Minard gets the big cheese in Paris-Camembert
Cofidis rider outpaces Mederel to win from two-man move
Sébastien Minard (Cofidis) claimed his biggest win to date in the Paris-Camembert today. The 27-year-old's only other victory came in his first professional year with a stage of the Tour de l'Avenir.
Minard topped his breakaway companion Maxime Médérel (BigMat-Auber 93), in the process protecting his teammate Leonardo Duque's lead in the Coupe de France series.
"I was told that I could win the Paris-Camembert, but it was my first time in the race. I do not know much about the course, it was only when I found myself in the break that I requested information from Bernard [Quilfen, director]," Minard told AFP.
Minard and Médérel were part of a 20-man breakaway which was nearly 10 minutes ahead of the peloton coming into the finale. Minard was the only one to follow the BigMat rider when he attacked after the mur de Champeaux.
"There was a hesitation at the top and then Méderel attacked, so I followed," Minard said. It helped that all eyes were on Duque, who not only was looking to defend his Coupe de France position but was also one of the fastest sprinters in the bunch.
But Minard had another bit of strategy, feigning fatigue after finishing Paris-Roubaix on Sunday.
"In the hills I was wary of Nicolas Roche, which is quite explosive. In the sprint, I knew that Max (Méderel) was not very fast. I wanted to do what it takes. This victory, I've been waiting so long! The team has had an outstanding season."
The win was Cofidis' 14th of the season.
Laurent Mangel (Saur-Sojasun) and Anthony Roux (Française des Jeux) slipped away to take third and fourth, while Duque won the sprint from the rest of the bunch to take fifth and keep his lead in the Coupe de France.
1 | Sébastien Minard (Fra) Cofidis le crédit en ligne | 4:38:18 |
2 | Maxime Mederel (Fra) Big Mat - Auber 93 | Row 1 - Cell 2 |
3 | Laurent Mangel (Fra) Saur - Sojasun | 0:00:24 |
4 | Anthony Roux (Fra) Française des jeux | Row 3 - Cell 2 |
5 | Leonardo Duque (Col) Cofidis le crédit en ligne | 0:00:34 |
6 | Jose Joaquin Rojas Gil (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne | Row 5 - Cell 2 |
7 | Lilian Jegou (Fra) Bretagne - Schuller | Row 6 - Cell 2 |
8 | Freddy Bichot (Fra) BBox Bouygues Telecom | Row 7 - Cell 2 |
9 | Sep Vanmarcke (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator | Row 8 - Cell 2 |
10 | Jean-Marc Bideau (Fra) Bretagne - Schuller | Row 9 - Cell 2 |
11 | Romain Hardy (Fra) Bretagne - Schuller | Row 10 - Cell 2 |
12 | Guillaume Levarlet (Fra) Saur - Sojasun | Row 11 - Cell 2 |
13 | Renaud Dion (Fra) Roubaix Lille Metropole | Row 12 - Cell 2 |
14 | Dimitri Champion (Fra) AG2R - La mondiale | Row 13 - Cell 2 |
15 | Thibaut Pinot (Fra) Française des jeux | Row 14 - Cell 2 |
16 | Anthony Delaplace (Fra) Saur - Sojasun | Row 15 - Cell 2 |
17 | Franck Bouyer (Fra) BBox Bouygues Telecom | Row 16 - Cell 2 |
18 | Christophe Moreau (Fra) Caisse d'Epargne | Row 17 - Cell 2 |
19 | Nicolas Roche (Irl) AG2R - La mondiale | Row 18 - Cell 2 |
20 | Sébastien Duret (Fra) Bretagne - Schuller | 0:00:37 |
21 | Robin Chaigneau (Ned) Skil - Shimano | 0:09:45 |
22 | Mathieu Drujon (Fra) Caisse d'Epargne | Row 21 - Cell 2 |
23 | Grégory Joseph (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator | Row 22 - Cell 2 |
24 | Nadir Haddou (Fra) Big Mat - Auber 93 | Row 23 - Cell 2 |
25 | Pierrick Fédrigo (Fra) BBox Bouygues Telecom | Row 24 - Cell 2 |
26 | Christophe Riblon (Fra) AG2R - La mondiale | Row 25 - Cell 2 |
27 | Pieter Vanspeybrouck (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator | Row 26 - Cell 2 |
28 | Guillaume Faucon (Fra) Big Mat - Auber 93 | Row 27 - Cell 2 |
29 | Rene Mandri (Est) AG2R - La mondiale | Row 28 - Cell 2 |
30 | Robert Retschke (Ger) Continental Cycling Team Differdange | Row 29 - Cell 2 |
31 | Sébastien Harbonnier (Fra) Continental Cycling Team Differdange | Row 30 - Cell 2 |
32 | Jérémy Roy (Fra) Française des jeux | Row 31 - Cell 2 |
33 | Romain Lemarchand (Fra) Big Mat - Auber 93 | Row 32 - Cell 2 |
34 | Stéphane Augé (Fra) Cofidis le crédit en ligne | Row 33 - Cell 2 |
35 | Alexandre Lemair (Fra) Roubaix Lille Metropole | Row 34 - Cell 2 |
36 | Matthieu Boulo (Fra) Roubaix Lille Metropole | Row 35 - Cell 2 |
37 | Stijn Neirynck (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator | Row 36 - Cell 2 |
38 | Anthony Charteau (Fra) BBox Bouygues Telecom | Row 37 - Cell 2 |
39 | Julien Loubet (Fra) AG2R - La mondiale | Row 38 - Cell 2 |
40 | Julien Simon (Fra) Saur - Sojasun | Row 39 - Cell 2 |
41 | Benoit Vaugrenard (Fra) Française des jeux | Row 40 - Cell 2 |
42 | Imanol Erviti Ollo (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne | Row 41 - Cell 2 |
43 | Steve Houanard (Fra) Skil - Shimano | Row 42 - Cell 2 |
