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Boucles de la Mayenne - 2.2

France, June 16-18, 2006

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Stage 3 - June 18: Le Horps - Laval, 164 km

Self control makes Fukushima a winner

By Jean-François Quénet in Laval

Frank Charrier wins the stage
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Organized since 1975, but internationally sanctioned for the last four years only, the Boucles de la Mayenne has never had a Japanese winner before but Koji Fukushima is a very valuable one. Not only was he the only rider to have dared to go in the crucial breakaway for two days in a row, but he also guided his team as a true captain on the final day despite the heat (30°C) and the difficult terrain.

Fukushima's Yahoo! Japan team didn't panic when Lithuanian champion Aivaras Baranauskas (Agritubel) and recent winner of the 1.1 GP Plumelec Cédric Hervé (Bretagne-Jean Floc'h) led the charge in the name of the two French professional teams who obviously didn't want to be beaten on home soil. The gap between the bunch and the two riders away stayed around three minutes for a long time, and Baranauskas was never caught.

Before reaching the final circuit in Laval, as the time was down to one minute, and the yellow jersey was victim of a flat tyre with 35km to go. "The rest of the riders have been nice to me", Fukushima said afterwards. In a spirit of pure fair play, the whole bunch slowed down and waited for the race leader to come back. The way Team Yahoo! Japan conducted its race had earned everyone's respect.

They kept chasing hard on the final circuit. Runner up Markus Eichler (Regiostorm) attacked with two laps to go. He had 34 seconds to regain. "He was riding flat out for GC, I chose his wheel and that's how he led me the sprint out at perfection," stage winner Franck Charrier said. The fast man, 28, had never won internationally before. He wears the colors of CC Nogent which is by far the most successful French amateur team this year, also leading the amateur French cup.

"I'm delighted," Koji kept saying. He was extremely happy and played harmonica on the final podium. Nothing new for the people who have seen him in action at Le Tour de Langkawi, but he surprised the crowd with a local Breton melody!

A bit of music
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Everyone in cycling likes to see friendly winners like Fukushima.

How it unfolded

Mikaël Chérel (French national team) and Timothée Lefrançois (Team U Nantes-Atlantique) were the first attackers after the start in the little village of Le Horps, but Aivaras Baranauskas (Agritubel) and Cédric Hervé (Bretagne-Jean Floc'h) were the first to manage to go away from the peloton at km 18. Successively, Johan Lindgren (Team U Nantes-Atlantique) and Julien Belgy (Vendée U) attacked from the bunch and chased together for a long time but never made it across to the two leaders who reached a maximum advantage of 4:06 at km 95.

In the last climb of the race, the côte de la Galette, with 40km to go, Hervé blew and let Baranauskas continue on his own. On the final circuit in Laval, Eduard Vorganov (Omnibike) and Franck Charrier (CC Nogent) rejoined the Lithuanian champion, so did another trio formed of Christophe Diguet (Team U Nantes-Atlantique), Antoine Dalibard (Bretagne-Jean Floc'h) and Markus Eichler (Regiostorm-Senges).

Team Yahoo! Japan
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The regrouped six men played the stage win and Charrier was the fastest while Koji Fukushima (Yahoo! Japan) was a safe overall winner in the middle of the bunch only 14 seconds behind.

Photography

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Images by Jean-Francois Quenet

