@sutty68: I have always wanted to get over my limits in each race I'm part, this is what makes me progress.
Eneco Tour
Stage 5
That stage ended again in a mass sprint, I was supposed to lead out Marcel toward the sprint but when I was right behind Matthew Goss, I realized Marcel was not following me, he was too far. I just stayed in the split stream of Matt and I finished the stage 7th position, John did 5th.
Stage Ranking:
1
Mark Cavendish
OmegaPharma - Quick Step Cycling Team
4h16'56
2
Matthew Harley Goss
Orica - GreenEDGE
s.t.
3
Andrea Guardini
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
4
Jürgen Roelandts
Lotto - Belisol
s.t.
5
John Degenkolb
Team Giant - Shimano
s.t.
6
Giacomo Nizzolo
Trek Factory Racing
s.t.
7
Anthony Louveille
Team Giant - Shimano
s.t.
8
Philippe Gilbert
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
9
Filippo Pozzato
Lampre - Colombia
s.t.
10
Gediminas Bagdonas
Ag2r - La Mondiale
s.t.
Stage 6
The Time Trial, 17,4 kilometers of pure suffering, I gave everything I had not too lose too much time but it seems like I had to work a lot on that discipline, I ended 54th, 1'13 after Fabian Cancellara who won the stage.
The good news of the day was the second position of Tobias Ludvigsson.
Stage Ranking:
1
Fabian Cancellara
Trek Factory Racing
22'36
2
Tobias Ludvigsson
Team Giant - Shimano
+ 5
3
Taylor Phinney
BMC Racing Team
+ 6
4
Jos Van Emden
Belkin Pro Cycling
+ 13
5
Geraint Thomas
Sky ProCycling
+ 17
6
Sylvain Chavanel
IAM Cycling
+ 20
7
Edvald Boasson Hagen
Sky ProCycling
+ 22
8
Kristof Vandewalle
Trek Factory Racing
+ 26
9
Lars Boom
Belkin Pro Cycling
s.t.
10
Manuele Boaro
Tinkoff - Saxo Bank
+ 27
--
54
Anthony Louveille
Team Giant - Shimano
+ 1'13
General Ranking after Stage 6:
1
Jos Van Emden
Belkin Pro Cycling
18h39'28
2
Taylor Phinney
BMC Racing Team
+ 6
3
Lars Boom
Belkin Pro Cycling
+ 13
4
Tobias Ludvigsson
Team Giant - Shimano
+ 17
5
Fabian Cancellara
Trek Factory Racing
+ 31
6
Robert Wagner
Belkin Pro Cycling
+ 32
7
Jack Bobridge
Belkin Pro Cycling
+ 44
8
Geraint Thomas
Sky ProCycling
+ 48
9
Edvald Boasson Hagen
Sky ProCycling
+ 49
10
Kristijan Koren
Cannondale Pro Cycling
s.t.
--
22
Anthony Louveille
Team Giant - Shimano
+ 1'25
The top 10 is not out of reach yet, and I will do everything I can to get it, the top 3 or even the top 5 might be too difficult but we never know.
Breaking News: After Johan Le Bon ( FDJ), this is now Wilco Kelderman ( BEL) who announced his transfer to Giant - Shimano, he has been assured of the leadership in the Ardennes Classics, he will also have a co-leader role in the Giro d'Italia or in la Vuelta a España
Eneco Tour
Stage 7
The last stage of the race also meant last chances to move up in the GC. This morning I asked the manager if I was allowed to go in the breakaway, he did understood my plan but he trusted me, we already had Tobias at the 4th position, and a rider in the breakaway was not a bad option.
This was the last stage for all of us and many teams did not have shine yet, this is why we ended up to have a 18 men breakaway, I was at the initiative of that group. In the car when they saw that we were so many they decided to send me a team mate, this is how I had Fredrik Ludvigsson with me.
In the pack, the reaction was not the one I was expecting, they did not do anything, BMC and Belkin were at the front but they had no motivation to get us back. Plus the fact that Giant - Shimano was always at the front imposing a false pace was realy helpful to us.
In the group there were some very talented riders, The World Champion Alejandro Valverde ( MOV), Rui Costa ( LAM) and my former team mate Jussi Veikkanen ( FDJ).
I was aiming the stage victory, but with all these riders I was afraid of getting to the finish with all of them.
This is why with 28 kilometers I decided to use the cobbles to get away from the group, the pack was getting closer and the entente in the group was not that great. I entered the cobblestones sector with a lead of 3'13 on the pack.
Behind me, it was now a man hunting, they had recover the entente of the beginning and there were getting closer to me. The pack however had lost time on me, I was also the virtual leader of the race, I was now alone against the rest. My gap with the 2nd group was up to 27" and with the pack I had now 5'05.
When I saw the banner of the last kilometer I had some relief, it was almost over. I used another cobbles section to increase my lead and I was now quite assure of the victory. The thing was that I had no idea of where was the pack, I was focusing my ride on the stage victory, the rest I would see later.
I took the time to enjoy, to celebrate, I knew my dad was somewhere in the crowd, I was searching him and I finally crossed the line, I felt off my bike, I had given everything I had and all my resources went away. But the most important was that I won.
After recovering from my emotion, I learned that the pack was more than 6 minute late, I had taken the Overall Victory, what a day it has been.
I waited for my team mate to arrive and when Fredrik crossed the line I felt in his arms, he was part of this, without him I would not have been able to do that.
Stage Ranking
1
Anthony Louveille
Team Giant - Shimano
5h04'39
2
Alejandro Valverde Belmonte
Movistar Team
+ 1'28
3
Alexis Vuillermoz
Ag2r - La Mondiale
+ 1'48
4
Fabian Wegmann
Garmin-Sharp
s.t.
5
Kirill Sveshnikov
Tinkoff - Saxo Bank
s.t.
6
Joshua Edmondson
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
7
Rui Alberto Faria Costa
Lampre - Colombia
s.t.
8
Jelle Vanendert
Lotto - Belisol
+ 2'09
9
Thomas Degand
Accent.Jobs - Wanty
s.t.
10
Marco Marcato
Cannondale Pro Cycling
s.t.
Spoiler
11
Romain Hardy
Cofidis Solutions Crédits
s.t.
12
Jussi Veikkanen
Équipe Cycliste FDJ.fr
s.t.
13
Daniil Fominykh
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
14
Jacques Janse Van Rensburg
MTN - Qhubeka
+ 2'53
15
Petr Ignatenko
Katusha Team
+ 4'54
16
Sylvain Chavanel
IAM Cycling
+ 6'04
17
Edvald Boasson Hagen
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
18
Jürgen Roelandts
Lotto - Belisol
s.t.
19
John Degenkolb
Team Giant - Shimano
s.t.
20
Mark Cavendish
OmegaPharma - Quick Step Cycling Team
s.t.
21
Fabian Cancellara
Trek Factory Racing
s.t.
22
Niki Terpstra
OmegaPharma - Quick Step Cycling Team
s.t.
23
Tom Boonen
OmegaPharma - Quick Step Cycling Team
s.t.
24
Lars Boom
Belkin Pro Cycling
s.t.
25
Ramon Sinkeldam
Team Giant - Shimano
s.t.
26
Jasper Stuyven
Trek Factory Racing
s.t.
27
Geraint Thomas
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
28
Taylor Phinney
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
29
Jos Van Emden
Belkin Pro Cycling
s.t.
30
Tobias Ludvigsson
Team Giant - Shimano
s.t.
31
Marcel Kittel
Team Giant - Shimano
s.t.
32
Stijn Vandenbergh
OmegaPharma - Quick Step Cycling Team
s.t.
33
Kenny Dehaes
Lotto - Belisol
+ 6'57
34
Sep Vanmarcke
Belkin Pro Cycling
s.t.
35
Dries Devenyns
Team Giant - Shimano
s.t.
36
Kristijan Koren
Cannondale Pro Cycling
s.t.
37
Jonathan Tiernan-Locke
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
38
Kristof Vandewalle
Trek Factory Racing
s.t.
39
Pieter Jacobs
Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise
+ 7'26
40
William Bonnet
Équipe Cycliste FDJ.fr
s.t.
41
Robert Wagner
Belkin Pro Cycling
s.t.
42
Iljo Keisse
OmegaPharma - Quick Step Cycling Team
s.t.
43
Marcus Burghardt
BMC Racing Team
+ 7'41
44
Rory Sutherland
Tinkoff - Saxo Bank
s.t.
45
Johan Vansummeren
Garmin-Sharp
s.t.
46
Alexandr Kolobnev
Katusha Team
s.t.
47
Yoann Offredo
Équipe Cycliste FDJ.fr
s.t.
48
Marcel Wyss
IAM Cycling
s.t.
49
Nicolas Roche
Tinkoff - Saxo Bank
s.t.
50
Gijs Van Hoecke
Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise
s.t.
51
Peter Stetina
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
52
Francisco José Ventoso Alberdi
Movistar Team
s.t.
53
Brian Bach Vandborg
Cannondale Pro Cycling
+ 8'12
54
Petr Vakoc
OmegaPharma - Quick Step Cycling Team
+ 8'28
55
Imanol Erviti Ollo
Movistar Team
+ 8'38
56
Juraj Sagan
Cannondale Pro Cycling
+ 9'22
57
Maarten Wynants
Belkin Pro Cycling
s.t.
58
Gatis Smukulis
Katusha Team
s.t.
59
Victor Campenaerts
Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise
s.t.
60
Fredrik Ludvigsson
Team Giant - Shimano
+ 9'51
61
Thor Hushovd
BMC Racing Team
+ 12'32
62
Romain Bardet
Ag2r - La Mondiale
s.t.
63
Amaël Moinard
BMC Racing Team
+ 13'08
64
Tom Stamsnijder
Team Giant - Shimano
+ 15'23
65
Matthew Harley Goss
Orica - GreenEDGE
+ 16'32
66
Bob Jungels
Trek Factory Racing
+ 16'52
67
Giacomo Nizzolo
Trek Factory Racing
s.t.
68
Jens Keukeleire
Orica - GreenEDGE
+ 17'07
69
Fränk Schleck
Trek Factory Racing
+ 17'31
70
Jacopo Guarnieri
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
71
Andrea Guardini
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
72
Matthieu Ladagnous
Équipe Cycliste FDJ.fr
+ 18'14
73
Roy Jans
Accent.Jobs - Wanty
s.t.
74
Olivier Kaisen
Lotto - Belisol
s.t.
75
Philippe Gilbert
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
76
Fabio Andres Duarte Arevalo
Lampre - Colombia
s.t.
77
Alan Marangoni
Cannondale Pro Cycling
s.t.
78
Maxim Belkov
Katusha Team
s.t.
79
Jack Bobridge
Belkin Pro Cycling
s.t.
80
Daniele Ratto
Cannondale Pro Cycling
s.t.
81
Nico Sijmens
Accent.Jobs - Wanty
+ 18'47
82
Rick Zabel
BMC Racing Team
+ 18'55
83
Roger Kluge
IAM Cycling
s.t.
84
Matti Breschel
Tinkoff - Saxo Bank
s.t.
85
Sebastian Langeveld
Garmin-Sharp
s.t.
86
Kristian Sbaragli
MTN - Qhubeka
s.t.
87
Matteo Pelucchi
IAM Cycling
s.t.
88
Gediminas Bagdonas
Ag2r - La Mondiale
s.t.
89
Yury Trofimov
Katusha Team
s.t.
90
Danny Pate
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
91
Ruslan Tleubayev
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
92
Gerald Ciolek
MTN - Qhubeka
s.t.
93
Tom Jelte Slagter
Garmin-Sharp
s.t.
94
Benjamin King
Garmin-Sharp
s.t.
95
Robert Kiserlovski
Trek Factory Racing
s.t.
96
Damien Gaudin
Ag2r - La Mondiale
s.t.
97
Mitchell Docker
Orica - GreenEDGE
s.t.
98
Alberto Bettiol
Cannondale Pro Cycling
s.t.
99
Yaroslav Popovych
Trek Factory Racing
s.t.
100
Tanner Putt
Orica - GreenEDGE
s.t.
101
Tosh Van Der Sande
Lotto - Belisol
s.t.
102
Johan Le Bon
Équipe Cycliste FDJ.fr
s.t.
103
Jonathan Fumeaux
IAM Cycling
s.t.
104
John-Lee Augustyn
MTN - Qhubeka
s.t.
105
Gregory Henderson
Lotto - Belisol
s.t.
106
Karsten Kroon
Tinkoff - Saxo Bank
s.t.
107
Maciej Bodnar
Cannondale Pro Cycling
s.t.
108
Michal Kwiatkowski
OmegaPharma - Quick Step Cycling Team
s.t.
109
Sander Helven
Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise
s.t.
110
Ian Stannard
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
111
Manuele Boaro
Tinkoff - Saxo Bank
s.t.
112
Alexandre Shushemoin
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
113
Gang Xu
Lampre - Colombia
s.t.
114
Arnaud Courteille
Équipe Cycliste FDJ.fr
s.t.
115
Robbie Squire
Garmin-Sharp
s.t.
116
Filippo Pozzato
Lampre - Colombia
s.t.
117
Jesús Ezquerra Muela
Movistar Team
s.t.
118
Stig Broeckx
Lotto - Belisol
s.t.
119
Francesco Gavazzi
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
120
Lloyd Mondory
Ag2r - La Mondiale
s.t.
121
Dayer Quintana Rojas
Movistar Team
s.t.
122
Pieter Vanspeybrouck
Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise
s.t.
123
Paweł Poljański
Tinkoff - Saxo Bank
s.t.
124
Rodolfo Andres Torres Agudelo
Lampre - Colombia
+ 21'15
125
Louis Verhelst
Cofidis Solutions Crédits
s.t.
