
94	Mulu Hailemichael	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	s.t.
95	Victor Langellotti	Burgos-BH	s.t.
96	Alessio Nieri	Green Project-Bardiani CSF	0:59
97	Joao Almeida	UAE Team Emirates	1:08
98	Carlos Garcia	Equipo Kern Pharma	s.t.
99	Cian Uijtdebroeks	Bora-hansgrohe	s.t.
100	Javier Serrano	EOLO-Kometa	s.t.
101	Erik Martorell Haga	Seleccion Espagna	s.t.
102	Ide Schelling	Bora-hansgrohe	s.t.
103	Patrick Konrad	Bora-hansgrohe	s.t.
104	Mario Anguela	Seleccion Espagna	s.t.
105	Xabier Berasategi	Euskaltel-Euskadi	s.t.
106	Ibon Ruiz	Equipo Kern Pharma	s.t.
107	Jorge Arcas	Movistar	s.t.
108	Hugh Carthy	EF Education-EasyPost	s.t.
109	Antonio Pedrero	Movistar	1:15
110	Nicolas Edet	Arkéa-Samsic	1:20
111	Alex Tolio	Green Project-Bardiani CSF	1:22
112	Baptiste Planckaert	Intermarché-Circus-Wanty	s.t.
113	Rune Herregodts	Intermarché-Circus-Wanty	s.t.
114	Samuele Rivi	EOLO-Kometa	s.t.
115	Jared Scott	Green Project-Bardiani CSF	s.t.
116	Jesus Herrada	Cofidis	s.t.
117	Jose Herrada	Cofidis	s.t.
118	Jokin Murguialday	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	s.t.
119	Kamiel Bonneu	Team Flanders-Baloise	s.t.
120	Sander De Pestel	Team Flanders-Baloise	s.t.
121	Tim Declercq	Soudal Quick-Step	s.t.
122	Tim Wellens	UAE Team Emirates	s.t.
123	Riccardo Lucca	Green Project-Bardiani CSF	s.t.
124	Guy Sagiv	Israel-Premier Tech	1:30
125	August Jensen	Human Powered Health	s.t.
126	Stephen Vogel	Project Echelon Racing	1:40
127	Kasper Asgreen	Soudal Quick-Step	2:10
128	Alberto Perez Diaz	Seleccion Espagna	2:36
129	Francesc Bennassar	Seleccion Espagna	s.t.
130	Ruben Apers	Team Flanders-Baloise	s.t.
131	Ben Perry	Human Powered Health	3:43
132	Domen Novak	UAE Team Emirates	6:18
133	Alejandro Franco	Burgos-BH	s.t.
134	Jonathan Lastra	Cofidis	s.t.
135	Marc Terrasa	Seleccion Espagna	6:33
136	Jose Maria Martin Muñoz	Electro Hiper Europa	6:45
137	Xavier Cañellas	Electro Hiper Europa	6:04

 

Race 5 profile:

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Saturday, January 28: Race 4, Trofeo Serra de Tramuntana (Lloseta - Lloseta), 123.2km

Race 4 profile

Two in a row for Kobe Goossens. Photo: ativera

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Weather at the start/finish city of Lloseta at 2:00 PM, local time: 7F (45F), raining, with the wind from the northeast at 19 km/hr (12 mph). The rain is forecast to continue all afternoon.

The race: Here's the report from second-place Lennert Van Eetvelt's Team Lotto Dstny.

A day after finishing third at the Trofeo Andratx, Lennert Van Eetvelt took another podium place at the Challenge Mallorca. This time, the 21-year-old Belgian finished second at the Trofeo Serra de Tramuntana after excellent teamwork by Lotto Dstny.

Due to snowfall, the originally planned race was shortened to 120 kilometres but that didn’t bother Van Eetvelt, who again impressed in one of his first racing days as a pro. The penultimate test at the Challenge Mallorca was decided in the last of two climbs of the Coll de Femenies. It was Harry Sweeny who upped the pace and only a handful riders could follow, one of which being his teammate Lennert Van Eetvelt. In a tactical and ice-cold final, Van Eetvelt again showed himself as one of the strongest guys of the bunch. The Lotto Dstny rider came in second after Kobe Goossens, who took his second consecutive victory on Mallorca after a short solo.

The young climber Van Eetvelt spoke with mixed feelings about his second place: “To finish second today after a third place yesterday is on the one hand fantastic. It is great to be able to show this so early in my career. But of course it’s also a shame that I just missed out on the victory again. At the bottom of the last time Coll de Femenies, I didn’t feel great anymore to be honest. I was really cold but my teammates really believed in me and gave me the confidence. That made the difference and thanks to the support of the team I went for it. Pascal Eenkhoorn brought me to the front and Harry Sweeny ensured a strong pace on the climb. This caused splits in the bunch, which made it a little easier to race the final but at the end it was a strong Goossens who still got away. But I am really grateful for the support of my teammates and happy that I could reward them with another podium spot.”

