Drujon surprises his rivals in four-up sprint
Big Mat rider beats Pauriol and Bardet
Mathieu Drujon (Big Mat Auber 93) used his fast finish to get the better of three better-known French riders and so won the Classic Sud-Ardèche Souvenir Francis Delpech in the south of France.
With Saturday's Drôme Classic cancelled due to snow, the riders were keen to race, with an early break including the likes of Jeremy Roy (FDJ) and Julien El Fares (Sojasun) shaping much of the race.
However that move was pulled back and another formed on the key climb, the Rocher de Sampzon with 17km to go. It included Thomas Voeckler (Team Europcar), Arnold Jeannesson (FDJ), Romain Bardet (AG2R La Mondiale) and Marc De Maar (UnitedHealthcare).
Drujon, Rémi Pauriol (Sojasun), Romain Bardet and Sylvain Georges (AG2R La Mondiale) got away from the group over the top of the climb and managed to hold off the chasers all the way to the finish.
Bardet tried several desperate late attacks, even on the descent of a last climb but the four came back together and Drujon proved he was fastest and beating Pauriol and Bardet.
Voeckler attempted to chase alone behind but was swept up and finished eleventh, one place behind De Maar.
1 | Mathieu Drujon (Fra) BigMat-Auber 93 | 5:08:34 |
2 | Rémi Pauriol (Fra) Sojasun | Row 1 - Cell 2 |
3 | Romain Bardet (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 2 - Cell 2 |
4 | Sylvain Georges (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | 0:00:05 |
5 | Fabrice Jeandesboz (Fra) Sojasun | 0:00:22 |
6 | Gianni Meersman (Bel) Omega Pharma-Quick Step | 0:00:29 |
7 | Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 6 - Cell 2 |
8 | Julien Simon (Fra) Sojasun | Row 7 - Cell 2 |
9 | Davide Malacarne (Ita) Team Europcar | 0:00:31 |
10 | Marc De Maar (AHo) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team | Row 9 - Cell 2 |
11 | Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Team Europcar | Row 10 - Cell 2 |
12 | Fabricio Ferrari Barcelo (Uru) Caja Rural | Row 11 - Cell 2 |
13 | Rudy Molard (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | Row 12 - Cell 2 |
14 | Carlos Julian Quintero (Col) Colombia | Row 13 - Cell 2 |
15 | Gorka Izaguirre Insausti (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi | Row 14 - Cell 2 |
16 | Arnold Jeannesson (Fra) FDJ | Row 15 - Cell 2 |
17 | Guillaume Bonnafond (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | 0:00:36 |
18 | Yannick Martinez (Fra) La Pomme Marseille | 0:01:11 |
19 | Warren Barguil (Fra) Team Argos-Shimano | Row 18 - Cell 2 |
20 | Hubert Dupont (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | 0:01:35 |
21 | Amets Txurruka (Spa) Caja Rural | 0:01:38 |
22 | Mikel Astarloza Chaurreau (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi | 0:02:14 |
23 | Jérémie Galland (Fra) Sojasun | Row 22 - Cell 2 |
24 | Omar Fraile Matarranza (Spa) Caja Rural | 0:02:19 |
25 | Justin Jules (Fra) La Pomme Marseille | 0:02:28 |
26 | Alexis Vuillermoz (Fra) Sojasun | Row 25 - Cell 2 |
27 | Mark Christian (GBr) Team Raleigh | Row 26 - Cell 2 |
28 | Grégoire Tarride (Fra) La Pomme Marseille | Row 27 - Cell 2 |
29 | Alessandro Bazzana (Ita) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team | Row 28 - Cell 2 |
30 | Miguel Minguez Ayala (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi | Row 29 - Cell 2 |
31 | Jean-Marc Bideau (Fra) Bretagne-Seche Environnement | Row 30 - Cell 2 |
32 | Ivan Velasco Murillo (Spa) Caja Rural | Row 31 - Cell 2 |
33 | Thibaut Pinot (Fra) FDJ | Row 32 - Cell 2 |
34 | Arthur Vichot (Fra) FDJ | Row 33 - Cell 2 |
35 | Philip Deignan (Irl) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team | Row 34 - Cell 2 |
36 | Guillaume Levarlet (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | Row 35 - Cell 2 |
37 | Jean-Christophe Peraud (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 36 - Cell 2 |
38 | Jérôme Pineau (Fra) Omega Pharma-Quick Step | 0:04:09 |
39 | Dries Devenyns (Bel) Omega Pharma-Quick Step | Row 38 - Cell 2 |
40 | Théo Vimpere (Fra) BigMat-Auber 93 | Row 39 - Cell 2 |
41 | Julien El Fares (Fra) Sojasun | 0:06:08 |
42 | Mark O'Brien (Aus) Team Raleigh | 0:06:27 |
43 | Andre Fernando S. Martins Cardoso (Por) Caja Rural | Row 42 - Cell 2 |
44 | Julien Berard (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | 0:08:38 |
45 | Laurent Mangel (Fra) FDJ | Row 44 - Cell 2 |
46 | Jure Kocjan (Slo) Euskaltel-Euskadi | Row 45 - Cell 2 |
47 | Natnael Berhane (Eri) Team Europcar | Row 46 - Cell 2 |
48 | Darwin Atapuma Hurtado (Col) Colombia | Row 47 - Cell 2 |
