2018 Faun Environnement - Classic de l'Ardèche (1.1), France

18th edition: Saturday, February 24, 2018

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Guilherand-Granges - Guilherand-Granges, 200.2 km

Romain Bardet wins in Guilherand-Granges

The race: Winner Romain Bardet had this to say after the race:

“I had a lot of fun, just racing without a second thought, being able to take a risk. After my injury, I did not know where my condition would be. But we managed the race very well. Nans Peters and Hubert Dupont were outstanding. They were able to muzzle the escape between them. We certainly had the biggest collection riders, and once at the front, my teammates put on the brakes a little. In fact, I attacked in order to make the other teams work. This is my real start to the season. I didn’t plan anything. I simply worked hard this week to make up for not having been at the Ruta del Sol. But in any case, it is always good to take a win. I love this type of attacking racing, without scripts. And the team has a great attacking attitude. We were already a strong group last year, and we had a lot of fun. All this creates an enjoyable and a positive climate. Victories follow victories.”

And here's the report from second-place Max Schachmann's Quick-Step team:

One week from a solid seventh place in the Volta ao Algarve, Maximilian Schachmann showed again that he's primed for a big season, in which he's keen on leaving last year's disappointment behind, showing instead the talent and quality which recommended him as one of the best U23 riders of the 2016 season.

Part of the strong Quick-Step Floors which came at the start of Classic de l'Ardèche, one of the most spectacular underrated one-day races of the calendar, Schachmann was one of the main protagonists once the race was brought to life inside the final 25 kilometers, when Romain Bardet (AG2R) attacked as soon as the day's break got nullified.

Max attacked from the bunch and rode in pursuit of the Frenchman, being joined on his quest by teammate Jhonatan Narvaez and five other riders. As they crossed over the top of Coteaux de Cornas and Cote du Val d'Enfer, Bardet's lead proved unassailable, so the chasers were left fighting for the other places on the podium. Schachmann, who was racing in France for the first time since stepping up to pro category, attacked in the run-in to the finish in Guilherand-Granges and arrived there with a handful of seconds over the group from which Narvaez took second.

Complete Results:

200.2 kilometers raced at an average speed of 35.621 km/hr

1	Romain Bardet	Ag2r La Mondiale	5hr 37min 13sec
2	Maximilian Schachmann	Quick-Step Floors	@ 47sec
3	Lilian Calmejane	Direct Energie	+56''
4	Alexis Vuillermoz	Ag2r La Mondiale	s.t.
5	David Gaudu	FDJ	s.t.
6	Jhonatan Narváez	Quick-Step Floors	s.t.
7	Quentin Pacher	Vital Concept	s.t.
8	Pierre Latour	Ag2r La Mondiale	s.t.
9	Eliot Lietaer	WB-Aqua Protect-Veranclassic	+1' 09''
10	Romain Sicard	Direct Energie	s.t.
11	Tanel Kangert	Astana	+1' 11''
12	Warren Barguil	Fortuneo-Samsic	+1' 18''
13	Ivan Santaromita	Nippo-Vini Fantini	s.t.
14	Sergey Chernetsky	Astana	s.t.
15	Cyril Gautier	Ag2r La Mondiale	s.t.
16	Mauro Finetto	Delko-Marseille Provence	s.t.
17	Dorian Godon	Cofidis	s.t.
18	Mattia Cattaneo	Androni Giocattoli-Sidermec	s.t.
19	Simone Andreetta	Bardiani-CSF	s.t.
20	Bakhtiyar Kozhatayev	Astana	s.t.
21	Rémi Cavagna	Quick-Step Floors	s.t.
22	Dimitri Peyskens	WB-Aqua Protect-Veranclassic	s.t.
23	Ruben Guerreiro	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
24	Rodolfo Torres	Androni Giocattoli-Sidermec	+1' 24''
25	Mathias Le Turnier	Cofidis	s.t.
26	Davide Ballerini	Androni Giocattoli-Sidermec	+2' 07''
27	Nicolas Edet	Cofidis	+2' 08''
28	Amaël Moinard	Fortuneo-Samsic	s.t.
29	Anthony Delaplace	Fortuneo-Samsic	s.t.
30	Romain Combaud	Delko-Marseille Provence	+2' 14''
31	Mikkel Honoré	Team Virtu Cycling	s.t.
32	Ángel Madrazo	Delko-Marseille Provence	s.t.
33	Arnaud Courteille	Vital Concept	+3' 00''
34	Larry Warbasse	Aqua Blue Sport	+3' 23''
35	Jérémy Maison	Fortuneo-Samsic	s.t.
36	Hugo Houle	Astana	s.t.
37	Guillaume Bonnafond	Cofidis	+5' 00''
38	Bob Jungels	Quick-Step Floors	s.t.
39	Sébastien Reichenbach	FDJ	+5' 44''
40	Etienne van Empel	Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij	+6' 38''
41	Ryan Anderson	Rally Cycling	+8' 36''
42	Jeroen Meijers	Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij	s.t.
43	Marco Tizza	Nippo-Vini Fantini	s.t.
44	Simone Ponzi	Nippo-Vini Fantini	s.t.
45	Alo Jakin	St Michel-Auber 93	s.t.
46	Alexys Brunel	Team France	s.t.
47	Mathieu Burgaudeau	Team France	s.t.
48	Christophe Masson	WB-Aqua Protect-Veranclassic	s.t.
49	Damien Touzé	St Michel-Auber 93	s.t.
50	Pierre Gouault	Roubaix - Lille Métropole	s.t.
51	Simon Guglielmi	Team France	s.t.
52	Giovanni Carboni	Bardiani-CSF	s.t.
53	Jesper Schultz	Team Virtu Cycling	s.t.
54	Audun Fløtten	Team Virtu Cycling	s.t.
55	Damiano Cunego	Nippo-Vini Fantini	s.t.
56	Mattia Frapporti	Androni Giocattoli-Sidermec	s.t.
57	Raffaello Bonusi	Androni Giocattoli-Sidermec	s.t.
58	Simone Sterbini	Bardiani-CSF	s.t.
59	Francesco Gavazzi	Androni Giocattoli-Sidermec	s.t.
60	Nicola Bagioli	Nippo-Vini Fantini	s.t.
61	Andriy Grivko	Astana	s.t.
62	Valentin Ferron	Team France	s.t.
63	Lorenzo Rota	Bardiani-CSF	s.t.
64	Enrico Barbin	Bardiani-CSF	s.t.
65	Pierre Idjouadienne	Roubaix - Lille Métropole	s.t.
66	Jérôme Mainard	Roubaix - Lille Métropole	s.t.
67	Tom Dernies	Roubaix - Lille Métropole	s.t.
68	Thomas Degand	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	s.t.
69	Andrea Vendrame	Androni Giocattoli-Sidermec	s.t.
70	Anthony Roux	FDJ	s.t.
71	Daniel Teklehaimanot	Cofidis	s.t.
72	Matthieu Ladagnous	FDJ	s.t.
73	Kévin Reza	Vital Concept	s.t.
74	Angelo Tulik	Direct Energie	s.t.
75	Fabien Grellier	Direct Energie	s.t.
76	Marlon Gaillard	Team France	s.t.
77	Gregory Daniel	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
78	Eddie Dunbar	Aqua Blue Sport	s.t.
79	Xandro Meurisse	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	s.t.
80	Marco Minnaard	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	s.t.
81	Oscar Riesebeek	Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij	s.t.
82	Mikaël Chérel	Ag2r La Mondiale	s.t.
83	Guillaume Levarlet	St Michel-Auber 93	s.t.
84	Stéphane Rossetto	Cofidis	s.t.
85	Camille Thominet	St Michel-Auber 93	s.t.
86	Arthur Vichot	FDJ	s.t.
87	Julien Antomarchi	Roubaix - Lille Métropole	s.t.
88	Daniil Fominykh	Astana	s.t.
89	Juan José Lobato	Nippo-Vini Fantini	s.t.
90	Marco Canola	Nippo-Vini Fantini	s.t.
91	Odd Christian Eiking	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	s.t.
92	Guillaume Martin	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	s.t.
93	Julien El Farès	Delko-Marseille Provence	s.t.
94	Rein Taaramäe	Direct Energie	s.t.
95	Evan Huffman	Rally Cycling	s.t.
96	Jérôme Cousin	Direct Energie	s.t.
97	Elie Gesbert	Fortuneo-Samsic	+10' 23''
98	Torkil Veyhe	Team Virtu Cycling	+11' 05''
99	Robbert de Greef	Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij	s.t.
100	Perrig Quémeneur	Direct Energie	s.t.
101	Justin Mottier	Vital Concept	s.t.
102	Fabien Doubey	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	+12' 25''
103	Laurent Didier	Trek-Segafredo	+13' 21''
104	Thomas Joly	Roubaix - Lille Métropole	+14' 12''
105	Yoann Paillot	St Michel-Auber 93	+14' 32''
106	Victor Lafay	Cofidis	s.t.
107	Ludovic Robeet	WB-Aqua Protect-Veranclassic	+16' 15''
108	Adam De Vos	Rally Cycling	s.t.
109	Laurent Pichon	Fortuneo-Samsic	s.t.
110	Emerson Oronte	Rally Cycling	+20' 14''

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