Norbert Banaszek (Mazowsze Serce Polski) a remporté, ce samedi, la première étape d'In the footsteps of the Romans (2.2), courue sur 125,2 kilomètres entre Banya et Razlog (Bulgarie). Il a devancé Miguel Angel Ballesteros (Caja Rural-Seguros RGA Elite) et Jan Andrej Cully (Dukla Banska Bystrica).
Norbert Banaszek devient par la même occasion le premier leader de l'épreuve bulgare.

Classement de la 1ère étape :
1 BANASZEK Nobert MAZOWSZE SERCE POLSKI Elite les 125,2 km en 2h45'50" (moy. 45.298 km/h) (b : 10'')
2 BALLESTEROS Migel Angel CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA Elite 00'00'' (b : 6'')
3 CULLY Jan Andrej DUKLA BANSKA BYSTRICA Elite 00'00'' (b : 4'')
4 STOJNIC Veljko NATIONAL TEAM OF SERBIA U23 00'00''
5 WRIGHT Paul HOLDSWORTH-ZAPPI U23 00'00''
6 SZOLLOSI Ferenc GALLINA COLOSIO EUROFFED U23 00'00''
7 FOULON Dorian CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA U23 00'28''
8 BANASZEK Alan MAZOWSZE SERCE POLSKI Elite 00'28''
9 LOUICHE Vincent BIKE CONNECTION Elite 00'28''
10 KASTRANTAS Charalampos ALFA CYCLING TEAM Elite 00'28''
11 HARING Martin DUKLA BANSKA BYSTRICA Elite 00'28''
12 JOHNSTON Calum HOLDSWORTH-ZAPPI U23 00'28''
13 BELLAN Juraj DUKLA BANSKA BYSTRICA Elite 00'28''
14 STANKOVIC Marko REGIONAL TEAM HEMUS-1896 Elite 00'28''
15 ANDREEV Yordan MARTIGUES SC PAYDEN-RYGEL Elite 00'28''
16 PORTA Gabriele GALLINA COLOSIO EUROFFED U23 00'28''
17 DANILOVID Marko NATIONAL TEAM OF SERBIA Elite 00'28''
18 DOMAGALSKI Karol MAZOWSZE SERCE POLSKI Elite 00'28''
19 SERRANO Javier CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA U23 04'12''
20 TZORTZAKIS Polychronis ALFA CYCLING TEAM Elite 04'12''
21 MENEGALE Elia GALLINA COLOSIO EUROFFED U23 04'12''
22 MURGUIALDAY Jokin CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA U23 04'12''
23 WOOD Reece HOLDSWORTH-ZAPPI U23 04'12''
24 PONGILUPPI Mateo GALLINA COLOSIO EUROFFED U23 04'12''
25 LOPEZ DE ABETXUKO Andoni CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA U23 04'12''
26 JOLIDON Cedric KIBAG-CKT U23 04'12''
27 PAWLAK Tobiasz MAZOWSZE SERCE POLSKI Elite 04'12''
28 HOLLYMAN Mason HOLDSWORTH-ZAPPI U23 04'12''
29 HERNANDEZ Sergio CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA Elite 04'12''
30 VESELINOVIC Dusan NATIONAL TEAM OF SERBIA U23 04'12''
