Circuit Cycliste Sarthe - Pays de la Loire 2015: Stage 2b Results

Adriano Malori (Movistar Team) stays in the blue leader's jersey (Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)

Adriano Malori led a Movistar one-two in the Circuit de la Sarthe-Pays de la Loire afternoon time trial, beating teammate Alex Dowsett in the 6.8km test in Angers.

“I’m not so surprised to win as I’ve felt good sensations in the last month," the Italian champion for time trial explained after receiving the yellow jersey on stage. “I came here to win the time trial today. Now I also lead the race. It looks like a very hard stage on the map tomorrow and I have strong competitors with [Tiago] Machado, [Ramunas] Navardauskas and [Stephen] Cummings. They are so close to me...”

Asked how much of a climber he was ahead of that queen stage due to finish atop the Mont des Avaloirs, which is the highest peak of western France (alt. 416 m.), Malori said: “I don’t know, I’ll answer this question tomorrow.” But he gave an interesting insight of what kind of tactic Movistar might play: “Alex is training for the Hour Record. We have more chances to win this race with Jesus Herrada.”

“I didn’t feel super as I felt the efforts of the morning stage in my legs”, defending champion Navardauskas told Cyclingnews. “I tried my best on this quite technical course with small bumps that required to stay focused all the time. I’m third like last year with Movistar ahead of me. They’re a strong team with strong boys for time trialling but there are still two days to go. They’ll need to ride and I wish them the best of luck to defend the jersey with a team of six riders only.”

