Philip Lavery is riding well in France and is due home for the Tour of the North next weekend
National U23 champion, Philip Lavery has put in another very good ride with his new team in France, taking second today in the Annemasse-Bellegarde national elite race from a field of 150 riders.
The Dubliner, who is due home next weekend to ride the P&O Ferries Tour of the North on the Ulster team, was part of a three-man chase group today that hunted down long-time lone leader Frédéric Brun (Bourg-en-Bresse Ain Cycling).
Lavery put in a late surge at the end of the 177km race in a bid to win, but it wasn’t enough to close down the leader and he had to be content with second place.
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The race is run on a testing course with a number of tough climbs and Lavery’s result indicates he is in some very good early season form. It was his third top ten of the season since travelling to France last month.
A former winner of the P&O Ferries Tour of the North, he will be looking to repeat his overall win of 2010 next weekend or at the very least to take a stage victory from the race.
Result: Annemasse-Bellegarde (177km)
1 BRUN Frédéric Bourg En Bresse Ain Cyclisme FRA 4h23'17''
2 LAVERY Philip Amicale Cycliste Bisontin IRL 16''
3 GMELICH MEJLING Jarno AVCAix En Provence NED 18''
4 FABIO Jérémy Martigues Sport Cyclisme FRA 20''
5 BONNET Guillaume Team Probikeshop Saint-Etienne Loire FRA '
6 SAGGIORATO Mirco EKZ Racing Team (ch) SUI '
7 MANDRI René Team Probikeshop Saint-Etienne Loire EST
8 GIRARD Thomas CR4C Roanne FRA 40''
9 MALDONADO Anthony AVCAix En Provence FRA 50''
10 LE LAVANDIER Mathieu Chambery Cyclisme Formation FRA '
11 SHUMOV Nikolai Amicale Cycliste Bisontin BLR '
12 MENUT David CR4C Roanne FRA '
13 OLIVIER Benjamin VC Caladois FRA '
14 YATES Adam Cc Etupes Le Doubs Pays De M GBR '
15 LE LAVANDIER Maxime Chambery Cyclisme Formation FRA '
16 ESTEVES Paul victor Amicale Cycliste Bisontin FRA '
17 AKIMOV Mikhail Equipe Nationale Russe RUS '
18 MIQUEL Thomas Martigues Sport Cyclisme FRA '
19 SAVICKAS Zydrunas Bourg En Bresse Ain Cyclisme LTU '
20 FALASCHI Bryan Amicale Cycliste Bisontin ITA '
21 FOLIFOROV Alexander Equipe Nationale Russe RUS '
22 CAUQUIL Yohan Charvieu Chavagneux IC FRA '
23 ICARD Florent CR4C Roanne FRA 01'00''
24 SCHIR Théry EKZ Racing Team (ch) SUI 01'24''
25 MICHAUD Yoann Bourg En Bresse Ain Cyclisme '
26 BIDARD François CR4C Roanne FRA 02'35''
27 FUCHS Dominik EKZ Racing Team (ch) SUI '
28 LIPONNE Julien Team Probikeshop Saint-Etienne Loire FRA 02'43''
29 CHEVRIER Clément Chambery Cyclisme Formation FRA 03'13''
30 MAINARD Jérôme CR4C Roanne FRA 03'22''
(150-rider field of which 70 finished)
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