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Its been a busy couple of weeks. Of course it got off to the greatest start with Marcin soloing to a National Championship! He rode a perfect tactical race and fully deserved to win. The time trial went well for Michal but Bodnar was just on another level. Still he is young and his win will come.
But moving on to transfers! We have two riders retiring at the end of the season, which opens up two spaces. Malcolm also wants to increase the squad size to 16 for next season, which will allow us to field two 8 man squads at the same time. Of course that thinking is aimed at a PCT space. So thats 4 spaces to fill with riders. And i have been working almost non-stop to fill those spaces.
And i am happy to announce our four signings for the 2014 season. We built a shortlist of 7 riders to target. 2 of them signed with other teams and one of them resigned late. But we secured those other 4 riders.
1st up is Peter Kennaugh! Olympic Gold medalist and current Sky rider. Peter will sign for 2 years.
2nd up is Thomas Moses! Currently a Raleigh rider, Thomas is promising cobbles talent.
3rd up is Edward Laverack! Currently a Rahpa rider and 18 years old. We don't know how he will develop but he will.
4th and finally is Felix English! Currently also a Rapha rider, Felix is a promising sprinter.
All very good signings, focused on youth and the UK (and NI). We are very happy with the dealings and cannot wait for them to join us at the end of the season.
One final thing before i leave, James Sampson is currently not riding with the team. He started feeling ill in May, and last month was diagnosed with Mononucleosis. His estimated return would have been mid-september, and thus will not be riding again this season. We all wish him a speedy recovery!
Signing off
Last time we looked at the rankings, Node4 were right on course for promotion, and that was before the Tour Series and An Post Ras. Its been a bust time since then with lots of races for all the teams. August is International Month for Node4 with several races on the continent in the build up to the Tour of Britian, the big season closer for the squad.
Team
1st Accent Jobs ___ 1518pts
5th Node4 ________ 1098pts
17th Madison _____ 505pts
Rowe is flying the flag for us and the UK in the Individual. His 6 wins and many podiums and top10's promoting him well up the order.
Its nice to be high up as a team, 5th, but this is just for bragging rights as it has no impact on promotion.
Team
1st BMC Racing Team ___ 5682pts
15th/1st Team Europcar __ 2492pts
35th/16th Node 4 Rexona __ 641pts
41st/22nd EPM-UNE _______ 415pts
42nd/23rd Madison Genesis __ 377pts
Best ignore the individual ranking... So Team...
Of course we are way off the top teams, and even the top PCT/CT teams. Decent overall position, and well inside the promotion spots. But its hardly a done deal especially with no races after the ToB. So its fingers crossed time.
Hi! Again... i'm in the middle of a break from racing. Having put in a lot of work in the first half of the year it was agreed i would take a bit more of a break than the other riders, mostly due to my age and that they want to protect my potential. Which has meant a lot of training.
I have been out on a ride almost every single day since the Wales GP. Lots of climbing work has gone in on the roads around Stoke, especially Gun Hill. I have also been taking a few trips out to Essex to ride some of the roads of the Maldon Dengie Tour. I fell my development has been coming on leaps and bounds in this time. Ok i won't be as good as Michal up a climb, or as fast as Rowe in a sprint, but i should start to play a more key role from here on in.
But not everything has been good news. After more than a year, Lucy and i have broken up. Both our racing schedules are getting ever more full and there just isn't time or energy to make it work... Which sucks...
And to distract you from that, news about next season. With the recent rankings putting us, as a team, in a more precarious position than previously thought management has been doing some planning. If we do not get PCT expect there to be a radically new calendar taking us to new horizons. Speaking of rankings. Our push for PCT will come down to our ToB. So while international month was designed as a showcase for out sponors, it has shifted to full on form and fitness building.
And with that i bid you adieu for now. Two final things to look out for. 1st is an interview as part of a piece in Pro Cycling magazine, and 2nd is potential news about the U23 Worlds in Firenze.
