MARK CAVENDISH vince la 1a tappa e conquista la prima maglia gialla del Tour de France 2016 pubblicato il 02/07/2016
immagine TV: dell'esultanza di Mark Cavendish mentre taglia il traguardo nella 1a tappa del 103° Tour de France





1a tappa sabato 2 luglio - 188 km - Mont-Saint-Michel / Utah Beach Sainte-Marie-du-Mont


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MARK CAVENDISH vince la prima tappa allo sprint e conquista la prima maglia gialla del Tour de France 2016



immagine TV: dell'esultanza di Mark Cavendish mentre taglia il traguardo nella 1a tappa del 103° Tour de France

La 103esima edizione del Tour de France apre nel segno di Mark Cavendish! Il britannico del Team Dimension Data si è aggiudicato allo sprint la prima tappa, 188 km da Mont-Saint-Michel a Utah Beach, dove il 6 giugno 1944 avvenne lo sbarco di Normadia. 
 "Cannonball" come viene soprannominato il velocista nato nell'Isola di Man, ha battuto due del calibro di Marcel Kittel ed il campione del mondo Peter Sagan
Cavendish, al 27esimo successo al Tour, ha indossato anche la prima maglia gialla dell'edizione 2016 della Grande Boucle

La prima frazione è stata contrassegnata da diverse cadute: una delle quali ha coinvolto Alberto Contador, (video in basso) scivolato in corrispondenza di una strana curva che presentava uno spartitraffico centrale, subendo delle contusioni 
al fianco ed escoriazioni alla spalla destra, soccorso prontamente dal servizio medico in corsa, dopo il cambio della bicicletta ed una scarpa rotta.

Taglio del nastro dell'edizione 2016 del Tour de France, dal Grand Depat di 
Mont-Saint-Michel ed arrivo dopo 188 km di corsa, af Utah Beach, località della Normadia nota per lo sbarco delle forze alleate durante la 2a guerra mondiale
Una prima tappa dal profilo pianeggiante,  contrassegnata dal forte vento e da numerose cadute, fra le quali segnaliamo quella avvenuta al km 107 che ha coinvolto Alberto Contador, uno dei papabili alla maglia gialla di Parigi, ed una paurosa, anche
 sul rettilineo finale mentre era lanciata la volata ai 70 km orari.

Oggi protagonisti lungo quasi tutti i 188 km di tappa, i due fuggitivi Alex Howes e Anthony Delaplace, ripresi solo a 4 km dal traguardo, dal gruppo tirato dai team dei velocisti. Il finale è stato regolato quindi in volata, con il primo lancio verso il
 
traguardo dell'iridato Peter Sagan, partito forse troppo lungo,  poi saltato dal tedesco Marcel Kittel,  ma è stato il più navigato Mark Cavendish ad uscire con una fucilata da pistard negli ultimi metri, vincendo così in un solo colpo nella sua 27a affermazione al Tour de France,  tappa e maglia gialla.

Domani, domenica, la seconda tappa della Grande Boucle 2016: 183 km da Saint Lo a Cherbourg en Cotentin con finale molto insidioso, contraddistinto da alcune salite brevi ma feroci che spezzeranno il gruppo. 

(Andrea Magnani redazione@bikenews.it)
 



Tour de France #1: Mark Cavendish sprints to stage victory and yellow jersey

Team Dimension Data for Qhubeka sprinter places Qhubeka under world stage spotlight 

The opening stage of the 103rd Tour de France came down to a bunch sprint in Utah Beach and Mark Cavendish gave Team Dimension Data for Qhubeka an incredible stage victory and also secured his, and our African Team's, first ever yellow jersey of the Tour de France.

Starting in Mont-Saint-MichelTeam Dimension Data for Qhubeka had a clear plan of delivering Cavendish to the sprint finale with the hope of taking the stage victory and the yellow jersey. The 188km stage to Utah Beach suited the sprinters perfectly and so the 5 rider breakaway that did go clear early on, had zero chance of making it to the finish first.

Etixx-Quickstep and Lotto-Soudal did the lion's share of the pace making from the peloton while Team Dimension Data for Qhubeka rode near the front, out of trouble, during a nervy stage which saw a number of crashes and splits in the peloton caused by crosswinds. With 5km to go, the race was all together and our African Team started to put our stage plan into action.

Moving up the left side of the peloton, Bernhard Eisel led Reinardt Janse van RensburgEdvald Boasson Hagen, Mark Renshaw and Mark Cavendish to the head of the bunch. Our African Team was shoulder to shoulder with the Belgian Etixx squad, as they had the stage favourite, Marcel Kittel, at the rear of their train.

