Tour of Turkey 2017 – Stage 1 [FULL STAGE]

October 10, 2017

Tour of Turkey 2017 – Stage 1 – Alanya – Kemer : 176,7 km

Presidential Cycling Tour of Turkey (Turkish: Cumhurbaşkanlığı Bisiklet Turu) is a professional road bicycle racing stage race held annually in Turkey. From 2006 it was rated as a 2.2 event, before being upgraded to 2.1 in 2008, and then to 2.HC for the 2010 edition.

Sam Bennett (Bora-Hansgrohe) took victory on the opening stage of the Tour of Turkey in in Kemer. Bennett avoided a crash in the final 200 metres to claim his second win this month, beating Marco Benfatto (Androni Sidermec) and Edward Theuns (Trek-Segafredo) in the high-speed sprint.

Hot off the heels of his Munsterland Giro victory and one of the few WorldTour sprinters in the bunch, Bennett was one of the pre-stage favourites on what was always expected to be a bunch sprint.

Bora-Hansgrohe was ever-present at the front of the peloton throughout the 170-kilometre stage, with some assistance from Trek-Segafredo and Gazprom-Rusvelo. They kept Bennett out of trouble as the peloton closed in on the finish line, avoiding a crash that several riders gown down in the middle of the bunch and then Shane Archbold skilfully lead out his team leader. The incident split the peloton, leaving only a small selection of riders to fight it out for the victory.

Bennett was led up the right side of the reduced bunch by Shane Archbold before he opened up his sprint with around 150 metres to go. The Irishman charged past several rivals and only a late charge from Benfatto threatened his victory. In the end, Bennett had half a bike’s advantage on the Italian as they crossed the line.

The first stage of the 2017 Tour of Turkey set out from the coastal town of Alanya, east of Antalya. Onur Balkan and Batuhan Ozgur of the Turkish national team made it into the early break along with Alex Turrin (Wilier Triestina) and Flavio Cardoso Santos (Soul Brasil). The four later became six when Bardiani CSF duo Vincenzo Albanese and Simone Sterbini jumped across the gap.

After 20 kilometres of racing, the group held a 4:08 advantage over the peloton behind. By the halfway point of the stage, that had been cut down to just over two minutes as the sprinters’ teams sprang into action. Gazprom-Rusvelo, Bora-Hansgrohe and Trek-Segafredo shared the duties for their respective fast-men.

Ozgur was the first to feel the strain of the pace and he was quickly distanced by his companions. It wouldn’t be long before the remaining five riders found themselves back in the clutches of the peloton. Perhaps a little earlier than most would have ideally liked, the two groups were back together with 33 kilometres still to run.

The early catch meant that there was still time to attack and many tried their hand with attacks down the road. Ultimately, nothing stuck, with the high pace of the peloton and a head wind too making it difficult to stay away. A crash in the final two kilometres saw several riders hit the deck and divided what was left of the peloton. Bennett remained untroubled and had a clear run to the line to seal what he hopes to be the first of many victories this week.

