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2015 GP de Fourmies-Le Voix du Nord (HC), France
83rd edition: Sunday, September 6, 2015
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Fabio Felline wins 2015 GP Fourmies
Fourmies - Fourmies, 205 km
2015 GP Formies map
The Race: A large group broke clear about 25 kilometers from the finish. Wait, I'll let eventual winner Fabio Felline take it from here:
“I could see the gigantic [TV] screen in the last hectometers, it was really absurd,” Felline explained. “I could see how close [the peloton] was at the end, and then I could see I was going to make it.
“I believe I initiated the break of 17 riders that went away, maybe with 25 kilometers to go. We went really hard, we all wanted to go all in - it’s a one day race so there was no reason to hold back. In the last lap, we had 20 seconds, and I thought to myself that I need to anticipate when it drops under ten seconds.
“At 3 kilometers I tried for the first time, but the others took me back. Then Pozzato went, but he didn’t go far; I closed it down and went again and Cocquard jumped to me, but I went again. Three times total.”
Felline’s last move came with 1.5 kilometers to go, and at the same moment a crash occurred in the breakaway group as Filippo Pozzato (Lampre-Merida) tumbled to the tarmac, causing a little more chaos in the frenzied finish.
Unimpeded, Felline put his head down and aimed for the finish line – with the fast charging peloton only seconds behind there was no time for more cat 'n mouse games; it was a do-or-die move.
Felline: “When Cocquard came, I saw that he did a sprint to get to me, so I accelerated again and got away.”
Felline continued to pound away, crossing the line in front of the hard-charging pack led in by Tom Boonen.
A spectator stopped a potential big crash by running out into the street and grabbing a fallen rider's bike. Here's the video:
Complete results:
205 kilometers raced at an average speed of 43.312 km/hr
| 1 | Fabio FELLINE | TREK FACTORY RACING | 4hr 43min 59sec |
| 2 | Tom BOONEN | ETIXX - QUICK STEP | s.t. |
| 3 | Nacer BOUHANNI | COFIDIS, SOLUTIONS CREDITS | s.t. |
| 4 | Baptiste PLANCKAERT | ROUBAIX LILLE METROPOLE | s.t. |
| 5 | Armindo FONSECA | BRETAGNE-SECHE ENVIRONNEMENT | s.t. |
| 6 | Eduard Michael GROSU | NIPPO - VINI FANTINI | s.t. |
| 7 | Samuel DUMOULIN | AG2R LA MONDIALE | s.t. |
| 8 | Edward THEUNS | TOPSPORT VLAANDEREN - BALOISE | s.t. |
| 9 | Sacha MODOLO | LAMPRE - MERIDA | s.t. |
| 10 | Marc SARREAU | FDJ | s.t. |
| 11 | Jakub MARECZKO | SOUTHEAST | s.t. |
