Boucles de la Mayenne 2012: Stage 1 Results

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The break of the day at Boucles de la Mayenne. (Image credit: Isabelle Duchesne)

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Renaud Dion (Bretagne - Schuller), Freddy Bichot (Veranda Rideau - Super U) and Thomas Vaubourzeix (La Pomme Marseille). (Image credit: Isabelle Duchesne)

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Cofidis lead the peloton. (Image credit: Isabelle Duchesne)

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Cyril Lemoine and Paul Poux (Saur - Sojasun). (Image credit: Isabelle Duchesne)

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Cyril Lemoine (Saur - Sojasun). (Image credit: Isabelle Duchesne)

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Aleksejs Saramotins (Cofidis) on the offensive. (Image credit: Isabelle Duchesne)

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Pirmin Lang (Atlas Personal - Jakroo) also moved into the overall lead. (Image credit: Isabelle Duchesne)

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Pirmin Lang (Atlas Personal - Jakroo) is in fine form. (Image credit: Isabelle Duchesne)

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Pirmin Lang (Atlas Personal - Jakroo) takes the win. (Image credit: Isabelle Duchesne)

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The sprint for third place. (Image credit: Isabelle Duchesne)

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Bryan Coquard (Vendée U - Pays de Loire) beats Said Haddou (Europcar) to 3rd. (Image credit: Isabelle Duchesne)

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Pirmin Lang (Atlas Personal - Jakroo) at the finish. (Image credit: Isabelle Duchesne)

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Thomas Vaubourzeix (La Pomme Marseille) was the day's most aggressive rider. (Image credit: Isabelle Duchesne)

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Pirmin Lang (Atlas Personal - Jakroo) salutes from the podium. (Image credit: Isabelle Duchesne)

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Pirmin Lang (Atlas Personal - Jakroo). (Image credit: Isabelle Duchesne)

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Pirmin Lang (Atlas Personal - Jakroo) was a deserved stage winner. (Image credit: Isabelle Duchesne)

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Bryan Coquard (Vendée U - Pays de Loire) is best young rider. (Image credit: Isabelle Duchesne)

