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10.02.2008/ Philippe Gilbert (Francaise des Jeux) won the Trofeo Mallorca today. The Trofeo Mallorca is the first race of the Mallorca Challenge. Rabobank's Graeme Brown won the bunch sprint and came in second.

© Alex Macià
Philippe Gilbert took the Trofeo Mallorca (© Alex Macià)

Philippe Gilbert won the 100 kilometres long Trofeo Mallorca after the Francaise des Jeux rider attacked with only 1 kilometre to go. Rabobank's Australian sprinter Graeme Brown won the bunch sprint but failed to catch Gilbert. Robert Förster (Gerolsteiner) came in third.
 
"Gilbert accelerated 1400 meters before the finish line, was never 30 meters ahead, but persisted bravely," Rabobank's sports director Adri van Houwelingen said. Philippe Gilbert was happy with his first win in the 2008 season. The Belgian rider said: "I am very happy with this victory. I attacked with little more than a kilometer from the finish, I saw an opportunity and I did not look back. I caught a few metres and I was able to win."

The five day race at Mallorca has different riders each day. Teams are allowed to pick different riders for each race. For the ten rounds of ten kilometers on the boulevard of Palma de Mallorca Rabobank's sports director Van Houwelingen has, next to Brown, selected Bram Tankink (Rabo-debut), Marc de Maar, Sébastian Langeveld, Tom Leezer (ProTeam-debut), Michiel Elijzen, Rick Flens, Grischa Niermann, Laurens ten Dam and Koos Moerenhout. The last three will race each day. "But we do not focus entirely on the end classification. I look at this week more as a series of six chances to win something," said Van Houwelingen.

Van Houweling has already made a plan which riders he will select for the upcoming days, "but that does not mean that we are going to stick with it." On Monday, half of the team from Sunday will continue riding, the other half will get a day (or more than one) to rest. These five riders will not need this, because the track was quite hard, but not extremely hard. "Besides, there have not been any serious escapes."

It wasn't until the last two and a half kilometer that the Rabo ProTeam got involved, just like many other teams. Caisse d'Epargne had already been doing this. Team efforts, but also the attempts by unorganized individuals could not prevent Gilbert's successful surprise attack. "And that's a pity, because Graeme was the best sprinter, even though there are many good sprinters here," were the final words of Van Houwelingen.

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Results Mallorca Challenge 2008
 
