2016 Danmark Rundt - Tour of Denmark (HC)

26th edition: July 27 - 31, 2016

Tour of Denmark podium history | 2015 edition | 2017 edition
Stage 1 | Stage 2 | Stage 3 | Stage 4 | Stage 5

2016 Danmark Rundt map

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Sunday, July 31: 5th and Final Stage, Karrebæksminde - Frederiksberg, 185 km

The stage 5 sprint, won by Phil Bauhaus (center, black Bora-Argon 18 kit)

The race: Here's the report from stage winner Phil Bauhaus' Bora-Argon 18 team.

The last stage in the Tour of Denmark was the expected hard fight for seconds. Several riders tried to go clear from the peloton, but due to the high pace of the race, breaks did not succeed the first kilometres. After more than 60k finally a breakaway was able to build a lead over the bunch, but the gap was never big enough to threaten the peloton.

As the sprinter teams started to pull hard on the front of the pack, the gap came down quickly. With 15k to go all were back together and the lead-out trains started to fight for positions. Lotto-Jumbo were able to lead into the last kilometre with their sprinter M. Hofland in a perfect position, but it was Phil Bauhaus who took away the win just on the line.

In the final general classification Christoph Pfingsten remained in strong 5th place. Michael Valgren won the Tour of Denmark 2016.

“It was a perfect day. Rudi (Selig) brought me in a good position, with 1k to go he dropped me at the Tinkoff train. In the sprint I catched the wheel from Hofland then and could overtake him on the last metres. I am super happy with this win.” – Phil Bauhaus

“The race was extremely fast the whole day. At the intermediate sprint the guys tried to help me to get some bonus seconds but I was just 4th there. But still I was able to hold on to my 5th place in the GC. I am really satisfied with this result and with Phil also taking the stage this is a perfect day for us. I think the team has presented itself very well today.” – Christoph Pfingsten

Complete Results:

185 kilometers raced at an average speed of 51.772 km/hr

1	Bauhaus, Phil	Bora-Argon 18	3hr 34min 24sec
2	Hofland, Moreno	LottoNL-Jumbo	s.t.
3	Bennati, Daniele	Tinkoff	s.t.
4	Jans, Roy	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	s.t.
5	Valgren, Michael	Tinkoff	s.t.
6	Napolitano, Danilo	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	s.t.
7	Carbel, Michael	Stölting Service Group	s.t.
8	Tleubayev, Ruslan	Astana	s.t.
9	Lander, Sebastian	ONE Pro Cycling	s.t.
10	Capiot, Amaury	Topsport Vlaanderen	s.t.
11	Lijke, Nick van der	Roompot Oranje Peloton	s.t.
12	Nielsen, Magnus	PostNord Danmark	s.t.
13	Guardini, Andrea	Astana	s.t.
14	Schmidt, Mads	Virtu Pro-VeloConcept	s.t.
15	Van Asbroeck, Tom	LottoNL-Jumbo	s.t.
16	De Vreese, Laurens	Astana	s.t.
17	Marcato, Marco	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	s.t.
18	Van Hoecke, Gijs	Topsport Vlaanderen	s.t.
19	Thwaites, Scott	Bora-Argon 18	s.t.
20	Kamp, Alexander	Stölting Service Group	s.t.
21	Brøchner, Nicolai	Riwal Platform	s.t.
22	Antonini, Simone	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	s.t.
23	Gogl, Michaël	Tinkoff	s.t.
24	Baška, Erik	Tinkoff	s.t.
25	Pfingsten, Christoph	Bora-Argon 18	s.t.
26	Maestri, Mirco	Bardiani-CSF	s.t.
27	Boaro, Manuele	Tinkoff	s.t.
28	Peron, Andrea	Novo Nordisk	s.t.
29	Winden, Dennis van	LottoNL-Jumbo	s.t.
30	Salomein, Jarl	Topsport Vlaanderen	s.t.
31	Velasco, Simone	Bardiani-CSF	s.t.
32	Emden, Jos van	LottoNL-Jumbo	s.t.
33	Ciccone, Giulio	Bardiani-CSF	s.t.
34	Planet, Charles	Novo Nordisk	s.t.
35	Herforth, Dennis	ColoQuick-Cult	s.t.
36	Hansen, Jannik	Almeborg-Bornholm	s.t.
37	Verschoor, Martijn	Novo Nordisk	s.t.
38	Markus, Barry	Roompot Oranje Peloton	s.t.
39	Asgreen, Kasper	Virtu Pro-VeloConcept	s.t.
40	Smukulis, Gatis	Astana	s.t.
41	Slik, Ivar	Roompot Oranje Peloton	s.t.
42	Wegmann, Fabian	Stölting Service Group	s.t.
43	Declercq, Tim	Topsport Vlaanderen	s.t.
44	Lund, Christian	ColoQuick-Cult	s.t.
45	Farazijn, Maxime	Topsport Vlaanderen	s.t.
46	Veuchelen, Frederik	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	s.t.
47	Djurhuus, Stefan	Almeborg-Bornholm	s.t.
48	Ebsen, John	ONE Pro Cycling	s.t.
49	Vinjebo, Emil	PostNord Danmark	s.t.
50	Herklotz, Silvio	Bora-Argon 18	s.t.
51	Kreder, Wesley	Roompot Oranje Peloton	s.t.
52	Brutt, Pavel	Tinkoff	s.t.
53	Selig, Rüdiger	Bora-Argon 18	s.t.
54	Kirsch, Alex	Stölting Service Group	s.t.
55	Lisson, Christoffer	Almeborg-Bornholm	s.t.
56	Pedersen, Nicklas	PostNord Danmark	s.t.
57	Toudal, Emil	Almeborg-Bornholm	s.t.
58	Tonelli, Alessandro	Bardiani-CSF	s.t.
59	Backaert, Frederik	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	s.t.
60	Goethem, Brian van	Roompot Oranje Peloton	s.t.
61	Kolář, Michal	Tinkoff	s.t.
62	Zakharov, Artyom	Astana	s.t.
63	Guldhammer, Rasmus	Stölting Service Group	s.t.
64	Reihs, Michael	Stölting Service Group	s.t.
65	Schultz, Jesper	Almeborg-Bornholm	s.t.
66	Jørgensen, Jonas	Riwal Platform	s.t.
67	Foder, Daniel	Virtu Pro-VeloConcept	s.t.
68	Pedersen, Mark	Virtu Pro-VeloConcept	s.t.
69	Pedersen, Mads	Stölting Service Group	s.t.
70	Rahbek, Mads	Virtu Pro-VeloConcept	s.t.
71	Vorre, Aske	ColoQuick-Cult	s.t.
72	Andreetta, Simone	Bardiani-CSF	+ 01' 54''
73	Vries, Berden de	Roompot Oranje Peloton	s.t.
74	Pöstlberger, Lukas	Bora-Argon 18	+ 01' 56''
75	Madsen, Martin	Almeborg-Bornholm	+ 01' 57''
76	Eg, Niklas	Virtu Pro-VeloConcept	s.t.
77	Riis, Thomas	Virtu Pro-VeloConcept	s.t.
78	Białobłocki, Marcin	ONE Pro Cycling	s.t.
79	Nielsen, Jesper	ColoQuick-Cult	s.t.
80	Koep, Thomas	Stölting Service Group	s.t.
81	Keizer, Martijn	LottoNL-Jumbo	s.t.
82	Tankink, Bram	LottoNL-Jumbo	s.t.
83	Jensen, Kristian	ColoQuick-Cult	s.t.
84	Kamyshev, Arman	Astana	s.t.
85	Mortensen, Martin	ONE Pro Cycling	s.t.
86	Wallays, Jens	Topsport Vlaanderen	+ 02' 18''
87	Mygind, Rasmus	Riwal Platform	s.t.
88	Stokbro, Andreas	Riwal Platform	s.t.
89	Andersen, Asbjørn	PostNord Danmark	+ 03' 06''
90	Clausen, Patrick	Riwal Platform	s.t.
91	Vinther, Troels	Riwal Platform	s.t.
92	Ruffoni, Nicola	Bardiani-CSF	+ 03' 27''
93	Ginneken, Sjoerd van	Roompot Oranje Peloton	s.t.
94	Boom, Lars	Astana	+ 04' 16''
95	Leezer, Tom	LottoNL-Jumbo	s.t.
96	Andersen, Rune	ColoQuick-Cult	+ 04' 18''
97	De Pauw, Moreno	Topsport Vlaanderen	s.t.
98	De Gendt, Aimé	Topsport Vlaanderen	s.t.
99	Rasmussen, Jonas	ColoQuick-Cult	s.t.
100	Wallin, Rasmus	PostNord Danmark	+ 07' 13''
101	Williams, Chris	Novo Nordisk	+ 08' 31''
102	Ayazbayev, Maxat	Astana	s.t.
103	Baylis, Tom	ONE Pro Cycling	s.t.
104	Honorè, Mikkel	PostNord Danmark	s.t.
105	Sterbini, Simone	Bardiani-CSF	+ 08' 46''
106	Westergaard, Mathias	Almeborg-Bornholm	s.t.
107	Jeppesen, Andreas	Virtu Pro-VeloConcept	s.t.
108	Wilsly, Jonas	Riwal Platform	s.t.
109	Lozano, David	Novo Nordisk	s.t.
110	Zardini, Edoardo	Bardiani-CSF	s.t.
111	Veyhe, Torkil	PostNord Danmark	s.t.
112	Mørkøv, Jesper	Riwal Platform	s.t.
113	Glasspool, James	Novo Nordisk	s.t.
114	De Mesmaeker, Kevin	Novo Nordisk	s.t.

Final GC after Stage 5:

758.7 kilometers raced at an average speed of 45.450 km/hr

1	Valgren, Michael	Tinkoff	16hr 41min 35sec
2	Nielsen, Magnus	PostNord Danmark	@ 10sec
3	Schmidt, Mads	Virtu Pro-VeloConcept	+ 00' 57''
4	Gogl, Michaël	Tinkoff	+ 01' 21''
5	Pfingsten, Christoph	Bora-Argon 18	+ 01' 22''
6	Van Hoecke, Gijs	Topsport Vlaanderen	+ 01' 33''
7	Kamp, Alexander	Stölting Service Group	+ 01' 41''
8	De Vreese, Laurens	Astana	+ 01' 42''
9	Marcato, Marco	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	+ 01' 44''
10	Boaro, Manuele	Tinkoff	+ 01' 46''
11	Declercq, Tim	Topsport Vlaanderen	+ 01' 55''
12	Thwaites, Scott	Bora-Argon 18	+ 02' 02''
13	Antonini, Simone	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	+ 02' 02''
14	Herklotz, Silvio	Bora-Argon 18	+ 02' 11''
15	Lijke, Nick van der	Roompot Oranje Peloton	+ 02' 16''
16	Mygind, Rasmus	Riwal Platform	+ 02' 19''
17	Tleubayev, Ruslan	Astana	+ 02' 28''
18	Ciccone, Giulio	Bardiani-CSF	+ 02' 29''
19	Tonelli, Alessandro	Bardiani-CSF	+ 02' 30''
20	Van Asbroeck, Tom	LottoNL-Jumbo	+ 02' 32''
21	Guldhammer, Rasmus	Stölting Service Group	+ 02' 39''
22	Ginneken, Sjoerd van	Roompot Oranje Peloton	+ 02' 56''
23	Mortensen, Martin	ONE Pro Cycling	+ 03' 03''
24	Vinther, Troels	Riwal Platform	+ 03' 07''
25	Kamyshev, Arman	Astana	+ 03' 38''
26	Bennati, Daniele	Tinkoff	+ 03' 39''
27	Veuchelen, Frederik	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	+ 03' 40''
28	Rahbek, Mads	Virtu Pro-VeloConcept	+ 03' 47''
29	Capiot, Amaury	Topsport Vlaanderen	+ 04' 04''
30	Salomein, Jarl	Topsport Vlaanderen	+ 04' 14''
31	Emden, Jos van	LottoNL-Jumbo	+ 04' 14''
32	Pedersen, Mads	Stölting Service Group	+ 04' 17''
33	Keizer, Martijn	LottoNL-Jumbo	+ 05' 05''
34	Tankink, Bram	LottoNL-Jumbo	+ 06' 20''
35	Hofland, Moreno	LottoNL-Jumbo	+ 07' 12''
36	Goethem, Brian van	Roompot Oranje Peloton	+ 08' 01''
37	Boom, Lars	Astana	+ 08' 09''
38	Leezer, Tom	LottoNL-Jumbo	+ 08' 20''
39	Hansen, Jannik	Almeborg-Bornholm	+ 08' 27''
40	Schultz, Jesper	Almeborg-Bornholm	+ 10' 23''
41	Vinjebo, Emil	PostNord Danmark	+ 10' 37''
42	Maestri, Mirco	Bardiani-CSF	+ 10' 46''
43	Vorre, Aske	ColoQuick-Cult	+ 11' 05''
44	Wegmann, Fabian	Stölting Service Group	+ 11' 09''
45	Brutt, Pavel	Tinkoff	+ 11' 11''
46	Guardini, Andrea	Astana	+ 11' 14''
47	Velasco, Simone	Bardiani-CSF	+ 11' 15''
48	Foder, Daniel	Virtu Pro-VeloConcept	+ 11' 16''
49	Planet, Charles	Novo Nordisk	+ 11' 25''
50	Nielsen, Jesper	ColoQuick-Cult	+ 11' 36''
51	Backaert, Frederik	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	+ 11' 59''
52	Bauhaus, Phil	Bora-Argon 18	+ 12' 35''
53	Jans, Roy	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	+ 12' 43''
54	Markus, Barry	Roompot Oranje Peloton	+ 13' 36''
55	Zakharov, Artyom	Astana	+ 14' 02''
56	Jørgensen, Jonas	Riwal Platform	+ 14' 46''
57	Toudal, Emil	Almeborg-Bornholm	+ 14' 50''
58	Lander, Sebastian	ONE Pro Cycling	+ 15' 24''
59	Selig, Rüdiger	Bora-Argon 18	+ 15' 58''
60	Andersen, Rune	ColoQuick-Cult	+ 16' 13''
61	Winden, Dennis van	LottoNL-Jumbo	+ 16' 43''
62	Smukulis, Gatis	Astana	+ 17' 46''
63	Kirsch, Alex	Stölting Service Group	+ 18' 25''
64	Pedersen, Mark	Virtu Pro-VeloConcept	+ 19' 05''
65	Honorè, Mikkel	PostNord Danmark	+ 19' 58''
66	Jensen, Kristian	ColoQuick-Cult	+ 20' 06''
67	Napolitano, Danilo	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	+ 20' 25''
68	Farazijn, Maxime	Topsport Vlaanderen	+ 20' 41''
69	Lisson, Christoffer	Almeborg-Bornholm	+ 20' 48''
70	Reihs, Michael	Stölting Service Group	+ 20' 52''
71	Baška, Erik	Tinkoff	+ 21' 15''
72	Andreetta, Simone	Bardiani-CSF	+ 22' 33''
73	Clausen, Patrick	Riwal Platform	+ 23' 13''
74	Asgreen, Kasper	Virtu Pro-VeloConcept	+ 24' 14''
75	Madsen, Martin	Almeborg-Bornholm	+ 24' 17''
76	Ebsen, John	ONE Pro Cycling	+ 25' 46''
77	Westergaard, Mathias	Almeborg-Bornholm	+ 26' 01''
78	De Gendt, Aimé	Topsport Vlaanderen	+ 26' 10''
79	Eg, Niklas	Virtu Pro-VeloConcept	+ 26' 13''
80	Riis, Thomas	Virtu Pro-VeloConcept	+ 27' 10''
81	Pedersen, Nicklas	PostNord Danmark	+ 27' 48''
82	Kreder, Wesley	Roompot Oranje Peloton	+ 28' 36''
83	Rasmussen, Jonas	ColoQuick-Cult	+ 29' 00''
84	Djurhuus, Stefan	Almeborg-Bornholm	+ 29' 11''
85	Pöstlberger, Lukas	Bora-Argon 18	+ 29' 43''
86	Lund, Christian	ColoQuick-Cult	+ 30' 10''
87	Ruffoni, Nicola	Bardiani-CSF	+ 31' 08''
88	Stokbro, Andreas	Riwal Platform	+ 31' 21''
89	Brøchner, Nicolai	Riwal Platform	+ 33' 22''
90	Koep, Thomas	Stölting Service Group	+ 33' 51''
91	Lozano, David	Novo Nordisk	+ 33' 58''
92	Zardini, Edoardo	Bardiani-CSF	+ 34' 21''
93	Carbel, Michael	Stölting Service Group	+ 34' 35''
94	Andersen, Asbjørn	PostNord Danmark	+ 35' 12''
95	Wallays, Jens	Topsport Vlaanderen	+ 35' 15''
96	Herforth, Dennis	ColoQuick-Cult	+ 35' 30''
97	Verschoor, Martijn	Novo Nordisk	+ 36' 01''
98	Veyhe, Torkil	PostNord Danmark	+ 37' 24''
99	Vries, Berden de	Roompot Oranje Peloton	+ 37' 56''
100	Ayazbayev, Maxat	Astana	+ 38' 18''
101	Sterbini, Simone	Bardiani-CSF	+ 38' 23''
102	Białobłocki, Marcin	ONE Pro Cycling	+ 38' 52''
103	Kolář, Michal	Tinkoff	+ 39' 32''
104	Peron, Andrea	Novo Nordisk	+ 40' 10''
105	Slik, Ivar	Roompot Oranje Peloton	+ 40' 29''
106	De Pauw, Moreno	Topsport Vlaanderen	+ 41' 37''
107	Jeppesen, Andreas	Virtu Pro-VeloConcept	+ 41' 48''
108	Wilsly, Jonas	Riwal Platform	+ 42' 03''
109	Wallin, Rasmus	PostNord Danmark	+ 45' 53''
110	Baylis, Tom	ONE Pro Cycling	+ 47' 01''
111	Williams, Chris	Novo Nordisk	+ 47' 49''
112	Mørkøv, Jesper	Riwal Platform	+ 48' 49''
113	Glasspool, James	Novo Nordisk	+ 49' 09''
114	De Mesmaeker, Kevin	Novo Nordisk	+ 51' 05''

 

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Saturday, July 30: Stage 4, Nyborg 19.6 km individual time trial

Stage winner Mads Schmidt

The Race: Here's race leader Michael Valgren's Tinkoff team report:

Michael Valgren put in a solid performance in the fourth stage individual time trial at the Tour of Denmark to take fourth on the day, just 10 seconds down on the race winner. With his ride, Valgren successfully defends his overall race lead going into tomorrow’s final stage.

“We finished with three guys in the top ten with Valgren, Boaro and Benna and Valgren defended his lead which was the goal so we can be happy,” explained Sport Director Lars Michaelsen after the stage. Valgren did a solid ride, very smooth and led through the second split but in the final section he lost some time. The winner is a specialist so it was a good performance again today.”

The race’s only individual time trial covered a distance of 19.6km over a mainly fast, flat route, proved by the winning average speed of over 50kmh. With Pavel Brutt setting a strong early time for the team to give benchmarks for the others later in the day, the guys set about putting in strong performances across the board.

Daniele Bennati rode another strong time trial after his top 10 finish in the time trial at the Tour of Poland to place 10th on the stage, with teammate Manuele Boaro going one better in ninth. All eyes were then on Valgren to see how he could fare, and how the efforts of yesterday would sit in his legs.

He set a strong time through the first time split and then led at the second by just one second, however the hard efforts of the past days caught up with him in the final kilometres and he eventually came over the line with a time of 23’22”, placing fourth.

Michaelsen continued: “Valgren missed the podium by a tiny amount today, fading and losing a few seconds through the final corners, but this doesn’t matter as the goal was to defend his race lead which he did. Gogl also did a good ride to hold onto fourth overall.

“Valgren now has 12 seconds over second place, and although there are bonus seconds available during the stage normally there should be a break to take these. However, we are ready to give everything and will only relax when it’s all over. There’s still a lot to concentrate on tomorrow.”

Tomorrow’s final stage sees the riders tackle 175km over a rolling parcours that covers ten finishing circuits, but without any major difficulties on this circuit, it could well be another day for a sprint. 

Complete Results:

1	Schmidt, Mads	Virtu PRO-VeloConcept	23min 12sec
2	Boom, Lars	Astana	@ 8sec
3	Madsen, Martin	Almeborg-Bornholm	+ 00' 09''
4	Valgren, Michael	Tinkoff	+ 00' 10''
5	Białobłocki, Marcin	ONE Pro Cycling	+ 00' 12''
6	Nielsen, Magnus	PostNord Danmark	+ 00' 17''
7	Andersen, Søren	PostNord Danmark	+ 00' 26''
8	Keizer, Martijn	LottoNL-Jumbo	+ 00' 29''
9	Boaro, Manuele	Tinkoff	+ 00' 43''
10	Bennati, Daniele	Tinkoff	+ 00' 48''
11	Mendes, José	Bora-Argon 18	+ 00' 49''
12	Asgreen, Kasper	Virtu PRO-VeloConcept	+ 00' 51''
13	Brutt, Pavel	Tinkoff	+ 00' 53''
14	Pedersen, Mads	Stölting Service Group	+ 00' 57''
15	Pöstlberger, Lukas	Bora-Argon 18	s.t.
16	Gogl, Michaël	Tinkoff	+ 00' 59''
17	Rasmussen, Alex	ColoQuick-Cult	+ 01' 00''
18	Pfingsten, Christoph	Bora-Argon 18	+ 01' 01''
19	Van Asbroeck, Tom	LottoNL-Jumbo	+ 01' 05''
20	Emden, Jos van	LottoNL-Jumbo	s.t.
21	Herklotz, Silvio	Bora-Argon 18	+ 01' 08''
22	Andersen, Asbjørn	PostNord Danmark	+ 01' 12''
23	Van Hoecke, Gijs	Topsport Vlaanderen	+ 01' 16''
24	Tleubayev, Ruslan	Astana	s.t.
25	Vries, Berden de	Roompot Oranje Peloton	+ 01' 17''
26	Goethem, Brian van	Roompot Oranje Peloton	s.t.
27	Tankink, Bram	LottoNL-Jumbo	+ 01' 20''
28	De Vreese, Laurens	Astana	+ 01' 27''
29	Vinjebo, Emil	PostNord Danmark	+ 01' 30''
30	Kirsch, Alex	Stölting Service Group	s.t.
31	Mortensen, Martin	ONE Pro Cycling	+ 01' 31''
32	Maestri, Mirco	Bardiani-CSF	+ 01' 39''
33	Declercq, Tim	Topsport Vlaanderen	+ 01' 41''
34	Antonini, Simone	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	s.t.
35	Zakharov, Artyom	Astana	+ 01' 42''
36	Kamp, Alexander	Stölting Service Group	+ 01' 43''
37	Smukulis, Gatis	Astana	s.t.
38	Marcato, Marco	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	+ 01' 44''
39	Tonelli, Alessandro	Bardiani-CSF	s.t.
40	Thwaites, Scott	Bora-Argon 18	+ 01' 45''
41	Westergaard, Mathias	Almeborg-Bornholm	s.t.
42	Lijke, Nick van der	Roompot Oranje Peloton	+ 01' 48''
43	Baylis, Tom	ONE Pro Cycling	+ 01' 50''
44	Kolář, Michal	Tinkoff	+ 01' 55''
45	Stokbro, Andreas	Riwal Platform	+ 01' 58''
46	Wallin, Rasmus	PostNord Danmark	+ 01' 59''
47	Winden, Dennis van	LottoNL-Jumbo	+ 02' 01''
48	Pedersen, Mark	Virtu PRO-VeloConcept	s.t.
49	Vinther, Troels	Riwal Platform	+ 02' 04''
50	Rahbek, Mads	Virtu PRO-VeloConcept	+ 02' 05''
51	Wallays, Jens	Topsport Vlaanderen	s.t.
52	Veyhe, Torkil	PostNord Danmark	s.t.
53	Veuchelen, Frederik	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	+ 02' 06''
54	Hofland, Moreno	LottoNL-Jumbo	+ 02' 10''
55	Baška, Erik	Tinkoff	+ 02' 11''
56	Eg, Niklas	Virtu PRO-VeloConcept	+ 02' 13''
57	Mygind, Rasmus	Riwal Platform	+ 02' 15''
58	Ciccone, Giulio	Bardiani-CSF	s.t.
59	Foder, Daniel	Virtu PRO-VeloConcept	+ 02' 16''
60	Backaert, Frederik	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	s.t.
61	Kreder, Wesley	Roompot Oranje Peloton	+ 02' 23''
62	Wilsly, Jonas	Riwal Platform	+ 02' 23''
63	Jeppesen, Andreas	Virtu PRO-VeloConcept	+ 02' 25''
64	De Gendt, Aimé	Topsport Vlaanderen	s.t.
65	Jans, Roy	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	s.t.
66	Guldhammer, Rasmus	Stölting Service Group	+ 02' 26''
67	Andersen, Rune	ColoQuick-Cult	s.t.
68	Nielsen, Jesper	ColoQuick-Cult	+ 02' 27''
69	Bauhaus, Phil	Bora-Argon 18	s.t.
70	Velasco, Simone	Bardiani-CSF	+ 02' 30''
71	Clausen, Patrick	Riwal Platform	+ 02' 31''
72	Pedersen, Nicklas	PostNord Danmark	+ 02' 33''
73	Ayazbayev, Maxat	Astana	+ 02' 34''
74	Williams, Chris	Team Novo Nordisk	+ 02' 37''
75	Salomein, Jarl	Topsport Vlaanderen	+ 02' 40''
76	Riis, Thomas	Virtu PRO-VeloConcept	+ 02' 41''
77	Ginneken, Sjoerd van	Roompot Oranje Peloton	s.t.
78	Lisson, Christoffer	Almeborg-Bornholm	s.t.
79	Planet, Charles	Team Novo Nordisk	+ 02' 42''
80	Honorè, Mikkel	PostNord Danmark	+ 02' 43''
81	Schultz, Jesper	Almeborg-Bornholm	+ 02' 44''
82	Guardini, Andrea	Astana	s.t.
83	Rasmussen, Jonas	ColoQuick-Cult	+ 02' 46''
84	Wegmann, Fabian	Stölting Service Group	+ 02' 48''
85	Capiot, Amaury	Topsport Vlaanderen	+ 02' 52''
86	Herforth, Dennis	ColoQuick-Cult	+ 02' 53''
87	Djurhuus, Stefan	Almeborg-Bornholm	+ 02' 55''
88	Leezer, Tom	LottoNL-Jumbo	+ 02' 55''
89	Carbel, Michael	Stölting Service Group	+ 02' 56''
90	Jørgensen, Jonas	Riwal Platform	+ 02' 59''
91	Napolitano, Danilo	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	+ 03' 01''
92	Toudal, Emil	Almeborg-Bornholm	+ 03' 02''
93	Andreetta, Simone	Bardiani-CSF	+ 03' 03''
94	Lund, Christian	ColoQuick-Cult	+ 03' 07''
95	Koep, Thomas	Stölting Service Group	+ 03' 09''
96	Kamyshev, Arman	Astana	+ 03' 17''
97	Markus, Barry	Roompot Oranje Peloton	+ 03' 18''
98	Stenuit, Robin	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	+ 03' 19''
99	Mørkøv, Jesper	Riwal Platform	+ 03' 20''
100	Verschoor, Martijn	Team Novo Nordisk	+ 03' 24''
101	Sterbini, Simone	Bardiani-CSF	s.t.
102	Lozano, David	Team Novo Nordisk	s.t.
103	Selig, Rüdiger	Bora-Argon 18	+ 03' 27''
104	Vorre, Aske	ColoQuick-Cult	s.t.
105	Lander, Sebastian	ONE Pro Cycling	s.t.
106	Peron, Andrea	Team Novo Nordisk	+ 03' 29''
107	Glasspool, James	Team Novo Nordisk	+ 03' 42''
108	De Pauw, Moreno	Topsport Vlaanderen	+ 03' 43''
109	Jensen, Kristian	ColoQuick-Cult	+ 03' 44''
110	Slik, Ivar	Roompot Oranje Peloton	+ 03' 46''
111	Hansen, Jannik	Almeborg-Bornholm	+ 03' 47''
112	Zardini, Edoardo	Bardiani-CSF	+ 03' 56''
113	Ebsen, John	ONE Pro Cycling	+ 03' 58''
114	Brøchner, Nicolai	Riwal Platform	+ 03' 59''
115	Ruffoni, Nicola	Bardiani-CSF	+ 04' 05''
116	Farazijn, Maxime	Topsport Vlaanderen	+ 04' 28''
117	De Mesmaeker, Kevin	Team Novo Nordisk	+ 04' 51''
118	Reihs, Michael	Stölting Service Group	+ 05' 14''

