Tour de l'Ain 2009: Stage 2 Results

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Bagot was awarded most aggressive rider during stage two.(Image credit: Isabelle Duchesne)

Team Caisse d'Epargne's José Joaquín Rojas took his first win of the season on Monday afternoon at the end of stage two of the Tour de l'Ain. Rojas won the sprint at the end of teh 146.5km stage from Trévoux to Oyonnax ahead of Belgian rider Greg Van Avermaet and Frenchman Maxime Bouet.

"This is my first victory this year, and it is a great joy because this year I have always finished second, third, fourth and fifth, and there seemed to be no way I could win a race."

Rojas seemed relieved. "From now on, I will be able to take things easier," he said.

He credited his team who helped set him up for the sprint on a day when he felt good.

"I believe that the average speed of the first hour was more than 50kph," said Rojas of what felt like a fast stage. "Many attacks occurred in the finale, but fortunately, it ended as a sprint. I knew exactly what I had to do. I took Van Avermaets' wheel and passed him rather easily. I hope that this success is the first of a series!"

Results

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#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result
1	Jose Joaquin Rojas Gil (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne	3:18:05
2	Greg Van Avermaet (Bel) Silence-Lotto	Row 1 - Cell 2
3	Maxime Bouet (Fra) Agritubel	Row 2 - Cell 2
4	Dario Cataldo (Ita) Quick Step	Row 3 - Cell 2
5	Mathias Frank (Swi) BMC Racing Team	Row 4 - Cell 2
6	Davide Malacarne (Ita) Quick Step	Row 5 - Cell 2
7	Jerome Coppel (Fra) Française Des Jeux	Row 6 - Cell 2
8	Sébastien Duret (Fra) Bretagne - Schuller	Row 7 - Cell 2
9	John Gadret (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale	Row 8 - Cell 2
10	Cyril Gautier (Fra) BBox Bouygues Telecom	Row 9 - Cell 2
11	Rémi Cusin (Fra) Agritubel	Row 10 - Cell 2
12	Rémy Di Gregorio (Fra) Française Des Jeux	Row 11 - Cell 2
13	Rein Taaramae (Est) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne	Row 12 - Cell 2
14	Guillaume Levarlet (Fra) Française Des Jeux	Row 13 - Cell 2
15	Christopher Horner (USA) Astana	Row 14 - Cell 2
16	Arthur Vichot (Fra) France	Row 15 - Cell 2
17	Vincent Jerome (Fra) BBox Bouygues Telecom	Row 16 - Cell 2
18	Hubert Dupont (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale	Row 17 - Cell 2
19	Freddy Bichot (Fra) Agritubel	Row 18 - Cell 2
20	Yannick Talabardon (Fra) Besson Chaussures - Sojasun	Row 19 - Cell 2
21	Ludovic Turpin (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale	Row 20 - Cell 2
22	Sylvain Calzati (Fra) Agritubel	Row 21 - Cell 2
23	Damien Monier (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne	Row 22 - Cell 2
24	Dimitriv Fofonov (Kaz) Kazakhstan	Row 23 - Cell 2
25	Florian Stalder (Swi) BMC Racing Team	Row 24 - Cell 2
26	Sergej Fuchs (Ger) Rabobank Continental	Row 25 - Cell 2
27	Robinson Chalapud (Col) Colombia Es Pasion Coldeportes	Row 26 - Cell 2
28	Niels Brouzes (Fra) Auber 93	Row 27 - Cell 2
29	Danilo Wyss (Swi) BMC Racing Team	Row 28 - Cell 2
30	Alex Cano Ardila (Col) Colombia Es Pasion Coldeportes	Row 29 - Cell 2
31	Julien Simon (Fra) Besson Chaussures - Sojasun	Row 30 - Cell 2
32	Pierre Rolland (Fra) BBox Bouygues Telecom	Row 31 - Cell 2
33	Johann Tschopp (Swi) BBox Bouygues Telecom	Row 32 - Cell 2
34	Daniel Navarro (Spa) Astana	Row 33 - Cell 2
35	Fabien Taillefer (Fra) Roubaix Lille Metropole	Row 34 - Cell 2
36	José Luis Rubiera (Spa) Astana	Row 35 - Cell 2
37	Mickaël Buffaz (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne	Row 36 - Cell 2
38	Alexandr Nepomnyachshiy (Kaz) Kazakhstan	Row 37 - Cell 2
39	Blaise Sonnery (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale	Row 38 - Cell 2
40	Florian Guillou (Fra) Roubaix Lille Metropole	Row 39 - Cell 2
41	Mathieu Perget (Fra) Caisse d'Epargne	Row 40 - Cell 2
42	Kevin Seeldraeyers (Bel) Quick Step	Row 41 - Cell 2
43	Jesus Hernandez (Spa) Astana	Row 42 - Cell 2
