February 12, 2012 (France) – Lucas Euser rallied the troops on last day of the team’s first race of the season. The four-day Tour Méditerranéen came to an end on Sunday in France, and Canada’s Guillaume Boivin of Team SpiderTech powered by C10 gave it all and managed to finish 35th of the overall standings, racing on this fourth and last stage that strongly favoured the climbers.

The fourth stage was modified as a result of snowfall in and around the course area. The course was shortened from 130 kilometres to about 77 kilometres. The finish area was moved forward, and the race finished on a 6-kilometre ascent at Col de Garde, just above Toulon.

Kevin Field, one of the Directeur Sportif for Team SpiderTech currently in France, was happy with the decision: “It was a good decision by commissaires and organizers, limiting risk to the athletes.”

Boivin, a sprinter and not a climber, hung on to stay within the top group in the 10% ascent. Team SpiderTech managers were nervous about the first climb, right off the start line up to the first mountain sprint.

As expected, the group split. Lucas Euser took the lead for Team SpiderTech and the rest of the team rallied in the chase to keep Guillaume into the game. On final climb, Guillaume was not missing much power and was able to stay within the leading group.  He went on to take the 38th position of the fourth stage, and the 35th spot overall.

Steve Bauer, Directeur Sportif for Team SpiderTech powered by C10, is happy with the overall performance of his young protégés: “The guys rode well today, but are still finding their legs and rhythm. This is normal as this is the first race and we’re still rusty from the off-season. It takes about 5-6 days to get the right racing sensations back. Overall we are completely satisfied with how this race went and the way the season is starting for us.”

Team SpiderTech will be racing next weekend at the Tour Cycliste International du Haut Var, in France.

Team SpiderTech photos HERE.

