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2005 GP Ouest France - Plouay, Report

GP Ouest France - Plouay, France

28 August, 226K

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Hincapie Tops Podium, photo: GP Ouest France

George Hincapie (Discovery Channel) nailed victory in today's GP Ouest France, at the end of a roller-coaster day. Hincapie nosed out Alexandre Usov (Ag2R Prévoyance) at the line, a tight finish that took race judges five minutes to determine. Il Americano did not see the Belarusian charging hard, and nearly lost the stage.

The GP Ouest France, or GP Plouay, started this year with less French flair than in previous years. The race is now apart of the ProTour and that meant less local teams on the line, and more big-guns out to win this prestigious race.

Nice Day for Race, photo: GP Ouest France

Local French boys, Walter Bénéteau (Bouygues Telecom) and Stéphane Bergès (Agritubel), were off the front fighting an attentive peloton with 40K remaining. Their move was quickly crushed and followed by a big-name attack: Vino and Rebellin. Davide Rebellin (Gerolsteiner) jammed it off the front on the 2nd of the circuit's two climbs, with 30K remaining. Alexander Vinokourov (T-Mobile) joined the Italian and they built up a small advantage.

ProTour Man, photo: GP Ouest France

The Vino-Rebellin show was soon over. Danilo Di Luca (Liquigas-Bianchi), followed by Jan Ullrich (T-Mobile), went at the beginning of the last two circuits of Plouay. They too were soon brought back, the day was starting to look nullified, with the big favorites watching each other closely.

The day came down to the final circuit with around 60 riders. More attacks went off the front. One by Sylvain Chavanel (Cofidis) looked strong, but it too failed to gain the needed distance over the hungry pack. The thinned group made it's way back into Plouay for the last time.

Hincapie Wins, photo: GP Ouest France

Hincapie (32) headed a bunch gallop for the line. His victory was close, due more to early celebrations than to strength. Il Americano added a forth huge win to his 2005 palmarès, that include two stages in the Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré, Kuurne-Brussel-Kuurne and stage 15 at the Tour de France.

