2015 Paris-Bourges (1.1), France

65th edition: Thursday, October 8, 2015

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Gien - Bourges, 190.3 km

Sam Bennett wins 2015 Paris-Bourges. Nacer Bouhanni (Cofidis) is none too pleased.

The race: Here's the report from winner Sam Bennet's Bora-Argon 18 team.

Sam Bennett won the 65th edition of the French classic Paris-Bourges. At his penultimate race of the season, the 24-year-old Irishman secured the fifth sprint win of the year. After 190 profiled kilometers, Bennett was able to accomplish the perfect lead-out of his team. In a top-notch field, he won ahead of Nacher Bouhanni (Cofidis) and Giacomo Nizzolo (Trek). On Sunday, Bennett will start at Paris-Tours – the traditional end of season in the European calendar.

After the initial phase of the race went smoothly, a duo attacked initially at the 40-km mark and another rider bridged. The field controlled the three riders in the lead and kept the distance constantly under four minutes. With 35 kilometers to go, there were attacks from the field and a group of six riders tried to chase the leading trio. But the peloton reacted and it neutralized the attack. Five kilometers before the finish the last attacker was caught and the sprinters’ teams launched their sprint trains. Sam Bennett was positioned perfectly and won.

Sport Director Andre Schulze: "A fantastic victory for Sam and the entire team. The guys brought Sam in a really good position on the last five kilometers, because it was a twisting finale and therefore the field was a long line. Shane used this race situation and he rode the last 1,000 meters completely from the front. He launched the sprint with maximum speed and he did a perfect lead-out down to the 200-meters-mark. Sam was able to accomplish this long lead-out. The whole team supported Sam very well today, because he’s in a great shape. This victory now boosts his self-confidence for Sunday. "

Complete Results:

