Boasson Hagen wins GP Plouay

Norwegian champion Edvald Boasson Hagen (Sky)

Norwegian champion Edvald Boasson Hagen (Sky) (Image credit: Sirotti)

Edvald Boasson Hagen (Sky) put in a beautifully timed effort to win the GP Plouay, soloing to the line over Rui Costa (Movistar) with Heinrich Haussler (Garmin-Sharp) winning the bunch sprint just behind.

It was the Norwegian's first victory since he claimed his national road race title in June.

Boasson Hagen jumped across to an attack by Costa and then surged away just before the crest of the final climb with 1km to go and powered to the victory on the quick descent to the finish line.

"I'm really happy with that and it was nice to get the win today. The team did a really good job to keep me up there all day and heading into the finish," Boasson Hagen said on TeamSky.com.

"I was riding a lot in the bunch with Thomas and Christian who helped me out a lot. I felt good when I jumped clear and I felt confident that I could take the win.

"The whole team did lots of pulling on the front during the day so it was great to be able to finish it off. It has been quite a while since my last victory so it was nice to see the form is good. Hopefully it can continue."

The race organisers tested out a new, longer circuit for this year's event, with nine laps of a 27km loop that incorporated three significant climbs.

The breakaway of the day included five riders: Dries Devenyns (Omega Pharma-Quickstep), Marcus Burghardt (BMC), Aleksandr Kuschynski (Katusha), Sebastien Duret (Bretagne-Schuller) and Rein Taaramae (Cofidis), who persisted until just before the final lap with 30km to go.

Thomas Voeckler (Europcar) counter-attacked the move and was joined by four other riders, but the peloton was all back together by the base of the Cote de Ty-Marrec, the final climb.

Costa put in his move on the climb and Simon Gerrans (Orica-AIS) tried to stay with the Portuguese rider, but went backwards on the climb. Before the top, Boasson Hagen was able to go across to him and then push ahead for the victory.

"It was a really impressive win from Eddy," said Sky directeur sportif Sean Yates. "He bridged out of the group across to Rui Costa and went straight past him. He was unstoppable!

"It was a hard race in the latter stages and that meant there was no one dominant team. It was every man for himself. I told the guys 'if you feel good don't be scared to have a go and don't let the race slip away.' No one was capable of controlling moves or bringing them back. Eddy took his chance and reaped the benefits."

