2016 GP d'Ouverture - La Marseillaise (1.1)
37th edition: Sunday, January 31, 2016
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Marseille - Marseille, France 144 km
Dries Devenyns just bests Thibaut Pinot for the race win
The race: I always looked to this race as truly signalling the start of the European racing season. There are still some important races coming in exotic or far-away places. On February third, both the French Etoile de Bessèges and Volta a la Cumunitat Valenciana as well as the Dubai Tour commence. And on the seventh racing begins in earnest in Italy withy the GP Costa degli Etruschi. Hot diggity!
Oh, and the Marseille race...Four riders, including the well-regarded Jérome Cousin, scooted off the front while the race was still young. Their adventure was halted with a little less than 100 kilometers under everyone's belts.
That was the signal to IAM Cycling rider Dries Devenyns to try his luck. He was joined by Thibaut Pinot. The two made their move work, coming to the line 42 seconds ahead of the pack. Devenyns was the faster of the two, giving him a nice early-season win.
Belgian Baptiste Planckaert won the field sprint.
Here's what Devenyns had to say after the race: “I have waited for this victory for a long time, too long. I was motivated and have been able to train well throughout the winter. In the sprint, I got out of the saddle to give the impression that I was launching, and then Thibaut took the lead. I managed to get back onto his wheel and gave everything I had left in my legs to edge him on the line. I had the heart to win because the entire team was really tremendous today. We definitely rolled up our sleeves and it paid off.”
More photos are posted below the results
Complete Results:
144 kilometers raced at an average speed of 40.809 km/hr
| 1 | DEVENYNS Dries | IAM CYCLING | 3hr 31min 43sec |
| 2 | PINOT Thibaut | FDJ | s.t. |
| 3 | PLANCKAERT Baptiste | WALLONIE BRUXELLES | @ 42sec |
| 4 | CLAEYS Dimitri | WANTY-GROUPE GOBERT | s.t. |
| 5 | ANDERSON Ryan | DIRECT ENERGIE | s.t. |
| 6 | BARBERO CUESTA Carlos | CAJA RURAL | s.t. |
| 7 | VICHOT Arthur | FDJ | s.t. |
| 8 | GALLOPIN Tony | LOTTO-SOUDAL | s.t. |
| 9 | BILLE Gaetan | WANTY-GROUPE GOBERT | s.t. |
| 10 | BAUGNIES Jérôme | WANTY-GROUPE GOBERT | s.t. |
| 11 | TURGIS Jimmy | ROUBAIX METROPOLE | s.t. |
| 12 | FERNANDEZ CRUZ Delio | DELKO MARSEILLE | s.t. |
| 13 | HOULE Hugo | AG2R | s.t. |
| 14 | CHAVANEL Sylvain | DIRECT ENERGIE | s.t. |
| 15 | SPRENGERS Thomas | TOPSPORT VLAANDEREN | s.t. |
| 16 | FUMEAUX Jonathan | IAM CYCLING | s.t. |
| 17 | LEBRETON Kevin | ARMEE DE TERRE | s.t. |
