Dumoulin wins in France
Marcato and Vichot clinch second and third spots
Samuel Dumoulin has won Europe's first professional race of 2012, the GP La Marseillaise. In a sprint from a 15-man group, the Cofidis rider proven to be the freshest at the end of a demanding race held in cold and windy weather conditions. Dumoulin outsprinted Marco Marcato (Vacansoleil) and Arthur Vichot (FDJ-BigMat) to take the lead in the French Cup standings.
The 148 kilometre race was marked by several breakaways and attacks. A first group including Dumoulin's teammate Rein Taaramae as well as Rémi Cusin (Type 1), Rémi Pauriol (FDJ-BigMat), Guillaume Bonnafond (AG2R La Mondiale), Cyril Lemoine (Saur-Sojasun), Franck Vermeulen (Véranda Rideau U) and Bert-Jan Lindeman (Vacansoleil) was caught before the decisive Col de la Gineste, 20 kilometres from the finish line outside Marseille's Stade Velodrome.
Mikael Cherel (AG2R La Mondiale) was the first to accelerate, breaking up the field. A group of 12 riders created a gap and Dumoulin, together with Vichot and Jérémie Galland (Saur-Sojasun, fourth-placed) bridged up.
"When I saw Arthur and Jérémie jump, I knew it was the right moment to go," Dumoulin told AFP. "The last descent did not cause any problems. In the finale, I manoeuvred well." However, the finish on Avenue Michelet "doesn't suit me too well," he added to Velochrono. "Everybody marked me and noone dared to launch the sprint. I passed by moving up the barriers."
Full Results
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
---|---|---|
1 | Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne | 3:39:29 |
2 | Marco Marcato (Ita) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | Row 1 - Cell 2 |
3 | Arthur Vichot (Fra) FDJ | Row 2 - Cell 2 |
4 | Jérémie Galland (Fra) Saur - Sojasun | Row 3 - Cell 2 |
5 | Davide Malacarne (Ita) Team Europcar | Row 4 - Cell 2 |
6 | Romain Hardy (Fra) Bretagne - Schuller | Row 5 - Cell 2 |
7 | Julien Guay (Fra) Roubaix Lille Metropole | Row 6 - Cell 2 |
8 | Mikael Chérel (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 7 - Cell 2 |
9 | Pieter Serry (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator | Row 8 - Cell 2 |
10 | Bert De Waele (Bel) Landbouwkrediet | Row 9 - Cell 2 |
11 | Rémy Di Grégorio (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne | Row 10 - Cell 2 |
12 | Romain Bardet (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 11 - Cell 2 |
13 | David Le Lay (Fra) Saur - Sojasun | Row 12 - Cell 2 |
14 | Thibaut Pinot (Fra) FDJ | 0:00:06 |
15 | Lieuwe Westra (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | Row 14 - Cell 2 |
16 | Bobbie Traksel (Ned) Landbouwkrediet | 0:00:30 |
17 | Björn Leukemans (Bel) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | Row 16 - Cell 2 |
18 | Julien El Fares (Fra) Team Type 1 - Sanofi Aventis | Row 17 - Cell 2 |
19 | Cyril Lemoine (Fra) Saur - Sojasun | Row 18 - Cell 2 |
20 | Jonathan Hivert (Fra) Saur - Sojasun | Row 19 - Cell 2 |
21 | Maxime Bouet (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 20 - Cell 2 |
22 | Rémi Pauriol (Fra) FDJ | Row 21 - Cell 2 |
23 | Grégoire Tarride (Fra) Velo-Club La Pomme Marseille | Row 22 - Cell 2 |
24 | Yohan Bagot (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne | Row 23 - Cell 2 |
25 | Ben Gastauer (Lux) AG2R La Mondiale | 0:00:34 |
26 | Georg Preidler (Aut) Team Type 1 - Sanofi Aventis | 0:01:57 |
27 | Romain Feillu (Fra) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | 0:02:23 |
28 | Clément Koretzky (Fra) Velo-Club La Pomme Marseille | Row 27 - Cell 2 |
29 | Jean-Marc Bideau (Fra) Bretagne - Schuller | Row 28 - Cell 2 |
30 | Davy Commeyne (Bel) Landbouwkrediet | Row 29 - Cell 2 |
31 | Armindo Fonseca (Fra) Bretagne - Schuller | Row 30 - Cell 2 |
32 | Benjamin Giraud (Fra) Velo-Club La Pomme Marseille | Row 31 - Cell 2 |
33 | Staf Scheirlinckx (Bel) Accent Jobs - Willems Veranda's | Row 32 - Cell 2 |
34 | Florian Vachon (Fra) Bretagne - Schuller | Row 33 - Cell 2 |
35 | Koen Barbe (Bel) Landbouwkrediet | Row 34 - Cell 2 |
36 | Gediminas Bagdonas (Ltu) An Post - Sean Kelly | Row 35 - Cell 2 |
37 | Alexandre Pichot (Fra) Team Europcar | Row 36 - Cell 2 |
