RideLondon Classic winner Arnaud Demare backed up his great form winning stage 2 in the Eneco Tour whilst Alex Dowsett crashes out
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After winning on the Mall less than two weeks, FDJ rider Arnaud Demare ( former world junior champion) showed just how good he really is at just 21 years of age beating the World Champion Philippe Gilbert and American Tyler Farrar to the line after four hours of hard racing. There was bad news for the Brits though with Ben Swift not starting due to a shoulder problem and Alex Dowsett crashing out and dislocating fingers on both hands.
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The first three in the race were part of a group of 11 riders, including Italy’s Alessandro Petacchi (Quickstep) who finished in the same time, five seconds ahead of the main peloton. Bradley Wiggins rolled in over a minute down showing the GC is not an aim but the time trial later in the race will be.
Arnaud Demare is now the overall leader after Australia’s Mark Renshaw (Belkin) suffered a puncture in the final kilometre and is now 3sec behind Demare in the general standings with Gilbert a further second adrift. Arnaud Demare said afterwards on Sporza: “I did not feel really great so I somewhat surprised myself especially since Gilbert and Pozzato were well placed and are hard to beat. I was well placed and sprints are my specialty. I have won many times in this way. To do the double (overall) makes this win extra special.”
There was frustration for the rider in the rainbow jersey, Gilbert, however. BMC’s Daniel Oss brought Gilbert to the front halfway up the steep, uphill finish at the end of the 176.9-kilometer race. “It was perfect,” Gilbert said. “I thought this would be my moment. I had to do a sprint of 200 meters uphill, which I normally can. But (Arnaud) Démare came pretty fast and I couldn’t respond.”
Gilbert added to his string of runner-up placings that include the Belgian national time trial championship on Sunday, Stage 6 of Paris-Nice in March and Brabantse Pijl in April. “I’m good, the condition is good,” he said. “I’m certainly missing the win. I’m always pretty close. Being second or third is not so nice and doesn’t count.”
Taylor Phinney, who finished a team-best sixth on Monday’s opening stage, said it was a “nervous, stressful” stage that saw a four-man breakaway reduced to three before being brought back in the final 10 km. “I was well taken care of by Manuel Quinziato especially,” Phinney said.
“In the end, Oss, Klaas Lodewyck, Danilo Wyss and Amaël Moinard were all riding the front. So that was very helpful to keep everything together for Phil and me in the end.” Phinney said he knew the finish favoured Gilbert more than him. “I was just staying safe up there for the overall, making sure I didn’t lose any time,” he said. “I’m in the points jersey now. It’s a bit of a surprise, but a good way to start the race.”
Result
1 DEMARE Arnaud Equipe Cycliste FDJ.fr 04:03:34
2 GILBERT Philippe BMC Racing Team @ st
3 FARRAR Tyler Garmin – Sharp @ st
4 KUMP Marko Team Saxo-Tinkoff @ st
5 PETACCHI Alessandro Omega Pharma – Quick-Step @ st
6 DRUCKER Jean-Pierre Accent.jobs – Wanty @ st
7 POZZATO Filippo Lampre – Merida @ st
8 PHINNEY Taylor BMC Racing Team @ st
9 BOOM Lars Belkin Pro Cycling Team @ st
10 LADAGNOUS Matthieu Equipe Cycliste FDJ.fr @ st
