Gautier concludes an all Breton affair with victory
23-year-old earns first pro win
Cyril Gautier continued Bbox Bouygues Telecom's week of glory by claiming a solo victory at the Route Adélie in Vitré in the west of France. He was following the example of Pierrick Fedrigo, who won a stage and the overall classification at the Criterium International and of Steve Chainel and Sébastien Turgot, who found their way to success at the Three Days of De Panne.
The 23-year-old Gautier celebrated his first pro win during the stage from Trégueux in Brittany. He was the under 23 European champion in 2008 and joined Bbox Bouygues Telecom the year after learning his job in the ranks of the continental team of his region Bretagne-Schuller, of which Laurent Pichon was a promising runner up in Vitré.
The finish proved to be an all-Breton affair as Benoît Vaugrenard from Française des Jeux finished third.
Only French professional teams took part in the Route Adélie alongside some continental teams who got credit for creating the first breakaway of the day with Rostislav Mikhailov (ISD continental), Fredrik Johansson (Sprocket) and Hakan Nilsson (Differdange). They were joined later by Jérémy Galland (Saur-Sojasun), Jussi Veikkanen and Anthony Roux (Française des Jeux), Pierrick Fedrigo (Bbox Bouygues Telecom), Sébastien Minard (Cofidis), David Le Lay (AG2R), Laurent Pichon and Florian Vachon (Bretagne-Schuller).
As soon as this group was caught, Pichon and Minard countered to get away with Vaugrenard, Gautier, Julien Simon (Saur-Sojasun), Vitaliy Popov (ISD continental). Lloyd Mondory (AG2R) was the first to jump across, followed by Jonathan Thiré (BigMat-Auber 93). This group of seven was formed with 50 kilometres to go, and the peloton gave up chasing them.
More than 10,000 people gathered in Vitré for the finish where there was a good chance a Breton would win. In fact, that happened with Gautier escaping solo with 10 kilometres to go.
"It brings a lot of joy," said the young man of his victory after the finish. "This is my first pro win and I get it in Brittany."
"I wasn't scheduled to do this race, but I was a late inclusion on the start list because I was going well at Paris-Nice, and this is close to home. I couldn't expect any better outcome."
Gautier said a special thank to Fedrigo, who paved the way for him. "After his win at the Criterium International, Pierrick was very marked," said Gautier. "He did the job at the beginning of the race (by getting in the break), and I concluded it."
"I've acquired confidence, thanks to the lessons I've learnt from him and Thomas Voeckler," said the winner Gautier.
Full Results
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
---|---|---|
1 | Cyril Gautier (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Télécom | 4:58:34 |
2 | Laurent Pichon (Fra) Bretagne - Schuller | 0:00:38 |
3 | Benoît Vaugrenard (Fra) Française Des Jeux | Row 2 - Cell 2 |
4 | Lloyd Mondory (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 3 - Cell 2 |
5 | Julien Simon (Fra) Saur-Sojasun | Row 4 - Cell 2 |
6 | Sébastien Minard (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne | 0:00:43 |
7 | Jonathan Thire (Fra) Big Mat - Auber 93 | 0:02:28 |
8 | Vitaliy Popkov (Ukr) ISD Continental Team | 0:03:40 |
9 | Anthony Ravard (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | 0:10:45 |
10 | Vytautas Kaupas (Ltu) Continental Team Differdange | Row 9 - Cell 2 |
11 | Jean-Luc Delpech (Fra) Bretagne - Schuller | Row 10 - Cell 2 |
12 | Anthony Delaplace (Fra) Saur-Sojasun | Row 11 - Cell 2 |
13 | Alexander Wetterhall (Swe) Team Sprocket | Row 12 - Cell 2 |
14 | Petr Lechner (Cze) Arbö Ktm - Gebrüder Weiss | 0:11:16 |
15 | Cédric Pineau (Fra) Roubaix Lille Metropole | Row 14 - Cell 2 |
16 | Rémi Pauriol (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne | Row 15 - Cell 2 |
17 | Mikael Cherel (Fra) Française Des Jeux | Row 16 - Cell 2 |
18 | Damien Monier (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne | Row 17 - Cell 2 |
19 | Fabien Bacquet (Fra) Big Mat - Auber 93 | Row 18 - Cell 2 |
20 | Renaud Dion (Fra) Roubaix Lille Metropole | Row 19 - Cell 2 |
21 | Vincent Jerome (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Télécom | Row 20 - Cell 2 |
22 | Denys Karnulin (Ukr) ISD Continental Team | Row 21 - Cell 2 |
23 | Yuriy Krivtsov (Ukr) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 22 - Cell 2 |
24 | Mickaël Larpe (Fra) Roubaix Lille Metropole | Row 23 - Cell 2 |
25 | Matthieu Sprick (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Télécom | Row 24 - Cell 2 |
26 | Alexandre Lemair (Fra) Roubaix Lille Metropole | Row 25 - Cell 2 |
27 | Maksym Vasyliev (Ukr) ISD Continental Team | Row 26 - Cell 2 |
28 | Nadir Haddou (Fra) Big Mat - Auber 93 | Row 27 - Cell 2 |
29 | Guillaume Levarlet (Fra) Saur-Sojasun | Row 28 - Cell 2 |
30 | Florian Vachon (Fra) Bretagne - Schuller | Row 29 - Cell 2 |
31 | Romain Lemarchand (Fra) Big Mat - Auber 93 | Row 30 - Cell 2 |
32 | Jérôme Coppel (Fra) Saur-Sojasun | Row 31 - Cell 2 |
33 | Sébastien Duret (Fra) Bretagne - Schuller | Row 32 - Cell 2 |
34 | Pierre Rolland (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Télécom | Row 33 - Cell 2 |
35 | Sebastien Harbonnier (Fra) Continental Team Differdange | Row 34 - Cell 2 |
36 | Lilian Jegou (Fra) Bretagne - Schuller | Row 35 - Cell 2 |
37 | Jakub Kratochvila (Cze) Arbö Ktm - Gebrüder Weiss | Row 36 - Cell 2 |
38 | Walter Pedraza (Col) SP Tableware | Row 37 - Cell 2 |
39 | Niels Brouzes (Fra) Big Mat - Auber 93 | Row 38 - Cell 2 |
40 | Anthony Roux (Fra) Française Des Jeux | Row 39 - Cell 2 |
