
El austriaco fue el más rápido contra el crono © Israel Cycling Academy
Redacción / Ciclo 21
Matthias Brändle (Israel Cycling Academy) se ha impuesto en el prólogo de la Vuelta al Lago Taihu, de 5.5 kilómetros con salida y llegada en la localidad de Wuxi, y es el primer líder de la prueba china 2.1. El austriaco, exposeedor del récord de la hora entre el 30 de 0ctubre de 2014 y el 8 de febrero de 2015, cuando se lo arrebató Rohan Dennis, paró el crono en 6:07 tras rodar a casi 54km/h.
Se trata de la tercera victoria de Brändle esta temporada después de lograr en mayo el título de campeón nacional de su país y ganar otro prólogo, el de la Vuelta a Estonia. Es, además, su decimoquinto triunfo como profesional y el número 29 del Israel Cycling Academy en 2019, el segundo en dos días tras el conquistado por Tom Van Asbroeck en la Binche-Chimay-Binche.
El austriaco fue dos segundos más rápido que el neozelandés Dylan Kennett (St. George), segundo, y ocho más que el tercero, Michael Vink, también neozelandés del St. George, mientras que el primer español fue Óscar Sevilla (Medellín), cuarto a 13 segundos del ganador.
La próxima etapa
La segunda jornada de la Vuelta al Lago Taihu, la primera en línea de la carrera, se disputará nuevamente con salida y llegada en Wuxi y constará con 88.8km prácticamente llanos. Será la oportunidad para los velocistas.
Edición 2018: Vallée
Puntos TOP Ciclo 21: Óscar Sevilla, 2 (primer español 2.1); Ángel Fuentes, 1 (primer sub-26)
CLASIFICACIÓN DEL PRÓLOGO Y LA GENERAL
| 01 | | Matthias Brändle | 1989 | Israel Cycling Academy | 06:07 |
| 02 | | Dylan Kennett | 1994 | St. George Continental Cycling Team | + 02 |
| 03 | | Michael Vink | 1991 | St. George Continental Cycling Team | + 08 |
| 04 | | Óscar Sevilla | 1976 | Medellin – Inder | + 13 |
| 05 | | Boris Vallée | 1993 | Wanty – Groupe Gobert | + 13 |
| 06 | | Roy Eefting | 1989 | Memil Pro Cycling | + 15 |
| 07 | | Imerio Cima | 1997 | Nippo – Vini Fantini – Faizanè | + 15 |
| 08 | | Matthew Zenovich | 1994 | St. George Continental Cycling Team | + 15 |
| 09 | | Ryan Cavanagh | 1995 | St. George Continental Cycling Team | + 16 |
| 10 | | Walter Vargas | 1992 | Medellin – Inder | + 17 |
| 11 | | Mihkel Räim | 1993 | Israel Cycling Academy | + 17 |
| 12 | | Blake Quick | 2000 | St. George Continental Cycling Team | + 17 |
| 13 | | Daniel Turek | 1993 | Israel Cycling Academy | + 18 |
| 14 | | Robigzon Oyola | 1988 | Medellin – Inder | + 18 |
| 15 | | Branislau Samoilau | 1985 | Minsk Cycling Club | + 21 |
| 16 | | Thomas Degand | 1986 | Wanty – Groupe Gobert | + 24 |
| 17 | | Charles Planet | 1993 | Team Novo Nordisk | + 24 |
| 18 | | Mohamad Saari Amri Abd Rasim | 1998 | Team Sapura Cycling | + 25 |
| 19 | | Itamar Einhorn | 1997 | Israel Cycling Academy | + 25 |
| 20 | | Sam Brand | 1991 | Team Novo Nordisk | + 25 |
| 21 | | Georgios Bouglas | 1990 | Ningxia Sports Lottery – Livall CT | + 26 |
| 22 | | Brenton Jones | 1991 | Delko Marseille – Provence | + 26 |
| 23 | | Siarhei Papok | 1988 | Minsk Cycling Club | + 27 |
| 24 | | Damiano Cima | 1993 | Nippo – Vini Fantini – Faizanè | + 27 |
