Voeckler victorious at Route du Sud

Marco Frapporti (Androni-Venezuela) claimed victory on the final stage of the Route du Sud in L’Isle Jourdain while Thomas Voeckler (Europcar) sealed the general classification.

Voeckler carried a lead of just four seconds into the stage and he was attentive when Ag2r-La Mondiale’s Romain Bardet – 4th at 9 seconds – tried to slip away on the Côte d’Aurignac after 48 kilometres.

After 85 kilometres, twelve riders who posed little threat to Voeckler’s lead managed to forge clear of the peloton but they were never able to stretch their advantage out much beyond 1:30 and they were recaptured in the final hour of racing.

From that point on, and in spite of a flurry of attacks, a sprint finish seemed inevitable, and Frapporti duly saw off the challenges of Danilo Napolitano (Accent Jobs-Wanty), Benjamin Giraud (La Pomme Marseille) and Adrien Petit (Cofidis) to take the win.

Thomas Voeckler secured final overall victory, four seconds ahead of Franco Pellizotti (Androni-Venezuela) and six clear of John Gadret (Ag2r-La Mondiale).

 

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Brief Results
1Marco Frapporti (Ita) Androni Giocattoli3:14:35
2Danilo Napolitano (Ita) Accent Jobs-WantyRow 1 - Cell 2
3Benjamin Giraud (Fra) La Pomme MarseilleRow 2 - Cell 2
4Adrien Petit (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions CreditsRow 3 - Cell 2
5Anthony Roux (Fra) FDJRow 4 - Cell 2
6Christian Knees (Ger) Sky ProcyclingRow 5 - Cell 2
7Roy Jans (Bel) Accent Jobs-WantyRow 6 - Cell 2
8Francis Mourey (Fra) FDJRow 7 - Cell 2
9Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) AG2R La MondialeRow 8 - Cell 2
10Manuel Antonio Leal Cardoso (Por) Caja Rural-Seguros RGARow 9 - Cell 2
11Christopher Sutton (Aus) Sky ProcyclingRow 10 - Cell 2
12Timo Thömel (Ger) Team NSP-GhostRow 11 - Cell 2
13Ruben Plaza Molina (Spa) Movistar TeamRow 12 - Cell 2
14Diego Rosa (Ita) Androni GiocattoliRow 13 - Cell 2
15Jean-Luc Delpech (Fra) Bretagne-Seche EnvironnementRow 14 - Cell 2
16Yannick Martinez (Fra) La Pomme MarseilleRow 15 - Cell 2
17Giairo Ermeti (Ita) Androni GiocattoliRow 16 - Cell 2
18Franco Pellizotti (Ita) Androni GiocattoliRow 17 - Cell 2
19Steven Tronet (Fra) BigMat-Auber 93Row 18 - Cell 2
20David Arroyo Duran (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGARow 19 - Cell 2
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Final general classification
1Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Team Europcar17:56:02
2Franco Pellizotti (Ita) Androni Giocattoli0:00:04
3John Gadret (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale0:00:06
4Romain Bardet (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale0:00:09
5Diego Rosa (Ita) Androni Giocattoli0:00:20
6Ruben Plaza Molina (Spa) Movistar TeamRow 5 - Cell 2
7Hubert Dupont (Fra) AG2R La MondialeRow 6 - Cell 2
8Kanstantsin Siutsou (Blr) Sky Procycling0:00:26
9Guillaume Levarlet (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits0:00:28
10Fabrice Jeandesboz (Fra) SojasunRow 9 - Cell 2
11David Arroyo Duran (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGARow 10 - Cell 2
12Florian Guillou (Fra) Bretagne-Seche EnvironnementRow 11 - Cell 2
13Sylvester Szmyd (Pol) Movistar TeamRow 12 - Cell 2
14Alexis Vuillermoz (Fra) Sojasun0:01:12
15Nicolas Edet (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions CreditsRow 14 - Cell 2
16Stéphane Rossetto (Fra) BigMat-Auber 93Row 15 - Cell 2
17Amets Txurruka (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA0:01:31
18Vegard Stake Laengen (Nor) Bretagne-Seche EnvironnementRow 17 - Cell 2
19Thomas Degand (Bel) Accent Jobs-Wanty0:03:51
20Christian Knees (Ger) Sky Procycling0:04:16

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