Trofeo Mallorca
 
1 Philippe Gilbert (Bel) Francaise des Jeux    2.03.04 (48.75 km/h)
2 Graeme Brown (Aus) Rabobank                        
3 Robert Förster (Ger) Gerolsteiner                  
4 Gert Steegmans (Bel) Quick Step                    
5 Denis Flahaut (Fra) Saunier Duval-Scott            
6 Jose J. Rojas (Spa) Caisse D'Epargne               
7 Fco.José Ventoso (Spa) Andalucia-Cajasur           
8 Rodrigo Garcia (Spa) Extremadura-G. Galla          
9 Andre Schulze (Ger) PSK Whirlpool-Author           
10 Robert Wagner (Ger) Skil-Shimano                  
11 Fumiyuki Beppu (Jpn) Skil-Shimano                 
12 Aitor Perez (Spa) Extremadura-G. Galla            
13 Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Caisse D'Epargne         
14 Aitor Galdos (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi              
15 Javier Aramendia (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi          
16 Christophe Mengin (Fra) Francaise des Jeux        
17 Benat Albizuri (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi            
18 Thomas Fothen (Ger) Gerolsteiner                  
19 Yoann Ofredo (Fra) Francaise des Jeux             
20 René Haselbacher (Aut) Astana                     
21 Xabat Ochotorena (Spa) Extremadura-G. Galla       
22 Bram Schmitz (Ned) Van Vliet Ebh Elshof           
23 Tom Veelers (Ned) Skil-Shimano                    
24 Antonio Miguel (Spa) Seleccion Española           
25 Sebastian Langeveld (Ned) Rabobank                
26 Jaime Garcia (Spa) Extremadura-G. Galla           
27 Fabien Bacquet (Fra) Skil-Shimano                 
28 Martin Mata (Spa) Burgos Monumental               
29 Johnny Hoogerland (Ned) Van Vliet Ebh Elshof      
30 Staf Scheirlinckx (Bel) Cofidis Credit P.Tel      
31 Bram Tankink (Ned) Rabobank                       
32 Iban Mayoz (Spa) Karpin Galicia                   
33 Haimar Zubeldia (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi           
34 Yon Bru (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                   
35 Markus Fothen (Ger) Gerolsteiner                  
36 Gorka Verdugo (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi             
37 Jesus Rosendo (Spa) Andalucia-Cajasur             
38 Ezequiel Mosquera (Spa) Karpin Galicia            
39 Francisco Perez (Spa) Caisse D'Epargne            
40 Rafael Valls (Spa) Seleccion Española             
41 Alberto Losada (Spa) Caisse D'Epargne             
42 Benjamin Noval (Spa) Astana                       
43 Koen De Kortr (Ned) Astana                        
44 Laurens Ten Dam (Ned) Rabobank                    
45 Matteo Carrara (Ita) Quick Step                   
46 Joan Llaneras (Spa) Seleccion Española            
47 Antonio Colom (Spa) Astana                        
48 Roel Egelmeers (Ned) Van Vliet Ebh Elshof         
49 Gonzalo Rabuñal. (Spa) Karpin Galicia             
50 Rick Flens (Ned) Rabobank                         
51 Vojtech Dlouhy (Cze) PSK Whirlpool-Author         
