Jérémy Roy wins the Grand Prix d'Ouverture La Marseillaise
FDJ rider impresses with lone attack
Continuing a long tradition of French wins at the country's season opener, Jérémy Roy (FDJ) took the victory at Sunday's GP La Marseillaise and he did it in style. After having attacked at km 10 together with Sylvain Georges (BigMat) and Julien Guay (Roubaix Lille Métropole), the trio stayed away until 20 kilometres to go before the finish in front of the Marseille stadium, when Roy made his decisive move.
"We worked well together," the winner told reporters. After 40 kilometres the trio had an advantage of over seven minutes to the bunch. But with the chase increasing the tempo, Guay got dropped, leaving the final battle to Roy and Georges. With less than 15 kilometres to go, the FDJ rider found the resources to take off solo. Georges came in second.
"On Saturday, I had reconnoitred the course and I took advantage of my good physical condition to dig deep in the finale," Roy commented further.
Romain Feillu (Vacansoleil) came in third as the winner of the bunch sprint.
1 | Jérémy Roy (Fra) FDJ | 3:30:55 |
2 | Sylvain Georges (Fra) Big Mat - Auber 93 | 0:02:38 |
3 | Romain Feillu (Fra) Vacansoleil - DCM Procycling Team | 0:02:43 |
4 | Jure Kocjan (Slo) Team Type 1 | Row 3 - Cell 2 |
5 | Artur Vichot (Fra) FDJ | Row 4 - Cell 2 |
6 | Cyril Gautier (Fra) Team Europcar | Row 5 - Cell 2 |
7 | Riccardo Riccò (Ita) Vacansoleil - DCM Procycling Team | Row 6 - Cell 2 |
8 | Cédric Pineau (Fra) FDJ | Row 7 - Cell 2 |
9 | Julien Antomarchi (Fra) Velo Club La Pomme-Marseille | Row 8 - Cell 2 |
10 | Julien El Fares (Fra) Cofidis le Crédit en Ligne | Row 9 - Cell 2 |
11 | Guillaume Levarlet (Fra) Saur - Sojasun | Row 10 - Cell 2 |
12 | Jonathan Hivert (Fra) Saur - Sojasun | Row 11 - Cell 2 |
13 | Sander Armee (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator | Row 12 - Cell 2 |
14 | Lieuwe Westra (Ned) Vacansoleil - DCM Procycling Team | Row 13 - Cell 2 |
15 | Thibaut Pinot (Fra) FDJ | Row 14 - Cell 2 |
16 | Yury Trofimov (Rus) Katusha Team | Row 15 - Cell 2 |
17 | Johan Coenen (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator | Row 16 - Cell 2 |
18 | Yohan Cauquil (Fra) Velo Club La Pomme-Marseille | Row 17 - Cell 2 |
19 | Johnny Hoogerland (Ned) Vacansoleil - DCM Procycling Team | Row 18 - Cell 2 |
20 | Cyril Lemoine (Fra) Saur - Sojasun | Row 19 - Cell 2 |
21 | Fabrice Jeandesboz (Fra) Saur - Sojasun | 0:02:47 |
22 | Alexandre Geniez (Fra) Skil - Shimano | 0:02:51 |
23 | Jérémy Galland (Fra) Saur - Sojasun | Row 22 - Cell 2 |
24 | Remi Pauriol (Fra) FDJ | 0:02:56 |
25 | Björn Leukemans (Bel) Vacansoleil - DCM Procycling Team | 0:03:10 |
26 | Anthony Ravard (Fra) AG2R - La mondiale | Row 25 - Cell 2 |
27 | Leonardo Duque (Col) Cofidis le Crédit en Ligne | Row 26 - Cell 2 |
28 | Anthony Roux (Fra) FDJ | Row 27 - Cell 2 |
29 | Edwig Cammaerts (Bel) Landbouwkrediet | Row 28 - Cell 2 |
30 | Guillaume Faucon (Fra) Big Mat - Auber 93 | Row 29 - Cell 2 |
31 | Gael Malacarne (Fra) Bretagne - Schuller | Row 30 - Cell 2 |
32 | Remi Cusin (Fra) Cofidis le Crédit en Ligne | Row 31 - Cell 2 |
33 | Armindo Fonseca (Fra) Bretagne - Schuller | Row 32 - Cell 2 |
34 | Johan Mombaerts (Fra) Big Mat - Auber 93 | Row 33 - Cell 2 |
35 | Pieter Jacobs (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator | Row 34 - Cell 2 |
