Haedo wins GP De Denain Porte du Hainaut
Joy for Argentine Saxo Bank rider in France
Juan Jose Haedo (Saxo Bank) scored his first victory of the 2012 season on a dreary day at the GP de Denain. The Argentinean out-sprinted Alex Rasmussen (Garmin-Barracuda) and Andrea Guardini (Farnese Vini-Selle Italia) to take the team's first European win of the season.
The team managed to set Haedo up for the win despite losing riders in a crash just 10km from the finish. Saxo Bank director Fabrizio Guidi said the team decided to race aggressively, and worked to bring back the two-man breakaway of Remi Cusin (Team Type 1-Sanofi) and FDJ-BigMat's David Boucher.
"We had the duo under the control until ten kilometers from the finish line where we lost three guys in a crash and luckily, JJ (Haedo) made it around the pile-up and in the bunch sprint, with great support from his teammates, he was superb.
"It's a relief for JJ and for the whole team as it always is when you succeed. I've seen JJ getting stronger and stronger and I knew it was only a matter of a short period of time before he made it."
Cusin and Boucher attacked from the gun and pulled out a lead of nearly nine minutes over the 199km race, but as the peloton entered the local circuits with three laps to go, there was just 30 seconds separating the pair from the chasers.
Simon Lambert-Lemay (Spidertech) attacked to try and bridge up, but a counter by Nico Sijmens (Cofidis) et Kevin Lalouette (Roubaix-Lille Métropole) and subsequent chase nullified the move. Tosh Van der Sande (Lotto-Belisol) put in a move on the penultimate lap, and as Cusin lost contact, the young Belgian made contact with Boucher.
A counter-attack by Jimmy Engoulvent (Saur-Sojasun) caught and dropped those two, and the Frenchman was joined by Clément Koretzky (La Pomme Marseille) and Matthieu Ladagnous (FDJ-BigMat), but the escapees could not resist the power of the peloton.
Full Results
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
---|---|---|
1 | Juan Jose Haedo (Arg) Team Saxo Bank | 4:38:13 |
2 | Alex Rasmussen (Den) Garmin-Barracuda | Row 1 - Cell 2 |
3 | Andrea Guardini (Ita) Farnese Vini-Selle Italia | Row 2 - Cell 2 |
4 | Fabien Bacquet (Fra) Auber 93 | Row 3 - Cell 2 |
5 | Arnaud Demare (Fra) FDJ-BigMat | Row 4 - Cell 2 |
6 | Guillaume Boivin (Can) Team Spidertech Powered by C10 | Row 5 - Cell 2 |
7 | Kenny Robert Van Hummel (Ned) Vacansoleil - DCM Procycling Team | Row 6 - Cell 2 |
8 | Denis Flahaut (Fra) Roubaix Lille Metropole | Row 7 - Cell 2 |
9 | Matteo Pelucchi (Ita) Team Europcar | Row 8 - Cell 2 |
10 | Jimmy Casper (Fra) AG2R La mondiale | Row 9 - Cell 2 |
11 | Maxime Le Montagner (Fra) Veranda Rideau - Super U | Row 10 - Cell 2 |
12 | Romain Feillu (Fra) Vacansoleil - DCM Procycling Team | Row 11 - Cell 2 |
13 | Gaël Malacarne (Fra) Bretagne - Schuller | Row 12 - Cell 2 |
14 | Boris Zimine (Fra) Roubaix Lille Metropole | Row 13 - Cell 2 |
15 | Evaldas Siskevicius (Ltu) La Pomme-Marseille | Row 14 - Cell 2 |
16 | Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) Cofidis le Crédit en Ligne | Row 15 - Cell 2 |
17 | Michael Van Staeyen (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen-Mercator | Row 16 - Cell 2 |
18 | Armindo Fonseca (Fra) Bretagne - Schuller | Row 17 - Cell 2 |
19 | Morgan Kneisky (Fra) Roubaix Lille Metropole | Row 18 - Cell 2 |
20 | Benoit Drujon (Fra) Auber 93 | Row 19 - Cell 2 |
21 | Mathieu Delaroziere (Fra) La Pomme-Marseille | Row 20 - Cell 2 |
22 | Frederique Robert (Bel) Lotto-Belisol Team | Row 21 - Cell 2 |
23 | Yannick Martinez (Fra) La Pomme-Marseille | Row 22 - Cell 2 |
24 | Stéphane Poulhies (Fra) Saur-Sojasun | Row 23 - Cell 2 |
25 | Rony Martias (Fra) Saur-Sojasun | Row 24 - Cell 2 |