Complete results:

123.2 kilometers raced at an average speed of 42.212 km/hr

1	Kobe Goossens	Intermarché-Circus-Wanty	2hr 55min 7sec
2	Lennert Van Eetvelt	Lotto Dstny	@ 7sec
3	Ilan Van Wilder	Soudal Quick-Step	0:09
4	Lilian Calmejane	Intermarché-Circus-Wanty	0:11
5	Brandon McNulty	UAE Team Emirates	0:13
6	Hugh Carthy	EF Education-EasyPost	s.t.
7	Alessio Martinelli	Green Project-Bardiani CSF	s.t.
8	Alessandro Tonelli	Green Project-Bardiani CSF	0:21
9	Joao Almeida	UAE Team Emirates	0:31
10	Harry Sweeny	Lotto Dstny	1:20
11	Odd Christian Eiking	EF Education-EasyPost	1:26
12	Axel Zingle	Cofidis	1:33
13	Fernando Barceló	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	s.t.
14	Ide Schelling	Bora-hansgrohe	1:59
15	Tyler Stites	Project Echelon Racing	s.t.
16	Jon Barrenetxea	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	s.t.
17	Carlos Canal	Euskaltel-Euskadi	s.t.
18	Alex Aranburu	Movistar	s.t.
19	Gonzalo Serrano	Movistar	s.t.
20	José Joaquin Rojas	Movistar	s.t.
21	Andrea Bagioli	Soudal Quick-Step	s.t.
22	Julius Van Den Berg	EF Education-EasyPost	s.t.
23	Mikkel Bjerg	UAE Team Emirates	2:05
24	Manuel Diaz Jose	Burgos-BH	s.t.
25	Luca Covili	Green Project-Bardiani CSF	s.t.
26	Pelayo Sanchez Mayo	Burgos-BH	s.t.
27	Urko Berrade	Equipo Kern Pharma	s.t.
28	Samuele Rivi	EOLO-Kometa	s.t.
29	Ben Zwiehoff	Bora-hansgrohe	s.t.
30	Fausto Masnada	Soudal Quick-Step	s.t.
31	Eduardo Sepulveda	Lotto Dstny	s.t.
32	Daniel Navarro	Burgos-BH	s.t.
33	James Shaw	EF Education-EasyPost	s.t.
34	Cian Uijtdebroeks	Bora-hansgrohe	s.t.
35	Simon Guglielmi	Arkéa-Samsic	2:13
36	Sergio Martin	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	s.t.
37	Mikel Bizkarra	Euskaltel-Euskadi	s.t.
38	Mauri Vansevenant	Soudal Quick-Step	s.t.
39	Sebastian Schönberger	Human Powered Health	2:26
40	Louis Vervaeke	Soudal Quick-Step	s.t.
41	Antonio Soto	Euskaltel-Euskadi	3:18
42	Vincent Van Hemelen	Team Flanders-Baloise	4:29
43	Julian Alaphilippe	Soudal Quick-Step	4:34
44	August Jensen	Human Powered Health	5:39
45	Omar El Gouzi	Green Project-Bardiani CSF	s.t.
46	Ivan Cobo Cayon	Equipo Kern Pharma	s.t.
47	Unai Iribar	Euskaltel-Euskadi	s.t.
48	Guillaume Martin	Cofidis	s.t.
49	Sebastian Mora	Spanish Track Team	s.t.
50	Jon Agirre	Equipo Kern Pharma	s.t.
51	Jorge Arcas	Movistar	5:44
52	Francesco Gavazzi	EOLO-Kometa	5:47
53	Carlos Garcia	Equipo Kern Pharma	5:48
54	Cristian Rodriguez	Arkéa-Samsic	6:11
55	Roi Weinberg	Israel-Premier Tech	7:05
56	Remi Cavagna	Soudal Quick-Step	7:20
57	Reto Hollenstein	Israel-Premier Tech	s.t.
58	Mateu Estelrich	Electro Hiper Europa	s.t.
59	Mathijs Paasschens	Lotto Dstny	s.t.
60	Roger Adriá	Equipo Kern Pharma	7:23
61	Joan Bou	Euskaltel-Euskadi	7:24
62	Michel Ries	Arkéa-Samsic	7:26
63	Emanuel Buchmann	Bora-hansgrohe	7:36
64	Patrick Konrad	Bora-hansgrohe	7:38
65	Simon Geschke	Cofidis	7:41
66	Riccardo Lucca	Green Project-Bardiani CSF	7:43
67	Loic Vliegen	Intermarché-Circus-Wanty	7:54
68	Baptiste Planckaert	Intermarché-Circus-Wanty	9:43
69	Anton Palzer	Bora-hansgrohe	10:09
70	Pascal Eenkhoorn	Lotto Dstny	10:14
71	Matteo Trentin	UAE Team Emirates	s.t.
72	Angel Fuentes	Burgos-BH	s.t.
73	David Dekker	Arkéa-Samsic	s.t.
74	Sander De Pestel	Team Flanders-Baloise	s.t.
75	Louis Meintjes	Intermarché-Circus-Wanty	s.t.
76	Nico Denz	Bora-hansgrohe	11:19
77	Mikel Iturria	Euskaltel-Euskadi	12:09
78	Charles-Etienne Chrétien	Human Powered Health	s.t.
79	Louis Barré	Arkéa-Samsic	12:25

