Circuit Cycliste Sarthe - Pays de la Loire 2017: Stage 1 Results

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Justin Jules on the podium after winning Circuit Cycliste Sarthe - Pays de la Loire(Image credit: Jean-François Quénet)

Frenchman Justin Jules from Pro Continental Belgian outfit WB Veranclassic-Aquality Protect took some of the favourites by surprise to claim stage 1 of the Circuit Sarthe-Pays de la Loire ahead of French champion Arthur Vichot of FDJ and Italy's Andrea Vendrame from Androni-Sidermec-Bottecchia.

"Sometimes it pays off to be audacious and seize the reins of the race by attacking," Jules observed. "With the rain and the hills, it was a very challenging stage. With my team, we paid a lot of attention to what was happening. I was well positioned, so I used my explosiveness to create a bit of a gap 350 metres before the line. Arthur is a very strong rider when it's hard like today but he didn't close the gap. I wasn't the favourite, but I took my chance as I'm on good form these days. It makes me happy. This is a nice race and I got a beautiful victory here today."

As he finally steps up this year, he's remembered as the son of Pascal Jules, an extravagant stage winner of the 1984 Tour de France who died in a car accident on October 25, 1987 when Justin was only one year old. Also a Parisian, he was a close friend of the late Laurent Fignon. In October 1982, Pascal Jules was nominated "French sportsman of the month" by a panel of 31 journalists from newspapers, TV stations and agencies for L'Equipe Magazine. Runner up at the Tour of Lombardy, the 21-year-old neo pro from the Renault-Elf team got more votes than Yannick Noah, who qualified France for the final of the Davis Cup that month.

