2024 La Roue Tourangelle (1.1), France
22nd Edition: Sunday, March 24, 2024
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Descartes - Tours: 200 km
Jason Tesson wins the 22nd edition of La Roue Tourangelle
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Weather at the finish city of Tours at 1:30 PM, local time: 11C (52F), cloudy, with the wind from the west at 16 km/hr (11 mph). There is a 2% chance of rain.
The race: Here's the report from second-place Gerben Thijssen's Team Intermarché-Wanty.
On Sunday 24th of March, Gerben Thijssen came very close to a new success for Intermarché-Wanty by finishing second in La Roue Tourangelle for a second year in a row.
Thanks to the continuous support of his teammates, the Belgian sprinter survived the difficult final of this Coupe de France race and was in a position to sprint for the victory in the streets of Tours.
The Walloon World Team had everything under control until the last hectometers, with a sprint train consisting of Gijs Van Hoecke and Vito Braet neutralising the last attackers and piloting Thijssen, who was only defeated by Jason Tesson.
“We came here as a team with the mindset to win the race and worked hard for it all day long. My six teammates took control of the race from start to finish. However, at the finish one opponent was faster than myself. As a team we have not made a single mistake and we can therefore analyse this performance with a satisfied feeling. No matter the race, just like in Ghent-Wevelgem we showed our collective strength.That's why we can look towards the future with optimism. This race also confirms that I can race for the victory in difficult finals and that there is still a margin for progression. I am now really looking forward to my next big goal, the Scheldeprijs.” - Gerben Thijssen
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Complete Results:
200 kilometers raced at an average speed of 42.649 km/hr
| 1 | Jason Tesson | TotalEnergies | 4hr 41min 22sec |
| 2 | Gerben Thijssen | Intermarché-Wanty | s.t. |
| 3 | Jenthe Biermans | Arkea-B&B Hotels | s.t. |
| 4 | Rory Townsend | Q36.5 Pro Cycling | s.t. |
| 5 | Clément Venturini | Arkea-B&B Hotels | s.t. |
| 6 | Emmanuel Morin | Van Rysel-Roubaix | s.t. |
| 7 | Enrico Zanoncello | VF Group-Bardiani CSF | s.t. |
| 8 | Francisco Galván | Equipo Kern Pharma | s.t. |
| 9 | Matyas Kopecky | Novo Nordisk | s.t. |
| 10 | Paul Hennequin | Nice Métropole-Côte d’Azur | s.t. |
| 11 | Maël Guégan | CIC U Nantes Atlantique | s.t. |
| 12 | Filippo Fiorelli | VF Group-Bardiani CSF | s.t. |
| 13 | Vito Braet | Intermarché-Wanty | s.t. |
| 14 | Paul Lapeira | Decathlon Ag2r La Mondiale | s.t. |
| 15 | Alexandre Delettre | St Michel-Mavic-Auber 93 | s.t. |
| 16 | Florian Dauphin | Arkea-B&B Hotels | s.t. |
