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41st Tour de Bretagne Cycliste (Ruban Granitier Breton) - 2.2

France, April 25-May 1, 2007

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Prologue - April 25: Jersey - Jersey, 4.7 km

Lars Boom preceeds Alex Rasmussen by two seconds only

By Jean-François Quénet in St-Hélier (Jersey)

Lars Boom
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As expected, Lars Boom from Rabobank won the 4.7 kilometer-long prologue of the Tour de Bretagne, which was held on the spectacular waterfront of the British island of Jersey. Boom just barely beat Danish pursuiter Alex Rasmussen by less than two seconds (1.91) while another Scandinavian, Edvald Boasson Hagen from Norway, was third, eight seconds down.

"I'm happy with this result," Boom commented. "It was a tough prologue with a lot of wind." There was quite a strong head wind at the start, which became helpful for the riders on the way back. "When I saw that I was riding at 65km/h, I knew it was OK", Boom said. After claiming the prologue of the Tour of Normandy last month, the U23 world champion in cyclo-cross repeated what he's the best at. He clocked the short course in 5.30, which made a significant 51.273 km/h.

Claus Rasmussen, who is Alex' father and directeur sportif, as well as a former participant of the Ruban Granitier Breton (now Tour de Bretagne) in 1979, was impressed by how fast the times were. Boasson Hagen was also very happy with his ride. "It's probably better for me not to take the lead because there's a hard week of racing coming," the young prodigy from Lillehammer said. "It's a good sign that two of my team-mates (Lars Petter Nordhaug and Alexander Kristoff) made the top 20 as well."

Edvald Boasson Hagen was 3rd
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Five riders from Vendée U, the French reserve of Bouygues Telecom, made the top 15, but Rabobank has taken position with four in the top 8. "It's good for the rest of the race," Boom explained. "We'll try and keep the jersey, if not with me, it can be another Rabobank rider."

Four U23 riders have given the race the accent of the future of cycling. The Tour de Bretagne is a seven day long race with difficult finishes in Breton towns every day. For the first time in 40 years, the event started outside the country, and it was the first international bike race ever held on the island of Jersey. It was remarkably organized with a ferry trip from St-Malo. "This is a good start for us", said Mike Tait, the man responsible for tourism in Jersey who succeeded in his challenge to bring such an event at home the same year that the Tour de France will start from London.

Photography

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Images by Jean-Francois Quenet

