2023 GP d'Ouverture - La Marseillaise (1.1)

44th edition: Sunday, January 29, 2023

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Marseille - Marseille, 167.8 km

All alone. Neilson Powless has left everyone else more than a minute behind. Sirotti photo

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Weather at the start/finish city of Marseille at 2:00 PM, local tme: 11C (51F), sunny, with the wind from the west-northwest at 11 km/hr (8 mph). No rain is forecast.

The race: Here's the report from third-place Brent Van Moer's Team Lotto Dstny.

Lotto Dstny rider Brent Van Moer has shown his early form with a podium spot at the French one-day race Grand Prix de la Marseillaise. The 25-year-old rouleur was part of a front group that took shape in a tough final and that would eventually battle for victory. Just ahead of the Col de la Gineste – the final climb of the day – Neilson Powless went solo and the American held his effort until the finish. In a tight sprint for second place, Van Moer only had to let Frenchman Ferron in front of him as the Belgian took a deserved podium place after already showing his good shape at last weekend’s Classica Valenciana.

Brent Van Moer: “Last week, I already felt that I was going uphill quite well and when the race exploded on Route des Crêtes today, I was again part of a sizeable breakaway. That way, we could play different cards with also our sprinter Arnaud De Lie still in the peloton. But as quite a lot of teams were represented in the front group, it soon became clear that we would go for the win. When Powless attacked, nobody really had an answer, so I think he was the strongest today. The chase wasn’t really smooth and when I realised that the victory was gone, I shifted my focus on the sprint for second. Unfortunately, I was forced to start the sprint from pole position and I decided to go at 250 metres from the line. Due to the headwind, it was tight in the end but I could eventually hold on to a podium place.”

No disappointment for Brent Van Moer, the 25-year-old rider is especially happy with the many training hours that are now resulting in a good shape.

“This third place does not feel like a disappointment. It’s true that you don’t often get this chance, but I didn’t make any mistakes. I am especially happy that I can start the season with good legs and a podium spot. That is promising for the upcoming Etoile de Bessèges, where there’s a couple of nice chances to again show the Lotto Dstny colours.”

Complete Results:

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167.8 kilometers raced at an average speed of 38.840 km/hr

