La Poly-Normande - 1.1

France, August 3, 2008

2007 Results Results Past winners

Photography

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Images by Fabrice Lambert

Fans brave the rain to congratulate Arnaud Gerard on his win.
Arnaud Gérard gets hugs from Martial Gayant - there was plenty of love to go around for Gerard's win.
Arnaud Gérard gets a hug from coach Jean Luc Hamonet
Arnaud Gérard is congratulated by his dad after winning the Poly Normande.
Arnaud Gérard, Jérôme Pineau and Sandy Casar pull a group away.
Arnaud Gérard (Francaise des Jeux) had time to post it after beating Pineau in the sprint.
The sprint was won easily by Gerard
Arnaud Gérard rode well in the pouring rain.
Arnaud Gérard takes the win and Jerome Pineau the lead in the French cup thanks to the breakaway.
Arnaud Gérard gives the skies a punch as it pours down upon his victory.
The climb of the Pigeonnière
Clément Mahé (France)
Cyril Gautier (Bretagne Armor Lux)
David Le Lay (Agritubel) wound up second in the French cup after Poly Normande.
David Le Lay (Agritubel) and Yohan Le Boulanger head up the climb.
David Le Lay
Frédéric Guesdon (FdJ) in a small group.
Guillaume Malle (France) puts in an effort.
The peloton was still dry on the early laps.
Jean Luc Hamonet and Arnaud Gérard celebrate in the rain after the finish.
La Pigeonnière
Maxime Hardy looking like the pace is a bit too much.
Mickaël Chérel (FdJ) closes a gap as the racing heats up.
French champ Nicolas Vogondy was well protected by his Agritubel team.
The peloton makes its way to the line of the first lap.
There were lots of fans on hand to cheer the riders on their second lap.
The peloton heads out for another lap as the skies darken.
The final podium: Sandy Casar, Arnaud Gérard, Jérôme Pineau
Romain Hardy shows the strain.
Yann Pivois and Guillaume Blot

