Route du Sud - la Depeche du Midi 2017: Stage 1 Results

Julien Loubet wins the opening stage of the 2017 Route du Sud (Image credit: Route du Sud)

Julien Loubet (Armee de Terre) claimed an impressive solo victory on the opening stage of the Route du Sud, attacking his breakaway companions and then riding alone for almost 30km to claim the first race leader's jersey.

"From the start it never crossed my mind that I could pull something off today – I just wanted to enjoy myself," Loubet said. "I got in the break, and sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't. This stage was good for a breakaway and in the end I went all-in, didn't leave anything out there."

Loubet, who raced for AG2R La Mondiale for six seasons before going off the grid, returned with Team Marseille 13 in 2015, spent last year at Fortuneo-Vital Concept, and joined the Continental Armee de Terre this season. It's his first win for the team, and his first win since claiming Paris-Camembert in 2015.

"I'm super happy, for the team, my family, everyone who has supported me for so long – I think this is my 10th Route du Sud, and my first victory," he said.

BMC's Silvan Dillier was second on the stage at 24 seconds while the peloton rolled over the line six minutes later.

Full Results

#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result
1	Julien Loubet (Fra) Armee de Terre	4:31:39
2	Silvan Dillier (Swi) BMC Racing Team	0:00:24
3	Mauro Finetto (Ita) Delko Marseille Provence KTM	0:00:32
4	Anthony Perez (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits	0:00:36
5	Luis Angel Mate (Spa) Cofidis, Solutions Credits
6	Richard Carapaz (Ecu) Movistar Team
7	Brice Feillu (Fra) Fortuneo - Vital Concept
8	Kenny Elissonde (Fra) Team Sky
9	David Arroyo (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA
10	Romain Guillemois (Fra) Direct Energie	0:01:23
11	Jérémy Roy (Fra) FDJ	0:01:25
12	Clement Chevrier (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
13	Gatis Smukulis (Lat) Delko Marseille Provence KTM	0:03:36
14	Damien Touze (Fra) HP BTP - Auber 93	0:06:10
15	Jose Rojas (Spa) Movistar Team
16	Steven Tronet (Fra) Armee de Terre
17	Gianni Moscon (Ita) Team Sky
18	Michael Valgren Andersen (Den) Astana Pro Team
19	Matthieu Ladagnous (Fra) FDJ
20	Quentin Pacher (Fra) Delko Marseille Provence KTM
21	Wout Poels (Ned) Team Sky
22	Bakhtiyar Kozhatayev (Kaz) Astana Pro Team
23	Truls Korsaeth (Nor) Astana Pro Team
24	Jonathan Lastra (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA
25	Sergio Henao (Col) Team Sky
26	Manuel Senni (Ita) BMC Racing Team
27	Pierre Gouault (Fra) HP BTP - Auber 93
28	Geraint Thomas (GBr) Team Sky
29	Christophe Riblon (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
30	Romain Combaud (Fra) Delko Marseille Provence KTM
31	Jose Herrada (Spa) Movistar Team
32	Samuel Sanchez (Spa) BMC Racing Team
33	Fabricio Ferrari (Uru) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA
34	Daniel Moreno (Spa) Movistar Team
35	Beñat Txoperena Matxikote (Spa) Euskadi Basque Country - Murias
36	Andrey Zeits (Kaz) Astana Pro Team
37	Clement Venturini (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits
38	Remy Di Gregorio (Fra) Delko Marseille Provence KTM
39	Garikoitz Bravo Oiarbide (Spa) Euskadi Basque Country - Murias
40	Yannick Martinez (Fra) Delko Marseille Provence KTM
41	François Bidard (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
42	Nicolas Edet (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits
43	Hubert Dupont (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
44	Mikel Iturria Segurola (Spa) Euskadi Basque Country - Murias
45	Kevin Ledanois (Fra) Fortuneo - Vital Concept
46	Sergei Chernetski (Rus) Astana Pro Team