Images by Fabrice Lambert/La Gazette du centre Morbihan

Results

1 Lars Boom (Ned) Rabobank                                                  5.30 (51.273 km/h)
2 Alex Rasmussen (Den) Team Odense Energi                                   0.02
3 Edvald Boasson Hagen (Nor) Team Maxbo Bianchi                             0.09
4 Kristof Vandewalle (Bel) Wielergrop Beveren 2000                          0.12
5 Martyn Maaskant (Ned) Rabobank                                                
6 Sébastien Turgot (Fra) Vende U                                            0.13
7 Thom Van Dulmen (Ned) Rabobank                                            0.14
8 Tom Veelers (Ned) Rabobank                                                    
9 Perrig Quemeneur (Fra) Vende U                                                
10 Fabrice Jandesboz (Fra) Vende U                                          0.17
11 Casper Jorgensen (Den) Team Odense Energi                                    
12 Noan Lelarge (Fra) Bretagne-Armor Lux                                        
13 Evgeny Sokolov (Rus) Vende U                                                 
14 Damien Gaudin (Fra) Vende U                                              0.18
15 Jugen Roelants (Bel) Davitamon-Win for Life-Jong Vlaanderen              0.20
16 Kevin Lalouette (Fra) C.C Nogent Sur Oise                                0.21
17 Lars Petter Nordhaug (Nor) Team Maxbo Bianchi                                
18 David Lelay (Fra) Bretagne-Armor Lux                                         
19 Juan José Abril Merino (Spa) Vigna Magna Cropu                           0.22
20 Alexander Kristoff (Nor) Team Maxbo Bianchi                                  
21 Bradley Fairall (Can) Super Sport 35 ACNC                                    
22 Tom Leezer (Ned) Rabobank                                                    
23 Daniel Kreutzfeldt (Den) Team Odense Energi                              0.23
24 Stéphane Rossetto (Fra) C.C Nogent Sur Oise                                  
25 Petr Lazar (Cze) A.S.C Dukla Praha                                           
26 Tanel Kangert (Est) Roue D’ Or Saint Amandoise                           0.24
27 Antonio Cosme Fraile (Spa) Vigna Magna Cropu                             0.25
28 Christian Lademan (Ger) Team Sparkasse                                       
29 Bram Schmitz (Ned) Van Vliet-EBH Advocaten                                   
30 Thomas Berkhout (Ned) Rabobank                                               
31 (Unknown) A.S.C Dukla Praha                                                  
32 Rein Taramae (Est) Roue D’ Or Saint Amandoise                                
33 Milan Kadlec (Cze) A.S.C Dukla Praha                                     0.26
34 Lars Ulrich Sörensen (Den) Team Odense Energi                                
35 Christopher Stevenson (Swe) Amore & Vita-McDonald's                          
36 Olivier Grammaire (Fra) S.C.O Dijon Team Lapierre                            
37 Jean-Paul Simon (Bel) Super Sport 35 ACNC                                0.27
38 Frédrik Ericsson Time -Van Hemert                                            
39 Tarmo Raudsepp (Est) Team U Nantes Atlantique                                
40 Cyril Bessy (Fra) CR4C Roanne                                            0.28
41 Stijn Neirynck (Bel) Wielergrop Beveren 2000                                 
42 Sébastien Fournet Fayard (Fra) Cr4C Roanne                                   
43 Kristof De Zutter (Bel) Davitamon-Win for Life-Jong Vlaanderen           0.29
44 Maarten Neyens (Bel) Davitamon-Win for Life-Jong Vlaanderen                  
45 Gabriel Rasch (Nor) Team Maxbo Bianchi                                   0.30
46 Denis Cioban (Mol) Super Sport 35 ACNC                                       
47 Jos Pronk (Ned) Time -Van Hemert                                             
48 Emmanuel Ruitenbeek (Ned) Van Vliet-EBH Advocaten                        0.31
49 Jonathan Dayus (GBr) Team U Nantes Atlantique                                
50 Jonathan Thire (Fra) Team U Nantes Atlantique                                
51 Franck Charrier (Fra) C.C Nogent Sur Oise                                    
52 Johnny Hoogerland (Ned) Van Vliet-EBH Advocaten                              
53 (Unknown) Vende U                                                            
54 Steven De Neef (Bel) Davitamon-Win for Life-Jong Vlaanderen                  
55 Julien Gonnet (Fra) Super Sport 35 ACNC                                      
56 Stéphane Bonsergent (Fra) Bretagne-Armor Lux                             0.32
57 Gaël Malacarne (Fra) Cotes D’Armor Cyclisme Maître Jacques                   
58 Joachim Bøhler (Nor) Team Maxbo Bianchi                                      
59 David Han (Fra) S.C.O Dijon Team Lapierre                                0.33
60 Frederiek Nolf (Bel) Wielergrop Beveren 2000                                 
61 Marcel Beima (Ned) Time -Van Hemert                                          
62 Carlos Torrent Tarres (Spa) Vigna Magna Cropu                            0.34
63 Yoann Offredo (Fra) C.C Nogent Sur Oise                                      
64 Martin Lollesgaard (Den) Team Odense Energi                                  
65 Lukasz Goralewski (Pol) Amore & Vita-McDonald's                              
