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La primera victoria 2016 de Froome © Sky
Chris Froome y Sky no han dejado ni las migajas. El ganador del pasado Tour acertó viajando a Australia y -como en Andalucía el año pasado- arranca su temporada ganando y convenciendo. Etapa y general en el Herald Sun Tour, desbancando a su compañero Peter Kennaugh del liderato con el que partió en la etapa final. En la penúltima subida a Arthurs Seat el británico atacó desde el propio tren del Sky para ganar en solitario con 17 segundos para sellar el maillot amarillo y la victoria final en Melbourne con 29 segundos sobre el campeón británico. Otro doblete.
Después de la carrera Froome dijo que «es una sensación increíble tras entrenar muchos kilómetros duros este invierno, lo que obviamente no ha sido fácil con una nueva familia a la que le devuelvo todo. Enormes gracias a mi familia por darme el apoyo que necesito para hacer este trabajo».
No se olvida de sus compañeros. «También un agradecimiento enorme para el equipo. Me dieron el visto bueno hoy en el segundo paso por Arthurs Seat. Hubo ataques y me fui para puntuar por la montaña junto a un corredor del Avanti. Los compañeros me dijeron que «estás en un lugar perfecto para ganar la etapa, a por ella Froomey»».
Froome también habló sobre Kennaugh, el exlíder. «Es un corredor increíble», agregó. «Ha comenzado la temporada muy bien, ganando la carrera de Cadel Evans. Tenía un buen día hoy, pero también me dio el visto bueno desde atrás. Gracias enormes a Pete por hacer eso».
Prólogo: Clarke / 1ª: Kennaugh / 2ª: Ewan / 3ª: Murphy
CLASIFICACIÓN 4ª ETAPA
| 1 | Christopher FROOME | GBR | SKY | 31 | 2:58:44 | ||
| 2 | Damien HOWSON | AUS | OGE | 24 | +17 | ||
| 3 | Jonathan CLARKE | AUS | UHC | 32 | +21 | ||
| 4 | Chris HAMILTON | AUS | AUS | 21 | +29 | ||
| 5 | Robbie HUCKER | AUS | AIW | 26 | +29 | ||
| 6 | Jack HAIG | AUS | OGE | 23 | +29 | ||
| 7 | Peter KENNAUGH | GBR | SKY | 27 | +32 | ||
| 8 | Jack BOBRIDGE | AUS | TFR | 27 | +36 | ||
| 9 | Anthony Giacoppo | AUS | AIW | 30 | +41 | ||
| 10 | Dion SMITH | NZL | ONE | 23 | +43 | ||
| 11 | Lachlan NORRIS | AUS | DPC | 29 | +45 | ||
| 12 | Michael STORER | AUS | AUS | 19 | +48 | ||
| 13 | Angus LYONS | AUS | AUS | 20 | +48 | ||
| 14 | Steven LAMPIER | GBR | JLT | 32 | +53 | ||
| 15 | Patrick SHAW | AUS | AIW | 30 | +55 | ||
| 16 | Adam Phelan | AUS | DPC | 25 | +1:07 | ||
| 17 | Alistair DONOHOE | AUS | AUS | 21 | +1:07 | ||
| 18 | Nathan EARLE | AUS | DPC | 28 | +1:07 | ||
| 19 | Jai HINDLEY | AUS | ATG | 20 | +1:11 | ||
| 20 | Benjamin DYBALL | AUS | AUS | 27 | +1:14 | ||
| 21 | Damiano CUNEGO | ITA | NIP | 35 | +1:17 | ||
| 22 | James ORAM | NZL | ONE | 23 | +1:17 | ||
| 23 | Scott THOMAS | NZL | DSR | 26 | +1:23 | ||
| 24 | Jason CHRISTIE | NZL | KRD | 26 | +1:30 | ||
| 25 | Chris Harper | AUS | SOM | 21 | +1:33 | ||