126
Ivan Rovny
Tinkoff - Saxo Bank
s.t.
127
Christophe Le Mével
Cofidis Solutions Crédits
s.t.
128
Jarl Salomein
Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise
s.t.
129
Jérôme Baugnies
Accent.Jobs - Wanty
s.t.
130
Valentin Baillifard
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
131
José Luis Arribas
Movistar Team
s.t.
132
Jasper De Buyst
Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise
s.t.
133
Ever Alexander Rivera Guerrero
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
134
Jan Polanc
Movistar Team
s.t.
135
Laurens De Vreese
Accent.Jobs - Wanty
s.t.
136
Aleksandr Rybakov
Katusha Team
s.t.
137
Alexandre Geniez
Équipe Cycliste FDJ.fr
s.t.
138
Valerio Conti
Lampre - Colombia
s.t.
139
Daniel Navarro Garcia
Cofidis Solutions Crédits
s.t.
140
Philip Deignan
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
141
Paolo Tiralongo
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
142
Zdenek Stybar
OmegaPharma - Quick Step Cycling Team
+ 22'12
143
Jens Mouris
Orica - GreenEDGE
s.t.
144
Dennis Van Winden
Belkin Pro Cycling
s.t.
145
Tim De Troyer
Accent.Jobs - Wanty
s.t.
146
Petiri Thugwane
MTN - Qhubeka
s.t.
147
Jeremy Bescond
Cofidis Solutions Crédits
s.t.
148
Mathew Hayman
Orica - GreenEDGE
s.t.
149
Alberto Losada Alguacil
Katusha Team
s.t.
150
Nick Nuyens
Garmin-Sharp
s.t.
151
Romain Zingle
Cofidis Solutions Crédits
s.t.
152
Dennis Van Niekerk
MTN - Qhubeka
s.t.
153
Gert Joeaar
Cofidis Solutions Crédits
s.t.
154
Guillaume Bonnafond
Ag2r - La Mondiale
s.t.
155
Ilya Davidenok
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
156
Caleb Fairly
Garmin-Sharp
s.t.
157
Sam Bewley
Orica - GreenEDGE
+ 23'01
158
Steve Chainel
Ag2r - La Mondiale
s.t.
159
Edwig Cammaerts
Cofidis Solutions Crédits
s.t.
160
Julian Kern
Ag2r - La Mondiale
s.t.
161
Kenny Elissonde
Équipe Cycliste FDJ.fr
+ 23'11
162
James Vanlandschoot
Accent.Jobs - Wanty
s.t.
163
Kevin Seeldraeyers
Accent.Jobs - Wanty
s.t.
164
Svein Tuft
Orica - GreenEDGE
s.t.
165
Carlos Julian Quintero Norena
Lampre - Colombia
s.t.
166
Thomas Löfkvist
IAM Cycling
s.t.
167
Freqalsi Debesay Abrha
MTN - Qhubeka
s.t.
168
Eliot Lietaer
Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise
s.t.
169
Rubén Plaza Molina
Movistar Team
+ 23'46
170
Louis Meintjes
MTN - Qhubeka
+ 24'30
General Ranking
Anthony Louveille
Team Giant - Shimano
Joshua Edmondson
Sky ProCycling
Kirill Sveshnikov
Tinkoff - Saxo Bank
1
Anthony Louveille
Team Giant - Shimano
23h45'16
2
Joshua Edmondson
Sky ProCycling
+ 2'26
3
Kirill Sveshnikov
Tinkoff - Saxo Bank
+ 2'39
4
Rui Alberto Faria Costa
Lampre - Colombia
+ 2'41
5
Jussi Veikkanen
Équipe Cycliste FDJ.fr
+ 2'49
6
Jos Van Emden
Belkin Pro Cycling
+ 4'55
7
Taylor Phinney
BMC Racing Team
+ 5'01
8
Alejandro Valverde Belmonte
Movistar Team
+ 5'06
9
Lars Boom
Belkin Pro Cycling
+ 5'08
10
Tobias Ludvigsson
Team Giant - Shimano
+ 5'12
Spoiler
11
Petr Ignatenko
Katusha Team
+ 5'21
12
Fabian Cancellara
Trek Factory Racing
+ 5'26
13
Geraint Thomas
Sky ProCycling
+ 5'43
14
Edvald Boasson Hagen
Sky ProCycling
+ 5'44
15
Mark Cavendish
OmegaPharma - Quick Step Cycling Team
+ 5'49
16
Marco Marcato
Cannondale Pro Cycling
+ 5'53
17
Fabian Wegmann
Garmin-Sharp
+ 6'00
18
Daniil Fominykh
Astana Pro Team
+ 6'03
19
Sylvain Chavanel
IAM Cycling
+ 6'11
20
Niki Terpstra
OmegaPharma - Quick Step Cycling Team
+ 6'19
21
John Degenkolb
Team Giant - Shimano
+ 6'21
22
Jelle Vanendert
Lotto - Belisol
+ 6'25
23
Marcel Kittel
Team Giant - Shimano
+ 6'31
24
Jürgen Roelandts
Lotto - Belisol
+ 6'35
25
Kristijan Koren
Cannondale Pro Cycling
+ 6'37
26
[b]Ramon Sinkeldam
Team Giant - Shimano
+ 6'42
27
Robert Wagner
Belkin Pro Cycling
+ 6'49
28
Jasper Stuyven
Trek Factory Racing
+ 6'56
29
Romain Hardy
Cofidis Solutions Crédits
+ 7'19
30
Tom Boonen
OmegaPharma - Quick Step Cycling Team
+ 7'20
31
Dries Devenyns
Team Giant - Shimano
+ 7'25
32
Sep Vanmarcke
Belkin Pro Cycling
+ 7'26
33
Thomas Degand
Accent.Jobs - Wanty
+ 7'28
34
Peter Stetina
BMC Racing Team
+ 7'38
35
Marcus Burghardt
BMC Racing Team
+ 7'42
36
Jacques Janse Van Rensburg
MTN - Qhubeka
+ 7'59
37
Alexandr Kolobnev
Katusha Team
+ 8'04
38
Iljo Keisse
OmegaPharma - Quick Step Cycling Team
+ 8'09
39
Brian Bach Vandborg
Cannondale Pro Cycling
+ 8'12
40
William Bonnet
Équipe Cycliste FDJ.fr
+ 8'23
41
Nicolas Roche
Tinkoff - Saxo Bank
+ 8'27
42
Rory Sutherland
Tinkoff - Saxo Bank
+ 8'28
43
Yoann Offredo
Équipe Cycliste FDJ.fr
+ 8'52
44
Gijs Van Hoecke
Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise
+ 9'02
45
Johan Vansummeren
Garmin-Sharp
+ 9'05
46
Gatis Smukulis
Katusha Team
+ 9'06
47
Kenny Dehaes
Lotto - Belisol
+ 9'07
48
Kristof Vandewalle
Trek Factory Racing
+ 9'21
49
Francisco José Ventoso Alberdi
Movistar Team
+ 9'53
50
Alexis Vuillermoz
Ag2r - La Mondiale
+ 9'56
51
Stijn Vandenbergh
OmegaPharma - Quick Step Cycling Team
+ 10'07
52
Juraj Sagan
Cannondale Pro Cycling
+ 10'30
53
Jonathan Tiernan-Locke
Sky ProCycling
+ 10'39
54
Pieter Jacobs
Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise
+ 11'38
55
Fredrik Ludvigsson
Team Giant - Shimano
+ 12'15
56
Maarten Wynants
Belkin Pro Cycling
+ 12'55
57
Petr Vakoc
OmegaPharma - Quick Step Cycling Team
+ 12'56
58
Imanol Erviti Ollo
Movistar Team
+ 12'58
59
Thor Hushovd
BMC Racing Team
+ 13'02
60
Victor Campenaerts
Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise
+ 13'29
61
Amaël Moinard
BMC Racing Team
+ 16'23
62
Tom Stamsnijder
Team Giant - Shimano
+ 16'27
63
Bob Jungels
Trek Factory Racing
+ 16'43
64
Marcel Wyss
IAM Cycling
+ 16'57
65
Giacomo Nizzolo
Trek Factory Racing
+ 17'33
66
Romain Bardet
Ag2r - La Mondiale
+ 17'47
67
Jack Bobridge
Belkin Pro Cycling
+ 17'49
68
Matthew Harley Goss
Orica - GreenEDGE
+ 18'04
69
Maxim Belkov
Katusha Team
+ 18'20
70
Alan Marangoni
Cannondale Pro Cycling
+ 18'45
71
Daniele Ratto
Cannondale Pro Cycling
+ 18'52
72
Olivier Kaisen
Lotto - Belisol
+ 18'59
73
Matthieu Ladagnous
Équipe Cycliste FDJ.fr
+ 19'04
74
Michal Kwiatkowski
OmegaPharma - Quick Step Cycling Team
+ 19'06
75
Rick Zabel
BMC Racing Team
+ 19'10
76
Yury Trofimov
Katusha Team
+ 19'18
77
Danny Pate
Sky ProCycling
+ 19'21
78
Maciej Bodnar
Cannondale Pro Cycling
+ 19'33
79
Jens Keukeleire
Orica - GreenEDGE
+ 19'39
80
Andrea Guardini
Astana Pro Team
+ 19'54
81
Fabio Andres Duarte Arevalo
Lampre - Colombia
+ 19'55
82
Philippe Gilbert
BMC Racing Team
+ 20'09
83
Gediminas Bagdonas
Ag2r - La Mondiale
s.t.
84
Matti Breschel
Tinkoff - Saxo Bank
+ 20'11
85
Filippo Pozzato
Lampre - Colombia
+ 20'21
86
Tosh Van Der Sande
Lotto - Belisol
s.t.
87
Karsten Kroon
Tinkoff - Saxo Bank
+ 20'32
88
Roy Jans
Accent.Jobs - Wanty
+ 20'36
89
Mitchell Docker
Orica - GreenEDGE
+ 21'04
90
Matteo Pelucchi
IAM Cycling
+ 21'10
91
Tanner Putt
Orica - GreenEDGE
+ 21'11
92
Ruslan Tleubayev
Astana Pro Team
+ 21'13
93
Fränk Schleck
Trek Factory Racing
+ 21'25
94
Gerald Ciolek
MTN - Qhubeka
+ 21'27
95
Ian Stannard
Sky ProCycling
+ 21'40
96
Manuele Boaro
Tinkoff - Saxo Bank
+ 21'52
97
Johan Le Bon
Équipe Cycliste FDJ.fr
+ 22'12
98
Alberto Bettiol
Cannondale Pro Cycling
+ 22'20
99
Benjamin King
Garmin-Sharp
+ 22'27
100
Roger Kluge
IAM Cycling
+ 22'41
101
Stig Broeckx
Lotto - Belisol
+ 22'42
102
Yaroslav Popovych
Trek Factory Racing
+ 22'55
103
Robbie Squire
Garmin-Sharp
+ 22'56
104
Jacopo Guarnieri
Astana Pro Team
+ 22'57
105
Damien Gaudin
Ag2r - La Mondiale
+ 23'05
106
Tom Jelte Slagter
Garmin-Sharp
+ 23'10
107
Gregory Henderson
Lotto - Belisol
+ 23'11
108
Jonathan Fumeaux
IAM Cycling
+ 23'14
109
Paweł Poljański
Tinkoff - Saxo Bank
+ 23'22
110
Sebastian Langeveld
Garmin-Sharp
+ 23'23
111
Arnaud Courteille
Équipe Cycliste FDJ.fr
+ 23'41
112
Alexandre Shushemoin
Astana Pro Team
+ 23'43
113
Dayer Quintana Rojas
Movistar Team
+ 23'46
114
Sander Helven
Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise
+ 23'48
115
Valentin Baillifard
BMC Racing Team
+ 24'06
116
Gang Xu
Lampre - Colombia
s.t.
117
Lloyd Mondory
Ag2r - La Mondiale
+ 24'08
118
Francesco Gavazzi
Astana Pro Team
+ 24'09
119
Aleksandr Rybakov
Katusha Team
+ 24'38
120
Philip Deignan
Sky ProCycling
+ 25'01
121
Rodolfo Andres Torres Agudelo
Lampre - Colombia
+ 25'03
122
Ever Alexander Rivera Guerrero
Sky ProCycling
+ 25'08
123
Alexandre Geniez
Équipe Cycliste FDJ.fr
+ 25'13
124
Jan Polanc
Movistar Team
s.t.
125
Ivan Rovny
Tinkoff - Saxo Bank
+ 25'36
126
Jesús Ezquerra Muela
Movistar Team
+ 25'48
127
Alberto Losada Alguacil
Katusha Team
+ 25'53
128
José Luis Arribas
Movistar Team
+ 25'59
129
Jens Mouris
Orica - GreenEDGE
+ 26'14
130
Jarl Salomein
Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise
+ 26'25
131
Paolo Tiralongo
Astana Pro Team
+ 26'33
132
Jasper De Buyst
Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise
+ 26'34
133
Caleb Fairly
Garmin-Sharp
+ 26'37
134
Christophe Le Mével
Cofidis Solutions Crédits
+ 26'40
135
Daniel Navarro Garcia
Cofidis Solutions Crédits
s.t.
