Paris - Nice 2014: Stage 1 Results

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Bryan Coquard (Europcar) (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)

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Nacer Bouhanni in the best young rider's jersey (Image credit: ASO)

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Nacer Bouhanni (FDJ.fr) won the opening stage at Paris-Nice ahead of John Degenkolb (Giant-Shimano) and Gianni Meersman (Omega Pharma-QuickStep) (Image credit: AFP)

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Romain Bardet (Ag2r) pre-race (Image credit: ASO)

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Nacer Bouhanni is interviewed before the start of the 2014 Paris-Nice (Image credit: ASO)

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Nacer Bouhanni (FDJ) also claimed the sprinters green jersey (Image credit: ASO)

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Thor Hushovd (BMC) (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)

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Christophe Laborie (Bretagne-Séché Environnement) (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)

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Some French fans on the roadside (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)

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Nacer Bouhanni picked himself up to claim stage 1 for the second year in a row (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)

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Rider approach one of the windmills during stage 1 (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)

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Thomas Voeckler out of the saddle (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)

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It's easy to spot the rainbow jersey of world champion Rui Costa (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)

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Jerome Pineau (IAM Cycling) (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)

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Arthur Vichot (FDJ) pokes his head out between two Tinkoff-Saxo riders (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)

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Tom Boonen and Geraint Thomas (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)

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IAM Cycling presented to to the crowd (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)

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One current national champion, Aleksejs Saramotins, and one past champion Chavenel (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)

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Nacer Bouhanni hits the ground (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)

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Christophe Laborie (Bretagne-Séché Environnement) in the polka dot jersey (Image credit: ASO)

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Thomas Voeckler is recovered from his broken collarbone (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)

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Giant-Shimano (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)

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The Omega Pharma-Quick Step bus (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)

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Nacer Bouhanni (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)

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Andre Cardoso and Rui Costa enjoy a chat (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)

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Sylvain Chavanel talks to the press prior to the race start (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)

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Omega Pharma-Quick Step (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)

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Nacer Bouhanni (FDJ) (Image credit: Bettini Photo)

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Tom Boonen (Omega Pharma QuickStep) (Image credit: Bettini Photo)

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Carlos Alberto Betancur (AG2R - La Mondiale) (Image credit: Bettini Photo)

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Nacer Bouhanni (FDJ) crashed earlier in the stage (Image credit: Bettini Photo)

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World Champion Rui Costa (Lampre Merida) (Image credit: Bettini Photo)

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The sprint for stage 1 in Paris-Nice (Image credit: Bettini Photo)

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Nacer Bouhanni (FDJ) in yellow (Image credit: Bettini Photo)

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Vincenzo Nibali (Astana) (Image credit: Bettini Photo)

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Cannondale help with the pace setting on stage 1 (Image credit: Bettini Photo)

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Nacer Bouhanni (FDJ) wins stage 1 of Paris-Nice (Image credit: Bettini Photo)

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Vincenzo Nibali (Astana) before the start of the stage (Image credit: Bettini Photo)

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Stage 1 of Paris-Nice 2014 (Image credit: Bettini Photo)

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Nacer Bouhanni (FDJ) kicked off Paris-Nice with a win (Image credit: Bettini Photo)

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Team Belkin drive the peloton on stage 1 (Image credit: Bettini Photo)

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QuickStep and Giant Shimano set the pace (Image credit: Bettini Photo)

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Nacer Bouhanni (FDJ.fr) crashed but still won the race (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)

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Blood on the podium: Nacer Bouhanni (FDJ.fr) fell during the stage (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)

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Thomas Voeckler (Europcar) (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)

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Tom Boonen (Omega Pharma QuickStep) hides out in the bunch (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)

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Alexander Kristoff (Team Katusha) at the start (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)

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Nacer Bouhanni (FDJ.fr) pulls on yellow in Paris-Nice (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)

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Nacer Bouhanni (FDJ.fr) wins stage 1 of Paris-Nice (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)

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The sprint for the line on stage 1 of Paris-Nice (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)

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John Degenkolb (Giant-Shimano) couldn't match Nacer Bouhanni (FDJ.fr) (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)

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Nacer Bouhanni (FDJ.fr) beats John Degenkolb (Giant-Shimano) to the line (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)

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Nacer Bouhanni (FDJ.fr) resplendent in the Paris-Nice leader's jersey after sprinting to victory on the opening stage (Image credit: AFP)

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Nacer Bouhanni (FDJ.fr) celebrates victory in stage 1 at Paris-Nice (Image credit: AFP)

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Nacer Bouhanni (FDJ.fr) sprints to victory in stage 1 at Paris-Nice (Image credit: AFP)

Nacer Bouhanni (FDJ) claimed a fraught opening stage of this year’s Paris-Nice ahead of John Degenkolb (Giant-Shimano) and Gianni Meersman (Omega Pharma-QuickStep).

