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Friday, April 8: 4th and Final Stage, Abbaye de l'Epau - Arange, 172.4 km

Juan José Lobato wins the Sarthe Tour's final stage

The Race: here's the story from stage winner Juan José Lobato's Movistar team.

A sore knee prevented him from reaching the end of Paris-Nice and reach his main early season goals in good form—Milano-SanRemo and the first cobbled classics included—yet Juanjo Lobato (Movistar Team) happily bounced back from misfortune and bested many strong sprinters in Arnage, near the famous Le Mans circuit, to claim the win on the final stage of the 64th Circuit de la Sarthe on Friday.

The French race, where the Movistar Team have claimed victories in three of their four most recent appearances, smiled again to the squad directed by Chente García Acosta, so far fourth and fifth into respective sprint finishes by Lobato and sixth overall with a notable Javi Moreno heading into the final stage. At the closing seven laps, and helped out by an excellent Arcas, Quintana, Betancur and Pedrero, Lobato crossed the finish a bike length ahead of Benfatto (AND) and Pelucchi (IAM). It's the second victory of the 2016 season for Juanjo, already successful in the Dubai Tour's Hatta Dam stage three in February, and the seventh for the Blues so far this year.

Today's success also means that Lobato climbs into third overall, behind youngster Marc Fournier (FDJ) -who profited from a long break on stage one- and Patrick Gretsch (ALM). Another win to celebrate in the name of a man who brought some good memories in this very race back in 2015: Adriano Malori.

REACTION:

Juanjo Lobato: "I'm finally getting to the place I wanted to be at. This victory is a huge boost of confidence for me, something that allows me to take some fury out and tackle my goals with less pressure. Having six riders per team made it extremely difficult to control the race - that's why breaks succeeded both on stage one and yesterday, both days where I did well. We relied on my chances today from the very beginning, putting Dayer at the front to push and keep the break on a leash. The rest of the team supported me really well until the final circuit.

"I kept my mind cold into the sprint, I knew I wouldn't win if I was too anxious. I didn't really get into the fight for a position till the Roompot guys moved to the front as a whole with 1.5km to go. At the final turn with 600m remaining I always already in third place - I could really measure my forces today and launch the sprint comfortably.

"Those problems with my knee from two, three weeks ago - which made me not to finish Paris-Nice - did hurt me as I couldn't focus on my goals, but I'm feeling strong again and willing to go for the next competitions. After Roubaix I'm expected to ride two of the Ardennes classics: Amstel Gold Race and Flèche Wallonne. I haven't put any goals on myself for them, I just want to know the courses. After that, I should be doing the Vuelta a Madrid or rather taking some rest before the summer."

Complete Results:

172.4 kilometers raced at an average speed of 42.900 km/hr

1	Juan José Lobato	Movistar	4hr 1min 7sec
2	Marco Benfatto	Androni Giocattoli	s.t.
3	Matteo Pelucchi	IAM Cycling	s.t.
4	Raymond Kreder	Roompot Oranje Peloton	s.t.
5	Bryan Coquard	Direct Énergie	s.t.
6	Brenton Jones	Drapac	s.t.
7	Danilo Napolitano	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	s.t.
8	Clément Venturini	Cofidis	s.t.
9	Otto Vergaerde	Topsport Vlaanderen	s.t.
10	Samuel Dumoulin	Ag2r	s.t.
11	Yauheni Hutarovich	Fortuneo Vital Concept	s.t.
12	Loïc Chetout	Cofidis	s.t.
13	Francesco Chicchi	Androni Giocattoli	s.t.
14	Dylan Page	Roth	s.t.
15	Eliot Lietaer	Topsport Vlaanderen	s.t.
16	Dries Van Gestel	Topsport Vlaanderen	s.t.
17	Leonardo Duque	Delko Marseille Provence	s.t.
18	Tiago Machado	Katusha	s.t.
19	Vladimir Isaichev	Katusha	s.t.
20	Jorge Arcas	Movistar	s.t.
21	Sondre Enger	IAM Cycling	s.t.
22	Romain Lemarchand	Stölting	s.t.
23	Matvei Mamykin	Katusha	s.t.
24	Maurits Lammertink	Roompot Oranje Peloton	s.t.
25	Gaetan Bille	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	s.t.
26	Mathias Frank	IAM Cycling	s.t.
27	Floris De Tier	Topsport Vlaanderen	s.t.
28	Fabian Wegmann	Stölting	s.t.
29	Lasse Hansen	Stölting	s.t.
30	Cyril Gautier	Ag2r	s.t.
31	Guillaume Martin	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	s.t.
32	Mark McNally	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	s.t.
33	Carlos Betancur	Movistar	s.t.
34	Thomas Voeckler	Direct Énergie	s.t.
35	Javier Moreno	Movistar	s.t.
36	Jérôme Coppel	IAM Cycling	s.t.
37	Stéphane Rossetto	Cofidis	s.t.
38	Rémy Di Gregorio	Delko Marseille Provence	s.t.
39	Angelo Tulik	Direct Énergie	@ 7sec
40	Jef Van Meirhaeghe	Topsport Vlaanderen	s.t.
41	Arnaud Gérard	Fortuneo Vital Concept	s.t.
42	Julien Bérard	Ag2r	s.t.
43	Chris Sørensen	Fortuneo Vital Concept	s.t.
44	Romain Sicard	Direct Énergie	s.t.
45	Tom Scully	Drapac	s.t.
46	Huub Duyn	Roompot Oranje Peloton	s.t.
47	Antonio Pedrero	Movistar	s.t.
48	Pierrick Fédrigo	Fortuneo Vital Concept	s.t.
49	Grischa Janorschke	Roth	s.t.
50	Anthony Perez	Cofidis	s.t.
51	Romain Hardy	Cofidis	s.t.
52	Patrick Gretsch	Ag2r	s.t.
53	Francis Mourey	Fortuneo Vital Concept	s.t.
54	Anton Vorobyev	Katusha	s.t.
55	Johnny Hoogerland	Roompot Oranje Peloton	s.t.
56	Benoît Jarrier	Fortuneo Vital Concept	s.t.
57	Martin Kohler	Roth	s.t.
58	Jens Wallays	Topsport Vlaanderen	s.t.
59	Marc Fournier	FDJ	s.t.
60	Benoît Vaugrenard	FDJ	s.t.
61	Laurent Pichon	FDJ	s.t.
62	Sébastien Chavanel	FDJ	s.t.
63	Kévin Reza	FDJ	s.t.
64	Delio Fernández	Delko Marseille Provence	s.t.
65	Serghei Tvetcov	Androni Giocattoli	+16''
66	Giacomo Tomio	Roth	+20''
67	Linus Gerdemann	Stölting	s.t.
68	Fabrice Jeandesboz	Direct Énergie	s.t.
69	Alexis Gougeard	Ag2r	s.t.
70	Boris Dron	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	s.t.
71	Peter Koning	Drapac	s.t.
72	François Bidard	Ag2r	s.t.
73	Luca Pacioni	Androni Giocattoli	s.t.
74	Tiziano Dall'Antonia	Androni Giocattoli	+27''
75	Tony Hurel	Direct Énergie	s.t.
76	Matthias Brändle	IAM Cycling	+39''
77	Daniele Ratto	Androni Giocattoli	+48''
78	Travis Meyer	Drapac	s.t.
79	Frank Pache	Roth	+1' 26''
80	Jens Mouris	Drapac	s.t.

