Tour de La Provence 2019: Stage 1 Results

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Filippo Ganna (Team Sky)(Image credit: Luc Claessen/Getty Images)

Reigning individual pursuit world champion Filippo Ganna won the inaugural time trial of the fourth edition of the Tour de La Provence on the 8.9km pan flat course at Saintes-Marie-de-la-Mer. The 22-year-old bettered by nine seconds the time of Dutchman Sebastian Langeveld from EF Education First who stood as the best for almost two and half hours. Frenchman Rémi Cavagna of Deceunick-Quick Step settled for third place ten seconds adrift.

"I've started the new season on a high foot," Ganna said. "It was a fast course. When I saw that it was a bit windy, I realized I had to do it seriously. We joked before the start that I had to ride one pursuit of 4km and straight after that, another one. To have the leader jersey in the first stage race I do this year is very important and beautiful. We have a good team to defend the jersey as long as I can."

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With 27 seconds of an advantage over Thibaut Pinot and 29 over Gorka Izagirre, Ganna seems adamant that he can retain the leader's jersey that is a replica of Bernard Hinault and Greg LeMond's Tour de France winning team La Vie Claire in 1985 and 1986 despite the climbs featured on the course of stage 2 and stage 3 of the Tour de la Provence. La Vie Claire and Toshiba team owner Bernard Tapie flagged off stage 1 after he was joined for lunch by some of his former riders, namely Jean-François Bernard, Marc Madiot, Vincent Barteau, Bernard Vallet, Charly Bérard and Jean-François Rault.

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#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result
1	Filippo Ganna (Ita) Team Sky	0:10:05
2	Sebastian Langeveld (Ned) EF Education First	0:00:09
3	Rémi Cavagna (Fra) Deceuninck-QuickStep	0:00:10
4	Jasha Sütterlin (Ger) Movistar Team	0:00:15
5	Kasper Asgreen (Den) Deceuninck-QuickStep	0:00:18
6	Yves Lampaert (Bel) Deceuninck-QuickStep	0:00:19
7	Benjamin Thomas (Fra) Groupama-FDJ	0:00:20
8	Owain Doull (GBr) Team Sky	0:00:21
9	Sep Vanmarcke (Bel) EF Education First	0:00:24
10	Yoann Paillot (Fra) St Michel-Auber 93	0:00:25
11	Romain Seigle (Fra) Groupama-FDJ	Row 10 - Cell 2
12	Sébastien Reichenbach (Swi) Groupama-FDJ	Row 11 - Cell 2
13	Jimmy Janssens (Bel) Corendon-Circus	Row 12 - Cell 2
14	Matthias Brändle (Aut) Israel Cycling Academy	0:00:26
15	Thibaut Pinot (Fra) Groupama-FDJ	0:00:27
16	Moreno Hofland (Ned) EF Education First	0:00:28
17	Maximilian Walscheid (Ger) Team Sunweb	Row 16 - Cell 2
18	Gorka Izagirre Insausti (Spa) Astana Pro Team	0:00:29
19	Alex Frame (NZl) Trek-Segafredo	0:00:32
20	Luis Mas Bonet (Spa) Movistar Team	Row 19 - Cell 2
21	Diego Rosa (Ita) Team Sky	0:00:33
22	John Degenkolb (Ger) Trek-Segafredo	0:00:34
