Cornille a Shooting Star
Prologue opens Tour of Mauritius






It was a tale of two Yannicks in the opening day of the multi-stage MTB Tour of Mauritius 2009. Yannick Cornille of Reunion Island ousted Mauritian Yannick Lincoln to take a narrow nine-second lead in the prologue on Thursday.
The prologue was a leg burning 2km, with the main obstacles including a moist seven step concrete staircase and waterlogged singletrack. This short course was a form-checker; it was never going to unearth the actual winner of the tour. It was designed for the powerhouse rider. What the overall tour GC contender demands is a rider with a more complete skillset, with a bias to endurance.
Cornille took the yellow jersey, displaying the qualities required, including dare-devilish cornering. He revelled in the twisty-turny bits.
"I knew I could do a good time, but I didn't know how the other riders would do," said Cornille. Showing his aptitude for technical sections he enthused, "I hope for the rest of the tour there is a lot more."
Christophe Gerard took third place, 11 seconds adrift of Cornille.
| # | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yannick Cornille | 0:03:12 |
| 2 | Yannick Lincoln | 0:00:09 |
| 3 | Christophe Gerard | 0:00:11 |
| 4 | Dany Vogel | 0:00:12 |
| 5 | Georget Burel | 0:00:15 |
| 6 | Christian Emmanuel | 0:00:16 |
| 7 | Olivier Heutte | 0:00:16 |
| 8 | Gil Guillaumin | 0:00:19 |
| 9 | Cedric Passee | 0:00:20 |
| 10 | Hugo Caetane | 0:00:20 |
| 11 | Jean Philippe (Jnr) Tyack | 0:00:21 |
| 12 | Christophe Lincoln | 0:00:22 |
| 13 | Andreas Freiter | 0:00:25 |
| 14 | Arnaud De Commarmond | 0:00:25 |
| 15 | Thierry David | 0:00:26 |
| 16 | Sebastien Tyack | 0:00:26 |
| 17 | Stephane Payet | 0:00:29 |
| 18 | Mathieu Le Blanc | 0:00:32 |
| 19 | Armand Le Court De Billot | 0:00:33 |
| 20 | Mathieu Rivet | 0:00:34 |
| 21 | Frederic Savre | 0:00:35 |
| 22 | Olivier Le Court | 0:00:35 |
| 23 | Daniel Chaussalet | 0:00:35 |
| 24 | Denis Valentin | 0:00:39 |
| 25 | Liam Somers | 0:00:47 |
| 26 | Michael Kedhoo | 0:00:51 |
| 27 | Simon Pougnet | 0:00:57 |
| 28 | Sully Robert | 0:00:57 |
| 29 | Gabriel Mayer | 0:00:58 |
| 30 | Andre Le Blanc | 0:01:01 |
| 31 | Xavier De Chalain | 0:01:05 |
| 32 | Lawrence Wong | 0:01:09 |
| 33 | Gordon Brown | 0:01:09 |
| 34 | Daniel Maestracci | 0:01:15 |
| 35 | Jean Philippe Tyack | 0:01:21 |
| 36 | Sebastien Bax | 0:01:27 |
| 37 | Michel Mayer | 0:01:30 |
| 38 | Bryan Trousquin | 0:01:45 |
| 39 | Gerard Chan-Kin | 0:01:47 |
| 40 | Frederic Nicolin | 0:01:47 |
| 41 | Hans Brasse | 0:01:49 |
| 42 | Antoine Dufoix | 0:01:51 |
| 43 | Kesaven Oothendee | 0:02:21 |
| # | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yannick Cornille | 0:03:12 |
| 2 | Yannick Lincoln | 0:00:09 |
| 3 | Christophe Gerard | 0:00:11 |
| 4 | Dany Vogel | 0:00:12 |
| 5 | Georget Burel | 0:00:15 |
| 6 | Christian Emmanuel | 0:00:16 |
| 7 | Olivier Heutte | 0:00:16 |
| 8 | Gil Guillaumin | 0:00:19 |
| 9 | Cedric Passee | 0:00:20 |
| 10 | Hugo Caetane | 0:00:20 |
| 11 | Jean Philippe (Jnr) Tyack | 0:00:21 |
| 12 | Christophe Lincoln | 0:00:22 |
| 13 | Andreas Freiter | 0:00:25 |
| 14 | Arnaud De Commarmond | 0:00:25 |
| 15 | Thierry David | 0:00:26 |
| 16 | Sebastien Tyack | 0:00:26 |
| 17 | Stephane Payet | 0:00:29 |
| 18 | Mathieu Le Blanc | 0:00:32 |
| 19 | Armand Le Court De Billot | 0:00:33 |
| 20 | Mathieu Rivet | 0:00:34 |
| 21 | Frederic Savre | 0:00:35 |
| 22 | Olivier Le Court | 0:00:35 |
| 23 | Daniel Chaussalet | 0:00:35 |
| 24 | Denis Valentin | 0:00:39 |
| 25 | Liam Somers | 0:00:47 |
| 26 | Michael Kedhoo | 0:00:51 |
| 27 | Simon Pougnet | 0:00:57 |
| 28 | Sully Robert | 0:00:57 |
| 29 | Gabriel Mayer | 0:00:58 |
| 30 | Andre Le Blanc | 0:01:01 |
| 31 | Xavier De Chalain | 0:01:05 |
| 32 | Lawrence Wong | 0:01:09 |
| 33 | Gordon Brown | 0:01:09 |
| 34 | Daniel Maestracci | 0:01:15 |
| 35 | Jean Philippe Tyack | 0:01:21 |
| 36 | Sebastien Bax | 0:01:27 |
| 37 | Michel Mayer | 0:01:30 |
| 38 | Bryan Trousquin | 0:01:45 |
| 39 | Gerard Chan-Kin | 0:01:47 |
| 40 | Frederic Nicolin | 0:01:47 |
| 41 | Hans Brasse | 0:01:49 |
| 42 | Antoine Dufoix | 0:01:51 |
| 43 | Kesaven Oothendee | 0:02:21 |
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