Francesco Chicchi (Liquigas) has won the first stage of the Tour of Denmark in a bunch sprint. The 26 year-old beat CSC's Juan Jose Haedo and Mark Cavendish after the 175km stage between Thisted and Aalborg. Chicchi also took the first race leader's jersey.
"As well as the win, I am very satisfied with the team's performance," said Liquigas' team manager Stefano Zanatta. "Backstedt did the hard work attacking with one km to go; Gasparotto led out Chicchi for his great final sprint."
Tomorrow's second stage is between Aars and Århus, over 197km.
Results
1 Francesco Chicchi (Ita ¦ Liquigas) 03:56:09 >2 Juan José Haedo (Arg ¦ Team CSC) 00:00:00 >3 Mark Cavendish (GBr ¦ T-Mobile) 00:00:00 >4 Tom Steels (Bel ¦ Predictor - Lotto) 00:00:00 >5 Mathew Haymann (Aus ¦ Rabobank) 00:00:00 >6 Jonas Aaen Jørgensen (Den ¦ Team GLS) 00:00:00 >7 Kenny Van Hummel (Ned ¦ Skil-Shimano) 00:00:00 >8 Enrico Gasparotto (Ita ¦ Liquigas) 00:00:00 >9 Stefano Zanini (Ita ¦ Predictor - Lotto) 00:00:00 >10 Clemens Frankhauser (Aut ¦ Elk Haus - Simplon) 00:00:00 >11 Jens-Erik Madsen (Den ¦ Team Designa Køkken) 00:00:00 >12 Evert Verbist (Bel ¦ Chocolade Jacques-Vlaanderen-T Interim) 00:00:00 >13 Michael Mørkøv (Den ¦ Team GLS) 00:00:00 >14 Maarten Tjallingii (Ned ¦ Skil-Shimano) 00:00:00 >15 Casper Jørgensen (Den ¦ Team Odense Energi) 00:00:00 >16 Jacob Moe Rasmussen (Den ¦ Team GLS) 00:00:00 >17 Rune Udby (Den ¦ Glud & Marstrand Horsens) 00:00:00 >18 Aart Vierhouten (Ned ¦ Skil-Shimano) 00:00:00 >19 Michael Vanderaerden (Bel ¦ DFL-Cyclingnews - Litespeed) 00:00:00 >20 Iljo Keisse (Bel ¦ Chocolade Jacques-Vlaanderen-T Interim) 00:00:00 >21 Niki Østergaard (Den ¦ Team GLS) 00:00:00 >22 Magnus Backstedt (Swe ¦ Liquigas) 00:00:00 >23 Jurgen Van Den Broeck (Bel ¦ Predictor - Lotto) 00:00:00 >24 David Harrigan (Aus ¦ DFL-Cyclingnews - Litespeed) 00:00:00 >25 Robby Meul (Bel ¦ DFL-Cyclingnews - Litespeed) 00:00:00 >26 Denys Kostyuk (Ukr ¦ Team Intel Action) 00:00:00 >27 Vincenzo Nibali (Ita ¦ Liquigas) 00:00:00 >28 Gerben Löwik (Ned ¦ Rabobank) 00:00:00 >29 Kurt Asle Arvesen (Nor ¦ Team CSC) 00:00:00 >30 Matti Breschel (Den ¦ Team CSC) 00:00:00 >31 Arnaud Coyot (Fra ¦ Team Canyon) 00:00:00 >32 Masahiro Shinagawa (Jpn ¦ Skil-Shimano) 00:00:00 >33 Niko Eeckhout (Bel ¦ Chocolade Jacques-Vlaanderen-T Interim) 00:00:00 >34 Nicki Sørensen (Den ¦ Team CSC) 00:00:00 >35 Michael Blaudzun (Den ¦ Team CSC) 00:00:00 >36 Markus Eichler (Ger ¦ Team Canyon) 00:00:00 >37 Fabien Bacquet (Fra ¦ Skil-Shimano) 00:00:00 >38 Kenny Lisabeth (Bel ¦ Chocolade Jacques-Vlaanderen-T Interim) 00:00:00 >39 Harald Totschnig (Aut ¦ Elk Haus - Simplon) 00:00:00 >40 Thomas Oredsson (Den ¦ Team GLS) 00:00:00 >41 Bert Roesems (Bel ¦ Predictor - Lotto) 00:00:00 >42 René Jørgensen (Den ¦ Team Designa Køkken) 00:00:00 >43 Bart Dockx (Bel ¦ Predictor - Lotto) 00:00:00 >44 Dmitry Kozontchuk (Rus ¦ Rabobank) 00:00:00 >45 Matthe Pronk (Ned ¦ Team Canyon) 00:00:00 >46 Marcin Osinski (Pol ¦ Team Intel Action) 00:00:00 >47 Jonas Ljundsblad (Swe ¦ Team Canyon) 00:00:00 >48 Martin Lollesgaard (Den ¦ Team Odense Energi) 00:00:00 >49 Kasper Jebjerg (Den ¦ Team Designa Køkken) 00:00:00 >50 Jakob Fuglsang (Den ¦ Team Designa Køkken) 00:00:00 >51 Robert Lauscha (Aut ¦ Elk Haus - Simplon) 00:00:00 >52 Lasse Bøchmann (Den ¦ Glud & Marstrand Horsens) 00:00:00 >53 Michael Pichler (Aut ¦ Elk Haus - Simplon) 00:00:00 >54 Dominique Cornu (Bel ¦ Predictor - Lotto) 00:00:00 >55 Rick Flens (Ned ¦ Rabobank) 00:00:00 >56 Marc Weisshaupt (Ger ¦ Elk Haus - Simplon) 00:00:00 >57 Michael Skelde (Den ¦ Glud & Marstrand Horsens) 00:00:00 >58 Anders Fialla (Den ¦ Team Odense Energi) 00:00:00 >59 David Derod (Fra ¦ Skil-Shimano) 00:00:00 >60 Leon Van Bon (Ned ¦ Rabobank) 00:00:00 >61 Allan Johansen (Den ¦ Team CSC) 00:00:00 >62 Morten Reckweg (Den ¦ Team GLS) 00:00:00 >63 Floris Goesinnen (Ned ¦ Skil-Shimano) 00:00:00 >64 Michael Reihs (Den ¦ Team Designa Køkken) 00:00:00 >65 Preben Van Hecke (Bel ¦ Predictor - Lotto) 00:00:00 >66 Bogdan Bondariew (Ukr ¦ Team Intel Action) 00:00:00 >67 Marco Pinotti (Ita ¦ T-Mobile) 00:00:00 >68 Kenny De Ketele (Bel ¦ Chocolade Jacques-Vlaanderen-T Interim) 00:00:00 >69 André Steensen (Den ¦ Glud & Marstrand Horsens) 00:00:00 >70 Mauro Da Dalto (Ita ¦ Liquigas) 00:00:00 >71 Michael Berling (Den ¦ Glud & Marstrand Horsens) 00:00:00 >72 Krzysztof Miara (Pol ¦ Team Intel Action) 00:00:00 >73 Alessandro Vanotti (Ita ¦ Liquigas) 00:00:00 >74 Jan Valach (Svk ¦ Elk Haus - Simplon) 00:00:00 >75 Matti Helminen (Fin ¦ DFL-Cyclingnews - Litespeed) 00:00:00 >76 Jesper Mørkøv (Den ¦ Team Odense Energi) 00:00:00 >77 Fredrik Johansson (Swe ¦ Team Designa Køkken) 00:00:00 >78 Daniel Foder (Den ¦ Team Designa Køkken) 00:00:00 >79 Lars Ulrich (Den ¦ Team Odense Energi) 00:00:00 >80 Servais Knaven (Ned ¦ T-Mobile) 00:00:00 >81 Luca Paolini (Ita ¦ Liquigas) 00:00:00 >82 Marek Rutkiewicz (Pol ¦ Team Intel Action) 00:00:00 >83 Greg Henderson (NZl ¦ T-Mobile) 00:00:00 >84 Frantisek Rabon (Cze ¦ T-Mobile) 00:00:00 >85 Marcus Ljungqvist (Swe ¦ Team CSC) 00:00:00 >86 Morten Christiansen (Den ¦ Glud & Marstrand Horsens) 00:00:00 >87 Anders Lund (Den ¦ Team CSC) 00:00:00 >88 Bart Vanheule (Bel ¦ Chocolade Jacques-Vlaanderen-T Interim) 00:00:00 >89 Roman