Stage 1, Ploudaniel - Vannes, 200 km
A very unusual day today for the 1st stage of Tour de l'Avenir. A 'soft'
break of 2 men got away at around 80 km and at one stage looked like being
reeled in but the big teams lost interest and the 2 hung on to win and take
the lead. Another group of 2 escaped towards the finish. It looks like
everyone is waiting for the mountains which come at the end of the tour. We
were looking for a bunch sprint for Jay Sweet but maybe tomorrow.
1. Charles Guilbert (Fra) Mutuelle 4.54.17
2. Erwan Mentheour (Fra) Francaise des Jeux s.t.
3. Steven De Jongh (Ned) TVM 2.21
4. Cyril Bos (Fra) Gan 2.23
5. Niki Aebersold (Swi) Post Swiss 3.32
6. Olivier Perraudeau (Fra)
7. Stefan Van Dyk (Ned)
8. Damien Nazon (Fra) Francaise des Jeux
9. Martin Meller (Ger)
10. Henk Vogels (Australia) Gan
11 JALABERT Nicolas FRA COFIDIS
12 PRONK Matthé NED PAYSBAS
13 VAN FRACHEM Jarno BEL VLAANDEREN 2002
14 WROLICH Peter AUT AUTRICHE
15 DA CRUZ Carlos FRA BIG MAT
16 SIMON Stéphane FRA JEAN FLOC.HMANTES
17 BERGES Stéphane FRA BIG MAT
18 THEBAULT Christophe FRA BRETAGNE
19 KONECNY Tomas CZE ZVVZ GIANT
20 AERTS Mario BEL VLAANDEREN 2002
21 PRISE Cyrille FRA BRETAGNE
22 VERHEYEN Geert BEL VLAANDEREN 2002
23 HONDO Danilo GER AGRO ADLER BRANDENBURG
24 SINIUKOV Iuriy UKR UKRAINE
25 HAMOND Roger GBR VENDEE U
26 CATE Steve USA ETATSUNIS
27 POLLACK Olaf GER AGRO ADLER BRANDENBURG
28 HUNT Jérémy GBR GRANDEBRETAGNE
29 PELUSI Seth USA ETATSUNIS
30 VIFIAN Frédéric FRA POST SWISS TEAM
31 MILLAR David GBR COFIDIS
32 BASSONS Christophe FRA FESTINA
33 HINAULT Sébastien FRA GAN
34 BENETEAU Walter FRA VENDEE U
35 PICHON Mickael FRA VENDEE U
36 FLESSAA Kenneth NOR
37 DELBOVE Jérome FRA FRANCE
38 WALTERS Mark CAN CANADA
39 JENNER Christopher NZL GAN
40 POILVET Benoît FRA JEAN FLOC.HMANTES
41 ETXEBARRIA Unai VEN EUSKADI
42 LANGELLA Anthony FRA GAN
43 MONCOUTIE David FRA COFIDIS
44 RAVALEU Freddy FRA JEAN FLOC.HMANTES
45 D.HONT Patrick BEL LA FRANCAISE DES JEUX
46 CANADA David ESP ONCE
47 ROJAS Alexis COL PETROLEO DE COLOMBIA
48 NEWTON Christopher GBR GRANDEBRETAGNE
49 VAN KESSEL Miguel NED TVM
50 ZOETEMELK Karl FRA FRANCE
51 HATTON Sébastien FRA BIG MAT
52 GWAZDOWSKI Grégory POL COFIDIS
53 LEBRETON Lylian FRA FESTINA
54 LIVINGSTON Kevin USA COFIDIS
55 SLINNING Cato NOR
56 GARAVITO Diego COL PETROLEO DE COLOMBIA
57 STAM Danny NED PAYSBAS
58 GUILLE Nicolas FRA VENDEE U
59 FEIPELER Marc FRA BRETAGNE
60 STREMERSCH Tom BEL VLAANDEREN 2002
61 SLINNING Lennart NOR
62 HERNANDEZ Jaime ESP FESTINA
63 ROUX Laurent FRA TVM
64 MORSCHER Harald AUT AUTRICHE
65 SWEET Jay AUS ZVVZ GIANT
66 BERNARD Alexandre CAN CANADA
67 DIAZ JUSTO Rafael ESP ONCE
