Justin Jules fastest in first Euro sprint finish

Justin Jules (La Pomme Marseille) sprinted to victory in the Grand Prix Cycliste la Marseillaise, the first road race on European soil for the 2013 season. The 26-year-old Frenchman denied Samuel Dumoulin, making his debut for AG2R La Mondiale, a repeat victory in Marseille, while Thomas Damuseau (Team Argos-Shimano) rounded out the podium in third place.

The 148.1km European opener was dominated by an early two man escape comprised of Thomas Vaubourzeix (La Pomme Marseille) and Jelle Wallays (Topsport Vlaanderen-Baloise). The duo's advantage grew to more than seven minutes after 43km of racing, but Dumoulin's AG2R squad kept the break from becoming a runaway and gradually reduced the pair's lead.

Wallays led Vaubourzeix over each of the day's three categorised climbs to claim the mountains prize and when they reached the summit of the final ascent, the Julhan Les Bastides at 30km remaining, their lead had dropped inside of one minute with riders using the ascent as a springboard to cross the gap to the leaders.

Cédric Pineau (FDJ) and Benjamin Giraud (La Pomme Marseille) managed to make the junction and with 23km to the finish the front quartet led the peloton by 30 seconds.

Inside of 15km to go the break was neutralised, but the chase effort split the peloton. Sander Armee (Topsport Vlaanderen-Baloise) then went out on the attack alone and with 7km to the finish he led a 20-man chase group by 20 seconds and the peloton by 55 seconds.

The Belgian's bid for victory came to naught, however, as the hard-charging peloton swept up first the chase group and then Armee with 3km to go, setting the stage for a field sprint finale.

NOTE:
Race winner Justin Jules is the son of French professional Pascal Jules, a stage winner at the 1984 Tour de France and teammate of Laurent Fignon. Pascal Jules died in a car crash in 1987 when Justin was only 13 months old. Justin's life was again touched by tragedy as he served a prison term for killing his stepfather in 2004, receiving a reduced sentence due to the circumstances of a family life disrupted by his stepfather's alcoholism.

Jules turned professional in 2011 at the age of 24 with French Continental team La Pomme Marseille, moved to French Continental squad Véranda Rideau-Super U for 2012 and then returned to La Pomme Marseille this season. His victory today is his second, and biggest, as a professional, with his first win earned at the opening stage of the Tour of Hainan during his debut professional season.

