64th Paris-Camembert Lepetit - 1.2

France, April 22, 2003

2002 Results Results Past winners

Brochard for the second time

Laurent Brochard
Photo: © AFP

Laurent Brochard (Ag2r) has taken home the cheese for the second time in his career, winning the 64th edition of Paris-Cemembert Lepetit in a solo breakaway. Brochard crossed the line in Vimoutiers 38 seconds in front of Carlos Torrent (Paternina), with French champion Nicolas Vogondy (FDJeux.com) winning the bunch sprint for third. With the win, Brochard moved up to second in the Coupe de France standings behind teammate Jaan Kirsipuu.

"Everyone was waiting for someone to make the first move, which I did," said Brochard at the finish. "I didn't think it was won yet, because things could still get organised behind. The main thing today was confirm [my role as favourite]."

He also praised the Ag2r squad, "The team also did a great job. I think the guys are really coming into form, gaining more and more confidence. Not just the leaders, but everyone. That's one of the first things I wanted to see happen when I [joined Ag2R]. Certain guys now are starting to take excellent initiatives."

After an earlier breakaway by Stéphane Barthe (MBK-Oktos-Saint-Quentin) was caught well before the finale, Brochard made his move with 16 km to go on the Côte du Moulin-Neuf. This succeeded in splitting the peloton into a front group of 22 riders, containing Vogondy, Casar (FDJ), Torrent, Garcia-Casas (BigMat), Gaumont (Cofidis), Halgand (Jean Delatour) and Voeckler (Brioches La Boulangère). On the 17% climb of the Mur des Champeaux with 10 km to go, Brochard countered an attack by Vogondy to move into the lead on his own, and he increased his advantage to 38 seconds at the finish.

With his win, Brochard now goes to Liege-Bastogne-Liege on Sunday with more confidence. He was using Paris-Camembert as preparation, but showed that he has good form for Sunday's World Cup.

Photography

Images by AFP Photo

Laurent Brochard (Ag2r) celebrates as he crosses the line to win the 64th Paris-Camembert, for the second time in his career
The winner of Paris-Camembert Laurent Brochard (Ag2r) on the podium with a trophy to match the size of his cheese

Images by Peter Geyer

Race sponsor LEPETIT took out an ad in the French sports daily, l'Equipe: Last night, numerous bike racers dreamed of Camembert. LEPETIT wishes good luck to all the riders of Paris-Camembert.
Of course there was Camembert to be sampled at the start! Event posters were handed out too.
It was very good!
I don't like cheese. Woof!
Service with a smile
Daniel Mangeas introduced the teams; here, the "Baker Boys".
Bradley McGee (fdjeux.com) before the start of Paris-Camembert.
Sandy Casar (fdjeux.com) looked relaxed before the start.
Christophe Agnolutto (AG2R) is ready to rumble.
Emmanuel Magnien (Brioches la Boulangere) makes a good, er, spokesman.
Patrice Halgand (Jean Delatour) signs an autograph for a fan.
The peloton is ready to roll.
The riders generally appeared relaxed.
Let's get this show on the road!
Laurent Brochard (AG2R) is on his way....to victory.

