2016 Vuelta Ciclista a la Region de Murcia (1.1), Spain

Saturday, February 13, 2016

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San Javier - Murcia, 199.3 km

Philippe Gilbert wins 2016 Vuelta a la Region de Murcia

The Race: Here's the tale of the day from race winner Philippe Gilbert's BMC team.

13, February 2016, Murcia, (SPA): Philippe Gilbert has sprinted to his first victory of the 2016 season at the Vuelta Ciclista a la Region de Murcia today, beating Alejandro Valverde (Movistar) and Ilnur Zakarin (Katusha) to the line.

BMC Racing Team dominated the top ten with Ben Hermans crossing the line in fifth place, and Tejay van Garderen in seventh.

It couldn't have gone any better at the 199.3 kilometer one-day race from San Javier to Murcia, Gilbert said. "Today was just a great day. I won but it was really a win for the whole team. We really raced perfectly together. I've done a lot of races but I've never really seen anything like this in my life. There were 20 guys left at the top of the climb with 20 kilometers to go and I was suffering, but I was still there with the guys. To have all seven of us out of 20 guys was really amazing to see."

"We rode full gas to the last climb and kept a high tempo, almost at max speed. Tejay attacked two kilometers from the top at which point we were only six or seven guys left. We caught him with two kilometers to go and then I took my chance in the sprint. So there was no way we were going to lose the race, either with Tejay winning solo or me in the sprint. I want to thank all of my teammates because we really raced together and it was so nice."

A six-rider breakaway gained a lead of eight minutes over the peloton until the category 1 Alto Collado Bermejo climb put the pressure on the majority of riders at 80 kilometers to go, leaving 20 riders at the front of the race.

With 13 kilometers remaining, Van Garderen attacked on the Cresta del Gallo, the final climb of the day, gaining a 10 second advantage. He was pulled back into the group, putting BMC Racing Team is a strong position going into the final kilometers with three riders.

Hermans delivered a brilliant lead out for Gilbert, who has secured his first win in only his fifth race day this year. "At the Dubai Tour I was already feeling good. I recovered well and trained a lot in between the two races so yeah, I think I'm ready for the season," Gilbert explained.

BMC Racing Team Sports Director Jackson Stewart said it was a fantastic effort by the team to deliver the win. "Today everything we thought would happen, happened. In the end we won with Phil like we thought we could but it was a really strong ride by everyone. The team at one point had to chase and they did a good job of controlling it after the first big climb. They controlled it all the way to the finish."

"Tejay had a go and he really looked incredible for a moment, before he was caught back in the group. Ben and Tejay then protected Phil and delivered him to the line. So it was a really good execution and a great demonstration of our ability as a team."

BMC Racing Team is lining up at Classica de Almeria tomorrow with the same team of seven riders.

Complete Results:

199.3 kilometers raced at an average speed of 39.555 km/hr

1	Philippe Gilbert	BMC	5hr 2min 19sec
2	Alejandro Valverde	Movistar	s.t.
3	Ilnur Zakarin	Katusha	s.t.
4	Luis León Sánchez	Astana	s.t.
5	Ben Hermans	BMC	@ 4sec
6	Tanel Kangert	Astana	+15''
7	Tejay van Garderen	BMC	+18''
8	Dario Cataldo	Astana	@ 1min 5sec
9	Daniel Navarro	Cofidis	+1' 06''
10	Víctor De la Parte	CCC Sprandi Polkowice	+1' 09''
11	Jon Izagirre	Movistar	s.t.
12	José Joaquín Rojas	Movistar	+2' 06''
13	Rubén Fernández	Movistar	s.t.
14	Samuel Sánchez	BMC	s.t.
15	Lukasz Owsian	CCC Sprandi Polkowice	s.t.
16	Garikoitz Bravo	Euskadi	s.t.
17	Darwin Atapuma	BMC	s.t.
18	Brent Bookwalter	BMC	+4' 23''
19	Damiano Caruso	BMC	s.t.
20	Pawel Cieslik	Verva	+5' 06''
21	Sergey Firsanov	Rusvelo	s.t.
22	Jhonatan Restrepo	Katusha	+6' 16''
23	Felix Großschartner	CCC Sprandi Polkowice	s.t.
24	Karel Hník	Verva	s.t.
25	Julien Simon	Cofidis	s.t.
26	Paul Voß	Bora-Argon 18	s.t.
27	Jesús Herrada	Movistar	s.t.
28	Hugh Carthy	Caja Rural	s.t.
29	Paolo Tiralongo	Astana	s.t.
30	Arman Kamyshev	Astana	s.t.
31	Alexey Lutsenko	Astana	s.t.
32	Dries Van Gestel	Topsport Vlaanderen	s.t.
33	Bert Van Lerberghe	Topsport Vlaanderen	s.t.
34	Alexey Kurbatov	Rusvelo	s.t.
35	Sandro Pinto	Louletano	s.t.
36	Kleber Ramos	Funvic Soul Cycles	s.t.
37	Francisco Gómez	Louletano	+6' 21''
38	Cristián Torres	Spain	+6' 23''
39	Xabier San Sebastián	Spain	+6' 23''
40	Nicolas Edet	Cofidis	+7' 37''
41	Silvio Herklotz	Bora-Argon 18	s.t.
42	Cristián Rodríguez	Spain	s.t.
43	Angelo Tulik	Europcar	s.t.
44	Thomas Sprengers	Topsport Vlaanderen	s.t.
45	Jaime Rosón	Caja Rural	s.t.
46	João Benta	Louletano	s.t.
47	Ibai Salas	Burgos	+8' 54''
48	José Vicente Toribio	Matrix	s.t.
49	José Manuel Díaz	Spain	s.t.
50	Etienne van Empel	Roompot	s.t.
51	Murilo Ferraz	Funvic Soul Cycles	s.t.
52	Mikel Iturria	Euskadi	s.t.
53	Alexandr Kolobnev	Rusvelo	s.t.
54	Jonathan Lastra	Caja Rural	s.t.
55	Imanol Estévez	Euskadi	s.t.
56	Gijs Van Hoecke	Topsport Vlaanderen	s.t.
57	Mikel Bizkarra	Euskadi	s.t.
58	Jordi Simón	Verva	s.t.
59	Cesare Benedetti	Bora-Argon 18	s.t.
60	Marcin Mrozek	CCC Sprandi Polkowice	s.t.
61	Maciej Paterski	CCC Sprandi Polkowice	s.t.
62	Luis Ángel Maté	Cofidis	s.t.
63	Reinier Honig	Roompot	s.t.
64	Jan Bárta	Bora-Argon 18	s.t.
65	Romain Hardy	Cofidis	s.t.
66	Vicente García	Louletano	s.t.