Team: Kwiatkowski, Thwaites, Clarke, Barker, Williams, Magnier
Cladiero (OFM) took the win, with Thwaites finishing 11th
Vuelta Ciclista a Leon
Team: Rowe, Kwiatkowski, Rogers, Lavery, Williams, Magnier, Barker, Davis
Stage 1: Klostergaard wins, with Rowe in 19th
Stage 2: Brambilla (APJ) wins, with Rowe in 17th
Stage 3: Duran (EFG) wins, with Kwitakowski 13th
Stage 4: Brambilla wins again, with Rowe in 17th
Stage 5: Velasco (CJR) wins, with Kwitkowski 5th
Duran wins GC, with Kwiatkowski 8th @1'18 and also 2nd in Youth
GP Kralovehradeckeho Kraje
Team: Rowe, Kwiatkowski, Lavery, Thwaites, Bialoblocki, Williams, Magnier, Davis
Rowe wins the race!
Tour du Poitou Chantres - Stage 1
Villebois la Valette - Royan
Team: Magnier, Bialoblocki, Hammarling, Cronshaw, Rogers, Rowe, Davis, Williams
The stage is 178km long, very flat, and is all but guaranteed to end in a bunch sprint.
Lets jump in to halfway, you'll see why.
89km to go - There is a break of 9 leading the race. The main names are Se.Chavanel(EUC) and R.Perez(EUS). 2'35 behind them is a large E2 of 15 riders. This group includes Lastras(MOV), Cronshaw Rogers Davis(N4R), Traksel(CSS), Vantomme(CRE) and Ilesic(UHC). 3'08 behind them is the peloton.
The pace has not dropped below 40km/h all day!
E1 of 9 riders
E2 if 15 riders
60km - The two lead groups join together. So now 24 riders have 3'28 on the peloton which is being lead by UHC
44km - The race enters is final quarter. The gap has decreased to 2'44 as OPQ start to aid the chase.
20km - The gap is now down to 1'19. 5 riders have dropped back to the peloton, including all three Node4 riders.
The peloton can see the break
10km - The gap is still dropping, down to 41" as Node4 punch to the front in the form of Hammarling
8.8km - The catch is made, and Node4 try and slice a path round the break. Its all getting messy at such high speeds
6km - The inevitable happens... There is a major crash in the back third of the field. Several riders are down but no time to look as the race is still on up front.
3km - FDJ are leading on the left. Node4 are lined up down the middle. UHC are under the trees on the right.
The Lead-Outs are in full flow
1000m - And its all got messy again. The sprint is on now and its every man for himself!
The riders fly in the shade
FINISH - Bonnet wins by 2 lengths. Forster takes second ahead of Giraud in third. Rowe grabs 4th and Lequatre a surprise 5th
Bonnet celebrates a great win
Stage Result
1 William Bonnet FDJ 3h57'21
2 Robert Förster UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team s.t.
3 Benjamin Giraud La Pomme Marseille s.t.
4 Luke Rowe Node 4 - Rexona s.t.
5 Geoffroy Lequatre Bretagne - Séché Environnement s.t.
6 Benoit Drujon BigMat - Auber 93 s.t.
7 Gediminas Bagdonas AG2R La Mondiale s.t.
8 Alex Candelario Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies s.t.
9 Bobbie Traksel Champion System Pro Cycling Team s.t.
10 Andrew Fenn Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team s.t.
Spoiler
11
Nico Eeckhout
An Post - Chainreaction
s.t.
12
Davide Appollonio
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
13
Joeri Stallaert
Crelan - Euphony
s.t.
14
Lloyd Mondory
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
15
Stéphane Poulhiès
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
s.t.
16
Stefan Radochla
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
17
Enrique Sanz
Movistar Team
s.t.
18
Mikaël Chérel
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
19
Julien Vermote
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
20
Valentin Iglinskiy
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
21
Eloy Teruel
Movistar Team
s.t.
22
Anthony Geslin
FDJ
s.t.
23
Maxime Vantomme
Crelan - Euphony
s.t.
24
Cédric Pineau
FDJ
s.t.
25
Matt Cronshaw
Node 4 - Rexona
s.t.
26
Koen De Kort
Team Argos - Shimano
s.t.
27
Kristof Vandewalle
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
28
Alessandro Bazzana
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
29
Rico Dene Rogers
Node 4 - Rexona
s.t.
30
Paul Poux
Sojasun
s.t.
