Delzenne upsets favourites to win French road race title
Biannic takes U23 championship
Former junior French champion Elise Delzenne (Bourgogne Pro Dialog) won her first elite road race title by soloing away from a nine-rider breakaway containing pre-race favorites Pauline Ferrand Prevot, Edwige PItel and Audrey Cordon.
On a drizzly day in Northern France, Delzenne entered the breakaway with her teammate Marion Sicot, and counted on her powerful sprint to gain the race victory.
"I knew I was one of the strongest sprinters in the group," she told FFC.fr. "I waited until the very last moment, and then gave everything I had, without question."
The 24-year-old engineering student gave up her cycling career to pursue her studies, only returning to the sport in 2012 and sneaking in as many hours of training as possible while working a full time job.
"I stopped for four years, and after studying, the bike missed me. I went back to see my coach and I asked him if he thought that I could return to my previous level. We did some testing on the track, and then I returned to the road, and after two or three months I started to win races. Last year, I started to get good results."
Delzenne said she would like to go to the world championships at the end of the season, but may find it difficult to fit the race in with her career.
"The problem is that I'm an engineer responsible for quality in a large laundry at Soissons. I don't have many days off, and if I take leave without pay I earn no money, and in addition I get behind in my work. I like the bike, but it is not what earns my living."
Full results
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
---|---|---|
1 | Elise Delzenne (Fra) Bourgogne Pro Dialog | 3:09:25 |
2 | Amélie Rivat (Fra) Vienne Futuroscope | 0:00:02 |
3 | Aude Biannic (Fra) Bretagne | Row 2 - Cell 2 |
4 | Christel Ferrier Bruneau (Fra) Faren Let's Go Finland Team | Row 3 - Cell 2 |
5 | Audrey Cordon (Fra) Vienne Futuroscope | Row 4 - Cell 2 |
6 | Pauline Ferrand Prevot (Fra) Rabo Women Cycling Team | Row 5 - Cell 2 |
7 | Mélanie Bravard (Fra) Poitou-Charentes | 0:00:13 |
8 | Marion Sicot (Fra) Bourgogne Pro Dialog | 0:00:16 |
9 | Edwige Pitel (Fra) S.C. Michela Fanini Rox | 0:00:32 |
10 | Fanny Riberot (Fra) Lointek | 0:02:27 |
11 | Roxane Fournier (Fra) Ile De France | Row 10 - Cell 2 |
12 | Pauline Cantele (Fra) Languedoc-Roussillon | Row 11 - Cell 2 |
13 | Lucie Pader (Fra) Bourgogne Pro Dialog | Row 12 - Cell 2 |
14 | Nathalie Jeuland (Fra) Bretagne | Row 13 - Cell 2 |
15 | Oriane Chaumet (Fra) Vienne Futuroscope | Row 14 - Cell 2 |
16 | Marion Rousse (Fra) Lotto Belisol Ladies | Row 15 - Cell 2 |
17 | Elodie Hegoburu (Fra) Ile De France | Row 16 - Cell 2 |
18 | Alexia Muffat (Fra) Lointek | Row 17 - Cell 2 |
19 | Eugénie Duval (Fra) Normandie | Row 18 - Cell 2 |
20 | Sophie Creux (Fra) Rhône-Alpes | Row 19 - Cell 2 |
21 | Joanne Duval (Fra) Pays-De-La-Loire | 0:02:31 |
22 | Mélodie Lesueur (Fra) Ile De France | 0:02:39 |
23 | Céline Ondet (Fra) Languedoc-Roussillon | 0:07:34 |
24 | Vicky Fournial (Fra) Lorraine | 0:07:50 |
25 | Emmanuelle Merlot (Fra) Vienne Futuroscope | Row 24 - Cell 2 |
26 | Ludivine Loze (Fra) Midi Pyrenees | Row 25 - Cell 2 |
27 | Aodez Le Fourn (Fra) Bretagne | Row 26 - Cell 2 |
28 | Fanny Leleu (Fra) Picardie | 0:10:08 |
29 | Kelly Gambier (Fra) Ile De France | 0:10:13 |
30 | Bérengère Staelens (Fra) Region Centre | 0:12:00 |
31 | Ségolène Leberon (Fra) Region Centre | Row 30 - Cell 2 |
HD | Béatrice Thomas (Fra) Languedoc-Roussillon | Row 31 - Cell 2 |
HD | Lucie Chainel (Fra) Lorraine | Row 32 - Cell 2 |
HD | Mélanie Pette (Fra) Bourgogne Pro Dialog | Row 33 - Cell 2 |