After two powerful turns by Janse van Rensburg and Boasson Hagen respectively, our African Team edged ahead as Renshaw led under the 1 kilometer to go sign. Cavendish waited in the wheel of Kittel who had to start sprinting early, before our Manxman burst out of the German's slipstream with 200m to go, to take a historical victory.



Mark Cavendish - Rider

This is a very special win. It is the first time I have had the honour of wearing the yellow jersey. What a special moment to do it, with such special people. Three of my last guys, Edvald, Mark and Bernie were guys that have been with me my whole career and to have Reinardt Janse van Rensburg pulling full on for me in the final, it was super emotional for me. In this team, we race for more than just our sponsors, we race to raise the profile of the Qhubeka charity and to put 5000 kids on bicycles. There is no better way to do that than to wear the most iconic symbol in cycling and that's the yellow jersey. I am very, very happy.

Douglas Ryder - Team Principle
A Tour de France win, our first stage this year, our first yellow jersey, our first year in the World Tour with a new sponsor, this is just unbelievable for this team. The team has an x-factor because it's got everything going for it at the moment. It has a social cause that everybody really cares about and that the riders believe in. For all the riders to work like they did today, to commit to one objective and one goal and then to pull it off, it is sensational. To wear our first yellow jersey in our second Tour de France and win the first stage, after an incredible start to the season where we had a hugely successful Dauphine, this is an amazing moment for this team. It is amazing for our new partners and for that group came, Bernie, Renshaw and Cavendish, it is incredible how they have integrated with our African riders to make this a special moment for this team and for African cycling.

Team Dimension Data For Qhubeka
Team Dimension Data for Qhubeka was founded in 2007, steadily working its way up from a regional team to now being a World Tour team with bases in South Africa and Italy. It’s also known as Africa’s Team due to its focus on helping African talents to the world stage of cycling. The team races to raise funds for the Qhubeka Charity to mobilise people on bicycles in Africa. To contribute to the #BicyclesChangeLives Campaign, click
 here.

Qhubeka is an Nguni word that means “to progress”“to move forward”. Qhubeka (qhubeka.org) is part of World Bicycle Relief (worldbicyclerelief.org), a global non-profit organisation dedicated to advancing education, health and economic opportunities by providing simple, sustainable transportation through the power of bicycles.  

Dimension Data (dimensiondata.com) uses the power of technology to help organisations achieve great things in the digital era. As a member of the NTT Group, we accelerate our clients’ ambitions through digital infrastructure, hybrid cloud, workspaces for tomorrow, and cybersecurity. With a turnover of USD 7.5 billion, offices in 58 countries, and 31,000 employees, we deliver wherever our clients are, at every stage of their technology journey. We’re proud to be the Official Technology Partner of Amaury Sport Organisation, organiser of the Tour de France, and the title partner of the cycling team, Team Dimension Data for Qhubeka.

Learn more about the team at www.africasteam.com

All images attached to the press release can be used with the respective image credit in combination to this release.

 

 
Trek-Segafredo
 
 
 
Theuns claims best young rider jersey
 
Edward Theuns, 25, sprinted to fifth place in the first stage of his first Tour de France Saturday and claimed the white jersey as the best young rider.

It was a frenzied sprint for the stage win with the coveted yellow jersey on the line, and Theuns proved he can mix it up with the world's fastest finishing a smidge behind four legendary names.

While Mark Cavendish (Dimension Data) won the first round in the battle of sprinters – and the first leader's jersey of the 103rd Tour – Theuns celebrated his success, climbing onto the podium in his first Tour stage to don the white jersey.

"This feels a bit like a victory for me," gushed Theuns. "I was feeling good, and Fabian (Cancellara) and Jasper (Stuyven) helped me in the last 15 kilometers to stay at the front. I had to spend a little bit too much energy at the very end to get on the wheels of the real top sprinters, and that is maybe the power I missed at the end.

"I had to sprint a little to get on Kittel's wheel. With 400 meters to go maybe I was dreaming a little to win, but really I felt just holding the wheel was the maximum I could do. I am very happy with this. It is incredible."

Theuns has never considered himself a pure sprinter, but he is beginning to find his niche with Trek-Segafredo in his first season at the World Tour level and slowly understanding and growing into his strengths.

"I want to prophesize myself as a sprinter, and I think putting myself between these sprinters is for me a big step and maybe next time I can beat one of them," continued Theuns. "It was close, I think Greipel came over me in the end, but the rest were losing speed because it was a long sprint.

