Haut Var: Another superb victory for Jon Locke

Endura Racing’s Jon Tiernan-Locke wins Tour du Haut Var with another standout climbing performance

Jon Tiernan-Locke put in another superb performance on Sunday to clinch the second stage and the overall classification at the Cycliste International du Haut Var (UCI 2.1) in Provence, France.

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Lying in third spot after yesterday’s opening stage, Tiernan-Locke showed real class in Sunday’s 205km stage between Frejus and Freyence. Despite losing two team-mates to illness (Rene Mandri was unable to start stage one and Alexandre Blain succumbed early on stage two), the Endura Racing team worked hard to keep Jon in the right place on the road and their efforts were rewarded as he jumped clear of the bunch with 1km to go to catch and pass a lead group of four riders on the final brutal climb into Freyence.

Tiernan-Locke took the stage by one second from Julian El Fares (Team-Type 1) and Julian Simon (Saur-Sojasun) and the overall classification from the same riders by six seconds and nine seconds respectively.

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Jon Tiernan-Locke: It’s perfectly suited to me round here, punchy climbs that sap legs. I could actually enjoy it today because at the Tour Méditerranéen I felt a lot of pressure, but here I was confident coming into the race that I could actually win this and I could relax a bit. To be honest I’m quite glad I didn’t win yesterday even though I thought it might be my only chance.

I knew yesterday I could probably win this, I struggled on the fast bits but when it became a slogfest I knew I would be strong, plus of course I knew I would have some strong team mates up with me looking after me. They did a great job. I’m so happy that my form has come good this early.

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Julian Winn: Just an unbelievable ride from JTL & the boys today. We were a man down to start, and then Alex was ill early on so we were down to six. The five that were with Jon, really stepped up today and I think they did a tremendous job. I am really speechless with regards to Jon, that was incredible, he’s just put himself into a completely different league. The team should all be proud of what they did, Rob Partridge and Ian Bibby did some awesome riding for him closing the gaps, it’s just amazing, been an incredible start to the season – JTL has now established himself as a major player and put Endura firmly on the map.


