Ravard sprints to Paris-Bourges victory
Feillu and Breschel complete the podium
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
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
---|---|---|
1 | Anthony Ravard (Fra) AG2R - La mondiale | 4:36:52 |
2 | Romain Feillu (Fra) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team | Row 1 - Cell 2 |
3 | Matti Breschel (Den) Team Saxo bank | Row 2 - Cell 2 |
4 | Romain Matheou (Fra) Saur - Sojasun | Row 3 - Cell 2 |
5 | Sébastien Chavanel (Fra) FDJ | Row 4 - Cell 2 |
6 | Robin Chaigneau (Ned) Skil - Shimano | Row 5 - Cell 2 |
7 | Bernhard Eisel (Aut) Team HTC - Columbia | Row 6 - Cell 2 |
8 | Laurent Pichon (Fra) Bretagne - Schuller | Row 7 - Cell 2 |
9 | Nadir Haddou (Fra) Big Mat - Auber 93 | Row 8 - Cell 2 |
10 | Michel Kreder (Ned) Garmin - Transitions | Row 9 - Cell 2 |
11 | Leonardo Duque (Col) Cofidis le Crédit en Ligne | Row 10 - Cell 2 |
12 | Alexandre Pichot (Fra) BBox Bouygues Telecom | Row 11 - Cell 2 |
13 | Dimitri Claeys (Bel) Team NetApp | Row 12 - Cell 2 |
14 | Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) Cofidis le Crédit en Ligne | Row 13 - Cell 2 |
15 | Cédric Pineau (Fra) Roubaix Lille Metropole | Row 14 - Cell 2 |
16 | Xavier Florencio (Spa) Cervélo Test Team | Row 15 - Cell 2 |
17 | Gert Steegmans (Bel) Team RadioShack | Row 16 - Cell 2 |
18 | Thomas Damuseau (Fra) Skil - Shimano | Row 17 - Cell 2 |
19 | Rob Ruijgh (Ned) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team | Row 18 - Cell 2 |
20 | Juan José Oroz Ugalde (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi | 0:00:09 |
21 | Michael Mørkøv (Den) Team Saxo bank | Row 20 - Cell 2 |
22 | Yuriy Krivtsov (Ukr) AG2R - La mondiale | Row 21 - Cell 2 |
23 | Angel Madrazo Ruiz (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne | Row 22 - Cell 2 |
24 | Raymond Kreder (Ned) Garmin - Transitions | Row 23 - Cell 2 |
25 | Lloyd Mondory (Fra) AG2R - La mondiale | Row 24 - Cell 2 |
26 | Alexander Wetterhall (Swe) Cervélo Test Team | Row 25 - Cell 2 |
27 | Francisco Perez Sanchez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne | Row 26 - Cell 2 |
28 | Renaud Dion (Fra) Roubaix Lille Metropole | Row 27 - Cell 2 |
29 | Jean-Luc Delpech (Fra) Bretagne - Schuller | Row 28 - Cell 2 |
30 | Mickaël Buffaz (Fra) Cofidis le Crédit en Ligne | Row 29 - Cell 2 |
31 | Maxime Méderel (Fra) Big Mat - Auber 93 | Row 30 - Cell 2 |
32 | Dimitri Le Boulch (Fra) Big Mat - Auber 93 | Row 31 - Cell 2 |
33 | Klaas Lodewyck (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator | Row 32 - Cell 2 |
34 | Mathieu Claude (Fra) BBox Bouygues Telecom | Row 33 - Cell 2 |
35 | Gael Malacarne (Fra) Bretagne - Schuller | Row 34 - Cell 2 |
36 | Sep Vanmarcke (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator | Row 35 - Cell 2 |
37 | Stéphane Bonsergent (Fra) Bretagne - Schuller | Row 36 - Cell 2 |
38 | Sergey Lagutin (Uzb) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team | Row 37 - Cell 2 |
39 | Bert Scheirlinckx (Bel) Landbouwkrediet | Row 38 - Cell 2 |
40 | Luis Pasamontes (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne | 0:00:16 |
41 | Markel Irizar Aranburu (Spa) Team RadioShack | Row 40 - Cell 2 |
42 | Christopher Horner (USA) Team RadioShack | Row 41 - Cell 2 |
43 | Yannick Talabardon (Fra) Saur - Sojasun | Row 42 - Cell 2 |
44 | Rony Martias (Fra) Saur - Sojasun | Row 43 - Cell 2 |
45 | Timothy Duggan (USA) Garmin - Transitions | Row 44 - Cell 2 |
46 | Thomas De Gendt (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator | Row 45 - Cell 2 |
47 | Gorik Gardeyn (Bel) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team | Row 46 - Cell 2 |
48 | Gabriel Rasch (Nor) Cervélo Test Team | Row 47 - Cell 2 |
49 | Florian Guillou (Fra) Bretagne - Schuller | Row 48 - Cell 2 |
50 | Jens Mouris (Ned) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team | Row 49 - Cell 2 |
51 | Jérôme Baugnies (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator | Row 50 - Cell 2 |
52 | Simon Geschke (Ger) Skil - Shimano | Row 51 - Cell 2 |
53 | Caleb Fairly (USA) Garmin - Transitions | Row 52 - Cell 2 |
54 | Julien Berard (Fra) AG2R - La mondiale | Row 53 - Cell 2 |
55 | Travis Meyer (Aus) Garmin - Transitions | Row 54 - Cell 2 |
56 | Jan Ghyselinck (Bel) Team HTC - Columbia | Row 55 - Cell 2 |
57 | Jean-Marc Bideau (Fra) Bretagne - Schuller | Row 56 - Cell 2 |
58 | David Moncoutié (Fra) Cofidis le Crédit en Ligne | Row 57 - Cell 2 |
59 | Joost Van Leijen (Ned) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team | Row 58 - Cell 2 |
