2020 Tour du Doubs-Conseil Général
(1.1), France
35th edition: Sunday, September 6, 2020
Tour du Doubs podium history | 2019 edition | 2021 edition
Morteau - Pontarlier, 188.7 kilometers
The 2020 podium, from left: Biniam Ghirmay (2nd), Loic Vliegen (winner) and Aurelien Paret-Peintre (3rd)
Weather at the finish city of Pontarlier at 3:00 PM, local time: 14C (58F), mostly cloudy, with the wind from the north at 10 km/hr (6 mph). There is a 5% chance of rain.
The race: Here's the report from Loic Vliegen's Circus-Wanty Gobert team.
Loic Vliegen has won the Tour du Doubs (1.1, 6/09) this Sunday. The French race crossed the Doubs department, from Morteau to Pontarlier. The race was animated with a first breakaway of two riders, joined by four others later. The repetition of climbs got the better of the escapees. The breakaway was caught with 20 kilometer to go.
The race was finally decided on the Larmont, the last climb of the day with 6 kilometer to go. Loïc Vliegen was attentive and attacked on this final climb, resisting to the peloton in the streets of Pontarlier, the city of... absinthe! The Belgian rider is in good form for a couple of weeks already and offered Circus-Wanty Gobert-Tormans its first victory of the post-lockdown period.
Loic Vliegen:
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It was a complicated race, because during the first 60 kilometer there were many attacks and there was no control in the peloton. In addition, I didn't have a great feeling, but my legs felt better and better during the stage. The team worked well all day, and I knew I could do something on the final climb. I did the recon of the final yesterday, and I knew it was possible to resist to the peloton downhill.
"I attacked with 300 meter to go to the top of the Larmont and I maintained my advantage downhill. I went downhill full, without questioning it. I saw that my chasers weren't far back, less than 10 seconds, but I resisted well on the flat, enabling me to enjoy the final hectometers.
"I'm happy that I could finally cross the finish line with arms in the air. My condition is good since the restart on the first of August, but success was lacking. It was time to deliver! I didn't participate often in races of the French Cup, and it wasn't always easy for me to read the race and to know how to manage the final. Today I succeeded, which is encouraging for the next weeks. I'm going to the Heistse Pijl and the Tour of Luxembourg with confidence, before thinking about the classics."
Complete results:
188.7 kilometers raced at an average speed of 38.861 km/hr
| 1 | VLIEGEN Loïc | Circus-Wanty Gobert | 4hr 51min 21sec |
| 2 | GHIRMAY Biniam | Nippo-Delko Provence | @ 14sec |
| 3 | PARET-PEINTRE Aurelien | Ag2r La Mondiale | s.t. |
| 4 | HARDY Romain | Arkea-Samsic | s.t. |
| 5 | KRIEGER Alexander | Alpecin-Fenix | 0:22 |
| 6 | MAAS Jan | Leopard Pro Cycling | s.t. |
| 7 | LEVEAU Jeremy | Natura4Ever-Roubaix-Lille Metropole | s.t. |
| 8 | WARLOP Jordi | Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise | s.t. |