66 Léo Fortin (Fra) Cr4C Roanne                                             0.35
67 (Unknown) Super Sport 35 ACNC                                                
68 Timo Honstein (Ger) Team Sparkasse                                           
69 (Unknown) Bretagne-Armor Lux                                             0.36
70 Jasper Melis (Bel) Wielergrop Beveren 2000                                   
71 Jiri Hochmann (Cze) A.S.C Dukla Praha                                        
72 Alain Van Katwijk (Ned) Van Vliet-EBH Advocaten                          0.37
73 (Unknown) A.S.C Dukla Praha                                              0.38
74 (Unknown) Amore & Vita-McDonald's                                            
75 Yvo Kusters (Ned) Time -Van Hemert                                           
76 Sébastien Harbonnier (Fra) C.C Nogent Sur Oise                               
77 Maxime Mayencon (Fra) Cr4C Roanne                                            
78 (Unknown) Amore & Vita-McDonald's                                            
79 Brice Feillu (Fra) C.C Nogent Sur Oise                                   0.39
80 Ludovic Poilvet (Fra) Cotes D’Armor Cyclisme Maître Jacques                  
81 Christoph Schweizer (Ger) Team Sparkasse                                     
82 Pedro Costa (Por) Vitória-ASC                                                
83 Benoit Geoffroy (Fra) S.C.O Dijon Team Lapierre                              
84 Stéphane Petilleau (Fra) Bretagne-Armor Lux                                  
85 Cédric Barre (Fra) Roue D’ Or Saint Amandoise                                
86 Sven Van Den Houte (Bel) Davitamon-Win for Life-Jong Vlaanderen          0.40
87 Julien Fourrier (Fra) S.C.O Dijon Team Lapierre                              
88 Ivan Gil Martin (Spa) Vigna Magna Cropu                                      
89 Alexandre Naulleau (Fra) Team U Nantes Atlantique                        0.41
90 Sjoerd Botter (Ned) Time -Van Hemert                                         
91 Maarten De Jonge (Ned) Time -Van Hemert                                  0.42
92 Cédric Drouet (Fra) Roue D’ Or Saint Amandoise                               
93 (Unknown) Vitória-ASC                                                        
94 Alois Kankovsky (Cze) A.S.C Dukla Praha                                      
95 David Martin Perbanez (Spa) Vigna Magna Cropu                                
96 Olivier Nari (Fra) S.C.O Dijon Team Lapierre                                 
97 Koji Fukushima (Jpn) Nippo Corporation-Meitan Honpo Co LTD-Asada         0.43
98 Charles Guilbert (Fra) Bretagne-Armor Lux                                    
99 Glenn Poleunis (Bel) Davitamon-Win for Life-Jong Vlaanderen              0.44
100 (Unknown) Team U Nantes Atlantique                                      0.45
101 François Lamiraud (Fra) Cr4C Roanne                                         
102 Kazuya Okazaki (Jpn) Nippo Corporation-Meitan Honpo Co LTD-Asada            
103 Jose Martins (Por) Vitória-ASC                                              
104 Julien Sauve (Fra) Cotes D’Armor Cyclisme Maître Jacques                    
105 Bruno Lima (Por) Vigna Magna Cropu                                          
106 Shinichi Fukushima (Jpn) Nippo Corporation-Meitan Honpo Co LTD-Asada    0.46
107 Tristan Le Yondre (Fra) Super Sport 35 ACNC                                 
108 Joost Van Leijen (Ned) Van Vliet-EBH Advocaten                              
109 René Schild (Ger) Team Sparkasse                                            
110 (Unknown) Team Maxbo Bianchi                                                
111 Yong Li Ng (Mas) Vitória-ASC                                                
112 Daniel Silva (Por) Vitória-ASC                                          0.47
113 Romain Mary (Fra) S.C.O Dijon Team Lapierre                             0.48
114 Bert Debacker (Bel) Wielergrop Beveren 2000                                 
115 (Unknown) Van Vliet-EBH Advocaten                                           
116 (Unknown) Team U Nantes Atlantique                                      0.50
117 Loïc Herbreteau (Fra) Cr4C Roanne                                       0.52
118 Yukiya Arashiro (Jpn) Nippo Corporation-Meitan Honpo Co LTD-Asada       0.53
119 Kasper Linde (Den) Team Odense Energi                                       
120 Marius Stoica (Rom) Amore & Vita-McDonald's                                 
121 Vincent Ragot (Fra) Cotes D’Armor Cyclisme Maître Jacques               0.54
122 Kalle Kriit (Est) Roue D’ Or Saint Amandoise                                
123 Stefan Löffler (Ger) Team Sparkasse                                     0.55
124 Nicolas Bourdillat (Fra) Roue D’ Or Saint Amandoise                     0.56
125 Julien Fouchard (Fra) Cotes D’Armor Cyclisme Maître Jacques             0.57
126 Arnaud Madec (Fra) Cotes D’Armor Cyclisme Maître Jacques                0.58
127 (Unknown) Nippo Corporation-Meitan Honpo Co LTD-Asada                   1.00
128 José Sousa (Spa) Vitória-ASC                                            1.02
129 Tony Goossens (Bel) Wielergrop Beveren 2000                                 
130 Ivan Quaranta (Ita) Amore & Vita-McDonald's                                 
131 Takashi Miyazawa (Jpn) Nippo Corporation-Meitan Honpo Co LTD-Asada      1.07
 
