Ghyselinck claims first career win
Duchesne and Jaurégui make the top 3
Belgium's Jan Ghyselinck of Wanty-Groupe Gobert claimed the first pro victory of his career at the age of 26 in the French cup race La Polynormande organized by exiting Tour de France speaker Daniel Mangeas in his village of Saint-Martin-de-Landelles. He outsprinted Canadian neo pro Antoine Duchesne who delivered his first result for Europcar.
With 5km to go, both came out of a group of 14 escapees formed after only 25km of racing with Arnaud Courteille (FDJ.fr), Thomas Vaubourzeix (La Pomme Marseille), Sébastien Delfosse (Wallonie-Bruxelles), Steve Chainel and Damien Gaudin (AG2R-La Mondiale), Quentin Jaurégui (Roubaix-Lille métropole), Anthony Delaplace and Jean-Marc Bideau (Bretagne-Séché Environnement), Romain Hardy (Cofidis), Yann Guyot (French national team), Stijn Steels (Topsport Vlaanderen-Baloise) and Stéphane Rossetto (BigMat-Auber 93).
"It's wonderful to win here!", reacted Ghyselinck who was tipped as a future champion when he joined HTC-Columbia as a neo pro at the same time as Tejay van Garderen after winning the U23 Tour of Flanders in 2009. "I was a domestique in a big team", he remembered of his first experience. "Then I joined Cofidis where the atmosphere wasn't great. I hope this victory to be a restart for my career. I didn't feel good at the beginning of the race today. At some stage I was reported to being dropped from the front group but I was only 80 meters behind. When I attacked with 5 or 6km to go, I was feeling much better."
Ghyselinck enjoyed being reinforced by Canadian rouleur Duchesne who helped him staying away. It was also a first pro result for the Europcar recruit who eyes at the World Tour races at home in September, particularly the GP Québec whose course passes right in front of his apartment. "I'm really happy to get this first result this year", Duchesne told Cyclingnews. "I hadn't raced for a while and I felt good at the Tour de Wallonie last week so I came here with ambitions. I felt I was among the strongest in the breakaway. But I tried to ride conservative and not do useless efforts. I've got no regret because Jan was superior when he rode me off with 500 meters to go. It had been a very demanding race and everyone was cooked."
Frustration was more obvious in the case of third placed Jaurégui who would have loved to sprint for first place as he easily won the contest for third. "The first two have been the smartest", said the cyclo-crossman from the north of France. "Many riders have tried to go. It was a question of not missing the right move. I'm not far from a top result and I confirm that I can do well in difficult French cup races."
No change occurred in the French cup standings with Julien Simon of Cofidis remaining in first place.
Results
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
---|---|---|
1 | Jan Ghyselinck (Bel) Wanty-Groupe Gobert | 3:56:40 |
2 | Antoine Duchesne (Can) Team Europcar | 0:00:08 |
3 | Quentin Jauregui (Fra) Roubaix Lille Metropole | 0:00:12 |
4 | Yann Guyot (Fra) EQUIPE DE FRANCE | Row 3 - Cell 2 |
5 | Sébastien Delfosse (Bel) Wallonie - Bruxelles | Row 4 - Cell 2 |
6 | Romain Hardy (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Crédits | Row 5 - Cell 2 |
7 | Stijn Steels (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen-Baloise | Row 6 - Cell 2 |
8 | Anthony Delaplace (Fra) Bretagne Séché Environnement | Row 7 - Cell 2 |
9 | Stéphane Rossetto (Fra) BigMat - Auber 93 | Row 8 - Cell 2 |
10 | Arnaud Courteille (Fra) FDJ.fr | Row 9 - Cell 2 |
11 | Damien Gaudin (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | 0:00:25 |
12 | Jean-Marc Bideau (Fra) Bretagne Séché Environnement | 0:00:36 |
13 | Jérome Baugnies (Bel) Wanty-Groupe Gobert | 0:01:50 |
14 | Laurens De Vreese (Bel) Wanty-Groupe Gobert | Row 13 - Cell 2 |
