Naesen wins GP Ouest-France Plouay
IAM rider victorious from breakaway
Oliver Naesen (IAM Cycling) foiled the sprinters to win the GP Ouest France-Plouay WorldTour race, topping breakaway companion Alberto Bettiol (Cannondale-Drapac).
Alexander Kristoff (Katusha) led the peloton across the line for third just seconds behind.
Naesen and Bettiol were part of a four-man escape that came together in the final 40km of the race, together with Alexis Gougeard (AG2R La Mondiale) and Wanty Groupe-Gobert's Guillaume Martin, but shed Gougeard before the final lap.
The trio began the last lap with only a minute on the peloton, and when Martin let go of the move it seemed the bunch sprint would be inevitable.
But Bettiol and Naesen survived the attacks from the peloton, including one from Olympic champion Greg Van Avermaet, who hit out on the final climb with 4km to go.
"I still cannot believe I've won a World Tour race. This is huge," Naesen said. "Our team is stopping at the end of this year. Fortunately, I have found a home. In 2017 I will move to AG2R La Mondiale but every rider in our current team is still very motivated. We all want to finish in a beautiful way, it seems."
"It is an incredible last moment for our team. Jonas Vangenechten won a stage in the Vuelta a Espana, today I win the Bretagne Classic.
"I know I'm not slow at the finish which I've proven again today. It was my first participation in this race and immediately I've won. You can not do better in dreams."
Full Results
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
---|---|---|
1 | Oliver Naesen (Bel) IAM Cycling | 5:58:46 |
2 | Alberto Bettiol (Ita) Cannondale-Drapac | 0:00:02 |
3 | Alexander Kristoff (Nor) Team Katusha | 0:00:05 |
4 | Michael Matthews (Aus) Orica-BikeExchange | Row 3 - Cell 2 |
5 | John Degenkolb (Ger) Team Giant-Alpecin | Row 4 - Cell 2 |
6 | Maciej Paterski (Pol) CCC Sprandi Polkowice | Row 5 - Cell 2 |
7 | Daniel Hoelgaard (Nor) FDJ | Row 6 - Cell 2 |
8 | Giacomo Nizzolo (Ita) Trek-Segafredo | Row 7 - Cell 2 |
9 | Matteo Trentin (Ita) Etixx - Quick-Step | Row 8 - Cell 2 |
10 | Edvald Boasson Hagen (Nor) Dimension Data | Row 9 - Cell 2 |
11 | Ramunas Navardauskas (Ltu) Cannondale-Drapac | Row 10 - Cell 2 |
12 | Loic Vliegen (Bel) BMC Racing Team | Row 11 - Cell 2 |
13 | Danny Van Poppel (Ned) Team Sky | Row 12 - Cell 2 |
14 | Sebastian Langeveld (Ned) Cannondale-Drapac | Row 13 - Cell 2 |
15 | Michael Valgren (Den) Tinkoff Team | Row 14 - Cell 2 |
16 | Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 15 - Cell 2 |
17 | Wilco Kelderman (Ned) Team LottoNl-Jumbo | Row 16 - Cell 2 |
18 | Yoann Offredo (Fra) FDJ | Row 17 - Cell 2 |
19 | Ben Gastauer (Lux) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 18 - Cell 2 |
20 | Anthony Turgis (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | Row 19 - Cell 2 |
21 | Anthony Delaplace (Fra) Fortuneo - Vital Concept | Row 20 - Cell 2 |
22 | Martin Elmiger (Swi) IAM Cycling | Row 21 - Cell 2 |
23 | Tom Boonen (Bel) Etixx - Quick-Step | Row 22 - Cell 2 |
24 | Dimitri Claeys (Bel) Wanty - Groupe Gobert | Row 23 - Cell 2 |
25 | Roman Kreuziger (Cze) Tinkoff Team | Row 24 - Cell 2 |
26 | Tiesj Benoot (Bel) Lotto Soudal | Row 25 - Cell 2 |
27 | Julien Simon (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | Row 26 - Cell 2 |
28 | Anthony Roux (Fra) FDJ | Row 27 - Cell 2 |
29 | David Tanner (Aus) IAM Cycling | Row 28 - Cell 2 |
30 | Rui Alberto Da Costa (Por) Lampre - Merida | Row 29 - Cell 2 |
31 | Tom Van Asbroeck (Bel) Team LottoNl-Jumbo | Row 30 - Cell 2 |
32 | Bryan Coquard (Fra) Direct Energie | Row 31 - Cell 2 |
33 | Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Direct Energie | Row 32 - Cell 2 |
34 | Jens Debusschere (Bel) Lotto Soudal | Row 33 - Cell 2 |
35 | Gianni Moscon (Ita) Team Sky | Row 34 - Cell 2 |
36 | Pavel Brutt (Rus) Tinkoff Team | Row 35 - Cell 2 |
37 | Guillaume Martin (Fra) Wanty - Groupe Gobert | Row 36 - Cell 2 |
38 | Oscar Gatto (Ita) Tinkoff Team | 0:00:09 |
39 | Tom Jelte Slagter (Ned) Cannondale-Drapac | Row 38 - Cell 2 |
40 | Søren Kragh Andersen (Den) Team Giant-Alpecin | Row 39 - Cell 2 |
41 | Ignatas Konovalovas (Ltu) FDJ | Row 40 - Cell 2 |
42 | Sonny Colbrelli (Ita) Bardiani CSF | Row 41 - Cell 2 |
43 | Marco Marcato (Ita) Wanty - Groupe Gobert | Row 42 - Cell 2 |
