February 09, 2012 (France) – Team SpiderTech powered by C10 kicked started their 2012 campaign in style, on newly redesigned Argon18 bikes and wearing brand new black and white jerseys, at the 2012 Tour Méditerranéen in France.
Racing for the first time under Team SpiderTech colours were American riders Bjorn Selander of Hudson, Wisconsin, and Caleb Fairly of Amarillo, Texas, both coming to SpiderTech-C10 from World Tour teams.
This race also marked the return of Montréal cyclist and sprinter Keven Lacombe, who suffered season-ending injuries in the criterium at the 2011 IMMUNITY-FX Canadian Championships. Lacombe underwent several surgeries and intense rehabilitation to return to race form.
David Boily, who had a spectacular run for the yellow jersey at the 2011 Tour de l’Avenir, finishing in second place, also raced this opening race of the season.
The Tour Méditerranéen is a four-day stage race totalling 525 km. The event continues through Sunday.
A Word From Directeur Sportif, Steve Bauer
“It’s great to see Guillaume in the hunt right out of the blocks. We aren’t putting any pressure on the riders here. That said, we are racing with a plan and it was fantastic to see the boys execute well today. Keven woke up with a some nausea that definitely took him out of the finale of today’s stage. He’s improving and seeing how quick Guillaume was out of the last corner, we’re excited to see how the boys can ride in the next two stages that look favorable for sprints.”
“Overall the team is looking to knock the cobwebs out of the system here. We want the riders to focus on communication, intra-team cohesion and integrating new teammates this week. The best way to do that is to focus on some real goals though – and today the boys did that. It takes a few days to get the racing sensations back so this is an exciting indicator for the next two stages and of course the races to come.”
Results
1. Jonathan Tiernan-Locke (Gbr) Endura Racing 3:21:03
2. Yauheni Hutarovich (Blr) FDJ-Big Mat
3. Sébastien Chavanel (Fra) Team Europcar
4. Raymond Kreder (Ned) Garmin-Barracuda
5. Guillaume Boivin (Can) Spidertech Powered By C10
6. Maxim Iglinsky (Kaz) Astana Pro Team
7. Sébastien Turgot (Fra) Team Europcar
8. Borut Bozic (Slo) Astana Pro Team
9. Francesco Ginanni (Ita) Acqua & Sapone
10. Romain Hardy (Fra) Bretagne-Schuller
11. Koldo Fernandez (Esp) Garmin-Barracuda
12. Jacopo Guarnieri (Ita) Astana Pro Team
13. Rony Martias (Fra) Saur-Sojasun
14. Fabio Taborre (Ita) Acqua & Sapone
15. Florian Vachon (Fra) Bretagne-Schuller
16. Leonardo Fabio Duque (Col) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne
17. Rafael Valls Ferri (Esp) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team
18. Luke Roberts (Aus) Team Saxo Bank
19. Russell Downing (Gbr) Endura Racing
20. Jens Keukeleire (Bel) GreenEdge Cycling Team
21. Francesco Gavazzi (Ita) Astana Pro Team
22. Romain Bardet (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
23. Andrey Amador Bakkazakova (Crc) Movistar Team
24. Evert Verbist (Bel) Accent Jobs-Willems Veranda’s
25. Benjamin Giraud (Fra) La Pomme Marseille
26. Sébastien Hinault (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
27. Fabrice Jeandesboz (Fra) Saur-Sojasun
28. Angel Madrazo Ruiz (Esp) Movistar Team
29. Rinaldo Nocentini (Ita) AG2R La Mondiale
30. Clément Koretzky (Fra) La Pomme Marseille
31. Angelo Tulik (Fra) Team Europcar
32. Alexandre Blain (Fra) Endura Racing
33. Francisco José Ventoso Alberdi (Esp) Movistar Team
34. James Vanlandschoot (Bel) Accent Jobs-Willems Veranda’s
35. Mathieu Halleguen (Fra) Bretagne-Schuller
36. David Tanner (Aus) Team Saxo Bank
37. Stéphane Poulhies (Fra) Saur-Sojasun
38. Johan Le Bon (Fra) Bretagne-Schuller
39. David Lopez Garcia (Esp) Movistar Team
40. Jean-Christophe Peraud (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
41. Ignatas Konovalovas (Ltu) Movistar Team
42. Daniel Navarro Garcia (Esp) Team Saxo Bank
43. Lucas Euser (USA) Spidertech Powered By C10
44. Danilo Napolitano (Ita) Acqua & Sapone
45. Alex Howes (USA) Garmin-Barracuda
46. Julien El Fares (Fra) Team Type 1-Sanofi
