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39th Etoile de Bessèges - 2.1

France, February 4-8, 2009

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Stage 1 - February 4: Bellegarde - Le Grau du Roi, 128km

Casper by a nose

Frenchman Jimmy Casper won a close sprint in the opening stage of the 39th Etoile de Bessèges, giving his Besson Chaussures-Sojasun its first win of the season in Le Grau du Roi. Casper bested Sébastien Chavanel (Française des Jeux) and Klaas Lodewyck (Topsport Vlaanderen-Mercator) in the photo finish on the stage from Bellegarde.

The day was marked by a breakaway of three men who escaped 40 km into the stage: Frenchman Jonathan Thira (Auber 93) and Belgians Tom Stubbe (Silence Lotto) and Jef Peeters (An Post - Sean Kelly Team). The trio gained up to 7:25 on the field, but were brought back into the fold on the closing circuits with less than 10km to go. In the bunch sprint, Casper managed to win by millimetres, taking the overall lead by four seconds ahead of Chavanel on time bonuses.

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Results

1 Jimmy Casper (Fra) Besson - Sojasun                  2.52.21 (44.56 km/h)
2 Sébastien Chavanel (Fra) Française des Jeux                 
3 Klaas Lodewyck (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator         
4 Denis Flahaut (Fra) Landbouwkrediet - Colnago               
5 Romain Feillu (Fra) Agritubel                               
6 Borut Bozic (Slo) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team              
7 William Bonnet (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom                  
8 Stefan Van Dijk (Ned) Verandas Willems                      
9 Daniele Colli (Ita) Carmiooro - A Style                     
10 Niko Eeckhout (Bel) An Post - Sean Kelly Team              
11 Greg Van Avermaet (Bel) Silence - Lotto                    
12 Geert Steurs (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator          
13 Stéphane Bonsergent (Fra) Bretagne - Schuller              
14 Jonathan Hivert (Fra) Skil-Shimano                         
15 Bert De Backer (Bel) Skil-Shimano                          
16 Fabien Bacquet (Fra) Auber 93                              
17 Jean-Luc Delpech (Fra) Bretagne - Schuller                 
18 Hervé Duclos-Lassalle (Fra) Cofidis, le Credit en Ligne    
19 Florian Vachon (Fra) Roubaix Lille Metropole               
20 Saïd Haddou (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom                    
21 James Vanlandschoot (Bel) Verandas Willems                 
22 Gil Suray (Bel) Roubaix Lille Metropole                    
23 Anthony Ravard (Fra) Agritubel                             
24 Nadir Haddou (Fra) Auber 93                                
25 David Boucher (Fra) Landbouwkrediet - Colnago              
26 Reinier Honig (Ned) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team           
27 Damien Monier (Fra) Cofidis, le Credit en Ligne            
28 Jimmy Engoulvent (Fra) Besson Chaussures - Sojasun         
29 Kenny Lisabeth (Bel) An Post - Sean Kelly Team             
30 Piet Rooijakkers (Ned) Skil-Shimano                        
31 Sébastien Hinault (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale                   
32 Steven Van Vooren (Bel) An Post - Sean Kelly Team          
33 Steve Houanard (Fra) Skil-Shimano                          
34 Jure Kocjan (Slo) Carmiooro - A Style                      
35 Sébastien Portal (Fra) Cofidis, le Credit en Ligne         
36 Frédéric Guesdon (Fra) Française des Jeux                  
37 Clément Lhotellerie (Fra) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team     
38 Floris Goesinnen (Ned) Skil-Shimano                        
39 Romain Matheou (Fra) Besson Chaussures - Sojasun           
40 Fumiyuki Beppu (Jpn) Skil-Shimano                          
41 Sébastien Minard (Fra) Cofidis, le Credit en Ligne         
42 Zakkari Dempster (Aus) Cycling Club Bourgas                
43 Frédéric Amorison (Bel) Landbouwkrediet - Colnago          
44 Gerben Löwik (Ned) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team            
45 Steven Tronet (Fra) Roubaix Lille Metropole                
46 Simon Geschke (Ger) Skil-Shimano                           
47 Michiel Elijzen (Ned) Silence - Lotto                      
48 Yury Trofimov (Rus) Bbox Bouygues Telecom                  
49 Gael Malacarne (Fra) Bretagne - Schuller                   
50 Rene Mandri (Est) AG2R La Mondiale                         
51 Lilian Jegou (Fra) Bretagne - Schuller                     
52 Julien Simon (Fra) Besson Chaussures - Sojasun             
53 Florian Guillou (Fra) Roubaix Lille Metropole              
54 Benoît Sinner (Fra) Besson Chaussures - Sojasun            
55 Bart Vanheule (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator         
56 Franck Bouyer (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom                  
57 Matthieu Ladagnous (Fra) Française des Jeux                
58 Jens Mouris (Ned) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team             
59 Alexandre Lemair (Fra) Roubaix Lille Metropole             
60 Christophe Brandt (Bel) Silence - Lotto                    
61 Filip Meirhaeghe (Bel) Landbouwkrediet - Colnago           
62 Geert Verheyen (Bel) Landbouwkrediet - Colnago             
