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A day after finishing second in the opening stage, Arthur Vichot (FDJ) doubled up Sunday, winning the final stage and the GC at the two-day Tour du Haut Var in southern France.
Vichot won out of an elite group of 25 riders that survived a grueling, six-climb, 206km course. Overnight leader Tom-Jelte Slagter (Cannondale) was gapped on the closing circuit, opening the door for Vichot to storm to victory. The 27-year-old Frenchman nabbed the stage 2 win in a reduced sprint, wrapping up his second career Haut Var GC win in the process. He claimed his first Haut Var title in 2013.
Top 10, stage 2
- 1. Arthur VICHOT, FDJ, in 5:15:11
- 2. Jesus HERRADA LOPEZ, MOVISTAR TEAM, at :00
- 3. Alexis VUILLERMOZ, AG2R LA MONDIALE, at :00
- 4. Petr VAKOC, ETIXX – QUICK STEP, at :00
- 5. Diego ULISSI, LAMPRE – MERIDA, at :00
- 6. Angelo TULIK, DIRECT ENERGIE, at :00
- 7. Julien SIMON, COFIDIS, SOLUTIONS CREDITS, at :00
- 8. Giovanni VISCONTI, MOVISTAR TEAM, at :00
- 9. Maxime BOUET, ETIXX – QUICK STEP, at :00
- 10. Mikael CHEREL, AG2R LA MONDIALE, at :00
Top 10 overall
- 1. Arthur VICHOT, FDJ, in 9:08:14
- 2. Jesus HERRADA LOPEZ, MOVISTAR TEAM, at :00
- 3. Diego ULISSI, LAMPRE – MERIDA, at :00
- 4. Julien SIMON, COFIDIS, SOLUTIONS CREDITS, at :00
- 5. Petr VAKOC, ETIXX – QUICK STEP, at :00
- 6. Mikael CHEREL, AG2R LA MONDIALE, at :00
- 7. Francesco GAVAZZI, ANDRONI GIOCATTOLI – SIDERMEC, at :00
- 8. Giovanni VISCONTI, MOVISTAR TEAM, at :00
- 9. Maxime BOUET, ETIXX – QUICK STEP, at :00
- 10. Patrick BEVIN, CANNONDALE PRO CYCLING TEAM, at :00
Movistar’s Jesús Herrada crossed the finish line second, sealing runner-up honors in the overall battle as well. Alexis Vuillermoz (Ag2r-La Mondiale) was third on the stage, while Diego Ulissi of Lampre-Merida claimed third overall.
Slagter found himself outside of the top 20 on GC when all was said and done.
After a challenging 2015 season, Vichot is back in form heading into Paris-Nice and the spring classics. He was fifth at Etoile de Bessèges, and seventh at Trofeo Laigueglia. Sunday’s hilly terrain offered him a prime opportunity to show off his improving form.
“I was eager to lift my arms this season after a complicated year,” he said. “The team trusted me. Our strategy of waiting for the Côte des Tuillières worked perfectly.”