60 | Geoffroy Lequatre (Fra) Team RadioShack | Row 59 - Cell 2 |
61 | Juan Mauricio Soler Hernandez (Col) Caisse d'Epargne | Row 60 - Cell 2 |
62 | Frédéric Guesdon (Fra) FDJ | Row 61 - Cell 2 |
63 | Matthew Busche (USA) Team RadioShack | Row 62 - Cell 2 |
64 | Sander Armee (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator | Row 63 - Cell 2 |
65 | Floris Goesinnen (Ned) Skil - Shimano | Row 64 - Cell 2 |
66 | Matthieu Sprick (Fra) BBox Bouygues Telecom | Row 65 - Cell 2 |
67 | Rigoberto Uran (Col) Caisse d'Epargne | Row 66 - Cell 2 |
68 | Lilian Jegou (Fra) Bretagne - Schuller | Row 67 - Cell 2 |
69 | Johan Van Summeren (Bel) Garmin - Transitions | Row 68 - Cell 2 |
70 | Jérémy Roy (Fra) FDJ | Row 69 - Cell 2 |
71 | Kasper Klostergaard Larsen (Den) Team Saxo bank | Row 70 - Cell 2 |
72 | Adam Hansen (Aus) Team HTC - Columbia | 0:00:38 |
73 | Jan Barta (Cze) Team NetApp | 0:00:41 |
74 | Vincent Jérôme (Fra) BBox Bouygues Telecom | 0:00:44 |
75 | Benoït Vaugrenard (Fra) FDJ | 0:00:49 |
76 | Stijn Neirynck (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator | 0:01:16 |
77 | Johan Coenen (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator | 0:01:19 |
78 | Blel Kadri (Fra) AG2R - La mondiale | Row 77 - Cell 2 |
79 | Frederik Veuchelen (Bel) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team | 0:01:23 |
80 | Gatis Smukulis (Lat) AG2R - La mondiale | 0:01:33 |
81 | Perrig Quemeneur (Fra) BBox Bouygues Telecom | Row 80 - Cell 2 |
82 | Sébastien Minard (Fra) Cofidis le Crédit en Ligne | Row 81 - Cell 2 |
83 | Patrick Gretsch (Ger) Team HTC - Columbia | Row 82 - Cell 2 |
84 | Thomas Voeckler (Fra) BBox Bouygues Telecom | Row 83 - Cell 2 |
85 | José Vicente Garcia Acosta (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne | 0:01:39 |
86 | Jonathan Hivert (Fra) Saur - Sojasun | 0:01:58 |
87 | Javier Francisco Aramendia Lorente (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi | Row 86 - Cell 2 |
88 | Pablo Lastras (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne | 0:02:07 |
89 | Mikel Nieve (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi | 0:02:37 |
90 | Pablo Urtasun (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi | Row 89 - Cell 2 |
91 | Steven Tronet (Fra) Roubaix Lille Metropole | 0:02:55 |
92 | Gorka Izagirre Insausti (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi | 0:06:19 |
DNF | Alberto Losada Alguacil (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne | Row 92 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Jimmy Engoulvent (Fra) Saur - Sojasun | Row 93 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Jimmy Casper (Fra) Saur - Sojasun | Row 94 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Yohann Gené (Fra) BBox Bouygues Telecom | Row 95 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Anthony Charteau (Fra) BBox Bouygues Telecom | Row 96 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Stéphane Poulhies (Fra) Saur - Sojasun | Row 97 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Steven Cozza (USA) Garmin - Transitions | Row 98 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Geert Steurs (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator | Row 99 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Anthony Roux (Fra) FDJ | Row 100 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Kristof Goddaert (Bel) AG2R - La mondiale | Row 101 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Vicente Reynes Mimo (Spa) Team HTC - Columbia | Row 102 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Brice Feillu (Fra) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team | Row 103 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Frank Hoj (Den) Team Saxo bank | Row 104 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Koldo Fernandez (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi | Row 105 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Guillaume Faucon (Fra) Big Mat - Auber 93 | Row 106 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Alex Meenhorst (NZl) Team NetApp | Row 107 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Andreas Schillinger (Ger) Team NetApp | Row 108 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Liam Poole (Aus) Continental Cycling Team Differdange | Row 109 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Albain Cormier (Fra) Continental Cycling Team Differdange | Row 110 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Arnaud