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Results

#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result
1	Pirmin Lang (Swi) Atlas Personal - Jakroo	4:31:43
2	Renaud Dion (Fra) Bretagne - Schuller	0:00:02
3	Bryan Coquard (Fra) Vendée U - Pays de Loire	0:00:11
4	Saïd Haddou (Fra) Team Europcar
5	Jérémie Galland (Fra) Saur - Sojasun
6	Carlos Barbero Cuesta (Spa) Orbea Continental
7	Etienne Briard (Fra) Team U Nantes Atlantique
8	Marcel Meisen (Ger) BKCP Powerplus
9	Niko Eeckhout (Bel) An Post - Sean Kelly
10	Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) COFIDIS Le Crédit en Ligne
11	Romain Guillemois (Fra) Vendée U - Pays de Loire
12	Benjamin Giraud (Fra) La Pomme Marseille
13	Gediminas Bagdonas (Ltu) An Post - Sean Kelly
14	Benjamin Verraes (Bel) Jong Vlaanderen Cycling Team
15	Timothy Dupont (Bel) Jong Vlaanderen Cycling Team
16	Laurent Pichon (Fra) Bretagne - Schuller
17	Mathieu Delaroziere (Fra) La Pomme Marseille
18	Andréi Solomennikov (Rus) Itera - Katusha
19	Benjamin Le Montagner (Fra) Comité de Bretagne
20	Fabien Schmidt (Fra) Roubaix Lille Métropole
21	Pablo Torres Muino (Spa) Burgos BH - Castilla Y Leon
22	Aleksejs Saramotins (Lat) COFIDIS Le Crédit en Ligne
23	Michael Baer (Swi) Atlas Personal - Jakroo
24	Peter Kusztor (Hun) Atlas Personal - Jakroo
25	Jasper Bovenhuis (Ned) Rabobank C.T.
26	Jan Ghyselinck (Bel) COFIDIS Le Crédit en Ligne
27	David Lelay (Fra) Saur - Sojasun
28	Jesus Ezquerra (Spa) Leopard - Trek C.T.
29	Niels Albert (Bel) BKCP Powerplus
30	Eugénio Alafaci (Ita) Leopard - Trek C.T.
31	Paul Poux (Fra) Saur - Sojasun
32	Julien Guay (Fra) Roubaix Lille Métropole
33	Christophe Laborie (Fra) Saur - Sojasun
34	Florian Vachon (Fra) Bretagne - Schuller
35	Alexandr Pliuschin (Mda) Leopard - Trek C.T.
36	David Chopin (Fra) Comité de Bretagne
37	Flavien Maurelet (Fra) C.C. Nogent / Oise
38	Bryan Nauleau (Fra) Vendée U - Pays de Loire
39	Franck Charrier (Fra) Team U Nantes Atlantique
40	Matthieu Boulo (Fra) Roubaix Lille Métropole
41	Angelo Tulik (Fra) Team Europcar
42	Giorgio Brambilla (Ita) Leopard - Trek C.T.
43	Romain Cardis (Fra) Vendée U - Pays de Loire
44	Morgan Lamoisson (Fra) Vendée U - Pays de Loire
45	Nico Sijmens (Bel) COFIDIS Le Crédit en Ligne
46	Guillaume Blot (Fra) Bretagne - Schuller
47	Guillaume Malle (Fra) Veranda Rideau - Super U
48	Nicolas Baldo (Fra) Atlas Personal - Jakroo
49	Haritz Orbe Urrutia (Spa) Orbea Continental
50	Pavel Kochetkov (Rus) Itera - Katusha
51	Jon Aberasturi Izaga (Spa) Orbea Continental
52	Yann Guyot (Fra) E.C. Armée De Terre C.S.A.D.L.
53	Viacheslav Kuznetsov (Rus) Itera - Katusha
54	Jenning Huizenga (Ned) Rabobank C.T.
55	Loïc Desriac (Fra) Roubaix Lille Métropole
56	Romain Matheou (Fra) Veranda Rideau - Super U
57	Alexander Rybakov (Rus) Itera - Katusha
58	Olivier Lefrancois (Fra) E.C. Armée De Terre C.S.A.D.L.
59	Mathieu Halleguen (Fra) Bretagne - Schuller
60	Thomas Vaubourzeix (Fra) La Pomme Marseille
61	Cyril Lemoine (Fra) Saur - Sojasun	0:00:34
62	Sébastien Duret (Fra) Bretagne - Schuller	0:00:36
63	Morgan Kneisky (Fra) Roubaix Lille Métropole	0:00:52
64	Kévin Van Hoovels (Bel) Jong Vlaanderen Cycling Team	0:00:55
65	Alex Kirsch (Lux) Leopard - Trek C.T.	0:01:00