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#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result
1	Adriano Malori (Ita) Movistar Team	0:07:58
2	Alex Dowsett (GBr) Movistar Team	0:00:09
3	Ramunas Navardauskas (Ltu) Cannondale-Garmin Pro Cycling Team	0:00:15
4	Tiago Machado (Por) Team Katusha	0:00:16
5	Manuele Boaro (Ita) Tinkoff-Saxo	0:00:20
6	Jesus Herrada (Spa) Movistar Team	Row 5 - Cell 2
7	Stephen Cummings (GBr) MTN - Qhubeka	0:00:21
8	Nathan Haas (Aus) Cannondale-Garmin Pro Cycling Team	0:00:22
9	Michael Valgren Andersen (Den) Tinkoff-Saxo	Row 8 - Cell 2
10	Christophe Laporte (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits	0:00:25
11	Aleksei Tsatevich (Rus) Team Katusha	0:00:28
12	Sven Erik Bystrøm (Nor) Team Katusha	Row 11 - Cell 2
13	Patrick Gretsch (Ger) AG2R La Mondiale	0:00:29
14	Arthur Vichot (Fra) FDJ.fr	0:00:30
15	Anthony Roux (Fra) FDJ.fr	Row 14 - Cell 2
16	Johann Van Zyl (RSA) MTN - Qhubeka	0:00:31
17	Jan Bakelants (Bel) AG2R La Mondiale	Row 16 - Cell 2
18	Ben King (USA) Cannondale-Garmin	0:00:32
19	Anthony Delaplace (Fra) Bretagne-Séché Environnement	Row 18 - Cell 2
20	Jay McCarthy (Aus) Tinkoff-Saxo	Row 19 - Cell 2
21	Pierrick Fedrigo (Fra) Bretagne-Séché Environnement	0:00:33
22	Vladimir Isaichev (Rus) Team Katusha	Row 21 - Cell 2
23	Benoit Jarrier (Fra) Bretagne-Séché Environnement	0:00:34
24	Pierre Rolland (Fra) Team Europcar	0:00:36
25	Arnaud Gérard (Fra) Bretagne-Sche Environnement	0:00:37
26	Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Team Europcar	0:00:38
27	Rasmus Guldhammer (Den) Cult Energy Pro Cycling	Row 26 - Cell 2
28	Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale	0:00:39
29	Yukiya Arashiro (Jpn) Team Europcar	Row 28 - Cell 2
30	Simone Stortoni (Ita) Androni Giocattoli	Row 29 - Cell 2
31	Serghei Tvetcov (Rom) Androni Giocattoli	Row 30 - Cell 2
32	Laurent Pichon (Fra) FDJ.fr	Row 31 - Cell 2
33	Jonathan Hivert (Fra) Bretagne-Séché Environnement	0:00:41
34	Benoît Vaugrenard (Fra) FDJ.fr	Row 33 - Cell 2
35	Thomas Boudat (Fra) Team Europcar	Row 34 - Cell 2
36	Tim De Troyer (Bel) Wanty - Groupe Gobert	Row 35 - Cell 2
37	Jacques Janse Van Rensburg (RSA) MTN - Qhubeka	0:00:42
38	Jan Ghyselinck (Bel) Wanty - Groupe Gobert	Row 37 - Cell 2
39	Alberto Bettiol (Ita) Cannondale-Garmin Pro Cycling Team	Row 38 - Cell 2
40	Moreno Moser (Ita) Cannondale-Garmin Pro Cycling Team	0:00:43
41	Leonardo Duque (Col) Colombia	0:00:44
42	Alexandre Pichot (Fra) Team Europcar	0:00:45
43	Pieter Jacobs (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise	0:00:46
44	Francis De Greef (Bel) Wanty-Groupe Gobert	0:00:47
45	Gustav Larsson (Swe) Cult Energy Pro Cycling	Row 44 - Cell 2
46	Alessio Taliani (Ita) Androni Giocattoli	0:00:48
47	Maurits Lammertink (Ned) Team Roompot	Row 46 - Cell 2
48	Michal Kolár (Svk) Tinkoff-Saxo	Row 47 - Cell 2
