Ravard sprints to Paris-Bourges victory

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Feillu and Breschel complete the podium

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Anthony Ravard (AG2R) takes the sprint in Paris-Bourges(Image credit: AFP Photo)

Anthony Ravard (Ag2r-La Mondiale) sprinted to his fifth win of the season at Paris-Bourges. The Frenchman held off Romain Feillu (Vacansoleil) and Matti Breschel (Saxo Bank) in the finishing straight to take the 60th edition of the race.

"Today the whole team worked hard," said Ravard. "They pulled back the escape of ten as we entered the circuit. Then, I was well placed and I only had to jump on the pedals! It's a great team performance and it is also a different victory for me from earlier this season because this time I won with a bit more room."

Jan Barta (Team NetApp) and Steven Cozza (Garmin-Transitions) escaped early in the day and quickly established a significant lead. Soon after they established their maximum advantage of 7:30, Barta opted to go it alone while Cozza abandoned the race.

Back in the main field, a dangerous looking move involving Matti Breschel (Saxo Bank), Rein Taaramäe (Cofidis) and Luis Pasamontes (Caisse d'Epargne) drifted off the front inside the final 100km. While they were quickly reeled back in, the net result was that the pace of the peloton went up a notch and suddenly Barta’s lead began to crumble.

Another counter attack involving Adam Hansen (HTC-Columbia), Jérémy Roy (FDJ), Luis Pasamontes (Caisse d'Epargne), Vincent Jérôme (Bbox), David Moncoutié (Cofidis), Jonathan Hivert (Saur-Sojasun) and Thomas De Gendt (Topsport Vlaanderen) saw Barta swept up, and as they approached Bourges, the race all came back together.

Rigoberto Uran (Caisse d’Epargne) then slipped clear in the finale but with Ag2r forcing the pace on the front of the peloton his effort was doomed It was left to Anthony Ravard to unleash his sprint in the finishing straight to take the win ahead of Feillu and world championships silver medallist Matti Breschel.