26 | Jimmy Engoulvent (Fra) Saur-Sojasun | Row 25 - Cell 2 |
27 | Juraj Sagan (Svk) Liquigas-Cannondale | Row 26 - Cell 2 |
28 | Johan Le Bon (Fra) Bretagne - Schuller | Row 27 - Cell 2 |
29 | Victor Manakov (Rus) Rusvelo | Row 28 - Cell 2 |
30 | Clément Koretzky (Fra) La Pomme-Marseille | Row 29 - Cell 2 |
31 | Romain Matheou (Fra) Veranda Rideau - Super U | Row 30 - Cell 2 |
32 | Sébastien Chavanel (Fra) Team Europcar | Row 31 - Cell 2 |
33 | Flavien Dassonville (Fra) Auber 93 | Row 32 - Cell 2 |
34 | Nikita Eskov (Rus) Rusvelo | Row 33 - Cell 2 |
35 | Martin Gilbert (Can) Team Spidertech Powered by C10 | Row 34 - Cell 2 |
36 | Benoit Jarrier (Fra) Veranda Rideau - Super U | Row 35 - Cell 2 |
37 | Kristof Goddaert (Bel) AG2R La mondiale | Row 36 - Cell 2 |
38 | Mathieu Drujon (Fra) Auber 93 | Row 37 - Cell 2 |
39 | Jean-Luc Delpech (Fra) Bretagne - Schuller | Row 38 - Cell 2 |
40 | Maciej Paterski Pol Liquigas-Cannondale | Row 39 - Cell 2 |
41 | Sébastien Rosseler (Bel) Garmin-Barracuda | Row 40 - Cell 2 |
42 | Takashi Miyazawa (Jpn) Team Saxo Bank | Row 41 - Cell 2 |
43 | Bjorn Thurau (Ger) Team Europcar | Row 42 - Cell 2 |
44 | Aldo Ino Ilesic (Slo) Team Type-1 | Row 43 - Cell 2 |
45 | Federico Canuti (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale | Row 44 - Cell 2 |
46 | Pier Paolo De Negri (Ita) Farnese Vini-Selle Italia | Row 45 - Cell 2 |
47 | Yohann Gené (Fra) Team Europcar | Row 46 - Cell 2 |
48 | Elia Favilli (Ita) Farnese Vini-Selle Italia | Row 47 - Cell 2 |
49 | Etienne Tortelier (Fra) Saur-Sojasun | Row 48 - Cell 2 |
50 | Angelo Tulik (Fra) Team Europcar | Row 49 - Cell 2 |
51 | Loic Desriac (Fra) Roubaix Lille Metropole | Row 50 - Cell 2 |
52 | Arnaud Labbe (Fra) Cofidis le Crédit en Ligne | Row 51 - Cell 2 |
53 | Nicolas Roche (Irl) AG2R La mondiale | Row 52 - Cell 2 |
54 | Kevin Lacombe (Can) Team Spidertech Powered by C10 | Row 53 - Cell 2 |
55 | Egoitz García Echeguibel (Esp) Cofidis le Crédit en Ligne | 0:00:08 |
56 | Ryan Roth (Can) Team Spidertech Powered by C10 | 0:00:12 |
57 | William Routley (Can) Team Spidertech Powered by C10 | Row 56 - Cell 2 |
58 | Christopher Juul Jensen (Den) Team Saxo Bank | 0:00:14 |
59 | Sven Vandousselaere (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen-Mercator | 0:00:19 |
60 | Koldo Fernandez De Larrea (Esp) Garmin-Barracuda | 0:00:21 |
61 | Mirko Selvaggi (Ita) Vacansoleil - DCM Procycling Team | 0:00:26 |
62 | Alex Howes (USA) Garmin-Barracuda | 0:00:43 |
63 | Troels Rønning Vinther (Den) Team Saxo Bank | 0:00:52 |
64 | Steve Chainel (Fra) FDJ-BigMat | 0:01:13 |
65 | Geoffrey Soupe (Fra) FDJ-BigMat | Row 64 - Cell 2 |
66 | Yauheni Hutarovich (Blr) FDJ-BigMat | Row 65 - Cell 2 |
67 | Gaylord Cumont (Fra) Veranda Rideau - Super U | Row 66 - Cell 2 |
68 | Daniele Colli (Ita) Team Type 1 | Row 67 - Cell 2 |
69 | Marcello Pavarin (Ita) Vacansoleil - DCM Procycling Team | Row 68 - Cell 2 |
70 | Justin Jules (Fra) Veranda Rideau - Super U | Row 69 - Cell 2 |
71 | Yohan Cauquil (Fra) La Pomme-Marseille | Row 70 - Cell 2 |
72 | Thomas De Gendt (Bel) Vacansoleil - DCM Procycling Team | Row 71 - Cell 2 |
73 | Sven Jodts (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen-Mercator | Row 72 - Cell 2 |
74 | Tom Van Asbroeck (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen-Mercator | Row 73 - Cell 2 |
75 | Mathieu Halleguen (Fra) Bretagne - Schuller | Row 74 - Cell 2 |
76 | Martijn Keizer (Ned) Vacansoleil - DCM Procycling Team | Row 75 - Cell 2 |
77 | Florian Vachon (Fra) Bretagne - Schuller | Row 76 - Cell 2 |
78 | Kevin Peeters (Bel) Landbouwkrediet - Euphony | Row 77 - Cell 2 |
79 | Matthieu Ladagnous (Fra) FDJ-BigMat | Row 78 - Cell 2 |