HD | Delphine Rousseau (Fra) Bretagne | Row 34 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Camille Darcel Pottier (Fra) Pays-De-La-Loire | Row 35 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Sandra Dos Santos (Fra) Lorraine | Row 36 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Jennifer Mark (Fra) Lorraine | Row 37 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Sandrine Bideau (Fra) Vienne Futuroscope | Row 38 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Fiona Dutriaux (Fra) Vienne Futuroscope | Row 39 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Pascale Jeuland (Fra) Vienne Futuroscope | Row 40 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Noéline Delbove (Fra) Ile De France | Row 41 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Mélanie Briot (Fra) Pays-De-La-Loire | Row 42 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Magdalena De Saint Jean (Fra) Provence | Row 43 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Tyfen Dupas (Fra) Pays-De-La-Loire | Row 44 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Véronique Paillard (Fra) Pays-De-La-Loire | Row 45 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Sarah Thibaud (Fra) Pays-De-La-Loire | Row 46 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Charlotte Bravard (Fra) Poitou-Charentes | Row 47 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Coralie Demay (Fra) Bretagne | Row 48 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Nathalie Cadol (Fra) Bretagne | Row 49 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Mathilde Favre (Fra) Lointek | Row 50 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Jénifer Letue (Fra) Vienne Futuroscope | Row 51 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Marie Tondereau (Fra) Region Centre | Row 52 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Aurore Verhoeven (Fra) Team Futurumshop.Nl | Row 53 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Honorine Martin (Fra) Ile De France | Row 54 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Camille Robert (Fra) Ile De France | Row 55 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Iris Sachet (Fra) Bourgogne Pro Dialog | Row 56 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Fleur Faure (Fra) Bourgogne Pro Dialog | Row 57 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Margot Ortega (Fra) Auvergne | Row 58 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Tatiana Blin (Fra) Normandie | Row 59 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Eloise Bec (Fra) Languedoc-Roussillon | Row 60 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Catherine Meunier Talec (Fra) Provence | Row 61 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Jeannie Longo (Fra) Rhône-Alpes | Row 62 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Laurie Berthon (Fra) Rhône-Alpes | Row 63 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Emilie Rochedy (Fra) Rhône-Alpes | Row 64 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Marine Strappazzon (Fra) Rhône-Alpes | Row 65 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Cécile Delaire (Fra) Franche-Comte | Row 66 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Hermance Jeannin (Fra) Franche-Comte | Row 67 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Loriane Ceyssat (Fra) Auvergne | Row 68 - Cell 2 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
---|---|---|
1 | Aude Biannic (Fra) Bretagne | 3:09:27 |
2 | Pauline Ferrand Prevot (Fra) Rabo Women Cycling Team | Row 1 - Cell 2 |
3 | Marion Sicot (Fra) Bourgogne Pro Dialog | 0:00:14 |
4 | Roxane Fournier (Fra) Ile De France | 0:02:25 |
5 | Pauline Cantele (Fra) Languedoc-Roussillon | Row 4 - Cell 2 |
6 | Lucie Pader (Fra) Bourgogne Pro Dialog | Row 5 - Cell 2 |
7 | Oriane Chaumet (Fra) Vienne Futuroscope | Row 6 - Cell 2 |
8 | Marion Rousse (Fra) Lotto Belisol Ladies | Row 7 - Cell 2 |
9 | Alexia Muffat (Fra) Lointek | Row 8 - Cell 2 |
10 | Eugénie Duval (Fra) Normandie | Row 9 - Cell 2 |
11 | Céline Ondet (Fra) Languedoc-Roussillon | 0:07:32 |
12 | Ségolène Leberon (Fra) Region Centre | 0:11:58 |
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