37th Route du Sud - La Dépêche du Midi

[Ruudz0r]

1.Yannick Martinez (La Pomme Marseille)
2. Anthony Roux (FDJ)
3. Adrien Petit (Cofidis

 

[jens_attacks]

martinez, la pomme, wasn't this the guy getting a spectacular win in dunkerque, a la vino in paris?
great if it was him

 

[Antoine_Blondin]

Castres > Mirande (209km)
1. Yannick Martinez (La Pomme Marseille)
2. Anthony Roux (FDJ)
3. Adrien Petit (Cofidis)
4. Danilo Napolitano (Accent Jobs)
5. Chris Sutton (SKy)
6. Laurent Pichon (FDJ)
7. Benjamin Giraud (La Pomme Marseille)
8. Steven Tronet (BigMat Auber 93)
9. Samuel Dumoulin (AG2R La Mondiale)
10. Christophe Laborie (Sojasun)
11. Jean Luc Delpech (Bretagne Séché)
12. Stéphane Poulhiès (Cofidis)
13. Francisco Ventoso (Movistar)
14. Yohan Gène (Europcar)
15. Manuel Cardoso (Caja rural)

 

[Ferminal]

KERN finished in the bunch.

107 Adrien CHENAUX SUI ARH 41
108 Nicolas VOGONDY FRA AJW +1:43
109 Cyril BESSY FRA COF +13:02
110 Justin JULES FRA LPM +13:02
111 Axel DOMONT FRA ALM +13:02
112 Argiro Alonso OSPINA HERNANDEZ COL MOV +13:02
113 Mattia GAVAZZI ITA AND +13:05
DNF Fabien SCHMIDT FRA SOJ
DNF Ruben FERNANDEZ ESP CJR

 

[Antoine_Blondin]

Some videos...

Franco Pellizotti
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A7XeHcuA0aw

Thomas Voeckler
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5OK3iLZ3Yy8

Adrien Petit
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aIH0YDwOFBs

Anthony Charteau
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LNHRHJS6mzk

Samuel Dumoulin
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pajR1bgtzz4

Soon : Knees, Lequatre, Mourey, Kadri...and a complete race resume (6 minutes) with images taken in the race / finish / additional interviews etc. + pictures of the race.

 

[Antoine_Blondin]

More pictures of the stage

 

[manafana]

nice pictures

 

[Antoine_Blondin]

Route du Sud 2013 : Castres -- Mirande / Stage 1 Highlights

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Wl6tgN_Apk

 

[Dazed and Confused]

Sharp end of today's stage:

Any serious impact gotta be done from further out methinks.

 

[Dazed and Confused]

Stage 2 in progress....


Soft break on the loose.

104km in, gap 5:05

Caethoven (Accent Jobs-Wanty) et Barle (Cofidis)

Going with Petit FTW.

Tick tock:

http://direct.directvelo.com/live-course/1657/route-du-sud-etape-2-2-1.html

 

[Antoine_Blondin]

Live on the finishline

Some more pictures of the yesterday stage

Pictures of the today stage 2 start

 

[Antoine_Blondin]

The gap is really comming down with 39 kilometers to go. The 2 leaders still have a 1'50'' lead.

 

[Geraint Too Fast]

1. Yohann Gene (Europcar)
2. Chris Sutton (Sky)
3. Samuel Dumoulin (AG2R)

 

[Antoine_Blondin]

Villecomtal-sur-Arros / Villecomtal-sur-Arros (182.8km)
1 Yohann Gene (Europcar)
2 Christopher Sutton (Team Sky)
3 Samuel Dumoulin (AG2R La Mondiale)
4 Yannick Martinez (La Pomme Marseille)
5 Anthony Roux (FDJ)

 

[jens_attacks]

glad to see that gene delivers when he has chances for himself. strong rider no doubt

 

[Antoine_Blondin]

More pictures of the finish here

 

[Antoine_Blondin]

Stage two complete highlights (with the briefing in the Cofidis squad).

 

[Libertine Seguros]

So today's the queen stage, and they're doing, in the early stages, Peyragudes. But instead of the "up Peyresourde, down a bit then up a bit" finish from the 2012 Tour and 2013 Vuelta, they're just riding the link road from the Col de Peyresourde to the Peyragudes station (Balestas, not Les Agudes, which would be a dead end and only accessible from Luchon).

Strong break today too - Christophe Kern (Europcar), Emanuele Sella (Androni Giocattoli), Omar Fraile (Caja Rural), Blel Kadri (Ag2r), Guillaume Levarlet (Cofidis), David LeLay (Sojasun), Julien Antomarchi (La Pomme Marseille), Nicolas Vogondy (Accent Jobs) and Yohan le Bon (FDJ) all trying to keep control of the awesomeness that is Ángel Madrazo (Movistar). They have 1'35 at the summit of Peyragudes-Balestas. No team has the advantage of numbers, but very few teams not represented. Seems like it's a day for the stronger teams, as apart from Sky the only teams not represented are the smaller ones in the race - Brétagne-Séché are ProConti, but not built for this kind of parcours, while Big Mat, NSP and Atlas Personal are the smallest teams in the race.

 

[Ferminal]

Kern ready for the 40km solo!

Ok to hope, but I guess he will be used as a bridge for Tommy

 

[Zam_Olyas]

The Forums fav.

 

[Zam_Olyas]

The great europcar are like piranhas feeding during may-july.

 

[Ferminal]

en tête:Kadri, Bardet, Dupont (AG2R-La Mondiale), Madrazo (Movistar), Kern, Malacarne (Europcar), Sella (Androni), Levarlet (Cofidis), Fraile (Caja Rujal), Antomarchi, Martinez (La Pomme Marseille), Vogondy (Accent Jobs-Wanty), Lelay, Laborie (Sojasun) et Knees (SKY).

No way can they let the ALM and EUC duos get a lead. Knees made it across so Sky no longer chasing.

 

[Ferminal]

AG2R have three of course. 50" with FDJ chasing, I think this will come back together on the plains.

 

[roundabout]

Mourey will climb like an angel

 

[Ferminal]

It's Mourey doing the work if I read right, a lot of faith in Casar I guess.