190.3 kilometers raced at an average speed of 43.756 km/hr

1	Sam BENNETT	BORA-ARGON 18	4:20:57
2	Nacer BOUHANNI	COFIDIS	s.t.
3	Giacomo NIZZOLO	TREK	s.t.
4	Arnaud DEMARE	FDJ	s.t.
5	Romain FEILLU	BRETAGNE-SECHE ENVIRONNEMENT	s.t.
6	Gediminas BAGDONAS	AG2R-LA MONDIALE	s.t.
7	Daniel MCLAY	BRETAGNE-SECHE ENVIRONNEMENT	s.t.
8	Roy JANS	WANTY-GROUPE GOBERT	s.t.
9	Samuel DUMOULIN	AG2R-LA MONDIALE	s.t.
10	Bert VAN LERBERGHE	TOPSPORT VLAANDEREN-BALOISE	s.t.
11	Rudy BARBIER	ROUBAIX LILLE METROPOLE	s.t.
12	Tom DEVRIENDT	WANTY-GROUPE GOBERT	s.t.
13	Amaury CAPIOT	TOPSPORT VLAANDEREN-BALOISE	s.t.
14	Dylan PAGE	ROTH SKODA	s.t.
15	David MENUT	AUBER 93	s.t.
16	Alexis BODIOT	L'ARMEE DE TERRE	s.t.
17	Michal KOLÁR	TINKOFF-SAXO	s.t.
18	Andrea PASQUALON	ROTH SKODA	s.t.
19	Yauheni HUTAROVICH	BRETAGNE-SECHE ENVIRONNEMENT	s.t.
20	Mickael DELAGE	FDJ	s.t.
21	Maxime RENAULT	AUBER 93	s.t.
22	Tom DERNIES	WALLONIE-BRUXELLES	s.t.
23	Maciej BODNAR	TINKOFF-SAXO	s.t.
24	Kevin ISTA	WALLONIE-BRUXELLES	s.t.
25	Sébastien TURGOT	AG2R-LA MONDIALE	s.t.
26	Olivier CHEVALIER	WALLONIE-BRUXELLES	s.t.
27	Laurent EVRARD	WALLONIE-BRUXELLES	s.t.
28	Lukas JAUN	ROTH SKODA	s.t.
29	Jon Ander INSAUSTI	MURIAS-TALDEA	s.t.
30	Evaldas SISKEVICIUS	MARSEILLE 13 KTM	s.t.
31	Cees BOL	RABOBANK DEVELOPMENT	s.t.
32	Yukiya ARASHIRO	EUROPCAR	s.t.
33	Michael GOGL	TINKOFF-SAXO	s.t.
34	Shane ARCHBOLD	BORA-ARGON 18	s.t.
35	Maxime VANTOMME	ROUBAIX LILLE METROPOLE	s.t.
36	Jasper STUYVEN	TREK	s.t.
37	Nico DENZ	AG2R-LA MONDIALE	s.t.
38	Florian VACHON	BRETAGNE-SECHE ENVIRONNEMENT	s.t.
39	Maarten DE JONGE	BIKE AID	s.t.
40	Cesare BENEDETTI	BORA-ARGON 18	s.t.
41	Sam OOMEN	RABOBANK DEVELOPMENT	s.t.
42	Peter LENDERINK	RABOBANK DEVELOPMENT	s.t.
43	Alexandre BLAIN	MARSEILLE 13 KTM	s.t.
44	Vincent JEROME	EUROPCAR	s.t.
45	Cyril LEMOINE	COFIDIS	s.t.
46	Guillaume LEVARLET	AUBER 93	s.t.
47	Frederik BACKAERT	WANTY-GROUPE GOBERT	s.t.
48	Alexis GOUGEARD	AG2R-LA MONDIALE	s.t.
49	Pieter VANSPEYBROUCK	TOPSPORT VLAANDEREN-BALOISE	s.t.
