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Sylvain Chavanel (IAM Cycling) won the GP Ouest France-Plouay held on Sunday in France. The Frenchman won the WorldTour race ahead of Italy's Andrea Fedi (Neri Sottoli-Yellow Fluo) and compatriot Arthur Vichot (FDJ.fr).
It was a successful week for Chavanel, who recently won the overall title at the five-stage Tour du Poitou-Charentes that ended on Friday in Poitiers.
“It’s great. I honestly didn’t think I’d win because I was sure the race would end in a sprint,” Chavanel said. “I’d decided not to make any big efforts and to wait for the final three laps and then ride a smart race. It’s been a fantastic week for me. I won on my local roads at the Tour du Poitou-Charentes and then the GP Ouest-France.”
Chavanel’s breakaway companions included Fedi and Vichot, who were also on the podium, along with Cyril Gauthier (Europcar), Julian Alaphilippe (Omega Pharma-QuickStep), Tim Wellens (Lotto Belisol) and Ben Hermans (BMC).
The main field nearly caught the winning breakaway but was just two seconds short. Alexander Kristoff (Katusha) took the sprint for eighth place.
After racing at the Tour of Britain, which is coming up from September 7 to 14, Chavanel will likely compete in both time trial and the road race at the world championships held from September 21 to 28 in Ponferrada, Spain.
“Why not?” Chavanel said in a UCI press release. “Now I’m going to ride the Tour of Britain without any pressure and then spend some time at home. I’m motivated.”
Alejandro Valverde (Movistar), who is competing at the Vuelta a España, is currently leading the WorldTour ranking with a total of 462 points. Alberto Contador (Tinkoff-Saxo), also at the Vuelta, is second with 407 points and Tour de France winner Vincenzo Nibali (Astana) is third with 392 points.
Full Results
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| # | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) IAM Cycling | 5:38:26 |
| 2 | Andrea Fedi (Ita) Neri Sottoli-Yellow Fluo | Row 1 - Cell 2 |
| 3 | Arthur Vichot (Fra) FDJ.fr | Row 2 - Cell 2 |
| 4 | Cyril Gautier (Fra) Team Europcar | Row 3 - Cell 2 |
| 5 | Julian Alaphilippe (Fra) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step Cycling Team | Row 4 - Cell 2 |
| 6 | Tim Wellens (Bel) Lotto Belisol | Row 5 - Cell 2 |
| 7 | Ben Hermans (Bel) BMC Racing Team | Row 6 - Cell 2 |
| 8 | Alexander Kristoff (Nor) Team Katusha | 0:00:02 |
| 9 | Giacomo Nizzolo (Ita) Trek Factory Racing | Row 8 - Cell 2 |
| 10 | Jurgen Roelandts (Bel) Lotto Belisol | Row 9 - Cell 2 |
| 11 | Gianni Meersman (Bel) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step Cycling Team | Row 10 - Cell 2 |
| 12 | Borut Bozic (Slo) Astana Pro Team | Row 11 - Cell 2 |
| 13 | Francesco Gavazzi (Ita) Astana Pro Team | Row 12 - Cell 2 |
| 14 | Matthieu Ladagnous (Fra) FDJ.fr | Row 13 - Cell 2 |
| 15 | Reinardt Janse Van Rensburg (Rsa) Team Giant-Shimano | Row 14 - Cell 2 |
| 16 | Silvan Dillier (Sui) BMC Racing Team | Row 15 - Cell 2 |
