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42nd Tour de Bretagne Cycliste - Trophée des Granitiers - 2.2

France, April 25-May 1, 2008

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Stage 7 - May 1: Dol de Bretagne - Dinan, 148.9 km

Wilmann's attack pays off

Benoît Poilvet is a final winner on home soil

By Jean-François Quénet in Dinan

Frederik Wilman (Bianchi Joker)
Photo ©: Fabrice Lambert
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Three years after Stéphane Pétilleau, another Breton rider has won the Tour de Bretagne. It's Benoît Poilvet from the regional continental team Bretagne-Armor Lux. Put under pressure on the last day by runner up Bram Schmitz (Van Vliet), the race leader resisted while the final stage was won by the son of a former champion from Norway, Frederik Wilmann.

He's the son of Jostein Wilmann who finished 14th in the 1980 Tour de France and won the 1982 Tour of Romandie. For the past two years, Wilmann the younger has been at the service of Edvald Boasson Hagen, has since moved onto Team High Road and captured wins in the Criterium International time trial and GP Denain. Freed from this service, Wilmann found the courage to attack in search of his own glory, and it paid off.

"It's been four years since I started chasing an international win like this one," the 22-year-old member of the Joker-Bianchi team said. "I knew he was able to do something like this," directeur sportif Gino van Oudenhove commented. But Wilmann needed to be pushed and it's been the job of his team-mate Joachim Bohler who is another pillar of the Norwegian team put together by the passionate promoter from Hønefoss Birger Hungerhold.

"I was scared to go by myself," Wilmann admitted. "But when I went, nothing could stop me. I passed the last guy away (Jean-Marc Bideau from VC Roubaix) only on the last climb. This is the biggest win of my career so far."

It's also the case for Poilvet who is ten years older than him, and never took a professional win in his eight years with Crédit Agricole, but finally found the secret after moving back to the regional Bretagne Armor Lux team. "I've been in the shadow for nine years and now there is a bit of sunshine on me," he said after crossing the line. "I had the pressure on my shoulders and at some stage, I've cracked. Schmitz frightened me. I have a lot of respect for the Van Vliet team. They have done their job well. I came across because of the great work done for me by my team-mate David Le Lay in the final lap."

Poilvet suggested that the finale must have been thrilling for the crowd. There were about 20,000 spectators gathering in the steep climb in Dinan to watch a Breton rider defending his lead on home soil. The success of the event has enchanted the fans of the sport in the hotbed of French cycling.

How it unfolded

The breakaway of the day
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The day's stage began with the group remaining intact well past the first hour, but a breakaway of six riders finally took off after 53 kilometers. It was comprised of Gaël Malacarne (Côtes d'Armor-Maître Jacques), Vincent Rouxel (Brest IC 2000), Michael Mørkøv (Denmark), Jetse Bol (Rabobank), Jean-Marc Bideau (VC Roubaix) and David Tanner (VC La Pomme). They got a maximum lead of four minutes.

Rouxel was the first one to disappear from the group. As they reached the final circuit of Dinan with the steep pavé climb of Jerzual, Mørkøv and Tanner also got dropped. Bol attacked and went solo with 20 kilometers to go.

Malacarne and Bideau eventually caught him and Bideau insisted, but a strong attack started from the bunch with 15 kilometers to go. It was from Frederik Wilmann (Joker-Bianchi). The Norwegian overtook Bideau only with 600 meters to go as a first bunch was quite compact very close behind.

Benoît Poilvet (Bretagne-Armor Lux) had controlled the attacks from runner up Bram Schmitz (Van Vliet) and won the 42nd Tour de Bretagne.

Photography

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Images by Jean-Francois Quenet

