L'Hexagonal VTT - S1

France, August 7-12, 2008

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Stage 4 - August 11: Ferté Gaucher cross country, 58.5km

Sauser wins stage four

Leboucher and Lakata in the lead

Christoph Sauser won stage four of the L'Hexagonal VTT in Ferté Gaucher, including a few laps in the town center and a rolling 20km circuit in the nearby countryside.
A group of 20 racers including all the top riders except the race leader Jhon Botero headed out. After the first lap, European champion Alban Lakata and World Champion Christoph Sauser took to the lead, ahead ofa five man group including Nicolas Vermeulen, Jelmer Jubbega, Alessio Zamuner, Catriel Soto and Guiseppe Lamastra.
With the Olympics upcoming in Beijing, Sauser had no ambitions in the general classification and went for the stage win instead. That left Lakata to take over the blue leader's jersey. Sauser finished with an 18 second advantage over Lakata, who is also points leader.
Vermueulen took the sprint for third ahead of Jubbega and Zamuner.
Soto finished sixth on the day, putting him into second overall behind Lakata and as the leader of the Best Young Rider classification. Sébastien Carabin and Alessio Zamuner sit second and third in that classification.
French woman Laurence Leboucher won the stage ahead of Australian Dellys Star. Leboucher's win bolstered her position as leader of the overall in the women's category.
Results

