August 10/11 13:54 pm - Tour de l'Ain: Stage 1, Two in the Top-15 for SpiderTech
Posted by Editoress on 08/10/11
Results from the 2nd stage of the Tour de l'Ain in France
Two in the Top-15 for SpiderTech at Tour de l'Ain Stage 1
Directeur Sportif Kevin Field explained that in the pre-race plan, "We expected this stage to be a classic sprinter's stage. With Zach, Guillaume and Martin here that was perfect for us. We ultimately wanted a sprint. However we also wanted to show the team in the race and potentially nab some points in the early sprint or KOM climbs."
In our meeting we clearly pointed our fingers at Jimmy Casper, from Saur Sojasun, as the sprinter to watch for the stage. In the end Jimmy won. He has become a specialist in these kinds of races. His team took responsibility to set tempo early in the stage once the break established prior to the first sprint at 23 km. We didn't make that break of the day. But when the dust settled from the early action we were not too upset by that. There are only six man teams in this race and every little bit of extra horsepower would count in the end.
Rabobank and Saur did a great job feathering the gap to the break. A tailwind in the final 15 km made the final catch difficult. The SpiderTech riders assembled as a group inside the final 12 km to set up the final. We expected narrow technical roads leading into a tricky finish. What we experienced wasn't quite like the race book indicated.
The end result for us, in retrospect, is that we committed a bit too early. Even the final corner that looked like a hairpin in the book, wasn't. We were able to dump Martin and Guillaume at that corner in front, but they were swarmed in the long sprint and finished 11th and 12th in the stage.
We hoped for a better result, but in the end we take a lot of satisfaction out of how the guys rode together as a team to set up the sprint. Sprint timing can be tricky, and today the guys learned a good lesson. If we continue to ride the setup like today a great finish is likely.
Tomorrow is a tricky day to predict. It will definitely be a tougher day of climbing, but could end in a sprint or the race could shuffle with a significant break staying away. We'll make a race-plan to try to take advantage of either scenario.
Courtesy Team Spidertech powered by C10
| Stage 1: Meximieux to St Vulbas, 136.6 km | |
| 1 Jimmy Casper (Fra) Saur - Sojasun | 3:16:26 |
| 2 Romain Hardy (Fra) Bretagne Schuller | |
| 3 Robin Chaigneau (Ned) Skil - Shimano | |
| 4 Daryl Impey (RSA) Team Netapp | |
| 5 Jasper Bovenhuiss (Ned) Rabobank Continental Team | |
| 6 Pim Ligthart (Ned) Vacansoleil -DCM Pro Cycling Team | |
| 7 Morgan Kneisky (Fra) Roubaix Lille Metropole | |
| 8 Geoffrey Soupe (Fra) FDJ | |
| 9 Wouter Poels (Ned) Vacansoleil -DCM Pro Cycling Team | |
| 10 Giovanni Bernaudeau (Fra) Team Europcar | |
| 11 Martin Gilbert (Can) Team Spidertech powered by C10 | |
| 12 Guillaume Boivin (Can) Team Spidertech powered by C10 | |
| 13 Martin Reimer (Ger) Skil - Shimano | |
| 14 Kévin Reza (Fra) Team Europcar | |
| 15 Assan Buzayev (Kaz) Pro Team Astana | |
| 16 Mathieu Drujon (Fra) Big Mat Auber 93 | |