Results - 200 km

1 Laurent Brochard (Fra) Ag2r-Prevoyance                    4.35.19 (43.59 km/h)
2 Carlos Torrent Tarres (Spa) Paternina-Costa de Almeria       0.38
3 Nicolas Vogondy (Fra) FDJeux.com                             0.43
4 Sandy Casar (Fra) FDJeux.com
5 Franck Renier (Fra) Brioches La Boulangère
6 Franck Pencole (Fra) MBK-Oktos-Saint-Quentin
7 René Jörgensen (Den) Team fakta
8 Luis Pasamontes Rodriguez (Spa) Colchon Relax-Fuenlabrada
9 Patrice Halgand (Fra) Jean Delatour
10 Anthony Geslin (Fra) Brioches La Boulangère
11 Kurt-Asle Arvesen (Nor) Team fakta
12 Philippe Gaumont (Fra) Cofidis-Le Crédit par Téléphone
13 Nacor Burgos Rojo (Spa) Colchon Relax-Fuenlabrada
14 Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Brioches La Boulangère
15 Felix M. Garcia Casas (Spa) Big.Mat-Auber 93
16 Christophe Le Mevel (Fra) Credit Agricole
17 Frédéric Bessy (Fra) Cofidis-Le Crédit par Téléphone
18 Juan Carlos Guillamon Ruiz (Spa) Paternina-Costa de Almeria
19 José Antonio Garrido (Spa) Paternina-Costa de Almeria
20 Joaquin Lopez Torrella (Spa) Paternina-Costa de Almeria
21 Jose Manuel Maestre Rodriguez (Spa) Colchon Relax-Fuenlabrada
22 Jean-Cyril Robin (Fra) FDJeux.com                           0.48
23 Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) Jean Delatour                         1.30
24 Emmanuel Magnien (Fra) Brioches La Boulangère
25 Plamen Stoianov (Bul) Big.Mat-Auber 93
26 Christophe Rinero (Fra) MBK-Oktos-Saint-Quentin
27 Lars Ytting Bak (Den) Team fakta
28 Hayden Roulston (NZl) Cofidis-Le Crédit par Téléphone
29 Jens Voigt (Ger) Credit Agricole
30 Ludovic Martin (Fra) Jean Delatour
31 Thomas Grönqvist (Swe) Team fakta
32 Sébastien Talabardon (Fra) Big.Mat-Auber 93
33 Frédéric Finot (Fra) Jean Delatour
34 Jan Faltynek (Cze) eD'system-ZVVZ
35 Ryan Cox (RSA) Team Barloworld
36 David George (RSA) Team Barloworld
37 Gustavo Mario Toledo (Arg) Paternina-Costa de Almeria       1.34
38 Nicolas Fritsch (Fra) FDJeux.com
39 Domingo José Sanchez Segado (Spa) Paternina-Costa de Alm    1.36
40 Jorgen Bo Petersen (Den) Team fakta
41 Ludovic Auger (Fra) Big.Mat-Auber 93                        1.39
42 José Manuel Vasquez Palomo (Spa) Colchon-Relax Fuenlabrada  4.08
43 Jaco De Witt (RSA) Team Barloworld
44 Michael Skelde (Den) Team fakta
45 Sean Sullivan (Aus) Team Barloworld
46 Fabrice Salanson (Fra) Brioches La Boulangère               5.04
47 Robert Hayles (GBr) Cofidis-Le Crédit par Téléphone         5.14
48 Stéphane Bergès (Fra) Ag2r-Prevoyance                       5.15
49 Jimmy Engoulvent (Fra) Brioches La Boulangère
50 German Nieto Fernandez (Spa) Colchon Relax-Fuenlabrada
51 Yannick Talabardon (Fra) Big.Mat-Auber 93
52 Sylvain Calzati (Fra) Team Barloworld
53 Jérôme Bernard (Fra) Jean Delatour
54 Allan Johansen (Den) Team fakta
55 Fredrik Modin (Swe) Team fakta
56 Stéphane Barthe (Fra) MBK-Oktos-Saint-Quentin               7.49
57 Marcus Ljungqvist (Swe) Credit Agricole
58 Lauri Aus (Est) Ag2r-Prevoyance
59 Sébastien Hinault (Fra) Credit Agricole                     7.51
60 Guido Trentin (Ita) Cofidis-Le Crédit par Téléphone
61 Yan Tournier (Fra) Credit Agricole
62 Cyril Saugrain (Fra) Big.Mat-Auber 93
63 Anthony Morin (Fra) Credit Agricole
64 Christophe Laurent (Fra) Jean Delatour
65 Loïc Lamouller (Fra) Big.Mat-Auber 93
66 Eric Berthou (Fra) Team Barloworld                          7.54
67 Cédric Hervé (Fra) Credit Agricole                         11.38
68 Ivaïlo Gabrovski (Bul) MBK-Oktos-Saint-Quentin             11.41
69 Benoït Vaugrenard (Fra) FDJeux.com                         15.26