Full Results

Swipe to scroll horizontally
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Edvald Boasson Hagen (Nor) Sky Procycling5:55:28
2Rui Alberto Faria Da Costa (Por) Movistar Team0:00:05
3Heinrich Haussler (Aus) Garmin-SharpRow 2 - Cell 2
4Matthew Harley Goss (Aus) Orica-GreenEdgeRow 3 - Cell 2
5Jurgen Roelandts (Bel) Lotto Belisol TeamRow 4 - Cell 2
6Marco Marcato (Ita) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling TeamRow 5 - Cell 2
7Giacomo Nizzolo (Ita) Radioshack-NissanRow 6 - Cell 2
8Borut Bozic (Slo) Pro Team AstanaRow 7 - Cell 2
9Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En LigneRow 8 - Cell 2
10Luca Paolini (Ita) Katusha TeamRow 9 - Cell 2
11Daniele Pietropolli (Ita) Lampre - ISDRow 10 - Cell 2
12Simon Gerrans (Aus) Orica-GreenEdgeRow 11 - Cell 2
13Ramon Sinkeldam (Ned) Argos - ShimanoRow 12 - Cell 2
14Mickael Delage (Fra) FDJ-Big MatRow 13 - Cell 2
15Fabian Wegmann (Ger) Garmin-SharpRow 14 - Cell 2
16Francesco Gavazzi (Ita) Pro Team AstanaRow 15 - Cell 2
17Manuele Mori (Ita) Lampre - ISDRow 16 - Cell 2
18Jens Keukeleire (Bel) Orica-GreenEdgeRow 17 - Cell 2
19Geoffroy Lequatre (Fra) Bretagne - SchullerRow 18 - Cell 2
20Manuel Belletti (Ita) AG2R La MondialeRow 19 - Cell 2
21Giovanni Visconti (Ita) Movistar TeamRow 20 - Cell 2
22Bert De Backer (Bel) Argos - ShimanoRow 21 - Cell 2
23David Tanner (Aus) Team Saxo Bank - Tinkoff BankRow 22 - Cell 2
24Anthony Roux (Fra) FDJ-Big MatRow 23 - Cell 2
25Juraj Sagan (Svk) Liquigas-CannondaleRow 24 - Cell 2
26Francisco José Ventoso Alberdi (Spa) Movistar TeamRow 25 - Cell 2
27Yukiya Arashiro (Jpn) Team EuropcarRow 26 - Cell 2
28Gerald Ciolek (Ger) Omega Pharma - QuickstepRow 27 - Cell 2
29Romain Bardet (Fra) AG2R La MondialeRow 28 - Cell 2
30Nikolas Maes (Bel) Omega Pharma - QuickstepRow 29 - Cell 2
31Florian Vachon (Fra) Bretagne - SchullerRow 30 - Cell 2
32Mirko Selvaggi (Ita) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling TeamRow 31 - Cell 2
33Johnny Hoogerland (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling TeamRow 32 - Cell 2
34Danilo Wyss (Swi) BMC Racing TeamRow 33 - Cell 2
35Gorka Izaguirre Insausti (Spa) Euskaltel-EuskadiRow 34 - Cell 2
36Jean-Marc Bideau (Fra) Bretagne - SchullerRow 35 - Cell 2
37Greg Van Avermaet (Bel) BMC Racing TeamRow 36 - Cell 2
38Ben Hermans (Bel) Radioshack-NissanRow 37 - Cell 2
39Anthony Geslin (Fra) FDJ-Big MatRow 38 - Cell 2
40Paul Martens (Ger) Rabobank Cycling TeamRow 39 - Cell 2
41Sep Vanmarcke (Bel) Garmin-SharpRow 40 - Cell 2
42Arnaud Demare (Fra) FDJ-Big MatRow 41 - Cell 2
43Jérémie Galland (Fra) Saur - SojasunRow 42 - Cell 2
44Tom Jelte Slagter (Ned) Rabobank Cycling TeamRow 43 - Cell 2
45Peio Bilbao (Spa) Euskaltel-EuskadiRow 44 - Cell 2
46Jérôme Pineau (Fra) Omega Pharma - QuickstepRow 45 - Cell 2
47Christian Knees (Ger) Sky ProcyclingRow 46 - Cell 2
48Michael Matthews (Aus) Rabobank Cycling TeamRow 47 - Cell 2
49José Ivan Gutierrez Palacios (Spa) Movistar TeamRow 48 - Cell 2
50Sébastien Minard (Fra) AG2R La MondialeRow 49 - Cell 2
51Cyril Gautier (Fra) Team EuropcarRow 50 - Cell 2
52David Lelay (Fra) Saur - SojasunRow 51 - Cell 2
53Jean-Luc Delpech (Fra) Bretagne - SchullerRow 52 - Cell 2
54Dominik Nerz (Ger) Liquigas-CannondaleRow 53 - Cell 2
55Mikel Nieve Ituralde (Spa) Euskaltel-EuskadiRow 54 - Cell 2
56Guillaume Bonnafond (Fra) AG2R La MondialeRow 55 - Cell 2
57Arnaud Gerard (Fra) FDJ-Big MatRow 56 - Cell 2
58Javier Iriarte (Spa) Movistar TeamRow 57 - Cell 2
59Eduard Vorganov (Rus) Katusha TeamRow 58 - Cell 2
60Christian Meier (Can) Orica-GreenEdgeRow 59 - Cell 2
61Florian Guillou (Fra) Bretagne - SchullerRow 60 - Cell 2
62Tony Gallopin (Fra) Radioshack-NissanRow 61 - Cell 2
63Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Team EuropcarRow 62 - Cell 2