Results

1.  Jonathan Tiernan-Locke (Gbr) Endura Racing   1:54:05
2.  Daniel Navarro (Esp) Team Saxo Bank   00:17
3.  Stefano Garzelli (Ita) Acqua & Sapone
4.  Angel Madrazo (Esp) Movistar Team   00:22
5.  Nicki Sorensen (Den) Team Saxo Bank   00:27
6.  Laurent Mangel (Fra) Saur-Sojasun
7.  Julien El Fares (Fra) Team Type 1-Sanofi
8.  Romain Hardy (Fra) Bretagne-Schuller
9.  Thibault Pinot (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat
10.  Andrey Amador (CRc) Movistar Team
11.  David Moncoutie (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne
12.  Rémi Pauriol (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat
13.  Yohann Bagot (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne
14.  Rinaldo Nocentini (Ita) AG2R La Mondiale
15.  Francesco Gavazzi (Ita) Astana Pro Team
16.  Nairo Quintana (Col) Movistar Team
17.  Florian Guillou (Fra) Bretagne-Schuller
18.  Rémy Di Gregorio (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne
19.  Fabrice Jeandesboz (Fra) Saur-Sojasun
20.  Stefan Denifl (Aut) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team
21.  Davis Lopez (Esp) Movistar Team
22.  Michel Kreder (Ned) Garmin-Barracuda
23.  Maxime Mederel (Fra) Saur-Sojasun
24.  Simon Clarke (Aus) GreenEdge Cycling Team
25.  Egor Silin (Rus) Astana Pro Team
26.  Rafal Majka (Pol) Team Saxo Bank
27.  Pierre Rolland (Fra) Team Europcar
28.  Clement Koretzky (Fra) La Pomme Marseille   00:36
29.  Jussi Veikkanen (Fin) FDJ-Big Mat   00:39
30.  Jeremy Roy (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat
31.  Assan Renev (Kaz) Astana Pro Team
32.  Rafael Valls Ferri (Esp) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team
33.  Johan Le Bon (Fra) Bretagne-Schuller   00:44
34.  Jesus Herrada (Esp) Movistar Team   00:47
35.  Francesco Ginanni (Ita) Acqua & Sapone   00:50
36.  Jean Christophe Peraud (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale   00:55
37.  Julien Antomarchi (Fra) Team Type 1-Sanofi   01:05
38.  Guillaume Boivin (Can) Spidertech Powered By C10   01:07 
39.  Chris Anker Sorensen (Den) Team Saxo Bank
40.  Vladimir Miholjevic (Cro) Acqua & Sapone
41.  Maxim Iglinskiy (Kaz) Astana Pro Team
42.  Yohan Cauquil (Fra) La Pomme Marseille
43.  Ignatas Konovalovas (Ltu) Movistar Team
44.  Wesley Sulzberger (Aus) GreenEdge Cycling Team
45.  Michael Albasini (Sui) GreenEdge Cycling Team   01:16
46.  Russell Downing (Gbr) Endura Racing   01:49
47.  Romain Bardet (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
48.  Sebastien Duret (Fra) Bretagne-Schuller   01:52
49.  Grègorie Tarride (Fra) La Pomme Marseille
50.  Benjamin Noval (Esp) Team Saxo Bank
51.  David Tanner (Aus) Team Saxo Bank
52.  Massimo Codol (Ita) Acqua & Sapone
53.  Sebastien Turgot (Fra) Team Europcar
54.  Lucas Euser (USA) Spidertech Powered By C10   
55.  Wouter Mol (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team
56.  Michael Buffaz (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne
57.  Francisco José Ventoso (Esp) Movistar Team
58.  Christophe Le Mevel (Fra) Garmin-Barracuda
59.  Dan Martin (Irl) Garmin-Barracuda
60.  James Van Landschoot (Bel) Accent Jobs-Willems Veranda’s
61.  Vincent Jerome (Fra) Team Europcar
62.  Tomasz Marczynsky (Pol) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team
63.  Leonardo Duque (Col) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne
64.  Alexander Pichot (Fra) Team Europcar   02:25
65.  Kristof Goddaert (Bel) AG2R La Mondiale   02:39
66.  Staf Scheirlinckx (Bel) Accent Jobs-Willems Veranda’s
67.  Martin Mortensen (Den) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team
68.  Luke Roberts (Aus) Team Saxo Bank
69.  Pierre-Luc Perichon (Fra) La Pomme Marseille