Final GC after Stage 4:

• Final GC leader: Marc Fournier (FDJ)
• Points classification winner: Anton Vorobyev (Katusha)
• Mountains classification winner: Anton Vorobyev (Katusha)
• Young rider classification winner: Marc Fournier (FDJ)
• Team classification winner: Cofidis

641.2 kilometers raced at an average speed of 39.716 km/hr

1	Marc Fournier	FDJ	16hr 8min 40sec
2	Jérôme Coppel	IAM Cycling	@ 1min 50sec
3	Juan José Lobato	Movistar	+2' 04''
4	Thomas Voeckler	Direct Énergie	s.t.
5	Gaetan Bille	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	+2' 05''
6	Javier Moreno	Movistar	+2' 06''
7	Mathias Frank	IAM Cycling	+2' 08''
8	Tiago Machado	Katusha	+2' 11''
9	Eliot Lietaer	Topsport Vlaanderen	+2' 16''
10	Stéphane Rossetto	Cofidis	+2' 20''
11	Maurits Lammertink	Roompot Oranje Peloton	+2' 21''
12	Romain Sicard	Direct Énergie	+2' 22''
13	Bryan Coquard	Direct Énergie	+2' 25''
14	Cyril Gautier	Ag2r	+2' 28''
15	Pierrick Fédrigo	Fortuneo Vital Concept	+2' 30''
16	Leonardo Duque	Delko Marseille Provence	+2' 34''
17	Romain Hardy	Cofidis	+2' 35''
18	Loïc Chetout	Cofidis	s.t.
19	Patrick Gretsch	Ag2r	+2' 41''
20	Huub Duyn	Roompot Oranje Peloton	+2' 42''
21	Floris De Tier	Topsport Vlaanderen	s.t.
22	Arnaud Gérard	Fortuneo Vital Concept	+2' 44''
23	Tom Scully	Drapac	s.t.
24	Carlos Betancur	Movistar	+2' 46''
25	Francis Mourey	Fortuneo Vital Concept	+3' 01''
26	Chris Sørensen	Fortuneo Vital Concept	+3' 32''
27	Clément Venturini	Cofidis	+3' 40''
28	Anthony Perez	Cofidis	+3' 53''
29	Rémy Di Gregorio	Delko Marseille Provence	+4' 16''
30	Laurent Pichon	FDJ	+4' 32''
31	Anton Vorobyev	Katusha	+4' 55''
32	Fabrice Jeandesboz	Direct Énergie	+5' 14''
33	Antonio Pedrero	Movistar	+5' 24''
34	Sondre Enger	IAM Cycling	+5' 26''
35	Kévin Reza	FDJ	+5' 56''
36	Fabian Wegmann	Stölting	+6' 33''
37	Matvei Mamykin	Katusha	+9' 14''
38	Benoît Jarrier	Fortuneo Vital Concept	+9' 18''
39	Samuel Dumoulin	Ag2r	+9' 52''
40	Angelo Tulik	Direct Énergie	+10' 14''
41	Otto Vergaerde	Topsport Vlaanderen	+10' 15''
42	Julien Bérard	Ag2r	+10' 25''
43	Martin Kohler	Roth	+11' 11''
44	François Bidard	Ag2r	+12' 52''
45	Guillaume Martin	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	+12' 59''
46	Johnny Hoogerland	Roompot Oranje Peloton	+13' 13''
47	Dries Van Gestel	Topsport Vlaanderen	+13' 17''
48	Benoît Vaugrenard	FDJ	+14' 39''
49	Linus Gerdemann	Stölting	+14' 47''
50	Daniele Ratto	Androni Giocattoli	+16' 05''
51	Lasse Hansen	Stölting	+16' 33''
52	Tony Hurel	Direct Énergie	+16' 55''
53	Sébastien Chavanel	FDJ	+16' 56''
54	Delio Fernández	Delko Marseille Provence	+16' 59''
55	Brenton Jones	Drapac	+17' 24''
56	Romain Lemarchand	Stölting	+18' 05''
57	Vladimir Isaichev	Katusha	+18' 29''
58	Serghei Tvetcov	Androni Giocattoli	+18' 32''
59	Tiziano Dall'Antonia	Androni Giocattoli	+18' 35''
60	Danilo Napolitano	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	+18' 47''
61	Jorge Arcas	Movistar	+19' 18''
62	Mark McNally	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	+19' 53''
63	Raymond Kreder	Roompot Oranje Peloton	+20' 38''
64	Jens Wallays	Topsport Vlaanderen	+21' 39''
65	Alexis Gougeard	Ag2r	+23' 21''
66	Grischa Janorschke	Roth	+23' 28''
67	Travis Meyer	Drapac	+24' 30''
68	Yauheni Hutarovich	Fortuneo Vital Concept	+25' 21''
69	Dylan Page	Roth	+25' 34''
70	Matthias Brändle	IAM Cycling	+25' 35''
71	Luca Pacioni	Androni Giocattoli	+25' 40''
72	Jef Van Meirhaeghe	Topsport Vlaanderen	+25' 41''
73	Frank Pache	Roth	+26' 35''
74	Francesco Chicchi	Androni Giocattoli	+26' 56''
75	Marco Benfatto	Androni Giocattoli	+27' 11''
76	Giacomo Tomio	Roth	+27' 15''
77	Jens Mouris	Drapac	+28' 30''
78	Boris Dron	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	+28' 50''
79	Peter Koning	Drapac	+28' 58''
80	Matteo Pelucchi	IAM Cycling	+40' 15''

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Thursday, April 7: Stage 3, Angers - Pre En Pail, 190.3 km

Anton Vorobyev makes it two in a row

The Race: Here's the story from stage winner Anton Vorobyev's Katusha team.

Feeling motivated after yesterday’s time trial win, Team Katusha’s Anton Vorobyev went for a repeat performance on Thursday’s stage 3 in the 64th Circuit Cycliste Sarthe. Vorobyev, age 25, made it two wins in as many days and brought the team tally to ten for the 2016 racing season. For the second time Anton Vorobyev was awarded the red jersey awarded to the daily winner in the 64th Circuit Cycliste Sarthe.

- Initially I didn't plan to go in the break, I wanted to help Matvey Mamykin to try for himself. But I caught a small group and decided to continue. In the group we worked well. I thought to work during the stage to do something like a race training because I expected some hard climbs on the laps, but later Dmitry Konyshev told me to try to attack. When we passed the first lap I checked it and found a right place for attack, so on the second lap I knew exactly where to go. Of course I had a tough 60 km alone, but I want to say a big thank to Dmitry Konyshev, who helped me a lot, saying where to work more, where to recover a bit. His help was crucial today. The last kilometers were really hard, but I did my best to keep the gap and to win it. I am really happy, I feel like it is the way to continue. I want to thank the whole team for their support and trust, - said stage winner Anton Vorobyev.

- We had a plan to go in the break. First Matvey Mamykin tried, but could not go away. Later it was Anton and this time it was a successful break. The group was able to get a good gap, but later there was not enough speed to hold the gap so Anton decided to go solo and it was the right decision. He is in good form and alone he could hold really good speed. It was a very strong and smart race from Anton; I am very happy for him. This is a really nice victory, - said team director Dmitry Konyshev.

At 190,3 km, the Queen’s stage from Angers to to Pré-en-Pail featured six 10km circuits that included the climbs of Côte de la Beucherie and Mont des Avaloirs. Vorobyev was part of a 4-man break that went clear after six kilometers of racing on a day of intermittent hail and sunshine. Vorobyev’s group held more than six minutes to the peloton.

In the local circuits, Vorobyev chose his moment to attack and went solo on the second lap to hold his advantage all the way to the finish line, winning ahead of Patrick Gretsch (AG2R La Mondiale) and Romain Hardy of Cofidis. Despite being in difficulties on the stage, steady work from his team kept Marc Fournier (FDJ) in the leader’s jersey with one stage still to race.

Team Katusha’s GC man Tiago Machado finished the stage in the main group, placing 13th. It allowed him to move up to 7th place in general classification, 2 minutes and 18 seconds behind the leader. Anton Vorobyev after today’s stage took the green jersey of the point classification. The final on Friday is 176 km from Abbaye de l’Epau to Arnage.