44 | Diego Ulissi (Ita) Lampre - Merida | Row 43 - Cell 2 |
45 | Greg Van Avermaet (Bel) BMC Racing Team | Row 44 - Cell 2 |
46 | Jasper Stuyven (Bel) Trek-Segafredo | Row 45 - Cell 2 |
47 | Tony Gallopin (Fra) Lotto Soudal | Row 46 - Cell 2 |
48 | Sam Oomen (Ned) Team Giant-Alpecin | 0:00:20 |
49 | Julien El Fares (Fra) Delko Marseille Provence KTM | 0:00:40 |
50 | Geoffrey Soupe (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | Row 49 - Cell 2 |
51 | Javier Moreno Bazan (Spa) Movistar Team | Row 50 - Cell 2 |
52 | Reto Hollenstein (Swi) IAM Cycling | Row 51 - Cell 2 |
53 | Pim Ligthart (Ned) Lotto Soudal | Row 52 - Cell 2 |
54 | Luka Mezgec (Slo) Orica-BikeExchange | Row 53 - Cell 2 |
55 | Daniel Mclay (GBr) Fortuneo - Vital Concept | Row 54 - Cell 2 |
56 | Davide Cimolai (Ita) Lampre - Merida | Row 55 - Cell 2 |
57 | Lorenzo Rota (Ita) Bardiani CSF | Row 56 - Cell 2 |
58 | Simone Velasco (Ita) Bardiani CSF | Row 57 - Cell 2 |
59 | Julien Loubet (Fra) Fortuneo - Vital Concept | Row 58 - Cell 2 |
60 | Nikolas Maes (Bel) Etixx - Quick-Step | Row 59 - Cell 2 |
61 | Jonathan Fumeaux (Swi) IAM Cycling | Row 60 - Cell 2 |
62 | Davide Martinelli (Ita) Etixx - Quick-Step | Row 61 - Cell 2 |
63 | Gorka Izaguirre (Spa) Movistar Team | Row 62 - Cell 2 |
64 | Simon Geschke (Ger) Team Giant-Alpecin | 0:00:45 |
65 | Edoardo Zardini (Ita) Bardiani CSF | 0:01:17 |
66 | Thomas Degand (Bel) Wanty - Groupe Gobert | Row 65 - Cell 2 |
67 | Marinus Minnaard (Ned) Wanty - Groupe Gobert | Row 66 - Cell 2 |
68 | Enrico Barbin (Ita) Bardiani CSF | Row 67 - Cell 2 |
69 | Francisco Ventoso (Spa) Movistar Team | Row 68 - Cell 2 |
70 | Jasha Sütterlin (Ger) Movistar Team | 0:01:30 |
71 | Gaetan Bille (Bel) Wanty - Groupe Gobert | Row 70 - Cell 2 |
72 | Michael Schär (Swi) BMC Racing Team | Row 71 - Cell 2 |
73 | Manuel Senni (Ita) BMC Racing Team | Row 72 - Cell 2 |
74 | Frederik Backaert (Bel) Wanty - Groupe Gobert | Row 73 - Cell 2 |
75 | Moreno Hofland (Ned) Team LottoNl-Jumbo | Row 74 - Cell 2 |
76 | Cédric Pineau (Fra) FDJ | Row 75 - Cell 2 |
77 | Marcus Burghardt (Ger) BMC Racing Team | Row 76 - Cell 2 |
78 | Thomas Leezer (Ned) Team LottoNl-Jumbo | Row 77 - Cell 2 |
79 | Kanstantsin Siutsou (Blr) Dimension Data | Row 78 - Cell 2 |
80 | Thierry Hupond (Fra) Delko Marseille Provence KTM | Row 79 - Cell 2 |
81 | Roy Curvers (Ned) Team Giant-Alpecin | Row 80 - Cell 2 |
82 | Adam Blythe (GBr) Tinkoff Team | Row 81 - Cell 2 |
83 | Lukasz Wisniowski (Pol) Etixx - Quick-Step | Row 82 - Cell 2 |
84 | Jesus Herrada Lopez (Spa) Movistar Team | Row 83 - Cell 2 |
85 | Maarten Wynants (Bel) Team LottoNl-Jumbo | Row 84 - Cell 2 |
86 | Pierrick Fedrigo (Fra) Fortuneo - Vital Concept | 0:01:34 |
87 | Cyril Lemoine (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | Row 86 - Cell 2 |
88 | Timo Roosen (Ned) Team LottoNl-Jumbo | 0:02:07 |
89 | Quentin Pacher (Fra) Delko Marseille Provence KTM | 0:02:31 |
90 | Mikael Cherel (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | 0:03:03 |
91 | Grégory Rast (Swi) Trek-Segafredo | Row 90 - Cell 2 |
92 | Arman Kamyshev (Kaz) Astana Pro Team | Row 91 - Cell 2 |
93 | Luke Rowe (GBr) Team Sky | 0:03:58 |
94 | Lars Petter Nordhaug (Nor) Team Sky | Row 93 - Cell 2 |
95 | Tim Wellens (Bel) Lotto Soudal | 0:04:01 |
96 | Sep Vanmarcke (Bel) Team LottoNl-Jumbo | Row 95 - Cell 2 |
97 | Iljo Keisse (Bel) Etixx - Quick-Step | Row 96 - Cell 2 |
98 | Matteo Bono (Ita) Lampre - Merida | Row 97 - Cell 2 |
99 | Jacopo Guarnieri (Ita) Team Katusha | Row 98 - Cell 2 |
100 | Cyril Gautier (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 99 - Cell 2 |
101 | Mathew Hayman (Aus) Orica-BikeExchange | 0:04:08 |
102 | Luke Durbridge (Aus) Orica-BikeExchange | Row 101 - Cell 2 |
103 | Amaël Moinard (Fra) BMC Racing Team | Row 102 - Cell 2 |
104 | Delio Fernandez Cruz (Spa) Delko Marseille Provence KTM | Row 103 - Cell 2 |
105 | Michael Albasini (Swi) Orica-BikeExchange | 0:04:56 |
106 | Ben Swift (GBr) Team Sky | Row 105 - Cell 2 |
107 | Carlos Verona (Spa) Orica-BikeExchange | Row 106 - Cell 2 |
108 | Simone Antonini (Ita) Wanty - Groupe Gobert | 0:05:14 |
109 | Aleksei Tcatevich (Rus) Team Katusha | Row 108 - Cell 2 |
110 | Alexis Gougeard (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | 0:05:58 |