| 17 | Enrique Sanz (Esp) Movistar Team | Row 16 - Cell 2 |
| 18 | Anthony Delaplace (Fra) Bretagne - Seche Environnement | Row 17 - Cell 2 |
| 19 | Luka Mezgec (Slo) Team Giant-Shimano | Row 18 - Cell 2 |
| 20 | Ruslan Tleubayev (Kaz) Astana Pro Team | Row 19 - Cell 2 |
| 21 | Yohann Gene (Fra) Team Europcar | Row 20 - Cell 2 |
| 22 | Jérôme Baugnies (Bel) Wanty - Groupe Gobert | Row 21 - Cell 2 |
| 23 | Jetse Bol (Ned) Belkin Pro Cycling Team | Row 22 - Cell 2 |
| 24 | Armindo Fonseca (Fra) Bretagne - Seche Environnement | Row 23 - Cell 2 |
| 25 | Enrico Battaglin (Ita) Bardiani-CSF | Row 24 - Cell 2 |
| 26 | Stig Broeckx (Bel) Lotto Belisol | Row 25 - Cell 2 |
| 27 | Sebastian Langeveld (Ned) Garmin Sharp | Row 26 - Cell 2 |
| 28 | Julien Simon (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | Row 27 - Cell 2 |
| 29 | Heinrich Haussler (Aus) IAM Cycling | Row 28 - Cell 2 |
| 30 | Marco Haller (Aut) Team Katusha | Row 29 - Cell 2 |
| 31 | Elia Viviani (Ita) Cannondale | Row 30 - Cell 2 |
| 32 | Ben Swift (Gbr) Team Sky | Row 31 - Cell 2 |
| 33 | Kévin Reza (Fra) Team Europcar | Row 32 - Cell 2 |
| 34 | Tony Gallopin (Fra) Lotto Belisol | Row 33 - Cell 2 |
| 35 | Manuele Mori (Ita) Lampre-Merida | Row 34 - Cell 2 |
| 36 | Yoann Offredo (Fra) FDJ.fr | Row 35 - Cell 2 |
| 37 | Mirko Selvaggi (Ita) Wanty - Groupe Gobert | Row 36 - Cell 2 |
| 38 | Romain Feillu (Fra) Bretagne - Seche Environnement | Row 37 - Cell 2 |
| 39 | Dennis Vanendert (Bel) Lotto Belisol | Row 38 - Cell 2 |
| 40 | Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 39 - Cell 2 |
| 41 | Matti Breschel (Den) Tinkoff-Saxo | Row 40 - Cell 2 |
| 42 | Matthias Brandle (Aut) IAM Cycling | Row 41 - Cell 2 |
| 43 | Enrico Gasparotto (Ita) Astana Pro Team | Row 42 - Cell 2 |
| 44 | Brice Feillu (Fra) Bretagne - Seche Environnement | Row 43 - Cell 2 |
| 45 | Jean-Pierre Drucker (Lux) Wanty - Groupe Gobert | Row 44 - Cell 2 |
| 46 | Bryan Coquard (Fra) Team Europcar | Row 45 - Cell 2 |
| 47 | Yukiya Arashiro (Jpn) Team Europcar | Row 46 - Cell 2 |
| 48 | Marco Marcato (Ita) Cannondale | Row 47 - Cell 2 |
| 49 | Florian Senechal (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | Row 48 - Cell 2 |
| 50 | Juan Jose Lobato Del Valle (Esp) Movistar Team | Row 49 - Cell 2 |
| 51 | Simon Gerrans (Aus) Orica Greenedge | Row 50 - Cell 2 |
| 52 | Matteo Trentin (Ita) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step Cycling Team | Row 51 - Cell 2 |
| 53 | Jens Keukeleire (Bel) Orica Greenedge | Row 52 - Cell 2 |
| 54 | Nicola Boem (Ita) Bardiani-CSF | Row 53 - Cell 2 |
| 55 | Jasha Sütterlin (Ger) Movistar Team | Row 54 - Cell 2 |
| 56 | Florian Vachon (Fra) Bretagne - Seche Environnement | Row 55 - Cell 2 |
| 57 | Nelson Filipe Santos Simoes Oliveira (Por) Lampre-Merida | Row 56 - Cell 2 |
| 58 | Jérôme Pineau (Fra) IAM Cycling | Row 57 - Cell 2 |
| 59 | Kristijan Koren (Slo) Cannondale | Row 58 - Cell 2 |
| 60 | Edvald Boasson Hagen (Nor) Team Sky | Row 59 - Cell 2 |