Results :
1 Sam Bennett (Irl) Bora – Hansgrohe 3:57:26
2 Marco Benfatto (Ita) Androni – Sidermec – Bottecchia
3 Edward Theuns (Bel) Trek – Segafredo
4 Federico Zurlo (Ita) Uae Team Emirates
5 Matteo Pelucchi (Ita) Bora – Hansgrohe
6 Riccardo Minali (Ita) Astana Pro Team
7 Simone Consonni (Ita) Uae Team Emirates
8 Jonas Koch (Ger) Ccc Sprandi Polkowice
9 Manuel Belletti (Ita) Wilier Triestina – Selle Italia
10 Jordi Simon Casulleras (Spa) Soul Brasil Pro Cycling Team
11 Paolo Simion (Ita) Bardiani Csf
12 Enrico Barbin (Ita) Bardiani Csf
13 Nikolay Trusov (Rus) Gazprom – Rusvelo
14 Boy Van Poppel (Ned) Trek – Segafredo
15 Shane Archbold (NZl) Bora – Hansgrohe
16 Davide Ballerini (Ita) Androni – Sidermec – Bottecchia
17 Michal Paluta (Pol) Ccc Sprandi Polkowice
18 Zhandos Bizhigitov (Kaz) Astana Pro Team
19 Aleksejs Saramotins (Lat) Bora – Hansgrohe
20 Kiel Reijnen (USA) Trek – Segafredo
21 Gregor Mühlberger (Aut) Bora – Hansgrohe
22 Marco Coledan (Ita) Trek – Segafredo
23 Ruslan Tleubayev (Kaz) Astana Pro Team
24 Gregory Habeaux (Bel) Wb Veranclassic Aquality Protect
25 Marco Maronese (Ita) Bardiani Csf
26 Vincenzo Albanese (Ita) Bardiani Csf
27 Diego Ulissi (Ita) Uae Team Emirates
28 Przemyslaw Niemiec (Pol) Uae Team Emirates
29 Nazim Bakirci (Tur) Torku Sekerspor
30 Andrey Zeits (Kaz) Astana Pro Team
31 Serkan Balkan (Tur) Torku Sekerspor
32 Miguel Eduardo Florez Lopez (Col) Wilier Triestina – Selle Italia
33 Edward Ravasi (Ita) Uae Team Emirates
34 Silvio Herklotz (Ger) Bora – Hansgrohe
35 Edoardo Zardini (Ita) Bardiani Csf
36 Mirco Maestri (Ita) Bardiani Csf
37 Igor Boev (Rus) Gazprom – Rusvelo
38 FrantišEk Sisr (Cze) Ccc Sprandi Polkowice
39 Sergei Chernetski (Rus) Astana Pro Team
40 Marco Frapporti (Ita) Androni – Sidermec – Bottecchia
41 Patryk Stosz (Pol) Ccc Sprandi Polkowice
42 Ludovic Robeet (Bel) Wb Veranclassic Aquality Protect
43 Alberto Cecchin (Ita) Wilier Triestina – Selle Italia
44 Andrea Vendrame (Ita) Androni – Sidermec – Bottecchia
45 Pedro Autran Dourado Dutra Nicacio (Bra) Soul Brasil Pro Cycling Team 0:01:47
46 Lincoln Silva (Bra) Soul Brasil Pro Cycling Team
47 Fumiyuki Beppu (Jpn) Trek – Segafredo
48 Jarlinson Pantano Gomez (Col) Trek – Segafredo
49 Matteo Spreafico (Ita) Androni – Sidermec – Bottecchia
50 Alessandro Tonelli (Ita) Bardiani Csf
51 Daniel Felipe Martinez Poveda (Col) Wilier Triestina – Selle Italia
52 Thomas Deruette (Bel) Wb Veranclassic Aquality Protect
53 Jhon Darwin Atapuma Hurtado (Col) Uae Team Emirates
