Vanbilsen wins GP La Marseillaise
Planckaert, Dumoulin round out podium
Kenneth Vanbilsen (Topsport Vlaanderen-Baloise) won the first French race of the 2014 road season, the Grand Prix d'Ouverture La Marseillaise, with a sprint victory over Baptiste Planckaert (Roubaix-Lille Métropole) and Samuel Dumoulin (AG2R La Mondiale).
Thomas Vaubourzeix (La Pomme Marseille 13), Alexis Gougeard (AG2R La Mondiale), Frédéric Brun (BigMat-Auber 93) and Brice Feillu (Bretagne-Séché Environnement) formed part of an early break that built up a lead close to six minutes.
Work from Europcar and IAM Cycling began to chip away at the foursome’s advantage and on the Petit Galibier the gap was down to 2:20.
FDJ.fr soon joined the front of the peloton and with Giant-Shimano also in attendance as they sought a sprint finish. However, Brice Feillu (Bretagne - Séché Environnement) was the first to attack from the leading group.
He quickly gained 30 seconds. However, it wasn’t to last and once the peloton re-grouped Mikaël Chérel (AG2R La Mondiale) tried his chance at escaping. With 30km remaining the Frenchman held a 1:15 advantage but with John Degenkolb spurring them on Giant-Shimano once again led the chase.
Arthur Vichot (FDJ.fr) attempted to bridge up to the lone leader, and the FDJ rider was joined by Remy Di Grégorio (La Pomme Marsaille), Roman Bardet (AG2R), Thibault Pinot (FDJ), Cyril Gautier and Yannick Martinez (Europcar), Romain Zingle (Cofidis) and Tobais Ludvigsson (Giant-Shimano).
With 4km to go Chérel still held a 40 second advantage but the bunch were not to be denied, with the move caught inside the closing kilometre.
Full Results
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
---|---|---|
1 | Kenneth Van Bilsen (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise | 3:34:18 |
2 | Baptiste Plackaert (Bel) Roubaix Lille Metropole | Row 1 - Cell 2 |
3 | Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 2 - Cell 2 |
4 | John Degenkolb (Ger) Team Giant-Shimano | Row 3 - Cell 2 |
5 | Arthur Vichot (Fra) FDJ.fr | Row 4 - Cell 2 |
6 | Julien Simon (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | Row 5 - Cell 2 |
7 | Laurent Pichon (Fra) FDJ.fr | Row 6 - Cell 2 |
8 | Peio Bilbao (Spa) Caja Rural - Seguros RGA | Row 7 - Cell 2 |
9 | Evaldas Siskevicius (Ltu) La Pomme Marseille 13 | Row 8 - Cell 2 |
10 | Romain Bardet (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 9 - Cell 2 |
11 | Nicolas Vereecken (Bel) Verandas Willems | Row 10 - Cell 2 |
12 | Yannick Martinez (Fra) Team Europcar | Row 11 - Cell 2 |
13 | Michel Kreder (Ned) Wanty - Groupe Gobert | Row 12 - Cell 2 |
14 | Olivier Chevalier (Bel) Wallonie - Bruxelles | Row 13 - Cell 2 |
15 | Jean-Lou Paiani (Fra) Roubaix Lille Metropole | Row 14 - Cell 2 |
16 | Julien Duval (Fra) Roubaix Lille Metropole | Row 15 - Cell 2 |
17 | Justin Jules (Fra) La Pomme Marseille 13 | Row 16 - Cell 2 |
18 | Gaetan Bille (Bel) Verandas Willems | Row 17 - Cell 2 |
19 | Romain Feillu (Fra) Bretagne - Seche Environnement | Row 18 - Cell 2 |
20 | Sébastien Hinault (Fra) IAM Cycling | Row 19 - Cell 2 |