The French rider struck for home inside the final 200 meters to take a comprehensive win and the first yellow jersey in this year’s race. The stage saw several crashes with Bouhanni himself coming down in one of the earlier falls, but the biggest casualty of the day was perhaps Tejay van Garderen (Team BMC) who retired during the stage through illness.

The riders began under beautiful conditions in Mantes-la-Jolie with Christophe Laborie (Bretagne-Séché Environnement) slipping clear in the opening stages. The Frenchman attacked from the gun and was allowed to build up a lead of over ten minutes. After 70 kilometres of racing the lone leader had lost some of his advantage, with the gap down to seven minutes.

Back in the bunch and Bouhanni was one of the first riders to fall. Although he was quickly back on his bike it was a sign of things to come for the rest of the day’s action. The Frenchman had crashed out of last year’s race while leading and despite what looked like a damaged right knee he was given the all clear from the race doctor.

Vasil Kiryienka (Sky), Mattia Cattaneo and Jose Serpa, the latter both Lampre-Merida, were the next riders to hit the tarmac, with Alessandro Vanotti (Astana) going down soon after.

Although Laborie was doing enough to claim the first KOM jersey of the race he could do little as Lampre-Merida and Europcar whittled down his lead to three minutes. With 50 kilometres remaining the solo Frenchman was back with the bunch.

The most significant fall of the day saw Andy Schleck (Trek Factory Racing), Simon Gerrans (Orica GreenEdge), Thomas Voeckler (Europcar), Romain Bardet (AG2R La Mondiale), and Thor Hushovd (BMC Racing) losing ground and time on the main race favourites.

At the head of affairs Belkin, Omega Pharma-QuickStep and Giant-Shimano vied for control of the peloton. Giant-Shimano looked to have the measure of everyone as they hit the front with less than two kilometres to go but Degenkolb found himself caught up in the wheels and was forced to come around a number of riders before he could unleash his sprint.

It allowed Meersman to open up proceedings but the Omega sprinter went too soon, with Bouhanni timing his sprint to the line to perfection.

