Bennati wins the sprint in St-Mars-la-Jaille
Italian lands his first victory for Leopard Trek
Daniele Bennati has won his first race of the year in St-Mars-la-Jaille at the end of stage 1 of the Circuit de la Sarthe. He preceded Frenchmen Samuel Dumoulin and Nacer Bouhanni.
"I knew that I had a good chance to win here today as I supposedly was the best sprinter in this race," Bennati said at the finish. He was kind of relieved to finally win after finishing second on five occasions since the beginning of the year, twice at the Tour of Qatar, twice at the Tour of Oman and at Gent-Wevelgem last week.
"Second at Gent-Wevelgem is an important result but it was a big disappointment," Bennati said. "Tom Boonen wasn't stronger than me that day. But I lost his wheel when Ian Stannard changed his lane. It's a pity because I could have won."
Stage 1 of the Circuit de la Sarthe went exactly as he wanted. "My team rode at the front of the bunch all day," he said. Leopard-Trek didn't give more than 6:15 advantage to Thierry Hupond (Skil-Shimano) and Rubio Chavez (Colombia-ès-Passion) who broke away after 6km of racing.
As soon as they got caught at km 89, Thomas Voeckler tried to initiate a breakaway but realized after five kilometres that he was too closely marked. At kilometre 107, local attacker Jonathan Thiré (BigMat-Auber 93) went solo and reached a maximum lead of 3:30 at km 123 before getting caught in the last ten kilometres.
"Davide Vigano led me out," Bennati described. "I looked at staying in the first positions of the bunch. I took the last curve in third position and opened the sprint with 250 metres to go. Let's hope this is the first of a long series of wins."
A double stage winner of the Volta Catalunya, Dumoulin came second and Bouhanni third. "Even though I knew that Bennati was the strongest sprinter here, I didn't think that I'd be beaten for sure," Bouhanni, a neo pro from FDJ said. "Pierrick Fedrigo and Anthony Geslin positioned me well."
Bennati didn't rule out riding the Circuit de la Sarthe for the overall win as well. "The time trial tomorrow isn't too long for me (6.8km)," he said. "It will all depend on how much I lose to the time trial specialists."
David Millar and David Zabriskie (Garmin-Cervélo), Anthony Roux (FDJ), Laszlo Bodrogi (Team Type 1), Svein Tuft (Spidertech), Jimmy Engoulvent (Saur-Sojasun) and Rein Taaramae (Cofidis) might not gain more than ten seconds on the flat circuit of Angers over Bennati who was 7th in the final time trial of the 2008 Giro d'Italia in Milan.
Full Results
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
---|---|---|
1 | Daniele Bennati (Ita) Leopard Trek | 4:50:56 |
2 | Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne | |
3 | Nacer Bouhanni (Fra) FDJ | |
4 | Juan Pablo Forero Carreno (Col) Colombia Es Pasion - Cafe De Colombia | |
5 | Jure Kocjan (Slo) Team Type 1 - Sanofi Aventis | |
6 | Kevin Lacombe (Can) Team Spidertech Powered By C10 | |
7 | Anthony Ravard (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | |
8 | Jimmy Engoulvent (Fra) Saur - Sojasun | |
9 | Matej Gnezda (Slo) Adria Mobil | |
10 | Fabien Bacquet (Fra) Big Mat - Auber 93 | |
11 | Blaz Jarc (Slo) Adria Mobil | |
12 | Aldo Ino Ilesic (Slo) Team Type 1 - Sanofi Aventis | |
13 | Grégory Habeaux (Bel) Veranda's Willems - Accent | |
14 | Tony Hurel (Fra) Team Europcar | |
15 | Alexandre Geniez (Fra) Skil - Shimano | |
16 | Romain Hardy (Fra) Bretagne - Schuller | |
17 | Michel Kreder (Ned) Team Garmin-Cervelo | |
18 | Ramunas Navardauskas (Ltu) Team Garmin-Cervelo | |