21 | Romain Zingle (Bel) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | Row 20 - Cell 2 |
22 | Benoit Jarrier (Fra) Bretagne - Seche Environnement | Row 21 - Cell 2 |
23 | Cyril Gautier (Fra) Team Europcar | Row 22 - Cell 2 |
24 | Bryan Coquard (Fra) Team Europcar | Row 23 - Cell 2 |
25 | Davide Rebellin (Ita) CCC Polsat Polkowice | Row 24 - Cell 2 |
26 | Tony Gallopin (Fra) Lotto Belisol | Row 25 - Cell 2 |
27 | Brice Feillu (Fra) Bretagne - Seche Environnement | Row 26 - Cell 2 |
28 | Florian Vachon (Fra) Bretagne - Seche Environnement | Row 27 - Cell 2 |
29 | Tom Dernies (Bel) Wallonie - Bruxelles | Row 28 - Cell 2 |
30 | Eliot Lietaer (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise | Row 29 - Cell 2 |
31 | Sébastien Delfosse (Bel) Wallonie - Bruxelles | Row 30 - Cell 2 |
32 | Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) IAM Cycling | Row 31 - Cell 2 |
33 | Arthur Van Overberghe (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise | Row 32 - Cell 2 |
34 | Vegard Stake Laengen (Nor) Bretagne - Seche Environnement | Row 33 - Cell 2 |
35 | Jonathan Fumeaux (Swi) IAM Cycling | Row 34 - Cell 2 |
36 | Thomas Rostollan (Fra) La Pomme Marseille 13 | Row 35 - Cell 2 |
37 | Romain Lemarchand (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | Row 36 - Cell 2 |
38 | Niels Vandyck (Bel) Verandas Willems | Row 37 - Cell 2 |
39 | Rudy Kowalski (Fra) Roubaix Lille Metropole | Row 38 - Cell 2 |
40 | Bart De Clercq (Bel) Lotto Belisol | Row 39 - Cell 2 |
41 | Anthony Geslin (Fra) FDJ.fr | Row 40 - Cell 2 |
42 | Jérôme Pineau (Fra) IAM Cycling | Row 41 - Cell 2 |
43 | Tobias Ludvigsson (Swe) Team Giant-Shimano | Row 42 - Cell 2 |
44 | Rémy Di Gregorio (Fra) La Pomme Marseille 13 | Row 43 - Cell 2 |
45 | Théo Vimpere (Fra) BigMat - Auber 93 | Row 44 - Cell 2 |
46 | Giovanni Bernaudeau (Fra) Team Europcar | Row 45 - Cell 2 |
47 | Tony Hurel (Fra) Team Europcar | Row 46 - Cell 2 |
48 | Thomas Vaubourzeix (Fra) La Pomme Marseille 13 | Row 47 - Cell 2 |
49 | Karol Domagalski (Pol) Caja Rural - Seguros RGA | Row 48 - Cell 2 |
50 | Yohan Bagot (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | Row 49 - Cell 2 |
51 | Clément Koretzky (Fra) Bretagne - Seche Environnement | Row 50 - Cell 2 |
52 | David Arroyo Duran (Spa) Caja Rural - Seguros RGA | Row 51 - Cell 2 |
53 | Thibaut Pinot (Fra) FDJ.fr | Row 52 - Cell 2 |
54 | Reto Hollenstein (Swi) IAM Cycling | Row 53 - Cell 2 |
55 | Laurens De Vreese (Bel) Wanty - Groupe Gobert | Row 54 - Cell 2 |
56 | Emilien Viennet (Fra) FDJ.fr | Row 55 - Cell 2 |
57 | Christophe Premont (Bel) Wallonie - Bruxelles | Row 56 - Cell 2 |
58 | Preben Van Hecke (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise | Row 57 - Cell 2 |
59 | Adrian Honkisz (Pol) CCC Polsat Polkowice | Row 58 - Cell 2 |
60 | Biel Kadri (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 59 - Cell 2 |
61 | Pierrick Fedrigo (Fra) FDJ.fr | Row 60 - Cell 2 |
62 | Hubert Dupont (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 61 - Cell 2 |
63 | Warren Barguil (Fra) Team Giant-Shimano | Row 62 - Cell 2 |
64 | Jean-Pierre Drucker (Lux) Wanty - Groupe Gobert | Row 63 - Cell 2 |
