Jake Latham
As the 2016 road season on the professional circuit warms up there have been some great results for some deserving athletes, here is a short recap of the finishing results from the start of the season.
Starting with the most recent and that is Stage 1 of the Jayco Herald Sun Tour that took place today in Victoria around Healesville.
FEB 4: Herald Sun Tour (2.1) Stage 1 Healesville › Healesville 126.1km
| 1 | KENNAUGH Peter | TEAM SKY | 3:01.47 |
| 2 | FROOME Christopher | TEAM SKY | “ |
| 2 | SMITH Dion | ONE PRO CYCLING | 0:17 |
This puts Peter Kennaugh in the yellow leaders jersey heading into tomorrow’s stage. Froome and Kennaugh worked together in the final push to the line to go one-two for Team Sky.
FEB 3: Dubai Tour (2.HC) Stage 1 Dubai › Fujairah 173km
| 1 | KITTEL Marcel | ETIXX-QUICK STEP | 3:35.21 |
| 2 | CAVENDISH Mark | TEAM DIMENSION DATA | “ |
| 3 | NIZZOLO Giacomo | TREK-SEGAFREDO | “ |
In a tight dash to the finish, Marcel Kittel proved he trained hard in the off season and was able to outsprint the field after a fantastic leadout by his new team mates at Etixx-Quick Step. Kittel will wear yellow in the next stage.
FEB 3: Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana (2.1) Stage 1 (ITT) Benicàssim › Oropesa del Mar 16.25km
| 1 | POELS Wout | TEAM SKY | 22:34 |
| 2 | SANCHEZ Luis Leon | ASTANA PRO TEAM | 0:15 |
| 3 | KIRYIENKA Vasil | TEAM SKY | 0:21 |
FEB 3: Herald Sun Tour (2.1) Prologue Melbourne › Melbourne 2.1km
| 1 | CLARKE William | DRAPAC PROFESSIONAL CYCLING | 02:34 |
| 2 | EWAN Caleb | ORICA-GREENEDGE | 0:01 |
| 3 | VAN DER PLOEG Neil | AVANTI ISOWHEY SPORT | 0:02 |
The prologue to the Jayco Herald Sun Tour was dominated by Australians who claimed the top four places with Robbie Hucker rounding it out for Avanti IsoWhey Sport.
FEB 3: Etoile de Bessèges (2.1) Stage 1 Bellegarde › Beaucaire 156km
| 1 | COQUARD Bryan | DIRECT ENERGIE | 3:25.38 |
| 2 | DUPONT Timothy | VERANDAS WILLEMS CYCLING TEAM | “ |
| 3 | DEMOITIE Antoine | WANTY-GROUPE GOBERT | “ |
FEB 3: Ladies Tour of Qatar (2.1) Stage 2 Sheikh Faisal Museum › Al Khor Corniche 120km
| 1 | GARFOOT Katrin | ORICA-AIS | 3:07.13 |
| 2 | WORRACK Trixi | CANYON SRAM RACING | 0:13 |
| 3 | PIETERS AMY | WIGGLE-HIGH5 | “ |
After two days of intense racing for the womens Tour of Qatar, Australian Katrin Garfoot will wear the yellow leaders jersey for stage 3.
FEB 2: Ladies Tour of Qatar (2.1) Stage 1 Doha › Doha 97km
| 1 | WILD Kirsten | HITEC PRODUCTS | 2:19.04 |
| 2 | CUCINOTTA Annalisa | ALE CIPOLLINI | “ |
| 3 | WILLIAMS Lizzie | ORICA-AIS | “ |
JAN 31: Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race (1.HC) Geelong › Geelong 174km
| 1 | KENNAUGH Peter | TEAM SKY | 4:04.59 |
| 2 | HOWARD Leigh | IAM CYCLING | 0:06 |
| 3 | BONIFAZIO Niccolo | TREK-SEGAFREDO | “ |
Peter Kennaugh brought home Team Sky’s first win for 2016 after an explosive solo break away on the last lap of the Geelong circuit. He bridged to Lotto-Soudal rider Rafa Valls and kept on driving past him in the final 12km of the race as the splintered field tried to pace back the leader. Young local Leigh Howard won the bunch sprint with Niccolo Bonifazio a close third.
JAN 31: Trofeo Playa de Palma – Palma (1.1) Playa de Palma › Palma 161.5km
| 1 | GREIPEL Andre | LOTTO-SOUDAL | 3:50:53 |
| 2 | BOUHANNI Nacer | COFIDIS, SOLUTIONS CREDITS | “ |
| 3 | PAGE Dylan | TEAM ROTH | “ |
JAN 31: Grand Prix Cycliste la Marseillaise (1.1) 152.2km
| 1 | DEVENYNS Dries | IAM CYCLING | 3:31:43 |
| 2 | PINOT Thibaut | FDJ | “ |
| 3 | PLANCKAERT Baptiste | WALLONIE-BRUXELLES | 0:42 |
JAN 30: Trofeo Serra de Tramuntana (1.1) Soller › Deia 149.9km
| 1 | CANCELLARA Fabian | TREK-SEGAFREDO | 3:41.48 |
| 2 | KWIATKOWSKI Michal | TEAM SKY | 0:17 |
| 3 | BENOOT Tiesj | LOTTO SOUDAL | “ |
JAN 30: Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race (WE) (1.2) Geelong › Geelong 113.3km
| 1 | SPRATT Amanda | ORICA-AIS | 2:58.45 |
| 2 | NEYLAN Rachel | ORICA-AIS | 0:49 |
| 3 | KING Danielle | WIGGLE HIGH5 | “ |
JAN 29: Trofeo Pollenca-Port de Andratx (1.1) Pollenca › Port de Andratx 162.6km
| 1 | BRAMBILLA Gianluca | ETIXX-QUICK STEP | 3:32.23 |
| 2 | KWIATKOWSKI Michal | TEAM SKY | 0:02 |
| 3 | STYBAR Zdenek | ETIXX-QUICK STEP | “ |
JAN 28: Trofeo Felanitx – Ses Salines – Campos – Porreres (1.1) Felanitx › Porreres 174km
| 1 | GREIPEL Andre | LOTTO SOUDAL | 4:05.15 |
| 2 | BENNETT Sam | BORA-ARGON 18 | “ |
| 3 | BOASSON HAGEN Edvald | TEAM DIMENSION DATA | “ |