44	Alexandre Vinokourov (Kaz) Kazakhstan	Row 43 - Cell 2
45	David Moncoutie (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne	Row 44 - Cell 2
46	Thomas Frei (Swi) BMC Racing Team	Row 45 - Cell 2
47	Julien Loubet (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale	Row 46 - Cell 2
48	Steve Morabito (Swi) Astana	Row 47 - Cell 2
49	Laurent Lefevre (Fra) BBox Bouygues Telecom	Row 48 - Cell 2
50	Arnold Jeannesson (Fra) Caisse d'Epargne	Row 49 - Cell 2
51	Thomas Rabou (Ned) Rabobank Continental	Row 50 - Cell 2
52	Maxime Mederel (Fra) Auber 93	Row 51 - Cell 2
53	Valentin Iglinskiy (Kaz) Kazakhstan	Row 52 - Cell 2
54	Nicolas Vogondy (Fra) Agritubel	Row 53 - Cell 2
55	Branislau Samoilau (Blr) Quick Step	Row 54 - Cell 2
56	Aurelien Duval (Fra) Francaise des Jeux	Row 55 - Cell 2
57	Tejay Van Garderen (USA) Rabobank Continental	Row 56 - Cell 2
58	Lilian Jegou (Fra) Bretagne - Schuller	Row 57 - Cell 2
59	Nicolas Hartmann (Fra) Bretagne - Schuller	Row 58 - Cell 2
60	Yann Pivois (Fra) Bretagne - Schuller	Row 59 - Cell 2
61	Steven Kruijswijk (Ned) Rabobank Continental	Row 60 - Cell 2
62	Julien El Fares (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne	Row 61 - Cell 2
63	Fabrice Jeandesboz (Fra) Besson Chaussures - Sojasun	Row 62 - Cell 2
64	Vincent Dauga (Fra) Française Des Jeux	Row 63 - Cell 2
65	Pierre Cazaux (Fra) Roubaix Lille Metropole	Row 64 - Cell 2
66	Mickael Larpe (Fra) Roubaix Lille Metropole	Row 65 - Cell 2
67	Theo Eltink (Ned) Skil-Shimano	Row 66 - Cell 2
68	Tony Gallopin (Fra) Auber 93	Row 67 - Cell 2
69	Bastien Delrot (Fra) Roubaix Lille Metropole	Row 68 - Cell 2
70	Ablay Shugaipov (Kaz) Kazakhstan	Row 69 - Cell 2
71	Ramon Sinkeldam (Ned) Rabobank Continental	Row 70 - Cell 2
72	Romain Lemarchand (Fra) Auber 93	Row 71 - Cell 2
73	Thibault Pinot (Fra) France	Row 72 - Cell 2
74	Alexandre Geniez (Fra) France	Row 73 - Cell 2
75	Wilson Marentes (Col) Colombia Es Pasion Coldeportes	Row 74 - Cell 2
76	Yohan Mombaerts (Fra) Auber 93	Row 75 - Cell 2
77	Yevgeniv Sladkov (Kaz) Kazakhstan	Row 76 - Cell 2
78	Mathieu Drujon (Fra) Caisse d'Epargne	Row 77 - Cell 2
79	Floris Goesinnen (Ned) Skil-Shimano	Row 78 - Cell 2
80	Jonas Ljungblad (Swe) Silence-Lotto	Row 79 - Cell 2
81	Alejandro Ramirez Calderon (Col) Colombia Es Pasion Coldeportes	Row 80 - Cell 2
82	Geoffrey Soupe (Fra) France	Row 81 - Cell 2
83	Steven Tronet (Fra) Roubaix Lille Metropole	Row 82 - Cell 2
84	Jelle Vanendert (Bel) Silence-Lotto	0:00:22
85	Guillaume Bonnafond (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale	0:00:53
86	Christophe Laurent (Fra) Agritubel	Row 85 - Cell 2
87	Romain Hardy (Fra) France	Row 86 - Cell 2
88	Tony Hurel (Fra) BBox Bouygues Telecom	Row 87 - Cell 2
89	Valeriy Dmitriyev (Kaz) Astana	Row 88 - Cell 2
90	Martin Kohler (Swi) BMC Racing Team	0:01:58
91	Jean-Eudes Demaret (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne	Row 90 - Cell 2
92	Roy Curvers (Ned) Skil-Shimano	Row 91 - Cell 2
93	Sébastien Joly (Fra) Française Des Jeux	0:02:13
94	Mitchell Docker (Aus) Skil-Shimano	0:02:24
95	Robert Wagner (Ger) Skil-Shimano	Row 94 - Cell 2
96	Jimmy Casper (Fra) Besson Chaussures - Sojasun	Row 95 - Cell 2
97	Cedric Coutouly (Fra) Besson Chaussures - Sojasun	Row 96 - Cell 2
98	Cyril Bessy (Fra) Besson Chaussures - Sojasun	Row 97 - Cell 2
99	Marlon Perez (Col) Caisse d'Epargne	Row 98 - Cell 2
100	Pieter Jacobs (Bel) Silence-Lotto	Row 99 - Cell 2
101	Julien Mazet (Fra) Auber 93	Row 100 - Cell 2
102	Mats Boeve (Ned) Rabobank Continental	Row 101 - Cell 2
103	Mauro Facci (Ita) Quick Step	Row 102 - Cell 2
104	Steve Houanard (Fra) Skil-Shimano	Row 103 - Cell 2
105	Jean-Marie Bideau (Fra) Bretagne - Schuller	Row 104 - Cell 2
106	Mario Aerts (Bel) Silence-Lotto	0:04:02
107	Michiel Elijzen (Ned) Silence-Lotto	Row 106 - Cell 2
108	Noan Lelarge (Fra) Bretagne - Schuller	Row 107 - Cell 2
109	Arnaud Coyot (Fra) Caisse d'Epargne	Row 108 - Cell 2
110	Yoann Bagot (Fra) France	0:05:24
111	Faber Ardila (Col) Colombia Es Pasion Coldeportes	0:10:23
DNF	Thomas Vedel Kvist (Den) Quick Step	Row 111 - Cell 2

