Jerome prevails in Tro-Bro Léon
Frenchman outsprints Canadian champion Routley
Europcar's Vincent Jérôme scored the second win of his pro career at the Tro-Bro Léon, four years after victory in the Tour du Doubs. At the end of the Breton version of Paris-Roubaix, the 26-year-old Frenchman triumphed after outsprinting Canadian champion Will Routley (Team Spidertech Powered By C10).
"I'm really happy," Jérôme said. "I was in search of a nice win and this is a great race. It was my first time participating in the Tro-Bro Léon. Fortunately I had good advice about the gravelled roads from my teammate Perrig Quéméneur who is originally from the area here.
"The team told me that I could do well here. It's a race of good positioning, like the Belgian Classics from which I came out pretty well." Jérôme recently finished 11th at the GP E3.
Luck was on Jérôme's side when his teammate Tony Hurel punctured at the front with 20km to go. The neo-pro from Europcar had been away with FDJ's Arnold Jeannesson since they passed a gravelled road in front of the castle of Kerouartz with 40km to go. Jérôme managed to bridge across to Hurel along with Steve Chainel (FDJ).
Jérôme was alone against two riders from FDJ until Canada's Routley came across 8km from the finish. Routley was then the only rider able to respond to Jérôme's attack at the beginning of the bell lap with 5km to go. Cramps prevented Chainel from following the move.
"I also felt a little bit of cramps for the final sprint," Routley told Cyclingnews. "I lost a bit of confidence, that's what made me sprint too early. I should have waited until the last minute. I also made the mistake to not close the door on him, but Canadians are known as too nice guys..."
The result is the first podium appearance of the season for Team Spidertech Powered By C10, in its first year as a Pro Continental team. "I've loved this race, Tro-Bro Léon is awesome," said Routley, 27, who switched to road cycling from mountain biking at the age of 21.
1 | Vincent Jerome (Fra) Team Europcar | 4:58:07 |
2 | Will Routley (Can) Team Spidertech Powered By C10 | 0:00:01 |
3 | Arnold Jeannesson (Fra) FDJ | 0:00:20 |
4 | Steve Chainel (Fra) FDJ | Row 3 - Cell 2 |
5 | Benoit Daeninck (Fra) Roubaix Lille Metropole | 0:00:30 |
6 | Bruno Langlois (Can) Team Spidertech Powered By C10 | 0:00:32 |
7 | Matthieu Ladagnous (Fra) FDJ | 0:00:36 |
8 | Mathieu Drujon (Fra) Big Mat - Auber 93 | Row 7 - Cell 2 |
9 | Alexandre Blain (Fra) Endura Racing | Row 8 - Cell 2 |
10 | Kristof Goddaert (Bel) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 9 - Cell 2 |
11 | Anthony Colin (Fra) Roubaix Lille Metropole | Row 10 - Cell 2 |
12 | Cyril Gautier (Fra) Team Europcar | Row 11 - Cell 2 |
13 | Perrig Quemeneur (Fra) Team Europcar | Row 12 - Cell 2 |
14 | Julien Fouchard (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne | Row 13 - Cell 2 |
15 | Romain Matheou (Fra) Saur - Sojasun | Row 14 - Cell 2 |
16 | Sébastien Minard (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 15 - Cell 2 |
17 | Laurent Pichon (Fra) Bretagne - Schuller | Row 16 - Cell 2 |
18 | Michal Golas (Pol) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | Row 17 - Cell 2 |
19 | Bartosz Huzarski (Pol) Team Netapp | Row 18 - Cell 2 |
20 | Sébastien Hinault (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 19 - Cell 2 |
21 | Nicolas Bazin (Fra) Big Mat - Auber 93 | Row 20 - Cell 2 |
22 | Jerome Cousin (Fra) Team Europcar | Row 21 - Cell 2 |
23 | Arnaud Gerard (Fra) FDJ | Row 22 - Cell 2 |
24 | Eric Berthou (Fra) Bretagne - Schuller | Row 23 - Cell 2 |
25 | Francis Mourey (Fra) FDJ | Row 24 - Cell 2 |
26 | Gaël Malacarne (Fra) Bretagne - Schuller | Row 25 - Cell 2 |
27 | Tony Hurel (Fra) Team Europcar | Row 26 - Cell 2 |
28 | Steven Caethoven (Bel) Veranda's Willems - Accent | 0:00:42 |
29 | Cyril Lemoine (Fra) Saur - Sojasun | 0:00:49 |
30 | Oleg Chuzhda (Ukr) Caja Rural | 0:01:55 |
31 | Jimmy Engoulvent (Fra) Saur - Sojasun | Row 30 - Cell 2 |
32 | Nicolas Edet (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne | Row 31 - Cell 2 |
33 | Dieter Cappelle (Bel) Veranda's Willems - Accent | Row 32 - Cell 2 |
34 | Yohan Cauquil (Fra) Velo-Club La Pomme Marseille | Row 33 - Cell 2 |
35 | Romain Feillu (Fra) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | 0:02:55 |
36 | Lucas Euser (USA) Team Spidertech Powered By C10 | 0:02:57 |
37 | Arnaud Labbe (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne | 0:02:59 |
38 | Alexander Candelario (USA) Kelly Benefit Strategies - OptumHealth | Row 37 - Cell 2 |
39 | Maarten De Jonge (Ned) Endura Racing | 0:03:03 |
40 | Garikoitz Bravo Oiarbide (Spa) Caja Rural | 0:03:06 |
41 | Matthieu Boulo (Fra) Roubaix Lille Metropole | 0:03:10 |
42 | Adrien Petit (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne | Row 41 - Cell 2 |
43 | Mirko Selvaggi (Ita) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | 0:05:46 |
44 | Romain Lemarchand (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | 0:06:49 |
45 | Denis Flahaut (Fra) Roubaix Lille Metropole | Row 44 - Cell 2 |
46 | Dimitri Le Boulch (Fra) Big Mat - Auber 93 | 0:07:27 |
47 | Nicolas Vogondy (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne | Row 46 - Cell 2 |
48 | Kevin Van Melsen (Bel) Veranda's Willems - Accent | Row 47 - Cell 2 |
