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18th Challenge Volta a Mallorca - 1.1 (x5)
Spain, February 8-12, 2009
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Stage 5 - February 12: Trofeo Calvia, 147.6km
Ciolek takes first for Milram in Mallorca's Trofeo Calvia
By Gregor Brown
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Gerald Ciolek of Team Milram won the Trofeo Calvia on the final day of the Challenge Mallorca. The German, 22, out-sprinted Team Columbia-Highroad duo Edvald Boasson Hagen and Marcel Sieberg after 147.6 kilometres of racing. It was the team's first win of 2009.
Spaniard Antonio Colom of Team Katusha kept the lead to win the final general classification. It was Colom's second overall victory at the Challenge Mallorca, having one once previously in 2004. Jérôme Pineau (Quick Step), Edvald Boasson Hagen (Columbia-Highroad) and Sylvain Chavanel (Quick Step), respectively, finished at 35 seconds behind Colom in general classification.
Trofeo Calvia, from Magaluf to Palmanova, was marked by a five-man escape. The riders moved free of the main group at kilometre 18: Mathew Hayman (Rabobank), Kanstantsin Siutsou (Columbia-Highroad), Juan José Oroz (Euskaltel-Euskadi), Jesús Rosendo (Andalucía-Cajasur) and Bram Schmitz (Van Vliet EBH Elshof).
The escape gained an advantage of 5:50 at kilometre 64. Schmitz fell off of the pace by kilometre 103, prior to the fourth of five categorised climbs of the day.
Team Katusha helped pull the race back together after the final climb of the day, Coll des Tords at 134km. The escapees' day was over by kilometre 142.
This was Gerald Ciolek's first time competing in the Challenge Mallorca. Last year he rode for Team Columbia.
The stage race is unique in cycling in that it allows teams to switch out riders during the event. The 2008 edition was won by Belgian Philippe Gilbert.
Photography
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- Antonio Colom (Team Katusha) prepares to defend his overall lead heading into the Challenge Mallorca's final stage.
- The peloton in action during the final stage of the Challenge Mallorca.
- Gerald Ciolek (Team Milram) wins ahead of Team Columbia-Highroad's Edvald Boasson Hagen and Marcel Sieberg.
- Gerald Ciolek (Team Milram) with the trophy he won for taking the Challenge Mallorca's final stage.
- Antonio Colom (Team Katusha) hoists the trophy which he received for winning the Challenge Mallorca general classification.
Results
1 Gerald Ciolek (Ger) Team Milram 4.03.32 (36.365 km/h) 2 Edvald Boasson (Nor) Team Columbia - Highroad 3 Marcel Sieberg (Ger) Team Columbia - Highroad 4 Leonardo Duque (Col) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne 5 Pablo Lastras (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne 6 Javier Benitez (Spa) Contentpolis - AMPO 7 Tom Leezer (Ned) Rabobank 8 Fabian Wegmann (Ger) Team Milram 9 Jérôme Pineau (Fra) Quick Step 10 Kurt Hovelynck (Bel) Quick Step 11 Graeme Brown (Aus) Rabobank 12 Sylvian Chavanel (Fra) Quick Step 13 Frederik Willems (Bel) Liquigas 14 Marcus Burghardt (Ger) Team Columbia - Highroad 15 José Francisco Pacheco (Spa) Contentpolis - AMPO 16 Romain Sicard (Fra) Orbea 17 Aitor Hernández (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 18 Markus Fothen (Ger) Team Milram 19 Joan Horrach (Spa) Team Katusha 20 Francisco Pérez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne 21 Stefan Rucker (Aut) Elk Haus 22 Arnaud Coyot (Fra) Caisse d'Epargne 23 Dario Cataldo (Ita) Quick Step 24 Manuel Vazquez (Spa) Contentpolis - AMPO 25 Juan Manuel Garate (Spa) Rabobank 0.06 26 Antonio Colom (Spa) Team Katusha 27 Íńigo Landaluce (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi 28 