The final day takes us through another heap of hills. We finish this Tour Med in Grasse, the Perfume city!
Goals
Team Orders: Vichot is our main priority. It would be great to keep Veikkanen in the top 10, too!
Individual Orders: You're the man for the job, Jean. Protect Veikkanen all day long.
Race
I did what I was told. I felt actually pretty fresh, considering yesterday's attack.
Team Sky worked hard all day, protecting leader Froome.
Betancur flashed away and sped towards victory for the second day in a row!
And then Vichot came into action!
But it was too late to catch to Colombian.
I brought Veikkanen safe and sound to the finish line and that was the end of my debut tour!
Results
Stage
1
Carlos Alberto Betancur
Ag2r La Mondiale
5h27'30
2
Thomas Voeckler
Team Europcar
+ 18
3
Joaquin Rodriguez
Katusha Team
+ 1'18
4
Alejandro Valverde
Movistar Team
s.t.
5
Igor Anton
Euskaltel Euskadi
+ 2'28
6
Arthur Vichot
FDJ
s.t.
7
Chris Froome
Sky Pro Cycling
s.t.
8
Jean-Christophe Péraud
Ag2r La Mondiale
+ 2'48
9
Rémi Pauriol
Sojasun
s.t.
10
Nicki Sørensen
Team Saxo-Tinkoff
s.t.
Spoiler
11
Simon Clarke
Orica-GreenEDGE
s.t.
12
Emanuele Sella
Androni Giocattoli
s.t.
13
Cameron Meyer
Orica-GreenEDGE
s.t.
14
Jonathan Hivert
Sojasun
s.t.
15
Mikel Nieve
Euskaltel Euskadi
s.t.
16
Simone Ponzi
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
17
Rory Sutherland
Team Saxo-Tinkoff
s.t.
18
Vasil Kiryienka
Sky Pro Cycling
s.t.
19
Simone Stortoni
Lampre-Merida
s.t.
20
Miguel Angel Rubiano
Androni Giocattoli
s.t.
21
Gorka Izagirre
Euskaltel Euskadi
s.t.
22
Robert Vrecer
Euskaltel Euskadi
s.t.
23
Constantino Zaballa
Christina Watches - Onfone
s.t.
24
Sébastien Reichenbach
IAM Cycling
s.t.
25
Eros Capecchi
Movistar Team
s.t.
26
Jonathan Tiernan-Locke
Sky Pro Cycling
s.t.
27
José Joaquin Rojas Gil
Movistar Team
s.t.
28
Kanstantsin Siutsou
Sky Pro Cycling
s.t.
29
Przemyslaw Niemiec
Lampre-Merida
s.t.
30
David Le Lay
Sojasun
s.t.
31
Pierre Rolland
Team Europcar
s.t.
32
Michael Matthews
Orica-GreenEDGE
s.t.
33
Rinaldo Nocentini
Ag2r La Mondiale
s.t.
34
Marcel Wyss
IAM Cycling
s.t.
35
Daryl Impey
Orica-GreenEDGE
s.t.
36
Juan José Cobo Acebo
Movistar Team
s.t.
37
Jakob Fuglsang
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
38
Vladimir Gusev
Katusha Team
s.t.
39
José Serpa
Lampre-Merida
s.t.
40
Fabio Aru
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
41
Sergio Paulinho
Team Saxo-Tinkoff
s.t.
42
Yoann Bagot
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
s.t.
43
Ion Izagirre
Euskaltel Euskadi
s.t.
44
Pirmin Lang
IAM Cycling
s.t.
45
Brice Feillu
Sojasun
s.t.
46
Simon Geschke
Team Argos-Shimano
s.t.
47
Evgueni Petrov
Team Saxo-Tinkoff
s.t.
48
Rubén Plaza
Movistar Team
s.t.
49
Christophe Kern
Team Europcar
s.t.
50
Stefan Schumacher
Christina Watches - Onfone
s.t.
51
Jean Rémy
FDJ
s.t.
52
Alexandr Kolobnev
Katusha Team
s.t.
53
José Gonçalves
Team La Pomme-Marseille
s.t.
54
Jussi Veikkanen
FDJ
s.t.
55
Johann Tschopp
IAM Cycling
s.t.
56
Matthew Lloyd
Lampre-Merida
s.t.
57
Michael Rasmussen
Christina Watches - Onfone
s.t.
58
Eduard Vorganov
Katusha Team
s.t.
59
Julien Antomarchi
Team La Pomme-Marseille
s.t.
60
Rémi Cusin
IAM Cycling
s.t.
61
Kenny Elissonde
FDJ
s.t.
62
John Gadret
Ag2r La Mondiale
+ 6'10
63
Ángel Vicioso
Katusha Team
s.t.
64
Guillaume Levarlet
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
s.t.
65
Blel Kadri
Ag2r La Mondiale
s.t.
66
Tobias Ludvigsson
Team Argos-Shimano
s.t.
67
Fabrice Jeandesboz
Sojasun
s.t.
68
Alessandro Vanotti
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
69
Frederik Wilmann
Christina Watches - Onfone
s.t.
70
Christian Knees
Sky Pro Cycling
s.t.
71
Svein Tuft
Orica-GreenEDGE
s.t.
72
Pablo Urtasun
Euskaltel Euskadi
s.t.
