Fédrigo wins a wet and rainy Paris-Camembert
Frenchmen the best among four-man break
Pierrick Fédrigo scored his first victory of the 2013 season at Paris-Camembert, but he didn't seem to enjoy it as much as he might have during the rain-soaked day when many racers suffered. The 74th edition of the "race of the cheese" was decided at the very end when Fédrigo followed an attack by Pierre Rolland (Europcar) atop the mur des Champeaux, 10 kilometers before the finish line in Vimoutiers. Fédrigo crossed the line ahead of Sylvain Georges (AG2R-La Mondiale), Rolland and Julien Antomarchi (La Pomme Marseille) while Bryan Coquard (Europcar) won the bunch sprint for fifth 21 seconds later.
"I'm from the southwest," Fédrigo said. "I like the sun but not the rain and the cold. Several times, I thought of pulling out. Along the way, good sensations came back and I used as much courage as I could. My experience helped as well. Everyone was tired at the end."
A nine-man breakaway made its way to the centre of Normandy with Guillaume Bonnafond (AG2R-La Mondiale), Pierrick Quéméneur (Europcar), Fabien Schmidt (Sojasun), Alexandre Blain and Rob Britton (Raleigh), Kevin Lalouette (Roubaix), Tim de Clercq (TopSport-Vlaanderen), Romain Hardy (Cofidis) and Cédric Pineau (FDJ). Pineau, De Clercq and Britton were the last three to surrender in the final 20 kilometers. They were caught by Mikaël Chérel (AG2R-La Mondiale), Bryan Coquard (Europcar), Julien El Farès (Sojasun), Mike Terpstra (3M) and Antomarchi. Inspired by his brother's third place at Paris-Roubaix, Terpstra tried to finish solo, but he was overtaken by the winning quartet.
"Since the Circuit de la Sarthe, I knew that the wheel to follow was Rolland's," Fédrigo said. "It came down to a sprint between four solid riders. This race course suits me. I'm obviously happy to win here for the first time. Two years ago, I was able to win it, but I was racing with Sandy [Casar] who was close to home, so I raced for him to win. Paris-Camembert is a race that counts in the record book."
"It's not a shame to be beaten by Fédrigo," Georges said. "It's his revenge since I finished ahead of him two years at GP Plumelec. I told my teammates that I'd be up there today in the finale. It feels good to race at the front. I'm building up my form for the Giro."
Rolland had another race in mind. "With those meteorological conditions, it was hard to focus today," he said. "My mind was on Liège-Bastogne-Liège."
Fédrigo and Rolland will both tackle the oldest of the Classics but through a very different program. The FDJ rider will keep racing the French Cup at Tour du Finistère and Tro Bro Leon while the climber from Europcar will ride the Giro del Trentino. "So far, it's been difficult to find the motivation for racing because of the rain," Fédrigo said. "I'm strongly hoping for better weather in the weeks to come."