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#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result
1	Justin Jules (Fra) WB Veranclassic Aqua Protect	4:15:43
2	Arthur Vichot (Fra) FDJ	Row 1 - Cell 2
3	Andrea Vendrame (Ita) Androni Giocattoli	Row 2 - Cell 2
4	Lilian Calmejane (Fra) Direct Energie	Row 3 - Cell 2
5	Roman Maikin (Rus) Gazprom – Rusvelo	Row 4 - Cell 2
6	Alex Kirsch (Lux) WB Veranclassic Aqua Protect	Row 5 - Cell 2
7	Clement Venturini (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits	Row 6 - Cell 2
8	Nick Van Der Lijke (Ned) Roompot - Nederlandse Loterij	Row 7 - Cell 2
9	Romain Hardy (Fra) Fortuneo - Vital Concept	Row 8 - Cell 2
10	Julien Simon (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits	Row 9 - Cell 2
11	Daniele Bennati (Ita) Movistar Team	Row 10 - Cell 2
12	Mattia Frapporti (Ita) Androni Giocattoli	Row 11 - Cell 2
13	Bryan Coquard (Fra) Direct Energie	Row 12 - Cell 2
14	Benoit Jarrier (Fra) Fortuneo - Vital Concept	Row 13 - Cell 2
15	Thomas Sprengers (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen - Baloise	Row 14 - Cell 2
16	Romain Combaud (Fra) Delko Marseille Provence KTM	Row 15 - Cell 2
17	Michel Kreder (Ned) Aqua Blue Sport	Row 16 - Cell 2
18	Sergio Andres Higuita Garcia (Col) Manzana Postobon	Row 17 - Cell 2
19	Eliot Lietaer (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen - Baloise	Row 18 - Cell 2
20	Wilmar Andres Paredes Zapata (Col) Manzana Postobon	Row 19 - Cell 2
21	Maxime Bouet (Fra) Fortuneo - Vital Concept	Row 20 - Cell 2
22	Mauro Finetto (Ita) Delko Marseille Provence KTM	Row 21 - Cell 2
23	Christophe Noppe (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen - Baloise	Row 22 - Cell 2
24	Aleksei Tcatevich (Rus) Gazprom – Rusvelo	Row 23 - Cell 2
25	Jonathan Castroviejo (Spa) Movistar Team	Row 24 - Cell 2
26	Xandro Meurisse (Bel) Wanty - Groupe Gobert	Row 25 - Cell 2
27	Delio Fernandez Cruz (Spa) Delko Marseille Provence KTM	Row 26 - Cell 2
28	Martijn Tusveld (Ned) Roompot - Nederlandse Loterij	Row 27 - Cell 2
29	François Bidard (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale	Row 28 - Cell 2
30	Mathias Frank (Swi) AG2R La Mondiale	Row 29 - Cell 2
31	Lawrence Warbasse (USA) Aqua Blue Sport	Row 30 - Cell 2
32	Jetse Bol (Ned) Manzana Postobon	Row 31 - Cell 2
33	Oscar Riesebeek (Ned) Roompot - Nederlandse Loterij	Row 32 - Cell 2
34	Ignatas Konovalovas (Ltu) FDJ	Row 33 - Cell 2
35	Jérôme Baugnies (Bel) Wanty - Groupe Gobert	Row 34 - Cell 2
36	Antoine Warnier (Bel) WB Veranclassic Aqua Protect	Row 35 - Cell 2
37	Julien El Fares (Fra) Delko Marseille Provence KTM	Row 36 - Cell 2
38	Alex Dowsett (GBr) Movistar Team	Row 37 - Cell 2
39	Thierry Hupond (Fra) Delko Marseille Provence KTM	Row 38 - Cell 2
40	Jorge Arcas Peña (Spa) Movistar Team	Row 39 - Cell 2
41	Carlos Alberto Betancur Gomez (Col) Movistar Team	Row 40 - Cell 2
42	Lars Petter Nordhaug (Nor) Aqua Blue Sport	Row 41 - Cell 2
43	Bernardo Albeiro Suaza Arango (Col) Manzana Postobon	Row 42 - Cell 2
44	Dimitri Peyskens (Bel) WB Veranclassic Aqua Protect	Row 43 - Cell 2
45	Alexandre Geniez (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale	Row 44 - Cell 2
