Route du Sud 2017 – Stage 1 [FULL STAGE]

June 15, 2017

Route du Sud 2017 – Stage 1 – Villeveyrac – Saint-Pons-de-Thomières : 176,6 km

The Route du Sud is a road bicycle race with 4 stages held annually in Southern France. It was first held in 1977 and since 2005 it has been organised as a 2.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour. It is usually held a week before the Tour de France.

Julien Loubet (Armee de Terre) claimed an impressive solo victory on the opening stage of the Route du Sud, attacking his breakaway companions and then riding alone for almost 30km to claim the first race leader’s jersey.

“From the start it never crossed my mind that I could pull something off today – I just wanted to enjoy myself,” Loubet said. “I got in the break, and sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn’t. This stage was good for a breakaway and in the end I went all-in, didn’t leave anything out there.”

Loubet, who raced for AG2R La Mondiale for six seasons before going off the grid, returned with Team Marseille 13 in 2015, spent last year at Fortuneo-Vital Concept, and joined the Continental Armee de Terre this season. It’s his first win for the team, and his first win since claiming Paris-Camembert in 2015.

“I’m super happy, for the team, my family, everyone who has supported me for so long – I think this is my 10th Route du Sud, and my first victory,” he said.

Results :
1 Julien Loubet (Fra) Armee de Terre 4:31:39
2 Silvan Dillier (Swi) BMC Racing Team 0:00:24
3 Mauro Finetto (Ita) Delko Marseille Provence KTM 0:00:32
4 Anthony Perez (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits 0:00:36
5 Luis Angel Mate (Spa) Cofidis, Solutions Credits
6 Richard Carapaz (Ecu) Movistar Team
7 Brice Feillu (Fra) Fortuneo – Vital Concept
8 Kenny Elissonde (Fra) Team Sky
9 David Arroyo (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA
10 Romain Guillemois (Fra) Direct Energie 0:01:23
11 Jérémy Roy (Fra) FDJ 0:01:25
12 Clement Chevrier (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
13 Gatis Smukulis (Lat) Delko Marseille Provence KTM 0:03:36
14 Damien Touze (Fra) HP BTP – Auber 93 0:06:10
15 Jose Rojas (Spa) Movistar Team
16 Steven Tronet (Fra) Armee de Terre
17 Gianni Moscon (Ita) Team Sky
18 Michael Valgren Andersen (Den) Astana Pro Team
19 Matthieu Ladagnous (Fra) FDJ
20 Quentin Pacher (Fra) Delko Marseille Provence KTM
21 Wout Poels (Ned) Team Sky
22 Bakhtiyar Kozhatayev (Kaz) Astana Pro Team
23 Truls Korsaeth (Nor) Astana Pro Team
24 Jonathan Lastra (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA
25 Sergio Henao (Col) Team Sky
26 Manuel Senni (Ita) BMC Racing Team
27 Pierre Gouault (Fra) HP BTP – Auber 93
28 Geraint Thomas (GBr) Team Sky
29 Christophe Riblon (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
30 Romain Combaud (Fra) Delko Marseille Provence KTM
31 Jose Herrada (Spa) Movistar Team
32 Samuel Sanchez (Spa) BMC Racing Team
33 Fabricio Ferrari (Uru) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA
34 Daniel Moreno (Spa) Movistar Team
35 Beñat Txoperena Matxikote (Spa) Euskadi Basque Country – Murias
36 Andrey Zeits (Kaz) Astana Pro Team
37 Clement Venturini (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits
38 Remy Di Gregorio (Fra) Delko Marseille Provence KTM
39 Garikoitz Bravo Oiarbide (Spa) Euskadi Basque Country – Murias
40 Yannick Martinez (Fra) Delko Marseille Provence KTM
41 François Bidard (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
42 Nicolas Edet (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits
43 Hubert Dupont (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
44 Mikel Iturria Segurola (Spa) Euskadi Basque Country – Murias
45 Kevin Ledanois (Fra) Fortuneo – Vital Concept
