Viviani wins Bretagne Classic in Plouay
Italian outsprints Kristoff and Colbrelli
Elia Viviani (Team Sky) won the bunch sprint to take the Bretagne Classic – Ouest France in Plouay. He beat out Alexander Kristoff (Katusha) and Sonny Colbrelli (Bahrain-Merida).
It was a day of attack groups, with many forming early and getting away but never for long. Finally Dries Devenyns (Quick-Step Floors), Sylvain Dillier (BMC), Tao Geoghegan Hart (Sky), Arnaud Gérard (Fortuneo-Oscaro), Paul Martens (LottoNL-Jumbo), Jacopo Mosca (Willier Triestina-Selle Italia), Pierre Rolland (Cannondale-Drapac) and Petr Vakoc (QuickStep Floors) were able to break away and build up a lead of not quite a minute. Team Sunweb and Dimension Data, neither in that front group, led the chase.
This group too was doomed to failure, and soon only Devenyns and Dillier were left in the lead. With 20 kilometres to go they had only 15 seconds on the reduced chasing peloton. Dillier dropped Devenyns and was then joined by Cyril Gautier (AG2R), Albert Bettiol (Cannondale-Drapac), Nathan Haas (Dimension Data), Hector Carretero (Movistar), Pieter Serry (Quick-Step Floors), Lilian Calmejane (Direct Energie) and Julien Simon (Cofidis). They took 20 seconds with them into the final 10 kilometres.
The field moved closer and closer as the finish line approached. Even though Dillier was up front, BMC lead the chase. Things totally fell apart on the final climb, the Ty-Marrec, and Bettiol jumped to take a lead solo. Philippe Gilbert (BMC) was among a number of riders who made the attempt to bridge to him, but Bettiol crested the climb alone. The pack closed him down at the flamme rouge, however, setting up a closing sprint, with Viviani pulling past Kristoff in the closing metres to take the win.
Full Results
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
---|---|---|
1 | Elia Viviani (Ita) Team Sky | 5:51:39 |
2 | Alexander Kristoff (Nor) Katusha-Alpecin | Row 1 - Cell 2 |
3 | Sonny Colbrelli (Ita) Bahrain-Merida | Row 2 - Cell 2 |
4 | Sep Vanmarcke (Bel) Cannondale-Drapac | Row 3 - Cell 2 |
5 | Michael Matthews (Aus) Team Sunweb | Row 4 - Cell 2 |
6 | Rúben Guerreiro (Por) Trek-Segafredo | Row 5 - Cell 2 |
7 | Edvald Boasson Hagen (Nor) Dimension Data | Row 6 - Cell 2 |
8 | Nacer Bouhanni (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | Row 7 - Cell 2 |
9 | Simone Consonni (Ita) UAE Team Emirates | Row 8 - Cell 2 |
10 | Greg Van Avermaet (Bel) BMC Racing Team | Row 9 - Cell 2 |
11 | Lukas Pöstlberger (Aut) Bora-Hansgrohe | Row 10 - Cell 2 |
12 | Enrico Battaglin (Ita) Team LottoNl-Jumbo | Row 11 - Cell 2 |
13 | Valerio Conti (Ita) UAE Team Emirates | Row 12 - Cell 2 |
14 | Kristian Sbaragli (Ita) Dimension Data | Row 13 - Cell 2 |
15 | Luka Mezgec (Slo) Orica-Scott | Row 14 - Cell 2 |
16 | Carlos Barbero (Spa) Movistar Team | Row 15 - Cell 2 |
17 | Kiel Reijnen (USA) Trek-Segafredo | Row 16 - Cell 2 |
18 | Anthony Delaplace (Fra) Fortuneo - Vital Concept | Row 17 - Cell 2 |
19 | Matteo Busato (Ita) Wilier Triestina | Row 18 - Cell 2 |
20 | Lilian Calmejane (Fra) Direct Energie | Row 19 - Cell 2 |
21 | Daniele Bennati (Ita) Movistar Team | Row 20 - Cell 2 |
22 | Danilo Wyss (Swi) BMC Racing Team | Row 21 - Cell 2 |
23 | Guillaume Martin (Fra) Wanty - Groupe Gobert | Row 22 - Cell 2 |
24 | Zdenek Stybar (Cze) Quick-Step Floors | Row 23 - Cell 2 |
25 | Yoann Offredo (Fra) Wanty - Groupe Gobert | Row 24 - Cell 2 |
26 | Julien Vermote (Bel) Quick-Step Floors | Row 25 - Cell 2 |
27 | Nans Peters (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 26 - Cell 2 |
28 | Daryl Impey (RSA) Orica-Scott | Row 27 - Cell 2 |
29 | Jose Herrada (Spa) Movistar Team | Row 28 - Cell 2 |
30 | Laurens De Plus (Bel) Quick-Step Floors | Row 29 - Cell 2 |
31 | Lorenzo Rota (Ita) Bardiani CSF | Row 30 - Cell 2 |
32 | Diego Ulissi (Ita) UAE Team Emirates | Row 31 - Cell 2 |
33 | Michael Valgren Andersen (Den) Astana Pro Team | Row 32 - Cell 2 |
34 | Cyril Gautier (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 33 - Cell 2 |
35 | Mauro Finetto (Ita) Delko Marseille Provence KTM | Row 34 - Cell 2 |
36 | Xandro Meurisse (Bel) Wanty - Groupe Gobert | Row 35 - Cell 2 |
37 | Thomas Boudat (Fra) Direct Energie | Row 36 - Cell 2 |
38 | Jesus Herrada (Spa) Movistar Team | Row 37 - Cell 2 |
