GP d'Ouverture "La Marseillaise" - 1.4France, February 6, 20012000 Results Starting list Past winners Danish 1-2 in La Marseillaise
Danish riders Jakob Piil and Nicolaj Bo Larsen, both CSC-World Online, finished first and second in the opening French race of the season, the GP d'Ouverture, nicknamed "La Marseillaise". The two Danes won a sprint ahead of Florent Brard (Festina), and Christophe Oriol (Jean Delatour) after the four riders had broken away. CSC's Laurent Jalabert earned himself the 'Most Aggressive Rider' award when he attacked on the "Petit Galibier", and was away for 35 kilometres. When he was caught, Piil and Larsen took over the reins, and attacked with Brard and Oriol in tow. The quartet gradually built up a lead that was over two and a half minutes by the end. With two CSC riders, both of whom could sprint, the win was a strong chance, but the second placing was an added bonus. Most of the riders in today's race will start in the Etoile de Besseges stage race tomorrow.
Results - 151 km1. Jakob Piil (Den) CSC World Online 3.32.19 2. Nicolaj Bo Larsen (Den) CSC World Online 3. Florent Brard (Fra) Festina 4. Christophe Oriol (Fra) Jean Delatour 5. Patrice Halgand (Fra) Jean Delatour 2.39 6. Alexandre Botcharov (Rus) Ag2R Prévoyance 7. Peter Farazijn (Bel) Cofidis 2.43 8. Sébastien Demarbaix (Bel) Ag2R Prévoyance 3.19 9. Jurgen Vermeersch (Bel) Team Landbouwkrediet 10. Nicolas Fritsch (Fra) La Française Des Jeux 11. Andy Flickinger (Fra) Festina 3.54 12. Andrei Tchmil (Bel) Lotto-Adecco 13. Stéphane Goubert (Fra) Jean Delatour 14. Chris Peers (Bel) Cofidis 15. Benoît Poilvet (Fra) Crédit Agricole 16. Pascal Chanteur (Fra) Festina 17. Eddy Seigneur (Fra) Jean Delatour 4.00 18. Paul Van Hyfte (Bel) Lotto-Adecco 8.32 19. Sébastien Joly (Fra) Bonjour 20. Hendrik Van Dijck (Bel) Lotto-Adecco 11.18 22. Jan Svorada (Cze) Lampre-Daikin 22. Bert Scheirlinckx (Bel) Collstrop - Palmans 23. Gordon Mc Cauley (NZl) Team Landbouwkrediet 24. Nicolas Vogondy (Fra) La Française Des Jeux 25. Christophe Morel (Fra) Saint-Quentin - Oktos 26. Dominique Rault (Fra) Big Mat - Auber 93 27. Grégory Vollet (Fra) Saint-Quentin - Oktos 28. Christophe Agnolutto (Fra) Ag2R Prévoyance 29. Frédéric Mainguenaud (Fra) Bonjour 30. Ludovic Auger (Fra) Big Mat - Auber 93 31. Sandy Casar (Fra) La Française Des Jeux 32. Grzegorz Gwiazdowski (Pol) La Française Des Jeux 33. Anthony Morin (Fra) Crédit Agricole 34. Bobby Julich (USA) Crédit Agricole 35. Laurent Jalabert (Fra) CSC World Online 36. Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Bonjour 37. Robert Hunter (RSA) Lampre-Daikin 38. Frédéric Finot (Fra) Crédit Agricole Starting listCofidis Lampre-Daikin 1 Jo Planckaert (Bel) 11 Raivis Belohvosciks (Lat) 2 Peter Farazijn (Bel) 12 Simone Bertoletti (Ita) 3 Tom Flammang (Lux) 13 Rubens Bertogliati (Ita) 4 Philippe Gaumont (Fra) 14 Marco Della Vedova (Ita) 5 Andrei Kivilev (Kaz) 15 Robert Hunter (RSA) 6 Chris Peers (Bel) 16 Marco Serpellini (Ita) 7 Nico Mattan (Bel) 17 Zbigniew Spruch (Pol) 8 Robert Sassone (Fra) 18 Jan Svorada (Cze) Ag2R - Prevoyance Lotto-Adecco 21 Christophe