Full Results

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#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Anthony Ravard (Fra) AG2R - La mondiale4:36:52
2Romain Feillu (Fra) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling TeamRow 1 - Cell 2
3Matti Breschel (Den) Team Saxo bankRow 2 - Cell 2
4Romain Matheou (Fra) Saur - SojasunRow 3 - Cell 2
5Sébastien Chavanel (Fra) FDJRow 4 - Cell 2
6Robin Chaigneau (Ned) Skil - ShimanoRow 5 - Cell 2
7Bernhard Eisel (Aut) Team HTC - ColumbiaRow 6 - Cell 2
8Laurent Pichon (Fra) Bretagne - SchullerRow 7 - Cell 2
9Nadir Haddou (Fra) Big Mat - Auber 93Row 8 - Cell 2
10Michel Kreder (Ned) Garmin - TransitionsRow 9 - Cell 2
11Leonardo Duque (Col) Cofidis le Crédit en LigneRow 10 - Cell 2
12Alexandre Pichot (Fra) BBox Bouygues TelecomRow 11 - Cell 2
13Dimitri Claeys (Bel) Team NetAppRow 12 - Cell 2
14Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) Cofidis le Crédit en LigneRow 13 - Cell 2
15Cédric Pineau (Fra) Roubaix Lille MetropoleRow 14 - Cell 2
16Xavier Florencio (Spa) Cervélo Test TeamRow 15 - Cell 2
17Gert Steegmans (Bel) Team RadioShackRow 16 - Cell 2
18Thomas Damuseau (Fra) Skil - ShimanoRow 17 - Cell 2
19Rob Ruijgh (Ned) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling TeamRow 18 - Cell 2
20Juan José Oroz Ugalde (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi0:00:09
21Michael Mørkøv (Den) Team Saxo bankRow 20 - Cell 2
22Yuriy Krivtsov (Ukr) AG2R - La mondialeRow 21 - Cell 2
23Angel Madrazo Ruiz (Spa) Caisse d'EpargneRow 22 - Cell 2
24Raymond Kreder (Ned) Garmin - TransitionsRow 23 - Cell 2
25Lloyd Mondory (Fra) AG2R - La mondialeRow 24 - Cell 2
26Alexander Wetterhall (Swe) Cervélo Test TeamRow 25 - Cell 2
27Francisco Perez Sanchez (Spa) Caisse d'EpargneRow 26 - Cell 2
28Renaud Dion (Fra) Roubaix Lille MetropoleRow 27 - Cell 2
29Jean-Luc Delpech (Fra) Bretagne - SchullerRow 28 - Cell 2
30Mickaël Buffaz (Fra) Cofidis le Crédit en LigneRow 29 - Cell 2
31Maxime Méderel (Fra) Big Mat - Auber 93Row 30 - Cell 2
32Dimitri Le Boulch (Fra) Big Mat - Auber 93Row 31 - Cell 2
33Klaas Lodewyck (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - MercatorRow 32 - Cell 2
34Mathieu Claude (Fra) BBox Bouygues TelecomRow 33 - Cell 2
35Gael Malacarne (Fra) Bretagne - SchullerRow 34 - Cell 2
36Sep Vanmarcke (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - MercatorRow 35 - Cell 2
37Stéphane Bonsergent (Fra) Bretagne - SchullerRow 36 - Cell 2
38Sergey Lagutin (Uzb) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling TeamRow 37 - Cell 2
39Bert Scheirlinckx (Bel) LandbouwkredietRow 38 - Cell 2
40Luis Pasamontes (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne0:00:16
41Markel Irizar Aranburu (Spa) Team RadioShackRow 40 - Cell 2
42Christopher Horner (USA) Team RadioShackRow 41 - Cell 2
43Yannick Talabardon (Fra) Saur - SojasunRow 42 - Cell 2
44Rony Martias (Fra) Saur - SojasunRow 43 - Cell 2
45Timothy Duggan (USA) Garmin - TransitionsRow 44 - Cell 2
46Thomas De Gendt (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - MercatorRow 45 - Cell 2
47Gorik Gardeyn (Bel) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling TeamRow 46 - Cell 2
48Gabriel Rasch (Nor) Cervélo Test TeamRow 47 - Cell 2
49Florian Guillou (Fra) Bretagne - SchullerRow 48 - Cell 2
50Jens Mouris (Ned) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling TeamRow 49 - Cell 2