47	Mathias Leturnier (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits
48	Pierre Rolland (Fra) Cannondale-Drapac
49	Antonio Molina (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA
50	Fabien Canal (Fra) Armee de Terre
51	Tom-Jelte Slagter (Ned) Cannondale-Drapac
52	Eduardo Sepulveda (Arg) Fortuneo - Vital Concept
53	Rigoberto Uran (Col) Cannondale-Drapac
54	Sergio Pardilla (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA
55	Jorge Arcas Peña (Spa) Movistar Team
56	Yoann Bagot (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits
57	Josu Zabala (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA
58	Mikel Bizkarra Etxegibel (Spa) Euskadi Basque Country - Murias
59	Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Direct Energie
60	Flavien Dassonville (Fra) HP BTP - Auber 93
61	Stéphane Rossetto (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits	0:06:10
62	Julien Berard (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
63	Jimmy Raibaud (Fra) Armee de Terre
64	Jérôme Mainard (Fra) Armee de Terre
65	Julien Antomarchi (Fra) Roubaix - Lille Metropole
66	Christopher Butler (USA) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA
67	Yohann Gene (Fra) Direct Energie	0:06:19
68	Kévin Lebreton (Fra) Armee de Terre	0:06:27
69	Floris Gerts (Ned) BMC Racing Team	0:08:06
70	Daniele Bennati (Ita) Movistar Team	0:08:36
71	Quentin Jauregui (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
72	Andriy Grivko (Ukr) Astana Pro Team	0:09:55
73	Joeri Calleeuw (Bel) Roubaix - Lille Metropole
74	Miguel Benito (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA
75	Nans Peters (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
76	Elie Gesbert (Fra) Fortuneo - Vital Concept	0:13:54
77	Tom Van Asbroeck (Bel) Cannondale-Drapac	0:16:36
78	Loïc Vliegen (Bel) BMC Racing Team
79	Léo Vincent (Fra) FDJ
80	Marc Fournier (Fra) FDJ
81	Romain Feillu (Fra) HP BTP - Auber 93
82	Pello Olaberria Arruabarrena (Spa) Euskadi Basque Country - Murias
83	Thomas Scully (NZl) Cannondale-Drapac
84	Aritz Bagues Kalparsoro (Spa) Euskadi Basque Country - Murias
85	Benoit Jarrier (Fra) Fortuneo - Vital Concept
86	Paul Ourselin (Fra) Direct Energie
87	Evaldas Siskevicius (Ltu) Delko Marseille Provence KTM
88	Nicolas Vereecken (Bel) Roubaix - Lille Metropole
89	Elia Viviani (Ita) Team Sky
90	Jean-Pierre Drucker (Lux) BMC Racing Team
91	Jérémy Leveau (Fra) Roubaix - Lille Metropole
92	Julien El Fares (Fra) Delko Marseille Provence KTM
93	Nicolas Baldo (Fra) HP BTP - Auber 93
94	Ian Stannard (GBr) Team Sky
95	Jeremy Bescond (Fra) HP BTP - Auber 93
96	Benjamin Thomas (Fra) Armee de Terre
97	Alexandre Pichot (Fra) Direct Energie
98	Nikita Stalnov (Kaz) Astana Pro Team
99	Benoit Vaugrenard (Fra) FDJ
100	Johan Le Bon (Fra) FDJ	0:16:44
101	Bryan Coquard (Fra) Direct Energie	0:20:45
102	Michal Golas (Pol) Team Sky
103	William Clarke (Aus) Cannondale-Drapac
104	Laurent Pichon (Fra) Fortuneo - Vital Concept
105	Daniel Mclay (GBr) Fortuneo - Vital Concept
106	Carlos Barbero (Spa) Movistar Team
107	Wouter Wippert (Ned) Cannondale-Drapac
108	David Menut (Fra) HP BTP - Auber 93
109	Miles Scotson (Aus) BMC Racing Team
110	Anthony Maldonado (Fra) HP BTP - Auber 93
111	Lorenzo Manzin (Fra) FDJ
112	Lander Seynaeve (Bel) Roubaix - Lille Metropole
113	Romain Cardis (Fra) Direct Energie
114	Aitor Gonzalez (Spa) Euskadi Basque Country - Murias
115	Félix Pouilly (Fra) Roubaix - Lille Metropole
116	Stéphane Poulhies (Fra) Armee de Terre
117	Fabrice Jeandesboz (Fra) Direct Energie
118	Oscar Rodriguez Garaicoechea (Spa) Euskadi Basque Country - Murias
119	Héctor Carretero (Spa) Movistar Team
120	Emiel Vermeulen (Bel) Roubaix - Lille Metropole	0:31:58