| 18 | CALMEJANE Lilian | DIRECT ENERGIE | s.t. |
| 19 | TURGIS Anthony | COFIDIS | s.t. |
| 20 | ARMEE Sander | LOTTO-SOUDAL | s.t. |
| 21 | HOLLENSTEIN Reto | IAM CYCLING | s.t. |
| 22 | CHEREL Mickaël | AG2R | s.t. |
| 23 | CHEVRIER Clement | IAM CYCLING | s.t. |
| 24 | GASTAUER Ben | AG2R | s.t. |
| 25 | DI GREGORIO Rémy | DELKO MARSEILLE | s.t. |
| 26 | REICHENBACH Sébastien | FDJ | s.t. |
| 27 | JEANNESSON Arnold | COFIDIS | s.t. |
| 28 | BARDET Romain | AG2R | s.t. |
| 29 | DUPONT Hubert | AG2R | s.t. |
| 30 | COPPEL Jerome | IAM CYCLING | s.t. |
| 31 | DRON Boris | WANTY-GROUPE GOBERT | s.t. |
| 32 | WARNIER Antoine | WALLONIE BRUXELLES | s.t. |
| 33 | PARDILLA BELLON Sergio | CAJA RURAL | s.t. |
| 34 | ANTOMARCHI Julien | ROUBAIX METROPOLE | s.t. |
| 35 | MONFORT Maxime | LOTTO-SOUDAL | s.t. |
| 36 | MARCATO Marco | WANTY-GROUPE GOBERT | 0:00:51 |
| 37 | MENUT David | HP-BTP AUBER 93 | @ 1min 23sec |
| 38 | BACKAERT Frederik | WANTY-GROUPE GOBERT | s.t. |
| 39 | BROECKX Stig | LOTTO-SOUDAL | 0:01:26 |
| 40 | HAUSSLER Heinrich | IAM CYCLING | s.t. |
| 41 | VAN DER SANDE Tosh | LOTTO-SOUDAL | s.t. |
| 42 | DUPONT Timothy | VERANDAS WILLEMS | 0:01:56 |
| 43 | MALDONADO Anthony | HP-BTP AUBER 93 | s.t. |
| 44 | NAESEN Oliver | IAM CYCLING | s.t. |
| 45 | VAN GESTEL Dries | TOPSPORT VLAANDEREN | s.t. |
| 46 | RAIBAUD Jimmy | ARMEE DE TERRE | s.t. |
| 47 | BARBAS Yoann | ARMEE DE TERRE | s.t. |
| 48 | PEYSKENS Dimitri | VERANCLASSIC-AGO | s.t. |
| 49 | EL FARES Julien | DELKO MARSEILLE | s.t. |
| 50 | VANTOMME Maxime | ROUBAIX METROPOLE | s.t. |
| 51 | DELFOSSE Sébastien | WALLONIE BRUXELLES | s.t. |
| 52 | LEVARLET Guillaume | HP-BTP AUBER 93 | s.t. |
| 53 | STASSEN Julien | WALLONIE BRUXELLES | s.t. |
| 54 | HIVERT Jonathan | FORTUNEO-VITAL CONCEPT | s.t. |
| 55 | FERRARI Fabricio | CAJA RURAL | s.t. |
| 56 | FERASSE Thibault | ARMEE DE TERRE | s.t. |
| 57 | MARTINEZ Yannick | DELKO MARSEILLE | s.t. |
| 58 | BOUDAT Thomas | DIRECT ENERGIE | s.t. |
| 59 | VACHON Florian | FORTUNEO-VITAL CONCEPT | s.t. |
| 60 | FEILLU Brice | FORTUNEO-VITAL CONCEPT | s.t. |
| 61 | JAKIN Alo | HP-BTP AUBER 93 | s.t. |
| 62 | PARDINI Olivier | WALLONIE BRUXELLES | s.t. |
| 63 | DUCHESNE Antoine | DIRECT ENERGIE | s.t. |
| 64 | VANENDERT Jelle | LOTTO-SOUDAL | s.t. |
| 65 | LECUISINIER Pierre-Henri | FDJ | s.t. |
| 66 | PERICHON Pierre-Luc | FORTUNEO-VITAL CONCEPT | s.t. |
| 67 | REZA Kevin | FDJ | s.t. |
| 68 | COUSIN Jerome | COFIDIS | s.t. |
| 69 | MOLARD Rudy | COFIDIS | s.t. |
| 70 | BÉRARD Julien | AG2R | 0:06:29 |
| 71 | GUYOT Yann | ARMEE DE TERRE | s.t. |
| 72 | ROSTOLLAN Thomas | ARMEE DE TERRE | s.t. |