51Jérôme Baugnies (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - MercatorRow 50 - Cell 2
52Simon Geschke (Ger) Skil - ShimanoRow 51 - Cell 2
53Caleb Fairly (USA) Garmin - TransitionsRow 52 - Cell 2
54Julien Berard (Fra) AG2R - La mondialeRow 53 - Cell 2
55Travis Meyer (Aus) Garmin - TransitionsRow 54 - Cell 2
56Jan Ghyselinck (Bel) Team HTC - ColumbiaRow 55 - Cell 2
57Jean-Marc Bideau (Fra) Bretagne - SchullerRow 56 - Cell 2
58David Moncoutié (Fra) Cofidis le Crédit en LigneRow 57 - Cell 2
59Joost Van Leijen (Ned) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling TeamRow 58 - Cell 2
60Geoffroy Lequatre (Fra) Team RadioShackRow 59 - Cell 2
61Juan Mauricio Soler Hernandez (Col) Caisse d'EpargneRow 60 - Cell 2
62Frédéric Guesdon (Fra) FDJRow 61 - Cell 2
63Matthew Busche (USA) Team RadioShackRow 62 - Cell 2
64Sander Armee (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - MercatorRow 63 - Cell 2
65Floris Goesinnen (Ned) Skil - ShimanoRow 64 - Cell 2
66Matthieu Sprick (Fra) BBox Bouygues TelecomRow 65 - Cell 2
67Rigoberto Uran (Col) Caisse d'EpargneRow 66 - Cell 2
68Lilian Jegou (Fra) Bretagne - SchullerRow 67 - Cell 2
69Johan Van Summeren (Bel) Garmin - TransitionsRow 68 - Cell 2
70Jérémy Roy (Fra) FDJRow 69 - Cell 2
71Kasper Klostergaard Larsen (Den) Team Saxo bankRow 70 - Cell 2
72Adam Hansen (Aus) Team HTC - Columbia0:00:38
73Jan Barta (Cze) Team NetApp0:00:41
74Vincent Jérôme (Fra) BBox Bouygues Telecom0:00:44
75Benoït Vaugrenard (Fra) FDJ0:00:49
76Stijn Neirynck (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator0:01:16
77Johan Coenen (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator0:01:19
78Blel Kadri (Fra) AG2R - La mondialeRow 77 - Cell 2
79Frederik Veuchelen (Bel) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team0:01:23
80Gatis Smukulis (Lat) AG2R - La mondiale0:01:33
81Perrig Quemeneur (Fra) BBox Bouygues TelecomRow 80 - Cell 2
82Sébastien Minard (Fra) Cofidis le Crédit en LigneRow 81 - Cell 2
83Patrick Gretsch (Ger) Team HTC - ColumbiaRow 82 - Cell 2
84Thomas Voeckler (Fra) BBox Bouygues TelecomRow 83 - Cell 2
85José Vicente Garcia Acosta (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne0:01:39
86Jonathan Hivert (Fra) Saur - Sojasun0:01:58
87Javier Francisco Aramendia Lorente (Spa) Euskaltel - EuskadiRow 86 - Cell 2
88Pablo Lastras (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne0:02:07
89Mikel Nieve (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi0:02:37
90Pablo Urtasun (Spa) Euskaltel - EuskadiRow 89 - Cell 2
91Steven Tronet (Fra) Roubaix Lille Metropole0:02:55
92Gorka Izagirre Insausti (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi0:06:19
DNFAlberto Losada Alguacil (Spa) Caisse d'EpargneRow 92 - Cell 2
DNFJimmy Engoulvent (Fra) Saur - SojasunRow 93 - Cell 2
DNFJimmy Casper (Fra) Saur - SojasunRow 94 - Cell 2
DNFYohann Gené (Fra) BBox Bouygues TelecomRow 95 - Cell 2
DNFAnthony Charteau (Fra) BBox Bouygues TelecomRow 96 - Cell 2
DNFStéphane Poulhies (Fra) Saur - SojasunRow 97 - Cell 2
DNFSteven Cozza (USA) Garmin - TransitionsRow 98 - Cell 2
DNFGeert Steurs (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - MercatorRow 99 - Cell 2
DNFAnthony Roux (Fra) FDJRow 100 - Cell 2
DNFKristof Goddaert (Bel) AG2R - La mondialeRow 101 - Cell 2
DNFVicente Reynes Mimo (Spa) Team HTC - ColumbiaRow 102 - Cell 2
DNFBrice Feillu (Fra) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling TeamRow 103 - Cell 2