136
Valerio Conti
Lampre - Colombia
+ 26'43
137
Jérôme Baugnies
Accent.Jobs - Wanty
+ 26'46
138
Louis Verhelst
Cofidis Solutions Crédits
+ 26'52
139
Sam Bewley
Orica - GreenEDGE
+ 27'07
140
Svein Tuft
Orica - GreenEDGE
+ 27'11
141
Tim De Troyer
Accent.Jobs - Wanty
+ 27'16
142
Pieter Vanspeybrouck
Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise
+ 27'24
143
Mathew Hayman
Orica - GreenEDGE
+ 27'28
144
Gert Joeaar
Cofidis Solutions Crédits
+ 27'35
145
Guillaume Bonnafond
Ag2r - La Mondiale
+ 27'51
146
Romain Zingle
Cofidis Solutions Crédits
+ 27'52
147
Steve Chainel
Ag2r - La Mondiale
+ 27'54
148
Petiri Thugwane
MTN - Qhubeka
s.t.
149
Julian Kern
Ag2r - La Mondiale
+ 27'58
150
Nico Sijmens
Accent.Jobs - Wanty
+ 28'01
151
Kevin Seeldraeyers
Accent.Jobs - Wanty
+ 28'29
152
Robert Kiserlovski
Trek Factory Racing
+ 28'33
153
Edwig Cammaerts
Cofidis Solutions Crédits
+ 28'34
154
Dennis Van Winden
Belkin Pro Cycling
+ 28'44
155
Freqalsi Debesay Abrha
MTN - Qhubeka
+ 28'49
156
Kristian Sbaragli
MTN - Qhubeka
+ 28'50
157
Zdenek Stybar
OmegaPharma - Quick Step Cycling Team
+ 28'51
158
Nick Nuyens
Garmin-Sharp
+ 29'53
159
John-Lee Augustyn
MTN - Qhubeka
+ 30'00
160
Laurens De Vreese
Accent.Jobs - Wanty
+ 30'35
161
Kenny Elissonde
Équipe Cycliste FDJ.fr
+ 30'47
162
Ilya Davidenok
Astana Pro Team
+ 31'36
163
Carlos Julian Quintero Norena
Lampre - Colombia
+ 31'41
164
Eliot Lietaer
Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise
+ 32'04
165
Dennis Van Niekerk
MTN - Qhubeka
+ 33'06
166
Thomas Löfkvist
IAM Cycling
+ 33'31
167
Rubén Plaza Molina
Movistar Team
+ 34'58
168
James Vanlandschoot
Accent.Jobs - Wanty
+ 37'40
169
Jeremy Bescond
Cofidis Solutions Crédits
+ 37'48
170
Louis Meintjes
MTN - Qhubeka
+ 38'50
Points Ranking
Mark Cavendish | OmegaPharma - Quick Step Cycling Team
Young Ranking
Anthony Louveille | Team Giant - Shimano
Team Ranking
Team Giant - Shimano
I think this is is the best day of my life, I would not have expected this to work, but I wanted to try. I think I will never thanks Fredrik enough and I want to think the team for the trust they gave me, without that I would not have been able to do such a show.
I will ow rest before starting the Vattenfall Cyclassics.
@sutty68: Thanks, I'm really happy to win that race, it was one of my objectives this season
@welker3257: I've already get many bonuses but the pay raise could be a good idea , although I'm not riding for the money but for the fun and the pleasure it gives me.
THis morning on the website of the site, there was that communique of my manager, I was really pleased to see those words, it means a lot to me
Last year, I had a phone call from a certain Louis Louveille, he told me that he was the agent of a young rider who was currently under the colors of FDJ.fr. Of course I knew the rider, he already had a name in the pack and every time we were riding against him, he always was where we expected him, at the top. This is why we offered him a chance to ride bigger races in our team. The boy took part in only two races this season, he started in Poland, 2nd in the Overall Classification. He then went to the Eneco Tour, and there he did something I would not have expected. The morning of the 7th and last stage he asked me if he was allowed to go in the breakaway.
I did not understood on the moment but when I saw the 19 riders I knew he had prepared this well. He also had the courage to attack while many riders would have stay in the pack thinking that nothing can be done before the last 10 kilometers. I'm glad I offered a contract to that boy, and I assure you that he will prove it more than once.
On the eve of the Vattenfall Cyclassics, the Dutch team Giant - Shimano announced a new secondary sponsor. The new sponsor chose an interesting date to show up as it is the German Company Allianz that will replace Shimano. Concerning the transfers, some new German Riders should sign with the team. Rumors are already putting Rick Zabel in the team next year.
Spoiler
Vattenfall Cyclassics
The Squad:
J.Degenkolb
D.Devenyns
R.Janse Van Reinsburg
M.Kittel
A.Louveille
T.Ludvigsson
R.Sinkeldam
T.Stamsnijder
Pre-Race:
John was the leader today, he was in better shape than Marcel and he has a better approach of such a race.
I was given a free role, I was not forced to work for my leader and after my recent win in Belgium they wanted to see what I was able to do in a classic.
Race Report:
The race was quite long but for a WT classic I should say that the length was not the worst. Everyone team wanted someone in the breakaway and the first kilometers were really painful. OPQS and Belkin were riding hard to avoid too many attackers but it did not stop many of them.
Only three riders managed to create a gap and to keep it, Manuel Quinziato ( BMC), Martin Elmiger ( IAM) and Christophe Le Mével ( COF) were off for a very long day.
Finally the pack slow down a bit and I was able to breath a little. OPQS was making the pace but they had no intention to catch the three men right now.
They let them a lead of 7' before starting to come back on them.
Vasil Kiryienka ( SKY) attacked with 35 kilometers to go. Grégory Rast ( TFR) did not wait longer to counter him, they were now two riders between the pack and the breakaway.
They did not last long in front of the pack as OPQS as starting to impose a very fast pace. many riders failed to follow the rhythm and it led to the reducing of the riders in the pack, we were now only 62 in the chase of the breakaway.
Luis León Sánchez Gil ( CJR) also tried to anticipate the sprint and this time, this not OPQS that brought him back but Tobias Ludvigsson. We were already preparing the sprint of John Degenkolb. And to top that, Mark Cavendish ( OPQ) had only one team mate left in the group.
There were 15 kilometers left when we caught 2 of the breakaway riders. Martin Elminger ( IAM) was 44" ahead the pack but the other teams stop chasing and he was gaining time. Instead of chasing him, my manager asked me to go on, so I did. After my race in the Eneco Tour I was expected an immediate answer, but nothing happened I had the green light.
I had no problem to catch Martin Elminger and to leave where he was, but the pack was now coming closer. I had only a lead of 9" 5 kilometers from the finish. I was not full gas yet so I started to accelerate. I was gaining ground on them but it was not enough to believe in the victory.
Two kilometers left, the victory is at the end of the road. My lead over the pack was now 21" but Jürgen Roelandts ( LTB) was 6" behind me, I was almost empty and I did not want to fail now, I gave all I had left in the last two kilometers but would it be enough?
Cavendish was very fast and he started from very far, he had John in his wheel and he quickly joined Jurgen Roelandts. I was suffering hopping for the victory and I saw the line, it was close, Mark was not there yet I was the winner this was now a certitude I raised my arm so high I thought I would fall but no, I won my first classic ever!!!
Race Ranking
Anthony Louveille
Team Giant - Shimano
Mark Cavendish
OmegaPharma - Quick Step Cycling Team
John Degenkolb
Team Giant - Shimano
1
Anthony Louveille
Team Giant - Shimano
5h21'54
2
Mark Cavendish
OmegaPharma - Quick Step Cycling Team
s.t.
3
John Degenkolb
Team Giant - Shimano
s.t.
4
Nacer Bouhanni
Équipe Cycliste FDJ.fr
s.t.
5
Jürgen Roelandts
Lotto - Belisol
s.t.
6
Ben Swift
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
7
Filippo Pozzato
Lampre - Colombia
s.t.
8
Andrea Guardini
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
9
Matteo Pelucchi
IAM Cycling
s.t.
10
Paul Voss
Team NetApp - Endura
s.t.
Spoiler
11
Aidis Kruopis
Orica - GreenEDGE
s.t.
12
Rui Alberto Faria Costa
Lampre - Colombia
s.t.
13
Alexandr Kolobnev
Katusha Team
s.t.
14
Luis León Sánchez Gil
Caja Rural
s.t.
15
Alexander Kristoff
Katusha Team
s.t.
16
Mikhail Ignatiev
Katusha Team
s.t.
17
Marcel Kittel
Team Giant - Shimano
s.t.
18
Yoann Offredo
Équipe Cycliste FDJ.fr
s.t.
19
Rory Sutherland
Tinkoff - Saxo Bank
s.t.
20
Sylvain Chavanel
IAM Cycling
s.t.
21
Bob Jungels
Trek Factory Racing
s.t.
22
Vasil Kiryienka
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
23
Reinardt Janse Van Rensburg
Team Giant - Shimano
s.t.
24
Jérémy Roy
Équipe Cycliste FDJ.fr
s.t.
25
Jelle Vanendert
Lotto - Belisol
s.t.
26
Ramon Sinkeldam
Team Giant - Shimano
s.t.
27
Sean De Bie
Lotto - Belisol
s.t.
28
Chris Anker Sørensen
Tinkoff - Saxo Bank
s.t.
29
Dries Devenyns
Team Giant - Shimano
s.t.
30
Tobias Ludvigsson
Team Giant - Shimano
s.t.
31
Laurent Pichon
Équipe Cycliste FDJ.fr
s.t.
32
Jonathan McEvoy
Team NetApp - Endura
s.t.
33
Luke Durbridge
Orica - GreenEDGE
s.t.
34
Ian Stannard
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
35
Joshua Edmondson
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
36
David López García
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
37
Vicente Reynès Mimo
IAM Cycling
s.t.
38
Hayden Roulston
Trek Factory Racing
s.t.
39
Mickael Delage
Équipe Cycliste FDJ.fr
s.t.
40
Arnaud Démare
Équipe Cycliste FDJ.fr
s.t.
41
Juan Esteban Arango Carvajal
Lampre - Colombia
s.t.
42
Robert Kiserlovski
Trek Factory Racing
s.t.
43
Tom Stamsnijder
Team Giant - Shimano
s.t.
44
Valentin Iglinskiy
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
45
Tsgabu Gebremariam Grmay
Trek Factory Racing
s.t.
46
Grégory Rast
Trek Factory Racing
s.t.
47
Tosh Van Der Sande
Lotto - Belisol
s.t.
48
Christopher Juul Jensen
Tinkoff - Saxo Bank
s.t.
49
Alexandre Geniez
Équipe Cycliste FDJ.fr
s.t.
50
Martin Elmiger
IAM Cycling
s.t.
51
Andrew Fenn
OmegaPharma - Quick Step Cycling Team
+ 2'07
52
Danny Van Poppel
Trek Factory Racing
s.t.
53
Elia Favilli
Lampre - Colombia
s.t.
54
Jonathan Tiernan-Locke
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
55
Christophe Le Mével
Cofidis Solutions Crédits
s.t.
56
Manuel Quinziato
BMC Racing Team
+ 3'39
57
Egor Silin
Katusha Team
s.t.
58
Mark Renshaw
OmegaPharma - Quick Step Cycling Team
+ 10'00
59
Denis Galimzyanov
Tinkoff - Saxo Bank
s.t.
60
Alexander Porsev
Katusha Team
s.t.
61
Stijn Vandenbergh
OmegaPharma - Quick Step Cycling Team
s.t.
62
Julien Vermote
OmegaPharma - Quick Step Cycling Team
s.t.
63
Jasper Stuyven
Trek Factory Racing
+ 12'12
64
Jan Dieteren
Team NetApp - Endura
s.t.
65
Kenny Dehaes
Lotto - Belisol
s.t.
66
Blel Kadri
Ag2r - La Mondiale
s.t.
67
Pavel Kochetkov
Katusha Team
s.t.
68
Boris Vallée
Lotto - Belisol
s.t.
69
Thomas Löfkvist
IAM Cycling
s.t.
70
Karsten Kroon
Tinkoff - Saxo Bank
s.t.
71
Michal Kwiatkowski
OmegaPharma - Quick Step Cycling Team
s.t.
72
Jasha Sütterlin
Movistar Team
s.t.
73
Evgeniy Shalunov
Katusha Team
s.t.
74
Nikolai Trussov
Tinkoff - Saxo Bank
s.t.
75
Cameron Wurf
Cannondale Pro Cycling
s.t.
76
Julian Kern
Ag2r - La Mondiale
s.t.
77
Yannick Eijssen
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
78
Gianluca Brambilla
OmegaPharma - Quick Step Cycling Team
s.t.
79
José Herrada Lopez
Movistar Team
s.t.
80
Fabricio Ferrari Barcelo
Caja Rural
s.t.
81
Dominic Klemme
IAM Cycling
s.t.
82
Daniel Schorn
Team NetApp - Endura
s.t.
83
Pablo Torres Muiño
Movistar Team
s.t.
84
Kris Boeckmans
Lotto - Belisol
s.t.
85
Ben Gastauer
Ag2r - La Mondiale
s.t.
86
Clément Venturini
Cofidis Solutions Crédits
s.t.
87
Adrien Petit
Cofidis Solutions Crédits
s.t.
88
Danilo Wyss
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
89
Alan Marangoni
Cannondale Pro Cycling
s.t.
90
Cayetano Jose Sarmiento Tunarrosa
Cannondale Pro Cycling
s.t.
91
Fabio Aru
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
92
Dominique Rollin
Équipe Cycliste FDJ.fr
s.t.
93
Rick Zabel
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
94
Matteo Montaguti
Ag2r - La Mondiale
s.t.
95
Svein Tuft
Orica - GreenEDGE
s.t.
96
Nicolas Roche
Tinkoff - Saxo Bank
s.t.
97
Ramunas Navardauskas
Garmin-Sharp
s.t.
98
Daryl Impey
Orica - GreenEDGE
s.t.
99
Jan Polanc
Movistar Team
s.t.