Kreuziger (Cze ¦ Liquigas) 00:00:00 >90 Kane Oakley (Aus ¦ DFL-Cyclingnews - Litespeed) 00:00:00 >91 Kasper Schjønnemann (Den ¦ Glud & Marstrand Horsens) 00:00:00 >92 Jacob Nielsen (Den ¦ Glud & Marstrand Horsens) 00:00:00 >93 Kaoru Ouchi (Jpn ¦ Skil-Shimano) 00:00:00 >94 Piotr Chmielewski (Pol ¦ Team Intel Action) 00:00:00 >95 Jan Boven (Ned ¦ Rabobank) 00:00:00 >96 Peter Riis Andersen (Den ¦ Team GLS) 00:00:00 >97 Robert Radosz (Pol ¦ Team Intel Action) 00:00:00 >98 Lorenzo Bernucci (Ita ¦ T-Mobile) 00:00:00 >99 Max Van Heeswijk (Ned ¦ Rabobank) 00:00:00 >100 Stefan Denifl (Aut ¦ Elk Haus - Simplon) 00:00:00 >101 Kristoffer G. Nielsen (Den ¦ Team GLS) 00:00:00 >102 Michael Larsen (Den ¦ Team Odense Energi) 00:00:00 >103 Martin Mortensen (Den ¦ Team Designa Køkken) 00:00:00 >104 Cameron Jennings (Aus ¦ DFL-Cyclingnews - Litespeed) 00:00:00 >105 Erwin Thijs (Bel ¦ Team Canyon) 00:00:00 >106 Tomas Konecny (Cze ¦ Elk Haus - Simplon) 00:00:00 >107 Ian Stannard (GBr ¦ T-Mobile) 00:00:00 >108 Benny De Schrooder (Bel ¦ Chocolade Jacques-Vlaanderen-T Interim) 00:00:00 >109 Jeremy Vennell (NZl ¦ DFL-Cyclingnews - Litespeed) 00:00:00 >110 Jimmy Casper (Fra ¦ Team Canyon) 00:00:00 >111 Aaron Olson (USA ¦ T-Mobile) 00:00:00 >112 Tom Criel (Bel ¦ Team Canyon) 00:00:00 >113 Alex Rasmussen (Den ¦ Team Odense Energi) 00:00:00 >114 Graeme Brown (Aus ¦ Rabobank) 00:00:00 >115 Nic Ingels (Bel ¦ Predictor - Lotto) 00:00:29 >116 Kenny Dehaes (Bel ¦ Chocolade Jacques-Vlaanderen-T Interim) 00:00:42 >117 Kasper Linde Jørgensen (Den ¦ Team Odense Energi) 00:06:00 > >General classification after stage 1 > >1 Francesco Chicchi (Ita ¦ Liquigas) 03:55:59 >2 Juan José Haedo (Arg ¦ Team CSC) 00:00:04 >3 Martin Mortensen (Den ¦ Team Designa Køkken) 00:00:04 >4 Mark Cavendish (GBr ¦ T-Mobile) 00:00:06 >5 Jacob Nielsen (Den ¦ Glud & Marstrand Horsens) 00:00:06 >6 Maarten Tjallingii (Ned ¦ Skil-Shimano) 00:00:08 >7 Tom Steels (Bel ¦ Predictor - Lotto) 00:00:10 >8 Mathew Haymann (Aus ¦ Rabobank) 00:00:10 >9 Jonas Aaen Jørgensen (Den ¦ Team GLS) 00:00:10 >10 Kenny Van Hummel (Ned ¦ Skil-Shimano) 00:00:10 >11 Enrico Gasparotto (Ita ¦ Liquigas) 00:00:10 >12 Stefano Zanini (Ita ¦ Predictor - Lotto) 00:00:10 >13 Clemens Frankhauser (Aut ¦ Elk Haus - Simplon) 00:00:10 >14 Jens-Erik Madsen (Den ¦ Team Designa Køkken) 00:00:10 >15 Evert Verbist (Bel ¦ Chocolade Jacques-Vlaanderen-T Interim) 00:00:10 >16 Michael Mørkøv (Den ¦ Team GLS) 00:00:10 >17 Casper Jørgensen (Den ¦ Team Odense Energi) 00:00:10 >18 Jacob Moe Rasmussen (Den ¦ Team GLS) 00:00:10 >19 Rune Udby (Den ¦ Glud & Marstrand Horsens) 00:00:10 >20 Aart