63 Björn Leukemans (Bel) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team         
64 Stefan Histrov (Bul) Cycling Club Bourgas                  
65 Bert Scheirlinckx (Bel) Landbouwkrediet - Colnago          
66 Christophe Laurent (Fra) Agritubel                         
67 Albert Timmer (Ned) Skil-Shimano                           
68 Koen Barbe (Bel) Landbouwkrediet - Colnago                 
69 Matthew Brammeier (GBr) An Post - Sean Kelly Team          
70 Mickael Delage (Fra) Silence - Lotto                       
71 Nicolas Jouanno (Fra) Bretagne - Schuller                  
72 Ben Hermans (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator           
73 Eric Berthou (Fra) Carmiooro - A Style                     
74 Maxim Gourov (Kaz) Carmiooro - A Style                     
75 Johan Coenen (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator          
76 Jan Bakelandts (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator        
77 Morgan Chedhomme (Fra) Auber 93                            
78 Preben Van Hecke (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator      
79 Romain Lebreton (Fra) Bretagne - Schuller                  
80 Kevin Van Melsen (Bel) Verandas Willems                    
81 Jean-Marie Bideau (Fra) Bretagne - Schuller                
82 Hubert Dupont (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale                       
83 Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom                
84 Rob Woestenborghs (Bel) Cycling Club Bourgas               
85 Jonathan Thire (Fra) Auber 93                              
86 Cyril Dessel (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale                        
87 Sven Van Den Houte (Bel) Verandas Willems                  
88 Johan Mombaerts (Fra) Auber 93                             
89 Johnny Hoogerland (Ned) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team       
90 Freddy Bichot (Fra) Agritubel                              
91 Sylvain Calzati (Fra) Agritubel                            
92 Alexander Efimkin (Rus) AG2R La Mondiale                   
93 Benny De Schrooder (Bel) An Post - Sean Kelly Team         
94 Alexandre Blain (Fra) Cofidis, le Credit en Ligne          
95 Sébastien Duret (Fra) Bretagne - Schuller                  
96 Bastien Delrot (Fra) Roubaix Lille Metropole               
97 Ronan Mc Laughlin (Irl) An Post - Sean Kelly Team          
98 Stéphane Goubert (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale                    
99 John Gadret (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale                         
100 Glenn D'hollander (Bel) Silence - Lotto                   
101 Janek Tombak (Est) Cycling Club Bourgas                   
102 Sandy Casar (Fra) Française des Jeux                      
103 Olivier Bonnaire (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom              
104 Pierre Rolland (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom                
105 Julien Mazet (Fra) Auber 93                               
106 Mart Ojavee (Est) Cycling Club Bourgas                    
107 Jean-Eudes Demaret (Fra) Cofidis, le Credit en Ligne      
108 Florian Morizot (Fra) Besson Chaussures - Sojasun         
109 Philippe Pratte (Bel) Verandas Willems                    
110 Christophe Moreau (Fra) Agritubel                         
111 Benoît Vaugrenard (Fra) Française des Jeux                
112 Arnaud Gerard (Fra) Française des Jeux                    
113 Yohan Cauquil (Fra) Cycling Club Bourgas                  
114 Pierrick Fedrigo (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom              
115 Thomas De Gendt (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator      
116 Tony Gallopin (Fra) Auber 93                              
117 Jef Peeters (Bel) An Post - Sean Kelly Team               
118 Nicolas Vogondy (Fra) Agritubel                           
119 Mathieu Criquielion (Bel) Verandas Willems                
120 Vladimir Koev (Bul) Cycling Club Bourgas                  
121 Tom Stubbe (Bel) Silence - Lotto                          
122 Christophe Riblon (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale                  
123 Pierre Cazaux (Fra) Roubaix Lille Metropole               
124 Sergio Pardilla Bellon (Spa) Carmiooro - A Style          
125 Sébastien Joly (Fra) Française des Jeux                   
126 Pieter Ghyllebert (Bel) Cycling Club Bourgas              
127 Sebastien Fournet Fayard (Fra) Carmiooro - A Style        
128 Jelle Vanendert (Bel) Silence - Lotto                     
129 Thomas Dekker (Ned) Silence - Lotto                       
130 Alexandre Aulas (Fra) Carmiooro - A Style                 
131 Nicolas Baïolet (Bel) Verandas Willems                    
132 Maryan Hary (Fra) Cofidis, le Credit en Ligne             
133 Paidi O'brien (Irl) An Post - Sean Kelly Team             
134 Cedric Coutouly (Fra) Besson Chaussures - Sojasun         
135 Olivier Pardini (Bel) Verandas Willems                    
136 Maxime Mederel (Fra) Auber 93                             
137 Cyril Bessy (Fra) Besson Chaussures - Sojasun             
138 Paul Brousse (Fra) Carmiooro - A Style                    
139 Frederik Veuchelen (Bel) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team     
140 Rémi Cusin (Fra) Agritubel                                