 

Race 4 profile:

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Friday, January 27, Race 3: Trofeo Andratx - Mirador des Colomer, 160.9 km

Race 3 profile

Kobe Goossens finishes alone, 39 seconds ahead of his nearest chaser. Photo: Photonewsbelgium/Cube Bikes

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Weather at the city of Pollença, near the finish at 1:40 PM, local time: 8C (46F), cloudy, with the wind from the northeast at 16 km/hr (10 mph). There is a 16% - 22% chance of rain.

The race: Here's the race report from Team Bora-hansgrohe.

Extreme weather conditions and a very difficult course – today's Trofeo Andratx - Mirador D'es Colomer demanded everything from the peloton. Over a length of 161 kilometres, the third stage of Challenge Mallorca awaited the riders with the 882 metres high Puig Major – the longest climb on tGrosseshe island. Early on, the race was dominated by a breakaway group, including BORA - hansgrohe rider Cian Uijtdebroeks.

About 100 kilometres before the finish, Uijtdebroeks and the Belgian Kobe Goossens (Intermarché-Circus-Wanty) were able to break away from their companions and rode together over the Puig Major, at the top of which even snow began to fall. Unfortunately, Uijtdebroeks couldn’t follow his companion in the following cold and technically very difficult descent. Despite a great performance on the last kilometres, he was caught up by the chasers less than one kilometre before the finish. In the end, Goossens won ahead of the Spaniard Pelayo Sanchez (Burgos-BH) and the Belgian Lennert Van Eetvelt (Lotto Dstny). The best BORA - hansgrohe rider was German Emanuel Buchmann in ninth place, 53 seconds behind the winner.

"It was a really hard day. I tried to be in the front from the beginning, and in Vall de Mossa I attacked. A few kilometres later, five other rides joined, and we formed the group of the day. However, in the descent from Coll de Sóller, Kobe Goossens attacked out of the front group and I was the only rider who was able to follow him. From then on, the race was fully on and I had to give everything I had. Unfortunately, I got a bit tired in the end and couldn’t close the gap to Goossens anymore. I still went with full force towards the finish, but one kilometre before the line, the chasing group caught me." – Cian Uijtdebroeks

"With temperatures of four degrees and pouring rain, today was a particularly tough race. So first, respect to everyone who competed here. Of course, we would have wished for a better result, especially because the riders all performed well. Cian's performance deserves special mention – he definitely would have deserved a top result. Even if the outcome of the race was, in the end, not the best, we can certainly be confident for the next days. The team is really motivated." – Torsten Schmidt, Sporting Director

Complete results:

160.9 kilometers raced at an average speed of 39.085 km/hr

1	Kobe Goossens	Intermarché-Circus-Wanty	4hr 7min 0sec
2	Pelayo Sanchez Mayo	Burgos-BH	@ 39sec
3	Lennert van Eetvelt	Lotto-Dstny	0:40
4	Alessio Martinelli	Green Project-Bardiani CSF	s.t.
5	Roger Adriá	Equipo Kern Pharma	s.t.
6	Fernando Barceló	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	0:44
7	Patrick Konrad	Bora-hansgrohe	s.t.
8	Louis Barré	Arkéa-Samsic	0:48
9	Gonzalo Serrano	Movistar	0:50
10	Emanuel Buchmann	Bora-hansgrohe	0:53
11	Frederik Wandahl	Bora-hansgrohe	0:55
12	Diego Ulissi	UAE Team Emirates	s.t.
13	Rui Costa	Intermarché-Circus-Wanty	s.t.
14	Hugh Carthy	EF Education-EasyPost	s.t.
15	Cian Uijtdebroeks	Bora-hansgrohe	s.t.
16	Guillaume Martin	Cofidis	1:02
17	Lennard Kämna	Bora-hansgrohe	s.t.
18	Julian Alaphilippe	Soudal Quick-Step	1:05
19	Urko Berrade	Equipo Kern Pharma	1:14
20	Fausto Masnada	Soudal Quick-Step	s.t.
21	Joao Almeida	UAE Team Emirates	s.t.
22	Mikel Bizkarra	Euskaltel-Euskadi	1:16
23	Warren Barguil	Arkéa-Samsic	1:29
24	Joan Bou	Euskaltel-Euskadi	1:32
25	Louis Vervaeke	Soudal Quick-Step	1:38
26	Jose Herrada	Cofidis	1:40
27	Eduardo Sepulveda	Lotto-Dstny	1:48
28	Mikkel Bjerg	UAE Team Emirates	1:51
29	Sergio Martin	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	2:14
30	Michel Ries	Arkéa-Samsic	2:26
31	Alex Tolio	Green Project-Bardiani CSF	2:37
32	Anton Palzer	Bora-hansgrohe	2:49
33	Jorge Arcas	Movistar	4:19
34	Ilan Van Wilder	Soudal Quick-Step	5:30
35	Mauri Vansevenant	Soudal Quick-Step	5:54
36	Mathijs Paasschens	Lotto-Dstny	12:15
37	Igor Arrieta	Equipo Kern Pharma	14:15
38	Ibon Ruiz	Equipo Kern Pharma	s.t.
39	Iván García Cortina	Movistar	14:59
40	Anthony Delaplace	Arkéa-Samsic	15:08
41	Owain Doull	EF Education-EasyPost	15:16
42	James Shaw	EF Education-EasyPost	s.t.
43	Kamiel Bonneu	Team Flanders-Baloise	15:16
44	Andrea Garosio	EOLO-Kometa	s.t.
45	Hugo Toumire	Cofidis	s.t.
46	Alessio Nieri	Green Project-Bardiani CSF	s.t.
47	Gotzon Martin	Euskaltel-Euskadi	17:24
48	Pascal Eenkhoorn	Lotto-Dstny	18:56
49	Julen Amezqueta	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	19:00

