Tour of Britain: Stage 1

Aussie Caleb Ewan winner of the first stage of the 2017 Tour of Britain as the stage ends in a bunch kick

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Tour of Britain: Stage 1

Caleb Ewan started the 2017 Tour of Britain off where he ended the previous edition, standing atop the podium as a stage winner, having taken the victory at the end of the 190-kilometre opening leg between Edinburgh and Kelso in the Scottish Borders.

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The 23-year-old Australian rounded out the 2016 edition with the stage win in London, and starts this year’s edition with victory on day one in Kelso’s Market Square, and with it the first Green Jersey of the race, plus the Wiggle Points Jersey.

Ewan outsprinted Edvald Boasson Hagen, Elia Viviani and Alexander Kristoff in a blanket finish across the first four riders. “When I crossed the line I was pretty confident that I got it”, said Ewan speaking afterwards. “I know it was pretty close, but I thought I had got it. Then I saw all the cameras go around Eddy and I thought hang on a minute. When it is that close you just don’t know, and I saw Viviani as well round the outside. I was definitely happy to learn that I had won.

“It was a pretty tricky finish, because of that tight corner, and obviously the cobblestones at the finish. We definitely wanted to be in front when the cobbles started. Luka had to get me out in front with about 200m to go. Because of the six men teams, you can’t go too early, because you will just run out of guys.

“The boys did very well, I can’t complain about the lead out. I just had to sit there and get taken through the tricky parts.”

The stage win and time bonus gives Ewan a three-second lead over Boasson Hagen – who picked up one-second at the day’s final intermediate Eisberg Sprint in Melrose – with ONE Pro Cycling’s Karol Domagalski a further second behind.

The Pole had been part of an eight-rider break before striking out with compatriot Lukasz Oswain as the break were reeled in. The pair were caught at the foot of the final SKODA King of the Mountains climb of the Eildon Hills, but Domagalski had done enough to claim the Eisberg Sprints Jersey, with Oswain taking the SKODA King of the Mountains jersey after Stage One.

Stage Two of the Tour of Britain takes place in Northumberland, resuming from Kielder Water and Forest Park at 10:15, with live coverage on ITV4 from 10am. The stage finishes in Blyth on the Northumberland coast, where Fernando Gaviria won in 2015.
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Edvald Boasson Hagen: It was a pretty fast stage today. A few teams controlled the break closely and our tactic was to go really hard over the last two climbs. The guys did a really good job to put everyone else under pressure so that was excellent for us.

It wasn’t a very big group that came to final and I still had Mark Renshaw and Scott Thwaites to bring me into a good position for the last corners. I came close in the sprint, I have been in photo-finishes before and it was another pity in the end but we got some good bonus seconds already for the overall.

Alexander Kristoff: “This was quite a hard day for us. Up and down and a lot of wind. The team was always present in the front and kept me in a good position in the crosswinds. We were never in danger. In the finale we don’t really have a sprint train but we had all the time trialists there.

They did a strong effort to bring me in a very good position to the last k. On the cobbles I felt I was coming past the first two guys. But they lost a bit of control of their bikes and I had to stop pedaling – then I was too late. My legs felt really good but maybe I hesitated too much and you cannot win a sprint in this way on such a high level. More sprint stages will come and more chances for us.”

