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32nd Trophée des Grimpeurs - 1.1

France, April 30, 2006

2005 Results   Results    Past winners

Photography

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Images by Alain Quenderf

• The women's podium
• The race gets under way in rather damp conditions.
• The peloton - very damp after just 16 minutes of racing
• Bougues Telecom would take the win with Didier Rous
• A small group rides past some brave spectators.
• Maxime Médérel (Auber93) on the way to fifth place
• Philippe Gilbert (Française des Jeux) working hard to try and defend his title
• Philippe Gilbert (Française des Jeux) on the way to second place
• Tristan Valentin (Cofidis) toiling toward third place
• The podium - Tristan Valentin (Cofidis), Didier Rous (Bouygues) and Philippe Gilbert (Française des Jeux)

Images by Régis Garnier/www.velofotopro.com

• Said Haddou drinks a cofee before the start...
• Pierrick Fedrigo answers the press
• It's the big escape of the day with Beneteau and Rous (Bouygues Telecom)
• Talabardon (Crédit Agricole) try to go in the escape...
• Rous and Beneteau
• The pursuit with Gilbert, Valentin and Talabardon
• French TV with Didier Rous...
• It's a very hard race with a lot of climbs and bad weather.
• In the last lap, Beneteau could'nt stay with Rous his team mate...Rous is going to win
• In the finish Tristan Valentin (Cofidis) is congratulated for his 3rd place by Maja Adamsen who is a female professional rider.
• The podium with Valentin, Rous and Gilbert

Results

1 Didier Rous (Fra) Bouygues
2 Philippe Gilbert (Bel) Française des Jeux
3 Tristan Valentin (Fra) Cofidis
4 Walter Bénéteau (Fra) Bouygues
5 Maxime Médérel (Fra) Auber93
6 Jérôme Pineau (Fra) Bouygues
7 Karl Menzies (Aus) Health Net
8 Jean-Luc Delpech (Fra) Bretagne Jean Floc'h
9 Gilles Canouet (Fra) Agritubel
10 Garrett Peltonen (USA) Health Net
11 Yann Pivois (Fra) Bretagne Jean Floc'h
12 Jarno Van Mingeroet (Bel) Jartazi
13 Carlos Ibañez González (Col) ATOM
14 Stéphane Bonsergent (Fra) Bretagne Jean Floc'h
15 Fabien Patanchon (Fra) Française des Jeux
16 Junya Sano (Jpn) Vang
17 Julien Mazet (Fra) Auber93
18 Christopher Sutton (Aus) Cofidis
19 Renaud Dion (Fra) AG2R
20 Nicolas Roche (Irl) Cofidis
21 Mickael Buffaz (Fra) Agritubel
22 Carlos Da Cruz (Fra) Française des Jeux
23 Piotr Zielinski (Pol) Bretagne Jean Floc'h
24 Saïd Haddou (Fra) Auber93
25 Christophe Agnolutto (Fra) Agritubel
26 Mathieu Sprick (Fra) Bouygues
27 Jean Mespoulède (Fra) Auber93
28 Erki Putsep (Est) AG2R

Courtesy of cyclismag.com

Past winners

Men

2005 Philippe Gilbert (Bel) Française des Jeux  133.9 kms in 3.17.06
2004 Christophe Moreau (Fra) Crédit Agricole    133.9 kms in 3.09.57
2003 Didier Rous (Fra) La Boulangere            133.9 kms in 3.07.53 (42.761 km/h)
2002 Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Bonjour 
2001 Didier Rous (Fra) Bonjour                  132.8 kms in 3.07.57
2000 Patrice Halgand (Fra) Jean Delatour        133.3 kms in 3.07.32
1999 Laurent Roux (Fra) Casino                  133.3 kms in 3.09.47
1998 Pascal Hervé (Fra)                         133.3 kms in 3.14.03
1997 Davide Rebellin (Ita)
1996 Stéphane Heulot
1995 Armand de las Cuevas (Fra)
1994 Richard Virenque (Fra)

Women

2004 Jeannie Longo (Fra)

Past winners courtesy of Mario Stiehl, www.world-of-cycling.com