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Alexander Kristoff wins 2015 GP Ouest France Plouay

Sunday, August 31, 2014: 8 laps of 26.9 km + 1 of 13.9 km totalling 229.1 km.

The race: Five riders were away most of the race, and with four kilometers left three were hanging a bit of the front: Alexey Lutsenko, Tim Wellens and Silvan Dillier. There were soon rounded up and then Matti Breschel and Greg van Avermaet gave it a shot. That duo was also caught by a highly motivated peloton.

That was near the end, and then Katusha leadout man Jacopo Guarnieri started to crank things up for the team's on-form sprinter, Alexnader Kristoff.

Kristoff did not dissapoint, winning the stage, marking his 20th race win this season.

After the race, Kristoff had this to say, "Everything went how we planned it. Of course we had to gamble a bit. We could not do all the work to catch back the three guys in the front, but we were present and saved forces for the last kilometer. In the sprint we really had control over the situation. I need to thank all my teammates. In the end we started here with three guys coming back from an injury but they did a marvelous job for me. No need to say that I am very happy with this prestigious win."

Team director Torsten Schmidt added, "It was amazing how the six teammates of Kristoff worked all day. And then in the last lap Marco Haller and Jacopo Guarnieri did the perfect job. For them it is also nice when the leader finishes the job. I am impressed by them, but most by Alexander Kristoff himself. It is amazing what a big engine Kristoff has. His training intensity is exemplary. He is so focused. His season is not over yet."

Complete Results:

Video

229.1 kilometers raced at an average speed of 41.461 km/hr

1	KRISTOFF Alexander	KATUSHA	5hr 31min 32sec
2	PONZI Simone	SOUTHEAST	s.t.
3	NAVARDAUSKAS Ramunas	CANNONDALE-GARMIN	s.t.
4	BOLE Grega	CCC SPRANDI POLKOWICE	s.t.
5	ROELANDTS Jurgen	LOTTO-SOUDAL	s.t.
6	ROUX Anthony	FDJ	s.t.
7	FONSECA Armindo	BRETAGNE-SECHE ENVIRONNEMENT	s.t.
8	POELS Wouter	SKY	s.t.
9	GULDHAMMER Rasmus	CULT ENERGY	s.t.
10	CORT NIELSEN Magnus	ORICA-GREENEDGE	s.t.
11	COQUARD Bryan	EUROPCAR	s.t.
12	CURVERS Roy	GIANT-ALPECIN	s.t.
13	HAUSSLER Heinrich	IAM CYCLING	s.t.
14	MOLARD Rudy	COFIDIS	s.t.
15	ROWE Luke	SKY	s.t.
16	DUMOULIN Samuel	AG2R-LA MONDIALE	s.t.
17	BOONEN Tom	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	s.t.
18	VAN DER LIJKE Nick	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	s.t.
19	KAMYSHEV Arman	ASTANA	s.t.
20	GUARNIERI Jacopo	KATUSHA	s.t.
21	DEBUSSCHERE Jens	LOTTO-SOUDAL	s.t.
22	BENOOT Tiesj	LOTTO-SOUDAL	s.t.
23	VERMOTE Julien	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	s.t.
24	TRENTIN Matteo	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	s.t.
25	BOZIC Borut	ASTANA	s.t.
26	FARIA Rui Alberto	LAMPRE-MERIDA	s.t.
27	WEGMANN Fabian	CULT ENERGY	s.t.
28	QUINTANA Dayer Uberney	MOVISTAR	s.t.
29	FINETTO Mauro	SOUTHEAST	s.t.
30	GASPAROTTO Enrico	WANTY-GROUPE GOBERT	s.t.
31	NIZZOLO Giacomo	TREK	s.t.
32	BETTIOL Alberto	CANNONDALE-GARMIN	s.t.
33	DELAPLACE Anthony	BRETAGNE-SECHE ENVIRONNEMENT	s.t.
34	LEUKEMANS Björn	WANTY-GROUPE GOBERT	s.t.
35	BAUGNIES Jérôme	WANTY-GROUPE GOBERT	s.t.
36	CASTROVIEJO Jonathan	MOVISTAR	s.t.
37	LAPORTE Christophe	COFIDIS	s.t.
38	VACHON Florian	BRETAGNE-SECHE ENVIRONNEMENT	s.t.
39	KOREN Kristjan	CANNONDALE-GARMIN	s.t.
40	VANMARCKE Sep	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	s.t.
41	HNIK Karel	CULT ENERGY	s.t.
42	ALAPHILIPPE Julian	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	s.t.
43	SENECHAL Florian	COFIDIS	s.t.
44	LOBATO Juan Jose	MOVISTAR	s.t.
45	VALGREN ANDERSEN Michael	TINKOFF-SAXO	s.t.
46	BONNAFOND Guillaume	AG2R-LA MONDIALE	s.t.
47	GERARD Arnaud	BRETAGNE-SECHE ENVIRONNEMENT	s.t.
48	REBELLIN Davide	CCC SPRANDI POLKOWICE	s.t.
49	MARCATO Marco	WANTY-GROUPE GOBERT	s.t.
50	VICHOT Arthur	FDJ	s.t.
51	GILBERT Philippe	BMC	s.t.
52	GALLOPIN Tony	LOTTO-SOUDAL	s.t.
53	MATE Luis Angel	COFIDIS	s.t.
54	GRIVKO Andriy	ASTANA	s.t.
55	WACKERMANN Luca	SOUTHEAST	s.t.
56	BARGUIL Warren	GIANT-ALPECIN	s.t.
57	BIDEAU Jean-Marc	BRETAGNE-SECHE ENVIRONNEMENT	s.t.
58	HERRADA LOPEZ José	MOVISTAR	s.t.
59	LOPEZ GARCIA David	SKY	s.t.
60	VAN BAARLE Dylan	CANNONDALE-GARMIN	s.t.
61	VERVAEKE Louis	LOTTO-SOUDAL	s.t.