70.  Steven Caethowen (Bel) Accent Jobs-Willems Veranda’s   02:53
71.  Kevin Vanimpe (Bel) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team
72.  Kiel Reijnen (USA) Team Type 1-Sanofi   03:02
73.  Peter Stetina (USA) Garmin-Barracuda
74.  Caleb Fairly (USA) Spidertech Powered By C10
75.  Thomas Peterson (USA) Garmin-Barracuda
76.  Florent Barle (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne
77.  Benjamin Giraud (Fra) La Pomme Marseille
78.  Thomas Vaubourzeix (Fra) La Pomme Marseille
79.  Martijn Verschoor (Ned) Team Type 1-Sanofi
80.  Fabio Tabore (Ita) Acqua & Sapone
81.  Mathieu Delaroziere (Fra) La Pomme Marseille
82.  Arnaud Courteille (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat
83.  Arnaud Labbe (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne
84.  Mads Christensen (Den) Team Saxo Bank
85.  Rony Martias (Fra) Saur-Sojasun
86.  Jonathan Patrick McCarty (USA) Spidertech Powered By C10
87.  Paul Poux (Fra) Saur-Sojasun   03:14
88.  Travis Meyer (Aus) GreenEdge Cycling Team
89.  Thomas Vaitkus (Ltu) GreenEdge Cycling Team
90.  Matthew Wilson (Aus) GreenEdge Cycling Team
91.  Jean Lou Paiani (Fra) Saur-Sojasun
92.  David Boily (Can) Spidertech Powered By C10   03:39 
93.  Florian Vachon (Fra) Bretagne-Schuller   04:16
94.  Benoit Vaugrenard (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat   04:36
95.  Enrique Sanz Unzue (Esp) Movistar Team   05:02
96.  Scott Thwaites (Gbr) Endura Racing   05:14
97.  René Mandri (Est) Endura Racing
98.  Rob Partridge (Gbr) Endura Racing
99.  Alex Howes (USA) Garmin-Barracuda
100.  Yauheni Hutarovich (Blr) FDJ-Big Mat
101.  Valentin Iglinskiy (Kaz) Astana Pro Team
102.  Assan Bazayev (Kaz) Astana Pro Team
103.  Borut Bozic (Slo) Astana Pro Team
104.  Arnoud Van Groen (Ned) Accent Jobs-Willems Veranda’s
105.  Romain Lemarchand (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
106.  Angelo Tulik (Fra) Team Europcar
107.  Thomas Voekler (Fra) Team Europcar
108.  Jerome Cousin (Fra) Team Europcar
109.  Eric Berthou (Fra) Bretagne-Schuller   06:47
110.  Romain Feillu (Fra) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team   08:40
111.  Stephane Poulhies (Fra) Saur-Sojasun
112.  Alexandre Blain (Fra) Endura Racing
113.  Romain Zingle (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne
114.  Joey Rosskopf (USA) Team Type 1-Sanofi   08:49
115.  Sébastien Hinault (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale   09:53
116.  Sebastien Chavanel (Fra) Team Europcar
117.  Manuel Belletti (Ita) AG2R La Mondiale
118.  Raymond Kreder (Ned) Garmin-Barracuda
119.  Will Routley (Can) Spidertech Powered By C10   
120.  Jens Keukeleire (Bel) GreenEdge Cycling Team   10:57
121.  Koldo Fernandez De Larrea (Esp) Garmin-Barracuda
122.  Filippo Fortin (Ita) Team Type 1-Sanofi
123.  Marcello Pavarin (Ita) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team
124.  Jimmy Casper (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
DNF   Jacopo Guarnieri (Ita) Astana Pro Team
DNF   Danilo Napolitano (Ita) Acqua & Sapone
DNF   Brett Lancaster (Aus) GreenEdge Cycling Team
DNF   Mathieu Halleguen (Fra) Bretagne-Schuller
DNF   Guillaume Blot (Fra) Bretagne-Schuller
DNF   Aldo Ino Ilesic (Slo) Team Type 1-Sanofi
DNF   Etienne Tortelier (Fra) Saur-Sojasun
DNF   Andy Cappelle (Bel) Accent Jobs-Willems Veranda’s
DNF   Leif Hoste (Bel) Accent Jobs-Willems Veranda’s
DNF   Evert Verbist (Bel) Accent Jobs-Willems Veranda’s
DNF   Sjef De Wilde (Bel) Accent Jobs-Willems Veranda’s
DNF   Ian Bibby (Gbr) Endura Racing
DNF   Ian Wilkinson (Gbr) Endura Racing
DNS   Kenny Elissonde (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat
DNS   Bjorn Selander (USA) Spidertech Powered By C10