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RESULTS

STAGE 2
1 Jonathan Tiernan-locke Endura Racing 05:23:13
2 Julien El Fares Team Type 1 – SANOFI 00:01
3 Julien Simon Saur – Sojasun 00:04
4 Jonathan Hivert Saur – Sojasun 00:11
5 Simon Clarke GreenEdge Cycling Team 00:13
6 Pierrick Fedrigo Equipe Cycliste FDJ – BigMat 00:19
7 Fredrik Kessiakoff Astana Pro Team @ same time
8 Maxime Bouet Ag2R – La Mondiale @ same time
9 Christophe Le Mevel Team Garmin – Barracuda @ same time
10 Romain Hardy Bretagne Schuller @ same time
11 Alexander Rojas 00:27
12 Thibaut Pinot Equipe Cycliste FDJ – BigMat 00:29
13 Daniel Martin Team Garmin – Barracuda 00:32
14 Daniel Navarro Garcia Team Saxo Bank @ same time
15 R̩mi Pauriol Equipe Cycliste FDJ РBigMat @ same time
16 Philippe Gilbert BMC Racing Team @ same time
17 Cameron Meyer GreenEdge Cycling Team 00:37
18 Stefan Denifl Vacansoleil – DCM Pro Cycling Team 00:41
19 Laurent Mangel Saur – Sojasun 00:43
20 Hubert Dupont Ag2R – La Mondiale @ same time
21 David Moncouti̩ Cofidis РLe Credit En Ligne 00:46
22 Jose Joaquin Rojas Gil Movistar Team 00:49
23 Jeremie Galland Saur – Sojasun 00:52
24 Dmitriy Fofonov Astana Pro Team 00:58
25 Staf Scheirlinckx Accent.jobs – Willems Veranda’s 02:11
26 Kevin Seeldraeyers Astana Pro Team @ same time
27 Evgeni Petrov Astana Pro Team @ same time
28 Angel Ruiz Madrazo Movistar Team 02:14
29 Wouter Mol Vacansoleil – DCM Pro Cycling Team @ same time
30 Romain Bardet Ag2R – La Mondiale 02:20
31 R̩my Di Gregorio Cofidis РLe Credit En Ligne 02:25
32 Mirko Selvaggi Vacansoleil – DCM Pro Cycling Team 02:26
33 Christopher Juul-jensen Team Saxo Bank 02:28
34 Guillaume Levarlet Saur – Sojasun 02:30
35 Leif Hoste Accent.jobs – Willems Veranda’s @ same time
36 Mauro Santambrogio BMC Racing Team @ same time
37 Anthony Delaplace Saur – Sojasun @ same time
38 Simon Gerrans GreenEdge Cycling Team @ same time
39 Dimitri Le Boulch Big Mat – Auber 93 02:37
40 Pablo Lastras Garcia Movistar Team @ same time
41 Thomas Voeckler Europcar @ same time
42 Boris Zimine Roubaix РLille M̩tropole 02:56
43 Clément Koretzky La Pomme Marseille @ same time
44 Peter Stetina Team Garmin – Barracuda 03:09
45 Thomas Damuseau 1t4i 03:17
46 Aleksejs Saramotins Cofidis – Le Credit En Ligne 03:27
47 Giovanni Visconti Movistar Team 03:47
48 Freddy Bichot Team Véranda Rideau-U 04:29
49 Alessandro Bazzana Team Type 1 – SANOFI 04:31
50 Jacek Morajko Vacansoleil – DCM Pro Cycling Team 04:39
51 Julien Guay Roubaix РLille M̩tropole 04:45
52 Jonathan Cantwell Team Saxo Bank @ same time
53 Brice Feillu Saur – Sojasun @ same time
54 Guillaume Bonnafond Ag2R – La Mondiale @ same time
55 Andrey Amador Bakkazakova Movistar Team @ same time
56 Laszlo Bodrogi Team Type 1 – SANOFI @ same time
57 Vegard Laengen Stake Team Type 1 – SANOFI @ same time
58 Frederik Veuchelen Vacansoleil – DCM Pro Cycling Team 04:49
59 Sébastien Turgot Europcar 04:51
60 Jens Keukeleire GreenEdge Cycling Team @ same time
61 Yohan Cauquil La Pomme Marseille 05:13
62 Cyril Bessy Saur – Sojasun 05:22
63 Guillaume Boivin Spidertech Powered By C10 05:26
64 Dimitri Champion Bretagne Schuller 06:16
65 Georg Preidler Team Type 1 – SANOFI 06:40
66 Rubens Bertogliati Team Type 1 – SANOFI 06:42
67 Tom Stamsnijder 1t4i 06:44
68 Arnaud Gerard Equipe Cycliste FDJ – BigMat @ same time
69 Rob Partridge Endura Racing 06:47
70 Troels Ronning Vinther Team Saxo Bank 06:58
71 Yukiya Arashiro Europcar @ same time
72 Manuel Quinziato BMC Racing Team @ same time
73 Benoit Vaugrenard Equipe Cycliste FDJ – BigMat 07:01
74 Yannick Eijssen BMC Racing Team 07:04
75 Mathias Frank BMC Racing Team @ same time
76 Julien Antomarchi Team Type 1 – SANOFI @ same time
77 Florian Guillou Bretagne Schuller 07:12
78 John Degenkolb 1t4i 08:01
