Tour de Vendee, Cat 2.5

The Stages

Stage1:  Thursady 24: La Roche sur Yon - Lucon (188 km)
Stage2:  Friday   25: Lucon - Les Herbiers (190 km)
Stage3a: Saturday 26: La Roche sur Yon - Challans (106 km)
Stage3b: Saturday 26: Challans - Challans  (15.6 km) Ind. Time Trial

Stage 1, La Roche-sur-Yoin - Lucon, 188 km:

  1. Markus Ljungquist (Swe) Team Wirsbo      3.34.56
  2. Olivier Perraudeau (Fra)                  + 0.02
  3. Jean Jacques Henry (Fra) Big Mat-Auber    + 0.04
  4. Pavel Khamidouline (Rus)                  + 0.06
  5. Mickael Laveau (Fra)                      + 0.06
  6. Fulvio Frigo (Ita) Kross Montanari        + 0.06
  7. Sylvain Boitard (Fra)                     + 0.06
  8. Unai Etxeberria (Spa) Euskadi             + 0.06
  9. Igor Flores (Spa) Euskadi                 + 0.06
 10. Gregorz Vajs (Pol)                        + 0.06

Stage 2, Lugon-Les Herbiers, 190 km:

  1. Christian Guibertau (Fra) Vendee U     4.56.10
  2. Philippe Mauduit (Fra) Vendee U         + 0.02
  3. Brian Walton (Can) Saturn               + 0.04
  4. Iqigo Gonzalez (Spa) Euskadi            + 0.06
  5. Stephane Ravaleu (Fra) Big Mat-Auber      s.t.
  6. Unai Etxebarrma (Spa) Euskadi           + 0.15
  7. Sebastien Hinault (Fra) Gan 
  8. Markus Ljungquist (Swe) Team Wirsbo
  9. Olivier Perraudeau (Fra) Team Wirsbo
 10. Pavel Khamidouline (Rus) Lada         all s.t.

Overall:

  1. Christian Guibertau (Fra) Vendee U      4.56.10
  2. Philippe Mauduit (Fra) Vendee U          + 0.02
  3. Brian Walton (Can) Saturn                + 0.04
  4. Iqigo Gonzalez (Spa) Euskadi             + 0.06
  5. Stephane Ravaleu (Fra) Big Mat-Auber     + 0.06
  6. Markus Ljungquist (Swe) Team Wirsbo      + 0.15
  7. Olivier Perraudeau (Fra) Team Wirsbo
  8. Unai Etxebarrma (Spa) Euskadi
  9. Sebastien Hinault (Fra) Gan
 10. Pavel Khamidouline (Rus) Lada          all s.t.

Stage 3a:

  1. Fulvio Frigo (Ita) Kross Montanari      2.18.05
  2. Jean-Patrick Nazon (Fra) FDJ
  3. Mykhaylo Khalilov (Ukr)
  4. Oleg Koziltine (Bel)
  5. Anthony Morin (Fra)                     all s.t.

Stage 3b, Individual Time Trial:

  1. Martin Rittsel (Swe) Team Wirsbo          19.00
  2. Pascal Lance (Fra) Big Mat-Auber         + 0.14
  3. Philippe Mauduit (Fra) Vendee U          + 0.31
  4. Alessandro Pozzi (Ita) Cantina Tollo     + 0.36
  5. Stephane Ravaleu (Fra) Big Mat-Auber     + 0.46

Final overall:

  1. Martin Rittsel (Swe) Team Wirsbo       12.08.26
  2. Philppe Mauduit (Fra) Vendee U           + 0.22 
  3. Stiphane Ravaleu (Fra) Big Mat-Auber     + 0.43
  4. Pascal Lance (Fra) Big Mat-Auber         + 0.52
  5. Martin Hvastija (Slo) Cantina Tollo      + 0.54
  6. Markus Ljungquist (Swe) Team Wirsbo      + 0.55
  7. Eric Bourout (Fra)                       + 1.05
  8. Anthony Morin (Fra)                      + 1.06
  9. Christian Blanchard (Fra)                + 1.08
 10. Pavel Khamidouline (Rus) Lada            + 1.11