Challenge de Mallorca 2019 (3 Trofeo Serra de Tramuntana) – [Highlights]

February 02, 2019

Challenge de Mallorca 2019 – Trofeo Serra de Tramuntana – Sóller – Deià : 140,1 km

The XXVIII edition of the Challenge of Mallorca , which takes place between days January 31 and February 3, 2019 , and has prepared its route that, once again, will add a total of four independent tests UCI 1.1.

Tim Wellens (Lotto Soudal) took his first win of the 2019 season with victory over Emanuel Buchmann (Bora-Hansgrohe) and world champion Alejandro Valverde (Movistar) in the Trofeo Serra de Tramuntana – the third race in the Challenge Mallorca series. Wellens, 27, had finished fifth and second in the first two races but came out on top in Deia after a tough day in the saddle that included hail, rain, crosswinds and climbing. Wellens won the corresponding race in 2018.

The Belgian rider had linked up with Buchmann – who won Friday’s race – with around 10km to go before dropping the German with around 5km to go.

The early stages of the race had seen several breaks go clear but with the pace remaining high it would take time before the race settled. With around 100km to go a three-man group of Nicola Conci (Trek-Segafredo), Mauricio Moreira (Caja Rural) and Mario Gonzalez (Euskadi Murias) held a lead of just over two minutes on the pursuing peloton. Within 30km the break had been nullified as Lotto Soudal and several other teams controlled the peloton, and with the final set of climbs ahead the bunch were reduced to less than 30 riders.

Buchmann had won with a solo break on Friday, and the young German all-rounder was at it again, attacking with just under 25km to go, and less than 24 hours after his win. Wellens gave chase, alongside Sergio Higuita (Fundacion Euskadi), and with 12km to go Wellens and his companion made contact with the lone leader, while the remnants of the peloton continued to lose ground at 40 seconds.

With the final climb to the line, Wellens showed his freshness with a strong attack to take the victory.

Results :
1 Tim Wellens (Bel) Lotto Soudal 4:50:40
2 Emanuel Buchmann (Ger) Bora-Hansgrohe 0:00:14
3 Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Movistar Team 0:01:02
4 Sergio Andres Higuita Garcia (Col) Equipo Euskadi 0:01:19
5 Simon Špilak (Slo) Team Katusha Alpecin 0:01:33
6 Nelson Oliveira (Por) Movistar Team 0:01:46
7 Guillaume Martin (Fra) Wanty-Gobert Cycling Team
8 Pieter Weening (Ned) Roompot-Charles
9 José Rojas (Spa) Movistar Team 0:01:49
10 Giulio Ciccone (Ita) Trek-Segafredo
11 Patrick Konrad (Aut) Bora-Hansgrohe 0:01:58
12 Rafal Majka (Pol) Bora-Hansgrohe
13 Jose Herrada (Spa) Cofidis Solutions Credits 0:02:11
14 Simone Petilli (Ita) UAE Team Emirates 0:02:12
15 Fabio Aru (Ita) UAE Team Emirates
16 Ilnur Zakarin (Rus) Katusha-Alpecin
17 Jesper Hansen (Den) Cofidis Solutions Credits 0:02:19
18 Ben Hermans (Bel) Israel Cycling Academy
19 Gianluca Brambilla (Ita) Trek-Segafredo 0:02:26
20 Gonzalo Serrano Rodriguez (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA 0:02:45
21 Oscar Rodriguez Garaicoechea (Spa) Euskadi Basque Country-Murias 0:03:47
22 Fabio Felline (Ita) Trek-Segafredo 0:05:09
23 Fernando Barcelo Aragon (Spa) Euskadi Basque Country-Murias
24 Thomas Sprengers (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise 0:06:09
25 Aaron Van Poucke (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise
26 Nick van der Lijke (Ned) Roompot-Charles
27 Jonathan Lastra Martinez (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA
28 Bjorg Lambrecht (Bel) Lotto Soudal
29 Sander Armee (Bel) Lotto Soudal
30 Preben Van Hecke (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise
31 Gotzon Martin Sanz (Spa) Equipo Euskadi 0:07:18
32 Pim Ligthart (Ned) Direct Energie 0:07:51
33 Aaron Verwilst (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise 0:09:01
34 Kevin Van Melsen (Bel) Wanty-Gobert Cycling Team 0:09:48
35 Michael Gogl (Aut) Trek-Segafredo 0:09:58
36 Sergio Samitier Samitier (Spa) Euskadi Basque Country-Murias 0:10:13
37 Cesare Benedetti (Ita) Bora-Hansgrohe 0:10:50
38 Pavel Kochetkov (Rus) Katusha-Alpecin
39 Toms Skujins (Lat) Trek-Segafredo 0:10:56
40 Luis Angel Mate Mardones (Spa) Cofidis Solutions Credits 0:11:14
41 Hector Saez Benito (Spa) Euskadi Basque Country-Murias
42 Robert Britton (Can) Rally UHC Cycling 0:11:41
43 Brandon Mcnulty (USA) Rally UHC Cycling
44 Daire Feeley (Irl) Evopro Racing 0:12:03
45 Nicola Conci (Ita) Trek-Segafredo 0:12:23
46 Alex Colman (Bel) Canyon Dhb p/b Bloor Homes 0:12:38
47 Marc Buades Ferriol (Spa) Spain
48 Alvaro Cuadros Morata (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA 0:12:56
49 Jesus Herrada (Spa) Cofidis Solutions Credits 0:14:32
50 Thomas Stewart (GBr) Canyon Dhb p/b Bloor Homes 0:15:29
51 Ian Boswell (USA) Katusha-Alpecin
52 Niklas Eg (Den) Trek-Segafredo
53 Kevin Deltombe (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise
54 Viesturs Luksevics (Lat) Amore & Vita – Prodir
55 Gavin Mannion (USA) Rally UHC Cycling
56 Jesper Asselman (Ned) Roompot-Charles 0:17:20
57 Edward Ravasi (Ita) UAE Team Emirates
58 Hernan Ricardo Aguirre Caipa (Col) Interpro Cycling Academy
59 Nicolas Edet (Fra) Cofidis Solutions Credits 0:17:33
60 Perrig Quemeneur (Fra) Direct Energie
61 Ibai Azurmendi Sagastibeltza (Spa) Equipo Euskadi
62 Sebastian Mora Vedri (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA
63 Marco Bernardinetti (Ita) Amore & Vita – Prodir
64 Gotzon Udondo Santamaria (Spa) Euskadi Basque Country-Murias 0:17:38
65 Mathieu Burgaudeau (Fra) Direct Energie 0:18:05
66 Ruben Plaza (Spa) Israel Cycling Academy
67 Unai Cuadrado Ruiz De Gauna (Spa) Equipo Euskadi 0:19:47
68 Romain Sicard (Fra) Direct Energie 0:19:56
69 Juan Antonio Lopez-Cozar Jaimez (Spa) Euskadi Basque Country-Murias 0:22:46
70 Diego Lopez Fuentes (Spa) Equipo Euskadi
71 Sjoerd van Ginneken (Ned) Roompot-Charles 0:22:47
72 Boy van Poppel (Ned) Roompot-Charles
73 Unai Iribar Jauregi (Spa) Spain 0:24:07
74 Bryan Nauleau (Fra) Direct Energie 0:27:07
75 Awet Andemeskel (Eri) Israel Cycling Academy 0:31:29