Dowsett dominates Sarthe time trial

By Jean-François Quénet
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Briton takes the race lead over Dennis, Navardauskas

Alex Dowsett (Movistar)

Alex Dowsett (Movistar) (Image credit: Bernard Larvol / C. Sarthe)

In sunny conditions, Movistar's Alex Dowsett outclassed Rohan Dennis of Garmin-Sharp and the rest of the field to beat by eight seconds the record previously set by Daniele Bennati in 2011 on the 6.8km long individual time trial in the streets of Angers.

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#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Alex Dowsett (GBr) Movistar Team0:08:05
2Rohan Dennis (Aus) Garmin Sharp0:00:05
3Ramunas Navardauskas (Ltu) Garmin Sharp0:00:07
4Anthony Delaplace (Fra) Bretagne - Seche Environnement0:00:10
5Arnaud Gerard (Fra) Bretagne - Seche Environnement0:00:10
6Kristof Vandewalle (Bel) Trek Factory Racing0:00:12
7Mathias Frank (Swi) IAM Cycling0:00:15
8Anthony Roux (Fra) FDJ.fr0:00:15
9Jerome Coppel (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits0:00:16
10Gustav Larsson (Swe) IAM Cycling0:00:17
11Julien Simon (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits0:00:18
12Reto Hollenstein (Swi) IAM Cycling0:00:18
13Stephen Cummings (GBr) BMC Racing Team0:00:18
14Jesus Herrada Lopez (Spa) Movistar Team0:00:18
15Tobias Ludvigsson (Swe) Team Giant-Shimano0:00:18
16Giacomo Nizzolo (Ita) Trek Factory Racing0:00:19
17Thomas Dekker (Ned) Garmin Sharp0:00:21
18Fabio Felline (Ita) Trek Factory Racing0:00:21
19Alexander Porsev (Rus) Team Katusha0:00:22
20José Ivan Gutierrez Palacios (Spa) Movistar Team0:00:23
21Nathan Haas (Aus) Garmin Sharp0:00:23
22Daniel Oss (Ita) BMC Racing Team0:00:24
23Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Team Europcar0:00:24
24Boy Van Poppel (Ned) Trek Factory Racing0:00:25
25Alexis Gougeard (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale0:00:26
26Martin Kohler (Swi) BMC Racing Team0:00:27
27Bryan Coquard (Fra) Team Europcar0:00:27
28Benoit Jarrier (Fra) Bretagne - Seche Environnement0:00:27
29Bryan Naulleau (Fra) Team Europcar0:00:27
30Rudy Molard (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits0:00:27
31Tiago Machado (Por) Team NetApp - Endura0:00:28
32Thierry Hupond (Fra) Team Giant-Shimano0:00:28
33Patrick Gretsch (Ger) AG2R La Mondiale0:00:28
34Ben Hermans (Bel) BMC Racing Team0:00:28
35Brice Feillu (Fra) Bretagne - Seche Environnement0:00:28
36Lawson Craddock (USA) Team Giant-Shimano0:00:29
37Romain Lemarchand (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits0:00:29
38Juan Jose Lobato Del Valle (Spa) Movistar Team0:00:30
39Francisco José Ventoso Alberdi (Spa) Movistar Team0:00:31
40Bartosz Huzarski (Pol) Team NetApp - Endura0:00:31
41Angelo Tulik (Fra) Team Europcar0:00:32
42Stefan Denifl (Aut) IAM Cycling0:00:32
43Erick Rowsell (GBr) Team NetApp - Endura0:00:33
44Alexey Tsatevitch (Rus) Team Katusha0:00:34
45Fabio Silvestre (Por) Trek Factory Racing0:00:34
46Brent Bookwalter (USA) BMC Racing Team0:00:35
47Tony Hurel (Fra) Team Europcar0:00:36
48Nathan Brown (USA) Garmin Sharp0:00:37
49Juan Esteban Arango Carvajal (Col) Colombia0:00:38
50Julien Berard (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale0:00:38
51Laurent Pichon (Fra) FDJ.fr0:00:39
52Leonardo Fabio Duque (Col) Colombia0:00:39
53Victor Campenaerts (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise0:00:39