Complete Results:

190.3 kilometers raced at an average speed of 36.377 km/hr

1	Anton Vorobyev	Katusha	5hr 13min 53sec
2	Patrick Gretsch	Ag2r	@ 51sec
3	Romain Hardy	Cofidis	@ 1min 15sec
4	Thomas Voeckler	Direct Énergie	s.t.
5	Juan José Lobato	Movistar	s.t.
6	Floris De Tier	Topsport Vlaanderen	s.t.
7	Cyril Gautier	Ag2r	s.t.
8	Julien El Farès	Delko Marseille Provence	s.t.
9	Maurits Lammertink	Roompot Oranje Peloton	s.t.
10	Mathias Frank	IAM Cycling	s.t.
11	Javier Moreno	Movistar	s.t.
12	Jérôme Coppel	IAM Cycling	s.t.
13	Tiago Machado	Katusha	s.t.
14	Loïc Chetout	Cofidis	s.t.
15	Eliot Lietaer	Topsport Vlaanderen	s.t.
16	Stéphane Rossetto	Cofidis	s.t.
17	Gaetan Bille	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	s.t.
18	Romain Sicard	Direct Énergie	s.t.
19	Pierrick Fédrigo	Fortuneo Vital Concept	s.t.
20	Huub Duyn	Roompot Oranje Peloton	s.t.
21	Leonardo Duque	Delko Marseille Provence	+1' 28''
22	Carlos Betancur	Movistar	+1' 36''
23	Tom Scully	Drapac	+1' 38''
24	Matvei Mamykin	Katusha	+1' 41''
25	Arnaud Gérard	Fortuneo Vital Concept	+1' 42''
26	Marc Fournier	FDJ	s.t.
27	Francis Mourey	Fortuneo Vital Concept	s.t.
28	Rémy Di Gregorio	Delko Marseille Provence	s.t.
29	Chris Sørensen	Fortuneo Vital Concept	s.t.
30	Anthony Perez	Cofidis	s.t.
31	Bryan Coquard	Direct Énergie	s.t.
32	Dmitry Kozonchuk	Katusha	+2' 15''
33	Clément Venturini	Cofidis	+2' 31''
34	François Bidard	Ag2r	+2' 56''
35	Guillaume Martin	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	+3' 01''
36	Johnny Hoogerland	Roompot Oranje Peloton	s.t.
37	Christian Mager	Stölting	+3' 11''
38	Dries Van Gestel	Topsport Vlaanderen	+3' 38''
39	Fabrice Jeandesboz	Direct Énergie	s.t.
40	Laurent Pichon	FDJ	+3' 45''
41	Antonio Pedrero	Movistar	+3' 56''
42	Sondre Enger	IAM Cycling	+4' 38''
43	Kévin Reza	FDJ	+4' 56''
44	Fabian Wegmann	Stölting	+5' 05''
45	Serghei Tvetcov	Androni Giocattoli	s.t.
46	Delio Fernández	Delko Marseille Provence	+5' 57''
47	Benoît Jarrier	Fortuneo Vital Concept	+8' 12''
48	Otto Vergaerde	Topsport Vlaanderen	+8' 49''
49	Tony Hurel	Direct Énergie	s.t.
50	Linus Gerdemann	Stölting	s.t.
51	Angelo Tulik	Direct Énergie	s.t.
52	Romain Lemarchand	Stölting	s.t.
53	Martin Kohler	Roth	s.t.
54	Mark McNally	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	s.t.
55	Samuel Dumoulin	Ag2r	s.t.
56	Vladimir Isaichev	Katusha	s.t.
57	Dáyer Quintana	Movistar	s.t.
58	Julien Bérard	Ag2r	s.t.
59	Jorge Arcas	Movistar	s.t.
60	Raymond Kreder	Roompot Oranje Peloton	+10' 41''
61	Jens Wallays	Topsport Vlaanderen	s.t.
62	Matthias Brändle	IAM Cycling	+12' 32''
63	Sébastien Chavanel	FDJ	+13' 10''
64	Benoît Vaugrenard	FDJ	s.t.
65	Alexis Gougeard	Ag2r	+13' 45''
66	Nicolas Baldo	Roth	s.t.
67	Grischa Janorschke	Roth	s.t.
68	Daniele Ratto	Androni Giocattoli	s.t.
69	Brenton Jones	Drapac	+15' 03''
70	Travis Meyer	Drapac	s.t.
71	Peter Koning	Drapac	s.t.
72	Jens Mouris	Drapac	s.t.
73	Yauheni Hutarovich	Fortuneo Vital Concept	+15' 40''
74	Vicente Reynés	IAM Cycling	s.t.
75	Luca Pacioni	Androni Giocattoli	s.t.
76	Lasse Hansen	Stölting	s.t.
77	Jef Van Meirhaeghe	Topsport Vlaanderen	s.t.
78	Danilo Napolitano	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	s.t.
79	Giacomo Tomio	Roth	s.t.
80	Nick van der Lijke	Roompot Oranje Peloton	s.t.
81	Frank Pache	Roth	s.t.
82	Boris Dron	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	s.t.
83	Matteo Pelucchi	IAM Cycling	s.t.
84	Tiziano Dall'Antonia	Androni Giocattoli	s.t.
85	Daniel Díaz	Delko Marseille Provence	s.t.
86	Dylan Page	Roth	s.t.
87	Francesco Chicchi	Androni Giocattoli	s.t.
88	Marco Benfatto	Androni Giocattoli	s.t.

GC after Stage 3:

• GC leader: Marc Fournier (FDJ)
• Points classification leader: Anton Vorobyev (Katusha)
• Mountains classification leader: Marc Fournier (FDJ)
• Young rider classification leader: Marc Fournier (FDJ)
• Team classification leader: Cofidis