| 12 | Robin STENUIT | WANTY - GROUPE GOBERT | s.t. |
| 13 | Anthony MALDONADO | AUBER 93 | s.t. |
| 14 | Benoît SINNER | L ARMEE DE TERRE | s.t. |
| 15 | Timothy DUPONT | ROUBAIX LILLE METROPOLE | s.t. |
| 16 | Arman KAMYSHEV | ASTANA PRO TEAM | s.t. |
| 17 | Manuel BELLETTI | SOUTHEAST | s.t. |
| 18 | Roman MAIKIN | RUSVELO | s.t. |
| 19 | Michael SCHWARZMANN | BORA-ARGON 18 | s.t. |
| 20 | Romain FEILLU | BRETAGNE-SECHE ENVIRONNEMENT | s.t. |
| 21 | André LOOIJ | ROOMPOT ORANJE PELOTON | s.t. |
| 22 | Giacomo NIZZOLO | TREK FACTORY RACING | s.t. |
| 23 | Ruslan TLEUBAYEV | ASTANA PRO TEAM | s.t. |
| 24 | Lukas JAUN | ROTH - SKODA | s.t. |
| 25 | Bert VAN LERBERGHE | TOPSPORT VLAANDEREN - BALOISE | s.t. |
| 26 | Alexey LUTSENKO | ASTANA PRO TEAM | s.t. |
| 27 | Evaldas SISKEVICIUS | TEAM MARSEILLE 13 KTM | s.t. |
| 28 | Jonas AHLSTRAND | COFIDIS, SOLUTIONS CREDITS | s.t. |
| 29 | Steven TRONET | AUBER 93 | s.t. |
| 30 | Fabio SILVESTRE | TREK FACTORY RACING | s.t. |
| 31 | Christophe LABORIE | BRETAGNE-SECHE ENVIRONNEMENT | s.t. |
| 32 | Pieter JACOBS | TOPSPORT VLAANDEREN - BALOISE | s.t. |
| 33 | Maxime VANTOMME | ROUBAIX LILLE METROPOLE | s.t. |
| 34 | Fumiyuki BEPPU | TREK FACTORY RACING | s.t. |
| 35 | David MENUT | AUBER 93 | s.t. |
| 36 | Roberto FERRARI | LAMPRE - MERIDA | s.t. |
| 37 | Andrea PASQUALON | ROTH - SKODA | s.t. |
| 38 | Bakhtiyar KOZHATAYEV | ASTANA PRO TEAM | s.t. |
| 39 | Mauro FINETTO | SOUTHEAST | s.t. |
| 40 | Simone PONZI | SOUTHEAST | s.t. |
| 41 | Anthony TURGIS | COFIDIS, SOLUTIONS CREDITS | s.t. |
| 42 | Gijs VAN HOECKE | TOPSPORT VLAANDEREN - BALOISE | s.t. |
| 43 | Fabio SABATINI | ETIXX - QUICK STEP | s.t. |
| 44 | Angelo TULIK | TEAM EUROPCAR | s.t. |
| 45 | Michal KWIATKOWSKI | ETIXX - QUICK STEP | s.t. |
| 46 | Gianni MEERSMAN | ETIXX - QUICK STEP | s.t. |
| 47 | Alo JAKIN | AUBER 93 | s.t. |
| 48 | Sergey NIKOLAEV | RUSVELO | s.t. |
| 49 | Christophe LAPORTE | COFIDIS, SOLUTIONS CREDITS | s.t. |
| 50 | Benjamin GIRAUD | TEAM MARSEILLE 13 KTM | s.t. |
| 51 | Jérôme BAUGNIES | WANTY - GROUPE GOBERT | s.t. |
| 52 | Mario Jorge FARIA DA COSTA | LAMPRE - MERIDA | s.t. |
| 53 | Daniil FOMINYKH | ASTANA PRO TEAM | s.t. |
| 54 | Pier Paolo DE NEGRI | NIPPO - VINI FANTINI | s.t. |
| 55 | Jimmy RAIBAUD | L ARMEE DE TERRE | s.t. |
| 56 | Sjoerd VAN GINNEKEN | ROOMPOT ORANJE PELOTON | s.t. |
| 57 | Alexis BODIOT | L ARMEE DE TERRE | s.t. |
| 58 | Julien EL FARES | TEAM MARSEILLE 13 KTM | s.t. |
| 59 | Alessandro BISOLTI | NIPPO - VINI FANTINI | s.t. |
| 60 | Colin STÜSSI | ROTH - SKODA | s.t. |