100
Stijn Devolder
Trek Factory Racing
s.t.
101
Jens Keukeleire
Orica - GreenEDGE
s.t.
102
Amets Txurruka Ansola
Caja Rural
s.t.
103
Davide Vigano
Caja Rural
s.t.
104
Sebastian Lander
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
105
Mitchell Docker
Orica - GreenEDGE
s.t.
106
Samuel Dumoulin
Ag2r - La Mondiale
s.t.
107
Alexey Lutsenko
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
108
Scott Thwaites
Team NetApp - Endura
s.t.
109
Sam Bennett
Team NetApp - Endura
s.t.
110
Julian Alaphilippe
OmegaPharma - Quick Step Cycling Team
s.t.
111
Tyler Williams
Garmin-Sharp
s.t.
112
Jacopo Guarnieri
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
113
Gorka Izagirre Insausti
Movistar Team
s.t.
114
Jesús Ezquerra Muela
Movistar Team
s.t.
115
Thomas Dekker
Garmin-Sharp
s.t.
116
Robbie Squire
Garmin-Sharp
s.t.
117
Theo Bos
Belkin Pro Cycling
s.t.
118
Manuele Boaro
Tinkoff - Saxo Bank
s.t.
119
Marcel Sieberg
Lotto - Belisol
s.t.
120
Maxime Daniel
Ag2r - La Mondiale
s.t.
121
Christian Knees
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
122
Gustav Erik Larsson
IAM Cycling
s.t.
123
Julien Bérard
Ag2r - La Mondiale
s.t.
124
Andreas Schillinger
Team NetApp - Endura
s.t.
125
Louis Verhelst
Cofidis Solutions Crédits
s.t.
126
Alessandro De Marchi
Cannondale Pro Cycling
s.t.
127
Marc Goos
Belkin Pro Cycling
s.t.
128
Tom Scully
Orica - GreenEDGE
s.t.
129
Kristijan Koren
Cannondale Pro Cycling
s.t.
130
Dennis Van Winden
Belkin Pro Cycling
s.t.
131
Rick Flens
Belkin Pro Cycling
s.t.
132
Guillaume Levarlet
Cofidis Solutions Crédits
s.t.
133
Caleb Fairly
Garmin-Sharp
s.t.
134
Tiago José Pinto Machado
Team NetApp - Endura
s.t.
135
Mathias Krizek
Cannondale Pro Cycling
s.t.
136
Jésus Herrada Lopez
Movistar Team
s.t.
137
Tanner Putt
Orica - GreenEDGE
s.t.
138
Jack Bobridge
Belkin Pro Cycling
s.t.
139
Alberto Bettiol
Cannondale Pro Cycling
s.t.
140
Dominik Nerz
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
141
Winner Andrew Anacona Gomez
Lampre - Colombia
s.t.
142
Davide Villella
Cannondale Pro Cycling
s.t.
143
Daniil Fominykh
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
144
Larry Warbasse
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
145
Niccolò Bonifazio
Lampre - Colombia
s.t.
146
Bernhard Eisel
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
147
Ricardo García Ambroa
Caja Rural
s.t.
148
Romain Zingle
Cofidis Solutions Crédits
s.t.
149
Graeme Brown
Belkin Pro Cycling
s.t.
150
Florian Senechal
Cofidis Solutions Crédits
s.t.
151
Benjamin King
Garmin-Sharp
s.t.
152
Andrey Zeits
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
153
Nick Nuyens
Garmin-Sharp
s.t.
154
Bram Tankink
Belkin Pro Cycling
s.t.
155
Ramon Domene Reyes
Caja Rural
s.t.
156
Rubén Plaza Molina
Movistar Team
s.t.
157
Yoann Bagot
Cofidis Solutions Crédits
s.t.
158
Ivan Velasco Murillo
Caja Rural
s.t.
159
Manuele Mori
Lampre - Colombia
s.t.
160
Lachlan Morton
Garmin-Sharp
s.t.
161
Mattia Cattaneo
Lampre - Colombia
s.t.
162
Tanel Kangert
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
163
Antonio Molina
Caja Rural
s.t.
164
Sébastien Minard
Ag2r - La Mondiale
s.t.
I have not realized what I did yet, one week after the Eneco Tour, I'm now the winner of the Vattenfall Cyclassics.
All my team mates congratulate me, I had phone calls from my former mates of FDJ and many tweets too .
I will next race the GP Ouest France - Plouay but before that I will make a stop in the Memorial Rik Van Steenbergen.
I was here to relax before Plouay, I did my job not more but it was enough, John came home with the victory and Ramon took the 2nd position.
Race Ranking:
1
John Degenkolb
Team Giant - Shimano
4h41'46
2
Ramon Sinkeldam
Team Giant - Shimano
s.t.
3
Jeff Vermeulen
Metec - TKH Continental CyclingTeam
s.t.
4
Tom Veelers
Team Giant - Shimano
s.t.
5
Michel Kreder
Accent.Jobs - Wanty
s.t.
6
Kenny Dehaes
Lotto - Belisol
s.t.
7
Anthony Roux
Équipe Cycliste FDJ.fr
s.t.
8
Timothy Dupont
TEAM Ventilair - Chimay
s.t.
9
César Bihel
Team Differdange - Losch
s.t.
10
Nicolas Vereecken
An Post - Chainreaction
s.t.
Spoiler
11
Anthony Louveille
Team Giant - Shimano
s.t.
12
Thor Hushovd
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
13
Sebastian Lander
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
14
Andrew Fenn
OmegaPharma - Quick Step Cycling Team
s.t.
15
Rick Zabel
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
16
Benjamin Sydlik
Doltcini - Flanders
s.t.
17
Jan Bakelants
OmegaPharma - Quick Step Cycling Team
s.t.
18
Aron Kremer
Colba - Superano Ham
s.t.
19
Dylan Groenewegen
Cyclingteam De Rijke - Shanks
s.t.
20
Olivier Kaisen
Lotto - Belisol
s.t.
21
Francisco Ramón Chamorro Piva
Wallonie-Bruxelles-Crédit Agricole
s.t.
22
Arthur Vichot
Équipe Cycliste FDJ.fr
s.t.
23
Antoine Warnier
ColorCode - Biowanze
s.t.
24
Pieter Jacobs
Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise
s.t.
25
Jasper Stuyven
Trek Factory Racing
s.t.
26
Jacopo Guarnieri
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
27
Björn Leukemans
Accent.Jobs - Wanty
s.t.
28
Steve Morabito
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
29
Tom Stamsnijder
Team Giant - Shimano
s.t.
30
Antoine Leleu
ColorCode - Biowanze
s.t.
31
Jack Bobridge
Belkin Pro Cycling
s.t.
32
Johim Ariesen
Cyclingteam Jo Piels
s.t.
33
Sjef De Wilde
Team Differdange - Losch
s.t.
34
Jan Ghyselinck
Accent.Jobs - Wanty
s.t.
35
Tom Dernies
Wallonie-Bruxelles-Crédit Agricole
s.t.
36
Julian David Arredondo Moreno
Trek Factory Racing
s.t.
37
Bob Jungels
Trek Factory Racing
s.t.
38
Edgar Miguel Lemos Pinto
Metec - TKH Continental CyclingTeam
s.t.
39
Roy Eefting
Cyclingteam De Rijke - Shanks
s.t.
40
Umberto Atzori
Koga Cycling Team
s.t.
41
Hayden Roulston
Trek Factory Racing
s.t.
42
Sean De Bie
Lotto - Belisol
s.t.
43
Jempy Drucker
Accent.Jobs - Wanty
s.t.
44
Edward Diaz
Équipe Cycliste FDJ.fr
s.t.
45
Rick Flens
Belkin Pro Cycling
s.t.
46
Stijn Devolder
Trek Factory Racing
s.t.
47
Wim Botman
Koga Cycling Team
s.t.
48
Frederik Willems
Accent.Jobs - Wanty
s.t.
49
Sven Van Luijk
Cyclingteam Jo Piels
s.t.
50
Gabriel Nicolas Juarez Veron
Rabobank Development Team
s.t.
51
Valentin Iglinskiy
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
52
Dries Hollanders
Metec - TKH Continental CyclingTeam
s.t.
53
Albert Timmer
Team Giant - Shimano
s.t.
54
Wesley Kreder
Accent.Jobs - Wanty
s.t.
55
Jimmy Turgis
Équipe Cycliste FDJ.fr
s.t.
56
Kevin Seeldraeyers
Accent.Jobs - Wanty
s.t.
57
Nikolas Maes
OmegaPharma - Quick Step Cycling Team
s.t.
58
Bruno Anteiro Moreira Lima
Koga Cycling Team
s.t.
59
Johan Coenen
Team Differdange - Losch
s.t.
60
Klaas Lodewyck
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
61
Ronan McLaughlin
An Post - Chainreaction
s.t.
62
Petr Vakoc
OmegaPharma - Quick Step Cycling Team
s.t.
63
Tim Van Speybroeck
TEAM Ventilair - Chimay
s.t.
64
Dion Beukeboom
Cyclingteam De Rijke - Shanks
s.t.
65
Thomas Degand
Accent.Jobs - Wanty
s.t.
66
Bart Van Haaren
Koga Cycling Team
s.t.
67
Nick Van Der Lijke
Belkin Pro Cycling
s.t.
68
Dries Devenyns
Team Giant - Shimano
s.t.
69
Steven Van Vooren
An Post - Chainreaction
s.t.
70
Shane Archbold
An Post - Chainreaction
s.t.
71
Silvan Dillier
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
72
Sean-Ho Park
Leopard - Trek Continental Team
s.t.
73
Ricardo Van Der Velde
Cyclingteam De Rijke - Shanks
s.t.
74
Serge De Wortelaer
ColorCode - Biowanze
s.t.
75
David Tanner
Belkin Pro Cycling
s.t.
76
Marc Goos
Belkin Pro Cycling
s.t.
77
Andris Smirnovs
Doltcini - Flanders
s.t.
78
Martin Puusepp
Leopard - Trek Continental Team
s.t.
79
Adrie Lindeman
Metec - TKH Continental CyclingTeam
s.t.
80
Martijn Tusveld
Cyclingteam De Rijke - Shanks
s.t.
81
Bas Stamsnijder
Cyclingteam De Rijke - Shanks
s.t.
82
Boris Dron
Wallonie-Bruxelles-Crédit Agricole
s.t.
83
Maarten Wynants
Belkin Pro Cycling
s.t.
84
Kevin Claeys
An Post - Chainreaction
s.t.
85
Niels Van Dorsselaer
Colba - Superano Ham
s.t.
86
Quentin Van Heuverswijn
ColorCode - Biowanze
s.t.
87
Bernhard Eisel
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
88
Branek Habanec
Metec - TKH Continental CyclingTeam
s.t.
89
Lewis Rigaux
Team 3M
s.t.
90
Gorik Gardeyn
Doltcini - Flanders
s.t.
91
Jurrien Bosters
Metec - TKH Continental CyclingTeam
s.t.
92
Ryan Anderson
Rabobank Development Team
s.t.
93
Maky Román
Doltcini - Flanders
s.t.
94
Timothy Stevens
Team 3M
s.t.
95
Wouter Mol
Cyclingteam Jo Piels
s.t.
96
Frédéric Amorison
Wallonie-Bruxelles-Crédit Agricole
s.t.
97
Ilya Davidenok
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
98
Karel Hnik
OmegaPharma - Quick Step Cycling Team
s.t.
99
Rens Te Stroet
Cyclingteam Jo Piels
s.t.
100
Arnaud Geromboux
ColorCode - Biowanze
s.t.
101
Paolo Tiralongo
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
102
Serge Pauwels
OmegaPharma - Quick Step Cycling Team
s.t.
103
Tosh Van Der Sande
Lotto - Belisol
s.t.
104
Lars Vierbergen
Koga Cycling Team
s.t.
105
Jurgen François
Colba - Superano Ham
s.t.
106
Janis Dakteris
Team Differdange - Losch
s.t.
107
Laurent Van Den Bak
An Post - Chainreaction
s.t.
108
Alphonse Vermote
An Post - Chainreaction
s.t.
109
Andrey Zeits
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
110
Matthew Busche
Trek Factory Racing
s.t.
111
Laurent Carton
An Post - Chainreaction
s.t.
112
Salvatore Puccio
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
113
James Mowatt
Colba - Superano Ham
s.t.
114
Cheng Ji
Team Giant - Shimano
+ 3'39
115
Sjoerd Kouwenhoven
Cyclingteam De Rijke - Shanks
s.t.
116
Huub Duyn
Cyclingteam De Rijke - Shanks
s.t.
117
Calvin Watson
Trek Factory Racing
+ 7'47
118
Grégory Rast
Trek Factory Racing
s.t.
119
Boris Vallée
Lotto - Belisol
s.t.
120
Florent Mottet
ColorCode - Biowanze
s.t.
121
Joeri Calleeuw
TEAM Ventilair - Chimay
s.t.
122
Gregory Henderson
Lotto - Belisol
s.t.
123
Laurent Evrard
Wallonie-Bruxelles-Crédit Agricole
s.t.
124
Francesco Van Coppernolle
TEAM Ventilair - Chimay
s.t.
125
Kess Heytens
Team 3M
s.t.
126
Enrique Mata Cabello
Leopard - Trek Continental Team
s.t.
127
Marcel Sieberg
Lotto - Belisol
s.t.
128
Timothy Vangheel
Colba - Superano Ham
s.t.
129
Kyle Marwood
Leopard - Trek Continental Team
s.t.
130
Pieter Serry
OmegaPharma - Quick Step Cycling Team
s.t.
131
Tom Goovaerts
Team 3M
s.t.