73
Winner Andrew Anacona
Lampre-Merida
s.t.
74
Geraint Thomas
Sky Pro Cycling
s.t.
75
Alexey Lutsenko
Astana Pro Team
+ 7'20
76
Aleksandr Kuschynski
Katusha Team
s.t.
77
Diego Rosa
Androni Giocattoli
s.t.
78
Florian Vachon
Bretagne - Séché Environnement
s.t.
79
Carlos José Ochoa
Androni Giocattoli
s.t.
80
Mathieu Drujon
BigMat - Auber93
s.t.
81
Ben Swift
Sky Pro Cycling
s.t.
82
Yann Huguet
Team Argos-Shimano
s.t.
83
Julien Bérard
Ag2r La Mondiale
s.t.
84
Juan Jose Lobato
Euskaltel Euskadi
s.t.
85
Vincent Jérôme
Team Europcar
s.t.
86
Warren Barguil
Team Argos-Shimano
s.t.
87
Jonathan Fumeaux
IAM Cycling
s.t.
88
Lucas Euser
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
89
Murilo Fischer
Team Europcar
s.t.
90
Jackson Rodriguez
Androni Giocattoli
s.t.
91
Imanol Erviti
Movistar Team
s.t.
92
Mickael Delage
FDJ
s.t.
93
Guillaume Bonnafond
Ag2r La Mondiale
s.t.
94
Florian Guillou
Bretagne - Séché Environnement
s.t.
95
Bryan Coquard
Team Europcar
s.t.
96
Mads Christensen
Team Saxo-Tinkoff
s.t.
97
Luka Mezgec
Team Argos-Shimano
s.t.
98
Cyril Lemoine
Sojasun
s.t.
99
Brett Lancaster
Orica-GreenEDGE
s.t.
100
Nacer Bouhanni
FDJ
s.t.
101
Anders Lund
Team Saxo-Tinkoff
s.t.
102
Jonas Aaen Jörgensen
Team Saxo-Tinkoff
s.t.
103
Jesus Herrada
Movistar Team
s.t.
104
Mathieu Sprick
Team Argos-Shimano
s.t.
105
Johan Le Bon
FDJ
s.t.
106
Tomasz Kiendys
CCC Polkowice
+ 9'59
107
Pierre-Luc Perichon
Bretagne - Séché Environnement
s.t.
108
Tristan Valentin
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
s.t.
109
Dmitriy Muravyev
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
110
Geoffroy Lequatre
Bretagne - Séché Environnement
s.t.
111
Théo Vimpère
BigMat - Auber93
+ 10'13
112
Jonathan Clarke
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
113
Piotr Gawronski
CCC Polkowice
s.t.
114
Kristian Haugaard
Leopard - Trek Continental Team
s.t.
115
David Veilleux
Team Europcar
s.t.
116
Guillaume Faucon
BigMat - Auber93
+ 11'00
117
Mathew Hayman
Sky Pro Cycling
s.t.
118
Kevin Lalouette
Roubaix Lille Métropole
s.t.
119
Rudy Molard
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
s.t.
120
Jimmy Engoulvent
Sojasun
s.t.
121
Alessandro Petacchi
Lampre-Merida
s.t.
122
Joël Zangerle
Leopard - Trek Continental Team
s.t.
123
Marcel Kittel
Team Argos-Shimano
s.t.
124
Maxim Belkov
Katusha Team
s.t.
125
Loïc Desriac
Roubaix Lille Métropole
s.t.
126
Fumiyuki Beppu
Orica-GreenEDGE
s.t.
127
Jean-Luc Delpech
Bretagne - Séché Environnement
s.t.
128
Arnaud Courteille
FDJ
s.t.
129
Romain Hardy
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
s.t.
130
Steven Tronet
BigMat - Auber93
s.t.
131
Franck Vermeulen
Roubaix Lille Métropole
s.t.
132
Sébastien Duret
Bretagne - Séché Environnement
s.t.
133
Sebastien Hinault
IAM Cycling
s.t.
134
Matthieu Boulo
Roubaix Lille Métropole
s.t.
135
Renaud Dion
Bretagne - Séché Environnement
s.t.
136
Florent Barle
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
s.t.
137
William Clarke
Team Argos-Shimano
s.t.
138
Yannick Martinez
Team La Pomme-Marseille
s.t.
139
Alex Dowsett
Movistar Team
s.t.
140
Dominic Klemme
IAM Cycling
s.t.
141
Tarik Chaoufi
Euskaltel Euskadi
s.t.
142
Dmitriy Gruzdev
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
143
Angelo Tulik
Team Europcar
s.t.
144
Gatis Smukulis
Katusha Team
s.t.
145
Pawel Charucki
CCC Polkowice
s.t.
146
Nicolas Bazin
BigMat - Auber93
s.t.
147
Mateusz Taciak
CCC Polkowice
s.t.
148
Romain Feillu
Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 12'25
149
Martijn Keizer
Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
150
Kris Boeckmans
Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
151
Aidis Kruopis
Orica-GreenEDGE
s.t.
152
Wouter Mol
Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
153
Christopher Jennings
Team La Pomme-Marseille
s.t.
154
Gediminas Bagdonas
Ag2r La Mondiale
s.t.
155
Adrian Kurek
CCC Polkowice
s.t.