Stage 1
1 *EWAN Caleb ORS AUS B:10″ 00″
2 BOASSON HAGEN Edvald DDD NOR B:07″
3 VIVIANI Elia SKY ITA B:04″
4 KRISTOFF Alexander KAT NOR
5 *GAVIRIA Fernando QST COL
6 *LAWLESS Christopher GBR
7 JONES Brenton JLT AUS
8 MAES Nikolas LTS BEL
9 STYBAR Zdenek QST CZE
10 GERTS Floris BMC NED
11 BEVIN Patrick CDT NZL
12 PASQUALON Andrea WGG ITA
13 *SCHMIDT Mads Würtz KAT DEN
14 SIEBERG Marcel LTS GER
15 MEZGEC Luka ORS SLO
16 PATERSKI Maciej CCC POL
17 *WOOD Oliver GBR
18 *STEWART Mark SKT GBR
19 BARBIN Enrico BAR ITA
20 *MCCORMICK Hayden ONE NZL
21 *SHAW James LTS GBR
22 MARTIN Tony KAT GER
23 SMITH Dion WGG NZL
24 DOWNING Russell JLT GBR
25 KOCH Jonas CCC GER
26 *TEGGART Matthew SKT IRL
27 VAN BAARLE Dylan CDT NED
28 KÜNG Stefan BMC SUI
29 THWAITES Scott DDD GBR
30 *MULLEN Ryan CDT IRL
31 VAN HOECKE Gijs TLJ BEL
32 DOWSETT Alex MOV GBR
33 *DE PLUS Laurens QST BEL
34 GILBERT Philippe QST BEL
35 BENNATI Daniele MOV ITA
36 HEPBURN Michael ORS AUS
37 *POLITT Nils KAT GER
38 HOLLENSTEIN Reto KAT SUI
39 DILLIER Silvan BMC SUI
40 VAN EMDEN Jos TLJ NED
41 DURBRIDGE Luke ORS AUS
42 RICHEZE Ariel Maximiliano QST ARG
43 MEURISSE Xandro WGG BEL
44 ROSSKOPF Joseph BMC USA
45 BOOM Lars TLJ NED
46 BOOKWALTER Brent BMC USA
47 CASTROVIEJO Jonathan MOV ESP
48 MACHADO Tiago KAT POR
49 KWIATKOWSKI Michal SKY POL
50 DOULL Owain SKY GBR
51 THOMAS Geraint SKY GBR
52 IZAGIRRE Gorka MOV ESP
53 ERVITI Imanol MOV ESP
54 GARDIAS Dexter BIK GBR
55 TONELLI Alessandro BAR ITA
56 CAMPENAERTS Victor TLJ BEL
57 *CARTHY Hugh CDT GBR
58 *CICCONE Giulio BAR ITA
59 FORMOLO Davide CDT ITA
60 SUTHERLAND Rory MOV AUS
61 ORAM James ONE NZL
62 DOMAGALSKI Karol ONE POL B:06″
63 MARTIN Daniel QST IRL
64 ROGLIC Primoz TLJ SLO
65 GRADEK Kamil ONE POL
66 *KNOX James GBR
67 KIRYIENKA Vasil SKY BLR
68 HANDLEY Richard MGT GBR
69 HERMANS Ben BMC BEL 16″
70 RENSHAW Mark DDD AUS 29″
71 KLUGE Roger ORS GER 42″
72 GULLEN James JLT GBR 01’50”
73 GROENEWEGEN Dylan TLJ NED
74 *TOWNSEND Rory BIK GBR
75 THOMPSON Jay DDD RSA
76 VON HOFF Steele ONE AUS
77 *GOUGH Regan SKT NZL
78 MARCOTTE Eric CPC USA
79 OWSIAN Lukasz CCC POL B:02″
80 TRATNIK Jan CCC SLO
81 HOLMES Matthew MGT GBR
82 SLATER Alistair JLT GBR
83 LEWIS Bryan CPC USA 03’57”
84 LOWSLEY-WILLIAMS James BIK GBR 06’26”
85 BLAIN Alexandre MGT FRA
86 *WOUTERS Enzo LTS BEL
87 *TANFIELD Harry BIK GBR
88 *SWIFT Connor MGT GBR
89 *LEYSEN Senne LTS BEL
90 GIBBONS Thomas WGG USA
91 SIMION Paolo BAR ITA
92 *ALBANESE Vincenzo BAR ITA
93 MCNALLY Mark WGG GBR B:05″
94 SHAW Damien SKT IRL
95 WILLIAMS Peter ONE GBR
96 GUNMAN Taylor MGT NZL
97 MCEVOY Jonathan MGT GBR
98 *MCKENNA Sean SKT IRL
99 BIBBY Ian JLT GBR
100 DIAZ Andres CPC VEN
101 *HAYTER Ethan GBR
102 *HENNESSY Jacob GBR
103 MURPHY Kyle CPC USA
104 PHINNEY Taylor CDT USA
105 *POWER Robert ORS AUS
106 *SCOTT Jacob SKT GBR
107 BOECKMANS Kris LTS BEL
108 EISEL Bernhard DDD AUT 07’30”
109 CAVENDISH Mark DDD GBR
110 *GEOGHEGAN HART Tao SKY GBR
111 *BANASZEK Alan CCC POL
112 ANDREETTA Simone BAR ITA
113 GARIBAY Orlando CPC MEX 11’05”
114 BIALOBLOCKI Marcin CCC POL
115 BRIGGS Graham JLT GBR B:03″ 12’43”
116 PARTRIDGE Robert BIK GBR B:01″
117 KREDER Wesley WGG NED
118 OPIE Chris BIK GBR
119 *HARTLEY Adam GBR GBR

