Kristoff wins GP Ouest France Plouay

Alexander Kristoff (Katusha) claimed his 20th victory of the season in Plouay after missing out on a second stage win at the Arctic Race of Norway and finishing second to André Greipel at the Vattenfall Cyclassics in Hamburg. He outsprinted Italy's Simone Ponzi (Southeast) and Ramunas Navardauskas (Cannondale-Garmin) on the famous finishing line of the 2000 World Championships.

"I knew there was a possibility because I had done GP Plouay three times already but I didn't see myself as a favourite,” Kristoff said. "Last year, it was a winning breakaway. At the end, my team kept me safe. It was quite dangerous going to the finish because of all the guys coming from behind but I received a great lead out from Marco [Haller] and Jacopo [Guarnieri] as usual."

"It's a really hard race here. It was a bunch sprint at the end but I wasn't sure if I could overcome the last climb. I'm really happy that I managed to do it. I was not confident in bringing the race back together."

"My twentieth win is a big one," Kristoff also told Cyclingnews. "To win in the World Tour is always great. I'm really happy about that. Now I'm looking forward to the twenty-first victory. The World Championship is my next big goal." 

Full Results

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#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Alexander Kristoff (Nor) Team Katusha5:31:32
2Simone Ponzi (Ita) Southeast Pro CyclingRow 1 - Cell 2
3Ramunas Navardauskas (Ltu) Cannondale-Garmin Pro Cycling TeamRow 2 - Cell 2
4Grega Bole (Slo) CCC Sprandi PolkowiceRow 3 - Cell 2
5Jurgen Roelandts (Bel) Lotto SoudalRow 4 - Cell 2
6Anthony Roux (Fra) FDJ.frRow 5 - Cell 2
7Armindo Fonseca (Fra) Bretagne-Séché EnvironnementRow 6 - Cell 2
8Wouter Poels (Ned) Team SkyRow 7 - Cell 2
9Rasmus Guldhammer (Den) Cult Energy Pro CyclingRow 8 - Cell 2
10Magnus Cort Nielsen (Den) Orica GreenEdgeRow 9 - Cell 2
11Bryan Coquard (Fra) Team EuropcarRow 10 - Cell 2
12Roy Curvers (Ned) Team Giant-AlpecinRow 11 - Cell 2
13Heinrich Haussler (Aus) IAM CyclingRow 12 - Cell 2
14Rudy Molard (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions CreditsRow 13 - Cell 2
15Luke Rowe (GBr) Team SkyRow 14 - Cell 2
16Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) AG2R La MondialeRow 15 - Cell 2
17Tom Boonen (Bel) Etixx - Quick-StepRow 16 - Cell 2
18Nick Van Der Lijke (Ned) Team LottoNL-JumboRow 17 - Cell 2
19Arman Kamyshev (Kaz) Astana Pro TeamRow 18 - Cell 2
20Jacopo Guarnieri (Ita) Team KatushaRow 19 - Cell 2
21Jens Debusschere (Bel) Lotto SoudalRow 20 - Cell 2
22Tiesj Benoot (Bel) Lotto SoudalRow 21 - Cell 2
23Julien Vermote (Bel) Etixx - Quick-StepRow 22 - Cell 2
24Matteo Trentin (Ita) Etixx - Quick-StepRow 23 - Cell 2
25Borut Bozic (Slo) Astana Pro TeamRow 24 - Cell 2
26Rui Costa (Por) Lampre-MeridaRow 25 - Cell 2
27Fabian Wegmann (Ger) Cult Energy Pro CyclingRow 26 - Cell 2
28Dayer Quintana (Col) Movistar TeamRow 27 - Cell 2
29Mauro Finetto (Ita) Southeast Pro CyclingRow 28 - Cell 2
30Enrico Gasparotto (Ita) Wanty - Groupe GobertRow 29 - Cell 2
