Bardet wins Classic de l'Ardeche
By Cycling News
Schachmann second, Calmejane third
Roman Bardet (AG2R La Mondiale) won the Faun Environnement - Classic de l'Ardeche Rhone Crussol on Saturday in France. He made a final attacked to force other teams to work but then soloed to the victory 47 seconds ahead of Maximilian Schachmann (Quick-Step Floors) and 56 seconds ahead of Lilian Calmejane (Direct Energie).
"I had a lot of fun, just racing without a second thought, being able to take a risk. After my injury, I did not know where my condition would be," said Bardet, who injured his arm in a domestic accident. He required stitches and a splint to treat a cut and a small muscle injury to his left forearm. He took two weeks off to recover.
Bardet noted that this is his first official start to the season, although he did place 8th behind his winning teammate Alexandre Geniez at the Grand Prix Cycliste la Marseillaise in January.
"This is my real start to the season. I didn’t plan anything. I simply worked hard this week to make up for not having been at the Ruta del Sol," Bardet said.
"But in any case, it is always good to take a win. I love this type of attacking racing, without scripts. And the team has a great attacking attitude. We were already a strong group last year, and we had a lot of fun. All this creates an enjoyable and a positive climate. Victories follow victories."
Full Results
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
---|---|---|
1 | Romain Bardet (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | 5:37:13 |
2 | Maximilian Schachmann (Ger) Quick-Step Floors | 0:00:47 |
3 | Lilian Calmejane (Fra) Direct Energie | 0:00:56 |
4 | Alexis Vuillermoz (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | |
5 | David Gaudu (Fra) FDJ | |
6 | Jhonatan Narvaez (Ecu) Quick-Step Floors | |
7 | Quentin Pacher (Fra) Vital Concept Club | |
8 | Pierre Latour (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | |
9 | Eliot Lietaer (Bel) WB Aqua Protect Veranclassic | 0:01:09 |
10 | Romain Sicard (Fra) Direct Energie | |
11 | Tanel Kangert (Est) Astana Pro Team | 0:01:11 |
12 | Warren Barguil (Fra) Fortuneo-A | 0:01:18 |
13 | Ivan Santaromita (Ita) Nippo-Vini Fantini-Europa Ovini | |
14 | Sergei Chernetski (Rus) Astana Pro Team | |
15 | Cyril Gautier (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | |
16 | Mauro Finetto (Ita) Delko Marseille Provence KTM | |
17 | Dorian Godon (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | |
18 | Mattia Cattaneo (Ita) Androni Giocattoli-Sidermec | |
19 | Simone Andreetta (Ita) Bardiani CSF | |
20 | Bakhtiyar Kozhatayev (Kaz) Astana Pro Team | |
21 | Rémi Cavagna (Fra) Quick-Step Floors | |
22 | Dimitri Peyskens (Bel) WB Aqua Protect Veranclassic | |
23 | Rúben Guerreiro (Por) Trek-Segafredo | |
24 | Rodolfo Torres (Col) Androni Giocattoli-Sidermec | 0:01:24 |
25 | Mathias Le Turnier (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | |
26 | Davide Ballerini (Ita) Androni Giocattoli-Sidermec | 0:02:07 |
27 | Nicolas Edet (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | 0:02:08 |
28 | Amael Moinard (Fra) Fortuneo-Samsic | |
29 | Anthony Delaplace (Fra) Fortuneo-Samsic | |
30 | Romain Combaud (Fra) Delko Marseille Provence KTM | 0:02:14 |