15 | Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | 0:01:52 |
16 | Julien Simon (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Crédits | Row 15 - Cell 2 |
17 | Sébastien Turgot (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 16 - Cell 2 |
18 | Tom Van Asbroeck (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen-Baloise | Row 17 - Cell 2 |
19 | Steven Tronet (Fra) BigMat - Auber 93 | Row 18 - Cell 2 |
20 | Armindo Fonseca (Fra) Bretagne Séché Environnement | Row 19 - Cell 2 |
21 | Marco Minnaard (Ned) Wanty-Groupe Gobert | Row 20 - Cell 2 |
22 | Jérémy Leveau (Fra) EQUIPE DE FRANCE | Row 21 - Cell 2 |
23 | Yannick Martinez (Fra) Team Europcar | Row 22 - Cell 2 |
24 | Clement Saint Martin (Fra) Team La Pomme Marseille 13 | Row 23 - Cell 2 |
25 | Romain Combaud (Fra) EQUIPE DE FRANCE | Row 24 - Cell 2 |
26 | Jimmy Turgis (Fra) Roubaix Lille Metropole | Row 25 - Cell 2 |
27 | Maxime Renault (Fra) BigMat - Auber 93 | Row 26 - Cell 2 |
28 | Francois Bidard (Fra) EQUIPE DE FRANCE | Row 27 - Cell 2 |
29 | Christophe Premont (Bel) Wallonie - Bruxelles | Row 28 - Cell 2 |
30 | Guillaume Levarlet (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Crédits | Row 29 - Cell 2 |
31 | Eliot Lietaer (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen-Baloise | 0:01:57 |
32 | Michel Kreder (Ned) Wanty-Groupe Gobert | Row 31 - Cell 2 |
33 | Jonathan Dufrasne (Bel) Wallonie - Bruxelles | Row 32 - Cell 2 |
34 | Vegard Stake Laengen (Nor) Bretagne Séché Environnement | Row 33 - Cell 2 |
35 | Yoann Offredo (Fra) FDJ.fr | 0:01:58 |
36 | Laurent Evrard (Bel) Wallonie - Bruxelles | Row 35 - Cell 2 |
37 | Paulius Siskevicius (Ltu) Team La Pomme Marseille 13 | Row 36 - Cell 2 |
38 | Julien Antomarchi (Fra) Team La Pomme Marseille 13 | Row 37 - Cell 2 |
39 | Cedric Delaplace (Fra) EQUIPE DE FRANCE | Row 38 - Cell 2 |
40 | Natnael Berhane (Eri) Team Europcar | Row 39 - Cell 2 |
41 | Anthony Geslin (Fra) FDJ.fr | Row 40 - Cell 2 |
42 | Fréderic Brun (Fra) BigMat - Auber 93 | Row 41 - Cell 2 |
43 | Lloyd Mondory (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 42 - Cell 2 |
44 | Pierre Gouault (Fra) BigMat - Auber 93 | Row 43 - Cell 2 |
45 | Pierre-Roger Latour (Fra) EQUIPE DE FRANCE | Row 44 - Cell 2 |
46 | Vincent Jerome (Fra) Team Europcar | 0:02:05 |
47 | Alexis Dulin (Fra) EQUIPE DE FRANCE | Row 46 - Cell 2 |
48 | Florian Vachon (Fra) Bretagne Séché Environnement | Row 47 - Cell 2 |
49 | Alo Jakin (Est) BigMat - Auber 93 | 0:02:08 |
50 | Yoann Bagot (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Crédits | 0:02:10 |
51 | Alexis Gougeard (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | 0:02:19 |
52 | Jimmy Raibaud (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 51 - Cell 2 |
53 | Loic Pestiaux (Bel) Wallonie - Bruxelles | Row 52 - Cell 2 |
54 | Arnaud Gérard (Fra) Bretagne Séché Environnement | Row 53 - Cell 2 |
55 | Thomas Sprengers (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen-Baloise | Row 54 - Cell 2 |
56 | Pierre Luc Perichon (Fra) Bretagne Séché Environnement | 0:02:26 |
57 | Oleg Zemlyakov (Kaz) Vino 4ever | Row 56 - Cell 2 |
58 | Thomas Vaubourzeix (Fra) Team La Pomme Marseille 13 | 0:02:31 |
59 | Julien Stassen (Bel) Wallonie - Bruxelles | 0:02:35 |
60 | Loic Chetout (Fra) EQUIPE DE FRANCE | Row 59 - Cell 2 |
61 | Yannis Yssaad (Fra) BigMat - Auber 93 | Row 60 - Cell 2 |
62 | Yves Lampaert (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen-Baloise | 0:02:37 |
63 | Stéphane Poulhies (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Crédits | 0:02:43 |
64 | Romain Guillemois (Fra) Team Europcar | 0:02:44 |
65 | Tony Hurel (Fra) Team Europcar | Row 64 - Cell 2 |
66 | Joaquin Sobrino (Esp) Team Differdange - Losch | 0:03:49 |
67 | Ruben Menendez Velasco (Esp) Team Differdange - Losch | Row 66 - Cell 2 |
