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Josselin - Plumelec, 188.6 km. The finish city of Plumelec is on the Brittany peninsula, 10 km from the coast
Arnaud De Lie wins in Plumelec. Photo: Cassandra Donne
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Weather at the finish city of Plumelec at 1:40 PM, local time: 17C (63F), cloudy, with the wind from the south at 18 km/hr (11 mph). There is a 12% chance of rain.
The race: Here's the report from race winner Arnaud De Lie's Team Lotto Dstny.
The 20-year-old Belgian Arnaud De Lie sprinted to victory in the Grand Prix Du Morbihan in Plumelec. After an impressive performance by the team, the bull from Lescheret was the fastest in the peloton and beat Frenchman Romain Gregoire in a uphill sprint.
In Bretagne, the riders faced a little over 188 kilometers. After just 17 kilometers, six riders broke away from the peloton.
The six brave riders were eventually caught by the peloton about 50 kilometers from the finish. Lotto Dstny controlled the race in the final stages and neutralized several attacks in the finale. With a reduced bunch, they headed towards the finish line and it was time for the sprint.
De Lie showed off his fast legs in the sprint. "I am extremely happy with this victory. Everything went as we had hoped beforehand. I was excellently surrounded by my teammates, which allowed me to tackle the climb well time after time. The rest of the team controlled the race in the peloton and blocked the attempts of other riders to break away during the local laps," said De Lie.
De Lie feels comfortable in this type of race and had long dreamed of this victory: "I like to race in Bretagne. The roads and climbs suit me here and I knew I had good form. In 2016, I saw on television how Sagan became European champion here in Plumelec. I was impressed and looked up to him. Since then, I have dreamt of winning here. I came close to victory a few times in recent weeks, so it feels good to finally achieve it."
The Lotto Dstny rider had nothing but praise for his teammates. "This really is a team effort. I was surrounded by my companions throughout the race, they controlled the race so that we could start the last climb in an excellent position. They did perfect work and I am very proud that I could reward this hard work with a victory."
Complete results:
188.6 kilometers raced at an average speed of 43.194 km/hr
1 | Arnaud De Lie | Lotto Dstny | 4hr 21min 59sec |
2 | Romain Grégoire | Groupama-FDJ | s.t. |
3 | Rasmus Tiller | Uno-X | s.t. |
4 | Orluis Aular | Caja Rural-Seguros RGA | s.t. |
5 | Clément Venturini | Ag2r-Citroën | s.t. |
6 | Mathieu Burgaudeau | TotalEnergies | s.t. |
7 | Alessandro Fedeli | Q36.5 Pro Cycling | s.t. |
8 | Eddy Finé | Cofidis | s.t. |
9 | Axel Zingle | Cofidis | s.t. |
10 | Romain Cardis | St Michel-Mavic-Auber 93 | s.t. |
11 | Paul Penhoët | Groupama-FDJ | s.t. |