132
Joël Zangerle
Team Differdange - Losch
s.t.
133
Dominique Rollin
Équipe Cycliste FDJ.fr
s.t.
134
Tom Vermeer
Cyclingteam Jo Piels
s.t.
135
Sander Helven
Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise
s.t.
136
Jeff Luyten
TEAM Ventilair - Chimay
s.t.
137
Jarl Salomein
Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise
s.t.
138
Quentin Tanis
Colba - Superano Ham
s.t.
139
Kevin Verwaest
Doltcini - Flanders
s.t.
140
Victor Campenaerts
Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise
s.t.
141
Emilien Viennet
Équipe Cycliste FDJ.fr
s.t.
142
Jonathan Tiernan-Locke
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
143
Paul Martens
Belkin Pro Cycling
s.t.
144
Jasper De Buyst
Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise
s.t.
145
Steve Bekaert
OmegaPharma - Quick Step Cycling Team
s.t.
146
Jan Hirt
Leopard - Trek Continental Team
s.t.
147
Santo Anza
Rabobank Development Team
s.t.
148
Alessandro Vanotti
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
149
Daniel Peeters
TEAM Ventilair - Chimay
s.t.
150
Daan Meijers
Cyclingteam Jo Piels
s.t.
151
Christian Helmig
Team Differdange - Losch
s.t.
152
Eliot Lietaer
Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise
s.t.
153
Henryk Cardoen
Doltcini - Flanders
s.t.
154
Yannick Eijssen
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
155
Jens Schuermans
Team 3M
s.t.
156
Christian Patron
Wallonie-Bruxelles-Crédit Agricole
s.t.
157
Dominik Nerz
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
158
Luca Ascani
Team 3M
s.t.
159
Niels Wubben
Rabobank Development Team
s.t.
160
Philip Deignan
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
161
Danny Pate
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
162
Sebastian Henao Marin
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
163
Emiel Dolfsma
Rabobank Development Team
s.t.
164
Wilco Kelderman
Belkin Pro Cycling
s.t.
165
Francis Mourey
Équipe Cycliste FDJ.fr
s.t.
166
Fabio Aru
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
167
Lars Van Der Haar
Rabobank Development Team
s.t.
168
Dmitriy Gruzdev
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
169
Freddy Orlando Piamonte Rodriguez
Koga Cycling Team
s.t.
170
Moreno De Pauw
Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise
s.t.
171
Lennard Hofstede
Rabobank Development Team
s.t.
172
Pit Schlechter
Leopard - Trek Continental Team
s.t.
173
Etienne Van Empel
Rabobank Development Team
s.t.
GP Ouest France - Plouay
The Squad:
J.Degenkolb
D.Devenyns
S.Geschke
R.Janse Van Rensburg
A.Louveille
T.Ludvigsson
G.Preidler
R.Sinkeldam
Pre-Race:
A Word Tour Classic at home, I had so many expectation today and I wanted to try like in Germany. Of course, if I fail to do my show, I will be helping John in case of a sprint. Simon and Georg may also try take chances.
Race Report:
The race started really fast, many teams wanted someone in the break and if they were not in the attacks, they had to chase to allow one of their riders to leave. This lasted at list 40 kilometers. Then a group of 4 strong riders got away and they finally made a gap.
The teams leading the peloton were FDJ.fr, Accent.Jobs - Wanty and Giant - Shimano. We each had a leader to bring toward the finish and having Bradley Wiggins ( SKY) at the front was not a good thing.
While the four men were fighting to keep their advance, many riders tried to anticipate the sprint. Alexandre Pichot ( EUC) and Sylvain Chavanel ( IAM) tried too but the reaction of FDJ's riders was instantaneous.
There was an attack that last longer, they almost caught the 4 men of the front, Mikhail Ignatiev ( KAT), Sylvain Chavanel ( IAM) and Yoann Offredo ( FDJ) were too dangerous so Dries Devenyns had to brought them back and the breakaway with them at the same time.
We decided to lock the leaving and we took the entire control of the pack, the pace was high and many riders at the back struggled to stay in touch with the group. Dries Devenyns made an amazing work to end the stage in a sprint.
In the last two kilometers we were headed toward the sprint, I was in second position behind Simon Geschke, John was supposed to be behind me but instead it was Mickael Delage ( FDJ). John was not far but he had troubles to keep his position.
When I realized that john would not make it, I decided to play my own card, I waited too launch the sprint and nobody anticipated my move, I was worried about the capacities Mickael Delage ( FDJ) in a sprint but he looked like he was a bit tired. I then started to sprint hopping to be the fastest and again I was, I took another perfect victory for me and for the sponsor.
Race Ranking
Anthony Louveille
Team Giant - Shimano
Mickael Delage
Équipe Cycliste FDJ.fr
Michel Kreder
Accent.Jobs - Wanty
1
Anthony Louveille
Team Giant - Shimano
5h55'49
2
Mickael Delage
Équipe Cycliste FDJ.fr
s.t.
3
Michel Kreder
Accent.Jobs - Wanty
s.t.
4
Jürgen Roelandts
Lotto - Belisol
s.t.
5
John Degenkolb
Team Giant - Shimano
s.t.
6
Filippo Pozzato
Lampre - Colombia
s.t.
7
Tony Gallopin
Lotto - Belisol
s.t.
8
Paul Voss
Team NetApp - Endura
s.t.
9
Moreno Moser
Cannondale Pro Cycling
s.t.
10
Steve Chainel
Ag2r - La Mondiale
s.t.
Spoiler
11
Michael Albasini
Orica - GreenEDGE
s.t.
12
Sylvain Chavanel
IAM Cycling
s.t.
13
Simon Geschke
Team Giant - Shimano
s.t.
14
Pablo Torres Muiño
Movistar Team
s.t.
15
Alexandr Kolobnev
Katusha Team
s.t.
16
Dries Devenyns
Team Giant - Shimano
s.t.
17
Jelle Vanendert
Lotto - Belisol
s.t.
18
Jimmy Engoulvent
Team Europcar
s.t.
19
Winner Andrew Anacona Gomez
Lampre - Colombia
s.t.
20
Ryder Hesjedal
Garmin-Sharp
s.t.
21
Roberto Ferrari
Lampre - Colombia
s.t.
22
Jan Bakelants
OmegaPharma - Quick Step Cycling Team
s.t.
23
Reinardt Janse Van Rensburg
Team Giant - Shimano
s.t.
24
Yoann Offredo
Équipe Cycliste FDJ.fr
s.t.
25
Evgeniy Shalunov
Katusha Team
s.t.
26
Georg Preidler
Team Giant - Shimano
s.t.
27
Lukasz Wisniowski
OmegaPharma - Quick Step Cycling Team
s.t.
28
Mikhail Ignatiev
Katusha Team
s.t.
29
Jesús Ezquerra Muela
Movistar Team
s.t.
30
Ramon Sinkeldam
Team Giant - Shimano
s.t.
31
Oliver Zaugg
Tinkoff - Saxo Bank
s.t.
32
Nathan Earle
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
33
Daniel Martin
Garmin-Sharp
s.t.
34
Pieter Serry
OmegaPharma - Quick Step Cycling Team
s.t.
35
Gavin Mannion
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
36
Adriano Malori
Movistar Team
s.t.
37
Anthony Delaplace
Bretagne - Séché Environnement
s.t.
38
Alexey Lutsenko
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
39
Dominic Klemme
IAM Cycling
s.t.
40
Jan Dieteren
Team NetApp - Endura
s.t.
41
Nikolai Trussov
Tinkoff - Saxo Bank
s.t.
42
Andriy Grivko
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
43
Sean De Bie
Lotto - Belisol
s.t.
44
František Paďour
Team NetApp - Endura
s.t.
45
Roman Kreuziger
Tinkoff - Saxo Bank
s.t.
46
Andrew Talansky
Garmin-Sharp
s.t.
47
David Tanner
Belkin Pro Cycling
s.t.
48
Aidis Kruopis
Orica - GreenEDGE
s.t.
49
Pierre Rolland
Ag2r - La Mondiale
s.t.
50
Matteo Montaguti
Ag2r - La Mondiale
s.t.
51
Andy Schleck
Trek Factory Racing
s.t.
52
Alexandre Pichot
Team Europcar
s.t.
53
Mikael Chérel
Ag2r - La Mondiale
s.t.
54
Gorka Izagirre Insausti
Movistar Team
s.t.
55
Fabio Andre Tomas Silvestre
Trek Factory Racing
s.t.
56
Stijn Vandenbergh
OmegaPharma - Quick Step Cycling Team
s.t.
57
Petr Ignatenko
Katusha Team
s.t.
58
Bradley Wiggins
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
59
Enrico Barbin
Cannondale Pro Cycling
s.t.
60
Benoît Jarrier
Bretagne - Séché Environnement
s.t.
61
Thibaut Pinot
Équipe Cycliste FDJ.fr
s.t.
62
Pierre Henri Lecuisinier
Équipe Cycliste FDJ.fr
s.t.
63
Andrey Zeits
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
64
Sebastien Reichenbach
IAM Cycling
s.t.
65
Tobias Ludvigsson
Team Giant - Shimano
s.t.
66
Gert Dockx
Lotto - Belisol
s.t.
67
Davide Malacarne
Team Europcar
s.t.
68
Tanner Putt
Orica - GreenEDGE
s.t.
69
Ilia Koshevoy
Lampre - Colombia
s.t.
70
Rein Taaramae
Cofidis Solutions Crédits
s.t.
71
Gianluca Brambilla
OmegaPharma - Quick Step Cycling Team
s.t.
72
Valentin Baillifard
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
73
Mikel Landa Meana
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
74
Cayetano Jose Sarmiento Tunarrosa
Cannondale Pro Cycling
s.t.
75
Karsten Kroon
Tinkoff - Saxo Bank
s.t.
76
Steve Bekaert
OmegaPharma - Quick Step Cycling Team
s.t.
77
Julien Simon
Cofidis Solutions Crédits
s.t.
78
Chris Froome
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
79
Pavel Kochetkov
Katusha Team
s.t.
80
Dominik Nerz
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
81
Kristijan Koren
Cannondale Pro Cycling
s.t.
82
Philip Gaimon
Garmin-Sharp
s.t.
83
Jérôme Cousin
Team Europcar
s.t.
84
Karel Hnik
OmegaPharma - Quick Step Cycling Team
s.t.
85
Steve Morabito
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
86
Julian David Arredondo Moreno
Trek Factory Racing
s.t.
87
Amaël Moinard
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
88
Gatis Smukulis
Katusha Team
s.t.
89
Tosh Van Der Sande
Lotto - Belisol
s.t.
90
Julian Alaphilippe
OmegaPharma - Quick Step Cycling Team
s.t.
91
Amets Txurruka Ansola
Caja Rural
s.t.
92
Bob Jungels
Trek Factory Racing
s.t.
93
Mitchell Docker
Orica - GreenEDGE
s.t.
94
Ruslan Tleubayev
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
95
Laurent Pichon
Équipe Cycliste FDJ.fr
s.t.
96
Thomas Degand
Accent.Jobs - Wanty
s.t.
97
Christophe Le Mével
Cofidis Solutions Crédits
s.t.
98
Armindo Fonseca
Bretagne - Séché Environnement
s.t.
99
Gustav Erik Larsson
IAM Cycling
s.t.
100
Niccolò Bonifazio
Lampre - Colombia
s.t.
101
Eduardo Sepulveda
Bretagne - Séché Environnement
s.t.
102
Samuel Dumoulin
Ag2r - La Mondiale
s.t.
103
Ilya Davidenok
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
104
Vincent Jérôme
Team Europcar
s.t.
105
Tsgabu Gebremariam Grmay
Trek Factory Racing
s.t.
106
Mathias Krizek
Cannondale Pro Cycling
s.t.
107
Stijn Devolder
Trek Factory Racing
s.t.
108
Alessandro De Marchi
Cannondale Pro Cycling
s.t.
109
Romain Bardet
Ag2r - La Mondiale
s.t.
110
Cameron Meyer
Orica - GreenEDGE
s.t.
111
Emilien Viennet
Équipe Cycliste FDJ.fr
s.t.
112
Davide Vigano
Caja Rural
s.t.
113
Christian Knees
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
114
Jimmy Turgis
Équipe Cycliste FDJ.fr
s.t.
115
Laurent Didier
Trek Factory Racing
s.t.
116
Johann Tschopp
IAM Cycling
s.t.
117
Boris Vallée
Lotto - Belisol
s.t.
118
Rick Zabel
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
119
Caleb Ewan
Orica - GreenEDGE
s.t.
120
John Gadret
Movistar Team
s.t.
121
Daniel Hoelgaard
Tinkoff - Saxo Bank
s.t.
122
Christophe Laborie
Bretagne - Séché Environnement
s.t.
123
Danilo Wyss
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
124
Ruben Fernandez Andujar
Caja Rural
s.t.
125
Patrick Gretsch
Ag2r - La Mondiale
s.t.
126
Imanol Erviti Ollo
Movistar Team
s.t.
127
José Joaquin Rojas Gil
Movistar Team
s.t.
128
Marco Minnaard
Accent.Jobs - Wanty
s.t.
129
Nick Van Der Lijke
Belkin Pro Cycling
s.t.
130
Juan Esteban Arango Carvajal
Lampre - Colombia
s.t.
131
Christopher Sutton
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
132
Egor Silin
Katusha Team
s.t.
133
Bryan Naulleau
Team Europcar
s.t.
134
Borut Bozic
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
135
Fabricio Ferrari Barcelo
Caja Rural
s.t.
136
Jean-Marc Bideau
Bretagne - Séché Environnement
s.t.
137
Perrig Quemeneur
Bretagne - Séché Environnement
s.t.
