2019 Faun Environnement - Classic de l'Ardèche (1.1), France
19th edition: Saturday, March 2, 2019
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Guilherand-Granges - Guilherand-Granges, 197.5 km
Lilian Calmejane has left the others well behind.
Weather at the start/finish city of Guilherand at 2:00 PM, local time: 13C (56F), mostly cloudy, with the wind from the north at 16 km/hr (10 mph). There is a 50% chance of light rain in the middle of the afternoon.
The race: Third-placed Odd Christian Eiking's Wanty-Groupe Gobert team posted this report.
Along with the Omloop het Nieuwsblad, Wanty-Gobert also started Saturday in the South-French race Faun Environnement-Classic de l'Ardèche (1.1). In the hilly race six of our punchers/climbers appeared at the start. The Frenchman Lilian Calmejane rode to a solo victory. Closely behind him a small group sprinted for the other podium places, with two Wanty-Gobert riders. Odd Eiking sprinted to third place, good for the first podium place in 2019 for our 24 year old Norwegian. Guillaume Martin finished 8th.
Odd Eiking:
"The pace was not too high during the race. But in the final 20 kilometers the speed went up. We did a great team job with Marco and Thomas bringing us to the front of the peloton. The selection was made on the final climb and together with Guillaume I was able to hang on in the first group. I was in 3rd wheel the whole time and could grab a podium spot in the sprint, behind solo winner Calmejane. I am very happy with that!"
"I did not start the season with a superb feeling. But after a lot of race days in February I feel getting better, resulting in this podium spot today. Tomorrow another chance awaits in the Drome Classic, although the parcours is a little easier."
"After tomorrow we head with the climbers for an altitude training camp on Sierra Nevada. My next goal is to perform well in the Ardennes classics later this season. Last year I had to miss them due to sickness. This year I really look forward to these races, and especially Flèche Wallonne, where the finish should suit me."
Complete results:
197.5 kilometers raced at an average speed of 36.576 km/hr
| 1 | CALMEJANE Lilian | Direct Energie | 5hr 23min 59sec |
| 2 | MADOUAS Valentin | Groupama-FDJ | @ 4sec |
| 3 | EIKING Odd Christian | Wanty-Gobert | s.t. |
| 4 | BARDET Romain | Ag2r La Mondiale | s.t. |
| 5 | WEENING Pieter | Roompot-Charles | s.t. |
| 6 | MÜLLER Patrick | Vital Concept | s.t. |
| 7 | VUILLERMOZ Alexis | Ag2r La Mondiale | s.t. |
| 8 | MARTIN Guillaume | Wanty-Gobert | s.t. |
| 9 | BRAVO Garikoitz | Euskadi Basque Country | s.t. |
| 10 | EDET Nicolas | Cofidis | s.t. |
| 11 | HERMANS Ben | Israel Cycling Academy | s.t. |
| 12 | PINOT Thibaut | Groupama-FDJ | 0:08 |
| 13 | FRANKINY Kilian | Groupama-FDJ | s.t. |
| 14 | VISCONTI Giovanni | Neri Sottoli-Selle Italia | 0:10 |
| 15 | BERHANE Natnael | Cofidis | s.t. |
| 16 | GAVAZZI Francesco | Androni Giocattoli-Sidermec | s.t. |