111 | Sondre Holst Enger (Nor) IAM Cycling | Row 110 - Cell 2 |
112 | Nicola Boem (Ita) Bardiani CSF | Row 111 - Cell 2 |
113 | Víctor De La Parte (Spa) CCC Sprandi Polkowice | Row 112 - Cell 2 |
114 | Jack Bauer (NZl) Cannondale-Drapac | Row 113 - Cell 2 |
115 | Matej Mohoric (Slo) Lampre - Merida | Row 114 - Cell 2 |
116 | Fabien Grellier (Fra) Direct Energie | Row 115 - Cell 2 |
117 | Jaroslaw Marycz (Pol) CCC Sprandi Polkowice | Row 116 - Cell 2 |
118 | Eduardo Sepulveda (Arg) Fortuneo - Vital Concept | Row 117 - Cell 2 |
119 | Marco Haller (Aut) Team Katusha | Row 118 - Cell 2 |
120 | Arnaud Gerard (Fra) Fortuneo - Vital Concept | 0:07:41 |
121 | Benoît Vaugrenard (Fra) FDJ | Row 120 - Cell 2 |
122 | Oliver Zaugg (Swi) IAM Cycling | Row 121 - Cell 2 |
123 | Paul Martens (Ger) Team LottoNl-Jumbo | Row 122 - Cell 2 |
124 | Michal Kolár (Svk) Tinkoff Team | Row 123 - Cell 2 |
125 | Jan Hirt (Cze) CCC Sprandi Polkowice | Row 124 - Cell 2 |
126 | Olivier Le Gac (Fra) FDJ | 0:10:38 |
127 | Boy Van Poppel (Ned) Trek-Segafredo | Row 126 - Cell 2 |
128 | Romain Combaud (Fra) Delko Marseille Provence KTM | 0:12:57 |
DNF | Vladimir Isaychev (Rus) Team Katusha | Row 128 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Dmitrii Kozonchuk (Rus) Team Katusha | Row 129 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Jurgen Van Den Broeck (Bel) Team Katusha | Row 130 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Ilnur Zakarin (Rus) Team Katusha | Row 131 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Dylan Van Baarle (Ned) Cannondale-Drapac | Row 132 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Ryan Mullen (Irl) Cannondale-Drapac | Row 133 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Wouter Wippert (Ned) Cannondale-Drapac | Row 134 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Arnaud Demare (Fra) FDJ | Row 135 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Maxat Ayazbayev (Kaz) Astana Pro Team | Row 136 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Lars Boom (Ned) Astana Pro Team | Row 137 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Laurens De Vreese (Bel) Astana Pro Team | Row 138 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Andriy Grivko (Ukr) Astana Pro Team | Row 139 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Andrea Guardini (Ita) Astana Pro Team | Row 140 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Ruslan Tleubayev (Kaz) Astana Pro Team | Row 141 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Eros Capecchi (Ita) Astana Pro Team | Row 142 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Daniel Oss (Ita) BMC Racing Team | Row 143 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Peter Velits (Svk) BMC Racing Team | Row 144 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Heinrich Haussler (Aus) IAM Cycling | Row 145 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Damien Gaudin (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 146 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Matteo Montaguti (Ita) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 147 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Alexis Vuillermoz (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 148 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Natnael Berhane (Eri) Dimension Data | Row 149 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Serge Pauwels (Bel) Dimension Data | Row 150 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Songezo Jim (RSA) Dimension Data | Row 151 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Reinardt Janse Van Rensburg (RSA) Dimension Data | Row 152 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Jay Robert Thomson (RSA) Dimension Data | Row 153 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Johann Van Zyl (RSA) Dimension Data | Row 154 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Sean De Bie (Bel) Lotto Soudal | Row 155 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Jurgen Roelandts (Bel) Lotto Soudal | Row 156 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Jelle Vanendert (Bel) Lotto Soudal | Row 157 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Alex Dowsett (GBr) Movistar Team | Row 158 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Juan