Circuit Cycliste Sarthe - Pays de la Loire 2016: Stage 4 Results

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FDJ celebrate Marc Fournier's overall win(Image credit: Jean-François Quénet)

Marc Fournier of FDJ joined Bernard Hinault (1975), Greg LeMond (1980), Thomas Löfkvist (2004) and Luke Durbridge (2012) in the circle of the selected few who have won the Circuit Sarthe-Pays de la Loire at the age of 20 or 21. He felt no fear in the conclusive stage won by Movistar's Juanjo Lobato in a bunch gallop ahead Marco Benfatto (Androni Giocattoli-Sidermec) and Matteo Pelucchi (IAM Cycling).

"Milan-San Remo was my big goal of the first part of the season," said Lobato. "But I had a pain in my knee that prevented me from contesting it as I wanted [he finished 143rd]. Milan-San Remo is my favourite race so my morale was a bit down after that but this win here puts me back on track. It was a nervous sprint with no team clearly leading the pack. I didn't know where to position myself with 3km to go but with 1km to go, the team Roompot made a train and I followed their move, which was the way to win."

Six riders had attacked from kilometer zero: Delio Fernandez (Delko-Marseille), François Bidard (AG2R-La Mondiale), Chris Anker Sørensen (Fortuneo-Vital Concept), Eliot Lietaer (Topsport-Vlaanderen), Daniele Ratto (Androni Giocattoli-Sidermec) and once again Anton Vorobyev (Katusha) who was unstoppable after he won the individual time trial and the queen stage. But they didn't get more than two minutes advantage at km 80 as many teams were keen to come up with a bunch sprint finish.

It suited FDJ who maintained Fournier well protected till the end. The Frenchman had enough lead to take time to celebrate with his team-mates as they crossed the finishing line seven seconds after Lobato. "This is a crazy experience," Fournier told Cyclingnews as soon as he stopped pedaling. "Riders with ten years as a pro like Benoît Vaugrenard and Sébastien Chavanel helping me win my first stage race, it's enormous. They've raced with their heart for me. It's something big!"

