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Tour de l'Ain - 2.1

France, August 7-10, 2005

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Stage 1 - August 7: St Vulbas - Lagnieu Plaine de l'Ain, 147 km

Moreni takes opener after long breakaway

After a breakaway that lasted most of the stage, Cristian Moreni (Quick.Step-Innergetic) has won the opening stage of the Tour de l'Ain, beating Francesco Bellotti (Credit Agricole) and French Ludovic Turpin (Ag2r Prevoyance) in a six-man sprint to claim his first victory of the season.

"I knew that Van Hecke was fast", said Moreni, "so I took his wheel and passed him on the last corner, around 150 metres from the finish line. It won't be easy to defend the [leader's] jersey, but I will try. The last two stages are difficult, but the team can also count on two climbers like Mercado and Pecharroman."

With 120 kilometres to go, the 32 year-old former Italian champion attacked with around 20 other riders, before a lead group of six riders formed coming into the final circuit of 20 kilometres in Lagnieu Plaine de l'Ain. In the final kilometre, Preben Van Hecke (Davitamon-Lotto) attacked, but Moreni was quick to respond and take his wheel, before coming around the Belgian to take the stage.

"It is an important success that repays me of the job I did in the last month," added Moreni.

"This month I want to do well. After the Tour de l'Ain, I will race Clasica San Sebastian and Deutschland Tour to look for good results and to be among the candidates for the maglia azzurra [Italian national team] in Madrid [at the world road championships]."

Results

1 Cristian Moreni (Ita) Quick Step                           3.25.45
2 Francesco Bellotti (Ita) Credit Agricole                          
3 Ludovic Turpin (Fra) Ag2r Prevoyance                              
4 Preben Van Hecke (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                            
5 Sébastien Minard (Fra) R.A.G.T. Semences                      0.05
6 Eugen Wacker (Kaz) Cycling Team Capec                             
7 Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) Ag2r Prevoyance                         0.32
8 Rémy Di Gregorio (Fra) Française Des Jeux                         
9 Leon Van Bon (Ned) Davitamon-Lotto                                
10 Julien Mazet (Fra) Auber 93                                      
11 Samuel Plouhinec (Fra) Bretagne-Jean Floc'h                      
12 José Alberto Martinez (Spa) Agritubel                            
13 Carl Naibo (Fra) Bretagne-Jean Floc'h                            
14 Andrey Mizourov (Kaz) Cycling Team Capec                         
15 Patrick Mc Carty (USA) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team        
16 Fumyuki Beppu (Jpn) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team           
17 Michael Lange (USA) Team TIAA-CREF                               
18 Benoit Salmon (Fra) Agritubel                                    
19 Luis Perez Rodriguez (Spa) Cofidis, Le Credit Par Telephone      
20 Arnaud Gerard (Fra) Française Des Jeux                       3.55
21 Wouter Weylandt (Bel) Quick Step                            23.24
22 Antoine Dalibard (Fra) Bretagne-Jean Floc'h                      
23 Igor Abakoumov (Bel) Jartazi Granville Team                      
24 Lars Boom (Ned) Rabobank                                         
25 Mickael Buffaz (Fra) Agritubel                                   
26 Jean Mespoulede (Fra) French National Team                       
27 Nicolas Crosbie (Fra) Agritubel                                  
28 Mathieu Drujon (Fra) French National Team                        
29 Christophe Laurent (Fra) Agritubel                               
30 Mickaël Malle (Fra) French National Team                         
31 Laszlo Bodrogi (Hun) Credit Agricole                             
32 Ian Macgregor (USA) Team TIAA-CREF                               
33 Stéphane Petilleau (Fra) Bretagne-Jean Floc'h                    
34 Thierry Hupond (Fra) French National Team                        
35 Stijn Penne (Bel) Jartazi Granville Team                         
36 Timothy Duggan (USA) Team TIAA-CREF                              
37 Damien Monier (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit Par Telephone             
38 Kévin Neyrink (Bel) Quick Step                                   
39 Christophe Le Mevel (Fra) Credit Agricole                        
40 Mathieu Claude (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                            
41 Alexandr Dymovskikh (Kaz) Cycling Team Capec                     
42 Daniel Atienza (Spa) Cofidis, Le Credit Par Telephone            
43 Tom Veelers (Ned) Rabobank                                       
44 Stef Clement (Ned) Rabobank                                      
45 Vincent Jerome (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                            
46 Jérémy Roy (Fra) Française Des Jeux                              
47 William Bonnet (Fra) Auber 93                                    
48 Christophe Thebault (Fra) Bretagne-Jean Floc'h                   
49 Arnaud Labbe (Fra) Auber 93                                      
50 Heath Blackgrove (NZl) Jartazi Granville Team                    
51 Florian Morizot (Fra) French National Team                       
52 Fabien Patanchon (Fra) Française Des Jeux                        
53 Hubert Dupont (Fra) R.A.G.T. Semences                            
54 David Robinson (USA) Team TIAA-CREF                              
55 Cyril Dessel (Fra) Ag2r Prevoyance                               
56 John Gadret (Fra) Jartazi Granville Team                         
57 Frédéric Finot (Fra) Française Des Jeux                          
58 Stéphane Auge (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit Par Telephone             
59 Kairat Baigudinov (Kaz) Cycling Team Capec                       
60 Marc De Maar (Ned) Rabobank                                      
61 Noan Lelarge (Fra) Bretagne-Jean Floc'h                          
62 Gilles Canouet (Fra) Agritubel                                   
63 Christophe Oriol (Fra) Ag2r Prevoyance                           
64 Leonardo Duque (Col) Jartazi Granville Team                      
65 Kai Reus (Ned) Rabobank                                          
66 Nicolas Dulac (Fra) R.A.G.T. Semences                            
67 Giovanni Bernaudeau (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                       
68 Stuart Gillespie (USA) Team TIAA-CREF                            
69 Christophe Edaleine (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit Par Telephone       
70 Juan Miguel Mercado (Spa) Quick Step                             
71 José Antonio Pecharroman (Spa) Quick Step                        
72 José Antonio Garrido (Spa) Quick Step                            
73 Denys Kostyuk (Ukr) Jartazi Granville Team                       
74 Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team          
75 Dimitrïy Kozontchuk (Rus) Rabobank                               
76 Frédéric Mainguenaud (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                      
77 Mickaël Pichon (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                            
78 Olivier Bonnaire (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                          
79 Craig Lewis (USA) Team TIAA-CREF                                 
80 Bradley Wiggins (GBr) Credit Agricole                            
81 Saul Raisin (USA) Credit Agricole                                
82 John Nilsson (Swe) Auber 93                                      
83 Tristan Valentin (Fra) Auber 93                                  
84 Antonio Cruz (USA) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team            
85 Guennady Mikhaylov (Rus) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team      
86 Jean-Marc Marino (Fra) French National Team                      
87 Henk Vogels (Aus) Davitamon-Lotto                                
88 Bingen Fernandez (Spa) Cofidis, Le Credit Par Telephone          
89 Jan Kuyckx (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                                 
90 Björn Leukemans (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                            
91 Nick Gates (Aus) Davitamon-Lotto                                 
92 Ludovic Martin (Fra) R.A.G.T. Semences                           
93 Jean-Patrick Nazon (Fra) Ag2r Prevoyance                         
94 Freddy Bichot (Fra) Française Des Jeux                           
95 Sylvain Calzati (Fra) Ag2r Prevoyance                            
96 Mickaël Creed (USA) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team           
97 Maxime Mederel (Fra) Auber 93                                    
98 Nicolas Vogondy (Fra) Credit Agricole                            
99 Yoann Leboulanger (Fra) R.A.G.T. Semences                        
100 Christophe Rinero (Fra) R.A.G.T. Semences                       
101 Alexey Kolessov (Kaz) Cycling Team Capec                        
102 Assan Bazayev (Kaz) Cycling Team Capec                     36.05
 
