2017 Paris-Bourges (1.1), France
67th edition: Thursday, October 5, 2017
Paris-Bourges podium history | 2016 edition | 2018 edition
Gien - Bourges, 190.3 km (Gien is about 65 kilometers south of Paris)
Rudy Barbier wins 2017 Paris-Bourges
The race: Winner Rudy Barbier's Ag2r team sent me this short race note.

Rudy Barbier - “I really did not want to finish the season without winning a race. This victory is a real relief. The team was relaxed the entire day, and in the final, I was really escorted to the line in an easy chair. Benoît (Cosnefroy), Oliver (Naesen) and Julien (Duval) all did a crazy job of work, and I was in a perfect position with 250 meters to go. All I had to do was finish the job. We had a great team on paper starting the race, and so all we had to do was make it happen. We enjoy racing together, and today was a victory for my friends. I will finish my season on Sunday at the Paris-Tours, without any pressure, and everyone is telling me I have everything to gain.”
THE NUMBER: 17
Thursday, Rudy Barbier took his first victory in the AG2R LA MONDIALE jersey. This is our team's 17th win of the year.
Complete Results:
190.3 kilometers raced at an average speed of 41.580 km/hr
| 1 | Barbier, Rudy | Ag2r-La Mondiale | 4hr 34min 36sec |
| 2 | Sarreau, Marc | FDJ | s.t. |
| 3 | Lecroq, Jérémy | Roubaix-Lille Métropole | s.t. |
| 4 | Jules, Justin | WB Veranclassic | s.t. |
| 5 | Laporte, Christophe | Cofidis | s.t. |
| 6 | Fonseca, Armindo | Fortuneo-Oscaro | s.t. |
| 7 | Devriendt, Tom | Wanty-Groupe Gobert | s.t. |
| 8 | Dupont, Timothy | Veranda's Willems-Crelan | s.t. |
| 9 | Zabel, Rick | Katusha-Alpecin | s.t. |
| 10 | Pasqualon, Andrea | Wanty-Groupe Gobert | s.t. |
| 11 | Jans, Roy | WB Veranclassic | s.t. |
| 12 | Manzin, Lorrenzo | FDJ | s.t. |
| 13 | Masson, Christophe | WB Veranclassic | s.t. |
| 14 | Bouhanni, Nacer | Cofidis | s.t. |
| 15 | Salomein, Jarl | Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise | s.t. |
| 16 | Boudat, Thomas | Direct Energie | s.t. |
| 17 | Touzé, Damien | HP BTP-Auber 93 | s.t. |
| 18 | Lienhard, Fabian | Team Vorarlberg | s.t. |
| 19 | Toffali, Nicola | 0711/Cycling | s.t. |
| 20 | Stüssi, Colin | Roth-Akros | s.t. |
| 21 | Le Cunff, Kévin | HP BTP-Auber 93 | s.t. |
| 22 | Jaun, Lukas | Roth-Akros | s.t. |
| 23 | Raileanu, Cristian | Differdange-Losch | s.t. |
| 24 | Sprengers, Thomas | Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise | s.t. |
| 25 | Martinez, Yannick | Delko-Marseille Provence | s.t. |
| 26 | Deltombe, Kevin | Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise | s.t. |
| 27 | Madrazo, Ángel | Delko-Marseille Provence | s.t. |
| 28 | Havik, Piotr | Katusha-Alpecin | s.t. |
| 29 | Hollenstein, Reto | Katusha-Alpecin | s.t. |
| 30 | Thalmann, Roland | Roth-Akros | s.t. |
| 31 | Schelling, Patrick | Team Vorarlberg | s.t. |
| 32 | Devolder, Stijn | Veranda's Willems-Crelan | s.t. |
| 33 | Tulik, Angélo | Direct Energie | s.t. |
| 34 | Friesecke, Gian | Team Vorarlberg | s.t. |
| 35 | Alaphilippe, Bryan | Armée de Terre | s.t. |
| 36 | Smukulis, Gatis | Delko-Marseille Provence | s.t. |
| 37 | Duval, Julien | Ag2r-La Mondiale | @ 9sec |
| 38 | Turgis, Jimmy | Cofidis | s.t. |
| 39 | Vermeer, Tom | Differdange-Losch | s.t. |
| 40 | Teasdale, Joshua | Differdange-Losch | s.t. |
| 41 | Jäger, Patrick | Team Vorarlberg | s.t. |
| 42 | Raymackers, Cedric | Differdange-Losch | s.t. |
| 43 | Biermans, Jenthe | Katusha-Alpecin | s.t. |
| 44 | Combaud, Romain | Delko-Marseille Provence | s.t. |
| 45 | Le Roux, Romain | Armée de Terre | s.t. |
| 46 | Bagües, Aritz | Euskadi Basque Country | s.t. |
| 47 | Gonzalez, Aitor | Euskadi Basque Country | s.t. |
| 48 | Rusnac, Maxim | Differdange-Losch | s.t. |
| 49 | Lizarralde, Eneko | Euskadi Basque Country | s.t. |
| 50 | Leveau, Jérémy | Roubaix-Lille Métropole | s.t. |
| 51 | Vachon, Florian | Fortuneo-Oscaro | s.t. |