Full Results
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
---|---|---|
1 | Pierrick Fédrigo (Fra) FDJ | 4:53:35 |
2 | Sylvain Georges (Fra) Ag2R La Mondiale | Row 1 - Cell 2 |
3 | Pierre Rolland (Fra) Team Europcar | Row 2 - Cell 2 |
4 | Julien Antomarchi (Fra) La Pomme Marseille | Row 3 - Cell 2 |
5 | Bryan Coquard (Fra) Team Europcar | 0:00:21 |
6 | Anthony Geslin (Fra) FDJ | Row 5 - Cell 2 |
7 | Julien Simon (Fra) Sojasun | Row 6 - Cell 2 |
8 | Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) Ag2R La Mondiale | Row 7 - Cell 2 |
9 | Julien El Fares (Fra) Sojasun | Row 8 - Cell 2 |
10 | Thomas Moses (GBr) Team Raleigh | Row 9 - Cell 2 |
11 | Laurent Pichon (Fra) FDJ | Row 10 - Cell 2 |
12 | Yannick Martinez (Fra) La Pomme Marseille | Row 11 - Cell 2 |
13 | Gijs Van Hoecke (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen-Baloise | Row 12 - Cell 2 |
14 | Juan José Oroz Ugalde (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi | Row 13 - Cell 2 |
15 | Tim Declercq (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen-Baloise | Row 14 - Cell 2 |
16 | Arnaud Gérard (Fra) Bretagne-Seche Environnement | Row 15 - Cell 2 |
17 | Mathieu Drujon (Fra) BigMat-Auber 93 | Row 16 - Cell 2 |
18 | Mikael Chérel (Fra) Ag2R La Mondiale | Row 17 - Cell 2 |
19 | Mike Terpstra (Ned) Team 3M | Row 18 - Cell 2 |
20 | Loic Desriac (Fra) Roubaix Lille Metropole | Row 19 - Cell 2 |
21 | Sébastien Minard (Fra) Ag2R La Mondiale | 0:00:30 |
22 | Julien Duval (Fra) Roubaix Lille Metropole | Row 21 - Cell 2 |
23 | Anthony Charteau (Fra) Team Europcar | Row 22 - Cell 2 |
24 | Rob Britton (Can) Team Raleigh | Row 23 - Cell 2 |
25 | Edwig Cammaerts (Bel) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | Row 24 - Cell 2 |
26 | Sibrecht Pieters (Bel) Team 3M | Row 25 - Cell 2 |
27 | Geoffroy Lequatre (Fra) Bretagne-Seche Environnement | 0:00:33 |
28 | Théo Vimpere (Fra) BigMat-Auber 93 | Row 27 - Cell 2 |
29 | Cédric Pineau (Fra) FDJ | Row 28 - Cell 2 |
30 | Rémi Pauriol (Fra) Sojasun | 0:00:36 |
31 | Cyril Bessy (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | Row 30 - Cell 2 |
32 | Tom Van Asbroeck (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen-Baloise | Row 31 - Cell 2 |
33 | Cyrille Patoux (Fra) Roubaix Lille Metropole | 0:02:11 |
34 | Jarl Salomein (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen-Baloise | 0:02:13 |
35 | Morgan Kneisky (Fra) Roubaix Lille Metropole | 0:02:16 |
36 | Florian Guillou (Fra) Bretagne-Seche Environnement | 0:02:30 |
37 | Salvador Guardiola Tora (Spa) Team Differdange-Losch | Row 36 - Cell 2 |
38 | Stijn Neirynck (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen-Baloise | 0:02:32 |
39 | Adrián Sáez De Arregi (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi | 0:02:51 |
40 | Yoann Paillot (Fra) La Pomme Marseille | 0:04:18 |
41 | Arnold Jeannesson (Fra) FDJ | Row 40 - Cell 2 |
42 | Cyril Gautier (Fra) Team Europcar | Row 41 - Cell 2 |
43 | Guillaume Levarlet (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | Row 42 - Cell 2 |
44 | Jonathan Hivert (Fra) Sojasun | 0:04:27 |
45 | Grégoire Tarride (Fra) La Pomme Marseille | 0:04:38 |
46 | Christian Helmig (Lux) Team Differdange-Losch | Row 45 - Cell 2 |
47 | Thomas Scully (USA) Team Raleigh | Row 46 - Cell 2 |
48 | Lachlan Norris (Aus) Team Raleigh | Row 47 - Cell 2 |
49 | César Bihel (Fra) Team Differdange-Losch | 0:05:25 |
50 | Justin Jules (Fra) La Pomme Marseille | Row 49 - Cell 2 |
51 | Timothy Vangheel (Bel) Team 3M | 0:06:37 |
52 | Franck Bouyer (Fra) Team Europcar | 0:08:35 |
53 | Peio Bilbao (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi | Row 52 - Cell 2 |
54 | Natnael Berhane (Eri) Team Europcar | Row 53 - Cell 2 |
55 | Flavien Dassonville (Fra) BigMat-Auber 93 | Row 54 - Cell 2 |
56 | Renaud Dion (Fra) Bretagne-Seche Environnement | Row 55 - Cell 2 |
57 | Jérémy Bescond (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | 0:08:38 |
58 | Wouter Wippert (Ned) Team 3M | 0:10:26 |
59 | Perrig Quemeneur (Fra) Team Europcar | 0:11:47 |
60 | Sascha Weber (Ger) Team Differdange-Losch | 0:11:49 |
61 | Jean-Marc Marino (Fra) Sojasun | Row 60 - Cell 2 |