Points
 
1 Cristian Moreni (Ita) Quick Step                                25 pts
2 Francesco Bellotti (Ita) Credit Agricole                        20
3 Ludovic Turpin (Fra) Ag2r Prevoyance                            16
4 Preben Van Hecke (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                          14
5 Sébastien Minard (Fra) R.A.G.T. Semences                        12
6 Eugen Wacker (Kaz) Cycling Team Capec                           10
7 Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) Ag2r Prevoyance                            9
8 Rémy Di Gregorio (Fra) Française Des Jeux                        8
9 Leon Van Bon (Ned) Davitamon-Lotto                               7
10 Julien Mazet (Fra) Auber 93                                     6
11 Samuel Plouhinec (Fra) Bretagne-Jean Floc'h                     5
12 José Alberto Martinez (Spa) Agritubel                           4
13 Carl Naibo (Fra) Bretagne-Jean Floc'h                           3
14 Andrey Mizourov (Kaz) Cycling Team Capec                        2
15 Patrick Mc Carty (USA) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team       1
 
Mountains
 
Côte de Bettant - Cat. 4, km 57,9
1 Carl Naibo (Fra) Bretagne-Jean Floc'h                            5 pts
2 Rémy Di Gregorio (Fra) Française Des Jeux                        3
3 Francesco Bellotti (Ita) Credit Agricole                         1
 
Côte de Vaux-Févroux - Cat. 3, km 65,0
1 Carl Naibo (Fra) Bretagne-Jean Floc'h                            7 pts
2 Francesco Bellotti (Ita) Credit Agricole                         5
3 Luis Perez Rodriguez (Spa) Cofidis, Le Credit Par Telephone      3
4 Samuel Plouhinec (Fra) Bretagne-Jean Floc'h                      2
5 Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) Ag2r Prevoyance                            1
 
Col de Fay - Cat. 3, km 69,1
1 Carl Naibo (Fra) Bretagne-Jean Floc'h                            7 pts
2 Luis Perez Rodriguez (Spa) Cofidis, Le Credit Par Telephone      5
3 Francesco Bellotti (Ita) Credit Agricole                         3
4 Eugen Wacker (Kaz) Cycling Team Capec                            2
5 Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) Ag2r Prevoyance                            1
 