| 9 | PLANCKAERT Baptiste | Bingoal-WB | s.t. |
| 10 | MALDONADO Anthony | St Michel-Auber 93 | s.t. |
| 11 | DELAPLACE Anthony | Arkea-Samsic | s.t. |
| 12 | LEYSEN Senne | Alpecin-Fenix | s.t. |
| 13 | DECLERCQ Benjamin | Arkea-Samsic | s.t. |
| 14 | PLANCKAERT Edward | Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise | s.t. |
| 15 | GUGLIELMI Simon | Groupama-FDJ | s.t. |
| 16 | PELEGRI Oscar | Feirense | s.t. |
| 17 | SPRENGERS Thomas | Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise | s.t. |
| 18 | BALLESTEROS Miguel | Caja Rural-Seguros RGA | s.t. |
| 19 | VINCENT Leo | Groupama-FDJ | s.t. |
| 20 | FERASSE Thibault | Natura4Ever-Roubaix-Lille Metropole | s.t. |
| 21 | SCHÖNBERGER Sebastian | B&B Hotels-Vital Concept | s.t. |
| 22 | SKJELMOSE Mattias | Leopard Pro Cycling | s.t. |
| 23 | DE BIE Sean | Bingoal-WB | s.t. |
| 24 | AEBI Antoine | Akros-Excelsior-Thomus | s.t. |
| 25 | WIRTGEN TOM | Bingoal-WB | s.t. |
| 26 | FROIDEVAUX Robin | Akros-Excelsior-Thomus | s.t. |
| 27 | DOUBEY Fabien | Circus-Wanty Gobert | s.t. |
| 28 | THALMANN Roland | Vorarlberg Santic | s.t. |
| 29 | PARRA Jose | Kern Pharma | s.t. |
| 30 | WIRTGEN Luc | Bingoal-WB | s.t. |
| 31 | REUTIMANN Mathias | Swiss Racing Academy | s.t. |
| 32 | LAFAY Victor | Cofidis | s.t. |
| 33 | DE WITTE Mathias | Natura4Ever-Roubaix-Lille Metropole | s.t. |
| 34 | CARDIS Romain | Total Direct Energie | s.t. |
| 35 | ZINGLE Axel | Nippo-Delko Provence | s.t. |
| 36 | PRODHOMME Nicolas | Cofidis | s.t. |
| 37 | HUYS Laurens | Bingoal-WB | s.t. |
| 38 | CHARRIN Aloïs | France | s.t. |
| 39 | MAITRE Florian | Total Direct Energie | s.t. |
| 40 | GARCIA Jhojan | Caja Rural-Seguros RGA | s.t. |
| 41 | CHAMPOUSSIN Clement | Ag2r La Mondiale | s.t. |
| 42 | DEGAND Thomas | Circus-Wanty Gobert | s.t. |
| 43 | SLAGTER Tom-Jelte | B&B Hotels-Vital Concept | s.t. |
| 44 | DELTOMBE Kevin | Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise | s.t. |
| 45 | CHEVRIER Clement | Ag2r La Mondiale | s.t. |
| 46 | BONGIORNO Francesco | Vini Zabù KTM | s.t. |
| 47 | FERRON Valentin | Total Direct Energie | s.t. |
| 48 | CHAMPION Thomas | France | s.t. |
| 49 | GAILLARD Marlon | Total Direct Energie | s.t. |
| 50 | KLUCKERS Arthur | Leopard Pro Cycling | s.t. |
| 51 | AGIRRE Jon | Kern Pharma | s.t. |
| 52 | GUILLONNET Adrien | St Michel-Auber 93 | s.t. |
| 53 | PICHON Laurent | Arkea-Samsic | s.t. |
| 54 | ROTA Lorenzo | Vini Zabù KTM | s.t. |
| 55 | GALLOPIN Tony | Ag2r La Mondiale | s.t. |
| 56 | ROSSETTO Stephane | Cofidis | s.t. |
| 57 | JANSSENS Jimmy | Alpecin-Fenix | 0:34 |
| 58 | GUERIN Alexis | Vorarlberg Santic | 0:41 |
| 59 | DOPCHIE Felix | Bingoal-WB | 0:45 |
| 60 | LEBRETON Jacques | France | 0:52 |
| 61 | NAKANE Hideto | Nippo-Delko Provence | 1:02 |
| 62 | RENARD Alexis | France | 1:25 |
| 63 | RUEGG Lukas | Swiss Racing Academy | s.t. |
| 64 | MORENO Ivan | Kern Pharma | s.t. |
| 65 | VAN POUCKE Aaron | Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise | s.t. |
| 66 | AROZAMENA Jesus | Feirense | s.t. |
| 67 | FINE Eddy | Cofidis | s.t. |
| 68 | REKITA Szymon | Leopard Pro Cycling | 1:44 |