80 | Arnaud Molmy (Fra) Veranda Rideau - Super U | Row 79 - Cell 2 |
81 | Lazlo Bodrogi (Fra) Team Type 1 | Row 80 - Cell 2 |
82 | Kevin Claeys (Bel) Landbouwkrediet - Euphony | Row 81 - Cell 2 |
83 | Frédéric Amorison (Bel) Landbouwkrediet - Euphony | Row 82 - Cell 2 |
84 | Andy Cappelle (Bel) Accent Jobs - Willems Véranda's | Row 83 - Cell 2 |
85 | Sjef De Wilde (Bel) Accent Jobs - Willems Véranda's | Row 84 - Cell 2 |
86 | Oleg Chuzhda (Ukr) Accent Jobs - Willems Véranda's | Row 85 - Cell 2 |
87 | Maarten Neyens (Bel) Lotto-Belisol Team | Row 86 - Cell 2 |
88 | Ronan Racault (Fra) Auber 93 | Row 87 - Cell 2 |
89 | Sergey Lagutin (Uzb) Vacansoleil - DCM Procycling Team | Row 88 - Cell 2 |
90 | Anthony Colin (Fra) Roubaix Lille Metropole | Row 89 - Cell 2 |
91 | Lucas Sebastien Haedo (Arg) Team Saxo Bank | Row 90 - Cell 2 |
92 | Mathieu Claude (Fra) Team Europcar | Row 91 - Cell 2 |
93 | Steven Tronet (Fra) Auber 93 | Row 92 - Cell 2 |
94 | Christophe Laborie (Fra) Saur-Sojasun | Row 93 - Cell 2 |
95 | Olivier Kaisen (Bel) Lotto-Belisol Team | Row 94 - Cell 2 |
96 | David Boucher (Fra) FDJ-BigMat | Row 95 - Cell 2 |
97 | Sergueï Klimov (Rus) Rusvelo | Row 96 - Cell 2 |
98 | Lloyd Mondory (Fra) AG2R La mondiale | Row 97 - Cell 2 |
99 | Stephano Agostini (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale | Row 98 - Cell 2 |
100 | Sep Vanmarcke (Bel) Garmin-Barracuda | Row 99 - Cell 2 |
101 | Raymond Kreder (Ned) Garmin-Barracuda | Row 100 - Cell 2 |
102 | Kévin Denis (Fra) Veranda Rideau - Super U | Row 101 - Cell 2 |
103 | Matteo Rabottini (Ita) Farnese Vini-Selle Italia | Row 102 - Cell 2 |
104 | Franck Vermeulen (Fra) Veranda Rideau - Super U | Row 103 - Cell 2 |
105 | Nicolas Bazin (Fra) Auber 93 | Row 104 - Cell 2 |
106 | Pierre Luc Perichon (Fra) La Pomme-Marseille | Row 105 - Cell 2 |
107 | Florent Barle (Fra) Cofidis le Crédit en Ligne | Row 106 - Cell 2 |
108 | Stijn Neirynck (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen-Mercator | 0:03:51 |
109 | Fabien Schmidt (Fra) Roubaix Lille Metropole | 0:04:23 |
110 | Tosh Van Der Sande (Bel) Lotto-Belisol Team | 0:04:33 |
111 | Simon Lambert Lemay (Can) Team Spidertech Powered by C10 | 0:05:37 |
112 | Martijn Verschoor (Ned) Team Type 1 | Row 111 - Cell 2 |
113 | Ran Margaliot (Isr) Team Saxo Bank | Row 112 - Cell 2 |
114 | Daniele Ratto (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale | Row 113 - Cell 2 |
115 | Timothy Duggan (USA) Liquigas-Cannondale | Row 114 - Cell 2 |
116 | Nicolas Rousseau (Fra) Auber 93 | Row 115 - Cell 2 |
117 | Julien Fouchard (Fra) Cofidis le Crédit en Ligne | Row 116 - Cell 2 |
118 | Jean Eudes Demaret (Fra) Cofidis le Crédit en Ligne | Row 117 - Cell 2 |
119 | Barry Markus (Ned) Vacansoleil - DCM Procycling Team | Row 118 - Cell 2 |
120 | Koen Barbe (Bel) Landbouwkrediet - Euphony | Row 119 - Cell 2 |
121 | Martijn Maaskant (Ned) Garmin-Barracuda | Row 120 - Cell 2 |
122 | Anthony Ravard (Fra) AG2R La mondiale | Row 121 - Cell 2 |
123 | Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Team Europcar | Row 122 - Cell 2 |
124 | Sylvain Georges (Fra) AG2R La mondiale | Row 123 - Cell 2 |
125 | Baptiste Planckaert (Bel) Landbouwkrediet - Euphony | 0:06:39 |
126 | Tim Declercq (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen-Mercator | Row 125 - Cell 2 |
127 | Michael Morkov (Den) Team Saxo Bank | Row 126 - Cell 2 |
128 | Luke Roberts (Aus) Team Saxo Bank | Row 127 - Cell 2 |
129 | Tim Mertens (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen-Mercator | Row 128 - Cell 2 |
130 | Jean-Lou Paiani (Fra) Saur-Sojasun | 0:07:56 |
131 | Adrien Petit (Fra) Cofidis le Crédit en Ligne | Row 130 - Cell 2 |
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