Vierhouten (Ned ¦ Skil-Shimano) 00:00:10 >21 Michael Vanderaerden (Bel ¦ DFL-Cyclingnews - Litespeed) 00:00:10 >22 Iljo Keisse (Bel ¦ Chocolade Jacques-Vlaanderen-T Interim) 00:00:10 >23 Niki Østergaard (Den ¦ Team GLS) 00:00:10 >24 Magnus Backstedt (Swe ¦ Liquigas) 00:00:10 >25 Jurgen Van Den Broeck (Bel ¦ Predictor - Lotto) 00:00:10 >26 David Harrigan (Aus ¦ DFL-Cyclingnews - Litespeed) 00:00:10 >27 Robby Meul (Bel ¦ DFL-Cyclingnews - Litespeed) 00:00:10 >28 Denys Kostyuk (Ukr ¦ Team Intel Action) 00:00:10 >29 Vincenzo Nibali (Ita ¦ Liquigas) 00:00:10 >30 Gerben Löwik (Ned ¦ Rabobank) 00:00:10 >31 Kurt Asle Arvesen (Nor ¦ Team CSC) 00:00:10 >32 Matti Breschel (Den ¦ Team CSC) 00:00:10 >33 Arnaud Coyot (Fra ¦ Team Canyon) 00:00:10 >34 Masahiro Shinagawa (Jpn ¦ Skil-Shimano) 00:00:10 >35 Niko Eeckhout (Bel ¦ Chocolade Jacques-Vlaanderen-T Interim) 00:00:10 >36 Nicki Sørensen (Den ¦ Team CSC) 00:00:10 >37 Michael Blaudzun (Den ¦ Team CSC) 00:00:10 >38 Markus Eichler (Ger ¦ Team Canyon) 00:00:10 >39 Fabien Bacquet (Fra ¦ Skil-Shimano) 00:00:10 >40 Kenny Lisabeth (Bel ¦ Chocolade Jacques-Vlaanderen-T Interim) 00:00:10 >41 Harald Totschnig (Aut ¦ Elk Haus - Simplon) 00:00:10 >42 Thomas Oredsson (Den ¦ Team GLS) 00:00:10 >43 Bert Roesems (Bel ¦ Predictor - Lotto) 00:00:10 >44 René Jørgensen (Den ¦ Team Designa Køkken) 00:00:10 >45 Bart Dockx (Bel ¦ Predictor - Lotto) 00:00:10 >46 Dmitry Kozontchuk (Rus ¦ Rabobank) 00:00:10 >47 Matthe Pronk (Ned ¦ Team Canyon) 00:00:10 >48 Marcin Osinski (Pol ¦ Team Intel Action) 00:00:10 >49 Jonas Ljundsblad (Swe ¦ Team Canyon) 00:00:10 >50 Martin Lollesgaard (Den ¦ Team Odense Energi) 00:00:10 >51 Kasper Jebjerg (Den ¦ Team Designa Køkken) 00:00:10 >52 Jakob Fuglsang (Den ¦ Team Designa Køkken) 00:00:10 >53 Robert Lauscha (Aut ¦ Elk Haus - Simplon) 00:00:10 >54 Lasse Bøchmann (Den ¦ Glud & Marstrand Horsens) 00:00:10 >55 Michael Pichler (Aut ¦ Elk Haus - Simplon) 00:00:10 >56 Dominique Cornu (Bel ¦ Predictor - Lotto) 00:00:10 >57 Rick Flens (Ned ¦ Rabobank) 00:00:10 >58 Marc Weisshaupt (Ger ¦ Elk Haus - Simplon) 00:00:10 >59 Michael Skelde (Den ¦ Glud & Marstrand Horsens) 00:00:10 >60 Anders Fialla (Den ¦ Team Odense Energi) 00:00:10 >61 David Derod (Fra ¦ Skil-Shimano) 00:00:10 >62 Leon Van Bon (Ned ¦ Rabobank) 00:00:10 >63 Allan Johansen (Den ¦ Team CSC) 00:00:10 >64 Morten Reckweg (Den ¦ Team GLS) 00:00:10 >65 Floris Goesinnen (Ned ¦ Skil-Shimano) 00:00:10 >66 Michael Reihs (Den ¦ Team Designa Køkken) 00:00:10 >67 Preben Van Hecke (Bel ¦ Predictor - Lotto) 00:00:10 >68 Bogdan Bondariew (Ukr ¦ Team Intel Action) 00:00:10 >69 Marco Pinotti (Ita ¦ T-Mobile) 00:00:10 >70 Kenny De Ketele (Bel ¦ Chocolade Jacques-Vlaanderen-T Interim) 00:00:10 >71 André Steensen (Den ¦ Glud & Marstrand Horsens) 00:00:10 >72 Mauro Da Dalto (Ita ¦ Liquigas) 00:00:10 >73 Michael Berling (Den ¦ Glud & Marstrand Horsens) 00:00:10 >74 Krzysztof Miara (Pol ¦ Team Intel Action) 00:00:10 >75 Alessandro Vanotti (Ita ¦ Liquigas) 00:00:10 >76 Jan Valach (Svk ¦ Elk Haus - Simplon) 00:00:10 >77 Matti Helminen (Fin ¦ DFL-Cyclingnews - Litespeed) 00:00:10 >78 Jesper Mørkøv (Den ¦ Team Odense Energi) 00:00:10 >79 Fredrik Johansson (Swe ¦ Team Designa Køkken) 00:00:10 >80 Daniel Foder (Den ¦ Team Designa Køkken) 00:00:10 >81 Lars Ulrich (Den ¦ Team Odense Energi) 00:00:10 >82 Servais Knaven (Ned ¦ T-Mobile) 00:00:10 >83 Luca Paolini (Ita ¦ Liquigas) 00:00:10 >84 Marek Rutkiewicz (Pol ¦ Team Intel Action) 00:00:10 >85 Greg Henderson (NZl ¦ T-Mobile) 00:00:10 >86 Frantisek Rabon (Cze ¦ T-Mobile) 00:00:10 >87 Marcus Ljungqvist (Swe ¦ Team CSC) 00:00:10 >88 Morten Christiansen (Den ¦ Glud & Marstrand Horsens) 00:00:10 >89 Anders Lund (Den ¦ Team CSC) 00:00:10 >90 Bart Vanheule (Bel ¦ Chocolade Jacques-Vlaanderen-T Interim) 00:00:10 >91 Roman Kreuziger (Cze ¦ Liquigas) 00:00:10 >92 Kane Oakley (Aus ¦ DFL-Cyclingnews - Litespeed) 00:00:10 >93 Kasper Schjønnemann (Den ¦ Glud & Marstrand Horsens) 00:00:10 >94 Kaoru Ouchi (Jpn ¦ Skil-Shimano) 00:00:10 >95 Piotr Chmielewski (Pol ¦ Team Intel Action) 00:00:10 >96 Jan Boven (Ned ¦ Rabobank) 00:00:10 >97 Peter Riis Andersen (Den ¦ Team GLS) 00:00:10 >98 Robert Radosz (Pol ¦ Team Intel Action) 00:00:10 >99 Lorenzo Bernucci (Ita ¦ T-Mobile) 00:00:10 >100 Max Van Heeswijk (Ned ¦ Rabobank) 00:00:10 >101 Stefan Denifl (Aut ¦ Elk Haus - Simplon) 00:00:10 >102 Kristoffer G. Nielsen (Den ¦ Team GLS) 00:00:10 >103 Michael Larsen (Den ¦ Team Odense Energi) 00:00:10 >104 Cameron Jennings (Aus ¦ DFL-Cyclingnews - Litespeed) 00:00:10 >105 Erwin Thijs (Bel ¦ Team Canyon) 00:00:10 >106 Tomas Konecny (Cze ¦ Elk Haus - Simplon) 00:00:10 >107 Ian Stannard (GBr ¦ T-Mobile) 00:00:10 >108 Benny De Schrooder (Bel ¦ Chocolade Jacques-Vlaanderen-T Interim) 00:00:10 >109 Jeremy Vennell (NZl ¦ DFL-Cyclingnews - Litespeed) 00:00:10 >110 Jimmy Casper (Fra ¦ Team Canyon) 00:00:10 >111 Aaron Olson (USA ¦ T-Mobile) 00:00:10 >112 Tom Criel (Bel ¦ Team Canyon) 00:00:10 >113 Alex Rasmussen (Den ¦ Team Odense Energi) 00:00:10 >114 Nic Ingels (Bel ¦ Predictor - Lotto) 00:00:39 >115 Graeme Brown (Aus ¦ Rabobank) 00:00:40 >116 Kenny Dehaes (Bel ¦ Chocolade Jacques-Vlaanderen-T Interim) 00:00:52 >117 Kasper Linde Jørgensen (Den ¦ Team Odense Energi) 00:06:10 >
