Vachon wins Paris-Bourges
Bouhanni, Degenkolb on the podium
Bretagne-Schuller's Florian Vachon scored his third victory of 2012 in Paris-Bourges. The Frenchman out-jumped the sprinters, leaving Nacer Bouhanni (FDJ-BigMat) to beat John Degenkolb (Argos-Shimano) for the runner-up position.
Vachon, 27, won a stage of Criterium International earlier this year and the Classic Loire Atlantique.
The hilly, late-season 1.1 race kicked off with a three-rider breakaway from AG2R's Gregor Gazvoda, Preben Van Hecke (Topsport Vlaanderen-Mercator) and perennial escapee Michael Mørkøv (Saxo Bank-Tinkoff).
The trio built up a lead of five minutes at best, but as the race wore on the gap slowly dropped, falling to three minutes with 75km to go.
Gazvoda was the first rider to be tailed off on the Col du Graveron with 65km remaining, leaving his two companions to fight ahead with little more than a minute's lead on the next climb, the Cote de Bue.
They held the much-reduced peloton to 18 seconds at the top of the Cote de Chapelotte, when the attacks from the peloton ripped the race to shreds.
It was with 28km remaining that the pair were finally caught by Gaël Malacarne (Bretagne-Schuller) and Jakob Fuglsang (Radioshack-Nissan).
Now with extra manpower, the four riders began to open up the lead again, stretching their advantage to 35 seconds over the chasing group with 12km left to race. But it was not enough.
A late attack by Fabrice Jeandesboz (Saur Sojasun) briefly made the group five, but they were all soon caught by the chasing group of 30 riders.
Vachon anticipated the sprint, going clear ahead of the finale to hold off the charge by Bouhanni and Degenkolb by a comfortable margin.
Full Results
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
---|---|---|
1 | Florian Vachon (Fra) Bretagne - Schuller | 4:41:59 |
2 | Nacer Bouhanni (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat | 0:00:03 |
3 | John Degenkolb (Ger) Argos - Shimano | Row 2 - Cell 2 |
4 | Jonathan Hivert (Fra) Saur - Sojasun | Row 3 - Cell 2 |
5 | Paul Voss (Ger) Endura Racing | Row 4 - Cell 2 |
6 | Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne | Row 5 - Cell 2 |
7 | Björn Leukemans (Bel) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | Row 6 - Cell 2 |
8 | Leonardo Duque (Col) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne | Row 7 - Cell 2 |
9 | Yannick Martinez (Fra) La Pomme Marseille | Row 8 - Cell 2 |
10 | Ben Hermans (Bel) Radioshack-Nissan | Row 9 - Cell 2 |
11 | Michael Morkov (Den) Team Saxo Bank - Tinkoff Bank | Row 10 - Cell 2 |
12 | Wesley Kreder (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | Row 11 - Cell 2 |
13 | Loic Desriac (Fra) Roubaix Lille Metropole | Row 12 - Cell 2 |
14 | Armindo Fonseca (Fra) Bretagne - Schuller | Row 13 - Cell 2 |
15 | Alexis Vuillermoz (Fra) Saur - Sojasun | Row 14 - Cell 2 |
16 | Alexandre Pichot (Fra) Team Europcar | Row 15 - Cell 2 |
17 | Bartosz Huzarski (Pol) Team NetApp | Row 16 - Cell 2 |
18 | Olivier Zaugg (Swi) Radioshack-Nissan | Row 17 - Cell 2 |
19 | Fabrice Jeandesboz (Fra) Saur - Sojasun | Row 18 - Cell 2 |
20 | Gatis Smukulis (Lat) Katusha Team | Row 19 - Cell 2 |
21 | Geoffroy Lequatre (Fra) Bretagne - Schuller | Row 20 - Cell 2 |
22 | Juan Antonio Flecha Giannoni (Spa) Sky Procycling | Row 21 - Cell 2 |
23 | Mikael Chérel (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 22 - Cell 2 |
24 | Warren Barguil (Fra) Argos - Shimano | Row 23 - Cell 2 |
25 | Rudy Molard (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne | Row 24 - Cell 2 |
26 | Sébastien Duret (Fra) Bretagne - Schuller | Row 25 - Cell 2 |
27 | Damien Monier (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne | Row 26 - Cell 2 |
28 | Karsten Kroon (Ned) Team Saxo Bank - Tinkoff Bank | Row 27 - Cell 2 |
29 | Arnaud Gérard (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat | Row 28 - Cell 2 |