Jose Lobato (Spa) Movistar Team | Row 159 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Marc Soler (Spa) Movistar Team | Row 160 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Stijn Vandenbergh (Bel) Etixx - Quick-Step | Row 161 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Julien Vermote (Bel) Etixx - Quick-Step | Row 162 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Ruben Plaza Molina (Spa) Orica-BikeExchange | Row 163 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Daryl Impey (RSA) Orica-BikeExchange | Row 164 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Jeremy Cornu (Fra) Direct Energie | Row 165 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Yohann Gene (Fra) Direct Energie | Row 166 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Alexandre Pichot (Fra) Direct Energie | Row 167 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Adrien Petit (Fra) Direct Energie | Row 168 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Direct Energie | Row 169 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Bert De Backer (Bel) Team Giant-Alpecin | Row 170 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Ramon Sinkeldam (Ned) Team Giant-Alpecin | Row 171 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Albert Timmer (Ned) Team Giant-Alpecin | Row 172 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Simone Andreetta (Ita) Bardiani CSF | Row 173 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Nicola Ruffoni (Ita) Bardiani CSF | Row 174 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Philip Deignan (Irl) Team Sky | Row 175 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Andrew Fenn (GBr) Team Sky | Row 176 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Sebastian Henao Gomez (Col) Team Sky | Row 177 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Juraj Sagan (Svk) Tinkoff Team | Row 178 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Peter Sagan (Svk) Tinkoff Team | Row 179 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Florian Vachon (Fra) Fortuneo - Vital Concept | Row 180 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Jean-Marc Bideau (Fra) Fortuneo - Vital Concept | Row 181 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Nacer Bouhanni (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | Row 182 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Borut Bozic (Slo) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | Row 183 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Nicolas Edet (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | Row 184 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Christophe Laporte (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | Row 185 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Przemyslaw Niemiec (Pol) Lampre - Merida | Row 186 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Gang Xu (Chn) Lampre - Merida | Row 187 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Jan Polanc (Slo) Lampre - Merida | Row 188 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Eugenio Alafaci (Ita) Trek-Segafredo | Row 189 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Julian David Arredondo (Col) Trek-Segafredo | Row 190 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Jack Bobridge (Aus) Trek-Segafredo | Row 191 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Marco Coledan (Ita) Trek-Segafredo | Row 192 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Felix Grosschartner (Aut) CCC Sprandi Polkowice | Row 193 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Adrian Kurek (Pol) CCC Sprandi Polkowice | Row 194 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Davide Rebellin (Ita) CCC Sprandi Polkowice | Row 195 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Branislau Samoilau (Blr) CCC Sprandi Polkowice | Row 196 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Christophe Laborie (Fra) Delko Marseille Provence KTM | Row 197 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Asbjørn Kragh Andersen (Den) Delko Marseille Provence KTM | Row 198 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Daniel Diaz (Arg) Delko Marseille Provence KTM | Row 199 - Cell 2 |
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