46 Sergei Chernetski (Rus) Astana Pro Team
47 Mathias Leturnier (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits
48 Pierre Rolland (Fra) Cannondale-Drapac
49 Antonio Molina (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA
50 Fabien Canal (Fra) Armee de Terre
51 Tom-Jelte Slagter (Ned) Cannondale-Drapac
52 Eduardo Sepulveda (Arg) Fortuneo – Vital Concept
53 Rigoberto Uran (Col) Cannondale-Drapac
54 Sergio Pardilla (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA
55 Jorge Arcas Peña (Spa) Movistar Team
56 Yoann Bagot (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits
57 Josu Zabala (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA
58 Mikel Bizkarra Etxegibel (Spa) Euskadi Basque Country – Murias
59 Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Direct Energie
60 Flavien Dassonville (Fra) HP BTP – Auber 93
61 Stéphane Rossetto (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits 0:06:10
62 Julien Berard (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
63 Jimmy Raibaud (Fra) Armee de Terre
64 Jérôme Mainard (Fra) Armee de Terre
65 Julien Antomarchi (Fra) Roubaix – Lille Metropole
66 Christopher Butler (USA) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA
67 Yohann Gene (Fra) Direct Energie 0:06:19
68 Kévin Lebreton (Fra) Armee de Terre 0:06:27
69 Floris Gerts (Ned) BMC Racing Team 0:08:06
70 Daniele Bennati (Ita) Movistar Team 0:08:36
71 Quentin Jauregui (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
72 Andriy Grivko (Ukr) Astana Pro Team 0:09:55
73 Joeri Calleeuw (Bel) Roubaix – Lille Metropole
74 Miguel Benito (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA
75 Nans Peters (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
76 Elie Gesbert (Fra) Fortuneo – Vital Concept 0:13:54
77 Tom Van Asbroeck (Bel) Cannondale-Drapac 0:16:36
78 Loïc Vliegen (Bel) BMC Racing Team
79 Léo Vincent (Fra) FDJ
80 Marc Fournier (Fra) FDJ
81 Romain Feillu (Fra) HP BTP – Auber 93
82 Pello Olaberria Arruabarrena (Spa) Euskadi Basque Country – Murias
83 Thomas Scully (NZl) Cannondale-Drapac
84 Aritz Bagues Kalparsoro (Spa) Euskadi Basque Country – Murias
85 Benoit Jarrier (Fra) Fortuneo – Vital Concept
86 Paul Ourselin (Fra) Direct Energie
87 Evaldas Siskevicius (Ltu) Delko Marseille Provence KTM
88 Nicolas Vereecken (Bel) Roubaix – Lille Metropole
89 Elia Viviani (Ita) Team Sky
90 Jean-Pierre Drucker (Lux) BMC Racing Team
91 Jérémy Leveau (Fra) Roubaix – Lille Metropole
92 Julien El Fares (Fra) Delko Marseille Provence KTM
93 Nicolas Baldo (Fra) HP BTP – Auber 93
94 Ian Stannard (GBr) Team Sky
95 Jeremy Bescond (Fra) HP BTP – Auber 93
96 Benjamin Thomas (Fra) Armee de Terre
97 Alexandre Pichot (Fra) Direct Energie
98 Nikita Stalnov (Kaz) Astana Pro Team
99 Benoit Vaugrenard (Fra) FDJ
100 Johan Le Bon (Fra) FDJ 0:16:44
101 Bryan Coquard (Fra) Direct Energie 0:20:45
102 Michal Golas (Pol) Team Sky
103 William Clarke (Aus) Cannondale-Drapac
104 Laurent Pichon (Fra) Fortuneo – Vital Concept
105 Daniel Mclay (GBr) Fortuneo – Vital Concept
106 Carlos Barbero (Spa) Movistar Team
107 Wouter Wippert (Ned) Cannondale-Drapac
108 David Menut (Fra) HP BTP – Auber 93
109 Miles Scotson (Aus) BMC Racing Team
110 Anthony Maldonado (Fra) HP BTP – Auber 93
111 Lorenzo Manzin (Fra) FDJ
112 Lander Seynaeve (Bel) Roubaix – Lille Metropole
113 Romain Cardis (Fra) Direct Energie
114 Aitor Gonzalez (Spa) Euskadi Basque Country – Murias
115 Félix Pouilly (Fra) Roubaix – Lille Metropole
116 Stéphane Poulhies (Fra) Armee de Terre
117 Fabrice Jeandesboz (Fra) Direct Energie
118 Oscar Rodriguez Garaicoechea (Spa) Euskadi Basque Country – Murias
119 Héctor Carretero (Spa) Movistar Team
120 Emiel Vermeulen (Bel) Roubaix – Lille Metropole 0:31:58

