ARCTIC TOUR OF NORWAY: ŤOUPALÍK E VAN DER POEL, DOPPIETTA CORENDON-CIRCUS AD HAMMERFEST

Corendon-Circus protagonista nella terza tappa dell’Arctic Tour of Norway, grazie al primo e secondo posto dei suoi alfieri Ťoupalík e Van der Poel.

Una terza tappa, quella di ieri dell’Arctic Tour of Norway, nel segno della ciclocross. Non certo per le caratteristiche del tracciato, anche se il circuito finale era un continuo saliscendi, ma perche il team dei primi due classificati, la Corendon-Circus, si dedica principalmente al ciclopratismo e sia il ceco Adam Ťoupalík, vincitore di giornata dopo una fuga nata in avvio di gara, sia Mathieu Van der Poel, classificatosi secondo dopo aver regolato il gruppetto inseguitore, provengono proprio dalla specialità del ciclocross. Inoltre per Ťoupalík quella di ieri è stata la sua prima vittoria su strada.
Dei nove protagonisti della fuga iniziale l’unico che ha provato ad insidiare la vittoria del ceco è stato lo statunitense Robin Carpenter. Il portacolori della Rally Cycling ha, però, sofferto le ultime salite del finale di gara ed è stato così riassorbito dal gruppo inseguitore, giunto sul traguardo a soli 2” dal vincitore e regolato come già detto da Mathieu Van der Poel che, dopo aver difeso il compagno di fuga, si è pure tolto questa piccola soddisfazione personale, portando nuovamente sotto i riflettori il proprio team, sconosciuto a gran parte del pubblico del ciclismo, già messosi in evidenza nella prima tappa, conquistata dallo stesso Van der Poel. Il successo aveva ovviamente consentito al corridore olandese di vestire per 24 ore le insegne del primato, dal giorno successivo detenute da Sergei Chernetski (Astana) che oggi ha esteso il suo vantaggio in classifica grazie all’abbuono del terzo posto: ora il russo comanda con 7″ sul danese Markus Hoelgaard (Joker Icopal) e 8″ sullo statunitense Colin Joyce (Rally Cycling).