| 61 | Rémy DI GREGORIO | TEAM MARSEILLE 13 KTM | s.t. |
| 62 | Jimmy TURGIS | ROUBAIX LILLE METROPOLE | s.t. |
| 63 | Maurits LAMMERTINK | ROOMPOT ORANJE PELOTON | 0:00:10 |
| 64 | Pierrick FEDRIGO | BRETAGNE-SECHE ENVIRONNEMENT | s.t. |
| 65 | Marco FRAPPORTI | ANDRONI GIOCATTOLI | s.t. |
| 66 | Jean-Marc BIDEAU | BRETAGNE-SECHE ENVIRONNEMENT | s.t. |
| 67 | Julien DUVAL | L ARMEE DE TERRE | 0:00:13 |
| 68 | Matteo BUSATO | SOUTHEAST | s.t. |
| 69 | Arnaud GERARD | BRETAGNE-SECHE ENVIRONNEMENT | s.t. |
| 70 | Francesco GAVAZZI | SOUTHEAST | s.t. |
| 71 | Giacomo TOMIO | ROTH - SKODA | s.t. |
| 72 | Franco PELLIZOTTI | ANDRONI GIOCATTOLI | s.t. |
| 73 | Igor BOEV | RUSVELO | s.t. |
| 74 | Benjamin THOMAS | L ARMEE DE TERRE | s.t. |
| 75 | Kirill POZDNYAKOV | RUSVELO | s.t. |
| 76 | Tiziano DALL'ANTONIA | ANDRONI GIOCATTOLI | s.t. |
| 77 | Andrea ZORDAN | ANDRONI GIOCATTOLI | s.t. |
| 78 | Yves LAMPAERT | ETIXX - QUICK STEP | s.t. |
| 79 | Marco MARCATO | WANTY - GROUPE GOBERT | s.t. |
| 80 | Maxime DANIEL | AG2R LA MONDIALE | s.t. |
| 81 | Eugenio ALAFACI | TREK FACTORY RACING | s.t. |
| 82 | Etienne VAN EMPEL | ROOMPOT ORANJE PELOTON | s.t. |
| 83 | Etienne TORTELIER | L ARMEE DE TERRE | s.t. |
| 84 | Alessandro MALAGUTI | NIPPO - VINI FANTINI | s.t. |
| 85 | Otto VERGAERDE | TOPSPORT VLAANDEREN - BALOISE | s.t. |
| 86 | Zakkari DEMPSTER | BORA-ARGON 18 | s.t. |
| 87 | Francis DE GREEF | WANTY - GROUPE GOBERT | s.t. |
| 88 | Florian VACHON | BRETAGNE-SECHE ENVIRONNEMENT | 0:00:18 |
| 89 | Lars BOOM | ASTANA PRO TEAM | s.t. |
| 90 | Huub DUIJN | ROOMPOT ORANJE PELOTON | s.t. |
| 91 | Julien BERARD | AG2R LA MONDIALE | s.t. |
| 92 | Ralf MATZKA | BORA-ARGON 18 | s.t. |
| 93 | Sander HELVEN | TOPSPORT VLAANDEREN - BALOISE | s.t. |
| 94 | Dmitriy GRUZDEV | ASTANA PRO TEAM | s.t. |
| 95 | Floris DE TIER | TOPSPORT VLAANDEREN - BALOISE | s.t. |
| 96 | Marinus Cornelis MINNAARD | WANTY - GROUPE GOBERT | s.t. |
| 97 | Reinier HONIG | ROOMPOT ORANJE PELOTON | s.t. |
| 98 | Johnny HOOGERLAND | ROOMPOT ORANJE PELOTON | s.t. |
| 99 | Stijn DEVOLDER | TREK FACTORY RACING | s.t. |
| 100 | Danilo NAPOLITANO | WANTY - GROUPE GOBERT | s.t. |
| 101 | Leonardo BASSO | TREK FACTORY RACING | s.t. |
| 102 | Maxime RENAULT | AUBER 93 | s.t. |
| 103 | Jonathan HIVERT | BRETAGNE-SECHE ENVIRONNEMENT | 0:00:24 |
| 104 | Thomas SPRENGERS | TOPSPORT VLAANDEREN - BALOISE | 0:00:25 |
| 105 | Alexandre BLAIN | TEAM MARSEILLE 13 KTM | s.t. |
| 106 | Roman KUSTADINCHEV | RUSVELO | 0:00:29 |
| 107 | Steve MORABITO | FDJ | s.t. |
| 108 | Dan CRAVEN | TEAM EUROPCAR | s.t. |