156
Jonathan Cantwell
Team Saxo-Tinkoff
s.t.
157
Justin Jules
Team La Pomme-Marseille
s.t.
158
Angelo Furlan
Christina Watches - Onfone
s.t.
159
Rony Martias
Sojasun
s.t.
160
Kenny Van Hummel
Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
161
Boris Zimine
Roubaix Lille Métropole
s.t.
162
Boy Van Poppel
Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
163
Thomas Vaubourzeix
Team La Pomme-Marseille
s.t.
164
Sylwester Janiszewski
CCC Polkowice
s.t.
165
Stéphane Poulhies
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
s.t.
166
Davide Frattini
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
167
Grégoire Tarride
Team La Pomme-Marseille
s.t.
168
John Murphy
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
169
Patrick Facchini
Androni Giocattoli
s.t.
170
Eugenio Alafaci
Leopard - Trek Continental Team
s.t.
171
Mitchell Lovelock-Fay
Christina Watches - Onfone
s.t.
172
Alessandro Bazzana
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
173
Jimmi Sorensen
Christina Watches - Onfone
s.t.
174
Morten Høberg
Christina Watches - Onfone
+ 16'22
175
Cyrille Patoux
Roubaix Lille Métropole
+ 21'22
176
Barry Markus
Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
177
Daniel Summerhill
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
178
Wesley Kreder
Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
179
Adrien Petit
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
s.t.
180
Jake Keough
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
181
Flavien Dassonville
BigMat - Auber93
s.t.
182
Robert Förster
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
183
Gaël Malacarne
Bretagne - Séché Environnement
s.t.
184
Olivier Hofstetter
Leopard - Trek Continental Team
s.t.
185
Evan Huffman
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
186
Pablo Schlechter
Leopard - Trek Continental Team
s.t.
187
Benjamin Giraud
Team La Pomme-Marseille
+ 24'51
188
Massimo Graziato
Lampre-Merida
+ 26'45
189
Antonino Casimiro Parrinello
Androni Giocattoli
s.t.
190
Daniel Klemme
Leopard - Trek Continental Team
s.t.
191
Lukasz Owsian
CCC Polkowice
s.t.
192
Alex Kirsch
Leopard - Trek Continental Team
s.t.
193
Tom Thill
Leopard - Trek Continental Team
s.t.
194
Omar Bertazzo
Androni Giocattoli
+ 28'37
195
Josef Cerny
CCC Polkowice
s.t.
General Classification
1
Carlos Alberto Betancur
Ag2r La Mondiale
16h50'23
2
Thomas Voeckler
Team Europcar
+ 2
3
Chris Froome
Sky Pro Cycling
+ 1'36
4
Joaquin Rodriguez
Katusha Team
+ 2'18
5
Arthur Vichot
FDJ
+ 2'50
6
Cameron Meyer
Orica-GreenEDGE
+ 3'09
7
Alejandro Valverde
Movistar Team
+ 3'51
8
Rubén Plaza
Movistar Team
+ 4'16
9
Jussi Veikkanen
FDJ
+ 4'52
10
Ion Izagirre
Euskaltel Euskadi
+ 4'56
Spoiler
11
Marcel Wyss
IAM Cycling
+ 5'05
12
Rory Sutherland
Team Saxo-Tinkoff
+ 5'11
13
Stefan Schumacher
Christina Watches - Onfone
+ 5'20
14
Mikel Nieve
Euskaltel Euskadi
+ 5'43
15
Michael Rasmussen
Christina Watches - Onfone
+ 5'45
16
Daryl Impey
Orica-GreenEDGE
+ 5'59
17
Jean-Christophe Péraud
Ag2r La Mondiale
+ 6'08
18
Eduard Vorganov
Katusha Team
+ 6'16
19
Igor Anton
Euskaltel Euskadi
+ 6'24
20
Vasil Kiryienka
Sky Pro Cycling
+ 6'26
21
Simon Geschke
Team Argos-Shimano
+ 6'37
22
Eros Capecchi
Movistar Team
+ 6'47
23
Jakob Fuglsang
Astana Pro Team
+ 6'51
24
Vladimir Gusev
Katusha Team
s.t.
25
Nicki Sørensen
Team Saxo-Tinkoff
+ 6'52
26
José Serpa
Lampre-Merida
+ 6'54
27
Evgueni Petrov
Team Saxo-Tinkoff
+ 6'57
28
Robert Vrecer
Euskaltel Euskadi
+ 7'02
29
Michael Matthews
Orica-GreenEDGE
+ 7'06
30
José Joaquin Rojas Gil
Movistar Team
+ 7'12
31
Juan José Cobo Acebo
Movistar Team
s.t.
32
Kanstantsin Siutsou
Sky Pro Cycling
+ 7'15
33
Sergio Paulinho
Team Saxo-Tinkoff
+ 7'16
34
Rémi Pauriol
Sojasun
+ 7'17
35
Rinaldo Nocentini
Ag2r La Mondiale
+ 7'23
36
Miguel Angel Rubiano
Androni Giocattoli
+ 7'32
37
Pierre Rolland
Team Europcar
+ 7'35
38
Alexandr Kolobnev
Katusha Team
+ 7'36
39
Johann Tschopp
IAM Cycling
+ 8'21
40
Rémi Cusin
IAM Cycling
+ 8'22
41
Simon Clarke
Orica-GreenEDGE
+ 8'24
42
Przemyslaw Niemiec
Lampre-Merida
s.t.
