2018 Tour du Finistère (1.1), France
33rd Edition: Saturday, April 14, 2018
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Saint Evarzec - Quimper, 190.5 km
Jonathan Hivert was the strongest man in Quimper
Weather at the finish city of Quimper at 2:30 PM, local time: 16C (61F), mostly cloudy with the wind from the SSW at 16 km/hr (10 mph). No rain is forecast.
The race: Here's the report from Team BMC:
The rolling 190.5km course saw the riders tackle the final 35km of stage 5 of this year’s Tour de France and finished with five laps of a 9.7km finishing circuit around Quimper.
Attacks began early and after 15km of racing, two riders were starting to build up an advantage over the peloton while three chasers sat at various intervals in between.
A four-rider group eventually came together at the front of the race and as a result, the gap began to grow quickly with the main bunch trailing by almost nine minutes with 150km to go.
The peloton soon regained control with the breakaway pulled back to around five minutes heading into the second half of the day before a dramatic increase in pace saw the chase begin to heat up.
After the first ascent of the Côte de Meilh Stang Vihan, with a gradient of 12.5%, a reduced main bunch crossed the finish line to start the first of the local laps just 40 seconds behind the two remaining leaders.
Riders began to attack off the front of the peloton with Rein Taaramäe (Direct Energie) bridging across to Michiel Dieleman (Cibel-Cebon) and Corentin Ermenault (Vital Concept Cycling Club) and with 35km to go, the trio was dangling just 25 seconds up the road.
There were only 50 riders, including all of BMC Racing Team, left in the re-grouped main bunch at the start of the penultimate lap before van Garderen responded to a dangerous four-rider move. It was then Richie Porte’s turn to try something and he was also part of a four-rider group that attempted to go clear before being caught by the chasing bunch as the bell rang to mark the start of the final lap.
Only 20 riders remained in the main bunch going past the 5km to go mark as more attacks drew a select group, including van Garderen, out at the front of the race which would eventually battle it out for the day’s honors.
In the closing stages of the day, van Garderen launched his own move but ultimately the 12-rider group came back together for a final sprint with Jonathan Hivert (Direct Energie) taking the win. After a hard fought finish and an uphill drag race to the line, van Garderen sprinted to eighth while, the rest of his teammates finished safely behind in the main part of the peloton.
Quotes From the Finish Line
Tejay van Garderen: “I think it shows that I still have good form. I have a good schedule up ahead. This was kind of a recon race and also a race to get some fitness, so I’m happy. I usually like the longer climbs, more of a stage race, a little bit more calm and predictable. This race was anything but. I showed I have good form and I’m never going to beat the specialists. I’m definitely glad that we got to see the stage ahead of the Tour de France. There are a lot of narrow, technical, punchy, dangerous sections, and I think having knowledge of the course is going to be critical come July. I think it’s a good stage for Greg Van Avermaet.”
Richie Porte: “It was a good day and I think we managed to get out of it everything that we needed to. It will be a technical finish at the Tour. We looked at the stage yesterday but of course, there is no better way to see it than to race it. Today was a great opportunity for us and it should be a hard stage in July.”
“On the penultimate lap, I went in one of the moves which was good for me. In Pais Vasco, I wasn’t able to attack really so it was nice to stretch my legs and I think that move allowed the other guys to sit back and take advantage of us having a guy in the front. Tejay and some of the other guys were active on the last lap so I think it was a good race for us moving forward too.”
“It was a different style of racing today but it is always good to get a long day like today in the legs. We also had the added incentive that this will be the finish of stage 5 at the Tour so, overall I think we have had a successful two days here.”
Sports Director, Fabio Baldato: “It was a good sign to see Tejay and Richie’s shape getting better and both riders went on the attack. We didn’t really have a specific leader today. I asked the guys to be active, to enjoy the race, and to move a lot which is what they did. At the end, Tejay was in the final. The two days here went well with a good recon yesterday and then everyone was there in front during the race today. We didn’t have riders who really had the punch to be competitive in a final like this. For us, it was important to see the last 30km of the Tour de France stage as well. It’s technical so it’s important to know the roads and where to be in position during that stage."
