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April 03, 2017
Tour of the Basque Country 2017 – Stage 1– Iruña – Eguesibar-Sarriguren – 153,3 km
The 2017 Tour of the Basque Country is a road cycling stage race that is scheduled to take place between 3 and 8 April.
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April 03, 2017
Tour of the Basque Country 2017 – Stage 1– Iruña – Eguesibar-Sarriguren – 153,3 km
The 2017 Tour of the Basque Country is a road cycling stage race that is scheduled to take place between 3 and 8 April. It will be the 57th edition of the Tour of the Basque Country and will be the fourteenth event of the 2017 UCI World Tour.
Michael Matthews sprinted to his first win in Team Sunweb kit Monday in the opening stage of the Vuelta Ciclista al País Vasco.
The 28-year-old powered to victory ahead of Jay McCarthy (Bora-Hansgrohe) and Simon Gerrans (Orica-Scott) to make for an all-Australian stage 1 podium after 153 kilometres of racing.
After the day’s three-man breakaway was caught with just under 20 kilometres left to race, teams began to get their trains in order for what seemed to be an inevitable sprint finale – though that didn’t stop a few riders from trying to get clear in the closing stages of the action.
Quick-Step’s Julian Alaphilippe unleashed a solo attack with a little over four kilometeres to go that looked to have some traction, but even as he seemed to have perhaps stolen a march on the peloton, he suffered a rear wheel puncture, ending his hopes of a stage victory.
Movistar’s Alejandro Valverde led a small group off the front shortly thereafter but couldn’t quite force a significant split, leading to a sprint finish as everything came back together. Matthews took the win convincingly at the line ahead of McCarthy, with Gerrans just pipping Katusha-Alpecin’s Jhonatan Restrepo for third.
Results :
1 Michael Matthews (Aus) Team Sunweb
2 Jay McCarthy (Aus) Bora-Hansgrohe
3 Simon Gerrans (Aus) Orica-Scott
4 Jhonatan Restrepo (Col) Katusha-Alpecin
5 Sean De Bie (Bel) Lotto Soudal
6 Maximiliano Richeze (Arg) Quick-Step Floors
7 Rigoberto Uran (Col) Cannondale-Drapac
8 Anthony Roux (Fra) FDJ
9 Ben Swift (GBr) UAE Team Emirates
10 Gregor Mühlberger (Aut) Bora-Hansgrohe
General classification after stage 1 :
1 Michael Matthews (Aus) Team Sunweb
2 Jay McCarthy (Aus) Bora-Hansgrohe
3 Simon Gerrans (Aus) Orica-Scott
4 Jhonatan Restrepo (Col) Katusha-Alpecin
5 Sean De Bie (Bel) Lotto Soudal
6 Maximiliano Richeze (Arg) Quick-Step Floors
7 Rigoberto Uran (Col) Cannondale-Drapac
8 Anthony Roux (Fra) FDJ
9 Ben Swift (GBr) UAE Team Emirates
10 Gregor Mühlberger (Aut) Bora-Hansgrohe
 and Simon Gerrans (Orica-Scott) to make for an all-Australian stage 1 podium after 153 kilometres of racing.
After the day's three-man breakaway was caught with just under 20 kilometres left to race, teams began to get their trains in order for what seemed to be an inevitable sprint finale - though that didn't stop a few riders from trying to get clear in the closing stages of the action.
Quick-Step's Julian Alaphilippe unleashed a solo attack with a little over four kilometeres to go that looked to have some traction, but even as he seemed to have perhaps stolen a march on the peloton, he suffered a rear wheel puncture, ending his hopes of a stage victory.
Movistar's Alejandro Valverde led a small group off the front shortly thereafter but couldn't quite force a significant split, leading to a sprint finish as everything came back together. Matthews took the win convincingly at the line ahead of McCarthy, with Gerrans just pipping Katusha-Alpecin's Jhonatan Restrepo for third.
<strong>Results : </strong>
1 Michael Matthews (Aus) Team Sunweb
2 Jay McCarthy (Aus) Bora-Hansgrohe
3 Simon Gerrans (Aus) Orica-Scott
4 Jhonatan Restrepo (Col) Katusha-Alpecin
5 Sean De Bie (Bel) Lotto Soudal
6 Maximiliano Richeze (Arg) Quick-Step Floors
7 Rigoberto Uran (Col) Cannondale-Drapac
8 Anthony Roux (Fra) FDJ
9 Ben Swift (GBr) UAE Team Emirates
10 Gregor Mühlberger (Aut) Bora-Hansgrohe
<strong>General classification after stage 1 :</strong>
1 Michael Matthews (Aus) Team Sunweb
2 Jay McCarthy (Aus) Bora-Hansgrohe
3 Simon Gerrans (Aus) Orica-Scott
4 Jhonatan Restrepo (Col) Katusha-Alpecin
5 Sean De Bie (Bel) Lotto Soudal
6 Maximiliano Richeze (Arg) Quick-Step Floors
7 Rigoberto Uran (Col) Cannondale-Drapac
8 Anthony Roux (Fra) FDJ
9 Ben Swift (GBr) UAE Team Emirates
10 Gregor Mühlberger (Aut) Bora-Hansgrohe)