31
Jonathan Castroviejo
Movistar Team
s.t.
32
David Veilleux
Team Europcar
s.t.
33
Romain Lemarchand
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
s.t.
34
Tristan Valentin
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
s.t.
35
Eduardo Sepulveda
Bretagne - Séché Environnement
s.t.
36
Warren Barguil
Team Argos - Shimano
s.t.
37
Hugo Houle
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
38
Martin Velits
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
39
Shane Archbold
An Post - Chainreaction
s.t.
40
Iván Gutiérrez
Movistar Team
s.t.
41
Jérémy Roy
FDJ
s.t.
42
Kevin Lalouette
Roubaix Lille Métropole
s.t.
43
Giovanni Bernaudeau
Team Europcar
s.t.
44
Benoît Vaugrenard
FDJ
s.t.
45
Alex Dowsett
Movistar Team
s.t.
46
Kevin Reza
Team Europcar
s.t.
47
Etienne Tortelier
Sojasun
s.t.
48
Ricardo García
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
49
Yohann Gène
Team Europcar
s.t.
50
Michael Creed
Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies
s.t.
51
Cheng Ji
Team Argos - Shimano
s.t.
52
Lee Davis
Node 4 - Rexona
s.t.
53
Patrick Gretsch
Team Argos - Shimano
s.t.
54
Jon Aberasturi
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
55
Franck Vermeulen
Roubaix Lille Métropole
s.t.
56
Pablo Lastras
Movistar Team
s.t.
57
Karl Hammarling
Node 4 - Rexona
s.t.
58
Bert Grabsch
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
59
Daniel Navarro
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
s.t.
60
Sébastien Chavanel
Team Europcar
s.t.
61
Thierry Hupond
Team Argos - Shimano
s.t.
62
Alexandre Pichot
Team Europcar
s.t.
63
David Boucher
FDJ
s.t.
64
Jake Keough
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
65
Marcin Bialoblocki
Node 4 - Rexona
s.t.
66
Yann Huguet
Team Argos - Shimano
s.t.
67
Maxime Méderel
Sojasun
s.t.
68
Yoann Paillot
La Pomme Marseille
s.t.
69
Vytautas Kaupas
Team Differdange - Losch
s.t.
70
Aldo Ino Ilesic
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
71
Johan Le Bon
FDJ
s.t.
72
Yann Mauger
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
73
Michael Vingerling
Team 3M
s.t.
74
Michael Sherer
Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies
s.t.
75
Matthias Friedemann
Champion System Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
76
Matthew Brammeier
Champion System Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
77
Julien Antomarchi
La Pomme Marseille
s.t.
78
Andrew Magnier
Node 4 - Rexona
s.t.
79
Pablo Urtasun
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
80
Morgan Kneisky
Roubaix Lille Métropole
s.t.
81
Johan Coenen
Team Differdange - Losch
s.t.
82
Steven Van Vooren
An Post - Chainreaction
s.t.
83
Armindo Fonseca
Bretagne - Séché Environnement
s.t.
84
Kenneth Vanbilsen
Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise
s.t.
85
Dimitri Le Boulch
BigMat - Auber 93
s.t.
86
Gediminas Kaupas
Team Differdange - Losch
s.t.
87
Jonathan Mould
Team UK Youth
s.t.
88
César Bihel
Team Differdange - Losch
s.t.
89
Renaud Dion
Bretagne - Séché Environnement
s.t.
90
Mart Ojavee
Champion System Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
91
Fabien Schmidt
Sojasun
s.t.
92
Pello Bilbao
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
93
Yves Lampaert
Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise
s.t.
94
Stijn Neirynck
Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise
s.t.
95
Vincent Jérôme
Team Europcar
s.t.
96
Argiro Ospina
Movistar Team
s.t.
97
Sjef De Wilde
Team Differdange - Losch
s.t.
98
Benjamin Le Montagner
Bretagne - Séché Environnement
s.t.
99
Kin San Wu
Champion System Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
100
Jelle Wallays
Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise
s.t.
101
Simon Holt
Team Differdange - Losch
s.t.
102
Jarl Salomein
Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise
s.t.