30 | Leopold König (Cze) Team NetApp | 0:00:15 |
31 | David Le Lay (Fra) Saur - Sojasun | 0:00:38 |
32 | Preben Van Hecke (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator | Row 31 - Cell 2 |
33 | Jakob Fuglsang (Den) Radioshack-Nissan | 0:00:52 |
34 | Alessandro Bazzana (Ita) Team Type 1 - Sanofi | 0:00:54 |
35 | Lloyd Mondory (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 34 - Cell 2 |
36 | Gaël Malacarne (Fra) Bretagne - Schuller | Row 35 - Cell 2 |
37 | Romain Matheou (Fra) Veranda Rideau - Super U | Row 36 - Cell 2 |
38 | Julien Duval (Fra) Veranda Rideau - Super U | Row 37 - Cell 2 |
39 | Tim Declercq (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator | Row 38 - Cell 2 |
40 | Benoît Vaugrenard (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat | Row 39 - Cell 2 |
41 | Renaud Dion (Fra) Bretagne - Schuller | Row 40 - Cell 2 |
42 | Davy Commeyne (Bel) Landbouwkrediet-Euphony | Row 41 - Cell 2 |
43 | Alexander Kristoff (Nor) Katusha Team | Row 42 - Cell 2 |
44 | Pieter Serry (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator | Row 43 - Cell 2 |
45 | Russel Downing (GBr) Endura Racing | Row 44 - Cell 2 |
46 | Cesare Benedetti (Ita) Team NetApp | Row 45 - Cell 2 |
47 | Alex Meenhorst (NZl) Team Differdange - Magic-Sportfood.de | Row 46 - Cell 2 |
48 | Giacomo Nizzolo (Ita) Radioshack-Nissan | Row 47 - Cell 2 |
49 | Bert De Backer (Bel) Argos - Shimano | Row 48 - Cell 2 |
50 | Fabien Bacquet (Fra) Auber 93 | Row 49 - Cell 2 |
51 | Benoit Jarrier (Fra) Veranda Rideau - Super U | Row 50 - Cell 2 |
52 | Sébastien Bergeret (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat | Row 51 - Cell 2 |
53 | Jonathan Mc Evoy (GBr) Endura Racing | Row 52 - Cell 2 |
54 | Morgan Kneisky (Fra) Roubaix Lille Metropole | Row 53 - Cell 2 |
55 | Gilles Devillers (Bel) Landbouwkrediet-Euphony | Row 54 - Cell 2 |
56 | Aliaksandr Kuchynski (Blr) Katusha Team | Row 55 - Cell 2 |
57 | Lazlo Bodrogi (Fra) Team Type 1 - Sanofi | Row 56 - Cell 2 |
58 | Jaroslaw Marycz (Pol) Team Saxo Bank - Tinkoff Bank | Row 57 - Cell 2 |
59 | Sébastien Turgot (Fra) Team Europcar | 0:01:00 |
60 | Joeri Bueken (Bel) Landbouwkrediet-Euphony | Row 59 - Cell 2 |
61 | Said Haddou (Fra) Team Europcar | Row 60 - Cell 2 |
62 | Eliot Lietaer (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator | Row 61 - Cell 2 |
63 | Thierry Hupond (Fra) Argos - Shimano | Row 62 - Cell 2 |
64 | Fumiyuki Beppu (Jpn) Orica GreenEdge Cycling Team | Row 63 - Cell 2 |
65 | Jean-Luc Delpech (Fra) Bretagne - Schuller | Row 64 - Cell 2 |
66 | Mirko Selvaggi (Ita) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | Row 65 - Cell 2 |
67 | Maxime Vantomme (Bel) Katusha Team | Row 66 - Cell 2 |
68 | Benjamin Giraud (Fra) La Pomme Marseille | Row 67 - Cell 2 |
69 | Tom Thill (Lux) Team Differdange - Magic-Sportfood.de | Row 68 - Cell 2 |
70 | Julien Fouchard (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne | 0:01:00 |
71 | Florent Barle (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne | Row 70 - Cell 2 |
72 | Anthony Colin (Fra) Roubaix Lille Metropole | Row 71 - Cell 2 |
73 | Sander Armee (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator | Row 72 - Cell 2 |
74 | Johan Coenen (Bel) Team Differdange - Magic-Sportfood.de | Row 73 - Cell 2 |
75 | Christian Knees (Ger) Sky Procycling | Row 74 - Cell 2 |
76 | Marcello Pavarin (Ita) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | Row 75 - Cell 2 |
77 | Jonas Jorgensen (Den) Team Saxo Bank - Tinkoff Bank | Row 76 - Cell 2 |
78 | Tristan Valentin (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne | Row 77 - Cell 2 |
79 | Jens Keukeleire (Bel) Orica GreenEdge Cycling Team | Row 78 - Cell 2 |
80 | Sébastien Hinault (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 79 - Cell 2 |
81 | Julian Dean (NZl) Orica GreenEdge Cycling Team | Row 80 - Cell 2 |
