Roche claims Route du Sud victory

Nicolas Roche (Tinkoff - Saxo)

Nicolas Roche (Tinkoff - Saxo) (Image credit: Sirotti)

Movistar’s Adriano Malori won the third and final stage of the Route du Sud on the streets of Castres on Sunday. He won the 179.4km race after a late-race attack and had five seconds to spare at the finish line ahead of Benjamin Giraud (La Pomme Marseille) and Maxime Daniel (Ag2r La Mondiale).

"I'm so happy because this is the very first time I’ve won a road race as a pro cyclist - all my previous wins were time trials or GCs,” Malori said. “I was convinced I could make it but I'm not really fast and in modern cycling, that makes your chances shrink a lot."

Tinkoff-Saxo’s Nicolas Roche won the overall title by 45 seconds ahead of Alejandro Valverde Belmonte (Movistar) and an additional four seconds to his own teammate Michael Rogers. The Irishman moved into the overall race lead after winning the previous day’s second stage in Val Louron.

"It was a magnificent feeling crossing the finish line taking my very first GC win after three days of very hard racing. It was enjoyable experiencing my teammates so dedicated and determined to support me and of course, this is their victory as well. Surely, this was a confidence booster before taking on the Tour de France in a couple of weeks so obviously, I'm looking forward to it," Roche said.

Malori made his winning move with 20km from the finish and was followed by Josh Edmondson (Team Sky). The pair bridged up to one of the last remaining riders from an original all day breakaway, Yukiya Arashiro (Team Eurpcar). With all three together and 45 seconds ahead of the bunch, FDJ.fr started to push the pace to bring the group back. Malori attacked with two kilometers from the finish and soloed across the line to take the stage win.