64Björn Leukemans (Bel) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling TeamRow 63 - Cell 2
65Ruben Plaza Molina (Spa) Movistar TeamRow 64 - Cell 2
66Luis Leon Sanchez Gil (Spa) Rabobank Cycling TeamRow 65 - Cell 2
67Pierrick Fedrigo (Fra) FDJ-Big MatRow 66 - Cell 2
68Giampaolo Caruso (Ita) Katusha TeamRow 67 - Cell 2
69Karsten Kroon (Ned) Team Saxo Bank - Tinkoff BankRow 68 - Cell 2
70Steven Kruijswijk (Ned) Rabobank Cycling TeamRow 69 - Cell 2
71Julien Simon (Fra) Saur - SojasunRow 70 - Cell 2
72Yury Trofimov (Rus) Katusha TeamRow 71 - Cell 2
73Vladimir Karpets (Rus) Movistar TeamRow 72 - Cell 2
74Haimar Zubeldia Agirre (Spa) Radioshack-NissanRow 73 - Cell 2
75Simon Spilak (Slo) Katusha TeamRow 74 - Cell 2
76Sylvain Georges (Fra) AG2R La MondialeRow 75 - Cell 2
77Chris Anker Sörensen (Den) Team Saxo Bank - Tinkoff BankRow 76 - Cell 2
78Nick Nuyens (Bel) Team Saxo Bank - Tinkoff BankRow 77 - Cell 2
79Diego Ulissi (Ita) Lampre - ISDRow 78 - Cell 2
80Alexandr Kolobnev (Rus) Katusha TeamRow 79 - Cell 2
81Daniel Martin (Irl) Garmin-SharpRow 80 - Cell 2
82Jonathan Hivert (Fra) Saur - Sojasun0:00:34
83Gaetan Bille (Bel) Lotto Belisol Team0:00:43
84Luke Roberts (Aus) Team Saxo Bank - Tinkoff Bank0:00:58
85Ricardo Garcia Ambroa (Spa) Euskaltel-EuskadiRow 84 - Cell 2
86Danilo Hondo (Ger) Lampre - ISDRow 85 - Cell 2
87Nicolas Vogondy (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En LigneRow 86 - Cell 2
88Dmitriy Muravyev (Kaz) Pro Team AstanaRow 87 - Cell 2
89Tosh Van Der Sande (Bel) Lotto Belisol Team0:01:20
90Marco Pinotti (Ita) BMC Racing TeamRow 89 - Cell 2
91Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Omega Pharma - QuickstepRow 90 - Cell 2
92Yann Huguet (Fra) Argos - ShimanoRow 91 - Cell 2
93Pierre Rolland (Fra) Team EuropcarRow 92 - Cell 2
94Romain Zingle (Bel) Cofidis, Le Credit En LigneRow 93 - Cell 2
95Egoi Martinez De Esteban (Spa) Euskaltel-EuskadiRow 94 - Cell 2
96Aliaksandr Kuchynski (Blr) Katusha Team0:01:51
97Julien Vermote (Bel) Omega Pharma - Quickstep0:02:34
98Frederik Veuchelen (Bel) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling TeamRow 97 - Cell 2
99Laurent Pichon (Fra) Bretagne - Schuller0:02:45
100Matthieu Sprick (Fra) Argos - ShimanoRow 99 - Cell 2
101Jerome Coppel (Fra) Saur - SojasunRow 100 - Cell 2
102Cyril Lemoine (Fra) Saur - SojasunRow 101 - Cell 2
103Vasil Kiryienka (Blr) Movistar TeamRow 102 - Cell 2
104Manuel Quinziato (Ita) BMC Racing Team0:03:07
105Matteo Trentin (Ita) Omega Pharma - QuickstepRow 104 - Cell 2
106Salvatore Puccio (Ita) Sky ProcyclingRow 105 - Cell 2
107Sébastien Hinault (Fra) AG2R La MondialeRow 106 - Cell 2
108Luke Durbridge (Aus) Orica-GreenEdgeRow 107 - Cell 2
109Jesse Sergent (NZl) Radioshack-NissanRow 108 - Cell 2
110Maarten Neyens (Bel) Lotto Belisol TeamRow 109 - Cell 2
111Svein Tuft (Can) Orica-GreenEdgeRow 110 - Cell 2
112Mathieu Perget (Fra) AG2R La MondialeRow 111 - Cell 2
113Andriy Grivko (Ukr) Pro Team Astana0:03:42
114Yaroslav Popovych (Ukr) Radioshack-NissanRow 113 - Cell 2
115Robert Wagner (Ger) Radioshack-NissanRow 114 - Cell 2
116Lucas Sebastian Haedo (Arg) Team Saxo Bank - Tinkoff Bank0:04:05
117Kasper Klostergaard Larsen (Den) Team Saxo Bank - Tinkoff BankRow 116 - Cell 2
118Frederique Robert (Bel) Lotto Belisol Team0:05:08
119Fabio Sabatini (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale0:06:17
120Tristan Valentin (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne0:07:07
121Alex Dowsett (GBr) Sky ProcyclingRow 120 - Cell 2
122Marcello Pavarin (Ita) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling TeamRow 121 - Cell 2
123Matteo Bono (Ita) Lampre - ISDRow 122 - Cell 2
124Marcus Burghardt (Ger) BMC Racing TeamRow 123 - Cell 2
125Etienne Tortelier (Fra) Saur - Sojasun0:08:27