465 kilometers raced so far at an average speed of 38.354 km/hr

1	Marc Fournier	FDJ	12hr 7min 26sec
2	Jérôme Coppel	IAM Cycling	@ 1min 57sec
3	Thomas Voeckler	Direct Énergie	+2' 11''
4	Gaetan Bille	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	+2' 12''
5	Javier Moreno	Movistar	+2' 13''
6	Mathias Frank	IAM Cycling	+2' 15''
7	Tiago Machado	Katusha	+2' 18''
8	Juan José Lobato	Movistar	+2' 21''
9	Romain Sicard	Direct Énergie	+2' 22''
10	Stéphane Rossetto	Cofidis	+2' 27''
11	Maurits Lammertink	Roompot Oranje Peloton	+2' 28''
12	Eliot Lietaer	Topsport Vlaanderen	+2' 29''
13	Pierrick Fédrigo	Fortuneo Vital Concept	+2' 30''
14	Bryan Coquard	Direct Énergie	+2' 32''
15	Romain Hardy	Cofidis	+2' 35''
16	Cyril Gautier	Ag2r	s.t.
17	Julien El Farès	Delko Marseille Provence	s.t.
18	Leonardo Duque	Delko Marseille Provence	+2' 41''
19	Patrick Gretsch	Ag2r	s.t.
20	Huub Duyn	Roompot Oranje Peloton	+2' 42''
21	Loïc Chetout	Cofidis	s.t.
22	Arnaud Gérard	Fortuneo Vital Concept	+2' 44''
23	Tom Scully	Drapac	s.t.
24	Floris De Tier	Topsport Vlaanderen	+2' 49''
25	Carlos Betancur	Movistar	+2' 53''
26	Francis Mourey	Fortuneo Vital Concept	+3' 01''
27	Chris Sørensen	Fortuneo Vital Concept	+3' 35''
28	Clément Venturini	Cofidis	+3' 47''
29	Anthony Perez	Cofidis	+3' 53''
30	Rémy Di Gregorio	Delko Marseille Provence	+4' 23''
31	Laurent Pichon	FDJ	+4' 32''
32	Fabrice Jeandesboz	Direct Énergie	+5' 01''
33	Anton Vorobyev	Katusha	+5' 02''
34	Dmitry Kozonchuk	Katusha	+5' 17''
35	Antonio Pedrero	Movistar	+5' 24''
36	Sondre Enger	IAM Cycling	+5' 33''
37	Kévin Reza	FDJ	+5' 56''
38	Fabian Wegmann	Stölting	+6' 40''
39	Christian Mager	Stölting	+9' 08''
40	Benoît Jarrier	Fortuneo Vital Concept	+9' 18''
41	Matvei Mamykin	Katusha	+9' 21''
42	Samuel Dumoulin	Ag2r	+9' 59''
43	Angelo Tulik	Direct Énergie	+10' 14''
44	Otto Vergaerde	Topsport Vlaanderen	+10' 22''
45	Julien Bérard	Ag2r	+10' 25''
46	Martin Kohler	Roth	+11' 11''
47	François Bidard	Ag2r	+12' 41''
48	Guillaume Martin	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	+13' 06''
49	Johnny Hoogerland	Roompot Oranje Peloton	+13' 13''
50	Dries Van Gestel	Topsport Vlaanderen	+13' 24''
51	Linus Gerdemann	Stölting	+14' 34''
52	Benoît Vaugrenard	FDJ	+14' 39''
53	Daniele Ratto	Androni Giocattoli	+15' 24''
54	Tony Hurel	Direct Énergie	+16' 35''
55	Lasse Hansen	Stölting	+16' 40''
56	Sébastien Chavanel	FDJ	+16' 56''
57	Delio Fernández	Delko Marseille Provence	+16' 59''
58	Brenton Jones	Drapac	+17' 31''
59	Romain Lemarchand	Stölting	+18' 12''
60	Tiziano Dall'Antonia	Androni Giocattoli	+18' 15''
61	Daniel Díaz	Delko Marseille Provence	+18' 23''
62	Serghei Tvetcov	Androni Giocattoli	s.t.
63	Vladimir Isaichev	Katusha	+18' 36''
64	Danilo Napolitano	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	+18' 54''
65	Jorge Arcas	Movistar	+19' 25''
66	Mark McNally	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	+20' 00''
67	Dáyer Quintana	Movistar	+20' 18''
68	Raymond Kreder	Roompot Oranje Peloton	+20' 45''
69	Vicente Reynés	IAM Cycling	+21' 29''
70	Jens Wallays	Topsport Vlaanderen	+21' 39''
71	Alexis Gougeard	Ag2r	+23' 08''
72	Grischa Janorschke	Roth	+23' 28''
73	Travis Meyer	Drapac	+23' 49''
74	Nicolas Baldo	Roth	+24' 29''
75	Matthias Brändle	IAM Cycling	+25' 03''
76	Frank Pache	Roth	+25' 16''
77	Luca Pacioni	Androni Giocattoli	+25' 27''
78	Yauheni Hutarovich	Fortuneo Vital Concept	+25' 28''
79	Nick van der Lijke	Roompot Oranje Peloton	+25' 30''
80	Dylan Page	Roth	+25' 41''
81	Jef Van Meirhaeghe	Topsport Vlaanderen	+25' 41''
82	Giacomo Tomio	Roth	+27' 02''
83	Francesco Chicchi	Androni Giocattoli	+27' 03''
84	Jens Mouris	Drapac	+27' 11''
85	Marco Benfatto	Androni Giocattoli	+27' 24''
86	Boris Dron	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	+28' 37''
87	Peter Koning	Drapac	+28' 45''
88	Matteo Pelucchi	IAM Cycling	+40' 26''

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Wednesday, April 6: Stage 2b, Angers 6.8 km individual time trial

The Race: Here's the stage news from stage winner Anton Vorobyev's Katusha team.

It was a stage he looked forward to in the 64th Circuit Cycliste Sarthe – a day Team Katusha’s Anton Vorobyev felt could be good for him, and he was right. Vorobyev conquered the short 6,8 km flat course in Angers with a winning time of 8:11 to earn victory in stage 2 (b) on Wednesday.

- I am very happy with this victory. It brings me a lot of motivation and confidence in myself. It proves I am on the right way in my preparation and training. After the Volta a Catalunya, I was able to get some good form and later I had some tests and training at home. I came here in good shape and was really looking toward this stage. Today everything went well for me. Of course, I prefer longer time trials, but ok, it was short but good for me. I was able to get good speed and rhythm on the distance and it brought me success. I want to keep improving in this race and later races. My next goal will be Tour de Romandie, - said stage winner Anton Vorobyev.

Vorobyev held the win by one-second to Jérome Coppel and Matthias Brändle, both of IAM Cycling. The individual time trial came in the afternoon following a short 85,1 km road stage won by Bryan Coquard of Direct Energie.

- We knew Anton could do well today. The ITT was ok for him - he was motivated and was able to get the win. Of course, we are all happy, this brings the team a lot of confidence. We had Tiago Machado for GC today and he was not bad in the ITT, so we will see what happens tomorrow in the decisive stage. It is difficult to make big changes in GC but we will keep on trying, - said team director Dmitry Konyshev.

The race lead is held by Marc Fournier of FDJ with a 2:24 advantage to Jérome Coppel (IAM Cycling). Team Katusha’s Tiago Machado is the best for the team in 14th place (+2.45). Racing continues on Thursday with stage 3. At 190,3 km from Angers to Pré-en-Pail, the stage is stocked with climbs in the last 50 km of racing.

Complete Results:

6.8 kilometers ridden at an average speed of 49.857 km/hr

1	Anton Vorobyev	Katusha	8min 11sec
2	Jérôme Coppel	IAM Cycling	@ 1sec
3	Matthias Brändle	IAM Cycling	s.t.
4	Laurent Pichon	FDJ	+6''
5	Marc Fournier	FDJ	+9''
6	Thomas Voeckler	Direct Énergie	+15''
7	Gert Jõeäär	Cofidis	+16''
8	Javier Moreno	Movistar	+17''
9	Gaetan Bille	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	s.t.
10	Sondre Enger	IAM Cycling	+18''
11	Mathias Frank	IAM Cycling	+19''
12	Kévin Reza	FDJ	s.t.
13	Lasse Hansen	Stölting	s.t.
14	Patrick Gretsch	Ag2r	+20''
15	Arnaud Gérard	Fortuneo Vital Concept	+21''
16	Bryan Coquard	Direct Énergie	s.t.
17	Jens Mouris	Drapac	+22''
18	Tiago Machado	Katusha	+23''
19	Juan José Lobato	Movistar	+25''
20	Tom Scully	Drapac	s.t.
21	Romain Sicard	Direct Énergie	+26''
22	Jorge Arcas	Movistar	+27''
23	Anthony Perez	Cofidis	s.t.
24	Peter Koning	Drapac	+28''
25	Samuel Dumoulin	Ag2r	+29''
26	Benoît Jarrier	Fortuneo Vital Concept	+30''
27	Stéphane Rossetto	Cofidis	+31''
28	Maurits Lammertink	Roompot Oranje Peloton	+32''
29	Leonardo Duque	Delko Marseille Provence	+33''
30	Eliot Lietaer	Topsport Vlaanderen	s.t.
31	Romain Lemarchand	Stölting	s.t.
32	Pierrick Fédrigo	Fortuneo Vital Concept	+34''
33	Clément Venturini	Cofidis	+35''
34	Serghei Tvetcov	Androni Giocattoli	s.t.
35	Nicolas Baldo	Roth	+36''
36	Alexis Gougeard	Ag2r	s.t.
37	Carlos Betancur	Movistar	s.t.
38	Lorrenzo Manzin	FDJ	+37''
39	Francis Mourey	Fortuneo Vital Concept	+38''
40	Martin Kohler	Roth	s.t.
41	Cyril Gautier	Ag2r	+39''
42	Julien El Farès	Delko Marseille Provence	s.t.
43	Travis Meyer	Drapac	s.t.
44	Loïc Chetout	Cofidis	s.t.
45	Fabrice Jeandesboz	Direct Énergie	+42''
46	Romain Hardy	Cofidis	+43''
47	Linus Gerdemann	Stölting	s.t.
48	Tony Hurel	Direct Énergie	+44''
49	Brenton Jones	Drapac	s.t.
50	Angelo Tulik	Direct Énergie	s.t.
51	Frank Pache	Roth	+46''
52	Huub Duyn	Roompot Oranje Peloton	s.t.
53	Vicente Reynés	IAM Cycling	+47''
54	Antonio Pedrero	Movistar	s.t.
55	Benoît Vaugrenard	FDJ	+48''
56	Boris Dron	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	s.t.
57	Jens Wallays	Topsport Vlaanderen	+49''
58	Tiziano Dall'Antonia	Androni Giocattoli	+51''
59	Otto Vergaerde	Topsport Vlaanderen	+52''
60	Delio Fernández	Delko Marseille Provence	+53''
61	Floris De Tier	Topsport Vlaanderen	s.t.
62	Fabian Wegmann	Stölting	+54''
63	François Bidard	Ag2r	+55''
64	Julien Bérard	Ag2r	s.t.
65	Christian Mager	Stölting	s.t.
66	Dries Van Gestel	Topsport Vlaanderen	+56''
67	Vladimir Isaichev	Katusha	+57''
68	Luca Pacioni	Androni Giocattoli	s.t.
69	Rémy Di Gregorio	Delko Marseille Provence	s.t.
70	Yauheni Hutarovich	Fortuneo Vital Concept	+58''
71	Daniele Ratto	Androni Giocattoli	s.t.
72	Daniel Díaz	Delko Marseille Provence	+59''
73	Matteo Pelucchi	IAM Cycling	s.t.
74	Nick van der Lijke	Roompot Oranje Peloton	+1' 00''
75	Grischa Janorschke	Roth	+1' 01''
76	Mark McNally	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	+1' 02''
77	Sébastien Chavanel	FDJ	s.t.
78	Matvei Mamykin	Katusha	+1' 03''
79	Dylan Page	Roth	+1' 11''
80	Jef Van Meirhaeghe	Topsport Vlaanderen	s.t.
81	Chris Sørensen	Fortuneo Vital Concept	+1' 12''
82	Giacomo Tomio	Roth	+1' 13''
83	Francesco Chicchi	Androni Giocattoli	+1' 14''
84	Guillaume Martin	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	+1' 15''
85	Raymond Kreder	Roompot Oranje Peloton	+1' 16''
86	Gerald Ciolek	Stölting	+1' 17''
87	Dmitry Kozonchuk	Katusha	+1' 18''
88	Dáyer Quintana	Movistar	+1' 20''
89	Marc de Maar	Roompot Oranje Peloton	+1' 21''
90	Johnny Hoogerland	Roompot Oranje Peloton	+1' 22''
91	Danilo Napolitano	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	+1' 30''
92	Marco Benfatto	Androni Giocattoli	+1' 35''