| 73 | WALLAYS Jelle | LOTTO-SOUDAL | s.t. |
| 74 | VAN LERBERGHE Bert | TOPSPORT VLAANDEREN | 0:08:01 |
| 75 | LIETAER Eliot | TOPSPORT VLAANDEREN | s.t. |
| 76 | DHAENE Brecht | VERANDAS WILLEMS | s.t. |
| 77 | DASSONVILLE Flavien | HP-BTP AUBER 93 | 0:10:48 |
| 78 | VEUCHELEN Frederik | WANTY-GROUPE GOBERT | s.t. |
| 79 | PEREIRA Florent | ROUBAIX METROPOLE | s.t. |
| 80 | MAINARD Jérôme | ARMEE DE TERRE | s.t. |
| 81 | CORNU Jeremy | DIRECT ENERGIE | s.t. |
| 82 | COMBAUD Romain | DELKO MARSEILLE | s.t. |
| 83 | CORDEEL Sander | VERANDAS WILLEMS | s.t. |
| 84 | VEREECKEN Nicolas | AN POST-CHAIN REACTION | s.t. |
| 85 | WATSON Calvin | AN POST-CHAIN REACTION | s.t. |
| 86 | VAN ZUMMEREN Stef | VERANDAS WILLEMS | s.t. |
| 87 | VAN BILSEN Kenneth | COFIDIS | s.t. |
| 88 | BENITO DIEZ Miguel Angel | CAJA RURAL | s.t. |
| 89 | RUBIO HERNANDEZ Diego | CAJA RURAL | s.t. |
| 90 | HOFSTETTER Hugo | COFIDIS | s.t. |
| 91 | HARDY Romain | COFIDIS | s.t. |
| 92 | VIMPERE Théo | HP-BTP AUBER 93 | s.t. |
| 93 | CAM Maxime | FORTUNEO-VITAL CONCEPT | s.t. |
| 94 | DUMOULIN Samuel | AG2R | s.t. |
| 95 | LEDANOIS Kevin | FORTUNEO-VITAL CONCEPT | s.t. |
| 96 | DE BONDT Dries | VERANDAS WILLEMS | s.t. |
| 97 | DEMOITIE Antoine | WANTY-GROUPE GOBERT | s.t. |
| 98 | CHEVALIER Olivier | WALLONIE BRUXELLES | s.t. |
| 99 | CARDIS Romain | DIRECT ENERGIE | s.t. |
| 100 | SCOTT Jacob | AN POST-CHAIN REACTION | 0:13:24 |
| 101 | PONS Gaetan | WALLONIE BRUXELLES | 0:14:49 |
| 102 | DENZ Nico | AG2R | s.t. |
| 103 | MCCONVEY Connor | AN POST-CHAIN REACTION | s.t. |
| 104 | HOLST ENGER Sondre | IAM CYCLING | s.t. |
| 105 | BOVENHUIS Jasper | AN POST-CHAIN REACTION | s.t. |
| 106 | DELFOSSE Florent | WALLONIE BRUXELLES | s.t. |
| 107 | BARBIER Rudy | ROUBAIX METROPOLE | s.t. |
| 108 | GOUAULT Pierre | HP-BTP AUBER 93 | s.t. |
| 109 | ARAMENDIA LORENTE Javier | CAJA RURAL | s.t. |
| 110 | HUPOND Thierry | DELKO MARSEILLE | s.t. |
| 111 | MYNGHEER Daan | ROUBAIX METROPOLE | s.t. |
| 112 | VAN STAEYEN Michael | COFIDIS | s.t. |
| 113 | DUVAL Julien | ARMEE DE TERRE | s.t. |
| 114 | HELVEN Sander | TOPSPORT VLAANDEREN | s.t. |
| 115 | FARAZIJN Maxime | TOPSPORT VLAANDEREN | s.t. |
| 116 | VERHELST Louis | ROUBAIX METROPOLE | s.t. |
| 117 | KONOVALOVAS Ignatas | FDJ | s.t. |
| 118 | GERARD Arnaud | FORTUNEO-VITAL CONCEPT | s.t. |
| 119 | VAN HOECKE Gijs | TOPSPORT VLAANDEREN | s.t. |
| 120 | DIAZ Daniel | DELKO MARSEILLE | s.t. |
GP Marseille photos by Fotoreporter Sirotti:
Wallonie-Bruxelles is presented
Romain Bardet heads to the start
FDJ rider Kevin Reza
FDJ leads the peloton
A nice day for a bike race
