2019 Royal Bernard La Drôme Classic (1.1), France
7th edition: Sunday, March 3, 2019
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Livron - Livron, 214.8 km
Alexis Vuillermoz finsihes three seconds ahead of Valentin Madouas and Warren Barguil. Photo Agence Zoom/P. Ballet
Weather at the start/finish city of Livron at 2:15 PM, local time: 17C (62F), sunny, with the wind from the south at 6 km/hr (4 mph). No rain is forecast. Looks like a nice day for a bike race.
The race: Winner Alexis Vuillermoz's Ag2r team posted this short note:
"I was focused on the last climb, the Mur de Livron. Romain was a decisive player by going along with a lot of attacks, especially with Lilian Calmejane and Warren Barguil. I actually had less good legs than yesterday and at the foot of the wall, I did not really believe in my chances. As I climbed, I felt good and when Anthony Perez made a move, I was able to accelerate.
"What makes me happy is to have been able to catch back up on the climb. I felt good there, but I was careful because the descent is very complicated. I did not manage to win a race last year, so this win feels good. In 2018 I was coming off two fantastic seasons where I was winning and playing a big part for the team, and already the season has been difficult with crashes and injuries. This is the first win of the year for the AG2R La Mondiale team. We’ve really been knocking on the door in recent weeks, there is no doubt about that. So winning here is very good for the morale.” - ALEXIS VUILLERMOZ
THE NUMBER: 1, Alexis Vuillermoz’s win is the first victory of the season for the AG2R La Mondiale team. This is the ninth success of his career. Romain Bardet took seventh place at the Drôme Classic.
Complete Results:
214.8 kilometers raced at an average speed of 42.109 km/hr
| 1 | VUILLERMOZ Alexis | Ag2r La Mondiale | 5hr 6min 4sec |
| 2 | MADOUAS Valentin | Groupama-FDJ | @ 3sec |
| 3 | BARGUIL Warren | Arkea Samsic | s.t. |
| 4 | VINJEBO Emil | Riwal Readynez | 0:08 |
| 5 | VISCONTI Giovanni | Neri Sottoli-Selle Italia | 0:13 |
| 6 | VICHOT Arthur | Vital Concept | s.t. |
| 7 | BARDET Romain | Ag2r La Mondiale | s.t. |
| 8 | MARTIN Guillaume | Wanty-Gobert | s.t. |
| 9 | BUSATO Matteo | Androni Giocattoli-Sidermec | s.t. |
| 10 | LE CUNFF Kévin | St Michel-Auber 93 | s.t. |
| 11 | PEREZ Anthony | Cofidis | s.t. |
| 12 | JAKIN Alo | St Michel-Auber 93 | s.t. |
| 13 | VAN DER LIJKE Nick | Roompot-Charles | 0:17 |
| 14 | MALDONADO Anthony | St Michel-Auber 93 | s.t. |
| 15 | SIMON Julien | Cofidis | s.t. |
| 16 | PEYSKENS Dimitri | Wallonie-Bruxelles | s.t. |
| 17 | EIKING Odd Christian | Wanty-Gobert | s.t. |
| 18 | COMBAUD Romain | Delko-Marseille Provence | s.t. |
| 19 | SCHÖNBERGER Sebastian | Neri Sottoli-Selle Italia | s.t. |
| 20 | VELASCO Simone | Neri Sottoli-Selle Italia | 0:25 |
