4 Jours de Dunkerque 2015 *Spoiler*

Crampeur
Crampeur Posts: 1,065
edited May 2015 in Pro race
One of my favourite short stage races, always very selective, nearly always with some exciting racing.

178km today from Dunkerque to Orchies, with some pave sections. Echelons, attacks, wind, cobbles. Coquard takes his first win this year from a 3 man group.

Top 10:
1 * Bryan COQUARD TEAM EUROPCAR les 178,7 km en 4h16'34''
2 * Edward THEUNS TOPSPORT VLAANDEREN - BALOISE 00:00
3 Ignatas KONOVALOVAS TEAM MARSEILLE 13 KTM 00:04
4 Damien GAUDIN AG2R LA MONDIALE 00:13
5 Bjorn THURAU BORA-ARGON 18 00:13
6 Pieter VANSPEYBROUCK TOPSPORT VLAANDEREN - BALOISE 00:26
7 Tim DECLERCQ TOPSPORT VLAANDEREN - BALOISE 00:26
8 Alo JAKIN AUBER 93 00:26
9 Steve CHAINEL COFIDIS, SOLUTIONS CREDITS 00:26
10 * Mads PEDERSEN CULT ENERGY PRO CYCLING 00:26

Last 12km here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E4iDUfIVQXE

Tomorrow's stage is 178km from Fontaine au Pire to Maubeuge.

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Comments

  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 72,612
    Yeah, tuned in to Eurosport to watch it and ended up seeing some Women's racing round up. Never saw it in the end.
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  • thomthom
    thomthom Posts: 3,574
    Absolutely splendid stage.
  • The_Boy
    The_Boy Posts: 3,099
    I do love a messy sprint. *Think* Coquard got that.
    Team My Man 2018: David gaudu, Pierre Latour, Romain Bardet, Thibaut pinot, Alexandre Geniez, Florian Senechal, Warren Barguil, Benoit Cosnefroy
  • The_Boy
    The_Boy Posts: 3,099
    Nope. Ahlstrand takes the stage, Coquard stays in the overall lead.
    Team My Man 2018: David gaudu, Pierre Latour, Romain Bardet, Thibaut pinot, Alexandre Geniez, Florian Senechal, Warren Barguil, Benoit Cosnefroy
  • napoleond
    napoleond Posts: 5,992
    Cracking finish today.
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  • Crampeur
    Crampeur Posts: 1,065
    Break of 3 allowed to take the win today, despite a late chase by Cult Energy. Alexis Gougeard just outsprints a rapidly closing Julien Antomarchi.

    Top 10:

    1 * Alexis GOUGEARD AG2R LA MONDIALE en 4h15'29''
    2 Julien ANTOMARCHI ROUBAIX LILLE METROPOLE 00:00
    3 * Brayan Stiven RAMIREZ CHACON COLOMBIA 00:03
    4 * Edward THEUNS TOPSPORT VLAANDEREN - BALOISE 00:14
    5 * Bryan COQUARD TEAM EUROPCAR 00:14
    6 * Roy JANS WANTY - GROUPE GOBERT 00:14
    7 Raymond KREDER ROOMPOT ORANJE PELOTON 00:14
    8 Jonas AHLSTRAND COFIDIS, SOLUTIONS CREDITS 00:14
    9 * Michael SCHWARZMANN BORA-ARGON 18 00:14
    10 Yauheni HUTAROVICH BRETAGNE-SECHE ENVIRONNEMENT 00:14

    Last 10km: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OkLh867SAwY
  • Crampeur
    Crampeur Posts: 1,065
    Another absolutely cracking stage today. Strong winds and an hilly cobbled finishing circuit left Coquard exposed, and he cracked on the final climb, losing 45" and the race lead to Ignatas Konovalovas. Omar Fraile of Caja Rural won after catching and dropping lone leader Maurits Lammertink in the final.

    Top 10:

    1 * Omar FRAILE MATARRANZA CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA en 4h44'26''
    2 * Maurits LAMMERTINK ROOMPOT ORANJE PELOTON 00:03
    3 Alo JAKIN AUBER 93 00:07
    4 Rudy MOLARD COFIDIS, SOLUTIONS CREDITS 00:07
    5 Frederik BACKAERT WANTY - GROUPE GOBERT 00:07
    6 Ignatas KONOVALOVAS TEAM MARSEILLE 13 KTM 00:07
    7 * Mads PEDERSEN CULT ENERGY PRO CYCLING 00:25
    8 Damien GAUDIN AG2R LA MONDIALE 00:25
    9 Florian VACHON BRETAGNE-SECHE ENVIRONNEMENT 00:25
    10 Brice FEILLU BRETAGNE-SECHE ENVIRONNEMENT 00:34

    Last 16km: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kQm_v6C59ac Well worth a watch.

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