12 | Jenthe Biermans | Arkéa-Samsic | s.t. |
13 | Bastien Tronchon | Ag2r-Citroën | s.t. |
14 | Jesus Ezquerra | Burgos-BH | s.t. |
15 | Jon Barrenetxea | Caja Rural-Seguros RGA | @ 5sec |
16 | Jordan Jegat | CIC U Nantes Atlantique | s.t. |
17 | Alexander Kristoff | Uno-X | s.t. |
18 | Julien Simon | TotalEnergies | s.t. |
19 | Carlos Canal | Euskaltel-Euskadi | s.t. |
20 | Pelayo Sanchez | Burgos-BH | s.t. |
21 | Flavien Maurelet | St Michel-Mavic-Auber 93 | s.t. |
22 | Jetse Bol | Burgos-BH | s.t. |
23 | Thomas Gachignard | St Michel-Mavic-Auber 93 | s.t. |
24 | Sandy Dujardin | TotalEnergies | s.t. |
25 | Floris De Tier | Bingoal-WB | s.t. |
26 | Unai Iribar | Euskaltel-Euskadi | s.t. |
27 | Julen Amezqueta | Caja Rural-Seguros RGA | s.t. |
28 | Thomas Bonnet | TotalEnergies | s.t. |
29 | Urko Berrade | Equipo Kern Pharma | s.t. |
30 | Antoine Raugel | Ag2r-Citroën | s.t. |
31 | Leon Heinschke | Team DSM | 0:10 |
32 | Brent Van Moer | Lotto Dstny | s.t. |
33 | Fabio Christen | Q36.5 Pro Cycling | s.t. |
34 | Sander De Pestel | Team Flanders-Baloise | s.t. |
35 | Francisco Galván | Equipo Kern Pharma | s.t. |
36 | James Fouche | Bolton Equities-Black Spoke | s.t. |
37 | Yaël Joalland | CIC U Nantes Atlantique | s.t. |
38 | Xabier Berasategi | Euskaltel-Euskadi | s.t. |
39 | Pavel Bittner | Team DSM | s.t. |
40 | Alex Colman | Team Flanders-Baloise | s.t. |
41 | Ruben Apers | Team Flanders-Baloise | s.t. |
42 | Cyril Barthe | Burgos-BH | s.t. |
43 | Alex Jaime | Equipo Kern Pharma | s.t. |
44 | Luke Mudgway | Bolton Equities-Black Spoke | s.t. |
45 | Anthony Maldonado | St Michel-Mavic-Auber 93 | s.t. |
46 | Jean-Louis Le Ny | Nice Métropole-Côte d'Azur | s.t. |
47 | Cédric Beullens | Lotto Dstny | s.t. |
48 | Danny Van Der Tuuk | Equipo Kern Pharma | 0:20 |
49 | Maël Guégan | CIC U Nantes Atlantique | s.t. |
50 | Ward Vanhoof | Team Flanders-Baloise | 0:21 |
51 | Elie Gesbert | Arkéa-Samsic | s.t. |
52 | Pau Miquel | Equipo Kern Pharma | 0:23 |
53 | Marcel Camprubí | Q36.5 Pro Cycling | s.t. |
54 | Lawrence Naesen | Ag2r-Citroën | s.t. |
55 | Xabier Azparren | Euskaltel-Euskadi | s.t. |
56 | Sam Watson | Groupama-FDJ | s.t. |
57 | Mulu Hailemichael | Caja Rural-Seguros RGA | s.t. |
58 | Joel Nicolau | Caja Rural-Seguros RGA | 0;28 |
59 | Lorenzo Milesi | Team DSM | s.t. |
60 | Aaron Van Poucke | Team Flanders-Baloise | 0:30 |
61 | Léo Danès | CIC U Nantes Atlantique | 0:32 |
62 | Eric Fagundez | Burgos-BH | s.t. |
63 | Emmanuel Morin | CIC U Nantes Atlantique | 0:38 |
64 | Baptiste Planckaert | Intermarché-Circus-Wanty | 0:42 |
65 | Cyrus Monk | Q36.5 Pro Cycling | s.t. |
66 | Thomas Devaux | St Michel-Mavic-Auber 93 | s.t. |
67 | Kevin Ledanois | Arkéa-Samsic | s.t. |
68 | Laurent Pichon | Arkéa-Samsic | s.t. |
69 | Walter Calzoni | Q36.5 Pro Cycling | 0:49 |
70 | Laurence Pithie | Groupama-FDJ | 0:51 |
71 | Ollie Jones | Bolton Equities-Black Spoke | s.t. |
