38th Tour de l'Avenir - 2.5

France, September 6-15, 2001

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Stage 1 - September 6: Cosse-le-Vivien - Craon, 180 km

Usov wins first stage

Alexandre Usov (Phonak) has won the first stage of the Tour de l'Avenir from Cosse-le-Vivien to Craon. The Bielorussian beat BigMat's Nicolas Liboreau and Francaise des Jeux' Jean-Patrick Nazon in a bunch sprint, which saw all riders finish in the same time.

The main difficulties in each of the two 90 kilometres laps today were the category 4 climbs of Côte de Bouchamps (km 28 & 108) and Côte de Bellevue (km 44 & 123.5). Mapei's Kevin Hulsmans won both climbs on the first lap, but he missed the breakaway that went at kilometre 48.

Samuel Sanchez (Euskaltel) attacked with Andy Flickinger (Festina), and this pair was pursued and caught by six more riders: Gorka Gonzalez (Euskaltel), Pablo Lastras (iBanesto.com), Anthony Geslin (Bonjour), J. Miguel Cuenca (Kelme), Christophe Edaleine (Jean Delatour) and Baden Cooke (Mercury). The eight riders were together by kilometre 58, and had built a 2 minute lead by the Sprint at Craon (km 98), won by Edaleine.

However, the Czech Republic boys got on the front of the peloton, and reduced the gap to under a minute. Flickinger attacked again with Gonzalez, but everything came back together with 13 kilometres to go. In the ensuing sprint, Usov got the better of Liboreau and Nazon, and he became the first leader of the race.