39 | Tony Gallopin (Fra) Lotto Soudal | Row 38 - Cell 2 |
40 | Dylan Van Baarle (Ned) Cannondale-Drapac | Row 39 - Cell 2 |
41 | Fabien Grellier (Fra) Direct Energie | Row 40 - Cell 2 |
42 | Ignatas Konovalovas (Ltu) FDJ | Row 41 - Cell 2 |
43 | Philippe Gilbert (Bel) Quick-Step Floors | Row 42 - Cell 2 |
44 | Héctor Carretero (Spa) Movistar Team | Row 43 - Cell 2 |
45 | Jasha Sütterlin (Ger) Movistar Team | Row 44 - Cell 2 |
46 | Julien Simon (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | Row 45 - Cell 2 |
47 | Michal Golas (Pol) Team Sky | 0:00:13 |
48 | Dimitri Claeys (Bel) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | 0:00:16 |
49 | Alberto Bettiol (Ita) Cannondale-Drapac | 0:00:24 |
50 | Andrey Grivko (Ukr) Astana Pro Team | 0:00:27 |
51 | Viacheslav Kuznetsov (Rus) Katusha-Alpecin | 0:00:33 |
52 | Silvan Dillier (Swi) BMC Racing Team | Row 51 - Cell 2 |
53 | Rick Zabel (Ger) Katusha-Alpecin | 0:00:50 |
54 | Gediminas Bagdonas (Ltu) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 53 - Cell 2 |
55 | Alexey Vermeulen (USA) Team LottoNl-Jumbo | Row 54 - Cell 2 |
56 | Patrick Bevin (NZl) Cannondale-Drapac | 0:00:53 |
57 | Bauke Mollema (Ned) Trek-Segafredo | Row 56 - Cell 2 |
58 | Jenthe Biermans (Bel) Katusha-Alpecin | Row 57 - Cell 2 |
59 | Simone Velasco (Ita) Bardiani CSF | Row 58 - Cell 2 |
60 | Mirco Maestri (Ita) Bardiani CSF | Row 59 - Cell 2 |
61 | Quentin Pacher (Fra) Delko Marseille Provence KTM | Row 60 - Cell 2 |
62 | Pieter Serry (Bel) Quick-Step Floors | Row 61 - Cell 2 |
63 | Enrico Gasparotto (Ita) Bahrain-Merida | Row 62 - Cell 2 |
64 | Nicolas Edet (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | Row 63 - Cell 2 |
65 | Nikolas Maes (Bel) Lotto Soudal | Row 64 - Cell 2 |
66 | Victor Campenaerts (Bel) Team LottoNl-Jumbo | Row 65 - Cell 2 |
67 | Romain Hardy (Fra) Fortuneo - Vital Concept | Row 66 - Cell 2 |
68 | Fabien Doubey (Fra) Wanty - Groupe Gobert | Row 67 - Cell 2 |
69 | Angelo Tulik (Fra) Direct Energie | Row 68 - Cell 2 |
70 | Simone Petilli (Ita) UAE Team Emirates | Row 69 - Cell 2 |
71 | Gianluca Brambilla (Ita) Quick-Step Floors | Row 70 - Cell 2 |
72 | Kevin Ledanois (Fra) Fortuneo - Vital Concept | Row 71 - Cell 2 |
73 | Cyril Lemoine (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | 0:01:08 |
74 | Laurent Pichon (Fra) Fortuneo - Vital Concept | 0:01:28 |
75 | Florian Vachon (Fra) Fortuneo - Vital Concept | 0:01:29 |
76 | Maciej Bodnar (Pol) Bora-Hansgrohe | 0:01:30 |
77 | Nathan Haas (Aus) Dimension Data | 0:02:09 |
78 | Michael Schär (Swi) BMC Racing Team | Row 77 - Cell 2 |
79 | Pierre Rolland (Fra) Cannondale-Drapac | Row 78 - Cell 2 |
80 | Olivier Le Gac (Fra) FDJ | Row 79 - Cell 2 |
81 | Mike Teunissen (Ned) Team Sunweb | Row 80 - Cell 2 |
82 | Kristijan Durasek (Cro) UAE Team Emirates | Row 81 - Cell 2 |
83 | Tim Wellens (Bel) Lotto Soudal | Row 82 - Cell 2 |
84 | Simone Antonini (Ita) Wanty - Groupe Gobert | Row 83 - Cell 2 |
85 | Heinrich Haussler (Aus) Bahrain-Merida | Row 84 - Cell 2 |
86 | Romain Sicard (Fra) Direct Energie | 0:02:53 |
87 | Ben Gastauer (Lux) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 86 - Cell 2 |
88 | Bram Tankink (Ned) Team LottoNl-Jumbo | 0:02:55 |
89 | Taylor Phinney (USA) Cannondale-Drapac | Row 88 - Cell 2 |
90 | Dries Devenyns (Bel) Quick-Step Floors | Row 89 - Cell 2 |
91 | Tao Geoghegan Hart (GBr) Team Sky | 0:03:43 |
92 | Paul Martens (Ger) Team LottoNl-Jumbo | Row 91 - Cell 2 |
93 | Yukiya Arashiro (Jpn) Bahrain-Merida | Row 92 - Cell 2 |
94 | Dylan Teuns (Bel) BMC Racing Team | Row 93 - Cell 2 |
95 | Simon Gerrans (Aus) Orica-Scott | Row 94 - Cell 2 |
96 | Marco Marcato (Ita) UAE Team Emirates | Row 95 - Cell 2 |
97 | Arnaud Gerard (Fra) Fortuneo - Vital Concept | Row 96 - Cell 2 |
98 | Clement Venturini (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | 0:03:45 |
99 | Owain Doull (GBr) Team Sky | 0:04:06 |
100 | Mathew Hayman (Aus) Orica-Scott | Row 99 - Cell 2 |
101 | Nathan Van Hooydonck | 0:04:26 |
102 | Jacopo Mosca (Ita) Wilier Triestina | 0:05:00 |
103 | Michal Kwiatkowski (Pol) Team Sky | 0:06:16 |
104 | Luka Pibernik (Slo) Bahrain-Merida | 0:06:47 |
105 | Jay Robert Thomson (RSA) Dimension Data | 0:07:49 |
106 | Zhandos Bizhigitov (Kaz) Astana Pro Team | Row 105 - Cell 2 |
