2021 Route d'Occitanie

Formerly Route du Sud - la Dépêche du Midi (2.1), France

45th edition: June 10 - 13, 2021

Route d'Occitanie podium history | 2020 edition | 2022 edition
Stage 1 | Stage 2 | Stage 3 | Stage 4

Map of the 2021 Route d'Occitanie. Four stages covering 698.2 kilometers

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Sunday, June 13: 4th & final stage, Lavelanet/Pays d'Olmes - Duilhac sous Peyrepertuse (Chateau de Peyrepertuse), 151.2 km

Stage 4 map & profile

Magnus Cort left everyone else behind.

Weather at the finish city of Duilhac-sous-Peyrepertuse at 1:55 PM, local time: 33C (91F), sunny, with the wind from the northwest at 21 km/hr (13 mph). No rain is forecast.

The race: Here's the report from GC winner Antonio Pedrero's Movistar team.

It wasn’t without hard work and suffering. Antonio Pedrero and the Movistar Team wrapped up their overal success in the 45th edition of the Route d’Occitanie (UCI 2.1) after a demanding, decisive stage four, finishing on the tough slopes of the Château de Peyrepertuse (Cat-1), where Magnus Cort (EFN) bested Brambilla (TFS) into the final meters.

All of Pedrero’s six team-mates worked excellently well all day to protect their interests. Sebastián Mora and Mathias Norsgaard kept what would become the winning break at an acceptble margin, not a threat for the GC; Iñigo Elosegui and Juri Hollmann kept the Blues into good position heading into the penultimate climb, Maury (Cat-2); and at the final climbs, Lluís Mas and Gregor Mühlberger almost finished off the job. The only late scare for Antonio, though, arrived at the last kilometer, where the more explosive Jesús Herrada (COF) and Óscar Rodríguez (APT) put about twenty seconds on Pedrero, more of a a steady-pace rider, a gap which was still too short to remove Pedrero from his leading position.

The Route d’Occitanie becomes the French race which, under its different names, has been won the most times by the Movistar Team: eight, from the earliest success with Armand de las Cuevas (1998) to the two from Alejandro Valverde (2018, 19) and today’s triumph by Pedrero. It’s the Abarca Sports organisation’s 21st win in 2021, as well as the eleventh for the men’s Movistar Team, with seven in the last 25 days.

Antonio Pedrero finished 10th, good enough to make him the winner of the 2021 Route d'Occitanie

Antonio Pedrero:
“I’m so happy with this whole week’s racing, with the stage win from yesterday and the jersey we take home today. The main goal on this stage was keeping things under control, not letting many riders go on the breakaway and keep a close eye on who joined. After that, it was about keeping a stable gap to avoid any troubles GC-wise. To be honest, at those final 100 meters, as I was struggling a lot, I even thought I could lose the jersey, and when I crossed the line, I didn’t really know well which was the gap against the riders ahead. I was a bit doubtful about the win, but when Higinio (Fernández, team carer) told me it was just 20 seconds, I could finally breathe again.

“It was a beautiful race, with tough stages, the ones that I really like. However, I came here to help the team. I always do, I prefer to be a domestique rather than a leader, it’s not a problem for me to work for others. These days we had to defend this jersey, and having a team like this helping me out was beautiful. It wasn’t a race with big leaders, but there were strong teams, so it wasn’t really different from previous years. Next one for me? The road race of the Spanish Championships, next Sunday, and then, I think, holidays! These are the last few races for me after the Giro, and some rest will be good for me. Let’s see what the team chooses for me next and what we can do in the second half of the year.”

Complete Results:

151.2 kilometers raced at an average speed of 40.700 km/hr

1	Magnus Cort	EF Education-Nippo	3hr 42min 54sec
2	Gianluca Brambilla	Trek-Segafredo	@ 18sec
3	Tony Gallopin	Ag2r-Citroën	0:34
4	Jesus Herrada	Cofidis	0:52
5	Oscar Rodriguez	Astana-Premier Tech	0:56
6	Clement Champoussin	Ag2r-Citroën	0:58
7	Cristian Rodriguez	Total Direct Energie	s.t.
8	Julen Amezqueta	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	1:04
9	Elie Gesbert	Arkéa-Samsic	1:08
10	Antonio Pedrero	Movistar	1:11
11	Jose Parra	Kern Pharma	s.t.
12	Merhawi Kudus	Astana-Premier Tech	1:13
13	Giulio Ciccone	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
14	Simon Carr	EF Education-Nippo	1:23
15	Mikel Bizkarra	Euskaltel-Euskadi	s.t.
16	Roger Adria	Kern Pharma	1:28
17	Joan Bou	Euskaltel-Euskadi	1:32
18	Alan Jousseaume	Equipe de France	1:41
19	Clement Berthet	Delko	2:06
20	Hugo Toumire	Equipe de France	2:10
21	Gregor Muhlberger	Movistar	2:13
22	Sebastian Schwnberger	B&B Hotels	2:25
23	Mikel Iturria	Euskaltel-Euskadi	2:30
24	Juan Lopez	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
25	Jon Agirre	Kern Pharma	2:32
26	Stephane Rossetto	St Michel-Auber 93	2:48
27	Ander Okamika	Burgos-BH	2:50
28	Jhojan Garcia	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	2:57
29	Fernando Barcelo	Cofidis	3:08
30	Delio Fernandez	Delko	3:17
31	Owain Doull	INEOS Grenadiers	3:30
32	Romain Hardy	Arkéa-Samsic	3:55
33	Michel Ries	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
34	Carlos Garcia	Kern Pharma	4:02
35	Stan Dewulf	Ag2r-Citroën	4:49
36	Yuriy Natarov	Astana-Premier Tech	4:56
37	Josel Diaz	Delko	5:02
38	Cameron Wurf	INEOS Grenadiers	5:08
39	Fabien Grellier	Total Direct Energie	5:14
40	Samuel Leroux	Xelliss-Roubaix Lille Métropole	5:22
41	Ben Swift	INEOS Grenadiers	6:09
42	Alvaro Cuadros	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	6:31
43	Anthony Roux	Groupama-FDJ	6:38
44	Alex Baudin	Equipe de France	6:56
45	Jacopo Mosca	Trek-Segafredo	7:18
46	Juri Hollmann	Movistar	8:16
47	Jose Herrada	Cofidis	8:26
48	Kevin Ledanois	Arkéa-Samsic	9:00
49	Logan Owen	EF Education-Nippo	9:14
50	Luis Sanchez	Astana-Premier Tech	9:33
51	Lluis Mas	Movistar	s.t.
52	William Barta	EF Education-Nippo	11:33
53	Jeremy Cabot	Total Direct Energie	11:46
54	Alexandre Geniez	Total Direct Energie	12:27
55	Eddy Fine	Cofidis	s.t.
56	Alexandre Delettre	Delko	s.t.
57	Lilian Calmejane	Ag2r-Citroën	12:30
58	Julien Trarieux	Delko	12:49
59	Flavien Maurelet	St Michel-Auber 93	13:07
60	Marlon Gaillard	Total Direct Energie	13:17
61	Valentin Ferron	Total Direct Energie	s.t.
62	Dayer Quintana	Arkéa-Samsic	13:25
63	Diego Rosa	Arkéa-Samsic	s.t.
64	Andrea Vendrame	Ag2r-Citroën	s.t.
65	Marti Marquez	Kern Pharma	13:37
66	Yevgeniy Fedorov	Astana-Premier Tech	14:41
67	Dmitriy Gruzdev	Astana-Premier Tech	s.t.
68	Lorrenzo Manzin	Total Direct Energie	15:32
69	Julien Morice	B&B Hotels	s.t.
70	Adrien Guillonnet	St Michel-Auber 93	15:39
71	Mitchell Docker	EF Education-Nippo	15:54
72	Txomin Juaristi	Euskaltel-Euskadi	16:26
73	Iker Ballarin	Euskaltel-Euskadi	s.t.
74	Ibon Ruiz	Kern Pharma	16:27
75	Garikoitz Bravo	Euskaltel-Euskadi	s.t.
76	Andre Carvalho	Cofidis	16:42
77	Adne van Engelen	Bike Aid	17:29
78	Thomas Champion	Cofidis	s.t.
79	Nicola Bagioli	B&B Hotels	18:16
80	Leonardo Basso	INEOS Grenadiers	s.t.
81	Matis Louvel	Arkéa-Samsic	18:43
82	Lachlan Morton	EF Education-Nippo	18:51
83	Inigo Elosegui	Movistar	18:53
84	Luca Mozzato	B&B Hotels	18:54
85	Jokin Murguialday	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	19:06
86	Jacopo Guarnieri	Groupama-FDJ	20:35
87	Miles Scotson	Groupama-FDJ	s.t.
88	Ramon Sinkeldam	Groupama-FDJ	s.t.
89	Arnaud Demare	Groupama-FDJ	20:39
90	David Gonzalez	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	s.t.
91	Daniel Navarro	Burgos-BH	s.t.
92	Ignatas Konovalovas	Groupama-FDJ	20:50
93	Diego Lopez	Kern Pharma	20:51
94	Morne van Niekerk	St Michel-Auber 93	s.t.
95	Anthony Maldonado	St Michel-Auber 93	s.t.
96	Nicolas Prodhomme	Ag2r-Citroën	s.t.
97	Oscar Cabedo	Burgos-BH	20:57
98	Sebastian Mora	Movistar	21:31
99	Mathias Norsgaard	Movistar	s.t.
100	Valentin Retailleau	Equipe de France	22:47
101	Thomas Bonnet	Equipe de France	24:23
102	Clement Afonso	Equipe de France	s.t.
103	Marco Konig	Bike Aid	24:33
104	Victor Langellotti	Burgos-BH	24:48
105	Angel Madrazo	Burgos-BH	s.t.
106	Clement Davy	Groupama-FDJ	25:05
107	Eduard Prades	Delko	25:25