Full Results

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#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Adriano Malori (Ita) Movistar Team4:07:55
2Benjamin Giraud (Fra) La Pomme Marseille0:00:05
3Maxime Daniel (Fra) AG2R La MondialeRow 2 - Cell 2
4Nacer Bouhanni (Fra) FDJ.frRow 3 - Cell 2
5Clément Venturini (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions CreditsRow 4 - Cell 2
6Tony Hurel (Fra) Team EuropcarRow 5 - Cell 2
7Sébastien Hinault (Fra) IAM CyclingRow 6 - Cell 2
8Christopher Sutton (Aus) Team SkyRow 7 - Cell 2
9Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) IAM CyclingRow 8 - Cell 2
10Leonardo Fabio Duque (Col) ColombiaRow 9 - Cell 2
11Merhawi Kudus Ghebremedhin (Eri) MTN - QhubekaRow 10 - Cell 2
12Morgan Lamoisson (Fra) Team EuropcarRow 11 - Cell 2
13Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) AG2R La MondialeRow 12 - Cell 2
14Stéphane Rossetto (Fra) BigMat - Auber 93Row 13 - Cell 2
15Kenny Elissonde (Fra) FDJ.frRow 14 - Cell 2
16Egoitz Garcia Echeguibel (Esp) Cofidis, Solutions CreditsRow 15 - Cell 2
17Vicente Reynes Mimo (Esp) IAM CyclingRow 16 - Cell 2
18Théo Vimpere (Fra) BigMat - Auber 93Row 17 - Cell 2
19Steven Tronet (Fra) BigMat - Auber 93Row 18 - Cell 2
20Ignatas Konovalovas (Ltu) MTN - QhubekaRow 19 - Cell 2
21Kanstantsin Siutsou (Blr) Team SkyRow 20 - Cell 2
22Mickael Delage (Fra) FDJ.frRow 21 - Cell 2
23Armindo Fonseca (Fra) Bretagne - Seche EnvironnementRow 22 - Cell 2
24Bernhard Eisel (Aut) Team SkyRow 23 - Cell 2
25Julien Berard (Fra) AG2R La MondialeRow 24 - Cell 2
26Jay Mccarthy (Aus) Tinkoff-SaxoRow 25 - Cell 2
27Romain Zingle (Bel) Cofidis, Solutions CreditsRow 26 - Cell 2
28Federico Figueiredo (Por) Radio PopularRow 27 - Cell 2
29Brice Feillu (Fra) Bretagne - Seche EnvironnementRow 28 - Cell 2
30Julien El Fares (Fra) La Pomme MarseilleRow 29 - Cell 2
31Ruben Fernandez (Esp) Caja Rural - Seguros RGARow 30 - Cell 2
32Amets Txurruka (Esp) Caja Rural - Seguros RGARow 31 - Cell 2
33Jesus Herrada Lopez (Esp) Movistar TeamRow 32 - Cell 2
34Alejandro Valverde Belmonte (Esp) Movistar TeamRow 33 - Cell 2
35Marcel Aregger (Sui) IAM CyclingRow 34 - Cell 2
36Nicolas Roche (Irl) Tinkoff-SaxoRow 35 - Cell 2
37Nathan Earle (Aus) Team SkyRow 36 - Cell 2
38Michael Rogers (Aus) Tinkoff-SaxoRow 37 - Cell 2
39Guillaume Levarlet (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions CreditsRow 38 - Cell 2
40David Arroyo Duran (Esp) Caja Rural - Seguros RGARow 39 - Cell 2
41Eduard Alexander Beltran Suarez (Col) Tinkoff-SaxoRow 40 - Cell 2
42Miguel Angel Rubiano Chavez (Col) ColombiaRow 41 - Cell 2
43Kevin Ista (Bel) IAM CyclingRow 42 - Cell 2
44Ian Boswell (Usa) Team SkyRow 43 - Cell 2
45Angelo Tulik (Fra) Team EuropcarRow 44 - Cell 2
46Marcos Garcia (Esp) Caja Rural - Seguros RGARow 45 - Cell 2
47Edward Fabian Diaz Cardenas (Col) ColombiaRow 46 - Cell 2
48Jean-Marc Bideau (Fra) Bretagne - Seche EnvironnementRow 47 - Cell 2
49Julien Antomarchi (Fra) La Pomme MarseilleRow 48 - Cell 2
50José Ivan Gutierrez Palacios (Esp) Movistar TeamRow 49 - Cell 2
51Bruno Pires (Por) Tinkoff-SaxoRow 50 - Cell 2
52Rémy Di Gregorio (Fra) La Pomme MarseilleRow 51 - Cell 2
53Florian Guillou (Fra) Bretagne - Seche EnvironnementRow 52 - Cell 2
54Grégoire Tarride (Fra) La Pomme MarseilleRow 53 - Cell 2
55Alexis Vuillermoz (Fra) AG2R La MondialeRow 54 - Cell 2
56Antonio Molina (Esp) Caja Rural - Seguros RGARow 55 - Cell 2
57Matteo Montaguti (Ita) AG2R La MondialeRow 56 - Cell 2
