Route du Sud (2017) Photos; Stage 1: Villeveyrac → Saint-Pons-de-Thomières, 177 km |
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| Spanish corner of the start area at the Stage 1 start in Villeveyrac | share this photo |
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| Luis Angel MATE (COFIDIS, SOLUTIONS CREDITS) | share this photo |
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| Stage 1 rollout from Villeveyrac | share this photo |
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| first rider to try and get away was Tom Scully (NZ/Cannondale) | share this photo |
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| Scully soon joied by Roman Guillemoz (direct energie FRA) and Fabien Canal (Armee de Terre FRA) | share this photo |
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| after the first group was reeled in by bunch, Julien Loubet FRA (Armee de Terre) and Elie Gesbert FRA (Fortuneo) made the first break to stick | share this photo |
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| Silvan Dillier SUI BMC also bridged across | share this photo |
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| Dillier went ahead but Loubet and Gessbert were never far behind. | share this photo |
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| Gaps between Dillier, the 2 chasers, and peloton held for some time | share this photo |
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| the front 3 combined to build a bigger lead | share this photo |
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| Stannard put on gap holding duty by peloton | share this photo |
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| Thomas at the head of Sky bunch near the front of main bunch | share this photo |
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| movistar just behind sky | share this photo |
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| peloton chasing | share this photo |
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| same front 3 with 3 minute gap before climbs | share this photo |
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| silvan dillier sui bmc wins sprint for 2nd takes green jersey and took sprnts here and kom points | share this photo |
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| Michal Golas (POL/Sky) did a lot of work in the chase | share this photo |
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| Elle Gessbert (fra/fortuneo) was dropped by escape on the main climb of the day | share this photo |
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| Jeremy Roy (france/fdj) led a reformed 2nd chase group on the main climb | share this photo |
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| kenny elissonde (france sky), romain guilemois (france direct energie) and jeremy roy (france fdj), elie gessbert (france fortuneo) and clement chevrier (france ag2r) became group 2 on the road | share this photo |
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| julien loubet (france aremee de terre) and silvan dillier (sui bmc) were group 1 | share this photo |
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| chasing to join the 2nd group was luis angel mate (spain cofidis) | share this photo |
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| silvan dillier (sui bmc) was strong enough to drop loubet again | share this photo |
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| loubet here in no-mans land between dillier and the group now inc luis angel mate behind | share this photo |
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| luis angel mate joined dillier, elissonde and the rest in the chase group, peloton now 5 mins back | share this photo |
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| gatis smukulis (Latvia Delko Marseille) provence team was carrying bottles for the whole team, but still not far behind the group ahead | share this photo |
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| Richard Carapaz another movistar colombian leads next group | share this photo |
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| david arroyo spain caja rural | share this photo |
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| Julien LOUBET (ARMEE DE TERRE) attacked the break over the final climb and solo the descent to the finish in Saint-Pons-de-Thomières | share this photo |
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| Julien LOUBET (ARMEE DE TERRE) had time for an extended victory salute | share this photo |
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| Julien LOUBET (ARMEE DE TERRE) wins Stage 1 | share this photo |
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| 2nd Silvan DILLIER (BMC RACING) + 22s, 3rd Mauro FINETTO (DELKO MARSEILLE PROVENCE KTM) and 4th Anthony PEREZ (COFIDIS, SOLUTIONS CREDITS) | share this photo |
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| Your Stage 1 winner, Julien LOUBET (ARMEE DE TERRE) | share this photo |
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| And first race leader, Julien LOUBET (ARMEE DE TERRE) | share this photo |
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| silvan dillier sui bmc wins sprint for 2nd takes green jersey. | share this photo |
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| Richard Carapaz (Movistar) was the best young rider | share this photo |
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Route du Sud (2017) Photos; Stage 1: Villeveyrac → Saint-Pons-de-Thomières, 177 km |
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