Young rider classification
 
1 Lars Boom (Ned) Rabobank                                               5.30.00
2 Alex Rasmussen (Den) Team Odense Energi                                   0.02
3 Edvald Boasson Hagen (Nor) Team Maxbo Bianchi                             0.09
4 Kristof Vandewalle (Bel) Wielergrop Beveren 2000                          0.12
5 Martyn Maaskant (Ned) Rabobank                                                
6 Sébastien Turgot (Fra) Vende U                                            0.13
7 Thom Van Dulmen (Ned) Rabobank                                            0.14
8 Tom Veelers (Ned) Rabobank                                                    
9 Perrig Quemeneur (Fra) Vende U                                                
10 Fabrice Jandesboz (Fra) Vende U                                          0.17
11 Casper Jorgensen (Den) Team Odense Energi                                    
12 Noan Lelarge (Fra) Bretagne-Armor Lux                                        
13 Evgeny Sokolov (Rus) Vende U                                                 
14 Damien Gaudin (Fra) Vende U                                              0.18
15 Jugen Roelants (Bel) Davitamon-Win for Life-Jong Vlaanderen              0.20
16 Kevin Lalouette (Fra) C.C Nogent Sur Oise                                0.21
17 Lars Petter Nordhaug (Nor) Team Maxbo Bianchi                                
18 David Lelay (Fra) Bretagne-Armor Lux                                         
19 Juan José Abril Merino (Spa) Vigna Magna Cropu                           0.22
20 Alexander Kristoff (Nor) Team Maxbo Bianchi                                  
21 Bradley Fairall (Can) Super Sport 35 ACNC                                    
22 Tom Leezer (Ned) Rabobank                                                    
23 Daniel Kreutzfeldt (Den) Team Odense Energi                              0.23
24 Stéphane Rossetto (Fra) C.C Nogent Sur Oise                                  
25 Petr Lazar (Cze) A.S.C Dukla Praha                                           
26 Tanel Kangert (Est) Roue D’ Or Saint Amandoise                           0.24
27 Antonio Cosme Fraile (Spa) Vigna Magna Cropu                             0.25
28 Christian Lademan (Ger) Team Sparkasse                                       
29 Bram Schmitz (Ned) Van Vliet-EBH Advocaten                                   
30 Thomas Berkhout (Ned) Rabobank                                               
31 (Unknown) A.S.C Dukla Praha                                                  
32 Rein Taramae (Est) Roue D’ Or Saint Amandoise                                
33 Milan Kadlec (Cze) A.S.C Dukla Praha                                     0.26
34 Lars Ulrich Sörensen (Den) Team Odense Energi                                
35 Christopher Stevenson (Swe) Amore & Vita-McDonald's                          
36 Olivier Grammaire (Fra) S.C.O Dijon Team Lapierre                            
37 Jean-Paul Simon (Bel) Super Sport 35 ACNC                                0.27
38 Frédrik Ericsson Time -Van Hemert                                            
39 Tarmo Raudsepp (Est) Team U Nantes Atlantique                                
40 Cyril Bessy (Fra) CR4C Roanne                                            0.28
41 Stijn Neirynck (Bel) Wielergrop Beveren 2000                                 
42 Sébastien Fournet Fayard (Fra) Cr4C Roanne                                   
43 Kristof De Zutter (Bel) Davitamon-Win for Life-Jong Vlaanderen           0.29
44 Maarten Neyens (Bel) Davitamon-Win for Life-Jong Vlaanderen                  
45 Gabriel Rasch (Nor) Team Maxbo Bianchi                                   0.30
46 Denis Cioban (Mol) Super Sport 35 ACNC                                       
47 Jos Pronk (Ned) Time -Van Hemert                                             