31 BERNARD-CLIGNY Tristan MARTIGUES SC PAYDEN-RYGEL U23 04'12''
32 KORTSIDAKIS Michail ALFA CYCLING TEAM Elite 04'12''
33 BAHR Christian HOLDSWORTH-ZAPPI U23 2h50'02" 04'12''
34 PELLEGRIN Mathieu BIKE CONNECTION Elite 04'12''
35 BAUCE Davide GALLINA COLOSIO EUROFFED U23 04'12''
36 TRONSTAD Karl HOLDSWORTH-ZAPPI U23 04'12''
37 NIELSEN Philip Birker ALFA CYCLING TEAM U23 04'12''
38 BOUSQUET Pascal TEAM FRANCE DEFENSE Elite 04'12''
39 TAILLANDIER Axel TEAM FRANCE DEFENSE U23 04'12''
40 TERRIEN Valentin TEAM FRANCE DEFENSE Elite 04'12''
41 VICAK Martin DUKLA BANSKA BYSTRICA U23 04'12''
42 IVANOV Borislav LEVSKI-YANTRA REGIONAL TEAM Elite 04'12''
43 KIBIS Lukas DUKLA BANSKA BYSTRICA U23 04'12''
44 DURIC Dorde NATIONAL TEAM OF SERBIA U23 04'12''
45 ANGELOV Lachezar NESSEBAR-VEREIA REGIONAL Elite 04'12''
46 STEFANOVIC Stefan NATIONAL TEAM OF SERBIA Elite 04'12''
47 BARONI Alessandro GALLINA COLOSIO EUROFFED U23 04'12''
48 RUSEV Teodor NESSEBAR-VEREIA REGIONAL Elite 04'12''
49 CHOLAKOV Stanimir REGIONAL TEAM DOLTCINI Elite 04'12''
50 ZENICH Dorian BIKE CONNECTION Elite 04'12''
51 SALOMON Lucas MARTIGUES SC PAYDEN-RYGEL Elite 04'12''
52 CUVELIER Stephane MARTIGUES SC PAYDEN-RYGEL U23 04'39''
53 PEYROTON DARTET Thomas BIKE CONNECTION Elite 04'44''
54 HRISTOV Stefan NESSEBAR-VEREIA REGIONAL Elite 04'53''
55 KACZMAREK Jakub MAZOWSZE SERCE POLSKI Elite 10'45''
56 LUMPAROV Georgi CC DRAG Elite 12'14''
57 IVANOV Tsvetan LEVSKI-YANTRA REGIONAL TEAM U23 12'14''
58 ALEKSANDROV Yasen LEVSKI-YANTRA REGIONAL TEAM U23 12'14''
59 DYANKOV Nikolay REGIONAL TEAM HEMUS-1896 U23 12'14''
60 DOBREV Denis CC DRAG Elite 12'14''
61 GRABCHEV Stanislav REGIONAL TEAM DOLTCINI Elite 12'14''
62 HASLER Pavel KIBAG-CKT U23 12'14''
63 VENKOV Ventsislav MARTIGUES SC PAYDEN-RYGEL U23 12'14''
64 DYANKOV Denis REGIONAL TEAM HEMUS-1896 U23 12'14''
65 KOLEV Yoan REGIONAL TEAM HEMUS-1896 U23 12'14''
66 NIKOLOV Georgi CC DRAG U23 12'14''
67 PAPANOV Martin MARTIGUES SC PAYDEN-RYGEL U23 12'14''
68 JOLIDON Nicola KIBAG-CKT U23 12'14''
69 KERVADEC Stevan TEAM FRANCE DEFENSE Elite 12'14''
70 BECHKOV Aleks CC DRAG U23 12'14''
71 PANIGYRAKIS Ioannis ALFA CYCLING TEAM Elite 12'14''
72 POPOV Martin REGIONAL TEAM DOLTCINI U23 12'14''
73 SUCHEV Mario CC DRAG Elite 12'14''