| 17 | VELASCO Simone | Neri Sottoli-Selle Italia | 0:13 |
| 18 | LUNKE Sindre | Riwal Readynez | s.t. |
| 19 | LASTRA Jonathan | Caja Rural-Seguros RGA | s.t. |
| 20 | COMBAUD Romain | Delko-Marseille Provence | s.t. |
| 21 | DOUBEY Fabien | Wanty-Gobert | s.t. |
| 22 | PEREZ Anthony | Cofidis | s.t. |
| 23 | HIVERT Jonathan | Direct Energie | s.t. |
| 24 | ZARDINI Edoardo | Neri Sottoli-Selle Italia | 0:16 |
| 25 | SCHÖNBERGER Sebastian | Neri Sottoli-Selle Italia | s.t. |
| 26 | GABBURO Davide | Neri Sottoli-Selle Italia | 0:20 |
| 27 | VINJEBO Emil | Riwal Readynez | 0:37 |
| 28 | NIV Guy | Israel Cycling Academy | s.t. |
| 29 | MAISON Jérémy | Arkea Samsic | s.t. |
| 30 | PEYSKENS Dimitri | Wallonie-Bruxelles | s.t. |
| 31 | CHERNETSKI Sergei | Caja Rural-Seguros RGA | s.t. |
| 32 | SIMON Julien | Cofidis | s.t. |
| 33 | MOINARD Amaël | Arkea Samsic | s.t. |
| 34 | MASNADA Fausto | Androni Giocattoli-Sidermec | s.t. |
| 35 | BUSATO Matteo | Androni Giocattoli-Sidermec | 0:51 |
| 36 | AMEZQUETA Julen | Caja Rural-Seguros RGA | 0:53 |
| 37 | LIVYNS Arjen | Roompot-Charles | s.t. |
| 38 | HAGEN Krister | Riwal Readynez | 1:18 |
| 39 | FLÓREZ Miguel | Androni Giocattoli-Sidermec | 1:20 |
| 40 | MORTIER Julien | Wallonie-Bruxelles | 1:40 |
| 41 | LUDVIGSSON Tobias | Groupama-FDJ | s.t. |
| 42 | SERRANO Gonzalo | Caja Rural-Seguros RGA | s.t. |
| 43 | VAN DER LIJKE Nick | Roompot-Charles | s.t. |
| 44 | PACHER Quentin | Vital Concept | 3:06 |
| 45 | HARDY Romain | Arkea Samsic | s.t. |
| 46 | PAILLOT Yoann | St Michel-Auber 93 | s.t. |
| 47 | DE CLERCQ Bart | Wanty-Gobert | s.t. |
| 48 | MURPHY Kyle | Rally UHC | s.t. |
| 49 | BARTHE Cyril | Euskadi Basque Country | 3:33 |
| 50 | VAN NIEKERK Morne | St Michel-Auber 93 | s.t. |
| 51 | CARPENTER Robin | Rally UHC | 3:35 |
| 52 | CATAFORD Alexander | Israel Cycling Academy | s.t. |
| 53 | FRAPPORTI Marco | Androni Giocattoli-Sidermec | s.t. |
| 54 | PLAZA Rubén | Israel Cycling Academy | s.t. |
| 55 | FILOSI Iuri | Delko-Marseille Provence | s.t. |
| 56 | MINNAARD Marco | Wanty-Gobert | 4:03 |
| 57 | MOLLY Kenny | Wallonie-Bruxelles | s.t. |
| 58 | MADRAZO Ángel | Burgos-BH | 4:35 |
| 59 | GASTAUER Ben | Ag2r La Mondiale | 4:44 |
| 60 | QUAADE Rasmus | Riwal Readynez | s.t. |
| 61 | MUÑOZ Daniel | Androni Giocattoli-Sidermec | s.t. |
| 62 | DUPONT Hubert | Ag2r La Mondiale | s.t. |
| 63 | BONGIORNO Francesco | Neri Sottoli-Selle Italia | s.t. |
| 64 | EZQUERRA Jesús | Burgos-BH | 4:54 |
| 65 | DELAPLACE Anthony | Arkea Samsic | 5:06 |
| 66 | SEIGLE Romain | Groupama-FDJ | s.t. |
| 67 | VINCENT Léo | Groupama-FDJ | 6:26 |
| 68 | DUIJN Huub | Roompot-Charles | 6:59 |
| 69 | BIZKARRA Mikel | Euskadi Basque Country | s.t. |
| 70 | KRON Andreas | Riwal Readynez | s.t. |
| 71 | IRISARRI Jon | Caja Rural-Seguros RGA | 7:11 |
| 72 | MAURELET Flavien | St Michel-Auber 93 | 7:37 |
| 73 | DEGAND Thomas | Wanty-Gobert | 8:16 |
| 74 | SESSLER Nícolas | Burgos-BH | s.t. |