62	HALLER Marco	KATUSHA	s.t.
63	ALBASINI Michael	ORICA-GREENEDGE	s.t.
64	MARTENS Paul	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	s.t.
65	DILLIER Silvan	BMC	s.t.
66	YATES Simon	ORICA-GREENEDGE	s.t.
67	ELMIGER Martin	IAM CYCLING	s.t.
68	FEDRIGO Pierrick	BRETAGNE-SECHE ENVIRONNEMENT	s.t.
69	GAVAZZI Francesco	SOUTHEAST	s.t.
70	ULISSI Diego	LAMPRE-MERIDA	@ 12sec
71	BRESCHEL Matti	TINKOFF-SAXO	0:00:20
72	LUTSENKO Alexey	ASTANA	s.t.
73	VAN AVERMAET Greg	BMC	0:00:20
74	FEDI Andrea	SOUTHEAST	0:00:28
75	TURGOT Sébastien	AG2R-LA MONDIALE	s.t.
76	EDET Nicolas	COFIDIS	s.t.
77	MORI Manuele	LAMPRE-MERIDA	s.t.
78	PIBERNIK Luka	LAMPRE-MERIDA	s.t.
79	DEIGNAN Philip	SKY	s.t.
80	EARLE Nathan	SKY	s.t.
81	SWIFT Ben	SKY	s.t.
82	TANKINK Bram	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	s.t.
83	WEENING Pieter	ORICA-GREENEDGE	s.t.
84	DE BACKER Bert	GIANT-ALPECIN	s.t.
85	TEUNS Dylan	BMC	s.t.
86	SCHÄR Michael	BMC	s.t.
87	SABATINI Fabio	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	s.t.
88	ROGERS Michael	TINKOFF-SAXO	s.t.
89	CHEVRIER Clement	IAM CYCLING	s.t.
90	MARANGONI Alan	CANNONDALE-GARMIN	@ 3min 50sec
91	HOLST ENGER Sondre	IAM CYCLING	s.t.
92	VAN GENECHTEN Jonas	IAM CYCLING	s.t.
93	FOMINYKH Daniil	ASTANA	s.t.
94	GAUDIN Damien	AG2R-LA MONDIALE	s.t.
95	LIGTHART Pim	LOTTO-SOUDAL	s.t.
96	HOWARD Leigh	ORICA-GREENEDGE	s.t.
97	CLARKE Simon	ORICA-GREENEDGE	s.t.
98	TULIK Angelo	EUROPCAR	s.t.
99	ZANDIO ECHAIDE Xabier	SKY	s.t.
100	SEPULVEDA Eduardo	BRETAGNE-SECHE ENVIRONNEMENT	s.t.
101	OWSIAN Lukasz	CCC SPRANDI POLKOWICE	s.t.
102	SELVAGGI Mirko	WANTY-GROUPE GOBERT	s.t.
103	MALACARNE Davide	ASTANA	s.t.
104	GENE Yohann	EUROPCAR	s.t.
105	VANDENBERGH Stijn	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	s.t.
106	SILVESTRE Fabio	TREK	s.t.
107	PINEAU Cedric	FDJ	s.t.
108	WELLENS Tim	LOTTO-SOUDAL	s.t.
109	LE BON Johan	FDJ	s.t.
110	BOARO Manuele	TINKOFF-SAXO	s.t.
111	MORTENSEN Martin	CULT ENERGY	0:07:33
112	RAST Grégory	TREK	s.t.
113	QUEMENEUR Perrig	EUROPCAR	s.t.
114	CHETOUT Loïc	COFIDIS	s.t.
115	REIHS Michael	CULT ENERGY	s.t.
116	DANIEL Maxime	AG2R-LA MONDIALE	s.t.
117	TOSATTO Matteo	TINKOFF-SAXO	s.t.
118	ROULSTON Hayden	TREK	s.t.
119	TLEUBAYEV Ruslan	ASTANA	s.t.
120	JUUL JENSEN Christopher	TINKOFF-SAXO	s.t.
121	LAMPAERT Yves	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	s.t.
122	SAMOILAU Branislau	CCC SPRANDI POLKOWICE	s.t.
123	VOECKLER Thomas	EUROPCAR	s.t.
124	BONO Matteo	LAMPRE-MERIDA	0:09:00
125	FERRARI Roberto	LAMPRE-MERIDA	s.t.
126	CIMOLAI Davide	LAMPRE-MERIDA	s.t.
127	MIHAILOV Nikolai	CCC SPRANDI POLKOWICE	0:17:15

