Mourey leads FDJ podium sweep in Tro-Bro Leon
Le Bon, Geslin clean up for French team
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
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
---|---|---|
1 | Francis Mourey (Fra) FDJ | 5:12:43 |
2 | Johan Le Bon (Fra) FDJ | 0:00:58 |
3 | Anthony Geslin (Fra) FDJ | 0:01:16 |
4 | Gert Joeaar (Est) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | Row 3 - Cell 2 |
5 | Rémi Cusin (Fra) IAM Cycling | Row 4 - Cell 2 |
6 | Cyril Lemoine (Fra) Sojasun | Row 5 - Cell 2 |
7 | Pierre Luc Perichon (Fra) Bretagne Séché Environnement | 0:01:20 |
8 | Cédric Pineau (Fra) FDJ | 0:02:48 |
9 | Florian Vachon (Fra) Bretagne-Seche Environnement | Row 8 - Cell 2 |
10 | Koen Barbe (Bel) Crelan-Euphony | 0:02:52 |
11 | Evaldas Siskevicius (Ltu) Sojasun | 0:03:00 |
12 | Laurent Pichon (Fra) FDJ | 0:03:10 |
13 | Lloyd Mondory (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 12 - Cell 2 |
14 | Sébastien Hinault (Fra) IAM Cycling | Row 13 - Cell 2 |
15 | Vegard Stake Laengen (Nor) Bretagne Séché Environnement | Row 14 - Cell 2 |
16 | Renaud Dion (Fra) Bretagne-Seche Environnement | Row 15 - Cell 2 |
17 | Sébastien Turgot (Fra) Team Europcar | Row 16 - Cell 2 |
18 | Jacobus Venter (RSA) MTN-Qhubeka | Row 17 - Cell 2 |
19 | Louis Verhelst (Bel) Etixx - Ihned | Row 18 - Cell 2 |
20 | Gael Malacarne (Fra) Bretagne-Seche Environnement | Row 19 - Cell 2 |
21 | Christophe Laborie (Fra) Sojasun | Row 20 - Cell 2 |
22 | Clinton Avery (NZl) Champion System Pro Cycling Team | Row 21 - Cell 2 |
23 | Nicolas Bazin (Fra) BigMat-Auber 93 | 0:03:13 |
24 | Anthony Delaplace (Fra) Sojasun | Row 23 - Cell 2 |
25 | Eric Berthou (Fra) Team Raleigh | Row 24 - Cell 2 |
26 | Arnold Jeannesson (Fra) FDJ | Row 25 - Cell 2 |
27 | Sébastien Chavanel (Fra) Team Europcar | 0:03:36 |
28 | Wouter Mol (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | 0:04:07 |
29 | Gorik Gardeyn (Bel) Doltcini - Flanders | Row 28 - Cell 2 |
30 | Stéphane Poulhies (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | Row 29 - Cell 2 |
31 | Flavien Dassonville (Fra) BigMat-Auber 93 | Row 30 - Cell 2 |
32 | Matthieu Boulo (Fra) Roubaix Lille Metropole | Row 31 - Cell 2 |
33 | Samuel Spokes (Aus) Etixx - Ihned | Row 32 - Cell 2 |
34 | Alexandre Blain (Fra) Team Raleigh | Row 33 - Cell 2 |
35 | Baptiste Planckaert (Bel) Crelan-Euphony | Row 34 - Cell 2 |
36 | Jean-Lou Paiani (Fra) Sojasun | Row 35 - Cell 2 |
37 | Marcel Aregger (Swi) IAM Cycling | Row 36 - Cell 2 |
38 | Sébastien Minard (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 37 - Cell 2 |
39 | Nico Sijmens (Bel) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | Row 38 - Cell 2 |
40 | Benoit Jarrier (Fra) Bretagne-Seche Environnement | 0:04:15 |
41 | Arnaud Gérard (Fra) Bretagne Séché Environnement | 0:04:20 |
42 | Yohann Gene (Fra) Team Europcar | Row 41 - Cell 2 |
43 | Manuel Antonio Leal Cardoso (Por) Caja Rural | 0:04:52 |
44 | Kenny Robert Van Hummel (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | Row 43 - Cell 2 |
45 | Javier Francisco Aramendia Lorente (Spa) Caja Rural | 0:07:56 |
46 | Youcef Reguigui (Alg) MTN-Qhubeka | 0:07:59 |
47 | Yauheni Hutarovich (Blr) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 46 - Cell 2 |
48 | Cyrille Patoux (Fra) Roubaix Lille Metropole | Row 47 - Cell 2 |
49 | Adrien Petit (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | Row 48 - Cell 2 |
50 | Petr Vakoc (Cze) Etixx - Ihned | Row 49 - Cell 2 |
51 | Rony Martias (Fra) Sojasun | 0:08:01 |
52 | Mattia Gavazzi (Ita) Androni Giocattoli | Row 51 - Cell 2 |
53 | Patrick Facchini (Ita) Androni Giocattoli | Row 52 - Cell 2 |
54 | Sébastien Reichenbach (Swi) IAM Cycling | Row 53 - Cell 2 |
55 | Frederik Veuchelen (Bel) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | Row 54 - Cell 2 |
56 | Kevin Peeters (Bel) Crelan-Euphony | Row 55 - Cell 2 |
57 | Stijn Neirynck (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen-Baloise | Row 56 - Cell 2 |
58 | Richard Lang (Aus) Team Raleigh | Row 57 - Cell 2 |
59 | Ignatas Konovalovas (Ltu) MTN-Qhubeka | Row 58 - Cell 2 |
60 | Florent Barle (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | Row 59 - Cell 2 |
61 | Jean-Luc Delpech (Fra) Bretagne-Seche Environnement | Row 60 - Cell 2 |
62 | Mickaël Delage (Fra) FDJ | Row 61 - Cell 2 |
63 | Steven Tronet (Fra) Big Mat - Auber 93 | Row 62 - Cell 2 |
64 | Preben Van Hecke (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen-Baloise | 0:08:06 |
65 | Martin Reimer (Ger) MTN-Qhubeka | Row 64 - Cell 2 |
66 | Ryan Roth (Can) Champion System Pro Cycling Team | 0:08:17 |
67 | Morgan Kneisky (Fra) Roubaix Lille Metropole | Row 66 - Cell 2 |
68 | Dieter Bouvry (Bel) Etixx - Ihned | 0:08:46 |
69 | Stijn Steels (Bel) Crelan-Euphony | 0:09:29 |
70 | Rudy Kowalski (Fra) Roubaix Lille Metropole | 0:09:53 |
71 | Mathieu Drujon (Fra) BigMat-Auber 93 | 0:10:57 |
72 | Yoann Paillot (Fra) La Pomme-Marseille | 0:11:07 |
73 | Boy Van Poppel (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | Row 72 - Cell 2 |
74 | Danny Van Poppel (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | Row 73 - Cell 2 |
75 | Hugo Houle (Can) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 74 - Cell 2 |