Non-partant :
GEROGIEV Ivan LEVSKI-YANTRA REGIONAL TEAM Elite

Abandons :
LAIDOUN Julien BIKE CONNECTION Elite
PANCHEV Georgi LEVSKI-YANTRA REGIONAL TEAM Elite
MATUSIAK Sebastian MAZOWSZE SERCE POLSKI Elite
PETKOV Daniel REGIONAL TEAM HEMUS-1896 U23
STEFANOV Ognyan REGIONAL TEAM DOLTCINI Elite
ROVDER Ravol DUKLA BANSKA BYSTRICA U23
NOUVEAU Maxime TEAM FRANCE DEFENSE Elite
VENKOV Daniel REGIONAL TEAM DOLTCINI Elite
KWIATKOWSKI Grzegorz TEAM FRANCE DEFENSE Elite
MINCHEV Dobromir LEVSKI-YANTRA REGIONAL TEAM Elite
GECHEV Hristo REGIONAL TEAM HEMUS-1896 U23
KOLASINAC Admir NATIONAL TEAM OF SERBIA U23
JOLIDON Luca KIBAG-CKT U23
KOSTOV Yoan NESSEBAR-VEREIA REGIONAL Elite
OGNYANOV Georgi NESSEBAR-VEREIA REGIONAL Elite
KAMBUROV Stivan NESSEBAR-VEREIA REGIONAL Elite