Molmy (Fra) Roubaix Lille Metropole | Row 111 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Jérémie Galland (Fra) Saur - Sojasun | Row 112 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Romain Lemarchand (Fra) Big Mat - Auber 93 | Row 113 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Andreas Dietziker (Swi) Team NetApp | Row 114 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Brett Lancaster (Aus) Cervélo Test Team | Row 115 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Robert Wagner (Ger) Skil - Shimano | Row 116 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Steven Caethoven (Bel) Landbouwkrediet | Row 117 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Sébastien Delfosse (Bel) Landbouwkrediet | Row 118 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Mathieu Drouilly (Fra) Landbouwkrediet | Row 119 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Martial Ricci-Poggi (Fra) Landbouwkrediet | Row 120 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Alexandre Lemair (Fra) Roubaix Lille Metropole | Row 121 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Michael Schwarzmann (Ger) Team NetApp | Row 122 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Mathieu Teychenne (Ger) AG2R - La mondiale | Row 123 - Cell 2 |
DNF | José Luis Rubiera Vigil (Spa) Team RadioShack | Row 124 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Jempy Drucker (Lux) Continental Cycling Team Differdange | Row 125 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Aleksejs Saramotins (Lat) Team HTC - Columbia | Row 126 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Florian Vachon (Fra) Bretagne - Schuller | Row 127 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Amets Txurruka (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi | Row 128 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Tjarco Cuppens (Ned) Continental Cycling Team Differdange | Row 129 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Baptiste Planckaert (Bel) Landbouwkrediet | Row 130 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Fabien Bacquet (Fra) Big Mat - Auber 93 | Row 131 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Tom Thill (Lux) Continental Cycling Team Differdange | Row 132 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Cesare Benedetti (Ita) Team NetApp | Row 133 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Nico Schneider (Ger) Continental Cycling Team Differdange | Row 134 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Sébastien Harbonnier (Fra) Continental Cycling Team Differdange | Row 135 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Christian Poos (Lux) Continental Cycling Team Differdange | Row 136 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Ronan Racault (Fra) Big Mat - Auber 93 | Row 137 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Kenny Robert Van Hummel (Ned) Skil - Shimano | Row 138 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Martin Reimer (Ger) Cervélo Test Team | Row 139 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Eric Baumann (Ger) Team NetApp | Row 140 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Stéphane Augé (Fra) Cofidis le Crédit en Ligne | Row 141 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Rein Taaramae (Est) Cofidis le Crédit en Ligne | Row 142 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Roger Hammond (GBr) Cervélo Test Team | Row 143 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Heinrich Haussler (Ger) Cervélo Test Team | Row 144 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Lucas Sebastian Haedo (Arg) Team Saxo bank | Row 145 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Morgan Kneisky (Fra) Roubaix Lille Metropole | Row 146 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Olivier Bonnaire (Fra) FDJ | Row 147 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Jonas Aaen Jørgensen (Den) Team Saxo bank | Row 148 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Frantisek Rabon (Cze) Team HTC - Columbia | Row 149 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Kevin Peeters (Bel) Landbouwkrediet | Row 150 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Matthieu Ladagnous (Fra) FDJ | Row 151 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Jonathan Nicolas Castroviejo (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi | Row 152 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Grégory Barteau (Fra) Landbouwkrediet | Row 153 - Cell 2 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result | Header Cell - Column 3 |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Jan Barta (Cze) Team Netapp | 5 | pts |