103
Chan Jae Jang
Champion System Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
104
Cheyne Hoag
Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies
s.t.
105
Rubén Pérez
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
106
Jorge Castiblanco
EPM - UNE
s.t.
107
Martyn Irvine
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
108
Lluis Guillermo Mas
Burgos BH - Castilla y León
s.t.
109
Frank Dressler
Team Differdange - Losch
s.t.
110
Walter Pedraza
EPM - UNE
s.t.
111
Fabian Schnaidt
Champion System Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
112
Robert Vrecer
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
113
Sander Armee
Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise
s.t.
114
Wouter Wippert
Team 3M
s.t.
115
Cyrille Patoux
Roubaix Lille Métropole
s.t.
116
Efren Carazo
Burgos BH - Castilla y León
s.t.
117
Loïc Desriac
Roubaix Lille Métropole
s.t.
118
Joren Segers
Team 3M
s.t.
119
Freddy Piamonte
EPM - UNE
s.t.
120
Tobyn Horton
Team UK Youth
s.t.
121
Richard Tanguy
Team UK Youth
s.t.
122
Julien Duval
Roubaix Lille Métropole
s.t.
123
Jeremy Durrin
Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies
s.t.
124
Eduard Beltran
EPM - UNE
s.t.
125
Jean-Marc Bideau
Bretagne - Séché Environnement
s.t.
126
Jens Schuermans
Team 3M
s.t.
127
Timothy Stevens
Team 3M
s.t.
128
Jose Nicolas Castro
EPM - UNE
s.t.
129
Philip Deignan
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
130
Samuel Guillemot
FDJ
s.t.
131
Nikolas Maes
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
132
Iljo Keisse
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
133
Sébastien Minard
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 3'26
134
Flavien Dassonville
BigMat - Auber 93
s.t.
135
Niels Wytinck
An Post - Chainreaction
s.t.
136
Juan Carlos Riutort
Burgos BH - Castilla y León
s.t.
137
Stéphane Rossetto
BigMat - Auber 93
s.t.
138
Fabien Bacquet
BigMat - Auber 93
s.t.
139
Vincent Baestaens
Crelan - Euphony
s.t.
140
Aaron Gate
An Post - Chainreaction
s.t.
141
Kevin Peeters
Crelan - Euphony
s.t.
142
Juan José Lobato
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
143
James Lowsley-Williams
Team UK Youth
s.t.
144
Hilton Clarke
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
145
Karl Menzies
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
146
Imanol Erviti
Movistar Team
+ 4'19
147
Marsh Cooper
Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies
s.t.
148
Zico Waeytens
Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise
s.t.
149
Frederik Verkinderen
Team 3M
s.t.
150
Robert Partridge
Team UK Youth
s.t.
151
Thomas Damuseau
Team Argos - Shimano
s.t.
152
Eric Young
Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies
s.t.
153
Morgan Lamoisson
Team Europcar
s.t.
154
Florian Guillou
Bretagne - Séché Environnement
s.t.
155
Roy Curvers
Team Argos - Shimano
s.t.
156
Sven Vandousselaere
Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise
s.t.
157
Mark McNally
An Post - Chainreaction
s.t.
158
Frédéric Amorison
Crelan - Euphony
s.t.
159
Nico Sijmens
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
s.t.
160
Steve Bekaert
Burgos BH - Castilla y León
s.t.
161
Justin Jules
La Pomme Marseille
s.t.
162
Erwann Corbel
Bretagne - Séché Environnement
s.t.
163
Ryota Nishizono
Champion System Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
164
Gilles Devillers
Crelan - Euphony
s.t.
165
Thomas Vanhaecke
Team 3M
s.t.
166
Federico Butto
Burgos BH - Castilla y León
s.t.
167
Joeri Bueken
Crelan - Euphony
s.t.
168
Niklas Gustavsson
Team UK Youth
s.t.
169
Scott Zwizanski
Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies
s.t.
170
Arnaud Labbe
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
s.t.
171
Frantisek Rabon
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
172
Alister Ratcliff
Team 3M
s.t.
173
Antoine Lavieu
La Pomme Marseille
s.t.
174
Max Losch
Team Differdange - Losch
s.t.