Images by Fabrice Lambert/Tour de Bretagne

Results

1 Frederik Wilmann (Nor) Joker Bianchi                            3.36.18 (41.30 km/h)
2 Stijn Nierynck (Bel) Wielergroep Beveren 2000 - Quick Step        0.20
3 Bastien Delrot (Fra) Roubaix Lille Metropole                          
4 Bert De Backer (Bel) Wielergroep Beveren 2000 - Quick Step            
5 Julien Antomarchi (Fra) V.C La Pomme Marseille                        
6 Johnny Hoogerland (Ned) Van Vliet EBH Elshof                          
7 Gert Dockx (Bel) Wielergroep Beveren 2000 - Quick Step                
8 Yukiya Arashiro (Jpn) Meitan Hompo - GDR                              
9 Maarten De Jonge (Ned) Wielergroep Beveren 2000 - Quick Step          
10 Jean-Marc Bideau (Fra) Roubaix Lille Metropole                       
11 Coen Vermeltfoort (Ned) Rabobank Continental                         
12 Nico Keinath (Ger) Team Ista                                         
13 Bram Schmitz (Ned) Van Vliet EBH Elshof                              
14 Franck Charrier (Fra) C.C. Nogent Sur Oise                           
15 Benoît Poilvet (Fra) Bretagne Armor Lux                              
16 Sven Vandousselac (Bel) Davitamon Lotto Jong Vlaanderen              
17 Yann Guyot (Fra) Cotes d'Amor Cyclism                                
18 Thomas Berkhout (Ned) Rabobank Continental                           
19 Olivier Grammaire (Fra) S.C.O. Dijon                                 
20 Landström Johan (Swe) Van Hemert Groep - de Jonge Renner             
21 Christoph Meschenmoser (Ger) Team Ista                           0.29
22 Mathieu Halleguen (Fra) Cotes d'Amor Cyclism                         
23 Julien Fouchard (Fra) Cotes d'Amor Cyclism                           
24 Fabrice Jandesboz (Fra) Vende U                                      
25 Logan Hutchings (NZl) Wielergroep Beveren 2000 - Quick Step          
26 Tristan Le Yondre (Fra) Super Sport 35 ACNC                      0.38
27 Laurent Le Gac (Fra) Brest Iroise Cyclisme                       0.40
28 Jocelyn Bar (Fra) C.C. Nogent Sur Oise                           0.50
29 Matthias Brandle (Aut) Team Ista                                 0.52
30 Jean-Philippe Maheau (Fra) Team U Nantes Atlantique                  
31 Adam Bonser (GBr) Rapha-Condor - Recycling.co.uk                     
32 David Chopin (Fra) Super Sport 35 ACNC                           1.05
33 David Le Lay (Fra) Bretagne Armor Lux                            1.15
34 Gaël Malacarne (Fra) Cotes d'Amor Cyclism                        1.21
35 Joachim Bohler (Nor) Joker Bianchi                               1.53
36 Renaud Pioline (Fra) V.C La Pomme Marseille                      1.55
37 Grégory Joseph (Bel) Davitamon Lotto Jong Vlaanderen             2.00
38 Duret Sébastien (Fra) Bretagne Armor Lux                         2.11
39 Marcel Beima (Ned) Rabobank Continental                              
40 Olivier Nari (Fra) S.C.O. Dijon                                  2.33
41 Benoît Geoffroy (Fra) S.C.O. Dijon                                   
42 Romain Hardy (Fra) Cotes d'Amor Cyclism                          3.32
43 Tim Klotz (Ger) Team Ista                                        3.36
44 Rolf Hofbauer (Ger) Team Ista                                        
45 Nikolai Schwarz (Ger) Team Ista                                      
46 Arturs Ansons (Lat) Rietumu Bank-Riga                                
47 Lars Boom (Ned) Rabobank Continental                             4.05
48 Thijs Van Amerongen (Ned) Van Vliet EBH Elshof                       
49 Erik Jan Kooiman (Ned) Van Hemert Groep - de Jonge Renner        4.14
50 Justas Volungevicius (Ltu) Rietumu Bank-Riga                     4.16
51 Tony Huet (Fra) Super Sport 35 ACNC                                  
52 Aurélien Thilloy (Fra) C.C. Nogent Sur Oise                          
53 Raphaël Lesage (Fra) C.C. Nogent Sur Oise                            
54 Julien Gonnet (Fra) Super Sport 35 ACNC                              
55 Yannick Ricordel (Fra) Team U Nantes Atlantique                  4.22
56 Fabio Donesana (Ita) De Naedi - Bergamasca                           
57 Enrico Peruffo (Ita) De Naedi - Bergamasca                           
58 Jetse Bol (Ned) Rabobank Continental                             4.34
59 Ryan Bonser (GBr) Rapha-Condor - Recycling.co.uk                     