| 75 | SPREAFICO Matteo | Androni Giocattoli-Sidermec | 9:39 |
| 76 | KAMP Alexander | Riwal Readynez | 10:02 |
| 77 | OURSELIN Paul | Direct Energie | s.t. |
| 78 | BURGAUDEAU Mathieu | Direct Energie | s.t. |
| 79 | LEVEAU Jérémy | Delko-Marseille Provence | 11:10 |
| 80 | CHETOUT Loïc | Cofidis | s.t. |
| 81 | GOLDSTEIN Roy | Israel Cycling Academy | 11:24 |
| 82 | PAASSCHENS Mathijs | Wallonie-Bruxelles | s.t. |
| 83 | SCHMIDT Fabien | Delko-Marseille Provence | s.t. |
| 84 | PETERS Nans | Ag2r La Mondiale | s.t. |
| 85 | RODRÍGUEZ Sergio | Euskadi Basque Country | s.t. |
| 86 | MORENO Javier | Delko-Marseille Provence | s.t. |
| 87 | ELLSAY Nigel | Rally UHC | s.t. |
| 88 | TUFT Svein | Rally UHC | s.t. |
| 89 | DAL-CIN Matteo | Rally UHC | s.t. |
| 90 | CAM Maxime | Vital Concept | s.t. |
| 91 | THOMINET Camille | St Michel-Auber 93 | s.t. |
| 92 | JOYCE Colin | Rally UHC | s.t. |
| 93 | SBARAGLI Kristian | Israel Cycling Academy | s.t. |
| 94 | MARENGO Umberto | Neri Sottoli-Selle Italia | s.t. |
| 95 | BIDARD François | Ag2r La Mondiale | 12:52 |
| 96 | JULES Justin | Wallonie-Bruxelles | 14:18 |
| 97 | MOTTIER Justin | Vital Concept | 14:52 |
| 98 | ŠIŠKEVIČIUS Evaldas | Delko-Marseille Provence | s.t. |
| 99 | REZA Kévin | Vital Concept | s.t. |
| 100 | SOUPE Geoffrey | Cofidis | s.t. |
| 101 | GONÇALVES Domingos | Caja Rural-Seguros RGA | s.t. |
| 102 | BAGOT Yoann | Vital Concept | s.t. |
| 103 | ROBEET Ludovic | Wallonie-Bruxelles | s.t. |
| 104 | LIETAER Eliot | Wallonie-Bruxelles | s.t. |
Classic de l'Ardèche map and profile:
Course map
Course profile
Start list with back numbers, March 1, 2019:
| AG2R LA MONDIALE | |
| DS: | Stephane Goubert |
| 1 | BARDET Romain |
| 2 | BIDARD François |
| 3 | CHEVRIER Clement |
| 4 | GASTAUER Ben |
| 5 | DUPONT Hubert |
| 6 | PETERS Nans |
| 7 | VUILLERMOZ Alexis |
| GROUPAMA-FDJ | |
| DS: | Sebastian Joly |
| 11 | FRANKINY Kilian |
| 12 | LUDVIGSSON Tobias |
| 13 | MADOUAS Valentin |
| 14 | PREIDLER Georg |
| 15 | PINOT Thibaut |
| 16 | VAUGRENARD Benoît |
| 17 | VINCENT Leo |
| DIRECT ENERGIE | |
| DS: | Lylian Lebreton |
| 21 | CALMEJANE Lilian |
| 22 | BURGAUDEAU Mathieu |
| 23 | COUSIN Jerome |
| 24 | GRELLIER Fabien |
| 25 | HIVERT Jonathan |
| 26 | JOURNIAUX Axel |
| 27 | OURSELIN Paul |
| ARKEA-SAMSIC | |
| DS: | Roger Trehin |
| 31 | BARGUIL Warren |
| 32 | DELAPLACE Anthony |
| 33 | FEILLU Brice |
| 34 | HARDY Romain |
| 35 | LE ROUX Romain |
| 36 | MAISON Jérémy |
| 37 | MOINARD Amaël |
| COFIDIS | |
| DS: | Joan-Luc Jonrond |
| 41 | SIMON Julien |
| 42 | BERHANE Natnael |
| 43 | CHETOUT Loïc |
| 44 | EDET Nicolas |
| 45 | LAFAY Victor |
| 46 | SOUPE Geoffrey |
| 47 | PEREZ Anthony |
| VITAL CONCEPT-B&B HOTELS | |
| DS: | Gilles Pauchard |
| 51 | BAGOT Yohan |
| 52 | GAUTIER Cyril |
| 53 | MOTTIER Justin |
| 54 | MÜLLER Patrick |
| 55 | PACHER Quentin |
| 56 | REZA Kévin |
| 57 | ROLLAND Pierre |
| ANDRONI GIOCATTOLI-SIDERMEC | |
| DS: | Alessandro Spezialetti |