DNFFrank Hoj (Den) Team Saxo bankRow 104 - Cell 2
DNFKoldo Fernandez (Spa) Euskaltel - EuskadiRow 105 - Cell 2
DNFGuillaume Faucon (Fra) Big Mat - Auber 93Row 106 - Cell 2
DNFAlex Meenhorst (NZl) Team NetAppRow 107 - Cell 2
DNFAndreas Schillinger (Ger) Team NetAppRow 108 - Cell 2
DNFLiam Poole (Aus) Continental Cycling Team DifferdangeRow 109 - Cell 2
DNFAlbain Cormier (Fra) Continental Cycling Team DifferdangeRow 110 - Cell 2
DNFArnaud Molmy (Fra) Roubaix Lille MetropoleRow 111 - Cell 2
DNFJérémie Galland (Fra) Saur - SojasunRow 112 - Cell 2
DNFRomain Lemarchand (Fra) Big Mat - Auber 93Row 113 - Cell 2
DNFAndreas Dietziker (Swi) Team NetAppRow 114 - Cell 2
DNFBrett Lancaster (Aus) Cervélo Test TeamRow 115 - Cell 2
DNFRobert Wagner (Ger) Skil - ShimanoRow 116 - Cell 2
DNFSteven Caethoven (Bel) LandbouwkredietRow 117 - Cell 2
DNFSébastien Delfosse (Bel) LandbouwkredietRow 118 - Cell 2
DNFMathieu Drouilly (Fra) LandbouwkredietRow 119 - Cell 2
DNFMartial Ricci-Poggi (Fra) LandbouwkredietRow 120 - Cell 2
DNFAlexandre Lemair (Fra) Roubaix Lille MetropoleRow 121 - Cell 2
DNFMichael Schwarzmann (Ger) Team NetAppRow 122 - Cell 2
DNFMathieu Teychenne (Ger) AG2R - La mondialeRow 123 - Cell 2
DNFJosé Luis Rubiera Vigil (Spa) Team RadioShackRow 124 - Cell 2
DNFJempy Drucker (Lux) Continental Cycling Team DifferdangeRow 125 - Cell 2
DNFAleksejs Saramotins (Lat) Team HTC - ColumbiaRow 126 - Cell 2
DNFFlorian Vachon (Fra) Bretagne - SchullerRow 127 - Cell 2
DNFAmets Txurruka (Spa) Euskaltel - EuskadiRow 128 - Cell 2
DNFTjarco Cuppens (Ned) Continental Cycling Team DifferdangeRow 129 - Cell 2
DNFBaptiste Planckaert (Bel) LandbouwkredietRow 130 - Cell 2
DNFFabien Bacquet (Fra) Big Mat - Auber 93Row 131 - Cell 2
DNFTom Thill (Lux) Continental Cycling Team DifferdangeRow 132 - Cell 2
DNFCesare Benedetti (Ita) Team NetAppRow 133 - Cell 2
DNFNico Schneider (Ger) Continental Cycling Team DifferdangeRow 134 - Cell 2
DNFSébastien Harbonnier (Fra) Continental Cycling Team DifferdangeRow 135 - Cell 2
DNFChristian Poos (Lux) Continental Cycling Team DifferdangeRow 136 - Cell 2
DNFRonan Racault (Fra) Big Mat - Auber 93Row 137 - Cell 2
DNFKenny Robert Van Hummel (Ned) Skil - ShimanoRow 138 - Cell 2
DNFMartin Reimer (Ger) Cervélo Test TeamRow 139 - Cell 2
DNFEric Baumann (Ger) Team NetAppRow 140 - Cell 2
DNFStéphane Augé (Fra) Cofidis le Crédit en LigneRow 141 - Cell 2
DNFRein Taaramae (Est) Cofidis le Crédit en LigneRow 142 - Cell 2
DNFRoger Hammond (GBr) Cervélo Test TeamRow 143 - Cell 2
DNFHeinrich Haussler (Ger) Cervélo Test TeamRow 144 - Cell 2
DNFLucas Sebastian Haedo (Arg) Team Saxo bankRow 145 - Cell 2
DNFMorgan Kneisky (Fra) Roubaix Lille MetropoleRow 146 - Cell 2
DNFOlivier Bonnaire (Fra) FDJRow 147 - Cell 2
DNFJonas Aaen Jørgensen (Den) Team Saxo bankRow 148 - Cell 2
DNFFrantisek Rabon (Cze) Team HTC - ColumbiaRow 149 - Cell 2
DNFKevin Peeters (Bel) LandbouwkredietRow 150 - Cell 2
DNFMatthieu Ladagnous (Fra) FDJRow 151 - Cell 2
DNFJonathan Nicolas Castroviejo (Spa) Euskaltel - EuskadiRow 152 - Cell 2
DNFGrégory Barteau (Fra) LandbouwkredietRow 153 - Cell 2
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Sprint 1 - Chatillon Sur Loire
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Jan Barta (Cze) Team Netapp5pts
2Steven Cozza (USA) Garmin - Transitions3Row 1 - Cell 3
3Eric Baumann (Ger) Team Netapp1Row 2 - Cell 3