23	Julius van den Berg (Ned) EF Education First	0:00:35
24	Chad Haga (USA) Team Sunweb	Row 23 - Cell 2
25	Rudy Molard (Fra) Groupama-FDJ	Row 24 - Cell 2
26	Anthony Perez (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits	Row 25 - Cell 2
27	Daniil Fominykh (Kaz) Astana Pro Team	0:00:36
28	Simon Clarke (Aus) EF Education First	Row 27 - Cell 2
29	Matteo Moschetti (Ita) Trek-Segafredo	0:00:37
30	Tony Gallopin (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale	Row 29 - Cell 2
31	Dmitriy Gruzdev (Kaz) Astana Pro Team	Row 30 - Cell 2
32	Imanol Erviti (Spa) Movistar Team	Row 31 - Cell 2
33	Pierre Luc Perichon (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits	0:00:38
34	Florian Senechal (Fra) Deceuninck-QuickStep	Row 33 - Cell 2
35	Samuel Leroux (Fra) Natura4Ever-Roubaix-Lille Metropole	Row 34 - Cell 2
36	Hugh John Carthy (GBr) EF Education First	0:00:39
37	David Gaudu (Fra) Groupama-FDJ	0:00:40
38	Edward Dunbar (Irl) Team Sky	Row 37 - Cell 2
39	Asbjørn Kragh Andersen (Den) Team Sunweb	0:00:41
40	Tim Declercq (Bel) Deceuninck-QuickStep	Row 39 - Cell 2
41	Fausto Masnada (Ita) Androni Giocattoli-Sidermec	Row 40 - Cell 2
42	Michael Gogl (Aut) Trek-Segafredo	0:00:43
43	Arthur Vichot (Fra) Vital Concept-B&B Hotel	0:00:44
44	Nicolas Edet (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits	Row 43 - Cell 2
45	Maxime Bouet (Fra) Arkéa Samsic	Row 44 - Cell 2
46	Daniele Bennati (Ita) Movistar Team	Row 45 - Cell 2
47	Xandro Meurisse (Bel) Wanty-Gobert	Row 46 - Cell 2
48	Stijn Devolder (Bel) Corendon-Circus	0:00:46
49	Antoine Duchesne (Can) Groupama-FDJ	Row 48 - Cell 2
50	Lennard Kämna (Ger) Team Sunweb	Row 49 - Cell 2
51	Jaime Castrillo (Spa) Movistar Team	Row 50 - Cell 2
52	Toms Skujins (Lat) Trek-Segafredo	0:00:47
53	Michael Storer (Aus) Team Sunweb	Row 52 - Cell 2
54	Pieter Serry (Bel) Deceuninck-QuickStep	0:00:48
55	Dries De Bondt (Bel) Corendon-Circus	Row 54 - Cell 2
56	Cyril Gautier (Fra) Vital Concept-B&B Hotel	0:00:50
57	Damien Touze (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits	0:00:51
58	Nicolas Roche (Irl) Team Sunweb	Row 57 - Cell 2
59	Philippe Gilbert (Bel) Deceuninck-QuickStep	Row 58 - Cell 2
60	Jerome Cousin (Fra) Direct Energie	0:00:52
61	Jonas Rickaert (Bel) Corendon-Circus	Row 60 - Cell 2
62	Andrey Zeits (Kaz) Astana Pro Team	Row 61 - Cell 2
63	Ben Swift (GBr) Team Sky	Row 62 - Cell 2
64	Pierre Rolland (Fra) Vital Concept-B&B Hotel	0:00:53
65	Alexandre Pichot (Fra) Direct Energie	Row 64 - Cell 2
66	Adrien Garel (Fra) Vital Concept-B&B Hotel	0:00:54
67	Maxime Cam (Fra) Vital Concept-B&B Hotel	Row 66 - Cell 2
68	Felix Ritzinger (Aut) Maloja Pushbikers	Row 67 - Cell 2
69	Dorian Godon (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale	0:00:55
70	Loic Chetout (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits	Row 69 - Cell 2
71	Eduard Prades (Spa) Movistar Team	0:00:56