66	Ivar Slik (Ned) Rabobank C.T.
67	Edouard Louyest (Fra) Team U Nantes Atlantique
68	Mathieu Cloarec (Fra) Team U Nantes Atlantique
69	Mathieu Desniou (Fra) C.C. Nogent / Oise
70	Nicolas Winter (Swi) Atlas Personal - Jakroo
71	Ludwig Laffille (Fra) C.C. Nogent / Oise
72	Martijn Tusveld (Ned) Rabobank C.T.
73	Benoit Poitevin (Fra) Team U Nantes Atlantique
74	Yannick Martinez (Fra) La Pomme Marseille
75	Daniel Henggeler (Swi) Atlas Personal - Jakroo
76	Maxim Pokidov (Rus) Itera - Katusha
77	Kévin Denis (Fra) Veranda Rideau - Super U
78	Wesley Kreder (Ned) Rabobank C.T.
79	Romain Delalot (Fra) C.C. Nogent / Oise
80	Nick Van Der Lijke (Ned) Rabobank C.T.
81	Pieter Ghyllebert (Bel) An Post - Sean Kelly
82	Bert Van Lerberghe (Bel) Jong Vlaanderen Cycling Team
83	Franck Bouyer (Fra) Team Europcar
84	Julien Morice (Fra) Vendée U - Pays de Loire
85	Philipp Walsleben (Ger) BKCP Powerplus
86	Ronan Dequippe (Fra) Team U Nantes Atlantique
87	Aritz Etxebarria (Spa) Orbea Continental
88	Freddy Bichot (Fra) Veranda Rideau - Super U	0:01:09
89	Damien Gaudin (Fra) Team Europcar	0:01:19
90	Ludovic Poilvet (Fra) Comité de Bretagne	0:01:34
91	Rony Martias (Fra) Saur - Sojasun	0:01:39
92	Klaas Sys (Bel) Bridgestone Anchor	0:01:41
93	Alexandre Aulas (Fra) E.C. Armée De Terre C.S.A.D.L.	0:01:43
94	Mark Christian (GBr) An Post - Sean Kelly	0:02:05
95	Pierre Luc Perrichon (Fra) La Pomme Marseille	0:00:11
96	Vincent Ragot (Fra) Comité de Bretagne	0:02:18
97	Sébastien Turgot (Fra) Team Europcar
98	Francisco Manuel Anton Marin (Spa) Burgos BH - Castilla Y Leon	0:02:36
99	Steve Schets (Bel) Jong Vlaanderen Cycling Team	0:05:48
100	Julien Gonnet (Fra) E.C. Armée De Terre C.S.A.D.L.
101	Benoît Sinner (Fra) E.C. Armée De Terre C.S.A.D.L.
102	Erwann Corbel (Fra) Comité de Bretagne	0:05:52
103	Mattéo Pelucchi (Ita) Team Europcar
104	Benoît Jarrier (Fra) Veranda Rideau - Super U
105	Carlos Verona Quintanilla (Spa) Burgos BH - Castilla Y Leon	0:06:02
106	Olivier Hofstetter (Swi) Leopard - Trek C.T.
107	Jens Vandenbogaerde (Bel) Jong Vlaanderen Cycling Team	0:07:48
108	Dieter Vanthourenhout (Bel) BKCP Powerplus	0:09:30
109	Omar Fraile Matarranz (Spa) Orbea Continental	0:11:14
110	Luis Mas Bonet (Spa) Burgos BH - Castilla Y Leon
111	Damien Branaa (Fra) Burgos BH - Castilla Y Leon
112	Stijn Ennekens (Bel) An Post - Sean Kelly	0:11:39
113	Alexandre Lemair (Fra) Bridgestone Anchor	0:12:01
114	Florian Le Corre (Fra) Roubaix Lille Métropole
115	Alexis Bodiot (Fra) E.C. Armée De Terre C.S.A.D.L.
116	Blaise Sonnery (Fra) Bridgestone Anchor
117	Miyataka Shimizu (Jap) Bridgestone Anchor
118	Hayato Yoshida (Jap) Bridgestone Anchor
119	Adrien Petit (Fra) COFIDIS Le Crédit en Ligne
120	Illart Zuazubiskar Gallastegui (Spa) Orbea Continental
121	Alexandre Defretin (Fra) C.C. Nogent / Oise
122	Alexandre Gratiot (Fra) C.C. Nogent / Oise
123	Florian Auberger (Fra) Comité de Bretagne	0:18:14
124	Nicolas Capdepuy (Fra) Burgos BH - Castilla Y Leon	0:18:16
125	Jean-Eudes Demaret (Fra) COFIDIS Le Crédit en Ligne
126	Sam Bennett (Ire) An Post - Sean Kelly
DNF	Clément Koretzky (Fra) La Pomme Marseille
DNF	Justin Jules (Fra) Veranda Rideau - Super U
DNF	Thomas Lebas (Fra) Bridgestone Anchor
DNF	Radomir Simunek (Cze) BKCP Powerplus