1 Christoph Sauser (Swi) Team Selection Suisse          2.03.46
2 Alban Lakata (Aut) Team Composée Australie               0.18
3 Nicolas Vermeulen (Bel) Team Lingier Versluys            2.29
4 Jelmer Jubbega (Ned) Team National Pays Bas              2.30
5 Alessio Zamuner (Ita) Team Italie 1                      2.31
6 Catriel Soto (Arg) Team Info Lee Cougan                  3.07
7 Guiseppe Lamastra (Ita) Team Italie 1                    3.28
8 Dries Govaerts (Bel) Team Lingier Versluys               4.19
9 Sébastien Carabin (Bel) Team Wallonie Bruxelles          4.20
10 Daniel MC Connell (Aus) Team National Australie         5.10
11 Romain Lejeune (Fra) Team New Cycling                       
12 Silvio Bundi (Swi) Team Selection Suisse                5.12
13 Nieck Busser (Ned) Team National Pays Bas                   
14 Rodolfo Torres (Col) Team Info Lee Cougan               5.13
15 Ludovic Dubau (Fra) Team New Cycling                        
16 Frank Beemer (Ned) Team National Pays Bas               5.14
17 Joan Llordella (Spa) Team Mule Pro Bike                 5.15
18 Ludovic Mottet (Bel) Team Wallonie Bruxelles                
19 Ian Bibby (GBr) Team National Great Britain             5.42
20 Stefano Boggia (Ita) Team Daccordi                      8.27
21 Marco Arnold (Swi) Team Selection Suisse                8.36
22 Roland Abacherli (Swi) Team Selection Suisse            9.07
23 Jhon Botero (Col) Team Info Lee Cougan                  9.09
24 Cristobal Silva (Chi) Team 61 GO 2 Chile                9.10
25 Nick Both (Aus) Team Composée Australie                 9.26
26 David Pena Ruiz (Spa) Team Mule Pro Bike                9.30
27 Peter Coddens (Bel) Team Lingier Versluys               9.44
28 Bart Van Hecke (Bel) Team Lingier Versluys                  
29 David Lozano (Spa) Team Mule Pro Bike                  10.22
30 Boris Vasilyev (Rus) Team Format Udmurtia              11.14
31 Adrian Jackson (Aus) Team National Australie           11.15
32 Nicolas Filippi (Fra) Team France Defense              12.04
33 Thomas Achouri (Bel) Team Wallonie Bruxelles                
34 Andrew Blair (Aus) Team National Australie                  
35 Billy-Joe Whenman (GBr) Team National Great Britain    14.59
36 Jean Philippe Tellier (Fra) Team France Defense        15.23
37 Evgeniy Pechenin (Rus) Team Format Udmurtia            16.11
38 Frédéric Ischard (Fra) Team Régional Normandie              
39 Luca Allodio (Ita) Team Italie 2                       16.15
40 Eric Weber (Fra) Team International                    16.29
41 Adrien Pascal (Fra) Team New Cycling                   17.55
42 Maurizio Varini (Ita) Team Daccordi                    17.57
43 Claudio Guglielmetti (Ita) Team Daccordi               18.50
44 Julien Bourderaire (Fra) U S Domont                    19.32
45 Christophe Mayeux (Fra) Team France Defense            19.34
46 Julien Vimond (Fra) Team Régional Normandie            20.01
47 Aurélien Collet (Fra) Team Régional Normandie          20.02
48 Mauro Tursi (Ita) Team Italie 2                             
49 Emilien Bontemps (Fra) Team 61 GO 2 Chile              20.03
50 David Fletcher (GBr) Team National Great Britain       20.54
51 Javier Gallardo (Chi) Team International               20.59
52 Josh Keep (Aus) Team Composée Australie                21.21
53 Edmil Albertone (Ita) Team Daccordi                    21.22
54 Vladimir Loginov (Rus) Team Format Udmurtia            23.34
55 Ludovic Grandidier (Fra) Team Régional Normandie       24.05
56 Nicolas Beraud (Fra) Team 61 GO 2 Chile                25.10
57 Julien Imbert (Fra) Team 61 GO 2 Chile                      
58 Laurent Mineur (Bel) Team Wallonie Bruxelles           25.15
59 Fabien Baroni (Fra) Velo Yonne Bourgogne               27.57
60 Emmanuel Marie (Fra) Velo Yonne Bourgogne              27.58
61 Philippe Maneveau (Fra) Velo Yonne Bourgogne           28.16
62 Patricio Figueroa (Chi) Team International             28.24
63 Alexey Belokrylov (Rus) Team Format Udmurtia           33.01
64 Gianluca Longoni (Ita) Team Italie 1                   35.59
65 Massimo Ghisoni (Ita) Team Italie 2                    36.13
66 Gonzalo Ruidiaz (Chi) Team International               41.47
67 Pierre Moussus (Fra) Velo Yonne Bourgogne              43.46
68 Christophe Babault (Fra) Angers Cyclisme               47.23
69 Jerome Aberbour (Fra) Team cyclo cross VTT91           47.24
70 Yves Creurt (Fra) VCR                                1.02.45
71 Ivanov Timofei (Rus) Team Format Udmurtia            1.32.45
72 Ludovic Guerin (Fra) Angers Cyclisme                        
73 Marc Auriac (Fra) Team Inter Region                         
74 Andrea Berlusconi (Ita) Team Italie 1                2.02.45
DNF Eric Nellen (Ned) Team National Pays Bas                   
DNF Jean Yves Coffre (Fra) Guidon Frorinois                    
 