| 61 | BUSATO Matteo |
| 62 | FRAPPORTI Marco |
| 63 | GAVAZZI Francesco |
| 64 | MASNADA Fausto |
| 65 | FLOREZ Miguel |
| 66 | MUÑOZ Daniel |
| 67 | SPREAFICO Matteo |
| WALLONIE-BRUXELLES | |
| DS: | Olivier Kaisen |
| 71 | LIETAER Eliot |
| 72 | MORTIER Julien |
| 73 | PEYSKENS Dimitri |
| 74 | ROBEET Ludovic |
| 75 | PAASSCHENS Mathijs |
| 76 | MOLLY Kenny |
| 77 | JULES Justin |
| ROOMPOT-CHARLES | |
| DS: | Jean Paul van Poppel |
| 81 | DUYN Huub |
| 82 | LAMMERTINK Maurits |
| 83 | LIVYNS Arjen |
| 84 | RIESEBEEK Oscar |
| 85 | TIMMERMANS Justin |
| 86 | VAN DER LIJKE Nick |
| 87 | WEENING Pieter |
| WANTY–GROUPE GOBERT | |
| DS: | Sebastien Demarbaix |
| 91 | DE CLERCQ Bart |
| 92 | DEGAND Thomas |
| 93 | DOUBEY Fabien |
| 94 | EIKING Odd Christian |
| 95 | MARTIN Guillaume |
| 96 | MEURISSE Xandro |
| 97 | MINNAARD Marco |
| DELKO-MARSEILLE PROVENCE | |
| DS: | Hristo Zaykov |
| 101 | COMBAUD Romain |
| 102 | FILOSI Iuri |
| 103 | FINETTO Mauro |
| 104 | LEVEAU Jérémy |
| 105 | MORENO BAZAN Javier |
| 106 | SCHMIDT Fabien |
| 107 | SISKEVICIUS Evaldas |
| NERI SOTTOLI-SELLE ITALIA-KTM | |
| DS: | Luca Scinto |
| 111 | VISCONTI Giovanni |
| 112 | BONGIORNO Francesco |
| 113 | VELASCO Simone |
| 114 | MARENGO Umberto |
| 115 | SCHÖNBERGER Sebastian |
| 116 | GABBURO Davide |
| 117 | ZARDINI Edoardo |
| CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA | |
| DS: | Jose Fernandez |
| 121 | CUADROS Alvaro |
| 122 | AMEZQUETA Julen |
| 123 | GONCALVES Andre |
| 124 | IRISARRI Jon |
| 125 | LASTRA Jonathan |
| 126 | CHERNETSKY Sergey |
| 127 | SERRANO Gonzalo |
| ISRAEL CYCLING ACADEMY | |
| DS: | Rene Andrle |
| 131 | CATAFORD Alexander |
| 132 | PLAZA MOLINA Ruben |
| 133 | GOLDSTEIN Roy |
| 134 | HERMANS Ben |
| 135 | SCHREURS Hamish |
| 136 | NIV Guy |
| 137 | SBARAGLI Kristian |
| RALLY UHC CYCLING | |
| DS: | Jonathan McCarthy |
| 141 | DAL-CIN Matteo |
| 142 | CARPENTER Robin |
| 143 | ORONTE Emerson |
| 144 | JOYCE Colin |
| 145 | ELLSAY Nigel |
| 146 | MURPHY Kyle |
| 147 | TUFT Svein |
| RIWAL READYNEZ | |
| DS: | Michael Skelde |
| 151 | KAMP EGESTED Alexander |
| 152 | QUAADE Rasmus Christian |
| 153 | BROCHNER NIELSEN Nicolai |
| 154 | JÖRGENSEN Jonas Aaen |
| 155 | LUNKE Sindre Skjøstad |
| 156 | VINJEBO Emil Nygaard |
| 157 | VEYHE Torkil |
| EUSKADI BASQUE COUNTRY-MURIAS | |
| DS: | David Echavarri |
| 161 | BRAVO Garikoitz |
| 162 | BARTHE Cyril |
| 163 | IRIZAR Julen |
| 164 | BIZKARRA Mikel |
| 165 | BARRENETXEA Ander |
| 166 | RODRIGUEZ Sergio |
| 167 | UDONDO Gotzon |
| BURGOS-BH | |
| DS: | Santi Barranco |
| 171 | BOL Jetse |
| 172 | CUBERO Jorge |
| 173 | EZQUERRA Jesús |
| 174 | GIBSON Matthew |
| 175 | SESSLER Nicolas |
| 176 | MADRAZO Ángel |
| 177 | VILELA Ricardo |
| ST MICHEL-AUBER 93 | |
| DS: | Stehpan Gaudry |
| 181 | BALDO Nicolas |
| 182 | JAKIN Alo |
| 183 | LE CUNFF Kévin |
| 184 | MALDONADO Anthony |
| 185 | MAURELET Flavien |
| 186 | THOMINET Camille |
| 187 | VAN NIEKERK Morne |