Sprints
 
Lagnieu - km 107.8
1 Samuel Plouhinec (Fra) Bretagne-Jean Floc'h                      5 pts
2 Francesco Bellotti (Ita) Credit Agricole                         3
3 Rémy Di Gregorio (Fra) Française Des Jeux                        1
 
Young rider
 
1 Preben Van Hecke (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                     3.25.45
2 Sébastien Minard (Fra) R.A.G.T. Semences                      0.05
3 Rémy Di Gregorio (Fra) Française Des Jeux                     0.32
4 Carl Naibo (Fra) Bretagne-Jean Floc'h                             
5 Patrick Mc Carty (USA) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team         
6 Fumyuki Beppu (Jpn) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team            
7 Michael Lange (USA) Team TIAA-CREF                                
8 Arnaud Gerard (Fra) Française Des Jeux                        3.55
9 Wouter Weylandt (Bel) Quick Step                             23.24
10 Lars Boom (Ned) Rabobank                                         
11 Mathieu Drujon (Fra) French National Team                        
12 Mickaël Malle (Fra) French National Team                         
13 Ian Macgregor (USA) Team TIAA-CREF                               
14 Thierry Hupond (Fra) French National Team                        
15 Stijn Penne (Bel) Jartazi Granville Team                         
16 Timothy Duggan (USA) Team TIAA-CREF                              
17 Damien Monier (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit Par Telephone             
18 Kévin Neyrink (Bel) Quick Step                                   
19 Mathieu Claude (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                            
20 Alexandr Dymovskikh (Kaz) Cycling Team Capec                     
21 Tom Veelers (Ned) Rabobank                                       
22 Stef Clement (Ned) Rabobank                                      
23 Vincent Jerome (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                            
24 Jérémy Roy (Fra) Française Des Jeux                              
25 William Bonnet (Fra) Auber 93                                    
26 Florian Morizot (Fra) French National Team                       
27 Fabien Patanchon (Fra) Française Des Jeux                        
28 Marc De Maar (Ned) Rabobank                                      
29 Kai Reus (Ned) Rabobank                                          
30 Nicolas Dulac (Fra) R.A.G.T. Semences                            
31 Giovanni Bernaudeau (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                       
32 Stuart Gillespie (USA) Team TIAA-CREF                            
33 Denys Kostyuk (Ukr) Jartazi Granville Team                       
34 Dimitrïy Kozontchuk (Rus) Rabobank                               
35 Olivier Bonnaire (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                          
36 Craig Lewis (USA) Team TIAA-CREF                                 
37 Saul Raisin (USA) Credit Agricole                                
38 Tristan Valentin (Fra) Auber 93                                  
39 Jean-Marc Marino (Fra) French National Team                      
40 Alexey Kolessov (Kaz) Cycling Team Capec                         
 
Teams
 
1 Ag2r Prevoyance                                           10.41.11
2 Davitamon-Lotto                                                   
3 Cycling Team Capec                                            0.05
5 Agritubel                                                     0.32
6 Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team                                
7 Française Des Jeux                                            3.55
8 Quick Step                                                   22.52
9 Credit Agricole                                                   
10 R.A.G.T. Semences                                           22.57
11 Team TIAA-CREF                                              23.24
12 Cofidis, Le Credit Par Telephone                                 
13 Auber 93                                                         
14 French National Team                                        46.16
15 Jartazi Granville Team                                           
16 Rabobank                                                         
17 Bouygues Telecom                                                 
 
General classification after stage 1
 
1 Cristian Moreni (Ita) Quick Step                         3.25.35
2 Francesco Bellotti (Ita) Credit Agricole                    0.02
3 Ludovic Turpin (Fra) Ag2r Prevoyance                        0.06
4 Preben Van Hecke (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                      0.10
5 Sébastien Minard (Fra) R.A.G.T. Semences                    0.15
6 Eugen Wacker (Kaz) Cycling Team Capec                           
7 Samuel Plouhinec (Fra) Bretagne-Jean Floc'h                 0.39
8 Rémy Di Gregorio (Fra) Française Des Jeux                   0.41
9 Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) Ag2r Prevoyance                       0.42
10 Leon Van Bon (Ned) Davitamon-Lotto                             
11 Julien Mazet (Fra) Auber 93                                    
12 José Alberto Martinez (Spa) Agritubel                          
13 Carl Naibo (Fra) Bretagne-Jean Floc'h                          
14 Andrey Mizourov (Kaz) Cycling Team Capec                       
15 Patrick McCarty (USA) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team       
16 Fumyuki Beppu (Jpn) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team         
17 Michael Lange (USA) Team TIAA-CREF                             
18 Benoit Salmon (Fra) Agritubel                                  
19 Luis Perez Rodriguez (Spa) Cofidis, Le Credit Par Telephone    
20 Arnaud Gerard (Fra) Française Des Jeux                     4.05
21 Wouter Weylandt (Bel) Quick Step                          23.34

Courtesy of velostory.net