Coupe de France standings after round 8

1 Jaan Kirsipuu (Est) Ag2r Prévoyance                           112 pts
2 Laurent Brochard (Fra) Ag2r Prévoyance                         75
3 Sébastien Joly (Fra) Jean Delatour                             55
4 Carlos Da Cruz (Fra) FDJeux.com                                53
5 Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Brioches La Boulangère                  50
5 Christophe Mengin (Fra) FDJeux.com                             50
7 Laurent Lefèvre (Fra) Jean Delatour                            45
8 Jens Voigt (Ger) Crédit Agricole                               42
9 Jérôme Pineau (Fra) Brioches La Boulangère                     39
10 Damien Nazon (Fra) Brioches La Boulangère                     37

Courtesy of Stéphane David

Past winners

Paris-Camembert (Trophée Lepetit)

2002  Marcus Ljungqvist (Swe) Team fakta
2001  Laurent Brochard (Fra) Jean Delatour
2000  Didier Rous (Fra)
1999  Fabio Fontanelli (Ita)
1998  Pascal Lino (Fra)
1997  Mauro Gianetti (Swi)
1996  Adriano Baffi (Ita)
1995  Andrej Tchmil (Mol)
1994  Armand De las Cuevas (Fra)
1993  Oleg Kozlitine (Kaz)
1992  Patrice Esnault (Fra)
1991  Brian Holm (Den)
1990  Thierry Marie (Fra)
1989  Andreas Kappes (Ger)
1988  Laurent Fignon (Fra)
1987  Mathieu Hermans (Ned)
1986  Kim Andersen (Den)
1985  Martial Gayant (Fra)
1984  Hubert Linard (Fra)
1983  Christian Jourdan (Fra)
1982  Christian Jourdan (Fra)
1981  Guy Gallopin (Fra)
1980  Pierre-Raymond Villemiane (Fra)
1979  Raymond Martin (Fra)
1978  Joop Zoetemelk (Ned)
1977  Hubert Linard (Fra)
1976  Bernard Hinault (Fra)
1975  Raymond Martin (Fra)
1974  Alain Santy (Fra)
1973  Regis Delephin (Fra)
1972  José Catieau (Fra)
1971  Gerard Moneyron (Fra)
1970  Georges Chappe (Fra)
1969  Raymond Riotte (Fra)
1968  Harry Stevens (Ned)
1967  Georges Chappe (Fra)
1966  Desire Letort (Fra)
1965  Pierre Everaert (Fra)
1964  Arie Den Hertog (Ned)
1963  Jacques Simon (Fra)
1962  Piet Rentmeester (Ned)
1961  Jean-Claude Annaert (Fra)
1960  Joseph Groussard (Fra)
1959  Nicolas Barone (Fra)
1958  Nicolas Barone (Fra)
1957  Joseph Groussard (Fra)
1956  René Fournier (Fra)
1955  Jean-Marie Cieleska (Fra)
1954  Gilbert Bauvin (Fra)
1953  Jean Gueguen (Fra)
1952  Robert Varnajo (Fra)
1951  Jean Baldassari (Fra)
1950  Ange Le Strat (Fra)
1949  Jean Rey (Fra)
1948  Raoul Remy (Fra)
1947  Robert Dorgebray (Fra)
1946  Paul Neri (Ita)
1944  Maurice De Muer (Fra)
1943  Victor Cosson (Fra)

Paris-Vimoutiers, 1906-1942

1942  Joseph Goutourbe (Fra)
1939  Pierre Cloarec (Fra)
1938  Jean-Marie Goasmat (Fra)
1937  André Auville (Fra)
1936  Yvon Marie (Fra)
1935  Marcel Bat (Fra)
1934  Louis Thietard (Fra)
1906  Mary (Fra)

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