44 | Mickaël Buffaz (Fra) Cofidis le crédit en ligne | Row 43 - Cell 2 |
45 | Alexandre Pichot (Fra) BBox Bouygues Telecom | Row 44 - Cell 2 |
46 | Laurent Lefèvre (Fra) BBox Bouygues Telecom | Row 45 - Cell 2 |
47 | Stijn Joseph (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator | Row 46 - Cell 2 |
48 | Nico Schneider (Ger) Continental Cycling Team Differdange | Row 47 - Cell 2 |
49 | Julien Mazet (Fra) Big Mat - Auber 93 | Row 48 - Cell 2 |
50 | Jempy Drucker (Lux) Continental Cycling Team Differdange | Row 49 - Cell 2 |
51 | Niels Brouzes (Fra) Big Mat - Auber 93 | Row 50 - Cell 2 |
52 | Jean-Marc Marino (Fra) Saur - Sojasun | Row 51 - Cell 2 |
53 | Mathieu Sprick (Fra) BBox Bouygues Telecom | Row 52 - Cell 2 |
54 | Luis Pasamontes (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne | Row 53 - Cell 2 |
55 | Jocelyn Bar (Fra) Roubaix Lille Metropole | Row 54 - Cell 2 |
56 | Anthony Geslin (Fra) Française des jeux | Row 55 - Cell 2 |
57 | Sandy Casar (Fra) Française des jeux | Row 56 - Cell 2 |
58 | Remi Cusin (Fra) Cofidis le crédit en ligne | Row 57 - Cell 2 |
59 | Kristof Vandewalle (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator | Row 58 - Cell 2 |
60 | Yannick Talabardon (Fra) Saur - Sojasun | Row 59 - Cell 2 |
61 | Morten Knudsen (Den) Continental Cycling Team Differdange | Row 60 - Cell 2 |
62 | Floris Goesinnen (Ned) Skil - Shimano | Row 61 - Cell 2 |
63 | Johan Mombaerts (Fra) Big Mat - Auber 93 | Row 62 - Cell 2 |
64 | Nicolas Vogondy (Fra) BBox Bouygues Telecom | Row 63 - Cell 2 |
65 | Florian Guillou (Fra) Bretagne - Schuller | Row 64 - Cell 2 |
66 | Damien Monier (Fra) Cofidis le crédit en ligne | Row 65 - Cell 2 |
67 | John Gadret (Fra) AG2R - La mondiale | Row 66 - Cell 2 |
68 | Jasper Verberckmoes (Bel) Team Worldofbike.gr | Row 67 - Cell 2 |
69 | Cyril Bessy (Fra) Saur - Sojasun | Row 68 - Cell 2 |
70 | Dimitri Le Boulch (Fra) Big Mat - Auber 93 | 0:09:54 |
71 | Stefan Cohnen (Ned) Continental Cycling Team Differdange | 0:10:09 |
DNF | Robert Wagner (Ger) Skil - Shimano | Row 71 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Mathieu Perget (Fra) Caisse d'Epargne | Row 72 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Ioannis Mariolas (Gre) Team Worldofbike.gr | Row 73 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Mitchell Boet (Bel) Team Worldofbike.gr | Row 74 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Jan Hopman (Ned) Team Worldofbike.gr | Row 75 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Alexander Labbe (Bel) Team Worldofbike.gr | Row 76 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Cyril Dessel (Fra) AG2R - La mondiale | Row 77 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Morgan Kneisky (Fra) Roubaix Lille Metropole | Row 78 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Tom Veelers (Ned) Skil - Shimano | Row 79 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Mitchell Docker (Aus) Skil - Shimano | Row 80 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Angel Madrazo Ruiz (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne | Row 81 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Roy Curvers (Ned) Skil - Shimano | Row 82 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Arnaud Coyot (Fra) Caisse d'Epargne | Row 83 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Gaël Malacarne (Fra) Bretagne - Schuller | Row 84 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Florian Vachon (Fra) Bretagne - Schuller | Row 85 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Eduardo Gonzalo Ramirez (Spa) Bretagne - Schuller | Row 86 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Tim Mertens (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator | Row 87 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Geert Steurs (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator | Row 88 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Kevin Ista (Bel) Cofidis le crédit en ligne | Row 89 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) Cofidis le crédit en ligne | Row 90 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Vytautas Kaupas (Ltu) Continental Cycling Team Differdange | Row 91 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Clément Lhotellerie (Fra) Roubaix Lille Metropole | Row 92 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Benoît Daeninck (Fra) Roubaix Lille Metropole | Row 93 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Cédric Pineau (Fra) Roubaix Lille Metropole | Row 94 - Cell 2 |
DNS | Anthony Tricarico (Bel) Team Worldofbike.gr | Row 95 - Cell 2 |
DNS | Jérémie Galland (Fra) Saur - Sojasun | Row 96 - Cell 2 |
DNS | Wesley Sulzberger (Aus) Française des jeux | Row 97 - Cell 2 |
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