
Aaron Buggle on his way to a decent start in the prologue TT of the Tour of Normandie today
Rapha Condor JLT rider, Aaron Buggle has gotten his campaign at the Tour of Normandie underway with a solid prologue time trial in France today. The Meath man, whose early season was derailed by a bad crash in Australia in January, came home in 55th place today in a field of some 144 riders.
He relinquished 17 seconds to stage winner and race leader Thomas Scully, a Kiwi riding for UK-based Team Raleigh.
Tour of Normandie – Prologue TT 3.4km
1 SCULLY Thomas Team Raleigh NZL les 3.4 km en 4'39''55 (moy. 43.78 km/h)
2 GOUGEARD Aléxis USSA Pavilly Barentin FRA 04'40''40 01''
3 NAULEAU Bryan Vendée U - PDL FRA 04'41''31 02''
4 LUDVIGSSON Fredrik Team People4you - Unaas Cycli SWE 04'41''60 '
5 LECUISINIER Pierre-Henri Vendée U - PDL FRA 04'42''68 03''
6 ZABEL Rick Rabobank Development Team GER 04'42''69 '
7 DILLIER Silvan BMC Development Team SUI 04'42''93 '
8 PARDINI Olivier Verandas Willems BEL 04'42''99 '
9 POKIDOV Maxim Itera Katusha RUS 04'43''00 04''
10 SILVESTRE Fabio Leopard Trek CT POR 04'44''28 05''
11 DION Renaud Bretagne - Seche Environneme FRA 04'44''39 '
12 SLIK Ivar Rabobank Development Team NED 04'44''99 '
13 STEENSEN André Team Cult Energy DEN 04'45''78 06''
14 GUAY Julien Sojasun Espoir ACNC FRA 04'46''02 07''
15 EISENHART Taylor BMC Development Team USA 04'46''11 '
55 BUGGLE Aaron Rapha Condor JLT IRL 04'56''96 '