Overall
1 *EWAN Caleb ORS AUS
2 BOASSON HAGEN Edvald DDD NOR 03″
3 DOMAGALSKI Karol ONE POL 04″
4 VIVIANI Elia SKY ITA 06″
5 KRISTOFF Alexander KAT NOR 10″
6 *GAVIRIA Fernando QST COL
7 *LAWLESS Christopher GBR
8 JONES Brenton JLT AUS
9 MAES Nikolas LTS BEL
10 STYBAR Zdenek QST CZE
11 GERTS Floris BMC NED
12 6 BEVIN Patrick CDT NZL

King of the Mountains

Redstone Rigg – km 52.4
1 SWIFT Connor GBR MGT 6
2 SCOTT Jacob GBR SKT 5
3 PARTRIDGE Robert GBR BIK 4
4 OWSIAN Lukasz POL CCC 3
5 BRIGGS Graham GBR JLT 2
6 DOMAGALSKI Karol POL ONE 1

Scott’s View – km 154.3
1 OWSIAN Lukasz POL CCC 6
2 DOMAGALSKI Karol POL ONE 5
3 THOMPSON Jay RSA DDD 4
4 BOASSON HAGEN Edvald NOR DDD 3
5 DE PLUS Laurens BEL QST 2
6 EISEL Bernhard AUT DDD 1

Dingleton – km 166.1
1 DE PLUS Laurens BEL QST 6
2 HERMANS Ben BEL BMC 5
3 BOASSON HAGEN Edvald NOR DDD 4
4 MARTIN Tony GER KAT 3
5 KWIATKOWSKI Michal POL SKY 2
6 GILBERT Philippe BEL QST 1

Overall KoM
1 OWSIAN Lukasz POL CCC 9
2 DE PLUS Laurens BEL QST 8
3 BOASSON HAGEN Edvald NOR DDD 7
4 SWIFT Connor GBR MGT 6
5 DOMAGALSKI Karol POL ONE 6
6 HERMANS Ben BEL BMC 5
7 SCOTT Jacob GBR SKT 5
8 THOMPSON Jay RSA DDD 4
9 PARTRIDGE Robert GBR BIK 4
10 MARTIN Tony GER KAT 3
11 KWIATKOWSKI Michal POL SKY 2
12 BRIGGS Graham GBR JLT 2
13 GILBERT Philippe BEL QST 1
14 EISEL Bernhard AUT DDD 1
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SPRINTS
Gifford – km 43.7
1 MCNALLY Mark GBR WGG 3
2 DOMAGALSKI Karol POL ONE 2
3 PARTRIDGE Robert GBR BIK 1

Coldstream – km 95
1 BRIGGS Graham GBR JLT 3
2 MCNALLY Mark GBR WGG 2
3 DOMAGALSKI Karol POL ONE 1

Melrose – km 164.2
1 DOMAGALSKI Karol POL ONE 3
2 OWSIAN Lukasz POL CCC 2
3 BOASSON HAGEN Edvald NOR DDD 1

Overall Sprints
1 DOMAGALSKI Karol POL ONE 6
2 MCNALLY Mark GBR WGG 5
3 BRIGGS Graham GBR JLT 3
4 OWSIAN Lukasz POL CCC 2
5 BOASSON HAGEN Edvald NOR DDD 1
6 PARTRIDGE Robert GBR BIK 1

British Best Classification
1 LAWLESS Christopher GBR
2 WOOD Oliver GBR
3 STEWART Mark SKT GBR
4 SHAW James LTS GBR
5 DOWNING Russell JLT GBR
6 THWAITES Scott DDD GBR
7 DOWSETT Alex MOV GBR
8 DOULL Owain SKY GBR
9 THOMAS Geraint SKY GBR
10 GARDIAS Dexter BIK GBR
11 CARTHY Hugh CDT GBR
12 KNOX James GBR
13 HANDLEY Richard MGT GBR
14 GULLEN James JLT GBR 01’50”
15 TOWNSEND Rory BIK GBR
16 HOLMES Matthew MGT GBR
17 SLATER Alistair JLT GBR
18 LOWSLEY-WILLIAMS James BIK GBR 06’26”
19 TANFIELD Harry BIK GBR
20 SWIFT Connor MGT GBR
21 MCNALLY Mark WGG GBR B:05″
22 WILLIAMS Peter ONE GBR
23 MCEVOY Jonathan MGT GBR
24 BIBBY Ian JLT GBR
25 HAYTER Ethan GBR
26 HENNESSY Jacob GBR
27 SCOTT Jacob SKT GBR
28 CAVENDISH Mark DDD GBR 07’30”
29 GEOGHEGAN HART Tao SKY GBR
30 BRIGGS Graham JLT GBR B:03″ 12’43”
31 PARTRIDGE Robert BIK GBR B:01″
32 OPIE Chris BIK GBR
33 HARTLEY Adam GBR

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