Results

1 Franck Charrier (Fra) CC Nogent sur Oise                       3.53.55
2 Eduard Vorganov (Rus) Omnibike Dynamo Moscow                          
3 Christophe Diguet (Fra) Team Nantes 44 Atlantique                     
4 Antoine Dalibard (Fra) Groupe Sportif Bretagne-Jean Floc'h            
5 Markus Eichler (Ger) Team Regiostrom-Senges                           
6 Aivaras Baranauskas (Ltu) Agritubel                               0.08
7 Evan Oliphant (GBr) Recycling.co.uk                               0.14
8 Stéphane Bonsergent (Fra) Groupe Sportif Bretagne-Jean Floc'h         
9 Ivan Fanelli (Ita) Amore & Vita-McDonald's                            
10 Romain Feillu (Fra) France Espoirs                                   
11 Benoit Sinner (Fra) Agritubel                                        
12 Roman Luhovyy (Ukr) OTC Doors-Lauretana                              
13 Sven Vanthourenhout (Bel) Rabobank Continental                       
14 Romain Fondard (Fra) VC Roubaix                                      
15 Andrey Klyuev (Rus) Omnibike Dynamo Moscow                           
16 Stéphane Poulhies (Fra) France Espoirs                               
17 Vincent Freulon (Fra) Pays de la Loire                               
18 Jean-Luc Delpech (Fra) Groupe Sportif Bretagne-Jean Floc'h           
19 Martijn Maaskant (Ned) Rabobank Continental                          
20 David Deroo (Fra) VC Roubaix                                         
21 Ricardo Van Der Velde (Ned) Rabobank Continental                     
22 Kristian House (GBr) Recycling.co.uk                                 
23 Sébastien Turgot (Fra) Vendee U                                      
24 Johnathan Dayus (GBr) Team Nantes 44 Atlantique                      
25 Viacheslav Vilkov (Rus) Omnibike Dynamo Moscow                       
26 Konstantin Schubert (Ger) Team Regiostrom-Senges                     
27 Steven Tronet (Fra) VC Roubaix                                       
28 Mikael Cherel (Fra) France Espoirs                                   
29 Nicolas Rousseau (Fra) France Espoirs                                
30 Franck Perque (Fra) CC Nogent sur Oise                               
31 Cédric Herve (Fra) Groupe Sportif Bretagne-Jean Floc'h               
32 Maint Berkenbosch (Ned) Team Regiostrom-Senges                       
33 Robby Meul (Bel) Jartazi-7Mobile                                     
34 Peter Velits (Svk) Team Konica Minolta                               
35 Koji Fukushima (Jpn) Cycle Racing Team Vang                          
36 Alexandre Bousseau (Fra) Vendee U                                    
37 Hanco Kachelhoffer (RSA) Team Konica Minolta                         
38 Bart Aernouts (Bel) Rabobank Continental                             
39 Martin Velits (Svk) Team Konica Minolta                              
40 Alexandre Urbain (Fra) CC Nogent sur Oise                            
41 Timothée Lefrancois (Fra) Team Nantes 44 Atlantique                  
42 Matthieu Rompion (Fra) Vendee U                                      
43 Alexey Shmidt (Rus) Omnibike Dynamo Moscow                           
44 Paidi O'Brien (Irl) Sean Kelly Team                                  
45 Aurélien Stehly (Fra) Sprinter Club Olympique Dijon                  
46 Vasily Khatuntsev (Rus) Omnibike Dynamo Moscow                       
47 Malween Bodin (Fra) Pays de la Loire                                 
48 Alessio Signego (Ita) OTC Doors-Lauretana                            
49 David Le Lay (Fra) Groupe Sportif Bretagne-Jean Floc'h               
50 Médéric Clain (Fra) VC Roubaix                                       
51 Tim Cassidy (Irl) Sean Kelly Team                                    
52 Mickael Larpe (Fra) France Espoirs                                   
53 Igor Abakoumov (Bel) Jartazi-7Mobile                                 
54 Denis Robin (Fra) Agritubel                                          
55 Olivier Grammaire (Fra) Sprinter Club Olympique Dijon                
56 Paul Brousse (Fra) VC Roubaix                                        
57 Peter Ronsse (Bel) Jartazi-7Mobile                                   
58 Hamish Haynes (GBr) Jartazi-7Mobile                                  
59 Travis Allen (RSA) Team Konica Minolta                               
60 Perrig Quemeneur (Fra) Vendee U                                      
61 Yohann Lucas (Fra) Team Nantes 44 Atlantique                         
62 Julien Belgy (Fra) Vendee U                                          
63 Jarno Van Mingeroet (Bel) Jartazi-7Mobile                            
64 Mickaël Diguet (Fra) Pays de la Loire                                
65 Emanuele Bindi (Ita) OTC Doors-Lauretana                             
66 Olivier Nari (Fra) Sprinter Club Olympique Dijon                     
67 Diego Genovesi (Ita) OTC Doors-Lauretana                             
68 Nicolas Crosbie (Fra) Agritubel                                      
69 Christophe Masson (Fra) VC Roubaix                                   
70 Christopher Stevensen (Swe) Amore & Vita-McDonald's                  
71 Vincent Cantero (Fra) CC Nogent sur Oise                             
72 Yann Huguet (Fra) France Espoirs                                     
73 Jens Mouris (Ned) Team Regiostrom-Senges                             
74 Dominique David (Fra) Pays de la Loire                               
75 Robert Partridge (GBr) Recycling.co.uk                               
76 Julien Foisnet (Fra) Pays de la Loire                            0.31
77 Jérémie Galland (Fra) CC Nogent sur Oise                             
78 Yukiya Arashiro (Jpn) Cycle Racing Team Vang                     0.34
79 Jamie Burrow (GBr) OTC Doors-Lauretana                           1.45
80 Jacques Van Rensburg (RSA) Team Konica Minolta                   2.10
81 Shinichi Fukushima (Jpn) Cycle Racing Team Vang                  2.14
82 Takashi Miyazawa (Jpn) Cycle Racing Team Vang                        
83 Lénaic Olivier (Fra) Agritubel                                   3.28
84 Stéphane Ramond (Fra) Etoile Cycliste Mayennaise                 5.14
85 Junya Sano (Jpn) Cycle Racing Team Vang                              
86 Guillaume Garnier (Fra) Etoile Cycliste Mayennaise               6.54
87 Alexey Bauer (Rus) Omnibike Dynamo Moscow                            
 