60 Markku Ainsalu (Est) Rietumu Bank-Riga                           4.36
61 Steven De Neef (Bel) Davitamon Lotto Jong Vlaanderen                 
62 Kazuya Okazaki (Jpn) Meitan Hompo - GDR                              
63 Sierk Jan De Haan (Ned) Van Hemert Groep - de Jonge Renner       5.04
64 Ludovic Capelle (Bel) Rietumu Bank-Riga                              
65 Yoann Lucas (Fra) Team U Nantes Atlantique                       5.51
66 Gert Joeaar (Est) Vende U                                        6.33
67 Yasuharu Nakajima (Jpn) Meitan Hompo - GDR                       6.42
68 Miyataka Shimizu (Jpn) Meitan Hompo - GDR                            
69 Bjorn Hoeben (Ned) Van Hemert Groep - de Jonge Renner            6.50
70 Ben Van Der Kooi (Ned) Van Hemert Groep - de Jonge Renner            
71 Chris Newton (GBr) Rapha-Condor - Recycling.co.uk                6.55
72 Robert Partridge (GBr) Rapha-Condor - Recycling.co.uk            7.11
73 Jonathan Manach (Fra) Brest Iroise Cyclisme                          
74 Maurice Vrijmoed (Ned) Van Vliet EBH Elshof                      9.20
75 Lars Vierbergen (Ned) Van Vliet EBH Elshof                           
76 Niek Basten (Ned) Van Hemert Groep - de Jonge Renner                 
77 David Han (Fra) S.C.O. Dijon                                         
78 Julien Gay (Fra) Vende U                                             
79 Tony Hurel (Fra) Vende U                                             
80 Michael Morkov (Den) Denmark National Team                           
81 Mathieu Jeannes (Fra) Brest Iroise Cyclisme                          
82 Kenny Terweduwe (Bel) Davitamon Lotto Jong Vlaanderen                
83 Florian Guillou (Fra) Roubaix Lille Metropole                        
84 Alexander Kristoff (Nor) Joker Bianchi                          10.36
85 Stian Sommerseth (Nor) Joker Bianchi                                 
86 Gaetan Guernion (Fra) Brest Iroise Cyclisme                     12.46
87 Vincent Rouxel (Fra) Brest Iroise Cyclisme                           
88 Cyrille Noel (Fra) Super Sport 35 ACNC                          14.10
89 Nicolas Baldo (Fra) Super Sport 35 ACNC                              
90 Florian Allaizeau (Fra) Team U Nantes Atlantique                15.51
DNF Stéphane Bonsergent (Fra) Bretagne Armor Lux                        
DNF Piotr Zielinski (Pol) Bretagne Armor Lux                            
DNF Antoine Dalibard (Fra) Bretagne Armor Lux                           
DNF Dennis Vanendert (Bel) Wielergroep Beveren 2000 - Quick Step        
DNF Tyler Butterfield (Ber) Vende U                                     
DNF Cherruault Kévin (Fra) Vende U                                      
DNF Quincy Vens (Bel) Davitamon Lotto Jong Vlaanderen                   
DNF Anthony Vignes (Fra) Team U Nantes Atlantique                       
DNF Loïc Muhlemann (Swi) S.C.O. Dijon                                   
DNF Giorgio Brambilla (Ita) De Naedi - Bergamasca                       
DNF Gatis Smukulis (Lat) V.C La Pomme Marseille                         
DNF Evaldas Siskevicius (Ltu) V.C La Pomme Marseille                    
DNF David Tanner (Aus) V.C La Pomme Marseille                           
DNF Sergey Firsanov (Rus) Rietumu Bank-Riga                             
DNF Mart Ojavee (Est) Rietumu Bank-Riga                                 
DNF Aivaras Baranauskas (Ltu) Roubaix Lille Metropole                   
DNF Steven Tronet (Fra) Roubaix Lille Metropole                         
DNF Denis Robin (Fra) Roubaix Lille Metropole                           
DNF Alex Rasmussen (Den) Denmark National Team                          
DNF Casper Jorgensen (Den) Denmark National Team                        
DNF Michael Faerk Christensen (Den) Denmark National Team               
DNF Daniel Kreutzfeldt (Den) Denmark National Team                      
DNF Jens Erik Madsen (Den) Denmark National Team                        
DNF Ronan Van Zandbeek (Ned) Van Vliet EBH Elshof                       
DNF Kevin Lalouette (Fra) C.C. Nogent Sur Oise                          
DNF Stéphane Rossetto (Fra) C.C. Nogent Sur Oise                        
DNF Koji Fukushima (Jpn) Meitan Hompo - GDR                             
DNS Jonathan Balbuena (Fra) V.C La Pomme Marseille                      
 