79 Adam Leigh Howard GreenEdge Cycling Team @ same time
80 Egoitz García Etxegibel Cofidis – Le Credit En Ligne @ same time
81 Arnaud Labbe Cofidis – Le Credit En Ligne @ same time
82 Wesley Sulzberger GreenEdge Cycling Team @ same time
83 Armindo Fonseca Bretagne Schuller @ same time
84 Ben Gastauer Ag2R – La Mondiale @ same time
85 Morgan Kneisky Roubaix РLille M̩tropole @ same time
86 Alexandre Pichot Europcar @ same time
87 Borut Bozic Astana Pro Team @ same time
88 Andrey Kashechkin Astana Pro Team @ same time
89 Jack Bauer Team Garmin – Barracuda 10:39
90 Florian Vachon Bretagne Schuller 11:22
91 Jean Marc Bideau Bretagne Schuller @ same time
92 Grégoire Tarride La Pomme Marseille 12:18
93 Michal Olejnik Team Véranda Rideau-U 14:37
94 Matthieu Sprick 1t4i @ same time
95 Kenny Elissonde Equipe Cycliste FDJ – BigMat @ same time
96 Nicolas Edet Cofidis – Le Credit En Ligne 14:45
97 J̩r̩my Roy Equipe Cycliste FDJ РBigMat @ same time
98 Pierre Luc Perichon La Pomme Marseille @ same time
99 David Boily Spidertech Powered By C10 14:51
100 Jonas Aaen Jorgensen Team Saxo Bank @ same time
101 Benjamin Gonzalez Noval Team Saxo Bank @ same time
DNF Tom Veelers 1t4i
DNF Vincent Jerome Europcar
DNF David Veilleux Europcar
DNF Jacob Rathe Team Garmin – Barracuda
DNF Nathan Haas Team Garmin – Barracuda
DNF Raymond Kreder Team Garmin – Barracuda
DNF Thomas Dekker Team Garmin – Barracuda
DNF Rinaldo Nocentini Ag2R – La Mondiale
DNF Jean-christophe Peraud Ag2R – La Mondiale
DNF Sylvain Georges Ag2R – La Mondiale
DNF C̩dric Pineau Equipe Cycliste FDJ РBigMat
DNF Thor Hushovd BMC Racing Team
DNF Thimothy Roe BMC Racing Team
DNF Ivan Santaromita BMC Racing Team
DNF Bert-jan Lindeman Vacansoleil – DCM Pro Cycling Team
DNF Martin Mortensen Vacansoleil – DCM Pro Cycling Team
DNF Dmitriy Muravyev Astana Pro Team
DNF Jacopo Guarnieri Astana Pro Team
DNF Michael Albasini GreenEdge Cycling Team
DNF Fumiyuki Beppu GreenEdge Cycling Team
DNF Ran Margaliot Team Saxo Bank
DNF Jaroslaw Marycz Team Saxo Bank
DNF Jure Kocjan Team Type 1 – SANOFI
DNF Kevyn Ista Accent.jobs – Willems Veranda’s
DNF Sjef De Wilde Accent.jobs – Willems Veranda’s
DNF Jean-pierre Drucker Accent.jobs – Willems Veranda’s
DNF Wim De Vocht Accent.jobs – Willems Veranda’s
DNF Evert Verbist Accent.jobs – Willems Veranda’s
DNF Edwig Cammaerts Cofidis – Le Credit En Ligne
DNF Romain Zingle Cofidis – Le Credit En Ligne
DNF Thierry Hupond 1t4i
DNF Pierre Rolland Europcar
DNF Bert De Backer 1t4i
DNF Eric Berthou Bretagne Schuller
DNF Anthony Colin Roubaix РLille M̩tropole
DNF Loïc Desriac Roubaix – Lille Métropole
DNF Kevin Lalouette Roubaix РLille M̩tropole
DNF Alexandre Blain Endura Racing
DNF Ian Bibby Endura Racing
DNF Scott Thwaites Endura Racing
DNF Russell Downing Endura Racing
DNF Ian Wilkinson Endura Racing
DNF Hugo Houle Spidertech Powered By C10
DNF Martin Gilbert Spidertech Powered By C10
DNF Keven Lacombe Spidertech Powered By C10
DNF Simon Lambert-lemay Spidertech Powered By C10
DNF Jonathan Patrick Mccarty Spidertech Powered By C10
DNF Francisco José Ventoso Alberdi Movistar Team
DNF Renaud Dion Bretagne Schuller
DNF Romain Bacon Big Mat – Auber 93
DNF Flavien Dassonville Big Mat – Auber 93
DNF Guillaume Faucon Big Mat – Auber 93
DNF Johan Mombaerts Big Mat – Auber 93
DNF Nicolas Rousseau Big Mat – Auber 93
DNF Ronan Racault Big Mat – Auber 93
DNF Jonathan Thire Big Mat – Auber 93
DNF Justin Jules Team Véranda Rideau-U
DNF Benoit Jarrier Team Véranda Rideau-U
DNF Guillaume Malle Team Véranda Rideau-U
DNF Kévin Denis Team Véranda Rideau-U
DNF Yannick Martinez La Pomme Marseille
DNF Evaldas Siskevicius La Pomme Marseille
DNF Toms Skujins La Pomme Marseille
DNF Thomas Vaubourzeix La Pomme Marseille
DNF David Lopez Garcia Movistar Team
DNS Damien Gaudin Europcar

