Viviani wins Bretagne Classic in Plouay

Elia Viviani (Team Sky) won the bunch sprint to take the Bretagne Classic – Ouest France in Plouay. He beat out Alexander Kristoff (Katusha) and Sonny Colbrelli (Bahrain-Merida).

It was a day of attack groups, with many forming early and getting away but never for long. Finally Dries Devenyns (Quick-Step Floors), Sylvain Dillier (BMC), Tao Geoghegan Hart (Sky), Arnaud Gérard (Fortuneo-Oscaro), Paul Martens (LottoNL-Jumbo), Jacopo Mosca (Willier Triestina-Selle Italia), Pierre Rolland (Cannondale-Drapac) and Petr Vakoc (QuickStep Floors) were able to break away and build up a lead of not quite a minute. Team Sunweb and Dimension Data, neither in that front group, led the chase.

This group too was doomed to failure, and soon only Devenyns and Dillier were left in the lead. With 20 kilometres to go they had only 15 seconds on the reduced chasing peloton. Dillier dropped Devenyns and was then joined by Cyril Gautier (AG2R), Albert Bettiol (Cannondale-Drapac), Nathan Haas (Dimension Data), Hector Carretero (Movistar), Pieter Serry (Quick-Step Floors), Lilian Calmejane (Direct Energie) and Julien Simon (Cofidis). They took 20 seconds with them into the final 10 kilometres.

The field moved closer and closer as the finish line approached. Even though Dillier was up front, BMC lead the chase. Things totally fell apart on the final climb, the Ty-Marrec, and Bettiol jumped to take a lead solo. Philippe Gilbert (BMC) was among a number of riders who made the attempt to bridge to him, but Bettiol crested the climb alone. The pack closed him down at the flamme rouge, however, setting up a closing sprint, with Viviani pulling past Kristoff in the closing metres to take the win.