50	Jan MAAS	RABOBANK DEVELOPMENT	@ 8sec
51	Aritz Bagües	MURIAS-TALDEA	s.t.
52	Antwan TOLHOEK	TINKOFF-SAXO	s.t.
53	Christoph PFINGSTEN	BORA-ARGON 18	s.t.
54	Alex ARANBURU	MURIAS-TALDEA	s.t.
55	Ignatas KONOVALOVAS	MARSEILLE 13 KTM	s.t.
56	Unai INTZIARTE	MURIAS-TALDEA	s.t.
57	Benat TXOPERENA	MURIAS-TALDEA	s.t.
58	Kevin LEDANOIS	BRETAGNE-SECHE ENVIRONNEMENT	s.t.
59	Daniel SCHORN	BORA-ARGON 18	s.t.
60	Stijn STEELS	TOPSPORT VLAANDEREN-BALOISE	s.t.
61	Armindo FONSECA	BRETAGNE-SECHE ENVIRONNEMENT	s.t.
62	Benoit JARRIER	BRETAGNE-SECHE ENVIRONNEMENT	s.t.
63	Alo JAKIN	AUBER 93	s.t.
64	Maxime DANIEL	AG2R-LA MONDIALE	s.t.
65	Julien STASSEN	WALLONIE-BRUXELLES	s.t.
66	Pierre GOUAULT	AUBER 93	s.t.
67	Romain COMBAUD	L'ARMEE DE TERRE	s.t.
68	Tim DECLERCQ	TOPSPORT VLAANDEREN-BALOISE	s.t.
69	Quentin PACHER	L'ARMEE DE TERRE	s.t.
70	Felix POUILLY	ROUBAIX LILLE METROPOLE	s.t.
71	Julien BERARD	AG2R-LA MONDIALE	s.t.
72	Nikodemus HOLLER	BIKE AID	s.t.
73	Cedric RAYMACKERS	DIFFERDANGE-LOSCH	s.t.
74	Christophe LAPORTE	COFIDIS	s.t.
75	Simon SELLIER	EUROPCAR	s.t.
76	Romain GUILLEMOIS	EUROPCAR	s.t.
77	Merijn KOREVAAR	RABOBANK DEVELOPMENT	s.t.
78	Gaëtan PONS	WALLONIE-BRUXELLES	s.t.
79	Alexandre PICHOT	EUROPCAR	s.t.
80	Jérôme BAUGNIES	WANTY-GROUPE GOBERT	s.t.
81	Scott THWAITES	BORA-ARGON 18	s.t.
82	Perrig QUEMENEUR	EUROPCAR	s.t.
83	Dieter BOUVRY	ROUBAIX LILLE METROPOLE	s.t.
84	Pavel BRUTT	TINKOFF-SAXO	s.t.
85	Johan COENEN	DIFFERDANGE-LOSCH	s.t.
86	Tom THILL	DIFFERDANGE-LOSCH	s.t.
87	Anthony TURGIS	COFIDIS	s.t.
88	Gregory HABEAUX	WALLONIE-BRUXELLES	s.t.
89	Benjamin THOMAS	L'ARMEE DE TERRE	s.t.
90	Thomas DAMUSEAU	ROUBAIX LILLE METROPOLE	s.t.
91	Flavien DASSONVILLE	AUBER 93	s.t.
92	Julien GUAY	AUBER 93	s.t.
93	Marc SARREAU	FDJ	s.t.
94	Kévin REZA	FDJ	s.t.
95	Johan LE BON	FDJ	s.t.
96	Lorenzo MANZIN	FDJ	s.t.
97	Garikoitz BRAVO	MURIAS-TALDEA	s.t.
98	Julien EL FARES	MARSEILLE 13 KTM	s.t.
99	Théo VIMPERE	AUBER 93	s.t.
100	Biel KADRI	AG2R-LA MONDIALE	20