43
José Gonçalves
Team La Pomme-Marseille
+ 8'27
44
David Le Lay
Sojasun
+ 8'37
45
Julien Antomarchi
Team La Pomme-Marseille
+ 8'41
46
Yoann Bagot
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
+ 8'44
47
Jonathan Tiernan-Locke
Sky Pro Cycling
+ 8'51
48
Constantino Zaballa
Christina Watches - Onfone
+ 8'55
49
Gorka Izagirre
Euskaltel Euskadi
+ 9'00
50
Simone Ponzi
Astana Pro Team
+ 9'04
51
Jonathan Hivert
Sojasun
+ 9'05
52
Matthew Lloyd
Lampre-Merida
+ 9'28
53
Svein Tuft
Orica-GreenEDGE
+ 9'47
54
Fabio Aru
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
55
Simone Stortoni
Lampre-Merida
+ 9'57
56
Alessandro Vanotti
Astana Pro Team
+ 10'00
57
Pirmin Lang
IAM Cycling
+ 10'03
58
Emanuele Sella
Androni Giocattoli
+ 10'10
59
Blel Kadri
Ag2r La Mondiale
+ 11'22
60
Christian Knees
Sky Pro Cycling
+ 11'23
61
Tobias Ludvigsson
Team Argos-Shimano
+ 11'40
62
Frederik Wilmann
Christina Watches - Onfone
+ 12'05
63
Johan Le Bon
FDJ
+ 12'06
64
Aleksandr Kuschynski
Katusha Team
+ 12'18
65
Ángel Vicioso
Katusha Team
+ 12'19
66
Mads Christensen
Team Saxo-Tinkoff
+ 12'25
67
Brice Feillu
Sojasun
+ 12'38
68
Christophe Kern
Team Europcar
+ 12'45
69
John Gadret
Ag2r La Mondiale
+ 12'49
70
Winner Andrew Anacona
Lampre-Merida
s.t.
71
Cyril Lemoine
Sojasun
+ 12'57
72
Ben Swift
Sky Pro Cycling
+ 13'01
73
Nacer Bouhanni
FDJ
s.t.
74
Guillaume Levarlet
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
s.t.
75
Brett Lancaster
Orica-GreenEDGE
+ 13'04
76
Pablo Urtasun
Euskaltel Euskadi
+ 13'13
77
Fabrice Jeandesboz
Sojasun
+ 13'19
78
Imanol Erviti
Movistar Team
+ 13'27
79
Jean Rémy
FDJ
+ 13'37
80
Sébastien Reichenbach
IAM Cycling
+ 13'44
81
Mathieu Drujon
BigMat - Auber93
+ 13'49
82
Diego Rosa
Androni Giocattoli
+ 14'22
83
Florian Guillou
Bretagne - Séché Environnement
+ 14'32
84
Anders Lund
Team Saxo-Tinkoff
+ 14'38
85
Kenny Elissonde
FDJ
+ 14'57
86
Lucas Euser
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team
+ 14'59
87
Mathieu Sprick
Team Argos-Shimano
+ 15'02
88
Jesus Herrada
Movistar Team
s.t.
89
Jonas Aaen Jörgensen
Team Saxo-Tinkoff
+ 15'33
90
Alexey Lutsenko
Astana Pro Team
+ 15'34
91
Warren Barguil
Team Argos-Shimano
+ 16'09
92
Maxim Belkov
Katusha Team
+ 16'27
93
Juan Jose Lobato
Euskaltel Euskadi
+ 16'38
94
Tomasz Kiendys
CCC Polkowice
+ 16'54
95
Pierre-Luc Perichon
Bretagne - Séché Environnement
+ 17'40
96
Alex Dowsett
Movistar Team
+ 17'55
97
Carlos José Ochoa
Androni Giocattoli
+ 18'07
98
Tristan Valentin
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
+ 18'09
99
Jimmy Engoulvent
Sojasun
+ 18'13
100
Murilo Fischer
Team Europcar
+ 18'41
101
Dmitriy Muravyev
Astana Pro Team
+ 18'44
102
Florian Vachon
Bretagne - Séché Environnement
+ 18'57
103
Romain Feillu
Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 19'09
104
Jackson Rodriguez
Androni Giocattoli
+ 19'13
105
Guillaume Bonnafond
Ag2r La Mondiale
+ 19'17
106
Martijn Keizer
Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 19'30
107
Luka Mezgec
Team Argos-Shimano
+ 19'35
108
Yann Huguet
Team Argos-Shimano
+ 20'16
109
Vincent Jérôme
Team Europcar
+ 20'38
110
Geraint Thomas
Sky Pro Cycling
+ 20'51
111
William Clarke
Team Argos-Shimano
+ 21'46
112
Gatis Smukulis
Katusha Team
+ 21'50
113
Mathew Hayman
Sky Pro Cycling
+ 22'03
114
Marcel Kittel
Team Argos-Shimano
+ 22'10
115
David Veilleux
Team Europcar
+ 22'21
116
Fumiyuki Beppu
Orica-GreenEDGE
+ 22'26
117
Loïc Desriac
Roubaix Lille Métropole
+ 22'27
118
Alessandro Petacchi
Lampre-Merida
+ 22'29
119
Rudy Molard
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
+ 22'35
120
Jonathan Fumeaux
IAM Cycling
+ 22'45
121
Mateusz Taciak
CCC Polkowice
+ 22'46
122
Bryan Coquard
Team Europcar
+ 22'59
123
Kristian Haugaard
Leopard - Trek Continental Team
+ 23'10
124
Mitchell Lovelock-Fay
Christina Watches - Onfone
+ 23'22
125
Kevin Lalouette
Roubaix Lille Métropole
+ 23'26
126
Sebastien Hinault
IAM Cycling
+ 23'29
127
Piotr Gawronski
CCC Polkowice
+ 23'33
128
Mickael Delage
FDJ
+ 23'42
129
Julien Bérard
Ag2r La Mondiale
s.t.