Final GC after stage 4:

• GC winner: Antonio Pedrero (Movistar)
• Mountains classification winner: Alvaro Cuadros (Caja Rural)
• Points classification winner: Andrea Vendrame (Ag2r-Citroën)
• Best young rider: Simon Carr (EF Education-Nippo)
• Team classification winner: Astana-Premier Tech

698.2 kilometers raced at an average speed of 38.530 km/hr

1	Antonio Pedrero	Movistar	18hr 7min 16sec
2	Jesus Herrada	Cofidis	@ 25sec
3	Oscar Rodriguez	Astana-Premier Tech	0:34
4	Cristian Rodriguez	Total Direct Energie	0:43
5	Giulio Ciccone	Trek-Segafredo	0:58
6	Elie Gesbert	Arkéa-Samsic	1:28
7	Julen Amezqueta	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	1:29
8	Merhawi Kudus	Astana-Premier Tech	1:30
9	Simon Carr	EF Education-Nippo	1:31
10	Mikel Bizkarra	Euskaltel-Euskadi	1:44
11	Jose Parra	Kern Pharma	2:16
12	Joan Bou	Euskaltel-Euskadi	2:25
13	Clement Berthet	Delko	2:37
14	Roger Adria	Kern Pharma	3:17
15	Jon Agirre	Kern Pharma	4:00
16	Gregor Muhlberger	Movistar	4:02
17	Hugo Toumire	Equipe de France	4:04
18	Clement Champoussin	Ag2r-Citroën	4:34
19	Jhojan Garcia	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	4:48
20	Sebastian Schonberger	B&B Hotels	5:23
21	Ander Okamika	Burgos-BH	5:35
22	Gianluca Brambilla	Trek-Segafredo	5:38
23	Stephane Rossetto	St Michel-Auber 93	5:50
24	Yuriy Natarov	Astana-Premier Tech	6:48
25	Romain Hardy	Arkéa-Samsic	7:31
26	Michel Ries	Trek-Segafredo	8:57
27	Jose Diaz	Delko	9:40
28	Tony Gallopin	Ag2r-Citroën	9:54
29	Carlos Garcia	Kern Pharma	14:02
30	Magnus Cort	EF Education-Nippo	14:17
31	Mikel Iturria	Euskaltel-Euskadi	14:50
32	Jeremy Cabot	Total Direct Energie	14:51
33	Ben Swift	INEOS Grenadiers	15:34
34	Andrea Vendrame	Ag2r-Citroën	17:56
35	Kevin Ledanois	Arkéa-Samsic	18:25
36	Luis Sanchez	Astana-Premier Tech	18:58
37	Lluis Mas	Movistar	s.t.
38	Jacopo Mosca	Trek-Segafredo	21:03
39	Juri Hollmann	Movistar	22:41
40	Daniel Navarro	Burgos-BH	23:24
41	Fernando Barcelo	Cofidis	28:55
42	Fabien Grellier	Total Direct Energie	29:49
43	Marti Marquez	Kern Pharma	30:04
44	Nicolas Prodhomme	Ag2r-Citroën	30:16
45	Alan Jousseaume	Equipe de France	31:50
46	Cameron Wurf	INEOS Grenadiers	32:01
47	Alvaro Cuadros	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	32:07
48	Owain Doull	INEOS Grenadiers	32:25
49	Garikoitz Bravo	Euskaltel-Euskadi	32:56
50	Diego Rosa	Arkéa-Samsic	33:13
51	Txomin Juaristi	Euskaltel-Euskadi	33:43
52	Jokin Murguialday	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	34:49
53	Juan Lopez	Trek-Segafredo	35:34
54	Diego Lopez	Kern Pharma	35:51
55	Jose Herrada	Cofidis	36:34
56	Anthony Roux	Groupama-FDJ	38:24
57	Alexandre Geniez	Total Direct Energie	38:26
58	Dayer Quintana	Arkéa-Samsic	39:25
59	Matis Louvel	Arkéa-Samsic	41:19
60	Delio Fernandez	Delko	41:29
61	Alex Baudin	Equipe de France	43:58
62	Adrien Guillonnet	St Michel-Auber 93	44:53
63	Stan Dewulf	Ag2r-Citroën	45:04
64	William Barta	EF Education-Nippo	46:07
65	Logan Owen	EF Education-Nippo	46:32
66	Thomas Champion	Cofidis	47:39
67	Ignatas Konovalovas	Groupama-FDJ	48:38
68	Clement Afonso	Equipe de France	49:10
69	Angel Madrazo	Burgos-BH	49:50
70	Inigo Elosegui	Movistar	50:13
71	Leonardo Basso	INEOS Grenadiers	50:32
72	Julien Trarieux	Delko	50:58
73	Eddy Fine	Cofidis	s.t.
74	Alexandre Delettre	Delko	51:32
75	Miles Scotson	Groupama-FDJ	51:39
76	Victor Langellotti	Burgos-BH	52:21
77	Valentin Ferron	Total Direct Energie	53:13
78	Dmitriy Gruzdev	Astana-Premier Tech	54:29
79	Iker Ballarin	Euskaltel-Euskadi	54:57
80	Flavien Maurelet	St Michel-Auber 93	55:02
81	Anthony Maldonado	St Michel-Auber 93	55:26
82	Ibon Ruiz	Kern Pharma	55:53
83	Eduard Prades	Delko	56:08
84	Andre Carvalho	Cofidis	56:31
85	Mitchell Docker	EF Education-Nippo	57:03
86	Oscar Cabedo	Burgos-BH	58:16
87	David González	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	59:10
88	Julien Morice	B&B Hotels	59:18
89	Lorrenzo Manzin	Total Direct Energie	1:00:03
90	Lilian Calmejane	Ag2r-Citroën	1:00:24
91	Lachlan Morton	EF Education-Nippo	1:00:27
92	Nicola Bagioli	B&B Hotels	1:00:33
93	Thomas Bonnet	Equipe de France	1:00:54
94	Marlon Gaillard	Total Direct Energie	1:01:08
95	Samuel Leroux	Xelliss-Roubaix Lille Métropole	1:01:51
96	Yevgeniy Fedorov	Astana-Premier Tech	1:02:53
97	Mathias Norsgaard	Movistar	1:02:56
98	Morne van Niekerk	St Michel-Auber 93	1:03:51
99	Adne van Engelen	Bike Aid	1:07:15
100	Clement Davy	Groupama-FDJ	1:09:23
101	Luca Mozzato	B&B Hotels	1:11:08
102	Sebastian Mora	Movistar	1:12:26
103	Ramon Sinkeldam	Groupama-FDJ	1:12:43
104	Arnaud Demare	Groupama-FDJ	1:14:23
105	Jacopo Guarnieri	Groupama-FDJ	1:14:57
106	Marco Konig	Bike Aid	1:22:51
107	Valentin Retailleau	Equipe de France	1:23:03

Stage 4 map & profile:

Stage 4 map

Stage 4 profile

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Saturday, June 12: Stage 3, Pierrefitte Nestalas - Le Mourtis, 191.8 km

Stage 3 map & profile

Antonio Pedrero takes a solo win and becomes the GC leader with one stage to go.