Sprints

1 
1 Jonathan Thire (Fra) Auber 93                              3
2 Jef Peeters (Bel) An Post - Sean Kelly Team                2 
3 Tom Stubbe (Bel) Silence - Lotto                           1

General classification after stage 1
 
1 Jimmy Casper (Fra) Besson Chaussures - Sojasun       2.52.11
2 Sébastien Chavanel (Fra) Française des Jeux             0.04
3 Klaas Lodewyck (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator     0.06
4 Jonathan Thire (Fra) Auber 93                           0.07
5 Jef Peeters (Bel) An Post - Sean Kelly Team             0.08
6 Tom Stubbe (Bel) Silence - Lotto                        0.09
7 Denis Flahaut (Fra) Landbouwkrediet - Colnago           0.10
8 Romain Feillu (Fra) Agritubel                               
9 Borut Bozic (Slo) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team              
10 William Bonnet (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom                 
11 Stefan Van Dijk (Ned) Verandas Willems                     
12 Daniele Colli (Ita) Carmiooro - A Style                    
13 Niko Eeckhout (Bel) An Post - Sean Kelly Team              
14 Greg Van Avermaet (Bel) Silence - Lotto                    
15 Geert Steurs (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator          
16 Stéphane Bonsergent (Fra) Bretagne - Schuller              
17 Jonathan Hivert (Fra) Skil-Shimano                         
18 Bert De Backer (Bel) Skil-Shimano                          
19 Fabien Bacquet (Fra) Auber 93                              
20 Jean-Luc Delpech (Fra) Bretagne - Schuller                 
21 Hervé Duclos-Lassalle (Fra) Cofidis, le Credit en Ligne    
22 Florian Vachon (Fra) Roubaix Lille Metropole               
23 Saïd Haddou (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom                    
24 James Vanlandschoot (Bel) Verandas Willems                 
25 Gil Suray (Bel) Roubaix Lille Metropole                    
26 Anthony Ravard (Fra) Agritubel                             
27 Nadir Haddou (Fra) Auber 93                                
28 David Boucher (Fra) Landbouwkrediet - Colnago              
29 Reinier Honig (Ned) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team           
30 Damien Monier (Fra) Cofidis, le Credit en Ligne            
31 Jimmy Engoulvent (Fra) Besson Chaussures - Sojasun         
32 Kenny Lisabeth (Bel) An Post - Sean Kelly Team             
33 Piet Rooijakkers (Ned) Skil-Shimano                        
34 Sébastien Hinault (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale                   
35 Steven Van Vooren (Bel) An Post - Sean Kelly Team          
36 Steve Houanard (Fra) Skil-Shimano                          
37 Jure Kocjan (Slo) Carmiooro - A Style                      
38 Sébastien Portal (Fra) Cofidis, le Credit en Ligne         
39 Frédéric Guesdon (Fra) Française des Jeux                  
40 Clément Lhotellerie (Fra) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team     
41 Floris Goesinnen (Ned) Skil-Shimano                        
42 Romain Matheou (Fra) Besson Chaussures - Sojasun           
43 Fumiyuki Beppu (Jpn) Skil-Shimano                          
44 Sébastien Minard (Fra) Cofidis, le Credit en Ligne         
45 Zakkari Dempster (Aus) Cycling Club Bourgas                
46 Frédéric Amorison (Bel) Landbouwkrediet - Colnago          
47 Gerben Löwik (Ned) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team            
48 Steven Tronet (Fra) Roubaix Lille Metropole                
49 Simon Geschke (Ger) Skil-Shimano                           
50 Michiel Elijzen (Ned) Silence - Lotto                      
51 Yury Trofimov (Rus) Bbox Bouygues Telecom                  
52 Gael Malacarne (Fra) Bretagne - Schuller                   
53 Rene Mandri (Est) AG2R La Mondiale                         
54 Lilian Jegou (Fra) Bretagne - Schuller                     
55 Julien Simon (Fra) Besson Chaussures - Sojasun             
56 Florian Guillou (Fra) Roubaix Lille Metropole              
57 Benoît Sinner (Fra) Besson Chaussures - Sojasun            
58 Bart Vanheule (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator         
59 Franck Bouyer (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom                  
60 Matthieu Ladagnous (Fra) Française des Jeux                
61 Jens Mouris (Ned) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team             
62 Alexandre Lemair (Fra) Roubaix Lille Metropole             
63 Christophe Brandt (Bel) Silence - Lotto                    
64 Filip Meirhaeghe (Bel) Landbouwkrediet - Colnago           
65 Geert Verheyen (Bel) Landbouwkrediet - Colnago             
66 Björn Leukemans (Bel) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team         
67 Stefan Histrov (Bul) Cycling Club Bourgas                  
68 Bert Scheirlinckx (Bel) Landbouwkrediet - Colnago          
69 Christophe Laurent (Fra) Agritubel                         