49 | Guillermo Lana Baquedano (Spa) Caja Rural | Row 48 - Cell 2 |
50 | Anthony Ravard (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 49 - Cell 2 |
51 | Lloyd Mondory (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | 0:07:30 |
52 | Igor Romero Etxebarria (Spa) Caja Rural | 0:08:07 |
DNF | Steven Tronet (Fra) Roubaix Lille Metropole | Row 52 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Thomas Murray (GBr) Sigma Sport - Specialized | Row 53 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Simon Richardson (GBr) Sigma Sport - Specialized | Row 54 - Cell 2 |
DNF | James Moss (GBr) Endura Racing | Row 55 - Cell 2 |
DNF | John Anderson (Aus) Endura Racing | Row 56 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Alexander Wetterhall (Swe) Endura Racing | Row 57 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Rene Mandri (Est) Endura Racing | Row 58 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Kevin Lalouette (Fra) Roubaix Lille Metropole | Row 59 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Morgan Kneisky (Fra) Roubaix Lille Metropole | Row 60 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Thomas Copeland (GBr) Sigma Sport - Specialized | Row 61 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Jack Bauer (NZl) Endura Racing | Row 62 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Charly Vives (Can) Team Spidertech Powered By C10 | Row 63 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Jean-Eudes Demaret (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne | Row 64 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Giovanni Bernaudeau (Fra) Team Europcar | Row 65 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Damien Gaudin (Fra) Team Europcar | Row 66 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Saïd Haddou (Fra) Team Europcar | Row 67 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Jimmy Casper (Fra) Saur - Sojasun | Row 68 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Laurent Mangel (Fra) Saur - Sojasun | Row 69 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Rony Martias (Fra) Saur - Sojasun | Row 70 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Jean-Lou Paiani (Fra) Saur - Sojasun | Row 71 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Stéphane Poulhies (Fra) Saur - Sojasun | Row 72 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Leopold Konig (Cze) Team Netapp | Row 73 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Andreas Dietziker (Swi) Team Netapp | Row 74 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Alexander Gottfried (Ger) Team Netapp | Row 75 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Jesús Del Nero Montes (Spa) Team Netapp | Row 76 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Kit Gilham (GBr) Sigma Sport - Specialized | Row 77 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Alexander Riabkin (Rus) Caja Rural | Row 78 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Jonathan Thire (Fra) Big Mat - Auber 93 | Row 79 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Romain Bacon (Fra) Big Mat - Auber 93 | Row 80 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Arnaud Molmy (Fra) Big Mat - Auber 93 | Row 81 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Flavien Dassonville (Fra) Big Mat - Auber 93 | Row 82 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Fabien Bacquet (Fra) Big Mat - Auber 93 | Row 83 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Zachary Bell (Can) Team Spidertech Powered By C10 | Row 84 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Arturo Mora Ortiz (Spa) Caja Rural | Row 85 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Flavio De Luna (Mex) Team Spidertech Powered By C10 | Row 86 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Rubén Reig Conejero (Spa) Caja Rural | Row 87 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Evert Verbist (Bel) Veranda's Willems - Accent | Row 88 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Jacobus Venter (RSA) Veranda's Willems - Accent | Row 89 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Sven Van Den Houte (Bel) Veranda's Willems - Accent | Row 90 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Jean-Pierre Drucker (Lux) Veranda's Willems - Accent | Row 91 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Stéphane Bonsergent (Fra) Bretagne - Schuller | Row 92 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Higinio Fernández (Spa) Caja Rural | Row 93 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Thomas Vaubourzeix (Fra) Velo-Club La Pomme Marseille | Row 94 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Yoann Bagot (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne | Row 95 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Michaël Baer (Swi) Team Netapp | Row 96 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Frédéric Guesdon (Fra) FDJ | Row 97 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Daniel Diaz (Arg) Velo-Club La Pomme Marseille | Row 98 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Justin Jules (Fra) Velo-Club La Pomme Marseille | Row 99 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Thomas Vernaeckt (Bel) Veranda's Willems - Accent | Row 100 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Evaldas