Complete Results:
190.5 kilometers raced at an average speed of 40.379 km/hr
| 1 | HIVERT Jonathan | Direct Energie | 4hr 43min 4sec |
| 2 | BARDET Romain | Ag2r La Mondiale | s.t. |
| 3 | MARTIN Guillaume | Wanty-Groupe Gobert | s.t. |
| 4 | EDET Nicolas | Cofidis | s.t. |
| 5 | JANSSENS Jimmy | Cibel-Cebon | s.t. |
| 6 | CORNU Jérémy | Direct Energie | s.t. |
| 7 | GRELLIER Fabien | Direct Energie | s.t. |
| 8 | VAN GARDEREN Tejay | BMC | s.t. |
| 9 | HAGEN Carl Fredrik | Joker Icopal | s.t. |
| 10 | CALMEJANE Lilian | Direct Energie | @ 7sec |
| 11 | BARGUIL Warren | Fortuneo-Samsic | s.t. |
| 12 | LE CUNFF Kévin | St Michel-Auber 93 | s.t. |
| 13 | ANTOMARCHI Julien | Roubaix-Lille Metropole | s.t. |
| 14 | NAVARRO Daniel | Cofidis | s.t. |
| 15 | OURSELIN Paul | Direct Energie | 31 |
| 16 | FINETTO Mauro | Delko-Marseille Provence | 55 |
| 17 | SIMON Julien | Cofidis | s.t. |
| 18 | MATE Luis Angel | Cofidis | s.t. |
| 19 | WYSS Danilo | BMC | s.t. |
| 20 | MALDONADO Anthony | St Michel-Auber 93 | s.t. |
| 21 | BOHLI Tom | BMC | s.t. |
| 22 | HARDY Romain | Fortuneo-Samsic | s.t. |
| 23 | DEGAND Thomas | Wanty-Groupe Gobert | s.t. |
| 24 | DUMOULIN Samuel | Ag2r La Mondiale | s.t. |
| 25 | LADAGNOUS Matthieu | Groupama-FDJ | s.t. |
| 26 | BARTHE Cyril | Euskadi Basque Country | s.t. |
| 27 | ALLEGAERT Piet | Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise | s.t. |
| 28 | TURGIS Jimmy | Cofidis | s.t. |
| 29 | ROSSKOPF Joseph | BMC | s.t. |
| 30 | THOMINET Camille | St Michel-Auber 93 | s.t. |
| 31 | FONSECA Armindo | Fortuneo-Samsic | s.t. |
| 32 | TEUGELS Lennert | Cibel-Cebon | s.t. |
| 33 | LOPEZ COZARD Jaimel | Team Euskadi | s.t. |
| 34 | EL FARES Julien | Delko-Marseille Provence | s.t. |
| 35 | MARCHAND Gianni | Cibel-Cebon | s.t. |
| 36 | MAINARD Jérôme | Roubaix-Lille Metropole | s.t. |
| 37 | FRANKINY Kilian | BMC | s.t. |
| 38 | GOUAULT Pierre | Roubaix-Lille Metropole | s.t. |
| 39 | GAUDU David | Groupama-FDJ | 1:00 |
| 40 | MADRAZO Angel | Delko-Marseille Provence | s.t. |
| 41 | GAREL Adrien | Vital Concept | s.t. |
| 42 | GESBERT Elie | Fortuneo-Samsic | s.t. |
| 43 | GARCIA AMBROA Ricardo | Team Euskadi | 1:03 |
| 44 | DERNIES Tom | Roubaix-Lille Metropole | 1:08 |
| 45 | PORTE Richie | BMC | s.t. |
| 46 | BAGUES Aritz | Euskadi Basque Country | 1:15 |
| 47 | LEDANOIS Kévin | Fortuneo-Samsic | 1:19 |
| 48 | HOEM Bjorn Tore | Joker Icopal | 1:27 |
| 49 | SKJERPING Kristoffer | Joker Icopal | 1:38 |