62 | Hugo Houle (Can) Ag2R La Mondiale | Row 61 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Robert Bush (USA) La Pomme Marseille | Row 62 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Antoine Lavieu (Fra) La Pomme Marseille | Row 63 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Thomas Vaubourzeix (Fra) La Pomme Marseille | Row 64 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Guillaume Bonnafond (Fra) Ag2R La Mondiale | Row 65 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Julian Kern (Ger) Ag2R La Mondiale | Row 66 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Ricardo Garcia Ambroa (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi | Row 67 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Steffen Radochla (Ger) Euskaltel-Euskadi | Row 68 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Andre Schulze (Ger) Euskaltel-Euskadi | Row 69 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Giovanni Bernaudeau (Fra) Team Europcar | Row 70 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Anthony Delaplace (Fra) Sojasun | Row 71 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Jérémie Galland (Fra) Sojasun | Row 72 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Fabien Schmidt (Fra) Sojasun | Row 73 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Alexandre Blain (Fra) Team Raleigh | Row 74 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Eric Berthou (Fra) Team Raleigh | Row 75 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Richard Lang (Aus) Team Raleigh | Row 76 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Mark O'brien (Aus) Team Raleigh | Row 77 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Marius Bernatonis (Ltu) Team 3M | Row 78 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Frederik Verkinderen (Bel) Team 3M | Row 79 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Timothy Stevens (Bel) Team 3M | Row 80 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Joren Segers (Bel) Team 3M | Row 81 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Matthieu Boulo (Fra) Roubaix Lille Metropole | Row 82 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Rudy Kowalski (Fra) Roubaix Lille Metropole | Row 83 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Kevin Lalouette (Fra) Roubaix Lille Metropole | Row 84 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Maxime Le Montagner (Fra) Roubaix Lille Metropole | Row 85 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Sjef De Wilde (Bel) Team Differdange-Losch | Row 86 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Vytautas Kaupas (Ltu) Team Differdange-Losch | Row 87 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Gediminas Kaupas (Ltu) Team Differdange-Losch | Row 88 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Myron Simpson (NZl) Team Differdange-Losch | Row 89 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Sven Vandousselaere (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen-Baloise | Row 90 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Jasper De Buyst (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen-Baloise | Row 91 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Tim Mertens (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen-Baloise | Row 92 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Jean-Marc Bideau (Fra) Bretagne-Seche Environnement | Row 93 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Sébastien Duret (Fra) Bretagne-Seche Environnement | Row 94 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Armindo Fonseca (Fra) Bretagne-Seche Environnement | Row 95 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Eduardo Sepulveda (Arg) Bretagne-Seche Environnement | Row 96 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Luis Angel Mate Mardones (Spa) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | Row 97 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Romain Hardy (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | Row 98 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Rudy Molard (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | Row 99 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Tristan Valentin (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | Row 100 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Arnaud Courteille (Fra) FDJ | Row 101 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Geoffrey Soupe (Fra) FDJ | Row 102 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Benoît Vaugrenard (Fra) FDJ | Row 103 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Fabien Bacquet (Fra) BigMat-Auber 93 | Row 104 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Steven Tronet (Fra) BigMat-Auber 93 | Row 105 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Guillaume Faucon (Fra) BigMat-Auber 93 | Row 106 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Dimitri Le Boulch (Fra) BigMat-Auber 93 | Row 107 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Stéphane Rossetto (Fra) BigMat-Auber 93 | Row 108 - Cell 2 |
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