1	Neilson Powless	EF Education-EasyPost	4hr 19min 13sec
2	Valentin Ferron	TotalEnergies	@ 1min 15sec
3	Brent Van Moer	Lotto Dstny	s.t.
4	Jenno Berckmoes	Team Flanders-Baloise	s.t.
5	Krists Neilands	Israel-Premier Tech	s.t.
6	Pierre-Luc Périchon	Cofidis	s.t.
7	Thibault Guernalec	Arkéa-Samsic	s.t.
8	Lenny Martinez	Groupama-FDJ	s.t.
9	Enzo Paleni	Groupama-FDJ	s.t.
10	Petr Kelemen	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	1:19
11	Marijn Van Den Berg	EF Education-EasyPost	1:55
12	Dries De Bondt	Alpecin-Deceuninck	s.t.
13	Fabio Van Den Bossche	Alpecin-Deceuninck	s.t.
14	Sep Vanmarcke	Israel-Premier Tech	s.t.
15	Emmanuel Morin	CIC U Nantes-Atlantique	s.t.
16	Aaron Van Poucke	Team Flanders-Baloise	s.t.
17	Jenthe Biermans	Arkéa-Samsic	s.t.
18	Guillaume Boivin	Israel-Premier Tech	s.t.
19	Hugo Houle	Israel-Premier Tech	s.t.
20	Vito Braet	Team Flanders-Baloise	s.t.
21	Milan Fretin	Team Flanders-Baloise	s.t.
22	Nils Brun	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
23	Sam Watson	Groupama-FDJ	s.t.
24	Kristoffer Halvorsen	Uno-X	s.t.
25	Nolann Mahoudo	CIC U Nantes-Atlantique	s.t.
26	Sébastien Grignard	Lotto Dstny	s.t.
27	Arnaud De Lie	Lotto Dstny	s.t.
28	Remy Mertz	Bingoal-WB	s.t.
29	Pau Miquel Delgado	Equipo Kern Pharma	s.t.
30	Anthony Maldonado	St Michel-Mavic-Auber 93	s.t.
31	Clément Russo	Arkéa-Samsic	s.t.
32	Liam Slock	Lotto Dstny	s.t.
33	Thomas Pesenti	Beltrami TSA-Tre Colli	s.t.
34	Edward Planckaert	Alpecin-Deceuninck	s.t.
35	David González	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	s.t.
36	Eduard Prades	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	s.t.
37	Sandy Dujardin	TotalEnergies	s.t.
38	Maël Guégan	CIC U Nantes-Atlantique	s.t.
39	Ludovic Robeet	Bingoal-WB	s.t.
40	Nadav Raisberg	Israel-Premier Tech	s.t.
41	Oliver Naesen	Ag2r-Citroën	s.t.
42	Johan Meens	Bingoal-WB	s.t.
43	Joel Nicolau	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	s.t.
44	Alexis Vuillermoz	TotalEnergies	s.t.
45	Jordan Jegat	CIC U Nantes-Atlantique	s.t.
46	Fredrik Dversnes	Uno-X	s.t.
47	Anthony Perez	Cofidis	s.t.
48	Axel Laurance	Alpecin-Deceuninck	s.t.
49	Jean Goubert	Nice Métropole Côte d'Azur	s.t.
50	Luca Van Boven	Bingoal-WB	s.t.
51	Maxime Urruty	Nice Métropole Côte d'Azur	s.t.
52	Flavien Maurelet	St Michel-Mavic-Auber 93	s.t.
53	Jacob Eriksson	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
54	Bruno Armirail	Groupama-FDJ	s.t.
55	Mathieu Burgaudeau	TotalEnergies	s.t.
56	Elias Maris	Team Flanders-Baloise	s.t.
57	Yaël Joalland	CIC U Nantes-Atlantique	s.t.
58	Lucas Eriksson	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
59	Nicolas Debeaumarché	St Michel-Mavic-Auber 93	s.t.
60	Clément Champoussin	Arkéa-Samsic	s.t.
61	Benoît Cosnefroy	Ag2r-Citroën	s.t.
62	Francisco Galván	Equipo Kern Pharma	s.t.