| 21 | HERMANS Ben | Israel Cycling Academy | s.t. |
| 22 | HIVERT Jonathan | Direct Energie | s.t. |
| 23 | CHERNETSKI Sergei | Caja Rural-Seguros RGA | s.t. |
| 24 | GESBERT Élie | Arkea Samsic | s.t. |
| 25 | LASTRA Jonathan | Caja Rural-Seguros RGA | 0:32 |
| 26 | FRANKINY Kilian | Groupama-FDJ | s.t. |
| 27 | ZARDINI Edoardo | Neri Sottoli-Selle Italia | s.t. |
| 28 | CALMEJANE Lilian | Direct Energie | 0:54 |
| 29 | DOUBEY Fabien | Wanty-Gobert | 1:01 |
| 30 | SEIGLE Romain | Groupama-FDJ | s.t. |
| 31 | AMEZQUETA Julen | Caja Rural-Seguros RGA | 1:11 |
| 32 | MÜLLER Patrick | Vital Concept | 1:16 |
| 33 | LE TURNIER Mathias | Cofidis | 1:22 |
| 34 | PACHER Quentin | Vital Concept | 1:45 |
| 35 | HAGEN Krister | Riwal Readynez | 2:07 |
| 36 | FLÓREZ Miguel | Androni Giocattoli-Sidermec | 2:09 |
| 37 | MASNADA Fausto | Androni Giocattoli-Sidermec | 2:12 |
| 38 | JOYCE Colin | Rally UHC Cycling | s.t. |
| 39 | SBARAGLI Kristian | Israel Cycling Academy | 2:26 |
| 40 | DUIJN Huub | Roompot-Charles | 2:28 |
| 41 | BARTHE Cyril | Euskadi Basque Country | 2:31 |
| 42 | DUPONT Hubert | Ag2r La Mondiale | 3:09 |
| 43 | JULES Justin | Wallonie-Bruxelles | 3:16 |
| 44 | MORTIER Julien | Wallonie-Bruxelles | s.t. |
| 45 | LUNKE Sindre | Riwal Readynez | s.t. |
| 46 | GABBURO Davide | Neri Sottoli-Selle Italia | s.t. |
| 47 | MINNAARD Marco | Wanty-Gobert | s.t. |
| 48 | BOUET Maxime | Arkea Samsic | s.t. |
| 49 | VINCENT Léo | Groupama-FDJ | s.t. |
| 50 | GASTAUER Ben | Ag2r La Mondiale | s.t. |
| 51 | DE CLERCQ Bart | Wanty-Gobert | s.t. |
| 52 | CATAFORD Alexander | Israel Cycling Academy | s.t. |
| 53 | BIDARD François | Ag2r La Mondiale | s.t. |
| 54 | BERHANE Natnael | Cofidis | s.t. |
| 55 | DELAPLACE Anthony | Arkea Samsic | s.t. |
| 56 | NIV Guy | Israel Cycling Academy | s.t. |
| 57 | FILOSI Iuri | Delko-Marseille Provence | s.t. |
| 58 | WEENING Pieter | Roompot-Charles | s.t. |
| 59 | SERRANO Gonzalo | Caja Rural-Seguros RGA | 4:00 |
| 60 | MOLLY Kenny | Wallonie-Bruxelles | 4:23 |
| 61 | PICHON Laurent | Arkea Samsic | s.t. |
| 62 | LUDVIGSSON Tobias | Groupama-FDJ | s.t. |
| 63 | BRAVO Garikoitz | Euskadi Basque Country | 4:39 |
| 64 | PETERS Nans | Ag2r La Mondiale | s.t. |
| 65 | GAVAZZI Francesco | Androni Giocattoli-Sidermec | 6:45 |
| 66 | FRAPPORTI Marco | Androni Giocattoli-Sidermec | s.t. |
| 67 | QUAADE Rasmus | Riwal Readynez | s.t. |
| 68 | KRON Andreas | Riwal Readynez | s.t. |
| 69 | PLAZA Rubén | Israel Cycling Academy | s.t. |
| 70 | CUBERO Jorge | Burgos-BH | 6:48 |
| 71 | OURSELIN Paul | Direct Energie | s.t. |
| 72 | BURGAUDEAU Mathieu | Direct Energie | 6:54 |
| 73 | MUÑOZ Daniel | Androni Giocattoli-Sidermec | s.t. |
| 74 | CARPENTER Robin | Rally UHC | 9:34 |
| 75 | GONÇALVES Domingos | Caja Rural-Seguros RGA | 10:10 |
