25th Tro Bro Léon - 1.1

Lannilis, France, April 20, 2008

2007 Results Results Past winners

Photography

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Images by Freddy Guérin/www.photos-finish.com

Antoie Dalibard (Bretagne Armor Lux) in the escape behind Frédéric Guesdon (Française des Jeux).
The bunch on a typical Tro Bro Leon road.
Bad weather and bad roads made the race very tough.
Gabriel Rasch (Crédit Agricole) is leading the bunch.
Aurélien Clerc (Bouygues Telecom) looks a bit dirty, n'est-ce pas?
Jimmy Engoulvent (Crédit Agricole) seems to smile and really enjoy himself on the dirt paths.
Frédéric Guesdon (Française des Jeux) made the best of the foul conditions.
Guesdon takes the sprint and wins the race.
The cleaned-up podium from l-r with Maxim Gourov (2nd), Guesdon and Julien Belgy.

Images by Fabrice Lambert

Jean Luc Delpech (Bretagne Armor Lux ) leads the counterattack.
Frédéric Guesdon (Française Des Jeux) with his kids on the podium.
Guesdon was happy to meet Miss France but his expression turned a little sour when he found out she won in 1996.
Guesdon lets his first price do the talking in the post race interview.
Jimmy Casper was able to smile at the start but maybe he didn't know the course?
The peloton in a dry moment of the race.
Guesdon was super strong and the conditions didn't deter him.
The arrival of Guesdon who outwitted Gourov in the end.
Calling the conditions mediocre is a bit of an understatement.
Guesdon gets congratulated by none other than five-time Tour de France winner Bernard Hinault.
The leading break with Guesdon as well as Maxim Gourov (A-Style Somn) and Benoît Sinner (Agritubel)
The podium with the usual flower power and the riders sandwiched between the ladies.
Cofidis was making the pace in the Ribinou.
The racing is on with the Atlantic Ocean in the background.

Results

1 Frédéric Guesdon (Fra) Française Des Jeux                                    4.37.18 (41.781 km/h)
2 Maxim Gourov (Kaz) A-Style Somn                                                 0.01
3 Julien Belgy (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                             0.45
4 Lilian Jegou (Fra) Française Des Jeux                                           0.48
5 Gabriel Rasch (Nor) Credit Agricole                                                 
6 Jean Luc Delpech (Fra) Bretagne Armor Lux                                           
7 Cédric Coutouly (Fra) Agritubel                                                     
8 Florent Brard (Fra) Cofidis, le Credit Par Telephone                                
9 Benoît Sinner (Fra) Agritubel                                                   0.57
10 Yauheni Hutarovich (Blr) Française Des Jeux                                    1.30
11 David Le Lay (Fra) Bretagne Armor Lux                                              
12 Mickael Delage (Fra) Française Des Jeux                                        1.43
13 Alexandre Pichot (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                        1.45
14 Cyril Lemoine (Fra) Credit Agricole                                            1.46
15 Mark Renshaw (Aus) Credit Agricole                                                 
16 Steven Tronet (Fra) Roubaix Lille Metropole                                        
17 Angelo Furlan (Ita) Credit Agricole                                                
18 Aurélien Clerc (Swi) Bouygues Telecom                                              
19 Jérémie Galland (Fra) Auber 93                                                     
20 Jimmy Casper (Fra) Agritubel                                                       
21 Mathieu Ladagnous (Fra) Française Des Jeux                                         
22 Arnaud Gerard (Fra) Française Des Jeux                                             
23 Alexandre Usov (Blr) AG2R La Mondiale                                              
24 Janek Tombak (Est) Mitsubishi-Jartazi                                              
25 Benoit Poilvet (Fra) Bretagne Armor Lux                                            
26 Jean-Eudes Demaret (Fra) Cofidis, le Credit Par Telephone                          
27 Stijn Vandenbergh (Bel) AG2R La Mondiale                                           
28 Piotr Zielinski (Pol) Bretagne Armor Lux                                       1.52
29 Stéphane Auge (Fra) Cofidis, le Credit Par Telephone                               
30 Jackson Rodriguez (Ven) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli        1.54
31 Freddy Bichot (Fra) Agritubel                                                  1.55
32 Mikel Gaztanaga Echeverria (Spa) Agritubel                                     2.03
33 Rony Martias (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                            4.21
34 Stéphane Bonsergent (Fra) Bretagne Armor Lux                                       
35 Aleksejs Saramotins (Lat) Rietumu Bank-Riga                                        
36 Ramunas Navardauska (Ltu) Ulan                                                     
37 Eric Berthou (Fra) Credit Agricole                                                 
38 Mathieu Claude (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                              
39 Roberto Cobo Gonzalez (Spa) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli    4.29
40 Sébastien Duret (Fra) Bretagne Armor Lux                                       7.02
41 Lloyd Mondory (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale                                               
42 Yoann Offredo (Fra) Française Des Jeux                                             
43 Egidijus Juodalkis (Ltu) Ulan                                                      
44 Maxime Van Tomme (Bel) Mitsubishi-Jartazi                                          
45 Allan Davis (Aus) Mitsubishi-Jartazi                                               
46 Bastien Delrot (Fra) Roubaix Lille Metropole                                       
47 Aidis Kruopis (Ltu) Ulan                                                           
48 Jean-Marie Bideau (Fra) Roubaix Lille Metropole                                    
49 Jonathan Thire (Fra) Auber 93                                                      
50 Ludovic Capelle (Bel) Rietumu Bank-Riga                                            
51 Aristide Ratti (Ita) A-Style Somn                                                  
52 William Bonnet (Fra) Credit Agricole                                               
53 Yohann Gene (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                                 
54 Arturs Ansons (Lat) Rietumu Bank-Riga                                          7.07
55 Niklas Axelsson (Swe) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli              
56 Hakan Nilsson (Swe) Differdange Apiflo Vacances                                    
57 Aivaras Baranauskas (Ltu) Roubaix Lille Metropole                                  

138 starters, 81 abandons

Past winners

2007 Saïd Haddou (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                186.6 kms in 4.44.28
2006 Mark Renshaw (Aus) Crédit Agricole                191.7 kms in 4.46.54 
2005 Tristan Valentin (Fra) Auber 93                   195 kms in 5.02.32
2004 Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) Ag2r-Prevoyance             195.2 kms in 5.02.26
2003 Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) Jean Delatour               188 kms in 4.42.48
2002 Baden Cooke (Aus) La Francaise des Jeux
2001 Jacky Durand (Fra) La Francaise Des Jeux          188 kms in 4.44.33
2000 Jo Planckaert (Bel) Cofidis                       180 kms in 4.36.16
1999 Jean Michel Thilloy (Fra) Saint Quentin-Oktos-MBK 177.6 kms in 4.13.51
1998 Frédéric Delalande (Fra) Jean Floc'h Mantes       177.6 kms in 4.38.48

Past winners courtesy of Mario Stiehl, www.world-of-cycling.com