GC after stage 4:

1	Valgren, Michael	Tinkoff	13hr 7min 12sec
2	Nielsen, Magnus	PostNord Danmark	@ 12sec
3	Schmidt, Mads	Virtu PRO-VeloConcept	+ 00' 56''
4	Gogl, Michaël	Tinkoff	+ 01' 20''
5	Pfingsten, Christoph	Bora-Argon 18	+ 01' 21''
6	Van Hoecke, Gijs	Topsport Vlaanderen	+ 01' 32''
7	Kamp, Alexander	Stölting Service Group	+ 01' 40''
8	De Vreese, Laurens	Astana	+ 01' 41''
9	Marcato, Marco	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	+ 01' 43''
10	Boaro, Manuele	Tinkoff	+ 01' 45''
11	Declercq, Tim	Topsport Vlaanderen	+ 01' 54''
12	Thwaites, Scott	Bora-Argon 18	+ 02' 01''
13	Antonini, Simone	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	s.t.
14	Herklotz, Silvio	Bora-Argon 18	+ 02' 10''
15	Lijke, Nick van der	Roompot Oranje Peloton	+ 02' 15''
16	Mygind, Rasmus	Riwal Platform	+ 02' 18''
17	Tleubayev, Ruslan	Astana	+ 02' 27''
18	Ciccone, Giulio	Bardiani-CSF	+ 02' 28''
19	Tonelli, Alessandro	Bardiani-CSF	+ 02' 30''
20	Van Asbroeck, Tom	LottoNL-Jumbo	+ 02' 31''
21	Guldhammer, Rasmus	Stölting Service Group	+ 02' 38''
22	Ginneken, Sjoerd van	Roompot Oranje Peloton	+ 02' 55''
23	Mortensen, Martin	ONE Pro Cycling	+ 03' 02''
24	Vinther, Troels	Riwal Platform	+ 03' 06''
25	Keizer, Martijn	LottoNL-Jumbo	+ 03' 07''
26	Kamyshev, Arman	Astana	+ 03' 37''
27	Veuchelen, Frederik	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	+ 03' 39''
28	Bennati, Daniele	Tinkoff	+ 03' 44''
29	Rahbek, Mads	Virtu PRO-VeloConcept	+ 03' 46''
30	Boom, Lars	Astana	+ 03' 54''
31	Capiot, Amaury	Topsport Vlaanderen	+ 04' 03''
32	Leezer, Tom	LottoNL-Jumbo	+ 04' 06''
33	Salomein, Jarl	Topsport Vlaanderen	+ 04' 13''
34	Emden, Jos van	LottoNL-Jumbo	+ 04' 13''
35	Pedersen, Mads	Stölting Service Group	+ 04' 16''
36	Tankink, Bram	LottoNL-Jumbo	+ 04' 22''
37	Hofland, Moreno	LottoNL-Jumbo	+ 07' 17''
38	Goethem, Brian van	Roompot Oranje Peloton	+ 08' 00''
39	Hansen, Jannik	Almeborg-Bornholm	+ 08' 26''
40	Nielsen, Jesper	ColoQuick-Cult	+ 09' 38''
41	Schultz, Jesper	Almeborg-Bornholm	+ 10' 22''
42	Vinjebo, Emil	PostNord Danmark	+ 10' 36''
43	Andersen, Søren	PostNord Danmark	+ 10' 43''
44	Maestri, Mirco	Bardiani-CSF	+ 10' 45''
45	Vorre, Aske	ColoQuick-Cult	+ 11' 04''
46	Wegmann, Fabian	Stölting Service Group	+ 11' 08''
47	Brutt, Pavel	Tinkoff	+ 11' 10''
48	Guardini, Andrea	Astana	+ 11' 13''
49	Velasco, Simone	Bardiani-CSF	+ 11' 14''
50	Foder, Daniel	Virtu PRO-VeloConcept	+ 11' 15''
51	Planet, Charles	Team Novo Nordisk	+ 11' 24''
52	Honorè, Mikkel	PostNord Danmark	+ 11' 26''
53	Andersen, Rune	ColoQuick-Cult	+ 11' 54''
54	Backaert, Frederik	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	+ 11' 58''
55	Jans, Roy	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	+ 12' 42''
56	Bauhaus, Phil	Bora-Argon 18	+ 12' 44''
57	Markus, Barry	Roompot Oranje Peloton	+ 13' 35''
58	Zakharov, Artyom	Astana	+ 14' 01''
59	Jørgensen, Jonas	Riwal Platform	+ 14' 45''
60	Toudal, Emil	Almeborg-Bornholm	+ 14' 49''
61	Lander, Sebastian	ONE Pro Cycling	+ 15' 23''
62	Selig, Rüdiger	Bora-Argon 18	+ 15' 57''
63	Winden, Dennis van	LottoNL-Jumbo	+ 16' 42''
64	Westergaard, Mathias	Almeborg-Bornholm	+ 17' 14''
65	Smukulis, Gatis	Astana	+ 17' 45''
66	Jensen, Kristian	ColoQuick-Cult	+ 18' 08''
67	Kirsch, Alex	Stölting Service Group	+ 18' 24''
68	Pedersen, Mark	Virtu PRO-VeloConcept	+ 19' 04''
69	Clausen, Patrick	Riwal Platform	+ 20' 06''
70	Napolitano, Danilo	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	+ 20' 24''
71	Andreetta, Simone	Bardiani-CSF	+ 20' 38''
72	Farazijn, Maxime	Topsport Vlaanderen	+ 20' 40''
73	Lisson, Christoffer	Almeborg-Bornholm	+ 20' 47''
74	Reihs, Michael	Stölting Service Group	+ 20' 51''
75	Baška, Erik	Tinkoff	+ 21' 14''
76	Mendes, José	Bora-Argon 18	+ 21' 41''
77	De Gendt, Aimé	Topsport Vlaanderen	+ 21' 51''
78	Madsen, Martin	Almeborg-Bornholm	+ 22' 19''
79	Asgreen, Kasper	Virtu PRO-VeloConcept	+ 24' 13''
80	Eg, Niklas	Virtu PRO-VeloConcept	+ 24' 15''
81	Rasmussen, Jonas	ColoQuick-Cult	+ 24' 41''
82	Lozano, David	Team Novo Nordisk	+ 25' 11''
83	Riis, Thomas	Virtu PRO-VeloConcept	+ 25' 12''
84	Zardini, Edoardo	Bardiani-CSF	+ 25' 34''
85	Ebsen, John	ONE Pro Cycling	+ 25' 45''
86	Ruffoni, Nicola	Bardiani-CSF	+ 27' 40''
87	Pöstlberger, Lukas	Bora-Argon 18	+ 27' 46''
88	Pedersen, Nicklas	PostNord Danmark	+ 27' 47''
89	Rasmussen, Alex	ColoQuick-Cult	+ 28' 07''
90	Kreder, Wesley	Roompot Oranje Peloton	+ 28' 35''
91	Veyhe, Torkil	PostNord Danmark	+ 28' 37''
92	Djurhuus, Stefan	Almeborg-Bornholm	+ 29' 10''
93	Sterbini, Simone	Bardiani-CSF	+ 29' 36''
94	Ayazbayev, Maxat	Astana	+ 29' 46''
95	Lund, Christian	ColoQuick-Cult	+ 30' 09''
96	Stokbro, Andreas	Riwal Platform	+ 31' 20''
97	Koep, Thomas	Stölting Service Group	+ 31' 53''
98	Andersen, Asbjørn	PostNord Danmark	+ 32' 05''
99	Wallays, Jens	Topsport Vlaanderen	+ 32' 56''
100	Jeppesen, Andreas	Virtu PRO-VeloConcept	+ 33' 01''
101	Wilsly, Jonas	Riwal Platform	+ 33' 16''
102	Brøchner, Nicolai	Riwal Platform	+ 33' 21''
103	Carbel, Michael	Stölting Service Group	+ 34' 34''
104	Herforth, Dennis	ColoQuick-Cult	+ 35' 29''
105	Verschoor, Martijn	Team Novo Nordisk	+ 36' 00''
106	Białobłocki, Marcin	ONE Pro Cycling	+ 36' 54''
107	De Pauw, Moreno	Topsport Vlaanderen	+ 37' 18''
108	Vries, Berden de	Roompot Oranje Peloton	+ 37' 55''
109	Baylis, Tom	ONE Pro Cycling	+ 38' 29''
110	Wallin, Rasmus	PostNord Danmark	+ 38' 39''
111	Williams, Chris	Team Novo Nordisk	+ 39' 17''
112	Kolář, Michal	Tinkoff	+ 39' 31''
113	Stenuit, Robin	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	+ 40' 01''
114	Mørkøv, Jesper	Riwal Platform	+ 40' 02''
115	Peron, Andrea	Team Novo Nordisk	+ 40' 09''
116	Glasspool, James	Team Novo Nordisk	+ 40' 22''
117	Slik, Ivar	Roompot Oranje Peloton	+ 40' 28''
118	De Mesmaeker, Kevin	Team Novo Nordisk	+ 42' 18''

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Friday, July 29: Stage 3, Aabenraa – Vejle, 177.9 km

Michael Valgren wins stage 3

The Race: Here's the report from winner Michael Valgren's Tinkoff team.