General classification
#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result
1	Pirmin Lang (Swi) Atlas Personal - Jakroo	4:37:42
2	Paul Poux (Fra) Saur - Sojasun	0:00:01
3	Bryan Coquard (Fra) Vendée U - Pays de Loire	0:00:03
4	Aleksejs Saramotins (Lat) COFIDIS Le Crédit en Ligne
5	Jasper Bovenhuis (Ned) Rabobank C.T.
6	Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) COFIDIS Le Crédit en Ligne	0:00:04
7	Matthieu Boulo (Fra) Roubaix Lille Métropole	0:00:05
8	Laurent Pichon (Fra) Bretagne - Schuller	0:00:06
9	Romain Guillemois (Fra) Vendée U - Pays de Loire
10	Benjamin Verraes (Bel) Jong Vlaanderen Cycling Team
11	Niels Albert (Bel) BKCP Powerplus	0:00:07
12	Jan Ghyselinck (Bel) COFIDIS Le Crédit en Ligne	0:00:09
13	Fabien Schmidt (Fra) Roubaix Lille Métropole	0:00:10
14	Bryan Nauleau (Fra) Vendée U - Pays de Loire
15	David Lelay (Fra) Saur - Sojasun	0:00:12
16	Gediminas Bagdonas (Ltu) An Post - Sean Kelly
17	Niko Eeckhout (Bel) An Post - Sean Kelly	0:00:14
18	Florian Vachon (Fra) Bretagne - Schuller	0:00:15
19	Etienne Briard (Fra) Team U Nantes Atlantique	0:00:16
20	Loïc Desriac (Fra) Roubaix Lille Métropole
21	Nicolas Baldo (Fra) Atlas Personal - Jakroo
22	Romain Matheou (Fra) Veranda Rideau - Super U	0:00:17
23	Andréi Solomennikov (Rus) Itera - Katusha
24	Romain Cardis (Fra) Vendée U - Pays de Loire	0:00:18
25	Pavel Kochetkov (Rus) Itera - Katusha
26	Nico Sijmens (Bel) COFIDIS Le Crédit en Ligne	0:00:19
27	Renaud Dion (Fra) Bretagne - Schuller	0:00:20
28	Guillaume Malle (Fra) Veranda Rideau - Super U	0:00:21
29	Jenning Huizenga (Ned) Rabobank C.T.	0:00:22
30	Angelo Tulik (Fra) Team Europcar
31	Franck Charrier (Fra) Team U Nantes Atlantique	0:00:23
32	Benjamin Giraud (Fra) La Pomme Marseille
33	Jesus Ezquerra (Spa) Leopard - Trek C.T.
34	Alexandr Pliuschin (Mda) Leopard - Trek C.T.	0:00:24
35	Christophe Laborie (Fra) Saur - Sojasun
36	Pierre Luc Perrichon (Fra) La Pomme Marseille	0:00:25
37	Julien Guay (Fra) Roubaix Lille Métropole
38	Viacheslav Kuznetsov (Rus) Itera - Katusha	0:00:26
39	Eugénio Alafaci (Ita) Leopard - Trek C.T.
40	Yann Guyot (Fra) E.C. Armée De Terre C.S.A.D.L.
41	Morgan Lamoisson (Fra) Vendée U - Pays de Loire
42	Cyril Lemoine (Fra) Saur - Sojasun
43	Jérémie Galland (Fra) Saur - Sojasun	0:00:27
44	Marcel Meisen (Ger) BKCP Powerplus
45	Giorgio Brambilla (Ita) Leopard - Trek C.T.
46	Mathieu Delaroziere (Fra) La Pomme Marseille	0:00:28
47	Peter Kusztor (Hun) Atlas Personal - Jakroo
48	Olivier Lefrancois (Fra) E.C. Armée De Terre C.S.A.D.L.	0:00:29
49	Saïd Haddou (Fra) Team Europcar
50	Benjamin Le Montagner (Fra) Comité de Bretagne	0:00:30
51	Alexander Rybakov (Rus) Itera - Katusha	0:00:31
52	David Chopin (Fra) Comité de Bretagne
53	Thomas Vaubourzeix (Fra) La Pomme Marseille
54	Mathieu Halleguen (Fra) Bretagne - Schuller	0:00:35
55	Michael Baer (Swi) Atlas Personal - Jakroo	0:00:37
56	Carlos Barbero Cuesta (Spa) Orbea Continental	0:00:39
57	Jon Aberasturi Izaga (Spa) Orbea Continental	0:00:40
58	Timothy Dupont (Bel) Jong Vlaanderen Cycling Team
59	Haritz Orbe Urrutia (Spa) Orbea Continental	0:00:41
60	Pablo Torres Muino (Spa) Burgos BH - Castilla Y Leon	0:00:42
61	Guillaume Blot (Fra) Bretagne - Schuller	0:00:45
62	Flavien Maurelet (Fra) C.C. Nogent / Oise	0:00:48
63	Philipp Walsleben (Ger) BKCP Powerplus	0:00:59
64	Sébastien Duret (Fra) Bretagne - Schuller	0:01:00
65	Julien Morice (Fra) Vendée U - Pays de Loire	0:01:04