67	Jérôme Cousin	Cofidis	s.t.
68	Antonio Piedra	Funvic Soul Cycles	s.t.
69	Jan Hirt	CCC Sprandi Polkowice	s.t.
70	Johnny Hoogerland	Roompot	s.t.
71	Sjoerd van Ginneken	Roompot	s.t.
72	Michel Kreder	Roompot	s.t.
73	Maurits Lammertink	Roompot	s.t.
74	Egor Silin	Katusha	s.t.
75	Sylvain Chavanel	Europcar	s.t.
76	Fabien Grellier	Europcar	s.t.
77	Beñat Txoperena	Euskadi	s.t.
78	Matvei Mamykin	Katusha	+10' 58''
79	Alexander Foliforov	Rusvelo	s.t.
80	Alexandre Pichot	Europcar	s.t.
81	Yohann Gène	Europcar	s.t.
82	Rory Sutherland	Movistar	s.t.
83	Michael Schwarzmann	Bora-Argon 18	s.t.
84	Magno Nazaret	Funvic Soul Cycles	s.t.
85	Eliot Lietaer	Topsport Vlaanderen	s.t.
86	Pawel Franczak	Verva	s.t.
87	Airán Fernández	Matrix	s.t.
88	João Gaspar	Funvic Soul Cycles	+11' 47''
89	Artur Ershov	Rusvelo	s.t.
90	Patryk Stosz	CCC Sprandi Polkowice	s.t.
91	Adam Stachowiak	Verva	s.t.
92	Arnau Solé	Burgos	s.t.
93	Pablo Torres	Burgos	s.t.
94	Alexander Evtushenko	Rusvelo	s.t.
95	Flávio Cardoso	Funvic Soul Cycles	+13' 30''
96	Artem Ovechkin	Rusvelo	+17' 28''
97	Kamil Gradek	Verva	s.t.
98	Maxim Belkov	Katusha	s.t.
99	Vladimir Isaichev	Katusha	s.t.
100	Miguel Ángel Benito	Caja Rural	s.t.
101	Nick van der Lijke	Roompot	s.t.
102	Miguel Ángel Ballesteros	Spain	s.t.
103	Alexey Tsatevich	Katusha	+28' 22 (OTL)
104	Antonio Jesus Soto	Spain	+30' 09 (OTL)
105	Ruben Pols	Topsport Vlaanderen	+35' 20 (OTL)
106	Hayato Yoshida	Matrix	+35' 20 (OTL)
107	Sander Helven	Topsport Vlaanderen	+35' 20 (OTL)
108	Gotzon Udondo	Euskadi	+35' 20 (OTL)
109	Pablo Urtasun	Funvic Soul Cycles	+37' 25 (OTL)
110	Rubén Montoya López	Spain	+37' 40 (OTL)
111	Kenji Takubo	Matrix	+38' 38 (OTL)
112	Junya Sano	Matrix	DNF
113	Sergio Pardilla	Caja Rural	DNF
114	Lluís Mas	Caja Rural	DNF
115	Eloy Teruel	Louletano	DNF
116	Davide Malacarne	Astana	DNF
117	Adrien Petit	Europcar	DNF
118	Carlos Barbero	Caja Rural	DNF
119	Álvaro Robredo	Burgos	DNF
120	Víctor Martín	Burgos	DNF
121	Igor Merino	Burgos	DNF
122	Julien Morice	Europcar	DNF
123	Hugo Hofstetter	Cofidis	DNF
124	Ralf Matzka	Bora-Argon 18	DNF
125	José Mendes	Bora-Argon 18	DNF
126	Daiki Yasuhara	Matrix	DNF
127	Ander Barrenetxea	Euskadi	DNF
128	Juan Carlos Riutort	Burgos	DNF
129	Jirí Polnický	Verva	DNF
130	José Antonio De Segovia	Louletano	DNF
131	Antonio Pedrero	Movistar	DNF