| 25 | | Weimar Roldan | 1985 | Medellin – Inder | + 27 |
| 26 | | Wesley Kreder | 1990 | Wanty – Groupe Gobert | + 27 |
| 27 | | Kevin Van Melsen | 1987 | Wanty – Groupe Gobert | + 28 |
| 28 | | Rémy Rochas | 1996 | Delko Marseille – Provence | + 28 |
| 29 | | Akmal Zakaria | 1996 | Team Sapura Cycling | + 29 |
| 30 | | Andrea Peron | 1988 | Team Novo Nordisk | + 29 |
| 31 | | Erik Bergström | 1999 | Memil Pro Cycling | + 29 |
| 32 | | Declan Irvine | 1999 | Team Novo Nordisk | + 29 |
| 33 | | Li Jun Bai | 1988 | Ningxia Sports Lottery – Livall CT | + 30 |
| 34 | | Dennis Van Winden | 1987 | Israel Cycling Academy | + 31 |
| 35 | | Luca Pacioni | 1993 | Neri Sottoli – Selle Italia – KTM | + 31 |
| 36 | | Mattia Viel | 1995 | Androni Giocattoli – Sidermec | + 31 |
| 37 | | Fabio Duarte | 1986 | Medellin – Inder | + 31 |
| 38 | | Jesus Ezquerra Muela | 1990 | Burgos – BH | + 32 |
| 39 | | Samuel Volkers | 1992 | Memil Pro Cycling | + 33 |
| 40 | | Andris Vosekalns | 1992 | Hengxiang Cycling Team | + 34 |
| 41 | | Thomas Hubbard | 1991 | St. George Continental Cycling Team | + 34 |
| 42 | | Nicola Venchiarutti | 1998 | Androni Giocattoli – Sidermec | + 34 |
| 43 | | Matteo Spreafico | 1993 | Androni Giocattoli – Sidermec | + 35 |
| 44 | | Etienne Van Empel | 1994 | Neri Sottoli – Selle Italia – KTM | + 35 |
| 45 | | Angel Fuentes Paniego | 1996 | Burgos – BH | + 35 |
| 46 | | Angel Madrazo | 1988 | Burgos – BH | + 35 |
| 47 | | Chien Liang Chen | 1993 | Memil Pro Cycling | + 35 |
| 48 | | Harold Alfonso Tejada | 1997 | Medellin – Inder | + 36 |
| 49 | | Roman Maikin | 1990 | Minsk Cycling Club | + 36 |
| 50 | | David Lozano Riba | 1988 | Team Novo Nordisk | + 37 |
| 51 | | Meng Yan | 1995 | Hengxiang Cycling Team | + 37 |
| 52 | | Luca Raggio | 1995 | Neri Sottoli – Selle Italia – KTM | + 38 |
| 53 | | Ricardo Vilela | 1987 | Burgos – BH | + 38 |
| 54 | | Maral-Erdene Batmunkh | 1994 | Terengganu Cycling Team | + 38 |
| 55 | | Mattia Bevilacqua | 1998 | Neri Sottoli – Selle Italia – KTM | + 39 |
| 56 | | Chengshuo Miao | 2000 | Hengxiang Cycling Team | + 39 |
| 57 | | Zhang Zheng | 1995 | Hengxiang Cycling Team | + 40 |
| 58 | | Marco Benfatto | 1988 | Androni Giocattoli – Sidermec | + 40 |
| 59 | | Batuhan Ozgur | 1998 | Team Sapura Cycling | + 40 |
| 60 | | Giuseppe Fonzi | 1991 | Neri Sottoli – Selle Italia – KTM | + 40 |
| 61 | | Hang Shi | 1998 | Giant Cycling Team | + 41 |
| 62 | | Ze Yu | 2000 | Shenzhen Xidesheng CT | + 41 |
| 63 | | Joseph Areruya | 1996 | Delko Marseille – Provence | + 42 |
| 64 | | Matteo Pelucchi | 1989 | Androni Giocattoli – Sidermec | + 43 |
| 65 | | Simon Carr | 1998 | Delko Marseille – Provence | + 43 |
| 66 | | Umberto Poli | 1996 | Team Novo Nordisk | + 43 |
| 67 | | Pak Hang Ng | 1999 | HKSI Pro Cycling Team | + 44 |
| 68 | | Jetse Bol | 1989 | Burgos – BH | + 44 |
| 69 | | Edmund Bradbury | 1992 | Memil Pro Cycling | + 44 |
| 70 | | Eduard Vorganov | 1982 | Minsk Cycling Club | + 46 |
| 71 | | Keigo Kusaba | 1996 | Nippo – Vini Fantini – Faizanè | + 47 |
| 72 | | Tegele Yi | 1998 | Kunbao Sport Continental CT | + 48 |