54 Danilo Celano (Ita) Caja Rural – Seguros Rga
55 Sergey Lagutin (Rus) Gazprom – Rusvelo
56 Fausto Masnada (Ita) Androni – Sidermec – Bottecchia
57 Sergey Firsanov (Rus) Gazprom – Rusvelo
58 Ilia Koshevoy (Blr) Wilier Triestina – Selle Italia
59 Liam Bertazzo (Ita) Wilier Triestina – Selle Italia
60 Onur Balkan (Tur)
61 Christopher Butler (USA) Caja Rural – Seguros Rga
62 Francesco Gavazzi (Ita) Androni – Sidermec – Bottecchia
63 Mattia Frapporti (Ita) Androni – Sidermec – Bottecchia
64 Raphael Pires (Bra) Soul Brasil Pro Cycling Team
65 Rafael Reis (Por) Caja Rural – Seguros Rga
66 Lukas Spengler (Swi) Wb Veranclassic Aquality Protect
67 Jimmy Duquennoy (Bel) Wb Veranclassic Aquality Protect
68 Julien Stassen (Bel) Wb Veranclassic Aquality Protect
69 Dmitriy Gruzdev (Kaz) Astana Pro Team
70 Gregory Daniel (USA) Trek – Segafredo
71 David Arroyo Duran (Spa) Caja Rural – Seguros Rga
72 Alex Turrin (Ita) Wilier Triestina – Selle Italia
73 Simone Sterbini (Ita) Bardiani Csf
74 Victor Ranghetti (Bra) Soul Brasil Pro Cycling Team
75 Eduard Prades Reverter (Spa) Caja Rural – Seguros Rga
76 Nikita Stalnov (Kaz) Astana Pro Team
77 Ildar Arslanov (Rus) Gazprom – Rusvelo
78 Muhammet Atalay (Tur) Torku Sekerspor
79 Antonio Molina Canet (Spa) Caja Rural – Seguros Rga
80 Ivan Rovny (Rus) Gazprom – Rusvelo
81 Pavel Brutt (Rus) Gazprom – Rusvelo
82 Yonder Godoy (Ven) Wilier Triestina – Selle Italia 0:02:58
83 Feritcan Samli (Tur) Torku Sekerspor
84 Ahmet Orken (Tur) Torku Sekerspor
85 Michael Schwarzmann (Ger) Bora – Hansgrohe 0:03:38
86 Eugenio Alafaci (Ita) Trek – Segafredo
87 Batuhan Özgür (Tur) Torku Sekerspor
88 Piotr Brozyna (Pol) Ccc Sprandi Polkowice
89 Leszek Plucinski (Pol) Ccc Sprandi Polkowice
90 Mateusz Taciak (Pol) Ccc Sprandi Polkowice
91 Jesper Hansen (Den) Astana Pro Team
92 Ahmet Akdilek (Tur) Torku Sekerspor
93 Leopold Konig (Cze) Bora – Hansgrohe 0:05:47
94 Vegard Stake Laengen (Nor) Uae Team Emirates
95 Marko Kump (Slo) Uae Team Emirates
96 Christophe Masson (Fra) Wb Veranclassic Aquality Protect
97 Kamil Malecki (Pol) Ccc Sprandi Polkowice
98 Alexander Porsev (Rus) Gazprom – Rusvelo
99 Diego Rubio Hernandez (Spa) Caja Rural – Seguros Rga
100 Murilo Ferraz Affonso (Bra) Soul Brasil Pro Cycling Team
101 Flavio Cardoso Santos (Bra) Soul Brasil Pro Cycling Team
102 Roberto Pinheiro Da Silva (Bra) Soul Brasil Pro Cycling Team
DNF Hector Saez Benito (Spa) Caja Rural – Seguros Rga
DNF Justin Jules (Fra) Wb Veranclassic Aquality Protect