| 61 | Jay Mccarthy (Aus) Tinkoff-Saxo | Row 60 - Cell 2 |
| 62 | Julien Berard (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 61 - Cell 2 |
| 63 | Arnaud Gerard (Fra) Bretagne - Seche Environnement | Row 62 - Cell 2 |
| 64 | Michal Golas (Pol) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step Cycling Team | Row 63 - Cell 2 |
| 65 | Pablo Lastras Garcia (Esp) Movistar Team | Row 64 - Cell 2 |
| 66 | Mauro Finetto (Ita) Neri Sottoli-Yellow Fluo | Row 65 - Cell 2 |
| 67 | Danilo Hondo (Ger) Trek Factory Racing | Row 66 - Cell 2 |
| 68 | Jan Bakelants (Bel) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step Cycling Team | Row 67 - Cell 2 |
| 69 | Alexandre Pichot (Fra) Team Europcar | Row 68 - Cell 2 |
| 70 | Cyril Lemoine (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | Row 69 - Cell 2 |
| 71 | Jelle Vanendert (Bel) Lotto Belisol | Row 70 - Cell 2 |
| 72 | Sonny Colbrelli (Ita) Bardiani-CSF | Row 71 - Cell 2 |
| 73 | Manuele Boaro (Ita) Tinkoff-Saxo | Row 72 - Cell 2 |
| 74 | Pavel Kochetkov (Rus) Team Katusha | Row 73 - Cell 2 |
| 75 | Aleksei Tcatevich (Rus) Team Katusha | Row 74 - Cell 2 |
| 76 | Greg Van Avermaet (Bel) BMC Racing Team | Row 75 - Cell 2 |
| 77 | Björn Leukemans (Bel) Wanty - Groupe Gobert | Row 76 - Cell 2 |
| 78 | Lars Petter Nordhaug (Nor) Belkin Pro Cycling Team | Row 77 - Cell 2 |
| 79 | Rudy Molard (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | Row 78 - Cell 2 |
| 80 | Nicki Sörensen (Den) Tinkoff-Saxo | Row 79 - Cell 2 |
| 81 | Rein Taaramae (Est) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | Row 80 - Cell 2 |
| 82 | Martin Kohler (Sui) BMC Racing Team | Row 81 - Cell 2 |
| 83 | Lars Ytting Bak (Den) Lotto Belisol | Row 82 - Cell 2 |
| 84 | Kevin De Weert (Bel) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step Cycling Team | Row 83 - Cell 2 |
| 85 | Romain Bardet (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 84 - Cell 2 |
| 86 | Pierrick Fedrigo (Fra) FDJ.fr | 0:00:11 |
| 87 | Salvatore Puccio (Ita) Team Sky | Row 86 - Cell 2 |
| 88 | Andriy Grivko (Ukr) Astana Pro Team | Row 87 - Cell 2 |
| 89 | Nicolas Roche (Irl) Tinkoff-Saxo | Row 88 - Cell 2 |
| 90 | Jesus Herrada Lopez (Esp) Movistar Team | Row 89 - Cell 2 |
| 91 | Sébastien Minard (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 90 - Cell 2 |
| 92 | Rui Alberto Faria Da Costa (Por) Lampre-Merida | Row 91 - Cell 2 |
| 93 | Dylan Van Baarle (Ned) Garmin Sharp | Row 92 - Cell 2 |
| 94 | Christopher Juul Jensen (Den) Tinkoff-Saxo | Row 93 - Cell 2 |
| 95 | Tom Jelte Slagter (Ned) Garmin Sharp | 0:00:39 |
| 96 | Tyler Farrar (Usa) Garmin Sharp | Row 95 - Cell 2 |
| 97 | Christopher Sutton (Aus) Team Sky | 0:01:10 |
| 98 | Laurens De Vreese (Bel) Wanty - Groupe Gobert | 0:01:13 |
| 99 | Perrig Quemeneur (Fra) Team Europcar | Row 98 - Cell 2 |
| 100 | Fumiyuki Beppu (Jpn) Trek Factory Racing | Row 99 - Cell 2 |
| 101 | Laurent Pichon (Fra) FDJ.fr | Row 100 - Cell 2 |
| 102 | Eduardo Sepulveda (Arg) Bretagne - Seche Environnement | Row 101 - Cell 2 |