 

Trofeo Andratx profile:

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Thursday, January 26, Race 2: Trofeo Ses Salines - Alcúdia, 158.6 km

Race 2 profile

Marijn van den Berg takes the race. Photo: GettySport

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Weather at the finish city of Alcúdia at 1:30 PM, local time: 11C (51F), mostly cloudy, with the wind from the northeast at 13 km/hr (8 mph). There is currently an 11% chance of rain, growing to 35% at 4:00 PM.

The race: Here's the report from winner Marijn van den Berg's Team EF Education-EasyPost.

Marijn van den Berg won the Trofeo ses Salines-Port d’Alcudia today in Mallorca.

The EF Education-EasyPost rider attacked into the final corner and left his rivals gasping, as he held his speed across the line and celebrated his first ever professional win. Afterwards, Marijn thanked his teammates for the work they did to set him up for the wet and tricky finale.

“I stayed with the first group and then we had a perfect lead out with Neilson and Owain and Julius,” Marijn said. “They did a great job. I just had to finish it so it was good. It’s the first win of my career with the pros. Hopefully there are more to come.”

This victory proved the second-year pro’s resilience, daring, and skill.

It was another cold wet day in Mallorca. The second of the Spanish island’s early-season races, the Trofeo Port d’Alcúdia, looped around the rugged northeast corner of the island, crossing the second-category Coll sa Batalla and then the Coll Femenia, before the swooping return to the beachside town of Port d’Alcúdia and the finish-line. Marijn had to get over the mountains with the front group before he could let loose in the rainy, technical final kilometre. The plan from the start was to hit the last corner first and not look back.

That’s exactly what Marijn did. He worked his way forward through the surging group with the help of his teammates. Hugh Carthy had done a huge turn to bring back the last attacker and keep the bunch together for the sprint. Then, Neilson Powless, Owain Doull, and Julius van den Berg took over and brought Marijn to the front. Marijn launched when he saw the final turn. He knew the line was right around the bend. The others never had a chance.

“I’m not really a bunch sprinter, but this was perfect for me,” he said. “It was a hard race, small group, and then a sprint. I think that’s what my power is. I feel really good. I felt good during the training camp and during training in the last weeks. I had good legs today and to finish it is always nice.”

Next, Marijn heads to the south of France for the GP Cycliste de Marseille La Marseillaise. He will aim to repeat today's feat at the tough and hilly traditional French season opener, but first he'll celebrate his first ever pro victory. Congratulations Marijn!

Complete results:

158.6 kilometers raced at an average speed of 43.748 km/hr

1	Marijn van den Berg	EF Education-EasyPost	3hr 37min 31sec
2	Ethan Vernon	Soudal Quick-Step	s.t.
3	Biniam Girmay	Intermarché-Circus-Wanty	s.t.
4	Axel Zingle	Cofidis	s.t.
5	Antonio Soto	Euskaltel-Euskadi	s.t.
6	Max Kanter	Movistar Team	s.t.
7	Carlos Canal	Euskaltel-Euskadi	s.t.
8	Rui Oliveira	UAE Team Emirates	s.t.
9	Mike Teunissen	Intermarché-Circus-Wanty	s.t.
10	Patrick Konrad	Bora-hansgrohe	s.t.
11	Alex Molenaar	Electro Hiper Europa	s.t.
12	Ide Schelling	Bora-hansgrohe	s.t.
13	Filippo Fiorelli	Green Project-Bardiani CSF	s.t.
14	Donavan Grondin	Team Arkéa-Samsic	s.t.
15	Mateu Estelrich	Electro Hiper Europa	s.t.
16	Ibon Ruiz	Equipo Kern Pharma	s.t.
17	Jordi Lopez Caravaca	Equipo Kern Pharma	s.t.
18	Iván García Cortina	Movistar Team	s.t.
19	Simon Guglielmi	Team Arkéa-Samsic	s.t.
20	Davide Ballerini	Soudal Quick-Step	s.t.
21	Nils Politt	Bora-hansgrohe	s.t.
22	Stephen Bassett	Human Powered Health	s.t.
23	Pascal Eenkhoorn	Lotto Dstny	s.t.
24	Samuele Rivi	EOLO-Kometa Cycling Team	s.t.
25	Harry Sweeny	Lotto Dstny	s.t.
26	Guillaume Martin	Cofidis	s.t.
27	Mattia Bais	EOLO-Kometa Cycling Team	s.t.
28	Remi Cavagna	Soudal Quick-Step	s.t.
29	Joan Bou	Euskaltel-Euskadi	s.t.
30	Ben Zwiehoff	Bora-hansgrohe	s.t.
31	Loic Vliegen	Intermarché-Circus-Wanty	s.t.
32	Jose Manuel Diaz	Burgos-BH	s.t.
33	Hugh Carthy	EF Education-EasyPost	s.t.
34	Alessandro Tonelli	Green Project-Bardiani CSF	s.t.
35	Owain Doull	EF Education-EasyPost	s.t.
36	Angel Mate Luis	Euskaltel-Euskadi	s.t.
37	Florian Sénéchal	Soudal Quick-Step	@ 10sec
38	Frederik Wandahl	Bora-hansgrohe	s.t.
39	Diego Ulissi	UAE Team Emirates	s.t.
40	Rui Costa	Intermarché-Circus-Wanty	s.t.
41	Julius Van Den Berg	EF Education-EasyPost	0:30
42	Neilson Powless	EF Education-EasyPost	s.t.
43	Ivan Cobo Cayon	Equipo Kern Pharma	s.t.
44	Tim Declercq	Soudal Quick-Step	0:41
45	Andrea Bagioli	Soudal Quick-Step	o:44
46	Óscar Rodríguez	Movistar Team	1:08
47	Gregor Muhlberger	Movistar Team	1:44
48	William Barta	Movistar Team	s.t.
49	Milan Menten	Lotto Dstny	2:33
50	Jose Maria Garcia	Electro Hiper Europa	3:22
51	Tom Van Asbroeck	Israel-Premier Tech	s.t.
52	Jon Barrenetxea	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	s.t.
53	Sander De Pestel	Team Flanders-Baloise	s.t.
54	Vincent Van Hemelen	Team Flanders-Baloise	s.t.
55	Toon Clynhens	Team Flanders-Baloise	s.t.
56	Reto Hollenstein	Israel-Premier Tech	s.t.
57	Xavier Cañellas	Electro Hiper Europa	s.t.
58	Mathias Norsgaard	Movistar Team	s.t.
59	Yesid Pira	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	s.t.
60	Alastair Mackellar	Israel-Premier Tech	s.t.
61	Mikel Retegi	Equipo Kern Pharma	s.t.
62	Juri Hollmann	Movistar Team	s.t.
63	Lilian Calmejane	Intermarché-Circus-Wanty	s.t.
64	Orluis Aular	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	s.t.
65	Mikkel Bjerg	UAE Team Emirates	s.t.
66	Mulu Hailemichael	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	s.t.
67	Andrii Ponomar	Team Arkéa-Samsic	s.t.
68	Tyler Stites	Project Echelon Racing	s.t.
69	Francesco Gavazzi	EOLO-Kometa Cycling Team	s.t.
70	Tim Wellens	UAE Team Emirates	s.t.
71	Hugo Toumire	Cofidis	s.t.
72	Davide Gabburo	Green Project-Bardiani CSF	s.t.
73	Andrea Garosio	EOLO-Kometa Cycling Team	s.t.
74	Unai Cuadrado	Euskaltel-Euskadi	s.t.
75	Xabier Isasa	Euskaltel-Euskadi	s.t.
76	Arjen Livyns	Lotto Dstny	s.t.
77	Julen Amezqueta	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	s.t.
78	Carlos Garcia	Equipo Kern Pharma	s.t.
79	Jared Scott	Green Project-Bardiani CSF	s.t.
80	Riccardo Lucca	Green Project-Bardiani CSF	s.t.
81	Domen Novak	UAE Team Emirates	s.t.
82	Sebastian Molano	UAE Team Emirates	s.t.
83	David Dekker	Team Arkéa-Samsic	s.t.
84	Simon Carr	EF Education-EasyPost	s.t.
85	Nico Denz	Bora-hansgrohe	s.t.
86	Nicolas Edet	Team Arkéa-Samsic	s.t.
87	Daniel Mclay	Team Arkéa-Samsic	s.t.
88	Simon Geschke	Cofidis	s.t.
89	Jose Herrada	Cofidis	s.t.
90	Jesus Herrada	Cofidis	s.t.
91	Jesus Ezquerra	Burgos-BH	6:10
92	Jarne Van De Paar	Lotto Dstny	s.t.
93	Nacer Bouhanni	Team Arkéa-Samsic	7:32
94	Angel Fuentes	Burgos-BH	s.t.
95	Colin Joyce	Human Powered Health	s.t.
96	August Jensen	Human Powered Health	s.t.
97	Ben Perry	Human Powered Health	s.t.
98	Jaime Romero	Spain Track Team	s.t.
99	Josef Cerný	Soudal Quick-Step	s.t.
100	Colby Lange	Project Echelon Racing	s.t.
101	Riley Pickrell	Israel-Premier Tech	s.t.
102	Stanislaw Aniolkowski	Human Powered Health	s.t.
103	Sebastian Mora	Spain Track Team	s.t.
104	Alessandro Fancellu	EOLO-Kometa Cycling Team	s.t.
105	Mirco Maestri	EOLO-Kometa Cycling Team	s.t.
106	Andrew Vollmer	Electro Hiper Europa	s.t.
107	Ward Vanhoof	Team Flanders-Baloise	s.t.
108	Mark Padun	EF Education-EasyPost	s.t.
109	Jelle Wallays	Cofidis	s.t.
110	David Martin	EOLO-Kometa Cycling Team	10:05
111	Francesc Bennassar	Spain Track Team	s.t.
112	Joan Martí Bennassar	Electro Hiper Europa	s.t.
113	Alex Colman	Team Flanders-Baloise	s.t.
114	Itamar Einhorn	Israel-Premier Tech	s.t.
115	Vince Gerits	Team Flanders-Baloise	s.t.
116	Jokin Murguialday	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	s.t.
117	Iñigo Elosegui	Equipo Kern Pharma	s.t.
118	Jon Agirre	Equipo Kern Pharma	s.t.
119	Iker Ballarin	Euskaltel-Euskadi	s.t.
120	Matthew Zimmer	Project Echelon Racing	s.t.
121	Guy Sagiv	Israel-Premier Tech	s.t.
122	Richard Arnopol	Project Echelon Racing	s.t.
123	Jacopo Guarnieri	Lotto Dstny	s.t.
124	Roi Weinberg	Israel-Premier Tech	s.t.
125	Matthew Walls	Bora-hansgrohe	s.t.
126	Hugo Scala Jr	Project Echelon Racing	s.t.
127	Michael Schwarzmann	Lotto Dstny	s.t.
128	Camilo Ardila	Burgos-BH	s.t.
129	Ander Okamika	Burgos-BH	s.t.
130	Baptiste Planckaert	Intermarché-Circus-Wanty	s.t.
131	Alan Banaszek	Human Powered Health	s.t.