"It was hectic, and I had to come from far to get in the best position. The other guys have built a train just for this and then it is not easy to get in good position. That little bit going into the wind might have cost me some power in the end, but still it is very satisfying to be there."

Ordine d'arrivo 1a tappa 103° Tour de France
 
1    Mark Cavendish (GBr) Dimension Data    4:14:05     
2    Marcel Kittel (Ger) Etixx - Quick-Step          
3    Peter Sagan (Svk) Tinkoff Team          
4    André Greipel (Ger) Lotto Soudal          
5    Edward Theuns (Bel) Trek-Segafredo          
6    Christophe Laporte (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits          
7    Bryan Coquard (Fra) Direct Energie          
8    Alexander Kristoff (Nor) Team Katusha          
9    Daniel Mclay (GBr) Fortuneo - Vital Concept          
10    Greg Henderson (NZl) Lotto Soudal    0:00:03     
11    Sondre Holst Enger (Nor) IAM Cycling          

12    Jasper Stuyven (Bel) Trek-Segafredo          
13    Warren Barguil (Fra) Team Giant-Alpecin          
14    Julian Alaphilippe (Fra) Etixx - Quick-Step          
15    John Degenkolb (Ger) Team Giant-Alpecin          
16    Mark Renshaw (Aus) Dimension Data    0:00:08     
17    Jens Debusschere (Bel) Lotto Soudal    0:00:10     
18    Grégory Rast (Swi) Trek-Segafredo    0:00:11     
19    Albert Timmer (Ned) Team Giant-Alpecin          
20    Maximiliano Richeze (Arg) Etixx - Quick-Step          
21    Ramon Sinkeldam (Ned) Team Giant-Alpecin    0:00:16     
22    Matti Breschel (Den) Cannondale-Drapac          
23    Dylan Groenewegen (Ned) Team LottoNl-Jumbo    0:00:21     
24    Roman Kreuziger (Cze) Tinkoff Team    0:00:23     
25    Christopher Froome (GBr) Team Sky          
26    Imanol Erviti Ollo (Spa) Movistar Team          
27    Luis Leon Sanchez (Spa) Astana Pro Team          
28    Oscar Gatto (Ita) Tinkoff Team          
29    Nelson Oliveira (Por) Movistar Team          
30    Nairo Quintana (Col) Movistar Team          
31    Robert Wagner (Ger) Team LottoNl-Jumbo    0:00:29     
32    Greg Van Avermaet (Bel) BMC Racing Team          
33    Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Movistar Team          
34    Markel Irizar (Spa) Trek-Segafredo          
35    Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Direct Energie          
36    Cyril Lemoine (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits    0:00:32     
37    Paul Martens (Ger) Team LottoNl-Jumbo          
38    Marcus Burghardt (Ger) BMC Racing Team          
39    Roy Curvers (Ned) Team Giant-Alpecin          
40    Richie Porte (Aus) BMC Racing Team          
41    Andriy Grivko (Ukr) Astana Pro Team          
42    Michael Valgren (Den) Tinkoff Team          
43    Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Astana Pro Team          
44    Fabio Aru (Ita) Astana Pro Team          
45    Armindo Fonseca (Fra) Fortuneo - Vital Concept          
46    Simon Gerrans (Aus) Orica-BikeExchange          
47    Oliver Naesen (Bel) IAM Cycling          
48    Daryl Impey (RSA) Orica-BikeExchange          
49    Tom Dumoulin (Ned) Team Giant-Alpecin          
50    Jesus Herrada (Spa) Movistar Team          
...
 



Classifica generale maglia gialla dopo la 1a tappa del 103° Tour de France
1    Mark Cavendish (GBr) Dimension Data    4:13:55     
2    Marcel Kittel (Ger) Etixx - Quick-Step    0:00:04     
3    Peter Sagan (Svk) Tinkoff Team    0:00:06     
4    André Greipel (Ger) Lotto Soudal    0:00:10     
5    Edward Theuns (Bel) Trek-Segafredo          
6    Christophe Laporte (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits          
7    Bryan Coquard (Fra) Direct Energie          
8    Alexander Kristoff (Nor) Team Katusha          
9    Daniel Mclay (GBr) Fortuneo - Vital Concept          
10    Greg Henderson (NZl) Lotto Soudal         
 