49	Lorenzo Manzin (Fra) FDJ.fr	0:00:49
50	Tony Hurel (Fra) Team Europcar	Row 49 - Cell 2
51	Anthony Geslin (Fra) FDJ.fr	Row 50 - Cell 2
52	Romain Lemarchand (Fra) Cult Energy Pro Cycling	0:00:50
53	Michel Kreder (Ned) Team Roompot	0:00:51
54	Edwin Avila (Col) Colombia	0:00:52
55	John Gadret (Fra) Movistar Team	Row 54 - Cell 2
56	Quentin Jauregui (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale	0:00:54
57	Natnael Berhane (Eri) MTN - Qhubeka	Row 56 - Cell 2
58	Enrico Gasparotto (Ita) Wanty - Groupe Gobert	0:00:55
59	Geoffrey Soupe (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits	Row 58 - Cell 2
60	Sébastien Turgot (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale	Row 59 - Cell 2
61	Sander Helven (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise	0:00:56
62	Enrique Sanz Unzue (Spa) Movistar	0:00:57
63	Dominique Rollin (Can) Cofidis, Solutions Credits	Row 62 - Cell 2
64	Louis Meintjes (RSA) MTN - Qhubeka	Row 63 - Cell 2
65	Kevin Van Melsen (Bel) Wanty - Groupe Gobert	0:00:58
66	Preben Van Hecke (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise	Row 65 - Cell 2
67	Arthur Van Overberghe (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise	Row 66 - Cell 2
68	Troels Ronning Vinther (Den) Cult Energy Pro Cycling	0:00:59
69	Juan Pablo Valencia (Col) Colombia	0:01:00
70	Juraj Sagan (Svk) Tinkoff-Saxo	Row 69 - Cell 2
71	Jesper Hansen (Den) Tinkoff-Saxo	0:01:01
72	Floris De Tier (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise	0:01:02
73	Raymond Kreder (Ned) Team Roompot	0:01:04
74	Carlos Mario Ramirez (Col) Colombia	0:01:05
75	Thomas Sprengers (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise	Row 74 - Cell 2
76	Dmitriy Kozontchuk (Rus) Team Katusha	Row 75 - Cell 2
77	Marco Minnaard (Bel) Wanty-Groupe Gobert	0:01:07
78	Nacer Bouhanni (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits	Row 77 - Cell 2
79	Merhawi Kudus Ghebremedhin (Eri) MTN - Qhubeka	Row 78 - Cell 2
80	Juan Sebastian Molano (Colombia) Team Colombia	0:01:08
81	Marco Benfatto (Ita) Androni Giocattoli	Row 80 - Cell 2
82	Mike Terpstra (Ned) Team Roompot	Row 81 - Cell 2
83	Armindo Fonseca (Fra) Bretagne-Séché Environnement	0:01:10
84	Luis Angel Mate (Spa) Cofidis, Solutions Credits	0:01:11
85	Russell Downing (GBr) Cult Energy Pro Cycling	0:01:13
86	Rory Sutherland (Aus) Movistar Team	Row 85 - Cell 2
87	Carlos Galviz (Ven) Androni Giocattoli	Row 86 - Cell 2
88	Christian Mager (Ger) Cult Energy Pro Cycling	0:01:16
89	Etienne Van Empel (Ned) Team Roompot	Row 88 - Cell 2
90	Loic Chetout (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits	0:01:17
91	Alex Howes (USA) Cannondale-Garmin Pro Cycling Team	0:01:24
92	John Kronborg Ebsen (Den) Androni Giocattoli	0:01:44
93	Reinier Honig (Ned) Team Roompot	0:01:52
94	Cayetano Sarmiento (Col) Colombia	0:01:53

