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Challenge de la France Cycliste #2 - C2
Athée-sur-Cher, France, November 27, 2005
Photography
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Images by Régis Garnier/www.velofotopro.fr.st
- There was a beautiful backdrop for this round of the French Challenge
- French champion Romain Villa was the strongest rider in the U23 race
- Romain Villa and Clément Lhotellerie ride hard in the U23 race
- Romain Villa wins the men's U23 race
- The U23 men podium (l-r): Le Corre, Villa and Pype
- Maryline Salvetat leads the women's race
- Maryline Salvetat wins in Athée-sur-Cher
- The women's podium (l-r): Laurence Leboucher, Maryline Salvetat and Nadia-Claude Triquet.
- Julien Belgy and Arnaud Labbe (Auber 93) on the start before the elite men's race
- Belgy, Labbe and Mourey lead in the elite men's race
- Sandy Casar (Française des Jeux) having some 'cross fun
- Francis Mourey (Française des Jeux) was the eventual winner
- Mourey wins in Athée-sur-Cher
- The elite men's podium (l-r): Steeve Chainel, Français Mourey and Arnaud Labbe
- Steve Chainel is the overall leader of the French Challenge series
Results
Elite 1 Francis Mouray (Française des Jeux) 56.43 2 Steeve Chainel (CC Etupes) 3 Arnaud Labbe (Ober 93) 4 Julien Belgy (Vendée U) 5 Ludovic Dubeau (AC Bazancourt-Reims) Women 1 Maryline Salvetat (Castres) 41.47 2 Laurence Leboucher (UV Fresnoise) 3 Nadia-Claude Triquet (VC Moyenmoutier) 4 Cristel Ferrier-Bruneau (Béziers) 5 Corinne Sempé (Lescars) Challenge de la France Cycliste overall standings Elite 1 Steeve Chainel (CC Etupes) 64 pts 2 Francis Mouray (Française des jeux) 63 3 Arnaud Labbe (Ober 93) 60 4 David Panier (Charvieu-Chavagneux) 56 5 Ludovic Dubeau (AC Bazencourt-Reims) 55 Women 1 Maryline Salvetat (Castres) 67 pts 2 Laurence Leboucher (UV Fresnoise) 67 3 Nadia-Claude Triquet (UC Moyenmoutier) 60 4 Corinne Sempé (Lescars) 56 5 Cristel Ferrier-Bruneau (Béziers) 54