| 69 | HANSEN Lasse | Alpecin-Fenix | s.t. |
| 70 | MORIN Emmanuel | Cofidis | s.t. |
| 71 | GAZE Samuel | Alpecin-Fenix | s.t. |
| 72 | HAILEMICHAEL Mulu | Nippo-Delko Provence | s.t. |
| 73 | BEVILACQUA Mattia | Vini Zabù KTM | s.t. |
| 74 | OLIVEIRA Fabio | Feirense | s.t. |
| 75 | FONT Bernat | EvoPro Racing | s.t. |
| 76 | CAPRON Remi | Akros-Excelsior-Thomus | s.t. |
| 77 | MAURELET Flavien | St Michel-Auber 93 | s.t. |
| 78 | THIEBAUD Valère | Akros-Excelsior-Thomus | s.t. |
| 79 | BERHANE Natnael | Cofidis | s.t. |
| 80 | IRISARRI Jon | Caja Rural-Seguros RGA | s.t. |
| 81 | LIGTHART Pim | Total Direct Energie | s.t. |
| 82 | COURTEILLE Arnaud | B&B Hotels-Vital Concept | s.t. |
| 83 | EYSKENS Jeroen | EvoPro Racing | s.t. |
| 84 | LAMMERTINK Maurits | Circus-Wanty Gobert | s.t. |
| 85 | BAGUES Aritz | Caja Rural-Seguros RGA | s.t. |
| 86 | LUTOLF Yves | Swiss Racing Academy | s.t. |
| 87 | CEPEDA Jefferson | Caja Rural-Seguros RGA | s.t. |
| 88 | SCHMID Mauro | Leopard Pro Cycling | s.t. |
| 89 | THIERY Cyrille | Swiss Racing Academy | 1:49 |
| 90 | LOUVEL Matis | Arkea-Samsic | 2:08 |
| 91 | PAGE Hugo | Groupama-FDJ | s.t. |
| 92 | ROCHAS Remy | Nippo-Delko Provence | s.t. |
| 93 | DE ROSSI Lucas | Nippo-Delko Provence | s.t. |
| 94 | IACCHI Alessandro | Vini Zabù KTM | s.t. |
| 95 | GONZALEZ Roberto | Vini Zabù KTM | 2:36 |
| 96 | LUSCHER Damian | Swiss Racing Academy | 2:38 |
| 97 | STUSSI Colin | Vorarlberg Santic | s.t. |
| 98 | DE TIER Floris | Alpecin-Fenix | 3:03 |
| 99 | BRUNEL Alexys | Groupama-FDJ | 3:26 |
| 100 | AMEZQUETA Julen | Caja Rural-Seguros RGA | 3:30 |
| 101 | DERNIES Tom | Natura4Ever-Roubaix-Lille Metropole | 3:58 |
| 102 | MOTTIER Justin | B&B Hotels-Vital Concept | 4:03 |
| 103 | RUIZ Ibon | Kern Pharma | s.t. |
| 104 | GASTAUER Ben | Ag2r La Mondiale | s.t. |
| 105 | FERREIRA Rafael | Feirense | 4:25 |
| 106 | LEROUX Samuel | Natura4Ever-Roubaix-Lille Metropole | 4:27 |
| 107 | SCHINNAGEL Johannes | Vorarlberg Santic | s.t. |
| 108 | NONNEZ Theo | Groupama-FDJ | 4:35 |
| 109 | IDJOUADIENE Pierre | Natura4Ever-Roubaix-Lille Metropole | 4:50 |
| 110 | WIPPERT Wouter | EvoPro Racing | 5:09 |
| 111 | RUEGG Timon | Swiss Racing Academy | 5:57 |
| 112 | LIENHARD Fabian | Groupama-FDJ | s.t. |
| 113 | JAMOT Julien | France | s.t. |
| 114 | CAM Maxime | B&B Hotels-Vital Concept | s.t. |
| 115 | FIEFVEZ Rudy | EvoPro Racing | s.t. |
| 116 | LOUVET Louis | St Michel-Auber 93 | s.t. |
| 117 | LE BON Johan | B&B Hotels-Vital Concept | s.t. |
| 118 | RIOU Alan | Arkea-Samsic | s.t. |
| 119 | DELACROIX Theo | Circus-Wanty Gobert | 8:59 |
| 120 | ORRICO Davide | Vorarlberg Santic | 10:26 |
| 121 | BONIFAZIO Leonardo | Total Direct Energie | s.t. |
| 122 | BURKE Jack | Vorarlberg Santic | s.t. |
| 123 | FERREIRA Antonio | Feirense | s.t. |
| 124 | VAN NIEKERK Morne | St Michel-Auber 93 | s.t. |
| 125 | VAUQUELIN Kevin | France | s.t. |
| 126 | MONK Cyrus | EvoPro Racing | s.t. |
| 127 | CONSTANTIN Baptiste | St Michel-Auber 93 | 16:51 |
| 128 | JAUREGUI Quentin | Ag2r La Mondiale | 20:05 |