52 Javier Iriarte (Spa) Burgos Monumental            
53 Enrique Salgueiro (Spa) Extremadura-G. Galla      
54 Gustavo Domingez (Spa) Karpin Galicia             
55 Ignacio Sarabia (Mex) Extremadura-G. Galla        
56 Mathieu Heijboer (Ned) Cofidis Credit P.Tel       
57 Roy Curvers (Ned) Skil-Shimano                    
58 Luis L. Sanchez (Spa) Caisse D'Epargne            
59 Manuel Ortega (Spa) Andalucia-Cajasur             
60 Ruben Martinez (Spa) Seleccion Española           
61 Oscar Pujol (Spa) Burgos Monumental               
62 David De La Fuente (Spa) Saunier Duval-Scott      
63 José I. Gutierrez (Spa) Caisse D'Epargne          
64 Eduard Vorganov (Rus) Karpin Galicia              
65 Javier Moreno (Spa) Andalucia-Cajasur             
66 Andres Avelino (Spa) Burgos Monumental            
67 Juan Olmo (Spa) Andalucia-Cajasur                 
68 Delio Fernandez (Spa) Karpin Galicia              
69 Koos Moerenhout (Ned) Rabobank                    
70 Michel Elijzen (Ned) Rabobank                     
71 Sébastien Minard (Fra) Cofidis Credit P.Tel       
72 Lander Aperribay (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi          
73 Michal Skvarka (Svk) PSK Whirlpool-Author         
74 Grischa Niermann (Ger) Rabobank                   
75 Stijn Devolder (Bel) Quick Step                   
76 Thierry Hupond (Fra) Skil-Shimano                 
77 Mimanol Erviti (Spa) Caisse D'Epargne             
78 Clement Lhotellerie (Fra) Skil-Shimano            
79 Gonzalo Zambrano (Spa) Extremadura-G. Galla       
80 Fco. David Delgado (Spa) Burgos Monumental        
81 Josu Mondelo (Spa) Extremadura-G. Galla           
82 Jose L. Carrasco (Spa) Andalucia-Cajasur          
83 Israel Perez (Spa) Extremadura-G. Galla           
84 Pedro Gutierrez (Spa) Burgos Monumental           
85 Volker Ordowski (Ger) Gerolsteiner                
86 Hubert Schwab (Swi) Quick Step                    
87 Maurice Vrijmoed (Ned) Van Vliet Ebh Elshof       
88 Andoni Lafuente (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi           
89 David Deroo (Fra) Skil-Shimano                    
90 Tristan Valentin (Fra) Cofidis Credit P.Tel       
91 Tom Leezer (Ned) Rabobank                         
92 Serafin Martinez (Spa) Karpin Galicia             
93 Gorka Izaguirre (Spa) Seleccion Española          
94 Thomas Frei (Swi) Astana                       0.18
95 Mickael Delage (Fra) Francaise des Jeux           
96 Steve Morabito (Swi) Astana                       
97 Jakub Danacik (Cze) PSK Whirlpool-Author          
98 Pedro Mereno (Spa) Seleccion Española             
99 Marc De Maar (Ned) Rabobank                       
100 Addy Engels (Ned) Quick Step                     
101 Jose V. Toribio (Spa) Burgos Monumental          
102 Kevin De Weert (Bel) Cofidis Credit P.Tel        
103 Emmanuel Ruitenbeek (Ned) Van Vliet Ebh Elshof   
104 Aitor Hernandez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi          
105 José A. Lopez (Spa) Andalucia-Cajasur            
106 Julien Mazet (Fra) Astana                        
