Ravard takes stage two at Circuit Sarthe

Anthony Ravard (Ag2r- La Mondiale) won stage 2a of the Circuit Sarthe - Pays de la Loire on Tuesday morning after a three-rider breakaway was swept up near the finish of the 97km morning stage.

Manuel Belletti (Colnago-CSF Inox) was second and Sébastien Chavanel (Francaise des Jeux) was third. Ravard comes from Varades, where the stage started and so was feted as the régional de l'étape.

Such a short stage always favours breakaways and Sébastien Minard (Cofidis), Pierre Rolland (BBox Bouygues Telecom) and Alexandre Geniez (Skil Shimano) got away earlier.

The bunch let them gain more than a minute and almost didn’t catch them on the finishing circuit but efforts from race leader Luis Leon Sanchez (Caisse d’Epargne) closed them down with just three kilometres to go.

Sanchez kept the overall race lead and so will start last in the afternoon 6.7km time trial stage.

Lance Armstrong (RadioShack) did not start the stage after being struck by an intestinal virus that hit the US team after the Tour of Flanders.

"I’ve got a heavy race program with the Route Adelie, the Tour of Flanders, the Circuit de la Sarthe and Paris-Roubaix next weekend but I knew it was important to try the win," Ravard said. "The team worked for me yesterday and my third place gave everyone a boost in moral. They all worked hard for me today and I am happy for the team. My teammates know that if they help me I’m able to make it worth their while and win.”

"The AG2R-La Mondiale has shown we can be up there since the start of the season but we we’re just missing that little bit extra to win. This victory will give confidence to everyone. And for me, winning close to home, in front of my wife and my daughter, was even more special. "
 

