Welcome to France, this should be an easy win for PHL, but everything can happen in a national Championship!
No break surviving so far. Bordeaux going strong at the front with more or less a full team working.
With 5.7km to go Lecuisinier decides that enough is enough as start the attacking. He’s followed by Barguil, Gesbert and Paret-Peintre.
Unsurprisingly the Assa Abloy puncheur was unable to keep up the pace. The trio now has a minute with 3.4kms to the finish line. Can Lecuisinier drop his compatriots or will we get a sprint at the finish line?
It was never in doubt for the top favourite as he dismantles the competition as finishes with a gap over 1’40”.
Barguil claims second as Elissonde finishes in third.
Full Results:
Rank
Name
Team
Time
1
Pierre-Henri Lecuisinier
Evonik - ELKO
1h41'38
2
Warren Barguil
Lidl Cycling
+ 1'49
3
Kenny Elissonde
Lampre - Pinarello
+ 2'01
4
Romain Sicard
Genii Hyundai N Cycling
s.t.
5
Aurelien Paret-Peintre
Ekoi - Le Creuset
s.t.
6
Clement Champoussin
Rabobank
+ 2'17
7
Geoffrey Bouchard
Cedevita
s.t.
8
Remy Rochas
Bordeaux Métropole - Euskotren
s.t.
9
Julien Bernard
Gazelle
s.t.
10
Romain Bardet
Tafjord Kraft
+ 2'57
11
Clement Chevrier
Ekoi - Le Creuset
s.t.
12
Victor Lafay
Bordeaux Métropole - Euskotren
s.t.
13
Elie Gesbert
Assa Abloy
+ 3'29
14
Guillaume Martin
Rabobank
+ 3'45
15
Fabien Doubey
Bordeaux Métropole - Euskotren
s.t.
16
Mathieu La Lavandier
Team Würth MODYF
s.t.
17
Nans Peters
Gazelle
s.t.
18
Clement Koretzky
ELCO - ABEA
+ 4'04
19
Clement Berthet
Bordeaux Métropole - Euskotren
+ 4'16
20
Lilian Calmejane
Trans Looney Tunes
s.t.
21
Leo Vincent
ELCO - ABEA
+ 4'35
22
Alan Boileau
Xero Racing
s.t.
23
Roman Seigle
McCormick Pro Cycling
s.t.
24
Franck Bonnamour
Moser - Sygic
s.t.
25
Joris Delbove
Ekoi - Le Creuset
+ 5'08
26
Bruno Armirail
Bordeaux Métropole - Euskotren
+ 5'20
27
Arnaud Demare
Tryg - Gobyk
s.t.
28
Quentin Pacher
Bordeaux Métropole - Euskotren
s.t.
29
Olivier Le Gac
Ekoi - Le Creuset
+ 5'34
30
David Gaudu
Cedevita
s.t.
31
Anthony Turgis
Lampre - Pinarello
+ 5'50
32
Dorian Godon
Gazelle
s.t.
33
Yoann Paillot
Assa Abloy
+ 6'32
34
Alexys Brunel
Jura GIANTS
+ 7'01
35
Kevin Vauquelin
Ekoi - Le Creuset
+ 7'11
36
Clement Russo
Ekoi - Le Creuset
s.t.
37
Hugo Toumire
Ekoi - Le Creuset
+ 7'36
38
Alex Baudin
Ekoi - Le Creuset
+ 8'07
39
Matis Louvel
Genii Hyundai N Cycling
s.t.
40
Hugo Page
Jura GIANTS
+ 8'40
41
Alexis Gougeard
Assa Abloy
+ 8'59
42
Mathis Le Berre
Bordeaux Métropole - Euskotren
+ 9'45
43
Antoine Huby
Bordeaux Métropole - Euskotren
s.t.
44
Bostjan Murn
Trans Looney Tunes
+ 10'28
45
Valentin Paret-Peintre
Ekoi - Le Creuset 2
+ 11'01
46
Paul Penhoët
Lampre - Pinarello
s.t.
47
Clement Venturini
Indosat Ooredoo
+ 11'20
48
Florian Senechal
Tinkoff - La Datcha Team
+ 11'43
49
Bryan Coquard
ELCO - ABEA
+ 14'52
50
Maxime Daniel
Lampre - Pinarello
+ 17'05
95
Rudy Barbier
Minions
+ 20'15
Individual Time Trial
The TT’s top favourite is Paillot but can Lecuisinier claim a double NC?
Brunel is the first of the three top favourites that crosses the line, his time is 1h00’15”. But he is already 3rd both checkpoints meaning that he is most likely taking the bronze.
Lecuisinier goes S.T. as the Jura rider but is in a provisional first, all eyes on Paillot now.
The Assa Abloy tempo machine crowns off a phenomenal season with a NC win beating his compatriots by 29 seconds.