Results

1 Arnaud Gerard (Fra) Française des Jeux
2 Jérôme Pineau (Fra) Bouygues Telecom
3 Sandy Casar (Fra) Française des Jeux
4 Mickaël Buffaz (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit Par Telephone
5 Maxim Gourov (Kaz) A-Style Somn
6 Lloyd Mondory (Fra) Ag2R La Mondiale
7 Nicolas Hartmann (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit Par Telephone
8 Freddy Bichot (Fra) Agritubel
9 Yann Pivois (Fra) Bretagne Armor Lux
10 David Lelay (Fra) Agritubel
11 Alexandre Lemair (Fra) Roubaix Lille Metropole
12 Igor Abakoumov (Bel) Mitsubishi-Jartazi
13 Jérémie Galland (Fra) Auber 93
14 Julien Simon (Fra) Credit Agricole
15 Bert De Waele (Bel) Landbouwkrediet - Tonissteiner
16 Paul Brousse (Fra) A-Style Somn
17 Sébastien Duret (Fra) Bretagne Armor Lux
18 Jimmy Casper (Fra) Agritubel
19 Jimmy Engoulvent (Fra) Credit Agricole
20 Anthony Roux (Fra) Française des Jeux
21 Cyril Gautier (Fra) Bretagne Armor Lux
22 Alexandre Pichot (Fra) Bouygues Telecom
23 Steven Tronet (Fra) Roubaix Lille Metropole
24 Vincent Jerome (Fra) Bouygues Telecom
25 Stéphane Bonsergent (Fra) Bretagne Armor Lux
26 Mikael Cherel (Fra) Française des Jeux
27 Benoît Sinner (Fra) Agritubel
28 Dirk Bellemakers (Ned) Landbouwkrediet - Tonissteiner
29 Alberto Di Lorenzo (Ita) A-Style Somn
30 Thomas Bodo (Fra) Differdange Apiflo Vacances
31 Steve Chainel (Fra) Auber 93
32 Alexandre Aulas (Fra) A-Style Somn
33 Sébastien Hinault (Fra) Credit Agricole
34 Blel Kadri (Fra) Ag2R La Mondiale
35 Mathieu Criquielion (Bel) Mitsubishi-Jartazi
36 Maxime Bouet (Fra) Agritubel
37 Christophe Diguet (Fra) Auber 93
38 Guillaume Bonnafond  (Fra) Chambery Cycl. Formation
39 Jonathan Hivert (Fra) Credit Agricole
40 Christian Poos (Lux) Differdange Apiflo Vacances
41 Guillaume Levarlet (Fra) Française des Jeux
42 Jean Mespoulede (Fra) Auber 93
43 Guillaume Malle (Fra) Equipe de France
44 Christophe Kern (Fra) Credit Agricole
45 Florian Guillou (Fra) Roubaix Lille Metropole
46 Mathieu Claude (Fra) Bouygues Telecom
47 Denis Robin (Fra) Roubaix Lille Metropole
48 Yoann Bagot (Fra) VC La Pomme Marseille
49 Benoît Poilvet (Fra) Bretagne Armor Lux
50 Sylvain Georges (Fra) A-Style Somn
51 Yuriy Krivtsov (Ukr) Ag2R La Mondiale
52 Jean-Charles Senac (Fra) Ag2R La Mondiale
53 David Boucher (Fra) Landbouwkrediet - Tonissteiner
54 Blaise Sonnery (Fra) Ag2R La Mondiale
55 Florian Vachon (Fra) Roubaix Lille Metropole
56 Eddy Forner (Ita) Differdange Apiflo Vacances
57 Mathieu Heijboer (Ned) Cofidis, Le Credit Par Telephone
58 Johan Mombaerts (Fra) Equipe de France
59 Jean-Marc Bideau (Fra) Roubaix Lille Metropole
60 Yohan Cauquil (Fra) Mitsubishi-Jartazi
61 Bert Scheirlinckx (Bel) Landbouwkrediet - Tonissteiner
62 Anthony Geslin (Fra) Bouygues Telecom
63 Franck Renier (Fra) Bouygues Telecom
64 Kevin Heirynck (Bel) Landbouwkrediet - Tonissteiner
65 Frédéric Amorison (Bel) Landbouwkrediet - Tonissteiner
66 Noan Lelarge (Fra) Bretagne Armor Lux
67 Frédéric Guesdon (Fra) Française des Jeux
68 Martial Ricci Poggi (Fra) Mitsubishi-Jartazi
69 Ian Stannard (GBr) Landbouwkrediet - Tonissteiner
70 Yoann Le Boulanger (Fra) Française des Jeux
71 Nicolas Vogondy (Fra) Agritubel
72 Simone Bruson (Ita) A-Style Somn
73 Aristide Ratti (Ita) A-Style Somn
74 Florian Morizot (Fra) Auber 93
75 Niels Brouzes (Fra) Auber 93
76 Perrig Quemeneur (Fra) Bouygues Telecom
77 Mickael Larpe (Fra) Roubaix Lille Metropole
78 Maxime Mederel (Fra) Credit Agricole
79 Yann Huguet (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit Par Telephone
80 Florent Brard (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit Par Telephone
81 Cyrille Monnerais (Fra) Française des Jeux
82 Anthony Ravard (Fra) Agritubel
83 Mathieu Drouilly (Fra) Mitsubishi-Jartazi
84 Sebastien Harbonnier (Fra) Differdange Apiflo Vacances
85 Shinpei Fukuda (Jpn) Team Bridgestone Anchor
86 Jelle Hanseeuw (Bel) Landbouwkrediet - Tonissteiner