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2015 GP Ouest-Plouay course map.

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GP Ouest France-Plouay video. Commentary is in French, but bicycle racing is a universal language.

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Startlist with back numbers, August 29, 2015:

	IAM CYCLING
1	CHEVRIER Clement
2	DENIFL Stefan
3	DEVENYNS Dries
4	ELMIGER Martin
5	FUMEAUX Jonathan
6	HAUSSLER Heinrich
7	HOLST ENGER Sondre
8	VAN GENECHTEN Jonas
	SOUTHEAST
11	BELLETTI Manuel
12	FAVILLI Elia
13	FEDI Andrea
14	FINETTO Mauro
15	GAVAZZI Francesco
16	PONZI Simone
17	WACKERMANN Luca
18	CONTI Samuele
	FDJ
21	DEMARE Arnaud
22	LE BON Johan
23	LADAGNOUS Matthieu
24	MORABITO Steve
25	OFFREDO Yohan
26	ROUX Anthony
27	VAUGRENARD Benoît
28	VICHOT Arthur
	ASTANA
31	BOZIC Borut
32	AGNOLI Valerio
33	AYAZBAYEV Maxat
34	DE VREESE Laurens
35	GRIVKO Andriy
36	FOMINYKH Daniil
37	LUTSENKO Alexey
38	MALACARNE Davide
	LOTTO NL-JUMBO
41	FLENS Rick
42	HOFLAND Moreno
43	VAN DER LIJKE Nick
44	MARTENS Paul
45	BULGAC Brian
46	VANMARCKE Sep
47	WAGNER Robert
48	TANKINK Bram
	BMC
51	DILLIER Silvan
52	GILBERT Philippe
53	HERMANS Ben
54	KUENG Stefan
55	SCHÄR Michael
56	TEUNS Dylan
57	VAN AVERMAET Greg
58	VLIEGEN Loïc
	CANNONDALE-GARMIN
61	BETTIOL Alberto
62	HAAS Nathan
63	KOREN Kristjan
64	LANGEVELD Sebastian
65	MARANGONI Alan
66	NAVARDAUSKAS Ramunas
67	VAN BAARLE Dylan
68	ZEPUNTKE Ruben
	AG2R-LA MONDIALE
71	BARDET Romain
72	BÉRARD Julien
73	TURGOT Sébastien
74	DUMOULIN Samuel
75	GAUDIN Damien
76	GASTAUER Ben
77	JAUREGUI Quentin
78	VUILLERMOZ Alexis
	CULT ENERGY
81	GERDEMANN Linus
82	GULDHAMMER PEDERSEN Rasmus
83	KIRSCH Alex
84	LEMARCHAND Romain
85	MAGER Christian
86	QUAADE Rasmus Christian
87	REIHS Michael
88	WEGMANN Fabian
	LOTTO-SOUDAL
91	BENOOT Tiesj
92	BROECKX Stig
93	DEBUSSCHERE Jens
94	GALLOPIN Tony
95	LIGTHART Pim
96	ROELANDTS Jurgen
97	VERVAEKE Louis
98	WELLENS Tim
	MOVISTAR
101	CASTROVIEJO NICOLAS Jonathan
102	DOWSETT Alex
103	GADRET John
105	IZAGUIRRE INSAUSTI Gorka
106	IZAGUIRRE INSAUSTI Jon
107	LOBATO DEL VALLE Juan Jose
108	SANZ UNZUE Enrique
	ETIXX-QUICK STEP
111	ALAPHILIPPE Julian
112	BOONEN Tom
113	LAMPAERT Yves
114	MARTIN Tony
115	SABATINI Fabio
116	TRENTIN Matteo
117	VANDENBERGH Stijn
118	VELITS Martin
	ORICA-GREENEDGE
121	YATES Simon
122	WEENING Pieter
123	ALBASINI Michael
124	HOWARD Leigh
125	CLARKE Simon
126	CORT NIELSEN Magnus
127	MEIER Christian
128	LANCASTER Brett
	EUROPCAR
131	BERNAUDEAU Giovanni
132	BOUDAT Thomas
133	COQUARD Bryan
134	GENE Yohann
135	PICHOT Alexandre
136	QUEMENEUR Perrig
137	TULIK Angelo
138	VOECKLER Thomas
	GIANT-ALPECIN
141	BARGUIL Warren
142	CURVERS Roy
143	DE BACKER Bert
144	FAIRLY Caleb
145	JONES Carter
146	CHENG Ji
147	KITTEL Marcel
148	VEELERS Tom
	KATUSHA
151	BELKOV Maxim
152	KOZONTCHUK DmitrIy
153	GUARNIERI Jacopo
154	HALLER Marco
155	VOROBYEV Anton
156	KRISTOFF Alexander
157	SELIG Rüdiger
	SKY
161	EARLE Nathan
162	DEIGNAN Philip
163	LOPEZ GARCIA David
164	POELS Wouter
165	ROWE Luke
166	ZANDIO ECHAIDE Xabier
167	SWIFT Ben
168	VIVIANI Elia
	TINKOFF-SAXO
171	BOARO Manuele
172	BRESCHEL Matti
173	JUUL JENSEN Christopher
174	KOLAR Michal
175	ROGERS Michael
176	TOSATTO Matteo
177	TRUSOV Nikolai
178	VALGREN ANDERSEN Michael
	BRETAGNE-SECHE ENVIRONNEMENT
181	FEDRIGO Pierrick
182	DELAPLACE Anthony
183	BIDEAU Jean-Marc
184	GERARD Arnaud
185	FONSECA Armindo
186	HIVERT Jonathan
187	SEPULVEDA Eduardo
188	VACHON Florian
	COFIDIS, SOLUTIONS CRÉDITS
191	CHETOUT Loïc
192	EDET Nicolas
193	LAPORTE Christophe
194	MATE MARDONES Luis Angel
195	MOLARD Rudy
196	SENECHAL Florian
197	TURGIS Anthony
198	VAN BILSEN Kenneth
	LAMPRE-MERIDA
201	BONO Matteo
202	CIMOLAI Davide
203	FARIA DA COSTA Rui Alberto
204	MORI Manuele
205	PIBERNIK Luka
206	POLANC Jan
207	FERRARI Roberto
208	ULISSI Diego
	TREK FACTORY RACING
211	RAST Grégory
212	BEPPU Fumiyuki
213	DEVOLDER Stijn
214	FELLINE Fabio
215	NIZZOLO Giacomo
216	ROULSTON Hayden
217	SILVESTRE Fabio
218	WATSON Calvin
	CCC SPRANDI POLKOWICE
221	BOLE Grega
222	PATERSKI Maciej
223	KIENDYS Tomasz
224	REBELLIN Davide
225	SCHUMACHER Stefan
226	MIHAILOV Nikolai
227	SAMOILAU Branislau
228	OWSIAN Lukasz
	WANTY–GROUPE GOBERT
231	BACKAERT Frederik
232	BAUGNIES Jérôme
233	GASPAROTTO Enrico
234	LEUKEMANS Björn
235	MARCATO Marco
236	SELVAGGI Mirko
237	JANS Roy
238	VAN MELSEN Kevin