65 | Ruben Fernandez (Spa) Caja Rural - Seguros RGA | Row 64 - Cell 2 |
66 | Roy Curvers (Ned) Team Giant-Shimano | Row 65 - Cell 2 |
67 | Maxime Monfort (Bel) Lotto Belisol | Row 66 - Cell 2 |
68 | Björn Leukemans (Bel) Wanty - Groupe Gobert | Row 67 - Cell 2 |
69 | Jan Ghyselinck (Bel) Wanty - Groupe Gobert | Row 68 - Cell 2 |
70 | Frédéric Amorison (Bel) Wallonie - Bruxelles | Row 69 - Cell 2 |
71 | Pieter Jacobs (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise | Row 70 - Cell 2 |
72 | Cyril Lemoine (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | Row 71 - Cell 2 |
73 | Romain Hardy (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | Row 72 - Cell 2 |
74 | Thomas Damuseau (Fra) Team Giant-Shimano | Row 73 - Cell 2 |
75 | Thomas Sprengers (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise | Row 74 - Cell 2 |
76 | Dennis Vanendert (Bel) Lotto Belisol | Row 75 - Cell 2 |
77 | Mikael Cherel (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 76 - Cell 2 |
78 | Albert Timmer (Ned) Team Giant-Shimano | 0:00:20 |
79 | Alexis Vuillermoz (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | 0:00:24 |
80 | Walt De Winter (Bel) Verandas Willems | 0:01:09 |
81 | Frederik Veuchelen (Bel) Wanty - Groupe Gobert | 0:01:40 |
82 | Lukasz Owsian (Pol) CCC Polsat Polkowice | 0:02:56 |
83 | Steven Tronet (Fra) BigMat - Auber 93 | 0:04:12 |
84 | Julien Antomarchi (Fra) La Pomme Marseille 13 | Row 83 - Cell 2 |
85 | Benjamin Giraud (Fra) La Pomme Marseille 13 | Row 84 - Cell 2 |
86 | Chad Haga (USA) Team Giant-Shimano | 0:05:08 |
87 | Alexis Gougeard (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | 0:06:26 |
88 | Pierre Gouault (Fra) BigMat - Auber 93 | Row 87 - Cell 2 |
89 | José Gonçalves (Por) La Pomme Marseille 13 | Row 88 - Cell 2 |
90 | Cédric Pineau (Fra) FDJ.fr | Row 89 - Cell 2 |
91 | Bryan Naulleau (Fra) Team Europcar | Row 90 - Cell 2 |
92 | Frédéric Brun (Fra) BigMat - Auber 93 | Row 91 - Cell 2 |
93 | Hugo Houle (Can) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 92 - Cell 2 |
94 | Omar Fraile Matarranza (Spa) Caja Rural - Seguros RGA | Row 93 - Cell 2 |
95 | Patrick Schelling (Swi) IAM Cycling | Row 94 - Cell 2 |
96 | Wesley Kreder (Ned) Wanty - Groupe Gobert | Row 95 - Cell 2 |
97 | Branislau Samoilau (Blr) CCC Polsat Polkowice | 0:09:54 |
98 | Maciej Paterski (Pol) CCC Polsat Polkowice | Row 97 - Cell 2 |
99 | Jelle Mannaerts (Bel) Verandas Willems | 0:10:43 |
100 | Erwann Corbel (Fra) Bretagne - Seche Environnement | Row 99 - Cell 2 |
101 | Julien Stassen (Bel) Wallonie - Bruxelles | Row 100 - Cell 2 |
102 | Sander Helven (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise | Row 101 - Cell 2 |
103 | Tom Van Asbroeck (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise | Row 102 - Cell 2 |
104 | Laurent Van Den Bak (Bel) An Post - Chain Reaction | Row 103 - Cell 2 |
105 | Jean-Albert Carnevali (Bel) Verandas Willems | Row 104 - Cell 2 |
106 | Adrian Kurek (Pol) CCC Polsat Polkowice | Row 105 - Cell 2 |
107 | Angel Madrazo Ruiz (Spa) Caja Rural - Seguros RGA | Row 106 - Cell 2 |