Results

1 Alexandre Usov (Blr) Phonak Hearing Systems         4.06.44
2 Nicolas Liboreau (Fra) Bigmat.Auber 93
3 Jean-Patrick Nazon (Fra) La Francaise Des Jeux
4 Aurélien Clerc (Swi) Post Swiss Team
5 David Kupka (Cze) Czech Rep. National Team
6 Giosuè Bonomi (Ita) Team Colpack-Astro
7 Kevin Hulsmans (Bel) Mapei-Quick Step
8 Jehudi Schoonacker (Bel) Vlaanderen-T Interim
9 Graziano Gasparre (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step
10 Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) La Francaise Des Jeux
11 Franck Pencole (Fra) Bigmat.Auber 93
12 Eddy Lembo (Fra) Jean Delatour
13 Damon Kluck (USA) US National Team
14 Inaki Isasi Flores (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
15 Baden Cooke (Aus) Mercury
16 Rune Jogert (Nor) Norwegian National Team
17 Samuel Sanchez Gonzalez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
18 Tom Vannoppen (Bel) Vlaanderen-T Interim
19 Sergey Kruszhevskiy (Uzb) St Quentin-Oktos
20 Danny Van Capellen (Bel) Vlaanderen-T Interim
21 Robert Sassone (Fra) Cofidis
22 Petr Sestak (Cze) Czech Rep. National Team
23 Kamil Vrana (Cze) Czech Rep. National Team
24 Jan Verstraeten (Bel) Vlaanderen-T Interim
25 Alejandro Cortes (Col) 05 Orbitel-Berry Floor
26 Pablo Lastras Garcia (Spa) iBanesto.com
27 Kjetil Loitegârd (Nor) Norwegian National Team
28 Constantino Zaballa (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca
29 David Rucksthul (Swi) Post Swiss Team
30 David Derepas (Fra) Phonak Hearing Systems
31 Marlon Perez Arango (Col) 05 Orbitel-Berry Floor
32 Médéric Clain (Fra) Cofidis
33 Nicolas Reynaud (Fra) Festina
34 Martin Vestby (Nor) Norwegian National Team
35 Gregory Rast (Swi) Post Swiss Team
36 Frank Schleck (Lux) Festina
37 Ivan Sastre (Spa) Festina
38 Gorka Gonzalez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
39 Eladio Jimenez Sanchez (Spa) iBanesto.com
40 Francisco Lara (Spa) Festina
41 Jan Chrobak (Cze) Czech Rep. National Team
42 Martin Elmiger (Swi) Post Swiss Team
43 Vincent Bader (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems
44 Nicolas Andre (Fra) Cofidis
45 Marek Rutkiewicz (Pol) Cofidis
46 Denis Menchov (Rus) iBanesto.com
47 Gisle Vikoyr (Nor) Norwegian National Team
48 Benoit Poilvet (Fra) Credit Agricole
49 Anthony Geslin (Fra) Bonjour
50 Jeff Louder (USA) US National Team
51 Nicolas Meret (Fra) St Quentin-Oktos
52 Svein Tuft (Can) Mercury
53 Jesus Manzano (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca
54 J.Miguel Cuenca (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca
55 Andy Flickinger (Fra) Festina
56 Régis Lhuillier (Fra) La Francaise Des Jeux
57 Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Bonjour
58 Sébastien Talabardon (Fra) Bigmat.Auber 93
59 Johnny Leal (Col) 05 Orbitel-Berry Floor
60 Gabriel Rasch (Nor) Norwegian National Team
61 Guillaume Auger (Fra) Bigmat.Auber 93
62 Evgeni Petrov (Rus) Mapei-Quick Step
63 Mark Fitzgerald (USA) US National Team
64 Jorge Gonzalez (Col) 05 Orbitel-Berry Floor
65 Alessandro Cortinovis (Ita) Team Colpack-Astro
66 Christophe Laurent (Fra) Jean Delatour
67 Ludovic Martin (Fra) Credit Agricole
68 Javier Gonzalez Barrera (Col) 05 Orbitel-Berry Floor
69 Carlos Garcia Quesada (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca
70 Nicolas Meunier (Fra) Bigmat.Auber 93
71 Alexis Rodriguez (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca
72 Ciaran Power (Irl) St Quentin-Oktos
73 Lenaïc Olivier (Fra) Jean Delatour
74 Christophe Kern (Fra) Bonjour
75 Cédric Fragniere (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems
76 Iva Lo Gabrovski (Bul) Jean Delatour
77 Christophe Le Mevel (Fra) Credit Agricole
78 Filippo Pozzato (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step
79 Laszlo Bodrogi (Hun) Mapei-Quick Step
80 Thomas Bodo (Fra) La Francaise Des Jeux
81 Florent Brard (Fra) Festina
82 Matteo Gigli (Ita) Team Colpack-Astro
83 Yohann Charpenteau (Fra) Credit Agricole
84 Michael Reihs (Den) Phonak Hearing Systems
85 Matthew Wilson (Aus) Mercury
86 Pierrick Fedrigo (Fra) Credit Agricole
87 Geoffrey Demeyere (Bel) Vlaanderen-T Interim
88 Stijn De Schoemaecker (Bel) Vlaanderen-T Interim
89 Rafael Mateos (Spa) Team Colpack-Astro
90 Charles Wegelius (GBr) Mapei-Quick Step
91 Josu Silloniz Aresti (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
92 Yan Tournier (Fra) Credit Agricole
93 Gorka Arrizabalaga (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
94 Sandy Casar (Fra) La Francaise Des Jeux
95 Koldo Gil Perez (Spa) iBanesto.com
96 Steve Zampieri (Swi) Post Swiss Team
97 Oscar Borlini (Ita) Team Colpack-Astro
98 Christophe Edaleine (Fra) Jean Delatour
99 Ruben Diaz De Cerio (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
100 Ruben Plaza Molina (Spa) iBanesto.com
101 Adolfo Garcia Quesada (Spa) iBanesto.com
102 Radek Dite (Cze) Czech Rep. National Team
103 Nicolas Fritsch (Fra) La Francaise Des Jeux
104 Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Bonjour
105 Radek Becka (Cze) Czech Rep. National Team
106 Florian Ludi (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems
107 Florian Germain (Fra) Jean Delatour
108 Reto Bergmann (Swi) Post Swiss Team
109 Cédric Loue (Fra) Cofidis
110 Angelo Lopebosselli (Ita) Cofidis
111 Phil Zajicek (USA) Mercury
112 David Zabriskie (USA) US National Team
113 Luis Oran Castaneda (Col) 05 Orbitel-Berry Floor
114 Benjamin Levecot (Fra) Bigmat.Auber 93
115 Michele Colleoni (Ita) Team Colpack-Astro
116 Fabrice Salanson (Fra) Bonjour
117 Mads Kaggestad (Nor) Norwegian National Team
118 Maxim Smirnov (Rus) St Quentin-Oktos
119 Matthew Decanio (USA) US National Team
120 Ernesto Lechuga (Mex) Mercury
121 Danny Pate (USA) US National Team
122 Anthony Charteau (Fra) Bonjour
123 Will Frischkorn (USA) Mercury
124 Joaquim Lopez Torella (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca
DNF Andy Cappelle (Bel) St Quentin-Oktos
DNS Mickael Olejnik (Pol) St Quentin-Oktos
 
