Galimzyanov strikes in Sarthe sprint
Modolo, Haedo trail in behind Russian

























































Katusha's Denis Galimzyanov has put an end to the dark part of his 2012 season as he scored his first win in Riaillé at the end of stage 1 of the Circuit de la Sarthe-Pays de la Loire. It was a bunch gallop in which runner up Sacha Modolo of Colnago-CSF and Juan José Haedo could only admire the back wheel of the Russian.
It was the first win of the season for the 25-year-old who turned heads last year with sprint victories in the Three Days of De Panne, Tour of Luxembourg, Paris - Bruxelles and the Tour of Beijing.
"We've had one of our riders in the front all day," described Galimzyanov in reference to Mikhail Ignatiev who got a maximum lead of ten minutes with eventual king of the mountain Arnaud Courteille (FDJ-BiigMat) and best young rider Benoît Jarrier (Vérandas Rideau). Jarrier hails from the Sarthe province and his father is a member of the organizing committee of the race.
Ignatiev persisted solo on the final circuit in Riaillé. He had an advantage of 1:40 at bell lap with 12.5km to go, but got caught just before the red kite.
"We took the command of the race straight away," Galimzyanov continued. "From 1km to go to the 500 metres mark, Pavel Brutt put the peloton in one line on the left side of the road because the wind was blowing from the right, then Maxim Belkov took over until Haedo started sprinting. When I saw that, I jumped. I won with an advantage of one length of a bike, it's a good one!"
Galimzyanov seemed relieved and explained why. "I started the season pretty well with second places at the Tour of Qatar and the Tour of Oman," he recalled. "But when I returned from Oman to Europe, I got sick. I had fever for three days. I had to take antibiotics for ten days. It put me down physically.
"Initially, my goal was to perform at Ghent-Wevelgem and the Three Days of De Panne but I didn't make it to Belgium with the appropriate condition, so I rode De Panne as a helper for our Norwegian rider Alexander Kristoff who had the leader's jersey and won a stage, but I wasn't able to win myself. I'm hungry to win! Today is the victory that I have been waiting for."
"This is an important year for me because it's an Olympic year. When I turned pro with Katusha three years ago, I was told that I was on a program for London 2012 because the road race at the Olympics is for sprinters this year."
At the age of 25, he seems to know exactly the environment in which he has to perform. "This is my first time at the Circuit de la Sarthe," he said. "I didn't know the race but it's a nice one. We started from the sea and it was beautiful. The roads are good and we race with no stress. It's perfect to prepare for further goals.
"I'm well aware that a sprinter won the overall classification here last year but Daniele Bennati is more than a sprinter. He can time trial and he climb as well. I'm a 100% sprinter! However, I've noticed that the time trial tomorrow is short, only 6.8km. This year we have great time trial bikes with fantastic wheels, so I'll give it a go like Bennati did last year."
The second day of the race features two stages with a short time trial in Angers for which specialists Luke Durbridge of GreenEdge and Garmin-Barracuda's David Zabriskie will face the competition of some sprinters against the clock.
