Bardet wins Classic de l'Ardeche
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 | Row 3 - Cell 2 |
5 | David Gaudu (Fra) FDJ | Row 4 - Cell 2 |
6 | Jhonatan Narvaez (Ecu) Quick-Step Floors | Row 5 - Cell 2 |
7 | Quentin Pacher (Fra) Vital Concept Club | Row 6 - Cell 2 |
8 | Pierre Latour (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 7 - Cell 2 |
9 | Eliot Lietaer (Bel) WB Aqua Protect Veranclassic | 0:01:09 |
10 | Romain Sicard (Fra) Direct Energie | Row 9 - Cell 2 |
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 | Row 12 - Cell 2 |
14 | Sergei Chernetski (Rus) Astana Pro Team | Row 13 - Cell 2 |
15 | Cyril Gautier (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 14 - Cell 2 |
16 | Mauro Finetto (Ita) Delko Marseille Provence KTM | Row 15 - Cell 2 |
17 | Dorian Godon (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | Row 16 - Cell 2 |
18 | Mattia Cattaneo (Ita) Androni Giocattoli-Sidermec | Row 17 - Cell 2 |
19 | Simone Andreetta (Ita) Bardiani CSF | Row 18 - Cell 2 |
20 | Bakhtiyar Kozhatayev (Kaz) Astana Pro Team | Row 19 - Cell 2 |
21 | Rémi Cavagna (Fra) Quick-Step Floors | Row 20 - Cell 2 |
22 | Dimitri Peyskens (Bel) WB Aqua Protect Veranclassic | Row 21 - Cell 2 |
23 | Rúben Guerreiro (Por) Trek-Segafredo | Row 22 - Cell 2 |
24 | Rodolfo Torres (Col) Androni Giocattoli-Sidermec | 0:01:24 |
25 | Mathias Le Turnier (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | Row 24 - Cell 2 |
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 | Row 27 - Cell 2 |
29 | Anthony Delaplace (Fra) Fortuneo-Samsic | Row 28 - Cell 2 |
30 | Romain Combaud (Fra) Delko Marseille Provence KTM | 0:02:14 |
31 | Mikkel Frølich Honoré (Den) Team Virtu Cycling | Row 30 - Cell 2 |
32 | Angel Madrazo Ruiz (Spa) Delko Marseille Provence KTM | Row 31 - Cell 2 |
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 | Row 34 - Cell 2 |
36 | Hugo Houle (Can) Astana Pro Team | Row 35 - Cell 2 |
37 | Guillaume Bonnafond (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | 0:05:00 |
38 | Bob Jungels (Lux) Quick-Step Floors | Row 37 - Cell 2 |
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 | Row 41 - Cell 2 |
43 | Marco Tizza (Ita) Nippo-Vini Fantini-Europa Ovini | Row 42 - Cell 2 |
44 | Simone Ponzi (Ita) Nippo-Vini Fantini-Europa Ovini | Row 43 - Cell 2 |
45 | Alo Jakin (Est) St Michel-Auber 93 | Row 44 - Cell 2 |
46 | Alexys Brunel (Fra) France | Row 45 - Cell 2 |
47 | Mathieu Burgaudeau (Fra) France | Row 46 - Cell 2 |
48 | Christophe Masson (Fra) WB Aqua Protect Veranclassic | Row 47 - Cell 2 |
49 | Damien Touze (Fra) St Michel-Auber 93 | Row 48 - Cell 2 |
50 | Pierre Gouault (Fra) Roubaix Lille Metropole | Row 49 - Cell 2 |
51 | Simon Gugielmi (Fra) France | Row 50 - Cell 2 |
52 | Giovanni Carboni (Ita) Bardiani CSF | Row 51 - Cell 2 |
53 | Jesper Schultz (Den) Team Virtu Cycling | Row 52 - Cell 2 |
54 | Audun Brekke Fløtten (Nor) Team Virtu Cycling | Row 53 - Cell 2 |
55 | Damiano Cunego (Ita) Nippo-Vini Fantini-Europa Ovini | Row 54 - Cell 2 |
56 | Mattia Frapporti (Ita) Androni Giocattoli-Sidermec | Row 55 - Cell 2 |
57 | Raffaello Bonusi (Ita) Androni Giocattoli-Sidermec | Row 56 - Cell 2 |
58 | Simone Sterbini (Ita) Bardiani CSF | Row 57 - Cell 2 |
59 | Francesco Gavazzi (Ita) Androni Giocattoli-Sidermec | Row 58 - Cell 2 |
60 | Nicola Bagioli (Ita) Nippo-Vini Fantini-Europa Ovini | Row 59 - Cell 2 |
61 | Andrey Grivko (Ukr) Astana Pro Team | Row 60 - Cell 2 |
62 | Valentin Ferron (Fra) France | Row 61 - Cell 2 |
63 | Lorenzo Rota (Ita) Bardiani CSF | Row 62 - Cell 2 |
64 | Enrico Barbin (Ita) Bardiani CSF | Row 63 - Cell 2 |
65 | Pierre Idjouadiene (Fra) Roubaix Lille Metropole | Row 64 - Cell 2 |
66 | Jerome Mainard (Fra) Roubaix Lille Metropole | Row 65 - Cell 2 |
67 | Tom Dernies (Bel) Roubaix Lille Metropole | Row 66 - Cell 2 |