38 | Mark Mcnally (GBr) An Post - Sean Kelly | Row 37 - Cell 2 |
39 | Yannick Martinez (Fra) Velo-Club La Pomme Marseille | Row 38 - Cell 2 |
40 | Jelle Wallays (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator | Row 39 - Cell 2 |
41 | Dirk Bellemakers (Ned) Landbouwkrediet | Row 40 - Cell 2 |
42 | Julien Simon (Fra) Saur - Sojasun | Row 41 - Cell 2 |
43 | Jean-Pierre Drucker (Lux) Accent Jobs - Willems Veranda's | Row 42 - Cell 2 |
44 | Tomasz Olejnik (Pol) Veranda Rideau - Super U | Row 43 - Cell 2 |
45 | Laurens De Vreese (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator | Row 44 - Cell 2 |
46 | Lazlo Bodrogi (Fra) Team Type 1 - Sanofi Aventis | Row 45 - Cell 2 |
47 | Javier Megias Leal (Spa) Team Type 1 - Sanofi Aventis | Row 46 - Cell 2 |
48 | Pieter Vanspeybrouck (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator | Row 47 - Cell 2 |
49 | Frank Vermeulen (Fra) Veranda Rideau - Super U | Row 48 - Cell 2 |
50 | Cédric Pineau (Fra) FDJ | Row 49 - Cell 2 |
51 | Anthony Delaplace (Fra) Saur - Sojasun | Row 50 - Cell 2 |
52 | Romain Zingle (Bel) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne | Row 51 - Cell 2 |
53 | Laurent Pichon (Fra) Bretagne - Schuller | Row 52 - Cell 2 |
54 | Yann Huguet (Fra) Projet 1t4i | Row 53 - Cell 2 |
55 | Lloyd Mondory (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 54 - Cell 2 |
56 | Anthony Ravard (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 55 - Cell 2 |
57 | Frederik Veuchelen (Bel) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | Row 56 - Cell 2 |
58 | Remi Cusin (Fra) Team Type 1 - Sanofi Aventis | Row 57 - Cell 2 |
59 | Arnold Jeannesson (Fra) FDJ | Row 58 - Cell 2 |
60 | Sander Armee (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator | Row 59 - Cell 2 |
61 | Vincent Jerome (Fra) Team Europcar | Row 60 - Cell 2 |
62 | Anthony Geslin (Fra) FDJ | Row 61 - Cell 2 |
63 | Frédéric Amorison (Bel) Landbouwkrediet | Row 62 - Cell 2 |
64 | Stéphane Poulhies (Fra) Saur - Sojasun | Row 63 - Cell 2 |
65 | Hubert Dupont (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 64 - Cell 2 |
66 | Kris Boeckmans (Bel) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | Row 65 - Cell 2 |
67 | Daniele Colli (Ita) Team Type 1 - Sanofi Aventis | Row 66 - Cell 2 |
68 | Guillaume Faucon (Fra) Big Mat - Auber 93 | 0:07:31 |
69 | Ronan Mclaughlin (Irl) An Post - Sean Kelly | 0:07:53 |
70 | Guillaume Bonnafond (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | 0:07:55 |
71 | Giovanni Bernaudeau (Fra) Team Europcar | Row 70 - Cell 2 |
72 | Rein Taaramae (Est) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne | Row 71 - Cell 2 |
73 | Yannick Talabardon (Fra) Saur - Sojasun | Row 72 - Cell 2 |
74 | Steven Van Vooren (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator | 0:10:11 |
75 | Michael Olejnik (Pol) Veranda Rideau - Super U | Row 74 - Cell 2 |
76 | Preben Van Hecke (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator | Row 75 - Cell 2 |
77 | Kurt Hovelynck (Bel) Landbouwkrediet | Row 76 - Cell 2 |
78 | Benoit Jarrier (Fra) Veranda Rideau - Super U | Row 77 - Cell 2 |
79 | Andy Cappelle (Bel) Accent Jobs - Willems Veranda's | Row 78 - Cell 2 |
80 | Yohan Cauquil (Fra) Velo-Club La Pomme Marseille | Row 79 - Cell 2 |
81 | Pieter Ghyllebert (Bel) An Post - Sean Kelly | Row 80 - Cell 2 |
82 | Jérôme Cousin (Fra) Team Europcar | Row 81 - Cell 2 |
HD | Niko Eeckhout (Bel) An Post - Sean Kelly | 0:12:02 |
HD | Thierry Hupond (Fra) Projet 1t4i | Row 83 - Cell 2 |
HD | Julien Antomarchi (Fra) Team Type 1 - Sanofi Aventis | Row 84 - Cell 2 |
HD | Toms Skujins (Lat) Velo-Club La Pomme Marseille | Row 85 - Cell 2 |
HD | Stijn Ennekens (Bel) An Post - Sean Kelly | Row 86 - Cell 2 |
HD | Sean Downey (Irl) An Post - Sean Kelly | Row 87 - Cell 2 |
HD | Arnaud Labbe (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne | Row 88 - Cell 2 |
HD | Wim De Vocht (Bel) Accent Jobs - Willems Veranda's | Row 89 - Cell 2 |
HD | Romain Bacon (Fra) Big Mat - Auber 93 | Row 90 - Cell 2 |
HD | Arnaud Gérard (Fra) FDJ | Row 91 - Cell 2 |
HD | Jure Kocjan (Slo) Team Type 1 - Sanofi Aventis | Row 92 - Cell 2 |
