Loubet claims opening stage of Route du Sud
Solo win for Armee de Terre rider
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 |
# | 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 |
# | 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 |
# | 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 |
# | 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 |
# | 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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