Mountains
 
Le Horps - Km 12,1
 
1 Nicolas Crosbie (Fra) Agritubel                                      6 pts
2 Diego Genovesi (Ita) OTC Doors-Lauretana                             4
3 Andrey Klyuev (Rus) Omnibike Dynamo Moscow                           2
4 Franck Charrier (Fra) CC Nogent sur Oise                             1
 
Les Mésangeries - Km 57,5
 
1 Cédric Herve (Fra) Groupe Sportif Bretagne-Jean Floc'h               6 pts
2 Aivaras Baranauskas (Ltu) Agritubel                                  4
3 Johan Lindgren (Swe) Team Nantes 44 Atlantique                       2
4 Julien Belgy (Fra) Vendee U                                          1
 
Petit Tourmalet - Km 103,8 
 
1 Cédric Herve (Fra) Groupe Sportif Bretagne-Jean Floc'h               6 pts
2 Aivaras Baranauskas (Ltu) Agritubel                                  4
3 Franck Perque (Fra) CC Nogent sur Oise                               2
4 Nicolas Rousseau (Fra) France Espoirs                                1
 
La Galette - Km 123,1 
 
1 Aivaras Baranauskas (Ltu) Agritubel                                  6 pts
2 Cédric Herve (Fra) Groupe Sportif Bretagne-Jean Floc'h               4
3 Franck Perque (Fra) CC Nogent sur Oise                               2
4 Franck Charrier (Fra) CC Nogent sur Oise                             1
 