| 17 Steven Tronet (Fra) Roubaix Lille Metropole | |
| 18 Guillaume Faucon (Fra) Big Mat Auber 93 | |
| 19 Tony Hurel (Fra) Team Europcar | |
| 20 Wilco Kelderman (Ned) Rabobank Continental Team | |
| 21 Hubert Dupont (Fra) AG2R la Mondiale | |
| 22 Jarlinson Pantano Gomez (Col) Colombia es Pasion- Cafe de Colombie | |
| 23 Daan Olivier (Ned) Rabobank Continental Team | |
| 24 Emilien Viennet (Fra) Equipe de France Espoirs | |
| 25 Laurent Mangel (Fra) Saur - Sojasun | |
| 26 Césare Benedetti (Ita) Team Netapp | |
| 27 Jean-Christophe Peraud (Fra) AG2R la Mondiale | |
| 28 Matthieu Boulo (Fra) Roubaix Lille Metropole | |
| 29 Guillaume Bonnafond (Fra) AG2R la Mondiale | |
| 30 Jan Barta (Cze) Team Netapp | |
| 31 Tanel Kangert (Est) Pro Team Astana | |
| 32 Bryan Nauleau (Fra) Team Europcar | |
| 33 Rudy Molard (Fra) Equipe de France Espoirs | |
| 34 Cyril Gautier (Fra) Team Europcar | |
| 35 Renaud Dion (Fra) Bretagne Schuller | |
| 36 Nick Van Der Lijke (Ned) Rabobank Continental Team | |
| 37 Wouter Mol (Ned) Vacansoleil -DCM Pro Cycling Team | |
| 38 Laurent Pichon (Fra) Bretagne Schuller | |
| 39 Juan Villegas (Col) Colombia es Pasion- Cafe de Colombie | |
| 40 Cédric Pineau (Fra) FDJ | |
| 41 Cyril Dessel (Fra) AG2R la Mondiale | |
| 42 Andreas Dietziker (Sui) Team Netapp | |
| 43 John Gadret (Fra) AG2R la Mondiale | |
| 44 Axel Domont (Fra) Equipe de France Espoirs | |
| 45 Jérôme Coppel (Fra) Saur - Sojasun | |
| 46 Rein Taaramae (Est) Cofidis, le Credit en Ligne | |
| 47 Roman Kireyev (Kaz) Pro Team Astana | |
| 48 Thomas Bonnin (Fra) Skil - Shimano | |
| 49 Pierre Rolland (Fra) Team Europcar | |
| 50 Tom Dumoulin (Ned) Rabobank Continental Team | |
| 51 Arthur Vichot (Fra) FDJ | |
| 52 Romain Bardet (Fra) Equipe de France Espoirs | |
| 53 Guillaume Levarlet (Fra) Saur - Sojasun | |
| 54 Thibault Pinot (Fra) FDJ | |
| 55 Ramon Sinkeldam (Ned) Rabobank Continental Team | |
| 56 Leopold Koenig (Cze) Team Netapp | |
| 57 Warren Barguil (Fra) Equipe de France Espoirs | |
| 58 Sébastien Duret (Fra) Bretagne Schuller | |
| 59 Florian Guillou (Fra) Bretagne Schuller | |
| 60 Robert Retschke (Ger) Team Netapp | |
| 61 David Le Lay (Fra) AG2R la Mondiale | |
| 62 Luis Angel Mate Mardones (Esp) Cofidis, le Credit en Ligne | |
| 63 Willem Wauters (Bel) Vacansoleil -DCM Pro Cycling Team | |
| 64 Hector Leonardo Paez Leon (Col) Colombia es Pasion- Cafe de Colombie | |
| 65 Robinson Eduardo Chalapud Gomez (Col) Colombia es Pasion- Cafe de Colombie | |
| 66 Florian Le Corre (Fra) Roubaix Lille Metropole | |
| 67 Sander Oostlander (Ned) Skil - Shimano | |
| 68 Damien Monier (Fra) Cofidis, le Credit en Ligne | |
| 69 Darwin Atapuma Hurtado (Col) Colombia es Pasion- Cafe de Colombie | |
| 70 Johnny Hoogerland (Ned) Vacansoleil -DCM Pro Cycling Team | |
| 71 Dimitri Le Boulch (Fra) Big Mat Auber 93 | |
| 72 John Martinez Montero (Col) Colombia es Pasion- Cafe de Colombie | |
| 73 Julien Guay (Fra) Roubaix Lille Metropole | |
| 74 Matteo Carrara (Ita) Vacansoleil -DCM Pro Cycling Team | |
| 75 Maxime Mederel (Fra) Big Mat Auber 93 | |
| 76 Arnaud Courteille (Fra) FDJ | |
| 77 Dmitriv Gruzdev (Kaz) Pro Team Astana | |