Stage 2 results
- 1. Arthur VICHOT, FDJ, in 5:15:11
- 2. Jesus HERRADA LOPEZ, MOVISTAR TEAM, at :00
- 3. Alexis VUILLERMOZ, AG2R LA MONDIALE, at :00
- 4. Petr VAKOC, ETIXX – QUICK STEP, at :00
- 5. Diego ULISSI, LAMPRE – MERIDA, at :00
- 6. Angelo TULIK, DIRECT ENERGIE, at :00
- 7. Julien SIMON, COFIDIS, SOLUTIONS CREDITS, at :00
- 8. Giovanni VISCONTI, MOVISTAR TEAM, at :00
- 9. Maxime BOUET, ETIXX – QUICK STEP, at :00
- 10. Mikael CHEREL, AG2R LA MONDIALE, at :00
- 11. Francesco GAVAZZI, ANDRONI GIOCATTOLI – SIDERMEC, at :00
- 12. Julien EL FARES, DELKO MARSEILLE PROVENCE KTM, at :00
- 13. Amaël MOINARD, BMC RACING TEAM, at :00
- 14. Patrick BEVIN, CANNONDALE PRO CYCLING TEAM, at :00
- 15. Lilian CALMEJANE, DIRECT ENERGIE, at :00
- 16. Chris Anker SÖRENSEN, FORTUNEO – VITAL CONCEPT, at :00
- 17. Rudy MOLARD, COFIDIS, SOLUTIONS CREDITS, at :00
- 18. Simon SPILAK, TEAM KATUSHA, at :00
- 19. Hubert DUPONT, AG2R LA MONDIALE, at :00
- 20. Lawson CRADDOCK, CANNONDALE PRO CYCLING TEAM, at :00
- 21. Anthony ROUX, FDJ, at :00
- 22. Dayer Uberney QUINTANA ROJAS, MOVISTAR TEAM, at :04
- 23. Gorka IZAGUIRRE INSAUSTI, MOVISTAR TEAM, at :08
- 24. Pieter SERRY, ETIXX – QUICK STEP, at :12
- 25. Alexandre GENIEZ, FDJ, at :17
- 26. Aleksei TCATEVICH, TEAM KATUSHA, at :47
- 27. Valerio CONTI, LAMPRE – MERIDA, at :47
- 28. Jasha SÜTTERLIN, MOVISTAR TEAM, at :47
- 29. Lukasz WISNIOWSKI, ETIXX – QUICK STEP, at :47
- 30. Leonardo Fabio DUQUE, DELKO MARSEILLE PROVENCE KTM, at :47
- 31. Sergei CHERNETSKI, TEAM KATUSHA, at :47
- 32. Daniele RATTO, ANDRONI GIOCATTOLI – SIDERMEC, at :47
- 33. Guillaume LEVARLET, AUB, at :47
- 34. Tom Jelte SLAGTER, CANNONDALE PRO CYCLING TEAM, at :47
- 35. Kevin ISTA, WALLONIE BRUXELLES – GROUP PROTECT, at :47
- 36. Loic VLIEGEN, BMC RACING TEAM, at :47
- 37. Matteo MONTAGUTI, AG2R LA MONDIALE, at :47
- 38. Maxime VANTOMME, RML, at :47
- 39. Matthieu LADAGNOUS, FDJ, at :47
- 40. Manuel SENNI, BMC RACING TEAM, at :47
- 41. Pierre-Roger LATOUR, AG2R LA MONDIALE, at :47
- 42. Marco FRAPPORTI, ANDRONI GIOCATTOLI – SIDERMEC, at :47
- 43. Nikolas MAES, ETIXX – QUICK STEP, at :47
- 44. Fernando GAVIRIA RENDON, ETIXX – QUICK STEP, at :47
- 45. Thomas VOECKLER, DIRECT ENERGIE, at :47
- 46. Théo VIMPERE, AUB, at :47
- 47. Julien LOUBET, FORTUNEO – VITAL CONCEPT, at :47
- 48. Floris GERFS, BMC RACING TEAM, at :54
- 49. Viacheslav KUZNETSOV, TEAM KATUSHA, at :58
- 50. Florian VACHON, FORTUNEO – VITAL CONCEPT, at 1:02
- 51. Martin VELITS, ETIXX – QUICK STEP, at 1:12