47. Florent Barle (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne
48. Michel Kreder (Ned) Garmin-Barracuda
49. Stefano Garzelli (Ita) Acqua & Sapone
50. Guillaume Blot (Fra) Bretagne-Schuller
51. Rene Mandri (Est) Endura Racing
52. Arnaud Labbe (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne
53. Romain Zingle (Bel) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne
54. Yohan Bagot (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne
55. Egor Silin (Rus) Astana Pro Team
56. Christophe Le Mevel (Fra) Garmin-Barracuda
57. Romain Lemarchand (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
58. Nicki Sörensen (Den) Team Saxo Bank
59. Arnoud Van Groen (Ned) Accent Jobs-Willems Veranda’s
60. Scott Thwaites (Gbr) Endura Racing
61. Caleb Fairly (USA) Spidertech Powered By C10
62. Marcello Pavarin (Ita) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team
63. Sergey Renev (Kaz) Astana Pro Team
64. Rémi Pauriol (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat
65. Simon Clarke (Aus) GreenEdge Cycling Team
66. Benjamin Noval Gonzalez (Esp) Team Saxo Bank
67. Sébastien Duret (Fra) Bretagne-Schuller
68. Tomasz Marczynski (Pol) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team
69. Valentin Iglinskiy (Kaz) Astana Pro Team
70. Vincent Jerome (Fra) Team Europcar
71. Wesley Sulzberger (Aus) GreenEdge Cycling Team
72. Thomas Peterson (USA) Garmin-Barracuda
73. Pierre Rolland (Fra) Team Europcar
74. David Moncoutie (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne
75. Jesus Herrada Lopez (Esp) Movistar Team
76. Wouter Mol (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team
77. Yohan Cauquil (Fra) La Pomme Marseille
78. Maxime Mederel (Fra) Saur-Sojasun
79. Rémy Di Gregorio (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne
80. Vladimir Miholjevic (Cro) Acqua & Sapone
81. Mathieu Delaroziere (Fra) La Pomme Marseille
82. Thibaut Pinot (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat
83. Peter Stetina (USA) Garmin-Barracuda
84. Jussi Veikkanen (Fin) FDJ-Big Mat
85. Rafal Majka (Pol) Team Saxo Bank
86. Stefan Denifl (Aut) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team
87. Jean-Lou Paiani (Fra) Saur-Sojasun
88. Jerome Cousin (Fra) Team Europcar
89. Jonathan Patrick McCarty (USA) Spidertech Powered By C10
90. Enrique Sanz (Esp) Movistar Team
91. Tomas Vaitkus (Ltu) GreenEdge Cycling Team
92. Pierre Luc Perichon (Fra) La Pomme Marseille
93. Staf Scheirlinckx (Bel) Accent Jobs-Willems Veranda’s
94. Robert Partridge (Gbr) Endura Racing
95. Chris Anker Sörensen (Den) Team Saxo Bank
96. Assan Bazayev (Kaz) Astana Pro Team
97. Mickaël Buffaz (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne
98. Michael Albasini (Sui) GreenEdge Cycling Team
99. Paul Poux (Fra) Saur-Sojasun
100. Kiel Reijnen (USA) Team Type 1-Sanofi
101. Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Team Europcar
102. Alexandre Pichot (Fra) Team Europcar
103. Etienne Tortelier (Fra) Saur-Sojasun
104. Daniel Martin (Irl) Garmin-Barracuda
105. Martijn Verschoor (Ned) Team Type 1-Sanofi
106. Mads Christensen (Den) Team Saxo Bank
107. Leif Hoste (Bel) Accent Jobs-Willems Veranda’s
108. Bjorn Selander (USA) Spidertech Powered By C10
109. Jérémy Roy (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat
110. Laurent Mangel (Fra) Saur-Sojasun
111. Benoît Vaugrenard (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat
112. Nairo Alexander Quintana Rojas (Col) Movistar Team
113. Grégoire Tarride (Fra) La Pomme Marseille
114. Joey Rosskopf (USA) Team Type 1-Sanofi
115. Martin Mortensen (Den) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team
116. Kevin Van Impe (Bel) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team
117. Kenny Elissonde (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat
118. Travis Meyer (Aus) GreenEdge Cycling Team
119. Will Routley (Can) Spidertech Powered By C10
120. Eric Berthou (Fra) Bretagne-Schuller
121. Matthew Wilson (Aus) GreenEdge Cycling Team
122. Kristof Goddaert (Bel) AG2R La Mondiale 0:00:54
123. Sjef De Wilde (Bel) Accent Jobs-Willems Veranda’s