Mario Prato

ORDINE D’ARRIVO

1 Adam Toupalik (Cze) Corendon-Circus 4:24:08
2 Mathieu van der Poel (Ned) Corendon-Circus 0:00:02
3 Sergei Chernetski (Rus) Astana Pro Team
4 Quentin Pacher (Fra) Vital Concept Club
5 Odd Christian Eiking (Nor) Wanty-Groupe Gobert
6 Markus Hoelgaard (Nor) Joker Icopal
7 Colin Joyce (USA) Rally Cycling
8 Benjamin Declercq (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise
9 Kevin Deltombe (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise
10 Nicolai Brøchner (Den) Holowesko-Citadel p/b Arapahoe Resources
11 Nicolas Roche (Irl) BMC Racing Team
12 Laurent Pichon (Fra) Fortuneo-Samsic
13 Dmitrii Strakhov (Rus) Katusha-Alpecin
14 Danilo Wyss (Swi) BMC Racing Team
15 Maurits Lammertink (Ned) Katusha-Alpecin
16 Jonathan Hivert (Fra) Direct Energie
17 Carl Fredrik Hagen (Nor) Joker Icopal
18 Romain Hardy (Fra) Fortuneo-Samsic
19 Steff Cras (Bel) Katusha-Alpecin
20 Robin Carpenter (USA) Rally Cycling
21 Krister Hagen (Nor) Team Coop 0:00:12
22 Michael Schär (Swi) BMC Racing Team
23 Louis Bendixen (Den) Team Coop 0:00:15
24 Jacques Janse Van Rensburg (RSA) Dimension Data
25 Iuri Filosi (Ita) Delko Marseille Provence KTM
26 Preben Van Hecke (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise
27 Martin Urianstad (Nor) Uno-X Norwegian Development Team 0:00:18
28 Jimmy Turgis (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits
29 Dennis van Winden (Ned) Israel Cycling Academy
30 Tanel Kangert (Est) Astana Pro Team
31 Bjørn Tore Hoem (Nor) Joker Icopal
32 Loic Chetout (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits
33 Matteo Fabbro (Ita) Katusha-Alpecin
34 Angelo Tulik (Fra) Direct Energie
35 Erik Nordsaeter Resell (Nor) Uno-X Norwegian Development Team
36 Guillaume Martin (Fra) Wanty-Groupe Gobert
37 Sébastien Delfosse (Bel) WB Aqua Protect Veranclassic 0:00:29
38 Clement Russo (Fra) Fortuneo-Samsic
39 Kent Main (RSA) Dimension Data 0:00:34
40 Johan Le Bon (Fra) Vital Concept Club 0:00:35
41 Julien Mortier (Bel) WB Aqua Protect Veranclassic 0:00:45
42 Christophe Noppe (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise 0:01:00
43 Yannick Martinez (Fra) Delko Marseille Provence KTM
44 Adrien Petit (Fra) Direct Energie
45 Cyril Lemoine (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits
46 Brendan Rhim (USA) Holowesko-Citadel p/b Arapahoe Resources
47 Guy Niv (Isr) Israel Cycling Academy
48 Ryan Anderson (Can) Rally Cycling
49 Jesper Hansen (Den) Astana Pro Team
50 Fabian Lienhard (Swi) Holowesko-Citadel p/b Arapahoe Resources
51 Connor Swift (GBr) Dimension Data
52 Willie Smit (RSA) Katusha-Alpecin
53 Marcel Meisen (Ger) Corendon-Circus 0:01:03
54 Gianni Vermeersch (Bel) Corendon-Circus
55 Jakob Fuglsang (Den) Astana Pro Team 0:01:25
56 Øyvind Lukkedal (Nor) Team Coop
57 Anders Skaarseth (Nor) Cofidis, Solutions Credits
58 Tiago Machado (Por) Katusha-Alpecin 0:01:41
59 Kristoffer Skjerping (Nor) Joker Icopal
60 Trond Håkon Trondsen (Nor) Team Coop
61 Kristian Aasvold (Nor) Team Coop
62 Kevin Van Melsen (Bel) Wanty-Groupe Gobert
63 Justin Mottier (Fra) Vital Concept Club
64 Daniel Turek (Cze) Israel Cycling Academy
65 Alexander Evans (Aus) BMC Racing Team
66 Alberto Bettiol (Ita) BMC Racing Team
67 Romain Cardis (Fra) Direct Energie
68 Sindre Skjøstad Lunke (Nor) Fortuneo-Samsic
69 David van der Poel (Ned) Corendon-Circus
70 Tom Meeusen (Bel) Corendon-Circus
71 Kenny Molly (Bel) WB Aqua Protect Veranclassic 0:01:57
72 Yoann Bagot (Fra) Vital Concept Club
73 Erwann Corbel (Fra) Vital Concept Club
74 Torstein Træen (Nor) Uno-X Norwegian Development Team
75 Sondre Enger (Nor) Israel Cycling Academy 0:02:41
76 Jonas Iversby Hvideberg (Nor) Uno-X Norwegian Development Team
77 Tom Wirtgen (Lux) WB Aqua Protect Veranclassic 0:03:05
78 Axel Journiaux (Fra) Direct Energie 0:03:19
79 Emiel Planckaert (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise 0:03:44
80 Kenneth Van Rooy (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise
81 Simon Sellier (Fra) Direct Energie 0:04:08
82 Mark McNally (GBr) Wanty-Groupe Gobert
83 Matteo Dal-Cin (Can) Rally Cycling
84 Andzs Flaksis (Lat) Holowesko-Citadel p/b Arapahoe Resources
85 Bernhard Eisel (Aut) Dimension Data
86 Eliot Lietaer (Bel) WB Aqua Protect Veranclassic
87 Damiano Caruso (Ita) BMC Racing Team
88 Justin Jules (Fra) WB Aqua Protect Veranclassic 0:07:20
89 August Jensen (Nor) Israel Cycling Academy
90 Herman Dahl (Nor) Joker Icopal 0:09:20
91 Krists Neilands (Lat) Israel Cycling Academy
92 Mekseb Debesay (Eri) Dimension Data
93 Wesley Kreder (Ned) Wanty-Groupe Gobert
94 Adam De Vos (Can) Rally Cycling
95 Henrik Evensen (Nor) Joker Icopal
96 Bert De Backer (Bel) Vital Concept Club
97 Miguel Bryon (USA) Holowesko-Citadel p/b Arapahoe Resources
98 John Murphy (USA) Holowesko-Citadel p/b Arapahoe Resources
99 Kristian Kulset (Nor) Uno-X Norwegian Development Team
100 Przemyslaw Kasperkiewicz (Pol) Delko Marseille Provence KTM
101 Alexis Guerin (Fra) Delko Marseille Provence KTM
102 Gatis Smukulis (Lat) Delko Marseille Provence KTM
103 Nikolay Mihaylov (Bul) Delko Marseille Provence KTM
104 Daniil Fominykh (Kaz) Astana Pro Team
105 Hugo Houle (Can) Astana Pro Team
106 Eric Young (USA) Rally Cycling
107 Sindre Kulset (Nor) Uno-X Norwegian Development Team 0:10:45