Weather at the city of Milhas, near the stage finish: 22C (72F), partly cloudy, with the wind from the north at 8 km/hr (5 mph). There is a 12% chance of rain.

The race: Alberto Bettiol (EF Education-Nippo) did not start, leaving 129 riders to begin the stage at 10:55 AM. During the ascent of the Tourmalet, Eduard-Michael Grosu (Delko) abandoned.

Early in the stage, the peloton reaches the summit of the Tourmalet.

Here's the report from stage winner and new GC leader Antonio Pedrero's Team Movistar:

Antonio Pedrero is a serene, affable rider, who works for others like no one in the field, who deserved this victory more than anybody in the team. Antonio Pedrero (Movistar Team) was finally able to enjoy a victory as a WorldTour rider at the end of Saturday’s stage three in the French race Route d’Occitanie (UCI 2.1). The man from Terrassa, the strongest of the Blues over the final week of the recent Giro d’Italia with nice performances in the mountains, carried over his form from the ‘Corsa Rosa’ to beat all of his rivals on the slopes of the Col de Menté (12km at 6.5%), one of the most famous Pyrenean climbs, and raised his arms with the win at the ski station of Le Mourtis.

Calm in the peloton with his team-mate Juri Hollmann making part of the early break, while protected by his five other team-mates, Pedrero reached the second part fo the final climb into a selected peloton of a dozen rider, with Gregor Mühlberger for company. The Austrian, back into racing following a serious meningitis, was the ‘final leadout’ for Antonio’s attack with 6km to go, an unstoppable progression that saw him gaining almost one minute over his nearest rivals at the finish, Jesús Herrada (COF, 2nd) and Óscar Rodrígue (APT, 3rd).

Pedrero is of course the GC leader of the Route d’Occitanie, which will end on Sunday with another (shorter) mountain-top finish at the Château de Peyrepertuse (4.5km at 8.5%). His win is the 20th obtained by the Abarca Sports organisation in 2021 -the 10th for the men’s Movistar Team- and also makes him become the tenth Blue rider to score a victory this year. It’s the second UCI success for Antonio, following a win in 2015, right before turning a WT competitor, at the Tour de la Guadeloupe.

Antonio Pedrero:
“I’m so, so happy with this victory. Occitanie had always been a race that I liked, ever since I came here alongside team leaders a few years ago, to support them – and being able to come here this year and take this first victory makes me so happy. It was my first stagerace since the Giro, which was really demanding for me, yet left me some good legs. During the stage, I didn’t feel as good as I could expect: sometimes it went well, sometimes I wasn’t where I wanted. However, halfway through the final climb, Gregor (Mühlberger) and I were into that final selection, I asked him to pick up the pace and I could take advantage to attack and reach the finish line. Defending this jersey? We’ll of course try! Let’s see how we plan that final stage to bring it home. I don’t think I’ve climbed to the finish, but when I suffer tomorrow I’ll probably recall that feeling (laughs)”.

Complete results:

191.8 kilomters raced at an average speed of 37.730 km/hr

1	Antonio Pedrero	Movistar	5hr 22min 5sec
2	Jesus Herrada	Cofidis	@ 40sec
3	Oscar Rodriguez	Astana-Premier Tech	0:43
4	Cristian Rodriguez	Total Direct Energie	0:46
5	Simon Carr	EF Education-Nippo	s.t.
6	Giulio Ciccone	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
7	Merhawi Kudus	Astana-Premier Tech	1:18
8	Elie Gesbert	Arkéa-Samsic	1:21
9	Mikel Bizkarra	Euskaltel-Euskadi	1:23
10	Julen Amezqueta	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	1:26
11	Clement Berthet	Delko	1:32
12	Joan Bou	Euskaltel-Euskadi	1:54
13	Jose Parra	Kern Pharma	2:06
14	Jon Agirre	Kern Pharma	2:31
15	Gregor Muhlberger	Movistar	2:50
16	Roger Adria	Kern Pharma	s.t.
17	Jhojan Garcia	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	2:52
18	Yuriy Natarov	Astana-Premier Tech	2:53
19	Hugo Toumire	Equipe de France	2:55
20	Gianluca Brambilla	Trek-Segafredo	3:03
21	Stephane Rossetto	St Michel-Auber 93	3:40
22	Ander Okamika	Burgos-BH	3:46
23	Daniel Navarro	Burgos-BH	s.t.
24	Sebastian Schonberger	B&B Hotels	3:59
25	Diego Rosa	Arkéa-Samsic	s.t.
26	Jeremy Cabot	Total Direct Energie	4:06
27	Romain Hardy	Arkéa-Samsic	4:37
28	Clement Champoussin	Ag2r-Citroën	s.t.
29	Alan Boileau	B&B Hotels	5:40
30	Jose Diaz	Delko	s.t.
31	Michel Ries	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
32	Andrea Vendrame	Ag2r-Citroën	5:49
33	Angel Madrazo	Burgos-BH	6:48
34	Matis Louvel	Arkéa-Samsic	7:15
35	Fabien Grellier	Total Direct Energie	8:26
36	Clement Braz	Equipe de France	8:58
37	Anthony Roux	Groupama-FDJ	10:15
38	Alexandre Geniez	Total Direct Energie	10:18
39	Fernando Barcelo	Cofidis	10:26
40	Lluis Mas	Movistar	s.t.
41	Ignatas Konovalovas	Groupama-FDJ	s.t.
42	Tony Gallopin	Ag2r-Citroën	s.t.
43	Nicolas Prodhomme	Ag2r-Citroën	s.t.
44	Alvaro Cuadros	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	s.t.
45	Ben Swift	INEOS Grenadiers	s.t.
46	Kevin Ledanois	Arkéa-Samsic	s.t.
47	Luis Sanchez	Astana-Premier Tech	s.t.
48	Garikoitz Bravo	Euskaltel-Euskadi	s.t.
49	Dayer Quintana	Arkéa-Samsic	s.t.
50	Brandon Rivera	INEOS Grenadiers	s.t.
51	Carlos Garcia	Kern Pharma	11:01
52	Cameron Wurf	INEOS Grenadiers	11:04
53	Victor Langellotti	Burgos-BH	11:59
54	Jose Herrada	Cofidis	12:27
55	Owain Doull	INEOS Grenadiers	13:06
56	Marti Marquez	Kern Pharma	13:27
57	Mikel Iturria	Euskaltel-Euskadi	s.t.
58	Jacopo Mosca	Trek-Segafredo	14:54
59	Leonardo Basso	INEOS Grenadiers	s.t.
60	Juri Hollmann	Movistar	s.t.
61	William Barta	EF Education-Nippo	s.t.
62	Alan Jousseaume	Equipe de France	15:25
63	Miles Scotson	Groupama-FDJ	15:34
64	Magnus Cort	EF Education-Nippo	s.t.
65	Jokin Murguialday	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	15:59
66	Eduard Prades	Delko	s.t.
67	Diego Lopez	Kern Pharma	16:03
68	Inigo Elosegui	Movistar	16:36
69	Txomin Juaristi	Euskaltel-Euskadi	17:39
70	Juan Lopez	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
71	Anthony Maldonado	St Michel-Auber 93	19:51
72	Romain Cardis	St Michel-Auber 93	s.t.
73	Dmitriy Gruzdev	Astana-Premier Tech	20:08
74	Delio Fernandez	Delko	21:31
75	Oscar Cabedo	Burgos-BH	21:38
76	Thomas Bonnet	Equipe de France	21:47
77	Alex Baudin	Equipe de France	22:18
78	Adrien Guillonnet	St Michel-Auber 93	s.t.
79	Lachlan Morton	EF Education-Nippo	23:20
80	Alexandre Delettre	Delko	23:47
81	Eddy Fine	Cofidis	s.t.
82	Iker Ballarin	Euskaltel-Euskadi	s.t.
83	Ibon Ruiz	Kern Pharma	s.t.
84	David Gonzalez	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	s.t.
85	Stan Dewulf	Ag2r-Citroën	s.t.
86	Mitchell Docker	EF Education-Nippo	s.t.
87	Valentin Ferron	Total Direct Energie	s.t.
88	Charles Kagimu	Bike Aid	s.t.
89	Clement Davy	Groupama-FDJ	s.t.
90	Julien Antomarchi	Xelliss-Roubaix Lille Métropole	s.t.
91	Maxime Urruty	Xelliss-Roubaix Lille Métropole	s.t.
92	Thomas Champion	Cofidis	s.t.
93	Andre Carvalho	Cofidis	24:08
94	Yevgeniy Fedorov	Astana-Premier Tech	25:36
95	Mathias Norsgaard	Movistar	25:44
96	Flavien Maurelet	St Michel-Auber 93	27:11
97	Morne van Niekerk	St Michel-Auber 93	s.t.
98	Logan Owen	EF Education-Nippo	27:33
99	Luca Mozzato	B&B Hotels	s.t.
100	Nicola Bagioli	B&B Hotels	s.t.
101	Julien Morice	B&B Hotels	28:05
102	Maxime Cam	B&B Hotels	29:46
103	Marlon Gaillard	Total Direct Energie	29:47
104	Lorrenzo Manzin	Total Direct Energie	s.t.
105	Adne van Engelen	Bike Aid	s.t.
106	Sebastian Mora	Movistar	31:15
107	Lilian Calmejane	Ag2r-Citroën	32:13
108	Marco Konig	Bike Aid	32:14
109	Mekseb Debesay	Bike Aid	35:18
110	Thomas Boudat	Arkéa-Samsic	36:03
111	Valentin Retailleau	Equipe de France	36:37
112	Ramon Sinkeldam	Groupama-FDJ	36:56
113	Emiel Vermeulen	Xelliss-Roubaix Lille Métropole	s.t.
114	Samuel Leroux	Xelliss-Roubaix Lille Métropole	38:16
115	Arnaud Demare	Groupama-FDJ	39:10
116	Jacopo Guarnieri	Groupama-FDJ	s.t.
117	Julien Trarieux	Delko	s.t.
118	Maximilien Picoux	Xelliss-Roubaix Lille Métropole	s.t.
119	Salim Kipkemboi	Bike Aid	41:41