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Full Results
1Anthony Ravard (Fra) Ag2R La Mondiale2:14:36
2Manuel Belletti (Ita) Colnago - CSF InoxRow 1 - Cell 2
3Sébastien Chavanel (Fra) Francaise Des JeuxRow 2 - Cell 2
4Marko Kump (Slo) Adria MobilRow 3 - Cell 2
5Alexander Porsev (Rus) Itera - KatushaRow 4 - Cell 2
6Rémi Cusin (Fra) Cofidis,Le Credit En Ligne.0:00:01
7Xavier Florencio (Spa) Cervelo Test TeamRow 6 - Cell 2
8Stéphane Bonsergent (Fra) Bretagne - SchullerRow 7 - Cell 2
9Yaroslav Popovych (Ukr) Team RadioShackRow 8 - Cell 2
10Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) Cofidis,Le Credit En Ligne.Row 9 - Cell 2
11Nadir Haddou (Fra) Big Mat - Auber 93Row 10 - Cell 2
12Philip Deignan (Irl) Cervelo Test TeamRow 11 - Cell 2
13Yann Huguet (Fra) Skil - ShimanoRow 12 - Cell 2
14Mathias Frank (Swi) Bmc Racing TeamRow 13 - Cell 2
15Romain Hardy (Fra) Bretagne - SchullerRow 14 - Cell 2
16Arnaud Coyot (Fra) Caisse d'EpargneRow 15 - Cell 2
17Brent Bookwalter (USA) Bmc Racing TeamRow 16 - Cell 2
18Uros Murn (Slo) Adria MobilRow 17 - Cell 2
19Cyril Gautier (Fra) Bbox Bouygues TelecomRow 18 - Cell 2
20Arthur Vichot (Fra) Francaise Des JeuxRow 19 - Cell 2
21Laurent Mangel (Fra) Saur - SojasunRow 20 - Cell 2
22Tiago Machado (Por) Team RadioShackRow 21 - Cell 2
23Christophe Moreau (Fra) Caisse d'EpargneRow 22 - Cell 2
24Christophe Riblon (Fra) Ag2R La MondialeRow 23 - Cell 2
25Romain Lemarchand (Fra) Big Mat - Auber 93Row 24 - Cell 2
26Matej Gnezda (Slo) Adria MobilRow 25 - Cell 2
27Ted Edward King (USA) Cervelo Test TeamRow 26 - Cell 2
28Blaz Jarc (Slo) Adria MobilRow 27 - Cell 2
29Pierrick Fedrigo (Fra) Bbox Bouygues TelecomRow 28 - Cell 2
30Alexandre Moos (Swi) Bmc Racing TeamRow 29 - Cell 2
31Luis Leon Sanchez (Spa) Caisse d'EpargneRow 30 - Cell 2
32Albert Timmer (Ned) Skil - ShimanoRow 31 - Cell 2
33Julien Simon (Fra) Saur - SojasunRow 32 - Cell 2
34Mickaël Buffaz (Fra) Cofidis,Le Credit En Ligne.Row 33 - Cell 2
35Mitja Mahoric (Slo) Adria MobilRow 34 - Cell 2
36Simon Geschke (Ger) Skil - ShimanoRow 35 - Cell 2
37Alexandre Geniez (Fra) Skil - ShimanoRow 36 - Cell 2
38Jean Luc Delpech (Fra) Bretagne - SchullerRow 37 - Cell 2
39Florian Stalder (Swi) Bmc Racing TeamRow 38 - Cell 2
40Stanis. Starodubtsev (Rus) Itera - KatushaRow 39 - Cell 2
41Steve Morabito (Swi) Bmc Racing TeamRow 40 - Cell 2
42Bjorn Selander (USA) Team RadioShackRow 41 - Cell 2
43Stéphane Auge (Fra) Cofidis,Le Credit En Ligne.Row 42 - Cell 2
44Anthony Roux (Fra) Francaise Des JeuxRow 43 - Cell 2
45Pierre Rolland (Fra) Bbox Bouygues TelecomRow 44 - Cell 2
46Alexander Mironov (Rus) Itera - KatushaRow 45 - Cell 2
47Guillaume Levarlet (Fra) Saur - SojasunRow 46 - Cell 2
48Jérémy Roy (Fra) Francaise Des JeuxRow 47 - Cell 2
49Lilian Jegou (Fra) Bretagne - SchullerRow 48 - Cell 2
50Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Bbox Bouygues TelecomRow 49 - Cell 2
51Thibaut Pinot (Fra) Francaise Des JeuxRow 50 - Cell 2
52Dimitri Champion (Fra) Ag2R La MondialeRow 51 - Cell 2
53Jeffry Louder (USA) Bmc Racing TeamRow 52 - Cell 2
54Angel Madrazo (Spa) Caisse d'EpargneRow 53 - Cell 2
55José Luis Rubiera (Spa) Team RadioShackRow 54 - Cell 2
56Yury Trofimov (Rus) Bbox Bouygues TelecomRow 55 - Cell 2
57Marcello Pavarin (Ita) Colnago - CSF InoxRow 56 - Cell 2
58Damien Monier (Fra) Cofidis,Le Credit En Ligne.Row 57 - Cell 2
59Thierry Hupond (Fra) Skil - ShimanoRow 58 - Cell 2
60John Gadret (Fra) Ag2R La MondialeRow 59 - Cell 2
61Sébastien Duret (Fra) Bretagne - SchullerRow 60 - Cell 2