Full Results
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
---|---|---|
1 | Denis Galimzyanov (Rus) Katusha Team | 4:49:24 |
2 | Sacha Modolo (Ita) Colnago - CSF Bardiani | Row 1 - Cell 2 |
3 | Juan Jose Haedo (Arg) Team Saxo Bank | Row 2 - Cell 2 |
4 | Matteo Pelucchi (Ita) Team Europcar | Row 3 - Cell 2 |
5 | Francisco Ventoso (Spa) Movistar Team | Row 4 - Cell 2 |
6 | Raymond Kreder (Ned) Garmin-Barracuda | Row 5 - Cell 2 |
7 | Daniele Colli (Ita) Team Type 1 - Sanofi | Row 6 - Cell 2 |
8 | Justin Jules (Fra) Veranda Rideau-Super U | Row 7 - Cell 2 |
9 | Steven Caethoven (Bel) Accent Jobs - Willems Veranda's | Row 8 - Cell 2 |
10 | Nacer Bouhanni (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat | Row 9 - Cell 2 |
11 | Romain Matheou (Fra) Veranda Rideau-Super U | Row 10 - Cell 2 |
12 | Michel Kreder (Ned) Garmin-Barracuda | Row 11 - Cell 2 |
13 | Jimmy Engoulvent (Fra) Saur - Sojasun | Row 12 - Cell 2 |
14 | Daniel Teklehayanot (Eri) GreenEdge Cycling Team | Row 13 - Cell 2 |
15 | Ben Hermans (Bel) RadioShack-Nissan | Row 14 - Cell 2 |
16 | Thierry Hupond (Fra) Argos-Shimano | Row 15 - Cell 2 |
17 | Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne | Row 16 - Cell 2 |
18 | Fabien Bacquet (Fra) Auber 93 | Row 17 - Cell 2 |
19 | Sonny Colbrelli (Ita) Colnago - CSF Inox | Row 18 - Cell 2 |
20 | Florian Vachon (Fra) Bretagne - Schuller | Row 19 - Cell 2 |
21 | Alexandre Geniez (Fra) Argos-Shimano | Row 20 - Cell 2 |
22 | Jimmy Casper (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 21 - Cell 2 |
23 | Kevin Denis (Fra) Veranda Rideau-Super U | Row 22 - Cell 2 |
24 | Romain Zingle (Bel) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne | Row 23 - Cell 2 |
25 | Nelson Oliveira (Por) RadioShack-Nissan | Row 24 - Cell 2 |
26 | Matthieu Sprick (Fra) Argos-Shimano | Row 25 - Cell 2 |
27 | Mathieu Halleguen (Fra) Bretagne - Schuller | Row 26 - Cell 2 |
28 | Ruben Plaza (Spa) Movistar Team | Row 27 - Cell 2 |
29 | Jonathan Thire (Fra) Auber 93 | Row 28 - Cell 2 |
30 | Jan Bakelants (Bel) RadioShack-Nissan | Row 29 - Cell 2 |
31 | David Tanner (Aus) Team Saxo Bank | Row 30 - Cell 2 |
32 | Marco Coledan (Ita) Colnago - CSF Inox | Row 31 - Cell 2 |
33 | Brett Lancaster (Aus) GreenEdge Cycling Team | Row 32 - Cell 2 |
34 | Sébastien Rossler (Bel) Garmin-Barracuda | Row 33 - Cell 2 |
35 | Anthony Delaplace (Fra) Saur - Sojasun | Row 34 - Cell 2 |
36 | Nicolas Edet (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne | Row 35 - Cell 2 |
37 | Freddy Bichot (Fra) Veranda Rideau-Super U | Row 36 - Cell 2 |
38 | Nicolas Rousseau (Fra) Auber 93 | Row 37 - Cell 2 |
39 | Ignatas Konovalovas (Ltu) Movistar Team | Row 38 - Cell 2 |
40 | Benoît Jarrier (Fra) Veranda Rideau-Super U | Row 39 - Cell 2 |
41 | Oleg Chuzhda (Ukr) Accent Jobs - Willems Veranda's | Row 40 - Cell 2 |
42 | Julien Berard (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 41 - Cell 2 |
43 | Geoffroy Lequatre (Fra) Bretagne - Schuller | Row 42 - Cell 2 |
