Mourey leads FDJ podium sweep in Tro-Bro Leon

The 24 sectors of graveled roads of the Tro Bro Leon have crowned the seven-time French cyclo-cross champion Francis Mourey. The the FDJ team made up for its back luck in Paris-Roubaix where Yoann Offredo and Matthieu Ladagnous crashing badly, and captured all three spots on the final Tro Bro Leon podium with Johan Le Bon and Anthony Geslin to complete the triumph.

"On the road, this is my nicest win ever," said Mourey who only scored the second win of his road career nine days ago at the last stage of Circuit de la Sarthe. "But nothing is as high in my heart as my French champion titles for cyclo-cross. It's a big day for FDJ. Everything happened just as planned at the team meeting this morning."

Geslin who already finished third at the Tour du Finistère the day before was designated to make the early move, so he did in the 18-man breakaway with his teammate Laurent Pichon, who was unfortunate to puncture at the worst moment when a counter-attack comprising Mourey and Le Bon was about to bridge the gap. With 30km to go, FDJ outnumbered the rest of the field with three riders out of seven at the front, the others being Gert Joeaar (Cofidis), Rémi Cusin (IAM Cycling), Cyrille Lemoine (Sojasun) and Pierre-Luc Périchon (Bretagne-Séché).

"Francis [Mourey] was so strong that I suggested to him to go solo with twenty kilometers to go," Geslin explained. "Two kilometers later, he did it. In the last lap, I told Johan [Le Bon] to attack and to pull the sprint for me if he wasn't successful but he made it through the line, so it was down to me to assume the responsibilities for the triple crown. It's rare to get a 1-2-3 in such a race."

"It feels really good to cap off the nice beginning of the week for FDJ [after the victories of Pierrick Fédrigo at Paris-Camembert and Arnaud Démare at the GP Denain]," Le Bon echoed. "I hope one day I'll win this race as my father [Dominique] did [in 1986], but today, Mourey was above everyone."

"Thanks to my teammates [Geslin and Pichon] at the front, I managed to save energy in the first part of the race," Mourey said. "On the gravel roads, I kept a good speed in all the curves. I knew I had what it took to stay up front on my own. After the cyclo-cross season, I took a good rest, mentally and physically. I only have to do long rides because I've done the intensities in cyclo-cross and in road races. I've found the right rhythm."

After the Tour de Romandie and the Giro d'Italia, Mourey will be back in Lannilis for the French championship that will also feature some graveled roads for the first time ever. "I wish I could do what my boss Marc Madiot has, and become French champion in both road racing and cyclo-cross," Mourey said. "But I firstly hope that I'll be able to play an important role for FDJ to keep the blue, white and red jersey. In any case, I'll be happy to come back. I won the French championship for cyclo-cross on two occasions close to here. It feels good to have the support of a crowd that knows cycling very well and loves it."