Final general classification
 
1 Koji Fukushima (Jpn) Cycle Racing Team Vang                   12.51.37
2 Markus Eichler (Ger) Team Regiostrom-Senges                       0.20
3 Nicolas Rousseau (Fra) France Espoirs                             0.35
4 Franck Perque (Fra) CC Nogent sur Oise                            0.37
5 Antoine Dalibard (Fra) Groupe Sportif Bretagne-Jean Floc'h        0.39
6 Benoit Sinner (Fra) Agritubel                                     0.41
7 Bart Aernouts (Bel) Rabobank Continental                          0.55
8 Kristian House (GBr) Recycling.co.uk                              1.00
9 Maint Berkenbosch (Ned) Team Regiostrom-Senges                    1.02
10 Alexandre Bousseau (Fra) Vendee U                                    
11 Steven Tronet (Fra) VC Roubaix                                   1.07
12 Robby Meul (Bel) Jartazi-7Mobile                                 1.20
13 David Le Lay (Fra) Groupe Sportif Bretagne-Jean Floc'h           1.37
14 Eduard Vorganov (Rus) Omnibike Dynamo Moscow                     1.52
15 Johnathan Dayus (GBr) Team Nantes 44 Atlantique                  2.04
16 Emanuele Bindi (Ita) OTC Doors-Lauretana                         2.06
17 Denis Robin (Fra) Agritubel                                      2.16
18 Christophe Diguet (Fra) Team Nantes 44 Atlantique                2.55
19 Aivaras Baranauskas (Ltu) Agritubel                              2.58
20 Franck Charrier (Fra) CC Nogent sur Oise                         2.59
21 Alexey Shmidt (Rus) Omnibike Dynamo Moscow                       3.01
22 Peter Velits (Svk) Team Konica Minolta                           3.04
23 Nicolas Crosbie (Fra) Agritubel                                  3.06
24 Ricardo Van Der Velde (Ned) Rabobank Continental                 3.07
25 Martin Velits (Svk) Team Konica Minolta                              
26 Julien Belgy (Fra) Vendee U                                          
27 Perrig Quemeneur (Fra) Vendee U                                  3.08
28 Jean-Luc Delpech (Fra) Groupe Sportif Bretagne-Jean Floc'h       3.11
29 Ivan Fanelli (Ita) Amore & Vita-McDonald's                       3.13
30 Olivier Grammaire (Fra) Sprinter Club Olympique Dijon            3.14
31 Hanco Kachelhoffer (RSA) Team Konica Minolta                     3.15
32 Evan Oliphant (GBr) Recycling.co.uk                                  
33 Stéphane Bonsergent (Fra) Groupe Sportif Bretagne-Jean Floc'h    3.16
34 Yann Huguet (Fra) France Espoirs                                 3.20
35 Vasily Khatuntsev (Rus) Omnibike Dynamo Moscow                   3.23
36 Alessio Signego (Ita) OTC Doors-Lauretana                        3.29
37 Paul Brousse (Fra) VC Roubaix                                    3.31
38 Sven Vanthourenhout (Bel) Rabobank Continental                   3.32
39 Robert Partridge (GBr) Recycling.co.uk                               
40 Christophe Masson (Fra) VC Roubaix                                   
41 Vincent Freulon (Fra) Pays de la Loire                           3.33
42 Vincent Cantero (Fra) CC Nogent sur Oise                         3.34
43 Aurélien Stehly (Fra) Sprinter Club Olympique Dijon                  
44 Hamish Haynes (GBr) Jartazi-7Mobile                              3.36
45 Mikael Cherel (Fra) France Espoirs                               3.37
46 Yukiya Arashiro (Jpn) Cycle Racing Team Vang                     3.38
47 David Deroo (Fra) VC Roubaix                                     3.40
48 Yohann Lucas (Fra) Team Nantes 44 Atlantique                         
49 Cédric Herve (Fra) Groupe Sportif Bretagne-Jean Floc'h           3.45
50 Alexandre Urbain (Fra) CC Nogent sur Oise                        3.46
51 Mickael Larpe (Fra) France Espoirs                                   
52 Médéric Clain (Fra) VC Roubaix                                       
53 Timothée Lefrancois (Fra) Team Nantes 44 Atlantique              3.47
54 Viacheslav Vilkov (Rus) Omnibike Dynamo Moscow                   3.56
55 Andrey Klyuev (Rus) Omnibike Dynamo Moscow                       3.59
56 Jérémie Galland (Fra) CC Nogent sur Oise                         4.10
57 Shinichi Fukushima (Jpn) Cycle Racing Team Vang                  4.54
58 Romain Feillu (Fra) France Espoirs                               5.06
59 Takashi Miyazawa (Jpn) Cycle Racing Team Vang                    6.11
60 Lénaic Olivier (Fra) Agritubel                                   6.51
61 Konstantin Schubert (Ger) Team Regiostrom-Senges                 7.42
62 Igor Abakoumov (Bel) Jartazi-7Mobile                             8.02
63 Junya Sano (Jpn) Cycle Racing Team Vang                          8.29
64 Sébastien Turgot (Fra) Vendee U                                  9.46
65 Jens Mouris (Ned) Team Regiostrom-Senges                        10.32
66 Stéphane Poulhies (Fra) France Espoirs                          16.22
67 Matthieu Rompion (Fra) Vendee U                                 16.28
68 Paidi O'Brien (Irl) Sean Kelly Team                             16.34
69 Travis Allen (RSA) Team Konica Minolta                          16.35
70 Romain Fondard (Fra) VC Roubaix                                 16.42
71 Mickaël Diguet (Fra) Pays de la Loire                           16.44
72 Roman Luhovyy (Ukr) OTC Doors-Lauretana                         16.47
73 Tim Cassidy (Irl) Sean Kelly Team                               16.48
74 Malween Bodin (Fra) Pays de la Loire                            17.01
75 Julien Foisnet (Fra) Pays de la Loire                           17.21
76 Jamie Burrow (GBr) OTC Doors-Lauretana                          18.14
77 Jacques Van Rensburg (RSA) Team Konica Minolta                  18.46
78 Martijn Maaskant (Ned) Rabobank Continental                     19.12
79 Olivier Nari (Fra) Sprinter Club Olympique Dijon                19.17
80 Christopher Stevensen (Swe) Amore & Vita-McDonald's             19.27
81 Dominique David (Fra) Pays de la Loire                          19.43
82 Peter Ronsse (Bel) Jartazi-7Mobile                              20.50
83 Stéphane Ramond (Fra) Etoile Cycliste Mayennaise                22.03
84 Alexey Bauer (Rus) Omnibike Dynamo Moscow                       23.15
85 Guillaume Garnier (Fra) Etoile Cycliste Mayennaise              23.30
86 Diego Genovesi (Ita) OTC Doors-Lauretana                        23.56
87 Jarno Van Mingeroet (Bel) Jartazi-7Mobile                       25.59
 
