Saramontins nabs GP d'Isbergues

He may not be a big name of world cycling but HTC-Columbia rider Aleksejs Saramotins put in a massive performance to win the GP Isbergues on Sunday, spending 160km of the 200km parcours in a breakaway to prevail solo.

"Aleksejs was determined to win," explained Saramotins' directeur sportif Allan Peiper. "We had a backup plan with Leigh Howard for the sprint but the plan was to get in breaks and see what we could do."

Saramotins attacked early, getting away with four other riders; whilst this break was caught he wasn't deterred from attacking again, this time taking three others with him.

"The bunch held them close for a while and then all of a sudden they had over 10 minutes," added Peiper. "With 100km remaining they still had over ten minutes and I thought they could hold that. But towards the end of the race the bunch was charging home and it was very close."

But surprisingly, the Latvian national champion said that he asn't confident in his form during the race. "I didn't feel great today," he explained. "My legs were heavy but I really wanted to do something so I just tried. We worked really well together in the group right up until the final circuits."

Saramotins and his group hit the final circuits with over three minutes on the peloton and despite losing a minute a lap on the field he was good enough to hold on whilst his breakaway companions weren't. "He attacked three times on the circuits, each time losing another rider," said Peiper.

"With four kilometres to go I attacked for the last time and I was alone," said Saramotins." It was a long four kilometres. I kept thinking they'd catch me on the line and I said to myself. No way. Not today. I'm very happy - it was my day."