Full Results
1	Nacer Bouhanni (Fra) FDJ.fr	3:53:11
2	John Degenkolb (Ger) Team Giant-Shimano
3	Gianni Meersman (Bel) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step Cycling Team
4	Jose Joaquin Rojas Gil (Spa) Movistar Team
5	Tyler Farrar (USA) Garmin Sharp
6	Bryan Coquard (Fra) Team Europcar
7	Luca Wackermann (Ita) Lampre-Merida
8	Fabio Felline (Ita) Trek Factory Racing
9	Fabio Sabatini (Ita) Cannondale
10	Francesco Gavazzi (Ita) Astana Pro Team
11	Mathew Hayman (Aus) Orica GreenEdge
12	Cyril Lemoine (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits
13	Elia Favilli (Ita) Lampre-Merida
14	Romain Zingle (Bel) Cofidis, Solutions Credits
15	Gert Steegmans (Bel) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step Cycling Team
16	Geraint Thomas (GBr) Team Sky
17	Greg Van Avermaet (Bel) BMC Racing Team
18	Nikolay Trusov (Rus) Tinkoff-Saxo
19	Alexander Kristoff (Nor) Team Katusha
20	Romain Feillu (Fra) Bretagne - Seche Environnement
21	Lars Boom (Ned) Belkin-Pro Cycling Team
22	Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
23	Michel Koch (Ger) Cannondale
24	Arnold Jeannesson (Fra) FDJ.fr
25	Jens Keukeleire (Bel) Orica GreenEdge
26	Peter Velits (Svk) BMC Racing Team
27	Vladimir Isaychev (Rus) Team Katusha
28	Niki Terpstra (Ned) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step Cycling Team
29	Zdenek Stybar (Cze) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step Cycling Team
30	Tom Boonen (Bel) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step Cycling Team
31	Jérôme Pineau (Fra) IAM Cycling
32	Rui Alberto Faria Da Costa (Por) Lampre-Merida
33	Wilco Kelderman (Ned) Belkin-Pro Cycling Team
34	Jakob Fuglsang (Den) Astana Pro Team
35	Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Astana Pro Team
36	Nikolas Maes (Bel) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step Cycling Team
37	Marko Kump (Slo) Tinkoff-Saxo
38	Rafal Majka (Pol) Tinkoff-Saxo
39	Moreno Hofland (Ned) Belkin-Pro Cycling Team
40	Kevin Ista (Bel) IAM Cycling
41	Gorka Izaguirre Insausti (Spa) Movistar Team
42	Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) IAM Cycling
43	Marco Marcato (Ita) Cannondale
44	Bob Jungels (Lux) Trek Factory Racing
45	Andre Fernando S. Martins Cardoso (Por) Garmin Sharp
46	Arthur Vichot (Fra) FDJ.fr
47	Cyril Gautier (Fra) Team Europcar
48	Adrien Petit (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits
49	Enrico Gasparotto (Ita) Astana Pro Team
50	Ramon Sinkeldam (Ned) Team Giant-Shimano
51	Lars Ytting Bak (Den) Lotto Belisol
52	Simon Spilak (Slo) Team Katusha
53	Tony Gallopin (Fra) Lotto Belisol
54	Anthony Delaplace (Fra) Bretagne - Seche Environnement
55	Florian Vachon (Fra) Bretagne - Seche Environnement
56	Sergei Chernetckii (Rus) Team Katusha
57	Lars Petter Nordhaug (Nor) Belkin-Pro Cycling Team
58	Maxime Bouet (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
59	Stefan Denifl (Aut) IAM Cycling
60	Jon Izaguirre Insausti (Spa) Movistar Team
61	Nelson Filipe Santos Simoes Oliveira (Por) Lampre-Merida
62	Xabier Zandio Echaide (Spa) Team Sky
63	Carlos Alberto Betancur Gomez (Col) AG2R La Mondiale
64	Jan Bakelants (Bel) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step Cycling Team
65	Jos van Emden (Ned) Belkin-Pro Cycling Team
66	Pim Ligthart (Ned) Lotto Belisol
67	Maxime Monfort (Bel) Lotto Belisol
68	Maarten Wynants (Bel) Belkin-Pro Cycling Team
69	Tom Jelte Slagter (Ned) Garmin Sharp
70	Tim Wellens (Bel) Lotto Belisol
71	Simon Yates (GBr) Orica GreenEdge
72	Sébastien Reichenbach (Swi) IAM Cycling
73	Karsten Kroon (Ned) Tinkoff-Saxo
74	Jesus Herrada Lopez (Spa) Movistar Team
75	Jerome Coppel (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits
76	Davide Villella (Ita) Cannondale
77	Jetse Bol (Ned) Belkin-Pro Cycling Team
78	Damiano Caruso (Ita) Cannondale
79	Brice Feillu (Fra) Bretagne - Seche Environnement
80	Nicki Sörensen (Den) Tinkoff-Saxo
81	Aliaksandr Kuchynski (Blr) Team Katusha
82	Imanol Erviti Ollo (Spa) Movistar Team
83	Peter Stetina (USA) BMC Racing Team