124. Filippo Fortin (Ita) Team Type 1-Sanofi 0:01:22
125. Arnaud Courteille (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat 0:01:27
126. Romain Feillu (Fra) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team
127. Brett Lancaster (Aus) GreenEdge Cycling Team 0:01:41
128. Yannick Martinez (Fra) La Pomme Marseille
129. Kevin Lacombe (Can) Spidertech Powered By C10
130. Thomas Vaubourzeix (Fra) La Pomme Marseille 0:02:53
131. Andy Cappelle (Bel) Accent Jobs-Willems Veranda’s 0:03:51
132. Jimmy Casper (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
133. Florian Guillou (Fra) Bretagne-Schuller
134. Julien Antomarchi (Fra) Team Type 1-Sanofi
135. Massimo Codol (Ita) Acqua & Sapone
136. Steven Caethoven (Bel) Accent Jobs-Willems Veranda’s
137. Ian Wilkinson (Gbr) Endura Racing
138. Ian Bibby (Gbr) Endura Racing
139. David Boily (Can) Spidertech Powered By C10 0:06:04
140. Aldo Ino Ilesic (Slo) Team Type 1-Sanofi
141. Manuel Belletti (Ita) AG2R La Mondiale 0:08:46
DNS Rémi Cusin (Fra) Team Type 1-Sanofi
GC after Stage 1
1. Jonathan Tiernan-Locke (Gbr) Endura Racing 3:20:53
2. Yauheni Hutarovich (Blr) FDJ-Big Mat 0:00:04
3. Sebastien Chavanel (Fra) Team Europcar 0:00:06
4. Raymond Kreder (Ned) Garmin-Barracuda 0:00:10
5. Guillaume Boivin (Can) Spidertech Powered By C10
6. Maxim Iglinskiy (Kaz) Astana Pro Team
7. Sebastien Turgot (Fra) Team Europcar
8. Borut Bozic (Slo) Astana Pro Team
9. Francesco Ginanni (Ita) Acqua & Sapone
10. Romain Hardy (Fra) Bretagne-Schuller
11. Koldo Fernandez De Larrea (Esp) Garmin-Barracuda
12. Jacopo Guarnieri (Ita) Astana Pro Team
13. Rony Martias (Fra) Saur-Sojasun
14. Fabio Tabore (Ita) Acqua & Sapone
15. Florian Vachon (Fra) Bretagne-Schuller
16. Leonardo Duque (Col) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne
17. Rafael Valls Ferri (Esp) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team
18. Luke Roberts (Aus) Team Saxo Bank
19. Russell Downing (Gbr) Endura Racing
20. Jens Keukeleire (Bel) GreenEdge Cycling Team
21. Francesco Gavazzi (Ita) Astana Pro Team
22. Romain Bardet (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
23. Andrey Amador (Crc) Movistar Team
24. Evert Verbist (Bel) Accent Jobs-Willems Veranda’s
25. Benjamin Giraud (Fra) La Pomme Marseille
26. Sébastien Hinault (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
27. Fabrice Jeandesboz (Fra) Saur-Sojasun
28. Angel Madrazo (Esp) Movistar Team
29. Rinaldo Nocentini (Ita) AG2R La Mondiale
30. Clement Koretzky (Fra) La Pomme Marseille
31. Angelo Tulik (Fra) Team Europcar
32. Alexandre Blain (Fra) Endura Racing
33. Francisco José Ventoso (Esp) Movistar Team
34. James Van Landschoot (Bel) Accent Jobs-Willems Veranda’s
35. Mathieu Halleguen (Fra) Bretagne-Schuller
36. David Tanner (Aus) Team Saxo Bank
37. Stephane Poulhies (Fra) Saur-Sojasun
38. Johan Le Bon (Fra) Bretagne-Schuller
39. Davis Lopez (Esp) Movistar Team
40. Jean Christophe Peraud (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
41. Ignatas Konovalovas (Ltu) Movistar Team
42. Daniel Navarro (Esp) Team Saxo Bank
43. Lucas Euser (USA) Spidertech Powered By C10
44. Danilo Napolitano (Ita) Acqua & Sapone
45. Alex Howes (USA) Garmin-Barracuda
46. Julien El Fares (Fra) Team Type 1-Sanofi
47. Florent Barle (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne
48. Michel Kreder (Ned) Garmin-Barracuda
49. Stefano Garzelli (Ita) Acqua & Sapone
50. Guillaume Blot (Fra) Bretagne-Schuller
51. René Mandri (Est) Endura Racing
52. Arnaud Labbe (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne
53. Romain Zingle (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne
54. Yohann Bagot (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne
55. Egor Silin (Rus) Astana Pro Team
56. Christophe Le Mevel (Fra) Garmin-Barracuda
57. Romain Lemarchand (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
58. Nicki Sorensen (Den) Team Saxo Bank
59. Arnoud Van Groen (Ned) Accent Jobs-Willems Veranda’s
60. Scott Thwaites (Gbr) Endura Racing
61. Caleb Fairly (USA) Spidertech Powered By C10
62. Marcello Pavarin (Ita) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team