Results

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#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Aleksejs Saramotins (Lat) Team HTC - Columbia4:48:13
2Denis Galimzyanov (Rus) Team Katusha0:00:02
3Romain Feillu (Fra) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling TeamRow 2 - Cell 2
4Jonathan Hivert (Fra) Saur - SojasunRow 3 - Cell 2
5Kevin Ista (Bel) Cofidis, le Credit en LigneRow 4 - Cell 2
6Marcel Sieberg (Ger) Team HTC - ColumbiaRow 5 - Cell 2
7Bert De Backer (Bel) Skil - ShimanoRow 6 - Cell 2
8Yoann Offredo (Fra) Française Des JeuxRow 7 - Cell 2
9Sergey Lagutin (Uzb) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling TeamRow 8 - Cell 2
10Robin Chaigneau (Ned) Skil - ShimanoRow 9 - Cell 2
11Leonardo Duque (Col) Cofidis, le Credit en LigneRow 10 - Cell 2
12Daryl Impey (RSA) Team RadioshackRow 11 - Cell 2
13Romain Lemarchand (Fra) Big Mat - Auber 93Row 12 - Cell 2
14Maxime Vantomme (Bel) Team KatushaRow 13 - Cell 2
15Stéphane Bonsergent (Fra) Bretagne - SchullerRow 14 - Cell 2
16Anthony Delaplace (Fra) Saur - SojasunRow 15 - Cell 2
17Cédric Pineau (Fra) Roubaix Lille MetropoleRow 16 - Cell 2
18Pieter Ghyllebert (Bel) An Post - Sean KellyRow 17 - Cell 2
19Fabien Bacquet (Fra) Big Mat - Auber 93Row 18 - Cell 2
20Fumiyuki Beppu (Jpn) Team RadioshackRow 19 - Cell 2
21Leigh Howard (Aus) Team HTC - ColumbiaRow 20 - Cell 2
22Steven Tronet (Fra) Roubaix Lille MetropoleRow 21 - Cell 2
23Simon Zahner (Swi) BMC Racing TeamRow 22 - Cell 2
24Davy Commeyne (Bel) LandbouwkredietRow 23 - Cell 2
25Florian Vachon (Fra) Bretagne - SchullerRow 24 - Cell 2
26Yukiya Arashiro (Jpn) Bbox Bouygues TelecomRow 25 - Cell 2
27Ben Hermans (Bel) Team RadioshackRow 26 - Cell 2
28Bert Scheirlinckx (Bel) LandbouwkredietRow 27 - Cell 2
29Cyril Gautier (Fra) Bbox Bouygues TelecomRow 28 - Cell 2
30Dimitri Le Boulch (Fra) Big Mat - Auber 93Row 29 - Cell 2
31Arnaud Molmy (Fra) Roubaix Lille MetropoleRow 30 - Cell 2
32Laurent Pichon (Fra) Bretagne - SchullerRow 31 - Cell 2
33Jan Ghyselinck (Bel) Team HTC - ColumbiaRow 32 - Cell 2
34Nadir Haddou (Fra) Big Mat - Auber 93Row 33 - Cell 2
35Anthony Geslin (Fra) Française Des JeuxRow 34 - Cell 2
36Jens Keukeleire (Bel) Cofidis, le Credit en LigneRow 35 - Cell 2
37Jean-Luc Delpech (Fra) Bretagne - SchullerRow 36 - Cell 2
38Gert Steegmans (Bel) Team RadioshackRow 37 - Cell 2
39Michael Schär (Swi) BMC Racing TeamRow 38 - Cell 2
40Maarten Tjallingii (Ned) RabobankRow 39 - Cell 2
41Danilo Wyss (Swi) BMC Racing TeamRow 40 - Cell 2
42Steve Houanard (Fra) Skil - ShimanoRow 41 - Cell 2
43Geert Verheyen (Bel) LandbouwkredietRow 42 - Cell 2
44Bart Dockx (Bel) LandbouwkredietRow 43 - Cell 2
45Lilian Jegou (Fra) Bretagne - SchullerRow 44 - Cell 2
46Sébastien Turgot (Fra) Bbox Bouygues TelecomRow 45 - Cell 2
47Gert Dockx (Bel) Team HTC - ColumbiaRow 46 - Cell 2
48Martin Kohler (Swi) BMC Racing TeamRow 47 - Cell 2
49Geoffroy Lequatre (Fra) Team RadioshackRow 48 - Cell 2
50Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Bbox Bouygues TelecomRow 49 - Cell 2
51Karsten Kroon (Ned) BMC Racing TeamRow 50 - Cell 2
52Frédéric Guesdon (Fra) Française Des JeuxRow 51 - Cell 2
53Guillaume Faucon (Fra) Big Mat - Auber 93Row 52 - Cell 2
54Eduard Vorganov (Rus) Team KatushaRow 53 - Cell 2