107 | Nikias Arndt (Ger) Team Sunweb | Row 106 - Cell 2 |
108 | Baptiste Planckaert (Bel) Katusha-Alpecin | Row 107 - Cell 2 |
109 | Mitch Docker (Aus) Orica-Scott | Row 108 - Cell 2 |
110 | Marcus Burghardt (Ger) Bora-Hansgrohe | Row 109 - Cell 2 |
111 | Petr Vakoc (Cze) Quick-Step Floors | Row 110 - Cell 2 |
112 | Martijn Keizer (Ned) Team LottoNl-Jumbo | 0:13:01 |
113 | Thomas Leezer (Ned) Team LottoNl-Jumbo | Row 112 - Cell 2 |
114 | David Gaudu (Fra) FDJ | Row 113 - Cell 2 |
115 | Benoit Vaugrenard (Fra) FDJ | Row 114 - Cell 2 |
116 | Manuel Belletti (Ita) Wilier Triestina | Row 115 - Cell 2 |
117 | Edward Ravasi (Ita) UAE Team Emirates | Row 116 - Cell 2 |
118 | Marco Minnaard (Ned) Wanty - Groupe Gobert | Row 117 - Cell 2 |
119 | Paul Ourselin (Fra) Direct Energie | 0:14:15 |
120 | Ryan Mullen (Irl) Cannondale-Drapac | Row 119 - Cell 2 |
121 | Vincenzo Albanese (Ita) Bardiani CSF | Row 120 - Cell 2 |
122 | Jean-Pierre Drucker (Lux) BMC Racing Team | 0:20:05 |
DNF | Oliver Naesen (Bel) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 122 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Rudy Barbier (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 123 - Cell 2 |
DNF | François Bidard (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 124 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Christophe Riblon (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 125 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Sebastian Langeveld (Ned) Cannondale-Drapac | Row 126 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Davide Cimolai (Ita) FDJ | Row 127 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Jacopo Guarnieri (Ita) FDJ | Row 128 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Arnaud Demare (Fra) FDJ | Row 129 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Matthieu Ladagnous (Fra) FDJ | Row 130 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Riccardo Minali (Ita) Astana Pro Team | Row 131 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Daniil Fominykh (Kaz) Astana Pro Team | Row 132 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Oscar Gatto (Ita) Astana Pro Team | Row 133 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Moreno Moser (Ita) Astana Pro Team | Row 134 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Truls Korsaeth (Nor) Astana Pro Team | Row 135 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Amael Moinard (Fra) BMC Racing Team | Row 136 - Cell 2 |
DNF | David Per (Slo) Bahrain-Merida | Row 137 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Niccolo Bonifazio (Ita) Bahrain-Merida | Row 138 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Borut Bozic (Slo) Bahrain-Merida | Row 139 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Pascal Ackermann (Ger) Bora-Hansgrohe | Row 140 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Sam Bennett (Irl) Bora-Hansgrohe | Row 141 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Erik Baska (Svk) Bora-Hansgrohe | Row 142 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Juraj Sagan (Svk) Bora-Hansgrohe | Row 143 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Rüdiger Selig (Ger) Bora-Hansgrohe | Row 144 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Natnael Berhane (Eri) Dimension Data | Row 145 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Ryan Gibbons (RSA) Dimension Data | Row 146 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Jaco Venter (RSA) Dimension Data | Row 147 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Johann Van Zyl (RSA) Dimension Data | Row 148 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Tosh Van Der Sande (Bel) Lotto Soudal | Row 149 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Sean De Bie (Bel) Lotto Soudal | Row 150 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Moreno Hofland (Ned) Lotto Soudal | Row 151 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Jasper De Buyst (Bel) Lotto Soudal | Row 152 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Jelle Vanendert (Bel) Lotto Soudal | Row 153 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Dayer Quintana (Col) Movistar Team | Row 154 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Gorka Izaguirre Insausti (Spa) Movistar Team | Row 155 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Michael Albasini (Swi) Orica-Scott | Row 156 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Caleb Ewan (Aus) Orica-Scott | Row 157 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Alexander Edmondson (Aus) Orica-Scott | Row 158 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Bryan Coquard (Fra) Direct Energie | Row 159 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Perrig Quemeneur (Fra) Direct Energie | Row 160 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Jhonatan Restrepo (Col) Katusha-Alpecin | Row 161 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Mads Würtz Schmidt (Den) Katusha-Alpecin | Row 162 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Nicola Boem (Ita) Bardiani CSF | Row 163 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Marco Maronese (Ita) Bardiani CSF | Row 164 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Paolo Simion (Ita) Bardiani CSF | Row 165 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Luca Wackermann (Ita) Bardiani CSF | Row 166 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Philip Deignan (Irl) Team Sky | Row 167 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Danny Van Poppel (Ned) Team Sky | Row 168 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Lukasz Wisniowski (Pol) Team Sky | Row 169 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Oliviero Troia (Ita) UAE Team Emirates | Row 170 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Elie Gesbert (Fra) Fortuneo - Vital Concept | Row 171 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Daniel Mclay (GBr) Fortuneo - Vital Concept | Row 172 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Christophe Laporte (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | Row 173 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Florian Senechal (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | Row 174 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Roy Curvers (Ned) Team Sunweb | Row 175 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Simon Geschke (Ger) Team Sunweb | Row 176 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Ramon Sinkeldam (Ned) Team Sunweb | Row 177 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Bert De Backer (Bel) Team Sunweb | Row 178 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Albert Timmer (Ned) Team Sunweb | Row 179 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Fabio Felline (Ita) Trek-Segafredo | Row 180 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Marco Coledan (Ita) Trek-Segafredo | Row 181 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Mads Pedersen (Den) Trek-Segafredo | Row 182 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Gregory Rast (Swi) Trek-Segafredo | Row 183 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Jasper Stuyven (Bel) Trek-Segafredo | Row 184 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Eugert Zhupa (Alb) Wilier Triestina | Row 185 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Jakub Mareczko (Ita) Wilier Triestina | Row 186 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Alberto Cecchin (Ita) Wilier Triestina | Row 187 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Filippo Pozzato (Ita) Wilier Triestina | Row 188 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Frederik Backaert (Bel) Wanty - Groupe Gobert | Row 189 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Andrea Pasqualon (Ita) Wanty - Groupe Gobert | Row 190 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Gatis Smukulis (Lat) Delko Marseille Provence KTM | Row 191 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Julien El Fares (Fra) Delko Marseille Provence KTM | Row 192 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Delio Fernandez (Spa) Delko Marseille Provence KTM | Row 193 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Romain Combaud (Fra) Delko Marseille Provence KTM | Row 194 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Thierry Hupond (Fra) Delko Marseille Provence KTM | Row 195 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Angel Madrazo (Spa) Delko Marseille Provence KTM | Row 196 - Cell 2 |
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