31Giacomo Nizzolo (Ita) Trek Factory RacingRow 30 - Cell 2
32Alberto Bettiol (Ita) Cannondale-Garmin Pro Cycling TeamRow 31 - Cell 2
33Anthony Delaplace (Fra) Bretagne-Séché EnvironnementRow 32 - Cell 2
34Björn Leukemans (Bel) Wanty - Groupe GobertRow 33 - Cell 2
35Jérôme Baugnies (Bel) Wanty - Groupe GobertRow 34 - Cell 2
36Jonathan Castroviejo (Spa) Movistar TeamRow 35 - Cell 2
37Christophe Laporte (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions CreditsRow 36 - Cell 2
38Florian Vachon (Fra) Bretagne-Séché EnvironnementRow 37 - Cell 2
39Kristijan Koren (Slo) Cannondale-Garmin Pro Cycling TeamRow 38 - Cell 2
40Sep Vanmarcke (Bel) Team LottoNL-JumboRow 39 - Cell 2
41Karel Hnik (Cze) Cult Energy Pro CyclingRow 40 - Cell 2
42Julian Alaphilippe (Fra) Etixx - Quick-StepRow 41 - Cell 2
43Florian Senechal (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions CreditsRow 42 - Cell 2
44Juan Jose Lobato (Spa) Movistar TeamRow 43 - Cell 2
45Michael Valgren Andersen (Den) Tinkoff-SaxoRow 44 - Cell 2
46Guillaume Bonnafond (Fra) AG2R La MondialeRow 45 - Cell 2
47Arnaud Gerard (Fra) Bretagne-Séché EnvironnementRow 46 - Cell 2
48Davide Rebellin (Ita) CCC Sprandi PolkowiceRow 47 - Cell 2
49Marco Marcato (Ita) Wanty - Groupe GobertRow 48 - Cell 2
50Arthur Vichot (Fra) FDJ.frRow 49 - Cell 2
51Philippe Gilbert (Bel) BMC Racing TeamRow 50 - Cell 2
52Tony Gallopin (Fra) Lotto SoudalRow 51 - Cell 2
53Luis Angel Mate (Spa) Cofidis, Solutions CreditsRow 52 - Cell 2
54Andriy Grivko (Ukr) Astana Pro TeamRow 53 - Cell 2
55Luca Wackermann (Ita) Southeast Pro CyclingRow 54 - Cell 2
56Warren Barguil (Fra) Team Giant-AlpecinRow 55 - Cell 2
57Jean-Marc Bideau (Fra) Bretagne-Séché EnvironnementRow 56 - Cell 2
58José Herrada (Spa) Movistar TeamRow 57 - Cell 2
59David Lopez (Spa) Team SkyRow 58 - Cell 2
60Dylan Van Baarle (Ned) Cannondale-Garmin Pro Cycling TeamRow 59 - Cell 2
61Louis Vervaeke (Bel) Lotto SoudalRow 60 - Cell 2
62Marco Haller (Aut) Team KatushaRow 61 - Cell 2
63Michael Albasini (Swi) Orica GreenEdgeRow 62 - Cell 2
64Paul Martens (Ger) Team LottoNL-JumboRow 63 - Cell 2
65Silvan Dillier (Swi) BMC Racing TeamRow 64 - Cell 2
66Simon Yates (GBr) Orica GreenEdgeRow 65 - Cell 2
67Martin Elmiger (Swi) IAM CyclingRow 66 - Cell 2
68Pierrick Fedrigo (Fra) Bretagne-Séché EnvironnementRow 67 - Cell 2
69Francesco Gavazzi (Ita) Southeast Pro CyclingRow 68 - Cell 2
70Diego Ulissi (Ita) Lampre-Merida0:00:12
71Matti Breschel (Den) Tinkoff-Saxo0:00:20
72Alexey Lutsenko (Kaz) Astana Pro TeamRow 71 - Cell 2
73Greg Van Avermaet (Bel) BMC Racing TeamRow 72 - Cell 2
74Andrea Fedi (Ita) Southeast Pro Cycling0:00:28
75Sébastien Turgot (Fra) AG2R La MondialeRow 74 - Cell 2
76Nicolas Edet (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions CreditsRow 75 - Cell 2
77Manuele Mori (Ita) Lampre-MeridaRow 76 - Cell 2
78Luka Pibernik (Slo) Lampre-MeridaRow 77 - Cell 2
79Philip Deignan (Irl) Team SkyRow 78 - Cell 2
80Nathan Earle (Aus) Team SkyRow 79 - Cell 2
81Ben Swift (GBr) Team SkyRow 80 - Cell 2
82Bram Tankink (Ned) Team LottoNL-JumboRow 81 - Cell 2
83Pieter Weening (Ned) Orica GreenEdgeRow 82 - Cell 2
