37th Tour de l'Avenir - 2.5France, August 31-September 9, 2000Main Page Results Previous stage Stage 4 - September 3: Mouchamps - Le Blanc, 220 kmFrederic Finot wins longest stageThe fourth stage of the Tour de l'Avenir was the longest at 220 kilometres between Mouchamps and Le Blanc but that didn't stop the peloton from riding at 46 km/h for nearly five hours. By the finish, Credit Agricole's Frederic Finot had established himself in a small group of six and he won the sprint to move within 16 seconds of Hungarian Laszlo Bodrogi's overall lead. Bodrogi showed his strength by being in the break, but could only manage third against Finot, a silver medallist at the 1998 World ITT Championships. In second was Yoann Le Boulanger (Cofidis) after the break had formed with 100 kilometres to go. Amazingly, they gained up to 10'45 despite having the Tour leader present but this was brought down by the ONCE, Euskaltel and Besson Chasseures teams. Finot was happy with his sprint and it was a good result for the team who came to the race with the goal of a stage win. With Finot just 16 seconds away from the overall, maybe he will try for the lead in the coming days. Bodrogi couldn't believe that the bunch let him go, but got on with the job and helped to put more time into his rivals. Results1 Frédéric Finot (Fra) Credit Agricole 4.47.41 (45.88 km/h) 2 Yoann Le Boulanger (Fra) Cofidis 3 Laszlo Bodrogi (Hun) Mapei-Quick Step 4 Jurgen Guns (Bel) Vlaanderen 2002-Eddy Merckx 5 Guillaume Auger (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93 6 Christian Heule (Swi) Post Swiss Team 1.43 7 Baden Cooke (Aus) Manheim Auctions-Mercury 2.10 8 Luca Paolini (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step 9 Lenaïc Olivier (Fra) Jean Delatour 10 Raphael Jeune (Fra) French National Team 11 Mark Vlijm (Ned) Rabobank Espoirs 12 Thor Hushovd (Nor) Credit Agricole 13 Alexandre Usov (Blr) Phonak Hearing Systems 14 Charles Dionne (Can) Canadian National Team 15 Médéric Clain (Fra) Besson Chaussures 16 Stéphane Auroux (Fra) French National Team 17 Jean-Patrick Nazon (Fra) Francaise Des Jeux 18 Romain Mary (Fra) French National Team 19 Mikel Artetxe (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 20 Davy Daniels (Bel) Vlaanderen 2002-Eddy Merckx 21 David Derepas (Fra) Phonak Hearing Systems 22 Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Bonjour 23 Jay Sweet (Aus) Big Mat-Auber 93 24 Laurent Chotard (Fra) French National Team 25 Noan Lelarge (Fra) Bonjour 26 Max Becker (Lux) Luxembourg National Team 27 Ronald Mutsaars (Ned) Rabobank Espoirs 28 Samuel Plouhinec (Fra) Jean Delatour 29 Floyd Landis (USA) Manheim Auctions-Mercury 30 Crescenzo D'Amore (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step 31 Yuriy Krivtcov (Ukr) Ukraine National Team 32 Ivaîlo Gabrovski (Bul) Jean Delatour 33 Xabier Zandio (Spa) Banesto Espoirs 34 Ludovic Martin (Fra) Credit Agricole 35 Gilles Canouet (Fra) French National Team 36 Isidro Nozal (Spa) O.N.C.E-Deutsche Bank 37 Ivan Gutierrez (Spa) O.N.C.E-Deutsche Bank 38 Oscar Garcia (Spa) Banesto Espoirs 39 Christian Charriere (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems 40 Sven Montgomery (Swi) Francaise Des Jeux 41 Mathias Braun (Swi) Post Swiss Team 42 Josu Silloniz (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 43 Anthony Testa (Fra) French National Team 44 Loïc Lamouller (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93 45 Franck Schleck (Lux) Luxembourg National