175
Jack Wilson
An Post - Chainreaction
s.t.
176
Grégoire Tarride
La Pomme Marseille
s.t.
177
Oscar Rivera
EPM - UNE
s.t.
178
Dario Hernández
Burgos BH - Castilla y León
s.t.
179
Maxence Dubourg
Crelan - Euphony
s.t.
180
Rudy Molard
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
s.t.
181
Brice Feillu
Sojasun
s.t.
182
Pieter Ghyllebert
An Post - Chainreaction
+ 6'11
183
Romain Bacon
BigMat - Auber 93
s.t.
184
Peter Williams
Node 4 - Rexona
+ 7'57
General Classification
1
William Bonnet
FDJ
3h57'01
2
Robert Förster
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team
+ 8
3
Benjamin Giraud
La Pomme Marseille
+ 12
4
Julien Antomarchi
La Pomme Marseille
s.t.
5
Maxime Vantomme
Crelan - Euphony
+ 14
6
Sébastien Chavanel
Team Europcar
s.t.
7
Yann Huguet
Team Argos - Shimano
s.t.
8
Sander Armee
Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise
s.t.
9
Pablo Lastras
Movistar Team
+ 16
10
Luke Rowe
Node 4 - Rexona
+ 20
Points
1
William Bonnet
FDJ
25
2
Robert Förster
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team
20
3
Benjamin Giraud
La Pomme Marseille
16
4
Luke Rowe
Node 4 - Rexona
14
5
Geoffroy Lequatre
Bretagne - Séché Environnement
12
KoM
1
Jean-Marc Bideau
Bretagne - Séché Environnement
10
2
Sébastien Chavanel
Team Europcar
8
3
Rubén Pérez
Euskaltel - Euskadi
3
4
Julien Antomarchi
La Pomme Marseille
3
5
Dimitri Le Boulch
BigMat - Auber 93
1
Youth
1
Luke Rowe
Node 4 - Rexona
3h57'21 (1)
2
Andrew Fenn
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 0 (2)
3
Davide Appollonio
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 0 (3)
Team
1
AG2R La Mondiale
11h52'03 (1)
2
FDJ
+ 0 (2)
3
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 0 (3)
Comment
That was a mental stage! Fast and furious all day long. In the end very happy with 4th, as we burnt up the lead out too early, and there is some strong competition. I had a great day and am feeling good. If i am to get to the U23 worlds i need a good race here.
This will be quick, as the game fucking pissed me off by being a total piece of ass wipe
Stage 2
Eeckhout wins in the rain.
Rowe finishes a magnificent 16th after recovering from 50+ entering the final 1km.
Everything was on target until the break was caught with 9km to go. Then suddenly our train, and only our train, got caught behind them and blocked to nearly the back of the peloton. Then couldn't fight back because of blocking...
Short 100km stage. Very flat and very likely to get a sprint finish.
Things were going well with the break caught, then the team got into a bad position and everything went wrong...
1
Nico Eeckhout
An Post - Chainreaction
2h10'08
2
Gediminas Bagdonas
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
3
Robert Förster
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
4
Juan José Lobato
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
5
Lloyd Mondory
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
6
Julien Vermote
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
7
Eloy Teruel
Movistar Team
s.t.
8
Benjamin Giraud
La Pomme Marseille
s.t.
9
Joeri Stallaert
Crelan - Euphony
s.t.
10
Benoit Drujon
BigMat - Auber 93
s.t.
15
Luke Rowe
Node 4 - Rexona
s.t.
34
Karl Hammarling
Node 4 - Rexona
s.t.
__________
Stage 4
La Roche Posay ITT
22km flat ITT
Hammarling came in provisionally 13th, punching above his weight.
1
Julien Vermote
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
29'42
2
Hugo Houle
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 15
3
Jérémy Roy
FDJ
+ 19
4
Kristof Vandewalle
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 28
5
Paul Poux
Sojasun
+ 29
6
Alex Dowsett
Movistar Team
+ 37
7
Iván Gutiérrez
Movistar Team
+ 43
8
Patrick Gretsch
Team Argos - Shimano
+ 45
9
Gediminas Bagdonas
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 46
10
Jonathan Castroviejo
Movistar Team
+ 47
26
Karl Hammarling
Node 4 - Rexona
+ 1'17
__________
Stage 5
Melle - Poitiers
188km stage. Definitely the toughest with several climbs and a slightly lumpy finishing circuit. But it is still expected to be a sprint.