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Sprint 1 - Neuville-Les-Dames, 45.8kim
#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result	Header Cell - Column 3
1	Tony Hurel (Fra) BBox Bouygues Telecom	5	pts
2	Pierre Cazaux (Fra) Roubaix Lille Metropole	3	Row 1 - Cell 3
3	Aurelien Duval (Fra) Francaise des Jeux	1	Row 2 - Cell 3

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Sprint 2 - Finish
#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result
1	Jose Joaquin Rojas Gil (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne	1
2	Greg Van Avermaet (Bel) Silence-Lotto	25
3	Maxime Bouet (Fra) Agritubel	20
4	Dario Cataldo (Ita) Quick Step	16
5	Mathias Frank (Swi) BMC Racing Team	14
6	Davide Malacarne (Ita) Quick Step	12
7	Jerome Coppel (Fra) Française Des Jeux	10
8	Sébastien Duret (Fra) Bretagne - Schuller	9
9	John Gadret (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale	8
10	Cyril Gautier (Fra) BBox Bouygues Telecom	7
11	Rémi Cusin (Fra) Agritubel	6
12	Rémy Di Gregorio (Fra) Française Des Jeux	5
13	Rein Taaramae (Est) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne	4
14	Guillaume Levarlet (Fra) Française Des Jeux	3
15	Christopher Horner (USA) Astana	2

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Mountain - Côte d'Arbent, 143km
#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result	Header Cell - Column 3
1	Laurent Lefevre (Fra) BBox Bouygues Telecom	7	pts
2	Sylvain Calzati (Fra) Agritubel	5	Row 1 - Cell 3
3	Robinson Chalapud (Col) Colombia Es Pasion Coldeportes	3	Row 2 - Cell 3
4	Julien Loubet (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale	1	Row 3 - Cell 3

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Teams
#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result
1	Agritubel	9:54:15
2	Francaise Des Jeux	Row 1 - Cell 2
3	Ag2R La Mondiale	Row 2 - Cell 2
4	Quick Step	Row 3 - Cell 2
5	Bmc Racing Team	Row 4 - Cell 2
6	Bbox Boutgues Telecom	Row 5 - Cell 2
7	Cofidis Le Crédit En Ligne	Row 6 - Cell 2
8	Astana	Row 7 - Cell 2
9	Caisse D`Epargne	Row 8 - Cell 2
10	Equipe Du Kazakhstan	Row 9 - Cell 2
11	Besson Chaussures - Sojasun	Row 10 - Cell 2
12	Bretagne Schuller	Row 11 - Cell 2
13	Colombia Es Pasion Coldeportes	Row 12 - Cell 2
14	Rabobank	Row 13 - Cell 2
15	Roubaix Lille Métropole	Row 14 - Cell 2
16	Auber 93	Row 15 - Cell 2
17	Equipe De France	Row 16 - Cell 2
18	Silence-Lotto	0:00:22
19	Skil - Shimano	0:01:58