84	Ivan Rovny (Rus) Tinkoff-Saxo
85	Jose Rodolfo Serpa Perez (Col) Lampre-Merida
86	Mathias Frank (Swi) IAM Cycling
87	Luis Angel Mate Mardones (Spa) Cofidis, Solutions Credits
88	Egoitz Garcia Echeguibel (Spa) Cofidis, Solutions Credits
89	Stijn Vandenbergh (Bel) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step Cycling Team
90	Anthony Geslin (Fra) FDJ.fr
91	Dries Devenyns (Bel) Team Giant-Shimano
92	David Lopez Garcia (Spa) Team Sky
93	Reinardt Janse Van Rensburg (RSA) Team Giant-Shimano
94	Giovanni Bernaudeau (Fra) Team Europcar	0:00:16
95	Sander Armee (Bel) Lotto Belisol	0:00:17
96	Benoît Vaugrenard (Fra) FDJ.fr	0:00:24
97	Jimmy Engoulvent (Fra) Team Europcar	0:00:25
98	Bryan Nauleau (Fra) Team Europcar
99	Koen De Kort (Ned) Team Giant-Shimano	0:00:48
100	Bert De Backer (Bel) Team Giant-Shimano
101	Borut Bozic (Slo) Astana Pro Team	0:01:03
102	Eduardo Sepulveda (Arg) Bretagne - Seche Environnement	0:01:09
103	Romain Bardet (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
104	Alexey Tsatevich (Rus) Team Katusha
105	Matthew Busche (USA) Trek Factory Racing
106	Lieuwe Westra (Ned) Astana Pro Team
107	Christian Knees (Ger) Team Sky
108	Valerio Agnoli (Ita) Astana Pro Team
109	Edvald Boasson Hagen (Nor) Team Sky
110	Mikael Cherel (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
111	Gabriel Rasch (Nor) Team Sky
112	Matthew Harley Goss (Aus) Orica GreenEdge
113	Armindo Fonseca (Fra) Bretagne - Seche Environnement
114	Sébastien Turgot (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
115	George Bennett (NZl) Cannondale
116	José Ivan Gutierrez Palacios (Spa) Movistar Team
117	Chris Anker Sörensen (Den) Tinkoff-Saxo
118	Iurii Trofimov (Rus) Team Katusha
119	Sebastian Langeveld (Ned) Garmin Sharp
120	Fabian Wegmann (Ger) Garmin Sharp
121	Aleksejs Saramotins (Lat) IAM Cycling
122	John Gadret (Fra) Movistar Team
123	Alessandro De Marchi (Ita) Cannondale
124	Alex Howes (USA) Garmin Sharp
125	Florian Guillou (Fra) Bretagne - Seche Environnement
126	Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Team Europcar
127	Luke Rowe (GBr) Team Sky
128	Jonathan Hivert (Fra) Belkin-Pro Cycling Team
129	Ramunas Navardauskas (Ltu) Garmin Sharp
130	Thor Hushovd (Nor) BMC Racing Team
131	Simon Gerrans (Aus) Orica GreenEdge
132	Grégory Rast (Swi) Trek Factory Racing
133	Taylor Phinney (USA) BMC Racing Team
134	Matti Breschel (Den) Tinkoff-Saxo
135	Fränk Schleck (Lux) Trek Factory Racing
136	Julien Simon (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits
137	Egor Silin (Rus) Team Katusha
138	Sylvester Szmyd (Pol) Movistar Team
139	Amaël Moinard (Fra) BMC Racing Team
140	Cédric Pineau (Fra) FDJ.fr
141	Alessandro Vanotti (Ita) Astana Pro Team
142	Matteo Bono (Ita) Lampre-Merida
143	Vasil Kiryienka (Blr) Team Sky
144	Mitchell Docker (Aus) Orica GreenEdge
145	Mattia Cattaneo (Ita) Lampre-Merida
146	Sébastien Minard (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
147	Przemyslaw Niemiec (Pol) Lampre-Merida
148	Cristiano Salerno (Ita) Cannondale
149	Julien Fouchard (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits
150	Michael Matthews (Aus) Orica GreenEdge
151	Albert Timmer (Ned) Team Giant-Shimano
152	Jerome Cousin (Fra) Team Europcar
153	Alexis Vuillermoz (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
154	Jelle Vanendert (Bel) Lotto Belisol
155	Perrig Quemeneur (Fra) Team Europcar
156	Stephen Cummings (GBr) BMC Racing Team
157	Sébastien Chavanel (Fra) FDJ.fr
158	Kris Boeckmans (Bel) Lotto Belisol	0:01:47
159	Andy Schleck (Lux) Trek Factory Racing	0:01:50
160	Thierry Hupond (Fra) Team Giant-Shimano	0:02:12
161	Laurent Didier (Lux) Trek Factory Racing
162	Michael Albasini (Swi) Orica GreenEdge
163	Danilo Hondo (Ger) Trek Factory Racing	0:03:14
164	Christophe Laborie (Fra) Bretagne - Seche Environnement	0:07:11
165	Sébastien Hinault (Fra) IAM Cycling	0:07:45
166	Steele Von Hoff (Aus) Garmin Sharp
167	Geoffrey Soupe (Fra) FDJ.fr	0:19:16
DNF	Tejay van Garderen (USA) BMC Racing Team