 

Race 2 profile:

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Wednesday, January 25, Race 1: Trofeo Calvià, Palmanova - Palmanova, 150.1 km

Race 1 profile

Rui Costa just beats Louis Vervaeke.

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Weather at the start/finish city of Palmanova at 1:40 PM, local time: 11C (52F), mostly cloudy, with the wind from the northeast at 26 km/hr (16 mph). Through 2:00 PM there is an 85% chance of rain, dropping to 1% at 4:00 PM.

The race: Here's the report from second-place Louis Vervaeke's Team Soudal Quick-Step.

Louis Vervaeke came within a wheel from his first pro victory in Trofeo Calvia, the first appointment of the Challenge Mallorca, which signalled the start of the team’s European season. Taking place over a 150km hilly route around Palmanova, the race was an eventful one with Soudal Quick-Step as one of the main protagonists.

With 60 kilometers to go, the Wolfpack made its move, attacking from the peloton with four riders: Julian Alaphilippe, Andrea Bagioli, Casper Pedersen, Ilan Van Wilder and Louis Vervaeke. The quinted were joined by seven other men, making it a strong chasing group, which under the impetus of our squad quickly put two minutes between them and the bunch. Due to a crash – fortunately, without serious consequence – Ilan was forced to abandon, but our team continued to push the pace. Then, when the remaining escapees’ gap dropped below a minute, Louis surged clear on one of the numerous climbs on the course, only Rui Costa (Intermarche-Wanty-Gobert) being able to join him.

Making his first appearance of the season, the Belgian displayed a good form as he joined the two riders in the front before launching another dig, this time with around twenty kilometers to go. This short but strong attack left him alone up the road, but despite the 15-second gap he carried into the last ten kilometers and his all-out effort, the race was far from being over.

Seven kilometers from home, the riders he had dropped on the climb made their way back, and the three of them arrived together on the finishing stretch, where Louis came very close of getting the victory, which was nailed on the line by Rui Costa. The chasing group arrived seconds later, and Casper proved to be the fastest one, taking fourth.