| 103 | Thomas Damuseau (Fra) Team Giant-Shimano | Row 102 - Cell 2 |
| 104 | Jos Van Emden (Ned) Belkin Pro Cycling Team | Row 103 - Cell 2 |
| 105 | Guillaume Bonnafond (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 104 - Cell 2 |
| 106 | Nick Nuyens (Bel) Garmin Sharp | Row 105 - Cell 2 |
| 107 | Francisco José Ventoso Alberdi (Esp) Movistar Team | Row 106 - Cell 2 |
| 108 | Biel Kadri (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 107 - Cell 2 |
| 109 | Rafael Valls Ferri (Esp) Lampre-Merida | Row 108 - Cell 2 |
| 110 | Amaël Moinard (Fra) BMC Racing Team | Row 109 - Cell 2 |
| 111 | Anthony Geslin (Fra) FDJ.fr | Row 110 - Cell 2 |
| 112 | Bradley Wiggins (Gbr) Team Sky | Row 111 - Cell 2 |
| 113 | Egor Silin (Rus) Team Katusha | Row 112 - Cell 2 |
| 114 | Marcus Burghardt (Ger) BMC Racing Team | 0:01:24 |
| 115 | Angelo Tulik (Fra) Team Europcar | 0:01:31 |
| 116 | Calvin Watson (Aus) Trek Factory Racing | 0:01:51 |
| 117 | Davide Appollonio (Ita) AG2R La Mondiale | 0:02:12 |
| 118 | Valerio Agnoli (Ita) Astana Pro Team | 0:02:22 |
| 119 | Francesco Failli (Ita) Neri Sottoli-Yellow Fluo | Row 118 - Cell 2 |
| 120 | Maarten Wynants (Bel) Belkin Pro Cycling Team | Row 119 - Cell 2 |
| 121 | Evgeny Petrov (Rus) Tinkoff-Saxo | Row 120 - Cell 2 |
| 122 | Kristijan Durasek (Cro) Lampre-Merida | 0:02:50 |
| 123 | Michal Kwiatkowski (Pol) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step Cycling Team | Row 122 - Cell 2 |
| 124 | John Gadret (Fra) Movistar Team | Row 123 - Cell 2 |
| 125 | Alan Marangoni (Ita) Cannondale | Row 124 - Cell 2 |
| 126 | Luca Paolini (Ita) Team Katusha | Row 125 - Cell 2 |
| 127 | Jack Bauer (Nzl) Garmin Sharp | Row 126 - Cell 2 |
| 128 | Arnold Jeannesson (Fra) FDJ.fr | 0:03:32 |
| 129 | Andrea Piechele (Ita) Bardiani-CSF | 0:04:03 |
| 130 | Edoardo Zardini (Ita) Bardiani-CSF | Row 129 - Cell 2 |
| 131 | Francesco Manuel Bongiorno (Ita) Bardiani-CSF | Row 130 - Cell 2 |
| 132 | Michael Albasini (Sui) Orica Greenedge | 0:05:01 |
| 133 | Albert Timmer (Ned) Team Giant-Shimano | Row 132 - Cell 2 |
| 134 | Michael Schär (Sui) BMC Racing Team | 0:05:44 |
| 135 | Fabio Sabatini (Ita) Cannondale | Row 134 - Cell 2 |
| 136 | Mattia Cattaneo (Ita) Lampre-Merida | Row 135 - Cell 2 |
| 137 | Davide Cimolai (Ita) Lampre-Merida | Row 136 - Cell 2 |
| 138 | Nikolay Trusov (Rus) Tinkoff-Saxo | Row 137 - Cell 2 |
| 139 | Roy Curvers (Ned) Team Giant-Shimano | Row 138 - Cell 2 |
| 140 | Kris Boeckmans (Bel) Lotto Belisol | 0:06:37 |
| 141 | Danny Van Poppel (Ned) Trek Factory Racing | Row 140 - Cell 2 |
| 142 | Jean Marc Marino (Fra) Cannondale | Row 141 - Cell 2 |
| 143 | Nicola Ruffoni (Ita) Bardiani-CSF | 0:07:46 |
| 144 | Christophe Riblon (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | 0:08:07 |
| 145 | Rick Flens (Ned) Belkin Pro Cycling Team | 0:08:49 |
| 146 | Svein Tuft (Can) Orica Greenedge | Row 145 - Cell 2 |
| 147 | Aliaksandr Kuchynski (Blr) Team Katusha | Row 146 - Cell 2 |