62Kristjan Fajt (Slo) Adria MobilRow 61 - Cell 2
63Freddy Bichot (Fra) Bbox Bouygues TelecomRow 62 - Cell 2
64Andrey Solomennikov (Rus) Itera - KatushaRow 63 - Cell 2
65Sergey Rudaskov (Rus) Itera - KatushaRow 64 - Cell 2
66Ludovic Turpin (Fra) Ag2R La MondialeRow 65 - Cell 2
67Yannick Talabardon (Fra) Saur - SojasunRow 66 - Cell 2
68Volodymir Gustov (Ukr) Cervelo Test TeamRow 67 - Cell 2
69Maxime Mederel (Fra) Big Mat - Auber 93Row 68 - Cell 2
70Johan Mombaerts (Fra) Big Mat - Auber 93Row 69 - Cell 2
71Cyril Bessy (Fra) Saur - SojasunRow 70 - Cell 2
72Julien Mazet (Fra) Big Mat - Auber 93Row 71 - Cell 2
73Florian Guillou (Fra) Bretagne - SchullerRow 72 - Cell 2
74Dmitry Kosyakov (Rus) Itera - KatushaRow 73 - Cell 2
75Fabien Bacquet (Fra) Big Mat - Auber 93Row 74 - Cell 2
76Mathieu Drujon (Fra) Caisse d'EpargneRow 75 - Cell 2
77Inigo Cuesta (Spa) Cervelo Test TeamRow 76 - Cell 2
78Marcel Wyss (Swi) Cervelo Test TeamRow 77 - Cell 2
79Jean Marc Marino (Fra) Saur - Sojasun0:00:28
80Yuriy Krivtsov (Ukr) Ag2R La Mondiale0:00:30
81Sébastien Minard (Fra) Cofidis,Le Credit En Ligne.0:01:07
82Piet Rooljakkers (Ned) Skil - Shimano0:01:14
83Filippo Savini (Ita) Colnago - CSF Inox0:03:31
84Federico Canuti (Ita) Colnago - CSF Inox0:04:35
85Marco Frapporti (Ita) Colnago - CSF Inox0:06:21
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General Classification
1Luis Leon Sanchez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne6:23:42
2Marko Kump (Slo) Adria Mobil0:00:03
3Yury Trofimov (Rus) Bbox Bouygues Telecom0:00:04
4Anthony Ravard (Fra) Ag2R La Mondiale0:00:05
5Kristjan Fajt (Slo) Adria Mobil0:00:06
6Christophe Moreau (Fra) Caisse d'Epargne0:00:07
7Yaroslav Popovych (Ukr) Team RadioShack0:00:08
8Sébastien Chavanel (Fra) Francaise Des Jeux0:00:09
9Manuel Belletti (Ita) Colnago - CSF InoxRow 8 - Cell 2
10Alexander Porsev (Rus) Itera - KatushaRow 9 - Cell 2
11Lilian Jegou (Fra) Bretagne - SchullerRow 10 - Cell 2
12Anthony Roux (Fra) Francaise Des JeuxRow 11 - Cell 2
13Mathieu Drujon (Fra) Caisse d'EpargneRow 12 - Cell 2
14Xavier Florencio (Spa) Cervelo Test Team0:00:10
15Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) Cofidis,Le Credit En LigneRow 14 - Cell 2
16Nadir Haddou (Fra) Big Mat - Auber 93Row 15 - Cell 2
17Laurent Mangel (Fra) Saur - SojasunRow 16 - Cell 2
18Cyril Gautier (Fra) Bbox Bouygues TelecomRow 17 - Cell 2
19Romain Lemarchand (Fra) Big Mat - Auber 93Row 18 - Cell 2
20Brent Bookwalter (USA) Bmc Racing TeamRow 19 - Cell 2
21Tiago Machado (Por) Team RadioShackRow 20 - Cell 2
22Alexandre Moos (Swi) Bmc Racing TeamRow 21 - Cell 2
23Philip Deignan (Irl) Cervelo Test TeamRow 22 - Cell 2
24Mathias Frank (Swi) Bmc Racing TeamRow 23 - Cell 2
25Jean Luc Delpech (Fra) Bretagne - SchullerRow 24 - Cell 2
26Rémi Cusin (Fra) Cofidis,Le Credit En LigneRow 25 - Cell 2
27Stéphane Auge (Fra) Cofidis,Le Credit En LigneRow 26 - Cell 2
28Romain Hardy (Fra) Bretagne - SchullerRow 27 - Cell 2
29Pierrick Fedrigo (Fra) Bbox Bouygues TelecomRow 28 - Cell 2
30Julien Simon (Fra) Saur - SojasunRow 29 - Cell 2
31Florian Stalder (Swi) Bmc Racing TeamRow 30 - Cell 2
32Steve Morabito (Swi) Bmc Racing TeamRow 31 - Cell 2
33Arthur Vichot (Fra) Francaise Des JeuxRow 32 - Cell 2
34Simon Geschke (Ger) Skil - ShimanoRow 33 - Cell 2
35Bjorn Selander (USA) Team RadioShackRow 34 - Cell 2
36Alexander Mironov (Rus) Itera - KatushaRow 35 - Cell 2
37Uros Murn (Slo) Adria MobilRow 36 - Cell 2
38Albert Timmer (Ned) Skil - ShimanoRow 37 - Cell 2