130
Jonathan Cantwell
Team Saxo-Tinkoff
+ 23'55
131
Kris Boeckmans
Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 24'41
132
Geoffroy Lequatre
Bretagne - Séché Environnement
+ 25'02
133
Franck Vermeulen
Roubaix Lille Métropole
+ 25'29
134
Dmitriy Gruzdev
Astana Pro Team
+ 25'33
135
Aidis Kruopis
Orica-GreenEDGE
+ 26'08
136
Dominic Klemme
IAM Cycling
+ 26'51
137
Jonathan Clarke
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team
+ 26'56
138
Pawel Charucki
CCC Polkowice
+ 26'58
139
Sébastien Duret
Bretagne - Séché Environnement
+ 27'07
140
Matthieu Boulo
Roubaix Lille Métropole
+ 27'17
141
Nicolas Bazin
BigMat - Auber93
s.t.
142
Rony Martias
Sojasun
+ 27'35
143
Steven Tronet
BigMat - Auber93
+ 27'47
144
Boris Zimine
Roubaix Lille Métropole
s.t.
145
Yannick Martinez
Team La Pomme-Marseille
+ 28'09
146
Tarik Chaoufi
Euskaltel Euskadi
+ 28'29
147
Adrian Kurek
CCC Polkowice
s.t.
148
Gediminas Bagdonas
Ag2r La Mondiale
+ 29'30
149
Théo Vimpère
BigMat - Auber93
+ 29'47
150
Joël Zangerle
Leopard - Trek Continental Team
+ 30'11
151
Angelo Tulik
Team Europcar
+ 30'31
152
Guillaume Faucon
BigMat - Auber93
+ 30'38
153
Florent Barle
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
s.t.
154
Romain Hardy
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
+ 30'39
155
Angelo Furlan
Christina Watches - Onfone
+ 30'53
156
Jean-Luc Delpech
Bretagne - Séché Environnement
+ 31'19
157
Thomas Vaubourzeix
Team La Pomme-Marseille
+ 31'22
158
Wouter Mol
Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 31'25
159
Grégoire Tarride
Team La Pomme-Marseille
s.t.
160
Christopher Jennings
Team La Pomme-Marseille
+ 31'30
161
Kenny Van Hummel
Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 31'41
162
Davide Frattini
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team
+ 31'43
163
Eugenio Alafaci
Leopard - Trek Continental Team
s.t.
164
Patrick Facchini
Androni Giocattoli
+ 31'57
165
Arnaud Courteille
FDJ
+ 31'59
166
Sylwester Janiszewski
CCC Polkowice
+ 32'17
167
Justin Jules
Team La Pomme-Marseille
+ 32'28
168
Boy Van Poppel
Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 32'41
169
Morten Høberg
Christina Watches - Onfone
+ 32'54
170
John Murphy
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team
+ 33'04
171
Jimmi Sorensen
Christina Watches - Onfone
+ 34'47
172
Renaud Dion
Bretagne - Séché Environnement
+ 34'51
173
Stéphane Poulhies
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
+ 36'37
174
Evan Huffman
Astana Pro Team
+ 38'42
175
Alessandro Bazzana
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team
+ 39'07
176
Barry Markus
Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 40'08
177
Cyrille Patoux
Roubaix Lille Métropole
+ 40'42
178
Gaël Malacarne
Bretagne - Séché Environnement
+ 40'47
179
Jake Keough
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team
+ 40'49
180
Adrien Petit
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
+ 41'57
181
Daniel Summerhill
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team
+ 42'24
182
Wesley Kreder
Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 42'25
183
Flavien Dassonville
BigMat - Auber93
+ 44'40
184
Pablo Schlechter
Leopard - Trek Continental Team
+ 45'11
185
Olivier Hofstetter
Leopard - Trek Continental Team
+ 45'20
186
Robert Förster
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team
+ 45'27
187
Alex Kirsch
Leopard - Trek Continental Team
+ 50'23
188
Benjamin Giraud
Team La Pomme-Marseille
+ 53'21
189
Lukasz Owsian
CCC Polkowice
+ 53'35
190
Josef Cerny
CCC Polkowice
+ 53'38
191
Tom Thill
Leopard - Trek Continental Team
+ 54'32
192
Antonino Casimiro Parrinello
Androni Giocattoli
+ 54'58
193
Daniel Klemme
Leopard - Trek Continental Team
+ 55'13
194
Omar Bertazzo
Androni Giocattoli
+ 55'49
195
Massimo Graziato
Lampre-Merida
+ 58'08
Points Classification
1
Chris Froome
Sky Pro Cycling
61
2
Carlos Alberto Betancur
Ag2r La Mondiale
56
3
Thomas Voeckler
Team Europcar
49
4
Joaquin Rodriguez
Katusha Team
48
5
Arthur Vichot
FDJ
47
6
Cameron Meyer
Orica-GreenEDGE
39
7
Alejandro Valverde
Movistar Team
35
8
Geraint Thomas
Sky Pro Cycling
31
9
Michael Matthews
Orica-GreenEDGE
30
10
Nacer Bouhanni
FDJ
25
Mountain Points Classification
1
Jussi Veikkanen
FDJ
56
2
Miguel Angel Rubiano
Androni Giocattoli
36
3
Carlos Alberto Betancur
Ag2r La Mondiale
30
4
Eduard Vorganov
Katusha Team
28
5
Julien Antomarchi
Team La Pomme-Marseille
26
6
Thomas Voeckler
Team Europcar
