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Paris-Bourges: Gien - Bourges 193.3km
Greipel takes win number 20 in Paris-Bourges
German sprinter bests Haedo, Usov
German André Greipel claimed his 20th win of the season in Paris-Bourges, powering to the line ahead of Saxo Bank's JJ Haedo and Alexandre Usov (Cofidis). The Columbia-HTC rider continued his winning ways that propelled him to four stage wins and the overall points classification in last month's Tour of Spain.
"I never expected to get so many wins this season, particularly after a tough beginning to the year," said Greipel. "But today I won again, even though we had to work really hard to get it and there were attacks all the way through.
"My teammates got me in the right position, and I did a very long sprint, from about 300 metres to go. Haedo almost got past me, but when he tried to overtake me he had to move out, and the wind made it harder for him. So I eventually beat him by about half a bike length."
An early break of 20 riders stayed away for approximately 120 kilometres, gaining a maximum advantage of 2:30 over the peloton, but the escape was absorbed with 11 kilometres remaining. Greipel said he hadn't really expected a bunch sprint to materialise. "Fortunately we had two guys in there, [Morris] Possoni and [Vicente] Reynes, the break's lead stayed at around two and a half minutes, and so we didn't have to work so much. Then the best moment for me came when Bernie [Eisel] said to me, 'Hey, relax, we'll get the break back and we'll get you to that sprint, too'."
Following Bernhard Eisel's victory in Paris-Bourges in 2008, Greipel's triumph is Columbia-HTC's second straight victory in the French classic.
| 1 | André Greipel (Ger) Team Columbia - High Road | 4:11:55 | |
| 2 | Juan José Haedo (Arg) Team Saxo Bank | ||
| 3 | Alexandre Usov (Blr) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne | ||
| 4 | Roger Hammond (GBr) Cervelo Test Team | ||
| 5 | Sébastien Chavanel (Fra) Française Des Jeux | ||
| 6 | Sébastien Hinault (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | ||
| 7 | Andreas Dietziker (Swi) Vorarlberg - Corratec | ||
| 8 | Martin Reimer (Ger) Cervelo Test Team | ||
| 9 | Borut Bozic (Slo) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team | ||
| 10 | Romain Feillu (Fra) Agritubel | ||
| 11 | Laurent Mangel (Fra) Besson Chaussures - Sojasun | ||
| 12 | Fabien Bacquet (Fra) Auber 93 | ||
| 13 | Mathieu Drujon (Fra) Caisse d'Epargne | ||
| 14 | Yukiya Arashiro (Jpn) BBox Bouygues Telecom | ||
| 15 | Jan Bakelandts (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator | ||
| 16 | Sven Renders (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator | ||
| 17 | Daniel Musiol (Ger) Vorarlberg - Corratec | ||
| 18 | Johan Mombaerts (Fra) Auber 93 | ||
| 19 | Tony Gallopin (Fra) Auber 93 | ||
| 20 | Nadir Haddou (Fra) Auber 93 | ||
| 21 | Gerben Löwik (Ned) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team | ||
| 22 | Bert De Waele (Bel) Landbouwkrediet - Colnago | ||
| 23 | Geert Steurs (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator | ||
| 24 | Jean-Luc Delpech (Fra) Bretagne - Schuller | ||
| 25 | Pieter Ghyllebert (Bel) Cycling Club Bourgas | ||
| 26 | Rob Ruygh (Ned) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team | ||
| 27 | Hervé Duclos-Lassalle (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne | ||
| 28 | Sébastien Harbonnier (Fra) Continental Team Differdange | ||
| 29 | Lilian Jegou (Fra) Bretagne - Schuller | ||
| 30 | Mickaël Buffaz (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne | ||
| 31 | Renaud Dion (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | ||
