Tim De Troyer claimed his first victory as a professional rider with a win at the Tour du Finistère in Saturday. The Team Wanty rider finished ahead of his teammate Jerome Baugnies, with Julien Simon in third after jumping clear in a frantic last few kilometres.
“After the setbacks in Gabon where I crashed in the second stage and a not so successful spring campaign, I am happy that things worked out today. The good sensations returned in Paris-Roubaix last Sunday and also in the Flèche Brabanconne on Wednesday. This morning I felt really motivated and also during the race I felt something nice would be possible. You can't know that you are actually going to win but I am very happy I did. I did win a kermesse before but this victory is a wonderful one," De Troyer said.
An early break of four had established a five-minute lead over the bunch early on but were caught with around 50 kilometres remaining. Thomas Voeckler was among a number of riders who attempted to force a split but the Europcar rider was caught before the finish too.
The chance of a bunch sprint grew ever more likely but De Troyer jumped clear just before the finish to seal the win. His teammate Baugnies provided the icing on the cake as he led home the bunch in second place.
Full Results
| # | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tim De Troyer (Bel) Wanty - Groupe Gobert | 4:48:42 |
| 2 | Jérôme Baugnies (Bel) Wanty - Groupe Gobert | 0:00:09 |
| 3 | Julien Simon (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | Row 2 - Cell 2 |
| 4 | Alexandre Geniez (Fra) Fdj.Fr | Row 3 - Cell 2 |
| 5 | Julien Antomarchi (Fra) Roubaix Lille Metropole | Row 4 - Cell 2 |
| 6 | Maxime Renault (Fra) Auber 93 | Row 5 - Cell 2 |
| 7 | Frederik Backaert (Bel) Wanty - Groupe Gobert | Row 6 - Cell 2 |
| 8 | Jonathan Hivert (Fra) Bretagne-Séché Environnement | Row 7 - Cell 2 |
| 9 | Julien Guay (Fra) Auber 93 | Row 8 - Cell 2 |
| 10 | Ignatas Konovalovas (Lit) Team Marseille 13 Ktm | Row 9 - Cell 2 |
| 11 | Clement Saint Martin (Fra) Team Marseille 13 Ktm | Row 10 - Cell 2 |
| 12 | Alexandre Pichot (Fra) Team Europcar | Row 11 - Cell 2 |
| 13 | César Bihel (Fra) Auber 93 | Row 12 - Cell 2 |
| 14 | Pierrick Fedrigo (Fra) Bretagne-Séché Environnement | Row 13 - Cell 2 |
| 15 | Rémy Di Gregorio (Fra) Team Marseille 13 Ktm | 0:00:12 |
| 16 | Romain Combaud (Fra) Equipe Cycliste De L Armee De Terre | Row 15 - Cell 2 |
| 17 | Jimmy Turgis (Fra) Roubaix Lille Metropole | Row 16 - Cell 2 |
| 18 | Théo Vimpere (Fra) Auber 93 | 0:00:15 |
| 19 | Quentin Pacher (Fra) Equipe Cycliste De L Armee De Terre | 0:00:18 |
| 20 | Julien Duval (Fra) Equipe Cycliste De L Armee De Terre | 0:00:19 |
| 21 | Yohan Bagot (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | Row 20 - Cell 2 |
| 22 | Aritz Bagües (Spa) Murias Taldea | 0:00:21 |
| 23 | Francis Mourey (Fra) Fdj.Fr | 0:00:23 |
| 24 | Antoine Demoitie (Bel) Wallonie - Bruxelles | 0:00:25 |
| 25 | Jérémy Roy (Fra) Fdj.Fr | 0:00:26 |
| 26 | Julien Loubet (Fra) Team Marseille 13 Ktm | Row 25 - Cell 2 |
| 27 | Grischa Janorschke (Ger) Team Vorarlberg | 0:00:28 |
| 28 | Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Team Europcar | 0:00:34 |
| 29 | Sébastien Delfosse (Bel) Wallonie - Bruxelles | 0:00:36 |
| 30 | Kevin Lebreton (Fra) Equipe Cycliste De L Armee De Terre | 0:00:41 |
| 31 | Alexis Gougeard (Fra) Ag2R La Mondiale | 0:00:46 |
| 32 | Vincent Jerome (Fra) Team Europcar | 0:00:48 |
| 33 | Yoann Barbas (Fra) Equipe Cycliste De L Armee De Terre | 0:01:45 |
| 34 | Geoffrey Soupe (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | Row 33 - Cell 2 |
| 35 | Loïc Chetout (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | Row 34 - Cell 2 |
| 36 | Víctor De La Parte (Spa) Team Vorarlberg | Row 35 - Cell 2 |
| 37 | Armindo Fonseca (Fra) Bretagne-Séché Environnement | Row 36 - Cell 2 |
| 38 | Logan Loader (USA) Amore & Vita - Selle Smp | Row 37 - Cell 2 |
| 39 | Anthony Geslin (Fra) Fdj.Fr | Row 38 - Cell 2 |
| 40 | Antoine Warnier (Bel) Wallonie - Bruxelles | 0:04:10 |
| 41 | Romain Feillu (Fra) Bretagne-Séché Environnement | 0:04:53 |
| 42 | Nicolas Winter (Sui) Team Vorarlberg | Row 41 - Cell 2 |
| 43 | Matthieu Boulo (Fra) Bretagne-Séché Environnement | Row 42 - Cell 2 |
| 44 | Axel Domont (Fra) Ag2R La Mondiale | 0:04:55 |
| 45 | Brice Feillu (Fra) Bretagne-Séché Environnement | Row 44 - Cell 2 |
| 46 | Paolo Lunardon (Ita) Amore & Vita - Selle Smp | Row 45 - Cell 2 |
| 47 | Daniel Paulus (Ast) Team Vorarlberg | 0:11:44 |
| 48 | Patrick Jäger (Ast) Team Vorarlberg | Row 47 - Cell 2 |
| 49 | Volodymyr Kogut (Ukr) Amore & Vita - Selle Smp | Row 48 - Cell 2 |
| 50 | Rostyslav Zhukovskyi (Ukr) Amore & Vita - Selle Smp | Row 49 - Cell 2 |
| 51 | Tom Devriendt (Bel) Wanty - Groupe Gobert | 0:11:46 |
| 52 | Jeremy Leveau (Fra) Roubaix Lille Metropole | Row 51 - Cell 2 |
| 53 | Aldo Ino Ilesic (Slo) Team Vorarlberg | Row 52 - Cell 2 |
| 54 | Maxime Cam (Fra) Bretagne-Séché Environnement | Row 53 - Cell 2 |
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