63	Robin Plamondon	CIC U Nantes-Atlantique	s.t.
64	Lawrence Warbasse	Ag2r-Citroën	s.t.
65	Raúl García	Equipo Kern Pharma	s.t.
66	Julian Mertens	Bingoal-WB	s.t.
67	Laurent Pichon	Arkéa-Samsic	s.t.
68	Maxime Bouet	Arkéa-Samsic	s.t.
69	Erik Resell	Uno-X	s.t.
70	Rasmus Tiller	Uno-X	s.t.
71	Dylan Teuns	Israel-Premier Tech	s.t.
72	Luca Mozzato	Arkéa-Samsic	s.t.
73	Rémy Rochas	Cofidis	s.t.
74	Thomas Champion	Cofidis	s.t.
75	Lars Van Den Berg	Groupama-FDJ	s.t.
76	Thomas Devaux	St Michel-Mavic-Auber 93	s.t.
77	Simon Carr	EF Education-EasyPost	s.t.
78	Ben Hermans	Israel-Premier Tech	s.t.
79	Thomas Gachignard	St Michel-Mavic-Auber 93	s.t.
80	Jasper De Buyst	Lotto Dstny	s.t.
81	Fabian Lienhard	Groupama-FDJ	s.t.
82	Stefan Bissegger	EF Education-EasyPost	s.t.
83	Alexandre Delettre	Cofidis	2:07
84	Benjamin Thomas	Cofidis	s.t.
85	Wesley Kreder	Cofidis	s.t.
86	Ben Healy	EF Education-EasyPost	s.t.
87	Martin Urianstad Bugge	Uno-X	3:22
88	Joel Suter	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	4:49
89	Martí Márquez	Equipo Kern Pharma	9:36
90	Tom Mainguenaud	GO Sport-Roubaix Lille Métropole	s.t.
91	Andrea Mifsud	Nice Métropole Côte d'Azur	s.t.
92	Jérémy Cabot	TotalEnergies	s.t.
93	Léo Danès	CIC U Nantes-Atlantique	13:17
94	Jonathan Couanon	Nice Métropole Côte d'Azur	13:18
95	Thomas Bonnet	TotalEnergies	s.t.
96	Maximilien Juillard	GO Sport-Roubaix Lille Métropole	14:33
97	Alex Raimondi	Beltrami TSA-Tre Colli	s.t.
98	Eugenio Sanchez	Equipo Kern Pharma	s.t.
99	Andrea Biancalani	Beltrami TSA-Tre Colli	s.t.
100	Lucio Pierantozzi	Beltrami TSA-Tre Colli	s.t.
101	Célestin Guillon	GO Sport-Roubaix Lille Métropole	s.t.
102	Julian Lino	Nice Métropole Côte d'Azur	s.t.
103	Luca De Meester	Bingoal-WB	s.t.
104	Thomas Boudat	GO Sport-Roubaix Lille Métropole	s.t.
105	Tristan Delacroix	Nice Métropole Côte d'Azur	s.t.
106	Joseba Lopez	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	s.t.
107	William Blume Levy	Uno-X	s.t.
108	Aaron Verwilst	Team Flanders-Baloise	s.t.
109	Jean-Louis Le Ny	Nice Métropole Côte d'Azur	s.t.
110	Danny Van Der Tuuk	Equipo Kern Pharma	s.t.
111	Lawrence Naesen	Ag2r-Citroën	s.t.
112	Alex Jaime	Equipo Kern Pharma	s.t.
113	Gilles De Wilde	Team Flanders-Baloise	s.t.
114	Michal Schlegel	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	s.t.
115	Siebe Roesems	Alpecin-Deceuninck	s.t.
116	Ayco Bastiaens	Alpecin-Deceuninck	s.t.
117	Valentin Retailleau	Ag2r-Citroën	s.t.
118	Nathan Vandepitte	Bingoal-WB	s.t.
119	Lionel Taminiaux	Alpecin-Deceuninck	s.t.
120	Maxime Jarnet	GO Sport-Roubaix Lille Métropole	s.t.
121	Robin Froidevaux	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
122	Pierre Latour	TotalEnergies	14:37
123	Pierre Gautherat	Ag2r-Citroën	s.t.
124	Josu Etxeberria	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	18:03