Team 46 Anthony Geslin (Fra) Bonjour 47 Martin Cotar (Cro) Post Swiss Team 48 Uwe Straumann (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems 49 Tom Flammang (Lux) Cofidis 50 Mickaël Leveau (Fra) Besson Chaussures 51 Sandro Guttinger (Swi) Banesto Espoirs 52 Mark Walters (Can) Canadian National Team 53 Christian Poos (Lux) Post Swiss Team 54 Nicolas Vogondy (Fra) Francaise Des Jeux 55 Serhiy Hrechyn (Ukr) Ukraine National Team 56 Dimitri Fofonov (Kaz) Besson Chaussures 57 Jean-Michel Tessier (Fra) Francaise Des Jeux 58 Samuel Gicquel (Fra) France Ouest Hatel 59 Cédric Fragniere (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems 60 Eddy Ratti (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step 61 David Moncoutie (Fra) Cofidis 62 Cédric Jourdan (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93 63 Koldo Gil (Spa) Banesto Espoirs 64 Iker Flores (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 65 Scott Davis (Aus) Manheim Auctions-Mercury 66 Donny Lopez (USA) US National Team 67 Xavier Florencio (Spa) O.N.C.E-Deutsche Bank 68 David Zabriskie (USA) US National Team 69 Sébastien Talabardon (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93 70 Damon Kluck (USA) US National Team 71 Steve Zampieri (Swi) Manheim Auctions-Mercury 72 Stéphane Berges (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93 73 Serguei Yakovlev (Kaz) Besson Chaussures 74 Benoit Poilvet (Fra) Credit Agricole 75 Thorwald Veneberg (Ned) Rabobank Espoirs 76 Marcel Gono (Aus) Credit Agricole 77 Remmert Wielinga (Ned) Rabobank Espoirs 78 Marcel Strauss (Swi) Post Swiss Team 79 Steve Fogen (Lux) Luxembourg National Team 80 Christian Weyland (Lux) Luxembourg National Team 81 Sergey Belousov (Kaz) Besson Chaussures 82 Charles Wegelius (GBr) Mapei-Quick Step 83 Thierry Loder (Fra) Cofidis 84 Aitor Kintana (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 85 Will Frischkorn (USA) Manheim Auctions-Mercury 86 Jimmy Engoulvent (Fra) Bonjour 87 Jochen Summer (Aut) Phonak Hearing Systems 88 Grégory Lapalud (Fra) Jean Delatour 89 Reto Bergmann (Swi) Post Swiss Team 90 Jon Bru (Spa) Banesto Espoirs 91 Derek Wilkerson (USA) US National Team 92 Denis Salmon (Fra) France Ouest Hatel 93 Sandy Casar (Fra) Francaise Des Jeux 94 Michaël Barry (Can) Canadian National Team 95 Wesley Huvaere (Bel) Vlaanderen 2002-Eddy Merckx 96 Andriy Korolyov (Ukr) Ukraine National Team 97 Eddy Lembo (Fra) Jean Delatour 98 Thomas Bodo (Fra) Francaise Des Jeux 99 Fabrice Salanson (Fra) Bonjour 100 Phil Zajicek (USA) Manheim Auctions-Mercury 101 Christophe Edaleine (Fra) Jean Delatour 102 Serhiy Bodachov (Ukr) Ukraine National Team 103 Sébastien Fournier (Fra) Credit Agricole 104 Cédric Loue (Fra) France Ouest Hatel 105 Joshua Thornton (USA) US National Team 106 Marc Vanacker (Lux) Luxembourg National Team 107 Rinaldo Nocentini (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step 108 Laurens Ten Dam (Ned) Rabobank Espoirs 109 Gorka Arrizabalaga (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 110 Bjorn Leukemans (Bel) Vlaanderen 2002-Eddy Merckx 111 Stéphane Krafft (Fra) Cofidis 112 Iban Mayo Diez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 113 Janeck Tombak (Est) Cofidis 114 Stéphane Couge (Fra) France Ouest Hatel 115 Tony Cavet (Fra) France Ouest Hatel 116 Gaitza Lejarreta (Spa) O.N.C.E-Deutsche Bank 117 Martin Saint-Laurent (Can) Canadian National Team 3.16 118 Kim Kirchen (Lux) Luxembourg National Team 3.29 119 Sergiy Stanishevskiy (Ukr) Ukraine National Team 120 Sébastien Laroche (Fra) Besson Chaussures 3.33 121 David Canada (Spa) O.N.C.E-Deutsche Bank 2.10 122 Svein Tuff (Can) Canadian National Team 3.54 123 Joaquim Rodriguez (Spa) O.N.C.E-Deutsche Bank 3.58 124 Mikel Astarloza (Spa) Banesto Espoirs 4.02 125 Sébastien Joly (Fra) Bonjour DNF Tom Stremersch (Bel) Vlaanderen 2002-Eddy Merckx DNF Aaron Olson (USA) US National Team DNF Franck Charrier (Fra) France Ouest Hatel General classification after stage 4: 1 Laszlo Bodrogi (Hun) Mapei-Quick Step 12.42.02 2 Frédéric Finot (Fra) Credit Agricole 0.16 3 Yoann Le Boulanger (Fra) Cofidis 1.22 4 Guillaume Auger (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93 1.47 5 David Canada (Spa) O.N.C.E-Deutsche Bank 2.20 6 Ivan Gutierrez (Spa) O.N.C.E-Deutsche Bank 2.27 7 Thor Hushovd (Nor) Credit Agricole 2.35 8 Jurgen Guns (Bel) Vlaanderen 2002-Eddy Merckx 2.37 9 Isidro Nozal (Spa) O.N.C.E-Deutsche Bank 2.48 10 Martin Cotar (Cro) Post Swiss Team 2.51 11 David Zabriskie (USA) US National Team 2.54 12 Luca Paolini (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step 2.58 13 Mikel Artetxe (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 3.12 14 David Moncoutie (Fra) Cofidis 3.14 15 Iker Flores (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 16 Gaitza Lejarreta (Spa) O.N.C.E-Deutsche Bank 3.20 17 Noan Lelarge (Fra) Bonjour 3.21 18 Nicolas Vogondy (Fra) Francaise Des Jeux 3.29 19 Sven Montgomery (Swi) Francaise Des Jeux 3.32 20 Floyd Landis (USA) Manheim Auctions-Mercury 3.34 21 Yuriy Krivtcov (Ukr) Ukraine National Team 3.38 22 Dimitri Fofonov (Kaz) Besson Chaussures 3.50 23 Marcel Gono (Aus) Credit Agricole 3.51 24 Christian Poos (Lux) Post Swiss Team 25 Loïc Lamouller (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93 3.53 26 Sandro Guttinger (Swi) Banesto Espoirs 3.54 27 Rinaldo Nocentini (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step 4.00 28 Gorka Arrizabalaga (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 29 Ivaîlo Gabrovski (Bul) Jean Delatour 4.03 30 Steve Fogen (Lux) Luxembourg National Team 4.05 31 Jean-Michel Tessier (Fra) Francaise Des Jeux 4.06 32 Jean-Patrick Nazon (Fra) Francaise Des Jeux 33 Oscar Garcia (Spa) Banesto Espoirs 4.10 34 Bjorn Leukemans (Bel) Vlaanderen 2002-Eddy Merckx 4.11 35 David Derepas (Fra) Phonak Hearing Systems 4.15 36 Serguei Yakovlev (Kaz) Besson Chaussures 4.16 37 Samuel Plouhinec (Fra) Jean Delatour 4.20 38 Thierry Loder (Fra) Cofidis 4.27 39 Phil Zajicek (USA) Manheim Auctions-Mercury 4.37 40 Baden Cooke (Aus) Manheim Auctions-Mercury 41 Mathias Braun (Swi) Post Swiss Team 42 Xavier Florencio (Spa) O.N.C.E-Deutsche Bank 4.39 43 Aitor Kintana (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 4.43 44 Anthony Testa (Fra) French National Team 4.44 45 Jochen Summer (Aut) Phonak Hearing Systems 4.45 46 Davy Daniels (Bel) Vlaanderen 2002-Eddy Merckx 4.46 47 Stéphane Couge (Fra) France Ouest Hatel 4.48 48 Ludovic Martin (Fra) Credit Agricole 4.49 49 Koldo Gil (Spa) Banesto Espoirs 4.51 50 Cédric Loue (Fra) France Ouest Hatel 4.52 51 Stéphane Berges (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93 52 Franck Schleck (Lux) Luxembourg National Team 53 Steve Zampieri (Swi) Manheim Auctions-Mercury 4.53 54 Benoit Poilvet (Fra) Credit Agricole 4.57 55 Christian Charriere (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems 4.58 56 Scott Davis (Aus) Manheim Auctions-Mercury 4.59 57 Charles Wegelius (GBr) Mapei-Quick Step 