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#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result
1	Juan Jose Lobato (Spa) Movistar Team	4:01:07
2	Marco Benfatto (Ita) Androni Giocattoli - Sidermec	Row 1 - Cell 2
3	Matteo Pelucchi (Ita) IAM Cycling	Row 2 - Cell 2
4	Raymond Kreder (Ned) Roompot - Oranje Peloton	Row 3 - Cell 2
5	Bryan Coquard (Fra) Direct Energie	Row 4 - Cell 2
6	Brenton Jones (Aus) Drapac Professional Cycling	Row 5 - Cell 2
7	Danilo Napolitano (Ita) Wanty - Groupe Gobert	Row 6 - Cell 2
8	Clément Venturini (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits	Row 7 - Cell 2
9	Otto Vergaerde (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise	Row 8 - Cell 2
10	Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale	Row 9 - Cell 2
11	Yauheni Hutarovich (Blr) Fortuneo - Vital Concept	Row 10 - Cell 2
12	Loïc Chetout (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits	Row 11 - Cell 2
13	Francesco Chicchi (Ita) Androni Giocattoli - Sidermec	Row 12 - Cell 2
14	Dylan Page (Swi) Team Roth	Row 13 - Cell 2
15	Eliot Lietaer (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise	Row 14 - Cell 2
16	Dries Van Gestel (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise	Row 15 - Cell 2
17	Leonardo Duque (Col) Delko Marseille Provence KTM	Row 16 - Cell 2
18	Tiago Machado (Por) Team Katusha	Row 17 - Cell 2
19	Vladimir Isaychev (Rus) Team Katusha	Row 18 - Cell 2
20	Jorge Arcas Pena (Spa) Movistar Team	Row 19 - Cell 2
21	Sondre Holst Enger (Nor) IAM Cycling	Row 20 - Cell 2
22	Romain Lemarchand (Fra) Stölting Service Group	Row 21 - Cell 2
23	Matvey Mamykin (Rus) Team Katusha	Row 22 - Cell 2
24	Maurits Lammertink (Ned) Roompot - Oranje Peloton	Row 23 - Cell 2
25	Gaetan Bille (Bel) Wanty - Groupe Gobert	Row 24 - Cell 2
26	Mathias Frank (Swi) IAM Cycling	Row 25 - Cell 2
27	Floris De Tier (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise	Row 26 - Cell 2
28	Fabian Wegmann (Ger) Stölting Service Group	Row 27 - Cell 2
29	Lasse Norman Hansen (Den) Stölting Service Group	Row 28 - Cell 2
30	Cyril Gautier (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale	Row 29 - Cell 2
31	Guillaume Martin (Fra) Wanty - Groupe Gobert	Row 30 - Cell 2
32	Mark Mcnally (GBr) Wanty - Groupe Gobert	Row 31 - Cell 2
33	Carlos Betancur (Col) Movistar Team	Row 32 - Cell 2
34	Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Direct Energie	Row 33 - Cell 2
35	Javier Moreno (Spa) Movistar Team	Row 34 - Cell 2
36	Jerome Coppel (Fra) IAM Cycling	Row 35 - Cell 2
37	Stéphane Rossetto (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits	Row 36 - Cell 2
38	Rémy Di Gregorio (Fra) Delko Marseille Provence KTM	Row 37 - Cell 2
39	Angelo Tulik (Fra) Direct Energie	0:00:07
40	Jef Van Meirhaeghe (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise	Row 39 - Cell 2
41	Arnaud Gerard (Fra) Fortuneo - Vital Concept	Row 40 - Cell 2
42	Julien Berard (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale	Row 41 - Cell 2
43	Chris Anker Sörensen (Den) Fortuneo - Vital Concept	Row 42 - Cell 2
44	Romain Sicard (Fra) Direct Energie	Row 43 - Cell 2
45	Thomas Scully (NZl) Drapac Professional Cycling	Row 44 - Cell 2
46	Huub Duijn (Ned) Roompot - Oranje Peloton	Row 45 - Cell 2
47	Antonio Pedrero (Spa) Movistar Team	Row 46 - Cell 2
48	Pierrick Fedrigo (Fra) Fortuneo - Vital Concept	Row 47 - Cell 2
49	Grischa Janorschke (Ger) Team Roth	Row 48 - Cell 2
50	Anthony Perez (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits	Row 49 - Cell 2
51	Romain Hardy (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits	Row 50 - Cell 2
52	Patrick Gretsch (Ger) AG2R La Mondiale	Row 51 - Cell 2
53	Francis Mourey (Fra) Fortuneo - Vital Concept	Row 52 - Cell 2
54	Anton Vorobyev (Rus) Team Katusha	Row 53 - Cell 2
55	Johnny Hoogerland (Ned) Roompot - Oranje Peloton	Row 54 - Cell 2
56	Benoit Jarrier (Fra) Fortuneo - Vital Concept	Row 55 - Cell 2
57	Martin Kohler (Swi) Team Roth	Row 56 - Cell 2
58	Jens Wallays (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise	Row 57 - Cell 2
59	Marc Fournier (Fra) FDJ	Row 58 - Cell 2
60	Benoît Vaugrenard (Fra) FDJ	Row 59 - Cell 2
61	Laurent Pichon (Fra) FDJ	Row 60 - Cell 2
62	Sébastien Chavanel (Fra) FDJ	Row 61 - Cell 2
63	Kévin Reza (Fra) FDJ	Row 62 - Cell 2
64	Delio Fernandez Cruz (Spa) Delko Marseille Provence KTM	Row 63 - Cell 2
65	Serghei Tvetcov (Rom) Androni Giocattoli - Sidermec	0:00:16
66	Giacomo Tomio (Ita) Team Roth	0:00:20
67	Linus Gerdemann (Ger) Stölting Service Group	Row 66 - Cell 2
68	Fabrice Jeandesboz (Fra) Direct Energie	Row 67 - Cell 2
69	Alexis Gougeard (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale	Row 68 - Cell 2
70	Boris Dron (Bel) Wanty - Groupe Gobert	Row 69 - Cell 2
71	Peter Koning (Ned) Drapac Professional Cycling	Row 70 - Cell 2
72	François Bidard (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale	Row 71 - Cell 2
73	Luca Pacioni (Ita) Androni Giocattoli - Sidermec	Row 72 - Cell 2
74	Tiziano Dall'Antonia (Ita) Androni Giocattoli - Sidermec	0:00:27
75	Tony Hurel (Fra) Direct Energie	Row 74 - Cell 2
76	Matthias Brandle (Aut) IAM Cycling	0:00:39
77	Daniele Ratto (Ita) Androni Giocattoli - Sidermec	0:00:48
78	Travis Meyer (Aus) Drapac Professional Cycling	Row 77 - Cell 2
79	Frank Pasche (Swi) Team Roth	0:01:26