44 | Pratick Gretsch (Ger) Argos-Shimano | Row 43 - Cell 2 |
45 | Julien El Fares (Fra) Team Type 1 - Sanofi | Row 44 - Cell 2 |
46 | Alexander Efimkin (Rus) Team Type 1 - Sanofi | Row 45 - Cell 2 |
47 | Anthony Geslin (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat | Row 46 - Cell 2 |
48 | David Zabriskie (USA) Garmin-Barracuda | Row 47 - Cell 2 |
49 | Jure Kocjan (Slo) Team Type 1 - Sanofi | Row 48 - Cell 2 |
50 | Luke Durbridge (Aus) GreenEdge Cycling Team | Row 49 - Cell 2 |
51 | Christophe Kern (Fra) Team Europcar | Row 50 - Cell 2 |
52 | Jonathan Castroviejo (Spa) Movistar Team | Row 51 - Cell 2 |
53 | Rudy Molard (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne | Row 52 - Cell 2 |
54 | Mikhail Ignatyev (Rus) Katusha Team | Row 53 - Cell 2 |
55 | Martijn Verschoor (Ned) Team Type 1 - Sanofi | Row 54 - Cell 2 |
56 | Petr Ignatenko (Rus) Katusha Team | Row 55 - Cell 2 |
57 | Steven Tronet (Fra) Auber 93 | Row 56 - Cell 2 |
58 | Laurent Didier (Lux) RadioShack-Nissan | Row 57 - Cell 2 |
59 | Andrew Talansky (USA) Garmin-Barracuda | Row 58 - Cell 2 |
60 | Martin Elmiger (Swi) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 59 - Cell 2 |
61 | Manuele Boaro (Ita) Team Saxo Bank | Row 60 - Cell 2 |
62 | Thomas Dekker (Ned) Garmin-Barracuda | Row 61 - Cell 2 |
63 | David Le Lay (Fra) Saur - Sojasun | Row 62 - Cell 2 |
64 | Brice Feillu (Fra) Saur - Sojasun | Row 63 - Cell 2 |
65 | Mathieu Drujon (Fra) Auber 93 | Row 64 - Cell 2 |
66 | Andréa Pasqualon (Ita) Colnago - CSF Inox | Row 65 - Cell 2 |
67 | Pierre Rolland (Fra) Team Europcar | Row 66 - Cell 2 |
68 | Denis Menchov (Rus) Katusha Team | Row 67 - Cell 2 |
69 | Arnaud Gerard (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat | Row 68 - Cell 2 |
70 | Jurgen Van Goolen (Bel) Accent Jobs - Willems Veranda's | Row 69 - Cell 2 |
71 | Ronan Racault (Fra) Auber 93 | Row 70 - Cell 2 |
72 | Sébastien Duret (Fra) Bretagne - Schuller | Row 71 - Cell 2 |
73 | Event Verbist (Bel) Accent Jobs - Willems Veranda's | Row 72 - Cell 2 |
74 | Johannes Frohlinger (Ger) Argos-Shimano | Row 73 - Cell 2 |
75 | Wim De Voght (Bel) Accent Jobs - Willems Veranda's | Row 74 - Cell 2 |
76 | Takashi Miyazawa (Jpn) Team Saxo Bank | Row 75 - Cell 2 |
77 | Andy Schleck (Lux) RadioShack-Nissan | Row 76 - Cell 2 |
78 | George Bennett (NZl) RadioShack-Nissan | Row 77 - Cell 2 |
79 | Vladimir Karpets (Rus) Movistar Team | Row 78 - Cell 2 |
80 | Amir Zargari (IRI) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 79 - Cell 2 |
81 | Pierrick Fedrigo (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat | Row 80 - Cell 2 |
82 | Arnaud Courteille (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat | Row 81 - Cell 2 |
83 | Johan Le Bon (Fra) Bretagne - Schuller | Row 82 - Cell 2 |
84 | Remi Cusin (Fra) Team Type 1 - Sanofi | Row 83 - Cell 2 |
85 | Volodymir Gustov (Ukr) Team Saxo Bank | Row 84 - Cell 2 |
86 | Jesus Herrada (Spa) Movistar Team | Row 85 - Cell 2 |