55Steven Kruijswijk (Ned) RabobankRow 54 - Cell 2
56José Luis Rubiera Vigil (Spa) Team RadioshackRow 55 - Cell 2
57Frédéric Amorison (Bel) LandbouwkredietRow 56 - Cell 2
58Egor Silin (Rus) KatushaRow 57 - Cell 2
59Steven Caethoven (Bel) LandbouwkredietRow 58 - Cell 2
60Anatoli Pakhtusov (Ukr) ISD Continental TeamRow 59 - Cell 2
61Alessandro Ballan (Ita) BMC Racing TeamRow 60 - Cell 2
62Mauro Santambrogio (Ita) BMC Racing TeamRow 61 - Cell 2
63Roy Curvers (Ned) Skil - Shimano0:00:13
64Renaud Dion (Fra) Roubaix Lille Metropole0:00:18
65Yohann Gené (Fra) BBox Bouygues Telecom0:00:21
66Björn Leukemans (Bel) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling TeamRow 65 - Cell 2
67Patrick Gretsch (Ger) Team HTC - ColumbiaRow 66 - Cell 2
68Rein Taaramae (Est) Cofidis, le Credit en LigneRow 67 - Cell 2
69Gorik Gardeyn (Bel) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling TeamRow 68 - Cell 2
70Rony Martias (Fra) Saur - SojasunRow 69 - Cell 2
71Riccardo Riccò (Ita) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling TeamRow 70 - Cell 2
72Stéphane Poulhies (Fra) Saur - Sojasun0:00:27
73Bernhard Eisel (Aut) Team HTC - ColumbiaRow 72 - Cell 2
74David Boucher (Fra) Landbouwkrediet0:00:29
75Morgan Kneisky (Fra) Roubaix Lille Metropole0:00:38
76Sébastien Delfosse (Bel) Landbouwkrediet0:00:55
77Lloyd Mondory (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale0:01:05
78Martin Elmiger (Swi) AG2R La MondialeRow 77 - Cell 2
79Kalle Kriit (Est) Cofidis, le Credit en Ligne0:01:38
80Sergueï Klimov (Rus) Team KatushaRow 79 - Cell 2
81Pavel Brutt (Rus) Team KatushaRow 80 - Cell 2
82Paul Martens (Ger) RabobankRow 81 - Cell 2
83Dennis Van Winden (Ned) RabobankRow 82 - Cell 2
84Julien El Farès (Fra) Cofidis, le Credit en LigneRow 83 - Cell 2
85Stéphane Augé (Fra) Cofidis le Crédit en LigneRow 84 - Cell 2
86Franck Bouyer (Fra) Bbox Bouygues TelecomRow 85 - Cell 2
87Maxime Méderel (Fra) Big Mat - Auber 93Row 86 - Cell 2
88Steve Morabito (Swi) BMC Racing TeamRow 87 - Cell 2
89Alberto Ongarato (Ita) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team0:01:58
90Laurent Mangel (Fra) Saur - Sojasun0:01:59
91Jimmy Casper (Fra) Saur - SojasunRow 90 - Cell 2
92Johan Mombaerts (Fra) Big Mat - Auber 930:03:00
93Timofey Kritskiy (Rus) Team KatushaRow 92 - Cell 2
94Joost Van Leijen (Ned) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team0:05:00
95Alexander Mironov (Rus) Itera-Katusha0:06:24
DNFJohan Le Bon (Fra) Bretagne - SchullerRow 95 - Cell 2
DNFDavid Deroo (Fra) Skil - ShimanoRow 96 - Cell 2
DNFYukihiro Doi (Jpn) Skil - ShimanoRow 97 - Cell 2
DNFTom Veelers (Ned) Skil - ShimanoRow 98 - Cell 2
DNFStephen Halpin (Irl) An Post - Sean Kelly TeamRow 99 - Cell 2
DNFKim Borry (Bel) An Post - Sean KellyRow 100 - Cell 2
DNFGil Suray (Bel) An Post - Sean KellyRow 101 - Cell 2
DNFBenny De Schrooder (Bel) An Post - Sean KellyRow 102 - Cell 2
DNFMaxim De Busschere (Bel) An Post - Sean KellyRow 103 - Cell 2
DNFJean-Marc Bideau (Fra) Bretagne - SchullerRow 104 - Cell 2
DNFFrederik Veuchelen (Bel) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling TeamRow 105 - Cell 2
DNFGael Malacarne (Fra) Bretagne - SchullerRow 106 - Cell 2
DNFJocelyn Bar (Fra) Roubaix Lille MetropoleRow 107 - Cell 2
DNFBenoît Daeninck (Fra) Roubaix Lille MetropoleRow 108 - Cell 2