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Final general classification
#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result
1	Marc Fournier (Fra) FDJ	16:08:40
2	Jerome Coppel (Fra) IAM Cycling	0:01:50
3	Juan Jose Lobato (Spa) Movistar Team	0:02:04
4	Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Direct Energie	Row 3 - Cell 2
5	Gaetan Bille (Bel) Wanty - Groupe Gobert	0:02:05
6	Javier Moreno (Spa) Movistar Team	0:02:06
7	Mathias Frank (Swi) IAM Cycling	0:02:08
8	Tiago Machado (Por) Team Katusha	0:02:11
9	Eliot Lietaer (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise	0:02:16
10	Stéphane Rossetto (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits	0:02:20
11	Maurits Lammertink (Ned) Roompot - Oranje Peloton	0:02:21
12	Romain Sicard (Fra) Direct Energie	0:02:22
13	Bryan Coquard (Fra) Direct Energie	0:02:25
14	Cyril Gautier (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale	0:02:28
15	Pierrick Fedrigo (Fra) Fortuneo - Vital Concept	0:02:30
16	Leonardo Duque (Col) Delko Marseille Provence KTM	0:02:34
17	Romain Hardy (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits	0:02:35
18	Loïc Chetout (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits	Row 17 - Cell 2
19	Patrick Gretsch (Ger) AG2R La Mondiale	0:02:41
20	Huub Duijn (Ned) Roompot - Oranje Peloton	0:02:42
21	Floris De Tier (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise	Row 20 - Cell 2
22	Arnaud Gerard (Fra) Fortuneo - Vital Concept	0:02:44
23	Thomas Scully (NZl) Drapac Professional Cycling	Row 22 - Cell 2
24	Carlos Betancur (Col) Movistar Team	0:02:46
25	Francis Mourey (Fra) Fortuneo - Vital Concept	0:03:01
26	Chris Anker Sörensen (Den) Fortuneo - Vital Concept	0:03:32
27	Clément Venturini (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits	0:03:40
28	Anthony Perez (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits	0:03:53
29	Rémy Di Gregorio (Fra) Delko Marseille Provence KTM	0:04:16
30	Laurent Pichon (Fra) FDJ	0:04:32
31	Anton Vorobyev (Rus) Team Katusha	0:04:49
32	Fabrice Jeandesboz (Fra) Direct Energie	0:05:14
33	Antonio Pedrero (Spa) Movistar Team	0:05:24
34	Sondre Holst Enger (Nor) IAM Cycling	0:05:26
35	Kévin Reza (Fra) FDJ	0:05:56
36	Fabian Wegmann (Ger) Stölting Service Group	0:06:33
37	Matvey Mamykin (Rus) Team Katusha	0:09:14
38	Benoit Jarrier (Fra) Fortuneo - Vital Concept	0:09:18
39	Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale	0:09:52
40	Angelo Tulik (Fra) Direct Energie	0:10:14
41	Otto Vergaerde (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise	0:10:15
42	Julien Berard (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale	0:10:25
43	Martin Kohler (Swi) Team Roth	0:11:11
44	François Bidard (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale	0:12:52
45	Guillaume Martin (Fra) Wanty - Groupe Gobert	0:12:59
46	Johnny Hoogerland (Ned) Roompot - Oranje Peloton	0:13:13
47	Dries Van Gestel (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise	0:13:17
48	Benoît Vaugrenard (Fra) FDJ	0:14:39
49	Linus Gerdemann (Ger) Stölting Service Group	0:14:47
50	Daniele Ratto (Ita) Androni Giocattoli - Sidermec	0:16:05
51	Lasse Norman Hansen (Den) Stölting Service Group	0:16:33
52	Tony Hurel (Fra) Direct Energie	0:16:55
53	Sébastien Chavanel (Fra) FDJ	0:16:56
54	Delio Fernandez Cruz (Spa) Delko Marseille Provence KTM	0:16:59
55	Brenton Jones (Aus) Drapac Professional Cycling	0:17:24
56	Romain Lemarchand (Fra) Stölting Service Group	0:18:05
57	Vladimir Isaychev (Rus) Team Katusha	0:18:29
58	Serghei Tvetcov (Rom) Androni Giocattoli - Sidermec	0:18:32
59	Tiziano Dall'Antonia (Ita) Androni Giocattoli - Sidermec	0:18:35
60	Danilo Napolitano (Ita) Wanty - Groupe Gobert	0:18:47
61	Jorge Arcas Pena (Spa) Movistar Team	0:19:18
62	Mark Mcnally (GBr) Wanty - Groupe Gobert	0:19:53
63	Raymond Kreder (Ned) Roompot - Oranje Peloton	0:20:38
64	Jens Wallays (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise	0:21:39
65	Alexis Gougeard (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale	0:23:21
66	Grischa Janorschke (Ger) Team Roth	0:23:28
67	Travis Meyer (Aus) Drapac Professional Cycling	0:24:30
68	Yauheni Hutarovich (Blr) Fortuneo - Vital Concept	0:25:21
69	Dylan Page (Swi) Team Roth	0:25:34
70	Matthias Brandle (Aut) IAM Cycling	0:25:35
71	Luca Pacioni (Ita) Androni Giocattoli - Sidermec	0:25:40
72	Jef Van Meirhaeghe (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise	0:25:41
73	Frank Pasche (Swi) Team Roth	0:26:35
74	Francesco Chicchi (Ita) Androni Giocattoli - Sidermec	0:26:56
75	Marco Benfatto (Ita) Androni Giocattoli - Sidermec	0:27:11
76	Giacomo Tomio (Ita) Team Roth	0:27:15
77	Boris Dron (Bel) Wanty - Groupe Gobert	0:28:50
78	Peter Koning (Ned) Drapac Professional Cycling	0:28:58
79	Matteo Pelucchi (Ita) IAM Cycling	0:40:15