General classification after four stages

Maillot Soleil - Men

1 Alban Lakata (Aut) Team Composée Australie            4.49.12
2 Catriel Soto (Arg) Team Info Lee Cougan                  2.06
3 Nicolas Vermeulen (Bel) Team Lingier Versluys            3.55
4 Sébastien Carabin (Bel) Team Wallonie Bruxelles          4.58
5 Alessio Zamuner (Ita) Team Italie 1                      5.10
6 Ian Bibby (GBr) Team National Great Britain              6.14
7 Ludovic Mottet (Bel) Team Wallonie Bruxelles             6.18
8 Jhon Botero (Col) Team Info Lee Cougan                   8.07
9 Frank Beemer (Ned) Team National Pays Bas                9.45
10 Dries Govaerts (Bel) Team Lingier Versluys             10.04
11 Joan Llordella (Spa) Team Mule Pro Bike                10.08
12 Nicolas Filippi (Fra) Team France Defense              12.03
13 Silvio Bundi (Swi) Team Selection Suisse               12.24
14 Ludovic Dubau (Fra) Team New Cycling                   13.02
15 Romain Lejeune (Fra) Team New Cycling                  13.39
16 Marco Arnold (Swi) Team Selection Suisse               14.20
17 Roland Abacherli (Swi) Team Selection Suisse           15.59
18 Nieck Busser (Ned) Team National Pays Bas                   
19 Daniel MC Connell (Aus) Team National Australie        18.35
20 Cristobal Silva (Chi) Team 61 GO 2 Chile               18.57
21 Boris Vasilyev (Rus) Team Format Udmurtia              19.42
22 Adrian Jackson (Aus) Team National Australie           20.02
23 Nick Both (Aus) Team Composée Australie                20.32
24 Rodolfo Torres (Col) Team Info Lee Cougan              21.25
25 Evgeniy Pechenin (Rus) Team Format Udmurtia            22.15
26 Bart Van Hecke (Bel) Team Lingier Versluys             23.28
27 Guiseppe Lamastra (Ita) Team Italie 1                  25.21
28 Andrew Blair (Aus) Team National Australie             25.42
29 Billy- Whenman (GBr) Team National Great Britain       27.21
30 David Fletcher (GBr) Team National Great Britain       28.32
31 David Pena Ruiz (Spa) Team Mule Pro Bike               31.16
32 Jean Tellier (Fra) Team France Defense                 38.36
33 Adrien Pascal (Fra) Team New Cycling                   40.32
34 Eric Weber (Fra) Team International                    41.15
35 Luca Allodio (Ita) Team Italie 2                       41.24
36 Julien Vimond (Fra) Team Régional Normandie            41.43
37 Vladimir Loginov (Rus) Team Format Udmurtia            42.46
38 Laurent Mineur (Bel) Team Wallonie Bruxelles           44.30
39 Javier Gallardo (Chi) Team International               44.57
40 Thomas Achouri (Bel) Team Wallonie Bruxelles           45.04
41 Frédéric Ischard (Fra) Team Régional Normandie         47.08
42 Ludovic Grandidier (Fra) Team Régional Normandie       52.15
43 Emilien Bontemps (Fra) Team 61 GO 2 Chile              55.58
44 Josh Keep (Aus) Team Composée Australie                56.48
45 Maurizio Varini (Ita) Team Daccordi                  1.00.37
46 Massimo Ghisoni (Ita) Team Italie 2                  1.01.01
47 Alexey Belokrylov (Rus) Team Format Udmurtia         1.01.13
48 Christophe Mayeux (Fra) Team France Defense          1.08.19
49 Emmanuel Marie (Fra) Velo Yonne Bourgogne            1.12.07
50 Fabien Baroni (Fra) Velo Yonne Bourgogne             1.13.24
51 Stefano Boggia (Ita) Team Daccordi                   1.14.35
52 Gianluca Longoni (Ita) Team Italie 1                 1.16.04
53 Peter Coddens (Bel) Team Lingier Versluys            1.17.23
54 Aurélien Collet (Fra) Team Régional Normandie        1.27.49
55 Claudio Guglielmetti (Ita) Team Daccordi             1.28.04
56 Mauro Tursi (Ita) Team Italie 2                      1.29.37
57 Julien Imbert (Fra) Team 61 GO 2 Chile               1.34.29
58 Nicolas Beraud (Fra) Team 61 GO 2 Chile              1.36.19
59 Patricio Figueroa (Chi) Team International           1.37.04
60 Pierre Moussus (Fra) Velo Yonne Bourgogne            1.56.47
61 Andrea Berlusconi (Ita) Team Italie 1                3.11.58
DNF Jelmer Jubbega (Ned) Team National Pays Bas                
DNF David Lozano (Spa) Team Mule Pro Bike                      
DNF Edmil Albertone (Ita) Team Daccordi                        
DNF Philippe Maneveau (Fra) Velo Yonne Bourgogne               
DNF Eric Nellen (Ned) Team National Pays Bas                   
DNF Gonzalo Ruidiaz (Chi) Team International                   
DNF Marc Auriac (Fra) Team Inter Region                        
DNF Paolo Montoya (CRc) Team Info Lee Cougan                   
DNF Guillaume Duez (Fra) Team Inter Region                     
DNF Lionel Gardebien (Fra) Team Inter Region                   
 