| 32 | Yuriy Krivtsov (Ukr) AG2R La Mondiale | ||
| 33 | Jérémie Galland (Fra) Besson Chaussures - Sojasun | ||
| 34 | Florian Vachon (Fra) Roubaix Lille Metropole | ||
| 35 | Kurt-Asle Arvesen (Nor) Team Saxo Bank | ||
| 36 | Brice Feillu (Fra) Agritubel | ||
| 37 | Mickael Larpe (Fra) Roubaix Lille Metropole | ||
| 38 | Mathieu Claude (Fra) BBox Bouygues Telecom | ||
| 39 | Mathieu Ladagnous (Fra) Française Des Jeux | ||
| 40 | Vasili Kiryienka (Blr) Caisse d'Epargne | ||
| 41 | Nicolas Rousseau (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | ||
| 42 | Daniel Lloyd (GBr) Cervelo Test Team | ||
| 43 | William Bonnet (Fra) BBox Bouygues Telecom | ||
| 44 | Frank Dressler (Ger) Continental Team Differdange | ||
| 45 | Gabriel Rasch (Nor) Cervelo Test Team | ||
| 46 | Lars Ytting Bak (Den) Team Saxo Bank | ||
| 47 | Julien Mazet (Fra) Auber 93 | ||
| 48 | Jens Mouris (Ned) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team | ||
| 49 | Matteo Carrara (Ita) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team | ||
| 50 | Rony Martias (Fra) BBox Bouygues Telecom | ||
| 51 | Reto Hollenstein (Swi) Vorarlberg - Corratec | ||
| 52 | Marcus Ljungqvist (Swe) Team Saxo Bank | ||
| 53 | Thomas De Gendt (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator | ||
| 54 | Florian Guillou (Fra) Roubaix Lille Metropole | ||
| 55 | Julien Simon (Fra) Besson Chaussures - Sojasun | ||
| 56 | Janek Tombak (Est) Cycling Club Bourgas | ||
| 57 | Yohan Cauquil (Fra) Cycling Club Bourgas | ||
| 58 | Yohan Offredo (Fra) Française Des Jeux | ||
| 59 | Nicolas Jalabert (Fra) Agritubel | ||
| 60 | Martin Elmiger (Swi) AG2R La Mondiale | ||
| 61 | Bernhard Eisel (Aut) Team Columbia - High Road | ||
| 62 | Tristan Valentin (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne | ||
| 63 | Robert Retschke (Ger) Continental Team Differdange | ||
| 64 | Johnny Hoogerland (Ned) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team | ||
| 65 | Floris Goesinnen (Ned) Skil-Shimano | ||
| 66 | Frédéric Amorison (Bel) Landbouwkrediet - Colnago | ||
| 67 | Gert Dockx (Bel) Team Columbia - High Road | ||
| 68 | Florent Brard (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne | ||
| 69 | Volodymir Gustov (Ukr) Cervelo Test Team | ||
| 70 | Kristof Vandewalle (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator | ||
| 71 | Thierry Hupond (Fra) Skil-Shimano | ||
| 72 | Loyd Mondory (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | ||
| 73 | Perrig Quemeneur (Fra) BBox Bouygues Telecom | ||
| 74 | Thomas Voeckler (Fra) BBox Bouygues Telecom | ||
| 75 | Frédéric Guesdon (Fra) Française Des Jeux | ||
| 76 | Sébastien Duret (Fra) Bretagne - Schuller | ||
| 77 | Pablo Lastras (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne | ||
| 78 | Nikolas Maes (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator | ||
| 79 | Rigoberto Uran (Col) Caisse d'Epargne | ||
| 80 | Yann Pivois (Fra) Bretagne - Schuller | ||
| 81 | Stéphane Goubert (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | ||
| 82 | Albert Timmer (Ned) Skil-Shimano | ||
| 83 | Mikael Chérel (Fra) Française Des Jeux | ||
| 84 | Anthony Geslin (Fra) Française Des Jeux | ||
| 85 | Björn Leukemans (Bel) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team | ||
| 86 | Xabier Zandio (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne | ||
| 87 | Lieuwe Westra (Ned) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team | ||
| 88 | Imanol Erviti (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne | ||
| 89 | José Vicente Garcia Acosta (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne | ||
| 90 | Maxime Mederel (Fra) Auber 93 | ||