46	Dries Van Gestel (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen - Baloise	0:00:12
47	Angelo Tulik (Fra) Direct Energie	Row 46 - Cell 2
48	Nans Peters (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale	Row 47 - Cell 2
49	Laurent Pichon (Fra) Fortuneo - Vital Concept	Row 48 - Cell 2
50	Johan Le Bon (Fra) FDJ	Row 49 - Cell 2
51	Jeroen Meijers (Ned) Roompot - Nederlandse Loterij	0:00:19
52	Charles Planet (Fra) Team Novo Nordisk	Row 51 - Cell 2
53	Jimmy Turgis (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits	Row 52 - Cell 2
54	Guillaume Levarlet (Fra) Wanty - Groupe Gobert	Row 53 - Cell 2
55	Christophe Riblon (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale	Row 54 - Cell 2
56	Fernando Orjuela Gutierrez (Col) Manzana Postobon	Row 55 - Cell 2
57	Kevin Van Melsen (Bel) Wanty - Groupe Gobert	0:00:24
58	Sergey Nikolaev (Rus) Gazprom – Rusvelo	Row 57 - Cell 2
59	Stefan Denifl (Aut) Aqua Blue Sport	Row 58 - Cell 2
60	Sondre Holst Enger (Nor) AG2R La Mondiale	Row 59 - Cell 2
61	Jerome Cousin (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits	Row 60 - Cell 2
62	Kevin Reza (Fra) FDJ	0:00:34
63	Sébastien Delfosse (Bel) WB Veranclassic Aqua Protect	Row 62 - Cell 2
64	Gregory Habeaux (Bel) WB Veranclassic Aqua Protect	Row 63 - Cell 2
65	Jens Wallays (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen - Baloise	Row 64 - Cell 2
66	Lorrenzo Manzin (Fra) FDJ	0:00:39
67	Andrei Solomennikov (Rus) Gazprom – Rusvelo	Row 66 - Cell 2
68	Dmitriy Kozontchuk (Rus) Gazprom – Rusvelo	Row 67 - Cell 2
69	Danilo Napolitano (Ita) Wanty - Groupe Gobert	Row 68 - Cell 2
70	Marc Fournier (Fra) FDJ	0:00:53
71	Andrea Palini (Ita) Androni Giocattoli	0:00:58
72	Luca Pacioni (Ita) Androni Giocattoli	0:01:16
73	Angel Madrazo Ruiz (Spa) Delko Marseille Provence KTM	Row 72 - Cell 2
74	Romain Sicard (Fra) Direct Energie	0:02:00
75	Leigh Howard (Aus) Aqua Blue Sport	0:02:43
76	Raymond Kreder (Ned) Roompot - Nederlandse Loterij	0:03:58
77	Romain Gioux (Fra) Team Novo Nordisk	0:04:42
78	Arnaud Gerard (Fra) Fortuneo - Vital Concept	0:05:26
79	Matteo Malucelli (Ita) Androni Giocattoli	Row 78 - Cell 2
80	Dorian Godon (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits	Row 79 - Cell 2
81	Paul Ourselin (Fra) Direct Energie	0:06:13
82	Marco Benfatto (Ita) Androni Giocattoli	Row 81 - Cell 2
83	Martijn Budding (Ned) Roompot - Nederlandse Loterij	Row 82 - Cell 2
84	Kenny Dehaes (Bel) Wanty - Groupe Gobert	Row 83 - Cell 2
85	Armindo Fonseca (Fra) Fortuneo - Vital Concept	Row 84 - Cell 2
86	Daniel Pearson (GBr) Aqua Blue Sport	0:06:34
87	Carlos Barbero Cuesta (Spa) Movistar Team	0:08:34
88	Umberto Poli (Ita) Team Novo Nordisk	0:09:05
89	Ruben Pols (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen - Baloise	Row 88 - Cell 2
90	Anton Vorobyev (Rus) Gazprom – Rusvelo	Row 89 - Cell 2
91	Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Direct Energie	0:10:21
92	Rayane Bouhanni (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits	Row 91 - Cell 2
93	Juan Pablo Villegas Cardona (Col) Manzana Postobon	Row 92 - Cell 2
94	Gerd De Keijzer (Ned) Team Novo Nordisk	0:12:06
95	Quentin Valognes (Fra) Team Novo Nordisk	Row 94 - Cell 2
96	Javier Megias Leal (Spa) Team Novo Nordisk	0:12:30