Maillot Soleil - Women

1 Laurence Leboucher (Fra) Team New Cycling             4.01.56
2 Dellys Starr (Aus) Team National Australie               5.35
3 Kate Potter (Aus) Team Composée Australie               18.48
4 Giuliana Lamastra (Ita) Team Italie 2                   54.41
DNF Adeilheid Morath (Ger) Team germany                        
 
Maillot Chlorophylle - Points classification

1 Alban Lakata (Aut) Team Composée Australie                 83 pts
2 Catriel Soto (Arg) Team Info Lee Cougan                    76
3 Nicolas Vermeulen (Bel) Team Lingier Versluys              52
4 Jhon Botero (Col) Team Info Lee Cougan                     45
5 Alessio Zamuner (Ita) Team Italie 1                        43
6 Guiseppe Lamastra (Ita) Team Italie 1                      41
7 Nicolas Filippi (Fra) Team France Defense                  35
8 Ian Bibby (GBr) Team National Great Britain                34
9 Silvio Bundi (Swi) Team Selection Suisse                   25
10 Jelmer Jubbega (Ned) Team National Pays Bas               25
11 Frank Beemer (Ned) Team National Pays Bas                 25
12 Ludovic Mottet (Bel) Team Wallonie Bruxelles              22
13 Sébastien Carabin (Bel) Team Wallonie Bruxelles           20
14 Dries Govaerts (Bel) Team Lingier Versluys                16
15 David Fletcher (GBr) Team National Great Britain          14
16 Daniel MC Connell (Aus) Team National Australie           12
17 Nieck Busser (Ned) Team National Pays Bas                 11
18 Joan Llordella (Spa) Team Mule Pro Bike                    8
19 David Lozano (Spa) Team Mule Pro Bike                      8
20 Ludovic Dubau (Fra) Team New Cycling                       8
21 Roland Abacherli (Swi) Team Selection Suisse               8
22 Romain Lejeune (Fra) Team New Cycling                      6
23 Marco Arnold (Swi) Team Selection Suisse                   6
24 Evgeniy Pechenin (Rus) Team Format Udmurtia                6
25 Rodolfo Torres (Col) Team Info Lee Cougan                  6
26 Cristobal Silva (Chi) Team 61 GO 2 Chile                   1
27 Peter Coddens (Bel) Team Lingier Versluys                   
28 Eric Nellen (Ned) Team National Pays Bas                    
29 Alexey Belokrylov (Rus) Team Format Udmurtia                
30 Laurent Mineur (Bel) Team Wallonie Bruxelles                
31 Bart Van Hecke (Bel) Team Lingier Versluys                  
32 Paolo Montoya (CRc) Team Info Lee Cougan                    
33 Vladimir Loginov (Rus) Team Format Udmurtia                 
34 Billy-Joe Whenman (GBr) Team National Great Britain         
35 David Pena Ruiz (Spa) Team Mule Pro Bike                    
36 Adrian Jackson (Aus) Team National Australie                
37 Andrew Blair (Aus) Team National Australie                  
38 Adrien Pascal (Fra) Team New Cycling                        
39 Boris Vasilyev (Rus) Team Format Udmurtia                   
40 Claudio Guglielmetti (Ita) Team Daccordi                    
41 Frédéric Ischard (Fra) Team Régional Normandie              
42 Patricio Figueroa (Chi) Team International                  
43 Gonzalo Ruidiaz (Chi) Team International                    
44 Jean Philippe Tellier (Fra) Team France Defense             
45 Christophe Mayeux (Fra) Team France Defense                 
46 Eric Weber (Fra) Team International                         
47 Edmil Albertone (Ita) Team Daccordi                         
48 Josh Keep (Aus) Team Composée Australie                     
49 Maurizio Varini (Ita) Team Daccordi                         
50 Massimo Ghisoni (Ita) Team Italie 2                         
51 Luca Allodio (Ita) Team Italie 2                            
52 Mauro Tursi (Ita) Team Italie 2                             
53 Marc Auriac (Fra) Team Inter Region                         
54 Lionel Gardebien (Fra) Team Inter Region                    
55 Stefano Boggia (Ita) Team Daccordi                          
56 Julien Imbert (Fra) Team 61 GO 2 Chile                      
57 Julien Vimond (Fra) Team Régional Normandie                 
58 Aurélien Collet (Fra) Team Régional Normandie               
59 Ludovic Grandidier (Fra) Team Régional Normandie            
60 Guillaume Duez (Fra) Team Inter Region                      
61 Andrea Berlusconi (Ita) Team Italie 1                       
62 Javier Gallardo (Chi) Team International                    
63 Emilien Bontemps (Fra) Team 61 GO 2 Chile                   
64 Thomas Achouri (Bel) Team Wallonie Bruxelles                
65 Nicolas Beraud (Fra) Team 61 GO 2 Chile                     
66 Emmanuel Marie (Fra) Velo Yonne Bourgogne                   
67 Fabien Baroni (Fra) Velo Yonne Bourgogne                    
68 Philippe Maneveau (Fra) Velo Yonne Bourgogne                
69 Pierre Moussus (Fra) Velo Yonne Bourgogne                   
70 Nick Both (Aus) Team Composée Australie                     
71 Gianluca Longoni (Ita) Team Italie 1                        
 