| 78 Nicolas Edet (Fra) Cofidis, le Credit en Ligne | |
| 79 Thomas Damuseau (Fra) Skil - Shimano | |
| 80 Yoann Bagot (Fra) Cofidis, le Credit en Ligne | |
| 81 Kévin Lalouette (Fra) Roubaix Lille Metropole | |
| 82 David Moncoutie (Fra) Cofidis, le Credit en Ligne | |
| 83 Yoann Michaud (Fra) Equipe de France Espoirs | |
| 84 Alexandr Shushemoin (Kaz) Pro Team Astana | |
| 85 Francis Mourey (Fra) FDJ | |
| 86 Nazar Jumabekov (Kaz) Pro Team Astana | |
| 87 Sylvain Georges (Fra) Big Mat Auber 93 | |
| 88 Jonathan Thire (Fra) Big Mat Auber 93 | |
| 89 Jean-Lou Païani (Fra) Saur - Sojasun | |
| 90 Yann Huguet (Fra) Skil - Shimano | |
| 91 Svein Tuft (Can) Team Spidertech powered by C10 | |
| 92 Ryan Anderson (Can) Team Spidertech powered by C10 | all s.t. |
| 93 Hugo Houle (Can) Team Spidertech powered by C10 | 0:18 |
| 94 Zach Bell (Can) Team Spidertech powered by C10 | 0:24 |
| 95 Eric Berthou (Fra) Bretagne Schuller | 1:14 |
| 96 Sébastien Joly (Fra) Saur - Sojasun | 2:04 |
| GC | |
| 1 Wilco Kelderman (Ned) Rabobank Continental Team | 3:20:59 |
| 2 Jan Barta (Cze) Team Netapp | at s.t. |
| 3 Jimmy Casper (Fra) Saur - Sojasun | 0:01 |
| 4 Jean-Christophe Peraud (Fra) AG2R la Mondiale | |
| 5 Jérôme Coppel (Fra) Saur - Sojasun | both s.t. |
| 6 Tom Dumoulin (Ned) Rabobank Continental Team | 0:03 |
| 7 Laurent Mangel (Fra) Saur - Sojasun | 0:04 |
| 8 Jasper Bovenhuiss (Ned) Rabobank Continental Team | s.t. |
| 9 Tony Hurel (Fra) Team Europcar | 0:05 |
| 10 Robin Chaigneau (Ned) Skil - Shimano | 0:07 |
| 11 Sander Oostlander (Ned) Skil - Shimano | s.t. |
| 12 Daryl Impey (RSA) Team Netapp | 0:08 |
| 13 Tanel Kangert (Est) Pro Team Astana | |
| 14 Cyril Gautier (Fra) Team Europcar | both s.t. |
| 15 Rein Taaramae (Est) Cofidis, le Credit en Ligne | 0:09 |
| 16 Daan Olivier (Ned) Rabobank Continental Team | |
| 17 Svein Tuft (Can) Team Spidertech powered by C10 | both s.t. |
| 18 Wouter Poels (Ned) Vacansoleil -DCM Pro Cycling Team | 0:10 |
| 19 David Le Lay (Fra) AG2R la Mondiale | |
| 20 Ramon Sinkeldam (Ned) Rabobank Continental Team | |
| 21 Laurent Pichon (Fra) Bretagne Schuller | |
| 22 Matthieu Boulo (Fra) Roubaix Lille Metropole | all s.t. |
| 23 Dmitriv Gruzdev (Kaz) Pro Team Astana | 0:11 |
| 24 Thibault Pinot (Fra) FDJ | |
| 25 Sylvain Georges (Fra) Big Mat Auber 93 | |
| 26 Geoffrey Soupe (Fra) FDJ | all s.t. |
| 27 Ryan Anderson (Can) Team Spidertech powered by C10 | 0:12 |
| 28 Pierre Rolland (Fra) Team Europcar | |
| 29 Willem Wauters (Bel) Vacansoleil -DCM Pro Cycling Team | |
| 30 Jean-Lou Païani (Fra) Saur - Sojasun | all s.t. |
| 31 Andreas Dietziker (Sui) Team Netapp | 0:13 |
| 32 Rudy Molard (Fra) Equipe de France Espoirs | |
| 33 Cédric Pineau (Fra) FDJ | |
| 34 Guillaume Bonnafond (Fra) AG2R la Mondiale | |
| 35 Pim Ligthart (Ned) Vacansoleil -DCM Pro Cycling Team | all s.t. |
| 36 Kévin Lalouette (Fra) Roubaix Lille Metropole | 0:14 |
| 37 Martin Reimer (Ger) Skil - Shimano | |
| 38 Bryan Nauleau (Fra) Team Europcar | |
| 39 Dimitri Le Boulch (Fra) Big Mat Auber 93 | |
| 40 David Moncoutie (Fra) Cofidis, le Credit en Ligne | |
| 41 Damien Monier (Fra) Cofidis, le Credit en Ligne | |
