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Boucles de la Mayenne - 2.2

France, June 21-24, 2007

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Prologue - June 21: Laval - Laval (ITT), 4.5 km

Vive Veelers

By Jean-François Quénet in Laval

Tom Veelers (Rabobank)
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The Rabobank Continental team rarely misses out in a time trial at a UCI category 2 race. One year ago, Tom Veelers was frustrated that he came second to English trackie Chris Newton in the prologue of the Boucles de la Mayenne, but the Dutchman didn't let anyone else spoil his party this time round despite the course being changed to accommodate a music festival held in the centre of Laval to celebrate the arrival of summer.

"On last year's course, we started with a hill," Veelers recalled. "On this year's, it was the opposite. These last 600 metres uphill were like a long, long sprint. For sure the climb has made the difference between us."

Veelers put four seconds into the Agritubel duo of Romain Feillu and Nicolas Vogondy who have both qualified for their team's Tour de France squad already and have no other goal here than to try and win the Boucles de la Mayenne. "Romain is faster than me, so the coming hot spot sprints might favour him for GC," suggested former French champion Vogondy.

Romain Feuillu (Agritubel)
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"I'm in good shape before the national championship," Veelers continued. Last week, he won the OZ Wielerweekend in the Netherlands, his first win this year. He also ran third at the Olympia's Tour where Rabobank captured the top six places. Last year, he was a very convincing winner of the U23 Paris-Roubaix but didn't get picked by the Rabobank ProTour team. He then underwent a stomach operation which has delayed his debut as a true professional, but those problems are behind him. "It's all good now," he said.

Veelers' 19 year-old team-mate Martijn Maaskant was visibly tired from the extremely hilly Circuito Montanès that he finished in Spain only two days prior, and could only manage 19th place. Danish pursuiter Alex Rasmussen was disappointed to finish fourth, while the first U23 rider Niels Albert scored a credible 10th. "This is my 12th day of racing on the road after a break," said Albert, a former junior world cyclo-cross champion. "The hill at the end of the course was good for me but there was a heavy wind. I want to do my best in this race although it's part of my preparation for the next cyclo-cross season which is still my priority."

Talking about the wind, Veelers believes it could be the major factor for the first en ligne stage tomorrow.