72	Anthony Delaplace (Fra) Arkéa Samsic	Row 71 - Cell 2
73	Lilian Calmejane (Fra) Direct Energie	0:00:57
74	Mattia Frapporti (Ita) Androni Giocattoli-Sidermec	Row 73 - Cell 2
75	Daniel Auer (Aut) Maloja Pushbikers	Row 74 - Cell 2
76	Leonardo Basso (Ita) Team Sky	Row 75 - Cell 2
77	Krists Neilands (Lat) Israel Cycling Academy	0:00:58
78	Ben Gastauer (Lux) AG2R La Mondiale	Row 77 - Cell 2
79	Alan Riou (Fra) Arkéa Samsic	Row 78 - Cell 2
80	Joe Dombrowski (USA) EF Education First	Row 79 - Cell 2
81	Yoann Bagot (Fra) Vital Concept-B&B Hotel	0:00:59
82	Niklas Eg (Den) Trek-Segafredo	Row 81 - Cell 2
83	Mauro Finetto (Ita) Delko Marseille Provence KTM	Row 82 - Cell 2
84	Axel Domont (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale	Row 83 - Cell 2
85	Fumiyuki Beppu (Jpn) Trek-Segafredo	0:01:00
86	Anthony Turgis (Fra) Direct Energie	Row 85 - Cell 2
87	Christopher Lawless (GBr) Team Sky	Row 86 - Cell 2
88	Julien Antomarchi (Fra) Natura4Ever-Roubaix-Lille Metropole	0:01:01
89	Rémy Rochas (Fra) Delko Marseille Provence KTM	0:01:02
90	Matteo Spreafico (Ita) Androni Giocattoli-Sidermec	0:01:03
91	Guillaume Boivin (Can) Israel Cycling Academy	Row 90 - Cell 2
92	Lucas De Rossi (Fra) Delko Marseille Provence KTM	Row 91 - Cell 2
93	Fabien Schmidt (Fra) Delko Marseille Provence KTM	0:01:04
94	Julien Simon (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits	0:01:05
95	Julien El Fares (Fra) Delko Marseille Provence KTM	Row 94 - Cell 2
96	Ramunas Navardauskas (Ltu) Delko Marseille Provence KTM	0:01:06
97	Quentin Jauregui (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale	Row 96 - Cell 2
98	Zakkari Dempster (Aus) Israel Cycling Academy	Row 97 - Cell 2
99	Antonio Pedrero (Spa) Movistar Team	Row 98 - Cell 2
100	Amael Moinard (Fra) Arkéa Samsic	0:01:07
101	Valentin Götzinger (Aut) Maloja Pushbikers	0:01:08
102	Frederik Backaert (Bel) Wanty-Gobert	0:01:09
103	Delio Fernandez Cruz (Spa) Delko Marseille Provence KTM	Row 102 - Cell 2
104	Jonathan Hivert (Fra) Direct Energie	Row 103 - Cell 2
105	Guillaume Martin (Fra) Wanty-Gobert	0:01:10
106	Jimmy Turgis (Fra) Vital Concept-B&B Hotel	Row 105 - Cell 2
107	Otto Vergaerde (Bel) Corendon-Circus	Row 106 - Cell 2
108	Johannes Schinnagel (Ger) Maloja Pushbikers	Row 107 - Cell 2
109	Alo Jakin (Est) St Michel-Auber 93	0:01:11
110	Ludwig De Winter (Bel) Wanty-Gobert	0:01:12
111	Jonas Gregaard Wilsly (Den) Astana Pro Team	0:01:13
112	Hugo Hofstetter (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits	Row 111 - Cell 2
113	Warren Barguil (Fra) Arkéa Samsic	0:01:14
114	Laurens De Vreese (Bel) Astana Pro Team	Row 113 - Cell 2
115	Lukas Schlemmer (Aut) Maloja Pushbikers	Row 114 - Cell 2
116	Yohann Gene (Fra) Direct Energie	0:01:15
117	Johannes Fröhlinger (Ger) Team Sunweb	Row 116 - Cell 2
118	Joeri Stallaert (Bel) Corendon-Circus	0:01:16
119	Camille Thominet (Fra) St Michel-Auber 93	Row 118 - Cell 2