107 Benoit Joachin (Lux) Astana                      
108 Alberto Fernandez (Spa) Karpin Galicia           
109 Joost Van Leijen (Ned) Van Vliet Ebh Elshof      
110 Nick Nuyens (Bel) Cofidis Credit P.Tel           
111 Tom Stamsnijder (Ned) Gerolsteiner               
112 Albert Timmer (Ned) Skil-Shimano                 
113 Matthias Russ (Ger) Gerolsteiner                 
114 Jose A. Carrasco (Spa) Andalucia-Cajasur         
115 Luis R. Alvarez (Spa) Burgos Monumental          
116 Mauro Facci (Ita) Quick Step                     
117 Sandy Casar (Fra) Francaise des Jeux             
118 Radek Becka (Cze) PSK Whirlpool-Author           
119 Sebastian Lang (Ger) Gerolsteiner                
120 Jérémy Roy (Fra) Francaise des Jeux              
121 Dennis Kreder (Ned) Van Vliet Ebh Elshof         
122 David Herrero (Spa) Karpin Galicia               
123 Sergio Paulinho (Por) Astana                     
124 René Andrle (Cze) PSK Whirlpool-Author           
125 Lars Vierbergen (Ned) Van Vliet Ebh Elshof       
126 Sergio Pardilla (Spa) Burgos Monumental          
127 Frank Hoj (Den) Cofidis Credit P.Tel             
128 Toni Tauler (Spa) Seleccion Española             
129 Asier Maeztu (Spa) Seleccion Española            
130 Petr Kubias (Cze) PSK Whirlpool-Author           
131 Frantisek Kloucek (Cze) PSK Whirlpool-Author     
132 Sergio Herrero (Spa) Extremadura-G. Galla        
133 Arnaud Coyot (Fra) Caisse D'Epargne              
134 Stephan Schreck (Ger) Gerolsteiner               
135 Petr Bencik (Cze) PSK Whirlpool-Author           
136 Alessandro Proni (Ita) Quick Step                
137 Jelle Vanendert (Bel) Francaise des Jeux         
138 Leopold Konig (Cze) PSK Whirlpool-Author         
139 Carlo Westphal (Ger) Gerolsteiner                
140 Rik Verbrugghe (Bel) Cofidis Credit P.Tel        
141 Sven Krauss (Ger) Gerolsteiner                   
142 Rein Taarahae (Est) Cofidis Credit P.Tel         
143 Miguel Alzamora (Spa) Seleccion Española         
144 Ruben Lobato (Spa) Saunier Duval-Scott           
145 Angel Gomez M J. (Spa) Saunier Duval-Scott       
146 Alberto Fernandez (Spa) Saunier Duval-Scott      
147 Benat Intxausti. (Spa) Saunier Duval-Scott       
148 Tomas Vaitkus (Kaz) Astana                       
149 Davide Vigano (Ita) Quick Step                0.34
150 Anthony Charteau (Fra) Caisse D'Epargne       0.44
151 Oscar Pereiro (Spa) Caisse D'Epargne             
152 Stefan Vreugdenhil (Ned) Van Vliet Ebh Elshof    
153 Kenny Van Hummel (Ned) Skil-Shimano              
154 Jesus Cobelo (Spa) Karpin Galicia                
155 Hector Gonzalez (Spa) Saunier Duval-Scott        
156 Maarten Wynants (Bel) Quick Step              0.51
157 Kevin Van Impe (Bel) Quick Step               0.57
158 Ivan Velasco (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi          1.35
159 Tom Stubbe (Bel) Francaise des Jeux           1.48
160 Sébastien Joly (Fra) Francaise des Jeux       3.02
161 Timotky Gudsell (NZl) Francaise des Jeux      3.49
 