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Points classification
#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result	Header Cell - Column 3
1	Anton Vorobyev (Rus) Team Katusha	63	pts
2	Bryan Coquard (Fra) Direct Energie	57	Row 1 - Cell 3
3	Juan Jose Lobato (Spa) Movistar Team	51	Row 2 - Cell 3
4	Marc Fournier (Fra) FDJ	42	Row 3 - Cell 3
5	Matteo Pelucchi (Ita) IAM Cycling	36	Row 4 - Cell 3
6	Raymond Kreder (Ned) Roompot - Oranje Peloton	30	Row 5 - Cell 3
7	Marco Benfatto (Ita) Androni Giocattoli - Sidermec	28	Row 6 - Cell 3
8	Patrick Gretsch (Ger) AG2R La Mondiale	24	Row 7 - Cell 3
9	Clément Venturini (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits	22	Row 8 - Cell 3
10	Danilo Napolitano (Ita) Wanty - Groupe Gobert	21	Row 9 - Cell 3
11	Brenton Jones (Aus) Drapac Professional Cycling	20	Row 10 - Cell 3
12	Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Direct Energie	19	Row 11 - Cell 3
13	Maurits Lammertink (Ned) Roompot - Oranje Peloton	17	Row 12 - Cell 3
14	Sondre Holst Enger (Nor) IAM Cycling	17	Row 13 - Cell 3
15	Romain Hardy (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits	16	Row 14 - Cell 3
16	Otto Vergaerde (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise	15	Row 15 - Cell 3
17	Eliot Lietaer (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise	14	Row 16 - Cell 3
18	Grischa Janorschke (Ger) Team Roth	13	Row 17 - Cell 3
19	Jerome Coppel (Fra) IAM Cycling	13	Row 18 - Cell 3
20	Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale	13	Row 19 - Cell 3
21	Benoit Jarrier (Fra) Fortuneo - Vital Concept	12	Row 20 - Cell 3
22	Daniele Ratto (Ita) Androni Giocattoli - Sidermec	12	Row 21 - Cell 3
23	Loïc Chetout (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits	11	Row 22 - Cell 3
24	Floris De Tier (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise	10	Row 23 - Cell 3
25	Cyril Gautier (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale	9	Row 24 - Cell 3
26	Dylan Page (Swi) Team Roth	9	Row 25 - Cell 3
27	Francesco Chicchi (Ita) Androni Giocattoli - Sidermec	9	Row 26 - Cell 3
28	Javier Moreno (Spa) Movistar Team	8	Row 27 - Cell 3
29	Yauheni Hutarovich (Blr) Fortuneo - Vital Concept	8	Row 28 - Cell 3
30	Matthias Brandle (Aut) IAM Cycling	8	Row 29 - Cell 3
31	Huub Duijn (Ned) Roompot - Oranje Peloton	7	Row 30 - Cell 3
32	Laurent Pichon (Fra) FDJ	7	Row 31 - Cell 3
33	Mathias Frank (Swi) IAM Cycling	6	Row 32 - Cell 3
34	Leonardo Duque (Col) Delko Marseille Provence KTM	5	Row 33 - Cell 3
35	Tiago Machado (Por) Team Katusha	4	Row 34 - Cell 3
36	Alexis Gougeard (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale	4	Row 35 - Cell 3
37	Gaetan Bille (Bel) Wanty - Groupe Gobert	3	Row 36 - Cell 3
38	Chris Anker Sörensen (Den) Fortuneo - Vital Concept	3	Row 37 - Cell 3
39	François Bidard (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale	3	Row 38 - Cell 3
40	Fabian Wegmann (Ger) Stölting Service Group	1	Row 39 - Cell 3

