CRO Race 2019 – Stage 1 [LAST 25 KM]

October 1, 2019

CRO Race 2019 – Osijek – Lipik : 210 km

The Tour of Croatia is a men’s cycling stage race that takes place in Croatia. It is part of the UCI Europe Tour and is rated by the UCI as a 2.HC event, the second tier of professional stage races.

Marko Kump (Adria Mobil) won the opening stage of the CRO Tour, taking the race lead in the process. The Slovenian beat Yevgeniy Gidich (Astana) and Eduard Grosu (Delko Marseille Provence) in a photo finish at the end of a rolling opening stage.

The victory is the Kump’s seventh of the season, and the 31-year-old now leads the general classification by four seconds ahead of Gidich.

Results :
1 Marko Kump (Slo) Adria Mobil 4:27:29
2 Yevgeniy Gidich (Kaz) Astana Pro Team
3 Eduard Michael Grosu (Rom) Delko Marseille Provence
4 John Mandrysch (Ger) P&S Metalltechnik
5 Alex Edmondson (Aus) Mitchelton-Scott
6 Arvid De Kleijn (Ned) Metec – TKH Continental Cyclingteam p/b Mantel
7 Cyril Gautier (Fra) Vital Concept-B&B Hotels
8 Rok Korošec (Slo) Ljubljana Gusto Santic
9 Josip Rumac (Cro) Androni Giocattoli-Sidermec
10 Matej Mohorič (Slo) Bahrain-Merida

General Classification after Stage 1 :
1 Marko Kump (Slo) Adria Mobil 4:27:19
2 Yevgeniy Gidich (Kaz) Astana Pro Team 0:00:04
3 Dušan Rajović (Srb) Adria Mobil
4 Eduard Michael Grosu (Rom) Delko Marseille Provence 0:00:06
5 Matej Mohorič (Slo) Bahrain-Merida 0:00:08
6 Alexis Guerin (Fra) Delko Marseille Provence
7 Adam Yates (GBr) Mitchelton-Scott 0:00:09
8 Matic Grošelj (Slo) Ljubljana Gusto Santic
9 John Mandrysch (Ger) P&S Metalltechnik 0:00:10
10 Alex Edmondson (Aus) Mitchelton-Scott