October 8/09 14:31 pm - Paris-Bourges
Posted by Editoress on 10/8/09
André Greipel sprinted to victory in the Paris-Bourges Classic on Thursday, netting Team Columbia-HTC's 85th win of the 2009 season. Greipel was the fastest in the bunch sprint which decided the 193.3- kilometre event, and resulted in the sprinter's 20th victory of 2009.
Following Bernhard Eisel's victory in Paris-Bourges in 2008, Greipel's triumph is Columbia-HTC's second straight victory in the French Classic. "I never expected to get so many wins this season, particularly after a tough beginning to the year," commented Greipel. "But today I won again, even though we had to work really hard to get it and there were attacks all the way through. My team-mates got me in the right position, and I did a very long sprint, from about 300 metres to go. Haedo almost got past me, but when he tried to overtake me he had to move out, and the wind made it harder for him. So I eventually beat him by about half a bike length."
With an early move of around 20 riders getting away, Greipel said he hadn't really expected a bunch sprint to materialise. "Fortunately we had two guys in there, [Morris] Possoni and [Vicente] Reynes, the break's lead stayed at around two and a half minutes, and so we didn't have to work so much. Then the best moment for me came when Bernie [Eisel] said to me, 'Hey, relax, we'll get the break back and we'll get you to that sprint, too'."
Team Columbia - HTC press release
| Paris Gien Bourges, 193 km | |
| 1 André Greipel (Ger) Team Columbia - HTC | 4:11:55 |
| 2 Juan José Haedo (Arg) Team Saxo Bank | |
| 3 Alexandre Usov (Blr) Cofidis, le crédit en ligne | |
| 4 Roger Hammond (GBr) Cervelo Test Team | |
| 5 Sébastien Chavanel (Fra) Française des jeux | |
| 6 Sébastien Hinault (Fra) AG2R La mondiale | |
| 7 Andreas Dietziker (Sui) Vorarlberg - Corratec | |
| 8 Martin Reimer (Ger) Cervelo Test Team | |
| 9 Borut Bozic (Slo) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team | |
| 10 Romain Feillu (Fra) Agritubel | |
| 11 Laurent Mangel (Fra) Besson Chaussures - Sojasun | |
| 12 Fabien Bacquet (Fra) Auber 93 | |
| 13 Mathieu Drujon (Fra) Caisse d'Epargne | |
| 14 Yukiya Arashiro (Jpn) BBox Bouygues Telecom | |
| 15 Jan Bakelandts (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator | |
| 16 Sven Renders (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator | |
| 17 Daniel Musiol (Ger) Vorarlberg - Corratec | |
| 18 Johan Mombaerts (Fra) Auber 93 | |
| 19 Tony Gallopin (Fra) Auber 93 | |
| 20 Nadir Haddou (Fra) Auber 93 | |
| 21 Gerben Löwik (Ned) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team | |
| 22 Bert De Waele (Bel) Landbouwkrediet - Colnago | |
| 23 Geert Steurs (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator | |
| 24 Jean-Luc Delpech (Fra) Bretagne - Schuller | |
| 25 Pieter Ghyllebert (Bel) Cycling Club Bourgas | |
| 26 Rob Ruygh (Ned) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team | |
| 27 Hervé Duclos-Lassalle (Fra) Cofidis, le crédit en ligne | |
| 28 Sébastien Harbonnier (Fra) Continental Cycling Team Differdange | |
| 29 Lilian Jegou (Fra) Bretagne - Schuller | |
| 30 Mickaël Buffaz (Fra) Cofidis, le crédit en ligne | |
| 31 Renaud Dion (Fra) AG2R La mondiale | |
| 32 Yuriy Krivtsov (Ukr) AG2R La mondiale | |
