Grand Prix de Plouay - 1.12

France, August 24, 2003

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Magnificent Martias

By JF Quenet

Ronny Martias
Photo: © JF Quenet

Ronny Martias of Vendée U has won the second amateur Grand Prix de Plouay in a magnificent effort. A member of an initial seven-man break, he worked with his sole remaining breakaway companion Yann Vigouroux of UC Chateauroux to prevent the return of Breton champion Christophe Thébault.

Martias, 23, hails from Guadeloupe, a French island in the Caribbean. His cousin Christine Arron is a famous Olympic athlete, currently at the world athletics championships in Paris where she is racing in the 100m. Martias will turn professional next year with La Boulangère, following Jean-René Bernaudeau's dream to line up a black rider at the Tour de France.

Photography

Images by JF Quenet

• Ronny Martias is the worthy winner of the GP Plouay.
• Christophe Diguet was a very aggressive rider in the race.

Results, 141.5km

1 Ronny Martias (Fra) Vendée U                   3.19.49
2 Yann Vigouroux (Fra) UC Chateauroux               0.04
3 Christophe Thébault (Fra) Jean Floc'h             0.08
4 Florian Guillou (Fra) Côtes d'Armor               0.21
5 Manuel Michot (Fra) Jean Floc'h                   0.30
6 Mickael Leveau (Fra) VC Rouen
7 Sylvain Lemarchand (Fra) UCK Vannes
8 Freddy Ravaleu (Fra) VC Loudun
9 Christophe Guillôme (Fra) VC Roubaix              0.34
10 Anthony Boyer (Fra) Cycle poitevin
11 Tarmo Raudsepp (Est) Nantes 44 Cyclisme
12 Frédéric Lubert (Fra) Hennebont Cyclisme
13 Ben Johnson (Aus) SCO Dijon
14 Alexandre Urbain (Fra) Jean Floc'h
15 Julien Guiborel (Fra) ACBB                       0.59
16 Denoel Chedaleux (Fra) VCP Lorient
17 Christophe Diguet (Fra) Nantes 44 Cyclisme       1.02
18 Serge Oger (Fra) UCL Hennebout 
19 Patrick Leclerc (Fra) USSA Barentin              1.39
20 Aurélien Groguenin (Fra) SCO Dijon               2.46