| 91 | Morris Possoni (Ita) Team Columbia - High Road | ||
| 92 | Benoît Vaugrenard (Fra) Française Des Jeux | 0:03:10 | |
| 93 | Sébastien Minard (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne | 0:03:30 | |
| 94 | Jussi Veikkanen (Fin) Française Des Jeux | ||
| 95 | Fredrik Johansson (Swe) Continental Team Differdange | ||
| 96 | Frantisek Rabon (Cze) Team Columbia - High Road | ||
| 97 | Nicolas Vogondy (Fra) Agritubel | ||
| 98 | Maryan Hary (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne | ||
| 99 | Gael Malacarne (Fra) Bretagne - Schuller | 0:04:04 | |
| 100 | Jonathan Thire (Fra) Auber 93 | ||
| 101 | Vicente Reynes (Spa) Team Columbia - High Road | ||
| 102 | Joaquin Rodriguez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne | ||
| 103 | Dimitri Champion (Fra) Bretagne - Schuller | ||
| 104 | Cédric Pineau (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | 0:04:25 | |
| 105 | Freddy Bichot (Fra) Agritubel | ||
| 106 | Jean-Eudes Demaret (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne | ||
| DNF | Edvald Boasson Hagen (Nor) Team Columbia - High Road | ||
| DNF | Olivier Bonnaire (Fra) BBox Bouygues Telecom | ||
| DNF | Damien Gaudin (Fra) BBox Bouygues Telecom | ||
| DNF | Michael Mørkøv (Den) Team Saxo Bank | ||
| DNF | Anthony Ravard (Fra) Agritubel | ||
| DNF | Marcel Wyss (Swi) Cervelo Test Team | ||
| DNF | Dominique Rollin (Can) Cervelo Test Team | ||
| DNF | Koen Barbe (Bel) Landbouwkrediet - Colnago | ||
| DNF | Denis Flahaut (Fra) Landbouwkrediet - Colnago | ||
| DNF | Baptiste Planckaert (Bel) Landbouwkrediet - Colnago | ||
| DNF | Tom Van Den Haute (Bel) Landbouwkrediet - Colnago | ||
| DNF | Mathieu Drouilly (Fra) Landbouwkrediet - Colnago | ||
| DNF | Martial Ricci Poggi (Fra) Landbouwkrediet - Colnago | ||
| DNF | Klaas Lodewyck (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator | ||
| DNF | Kristof Goddaert (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator | ||
| DNF | Silvère Ackermann (Swi) Vorarlberg - Corratec | ||
| DNF | Josef Benetseder (Aut) Vorarlberg - Corratec | ||
| DNF | Harald Morscher (Aut) Vorarlberg - Corratec | ||
| DNF | Alexander Gufler (Ita) Vorarlberg - Corratec | ||
| DNF | Hakan Nilsson (Swe) Continental Team Differdange | ||
| DNF | Morten Knudsen (Den) Continental Team Differdange | ||
| DNF | Jempy Drucker (Lux) Continental Team Differdange | ||
| DNF | Hannes Blank (Ger) Continental Team Differdange | ||
| DNF | Yukihiro Doi (Jpn) Skil-Shimano | ||
| DNF | David Deroo (Fra) Skil-Shimano | ||
| DNF | Steve Houanard (Fra) Skil-Shimano | ||
| DNF | Kenny Robert Van Hummel (Ned) Skil-Shimano | ||
| DNF | Bert De Backer (Bel) Skil-Shimano | ||
| DNF | Niels Brouzes (Fra) Auber 93 | ||
| DNF | Jimmy Casper (Fra) Besson Chaussures - Sojasun | ||
| DNF | Cedric Coutouly (Fra) Besson Chaussures - Sojasun | ||
| DNF | Jimmy Engoulvent (Fra) Besson Chaussures - Sojasun | ||
| DNF | Jean-Marc Marino (Fra) Besson Chaussures - Sojasun | ||
| DNF | Yannick Talabardon (Fra) Besson Chaussures - Sojasun | ||
| DNF | Stéphane Bonsergent (Fra) Bretagne - Schuller | ||
| DNF | Pierre Cazaux (Fra) Roubaix Lille Metropole | ||
| DNF | Bastien Delrot (Fra) Roubaix Lille Metropole | ||
| DNF | Alexandre Lemair (Fra) Roubaix Lille Metropole | ||
| DNF | Steven Tronet (Fra) Roubaix Lille Metropole | ||
| DNF | Mart Ojavee (Est) Cycling Club Bourgas | ||
| DNF | Erki Pütsep (Est) Cycling Club Bourgas | ||
| DNF | Normunds Lasis (Lat) Cycling Club Bourgas | ||
| DNF | Hristomir Angelov (Bul) Cycling Club Bourgas | ||
| DNF | Martin Prazdnovsky (Svk) Cycling Club Bourgas | ||
| DNS | Karsten Kroon (Ned) Team Saxo Bank | ||
| DNS | René Weissinger (Ger) Vorarlberg - Corratec |