19 | Blaz Furdi (Slo) Adria Mobil | |
20 | Francesco Ginanni (Ita) Androni Giocattoli | |
21 | Anthony Roux (Fra) FDJ | |
22 | Blel Kadri (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | |
23 | Yuriy Krivtsov (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | |
24 | Rein Taaramae (Est) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne | |
25 | Johannes Fröhlinger (Ger) Skil - Shimano | |
26 | Jarlinson Pantano (Col) Colombia Es Pasion - Cafe De Colombia | |
27 | Staf Scheirlinckx (Bel) Veranda's Willems - Accent | |
28 | Marco Haller (Aut) Adria Mobil | |
29 | Laurent Mangel (Fra) Saur - Sojasun | |
30 | Rémi Cusin (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne | |
31 | Kristjan Fajt (Slo) Adria Mobil | |
32 | Nicolas Bazin (Fra) Big Mat - Auber 93 | |
33 | Anthony Geslin (Fra) FDJ | |
34 | Luca Barla (Ita) Androni Giocattoli | |
35 | Luis Felipe Laverde Jimenez (Col) Colombia Es Pasion - Cafe De Colombia | |
36 | Daniel Lloyd (GBr) Team Garmin-Cervelo | |
37 | Jürgen Van Goolen (Bel) Veranda's Willems - Accent | |
38 | Thomas Rohregger (Aut) Leopard Trek | |
39 | Svein Tuft (Can) Team Spidertech Powered By C10 | |
40 | Ronan Racault (Fra) Big Mat - Auber 93 | |
41 | Davide Vigano (Ita) Leopard Trek | |
42 | Sébastien Duret (Fra) Bretagne - Schuller | |
43 | Ryan Anderson (Can) Team Spidertech Powered By C10 | |
44 | Francois Parisien (Can) Team Spidertech Powered By C10 | |
45 | Christophe Riblon (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | |
46 | Nicolas Edet (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne | |
47 | David Zabriskie (USA) Team Garmin-Cervelo | |
48 | Mitja Mahoric (Slo) Adria Mobil | |
49 | Sylvain Calzati (Fra) Bretagne - Schuller | |
50 | Jonathan Patrick McCarty (USA) Team Spidertech Powered By C10 | |
51 | Giairo Ermeti (Ita) Androni Giocattoli | |
52 | Valeriy Kobzarenko (Ukr) Team Type 1 - Sanofi Aventis | |
53 | Damien Monier (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne | |
54 | Juan Villegas (Col) Colombia Es Pasion - Cafe De Colombia | |
55 | Alexander Efimkin (Rus) Team Type 1 - Sanofi Aventis | |
56 | Simon Geschke (Ger) Skil - Shimano | |
57 | Salazar Hugo Sebastian (Col) Colombia Es Pasion - Cafe De Colombia | |
58 | Yannick Talabardon (Fra) Saur - Sojasun | |
59 | Christophe Kern (Fra) Team Europcar | |
60 | Romain Bacon (Fra) Big Mat - Auber 93 | |
61 | Matthieu Sprick (Fra) Skil - Shimano | |
62 | Laszlo Bodrogi (Fra) Team Type 1 - Sanofi Aventis | |
63 | Julien Loubet (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | |
64 | Peter Stetina (USA) Team Garmin-Cervelo | |
65 | Pierre Rolland (Fra) Team Europcar | |
66 | Stéphane Bonsergent (Fra) Bretagne - Schuller | |
67 | David Millar (GBr) Team Garmin-Cervelo | |
68 | Nicolas Vogondy (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne | |
69 | Cyril Bessy (Fra) Saur - Sojasun | |
70 | Thierry Hupond (Fra) Skil - Shimano | |
71 | Kevin Van Melsen (Bel) Veranda's Willems - Accent | |
72 | Paul Poux (Fra) Saur - Sojasun | |
73 | Thomas Degand (Bel) Veranda's Willems - Accent | |
74 | Riccardo Chiarini (Ita) Androni Giocattoli | |
75 | Luca Solari (Ita) Androni Giocattoli | |
76 | Gaël Malacarne (Fra) Bretagne - Schuller | |
77 | Arnaud Gerard (Fra) FDJ | |
78 | Javier Megias Leal (Spa) Team Type 1 - Sanofi Aventis | |
79 | Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Team Europcar | |
80 | Antonio Santoro (Ita) Androni Giocattoli | |
81 | Jonathan Thire (Fra) Big Mat - Auber 93 | |
82 | Kévin Reza (Fra) Team Europcar | |