GC after stage 3:

• GC leader: Antonio Pedrero (Movistar)
• Mountains classification leader: Alvaro Cuadros (Caja Rural)
• Points classification leader: Jacopo Mosca (Trek-Segafredo)
• Best young rider: Simon Carr (EF Education-Nippo)

547 kilometers raced so far at an average speed of 38.022 km/hr

1	Antonio Pedrero	Movistar	14hr 23min 11sec
2	Jesus Herrada	Cofidis	@ 44sec
3	Oscar Rodriguez	Astana-Premier Tech	0:49
4	Giulio Ciccone	Trek-Segafredo	0:56
5	Cristian Rodriguez	Total Direct Energie	0:56
6	Simon Carr	EF Education-Nippo	1:19
7	Merhawi Kudus	Astana-Premier Tech	1:28
8	Elie Gesbert	Arkéa-Samsic	1:31
9	Mikel Bizkarra	Euskaltel-Euskadi	1:33
10	Julen Amezqueta	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	1:36
11	Clement Berthet	Delko	1:42
12	Joan Bou	Euskaltel-Euskadi	2:04
13	Jose Parra	Kern Pharma	2:16
14	Jon Agirre	Kern Pharma	2:39
15	Roger Adria	Kern Pharma	3:00
16	Gregor Muhlberger	Movistar	s.t.
17	Jhojan Garcia	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	3:02
18	Yuriy Natarov	Astana-Premier Tech	3:03
19	Hugo Toumire	Equipe de France	3:05
20	Ander Okamika	Burgos-BH	3:56
21	Daniel Navarro	Burgos-BH	s.t.
22	Sebastian Schonberger	B&B Hotels	4:09
23	Stephane Rossetto	St Michel-Auber 93	4:13
24	Jeremy Cabot	Total Direct Energie	4:16
25	Romain Hardy	Arkéa-Samsic	4:47
26	Clement Champoussin	Ag2r-Citroën	s.t.
27	Andrea Vendrame	Ag2r-Citroën	5:45
28	Jose Diaz	Delko	5:49
29	Alan Boileau	B&B Hotels	5:50
30	Michel Ries	Trek-Segafredo	6:13
31	Gianluca Brambilla	Trek-Segafredo	6:37
32	Ben Swift	INEOS Grenadiers	10:36
33	Luis Sanchez	Astana-Premier Tech	s.t.
34	Tony Gallopin	Ag2r-Citroën	s.t.
35	Lluis Mas	Movistar	s.t.
36	Kevin Ledanois	Arkéa-Samsic	s.t.
37	Nicolas Prodhomme	Ag2r-Citroën	s.t.
38	Carlos Garcia	Kern Pharma	11:11
39	Mikel Iturria	Euskaltel-Euskadi	13:31
40	Jacopo Mosca	Trek-Segafredo	14:56
41	Juri Hollmann	Movistar	15:36
42	Magnus Cort	EF Education-Nippo	15:38
43	Diego Lopez	Kern Pharma	16:11
44	Jokin Murguialday	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	16:54
45	Marti Marquez	Kern Pharma	17:38
46	Garikoitz Bravo	Euskaltel-Euskadi	17:40
47	Txomin Juaristi	Euskaltel-Euskadi	18:28
48	Diego Rosa	Arkéa-Samsic	20:59
49	Matis Louvel	Arkéa-Samsic	23:47
50	Fabien Grellier	Total Direct Energie	25:46
51	Clement Braz	Equipe de France	25:58
52	Angel Madrazo	Burgos-BH	26:13
53	Alvaro Cuadros	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	26:49
54	Fernando Barcelo	Cofidis	26:58
55	Brandon Rivera	INEOS Grenadiers	27:02
56	Alexandre Geniez	Total Direct Energie	27:10
57	Dayer Quintana	Arkéa-Samsic	27:11
58	Cameron Wurf	INEOS Grenadiers	28:04
59	Victor Langellotti	Burgos-BH	28:44
60	Ignatas Konovalovas	Groupama-FDJ	28:59
61	Jose Herrada	Cofidis	29:19
62	Owain Doull	INEOS Grenadiers	30:06
63	Adrien Guillonnet	St Michel-Auber 93	30:27
64	Alan Jousseaume	Equipe de France	31:20
65	Thomas Champion	Cofidis	31:21
66	Eduard Prades	Delko	31:54
67	Miles Scotson	Groupama-FDJ	32:15
68	Inigo Elosegui	Movistar	32:31
69	Anthony Roux	Groupama-FDJ	32:57
70	Leonardo Basso	INEOS Grenadiers	33:27
71	Juan Lopez	Trek-Segafredo	34:15
72	William Barta	EF Education-Nippo	35:45
73	Anthony Maldonado	St Michel-Auber 93	s.t.
74	Romain Cardis	St Michel-Auber 93	35:46
75	Mekseb Debesay	Bike Aid	35:56
76	Thomas Bonnet	Equipe de France	37:42
77	Alex Baudin	Equipe de France	38:13
78	Logan Owen	EF Education-Nippo	38:29
79	Oscar Cabedo	Burgos-BH	38:30
80	Julien Trarieux	Delko	39:20
81	Delio Fernandez	Delko	39:23
82	David Gonzalez	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	39:42
83	Iker Ballarin	Euskaltel-Euskadi	s.t.
84	Eddy Fine	Cofidis	s.t.
85	Maxime Urruty	Xelliss-Roubaix Lille Métropole	s.t.
86	Charles Kagimu	Bike Aid	40:07
87	Alexandre Delettre	Delko	40:16
88	Ibon Ruiz	Kern Pharma	40:37
89	Dmitriy Gruzdev	Astana-Premier Tech	40:59
90	Andre Carvalho	Cofidis	41:00
91	Valentin Ferron	Total Direct Energie	41:07
92	Stan Dewulf	Ag2r-Citroën	41:29
93	Julien Antomarchi	Xelliss-Roubaix Lille Métropole	41:44
94	Mitchell Docker	EF Education-Nippo	42:20
95	Mathias Norsgaard	Movistar	42:36
96	Lachlan Morton	EF Education-Nippo	42:47
97	Flavien Maurelet	St Michel-Auber 93	43:06
98	Nicola Bagioli	B&B Hotels	43:28
99	Morne van Niekerk	St Michel-Auber 93	44:11
100	Julien Morice	B&B Hotels	44:57
101	Clement Davy	Groupama-FDJ	45:29
102	Maxime Cam	B&B Hotels	45:41
103	Lorrenzo Manzin	Total Direct Energie	45:42
104	Marlon Gaillard	Total Direct Energie	49:02
105	Lilian Calmejane	Ag2r-Citroën	49:05
106	Yevgeniy Fedorov	Astana-Premier Tech	49:23
107	Adne van Engelen	Bike Aid	50:57
108	Thomas Boudat	Arkéa-Samsic	51:58
109	Sebastian Mora	Movistar	52:06
110	Ramon Sinkeldam	Groupama-FDJ	53:19
111	Luca Mozzato	B&B Hotels	53:25
112	Arnaud Demare	Groupama-FDJ	54:55
113	Jacopo Guarnieri	Groupama-FDJ	55:33
114	Salim Kipkemboi	Bike Aid	57:36
115	Samuel Leroux	Xelliss-Roubaix Lille Métropole	57:40
116	Marco Konig	Bike Aid	59:29
117	Emiel Vermeulen	Xelliss-Roubaix Lille Métropole	1:00:51
118	Valentin Retailleau	Equipe de France	1:01:27
119	Maximilien Picoux	Xelliss-Roubaix Lille Métropole	1:06:25