| 26 | Michael CUMING | GBR | SOM | 26 | +1:50 | ||
| 27 | Laurent DIDIER | LUX | TFR | 32 | +2:25 | ||
| 28 | Sebastian HENAO GOMEZ | COL | SKY | 23 | +2:36 | ||
| 29 | Patrick LANE | AUS | AIW | 25 | +2:43 | ||
| 30 | Cameron BAYLY | AUS | ATG | 26 | +3:41 | ||
| 31 | Ryan CAVANAGH | AUS | SOM | 21 | +3:44 | ||
| 32 | Brian KAMSTRA | NED | TNN | 23 | +3:50 | ||
| 33 | Joseph COOPER | NZL | AIW | 31 | +4:05 | ||
| 34 | Nick MILLER | NZL | KRD | 25 | +4:05 | ||
| 35 | Ian BOSWELL | USA | SKY | 25 | +4:12 | ||
| 36 | Mitchell DOCKER | AUS | OGE | 30 | +4:25 | ||
| 37 | Julien BERNARD | FRA | TFR | 24 | +5:09 | ||
| 38 | Nicholas KATSONIS | AUS | SOM | 22 | +5:25 | ||
| 39 | Richard HANDLEY | GBR | ONE | 26 | +7:13 | ||
| 40 | Kristian HOUSE | GBR | ONE | 37 | +7:13 | ||
| 41 | Daniel SUMMERHILL | USA | UHC | 27 | +8:18 | ||
| 42 | Thomas SCULLY | NZL | DPC | 26 | +8:18 | ||
| 43 | Brodie TALBOT | AUS | STG | 27 | +8:54 | ||
| 44 | Jesse KERRISON | AUS | SOM | 22 | +8:54 | ||
| 45 | Fumiyuki BEPPU | JPN | TFR | 33 | +8:54 | ||
| 46 | Scott AMBROSE | NZL | TNN | 21 | +8:54 | ||
| 47 | Giacomo BERLATO | ITA | NIP | 24 | +8:54 | ||
| 48 | Jonathan MOULD | GBR | JLT | 25 | +8:56 | ||
| 49 | Dylan NEWBERY | AUS | DSR | 22 | +10:02 | ||
| 50 | Steele VON HOFF | AUS | ONE | 29 | +10:34 | ||
| 51 | Sam DOBBS | NZL | ATG | 19 | +10:34 | ||
| 52 | Josh BERRY | AUS | STG | 26 | +10:40 | ||
| 53 | Salvatore PUCCIO | ITA | SKY | 27 | +10:40 | ||
| 54 | Suleiman KANGANGI | KEN | KRD | 28 | +10:40 | ||
| 55 | Morgan Smith | NZL | KRD | 28 | +11:18 | ||
| 56 | William CLARKE | AUS | DPC | 31 | +12:13 | ||
| 57 | John MURPHY | USA | UHC | 32 | +12:13 | ||
| 58 | Niccolo BONIFAZIO | ITA | TFR | 23 | +12:45 | ||
| 59 | James GLASSPOOL | AUS | TNN | 25 | +14:20 | ||
| 60 | Daniele COLLI | ITA | NIP | 34 | +14:20 | ||
| 61 | Russell DOWNING | GBR | JLT | 38 | +14:20 | ||
| 62 | Christopher WILLIAMS | AUS | TNN | 35 | +14:20 | ||
| 63 | Daniel BONELLO | AUS | STG | 30 | +14:20 | ||
| 64 | Craig EVERS | AUS | DSR | 26 | +14:20 | ||
| 65 | Thomas Hubbard | NZL | DSR | 25 | +14:20 | ||
| 66 | Dylan SUNDERLAND | AUS | SOM | 20 | +14:20 | ||
| 67 | Samuel VOLKERS | AUS | DSR | 24 | +14:20 | ||
| 68 | George ATKINS | GBR | JLT | 25 | +14:20 | ||
| 69 | Gerd DE KEIJZER | NED | TNN | 22 | +14:20 | ||
| 70 | Alistair SLATER | GBR | JLT | 23 | +14:20 | ||
| 71 | Corentin CHERHAL | FRA | TNN | 22 | +14:20 | ||
| 72 | Jay DUTTON | AUS | STG | 23 | +14:20 | ||
| 73 | Eugenio ALAFACI | ITA | TFR | 26 | +14:20 | ||
| 74 | Ryan THOMAS | AUS | DSR | 21 | +14:20 | ||
| 75 | Shao Hsuan LU | TPE | ATG | 22 | +14:20 | ||
| 76 | Christian MEIER | CAN | OGE | 31 | +14:20 | ||
| 77 | Joshua HUNT | GBR | ONE | 25 | +14:20 | ||
| 78 | Luke ROWE | GBR | SKY | 26 | +14:20 | ||
| 79 | Nicholas WOODS | AUS | STG | 26 | +14:20 | ||
| 80 | Tanner PUTT | USA | UHC | 24 | +14:20 | ||
| 81 | Sam BEWLEY | NZL | OGE | 29 | +14:20 | ||
