2020 GP d'Ouverture - La Marseillaise (1.1)
41st edition: Sunday, February 2, 2020
GP d'Ouverture - La Marseillaise podium history | 2019 edition | 2021 edition | Map | Start list
Marseille - Marseille, 145.3 km
Benoit Cosnefroy gives his 2020 season a great start.
Weather at Marseille at 3:15 PM, local time: 17C (63F), sunny, with the wind from the west at 18 km/hr (11 mph). No rain is forecast.
The race: Team Ag2r posted this after the race.
Benoit Cosnefroy: "We were always in the right moves. Collectively, we started the race exactly the way we wanted. We were in control. I attacked on the ridge road after Quentin Jaurégui and François Bidard set me up. Behind, the race was really heating up. I knew I had very good legs, and behind us we had Clément Venturini, able to control the situation in the pack. We had a lot of cards to play, so we might as well take the brakes off the race. I was maybe more concerned about Tom Devriendt than anyone. He's a friend of Oliver's (Naesen), and I ran into him this winter training in Spain, so I know he has a fast kick. I spent three weeks at a training camp in January, and though my main goals are more in the future, I definitely wanted to win in February. I wanted to start my season, and the team’s season, off well. Now we head to Bessèges where we can also be ambitious."
THE NUMBER: 1
This is the first time that Benoît Cosnefroy has won the opening event on the French calendar. It also marks the first success of this season for the AG2R LA MONDIALE team. At 24 years old, Cosnefroy, who was the Under 23 World Champion in 2017, has notched up seven victories among the professionals.
THE NEWS: First leaders in the Team Classification
With Benoît Cosnefroy leading the individual and best young rider classification in the Coupe de France, and with both Clément Venturini (6th) and Quentin Jaurégui (11th) well placed, the AG2R LA MONDIALE occupies the first place in the team classification of the Coupe de France, which we won overall in 2019.
Complete Results:
145.3 kilometers raced at an average speed of 37.929 km/hr
| 1 | COSNEFROY Benoit | Ag2r La Mondiale | 3hr 49min 51sec |
| 2 | MADOUAS Valentin | Groupama-FDJ | s.t. |
| 3 | DEVRIENDT Tom | Circus-Wanty Gobert | s.t. |
| 4 | HERRADA Jesus | Cofidis | s.t. |
| 5 | PLANCKAERT Edward | Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise | @ 17sec |
| 6 | VENTURINI Clément | Ag2r La Mondiale | s.t. |
| 7 | TOUZÉ Damien | Cofidis | s.t. |
| 8 | TURGIS Anthony | Total Direct Energie | s.t. |
| 9 | BOASSON HAGEN Edvald | NTT Pro Cycling | s.t. |
| 10 | MALDONADO Anthony | St Michel-Auber 93 | s.t. |
| 11 | JAUREGUI Quentin | Ag2r La Mondiale | s.t. |
| 12 | HARDY Romain | Arkea-Samsic | s.t. |
| 13 | VAN ROOY Kenneth | Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise | s.t. |
| 14 | FINETTO Mauro | Nippo Delko Provence | s.t. |
| 15 | BARTHE Cyril | B&B Hotels-Vital Concept | s.t. |
| 16 | LE GAC Olivier | Groupama-FDJ | s.t. |
| 17 | GENIETS Kevin | Groupama-FDJ | s.t. |
| 18 | PEYSKENS Dimitri | Wallonie Bruxelles | s.t. |
| 19 | EL FARES Julien | Nippo Delko Provence | s.t. |
| 20 | MEURISSE Xandro | Circus-Wanty Gobert | s.t. |
| 21 | CALMEJANE Lilian | Total Direct Energie | s.t. |
| 22 | ADRIA Roger | Equipo Kern Pharma | s.t. |