| 42 Guillaume Faucon (Fra) Big Mat Auber 93 | all s.t. |
| 43 Hubert Dupont (Fra) AG2R la Mondiale | 0:15 |
| 44 Thomas Damuseau (Fra) Skil - Shimano | |
| 45 Assan Buzayev (Kaz) Pro Team Astana | |
| 46 Emilien Viennet (Fra) Equipe de France Espoirs | all s.t. |
| 47 Jarlinson Pantano Gomez (Col) Colombia es Pasion- Cafe de Colombie | 0:16 |
| 48 Luis Angel Mate Mardones (Esp) Cofidis, le Credit en Ligne | |
| 49 Leopold Koenig (Cze) Team Netapp | |
| 50 Steven Tronet (Fra) Roubaix Lille Metropole | |
| 51 Robinson Eduardo Chalapud Gomez (Col) Colombia es Pasion- Cafe de Colombie | all s.t. |
| 52 Roman Kireyev (Kaz) Pro Team Astana | 0:17 |
| 53 Giovanni Bernaudeau (Fra) Team Europcar | |
| 54 Yoann Bagot (Fra) Cofidis, le Credit en Ligne | both s.t. |
| 55 Yann Huguet (Fra) Skil - Shimano | 0:18 |
| 56 Romain Hardy (Fra) Bretagne Schuller | |
| 57 Martin Gilbert (Can) Team Spidertech powered by C10 | |
| 58 Alexandr Shushemoin (Kaz) Pro Team Astana | |
| 59 Arthur Vichot (Fra) FDJ | all s.t. |
| 60 Robert Retschke (Ger) Team Netapp | 0:19 |
| 61 Francis Mourey (Fra) FDJ | |
| 62 Cyril Dessel (Fra) AG2R la Mondiale | |
| 63 Mathieu Drujon (Fra) Big Mat Auber 93 | |
| 64 Kévin Reza (Fra) Team Europcar | |
| 65 Matteo Carrara (Ita) Vacansoleil -DCM Pro Cycling Team | |
| 66 Césare Benedetti (Ita) Team Netapp | |
| 67 John Gadret (Fra) AG2R la Mondiale | all s.t. |
| 68 Renaud Dion (Fra) Bretagne Schuller | 0:20 |
| 69 Arnaud Courteille (Fra) FDJ | |
| 70 Warren Barguil (Fra) Equipe de France Espoirs | |
| 71 Maxime Mederel (Fra) Big Mat Auber 93 | |
| 72 Florian Le Corre (Fra) Roubaix Lille Metropole | all s.t. |
| 73 Johnny Hoogerland (Ned) Vacansoleil -DCM Pro Cycling Team | 0:21 |
| 74 Guillaume Boivin (Can) Team Spidertech powered by C10 | 0:22 |
| 75 Juan Villegas (Col) Colombia es Pasion- Cafe de Colombie | s.t. |
| 76 Nicolas Edet (Fra) Cofidis, le Credit en Ligne | 0:23 |
| 77 Romain Bardet (Fra) Equipe de France Espoirs | s.t. |
| 78 Jonathan Thire (Fra) Big Mat Auber 93 | 0:24 |
| 79 Julien Guay (Fra) Roubaix Lille Metropole | s.t. |
| 80 Florian Guillou (Fra) Bretagne Schuller | 0:25 |
| 81 Nick Van Der Lijke (Ned) Rabobank Continental Team | |
| 82 Yoann Michaud (Fra) Equipe de France Espoirs | both s.t. |
| 83 John Martinez Montero (Col) Colombia es Pasion- Cafe de Colombie | 0:26 |
| 84 Guillaume Levarlet (Fra) Saur - Sojasun | s.t. |
| 85 Morgan Kneisky (Fra) Roubaix Lille Metropole | 0:27 |
| 86 Axel Domont (Fra) Equipe de France Espoirs | 0:28 |
| 87 Nazar Jumabekov (Kaz) Pro Team Astana | 0:30 |
| 88 Darwin Atapuma Hurtado (Col) Colombia es Pasion- Cafe de Colombie | 0:31 |
| 89 Hugo Houle (Can) Team Spidertech powered by C10 | 0:35 |
| 90 Zach Bell (Can) Team Spidertech powered by C10 | 0:36 |
| 91 Thomas Bonnin (Fra) Skil - Shimano | 0:39 |
| 92 Wouter Mol (Ned) Vacansoleil -DCM Pro Cycling Team | 0:40 |
| 93 Sébastien Duret (Fra) Bretagne Schuller | 0:56 |
| 94 Eric Berthou (Fra) Bretagne Schuller | 1:28 |
| 95 Hector Leonardo Paez Leon (Col) Colombia es Pasion- Cafe de Colombie | 1:45 |
| 96 Sébastien Joly (Fra) Saur - Sojasun | 2:22 |
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