Sunday 1 February 2015 20:45, UK
English rider Steve Cummings pipped Alejandro Valverde to victory in the second race of the four-day Challenge Mallorca.
Cummings, 33, who was making his debut for South African team MTN-Qhubeka, won the Trofeo Andratx following a late attack on the climb to the finish at Mirador d'Es Colomer.
It was an impressive scalp for the 33-year-old given that Valverde was the world’s No 1-ranked rider in 2014.
Cannondale-Garmin’s Davide Formolo finished six seconds down in third, while Leopold Konig was the first of three Team Sky riders in the top ten in fifth.
Challenge Mallorca is a made up of four one-day races. Saturday’s third race is the hilly Trofeo Serra de Tramuntana.
Trofeo Andratx result
1 Steve Cummings (GB) MTN-Qhubeka, 3:56:30
2 Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Movistar, same time
3 Davide Formolo (Ita) Cannondale-Garmin, +6secs
4 Bauke Mollema (Ned) Trek Factory Racing, st
5 Leopold Konig (Cze) Team Sky, st
6 Benat Intxausti (Spa) Movistar, +13
7 Kanstantsin Siutsou (Blr) Team Sky, +15
8 Giovanni Visconti (Ita) Movistar, st
9 Ian Boswell (USA) Team Sky, st
10 Tim Wellens (Bel) Lotto Soudal, st