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General classification after stage 2
#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result
1	Mickaël Buffaz (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne	6:36:53
2	Rémi Cusin (Fra) Agritubel	0:00:04
3	Floris Goesinnen (Ned) Skil-Shimano	0:00:08
4	Jose Joaquin Rojas Gil (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne	0:00:37
5	Greg Van Avermaet (Bel) Silence-Lotto	0:00:41
6	Maxime Bouet (Fra) Agritubel	0:00:43
7	Davide Malacarne (Ita) Quick Step	0:00:47
8	Danilo Wyss (Swi) BMC Racing Team	Row 7 - Cell 2
9	Arthur Vichot (Fra) France	Row 8 - Cell 2
10	Dimitriv Fofonov (Kaz) Kazakhstan	Row 9 - Cell 2
11	Dario Cataldo (Ita) Quick Step	Row 10 - Cell 2
12	Mathias Frank (Swi) BMC Racing Team	Row 11 - Cell 2
13	Sébastien Duret (Fra) Bretagne - Schuller	Row 12 - Cell 2
14	Vincent Jerome (Fra) BBox Bouygues Telecom	Row 13 - Cell 2
15	Niels Brouzes (Fra) Auber 93	Row 14 - Cell 2
16	Florian Stalder (Swi) BMC Racing Team	Row 15 - Cell 2
17	Cyril Gautier (Fra) BBox Bouygues Telecom	Row 16 - Cell 2
18	Lilian Jegou (Fra) Bretagne - Schuller	Row 17 - Cell 2
19	Valentin Iglinskiy (Kaz) Kazakhstan	Row 18 - Cell 2
20	Damien Monier (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne	Row 19 - Cell 2
21	Florian Guillou (Fra) Roubaix Lille Metropole	Row 20 - Cell 2
22	Kevin Seeldraeyers (Bel) Quick Step	Row 21 - Cell 2
23	Thomas Frei (Swi) BMC Racing Team	Row 22 - Cell 2
24	John Gadret (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale	Row 23 - Cell 2
25	Ramon Sinkeldam (Ned) Rabobank Continental	Row 24 - Cell 2
26	Mickael Larpe (Fra) Roubaix Lille Metropole	Row 25 - Cell 2
27	Jerome Coppel (Fra) Française Des Jeux	Row 26 - Cell 2
28	Hubert Dupont (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale	Row 27 - Cell 2
29	Ludovic Turpin (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale	Row 28 - Cell 2
30	Mathieu Perget (Fra) Caisse d'Epargne	Row 29 - Cell 2
31	Tony Gallopin (Fra) Auber 93	Row 30 - Cell 2
32	Mathieu Drujon (Fra) Caisse d'Epargne	Row 31 - Cell 2
33	Alexandr Nepomnyachshiy (Kaz) Kazakhstan	Row 32 - Cell 2
34	Guillaume Levarlet (Fra) Française Des Jeux	Row 33 - Cell 2
35	Steven Tronet (Fra) Roubaix Lille Metropole	Row 34 - Cell 2
36	Christopher Horner (USA) Astana	Row 35 - Cell 2
37	Arnold Jeannesson (Fra) Caisse d'Epargne	Row 36 - Cell 2
38	Vincent Dauga (Fra) Française Des Jeux	Row 37 - Cell 2
39	Rémy Di Gregorio (Fra) Française Des Jeux	Row 38 - Cell 2
40	Blaise Sonnery (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale	Row 39 - Cell 2
41	Rein Taaramae (Est) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne	Row 40 - Cell 2
42	Geoffrey Soupe (Fra) France	Row 41 - Cell 2
43	Pierre Rolland (Fra) BBox Bouygues Telecom	Row 42 - Cell 2
44	Johann Tschopp (Swi) BBox Bouygues Telecom	Row 43 - Cell 2
45	Freddy Bichot (Fra) Agritubel	Row 44 - Cell 2
46	Aurelien Duval (Fra) Francaise des Jeux	Row 45 - Cell 2
47	Ablay Shugaipov (Kaz) Kazakhstan	Row 46 - Cell 2
48	Steve Morabito (Swi) Astana	Row 47 - Cell 2