Arthur Vichot
Flavien Dassonville off in search of adventure
Devenyns and Pinot approach the line
Dries Devenyns is just ahead of Thibaut Pinot for the race win
The field sprint, won by Baptiste Planckaert (left in yellow and red kit)
Dries Devenyns enjoys his race win
2015 race map
Startlist with back numbers, January 30, 2016:
| Lotto Soudal | |
| Directeur sportif: Willems Frederik | |
| 1 | Tony GALLOPIN |
| 2 | Sander ARMEE |
| 3 | Stig BROECKX |
| 4 | Sean DE BIE |
| 5 | Maxime MONFORT |
| 6 | Tosh VAN DER SANDE |
| 7 | Jelle VANENDERT |
| 8 | Jelle WALLAYS |
| | |
| Ag2r La Mondiale | |
| Directeur sportif: Goubert Stéphane | |
| 11 | Romain BARDET |
| 12 | Julien BERARD |
| 13 | Mikaël CHEREL |
| 14 | Nico DENZ |
| 15 | Samuel DUMOULIN |
| 16 | Hubert DUPONT |
| 17 | Ben GASTAUER |
| 18 | Hugo HOULE |
| | |
| FDJ | |
| Directeur sportif: Madiot Yvon | |
| 21 | Mickaël DELAGE |
| 22 | Daniel HOELGAARD |
| 23 | Ignatas KONOVALOVAS |
| 24 | Pierre-Henri LECUISINIER |
| 25 | Thibaut PINOT |
| 26 | Sébastien REICHENBACH |
| 27 | Kévin REZA |
| 28 | Arthur VICHOT |
| | |
| IAM Cycling | |
| Directeur sportif: Marie Lionel | |
| 31 | Heinrich HAUSSLER |
| 32 | Clément CHEVRIER |
| 33 | Jérôme COPPEL |
| 34 | Dries DEVENYNS |
| 35 | Jonathan FUMEAUX |
| 36 | Reto HOLLENSTEIN |
| 37 | Sondre HOLST ENGER |
| 38 | Oliver NAESEN |
| | |
| Cofidis, Solutions Credits | |
| Directeur sportif: Deloeuil Alain | |
| 41 | Romain HARDY |
| 42 | Jérôme COUSIN |
| 43 | Hugo HOFSTETTER |
| 44 | Arnold JEANNESSON |
| 45 | Rudy MOLARD |
| 46 | Anthony TURGIS |
| 47 | Kenneth VAN BILSEN |
| 48 | Michael VAN STAEYEN |
| | |
| Delko Marseille Provence KTM | |
| Directeur sportif: Rostaing Frédéric | |
| 51 | Rémy DI GREGORIO |
| 52 | Romain COMBAUD |
| 53 | Daniel DIAZ |
| 54 | Julien EL FARES |
| 55 | Delio FERNANDEZ CRUZ |
| 56 | Thierry HUPOND |
| 57 | Christophe LABORIE |
| 58 | Yannick MARTINEZ |
| | |
| Direct Energie | |
| Directeur sportif: Arnould Dominique | |
| 61 | Sylvain CHAVANEL |
| 62 | Ryan ANDERSON |
| 63 | Thomas BOUDAT |
| 64 | Lilian CALMEJANE |
| 65 | Romain CARDIS |
| 66 | Jérémy CORNU |
| 67 | Antoine DUCHESNE |
| 68 | Fabien GRELLIER |
| | |
| Fortuneo - Vital Concept | |
| Directeur sportif: Hubert Emmanuel | |
| 71 | Brice FEILLU |
| 72 | Maxime CAM |
| 73 | Arnaud GERARD |
| 74 | Jonathan HIVERT |
| 75 | Kévin LEDANOIS |
| 76 | Pierre-Luc PERICHON |
| 77 | Florian VACHON |
| | |
| Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise | |
| Directeur sportif: Planckaert Walter | |
| 81 | Thomas SPRENGERS |
| 82 | Maxime FARAZIJN |
| 83 | Sander HELVEN |
| 84 | Eliot LIETAER |