- 52. Peter VELITS, BMC RACING TEAM, at 1:12
- 53. Taylor PHINNEY, BMC RACING TEAM, at 1:12
- 54. Stef VAN ZUMMEREN, VERANDA’S WILLEMS CYCLING TEAM, at 1:12
- 55. Toms SKUJINS, CANNONDALE PRO CYCLING TEAM, at 1:12
- 56. Kai REUS, VERANDA’S WILLEMS CYCLING TEAM, at 1:12
- 57. Anthony MALDONADO, AUB, at 1:12
- 58. Jimmy TURGIS, RML, at 1:12
- 59. Jerome MAINARD, ADT, at 1:12
- 60. Stéphane ROSSETTO, COFIDIS, SOLUTIONS CREDITS, at 1:15
- 61. Flavien DASSONVILLE, AUB, at 1:15
- 62. Thierry HUPOND, DELKO MARSEILLE PROVENCE KTM, at 1:15
- 63. Julien GUAY, AUB, at 1:15
- 64. Gregory HABEAUX, WALLONIE BRUXELLES – GROUP PROTECT, at 1:15
- 65. Kevin LEBRETON, ADT, at 1:15
- 66. Antoine DEMOITIE, WANTY – GROUPE GOBERT, at 1:15
- 67. François BIDARD, AG2R LA MONDIALE, at 1:15
- 68. Pierrick FEDRIGO, FORTUNEO – VITAL CONCEPT, at 1:15
- 69. José HERRADA LOPEZ, MOVISTAR TEAM, at 1:40
- 70. Sébastien DELFOSSE, WALLONIE BRUXELLES – GROUP PROTECT, at 1:45
- 71. Simone PETILLI, LAMPRE – MERIDA, at 1:53
- 72. Angel VICIOSO ARCOS, TEAM KATUSHA, at 1:53
- 73. Egor SILIN, TEAM KATUSHA, at 2:06
- 74. Rémy DI GREGORIO, DELKO MARSEILLE PROVENCE KTM, at 2:35
- 75. Przemyslaw NIEMIEC, LAMPRE – MERIDA, at 5:21
- 76. Joseph Lloyd DOMBROWSKI, CANNONDALE PRO CYCLING TEAM, at 5:21
- 77. Marinus Cornelis MINNAARD, WANTY – GROUPE GOBERT, at 5:21
- 78. Yann GUYOT, ADT, at 5:21
- 79. Gaëtan PONS, WALLONIE BRUXELLES – GROUP PROTECT, at 5:21
- 80. Antoine WARNIER, WALLONIE BRUXELLES – GROUP PROTECT, at 5:21
- 81. David MENUT, AUB, at 5:21
- 82. Kristijan DURASEK, LAMPRE – MERIDA, at 5:21
- 83. Jeremy LEVEAU, RML, at 5:21
- 84. Daan MYNGHEER, RML, at 5:21
- 85. Ben GASTAUER, AG2R LA MONDIALE, at 5:21
- 86. Giorgio CECCHINEL, ANDRONI GIOCATTOLI – SIDERMEC, at 5:21
- 87. Christophe PREMONT, VERANDA’S WILLEMS CYCLING TEAM, at 7:33
- 88. Antoine DUCHESNE, DIRECT ENERGIE, at 8:21
- 89. Romain CARDIS, DIRECT ENERGIE, at 8:21
- 90. Ryan ANDERSON, DIRECT ENERGIE, at 8:21
- 91. Thomas WERTZ, WALLONIE BRUXELLES – GROUP PROTECT, at 8:21
- 92. Brecht DHAENE, VERANDA’S WILLEMS CYCLING TEAM, at 8:21
- 93. Alessandro DE MARCHI, BMC RACING TEAM, at 8:21
- 94. THOMAS BOUDAT, DIRECT ENERGIE, at 8:21
- 95. Benoît VAUGRENARD, FDJ, at 8:21
- 96. Laurent PICHON, FDJ, at 8:21
- 97. Armindo FONSECA, FORTUNEO – VITAL CONCEPT, at 8:21
- 98. Marc SOLER, MOVISTAR TEAM, at 8:21
- 99. Anthony TURGIS, COFIDIS, SOLUTIONS CREDITS, at 8:21
- 100. Romain HARDY, COFIDIS, SOLUTIONS CREDITS, at 8:21
- 101. Jerome COUSIN, COFIDIS, SOLUTIONS CREDITS, at 8:21