Photography

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Results

1 Tom Veelers (Ned) Rabobank                                       5.55.74 (45.634 km/h)
2 Romain Feillu (Fra) Agritubel Pro Sport Poitou                   0.03.26
3 Nicolas Vogondy (Fra) Agritubel Pro Sport Poitou                 0.03.42
4 Alex Rasmussen (Den) Team Odense Energi                          0.03.80
5 Jean-Luc Delpech (Fra) Bretagne Armor-Lux                        0.07.72
6 Perrig Quemeneur (Fra) Vendee U PDL                              0.08.64
7 Thomas Berkhout (Ned) Rabobank                                   0.09.33
8 Sébastien Duret (Fra) Bretagne Armor-Lux                         0.09.52
9 José Alberto Martinez Tridad (Spa) Agritubel Pro Sport Poitou    0.10.22
10 Niels Albert (Bel) Palmans Collstrop                            0.10.80
11 Casper Jorgensen (Den) Team Odense Energi                       0.11.11
12 Julien Simon (Fra) French National Under 23 Team                0.11.47
13 Antoine Dalibard (Fra) Bretagne Armor-Lux                       0.11.98
14 Maint Berkenbosh (Ned) Team Regiostrom Senges                   0.13.01
15 Maxime Bouet (Fra) French National Under 23 Team                0.13.20
16 Marc Streel (Bel) Palmans Collstrop                             0.13.85
17 Tony Gallopin (Fra) SCO Dijon Team Lapierre                     0.14.03
18 Bobbie Traksel (Ned) Palmans Collstrop                          0.14.34
19 Martijn Maaskant (Ned) Rabobank                                 0.14.41
20 Charles Guilbert (Fra) Bretagne Armor-Lux                       0.14.58
21 Samel Caldeira (Por) Duja Tavira                                0.14.60
22 Evgeny Popov (Rus) Rabobank                                     0.14.78
23 Freddy Bichot (Fra) Agritubel Pro Sport Poitou                  0.15.07
24 Sven Nys (Bel) Rabobank                                         0.16.61
25 Julien Gay (Fra) Vendee U PDL                                   0.17.10
26 Janek Tombak (Est) Jartazi 7 Mobile                             0.17.17
27 Stephen Gallagher (Irl) Sean Kelly Team                         0.17.82
28 Gaylord Cumont (Fra) Comite Normandie                           0.18.22
29 Steven Kruijswijk (Ned) Rabobank                                0.18.33
30 Paul Van Schalen (Ned) Ubbink Syntec Cycling Team               0.18.40
31 Benoit Sinner (Fra) Agritubel Pro Sport Poitou                  0.18.54
32 Julien El Fares (Fra) French National Under 23 Team             0.19.00
33 Geert Omloop (Bel) Jartazi 7 Mobile                             0.19.13
34 José Herrada Lopez (Spa) Vina Magna-Cropu                       0.19.26
35 Malaya Van Ruitenbeek (Ned) Team Regiostrom Senges              0.20.14
36 Jonathan Dayus (GBr) Team U Nantes Atlantique                   0.20.16
37 Dennis Smit (Ned) Ubbink Syntec Cycling Team                    0.20.25
38 Arnaud Godet (Fra) French National Under 23 Team                0.21.62
39 Romain Fondard (Fra) CC Nogent Sur Oise                         0.21.72
40 Stefan Wijnants (Bel) Palmans Collstrop                         0.21.92
41 Evgeny Sokolov (Rus) Vendee U PDL                               0.22.20
42 Vytautas Kaupas (Ltu) Jartazi 7 Mobile                          0.22.22
43 Claudio Filipe Pedro Apolo (Por) Duja Tavira                    0.23.01
44 Martial Locatelli (Fra) SCO Dijon Team Lapierre                 0.23.10
45 Ludov Bret (Fra) Vendee U PDL                                   0.23.19
46 Jocelyn Bar (Fra) French National Under 23 Team                 0.23.21
47 Alexanre Aulas (Fra) French National Under 23 Team              0.23.49
48 Jan Soetens (Bel) Jartazi 7 Mobile                              0.24.36
49 Ivan Gilmartin Hernangome (Spa) Vina Magna-Cropu                0.24.40
50 Sébastien Harbonnier (Fra) CC Nogent Sur Oise                   0.24.66
51 René Schild (Ger) Team Sparkasse                                0.25.12
52 Bruno Antero Moreira Lima (Por) Vina Magna-Cropu                0.25.30
53 Olivier Nari (Fra) SCO Dijon Team Lapierre                      0.25.66
54 Damien Robert (Fra) CC Nogent Sur Oise                          0.26.19
55 Olivier Grammaire (Fra) SCO Dijon Team Lapierre                 0.26.36
56 Carlos Torrent Tarres (Spa) Vina Magna-Cropu                    0.26.37
57 Dvy Commeyne (Bel) Palmans Collstrop                            0.26.43
58 Yoann Lucas (Fra) Team U Nantes Atlantique                      0.26.50
59 Konstantin Schubert (Ger) Team Regiostrom Senges                0.26.72
60 Arne Hassink (Ned) Ubbink Syntec Cycling Team                   0.26.86
61 Martin Mata Cabello (Spa) Vina Magna-Cropu                      0.26.88
62 Alexandre Naulleau (Fra) Team U Nantes Atlantique               0.26.92
63 Guillaume Malle (Fra) Comite Normandie                          0.27.31
64 Julien Mesnil (Fra) Comite Normandie                            0.27.80
65 Christian Lademann (Ger) Team Sparkasse                         0.27.87
66 Mark Cassidy (Irl) Sean Kelly Team                              0.27.89
67 Cédric Herve (Fra) Agritubel Pro Sport Poitou                   0.27.92
68 Tarmo Raudsepp (Est) Team U Nantes Atlantique                   0.27.96
69 Davi Han (Fra) SCO Dijon Team Lapierre                          0.28.16
70 Glen Bak (Den) Sean Kelly Team                                  0.28.44
71 Paidi O'Brien (Irl) Sean Kelly Team                             0.28.54
72 Denis Flahaut (Fra) Jartazi 7 Mobile                            0.28.55
73 Stéphane Bonsergent (Fra) Bretagne Armor-Lux                    0.28.63
74 François Jurgen (Bel) Jartazi 7 Mobile                          0.28.93
75 Wim Botman (Ned) Ubbink Syntec Cycling Team                     0.29.53
76 Folkert De Haan (Ned) Ubbink Syntec Cycling Team                0.29.57
77 Franck Charrier (Fra) CC Nogent Sur Oise                        0.29.68
78 Paul Sneeboer (Ned) Duja Tavira                                 0.30.31
79 Luis Bartolomeu (Por) Duja Tavira                               0.30.45
80 Alexandre Lemair (Fra) Comite Normandie                         0.30.56
81 Anders Fiala (Den) Team Odense Energi                           0.31.50
82 Kévin Lalouette (Fra) CC Nogent Sur Oise                        0.32.21
83 Kasper Linde (Den) Team Odense Energi                           0.32.36
84 Luis Filipe Albino Silva (Por) Duja Tavira                      0.32.48
85 Stéphane Couge (Fra) EC Mayenne                                 0.32.64
86 Stéphane Ramond (Fra) EC Mayenne                                0.32.76
87 Michael Larsen (Den) Team Odense Energi                         0.33.04
88 Mickaël Barbier (Fra) EC Mayenne                                0.33.84
89 Enrique Mata Cabello (Spa) Vina Magna-Cropu                     0.34.38
90 Guillaume Blot (Fra) Comite Normandie                           0.34.40
91 Alexandre Bousseau (Fra) Vendee U PDL                           0.35.41
92 Morgan Fox (Irl) Sean Kelly Team                                0.36.04
93 Peter Möhlmann (Ned) Team Regiostrom Senges                     0.36.56
94 Timothée Lefrancois (Fra) Team U Nantes Atlantique              0.37.23
95 Sylvain Cheval (Fra) Team U Nantes Atlantique                   0.37.62
96 Mat Bertling (Ger) Team Regiostrom Senges                       0.37.72
97 Thibault Mace (Fra) Vendee U PDL                                0.38.49
98 Stéphane Rossetto (Fra) CC Nogent Sur Oise                      0.39.52
99 Stefan Löffler (Ger) Team Sparkasse                             0.39.69
100 Martin Frost Lollesgaard (Den) Team Odense Energi              0.40.81
101 Yannic Maus (Ger) Team Regiostrom Senges                       0.43.69
102 Fred Penne (Bel) Palmans Collstrop                             0.44.32
103 Nelio Simao (Por) Duja Tavira                                  0.44.55
104 Danny Stam (Ned) Ubbink Syntec Cycling Team                    0.44.99
105 Sébastien Frey (Ger) Team Sparkasse                            0.49.04
106 Guillaume Garnier (Fra) EC Mayenne                             0.50.04
107 Stéphane Fouillet (Fra) EC Mayenne                             0.52.14
108 Jean Triguel (Fra) EC Mayenne                                  0.52.80
109 Tony Cavet (Fra) Comite Normandie                              0.52.89
110 Simon Kelly (Irl) Sean Kelly Team                              1.36.42
111 Laurent Beuret (Swi) SCO Dijon Team Lapierre                   1.37.25
 