French cup standings
 
1 Jérôme Pineau (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                         124 pts
2 David Lelay (Fra) Agritubel                                  114
3 Jimmy Casper (Fra) Agritubel                                  74
4 Frédéric Guesdon (Fra) Française Des Jeux                     70
5 Gianni Meersman (Bel) Française Des Jeux                      53
6 Arnaud Gerard (Fra) Française Des Jeux                        50
7 Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                        50
8 Cyril Gautier (Fra) Bretagne Armor Lux                        49
9 Rémi Pauriol (Fra) Credit Agricole                            44
10 Lilian Jegou (Fra) Française Des Jeux                        36
11 Steve Chainel (Fra) Auber 93                                 35
12 Rinaldo Nocentini (Ita) Ag2R La Mondiale                     35
13 Sébastien Chavanel (Fra) Française Des Jeux                  35
14 Pierre Rolland (Fra) Credit Agricole                         32
15 Arnold Jeannesson (Fra) Auber 93                             31
16 Jimmy Engoulvent (Fra) Credit Agricole                       30
17 Nicolas Vogondy (Fra) Agritubel                              30
18 Yann Huguet (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit Par Telephone           28
19 Jérémie Galland (Fra) Auber 93                               27
20 Jean-Luc Delpech (Fra) Bretagne Armor Lux                    27
21 Aurélien Clerc (Swi) Bouygues Telecom                        26
22 Sandy Casar (Fra) Française Des Jeux                         25
23 Emilien Benoit Berges (Fra) Agritubel                        25
24 Alexandre Botcharov (Rus) Credit Agricole                    25
25 Julien Belgy (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                          25
26 Benoît Vaugrenard (Fra) Française Des Jeux                   25
27 Alexandre Pichot (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                      21
28 Mickaël Buffaz (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit Par Telephone        20
29 Anthony Geslin (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                        20
30 Anthony Ravard (Fra) Agritubel                               20
31 Morgan Chedhomme (Fra) Auber 93                              20
32 Philippe Gilbert (Bel) Française Des Jeux                    18
33 Geoffroy Lequatre (Fra) Agritubel                            18
34 Gabriel Rasch (Nor) Credit Agricole                          18
35 Matthieu Sprick (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                       18
36 Cedric Coutouly (Fra) Agritubel                              17
37 Lloyd Mondory (Fra) Ag2R La Mondiale                         16
38 Yann Pivois (Fra) Bretagne Armor Lux                         16
39 Nicolas Jalabert (Fra) Agritubel                             16
40 Jean-Eudes Demaret (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit Par Telephone    16
41 Yannick Talabardon (Fra) Credit Agricole                     16
42 Freddy Bichot (Fra) Agritubel                                15
43 Nicolas Hartmann (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit Par Telephone      14
44 Yauheni Hutarovich (Blr) Française Des Jeux                  14
45 Pierrick Fedrigo (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                      13
46 Florent Brard (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit Par Telephone         12
47 Nicolas Roche (Irl) Credit Agricole                          12
48 Jerome Coppel (Fra) Française Des Jeux                       12
49 Mathieu Drujon (Fra) Caisse D`Epargne                        12
50 Alexandre Blain (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit Par Telephone       12
51 Steven Caethoven (Bel) Agritubel                             12
52 Stéphane Bonsergent (Fra) Bretagne Armor Lux                 10
53 Benoît Sinner (Fra) Agritubel                                10
54 Alexandre Usov (Blr) Ag2R La Mondiale                        10
55 Stijn Vandenbergh (Bel) Ag2R La Mondiale                     10
56 Julien Simon (Fra) Credit Agricole                            9
57 Anthony Roux (Fra) Française Des Jeux                         8
58 Mikel Gaztanaga Echeverria (Spa) Agritubel                    8
59 Olivier Bonnaire (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                       8
60 Amaël Moinard (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit Par Telephone          8
61 Alexandre Lemair (Fra) Roubaix Lille Metropole                6
62 Noan Lelarge (Fra) Bretagne Armor Lux                         6
63 Thomas Bodo (Fra) Differdange Apiflo Vacances                 5
64 Cyrille Monnerais (Fra) Française Des Jeux                    5
65 Tony Gallopin (Fra) Auber 93                                  5
66 David Moncoutie (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit Par Telephone        5
67 Mickael Delage (Fra) Française Des Jeux                       5
68 Florian Vachon (Fra) Roubaix Lille Metropole                  3
69 Yohan Cauquil (Fra) Mitsubishi-Jartazi                        3
70 Rémy Di Gregorio (Fra) Française Des Jeux                     3
71 Julien El Fares (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit Par Telephone        3
72 Cyril Lemoine (Fra) Credit Agricole                           3
73 Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit Par Telephone        3
74 Mark Renshaw (Aus) Credit Agricole                            3
75 Tanel Kangert (Est) Ag2R La Mondiale                          3
76 Jonathan Thire (Fra) Auber 93                                 3
77 Eduardo Gonzalo Ramirez (Spa) Agritubel                       3
 
Teams
 
1 Agritubel                                                     93 pts
2 Française Des Jeux                                            79
3 Bouygues Telecom                                              72
4 Credit Agricole                                               66
5 Auber 93                                                      45
6 Cofidis, Le Credit Par Telephone                              44
7 Bretagne Armor Lux                                            37
8 Roubaix Lille Metropole                                       32
9 Ag2R La Mondiale                                              32

Past Winners

2007 Benoît Vaugrenard (Fra) Francaise des Jeux     157 km in 3.57.35
2006 Anthony Charteau (Fra) Crédit Agricole         157 km in 3.39.45
2005 Philippe Gilbert (Bel) Française des Jeux
2004 Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Brioches la Boulangère
2003 Jérôme Pineau (Fra) La Boulangère