Sprint 1 - Mantes-la-Jolie (1st passage), 63km
1	Christophe Laborie (Fra) Bretagne - Seche Environnement	3	pts
2	Gianni Meersman (Bel) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step Cycling Team	2
3	Geraint Thomas (GBr) Team Sky	1

Sprint 2 - Mantes-la-Jolie (3rd passage), 129.5km
1	Gianni Meersman (Bel) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step Cycling Team	3	pts
2	Greg Van Avermaet (Bel) BMC Racing Team	2
3	Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) IAM Cycling	1

Points
1	Nacer Bouhanni (Fra) FDJ.fr	15	pts
2	John Degenkolb (Ger) Team Giant-Shimano	12
3	Gianni Meersman (Bel) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step Cycling Team	9
4	Jose Joaquin Rojas Gil (Spa) Movistar Team	7
5	Tyler Farrar (USA) Garmin Sharp	6
6	Bryan Coquard (Fra) Team Europcar	5
7	Luca Wackermann (Ita) Lampre-Merida	4
8	Fabio Felline (Ita) Trek Factory Racing	3
9	Fabio Sabatini (Ita) Cannondale	2
10	Francesco Gavazzi (Ita) Astana Pro Team	1

Mountain 1 - Côte de Vert (Cat. 3) 40.5km
1	Christophe Laborie (Fra) Bretagne - Seche Environnement	4	pts
2	Simon Yates (GBr) Orica GreenEdge	2
3	Perrig Quemeneur (Fra) Team Europcar	1

Mountain 2 - Côte de Vert (Cat. 3) 107km
1	Christophe Laborie (Fra) Bretagne - Seche Environnement	4	pts
2	Przemyslaw Niemiec (Pol) Lampre-Merida	2
3	Perrig Quemeneur (Fra) Team Europcar	1

Young riders
1	Nacer Bouhanni (Fra) FDJ.fr	3:53:11
2	John Degenkolb (Ger) Team Giant-Shimano
3	Bryan Coquard (Fra) Team Europcar
4	Luca Wackermann (Ita) Lampre-Merida
5	Fabio Felline (Ita) Trek Factory Racing
6	Elia Favilli (Ita) Lampre-Merida
7	Michel Koch (Ger) Cannondale
8	Wilco Kelderman (Ned) Belkin-Pro Cycling Team
9	Rafal Majka (Pol) Tinkoff-Saxo
10	Moreno Hofland (Ned) Belkin-Pro Cycling Team
11	Bob Jungels (Lux) Trek Factory Racing
12	Adrien Petit (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits
13	Ramon Sinkeldam (Ned) Team Giant-Shimano
14	Anthony Delaplace (Fra) Bretagne - Seche Environnement
15	Sergei Chernetckii (Rus) Team Katusha
16	Jon Izaguirre Insausti (Spa) Movistar Team
17	Nelson Filipe Santos Simoes Oliveira (Por) Lampre-Merida
18	Carlos Alberto Betancur Gomez (Col) AG2R La Mondiale
19	Tom Jelte Slagter (Ned) Garmin Sharp
20	Tim Wellens (Bel) Lotto Belisol
21	Simon Yates (GBr) Orica GreenEdge
22	Sébastien Reichenbach (Swi) IAM Cycling
23	Jesus Herrada Lopez (Spa) Movistar Team
24	Davide Villella (Ita) Cannondale
25	Jetse Bol (Ned) Belkin-Pro Cycling Team
26	Reinardt Janse Van Rensburg (RSA) Team Giant-Shimano
27	Eduardo Sepulveda (Arg) Bretagne - Seche Environnement	0:01:09
28	Romain Bardet (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
29	Alexey Tsatevich (Rus) Team Katusha
30	Armindo Fonseca (Fra) Bretagne - Seche Environnement
31	George Bennett (NZl) Cannondale
32	Luke Rowe (GBr) Team Sky
33	Taylor Phinney (USA) BMC Racing Team
34	Mattia Cattaneo (Ita) Lampre-Merida
35	Michael Matthews (Aus) Orica GreenEdge
36	Jerome Cousin (Fra) Team Europcar

Teams
1	Omega Pharma - Quick-Step Cycling Team	11:39:33
2	Lampre-Merida
3	FDJ.fr
4	Cofidis, Solutions Credits
5	Cannondale
6	Astana Pro Team
7	Tinkoff-Saxo
8	Belkin-Pro Cycling Team
9	Team Katusha
10	Movistar Team
11	Orica GreenEdge
12	IAM Cycling
13	Garmin Sharp
14	BMC Racing Team
15	Bretagne - Seche Environnement
16	Team Giant-Shimano
17	AG2R La Mondiale
18	Team Sky
19	Lotto Belisol
20	Trek Factory Racing
21	Team Europcar	0:00:16