68 | Thomas Degand (Bel) Wanty-Groupe Gobert | Row 67 - Cell 2 |
69 | Andrea Vendrame (Ita) Androni Giocattoli-Sidermec | Row 68 - Cell 2 |
70 | Anthony Roux (Fra) FDJ | Row 69 - Cell 2 |
71 | Daniel Teklehaimanot (Eri) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | Row 70 - Cell 2 |
72 | Matthieu Ladagnous (Fra) FDJ | Row 71 - Cell 2 |
73 | Kevin Reza (Fra) Vital Concept Club | Row 72 - Cell 2 |
74 | Angelo Tulik (Fra) Direct Energie | Row 73 - Cell 2 |
75 | Fabien Grellier (Fra) Direct Energie | Row 74 - Cell 2 |
76 | Marlon Gaillard (Fra) France | Row 75 - Cell 2 |
77 | Gregory Daniel (USA) Trek-Segafredo | Row 76 - Cell 2 |
78 | Edward Dunbar (Irl) Aqua Blue Sport | Row 77 - Cell 2 |
79 | Xandro Meurisse (Bel) Wanty-Groupe Gobert | Row 78 - Cell 2 |
80 | Marco Minnaard (Ned) Wanty-Groupe Gobert | Row 79 - Cell 2 |
81 | Oscar Riesebeek (Ned) Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij | Row 80 - Cell 2 |
82 | Mikael Cherel (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 81 - Cell 2 |
83 | Guillaume Levarlet (Fra) St Michel-Auber 93 | Row 82 - Cell 2 |
84 | Stéphane Rossetto (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | Row 83 - Cell 2 |
85 | Camille Thominet (Fra) St Michel-Auber 93 | Row 84 - Cell 2 |
86 | Arthur Vichot (Fra) FDJ | Row 85 - Cell 2 |
87 | Julien Antomarchi (Fra) Roubaix Lille Metropole | Row 86 - Cell 2 |
88 | Daniil Fominykh (Kaz) Astana Pro Team | Row 87 - Cell 2 |
89 | Juan Jose Lobato (Spa) Nippo-Vini Fantini-Europa Ovini | Row 88 - Cell 2 |
90 | Marco Canola (Ita) Nippo-Vini Fantini-Europa Ovini | Row 89 - Cell 2 |
91 | Odd Christian Eiking (Nor) Wanty-Groupe Gobert | Row 90 - Cell 2 |
92 | Guillaume Martin (Fra) Wanty-Groupe Gobert | Row 91 - Cell 2 |
93 | Julien El Fares (Fra) Delko Marseille Provence KTM | Row 92 - Cell 2 |
94 | Rein Taaramäe (Est) Direct Energie | Row 93 - Cell 2 |
95 | Evan Huffman (USA) Rally Cycling | Row 94 - Cell 2 |
96 | Jerome Cousin (Fra) Direct Energie | Row 95 - Cell 2 |
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 | Row 98 - Cell 2 |
100 | Perrig Quemeneur (Fra) Direct Energie | Row 99 - Cell 2 |
101 | Justin Mottier (Fra) Vital Concept Club | Row 100 - Cell 2 |
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 | Row 105 - Cell 2 |
107 | Ludovic Robeet (Bel) WB Aqua Protect Veranclassic | 0:16:15 |
108 | Adam De Vos (Can) Rally Cycling | Row 107 - Cell 2 |
109 | Laurent Pichon (Fra) Fortuneo-Samsic | Row 108 - Cell 2 |
110 | Emerson Oronte (USA) Rally Cycling | 0:20:14 |
DNF | Lucas De Rossi (Fra) Delko Marseille Provence KTM | Row 110 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Jérémy Leveau (Fra) Delko Marseille Provence KTM | Row 111 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Nikolay Mihaylov (Bul) Delko Marseille Provence KTM | Row 112 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Nans Peters (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 113 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Hubert Dupont (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 114 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Fumiyuki Beppu (Jpn) Trek-Segafredo | Row 115 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Julien Bernard (Fra) Trek-Segafredo | Row 116 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Nicola Conci (Ita) Trek-Segafredo | Row 117 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Léo Vincent (Fra) FDJ | Row 118 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Romain Seigle (Fra) FDJ | Row 119 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Eros Capecchi (Ita) Quick-Step Floors | Row 120 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Davide Martinelli (Ita) Quick-Step Floors | Row 121 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Pieter Serry (Bel) Quick-Step Floors | Row 122 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Zhandos Bizhigitov (Kaz) Astana Pro Team | Row 123 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Romain Hardy (Fra) Fortuneo-Samsic | Row 124 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Anthony Perez (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | Row 125 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Yoann Bagot (Fra) Vital Concept Club | Row 126 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Erwann Corbel (Fra) Vital Concept Club | Row 127 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Jérémy Lecroq (Fra) Vital Concept Club | Row 128 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Mark Christian (GBr) Aqua Blue Sport | Row 129 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Stefan Denifl (Aut) Aqua Blue Sport | Row 130 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Lasse Norman Hansen (Den) Aqua Blue Sport | Row 131 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Michel Kreder (Ned) Aqua Blue Sport | Row 132 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Calvin Watson (Aus) Aqua Blue Sport | Row 133 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Gregory Habeaux (Bel) WB Aqua Protect Veranclassic | Row 134 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Thomas Deruette (Bel) WB Aqua Protect Veranclassic | Row 135 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Martijn Budding (Ned) Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij | Row 136 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Umberto Orsini (Ita) Bardiani CSF | Row 137 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Luca Wackermann (Ita) Bardiani CSF | Row 138 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Andrea Pasqualon (Ita) Wanty-Groupe Gobert | Row 139 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Rémy Rochas (Fra) France | Row 140 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Jeremy Cabot (Fra) Roubaix Lille Metropole | Row 141 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Nicolas Baldo (Fra) St Michel-Auber 93 | Row 142 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Anthony Maldonado (Fra) St Michel-Auber 93 | Row 143 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Robert Britton (Can) Rally Cycling | Row 144 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Nigel Ellsay (Can) Rally Cycling | Row 145 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Kyle Murphy (USA) Rally Cycling | Row 146 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Jakob Egholm (Den) Team Virtu Cycling | Row 147 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Alexander Kamp (Den) Team Virtu Cycling | Row 148 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Asbjørn Kragh Andersen (Den) Team Virtu Cycling | Row 149 - Cell 2 |
Get The Leadout Newsletter
The latest race content, interviews, features, reviews and expert buying guides, direct to your inbox!
Most Popular
Latest on Cyclingnews
-
Junior track and road standout Joelle Messemer newest signing for 2025 Canyon-SRAM Generation
Diane Ingabire among three returning riders which ups roster to eight for women's Continental team -
Decathlon AG2R refresh and rebuild for 2025 with new racing kit, new bikes and generational teenage talent
French team hopes to build on 30 wins of 2025 with Paul Seixas, Léo Bisiaux and new DS Luke Rowe -
Eddy Merckx suffers broken hip in cycling crash near Brussels
Legendary five-time Tour de France winner to undergo surgery after 'stupid accident' -
Opinion: Fast bikes shouldn’t have to be pretty as well, and to demand that they are holds the sport back
With the new Colnago Y1Rs launching the comments are ablaze with negativity about its looks, but does this matter at all in a modern race bike you can’t afford anyway?