General Classification after Stage 1 :
1 Sam Bennett (Irl) Bora – Hansgrohe 3:57:16
2 Marco Benfatto (Ita) Androni – Sidermec – Bottecchia 0:00:04
3 Edward Theuns (Bel) Trek – Segafredo 0:00:06
4 Vincenzo Albanese (Ita) Bardiani Csf 0:00:07
5 Francesco Gavazzi (Ita) Androni – Sidermec – Bottecchia
6 Diego Ulissi (Ita) Uae Team Emirates 0:00:08
7 Flavio Cardoso Santos (Bra) Soul Brasil Pro Cycling Team
8 Alex Turrin (Ita) Wilier Triestina – Selle Italia 0:00:09
9 Muhammet Atalay (Tur) Torku Sekerspor
10 Federico Zurlo (Ita) Uae Team Emirates 0:00:10
11 Matteo Pelucchi (Ita) Bora – Hansgrohe
12 Riccardo Minali (Ita) Astana Pro Team
13 Simone Consonni (Ita) Uae Team Emirates
14 Jonas Koch (Ger) Ccc Sprandi Polkowice
15 Manuel Belletti (Ita) Wilier Triestina – Selle Italia
16 Jordi Simon Casulleras (Spa) Soul Brasil Pro Cycling Team
17 Paolo Simion (Ita) Bardiani Csf
18 Enrico Barbin (Ita) Bardiani Csf
19 Nikolay Trusov (Rus) Gazprom – Rusvelo
20 Boy Van Poppel (Ned) Trek – Segafredo
21 Shane Archbold (NZl) Bora – Hansgrohe
22 Davide Ballerini (Ita) Androni – Sidermec – Bottecchia
23 Michal Paluta (Pol) Ccc Sprandi Polkowice
24 Zhandos Bizhigitov (Kaz) Astana Pro Team
25 Aleksejs Saramotins (Lat) Bora – Hansgrohe
26 Kiel Reijnen (USA) Trek – Segafredo
27 Gregor Mühlberger (Aut) Bora – Hansgrohe
28 Marco Coledan (Ita) Trek – Segafredo
29 Ruslan Tleubayev (Kaz) Astana Pro Team
30 Gregory Habeaux (Bel) Wb Veranclassic Aquality Protect
31 Marco Maronese (Ita) Bardiani Csf
32 Przemyslaw Niemiec (Pol) Uae Team Emirates
33 Nazim Bakirci (Tur) Torku Sekerspor
34 Andrey Zeits (Kaz) Astana Pro Team
35 Serkan Balkan (Tur) Torku Sekerspor
36 Miguel Eduardo Florez Lopez (Col) Wilier Triestina – Selle Italia
37 Edward Ravasi (Ita) Uae Team Emirates
38 Silvio Herklotz (Ger) Bora – Hansgrohe
39 Edoardo Zardini (Ita) Bardiani Csf
40 Mirco Maestri (Ita) Bardiani Csf
41 Igor Boev (Rus) Gazprom – Rusvelo
42 FrantišEk Sisr (Cze) Ccc Sprandi Polkowice
43 Sergei Chernetski (Rus) Astana Pro Team
44 Marco Frapporti (Ita) Androni – Sidermec – Bottecchia
45 Patryk Stosz (Pol) Ccc Sprandi Polkowice
46 Ludovic Robeet (Bel) Wb Veranclassic Aquality Protect
47 Alberto Cecchin (Ita) Wilier Triestina – Selle Italia
48 Andrea Vendrame (Ita) Androni – Sidermec – Bottecchia
49 Lincoln Silva (Bra) Soul Brasil Pro Cycling Team
50 Fumiyuki Beppu (Jpn) Trek – Segafredo
51 Jarlinson Pantano Gomez (Col) Trek – Segafredo
52 Matteo Spreafico (Ita) Androni – Sidermec – Bottecchia
53 Alessandro Tonelli (Ita) Bardiani Csf
54 Daniel Felipe Martinez Poveda (Col) Wilier Triestina – Selle Italia
55 Thomas Deruette (Bel) Wb Veranclassic Aquality Protect
56 Jhon Darwin Atapuma Hurtado (Col) Uae Team Emirates
57 Danilo Celano (Ita) Caja Rural – Seguros Rga
58 Sergey Lagutin (Rus) Gazprom – Rusvelo
59 Fausto Masnada (Ita) Androni – Sidermec – Bottecchia
60 Sergey Firsanov (Rus) Gazprom – Rusvelo
61 Ilia Koshevoy (Blr) Wilier Triestina – Selle Italia
62 Liam Bertazzo (Ita) Wilier Triestina – Selle Italia
63 Onur Balkan (Tur)
64 Christopher Butler (USA) Caja Rural – Seguros Rga
65 Mattia Frapporti (Ita) Androni – Sidermec – Bottecchia
66 Raphael Pires (Bra) Soul Brasil Pro Cycling Team
67 Rafael Reis (Por) Caja Rural – Seguros Rga
68 Lukas Spengler (Swi) Wb Veranclassic Aquality Protect
69 Jimmy Duquennoy (Bel) Wb Veranclassic Aquality Protect
70 Julien Stassen (Bel) Wb Veranclassic Aquality Protect
71 Dmitriy Gruzdev (Kaz) Astana Pro Team
72 Gregory Daniel (USA) Trek – Segafredo
73 David Arroyo Duran (Spa) Caja Rural – Seguros Rga
74 Simone Sterbini (Ita) Bardiani Csf
75 Victor Ranghetti (Bra) Soul Brasil Pro Cycling Team
76 Eduard Prades Reverter (Spa) Caja Rural – Seguros Rga
77 Nikita Stalnov (Kaz) Astana Pro Team
78 Ildar Arslanov (Rus) Gazprom – Rusvelo
79 Antonio Molina Canet (Spa) Caja Rural – Seguros Rga
80 Ivan Rovny (Rus) Gazprom – Rusvelo
81 Pavel Brutt (Rus) Gazprom – Rusvelo
82 Feritcan Samli (Tur) Torku Sekerspor
83 Ahmet Orken (Tur) Torku Sekerspor
84 Batuhan Özgür (Tur) Torku Sekerspor
85 Piotr Brozyna (Pol) Ccc Sprandi Polkowice
86 Leszek Plucinski (Pol) Ccc Sprandi Polkowice
87 Mateusz Taciak (Pol) Ccc Sprandi Polkowice
88 Jesper Hansen (Den) Astana Pro Team
89 Ahmet Akdilek (Tur) Torku Sekerspor
90 Vegard Stake Laengen (Nor) Uae Team Emirates
91 Marko Kump (Slo) Uae Team Emirates
92 Christophe Masson (Fra) Wb Veranclassic Aquality Protect
93 Kamil Malecki (Pol) Ccc Sprandi Polkowice
94 Alexander Porsev (Rus) Gazprom – Rusvelo
95 Diego Rubio Hernandez (Spa) Caja Rural – Seguros Rga
96 Murilo Ferraz Affonso (Bra) Soul Brasil Pro Cycling Team
97 Roberto Pinheiro Da Silva (Bra) Soul Brasil Pro Cycling Team
98 Pedro Autran Dourado Dutra Nicacio (Bra) Soul Brasil Pro Cycling Team 0:01:57
99 Yonder Godoy (Ven) Wilier Triestina – Selle Italia 0:03:08
100 Michael Schwarzmann (Ger) Bora – Hansgrohe 0:03:48
101 Eugenio Alafaci (Ita) Trek – Segafredo
102 Leopold Konig (Cze) Bora – Hansgrohe 0:05:57