108 | Javier Francisco Aramendia Lorente (Spa) Caja Rural - Seguros RGA | Row 107 - Cell 2 |
109 | Jacek Morajko (Pol) CCC Polsat Polkowice | Row 108 - Cell 2 |
110 | Romain Guillemois (Fra) Team Europcar | Row 109 - Cell 2 |
111 | Boris Dron (Bel) Wallonie - Bruxelles | Row 110 - Cell 2 |
112 | Boris Vallee (Bel) Lotto Belisol | Row 111 - Cell 2 |
113 | Timothy Dupont (Bel) Roubaix Lille Metropole | Row 112 - Cell 2 |
114 | Benoît Vaugrenard (Fra) FDJ.fr | Row 113 - Cell 2 |
115 | Franck Vermeulen (Fra) Roubaix Lille Metropole | Row 114 - Cell 2 |
116 | Jérôme Baugnies (Bel) Wanty - Groupe Gobert | Row 115 - Cell 2 |
117 | Vegard Breen (Nor) Lotto Belisol | Row 116 - Cell 2 |
118 | Conor Dunne (Irl) An Post - Chain Reaction | Row 117 - Cell 2 |
119 | Sean De Bie (Bel) Lotto Belisol | Row 118 - Cell 2 |
120 | Dries Devenyns (Bel) Team Giant-Shimano | Row 119 - Cell 2 |
121 | Laurent Evrard (Bel) Wallonie - Bruxelles | Row 120 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Christophe Laborie (Fra) Bretagne - Seche Environnement | Row 121 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Marcus Christie (Irl) An Post - Chain Reaction | Row 122 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Wout Franssen (Bel) An Post - Chain Reaction | Row 123 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Kevin Claeys (Bel) An Post - Chain Reaction | Row 124 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Mark Mcnally (GBr) An Post - Chain Reaction | Row 125 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Willem Wauters (Bel) Verandas Willems | Row 126 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Mateusz Taciak (Pol) CCC Polsat Polkowice | Row 127 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Fernando Grijalba (Spa) Caja Rural - Seguros RGA | Row 128 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Kristof Goddaert (Bel) IAM Cycling | Row 129 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Yannis Yssaad (Fra) BigMat - Auber 93 | Row 130 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Alo Jakin (Est) BigMat - Auber 93 | Row 131 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Flavien Dassonville (Fra) BigMat - Auber 93 | Row 132 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Guillaume Levarlet (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | Row 133 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Fabrice Jeandesboz (Fra) Team Europcar | Row 134 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Matteo Pelucchi (Ita) IAM Cycling | Row 135 - Cell 2 |
OTL | Romain Pillon (Fra) Roubaix Lille Metropole | Row 136 - Cell 2 |
OTL | Christophe Laporte (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | Row 137 - Cell 2 |
OTL | Rudy Barbier (Fra) Roubaix Lille Metropole | Row 138 - Cell 2 |
OTL | Ryan Mullen (Irl) An Post - Chain Reaction | Row 139 - Cell 2 |
OTL | Olivier Pardini (Bel) Verandas Willems | Row 140 - Cell 2 |
OTL | Dimitri Le Boulch (Fra) BigMat - Auber 93 | Row 141 - Cell 2 |
OTL | Jack Wilson (Irl) An Post - Chain Reaction | Row 142 - Cell 2 |
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