| 17 | Leander Van Hautegem | Soudal Quick-Step Devo Team | s.t. |
| 18 | Andrea Raccagni Noviero | Soudal Quick-Step Devo Team | s.t. |
| 19 | Fredrik Dversnes | Uno-X Mobility | s.t. |
| 20 | Axel Mariault | Cofidis | s.t. |
| 21 | Romain Cardis | St Michel-Mavic-Auber 93 | s.t. |
| 22 | Marc Sarreau | Groupama-FDJ | s.t. |
| 23 | Jérémy Leveau | Van Rysel-Roubaix | @ 7sec |
| 24 | Morne Van Niekerk | St Michel-Mavic-Auber 93 | 0:08 |
| 25 | Jon Aberasturi | Euskaltel-Euskadi | s.t. |
| 26 | Anthony Perez | Cofidis | s.t. |
| 27 | Killian Verschuren | Decathlon Ag2r La Mondiale | s.t. |
| 28 | Théo Delacroix | St Michel-Mavic-Auber 93 | s.t. |
| 29 | Gabriel Berg | Soudal Quick-Step Devo Team | s.t. |
| 30 | Marcel Camprubí | Q36.5 Pro Cycling | s.t. |
| 31 | Erlend Blikra | Uno-X Mobility | s.t. |
| 32 | Carl-Frederik Bevort | Uno-X Mobility | s.t. |
| 33 | Fabien Grellier | TotalEnergies | s.t. |
| 34 | Thibaud Gruel | Groupama-FDJ | s.t. |
| 35 | Valentin Ferron | TotalEnergies | s.t. |
| 36 | Joris Delbove | St Michel-Mavic-Auber 93 | s.t. |
| 37 | Anthony Delaplace | Arkea-B&B Hotels | s.t. |
| 38 | Gijs Van Hoecke | Intermarché-Wanty | s.t. |
| 39 | Julien Simon | TotalEnergies | 0:15 |
| 40 | Thibault Guernalec | Arkea-B&B Hotels | 0:17 |
| 41 | Valentin Retailleau | Decathlon Ag2r La Mondiale | 0:19 |
| 42 | Filippo Magli | VF Group-Bardiani CSF | s.t. |
| 43 | Baptiste Vadic | TotalEnergies | 0:22 |
| 44 | Martin Marcellusi | VF Group-Bardiani CSF | 0:39 |
| 45 | Jonathan Couanon | Nice Métropole-Côte d’Azur | 0:43 |
| 46 | Dion Smith | Intermarché-Wanty | 0:46 |
| 47 | Matisse Julien | CIC U Nantes Atlantique | 0:48 |
| 48 | Andoni Lopez De Abetxuko | Euskaltel-Euskadi | s.t. |
| 49 | Pierre-Henry Basset | CIC U Nantes Atlantique | s.t. |
| 50 | Alessandro Tonelli | VF Group-Bardiani CSF | s.t. |
| 51 | James Fouche | Euskaltel-Euskadi | s.t. |
| 52 | Niels Driesen | Soudal Quick-Step Devo Team | s.t. |
| 53 | Rait Ärm | Van Rysel-Roubaix | s.t. |
| 54 | Ronan Augé | Groupama-FDJ | s.t. |
| 55 | Noah Hobbs | Groupama-FDJ | s.t. |
| 56 | Kenny Molly | Van Rysel-Roubaix | s.t. |
| 57 | Unai Iribar | Equipo Kern Pharma | s.t. |
| 58 | Anders Skaarseth | Uno-X Mobility | s.t. |
| 59 | Norman Vahtra | Van Rysel-Roubaix | s.t. |
| 60 | Tom Devriendt | Q36.5 Pro Cycling | 0:57 |
| 61 | Léandre Lozouet | Arkea-B&B Hotels | 2:08 |
| 62 | Cormac Nisbet | Soudal Quick-Step Devo Team | s.t. |
| 63 | Baptiste Planckaert | Intermarché-Wanty | 3:10 |
| 64 | Marcus Sander Hansen | Uno-X Mobility | 3:13 |
| 65 | Alexander Konijn | Nice Métropole-Côte d’Azur | 3:18 |
| 66 | Alessio Delle Vedove | Intermarché-Wanty | 3:52 |
| 67 | Nicolas Alustiza | Euskaltel-Euskadi | s.t. |
| 68 | Antoine Hue | CIC U Nantes Atlantique | s.t. |