| 33 Jérémie Galland (Fra) Besson Chaussures - Sojasun | |
| 34 Florian Vachon (Fra) Roubaix Lille Metropole | |
| 35 Kurt-Asle Arvesen (Nor) Team Saxo Bank | |
| 36 Brice Feillu (Fra) Agritubel | |
| 37 Mickael Larpe (Fra) Roubaix Lille Metropole | |
| 38 Mathieu Claude (Fra) BBox Bouygues Telecom | |
| 39 Mathieu Ladagnous (Fra) Française des jeux | |
| 40 Vasili Kiryienka (Blr) Caisse d'Epargne | |
| 41 Nicolas Rousseau (Fra) AG2R La mondiale | |
| 42 Daniel Lloyd (GBr) Cervelo Test Team | |
| 43 William Bonnet (Fra) BBox Bouygues Telecom | |
| 44 Frank Dressler (Ger) Continental Cycling Team Differdange | |
| 45 Gabriel Rasch (Nor) Cervelo Test Team | |
| 46 Lars Ytting Bak (Den) Team Saxo Bank | |
| 47 Julien Mazet (Fra) Auber 93 | |
| 48 Jens Mouris (Ned) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team | |
| 49 Matteo Carrara (Ita) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team | |
| 50 Rony Martias (Fra) BBox Bouygues Telecom | |
| 51 Reto Hollenstein (Sui) Vorarlberg - Corratec | |
| 52 Marcus Ljungqvist (Swe) Team Saxo Bank | |
| 53 Thomas De Gendt (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator | |
| 54 Florian Guillou (Fra) Roubaix Lille Metropole | |
| 55 Julien Simon (Fra) Besson Chaussures - Sojasun | |
| 56 Janek Tombak (Est) Cycling Club Bourgas | |
| 57 Yohan Cauquil (Fra) Cycling Club Bourgas | |
| 58 Yohan Offredo (Fra) Française des jeux | |
| 59 Nicolas Jalabert (Fra) Agritubel | |
| 60 Martin Elmiger (Sui) AG2R La mondiale | |
| 61 Bernhard Eisel (Aut) Team Columbia - HTC | |
| 62 Tristan Valentin (Fra) Cofidis, le crédit en ligne | |
| 63 Robert Retschke (Ger) Continental Cycling Team Differdange | |
| 64 Johnny Hoogerland (Ned) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team | |
| 65 Floris Goesinnen (Ned) Skil-Shimano | |
| 66 Frédéric Amorison (Bel) Landbouwkrediet - Colnago | |
| 67 Gert Dockx (Bel) Team Columbia - HTC | |
| 68 Florent Brard (Fra) Cofidis, le crédit en ligne | |
| 69 Volodymir Gustov (Ukr) Cervelo Test Team | |
| 70 Kristof Vandewalle (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator | |
| 71 Thierry Hupond (Fra) Skil-Shimano | |
| 72 Loyd Mondory (Fra) AG2R La mondiale | |
| 73 Perrig Quemeneur (Fra) BBox Bouygues Telecom | |
| 74 Thomas Voeckler (Fra) BBox Bouygues Telecom | |
| 75 Frédéric Guesdon (Fra) Française des jeux | |
| 76 Sébastien Duret (Fra) Bretagne - Schuller | |
| 77 Pablo Lastras (Esp) Caisse d'Epargne | |
| 78 Nikolas Maes (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator | |
| 79 Rigoberto Uran (Col) Caisse d'Epargne | |
| 80 Yann Pivois (Fra) Bretagne - Schuller | |
| 81 Stéphane Goubert (Fra) AG2R La mondiale | |
| 82 Albert Timmer (Ned) Skil-Shimano | |
| 83 Mikael Chérel (Fra) Française des jeux | |
| 84 Anthony Geslin (Fra) Française des jeux | |
| 85 Björn Leukemans (Bel) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team | |
| 86 Xabier Zandio (Esp) Caisse d'Epargne | |
| 87 Lieuwe Westra (Ned) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team | |
| 88 Imanol Erviti (Esp) Caisse d'Epargne | |
| 89 José Vicente Garcia Acosta (Esp) Caisse d'Epargne | |
| 90 Maxime Mederel (Fra) Auber 93 | |
| 91 Morris Possoni (Ita) Team Columbia - HTC | all s.t. |
| 92 Benoît Vaugrenard (Fra) Française des jeux | 3:10 |
| 93 Sébastien Minard (Fra) Cofidis, le crédit en ligne | 3:30 |
