Challenge de Mallorca 2019 (4 Trofeo Playa de Palma – Palma) – [Highlights]

February 03, 2019

Challenge de Mallorca 2019 – Trofeo Trofeo Playa de Palma – Palma – Playa de Palma – Palma : 159,6 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.

Marcel Kittel (Katusha-Alpecin) took his first win in almost twelve months with victory in the Trofeo Palma – the final race of the 2019 Challenge Mallorca. The German was delivered to the line perfectly by his teammates, who had chased down an early break before Kittel won the sprint to the line ahead of Timothy Dupont (Wanty – Groupe Gobert) and Hugo Hofstetter (Cofidis).

The 30-year-old German sprinter had not won a race since taking two stages of Tirreno-Adriatico last March. Kittel moved to Katusha-Alpecin at the start of the 2018 season but struggled almost throughout due to a combination of illnesses and a lack of form. He abandoned the Tour de France in July after missing out on a stage win and eventually ended his season in late August.

On Sunday Kittel was unstoppable, hitting the front with over 125m to go and powering to the line to take the win by over a bike length.

“I’m very, very happy because this is more than just winning a race. For me it’s also a little comeback after last year. Last year wasn’t great and I had to struggle a lot. In the last few days I’ve felt that my legs are good and I’m very happy that I can give this victory to my teammates, and also the confidence that comes with it,” Kittel said at the finish.

“The team did a great job the whole day. They protected me and we stayed together on the difficult moment on the climb. It’s really good, and I’m very happy.”