11 BAKELANTS Jan RadioShack – Leopard @ st
12 GREIPEL Andre Lotto Belisol Team 00:05
13 KEUKELEIRE Jens Orica GreenEDGE @ st
14 STYBAR Zdenek Omega Pharma – Quick-Step @ st
15 ROJAS GIL Jose Joaquin Movistar Team @ st
16 PORSEV Alexander Katusha Team @ st
17 KELDERMAN Wilco Belkin Pro Cycling Team @ st
18 TANKINK Bram Belkin Pro Cycling Team @ st
19 OFFREDO Yoann Equipe Cycliste FDJ.fr @ st
20 IGLINSKIY Maxim Astana Pro Team @ st
21 CANTWELL Jonathan Team Saxo-Tinkoff @ st
22 TSATEVITCH Alexey Katusha Team @ st
23 SICARD Romain Euskaltel – Euskadi @ st
24 LANGEVELD Sebastian Orica GreenEDGE @ st
25 CHAVANEL Sylvain Omega Pharma – Quick-Step @ st
26 DUMOULIN Tom Team Argos – Shimano @ st
27 STANNARD Ian Sky Procycling @ st
28 WEENING Pieter Orica GreenEDGE @ st
29 IMPEY Daryl Orica GreenEDGE @ st
30 DE WEERT Kevin Omega Pharma – Quick-Step @ st
31 KERN Julian AG2R La Mondiale @ st
32 DOMONT Axel AG2R La Mondiale 00:12
33 OSS Daniel BMC Racing Team @ st
34 MONFORT Maxime RadioShack – Leopard @ st
35 NIZZOLO Giacomo RadioShack – Leopard @ st
36 JACOBS Pieter Topsport Vlaanderen – Baloise @ st
37 GRIVKO Andriy Astana Pro Team @ st
38 WACKERMANN Luca Lampre – Merida @ st
39 SPILAK Simon Katusha Team @ st
40 GUSEV Vladimir Katusha Team @ st
41 JUNGELS Bob RadioShack – Leopard @ st
42 KUZNETSOV Viacheslav Katusha Team @ st
43 BRAVO OIARBIDE Garikoitz Euskaltel – Euskadi @ st
44 VENTOSO ALBERDI Francisco José Movistar Team @ st
45 VAN HOECKE Gijs Topsport Vlaanderen – Baloise @ st
46 LEUKEMANS Bjorn Vacansoleil – DCM @ st
47 MADRAZO RUIZ Angel Movistar Team @ st
48 PEREZ MORENO Ruben Euskaltel – Euskadi @ st
49 VAN STAEYEN Michael Topsport Vlaanderen – Baloise @ st
50 VAN POPPEL Danny Vacansoleil – DCM @ st
51 ROELANDTS Jurgen Lotto Belisol Team @ st
52 KROON Karsten Team Saxo-Tinkoff @ st
53 LOBATO DEL VALLE Juan Jose Euskaltel – Euskadi @ st
54 WELLENS Tim Lotto Belisol Team @ st
55 QUINZIATO Manuel BMC Racing Team @ st
56 PIETROPOLLI Daniele Lampre – Merida @ st
57 VAN KEIRSBULCK Guillaume Omega Pharma – Quick-Step @ st
58 TERPSTRA Niki Omega Pharma – Quick-Step @ st
59 SERGENT Jesse RadioShack – Leopard @ st
60 HAYMAN Mathew Sky Procycling @ st
61 WESTRA Lieuwe Vacansoleil – DCM @ st
62 DE VREESE Laurens Topsport Vlaanderen – Baloise @ st
63 MOSER Moreno Cannondale Pro Cycling Team @ st
64 HOOGERLAND Johnny Vacansoleil – DCM @ st
65 BODNAR Maciej Cannondale Pro Cycling Team @ st
66 PATERSKI Maciej Cannondale Pro Cycling Team @ st
67 MINGUEZ Miguel Euskaltel – Euskadi @ st
68 JEANNESSON Arnold Equipe Cycliste FDJ.fr @ st
69 VIVIANI Elia Cannondale Pro Cycling Team @ st
70 DEGENKOLB John Team Argos – Shimano @ st
71 BELLETTI Manuel AG2R La Mondiale 00:29
72 SCHEIRLINCKX Staf Accent.jobs – Wanty 00:31
73 BAZAYEV Assan Astana Pro Team 00:35
74 CURVERS Roy Team Argos – Shimano @ st
75 SELVAGGI Mirko Vacansoleil – DCM @ st
76 DURBRIDGE Luke Orica GreenEDGE 00:38
77 TAMOURIDIS Ioannis Euskaltel – Euskadi @ st
78 TLEUBAYEV Ruslan Astana Pro Team @ st
79 ANACONA GOMEZ Winner Lampre – Merida @ st
80 DOCKX Gert Lotto Belisol Team @ st
81 WYSS Danilo BMC Racing Team @ st
82 LODEWYCK Klaas BMC Racing Team @ st
83 HOULE Hugo AG2R La Mondiale @ st
84 RAST Gregory RadioShack – Leopard @ st
85 DE KORT Koen Team Argos – Shimano @ st
86 VAN DIJK Stefan Accent.jobs – Wanty @ st
87 VAN GOOLEN Jurgen Accent.jobs – Wanty @ st
88 HUTAROVICH Yauheni AG2R La Mondiale @ st