| 52 | González, Adrián | Euskadi Basque Country | s.t. |
| 53 | Txoperena, Beñat | Euskadi Basque Country | s.t. |
| 54 | Menut, David | HP BTP-Auber 93 | s.t. |
| 55 | Lüscher, Damien | Roth-Akros | s.t. |
| 56 | Steels, Stijn | Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise | s.t. |
| 57 | Delfosse, Sébastien | WB Veranclassic | s.t. |
| 58 | Naesen, Oliver | Ag2r-La Mondiale | s.t. |
| 59 | Bagdonas, Gediminas | Ag2r-La Mondiale | s.t. |
| 60 | Meiler, Lukas | Team Vorarlberg | s.t. |
| 61 | Ista, Kevyn | WB Veranclassic | s.t. |
| 62 | McNally, Mark | Wanty-Groupe Gobert | s.t. |
| 63 | Mørkøv, Michael | Katusha-Alpecin | s.t. |
| 64 | Pichon, Laurent | Fortuneo-Oscaro | s.t. |
| 65 | Cosnefroy, Benoît | Ag2r-La Mondiale | s.t. |
| 66 | Thill, Tom | Differdange-Losch | s.t. |
| 67 | Feillu, Brice | Fortuneo-Oscaro | s.t. |
| 68 | Raibaud, Jimmy | Armée de Terre | s.t. |
| 69 | Denz, Nico | Ag2r-La Mondiale | s.t. |
| 70 | Pichot, Alexandre | Direct Energie | s.t. |
| 71 | Fernández, Delio | Delko-Marseille Provence | s.t. |
| 72 | Liepiņš, Emīls | Delko-Marseille Provence | s.t. |
| 73 | Jakin, Alo | HP BTP-Auber 93 | s.t. |
| 74 | Ferasse, Thibault | Armée de Terre | s.t. |
| 75 | Meurisse, Xandro | Wanty-Groupe Gobert | s.t. |
| 76 | Cardis, Romain | Direct Energie | s.t. |
| 77 | Pijourlet, Louis | Roubaix-Lille Métropole | s.t. |
| 78 | Delaplace, Anthony | Fortuneo-Oscaro | s.t. |
| 79 | Antomarchi, Julien | Roubaix-Lille Métropole | s.t. |
| 80 | Baillifard, Valentin | Roth-Akros | s.t. |
| 81 | Van Melsen, Kevin | Wanty-Groupe Gobert | s.t. |
| 82 | Gouault, Pierre | HP BTP-Auber 93 | s.t. |
| 83 | Prodhomme, Nicolas | HP BTP-Auber 93 | s.t. |
| 84 | Burgaudeau, Mathieu | Direct Energie | s.t. |
| 85 | Vandenbergh, Stijn | Ag2r-La Mondiale | s.t. |
| 86 | Duijn, Huub | Veranda's Willems-Crelan | s.t. |
| 87 | Bouet, Maxime | Fortuneo-Oscaro | s.t. |
| 88 | Le Gac, Olivier | FDJ | + 00' 20'' |
| 89 | Jeannesson, Arnold | Fortuneo-Oscaro | s.t. |
| 90 | Kneisky, Morgan | Armée de Terre | s.t. |
| 91 | Joly, Thomas | Roubaix-Lille Métropole | s.t. |
| 92 | Habeaux, Gregory | WB Veranclassic | s.t. |
| 93 | Turgis, Anthony | Cofidis | + 00' 31'' |
| 94 | Soupe, Geoffrey | Cofidis | + 00' 36'' |
| 95 | Vantomme, Maxime | WB Veranclassic | + 00' 44'' |
| 96 | Gaudin, Damien | Armée de Terre | + 00' 46'' |
| 97 | Claeys, Dimitri | Cofidis | + 00' 48'' |
| 98 | Kuznetsov, Vyatcheslav | Katusha-Alpecin | + 00' 55'' |
| 99 | Backaert, Frederik | Wanty-Groupe Gobert | + 01' 07'' |
| 100 | Pineau, Cédric | FDJ | + 01' 11'' |
| 101 | Vaugrenard, Benoît | FDJ | s.t. |
| 102 | Réza, Kévin | FDJ | s.t. |
| 103 | Goolaerts, Michael | Veranda's Willems-Crelan | s.t. |
| 104 | Gène, Yohann | Direct Energie | s.t. |
| 105 | Konovalovas, Ignatas | FDJ | + 01' 59'' |
| 106 | Vanspeybrouck, Pieter | Wanty-Groupe Gobert | + 02' 19'' |
| 107 | Thomas, Benjamin | Armée de Terre | + 02' 33'' |
| 108 | Honig, Reinier | Team Vorarlberg | + 02' 35'' |
| 109 | Baldo, Nicolas | HP BTP-Auber 93 | + 03' 06'' |
| 110 | Lemoine, Cyril | Cofidis | s.t. |
| 111 | Campistrous, Romain | Armée de Terre | + 03' 56'' |
| 112 | De Bondt, Dries | Veranda's Willems-Crelan | + 04' 21'' |
| 113 | Chavanel, Sylvain | Direct Energie | + 07' 16'' |
| 114 | Olaberria, Pello | Euskadi Basque Country | + 16' 28'' |
| 115 | Hamm, Henrik | 0711/Cycling | s.t. |
| 116 | Hügger, Jan | 0711/Cycling | s.t. |
| 117 | Ballet, Alexandre | 0711/Cycling | s.t. |
| 118 | Zurita, Francesc | Team Vorarlberg | s.t. |
| 119 | Udondo, Gotzon | Euskadi Basque Country | s.t. |
| 120 | Van Keirsbulck, Guillaume | Wanty-Groupe Gobert | s.t. |
| 121 | Barrenetxea, Ander | Euskadi Basque Country | s.t. |
| 122 | Cordeel, Sander | Veranda's Willems-Crelan | s.t. |
| 123 | Wörner, Max | 0711/Cycling | s.t. |
| 124 | Centrone, Ivan | Differdange-Losch | + 18' 27'' |