Results :
1 Marcel Kittel (Ger) Katusha-Alpecin 3:45:23
2 Timothy Dupont (Bel) Wanty-Gobert Cycling Team
3 Hugo Hofstetter (Fra) Cofidis Solutions Credits
4 Christophe Noppe (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise
5 André Greipel (Ger) Team Arkea-Samsic
6 Rüdiger Selig (Ger) Bora-Hansgrohe
7 Maxence Moncassin (Fra) Amore & Vita-Prodir
8 John Degenkolb (Ger) Trek-Segafredo
9 Boris Vallee (Bel) Wanty-Gobert Cycling Team
10 José Rojas (Spa) Movistar Team
11 Alexander Kristoff (Nor) UAE Team Emirates
12 Enrique Sanz Unzue (Spa) Euskadi Basque Country-Murias
13 Thomas Boudat (Fra) Direct Energie
14 Jasper De Buyst (Bel) Lotto Soudal
15 Sasha Weemaes (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise
16 Mikel Alonso Flores (Spa) Equipo Euskadi
17 Sondre Holst Enger (Nor) Israel Cycling Academy
18 Robert-Jon Mccarthy (Irl) Canyon Dhb P / B Bloor Homes
19 Jose Daniel Viejo Redondo (Spa) Euskadi Basque Country-Murias
20 Jon Aberasturi Izaga (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA
21 Lucas Carstensen (Ger) Bike Aid
22 Jurgen Roelandts (Bel) Movistar Team
23 Romain Cardis (Fra) Direct Energie
24 Eugenio Alafaci (Ita) Evopro Racing
25 Kenneth Van Rooy (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise
26 Michaël Van Staeyen (Bel) Roompot-Charles
27 Oscar Pelegri Ferrandis (Spa) Vito-Feirense-PNB
28 Daire Feeley (Irl) Evopro Racing
29 John Murphy (USA) Rally UHC Cycling
30 Aaron Van Poucke (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise
31 Joan Marti Bennassar Rossello (Spa) Spain
32 Sean De Bie (Bel) Roompot-Charles
33 Seid Lizde (Ita) Evopro Racing
34 Emmanuel Morin (Fra) Cofidis Solutions Credits
35 Pier Andre Cote (Can) Rally UHC Cycling
36 Mark Downey (Irl) Evopro Racing
37 Emiel Planckaert (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise
38 Xavier Cañellas Sanchez (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA
39 Boy van Poppel (Ned) Roompot-Charles
40 Thimo Willems (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise
41 Marco Mathis (Ger) Cofidis Solutions Credits
42 Alan Banaszek (Pol) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA
43 Senne Leysen (Bel) Roompot-Charles
44 Gotzon Martin Sanz (Spa) Equipo Euskadi
45 Bjorg Lambrecht (Bel) Lotto Soudal
46 Luis Guillermo Mas Bonet (Spa) Movistar Team
47 Gotzon Udondo Santamaria (Spa) Euskadi Basque Country-Murias
48 Jan-André Freuler (Swi) Amore & Vita-Prodir
49 Alex Colman (Bel) Canyon Dhb p/b Bloor Homes
50 Maris Bogdanovics (Lat) Interpro Cycling Academy
51 Jesper Asselman (Ned) Roompot-Charles
52 Fernando Barcelo Aragon (Spa) Euskadi Basque Country-Murias
53 Matteo Moschetti (Ita) Trek-Segafredo
54 Clément Russo (Fra) Team Arkea-Samsic
55 Alex Paton (GBr) Canyon Dhb p/b Bloor Homes
56 Jean-Pierre Drucker (Lux) Bora-Hansgrohe
57 Daniele Bennati (Ita) Movistar Team
58 Per Christian Münstermann (Ger) Team Sauerland NRW p/b SKS Germany
59 Unai Cuadrado Ruiz De Gauna (Spa) Equipo Euskadi
60 Rafal Majka (Pol) Bora-Hansgrohe
61 Frederik Backaert (Bel) Wanty – Gobert Cycling Team
62 Jon Knolle (Ger) Team Sauerland NRW p/b SKS Germany
63 Cormac Mcgeough (Irl) Evopro Racing
64 Jacob Hennessy (GBr) Canyon Dhb p/b Bloor Homes
65 Guy Sagiv (Isr) Israel Cycling Academy
66 Roy Goldstein (Isr) Israel Cycling Academy
67 Sander Armee (Bel) Lotto Soudal
68 Aleksejs Saramotins (Lat) Interpro Cycling Academy
69 Rick Zabel (Ger) Katusha-Alpecin
70 Tyler Magner (USA) Rally UHC Cycling
71 Romain Le Roux (Fra) Team Arkea-Samsic
72 Joann Leinau (Ger) Team Sauerland NRW p/b SKS Germany 0:00:11
73 Sjoerd van Ginneken (Ned) Roompot-Charles
74 Davide Cimolai (Ita) Israel Cycling Academy
75 Samuel Ponce Alvarez (And) Interpro Cycling Academy
76 Ibai Azurmendi Sagastibeltza (Spa) Equipo Euskadi
77 Juan Antonio Lopez-Cozar Jaimez (Spa) Euskadi Basque Country-Murias
78 Ludwig De Winter (Bel) Wanty – Gobert Cycling Team
79 Andreas Schillinger (Ger) Bora-Hansgrohe
80 Brian van Goethem (Ned) Lotto Soudal
81 Wesley Kreder (Ned) Wanty-Gobert Cycling Team
82 Alexander Cataford (Can) Israel Cycling Academy
83 Jenthe Biermans (Bel) Katusha-Alpecin
84 Benoit Jarrier (Fra) Team Arkea-Samsic
85 Imanol Erviti (Spa) Movistar Team
86 Damien Touze (Fra) Cofidis Solutions Credits
87 Adne Van Engelen (Ned) Bike Aid
88 Florian Hudry (Fra) Interpro Cycling Academy
89 Louis Leinau (Ger) Team Sauerland NRW p/b SKS Germany
90 Justin Wolf (Ger) Bike Aid
91 Gonzalo Serrano Rodriguez (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA
92 Dennis Van Winden (Ned) Israel Cycling Academy
93 Cesare Benedetti (Ita) Bora-Hansgrohe
94 Lars Boom (Ned) Roompot-Charles
95 Sebastian Mora Vedri (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA
96 Enrico Battaglin (Ita) Katusha-Alpecin
97 Nils Politt (Ger) Katusha-Alpecin
98 Ilnur Zakarin (Rus) Katusha-Alpecin
99 Guillaume Boivin (Can) Israel Cycling Academy 0:00:23
100 Fumiyuki Beppu (Jpn) Trek-Segafredo 0:00:25
101 Marco Marcato (Ita) UAE Team Emirates
102 Rui Filipe Alves Oliveira (Por) UAE Team Emirates
103 Frederik Frison (Bel) Lotto Soudal
104 David Gonzalez Lopez (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA 0:00:29
105 Pim Ligthart (Ned) Direct Energie 0:00:35
106 Cyril Lemoine (Fra) Cofidis Solutions Credits 0:00:42
107 Toms Skujins (Lat) Trek-Segafredo 0:00:46
108 Matthew Bostock (GBr) Canyon Dhb p/b Bloor Homes 0:00:48
109 Andrea Pasqualon (Ita) Wanty-Gobert Cycling Team
110 Gianluca Brambilla (Ita) Trek-Segafredo 0:01:00
111 Robert Britton (Can) Rally UHC Cycling 0:01:10
112 Peio Goikoetxea Goiogana (Spa) Equipo Euskadi 0:01:13
113 Pau Llaneras Casas (Spa) Spain
114 Markel Irizar Aramburu (Spa) Trek-Segafredo
115 Mario Gonzalez Salas (Spa) Euskadi Basque Country-Murias
116 Manuele Mori (Ita) UAE Team Emirates
117 Aleksandr Riabushenko (Blr) UAE Team Emirates
118 Antonio Pedrero (Spa) Movistar Team
119 Angelo Tulik (Fra) Direct Energie
120 Bryan Nauleau (Fra) Direct Energie
121 Hector Saez Benito (Spa) Euskadi Basque Country-Murias
122 Nicolas Edet (Fra) Cofidis Solutions Credits
123 Ian Boswell (USA) Katusha-Alpecin
124 Evan Huffman (USA) Rally UHC Cycling
125 Nicola Conci (Ita) Trek-Segafredo
126 Vegard Stake Laengen (Nor) UAE Team Emirates 0:01:51
127 Adam De Vos (Can) Rally UHC Cycling 0:02:09
128 Simon Sellier (Fra) Direct Energie 0:04:18
129 Thibault Guernalec (Fra) Team Arkea-Samsic
130 Lawrence Naesen (Bel) Lotto Soudal 0:04:53
131 Albert Torres Barcelo (Spa) Spain 0:05:03
132 Iltjan Nika (Alb) Amore & Vita-Prodir 0:06:48
133 Eugert Zhupa (Alb) Evopro Racing
134 Daniel Bichlmann (Ger) Bike Aid
135 Unai Iribar Jauregi (Spa) Spain
136 Jokin Aranburu Arruti (Spa) Equipo Euskadi
137 Felix Intra (Ger) Team Sauerland NRW p/b SKS Germany
138 Dzmitry Zhyhunou (Blr) Equipo Euskadi
139 Marc Buades Ferriol (Spa) Spain
140 Robert Thomas Wagner (Ger) Team Arkea-Samsic
141 Alfdan De Decker (Bel) Wanty-Gobert Cycling Team
142 Stijn De Bock (Bel) Canyon Dhb p/b Bloor Homes
143 Dominic Mestre (Por) Evopro Racing 0:09:08
144 David Casanovas Alegri (Spa) Interpro Cycling Academy
145 Aaron Verwilst (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise
146 Julio Alberto Amores Palacios (Spa) Spain