68 VOGONDY Nicolas FRA LA FRANCAISE DES JEUX
69 TEMPLIER Vincent FRA FRANCE
70 BODACHOV Sergei UKR UKRAINE
71 MORIN Anthony FRA BIG MAT
72 BOUYER Franck FRA LA FRANCAISE DES JEUX
73 MULLER Dietmar AUT AUTRICHE
74 SIMENSEN Ole NOR
75 GERRIKAGOITIA Gorka ESP EUSKADI
76 LAUKKA Joona FIN FESTINA
77 PODGORNY Ruslan UKR UKRAINE
78 HALGAND Patrice FRA FESTINA
79 GUILLOME Christophe FRA BRETAGNE
80 FERNANDEZ Bingen ESP EUSKADI
81 HENDERSON Rodney CAN CANADA
82 BARRIGON Josue ESP ONCE
83 DIERS René GER AGRO ADLER BRANDENBURG
84 NAZON JeanPatrickFRA LA FRANCAISE DES JEUX
85 GUNDERSEN Gert Magne NOR
86 CLINGER Dave USA ETATSUNIS
87 DESBOIS Sylvain FRA BRETAGNE
88 GONO Marcel AUS ZVVZ GIANT
89 GUTIERREZ Hebert COL PETROLEO DE COLOMBIA
90 SMITH Dan GBR GRANDEBRETAGNE
91 HRUSKA Jan CZE ZVVZ GIANT
92 PEREZ Luis ESP ONCE
93 POOS Christian FRA COFIDIS
94 BERNAL José COL PETROLEO DE COLOMBIA
95 OTXOA Ricardo ESP ONCE
96 LOPEZ Alberto ESP EUSKADI
97 ESTADIEU Laurent FRA GAN
98 BELZILE Guillaume CAN CANADA
99 MAINGUENAUD Frédéric FRA VENDEE U
100 CONAN Stéphane FRA JEAN FLOC.HMANTES
101 FOURE Sébastien FRA FRANCE
102 AUCUTT Brent USA ETATSUNIS
103 MENAGE Mickael FRA BIG MAT
104 DUIJN Marcel NED PAYSBAS
105 PENA Jose Flober COL PETROLEO DE COLOMBIA
106 DUBBELDAM Davy NED TVM
107 SCHNIDER Daniel SUI POST SWISS TEAM
108 SAENZ René USA ETATSUNIS
109 WINN Julian GBR GRANDEBRETAGNE
110 ZUCCONI Pietro SUI POST SWISS TEAM
111 BRUINSMA Johan NED PAYSBAS
112 DEL OLMO Txema ESP EUSKADI
113 ESPOSTI Paul GBR GRANDEBRETAGNE
114 CHRISTOPHER Tim AUS JEAN FLOC.HMANTES
115 HOHENSTEIN Arne GER AGRO ADLER BRANDENBURG
116 GUEST Lionel FRA JEAN FLOC.HMANTES
117 BERTHOU David FRA BRETAGNE
118 FLORES Igor ESP EUSKADI
119 CORLAY Stéphane FRA FRANCE
120 D.HOLLANDER Glenn BEL VLAANDEREN 2002
121 RAVALEU Stéphane FRA BIG MAT
122 SASTRE Carlos ESP ONCE
123 ASMAKER Olivier FRA TVM
124 KJAERGAARD Steffen NOR TVM
125 ROGERS Peter AUS ZVVZ GIANT
126 ENGELS Addy NED PAYSBAS
127 LAITEM Harm BEL VLAANDEREN 2002
128 BECERRA Victor COL PETROLEO DE COLOMBIA
129 RUND Torsten GER AGRO ADLER BRANDENBURG
130 WHITE Matthew AUS ZVVZ GIANT
131 LEFEVRE Laurent FRA FESTINA
132 MORISSETTE Sébastien CAN CANADA
133 NANAENKO Vladimir UKR UKRAINE
134 RENGGLI Marcel SUI POST SWISS TEAM
135 RANDELL Andrew CAN CANADA
136 VAN DE VELDE Christian USA ETATSUNIS
137 VESTOL Bjonar NOR
138 MANNING Paul GBR GRANDEBRETAGNE
139 DIKIY Aleksandr UKR UKRAINE
140 SAVCHENKO Vladimir UKR UKRAINE 4.13
141 RIEBENBAUER Werner AUT AUTRICHE 10.36
142 HEMPEL Hannes AUT AUTRICHE
GC after Stage 1
1. Erwan Mentheour (Fra) Francaise des Jeux 5.01.10
2. Charles Guilbert (Fra) Mutuelle 0.11
3. Steven De Jongh (Ned) TVM 2.26
