Lesser known races results 2013

[Parrulo]

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[Roude Leiw]

Etoile de Besseges

With Coquard now winning his first race/stage, can he do sth in the general classification? Was unable to find sth resembling a stage profile, saw that there was a short TT coming up which could suit him actually.

 

[FF'Wilco]

Etoile de Besseges

With Coquard now winning his first race/stage, can he do sth in the general classification? Was unable to find sth resembling a stage profile, saw that there was a short TT coming up which could suit him actually.

TT ends with a short climb, i guess the profile is similar to last year. All the others stages are easy, but today there are some climbing that might couse some splits in peleton. But Coquard should survive them easily, he's ok on hills.

 

[will10]

I think the ITT is the same as last year, and even with so many guys still at s.t. you'd be hard pressed to look past Coppel who trashed everyone here last season. Be interesting to see how Coquard goes if he's still up there for the ITT.

 

[theyoungest]

I think the ITT is the same as last year, and even with so many guys still at s.t. you'd be hard pressed to look past Coppel who trashed everyone here last season. Be interesting to see how Coquard goes if he's still up there for the ITT.

Lieuwe Westra.

 

[will10]

Lieuwe Westra.

...will undoubtably be 2nd

 

[Maaaaaaaarten]

Looks to be a tough stage today in Besseges;
Ils sont environ 40 en tête de course.

Still like 130km to go or something and only 40 left in front. Well, things might come together a bit more again, but at least it ain't gonna be easy today.

 

[Lexman]

http://www.etoiledebesseges.com/

more info available here with details of the stages

 

[shalgo]

Stage Three of Etoile de Besseges:

1. Jérome Cousin (Europcar)
2. Anthony Roux (FDJ)
3. Arthur Vichot (FDJ)
4. Romain Bardet (AG2R)
5. Björn Leukemans (Vacansoleil)
6. Jonathan Hivert (Sojasun)

 

[18-Valve. (pithy)]

Stage Three of Etoile de Besseges:

1. Jérome Cousin (Europcar)
2. Anthony Roux (FDJ)
3. Arthur Vichot (FDJ)
4. Romain Bardet (AG2R)
5. Björn Leukemans (Vacansoleil)
6. Jonathan Hivert (Sojasun)

Europcar had that covered. Sucks for Coquard that the other teams couldn't close the gap.

 

[Ruudz0r]

Robert won, not Cousin there was a mix up with their start numbers.

 

[shalgo]

Robert won, not Cousin there was a mix up with their start numbers.

I think that Cousin did win. If I read the DirectVelo feed correctly, the mistake was that they reported that Robert was in the break while the race was on, when in fact it was Cousin all along.

 

[Ruudz0r]

I think that Cousin did win. If I read the DirectVelo feed correctly, the mistake was that they reported that Robert was in the break while the race was on, when in fact it was Cousin all along.

Oh that could be right, my french aint so good

 

[Roude Leiw]

I think that Cousin did win. If I read the DirectVelo feed correctly, the mistake was that they reported that Robert was in the break while the race was on, when in fact it was Cousin all along.

That is how i understood it too.

 

[Dazed and Confused]

Stage Three of Etoile de Besseges:

The details:
1 COUSIN Jérôme FRA Team Europcar 03h40'02''
2 ROUX Anthony FRA FDJ
3 VICHOT Arthur FRA FDJ
4 BARDET Romain FRA AG2R La Mondiale
5 LEUKEMANS Björn BEL Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
6 HIVERT Jonathan FRA Sojasun
7 FEDRIGO Pierrick FRA FDJ
8 GAUTIER Cyril FRA Team Europcar
9 ANTOMARCHI Julien FRA La Pomme Marseille
10 LINDEMAN Bertjan NED Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team 06''
11 DUPONT Hubert FRA AG2R La Mondiale 19''
12 VAN STAEYEN Michael BEL Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise 36''

and GC:
1 COUSIN Jérôme FRA EUC 10h49'31''
2 HIVERT Jonathan FRA SOJ 03''
3 BARDET Romain FRA ALM 12''
4 GAUTIER Cyril FRA EUC 12''
5 LEUKEMANS Björn BEL VCD 12''
6 LINDEMAN Bertjan NED VCD 17''
7 ANTOMARCHI Julien FRA LPM 24''
8 FEDRIGO Pierrick FRA FDJ 27''
9 VAN STAEYEN Michael BEL TSV 32''
10 COQUARD Bryan FRA EUC 38''
11 JULES Justin FRA LPM 44''
12 ROUX Anthony FRA FDJ 45''
13 VAUBOURZEIX Thomas FRA LPM 46''

Sounded like a pretty good stage.

 

[roundabout]

Cousin should be favorite now, I guess.

 

[will10]

It's a hard ITT so lord only knows who's gonna take it from that front group.

 

[Pentacycle]

It's a hard ITT so lord only knows who's gonna take it from that front group.

Anyone got a profile of this TT? Does it have a big climb or is it all up-and-down. In that case even a non-timetrialist like Leukemans has a chance to win.

 

[EvansIsTheBest]

5.2kms at 4.1% climb

Same as last year when Coppel won :
1. [FRA] COPPEL Jérôme SAU 14'25"
2. [EST] TAARAMÄE Rein COF 26"
3. [FRA] BOUET Maxime ALM 33"
4. [BEL] VEUCHELEN Frederik VCD 34"
5. [FRA] FEDRIGO Pierrick FDJ 37"
6. [FRA] VERMEULEN Franck VRU 39"
7. [FRA] HIVERT Jonathan SAU 39"
8. [BEL] CORNU Dominique TSV 42"
9. [FRA] PERICHON Pierre-Luc LPM 46"
10. [FRA] ROLLAND Pierre EUC 48"
Cousin is not winning this. Bardet or Fédrigo will win the GC probably.

 

[Ruudz0r]

Hivert has a good shot to, as he was 7th last year in this TT. He is my favourite for the overall at the moment.

 

[Libertine Seguros]

Yea, Hivert was only 2" off Fedrigo last year. It's worth remembering that though that side of his riding is long forgotten, the guy did once finish top 10 on a sizable MTF, and make a pretty elite group in a stage with some tough climbing. Here he is coming top 5 on Mont Faron too.

 

[Dazed and Confused]

Yea, Hivert was only 2" off Fedrigo last year. It's worth remembering that though that side of his riding is long forgotten, the guy did once finish top 10 on a sizable MTF, and make a pretty elite group in a stage with some tough climbing. Here he is coming top 5 on Mont Faron too.

so dust in the desert or an exciting TT in France? Let me see....

 

[boardhanger]

I remember being in a race with Tour of Spain stage winner Phil Deigan and someone hit us with an apple....I dropped him but bonked myself after summiting a 6 mile pass....Its was that apple that cost me a result..... Honest

 

[PeterB]

Stage 4:

1 Bryan Coquard (Team Europcar)
2 Frederique Robert (Lotto Belisol)
3 Samuel Dumoulin (AG2R-La Mondiale)
4 Mathieu Drujon (BigMat Auber 93)
5 Michael Van Staeyen (Topsport Vlaanderen)
6 Romain Feillu (Vacansoleil DCM)
7 Bert De Backer (Argos Shimano)
8 Justin Jules (La Pomme Marseille)
9 Benjamin Giraud (La Pomme Marseille)
10 Anthony Roux (FDJ)
11 Evaldas Siskevicius (Sojasun)
12 Aldo Ino Ilesic (Unitedhelathcare)

DirectVelo live comment: Victoire de Bryan Coquard très facile avec cinq longueurs d'avance !!!!

 

[Waterloo Sunrise]

Hmm, French Cav continues his good start.