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La Méditerranéenne, 11.02.-14.02. (2.1)

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There's little love here for threads about French stage races - time to change that. Out of the ashes rises La Méditerranéenne, claiming the place of the iconic Tour de Méditerranée. It's been a rocky start to the race. The last Tour Med in 2014 was in deep financial troubles, the 2015 edition was scrapped as riders were still waiting for their 2014 race money. The re-start in 2016 was announced back in December, but further information was scarce. Lack of money still seems to be an issue, as the traditionally French race starts now in Spain and ends in Italy. The last stage was planned far more grandiose - until someone realized that the Trofeo Laigueglia uses exactly the same routes on the same day. Which is why we get now a criterium-like course in Bordighera to finish this race off.
Anyway, I hope this race will last - and bring us back the Mont Faron in 2017.

The stages:

Stage 1:

A team time trial - 5,5 flat, rainy kilometers around Banyules. No need for a profile here.

Stage 2:
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Stage 3:
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Stage 4:
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The teams:

AG2R LA MONDIALE
1 VUILLERMOZ Alexis (FRA)
2 GASTAUER Ben (LUX)
3 GAUTIER Cyril (FRA)
4 CHEREL Mikaël (FRA)
5 BERARD Julien (FRA)
6 DOMONT Axel (FRA)
7 RIBLON Christophe (FRA)
8 BAKELANTS Jan (BEL)

FDJ
11 * DEMARE Arnaud (FRA)
12 GENIEZ Alexandre (FRA)
13 DELAGE Mickaël (FRA)
14 * EIKING Odd Christian (NOR)
15 * HOELGAARD Daniel (NOR)
16 KONOVALOVAS Ignatas (LTU)
17 LADAGNOUS Matthieu (FRA)
18 * SARREAU Marc (FRA)

ASTANA PRO TEAM
21 * KOZHATAYEV Bakhtiyar (KAZ)
22
23 DE VREESE Laurens (BEL)
24 * FOMINYKH Daniil (KAZ)
25 GRIVKO Andriy (UKR)
26
27 CAPECCHI Eros (ITA)
28 ZEITS Andrey (KAZ)

DIRECT ENERGIE
31 * CARDIS Romain (FRA)
32 * CALMEJANE Lilian (FRA)
33 * CORNU Jérémy (FRA)
34 * DUCHESNE Antoine (CAN)
35 HUREL Tony (FRA)
36 NAULEAU Bryan (FRA)
37 * THEVENOT Guillaume (FRA)
38 * BOUDAT Thomas (FRA)

COFIDIS, SOLUTIONS CREDITS
41 BAGOT Yoann (FRA)
42 * BOUHANNI Rayane (FRA)
43 * CHETOUT Loïc (FRA)
44 * SENECHAL Florian (FRA)
45 JEANNESSON Arnold (FRA)
46 JOEAAR Gert (EST)
47 MOLARD Rudy (FRA)
48 VAN STAEYEN Michael (BEL)

FORTUNEO-VITAL CONCEPT
51 FEDRIGO Pierrick (FRA)
52 VACHON Florian (FRA)
53 BRUN Frédéric (FRA)
54 DELAPLACE Anthony (FRA)
55 * CAM Maxime (FRA)
56 FONSECA Armindo (FRA)
57 * LEDANOIS Kévin (FRA)
58 LOUBET Julien (FRA)

DELKO MARSEILLE-PROVENCE KTM
61 EL FARES Julien (FRA)
62 DI GREGORIO Rémy (FRA)
63 DIAZ Daniel (ARG)
64 FERNANDEZ Delio (ESP)
65 HUPOND Thierry (FRA)
66 LABORIE Christophe (FRA)
67 MARTINEZ Yannick (FRA)
68 * COMBAUD Romain (FRA)

ANDRONI GIOCATTOLI-SIDERMEC
71 PELLIZOTTI Franco (ITA)
72 BANDIERA Marco (ITA)
73 BENFATTO Marco (ITA)
74 * BERNAL GOMEZ Egan Arley (COL)
75 CECCHINEL Giorgio (ITA)
76 CHICCHI Francesco (ITA)
77 DALL'ANTONIA Tiziano (ITA)
78 TVETCOV Serghei (ROU)