138
Sebastien Hinault
IAM Cycling
s.t.
139
Roy Jans
Accent.Jobs - Wanty
s.t.
140
Kevin Seeldraeyers
Accent.Jobs - Wanty
s.t.
141
Christopher Juul Jensen
Tinkoff - Saxo Bank
s.t.
142
Ricardo García Ambroa
Caja Rural
s.t.
143
Klaas Lodewyck
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
144
Jonathan McEvoy
Team NetApp - Endura
s.t.
145
Scott Thwaites
Team NetApp - Endura
s.t.
146
Lasse Norman Hansen
Garmin-Sharp
s.t.
147
Marcel Aregger
IAM Cycling
s.t.
148
Marc Goos
Belkin Pro Cycling
s.t.
149
Cameron Wurf
Cannondale Pro Cycling
s.t.
150
Gert Joeaar
Cofidis Solutions Crédits
s.t.
151
Ivan Santaromita
Orica - GreenEDGE
s.t.
152
Mathew Hayman
Orica - GreenEDGE
s.t.
153
David Cimolai
Lampre - Colombia
s.t.
154
Tom Leezer
Belkin Pro Cycling
s.t.
155
Ramon Domene Reyes
Caja Rural
s.t.
156
Florian Senechal
Cofidis Solutions Crédits
s.t.
157
Jacopo Guarnieri
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
158
Zakkari Dempster
Team NetApp - Endura
s.t.
159
Gregory Henderson
Lotto - Belisol
s.t.
160
Manuele Mori
Lampre - Colombia
+ 5'05
161
Sebastian Henao Marin
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
162
Enrique Sanz Unzue
Movistar Team
s.t.
163
Maarten Wynants
Belkin Pro Cycling
s.t.
164
Dennis Van Winden
Belkin Pro Cycling
s.t.
165
Pello Bilbao Lopez De Armentia
Caja Rural
s.t.
166
José Joao Pimenta Costa Mendes
Team NetApp - Endura
s.t.
167
Yannick Martinez
Team Europcar
s.t.
168
Frederick Veuchelen
Accent.Jobs - Wanty
s.t.
169
Jeremy Bescond
Cofidis Solutions Crédits
+ 6'36
170
Clément Venturini
Cofidis Solutions Crédits
s.t.
171
Cristiano Salerno
Cannondale Pro Cycling
s.t.
172
Sébastien Minard
Ag2r - La Mondiale
s.t.
173
Bernhard Eisel
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
174
Aleksejs Saramotins
IAM Cycling
+ 7'44
175
Romain Lemarchand
Cofidis Solutions Crédits
s.t.
176
Emmanuel Keo
Bretagne - Séché Environnement
s.t.
177
Mirko Selvaggi
Accent.Jobs - Wanty
s.t.
178
Francis Mourey
Équipe Cycliste FDJ.fr
s.t.
179
Fernando Grijalba
Caja Rural
+ 9'32
180
Tony Hurel
Team Europcar
s.t.
181
Yaroslav Popovych
Trek Factory Racing
s.t.
182
Nico Sijmens
Accent.Jobs - Wanty
s.t.
183
Vladimir Isaychev
Katusha Team
+ 11'33
I'm leaving in a dream right now, first the Eneco Tour, then the Vattenfall Cyclassics and now the GP Ouest France - Plouay. I'm not sure yet if this is real or not but if this is I am the happiest man on earth. I will prepare the Canadian Classics hopping to bring a new success to the team but the field might be a little harder.
@sutty68: It's great to have people believing in me, I hope I won't deceive you
Paris - Bruxelles
The race was hard to handle and my mind is already in Canada. I did the job I had to do, this led John to the 3rd position and Marcel to the 4th. Mark Cavendish ( OPQ) took the win, Nacer Bouhanni ( FDJ) ended 2nd.
Race Ranking:
1
Mark Cavendish
OmegaPharma - Quick Step Cycling Team
5h02'43
2
Nacer Bouhanni
Équipe Cycliste FDJ.fr
s.t.
3
John Degenkolb
Team Giant - Shimano
s.t.
4
Marcel Kittel
Team Giant - Shimano
s.t.
5
Ben Swift
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
6
Matteo Pelucchi
IAM Cycling
s.t.
7
Michael Van Staeyen
Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise
s.t.
8
Anthony Louveille
Team Giant - Shimano
s.t.
9
Grégory Habeaux
Accent.Jobs - Wanty
s.t.
10
Michel Kreder
Accent.Jobs - Wanty
s.t.
Spoiler
11
Andrea Guardini
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
12
Bart De Clercq
Lotto - Belisol
s.t.
13
Björn Leukemans
Accent.Jobs - Wanty
s.t.
14
Yoann Offredo
Équipe Cycliste FDJ.fr
s.t.
15
Filippo Pozzato
Lampre - Colombia
s.t.
16
Denis Galimzyanov
Tinkoff - Saxo Bank
s.t.
17
Tiago José Pinto Machado
Team NetApp - Endura
s.t.
18
Sylvain Chavanel
IAM Cycling
s.t.
19
Olivier Kaisen
Lotto - Belisol
s.t.
20
Kanstantsin Siutsou
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
21
Timothy Dupont
TEAM Ventilair - Chimay
s.t.
22
Daniel Schorn
Team NetApp - Endura
s.t.
23
Matteo Rabottini
Vini Fantini - Bettini
s.t.
24
Rory Sutherland
Tinkoff - Saxo Bank
s.t.
25
Wesley Kreder
Accent.Jobs - Wanty
s.t.
26
Pim Ligthart
Lotto - Belisol
s.t.
27
Kenny Dehaes
Lotto - Belisol
s.t.
28
Pieter Jacobs
Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise
s.t.
29
Tom Veelers
Team Giant - Shimano
s.t.
30
Dries Devenyns
Team Giant - Shimano
s.t.
31
Ramon Sinkeldam
Team Giant - Shimano
s.t.
32
Tim De Troyer
Accent.Jobs - Wanty
s.t.
33
Ian Stannard
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
34
Kenneth Vanbilsen
Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise
s.t.
35
Preben Van Hecke
Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise
s.t.
36
Fabio Andre Tomas Silvestre
Trek Factory Racing
s.t.
37
Gert Dockx
Lotto - Belisol
s.t.
38
Sam Bennett
Team NetApp - Endura
s.t.
39
Anthony Roux
Équipe Cycliste FDJ.fr
s.t.
40
Benjamin Sydlik
Doltcini - Flanders
s.t.
41
Arnaud Démare
Équipe Cycliste FDJ.fr
s.t.
42
Roy Jans
Accent.Jobs - Wanty
s.t.
43
Antoine Warnier
ColorCode - Biowanze
s.t.
44
Nikias Arndt
Team Giant - Shimano
s.t.
45
Kris Boeckmans
Lotto - Belisol
s.t.
46
Martin Elmiger
IAM Cycling
s.t.
47
Andrea Fedi
Vini Fantini - Bettini
s.t.
48
Alexandre Geniez
Équipe Cycliste FDJ.fr
s.t.
49
Jan Ghyselinck
Accent.Jobs - Wanty
s.t.
50
Killian Michiels
Wallonie-Bruxelles-Crédit Agricole
s.t.
51
David Tanner
Belkin Pro Cycling
s.t.
52
Adrien Petit
Cofidis Solutions Crédits
s.t.
53
Daryl Impey
Orica - GreenEDGE
s.t.
54
Jürgen Roelandts
Lotto - Belisol
s.t.
55
Tyler Williams
Garmin-Sharp
s.t.
56
Julien Stassen
Wallonie-Bruxelles-Crédit Agricole
s.t.
57
Daniele Colli
Vini Fantini - Bettini
s.t.
58
Jérôme Baugnies
Accent.Jobs - Wanty
s.t.
59
Julien Simon
Cofidis Solutions Crédits
s.t.
60
David López García
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
61
Ever Alexander Rivera Guerrero
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
62
Niels Wytinck
Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise
s.t.
63
Andrey Zeits
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
64
Stefan Denifl
IAM Cycling
s.t.
65
Christopher Sutton
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
66
Steve Bekaert
OmegaPharma - Quick Step Cycling Team
s.t.
67
Albert Timmer
Team Giant - Shimano
s.t.
68
Mark Renshaw
OmegaPharma - Quick Step Cycling Team
s.t.
69
Evgueni Petrov
Tinkoff - Saxo Bank
s.t.
70
Guillaume Van Keirsbulck
OmegaPharma - Quick Step Cycling Team
s.t.
71
Yonnatta Alejandro Monsalve Pertsinidis
Vini Fantini - Bettini
s.t.
72
Maxim Iglinskiy
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
73
Benoit Vaugrenard
Équipe Cycliste FDJ.fr
s.t.
74
Ramunas Navardauskas
Garmin-Sharp
s.t.
75
Joshua Edmondson
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
76
Tom Dernies
Wallonie-Bruxelles-Crédit Agricole
s.t.
77
Julien Vermote
OmegaPharma - Quick Step Cycling Team
s.t.
78
Mathias Frank
IAM Cycling
s.t.
79
Tom Leezer
Belkin Pro Cycling
s.t.
80
Arnaud Geromboux
ColorCode - Biowanze
s.t.
81
Stijn Vandenbergh
OmegaPharma - Quick Step Cycling Team
s.t.
82
Michael Valgren Andersen
Tinkoff - Saxo Bank
s.t.
83
Karsten Kroon
Tinkoff - Saxo Bank
s.t.
84
Alexander Kristoff
Katusha Team
s.t.
85
Nicolas Roche
Tinkoff - Saxo Bank
s.t.
86
Philip Deignan
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
87
Mauro Finetto
Vini Fantini - Bettini
s.t.
88
Aidis Kruopis
Orica - GreenEDGE
s.t.
89
Jérémy Roy
Équipe Cycliste FDJ.fr
s.t.
90
Stef Clement
Belkin Pro Cycling
s.t.
91
Dmitriy Gruzdev
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
92
Victor Campenaerts
Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise
s.t.
93
Koldo Fernandez De Larrea
Garmin-Sharp
s.t.
94
Jack Bobridge
Belkin Pro Cycling
s.t.
95
Pavel Kochetkov
Katusha Team
s.t.
96
Darijus Dzervus
Doltcini - Flanders
s.t.
97
Manuele Boaro
Tinkoff - Saxo Bank
s.t.
98
Nikolas Maes
OmegaPharma - Quick Step Cycling Team
s.t.
99
Joeri Calleeuw
TEAM Ventilair - Chimay
s.t.
100
Marcel Wyss
IAM Cycling
s.t.
101
Jens Keukeleire
Orica - GreenEDGE
s.t.
102
Andriy Grivko
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
103
Rafael de Mattos Andriato
Vini Fantini - Bettini
s.t.
104
Mathew Hayman
Orica - GreenEDGE
s.t.
105
Laurent Wernimont
Wallonie-Bruxelles-Crédit Agricole
s.t.
106
Tim Van Speybroeck
TEAM Ventilair - Chimay
s.t.
107
Lachlan Morton
Garmin-Sharp
s.t.
108
Gert Joeaar
Cofidis Solutions Crédits
s.t.
109
Julian David Arredondo Moreno
Trek Factory Racing
s.t.
110
Fredrik Kessiakoff
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
111
Andreas Schillinger
Team NetApp - Endura
s.t.
112
Dimitry Kozontchuk
Katusha Team
s.t.
113
Klaas Lodewyck
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
114
Tosh Van Der Sande
Lotto - Belisol
s.t.
115
Quentin Van Heuverswijn
ColorCode - Biowanze
s.t.
116
Mattia Pozzo
Vini Fantini - Bettini
s.t.
117
Giampaolo Caruso
Katusha Team
s.t.
118
Mitchell Docker
Orica - GreenEDGE
s.t.
119
Rick Zabel
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
120
Theo Bos
Belkin Pro Cycling
s.t.
121
Boris Dron
Wallonie-Bruxelles-Crédit Agricole
s.t.
122
Arnaud Courteille
Équipe Cycliste FDJ.fr
s.t.
123
Louis Verhelst
Cofidis Solutions Crédits
s.t.
124
Timothy Vangheel
Colba - Superano Ham
s.t.
125
Francesco Gavazzi
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
126
Danny Van Poppel
Trek Factory Racing
s.t.
127
Grégory Rast
Trek Factory Racing
s.t.
128
Laurent Didier
Trek Factory Racing
s.t.
129
Caleb Ewan
Orica - GreenEDGE
s.t.
130
Moreno De Pauw
Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise
s.t.
131
Niels Van Dorsselaer
Colba - Superano Ham
s.t.
132
Thomas Dekker
Garmin-Sharp
s.t.
133
Sergei Chernetskiy
Katusha Team
s.t.
134
Marc Goos
Belkin Pro Cycling
s.t.
135
Vicente Reynès Mimo
IAM Cycling
s.t.
136
Tsgabu Gebremariam Grmay
Trek Factory Racing
s.t.
137
Steve Morabito
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
138
Daniil Fominykh
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
139
Tim Declercq
Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise
s.t.
140
Antoine Leleu
ColorCode - Biowanze
s.t.
141
Sebastian Lander
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
142
Maxim Belkov
Katusha Team
s.t.
143
Caleb Fairly
Garmin-Sharp
s.t.
144
Michael Schär
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
145
Quentin Tanis
Colba - Superano Ham
s.t.
146
Aron Kremer
Colba - Superano Ham
s.t.
147
Christophe Le Mével
Cofidis Solutions Crédits
s.t.
148
Michael Hepburn
Orica - GreenEDGE
s.t.
149
Jesper Hansen
Tinkoff - Saxo Bank
s.t.
150
Egor Silin
Katusha Team
s.t.