Results: 4:59'42", 45.25 K/h
1 George Hincapie (USA) Discovery Channel
2 Alexandre Usov (Blr) Ag2R Prévoyance
3 Davide Rebellin (Ita) Gerolsteiner
4 Daniele Bennati (Ita) Lampre-Caffita
5 Peter Wrolich (Aut) Gerolsteiner
6 Marcus Zberg (Swi) Gerolsteiner
7 Cristian Moreni (Ita) Quick-Step
8 Luca Paolini (Ita) Quick-Step
9 Kurt-Asle Arvesen (Nor) Team CSC
10 Jan Ullrich (Ger) T-Mobile
11 Maxim Iglinsky (Kaz) Domina Vacanze
12 Danilo Di Luca (Ita) Liquigas-Bianchi
13 Philippe Gilbert (Bel) Française Des Jeux
14 Laurent Brochard (Fra) Bouygues Telecom
15 Massimiliano Mori (Ita) Naturino-Sapore di Mare
16 David Etxebarria (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth
17 Iñaki Flores (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
18 Xabier Zandio (Spa) Illes Balears
19 Rémy Di Gregorio (Fra) Française Des Jeux
20 Christophe Rinero (Fra) R.A.G.T. Semences
21 Manuele Mori (Ita) Saunier Duval-Prodir
22 Rory Sutherland (Aus) Rabobank
23 Michael Blaudzun (Den) Team CSC
24 Chris Horner (USA) Saunier Duval-Prodir
25 Guennadi Mikhailov (Rus) Discovery Channel
26 Benjamin Levecot (Fra) R.A.G.T. Semences
27 Nick Nuyens (Bel) Quick-Step
28 Alessandro Bertolini (Ita) Domina Vacanze
29 Lars Back (Den) Team CSC
30 Thomas Lövkvist (Swe) Française Des Jeux
31 Christophe Brandt (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto
32 Matthieu Sprick (Fra) Bouygues Telecom
33 Nico Mattan (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto
34 Rubén Lobato (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir
35 Serhiy Honchar (Ukr) Domina Vacanze
36 Kim Kirchen (Lux) Fassa Bortolo
37 Alexandre Moos (Swi) Phonak
38 Didier Rous (Fra) Bouygues Telecom
39 Benoît Salmon (Fra) Agritubel
40 Michael Boogerd (Ned) Rabobank
41 Mirko Celestino (Ita) Domina Vacanze
42 Cyril Dessel (Fra) Ag2R Prévoyance
43 Fabian Jeker (Swi) Saunier Duval-Prodir
44 Christophe Agnolutto (Fra) Agritubel
45 Massimo Codol (Ita) Fassa Bortolo
46 Christophe Moreau (Fra) Crédit Agricole
47 David Herrero (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
48 Alessandro Ballan (Ita) Lampre-Caffita
49 Nicolas Portal (Fra) Ag2R Prévoyance
50 Stéphane Berges (Fra) Agritubel
51 Guido Trentin (Ita) Cofidis
52 Simon Gerrans (Aus) Ag2R Prévoyance
53 Kanstantsin Siutsou (Blr) Fassa Bortolo
54 Cédric Vasseur (Fra) Cofidis
55 Pieter Weening (Ned) Rabobank
56 Stéphane Goubert (Fra) Ag2R Prévoyance
57 Patrick Sinkewitz (Ger) Quick-Step
58 Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Cofidis
59 Sergio Barbero (Ita) Naturino-Sapore di Mare
60 Yoann Le Boulanger (Fra) R.A.G.T. Semences
61 Dmitriy Muravyev (Kaz) Crédit Agricole
62 Andrea Moletta (Ita) Gerolsteiner
63 Sergio Paulinho (Por) Liberty Seguros-Würth
64 Michael Rogers (Aus) Quick-Step
65 Thomas Dekker (Ned) Rabobank
66 Stefano Garzelli (Ita) Liquigas-Bianchi 0.16
67 Daniel Navarro (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth 0.42
68 Grégory Habeaux (Bel) Landbouwkrediet-Colnago
69 Joost Posthuma (Ned) Rabobank
70 Paolo Bossoni (Ita) Fassa Bortolo
71 Ludovic Martin (Fra) R.A.G.T. Semences
72 Maxime Monfort (Bel) Landbouwkrediet-Colnago
73 Ludovic Turpin (Fra) Ag2R Prévoyance
74 Aurélien Clerc (Swi) Phonak 1.50
75 Giovanni Visconti (Ita) Domina Vacanze
76 Mario De Sarraga (Spa) Naturino-Sapore di Mare
77 Nicolas Fritsch (Fra) Saunier Duval-Prodir
78 Sébastien Hinault (Fra) Crédit Agricole
79 Freddy Bichot (Fra) Française Des Jeux
80 Eric Berthou (Fra) R.A.G.T. Semences
81 Aart Vierhouten (Ned) Davitamon-Lotto
82 Theo Eltink (Ned) Rabobank
83 Lilian Jegou (Fra) Française Des Jeux
84 Fred Rodriguez (USA) Davitamon-Lotto
85 Andrey Kashechkin (Kaz) Crédit Agricole
86 Alexander Vinokourov (Kaz) T-Mobile 2.45