| 85 | Ruben POLS |
| 86 | Dries VAN GESTEL |
| 87 | Gijs VAN HOECKE |
| 88 | Bert VAN LERBERGHE |
| | |
| Wanty - Groupe Gobert | |
| Directeur sportif: Van Der Schueren Hilaire | |
| 91 | Marco MARCATO |
| 92 | Frederik BACKAERT |
| 93 | Jérôme BAUGNIES |
| 94 | Gaetan BILLE |
| 95 | Dimitri CLAEYS |
| 96 | Antoine DEMOITIE |
| 97 | Boris DRON |
| 98 | Frederik VEUCHELEN |
| | |
| Caja Rural-Seguros Rga | |
| Directeur sportif: Goikoetxea Eugenio | |
| 101 | Carlos BARBERO CUESTA |
| 102 | Francisco Javier ARAMENDIA |
| 103 | Miguel Angel BENITO DIEZ |
| 104 | Fabricio FERRARI |
| 105 | Jonathan LASTRA |
| 106 | Sergio PARDILLA |
| 107 | Diego RUBIO HERNANDEZ |
| | |
| Armee De Terre | |
| Directeur sportif: Lima Da Costa David | |
| 111 | Yoann BARBAS |
| 112 | Julien DUVAL |
| 113 | Thibault FERASSE |
| 114 | Yann GUYOT |
| 115 | Kévin LEBRETON |
| 116 | Jérôme MAINARD |
| 117 | Jimmy RAIBAUD |
| 118 | Thomas ROSTOLLAN |
| | |
| HP BTP - Auber 93 | |
| Directeur sportif: Javalet Stéphane | |
| 121 | Anthony MALDONADO |
| 122 | Flavien DASSONVILLE |
| 123 | Pierre GOUAULT |
| 124 | Alo JAKIN |
| 125 | Guillaume LEVARLET |
| 126 | David MENUT |
| 127 | Maxime RENAULT |
| 128 | Théo VIMPERE |
| | |
| Roubaix Metropole Europeenne de Lille | |
| Directeur sportif: Delcambre Frédéric | |
| 131 | Julien ANTOMARCHI |
| 132 | Rudy BARBIER |
| 133 | Dieter BOUVRY |
| 134 | Daan MYNGHEER |
| 135 | Florent PEREIRA |
| 136 | Jimmy TURGIS |
| 137 | Maxime VANTOMME |
| 138 | Louis VERHELST |
| | |
| An Post - Chain Reaction | |
| Directeur sportif: Bogaerts Kurt | |
| 141 | Calvin WATSON |
| 142 | Jasper BOVENHUIS |
| 143 | Oliver KENT-SPARK |
| 144 | Connor MCCONVEY |
| 145 | Jacob SCOTT |
| 146 | Nicolas VEREECKEN |
| 147 | Emiel WASTYN |
| 148 | Jack WILSON |
| | |
| Veranclassic - AGO | |
| Directeur sportif: Teirlinck Willy | |
| 151 | Justin JULES |
| 152 | Jonathan BREYNE |
| 153 | Julien DECHESNE |
| 154 | Matthias LEGLEY |
| 155 | Antoine LELEU |
| 156 | Yannick MAYER |
| 157 | Robin MERTENS |
| 158 | Dimitri PEYSKENS |
| | |
| Verandas Willems Cycling Team | |
| Directeur sportif: Moreels Sammie | |
| 161 | Timothy DUPONT |
| 162 | Sander CORDEEL |
| 163 | Dries DE BONDT |
| 164 | Brecht DHAENE |
| 165 | Christophe PREMONT |
| 166 | Kai REUS |
| 167 | Stef VAN ZUMMEREN |
| 168 | Jari VERSTRAETEN |
| | |
| Wallonie - Bruxelles - Group Protect | |
| Directeur sportif: KAISEN Olivier | |
| 171 | Baptiste PLANCKAERT |
| 172 | Olivier CHEVALIER |
| 173 | Florent DELFOSSE |
| 174 | Sébastien DELFOSSE |
| 175 | Olivier PARDINI |
| 176 | Gaëtan PONS |
| 177 | Julien STASSEN |
| 178 | Antoine WARNIER |