Full Results

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#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Elia Viviani (Ita) Team Sky5:51:39
2Alexander Kristoff (Nor) Katusha-AlpecinRow 1 - Cell 2
3Sonny Colbrelli (Ita) Bahrain-MeridaRow 2 - Cell 2
4Sep Vanmarcke (Bel) Cannondale-DrapacRow 3 - Cell 2
5Michael Matthews (Aus) Team SunwebRow 4 - Cell 2
6Rúben Guerreiro (Por) Trek-SegafredoRow 5 - Cell 2
7Edvald Boasson Hagen (Nor) Dimension DataRow 6 - Cell 2
8Nacer Bouhanni (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions CreditsRow 7 - Cell 2
9Simone Consonni (Ita) UAE Team EmiratesRow 8 - Cell 2
10Greg Van Avermaet (Bel) BMC Racing TeamRow 9 - Cell 2
11Lukas Pöstlberger (Aut) Bora-HansgroheRow 10 - Cell 2
12Enrico Battaglin (Ita) Team LottoNl-JumboRow 11 - Cell 2
13Valerio Conti (Ita) UAE Team EmiratesRow 12 - Cell 2
14Kristian Sbaragli (Ita) Dimension DataRow 13 - Cell 2
15Luka Mezgec (Slo) Orica-ScottRow 14 - Cell 2
16Carlos Barbero (Spa) Movistar TeamRow 15 - Cell 2
17Kiel Reijnen (USA) Trek-SegafredoRow 16 - Cell 2
18Anthony Delaplace (Fra) Fortuneo - Vital ConceptRow 17 - Cell 2
19Matteo Busato (Ita) Wilier TriestinaRow 18 - Cell 2
20Lilian Calmejane (Fra) Direct EnergieRow 19 - Cell 2
21Daniele Bennati (Ita) Movistar TeamRow 20 - Cell 2
22Danilo Wyss (Swi) BMC Racing TeamRow 21 - Cell 2
23Guillaume Martin (Fra) Wanty - Groupe GobertRow 22 - Cell 2
24Zdenek Stybar (Cze) Quick-Step FloorsRow 23 - Cell 2
25Yoann Offredo (Fra) Wanty - Groupe GobertRow 24 - Cell 2
26Julien Vermote (Bel) Quick-Step FloorsRow 25 - Cell 2
27Nans Peters (Fra) AG2R La MondialeRow 26 - Cell 2
28Daryl Impey (RSA) Orica-ScottRow 27 - Cell 2
29Jose Herrada (Spa) Movistar TeamRow 28 - Cell 2
30Laurens De Plus (Bel) Quick-Step FloorsRow 29 - Cell 2
31Lorenzo Rota (Ita) Bardiani CSFRow 30 - Cell 2
32Diego Ulissi (Ita) UAE Team EmiratesRow 31 - Cell 2
33Michael Valgren Andersen (Den) Astana Pro TeamRow 32 - Cell 2
34Cyril Gautier (Fra) AG2R La MondialeRow 33 - Cell 2
35Mauro Finetto (Ita) Delko Marseille Provence KTMRow 34 - Cell 2
36Xandro Meurisse (Bel) Wanty - Groupe GobertRow 35 - Cell 2
37Thomas Boudat (Fra) Direct EnergieRow 36 - Cell 2
38Jesus Herrada (Spa) Movistar TeamRow 37 - Cell 2
39Tony Gallopin (Fra) Lotto SoudalRow 38 - Cell 2
40Dylan Van Baarle (Ned) Cannondale-DrapacRow 39 - Cell 2
41Fabien Grellier (Fra) Direct EnergieRow 40 - Cell 2
42Ignatas Konovalovas (Ltu) FDJRow 41 - Cell 2
43Philippe Gilbert (Bel) Quick-Step FloorsRow 42 - Cell 2
44Héctor Carretero (Spa) Movistar TeamRow 43 - Cell 2
45Jasha Sütterlin (Ger) Movistar TeamRow 44 - Cell 2
46Julien Simon (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions CreditsRow 45 - Cell 2
47Michal Golas (Pol) Team Sky0:00:13
48Dimitri Claeys (Bel) Cofidis, Solutions Credits0:00:16
49Alberto Bettiol (Ita) Cannondale-Drapac0:00:24
50Andrey Grivko (Ukr) Astana Pro Team0:00:27
51Viacheslav Kuznetsov (Rus) Katusha-Alpecin0:00:33
52Silvan Dillier (Swi) BMC Racing TeamRow 51 - Cell 2
53Rick Zabel (Ger) Katusha-Alpecin0:00:50
54Gediminas Bagdonas (Ltu) AG2R La MondialeRow 53 - Cell 2
55Alexey Vermeulen (USA) Team LottoNl-JumboRow 54 - Cell 2
56Patrick Bevin (NZl) Cannondale-Drapac0:00:53
57Bauke Mollema (Ned) Trek-SegafredoRow 56 - Cell 2
58Jenthe Biermans (Bel) Katusha-AlpecinRow 57 - Cell 2
59Simone Velasco (Ita) Bardiani CSFRow 58 - Cell 2
60Mirco Maestri (Ita) Bardiani CSFRow 59 - Cell 2
61Quentin Pacher (Fra) Delko Marseille Provence KTMRow 60 - Cell 2
62Pieter Serry (Bel) Quick-Step FloorsRow 61 - Cell 2
63Enrico Gasparotto (Ita) Bahrain-MeridaRow 62 - Cell 2
64Nicolas Edet (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions CreditsRow 63 - Cell 2