68 | Baptiste Planckaert (Bel) Roubaix Lille Metropole | Row 67 - Cell 2 |
69 | Vitaliy Marukhin (Kaz) Vino 4ever | Row 68 - Cell 2 |
70 | Julien Duval (Fra) Roubaix Lille Metropole | Row 69 - Cell 2 |
71 | Edward Theuns (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen-Baloise | Row 70 - Cell 2 |
72 | Geoffrey Soupe (Fra) FDJ.fr | 0:04:36 |
73 | Frederik Veuchelen (Bel) Wanty-Groupe Gobert | Row 72 - Cell 2 |
74 | Rudy Barbier (Fra) Roubaix Lille Metropole | Row 73 - Cell 2 |
75 | Tim Declercq (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen-Baloise | Row 74 - Cell 2 |
76 | Nico Denz (Ger) AG2R La Mondiale | 0:13:12 |
77 | Evaldas Siskevicius (Ltu) Team La Pomme Marseille 13 | 0:15:07 |
DNF | Thomas Rostollan (Fra) Team La Pomme Marseille 13 | Row 77 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Francis Mourey (Fra) FDJ.fr | Row 78 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Justin Jules (Fra) Team La Pomme Marseille 13 | Row 79 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Franck Vermeulen (Fra) Roubaix Lille Metropole | Row 80 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Kirill Prolubnikov (Fra) Vino 4ever | Row 81 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Benjamin Giraud (Fra) Team La Pomme Marseille 13 | Row 82 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Florian Senechal (Bel) Cofidis, Solutions Crédits | Row 83 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Julien Fouchard (Bel) Cofidis, Solutions Crédits | Row 84 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Rudy Kowalski (Fra) Roubaix Lille Metropole | Row 85 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Frederik Backaert (Fra) Wanty-Groupe Gobert | Row 86 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Christophe Laporte (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Crédits | Row 87 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Olivier Chevalier (Bel) Wallonie - Bruxelles | Row 88 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Taras Voropayev (Fra) Vino 4ever | Row 89 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Kevin Suarez Martinez (Fra) Team Differdange - Losch | Row 90 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Sebastiano Frassetto (Bel) Team Differdange - Losch | Row 91 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Morgan Lamoisson (Bel) Team Europcar | Row 92 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Kenneth Van Bilsen (Fra) Topsport Vlaanderen-Baloise | Row 93 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Flavien Dassonville (Fra) BigMat - Auber 93 | Row 94 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Maxime Anciaux (Fra) Wallonie - Bruxelles | Row 95 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Timur Kazantsev (Lux) Vino 4ever | Row 96 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Vytautas Kaupas (Ltu) Team Differdange - Losch | Row 97 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Steve Chainel (Ita) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 98 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Marc Sarreau (Bel) FDJ.fr | Row 99 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Sven Fritsch (Kaz) Team Differdange - Losch | Row 100 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Alexandre Shushemoin (Kaz) Vino 4ever | Row 101 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Stepan Astafyev (Kaz) Vino 4ever | Row 102 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Jerome Gilbert (Kaz) Wanty-Groupe Gobert | Row 103 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Christophe Laborie (Kaz) Bretagne Séché Environnement | Row 104 - Cell 2 |
DNS | Maxime Vantomme (Bel) Roubaix Lille Metropole | Row 105 - Cell 2 |
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