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Route du Sud (2013) Photos June 13 - 16

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Stage 1:  Castres → Mirande, 209 km  Full Results and Report

30 minutes until the finish in Mirande, a mid-sized market town just north of the Pyrenees

The police escort

The peloton appearing over a small riser with 125m to go

Yannick MARTINEZ (LA POMME MARSEILLE) reaches the top of the small hill before the slight downhill to the finish

50m to go


20m to go

Yannick MARTINEZ (LA POMME MARSEILLE) sits up early

Yannick MARTINEZ (LA POMME MARSEILLE) wins stage 1

2nd Anthony ROUX (FDJ) and 3rd Adrien PETIT (COFIDIS, SOLUTIONS CREDITS)

The margin of victory

Second pro win for the neo pro

the rest of the peloton including 5th Christopher SUTTON (SKY)

Thomas Voeckler enjoying the view from the back

More Sky riders

Your stage 1 winner, Yannick MARTINEZ (LA POMME MARSEILLE)

Tour de France MC Daniel Mangeas interviews the winner

Stage 1 winner = Race leader

Teammate Thomas ROSTOLLAN is the points leader

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Stage 2:  Villecomtal-sur-Arros → Villecomtal-sur-Arros, 183 km  Full Results and Report


David ARROYO

Amets TXURRUKA

Start scene in Villecomtal-sur-Arros

Thomas Voeckler and daughter

Geoffroy Lequattre

Blel KADRI

Sandy CASAR

Nicolas VOGONDY

Ian Boswell

Pablo Lastras

Kanstantsin SIUTSOU

Mattia GAVAZZI

Yohann GENE

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Stage 1 winner, Yannick MARTINEZ (LA POMME MARSEILLE) and teammate and points leader, Thomas ROSTOLLAN


Jersey leaders

Stage 2 start scene in Villecomtal-sur-Arros


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km 90: Break arriving back in Villecomtal-sur-Arros at the halfway point of the 182 km stage.


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Follow this straight road to the High Pyrenees

The finishing straight

First hydrogen bike apparantly

Tou de France's Christian Prudhomme arrives at the finish line

Sprint finish with 125m to go

100m to go

75m to go


50m to go

The full flight sprint finish shot


France's Yohann GENE (TEAM EUROPCAR) wins in 4:38:00 ahead of Christopher SUTTON (SKY PROCYCLING) and Samuel DUMOULIN (AG2R LA MONDIALE). Yesterday's winner, Yannick MARTINEZ (LA POMME MARSEILLE), was 4th today

Yohann GENE (TEAM EUROPCAR)

Tou de France's Christian Prudhomme with the local race organizer

Your Stage 1 winner Yohann GENE (TEAM EUROPCAR)

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Yannick MARTINEZ (LA POMME MARSEILLE) retains the race lead

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Stage 3:  Izaourt → Bagneres de Luchon, 175 km  Full Results and Report


Samuel DUMOULIN

Team Sky getting introduced

The jersey leaders prior to Stage 3 in Izaourt

The rollout for stage 3

The first 30 to 40 mins saw lots of movement as breaks tried to form, no space given though






The peloton taking it's time spread right across the road


Peyresourde break: 5 at first then more, Blel Kadri and Emanuele Sella prominent, but Caja Rural's Omar FRAILE took the points


Blel Kadri at the front



The second of 3 cat 1 climbs, Val Louron Azet: breakaway still a gap of one minute




Descending into St Lary, still not much of a gap, break fractures a bit…Thomas Voeckler near the front of bunch and can't resist making faces :-)


Arreau: Break still fracturing, gap less than 1 minute





police motorbike crashed 20 ft into a field - he was luckily ok

Nicolas Vogondy looking back at the race moto that has gone off the edge of the road



Final break on the Port de Bales: Not often a break of 4 has 2 TdF KOM winners in it. Foggy up one side, sunny as soon as the summit reached.





The finish scene in Bagneres de Luchon

Here comes the winning break


Four men bunch sprint in Bagneres de Luchon


Thomas VOECKLER (TEAM EUROPCAR) wins ahead of 2nd Franco PELLIZOTTI (ANDRONI GIOCATTOLI), 3rd John GADRET (AG2R LA MONDIALE), 4th Romain BARDET (AG2R LA MONDIALE)

5th Ruben PLAZA (MOVISTAR TEAM) + 10s followed by 6th Diego ROSA (ANDRONI GIOCATTOLI) and 7th Hubert DUPONT (AG2R LA MONDIALE)

8th Kanstantsin SIUTSOU (SKY PROCYCLING) + 16

Franco PELLIZOTTI laments a missed opportunity

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Thomas Voeckler, winner of a Tour de France stage in Bagneres de Luchon, celebrates today's Route du Sud win with his son


Your stage 3 winner, Thomas Voeckler (Europcar)


Thomas Voeckler (Europcar) is also the new race leader

Stage 4:  Saint Gaudens → L’Isle Jourdain, 149 km  Full Results and Report


Stage 2 winner, Yohann GENE (TEAM EUROPCAR)

Ag2R at the teams introduction

Happy Father's Day

Franco Pellizotti (Androni Giocattoli) was in good spirits despite missing out on the Stage 3 and overall win yesterday. He would wind up 2nd overall.

Emanuele Sella (Androni Giocattoli) would claim the Mountains Jersey on the last day

Thomas Voeckler (Europcar) arriving late for the start in Saint Gaudens

As soon as Thomas Voeckler (Europcar) was ready, off they went

Stage 4 rollout


The break on the first pass through L’Isle Jourdain

Europcar in control of the chase

200m to go: Sprint finish coming at you





Results from the final stage sprint finish: 1 Marco Frapporti (Androni-Giocattoli), 2 Danilo Napolitano (Accent Job), 3 Benjamin Giraud (La Pomme Marseille)

Race leader Thomas Voeckler (Europcar) crosses safely for the overall win

Your stage 4 winner, Marco Frapporti (Androni-Giocattoli)

On the strength of his Stage 3 mountain win, Thomas Voeckler (Europcar) is your overall winner

After a slow start to the season, Thomas Voeckler finds his form and wins his first stage race in over two years just in time for the Tour de France

Emanuele Sella (Androni Giocattoli) won the Mountains Jersey on the last day

Selle congratulates Voeckler with a handshake and a wry smile