| 69 | Thomas Boudat | Van Rysel-Roubaix | s.t. |
| 70 | Paul Ourselin | TotalEnergies | s.t. |
| 71 | Jakob Schmidt | MYVELO Pro Cycling | s.t. |
| 72 | Riccardo Lucca | VF Group-Bardiani CSF | s.t. |
| 73 | Ben Askey | Groupama-FDJ | s.t. |
| 74 | Hugo Toumire | Cofidis | s.t. |
| 75 | Artus Jaladeau | CIC U Nantes Atlantique | s.t. |
| 76 | Samuele Zoccarato | VF Group-Bardiani CSF | s.t. |
| 77 | Andrea Peron | Novo Nordisk | s.t. |
| 78 | Eugenio Sanchez | Equipo Kern Pharma | s.t. |
| 79 | Simon Dalby | Uno-X Mobility | s.t. |
| 80 | Jérémy Lecroq | St Michel-Mavic-Auber 93 | s.t. |
| 81 | Martí Márquez | Equipo Kern Pharma | s.t. |
| 82 | Andrea Mifsud | Nice Métropole-Côte d’Azur | 3:56 |
| 83 | Alexy Faure-Prost | Intermarché-Wanty | 3:59 |
| 84 | Unai Zubeldia | Euskaltel-Euskadi | 5:40 |
| 85 | Iker Bonillo | Euskaltel-Euskadi | s.t. |
| 86 | Timon Loderer | MYVELO Pro Cycling | s.t. |
| 87 | Jon Rye-Johnsen | CIC U Nantes Atlantique | 5:43 |
| 88 | Dillon Corkery | St Michel-Mavic-Auber 93 | s.t. |
| 89 | Filippo Ridolfo | Novo Nordisk | s.t. |
| 90 | Sam Brand | Novo Nordisk | s.t. |
| 91 | Robin Plamondon | CIC U Nantes Atlantique | s.t. |
| 92 | Matthew Walls | Groupama-FDJ | s.t. |
| 93 | Negasi Haylu Abreha | Q36.5 Pro Cycling | s.t. |
| 94 | Miguel Angel Fernandez | Equipo Kern Pharma | s.t. |
| 95 | Unai Cuadrado | Euskaltel-Euskadi | 5:49 |
| 96 | Filippo Conca | Q36.5 Pro Cycling | s.t. |
| 97 | Matteo Moschetti | Q36.5 Pro Cycling | 5:54 |
| 98 | Hamish Beadle | Novo Nordisk | 7:57 |
| 99 | Bogdan Zabelinskiy | Soudal Quick-Step Devo Team | 9:09 |
| 100 | Magnus Kulset | Uno-X Mobility | s.t. |
| 101 | Hugh Harvey | Arkea-B&B Hotels | 10:19 |
| 102 | Noa Isidore | Decathlon Ag2r La Mondiale | 10:20 |
| 103 | Tom Donnenwirth | Decathlon Ag2r La Mondiale | s.t. |
| 104 | Samuel Leroux | Van Rysel-Roubaix | 10:33 |
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2024 La Roue Tourangelle course map & profile:
Course map
Course profile
Start list with back numbers, March 23, 2024:
| Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team | |
| 1 | Rory Townsend |
| 2 | Marcel Camprubí |
| 3 | Filippo Conca |
| 4 | Tom Devriendt |
| 5 | Matteo Moschetti |
| 6 | Negasi Haylu Abreha |
| Intermarché-Wanty | |
| 11 | Vito Braet |
| 12 | Alexy Faure-Prost |
| 13 | Alessio Delle Vedove |
| 14 | Baptiste Planckaert |
| 15 | Gerben Thijssen |
| 16 | Gijs Van Hoecke |
| 17 | Dion Smith |
| Arkea-B&B Hotels | |
| 21 | Jenthe Biermans |
| 22 | Florian Dauphin |
| 23 | Anthony Delaplace |
| 24 | Thibault Guernalec |
| 25 | Hugh Harvey |
| 26 | Léandre Lozouet |
| 27 | Clément Venturini |
| Cofidis | |
| 31 | Stefano Oldani |
| 32 | Eddy Finé |
| 33 | Alexis Gougeard |
| 34 | Hugo Toumire |
| 35 | Axel Mariault |
| 36 | Anthony Perez |