Stage 3 map & profile:

Stage 3 map

Stage 3 profile

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Friday, June 11: Stage 2, Villefranche de Rouergue - Auch, 198.7 km

Stage 2 map & profile

Arnaud Démare won the stage with a dominating sprint. Photo: Aubin Lipke

Weather at the finish city of Auch at 1:55 PM, local time: 26C (78F), partly cloudy, with the wind from the west at 10 km/hr (6 mph). In the late afternoon there is a 17% chance of rain.

The race: Here's the report from stage winner Arnaud Démare's Team Groupama-FDJ.

For Arnaud Démare and his lead-out train, stage 2 the Route d’Occitanie was kind of the final rehearsal before the Tour de France. It ended up with a clear victory in Auch. Perfectly positioned before the short uphill finish, the French champion powered his way to his eighth win of the season. He also brought the fourteenth to his team.

After a lively and – too – hilly first stage, Arnaud Démare’s real chance of victory on the Route d’Occitanie was supposed to be this Friday towards Auch. The beginning of the stage certainly featured some climbs, but the peloton eventually spent a quiet day, as almost no one was interested in going on the attack. “Two riders went from the start, and despite three nice climbs in the first fifty kilometers, there was no reaction nor movement,” said Frédéric Guesdon.

Adne Van Engelen (Bike Aid) and Angel Madrazo (Burgos-BH) were therefore able to create a gap on the bunch. “The breakaway took almost eight minutes and then we started to pull with Education First and AG2R-Citroën,” added Frédéric. “The gap then reduced quite quickly, as the course was almost entirely flat up until the last 50k”. “We wanted to do everything we could to bring a bunch sprint at the finish,” said the French champion. “With only two men in the lead, it was rather easy to manage. Seventy kilometres from the finish, there was another attack with three riders who joined the two leading men. The fight got a bit more serious but we still closed the gap bit by bit with Anthony Roux, who is coming back from an injury and who did a great job”.

Back on the Mont Ventoux Dénivelé Challenges earlier this week, Anthony Roux spent a good part of the day at the head of the peloton. “I started riding after forty-five kilometres to control the breakaway and had to stop with twenty-five to go”, said the former French champion. “I’m happy with my work, happy to be back on the races and I actually have good feelings. It shows that we did a good job with Julien Pinot. It’s getting better day after day and it is going in the right direction. I am starting to get my habits back”. After Anthony Roux, Clément Davy took on the chase in the final behind the five fugitives. “We got to a circuit a bit hillier,” Frédéric said. “However, we never got worried about the break. We always were in control in the back. We also had seen the final and we knew that it would have been difficult for a break to stay away. We feared a bit more the attacks in the last kilometres, but the team stayed strong. The fact that there wasn’t too much racing beforehand made it a bit easier.” Angel Madrazo, the last man standing from the breakaway, was caught before entering Auch, where Groupama-FDJ took the lead in Miles Scotson’s wake.

“We had to be in a good position at the bottom of the small final hill, in order not to do unnecessary efforts,” added Frédéric. “Once in position, it would come down to the legs. The road was wide enough and there was plenty of room to overpass”. “The train set off perfectly,” said Arnaud. “We knew we had to be really well positioned as we approached the last hill. Then, when I started my sprint 200 metres from the line I felt that I had really good legs and I was going to make it.” After being ideally led in the approach and the first slopes of the climb, the French champion waited for the best moment to make his effort and eventually got a clear win. “It was the last sprint before the Tour,” Frédéric recalled. “Of course, with this uphill finish, the lead-out train did not have exactly the same role as on the flat. However, if they were able to do their job in such a final, it bodes well for the Tour”. “The feelings were also much better compared to yesterday, when I suffered a lot from the heat,” added Arnaud. “It was also my last victory in the French champion’s jersey since it will be impossible to win the next two (smiles)”.

A winner for the eighth time this season, the French sprinter is now heading towards the mountains with his group. “With the Tourmalet on the menu, it’s going to be a hard day tomorrow,” he concluded. “We will remain together and work for the Tour. It will do us good”. “The goal over the last two days will be to have some fun, why not even take a breakaway, but above all to put the finishing touches before the Tour,” said Frédéric.

Complete results:

198.7 kilometers raced at an average speed of 39.540 km/hr

1	DEMARE Arnaud	Groupama-FDJ	5hr 1min 31sec
2	AULAR Orluis	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	s.t.
3	MOSCA Jacopo	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
4	MANZIN Lorrenzo	Total Direct Energie	s.t.
5	GONZALEZ David	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	s.t.
6	HARDY Romain	Arkéa-Samsic	s.t.
7	BOUDAT Thomas	Arkéa-Samsic	s.t.
8	VENDRAME Andrea	Ag2r-Citroën	s.t.
9	VERMEULEN Emiel	Xelliss-Roubaix Lille Métropole	s.t.
10	MAS Lluís	Movistar	s.t.
11	MUHLBERGER Gregor	Movistar	s.t.
12	MAURELET Flavien	St Michel-Auber 93	s.t.
13	BOILEAU Alan	B&B Hotels	s.t.
14	TRARIEUX Julien	Delko	s.t.
15	SWIFT Ben	INEOS Grenadiers	s.t.
16	HERRADA Jesus	Cofidis	s.t.
17	CICCONE Giulio	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
18	KUDUS Merhawi	Astana-Premier Tech	s.t.
19	ADRIA Roger	Kern Pharma	s.t.
20	SANCHEZ Luis	Astana-Premier Tech	s.t.
21	CAM Maxime	B&B Hotels	s.t.
22	PARRA Jose	Kern Pharma	s.t.
23	BOU Joan	Euskaltel-Euskadi	s.t.
24	EZQUERRA Jesus	Burgos-BH	s.t.
25	GALLOPIN Tony	Ag2r-Citroën	s.t.
26	MALDONADO Anthony	St Michel-Auber 93	s.t.
27	BAGIOLI Nicola	B&B Hotels	s.t.
28	CHAMPOUSSIN Clement	Ag2r-Citroën	s.t.
29	BONNET Thomas	Equipe de France	s.t.
30	PEDRERO Antonio	Movistar	s.t.
31	GARCIA Jhojan	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	s.t.
32	AGIRRE Jon	Kern Pharma	s.t.
33	URRUTY Maxime	Xelliss-Roubaix Lille Métropole	s.t.
34	GESBERT Elie	Arkéa-Samsic	s.t.
35	SCHONBERGER Sebastian	B&B Hotels	s.t.
36	LEDANOIS Kevin	Arkéa-Samsic	s.t.
37	BERTHET Clement	Delko	s.t.
38	BAUDIN Alex	Equipe de France	s.t.
39	RODRIGUEZ Cristian	Total Direct Energie	s.t.
40	DIAZ Jose	Delko	s.t.
41	RODRIGUEZ Oscar	Astana-Premier Tech	s.t.
42	BALLARIN Iker	Euskaltel-Euskadi	s.t.
43	HOLLMANN Juri	Movistar	s.t.
44	ELOSEGUI Inigo	Movistar	s.t.
45	JUARISTI Txomin	Euskaltel-Euskadi	s.t.
46	PRADES Eduard	Delko	s.t.
47	CABOT Jeremy	Total Direct Energie	s.t.
48	BRAMBILLA Gianluca	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
49	AMEZQUETA Julen	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	s.t.
50	GARCIA Carlos	Kern Pharma	s.t.
51	ITURRIA Mikel	Euskaltel-Euskadi	s.t.
52	FINE Eddy	Cofidis	s.t.
53	CARR Simon	EF Education-Nippo	s.t.
54	OKAMIKA Ander	Burgos-BH	s.t.
55	DE WITTE Mathias	Xelliss-Roubaix Lille Métropole	s.t.
56	ROSSETTO Stephane	St Michel-Auber 93	s.t.
57	NAVARRO Daniel	Burgos-BH	s.t.
58	PRODHOMME Nicolas	Ag2r-Citroën	s.t.
59	TOUMIRE Hugo	Equipe de France	s.t.
60	NATAROV Yuriy	Astana-Premier Tech	s.t.
61	LOPEZ Diego	Kern Pharma	s.t.
62	BIZKARRA Mikel	Euskaltel-Euskadi	s.t.
63	JOUSSEAUME Alan	Equipe de France	s.t.
64	KIPKEMBOI Salim	Bike Aid	s.t.
65	RIES Michel	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
66	MURGUIALDAY Jokin	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	@ 25sec
67	KAGIMU Charles	Bike Aid	s.t.
68	BETTIOL Alberto	EF Education-Nippo	0:28
69	GUARNIERI Jacopo	Groupama-FDJ	s.t.
70	SINKELDAM Ramon	Groupama-FDJ	s.t.
71	DEBESAY Mekseb	Bike Aid	s.t.
72	DELETTRE Alexandre	Delko	0:34
73	LOUVEL Matis	Arkéa-Samsic	0:37
74	BARCELO Fernando	Cofidis	s.t.
75	MARQUEZ Marti	Kern Pharma	s.t.
76	BRAVO Garikoitz	Euskaltel-Euskadi	s.t.
77	GROSU Eduard-Michael	Delko	s.t.
78	RIVERA Brandon	INEOS Grenadiers	0:41
79	LOPEZ Juan	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
80	PAILLOT Yoann	St Michel-Auber 93	0:46
81	SCOTSON Miles	Groupama-FDJ	s.t.
82	LANGELLOTTI Victor	Burgos-BH	0:50
83	QUINTANA Dayer	Arkéa-Samsic	s.t.
84	FERASSE Thibault	B&B Hotels	s.t.
85	CHAMPION Thomas	Cofidis	0:57
86	CARVALHO Andre	Cofidis	s.t.
87	RUIZ Ibon	Kern Pharma	s.t.
88	HERRADA Jos	Cofidis	s.t.
89	CABEDO Oscar	Burgos-BH	s.t.
90	CALMEJANE Lilian	Ag2r-Citroën	s.t.
91	NORSGAARD Mathias	Movistar	s.t.
92	MORICE Julien	B&B Hotels	s.t.
93	RETAILLEAU Valentin	Equipe de France	s.t.
94	GENIEZ Alexandre	Total Direct Energie	s.t.
95	DOULL Owain	INEOS Grenadiers	1:05
96	ROSA Diego	Arkéa-Samsic	s.t.
97	WURF Cameron	INEOS Grenadiers	s.t.
98	VAN NIEKERK Morne	St Michel-Auber 93	s.t.
99	BRAZ Clement	Equipe de France	s.t.
100	CORT Magnus	EF Education-Nippo	0:00
101	GRELLIER Fabien	Total Direct Energie	1:25
102	FERRON Valentin	Total Direct Energie	s.t.
103	GUILLONNET Adrien	St Michel-Auber 93	1:32
104	DEWULF Stan	Ag2r-Citroën	1:47
105	FERNANDEZ Delio	Delko	1:57
106	MOZZATO Luca	B&B Hotels	s.t.
107	ANTOMARCHI Julien	Xelliss-Roubaix Lille Métropole	2:02
108	CARDIS Romain	St Michel-Auber 93	0:00
109	OWEN Logan	EF Education-Nippo	2:10
110	DOCKER Mitchell	EF Education-Nippo	2:38
111	KONOVALOVAS Ignatas	Groupama-FDJ	s.t.
112	BASSO Leonardo	INEOS Grenadiers	s.t.
113	KONIG Marco	Bike Aid	3:20
114	GAILLARD Marlon	Total Direct Energie	s.t.
115	PICOUX Maximilien	Xelliss-Roubaix Lille Métropole	s.t.
116	MORTON Lachlan	EF Education-Nippo	3:32
117	MADRAZO Angel	Burgos-BH	s.t.
118	LEROUX Samuel	Xelliss-Roubaix Lille Métropole	s.t.
119	GRUZDEV Dmitriy	Astana-Premier Tech	4:56
120	MOLENAAR Alex	Burgos-BH	s.t.
121	BARTA Will	EF Education-Nippo	s.t.
122	CUADROS Alvaro	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	s.t.
123	SAEZ Hector	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	s.t.
124	MORA Sebastian	Movistar	s.t.
125	VAN ENGELEN Adne	Bike Aid	5:20
126	CARSTENSEN Lucas	Bike Aid	5:47
127	DAVY Clement	Groupama-FDJ	s.t.
128	ROUX Anthony	Groupama-FDJ	6:47
129	FEDOROV Yevgeniy	Astana-Premier Tech	12:22
130	DUVAL Julien	Ag2r-Citroën	19:06

GC after stage 2:

• GC leader: Andrea Vendrame (Ag2r-Citroën)
• Mountains classification leader: Alvaro Cuadros (Caja Rural)
• Points classification leader: Jacopo Mosca (Trek-Segafredo)
• Best young rider: Jon Agirre (Kern Pharma)