“We knew the descents here are technical, so each time we took on one we tried to be in the best position at the front of the peloton. That’s how we managed to ride away. Sadly, we lost Ilan, but we continued to believe in our chances. I felt good today, so I tried something, but unfortunately, they caught me with just a few kilometers to go. In the sprint I did my best, but I am not the fastest, so the result is logical. The important thing is that we showed how motivated we are, this makes us confident for the next races here in Mallorca”, said Louis, who took the intermediate sprints trophy at the end of the day.

Complete results:

150.1 kilometers raced at an average speed of 37.593 km/hr

1	Rui Costa	Intermarché-Circus-Wanty	3hr 59min 34sec
2	Louis Vervaeke	Soudal Quick-Step	s.t.
3	Ben Healy	EF Education-EasyPost	@ 1sec
4	Casper Pedersen	Soudal Quick-Step	0:03
5	Axel Zingle	Cofidis	s.t.
6	Carlos Canal	Euskaltel-Euskadi	s.t.
7	Kobe Goossens	Intermarché-Circus-Wanty	s.t.
8	Ben Zwiehoff	Bora-hansgrohe	s.t.
9	Julian Alaphilippe	Soudal Quick-Step	0:09
10	Andrea Bagioli	Soudal Quick-Step	s.t.
11	Pascal Eenkhoorn	Lotto-Dstny	0:24
12	Marijn van ven Berg	EF Education-EasyPost	2:25
13	José Joaquin Rojas	Movistar	s.t.
14	Martin Marcellusi	Green Project-Bardiani CSF	s.t.
15	Gonzalo Serrano	Movistar	s.t.
16	Mirco Maestri	EOLO-Kometa	s.t.
17	Simon Guglielmi	Arkéa-Samsic	s.t.
18	Rune Herregodts	Intermarché-Circus-Wanty	s.t.
19	Antonio Soto	Euskaltel-Euskadi	s.t.
20	Lilian Calmejane	Intermarché-Circus-Wanty	s.t.
21	Diego Ulissi	UAE Team Emirates	s.t.
22	Roger Adriá	Equipo Kern Pharma	s.t.
23	Jon Barrenetxea	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	s.t.
24	Mathijs Paasschens	Lotto-Dstny	s.t.
25	Jose Manuel Diaz	Burgos-BH	s.t.
26	Fernando Barceló	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	s.t.
27	Lennert Van Eetvelt	Lotto-Dstny	s.t.
28	Alejandro Ropero	Electro Hiper Europa	s.t.
29	Pelayo Sanchez Mayo	Burgos-BH	s.t.
30	Warren Barguil	Arkéa-Samsic	s.t.
31	Guillaume Martin	Cofidis	s.t.
32	Mattia Bais	EOLO-Kometa	s.t.
33	Luca Covili	Green Project-Bardiani CSF	s.t.
34	Óscar Rodríguez	Movistar	s.t.
35	Embret Svestad-Bardseng	Human Powered Health	s.t.
36	Igor Arrieta	Equipo Kern Pharma	s.t.
37	Harry Sweeny	Lotto-Dstny	s.t.
38	Neilson Powless	EF Education-EasyPost	s.t.
39	Fausto Masnada	Soudal Quick-Step	s.t.
40	Alessio Martinelli	Green Project-Bardiani CSF	s.t.
41	Emanuel Buchmann	Bora-hansgrohe	s.t.
42	Cian Uijtdebroeks	Bora-hansgrohe	s.t.
43	Alessandro Tonelli	Green Project-Bardiani CSF	s.t.
44	James Shaw	EF Education-EasyPost	s.t.
45	Mauri Vansevenant	Soudal Quick-Step	2:31
46	Jose Herrada	Cofidis	3:11
47	Sergio Martin	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	4:44
48	Vincent Van Hemelen	Flanders-Baloise	s.t.
49	Nils Politt	Bora-hansgrohe	s.t.
50	Anton Palzer	Bora-hansgrohe	s.t.
51	Reto Hollenstein	Israel-Premier Tech	5:06
52	Sebastian Schönberger	Human Powered Health	s.t.
53	Unai Iribar	Euskaltel-Euskadi	s.t.
54	Toon Clynhens	Flanders-Baloise	s.t.
55	Kamiel Bonneu	Flanders-Baloise	s.t.
56	Julen Amezqueta	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	s.t.
57	Mathias Norsgaard	Movistar	s.t.
58	Filippo Fiorelli	Green Project-Bardiani CSF	s.t.
59	Unai Cuadrado	Euskaltel-Euskadi	s.t.
60	Mikel Bizkarra	Euskaltel-Euskadi	s.t.
61	William Barta	Movistar	s.t.
62	Tyler Stites	Project Echelon Racing	s.t.