General classification after stage 1
#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result
1	Julien Loubet (Fra) Armee de Terre	4:31:39
2	Silvan Dillier (Swi) BMC Racing Team	0:00:24
3	Mauro Finetto (Ita) Delko Marseille Provence KTM	0:00:32
4	Anthony Perez (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits	0:00:36
5	Luis Angel Mate (Spa) Cofidis, Solutions Credits
6	Richard Carapaz (Ecu) Movistar Team
7	Brice Feillu (Fra) Fortuneo - Vital Concept
8	Kenny Elissonde (Fra) Team Sky
9	David Arroyo (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA
10	Romain Guillemois (Fra) Direct Energie	0:01:23
11	Jérémy Roy (Fra) FDJ	0:01:25
12	Clement Chevrier (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
13	Gatis Smukulis (Lat) Delko Marseille Provence KTM	0:03:36
14	Damien Touze (Fra) HP BTP - Auber 93	0:06:10
15	Jose Rojas (Spa) Movistar Team
16	Steven Tronet (Fra) Armee de Terre
17	Gianni Moscon (Ita) Team Sky
18	Michael Valgren Andersen (Den) Astana Pro Team
19	Matthieu Ladagnous (Fra) FDJ
20	Quentin Pacher (Fra) Delko Marseille Provence KTM
21	Wout Poels (Ned) Team Sky
22	Bakhtiyar Kozhatayev (Kaz) Astana Pro Team
23	Truls Korsaeth (Nor) Astana Pro Team
24	Jonathan Lastra (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA
25	Sergio Henao (Col) Team Sky
26	Manuel Senni (Ita) BMC Racing Team
27	Pierre Gouault (Fra) HP BTP - Auber 93
28	Geraint Thomas (GBr) Team Sky
29	Christophe Riblon (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
30	Romain Combaud (Fra) Delko Marseille Provence KTM
31	Jose Herrada (Spa) Movistar Team
32	Samuel Sanchez (Spa) BMC Racing Team
33	Fabricio Ferrari (Uru) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA
34	Daniel Moreno (Spa) Movistar Team
35	Beñat Txoperena Matxikote (Spa) Euskadi Basque Country - Murias
36	Andrey Zeits (Kaz) Astana Pro Team
37	Clement Venturini (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits
38	Remy Di Gregorio (Fra) Delko Marseille Provence KTM
39	Garikoitz Bravo Oiarbide (Spa) Euskadi Basque Country - Murias
40	Yannick Martinez (Fra) Delko Marseille Provence KTM
41	François Bidard (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
42	Nicolas Edet (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits
43	Hubert Dupont (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
44	Mikel Iturria Segurola (Spa) Euskadi Basque Country - Murias
45	Kevin Ledanois (Fra) Fortuneo - Vital Concept
46	Sergei Chernetski (Rus) Astana Pro Team
47	Mathias Leturnier (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits
48	Pierre Rolland (Fra) Cannondale-Drapac
49	Antonio Molina (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA
50	Fabien Canal (Fra) Armee de Terre
51	Tom-Jelte Slagter (Ned) Cannondale-Drapac
52	Eduardo Sepulveda (Arg) Fortuneo - Vital Concept
53	Rigoberto Uran (Col) Cannondale-Drapac
54	Sergio Pardilla (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA
55	Jorge Arcas Peña (Spa) Movistar Team
56	Yoann Bagot (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits
57	Josu Zabala (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA
58	Mikel Bizkarra Etxegibel (Spa) Euskadi Basque Country - Murias
59	Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Direct Energie
60	Flavien Dassonville (Fra) HP BTP - Auber 93
61	Stéphane Rossetto (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits	0:06:10
62	Julien Berard (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
63	Jimmy Raibaud (Fra) Armee de Terre
64	Jérôme Mainard (Fra) Armee de Terre
65	Julien Antomarchi (Fra) Roubaix - Lille Metropole
66	Christopher Butler (USA) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA
67	Yohann Gene (Fra) Direct Energie	0:06:19
68	Kévin Lebreton (Fra) Armee de Terre	0:06:27
69	Floris Gerts (Ned) BMC Racing Team	0:08:06
70	Daniele Bennati (Ita) Movistar Team	0:08:36
71	Quentin Jauregui (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
72	Andriy Grivko (Ukr) Astana Pro Team	0:09:55
73	Joeri Calleeuw (Bel) Roubaix - Lille Metropole
74	Miguel Benito (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA
75	Nans Peters (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
76	Elie Gesbert (Fra) Fortuneo - Vital Concept	0:13:54
77	Tom Van Asbroeck (Bel) Cannondale-Drapac	0:16:36
78	Loïc Vliegen (Bel) BMC Racing Team
79	Léo Vincent (Fra) FDJ
80	Marc Fournier (Fra) FDJ
81	Romain Feillu (Fra) HP BTP - Auber 93
82	Pello Olaberria Arruabarrena (Spa) Euskadi Basque Country - Murias
83	Thomas Scully (NZl) Cannondale-Drapac
84	Aritz Bagues Kalparsoro (Spa) Euskadi Basque Country - Murias
85	Benoit Jarrier (Fra) Fortuneo - Vital Concept
86	Paul Ourselin (Fra) Direct Energie
87	Evaldas Siskevicius (Ltu) Delko Marseille Provence KTM
88	Nicolas Vereecken (Bel) Roubaix - Lille Metropole
89	Elia Viviani (Ita) Team Sky
90	Jean-Pierre Drucker (Lux) BMC Racing Team
91	Jérémy Leveau (Fra) Roubaix - Lille Metropole
92	Julien El Fares (Fra) Delko Marseille Provence KTM
93	Nicolas Baldo (Fra) HP BTP - Auber 93
94	Ian Stannard (GBr) Team Sky
95	Jeremy Bescond (Fra) HP BTP - Auber 93
96	Benjamin Thomas (Fra) Armee de Terre
97	Alexandre Pichot (Fra) Direct Energie
98	Nikita Stalnov (Kaz) Astana Pro Team
99	Benoit Vaugrenard (Fra) FDJ
100	Johan Le Bon (Fra) FDJ	0:16:44
101	Bryan Coquard (Fra) Direct Energie	0:20:45
102	Michal Golas (Pol) Team Sky
103	William Clarke (Aus) Cannondale-Drapac
104	Laurent Pichon (Fra) Fortuneo - Vital Concept
105	Daniel Mclay (GBr) Fortuneo - Vital Concept
106	Carlos Barbero (Spa) Movistar Team
107	Wouter Wippert (Ned) Cannondale-Drapac
108	David Menut (Fra) HP BTP - Auber 93
109	Miles Scotson (Aus) BMC Racing Team
110	Anthony Maldonado (Fra) HP BTP - Auber 93
111	Lorenzo Manzin (Fra) FDJ
112	Lander Seynaeve (Bel) Roubaix - Lille Metropole
113	Romain Cardis (Fra) Direct Energie
114	Aitor Gonzalez (Spa) Euskadi Basque Country - Murias
115	Félix Pouilly (Fra) Roubaix - Lille Metropole
116	Stéphane Poulhies (Fra) Armee de Terre
117	Fabrice Jeandesboz (Fra) Direct Energie
118	Oscar Rodriguez Garaicoechea (Spa) Euskadi Basque Country - Murias
119	Héctor Carretero (Spa) Movistar Team
120	Emiel Vermeulen (Bel) Roubaix - Lille Metropole	0:31:58