BARDIANI-CSF
81 PIRAZZI Stefano (ITA)
82 * ANDREETTA Simone (ITA)
83 BOEM Nicola (ITA)
84 BONGIORNO Francesco Manuel (ITA)
85 * STERBINI Luca (ITA)
86 RUFFONI Nicola (ITA)
87 * SIMION Paolo (ITA)
88 * STERBINI Simone (ITA)

HP BTP-AUBER 93
91 FEILLU Romain (FRA)
92 BIHEL César (FRA)
93 * GOUAULT Pierre (FRA)
94 JAKIN Alo (EST)
95 GUAY Julien (FRA)
96 LEVARLET Guillaume (FRA)
97 RENAULT Maxime (FRA)
98 VIMPERE Théo (FRA)

ROUBAIX-LILLE METROPOLE
101 ANTOMARCHI Julien (FRA)
102 * BARBIER Rudy (FRA)
103 * BOUVRY Dieter (BEL)
104 * POUILLY Félix (FRA)
105 * MYNGHEER Daan (BEL)
106 VERHELST Louis (BEL)
107 * PEREIRA Florent (FRA)
108 * LEVEAU Jérémy (FRA)

RALLY CYCLING
111 PATE Danny (USA)
112 ORONTE Emerson (USA)
113 BRITTON Rob (CAN)
114 HUFFMAN Evan (USA)
115 * NAUD Pierrick (CAN)
116 YOUNG Eric (USA)
117 ZIRBEL Tom (USA)
118 * DE VOS Adam (CAN)

VERANCLASSIC-AGO
121 JULES Justin (FRA)
122 * BOUVRY Kenny (BEL)
123 * DECHESNE Julien (BEL)
124 * LEGLEY Matthias (BEL)
125 LENNERTZ Sam (BEL)
126 * MAYER Yannick (GER)
127 * PEYSKENS Dimitri (BEL)
128 * VANDERAERDEN Massimo (BEL)

TEAM VORARLBERG
131 * PORZNER Manuel (GER)
132 SOUSA Sergio Ferreira (POR)
133 * ZURITA Francesc (ESP)
134 DER Zsolt (HUN)
135
136 WINTER Nicolas (SUI)
137 * MEILER Lukas (GER)
138 * LEHNER Daniel (AUT)

EUSKADI BASQUE COUNTRY-MURIAS
141 * GONZALEZ Adrian (ESP)
142 GONZALEZ Aitor (ESP)
143 * INSAUSTI Jon Ander (ESP)
144 BAGÜES Aritz (ESP)
145 * OLABERRIA Peio (ESP)
146 * ARANBURU Alex (ESP)
147 * LIZARRALDE Eneko (ESP)
148

ARMEE DE TERRE
151 BARBAS Yoann (FRA)
152 GUYOT Yann (FRA)
153 PENVEN Clément (FRA)
154 * LEBRETON Kévin (FRA)
155 POULHIES Stéphane (FRA)
156 MAINARD Jérôme (FRA)
157 * RAIBAUD Jimmy (FRA)
158 ROSTOLLAN Thomas (FRA)


The coverage:

Don't expect any live images. The folks over at the indispensable directvélo website bring us a glimpse of the race action: http://direct.directvelo.com/live-course/2671/la-mediterraneenne-etape-1-.html
 
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DIRECT ENERGIE 6'08''880''
COFIDIS, SOLUTIONS CREDITS 6'11'120'''
ROUBAIX-LILLE METROPOLE 6'11''830'''
FORTUNEO-VITAL CONCEPT 6'16''440'''
RALLY CYCLING 6'18''960'''
ANDRONI GIOCATTOLI-SIDERMEC 6'21''410'''
BARDIANI-CSF 6'24''230'''
TEAM VORARLBERG 6'26''020''
HP BTP-AUBER 93 6'26''250'''
DELKO MARSEILLE-PROVENCE KTM 6'30''09'''
EUSKADI BASQUE COUNTRY-MURIAS 6'32''880'''
ARMEE DE TERRE 6'35''870'''
VERANCLASSIC-AGO 6'57''630'''

