Back to 2014 4 Days of Dunkirk |

---

Thursday, May 8: Stage 2, Hazebrouck - Orchies, 166.9 km

The Race: I'll cheat (I really have no shame). Here's the race summary from the Tinkoff-Saxo press release:

Today’s 166 kilometer long second stage of 4 days at Dunkerque from Hazebrouck to Orchies offered another stretch of brutal cross and headwind sections mixed with occasional cobbles and daylong rain, which combined constantly stirred up the peloton and broke it to pieces.

Tinkoff-Saxo Italian, Manuele Boaro has a thing for these kinds of circumstances and he launched an attack and participated in today’s big breakaway chasing a front trio along with race leader, Arnuad Demare (FDJ). Entering the final 30 kilometers of the stage, a bigger group bridged the gap from behind while two riders tried to squeeze the last bit of energy by prolonging the break with a few kilometers. But FDJ had the situation under control until the group thundered in on the final cobblestone section.

Here, Sylvain Chavanel (IAM) leaped up the road in a dedicated move and bridged the gap to the front duo but soon after, FDJ closed it down again and the lead group was back together. Behind, another chase group was fighting intensely to catch up and going under the red kite, it all back together. In a furious bunch sprint, Arnaud Demare (FDJ) opened early with 300 meters to go and won superbly by several bike lengths.  

Demare, of course, retains the overall lead.

Complete Results:

Winner's average speed: 41.526 km/hr

1	Arnaud Demare	FDJ.fr	4hr 01min 09sec
2	Jonas Ahlstrand	Team Giant-Shimano
3	Tom Van Asbroeck	Topsport Vlaanderen-Baloise
4	Sascha Weber	Veranclassic - Doltcini
5	Pieter Jacobs	Topsport Vlaanderen-Baloise
6	Jan Ghyselinck	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	@ 3 seconds
7	Alo Jakin	BigMat - Auber 93
8	Sébastien Delfosse	Wallonie - Bruxelles
9	Steven Tronet	BigMat - Auber 93
10	Michael Valgren Andersen	Tinkoff-Saxo
11	Gerald Ciolek	MTN - Qhubeka
12	Edwig Cammaerts	Cofidis, Solutions Crédits	0:00:05
13	Florian Senechal	Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
14	Sylvain Chavanel	IAM Cycling
15	Yoann Offredo	FDJ.fr
16	Ralf Matzka	Team NetApp-Endura
17	Maxime Vantomme	Roubaix Lille Metropole
18	Sébastien Minard	AG2R La Mondiale
19	Samuel Dumoulin	AG2R La Mondiale
20	José Goncalves	Team La Pomme Marseille 13
21	Lloyd Mondory	AG2R La Mondiale
22	Yannick Martinez	Team Europcar
23	Jérôme Pineau	IAM Cycling
24	Frédéric Amorison	Wallonie - Bruxelles
25	Jonas Rickaert	Topsport Vlaanderen-Baloise
26	Yohann Gené	Team Europcar	0:00:11
27	Pierre Luc Perichon	Bretagne Séché Environnement
28	Mickaël Delage	FDJ.fr
29	Gustav Larsson	IAM Cycling
30	Matteo Pelucchi	IAM Cycling
31	Julien Duval	Roubaix Lille Metropole
32	Vincent Jerome	Team Europcar
33	Frederik Veuchelen	Wanty-Groupe Gobert
34	Johannes Fröhlinger	Team Giant-Shimano
35	Tim Declercq	Topsport Vlaanderen-Baloise
36	Adrien Petit	Cofidis, Solutions Crédits	0:01:23
37	Benjamin Le Montagner	Bretagne Séché Environnement
38	Christophe Laporte	Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
39	Hugo Houle	AG2R La Mondiale	0:01:29
40	Nikias Arndt	Team Giant-Shimano
41	David Boucher	FDJ.fr
42	Matthieu Ladagnous	FDJ.fr
43	Jean-Pierre Drucker	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	0:00:11
44	Pierrick Fédrigo	FDJ.fr	0:01:29
45	Marcel Aregger	IAM Cycling
46	Jimmy Turgis	Roubaix Lille Metropole
47	Loic Pestiaux	Wallonie - Bruxelles
48	Dominic Klemme	IAM Cycling
49	Michael Morkov	Tinkoff-Saxo
50	Stéphane Poulhies	Cofidis, Solutions Crédits	0:01:40
51	Gorik Gardeyn	Veranclassic - Doltcini
52	Jimmy Engoulvent	Team Europcar	0:01:41
53	Romain Zingle	Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
54	Martin Reimer	MTN - Qhubeka	0:00:11
55	Kenneth Van Bilsen	Topsport Vlaanderen-Baloise
56	Julien Fouchard	Cofidis, Solutions Crédits	0:04:41
57	Laurens De Vreese	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	0:05:09
58	Andreas Stauff	MTN - Qhubeka	0:05:11
59	Maxime Renault	BigMat - Auber 93	0:05:26
60	Pierre Gouault	BigMat - Auber 93
61	Yoann Paillot	Team La Pomme Marseille 13
62	Flavien Dassonville	BigMat - Auber 93
63	Timothy Dupont	Roubaix Lille Metropole
64	Morgan Lamoisson	Team Europcar
65	Robin Stenuit	Wallonie - Bruxelles
66	Wouter Mol	Veranclassic - Doltcini
67	Rick Ottema	Veranclassic - Doltcini
68	Benjamin Giraud	Team La Pomme Marseille 13
69	Michael Schwarzmann	Team NetApp-Endura	0:07:20
70	Steve Chainel	AG2R La Mondiale
71	Jonathan Mcevoy	Team NetApp-Endura
72	Martin Wesemann	MTN - Qhubeka
73	Alexandre Pichot	Team Europcar
74	Anthony Geslin	FDJ.fr
75	Gediminas Bagdonas	AG2R La Mondiale
76	Cesare Benedetti	Team NetApp-Endura
77	Théo Vimpere	BigMat - Auber 93
78	Blaz Jarc	Team NetApp-Endura
79	Stijn Steels	Topsport Vlaanderen-Baloise
80	Quentin Bertholet	Wallonie - Bruxelles	0:10:17
81	Quentin Jauregui	Roubaix Lille Metropole
82	Jean-Lou Paiani	Roubaix Lille Metropole
83	Bryan Naulleau	Team Europcar
84	Erwann Corbel	Bretagne Séché Environnement
85	Thomas Rostollan	Team La Pomme Marseille 13
86	Romain Pillon	Roubaix Lille Metropole
87	Clement Saint Martin	Team La Pomme Marseille 13
88	Olivier Zaugg	Tinkoff-Saxo
89	Stéphane Rossetto	BigMat - Auber 93
90	Jean-Marc Bideau	Bretagne Séché Environnement
91	Marko Kump	Tinkoff-Saxo
92	Rudy Kowalski	Roubaix Lille Metropole
93	Giorgio Brambila	Veranclassic - Doltcini
94	Tom Goovaerts	Veranclassic - Doltcini
95	Christophe Laborie	Bretagne Séché Environnement
96	Florian Guillou	Bretagne Séché Environnement
97	Daniel Schorn	Team NetApp-Endura
98	Jesper Hansen	Tinkoff-Saxo
99	Matti Breschel	Tinkoff-Saxo
100	Francis De Greef	Wanty-Groupe Gobert
101	Roger Kluge	IAM Cycling
102	Michal Kolar	Tinkoff-Saxo
103	Julien El Fares	Team La Pomme Marseille 13
104	Sam Bennett	Team NetApp-Endura
105	William Bonnet	FDJ.fr
106	Arnaud Gérard	Bretagne Séché Environnement
107	Nico Sijmens	Wanty-Groupe Gobert
108	Cameron Karwowski	Veranclassic - Doltcini
109	Otto Vergaerde	Topsport Vlaanderen-Baloise
110	Brian Bulgac	Team Giant-Shimano	0:13:36
111	Ramon Sinkeldam	Team Giant-Shimano
112	Clément Koretzky	Bretagne Séché Environnement
113	Jonathan Dufrasne	Wallonie - Bruxelles
114	Antoine Demoitie	Wallonie - Bruxelles
115	Erick Rowsell	Team NetApp-Endura
116	Blel Kadri	AG2R La Mondiale
117	Maxime Daniel	AG2R La Mondiale
118	Domingos Goncalves	Team La Pomme Marseille 13
119	Thierry Hupond	Team Giant-Shimano
120	Fréderic Brun	BigMat - Auber 93
121	Kevin Ista	IAM Cycling
122	Boris Dron	Wallonie - Bruxelles
123	Thomas Peterson	Team Giant-Shimano
124	Jim Songezo	MTN - Qhubeka
125	Tim De Troyer	Wanty-Groupe Gobert
126	Frekalsi Debesay	MTN - Qhubeka	0:16:01
127	Adrien Niyonshuti	MTN - Qhubeka
128	Manuele Boaro	Tinkoff-Saxo	0:21:22