| 82 | Timothy GUY | AUS | ATG | 27 | +14:20 | ||
| 83 | Ben HILL | AUS | ATG | 26 | +14:20 | ||
| 84 | Yuma KOISHI | JPN | NIP | 23 | +14:20 | ||
| 85 | Adrian HEGYVARY | USA | UHC | 32 | +14:20 | ||
| 86 | Nathan ELLIOTT | AUS | KRD | 26 | +14:20 | ||
| 87 | Tyler MAGNER | USA | UHC | 25 | +14:20 | ||
| 88 | Liam HILL | AUS | KRD | 23 | +15:31 | ||
| DNF | Caleb EWAN | AUS | OGE | 22 | |||
| DNF | Travis MEYER | AUS | DPC | 27 | |||
| DNF | Kazushige KUBOKI | JPN | NIP | 27 | |||
| DNF | Christopher LAWLESS | GBR | JLT | 21 | |||
| DNF | Neil VAN DER PLOEG | AUS | AIW | 29 |
GENERAL FINAL
| 1 | Christopher FROOME | Great Britain | SKY | 31 | 12:53:00 | ||
| 2 | Peter KENNAUGH | Great Britain | SKY | 27 | +29 | ||
| 3 | Damien HOWSON | Australia | OGE | 24 | +1:01 | ||
| 4 | Jack BOBRIDGE | Australia | TFR | 27 | +1:04 | ||
| 5 | Jack HAIG | Australia | OGE | 23 | +1:14 | ||
| 6 | Jonathan CLARKE | Australia | UHC | 32 | +1:15 | ||
| 7 | Robbie HUCKER | Australia | AIW | 26 | +1:20 | ||
| 8 | Chris HAMILTON | Australia | AUS | 21 | +1:23 | ||
| 9 | Anthony Giacoppo | Australia | AIW | 30 | +1:32 | ||
| 10 | Dion SMITH | New Zealand | ONE | 23 | +1:32 | ||
| 11 | Patrick SHAW | Australia | AIW | 30 | +1:43 | ||
| 12 | Steven LAMPIER | Great Britain | JLT | 32 | +1:51 | ||
| 13 | Nathan EARLE | Australia | DPC | 28 | +2:01 | ||
| 14 | Adam Phelan | Australia | DPC | 25 | +2:02 | ||
| 15 | Alistair DONOHOE | Australia | AUS | 21 | +2:02 | ||
| 16 | James ORAM | New Zealand | ONE | 23 | +2:12 | ||
| 17 | Lachlan NORRIS | Australia | DPC | 29 | +2:13 | ||
| 18 | Jai HINDLEY | Australia | ATG | 20 | +2:14 | ||
| 19 | Benjamin DYBALL | Australia | AUS | 27 | +2:18 | ||
| 20 | Michael STORER | Australia | AUS | 19 | +2:24 | ||
| 21 | Damiano CUNEGO | Italy | NIP | 35 | +2:24 | ||
| 22 | Chris Harper | Australia | SOM | 21 | +2:32 | ||
| 23 | Jason CHRISTIE | New Zealand | KRD | 26 | +2:59 | ||
| 24 | Sebastian HENAO GOMEZ | Colombia | SKY | 23 | +3:31 | ||
| 25 | Laurent DIDIER | Luxembourg | TFR | 32 | +4:02 | ||
| 26 | Joseph COOPER | New Zealand | AIW | 31 | +4:57 | ||
| 27 | Ian BOSWELL | United States | SKY | 25 | +5:19 | ||
| 28 | Patrick LANE | Australia | AIW | 25 | +5:50 | ||
| 29 | Cameron BAYLY | Australia | ATG | 26 | +6:45 | ||
| 30 | Michael CUMING | Great Britain | SOM | 26 | +8:55 | ||
| 31 | Nick MILLER | New Zealand | KRD | 25 | +9:57 | ||
| 32 | Richard HANDLEY | Great Britain | ONE | 26 | +10:42 | ||
| 33 | Angus LYONS | Australia | AUS | 20 | +11:18 | ||
| 34 | Brian KAMSTRA | Netherlands | TNN | 23 | +11:56 | ||
| 35 | Scott THOMAS | New Zealand | DSR | 26 | +12:59 | ||
| 36 | Nicholas KATSONIS | Australia | SOM | 22 | +13:27 | ||
| 37 | Kristian HOUSE | Great Britain | ONE | 37 | +13:38 | ||
| 38 | Salvatore PUCCIO | Italy | SKY | 27 | +14:28 | ||
| 39 | Fumiyuki BEPPU | Japan | TFR | 33 | +14:37 | ||