120	Kevin Le Cunff (Fra) St Michel-Auber 93	0:01:17
121	Pierre Idjouadiene (Fra) Natura4Ever-Roubaix-Lille Metropole	Row 120 - Cell 2
122	Mattia Viel (Ita) Androni Giocattoli-Sidermec	0:01:18
123	Romain Feillu (Fra) St Michel-Auber 93	0:01:19
124	Jérémy Maison (Fra) Arkéa Samsic	Row 123 - Cell 2
125	Jan-André Freuler (Swi) Amore & Vita-Prodir	0:01:20
126	Thibault Ferasse (Fra) Natura4Ever-Roubaix-Lille Metropole	Row 125 - Cell 2
127	Maxence Moncassin (Fra) Amore & Vita-Prodir	0:01:22
128	Jodok Salzmann (Aut) Maloja Pushbikers	Row 127 - Cell 2
129	Josip Rumac (Cro) Androni Giocattoli-Sidermec	Row 128 - Cell 2
130	Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale	Row 129 - Cell 2
131	Flavien Maurelet (Fra) St Michel-Auber 93	0:01:23
132	Andrea Pasqualon (Ita) Wanty-Gobert	Row 131 - Cell 2
133	Leonardo Fedrigo (Ita) Androni Giocattoli-Sidermec	0:01:27
134	Odd Christian Eiking (Nor) Wanty-Gobert	Row 133 - Cell 2
135	August Jensen (Nor) Israel Cycling Academy	0:01:28
136	Mikael Cherel (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale	Row 135 - Cell 2
137	Wesley Kreder (Ned) Wanty-Gobert	0:01:31
138	Marcel Meisen (Ger) Corendon-Circus	Row 137 - Cell 2
139	Guy Niv (Isr) Israel Cycling Academy	0:01:32
140	Bram Welten (Ned) Arkéa Samsic	0:01:36
141	Pierre Barbier (Fra) Natura4Ever-Roubaix-Lille Metropole	0:01:37
142	Stefan Kolb (Aut) Maloja Pushbikers	0:01:38
143	Pierre Gouault (Fra) Natura4Ever-Roubaix-Lille Metropole	Row 142 - Cell 2
144	Simon Sellier (Fra) Direct Energie	0:01:42
145	Eriks Toms Gavars (Lat) Amore & Vita-Prodir	0:01:44
146	Viesturs Luksevics (Lat) Amore & Vita-Prodir	0:01:45
147	Anthony Maldonado (Fra) St Michel-Auber 93	0:01:50
148	Christophe Masson (Fra) Natura4Ever-Roubaix-Lille Metropole	0:01:55
149	Danilo Celano (Ita) Amore & Vita-Prodir	0:01:56
150	Iltjan Nika (Alb) Amore & Vita-Prodir	0:02:08
151	Rudy Barbier (Fra) Israel Cycling Academy	0:02:21
Row 151 - Cell 0	Kaspars Sergis (Lat) Amore & Vita-Prodir	Row 151 - Cell 2

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Points
#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result	Header Cell - Column 3
1	Filippo Ganna (Ita) Team Sky	15	pts
2	Sebastian Langeveld (Ned) EF Education First	12	Row 1 - Cell 3
3	Rémi Cavagna (Fra) Deceuninck-QuickStep	10	Row 2 - Cell 3
4	Jasha Sütterlin (Ger) Movistar Team	9	Row 3 - Cell 3
5	Kasper Asgreen (Den) Deceuninck-QuickStep	8	Row 4 - Cell 3
6	Yves Lampaert (Bel) Deceuninck-QuickStep	7	Row 5 - Cell 3
7	Benjamin Thomas (Fra) Groupama-FDJ	6	Row 6 - Cell 3
8	Owain Doull (GBr) Team Sky	5	Row 7 - Cell 3
9	Sep Vanmarcke (Bel) EF Education First	4	Row 8 - Cell 3
10	Yoann Paillot (Fra) St Michel-Auber 93	3	Row 9 - Cell 3
11	Romain Seigle (Fra) Groupama-FDJ	2	Row 10 - Cell 3
12	Sébastien Reichenbach (Swi) Groupama-FDJ	1	Row 11 - Cell 3

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Young riders