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General Classification after stage 1
#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result
1	Justin Jules (Fra) WB Veranclassic Aqua Protect	4:15:33
2	Arthur Vichot (Fra) FDJ	0:00:02
3	Andrea Vendrame (Ita) Androni Giocattoli	0:00:03
4	Lilian Calmejane (Fra) Direct Energie	0:00:06
5	Roman Maikin (Rus) Gazprom – Rusvelo	0:00:09
6	Alex Kirsch (Lux) WB Veranclassic Aqua Protect	Row 5 - Cell 2
7	Clement Venturini (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits	0:00:10
8	Nick Van Der Lijke (Ned) Roompot - Nederlandse Loterij	Row 7 - Cell 2
9	Romain Hardy (Fra) Fortuneo - Vital Concept	Row 8 - Cell 2
10	Julien Simon (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits	Row 9 - Cell 2
11	Daniele Bennati (Ita) Movistar Team	Row 10 - Cell 2
12	Mattia Frapporti (Ita) Androni Giocattoli	Row 11 - Cell 2
13	Bryan Coquard (Fra) Direct Energie	Row 12 - Cell 2
14	Benoit Jarrier (Fra) Fortuneo - Vital Concept	Row 13 - Cell 2
15	Thomas Sprengers (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen - Baloise	Row 14 - Cell 2
16	Romain Combaud (Fra) Delko Marseille Provence KTM	Row 15 - Cell 2
17	Michel Kreder (Ned) Aqua Blue Sport	Row 16 - Cell 2
18	Sergio Andres Higuita Garcia (Col) Manzana Postobon	Row 17 - Cell 2
19	Eliot Lietaer (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen - Baloise	Row 18 - Cell 2
20	Wilmar Andres Paredes Zapata (Col) Manzana Postobon	Row 19 - Cell 2
21	Maxime Bouet (Fra) Fortuneo - Vital Concept	Row 20 - Cell 2
22	Mauro Finetto (Ita) Delko Marseille Provence KTM	Row 21 - Cell 2
23	Christophe Noppe (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen - Baloise	Row 22 - Cell 2
24	Aleksei Tcatevich (Rus) Gazprom – Rusvelo	Row 23 - Cell 2
25	Jonathan Castroviejo (Spa) Movistar Team	Row 24 - Cell 2
26	Xandro Meurisse (Bel) Wanty - Groupe Gobert	Row 25 - Cell 2
27	Delio Fernandez Cruz (Spa) Delko Marseille Provence KTM	Row 26 - Cell 2
28	Martijn Tusveld (Ned) Roompot - Nederlandse Loterij	Row 27 - Cell 2
29	François Bidard (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale	Row 28 - Cell 2
30	Mathias Frank (Swi) AG2R La Mondiale	Row 29 - Cell 2
31	Lawrence Warbasse (USA) Aqua Blue Sport	Row 30 - Cell 2
32	Jetse Bol (Ned) Manzana Postobon	Row 31 - Cell 2
33	Oscar Riesebeek (Ned) Roompot - Nederlandse Loterij	Row 32 - Cell 2
34	Ignatas Konovalovas (Ltu) FDJ	Row 33 - Cell 2
35	Jérôme Baugnies (Bel) Wanty - Groupe Gobert	Row 34 - Cell 2
36	Antoine Warnier (Bel) WB Veranclassic Aqua Protect	Row 35 - Cell 2
37	Julien El Fares (Fra) Delko Marseille Provence KTM	Row 36 - Cell 2
38	Alex Dowsett (GBr) Movistar Team	Row 37 - Cell 2
39	Thierry Hupond (Fra) Delko Marseille Provence KTM	Row 38 - Cell 2
40	Jorge Arcas Peña (Spa) Movistar Team	Row 39 - Cell 2
41	Carlos Alberto Betancur Gomez (Col) Movistar Team	Row 40 - Cell 2
42	Lars Petter Nordhaug (Nor) Aqua Blue Sport	Row 41 - Cell 2
43	Bernardo Albeiro Suaza Arango (Col) Manzana Postobon	Row 42 - Cell 2
44	Dimitri Peyskens (Bel) WB Veranclassic Aqua Protect	Row 43 - Cell 2
45	Alexandre Geniez (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale	Row 44 - Cell 2
46	Dries Van Gestel (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen - Baloise	Row 45 - Cell 2
47	Angelo Tulik (Fra) Direct Energie	0:00:22
48	Nans Peters (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale	Row 47 - Cell 2
49	Laurent Pichon (Fra) Fortuneo - Vital Concept	Row 48 - Cell 2