| 40 | Daniel SUMMERHILL | United States | UHC | 27 | +14:51 | ||
| 41 | Niccolo BONIFAZIO | Italy | TFR | 23 | +16:12 | ||
| 42 | Mitchell DOCKER | Australia | OGE | 30 | +16:13 | ||
| 43 | Jesse KERRISON | Australia | SOM | 22 | +16:48 | ||
| 44 | Giacomo BERLATO | Italy | NIP | 24 | +16:54 | ||
| 45 | Suleiman KANGANGI | Kenya | KRD | 28 | +18:52 | ||
| 46 | Scott AMBROSE | New Zealand | TNN | 21 | +19:33 | ||
| 47 | Julien BERNARD | France | TFR | 24 | +20:09 | ||
| 48 | Dylan SUNDERLAND | Australia | SOM | 20 | +20:11 | ||
| 49 | William CLARKE | Australia | DPC | 31 | +20:17 | ||
| 50 | Jonathan MOULD | Great Britain | JLT | 25 | +20:48 | ||
| 51 | Ryan CAVANAGH | Australia | SOM | 21 | +20:59 | ||
| 52 | Thomas SCULLY | New Zealand | DPC | 26 | +21:33 | ||
| 53 | Ryan THOMAS | Australia | DSR | 21 | +22:17 | ||
| 54 | Daniele COLLI | Italy | NIP | 34 | +22:20 | ||
| 55 | Joshua HUNT | Great Britain | ONE | 25 | +22:22 | ||
| 56 | Timothy GUY | Australia | ATG | 27 | +22:32 | ||
| 57 | John MURPHY | United States | UHC | 32 | +23:15 | ||
| 58 | Steele VON HOFF | Australia | ONE | 29 | +24:02 | ||
| 59 | Tanner PUTT | United States | UHC | 24 | +25:06 | ||
| 60 | Brodie TALBOT | Australia | STG | 27 | +25:16 | ||
| 61 | Christian MEIER | Canada | OGE | 31 | +25:24 | ||
| 62 | Tyler MAGNER | United States | UHC | 25 | +25:49 | ||
| 63 | Dylan NEWBERY | Australia | DSR | 22 | +25:56 | ||
| 64 | Yuma KOISHI | Japan | NIP | 23 | +26:04 | ||
| 65 | Morgan Smith | New Zealand | KRD | 28 | +26:22 | ||
| 66 | Josh BERRY | Australia | STG | 26 | +27:24 | ||
| 67 | Luke ROWE | Great Britain | SKY | 26 | +27:46 | ||
| 68 | Eugenio ALAFACI | Italy | TFR | 26 | +28:20 | ||
| 69 | Christopher WILLIAMS | Australia | TNN | 35 | +30:13 | ||
| 70 | Nicholas WOODS | Australia | STG | 26 | +30:16 | ||
| 71 | Alistair SLATER | Great Britain | JLT | 23 | +30:27 | ||
| 72 | Russell DOWNING | Great Britain | JLT | 38 | +30:28 | ||
| 73 | Sam DOBBS | New Zealand | ATG | 19 | +32:02 | ||
| 74 | George ATKINS | Great Britain | JLT | 25 | +32:10 | ||
| 75 | Jay DUTTON | Australia | STG | 23 | +32:25 | ||
| 76 | Sam BEWLEY | New Zealand | OGE | 29 | +33:35 | ||
| 77 | Ben HILL | Australia | ATG | 26 | +35:25 | ||
| 78 | Craig EVERS | Australia | DSR | 26 | +35:36 | ||
| 79 | Adrian HEGYVARY | United States | UHC | 32 | +35:42 | ||
| 80 | James GLASSPOOL | Australia | TNN | 25 | +35:42 | ||
| 81 | Nathan ELLIOTT | Australia | KRD | 26 | +35:45 | ||
| 82 | Corentin CHERHAL | France | TNN | 22 | +35:53 | ||
| 83 | Shao Hsuan LU | Chinese Taipei | ATG | 22 | +35:54 | ||
| 84 | Gerd DE KEIJZER | Netherlands | TNN | 22 | +35:58 | ||
| 85 | Samuel VOLKERS | Australia | DSR | 24 | +36:33 | ||
| 86 | Daniel BONELLO | Australia | STG | 30 | +38:57 | ||
| 87 | Thomas Hubbard | New Zealand | DSR | 25 | +41:19 | ||
| 88 | Liam HILL | Australia | KRD | 23 | +42:34 |