151
Stéphane Poulhies
Cofidis Solutions Crédits
s.t.
152
Mikaël Stilite
Doltcini - Flanders
s.t.
153
Jurgen François
Colba - Superano Ham
s.t.
154
Henryk Cardoen
Doltcini - Flanders
s.t.
155
Sam Bewley
Orica - GreenEDGE
s.t.
156
Alexander Porsev
Katusha Team
s.t.
157
Alex Howes
Garmin-Sharp
+ 4'21
158
Jetse Bol
Belkin Pro Cycling
s.t.
159
Andrea Dal Col
Vini Fantini - Bettini
s.t.
160
Ludovic Robeet
ColorCode - Biowanze
s.t.
161
Kenzie Boutté
Doltcini - Flanders
s.t.
162
Jeff Luyten
TEAM Ventilair - Chimay
s.t.
163
Francesco Van Coppernolle
TEAM Ventilair - Chimay
s.t.
164
Carlos Verona Quintanilla
OmegaPharma - Quick Step Cycling Team
s.t.
165
Nick Nuyens
Garmin-Sharp
+ 6'02
166
James Mowatt
Colba - Superano Ham
+ 6'50
167
Bram Tankink
Belkin Pro Cycling
s.t.
168
Romain Lemarchand
Cofidis Solutions Crédits
s.t.
169
Erwin De Kerf
Doltcini - Flanders
s.t.
170
Florian Senechal
Cofidis Solutions Crédits
s.t.
171
Jonathan De Witte
Wallonie-Bruxelles-Crédit Agricole
s.t.
172
Florent Mottet
ColorCode - Biowanze
s.t.
173
Evert Vandromme
TEAM Ventilair - Chimay
s.t.
GP de Fourmies - La Voix du Nord
Quite a similar profile to Paris - Bruxelles, the plan was the same and it ended better. Mark Cavendish ( OPQ) won again but John manged to compete for the second position. Arnaud Démare ( FDJ) ended third.
Race Ranking:
1
Mark Cavendish
OmegaPharma - Quick Step Cycling Team
5h06'17
2
John Degenkolb
Team Giant - Shimano
s.t.
3
Arnaud Démare
Équipe Cycliste FDJ.fr
s.t.
4
Ben Swift
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
5
Matteo Pelucchi
IAM Cycling
s.t.
6
Michel Kreder
Accent.Jobs - Wanty
s.t.
7
Alexander Kristoff
Katusha Team
s.t.
8
Adrien Petit
Cofidis Solutions Crédits
s.t.
9
Sylvain Chavanel
IAM Cycling
s.t.
10
Filippo Pozzato
Lampre - Colombia
s.t.
Spoiler
11
Anthony Louveille
Team Giant - Shimano
s.t.
12
Kanstantsin Siutsou
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
13
Ian Stannard
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
14
Tom Veelers
Team Giant - Shimano
s.t.
15
Daniel Schorn
Team NetApp - Endura
s.t.
16
Mark Renshaw
OmegaPharma - Quick Step Cycling Team
s.t.
17
Marcel Kittel
Team Giant - Shimano
s.t.
18
Bryan Coquard
Team Europcar
s.t.
19
Jürgen Roelandts
Lotto - Belisol
s.t.
20
Jimmy Engoulvent
Team Europcar
s.t.
21
Mitchell Docker
Orica - GreenEDGE
s.t.
22
Erwann Corbel
Bretagne - Séché Environnement
s.t.
23
Maxime Vantomme
Roubaix Lille Métropole
s.t.
24
Romain Feillu
Bretagne - Séché Environnement
s.t.
25
Gediminas Bagdonas
Ag2r - La Mondiale
s.t.
26
Boris Vallée
Lotto - Belisol
s.t.
27
Simon Clarke
Orica - GreenEDGE
s.t.
28
Kris Boeckmans
Lotto - Belisol
s.t.
29
Nikolas Maes
OmegaPharma - Quick Step Cycling Team
s.t.
30
Ramon Sinkeldam
Team Giant - Shimano
s.t.
31
Denis Galimzyanov
Tinkoff - Saxo Bank
s.t.
32
Elia Viviani
Cannondale Pro Cycling
s.t.
33
Dries Devenyns
Team Giant - Shimano
s.t.
34
Albert Timmer
Team Giant - Shimano
s.t.
35
Rory Sutherland
Tinkoff - Saxo Bank
s.t.
36
Tim De Troyer
Accent.Jobs - Wanty
s.t.
37
Johnny Hoogerland
Androni Giocattoli-Venezuela
s.t.
38
Florian Vachon
Bretagne - Séché Environnement
s.t.
39
Pablo Torres Muiño
Movistar Team
s.t.
40
Tony Gallopin
Lotto - Belisol
s.t.
41
Bart De Clercq
Lotto - Belisol
s.t.
42
Rudy Kowalski
Roubaix Lille Métropole
s.t.
43
Sam Bennett
Team NetApp - Endura
s.t.
44
Jérémy Roy
Équipe Cycliste FDJ.fr
s.t.
45
Tony Hurel
Team Europcar
s.t.
46
Mathieu Drujon
BigMat - Auber 93
s.t.
47
Nikias Arndt
Team Giant - Shimano
s.t.
48
Vincent Jérôme
Team Europcar
s.t.
49
Adriano Malori
Movistar Team
s.t.
50
Frederik Willems
Accent.Jobs - Wanty
s.t.
51
Kenny Van Hummel
Androni Giocattoli-Venezuela
s.t.
52
Arthur Ershov
RusVelo
s.t.
53
Julien Simon
Cofidis Solutions Crédits
s.t.
54
Martin Elmiger
IAM Cycling
s.t.
55
Pim Ligthart
Lotto - Belisol
s.t.
56
Morgan Kneisky
Roubaix Lille Métropole
s.t.
57
Morgan Lamoisson
Team Europcar
s.t.
58
Jimmy Raibaud
BigMat - Auber 93
s.t.
59
Fabien Bacquet
BigMat - Auber 93
s.t.
60
Marco Minnaard
Accent.Jobs - Wanty
s.t.
61
Manuel Belletti
Androni Giocattoli-Venezuela
s.t.
62
Gregory Henderson
Lotto - Belisol
s.t.
63
Marco Canola
Bardiani Valvole - CSF Inox
s.t.
64
Armindo Fonseca
Bretagne - Séché Environnement
s.t.
65
Vicente Reynès Mimo
IAM Cycling
s.t.
66
Jérémie Galland
BigMat - Auber 93
s.t.
67
Maxime Daniel
Ag2r - La Mondiale
s.t.
68
Loïc Desriac
Roubaix Lille Métropole
s.t.
69
Stefan Denifl
IAM Cycling
s.t.
70
Sergey Lagutin
RusVelo
s.t.
71
Boris Zimine
BigMat - Auber 93
s.t.
72
Franck Vermeulen
Roubaix Lille Métropole
s.t.
73
Andrei Solomennikov
RusVelo
s.t.
74
Alexandre Pichot
Team Europcar
s.t.
75
Tiago José Pinto Machado
Team NetApp - Endura
s.t.
76
Nacer Bouhanni
Équipe Cycliste FDJ.fr
s.t.
77
Steve Bekaert
OmegaPharma - Quick Step Cycling Team
s.t.
78
Miras Bederbekov
Roubaix Lille Métropole
s.t.
79
Marcel Wyss
IAM Cycling
s.t.
80
Roberto Giacobazzi
Bardiani Valvole - CSF Inox
s.t.
81
Paolo Colonna
Bardiani Valvole - CSF Inox
s.t.
82
Jean-Marc Bideau
Bretagne - Séché Environnement
+ 2'19
83
Jens Keukeleire
Orica - GreenEDGE
s.t.
84
Clément Koretzky
Bretagne - Séché Environnement
s.t.
85
Jackson Jesus Rodriguez Ortiz
Androni Giocattoli-Venezuela
s.t.
86
Tom Scully
Orica - GreenEDGE
s.t.
87
Emmanuel Keo
Bretagne - Séché Environnement
s.t.
88
Jonas Vangenechten
Lotto - Belisol
s.t.
89
Eros Capecchi
Movistar Team
s.t.
90
Enrique Sanz Unzue
Movistar Team
s.t.
91
Dayer Quintana Rojas
Movistar Team
s.t.
92
Blel Kadri
Ag2r - La Mondiale
s.t.
93
Ivan Rovny
Tinkoff - Saxo Bank
s.t.
94
Brett Lancaster
Orica - GreenEDGE
s.t.
95
Tanner Putt
Orica - GreenEDGE
s.t.
96
Ion Izagirre Insausti
Movistar Team
s.t.
97
Nicola Testi
Androni Giocattoli-Venezuela
s.t.
98
Mathew Hayman
Orica - GreenEDGE
s.t.
99
Manuele Boaro
Tinkoff - Saxo Bank
s.t.
100
Julien Vermote
OmegaPharma - Quick Step Cycling Team
s.t.
101
Davide Malacarne
Team Europcar
s.t.
102
Jussi Veikkanen
Équipe Cycliste FDJ.fr
s.t.
103
Andreas Schillinger
Team NetApp - Endura
s.t.
104
Anthony Roux
Équipe Cycliste FDJ.fr
s.t.
105
Timofey Kritskiy
RusVelo
s.t.
106
Carlos Verona Quintanilla
OmegaPharma - Quick Step Cycling Team
s.t.
107
Benoît Jarrier
Bretagne - Séché Environnement
s.t.
108
Jempy Drucker
Accent.Jobs - Wanty
s.t.
109
Jesper Hansen
Tinkoff - Saxo Bank
s.t.
110
Patrick Facchini
Androni Giocattoli-Venezuela
s.t.
111
Nicolas Bazin
BigMat - Auber 93
s.t.
112
Benoit Vaugrenard
Équipe Cycliste FDJ.fr
s.t.
113
Yoann Offredo
Équipe Cycliste FDJ.fr
s.t.
114
Matteo Di Serafino
Androni Giocattoli-Venezuela
s.t.
115
José Luis Arribas
Movistar Team
s.t.
116
Arnaud Courteille
Équipe Cycliste FDJ.fr
s.t.
117
Ilnur Zakarin
RusVelo
s.t.
118
Davide Villella
Cannondale Pro Cycling
s.t.
119
Serguei Klimov
RusVelo
s.t.
120
David López García
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
121
Gorka Izagirre Insausti
Movistar Team
s.t.
122
Luke Durbridge
Orica - GreenEDGE
s.t.
123
Joshua Edmondson
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
124
Romain Sicard
Team Europcar
s.t.
125
Christophe Riblon
Ag2r - La Mondiale
s.t.
126
Dimitry Kozontchuk
Katusha Team
s.t.
127
Fabricio Ferrari Barcelo
Caja Rural
s.t.
128
Artem Ovechkin
RusVelo
s.t.
129
Wesley Kreder
Accent.Jobs - Wanty
s.t.
130
Evgueni Petrov
Tinkoff - Saxo Bank
s.t.
131
Ben Gastauer
Ag2r - La Mondiale
s.t.
132
Julien Bérard
Ag2r - La Mondiale
s.t.
133
Sergei Pomoshnikov
RusVelo
s.t.
134
Jérôme Baugnies
Accent.Jobs - Wanty
s.t.
135
Alexander Porsev
Katusha Team
s.t.
136
Amir Kolahdouz Hagh
Cannondale Pro Cycling
s.t.
137
Giampaolo Caruso
Katusha Team
s.t.
138
Guillaume Bonnafond
Ag2r - La Mondiale
s.t.
139
Christopher Sutton
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
140
Pavel Kochetkov
Katusha Team
s.t.
141
Bruno Manuel Silva Pires
Tinkoff - Saxo Bank
s.t.
142
Louis Verhelst
Cofidis Solutions Crédits
s.t.
143
Christophe Le Mével
Cofidis Solutions Crédits
s.t.
144
Chris Anker Sørensen
Tinkoff - Saxo Bank
s.t.
145
Donato De Ieso
Bardiani Valvole - CSF Inox
s.t.
146
Romain Bardet
Ag2r - La Mondiale
s.t.
147
Vasil Kiryienka
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
148
Ever Alexander Rivera Guerrero
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
149
Marco Coledan
Bardiani Valvole - CSF Inox
s.t.
150
Sergei Chernetskiy
Katusha Team
s.t.
151
Yonder Godoy
Androni Giocattoli-Venezuela
s.t.
152
Mathias Frank
IAM Cycling
s.t.
153
Stijn Vandenbergh
OmegaPharma - Quick Step Cycling Team
s.t.
154
Gert Joeaar
Cofidis Solutions Crédits
s.t.
155
Antoine Lavieu
La Pomme Marseille
s.t.
156
Guillaume Van Keirsbulck
OmegaPharma - Quick Step Cycling Team
s.t.
157
Egor Silin
Katusha Team
s.t.
158
Kevin Van Melsen
Accent.Jobs - Wanty
s.t.
159
Maxim Belkov
Katusha Team
s.t.
160
Romain Lemarchand
Cofidis Solutions Crédits
s.t.
161
Maciej Bodnar
Cannondale Pro Cycling
s.t.
162
Guillaume Levarlet
Cofidis Solutions Crédits
s.t.
163
Stéphane Poulhies
Cofidis Solutions Crédits
s.t.
164
José Rodolfo Serpa Perez
Lampre - Colombia
s.t.
165
Max Bayle
La Pomme Marseille
+ 4'26
My plane for Canada is leaving in two days, I'm really exiting about this trip. I will gave everything I have to get another great result in a WT classic.
I know I'm in top shape right now but so is John and I really don't want to mess with my team mates. We agreed to work for John in Quebec and my Time will come in Montreal. I'm more than happy with that since I was not expecting the leadership that soon.