Points classification
 
1 Eduard Vorganov (Rus) Omnibike Dynamo Moscow                        40 pts
2 Benoit Sinner (Fra) Agritubel                                       37
3 David Le Lay (Fra) Groupe Sportif Bretagne-Jean Floc'h              32
4 Franck Charrier (Fra) CC Nogent sur Oise                            29
5 Markus Eichler (Ger) Team Regiostrom-Senges                         29
6 Koji Fukushima (Jpn) Cycle Racing Team Vang                         21
7 Nicolas Rousseau (Fra) France Espoirs                               20
8 Franck Perque (Fra) CC Nogent sur Oise                              20
9 Antoine Dalibard (Fra) Groupe Sportif Bretagne-Jean Floc'h          19
10 Kristian House (GBr) Recycling.co.uk                               16
11 Emanuele Bindi (Ita) OTC Doors-Lauretana                           16
12 Christophe Diguet (Fra) Team Nantes 44 Atlantique                  16
13 Denis Robin (Fra) Agritubel                                        12
14 Ivan Fanelli (Ita) Amore & Vita-McDonald's                         12
15 Stéphane Bonsergent (Fra) Groupe Sportif Bretagne-Jean Floc'h      12
16 Aivaras Baranauskas (Ltu) Agritubel                                11
17 Steven Tronet (Fra) VC Roubaix                                     10
18 Johnathan Dayus (GBr) Team Nantes 44 Atlantique                    10
19 Evan Oliphant (GBr) Recycling.co.uk                                 9
20 Romain Feillu (Fra) France Espoirs                                  9
21 Alexandre Bousseau (Fra) Vendee U                                   8
22 Shinichi Fukushima (Jpn) Cycle Racing Team Vang                     8
23 Robby Meul (Bel) Jartazi-7Mobile                                    7
24 Takashi Miyazawa (Jpn) Cycle Racing Team Vang                       7
25 Jens Mouris (Ned) Team Regiostrom-Senges                            7
26 Bart Aernouts (Bel) Rabobank Continental                            6
27 Sven Vanthourenhout (Bel) Rabobank Continental                      5
28 Maint Berkenbosch (Ned) Team Regiostrom-Senges                      4
29 Roman Luhovyy (Ukr) OTC Doors-Lauretana                             4
30 Alexey Shmidt (Rus) Omnibike Dynamo Moscow                          3
31 Peter Velits (Svk) Team Konica Minolta                              2
32 Romain Fondard (Fra) VC Roubaix                                     2
33 Andrey Klyuev (Rus) Omnibike Dynamo Moscow                          1
34 Sébastien Turgot (Fra) Vendee U                                     1
 