58Romain Hardy (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions CreditsRow 57 - Cell 2
59Evgeny Petrov (Rus) Tinkoff-SaxoRow 58 - Cell 2
60Hubert Dupont (Fra) AG2R La MondialeRow 59 - Cell 2
61Daniel Eduardo Moreira Silva (Por) Radio PopularRow 60 - Cell 2
62Bryan Naulleau (Fra) Team EuropcarRow 61 - Cell 2
63Jonathan Castroviejo Nicolas (Esp) Movistar TeamRow 62 - Cell 2
64Florian Vachon (Fra) Bretagne - Seche EnvironnementRow 63 - Cell 2
65Clement Saint Martin (Fra) La Pomme MarseilleRow 64 - Cell 2
66Antoine Lavieu (Fra) La Pomme MarseilleRow 65 - Cell 2
67Pierre Gouault (Fra) BigMat - Auber 93Row 66 - Cell 2
68Frédéric Brun (Fra) BigMat - Auber 93Row 67 - Cell 2
69Flavien Dassonville (Fra) BigMat - Auber 93Row 68 - Cell 2
70Rodolfo Andres Torres Agudelo (Col) ColombiaRow 69 - Cell 2
71Rudy Molard (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions CreditsRow 70 - Cell 2
72Biel Kadri (Fra) AG2R La MondialeRow 71 - Cell 2
73Pirmin Lang (Sui) IAM CyclingRow 72 - Cell 2
74Dennis Van Niekerk (Rsa) MTN - QhubekaRow 73 - Cell 2
75Nuno Matos (Por) Radio PopularRow 74 - Cell 2
76Perrig Quemeneur (Fra) Team EuropcarRow 75 - Cell 2
77Patrick Schelling (Sui) IAM CyclingRow 76 - Cell 2
78Laurent Pichon (Fra) FDJ.frRow 77 - Cell 2
79Jonathan Paredes (Col) ColombiaRow 78 - Cell 2
80Jasha Sütterlin (Ger) Movistar TeamRow 79 - Cell 2
81Martin Wesemann (Rsa) MTN - QhubekaRow 80 - Cell 2
82Luis Leon Sanchez Gil (Esp) Caja Rural - Seguros RGARow 81 - Cell 2
83Celio Cristiano Sousa (Por) Radio PopularRow 82 - Cell 2
84Heiner Rodrigo Parra Bustamente (Col) Caja Rural - Seguros RGARow 83 - Cell 2
85Pierre-Luc Perrichon (Fra) Bretagne - Seche EnvironnementRow 84 - Cell 2
86Yukiya Arashiro (Jpn) Team EuropcarRow 85 - Cell 2
87Jerome Cousin (Fra) Team EuropcarRow 86 - Cell 2
88Jerome Coppel (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions CreditsRow 87 - Cell 2
89Benat Intxausti Elorriaga (Esp) Movistar TeamRow 88 - Cell 2
90Christopher Juul Jensen (Den) Tinkoff-SaxoRow 89 - Cell 2
91Joshua Edmondson (Gbr) Team Sky0:00:20
92Anthony Geslin (Fra) FDJ.fr0:01:26
93Benoît Vaugrenard (Fra) FDJ.frRow 92 - Cell 2
94Yoann Paillot (Fra) La Pomme Marseille0:01:46
95Axel Domont (Fra) AG2R La MondialeRow 94 - Cell 2
96Alexandre Geniez (Fra) FDJ.frRow 95 - Cell 2
97Romain Guillemois (Fra) Team Europcar0:02:06
98Angel Madrazo Ruiz (Esp) Caja Rural - Seguros RGA0:03:21
99Carlos Julian Quintero (Col) ColombiaRow 98 - Cell 2
100Jesper Hansen (Den) Tinkoff-SaxoRow 99 - Cell 2
101Dominic Klemme (Ger) IAM CyclingRow 100 - Cell 2
102Arnaud Courteille (Fra) FDJ.frRow 101 - Cell 2
DNFSylwester Szmyd (Pol) Movistar TeamRow 102 - Cell 2
DNFMaxime Renault (Fra) BigMat - Auber 93Row 103 - Cell 2
DNFEdvald Boasson Hagen (Nor) Team SkyRow 104 - Cell 2
DNFVirgilio Martins Dos Santos (Por) Radio PopularRow 105 - Cell 2
DNSDario Cataldo (Ita) Team SkyRow 106 - Cell 2
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Final general classification
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Nicolas Roche (Irl) Tinkoff-Saxo13:47:07
2Alejandro Valverde Belmonte (Esp) Movistar Team0:00:45
3Michael Rogers (Aus) Tinkoff-Saxo0:00:49
4Kanstantsin Siutsou (Blr) Team Sky0:00:53
5Merhawi Kudus Ghebremedhin (Eri) MTN - Qhubeka0:00:55
6Stéphane Rossetto (Fra) BigMat - Auber 93Row 5 - Cell 2
7Kenny Elissonde (Fra) FDJ.frRow 6 - Cell 2
8David Arroyo Duran (Esp) Caja Rural - Seguros RGA0:01:25
9Ian Boswell (Usa) Team Sky0:01:32
10Julien Berard (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale0:01:49