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Full Results
1Justin Jules (Fra) La Pomme Marseille3:40:05
2Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) AG2R La MondialeRow 1 - Cell 2
3Thomas Damuseau (Fra) Team Argos-ShimanoRow 2 - Cell 2
4Anthony Roux (Fra) FDJRow 3 - Cell 2
5Sander Armee (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen-BaloiseRow 4 - Cell 2
6Maxime Bouet (Fra) AG2R La MondialeRow 5 - Cell 2
7Maxime Vantomme (Bel) Crelan-EuphonyRow 6 - Cell 2
8Warren Barguil (Fra) Team Argos-ShimanoRow 7 - Cell 2
9Björn Leukemans (Bel) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling TeamRow 8 - Cell 2
10Pieter Vanspeybrouck (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen-BaloiseRow 9 - Cell 2
11Lieuwe Westra (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling TeamRow 10 - Cell 2
12Arthur Vichot (Fra) FDJRow 11 - Cell 2
13Marcel Wyss (Swi) IAM CyclingRow 12 - Cell 2
14Benjamin Giraud (Fra) La Pomme MarseilleRow 13 - Cell 2
15Guillaume Levarlet (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions CreditsRow 14 - Cell 2
16Rémi Pauriol (Fra) SojasunRow 15 - Cell 2
17Rudy Molard (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions CreditsRow 16 - Cell 2
18Ricardo Mestre (Por) Euskaltel-EuskadiRow 17 - Cell 2
19Matthias Brandle (Aut) IAM CyclingRow 18 - Cell 2
20Vincent Jerome (Fra) Team EuropcarRow 19 - Cell 2
21Jérémie Galland (Fra) SojasunRow 20 - Cell 2
22Angelo Tulik (Fra) Team EuropcarRow 21 - Cell 2
23Romain Lemarchand (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions CreditsRow 22 - Cell 2
24Julien El Fares (Fra) SojasunRow 23 - Cell 2
25Alexis Vuillermoz (Fra) SojasunRow 24 - Cell 2
26Ricardo Garcia Ambroa (Spa) Euskaltel-EuskadiRow 25 - Cell 2
27Davide Malacarne (Ita) Team EuropcarRow 26 - Cell 2
28Tobias Ludvigsson (Swe) Team Argos-ShimanoRow 27 - Cell 2
29Pieter Jacobs (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen-BaloiseRow 28 - Cell 2
30Jerome Cousin (Fra) Team EuropcarRow 29 - Cell 2
31Franck Vermeulen (Fra) Roubaix Lille MetropoleRow 30 - Cell 2
32Jelle Wallays (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen-BaloiseRow 31 - Cell 2
33Thibaut Pinot (Fra) FDJ0:00:04
34Sébastien Delfosse (Bel) Crelan-Euphony0:00:06
35Julien Antomarchi (Fra) La Pomme Marseille0:00:09
36Jonathan Hivert (Fra) Sojasun0:00:14
37Romain Bardet (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale0:00:16
38Cédric Pineau (Fra) FDJ0:00:18
39Alexandre Geniez (Fra) FDJRow 38 - Cell 2
40Baptiste Planckaert (Bel) Crelan-Euphony0:01:02
41Grégoire Tarride (Fra) La Pomme Marseille0:01:04
42Ruben Perez Moreno (Spa) Euskaltel-EuskadiRow 41 - Cell 2
43Aleksejs Saramotins (Lat) IAM CyclingRow 42 - Cell 2
44Rein Taaramae (Est) Cofidis, Solutions Credits0:01:06
45Mathieu Drujon (Fra) BigMat-Auber 930:01:28
46Clément Koretzky (Fra) Bretagne-Seche EnvironnementRow 45 - Cell 2
47Steven Tronet (Fra) BigMat-Auber 93Row 46 - Cell 2
48Jean-Marc Bideau (Fra) Bretagne-Seche EnvironnementRow 47 - Cell 2
49Boris Zimine (Fra) Roubaix Lille Metropole0:01:31
50Nicolas Vereecken (Bel) An Post-ChainreactionRow 49 - Cell 2
51Armindo Fonseca (Fra) Bretagne-Seche EnvironnementRow 50 - Cell 2
52Yoann Paillot (Fra) La Pomme MarseilleRow 51 - Cell 2
53Brian Bulgac (Ned) Lotto BelisolRow 52 - Cell 2
54Dirk Bellemakers (Ned) Lotto BelisolRow 53 - Cell 2
55Tom Van Asbroeck (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen-BaloiseRow 54 - Cell 2
56Giovanni Bernaudeau (Fra) Team EuropcarRow 55 - Cell 2
57Nikita Novikov (Rus) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling TeamRow 56 - Cell 2