Dirk Müller (Ger) Team Nutrixxion Sparkasse 29 Christian Knees (Ger) Team Milram 30 Luis Pasamontes (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne 31 Alexandre Botcharov (Rus) Team Katusha 32 Mikel Nieve (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi 33 Arnold Jeannesson (Fra) Caisse d'Epargne 34 Eduard Vorganov (Rus) Xacobeo Galicia 35 Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne 36 Mathew Hayman (Aus) Rabobank 37 Pedro Hermida (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia 38 Rafael Valls (Spa) Burgos Monumental - Castilla Y Leon 39 Ivan Santaromita (Ita) Liquigas 0.11 40 Gustavo Dominguez (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia 41 Jorge Azanza (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi 42 Marcos García (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia 43 Tony Martin (Ger) Team Columbia - Highroad 44 Johannes Fröhlinger (Ger) Team Milram 0.14 45 Dries Devenyns (Bel) Quick Step 46 Kanstantsin Sivtsov (Blr) Team Columbia - Highroad 47 Aitor Pérez (Spa) Contentpolis - AMPO 48 Peter Velits (Svk) Team Milram 49 Morris Possoni (Ita) Team Columbia - Highroad 50 Bert Grabsch (Ger) Team Columbia - Highroad 51 David Arroyo (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne 52 Maxime Monfort (Bel) Team Columbia - Highroad 0.19 53 Christian Pfannberger (Aut) Team Katusha 0.27 54 Vladimir Karpets (Rus) Team Katusha 55 Bernhard Eisel (Aut) Team Columbia - Highroad 0.34 56 Laurens Ten Dam (Ned) Rabobank 1.22 57 Matthias Brandle (Aut) Elk Haus 58 Jonathan Tiernan-Lock (GBr) Plowman Craven - Madison 1.29 59 Thomas Murray (GBr) Plowman Craven - Madison 60 Rikke Dijkxhoorn (Ned) Van Vliet EBH Elshof 61 Jarno Gmelich (Ned) Van Vliet EBH Elshof 62 Bram De Groot (Ned) Rabobank 63 Jesús Rosendo (Spa) Andalucia Cajasur 64 Jose Antonio Redondo (Spa) Andalucia Cajasur 65 Manuel Calvente (Spa) Andalucia Cajasur 66 Esteban Plaza (Spa) Andalucia Cajasur 67 Paul Martens (Ger) Rabobank 68 Serguei Ivanov (Rus) Team Katusha 69 Marlon Pérez Arango (Col) Caisse d'Epargne 70 Javier Ramírez (Spa) Andalucia Cajasur 71 Matthias Russ (Ger) Team Milram 72 Javier Aramendia (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi 73 Jonathan Castroviejo (Spa) Orbea 74 Marco Pinotti (Ita) Team Columbia - Highroad 75 Tom Stamsnijder (Ned) Rabobank 76 Serguei Klimov (Rus) Team Katusha 77 Gorazd Stangelj (Slo) Liquigas 78 Matteo Tosatto (Ita) Quick Step 79 Hubert Schwab (Swi) Quick Step 80 David Lopez Garcia (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne 1.44 81 Gorka Verdugo (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 82 Bingen Fernández (Spa) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne 83 Christophe Kern (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne 84 Josu Agirre (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 2.25 85 Fco David Delgado (Spa) Burgos Monumental - Castilla Y Leon 2.40 86 Juan José Oroz (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 3.12 87 Bas Stamsnijder (Ned) Van Vliet EBH Elshof 3.18 88 Dennis Kreder (Ned) Van Vliet EBH Elshof 89 Stefan Ganser (Ger) Team Kuota - Indeland 3.30 90 Juan Javier Estrada (Spa) Andalucia Cajasur 91 Evan Oliphant (GBr) Plowman Craven - Madison 4.51 92 Stijn Vandenbergh (Bel) Team Katusha 5.18 93 Daniel Sesma (Spa) Orbea 94 Bram Schmitz (Ned) Van Vliet EBH Elshof 95 Lars Wackernagel (Ger) Team Nutrixxion Sparkasse 6.23 96 Florent Brard (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne 8.57 97 Stijn Devolder (Bel) Quick Step 98 Harald Starzengruber (Aut) Elk Haus 99 Stéphane Auge (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne 100 Romain Villa (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne 101 Javier Etxarri (Spa) Contentpolis - AMPO 9.36 102 Markus Eichler (Ger) Team Milram 12.58 103 Alexander Gottfried (Ger) Team Kuota - Indeland 104 Eriz Ruiz (Spa) Orbea 105 José Ruiz (Spa) Andalucia Cajasur 106 Mikel Gaztańaga (Spa) Contentpolis - AMPO 107 Julian Sanchez (Spa) Contentpolis - AMPO 108 Sergio Dominguez (Spa) Contentpolis - AMPO 109 Jeffrey Wiersma (Ned) Van Vliet EBH Elshof 13.58 110 Sjoerd Kouwenhoven (Ned) Van Vliet EBH Elshof 14.00 111 Ronan Van Zandbeek (Ned) Van Vliet EBH Elshof 112 Oliver Johr (Ger) Team Kuota - Indeland 14.05 113 Tim Klessa (Ger) Team Kuota - Indeland 114 Joaquin Rodriguez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne 115 Sylvester Szmyd (Pol) Liquigas 116 Mikel Ilundain (Spa) Orbea 117 Eneko Echeverz (Spa) Orbea 118 Manuel Quinziato (Ita) Liquigas 119 Nick Nuyens (Bel) Rabobank 14.08 120 Nico Sijmens (Bel) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne 121 Alberto Losada (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne 122 Jan Valach (Svk) Elk Haus 123 Andoni Blazquez (Spa) Orbea 16.37 124 José A López (Spa) Andalucia Cajasur DNF Mathias Jelitto (Ger) Team Kuota - Indeland DNF Koos Moerenhout (Ned) Rabobank DNF Samuel Sánchez (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi DNF Eric Baumann (Ger) Team Nutrixxion Sparkasse DNF Pablo Urtasun (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi DNF Javier Moreno (Spa) Andalucia Cajasur DNF Diego Gallego (Spa) Burgos Monumental - Castilla Y Leon DNF Arjen De Baat (Ned) Van Vliet EBH Elshof DNF Rene Obst (Ger) Team Nutrixxion Sparkasse DNF Kenny De Haes (Bel) Team Katusha DNF Guillaume Blot (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne DNF Martin Müller (Ger) Team Milram DNF Ronny Scholz (Ger) Team Milram DNF Enrico Franzoi (Ita) Liquigas DNF Roman Kreuziger (Cze) Liquigas DNF Manuel Ortega (Spa) Andalucia Cajasur DNF Héctor Espasandín (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia DNF Delio Fernández (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia DNF Iban Mayoz (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia DNF Jeroen Janssen (Ned) Plowman Craven - Madison DNF Jon Mozley (GBr) Plowman Craven - Madison DNF James Millard (GBr) Plowman Craven - Madison DNF Ross Creber (GBr) Plowman Craven - Madison DNF Stephen Adams (GBr) Plowman Craven - Madison DNF Tom Barras (GBr) Plowman Craven - Madison DNF Stefan Parinussa (Ger) Team Nutrixxion Sparkasse DNF Andreas Schillinger (Ger) Team Nutrixxion Sparkasse DNF Jean- Mitja Schlüter (Ger) Team Nutrixxion Sparkasse DNF José Carlos Valdez (Mex) Burgos Monumental - Castilla Y Leon DNF Luis Mas (Spa) Burgos Monumental - Castilla Y Leon DNF Joaquin Sobrino (Spa) Burgos Monumental - Castilla Y Leon DNF Raúl Santamarta (Spa) Burgos Monumental - Castilla Y Leon DNF Enrique Mata (Spa) Burgos Monumental - Castilla Y Leon DNF Dennis Pohl (Ger) Team Kuota - Indeland DNF Florenz Knauer (Ger) Team Kuota - Indeland DNF Alexander Grad (Ger) Team Kuota - Indeland DNF Jakob Massen (Ger) Team Kuota - Indeland DNF Thomas Bontenackels (Ger) Team Kuota - Indeland DNF Stefan Denifl (Aut) ELK Haus DNF Wolfgang Murer (Aut) Elk Haus DNF Steffen Radochla (Ger) Elk Haus DNF Daniel Schorn (Aut) Elk Haus DNF Jochen Summer (Aut) Elk Haus DNF Bjorn Thurau (Ger) Elk Haus DNF Gerhard Trampusch (Aut) Elk Haus DNF Ricardo García (Spa) Orbea DNF Joseba Larralde (Spa) Orbea DNF Miguel Minguez (Spa) Orbea DNF Lars Vierbergen (Ned) Van Vliet EBH Elshof DNF Stefan Vreugdenhil (Ned) Van Vliet EBH Elshof DNF Claudio José Casas (Spa) Contentpolis - AMPO DNF Marc Perry (GBr) Plowman Craven - Madison DNF Rafael Serrano (Spa) Contentpolis - AMPO Sprints 1 Ronan Van Zandbeek (Ned) Van