| 73 | | Junyong Wang | 2000 | Hengxiang Cycling Team | + 48 |
| 74 | | Dzianis Mazur | 2000 | Minsk Cycling Club | + 48 |
| 75 | | Vasili Strokau | 1995 | Minsk Cycling Club | + 49 |
| 76 | | Alexandre Delettre | 1997 | Delko Marseille – Provence | + 49 |
| 77 | | Muhammad Mohd Shukri | 1998 | Team Sapura Cycling | + 49 |
| 78 | | Jinsong Li | 1997 | Giant Cycling Team | + 49 |
| 79 | | Masakazu Ito | 1988 | Nippo – Vini Fantini – Faizanè | + 49 |
| 80 | | Bailey Walters | 1999 | Memil Pro Cycling | + 50 |
| 81 | | Massimo Rosa | 1995 | Neri Sottoli – Selle Italia – KTM | + 50 |
| 82 | | Iuri Filosi | 1992 | Delko Marseille – Provence | + 50 |
| 83 | | Bingcheng Gu | 1996 | Giant Cycling Team | + 50 |
| 84 | | Youcef Reguigui | 1990 | Terengganu Cycling Team | + 52 |
| 85 | | Hao Liu | 1988 | Shenzhen Xidesheng CT | + 54 |
| 86 | | Aliaksei Shnyrko | 1994 | Ningxia Sports Lottery – Livall CT | + 54 |
| 87 | | Xiaolei Yin | 1997 | Shenzhen Xidesheng CT | + 54 |
| 88 | | Afiq Othman | 1996 | Terengganu Cycling Team | + 54 |
| 89 | | Penghai Deng | 1998 | Giant Cycling Team | + 55 |
| 90 | | Nicolas Marini | 1993 | Tianyoude Hotel Cyclingteam | + 56 |
| 91 | | He Jiang | 1999 | Hengxiang Cycling Team | + 56 |
| 92 | | Daihou Li | 1996 | Ningxia Sports Lottery – Livall CT | + 58 |
| 93 | | Sum Lui Ng | 1999 | HKSI Pro Cycling Team | + 58 |
| 94 | | Muhamad Hakimi Haiqa Ahmad Sabri | 2000 | Team Sapura Cycling | + 01:00 |
| 95 | | Hayato Yoshida | 1989 | Nippo – Vini Fantini – Faizanè | + 01:00 |
| 96 | | Kwan Lok Choi | 1999 | HKSI Pro Cycling Team | + 01:00 |
| 97 | | Manuel Penalver Aniorte | 1998 | Burgos – BH | + 01:00 |
| 98 | | Hiroki Nishimura | 1994 | Nippo – Vini Fantini – Faizanè | + 01:00 |
| 99 | | Trond Håkon Trondsen | 1994 | Wanty – Groupe Gobert | + 01:00 |
| 100 | | Yecid Arturo Sierra | 1994 | Tianyoude Hotel Cyclingteam | + 01:01 |
| 101 | | Guanhua Xue | 1998 | Kunbao Sport Continental CT | + 01:02 |
| 102 | | Zhiwen Chen | 1998 | Giant Cycling Team | + 01:02 |
| 103 | | Yuval Ben Moshe | 1999 | Israel Cycling Academy | + 01:04 |
| 104 | | Muhammad Zulhilmie Afif Ahmad | 1992 | Terengganu Cycling Team | + 01:05 |
| 105 | | Wenbo Huang | 1998 | Shenzhen Xidesheng CT | + 01:05 |
| 106 | | Chao Zeng | 2000 | Kunbao Sport Continental CT | + 01:06 |
| 107 | | Zisen Liu | 1997 | Tianyoude Hotel Cyclingteam | + 01:06 |
| 108 | | Zifan Gao | 1999 | Kunbao Sport Continental CT | + 01:06 |
| 109 | | Umardi Rosdi | 1986 | Terengganu Cycling Team | + 01:06 |
| 110 | | Kwun Hei Ho | 2000 | HKSI Pro Cycling Team | + 01:07 |
| 111 | | Hu Li | 1998 | Tianyoude Hotel Cyclingteam | + 01:09 |
| 112 | | Yi Zhu | 1997 | Giant Cycling Team | + 01:11 |
| 113 | | Muhshin Misbah | 1997 | Team Sapura Cycling | + 01:12 |
| 114 | | Cheuk Hei To | 1999 | HKSI Pro Cycling Team | + 01:12 |
| 115 | | Feng Qiao | 1991 | Ningxia Sports Lottery – Livall CT | + 01:17 |
| 116 | | Junnan Wang | 2000 | Shenzhen Xidesheng CT | + 01:18 |
| 117 | | Weijie Hou | 1996 | Kunbao Sport Continental CT | + 01:26 |
| 118 | | Chun Kin Lai | 1998 | HKSI Pro Cycling Team | + 01:35 |