August 04, 2014 (France) – Canada’s Antoine Duchesne (Team Europcar) earned his first Pro podium since joining Team Europcar finishing 2nd at the 35th edition of the 169.5km Polynormande, a 1-day race in Normandy from Avranches to Saint-Martin-de-Landelles. Jan Ghyselinck (Wanty-Groupe Gobert) took the win with Duchesne at 8s followed by Quentin Jauregui (Roubaix Lille Metropole) in third.

“Really happy with my second place today at @polynormande first podium in a Pro Race!!! next stop : Eneco tour” tweeted Duchesne. Renowned Belgian pro Philippe Gilbert (BMC Racing Team) won in 2005.

Results (brief)

1. Jan Ghyselinck (Wanty-Groupe Gobert)    3:56:40
2. Antoine Duchesne (Team Europcar)     0:08
3. Quentin Jauregui (Roubaix Lille Metropole)    0:12
4. Yann Guyot (Equipe de France)
5. Sébastien Delfosse (Wallonie – Bruxelles)
6. Romain Hardy (Cofidis, Solutions Crédits)
7. Stijn Steels (Topsport Vlaanderen-Baloise)
8. Anthony Delaplace (Bretagne Séché Environnement)
9. Stéphane Rossetto (BigMat – Auber 93)
10. Arnaud Courteille (FDJ.fr)