54Jasha Sütterlin (Ger) Movistar Team0:00:39
55Chad Haga (USA) Team Giant-Shimano0:00:41
56Fumiyuki Beppu (Jpn) Trek Factory Racing0:00:41
57Yonder Godoy (Ven) Androni Giocattoli0:00:41
58Axel Domont (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale0:00:41
59Francis De Greef (Bel) Wanty - Groupe Gobert0:00:42
60Edwin Alcibiades Avila Vanegas (Col) Colombia0:00:42
61Michel Kreder (Ned) Wanty - Groupe Gobert0:00:43
62Eliot Lietaer (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise0:00:43
63Marco Minnaard (Ned) Wanty - Groupe Gobert0:00:43
64Phillip Gaimon (USA) Garmin Sharp0:00:44
65Thomas Lövkvist (Swe) IAM Cycling0:00:44
66Romain Feillu (Fra) Bretagne - Seche Environnement0:00:46
67Rodolfo Andres Torres Agudelo (Col) Colombia0:00:46
68Alexander Rybakov (Rus) Team Katusha0:00:46
69Jonas Ahlstrand (Swe) Team Giant-Shimano0:00:46
70Christophe Le Mevel (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits0:00:48
71Jonathan McEvoy (GBr) Team NetApp - Endura0:00:48
72Pieter Jacobs (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise0:00:48
73Vegard Stake Laengen (Nor) Bretagne - Seche Environnement0:00:49
74Johann Tschopp (Swi) IAM Cycling0:00:49
75Alessio Taliani (Ita) Androni Giocattoli0:00:50
76Anthony Geslin (Fra) FDJ.fr0:00:50
77Marco Frapporti (Ita) Androni Giocattoli0:00:51
78Frantisek Padour (Cze) Team NetApp - Endura0:00:51
79Gregory Habeaux (Bel) Wanty - Groupe Gobert0:00:52
80Thomas Sprengers (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise0:00:52
81Zico Waeytens (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise0:00:52
82Guillaume Levarlet (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits0:00:53
83Giovanni Bernaudeau (Fra) Team Europcar0:00:53
84Marco Haller (Aut) Team Katusha0:00:54
85Michael Schwarzmann (Ger) Team NetApp - Endura0:00:54
86Yauheni Hutarovich (Blr) AG2R La Mondiale0:00:54
87Mikhail Ignatyev (Rus) Team Katusha0:00:54
88Peter Stetina (USA) BMC Racing Team0:00:55
89Arthur Vanoverberghe (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise0:00:57
90Kevin Seeldraeyers (Bel) Wanty - Groupe Gobert0:00:59
91Manuel Belletti (Ita) Androni Giocattoli0:01:00
92Emanuele Sella (Ita) Androni Giocattoli0:01:01
93Nacer Bouhanni (Fra) FDJ.fr0:01:04
94Sébastien Chavanel (Fra) FDJ.fr0:01:05
95Duber Armando Quintero Artunduaga (Col) Colombia0:01:09
96Francis Mourey (Fra) FDJ.fr0:01:13
97Carlos Jose Ochoa (Ven) Androni Giocattoli0:01:13
98Pavel Kochetkov (Rus) Team Katusha0:01:16
99Jeffry Johan Romero Corredor (Col) Colombia0:01:18
100Guillaume Bonnafond (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale0:01:20
101Sea Keong Loh (Mas) Team Giant-Shimano0:01:24
102Jérôme Gilbert (Bel) Wanty - Groupe Gobert0:01:31
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General classification after stage 3
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Alex Dowsett (GBr) Movistar Team6:57:45
2Rohan Dennis (Aus) Garmin Sharp0:00:05
3Ramunas Navardauskas (Ltu) Garmin Sharp0:00:07
4Anthony Delaplace (Fra) Bretagne - Seche Environnement0:00:10
5Arnaud Gerard (Fra) Bretagne - Seche EnvironnementRow 4 - Cell 2
6Kristof Vandewalle (Bel) Trek Factory Racing0:00:12
7Giacomo Nizzolo (Ita) Trek Factory RacingRow 6 - Cell 2
8Mathias Frank (Swi) IAM Cycling0:00:15
9Anthony Roux (Fra) FDJ.frRow 8 - Cell 2
10Jerome Coppel (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits0:00:16