CLASSIFICA GENERALE

1 Sergei Chernetski (Rus) Astana Pro Team 12:34:40
2 Markus Hoelgaard (Nor) Joker Icopal 0:00:07
3 Colin Joyce (USA) Rally Cycling 0:00:08
4 Danilo Wyss (Swi) BMC Racing Team 0:00:23
5 Nicolas Roche (Irl) BMC Racing Team 0:00:37
6 Laurent Pichon (Fra) Fortuneo-Samsic 0:00:38
7 Carl Fredrik Hagen (Nor) Joker Icopal
8 Steff Cras (Bel) Katusha-Alpecin
9 Dennis van Winden (Ned) Israel Cycling Academy 0:00:52
10 Michael Schär (Swi) BMC Racing Team 0:00:53
11 Dmitrii Strakhov (Rus) Katusha-Alpecin 0:00:56
12 Mathieu van der Poel (Ned) Corendon-Circus 0:01:09
13 Benjamin Declercq (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise 0:01:22
14 Quentin Pacher (Fra) Vital Concept Club 0:01:26
15 Krister Hagen (Nor) Team Coop 0:01:41
16 Guillaume Martin (Fra) Wanty-Groupe Gobert 0:01:42
17 Iuri Filosi (Ita) Delko Marseille Provence KTM 0:01:49
18 Romain Hardy (Fra) Fortuneo-Samsic 0:01:51
19 Angelo Tulik (Fra) Direct Energie 0:01:55
20 Jimmy Turgis (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits 0:01:57
21 Jakob Fuglsang (Den) Astana Pro Team 0:02:01
22 Alberto Bettiol (Ita) BMC Racing Team 0:02:06
23 Erik Nordsaeter Resell (Nor) Uno-X Norwegian Development Team 0:02:07
24 Preben Van Hecke (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise 0:02:09
25 Tanel Kangert (Est) Astana Pro Team 0:02:29
26 Nicolai Brøchner (Den) Holowesko-Citadel p/b Arapahoe Resources 0:02:43
27 Adrien Petit (Fra) Direct Energie 0:02:51
28 Bjørn Tore Hoem (Nor) Joker Icopal 0:03:02
29 Clement Russo (Fra) Fortuneo-Samsic 0:03:32
30 Romain Cardis (Fra) Direct Energie
31 Cyril Lemoine (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits 0:03:50
32 Maurits Lammertink (Ned) Katusha-Alpecin 0:03:54
33 Adam Toupalik (Cze) Corendon-Circus 0:04:08
34 Jesper Hansen (Den) Astana Pro Team 0:04:34
35 Kevin Deltombe (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise 0:04:46
36 Fabian Lienhard (Swi) Holowesko-Citadel p/b Arapahoe Resources 0:05:36
37 Connor Swift (GBr) Dimension Data 0:05:42
38 Tiago Machado (Por) Katusha-Alpecin 0:05:51
39 Damiano Caruso (Ita) BMC Racing Team 0:06:02
40 Ryan Anderson (Can) Rally Cycling 0:06:31
41 Robin Carpenter (USA) Rally Cycling 0:07:09
42 Sindre Skjøstad Lunke (Nor) Fortuneo-Samsic 0:08:31
43 Kent Main (RSA) Dimension Data 0:08:39
44 Daniel Turek (Cze) Israel Cycling Academy 0:08:51
45 Kevin Van Melsen (Bel) Wanty-Groupe Gobert 0:09:12
46 Johan Le Bon (Fra) Vital Concept Club 0:09:21
47 August Jensen (Nor) Israel Cycling Academy 0:09:49
48 Jacques Janse Van Rensburg (RSA) Dimension Data 0:10:14
49 Adam De Vos (Can) Rally Cycling 0:10:59
50 Mekseb Debesay (Eri) Dimension Data 0:12:57
51 Matteo Fabbro (Ita) Katusha-Alpecin 0:15:09
52 Hugo Houle (Can) Astana Pro Team 0:15:20
53 Louis Bendixen (Den) Team Coop 0:15:35
54 Willie Smit (RSA) Katusha-Alpecin 0:15:55
55 Anders Skaarseth (Nor) Cofidis, Solutions Credits 0:16:25
56 Kristoffer Skjerping (Nor) Joker Icopal 0:16:27
57 Erwann Corbel (Fra) Vital Concept Club 0:16:30