50	Johan Le Bon (Fra) FDJ	Row 49 - Cell 2
51	Jeroen Meijers (Ned) Roompot - Nederlandse Loterij	Row 50 - Cell 2
52	Charles Planet (Fra) Team Novo Nordisk	0:00:29
53	Jimmy Turgis (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits	Row 52 - Cell 2
54	Guillaume Levarlet (Fra) Wanty - Groupe Gobert	Row 53 - Cell 2
55	Christophe Riblon (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale	Row 54 - Cell 2
56	Fernando Orjuela Gutierrez (Col) Manzana Postobon	Row 55 - Cell 2
57	Kevin Van Melsen (Bel) Wanty - Groupe Gobert	Row 56 - Cell 2
58	Sergey Nikolaev (Rus) Gazprom – Rusvelo	0:00:34
59	Stefan Denifl (Aut) Aqua Blue Sport	Row 58 - Cell 2
60	Sondre Holst Enger (Nor) AG2R La Mondiale	Row 59 - Cell 2
61	Jerome Cousin (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits	Row 60 - Cell 2
62	Kevin Reza (Fra) FDJ	Row 61 - Cell 2
63	Sébastien Delfosse (Bel) WB Veranclassic Aqua Protect	0:00:44
64	Gregory Habeaux (Bel) WB Veranclassic Aqua Protect	Row 63 - Cell 2
65	Jens Wallays (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen - Baloise	Row 64 - Cell 2
66	Lorrenzo Manzin (Fra) FDJ	Row 65 - Cell 2
67	Andrei Solomennikov (Rus) Gazprom – Rusvelo	0:00:49
68	Dmitriy Kozontchuk (Rus) Gazprom – Rusvelo	Row 67 - Cell 2
69	Danilo Napolitano (Ita) Wanty - Groupe Gobert	Row 68 - Cell 2
70	Marc Fournier (Fra) FDJ	Row 69 - Cell 2
71	Andrea Palini (Ita) Androni Giocattoli	0:01:03
72	Luca Pacioni (Ita) Androni Giocattoli	0:01:08
73	Angel Madrazo Ruiz (Spa) Delko Marseille Provence KTM	0:01:26
74	Romain Sicard (Fra) Direct Energie	0:02:10
75	Leigh Howard (Aus) Aqua Blue Sport	0:02:53
76	Raymond Kreder (Ned) Roompot - Nederlandse Loterij	0:04:08
77	Romain Gioux (Fra) Team Novo Nordisk	0:04:52
78	Arnaud Gerard (Fra) Fortuneo - Vital Concept	0:05:36
79	Matteo Malucelli (Ita) Androni Giocattoli	Row 78 - Cell 2
80	Dorian Godon (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits	Row 79 - Cell 2
81	Paul Ourselin (Fra) Direct Energie	0:06:16
82	Marco Benfatto (Ita) Androni Giocattoli	0:06:23
83	Martijn Budding (Ned) Roompot - Nederlandse Loterij	Row 82 - Cell 2
84	Kenny Dehaes (Bel) Wanty - Groupe Gobert	Row 83 - Cell 2
85	Armindo Fonseca (Fra) Fortuneo - Vital Concept	Row 84 - Cell 2
86	Daniel Pearson (GBr) Aqua Blue Sport	0:06:44
87	Carlos Barbero Cuesta (Spa) Movistar Team	0:08:44
88	Umberto Poli (Ita) Team Novo Nordisk	0:09:15
89	Ruben Pols (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen - Baloise	Row 88 - Cell 2
90	Anton Vorobyev (Rus) Gazprom – Rusvelo	Row 89 - Cell 2
91	Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Direct Energie	0:10:31
92	Rayane Bouhanni (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits	Row 91 - Cell 2
93	Juan Pablo Villegas Cardona (Col) Manzana Postobon	Row 92 - Cell 2
94	Gerd De Keijzer (Ned) Team Novo Nordisk	0:12:16
95	Quentin Valognes (Fra) Team Novo Nordisk	Row 94 - Cell 2
96	Javier Megias Leal (Spa) Team Novo Nordisk	0:12:40

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Points Classification
#	Rider Name (Country) Team
1	Justin Jules (Fra) WB Veranclassic Aqua Protect

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Mountains Classification
#	Rider Name (Country) Team
1	Angel Madrazo Ruiz (Spa) Delko Marseille Provence KTM

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Best Young Rider
#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result
1	Andrea Vendrame (Ita) Androni Giocattoli	4:15:39

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