| 23 | SCHÖNBERGER Sebastian | B&B Hotels-Vital Concept | s.t. |
| 24 | HUYS Laurens | Wallonie Bruxelles | s.t. |
| 25 | FERASSE Thibault | Natura4ever-Roubaix-Lille Metropole | s.t. |
| 26 | DE GENDT Aimé | Circus-Wanty Gobert | s.t. |
| 27 | BOUET Maxime | Arkea-Samsic | s.t. |
| 28 | BIDARD François | Ag2r La Mondiale | s.t. |
| 29 | COMBAUD Romain | Nippo Delko Provence | s.t. |
| 30 | ANTOMARCHI Julien | Natura4ever-Roubaix-Lille Metropole | s.t. |
| 31 | HIVERT Jonathan | Total Direct Energie | s.t. |
| 32 | DELAPLACE Anthony | Arkea-Samsic | s.t. |
| 33 | CHEREL Mikaël | Ag2r La Mondiale | s.t. |
| 34 | MENDEZ NOREÑA Daniel | Equipo Kern Pharma | s.t. |
| 35 | MARQUEZ ROMAN Marti | Equipo Kern Pharma | s.t. |
| 36 | PEREZ Anthony | Cofidis | s.t. |
| 37 | EDET Nicolas | Cofidis | 24 |
| 38 | HERRADA Jose | Cofidis | s.t. |
| 39 | GENIEZ Alexandre | Ag2r La Mondiale | s.t. |
| 40 | LE ROUX Romain | Arkea-Samsic | 42 |
| 41 | AURIGNAC Samy | Cambodia Cycling Academy | 1:10 |
| 42 | VALGREN HUNDAHL Michael | NTT Pro Cycling | 1:15 |
| 43 | BAKELANTS Jan | Circus-Wanty Gobert | 3:37 |
| 44 | GUILLONNET Adrien | St Michel-Auber 93 | 5:02 |
| 45 | BELLICAUD Jérémy | Circus-Wanty Gobert | s.t. |
| 46 | DE VYLDER Lindsay | Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise | s.t. |
| 47 | DE ROSSI Lucas | Nippo Delko Provence | s.t. |
| 48 | VAN NIEKERK Morne | St Michel-Auber 93 | 5:33 |
| 49 | GOGL Michael | NTT Pro Cycling | s.t. |
| 50 | BURGAUDEAU Mathieu | Total Direct Energie | 5:56 |
| 51 | COURTEILLE Arnaud | B&B Hotels-Vital Concept | s.t. |
| 52 | BOUDAT Thomas | Arkea-Samsic | s.t. |
| 53 | LADAGNOUS Matthieu | Groupama-FDJ | s.t. |
| 54 | IDJOUADIENE Pierre | Natura4ever-Roubaix-Lille Metropole | s.t. |
| 55 | WIRTGEN Luc | Wallonie Bruxelles | s.t. |
| 56 | VANSPEYBROUCK Pieter | Circus-Wanty Gobert | s.t. |
| 57 | MOLLY Kenny | Wallonie Bruxelles | s.t. |
| 58 | WARLOP Jordi | Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise | s.t. |
| 59 | FEDELI Alessandro | Nippo Delko Provence | s.t. |
| 60 | BRUNEL Alexys | Groupama-FDJ | s.t. |
| 61 | MAURELET Flavien | St Michel-Auber 93 | s.t. |
| 62 | GHYS Robbe | Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise | s.t. |
| 63 | LIETAER Eliot | Wallonie Bruxelles | s.t. |
| 64 | WILLEMS Thimo | Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise | 8:44 |
| 65 | DUCHESNE Antoine | Groupama-FDJ | s.t. |
| 66 | DERNIES Tom | Natura4ever-Roubaix-Lille Metropole | s.t. |
| 67 | RUSSO Clément | Arkea-Samsic | s.t. |
| 68 | OURSELIN Paul | Total Direct Energie | s.t. |
| 69 | RUIZ SEDANO Ibon | Equipo Kern Pharma | s.t. |
| 70 | DUMOURIER Florian | Cambodia Cycling Academy | s.t. |
| 71 | RIOU Alan | Arkea-Samsic | s.t. |
| 72 | CAM Maxime | B&B Hotels-Vital Concept | s.t. |
| 73 | VERMOTE Julien | Cofidis | s.t. |
| 74 | CONs.t.ANTIN Baptiste | St Michel-Auber 93 | s.t. |
| 75 | BLEIER Baptiste | St Michel-Auber 93 | s.t. |
| 76 | NIELSEN Andreas | NTT Pro Cycling | s.t. |
| 77 | O'CONNOR Ben | NTT Pro Cycling | s.t. |
| 78 | LEVEAU Jérémy | Natura4ever-Roubaix-Lille Metropole | s.t. |
| 79 | PICOUX Maximilien | Natura4ever-Roubaix-Lille Metropole | s.t. |
| 80 | VINCENT Léo | Groupama-FDJ | s.t. |
| 81 | LOUVET Louis | St Michel-Auber 93 | s.t. |
| 82 | CLAEYS Dimitri | Cofidis | s.t. |