39Mitja Mahoric (Slo) Adria MobilRow 38 - Cell 2
40Matej Gnezda (Slo) Adria MobilRow 39 - Cell 2
41Arnaud Coyot (Fra) Caisse d'EpargneRow 40 - Cell 2
42Alexandre Geniez (Fra) Skil - ShimanoRow 41 - Cell 2
43Fabien Bacquet (Fra) Big Mat - Auber 93Row 42 - Cell 2
44Pierre Rolland (Fra) Bbox Bouygues TelecomRow 43 - Cell 2
45Stéphane Bonsergent (Fra) Bretagne - SchullerRow 44 - Cell 2
46Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Bbox Bouygues TelecomRow 45 - Cell 2
47Yann Huguet (Fra) Skil - ShimanoRow 46 - Cell 2
48Ted Edward King (USA) Cervelo Test TeamRow 47 - Cell 2
49Christophe Riblon (Fra) Ag2R La MondialeRow 48 - Cell 2
50Thierry Hupond (Fra) Skil - ShimanoRow 49 - Cell 2
51Guillaume Levarlet (Fra) Saur - SojasunRow 50 - Cell 2
52Volodymir Gustov (Ukr) Cervelo Test TeamRow 51 - Cell 2
53Blaz Jarc (Slo) Adria MobilRow 52 - Cell 2
54Angel Madrazo (Spa) Caisse d'EpargneRow 53 - Cell 2
55Dimitri Champion (Fra) Ag2R La MondialeRow 54 - Cell 2
56Sébastien Duret (Fra) Bretagne - SchullerRow 55 - Cell 2
57Mickaël Buffaz (Fra) Cofidis,Le Credit En LigneRow 56 - Cell 2
58Marcel Wyss (Swi) Cervelo Test TeamRow 57 - Cell 2
59Damien Monier (Fra) Cofidis,Le Credit En LigneRow 58 - Cell 2
60Freddy Bichot (Fra) Bbox Bouygues TelecomRow 59 - Cell 2
61Jérémy Roy (Fra) Francaise Des JeuxRow 60 - Cell 2
62John Gadret (Fra) Ag2R La MondialeRow 61 - Cell 2
63Thibaut Pinot (Fra) Francaise Des JeuxRow 62 - Cell 2
64Ludovic Turpin (Fra) Ag2R La MondialeRow 63 - Cell 2
65Julien Mazet (Fra) Big Mat - Auber 93Row 64 - Cell 2
66José Luis Rubiera (Spa) Team RadioShackRow 65 - Cell 2
67Andrey Solomennikov (Rus) Itera - KatushaRow 66 - Cell 2
68Jeffry Louder (USA) Bmc Racing TeamRow 67 - Cell 2
69Yannick Talabardon (Fra) Saur - SojasunRow 68 - Cell 2
70Marcello Pavarin (Ita) Colnago - CSF InoxRow 69 - Cell 2
71Cyril Bessy (Fra) Saur - SojasunRow 70 - Cell 2
72Dmitry Kosyakov (Rus) Itera - KatushaRow 71 - Cell 2
73Sergey Rudaskov (Rus) Itera - KatushaRow 72 - Cell 2
74Maxime Mederel (Fra) Big Mat - Auber 93Row 73 - Cell 2
75Inigo Cuesta (Spa) Cervelo Test TeamRow 74 - Cell 2
76Johan Mombaerts (Fra) Big Mat - Auber 93Row 75 - Cell 2
77Jean Marc Marino (Fra) Saur - Sojasun0:00:37
78Yuriy Krivtsov (Ukr) Ag2R La Mondiale0:00:39
79Sébastien Minard (Fra) Cofidis,Le Credit En Ligne0:01:48
80Florian Guillou (Fra) Bretagne - Schuller0:04:19
81Federico Canuti (Ita) Colnago - CSF Inox0:04:44
82Piet Rooljakkers (Ned) Skil - Shimano0:05:32
83Marco Frapporti (Ita) Colnago - CSF Inox0:06:30
84Filippo Savini (Ita) Colnago - CSF Inox0:14:48
85Stanis. Starodubtsev (Rus) Itera - Katusha0:19:49
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Young Riders Classification
1Marko Kump (Slo) Adria Mobil6:23:45
2Alexander Porsev (Rus) Itera - Katusha0:00:06
3Anthony Roux (Fra) Francaise Des JeuxRow 2 - Cell 2
4Cyril Gautier (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom0:00:07
5Romain Lemarchand (Fra) Big Mat - Auber 93Row 4 - Cell 2
6Mathias Frank (Swi) Bmc Racing TeamRow 5 - Cell 2
7Cusin Ržmi (Fra) Cofidis,Le Credit En LigneRow 6 - Cell 2
8Romain Hardy (Fra) Bretagne - SchullerRow 7 - Cell 2
9Arthur Vichot (Fra) Francaise Des JeuxRow 8 - Cell 2
10Simon Geschke (Ger) Skil - ShimanoRow 9 - Cell 2
11Bjorn Selander (USA) Team RadioShackRow 10 - Cell 2
12Alexandre Geniez (Fra) Skil - ShimanoRow 11 - Cell 2
13Fabien Bacquet (Fra) Big Mat - Auber 93Row 12 - Cell 2
14Pierre Rolland (Fra) Bbox Bouygues TelecomRow 13 - Cell 2
15Blaz Jarc (Slo) Adria MobilRow 14 - Cell 2