Full Results

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#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Francis Mourey (Fra) FDJ5:12:43
2Johan Le Bon (Fra) FDJ0:00:58
3Anthony Geslin (Fra) FDJ0:01:16
4Gert Joeaar (Est) Cofidis, Solutions CreditsRow 3 - Cell 2
5Rémi Cusin (Fra) IAM CyclingRow 4 - Cell 2
6Cyril Lemoine (Fra) SojasunRow 5 - Cell 2
7Pierre Luc Perichon (Fra) Bretagne Séché Environnement0:01:20
8Cédric Pineau (Fra) FDJ0:02:48
9Florian Vachon (Fra) Bretagne-Seche EnvironnementRow 8 - Cell 2
10Koen Barbe (Bel) Crelan-Euphony0:02:52
11Evaldas Siskevicius (Ltu) Sojasun0:03:00
12Laurent Pichon (Fra) FDJ0:03:10
13Lloyd Mondory (Fra) AG2R La MondialeRow 12 - Cell 2
14Sébastien Hinault (Fra) IAM CyclingRow 13 - Cell 2
15Vegard Stake Laengen (Nor) Bretagne Séché EnvironnementRow 14 - Cell 2
16Renaud Dion (Fra) Bretagne-Seche EnvironnementRow 15 - Cell 2
17Sébastien Turgot (Fra) Team EuropcarRow 16 - Cell 2
18Jacobus Venter (RSA) MTN-QhubekaRow 17 - Cell 2
19Louis Verhelst (Bel) Etixx - IhnedRow 18 - Cell 2
20Gael Malacarne (Fra) Bretagne-Seche EnvironnementRow 19 - Cell 2
21Christophe Laborie (Fra) SojasunRow 20 - Cell 2
22Clinton Avery (NZl) Champion System Pro Cycling TeamRow 21 - Cell 2
23Nicolas Bazin (Fra) BigMat-Auber 930:03:13
24Anthony Delaplace (Fra) SojasunRow 23 - Cell 2
25Eric Berthou (Fra) Team RaleighRow 24 - Cell 2
26Arnold Jeannesson (Fra) FDJRow 25 - Cell 2
27Sébastien Chavanel (Fra) Team Europcar0:03:36
28Wouter Mol (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team0:04:07
29Gorik Gardeyn (Bel) Doltcini - FlandersRow 28 - Cell 2
30Stéphane Poulhies (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions CreditsRow 29 - Cell 2
31Flavien Dassonville (Fra) BigMat-Auber 93Row 30 - Cell 2
32Matthieu Boulo (Fra) Roubaix Lille MetropoleRow 31 - Cell 2
33Samuel Spokes (Aus) Etixx - IhnedRow 32 - Cell 2
34Alexandre Blain (Fra) Team RaleighRow 33 - Cell 2
35Baptiste Planckaert (Bel) Crelan-EuphonyRow 34 - Cell 2
36Jean-Lou Paiani (Fra) SojasunRow 35 - Cell 2
37Marcel Aregger (Swi) IAM CyclingRow 36 - Cell 2
38Sébastien Minard (Fra) AG2R La MondialeRow 37 - Cell 2
39Nico Sijmens (Bel) Cofidis, Solutions CreditsRow 38 - Cell 2
40Benoit Jarrier (Fra) Bretagne-Seche Environnement0:04:15
41Arnaud Gérard (Fra) Bretagne Séché Environnement0:04:20
42Yohann Gene (Fra) Team EuropcarRow 41 - Cell 2
43Manuel Antonio Leal Cardoso (Por) Caja Rural0:04:52
44Kenny Robert Van Hummel (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling TeamRow 43 - Cell 2
45Javier Francisco Aramendia Lorente (Spa) Caja Rural0:07:56
46Youcef Reguigui (Alg) MTN-Qhubeka0:07:59
47Yauheni Hutarovich (Blr) AG2R La MondialeRow 46 - Cell 2
48Cyrille Patoux (Fra) Roubaix Lille MetropoleRow 47 - Cell 2
49Adrien Petit (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions CreditsRow 48 - Cell 2
50Petr Vakoc (Cze) Etixx - IhnedRow 49 - Cell 2
51Rony Martias (Fra) Sojasun0:08:01
52Mattia Gavazzi (Ita) Androni GiocattoliRow 51 - Cell 2
53Patrick Facchini (Ita) Androni GiocattoliRow 52 - Cell 2
54Sébastien Reichenbach (Swi) IAM CyclingRow 53 - Cell 2
55Frederik Veuchelen (Bel) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling TeamRow 54 - Cell 2
56Kevin Peeters (Bel) Crelan-EuphonyRow 55 - Cell 2
57Stijn Neirynck (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen-BaloiseRow 56 - Cell 2
58Richard Lang (Aus) Team RaleighRow 57 - Cell 2
59Ignatas Konovalovas (Ltu) MTN-QhubekaRow 58 - Cell 2
60Florent Barle (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions CreditsRow 59 - Cell 2
61Jean-Luc Delpech (Fra) Bretagne-Seche EnvironnementRow 60 - Cell 2
62Mickaël Delage (Fra) FDJRow 61 - Cell 2
63Steven Tronet (Fra) Big Mat - Auber 93Row 62 - Cell 2
64Preben Van Hecke (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen-Baloise0:08:06