87 | Rafaa Chtioui (Tun) Team Europcar | Row 86 - Cell 2 |
88 | Omar Lombardi (Ita) Colnago - CSF Inox | Row 87 - Cell 2 |
89 | Cyril Gautier (Fra) Team Europcar | Row 88 - Cell 2 |
90 | Franck Vermeulen (Fra) Veranda Rideau-Super U | Row 89 - Cell 2 |
91 | Paul Poux (Fra) Saur - Sojasun | Row 90 - Cell 2 |
92 | Matthew Wilson (Aus) GreenEdge Cycling Team | Row 91 - Cell 2 |
93 | Mathieu Perget (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 92 - Cell 2 |
94 | Andrea Di Corrado (Ita) Colnago - CSF Inox | Row 93 - Cell 2 |
95 | Tristan Valentin (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne | Row 94 - Cell 2 |
96 | Pieter Weening (Ned) GreenEdge Cycling Team | Row 95 - Cell 2 |
97 | Sylvain Georges (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 96 - Cell 2 |
98 | Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Team Europcar | Row 97 - Cell 2 |
99 | Pavel Brutt (Rus) Katusha Team | Row 98 - Cell 2 |
100 | Maxim Belkov (Rus) Katusha Team | Row 99 - Cell 2 |
101 | Françis Mourey (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat | Row 100 - Cell 2 |
102 | Grégory Habeaux (Bel) Accent Jobs - Willems Veranda's | Row 101 - Cell 2 |
103 | Mickael Buffaz (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne | 0:00:56 |
104 | Romain Hardy (Fra) Bretagne - Schuller | Row 103 - Cell 2 |
105 | Thomas Damuseau (Fra) Argos-Shimano | 0:04:57 |
DNF | Jonathan Hivert (Fra) Saur - Sojasun | Row 105 - Cell 2 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
---|---|---|
1) | Denis Galimzyanov (Rus) Katusha Team | 4:49:14 |
2) | Benoît Jarrier (Fra) Veranda Rideau-Super U | 0:00:02 |
3) | Sacha Modolo (Ita) Colnago - CSF Inox | 0:00:04 |
4) | Mikhail Ignatyev (Rus) Katusha Team | Row 3 - Cell 2 |
5) | Juan Jose Haedo (Arg) Team Saxo Bank | 0:00:06 |
6) | Arnaud Courteille (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat | Row 5 - Cell 2 |
7) | Matteo Pelucchi (Ita) Team Europcar | 0:00:10 |
8) | Francisco Ventoso (Spa) Movistar Team | Row 7 - Cell 2 |
9) | Raymond Kreder (Ned) Garmin-Barracuda | Row 8 - Cell 2 |
10) | Daniele Colli (Ita) Team Type 1 - Sanofi | Row 9 - Cell 2 |
11) | Justin Jules (Fra) Veranda Rideau-Super U | Row 10 - Cell 2 |
12) | Steven Caethoven (Bel) Accent Jobs - Willems Veranda's | Row 11 - Cell 2 |
13) | Nacer Bouhanni (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat | Row 12 - Cell 2 |
14) | Romain Matheou (Fra) Veranda Rideau-Super U | Row 13 - Cell 2 |
15) | Michel Kreder (Ned) Garmin-Barracuda | Row 14 - Cell 2 |
16) | Jimmy Engoulvent (Fra) Saur - Sojasun | Row 15 - Cell 2 |
17) | Daniel Teklehayanot (Eri) GreenEdge Cycling Team | Row 16 - Cell 2 |
18) | Ben Hermans (Bel) RadioShack-Nissan | Row 17 - Cell 2 |
19) | Thierry Hupond (Fra) Argos-Shimano | Row 18 - Cell 2 |
20) | Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne | Row 19 - Cell 2 |
21) | Fabien Bacquet (Fra) Auber 93 | Row 20 - Cell 2 |
22) | Sonny Colbrelli (Ita) Colnago - CSF Inox | Row 21 - Cell 2 |