- 102. Benjamin THOMAS, ADT, at 8:42
- 103. Franck BONNAMOUR, FORTUNEO – VITAL CONCEPT, at 13:54
- 104. Kristoffer SKJERPING, CANNONDALE PRO CYCLING TEAM, at 14:42
- 105. Ryan MULLEN, CANNONDALE PRO CYCLING TEAM, at 14:42
- 106. Rodrigo CONTRERAS, ETIXX – QUICK STEP, at 14:42
- 107. Maxim BELKOV, TEAM KATUSHA, at 14:42
- 108. Joeri CALLEEUW, VERANDA’S WILLEMS CYCLING TEAM, at 14:42
- 109. Phillip GAIMON, CANNONDALE PRO CYCLING TEAM, at 14:42
- 110. Antonio PEDRERO LOPEZ, MOVISTAR TEAM, at 14:42
- DNF Biel KADRI, AG2R LA MONDIALE
- DNF Kévin REZA, FDJ
- DNF Olivier LE GAC, FDJ
- DNF Tom BOHLI, BMC RACING TEAM
- DNF Mattia CATTANEO, LAMPRE – MERIDA
- DNF Roberto FERRARI, LAMPRE – MERIDA
- DNF Jan POLANC, LAMPRE – MERIDA
- DNF Florian SENECHAL, COFIDIS, SOLUTIONS CREDITS
- DNF Kenneth VAN BILSEN, COFIDIS, SOLUTIONS CREDITS
- DNF Tony HUREL, DIRECT ENERGIE
- DNF Franco PELLIZOTTI, ANDRONI GIOCATTOLI – SIDERMEC
- DNF Serghei TVETCOV, ANDRONI GIOCATTOLI – SIDERMEC
- DNF Davide VIGANO, ANDRONI GIOCATTOLI – SIDERMEC
- DNF Brice FEILLU, FORTUNEO – VITAL CONCEPT
- DNF Danilo NAPOLITANO, WANTY – GROUPE GOBERT
- DNF Boris DRON, WANTY – GROUPE GOBERT
- DNF Lander SEYNAEVE, WANTY – GROUPE GOBERT
- DNF Mikel ARISTI GARDOKI, DELKO MARSEILLE PROVENCE KTM
- DNF Romain COMBAUD, DELKO MARSEILLE PROVENCE KTM
- DNF Christophe LABORIE, DELKO MARSEILLE PROVENCE KTM
- DNF Quentin PACHER, DELKO MARSEILLE PROVENCE KTM
- DNF Maxime RENAULT, AUB
- DNF Rudy BARBIER, RML
- DNF Dieter BOUVRY, RML
- DNF Florent PEREIRA, RML
- DNF Julien DUVAL, ADT
- DNF Thibault FERASSE, ADT
- DNF Yoann BARBAS, ADT
- DNF Yannis YSSAAD, ADT
- DNF Florent DELFOSSE, WALLONIE BRUXELLES – GROUP PROTECT
- DNF Thomas DERUETTE, WALLONIE BRUXELLES – GROUP PROTECT
- DNF Sander CORDEEL, VERANDA’S WILLEMS CYCLING TEAM
- DNF Elias VAN BREUSSEGEM, VERANDA’S WILLEMS CYCLING TEAM
- DNF Tim DE TROYER, VERANDA’S WILLEMS CYCLING TEAM
- DNS Nils POLITT, TEAM KATUSHA
- DNS Pierre GOUAULT, AUB
- DNS Julien ANTOMARCHI, RML
General classification
- 1. Arthur VICHOT, FDJ, in 9:08:14
- 2. Jesus HERRADA LOPEZ, MOVISTAR TEAM, at :00
- 3. Diego ULISSI, LAMPRE – MERIDA, at :00
- 4. Julien SIMON, COFIDIS, SOLUTIONS CREDITS, at :00
- 5. Petr VAKOC, ETIXX – QUICK STEP, at :00
- 6. Mikael CHEREL, AG2R LA MONDIALE, at :00
- 7. Francesco GAVAZZI, ANDRONI GIOCATTOLI – SIDERMEC, at :00
- 8. Giovanni VISCONTI, MOVISTAR TEAM, at :00
- 9. Maxime BOUET, ETIXX – QUICK STEP, at :00
- 10. Patrick BEVIN, CANNONDALE PRO CYCLING TEAM, at :00
- 11. Angelo TULIK, DIRECT ENERGIE, at :06