65Martin Reimer (Ger) MTN-QhubekaRow 64 - Cell 2
66Ryan Roth (Can) Champion System Pro Cycling Team0:08:17
67Morgan Kneisky (Fra) Roubaix Lille MetropoleRow 66 - Cell 2
68Dieter Bouvry (Bel) Etixx - Ihned0:08:46
69Stijn Steels (Bel) Crelan-Euphony0:09:29
70Rudy Kowalski (Fra) Roubaix Lille Metropole0:09:53
71Mathieu Drujon (Fra) BigMat-Auber 930:10:57
72Yoann Paillot (Fra) La Pomme-Marseille0:11:07
73Boy Van Poppel (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling TeamRow 72 - Cell 2
74Danny Van Poppel (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling TeamRow 73 - Cell 2
75Hugo Houle (Can) AG2R La MondialeRow 74 - Cell 2
76Yves Lampaert (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen-BaloiseRow 75 - Cell 2
77Kenneth Vanbilsen (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - BaloiseRow 76 - Cell 2
78Michael Van Staeyen (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen-BaloiseRow 77 - Cell 2
79Robert Bush (USA) La Pomme-MarseilleRow 78 - Cell 2
80Yannick Martinez (Fra) La Pomme-Marseille0:11:12
DNFOmar Bertazzo (Ita) Androni GiocattoliRow 80 - Cell 2
DNFJonathan Breyne (Bel) Crelan-EuphonyRow 81 - Cell 2
DNFEnzo Moyano (Arg) Caja RuralRow 82 - Cell 2
DNFFabricio Ferrari Barcelo (Uru) Caja RuralRow 83 - Cell 2
DNFKarol Domagalski (Pol) Caja RuralRow 84 - Cell 2
DNFIvan Velasco Murillo (Spa) Caja RuralRow 85 - Cell 2
DNFFrancisco Javier Moreno Allue (Spa) Caja RuralRow 86 - Cell 2
DNFAntonino Parrinello (Ita) Androni Giocattoli - VenezuelaRow 87 - Cell 2
DNFAlessandro Malaguti (Ita) Androni GiocattoliRow 88 - Cell 2
DNFMatteo Di Serafino (Ita) Androni GiocattoliRow 89 - Cell 2
DNFJoeri Stallaert (Bel) Crelan-EuphonyRow 90 - Cell 2
DNFPerrig Quemeneur (Fra) Team EuropcarRow 91 - Cell 2
DNFMorgan Lamoisson (Fra) Team EuropcarRow 92 - Cell 2
DNFAnthony Charteau (Fra) Team EuropcarRow 93 - Cell 2
DNFNatnael Berhane (Eri) Team EuropcarRow 94 - Cell 2
DNFRobert Britton (Can) Team RaleighRow 95 - Cell 2
DNFMarco Frapporti (Ita) Androni GiocattoliRow 96 - Cell 2
DNFGediminas Bagdonas (Ltu) AG2R La MondialeRow 97 - Cell 2
DNFMarkus Hoelgaard (Nor) Etixx - IhnedRow 98 - Cell 2
DNFFlorian Senechal (Fra) Etixx - IhnedRow 99 - Cell 2
DNFAndris Smirnovs (Lat) Doltcini-FlandersRow 100 - Cell 2
DNFThomas Vernaeckt (Bel) Doltcini - FlandersRow 101 - Cell 2
DNFDaniel Dominguez Barragan (Spa) Doltcini - FlandersRow 102 - Cell 2
DNFMathias Van Holderbeke (Bel) Doltcini-FlandersRow 103 - Cell 2
DNFDarijus Dzervus (Ltu) Doltcini-FlandersRow 104 - Cell 2
DNFMatthias Friedemann (Ger) Champion System Pro Cycling TeamRow 105 - Cell 2
DNFMart Ojavee (Est) Champion System Pro Cycling TeamRow 106 - Cell 2
DNFFabian Schnaidt (Ger) Champion System Pro Cycling TeamRow 107 - Cell 2
DNFKevin Lalouette (Fra) Roubaix Lille MetropoleRow 108 - Cell 2
DNFKin San Wu (HKg) Champion System Pro Cycling TeamRow 109 - Cell 2
DNFSam Witmitz (Aus) Team RaleighRow 110 - Cell 2
DNFSamuel Dumoulin (Fra) AG2R La MondialeRow 111 - Cell 2
DNFJulian Kern (Ger) AG2R La MondialeRow 112 - Cell 2
DNFChristophe Riblon (Fra) AG2R La MondialeRow 113 - Cell 2
DNFMatthieu Ladagnous (Fra) FDJRow 114 - Cell 2
DNFWillem Wauters (Bel) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling TeamRow 115 - Cell 2
DNFBarry Markus (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling TeamRow 116 - Cell 2
DNFCyril Bessy (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions CreditsRow 117 - Cell 2
DNFGuillaume Levarlet (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions CreditsRow 118 - Cell 2
DNFArnaud Labbe (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions CreditsRow 119 - Cell 2
DNFJimmy Engoulvent (Fra) SojasunRow 120 - Cell 2
DNFYannick Talabardon (Fra) SojasunRow 121 - Cell 2
DNFWang Yip Tang (HKg) Champion System Pro Cycling TeamRow 122 - Cell 2