GC after Stage 2b:

• GC leader: Marc Fournier (FDJ)
• Points classification leader: Bryan Coquard (Direct Energie)
• Mountains classification leader: Marc Fournier (FDJ)
• Young rider classification leader: Marc Fournier (FDJ)
• Team Classification leader: (FDJ)

74.7 kilometers ridden so far at an average speed of 40.019 km/hr

1	Marc Fournier	FDJ	6hr 51min 51sec
2	Jérôme Coppel	IAM Cycling	@ 2min 24sec
3	Laurent Pichon	FDJ	+2' 29''
4	Bryan Coquard	Direct Énergie	+2' 32''
5	Sondre Enger	IAM Cycling	+2' 37''
6	Thomas Voeckler	Direct Énergie	+2' 38''
7	Gaetan Bille	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	+2' 39''
8	Gert Jõeäär	Cofidis	s.t.
9	Javier Moreno	Movistar	+2' 40''
10	Mathias Frank	IAM Cycling	+2' 42''
11	Kévin Reza	FDJ	s.t.
12	Lasse Hansen	Stölting	s.t.
13	Arnaud Gérard	Fortuneo Vital Concept	+2' 44''
14	Tiago Machado	Katusha	+2' 45''
15	Juan José Lobato	Movistar	+2' 48''
16	Tom Scully	Drapac	s.t.
17	Romain Sicard	Direct Énergie	+2' 49''
18	Samuel Dumoulin	Ag2r	+2' 52''
19	Benoît Jarrier	Fortuneo Vital Concept	+2' 53''
20	Stéphane Rossetto	Cofidis	+2' 54''
21	Leonardo Duque	Delko Marseille Provence	+2' 55''
22	Maurits Lammertink	Roompot Oranje Peloton	s.t.
23	Eliot Lietaer	Topsport Vlaanderen	+2' 56''
24	Pierrick Fédrigo	Fortuneo Vital Concept	+2' 57''
25	Clément Venturini	Cofidis	+2' 58''
26	Carlos Betancur	Movistar	+2' 59''
27	Lorrenzo Manzin	FDJ	+3' 00''
28	Francis Mourey	Fortuneo Vital Concept	+3' 01''
29	Cyril Gautier	Ag2r	+3' 02''
30	Julien El Farès	Delko Marseille Provence	s.t.
31	Fabrice Jeandesboz	Direct Énergie	+3' 05''
32	Romain Hardy	Cofidis	+3' 06''
33	Angelo Tulik	Direct Énergie	+3' 07''
34	Huub Duyn	Roompot Oranje Peloton	+3' 09''
35	Loïc Chetout	Cofidis	s.t.
36	Antonio Pedrero	Movistar	+3' 10''
37	Benoît Vaugrenard	FDJ	+3' 11''
38	Otto Vergaerde	Topsport Vlaanderen	+3' 15''
39	Floris De Tier	Topsport Vlaanderen	+3' 16''
40	Fabian Wegmann	Stölting	+3' 17''
41	Julien Bérard	Ag2r	+3' 18''
42	Daniele Ratto	Androni Giocattoli	+3' 21''
43	Chris Sørensen	Fortuneo Vital Concept	+3' 35''
44	Patrick Gretsch	Ag2r	+3' 41''
45	Anthony Perez	Cofidis	+3' 53''
46	Martin Kohler	Roth	+4' 04''
47	Brenton Jones	Drapac	+4' 10''
48	Tiziano Dall'Antonia	Androni Giocattoli	+4' 17''
49	Rémy Di Gregorio	Delko Marseille Provence	+4' 23''
50	Daniel Díaz	Delko Marseille Provence	+4' 25''
51	Dmitry Kozonchuk	Katusha	+4' 44''
52	Danilo Napolitano	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	+4' 56''
53	Sébastien Chavanel	FDJ	+5' 28''
54	Anton Vorobyev	Katusha	+7' 03''
55	Linus Gerdemann	Stölting	+7' 27''
56	Vicente Reynés	IAM Cycling	+7' 31''
57	Christian Mager	Stölting	+7' 39''
58	Gerald Ciolek	Stölting	+9' 07''
59	Matvei Mamykin	Katusha	+9' 22''
60	Tony Hurel	Direct Énergie	+9' 28''
61	Travis Meyer	Drapac	+10' 28''
62	Romain Lemarchand	Stölting	+11' 05''
63	Alexis Gougeard	Ag2r	s.t.
64	Frank Pache	Roth	+11' 18''
65	Grischa Janorschke	Roth	+11' 25''
66	François Bidard	Ag2r	+11' 27''
67	Dries Van Gestel	Topsport Vlaanderen	+11' 28''
68	Vladimir Isaichev	Katusha	+11' 29''
69	Luca Pacioni	Androni Giocattoli	s.t.
70	Yauheni Hutarovich	Fortuneo Vital Concept	+11' 30''
71	Nick van der Lijke	Roompot Oranje Peloton	+11' 32''
72	Dylan Page	Roth	+11' 43''
73	Jef Van Meirhaeghe	Topsport Vlaanderen	s.t.
74	Raymond Kreder	Roompot Oranje Peloton	+11' 46''
75	Guillaume Martin	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	+11' 47''
76	Johnny Hoogerland	Roompot Oranje Peloton	+11' 54''
77	Jorge Arcas	Movistar	+12' 18''
78	Nicolas Baldo	Roth	+12' 27''
79	Jens Wallays	Topsport Vlaanderen	+12' 40''
80	Delio Fernández	Delko Marseille Provence	+12' 44''
81	Mark McNally	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	+12' 53''
82	Giacomo Tomio	Roth	+13' 04''
83	Francesco Chicchi	Androni Giocattoli	+13' 05''
84	Dáyer Quintana	Movistar	+13' 11''
85	Marc de Maar	Roompot Oranje Peloton	+13' 12''
86	Marco Benfatto	Androni Giocattoli	+13' 26''
87	Jens Mouris	Drapac	+13' 50''
88	Matthias Brändl	IAM Cycling	+14' 13''
89	Boris Dron	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	+14' 39''
90	Serghei Tvetcov	Androni Giocattoli	+15' 00''
91	Peter Koning	Drapac	+15' 24''
92	Matteo Pelucchi	IAM Cycling	+26' 28''