Final General classification
 
1 Benoît Poilvet (Fra) Bretagne Armor Lux                       22.20.55
2 Bram Schmitz (Ned) Van Vliet EBH Elshof                           0.54
3 Julien Antomarchi (Fra) V.C La Pomme Marseille                    1.49
4 Johnny Hoogerland (Ned) Van Vliet EBH Elshof                      1.52
5 Franck Charrier (Fra) C.C. Nogent Sur Oise                        2.00
6 Olivier Grammaire (Fra) S.C.O. Dijon                              2.01
7 Yukiya Arashiro (Jpn) Meitan Hompo - GDR                          2.11
8 Thomas Berkhout (Ned) Rabobank Continental                        2.13
9 Nico Keinath (Ger) Team Ista                                      2.19
10 Logan Hutchings (NZl) Wielergroep Beveren 2000 - Quick Step      2.33
11 Christoph Meschenmoser (Ger) Team Ista                           2.41
12 Fabrice Jandesboz (Fra) Vende U                                  2.52
13 Yann Guyot (Fra) Cotes d'Amor Cyclism                            2.56
14 Bastien Delrot (Fra) Roubaix Lille Metropole                     3.18
15 Mathieu Halleguen (Fra) Cotes d'Amor Cyclism                     3.19
16 Gert Dockx (Bel) Wielergroep Beveren 2000 - Quick Step           3.23
17 Sven Vandousselac (Bel) Davitamon Lotto Jong Vlaanderen          4.10
18 Laurent Le Gac (Fra) Brest Iroise Cyclisme                       4.54
19 Jean-Marc Bideau (Fra) Roubaix Lille Metropole                   5.06
20 Duret Sébastien (Fra) Bretagne Armor Lux                         5.24
21 Marcel Beima (Ned) Rabobank Continental                          5.31
22 Justas Volungevicius (Ltu) Rietumu Bank-Riga                     7.41
23 Miyataka Shimizu (Jpn) Meitan Hompo - GDR                        9.25
24 Yoann Lucas (Fra) Team U Nantes Atlantique                      12.11
25 Jean-Philippe Maheau (Fra) Team U Nantes Atlantique             12.48
26 Florian Guillou (Fra) Roubaix Lille Metropole                   15.00
27 Stian Sommerseth (Nor) Joker Bianchi                            15.16
28 Coen Vermeltfoort (Ned) Rabobank Continental                    28.22
29 David Le Lay (Fra) Bretagne Armor Lux                                
30 Landström Johan (Swe) Van Hemert Groep - de Jonge Renner        28.32
31 Stijn Nierynck (Bel) Wielergroep Beveren 2000 - Quick Step      28.35
32 Erik Jan Kooiman (Ned) Van Hemert Groep - de Jonge Renner       28.50
33 Maarten De Jonge (Ned) Wielergroep Beveren 2000 - Quick Step    29.00
34 Frederik Wilman (Nor) Joker Bianchi                             29.04
35 Jocelyn Bar (Fra) C.C. Nogent Sur Oise                          29.42
36 Gaël Malacarne (Fra) Cotes d'Amor Cyclism                       30.26
37 Tristan Le Yondre (Fra) Super Sport 35 ACNC                     30.36
38 Lars Boom (Ned) Rabobank Continental                            31.27
39 Renaud Pioline (Fra) V.C La Pomme Marseille                     31.40
40 Joachim Bohler (Nor) Joker Bianchi                              32.02
41 Yannick Ricordel (Fra) Team U Nantes Atlantique                 33.21
42 Bert De Backer (Bel) Wielergroep Beveren 2000 - Quick Step      33.36
43 Romain Hardy (Fra) Cotes d'Amor Cyclism                         34.32
44 Ludovic Capelle (Bel) Rietumu Bank-Riga                         34.54
45 Tim Klotz (Ger) Team Ista                                       34.57