126Martin Kohler (Swi) BMC Racing TeamRow 125 - Cell 2
127Grega Bole (Slo) Lampre - ISDRow 126 - Cell 2
128Dimitri Champion (Fra) Bretagne - SchullerRow 127 - Cell 2
129Jon Izaguirre Insausti (Spa) Euskaltel-EuskadiRow 128 - Cell 2
130Pierre Cazaux (Fra) Euskaltel-EuskadiRow 129 - Cell 2
131Jetse Bol (Ned) Rabobank Cycling TeamRow 130 - Cell 2
132Kris Boeckmans (Bel) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team0:11:54
133Patrick Gretsch (Ger) Argos - Shimano0:13:45
134Vincent Jerome (Fra) Team EuropcarRow 133 - Cell 2
135Brian Bulgac (Ned) Lotto Belisol TeamRow 134 - Cell 2
136Daniel Oss (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale0:17:50
DNFMatthew Lloyd (Aus) Lampre - ISDRow 136 - Cell 2
DNFDaniele Righi (Ita) Lampre - ISDRow 137 - Cell 2
DNFMichael Albasini (Swi) Orica-GreenEdgeRow 138 - Cell 2
DNFBaden Cooke (Aus) Orica-GreenEdgeRow 139 - Cell 2
DNFAnthony Charteau (Fra) Team EuropcarRow 140 - Cell 2
DNFChristophe Kern (Fra) Team EuropcarRow 141 - Cell 2
DNFKévin Reza (Fra) Team EuropcarRow 142 - Cell 2
DNFMatthieu Ladagnous (Fra) FDJ-Big MatRow 143 - Cell 2
DNFCédric Pineau (Fra) FDJ-Big MatRow 144 - Cell 2
DNFDmitriy Fofonov (Kaz) Pro Team AstanaRow 145 - Cell 2
DNFJacopo Guarnieri (Ita) Pro Team AstanaRow 146 - Cell 2
DNFMaxim Iglinsky (Kaz) Pro Team AstanaRow 147 - Cell 2
DNFSimone Ponzi (Ita) Pro Team AstanaRow 148 - Cell 2
DNFJulien Berard (Fra) AG2R La MondialeRow 149 - Cell 2
DNFDries Devenyns (Bel) Omega Pharma - QuickstepRow 150 - Cell 2
DNFMichal Kwiatkowski (Pol) Omega Pharma - QuickstepRow 151 - Cell 2
DNFAdam Blythe (GBr) BMC Racing TeamRow 152 - Cell 2
DNFVladimir Isaichev (Rus) Katusha TeamRow 153 - Cell 2
DNFPablo Urtasun Perez (Spa) Euskaltel-EuskadiRow 154 - Cell 2
DNFMark Renshaw (Aus) Rabobank Cycling TeamRow 155 - Cell 2
DNFMaarten Tjallingii (Ned) Rabobank Cycling TeamRow 156 - Cell 2
DNFDavide Appollonio (Ita) Sky ProcyclingRow 157 - Cell 2
DNFJeremy Hunt (GBr) Sky ProcyclingRow 158 - Cell 2
DNFThomas Lövkvist (Swe) Sky ProcyclingRow 159 - Cell 2
DNFJoost Posthuma (Ned) Radioshack-NissanRow 160 - Cell 2
DNFAlessandro Vanotti (Ita) Liquigas-CannondaleRow 161 - Cell 2
DNFFederico Canuti (Ita) Liquigas-CannondaleRow 162 - Cell 2
DNFKristijan Koren (Slo) Liquigas-CannondaleRow 163 - Cell 2
DNFPeter Sagan (Svk) Liquigas-CannondaleRow 164 - Cell 2
DNFGert Dockx (Bel) Lotto Belisol TeamRow 165 - Cell 2
DNFJurgen Van De Walle (Bel) Lotto Belisol TeamRow 166 - Cell 2
DNFJack Bauer (NZl) Garmin-SharpRow 167 - Cell 2
DNFDavid Millar (GBr) Garmin-SharpRow 168 - Cell 2
DNFTakashi Miyazawa (Jpn) Team Saxo Bank - Tinkoff BankRow 169 - Cell 2
DNFSébastien Duret (Fra) Bretagne - SchullerRow 170 - Cell 2
DNFNicolas Edet (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En LigneRow 171 - Cell 2
DNFJulien Fouchard (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En LigneRow 172 - Cell 2
DNFRein Taaramae (Est) Cofidis, Le Credit En LigneRow 173 - Cell 2
DNFLaurent Mangel (Fra) Saur - SojasunRow 174 - Cell 2
DNFTom Stamsnijder (Ned) Argos - ShimanoRow 175 - Cell 2
DNFThomas Bonnin (Fra) Argos - ShimanoRow 176 - Cell 2
DNFThomas Damuseau (Fra) Argos - ShimanoRow 177 - Cell 2
DNSRomain Feillu (Fra) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling TeamRow 178 - Cell 2
DNSAleksejs Saramotins (Lat) Cofidis, Le Credit En LigneRow 179 - Cell 2

Thank you for reading 5 articles in the past 30 days*

Join now for unlimited access

Enjoy your first month for just £1 / $1 / €1

*Read any 5 articles for free in each 30-day period, this automatically resets

After your trial you will be billed £4.99 $7.99 €5.99 per month, cancel anytime. Or sign up for one year for just £49 $79 €59

Join now for unlimited access

Try your first month for just £1 / $1 / €1

Latest on Cyclingnews