Grand Prix Ouest-France - 1.HCPlouay, France, September 2, 20012000 Results Live Report Results and report Preview Start list Past winners PreviewBy Jeff Jones With 200,000 people expected to line the 14.14 kilometre circuit Jean-Yves Perron on Sunday in Plouay, the GP Ouest France is once again predicted to be a popular success. The 198 kilometre race gives spectators a chance to see the racers on each of the 14 laps, and this is one of the reasons why it is well patronised by the public. The other reason is that it's the end of the holidays in Brittany, and many folks finish working in the fields and go to Plouay to watch the bike race. Its popularity was such that the small town was given the honour to host last year's World Championships, and that too was a big success. Of course, a good race also needs good competitors, and tomorrow's field is top quality. It's a combination of seasoned riders and stagiaires, young riders who are competing on the professional circuit for the first time. The big drawcards include last year's winner Michele Bartoli (Mapei-Quick Step) who will be riding with Italian champion Daniele Nardello and a young Mapei squad. Speaking at a pre-race press conference today, Bartoli described himself as "motivated but very tired. As the defending champion, I couldn't miss this race. I knew people were waiting for me here." For me there are two races in the world where the public deserves more respect than anywhere else, and that's the Tour of Flanders and Plouay." The race will also feature French champion Didier Rous (Bonjour), the ever popular Laurent Jalabert (CSC-Tiscali) and teammate Jakob Piil, Festina's Christophe Moreau, Lotto's Mario Aerts, Serge Baguet and Andrei Tchmil, Jean Delatour's Laurent Brochard, and Patrice Halgand, Saeco's Mirko Celestino, Cofidis' Nico Mattan and David Moncoutie, Francaise des Jeux' Jacky Durand, Ag2r's Christophe Agnolutto and Benoît Salmon, Liquigas' Serguei Gontchar, Rabobank's Marcus Zberg, BigMat's Stéphane Heulot and Patrick Jonker. The action starts at 12:00 CEST and the race will last approximately 4 hours 45 minutes. Cyclingnews will be providing live lap-by-lap updates of the race from start to finish. Next year's GP Plouay is planned to be bigger than ever, with a three day event featuring a cyclotourists ride on Friday, an amateurs race on Saturday morning, the seventh round of the women's World Cup on Saturday afternoon and the GP Ouest France on Sunday. Start ListFinal Mapei - Quick Step Cofidis 1 Michele Bartoli 11 Nico Mattan 2 Berard Eisel 12 Jean-Michel Tessier 3 Stijn Devolder 13 Claude Lamour 4 Michael Rogers 14 Yoann Le Boulanger 5 Frederik Willems 15 David Moncoutie 6 Philippe Koehler 16 Chris Peers 7 Daniele Nardello 17 Christophe Rinero 8 Patrick Sinkewitz 18 Janek Tombak Bonjour Francaise Des Jeux 21 Walter Beneteau 31 Sandy Casar 22 Franck Bouyer 32 Jacky Durand 23 Charles Guilbert 33 Frédéric Guesdon 24 Didier Rous 34 Grzegorz Gwiazdowski 25 Mickael Pichon 35 Emmanuel Magnien 26 Franck Renier 36 Christophe Mengin 27 Jean-Cyril Robin 37 Daniel Schnider 28 François Simon 38 Credit Agricole Ag2R 41 51 Christophe Agnolutto 42 52 Stéphane Berges 43 Christopher Jenner 53 Sébastien Demarbaix 44 Bobby Julich 54 Alexandre Grux 45 Ludovic Martin 55 Benoît Salmon 46 Anthony Morin 56 Ludovic Turpin 47 Jérôme Neuville 57 David Delrieu 48 Benoît Poilvet 58 CSC Tiscali Liguigas 61 Laurent Jalabert 71 Paolo Bono 62 Olivier Asmaker 72 Daniele Contrini 63 Michael Blaudzun 73 Serguei Gontchar 64 Tristan Hoffman 74 Fabio Marchesin 65 Raphael Jeune 75 Mirko Marini 66 Jacob Moe Rasmussen 76 Giancarlo Raimondi 67 Jakob Storm Piil 77 Cristian