84Bert De Backer (Bel) Team Giant-AlpecinRow 83 - Cell 2
85Dylan Teuns (Bel) BMC Racing TeamRow 84 - Cell 2
86Michael Schär (Swi) BMC Racing TeamRow 85 - Cell 2
87Fabio Sabatini (Ita) Etixx - Quick-StepRow 86 - Cell 2
88Michael Rogers (Aus) Tinkoff-SaxoRow 87 - Cell 2
89Clement Chevrier (Fra) IAM CyclingRow 88 - Cell 2
90Alan Marangoni (Ita) Cannondale-Garmin Pro Cycling Team0:03:50
91Sondre Holst Enger (Nor) IAM CyclingRow 90 - Cell 2
92Jonas Vangenechten (Bel) IAM CyclingRow 91 - Cell 2
93Daniil Fominykh (Kaz) Astana Pro TeamRow 92 - Cell 2
94Damien Gaudin (Fra) AG2R La MondialeRow 93 - Cell 2
95Pim Ligthart (Ned) Lotto SoudalRow 94 - Cell 2
96Leigh Howard (Aus) Orica GreenEdgeRow 95 - Cell 2
97Simon Clarke (Aus) Orica GreenEdgeRow 96 - Cell 2
98Angelo Tulik (Fra) Team EuropcarRow 97 - Cell 2
99Xabier Zandio Echaide (Spa) Team SkyRow 98 - Cell 2
100Eduardo Sepulveda (Arg) Bretagne-Séché EnvironnementRow 99 - Cell 2
101Lukasz Owsian (Pol) CCC Sprandi PolkowiceRow 100 - Cell 2
102Mirko Selvaggi (Ita) Wanty - Groupe GobertRow 101 - Cell 2
103Davide Malacarne (Ita) Astana Pro TeamRow 102 - Cell 2
104Yohann Gene (Fra) Team EuropcarRow 103 - Cell 2
105Stijn Vandenbergh (Bel) Etixx - Quick-StepRow 104 - Cell 2
106Fabio Silvestre (Por) Trek Factory RacingRow 105 - Cell 2
107Cédric Pineau (Fra) FDJ.frRow 106 - Cell 2
108Tim Wellens (Bel) Lotto SoudalRow 107 - Cell 2
109Johan Le Bon (Fra) FDJ.frRow 108 - Cell 2
110Manuele Boaro (Ita) Tinkoff-SaxoRow 109 - Cell 2
111Martin Mortensen (Den) Cult Energy Pro Cycling0:07:33
112Grégory Rast (Swi) Trek Factory RacingRow 111 - Cell 2
113Perrig Quemeneur (Fra) Team EuropcarRow 112 - Cell 2
114Loïc Chetout (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions CreditsRow 113 - Cell 2
115Michael Reihs (Den) Cult Energy Pro CyclingRow 114 - Cell 2
116Maxime Daniel (Fra) AG2R La MondialeRow 115 - Cell 2
117Matteo Tosatto (Ita) Tinkoff-SaxoRow 116 - Cell 2
118Hayden Roulston (NZl) Trek Factory RacingRow 117 - Cell 2
119Ruslan Tleubayev (Kaz) Astana Pro TeamRow 118 - Cell 2
120Christopher Juul Jensen (Den) Tinkoff-SaxoRow 119 - Cell 2
121Yves Lampaert (Bel) Etixx - Quick-StepRow 120 - Cell 2
122Branislau Samoilau (Blr) CCC Sprandi PolkowiceRow 121 - Cell 2
123Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Team EuropcarRow 122 - Cell 2
124Matteo Bono (Ita) Lampre-Merida0:09:00
125Roberto Ferrari (Ita) Lampre-MeridaRow 124 - Cell 2
126Davide Cimolai (Ita) Lampre-MeridaRow 125 - Cell 2
127Nikolay Mihaylov (Bul) CCC Sprandi Polkowice0:17:15
DNFStefan Denifl (Aut) IAM CyclingRow 127 - Cell 2
DNFDries Devenyns (Bel) IAM CyclingRow 128 - Cell 2
DNFJonathan Fumeaux (Swi) IAM CyclingRow 129 - Cell 2
DNFGiorgio Cecchinel (Ita) Southeast Pro CyclingRow 130 - Cell 2
DNFSamuele Conti (Ita) Southeast Pro CyclingRow 131 - Cell 2
DNFFrancis Mourey (Fra) FDJ.frRow 132 - Cell 2
DNFMatthieu Ladagnous (Fra) FDJ.frRow 133 - Cell 2
DNFAnthony Geslin (Fra) FDJ.frRow 134 - Cell 2
DNFBenoît Vaugrenard (Fra) FDJ.frRow 135 - Cell 2
DNFValerio Agnoli (Ita) Astana Pro TeamRow 136 - Cell 2
DNFMoreno Hofland (Ned) Team LottoNL-JumboRow 137 - Cell 2