63	Samuele Rivi	EOLO-Kometa	s.t.
64	Sander De Pestel	Flanders-Baloise	9:50
65	Matthew Zimmer	Project Echelon Racing	10:15
66	Xavier Cañellas	Electro Hiper Europa	s.t.
67	Simon Geschke	Cofidis	s.t.
68	Jordi Lopez Caravaca	Equipo Kern Pharma	10:35
69	Urko Berrade	Equipo Kern Pharma	s.t.
70	Ruben Apers	Flanders-Baloise	12:16
71	Hugo Toumire	Cofidis	s.t.
72	Jose Maria Garcia	Electro Hiper Europa	s.t.
73	Arne Marit	Intermarché-Circus-Wanty	s.t.
74	Jesus Ezquerra	Burgos-BH	s.t.
75	Cristian Rodriguez	Arkéa-Samsic	s.t.
76	Jose Luis Faura	Electro Hiper Europa	s.t.
77	Odd Christian Eiking	EF Education-EasyPost	s.t.
78	Tom Van Asbroeck	Israel-Premier Tech	s.t.
79	Juri Hollmann	Movistar	s.t.
80	Daniel Navarro	Burgos-BH	s.t.
81	Eduardo Sepulveda	Lotto-Dstny	s.t.
82	Jokin Murguialday	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	s.t.
83	Thomas De Gendt	Lotto-Dstny	s.t.
84	Mulu Hailemichael	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	s.t.
85	Andrea Piccolo	EF Education-EasyPost	s.t.
86	Anthony Delaplace	Arkéa-Samsic	s.t.
87	Alastair Mackellar	Israel-Premier Tech	s.t.
88	Owain Doull	EF Education-EasyPost	s.t.
89	Alex Tolio	Green Project-Bardiani CSF	s.t.
90	Carlos Garcia	Equipo Kern Pharma	s.t.
91	Michel Ries	Arkéa-Samsic	s.t.
92	Roi Weinberg	Israel-Premier Tech	s.t.
93	Iñigo Elosegui	Equipo Kern Pharma	s.t.
94	Charles-Etienne Chrétien	Human Powered Health	s.t.
95	Ward Vanhoof	Flanders-Baloise	s.t.
96	Ibon Ruiz	Equipo Kern Pharma	s.t.
97	Jesus Herrada	Cofidis	s.t.
98	Samuele Zoccarato	Green Project-Bardiani CSF	s.t.
DNF	Patrick Konrad	Bora-hansgrohe
DNF	Lennard Kämna	Bora-hansgrohe
DNF	Alejandro Franco	Burgos-BH
DNF	Victor Langellotti	Burgos-BH
DNF	Óscar Pelegrí	Burgos-BH
DNF	Yesid Pira	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA
DNF	Jelle Wallays	Cofidis
DNF	Alessandro Fancellu	EOLO-Kometa
DNF	Andrea Garosio	EOLO-Kometa
DNF	Francesco Gavazzi	EOLO-Kometa
DNF	Javier Serrano	EOLO-Kometa
DNF	Mateu Estelrich	Electro Hiper Europa
DNF	Jose Maria Martin	Electro Hiper Europa
DNF	Alex Molenaar	Electro Hiper Europa
DNF	Gotzon Martin	Euskaltel-Euskadi
DNF	Angel Mate Luis	Euskaltel-Euskadi
DNF	Chad Haga	Human Powered Health
DNF	Gage Hecht	Human Powered Health
DNF	Colin Joyce	Human Powered Health
DNF	Barnabas Peak	Human Powered Health
DNF	Louis Meintjes	Intermarché-Circus-Wanty
DNF	Loic Vliegen	Intermarché-Circus-Wanty
DNF	Riley Pickrell	Israel-Premier Tech
DNF	Nadav Raisberg	Israel-Premier Tech
DNF	Guy Sagiv	Israel-Premier Tech
DNF	Rüdiger Selig	Lotto-Dstny
DNF	Gregor Muhlberger	Movistar
DNF	Richard Arnopol	Project Echelon Racing
DNF	Ethan Craine	Project Echelon Racing
DNF	Colby Lange	Project Echelon Racing
DNF	Hugo Scala Jr	Project Echelon Racing
DNF	Stephen Vogel	Project Echelon Racing
DNF	Ilan Van Wilder	Soudal Quick-Step
DNF	Mario Anguela	Seleccion Espagna
DNF	Francesc Bennassar	Seleccion Espagna
DNF	Erik Martorell Haga	Seleccion Espagna
DNF	Alejandro Merenciano Lopez	Seleccion Espagna
DNF	Sebastian Mora	Seleccion Espagna
DNF	Alvaro Navas	Seleccion Espagna
DNF	Marc Terrasa	Seleccion Espagna
DNF	Louis Barré	Arkéa-Samsic
DNF	Alan Riou	Arkéa-Samsic
DNF	Alex Colman	Flanders-Baloise
DNF	Mikkel Bjerg	UAE Team Emirates
DNF	Brandon Mcnulty	UAE Team Emirates
DNF	Domen Novak	UAE Team Emirates
DNF	Rui Oliveira	UAE Team Emirates
DNF	Matteo Trentin	UAE Team Emirates
DNF	Tim Wellens	UAE Team Emirates

 

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