Much better day. We managed to stay ahead towards the finish, and only lost out in a tight sprint to better riders on the day.
1
William Bonnet
FDJ
4h21'20
2
Gediminas Bagdonas
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
3
Valentin Iglinskiy
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
4
Nico Eeckhout
An Post - Chainreaction
s.t.
5
Robert Förster
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
6
Luke Rowe
Node 4 - Rexona
s.t.
7
Eloy Teruel
Movistar Team
s.t.
8
Stefan Radochla
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
9
Benoit Drujon
BigMat - Auber 93
s.t.
10
Julien Vermote
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
General Classification
1
Julien Vermote
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
15h35'09
2
Hugo Houle
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 15
3
William Bonnet
FDJ
+ 17
4
Jérémy Roy
FDJ
+ 19
5
Gediminas Bagdonas
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 22
6
Kristof Vandewalle
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 28
7
Paul Poux
Sojasun
+ 29
8
Alex Dowsett
Movistar Team
+ 37
9
Geoffroy Lequatre
Bretagne - Séché Environnement
+ 42
10
Iván Gutiérrez
Movistar Team
+ 43
Spoiler
11
Patrick Gretsch
Team Argos - Shimano
+ 45
12
Eloy Teruel
Movistar Team
+ 48
13
Bert Grabsch
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 50
14
Mikaël Chérel
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 52
15
Martin Velits
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 58
16
Eduardo Sepulveda
Bretagne - Séché Environnement
+ 1'00
17
David Veilleux
Team Europcar
+ 1'06
18
Nico Eeckhout
An Post - Chainreaction
+ 1'07
19
Johan Le Bon
FDJ
+ 1'12
20
Franck Vermeulen
Roubaix Lille Métropole
+ 1'14
21
Martyn Irvine
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team
+ 1'16
22
Karl Hammarling
Node 4 - Rexona
+ 1'17
23
Ricardo García
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
24
Koen De Kort
Team Argos - Shimano
+ 1'20
25
Yoann Paillot
La Pomme Marseille
+ 1'22
26
Luke Rowe
Node 4 - Rexona
+ 1'23
27
Daniel Navarro
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
+ 1'28
28
Michael Creed
Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies
s.t.
29
Jonathan Castroviejo
Movistar Team
+ 1'29
30
Valentin Iglinskiy
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 1'31
31
Warren Barguil
Team Argos - Shimano
s.t.
32
Romain Lemarchand
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
+ 1'32
33
Yves Lampaert
Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise
+ 1'34
34
Robert Förster
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team
+ 1'36
35
Bobbie Traksel
Champion System Pro Cycling Team
+ 1'37
36
Shane Archbold
An Post - Chainreaction
s.t.
37
Lluis Guillermo Mas
Burgos BH - Castilla y León
+ 1'38
38
Benoît Vaugrenard
FDJ
+ 1'39
39
Julien Antomarchi
La Pomme Marseille
+ 1'40
40
Jelle Wallays
Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise
+ 1'41
41
Kin San Wu
Champion System Pro Cycling Team
+ 1'42
42
Argiro Ospina
Movistar Team
+ 1'44
43
Kevin Reza
Team Europcar
s.t.
44
Mart Ojavee
Champion System Pro Cycling Team
+ 1'48
45
Iljo Keisse
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
46
Pello Bilbao
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
47
Maxime Vantomme
Crelan - Euphony
+ 1'49
48
Pablo Lastras
Movistar Team
+ 1'51
49
Jonathan Mould
Team UK Youth
s.t.
50
Enrique Sanz
Movistar Team
+ 1'52
51
Eduard Beltran
EPM - UNE
s.t.
52
Stijn Neirynck
Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise
+ 1'53
53
Matthew Brammeier
Champion System Pro Cycling Team
+ 1'54
54
Benjamin Le Montagner
Bretagne - Séché Environnement
s.t.
