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October 2, 2019
CRO Race 2019 – Slunj – Zadar : 183 km
The Tour of Croatia is a men’s cycling stage race that takes place in Croatia.
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October 2, 2019
CRO Race 2019 – Slunj – Zadar : 183 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.
Eduard-Michael Grosu (Delko Marseille Provence) put in a late attack to clinch victory on stage 2 of the CRO Race, three seconds ahead of Alex Edmondson (Mitchelton-Scott) and Marko Kump (Adria Mobil), who rounded out the podium.
The Romanian took his fifth victory of the season from a reduced group of 35 riders on what was expected to be a sprint stage, though a mass crash in the peloton just 7km from the finish put paid to any hopes of a full bunch sprint.
With a ten-second bonus for winning the stage, plus the three seconds gained with his attack, Grosu now leads the race by five seconds from stage 1 winner Kump. Edmondon lies third overall, 13 seconds back, level with Yevgeniy Gidich (Astana).
After the finish, a spectator running on the road took out several riders, including Edmondson, Mattia Frapporti (Androni Giocattoli-Sidermec) and Cyril Gautier (Total Direct Énergie). Barring minor injuries, it seems that all riders involved will be able to continue the race.
Results :
1 Eduard-Michael Grosu (Rom) Delko Marseille Provence 4:24:39
2 Alex Edmondson (Aus) Mitchelton-Scott 0:00:03
3 Marko Kump (Slo) Adria Mobil
4 Mattia Frapporti (Ita) Androni Giocattoli-Sidermec
5 Arvid De Kleijn (Ned) Metec – TKH Continental Cyclingteam p/b Mantel
6 Cyril Gautier (Fra) Vital Concept-B&B Hotels
7 Matej Mohorič (Slo) Bahrain-Merida
8 John Mandrysch (Ger) P&S Metalltechnik
9 Paolo Simion (Ita) Bardiani-CSF
10 Timon Loderer (Ger) Team Hrinkow Advarics Cycleang
General Classification after Stage 2 :
1 Eduard-Michael Grosu (Rom) Delko Marseille Provence 8:51:52
2 Marko Kump (Slo) Adria Mobil 0:00:05
3 Alex Edmondson (Aus) Mitchelton-Scott 0:00:13
4 Yevgeniy Gidich (Kaz) Astana Pro Team
5 Matej Mohorič (Slo) Bahrain-Merida 0:00:14
6 Alexis Guerin (Fra) Delko Marseille Provence 0:00:17
7 Adam Yates (GBr) Mitchelton-Scott 0:00:18
8 Arvid De Kleijn (Ned) Metec – TKH Continental Cyclingteam p/b Mantel 0:00:19
9 John Mandrysch (Ger) P&S Metalltechnik
10 Cyril Gautier (Fra) Total Direct Énergie
 put in a late attack to clinch victory on stage 2 of the CRO Race, three seconds ahead of Alex Edmondson (Mitchelton-Scott) and Marko Kump (Adria Mobil), who rounded out the podium.
The Romanian took his fifth victory of the season from a reduced group of 35 riders on what was expected to be a sprint stage, though a mass crash in the peloton just 7km from the finish put paid to any hopes of a full bunch sprint.
With a ten-second bonus for winning the stage, plus the three seconds gained with his attack, Grosu now leads the race by five seconds from stage 1 winner Kump. Edmondon lies third overall, 13 seconds back, level with Yevgeniy Gidich (Astana).
After the finish, a spectator running on the road took out several riders, including Edmondson, Mattia Frapporti (Androni Giocattoli-Sidermec) and Cyril Gautier (Total Direct Énergie). Barring minor injuries, it seems that all riders involved will be able to continue the race.
<strong>Results : </strong>
1 Eduard-Michael Grosu (Rom) Delko Marseille Provence 4:24:39
2 Alex Edmondson (Aus) Mitchelton-Scott 0:00:03
3 Marko Kump (Slo) Adria Mobil
4 Mattia Frapporti (Ita) Androni Giocattoli-Sidermec
5 Arvid De Kleijn (Ned) Metec - TKH Continental Cyclingteam p/b Mantel
6 Cyril Gautier (Fra) Vital Concept-B&B Hotels
7 Matej Mohorič (Slo) Bahrain-Merida
8 John Mandrysch (Ger) P&S Metalltechnik
9 Paolo Simion (Ita) Bardiani-CSF
10 Timon Loderer (Ger) Team Hrinkow Advarics Cycleang
<strong> General Classification after Stage 2 : </strong>
1 Eduard-Michael Grosu (Rom) Delko Marseille Provence 8:51:52
2 Marko Kump (Slo) Adria Mobil 0:00:05
3 Alex Edmondson (Aus) Mitchelton-Scott 0:00:13
4 Yevgeniy Gidich (Kaz) Astana Pro Team
5 Matej Mohorič (Slo) Bahrain-Merida 0:00:14
6 Alexis Guerin (Fra) Delko Marseille Provence 0:00:17
7 Adam Yates (GBr) Mitchelton-Scott 0:00:18
8 Arvid De Kleijn (Ned) Metec - TKH Continental Cyclingteam p/b Mantel 0:00:19
9 John Mandrysch (Ger) P&S Metalltechnik
10 Cyril Gautier (Fra) Total Direct Énergie)