| 109 | Julien LOUBET | TEAM MARSEILLE 13 KTM | s.t. |
| 110 | Giovanni BERNAUDEAU | TEAM EUROPCAR | s.t. |
| 111 | Flavien DASSONVILLE | AUBER 93 | s.t. |
| 112 | Andreas SCHILLINGER | BORA-ARGON 18 | s.t. |
| 113 | Lukasz WISNIOWSKI | ETIXX - QUICK STEP | s.t. |
| 114 | Andrea FEDI | SOUTHEAST | s.t. |
| 115 | Luca WACKERMANN | SOUTHEAST | s.t. |
| 116 | Gianfranco ZILIOLI | ANDRONI GIOCATTOLI | s.t. |
| 117 | Bartosz HUZARSKI | BORA-ARGON 18 | s.t. |
| 118 | Bryan COQUARD | TEAM EUROPCAR | s.t. |
| 119 | Hubert DUPONT | AG2R LA MONDIALE | s.t. |
| 120 | Andrea VACCHER | ROTH - SKODA | s.t. |
| 121 | Brian VAN GOETHEM | ROOMPOT ORANJE PELOTON | s.t. |
| 122 | Romain COMBAUD | L ARMEE DE TERRE | s.t. |
| 123 | Christophe RIBLON | AG2R LA MONDIALE | s.t. |
| 124 | Yohann GENE | TEAM EUROPCAR | 0:00:35 |
| 125 | Perrig QUEMENEUR | TEAM EUROPCAR | s.t. |
| 126 | Patrick KONRAD | BORA-ARGON 18 | s.t. |
| 127 | Tim DE TROYER | WANTY - GROUPE GOBERT | s.t. |
| 128 | Arnold JEANNESSON | FDJ | s.t. |
| 129 | Théo VIMPERE | AUBER 93 | s.t. |
| 130 | Julian ALAPHILIPPE | ETIXX - QUICK STEP | 0:00:37 |
| 131 | Rudy MOLARD | COFIDIS, SOLUTIONS CREDITS | s.t. |
| 132 | Damien GAUDIN | AG2R LA MONDIALE | s.t. |
| 133 | Yoann BARBAS | L ARMEE DE TERRE | s.t. |
| 134 | Calvin WATSON | TREK FACTORY RACING | s.t. |
| 135 | Mattia POZZO | NIPPO - VINI FANTINI | s.t. |
| 136 | Oscar GATTO | ANDRONI GIOCATTOLI | s.t. |
| 137 | Gang XU | LAMPRE - MERIDA | s.t. |
| 138 | Chun Kai FENG | LAMPRE - MERIDA | s.t. |
| 139 | Sébastien CHAVANEL | FDJ | s.t. |
| 140 | Clément PENVEN | TEAM MARSEILLE 13 KTM | 0:00:45 |
| 141 | Davide MALACARNE | ASTANA PRO TEAM | 0:00:53 |
| 142 | Romain BARDET | AG2R LA MONDIALE | 0:00:57 |
| 143 | Thomas VOECKLER | TEAM EUROPCAR | 0:01:47 |
| 144 | Johan LE BON | FDJ | 0:01:55 |
| 145 | Rudy KOWALSKI | ROUBAIX LILLE METROPOLE | s.t. |
| 146 | Nicolas EDET | COFIDIS, SOLUTIONS CREDITS | 0:02:54 |
| 147 | Adrien PETIT | COFIDIS, SOLUTIONS CREDITS | s.t. |
| 148 | Roland THALMANN | ROTH - SKODA | s.t. |
| 149 | Ivan SAVITSKIY | RUSVELO | s.t. |
| 150 | Guillaume LEVARLET | AUBER 93 | 0:04:09 |
| 151 | Francis MOUREY | FDJ | s.t. |
| 152 | Antonio NIBALI | NIPPO - VINI FANTINI | s.t. |
| 153 | Nicolas MARINI | NIPPO - VINI FANTINI | s.t. |
| 154 | Niccolo BONIFAZIO | LAMPRE - MERIDA | 0:04:17 |
| 155 | Maxime MEDEREL | TEAM EUROPCAR | 0:04:37 |
| 156 | Rayane BOUHANNI | COFIDIS, SOLUTIONS CREDITS | 0:05:17 |
| 157 | Mamyr STASH | RUSVELO | s.t. |
| 158 | Daniel SCHORN | BORA-ARGON 18 | 0:06:11 |
| 159 | Elie GESBERT | FDJ | s.t. |