Race Report:
It's not usual to have a World Tour Classic on a circuit, but at list it was easier for us to prepare the race. We had decided to get a rider in the breakaway so it would not be our work to chase.
Georg Preidler ( GNT) went in a three men breakaway. His colleagues were Giampaolo Caruso ( KAT) and Dominik Nerz ( BMC).
The pack was not really pleased with these men at the front but there were so many team that wanted to take control of the pack. As a results, the gap quickly raised to 8' and it was now time to really chase. Trek Factory Racing sent their men to the front and it made the gap decrease.
34 kilometers left, my former team mate Arthur Vichot ( FDJ) attacked. He was really strong and he won last year the race in Montreal. We decided to chase with Tobias Ludvigsson ( GNT). It was hard to bring him back but with the help of Trek we did it.
When Arthur came back in the pack, three other riders decided to give us a hard time. Filippo Pozzato ( LAM), Yoann Offredo ( FDJ) and Gediminas Bagdonas ( ALM) managed to work together and they almost reach the 1'. Dries Devenyns ( GNT) worked hard behind them. And he brought back Yoann Offredo ( FDJ) and Gediminas Bagdonas ( ALM).
While Dries Devenyns ( GNT) was chasing the last man at front, I was bringing John Degenkolb ( GNT) to the front. This time I have checked if he was not too far but he did not get any troubles getting my wheel.
I was not afraid of the finish, they might have riders in front of us, they had spent too much energy staying there. I launched John perfectly. The failure was not possible and other teams understood it.
John jumped off my wheel with 250 meters left and he took a logic victory. As I had still some resources I continued my sprint getting the second position.
Race Ranking
John Degenkolb
Team Giant - Shimano
Anthony Louveille
Team Giant - Shimano
Kanstantsin Siutsou
Sky ProCycling
1
John Degenkolb
Team Giant - Shimano
5h18'00
2
Anthony Louveille
Team Giant - Shimano
s.t.
3
Kanstantsin Siutsou
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
4
Paul Voss
Team NetApp - Endura
s.t.
5
Sonny Colbrelli
Bardiani Valvole - CSF Inox
s.t.
6
Daniel Martin
Garmin-Sharp
s.t.
7
Rui Alberto Faria Costa
Lampre - Colombia
s.t.
8
Thomas Löfkvist
IAM Cycling
s.t.
9
Filippo Pozzato
Lampre - Colombia
s.t.
10
Moreno Moser
Cannondale Pro Cycling
s.t.
Spoiler
11
Jürgen Roelandts
Lotto - Belisol
s.t.
12
Michal Kwiatkowski
OmegaPharma - Quick Step Cycling Team
s.t.
13
Eugenio Alafaci
Trek Factory Racing
s.t.
14
Alexandr Kolobnev
Katusha Team
s.t.
15
Nathan Earle
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
16
Gediminas Bagdonas
Ag2r - La Mondiale
s.t.
17
Jan Bakelants
OmegaPharma - Quick Step Cycling Team
s.t.
18
Yoann Offredo
Équipe Cycliste FDJ.fr
s.t.
19
Dries Devenyns
Team Giant - Shimano
s.t.
20
Jérémy Roy
Équipe Cycliste FDJ.fr
s.t.
21
Arthur Vichot
Équipe Cycliste FDJ.fr
+ 1'04
22
Daniel Schorn
Team NetApp - Endura
+ 1'16
23
Tobias Ludvigsson
Team Giant - Shimano
s.t.
24
Luis León Sánchez Gil
Caja Rural
+ 1'45
25
Petr Ignatenko
Katusha Team
s.t.
26
Sylvain Chavanel
IAM Cycling
s.t.
27
Michael Albasini
Orica - GreenEDGE
s.t.
28
Tiago José Pinto Machado
Team NetApp - Endura
s.t.
29
Chris Froome
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
30
Evgeniy Shalunov
Katusha Team
s.t.
31
Andrea Manfredi
Bardiani Valvole - CSF Inox
s.t.
32
Johan Esteban Cháves Rubio
Orica - GreenEDGE
s.t.
33
Simon Clarke
Orica - GreenEDGE
s.t.
34
Joshua Edmondson
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
35
Pieter Serry
OmegaPharma - Quick Step Cycling Team
s.t.
36
Ben Hermans
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
37
Oliver Zaugg
Tinkoff - Saxo Bank
s.t.
38
Rein Taaramae
Cofidis Solutions Crédits
s.t.
39
Bart De Clercq
Lotto - Belisol
s.t.
40
Julien Simon
Cofidis Solutions Crédits
s.t.
41
Mikael Chérel
Ag2r - La Mondiale
s.t.
42
Luke Durbridge
Orica - GreenEDGE
s.t.
43
Fabio Andres Duarte Arevalo
Lampre - Colombia
s.t.
44
Dominik Nerz
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
45
Thibaut Pinot
Équipe Cycliste FDJ.fr
s.t.
46
Georg Preidler
Team Giant - Shimano
s.t.
47
Ever Alexander Rivera Guerrero
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
48
Serge Pauwels
OmegaPharma - Quick Step Cycling Team
s.t.
49
Dimitry Kozontchuk
Katusha Team
s.t.
50
Julian Kern
Ag2r - La Mondiale
s.t.
51
Ion Izagirre Insausti
Movistar Team
+ 2'32
52
Cayetano Jose Sarmiento Tunarrosa
Cannondale Pro Cycling
s.t.
53
Jelle Vanendert
Lotto - Belisol
s.t.
54
Pierre Paolo Penasa
Bardiani Valvole - CSF Inox
s.t.
55
Kristijan Koren
Cannondale Pro Cycling
s.t.
56
Matthew Busche
Trek Factory Racing
s.t.
57
Sam Bennett
Team NetApp - Endura
s.t.
58
Andrey Zeits
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
59
Vladimir Isaychev
Katusha Team
s.t.
60
Chris Anker Sørensen
Tinkoff - Saxo Bank
s.t.
61
Giampaolo Caruso
Katusha Team
s.t.
62
José Joao Pimenta Costa Mendes
Team NetApp - Endura
s.t.
63
Jonathan Tiernan-Locke
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
64
Ryder Hesjedal
Garmin-Sharp
s.t.
65
Julien Bérard
Ag2r - La Mondiale
+ 3'04
66
Philip Gaimon
Garmin-Sharp
s.t.
67
Andy Schleck
Trek Factory Racing
s.t.
68
Pierre Henri Lecuisinier
Équipe Cycliste FDJ.fr
s.t.
69
Simon Geschke
Team Giant - Shimano
s.t.
70
Sebastien Reichenbach
IAM Cycling
s.t.
71
Jasper Stuyven
Trek Factory Racing
s.t.
72
Fabricio Ferrari Barcelo
Caja Rural
s.t.
73
Alexey Lutsenko
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
74
Jonathan McEvoy
Team NetApp - Endura
s.t.
75
Marco Canola
Bardiani Valvole - CSF Inox
s.t.
76
Ruslan Tleubayev
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
77
Lachlan Morton
Garmin-Sharp
s.t.
78
Lars Ytting Bak
Lotto - Belisol
s.t.
79
Ricardo García Ambroa
Caja Rural
s.t.
80
Fredrik Ludvigsson
Team Giant - Shimano
s.t.
81
Nicolas Roche
Tinkoff - Saxo Bank
s.t.
82
Sander Armée
Lotto - Belisol
s.t.
83
Gavin Mannion
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
84
Jan Polanc
Movistar Team
s.t.
85
Alexandre Shushemoin
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
86
Juan Ernesto Chamorro Chitan
Trek Factory Racing
s.t.
87
Eros Capecchi
Movistar Team
s.t.
88
Jesper Hansen
Tinkoff - Saxo Bank
s.t.
89
Francis Mourey
Équipe Cycliste FDJ.fr
s.t.
90
Adam Yates
Orica - GreenEDGE
s.t.
91
Jesús Ezquerra Muela
Movistar Team
s.t.
92
Javier Moreno Bazan
Movistar Team
s.t.
93
Cheng Ji
Team Giant - Shimano
s.t.
94
František Paďour
Team NetApp - Endura
s.t.
95
Stefan Denifl
IAM Cycling
s.t.
96
Tanner Putt
Orica - GreenEDGE
s.t.
97
Pierre Rolland
Ag2r - La Mondiale
s.t.
98
Wilco Kelderman
Belkin Pro Cycling
s.t.
99
Emilien Viennet
Équipe Cycliste FDJ.fr
s.t.
100
Silvan Dillier
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
101
Alan Marangoni
Cannondale Pro Cycling
s.t.
102
Amir Kolahdouz Hagh
Cannondale Pro Cycling
s.t.
103
Andrew Talansky
Garmin-Sharp
s.t.
104
Petr Vakoc
OmegaPharma - Quick Step Cycling Team
s.t.
105
Mikel Landa Meana
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
106
Kenny Dehaes
Lotto - Belisol
s.t.
107
Amaël Moinard
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
108
Marcel Wyss
IAM Cycling
s.t.
109
Paul Martens
Belkin Pro Cycling
s.t.
110
José Herrada Lopez
Movistar Team
s.t.
111
Amets Txurruka Ansola
Caja Rural
s.t.
112
Blel Kadri
Ag2r - La Mondiale
s.t.
113
Stijn Vandenbergh
OmegaPharma - Quick Step Cycling Team
s.t.
114
Tsgabu Gebremariam Grmay
Trek Factory Racing
s.t.
115
Yannick Eijssen
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
116
Niccolò Bonifazio
Lampre - Colombia
s.t.
117
Karel Hnik
OmegaPharma - Quick Step Cycling Team
s.t.
118
Stefano Locatelli
Bardiani Valvole - CSF Inox
s.t.
119
Gregory Henderson
Lotto - Belisol
s.t.
120
Ivan Santaromita
Orica - GreenEDGE
s.t.
121
Nikolai Trussov
Tinkoff - Saxo Bank
s.t.
122
Valerio Conti
Lampre - Colombia
s.t.
123
Stef Clement
Belkin Pro Cycling
s.t.
124
Johann Tschopp
IAM Cycling
s.t.
125
Yoann Bagot
Cofidis Solutions Crédits
s.t.
126
Robbie Squire
Garmin-Sharp
s.t.
127
George Bennett
Cannondale Pro Cycling
s.t.
128
Pablo Torres Muiño
Movistar Team
s.t.
129
John Darwin Atapuma Hurtado
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
130
Gustav Erik Larsson
IAM Cycling
s.t.
131
Guillaume Levarlet
Cofidis Solutions Crédits
s.t.
132
Cristofaro Gritti
Bardiani Valvole - CSF Inox
s.t.
133
Christophe Le Mével
Cofidis Solutions Crédits
s.t.
134
Zakkari Dempster
Team NetApp - Endura
s.t.
135
Kevin De Weert
OmegaPharma - Quick Step Cycling Team
s.t.
136
Antonio Molina
Caja Rural
s.t.
137
Marc Goos
Belkin Pro Cycling
s.t.
138
Heiner Rodrigo Parra Bustamente
Caja Rural
s.t.
139
Kristijan Durasek
Lampre - Colombia
s.t.
140
Stephen Cummings
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
141
Edward Diaz
Équipe Cycliste FDJ.fr
s.t.
142
Ian Boswell
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
143
Ruben Fernandez Andujar
Caja Rural
s.t.
144
Robert Kiserlovski
Trek Factory Racing
+ 5'48
145
Sebastian Henao Marin
Sky ProCycling
+ 6'28
146
Ben Gastauer
Ag2r - La Mondiale
s.t.
147
Juan Esteban Arango Carvajal
Lampre - Colombia
s.t.
148
Aleksejs Saramotins
IAM Cycling
s.t.
149
Maxim Belkov
Katusha Team
s.t.
150
Bruno Manuel Silva Pires
Tinkoff - Saxo Bank
s.t.
151
Francesco Gavazzi
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
152
Fernando Grijalba
Caja Rural
s.t.
153
Jesse Sergent
Trek Factory Racing
s.t.
154
Caleb Ewan
Orica - GreenEDGE
+ 7'14
155
Hugo Houle
Ag2r - La Mondiale
s.t.
156
Rafal Majka
Tinkoff - Saxo Bank
s.t.
157
Alessandro Vanotti
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
158
Paolo Colonna
Bardiani Valvole - CSF Inox
s.t.
159
Davide Formolo
Cannondale Pro Cycling
s.t.
160
Matej Mohoric
Cannondale Pro Cycling
s.t.
161
Janier Alexis Acevedo Calle
Garmin-Sharp
s.t.
162
Nicolas Edet
Cofidis Solutions Crédits
s.t.
163
Jonas Vangenechten
Lotto - Belisol
+ 9'03
164
Graeme Brown
Belkin Pro Cycling
+ 9'25
165
Louis Verhelst
Cofidis Solutions Crédits
s.t.
166
Jesus Hernandez Blazquez
Tinkoff - Saxo Bank
s.t.
167
José Luis Arribas
Movistar Team
s.t.
168
Florian Senechal
Cofidis Solutions Crédits
s.t.
169
Tom Leezer
Belkin Pro Cycling
+ 10'04
170
Fabio Aru
Astana Pro Team
+ 10'38
171
Nathan Brown
Garmin-Sharp
+ 12'13
172
Ángel Vicioso Arcos
Katusha Team
s.t.
173
Bram Tankink
Belkin Pro Cycling
+ 12'58
174
Maarten Tjallingii
Belkin Pro Cycling
s.t.
Today it was a team victory, John did what he had to do and I hope I will do it in Montreal too. I have some pressure now but once the race will start it will be okay. I have great team mates to help me and I will do everything in my power to bring another victory to the team.