4. Cyril Bos (Fra) GAN 2.36
5. David Millar (Gbr) Cofidis 3.29
6. Rafael Díaz Justo (Spa) Once 3.36
7. Luis Pérez (Spa) ONCE 3.37
8. Christophe Bassons (Fra) Festina 3.40
9. Henk Vogels (Aus) GAN 3.41
10. David Canada (Spa) Once s.t.
11 VOGONDY Nicolas FRA LA FRANCAISE DES JEUX 3.42
12 MORIN Anthony FRA BIG MAT 3.42
13 ROGERS Peter AUS ZVVZ GIANT 3.42
14 GWAZDOWSKI Grégory POL COFIDIS 3.43
15 LANGELLA Anthony FRA GAN 3.44
16 KJAERGAARD Steffen NOR TVM 3.44
17 HALGAND Patrice FRA FESTINA 3.45
18 CONAN Stéphane FRA JEAN FLOC.H-MANTES 3.45
19 BERGES Stéphane FRA BIG MAT 3.46
20 MULLER Dietmar AUT AUTRICHE 3.46
21 GONO Marcel AUS ZVVZ GIANT 3.46
22 SASTRE Carlos ESP ONCE 3.46
23 MELLER Martin GER AGRO ADLER BRANDENBURG 3.47
24 MONCOUTIE David FRA COFIDIS 3.47
25 NEWTON Christopher GBR GRANDE-BRETAGNE 3.47
26 HATTON Sébastien FRA BIG MAT 3.47
27 BOUYER Franck FRA LA FRANCAISE DES JEUX 3.47
28 POILVET Benoît FRA JEAN FLOC.H-MANTES 3.48
29 BARRIGON Josue ESP ONCE 3.48
30 HONDO Danilo GER AGRO ADLER BRANDENBURG 3.49
31 HRUSKA Jan CZE ZVVZ GIANT 3.49
32 ASMAKER Olivier FRA TVM 3.50
33 MANNING Paul GBR GRANDE-BRETAGNE 3.50
34 JALABERT Nicolas FRA COFIDIS 3.51
35 LIVINGSTON Kevin USA COFIDIS 3.51
36 WHITE Matthew AUS ZVVZ GIANT 3.51
37 PRISE Cyrille FRA BRETAGNE 3.52
38 AUCUTT Brent USA ETATS-UNIS 3.52
39 PICHON Mickael FRA VENDEE U 3.53
40 HERNANDEZ Jaime ESP FESTINA 3.53
41 NAZON Jean-Patrick FRA LA FRANCAISE DES JEUX 3.53
42 FOURE Sébastien FRA FRANCE 3.53
43 GUEST Lionel FRA JEAN FLOC.H-MANTES 3.53
44 LEFEVRE Laurent FRA FESTINA 3.53
45 ETXEBARRIA Unai VEN EUSKADI 3.54
46 BRUINSMA Johan NED PAYS-BAS 3.54
47 DELBOVE Jérome FRA FRANCE 3.55
48 TEMPLIER Vincent FRA FRANCE 3.55
49 SIMENSEN Ole NOR 3.55
50 CORLAY Stéphane FRA FRANCE 3.55
51 POLLACK Olaf GER AGRO ADLER BRANDENBURG 3.56
52 ROUX Laurent FRA TVM 3.56
53 DUIJN Marcel NED PAYS-BAS 3.56
54 VAN DE VELDE Christian USA ETATS-UNIS 3.56
55 HAMOND Roger GBR VENDEE U 3.59
56 LOPEZ Alberto ESP EUSKADI 3.59
57 NAZON Damien FRA LA FRANCAISE DES JEUX 4.00
58 VIFIAN Frédéric FRA POST SWISS TEAM 4.01
59 SCHNIDER Daniel SUI POST SWISS TEAM 4.01
60 D.HOLLANDER Glenn BEL VLAANDEREN 2002 4.01
61 AEBERSOLD Niki SUI POST SWISS TEAM 4.02
62 LAUKKA Joona FIN FESTINA 4.02
63 BERTHOU David FRA BRETAGNE 4.02
64 PRONK Matthé NED PAYS-BAS 4.03
65 KONECNY Tomas CZE ZVVZ GIANT 4.03
66 AERTS Mario BEL VLAANDEREN 2002 4.04
67 BENETEAU Walter FRA VENDEE U 4.04
68 HUNT Jérémy GBR GRANDE-BRETAGNE 4.04
69 RAVALEU Stéphane FRA BIG MAT 4.04
70 PERRAUDEAU Olivier FRA VENDEE U 4.05
71 JENNER Christopher NZL GAN 4.05
72 SLINNING Cato NOR 4.05
73 MAINGUENAUD Frédéric FRA VENDEE U 4.05