Mountains classification
 
1 Nicolas Crosbie (Fra) Agritubel                                     26 pts
2 Franck Perque (Fra) CC Nogent sur Oise                              22
3 Aivaras Baranauskas (Ltu) Agritubel                                 18
4 Cédric Herve (Fra) Groupe Sportif Bretagne-Jean Floc'h              16
5 Eduard Vorganov (Rus) Omnibike Dynamo Moscow                        14
6 Maint Berkenbosch (Ned) Team Regiostrom-Senges                      10
7 Diego Genovesi (Ita) OTC Doors-Lauretana                            10
8 David Le Lay (Fra) Groupe Sportif Bretagne-Jean Floc'h               8
9 Julien Belgy (Fra) Vendee U                                          7
10 Vasily Khatuntsev (Rus) Omnibike Dynamo Moscow                      7
11 Shinichi Fukushima (Jpn) Cycle Racing Team Vang                     6
12 Antoine Dalibard (Fra) Groupe Sportif Bretagne-Jean Floc'h          5
13 Emanuele Bindi (Ita) OTC Doors-Lauretana                            4
14 Andrey Klyuev (Rus) Omnibike Dynamo Moscow                          3
15 Bart Aernouts (Bel) Rabobank Continental                            2
16 Kristian House (GBr) Recycling.co.uk                                2
17 Robby Meul (Bel) Jartazi-7Mobile                                    2
18 Franck Charrier (Fra) CC Nogent sur Oise                            2
19 Peter Velits (Svk) Team Konica Minolta                              2
20 Koji Fukushima (Jpn) Cycle Racing Team Vang                         1
21 Markus Eichler (Ger) Team Regiostrom-Senges                         1
22 Nicolas Rousseau (Fra) France Espoirs                               1
23 Denis Robin (Fra) Agritubel                                         1
 
Espoirs classification
 
1 Benoit Sinner (Fra) Agritubel                                 12.52.18
2 Steven Tronet (Fra) VC Roubaix                                    0.26
3 Peter Velits (Svk) Team Konica Minolta                            2.23
4 Ricardo Van Der Velde (Ned) Rabobank Continental                  2.26
5 Martin Velits (Svk) Team Konica Minolta                               
6 Perrig Quemeneur (Fra) Vendee U                                   2.27
7 Hanco Kachelhoffer (RSA) Team Konica Minolta                      2.34
8 Yann Huguet (Fra) France Espoirs                                  2.39
9 Vasily Khatuntsev (Rus) Omnibike Dynamo Moscow                    2.42
10 Robert Partridge (GBr) Recycling.co.uk                           2.51
11 Christophe Masson (Fra) VC Roubaix                                   
12 Aurélien Stehly (Fra) Sprinter Club Olympique Dijon              2.53
13 Mikael Cherel (Fra) France Espoirs                               2.56
14 Yukiya Arashiro (Jpn) Cycle Racing Team Vang                     2.57
15 David Deroo (Fra) VC Roubaix                                     2.59
16 Yohann Lucas (Fra) Team Nantes 44 Atlantique                         
17 Mickael Larpe (Fra) France Espoirs                               3.05
18 Viacheslav Vilkov (Rus) Omnibike Dynamo Moscow                   3.15
19 Andrey Klyuev (Rus) Omnibike Dynamo Moscow                       3.18
20 Romain Feillu (Fra) France Espoirs                               4.25
21 Sébastien Turgot (Fra) Vendee U                                  9.05
22 Stéphane Poulhies (Fra) France Espoirs                          15.41
23 Matthieu Rompion (Fra) Vendee U                                 15.47
24 Paidi O'Brien (Irl) Sean Kelly Team                             15.53
25 Travis Allen (RSA) Team Konica Minolta                          15.54
26 Romain Fondard (Fra) VC Roubaix                                 16.01
27 Malween Bodin (Fra) Pays de la Loire                            16.20
28 Jacques Van Rensburg (RSA) Team Konica Minolta                  18.05
29 Alexey Bauer (Rus) Omnibike Dynamo Moscow                       22.34