83 | Jacobus Venter (RSA) Veranda's Willems - Accent | |
84 | Johan Chaves Rubio (Col) Colombia Es Pasion - Cafe De Colombia | |
85 | Flavien Dassonville (Fra) Big Mat - Auber 93 | |
86 | Will Routley (Can) Team Spidertech Powered By C10 | |
87 | Benoît Vaugrenard (Fra) FDJ | |
88 | Cyril Dessel (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | |
89 | Johan Le Bon (Fra) Bretagne - Schuller | |
90 | Martin Pedersen (Den) Leopard Trek | |
91 | Pierrick Fedrigo (Fra) FDJ | |
92 | Sébastien Joly (Fra) Saur - Sojasun | |
93 | Yann Huguet (Fra) Skil - Shimano | |
94 | Oliver Zaugg (Swi) Leopard Trek | 0:01:18 |
95 | William Clarke (Aus) Leopard Trek | |
96 | Anthony Charteau (Fra) Team Europcar | 0:02:00 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
---|---|---|
1 | Adria Mobil | 14:32:48 |
2 | AG2R La Mondiale | |
3 | Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne | |
4 | FDJ | |
5 | Colombia Es Pasion - Cafe De Colombia | |
6 | Team Type 1 - Sanofi Aventis | |
7 | Team Garmin-Cervelo | |
8 | Veranda's Willems - Accent | |
9 | Leoparad Trek | |
10 | Big Mat - Auber 93 | |
11 | Team Spidertech Powered By C10 | |
12 | Saur - Sojasun | |
13 | Skil - Shimano | |
14 | Androni Giocattoli | |
15 | Bretagne - Schuller | |
16 | Team Europcar |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
---|---|---|
1 | Daniele Bennati (Ita) Leopard Trek | 4:50:46 |
2 | Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne | 0:00:04 |
3 | Thierry Hupond (Fra) Skil - Shimano | |
4 | Nacer Bouhanni (Fra) FDJ | 0:00:06 |
5 | Johan Chaves Rubio (Col) Colombia Es Pasion - Cafe De Colombia | |
6 | Jimmy Engoulvent (Fra) Saur - Sojasun | 0:00:07 |
7 | Jonathan Thire (Fra) Big Mat - Auber 93 | |
8 | Blaz Jarc (Slo) Adria Mobil | 0:00:09 |
9 | Grégory Habeaux (Bel) Veranda's Willems - Accent | |
10 | Juan Pablo Forero Carreno (Col) Colombia Es Pasion - Cafe De Colombia | 0:00:10 |
11 | Jure Kocjan (Slo) Team Type 1 - Sanofi Aventis | |
12 | Kevin Lacombe (Can) Team Spidertech Powered By C10 | |
13 | Anthony Ravard (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | |
14 | Matej Gnezda (Slo) Adria Mobil | |
15 | Fabien Bacquet (Fra) Big Mat - Auber 93 | |
16 | Aldo Ino Ilesic (Slo) Team Type 1 - Sanofi Aventis | |
17 | Tony Hurel (Fra) Team Europcar | |
18 | Alexandre Geniez (Fra) Skil - Shimano | |
19 | Romain Hardy (Fra) Bretagne - Schuller | |
20 | Michel Kreder (Ned) Team Garmin-Cervelo | |
21 | Ramunas Navardauskas (Ltu) Team Garmin-Cervelo | |
22 | Blaz Furdi (Slo) Adria Mobil | |
23 | Francesco Ginanni (Ita) Androni Giocattoli | |
24 | Anthony Roux (Fra) FDJ | |
25 | Blel Kadri (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | |
26 | Yuriy Krivtsov (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | |
27 | Rein Taaramae (Est) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne | |
28 | Johannes Fröhlinger (Ger) Skil - Shimano | |
29 | Jarlinson Pantano (Col) Colombia Es Pasion - Cafe De Colombia | |
30 | Staf Scheirlinckx (Bel) Veranda's Willems - Accent | |
31 | Marco Haller (Aut) Adria Mobil | |
32 | Laurent Mangel (Fra) Saur - Sojasun | |
33 | Rémi Cusin (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne | |
34 | Kristjan Fajt (Slo) Adria Mobil | |
35 | Nicolas Bazin (Fra) Big Mat - Auber 93 | |
36 | Anthony Geslin (Fra) FDJ | |
37 | Luca Barla (Ita) Androni Giocattoli | |
38 | Luis Felipe Laverde Jimenez (Col) Colombia Es Pasion - Cafe De Colombia | |
39 | Daniel Lloyd (GBr) Team Garmin-Cervelo | |
40 | Jürgen Van Goolen (Bel) Veranda's Willems - Accent | |