DNFThomas Vaubourzeix (Fra) La Pomme-MarseilleRow 123 - Cell 2
DNFPieter Van Herck (Bel) Crelan-EuphonyRow 124 - Cell 2
DNFJohann Tschopp (Swi) IAM CyclingRow 125 - Cell 2
DNFMatteo Pelucchi (Ita) IAM CyclingRow 126 - Cell 2
DNFPatrick Schelling (Swi) IAM CyclingRow 127 - Cell 2
DNFAndreas Stauff (Ger) MTN-QhubekaRow 128 - Cell 2
DNFBradley Potgieter (RSA) MTN-QhubekaRow 129 - Cell 2
DNFJim Songezo (RSA) MTN-QhubekaRow 130 - Cell 2
DNFMartin Wesemann (RSA) MTN-QhubekaRow 131 - Cell 2
DNFTim Mertens (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen-BaloiseRow 132 - Cell 2
DNFTim Declercq (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen-BaloiseRow 133 - Cell 2
DNFGuillaume Faucon (Fra) BigMat-Auber 93Row 134 - Cell 2
DNFKarel Hnik (Cze) Etixx - IhnedRow 135 - Cell 2
DNFThéo Vimpere (Fra) Big Mat - Auber 93Row 136 - Cell 2
DNFJulian Alaphilippe (Fra) Etixx - IhnedRow 137 - Cell 2
DNFBenjamin Giraud (Fra) La Pomme MarseilleRow 138 - Cell 2
DNFThomas Rostollan (Fra) La Pomme-MarseilleRow 139 - Cell 2
DNFGrégoire Tarride (Fra) La Pomme MarseilleRow 140 - Cell 2
DNFLoïc Desriac (Fra) Roubaix Lille MetropoleRow 141 - Cell 2
DNFJulien Duval (Fra) Roubaix Lille MetropoleRow 142 - Cell 2
DNFMaxime Le Montagner (Fra) Roubaix Lille MetropoleRow 143 - Cell 2
DNFGiovanni Bernaudeau (Fra) Team EuropcarRow 144 - Cell 2
DNFLachlan Norris (Aus) Team RaleighRow 145 - Cell 2
DNFThomas Moses (GBr) Team RaleighRow 146 - Cell 2
DNFThomas Scully (Aus) Team RaleighRow 147 - Cell 2
DNFJoeri Bueken (Bel) Crelan-EuphonyRow 148 - Cell 2
DNFBenoit Drujon (Fra) BigMat-Auber 93Row 149 - Cell 2
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Sprint 1 - Lesneven
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Benoit Drujon (Fra) BigMat-Auber 935pts
2Samuel Spokes (Aus) Etixx - Ihned3Row 1 - Cell 3
3Evaldas Siskevicius (Ltu) Sojasun1Row 2 - Cell 3
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Sprint 2 - Bourg Blanc
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Samuel Spokes (Aus) Etixx - Ihned5pts
2Louis Verhelst (Bel) Etixx - Ihned3Row 1 - Cell 3
3Cyril Lemoine (Fra) Sojasun1Row 2 - Cell 3
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Sprint 3 - Lannilis
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Francis Mourey (Fra) FDJ5pts
2Cyril Lemoine (Fra) Sojasun3Row 1 - Cell 3
3Johan Le Bon (Fra) FDJ1Row 2 - Cell 3
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Mountain 1 - Saint Renan Ker ar valy
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Samuel Spokes (Aus) Etixx - Ihned5pts
2Clinton Avery (NZl) Champion System Pro Cycling Team3Row 1 - Cell 3
3Gert Joeaar (Est) Cofidis, Solutions Credits1Row 2 - Cell 3
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Mountain 2 - Illien
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Samuel Spokes (Aus) Etixx - Ihned5pts
2Louis Verhelst (Bel) Etixx - Ihned3Row 1 - Cell 3
3Anthony Geslin (Fra) FDJ1Row 2 - Cell 3
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Sprint classification
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Samuel Spokes (Aus) Etixx - Ihned8pts
2Francis Mourey (Fra) FDJ5Row 1 - Cell 3
3Cyril Lemoine (Fra) Sojasun4Row 2 - Cell 3
4Louis Verhelst (Bel) Etixx - Ihned3Row 3 - Cell 3
5Evaldas Siskevicius (Ltu) Sojasun1Row 4 - Cell 3
6Johan Le Bon (Fra) FDJ1Row 5 - Cell 3
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Mountains classification
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Samuel Spokes (Aus) Etixx - Ihned10pts
2Clinton Avery (NZl) Champion System Pro Cycling Team3Row 1 - Cell 3
3Louis Verhelst (Bel) Etixx - Ihned3Row 2 - Cell 3
4Gert Joeaar (Est) Cofidis, Solutions Credits1Row 3 - Cell 3
5Anthony Geslin (Fra) FDJ1Row 4 - Cell 3

 

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