46 Grégory Joseph (Bel) Davitamon Lotto Jong Vlaanderen            36.05
47 Ben Van Der Kooi (Ned) Van Hemert Groep - de Jonge Renner       36.37
48 Jetse Bol (Ned) Rabobank Continental                            36.46
49 Robert Partridge (GBr) Rapha-Condor - Recycling.co.uk           37.15
50 Raphaël Lesage (Fra) C.C. Nogent Sur Oise                       37.19
51 Matthias Brandle (Aut) Team Ista                                37.50
52 David Han (Fra) S.C.O. Dijon                                    38.21
53 Alexander Kristoff (Nor) Joker Bianchi                          38.34
54 Julien Gay (Fra) Vende U                                        38.37
55 Enrico Peruffo (Ita) De Naedi - Bergamasca                      39.30
56 Michael Morkov (Den) Denmark National Team                      39.33
57 Lars Vierbergen (Ned) Van Vliet EBH Elshof                           
58 Jonathan Manach (Fra) Brest Iroise Cyclisme                     39.36
59 Ryan Bonser (GBr) Rapha-Condor - Recycling.co.uk                40.00
60 Adam Bonser (GBr) Rapha-Condor - Recycling.co.uk                40.16
61 Maurice Vrijmoed (Ned) Van Vliet EBH Elshof                     40.21
62 Kenny Terweduwe (Bel) Davitamon Lotto Jong Vlaanderen           40.27
63 Olivier Nari (Fra) S.C.O. Dijon                                 40.30
64 Gert Joeaar (Est) Vende U                                       40.44
65 Nikolai Schwarz (Ger) Team Ista                                 41.10
66 Aurélien Thilloy (Fra) C.C. Nogent Sur Oise                     41.14
67 Thijs Van Amerongen (Ned) Van Vliet EBH Elshof                  41.25
68 Tony Hurel (Fra) Vende U                                        42.49
69 Fabio Donesana (Ita) De Naedi - Bergamasca                      43.22
70 Sierk Jan De Haan (Ned) Van Hemert Groep - de Jonge Renner      43.43
71 Vincent Rouxel (Fra) Brest Iroise Cyclisme                      44.01
72 Julien Fouchard (Fra) Cotes d'Amor Cyclism                      44.20
73 Markku Ainsalu (Est) Rietumu Bank-Riga                          44.22
74 Rolf Hofbauer (Ger) Team Ista                                   45.43
75 Mathieu Jeannes (Fra) Brest Iroise Cyclisme                     46.30
76 Yasuharu Nakajima (Jpn) Meitan Hompo - GDR                      49.19
77 Nicolas Baldo (Fra) Super Sport 35 ACNC                         50.19
78 Cyrille Noel (Fra) Super Sport 35 ACNC                          50.30
79 David Chopin (Fra) Super Sport 35 ACNC                          51.03
80 Niek Basten (Ned) Van Hemert Groep - de Jonge Renner            52.12
81 Kazuya Okazaki (Jpn) Meitan Hompo - GDR                         53.05
82 Gaetan Guernion (Fra) Brest Iroise Cyclisme                     54.35
83 Tony Huet (Fra) Super Sport 35 ACNC                             59.00
84 Chris Newton (GBr) Rapha-Condor - Recycling.co.uk             1.02.59
85 Julien Gonnet (Fra) Super Sport 35 ACNC                       1.07.08
86 Bjorn Hoeben (Ned) Van Hemert Groep - de Jonge Renner         1.08.40
87 Steven De Neef (Bel) Davitamon Lotto Jong Vlaanderen          1.09.59
88 Benoît Geoffroy (Fra) S.C.O. Dijon                            1.15.24
89 Arturs Ansons (Lat) Rietumu Bank-Riga                         1.18.08
90 Florian Allaizeau (Fra) Team U Nantes Atlantique              1.18.22
 