| 50 | MAURELET Flavien | St Michel-Auber 93 | 1:49 |
| 51 | LEVEAU Jérémy | Delko-Marseille Provence | 1:56 |
| 52 | BONNAMOUR Franck | Fortuneo-Samsic | 2:17 |
| 53 | GAUTIER Cyril | Ag2r La Mondiale | s.t. |
| 54 | RUIJGH Rob | Tarteletto-Isorex | 2:53 |
| 55 | VANSPEYBROUCK Pieter | Wanty-Groupe Gobert | 3:27 |
| 56 | DUCHESNE Antoine | Groupama-FDJ | 6:03 |
| 57 | DOUBEY Fabien | Wanty-Groupe Gobert | s.t. |
| 58 | MARTIN SANZ Gotzon | Team Euskadi | s.t. |
| 59 | ARMIRAIL Bruno | Groupama-FDJ | s.t. |
| 60 | RODRIGUEZ Sergio | Euskadi Basque Country | s.t. |
| 61 | DIELEMAN Michiel | Cibel-Cebon | 6:28 |
| 62 | THOMAS Benjamin | Groupama-FDJ | 8:59 |
| 63 | LAMMERTINK Steven | Vital Concept | 13:53 |
| 64 | BUADES FERRIOL Marc | Team Euskadi | s.t. |
| Abandons | |||
| COENEN Dennis | Cibel-Cebon | ||
| FOURNIER Marc | Vital Concept | ||
| ERMENAULT Corentin | Vital Concept | ||
| CORBEL Erwann | Vital Concept | ||
| MANZIN Lorrenzo | Vital Concept | ||
| TRONET Steven | Roubaix-Lille Metropole | ||
| LEROUX Samuel | Roubaix-Lille Metropole | ||
| COBBAERT Robby | Cibel-Cebon | ||
| TOUZE Damien | St Michel-Auber 93 | ||
| INSAUSTI Ion Ander | Team Euskadi | ||
| BALDO Nicolas | St Michel-Auber 93 | ||
| FEILLU Romain | St Michel-Auber 93 | ||
| CABOT Jérémy | Roubaix-Lille Metropole | ||
| MANNAERTS Jelle | Tarteletto-Isorex | ||
| LE BON Johan | Vital Concept | ||
| HEGYVARY Adrian | UnitedHealthcare | ||
| PUTT Tanner | UnitedHealthcare | ||
| CAPIOT Amaury | Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise | ||
| SAEZ BENITO Hector | Euskadi Basque Country | ||
| DAHL Herman | Joker Icopal | ||
| DE JONGHE Kevin | Tarteletto-Isorex | ||
| FORFANG Ole | Joker Icopal | ||
| SEFA Ylber | Tarteletto-Isorex | ||
| DE GROOTE Arne | Tarteletto-Isorex | ||
| FERNANDEZ Egoitz | Team Euskadi | ||
| TZORTZAKIS Polychronis | Tarteletto-Isorex | ||
| GOIKOETXEA Peio | Team Euskadi | ||
| EATON Daniel | UnitedHealthcare | ||
| CANT Jelle | Tarteletto-Isorex | ||
| GERARD Arnaud | Fortuneo-Samsic | ||
| JANS Roy | Cibel-Cebon | ||
| ARISTI Mikel | Euskadi Basque Country | ||
| BARRENETXEA Ander | Euskadi Basque Country | ||
| SANZ UNZUE Enrique | Euskadi Basque Country | ||
| BACKAERT Frederik | Wanty-Groupe Gobert | ||
| KREDER Wesley | Wanty-Groupe Gobert | ||
| VAN MELSEN Kevin | Wanty-Groupe Gobert | ||
| BAGDONAS Gediminas | Ag2r La Mondiale | ||
| DUVAL Julien | Ag2r La Mondiale | ||