Classement général :
1 BANASZEK Nobert MAZOWSZE SERCE POLSKI Elite les 125,2 km en 2h45'40" (moy. 45,298 km/h)
2 BALLESTEROS Migel Angel CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA Elite 04"
3 CULLY Andrej Jan DUKLA BANSKA BYSTRICA Elite 06"
4 STOJNIC Veljko NATIONAL TEAM OF SERBIA U23 10"
5 WRIGHT Paul HOLDSWORTH-ZAPPI U23 10"
6 SZOLLOSI Ferenc GALLINA COLOSIO EUROFFED U23 10"
7 FOULON Dorian CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA U23 38"
8 BANASZEK Alan MAZOWSZE SERCE POLSKI Elite 38"
9 LOUICHE Vincent BIKE CONNECTION Elite 38"
10 KASTRANTAS Charalampos ALFA CYCLING TEAM Elite 38"
11 HARING Martin DUKLA BANSKA BYSTRICA Elite 38"
12 JOHNSTON Calum HOLDSWORTH-ZAPPI U23 38"
13 BELLAN Juraj DUKLA BANSKA BYSTRICA Elite 38"
14 STANKOVIC Marko REGIONAL TEAM HEMUS-1896 Elite 38"
15 ANDREEV Yordan MARTIGUES SC PAYDEN-RYGEL Elite 38"
16 PORTA Gabriele GALLINA COLOSIO EUROFFED U23 38"
17 DANILOVID Marko NATIONAL TEAM OF SERBIA Elite 38"
18 DOMAGALSKI Karol MAZOWSZE SERCE POLSKI Elite 38"
19 SERRANO Javier CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA U23 04'22"
20 TZORTZAKIS Polychronis ALFA CYCLING TEAM Elite 04'22"
21 MENEGALE Elia GALLINA COLOSIO EUROFFED U23 04'22"
22 MURGUIALDAY Jokin CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA U23 04'22"
23 WOOD Reece HOLDSWORTH-ZAPPI U23 04'22"
24 PONGILUPPI Mateo GALLINA COLOSIO EUROFFED U23 04'22"
25 LOPEZ Andoni DE ABETXUKO CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA U23 04'22"
26 JOLIDON Cedric KIBAG-CKT U23 04'22"
27 PAWLAK Tobiasz MAZOWSZE SERCE POLSKI Elite 04'22"
28 HOLLYMAN Mason HOLDSWORTH-ZAPPI U23 04'22"
29 HERNANDEZ Sergio CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA Elite 04'22"
30 VESELINOVIC Dusan NATIONAL TEAM OF SERBIA U23 04'22"
31 BERNARD-CLIGNY Tristan MARTIGUES SC PAYDEN-RYGEL U23 04'22"
32 KORTSIDAKIS Michail ALFA CYCLING TEAM Elite 04'22"
33 BAHR Christian HOLDSWORTH-ZAPPI U23 04'22"
34 PELLEGRIN Mathieu BIKE CONNECTION Elite 04'22"
35 BAUCE Davide GALLINA COLOSIO EUROFFED U23 04'22"
36 TRONSTAD Karl HOLDSWORTH-ZAPPI U23 04'22"
37 NIELSEN Philip Birker ALFA CYCLING TEAM U23 04'22"
38 BOUSQUET Pascal TEAM FRANCE DEFENSE Elite 04'22"
39 TAILLANDIER Axel TEAM FRANCE DEFENSE U23 04'22"
40 TERRIEN Valentin TEAM FRANCE DEFENSE Elite 04'22"
41 VICAK Martin DUKLA BANSKA BYSTRICA U23 04'22"
42 IVANOV Borislav LEVSKI-YANTRA REGIONAL TEAM Elite 04'22"
43 KIBIS Lukas DUKLA BANSKA BYSTRICA U23 04'22"
44 DURIC Dorde NATIONAL TEAM OF SERBIA U23 04'22"
45 ANGELOV Lachezar NESSEBAR-VEREIA REGIONAL Elite 04'22"
46 STEFANOVIC Stefan NATIONAL TEAM OF SERBIA Elite 04'22"
47 BARONI Alessandro GALLINA COLOSIO EUROFFED U23 04'22"
48 RUSEV Teodor NESSEBAR-VEREIA REGIONAL Elite 04'22"
49 CHOLAKOV Stanimir REGIONAL TEAM DOLTCINI Elite 04'22"
50 ZENICH Dorian BIKE CONNECTION Elite 04'22"
51 SALOMON Lucas MARTIGUES SC PAYDEN-RYGEL Elite 04'22"
52 CUVELIER Stéphane MARTIGUES SC PAYDEN-RYGEL U23 04'49"
53 PEYROTON DARTET Thomas BIKE CONNECTION Elite 04'54"
54 HRISTOV Stefan NESSEBAR-VEREIA REGIONAL Elite 05'03"
55 KACZMAREK Jakub MAZOWSZE SERCE POLSKI Elite 10'55"
56 LUMPAROV Georgi CC DRAG Elite 12'24"
57 IVANOV Tsvetan LEVSKI-YANTRA REGIONAL TEAM U23 12'24"
58 ALEKSANDROV Yasen LEVSKI-YANTRA REGIONAL TEAM U23 12'24"
59 DYANKOV Nikolay REGIONAL TEAM HEMUS-1896 U23 12'24"
60 DOBREV Denis CC DRAG Elite 12'24"
61 GRABCHEV Stanislav REGIONAL TEAM DOLTCINI Elite 12'24"
62 HASLER Pavel KIBAG-CKT U23 12'24"
63 VENKOV Ventsislav MARTIGUES SC PAYDEN-RYGEL U23 12'24"
64 DYANKOV Denis REGIONAL TEAM HEMUS-1896 U23 12'24"
65 KOLEV Yoan REGIONAL TEAM HEMUS-1896 U23 12'24"
66 NIKOLOV Georgi CC DRAG U23 12'24"
67 PAPANOV Martin MARTIGUES SC PAYDEN-RYGEL U23 12'24"
68 JOLIDON Nicola KIBAG-CKT U23 12'24"
69 KERVADEC Stevan TEAM FRANCE DEFENSE Elite 12'24"
70 BECHKOV Aleks CC DRAG U23 12'24"
71 PANIGYRAKIS Ioannis ALFA CYCLING TEAM Elite 12'24"
72 POPOV Martin REGIONAL TEAM DOLTCINI U23 12'24"
73 SUCHEV Mario CC DRAG Elite 12'24"