72 | George Jackson | Bolton Equities-Black Spoke | s.t. |
73 | Damien Girard | Nice Métropole-Côte d'Azur | s.t. |
74 | Valentin Retailleau | Ag2r-Citroën | s.t. |
75 | Jasper De Buyst | Lotto Dstny | 0:54 |
76 | Calum Johnston | Caja Rural-Seguros RGA | 1:05 |
77 | Martí Márquez | Equipo Kern Pharma | s.t. |
78 | Axel Narbonne-Zuccarelli | Nice Métropole-Côte d'Azur | s.t. |
79 | Matis Louvel | Arkéa-Samsic | 1:16 |
80 | Frederik Frison | Lotto Dstny | 1:17 |
81 | Sean Flynn | Team DSM | s.t. |
82 | Bram Welten | Groupama-FDJ | 1:28 |
83 | Erik Resell | Uno-X | 1:38 |
84 | Tord Gudmestad | Uno-X | s.t. |
85 | Julian Lino | Nice Métropole-Côte d'Azur | 1:42 |
86 | Florian Vermeersch | Lotto Dstny | s.t. |
87 | Ludovic Robeet | Bingoal-WB | 1:50 |
88 | Théo Delacroix | St Michel-Mavic-Auber 93 | 1:53 |
89 | Pierre Gautherat | Ag2r-Citroën | s.t. |
90 | Lewis Askey | Groupama-FDJ | 2:11 |
91 | Jarne Van De Paar | Lotto Dstny | s.t. |
92 | Alexis Renard | Cofidis | s.t. |
93 | Harrison Wood | Cofidis | s.t. |
94 | Mattéo Vercher | TotalEnergies | 2:42 |
95 | Luca De Meester | Bingoal-WB | 3:44 |
96 | Romain Combaud | Team DSM | s.t. |
97 | Julius Johansen | Intermarché-Circus-Wanty | 3:58 |
98 | Tim Naberman | Team DSM | 4:37 |
99 | William Blume Levy | Uno-X | 4:46 |
100 | Guillaume Van Keirsbulck | Bingoal-WB | s.t. |
101 | Cériel Desal | Bingoal-WB | s.t. |
102 | Wesley Kreder | Cofidis | s.t. |
103 | Andrea Mifsud | Nice Métropole-Côte d'Azur | s.t. |
104 | Paul Wright | Bolton Equities-Black Spoke | 5:08 |
105 | Enekoitz Azparren | Euskaltel-Euskadi | 5:13 |
106 | Jacob Scott | Bolton Equities-Black Spoke | 5:19 |
107 | Alexander Salby | Bingoal-WB | 6:17 |
108 | Kamil Malecki | Q36.5 Pro Cycling | 6:25 |
109 | Florian Rapiteau | St Michel-Mavic-Auber 93 | 6:33 |
110 | Bailey O'Donnell | Bolton Equities-Black Spoke | 6:47 |
111 | Daniel McLay | Arkéa-Samsic | s.t. |
112 | Kevin Kuhn | Intermarché-Circus-Wanty | s.t. |
113 | Christophe Noppe | Cofidis | s.t. |
114 | Hugo Hofstetter | Arkéa-Samsic | s.t. |
115 | Jonathan Couanon | Nice Métropole-Côte d'Azur | 7:09 |
116 | Mikel Retegi | Equipo Kern Pharma | 7:31 |
117 | Gilles De Wilde | Team Flanders-Baloise | 9:17 |
118 | Antonio Puppio | Q36.5 Pro Cycling | 10:52 |
Start list with back numbers, May 5, 2023:
TOTALENERGIES | |
1 | Julien Simon |
2 | Thomas Bonnet |
3 | Mathieu Burgaudeau |
4 | Sandy Dujardin |
5 | Lorrenzo Manzin |
6 | Jason Tesson |
7 | Mattéo Vercher |
GROUPAMA-FDJ | |
11 | Lewis Askey |
12 | Romain Grégoire |
13 | Olivier Le Gac |
14 | Paul Penhoët |
14 | Laurence Pithie |
15 | Sam Watson |
16 | Bram Welten |
ARKÉA-SAMSIC | |
21 | Laurent Pichon |
22 | Hugo Hofstetter |
23 | Jenthe Biermans |
24 | Kevin Ledanois |
25 | Matis Louvel |
26 | Daniel Mclay |
27 | Elie Gesbert |
COFIDIS | |
31 | Axel Zingle |
32 | Eddy Finé |
33 | Wesley Kreder |
34 | Christophe Noppe |
35 | Alexis Renard |