- 12. Hubert DUPONT, AG2R LA MONDIALE, at :06
- 13. Gorka IZAGUIRRE INSAUSTI, MOVISTAR TEAM, at :08
- 14. Alexis VUILLERMOZ, AG2R LA MONDIALE, at :09
- 15. Amaël MOINARD, BMC RACING TEAM, at :09
- 16. Chris Anker SÖRENSEN, FORTUNEO – VITAL CONCEPT, at :09
- 17. Rudy MOLARD, COFIDIS, SOLUTIONS CREDITS, at :09
- 18. Lilian CALMEJANE, DIRECT ENERGIE, at :09
- 19. Simon SPILAK, TEAM KATUSHA, at :09
- 20. Lawson CRADDOCK, CANNONDALE PRO CYCLING TEAM, at :09
- 21. Dayer Uberney QUINTANA ROJAS, MOVISTAR TEAM, at :13
- 22. Pieter SERRY, ETIXX – QUICK STEP, at :18
- 23. Julien EL FARES, DELKO MARSEILLE PROVENCE KTM, at :20
- 24. Aleksei TCATEVICH, TEAM KATUSHA, at :47
- 25. Tom Jelte SLAGTER, CANNONDALE PRO CYCLING TEAM, at :47
- 26. Valerio CONTI, LAMPRE – MERIDA, at :56
- 27. Sergei CHERNETSKI, TEAM KATUSHA, at :56
- 28. Loic VLIEGEN, BMC RACING TEAM, at :56
- 29. Leonardo Fabio DUQUE, DELKO MARSEILLE PROVENCE KTM, at :56
- 30. Matteo MONTAGUTI, AG2R LA MONDIALE, at :56
- 31. Jasha SÜTTERLIN, MOVISTAR TEAM, at :56
- 32. Fernando GAVIRIA RENDON, ETIXX – QUICK STEP, at :56
- 33. Viacheslav KUZNETSOV, TEAM KATUSHA, at 1:07
- 34. Lukasz WISNIOWSKI, ETIXX – QUICK STEP, at 1:07
- 35. Guillaume LEVARLET, AUB, at 1:07
- 36. Nikolas MAES, ETIXX – QUICK STEP, at 1:07
- 37. Marco FRAPPORTI, ANDRONI GIOCATTOLI – SIDERMEC, at 1:17
- 38. Kevin ISTA, WALLONIE BRUXELLES – GROUP PROTECT, at 1:21
- 39. Toms SKUJINS, CANNONDALE PRO CYCLING TEAM, at 1:21
- 40. Thomas VOECKLER, DIRECT ENERGIE, at 1:21
- 41. Kevin LEBRETON, ADT, at 1:24
- 42. Matthieu LADAGNOUS, FDJ, at 1:27
- 43. Floris GERFS, BMC RACING TEAM, at 1:28
- 44. Peter VELITS, BMC RACING TEAM, at 1:32
- 45. Pierrick FEDRIGO, FORTUNEO – VITAL CONCEPT, at 1:35
- 46. Florian VACHON, FORTUNEO – VITAL CONCEPT, at 1:36
- 47. Julien LOUBET, FORTUNEO – VITAL CONCEPT, at 1:39
- 48. Alexandre GENIEZ, FDJ, at 1:44
- 49. Kai REUS, VERANDA’S WILLEMS CYCLING TEAM, at 1:44
- 50. Anthony MALDONADO, AUB, at 1:52
- 51. Jimmy TURGIS, RML, at 1:54
- 52. Manuel SENNI, BMC RACING TEAM, at 2:06
- 53. Egor SILIN, TEAM KATUSHA, at 2:15
- 54. Flavien DASSONVILLE, AUB, at 2:16
- 55. Simone PETILLI, LAMPRE – MERIDA, at 2:23
- 56. Angel VICIOSO ARCOS, TEAM KATUSHA, at 2:23
- 57. Taylor PHINNEY, BMC RACING TEAM, at 2:31
- 58. Jerome MAINARD, ADT, at 2:51
- 59. Théo VIMPERE, AUB, at 2:56
- 60. Anthony ROUX, FDJ, at 3:03
- 61. Stéphane ROSSETTO, COFIDIS, SOLUTIONS CREDITS, at 3:24
- 62. François BIDARD, AG2R LA MONDIALE, at 3:27