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Wednesday, April 6: Stage 2a, Saint Mars la Jaille - Angers, 85.1 km

Complete Results:

1	Bryan Coquard	Direct Énergie	2hr 2min 35sec
2	Matteo Pelucchi	IAM Cycling	s.t.
3	Raymond Kreder	Roompot-Oranje Peloton	s.t.
4	Lorrenzo Manzin	FDJ	s.t.
5	Danilo Napolitano	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	s.t.
6	Brenton Jones	Drapac	s.t.
7	Gerald Ciolek	Stölting	s.t.
8	Marco Benfatto	Androni Giocattoli	s.t.
9	Dylan Page	Roth	s.t.
10	Francesco Chicchi	Androni Giocattoli	s.t.
11	Clément Venturini	Cofidis	s.t.
12	Benjamin Giraud	Delko Marseille Provence	s.t.
13	Yauheni Hutarovich	Fortuneo Vital Concept	s.t.
14	Anton Vorobyev	Katusha	s.t.
15	Samuel Dumoulin	Ag2r	s.t.
16	Leonardo Duque	Delko Marseille Provence	s.t.
17	Vladimir Isaichev	Katusha	s.t.
18	Loïc Chetout	Cofidis	s.t.
19	Otto Vergaerde	Topsport Vlaanderen	s.t.
20	Sondre Enger	IAM Cycling	s.t.
21	Maurits Lammertink	Roompot-Oranje Peloton	s.t.
22	Juan José Lobato	Movistar	s.t.
23	Jorge Arcas	Movistar	s.t.
24	Mark McNally	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	s.t.
25	Tiago Machado	Katusha	s.t.
26	Vicente Reynés	IAM Cycling	s.t.
27	Julien Bérard	Ag2r	s.t.
28	Fabian Wegmann	Stölting	s.t.
29	Lasse Hansen	Stölting	s.t.
30	Angelo Tulik	Direct Énergie	s.t.
31	Patrick Gretsch	Ag2r	s.t.
32	Luca Pacioni	Androni Giocattoli	s.t.
33	Eliot Lietaer	Topsport Vlaanderen	s.t.
34	Floris De Tier	Topsport Vlaanderen	s.t.
35	Cyril Gautier	Ag2r	s.t.
36	Mathias Frank	IAM Cycling	s.t.
37	Nick van der Lijke	Roompot-Oranje Peloton	s.t.
38	Gaetan Bille	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	s.t.
39	Linus Gerdemann	Stölting	s.t.
40	Romain Sicard	Direct Énergie	s.t.
41	Gert Jõeäär	Cofidis	s.t.
42	Guillaume Martin	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	s.t.
43	Javier Moreno	Movistar	s.t.
44	Huub Duyn	Roompot-Oranje Peloton	s.t.
45	Julien El Farès	Delko Marseille Provence	s.t.
46	Arnaud Gérard	Fortuneo Vital Concept	s.t.
47	New ZealandTom Scully	Drapac	s.t.
48	Daniele Ratto	Androni Giocattoli	s.t.
49	Jens Wallays	Topsport Vlaanderen	s.t.
50	Dries Van Gestel	Topsport Vlaanderen	s.t.
51	Stéphane Rossetto	Cofidis	s.t.
52	Pierrick Fédrigo	Fortuneo Vital Concept	s.t.
53	Kévin Reza	FDJ	s.t.
54	Romain Hardy	Cofidis	s.t.
55	Anthony Perez	Cofidis	s.t.
56	Chris Sørensen	Fortuneo Vital Concept	s.t.
57	Grischa Janorschke	Roth	s.t.
58	Marc Fournier	FDJ	s.t.
59	Laurent Pichon	FDJ	s.t.
60	Thomas Voeckler	Direct Énergie	s.t.
61	Jérôme Coppel	IAM Cycling	s.t.
62	Carlos Betancur	Movistar	s.t.
63	Benoît Jarrier	Fortuneo Vital Concept	s.t.
64	Frank Pache	Roth	s.t.
65	François Bidard	Ag2r	s.t.
66	Francis Mourey	Fortuneo Vital Concept	s.t.
67	Delio Fernández	Delko Marseille Provence	s.t.
68	Giacomo Tomio	Roth	s.t.
69	Tiziano Dall'Antonia	Androni Giocattoli	s.t.
70	Dáyer Quintana	Movistar	s.t.
71	Benoît Vaugrenard	FDJ	s.t.
72	Alexis Gougeard	Ag2r	s.t.
73	Fabrice Jeandesboz	Direct Énergie	s.t.
74	Dmitry Kozonchuk	Katusha	s.t.
75	Antonio Pedrero	Movistar	s.t.
76	Nicolas Baldo	Roth	s.t.
77	Martin Kohler	Roth	s.t.
78	Jef Van Meirhaeghe	Topsport Vlaanderen	s.t.
79	Romain Lemarchand	Stölting	s.t.
80	Rémy Di Gregorio	Delko Marseille Provence	s.t.
81	Daniel Díaz	Delko Marseille Provence	s.t.
82	Johnny Hoogerland	Roompot-Oranje Peloton	s.t.
83	Marc de Maar	Roompot-Oranje Peloton	s.t.
84	Matvei Mamykin	Katusha	s.t.
85	Christian Mager	Stölting	s.t.
86	Sébastien Chavanel	FDJ	@ 23sec
87	Jens Mouris	Drapac	+1' 37''
88	Serghei Tvetcov	Androni Giocattoli	+1' 58''
89	Jordan Kerby	Drapac	+1' 58''
90	Tony Hurel	Direct Énergie	+2' 00''
91	Boris Dron	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	s.t.
92	Matthias Brändle	IAM Cycling	+2' 21''
93	Peter Koning	Drapac	+3' 05''
94	Travis Meyer	Drapac	s.t.

GC after Stage 2a:

1	Marc Fournier	FDJ	6hr 43min 31sec
2	Bryan Coquard	Direct Énergie	@ 2min 20sec
3	Sondre Enger	IAM Cycling	+2' 28''
4	Leonardo Duque	Delko Marseille Provence	+2' 31''
5	Tiago Machado	Katusha	s.t.
6	Gaetan Bille	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	s.t.
7	Lorrenzo Manzin	FDJ	+2' 32''
8	Clément Venturini	Cofidis	s.t.
9	Samuel Dumoulin	Ag2r	s.t.
10	Juan José Lobato	Movistar	s.t.
11	Otto Vergaerde	Topsport Vlaanderen	s.t.
12	Maurits Lammertink	Roompot-Oranje Peloton	s.t.
13	Fabian Wegmann	Stölting	s.t.
14	Eliot Lietaer	Topsport Vlaanderen	s.t.
15	Lasse Hansen	Stölting	s.t.
16	Cyril Gautier	Ag2r	s.t.
17	Huub Duyn	Roompot-Oranje Peloton	s.t.
18	Daniele Ratto	Androni Giocattoli	s.t.
19	Floris De Tier	Topsport Vlaanderen	s.t.
20	Mathias Frank	IAM Cycling	s.t.
21	Angelo Tulik	Direct Énergie	s.t.
22	Romain Sicard	Direct Énergie	s.t.
23	Julien El Farès	Delko Marseille Provence	s.t.
24	Julien Bérard	Ag2r	s.t.
25	Gert Jõeäär	Cofidis	s.t.
26	Javier Moreno	Movistar	s.t.
27	Romain Hardy	Cofidis	s.t.
28	Benoît Jarrier	Fortuneo Vital Concept	s.t.
29	Laurent Pichon	FDJ	s.t.
30	Arnaud Gérard	Fortuneo Vital Concept	s.t.
31	Stéphane Rossetto	Cofidis	s.t.
32	Pierrick Fédrigo	Fortuneo Vital Concept	s.t.
33	Tom Scully	Drapac	s.t.
34	Jérôme Coppel	IAM Cycling	s.t.
35	Kévin Reza	FDJ	s.t.
36	Chris Sørensen	Fortuneo Vital Concept	s.t.
37	Carlos Betancur	Movistar	s.t.
38	Francis Mourey	Fortuneo Vital Concept	s.t.
39	Thomas Voeckler	Direct Énergie	s.t.
40	Fabrice Jeandesboz	Direct Énergie	s.t.
41	Benoît Vaugrenard	FDJ	s.t.
42	Antonio Pedrero	Movistar	s.t.
43	Loïc Chetout	Cofidis	+2' 39''
44	Patrick Gretsch	Ag2r	+3' 30''
45	Danilo Napolitano	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	+3' 35''
46	Brenton Jones	Drapac	s.t.
47	Anthony Perez	Cofidis	s.t.
48	Tiziano Dall'Antonia	Androni Giocattoli	s.t.
49	Dmitry Kozonchuk	Katusha	s.t.
50	Martin Kohler	Roth	s.t.
51	Rémy Di Gregorio	Delko Marseille Provence	s.t.
52	Daniel Díaz	Delko Marseille Provence	s.t.
53	Sébastien Chavanel	FDJ	+4' 35''
54	Vicente Reynés	IAM Cycling	+6' 53''
55	Linus Gerdemann	Stölting	s.t.
56	Christian Mager	Stölting	s.t.
57	Anton Vorobyev	Katusha	+7' 12''
58	Gerald Ciolek	Stölting	+7' 59''
59	Matvei Mamykin	Katusha	+8' 28''
60	Tony Hurel	Direct Énergie	+8' 53''
61	Travis Meyer	Drapac	+9' 58''
62	Grischa Janorschke	Roth	+10' 33''
63	Alexis Gougeard	Ag2r	+10' 38''
64	Raymond Kreder	Roompot-Oranje Peloton	+10' 39''
65	Dylan Page	Roth	+10' 41''
66	Yauheni Hutarovich	Fortuneo Vital Concept	s.t.
67	Vladimir Isaichev	Katusha	s.t.
68	Luca Pacioni	Androni Giocattoli	s.t.
69	Guillaume Martin	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	s.t.
70	Nick van der Lijke	Roompot-Oranje Peloton	s.t.
71	Dries Van Gestel	Topsport Vlaanderen	s.t.
72	Frank Pache	Roth	s.t.
73	François Bidard	Ag2r	s.t.
74	Romain Lemarchand	Stölting	s.t.
75	Jef Van Meirhaeghe	Topsport Vlaanderen	s.t.
76	Johnny Hoogerland	Roompot-Oranje Peloton	s.t.
77	Francesco Chicchi	Androni Giocattoli	+12' 00''
78	Benjamin Giraud	Delko Marseille Provence	s.t.
79	Marco Benfatto	Androni Giocattoli	s.t.
80	Mark McNally	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	s.t.
81	Jorge Arcas	Movistar	s.t.
82	Jens Wallays	Topsport Vlaanderen	s.t.
83	Giacomo Tomio	Roth	s.t.
84	Delio Fernández	Delko Marseille Provence	s.t.
85	Dáyer Quintana	Movistar	s.t.
86	Nicolas Baldo	Roth	s.t.
87	Marc de Maar	Roompot-Oranje Peloton	s.t.
88	Jens Mouris	Drapac	+13' 37''
89	Jordan Kerby	Drapac	+13' 58''
90	Boris Dron	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	+14' 00''
91	Matthias Brändle	IAM Cycling	+14' 21''
92	Serghei Tvetcov	Androni Giocattoli	+14' 34''
93	Peter Koning	Drapac	+15' 05''
94	Matteo Pelucchi	IAM Cycling	+25' 38''

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Tuesday, April 5: Stage 1, Château du Loir - Château du Loir, 183 km

Marc Fournier gets his first pro win

The Race: FDJ says stage winner Marc Fournier, just 21 years old, has been in only six pro races! What a start to a pro career.

His day started with incredible good luck. Early in the race he joined up with Team Roth rider Grishka Janorksche and the two built a lead of more than 17 minutes.

The pack was largely indifferent to the duo. The peloton expected Team Direct Energie to hunt down the pair. While the gap was reduced to a bit more than two minutes, Fournier was never caught. Janorschke couldn't stay with Fournier and finished 65th, more than ten minutes behind Fournier.

After an exhausting stage, Fournier will have his work cut out for him defending his GC lead over the next three stages.

Complete Results:

1	Marc Fournier	FDJ	4hr 41min 13sec
2	Bryan Coquard	Direct Energie	@ 2min 15sec
3	Sondre Holst Enger	IAM Cycling	s.t.
4	Juan Jose Lobato	Movistar	s.t.
5	Daniele Ratto	Androni Giocattoli	s.t.
6	Maurits Lammertink	Roompot - Oranje Peloton	s.t.
7	Clément Venturini	Cofidis	s.t.
8	Otto Vergaerde	Topsport Vlaanderen	s.t.
9	Huub Duijn	Roompot - Oranje Peloton	s.t.
10	Samuel Dumoulin	Ag2r	s.t.
11	Benoit Jarrier	Fortuneo - Vital Concept	s.t.
12	Leonardo Duque	Delko Marseille Provence	s.t.
13	Lorenzo Manzin	FDJ	s.t.
14	Eliot Lietaer	Topsport Vlaanderen	s.t.
15	Fabian Wegmann	Stölting Service Group	s.t.
16	Cyril Gautier	Ag2r	s.t.
17	Laurent Pichon	FDJ	s.t.
18	Romain Hardy	Cofidis	s.t.
19	Julien El Fares	Delko Marseille Provence	s.t.
20	Floris De Tier	Topsport Vlaanderen	s.t.
21	Mathias Frank	IAM Cycling	s.t.
22	Lasse Norman Hansen	Stölting Service Group	s.t.
23	Tiago Machado	Katusha	s.t.
24	Romain Sicard	Direct Energie	s.t.
25	Jerome Coppel	IAM Cycling	s.t.
26	Gert Joeaar	Cofidis	s.t.
27	Stéphane Rossetto	Cofidis	s.t.
28	Javier Moreno	Movistar	s.t.
29	Angelo Tulik	Direct Energie	s.t.
30	Pierrick Fedrigo	Fortuneo - Vital Concept	s.t.
31	Carlos Betancur	Movistar	s.t.
32	Arnaud Gerard	Fortuneo - Vital Concept	s.t.
33	Francis Mourey	Fortuneo - Vital Concept	s.t.
34	Kévin Reza	FDJ	s.t.
35	Chris Anker Sörensen	Fortuneo - Vital Concept	s.t.
36	Fabrice Jeandesboz	Direct Energie	s.t.
37	Gaetan Bille	Wanty - Groupe Gobert	s.t.
38	Thomas Scully	Drapac	s.t.
39	Antonio Pedrero	Movistar	s.t.
40	Julien Berard	Ag2r	s.t.
41	Benoît Vaugrenard	FDJ	s.t.
42	Thomas Voeckler	Direct Energie	s.t.
43	Loïc Chetout	Cofidis	2:25
44	Patrick Gretsch	Ag2r	3:13
45	Martin Kohler	Roth	3:18
46	Tiziano Dall'Antonia	Androni Giocattoli	s.t.
47	Rémy Di Gregorio	Delko Marseille Provence	s.t.
48	Dmitrii Kozonchuk	Katusha	s.t.
49	Brenton Jones	Drapac	s.t.
50	Danilo Napolitano	Wanty - Groupe Gobert	s.t.
51	Anthony Perez	Cofidis	s.t.
52	Daniel Diaz	Delko Marseille Provence	s.t.
53	Sébastien Chavanel	FDJ	3:55
54	Vicente Reynes	IAM Cycling	6:36
55	Linus Gerdemann	Stölting Service Group	s.t.
56	Christian Mager	Stölting Service Group	s.t.
57	Travis Meyer	Drapac	s.t.
58	Tony Hurel	Direct Energie	s.t.
59	Anton Vorobyev	Katusha	6:55
60	Gerald Ciolek	Stölting Service Group	7:42
61	Matvey Mamykin	Katusha	8:11
62	Alexis Gougeard	Ag2r	10:24
63	Dylan Page	Roth	s.t.
64	Guillaume Martin	Wanty - Groupe Gobert	s.t.
65	Grischa Janorschke	Roth	s.t.
66	Luca Pacioni	Androni Giocattoli	s.t.
67	Romain Lemarchand	Stölting Service Group	s.t.
68	Vladimir Isaychev	Katusha	s.t.
69	Yauheni Hutarovich	Fortuneo - Vital Concept	s.t.
70	François Bidard	Ag2r	s.t.
71	Frank Pasche	Roth	s.t.
72	Dries Van Gestel	Topsport Vlaanderen	s.t.
73	Jef Van Meirhaeghe	Topsport Vlaanderen	s.t.
74	Nick Van Der Lijke	Roompot - Oranje Peloton	s.t.
75	Raymond Kreder	Roompot - Oranje Peloton	s.t.
76	Johnny Hoogerland	Roompot - Oranje Peloton	s.t.
77	Jens Mouris	Drapac	11:43
78	Marc De Maar	Roompot - Oranje Peloton	s.t.
79	Benjamin Giraud	Delko Marseille Provence	s.t.
80	Jordan Kerby	Drapac	s.t.
81	Francesco Chicchi	Androni Giocattoli	s.t.
82	Mark Mcnally	Wanty - Groupe Gobert	s.t.
83	Boris Dron	Wanty - Groupe Gobert	s.t.
84	Peter Koning	Drapac	s.t.
85	Nicolas Baldo	Roth	s.t.
86	Giacomo Tomio	Roth	s.t.
87	Matthias Brandle	IAM Cycling	s.t.
88	Jens Wallays	Topsport Vlaanderen	s.t.
89	Delio Fernandez Cruz	Delko Marseille Provence	s.t.
90	Dayer Quintana	Movistar	s.t.
91	Jorge Arcas Pena	Movistar	s.t.
92	Marco Benfatto	Androni Giocattoli	s.t.
OTL	Serghei Tvetcov	Androni Giocattoli	12:19
OTL	Matteo Pelucchi	IAM Cycling	25:25