DNFAlexandre Lemair (Fra) Roubaix Lille MetropoleRow 109 - Cell 2
DNFDenis Flahaut (Fra) ISD - NeriRow 110 - Cell 2
DNFIndulis Bekmanis (Lat) ISD Continental TeamRow 111 - Cell 2
DNFYegor Dementyev (Ukr) ISD - NeriRow 112 - Cell 2
DNFAlexandre Usov (Blr) ISD - NeriRow 113 - Cell 2
DNFKenny Lisabeth (Bel) An Post - Sean KellyRow 114 - Cell 2
DNFKristof Goddaert (Bel) AG2R La MondialeRow 115 - Cell 2
DNFSandy Casar (Fra) Française Des JeuxRow 116 - Cell 2
DNFArnaud Gérard (Fra) FDJRow 117 - Cell 2
DNFOlivier Bonnaire (Fra) Française Des JeuxRow 118 - Cell 2
DNFMatthieu Ladagnous (Fra) Française Des JeuxRow 119 - Cell 2
DNFTom Leezer (Ned) RabobankRow 120 - Cell 2
DNFBram Tankink (Ned) RabobankRow 121 - Cell 2
DNFSimon Geschke (Ger) Skil - ShimanoRow 122 - Cell 2
DNFWilliam Clarke (Aus) Genesys Wealth AdvisersRow 123 - Cell 2
DNFJérémie Galland (Fra) Saur - SojasunRow 124 - Cell 2
DNFAnthony Ravard (Fra) AG2R La MondialeRow 125 - Cell 2
DNFGatis Smukulis (Lat) AG2R La MondialeRow 126 - Cell 2
DNFRasmus Guldhammer Poulsen Team HTC - ColumbiaRow 127 - Cell 2
DNFDmitriy Muravyev (Kaz) Team RadioshackRow 128 - Cell 2
DNFIvan Rovny (Rus) Team RadioshackRow 129 - Cell 2
DNFAnthony Charteau (Fra) Bbox Bouygues TelecomRow 130 - Cell 2
DNFLaurent Lefèvre (Fra) BBox Bouygues TelecomRow 131 - Cell 2
DNFTristan Valentin (Fra) Cofidis, le Credit en LigneRow 132 - Cell 2
DNFJimmy Engoulvent (Fra) Saur - SojasunRow 133 - Cell 2
DNFMaxime Bouet (Fra) AG2R La MondialeRow 134 - Cell 2
DNSBauke Mollema (Ned) RabobankRow 135 - Cell 2
DNSBenoït Vaugrenard (Fra) Française Des JeuxRow 136 - Cell 2
DNSLars Boom (Ned) RabobankRow 137 - Cell 2
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Coupe de France standings
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Leonardo Duque (Col) Cofidis, le Credit en Ligne137pts
2Florian Vachon (Fra) Bretagne - Schuller130Row 1 - Cell 3
3Jonathan Hivert (Fra) Saur - Sojasun105Row 2 - Cell 3
4Romain Feillu (Fra) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team89Row 3 - Cell 3
5Renaud Dion (Fra) Roubaix Lille Metropole73Row 4 - Cell 3
6Jérôme Coppel (Fra) Saur - Sojasun71Row 5 - Cell 3
7Sébastien Minard (Fra) Cofidis, le Credit en Ligne68Row 6 - Cell 3
8Jérémy Roy (Fra) Française Des Jeux58Row 7 - Cell 3
9Matthieu Ladagnous (Fra) Française Des Jeux58Row 8 - Cell 3
10Anthony Ravard (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale56Row 9 - Cell 3
11Cédric Pineau (Fra) Roubaix Lille Metropole53Row 10 - Cell 3
12Lloyd Mondory (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale53Row 11 - Cell 3
13Maxime Méderel (Fra) Big Mat - Auber 9351Row 12 - Cell 3
14Romain Hardy (Fra) Bretagne - Schuller51Row 13 - Cell 3
15Denis Flahaut (Fra) ISD - Neri50Row 14 - Cell 3
16Wesley Sulzberger (Aus) Française Des Jeux50Row 15 - Cell 3
17Laurent Mangel (Fra) Saur - Sojasun43Row 16 - Cell 3
18Stéphane Augé (Fra) Cofidis Le Crédit En Ligne40Row 17 - Cell 3
19Jérémie Galland (Fra) Saur - Sojasun35Row 18 - Cell 3
20Jimmy Casper (Fra) Saur - Sojasun35Row 19 - Cell 3
21Kevin Ista (Bel) Cofidis, le Credit en Ligne34Row 20 - Cell 3
22Romain Lemarchand (Fra) Big Mat - Auber 9330Row 21 - Cell 3
23Sébastien Duret (Fra) Bretagne - Schuller28Row 22 - Cell 3
24Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) Cofidis, le Credit en Ligne25Row 23 - Cell 3
25Thibault Pinot (Fra) Française Des Jeux24Row 24 - Cell 3
26Brice Feillu (Fra) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team24Row 25 - Cell 3
27Rémy Di Grégorio (Fra) Française Des Jeux24Row 26 - Cell 3
28Jean-Luc Delpech (Fra) Bretagne - Schuller23Row 27 - Cell 3
29Benoît Daeninck (Fra) Roubaix - Lille Metrople21Row 28 - Cell 3
30Pierrick Fédrigo (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom20Row 29 - Cell 3
31Anthony Roux (Fra) Française Des Jeux20Row 30 - Cell 3
32David Lelay (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale18Row 31 - Cell 3
33Benoït Vaugrenard (Fra) Française Des Jeux16Row 32 - Cell 3
34Sébastien Chavanel (Fra) Française Des Jeux16Row 33 - Cell 3
35Julien Mazet (Fra) Big Mat - Auber 9316Row 34 - Cell 3
36Julien Berard (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale15Row 35 - Cell 3
37Lilian Jegou (Fra) Bretagne - Schuller14Row 36 - Cell 3
38Geoffroy Lequatre (Fra) Team Radioshack14Row 37 - Cell 3
39Yauheni Hutarovich (Blr) Française Des Jeux14Row 38 - Cell 3
40Martial Ricci-Poggi (Fra) Landbouwkrediet14Row 39 - Cell 3
41Cyril Lemoine (Fra) Saur - Sojasun14Row 40 - Cell 3
42Guillaume Levarlet (Fra) Saur - Sojasun13Row 41 - Cell 3
43Yoann Offredo (Fra) Française Des Jeux12Row 42 - Cell 3
44Sébastien Turgot (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom12Row 43 - Cell 3
45Freddy Bichot (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom12Row 44 - Cell 3
46Florian Guillou (Fra) Bretagne - Schuller12Row 45 - Cell 3
47Eduardo Gonzalo Ramirez (Spa) Bretagne - Schuller12Row 46 - Cell 3
48Perrig Quemeneur (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom12Row 47 - Cell 3
49Laurent Pichon (Fra) Bretagne - Schuller11Row 48 - Cell 3
50Jimmy Engoulvent (Fra) Saur - Sojasun11Row 49 - Cell 3
51Julien Loubet (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale10Row 50 - Cell 3
52Pierre Rolland (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom10Row 51 - Cell 3
53Anthony Charteau (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom10Row 52 - Cell 3
54Cyril Gautier (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom9Row 53 - Cell 3
55Sandy Casar (Fra) Française Des Jeux9Row 54 - Cell 3
56Jean-Marc Bideau (Fra) Bretagne - Schuller8Row 55 - Cell 3
57Anthony Delaplace (Fra) Saur - Sojasun6Row 56 - Cell 3
58Guillaume Blot (Fra) Cofidis, le Credit en Ligne6Row 57 - Cell 3
59Nacer Bouhanni (Fra) Francaise Des Jeux6Row 58 - Cell 3
60Eric Berthou (Fra) CarmioOro NGC6Row 59 - Cell 3
61Steven Tronet (Fra) Roubaix Lille Metropole5Row 60 - Cell 3
62Stéphane Bonsergent (Fra) Bretagne - Schuller3Row 61 - Cell 3
63Fabien Bacquet (Fra) Big Mat - Auber 933Row 62 - Cell 3
64Nadir Haddou (Fra) Bigmat - Auber 933Row 63 - Cell 3
65Arnaud Courteille (Fra) Équipe De France Espoirs3Row 64 - Cell 3
66Jean-Marc Marino (Fra) Saur - Sojasun3Row 65 - Cell 3
67Tony Gallopin (Fra) Cofidis, le Credit en Ligne3Row 66 - Cell 3
68Dimitri Champion (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale3Row 67 - Cell 3
69Julien Simon (Fra) Saur - Sojasun3Row 68 - Cell 3
70Nicolas Baldo (Fra) Atlas Personal3Row 69 - Cell 3

 

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