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Sprint 2 - Santranges
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Jan Barta (Cze) Team Netapp5pts
2Steven Cozza (USA) Garmin - Transitions3Row 1 - Cell 3
3Eric Baumann (Ger) Team Netapp1Row 2 - Cell 3
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Sprint 3 - Menetou-Salon
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Adam Hansen (Aus) Team Htc - Columbia5pts
2Pablo Lastras (Spa) Caisse D'epargne3Row 1 - Cell 3
3Jonathan Hivert (Fra) Saur - Sojasun1Row 2 - Cell 3
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KOM 1 - Cote De Jars
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Jan Barta (Cze) Team Netapp5pts
2Matti Breschel (Den) Team Saxo Bank3Row 1 - Cell 3
3Rein Taaramae (Est) Cofidis Le Crédit En Ligne1Row 2 - Cell 3
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KOM 2 - Cote Du Graveron
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Jan Barta (Cze) Team Netapp5pts
2Vincent Jérôme (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom3Row 1 - Cell 3
3Amets Txurruka (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi1Row 2 - Cell 3
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KOM 3 - Cote De La Chapelotte
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Jan Barta (Cze) Team Netapp5pts
2Thomas De Gendt (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator3Row 1 - Cell 3
3Matti Breschel (Den) Team Saxo bank1Row 2 - Cell 3
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Points classification
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Jan Barta (Cze) Team NetApp10pts
2Steven Cozza (USA) Garmin - Transitions6Row 1 - Cell 3
3Adam Hansen (Aus) Team HTC - Columbia5Row 2 - Cell 3
4Pablo Lastras (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne3Row 3 - Cell 3
5Eric Baumann (Ger) Team NetApp2Row 4 - Cell 3
6Jonathan Hivert (Fra) Saur - Sojasun1Row 5 - Cell 3
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Sprint classification
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Jan Barta (Cze) Team NetApp10pts
2Adam Hansen (Aus) Team HTC - Columbia5Row 1 - Cell 3
3Pablo Lastras (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne3Row 2 - Cell 3
4Jonathan Hivert (Fra) Saur - Sojasun1Row 3 - Cell 3
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Mountains classification
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Jan Barta (Cze) Team NetApp15pts
2Matti Breschel (Den) Team Saxo bank4Row 1 - Cell 3
3Vincent Jérôme (Fra) BBox Bouygues Telecom3Row 2 - Cell 3
4Thomas De Gendt (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator3Row 3 - Cell 3
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Teams
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Cofidis, le Credit en Ligne13:50:45
2Vacansoleil Pro Cycling TeamRow 1 - Cell 2
3Skil - Shimano0:00:07
4AG2R La Mondiale0:00:09
5Bretagne - SchullerRow 4 - Cell 2
6Big Mat - Auber 93Row 5 - Cell 2
7Garmin - Transitions0:00:16
8Cervelo Test TeamRow 7 - Cell 2
9Team Saxo BankRow 8 - Cell 2
10Bbox Bouygues TelecomRow 9 - Cell 2
11Saur - Sojasun0:00:23
12Team RadioshackRow 11 - Cell 2
13Française Des JeuxRow 12 - Cell 2
14Caisse d'Epargne0:00:25
15Topsport Vlaanderen - MercatorRow 14 - Cell 2
16Team HTC - Columbia0:00:45
17Roubaix Lille Metropole0:02:55
18Euskaltel - Euskadi0:04:35

 

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