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General classification after stage 2b
#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result
1	Adriano Malori (Ita) Movistar Team	6:45:27
2	Alex Dowsett (GBr) Movistar Team	0:00:09
3	Anthony Roux (Fra) FDJ.fr	0:00:12
4	Ramunas Navardauskas (Ltu) Cannondale-Garmin Pro Cycling Team	0:00:15
5	Nathan Haas (Aus) Cannondale-Garmin Pro Cycling Team	0:00:16
6	Tiago Machado (Por) Team Katusha	Row 5 - Cell 2
7	Manuele Boaro (Ita) Tinkoff-Saxo	0:00:20
8	Jesus Herrada (Spa) Movistar Team	Row 7 - Cell 2
9	Stephen Cummings (GBr) MTN - Qhubeka	0:00:21
10	Michael Valgren Andersen (Den) Tinkoff-Saxo	0:00:22
11	Christophe Laporte (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits	0:00:25
12	Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Team Europcar	0:00:28
13	Aleksei Tsatevich (Rus) Team Katusha	Row 12 - Cell 2
14	Sven Erik Bystrøm (Nor) Team Katusha	Row 13 - Cell 2
15	Patrick Gretsch (Ger) AG2R La Mondiale	0:00:09
16	Arthur Vichot (Fra) FDJ.fr	0:00:30
17	Johann Van Zyl (RSA) MTN - Qhubeka	0:00:31
18	Jan Bakelants (Bel) AG2R La Mondiale	Row 17 - Cell 2
19	Ben King (USA) Cannondale-Garmin	0:00:32
20	Anthony Delaplace (Fra) Bretagne-Séché Environnement	Row 19 - Cell 2
21	Jay McCarthy (Aus) Tinkoff-Saxo	Row 20 - Cell 2
22	Pierrick Fedrigo (Fra) Bretagne-Séché Environnement	0:00:33
23	Vladimir Isaichev (Rus) Team Katusha	Row 22 - Cell 2
24	Benoit Jarrier (Fra) Bretagne-Séché Environnement	0:00:34
25	Jacques Janse Van Rensburg (RSA) MTN - Qhubeka	0:00:36
26	Pierre Rolland (Fra) Team Europcar	Row 25 - Cell 2
27	Arnaud Gérard (Fra) Bretagne-Sche Environnement	0:00:37
28	Rasmus Guldhammer (Den) Cult Energy Pro Cycling	0:00:38
29	Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale	0:00:39
30	Yukiya Arashiro (Jpn) Team Europcar	Row 29 - Cell 2
31	Simone Stortoni (Ita) Androni Giocattoli	Row 30 - Cell 2
32	Serghei Tvetcov (Rom) Androni Giocattoli	Row 31 - Cell 2
33	Laurent Pichon (Fra) FDJ.fr	Row 32 - Cell 2
34	Jonathan Hivert (Fra) Bretagne-Séché Environnement	0:00:41
35	Quentin Jauregui (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale	Row 34 - Cell 2
36	Benoît Vaugrenard (Fra) FDJ.fr	Row 35 - Cell 2
37	Thomas Boudat (Fra) Team Europcar	Row 36 - Cell 2
38	Romain Lemarchand (Fra) Cult Energy Pro Cycling	Row 37 - Cell 2
39	Tim De Troyer (Bel) Wanty - Groupe Gobert	Row 38 - Cell 2
40	Jan Ghyselinck (Bel) Wanty - Groupe Gobert	0:00:42
41	Alberto Bettiol (Ita) Cannondale-Garmin Pro Cycling Team	Row 40 - Cell 2
42	Leonardo Duque (Col) Colombia	0:00:44
43	Alexandre Pichot (Fra) Team Europcar	0:00:45
44	Pieter Jacobs (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise	0:00:46
45	Francis De Greef (Bel) Wanty-Groupe Gobert	0:00:47
46	Gustav Larsson (Swe) Cult Energy Pro Cycling	Row 45 - Cell 2
47	Maurits Lammertink	0:00:48
48	Alessio Taliani (Ita) Androni Giocattoli	Row 47 - Cell 2
49	Michal Kolár (Svk) Tinkoff-Saxo	Row 48 - Cell 2
50	Lorenzo Manzin (Fra) FDJ.fr	0:00:49
51	Tony Hurel (Fra) Team Europcar	Row 50 - Cell 2
52	Anthony Geslin (Fra) FDJ.fr	Row 51 - Cell 2
53	Michel Kreder (Ned) Team Roompot	0:00:51
54	John Gadret (Fra) Movistar Team	0:00:52
55	Natnael Berhane (Eri) MTN - Qhubeka	0:00:54
56	Enrico Gasparotto (Ita) Wanty - Groupe Gobert	0:00:55
57	Geoffrey Soupe (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits	Row 56 - Cell 2
58	Sébastien Turgot (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale	Row 57 - Cell 2
59	Sander Helven (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise	0:00:56
60	Nacer Bouhanni (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits	0:00:57
61	Enrique Sanz Unzue (Spa) Movistar	Row 60 - Cell 2
62	Louis Meintjes (RSA) MTN - Qhubeka	Row 61 - Cell 2
63	Kevin Van Melsen (Bel) Wanty - Groupe Gobert	0:00:58
64	Arthur Van Overberghe (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise	Row 63 - Cell 2
65	Troels Ronning Vinther (Den) Cult Energy Pro Cycling	0:00:59
66	Juan Pablo Valencia (Col) Colombia	0:01:00
67	Raymond Kreder (Ned) Team Roompot	Row 66 - Cell 2
68	Juraj Sagan (Svk) Tinkoff-Saxo	Row 67 - Cell 2
69	Jesper Hansen (Den) Tinkoff-Saxo	0:01:01
70	Floris De Tier (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise	0:01:02
71	Thomas Sprengers (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise	0:01:05
72	Dmitriy Kozontchuk (Rus) Team Katusha	Row 71 - Cell 2
73	Edwin Avila (Col) Colombia	0:01:06
74	Marco Minnaard (Bel) Wanty-Groupe Gobert	0:01:07
75	Merhawi Kudus Ghebremedhin (Eri) MTN - Qhubeka	Row 74 - Cell 2
76	Juan Sebastian Molano (Colombia) Team Colombia	0:01:08
77	Marco Benfatto (Ita) Androni Giocattoli	Row 76 - Cell 2
78	Armindo Fonseca (Fra) Bretagne-Séché Environnement	0:01:10
79	Russell Downing (GBr) Cult Energy Pro Cycling	0:01:13
80	Carlos Galviz (Ven) Androni Giocattoli	Row 79 - Cell 2
81	Christian Mager (Ger) Cult Energy Pro Cycling	0:01:16
82	Etienne Van Empel (Ned) Team Roompot	Row 81 - Cell 2
83	Preben Van Hecke (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise	0:01:23
84	Cayetano Sarmiento (Col) Colombia	0:01:53
85	Carlos Mario Ramirez (Col) Colombia	0:02:13
86	Luis Angel Mate (Spa) Cofidis, Solutions Credits	0:03:30
87	Mike Terpstra (Ned) Team Roompot	0:04:32
88	Moreno Moser (Ita) Cannondale-Garmin Pro Cycling Team	0:05:16
89	Alex Howes (USA) Cannondale-Garmin Pro Cycling Team	0:06:47
90	Reinier Honig (Ned) Team Roompot	0:07:28
91	Rory Sutherland (Aus) Movistar Team	0:07:44
92	Dominique Rollin (Can) Cofidis, Solutions Credits	Row 91 - Cell 2
93	John Kronborg Ebsen (Den) Androni Giocattoli	0:13:30
94	Loic Chetout (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits	0:13:47

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