General classification after stage 1
1	Nacer Bouhanni (Fra) FDJ.fr	3:53:01
2	Gianni Meersman (Bel) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step Cycling Team	0:00:01
3	John Degenkolb (Ger) Team Giant-Shimano	0:00:04
4	Greg Van Avermaet (Bel) BMC Racing Team	0:00:08
5	Geraint Thomas (GBr) Team Sky	0:00:09
6	Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) IAM Cycling
7	Jose Joaquin Rojas Gil (Spa) Movistar Team	0:00:10
8	Tyler Farrar (USA) Garmin Sharp
9	Bryan Coquard (Fra) Team Europcar
10	Luca Wackermann (Ita) Lampre-Merida
11	Fabio Felline (Ita) Trek Factory Racing
12	Fabio Sabatini (Ita) Cannondale
13	Francesco Gavazzi (Ita) Astana Pro Team
14	Mathew Hayman (Aus) Orica GreenEdge
15	Cyril Lemoine (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits
16	Elia Favilli (Ita) Lampre-Merida
17	Romain Zingle (Bel) Cofidis, Solutions Credits
18	Gert Steegmans (Bel) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step Cycling Team
19	Nikolay Trusov (Rus) Tinkoff-Saxo
20	Alexander Kristoff (Nor) Team Katusha
21	Romain Feillu (Fra) Bretagne - Seche Environnement
22	Lars Boom (Ned) Belkin-Pro Cycling Team
23	Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
24	Michel Koch (Ger) Cannondale
25	Arnold Jeannesson (Fra) FDJ.fr
26	Jens Keukeleire (Bel) Orica GreenEdge
27	Peter Velits (Svk) BMC Racing Team
28	Vladimir Isaychev (Rus) Team Katusha
29	Niki Terpstra (Ned) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step Cycling Team
30	Zdenek Stybar (Cze) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step Cycling Team
31	Tom Boonen (Bel) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step Cycling Team
32	Jérôme Pineau (Fra) IAM Cycling
33	Rui Alberto Faria Da Costa (Por) Lampre-Merida
34	Wilco Kelderman (Ned) Belkin-Pro Cycling Team
35	Jakob Fuglsang (Den) Astana Pro Team
36	Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Astana Pro Team
37	Nikolas Maes (Bel) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step Cycling Team
38	Marko Kump (Slo) Tinkoff-Saxo
39	Rafal Majka (Pol) Tinkoff-Saxo
40	Moreno Hofland (Ned) Belkin-Pro Cycling Team
41	Kevin Ista (Bel) IAM Cycling
42	Gorka Izaguirre Insausti (Spa) Movistar Team
43	Marco Marcato (Ita) Cannondale
44	Bob Jungels (Lux) Trek Factory Racing
45	Andre Fernando S. Martins Cardoso (Por) Garmin Sharp
46	Arthur Vichot (Fra) FDJ.fr
47	Cyril Gautier (Fra) Team Europcar
48	Adrien Petit (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits
49	Ramon Sinkeldam (Ned) Team Giant-Shimano
50	Lars Ytting Bak (Den) Lotto Belisol
51	Simon Spilak (Slo) Team Katusha
52	Tony Gallopin (Fra) Lotto Belisol
53	Anthony Delaplace (Fra) Bretagne - Seche Environnement
54	Florian Vachon (Fra) Bretagne - Seche Environnement
55	Sergei Chernetckii (Rus) Team Katusha
56	Lars Petter Nordhaug (Nor) Belkin-Pro Cycling Team
57	Maxime Bouet (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
58	Stefan Denifl (Aut) IAM Cycling
59	Jon Izaguirre Insausti (Spa) Movistar Team
60	Nelson Filipe Santos Simoes Oliveira (Por) Lampre-Merida
61	Xabier Zandio Echaide (Spa) Team Sky
62	Carlos Alberto Betancur Gomez (Col) AG2R La Mondiale
63	Jan Bakelants (Bel) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step Cycling Team
64	Jos van Emden (Ned) Belkin-Pro Cycling Team
65	Pim Ligthart (Ned) Lotto Belisol
66	Maxime Monfort (Bel) Lotto Belisol
67	Maarten Wynants (Bel) Belkin-Pro Cycling Team
68	Tom Jelte Slagter (Ned) Garmin Sharp
69	Tim Wellens (Bel) Lotto Belisol
70	Simon Yates (GBr) Orica GreenEdge
71	Sébastien Reichenbach (Swi) IAM Cycling
72	Karsten Kroon (Ned) Tinkoff-Saxo
73	Jesus Herrada Lopez (Spa) Movistar Team
74	Jerome Coppel (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits
75	Davide Villella (Ita) Cannondale
76	Jetse Bol (Ned) Belkin-Pro Cycling Team
77	Damiano Caruso (Ita) Cannondale
78	Brice Feillu (Fra) Bretagne - Seche Environnement
79	Nicki Sörensen (Den) Tinkoff-Saxo
80	Aliaksandr Kuchynski (Blr) Team Katusha
81	Imanol Erviti Ollo (Spa) Movistar Team