2 | Steven Cozza (USA) Garmin - Transitions | 3 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
3 | Eric Baumann (Ger) Team Netapp | 1 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result | Header Cell - Column 3 |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Jan Barta (Cze) Team Netapp | 5 | pts |
2 | Steven Cozza (USA) Garmin - Transitions | 3 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
3 | Eric Baumann (Ger) Team Netapp | 1 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result | Header Cell - Column 3 |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Adam Hansen (Aus) Team Htc - Columbia | 5 | pts |
2 | Pablo Lastras (Spa) Caisse D'epargne | 3 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
3 | Jonathan Hivert (Fra) Saur - Sojasun | 1 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result | Header Cell - Column 3 |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Jan Barta (Cze) Team Netapp | 5 | pts |
2 | Matti Breschel (Den) Team Saxo Bank | 3 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
3 | Rein Taaramae (Est) Cofidis Le Crédit En Ligne | 1 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result | Header Cell - Column 3 |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Jan Barta (Cze) Team Netapp | 5 | pts |
2 | Vincent Jérôme (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom | 3 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
3 | Amets Txurruka (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi | 1 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result | Header Cell - Column 3 |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Jan Barta (Cze) Team Netapp | 5 | pts |
2 | Thomas De Gendt (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator | 3 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
3 | Matti Breschel (Den) Team Saxo bank | 1 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result | Header Cell - Column 3 |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Jan Barta (Cze) Team NetApp | 10 | pts |
2 | Steven Cozza (USA) Garmin - Transitions | 6 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
3 | Adam Hansen (Aus) Team HTC - Columbia | 5 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
4 | Pablo Lastras (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne | 3 | Row 3 - Cell 3 |
5 | Eric Baumann (Ger) Team NetApp | 2 | Row 4 - Cell 3 |
6 | Jonathan Hivert (Fra) Saur - Sojasun | 1 | Row 5 - Cell 3 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result | Header Cell - Column 3 |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Jan Barta (Cze) Team NetApp | 10 | pts |
2 | Adam Hansen (Aus) Team HTC - Columbia | 5 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
3 | Pablo Lastras (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne | 3 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
4 | Jonathan Hivert (Fra) Saur - Sojasun | 1 | Row 3 - Cell 3 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result | Header Cell - Column 3 |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Jan Barta (Cze) Team NetApp | 15 | pts |
2 | Matti Breschel (Den) Team Saxo bank | 4 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
3 | Vincent Jérôme (Fra) BBox Bouygues Telecom | 3 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
4 | Thomas De Gendt (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator | 3 | Row 3 - Cell 3 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
---|---|---|
1 | Cofidis, le Credit en Ligne | 13:50:45 |
2 | Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team | Row 1 - Cell 2 |
3 | Skil - Shimano | 0:00:07 |
4 | AG2R La Mondiale | 0:00:09 |
5 | Bretagne - Schuller | Row 4 - Cell 2 |
6 | Big Mat - Auber 93 | Row 5 - Cell 2 |
7 | Garmin - Transitions | 0:00:16 |
8 | Cervelo Test Team | Row 7 - Cell 2 |
9 | Team Saxo Bank | Row 8 - Cell 2 |
10 | Bbox Bouygues Telecom | Row 9 - Cell 2 |
11 | Saur - Sojasun | 0:00:23 |
12 | Team Radioshack | Row 11 - Cell 2 |
13 | Française Des Jeux | Row 12 - Cell 2 |
14 | Caisse d'Epargne | 0:00:25 |
15 | Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator | Row 14 - Cell 2 |
16 | Team HTC - Columbia | 0:00:45 |
17 | Roubaix Lille Metropole | 0:02:55 |
18 | Euskaltel - Euskadi | 0:04:35 |
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