58Francis De Greef (Bel) Lotto BelisolRow 57 - Cell 2
59Flavien Dassonville (Fra) BigMat-Auber 93Row 58 - Cell 2
60Hubert Dupont (Fra) AG2R La MondialeRow 59 - Cell 2
61Frederique Robert (Bel) Lotto BelisolRow 60 - Cell 2
62Perrig Quemeneur (Fra) Team EuropcarRow 61 - Cell 2
63Tim Declercq (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen-BaloiseRow 62 - Cell 2
64Théo Vimpere (Fra) BigMat-Auber 93Row 63 - Cell 2
65José Gonçalves (Por) La Pomme MarseilleRow 64 - Cell 2
66Thomas Vaubourzeix (Fra) La Pomme MarseilleRow 65 - Cell 2
67Patrick Schelling (Swi) IAM CyclingRow 66 - Cell 2
68Laurent Pichon (Fra) FDJRow 67 - Cell 2
69Christophe Laborie (Fra) SojasunRow 68 - Cell 2
70Florian Guillou (Fra) Bretagne-Seche EnvironnementRow 69 - Cell 2
71Anthony Geslin (Fra) FDJRow 70 - Cell 2
72Benoît Vaugrenard (Fra) FDJRow 71 - Cell 2
73Frédéric Amorison (Bel) Crelan-EuphonyRow 72 - Cell 2
74Johnny Hoogerland (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team0:02:34
75Yoann Bagot (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions CreditsRow 74 - Cell 2
76Sébastien Reichenbach (Swi) IAM Cycling0:02:51
77Romain Sicard (Fra) Euskaltel-Euskadi0:03:18
78Romain Bacon (Fra) BigMat-Auber 930:03:42
79Gael Malacarne (Fra) Bretagne-Seche EnvironnementRow 78 - Cell 2
80Francois Parisien (Can) Team Argos-Shimano0:03:45
81Cyrille Patoux (Fra) Roubaix Lille MetropoleRow 80 - Cell 2
82Niko Eeckhout (Bel) An Post-ChainreactionRow 81 - Cell 2
83Romain Feillu (Fra) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling TeamRow 82 - Cell 2
84Alphonse Vermote (Bel) An Post-ChainreactionRow 83 - Cell 2
85James Vanlandschoot (Bel) Accent Jobs-WantyRow 84 - Cell 2
86Kurt Hovelynck (Bel) Crelan-EuphonyRow 85 - Cell 2
87Sean Downey (Irl) An Post-ChainreactionRow 86 - Cell 2
88Georg Preidler (Aut) Team Argos-ShimanoRow 87 - Cell 2
89Jure Kocjan (Slo) Euskaltel-EuskadiRow 88 - Cell 2
90Bertjan Lindeman (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling TeamRow 89 - Cell 2
91Kris Boeckmans (Bel) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling TeamRow 90 - Cell 2
92Mark McNally (GBr) An Post-ChainreactionRow 91 - Cell 2
93Matthieu Sprick (Fra) Team Argos-ShimanoRow 92 - Cell 2
94Guillaume Faucon (Fra) BigMat-Auber 93Row 93 - Cell 2
95Julien Simon (Fra) SojasunRow 94 - Cell 2
96Koen Barbe (Bel) Crelan-EuphonyRow 95 - Cell 2
97Cyril Gautier (Fra) Team Europcar0:04:39
98Alexandre Pichot (Fra) Team EuropcarRow 97 - Cell 2
99Jean-Pierre Drucker (Lux) Accent Jobs-Wanty0:04:54
100Lars Ytting Bak (Den) Lotto Belisol0:05:10
101Stefan Van Dijk (Ned) Accent Jobs-Wanty0:07:07
102Rudy Kowalski (Fra) Roubaix Lille MetropoleRow 101 - Cell 2
HDJurgen Van De Walle (Bel) Lotto BelisolRow 102 - Cell 2
HDMaarten Neyens (Bel) Lotto BelisolRow 103 - Cell 2
HDBenoit Jarrier (Fra) Bretagne-Seche EnvironnementRow 104 - Cell 2
HDFrederik Veuchelen (Bel) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling TeamRow 105 - Cell 2
DNFJulien Duval (Fra) Roubaix Lille MetropoleRow 106 - Cell 2
DNFSteven Van Vooren (Bel) An Post-ChainreactionRow 107 - Cell 2
DNFStaf Scheirlinckx (Bel) Accent Jobs-WantyRow 108 - Cell 2
DNFDanilo Napolitano (Ita) Accent Jobs-WantyRow 109 - Cell 2
DNFRoy Jans (Bel) Accent Jobs-WantyRow 110 - Cell 2
DNFTim De Troyer (Bel) Accent Jobs-WantyRow 111 - Cell 2
DNFLoïc Desriac (Fra) Roubaix Lille MetropoleRow 112 - Cell 2
DNFBenjamin Verraes (Bel) Accent Jobs-WantyRow 113 - Cell 2
DNFKevin Lalouette (Fra) Roubaix Lille MetropoleRow 114 - Cell 2
DNFMaxime Le Montagner (Fra) Roubaix Lille MetropoleRow 115 - Cell 2
DNFAnthony Delaplace (Fra) SojasunRow 116 - Cell 2