82	Peter Stetina (USA) BMC Racing Team
83	Ivan Rovny (Rus) Tinkoff-Saxo
84	Jose Rodolfo Serpa Perez (Col) Lampre-Merida
85	Mathias Frank (Swi) IAM Cycling
86	Luis Angel Mate Mardones (Spa) Cofidis, Solutions Credits
87	Egoitz Garcia Echeguibel (Spa) Cofidis, Solutions Credits
88	Stijn Vandenbergh (Bel) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step Cycling Team
89	Anthony Geslin (Fra) FDJ.fr
90	Dries Devenyns (Bel) Team Giant-Shimano
91	David Lopez Garcia (Spa) Team Sky
92	Reinardt Janse Van Rensburg (RSA) Team Giant-Shimano
93	Laurent Didier (Lux) Trek Factory Racing
94	Michael Albasini (Swi) Orica GreenEdge
95	Enrico Gasparotto (Ita) Astana Pro Team	0:00:20
96	Giovanni Bernaudeau (Fra) Team Europcar	0:00:26
97	Sander Armee (Bel) Lotto Belisol	0:00:27
98	Benoît Vaugrenard (Fra) FDJ.fr	0:00:34
99	Jimmy Engoulvent (Fra) Team Europcar	0:00:35
100	Bryan Nauleau (Fra) Team Europcar
101	Koen De Kort (Ned) Team Giant-Shimano	0:00:58
102	Bert De Backer (Bel) Team Giant-Shimano
103	Borut Bozic (Slo) Astana Pro Team	0:01:13
104	Eduardo Sepulveda (Arg) Bretagne - Seche Environnement	0:01:19
105	Romain Bardet (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
106	Alexey Tsatevich (Rus) Team Katusha
107	Matthew Busche (USA) Trek Factory Racing
108	Lieuwe Westra (Ned) Astana Pro Team
109	Christian Knees (Ger) Team Sky
110	Valerio Agnoli (Ita) Astana Pro Team
111	Edvald Boasson Hagen (Nor) Team Sky
112	Mikael Cherel (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
113	Gabriel Rasch (Nor) Team Sky
114	Matthew Harley Goss (Aus) Orica GreenEdge
115	Armindo Fonseca (Fra) Bretagne - Seche Environnement
116	Sébastien Turgot (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
117	George Bennett (NZl) Cannondale
118	José Ivan Gutierrez Palacios (Spa) Movistar Team
119	Chris Anker Sörensen (Den) Tinkoff-Saxo
120	Iurii Trofimov (Rus) Team Katusha
121	Sebastian Langeveld (Ned) Garmin Sharp
122	Fabian Wegmann (Ger) Garmin Sharp
123	Aleksejs Saramotins (Lat) IAM Cycling
124	John Gadret (Fra) Movistar Team
125	Alessandro De Marchi (Ita) Cannondale
126	Alex Howes (USA) Garmin Sharp
127	Florian Guillou (Fra) Bretagne - Seche Environnement
128	Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Team Europcar
129	Luke Rowe (GBr) Team Sky
130	Jonathan Hivert (Fra) Belkin-Pro Cycling Team
131	Ramunas Navardauskas (Ltu) Garmin Sharp
132	Thor Hushovd (Nor) BMC Racing Team
133	Simon Gerrans (Aus) Orica GreenEdge
134	Grégory Rast (Swi) Trek Factory Racing
135	Taylor Phinney (USA) BMC Racing Team
136	Matti Breschel (Den) Tinkoff-Saxo
137	Fränk Schleck (Lux) Trek Factory Racing
138	Julien Simon (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits
139	Egor Silin (Rus) Team Katusha
140	Sylvester Szmyd (Pol) Movistar Team
141	Amaël Moinard (Fra) BMC Racing Team
142	Cédric Pineau (Fra) FDJ.fr
143	Alessandro Vanotti (Ita) Astana Pro Team
144	Matteo Bono (Ita) Lampre-Merida
145	Vasil Kiryienka (Blr) Team Sky
146	Mitchell Docker (Aus) Orica GreenEdge
147	Mattia Cattaneo (Ita) Lampre-Merida
148	Sébastien Minard (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
149	Przemyslaw Niemiec (Pol) Lampre-Merida
150	Cristiano Salerno (Ita) Cannondale
151	Julien Fouchard (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits
152	Michael Matthews (Aus) Orica GreenEdge
153	Albert Timmer (Ned) Team Giant-Shimano
154	Jerome Cousin (Fra) Team Europcar
155	Alexis Vuillermoz (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
156	Jelle Vanendert (Bel) Lotto Belisol
157	Perrig Quemeneur (Fra) Team Europcar
158	Stephen Cummings (GBr) BMC Racing Team
159	Sébastien Chavanel (Fra) FDJ.fr
160	Kris Boeckmans (Bel) Lotto Belisol	0:01:57
161	Andy Schleck (Lux) Trek Factory Racing	0:02:00
162	Thierry Hupond (Fra) Team Giant-Shimano	0:02:22
163	Danilo Hondo (Ger) Trek Factory Racing	0:03:24
164	Christophe Laborie (Fra) Bretagne - Seche Environnement	0:07:18
165	Sébastien Hinault (Fra) IAM Cycling	0:07:55
166	Steele Von Hoff (Aus) Garmin Sharp
167	Geoffrey Soupe (Fra) FDJ.fr	0:19:26

