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Tour of Turkey results & GC: Richeze wins opening stage

October 9, 2018, 1:07 pm By In the Bunch Staff reporter

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Argentine professional Maximiliano Richeze won the opening stage of the Tour of Turkey in Konya today.

The Quick-Step Floors rider completed the 148.4km route in a time of 3:29:14.

Quick-Step Floors' Maximiliano Richeze, pictured with his team at this year's Tour de France

Quick-Step Floors’ Maximiliano Richeze, pictured with his team at this year’s Tour de France, won stage one of the Tour of Turkey in Konya today. Photo: ASO/Alex Broadway

Second place went to Bora-Hansgrohe’s Sam Bennet, with BMC Racing Team’s Jean-Pierre Drucker in third.

Richeze’s teammate Alvaro Hodeg placed fourth, with Delko Marseille Provence KTM’s Brenton Jones in fifth.

The 35-year-old Richeze also leads overall, with Bennett in second and Drucker third.

View more results below.

Stage one

1. Maximiliano Richeze (Arg) Quick-Step Floors 3:29:14
2. Sam Bennett (Irl) Bora-Hansgrohe
3. Jean-Pierre Drucker (Lux) BMC Racing Team
4. Alvaro Hodeg (Col) Quick-Step Floors
5. Brenton Jones (Aus) Delko Marseille Provence KTM
6. Simone Consonni (Ita) UAE Team Emirates
7. Enrique Sanz Unzue (Spa) Euskadi Basque Country-Murias
8. Christophe Noppe (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise
9. Edward Theuns (Bel) Team Sunweb
10. Luca Pacioni (Ita) Wilier Triestina-Selle Italia

General Classification

1. Maximiliano Richeze (Arg) Quick-Step Floors 3:29:04
2. Sam Bennett (Irl) Bora-Hansgrohe +0:00:04
3. Jean-Pierre Drucker (Lux) BMC Racing Team +0:00:06
4. Kenneth Van Rooy (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise +0:00:07
5. Benat Txoperena Matxikote (Spa) Euskadi Basque Country-Murias +0:00:09
6. Alvaro Hodeg (Col) Quick-Step Floors +0:00:10
7. Brenton Jones (Aus) Delko Marseille Provence KTM
8. Simone Consonni (Ita) UAE Team Emirates
9. Enrique Sanz Unzue (Spa) Euskadi Basque Country-Murias
10. Christophe Noppe (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise

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