Bouhanni sprints to victory at GP de Fourmies
Greipel second, Coquard third
One day after André Greipel (Lotto Belisol) got the better of him in the sprint finale at the Brussels Cycling Classic, Frenchman Nacer Bouhanni (FDJ) outkicked the German champion to win the GP de Fourmies and notch his eighth victory of the season. Bryan Coquard (Europcar) completed the podium for third place.
The 205km race was dominated by an early six-man break which included Ángel Madrazo (Movistar), Sander Helven (Topsport Vlaanderen-Baloise), Carlos Julian Quintero (Colombia), Clément Koretzky (Bretagne-Seche Environnement), Perrig Quemeneur (Europcar) and Julien Duval (Roubaix Lille Metropole).
The escapees survived to the 11km finishing circuit, which was negotiated five times, but were caught early on their penultimate lap.
FDJ had been leading the chase and under their impetus on the rolling course the peloton fractured, leaving approximately 50 riders at the head of the race to vie for victory.
Heading into the finale an attack was launched by Kristijan Koren and Maciej Bodnar (Cannondale), Romain Bardet (AG2R La Mondiale), Leonardo Duque (Colombia) and Alessandro Malaguti (Androni Giocattoli), but their bid for victory was neutralised four kilometres from the finish.
Other attacks were launched by riders such as Samuel Dumoulin (AG2R La Mondiale) and Giovanni Visconti (Movistar), but the sprinters' teams chased them down ensuring a field sprint finale for the 81st edition of the GP de Fourmies.
1 | Nacer Bouhanni (Fra) FDJ.fr | 4:37:29 |
2 | André Greipel (Ger) Lotto Belisol | |
3 | Bryan Coquard (Fra) Team Europcar | |
4 | Davide Cimolai (Ita) Lampre-Merida | |
5 | Borut Bozic (Slo) Astana Pro Team | |
6 | Tom Veelers (Ned) Team Argos-Shimano | |
7 | Elia Viviani (Ita) Cannondale Pro Cycling | |
8 | Yauheni Hutarovich (Blr) AG2R La Mondiale | |
9 | Julien Simon (Fra) Sojasun | |
10 | Leonardo Fabio Duque (Col) Colombia | |
11 | Yannick Martinez (Fra) La Pomme Marseille | |
12 | Alessandro Malaguti (Ita) Androni Giocattoli | |
13 | Alexey Lutsenko (Kaz) Astana Pro Team | |
14 | Alexander Kristoff (Nor) Katusha | |
15 | Daniele Bennati (Ita) Team Saxo-Tinkoff | |
16 | Cyrille Patoux (Fra) Roubaix Lille Metropole | |
17 | Francisco José Ventoso Alberdi (Spa) Movistar Team | |
18 | Yoann Offredo (Fra) FDJ.fr | |
19 | Boris Zimine (Fra) Roubaix Lille Metropole | |
20 | Romain Feillu (Fra) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | |
21 | Maxime Daniel (Fra) Sojasun | |
22 | Giovanni Visconti (Ita) Movistar Team | |
23 | Mickael Delage (Fra) FDJ.fr | |
24 | Flavien Dassonville (Fra) BigMat-Auber 93 | |
25 | Guillaume Levarlet (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | |
26 | Edwig Cammaerts (Bel) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | |
27 | Fabio Felline (Ita) Androni Giocattoli | |
28 | Jacopo Guarnieri (Ita) Astana Pro Team | 0:00:03 |
29 | Sébastien Delfosse (Bel) Crelan-Euphony | |
30 | Zico Waeytens (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen-Baloise | |
31 | Marcel Sieberg (Ger) Lotto Belisol | |
32 | Fredrik Carl Wilhelm Kessiakoff (Swe) Astana Pro Team | |
33 | Marco Frapporti (Ita) Androni Giocattoli | |
34 | Cyril Gautier (Fra) Team Europcar | |
35 | Jonathan Cantwell (Aus) Team Saxo-Tinkoff | |
36 | Arnaud Gerard (Fra) Bretagne-Seche Environnement | |
37 | Maciej Bodnar (Pol) Cannondale Pro Cycling | |
38 | Romain Bardet (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | |
39 | Sébastien Duret (Fra) Bretagne-Seche Environnement | 0:00:10 |
40 | Giovanni Bernaudeau (Fra) Team Europcar | |
41 | Julien Duval (Fra) Roubaix Lille Metropole | |
42 | Mikhail Ignatyev (Rus) Katusha | |
43 | Francesco Reda (Ita) Androni Giocattoli | |
44 | Jérémie Galland (Fra) Sojasun | |
45 | Rui Alberto Faria Da Costa (Por) Movistar Team | |
46 | Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | |
47 | Alberto Contador Velasco (Spa) Team Saxo-Tinkoff | |