| VANDENBERGH Stijn | Ag2r La Mondiale | ||
| GOUGEARD Alexis | Ag2r La Mondiale | ||
| HOELGAARD Daniel | Groupama-FDJ | ||
| RØINÅS Fridtjof | Joker Icopal | ||
| TAARAMAE Rein | Direct Energie | ||
| CATAFORD Alexander | UnitedHealthcare | ||
| DE ROSSI Lucas | Delko-Marseille Provence | ||
| TRARIEUX Julien | Delko-Marseille Provence | ||
| RODRIGUEZ John Anderson | Delko-Marseille Provence | ||
| FARAZIJN Maxime | Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise | ||
| MENTEN Milan | Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise | ||
| NOPPE Christophe | Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise | ||
| RICKAERT Jonas | Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise | ||
| VAN ROOY Kenneth | Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise | ||
| MCCABE Travis | UnitedHealthcare | ||
| EVENSEN Henrik | Joker Icopal | ||
| ALZATE Carlos Eduardo | UnitedHealthcare | ||
| SICARD Romain | Direct Energie | ||
| Non-starter | |||
| BONNAFOND Guillaume | Cofidis |
Start list with back numbers, April 13, 2018:
| EUSKADI BASQUE COUNTRY-MURIAS | |
| DS: Xabier Muriel | |
| 1 | ARISTI Mikel |
| 2 | BARTHE Cyril |
| 3 | BARRENETXEA Ander |
| 4 | SÁEZ Hector |
| 5 | SANZ Enrique |
| 6 | BAGUES Aritz |
| 7 | RODRIGUEZ Sergio |
| WANTY-GROUPE GOBERT | |
| DS: ? | |
| 11 | BACKAERT Frederik |
| 12 | DEGAND Thomas |
| 13 | KREDER Wesley |
| 14 | DOUBEY Fabien |
| 15 | MARTIN Guillaume |
| 16 | VANSPEYBROUCK Pieter |
| 17 | VAN MELSEN Kevin |
| AG2R LA MONDIALE | |
| DS: Nicolas Guille | |
| 21 | BAGDONAS Gediminas |
| 22 | BARDET Romain |
| 23 | GOUGEARD Alexis |
| 24 | GAUTIER Cyril |
| 25 | DUMOULIN Samuel |
| 26 | DUVAL Julien |
| 27 | VANDENBERGH Stijn |
| BMC | |
| DS: Noel Dejonckheere | |
| 31 | BOHLI Tom |
| 32 | FRANKINY Kilian |
| 33 | PORTE Richie |
| 34 | ROSSKOPF Joey |
| 36 | VAN GARDEREN Tejay |
| 37 | WYSS Danilo |
| GROUPAMA-FDJ | |
| DS: Thierry Bricaud | |
| 41 | ARMIRAIL Bruno |
| 42 | DUCHESNE Antoine |
| 43 | GAUDU David |
| 44 | HOELGAARD Daniel |
| 45 | LADAGNOUS Matthieu |
| 46 | THOMAS Benjamin |
| DIRECT ENERGIE | |
| DS: Benoit Genauzeau | |
| 51 | CALMEJANE Lilian |
| 52 | GRELLIER Fabien |
| 53 | HIVERT Jonathan |
| 54 | CORNU Jérémy |
| 55 | OURSELIN Paul |
| 56 | SICARD Romain |
| 57 | TAARAMAE Rein |
| FORTUNEO-SAMSIC | |
| DS: Yvon Caer | |
| 61 | BARGUIL Warren |
| 62 | BONNAMOUR Franck |
| 63 | FONSECA Armindo |
| 64 | GESBERT Elie |
| 65 | HARDY Romain |