| 83 | DE BIE Sean | Wallonie Bruxelles | s.t. |
| 84 | MORTIER Julien | Wallonie Bruxelles | s.t. |
| 85 | LEROUX Samuel | Natura4ever-Roubaix-Lille Metropole | s.t. |
| 86 | COUSIN Jérôme | Total Direct Energie | 8:49 |
| 87 | TANFIELD Harry | Ag2r La Mondiale | 8:50 |
Start list with back numbers, February 1, 2020:
| Total Direct Energie | |
| 1 | TURGIS Anthony |
| 2 | OURSELIN Paul |
| 3 | BURGAUDEAU Mathieu |
| 4 | CALMEJANE Lilian |
| 5 | COUSIN Jérôme |
| 6 | GAILLARD Marlon |
| 7 | HIVERT Jonathan |
| Groupama - FDJ | |
| 11 | BRUNEL Alexys |
| 12 | DUCHESNE Antoine |
| 13 | GENIETS Kevin |
| 14 | VINCENT Léo |
| 15 | LADAGNOUS Matthieu |
| 16 | LE GAC Olivier |
| 17 | MADOUAS Valentin |
| Ag2r La Mondiale | |
| 21 | BIDARD François |
| 22 | CHEREL Mikaël |
| 23 | COSNEFROY Benoit |
| 24 | GENIEZ Alexandre |
| 25 | JAUREGUI Quentin |
| 26 | TANFIELD Harry |
| 27 | VENTURINI Clément |
| Cofidis | |
| 31 | HERRADA Jesus |
| 32 | CLAEYS Dimitri |
| 33 | EDET Nicolas |
| 34 | HERRADA Jose |
| 35 | PEREZ Anthony |
| 36 | TOUZÉ Damien |
| 37 | VERMOTE Julien |
| NTT Pro Cycling Team | |
| 41 | BOASSON HAGEN Edvald |
| 42 | GOGL Michael |
| 43 | O'CONNOR Ben |
| 44 | NIELSEN Andreas Stokbo |
| 45 | THOMSON Jay Robert |
| 46 | VALGREN HUNDAHL Michael |
| Nippo Delko Provence | |
| 51 | EL FARES Julien |
| 52 | COMBAUD Romain |
| 53 | DE ROSSI Lucas |
| 54 | ROCHAS Rémy |
| 55 | FEDELI Alessandro |
| 56 | FINETTO Mauro |
| 57 | GONÇALVES José |
| Team Arkea - Samsic | |
| 61 | BOUET Maxime |
| 62 | LE ROUX Romain |
| 63 | RUSSO Clément |
| 64 | HARDY Romain |
| 65 | DELAPLACE Anthony |
| 66 | RIOU Alan |
| 67 | BOUDAT Thomas |
| B&B Hotels - Vital Concept | |
| 71 | BARTHE Cyril |
| 72 | CAM Maxime |
| 73 | COURTEILLE Arnaud |
| 74 | MOZZATO Luca |
| 75 | SCHÖNBERGER Sebastian |
| 76 | BOECKMANS Kris |
| 77 | VICHOT Arthur |
| Circus - Wanty Gobert | |
| 81 | BELLICAUD Jérémy |
| 82 | DE GENDT Aimé |
| 83 | DE PLUS Jasper |
| 84 | DEVRIENDT Tom |
| 85 | MEURISSE Xandro |
| 86 | VANSPEYBROUCK Pieter |
| 87 | BAKELANTS Jan |
| Wallonie Bruxelles | |
| 91 | DE BIE Sean |
| 92 | HUYS Laurens |
| 93 | MOLLY Kenny |
| 94 | MORTIER Julien |
| 95 | PEYSKENS Dimitri |
| 96 | WIRTGEN Luc |
| 97 | LIETAER Eliot |
| Sport Vlaanderen - Baloise | |
| 101 | DE VYLDER Lindsay |
| 102 | GHYS Robbe |
| 103 | WILLEMS Thimo |
| 104 | PLANCKAERT Edward |
| 105 | VAN ROOY Kenneth |
| 106 | WARLOP Jordi |
| 107 | WEEMAES Sasha |
| St Michel - Auber 93 | |
| 111 | BLEIER Baptiste |
| 112 | GUILLONNET Adrien |
| 113 | LOUVET Louis |
| 114 | MALDONADO Anthony |
| 115 | MAURELET Flavien |
| 116 | CONSTANTIN Baptiste |
| 117 | VAN NIEKERK Morne |
| Natura4ever - Roubaix - Lille Metropole | |
| 121 | ANTOMARCHI Julien |
| 122 | DERNIES Tom |
| 123 | FERASSE Thibault |
| 124 | IDJOUADIENE Pierre |
| 125 | LEROUX Samuel |
| 126 | LEVEAU Jérémy |
| 127 | PICOUX Maximilien |
| Equipo Kern Pharma | |
| 131 | GALVAN FERNANDEZ Francisco |
| 132 | ADRIA Roger |
| 133 | MARQUEZ ROMAN Marti |
| 134 | BOUZAS REY Martin |
| 135 | RUIZ SEDANO Ibon |
| 136 | TU Chih Hao Sergio |
| 137 | MENDEZ NOREÑA Daniel Alejandro |
| Cambodia Cycling Academy | |
| 141 | AURIGNAC Samy |
| 142 | DUMOURIER Florian |
| 143 | MULLER Gabriel |
| 144 | HUDRY Florian |
| 145 | BOUSQUET Pascal |
| 146 | BERLIN Antoine |