5.00 58 Ronald Mutsaars (Ned) Rabobank Espoirs 5.02 59 Raphael Jeune (Fra) French National Team 5.03 60 Samuel Gicquel (Fra) France Ouest Hatel 61 Eddy Ratti (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step 5.07 62 Cédric Jourdan (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93 5.09 63 Médéric Clain (Fra) Besson Chaussures 64 Remmert Wielinga (Ned) Rabobank Espoirs 5.10 65 Josu Silloniz (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 5.15 66 Alexandre Usov (Blr) Phonak Hearing Systems 5.17 67 Laurent Chotard (Fra) French National Team 68 Romain Mary (Fra) French National Team 5.20 69 Thorwald Veneberg (Ned) Rabobank Espoirs 5.22 70 Grégory Lapalud (Fra) Jean Delatour 5.23 71 Jon Bru (Spa) Banesto Espoirs 5.24 72 Stéphane Auroux (Fra) French National Team 5.29 73 Reto Bergmann (Swi) Post Swiss Team 74 Gilles Canouet (Fra) French National Team 5.31 75 Charles Dionne (Can) Canadian National Team 5.32 76 Anthony Geslin (Fra) Bonjour 77 Xabier Zandio (Spa) Banesto Espoirs 5.39 78 Will Frischkorn (USA) Manheim Auctions-Mercury 5.42 79 Marc Vanacker (Lux) Luxembourg National Team 80 Cédric Fragniere (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems 5.45 81 Stéphane Krafft (Fra) Cofidis 5.47 82 Tony Cavet (Fra) France Ouest Hatel 5.51 83 Sandy Casar (Fra) Francaise Des Jeux 5.52 84 Mark Vlijm (Ned) Rabobank Espoirs 5.53 85 Eddy Lembo (Fra) Jean Delatour 5.54 86 Thomas Bodo (Fra) Francaise Des Jeux 5.59 87 Janeck Tombak (Est) Cofidis 6.08 88 Wesley Huvaere (Bel) Vlaanderen 2002-Eddy Merckx 6.10 89 Derek Wilkerson (USA) US National Team 6.13 90 Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Bonjour 6.22 91 Damon Kluck (USA) US National Team 6.25 92 Sébastien Talabardon (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93 6.27 93 Mark Walters (Can) Canadian National Team 6.32 94 Fabrice Salanson (Fra) Bonjour 6.36 95 Joshua Thornton (USA) US National Team 6.37 96 Sergey Belousov (Kaz) Besson Chaussures 6.40 97 Crescenzo D'Amore (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step 6.44 98 Lenaïc Olivier (Fra) Jean Delatour 7.06 99 Mickaël Leveau (Fra) Besson Chaussures 7.23 100 Christian Heule (Swi) Post Swiss Team 7.26 101 Christophe Edaleine (Fra) Jean Delatour 7.27 102 Max Becker (Lux) Luxembourg National Team 7.30 103 Jimmy Engoulvent (Fra) Bonjour 7.57 104 Laurens Ten Dam (Ned) Rabobank Espoirs 7.58 105 Michaël Barry (Can) Canadian National Team 106 Sébastien Fournier (Fra) Credit Agricole 8.12 107 Denis Salmon (Fra) France Ouest Hatel 8.25 108 Sébastien Joly (Fra) Bonjour 8.27 109 Marcel Strauss (Swi) Post Swiss Team 8.28 110 Joaquim Rodriguez (Spa) O.N.C.E-Deutsche Bank 8.38 111 Jay Sweet (Aus) Big Mat-Auber 93 8.46 112 Donny Lopez (USA) US National Team 9.08 113 Svein Tuff (Can) Canadian National Team 9.33 114 Sébastien Laroche (Fra) Besson Chaussures 9.39 115 Andriy Korolyov (Ukr) Ukraine National Team 10.54 116 Iban Mayo Diez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 11.44 117 Mikel Astarloza (Spa) Banesto Espoirs 12.00 118 Martin Saint-Laurent (Can) Canadian National Team 12.59 119 Tom Flammang (Lux) Cofidis 13.04 120 Kim Kirchen (Lux) Luxembourg National Team 13.07 121 Serhiy Bodachov (Ukr) Ukraine National Team 24.13 122 Serhiy Hrechyn (Ukr) Ukraine National Team 25.18 123 Christian Weyland (Lux) Luxembourg National Team 28.38 124 Sergiy Stanishevskiy (Ukr) Ukraine National Team 32.35 125 Uwe Straumann (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems 38.30 |