48 Emmanuel Ruitenbeek (Ned) Van Vliet-EBH Advocaten                        0.31
49 Jonathan Dayus (GBr) Team U Nantes Atlantique                                
50 Jonathan Thire (Fra) Team U Nantes Atlantique                                
51 Franck Charrier (Fra) C.C Nogent Sur Oise                                    
52 Johnny Hoogerland (Ned) Van Vliet-EBH Advocaten                              
53 (Unknown) Vende U                                                            
54 Steven De Neef (Bel) Davitamon-Win for Life-Jong Vlaanderen                  
55 Julien Gonnet (Fra) Super Sport 35 ACNC                                      
56 Stéphane Bonsergent (Fra) Bretagne-Armor Lux                             0.32
57 Gaël Malacarne (Fra) Cotes D’Armor Cyclisme Maître Jacques                   
58 Joachim Bøhler (Nor) Team Maxbo Bianchi                                      
59 David Han (Fra) S.C.O Dijon Team Lapierre                                0.33
60 Frederiek Nolf (Bel) Wielergrop Beveren 2000                                 
61 Marcel Beima (Ned) Time -Van Hemert                                          
62 Carlos Torrent Tarres (Spa) Vigna Magna Cropu                            0.34
63 Yoann Offredo (Fra) C.C Nogent Sur Oise                                      
64 Martin Lollesgaard (Den) Team Odense Energi                                  
65 Lukasz Goralewski (Pol) Amore & Vita-McDonald's                              
66 Léo Fortin (Fra) Cr4C Roanne                                             0.35
67 (Unknown) Super Sport 35 ACNC                                                
68 Timo Honstein (Ger) Team Sparkasse                                           
69 (Unknown) Bretagne-Armor Lux                                             0.36
70 Jasper Melis (Bel) Wielergrop Beveren 2000                                   
71 Jiri Hochmann (Cze) A.S.C Dukla Praha                                        
72 Alain Van Katwijk (Ned) Van Vliet-EBH Advocaten                          0.37
73 (Unknown) A.S.C Dukla Praha                                              0.38
74 (Unknown) Amore & Vita-McDonald's                                            
75 Yvo Kusters (Ned) Time -Van Hemert                                           
76 Sébastien Harbonnier (Fra) C.C Nogent Sur Oise                               
77 Maxime Mayencon (Fra) Cr4C Roanne                                            
78 (Unknown) Amore & Vita-McDonald's                                            
79 Brice Feillu (Fra) C.C Nogent Sur Oise                                   0.39
80 Ludovic Poilvet (Fra) Cotes D’Armor Cyclisme Maître Jacques                  
81 Christoph Schweizer (Ger) Team Sparkasse                                     
82 Pedro Costa (Por) Vitória-ASC                                                
83 Benoit Geoffroy (Fra) S.C.O Dijon Team Lapierre                              
84 Stéphane Petilleau (Fra) Bretagne-Armor Lux                                  
85 Cédric Barre (Fra) Roue D’ Or Saint Amandoise                                
86 Sven Van Den Houte (Bel) Davitamon-Win for Life-Jong Vlaanderen          0.40
87 Julien Fourrier (Fra) S.C.O Dijon Team Lapierre                              
88 Ivan Gil Martin (Spa) Vigna Magna Cropu                                      
89 Alexandre Naulleau (Fra) Team U Nantes Atlantique                        0.41
90 Sjoerd Botter (Ned) Time -Van Hemert                                         
91 Maarten De Jonge (Ned) Time -Van Hemert                                  0.42
92 Cédric Drouet (Fra) Roue D’ Or Saint Amandoise                               
93 (Unknown) Vitória-ASC                                                        
94 Alois Kankovsky (Cze) A.S.C Dukla Praha                                      