49 | Yoann Paillot (Fra) La Pomme Marseille | 0:10:44 |
50 | Michael Reihs (Den) Team Cult Energy | Row 49 - Cell 2 |
51 | Garikoitz Bravo Oiarbide (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi | Row 50 - Cell 2 |
52 | Vegard Stake Laengen (Nor) Bretagne-Seche Environnement | Row 51 - Cell 2 |
53 | Armindo Fonseca (Fra) Bretagne-Seche Environnement | Row 52 - Cell 2 |
54 | Lachlan Norris (Aus) Team Raleigh | Row 53 - Cell 2 |
55 | Christopher Jones (USA) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team | Row 54 - Cell 2 |
56 | Thierry Hupond (Fra) Team Argos-Shimano | Row 55 - Cell 2 |
57 | Renaud Dion (Fra) Bretagne-Seche Environnement | Row 56 - Cell 2 |
58 | Javier Francisco Aramendia Lorente (Spa) Caja Rural | Row 57 - Cell 2 |
59 | Julien Vermote (Bel) Omega Pharma-Quick Step | Row 58 - Cell 2 |
60 | Joel Zangerle (Lux) Leopard-Trek Continental Team | Row 59 - Cell 2 |
61 | Kevin De Weert (Bel) Omega Pharma-Quick Step | Row 60 - Cell 2 |
62 | Romain Lemarchand (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | Row 61 - Cell 2 |
63 | Davide Frattini (Ita) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team | 0:11:04 |
64 | Marco Corti (Ita) Colombia | Row 63 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Etienne Tortelier (Fra) Sojasun | Row 64 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Kenny Elissonde (Fra) FDJ | Row 65 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Alexandre Geniez (Fra) FDJ | Row 66 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Jérémy Roy (Fra) FDJ | Row 67 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Benoît Vaugrenard (Fra) FDJ | Row 68 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Giovanni Bernaudeau (Fra) Team Europcar | Row 69 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Franck Bouyer (Fra) Team Europcar | Row 70 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Anthony Charteau (Fra) Team Europcar | Row 71 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Tony Hurel (Fra) Team Europcar | Row 72 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Christophe Kern (Fra) Team Europcar | Row 73 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Christophe Riblon (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 74 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Steffen Radochla (Ger) Euskaltel-Euskadi | Row 75 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Jon Aberasturi Izaga (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi | Row 76 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Frantisek Rabon (Cze) Omega Pharma-Quick Step | Row 77 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Thomas Damuseau (Fra) Team Argos-Shimano | Row 78 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Yann Huguet (Fra) Team Argos-Shimano | Row 79 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Tobias Ludvigsson (Swe) Team Argos-Shimano | Row 80 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Thomas Peterson (USA) Team Argos-Shimano | Row 81 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Georg Preidler (Aut) Team Argos-Shimano | Row 82 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Matthieu Sprick (Fra) Team Argos-Shimano | Row 83 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Florian Guillou (Fra) Bretagne-Seche Environnement | Row 84 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Pierre-Luc Perrichon (Fra) Bretagne-Seche Environnement | Row 85 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Sébastien Duret (Fra) Bretagne-Seche Environnement | Row 86 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Eduardo Sepulveda (Arg) Bretagne-Seche Environnement | Row 87 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Manuel Antonio Leal Cardoso (Por) Caja Rural | Row 88 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Francisco Javier Moreno Allue (Spa) Caja Rural | Row 89 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Yoann Bagot (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | Row 90 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Jérémy Bescond (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | Row 91 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Romain Hardy (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | Row 92 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Rein Taaramae (Est) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | Row 93 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Edwin Alcibiades Avila Vanegas (Col) Colombia | Row 94 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Dalivier