Vuelta a Murcia map:

2016 Vuelta a Murcia map

2016 Vuelta a Murcia profle

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Start list, February 12, 2016:

	ASTANA
1	SANCHEZ Luis
2	CATALDO Dario
3	KAMYSHEV Arman
4	KANGERT Tanel
5	LUTSENKO Alexey
6	MALACARNE Davide
7	TIRALONGO Paolo
	MOVISTAR
11	VALVERDE Alejandro
12	ROJAS Jose Joaquin
13	FERNANDEZ Rubén
14	HERRADA Jesús
15	IZAGUIRRE Jon
16	PEDRERO Antonio
17	SUTHERLAND Rory
	BMC
21	ATAPUMA Jhon
22	BOOKWALTER Brent
23	CARUSO Damiano
24	GILBERT Philippe
25	HERMANS Ben
26	SANCHEZ Samuel
27	VAN GARDEREN Tejay
	KATUSHA
31	ISAYCHEV Vladimir
32	MAMYKIN Matvei
33	BELKOV Maxim
34	RESTREPO Jhonatan
35	SILIN Egor
36	TSATEVITCH Alexey
37	ZAKARIN Ilnur
	DIRECT ENERGIE
41	CHAVANEL Sylvain
42	GENE Yohann
43	GRELLIER Fabien
44	MORICE Julien
45	PETIT Adrien
46	PICHOT Alexandre
47	TULIK Angelo
	COFIDIS
51	HOFSTETTER Hugo
52	COUSIN Jerome
53	EDET Nicolas
54	MATE Luis Angel
55	NAVARRO Daniel
56	HARDY Romain
57	SIMON Julien
	CCC SPRANDI POLKOWICE
61	DE LA PARTE Victor
62	GROSSSCHARTNER Felix
63	HIRT Jan
64	PATERSKI Maciej
65	STOSZ Patryk
66	OWSIAN Lukasz
67	MROZEK Marcin
	BORA-ARGON 18
71	BARTA Jan
72	VOSS Paul
73	BENEDETTI Cesare
74	HERKLOTZ Silvio
75	MATZKA Ralf
76	PIMENTA José Joao
77	SCHWARZMANN Michael
	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA
81	PARDILLA Sergio
82	BARBERO Carlos
83	BENITO Miguel Angel
84	LASTRA Jonathan
85	CARTHY Hugh
86	ROSON GARCIA Jaime
87	MAS Luis
	TOPSPORT VLAANDEREN - BALOISE
91	VAN GESTEL Dries
92	HELVEN Sander
93	VAN HOECKE Gijs
94	VAN LERBERGHE Bert
95	SPRENGERS Thomas
96	LIETAER Eliot
97	POLS Ruben
	RUSVELO
101	KOLOBNEV Alexandr
102	FIRSANOV Serguei
103	OVECHKIN Artem
104	FOLIFOROV Alexander
105	ERSHOV Artur
106	EVTUSHENKO Alexander
107	KURBATOV Alexey
	FUNVIC SOUL CYCLES
111	PIEDRAAntonio
112	URTASUN Pablo
113	NAZARET Magno Prado
114	CARDOSO Flavio
115	FERRAZ Murilo
116	DA SILVA Kleber
117	GASPAR João
	MATRIX POWERTAG
121	TORIBIO Jose Vicente
122	SANO Junya
124	FERNANDEZ Airan
125	YOSHIDA Hayato
126	YASUHARA Daiki
127	TAKUBO Kenji
	EUSKADI BASQUE COUNTRY
131	BRAVO Garikoitz
132	TXOPERENA Beñat
133	ITURRIA Mikel
134	BIZKARRA Mikel
135	ESTEVEZ Imanol
136	BARRENETXEA Ander
137	UDONDO Gotzon
	SPAIN
141	BALLESTEROS Miguel Angel
142	DÍAZ José Manuel
143	MONTOYA Rubén
144	RODRÍGUEZ Cristian
145	SAN SEBASTIAN Xabier
146	SOTO Antonio Jesús
147	TORRES Cristian
	BURGOS-BH
151	TORRES Pablo
152	SOLE Arnau
153	SALAS Ibai
154	MERINO Igor
155	RIUTORT Juan Carlos
156	MARTÍN Víctor
157	ROBREDO Alvaro
	VERVA ACTIVEJET
161	FRANCZAK Pawel
162	GRADEK Kamil
163	CIESLIK Pawel
164	POLNICKY Jiri
165	HNIK Karel
166	STACHOWIAK Adam
167	SIMON Jordi
	LOULETANO
171	TERUEL Eloy
172	GARCIA Vicente
173	BENTA Joao
174	CANTERO Francisco Javier
175	SILVA Sandro Filipe
176	DE SEGOVIA Jose Antonio
	ROOMPOT ORANJE PELOTON
181	HONIG Reinier
182	HOOGERLAND Johnny
183	KREDER Michel
184	LAMMERTINK Maurits
185	VAN DER LIJKE Nick
186	VAN EMPEL Etienne
187	VAN GINNEKEN Sjoerd