101	Matti BRESCHEL	TINKOFF-SAXO	s.t.
102	Clement SAINT MARTIN	MARSEILLE 13 KTM	s.t.
103	Kevin VAN MELSEN	WANTY-GROUPE GOBERT	s.t.
104	Julien DUVAL	L'ARMEE DE TERRE	s.t.
105	Laurent PICHON	FDJ	s.t.
106	Frederik VEUCHELEN	WANTY-GROUPE GOBERT	s.t.
107	Benoît VAUGRENARD	FDJ	s.t.
108	Jimmy RAIBAUD	L'ARMEE DE TERRE	s.t.
109	Jeremy LEVEAU	ROUBAIX LILLE METROPOLE	s.t.
110	Rudy KOWALSKI	ROUBAIX LILLE METROPOLE	s.t.
111	Stéphane ROSSETTO	COFIDIS	s.t.
112	Andreas SCHILLINGER	BORA-ARGON 18	28
113	Jonathan HIVERT	BRETAGNE-SECHE ENVIRONNEMENT	31
114	Nikolay TRUSOV	TINKOFF-SAXO	43
115	Rudy MOLARD	COFIDIS	+1:01
116	Thomas VOECKLER	EUROPCAR	+1:23
117	Martijn TUSVELD	RABOBANK DEVELOPMENT	s.t.
118	Jimmy ENGOULVENT	EUROPCAR	s.t.
119	Yoann BARBAS	L'ARMEE DE TERRE	s.t.
120	Rayane BOUHANNI	COFIDIS	+1:28
121	Julien BERNARD	TREK	+1:30
122	Eugenio ALAFACI	TREK	s.t.
123	Danny VAN POPPEL	TREK	s.t.
124	Marco MARCATO	WANTY-GROUPE GOBERT	+1:34
125	Robin STENUIT	WANTY-GROUPE GOBERT	s.t.
126	Ander BARRENETXEA	MURIAS-TALDEA	+1:39
127	Grégory RAST	TREK	+2:29
128	Daniel BICHLMANN	BIKE AID	+5:45
DNF	Fumiyuki BEPPU	TREK
DNF	Xavier SAN SEBASTIAN	COFIDIS
DNF	Zakkari DEMPSTER	BORA-ARGON 18
DNF	Eliot LIETAER	TOPSPORT VLAANDEREN-BALOISE
DNF	Martin LAAS	MARSEILLE 13 KTM
DNF	Yoan VERARDO	MARSEILLE 13 KTM
DNF	Baptiste PLACKAERT	ROUBAIX LILLE METROPOLE
DNF	Jordan LEVASSEUR	L'ARMEE DE TERRE
DNF	Rick AMPLER	DIFFERDANGE-LOSCH
DNF	Janis DAKTERIS	DIFFERDANGE-LOSCH
DNF	Pontus KASTEMYR	DIFFERDANGE-LOSCH
DNF	Gediminas KAUPAS	DIFFERDANGE-LOSCH
DNF	Manuel STOCKER	DIFFERDANGE-LOSCH
DNF	Joschka BECK	BIKE AID
DNF	Patrick LECHNER	BIKE AID
DNF	Timo SCHÄFER	BIKE AID
DNF	Richard LAIZER	BIKE AID
DNF	Thomas WERTZ	WALLONIE-BRUXELLES
DNF	Mitchell CORNELISSE	RABOBANK DEVELOPMENT
DNF	Lennard HOFSTEDE	RABOBANK DEVELOPMENT
DNF	Alberto CECCHIN	ROTH SKODA
DNF	Temesgen TEKLEHAIMANOT	ROTH SKODA
DNF	Andrea VACCHER	ROTH SKODA
DNF	Adrian GONZALEZ	MURIAS-TALDEA
DNS	Yannick MAYER	BIKE AID