49	Alex Cano Ardila (Col) Colombia Es Pasion Coldeportes	Row 48 - Cell 2
50	Theo Eltink (Ned) Skil-Shimano	Row 49 - Cell 2
51	Laurent Lefevre (Fra) BBox Bouygues Telecom	Row 50 - Cell 2
52	Bastien Delrot (Fra) Roubaix Lille Metropole	Row 51 - Cell 2
53	Julien Loubet (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale	Row 52 - Cell 2
54	Sylvain Calzati (Fra) Agritubel	Row 53 - Cell 2
55	Steven Kruijswijk (Ned) Rabobank Continental	Row 54 - Cell 2
56	Julien El Fares (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne	Row 55 - Cell 2
57	Maxime Mederel (Fra) Auber 93	Row 56 - Cell 2
58	Yannick Talabardon (Fra) Besson Chaussures - Sojasun	Row 57 - Cell 2
59	José Luis Rubiera (Spa) Astana	Row 58 - Cell 2
60	Yann Pivois (Fra) Bretagne - Schuller	Row 59 - Cell 2
61	Branislau Samoilau (Blr) Quick Step	Row 60 - Cell 2
62	Julien Simon (Fra) Besson Chaussures - Sojasun	Row 61 - Cell 2
63	Alexandre Vinokourov (Kaz) Kazakhstan	Row 62 - Cell 2
64	David Moncoutie (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne	Row 63 - Cell 2
65	Robinson Chalapud (Col) Colombia Es Pasion Coldeportes	Row 64 - Cell 2
66	Wilson Marentes (Col) Colombia Es Pasion Coldeportes	Row 65 - Cell 2
67	Daniel Navarro (Spa) Astana	Row 66 - Cell 2
68	Fabien Taillefer (Fra) Roubaix Lille Metropole	Row 67 - Cell 2
69	Yohan Mombaerts (Fra) Auber 93	Row 68 - Cell 2
70	Thomas Rabou (Ned) Rabobank Continental	Row 69 - Cell 2
71	Jesus Hernandez (Spa) Astana	Row 70 - Cell 2
72	Tejay Van Garderen (USA) Rabobank Continental	Row 71 - Cell 2
73	Romain Lemarchand (Fra) Auber 93	Row 72 - Cell 2
74	Thibault Pinot (Fra) France	Row 73 - Cell 2
75	Nicolas Vogondy (Fra) Agritubel	Row 74 - Cell 2
76	Jonas Ljungblad (Swe) Silence-Lotto	Row 75 - Cell 2
77	Nicolas Hartmann (Fra) Bretagne - Schuller	Row 76 - Cell 2
78	Pierre Cazaux (Fra) Roubaix Lille Metropole	Row 77 - Cell 2
79	Alejandro Ramirez Calderon (Col) Colombia Es Pasion Coldeportes	Row 78 - Cell 2
80	Fabrice Jeandesboz (Fra) Besson Chaussures - Sojasun	Row 79 - Cell 2
81	Jelle Vanendert (Bel) Silence-Lotto	0:01:09
82	Sergej Fuchs (Ger) Rabobank Continental	0:01:11
83	Alexandre Geniez (Fra) France	Row 82 - Cell 2
84	Yevgeniv Sladkov (Kaz) Kazakhstan	Row 83 - Cell 2
85	Romain Hardy (Fra) France	0:01:40
86	Guillaume Bonnafond (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale	Row 85 - Cell 2
87	Tony Hurel (Fra) BBox Bouygues Telecom	Row 86 - Cell 2
88	Valeriy Dmitriyev (Kaz) Astana	Row 87 - Cell 2
89	Christophe Laurent (Fra) Agritubel	Row 88 - Cell 2
90	Jean-Eudes Demaret (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne	0:02:45
91	Martin Kohler (Swi) BMC Racing Team	Row 90 - Cell 2
92	Roy Curvers (Ned) Skil-Shimano	Row 91 - Cell 2
93	Sébastien Joly (Fra) Française Des Jeux	0:03:00
94	Robert Wagner (Ger) Skil-Shimano	0:03:11
95	Jimmy Casper (Fra) Besson Chaussures - Sojasun	Row 94 - Cell 2
96	Mitchell Docker (Aus) Skil-Shimano	Row 95 - Cell 2
97	Jean-Marie Bideau (Fra) Bretagne - Schuller	Row 96 - Cell 2
98	Steve Houanard (Fra) Skil-Shimano