Final GC

1.  Jonathan Tiernan-Locke (Gbr) Endura Racing   10:48:42
2.  Michel Kreder (Ned) Garmin-Barracuda   00:27
3.  Daniel Navarro (Esp) Team Saxo Bank   00:31
4.  Stefano Garzelli (Ita) Acqua & Sapone   00:33
5.  Angel Madrazo (Esp) Movistar Team   00:42
6.  Romain Hardy (Fra) Bretagne-Schuller   00:47
7.  Francesco Gavazzi (Ita) Astana Pro Team
8.  Fabrice Jeandesboz (Fra) Saur-Sojasun
9.  Rinaldo Nocentini (Ita) AG2R La Mondiale
10.  Andrey Amador (CRc) Movistar Team
11.  Julien El Fares (Fra) Team Type 1-Sanofi
12.  Nicki Sorensen (Den) Team Saxo Bank
13.  Yohann Bagot (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne
14.  Davis Lopez (Esp) Movistar Team
15.  Pierre Rolland (Fra) Team Europcar
16.  Thibault Pinot (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat
17.  Rémi Pauriol (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat
18.  David Moncoutie (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne
19.  Egor Silin (Rus) Astana Pro Team
20.  Rémy Di Gregorio (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne
21.  Simon Clarke (Aus) GreenEdge Cycling Team
22.  Nairo Quintana (Col) Movistar Team
23.  Rafal Majka (Pol) Team Saxo Bank
24.  Stefan Denifl (Aut) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team
25.  Maxime Mederel (Fra) Saur-Sojasun
26.  Clement Koretzky (Fra) La Pomme Marseille   00:56
27.  Rafael Valls Ferri (Esp) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team   00:59
28.  Assan Renev (Kaz) Astana Pro Team
29.  Jussi Veikkanen (Fin) FDJ-Big Mat
30.  Jeremy Roy (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat
31.  Johan Le Bon (Fra) Bretagne-Schuller   01:04
32.  Jesus Herrada (Esp) Movistar Team   01:07
33.  Francesco Ginanni (Ita) Acqua & Sapone   01:10
34.  Jean Christophe Peraud (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale   01:15
35.  Guillaume Boivin (Can) Spidertech Powered By C10   01:21 
36.  Maxim Iglinskiy (Kaz) Astana Pro Team   01:27
37.  Wesley Sulzberger (Aus) GreenEdge Cycling Team
38.  Ignatas Konovalovas (Ltu) Movistar Team
39.  Vladimir Miholjevic (Cro) Acqua & Sapone
40.  Chris Anker Sorensen (Den) Team Saxo Bank
41.  Yohan Cauquil (Fra) La Pomme Marseille   01:53
42.  Russell Downing (Gbr) Endura Racing   02:09
43.  Romain Bardet (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
44.  Francisco José Ventoso (Esp) Movistar Team   02:12
45.  Leonardo Duque (Col) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne
46.  David Tanner (Aus) Team Saxo Bank
47.  Sebastien Turgot (Fra) Team Europcar
48.  Christophe Le Mevel (Fra) Garmin-Barracuda
49.  Benjamin Noval (Esp) Team Saxo Bank
50.  Lucas Euser (USA) Spidertech Powered By C10
51.  Dan Martin (Irl) Garmin-Barracuda
52.  James Van Landschoot (Bel) Accent Jobs-Willems Veranda’s
53.  Wouter Mol (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team
54.  Sebastien Duret (Fra) Bretagne-Schuller
55.  Vincent Jerome (Fra) Team Europcar
56.  Michael Buffaz (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne
57.  Grègorie Tarride (Fra) La Pomme Marseille
58.  Alexander Pichot (Fra) Team Europcar   02:45
59.  Luke Roberts (Aus) Team Saxo Bank   02:59
60.  Pierre-Luc Perichon (Fra) La Pomme Marseille
61.  Staf Scheirlinckx (Bel) Accent Jobs-Willems Veranda’s
62.  Benjamin Giraud (Fra) La Pomme Marseille   03:22
63.  Rony Martias (Fra) Saur-Sojasun
64.  Florent Barle (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne
65.  Fabio Tabore (Ita) Acqua & Sapone
66.  Arnaud Labbe (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne
67.  Caleb Fairly (USA) Spidertech Powered By C10
68.  Martijn Verschoor (Ned) Team Type 1-Sanofi
69.  Thomas Peterson (USA) Garmin-Barracuda
70.  Jonathan Patrick McCarty (USA) Spidertech Powered By C10
71.  Peter Stetina (USA) Garmin-Barracuda
72.  Mads Christensen (Den) Team Saxo Bank
73.  Kiel Reijnen (USA) Team Type 1-Sanofi
74.  Thomas Vaitkus (Ltu) GreenEdge Cycling Team   03:34
75.  Jean Lou Paiani (Fra) Saur-Sojasun
76.  Martin Mortensen (Den) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team   03:52
77.  Kristof Goddaert (Bel) AG2R La Mondiale   03:53
78.  Kevin Vanimpe (Bel) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team   04:06
79.  Travis Meyer (Aus) GreenEdge Cycling Team   04:09
80.  Benoit Vaugrenard (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat   04:56
81.  Mathieu Delaroziere (Fra) La Pomme Marseille   05:18
82.  Enrique Sanz Unzue (Esp) Movistar Team   05:22
83.  Yauheni Hutarovich (Blr) FDJ-Big Mat   05:24
84.  Arnoud Van Groen (Ned) Accent Jobs-Willems Veranda’s   05:34
85.  René Mandri (Est) Endura Racing
86.  Valentin Iglinskiy (Kaz) Astana Pro Team
87.  Romain Lemarchand (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
88.  Scott Thwaites (Gbr) Endura Racing
89.  Rob Partridge (Gbr) Endura Racing
90.  Assan Bazayev (Kaz) Astana Pro Team
91.  Laurent Mangel (Fra) Saur-Sojasun   05:54
92.  Julien Antomarchi (Fra) Team Type 1-Sanofi   06:02
93.  Massimo Codol (Ita) Acqua & Sapone   06:03
94.  Angelo Tulik (Fra) Team Europcar   06:21
95.  Borut Bozic (Slo) Astana Pro Team   06:28
96.  Florian Vachon (Fra) Bretagne-Schuller   06:32
97.  Eric Berthou (Fra) Bretagne-Schuller   07:07
98.  Tomasz Marczynsky (Pol) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team   07:19
99.  Alex Howes (USA) Garmin-Barracuda   07:30
100.  Jerome Cousin (Fra) Team Europcar
101.  Thomas Voekler (Fra) Team Europcar
102.  Michael Albasini (Sui) GreenEdge Cycling Team   07:33
103.  Arnaud Courteille (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat   08:17
104.  Florian Guillou (Fra) Bretagne-Schuller   08:41
105.  Paul Poux (Fra) Saur-Sojasun
106.  Matthew Wilson (Aus) GreenEdge Cycling Team
107.  Stephane Poulhies (Fra) Saur-Sojasun   09:00
108.  Alexandre Blain (Fra) Endura Racing
109.  Romain Feillu (Fra) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team
110.  Romain Zingle (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne
111.  Sebastien Chavanel (Fra) Team Europcar   10:09
112.  Raymond Kreder (Ned) Garmin-Barracuda   10:13
113.  Sébastien Hinault (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
114.  Koldo Fernandez De Larrea (Esp) Garmin-Barracuda   11:17
115.  Jens Keukeleire (Bel) GreenEdge Cycling Team
116.  Marcello Pavarin (Ita) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team   12:10
117.  Steven Caethowen (Bel) Accent Jobs-Willems Veranda’s   12:11
118.  Thomas Vaubourzeix (Fra) La Pomme Marseille   12:14
119.  Filippo Fortin (Ita) Team Type 1-Sanofi   12:39
120.  Jimmy Casper (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale   15:08
121.  David Boily (Can) Spidertech Powered By C10   16:02
122.  Joey Rosskopf (USA) Team Type 1-Sanofi   17:44
 123.  Will Routley (Can) Spidertech Powered By C10 
124.  Manuel Belletti (Ita) AG2R La Mondiale   18:59