65Nikolas Maes (Bel) Lotto SoudalRow 64 - Cell 2
66Victor Campenaerts (Bel) Team LottoNl-JumboRow 65 - Cell 2
67Romain Hardy (Fra) Fortuneo - Vital ConceptRow 66 - Cell 2
68Fabien Doubey (Fra) Wanty - Groupe GobertRow 67 - Cell 2
69Angelo Tulik (Fra) Direct EnergieRow 68 - Cell 2
70Simone Petilli (Ita) UAE Team EmiratesRow 69 - Cell 2
71Gianluca Brambilla (Ita) Quick-Step FloorsRow 70 - Cell 2
72Kevin Ledanois (Fra) Fortuneo - Vital ConceptRow 71 - Cell 2
73Cyril Lemoine (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits0:01:08
74Laurent Pichon (Fra) Fortuneo - Vital Concept0:01:28
75Florian Vachon (Fra) Fortuneo - Vital Concept0:01:29
76Maciej Bodnar (Pol) Bora-Hansgrohe0:01:30
77Nathan Haas (Aus) Dimension Data0:02:09
78Michael Schär (Swi) BMC Racing TeamRow 77 - Cell 2
79Pierre Rolland (Fra) Cannondale-DrapacRow 78 - Cell 2
80Olivier Le Gac (Fra) FDJRow 79 - Cell 2
81Mike Teunissen (Ned) Team SunwebRow 80 - Cell 2
82Kristijan Durasek (Cro) UAE Team EmiratesRow 81 - Cell 2
83Tim Wellens (Bel) Lotto SoudalRow 82 - Cell 2
84Simone Antonini (Ita) Wanty - Groupe GobertRow 83 - Cell 2
85Heinrich Haussler (Aus) Bahrain-MeridaRow 84 - Cell 2
86Romain Sicard (Fra) Direct Energie0:02:53
87Ben Gastauer (Lux) AG2R La MondialeRow 86 - Cell 2
88Bram Tankink (Ned) Team LottoNl-Jumbo0:02:55
89Taylor Phinney (USA) Cannondale-DrapacRow 88 - Cell 2
90Dries Devenyns (Bel) Quick-Step FloorsRow 89 - Cell 2
91Tao Geoghegan Hart (GBr) Team Sky0:03:43
92Paul Martens (Ger) Team LottoNl-JumboRow 91 - Cell 2
93Yukiya Arashiro (Jpn) Bahrain-MeridaRow 92 - Cell 2
94Dylan Teuns (Bel) BMC Racing TeamRow 93 - Cell 2
95Simon Gerrans (Aus) Orica-ScottRow 94 - Cell 2
96Marco Marcato (Ita) UAE Team EmiratesRow 95 - Cell 2
97Arnaud Gerard (Fra) Fortuneo - Vital ConceptRow 96 - Cell 2
98Clement Venturini (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits0:03:45
99Owain Doull (GBr) Team Sky0:04:06
100Mathew Hayman (Aus) Orica-ScottRow 99 - Cell 2
101Nathan Van Hooydonck0:04:26
102Jacopo Mosca (Ita) Wilier Triestina0:05:00
103Michal Kwiatkowski (Pol) Team Sky0:06:16
104Luka Pibernik (Slo) Bahrain-Merida0:06:47
105Jay Robert Thomson (RSA) Dimension Data0:07:49
106Zhandos Bizhigitov (Kaz) Astana Pro TeamRow 105 - Cell 2
107Nikias Arndt (Ger) Team SunwebRow 106 - Cell 2
108Baptiste Planckaert (Bel) Katusha-AlpecinRow 107 - Cell 2
109Mitch Docker (Aus) Orica-ScottRow 108 - Cell 2
110Marcus Burghardt (Ger) Bora-HansgroheRow 109 - Cell 2
111Petr Vakoc (Cze) Quick-Step FloorsRow 110 - Cell 2
112Martijn Keizer (Ned) Team LottoNl-Jumbo0:13:01
113Thomas Leezer (Ned) Team LottoNl-JumboRow 112 - Cell 2
114David Gaudu (Fra) FDJRow 113 - Cell 2
115Benoit Vaugrenard (Fra) FDJRow 114 - Cell 2
116Manuel Belletti (Ita) Wilier TriestinaRow 115 - Cell 2
117Edward Ravasi (Ita) UAE Team EmiratesRow 116 - Cell 2
118Marco Minnaard (Ned) Wanty - Groupe GobertRow 117 - Cell 2
119Paul Ourselin (Fra) Direct Energie0:14:15
120Ryan Mullen (Irl) Cannondale-DrapacRow 119 - Cell 2
121Vincenzo Albanese (Ita) Bardiani CSFRow 120 - Cell 2
122Jean-Pierre Drucker (Lux) BMC Racing Team0:20:05
DNFOliver Naesen (Bel) AG2R La MondialeRow 122 - Cell 2
DNFRudy Barbier (Fra) AG2R La MondialeRow 123 - Cell 2
DNFFrançois Bidard (Fra) AG2R La MondialeRow 124 - Cell 2
DNFChristophe Riblon (Fra) AG2R La MondialeRow 125 - Cell 2
DNFSebastian Langeveld (Ned) Cannondale-DrapacRow 126 - Cell 2
DNFDavide Cimolai (Ita) FDJRow 127 - Cell 2
DNFJacopo Guarnieri (Ita) FDJRow 128 - Cell 2
DNFArnaud Demare (Fra) FDJRow 129 - Cell 2
DNFMatthieu Ladagnous (Fra) FDJRow 130 - Cell 2
DNFRiccardo Minali (Ita) Astana Pro TeamRow 131 - Cell 2
DNFDaniil Fominykh (Kaz) Astana Pro TeamRow 132 - Cell 2
DNFOscar Gatto (Ita) Astana Pro TeamRow 133 - Cell 2