16Angel Madrazo (Spa) Caisse d'EpargneRow 15 - Cell 2
17Marcel Wyss (Swi) Cervelo Test TeamRow 16 - Cell 2
18Thibaut Pinot (Fra) Francaise Des JeuxRow 17 - Cell 2
19Andrey Solomennikov (Rus) Itera - KatushaRow 18 - Cell 2
20Marcello Pavarin (Ita) Colnago - CSF InoxRow 19 - Cell 2
21Cyril Bessy (Fra) Saur - SojasunRow 20 - Cell 2
22Dmitry Kosyakov (Rus) Itera - KatushaRow 21 - Cell 2
23Stanis. Starodubtsev (Rus) Itera - Katusha0:19:46
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Points Classification
1Anthony Ravard (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale41pts
2Marko Kump (Slo) Adria Mobil34Row 1 - Cell 3
3Sébastien Chavanel (Fra) Française Des Jeux30Row 2 - Cell 3
4Manuel Belletti (Ita) Colnago-CSF Inox30Row 3 - Cell 3
5Luis Leon Sanchez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne25Row 4 - Cell 3
6Xavier Florencio (Spa) Cervelo Test Team17Row 5 - Cell 3
7Alexander Porsev (Rus) Itera-Katusha14Row 6 - Cell 3
8Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne13Row 7 - Cell 3
9Fabien Bacquet (Fra) Big Mat - Auber 9312Row 8 - Cell 3
10Yury Trofimov (Rus) BBox Bouygues Telecom10Row 9 - Cell 3
11Yaroslav Popovych (Ukr) Team Radioshack10Row 10 - Cell 3
12Rémi Cusin (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne10Row 11 - Cell 3
13Nadir Haddou (Fra) Big Mat - Auber 939Row 12 - Cell 3
14Laurent Mangel (Fra) Saur-Sojasun9Row 13 - Cell 3
15Stéphane Bonsergent (Fra) Bretagne - Schuller8Row 14 - Cell 3
16Kristjan Fajt (Slo) Adria Mobil6Row 15 - Cell 3
17Jean Luc Delpech (Fra) Bretagne - Schuller6Row 16 - Cell 3
18Christophe Moreau (Fra) Caisse d'Epargne5Row 17 - Cell 3
19Romain Lemarchand (Fra) Big Mat - Auber 935Row 18 - Cell 3
20Philip Deignan (Irl) Cervelo Test Team4Row 19 - Cell 3
21Stéphane Auge (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne3Row 20 - Cell 3
22Yann Huguet (Fra) Skil - Shimano3Row 21 - Cell 3
23Mathias Frank (Swi) BMC Racing Team2Row 22 - Cell 3
24Lilian Jegou (Fra) Bretagne - Schuller1Row 23 - Cell 3
25Anthony Roux (Fra) Française Des Jeux1Row 24 - Cell 3
26Mathieu Drujon (Fra) Caisse d'Epargne1Row 25 - Cell 3
27Cyril Gautier (Fra) BBox Bouygues Telecom1Row 26 - Cell 3
28Romain Hardy (Fra) Bretagne - Schuller1Row 27 - Cell 3
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Mountains Classification
1Yaroslav Popovych (Ukr) Team RadioShack14pts
2Sébastien Minard (Fra) Cofidis,Le Credit En Ligne10Row 1 - Cell 3
3Yury Trofimov (Rus) Bbox Bouygues Telecom8Row 2 - Cell 3
4Kristjan Fajt (Slo) Adria Mobil6Row 3 - Cell 3
5Xavier Florencio (Spa) Cervelo Test Team3Row 4 - Cell 3
6Pierre Rolland (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom2Row 5 - Cell 3
7Alexandre Geniez (Fra) Skil - Shimano1Row 6 - Cell 3
8Angel Madrazo (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne1Row 7 - Cell 3
9Thibaut Pinot (Fra) Francaise Des Jeux1Row 8 - Cell 3
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Teams Classification
1Adria Mobil19:11:35
2Francaise Des JeuxRow 1 - Cell 2
3Ag2R La MondialeRow 2 - Cell 2
4Itera - KatushaRow 3 - Cell 2
5Big Mat - Auber 930:00:01
6Caisse d'EpargneRow 5 - Cell 2
7Bmc Racing TeamRow 6 - Cell 2
8Cofidis,Le Credit En LigneRow 7 - Cell 2
9Cervelo Test TeamRow 8 - Cell 2
10Team RadioshackRow 9 - Cell 2
11Bretagne - SchullerRow 10 - Cell 2
12Bbox Bouygues TelecomRow 11 - Cell 2
13Saur - SojasunRow 12 - Cell 2
14Skil - ShimanoRow 13 - Cell 2
15Colnago - CSF Inox0:04:30

 

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