11Gustav Larsson (Swe) IAM CyclingRow 10 - Cell 2
12Julien Simon (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits0:00:17
13Reto Hollenstein (Swi) IAM Cycling0:00:18
14Stephen Cummings (GBr) BMC Racing TeamRow 13 - Cell 2
15Jesus Herrada Lopez (Spa) Movistar TeamRow 14 - Cell 2
16Tobias Ludvigsson (Swe) Team Giant-ShimanoRow 15 - Cell 2
17Thomas Dekker (Ned) Garmin Sharp0:00:21
18Fabio Felline (Ita) Trek Factory RacingRow 17 - Cell 2
19Alexander Porsev (Rus) Team Katusha0:00:22
20Juan Jose Lobato Del Valle (Spa) Movistar TeamRow 19 - Cell 2
21José Ivan Gutierrez Palacios (Spa) Movistar TeamRow 20 - Cell 2
22Nathan Haas (Aus) Garmin Sharp0:00:23
23Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Team Europcar0:00:24
24Boy Van Poppel (Ned) Trek Factory Racing0:00:25
25Alexis Gougeard (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale0:00:26
26Martin Kohler (Swi) BMC Racing Team0:00:27
27Bryan Coquard (Fra) Team EuropcarRow 26 - Cell 2
28Benoit Jarrier (Fra) Bretagne - Seche EnvironnementRow 27 - Cell 2
29Bryan Naulleau (Fra) Team EuropcarRow 28 - Cell 2
30Rudy Molard (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions CreditsRow 29 - Cell 2
31Tiago Machado (Por) Team NetApp - Endura0:00:28
32Thierry Hupond (Fra) Team Giant-ShimanoRow 31 - Cell 2
33Patrick Gretsch (Ger) AG2R La MondialeRow 32 - Cell 2
34Ben Hermans (Bel) BMC Racing TeamRow 33 - Cell 2
35Brice Feillu (Fra) Bretagne - Seche EnvironnementRow 34 - Cell 2
36Lawson Craddock (USA) Team Giant-ShimanoRow 35 - Cell 2
37Romain Lemarchand (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits0:00:29
38Francisco José Ventoso Alberdi (Spa) Movistar Team0:00:31
39Bartosz Huzarski (Pol) Team NetApp - EnduraRow 38 - Cell 2
40Angelo Tulik (Fra) Team EuropcarRow 39 - Cell 2
41Stefan Denifl (Aut) IAM Cycling0:00:32
42Tony Hurel (Fra) Team EuropcarRow 41 - Cell 2
43Erick Rowsell (GBr) Team NetApp - Endura0:00:33
44Alexey Tsatevitch (Rus) Team Katusha0:00:34
45Fabio Silvestre (Por) Trek Factory RacingRow 44 - Cell 2
46Brent Bookwalter (USA) BMC Racing Team0:00:35
47Nathan Brown (USA) Garmin Sharp0:00:37
48Juan Esteban Arango Carvajal (Col) Colombia0:00:38
49Julien Berard (Fra) AG2R La MondialeRow 48 - Cell 2
50Leonardo Fabio Duque (Col) Colombia0:00:39
51Victor Campenaerts (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - BaloiseRow 50 - Cell 2
52Jasha Sütterlin (Ger) Movistar TeamRow 51 - Cell 2
53Jonas Ahlstrand (Swe) Team Giant-Shimano0:00:40
54Chad Haga (USA) Team Giant-ShimanoRow 53 - Cell 2
55Fumiyuki Beppu (Jpn) Trek Factory Racing0:00:41
56Yonder Godoy (Ven) Androni GiocattoliRow 55 - Cell 2
57Axel Domont (Fra) AG2R La MondialeRow 56 - Cell 2
58Francis De Greef (Bel) Wanty - Groupe Gobert0:00:42
59Edwin Alcibiades Avila Vanegas (Col) ColombiaRow 58 - Cell 2
60Michel Kreder (Ned) Wanty - Groupe Gobert0:00:43
61Eliot Lietaer (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - BaloiseRow 60 - Cell 2
62Thomas Lövkvist (Swe) IAM Cycling0:00:44
63Daniel Oss (Ita) BMC Racing Team0:00:45
64Romain Feillu (Fra) Bretagne - Seche Environnement0:00:46
65Rodolfo Andres Torres Agudelo (Col) ColombiaRow 64 - Cell 2
66Thomas Sprengers (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - BaloiseRow 65 - Cell 2
67Alexander Rybakov (Rus) Team KatushaRow 66 - Cell 2
68Christophe Le Mevel (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits0:00:47