Classement du meilleur grimpeur :
1 HARING Martin DUKLA BANSKÁ BYSTRICA 2 pts
2 BAHR Christian HOLDSWORTH-ZAPPI 1

Classement des points-chauds :
1 CULLY Jan Andrej DUKLA BANSKÁ BYSTRICA 6 pts
2 BANASZEK Nobert MAZOWSZE SERCE POLSKI 3
3 KIBIS Lukas DUKLA BANSKÁ BYSTRICA 3
4 SZOLLOSI Ferenc GALLINA COLOSIO EUROFFED 2
5 ANDREEV Yordan MARTIGUES SC PAYDEN- 2
6 MURGUIALDAY Jokin CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA 1
7 KACZMAREK Jakub MAZOWSZE SERCE POLSKI 1

Classement du meilleur jeune :
1 STOJNIC Veljko NATIONAL TEAM OF SERBIA les 125,2 km en 2h45'50''  
2 WRIGHT Paul HOLDSWORTH-ZAPPI 0   
3 SZOLLOSI Ferenc GALLINA COLOSIO EUROFFED 0  
4 FOULON Dorian CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA 28  
5 JOHNSTON Calum HOLDSWORTH-ZAPPI 28   
6 PORTA Gabriele GALLINA COLOSIO EUROFFED 28  
7 SERRANO Javier CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA 4:12  
8 MENEGALE Elia GALLINA COLOSIO EUROFFED 4:12  
9 MURGUIALDAY Jokin CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA 4:12  
10 WOOD Reece HOLDSWORTH-ZAPPI 4:12   
11 PONGILUPPI Mateo GALLINA COLOSIO EUROFFED 4:12  
12 LÓPEZ DE ABETXUKO Andoni CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA 4:12
13 JOLIDON Cedric KIBAG-CKT 4:12   
14 HOLLYMAN Mason HOLDSWORTH-ZAPPI 4:12   
15 VESELINOVIC Dusan NATIONAL TEAM OF SERBIA 4:12  
16 BERNARD-CLIGNY Tristan MARTIGUES SC PAYDEN- 4:12  
17 BAHR Christian HOLDSWORTH-ZAPPI 4:12   
18 BAUCE Davide GALLINA COLOSIO EUROFFED 4:12  
19 TRONSTAD Karl HOLDSWORTH-ZAPPI 4:12   
20 NIELSEN Philip Birker ALFA CYCLING TEAM 4:12  
21 TAILLANDIER Axel TEAM FRANCE DEFENSE 4:12  
22 VICAK Martin DUKLA BANSKÁ BYSTRICA 4:12  
23 KIBIS Lukas DUKLA BANSKÁ BYSTRICA 4:12  
24 DURIC Dorde NATIONAL TEAM OF SERBIA 4:12  
25 BARONI Alessandro GALLINA COLOSIO EUROFFED 4:12  
26 CUVELIER Stephane MARTIGUES SC PAYDEN- 4:39  
27 IVANOV TsveTan LEVSKI-YANTRA REGIONAL T 12:14  
28 ALEKSANDROV Yasen LEVSKI-YANTRA REGIONAL T 12:14  
29 DYANKOV Nikolay REGIONAL TEAM HEMUS-1896 12:14  
30 HASLER Pavel KIBAG-CKT 12:14   
31 VENKOV Ventsislav MARTIGUES SC PAYDEN- 12:14  
32 DYANKOV Denis REGIONAL TEAM HEMUS-1896 12:14  
33 KOLEV Yoan REGIONAL TEAM HEMUS-1896 12:14  
34 NIKOLOV Georgi CC Drag 12:14   
35 PAPANOV Martin MARTIGUES SC PAYDEN- 12:14  
36 JOLIDON Nicola KIBAG-CKT 12:14   
37 BECHKOV Aleks CC Drag 12:14   
38 POPOV Martin REGIONAL TEAM DOLTCINI 12:14  

Classement par équipes :
1 MAZOWSZE SERCE POLSKI en 8h18'26''
2 DUKLA BANSKÁ BYSTRICA 0
3 CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA 3:44
4 HOLDSWORTH-ZAPPI 3:44
5 GALLINA COLOSIO EUROFFED 3:44
6 NATIONAL TEAM OF SERBIA 3:44
7 ALFA CYCLING TEAM 7:56
8 BIKE CONNECTION 7:56
9 MARTIGUES SC PAYDEN-RYGEL 7:56
10 TEAM FRANCE DEFENSE 11:40
11 NESSEBAR-VEREIA REGIONAL 12:21
12 REGIONAL TEAM HEMUS-1896 24:00
13 KIBAG-CKT 27:44
14 LEVSKI-YANTRA REGIONAL T 27:44
15 REGIONAL TEAM DOLTCINI 27:44
16 CC Drag 35:46

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