55
Cheyne Hoag
Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies
s.t.
56
Philip Deignan
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
57
Morgan Kneisky
Roubaix Lille Métropole
+ 1'55
58
David Boucher
FDJ
s.t.
59
Tristan Valentin
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
+ 1'56
60
Armindo Fonseca
Bretagne - Séché Environnement
s.t.
61
Robert Vrecer
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
62
Jean-Marc Bideau
Bretagne - Séché Environnement
s.t.
63
Benjamin Giraud
La Pomme Marseille
+ 1'57
64
Fabien Schmidt
Sojasun
s.t.
65
Yann Huguet
Team Argos - Shimano
s.t.
66
Sander Armee
Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise
s.t.
67
Kevin Lalouette
Roubaix Lille Métropole
+ 1'58
68
Giovanni Bernaudeau
Team Europcar
s.t.
69
Davide Appollonio
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 1'59
70
Frank Dressler
Team Differdange - Losch
s.t.
71
Benoit Drujon
BigMat - Auber 93
+ 2'01
72
Etienne Tortelier
Sojasun
s.t.
73
Anthony Geslin
FDJ
+ 2'03
74
Thierry Hupond
Team Argos - Shimano
s.t.
75
Julien Duval
Roubaix Lille Métropole
+ 2'04
76
Andrew Fenn
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 2'05
77
Joeri Stallaert
Crelan - Euphony
+ 2'06
78
Nikolas Maes
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 2'08
79
Michael Sherer
Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies
+ 2'09
80
Vytautas Kaupas
Team Differdange - Losch
s.t.
81
Yann Mauger
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
82
Sjef De Wilde
Team Differdange - Losch
s.t.
83
César Bihel
Team Differdange - Losch
s.t.
84
Dimitri Le Boulch
BigMat - Auber 93
s.t.
85
Cédric Pineau
FDJ
+ 2'10
86
Jorge Castiblanco
EPM - UNE
s.t.
87
Michael Vingerling
Team 3M
+ 2'12
88
Rubén Pérez
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 2'14
89
Efren Carazo
Burgos BH - Castilla y León
s.t.
90
Maxime Méderel
Sojasun
+ 2'15
91
Andrew Magnier
Node 4 - Rexona
s.t.
92
Alessandro Bazzana
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team
+ 2'16
93
Matthias Friedemann
Champion System Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
94
Johan Coenen
Team Differdange - Losch
+ 2'18
95
Jarl Salomein
Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise
+ 2'21
96
Freddy Piamonte
EPM - UNE
s.t.
97
Jose Nicolas Castro
EPM - UNE
s.t.
98
Simon Holt
Team Differdange - Losch
+ 2'22
99
Samuel Guillemot
FDJ
+ 2'24
100
Steven Van Vooren
An Post - Chainreaction
+ 2'25
101
Joren Segers
Team 3M
s.t.
102
Cyrille Patoux
Roubaix Lille Métropole
s.t.
103
Rico Dene Rogers
Node 4 - Rexona
+ 2'27
104
Matt Cronshaw
Node 4 - Rexona
s.t.
105
Alexandre Pichot
Team Europcar
s.t.
106
Stefan Radochla
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 2'28
107
Marcin Bialoblocki
Node 4 - Rexona
+ 2'29
108
Loïc Desriac
Roubaix Lille Métropole
+ 2'30
109
Cheng Ji
Team Argos - Shimano
+ 2'31
110
Wouter Wippert
Team 3M
+ 2'32
111
Timothy Stevens
Team 3M
s.t.
112
Aldo Ino Ilesic
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team
+ 2'34
113
Walter Pedraza
EPM - UNE
s.t.
114
Jeremy Durrin
Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies
+ 2'36
115
Sébastien Chavanel
Team Europcar
+ 2'37
116
Jon Aberasturi
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
117
Yohann Gène
Team Europcar
s.t.
118
Alex Candelario
Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies
+ 2'38
119
Lloyd Mondory
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 2'39
120
Fabian Schnaidt
Champion System Pro Cycling Team
+ 2'41
121
Tobyn Horton
Team UK Youth
s.t.