355.2 kilometers raced so far at an average speed of 39.391 km/hr

1	VENDRAME Andrea	Ag2r-Citroën	9hr 1min 2sec
2	MOSCA Jacopo	Trek-Segafredo	@ 6sec
3	CORT Magnus	EF Education-Nippo	0:08
4	AGIRRE Jon	Kern Pharma	0:12
5	DIAZ Jose	Delko	0:13
6	HARDY Romain	Arkéa-Samsic	0:14
7	SWIFT Ben	INEOS Grenadiers	s.t.
8	HERRADA Jesus	Cofidis	s.t.
9	SANCHEZ Luis	Astana-Premier Tech	s.t.
10	ADRIA Roger	Kern Pharma	s.t.
11	GALLOPIN Tony	Ag2r-Citroën	s.t.
12	BOILEAU Alan	B&B Hotels	s.t.
13	MUHLBERGER Gregor	Movistar	s.t.
14	BOU Joan	Euskaltel-Euskadi	s.t.
15	CICCONE Giulio	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
16	CHAMPOUSSIN Clement	Ag2r-Citroën	s.t.
17	GARCIA Jhojan	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	s.t.
18	KUDUS Merhawi	Astana-Premier Tech	s.t.
19	MAS Lluis	Movistar	s.t.
20	GESBERT Elie	Arkéa-Samsic	s.t.
21	PARRA Jose	Kern Pharma	s.t.
22	TRARIEUX Julien	Delko	s.t.
23	RODRIGUEZ Oscar	Astana-Premier Tech	s.t.
24	SCHONBERGER Sebastian	B&B Hotels	s.t.
25	BERTHET Clement	Delko	s.t.
26	CABOT Jeremy	Total Direct Energie	s.t.
27	LEDANOIS Kevin	Arkéa-Samsic	s.t.
28	RODRIGUEZ Cristian	Total Direct Energie	s.t.
29	LOPEZ Diego	Kern Pharma	s.t.
30	PEDRERO Antonio	Movistar	s.t.
31	NATAROV Yuriy	Astana-Premier Tech	s.t.
32	AMEZQUETA Julen	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	s.t.
33	ITURRIA Mikel	Euskaltel-Euskadi	s.t.
34	OKAMIKA Ander	Burgos-BH	s.t.
35	GARCIA Carlos	Kern Pharma	s.t.
36	NAVARRO Daniel	Burgos-BH	s.t.
37	TOUMIRE Hugo	Equipe de France	s.t.
38	BIZKARRA Mikel	Euskaltel-Euskadi	s.t.
39	PRODHOMME Nicolas	Ag2r-Citroën	s.t.
40	CARR Simon	EF Education-Nippo	0:37
41	ROSSETTO Stephane	St Michel-Auber 93	s.t.
42	RIES Michel	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
43	DEBESAY Mekseb	Bike Aid	0:42
44	HOLLMANN Juri	Movistar	0:48
45	JUARISTI Txomin	Euskaltel-Euskadi	0:53
46	MURGUIALDAY Jokin	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	0:59
47	BETTIOL Alberto	EF Education-Nippo	1:53
48	BRAMBILLA Gianluca	Trek-Segafredo	3:38
49	MARQUEZ Marti	Kern Pharma	4:15
50	BRAVO Garikoitz	Euskaltel-Euskadi	7:18
51	CHAMPION Thomas	Cofidis	7:38
52	GUILLONNET Adrien	St Michel-Auber 93	8:13
53	MOLENAAR Alex	Burgos-BH	9:42
54	OWEN Logan	EF Education-Nippo	11:00
55	DEMARE Arnaud	Groupama-FDJ	15:49
56	AULAR Orluis	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	15:53
57	MAURELET Flavien	St Michel-Auber 93	15:59
58	GONZALEZ David	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	s.t.
59	BOUDAT Thomas	Arkéa-Samsic	s.t.
60	CAM Maxime	B&B Hotels	s.t.
61	MALDONADO Anthony	St Michel-Auber 93	s.t.
62	MANZIN Lorrenzo	Total Direct Energie	s.t.
63	BONNET Thomas	Equipe de France	s.t.
64	BAGIOLI Nicola	B&B Hotels	s.t.
65	BALLARIN Iker	Euskaltel-Euskadi	s.t.
66	FINE Eddy	Cofidis	s.t.
67	PRADES Eduard	Delko	s.t.
68	ELOSEGUI Inigo	Movistar	s.t.
69	BAUDIN Alex	Equipe de France	s.t.
70	URRUTY Maxime	Xelliss-Roubaix Lille Métropole	s.t.
71	DE WITTE Mathias	Xelliss-Roubaix Lille Métropole	s.t.
72	KIPKEMBOI Salim	Bike Aid	s.t.
73	JOUSSEAUME Alan	Equipe de France	s.t.
74	CARDIS Romain	St Michel-Auber 93	s.t.
75	KAGIMU Charles	Bike Aid	16:24
76	SINKELDAM Ramon	Groupama-FDJ	16:27
77	CUADROS Alvaro	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	s.t.
78	GUARNIERI Jacopo	Groupama-FDJ	s.t.
79	DELETTRE Alexandre	Delko	16:33
80	BARCELO Fernando	Cofidis	16:36
81	LOUVEL Matis	Arkéa-Samsic	s.t.
82	RIVERA Brandon	INEOS Grenadiers	16:40
83	LOPEZ Juan	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
84	PAILLOT Yoann	St Michel-Auber 93	16:45
85	SCOTSON Miles	Groupama-FDJ	s.t.
86	LANGELLOTTI Victor	Burgos-BH	16:49
87	FERASSE Thibault	B&B Hotels	s.t.
88	QUINTANA Dayer	Arkéa-Samsic	s.t.
89	HERRADA Jose	Cofidis	16:56
90	RUIZ Ibon	Kern Pharma	s.t.
91	MORICE Julien	B&B Hotels	s.t.
92	CARVALHO Andre	Cofidis	s.t.
93	NORSGAARD Mathias	Movistar	s.t.
94	GENIEZ Alexandre	Total Direct Energie	s.t.
95	CALMEJANE Lilian	Ag2r-Citroën	s.t.
96	CABEDO Oscar	Burgos-BH	s.t.
97	VAN NIEKERK Morne	St Michel-Auber 93	17:04
98	WURF Cameron	INEOS Grenadiers	s.t.
99	DOULL Owain	INEOS Grenadiers	s.t.
100	ROSA Diego	Arkéa-Samsic	s.t.
101	BRAZ Clement	Equipe de France	s.t.
102	FERRON Valentin	Total Direct Energie	17:24
103	GRELLIER Fabien	Total Direct Energie	s.t.
104	DEWULF Stan	Ag2r-Citroën	17:46
105	FERNANDEZ Delio	Delko	17:56
106	ANTOMARCHI Julien	Xelliss-Roubaix Lille Métropole	18:01
107	KONOVALOVAS Ignatas	Groupama-FDJ	18:37
108	BASSO Leonardo	INEOS Grenadiers	s.t.
109	DOCKER Mitchell	EF Education-Nippo	s.t.
110	GAILLARD Marlon	Total Direct Energie	19:19
111	LEROUX Samuel	Xelliss-Roubaix Lille Métropole	19:28
112	MADRAZO Angel	Burgos-BH	19:29
113	MORTON Lachlan	EF Education-Nippo	19:31
114	BARTA Will	EF Education-Nippo	20:55
115	SAEZ Hector	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	s.t.
116	GRUZDEV Dmitriy	Astana-Premier Tech	s.t.
117	MORA Sebastian	Movistar	s.t.
118	VAN ENGELEN Adne	Bike Aid	21:14
119	CARSTENSEN Lucas	Bike Aid	21:46
120	DAVY Clement	Groupama-FDJ	s.t.
121	ROUX Anthony	Groupama-FDJ	22:46
122	FEDOROV Yevgeniy	Astana-Premier Tech	23:51
123	VERMEULEN Emiel	Xelliss-Roubaix Lille Métropole	23:59
124	EZQUERRA Jesus	Burgos-BH	s.t.
125	GROSU Eduard-Michael	Delko	24:36
126	RETAILLEAU Valentin	Equipe de France	24:54
127	DUVAL Julien	Ag2r-Citroën	25:47
128	MOZZATO Luca	B&B Hotels	25:56
129	KONIG Marco	Bike Aid	27:19
130	PICOUX Maximilien	Xelliss-Roubaix Lille Métropole	s.t.

Stage 2 map & profile:

Stage 2 map

Stage 2 profile

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Thursday, June 10: Stage 1, Cazouls lès Béziers - Lacaune les Bains, 156.5 km

Stage 1 map & profile

Andrea Vendrame takes the first stage. Photo Aubin Lipke

Weather at Lacuane, near the finish at 1:50 PM, local time: 23C (73F), sunny, with the wind from the northwest at 18 km/hr (11 mph). No rain is forecast.

The race: Here's the report from 3rd-place Jacopo Mosca's Trek-Segafredo team.

The four-day La Route d’ Occitanie kicked off with a tricky opening stage that saw a breakaway of seven pulled back with over 30 kilometers remaining and another two-rider move going clear.

Merhawi Kudus (Astana-Premier Tech) and Andrea Vendrame (AG2R Citroën) gained a maximum lead of 35 seconds before EF-Education-Nippo and Trek-Segafredo began to control the gap.

Eight kilometers from the end, the leading pair’s lead was 10 seconds when Vendrame attacked, extending the gap to 24 seconds as the bunch absorbed kudus.

Vendrame successfully held off the bunch, hot on his heels, to take a savvy win. Four seconds later, the sprint for second went to Magnus Cort (EF Education-
Nippo) just ahead of Jacopo Mosca.

Jacopo Mosca:
"We tried to do our part to lead the race and play our chances to win, but it wasn't enough. The second half of the race was very tactical, and Vendrame was smart and strong enough to take advantage of a break moment in the peloton and getting enough advantage to win.

"The last two kilometers, I took Magnus Cort's wheel. I just followed him with the hope of trying to jump him. I knew it would be hard, but if you don't try, you don't know.

"After a tough race like the Giro, you always have some question marks about your condition; you never know if you've fully recovered and if the condition is as brilliant as you'd like. Today I had proof that I was there.

I had an extra gear today, given to me by the team: They gave me confidence from the start as the leader and supported me to play in the finale. The morale boost was significant for my performance. Tonight, we don't celebrate a victory, but we can still be happy for a good team performance."

Giulio Ciccone finished in 22nd place in a reduced bunch that numbered 40 riders at the finish.

The race continues with a flat Stage 2 Friday before a weekend of mountains.