| Decathlon Ag2r La Mondiale | |
| 41 | Paul Lapeira |
| 43 | Valentin Retailleau |
| 44 | Andrea Vendrame |
| 45 | Tom Donnenwirth |
| 46 | Noa Isidore |
| 47 | Killian Verschuren |
| Groupama-FDJ | |
| 51 | Thibaud Gruel |
| 52 | Marc Sarreau |
| 53 | Matthew Walls |
| 54 | Ben Askey |
| 55 | Ronan Augé |
| 56 | Lewis Bower |
| 57 | Noah Hobbs |
| Uno-X Mobility | |
| 61 | Carl-Frederik Bevort |
| 62 | Fredrik Dversnes |
| 63 | Magnus Kulset |
| 64 | Erlend Blikra |
| 65 | Simon Dalby |
| 66 | Marcus Sander Hansen |
| 67 | Anders Skaarseth |
| VF Group-Bardiani CSF-Faizanè | |
| 71 | Filippo Fiorelli |
| 72 | Riccardo Lucca |
| 73 | Filippo Magli |
| 74 | Martin Marcellusi |
| 75 | Alessandro Tonelli |
| 76 | Enrico Zanoncello |
| 77 | Samuele Zoccarato |
| TotalEnergies | |
| 81 | Valentin Ferron |
| 82 | Fabien Grellier |
| 83 | Pierre Latour |
| 84 | Paul Ourselin |
| 85 | Julien Simon |
| 86 | Jason Tesson |
| 87 | Baptiste Vadic |
| Equipo Kern Pharma | |
| 91 | Miguel Angel Fernandez |
| 92 | Francisco Galván |
| 93 | Martí Márquez |
| 94 | Unai Iribar |
| 95 | Mikel Retegi |
| 96 | Eugenio Sanchez |
| 97 | Antonio Soto |
| Euskaltel-Euskadi | |
| 101 | Jon Aberasturi |
| 102 | Andoni Lopez De Abetxuko |
| 103 | Iker Bonillo |
| 104 | Unai Zubeldia |
| 105 | James Fouche |
| 106 | Nicolas Alustiza |
| 107 | Unai Cuadrado |
| Team Novo Nordisk | |
| 111 | Hamish Beadle |
| 112 | Sam Brand |
| 113 | Matyas Kopecky |
| 114 | Andrea Peron |
| 115 | Charles Planet |
| 116 | Filippo Ridolfo |
| 117 | Nathan Smith |
| Soudal Quick-Step Devo Team | |
| 121 | Bogdan Zabelinskiy |
| 122 | Andrea Raccagni Noviero |
| 123 | Federico Savino |
| 124 | Niels Driesen |
| 125 | Gabriel Berg |
| 126 | Leander Van Hautegem |
| 127 | Cormac Nisbet |
| CIC U Nantes Atlantique | |
| 131 | Maël Guégan |
| 132 | Jon Rye-Johnsen |
| 133 | Pierre-Henry Basset |
| 134 | Antoine Hue |
| 135 | Artus Jaladeau |
| 136 | Matisse Julien |
| 137 | Robin Plamondon |
| Van Rysel-Roubaix | |
| 141 | Rait Ärm |
| 142 | Samuel Leroux |
| 143 | Thomas Boudat |
| 144 | Jérémy Leveau |
| 145 | Kenny Molly |
| 146 | Emmanuel Morin |
| 147 | Norman Vahtra |
| Nice Métropole-Côte D'Azur | |
| 151 | Jonathan Couanon |
| 152 | Damien Girard |
| 153 | Alexander Konijn |
| 154 | Jean-Louis Le Ny |
| 155 | Paul Hennequin |
| 156 | Andrea Mifsud |
| 157 | Melvin Crommelinck |
| St Michel-Mavic-Auber 93 | |
| 161 | Théo Delacroix |
| 162 | Alexandre Delettre |
| 163 | Romain Cardis |
| 164 | Dillon Corkery |
| 165 | Joris Delbove |
| 166 | Jérémy Lecroq |
| 167 | Morne Van Niekerk |
| MyVelo Pro Cycling Team | |
| 181 | Vincent Augustin |
| 182 | Jack Morrissey |
| 183 | Fabian Huber |
| 184 | Lukas Baldinger |
| 185 | Timon Loderer |
| 186 | Georg Krause |
| 187 | Jakob Schmidt |