GC after Stage 1:

1	Marc Fournier	FDJ	4hr 40min 56sec
2	Bryan Coquard	Direct Energie	@ 2min 26sec
3	Sondre Holst Enger	IAM Cycling	2:28
4	Leonardo Duque	Delko Marseille Provence	2:31
5	Tiago Machado	Katusha	s.t.
6	Juan Jose Lobato	Movistar	2:32
7	Daniele Ratto	Androni Giocattoli	s.t.
8	Maurits Lammertink	Roompot - Oranje Peloton	s.t.
9	Clément Venturini	Cofidis	s.t.
10	Otto Vergaerde	Topsport Vlaanderen	s.t.
11	Huub Duijn	Roompot - Oranje Peloton	s.t.
12	Samuel Dumoulin	Ag2r	s.t.
13	Benoit Jarrier	Fortuneo - Vital Concept	s.t.
14	Lorenzo Manzin	FDJ	s.t.
15	Eliot Lietaer	Topsport Vlaanderen	s.t.
16	Fabian Wegmann	Stölting Service Group	s.t.
17	Cyril Gautier	Ag2r	s.t.
18	Laurent Pichon	FDJ	s.t.
19	Romain Hardy	Cofidis	s.t.
20	Julien El Fares	Delko Marseille Provence	s.t.
21	Floris De Tier	Topsport Vlaanderen	s.t.
22	Mathias Frank	IAM Cycling	s.t.
23	Lasse Norman Hansen	Stölting Service Group	s.t.
24	Romain Sicard	Direct Energie	s.t.
25	Jerome Coppel	IAM Cycling	s.t.
26	Gert Joeaar	Cofidis	s.t.
27	Stéphane Rossetto	Cofidis	s.t.
28	Javier Moreno	Movistar	s.t.
29	Angelo Tulik	Direct Energie	s.t.
30	Pierrick Fedrigo	Fortuneo - Vital Concept	s.t.
31	Carlos Betancur	Movistar	s.t.
32	Arnaud Gerard	Fortuneo - Vital Concept	s.t.
33	Francis Mourey	Fortuneo - Vital Concept	s.t.
34	Kévin Reza	FDJ	s.t.
35	Chris Anker Sörensen	Fortuneo - Vital Concept	s.t.
36	Fabrice Jeandesboz	Direct Energie	s.t.
37	Gaetan Bille	Wanty - Groupe Gobert	s.t.
38	Thomas Scully	Drapac	s.t.
39	Antonio Pedrero	Movistar	s.t.
40	Julien Berard	Ag2r	s.t.
41	Benoît Vaugrenard	FDJ	s.t.
42	Thomas Voeckler	Direct Energie	s.t.
43	Loïc Chetout	Cofidis	2:42
44	Patrick Gretsch	Ag2r	3:30
45	Martin Kohler	Roth	3:35
46	Tiziano Dall\'Antonia	Androni Giocattoli	s.t.
47	Rémy Di Gregorio	Delko Marseille Provence	s.t.
48	Dmitrii Kozonchuk	Katusha	s.t.
49	Brenton Jones	Drapac	s.t.
50	Danilo Napolitano	Wanty - Groupe Gobert	s.t.
51	Anthony Perez	Cofidis	s.t.
52	Daniel Diaz	Delko Marseille Provence	s.t.
53	Sébastien Chavanel	FDJ	4:12
54	Vicente Reynes	IAM Cycling	6:53
55	Linus Gerdemann	Stölting Service Group	s.t.
56	Christian Mager	Stölting Service Group	s.t.
57	Travis Meyer	Drapac	s.t.
58	Tony Hurel	Direct Energie	s.t.
59	Anton Vorobyev	Katusha	7:12
60	Gerald Ciolek	Stölting Service Group	7:59
61	Matvey Mamykin	Katusha	8:28
62	Grischa Janorschke	Roth	10:33
63	Alexis Gougeard	Ag2r	10:40
64	Dylan Page	Roth	10:41
65	Guillaume Martin	Wanty - Groupe Gobert10:41	s.t.
66	Luca Pacioni	Androni Giocattoli	s.t.
67	Romain Lemarchand	Stölting Service Group	s.t.
68	Vladimir Isaychev	Katusha	s.t.
69	Yauheni Hutarovich	Fortuneo - Vital Concept	s.t.
70	François Bidard	Ag2r	s.t.
71	Frank Pasche	Roth	s.t.
72	Dries Van Gestel	Topsport Vlaanderen	s.t.
73	Jef Van Meirhaeghe	Topsport Vlaanderen	s.t.
74	Nick Van Der Lijke	Roompot - Oranje Peloton	s.t.
75	Raymond Kreder	Roompot - Oranje Peloton	s.t.
76	Johnny Hoogerland	Roompot - Oranje Peloton	s.t.
77	Jens Mouris	Drapac	12:00
78	Marc De Maar	Roompot - Oranje Peloton	s.t.
79	Benjamin Giraud	Delko Marseille Provence	s.t.
80	Jordan Kerby	Drapac	s.t.
81	Francesco Chicchi	Androni Giocattoli	s.t.
82	Mark Mcnally	Wanty - Groupe Gobert	s.t.
83	Boris Dron	Wanty - Groupe Gobert	s.t.
84	Peter Koning	Drapac	s.t.
85	Nicolas Baldo	Roth	s.t.
86	Giacomo Tomio	Roth	s.t.
87	Matthias Brandle	IAM Cycling	s.t.
88	Jens Wallays	Topsport Vlaanderen	s.t.
89	Delio Fernandez Cruz	Delko Marseille Provence	s.t.
90	Dayer Quintana	Movistar	s.t.
91	Jorge Arcas Pena	Movistar	s.t.
92	Marco Benfatto	Androni Giocattoli	s.t.