Downing wins Grand Prix De La Ville De Lillers

Endura Racing’s Russell Downing has won the UCI 1.2 ranked Grand Prix De La Ville De Lillers in France today.

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After winning the Eddie Soens on Saturday, Endura Racing’s Russell Downing travelled to France and  today, in freezing rain, he, Scott Thwaites, Ian Bibby and Alex Blain got in the break of 12 from which Russell won the sprint with Scott in 5th.

When VeloUK spoke to Russell as he headed back for England, he said he was just warming up in the literal sense after a cold cold day on the bike. “It was freezing today and the last hour was pretty cold and not the best for changing gear!”

“I felt good after the Soens and morale was good too obviously”.

“The team was brilliant today. The four of us made the front group and the four of us also were in the last 12 man group. It was on for the first 10k and we got away in a group of about 25 riders. The chase though never wanted to let it go but we had four in it and another team had five so I was talking to those guys and when we needed to ride hard, we did.”

“There was a cross wind section and we spit the front group a bit there and then there were constant attacks. Two riders from another team went away on a climb and I was with them but I never worked and the riders came up from behind and from the on it was a whittling down process.”

“Then, when we had four in a group of 15, Blain (Endura Racing) was attacking, Scott (Thwaites) was going with things and I went with a few but was more interested in waiting for the sprint. In that, Alex was on the front for the last K and we turned left and I think it was about 500 to go. I saw Saur – Sojasun were leading out so I jumped onto their wheel and hit it about 400 out. It was weird as it was cold and I was in the wrong gear so I sat down, and then go again.”

“I looked back, I was clear of them”.

“The start to the season with Endura Racing has been pretty good, couldn’t ask for more. With JT winning Med and Haut Var which was great to be part of that, helping him out and giving advice and now to do this it feels good to be back to winning ways.”