DNFRonan McLaughlin (Irl) An Post-ChainreactionRow 117 - Cell 2
DNFPablo Urtasun Perez (Spa) Euskaltel-EuskadiRow 118 - Cell 2
DNFNiels Wytinck (Bel) An Post-ChainreactionRow 119 - Cell 2
DNFThomas Peterson (USA) Team Argos-ShimanoRow 120 - Cell 2
DNFMarcel Aregger (Swi) IAM CyclingRow 121 - Cell 2
DNFRémi Cusin (Fra) IAM CyclingRow 122 - Cell 2
DNFThomas Rostollan (Fra) La Pomme MarseilleRow 123 - Cell 2
DNFNicolas Bazin (Fra) BigMat-Auber 93Row 124 - Cell 2
DNFMatteo Pelucchi (Ita) IAM CyclingRow 125 - Cell 2
DNFAxel Domont (Fra) AG2R La MondialeRow 126 - Cell 2
DNFSylvain Georges (Fra) AG2R La MondialeRow 127 - Cell 2
DNFSteve Chainel (Fra) AG2R La MondialeRow 128 - Cell 2
DNFAnthony Ravard (Fra) AG2R La MondialeRow 129 - Cell 2
DNFJérémy Bescond (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions CreditsRow 130 - Cell 2
DNFArthur Van Overberghe (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen-BaloiseRow 131 - Cell 2
DNFStéphane Poulhies (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions CreditsRow 132 - Cell 2
DNFTosh Van Der Sande (Bel) Lotto BelisolRow 133 - Cell 2
DNFBenoit Drujon (Fra) BigMat-Auber 93Row 134 - Cell 2
DNFEgidijus Juodvalkis (Ltu) Crelan-EuphonyRow 135 - Cell 2
DNFKevin Peeters (Bel) Crelan-EuphonyRow 136 - Cell 2
DNFAdrian Saez (Spa) Euskaltel-EuskadiRow 137 - Cell 2
DNFLaurens De Vreese (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen-BaloiseRow 138 - Cell 2
DNFBenjamin Le Montagner (Fra) Bretagne-Seche EnvironnementRow 139 - Cell 2
DNFPierre-Luc Perrichon (Fra) Bretagne-Seche EnvironnementRow 140 - Cell 2
DNFGert Joeaar (Est) Cofidis, Solutions CreditsRow 141 - Cell 2
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Mountain 1 - Petit Galibier
1Jelle Wallays (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen-Baloise6pts
2Thomas Vaubourzeix (Fra) La Pomme Marseille4Row 1 - Cell 3
3Anthony Ravard (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale2Row 2 - Cell 3
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Mountain 2 - L'Espigoulier
1Jelle Wallays (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen-Baloise6pts
2Thomas Vaubourzeix (Fra) La Pomme Marseille4Row 1 - Cell 3
3Hubert Dupont (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale2Row 2 - Cell 3
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Mountain 3 - Julhan Les Bastides
1Jelle Wallays (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen-Baloise6pts
2Thomas Vaubourzeix (Fra) La Pomme Marseille4Row 1 - Cell 3
3Hubert Dupont (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale2Row 2 - Cell 3
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Mountains classification
1Jelle Wallays (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen-Baloise18pts
2Thomas Vaubourzeix (Fra) La Pomme Marseille12Row 1 - Cell 3
3Hubert Dupont (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale4Row 2 - Cell 3
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Coup de France classification
1Justin Jules (Fra) La Pomme Marseille50pts
2Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale35Row 1 - Cell 3
3Thomas Damuseau (Fra) Team Argos-Shimano25Row 2 - Cell 3
4Anthony Roux (Fra) FDJ20Row 3 - Cell 3
5Maxime Bouet (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale16Row 4 - Cell 3
6Warren Barguil (Fra) Team Argos-Shimano12Row 5 - Cell 3
7Arthur Vichot (Fra) FDJ5Row 6 - Cell 3
8Benjamin Giraud (Fra) La Pomme Marseille3Row 7 - Cell 3
9Guillaume Levarlet (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits3Row 8 - Cell 3

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