11Rémy Di Gregorio (Fra) La Pomme Marseille0:01:58
12Jay Mccarthy (Aus) Tinkoff-Saxo0:02:04
13Brice Feillu (Fra) Bretagne - Seche EnvironnementRow 12 - Cell 2
14Ignatas Konovalovas (Ltu) MTN - QhubekaRow 13 - Cell 2
15Federico Figueiredo (Por) Radio PopularRow 14 - Cell 2
16Eduard Alexander Beltran Suarez (Col) Tinkoff-SaxoRow 15 - Cell 2
17Florian Guillou (Fra) Bretagne - Seche EnvironnementRow 16 - Cell 2
18Rudy Molard (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits0:02:09
19Rodolfo Andres Torres Agudelo (Col) Colombia0:02:36
20Miguel Angel Rubiano Chavez (Col) Colombia0:02:59
21Angelo Tulik (Fra) Team Europcar0:03:07
22Grégoire Tarride (Fra) La Pomme Marseille0:03:11
23Romain Hardy (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits0:03:37
24Evgeny Petrov (Rus) Tinkoff-Saxo0:03:55
25Jesus Herrada Lopez (Esp) Movistar Team0:04:09
26Edward Fabian Diaz Cardenas (Col) Colombia0:04:11
27Guillaume Levarlet (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits0:04:17
28Ruben Fernandez (Esp) Caja Rural - Seguros RGA0:04:40
29Marcos Garcia (Esp) Caja Rural - Seguros RGARow 28 - Cell 2
30Hubert Dupont (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale0:04:48
31Laurent Pichon (Fra) FDJ.fr0:05:46
32Christopher Juul Jensen (Den) Tinkoff-Saxo0:06:18
33Nuno Matos (Por) Radio Popular0:07:33
34Jean-Marc Bideau (Fra) Bretagne - Seche Environnement0:07:40
35Perrig Quemeneur (Fra) Team Europcar0:07:58
36Yukiya Arashiro (Jpn) Team Europcar0:08:08
37Alexis Vuillermoz (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale0:08:27
38Théo Vimpere (Fra) BigMat - Auber 930:09:41
39Patrick Schelling (Sui) IAM Cycling0:15:43
40Nacer Bouhanni (Fra) FDJ.fr0:16:03
41Daniel Eduardo Moreira Silva (Por) Radio Popular0:16:41
42Jerome Cousin (Fra) Team Europcar0:16:47
43Celio Cristiano Sousa (Por) Radio Popular0:17:25
44Alexandre Geniez (Fra) FDJ.fr0:17:28
45Clement Saint Martin (Fra) La Pomme Marseille0:17:39
46Matteo Montaguti (Ita) AG2R La Mondiale0:17:44
47Jonathan Castroviejo Nicolas (Esp) Movistar Team0:17:54
48Romain Zingle (Bel) Cofidis, Solutions Credits0:18:29
49Bernhard Eisel (Aut) Team Sky0:18:34
50Amets Txurruka (Esp) Caja Rural - Seguros RGA0:18:49
51Joshua Edmondson (Gbr) Team Sky0:19:47
52Jesper Hansen (Den) Tinkoff-Saxo0:19:57
53Nathan Earle (Aus) Team Sky0:20:07
54Julien Antomarchi (Fra) La Pomme Marseille0:20:17
55Antoine Lavieu (Fra) La Pomme Marseille0:21:10
56Bryan Naulleau (Fra) Team Europcar0:21:17
57Benoît Vaugrenard (Fra) FDJ.fr0:21:20
58Julien El Fares (Fra) La Pomme Marseille0:21:25
59Biel Kadri (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale0:22:02
60Tony Hurel (Fra) Team Europcar0:22:49
61Steven Tronet (Fra) BigMat - Auber 930:22:54
62Florian Vachon (Fra) Bretagne - Seche EnvironnementRow 61 - Cell 2
63Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) IAM Cycling0:24:28
64Bruno Pires (Por) Tinkoff-Saxo0:25:20
65Egoitz Garcia Echeguibel (Esp) Cofidis, Solutions Credits0:26:21
66Adriano Malori (Ita) Movistar Team0:26:43
67Maxime Daniel (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale0:27:05
68Sébastien Hinault (Fra) IAM Cycling0:27:09
69Leonardo Fabio Duque (Col) Colombia0:27:47
70Flavien Dassonville (Fra) BigMat - Auber 930:28:30
71Jonathan Paredes (Col) Colombia0:29:00
72Marcel Aregger (Sui) IAM Cycling0:29:29
73Pierre Gouault (Fra) BigMat - Auber 93Row 72 - Cell 2
74Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale0:29:38
75Heiner Rodrigo Parra Bustamente (Col) Caja Rural - Seguros RGA0:30:39
