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2018 GP d'Ouverture - La Marseillaise (1.1)

39th edition: Sunday, January 28, 2018

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Marseille - Marseille, France 145 km

Alexandre GEniez

Alexandre Geniez takes the first continental race of 2018

The race: Winner Alexandre Geniez's Ag2r team posted these rider comments.

Alexandre Geniez:
“Today I especially want to remember the amazing team. From now on, we are seven guys on the start line, and every element of the team is important! Everyone played his part today, we didn’t miss a thing. Everything worked well. Romain (Bardet) did a huge job of work in the last kilometre and put me in the perfect position with 250 meters to go. It was ideal. I have started the season very well, and that’s not only satisfying but reassuring too.I am happy to win this event in particular since the AG2R LA MONDIALE team has not won it in a long time. Now, we must take this momentum into the next races and not fall asleep ahead of what it to come!”

Romain Bardet (8th):
“We all had fun today! We saw we have a good team, we had a surplus of riders in the final, and we took the opportunity to win. It is a perfect way to start the season. I am glad to have pinned on a bib, and to have had the feeling already of being at the front of the race. We were tested and we answered well. I knew that Alex (Geniez) was one of the fastest, and so we simply had to play the best option for the team.”

Tony Gallopin (9th):
“It was my first race with the AG2R LA MONDIALE jersey, and we immediately found the right rhythm together. With Romain and Alex in the end, we did not need to talk to each other. Everything was done automatically. I had a lot of fun riding today. I’m happy with my form, it’s the ideal condition for now. It gives me confidence for the future.”

Complete Results:

145 kilometers raced at an average speed of 38.267 km/hr

1	GENIEZ Alexandre	Ag2r La Mondiale	3hr 47min 21sec
2	EIKING Odd Christian	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	s.t.
3	CALMEJANE Lilian	Direct Energie	s.t.
4	HERRADA Jesus	Cofidis	s.t.
5	MARTIN Guillaume	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	@ 2sec
6	DI GREGORIO Rémy	Delko Marseille Provence	3
7	MADOUAS Valentin	FDJ	4
8	BARDET Romain	Ag2r La Mondiale	s.t.
9	GALLOPIN Tony	Ag2r La Mondiale	13
10	CLAEYS Dimitri	Cofidis	1:52
11	DE GENDT Aimé	Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise	s.t.
12	MEURISSE Xandro	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	s.t.
13	DUMOULIN Samuel	Ag2r La Mondiale	2:40
14	MARTINEZ Yannick	Delko Marseille Provence	s.t.
15	MÜLLER Patrick	Vital Concept	s.t.
16	DEVRIENDT Tom	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	s.t.
17	MALDONADO Anthony	St Michel-Auber 93	s.t.
18	BOUET Maxime	Fortuneo-Samsic	s.t.
19	HARDY Romain	Fortuneo-Samsic	s.t.
20	OFFREDO Yoann	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	s.t.
21	PEREZ Anthony	Cofidis	s.t.
22	FINETTO Mauro	Delko Marseille Provence	s.t.
23	HIVERT Jonathan	Direct Energie	s.t.
24	EL FARES Julien	Delko Marseille Provence	s.t.
25	LE TURNIER Mathias	Cofidis	s.t.
26	COMBAUD Romain	Delko Marseille Provence	s.t.
27	ROY Jérémy	FDJ	s.t.
28	THOMINET Camille	St Michel-Auber 93	s.t.
29	HERRADA LOPEZ José	Cofidis	s.t.
30	BAGOT Yoann	Vital Concept	s.t.
31	ANTOMARCHI Julien	Roubaix-Lille Metropole	s.t.
32	EDET Nicolas	Cofidis	2:53
33	CAPIOT Amaury	Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise	3:35
34	WAEYTENS Zico	Veranda's Willems-Crelan	s.t.
35	COENEN Dennis	Cibel-Cebon	s.t.
36	BARTHE Cyril	Euskadi Basque Country-Murias	s.t.
37	STÜSSI Colin	Amore & Vita	s.t.
38	DELAPLACE Anthony	Fortuneo-Samsic	s.t.
39	BACKAERT Frederik	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	s.t.
40	VANTOMME Maxime	Wb Aqua Protect Veranclassic	s.t.
41	RUYTERS Brecht	Cibel-Cebon	s.t.
42	DUYN Huub	Veranda's Willems-Crelan	s.t.
43	MARCHAND Gianni	Cibel-Cebon	s.t.
44	MAISON Jérémy	Fortuneo-Samsic	s.t.
45	CABOT Jérémy	Roubaix-Lille Metropole	s.t.
46	THOMAS Benjamin	FDJ	s.t.
47	PAILLOT Yoann	St Michel-Auber 93	s.t.
48	MAURELET Flavien	St Michel-Auber 93	s.t.
49	DIELEMAN Michiel	Cibel-Cebon	s.t.
50	BARCELO Fernando	Euskadi Basque Country-Murias	3:39
51	DUPONT Hubert	Ag2r La Mondiale	3:42
52	DERNIES Tom	Roubaix-Lille Metropole	6:06
53	LE CUNFF Kévin	St Michel-Auber 93	6:13
54	IDJOUADIENE Pierre	Roubaix-Lille Metropole	s.t.
55	DEVOLDER Stijn	Veranda's Willems-Crelan	s.t.
56	SARREAU Marc	FDJ	s.t.
57	DE ROSSI Lucas	Delko Marseille Provence	s.t.
58	MAINARD Jérôme	Roubaix-Lille Metropole	s.t.
59	COURTEILLE Arnaud	Vital Concept	s.t.
60	MOINARD Amaël	Fortuneo-Samsic	9:08
61	DE WINTER Ludwig	Wb Aqua Protect Veranclassic	10:37
62	VANSPEYBROUCK Pieter	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	s.t.
63	VAN GESTEL Dries	Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise	s.t.
64	JANSSENS Jimmy	Cibel-Cebon	s.t.
65	TOUZE Damien	St Michel-Auber 93	s.t.
66	FONSECA Armindo	Fortuneo-Samsic	s.t.
67	SISKEVICIUS Evaldas	Delko Marseille Provence	s.t.
68	BOUDAT Thomas	Direct Energie	12:54
69	FARAZIJN Maxime	Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise	s.t.
70	GERARD Arnaud	Fortuneo-Samsic	s.t.
71	MASSON Christophe	Wb Aqua Protect Veranclassic	s.t.
72	MENTEN Milan	Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise	s.t.
73	PICHOT Alexandre	Direct Energie	s.t.
74	TURGIS Anthony	Cofidis	s.t.
75	DE BIE Sean	Veranda's Willems-Crelan	s.t.
76	SPENGLER Lukas	Wb Aqua Protect Veranclassic	s.t.
77	GABBURO Davide	Amore & Vita	s.t.
78	BERNARDINETTI Marco	Amore & Vita	s.t.
79	VINCENT Léo	FDJ	s.t.
80	STEELS Stijn	Veranda's Willems-Crelan	s.t.
81	IRIZAR LASKURAIN Julen	Euskadi Basque Country-Murias	17:19
82	BAGUES KALPARSORO Aritz	Euskadi Basque Country-Murias	s.t.
83	PLANCKAERT Edward	Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise	s.t.
84	JAUREGUI Quentin	Ag2r La Mondiale	17:52
85	MOTTIER Justin	Vital Concept	s.t.
86	CARDIS Romain	Direct Energie	s.t.
87	CORBEL Erwann	Vital Concept	s.t.
88	LEVARLET Guillaume	St Michel-Auber 93	s.t.
89	JANS Roy	Cibel-Cebon	s.t.
90	LAMMERTINK Steven	Vital Concept	s.t.
91	ABERASTURI Jon	Euskadi Basque Country-Murias	s.t.
92	JOURNIAUX Axel	Direct Energie	s.t.
93	VAN GENECHTEN Jonas	Vital Concept	s.t.
94	ARMIRAIL Bruno	FDJ	s.t.
95	VAUGRENARD Benoit	FDJ	s.t.