89 TERUEL ROVIRA Eloy Movistar Team @ st
90 RASCH Gabriel Sky Procycling @ st
91 NUYENS Nick Garmin – Sharp @ st
92 BRESCHEL Matti Team Saxo-Tinkoff @ st
93 GRUZDEV Dmitriy Astana Pro Team @ st
94 HABEAUX Gregory Accent.jobs – Wanty @ st
95 VANLANDSCHOOT James Accent.jobs – Wanty @ st
96 PARISIEN Francois Team Argos – Shimano @ st
97 DODI Luca Lampre – Merida @ st
98 WALLAYS Jelle Topsport Vlaanderen – Baloise @ st
99 VANDENBERGH Stijn Omega Pharma – Quick-Step @ st
100 DELAGE Mickaël Equipe Cycliste FDJ.fr @ st
101 VANSPEYBROUCK Pieter Topsport Vlaanderen – Baloise @ st
102 BENNATI Daniele Team Saxo-Tinkoff @ st
103 DALL’ANTONIA Tiziano Cannondale Pro Cycling Team @ st
104 VEUCHELEN Frederik Vacansoleil – DCM @ st
105 FERNANDEZ DE LARREA Koldo Garmin – Sharp @ st
106 TUFT Svein Orica GreenEDGE @ st
107 VEELERS Tom Team Argos – Shimano 00:51
108 VERRAES Benjamin Accent.jobs – Wanty 00:54
109 VANDBORG Brian Cannondale Pro Cycling Team 00:56
110 LIGTHART Pim Vacansoleil – DCM 00:59
111 SANZ UNZUE Enrique Movistar Team @ st
112 MIYAZAWA Takashi Team Saxo-Tinkoff 01:03
113 BOUCHER David Equipe Cycliste FDJ.fr 01:06
114 ROLLIN Dominique Equipe Cycliste FDJ.fr @ st
115 VANSUMMEREN Johan Garmin – Sharp 01:10
116 WILLEMS Frederik Lotto Belisol Team @ st
117 RASMUSSEN Alex Garmin – Sharp @ st
118 AAEN JORGENSEN Jonas Team Saxo-Tinkoff @ st
119 VIGANO Davide Lampre – Merida @ st
120 KREDER Raymond Garmin – Sharp @ st
121 VANDOUSSELAERE Sven Topsport Vlaanderen – Baloise @ st
122 VAN POPPEL Boy Vacansoleil – DCM @ st
123 KRUOPIS Aidis Orica GreenEDGE 01:22
124 WIGGINS Bradley Sky Procycling @ st
125 SUTTON Chris Sky Procycling @ st
126 LOPEZ GARCIA David Sky Procycling @ st
127 ISAYCHEV Vladimir Katusha Team @ st
128 MARANGONI Alan Cannondale Pro Cycling Team @ st
129 DEVOLDER Stijn RadioShack – Leopard @ st
130 STEEGMANS Gert Omega Pharma – Quick-Step @ st
131 SMUKULIS Gatis Katusha Team @ st
132 MINARD Sébastien AG2R La Mondiale @ st
133 LASTRAS GARCIA Pablo Movistar Team @ st
134 ABERASTURI Jon Euskaltel – Euskadi @ st
135 MOINARD Amaël BMC Racing Team @ st
136 RICHEZE Ariel Maximiliano Lampre – Merida 01:28
137 BOIVIN Guillaume Cannondale Pro Cycling Team 01:43
138 GUARNIERI Jacopo Astana Pro Team 01:49
139 DEBUSSCHERE Jens Lotto Belisol Team 01:52
140 MOURIS Jens Orica GreenEDGE 01:58
141 BOZIC Borut Astana Pro Team 02:04
142 RENSHAW Mark Belkin Pro Cycling Team 00:05
143 VAN EMDEN Jos Belkin Pro Cycling Team 02:04
144 COBO ACEBO Juan Jose Movistar Team @ st
145 TIMMER Albert Team Argos – Shimano @ st
146 NAPOLITANO Danilo Accent.jobs – Wanty @ st
147 NAVARDAUSKAS Ramunas Garmin – Sharp @ st
148 DECLERCQ Tim Topsport Vlaanderen – Baloise 00:05
149 KITTEL Marcel Team Argos – Shimano 02:39
150 BAGDONAS Gediminas AG2R La Mondiale 02:53
151 BONO Matteo Lampre – Merida 04:38
152 HUNTER Robert Garmin – Sharp 08:54
153 KUSCHYNSKI Aleksandr Katusha Team @ st
154 BOARO Manuele Team Saxo-Tinkoff @ st
155 VANGENECHTEN Jonas Lotto Belisol Team @ st
156 CORDEEL Sander Lotto Belisol Team @ st
157 EISEL Bernhard Sky Procycling @ st
158 TJALLINGII Maarten Belkin Pro Cycling Team @ st
159 KOCJAN Jure Euskaltel – Euskadi @ st
160 APPOLLONIO Davide AG2R La Mondiale @ st
161 BOS Theo Belkin Pro Cycling Team @ st
162 BROWN Graeme Belkin Pro Cycling Team @ st
163 HONDO Danilo RadioShack – Leopard @ st
164 HUFFMAN Evan Astana Pro Team @ st
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