41 | Thomas Rohregger (Aut) Leopard Trek | |
42 | Svein Tuft (Can) Team Spidertech Powered By C10 | |
43 | Ronan Racault (Fra) Big Mat - Auber 93 | |
44 | Davide Vigano (Ita) Leopard Trek | |
45 | Sébastien Duret (Fra) Bretagne - Schuller | |
46 | Ryan Anderson (Can) Team Spidertech Powered By C10 | |
47 | Francois Parisien (Can) Team Spidertech Powered By C10 | |
48 | Christophe Riblon (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | |
49 | Nicolas Edet (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne | |
50 | David Zabriskie (USA) Team Garmin-Cervelo | |
51 | Mitja Mahoric (Slo) Adria Mobil | |
52 | Sylvain Calzati (Fra) Bretagne - Schuller | |
53 | Jonathan Patrick McCarty (USA) Team Spidertech Powered By C10 | |
54 | Giairo Ermeti (Ita) Androni Giocattoli | |
55 | Valeriy Kobzarenko (Ukr) Team Type 1 - Sanofi Aventis | |
56 | Damien Monier (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne | |
57 | Juan Villegas (Col) Colombia Es Pasion - Cafe De Colombia | |
58 | Alexander Efimkin (Rus) Team Type 1 - Sanofi Aventis | |
59 | Simon Geschke (Ger) Skil - Shimano | |
60 | Salazar Hugo Sebastian (Col) Colombia Es Pasion - Cafe De Colombia | |
61 | Yannick Talabardon (Fra) Saur - Sojasun | |
62 | Christophe Kern (Fra) Team Europcar | |
63 | Romain Bacon (Fra) Big Mat - Auber 93 | |
64 | Matthieu Sprick (Fra) Skil - Shimano | |
65 | Laszlo Bodrogi (Fra) Team Type 1 - Sanofi Aventis | |
66 | Julien Loubet (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | |
67 | Peter Stetina (USA) Team Garmin-Cervelo | |
68 | Pierre Rolland (Fra) Team Europcar | |
69 | Stéphane Bonsergent (Fra) Bretagne - Schuller | |
70 | David Millar (GBr) Team Garmin-Cervelo | |
71 | Nicolas Vogondy (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne | |
72 | Cyril Bessy (Fra) Saur - Sojasun | |
73 | Kevin Van Melsen (Bel) Veranda's Willems - Accent | |
74 | Paul Poux (Fra) Saur - Sojasun | |
75 | Thomas Degand (Bel) Veranda's Willems - Accent | |
76 | Riccardo Chiarini (Ita) Androni Giocattoli | |
77 | Luca Solari (Ita) Androni Giocattoli | |
78 | Gaël Malacarne (Fra) Bretagne - Schuller | |
79 | Arnaud Gerard (Fra) FDJ | |
80 | Javier Megias Leal (Spa) Team Type 1 - Sanofi Aventis | |
81 | Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Team Europcar | |
82 | Antonio Santoro (Ita) Androni Giocattoli | |
83 | Kévin Reza (Fra) Team Europcar | |
84 | Jacobus Venter (RSA) Veranda's Willems - Accent | |
85 | Flavien Dassonville (Fra) Big Mat - Auber 93 | |
86 | Will Routley (Can) Team Spidertech Powered By C10 | |
87 | Benoît Vaugrenard (Fra) FDJ | |
88 | Cyril Dessel (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | |
89 | Johan Le Bon (Fra) Bretagne - Schuller | |
90 | Martin Pedersen (Den) Leopard Trek | |
91 | Pierrick Fedrigo (Fra) FDJ | |
92 | Sébastien Joly (Fra) Saur - Sojasun | |
93 | Yann Huguet (Fra) Skil - Shimano | |
94 | Oliver Zaugg (Swi) Leopard Trek | 0:01:28 |
95 | William Clarke (Aus) Leopard Trek | |
96 | Anthony Charteau (Fra) Team Europcar | 0:02:10 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result | |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Daniele Bennati (Ita) Leopard Trek | 25 | pts |
2 | Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne | 20 | |
3 | Nacer Bouhanni (Fra) FDJ | 16 | |
4 | Juan Pablo Forero Carreno (Col) Colombia Es Pasion - Cafe De Colombia | 14 | |
5 | Jimmy Engoulvent (Fra) Saur - Sojasun | 12 | |
6 | Jure Kocjan (Slo) Team Type 1 - Sanofi Aventis | 12 | |
7 | Thierry Hupond (Fra) Skil - Shimano | 10 | |