| 94 Jussi Veikkanen (Fin) Française des jeux | |
| 95 Fredrik Johansson (Swe) Continental Cycling Team Differdange | |
| 96 Frantisek Rabon (Cze) Team Columbia - HTC | |
| 97 Nicolas Vogondy (Fra) Agritubel | |
| 98 Maryan Hary (Fra) Cofidis, le crédit en ligne | all s.t. |
| 99 Gael Malacarne (Fra) Bretagne - Schuller | 4:04 |
| 100 Jonathan Thire (Fra) Auber 93 | |
| 101 Vicente Reynes (Esp) Team Columbia - HTC | |
| 102 Joaquin Rodriguez (Esp) Caisse d'Epargne | |
| 103 Dimitri Champion (Fra) Bretagne - Schuller | all s.t. |
| 104 Cédric Pineau (Fra) AG2R La mondiale | 4:25 |
| 105 Freddy Bichot (Fra) Agritubel | |
| 106 Jean-Eudes Demaret (Fra) Cofidis, le crédit en ligne | both s.t. |
| DNF Edvald Boasson Hagen (Nor) Team Columbia - HTC | |
| DNF Olivier Bonnaire (Fra) BBox Bouygues Telecom | |
| DNF Damien Gaudin (Fra) BBox Bouygues Telecom | |
| DNF Michael Mørkøv (Den) Team Saxo Bank | |
| DNF Anthony Ravard (Fra) Agritubel | |
| DNF Marcel Wyss (Sui) Cervelo Test Team | |
| DNF Dominique Rollin (Can) Cervelo Test Team | |
| DNF Koen Barbe (Bel) Landbouwkrediet - Colnago | |
| DNF Denis Flahaut (Fra) Landbouwkrediet - Colnago | |
| DNF Baptiste Planckaert (Bel) Landbouwkrediet - Colnago | |
| DNF Tom Van Den Haute (Bel) Landbouwkrediet - Colnago | |
| DNF Mathieu Drouilly (Fra) Landbouwkrediet - Colnago | |
| DNF Martial Ricci Poggi (Fra) Landbouwkrediet - Colnago | |
| DNF Klaas Lodewyck (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator | |
| DNF Kristof Goddaert (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator | |
| DNF Silvère Ackermann (Sui) Vorarlberg - Corratec | |
| DNF Josef Benetseder (Aut) Vorarlberg - Corratec | |
| DNF Harald Morscher (Aut) Vorarlberg - Corratec | |
| DNF Alexander Gufler (Ita) Vorarlberg - Corratec | |
| DNF Hakan Nilsson (Swe) Continental Cycling Team Differdange | |
| DNF Morten Knudsen (Den) Continental Cycling Team Differdange | |
| DNF Jempy Drucker (Lux) Continental Cycling Team Differdange | |
| DNF Hannes Blank (Ger) Continental Cycling Team Differdange | |
| DNF Yukihiro Doi (Jpn) Skil-Shimano | |
| DNF David Deroo (Fra) Skil-Shimano | |
| DNF Steve Houanard (Fra) Skil-Shimano | |
| DNF Kenny Robert Van Hummel (Ned) Skil-Shimano | |
| DNF Bert De Backer (Bel) Skil-Shimano | |
| DNF Niels Brouzes (Fra) Auber 93 | |
| DNF Jimmy Casper (Fra) Besson Chaussures - Sojasun | |
| DNF Cedric Coutouly (Fra) Besson Chaussures - Sojasun | |
| DNF Jimmy Engoulvent (Fra) Besson Chaussures - Sojasun | |
| DNF Jean-Marc Marino (Fra) Besson Chaussures - Sojasun | |
| DNF Yannick Talabardon (Fra) Besson Chaussures - Sojasun | |
| DNF Stéphane Bonsergent (Fra) Bretagne - Schuller | |
| DNF Pierre Cazaux (Fra) Roubaix Lille Metropole | |
| DNF Bastien Delrot (Fra) Roubaix Lille Metropole | |
| DNF Alexandre Lemair (Fra) Roubaix Lille Metropole | |
| DNF Steven Tronet (Fra) Roubaix Lille Metropole | |
| DNF Mart Ojavee (Est) Cycling Club Bourgas | |
| DNF Erki Pütsep (Est) Cycling Club Bourgas | |
| DNF Normunds Lasis (Lat) Cycling Club Bourgas | |
| DNF Hristomir Angelov (Bul) Cycling Club Bourgas | |
| DNF Martin Prazdnovsky (Svk) Cycling Club Bourgas | |
| DNS Karsten Kroon (Ned) Team Saxo Bank | |
| DNS René Weissinger (Ger) Vorarlberg - Corratec |
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