82 | Lucas Sebastian Haedo (Arg) Team Saxo Bank - Tinkoff Bank | Row 81 - Cell 2 |
83 | Gregory Rast (Swi) Radioshack-Nissan | Row 82 - Cell 2 |
84 | Rudy Kowalski (Fra) Roubaix Lille Metropole | Row 83 - Cell 2 |
85 | Mickaël Buffaz (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne | Row 84 - Cell 2 |
86 | David Tanner (Aus) Team Saxo Bank - Tinkoff Bank | Row 85 - Cell 2 |
87 | Johan Mombaerts (Fra) Auber 93 | Row 86 - Cell 2 |
88 | Thomas Damuseau (Fra) Argos - Shimano | Row 87 - Cell 2 |
89 | Steven Tronet (Fra) Auber 93 | Row 88 - Cell 2 |
90 | Julien Guay (Fra) Roubaix Lille Metropole | Row 89 - Cell 2 |
91 | Bjorn Thurau (Ger) Team Europcar | Row 90 - Cell 2 |
92 | Bert De Waele (Bel) Landbouwkrediet-Euphony | Row 91 - Cell 2 |
93 | Dimitri Le Boulch (Fra) Auber 93 | Row 92 - Cell 2 |
94 | Anders Lund (Den) Team Saxo Bank - Tinkoff Bank | Row 93 - Cell 2 |
95 | Yannick Talabardon (Fra) Saur - Sojasun | Row 94 - Cell 2 |
96 | Maxime Mederel (Fra) Saur - Sojasun | Row 95 - Cell 2 |
97 | Reto Hollenstein (Swi) Team NetApp | Row 96 - Cell 2 |
98 | Andreas Dietziker (Swi) Team NetApp | Row 97 - Cell 2 |
99 | Gregor Gazvoda (Slo) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 98 - Cell 2 |
100 | Gaylord Cumont (Fra) Veranda Rideau - Super U | Row 99 - Cell 2 |
101 | Angelo Tulik (Fra) Team Europcar | Row 100 - Cell 2 |
102 | Tony Hurel (Fra) Team Europcar | Row 101 - Cell 2 |
103 | Sébastien Minard (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 102 - Cell 2 |
104 | Frédéric Amorison (Bel) Landbouwkrediet-Euphony | Row 103 - Cell 2 |
105 | Vegard Stake Laengen (Nor) Team Type 1 - Sanofi | Row 104 - Cell 2 |
106 | Julien Bérard (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 105 - Cell 2 |
107 | Guillaume Malle (Fra) Veranda Rideau - Super U | Row 106 - Cell 2 |
108 | Viacheslav Kuznetsov (Rus) Katusha Team | Row 107 - Cell 2 |
109 | Matthieu Sprick (Fra) Argos - Shimano | Row 108 - Cell 2 |
110 | Matthew Busche (USA) Radioshack-Nissan | Row 109 - Cell 2 |
111 | Bernhard Eisel (Aut) Sky Procycling | Row 110 - Cell 2 |
112 | Thomas Vaubourzeix (Fra) La Pomme Marseille | Row 111 - Cell 2 |
113 | Arnold Jeannesson (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat | Row 112 - Cell 2 |
114 | Geoffrey Soupe (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat | 0:01:31 |
115 | Julien Antomarchi (Fra) Team Type 1 - Sanofi | 0:03:41 |
116 | Laurent Pichon (Fra) Bretagne - Schuller | 0:07:48 |
117 | Mathieu Drujon (Fra) Auber 93 | 0:10:44 |
118 | Bruno Saraiva (Por) Team Differdange - Magic-Sportfood.de | 0:11:38 |
119 | Martijn Verschoor (Ned) Team Type 1 - Sanofi | Row 118 - Cell 2 |
120 | Pierrick Fédrigo (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat | Row 119 - Cell 2 |
121 | Takashi Miyazawa (Jpn) Team Saxo Bank - Tinkoff Bank | Row 120 - Cell 2 |
122 | Jimmy Casper (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 121 - Cell 2 |
123 | Evaldas Siskevicius (Ltu) La Pomme Marseille | Row 122 - Cell 2 |
124 | David Lozano Riba (Spa) Team Type 1 - Sanofi | Row 123 - Cell 2 |
125 | Paul Poux (Fra) Saur - Sojasun | Row 124 - Cell 2 |
126 | Yohan Cauquil (Fra) La Pomme Marseille | Row 125 - Cell 2 |
127 | Tom Stamsnijder (Ned) Argos - Shimano | Row 126 - Cell 2 |
128 | Kévin Denis (Fra) Veranda Rideau - Super U | Row 127 - Cell 2 |
129 | Nicolas Rousseau (Fra) Auber 93 | Row 128 - Cell 2 |
130 | Guillaume Faucon (Fra) Auber 93 | Row 129 - Cell 2 |
131 | Toms Skujins (Lat) La Pomme Marseille | Row 130 - Cell 2 |
132 | Damien Gaudin (Fra) Team Europcar | Row 131 - Cell 2 |
HD | Thomas De Gendt (Bel) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | Row 132 - Cell 2 |
HD | Stijn Devolder (Bel) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | Row 133 - Cell 2 |
HD | Boris Zimine (Fra) Roubaix Lille Metropole | Row 134 - Cell 2 |