Sprints
 
Renaze  - 36.5 km
 
1 Jean-Patrick Nazon (Fra) La Francaise Des Jeux             3 pts
2 Nicolas Liboreau (Fra) Bigmat.Auber 93                     2
3 Graziano Gasparre (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step                   1
 
Cosse-Le-Vivien (1st lap) - 78.5 km
 
1 Baden Cooke (Aus) Mercury                                  3 pts
2 Andy Flickinger (Fra) Festina                              2
3 J.Miguel Cuenca (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                   1
 
Craon (2nd lap) - 98 km
 
1 Christophe Edaleine (Fra) Jean Delatour                    3 pts
2 J.Miguel Cuenca (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                   2
3 Pablo Lastras Garcia (Spa) iBanesto.com                    1
 
Mountains
 
Côte de Bouchamps - 28.5 km
 
1 Kevin Hulsmans (Bel) Mapei-Quick Step                      5 pts
2 Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Bonjour                             3
3 Sandy Casar (Fra) La Francaise Des Jeux                    1
 
Côte de Bellevue - 44 km
 
1 Kevin Hulsmans (Bel) Mapei-Quick Step                      5 pts
2 Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Bonjour                             3
3 Régis Lhuillier (Fra) La Francaise Des Jeux                1
 
Côte de Bouchamps - 108 km
 
1 Anthony Geslin (Fra) Bonjour                               5 pts
2 Andy Flickinger (Fra) Festina                              3
3 J.Miguel Cuenca (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                   1
 
Côte de Bellevue - 123.5 km
 
1 Andy Flickinger (Fra) Festina                              5 pts
2 J.Miguel Cuenca (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                   3
3 Anthony Geslin (Fra) Bonjour                               1
 
Teams
 
1 Vlaanderen-T Interim                                12.20.12
2 Czech Republic National Team
3 Post Swiss Team
4 Francaise Des Jeux
5 Euskaltel - Euskadi
6 Big.Mat - Auber 93
7 Phonak Hearing Systems
8 Norwegian National Team
9 Mapei - Quick Step
10 Cofidis
11 Festina Watches
12 iBanesto.com
13 05 Orbitel-Berry Floor
14 US National Team
15 Kelme - Costa Blanca
16 Saint - Quentin Oktos
17 Jean Delatour
18 Mercury
19 Team Colpack - Astro
20 Bonjour
21 Credit Agricole
 