And Astana just finished with meilleur temps I believe 6'07" or 6'00" I am hearing now

Only FDJ and AG2R to go
 
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FDJ 6'00''110'''
ASTANA PRO TEAM 6'00''650'''
DIRECT ENERGIE 6'08''880''
COFIDIS, SOLUTIONS CREDITS 6'11'120'''
ROUBAIX-LILLE METROPOLE 6'11''830'''
FORTUNEO-VITAL CONCEPT 6'16''440'''
AG2R LA MONDIALE 6'18''480'''
RALLY CYCLING 6'18''960'''
ANDRONI GIOCATTOLI-SIDERMEC 6'21''410'''
BARDIANI-CSF 6'24''230'''
TEAM VORARLBERG 6'26''020''
HP BTP-AUBER 93 6'26''250'''
DELKO MARSEILLE-PROVENCE KTM 6'30''09'''
EUSKADI BASQUE COUNTRY-MURIAS 6'32''880'''
ARMEE DE TERRE 6'35''870'''
VERANCLASSIC-AGO 6'57''630'''

Ladagnous in yellow.
 
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Result:
1 FDJ 6'00''110'''
2 ASTANA PRO TEAM 6'00''650'''
3 DIRECT ENERGIE 6'08''880''
4 COFIDIS, SOLUTIONS CREDITS 6'11'120'''
5 ROUBAIX-LILLE METROPOLE 6'11''830'''
6 FORTUNEO-VITAL CONCEPT 6'16''440'''
7 AG2R LA MONDIALE 6'18''480'''
8 RALLY CYCLING 6'18''960'''
9 ANDRONI GIOCATTOLI-SIDERMEC 6'21''410'''
10 BARDIANI-CSF 6'24''230'''
11 TEAM VORARLBERG 6'26''020''
12 HP BTP-AUBER 93 6'26''250'''
13 DELKO MARSEILLE-PROVENCE KTM 6'30''09'''
14 EUSKADI BASQUE COUNTRY-MURIAS 6'32''880'''
15 ARMEE DE TERRE 6'35''870'''
16 VERANCLASSIC-AGO 6'57''630'''
 
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Re: Re:

Ruudz0r said:
LaFlorecita said:
Bye Bye Bicycle said:
No sprinters at all. If Démare doesn't manage a stage win here, he won't win anything this year.

first teams in:

EUSKADI BASQUE COUNTRY-MURIAS 6'32''880'''
ARMEE DE TERRE 6'35''870'''
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Ruffoni is here for Bardiani :p
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Thomas Boudat for the win today!
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If Ruffoni again manages to finish outside top 5, well..... :p he's the new Rojas, no matter if it's a GT or a small 2.1 race, always top 10 never top 5, :p
 
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Re: Re:

LaFlorecita said:
Ruudz0r said:
LaFlorecita said:
Bye Bye Bicycle said:
No sprinters at all. If Démare doesn't manage a stage win here, he won't win anything this year.

first teams in:

EUSKADI BASQUE COUNTRY-MURIAS 6'32''880'''
ARMEE DE TERRE 6'35''870'''
Click to expand...
Ruffoni is here for Bardiani :p
Click to expand...

Thomas Boudat for the win today!
Click to expand...
If Ruffoni again manages to finish outside top 5, well..... :p he's the new Rojas, no matter if it's a GT or a small 2.1 race, always top 10 never top 5, :p
Click to expand...
What was wrong with Ruffoni last year anyway? He was absolutely horrendous. I have him in my CQ team though, so my fingers are crossed :D
 
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Hugo Koblet said:
What was wrong with Ruffoni last year anyway? He was absolutely horrendous. I have him in my CQ team though, so my fingers are crossed :D
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He was not horrendous but he just hadn't stepped up from the year before. Hopefully he will this year although his results in Valencia seem to indicate this in not the case... :p It is a shame because his 2014 season was so promising and he does seem to have the speed so perhaps it is his positioning. He is scheduled to ride Langkawi though, if he could grab a win there it might work wonders for his confidence. I think he will sprint against Guardini and Palini there.
 
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