Points classification
#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result
1	Silvan Dillier (Swi) BMC Racing Team	25	pts
2	Julien Loubet (Fra) Armee de Terre	21
3	Mauro Finetto (Ita) Delko Marseille Provence KTM	10
4	Anthony Perez (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits	8
5	Luis Angel Mate (Spa) Cofidis, Solutions Credits	6
6	Richard Carapaz (Ecu) Movistar Team	5
7	Brice Feillu (Fra) Fortuneo - Vital Concept	4
8	Kenny Elissonde (Fra) Team Sky	3
9	David Arroyo (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	2
10	Elie Gesbert (Fra) Fortuneo - Vital Concept	2
11	Romain Guillemois (Fra) Direct Energie	1

Mountains classification
#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result
1	Silvan Dillier (Swi) BMC Racing Team	18	pts
2	Julien Loubet (Fra) Armee de Terre	16
3	Romain Guillemois (Fra) Direct Energie	10
4	Jérémy Roy (Fra) FDJ	7
5	Luis Angel Mate (Spa) Cofidis, Solutions Credits	5
6	Kenny Elissonde (Fra) Team Sky	4
7	Clement Chevrier (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale	4
8	Mauro Finetto (Ita) Delko Marseille Provence KTM	3
9	Richard Carapaz (Ecu) Movistar Team	1

Young riders classification
#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result
1	Richard Carapaz (Ecu) Movistar Team	4:32:15
2	Clement Chevrier (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale	0:00:49
3	Damien Touze (Fra) HP BTP - Auber 93	0:05:34
4	Gianni Moscon (Ita) Team Sky
5	Michael Valgren Andersen (Den) Astana Pro Team
6	Quentin Pacher (Fra) Delko Marseille Provence KTM
7	Bakhtiyar Kozhatayev (Kaz) Astana Pro Team
8	Truls Korsaeth (Nor) Astana Pro Team
9	Jonathan Lastra (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA
10	Manuel Senni (Ita) BMC Racing Team
11	Pierre Gouault (Fra) HP BTP - Auber 93
12	Clement Venturini (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits
13	François Bidard (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
14	Mikel Iturria Segurola (Spa) Euskadi Basque Country - Murias
15	Kevin Ledanois (Fra) Fortuneo - Vital Concept
16	Mathias Leturnier (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits
17	Jorge Arcas Peña (Spa) Movistar Team
18	Josu Zabala (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA
19	Kévin Lebreton (Fra) Armee de Terre	0:05:51
20	Floris Gerts (Ned) BMC Racing Team	0:07:30
21	Quentin Jauregui (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale	0:08:00
22	Miguel Benito (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	0:09:19
23	Nans Peters (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
24	Elie Gesbert (Fra) Fortuneo - Vital Concept	0:13:18
25	Loïc Vliegen (Bel) BMC Racing Team	0:16:00
26	Léo Vincent (Fra) FDJ
27	Marc Fournier (Fra) FDJ
28	Pello Olaberria Arruabarrena (Spa) Euskadi Basque Country - Murias
29	Paul Ourselin (Fra) Direct Energie
30	Jérémy Leveau (Fra) Roubaix - Lille Metropole
31	Benjamin Thomas (Fra) Armee de Terre
32	Bryan Coquard (Fra) Direct Energie	0:20:09
33	Daniel Mclay (GBr) Fortuneo - Vital Concept
34	David Menut (Fra) HP BTP - Auber 93
35	Miles Scotson (Aus) BMC Racing Team
36	Lorenzo Manzin (Fra) FDJ
37	Lander Seynaeve (Bel) Roubaix - Lille Metropole
38	Romain Cardis (Fra) Direct Energie
39	Félix Pouilly (Fra) Roubaix - Lille Metropole
40	Oscar Rodriguez Garaicoechea (Spa) Euskadi Basque Country - Murias
41	Héctor Carretero (Spa) Movistar Team
42	Emiel Vermeulen (Bel) Roubaix - Lille Metropole	0:31:22

Teams classification
#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result
1	Cofidis, Solutions Credits	13:42:19
2	Delko Marseille Provence KTM	0:03:00
3	Armee de Terre	0:05:12
4	Team Sky	0:05:34
5	Movistar Team
6	BMC Racing Team
7	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA
8	Fortuneo - Vital Concept
9	AG2R La Mondiale	0:06:23
10	Direct Energie	0:06:30
11	Astana Pro Team	0:11:08
12	HP BTP - Auber 93
13	Euskadi Basque Country - Murias
14	Cannondale-Drapac
15	FDJ	0:16:49
16	Roubaix - Lille Metropole	0:25:19

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