Result

1 Russell Downing Endura Racing 04:01:12
2 Jean-lou Paiani Saur – Sojasun @ same time
3 Laurent Mangel Saur – Sojasun @ same time
4 Romain Hardy Bretagne Schuller @ same time
5 Scott Thwaites Endura Racing @ same time
6 Rony Martias Saur – Sojasun @ same time
7 Yanto Barker Team Uk Youth @ same time
8 Michal Olejnik Team Véranda Rideau-U @ same time
9 Sebastian Lander Glud & Marstrand @ same time
10 Daniel Summerhill Chipotle – First Solar @ same time
11 Benoit Jarrier Team Véranda Rideau-U @ same time
12 Ian Bibby Endura Racing @ same time
13 Christophe Laborie Saur – Sojasun 00:03
14 Alexandre Blain Endura Racing 00:17
15 Andre Steensen Glud & Marstrand 00:18
16 Vyacheslav Kuznetsov Itera – Katusha 00:23
17 Michael Valgren Andersen Glud & Marstrand @ same time
18 Nicolas Baldo Atlas Personal – Jakroo 00:43
19 Kevin Lalouette Roubaix РLille M̩tropole @ same time
20 Geertjan Jonkman Koga Cycling Team @ same time
21 Peter Kusztor Atlas Personal – Jakroo @ same time
22 Mével Lebreton 00:58
23 Vegard Bugge Robinson Team Joker – Merida @ same time
24 Michael Schweizer Team Nutrixxion Sparkasse @ same time
25 Eugenio Alafaci Leopard TREK @ same time
26 Patrick Clausen Glud & Marstrand @ same time
27 Jonathan Mcevoy Endura Racing @ same time
28 Kévin Denis Team Véranda Rideau-U @ same time
29 Nick Van Der Lijke Rabobank Continental Team @ same time
30 Denis Flahaut Roubaix РLille M̩tropole @ same time
31 Johim Ariesen Koga Cycling Team @ same time
32 Stefan Ganser Eddy Merckx – Indeland @ same time
33 Adrian Gjolberg Team Joker – Merida @ same time
34 Boris Zimine Roubaix РLille M̩tropole @ same time
35 Marcel Aregger Atlas Personal – Jakroo @ same time
36 Bob Jungels Leopard TREK @ same time
37 Christer Jensen Team Joker – Merida @ same time
38 Gael Malacarne Bretagne Schuller @ same time
39 Danny Van Poppel Rabobank Continental Team @ same time
40 Gert Joeaar Cc De Villeneuve St-germain @ same time
41 Flavien Dassonville Big Mat – Auber 93 @ same time
42 Alexandre Gratiot Cc Nogent-sur-oise @ same time
43 David Skrzypczak Eseg Douai @ same time
44 Aurélien Thilloy Eseg Douai @ same time
45 Rick Zabel Rabobank Continental Team @ same time
46 Ian Wilkinson Endura Racing @ same time
47 Marco Minnaard Rabobank Continental Team @ same time
48 Joel Zangerle Leopard TREK @ same time
49 Benoit Drujon Big Mat – Auber 93 @ same time
50 Fabien Bacquet Big Mat – Auber 93 @ same time
51 Fabio Polazzi Wallonie Bruxelles РCr̩dit Agricole @ same time
52 Valerian Vermeulen Eseg Douai @ same time
53 Kazuo Inoue Team Bridgestone – Anchor @ same time
54 Romain Pillon Eseg Douai @ same time
55 Bart Van Haaren Koga Cycling Team @ same time
56 Raphaël Addy Atlas Personal – Jakroo @ same time
57 Torgeir Strandberg Plussbank BMC @ same time
58 Andzs Flaksis Chipotle – First Solar @ same time
59 Emmanuel Van Ruitenbeek Koga Cycling Team @ same time
60 Sondre Sortveit Team Joker – Merida @ same time
61 Alexander Nordhoff Eddy Merckx – Indeland @ same time
62 Sebastian Körber Team Nutrixxion Sparkasse @ same time
63 Olivier Chevalier Wallonie Bruxelles РCr̩dit Agricole @ same time
64  Jack Anderson Endura Racing @ same time
65 Loïc Desriac Roubaix – Lille Métropole @ same time
66 Kevin Suarez Martinez Ucs Crabbé Performance VOO @ same time
67 Andrey Solomennikov Itera – Katusha @ same time
68 Øystein Stake Laengen Plussbank BMC @ same time
69 Romain Matheou Team Véranda Rideau-U @ same time
70 Martijn Tusveld Rabobank Continental Team @ same time
71 Justin Jules Team Véranda Rideau-U @ same time
72 Igor Frolov Itera – Katusha @ same time
73 Alexander Gottfried Team Nutrixxion Sparkasse @ same time
74 Jonathan Thire Big Mat – Auber 93 @ same time
75 Lars Vierbergen Koga Cycling Team @ same time
76 Paul Poux Saur – Sojasun @ same time
77 Christer Rake Team Joker – Merida @ same time
78 Anton Vorobyev Itera – Katusha @ same time
79 Alexander Prishpetniy Itera – Katusha @ same time
80 Daniel Henggeler Atlas Personal – Jakroo @ same time
81 Ronan Racault Big Mat – Auber 93 @ same time
82 Oliver Hofstetter Leopard TREK @ same time
83 Olivier Pardini Colba – Superano Ham @ same time
84 Klaas Sys Team Bridgestone – Anchor @ same time
85 Christian Moberg Jorgensen Glud & Marstrand @ same time
86 Kasper Linde Jorgensen Glud & Marstrand @ same time
87 Fabio Silvestre Leopard TREK @ same time
88 Julien Guay Roubaix РLille M̩tropole @ same time
89 Vegard Breen Team Joker – Merida @ same time
90 Morgan Kneisky Roubaix РLille M̩tropole @ same time
91 Armindo Fonseca Bretagne Schuller @ same time
92 Pit Schlechter Leopard TREK @ same time
93 Florian Guillou Bretagne Schuller @ same time
94 Etienne Tortelier Saur – Sojasun @ same time
95 Lasse Bochman Glud & Marstrand @ same time
96 Aleksejs Saramotins Cofidis – Le Credit En Ligne @ same time
97 Romain Delalot Cc Nogent-sur-oise @ same time
98 Alexandre Defretin Cc Nogent-sur-oise @ same time
99 Benoit Daeninck @ same time
100 Arnaud Molmy Team Véranda Rideau-U @ same time
101 Yoann Bagot Cofidis – Le Credit En Ligne @ same time
102 Florian Salzinger Atlas Personal – Jakroo @ same time
103 Franck Vermeulen Team Véranda Rideau-U @ same time
104 Robert Retschke Eddy Merckx – Indeland @ same time
105 Mathias Gade Jakobsen Glud & Marstrand @ same time
106 Nicolas Vogondy Cofidis – Le Credit En Ligne @ same time
107 Jean-eudes Demaret Cofidis – Le Credit En Ligne @ same time
108 Andres Newbury Chipotle – First Solar @ same time
109 Andrei Krasilnikau Chipotle – First Solar @ same time
110 Pierre Drancourt Roubaix РLille M̩tropole @ same time
111 Geoffray Rouat Cc De Villeneuve St-germain 05:42
112 Anthony Colin Roubaix РLille M̩tropole @ same time

 

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