Bora-Hansgrohe’s rider, Peter Sagan, after a long and harsh sprint to the finish line, was able to take the victory of the opening stage of BinckBank Tour 2017 that finishes on August 13.
Once again, team Sunweb’s German rider, Phil Bauhaus, had to settle for second place after an impressive performance that put him just a second behind Sagan.
On the other hand, team Orica-Scott’s rider, Magnus Cort Nielsen took third place of the stage while sprint favorites Elia Viviani from Team Sky, Andre Greipel from Lotto-Soudal and Marcel Kittel from Quick-Step Floors found themselves out of the race’s heat.
After the opening stage, Sagan admitted to not being sure he could win the race due to the strong competition. “I was very lucky in the finish, because I was certain that I’d been passed on the line, but I took the win purely because I threw my bike at the last second,” he said. “I didn’t even know I’d won until five minutes later.”
To bolo tesné! That was close! @BORAhansgrohe @BinckBankTour (Photo @bettiniphoto) pic.twitter.com/GNyKRbK9zn
— Peter Sagan (@petosagan) August 7, 2017
Results of BinckBank Tour 2017, stage one (From Breda to Venray)
Peter Sagan (Svk) Bora-Hansgrohe, in 3-50-09
Phil Bauhaus (Ger) Team Sunweb
Magnus Cort Nielsen (Den) Orica-Scott
Dylan Groenewegen (Ned) LottoNL-Jumbo
Boy van Poppel (Ned) Terk-Segafredo
Rick Zabel (Ger) Katusha-Alpecin
Wouter Wippert (Ned) Cannondale-Drapac
Jonas Rickaert (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise
André Greipel (Ger) Lotto-Soudal
Edward Planckaert (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise, all same time
.@petosagan takes the victory in the first stage of the #BinckBankTour pic.twitter.com/vutjWCBY5l
— BinckBank Tour (@BinckBankTour) August 7, 2017
General classification after stage one
Peter Sagan (Svk) Bora-Hansgrohe, in 3-49-59
Laurens De Vreese (Bel) Astana, at 1 sec
Phil Bauhaus (Ger) Team Sunweb, at 4 secs
Elmar Reinders (Ned) Roompot-Nederlandse-Loterij, at 5 secs
Magnus Cort Nielsen (Den) Orica-Scott, at 6 secs
Mark McNally (GBr) Wanty-Groupe Gobert, at 6 secs
Dylan Groenewegen (Ned) LottoNL-Jumbo, at 10 secs
Boy van Poppel (Ned) Terk-Segafredo, at 10 secs
Rick Zabel (Ger) Katusha-Alpecin, at 10 secs
Wouter Wippert (Ned) Cannondale-Drapac, at 10 secs