66	Romain Delalot (Fra) C.C. Nogent / Oise	0:01:08
67	Bert Van Lerberghe (Bel) Jong Vlaanderen Cycling Team	0:01:10
68	Ivar Slik (Ned) Rabobank C.T.
69	Kévin Van Hoovels (Bel) Jong Vlaanderen Cycling Team
70	Morgan Kneisky (Fra) Roubaix Lille Métropole	0:01:11
71	Franck Bouyer (Fra) Team Europcar	0:01:12
72	Alex Kirsch (Lux) Leopard - Trek C.T.	0:01:14
73	Freddy Bichot (Fra) Veranda Rideau - Super U	0:01:15
74	Damien Gaudin (Fra) Team Europcar
75	Mathieu Desniou (Fra) C.C. Nogent / Oise	0:01:17
76	Maxim Pokidov (Rus) Itera - Katusha	0:01:18
77	Nick Van Der Lijke (Ned) Rabobank C.T.	0:01:19
78	Daniel Henggeler (Swi) Atlas Personal - Jakroo	0:01:20
79	Aritz Etxebarria (Spa) Orbea Continental
80	Yannick Martinez (Fra) La Pomme Marseille	0:01:22
81	Edouard Louyest (Fra) Team U Nantes Atlantique
82	Mathieu Cloarec (Fra) Team U Nantes Atlantique	0:01:23
83	Pieter Ghyllebert (Bel) An Post - Sean Kelly	0:01:24
84	Benoit Poitevin (Fra) Team U Nantes Atlantique
85	Martijn Tusveld (Ned) Rabobank C.T.	0:01:25
86	Nicolas Winter (Swi) Atlas Personal - Jakroo	0:01:26
87	Kévin Denis (Fra) Veranda Rideau - Super U	0:01:27
88	Ronan Dequippe (Fra) Team U Nantes Atlantique	0:01:32
89	Wesley Kreder (Ned) Rabobank C.T.	0:01:36
90	Ludwig Laffille (Fra) C.C. Nogent / Oise	0:01:39
91	Rony Martias (Fra) Saur - Sojasun	0:01:48
92	Ludovic Poilvet (Fra) Comité de Bretagne	0:01:51
93	Alexandre Aulas (Fra) E.C. Armée De Terre C.S.A.D.L.	0:02:00
94	Klaas Sys (Bel) Bridgestone Anchor	0:02:07
95	Mark Christian (GBr) An Post - Sean Kelly	0:02:14
96	Sébastien Turgot (Fra) Team Europcar	0:02:30
97	Vincent Ragot (Fra) Comité de Bretagne	0:02:53
98	Francisco Manuel Anton Marin (Spa) Burgos BH - Castilla Y Leon	0:03:00
99	Benoît Sinner (Fra) E.C. Armée De Terre C.S.A.D.L.	0:05:54
100	Julien Gonnet (Fra) E.C. Armée De Terre C.S.A.D.L.	0:05:59
101	Benoît Jarrier (Fra) Veranda Rideau - Super U
102	Steve Schets (Bel) Jong Vlaanderen Cycling Team	0:06:03
103	Erwann Corbel (Fra) Comité de Bretagne	0:06:07
104	Olivier Hofstetter (Swi) Leopard - Trek C.T.	0:06:25
105	Carlos Verona Quintanilla (Spa) Burgos BH - Castilla Y Leon	0:06:34
106	Mattéo Pelucchi (Ita) Team Europcar	0:06:38
107	Jens Vandenbogaerde (Bel) Jong Vlaanderen Cycling Team	0:07:55
108	Dieter Vanthourenhout (Bel) BKCP Powerplus	0:09:45
109	Omar Fraile Matarranz (Spa) Orbea Continental	0:11:22
110	Damien Branaa (Fra) Burgos BH - Castilla Y Leon	0:11:44
111	Luis Mas Bonet (Spa) Burgos BH - Castilla Y Leon	0:11:49
112	Stijn Ennekens (Bel) An Post - Sean Kelly	0:12:03
113	Adrien Petit (Fra) COFIDIS Le Crédit en Ligne
114	Florian Le Corre (Fra) Roubaix Lille Métropole	0:12:11
115	Illart Zuazubiskar Gallastegui (Spa) Orbea Continental
116	Alexandre Gratiot (Fra) C.C. Nogent / Oise	0:12:20
117	Alexis Bodiot (Fra) E.C. Armée De Terre C.S.A.D.L.	0:12:22
118	Alexandre Lemair (Fra) Bridgestone Anchor	0:12:25
119	Alexandre Defretin (Fra) C.C. Nogent / Oise	0:12:38
120	Blaise Sonnery (Fra) Bridgestone Anchor	0:12:39
121	Miyataka Shimizu (Jap) Bridgestone Anchor	0:12:45
122	Hayato Yoshida (Jap) Bridgestone Anchor	0:12:48
123	Sam Bennett (Ire) An Post - Sean Kelly	0:18:12
124	Florian Auberger (Fra) Comité de Bretagne	0:18:27
125	Jean-Eudes Demaret (Fra) COFIDIS Le Crédit en Ligne	0:18:32
126	Nicolas Capdepuy (Fra) Burgos BH - Castilla Y Leon	0:18:39

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