Tour of Qatar Prologue / Challenge Mallorca

Things got underway in Qatar today with the Prologue.

Lars Boom (pronounced like Home with a B) put it down, and bested the World TT champ Cancellara by 4sec.  It was a 2km drag race of a prologue that took just over 3min to finish.  Tom Boonen is 7sec down in 7th place.  This race is a sprinters heaven and the horsepower will be on full display.  Versus is streaming a live feed in the morning @ 5:00am, if you get up that early.  I missed the prologue this morning, but plan on catching the first stage tomorrow.  Cav hit the tarmac when his front wheel dissembled itself after bunny-hoping some road furniture.  He is 1:13 back to start, and pretty banged up.

1 Lars Boom (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team 0:03:07

Photo credit © AFP

2 Fabian Cancellara (Swi) Leopard Trek 0:00:04

3 Tom Veelers (Ned) Skil - Shimano 0:00:05
4 Juan Antonio (Spa) Team Sky
5 Alex Dowsett (GBr) Sky Procycling 0:00:06
6 Gert Steegmans (Bel) Quickstep Cycling Team
7 Tom Boonen (Bel) Quickstep Cycling Team
8 Maarten Wynants (Bel) Rabobank Cycling Team 0:00:08
9 Tomas Vaitkus (Ltu) Pro Team Astana
10 Matt Brammeier (Irl) HTC-Highroad 0:00:09

Trofeo Palma De Mallorca

 

Tyler Farrar captured his first W of the season at Challenge Mallorca race series, judging by the top ten there was some stolen candy.  Anyway a W is a W.  The start was held up by the riders protesting the Radio ban of the UCI.  I have not formed an opinion on the ban, but when I can formulate something -I will, and I just might let you in on it.  The newly crowned World Champ was not starting due to food poisoning.  -Thor, I would becareful when dining with Tyler and the rest of the team, you might want to employ a food tester.

Photo: © Fotoreporter Sirotti

1 Tyler Farrar (USA) Garmin-Cervélo 02:32:24

2 Marcel Kittel (Ger) Skil-Shimano

3 Francisco Ventoso (Spa)Movistar

4 Jose Joaquín Rojas (Spa) Movistar

5 Klass Lodewyck (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto

6 Oscar Grau (Spa) Burgos 2016-Castilla y León

7 Juan José Lobato (Spa) Andalucía-Caja Granada
8 Koldo Fernández de Larrea (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi

9 Tony Gallopin (Fra) Cofidis

10 Dries Devenyns (Bel) Quick Step