Complete results & GC:

156.5 kilometers raced at an average speed of 39.177 km/hr

1	VENDRAME Andrea	Ag2r-Citroën	3hr 59min 41sec
2	CORT Magnus	EF Education-Nippo	@ 4sec
3	MOSCA Jacopo	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
4	SANCHEZ Luis	Astana-Premier Tech	s.t.
5	HERRADA Jesús	Cofidis	s.t.
6	SWIFT Ben	INEOS Grenadiers	s.t.
7	GALLOPIN Tony	Ag2r-Citroën	s.t.
8	HARDY Romain	Arkéa-Samsic	s.t.
9	LOPEZ Diego	Kern Pharma	s.t.
10	GARCIA Jhojan	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	s.t.
11	ADRIA Roger	Kern Pharma	s.t.
12	CHAMPOUSSIN Clément	Ag2r-Citroën	s.t.
13	CABOT Jérémy	Total Direct Energie	s.t.
14	BOU Joan	Euskaltel-Euskadi	s.t.
15	RODRIGUEZ Oscar	Astana-Premier Tech	s.t.
16	GESBERT Elie	Arkéa-Samsic	s.t.
17	MURGUIALDAY Jokin	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	s.t.
18	NATAROV Yuriy	Astana-Premier Tech	s.t.
19	DEBESAY Mekseb	Bike Aid	s.t.
20	DIAZ José	Delko	s.t.
21	BOILEAU Alan	B&B Hotels	s.t.
22	CICCONE Giulio	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
23	BERTHET Clément	Delko	s.t.
24	SCHONBERGER Sebastian	B&B Hotels	s.t.
25	MUHLBERGER Gregor	Movistar Team	s.t.
26	RODRIGUEZ Cristián	Total Direct Energie	s.t.
27	KUDUS Merhawi	Astana-Premier Tech	s.t.
28	LEDANOIS Kévin	Arkéa-Samsic	s.t.
29	PARRA José	Kern Pharma	s.t.
30	AMEZQUETA Julen	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	s.t.
31	OKAMIKA Ander	Burgos-BH	s.t.
32	BIZKARRA Mikel	Euskaltel-Euskadi	s.t.
33	ITURRIA Mikel	Euskaltel-Euskadi	s.t.
34	NAVARRO Daniel	Burgos-BH	s.t.
35	TOUMIRE Hugo	Equipe de France	s.t.
36	MAS Lluís	Movistar Team	s.t.
37	AGIRRE Jon	Kern Pharma	s.t.
38	TRARIEUX Julien	Delko	s.t.
39	GARCIA A Carlos	Kern Pharma	s.t.
40	PRODHOMME Nicolas	Ag2r-Citroën	s.t.
41	PEDRERO Antonio	Movistar Team	s.t.
42	CARR Simon	EF Education-Nippo	@ 27sec
43	RIES Michel	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
44	ROSSETTO Stéphane	St Michel-Auber 93	s.t.
45	HOLLMANN Juri	Movistar Team	0:42
46	JUARISTI Txomin	Euskaltel-Euskadi	s.t.
47	BETTIOL Alberto	EF Education-Nippo	1:15
48	BRAMBILLA Gianluca	Trek-Segafredo	3:28
49	MARQUEZ Marti	Kern Pharma	s.t.
50	MOLENAAR Alex	Burgos-BH	4:36
51	DUVAL Julien	Ag2r-Citroën	6:31
52	CHAMPION Thomas	Cofidis	s.t.
53	GUILLONNET Adrien	St Michel-Auber 93	s.t.
54	BRAVO Garikoitz	Euskaltel-Euskadi	s.t.
55	OWEN Logan	EF Education-Nippo	8:40
56	CUADROS Alvaro	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	11:22
57	FEDOROV Yevgeniy	Astana-Premier Tech	s.t.
58	MORTON Lachlan	EF Education-Nippo	15:49
59	BARCELO Fernando	Cofidis	s.t.
60	HERRADA José	Cofidis	s.t.
61	MAURELET Flavien	St Michel-Auber 93	s.t.
62	VAN ENGELEN Adne	Bike Aid	s.t.
63	MADRAZO Angel	Burgos-BH	s.t.
64	CARDIS Romain	St Michel-Auber 93	s.t.
65	LANGELLOTTI Victor	Burgos-BH	s.t.
66	FERASSE Thibault	B&B Hotels	s.t.
67	MORICE Julien	B&B Hotels	s.t.
68	RUIZ Ibon	Kern Pharma	s.t.
69	CARSTENSEN Lucas	Bike Aid	s.t.
70	PAILLOT Yoann	St Michel-Auber 93	s.t.
71	CAM Maxime	B&B Hotels	s.t.
72	BALLARIN Iker	Euskaltel-Euskadi	s.t.
73	NORSGAARD Mathias	Movistar Team	s.t.
74	SINKELDAM Ramon	Groupama-FDJ	s.t.
75	DAVY Clément	Groupama-FDJ	s.t.
76	FINE Eddy	Cofidis	s.t.
77	CARVALHO Andre	Cofidis	s.t.
78	MALDONADO Anthony	St Michel-Auber 93	s.t.
79	GENIEZ Alexandre	Total Direct Energie	s.t.
80	LEROUX Samuel	Xelliss-Roubaix Lille Métropole	s.t.
81	VAN NIEKERK Morne	St Michel-Auber 93	s.t.
82	BOUDAT Thomas	Arkéa-Samsic	s.t.
83	BONNET Thomas	Equipe de France	s.t.
84	GONZALEZ David	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	s.t.
85	SCOTSON Miles	Groupama-FDJ	s.t.
86	FERRON Valentin	Total Direct Energie	s.t.
87	BAGIOLI Nicola	B&B Hotels	s.t.
88	PRADES Eduard	Delko	s.t.
89	KONOVALOVAS Ignatas	Groupama-FDJ	s.t.
90	ZINGLE Axel	Equipe de France	s.t.
91	AULAR Orluis	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	s.t.
92	CALMEJANE Lilian	Ag2r-Citroën	s.t.
93	ELOSEGUI Iñigo	Movistar Team	s.t.
94	WURF Cameron	INEOS Grenadiers	s.t.
95	KIPKEMBOI Salim	Bike Aid	s.t.
96	BASSO Leonardo	INEOS Grenadiers	s.t.
97	DOULL Owain	INEOS Grenadiers	s.t.
98	GRELLIER Fabien	Total Direct Energie	s.t.
99	JOUSSEAUME Alan	Equipe de France	s.t.
100	ROSA Diego	Arkéa-Samsic	s.t.
101	DE WITTE Mathias	Xelliss-Roubaix Lille Métropole	s.t.
102	BAUDIN Alex	Equipe de France	s.t.
103	GAILLARD Marlon	Total Direct Energie	s.t.
104	MANZIN Lorrenzo	Total Direct Energie	s.t.
105	DEWULF Stan	Ag2r-Citroën	s.t.
106	DELETTRE Alexandre	Delko	s.t.
107	BRAZ AFONSO Clement	Equipe de France	s.t.
108	URRUTY Maxime	Xelliss-Roubaix Lille Métropole	s.t.
109	QUINTANA Dayer	Arkéa-Samsic	s.t.
110	RIVERA Brandon	INEOS Grenadiers	s.t.
111	CABEDO Oscar	Burgos-BH	s.t.
112	LOPEZ Juan	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
113	DOCKER Mitchell	EF Education-Nippo	s.t.
114	FERNANDEZ Delio	Delko	s.t.
115	KAGIMU Charles	Bike Aid	s.t.
116	SAEZ Héctor	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	s.t.
117	BARTA Will	EF Education-Nippo	s.t.
118	ROUX Anthony	Groupama-FDJ	s.t.
119	MORA Sebastián	Movistar Team	s.t.
120	LOUVEL Matis	Arkéa-Samsic	s.t.
121	DEMARE Arnaud	Groupama-FDJ	s.t.
122	GRUZDEV Dmitriy	Astana-Premier Tech	s.t.
123	GUARNIERI Jacopo	Groupama-FDJ	s.t.
124	ANTOMARCHI Julien	Xelliss-Roubaix Lille Métropole	s.t.
125	PICOUX Maximilien	Xelliss-Roubaix Lille Métropole	23:49
126	KONIG Marco	Bike Aid	s.t.
127	MOZZATO Luca	B&B Hotels	s.t.
128	VERMEULEN Emiel	Xelliss-Roubaix Lille Métropole	s.t.
129	GROSU Eduard-Michael	Delko	s.t.
130	EZQUERRA Jesús	Burgos-BH	s.t.
131	RETAILLEAU Valentin	Equipe de France	s.t.

Stage 1 map & profile:

Stage 1 map

Stage 1 profile