HD | Freddy Bichot (Fra) Veranda Rideau - Super U | Row 93 - Cell 2 |
HD | Fabien Schmidt (Fra) Roubaix Lille Metropole | Row 94 - Cell 2 |
HD | Anthony Colin (Fra) Roubaix Lille Metropole | Row 95 - Cell 2 |
HD | Kevin Lalouette (Fra) Roubaix Lille Metropole | Row 96 - Cell 2 |
HD | Guillaume Malle (Fra) Veranda Rideau - Super U | Row 97 - Cell 2 |
HD | Jonathan Thire (Fra) Big Mat - Auber 93 | Row 98 - Cell 2 |
HD | Gaël Malacarne (Fra) Bretagne - Schuller | Row 99 - Cell 2 |
HD | Kenny Elissonde (Fra) FDJ | Row 100 - Cell 2 |
HD | Arnaud Molmy (Fra) Veranda Rideau - Super U | Row 101 - Cell 2 |
HD | Johan Mombaerts (Fra) Big Mat - Auber 93 | Row 102 - Cell 2 |
HD | Tom Stamsnijder (Ned) Projet 1t4i | Row 103 - Cell 2 |
HD | Dimitri Champion (Fra) Bretagne - Schuller | Row 104 - Cell 2 |
HD | Steven Tronet (Fra) Big Mat - Auber 93 | Row 105 - Cell 2 |
HD | Matthieu Sprick (Fra) Projet 1t4i | Row 106 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Martijn Keizer (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | Row 107 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Bert-Jan Lindeman (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | Row 108 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Nicolas Edet (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne | Row 109 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Jean Eudes Demaret (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne | Row 110 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Thomas Damuseau (Fra) Projet 1t4i | Row 111 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Thomas Bonnin (Fra) Projet 1t4i | Row 112 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Bert De Backer (Bel) Projet 1t4i | Row 113 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Ronan Van Zandbeek (Ned) Projet 1t4i | Row 114 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Anthony Charteau (Fra) Team Europcar | Row 115 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Angelo Tulik (Fra) Team Europcar | Row 116 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Tony Hurel (Fra) Team Europcar | Row 117 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Egidijus Juodvalkis (Ltu) Landbouwkrediet | Row 118 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Nicolas Rousseau (Fra) Big Mat - Auber 93 | Row 119 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Ronan Racault (Fra) Big Mat - Auber 93 | Row 120 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Benoit Drujon (Fra) Big Mat - Auber 93 | Row 121 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Dominique Cornu (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator | Row 122 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Jean-Luc Delpech (Fra) Bretagne - Schuller | Row 123 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Stefan Van Dijk (Ned) Accent Jobs - Willems Veranda's | Row 124 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Leif Hoste (Bel) Accent Jobs - Willems Veranda's | Row 125 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Kevin Ista (Bel) Accent Jobs - Willems Veranda's | Row 126 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Rob Goris (Bel) Accent Jobs - Willems Veranda's | Row 127 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Loic Desriac (Fra) Roubaix Lille Metropole | Row 128 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Pierre Drancourt (Fra) Roubaix Lille Metropole | Row 129 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Denis Flahaut (Fra) Roubaix Lille Metropole | Row 130 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Morgan Kneisky (Fra) Roubaix Lille Metropole | Row 131 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Mathieu Delaroziere (Fra) Velo-Club La Pomme Marseille | Row 132 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Evaldas Siskevicius (Ltu) Velo-Club La Pomme Marseille | Row 133 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Kenneth Van Bilsen (Bel) An Post - Sean Kelly | Row 134 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Justin Jules (Fra) Veranda Rideau - Super U | Row 135 - Cell 2 |
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