58 Trond Håkon Trondsen (Nor) Team Coop 0:16:37
59 Kenny Molly (Bel) WB Aqua Protect Veranclassic 0:16:48
60 Torstein Træen (Nor) Uno-X Norwegian Development Team
61 Christophe Noppe (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise 0:17:11
62 Jonas Iversby Hvideberg (Nor) Uno-X Norwegian Development Team 0:17:37
63 Martin Urianstad (Nor) Uno-X Norwegian Development Team 0:18:47
64 Odd Christian Eiking (Nor) Wanty-Groupe Gobert 0:18:56
65 Sébastien Delfosse (Bel) WB Aqua Protect Veranclassic 0:18:58
66 Marcel Meisen (Ger) Corendon-Circus 0:19:19
67 Andzs Flaksis (Lat) Holowesko-Citadel p/b Arapahoe Resources 0:19:21
68 Yannick Martinez (Fra) Delko Marseille Provence KTM 0:19:54
69 Kenneth Van Rooy (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise 0:19:55
70 Bernhard Eisel (Aut) Dimension Data 0:20:10
71 Kristian Aasvold (Nor) Team Coop 0:20:26
72 Yoann Bagot (Fra) Vital Concept Club
73 Loic Chetout (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits 0:21:46
74 Simon Sellier (Fra) Direct Energie 0:22:41
75 Eliot Lietaer (Bel) WB Aqua Protect Veranclassic
76 Gianni Vermeersch (Bel) Corendon-Circus 0:22:53
77 Jonathan Hivert (Fra) Direct Energie 0:22:54
78 Øyvind Lukkedal (Nor) Team Coop 0:24:01
79 Tom Wirtgen (Lux) WB Aqua Protect Veranclassic 0:24:29
80 Matteo Dal-Cin (Can) Rally Cycling 0:25:15
81 Bert De Backer (Bel) Vital Concept Club 0:25:31
82 David van der Poel (Ned) Corendon-Circus 0:25:44
83 Tom Meeusen (Bel) Corendon-Circus
84 Justin Jules (Fra) WB Aqua Protect Veranclassic 0:25:56
85 Henrik Evensen (Nor) Joker Icopal 0:26:30
86 Justin Mottier (Fra) Vital Concept Club 0:27:03
87 Kristian Kulset (Nor) Uno-X Norwegian Development Team 0:27:49
88 John Murphy (USA) Holowesko-Citadel p/b Arapahoe Resources 0:27:56
89 Alexander Evans (Aus) BMC Racing Team 0:28:03
90 Brendan Rhim (USA) Holowesko-Citadel p/b Arapahoe Resources 0:28:39
91 Wesley Kreder (Ned) Wanty-Groupe Gobert 0:29:23
92 Krists Neilands (Lat) Israel Cycling Academy 0:30:25
93 Herman Dahl (Nor) Joker Icopal 0:30:27
94 Gatis Smukulis (Lat) Delko Marseille Provence KTM
95 Przemyslaw Kasperkiewicz (Pol) Delko Marseille Provence KTM
96 Miguel Bryon (USA) Holowesko-Citadel p/b Arapahoe Resources
97 Sondre Enger (Nor) Israel Cycling Academy 0:31:59
98 Axel Journiaux (Fra) Direct Energie 0:32:15
99 Julien Mortier (Bel) WB Aqua Protect Veranclassic 0:32:41
100 Alexis Guerin (Fra) Delko Marseille Provence KTM 0:35:19
101 Daniil Fominykh (Kaz) Astana Pro Team 0:35:25
102 Nikolay Mihaylov (Bul) Delko Marseille Provence KTM 0:35:41
103 Mark McNally (GBr) Wanty-Groupe Gobert 0:36:04
104 Eric Young (USA) Rally Cycling 0:37:22
105 Guy Niv (Isr) Israel Cycling Academy 0:40:45
106 Emiel Planckaert (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise 0:43:29
107 Sindre Kulset (Nor) Uno-X Norwegian Development Team 0:51:28

Prima vittoria da professionista per il ciclocrossista ceco Adam Ťoupalík: sua la terza tappa dell'Arctic Race of Norway (foto ASO)