69Pieter Jacobs (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise0:00:48
70Vegard Stake Laengen (Nor) Bretagne - Seche Environnement0:00:49
71Johann Tschopp (Swi) IAM CyclingRow 70 - Cell 2
72Alessio Taliani (Ita) Androni Giocattoli0:00:50
73Anthony Geslin (Fra) FDJ.frRow 72 - Cell 2
74Marco Frapporti (Ita) Androni GiocattoliRow 73 - Cell 2
75Frantisek Padour (Cze) Team NetApp - Endura0:00:51
76Gregory Habeaux (Bel) Wanty - Groupe Gobert0:00:52
77Nacer Bouhanni (Fra) FDJ.frRow 76 - Cell 2
78Zico Waeytens (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - BaloiseRow 77 - Cell 2
79Guillaume Levarlet (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits0:00:53
80Michael Schwarzmann (Ger) Team NetApp - Endura0:00:54
81Yauheni Hutarovich (Blr) AG2R La MondialeRow 80 - Cell 2
82Peter Stetina (USA) BMC Racing TeamRow 81 - Cell 2
83Arthur Vanoverberghe (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise0:00:57
84Kevin Seeldraeyers (Bel) Wanty - Groupe Gobert0:00:59
85Emanuele Sella (Ita) Androni GiocattoliRow 84 - Cell 2
86Manuel Belletti (Ita) Androni Giocattoli0:01:00
87Laurent Pichon (Fra) FDJ.frRow 86 - Cell 2
88Sébastien Chavanel (Fra) FDJ.fr0:01:04
89Carlos Jose Ochoa (Ven) Androni Giocattoli0:01:13
90Jeffry Johan Romero Corredor (Col) Colombia0:01:18
91Guillaume Bonnafond (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale0:01:20
92Jérôme Gilbert (Bel) Wanty - Groupe Gobert0:01:31
93Phillip Gaimon (USA) Garmin Sharp0:01:55
94Francis Mourey (Fra) FDJ.fr0:02:47
95Giovanni Bernaudeau (Fra) Team Europcar0:03:16
96Jonathan McEvoy (GBr) Team NetApp - Endura0:04:24
97Duber Armando Quintero Artunduaga (Col) Colombia0:06:35
98Marco Haller (Aut) Team Katusha0:06:48
99Marco Minnaard (Ned) Wanty - Groupe Gobert0:06:52
100Mikhail Ignatyev (Rus) Team Katusha0:07:49
101Sea Keong Loh (Mas) Team Giant-Shimano0:08:19
102Pavel Kochetkov (Rus) Team Katusha0:10:43
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Points classification
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Nacer Bouhanni (Fra) FDJ.fr41pts
2Juan Jose Lobato Del Valle (Spa) Movistar Team36Row 1 - Cell 3
3Jonas Ahlstrand (Swe) Team Giant-Shimano31Row 2 - Cell 3
4Giacomo Nizzolo (Ita) Trek Factory Racing29Row 3 - Cell 3
5Manuel Belletti (Ita) Androni Giocattoli22Row 4 - Cell 3
6Nathan Haas (Aus) Garmin Sharp20Row 5 - Cell 3
7Yauheni Hutarovich (Blr) AG2R La Mondiale20Row 6 - Cell 3
8Romain Feillu (Fra) Bretagne - Seche Environnement19Row 7 - Cell 3
9Bryan Coquard (Fra) Team Europcar18Row 8 - Cell 3
10Thomas Sprengers (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise16Row 9 - Cell 3
11Marco Minnaard (Ned) Wanty - Groupe Gobert13Row 10 - Cell 3
12Alex Dowsett (GBr) Movistar Team10Row 11 - Cell 3
13Rohan Dennis (Aus) Garmin Sharp9Row 12 - Cell 3
14Michel Kreder (Ned) Wanty - Groupe Gobert9Row 13 - Cell 3
15Ramunas Navardauskas (Ltu) Garmin Sharp8Row 14 - Cell 3
16Anthony Delaplace (Fra) Bretagne - Seche Environnement7Row 15 - Cell 3
17Alexander Porsev (Rus) Team Katusha7Row 16 - Cell 3
18Arnaud Gerard (Fra) Bretagne - Seche Environnement6Row 17 - Cell 3
19Jesus Herrada Lopez (Spa) Movistar Team6Row 18 - Cell 3
20Duber Armando Quintero Artunduaga (Col) Colombia6Row 19 - Cell 3
21Tony Hurel (Fra) Team Europcar5Row 20 - Cell 3
22Kristof Vandewalle (Bel) Trek Factory Racing5Row 21 - Cell 3
23Leonardo Fabio Duque (Col) Colombia5Row 22 - Cell 3
24Michael Schwarzmann (Ger) Team NetApp - Endura5Row 23 - Cell 3