63. Assan Renev (Kaz) Astana Pro Team
64. Rémi Pauriol (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat
65. Simon Clarke (Aus) GreenEdge Cycling Team
66. Benjamin Noval (Esp) Team Saxo Bank
67. Sebastien Duret (Fra) Bretagne-Schuller
68. Tomasz Marczynsky (Pol) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team
69. Valentin Iglinskiy (Kaz) Astana Pro Team
70. Vincent Jerome (Fra) Team Europcar
71. Wesley Sulzberger (Aus) GreenEdge Cycling Team
72. Thomas Peterson (USA) Garmin-Barracuda
73. Pierre Rolland (Fra) Team Europcar
74. David Moncoutie (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne
75. Jesus Herrada (Esp) Movistar Team
76. Wouter Mol (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team
77. Yohan Cauquil (Fra) La Pomme Marseille
78. Maxime Mederel (Fra) Saur-Sojasun
79. Rémy Di Gregorio (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne
80. Vladimir Miholjevic (Cro) Acqua & Sapone
81. Mathieu Delaroziere (Fra) La Pomme Marseille
82. Thibault Pinot (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat
83. Peter Stetina (USA) Garmin-Barracuda
84. Jussi Veikkanen (Fin) FDJ-Big Mat
85. Rafal Majka (Pol) Team Saxo Bank
86. Stefan Denifl (Aut) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team
87. Jean Lou Paiani (Fra) Saur-Sojasun
88. Jerome Cousin (Fra) Team Europcar
89. Jonathan Patrick McCarty (USA) Spidertech Powered By C10
90. Enrique Sanz Unzue (Esp) Movistar Team
91. Thomas Vaitkus (Ltu) GreenEdge Cycling Team
92. Pierre-Luc Perichon (Fra) La Pomme Marseille
93. Staf Scheirlinckx (Bel) Accent Jobs-Willems Veranda’s
94. Rob Partridge (Gbr) Endura Racing
95. Chris Anker Sorensen (Den) Team Saxo Bank
96. Assan Bazayev (Kaz) Astana Pro Team
97. Michael Buffaz (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne
98. Michael Albasini (Sui) GreenEdge Cycling Team
99. Paul Poux (Fra) Saur-Sojasun
100. Kiel Reijnen (USA) Team Type 1-Sanofi
101. Thomas Voekler (Fra) Team Europcar
102. Alexander Pichot (Fra) Team Europcar
103. Etienne Tortelier (Fra) Saur-Sojasun
104. Dan Martin (Irl) Garmin-Barracuda
105. Martijn Verschoor (Ned) Team Type 1-Sanofi
106. Mads Christensen (Den) Team Saxo Bank
107. Leif Hoste (Bel) Accent Jobs-Willems Veranda’s
108. Bjorn Selander (USA) Spidertech Powered By C10
109. Jeremy Roy (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat
110. Laurent Mangel (Fra) Saur-Sojasun
111. Benoit Vaugrenard (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat
112. Nairo Quintana (Col) Movistar Team
113. Grègorie Tarride (Fra) La Pomme Marseille
114. Joey Rosskopf (USA) Team Type 1-Sanofi
115. Martin Mortensen (Den) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team
116. Kevin Vanimpe (Bel) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team
117. Kenny Elissonde (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat
118. Travis Meyer (Aus) GreenEdge Cycling Team
119. Will Routley (Can) Spidertech Powered By C10
120. Eric Berthou (Fra) Bretagne-Schuller
121. Matthew Wilson (Aus) GreenEdge Cycling Team
122. Romain Feillu (Fra) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team
123. Kristof Goddaert (Bel) AG2R La Mondiale 0:01:04
124. Sjef De Wilde (Bel) Accent Jobs-Willems Veranda’s
125. Filippo Fortin (Ita) Team Type 1-Sanofi 0:01:32
126. Arnaud Courteille (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat 0:01:37
127. Brett Lancaster (Aus) GreenEdge Cycling Team 0:01:51
128. Yannick Martinez (Fra) La Pomme Marseille
129. Kevin Lacombe (Can) Spidertech Powered By C10
130. Thomas Vaubourzeix (Fra) La Pomme Marseille 0:03:03
131. Andy Cappelle (Bel) Accent Jobs-Willems Veranda’s 0:04:01
132. Jimmy Casper (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
133. Florian Guillou (Fra) Bretagne-Schuller
134. Julien Antomarchi (Fra) Team Type 1-Sanofi
135. Massimo Codol (Ita) Acqua & Sapone
136. Steven Caethowen (Bel) Accent Jobs-Willems Veranda’s
137. Ian Wilkinson (Gbr) Endura Racing
138. Ian Bibby (Gbr) Endura Racing
139. David Boily (Can) Spidertech Powered By C10 0:06:14
140. Aldo Ino Ilesic (Slo) Team Type 1-Sanofi
141. Manuel Belletti (Ita) AG2R La Mondiale 0:08:56