| 76 | MADRAZO Ángel | Burgos-BH | s.t. |
| 77 | SOUPE Geoffrey | Cofidis | 10:21 |
| 78 | GOLDSTEIN Roy | Israel Cycling Academy | s.t. |
| 79 | EZQUERRA Jesús | Burgos-BH | s.t. |
| 80 | CHETOUT Loïc | Cofidis | s.t. |
| 81 | BOL Jetse | Burgos-BH | s.t. |
| 82 | BIZKARRA Mikel | Euskadi Basque Country | s.t. |
| 83 | MAURELET Flavien | St Michel-Auber 93 | s.t. |
| 84 | LIVYNS Arjen | Roompot-Charles | 11:12 |
| 85 | MURPHY Kyle | Rally UHC | s.t. |
| 86 | TIMMERMANS Justin | Roompot-Charles | 12:37 |
| 87 | REZA Kévin | Vital Concept | s.t. |
| 88 | PAILLOT Yoann | St Michel-Auber 93 | s.t. |
| 89 | DEGAND Thomas | Wanty-Gobert | s.t. |
| 90 | VAUGRENARD Benoît | Groupama-FDJ | s.t. |
| 91 | ŠIŠKEVIČIUS Evaldas | Delko-Marseille Provence | s.t. |
| 92 | MARENGO Umberto | Neri Sottoli-Selle Italia | s.t. |
| 93 | SCHMIDT Fabien | Delko-Marseille Provence | s.t. |
| 94 | DE ROSSI Lucas | Delko-Marseille Provence | 15:00 |
| 95 | PAASSCHENS Mathijs | Wallonie-Bruxelles | 15:42 |
| 96 | ROBEET Ludovic | Wallonie-Bruxelles | s.t. |
| 97 | SCHREURS Hamish | Israel Cycling Academy | 17:23 |
| 98 | IRIZAR Julen | Euskadi Basque Country | 18:12 |
| 99 | SESSLER Nícolas | Burgos-BH | 21:18 |
| 100 | BONGIORNO Francesco | Neri Sottoli-Selle Italia | 21:24 |
| 101 | ELLSAY Nigel | Rally UHC | s.t. |
| 102 | VINTHER Troels | Riwal Readynez | s.t. |
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Start list with back number, March 2, 2019:
| DIRECT ENERGIE | |
| DS: | Lylian Lebreton |
| 1 | CALMEJANE Lilian |
| 2 | BURGAUDEAU Mathieu |
| 3 | COUSIN Jerome |
| 4 | GRELLIER Fabien |
| 5 | HIVERT Jonathan |
| 6 | JOURNIAUX Axel |
| 7 | OURSELIN Paul |
| GROUPAMA-FDJ | |
| DS: | Sebastien Joly |
| 11 | FRANKINY Kilian |
| 12 | LUDVIGSSON Tobias |
| 13 | MADOUAS Valentin |
| 15 | SEIGLE Romain |
| 16 | VAUGRENARD Benoît |
| 17 | VINCENT Leo |
| AG2R LA MONDIALE | |
| DS: | Stephane Goubert |
| 21 | BARDET Romain |
| 22 | BIDARD François |
| 23 | CHEVRIER Clement |
| 24 | GASTAUER Ben |
| 25 | DUPONT Hubert |
| 26 | PETERS Nans |
| 27 | VUILLERMOZ Alexis |
| ARKEA-SAMSIC | |
| DS: | Roger Trehin |
| 31 | BARGUIL Warren |
| 32 | DELAPLACE Anthony |
| 33 | BOUET Maxime |
| 34 | HARDY Romain |
| 35 | LE ROUX Romain |
| 36 | GESBERT Elie |
| 37 | PICHON Laurent |
| COFIDIS | |
| DS: | Jean-Luc Jonrond |
| 41 | SIMON Julien |
| 42 | BERHANE Natnael |
| 43 | CHETOUT Loïc |
| 44 | SOUPE Geoffrey |
| 45 | LAFAY Victor |
| 46 | LE TURNIER Mathias |
| 47 | PEREZ Anthony |
| VITAL CONCEPT-B&B HOTELS | |
| DS: | Gilles Pauchard |
| 51 | BAGOT Yohan |
| 52 | CAM Maxime |
| 53 | MOTTIER Justin |
| 54 | MÜLLER Patrick |
| 55 | PACHER Quentin |
| 56 | REZA Kévin |
| 57 | VICHOT Arthur |
| ANDRONI GIOCATTOLI-SIDERMEC | |
| DS: | Alessandro Spezialetti |
| 61 | BUSATO Matteo |