31 | Mikkel Frølich Honoré (Den) Team Virtu Cycling | |
32 | Angel Madrazo Ruiz (Spa) Delko Marseille Provence KTM | |
33 | Arnaud Courteille (Fra) Vital Concept Club | 0:03:00 |
34 | Lawrence Warbasse (USA) Aqua Blue Sport | 0:03:23 |
35 | Jérémy Maison (Fra) Fortuneo-Samsic | |
36 | Hugo Houle (Can) Astana Pro Team | |
37 | Guillaume Bonnafond (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | 0:05:00 |
38 | Bob Jungels (Lux) Quick-Step Floors | |
39 | Sébastien Reichenbach (Swi) FDJ | 0:05:44 |
40 | Etienne van Empel (Ned) Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij | 0:06:38 |
41 | Ryan Anderson (Can) Rally Cycling | 0:08:36 |
42 | Jeroen Meijers (Ned) Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij | |
43 | Marco Tizza (Ita) Nippo-Vini Fantini-Europa Ovini | |
44 | Simone Ponzi (Ita) Nippo-Vini Fantini-Europa Ovini | |
45 | Alo Jakin (Est) St Michel-Auber 93 | |
46 | Alexys Brunel (Fra) France | |
47 | Mathieu Burgaudeau (Fra) France | |
48 | Christophe Masson (Fra) WB Aqua Protect Veranclassic | |
49 | Damien Touze (Fra) St Michel-Auber 93 | |
50 | Pierre Gouault (Fra) Roubaix Lille Metropole | |
51 | Simon Gugielmi (Fra) France | |
52 | Giovanni Carboni (Ita) Bardiani CSF | |
53 | Jesper Schultz (Den) Team Virtu Cycling | |
54 | Audun Brekke Fløtten (Nor) Team Virtu Cycling | |
55 | Damiano Cunego (Ita) Nippo-Vini Fantini-Europa Ovini | |
56 | Mattia Frapporti (Ita) Androni Giocattoli-Sidermec | |
57 | Raffaello Bonusi (Ita) Androni Giocattoli-Sidermec | |
58 | Simone Sterbini (Ita) Bardiani CSF | |
59 | Francesco Gavazzi (Ita) Androni Giocattoli-Sidermec | |
60 | Nicola Bagioli (Ita) Nippo-Vini Fantini-Europa Ovini | |
61 | Andrey Grivko (Ukr) Astana Pro Team | |
62 | Valentin Ferron (Fra) France | |
63 | Lorenzo Rota (Ita) Bardiani CSF | |
64 | Enrico Barbin (Ita) Bardiani CSF | |
65 | Pierre Idjouadiene (Fra) Roubaix Lille Metropole | |
66 | Jerome Mainard (Fra) Roubaix Lille Metropole | |
67 | Tom Dernies (Bel) Roubaix Lille Metropole | |
68 | Thomas Degand (Bel) Wanty-Groupe Gobert | |
69 | Andrea Vendrame (Ita) Androni Giocattoli-Sidermec | |
70 | Anthony Roux (Fra) FDJ | |
71 | Daniel Teklehaimanot (Eri) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | |
72 | Matthieu Ladagnous (Fra) FDJ | |
73 | Kevin Reza (Fra) Vital Concept Club | |
74 | Angelo Tulik (Fra) Direct Energie | |
75 | Fabien Grellier (Fra) Direct Energie | |
76 | Marlon Gaillard (Fra) France | |
77 | Gregory Daniel (USA) Trek-Segafredo | |
78 | Edward Dunbar (Irl) Aqua Blue Sport | |
79 | Xandro Meurisse (Bel) Wanty-Groupe Gobert | |
80 | Marco Minnaard (Ned) Wanty-Groupe Gobert | |
81 | Oscar Riesebeek (Ned) Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij | |
82 | Mikael Cherel (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | |
83 | Guillaume Levarlet (Fra) St Michel-Auber 93 | |
84 | Stéphane Rossetto (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | |
85 | Camille Thominet (Fra) St Michel-Auber 93 | |
86 | Arthur Vichot (Fra) FDJ | |
87 | Julien Antomarchi (Fra) Roubaix Lille Metropole | |
88 | Daniil Fominykh (Kaz) Astana Pro Team | |
89 | Juan Jose Lobato (Spa) Nippo-Vini Fantini-Europa Ovini | |