Michael Valgren continued Tinkoff’s strong start to the Tour of Denmark this week taking a superb victory on stage 3 with a huge attack on the final short, sharp climb to the line. Looking comfortable on each of the four tough finishing circuits, Valgren left the select front group behind as he powered his way to the overall race lead, held by teammate Daniele Bennati going into the stage.

After the stage Valgren said: “I'm really happy - it's my first win in a few years, and it's the hardest stage to win in the Tour of Denmark. The city where we finished today, I lived there for two years so I know the town really well, so it's really nice to win there in front of the public. It was quite hard with little time between the Tour, but I love to ride in Denmark and to show the people here who come to see me that I am capable of getting the results - it's nice to pay them back.”

“We’re super happy with today, with Valgren winning the stage and taking the overall,” explained Sport Director Lars Michaelsen after the finish. “Normally we have a good position to go from here into tomorrow’s time trial.”

Going into the stage, Tinkoff had both the responsibility of defending the overall race lead, but also the goal of bringing Valgren in a good position towards the finishing laps to contest the win. After a hard fight in the opening 15km, the right selection formed and five riders set about building a maximum lead of up to seven minutes.

The racing was steady until the final 40km where attacks came from the peloton with the gap dropping under two mintues, and going into the four finishing circuits, a new selection of five was leading the race, with Tinkoff controlling affairs behind.

It wasn’t until the second time up the finishing climb that the front of the race came back together, as Valgren pushed clear as part of a small group, together with Michael Gogl, and Daniele Bennati also joining from a small group behind over the top. This group was to explode again the next time up before a group of around 20 headed into the final ascent together.

Coming into the bottom corner in third position, Valgren jumped clear as soon as the road kicked up. At first three riders hung on to his wheel but as he powered on, they dropped off, leaving him to turn into the finishing straight alone, finishing a handful of seconds ahead of his rivals. Race leader, Daniele came across the line a few minutes back after losing contact on the penultimate climb.

“From the initial performance plan we were looking to support Valgren for the GC here, and we kept him safe until today,” Michaelsen continued. “Then with Benna’s win, suddenly we had another card, but today he didn’t have the legs for the finish. We just had to play the game at the end, and Gogl was up there also but unfortunately we had to use up Boaro towards the end which was the only down side as he was another card to play.

“The guys did a great job as we were down to seven from the start with Nikolay Trusov not able to start after his crash yesterday. Erik Baška and Michael Kolar did a good job controlling the race and then the other guys pulled on the finish laps to keep it together. Then Valgren finished off the job.”

“I had to take the opportunity today,” Valgren continued. “We have a really strong team here - they guys rode perfectly today for Benna and me. Benna and I spoke on the third lap that and he wasn't too good so I took it up and it was up to me. Coming into the last climb I thought just give it a go. You had to be up there coming into the climb as it's quite narrow and hard to move up. I keep my head cool and went full gas up the climb and it all worked out.

“Tomorrow's time trial normally suits me well. When I look at the GC now, I should hopefully be able to gain some more time. The guys behind me are faster in the sprints so could maybe take some bonus seconds on the last stage so I want to make it safe tomorrow.”

Going into the stage as race leader, Daniele was pleased that the jersey passed to a teammate. “Like I said this morning, I didn’t know how my condition was still from day to day, but Michael Valgren is in super condition as you saw.”

Tomorrow’s fourth stage tackles a 19.6km individual time trial where Valgren will look to defend his race lead, and Manuele Boaro will look to put his TT strengths to good use.

Complete Results:

1	Valgren, Michael	Tinkoff	4hr 18min 48sec
2	Kamp, Alexander	Stölting Service Group	@ 2sec
3	Marcato, Marco	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	s.t.
4	Mygind, Rasmus	Riwal Platform	s.t.
5	Nielsen, Magnus	PostNord Danmark	+ 00' 06''
6	Ciccone, Giulio	Bardiani-CSF	+ 00' 12''
7	Ginneken, Sjoerd van	Roompot Oranje Peloton	+ 00' 13''
8	Guldhammer, Rasmus	Stölting Service Group	s.t.
9	De Vreese, Laurens	Astana	s.t.
10	Backaert, Frederik	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	+ 00' 15''
11	Winden, Dennis van	LottoNL-Jumbo	s.t.
12	Van Hoecke, Gijs	Topsport Vlaanderen	s.t.
13	Mendes, José	Bora-Argon 18	s.t.
14	Declercq, Tim	Topsport Vlaanderen	s.t.
15	Thwaites, Scott	Bora-Argon 18	s.t.
16	Kamyshev, Arman	Astana	+ 00' 19''
17	Schultz, Jesper	Almeborg-Bornholm	s.t.
18	Pfingsten, Christoph	Bora-Argon 18	s.t.
19	Antonini, Simone	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	s.t.
20	Gogl, Michaël	Tinkoff	+ 00' 23''
21	Lijke, Nick van der	Roompot Oranje Peloton	+ 00' 26''
22	Boom, Lars	Astana	+ 00' 32''
23	Tonelli, Alessandro	Bardiani-CSF	+ 00' 45''
24	Tankink, Bram	LottoNL-Jumbo	+ 00' 49''
25	Wegmann, Fabian	Stölting Service Group	+ 01' 01''
26	Vinther, Troels	Riwal Platform	s.t.
27	Boaro, Manuele	Tinkoff	s.t.
28	Herklotz, Silvio	Bora-Argon 18	s.t.
29	Zardini, Edoardo	Bardiani-CSF	s.t.
30	Capiot, Amaury	Topsport Vlaanderen	+ 01' 10''
31	Lozano, David	Novo Nordisk	s.t.
32	Ebsen, John	ONE Pro Cycling	s.t.
33	Leezer, Tom	LottoNL-Jumbo	s.t.
34	Tleubayev, Ruslan	Astana	s.t.
35	Andersen, Rune	ColoQuick-Cult	+ 01' 14''
36	Schmidt, Mads	Virtu PRO-VeloConcept	s.t.
37	Rasmussen, Jonas	ColoQuick-Cult	+ 01' 18''
38	Planet, Charles	Novo Nordisk	+ 01' 23''
39	Honorè, Mikkel	PostNord Danmark	+ 01' 24''
40	Eg, Niklas	Virtu PRO-VeloConcept	+ 01' 25''
41	Velasco, Simone	Bardiani-CSF	s.t.
42	Van Asbroeck, Tom	LottoNL-Jumbo	s.t.
43	Mortensen, Martin	ONE Pro Cycling	+ 01' 30''
44	Veuchelen, Frederik	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	+ 01' 32''
45	Salomein, Jarl	Topsport Vlaanderen	s.t.
46	Lisson, Christoffer	Almeborg-Bornholm	+ 01' 33''
47	Madsen, Martin	Almeborg-Bornholm	s.t.
48	Foder, Daniel	Virtu PRO-VeloConcept	+ 01' 40''
49	Jørgensen, Jonas	Riwal Platform	s.t.
50	Toudal, Emil	Almeborg-Bornholm	s.t.
51	Rahbek, Mads	Virtu PRO-VeloConcept	s.t.
52	Vinjebo, Emil	PostNord Danmark	+ 01' 47''
53	Vorre, Aske	ColoQuick-Cult	s.t.
54	Maestri, Mirco	Bardiani-CSF	s.t.
55	Hansen, Jannik	Almeborg-Bornholm	+ 01' 50''
56	Zakharov, Artyom	Astana	+ 02' 12''
57	House, Kristian	ONE Pro Cycling	+ 02' 26''
58	Keizer, Martijn	LottoNL-Jumbo	+ 02' 37''
59	Emden, Jos van	LottoNL-Jumbo	+ 03' 07''
60	Pedersen, Mads	Stölting Service Group	+ 03' 21''
61	Bennati, Daniele	Tinkoff	+ 03' 29''
62	Jensen, Kristian	ColoQuick-Cult	+ 04' 17''
63	Lander, Sebastian	ONE Pro Cycling	+ 04' 37''
64	Pedersen, Nicklas	PostNord Danmark	s.t.
65	Hofland, Moreno	LottoNL-Jumbo	+ 05' 18''
66	Djurhuus, Stefan	Almeborg-Bornholm	+ 05' 38''
67	Riis, Thomas	Virtu PRO-VeloConcept	s.t.
68	Veyhe, Torkil	PostNord Danmark	+ 05' 58''
69	Farazijn, Maxime	Topsport Vlaanderen	+ 06' 05''
70	Nielsen, Jesper	ColoQuick-Cult	+ 06' 09''
71	Westergaard, Mathias	Almeborg-Bornholm	+ 06' 11''
72	Lund, Christian	ColoQuick-Cult	+ 06' 25''
73	Ayazbayev, Maxat	Astana	+ 06' 35''
74	Goethem, Brian van	Roompot Oranje Peloton	+ 06' 42''
75	Teunissen, Mike	LottoNL-Jumbo	+ 07' 00''
76	Guardini, Andrea	Astana	+ 07' 04''
77	Koep, Thomas	Stölting Service Group	+ 08' 07''
78	Kirsch, Alex	Stölting Service Group	s.t.
79	Selig, Rüdiger	Bora-Argon 18	+ 10' 16''
80	Brutt, Pavel	Tinkoff	s.t.
81	Bauhaus, Phil	Bora-Argon 18	+ 10' 16''
82	Jans, Roy	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	s.t.
83	Andersen, Asbjørn	PostNord Danmark	s.t.
84	Wilsly, Jonas	Riwal Platform	s.t.
85	Pöstlberger, Lukas	Bora-Argon 18	s.t.
86	Markus, Barry	Roompot Oranje Peloton	s.t.
87	Andersen, Søren	PostNord Danmark	s.t.
88	Wallays, Jens	Topsport Vlaanderen	s.t.
89	De Gendt, Aimé	Topsport Vlaanderen	s.t.
90	Clausen, Patrick	Riwal Platform	s.t.
91	Andreetta, Simone	Bardiani-CSF	s.t.
92	Ruffoni, Nicola	Bardiani-CSF	s.t.
93	Smukulis, Gatis	Astana	+ 13' 13''
94	Reihs, Michael	Stölting Service Group	s.t.
95	Wallin, Rasmus	PostNord Danmark	+ 16' 03''
96	Asgreen, Kasper	Virtu PRO-VeloConcept	s.t.
97	Williams, Chris	Novo Nordisk	s.t.
98	Stokbro, Andreas	Riwal Platform	s.t.
99	Herforth, Dennis	ColoQuick-Cult	s.t.
100	Peron, Andrea	Novo Nordisk	s.t.
101	Verschoor, Martijn	Novo Nordisk	s.t.
102	Rasmussen, Alex	ColoQuick-Cult	s.t.
103	Glasspool, James	Novo Nordisk	s.t.
104	Mørkøv, Jesper	Riwal Platform	+ 16' 05''
105	Brøchner, Nicolai	Riwal Platform	s.t.
106	Kreder, Wesley	Roompot Oranje Peloton	s.t.
107	Napolitano, Danilo	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	s.t.
108	Slik, Ivar	Roompot Oranje Peloton	s.t.
109	Vries, Berden de	Roompot Oranje Peloton	s.t.
110	Carbel, Michael	Stölting Service Group	s.t.
111	Baylis, Tom	ONE Pro Cycling	s.t.
112	Opie, Chris	ONE Pro Cycling	s.t.
113	Białobłocki, Marcin	ONE Pro Cycling	s.t.
114	Sterbini, Simone	Bardiani-CSF	s.t.
115	Stenuit, Robin	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	s.t.
116	Jeppesen, Andreas	Virtu PRO-VeloConcept	+ 16' 16''
117	De Mesmaeker, Kevin	Novo Nordisk	+ 16' 50''
118	Pedersen, Mark	Virtu PRO-VeloConcept	+ 16' 51''
119	Baška, Erik	Tinkoff	+ 16' 59''
120	Kolář, Michal	Tinkoff	s.t.
121	De Pauw, Moreno	Topsport Vlaanderen	s.t.