70 Albert Timmer (Ned) Skil-Shimano                           
71 Koen Barbe (Bel) Landbouwkrediet - Colnago                 
72 Matthew Brammeier (GBr) An Post - Sean Kelly Team          
73 Mickael Delage (Fra) Silence - Lotto                       
74 Nicolas Jouanno (Fra) Bretagne - Schuller                  
75 Ben Hermans (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator           
76 Eric Berthou (Fra) Carmiooro - A Style                     
77 Maxim Gourov (Kaz) Carmiooro - A Style                     
78 Johan Coenen (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator          
79 Jan Bakelandts (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator        
80 Morgan Chedhomme (Fra) Auber 93                            
81 Preben Van Hecke (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator      
82 Romain Lebreton (Fra) Bretagne - Schuller                  
83 Kevin Van Melsen (Bel) Verandas Willems                    
84 Jean-Marie Bideau (Fra) Bretagne - Schuller                
85 Hubert Dupont (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale                       
86 Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom                
87 Rob Woestenborghs (Bel) Cycling Club Bourgas               
88 Cyril Dessel (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale                        
89 Sven Van Den Houte (Bel) Verandas Willems                  
90 Johan Mombaerts (Fra) Auber 93                             
91 Johnny Hoogerland (Ned) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team       
92 Freddy Bichot (Fra) Agritubel                              
93 Sylvain Calzati (Fra) Agritubel                            
94 Alexander Efimkin (Rus) AG2R La Mondiale                   
95 Benny De Schrooder (Bel) An Post - Sean Kelly Team         
96 Alexandre Blain (Fra) Cofidis, le Credit en Ligne          
97 Sébastien Duret (Fra) Bretagne - Schuller                  
98 Bastien Delrot (Fra) Roubaix Lille Metropole               
99 Ronan Mc Laughlin (Irl) An Post - Sean Kelly Team          
100 Stéphane Goubert (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale                   
101 John Gadret (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale                        
102 Glenn D'hollander (Bel) Silence - Lotto                   
103 Janek Tombak (Est) Cycling Club Bourgas                   
104 Sandy Casar (Fra) Française des Jeux                      
105 Olivier Bonnaire (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom              
106 Pierre Rolland (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom                
107 Julien Mazet (Fra) Auber 93                               
108 Mart Ojavee (Est) Cycling Club Bourgas                    
109 Jean-Eudes Demaret (Fra) Cofidis, le Credit en Ligne      
110 Florian Morizot (Fra) Besson Chaussures - Sojasun         
111 Philippe Pratte (Bel) Verandas Willems                    
112 Christophe Moreau (Fra) Agritubel                         
113 Benoît Vaugrenard (Fra) Française des Jeux                
114 Arnaud Gerard (Fra) Française des Jeux                    
115 Yohan Cauquil (Fra) Cycling Club Bourgas                  
116 Pierrick Fedrigo (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom              
117 Thomas De Gendt (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator      
118 Tony Gallopin (Fra) Auber 93                              
119 Nicolas Vogondy (Fra) Agritubel                           
120 Mathieu Criquielion (Bel) Verandas Willems                
121 Vladimir Koev (Bul) Cycling Club Bourgas                  
122 Christophe Riblon (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale                  
123 Pierre Cazaux (Fra) Roubaix Lille Metropole               
124 Sergio Pardilla Bellon (Spa) Carmiooro - A Style          
125 Sébastien Joly (Fra) Française des Jeux                   
126 Pieter Ghyllebert (Bel) Cycling Club Bourgas              
127 Sebastien Fournet Fayard (Fra) Carmiooro - A Style        
128 Jelle Vanendert (Bel) Silence - Lotto                     
129 Thomas Dekker (Ned) Silence - Lotto                       
130 Alexandre Aulas (Fra) Carmiooro - A Style                 
131 Nicolas Baïolet (Bel) Verandas Willems                    
132 Maryan Hary (Fra) Cofidis, le Credit en Ligne             
133 Paidi O'brien (Irl) An Post - Sean Kelly Team             
134 Cedric Coutouly (Fra) Besson Chaussures - Sojasun         
135 Olivier Pardini (Bel) Verandas Willems                    
136 Maxime Mederel (Fra) Auber 93                             
137 Cyril Bessy (Fra) Besson Chaussures - Sojasun             
138 Paul Brousse (Fra) Carmiooro - A Style                    
139 Frederik Veuchelen (Bel) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team     
140 Rémi Cusin (Fra) Agritubel                                                 
 