48 | Sébastien Minard (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | |
49 | Albert Timmer (Ned) Team Argos-Shimano | 0:00:15 |
50 | Kristijan Koren (Slo) Cannondale Pro Cycling | 0:00:21 |
51 | Alexander Porsev (Rus) Katusha | |
52 | Davide Villella (Ita) Cannondale Pro Cycling | 0:00:25 |
53 | Dominique Rollin (Can) FDJ.fr | 0:00:32 |
54 | Rudiger Selig (Ger) Katusha | 0:00:48 |
55 | Alessandro De Marchi (Ita) Cannondale Pro Cycling | 0:01:44 |
56 | Davide Appollonio (Ita) AG2R La Mondiale | 0:01:45 |
57 | José Gonçalves (Por) La Pomme Marseille | 0:03:31 |
58 | David Boucher (Fra) FDJ.fr | 0:04:23 |
59 | Duber Armando Quintero Artunduaga (Col) Colombia | |
60 | Andrey Amador Bakkazakova (CRc) Movistar Team | |
61 | Juan Pablo Valencia (Col) Colombia | |
62 | Dalivier Ospina Navarro (Col) Colombia | |
63 | Kevin Verwaest (Bel) Doltcini-Flanders | |
64 | Edwin Alcibiades Avila Vanegas (Col) Colombia | |
65 | Jean-Luc Delpech (Fra) Bretagne-Seche Environnement | |
66 | Romain Bacon (Fra) BigMat-Auber 93 | |
67 | Jonathan Castroviejo Nicolas (Spa) Movistar Team | |
68 | Wilson Alexander Marentes Torres (Col) Colombia | |
69 | Jesus Herrada Lopez (Spa) Movistar Team | |
70 | Mikel Astarloza Chaurreau (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi | |
71 | Quentin Jauregui (Fra) Team Argos-Shimano | |
72 | Tom Dumoulin (Ned) Team Argos-Shimano | |
73 | Marcel Kittel (Ger) Team Argos-Shimano | |
74 | Bryan Naulleau (Fra) Team Europcar | |
75 | Jonas Aaen Jörgensen (Den) Team Saxo-Tinkoff | |
76 | Clement Venturini (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | |
77 | Sébastien Chavanel (Fra) Team Europcar | |
78 | Bert De Backer (Bel) Team Argos-Shimano | |
79 | Gilles Devillers (Bel) Crelan-Euphony | |
80 | Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Team Europcar | |
81 | Roy Curvers (Ned) Team Argos-Shimano | |
82 | Fabio Aru (Ita) Astana Pro Team | |
83 | Enea Cambianica (Swi) Lampre-Merida | |
84 | Juan Pablo Suarez Suarez (Col) Colombia | |
85 | Nikodemus Holler (Ger) Thüringer Energie Team | |
86 | Ioannis Tamouridis (Gre) Euskaltel-Euskadi | |
87 | Robert Vrecer (Slo) Euskaltel-Euskadi | |
88 | Jon Aberasturi Izaga (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi | |
89 | Garikoitz Bravo Oiarbide (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi | |
90 | Rein Taaramae (Est) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | |
91 | Sébastien Hinault (Fra) IAM Cycling | |
92 | Takashi Miyazawa (Jpn) Team Saxo-Tinkoff | |
93 | Stéphane Rossetto (Fra) BigMat-Auber 93 | |
94 | Benjamin Le Montagner (Fra) Bretagne-Seche Environnement | |
95 | Jérémy Roy (Fra) FDJ.fr | |
96 | Sergey Lagutin (Uzb) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | |
97 | Cristiano Salerno (Ita) Cannondale Pro Cycling | |
98 | Franck Vermeulen (Fra) Roubaix Lille Metropole | |
99 | Stig Broeckx (Bel) Lotto Belisol | |
100 | Jorne Carolus (Bel) Lotto Belisol | |
101 | Benoit Jarrier (Fra) Bretagne-Seche Environnement | |
102 | Jean-Marc Bideau (Fra) Bretagne-Seche Environnement | |
103 | Aliaksandr Kuchynski (Blr) Katusha | |
104 | Gaetan Bille (Bel) Lotto Belisol | |
105 | Jonas Van Genechten (Bel) Lotto Belisol | |
106 | Steven Tronet (Fra) BigMat-Auber 93 | |
107 | Thomas Rostollan (Fra) La Pomme Marseille | |
108 | Maxim Belkov (Rus) Katusha | |
109 | Yves Lampaert (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen-Baloise | |
110 | Arthur Vanoverberghe (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen-Baloise | |
111 | Heinrich Haussler (Aus) IAM Cycling | |
112 | Manuel Belletti (Ita) AG2R La Mondiale | |
113 | Steffen Radochla (Ger) Euskaltel-Euskadi | |
114 | Stefan Denifl (Aut) IAM Cycling | |
115 | Eliot Lietaer (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen-Baloise | |
116 | Martijn Keizer (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | |
117 | Rob Ruijgh (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | |
118 | Omar Bertazzo (Ita) Androni Giocattoli | |
119 | Dmitriy Gruzdev (Kaz) Astana Pro Team | |
120 | Tim Declercq (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen-Baloise | |
121 | Christopher Jennings (RSA) La Pomme Marseille | |
122 | Fabien Bacquet (Fra) BigMat-Auber 93 | |
123 | Maurits Lammertink (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | |
124 | Boy van Poppel (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | |
125 | Gustav Larsson (Swe) IAM Cycling | |
126 | Frederik Veuchelen (Bel) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | |
127 | Wesley Kreder (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | |
128 | Ruslan Tleubayev (Kaz) Astana Pro Team | |
129 | Klaas Sys (Bel) Crelan-Euphony | |
130 | Arman Kamyshev (Kaz) Astana Pro Team | |
131 | Mathieu Drujon (Fra) BigMat-Auber 93 | |
132 | Matthias Krizek (Aut) Cannondale Pro Cycling | |
133 | Marco Haller (Aut) Katusha | |
134 | Frans Claes (Bel) Crelan-Euphony | |
135 | Julien Antomarchi (Fra) La Pomme Marseille | |
136 | Jonathan Fumeaux (Swi) IAM Cycling | |
137 | Sébastien Reichenbach (Swi) IAM Cycling | |
138 | Matthieu Boulo (Fra) Roubaix Lille Metropole | |
139 | Yannick Talabardon (Fra) Sojasun | |
140 | Rony Martias (Fra) Sojasun | |
141 | Benoit Drujon (Fra) BigMat-Auber 93 | |
142 | Romain Lemarchand (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | |
143 | Benjamin Giraud (Fra) La Pomme Marseille | |
144 | Federico Canuti (Ita) Cannondale Pro Cycling | |
145 | Hubert Dupont (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | |
146 | Patrick Schelling (Swi) IAM Cycling | |
147 | Blel Kadri (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | |
148 | Przemyslaw Niemiec (Pol) Lampre-Merida | |
149 | Giairo Ermeti (Ita) Androni Giocattoli | |
150 | Roberto Ferrari (Ita) Lampre-Merida | |
151 | Lars Ytting Bak (Den) Lotto Belisol | |
152 | Perrig Quemeneur (Fra) Team Europcar | |
153 | Anders Lund (Den) Team Saxo-Tinkoff | |
154 | Franck Bouyer (Fra) Team Europcar | |
155 | Morgan Kneisky (Fra) Roubaix Lille Metropole | |
156 | Elia Favilli (Ita) Lampre-Merida | |
157 | Christopher Juul Jensen (Den) Team Saxo-Tinkoff | |
158 | Rudy Kowalski (Fra) Roubaix Lille Metropole | |
159 | Francis Mourey (Fra) FDJ.fr | |
160 | Egoitz Garcia Echeguibel (Spa) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | |
161 | Théo Vimpere (Fra) BigMat-Auber 93 | |
162 | Preben Van Hecke (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen-Baloise | |
163 | Reinier Honig (Ned) Crelan-Euphony | |
164 | Kevyn Ista (Bel) IAM Cycling | |
165 | Jarl Salomein (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen-Baloise | |
166 | Sven Vanthourenhout (Bel) Crelan-Euphony | |
167 | Sven Nys (Bel) Crelan-Euphony | |
168 | Grégoire Tarride (Fra) La Pomme Marseille | |
169 | Thomas Vaubourzeix (Fra) La Pomme Marseille | |
170 | Jonathan Hivert (Fra) Sojasun | |
171 | Clément Koretzky (Fra) Bretagne-Seche Environnement | 0:14:22 |
DNF | Angel Madrazo Ruiz (Spa) Movistar Team | |
DNF | Jimmy Engoulvent (Fra) Sojasun | |
DNF | Sander Helven (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen-Baloise | |
DNF | Kenny Dehaes (Bel) Lotto Belisol | |
DNF | Carlos Julian Quintero (Col) Colombia | |
DNF | Andrea Palini (Ita) Lampre-Merida | |
DNF | Niccolo Bonifazio (Ita) Lampre-Merida | |
DNF | Erwann Corbel (Fra) Bretagne-Seche Environnement | |
DNF | Ricardo Mestre (Por) Euskaltel-Euskadi | |
DNF | Mattia Gavazzi (Ita) Androni Giocattoli | |
DNF | Matthieu Ladagnous (Fra) FDJ.fr | |
DNF | Julien El Fares (Fra) Sojasun | |
DNF | Romain Hardy (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | |
DNF | Maxime Le Montagner (Fra) Roubaix Lille Metropole | |
DNF | Julien Fouchard (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | |
DNF | Timofey Kritskiy (Rus) Katusha | |
DNF | Antonino Parrinello (Ita) Androni Giocattoli | |
DNF | Jure Kocjan (Slo) Euskaltel-Euskadi |

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