| 160 | Romain PILLON | ROUBAIX LILLE METROPOLE | s.t. |
| 161 | Temesgen TEKLEHAYMANOT | ROTH - SKODA | s.t. |
| 162 | Martin LAAS | TEAM MARSEILLE 13 KTM | s.t. |
2015 GP Fourmies video (in French, but cycling is a universal language)
Start list with back numbers, September 5, 2015:
| ETIXX-QUICK STEP | |
| 1 | KWIATKOWSKI Michal |
| 2 | BOONEN Tom |
| 3 | ALAPHILIPPE Julian |
| 4 | MARTIN Tony |
| 5 | LAMPAERT Yves |
| 6 | SABATINI Fabio |
| 7 | MEERSMAN Gianni |
| 8 | WISNIOWSKI Lukasz |
| ASTANA | |
| 11 | BOOM Lars |
| 12 | FOMINYKH Daniil |
| 13 | GRUZDEV Dmitriy |
| 14 | KAMYSHEV Arman |
| 15 | KOZHATAYEV Bakhtiyar |
| 16 | LUTSENKO Alexey |
| 17 | MALACARNE Davide |
| 18 | TLEUBAYEV Ruslan |
| AG2R-LA MONDIALE | |
| 21 | BARDET Romain |
| 22 | BÉRARD Julien |
| 23 | DANIEL Maxime |
| 24 | DUMOULIN Samuel |
| 25 | DUPONT Hubert |
| 26 | GAUDIN Damien |
| 27 | JAUREGUI Quentin |
| 28 | RIBLON Christophe |
| LAMPRE-MERIDA | |
| 31 | MODOLO Sacha |
| 32 | BONIFAZIO Niccolo |
| 33 | FARIA DA COSTA Mario Jorge |
| 34 | FENG Chun Kai |
| 35 | FERRARI Roberto |
| 36 | POZZATO Filippo |
| 37 | PACIONI Luca |
| 38 | XU Gang |
| FDJ | |
| 41 | CHAVANEL Sébastien |
| 42 | JEANNESSON Arnold |
| 43 | LE BON Johan |
| 44 | PINEAU Cedric |
| 45 | MORABITO Steve |
| 46 | MOUREY Francis |
| 47 | SARREAU Marc |
| 48 | GESBERT Elie |
| TREK FACTORY RACING | |
| 51 | NIZZOLO Giacomo |
| 52 | ALAFACI Eugenio |
| 53 | BEPPU Fumiyuki |
| 54 | DEVOLDER Stijn |
| 55 | FELLINE Fabio |
| 56 | BASSO Leonardo |
| 57 | SILVESTRE Fabio |
| 58 | WATSON Calvin |
| AUBER 93 | |
| 61 | TRONET Steven |
| 62 | DASSONVILLE Flavien |
| 63 | GOUAULT Pierre |
| 64 | JAKIN Alo |
| 65 | LEVARLET Guillaume |
| 66 | MALDONADO Anthony |
| 67 | MENUT David |
| 68 | RENAULT Maxime |
| TOPSPORT VLAANDEREN-BALOISE | |
| 71 | THEUNS Edward |
| 72 | DE TIER Floris |
| 73 | JACOBS Pieter |
| 74 | HELVEN Sander |
| 75 | VAN LERBERGHE Bert |
| 76 | SPRENGERS Thomas |
| 77 | VAN HOECKE Gijs |
| 78 | VERGAERDE Otto |
| BRETAGNE-SECHE ENVIRONNEMENT | |
| 81 | FEILLU Romain |
| 82 | BIDEAU Jean-Marc |
| 83 | FEDRIGO Pierrick |
| 84 | FONSECA Armindo |
| 85 | GERARD Arnaud |
| 86 | HIVERT Jonathan |
| 87 | LABORIE Christophe |
| 88 | VACHON Florian |
| RUSVELO | |
| 91 | MAIKIN Roman |
| 92 | BALYKIN Ivan |
| 93 | KUSTADINCHEV Roman |
| 94 | NIKOLAEV Sergey |
| 95 | OVECHKIN Artem |
| 96 | SAVITSKY Ivan |
| 97 | SOLOMENNIKOV Andrey |
| 98 | STASH Mamyr |
| COFIDIS, SOLUTIONS CRÉDITS | |
| 101 | BOUHANNI Nacer |
| 102 | BOUHANNI Rayane |
| 103 | AHLSTRAND Jonas |
| 104 | EDET Nicolas |
| 105 | LAPORTE Christophe |