FINAL OVERALL
1 Jonathan Tiernan-locke Endura Racing 10:10:29
2 Julien El Fares Team Type 1 – SANOFI 00:06
3 Julien Simon Saur – Sojasun 00:09
4 Romain Hardy Bretagne Schuller 00:13
5 Simon Clarke GreenEdge Cycling Team 00:18
6 Jonathan Hivert Saur – Sojasun 00:20
7 Christophe Le Mevel Team Garmin – Barracuda 00:24
8 Maxime Bouet Ag2R – La Mondiale 00:28
9 Fredrik Kessiakoff Astana Pro Team @ same time
10 Pierrick Fedrigo Equipe Cycliste FDJ – BigMat @ same time
11 Thibaut Pinot Equipe Cycliste FDJ – BigMat 00:34
12 Alexander Rojas 00:36
13 R̩mi Pauriol Equipe Cycliste FDJ РBigMat 00:37
14 Daniel Martin Team Garmin – Barracuda 00:41
15 Philippe Gilbert BMC Racing Team @ same time
16 Cameron Meyer GreenEdge Cycling Team 00:46
17 Stefan Denifl Vacansoleil – DCM Pro Cycling Team 00:50
18 Laurent Mangel Saur – Sojasun 00:52
19 Hubert Dupont Ag2R – La Mondiale @ same time
20 Jose Joaquin Rojas Gil Movistar Team 00:54
21 David Moncouti̩ Cofidis РLe Credit En Ligne 00:55
22 Jeremie Galland Saur – Sojasun 00:57
23 Daniel Navarro Garcia Team Saxo Bank 01:01
24 Dmitriy Fofonov Astana Pro Team 01:07
25 Staf Scheirlinckx Accent.jobs – Willems Veranda’s 02:16
26 Kevin Seeldraeyers Astana Pro Team 02:20
27 Wouter Mol Vacansoleil – DCM Pro Cycling Team 02:23
28 Romain Bardet Ag2R – La Mondiale 02:29
29 R̩my Di Gregorio Cofidis РLe Credit En Ligne 02:34
30 Mirko Selvaggi Vacansoleil – DCM Pro Cycling Team 02:35
31 Christopher Juul-jensen Team Saxo Bank 02:37
32 Guillaume Levarlet Saur – Sojasun 02:39
33 Anthony Delaplace Saur – Sojasun @ same time
34 Simon Gerrans GreenEdge Cycling Team @ same time
35 Leif Hoste Accent.jobs – Willems Veranda’s @ same time
36 Thomas Voeckler Europcar 02:42
37 Evgeni Petrov Astana Pro Team @ same time
38 Dimitri Le Boulch Big Mat – Auber 93 02:46
39 Pablo Lastras Garcia Movistar Team @ same time
40 Clément Koretzky La Pomme Marseille 02:50
41 Boris Zimine Roubaix РLille M̩tropole 03:05
42 Peter Stetina Team Garmin – Barracuda 03:18
43 Giovanni Visconti Movistar Team 03:56
44 Aleksejs Saramotins Cofidis – Le Credit En Ligne 04:00
45 Mauro Santambrogio BMC Racing Team @ same time
46 Julien Guay Roubaix РLille M̩tropole 04:54
47 Brice Feillu Saur – Sojasun @ same time
48 Andrey Amador Bakkazakova Movistar Team @ same time
49 Vegard Laengen Stake Team Type 1 – SANOFI @ same time
50 Frederik Veuchelen Vacansoleil – DCM Pro Cycling Team 04:58