General Classification after stage 1
 
1 Philippe Gilbert (Bel) Francaise des Jeux    2.03.04
2 Graeme Brown (Aus) Rabobank                        
3 Robert Förster (Ger) Gerolsteiner                  
4 Gert Steegmans (Bel) Quick Step                    
5 Denis Flahaut (Fra) Saunier Duval-Scott            
6 Jose J. Rojas (Spa) Caisse D'Epargne               
7 Fco.José Ventoso (Spa) Andalucia-Cajasur           
8 Rodrigo Garcia (Spa) Extremadura-G. Galla          
9 Andre Schulze (Ger) PSK Whirlpool-Author           
10 Robert Wagner (Ger) Skil-Shimano                  
11 Fumiyuki Beppu (Jpn) Skil-Shimano                 
12 Aitor Perez (Spa) Extremadura-G. Galla            
13 Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Caisse D'Epargne         
14 Aitor Galdos (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi              
15 Javier Aramendia (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi          
16 Christophe Mengin (Fra) Francaise des Jeux        
17 Benat Albizuri (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi            
18 Thomas Fothen (Ger) Gerolsteiner                  
19 Yoann Ofredo (Fra) Francaise des Jeux             
20 René Haselbacher (Aut) Astana                     
21 Xabat Ochotorena (Spa) Extremadura-G. Galla       
22 Bram Schmitz (Ned) Van Vliet Ebh Elshof           
23 Tom Veelers (Ned) Skil-Shimano                    
24 Antonio Miguel (Spa) Seleccion Española           
25 Sebastian Langeveld (Ned) Rabobank                
26 Jaime Garcia (Spa) Extremadura-G. Galla           
27 Fabien Bacquet (Fra) Skil-Shimano                 
28 Martin Mata (Spa) Burgos Monumental               
29 Johnny Hoogerland (Ned) Van Vliet Ebh Elshof      
30 Staf Scheirlinckx (Bel) Cofidis Credit P.Tel      
31 Bram Tankink (Ned) Rabobank                       
32 Iban Mayoz (Spa) Karpin Galicia                   
33 Haimar Zubeldia (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi           
34 Yon Bru (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                   
35 Markus Fothen (Ger) Gerolsteiner                  
36 Gorka Verdugo (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi             
37 Jesus Rosendo (Spa) Andalucia-Cajasur             
38 Ezequiel Mosquera (Spa) Karpin Galicia            
39 Francisco Perez (Spa) Caisse D'Epargne            
40 Rafael Valls (Spa) Seleccion Española             
41 Alberto Losada (Spa) Caisse D'Epargne             
42 Benjamin Noval (Spa) Astana                       
43 Koen De Kortr (Ned) Astana                        
44 Laurens Ten Dam (Ned) Rabobank                    
45 Matteo Carrara (Ita) Quick Step                   
46 Joan Llaneras (Spa) Seleccion Española            
47 Antonio Colom (Spa) Astana                        
48 Roel Egelmeers (Ned) Van Vliet Ebh Elshof         
49 Gonzalo Rabuñal. (Spa) Karpin Galicia             
50 Rick Flens (Ned) Rabobank                         
51 Vojtech Dlouhy (Cze) PSK Whirlpool-Author         
52 Javier Iriarte (Spa) Burgos Monumental            
53 Enrique Salgueiro (Spa) Extremadura-G. Galla      
54 Gustavo Domingez (Spa) Karpin Galicia             
55 Ignacio Sarabia (Mex) Extremadura-G. Galla        
56 Mathieu Heijboer (Ned) Cofidis Credit P.Tel       
57 Roy Curvers (Ned) Skil-Shimano                    
58 Luis L. Sanchez (Spa) Caisse D'Epargne            
59 Manuel Ortega (Spa) Andalucia-Cajasur             
60 Ruben Martinez (Spa) Seleccion Española           
61 Oscar Pujol (Spa) Burgos Monumental               
62 David De La Fuente (Spa) Saunier Duval-Scott      
63 José I. Gutierrez (Spa) Caisse D'Epargne          
64 Eduard Vorganov (Rus) Karpin Galicia              
65 Javier Moreno (Spa) Andalucia-Cajasur             
66 Andres Avelino (Spa) Burgos Monumental            
67 Juan Olmo (Spa) Andalucia-Cajasur                 
68 Delio Fernandez (Spa) Karpin Galicia              
69 Koos Moerenhout (Ned) Rabobank                    
70 Michel Elijzen (Ned) Rabobank                     
71 Sébastien Minard (Fra) Cofidis Credit P.Tel       
72 Lander Aperribay (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi          
73 Michal Skvarka (Svk) PSK Whirlpool-Author         
74 Grischa Niermann (Ger) Rabobank                   
75 Stijn Devolder (Bel) Quick Step                   
76 Thierry Hupond (Fra) Skil-Shimano                 
77 Mimanol Erviti (Spa) Caisse D'Epargne             
78 Clement Lhotellerie (Fra) Skil-Shimano            
79 Gonzalo Zambrano (Spa) Extremadura-G. Galla       