23) | Florian Vachon (Fra) Bretagne - Schuller | Row 22 - Cell 2 |
24) | Alexandre Geniez (Fra) Argos-Shimano | Row 23 - Cell 2 |
25) | Jimmy Casper (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 24 - Cell 2 |
26) | Kevin Denis (Fra) Veranda Rideau-Super U | Row 25 - Cell 2 |
27) | Romain Zingle (Bel) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne | Row 26 - Cell 2 |
28) | Nelson Oliveira (Por) RadioShack-Nissan | Row 27 - Cell 2 |
29) | Matthieu Sprick (Fra) Argos-Shimano | Row 28 - Cell 2 |
30) | Mathieu Halleguen (Fra) Bretagne - Schuller | Row 29 - Cell 2 |
31) | Ruben Plaza (Spa) Movistar Team | Row 30 - Cell 2 |
32) | Jonathan Thire (Fra) Auber 93 | Row 31 - Cell 2 |
33) | Jan Bakelants (Bel) RadioShack-Nissan | Row 32 - Cell 2 |
34) | David Tanner (Aus) Team Saxo Bank | Row 33 - Cell 2 |
35) | Marco Coledan (Ita) Colnago - CSF Inox | Row 34 - Cell 2 |
36) | Brett Lancaster (Aus) GreenEdge Cycling Team | Row 35 - Cell 2 |
37) | Sébastien Rossler (Bel) Garmin-Barracuda | Row 36 - Cell 2 |
38) | Anthony Delaplace (Fra) Saur - Sojasun | Row 37 - Cell 2 |
39) | Nicolas Edet (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne | Row 38 - Cell 2 |
40) | Freddy Bichot (Fra) Veranda Rideau-Super U | Row 39 - Cell 2 |
41) | Nicolas Rousseau (Fra) Auber 93 | Row 40 - Cell 2 |
42) | Ignatas Konovalovas (Ltu) Movistar Team | Row 41 - Cell 2 |
43) | Oleg Chuzhda (Ukr) Accent Jobs - Willems Veranda's | Row 42 - Cell 2 |
44) | Julien Berard (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 43 - Cell 2 |
45) | Geoffroy Lequatre (Fra) Bretagne - Schuller | Row 44 - Cell 2 |
46) | Pratick Gretsch (Ger) Argos-Shimano | Row 45 - Cell 2 |
47) | Julien El Fares (Fra) Team Type 1 - Sanofi | Row 46 - Cell 2 |
48) | Alexander Efimkin (Rus) Team Type 1 - Sanofi | Row 47 - Cell 2 |
49) | Anthony Geslin (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat | Row 48 - Cell 2 |
50) | David Zabriskie (USA) Garmin-Barracuda | Row 49 - Cell 2 |
51) | Jure Kocjan (Slo) Team Type 1 - Sanofi | Row 50 - Cell 2 |
52) | Luke Durbridge (Aus) GreenEdge Cycling Team | Row 51 - Cell 2 |
53) | Christophe Kern (Fra) Team Europcar | Row 52 - Cell 2 |
54) | Jonathan Castroviejo (Spa) Movistar Team | Row 53 - Cell 2 |
55) | Rudy Molard (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne | Row 54 - Cell 2 |
56) | Martijn Verschoor (Ned) Team Type 1 - Sanofi | Row 55 - Cell 2 |
57) | Petr Ignatenko (Rus) Katusha Team | Row 56 - Cell 2 |
58) | Steven Tronet (Fra) Auber 93 | Row 57 - Cell 2 |
59) | Laurent Didier (Lux) RadioShack-Nissan | Row 58 - Cell 2 |
60) | Andrew Talansky (USA) Garmin-Barracuda | Row 59 - Cell 2 |
61) | Martin Elmiger (Swi) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 60 - Cell 2 |
62) | Manuele Boaro (Ita) Team Saxo Bank | Row 61 - Cell 2 |
63) | Thomas Dekker (Ned) Garmin-Barracuda | Row 62 - Cell 2 |
64) | David Le Lay (Fra) Saur - Sojasun | Row 63 - Cell 2 |