24
7
Joaquin Rodriguez
Katusha Team
22
8
Piotr Gawronski
CCC Polkowice
20
9
Gorka Izagirre
Euskaltel Euskadi
18
10
Arthur Vichot
FDJ
16
Best Young Rider
Carlos Alberto Betancur - AG2R
Best Team
Movistar Team
Race Review
Pfew, it's finished! These last 5 days were real tough but so worth it. I now realize I made the right decision and I'm looking forward to the rest of the season! I finished an obscure 79th, but I went in the break one day and did my work for the team. I hope Madiot is pleased with my performance! I didn't have the chance to talk to him after the race, I'm already back home, now!
Returning home, I was extremely pleased to see Gina back. We went to the movies that night and it was nice. But waking up the next morning, the exertions from the past few days finally sank into my legs! So right now I'm laying on the couch, taking it easy, and enjoying being served by Gina! Top stuff!
Miguel98 wrote:
FroomeBot didn't win?
Surprisingly, no!
wogsrus wrote:
Great attack by Jean. Good to see Vichot starting strongly. Onwards and upwards.
Thank you! Vichot is real strong at the moment!
Selwink wrote:
Well, he is leading the GC now. Two good stages in a row, keep it up
In about a week, the Swiss season kicks off with the GP Lugano.
Lugano is in the Italian part of Switzerland, surrounded by hills and mountains. I want to do well there, in my first race in my home country, so I planned a reconnaissance training.
Now, Gina didn't have any time to come with me, she has a job, so my dad, who's retired, drove me. He knows the race well, since he started here more than 10 times. He showed me the profile and send me on my way.
He took some snapshots of me during the reconnaissance, so I'd like to share them with you!
I only did two local laps because the weather was really bad, but I know the profile now, so I hope to have a great race. In about a week we'll know!
ThVoets wrote:
Very good first stage race for you and FDJ
Thanks! I'm quite happy with the race myself. I survived quite well.
Hey Jean, your blog is turning into a really good read. You had a strong start to the season in Tour-Med considering it was your first trade race.
You know, I used to read this dual-blog that two cyclists kept, but I think that a solo blog like yours helps us get to know you without too many clichés and memorising twice as much information
I've been down these roads before. Just a week ago, actually! Four laps, 173 kilometer. It's a race without communications, so there will be tight control, I expect.
Squad
Goals
Team Orders: We have no clear leader today. Just try to stay at the front and be active. I want to see the team colors in the finale today. Watch out for Ritchie Porte.
Individual Orders: Jean, this is an important race for you, so don't screw it up. Don't, I repeat, don't attack too early! Good luck, kid.
Race
I didn't want to leave anything up to fate, so I stayed near the front all day long!
About 50 kilometers from the finish, I was pretty close to the front, and the breakaway was within reach. I was just about to launch an attack when Kenny (Elissonde) pulled up next to me with a water bottle.
"Don't do it, Jean. Orders from the team car: wait!"
I started feeling better and better as the race progressed. Once the break was caught, the pace dropped slightly. Veikkanen then decided to work for me. He put himself at the front and did some amazing work, which I can't thank him enough for!
Roulston took a nasty fall in the descend! It was a sign of fatigue. Half the peloton here was barely hanging on.
Eventually, Team Sky took over the reins. It was the final lap now. I wanted to attack, but the pace was just too high!
Going over the hill, however, the pace dropped, and then I launched an attack! 10 kilometers left to go and I went!
I didn't went far, though. Team Sky caught up with me a kilometer later and Pellizotti saw his chance to attack.
Unlike me, he made it to the finish...
I still had a shot at the podium! In the sprint I managed to squeeze in between Rabottini and Kolobnev.
I instantly looked behind me, at the big screen. Waiting... Waiting... There's my name! 7th!
Results
1
Franco Pellizotti
Androni Giocattoli
4h56'25
2
Andreas Klöden
Radioshack Leopard
+ 29
3
Romain Bardet
Ag2r La Mondiale
+ 52
4
Francesco Reda
Androni Giocattoli
s.t.
5
Gianluca Brambilla
Omega Pharma-Quick-Step Cycling Team
s.t.
6
Alexandr Kolobnev
Katusha Team
s.t.