#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result
1	Filippo Ganna (Ita) Team Sky	0:10:05
2	Rémi Cavagna (Fra) Deceuninck-QuickStep	0:00:10
3	Kasper Asgreen (Den) Deceuninck-QuickStep	0:00:18
4	Benjamin Thomas (Fra) Groupama-FDJ	0:00:20
5	Romain Seigle (Fra) Groupama-FDJ	0:00:25
6	Julius van den Berg (Ned) EF Education First	0:00:35
7	Matteo Moschetti (Ita) Trek-Segafredo	0:00:37
8	Samuel Leroux (Fra) Natura4Ever-Roubaix-Lille Metropole	0:00:38
9	Hugh John Carthy (GBr) EF Education First	0:00:39
10	David Gaudu (Fra) Groupama-FDJ	0:00:40
11	Edward Dunbar (Irl) Team Sky	Row 10 - Cell 2
12	Lennard Kämna (Ger) Team Sunweb	0:00:46
13	Jaime Castrillo (Spa) Movistar Team	Row 12 - Cell 2
14	Michael Storer (Aus) Team Sunweb	0:00:47
15	Damien Touze (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits	0:00:51
16	Jonas Rickaert (Bel) Corendon-Circus	0:00:52
17	Adrien Garel (Fra) Vital Concept-B&B Hotel	0:00:54
18	Felix Ritzinger (Aut) Maloja Pushbikers	Row 17 - Cell 2
19	Dorian Godon (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale	0:00:55
20	Mattia Frapporti (Ita) Androni Giocattoli-Sidermec	0:00:57
21	Daniel Auer (Aut) Maloja Pushbikers	Row 20 - Cell 2
22	Krists Neilands (Lat) Israel Cycling Academy	0:00:58
23	Alan Riou (Fra) Arkéa Samsic	Row 22 - Cell 2
24	Niklas Eg (Den) Trek-Segafredo	0:00:59
25	Anthony Turgis (Fra) Direct Energie	0:01:00
26	Christopher Lawless (GBr) Team Sky	Row 25 - Cell 2
27	Rémy Rochas (Fra) Delko Marseille Provence KTM	0:01:02
28	Lucas De Rossi (Fra) Delko Marseille Provence KTM	0:01:03
29	Quentin Jauregui (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale	0:01:06
30	Valentin Götzinger (Aut) Maloja Pushbikers	0:01:08
31	Otto Vergaerde (Bel) Corendon-Circus	0:01:10
32	Johannes Schinnagel (Ger) Maloja Pushbikers	Row 31 - Cell 2
33	Jonas Gregaard Wilsly (Den) Astana Pro Team	0:01:13
34	Hugo Hofstetter (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits	Row 33 - Cell 2
35	Lukas Schlemmer (Aut) Maloja Pushbikers	0:01:14
36	Pierre Idjouadiene (Fra) Natura4Ever-Roubaix-Lille Metropole	0:01:17
37	Mattia Viel (Ita) Androni Giocattoli-Sidermec	0:01:18
38	Thibault Ferasse (Fra) Natura4Ever-Roubaix-Lille Metropole	0:01:20
39	Maxence Moncassin (Fra) Amore & Vita-Prodir	0:01:22
40	Jodok Salzmann (Aut) Maloja Pushbikers	Row 39 - Cell 2
41	Josip Rumac (Cro) Androni Giocattoli-Sidermec	Row 40 - Cell 2
42	Leonardo Fedrigo (Ita) Androni Giocattoli-Sidermec	0:01:27
43	Odd Christian Eiking (Nor) Wanty-Gobert	Row 42 - Cell 2
44	Guy Niv (Isr) Israel Cycling Academy	0:01:32
45	Bram Welten (Ned) Arkéa Samsic	0:01:36
46	Pierre Barbier (Fra) Natura4Ever-Roubaix-Lille Metropole	0:01:37
47	Stefan Kolb (Aut) Maloja Pushbikers	0:01:38
48	Simon Sellier (Fra) Direct Energie	0:01:42
49	Eriks Toms Gavars (Lat) Amore & Vita-Prodir	0:01:44
50	Iltjan Nika (Alb) Amore & Vita-Prodir	0:02:08

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