74 CHRISTOPHER Tim AUS JEAN FLOC.H-MANTES 4.05
75 RENGGLI Marcel SUI POST SWISS TEAM 4.06
76 VAN DIJK Stefan NED PAYS-BAS 4.07
77 DA CRUZ Carlos FRA BIG MAT 4.07
78 PELUSI Seth USA ETATS-UNIS 4.07
79 LEBRETON Lylian FRA FESTINA 4.07
80 GUILLOME Christophe FRA BRETAGNE 4.07
81 FERNANDEZ Bingen ESP EUSKADI 4.07
82 OTXOA Ricardo ESP ONCE 4.07
83 SIMON Stéphane FRA JEAN FLOC.H-MANTES 4.08
84 HINAULT Sébastien FRA GAN 4.08
85 ZOETEMELK Karl FRA FRANCE 4.08
86 POOS Christian FRA COFIDIS 4.08
87 GUTIERREZ Hebert COL PETROLEO DE COLOMBIA 4.09
88 RUND Torsten GER AGRO ADLER BRANDENBURG 4.09
89 THEBAULT Christophe FRA BRETAGNE 4.10
90 VERHEYEN Geert BEL VLAANDEREN 2002 4.10
91 RAVALEU Freddy FRA JEAN FLOC.H-MANTES 4.10
92 CLINGER Dave USA ETATS-UNIS 4.10
93 DESBOIS Sylvain FRA BRETAGNE 4.10
94 VESTOL Bjonar NOR 4.10
95 MORSCHER Harald AUT AUTRICHE 4.11
96 GUNDERSEN Gert Magne NOR 4.11
97 MENAGE Mickael FRA BIG MAT 4.11
98 ESPOSTI Paul GBR GRANDE-BRETAGNE 4.11
99 BECERRA Victor COL PETROLEO DE COLOMBIA 4.12
100 WALTERS Mark CAN CANADA 4.13
101 ENGELS Addy NED PAYS-BAS 4.13
102 ESTADIEU Laurent FRA GAN 4.14
103 D.HONT Patrick BEL LA FRANCAISE DES JEUX 4.15
104 FLORES Igor ESP EUSKADI 4.15
105 VAN KESSEL Miguel NED TVM 4.16
106 LAITEM Harm BEL VLAANDEREN 2002 4.16
107 DIERS René GER AGRO ADLER BRANDENBURG 4.17
108 BERNAL José COL PETROLEO DE COLOMBIA 4.17
109 GUILLE Nicolas FRA VENDEE U 4.18
110 BELZILE Guillaume CAN CANADA 4.18
111 SAENZ René USA ETATS-UNIS 4.18
112 VAN FRACHEM Jarno BEL VLAANDEREN 2002 4.19
113 STREMERSCH Tom BEL VLAANDEREN 2002 4.19
114 SMITH Dan GBR GRANDE-BRETAGNE 4.19
115 SINIUKOV Iuriy UKR UKRAINE 4.20
116 FEIPELER Marc FRA BRETAGNE 4.21
117 ROJAS Alexis COL PETROLEO DE COLOMBIA 4.22
118 WINN Julian GBR GRANDE-BRETAGNE 4.22
119 RANDELL Andrew CAN CANADA 4.22
120 PENA Jose Flober COL PETROLEO DE COLOMBIA 4.23
121 STAM Danny NED PAYS-BAS 4.25
122 SWEET Jay AUS ZVVZ GIANT 4.25
123 DUBBELDAM Davy NED TVM 4.26
124 DEL OLMO Txema ESP EUSKADI 4.27
125 WROLICH Peter AUT AUTRICHE 4.28
126 CATE Steve USA ETATS-UNIS 4.28
127 GARAVITO Diego COL PETROLEO DE COLOMBIA 4.29
128 SLINNING Lennart NOR 4.29
129 HENDERSON Rodney CAN CANADA 4.29
130 NANAENKO Vladimir UKR UKRAINE 4.30
131 DIKIY Aleksandr UKR UKRAINE 4.33
132 ZUCCONI Pietro SUI POST SWISS TEAM 4.34
133 MORISSETTE Sébastien CAN CANADA 4.34
134 HOHENSTEIN Arne GER AGRO ADLER BRANDENBURG 4.37
135 GERRIKAGOITIA Gorka ESP EUSKADI 4.38
136 FLESSAA Kenneth NOR 4.43
137 BODACHOV Sergei UKR UKRAINE 4.43
138 BERNARD Alexandre CAN CANADA 4.55
139 PODGORNY Ruslan UKR UKRAINE 5.08
140 SAVCHENKO Vladimir UKR UKRAINE 5.20
141 RIEBENBAUER Werner AUT AUTRICHE 11.13
142 HEMPEL Hannes AUT AUTRICHE 11.28