122
Kenneth Vanbilsen
Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise
+ 2'43
123
Chan Jae Jang
Champion System Pro Cycling Team
+ 2'44
124
Pablo Urtasun
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 2'45
125
Gediminas Kaupas
Team Differdange - Losch
+ 2'52
126
Lee Davis
Node 4 - Rexona
+ 2'57
127
Stéphane Poulhiès
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
+ 3'09
128
Vincent Jérôme
Team Europcar
s.t.
129
Jake Keough
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team
+ 3'13
130
Richard Tanguy
Team UK Youth
+ 3'16
131
Jens Schuermans
Team 3M
+ 3'27
132
Aaron Gate
An Post - Chainreaction
+ 4'47
133
Vincent Baestaens
Crelan - Euphony
+ 5'00
134
Sébastien Minard
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 5'07
135
Frantisek Rabon
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 5'10
136
Juan José Lobato
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 5'11
137
Stéphane Rossetto
BigMat - Auber 93
+ 5'12
138
Kevin Peeters
Crelan - Euphony
+ 5'29
139
Scott Zwizanski
Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies
s.t.
140
Juan Carlos Riutort
Burgos BH - Castilla y León
+ 5'33
141
Hilton Clarke
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team
+ 5'39
142
Karl Menzies
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team
+ 5'41
143
Robert Partridge
Team UK Youth
s.t.
144
Flavien Dassonville
BigMat - Auber 93
+ 5'50
145
Niels Wytinck
An Post - Chainreaction
+ 5'51
146
Arnaud Labbe
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
+ 6'03
147
Steve Bekaert
Burgos BH - Castilla y León
+ 6'11
148
Frédéric Amorison
Crelan - Euphony
+ 6'15
149
Thomas Damuseau
Team Argos - Shimano
+ 6'17
150
Ryota Nishizono
Champion System Pro Cycling Team
+ 6'20
151
Mark McNally
An Post - Chainreaction
+ 6'23
152
Zico Waeytens
Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise
+ 6'26
153
Florian Guillou
Bretagne - Séché Environnement
+ 6'29
154
Antoine Lavieu
La Pomme Marseille
+ 6'30
155
Jack Wilson
An Post - Chainreaction
+ 6'34
156
Morgan Lamoisson
Team Europcar
+ 6'35
157
Eric Young
Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies
+ 6'36
158
Frederik Verkinderen
Team 3M
s.t.
159
Justin Jules
La Pomme Marseille
+ 6'38
160
Marsh Cooper
Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies
s.t.
161
Sven Vandousselaere
Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise
+ 6'41
162
Thomas Vanhaecke
Team 3M
+ 6'47
163
James Lowsley-Williams
Team UK Youth
+ 6'55
164
Imanol Erviti
Movistar Team
+ 6'56
165
Nico Sijmens
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
+ 6'57
166
Renaud Dion
Bretagne - Séché Environnement
+ 7'04
167
Roy Curvers
Team Argos - Shimano
+ 7'08
168
Joeri Bueken
Crelan - Euphony
+ 7'09
169
Gilles Devillers
Crelan - Euphony
+ 7'10
170
Alister Ratcliff
Team 3M
+ 7'17
171
Dario Hernández
Burgos BH - Castilla y León
+ 7'20
172
Oscar Rivera
EPM - UNE
+ 7'24
173
Niklas Gustavsson
Team UK Youth
+ 7'27
174
Federico Butto
Burgos BH - Castilla y León
+ 7'38
175
Max Losch
Team Differdange - Losch
+ 7'47
176
Grégoire Tarride
La Pomme Marseille
+ 7'49
177
Pieter Ghyllebert
An Post - Chainreaction
+ 8'54
178
Rudy Molard
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
+ 10'18
179
Peter Williams
Node 4 - Rexona
+ 10'29
180
Erwann Corbel
Bretagne - Séché Environnement
+ 11'18
181
Maxence Dubourg
Crelan - Euphony
+ 11'31
182
Brice Feillu
Sojasun
+ 14'54
183
Romain Bacon
BigMat - Auber 93
+ 16'55
Comment
Not a bad race overall. Ok so our lead-outs were terrible, but its a learning process. I put in a much better tt than i hoped for as well. This is all part of the build to the ToB.
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