76Yoann Paillot (Fra) La Pomme Marseille0:31:18
77Anthony Geslin (Fra) FDJ.fr0:31:29
78Axel Domont (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale0:32:52
79Carlos Julian Quintero (Col) Colombia0:32:53
80Mickael Delage (Fra) FDJ.fr0:33:43
81Pierre-Luc Perrichon (Fra) Bretagne - Seche Environnement0:33:46
82Clément Venturini (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits0:33:47
83Morgan Lamoisson (Fra) Team EuropcarRow 82 - Cell 2
84Christopher Sutton (Aus) Team SkyRow 83 - Cell 2
85Frédéric Brun (Fra) BigMat - Auber 93Row 84 - Cell 2
86Dennis Van Niekerk (Rsa) MTN - QhubekaRow 85 - Cell 2
87Jerome Coppel (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions CreditsRow 86 - Cell 2
88Kevin Ista (Bel) IAM Cycling0:34:21
89Luis Leon Sanchez Gil (Esp) Caja Rural - Seguros RGA0:36:12
90Benat Intxausti Elorriaga (Esp) Movistar Team0:37:21
91Antonio Molina (Esp) Caja Rural - Seguros RGA0:38:35
92Armindo Fonseca (Fra) Bretagne - Seche Environnement0:38:38
93José Ivan Gutierrez Palacios (Esp) Movistar TeamRow 92 - Cell 2
94Dominic Klemme (Ger) IAM Cycling0:39:01
95Romain Guillemois (Fra) Team Europcar0:41:54
96Benjamin Giraud (Fra) La Pomme Marseille0:42:41
97Pirmin Lang (Sui) IAM Cycling0:42:45
98Vicente Reynes Mimo (Esp) IAM Cycling0:42:47
99Jasha Sütterlin (Ger) Movistar TeamRow 98 - Cell 2
100Martin Wesemann (Rsa) MTN - QhubekaRow 99 - Cell 2
101Angel Madrazo Ruiz (Esp) Caja Rural - Seguros RGA0:46:01
102Arnaud Courteille (Fra) FDJ.fr0:46:03
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Points classification
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Nicolas Roche (Irl) Tinkoff-Saxo33pts
2Alejandro Valverde Belmonte (Esp) Movistar Team32Row 1 - Cell 3
3Nacer Bouhanni (Fra) FDJ.fr28Row 2 - Cell 3
4Michael Rogers (Aus) Tinkoff-Saxo27Row 3 - Cell 3
5Jesus Herrada Lopez (Esp) Movistar Team20Row 4 - Cell 3
6Adriano Malori (Ita) Movistar Team20Row 5 - Cell 3
7Merhawi Kudus Ghebremedhin (Eri) MTN - Qhubeka19Row 6 - Cell 3
8Stéphane Rossetto (Fra) BigMat - Auber 9318Row 7 - Cell 3
9Benjamin Giraud (Fra) La Pomme Marseille17Row 8 - Cell 3
10Ian Boswell (Usa) Team Sky15Row 9 - Cell 3
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Mountain classification
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Alexis Vuillermoz (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale18pts
2Jerome Cousin (Fra) Team Europcar12Row 1 - Cell 3
3Kanstantsin Siutsou (Blr) Team Sky11Row 2 - Cell 3
4Nicolas Roche (Irl) Tinkoff-Saxo10Row 3 - Cell 3
5Mickael Delage (Fra) FDJ.fr10Row 4 - Cell 3
6Michael Rogers (Aus) Tinkoff-Saxo8Row 5 - Cell 3
7Pirmin Lang (Sui) IAM Cycling7Row 6 - Cell 3
8Alejandro Valverde Belmonte (Esp) Movistar Team7Row 7 - Cell 3
9Nathan Earle (Aus) Team Sky6Row 8 - Cell 3
10Rémy Di Gregorio (Fra) La Pomme Marseille5Row 9 - Cell 3
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Young rider classification
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Merhawi Kudus Ghebremedhin (Eri) MTN - Qhubeka13:48:02
2Kenny Elissonde (Fra) FDJ.frRow 1 - Cell 2
3Ian Boswell (Usa) Team Sky0:00:37
4Jay Mccarthy (Aus) Tinkoff-Saxo0:01:09
5Federico Figueiredo (Por) Radio PopularRow 4 - Cell 2
6Eduard Alexander Beltran Suarez (Col) Tinkoff-SaxoRow 5 - Cell 2
7Angelo Tulik (Fra) Team Europcar0:02:12
8Grégoire Tarride (Fra) La Pomme Marseille0:02:16
9Jesus Herrada Lopez (Esp) Movistar Team0:03:14
10Edward Fabian Diaz Cardenas (Col Colombia0:03:16

 

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