Best young rider classification

1 Catriel Soto (Arg) Team Info Lee Cougan               4.51.18
2 Sébastien Carabin (Bel) Team Wallonie Bruxelles          2.52
3 Alessio Zamuner (Ita) Team Italie 1                      3.04
4 Ian Bibby (GBr) Team National Great Britain              4.08
5 Frank Beemer (Ned) Team National Pays Bas                7.39
6 Dries Govaerts (Bel) Team Lingier Versluys               7.58
7 Romain Lejeune (Fra) Team New Cycling                   11.33
8 Marco Arnold (Swi) Team Selection Suisse                12.14
9 Nieck Busser (Ned) Team National Pays Bas               13.53
10 Rodolfo Torres (Col) Team Info Lee Cougan              19.19
11 Billy-Joe Whenman (GBr) Team National Great Britain    25.15
12 David Fletcher (GBr) Team National Great Britain       26.26
13 Adrien Pascal (Fra) Team New Cycling                   38.26
14 Vladimir Loginov (Rus) Team Format Udmurtia            40.40
15 Laurent Mineur (Bel) Team Wallonie Bruxelles           42.24
16 Thomas Achouri (Bel) Team Wallonie Bruxelles           42.58
17 Emilien Bontemps (Fra) Team 61 GO 2 Chile              53.52
18 Josh Keep (Aus) Team Composée Australie                54.42
19 Claudio Guglielmetti (Ita) Team Daccordi             1.25.58
20 Julien Imbert (Fra) Team 61 GO 2 Chile               1.32.23
DNF David Lozano (Spa) Team Mule Pro Bike                      
DNF Jelmer Jubbega (Ned) Team National Pays Bas                
DNF Eric Nellen (Ned) Team National Pays Bas                   
 
Team classification

1 Team Info Lee Cougan                                  9.44.41
2 Team Wallonie Bruxelles                                  4.59
3 Team Lingier Versluys                                    5.08
4 Team Selection Suisse                                   10.20
5 Team Composée Australie                                 14.15
6 Team National Pays Bas                                  14.56
7 Team New Cycling                                        20.24
8 Team National Great Britain                             21.52
9 Team Italie 1                                           24.09
10 Team National Australie                                30.02
11 Team Mule Pro Bike                                     32.23
12 Team Format Udmurtia                                   33.32
13 Team France Defense                                    44.14
14 Team 61 GO 2 Chile                                   1.08.38
15 Team International                                   1.16.00
16 Team Régional Normandie                              1.16.11
17 Team Italie 2                                        1.17.30
18 Team Daccordi                                        2.07.21
19 Velo Yonne Bourgogne                                 2.18.25
 
Mixed team classification

1 Team New Cycling                                      9.02.51
2 Team National Australie                                  7.03
3 Team Composée Australie                                  7.12
4 Team Italie 2                                         1.21.24