Points classification
 
1 Coen Vermeltfoort (Ned) Rabobank Continental                        89 pts
2 Bram Schmitz (Ned) Van Vliet EBH Elshof                             81
3 Alexander Kristoff (Nor) Joker Bianchi                              61
4 Stijn Nierynck (Bel) Wielergroep Beveren 2000 - Quick Step          55
5 Lars Boom (Ned) Rabobank Continental                                51
6 Julien Antomarchi (Fra) V.C La Pomme Marseille                      51
7 Johnny Hoogerland (Ned) Van Vliet EBH Elshof                        42
8 Benoît Poilvet (Fra) Bretagne Armor Lux                             38
9 Franck Charrier (Fra) C.C. Nogent Sur Oise                          35
10 Nico Keinath (Ger) Team Ista                                       35
11 Jocelyn Bar (Fra) C.C. Nogent Sur Oise                             30
12 Frederik Wilman (Nor) Joker Bianchi                                25
13 Maarten De Jonge (Ned) Wielergroep Beveren 2000 - Quick Step       25
14 Yukiya Arashiro (Jpn) Meitan Hompo - GDR                           23
15 Matthias Brandle (Aut) Team Ista                                   22
16 Bastien Delrot (Fra) Roubaix Lille Metropole                       21
17 Gert Dockx (Bel) Wielergroep Beveren 2000 - Quick Step             19
18 David Le Lay (Fra) Bretagne Armor Lux                              14
19 Bert De Backer (Bel) Wielergroep Beveren 2000 - Quick Step         14
20 Aurélien Thilloy (Fra) C.C. Nogent Sur Oise                        14
21 Rolf Hofbauer (Ger) Team Ista                                      13
22 Sven Vandousselac (Bel) Davitamon Lotto Jong Vlaanderen            13
23 Jean-Marc Bideau (Fra) Roubaix Lille Metropole                     12
24 Olivier Grammaire (Fra) S.C.O. Dijon                               10
25 Thomas Berkhout (Ned) Rabobank Continental                         10
26 Fabrice Jandesboz (Fra) Vende U                                     8
27 Yann Guyot (Fra) Cotes d'Amor Cyclism                               8
28 Cyrille Noel (Fra) Super Sport 35 ACNC                              8
29 Raphaël Lesage (Fra) C.C. Nogent Sur Oise                           7
30 Benoît Geoffroy (Fra) S.C.O. Dijon                                  7
31 Renaud Pioline (Fra) V.C La Pomme Marseille                         6
32 Jetse Bol (Ned) Rabobank Continental                                5
33 Julien Fouchard (Fra) Cotes d'Amor Cyclism                          5
34 Justas Volungevicius (Ltu) Rietumu Bank-Riga                        4
35 Joachim Bohler (Nor) Joker Bianchi                                  4
36 Julien Gonnet (Fra) Super Sport 35 ACNC                             4
37 Duret Sébastien (Fra) Bretagne Armor Lux                            3
38 Gaël Malacarne (Fra) Cotes d'Amor Cyclism                           3
39 Tim Klotz (Ger) Team Ista                                           3
40 Ben Van Der Kooi (Ned) Van Hemert Groep - de Jonge Renner           3
41 Michael Morkov (Den) Denmark National Team                          3
42 Maurice Vrijmoed (Ned) Van Vliet EBH Elshof                         3
43 Kenny Terweduwe (Bel) Davitamon Lotto Jong Vlaanderen               3
44 Fabio Donesana (Ita) De Naedi - Bergamasca                          3
45 Sierk Jan De Haan (Ned) Van Hemert Groep - de Jonge Renner          3
46 Christoph Meschenmoser (Ger) Team Ista                              2
47 Mathieu Halleguen (Fra) Cotes d'Amor Cyclism                        2
48 Tristan Le Yondre (Fra) Super Sport 35 ACNC                         2
49 David Han (Fra) S.C.O. Dijon                                        2
50 Julien Gay (Fra) Vende U                                            2
51 Vincent Rouxel (Fra) Brest Iroise Cyclisme                          2
52 Marcel Beima (Ned) Rabobank Continental                             1
53 Gert Joeaar (Est) Vende U                                           1
 