DNFs:

Marco Minnaard	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	Abandon
Julien Antomarchi	Team La Pomme Marseille 13	Abandon
Guillaume Levarlet	Cofidis, Solutions Crédits	Abandon
Victor Campenaerts	Topsport Vlaanderen-Baloise	Abandon
Joeri Stallaert	Veranclassic - Doltcini	Did not start

GC after stage 2:

1	Arnaud Demare	FDJ.fr	7hr 50min 21sec
2	Tom Van Asbroeck	Topsport Vlaanderen-Baloise	@ 16 seconds
3	Pieter Jacobs	Topsport Vlaanderen-Baloise	0:00:17
4	Yannick Martinez	Team Europcar	0:00:21
5	Sébastien Delfosse	Wallonie - Bruxelles
6	Jan Ghyselinck	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	0:00:23
7	Steven Tronet	BigMat - Auber 93
8	Alo Jakin	BigMat - Auber 93
9	Gerald Ciolek	MTN - Qhubeka
10	Michael Valgren Andersen	Tinkoff-Saxo
11	Sylvain Chavanel	IAM Cycling	0:00:24
12	Jonas Rickaert	Topsport Vlaanderen-Baloise
13	Maxime Vantomme	Roubaix Lille Metropole	0:00:25
14	Samuel Dumoulin	AG2R La Mondiale
15	Florian Senechal	Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
16	José Goncalves	Team La Pomme Marseille 13
17	Sébastien Minard	AG2R La Mondiale
18	Jérôme Pineau	IAM Cycling
19	Lloyd Mondory	AG2R La Mondiale
20	Yoann Offredo	FDJ.fr
21	Frédéric Amorison	Wallonie - Bruxelles
22	Tim Declercq	Topsport Vlaanderen-Baloise	0:00:28
23	Matteo Pelucchi	IAM Cycling	0:00:31
24	Pierre Luc Perichon	Bretagne Séché Environnement
25	Kenneth Van Bilsen	Topsport Vlaanderen-Baloise
26	Julien Duval	Roubaix Lille Metropole
27	Gustav Larsson	IAM Cycling
28	Adrien Petit	Cofidis, Solutions Crédits	0:01:41
29	Christophe Laporte	Cofidis, Solutions Crédits	0:01:43
30	Matthieu Ladagnous	FDJ.fr	0:01:46
31	Nikias Arndt	Team Giant-Shimano	0:01:49
32	Hugo Houle	AG2R La Mondiale
33	Michael Morkov	Tinkoff-Saxo
34	Pierrick Fédrigo	FDJ.fr
35	David Boucher	FDJ.fr
36	Marcel Aregger	IAM Cycling
37	Dominic Klemme	IAM Cycling
38	Stéphane Poulhies	Cofidis, Solutions Crédits	0:02:00
39	Romain Zingle	Cofidis, Solutions Crédits	0:02:01
40	Laurens De Vreese	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	0:05:29
41	Timothy Dupont	Roubaix Lille Metropole	0:05:46
42	Benjamin Giraud	Team La Pomme Marseille 13
43	Wouter Mol	Veranclassic - Doltcini
44	Flavien Dassonville	BigMat - Auber 93
45	Robin Stenuit	Wallonie - Bruxelles	0:07:37
46	Alexandre Pichot	Team Europcar	0:07:40
47	Anthony Geslin	FDJ.fr
48	Blaz Jarc	Team NetApp-Endura
49	Stijn Steels	Topsport Vlaanderen-Baloise
50	Martin Wesemann	MTN - Qhubeka	0:07:56
51	Roger Kluge	IAM Cycling	0:10:34
52	Marko Kump	Tinkoff-Saxo	0:10:37
53	Sam Bennett	Team NetApp-Endura
54	Quentin Jauregui	Roubaix Lille Metropole
55	Jean-Marc Bideau	Bretagne Séché Environnement
56	Bryan Naulleau	Team Europcar
57	Clement Saint Martin	Team La Pomme Marseille 13
58	Jesper Hansen	Tinkoff-Saxo
59	William Bonnet	FDJ.fr
60	Steve Chainel	AG2R La Mondiale	0:12:42