8 | Kevin Lacombe (Can) Team Spidertech Powered By C10 | 10 | |
9 | Anthony Ravard (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | 9 | |
10 | Matej Gnezda (Slo) Adria Mobil | 7 | |
11 | Johan Chaves Rubio (Col) Colombia Es Pasion - Cafe De Colombia | 6 | |
12 | Blaz Jarc (Slo) Adria Mobil | 6 | |
13 | Fabien Bacquet (Fra) Big Mat - Auber 93 | 6 | |
14 | Jonathan Thire (Fra) Big Mat - Auber 93 | 5 | |
15 | Grégory Habeaux (Bel) Veranda's Willems - Accent | 4 | |
16 | Aldo Ino Ilesic (Slo) Team Type 1 - Sanofi Aventis | 4 | |
17 | Tony Hurel (Fra) Team Europcar | 2 | |
18 | Alexandre Geniez (Fra) Skil - Shimano | 1 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result | |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Simon Geschke (Ger) Skil - Shimano | 14 | pts |
2 | Giairo Ermeti (Ita) Androni Giocattoli | 8 | |
3 | Jonathan Thire (Fra) Big Mat - Auber 93 | 6 | |
4 | Kévin Reza (Fra) Team Europcar | 6 | |
5 | Julien Loubet (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | 6 | |
6 | David Millar (GBr) Team Garmin-Cervelo | 4 | |
7 | Benoît Vaugrenard (Fra) FDJ | 4 | |
8 | Salazar Hugo Sebastian (Col) Colombia Es Pasion - Cafe De Colombia | 3 | |
9 | Thomas Rohregger (Aut) Leopard Trek | 2 | |
10 | Juan Villegas (Col) Colombia Es Pasion - Cafe De Colombia | 2 | |
11 | Nicolas Edet (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne | 1 | |
12 | Javier Megias Leal (Spa) Team Type 1 - Sanofi Aventis | 1 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
---|---|---|
1 | Nacer Bouhanni (Fra) FDJ | |
2 | Johan Chaves Rubio (Col) Colombia Es Pasion - Cafe De Colombia | |
3 | Blaz Jarc (Slo) Adria Mobil | 0:00:03 |
4 | Tony Hurel (Fra) Team Europcar | 0:00:04 |
5 | Alexandre Geniez (Fra) Skil - Shimano | |
6 | Romain Hardy (Fra) Bretagne - Schuller | |
7 | Michel Kreder (Ned) Team Garmin-Cervelo | |
8 | Ramunas Navardauskas (Ltu) Team Garmin-Cervelo | |
9 | Blaz Furdi (Slo) Adria Mobil | |
10 | Anthony Roux (Fra) FDJ | |
11 | Rein Taaramae (Est) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne | |
12 | Jarlinson Pantano (Col) Colombia Es Pasion - Cafe De Colombia | |
13 | Marco Haller (Aut) Adria Mobil | |
14 | Luca Barla (Ita) Androni Giocattoli | |
15 | Ronan Racault (Fra) Big Mat - Auber 93 | |
16 | Ryan Anderson (Can) Team Spidertech Powered By C10 | |
17 | Nicolas Edet (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne | |
18 | Juan Villegas (Col) Colombia Es Pasion - Cafe De Colombia | |
19 | Salazar Hugo Sebastian (Col) Colombia Es Pasion - Cafe De Colombia | |
20 | Romain Bacon (Fra) Big Mat - Auber 93 | |
21 | Peter Stetina (USA) Team Garmin-Cervelo | |
22 | Kevin Van Melsen (Bel) Veranda's Willems - Accent | |
23 | Antonio Santoro (Ita) Androni Giocattoli | |
24 | Kévin Reza (Fra) Team Europcar | |
25 | Jacobus Venter (RSA) Veranda's Willems - Accent | |
26 | Flavien Dassonville (Fra) Big Mat - Auber 93 | |
27 | Johan Le Bon (Fra) Bretagne - Schuller |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
---|---|---|
1 | Adria Mobil | 14:32:48 |
2 | AG2R La Mondiale | |
3 | Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne | |
4 | FDJ | |
5 | Colombia Es Pasion - Cafe De Colombia | |
6 | Team Type 1 - Sanofi Aventis | |
7 | Team Garmin-Cervelo | |
8 | Veranda's Willems - Accent | |
9 | Leoparad Trek | |
10 | Big Mat - Auber 93 | |
11 | Team Spidertech Powered By C10 | |
12 | Saur - Sojasun | |
13 | Skil - Shimano | |
14 | Androni Giocattoli | |
15 | Bretagne - Schuller | |
16 | Team Europcar |
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