DNFMoreno Moser (Ita) Astana Pro TeamRow 134 - Cell 2
DNFTruls Korsaeth (Nor) Astana Pro TeamRow 135 - Cell 2
DNFAmael Moinard (Fra) BMC Racing TeamRow 136 - Cell 2
DNFDavid Per (Slo) Bahrain-MeridaRow 137 - Cell 2
DNFNiccolo Bonifazio (Ita) Bahrain-MeridaRow 138 - Cell 2
DNFBorut Bozic (Slo) Bahrain-MeridaRow 139 - Cell 2
DNFPascal Ackermann (Ger) Bora-HansgroheRow 140 - Cell 2
DNFSam Bennett (Irl) Bora-HansgroheRow 141 - Cell 2
DNFErik Baska (Svk) Bora-HansgroheRow 142 - Cell 2
DNFJuraj Sagan (Svk) Bora-HansgroheRow 143 - Cell 2
DNFRüdiger Selig (Ger) Bora-HansgroheRow 144 - Cell 2
DNFNatnael Berhane (Eri) Dimension DataRow 145 - Cell 2
DNFRyan Gibbons (RSA) Dimension DataRow 146 - Cell 2
DNFJaco Venter (RSA) Dimension DataRow 147 - Cell 2
DNFJohann Van Zyl (RSA) Dimension DataRow 148 - Cell 2
DNFTosh Van Der Sande (Bel) Lotto SoudalRow 149 - Cell 2
DNFSean De Bie (Bel) Lotto SoudalRow 150 - Cell 2
DNFMoreno Hofland (Ned) Lotto SoudalRow 151 - Cell 2
DNFJasper De Buyst (Bel) Lotto SoudalRow 152 - Cell 2
DNFJelle Vanendert (Bel) Lotto SoudalRow 153 - Cell 2
DNFDayer Quintana (Col) Movistar TeamRow 154 - Cell 2
DNFGorka Izaguirre Insausti (Spa) Movistar TeamRow 155 - Cell 2
DNFMichael Albasini (Swi) Orica-ScottRow 156 - Cell 2
DNFCaleb Ewan (Aus) Orica-ScottRow 157 - Cell 2
DNFAlexander Edmondson (Aus) Orica-ScottRow 158 - Cell 2
DNFBryan Coquard (Fra) Direct EnergieRow 159 - Cell 2
DNFPerrig Quemeneur (Fra) Direct EnergieRow 160 - Cell 2
DNFJhonatan Restrepo (Col) Katusha-AlpecinRow 161 - Cell 2
DNFMads Würtz Schmidt (Den) Katusha-AlpecinRow 162 - Cell 2
DNFNicola Boem (Ita) Bardiani CSFRow 163 - Cell 2
DNFMarco Maronese (Ita) Bardiani CSFRow 164 - Cell 2
DNFPaolo Simion (Ita) Bardiani CSFRow 165 - Cell 2
DNFLuca Wackermann (Ita) Bardiani CSFRow 166 - Cell 2
DNFPhilip Deignan (Irl) Team SkyRow 167 - Cell 2
DNFDanny Van Poppel (Ned) Team SkyRow 168 - Cell 2
DNFLukasz Wisniowski (Pol) Team SkyRow 169 - Cell 2
DNFOliviero Troia (Ita) UAE Team EmiratesRow 170 - Cell 2
DNFElie Gesbert (Fra) Fortuneo - Vital ConceptRow 171 - Cell 2
DNFDaniel Mclay (GBr) Fortuneo - Vital ConceptRow 172 - Cell 2
DNFChristophe Laporte (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions CreditsRow 173 - Cell 2
DNFFlorian Senechal (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions CreditsRow 174 - Cell 2
DNFRoy Curvers (Ned) Team SunwebRow 175 - Cell 2
DNFSimon Geschke (Ger) Team SunwebRow 176 - Cell 2
DNFRamon Sinkeldam (Ned) Team SunwebRow 177 - Cell 2
DNFBert De Backer (Bel) Team SunwebRow 178 - Cell 2
DNFAlbert Timmer (Ned) Team SunwebRow 179 - Cell 2
DNFFabio Felline (Ita) Trek-SegafredoRow 180 - Cell 2
DNFMarco Coledan (Ita) Trek-SegafredoRow 181 - Cell 2
DNFMads Pedersen (Den) Trek-SegafredoRow 182 - Cell 2
DNFGregory Rast (Swi) Trek-SegafredoRow 183 - Cell 2
DNFJasper Stuyven (Bel) Trek-SegafredoRow 184 - Cell 2
DNFEugert Zhupa (Alb) Wilier TriestinaRow 185 - Cell 2
DNFJakub Mareczko (Ita) Wilier TriestinaRow 186 - Cell 2
DNFAlberto Cecchin (Ita) Wilier TriestinaRow 187 - Cell 2
DNFFilippo Pozzato (Ita) Wilier TriestinaRow 188 - Cell 2
DNFFrederik Backaert (Bel) Wanty - Groupe GobertRow 189 - Cell 2
DNFAndrea Pasqualon (Ita) Wanty - Groupe GobertRow 190 - Cell 2
DNFGatis Smukulis (Lat) Delko Marseille Provence KTMRow 191 - Cell 2
DNFJulien El Fares (Fra) Delko Marseille Provence KTMRow 192 - Cell 2
DNFDelio Fernandez (Spa) Delko Marseille Provence KTMRow 193 - Cell 2
DNFRomain Combaud (Fra) Delko Marseille Provence KTMRow 194 - Cell 2
DNFThierry Hupond (Fra) Delko Marseille Provence KTMRow 195 - Cell 2
DNFAngel Madrazo (Spa) Delko Marseille Provence KTMRow 196 - Cell 2

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