61	Sascha Weber	Veranclassic - Doltcini	0:13:11
62	Edwig Cammaerts	Cofidis, Solutions Crédits	0:13:16
63	Ralf Matzka	Team NetApp-Endura
64	Frederik Veuchelen	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	0:13:22
65	Johannes Fröhlinger	Team Giant-Shimano
66	Jean-Pierre Drucker	Wanty-Groupe Gobert
67	Mickaël Delage	FDJ.fr
68	Yohann Gené	Team Europcar
69	Vincent Jerome	Team Europcar
70	Ramon Sinkeldam	Team Giant-Shimano	0:13:50
71	Antoine Demoitie	Wallonie - Bruxelles	0:13:56
72	Tim De Troyer	Wanty-Groupe Gobert
73	Thierry Hupond	Team Giant-Shimano
74	Brian Bulgac	Team Giant-Shimano
75	Kevin Ista	IAM Cycling
76	Benjamin Le Montagner	Bretagne Séché Environnement	0:14:34
77	Jimmy Turgis	Roubaix Lille Metropole	0:14:40
78	Loic Pestiaux	Wallonie - Bruxelles
79	Gorik Gardeyn	Veranclassic - Doltcini	0:14:44
80	Jimmy Engoulvent	Team Europcar	0:14:52
81	Julien Fouchard	Cofidis, Solutions Crédits	0:17:50
82	Andreas Stauff	MTN - Qhubeka	0:18:22
83	Jonas Ahlstrand	Team Giant-Shimano	0:18:24
84	Pierre Gouault	BigMat - Auber 93	0:18:37
85	Yoann Paillot	Team La Pomme Marseille 13
86	Maxime Renault	BigMat - Auber 93
87	Rick Ottema	Veranclassic - Doltcini
88	Morgan Lamoisson	Team Europcar
89	Martin Reimer	MTN - Qhubeka	0:18:41
90	Gediminas Bagdonas	AG2R La Mondiale	0:20:31
91	Théo Vimpere	BigMat - Auber 93
92	Michael Schwarzmann	Team NetApp-Endura
93	Cesare Benedetti	Team NetApp-Endura
94	Jonathan Mcevoy	Team NetApp-Endura
95	Quentin Bertholet	Wallonie - Bruxelles	0:23:27
96	Romain Pillon	Roubaix Lille Metropole	0:23:28
97	Stéphane Rossetto	BigMat - Auber 93
98	Rudy Kowalski	Roubaix Lille Metropole
99	Jean-Lou Paiani	Roubaix Lille Metropole
100	Olivier Zaugg	Tinkoff-Saxo
101	Julien El Fares	Team La Pomme Marseille 13
102	Daniel Schorn	Team NetApp-Endura
103	Matti Breschel	Tinkoff-Saxo
104	Michal Kolar	Tinkoff-Saxo
105	Thomas Rostollan	Team La Pomme Marseille 13
106	Francis De Greef	Wanty-Groupe Gobert
107	Christophe Laborie	Bretagne Séché Environnement
108	Otto Vergaerde	Topsport Vlaanderen-Baloise
109	Nico Sijmens	Wanty-Groupe Gobert
110	Florian Guillou	Bretagne Séché Environnement
111	Arnaud Gérard	Bretagne Séché Environnement
112	Cameron Karwowski	Veranclassic - Doltcini
113	Domingos Goncalves	Team La Pomme Marseille 13	0:26:47
114	Fréderic Brun	BigMat - Auber 93
115	Erick Rowsell	Team NetApp-Endura
116	Jonathan Dufrasne	Wallonie - Bruxelles
117	Maxime Daniel	AG2R La Mondiale
118	Blel Kadri	AG2R La Mondiale
119	Boris Dron	Wallonie - Bruxelles
120	Clément Koretzky	Bretagne Séché Environnement
121	Erwann Corbel	Bretagne Séché Environnement	0:28:47
122	Giorgio Brambila	Veranclassic - Doltcini
123	Tom Goovaerts	Veranclassic - Doltcini
124	Frekalsi Debesay	MTN - Qhubeka	0:29:12
125	Adrien Niyonshuti	MTN - Qhubeka
126	Jim Songezo	MTN - Qhubeka	0:32:06
127	Thomas Peterson	Team Giant-Shimano
128	Manuele Boaro	Tinkoff-Saxo	0:34:33