| 66 | LEDANOIS Kevin |
| 67 | GERARD Arnaud |
| COFIDIS | |
| DS: Alain Deloeuil | |
| 71 | EDET Nicolas |
| 72 | BONNAFOND Guillaume |
| 73 | MATE Luis Angel |
| 74 | SIMON Julien |
| 75 | TURGIS Jimmy |
| 76 | NAVARRO Daniel |
| DELKO-MARSEILLE PROVENCE KTM | |
| DS: Hristo Zaikov | |
| 81 | DE ROSSI Lucas |
| 82 | TRARIEUX Julien |
| 83 | EL FARES Julien |
| 84 | FINETTO Mauro |
| 85 | LEVEAU Jérémy |
| 86 | MADRAZO Ángel |
| 87 | RODRIGUEZ John Anderson |
| SPORT VLAANDEREN-BALOISE | |
| DS: Andy Missotten | |
| 91 | ALLEGAERT Piet |
| 92 | CAPIOT Amaury |
| 93 | FARAZIJN Maxime |
| 94 | MENTEN Milan |
| 95 | NOPPE Christophe |
| 96 | RICKAERT Jonas |
| 97 | VAN ROOY Kenneth |
| UNITEDHEALTHCARE | |
| DS: Hendrik Redant | |
| 101 | MCCABE Travis |
| 102 | PUTT Tanner |
| 103 | ALZATE Carlos Eduardo |
| 104 | HEGYVARY Adrian |
| 105 | CATAFORD Alexander |
| 106 | EATON Daniel |
| ST MICHEL-AUBER 93 | |
| DS: Stéphan Gaudry | |
| 111 | FEILLU Romain |
| 112 | LE CUNFF Kévin |
| 113 | BALDO Nicolas |
| 114 | MALDONADO Anthony |
| 115 | MAURELET Flavien |
| 116 | THOMINET Camille |
| 117 | TOUZÉ Damien |
| ROUBAIX-LILLE METROPOLE | |
| DS: Frederic Delcambre | |
| 121 | ANTOMARCHI Julien |
| 122 | MAINARD Jérôme |
| 123 | CABOT Jeremy |
| 124 | DERNIES Tom |
| 125 | GOUAULT Pierre |
| 126 | LEROUX Samuel |
| 127 | TRONET Steven |
| VITAL CONCEPT | |
| DS: Yvonnick Bolgiani | |
| 131 | MANZIN Lorrenzo |
| 132 | LE BON Johan |
| 133 | CORBEL Erwann |
| 134 | GAREL Adrien |
| 135 | ERMENAULT Corentin |
| 136 | FOURNIER Marc |
| 137 | LAMMERTINK Steven |
| CIBEL-CEBON | |
| DS: Marcel Omloop | |
| 141 | COENEN Dennis |
| 142 | COBBAERT Robby |
| 143 | DIELEMAN Michiel |
| 144 | JANS Roy |
| 145 | JANSSENS Jimmy |
| 146 | MARCHAND Gianni |
| 147 | TEUGELS Lennert |
| JOKER ICOPAL | |
| DS: Adrian Gjolberg | |
| 151 | FORFANG Ole |
| 152 | ROEINAAS Fridtjof |
| 153 | NILSEN HOEM Bjørn Tore |
| 154 | HAGEN Carl Fredrik |
| 155 | SKJERPING Kristoffer |
| 156 | EVENSEN Henrik |
| 157 | DAHL Herman |
| TEAM EUSKADI | |
| DS: Jorge Azanza | |
| 161 | LÓPEZ-COZAR Juan |
| 162 | GOIKOETXEA Peio |
| 163 | GARCIA Ricardo |
| 164 | BUADES Marc |
| 165 | MARTIN Gotzon |
| 166 | INSAUSTI Jon Ander |
| 167 | FERNÁNDEZ Egoitz |
| TARTELETTO-ISOREX | |
| DS: Peter Bauwens | |
| 171 | TZORTZAKIS Polychronis |
| 172 | DE GROOTE Arne |
| 173 | RUIJGH Rob |
| 174 | SEFA Ylber |
| 175 | MANNAERTS Jelle |
| 176 | DE JONGHE Kevin |
| 177 | CANT Jelle |