36 | Kiel Reijnen (USA) Team Type 1 | Row 35 - Cell 2 |
37 | Ludovic Turpin (Fra) Saur - Sojasun | Row 36 - Cell 2 |
38 | Rubens Bertogliati (Swi) Team Type 1 | Row 37 - Cell 2 |
39 | Bert Scheirlinckx (Bel) Landbouwkrediet | Row 38 - Cell 2 |
40 | Yohan Bagot (Fra) Cofidis le Crédit en Ligne | 0:03:15 |
41 | Julien Guay (Fra) Roubaix Lille Metropole | Row 40 - Cell 2 |
42 | Arnoud Van Groen (Ned) Veranda's Willems - Accent | Row 41 - Cell 2 |
43 | Vladimir Gusev (Rus) Katusha Team | Row 42 - Cell 2 |
44 | Romain Lemarchand (Fra) AG2R - La mondiale | Row 43 - Cell 2 |
45 | Maxime Bouet (Fra) AG2R - La mondiale | Row 44 - Cell 2 |
46 | Jean Christophe Peraud (Fra) AG2R - La mondiale | Row 45 - Cell 2 |
47 | Sébastien Minard (Fra) AG2R - La mondiale | Row 46 - Cell 2 |
48 | Rein Taaramae (Est) Cofidis le Crédit en Ligne | Row 47 - Cell 2 |
49 | Hubert Dupont (Fra) AG2R - La mondiale | Row 48 - Cell 2 |
50 | Lazlo Bodrogi (Fra) Team Type 1 | 0:08:34 |
51 | Alexander Porsev (Rus) Katusha Team | Row 50 - Cell 2 |
52 | Alexander Mironov (Rus) Katusha Team | Row 51 - Cell 2 |
53 | Jonathan Thire (Fra) Big Mat - Auber 93 | Row 52 - Cell 2 |
54 | Marco Marcato (Ita) Vacansoleil - DCM Procycling Team | Row 53 - Cell 2 |
HD | Frederik Veuchelen Vacansoleil - DCM Procycling Team | Row 54 - Cell 2 |
HD | Jean-Luc Delpech Bretagne - Schuller | Row 55 - Cell 2 |
HD | Rob Goris Veranda's Willems - Accent | Row 56 - Cell 2 |
HD | Mickaël Buffaz Cofidis le Crédit en Ligne | Row 57 - Cell 2 |
HD | Steven Tronet Roubaix Lille Metropole | Row 58 - Cell 2 |
HD | Dirk Bellemakers Landbouwkrediet | Row 59 - Cell 2 |
HD | Laurent Pichon Bretagne - Schuller | Row 60 - Cell 2 |
HD | Staf Scheirlinckx Veranda's Willems - Accent | Row 61 - Cell 2 |
HD | Justin Jules Velo Club La Pomme-Marseille | Row 62 - Cell 2 |
HD | Renaud Dion Bretagne - Schuller | Row 63 - Cell 2 |
HD | Dries Hollanders An Post - Sean Kelly Team | Row 64 - Cell 2 |
HD | Toms Skujins Velo Club La Pomme-Marseille | Row 65 - Cell 2 |
HD | Ronan Mclaughlin An Post - Sean Kelly Team | Row 66 - Cell 2 |
HD | Bert De Backer Skil - Shimano | Row 67 - Cell 2 |
HD | Jarl Salomein Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator | Row 68 - Cell 2 |
HD | Ronan Racault Big Mat - Auber 93 | Row 69 - Cell 2 |
HD | Roy Curvers Skil - Shimano | Row 70 - Cell 2 |
HD | Evaldas Siskevicius Velo Club La Pomme-Marseille | Row 71 - Cell 2 |
HD | Egidijus Juodvalkis Landbouwkrediet | Row 72 - Cell 2 |
HD | Sylvain Calzati Bretagne - Schuller | Row 73 - Cell 2 |
HD | Mathieu Delaroziere Velo Club La Pomme-Marseille | Row 74 - Cell 2 |
HD | Mikael Chérel AG2R - La mondiale | Row 75 - Cell 2 |
HD | Said Haddou Team Europcar | Row 76 - Cell 2 |
HD | Alexandre Pichot Team Europcar | Row 77 - Cell 2 |
HD | Vladimir Isaychev Katusha Team | Row 78 - Cell 2 |
HD | Thierry Hupond Skil - Shimano | Row 79 - Cell 2 |
HD | Tony Hurel Team Europcar | Row 80 - Cell 2 |
HD | Pavel Brutt Katusha Team | Row 81 - Cell 2 |
HD | Nicolas Bonnet Roubaix Lille Metropole | Row 82 - Cell 2 |
HD | Benjamin Giraud Velo Club La Pomme-Marseille | Row 83 - Cell 2 |
HD | Kevin Lalouette Roubaix Lille Metropole | Row 84 - Cell 2 |
HD | Matthieu Sprick Skil - Shimano | Row 85 - Cell 2 |
HD | Javier Mejias Leal Team Type 1 | Row 86 - Cell 2 |
HD | Dimitri Le Boulch Big Mat - Auber 93 | Row 87 - Cell 2 |