Salvato 68 Martin Rittsel 78 Collstrop-Palmans Euskatel-Euskadi 81 Vincent Cali 91 Gorka Arrizabalaga 82 Max Becker 92 Gorka Gonzalez 83 Thierry De Groote 93 Isasi Inaki 84 Tony Bracke 94 Rubén Diaz de Cerio 85 Bert Scheirlinckx 95 Samuel Sanchez 86 Staf Scheirlinckx 96 Josu Silloniz 87 Roger Hammond Mercury Rabobank 101 Fabrizio Guidi 111 Beat Zberg 102 Chris Wherry 112 Marcus Zberg 103 Ernie Lechuga 113 Matthé Pronk 104 Matt Wilson 114 Coen Boerman 105 Svein Tuft 115 Geert Verheyen 106 Phil Zajicek 116 Marc Lotz 107 117 Thorwald Veneberg 108 118 Gerben Lowik Lotto-Adecco Landbouwkrediet 121 Mario Aerts 131 Nicolas Coudray 122 Serge Baguet 132 Johan Van Der Berg 123 Andrei Tchmil 133 Gunther Cuylits 124 Christophe Brandt 134 Bert de Waele 125 Hans De Clercq 135 Kurt Van Landeghem 126 Thierry Marichal 136 Jurgen Van De Walle 127 Kurt Van Lancker 137 Glenn Chadwick 128 Steve Vermaut 138 Mark Roland Tacconi-Vini Caldirola Ville De Charleroi 141 151 Renaud Boxus 142 Gabriele Balducci 152 Marc Chanoine 143 Paolo Bossoni 153 David Debremaeker 144 Mauro Gerosa 154 Morten Hegreberg 145 Andrej Hauptman 155 Jurgen Landrie 146 Mauro Radaelli 156 Sébastien Laroche 147 Gianluca Sironi 157 Gregory Barbier 148 David George 158 Jean Delatour Bigmat 161 Laurent Brochard 171 Stéphane Heulot 162 Patrice Halgand 172 Patrick Jonker 163 Gilles Bouvard 173 Xavier Jan 164 Cyril Dessel 174 Ludovic Auger 165 Stéphane Goubert 175 Lilian Lebreton 166 Olivier Trastour 176 Dominique Rault 167 Eddy Seigneur 177 Cyril Saugrain 168 Bruno Thibout 178 Alexei Sivakov Saeco Festina 181 Mirko Celestino 191 Pascal Chanteur 182 Nicola Gavazzi 192 Stephane Auge 183 Biagio Conte 193 Michel Klinger 184 Mario Scirea 194 Florent Brard 185 Fabio Sacchi 195 Laurent Madouas 186 Marius Sabaliauskas 196 Christophe Moreau 187 197 Arnaud Pretot Courtesy of Jean-Francois Quenet Past winners2000 Michele Bartoli (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step 1999 Christophe Mengin (Fra) Francaise des Jeux 1998 Pascal Herve (Fra) Festina 1997 Andrea Ferrigato (Ita) 1996 Frank Vandenbroucke (Bel) 1995 Rolf Jaermann (Swi) 1994 Andrej Tchmil (Mol) 1993 Thierry Claveyrolat (Fra) 1992 Ronan Pensec (Fra) 1991 Armand De las Cuevas (Fra) 1990 Bruno Cornillet (Fra) 1989 Jean-Claude Colotti (Fra) 1988 Luc Leblanc (Fra) 1987 Gilbert Duclos-Lassalle (Fra) 1986 Martial Gayant (Fra) 1985 Eric Guyot (Fra) 1984 Sean Kelly (Ire) 1983 Pierre Bazzo (Fra) 1982 Francis Castaing (Fra) 1981 Gilbert Duclos-Lassalle (Fra) 1980 Patrick Friou (Fra) 1979 Fritz Pirard (Ned) 1978 Pierre-Raym. Villemiane (Fra) 1977 Jacques Bossis (Fra) 1976 Jacques Bossis (Fra) 1975 Cyrille Guimard (Fra) 1974 Raymond Martin (Fra) 1973 Jean-Claude Largeau (Fra) 1972 Robert Bouloux (Fra) 1971 Jean-Pierre Danguillaume (Fra) 1970 Jean Marcarini (Fra) 1969 Jean Jourdan (Fra) 1968 Jean Jourdan (Fra) 1967 Francois Hamon (Fra) 1966 Claude Mazeaud (Fra) 1965 Francois Goasduff (Fra) 1964 Jean Bourles (Fra) 1963 Fernand Picot (Fra) 1962 Jean Gainche (Fra) 1961 Fernand Picot (Fra) 1960 Hubert Ferrer (Fra) 1959 Emmanuel Crenn (Fra) 1958 Jean Gainche (Fra) 1957 Isaak Vitre (Fra) 1956 Valentin Huot (Fra) 1955 Jean Petitjean (Fra) 1954 Ugo Anzile (Fra) 1953 Serge Blusson (Fra) 1952 Emile Guerinel (Fra) 1951 Emile Guerinel (Fra) 1950 Armand Audaire (Fra) 1949 Armand Audaire (Fra) 1948 Eloi Tassin (Fra) 1947 Raymond Louviot (Fra) 1946 Ange Le Strat (Fra) 1945 Eloi Tassin (Fra) 1938 Pierre Cloarec (Fra) 1937 Jean-Marie Goasmat (Fra) 1936 Pierre Cogan (Fra) 1935 Jean Le Dily (Fra) 1934 Lucien Tulot (Fra) 1933 Philippe Bono (Fra) 1932 Philippe Bono (Fra) 1931 Francois Fave (Fra) Past winners by Mario Stiehl, Berlin |