Samuele Battistella took the honours on the first stage of the Grand Prix Priessnitz Spa in Rymarov, Czech Republic, yesterday.
Italian Samuele Battistella won stage one of the Grand Prix Priessnitz Spa in Rymarov, Czech Republic, yesterday. Photo: Jan Brychta
The Italian finished in 3:18:59 to beat Norway’s Lunder Aarlust Hakon (3:18:59) and Denmark’s Jonas Vingegaard (3:18:59) in the 133km course from Jesenik.
South Africa’s Gustav Basson (3:19:22) finished 28th with Devin Shortt (3:19:22) 56th, Ryan Harris (3:24:47) 116th, Andrew Edwards (3:24:47) 117th and Mitchell Eliot (3:24:47) 118th.
Battistella leads the overall standings in a time of 3:21:06. He is followed by Hakon (3:21:12) and Vingegaard (3:21:18).
More results can be viewed below.
Stage one
1. Samuele Battistella (Italy) 3:18:59
2. Lunder Aarlust Hakon (Norway) 3:18:59
3. Jonas Vingegaard (Denmark) 3:18:59
4. Kobe Goossens (Belgium) 3:18:59
5. Jake Stewart (Britain) 3:19:22
6. Marijn van der Berg (Netherlands) 3:19:22
7. Matus Stocek (Slovakia) 3:19:22
8. Xavier Canellas Sanchez (Spain) 3:19:22
9. Alessandro Fedeli (Italy) 3:19:22
10. David Lopez Gonzalez (Spain) 3:19:22
*Selected
28. Gustav Basson (South Africa) 3:19:22
56. Devin Shortt (South Africa) 3:19:22
116. Ryan Harris (South Africa) 3:24:47
117. Andrew Edwards (South Africa) 3:24:47
118. Mitchell Eliot (South Africa) 3:24:47
General classification
1. Samuele Battistella (Italy) 3:21:06
2. Lunder Aarlust Hakon (Norway) 3:21:12
3. Jonas Vingegaard (Denmark) 3:21:18
4. Rasmus Fossum Tiller (Norway) 3:21:31
5. Rasmus Byriel Iversen (Denmark) 3:21:33
6. Ethan Hayter (Britain) 3:21:33
7. Ivo Oliveira (Portugal) 3:21:35
8. Nils Eekhoff (Netherlands) 3:21:36
9. Rui Oliveira (Portugal) 3:21:37
10. Kevin Geniets (Luxembourg) 3:21:37
*Selected
32. Gustav Basson (South Africa) 3:21:41
98. Devin Shortt (South Africa) 3:21:51
116. Ryan Harris (South Africa) 3:27:05
118. Mitchell Eliot (South Africa) 3:27:15
119. Andrew Edwards (South Africa) 3:27:16