Points
 
1 Tom Veelers (Ned) Rabobank                                            10 pts
2 Romain Feillu (Fra) Agritubel Pro Sport Poitou                         9
3 Nicolas Vogondy (Fra) Agritubel Pro Sport Poitou                       8
4 Alex Rasmussen (Den) Team Odense Energi                                7
5 Jean-Luc Delpech (Fra) Bretagne Armor-Lux                              6
6 Perrig Quemeneur (Fra) Vendee U PDL                                    5
7 Thomas Berkhout (Ned) Rabobank                                         4
8 Sébastien Duret (Fra) Bretagne Armor-Lux                               3
9 José Alberto Martinez Tridad (Spa) Agritubel Pro Sport Poitou          2
10 Niels Albert (Bel) Palmans Collstrop                                  1
 
Young rider
 
1 Niels Albert (Bel) Palmans Collstrop                             6.06
2 Casper Jorgensen (Den) Team Odense Energi                            
3 Julien Simon (Fra) French National Under 23 Team                 0.01
4 Maxime Bouet (Fra) French National Under 23 Team                 0.02
5 Tony Gallopin (Fra) SCO Dijon Team Lapierre                      0.03
6 Samel Caldeira (Por) Duja Tavira                                 0.04
7 Julien Gay (Fra) Vendee U PDL                                    0.06
8 Steven Kruijswijk (Ned) Rabobank                                 0.08
9 Julien El Fares (Fra) French National Under 23 Team                  
10 José Herrada Lopez (Spa) Vina Magna-Cropu                       0.09
11 Arnaud Godet (Fra) French National Under 23 Team                0.11
12 Claudio Filipe Pedro Apolo (Por) Duja Tavira                    0.12
13 Ludov Bret (Fra) Vendee U PDL                                       
14 Jocelyn Bar (Fra) French National Under 23 Team                     
15 Alexanre Aulas (Fra) French National Under 23 Team              0.13
16 Bruno Antero Moreira Lima (Por) Vina Magna-Cropu                0.15
17 Damien Robert (Fra) CC Nogent Sur Oise                              
18 Guillaume Malle (Fra) Comite Normandie                          0.17
19 Mark Cassidy (Irl) Sean Kelly Team                                  
20 Davi Han (Fra) SCO Dijon Team Lapierre                              
21 François Jurgen (Bel) Jartazi 7 Mobile                          0.18
22 Wim Botman (Ned) Ubbink Syntec Cycling Team                     0.19
23 Alexandre Lemair (Fra) Comite Normandie                         0.20
24 Enrique Mata Cabello (Spa) Vina Magna-Cropu                     0.24
25 Guillaume Blot (Fra) Comite Normandie                               
26 Mat Bertling (Ger) Team Regiostrom Senges                       0.27
27 Thibault Mace (Fra) Vendee U PDL                                0.28
28 Stéphane Rossetto (Fra) CC Nogent Sur Oise                      0.29
29 Martin Frost Lollesgaard (Den) Team Odense Energi               0.30
30 Yannic Maus (Ger) Team Regiostrom Senges                        0.33
31 Laurent Beuret (Swi) SCO Dijon Team Lapierre                    1.26
 