General classification after stage 1
 
1 Alexandre Usov (Blr) Phonak Hearing Systems          4.06.34
2 Nicolas Liboreau (Fra) Bigmat.Auber 93                  0.02
3 Jean-Patrick Nazon (Fra) La Francaise Des Jeux          0.03
4 Baden Cooke (Aus) Mercury                               0.07
5 J.Miguel Cuenca (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca
6 Christophe Edaleine (Fra) Jean Delatour
7 Andy Flickinger (Fra) Festina                           0.08
8 Graziano Gasparre (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step                0.09
9 Pablo Lastras Garcia (Spa) iBanesto.com
10 Aurélien Clerc (Swi) Post Swiss Team                   0.10
11 David Kupka (Cze) Czech Rep. National Team
12 Giosuè Bonomi (Ita) Team Colpack-Astro
13 Kevin Hulsmans (Bel) Mapei-Quick Step
14 Jehudi Schoonacker (Bel) Vlaanderen-T Interim
15 Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) La Francaise Des Jeux
16 Franck Pencole (Fra) Bigmat.Auber 93
17 Eddy Lembo (Fra) Jean Delatour
18 Damon Kluck (USA) US National Team
19 Inaki Isasi Flores (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
20 Rune Jogert (Nor) Norwegian National Team
21 Samuel Sanchez Gonzalez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
22 Tom Vannoppen (Bel) Vlaanderen-T Interim
23 Sergey Kruszhevskiy (Uzb) St Quentin-Oktos
24 Danny Van Capellen (Bel) Vlaanderen-T Interim
25 Robert Sassone (Fra) Cofidis
26 Petr Sestak (Cze) Czech Rep. National Team
27 Kamil Vrana (Cze) Czech Rep. National Team
28 Jan Verstraeten (Bel) Vlaanderen-T Interim
29 Alejandro Cortes (Col) 05 Orbitel-Berry Floor
30 Kjetil Loitegârd (Nor) Norwegian National Team
31 Constantino Zaballa (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca
32 David Rucksthul (Swi) Post Swiss Team
33 David Derepas (Fra) Phonak Hearing Systems
34 Marlon Perez Arango (Col) 05 Orbitel-Berry Floor
35 Médéric Clain (Fra) Cofidis
36 Nicolas Reynaud (Fra) Festina
37 Martin Vestby (Nor) Norwegian National Team
38 Gregory Rast (Swi) Post Swiss Team
39 Frank Schleck (Lux) Festina
40 Ivan Sastre (Spa) Festina
41 Gorka Gonzalez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
42 Eladio Jimenez Sanchez (Spa) iBanesto.com
43 Francisco Lara (Spa) Festina
44 Jan Chrobak (Cze) Czech Rep. National Team
45 Martin Elmiger (Swi) Post Swiss Team
46 Vincent Bader (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems
47 Nicolas Andre (Fra) Cofidis
48 Marek Rutkiewicz (Pol) Cofidis
49 Denis Menchov (Rus) iBanesto.com
50 Gisle Vikoyr (Nor) Norwegian National Team
51 Benoit Poilvet (Fra) Credit Agricole
52 Anthony Geslin (Fra) Bonjour
53 Jeff Louder (USA) US National Team
54 Nicolas Meret (Fra) St Quentin-Oktos
55 Svein Tuft (Can) Mercury
56 Jesus Manzano (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca
57 Régis Lhuillier (Fra) La Francaise Des Jeux
58 Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Bonjour
59 Sébastien Talabardon (Fra) Bigmat.Auber 93
60 Johnny Leal (Col) 05 Orbitel-Berry Floor
61 Gabriel Rasch (Nor) Norwegian National Team
62 Guillaume Auger (Fra) Bigmat.Auber 93
63 Evgeni Petrov (Rus) Mapei-Quick Step
64 Mark Fitzgerald (USA) US National Team
65 Jorge Gonzalez (Col) 05 Orbitel-Berry Floor
66 Alessandro Cortinovis (Ita) Team Colpack-Astro
67 Christophe Laurent (Fra) Jean Delatour
68 Ludovic Martin (Fra) Credit Agricole
69 Javier Gonzalez Barrera (Col) 05 Orbitel-Berry Floor
70 Carlos Garcia Quesada (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca
71 Nicolas Meunier (Fra) Bigmat.Auber 93
72 Alexis Rodriguez (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca
73 Ciaran Power (Irl) St Quentin-Oktos
74 Lenaïc Olivier (Fra) Jean Delatour
75 Christophe Kern (Fra) Bonjour
76 Cédric Fragniere (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems
77 Iva Lo Gabrovski (Bul) Jean Delatour
78 Christophe Le Mevel (Fra) Credit Agricole
79 Filippo Pozzato (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step
80 Laszlo Bodrogi (Hun) Mapei-Quick Step
81 Thomas Bodo (Fra) La Francaise Des Jeux
82 Florent Brard (Fra) Festina
83 Matteo Gigli (Ita) Team Colpack-Astro
84 Yohann Charpenteau (Fra) Credit Agricole
85 Michael Reihs (Den) Phonak Hearing Systems
86 Matthew Wilson (Aus) Mercury
87 Pierrick Fedrigo (Fra) Credit Agricole
88 Geoffrey Demeyere (Bel) Vlaanderen-T Interim
89 Stijn De Schoemaecker (Bel) Vlaanderen-T Interim
90 Rafael Mateos (Spa) Team Colpack-Astro
91 Charles Wegelius (GBr) Mapei-Quick Step
92 Josu Silloniz Aresti (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
93 Yan Tournier (Fra) Credit Agricole
94 Gorka Arrizabalaga (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
95 Sandy Casar (Fra) La Francaise Des Jeux
96 Koldo Gil Perez (Spa) iBanesto.com
97 Steve Zampieri (Swi) Post Swiss Team
98 Oscar Borlini (Ita) Team Colpack-Astro
99 Ruben Diaz De Cerio (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
100 Ruben Plaza Molina (Spa) iBanesto.com
101 Adolfo Garcia Quesada (Spa) iBanesto.com
102 Radek Dite (Cze) Czech Rep. National Team
103 Nicolas Fritsch (Fra) La Francaise Des Jeux
104 Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Bonjour
105 Radek Becka (Cze) Czech Rep. National Team
106 Florian Ludi (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems
107 Florian Germain (Fra) Jean Delatour
108 Reto Bergmann (Swi) Post Swiss Team
109 Cédric Loue (Fra) Cofidis
110 Angelo Lopebosselli (Ita) Cofidis
111 Phil Zajicek (USA) Mercury
112 David Zabriskie (USA) US National Team
113 Luis Oran Castaneda (Col) 05 Orbitel-Berry Floor
114 Benjamin Levecot (Fra) Bigmat.Auber 93
115 Michele Colleoni (Ita) Team Colpack-Astro
116 Fabrice Salanson (Fra) Bonjour
117 Mads Kaggestad (Nor) Norwegian National Team
118 Maxim Smirnov (Rus) St Quentin-Oktos
119 Matthew Decanio (USA) US National Team
120 Ernesto Lechuga (Mex) Mercury
121 Danny Pate (USA) US National Team
122 Anthony Charteau (Fra) Bonjour
123 Will Frischkorn (USA) Mercury
124 Joaquim Lopez Torella (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca
 