Sprint classification
 
1 Matthias Brandle (Aut) Team Ista                                    22 pts
2 Coen Vermeltfoort (Ned) Rabobank Continental                        20
3 Bram Schmitz (Ned) Van Vliet EBH Elshof                             13
4 Rolf Hofbauer (Ger) Team Ista                                       11
5 Yukiya Arashiro (Jpn) Meitan Hompo - GDR                            11
6 Johnny Hoogerland (Ned) Van Vliet EBH Elshof                         7
7 Jean-Marc Bideau (Fra) Roubaix Lille Metropole                       5
8 Jetse Bol (Ned) Rabobank Continental                                 5
9 Julien Antomarchi (Fra) V.C La Pomme Marseille                       5
10 Bastien Delrot (Fra) Roubaix Lille Metropole                        5
11 Julien Fouchard (Fra) Cotes d'Amor Cyclism                          5
12 Michael Morkov (Den) Denmark National Team                          3
13 Franck Charrier (Fra) C.C. Nogent Sur Oise                          3
14 Thomas Berkhout (Ned) Rabobank Continental                          3
15 Duret Sébastien (Fra) Bretagne Armor Lux                            3
16 Maurice Vrijmoed (Ned) Van Vliet EBH Elshof                         3
17 Sierk Jan De Haan (Ned) Van Hemert Groep - de Jonge Renner          3
18 Fabio Donesana (Ita) De Naedi - Bergamasca                          3
19 Benoît Geoffroy (Fra) S.C.O. Dijon                                  3
20 Gaël Malacarne (Fra) Cotes d'Amor Cyclism                           3
21 Tim Klotz (Ger) Team Ista                                           3
22 Fabrice Jandesboz (Fra) Vende U                                     3
23 Vincent Rouxel (Fra) Brest Iroise Cyclisme                          2
24 Julien Gay (Fra) Vende U                                            2
25 Tristan Le Yondre (Fra) Super Sport 35 ACNC                         2
26 Christoph Meschenmoser (Ger) Team Ista                              1
27 Nico Keinath (Ger) Team Ista                                        1
28 Lars Boom (Ned) Rabobank Continental                                1
29 Mathieu Halleguen (Fra) Cotes d'Amor Cyclism                        1
30 Marcel Beima (Ned) Rabobank Continental                             1
 
Mountains classification
 
1 Johnny Hoogerland (Ned) Van Vliet EBH Elshof                        86 pts
2 Julien Fouchard (Fra) Cotes d'Amor Cyclism                          44
3 Christoph Meschenmoser (Ger) Team Ista                              35
4 Maurice Vrijmoed (Ned) Van Vliet EBH Elshof                         34
5 David Le Lay (Fra) Bretagne Armor Lux                               22
6 Duret Sébastien (Fra) Bretagne Armor Lux                            19
7 Tim Klotz (Ger) Team Ista                                           19
8 Benoît Poilvet (Fra) Bretagne Armor Lux                             16
9 Raphaël Lesage (Fra) C.C. Nogent Sur Oise                           16
10 Justas Volungevicius (Ltu) Rietumu Bank-Riga                       14
11 Fabrice Jandesboz (Fra) Vende U                                    13
12 Gaël Malacarne (Fra) Cotes d'Amor Cyclism                          12
13 Yukiya Arashiro (Jpn) Meitan Hompo - GDR                           12
14 Julien Antomarchi (Fra) V.C La Pomme Marseille                     10
15 Bram Schmitz (Ned) Van Vliet EBH Elshof                             9
16 Yann Guyot (Fra) Cotes d'Amor Cyclism                               9
17 Sierk Jan De Haan (Ned) Van Hemert Groep - de Jonge Renner          8
18 Rolf Hofbauer (Ger) Team Ista                                       8
19 Jean-Marc Bideau (Fra) Roubaix Lille Metropole                      7
20 Miyataka Shimizu (Jpn) Meitan Hompo - GDR                           6
21 Coen Vermeltfoort (Ned) Rabobank Continental                        5
22 Logan Hutchings (NZl) Wielergroep Beveren 2000 - Quick Step         4
23 Gert Dockx (Bel) Wielergroep Beveren 2000 - Quick Step              4
24 Frederik Wilman (Nor) Joker Bianchi                                 4
25 Joachim Bohler (Nor) Joker Bianchi                                  4
26 Jetse Bol (Ned) Rabobank Continental                                4
27 Vincent Rouxel (Fra) Brest Iroise Cyclisme                          3
28 Thomas Berkhout (Ned) Rabobank Continental                          2
29 Yoann Lucas (Fra) Team U Nantes Atlantique                          2
30 Jocelyn Bar (Fra) C.C. Nogent Sur Oise                              2
31 Nico Keinath (Ger) Team Ista                                        1
32 Marcel Beima (Ned) Rabobank Continental                             1
33 Lars Boom (Ned) Rabobank Continental                                1
34 Romain Hardy (Fra) Cotes d'Amor Cyclism                             1
35 Lars Vierbergen (Ned) Van Vliet EBH Elshof                          1
36 Niek Basten (Ned) Van Hemert Groep - de Jonge Renner                1
 