Points classification

1 Jimmy Casper (Fra) Besson - Sojasun                       25 pts
2 Sébastien Chavanel (Fra) Française des Jeux               20
3 Klaas Lodewyck (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator       16
4 Denis Flahaut (Fra) Landbouwkrediet - Colnago             14
5 Romain Feillu (Fra) Agritubel                             12
6 Borut Bozic (Slo) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team            10
7 William Bonnet (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom                 9
8 Stefan Van Dijk (Ned) Verandas Willems                     8
9 Daniele Colli (Ita) Carmiooro - A Style                    7
10 Niko Eeckhout (Bel) An Post - Sean Kelly Team             6
11 Greg Van Avermaet (Bel) Silence - Lotto                   5
12 Geert Steurs (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator         4
13 Stéphane Bonsergent (Fra) Bretagne - Schuller             3
14 Jonathan Thire (Fra) Auber 93                             3
15 Jonathan Hivert (Fra) Skil-Shimano                        2
16 Jef Peeters (Bel) An Post - Sean Kelly Team               2
17 Bert De Backer (Bel) Skil-Shimano                         1
18 Tom Stubbe (Bel) Silence - Lotto                          1
 
Young rider classification
 
1 Klaas Lodewyck (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen
 
Teams classification
 
1 Skil-Shimano                                        14.21.45
2 An Post - Sean Kelly Team          
3 Besson Chaussures - Sojasun        
4 Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team       
5 Silence - Lotto                    
6 Landbouwkrediet - Colnago          
7 Roubaix Lille Metropole            
8 Bretagne - Schuller                
9 Auber 93                           
10 Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator    
11 Cofidis, le Credit en Ligne       
12 Bbox Bouygues Telecom             
13 Agritubel                         
14 Française des Jeux                
15 Verandas Willems                  
16 Carmiooro - A Style               
17 AG2R La Mondiale                  
18 Cycling Club Bourgas