Siskevicius (Ltu) Velo-Club La Pomme Marseille | Row 101 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Iker Camano Ortuzar (Spa) Endura Racing | Row 102 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Julien Antomarchi (Fra) Velo-Club La Pomme Marseille | Row 103 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Mike Sherer (USA) Kelly Benefit Strategies - OptumHealth | Row 104 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Daniel Holloway (USA) Kelly Benefit Strategies - OptumHealth | Row 105 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Michael Friedman (USA) Kelly Benefit Strategies - OptumHealth | Row 106 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Jesse Anthony (USA) Kelly Benefit Strategies - OptumHealth | Row 107 - Cell 2 |
DNF | James Williamson (NZl) Pureblack Racing | Row 108 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Benjamin Giraud (Fra) Velo-Club La Pomme Marseille | Row 109 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Steve Houanard (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 110 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Florian Le Corre (Fra) Roubaix Lille Metropole | Row 111 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Guillaume Blot (Fra) Bretagne - Schuller | Row 112 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Johan Le Bon (Fra) Bretagne - Schuller | Row 113 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Florian Vachon (Fra) Bretagne - Schuller | Row 114 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Joost Van Leijen (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | Row 115 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Michael Schwarzmann (Ger) Team Netapp | Row 116 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Marcello Pavarin (Ita) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | Row 117 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Jean-Luc Delpech (Fra) Bretagne - Schuller | Row 118 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Ben Gastauer (Lux) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 119 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Cédric Pineau (Fra) FDJ | Row 120 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Jérémy Roy (Fra) FDJ | Row 121 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Mathieu Delaroziere (Fra) Velo-Club La Pomme Marseille | Row 122 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Thomas Soladay (USA) Kelly Benefit Strategies - Optum Health | Row 123 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Tom Last (GBr) Sigma Sport - Specialized | Row 124 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Frederik Veuchelen (Bel) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | Row 125 - Cell 2 |
1 | Lucas Euser (USA) Team Spidertech Powered By C10 | 5 | pts |
2 | Rony Martias (Fra) Saur - Sojasun | 3 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
3 | Nicolas Edet (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne | 1 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
1 | Rony Martias (Fra) Saur - Sojasun | 5 | pts |
2 | Yohan Cauquil (Fra) Velo-Club La Pomme Marseille | 3 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
3 | Lucas Euser (USA) Team Spidertech Powered By C10 | 1 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
1 | Vincent Jerome (Fra) Team Europcar | 5 | pts |
2 | Steve Chainel (Fra) FDJ | 3 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
3 | Arnold Jeannesson (Fra) FDJ | 1 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
1 | Lucas Euser (USA) Team Spidertech Powered By C10 | 5 | pts |
2 | Nicolas Edet (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne | 3 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
3 | Steve Houanard (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | 1 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
1 | Lucas Euser (USA) Team Spidertech Powered By C10 | 5 | pts |
2 | Saïd Haddou (Fra) Team Europcar | 3 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
3 | Oleg Chuzhda (Ukr) Caja Rural | 1 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
1 | Johan Le Bon (Fra) Bretagne - Schuller | 5 | pts |
2 | Rony Martias (Fra) Saur - Sojasun | 3 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
3 | Yohan Cauquil (Fra) Velo-Club La Pomme Marseille | 1 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
1 | Lucas Euser (USA) Team Spidertech Powered By C10 | 6 | pts |
2 | Vincent Jerome (Fra) Team Europcar | 5 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
3 | Yohan Cauquil (Fra) Velo-Club La Pomme Marseille | 3 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
4 | Steve Chainel (Fra) FDJ | 3 | Row 3 - Cell 3 |
5 | Nicolas Edet (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne | 1 | Row 4 - Cell 3 |
6 | Arnold Jeannesson (Fra) FDJ | 1 | Row 5 - Cell 3 |
1 | Lucas Euser (USA) Team Spidertech Powered By C10 | 10 | pts |
2 | Nicolas Edet (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne | 3 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
3 | Yohan Cauquil (Fra) Velo-Club La Pomme Marseille | 1 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
4 | Oleg Chuzhda (Ukr) Caja Rural | 1 | Row 3 - Cell 3 |
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