95 David Martin Perbanez (Spa) Vigna Magna Cropu                                
96 Olivier Nari (Fra) S.C.O Dijon Team Lapierre                                 
97 Koji Fukushima (Jpn) Nippo Corporation-Meitan Honpo Co LTD-Asada         0.43
98 Charles Guilbert (Fra) Bretagne-Armor Lux                                    
99 Glenn Poleunis (Bel) Davitamon-Win for Life-Jong Vlaanderen              0.44
100 (Unknown) Team U Nantes Atlantique                                      0.45
101 François Lamiraud (Fra) Cr4C Roanne                                         
102 Kazuya Okazaki (Jpn) Nippo Corporation-Meitan Honpo Co LTD-Asada            
103 Jose Martins (Por) Vitória-ASC                                              
104 Julien Sauve (Fra) Cotes D’Armor Cyclisme Maître Jacques                    
105 Bruno Lima (Por) Vigna Magna Cropu                                          
106 Shinichi Fukushima (Jpn) Nippo Corporation-Meitan Honpo Co LTD-Asada    0.46
107 Tristan Le Yondre (Fra) Super Sport 35 ACNC                                 
108 Joost Van Leijen (Ned) Van Vliet-EBH Advocaten                              
109 René Schild (Ger) Team Sparkasse                                            
110 (Unknown) Team Maxbo Bianchi                                                
111 Yong Li Ng (Mas) Vitória-ASC                                                
112 Daniel Silva (Por) Vitória-ASC                                          0.47
113 Romain Mary (Fra) S.C.O Dijon Team Lapierre                             0.48
114 Bert Debacker (Bel) Wielergrop Beveren 2000                                 
115 (Unknown) Van Vliet-EBH Advocaten                                           
116 (Unknown) Team U Nantes Atlantique                                      0.50
117 Loïc Herbreteau (Fra) Cr4C Roanne                                       0.52
118 Yukiya Arashiro (Jpn) Nippo Corporation-Meitan Honpo Co LTD-Asada       0.53
119 Kasper Linde (Den) Team Odense Energi                                       
120 Marius Stoica (Rom) Amore & Vita-McDonald's                                 
121 Vincent Ragot (Fra) Cotes D’Armor Cyclisme Maître Jacques               0.54
122 Kalle Kriit (Est) Roue D’ Or Saint Amandoise                                
123 Stefan Löffler (Ger) Team Sparkasse                                     0.55
124 Nicolas Bourdillat (Fra) Roue D’ Or Saint Amandoise                     0.56
125 Julien Fouchard (Fra) Cotes D’Armor Cyclisme Maître Jacques             0.57
126 Arnaud Madec (Fra) Cotes D’Armor Cyclisme Maître Jacques                0.58
127 (Unknown) Nippo Corporation-Meitan Honpo Co LTD-Asada                   1.00
128 José Sousa (Spa) Vitória-ASC                                            1.02
129 Tony Goossens (Bel) Wielergrop Beveren 2000                                 
130 Ivan Quaranta (Ita) Amore & Vita-McDonald's                                 
131 Takashi Miyazawa (Jpn) Nippo Corporation-Meitan Honpo Co LTD-Asada      1.07
 
Points classification
 
1 Lars Boom (Ned) Rabobank                                                    10 pts
2 Alex Rasmussen (Den) Team Odense Energi                                      9
3 Edvald Boasson Hagen (Nor) Team Maxbo Bianchi                                8
4 Kristof Vandewalle (Bel) Wielergrop Beveren 2000                             7
5 Martyn Maaskant (Ned) Rabobank                                               6
6 Sébastien Turgot (Fra) Vende U                                               5
7 Thom Van Dulmen (Ned) Rabobank                                               4
8 Tom Veelers (Ned) Rabobank                                                   3
9 Perrig Quemeneur (Fra) Vende U                                               2
10 Fabrice Jandesboz (Fra) Vende U                                             1