36 | Jelle Wallays |
37 | Harrison Wood |
AG2R-CITROËN | |
41 | Bastien Tronchon |
42 | Jaakko Hänninen |
43 | Pierre Gautherat |
44 | Lawrence Naesen |
45 | Antoine Raugel |
46 | Valentin Retailleau |
47 | Clément Venturini |
TEAM DSM | |
51 | Pavel Bittner |
52 | Romain Combaud |
53 | Sean Flynn |
54 | Leon Heinschke |
55 | Lorenzo Milesi |
56 | Tim Naberman |
57 | Henri Vandenabeele |
INTERMARCHÉ-CIRCUS-WANTY | |
61 | Adrien Petit |
62 | Julius Johansen |
63 | Madis Mihkels |
64 | Kevin Kuhn |
65 | Baptiste Planckaert |
66 | Gerben Kuypers |
UNO-X | |
71 | Alexander Kristoff |
72 | Erik Resell |
73 | Rasmus Tiller |
74 | Søren Wærenskjold |
75 | Tord Gudmestad |
77 | William Blume Levy |
BURGOS-BH | |
81 | Pelayo Sanchez Mayo |
82 | Eric Fagundez |
83 | Jesus Ezquerra |
84 | Clément Alleno |
85 | Cyril Barthe |
86 | Ander Okamika |
87 | Jetse Bol |
CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA | |
91 | Julen Amezqueta |
92 | Orluis Aular |
93 | Jon Barrenetxea |
94 | Mulu Hailemichael |
95 | Calum Johnston |
96 | Joseba Lopez |
97 | Joel Nicolau |
EUSKALTEL-EUSKADI | |
101 | Carlos Canal |
102 | Antonio Soto |
103 | Unai Iribar |
104 | Enekoitz Azparren |
105 | Xabier Azparren |
106 | Iker Ballarin |
107 | Xabier Berasategi |
EQUIPO KERN PHARMA | |
111 | Francisco Galván |
112 | Alex Jaime |
113 | Martí Márquez |
114 | Urko Berrade |
115 | Mikel Retegi |
116 | Pau Miquel |
117 | Danny Van Der Tuuk |
LOTTO DSTNY | |
121 | Arnaud De Lie |
122 | Cédric Beullens |
123 | Jasper De Buyst |
124 | Frederik Frison |
125 | Jarne Van De Paar |
126 | Brent Van Moer |
127 | Florian Vermeersch |
BINGOAL-WB | |
131 | Floris De Tier |
132 | Luca De Meester |
133 | Cériel Desal |
134 | Patrick Lauk Karl |
135 | Ludovic Robeet |
136 | Alexander Salby |
137 | Guillaume Van Keirsbulck |
TEAM FLANDERS-BALOISE | |
141 | Alex Colman |
142 | Sander De Pestel |
143 | Ruben Apers |
144 | Gilles De Wilde |
145 | Vincent Van Hemelen |
146 | Aaron Van Poucke |
147 | Ward Vanhoof |
BOLTON EQUITIES-BLACK SPOKE | |
151 | Bailey O'Donnell |
152 | Paul Wright |
153 | Jacob Scott |
154 | Ollie Jones |
155 | James Fouche |
156 | George Jackson |
157 | Luke Mudgway |
Q36.5 PRO CYCLING | |
161 | Walter Calzoni |
162 | Marcel Camprubí |
163 | Fabio Christen |
164 | Alessandro Fedeli |
165 | Kamil Malecki |
166 | Cyrus Monk |
167 | Antonio Puppio |
ST MICHEL-MAVIC-AUBER 93 | |
171 | Théo Delacroix |
172 | Thomas Devaux |
173 | Thomas Gachignard |
174 | Anthony Maldonado |
175 | Flavien Maurelet |
176 | Florian Rapiteau |
177 | Romain Cardis |
CIC U NANTES ATLANTIQUE | |
181 | Pierre Barbier |
182 | Léo Danès |
183 | Maël Guégan |
184 | Jordan Jegat |
185 | Yaël Joalland |
187 | Emmanuel Morin |
NICE MÉTROPOLE-CÔTE D'AZUR | |
191 | Jonathan Couanon |
192 | Damien Girard |
193 | Paul Hennequin |
194 | Axel Narbonne-Zuccarelli |
195 | Jean-Louis Le Ny |
196 | Julian Lino |
197 | Andrea Mifsud |