25Mathias Frank (Swi) IAM Cycling4Row 24 - Cell 3
26Anthony Roux (Fra) FDJ.fr3Row 25 - Cell 3
27Edwin Alcibiades Avila Vanegas (Col) Colombia3Row 26 - Cell 3
28Emanuele Sella (Ita) Androni Giocattoli3Row 27 - Cell 3
29Jerome Coppel (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits2Row 28 - Cell 3
30Reto Hollenstein (Swi) IAM Cycling2Row 29 - Cell 3
31Victor Campenaerts (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise2Row 30 - Cell 3
32Gustav Larsson (Swe) IAM Cycling1Row 31 - Cell 3
33Rudy Molard (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits1Row 32 - Cell 3
34Jeffry Johan Romero Corredor (Col) Colombia1Row 33 - Cell 3
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Mountains classification
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Thomas Sprengers (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise16pts
2Duber Armando Quintero Artunduaga (Col) Colombia14Row 1 - Cell 3
3Marco Minnaard (Ned) Wanty - Groupe Gobert5Row 2 - Cell 3
4Tony Hurel (Fra) Team Europcar2Row 3 - Cell 3
5Emanuele Sella (Ita) Androni Giocattoli1Row 4 - Cell 3
6Anthony Geslin (Fra) FDJ.fr1Row 5 - Cell 3
7Giovanni Bernaudeau (Fra) Team Europcar1Row 6 - Cell 3
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Young rider classification
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Rohan Dennis (Aus) Garmin Sharp6:57:50
2Jesus Herrada Lopez (Spa) Movistar Team0:00:13
3Tobias Ludvigsson (Swe) Team Giant-ShimanoRow 2 - Cell 2
4Fabio Felline (Ita) Trek Factory Racing0:00:16
5Alexis Gougeard (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale0:00:21
6Bryan Coquard (Fra) Team Europcar0:00:22
7Lawson Craddock (USA) Team Giant-Shimano0:00:23
8Angelo Tulik (Fra) Team Europcar0:00:26
9Erick Rowsell (GBr) Team NetApp - Endura0:00:28
10Fabio Silvestre (Por) Trek Factory Racing0:00:29
11Nathan Brown (USA) Garmin Sharp0:00:32
12Victor Campenaerts (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise0:00:34
13Jasha Sütterlin (Ger) Movistar TeamRow 12 - Cell 2
14Jonas Ahlstrand (Swe) Team Giant-Shimano0:00:35
15Yonder Godoy (Ven) Androni Giocattoli0:00:36
16Axel Domont (Fra) AG2R La MondialeRow 15 - Cell 2
17Eliot Lietaer (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise0:00:38
18Thomas Sprengers (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise0:00:41
19Alessio Taliani (Ita) Androni Giocattoli0:00:45
20Nacer Bouhanni (Fra) FDJ.fr0:00:47
21Zico Waeytens (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - BaloiseRow 20 - Cell 2
22Michael Schwarzmann (Ger) Team NetApp - Endura0:00:49
23Arthur Vanoverberghe (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise0:00:52
24Duber Armando Quintero Artunduaga (Col) Colombia0:06:30
25Marco Haller (Aut) Team Katusha0:06:43
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Teams classification
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Garmin Sharp20:53:48
2Movistar Team0:00:07
3Bretagne - Seche Environnement0:00:14
4Iam Cycling0:00:16
5Trek Factory Racing0:00:18
6Cofidis, Solutions Credits0:00:27
7Bmc Racing Team0:00:36
8Team Giant - Shimano0:00:41
9Team Europcar0:00:45
10Ag2R La Mondiale0:00:59
11Team Netapp - EnduraRow 10 - Cell 2
12Team Katusha0:01:09
13Fdj.Fr0:01:10
14Colombia0:01:26
15Wanty - Groupe Gobert0:01:35
16Topsport Vlaaderen - Baloise0:01:37
17Androni Giocattoli - Venezuela0:01:48

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