51 Sébastien Turgot Europcar 05:00
52 Jens Keukeleire GreenEdge Cycling Team @ same time
53 Guillaume Bonnafond Ag2R – La Mondiale 05:18
54 Yohan Cauquil La Pomme Marseille 05:22
55 Jonathan Cantwell Team Saxo Bank @ same time
56 Cyril Bessy Saur – Sojasun 05:31
57 Guillaume Boivin Spidertech Powered By C10 05:35
58 Freddy Bichot Team Véranda Rideau-U 05:57
59 Jacek Morajko Vacansoleil – DCM Pro Cycling Team 06:09
60 Dimitri Champion Bretagne Schuller 06:25
61 Georg Preidler Team Type 1 – SANOFI 06:49
62 Arnaud Gerard Equipe Cycliste FDJ – BigMat 06:53
63 Yukiya Arashiro Europcar 07:07
64 Benoit Vaugrenard Equipe Cycliste FDJ – BigMat 07:10
65 Mathias Frank BMC Racing Team 07:13
66 Julien Antomarchi Team Type 1 – SANOFI @ same time
67 Laszlo Bodrogi Team Type 1 – SANOFI 07:17
68 Florian Guillou Bretagne Schuller 07:21
69 Rob Partridge Endura Racing 07:28
70 Armindo Fonseca Bretagne Schuller 08:10
71 Adam Leigh Howard GreenEdge Cycling Team @ same time
72 Alexandre Pichot Europcar @ same time
73 Egoitz García Etxegibel Cofidis – Le Credit En Ligne @ same time
74 John Degenkolb 1t4i @ same time
75 Arnaud Labbe Cofidis – Le Credit En Ligne @ same time
76 Wesley Sulzberger GreenEdge Cycling Team @ same time
77 Thomas Damuseau 1t4i 08:21
78 Manuel Quinziato BMC Racing Team 08:28
79 Borut Bozic Astana Pro Team 08:34
80 Yannick Eijssen BMC Racing Team @ same time
81 Tom Stamsnijder 1t4i 09:16
82 Ben Gastauer Ag2R – La Mondiale 09:31
83 Alessandro Bazzana Team Type 1 – SANOFI 09:35
84 Angel Ruiz Madrazo Movistar Team 09:58
85 Morgan Kneisky Roubaix РLille M̩tropole 10:33
86 Jack Bauer Team Garmin – Barracuda 11:07
87 Florian Vachon Bretagne Schuller 11:31
88 Jean Marc Bideau Bretagne Schuller @ same time
89 Rubens Bertogliati Team Type 1 – SANOFI 11:46
90 Grégoire Tarride La Pomme Marseille 13:20
91 Troels Ronning Vinther Team Saxo Bank 13:26
92 Andrey Kashechkin Astana Pro Team 13:34
93 Jonas Aaen Jorgensen Team Saxo Bank 15:00
94 Pierre Luc Perichon La Pomme Marseille 15:18
95 J̩r̩my Roy Equipe Cycliste FDJ РBigMat @ same time
96 Matthieu Sprick 1t4i 15:23
97 Kenny Elissonde Equipe Cycliste FDJ – BigMat 16:07
98 Michal Olejnik Team Véranda Rideau-U @ same time
99 Benjamin Gonzalez Noval Team Saxo Bank 16:21
100 David Boily Spidertech Powered By C10 19:55
101 Nicolas Edet Cofidis – Le Credit En Ligne 24:15

 

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