Agnolutto (Fra) 31 Hans De Clercq (Bel) 22 Lauri Aus (Est) 32 Nico Eeckhout (Bel) 23 Alexandre Botcharov (Rus) 33 Andrei Tchmil (Bel) 24 Gilles Maignan (Fra) 34 Guennadi Mikhailov (Rus) 25 Ludovic Turpin (Fra) 35 Hendrik Van Dijck (Bel) 26 Sébastien Demarbaix (Bel) 36 Thierry Marichal (Bel) 27 Arturas Kasputis (Ltu) 37 Fabien De Waele (Bel) 28 Benoît Salmon (Fra) 38 Kurt Van Lancker (Bel) Team Landbouwkrediet CSC - World Online 41 Michel Vanhaecke (Bel) 51 Laurent Jalabert (Fra) 42 Bert Roesems (Bel) 52 Koen Beeckman (Bel) 43 Jurgen Vandewalle (Bel) 53 Nicolas Jalabert (Fra) 44 Jurgen Vermeersch (Bel) 54 Raphaël Jeune (Fra) 45 Bert Dewaele (Bel) 55 Nicolaj Bo Larsen (Den) 46 Nicolas Coudray (Bel) 56 Mickael Steen Nielsen (Den) 47 Gordon Mccauley (NZl) 57 Jakob Piil (Den) 48 Andrei Tcherviakov (Rus) 58 Olivier Asmaker (Fra) Jean Delatour St-Quentin-Okots 61 Gilles Bouvard (Fra) 71 Andy Capelle (Fra) 62 Ivailo Gabrovski (Bul) 72 Jérôme Desjardins (Fra) 63 Stéphane Goubert (Fra) 73 Grégory Faghel (Fra) 64 Christophe Oriol (Fra) 74 Oleg Kozlitine (Kaz) 65 Eddy Seigneur (Fra) 75 Frédéric Lecrosnier (Fra) 66 Patrice Halgand (Fra) 76 Mickael Olejnik (Fra) 67 Samuel Plouhinec (Fra) 77 Christophe Morel (Fra) 68 Olivier Trastour (Fra) 78 Vincent Templier (Fra) Bonjour Vlaanderen T Interim 81 François Simon (Fra) 91 Yoeri Beyens (Bel) 82 Anthony Charteau (Fra) 92 Matthew Gilmore (GBr) 83 Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) 93 Jehudi Schoonacker (Bel) 84 Sébastien Joly (Fra) 94 Nico Sijmens (Bel) 85 Frédéric Mainguenaud (Fra) 95 Danny Van Cappellen (Bel) 86 Noan Lelarge (Fra) 96 James Vanlandschoot (Bel) 87 Franck Renier (Fra) 97 Jan Verstraeten (Bel) 88 Fabrice Salanson (Fra) 98 Andy Vidts (Bel) Big Mat-Auber 93 La Francaise Des Jeux 101 Ludovic Auger (Fra) 111 Sandy Casar (Fra) 102 Jeremy Hunt (GBr) 112 Jimmy Casper (Fra) 103 Patrick Jonker (Aus) 113 Yvon Ledanois (Fra) 104 Loïc Lamouller (Fra) 114 Nicolas Fritsch (Fra) 105 Loïc Lebreton (Fra) 115 Grzegorz Gwiazdowski (Pol) 106 Jay Sweet (Aus) 116 Jean Patrick Nazon (Fra) 107 Benjamin Levecot (Fra) 117 Franck Perque (Fra) 108 Cyril Saugrain (Fra) 118 Daniel Schnider (Fra) Credit Agricole Collstrop-Palmans 121 Frédéric Bessy (Fra) 131 Vincent Cali (Fra) 122 Pierrick Fedrigo (Fra) 132 Christophe Detilloux (Bel) 123 Fabrice Gougot (Fra) 133 Roger Hammond (GBr) 124 Thor Hushovd (Nor) 134 Kristof Trouve (Bel) 125 Anthony Morin (Fra) 135 Geert Omloop (Bel) 126 Stuart O'Grady (Aus) 136 Donatas Virbickas (Ltu) 127 Benoît Poilvet (Fra) 137 Bert Scheirlinckx (Bel) 128 Frédéric Finot (Fra) 138 Peter Wuyts (Bel) Festina Ville De Charleroi 141 Pascal Chanteur (Fra) 151 Renaud Boxus (Bel) 142 Stéphane Auge (Fra) 152 Marc Chanoine (Bel) 143 Florent Brard (Fra) 153 Frank Corvers (Bel) 144 Andy Flickinger (Fra) 154 David Debremaeker (Bel) 145 Michel Klinger (Swi) 155 Andy De Smet (Bel) 146 Arnaud Pretot (Fra) 156 Morten Hegreberg (Nor) 147 Steffen Radochla (Fra) 157 Jurgen Landrie (Bel) 148 Nicolas Reynaud (Fra) 158 Sébastien Mattozza (Bel) Courtesy of www.velomania.net Past winners2000 Emmanuel Magnien (Fra) |