Vliet EBH Elshof 8 pts 2 Bram Schmitz (Ned) Van Vliet EBH Elshof 6 3 Jesús Rosendo (Spa) Andalucia Cajasur 6 Special sprints 1 Romain Sicard (Fra) Orbea 12 pts 2 Jesús Rosendo (Spa) Andalucia Cajasur 5 3 Ronan Van Zandbeek (Ned) Van Vliet EBH Elshof 4 Points 1 Gerald Ciolek (Ger) Team Milram 25 pts 2 Edvald Boasson Hagen (Nor) Team Columbia - Highroad 20 3 Marcel Sieberg (Ger) Team Columbia - Highroad 16 4 Leonardo Duque (Col) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne 14 5 Pablo Lastras (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne 12 Best Mallorcan rider 1 Joan Horrach (Spa) Team Katusha Teams 1 Team Columbia - Highroad 12.10.36 2 Team Milram 3 Quick Step 4 Contentpolis - AMPO 5 Caisse d'Epargne Final General classification 1 Antonio Colom (Spa) Team Katusha 19.11.14 2 Jérôme Pineau (Fra) Quick Step 0.35 3 Edvald Boasson (Nor) Team Columbia - Highroad 4 Sylvian Chavanel (Fra) Quick Step 5 Markus Fothen (Ger) Team Milram 0.44 6 Francisco Pérez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne 0.45 7 Mikel Nieve (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi 0.46 8 Íńigo Landaluce (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi 1.45 9 Manuel Vazquez (Spa) Contentpolis - AMPO 1.59 10 Juan Manuel Garate (Spa) Rabobank 2.00 11 Aitor Pérez (Spa) Contentpolis - AMPO 2.43 12 Laurens Ten Dam (Ned) Rabobank 3.01 13 Rafael Valls (Spa) Burgos Monumental - Castilla Y Leon 3.37 14 Ivan Santaromita (Ita) Liquigas 3.40 15 Jorge Azanza (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi 7.13 16 Dries Devenyns (Bel) Quick Step 7.16 17 Pedro Hermida (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia 7.23 18 Javier Aramendia (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi 8.46 19 Matteo Tosatto (Ita) Quick Step 10.35 20 Manuel Calvente (Spa) Andalucia Cajasur 10.52 21 Dirk Müller (Ger) Team Nutrixxion Sparkasse 11.48 22 Serguei Klimov (Rus) Team Katusha 13.31 23 Javier Etxarri (Spa) Contentpolis - AMPO 14.16 24 Eduard Vorganov (Rus) Xacobeo Galicia 14.29 25 Marcos García (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia 14.37 26 Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne 15.15 27 Gustavo Dominguez (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia 16.56 28 Bingen Fernández (Spa) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne 18.43 29 Marco Pinotti (Ita) Team Columbia - Highroad 18.47 30 Frederik Willems (Bel) Liquigas 19.07 31 Esteban Plaza (Spa) Andalucia Cajasur 20.31 32 Jose Antonio Redondo (Spa) Andalucia Cajasur 22.26 33 Jesús Rosendo (Spa) Andalucia Cajasur 22.57 34 Romain Sicard (Fra) Orbea 23.29 35 Juan Javier Estrada (Spa) Andalucia Cajasur 25.24 36 Manuel Quinziato (Ita) Liquigas 31.01 37 Bram Schmitz (Ned) Van Vliet EBH Elshof 31.12 38 Eriz Ruiz (Spa) Orbea 32.01 39 Daniel Sesma (Spa) Orbea 32.26 40 Evan Oliphant (GBr) Plowman Craven - Madison 32.29 41 Harald Starzengruber (Aut) Elk Haus 34.59 42 Eneko Echeverz (Spa) Orbea 42.33 43 Sylvester Szmyd (Pol) Liquigas 50.05 44 Ronan Van Zandbeek (Ned) Van Vliet EBH Elshof 51.46 45 Andoni Blazquez (Spa) Orbea 1.04.17 Points classification 1 Edvald Boasson Hagen (Nor) Team Columbia - Highroad 52 pts 2 Jérôme Pineau (Fra) Quick Step 44 3 Antonio Colom (Spa) Team Katusha 31 4 Sylvian Chavanel (Fra) Quick Step 18 5 Mikel Nieve (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi 9 Mountains classification 1 Bram Schmitz (Ned) Van Vliet EBH Elshof 58 pts 2 Jesús Rosendo (Spa) Andalucia Cajasur 41 3 Alejandro Paleo (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia 13 Teams classification 1 Team Columbia - Highroad 57.35.31 2 Quick Step 1.25 3 Rabobank 2.19 4 Caisse d'Epargne 3.14 5 Euskaltel - Euskadi 5.22