 

Course profile:

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Grand Prix de la Marseillaise photos by Fotoreporter Sirotti:

Team presentations before the race. Groupama-FDJ has a new kit.

The Tudor pro team, owned by retired racer Fabian Cancellara

Dylan Teuns at the presentation ceremony.

Caja Rural riders head to the start. That's David Gonzalez

Lotto Dstny riders lead the peloton.

A trio tries to escape.

Still cool, the riders have on their arm warmers.

There they go...

The one that got away. Neilson Powless has plenty of time to sit up and enjoy his win.

The sprint for second place.

Valentin Ferron on the right takes second.

The podium, from left: Valentin Ferron (2nd), Neilson Powless (1st) & Brent Van Moer (3rd)

Winner Neilson Powless

Start list with back numbers, January 28, 2023:

Team Arkéa-Samsic

1 Maxime Bouet

2 Luca Mozzato

3 Clément Champoussin

4 Laurent Pichon

5 Thibault Guernalec

6 Jenthe Biermans

7 Clément Russo

Ag2r Citroën Team

11 Benoît Cosnefroy

12 Pierre Gautherat

13 Lawrence Naesen

14 Oliver Naesen

15 Nicolas Prodhomme

16 Valentin Retailleau

17 Lawrence Warbasse

Cofidis

21 Benjamin Thomas

22 Thomas Champion

23 Alexandre Delettre

24 Wesley Kreder

25 Anthony Perez

26 Pierre-Luc Périchon

27 Rémy Rochas

Groupama-FDJ

31 Bruno Armirail

32 Enzo Paleni

33 Fabian Lienhard

34 Lenny Martinez

35 Jake Stewart

36 Lars Van Den Berg

37 Samuel Watson

Alpecin-Deceuninck

41 Dries De Bondt

42 Axel Laurance

43 Edward Planckaert

44 Lionel Taminiaux

45 Fabio Van Den Bossche

46 Ayco Bastiaens

47 Siebe Roesems

EF Education-EasyPost

51 Stefan Bissegger

52 Simon Carr

53 Marijn Van Den Berg

54 Ben Healy

55 Mark Padun

56 Neilson Powless

TotalEnergies

61 Pierre Latour

62 Jérémy Cabot

63 Alexis Vuillermoz

64 Thomas Bonnet

65 Mathieu Burgaudeau

66 Sandy Dujardin

67 Valentin Ferron

Israel-Premier Tech

71 Sep Vanmarcke

72 Guillaume Boivin

73 Ben Hermans

74 Hugo Houle

75 Krists Neilands

76 Dylan Teuns

77 Nadav Raisberg

Uno-X Pro Cycling Team

81 Anders Halland Johannessen

82 Kristoffer Halvorsen

83 William Blume Levy

84 Martin Bugge Urianstad

85 Rasmus Tiller

86 Erik Nordsaeter Resell

87 Fredrik Dversnes

Lotto-Dstny

91 Arnaud De Lie

92 Johannes Adamietz

93 Cédric Beullens

94 Jasper De Buyst

95 Sébastien Grignard

96 Liam Slock

97 Brent Van Moer

Bingoal-WB

101 Julian Mertens

102 Luca De Meester

103 Johan Meens

104 Rémy Mertz

105 Ludovic Robeet

106 Luca Van Boven

107 Nathan Vandepitte

Team Flanders-Baloise

111 Jenno Berckmoes

112 Vito Braet

113 Gilles De Wilde

114 Milan Fretin

115 Elias Maris

116 Aaron Van Poucke

117 Aaron Verwilst

Caja Rural-Seguros RGA

121 Josu Etxeberria Azpilikueta

122 Tomas Barta

123 David Gonzalez Lopez

124 Joseba Lopez Cuesta

125 Joel Nicolau Beltran

126 Eduard Prades Reverter

127 Michal Schlegel

Equipo Kern Pharma

131 Francisco Galvan

132 Marti Marquez Roman

133 Danny Van Der Tuuk

134 Pau Miquel Delgado

135 Eugenio Sanchez Lopez

136 Raùl Garcia Pierna

137 Alex Jaime Fernandez

Tudor Pro Cycling Team

141 Nils Brun

142 Aloïs Charrin

143 Jacob Eriksson

144 Lucas Eriksson

145 Robin Froidevaux

146 Petr Kelemen

147 Joel Suter

St-Michel-Mavic-Auber 93

151 Romain Cardis

152 Nicolas Debeaumarché

153 Anthony Maldonado

154 Thomas Devaux

155 Thomas Gachignard

156 Flavien Maurelet

157 Florian Rapiteau

Go Sport-Roubaix Lille Métropole

161 Thomas Boudat

162 Célestin Guillon

163 Maxime Jarnet

164 Maximilien Juillard

165 Jérémy Leveau

166 Tom Mainguenaud

167 Kenny Molly

Cic U Nantes Atlantique

171 Jordan Jegat

172 Yaël Joalland

173 Léo Danès

174 Maël Guégan

175 Robin Plamondon

176 Nolann Mahoudo

177 Emmanuel Morin

Nice Métropole Côte D'Azur

181 Andrea Mifsud

182 Jonathan Couanon

183 Tristan Delacroix

184 Jean Goubert

185 Julian Lino

186 Jean-Louis Le Ny

187 Maxime Urruty

Beltrami TSA-Tre Colli

191 Matteo Freddi

192 Thomas Pesenti

193 Lucio Pierantozzi

194 Andrea Piras

195 Alex Raimondi

196 Andrea Biancalani

197 Michael Vanni