2015 Paris-Bourges map and profile:

2015 Paris-Bourges map

2015 Paris-Bourges profile

2015 Paris-Bourges start list, October 7, 2015:

	AG2R-LA MONDIALE
1	DENZ Nico
2	DUMOULIN Samuel
3	GAUDIN Damien
4	GOUGEARD Alexis
5	HOULE Hugo
6	JAUREGUI Quentin
7	MINARD Sébastien
8	TURGOT Sébastien
	TREK FACTORY RACING
11	ALAFACI Eugenio
12	BEPPU Fumiyuki
13	BERNARD Julien
14	NIZZOLO Giacomo
15	RAST Grégory
16	SILVESTRE Fabio
17	STUYVEN Jasper
18	VAN POPPEL Danny
	FDJ
21	DEMARE Arnaud
22	DELAGE Mickael
23	LE BON Johan
24	MANZIN Lorrenzo
25	PICHON Laurent
26	REZA Kevin
27	SARREAU Marc
28	VAUGRENARD Benoît
	TINKOFF-SAXO
31	BOARO Manuele
32	BODNAR Maciej
33	BRESCHEL Matti
34	BRUTT Pavel
35	GOGL Michael
36	KOLAR Michal
37	SAGAN Juraj
38	TRUSOV Nikolai
	COFIDIS
41	BOUHANNI Nacer
42	BOUHANNI Rayane
43	LAPORTE Christophe
44	LEMOINE Cyril
45	MOLARD Rudy
46	ROSSETTO Stéphane
47	SAN SEBASTIAN Xabier
48	TURGIS Anthony
	BRETAGNE-SECHE ENVIRONNEMENT
51	HUTAROVICH Yauheni
52	DELAPLACE Anthony
53	FEILLU Romain
54	FONSECA Armindo
55	GERARD Arnaud
56	HIVERT Jonathan
57	JARRIER Benoit
58	MCLAY Daniel
	EUROPCAR
61	ARASHIRO Yukiya
62	ENGOULVENT Jimmy
63	GUILLEMOIS Romain
64	JEROME Vincent
65	PICHOT Alexandre
66	QUEMENEUR Perrig
67	SELLIER Simon
68	VOECKLER Thomas
	BORA-ARGON 18
71	ARCHBOLD Shane
72	BENEDETTI Cesare
73	BENNETT Sam
74	DEMPSTER Zakkari
75	PFINGSTEN Christoph
76	SCHILLINGER Andreas
77	SCHORN Daniel
78	THWAITES Scott
	WANTY–GROUPE GOBERT
81	MARCATO Marco
82	BACKAERT Frederik
83	BAUGNIES Jérôme
84	JANS Roy
85	DEVRIENDT Tom
86	STENUIT Robin
87	VAN MELSEN Kevin
88	VEUCHELEN Frederik
	TOPSPORT VLAANDEREN-BALOISE
91	CAPIOT Amaury
92	DECLERCQ Tim
93	RICKAERT Jonas
94	SALOMEIN Jarl
95	STEELS Stijn
96	VAN LERBERGHE Bert
97	VAN MEIRHAEGHE Jef
98	VANSPEYBROUCK Pieter
	MARSEILLE 13 KTM
101	KONOVALOVAS Ignatas
102	BLAIN Alexandre
103	EL FARES Julien
104	GIRAUD Benjamin
105	PAILLOT Yoann
106	SAINT MARTIN Clément
107	SISKEVICIUS Evaldas
108	TARRIDE Gregoire
	AUBER 93
111	TRONET Steven
112	DASSONVILLE Flavien
113	GOUAULT Pierre
114	JAKIN Alo
115	LEVARLET Guillaume
116	MALDONADO Anthony
117	MENUT David
118	RENAULT Maxime
	ROUBAIX LILLE METROPOLE
121	BARBIER Rudy
122	DAMUSEAU Thomas
123	KOWALSKI Rudy
124	LEVEAU Jérémy
125	PILLON Romain
126	PLANCKAERT Baptiste
127	POUILLY Felix
128	TURGIS Jimmy
	L'ARMEE DE TERRE
131	BODIOT Alexis
132	COMBAUD Romain
133	DUVAL Julien
134	LEBRETON Kevin
135	MAINARD Jérôme
136	PACHER Quentin
137	RAIBAUD Jimmy
138	THOMAS Benjamin
	DIFFERDANGE - LOSCH
141	THILL Tom
142	AMPLER Rick
143	BENGTSSON Filip
144	COENEN Johan
145	KASTEMYR Pontus
146	KAUPAS Gediminas
147	RAYMACKERS Cedric
148	STOCKER Manuel
	BIKE AID
151	MAYER Yannick
152	BECK Joschka
153	BICHLMANN Daniel
154	BUCKOSKY Kyle
155	DE JONGE Maarten
156	HOLLER Nikodemus
157	SCHAFER Timo
158	SCHWEIZER Christoph
	WALLONIE-BRUXELLES
161	ISTA Kevin
162	DERNIES Tom
163	EVRARD Laurent
164	HABEAUX Gregory
165	PONS Gaetan
166	STASSEN Julien
167	WARNIER Antoine
168	WERTZ Thomas
	RABOBANK DEVELOPMENT
171	CORNELISSE Mitchell
172	BOL Cees
173	HOFSTEDE Lennard
174	KOREVAAR Merijn
175	LENDERINK Peter
176	MEIJERS Jeroen
177	OOMEN Sam
178	TUSVELD Martijn
	ROTH-SKODA
181	PASQUALON Andrea
182	CECCHIN Alberto
183	JAUN Lukas
184	MARGUET Tristan
185	OCANHA Gianluca
186	PAGE Dylan
187	TEKLEHAYMANOT Temesgen
188	VACCHER Andrea
	MURIAS-TALDEA
191	BAGUES Aritz
192	BIZKARRA Mikel
193	BRAVO Garikoitz
194	ESTEVEZ Imanol
195	GARCIA Egoitz
196	INSAUSTI Jon Ander
197	INTZIARTE Unai
198	TXOPERENA Beñat