GC after Stage 3:

1	Valgren, Michael	Tinkoff	12hr 43min 50sec
2	Nielsen, Magnus	PostNord Danmark	@ 5sec
3	Kamp, Alexander	Stölting Service Group	+ 00' 07''
4	Marcato, Marco	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	+ 00' 09''
5	Mygind, Rasmus	Riwal Platform	+ 00' 13''
6	Guldhammer, Rasmus	Stölting Service Group	+ 00' 22''
7	Ciccone, Giulio	Bardiani-CSF	+ 00' 23''
8	Declercq, Tim	Topsport Vlaanderen	s.t.
9	De Vreese, Laurens	Astana	+ 00' 24''
10	Ginneken, Sjoerd van	Roompot Oranje Peloton	s.t.
11	Van Hoecke, Gijs	Topsport Vlaanderen	+ 00' 26''
12	Thwaites, Scott	Bora-Argon 18	s.t.
13	Antonini, Simone	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	+ 00' 30''
14	Pfingsten, Christoph	Bora-Argon 18	s.t.
15	Kamyshev, Arman	Astana	s.t.
16	Gogl, Michaël	Tinkoff	+ 00' 31''
17	Lijke, Nick van der	Roompot Oranje Peloton	+ 00' 37''
18	Tonelli, Alessandro	Bardiani-CSF	+ 00' 56''
19	Schmidt, Mads	Virtu PRO-VeloConcept	+ 01' 06''
20	Herklotz, Silvio	Bora-Argon 18	+ 01' 12''
21	Boaro, Manuele	Tinkoff	s.t.
22	Vinther, Troels	Riwal Platform	s.t.
23	Capiot, Amaury	Topsport Vlaanderen	@ 1min 21sec
24	Tleubayev, Ruslan	Astana	s.t.
25	Leezer, Tom	LottoNL-Jumbo	s.t.
26	Van Asbroeck, Tom	LottoNL-Jumbo	+ 01' 36''
27	Mortensen, Martin	ONE Pro Cycling	+ 01' 41''
28	Salomein, Jarl	Topsport Vlaanderen	+ 01' 43''
29	Veuchelen, Frederik	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	s.t.
30	Rahbek, Mads	Virtu PRO-VeloConcept	+ 01' 51''
31	House, Kristian	ONE Pro Cycling	+ 02' 37''
32	Keizer, Martijn	LottoNL-Jumbo	+ 02' 48''
33	Bennati, Daniele	Tinkoff	+ 03' 06''
34	Tankink, Bram	LottoNL-Jumbo	+ 03' 12''
35	Emden, Jos van	LottoNL-Jumbo	+ 03' 18''
36	Pedersen, Mads	Stölting Service Group	+ 03' 29''
37	Boom, Lars	Astana	+ 03' 56''
38	Hansen, Jannik	Almeborg-Bornholm	+ 04' 49''
39	Hofland, Moreno	LottoNL-Jumbo	+ 05' 17''
40	Goethem, Brian van	Roompot Oranje Peloton	+ 06' 53''
41	Nielsen, Jesper	ColoQuick-Cult	+ 07' 21''
42	Vorre, Aske	ColoQuick-Cult	+ 07' 47''
43	Schultz, Jesper	Almeborg-Bornholm	+ 07' 48''
44	Wegmann, Fabian	Stölting Service Group	+ 08' 30''
45	Guardini, Andrea	Astana	+ 08' 39''
46	Planet, Charles	Novo Nordisk	+ 08' 52''
47	Honorè, Mikkel	PostNord Danmark	+ 08' 53''
48	Velasco, Simone	Bardiani-CSF	+ 08' 54''
49	Foder, Daniel	Virtu PRO-VeloConcept	+ 09' 09''
50	Maestri, Mirco	Bardiani-CSF	+ 09' 16''
51	Vinjebo, Emil	PostNord Danmark	+ 09' 16''
52	Andersen, Rune	ColoQuick-Cult	+ 09' 38''
53	Backaert, Frederik	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	+ 09' 52''
54	Jans, Roy	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	+ 10' 27''
55	Bauhaus, Phil	Bora-Argon 18	s.t.
56	Andersen, Søren	PostNord Danmark	s.t.
57	Markus, Barry	Roompot Oranje Peloton	s.t.
58	Brutt, Pavel	Tinkoff	s.t.
59	Jørgensen, Jonas	Riwal Platform	+ 11' 56''
60	Toudal, Emil	Almeborg-Bornholm	+ 11' 57''
61	Lander, Sebastian	ONE Pro Cycling	+ 12' 06''
62	Zakharov, Artyom	Astana	+ 12' 29''
63	Selig, Rüdiger	Bora-Argon 18	+ 12' 40''
64	Jensen, Kristian	ColoQuick-Cult	+ 14' 34''
65	Winden, Dennis van	LottoNL-Jumbo	+ 14' 51''
66	Westergaard, Mathias	Almeborg-Bornholm	+ 15' 39''
67	Reihs, Michael	Stölting Service Group	+ 15' 47''
68	Smukulis, Gatis	Astana	+ 16' 12''
69	Farazijn, Maxime	Topsport Vlaanderen	+ 16' 22''
70	Kirsch, Alex	Stölting Service Group	+ 17' 04''
71	Pedersen, Mark	Virtu PRO-VeloConcept	+ 17' 13''
72	Napolitano, Danilo	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	+ 17' 33''
73	Andreetta, Simone	Bardiani-CSF	+ 17' 45''
74	Clausen, Patrick	Riwal Platform	s.t.
75	Lisson, Christoffer	Almeborg-Bornholm	+ 18' 16''
76	Baška, Erik	Tinkoff	+ 19' 13''
77	De Gendt, Aimé	Topsport Vlaanderen	+ 19' 36''
78	Teunissen, Mike	LottoNL-Jumbo	+ 20' 26''
79	Mendes, José	Bora-Argon 18	+ 21' 02''
80	Zardini, Edoardo	Bardiani-CSF	+ 21' 48''
81	Lozano, David	Novo Nordisk	+ 21' 57''
82	Ebsen, John	ONE Pro Cycling	s.t.
83	Rasmussen, Jonas	ColoQuick-Cult	+ 22' 05''
84	Eg, Niklas	Virtu PRO-VeloConcept	+ 22' 12''
85	Madsen, Martin	Almeborg-Bornholm	+ 22' 20''
86	Riis, Thomas	Virtu PRO-VeloConcept	+ 22' 41''
87	Asgreen, Kasper	Virtu PRO-VeloConcept	+ 23' 32''
88	Ruffoni, Nicola	Bardiani-CSF	+ 23' 45''
89	Pedersen, Nicklas	PostNord Danmark	+ 25' 24''
90	Kreder, Wesley	Roompot Oranje Peloton	+ 26' 22''
91	Sterbini, Simone	Bardiani-CSF	s.t.
92	Djurhuus, Stefan	Almeborg-Bornholm	+ 26' 25''
93	Veyhe, Torkil	PostNord Danmark	+ 26' 42''
94	Pöstlberger, Lukas	Bora-Argon 18	+ 26' 59''
95	Lund, Christian	ColoQuick-Cult	+ 27' 12''
96	Rasmussen, Alex	ColoQuick-Cult	+ 27' 17''
97	Ayazbayev, Maxat	Astana	+ 27' 22''
98	Koep, Thomas	Stölting Service Group	+ 28' 54''
99	Brøchner, Nicolai	Riwal Platform	+ 29' 32''
100	Stokbro, Andreas	Riwal Platform	+ 29' 32''
101	Jeppesen, Andreas	Virtu PRO-VeloConcept	+ 30' 46''
102	Wallays, Jens	Topsport Vlaanderen	+ 31' 01''
103	Andersen, Asbjørn	PostNord Danmark	+ 31' 03''
104	Wilsly, Jonas	Riwal Platform	s.t.
105	Carbel, Michael	Stölting Service Group	+ 31' 48''
106	Herforth, Dennis	ColoQuick-Cult	+ 32' 46''
107	Verschoor, Martijn	Novo Nordisk	+ 32' 46''
108	De Pauw, Moreno	Topsport Vlaanderen	+ 33' 45''
109	Vries, Berden de	Roompot Oranje Peloton	+ 36' 48''
110	Baylis, Tom	ONE Pro Cycling	+ 36' 49''
111	Wallin, Rasmus	PostNord Danmark	+ 36' 50''
112	Williams, Chris	Novo Nordisk	s.t.
113	Glasspool, James	Novo Nordisk	s.t.
114	Peron, Andrea	Novo Nordisk	s.t.
115	Slik, Ivar	Roompot Oranje Peloton	+ 36' 52''
116	Opie, Chris	ONE Pro Cycling	s.t.
117	Mørkøv, Jesper	Riwal Platform	s.t.
118	Stenuit, Robin	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	s.t.
119	Białobłocki, Marcin	ONE Pro Cycling	s.t.
120	De Mesmaeker, Kevin	Novo Nordisk	+ 37' 37''
121	Kolář, Michal	Tinkoff	+ 37' 46''

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Thursday, July 28: Stage 2, Rømø - Sønderborg, 178.0 km

Magnus Cort Nielsen wins stage 2

The Race: Here's the stage story from race leader Daniele Bennati's Tinkoff team.

Starting the stage in defence of the race lead, Daniele Bennati nearly pulled off the double on today’s second stage of the race as first Michael Valgren tried his luck in the final kilometre, before Daniele was just edged into third in a thrilling sprint finish. With Michael caught in the final few hundred metres, Daniele appeared in the leader’s jersey in an elbow to elbow sprint to the line, being passed just before the finish.

The sprint unfolded after a furious and frantic finish on the day's finish circuits, on a day where the race speeds were high and crashes were plenty. All of the Tinkoff guys made it through to the finish to continue pushing hard for stage results and the overall classification.

After the stage, Sport Director Lars Michaelsen gave a bit more insight into the race. "Our strategy today was to let a break to go up the road and control behind, but it took a while before the right break went. Pavel Brutt did another good job of controlling behind before the teams who wanted to fight for the stage took over. From there we stayed at the front and out of trouble."

After a flurry of early attacks, a break of three eventually established itself at the front of the race, none of which were threat's to the overall GC. Having built a lead of over four minutes, their advantage was pegged back gradually as the 180km stage ticked by.

The stage went according to plan for Tinkoff until the feedzone where Nikolay Trusov crashed. After a bike change and a fight to get back on he made it through the rest of the stage without any problems.

After the first two hours, the average speed was nearly 48km/h, with the breakaway pushing hard, but heading into the final 30km their advantage was down to just over one minute. A large crash in the peloton with around 25km to race disturbed the chase slightly - all Tinkoff jerseys were up the from and out of trouble - but with 15km to go the race was all back together.

One rider made a big solo push in the final kilometres before Michael Valgren jumped clear behind to give chase. Catching and passing the rider, Michael looked like he might hold on but he was eventually caught and passed as the line approach before the sprint unfolded.

Conserving his race lead, Daniele Bennati said after the stage: "It was a very tough and fast-paced stage and I performed better than I had expected. My goal was to keep the leader's jersey and thanks to today's third place, I achieved it. I'd like to thank my teammates for the excellent work they did in controlling the race. I'm sure they finished the stage exhausted but they deserve the credit.

"Tomorrow, I'll also try to hold on to the overall but I'm not sure about my form. It's only the second race after my hard crash at the Milano-Sanremo, so I have to approach the Tour of Denmark day-by-day."

"We can again be happy with today's performance, with Benna up there and Michael again looking strong, and overall we're still in a good position, continued Michaelsen. "Nikolay came down but otherwise we managed to avoid the crashes which was good.

"Tomorrow is the queen stage - we have the leader's jersey and have to continue to take responsibility. But we have a good plan for tomorrow and the guys are riding well so we're ready."

Heading north, and skirting the coastline, tomorrow's stage features the same finish as last season, which saw Tinkoff place three riders in the top ten. With two difficult climbs on the finishing circuit, one with ramps of up to 21%, the fight for the stage should unfold in this exciting finale.