General Classification after Stage 1 :
1 Julien Loubet (Fra) Armee de Terre 4:31:39
2 Silvan Dillier (Swi) BMC Racing Team 0:00:24
3 Mauro Finetto (Ita) Delko Marseille Provence KTM 0:00:32
4 Anthony Perez (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits 0:00:36
5 Luis Angel Mate (Spa) Cofidis, Solutions Credits
6 Richard Carapaz (Ecu) Movistar Team
7 Brice Feillu (Fra) Fortuneo – Vital Concept
8 Kenny Elissonde (Fra) Team Sky
9 David Arroyo (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA
10 Romain Guillemois (Fra) Direct Energie 0:01:23
11 Jérémy Roy (Fra) FDJ 0:01:25
12 Clement Chevrier (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
13 Gatis Smukulis (Lat) Delko Marseille Provence KTM 0:03:36
14 Damien Touze (Fra) HP BTP – Auber 93 0:06:10
15 Jose Rojas (Spa) Movistar Team
16 Steven Tronet (Fra) Armee de Terre
17 Gianni Moscon (Ita) Team Sky
18 Michael Valgren Andersen (Den) Astana Pro Team
19 Matthieu Ladagnous (Fra) FDJ
20 Quentin Pacher (Fra) Delko Marseille Provence KTM
21 Wout Poels (Ned) Team Sky
22 Bakhtiyar Kozhatayev (Kaz) Astana Pro Team
23 Truls Korsaeth (Nor) Astana Pro Team
24 Jonathan Lastra (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA
25 Sergio Henao (Col) Team Sky
26 Manuel Senni (Ita) BMC Racing Team
27 Pierre Gouault (Fra) HP BTP – Auber 93
28 Geraint Thomas (GBr) Team Sky
29 Christophe Riblon (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
30 Romain Combaud (Fra) Delko Marseille Provence KTM
31 Jose Herrada (Spa) Movistar Team
32 Samuel Sanchez (Spa) BMC Racing Team
33 Fabricio Ferrari (Uru) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA
34 Daniel Moreno (Spa) Movistar Team
35 Beñat Txoperena Matxikote (Spa) Euskadi Basque Country – Murias
36 Andrey Zeits (Kaz) Astana Pro Team
37 Clement Venturini (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits
38 Remy Di Gregorio (Fra) Delko Marseille Provence KTM
39 Garikoitz Bravo Oiarbide (Spa) Euskadi Basque Country – Murias
40 Yannick Martinez (Fra) Delko Marseille Provence KTM
41 François Bidard (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
42 Nicolas Edet (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits
43 Hubert Dupont (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
44 Mikel Iturria Segurola (Spa) Euskadi Basque Country – Murias
45 Kevin Ledanois (Fra) Fortuneo – Vital Concept
46 Sergei Chernetski (Rus) Astana Pro Team
47 Mathias Leturnier (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits
48 Pierre Rolland (Fra) Cannondale-Drapac
49 Antonio Molina (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA
50 Fabien Canal (Fra) Armee de Terre
51 Tom-Jelte Slagter (Ned) Cannondale-Drapac
52 Eduardo Sepulveda (Arg) Fortuneo – Vital Concept
53 Rigoberto Uran (Col) Cannondale-Drapac
54 Sergio Pardilla (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA
55 Jorge Arcas Peña (Spa) Movistar Team
56 Yoann Bagot (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits
57 Josu Zabala (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA
58 Mikel Bizkarra Etxegibel (Spa) Euskadi Basque Country – Murias
59 Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Direct Energie
60 Flavien Dassonville (Fra) HP BTP – Auber 93
61 Stéphane Rossetto (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits 0:06:10
62 Julien Berard (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
63 Jimmy Raibaud (Fra) Armee de Terre
64 Jérôme Mainard (Fra) Armee de Terre
65 Julien Antomarchi (Fra) Roubaix – Lille Metropole
66 Christopher Butler (USA) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA
67 Yohann Gene (Fra) Direct Energie 0:06:19
68 Kévin Lebreton (Fra) Armee de Terre 0:06:27
69 Floris Gerts (Ned) BMC Racing Team 0:08:06
70 Daniele Bennati (Ita) Movistar Team 0:08:36
71 Quentin Jauregui (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
72 Andriy Grivko (Ukr) Astana Pro Team 0:09:55
73 Joeri Calleeuw (Bel) Roubaix – Lille Metropole
74 Miguel Benito (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA
75 Nans Peters (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
76 Elie Gesbert (Fra) Fortuneo – Vital Concept 0:13:54
77 Tom Van Asbroeck (Bel) Cannondale-Drapac 0:16:36
78 Loïc Vliegen (Bel) BMC Racing Team
79 Léo Vincent (Fra) FDJ
80 Marc Fournier (Fra) FDJ
81 Romain Feillu (Fra) HP BTP – Auber 93
82 Pello Olaberria Arruabarrena (Spa) Euskadi Basque Country – Murias
83 Thomas Scully (NZl) Cannondale-Drapac
84 Aritz Bagues Kalparsoro (Spa) Euskadi Basque Country – Murias
85 Benoit Jarrier (Fra) Fortuneo – Vital Concept
86 Paul Ourselin (Fra) Direct Energie
87 Evaldas Siskevicius (Ltu) Delko Marseille Provence KTM
88 Nicolas Vereecken (Bel) Roubaix – Lille Metropole
89 Elia Viviani (Ita) Team Sky
90 Jean-Pierre Drucker (Lux) BMC Racing Team
91 Jérémy Leveau (Fra) Roubaix – Lille Metropole
92 Julien El Fares (Fra) Delko Marseille Provence KTM
93 Nicolas Baldo (Fra) HP BTP – Auber 93
94 Ian Stannard (GBr) Team Sky
95 Jeremy Bescond (Fra) HP BTP – Auber 93
96 Benjamin Thomas (Fra) Armee de Terre
97 Alexandre Pichot (Fra) Direct Energie
98 Nikita Stalnov (Kaz) Astana Pro Team
99 Benoit Vaugrenard (Fra) FDJ
100 Johan Le Bon (Fra) FDJ 0:16:44
101 Bryan Coquard (Fra) Direct Energie 0:20:45
102 Michal Golas (Pol) Team Sky
103 William Clarke (Aus) Cannondale-Drapac
104 Laurent Pichon (Fra) Fortuneo – Vital Concept
105 Daniel Mclay (GBr) Fortuneo – Vital Concept
106 Carlos Barbero (Spa) Movistar Team
107 Wouter Wippert (Ned) Cannondale-Drapac
108 David Menut (Fra) HP BTP – Auber 93
109 Miles Scotson (Aus) BMC Racing Team
110 Anthony Maldonado (Fra) HP BTP – Auber 93
111 Lorenzo Manzin (Fra) FDJ
112 Lander Seynaeve (Bel) Roubaix – Lille Metropole
113 Romain Cardis (Fra) Direct Energie
114 Aitor Gonzalez (Spa) Euskadi Basque Country – Murias
115 Félix Pouilly (Fra) Roubaix – Lille Metropole
116 Stéphane Poulhies (Fra) Armee de Terre
117 Fabrice Jeandesboz (Fra) Direct Energie
118 Oscar Rodriguez Garaicoechea (Spa) Euskadi Basque Country – Murias
119 Héctor Carretero (Spa) Movistar Team
120 Emiel Vermeulen (Bel) Roubaix – Lille Metropole 0:31:58