- 63. Stef VAN ZUMMEREN, VERANDA’S WILLEMS CYCLING TEAM, at 3:34
- 64. Maxime VANTOMME, RML, at 4:00
- 65. Rémy DI GREGORIO, DELKO MARSEILLE PROVENCE KTM, at 4:14
- 66. Martin VELITS, ETIXX – QUICK STEP, at 4:25
- 67. Gregory HABEAUX, WALLONIE BRUXELLES – GROUP PROTECT, at 4:28
- 68. Julien GUAY, AUB, at 4:28
- 69. Antoine DEMOITIE, WANTY – GROUPE GOBERT, at 4:28
- 70. José HERRADA LOPEZ, MOVISTAR TEAM, at 5:25
- 71. David MENUT, AUB, at 5:30
- 72. Ben GASTAUER, AG2R LA MONDIALE, at 5:48
- 73. Joseph Lloyd DOMBROWSKI, CANNONDALE PRO CYCLING TEAM, at 6:03
- 74. Przemyslaw NIEMIEC, LAMPRE – MERIDA, at 6:27
- 75. Thierry HUPOND, DELKO MARSEILLE PROVENCE KTM, at 6:28
- 76. Marinus Cornelis MINNAARD, WANTY – GROUPE GOBERT, at 6:43
- 77. Daan MYNGHEER, RML, at 6:57
- 78. Pierre-Roger LATOUR, AG2R LA MONDIALE, at 7:25
- 79. Sébastien DELFOSSE, WALLONIE BRUXELLES – GROUP PROTECT, at 7:37
- 80. Antoine DUCHESNE, DIRECT ENERGIE, at 8:30
- 81. Anthony TURGIS, COFIDIS, SOLUTIONS CREDITS, at 8:30
- 82. Giorgio CECCHINEL, ANDRONI GIOCATTOLI – SIDERMEC, at 8:34
- 83. Kristijan DURASEK, LAMPRE – MERIDA, at 8:34
- 84. Romain HARDY, COFIDIS, SOLUTIONS CREDITS, at 8:41
- 85. Daniele RATTO, ANDRONI GIOCATTOLI – SIDERMEC, at 8:42
- 86. Ryan ANDERSON, DIRECT ENERGIE, at 8:55
- 87. Alessandro DE MARCHI, BMC RACING TEAM, at 9:40
- 88. Marc SOLER, MOVISTAR TEAM, at 9:47
- 89. Christophe PREMONT, VERANDA’S WILLEMS CYCLING TEAM, at 9:55
- 90. Antoine WARNIER, WALLONIE BRUXELLES – GROUP PROTECT, at 10:09
- 91. Armindo FONSECA, FORTUNEO – VITAL CONCEPT, at 10:43
- 92. Brecht DHAENE, VERANDA’S WILLEMS CYCLING TEAM, at 11:03
- 93. Thomas WERTZ, WALLONIE BRUXELLES – GROUP PROTECT, at 11:34
- 94. Jerome COUSIN, COFIDIS, SOLUTIONS CREDITS, at 11:34
- 95. Laurent PICHON, FDJ, at 11:34
- 96. THOMAS BOUDAT, DIRECT ENERGIE, at 11:34
- 97. Yann GUYOT, ADT, at 11:59
- 98. Romain CARDIS, DIRECT ENERGIE, at 12:37
- 99. Gaëtan PONS, WALLONIE BRUXELLES – GROUP PROTECT, at 13:12
- 100. Jeremy LEVEAU, RML, at 13:12
- 101. Benjamin THOMAS, ADT, at 13:23
- 102. Benoît VAUGRENARD, FDJ, at 15:01
- 103. Phillip GAIMON, CANNONDALE PRO CYCLING TEAM, at 15:14
- 104. Ryan MULLEN, CANNONDALE PRO CYCLING TEAM, at 17:55
- 105. Rodrigo CONTRERAS, ETIXX – QUICK STEP, at 17:55
- 106. Maxim BELKOV, TEAM KATUSHA, at 19:55
- 107. Franck BONNAMOUR, FORTUNEO – VITAL CONCEPT, at 21:58
- 108. Kristoffer SKJERPING, CANNONDALE PRO CYCLING TEAM, at 22:33
- 109. Joeri CALLEEUW, VERANDA’S WILLEMS CYCLING TEAM, at 27:16
- 110. Antonio PEDRERO LOPEZ, MOVISTAR TEAM, at 27:16