Amateur rider
 
1 Perrig Quemeneur (Fra) Vendee U PDL                              6.04
2 Julien Simon (Fra) French National Under 23 Team                 0.03
3 Maxime Bouet (Fra) French National Under 23 Team                 0.04
4 Tony Gallopin (Fra) SCO Dijon Team Lapierre                      0.05
5 Julien Gay (Fra) Vendee U PDL                                    0.08
6 Gaylord Cumont (Fra) Comite Normandie                            0.09
7 Julien El Fares (Fra) French National Under 23 Team              0.10
8 Jonathan Dayus (GBr) Team U Nantes Atlantique                    0.11
9 Arnaud Godet (Fra) French National Under 23 Team                 0.13
10 Romain Fondard (Fra) CC Nogent Sur Oise                             
11 Evgeny Sokolov (Rus) Vendee U PDL                                   
12 Martial Locatelli (Fra) SCO Dijon Team Lapierre                 0.14
13 Ludov Bret (Fra) Vendee U PDL                                       
14 Jocelyn Bar (Fra) French National Under 23 Team                     
15 Alexanre Aulas (Fra) French National Under 23 Team              0.15
16 Sébastien Harbonnier (Fra) CC Nogent Sur Oise                   0.16
17 Olivier Nari (Fra) SCO Dijon Team Lapierre                      0.17
18 Damien Robert (Fra) CC Nogent Sur Oise                              
19 Olivier Grammaire (Fra) SCO Dijon Team Lapierre                 0.18
20 Yoann Lucas (Fra) Team U Nantes Atlantique                          
21 Alexandre Naulleau (Fra) Team U Nantes Atlantique                   
22 Guillaume Malle (Fra) Comite Normandie                          0.19
23 Julien Mesnil (Fra) Comite Normandie                                
24 Tarmo Raudsepp (Est) Team U Nantes Atlantique                       
25 Davi Han (Fra) SCO Dijon Team Lapierre                              
26 Franck Charrier (Fra) CC Nogent Sur Oise                        0.21
27 Alexandre Lemair (Fra) Comite Normandie                         0.22
28 Kévin Lalouette (Fra) CC Nogent Sur Oise                        0.23
29 Stéphane Couge (Fra) EC Mayenne                                 0.24
30 Stéphane Ramond (Fra) EC Mayenne                                    
31 Mickaël Barbier (Fra) EC Mayenne                                0.25
32 Guillaume Blot (Fra) Comite Normandie                           0.26
33 Alexandre Bousseau (Fra) Vendee U PDL                           0.27
34 Timothée Lefrancois (Fra) Team U Nantes Atlantique              0.28
35 Sylvain Cheval (Fra) Team U Nantes Atlantique                   0.29
36 Thibault Mace (Fra) Vendee U PDL                                0.30
37 Stéphane Rossetto (Fra) CC Nogent Sur Oise                      0.31
38 Guillaume Garnier (Fra) EC Mayenne                                  
39 Stéphane Fouillet (Fra) EC Mayenne                              0.33
40 Jean Triguel (Fra) EC Mayenne                                   0.34
41 Tony Cavet (Fra) Comite Normandie                                   
42 Laurent Beuret (Swi) SCO Dijon Team Lapierre                    1.28
 
Teams
 
1 Agritubel Pro Sport Poitou                                      18.03
2 Rabobank                                                         0.07
3 Bretagne Armor-Lux                                               0.12
4 Palmans Collstrop                                                0.22
5 French National Under 23 Team                                    0.26
6 Team Odense Energi                                               0.29
7 Vendee U PDL                                                     0.30
8 Jartazi 7 Mobile                                                 0.40
9 Team Regiostrom Senges                                           0.42
10 SCO Dijon Team Lapierre                                         0.45
11 Ubbink Syntec Cycling Team                                      0.48
12 Duja Tavira                                                     0.51
13 Vina Magna-Cropu                                                0.53
14 CC Nogent Sur Oise                                              0.55
15 Comite Normandie                                                0.56
16 Team U Nantes Atlantique                                            
17 Sean Kelly Team                                                 0.57
18 Team Sparkasse                                                  1.15
19 EC Mayenne                                                      1.22