Belgian Jens Keukeleire took the victory on stage one of the Tour of Slovenia today after outstanding work in the finale by Australian teammate Jack Haig who finished fourth.
A tactically sound day unfolded for ORICA-GreenEDGE with Haig splitting the race on the final climb after a vicious acceleration before leading Keukeleire out for the sprint and the win ahead of Diego Ulissi (Lampre-Merida).
“It was a hard stage today,” said Keukeleire. “There were a few teams trying to control the race but it was a good course for me, I’m pretty fast on that kind of finish."
| Place | Rider/Team | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jens Keukeleire (BEL) - ORICA-GreenEDGE | 4:27:33 |
| 2 | Diego Ulissi (ITA) - Lampre - Merida | ST |
| 3 | Scott Thwaites (GBR) - Bora-Argon 18 | ST |
| 4 | Jack Haig (AUS) - ORICA-GreenEDGE | 0:00:03 |
| 5 | Francesco Gavazzi (ITA) - Androni Giocattoli - Sidermec | 0:00:03 |
| 6 | Sacha Modolo (ITA) - Lampre - Merida | 0:00:03 |
| 7 | Omar Fraile Matarranz (SPA) - Dimension Data | 0:00:03 |
| 8 | Enrico Barbin (ITA) - Bardiani CSF | 0:00:03 |
| 9 | Kristian Sbaragli (ITA) - Dimension Data | 0:00:03 |
| 10 | Luca Chirico (ITA) - Bardiani CSF | 0:00:03 |
| Place | Mitchelton-SCOTT Riders | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jens Keukeleire (BEL) - ORICA-GreenEDGE | 4:27:33 |
| 4 | Jack Haig (AUS) - ORICA-GreenEDGE | 0:00:03 |
| 54 | Christian Meier (CAN) - ORICA-GreenEDGE | 0:01:39 |
| 62 | Mitchell Docker (AUS) - ORICA-GreenEDGE | 0:01:57 |
| 106 | King Lok Cheung (HKG) - ORICA-GreenEDGE | 0:06:10 |