80 Fco. David Delgado (Spa) Burgos Monumental        
81 Josu Mondelo (Spa) Extremadura-G. Galla           
82 Jose L. Carrasco (Spa) Andalucia-Cajasur          
83 Israel Perez (Spa) Extremadura-G. Galla           
84 Pedro Gutierrez (Spa) Burgos Monumental           
85 Volker Ordowski (Ger) Gerolsteiner                
86 Hubert Schwab (Swi) Quick Step                    
87 Maurice Vrijmoed (Ned) Van Vliet Ebh Elshof       
88 Andoni Lafuente (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi           
89 David Deroo (Fra) Skil-Shimano                    
90 Tristan Valentin (Fra) Cofidis Credit P.Tel       
91 Tom Leezer (Ned) Rabobank                         
92 Serafin Martinez (Spa) Karpin Galicia             
93 Gorka Izaguirre (Spa) Seleccion Española          
94 Thomas Frei (Swi) Astana                       0.18
95 Mickael Delage (Fra) Francaise des Jeux           
96 Steve Morabito (Swi) Astana                       
97 Jakub Danacik (Cze) PSK Whirlpool-Author          
98 Pedro Mereno (Spa) Seleccion Española             
99 Marc De Maar (Ned) Rabobank                       
100 Addy Engels (Ned) Quick Step                     
101 Jose V. Toribio (Spa) Burgos Monumental          
102 Kevin De Weert (Bel) Cofidis Credit P.Tel        
103 Emmanuel Ruitenbeek (Ned) Van Vliet Ebh Elshof   
104 Aitor Hernandez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi          
105 José A. Lopez (Spa) Andalucia-Cajasur            
106 Julien Mazet (Fra) Astana                        
107 Benoit Joachin (Lux) Astana                      
108 Alberto Fernandez (Spa) Karpin Galicia           
109 Joost Van Leijen (Ned) Van Vliet Ebh Elshof      
110 Nick Nuyens (Bel) Cofidis Credit P.Tel           
111 Tom Stamsnijder (Ned) Gerolsteiner               
112 Albert Timmer (Ned) Skil-Shimano                 
113 Matthias Russ (Ger) Gerolsteiner                 
114 Jose A. Carrasco (Spa) Andalucia-Cajasur         
115 Luis R. Alvarez (Spa) Burgos Monumental          
116 Mauro Facci (Ita) Quick Step                     
117 Sandy Casar (Fra) Francaise des Jeux             
118 Radek Becka (Cze) PSK Whirlpool-Author           
119 Sebastian Lang (Ger) Gerolsteiner                
120 Jérémy Roy (Fra) Francaise des Jeux              
121 Dennis Kreder (Ned) Van Vliet Ebh Elshof         
122 David Herrero (Spa) Karpin Galicia               
123 Sergio Paulinho (Por) Astana                     
124 René Andrle (Cze) PSK Whirlpool-Author           
125 Lars Vierbergen (Ned) Van Vliet Ebh Elshof       
126 Sergio Pardilla (Spa) Burgos Monumental          
127 Frank Hoj (Den) Cofidis Credit P.Tel             
128 Toni Tauler (Spa) Seleccion Española             
129 Asier Maeztu (Spa) Seleccion Española            
130 Petr Kubias (Cze) PSK Whirlpool-Author           
131 Frantisek Kloucek (Cze) PSK Whirlpool-Author     
132 Sergio Herrero (Spa) Extremadura-G. Galla        
133 Arnaud Coyot (Fra) Caisse D'Epargne              
134 Stephan Schreck (Ger) Gerolsteiner               
135 Petr Bencik (Cze) PSK Whirlpool-Author           
136 Alessandro Proni (Ita) Quick Step                
137 Jelle Vanendert (Bel) Francaise des Jeux         
138 Leopold Konig (Cze) PSK Whirlpool-Author         
139 Carlo Westphal (Ger) Gerolsteiner                
140 Rik Verbrugghe (Bel) Cofidis Credit P.Tel        
141 Sven Krauss (Ger) Gerolsteiner                   
142 Rein Taarahae (Est) Cofidis Credit P.Tel         
143 Miguel Alzamora (Spa) Seleccion Española         
144 Ruben Lobato (Spa) Saunier Duval-Scott           
145 Angel Gomez M J. (Spa) Saunier Duval-Scott       
146 Alberto Fernandez (Spa) Saunier Duval-Scott      
147 Benat Intxausti. (Spa) Saunier Duval-Scott       
148 Tomas Vaitkus (Kaz) Astana                       
149 Davide Vigano (Ita) Quick Step                0.34
150 Anthony Charteau (Fra) Caisse D'Epargne       0.44
151 Oscar Pereiro (Spa) Caisse D'Epargne             
152 Stefan Vreugdenhil (Ned) Van Vliet Ebh Elshof    
153 Kenny Van Hummel (Ned) Skil-Shimano              
154 Jesus Cobelo (Spa) Karpin Galicia                
155 Hector Gonzalez (Spa) Saunier Duval-Scott        
156 Maarten Wynants (Bel) Quick Step              0.51
157 Kevin Van Impe (Bel) Quick Step               0.57
158 Ivan Velasco (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi          1.35
159 Tom Stubbe (Bel) Francaise des Jeux           1.48
160 Sébastien Joly (Fra) Francaise des Jeux       3.02
161 Timotky Gudsell (NZl) Francaise des Jeux      3.49

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