Complete Results:

178.0 kilometers raced at an average speed of 36.521 km/hr

1	Nielsen, Magnus Cort	PostNord Danmark	4hr 52min 26sec
2	Hofland, Moreno	LottoNL-Jumbo	s.t.
3	Bennati, Daniele	Tinkoff	s.t.
4	Capiot, Amaury	Topsport Vlaanderen	@ 2sec
5	De Vreese, Laurens	Astana	s.t.
6	Schmidt, Mads	Virtu Pro-Veloconcept	s.t.
7	Thwaites, Scott	Bora-Argon 18	s.t.
8	Jans, Roy	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	s.t.
9	Kamp, Alexander	Stölting Service Group	s.t.
10	Marcato, Marco	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	s.t.
11	Guldhammer, Rasmus	Stölting Service Group	s.t.
12	Valgren, Michael	Tinkoff	s.t.
13	Van Hoecke, Gijs	Topsport Vlaanderen	s.t.
14	Ciccone, Giulio	Bardiani-CSF	s.t.
15	Andreetta, Simone	Bardiani-CSF	s.t.
16	Herklotz, Silvio	Bora-Argon 18	s.t.
17	Gogl, Michaël	Tinkoff	s.t.
18	Ginneken, Sjoerd van	Roompot Oranje Peloton	s.t.
19	Kamyshev, Arman	Astana	s.t.
20	Antonini, Simone	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	s.t.
21	Pedersen, Mark	Virtu Pro-Veloconcept	s.t.
22	Mortensen, Martin	ONE Pro Cycling	s.t.
23	Lijke, Nick van der	Roompot Oranje Peloton	s.t.
24	Schultz, Jesper	Almeborg-Bornholm	s.t.
25	Honorè, Mikkel	PostNord Danmark	s.t.
26	Trusov, Nikolay	Tinkoff	s.t.
27	Pedersen, Mads	Stölting Service Group	s.t.
28	Tleubayev, Ruslan	Astana	s.t.
29	Boaro, Manuele	Tinkoff	s.t.
30	Pfingsten, Christoph	Bora-Argon 18	s.t.
31	Andersen, Rune	ColoQuick-Cult	s.t.
32	Goethem, Brian van	Roompot Oranje Peloton	s.t.
33	Bauhaus, Phil	Bora-Argon 18	s.t.
34	Salomein, Jarl	Topsport Vlaanderen	s.t.
35	Markus, Barry	Roompot Oranje Peloton	s.t.
36	Velasco, Simone	Bardiani-CSF	s.t.
37	Tonelli, Alessandro	Bardiani-CSF	s.t.
38	Veuchelen, Frederik	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	s.t.
39	Brutt, Pavel	Tinkoff	s.t.
40	Keizer, Martijn	LottoNL-Jumbo	s.t.
41	Van Asbroeck, Tom	LottoNL-Jumbo	s.t.
42	Vinjebo, Emil	PostNord Danmark	s.t.
43	Foder, Daniel	Virtu Pro-Veloconcept	s.t.
44	Andersen, Søren	PostNord Danmark	s.t.
45	Mygind, Rasmus	Riwal Platform	s.t.
46	Lander, Sebastian	ONE Pro Cycling	s.t.
47	Asgreen, Kasper	Virtu Pro-Veloconcept	s.t.
48	Maestri, Mirco	Bardiani-CSF	s.t.
49	Boom, Lars	Astana	s.t.
50	Napolitano, Danilo	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	s.t.
51	Emden, Jos van	LottoNL-Jumbo	s.t.
52	Leezer, Tom	LottoNL-Jumbo	s.t.
53	Declercq, Tim	Topsport Vlaanderen	+ 01' 03''
54	Wegmann, Fabian	Stölting Service Group	+ 01' 05''
55	Nielsen, Jesper	ColoQuick-Cult	+ 01' 10''
56	Clausen, Patrick	Riwal Platform	+ 01' 13''
57	House, Kristian	ONE Pro Cycling	+ 01' 21''
58	Rahbek, Mads	Virtu Pro-Veloconcept	+ 01' 26''
59	Guardini, Andrea	Astana	s.t.
60	Kirsch, Alex	Stölting Service Group	+ 01' 30''
61	Tankink, Bram	LottoNL-Jumbo	+ 01' 53''
62	De Gendt, Aimé	Topsport Vlaanderen	s.t.
63	Reihs, Michael	Stölting Service Group	+ 02' 01''
64	Westergaard, Mathias	Almeborg-Bornholm	s.t.
65	Baška, Erik	Tinkoff	+ 02' 05''
66	Backaert, Frederik	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	+ 02' 10''
67	Selig, Rüdiger	Bora-Argon 18	+ 02' 15''
68	Planet, Charles	Team Novo Nordisk	@ 2sec
69	Vinther, Troels	Riwal Platform	@ 2sec
70	Vorre, Aske	ColoQuick-Cult	+ 02' 37''
71	Jensen, Kristian	ColoQuick-Cult	+ 02' 50''
72	Smukulis, Gatis	Astana	s.t.
73	Zakharov, Artyom	Astana	s.t.
74	Sterbini, Simone	Bardiani-CSF	s.t.
75	Toudal, Emil	Almeborg-Bornholm	s.t.
76	Kreder, Wesley	Roompot Oranje Peloton	s.t.
77	Farazijn, Maxime	Topsport Vlaanderen	s.t.
78	Kolář, Michal	Tinkoff	+ 13' 20''
79	Teunissen, Mike	LottoNL-Jumbo	s.t.
80	Winden, Dennis van	LottoNL-Jumbo	s.t.
81	Ayazbayev, Maxat	Astana	s.t.
82	Mendes, José	Bora-Argon 18	s.t.
83	Pöstlberger, Lukas	Bora-Argon 18	s.t.
84	Koep, Thomas	Stölting Service Group	s.t.
85	Carbel, Michael	Stölting Service Group	s.t.
86	Stenuit, Robin	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	s.t.
87	Baylis, Tom	ONE Pro Cycling	s.t.
88	Białobłocki, Marcin	ONE Pro Cycling	s.t.
89	Ebsen, John	ONE Pro Cycling	s.t.
90	Opie, Chris	ONE Pro Cycling	s.t.
91	Ruffoni, Nicola	Bardiani-CSF	s.t.
92	Zardini, Edoardo	Bardiani-CSF	s.t.
93	Wallays, Jens	Topsport Vlaanderen	s.t.
94	De Pauw, Moreno	Topsport Vlaanderen	s.t.
95	Peron, Andrea	Team Novo Nordisk	s.t.
96	De Mesmaeker, Kevin	Team Novo Nordisk	s.t.
97	Verschoor, Martijn	Team Novo Nordisk	s.t.
98	Williams, Chris	Team Novo Nordisk	s.t.
99	Glasspool, James	Team Novo Nordisk	s.t.
100	Lozano, David	Team Novo Nordisk	s.t.
101	Kreder, Raymond	Roompot Oranje Peloton	@ 2sec
102	Slik, Ivar	Roompot Oranje Peloton	+ 13' 20''
103	Vries, Berden de	Roompot Oranje Peloton	s.t.
104	Jeppesen, Andreas	Virtu Pro-Veloconcept	s.t.
105	Riis, Thomas	Virtu Pro-Veloconcept	s.t.
106	Eg, Niklas	Virtu Pro-Veloconcept	s.t.
107	Rasmussen, Alex	ColoQuick-Cult	s.t.
108	Lund, Christian	ColoQuick-Cult	s.t.
109	Herforth, Dennis	ColoQuick-Cult	s.t.
110	Rasmussen, Jonas	ColoQuick-Cult	s.t.
111	Madsen, Martin	Almeborg-Bornholm	s.t.
112	Djurhuus, Stefan	Almeborg-Bornholm	s.t.
113	Lisson, Christoffer	Almeborg-Bornholm	s.t.
114	Hansen, Jannik	Almeborg-Bornholm	s.t.
115	Wilsly, Jonas	Riwal Platform	s.t.
116	Brøchner, Nicolai	Riwal Platform	s.t.
117	Jørgensen, Jonas	Riwal Platform	s.t.
118	Mørkøv, Jesper	Riwal Platform	s.t.
119	Stokbro, Andreas	Riwal Platform	s.t.
120	Andersen, Asbjørn	PostNord Danmark	s.t.
121	Pedersen, Nicklas	PostNord Danmark	s.t.
122	Veyhe, Torkil	PostNord Danmark	s.t.
123	Wallin, Rasmus	PostNord Danmark	s.t.

GC after Stage 2:

376.2 kilometers raced so far at an average speed of 39.975 km/hr

1	Bennati, Daniele	Tinkoff	9hr 24min 39sec
2	Schmidt, Mads	Virtu Pro-Veloconcept	@ 15sec
3	Hofland, Moreno	LottoNL-Jumbo	+ 00' 22''
4	Nielsen, Magnus Cort	PostNord Danmark	s.t.
5	Gogl, Michaël	Tinkoff	+ 00' 31''
6	Valgren, Michael	Tinkoff	+ 00' 33''
7	Capiot, Amaury	Topsport Vlaanderen	+ 00' 34''
8	Jans, Roy	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	s.t.
9	De Vreese, Laurens	Astana	+ 00' 34''
10	Van Hoecke, Gijs	Topsport Vlaanderen	s.t.
11	Guldhammer, Rasmus	Stölting Service Group	s.t.
12	Thwaites, Scott	Bora-Argon 18	s.t.
13	Ginneken, Sjoerd van	Roompot Oranje Peloton	s.t.
14	Lijke, Nick van der	Roompot Oranje Peloton	s.t.
15	Antonini, Simone	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	s.t.
16	Marcato, Marco	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	s.t.
17	Trusov, Nikolay	Tinkoff	s.t.
18	Van Asbroeck, Tom	LottoNL-Jumbo	s.t.
19	Keizer, Martijn	LottoNL-Jumbo	s.t.
20	Pfingsten, Christoph	Bora-Argon 18	s.t.
21	Kamp, Alexander	Stölting Service Group	s.t.
22	Kamyshev, Arman	Astana	s.t.
23	Pedersen, Mads	Stölting Service Group	s.t.
24	Tleubayev, Ruslan	Astana	s.t.
25	Salomein, Jarl	Topsport Vlaanderen	s.t.
26	Mortensen, Martin	ONE Pro Cycling	s.t.
27	Herklotz, Silvio	Bora-Argon 18	s.t.
28	Ciccone, Giulio	Bardiani-CSF	s.t.
29	Goethem, Brian van	Roompot Oranje Peloton	s.t.
30	Boaro, Manuele	Tinkoff	s.t.
31	Andersen, Søren	PostNord Danmark	s.t.
32	Markus, Barry	Roompot Oranje Peloton	s.t.
33	Bauhaus, Phil	Bora-Argon 18	s.t.
34	Emden, Jos van	LottoNL-Jumbo	s.t.
35	Mygind, Rasmus	Riwal Platform	s.t.
36	Tonelli, Alessandro	Bardiani-CSF	s.t.
37	Veuchelen, Frederik	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	s.t.
38	Brutt, Pavel	Tinkoff	s.t.
39	Leezer, Tom	LottoNL-Jumbo	s.t.
40	Vinther, Troels	Riwal Platform	s.t.
41	Kreder, Raymond	Roompot Oranje Peloton	s.t.
42	Pedersen, Mark	Virtu Pro-Veloconcept	+ 00' 45''
43	Declercq, Tim	Topsport Vlaanderen	+ 01' 32''
44	Napolitano, Danilo	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	+ 01' 51''
45	House, Kristian	ONE Pro Cycling	+ 01' 53''
46	Guardini, Andrea	Astana	+ 01' 58''
47	Rahbek, Mads	Virtu Pro-Veloconcept	s.t.
48	Baška, Erik	Tinkoff	+ 02' 37''
49	Nielsen, Jesper	ColoQuick-Cult	+ 02' 43''
50	Tankink, Bram	LottoNL-Jumbo	+ 02' 46''
51	Selig, Rüdiger	Bora-Argon 18	+ 02' 47''
52	Reihs, Michael	Stölting Service Group	+ 02' 57''
53	Smukulis, Gatis	Astana	+ 03' 22''
54	Boom, Lars	Astana	+ 03' 48''
55	Vorre, Aske	ColoQuick-Cult	+ 06' 23''
56	Honorè, Mikkel	PostNord Danmark	+ 07' 52''
57	Asgreen, Kasper	Virtu Pro-Veloconcept	s.t.
58	Velasco, Simone	Bardiani-CSF	s.t.
59	Schultz, Jesper	Almeborg-Bornholm	s.t.
60	Foder, Daniel	Virtu Pro-Veloconcept	s.t.
61	Andreetta, Simone	Bardiani-CSF	s.t.
62	Maestri, Mirco	Bardiani-CSF	s.t.
63	Vinjebo, Emil	PostNord Danmark	s.t.
64	Lander, Sebastian	ONE Pro Cycling	s.t.
65	Planet, Charles	Team Novo Nordisk	s.t.
66	Andersen, Rune	ColoQuick-Cult	+ 08' 47''
67	Wegmann, Fabian	Stölting Service Group	+ 08' 55''
68	Clausen, Patrick	Riwal Platform	+ 09' 03''
69	Kirsch, Alex	Stölting Service Group	+ 09' 20''
70	De Gendt, Aimé	Topsport Vlaanderen	+ 09' 43''
71	Westergaard, Mathias	Almeborg-Bornholm	+ 09' 51''
72	Backaert, Frederik	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	+ 10' 00''
73	Zakharov, Artyom	Astana	+ 10' 40''
74	Jensen, Kristian	ColoQuick-Cult	s.t.
75	Kreder, Wesley	Roompot Oranje Peloton	s.t.
76	Sterbini, Simone	Bardiani-CSF	s.t.
77	Toudal, Emil	Almeborg-Bornholm	s.t.
78	Farazijn, Maxime	Topsport Vlaanderen	+ 10' 40''
79	Teunissen, Mike	LottoNL-Jumbo	+ 13' 49''
80	Ruffoni, Nicola	Bardiani-CSF	+ 13' 52''
81	Hansen, Jannik	Almeborg-Bornholm	s.t.
82	Brøchner, Nicolai	Riwal Platform	s.t.
83	Stokbro, Andreas	Riwal Platform	s.t.
84	Jeppesen, Andreas	Virtu Pro-Veloconcept	+ 14' 53''
85	Winden, Dennis van	LottoNL-Jumbo	+ 14' 59''
86	Carbel, Michael	Stölting Service Group	+ 16' 07''
87	Herforth, Dennis	ColoQuick-Cult	+ 17' 06''
88	Verschoor, Martijn	Team Novo Nordisk	s.t.
89	Lisson, Christoffer	Almeborg-Bornholm	s.t.
90	Pöstlberger, Lukas	Bora-Argon 18	s.t.
91	Riis, Thomas	Virtu Pro-Veloconcept	s.t.
92	De Pauw, Moreno	Topsport Vlaanderen	+ 17' 09''
93	Vries, Berden de	Roompot Oranje Peloton	+ 21' 06''
94	Baylis, Tom	ONE Pro Cycling	+ 21' 07''
95	Wallays, Jens	Topsport Vlaanderen	+ 21' 08''
96	Jørgensen, Jonas	Riwal Platform	+ 21' 09''
97	Veyhe, Torkil	PostNord Danmark	+ 21' 10''
98	Wallin, Rasmus	PostNord Danmark	s.t.
99	Slik, Ivar	Roompot Oranje Peloton	s.t.
100	Madsen, Martin	Almeborg-Bornholm	s.t.
101	Ayazbayev, Maxat	Astana	s.t.
102	Lund, Christian	ColoQuick-Cult	s.t.
103	Williams, Chris	Team Novo Nordisk	s.t.
104	Andersen, Asbjørn	PostNord Danmark	s.t.
105	Peron, Andrea	Team Novo Nordisk	s.t.
106	Lozano, David	Team Novo Nordisk	s.t.
107	Eg, Niklas	Virtu Pro-Veloconcept	s.t.
108	Koep, Thomas	Stölting Service Group	s.t.
109	Zardini, Edoardo	Bardiani-CSF	s.t.
110	Stenuit, Robin	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	s.t.
111	Mendes, José	Bora-Argon 18	s.t.
112	Kolář, Michal	Tinkoff	s.t.
113	Pedersen, Nicklas	PostNord Danmark	s.t.
114	Glasspool, James	Team Novo Nordisk	s.t.
115	Ebsen, John	ONE Pro Cycling	s.t.
116	Djurhuus, Stefan	Almeborg-Bornholm	s.t.
117	De Mesmaeker, Kevin	Team Novo Nordisk	s.t.
118	Białobłocki, Marcin	ONE Pro Cycling	s.t.
119	Opie, Chris	ONE Pro Cycling	s.t.
120	Mørkøv, Jesper	Riwal Platform	s.t.
121	Wilsly, Jonas	Riwal Platform	s.t.
122	Rasmussen, Jonas	ColoQuick-Cult	s.t.
123	Rasmussen, Alex	ColoQuick-Cult	+ 22' 07''

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Wednesday, July 27: Stage 1, Herning - Esbjerg, 198.2 km.

Daniele Bennati wins stage 1

The Race: Here's the race report from winner Daniele Bennati's Tinkoff team.

With high speeds, crashes and a fast finish, the first stage of the Tour of Denmark brought with it excitement from the drop of the flag. The Tinkoff riders picked up where they left off last year, where the team won the GC and points classifications, dominating much of the first stage and taking the win in the finish in Esbjerg. Showing that he’s recovered from his injuries at the start of the season, Daniele Bennati took the win by three seconds with a bold breakaway at the end of the day. With three Tinkoff riders also in the top ten, the team had undoubtedly started as they meant to go on.

On the fairly flat opening stage, it was the 200km distance that would require the most effort from riders. Eager to get the race started, a four-man break went up the road 15km into the stage and quickly built up a lead of over four minutes, the terrain favouring such an attacking move. Helping the peloton hold the break in check, Tinkoff was keeping pace and it was likely the catch would be made before the finish. The route had other ideas, however.

With just 46km of the 200km stage remaining, the race hit the Kammerslusen bridge – a small, narrow, humpback bridge over a canal. Barely wide enough to allow three riders over it side by side, a crash caused havoc seconds after most of the Tinkoff riders made their way over and a bottleneck followed, massively slowing down the chase. At the 27km to go point, with the chaos of the crash behind them, the small group that had emerged from the bottleneck was 55” ahead of the chasing group, with several Tinkoff jerseys in their midst.

From the finish, Sport Director, Lars Michaelsen was pleased with the efforts of the team during the day. “The guys worked from the start for the right break to go and after it did, during the stage Pavel Brutt was pulling for about 100km to keep them in reach.”

The final kilometres of the stage were coastal, meaning in addition to the demanding pace, the riders were buffeted by harsh crosswinds from the North Sea. With 21km to go however, Michael Gogl went on the attack, claiming points and five bonus seconds at the day’s intermediate sprint, along with Michael Valgren who took a second.

As the finish neared, teams were expecting a bunch sprint to take the stage. This was until Daniele Bennati jumped ahead, building up a twenty-six second gap on the bunch with just 5km to go. The pace rocketed and on the smooth, flat roads on the approach to the finish, it seemed unlikely the Italian rider could hold onto his advantage. Crossing the line three seconds ahead of the second-placed rider, Daniele took the win, showing that he had fully recovered from his early-season crash and was back to his winning ways.

Ahead of the stage, the team had come up with a plan, and Michaelsen explained that it had been carried out perfectly. “We had a plan for the final 60km, which we executed to perfection. If the wind were stronger I think we could have been in an even better GC position. When the chase group came in reach as we hit the finishing laps we decided that we had to go on the attack. Boaro went first and got away, then Benna got away with a really strong time trialist.”

Having taken not only the win, but also three top ten places on stage 1, it’s clear that the guys are ready to race. Stage 2 features similar terrain and at 180km will allow riders to stretch their legs again. Starting on the island of Rømø, the race will cross the country heading east to the finish in Sønderborg. An slightly uphill finish will challenge the sprinters, but if they can negotiate the narrow roads, tight bends and the technical finishing circuit, the win could be theirs.

Ahead of the second day of the race, Michaelsen was looking to build on the successes of today’s race. “We're really happy with the result even if the GC situation could have been better. We knew that we had to take responsibility here and we did that. We will continue to defend tomorrow and take it day as we have other GC cards to play.”

Complete Results:

198.2 kilometers raced at an average speed of 43.643 km/hr

1	Bennati, Daniele	Tinkoff	4hr 32min 29sec
2	Schmidt, Mads	Virtu Pro-VeloConcept	@ 3sec
3	Hofland, Moreno	LottoNL-Jumbo	@ 16sec
4	Baška, Erik	Tinkoff	s.t.
5	Guardini, Andrea	Astana	s.t.
6	Valgren, Michael	Tinkoff	s.t.
7	Selig, Rüdiger	Bora-Argon 18	s.t.
8	Jans, Roy	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	s.t.
9	Capiot, Amaury	Topsport Vlaanderen	s.t.
10	Nielsen, Magnus	Postnord Danmark	s.t.
11	Ruffoni, Nicola	Bardiani-CSF	s.t.
12	Van Asbroeck, Tom	LottoNL-Jumbo	s.t.
13	Van Hoecke, Gijs	Topsport Vlaanderen	s.t.
14	Keizer, Martijn	LottoNL-Jumbo	s.t.
15	Lijke, Nick van der	Roompot Oranje Peloton	s.t.
16	Hansen, Jannik	Almeborg-Bornholm	s.t.
17	De Vreese, Laurens	Astana	s.t.
18	Trusov, Nikolay	Tinkoff	s.t.
19	Ginneken, Sjoerd van	Roompot Oranje Peloton	s.t.
20	Guldhammer, Rasmus	Stölting Service Group	s.t.
21	Gogl, Michaël	Tinkoff	s.t.
22	Antonini, Simone	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	s.t.
23	Brøchner, Nicolai	Riwal-Platform	s.t.
24	Salomein, Jarl	Topsport Vlaanderen	s.t.
25	Pfingsten, Christoph	Bora-Argon 18	s.t.
26	Kreder, Raymond	Roompot Oranje Peloton	s.t.
27	Vinther, Troels	Riwal-Platform	s.t.
28	Andersen, Søren	Postnord Danmark	s.t.
29	Thwaites, Scott	Bora-Argon 18	s.t.
30	Tleubayev, Ruslan	Astana	s.t.
31	Pedersen, Mads	Stölting Service Group	s.t.
32	Declercq, Tim	Topsport Vlaanderen	s.t.
33	Marcato, Marco	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	s.t.
34	Emden, Jos van	LottoNL-Jumbo	s.t.
35	House, Kristian	ONE Pro Cycling	s.t.
36	Goethem, Brian van	Roompot Oranje Peloton	s.t.
37	Mortensen, Martin	ONE Pro Cycling	s.t.
38	Stokbro, Andreas	Riwal-Platform	s.t.
39	Kamyshev, Arman	Astana	s.t.
40	Boaro, Manuele	Tinkoff	s.t.
41	Mygind, Rasmus	Riwal-Platform	s.t.
42	Markus, Barry	Roompot Oranje Peloton	s.t.
43	Rahbek, Mads	Virtu Pro-VeloConcept	s.t.
44	Leezer, Tom	LottoNL-Jumbo	s.t.
45	Bauhaus, Phil	Bora-Argon 18	s.t.
46	Teunissen, Mike	LottoNL-Jumbo	s.t.
47	Herklotz, Silvio	Bora-Argon 18	s.t.
48	Smukulis, Gatis	Astana	s.t.
49	Kamp, Alexander	Stölting Service Group	s.t.
50	Andreetta, Simone	Bardiani-CSF	s.t.
51	Tonelli, Alessandro	Bardiani-CSF	s.t.
52	Veuchelen, Frederik	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	s.t.
53	Brutt, Pavel	Tinkoff	s.t.
54	Pedersen, Mark	Virtu Pro-VeloConcept	+ 00' 27''
55	Tankink, Bram	LottoNL-Jumbo	+ 00' 37''
56	Reihs, Michael	Stölting Service Group	+ 00' 40''
57	Jeppesen, Andreas	Virtu Pro-VeloConcept	+ 01' 17''
58	Nielsen, Jesper	ColoQuick-Cult	s.t.
59	Winden, Dennis van	LottoNL-Jumbo	+ 01' 23''
60	Napolitano, Danilo	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	+ 01' 33''
61	Carbel, Michael	Stölting Service Group	+ 02' 31''
62	Herforth, Dennis	ColoQuick-Cult	+ 03' 30''
63	Verschoor, Martijn	Team Novo Nordisk	s.t.
64	Lisson, Christoffer	Almeborg-Bornholm	s.t.
65	Pöstlberger, Lukas	Bora-Argon 18	s.t.
66	Vorre, Aske	ColoQuick-Cult	s.t.
67	Riis, Thomas	Virtu Pro-VeloConcept	s.t.
68	Boom, Lars	Astana	s.t.
69	De Pauw, Moreno	Topsport Vlaanderen	+ 03' 33''
70	Veyhe, Torkil	Postnord Danmark	+ 07' 34''
71	Westergaard, Mathias	Almeborg-Bornholm	s.t.
72	Wallin, Rasmus	Postnord Danmark	s.t.
73	Asgreen, Kasper	Virtu Pro-VeloConcept	s.t.
74	Baylis, Tom	ONE Pro Cycling	s.t.
75	Honorè, Mikkel	Postnord Danmark	s.t.
76	Wegmann, Fabian	Stölting Service Group	s.t.
77	Slik, Ivar	Roompot Oranje Peloton	s.t.
78	Madsen, Martin	Almeborg-Bornholm	s.t.
79	Backaert, Frederik	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	s.t.
80	Zakharov, Artyom	Astana	s.t.
81	Ayazbayev, Maxat	Astana	s.t.
82	Lund, Christian	ColoQuick-Cult	s.t.
83	Williams, Chris	Team Novo Nordisk	s.t.
84	Andersen, Asbjørn	Postnord Danmark	s.t.
85	Peron, Andrea	Team Novo Nordisk	s.t.
86	Lozano, David	Team Novo Nordisk	s.t.
87	Jensen, Kristian	ColoQuick-Cult	s.t.
88	Eg, Niklas	Virtu Pro-VeloConcept	s.t.
89	Koep, Thomas	Stölting Service Group	s.t.
90	Maestri, Mirco	Bardiani-CSF	s.t.
91	Foder, Daniel	Virtu Pro-VeloConcept	s.t.
92	Zardini, Edoardo	Bardiani-CSF	s.t.
93	Kreder, Wesley	Roompot Oranje Peloton	s.t.
94	Vries, Berden de	Roompot Oranje Peloton	s.t.
95	Henttala, Joonas	Team Novo Nordisk	s.t.
96	Stenuit, Robin	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	s.t.
97	Velasco, Simone	Bardiani-CSF	s.t.
98	Kirsch, Alex	Stölting Service Group	s.t.
99	Mendes, José	Bora-Argon 18	s.t.
100	Andreasen, Jesper	Almeborg-Bornholm	s.t.
101	De Gendt, Aimé	Topsport Vlaanderen	s.t.
102	Kolář, Michal	Tinkoff	s.t.
103	Pedersen, Nicklas	Postnord Danmark	s.t.
104	Planet, Charles	Team Novo Nordisk	s.t.
105	Vinjebo, Emil	Postnord Danmark	s.t.
106	Glasspool, James	Team Novo Nordisk	s.t.
107	Ebsen, John	ONE Pro Cycling	s.t.
108	Djurhuus, Stefan	Almeborg-Bornholm	s.t.
109	Lander, Sebastian	ONE Pro Cycling	s.t.
110	Schultz, Jesper	Almeborg-Bornholm	s.t.
111	De Mesmaeker, Kevin	Team Novo Nordisk	s.t.
112	Jørgensen, Jonas	Riwal-Platform	s.t.
113	Białobłocki, Marcin	ONE Pro Cycling	s.t.
114	Sterbini, Simone	Bardiani-CSF	s.t.
115	Opie, Chris	ONE Pro Cycling	s.t.
116	Mørkøv, Jesper	Riwal-Platform	s.t.
117	Wilsly, Jonas	Riwal-Platform	s.t.
118	Rasmussen, Jonas	ColoQuick-Cult	s.t.
119	Toudal, Emil	Almeborg-Bornholm	s.t.
120	Ciccone, Giulio	Bardiani-CSF	s.t.
121	Clausen, Patrick	Riwal-Platform	s.t.
122	Wallays, Jens	Topsport Vlaanderen	s.t.
123	Farazijn, Maxime	Topsport Vlaanderen	s.t.
124	Andersen, Rune	ColoQuick-Cult	+ 08' 31''
125	Rasmussen, Alex	ColoQuick-Cult	s.t.