90 | Marco Canola (Ita) Nippo-Vini Fantini-Europa Ovini | |
91 | Odd Christian Eiking (Nor) Wanty-Groupe Gobert | |
92 | Guillaume Martin (Fra) Wanty-Groupe Gobert | |
93 | Julien El Fares (Fra) Delko Marseille Provence KTM | |
94 | Rein Taaramäe (Est) Direct Energie | |
95 | Evan Huffman (USA) Rally Cycling | |
96 | Jerome Cousin (Fra) Direct Energie | |
97 | Elie Gesbert (Fra) Fortuneo-Samsic | 0:10:23 |
98 | Torkil Veyhe (Den) Team Virtu Cycling | 0:11:05 |
99 | Robbert de Greef (Ned) Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij | |
100 | Perrig Quemeneur (Fra) Direct Energie | |
101 | Justin Mottier (Fra) Vital Concept Club | |
102 | Fabien Doubey (Fra) Wanty-Groupe Gobert | 0:12:25 |
103 | Laurent Didier (Lux) Trek-Segafredo | 0:13:21 |
104 | Thomas Joly (Fra) Roubaix Lille Metropole | 0:14:12 |
105 | Yoann Paillot (Fra) St Michel-Auber 93 | 0:14:32 |
106 | Victor Lafay (Fra) France | |
107 | Ludovic Robeet (Bel) WB Aqua Protect Veranclassic | 0:16:15 |
108 | Adam De Vos (Can) Rally Cycling | |
109 | Laurent Pichon (Fra) Fortuneo-Samsic | |
110 | Emerson Oronte (USA) Rally Cycling | 0:20:14 |
DNF | Lucas De Rossi (Fra) Delko Marseille Provence KTM | |
DNF | Jérémy Leveau (Fra) Delko Marseille Provence KTM | |
DNF | Nikolay Mihaylov (Bul) Delko Marseille Provence KTM | |
DNF | Nans Peters (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | |
DNF | Hubert Dupont (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | |
DNF | Fumiyuki Beppu (Jpn) Trek-Segafredo | |
DNF | Julien Bernard (Fra) Trek-Segafredo | |
DNF | Nicola Conci (Ita) Trek-Segafredo | |
DNF | Léo Vincent (Fra) FDJ | |
DNF | Romain Seigle (Fra) FDJ | |
DNF | Eros Capecchi (Ita) Quick-Step Floors | |
DNF | Davide Martinelli (Ita) Quick-Step Floors | |
DNF | Pieter Serry (Bel) Quick-Step Floors | |
DNF | Zhandos Bizhigitov (Kaz) Astana Pro Team | |
DNF | Romain Hardy (Fra) Fortuneo-Samsic | |
DNF | Anthony Perez (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | |
DNF | Yoann Bagot (Fra) Vital Concept Club | |
DNF | Erwann Corbel (Fra) Vital Concept Club | |
DNF | Jérémy Lecroq (Fra) Vital Concept Club | |
DNF | Mark Christian (GBr) Aqua Blue Sport | |
DNF | Stefan Denifl (Aut) Aqua Blue Sport | |
DNF | Lasse Norman Hansen (Den) Aqua Blue Sport | |
DNF | Michel Kreder (Ned) Aqua Blue Sport | |
DNF | Calvin Watson (Aus) Aqua Blue Sport | |
DNF | Gregory Habeaux (Bel) WB Aqua Protect Veranclassic | |
DNF | Thomas Deruette (Bel) WB Aqua Protect Veranclassic | |
DNF | Martijn Budding (Ned) Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij | |
DNF | Umberto Orsini (Ita) Bardiani CSF | |
DNF | Luca Wackermann (Ita) Bardiani CSF | |
DNF | Andrea Pasqualon (Ita) Wanty-Groupe Gobert | |
DNF | Rémy Rochas (Fra) France | |
DNF | Jeremy Cabot (Fra) Roubaix Lille Metropole | |
DNF | Nicolas Baldo (Fra) St Michel-Auber 93 | |
DNF | Anthony Maldonado (Fra) St Michel-Auber 93 | |
DNF | Robert Britton (Can) Rally Cycling | |
DNF | Nigel Ellsay (Can) Rally Cycling | |
DNF | Kyle Murphy (USA) Rally Cycling | |
DNF | Jakob Egholm (Den) Team Virtu Cycling | |
DNF | Alexander Kamp (Den) Team Virtu Cycling | |
DNF | Asbjørn Kragh Andersen (Den) Team Virtu Cycling |
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