It’s Crabbe vs Tinkoff, with the latter being heavily favorite. But can they convert?
Startlist
Spoiler
Manakov
Viktor
Crabbe-CC Chevigny
Tsatevich
Alexey
Crabbe-CC Chevigny
Kulikovskiy
Alexandr
Crabbe-CC Chevigny
Razumov
Nikita
Duolingo
Arslanov
Ildar
Gazelle
Stash
Mamyr
HelloFresh
Tikhonin
Evgenii
HelloFresh
Novikov
Savva
HelloFresh
Zakarin
Ilnur
ISA - Hexacta
Rikunov
Petr
Isostar - Specialized
Maksimov
Roman
Los Pollos Hermanos
Nych
Artem
Polar
Pomoshnikov
Sergei
Sauber Petronas Racing
Zubov
Matvey
Team Tinkoff - La Datcha
Sulimov
Alexander
Team Tinkoff - La Datcha
Rybalkin
Aleksey
Team Tinkoff - La Datcha
Yatsevich
Kiril
Team Tinkoff - La Datcha
Shalunov
Evgeny
Team Tinkoff - La Datcha
Samolenkov
Artem
Team Tinkoff - La Datcha
Sivakov
Pavel
Team Tinkoff - La Datcha
Strakhov
Dmitry
Team Tinkoff - La Datcha
Kritskiy
Timofey
Team Tinkoff - La Datcha
Novikov
Nikita
Team Tinkoff - La Datcha
Zakarin
Aydar
Team Tinkoff - La Datcha
Trakhov
Dmitry
Team Tinkoff - La Datcha
Vlasov
Alexander
Team Tinkoff - La Datcha
Chernetskiy
Sergey
Team Tinkoff - La Datcha
Mamykin
Matvey
Team Tinkoff - La Datcha
Foliforov
Alexander
Team Tinkoff - La Datcha
Vorobev
Anton
Team Tinkoff - La Datcha
Kurianov
Stepan
Zwift Pro Cycling
Cherkasov
Nicolay
Zwift Pro Cycling
This is rough! On the third cobble stretch of the day, top favorite Sulimov has a puncture! Tsatevich leads a group including Nych and Zubov, while Manakov and Kurianov struggle to keep up.
Manakov recovers and is the first to react when Zubov attacks. Still 18 kilometers and one more cobble stretch to go.
Before we get there, and after the previous move was neutralized, Nych attacks and, having led this group for the last kilometers, Tsatevich can’t keep up.
Maybe Nych needed to try something before the cobbles, but it was not successful and he loses touch. Zubov has to leave Manakov behind if he wants to win here, given the latter’s strong sprint.
But Manakov manages to hang on …
… and as expected wins the sprint easily. Certainly an upset, albeit helped along by Sulimov’s bad luck.
Result
1
Viktor Manakov
Crabbe-CC Chevigny
1h06'39
2
Matvey Zubov
Team Tinkoff
s.t.
3
Artem Nych
Polar
+ 1'28
4
Alexander Sulimov
Team Tinkoff
s.t.
5
Alexey Tsatevich
Crabbe-CC Chevigny
+ 2'30
6
Stepan Kurianov
Zwift Pro Cycling
+ 3'31
7
Nicolay Cherkasov
Zwift Pro Cycling
s.t.
8
Mamyr Stash
HelloFresh
s.t.
9
Kiril Yatsevich
Team Tinkoff
s.t.
10
Ilnur Zakarin
ISA - Hexacta
s.t.
11
Aydar Zakarin
Team Tinkoff
+ 4'58
12
Dmitry Strakhov
Team Tinkoff
s.t.
13
Evgenii Tikhonin
HelloFresh
s.t.
14
Aleksey Rybalkin
Team Tinkoff
+ 5'49
15
Pavel Sivakov
Team Tinkoff
+ 6'29
16
Nikita Novikov
Team Tinkoff
s.t.
17
Alexandr Kulikovskiy
Crabbe-CC Chevigny
s.t.
18
Savva Novikov
HelloFresh
s.t.
19
Artem Samolenkov
Team Tinkoff
+ 7'26
20
Roman Maksimov
Los Pollos Hermanos
s.t.
21
Evgeny Shalunov
Team Tinkoff
s.t.
22
Alexander Vlasov
Team Tinkoff
s.t.
23
Sergey Chernetskiy
Team Tinkoff
s.t.
24
Dmitry Trakhov
Team Tinkoff
+ 8'57
25
Nikita Razumov
Duolingo
s.t.
26
Timofey Kritskiy
Team Tinkoff
+ 10'03
27
Ildar Arslanov
Gazelle
+ 11'24
28
Sergei Pomoshnikov
Sauber Petronas Racing
s.t.
29
Petr Rikunov
Isostar - Specialized
+ 14'02
30
Matvey Mamykin
Team Tinkoff
s.t.
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Russian Championships - ITT
We have an open competition, but likely only on the individual level. After losing out on the road title, it would be a shock if Tinkoff let the TT title slip as well.
Vlasov sets a very strong early time.
So strong in fact that teammate Zakarin, one of the top favorites, can’t beat it!
And Kritskiy falls short, too.
Razumov finishes below expectations, ultimately ending up in 6th place.
Vorobev can’t beat Vlasov either, who has only one rider left to overcome …
… but that final rider on the road is the one who’s faster today. Yatsevich is the new Russian TT champ!
Russian Championships - RR 