7
Jean Rémy
FDJ
s.t.
8
Riccardo Chiarini
Androni Giocattoli
s.t.
9
Vasil Kiryienka
Sky Pro Cycling
s.t.
10
Emanuele Sella
Androni Giocattoli
s.t.
Spoiler
11
Matteo Rabottini
Vini Fantini
s.t.
12
Simone Ponzi
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
13
Tony Gallopin
Radioshack Leopard
s.t.
14
Yury Trofimov
Katusha Team
s.t.
15
Richie Porte
Sky Pro Cycling
s.t.
16
Peter Kennaugh
Sky Pro Cycling
s.t.
17
Gianni Meersman
Omega Pharma-Quick-Step Cycling Team
s.t.
18
Peter Velits
Omega Pharma-Quick-Step Cycling Team
s.t.
19
Christian Knees
Sky Pro Cycling
s.t.
20
Andrey Zeits
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
21
Marcel Wyss
IAM Cycling
s.t.
22
Jérôme Pineau
Omega Pharma-Quick-Step Cycling Team
s.t.
23
Blel Kadri
Ag2r La Mondiale
s.t.
24
Simone Stortoni
Lampre-Merida
s.t.
25
Dario Cataldo
Sky Pro Cycling
s.t.
26
Ángel Vicioso
Katusha Team
s.t.
27
Matthew Lloyd
Lampre-Merida
s.t.
28
Xabier Zandio
Sky Pro Cycling
s.t.
29
Stefano Pirazzi
Bardiani Valvole - CSF Inox
s.t.
30
José Serpa
Lampre-Merida
s.t.
31
Jussi Veikkanen
FDJ
s.t.
32
Johann Tschopp
IAM Cycling
+ 1'49
33
Kenny Elissonde
FDJ
+ 2'37
34
Edoardo Zardini
Bardiani Valvole - CSF Inox
+ 3'02
35
Jackson Rodriguez
Androni Giocattoli
+ 3'43
36
Danny Pate
Sky Pro Cycling
s.t.
37
Giairo Ermeti
Androni Giocattoli
s.t.
38
Luca Mazzanti
Vini Fantini
s.t.
39
Valerio Agnoli
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
40
Francesco Gavazzi
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
41
Paolo Tiralongo
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
42
Dmitry Kozontchuk
Katusha Team
s.t.
43
Rémi Cusin
IAM Cycling
s.t.
44
Vladimir Gusev
Katusha Team
s.t.
45
Carlos José Ochoa
Androni Giocattoli
s.t.
46
Andriy Grivko
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
47
Stefano Garzelli
Vini Fantini
s.t.
48
Cayetano Jose Sarmiento
Cannondale Pro Cycling
s.t.
49
Winner Andrew Anacona
Lampre-Merida
s.t.
50
Przemyslaw Niemiec
Lampre-Merida
s.t.
51
Sergey Chernetckii
Katusha Team
s.t.
52
Yonnatta Monsalve
Vini Fantini
s.t.
53
Stefano Locatelli
Bardiani Valvole - CSF Inox
s.t.
54
Francis Mourey
FDJ
+ 4'46
55
Matteo Di Serafino
Androni Giocattoli
s.t.
56
George Bennett
Radioshack Leopard
s.t.
57
Alessandro Mazzi
Utensilnord - Ora24.eu
s.t.
58
Julian Kern
Ag2r La Mondiale
+ 6'26
59
Francesco Failli
Vini Fantini
s.t.
60
Grégory Rast
Radioshack Leopard
+ 6'54
61
Kristjan Fajt
Adria Mobil
+ 7'20
62
Andrey Kashechkin
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
63
Cristiano Salerno
Cannondale Pro Cycling
s.t.
64
Ivan Rovny
Ceramica Flaminia - Fondriest
s.t.
65
Kristof Vandewalle
Omega Pharma-Quick-Step Cycling Team
s.t.
66
Tomasz Nose
Adria Mobil
s.t.
67
Pavel Gorenc
Adria Mobil
s.t.
68
Mickael Delage
FDJ
+ 7'50
69
Arnaud Courteille
FDJ
s.t.
70
Martijn Maaskant
Garmin - Sharp
s.t.
71
Federico Rocchetti
Utensilnord - Ora24.eu
s.t.
72
Nicola Boem
Bardiani Valvole - CSF Inox
s.t.
73
Rida Cador
Utensilnord - Ora24.eu
s.t.
74
Timofey Kritskiy
Katusha Team
s.t.
75
Filippo Savini
Ceramica Flaminia - Fondriest
s.t.
76
Cristiano Monguzzi
Vini Fantini
s.t.
77
Radoslav Rogina
Adria Mobil
s.t.
78
Francesco Manuel Bongiorno
Bardiani Valvole - CSF Inox
s.t.
79
Matej Mugerli
Adria Mobil
s.t.
80
Matteo Fedi
Ceramica Flaminia - Fondriest
s.t.
81
Alexandr Pliuschin
IAM Cycling
s.t.
82
Stefano Agostini
Cannondale Pro Cycling
s.t.
83
Amaro Antunes
Ceramica Flaminia - Fondriest
s.t.
84
Martin Velits
Omega Pharma-Quick-Step Cycling Team
s.t.