Points classification
 
1 Alexandre Usov (Blr) Phonak Hearing Systems               30 pts
2 Nicolas Liboreau (Fra) Bigmat.Auber 93                    29
3 Jean-Patrick Nazon (Fra) La Francaise Des Jeux            28
4 Aurélien Clerc (Swi) Post Swiss Team                      23
5 David Kupka (Cze) Czech Rep. National Team                21
6 Giosuè Bonomi (Ita) Team Colpack-Astro                    19
7 Kevin Hulsmans (Bel) Mapei-Quick Step                     17
8 Jehudi Schoonacker (Bel) Vlaanderen-T Interim             15
9 Graziano Gasparre (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step                  14
10 Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) La Francaise Des Jeux              11
11 Franck Pencole (Fra) Bigmat.Auber 93                     10
12 Eddy Lembo (Fra) Jean Delatour                            9
13 Baden Cooke (Aus) Mercury                                 9
14 Damon Kluck (USA) US National Team                        8
15 Inaki Isasi Flores (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                7
16 Rune Jogert (Nor) Norwegian National Team                 5
17 Samuel Sanchez Gonzalez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi           4
18 Tom Vannoppen (Bel) Vlaanderen-T Interim                  3
19 Christophe Edaleine (Fra) Jean Delatour                   3
20 J.Miguel Cuenca (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                  3
21 Sergey Kruszhevskiy (Uzb) St Quentin-Oktos                2
22 Andy Flickinger (Fra) Festina                             2
23 Danny Van Capellen (Bel) Vlaanderen-T Interim             1
24 Pablo Lastras Garcia (Spa) iBanesto.com                   1
 
Mountains classification
 
1 Kevin Hulsmans (Bel) Mapei-Quick Step                     10 pts
2 Andy Flickinger (Fra) Festina                              8
3 Anthony Geslin (Fra) Bonjour                               6
4 Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Bonjour                             6
5 J.Miguel Cuenca (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                   4
6 Régis Lhuillier (Fra) La Francaise Des Jeux                1
7 Sandy Casar (Fra) La Francaise Des Jeux                    1
 
Teams classification
 
1 Vlaanderen-T Interim                                12.20.12
2 Czech Republic National Team
3 Post Swiss Team
4 Francaise Des Jeux
5 Euskaltel - Euskadi
6 Big.Mat - Auber 93
7 Phonak Hearing Systems
8 Norwegian National Team
9 Mapei - Quick Step
10 Cofidis
11 Festina Watches
12 iBanesto.com
13 05 Orbitel-Berry Floor
14 US National Team
15 Kelme - Costa Blanca
16 Saint - Quentin Oktos
17 Jean Delatour
18 Mercury
19 Team Colpack - Astro
20 Bonjour
21 Credit Agricole