11    Sondre Holst Enger (Nor) IAM Cycling          
12    Jasper Stuyven (Bel) Trek-Segafredo          
13    Warren Barguil (Fra) Team Giant-Alpecin          
14    Julian Alaphilippe (Fra) Etixx - Quick-Step          
15    John Degenkolb (Ger) Team Giant-Alpecin          
16    Mark Renshaw (Aus) Dimension Data          
17    Jens Debusschere (Bel) Lotto Soudal          
18    Grégory Rast (Swi) Trek-Segafredo          
19    Albert Timmer (Ned) Team Giant-Alpecin          
20    Maximiliano Richeze (Arg) Etixx - Quick-Step          

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Classifica a punti maglia verde dopo la 1a tappa del 103° Tour de France
1    Mark Cavendish (GBr) Dimension Data    56     pts
2    Marcel Kittel (Ger) Etixx - Quick-Step    40     
3    Peter Sagan (Svk) Tinkoff Team    29     
4    André Greipel (Ger) Lotto Soudal    29     
5    Bryan Coquard (Fra) Direct Energie    20     
6    Leigh Howard (Aus) IAM Cycling    20     
7    Jan Barta (Cze) Bora-Argon 18    17     
8    Edward Theuns (Bel) Trek-Segafredo    16     
9    Alex Howes (USA) Cannondale-Drapac    15     
10    Christophe Laporte (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits    14     

11    Anthony Delaplace (Fra) Fortuneo - Vital Concept    13     
12    Alexander Kristoff (Nor) Team Katusha    12     
13    Daniel Mclay (GBr) Fortuneo - Vital Concept    8     
14    Greg Henderson (NZl) Lotto Soudal    7     
15    Greg Van Avermaet (Bel) BMC Racing Team    7     
16    Sondre Holst Enger (Nor) IAM Cycling    6     
17    Jasper Stuyven (Bel) Trek-Segafredo    5     
18    Fabio Sabatini (Ita) Etixx - Quick-Step    5     
19    Warren Barguil (Fra) Team Giant-Alpecin    4     
20    Maximiliano Richeze (Arg) Etixx - Quick-Step    4     
21    Julian Alaphilippe (Fra) Etixx - Quick-Step    3     
22    Michael Morkov (Den) Team Katusha    3     
23    John Degenkolb (Ger) Team Giant-Alpecin    2     
24    Edvald Boasson Hagen (Nor) Dimension Data    1
 



Classifica giovani maglia bianca dopo la 1a tappa del 103° Tour de France
1    Edward Theuns (Bel) Trek-Segafredo    4:14:05     
2    Christophe Laporte (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits          
3    Bryan Coquard (Fra) Direct Energie          
4    Daniel Mclay (GBr) Fortuneo - Vital Concept          
5    Sondre Holst Enger (Nor) IAM Cycling          
6    Jasper Stuyven (Bel) Trek-Segafredo          
7    Warren Barguil (Fra) Team Giant-Alpecin          
8    Julian Alaphilippe (Fra) Etixx - Quick-Step          
9    Dylan Groenewegen (Ned) Team LottoNl-Jumbo          
10    Michael Valgren (Den) Tinkoff Team          
 



Classifica delle montagne maglia a pois dopo la 1a tappa del 103° Tour de France
1    Paul Voss (Ger) Bora-Argon 18    2    



Classifica squadre dopo la 1a tappa del 103° Tour de France
1    Lotto Soudal    12:42:15     
2    Trek-Segafredo          
3    Etixx - Quick-Step          
4    Team Giant-Alpecin          
5    Tinkoff Team          
6    Dimension Data          
7    Movistar Team          
8    Team LottoNl-Jumbo          
9    Cofidis, Solutions Credits          
10    IAM Cycling          
11    BMC Racing Team          
12    Fortuneo - Vital Concept          
13    Astana Pro Team          
14    Direct Energie          
15    Cannondale-Drapac          
16    Orica-BikeExchange          
17    AG2R La Mondiale          
18    Team Sky          
19    Team Katusha          
20    Lampre - Merida          
21    FDJ          
22    Bora-Argon 18



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Istantanee della 1a tappa del 103° Tour de France - Mont-Saint-Michel / Utah Beach Sainte-Marie-Du-Mont (188km) ©Photo ASO/O.Chabe/B.McBeard/A.Broadway
Istantanee della 1a tappa del 103° Tour de France - Mont-Saint-Michel / Utah Beach Sainte-Marie-Du-Mont (188km) ©Photo ASO/O.Chabe/B.McBeard/A.Broadway
Istantanee della 1a tappa del 103° Tour de France - Mont-Saint-Michel / Utah Beach Sainte-Marie-Du-Mont (188km) ©Photo ASO/O.Chabe/B.McBeard/A.Broadway
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