Marcel Kittel takes Stage 1 of the Tour of California
Marcel Kittel won Stage 1 of the Amgen Tour of California
behind a well-executed lead-out by his Quick-Step Floors team. Team Sky led the
finishing circuits in Sacramento until the final lap. Team Rally Cycling and
Quick-Step battled each other on the final three-mile circuit with Peter Sagan of Bora-Hansgrohe lurking near the front
of the pack. However, Quick-Step established control of the front of the
sprinting peloton, with Marcel Kittle racing across the line. Peter Sagan took
second, following Kittel’s wheel, and Elia Viviani of Team Sky and John
Degenkolb of Trek-Segafredo close behind in third and fourth.
UnitedHealthcare's Jonny Clarke, BMC Racing's Floris Gerts, Jelly Belly-Maxxis' Ben Wolfe and Novo
Nordisk's Charles Planet led the early breakaway on the stage. However, the peloton did not let the group get beyond
2 minutes in front. With the Tour sprinter’s eyeing the leader jersey, the
teams did not want to contend with the breakaway and position themselves for
the win in the final circuits around the center of the California state
capitol. The peloton closed the gap as the final circuits began setting up the
final criterium-like battles in the streets of Sacramento.
Stage 1 Finish and Tour Standings
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Rider
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Time
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1
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Marcel Kittel (Ger)
Quick-Step Floors
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3:45:35
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2
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Peter Sagan (Svk)
Bora-Hansgrohe
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3
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Elia Viviani (Ita)
Team Sky
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4
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John Degenkolb (Ger)
Trek-Segafredo
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5
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Jean-Pierre Drucker
(Lux) BMC Racing Team
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6
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Reinardt Janse Van
Rensburg (RSA) Dimension Data
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7
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Jonas Van Genechten
(Bel) Cofidis, Solutions Credits
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8
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Marko Kump (Slo) UAE
Team Emirates
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9
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Wouter Wippert (Ned)
Cannondale-Drapac
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10
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Travis McCabe (USA)
UnitedHealthcare Professional Cycling Team
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