HD | Sandy Casar (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat | Row 135 - Cell 2 |
HD | Romain Bacon (Fra) Auber 93 | Row 136 - Cell 2 |
HD | Anton Vorobyev (Rus) Katusha Team | Row 137 - Cell 2 |
HD | Grégoire Tarride (Fra) La Pomme Marseille | Row 138 - Cell 2 |
HD | Christophe Laporte (Fra) La Pomme Marseille | Row 139 - Cell 2 |
HD | Kristof Goddaert (Bel) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 140 - Cell 2 |
HD | Ian Wilkinson (GBr) Endura Racing | Row 141 - Cell 2 |
HD | Jack Anderson (Aus) Endura Racing | Row 142 - Cell 2 |
HD | Marcel Wyss (Swi) Team NetApp | Row 143 - Cell 2 |
HD | Davide Appollonio (Ita) Sky Procycling | Row 144 - Cell 2 |
HD | Pierre Drancourt (Fra) Roubaix Lille Metropole | Row 145 - Cell 2 |
HD | Arthur Van Overberghe (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator | Row 146 - Cell 2 |
HD | Steven Van Vooren (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator | Row 147 - Cell 2 |
DNF | César Bihel (Fra) Team Differdange - Magic-Sportfood.de | Row 148 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Pieter Vanspeybrouck (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator | Row 149 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Jure Kocjan (Slo) Team Type 1 - Sanofi | Row 150 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Alexander Serebryakov (Rus) Team Type 1 - Sanofi | Row 151 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Michael Schwarzmann (Ger) Team NetApp | Row 152 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Kevin Lalouette (Fra) Roubaix Lille Metropole | Row 153 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Franck Vermeulen (Fra) Veranda Rideau - Super U | Row 154 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Jean-Lou Paiani (Fra) Saur - Sojasun | Row 155 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Julien Pierrat (Fra) Team Differdange - Magic-Sportfood.de | Row 156 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Ian Bibby (GBr) Endura Racing | Row 157 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Alexandre Blain (Fra) Endura Racing | Row 158 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Maxime Le Montagner (Fra) Veranda Rideau - Super U | Row 159 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Jonathan Breyne (Bel) Landbouwkrediet-Euphony | Row 160 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Frederik Backaert (Bel) Landbouwkrediet-Euphony | Row 161 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Matteo Pelucchi (Ita) Team Europcar | Row 162 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Jens Mouris (Ned) Orica GreenEdge Cycling Team | Row 163 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Michael Hepburn (Aus) Orica GreenEdge Cycling Team | Row 164 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Baden Cooke (Aus) Orica GreenEdge Cycling Team | Row 165 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Sam Bewley (NZl) Orica GreenEdge Cycling Team | Row 166 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Vladimir Isaichev (Rus) Katusha Team | Row 167 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Jasper Hamelink (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | Row 168 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Robert Wagner (Ger) Radioshack-Nissan | Row 169 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Geraint Thomas (GBr) Sky Procycling | Row 170 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Scott Thwaites (GBr) Endura Racing | Row 171 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Koen Barbe (Bel) Landbouwkrediet-Euphony | Row 172 - Cell 2 |
DNS | Jérome Baugnies (Bel) Team NetApp | Row 173 - Cell 2 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result | Header Cell - Column 3 |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Michael Morkov (Den) Team Saxo Bank - Tinkoff Bank | 5 | pts |