76 | Yves Lampaert (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen-Baloise | Row 75 - Cell 2 |
77 | Kenneth Vanbilsen (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise | Row 76 - Cell 2 |
78 | Michael Van Staeyen (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen-Baloise | Row 77 - Cell 2 |
79 | Robert Bush (USA) La Pomme-Marseille | Row 78 - Cell 2 |
80 | Yannick Martinez (Fra) La Pomme-Marseille | 0:11:12 |
DNF | Omar Bertazzo (Ita) Androni Giocattoli | Row 80 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Jonathan Breyne (Bel) Crelan-Euphony | Row 81 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Enzo Moyano (Arg) Caja Rural | Row 82 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Fabricio Ferrari Barcelo (Uru) Caja Rural | Row 83 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Karol Domagalski (Pol) Caja Rural | Row 84 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Ivan Velasco Murillo (Spa) Caja Rural | Row 85 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Francisco Javier Moreno Allue (Spa) Caja Rural | Row 86 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Antonino Parrinello (Ita) Androni Giocattoli - Venezuela | Row 87 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Alessandro Malaguti (Ita) Androni Giocattoli | Row 88 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Matteo Di Serafino (Ita) Androni Giocattoli | Row 89 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Joeri Stallaert (Bel) Crelan-Euphony | Row 90 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Perrig Quemeneur (Fra) Team Europcar | Row 91 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Morgan Lamoisson (Fra) Team Europcar | Row 92 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Anthony Charteau (Fra) Team Europcar | Row 93 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Natnael Berhane (Eri) Team Europcar | Row 94 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Robert Britton (Can) Team Raleigh | Row 95 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Marco Frapporti (Ita) Androni Giocattoli | Row 96 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Gediminas Bagdonas (Ltu) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 97 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Markus Hoelgaard (Nor) Etixx - Ihned | Row 98 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Florian Senechal (Fra) Etixx - Ihned | Row 99 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Andris Smirnovs (Lat) Doltcini-Flanders | Row 100 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Thomas Vernaeckt (Bel) Doltcini - Flanders | Row 101 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Daniel Dominguez Barragan (Spa) Doltcini - Flanders | Row 102 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Mathias Van Holderbeke (Bel) Doltcini-Flanders | Row 103 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Darijus Dzervus (Ltu) Doltcini-Flanders | Row 104 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Matthias Friedemann (Ger) Champion System Pro Cycling Team | Row 105 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Mart Ojavee (Est) Champion System Pro Cycling Team | Row 106 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Fabian Schnaidt (Ger) Champion System Pro Cycling Team | Row 107 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Kevin Lalouette (Fra) Roubaix Lille Metropole | Row 108 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Kin San Wu (HKg) Champion System Pro Cycling Team | Row 109 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Sam Witmitz (Aus) Team Raleigh | Row 110 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 111 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Julian Kern (Ger) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 112 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Christophe Riblon (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 113 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Matthieu Ladagnous (Fra) FDJ | Row 114 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Willem Wauters (Bel) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | Row 115 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Barry Markus (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | Row 116 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Cyril Bessy (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | Row 117 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Guillaume Levarlet (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | Row 118 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Arnaud Labbe (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | Row 119 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Jimmy Engoulvent (Fra) Sojasun | Row 120 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Yannick Talabardon (Fra) Sojasun | Row 121 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Wang Yip Tang (HKg) Champion System Pro Cycling Team | Row 122 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Thomas Vaubourzeix (Fra) La Pomme-Marseille | Row 123 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Pieter Van Herck (Bel) Crelan-Euphony | Row 124 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Johann Tschopp (Swi) IAM Cycling | Row 125 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Matteo Pelucchi (Ita) IAM Cycling | Row 126 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Patrick Schelling (Swi) IAM Cycling | Row 127 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Andreas Stauff (Ger) MTN-Qhubeka | Row 128 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Bradley Potgieter (RSA) MTN-Qhubeka | Row 129 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Jim Songezo (RSA) MTN-Qhubeka | Row 130 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Martin Wesemann (RSA) MTN-Qhubeka | Row 131 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Tim Mertens (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen-Baloise | Row 132 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Tim Declercq (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen-Baloise | Row 133 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Guillaume Faucon (Fra) BigMat-Auber 93 | Row 134 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Karel Hnik (Cze) Etixx - Ihned | Row 135 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Théo Vimpere (Fra) Big Mat - Auber 93 | Row 136 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Julian Alaphilippe (Fra) Etixx - Ihned | Row 137 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Benjamin Giraud (Fra) La Pomme Marseille | Row 138 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Thomas Rostollan (Fra) La Pomme-Marseille | Row 139 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Grégoire Tarride (Fra) La Pomme Marseille | Row 140 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Loïc Desriac (Fra) Roubaix Lille Metropole | Row 141 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Julien Duval (Fra) Roubaix Lille Metropole | Row 142 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Maxime Le Montagner (Fra) Roubaix Lille Metropole | Row 143 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Giovanni Bernaudeau (Fra) Team Europcar | Row 144 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Lachlan Norris (Aus) Team Raleigh | Row 145 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Thomas Moses (GBr) Team Raleigh | Row 146 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Thomas Scully (Aus) Team Raleigh | Row 147 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Joeri Bueken (Bel) Crelan-Euphony | Row 148 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Benoit Drujon (Fra) BigMat-Auber 93 | Row 149 - Cell 2 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result | Header Cell - Column 3 |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Benoit Drujon (Fra) BigMat-Auber 93 | 5 | pts |
2 | Samuel Spokes (Aus) Etixx - Ihned | 3 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
3 | Evaldas Siskevicius (Ltu) Sojasun | 1 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result | Header Cell - Column 3 |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Samuel Spokes (Aus) Etixx - Ihned | 5 | pts |
2 | Louis Verhelst (Bel) Etixx - Ihned | 3 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
3 | Cyril Lemoine (Fra) Sojasun | 1 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result | Header Cell - Column 3 |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Francis Mourey (Fra) FDJ | 5 | pts |
2 | Cyril Lemoine (Fra) Sojasun | 3 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
3 | Johan Le Bon (Fra) FDJ | 1 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result | Header Cell - Column 3 |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Samuel Spokes (Aus) Etixx - Ihned | 5 | pts |
2 | Clinton Avery (NZl) Champion System Pro Cycling Team | 3 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
3 | Gert Joeaar (Est) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | 1 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result | Header Cell - Column 3 |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Samuel Spokes (Aus) Etixx - Ihned | 5 | pts |
2 | Louis Verhelst (Bel) Etixx - Ihned | 3 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
3 | Anthony Geslin (Fra) FDJ | 1 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result | Header Cell - Column 3 |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Samuel Spokes (Aus) Etixx - Ihned | 8 | pts |
2 | Francis Mourey (Fra) FDJ | 5 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
3 | Cyril Lemoine (Fra) Sojasun | 4 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
4 | Louis Verhelst (Bel) Etixx - Ihned | 3 | Row 3 - Cell 3 |
5 | Evaldas Siskevicius (Ltu) Sojasun | 1 | Row 4 - Cell 3 |
6 | Johan Le Bon (Fra) FDJ | 1 | Row 5 - Cell 3 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result | Header Cell - Column 3 |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Samuel Spokes (Aus) Etixx - Ihned | 10 | pts |
2 | Clinton Avery (NZl) Champion System Pro Cycling Team | 3 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
3 | Louis Verhelst (Bel) Etixx - Ihned | 3 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
4 | Gert Joeaar (Est) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | 1 | Row 3 - Cell 3 |
5 | Anthony Geslin (Fra) FDJ | 1 | Row 4 - Cell 3 |
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