GC after Stage 1:

1	Bennati, Daniele	Tinkoff	4hr 32min 17sec
2	Schmidt, Mads	Virtu Pro-VeloConcept	@ 9sec
3	Hofland, Moreno	LottoNL-Jumbo	+ 00' 24''
4	Gogl, Michaël	Tinkoff	+ 00' 25''
5	Teunissen, Mike	LottoNL-Jumbo	s.t.
6	Valgren, Michael	Tinkoff	+ 00' 27''
7	Baška, Erik	Tinkoff	+ 00' 28''
8	Guardini, Andrea	Astana	s.t.
9	Selig, Rüdiger	Bora-Argon 18	s.t.
10	Jans, Roy	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	s.t.
11	Capiot, Amaury	Topsport Vlaanderen	s.t.
12	Nielsen, Magnus	Postnord Danmark	s.t.
13	Ruffoni, Nicola	Bardiani-CSF	s.t.
14	Van Asbroeck, Tom	LottoNL-Jumbo	s.t.
15	Van Hoecke, Gijs	Topsport Vlaanderen	s.t.
16	Keizer, Martijn	LottoNL-Jumbo	s.t.
17	Lijke, Nick van der	Roompot Oranje Peloton	s.t.
18	Hansen, Jannik	Almeborg-Bornholm	s.t.
19	De Vreese, Laurens	Astana	s.t.
20	Trusov, Nikolay	Tinkoff	s.t.
21	Ginneken, Sjoerd van	Roompot Oranje Peloton	s.t.
22	Guldhammer, Rasmus	Stölting Service Group	s.t.
23	Antonini, Simone	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	s.t.
24	Brøchner, Nicolai	Riwal-Platform	s.t.
25	Salomein, Jarl	Topsport Vlaanderen	s.t.
26	Pfingsten, Christoph	Bora-Argon 18	s.t.
27	Kreder, Raymond	Roompot Oranje Peloton	s.t.
28	Vinther, Troels	Riwal-Platform	s.t.
29	Andersen, Søren	Postnord Danmark	s.t.
30	Thwaites, Scott	Bora-Argon 18	s.t.
31	Tleubayev, Ruslan	Astana	s.t.
32	Pedersen, Mads	Stölting Service Group	s.t.
33	Declercq, Tim	Topsport Vlaanderen	s.t.
34	Marcato, Marco	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	s.t.
35	Emden, Jos van	LottoNL-Jumbo	s.t.
36	House, Kristian	ONE Pro Cycling	s.t.
37	Goethem, Brian van	Roompot Oranje Peloton	s.t.
38	Mortensen, Martin	ONE Pro Cycling	s.t.
39	Stokbro, Andreas	Riwal-Platform	s.t.
40	Kamyshev, Arman	Astana	s.t.
41	Boaro, Manuele	Tinkoff	s.t.
42	Mygind, Rasmus	Riwal-Platform	s.t.
43	Markus, Barry	Roompot Oranje Peloton	s.t.
44	Rahbek, Mads	Virtu Pro-VeloConcept	s.t.
45	Leezer, Tom	LottoNL-Jumbo	s.t.
46	Bauhaus, Phil	Bora-Argon 18	s.t.
47	Herklotz, Silvio	Bora-Argon 18	s.t.
48	Smukulis, Gatis	Astana	s.t.
49	Kamp, Alexander	Stölting Service Group	s.t.
50	Andreetta, Simone	Bardiani-CSF	s.t.
51	Tonelli, Alessandro	Bardiani-CSF	s.t.
52	Veuchelen, Frederik	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	s.t.
53	Brutt, Pavel	Tinkoff	s.t.
54	Pedersen, Mark	Virtu Pro-VeloConcept	+ 00' 39''
55	Tankink, Bram	LottoNL-Jumbo	+ 00' 49''
56	Reihs, Michael	Stölting Service Group	+ 00' 52''
57	Jeppesen, Andreas	Virtu Pro-VeloConcept	+ 01' 29''
58	Nielsen, Jesper	ColoQuick-Cult	s.t.
59	Winden, Dennis van	LottoNL-Jumbo	+ 01' 35''
60	Napolitano, Danilo	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	+ 01' 45''
61	Carbel, Michael	Stölting Service Group	+ 02' 43''
62	Herforth, Dennis	ColoQuick-Cult	+ 03' 42''
63	Verschoor, Martijn	Team Novo Nordisk	s.t.
64	Lisson, Christoffer	Almeborg-Bornholm	s.t.
65	Pöstlberger, Lukas	Bora-Argon 18	s.t.
66	Vorre, Aske	ColoQuick-Cult	s.t.
67	Riis, Thomas	Virtu Pro-VeloConcept	s.t.
68	Boom, Lars	Astana	s.t.
69	De Pauw, Moreno	Topsport Vlaanderen	+ 03' 45''
70	Jørgensen, Jonas	Riwal-Platform	+ 07' 45''
71	Veyhe, Torkil	Postnord Danmark	+ 07' 46''
72	Westergaard, Mathias	Almeborg-Bornholm	s.t.
73	Wallin, Rasmus	Postnord Danmark	s.t.
74	Asgreen, Kasper	Virtu Pro-VeloConcept	s.t.
75	Baylis, Tom	ONE Pro Cycling	s.t.
76	Honorè, Mikkel	Postnord Danmark	s.t.
77	Wegmann, Fabian	Stölting Service Group	s.t.
78	Slik, Ivar	Roompot Oranje Peloton	s.t.
79	Madsen, Martin	Almeborg-Bornholm	s.t.
80	Backaert, Frederik	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	s.t.
81	Zakharov, Artyom	Astana	s.t.
82	Ayazbayev, Maxat	Astana	s.t.
83	Lund, Christian	ColoQuick-Cult	s.t.
84	Williams, Chris	Team Novo Nordisk	s.t.
85	Andersen, Asbjørn	Postnord Danmark	s.t.
86	Peron, Andrea	Team Novo Nordisk	s.t.
87	Lozano, David	Team Novo Nordisk	s.t.
88	Jensen, Kristian	ColoQuick-Cult	s.t.
89	Eg, Niklas	Virtu Pro-VeloConcept	s.t.
90	Koep, Thomas	Stölting Service Group	s.t.
91	Maestri, Mirco	Bardiani-CSF	s.t.
92	Foder, Daniel	Virtu Pro-VeloConcept	s.t.
93	Zardini, Edoardo	Bardiani-CSF	s.t.
94	Kreder, Wesley	Roompot Oranje Peloton	s.t.
95	Vries, Berden de	Roompot Oranje Peloton	s.t.
96	Henttala, Joonas	Team Novo Nordisk	s.t.
97	Stenuit, Robin	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	s.t.
98	Velasco, Simone	Bardiani-CSF	s.t.
99	Kirsch, Alex	Stölting Service Group	s.t.
100	Mendes, José	Bora-Argon 18	s.t.
101	Andreasen, Jesper	Almeborg-Bornholm	s.t.
102	De Gendt, Aimé	Topsport Vlaanderen	s.t.
103	Kolář, Michal	Tinkoff	s.t.
104	Pedersen, Nicklas	Postnord Danmark	s.t.
105	Planet, Charles	Team Novo Nordisk	s.t.
106	Vinjebo, Emil	Postnord Danmark	s.t.
107	Glasspool, James	Team Novo Nordisk	s.t.
108	Ebsen, John	ONE Pro Cycling	s.t.
109	Djurhuus, Stefan	Almeborg-Bornholm	s.t.
110	Lander, Sebastian	ONE Pro Cycling	s.t.
111	Schultz, Jesper	Almeborg-Bornholm	s.t.
112	De Mesmaeker, Kevin	Team Novo Nordisk	s.t.
113	Białobłocki, Marcin	ONE Pro Cycling	s.t.
114	Sterbini, Simone	Bardiani-CSF	s.t.
115	Opie, Chris	ONE Pro Cycling	s.t.
116	Mørkøv, Jesper	Riwal-Platform	s.t.
117	Wilsly, Jonas	Riwal-Platform	s.t.
118	Rasmussen, Jonas	ColoQuick-Cult	s.t.
119	Toudal, Emil	Almeborg-Bornholm	s.t.
120	Ciccone, Giulio	Bardiani-CSF	s.t.
121	Clausen, Patrick	Riwal-Platform	s.t.
122	Wallays, Jens	Topsport Vlaanderen	s.t.
123	Farazijn, Maxime	Topsport Vlaanderen	s.t.
124	Andersen, Rune	ColoQuick-Cult	+ 08' 41''
125	Rasmussen, Alex	ColoQuick-Cult	+ 08' 43''