HD | Kenny Terweduwe An Post - Sean Kelly Team | Row 88 - Cell 2 |
HD | Stéphane Poulhies Saur - Sojasun | Row 89 - Cell 2 |
HD | Yannick Talabardon Saur - Sojasun | Row 90 - Cell 2 |
HD | Pieter Ghyllebert An Post - Sean Kelly Team | Row 91 - Cell 2 |
HD | Bjorn Brems An Post - Sean Kelly Team | Row 92 - Cell 2 |
HD | Mickael Delage FDJ | Row 93 - Cell 2 |
HD | Benoit Vaugrenard FDJ | Row 94 - Cell 2 |
HD | Pim Lighthart Vacansoleil - DCM Procycling Team | Row 95 - Cell 2 |
HD | Loic Desriac Roubaix Lille Metropole | Row 96 - Cell 2 |
HD | Bobbie Traksel Landbouwkrediet | Row 97 - Cell 2 |
HD | Robin Chaigneau Skil - Shimano | Row 98 - Cell 2 |
HD | Guillaume Blot Bretagne - Schuller | Row 99 - Cell 2 |
HD | Stéphane Bonsergent Bretagne - Schuller | Row 100 - Cell 2 |
HD | Stefan Van Dijck Veranda's Willems - Accent | Row 101 - Cell 2 |
HD | Bart Dockx Landbouwkrediet | Row 102 - Cell 2 |
HD | Mathieu Drujon Big Mat - Auber 93 | Row 103 - Cell 2 |
HD | Frédéric Amorison Landbouwkrediet | Row 104 - Cell 2 |
HD | Stijn Joseph Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator | Row 105 - Cell 2 |
HD | Thomas Vaubourzeix Velo Club La Pomme-Marseille | Row 106 - Cell 2 |
HD | Morgan Kneisky Roubaix Lille Metropole | Row 107 - Cell 2 |
HD | Arkimedes Argueles Rodriges Katusha Team | Row 108 - Cell 2 |
HD | James Van Landschoot Veranda's Willems - Accent | Row 109 - Cell 2 |
HD | Kevin Reza Team Europcar | Row 110 - Cell 2 |
HD | Steven Caethoven Veranda's Willems - Accent | Row 111 - Cell 2 |
HD | Christophe Kern Team Europcar | Row 112 - Cell 2 |
HD | Sébastien Chavanel Team Europcar | Row 113 - Cell 2 |
HD | Wim De Vocht Veranda's Willems - Accent | Row 114 - Cell 2 |
HD | Christophe Riblon AG2R - La mondiale | Row 115 - Cell 2 |
HD | Sven Jodts Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator | Row 116 - Cell 2 |
HD | Darijus Dzervus An Post - Sean Kelly Team | Row 117 - Cell 2 |
HD | Valeryi Kobzarenko Team Type 1 | Row 118 - Cell 2 |
HD | Daniele Callegarin Team Type 1 | Row 119 - Cell 2 |
HD | Aldo Ino Ilesic Team Type 1 | Row 120 - Cell 2 |
HD | Kess Heytens An Post - Sean Kelly Team | Row 121 - Cell 2 |
HD | Steven Van Vooren Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator | Row 122 - Cell 2 |
HD | Denis Flahaut Roubaix Lille Metropole | Row 123 - Cell 2 |
HD | Jérome Baugnies Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator | Row 124 - Cell 2 |
HD | Koen Barbe Landbouwkrediet | Row 125 - Cell 2 |
HD | Ronan Van Zandbeek Skil - Shimano | Row 126 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Yann Huguet Skil - Shimano | Row 127 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Samuel Dumoulin Cofidis le Crédit en Ligne | Row 128 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Romain Bacon Big Mat - Auber 93 | Row 129 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Benoît Daeninck Roubaix Lille Metropole | Row 130 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Philip Lavery An Post - Sean Kelly Team | Row 131 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Florent Barle Cofidis le Crédit en Ligne | Row 132 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Bram Schmitz Veranda's Willems - Accent | Row 133 - Cell 2 |
DNS | Jérôme Cousin Team Europcar | Row 134 - Cell 2 |
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