Points classification
1	Nacer Bouhanni (Fra) FDJ.fr	15	pts
2	Gianni Meersman (Bel) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step Cycling Team	14
3	John Degenkolb (Ger) Team Giant-Shimano	12
4	Jose Joaquin Rojas Gil (Spa) Movistar Team	7
5	Tyler Farrar (USA) Garmin Sharp	6
6	Bryan Coquard (Fra) Team Europcar	5
7	Luca Wackermann (Ita) Lampre-Merida	4
8	Christophe Laborie (Fra) Bretagne - Seche Environnement	3
9	Fabio Felline (Ita) Trek Factory Racing	3
10	Greg Van Avermaet (Bel) BMC Racing Team	2
11	Fabio Sabatini (Ita) Cannondale	2
12	Geraint Thomas (GBr) Team Sky	1
13	Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) IAM Cycling	1
14	Francesco Gavazzi (Ita) Astana Pro Team	1
15	Enrico Gasparotto (Ita) Astana Pro Team	-5

Mountains classification
1	Christophe Laborie (Fra) Bretagne - Seche Environnement	8	pts
2	Simon Yates (GBr) Orica GreenEdge	2
3	Przemyslaw Niemiec (Pol) Lampre-Merida	2
4	Perrig Quemeneur (Fra) Team Europcar	2

Young riders classification
1	Nacer Bouhanni (Fra) FDJ.fr	3:53:01
2	John Degenkolb (Ger) Team Giant-Shimano	0:00:04
3	Bryan Coquard (Fra) Team Europcar	0:00:10
4	Luca Wackermann (Ita) Lampre-Merida
5	Fabio Felline (Ita) Trek Factory Racing
6	Elia Favilli (Ita) Lampre-Merida
7	Michel Koch (Ger) Cannondale
8	Wilco Kelderman (Ned) Belkin-Pro Cycling Team
9	Rafal Majka (Pol) Tinkoff-Saxo
10	Moreno Hofland (Ned) Belkin-Pro Cycling Team
11	Bob Jungels (Lux) Trek Factory Racing
12	Adrien Petit (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits
13	Ramon Sinkeldam (Ned) Team Giant-Shimano
14	Anthony Delaplace (Fra) Bretagne - Seche Environnement
15	Sergei Chernetckii (Rus) Team Katusha
16	Jon Izaguirre Insausti (Spa) Movistar Team
17	Nelson Filipe Santos Simoes Oliveira (Por) Lampre-Merida
18	Carlos Alberto Betancur Gomez (Col) AG2R La Mondiale
19	Tom Jelte Slagter (Ned) Garmin Sharp
20	Tim Wellens (Bel) Lotto Belisol
21	Simon Yates (GBr) Orica GreenEdge
22	Sébastien Reichenbach (Swi) IAM Cycling
23	Jesus Herrada Lopez (Spa) Movistar Team
24	Davide Villella (Ita) Cannondale
25	Jetse Bol (Ned) Belkin-Pro Cycling Team
26	Reinardt Janse Van Rensburg (RSA) Team Giant-Shimano
27	Eduardo Sepulveda (Arg) Bretagne - Seche Environnement	0:01:19
28	Romain Bardet (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
29	Alexey Tsatevich (Rus) Team Katusha
30	Armindo Fonseca (Fra) Bretagne - Seche Environnement
31	George Bennett (NZl) Cannondale
32	Luke Rowe (GBr) Team Sky
33	Taylor Phinney (USA) BMC Racing Team
34	Mattia Cattaneo (Ita) Lampre-Merida
35	Michael Matthews (Aus) Orica GreenEdge
36	Jerome Cousin (Fra) Team Europcar

Teams classification
1	Omega Pharma - Quick-Step Cycling Team	11:39:33
2	Lampre-Merida
3	FDJ.fr
4	Cofidis, Solutions Credits
5	Cannondale
6	Astana Pro Team
7	Tinkoff-Saxo
8	Belkin-Pro Cycling Team
9	Team Katusha
10	Movistar Team
11	Orica GreenEdge
12	IAM Cycling
13	Garmin Sharp
14	BMC Racing Team
15	Bretagne - Seche Environnement
16	Team Giant-Shimano
17	AG2R La Mondiale
18	Team Sky
19	Lotto Belisol
20	Trek Factory Racing
21	Team Europcar	0:00:16

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