85
Hayden Roulston
Radioshack Leopard
+ 9'27
86
Nelson Oliveira
Radioshack Leopard
+ 10'34
87
Vladimir Isaychev
Katusha Team
s.t.
88
Emilien Viennet
FDJ
s.t.
89
Marco Zamparella
Utensilnord - Ora24.eu
+ 11'03
90
Nariyuki Masuda
Cannondale Pro Cycling
s.t.
91
Kevin Hulsmans
Vini Fantini
s.t.
92
Peter Kusztor
Utensilnord - Ora24.eu
s.t.
93
Lachlan Morton
Garmin - Sharp
+ 12'07
94
Danilo Hondo
Radioshack Leopard
s.t.
95
Andrea Manfredi
Ceramica Flaminia - Fondriest
s.t.
96
Gabriele Bosisio
Utensilnord - Ora24.eu
+ 12'36
97
Davide Mucelli
Ceramica Flaminia - Fondriest
s.t.
98
Konstantin Klimiankou
Atlas Personal - Jakroo
s.t.
99
Thomas Dekker
Garmin - Sharp
s.t.
100
Michel Koch
Cannondale Pro Cycling
s.t.
101
Tomohiro Hayakawa
Team Nippo
s.t.
102
Axel Domont
Ag2r La Mondiale
s.t.
103
Robbie Squire
Ceramica Flaminia - Fondriest
s.t.
104
Caleb Fairly
Garmin - Sharp
s.t.
105
Shinichi Fukushima
Team Nippo
s.t.
106
Marco Coledan
Bardiani Valvole - CSF Inox
s.t.
107
Michal Golas
Omega Pharma-Quick-Step Cycling Team
s.t.
108
Angelo Pagani
Bardiani Valvole - CSF Inox
s.t.
109
Nicolas Baldo
Atlas Personal - Jakroo
s.t.
110
Zsolt Der
Utensilnord - Ora24.eu
+ 13'26
111
Andrea Pasqualon
Bardiani Valvole - CSF Inox
s.t.
112
Luke Rowe
Sky Pro Cycling
s.t.
113
Steele Von Hoff
Garmin - Sharp
s.t.
114
Jesse Sergent
Radioshack Leopard
s.t.
115
Arman Kamyshev
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
116
Leonardo Pinizzotto
Team Nippo
+ 15'53
117
Marcel Aregger
IAM Cycling
s.t.
118
Simon Pavlin
Adria Mobil
s.t.
119
Carlos Verona
Omega Pharma-Quick-Step Cycling Team
s.t.
120
Laurent Mangel
FDJ
s.t.
121
Matthias Brandle
IAM Cycling
s.t.
122
Anthony Ravard
Ag2r La Mondiale
+ 18'12
123
Rafael Reis
Ceramica Flaminia - Fondriest
s.t.
124
Adrian Ezequiel Richeze
Team Nippo
s.t.
125
Andrea Palini
Lampre-Merida
s.t.
126
Tizian Rausch
Atlas Personal - Jakroo
s.t.
127
Mathieu Chiocca
Atlas Personal - Jakroo
s.t.
128
Lucas Sebastian Haedo
Cannondale Pro Cycling
s.t.
129
Manabu Ishibashi
Team Nippo
s.t.
130
Mate Radonics
Utensilnord - Ora24.eu
s.t.
131
Edward King
Cannondale Pro Cycling
s.t.
132
Kenichi Sakakibara
Team Nippo
s.t.
133
Adrien Chenaux
Atlas Personal - Jakroo
s.t.
134
Claudio Imhof
Atlas Personal - Jakroo
+ 19'54
135
Alex Rasmussen
Garmin - Sharp
s.t.
136
Felix Baur
Atlas Personal - Jakroo
s.t.
137
Manuel Stocker
Atlas Personal - Jakroo
+ 20'19
138
Luigi Miletta
Vini Fantini
s.t.
139
Tanzo Tokuda
Team Nippo
+ 21'15
140
Matthias Krizek
Cannondale Pro Cycling
+ 26'32
141
Alessio Camilli
Team Nippo
s.t.
Best Team
Androni Giocattoli
Race Review
Talk about a success! My first race on the home soil and I manage a top 10 place! I score my very first CQ points as a professional rider. On top of that, I'm the highest-placed Swiss here (believe me, that matters!) and I made National Television with that late attack, even though it didn't carry far.
I'm so excited. This was a great race. First time neither Gina or my parents are here and I finally do so well! However, one of my brothers was here to cheer me on!
Selwink wrote:
Your father is really good at photographing, especially that last pic is awesome
He'll love to hear that!
krisa wrote:
Hope you will do it good in your home country
Thanks! I helped!
Jakstar22 wrote:
A good tour for the boys. Keep going
Will do!
ThVoets wrote:
Hope this reconnaissance training pays off
I reckon it did!!
pcm2009fan wrote:
Hey Jean, your blog is turning into a really good read. You had a strong start to the season in Tour-Med considering it was your first trade race.
You know, I used to read this dual-blog that two cyclists kept, but I think that a solo blog like yours helps us get to know you without too many clichés and memorising twice as much information
I read that blog, too. Those were some crazy dudes, man! I hope you'll enjoy this one without having to memorize too much! Thanks!
Thanks for reading! It's great sharing my career with you!