65) | Brice Feillu (Fra) Saur - Sojasun | Row 64 - Cell 2 |
66) | Mathieu Drujon (Fra) Auber 93 | Row 65 - Cell 2 |
67) | Andréa Pasqualon (Ita) Colnago - CSF Inox | Row 66 - Cell 2 |
68) | Pierre Rolland (Fra) Team Europcar | Row 67 - Cell 2 |
69) | Denis Menchov (Rus) Katusha Team | Row 68 - Cell 2 |
70) | Arnaud Gerard (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat | Row 69 - Cell 2 |
71) | Jurgen Van Goolen (Bel) Accent Jobs - Willems Veranda's | Row 70 - Cell 2 |
72) | Ronan Racault (Fra) Auber 93 | Row 71 - Cell 2 |
73) | Sébastien Duret (Fra) Bretagne - Schuller | Row 72 - Cell 2 |
74) | Event Verbist (Bel) Accent Jobs - Willems Veranda's | Row 73 - Cell 2 |
75) | Johannes Frohlinger (Ger) Argos-Shimano | Row 74 - Cell 2 |
76) | Wim De Voght (Bel) Accent Jobs - Willems Veranda's | Row 75 - Cell 2 |
77) | Takashi Miyazawa (Jpn) Team Saxo Bank | Row 76 - Cell 2 |
78) | Andy Schleck (Lux) RadioShack-Nissan | Row 77 - Cell 2 |
79) | George Bennett (NZl) RadioShack-Nissan | Row 78 - Cell 2 |
80) | Vladimir Karpets (Rus) Movistar Team | Row 79 - Cell 2 |
81) | Amir Zargari (IRI) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 80 - Cell 2 |
82) | Pierrick Fedrigo (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat | Row 81 - Cell 2 |
83) | Johan Le Bon (Fra) Bretagne - Schuller | Row 82 - Cell 2 |
84) | Remi Cusin (Fra) Team Type 1 - Sanofi | Row 83 - Cell 2 |
85) | Volodymir Gustov (Ukr) Team Saxo Bank | Row 84 - Cell 2 |
86) | Jesus Herrada (Spa) Movistar Team | Row 85 - Cell 2 |
87) | Rafaa Chtioui (Tun) Team Europcar | Row 86 - Cell 2 |
88) | Omar Lombardi (Ita) Colnago - CSF Inox | Row 87 - Cell 2 |
89) | Cyril Gautier (Fra) Team Europcar | Row 88 - Cell 2 |
90) | Franck Vermeulen (Fra) Veranda Rideau-Super U | Row 89 - Cell 2 |
91) | Paul Poux (Fra) Saur - Sojasun | Row 90 - Cell 2 |
92) | Matthew Wilson (Aus) GreenEdge Cycling Team | Row 91 - Cell 2 |
93) | Mathieu Perget (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 92 - Cell 2 |
94) | Andrea Di Corrado (Ita) Colnago - CSF Inox | Row 93 - Cell 2 |
95) | Tristan Valentin (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne | Row 94 - Cell 2 |
96) | Pieter Weening (Ned) GreenEdge Cycling Team | Row 95 - Cell 2 |
97) | Sylvain Georges (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 96 - Cell 2 |
98) | Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Team Europcar | Row 97 - Cell 2 |
99) | Pavel Brutt (Rus) Katusha Team | Row 98 - Cell 2 |
100 | Maxim Belkov (Rus) Katusha Team | Row 99 - Cell 2 |
101 | Françis Mourey (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat | Row 100 - Cell 2 |
102 | Grégory Habeaux (Bel) Accent Jobs - Willems Veranda's | Row 101 - Cell 2 |
103 | Romain Hardy (Fra) Bretagne - Schuller | Row 102 - Cell 2 |
104 | Mickael Buffaz (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne | 0:01:06 |
105 | Thomas Damuseau (Fra) Argos-Shimano | 0:05:07 |
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