2 | Gregor Gazvoda (Slo) AG2R La Mondiale | 3 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
3 | Preben Van Hecke (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator | 1 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result | Header Cell - Column 3 |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Michael Morkov (Den) Team Saxo Bank - Tinkoff Bank | 5 | pts |
2 | Gregor Gazvoda (Slo) AG2R La Mondiale | 3 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
3 | Preben Van Hecke (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator | 1 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result | Header Cell - Column 3 |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Gaël Malacarne (Fra) Bretagne - Schuller | 5 | pts |
2 | Michael Morkov (Den) Team Saxo Bank - Tinkoff Bank | 3 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
3 | Jakob Fuglsang (Den) Radioshack-Nissan | 1 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result | Header Cell - Column 3 |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Michael Morkov (Den) Team Saxo Bank - Tinkoff Bank | 5 | pts |
2 | Preben Van Hecke (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator | 3 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
3 | Gregor Gazvoda (Slo) AG2R La Mondiale | 1 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result | Header Cell - Column 3 |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Michael Morkov (Den) Team Saxo Bank - Tinkoff Bank | 5 | pts |
2 | Preben Van Hecke (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator | 3 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
3 | Björn Leukemans (Bel) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | 1 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result | Header Cell - Column 3 |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Michael Morkov (Den) Team Saxo Bank - Tinkoff Bank | 5 | pts |
2 | Preben Van Hecke (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator | 3 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
3 | David Le Lay (Fra) Saur - Sojasun | 1 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result | Header Cell - Column 3 |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Michael Morkov (Den) Team Saxo Bank - Tinkoff Bank | 5 | pts |
2 | Preben Van Hecke (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator | 3 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
3 | Rudy Molard (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne | 1 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result | Header Cell - Column 3 |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Michael Morkov (Den) Team Saxo Bank - Tinkoff Bank | 13 | pts |
2 | Gregor Gazvoda (Slo) AG2R La Mondiale | 6 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
3 | Gaël Malacarne (Fra) Bretagne - Schuller | 5 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
4 | Preben Van Hecke (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator | 2 | Row 3 - Cell 3 |
5 | Jakob Fuglsang (Den) Radioshack-Nissan | 1 | Row 4 - Cell 3 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result | Header Cell - Column 3 |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Michael Morkov (Den) Team Saxo Bank - Tinkoff Bank | 20 | pts |
2 | Preben Van Hecke (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator | 12 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
3 | Gregor Gazvoda (Slo) AG2R La Mondiale | 1 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
4 | David Le Lay (Fra) Saur - Sojasun | 1 | Row 3 - Cell 3 |
5 | Rudy Molard (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne | 1 | Row 4 - Cell 3 |
6 | Björn Leukemans (Bel) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | 1 | Row 5 - Cell 3 |
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