Ospina Navarro (Col) Colombia | Row 95 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Leonardo Fabio Duque (Col) Colombia | Row 96 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Duber Armando Quintero Artunduaga (Col) Colombia | Row 97 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Juan Pablo Valencia (Col) Colombia | Row 98 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Benjamin Day (Aus) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team | Row 99 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Kiel Reijnen (USA) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team | Row 100 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Nicolas Baldo (Fra) Atlas Personal-Jakroo | Row 101 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Felix Baur (Swi) Atlas Personal-Jakroo | Row 102 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Adrien Chenaux (Swi) Atlas Personal-Jakroo | Row 103 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Mathieu Chiocca (Fra) Atlas Personal-Jakroo | Row 104 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Nicolas Lüthi (Swi) Atlas Personal-Jakroo | Row 105 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Tizian Rausch (Swi) Atlas Personal-Jakroo | Row 106 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Temesgen Teklehaymanot (Eri) Atlas Personal-Jakroo | Row 107 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Maksym Averin (Ukr) Atlas Personal-Jakroo | Row 108 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Romain Bacon (Fra) BigMat-Auber 93 | Row 109 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Flavien Dassonville (Fra) BigMat-Auber 93 | Row 110 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Guillaume Faucon (Fra) BigMat-Auber 93 | Row 111 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Dimitri Le Boulch (Fra) BigMat-Auber 93 | Row 112 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Fabien Bacquet (Fra) BigMat-Auber 93 | Row 113 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Steven Tronet (Fra) BigMat-Auber 93 | Row 114 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Benjamin Giraud (Fra) La Pomme Marseille | Row 115 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Thomas Rostollan (Fra) La Pomme Marseille | Row 116 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Thomas Vaubourzeix (Fra) La Pomme Marseille | Row 117 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Robert Bush (USA) La Pomme Marseille | Row 118 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Olivier Hofstetter (Swi) Leopard-Trek Continental Team | Row 119 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Maxwell Stuart Durtschi (USA) Leopard-Trek Continental Team | Row 120 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Sean De Bie (Bel) Leopard-Trek Continental Team | Row 121 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Jesus Ezquerra Muela (Spa) Leopard-Trek Continental Team | Row 122 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Jan Hirt (Cze) Leopard-Trek Continental Team | Row 123 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Pit Schlechter (Lux) Leopard-Trek Continental Team | Row 124 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Fabio Silvestre (Por) Leopard-Trek Continental Team | Row 125 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Mads Würtz Schmidt (Den) Team Cult Energy | Row 126 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Troels Ronning Vinther (Den) Team Cult Energy | Row 127 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Kasper Linde Jorgensen (Den) Team Cult Energy | Row 128 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Jesper Hansen (Den) Team Cult Energy | Row 129 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Christian Moberg Jörgensen (Den) Team Cult Energy | Row 130 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Patrick Clausen (Den) Team Cult Energy | Row 131 - Cell 2 |
DNF | André Steensen (Den) Team Cult Energy | Row 132 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Eric Berthou (Fra) Team Raleigh | Row 133 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Alexandre Blain (Fra) Team Raleigh | Row 134 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Rob Britton (Can) Team Raleigh | Row 135 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Evan Oliphant (GBr) Team Raleigh | Row 136 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Matthew Holmes (GBr) Team Raleigh | Row 137 - Cell 2 |
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