41 | Julien Mazet (Fra) Big Mat - Auber 93 | Row 40 - Cell 2 |
42 | David Le Lay (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 41 - Cell 2 |
43 | Dimitri Champion (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 42 - Cell 2 |
44 | Rémi Cusin (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne | Row 43 - Cell 2 |
45 | Gaël Malacarne (Fra) Bretagne - Schuller | Row 44 - Cell 2 |
46 | John Gadret (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 45 - Cell 2 |
47 | Christophe Riblon (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 46 - Cell 2 |
48 | Stéphane Auge (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne | Row 47 - Cell 2 |
49 | Jean-Marc Marino (Fra) Saur-Sojasun | Row 48 - Cell 2 |
50 | Yannick Talabardon (Fra) Saur-Sojasun | Row 49 - Cell 2 |
51 | Jérémie Galland (Fra) Saur-Sojasun | Row 50 - Cell 2 |
52 | Thibaut Pinot (Fra) Française Des Jeux | 0:12:38 |
53 | Maxime Mederel (Fra) Big Mat - Auber 93 | Row 52 - Cell 2 |
54 | Romain Hardy (Fra) Bretagne - Schuller | Row 53 - Cell 2 |
55 | Cyril Bessy (Fra) Saur-Sojasun | Row 54 - Cell 2 |
56 | Jussi Veikkanen (Fin) Française Des Jeux | 0:12:43 |
57 | Jérémy Roy (Fra) Française Des Jeux | Row 56 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Timothy Gudsell (NZl) Française Des Jeux | Row 57 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Gianni Meersman (Bel) Française Des Jeux | Row 58 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Freddy Bichot (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Télécom | Row 59 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Pierrick Fedrigo (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Télécom | Row 60 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Nicolas Vogondy (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Télécom | Row 61 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Mickaël Buffaz (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne | Row 62 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Leonardo Duque (Col) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne | Row 63 - Cell 2 |
DNF | David Moncoutie (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne | Row 64 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Johan Lebon (Fra) Bretagne - Schuller | Row 65 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Jocelyn Bar (Fra) Roubaix Lille Metropole | Row 66 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Matthieu Boulo (Fra) Roubaix Lille Metropole | Row 67 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Morgan Kneisky (Fra) Roubaix Lille Metropole | Row 68 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Arnaud Molmy (Fra) Roubaix Lille Metropole | Row 69 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Guillaume Faucon (Fra) Big Mat - Auber 93 | Row 70 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Denis Flahaut (Fra) ISD Continental Team | Row 71 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Oleksandr Martynenko (Ukr) ISD Continental Team | Row 72 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Rostislav Mykhaylov (Ukr) ISD Continental Team | Row 73 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Artem Topchanyk (Ukr) ISD Continental Team | Row 74 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Alexandre Usov (Blr) ISD Continental Team | Row 75 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Jack Anderson (Aus) Team Sprocket | Row 76 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Niklas Gustavsson (Swe) Team Sprocket | Row 77 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Christian Parrett (USA) Team Sprocket | Row 78 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Fredrik Johansson (Swe) Team Sprocket | Row 79 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Richard Larsen (Swe) Team Sprocket | Row 80 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Toby Horton (GBr) Team Sprocket | Row 81 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Filip Rudenstam Robin (Swe) Team Sprocket | Row 82 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Robert Gassmayr (Aut) Arbö Ktm - Gebrüder Weiss | Row 83 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Stefan Pöll (Aut) Arbö Ktm - Gebrüder Weiss | Row 84 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Lars Pria (Rom) Arbö Ktm - Gebrüder Weiss | Row 85 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Michael Singer (Aut) Arbö Ktm - Gebrüder Weiss | Row 86 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Frank Dressler (Ger) Continental Team Differdange | Row 87 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Patrick Gressnich (Lux) Team Differdange | Row 88 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Morten Knudsen (Den) Continental Team Differdange | Row 89 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Hakan Nilsson (Swe) Continental Team Differdange | Row 90 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Tom Thill (Lux) Team Differdange | Row 91 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Jorge Castiblanco (Col) SP Tableware | Row 92 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Georgios Karatzios (Gre) SP Tableware | Row 93 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Anastasios Kourmpetis (Gre) SP Tableware | Row 94 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Christoph Springer (Ger) SP Tableware | Row 95 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Jukka Vastaranta (Fin) SP Tableware | Row 96 - Cell 2 |
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