DNFBrian Bulgac (Ned) Team LottoNL-JumboRow 138 - Cell 2
DNFRobert Wagner (Ger) Team LottoNL-JumboRow 139 - Cell 2
DNFBarry Markus (Ned) Team LottoNL-JumboRow 140 - Cell 2
DNFBen Hermans (Bel) BMC Racing TeamRow 141 - Cell 2
DNFStefan Küng (Swi) BMC Racing TeamRow 142 - Cell 2
DNFLoic Vliegen (Bel) BMC Racing TeamRow 143 - Cell 2
DNFNathan Haas (Aus) Cannondale-Garmin Pro Cycling TeamRow 144 - Cell 2
DNFSebastian Langeveld (Ned) Cannondale-Garmin Pro Cycling TeamRow 145 - Cell 2
DNFRuben Zepuntke (Ger) Cannondale-Garmin Pro Cycling TeamRow 146 - Cell 2
DNFAxel Domont (Fra) AG2R La MondialeRow 147 - Cell 2
DNFBen Gastauer (Lux) AG2R La MondialeRow 148 - Cell 2
DNFQuentin Jauregui (Fra) AG2R La MondialeRow 149 - Cell 2
DNFLinus Gerdemann (Ger) Cult Energy Pro CyclingRow 150 - Cell 2
DNFAlex Kirsch (Lux) Cult Energy Pro CyclingRow 151 - Cell 2
DNFRasmus Christian Quaade (Den) Cult Energy Pro CyclingRow 152 - Cell 2
DNFStig Broeckx (Bel) Lotto SoudalRow 153 - Cell 2
DNFAlex Dowsett (GBr) Movistar TeamRow 154 - Cell 2
DNFGorka Izagirre (Spa) Movistar TeamRow 155 - Cell 2
DNFIon Izagirre (Spa) Movistar TeamRow 156 - Cell 2
DNFBenat Intxausti (Spa) Movistar TeamRow 157 - Cell 2
DNFTony Martin (Ger) Etixx - Quick-StepRow 158 - Cell 2
DNFChristian Meier (Can) Orica GreenEdgeRow 159 - Cell 2
DNFBrett Lancaster (Aus) Orica GreenEdgeRow 160 - Cell 2
DNFGiovanni Bernaudeau (Fra) Team EuropcarRow 161 - Cell 2
DNFThomas Boudat (Fra) Team EuropcarRow 162 - Cell 2
DNFAlexandre Pichot (Fra) Team EuropcarRow 163 - Cell 2
DNFCaleb Fairly (USA) Team Giant-AlpecinRow 164 - Cell 2
DNFCarter Jones (USA) Team Giant-AlpecinRow 165 - Cell 2
DNFCheng Ji (Chn) Team Giant-AlpecinRow 166 - Cell 2
DNFMarcel Kittel (Ger) Team Giant-AlpecinRow 167 - Cell 2
DNFTom Veelers (Ned) Team Giant-AlpecinRow 168 - Cell 2
DNFMaxim Belkov (Rus) Team KatushaRow 169 - Cell 2
DNFDmitrii Kozonchuk (Rus) Team KatushaRow 170 - Cell 2
DNFAnton Vorobyev (Rus) Team KatushaRow 171 - Cell 2
DNFRudiger Selig (Ger) Team KatushaRow 172 - Cell 2
DNFElia Viviani (Ita) Team SkyRow 173 - Cell 2
DNFMichal Kolár (Svk) Tinkoff-SaxoRow 174 - Cell 2
DNFNikolay Trusov (Rus) Tinkoff-SaxoRow 175 - Cell 2
DNFJonathan Hivert (Fra) Bretagne-Séché EnvironnementRow 176 - Cell 2
DNFAnthony Turgis (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions CreditsRow 177 - Cell 2
DNFKenneth Van Bilsen (Bel) Cofidis, Solutions CreditsRow 178 - Cell 2
DNFJan Polanc (Slo) Lampre-MeridaRow 179 - Cell 2
DNFFumiyuki Beppu (Jpn) Trek Factory RacingRow 180 - Cell 2
DNFStijn Devolder (Bel) Trek Factory RacingRow 181 - Cell 2
DNFFabio Felline (Ita) Trek Factory RacingRow 182 - Cell 2
DNFCalvin Watson (Aus) Trek Factory RacingRow 183 - Cell 2
DNFMaciej Paterski (Pol) CCC Sprandi PolkowiceRow 184 - Cell 2
DNFStefan Schumacher (Ger) CCC Sprandi PolkowiceRow 185 - Cell 2
DNFTomasz Kiendys (Pol) CCC Sprandi PolkowiceRow 186 - Cell 2
DNFFrederik Backaert (Bel) Wanty - Groupe GobertRow 187 - Cell 2
DNFRoy Jans (Bel) Wanty - Groupe GobertRow 188 - Cell 2
DNFFrancis De Greef (Bel) Wanty - Groupe GobertRow 189 - Cell 2

 

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