U23 classification
 
1 Nico Keinath (Ger) Team Ista                                  22.23.14
2 Yann Guyot (Fra) Cotes d'Amor Cyclism                             0.37
3 Bastien Delrot (Fra) Roubaix Lille Metropole                      0.59
4 Mathieu Halleguen (Fra) Cotes d'Amor Cyclism                      1.00
5 Gert Dockx (Bel) Wielergroep Beveren 2000 - Quick Step            1.04
6 Sven Vandousselac (Bel) Davitamon Lotto Jong Vlaanderen           1.51
7 Laurent Le Gac (Fra) Brest Iroise Cyclisme                        2.35
8 Jean-Philippe Maheau (Fra) Team U Nantes Atlantique              10.29
9 Coen Vermeltfoort (Ned) Rabobank Continental                     26.03
10 Erik Jan Kooiman (Ned) Van Hemert Groep - de Jonge Renner       26.31
11 Jocelyn Bar (Fra) C.C. Nogent Sur Oise                          27.23
12 Gaël Malacarne (Fra) Cotes d'Amor Cyclism                       28.07
13 Tristan Le Yondre (Fra) Super Sport 35 ACNC                     28.17
14 Yannick Ricordel (Fra) Team U Nantes Atlantique                 31.02
15 Romain Hardy (Fra) Cotes d'Amor Cyclism                         32.13
16 Tim Klotz (Ger) Team Ista                                       32.38
17 Grégory Joseph (Bel) Davitamon Lotto Jong Vlaanderen            33.46
18 Ben Van Der Kooi (Ned) Van Hemert Groep - de Jonge Renner       34.18
19 Jetse Bol (Ned) Rabobank Continental                            34.27
20 Raphaël Lesage (Fra) C.C. Nogent Sur Oise                       35.00
21 Matthias Brandle (Aut) Team Ista                                35.31
22 Alexander Kristoff (Nor) Joker Bianchi                          36.15
23 Julien Gay (Fra) Vende U                                        36.18
24 Lars Vierbergen (Ned) Van Vliet EBH Elshof                      37.14
25 Jonathan Manach (Fra) Brest Iroise Cyclisme                     37.17
26 Adam Bonser (GBr) Rapha-Condor - Recycling.co.uk                37.57
27 Maurice Vrijmoed (Ned) Van Vliet EBH Elshof                     38.02
28 Kenny Terweduwe (Bel) Davitamon Lotto Jong Vlaanderen           38.08
29 Gert Joeaar (Est) Vende U                                       38.25
30 Nikolai Schwarz (Ger) Team Ista                                 38.51
31 Aurélien Thilloy (Fra) C.C. Nogent Sur Oise                     38.55
32 Thijs Van Amerongen (Ned) Van Vliet EBH Elshof                  39.06
33 Tony Hurel (Fra) Vende U                                        40.30
34 Fabio Donesana (Ita) De Naedi - Bergamasca                      41.03
35 Vincent Rouxel (Fra) Brest Iroise Cyclisme                      41.42
36 Julien Fouchard (Fra) Cotes d'Amor Cyclism                      42.01
37 Rolf Hofbauer (Ger) Team Ista                                   43.24
38 Mathieu Jeannes (Fra) Brest Iroise Cyclisme                     44.11
39 David Chopin (Fra) Super Sport 35 ACNC                          48.44
40 Tony Huet (Fra) Super Sport 35 ACNC                             56.41
41 Florian Allaizeau (Fra) Team U Nantes Atlantique              1.16.03
 
Teams classification
 
1 Bretagne Armor Lux                                            67.10.09
2 Team Ista                                                        11.54
3 Roubaix Lille Metropole                                          12.42
4 Meitan Hompo - Gdr                                               20.27
5 Wielergroep Beveren 2000                                         26.40
6 Rabobank                                                         27.11
7 Cotes D'armor Cyclisme                                           27.59
8 Van Vliet Ebh Elshof                                             28.27
9 U.C. Nantes Atlantique                                           39.26
10 C.C. Nogent Sur Oise                                          1.00.24
11 Davitamon Lotto Jong Vlaanderen                               1.00.31
12 S.C.O. Dijon                                                  1.03.29
13 Rietuma Bank - Riga                                           1.05.45
14 Joker Bianchi                                                 1.06.10
15 Vendee U                                                      1.07.56
16 Van Hemert Groep - De Jonge Renner                            1.10.14
17 Brest Iroise Cyclisme 2000                                    1.17.24
18 Super Sport 35                                                1.31.28
19 Rapha - Condor / Recycling.Co.Uk                              1.37.47