| 148 | Samuele Conti (Ita) Neri Sottoli-Yellow Fluo | Row 147 - Cell 2 |
| 149 | Tom Veelers (Ned) Team Giant-Shimano | Row 148 - Cell 2 |
| 150 | Lasse Norman Hansen (Den) Garmin Sharp | 0:09:23 |
| DNF | Luca Wackermann (Ita) Lampre-Merida | Row 150 - Cell 2 |
| DNF | Fabio Silvestre (Por) Trek Factory Racing | Row 151 - Cell 2 |
| DNF | Stijn Devolder (Bel) Trek Factory Racing | Row 152 - Cell 2 |
| DNF | Grégory Rast (Sui) Trek Factory Racing | Row 153 - Cell 2 |
| DNF | Maxim Iglinsky (Kaz) Astana Pro Team | Row 154 - Cell 2 |
| DNF | Alessandro Vanotti (Ita) Astana Pro Team | Row 155 - Cell 2 |
| DNF | Lars Boom (Ned) Belkin Pro Cycling Team | Row 156 - Cell 2 |
| DNF | Barry Markus (Ned) Belkin Pro Cycling Team | Row 157 - Cell 2 |
| DNF | Bram Tankink (Ned) Belkin Pro Cycling Team | Row 158 - Cell 2 |
| DNF | Stephen Cummings (Gbr) BMC Racing Team | Row 159 - Cell 2 |
| DNF | Michel Koch (Ger) Cannondale | Row 160 - Cell 2 |
| DNF | Moreno Moser (Ita) Cannondale | Row 161 - Cell 2 |
| DNF | Pierre-Henri Lecuisinier (Fra) FDJ.fr | Row 162 - Cell 2 |
| DNF | Raymond Kreder (Ned) Garmin Sharp | Row 163 - Cell 2 |
| DNF | Dayer Uberney Quintana Rojas (Col) Movistar Team | Row 164 - Cell 2 |
| DNF | Thomas De Gendt (Bel) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step Cycling Team | Row 165 - Cell 2 |
| DNF | Luke Durbridge (Aus) Orica Greenedge | Row 166 - Cell 2 |
| DNF | Michael Hepburn (Aus) Orica Greenedge | Row 167 - Cell 2 |
| DNF | Damien Howson (Aus) Orica Greenedge | Row 168 - Cell 2 |
| DNF | Jens Mouris (Ned) Orica Greenedge | Row 169 - Cell 2 |
| DNF | Cheng Ji (Chn) Team Giant-Shimano | Row 170 - Cell 2 |
| DNF | Petr Ignatenko (Rus) Team Katusha | Row 171 - Cell 2 |
| DNF | Ian Boswell (Usa) Team Sky | Row 172 - Cell 2 |
| DNF | Nathan Earle (Aus) Team Sky | Row 173 - Cell 2 |
| DNF | Richie Porte (Aus) Team Sky | Row 174 - Cell 2 |
| DNF | Jean-Marc Bideau (Fra) Bretagne - Seche Environnement | Row 175 - Cell 2 |
| DNF | Jérémy Bescond (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | Row 176 - Cell 2 |
| DNF | Adrien Petit (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | Row 177 - Cell 2 |
| DNF | Clément Venturini (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | Row 178 - Cell 2 |
| DNF | Martin Elmiger (Sui) IAM Cycling | Row 179 - Cell 2 |
| DNF | Kevin Ista (Bel) IAM Cycling | Row 180 - Cell 2 |
| DNF | Thomas Lövkvist (Swe) IAM Cycling | Row 181 - Cell 2 |
| DNF | Francesco Chicchi (Ita) Neri Sottoli-Yellow Fluo | Row 182 - Cell 2 |
| DNF | Andrea Dal Col (Ita) Neri Sottoli-Yellow Fluo | Row 183 - Cell 2 |
| DNF | Simone Ponzi (Ita) Neri Sottoli-Yellow Fluo | Row 184 - Cell 2 |
| DNF | Stefano Pirazzi (Ita) Bardiani-CSF | Row 185 - Cell 2 |
| DNF | Thomas Degand (Bel) Wanty - Groupe Gobert | Row 186 - Cell 2 |
| DNF | Kevin Van Melsen (Bel) Wanty - Groupe Gobert | Row 187 - Cell 2 |
| DNF | Jan Ghyselinck (Bel) Wanty - Groupe Gobert | Row 188 - Cell 2 |
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