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Mountains classification
#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result	Header Cell - Column 3
1	Anton Vorobyev (Rus) Team Katusha	38	pts
2	Marc Fournier (Fra) FDJ	26	Row 1 - Cell 3
3	Benoit Jarrier (Fra) Fortuneo - Vital Concept	20	Row 2 - Cell 3
4	Grischa Janorschke (Ger) Team Roth	20	Row 3 - Cell 3
5	Patrick Gretsch (Ger) AG2R La Mondiale	16	Row 4 - Cell 3
6	Floris De Tier (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise	16	Row 5 - Cell 3
7	Chris Anker Sörensen (Den) Fortuneo - Vital Concept	10	Row 6 - Cell 3
8	Martin Kohler (Swi) Team Roth	8	Row 7 - Cell 3
9	Alexis Gougeard (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale	4	Row 8 - Cell 3
10	Cyril Gautier (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale	4	Row 9 - Cell 3
11	Loïc Chetout (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits	2	Row 10 - Cell 3
12	Tony Hurel (Fra) Direct Energie	2	Row 11 - Cell 3
13	Romain Sicard (Fra) Direct Energie	2	Row 12 - Cell 3
14	Delio Fernandez Cruz (Spa) Delko Marseille Provence KTM	2	Row 13 - Cell 3
15	Eliot Lietaer (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise	2	Row 14 - Cell 3
16	Sondre Holst Enger (Nor) IAM Cycling	1	Row 15 - Cell 3
17	Matthias Brandle (Aut) IAM Cycling	1	Row 16 - Cell 3
18	François Bidard (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale	1	Row 17 - Cell 3
19	Rémy Di Gregorio (Fra) Delko Marseille Provence KTM	1	Row 18 - Cell 3
20	Daniele Ratto (Ita) Androni Giocattoli - Sidermec	1	Row 19 - Cell 3

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Young rider classification
#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result
1	Marc Fournier (Fra) FDJ	16:08:40
2	Clément Venturini (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits	0:03:40
3	Sondre Holst Enger (Nor) IAM Cycling	0:05:26
4	Matvey Mamykin (Rus) Team Katusha	0:09:14
5	Otto Vergaerde (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise	0:10:15
6	Guillaume Martin (Fra) Wanty - Groupe Gobert	0:12:59
7	Dries Van Gestel (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise	0:13:17
8	Alexis Gougeard (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale	0:23:21
9	Dylan Page (Swi) Team Roth	0:25:34
10	Luca Pacioni (Ita) Androni Giocattoli - Sidermec	0:25:40
11	Frank Pasche (Swi) Team Roth	0:26:35
12	Giacomo Tomio (Ita) Team Roth	0:27:15

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Teams classification
#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result
1	Cofidis, Solutions Credits	48:32:41
2	Movistar Team	0:00:16
3	Direct Energie	0:00:22
4	Fortuneo - Vital Concept	0:01:19
5	AG2R La Mondiale	0:01:35
6	IAM Cycling	0:02:29
7	Delko Marseille Provence KTM	0:02:41
8	Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise	0:03:23
9	FDJ	0:04:04
10	Team Katusha	0:05:00
11	Roompot - Oranje Peloton	0:11:06
12	Stölting Service Group	0:18:02
13	Wanty - Groupe Gobert	0:19:25
14	Drapac Professional Cycling	0:35:28
15	Androni Giocattoli - Sidermec	0:41:22
16	Team Roth	0:50:55