| 62 | FRAPPORTI Marco |
| 63 | GAVAZZI Francesco |
| 64 | MASNADA Fausto |
| 65 | FLOREZ Miguel |
| 66 | MUÑOZ Daniel |
| 67 | SPREAFICO Matteo |
| WALLONIE-BRUXELLES | |
| DS: | Olivier Kaisen |
| 71 | LIETAER Eliot |
| 72 | MORTIER Julien |
| 73 | PEYSKENS Dimitri |
| 74 | ROBEET Ludovic |
| 75 | PAASSCHENS Mathijs |
| 76 | MOLLY Kenny |
| 77 | JULES Justin |
| ROOMPOT-CHARLES | |
| DS: | Jean Paul Van Poppel |
| 81 | DUYN Huub |
| 83 | LIVYNS Arjen |
| 85 | TIMMERMANS Justin |
| 86 | VAN DER LIJKE Nick |
| 87 | WEENING Pieter |
| WANTY–GROUPE GOBERT | |
| DS: | Sebastien Demarbaix |
| 91 | DE CLERCQ Bart |
| 92 | DEGAND Thomas |
| 93 | DOUBEY Fabien |
| 94 | EIKING Odd Christian |
| 95 | MARTIN Guillaume |
| 97 | MINNAARD Marco |
| DELKO-MARSEILLE PROVENCE | |
| DS: | Hristo Zaykov |
| 101 | COMBAUD Romain |
| 102 | FILOSI Iuri |
| 103 | DE ROSSI Lucas |
| 104 | LEVEAU Jérémy |
| 105 | MORENO BAZAN Javier |
| 106 | SCHMIDT Fabien |
| 107 | SISKEVICIUS Evaldas |
| NERI SOTTOLI-SELLE ITALIA-KTM | |
| DS: | Luca Scinto |
| 111 | VISCONTI Giovanni |
| 112 | BONGIORNO Francesco |
| 113 | VELASCO Simone |
| 114 | MARENGO Umberto |
| 115 | SCHÖNBERGER Sebastian |
| 116 | GABBURO Davide |
| 117 | ZARDINI Edoardo |
| CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA | |
| DS: | Jose Fernandez |
| 121 | CUADROS Alvaro |
| 122 | AMEZQUETA Julen |
| 123 | GONCALVES Andre |
| 124 | IRISARRI Jon |
| 125 | LASTRA Jonathan |
| 126 | CHERNETSKY Sergey |
| 127 | SERRANO Gonzalo |
| ISRAEL CYCLING ACADEMY | |
| DS: | Rene Andrle |
| 131 | CATAFORD Alexander |
| 132 | PLAZA MOLINA Ruben |
| 133 | GOLDSTEIN Roy |
| 134 | HERMANS Ben |
| 135 | SCHREURS Hamish |
| 136 | NIV Guy |
| 137 | SBARAGLI Kristian |
| RALLY UHC CYCLING | |
| DS: | Jonathan McCarthy |
| 141 | DAL-CIN Matteo |
| 142 | CARPENTER Robin |
| 143 | ORONTE Emerson |
| 144 | JOYCE Colin |
| 145 | ELLSAY Nigel |
| 146 | MURPHY Kyle |
| 147 | TUFT Svein |
| RIWAL READYNEZ CYCLING TEAM | |
| DS: | Michael Skelde |
| 151 | KAMP Alexander |
| 152 | QUAADE Rasmus |
| 153 | HAGEN Krister |
| 154 | VINTHER Troels |
| 155 | LUNKE Sindre |
| 156 | VINJEBO Emil |
| 157 | KRON Andreas |
| EUSKADI BASQUE COUNTRY-MURIAS | |
| DS: | David Echavarri |
| 161 | RODRIGUEZ Sergio |
| 162 | BARTHE Cyril |
| 163 | BRAVO Garikoitz |
| 164 | BIZKARRA Mikel |
| 165 | BARRENETXEA Ander |
| 166 | IRIZAR Julen |
| 167 | UDONDO Gotzon |
| BURGOS BH | |
| DS: | Santi Barranco |
| 171 | BOL Jetse |
| 172 | CUBERO Jorge |
| 173 | EZQUERRA Jesús |
| 174 | GIBSON Matthew |
| 175 | SESSLER Nicolas |
| 176 | MADRAZO Ángel |
| ST MICHEL-AUBER 93 | |
| DS: | Stephan Gaudry |
| 181 | FEILLU Romain |
| 182 | JAKIN Alo |
| 183 | LE CUNFF Kévin |
| 184 | MALDONADO Anthony |
| 185 | MAURELET Flavien |
| 186 | PAILLOT Yoann |
| 187 | VAN NIEKERK Morne |