| 106 | MOLARD Rudy |
| 107 | PETIT Adrien |
| 108 | TURGIS Anthony |
| TEAM MARSEILLE 13 KTM | |
| 111 | BLAIN Alexandre |
| 112 | DI GREGORIO Rémy |
| 113 | EL FARES Julien |
| 114 | GIRAUD Benjamin |
| 115 | PENVEN Clément |
| 116 | SAINT MARTIN Clément |
| 117 | SISKEVICIUS Evaldas |
| 118 | LAAS Martin |
| EUROPCAR | |
| 121 | VOECKLER Thomas |
| 122 | COQUARD Bryan |
| 123 | BERNAUDEAU Giovanni |
| 124 | CRAVEN Dan |
| 125 | GENE Yohann |
| 126 | MEDEREL Maxime |
| 127 | QUEMENEUR Perrig |
| 128 | TULIK Angelo |
| SOUTHEAST | |
| 131 | BELLETTI Manuel |
| 132 | ANDRIATO Rafael |
| 133 | MARECZKO Jakub |
| 134 | FEDI Andrea |
| 135 | FINETTO Mauro |
| 136 | GAVAZZI Francesco |
| 137 | PONZI Simone |
| 138 | WACKERMANN Luca |
| WANTY–GROUPE GOBERT | |
| 141 | MARCATO Marco |
| 142 | BAUGNIES Jérôme |
| 143 | DE GREEF Francis |
| 144 | DE TROYER Tim |
| 145 | LEUKEMANS Björn |
| 146 | MINNAARD Marco |
| 147 | VAN MELSEN Kevin |
| 148 | VEUCHELEN Frederik |
| ROUBAIX LILLE METROPOLE | |
| 151 | PLANCKAERT Baptiste |
| 152 | BOUVRY Dieter |
| 153 | BARBIER Rudy |
| 154 | DUPONT Timothy |
| 155 | LEVEAU Jérémy |
| 156 | PILLON Romain |
| 157 | TURGIS Jimmy |
| 158 | VANTOMME Maxime |
| BORA-ARGON 18 | |
| 161 | HUZARSKI Bartosz |
| 162 | THURAU Bjorn |
| 163 | DEMPSTER Zakkari |
| 164 | KONRAD Patrick |
| 165 | MATZKA Ralf |
| 166 | SCHILLINGER Andreas |
| 167 | SCHORN Daniel |
| 168 | SCHWARZMANN Michael |
| ROOMPOT ORANJE PELOTON | |
| 171 | HOOGERLAND Johnny |
| 172 | DUYN Huub |
| 173 | HONIG Reinier |
| 174 | LAMMERTINK Maurits |
| 175 | LOOIJ André |
| 176 | VAN EMPEL Etienne |
| 177 | VAN GINNEKEN Sjoerd |
| 178 | VAN GOETHEM Brian |
| ANDRONI GIOCATTOLI | |
| 181 | PELLIZOTTI Franco |
| 182 | CHICCHI Francesco |
| 183 | DALL'ANTONIA Tiziano |
| 184 | FRAPPORTI Marco |
| 185 | GATTO Oscar |
| 186 | SELLA Emanuele |
| 187 | ZILIOLI Gianfranco |
| 188 | ZORDAN Andrea |
| NIPPO-VINI FANTINI | |
| 191 | CUNEGO Damiano |
| 192 | DE NEGRI Pier Paolo |
| 193 | BISOLTI Alessandro |
| 194 | KUROEDA Shiki |
| 195 | MALAGUTI Alessandro |
| 196 | MARINI Nicolas |
| 197 | POZZO Mattia |
| 198 | NIBALI Antonio |
| ROTH-SKODA | |
| 201 | PASQUALON Andrea |
| 202 | BRUNGGER Nico |
| 203 | THALMANN Roland |
| 204 | JAUN Lukas |
| 205 | TOMIO Giacomo |
| 206 | STÜSSI Colin |
| 207 | TEKLEHAYMANOT Temesgen |
| 208 | VACCHER Andrea |
| L'ARMEE DE TERRE | |
| 211 | DUVAL Julien |
| 212 | BODIOT Alexis |
| 213 | CANAL Fabien |
| 214 | CHERBONNET David |
| 215 | COMBAUD Romain |
| 216 | LEVASSEUR Jordan |
| 217 | RAIBAUD Jimmy |
| 218 | SINNER Benoit |