87 Serguei Yakovlev (Kaz) T-Mobile
88 Gianluca Bortolami (Ita) Lampre-Caffita
89 Christophe Detilloux (Bel) Française Des Jeux
90 Andrej Hauptman (Slo) Fassa Bortolo
91 Steve Zampieri (Swi) Phonak
92 Nicolas Jalabert (Fra) Phonak
93 Fabian Wegmann (Ger) Gerolsteiner 3.20
94 Volodymyr Bileka (Ukr) Discovery Channel 4.00
95 Andriy Grivko (Ukr) Domina Vacanze
96 Wim Vansevenant (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto
97 Kjell Carlström (Fin) Liquigas-Bianchi 5.17
98 Imanol Erviti (Spa) Illes Balears 6.21
99 Unai Etxebarria (Ven) Euskaltel-Euskadi
DNF Walter Bénéteau Bouygues Telecom
DNF Frédéric Maingueneaud Bouygues Telecom
DNF Mickaël Pichon Bouygues Telecom
DNF Laurent Lefèvre Bouygues Telecom
DNF Rony Martias Bouygues Telecom
DNF Frédéric Amorison Davitamon-Lotto
DNF Henk Vogels Davitamon-Lotto
DNF Wim Van Huffel Davitamon-Lotto
DNF Frédéric Bessy Cofidis
DNF David Moncoutié Cofidis
DNF Stéphane Augé Cofidis
DNF Janek Tombak Cofidis
DNF Matthew White Cofidis
DNF Davide Vigano Quick-Step
DNF Davide Bramati Quick-Step
DNF Bram Tankink Quick-Step
DNF Laszlo Bodrogi Crédit Agricole
DNF Pietro Caucchioli Crédit Agricole
DNF Jaan Kirsipuu Crédit Agricole
DNF Andy Schleck Team CSC
DNF Jens Voigt Team CSC
DNF Matti Breschel Team CSC
DNF Peter Luttenberger Team CSC
DNF Luke Roberts Team CSC
DNF Igor Antón Euskaltel-Euskadi
DNF Joseba Zubeldia Euskaltel-Euskadi
DNF Iker Flores Euskaltel-Euskadi
DNF Anton Luengo Euskaltel-Euskadi
DNF Markus Fothen Gerolsteiner
DNF Sven Krauss Gerolsteiner
DNF Beat Zberg Gerolsteiner
DNF Carlos Barredo Liberty Seguros-Würth
DNF Koen De Kort Liberty Seguros-Würth
DNF Jörg Jaksche Liberty Seguros-Würth
DNF Aaron Kemps Liberty Seguros-Würth
DNF José Antonio Redondo Liberty Seguros-Würth
DNF Rubens Bertogliati Saunier Duval-Prodir
DNF Ivan Ravaioli Saunier Duval-Prodir
DNF José Luis Arrieta Illes Balears
DNF José Luis Carrasco Gamiz Illes Balears
DNF David Navas Illes Balears
DNF Antonio Tauler Illes Balears
DNF Iker Leonet Illes Balears
DNF Jan Schaffrath T-Mobile
DNF Torsten Hiekmann T-Mobile
DNF Matthias Kessler T-Mobile
DNF Christian Werner T-Mobile
DNF Uros Murn Phonak
DNF Gregory Rast Phonak
DNF Daniel Schnider Phonak
DNF Sascha Urweider Phonak
DNF Baden Cooke Française Des Jeux
DNF Cyrille Monnerais Française Des Jeux
DNF Viatcheslav Ekimov Discovery Channel
DNF Ryder Hesjedal Discovery Channel
DNF Pavel Padrnos Discovery Channel
DNF Yaroslav Popovych Discovery Channel
DNF Enrico Franzoi Lampre-Caffita
DNF Paolo Fornaciari Lampre-Caffita
DNF Evgeni Petrov Lampre-Caffita
DNF Daniele Righi Lampre-Caffita
DNF Oleksandr Kvachuk Lampre-Caffita
DNF Claudio Corioni Fassa Bortolo
DNF Massimo Giunti Fassa Bortolo
DNF Vincenzo Nibali Fassa Bortolo
DNF Dario Andriotto Liquigas-Bianchi
DNF Enrico Gasparotto Liquigas-Bianchi
DNF Marco Milesi Liquigas-Bianchi
DNF Andrea Noè Liquigas-Bianchi
DNF Franco Pellizotti Liquigas-Bianchi
DNF Roy Sentjens Rabobank
DNF Karsten Kroon Rabobank
DNF Jean-Paul Simon Landbouwkrediet-Colnago
DNF Steve Cummings Landbouwkrediet-Colnago
DNF Glenn D'Hollander Landbouwkrediet-Colnago
DNF Jurgen Van Loocke Landbouwkrediet-Colnago
DNF Ludovic Capelle Landbouwkrediet-Colnago
DNF Sven Renders Landbouwkrediet-Colnago
DNF Nicolas Reynaud R.A.G.T. Semences
DNF Hubert Dupont R.A.G.T. Semences
DNF Roman Luhovyy R.A.G.T. Semences
DNF Cédric Coutouly Agritubel
DNF Florent Brard Agritubel
DNF Mickaël Buffaz Agritubel
DNF Gilles Canouet Agritubel
DNF Benjamin Johnson Agritubel
DNF Samuel Dumoulin Ag2R Prévoyance
DNF Lloyd Mondory Ag2R Prévoyance
DNF Mariano De Fino Silveiro Naturino-Sapore di Mare
DNF Gian Matteo Fagnini Naturino-Sapore di Mare
DNF Cristian Gasperoni Naturino-Sapore di Mare