Tour du Haut Var: Vichot takes stage 2, overall win

A day after finishing second in the opening stage, Arthur Vichot (FDJ) doubled up Sunday, winning the final stage and the GC at the two-day Tour du Haut Var in southern France.

Vichot won out of an elite group of 25 riders that survived a grueling, six-climb, 206km course. Overnight leader Tom-Jelte Slagter (Cannondale) was gapped on the closing circuit, opening the door for Vichot to storm to victory. The 27-year-old Frenchman nabbed the stage 2 win in a reduced sprint, wrapping up his second career Haut Var GC win in the process. He claimed his first Haut Var title in 2013.

Top 10, stage 2

• 1. Arthur VICHOT, FDJ, in 5:15:11
• 2. Jesus HERRADA LOPEZ, MOVISTAR TEAM, at :00
• 3. Alexis VUILLERMOZ, AG2R LA MONDIALE, at :00
• 4. Petr VAKOC, ETIXX – QUICK STEP, at :00
• 5. Diego ULISSI, LAMPRE – MERIDA, at :00
• 6. Angelo TULIK, DIRECT ENERGIE, at :00
• 7. Julien SIMON, COFIDIS, SOLUTIONS CREDITS, at :00
• 8. Giovanni VISCONTI, MOVISTAR TEAM, at :00
• 9. Maxime BOUET, ETIXX – QUICK STEP, at :00
• 10. Mikael CHEREL, AG2R LA MONDIALE, at :00

Top 10 overall

• 1. Arthur VICHOT, FDJ, in 9:08:14
• 2. Jesus HERRADA LOPEZ, MOVISTAR TEAM, at :00
• 3. Diego ULISSI, LAMPRE – MERIDA, at :00
• 4. Julien SIMON, COFIDIS, SOLUTIONS CREDITS, at :00
• 5. Petr VAKOC, ETIXX – QUICK STEP, at :00
• 6. Mikael CHEREL, AG2R LA MONDIALE, at :00
• 7. Francesco GAVAZZI, ANDRONI GIOCATTOLI – SIDERMEC, at :00
• 8. Giovanni VISCONTI, MOVISTAR TEAM, at :00
• 9. Maxime BOUET, ETIXX – QUICK STEP, at :00
• 10. Patrick BEVIN, CANNONDALE PRO CYCLING TEAM, at :00

Movistar’s Jesús Herrada crossed the finish line second, sealing runner-up honors in the overall battle as well. Alexis Vuillermoz (Ag2r-La Mondiale) was third on the stage, while Diego Ulissi of Lampre-Merida claimed third overall.

Slagter found himself outside of the top 20 on GC when all was said and done.

After a challenging 2015 season, Vichot is back in form heading into Paris-Nice and the spring classics. He was fifth at Etoile de Bessèges, and seventh at Trofeo Laigueglia. Sunday’s hilly terrain offered him a prime opportunity to show off his improving form.

“I was eager to lift my arms this season after a complicated year,” he said. “The team trusted me. Our strategy of waiting for the Côte des Tuillières worked perfectly.”

Stage 2 results

• 1. Arthur VICHOT, FDJ, in 5:15:11
• 2. Jesus HERRADA LOPEZ, MOVISTAR TEAM, at :00
• 3. Alexis VUILLERMOZ, AG2R LA MONDIALE, at :00
• 4. Petr VAKOC, ETIXX – QUICK STEP, at :00
• 5. Diego ULISSI, LAMPRE – MERIDA, at :00
• 6. Angelo TULIK, DIRECT ENERGIE, at :00
• 7. Julien SIMON, COFIDIS, SOLUTIONS CREDITS, at :00
• 8. Giovanni VISCONTI, MOVISTAR TEAM, at :00
• 9. Maxime BOUET, ETIXX – QUICK STEP, at :00
• 10. Mikael CHEREL, AG2R LA MONDIALE, at :00
• 11. Francesco GAVAZZI, ANDRONI GIOCATTOLI – SIDERMEC, at :00
• 12. Julien EL FARES, DELKO MARSEILLE PROVENCE KTM, at :00
• 13. Amaël MOINARD, BMC RACING TEAM, at :00
• 14. Patrick BEVIN, CANNONDALE PRO CYCLING TEAM, at :00
• 15. Lilian CALMEJANE, DIRECT ENERGIE, at :00
• 16. Chris Anker SÖRENSEN, FORTUNEO – VITAL CONCEPT, at :00
• 17. Rudy MOLARD, COFIDIS, SOLUTIONS CREDITS, at :00
• 18. Simon SPILAK, TEAM KATUSHA, at :00
• 19. Hubert DUPONT, AG2R LA MONDIALE, at :00
• 20. Lawson CRADDOCK, CANNONDALE PRO CYCLING TEAM, at :00
• 21. Anthony ROUX, FDJ, at :00
• 22. Dayer Uberney QUINTANA ROJAS, MOVISTAR TEAM, at :04
• 23. Gorka IZAGUIRRE INSAUSTI, MOVISTAR TEAM, at :08
• 24. Pieter SERRY, ETIXX – QUICK STEP, at :12
• 25. Alexandre GENIEZ, FDJ, at :17
• 26. Aleksei TCATEVICH, TEAM KATUSHA, at :47
• 27. Valerio CONTI, LAMPRE – MERIDA, at :47
• 28. Jasha SÜTTERLIN, MOVISTAR TEAM, at :47
• 29. Lukasz WISNIOWSKI, ETIXX – QUICK STEP, at :47
• 30. Leonardo Fabio DUQUE, DELKO MARSEILLE PROVENCE KTM, at :47
• 31. Sergei CHERNETSKI, TEAM KATUSHA, at :47
• 32. Daniele RATTO, ANDRONI GIOCATTOLI – SIDERMEC, at :47
• 33. Guillaume LEVARLET, AUB, at :47
• 34. Tom Jelte SLAGTER, CANNONDALE PRO CYCLING TEAM, at :47
• 35. Kevin ISTA, WALLONIE BRUXELLES – GROUP PROTECT, at :47
• 36. Loic VLIEGEN, BMC RACING TEAM, at :47
• 37. Matteo MONTAGUTI, AG2R LA MONDIALE, at :47
• 38. Maxime VANTOMME, RML, at :47
• 39. Matthieu LADAGNOUS, FDJ, at :47
• 40. Manuel SENNI, BMC RACING TEAM, at :47
• 41. Pierre-Roger LATOUR, AG2R LA MONDIALE, at :47
• 42. Marco FRAPPORTI, ANDRONI GIOCATTOLI – SIDERMEC, at :47
• 43. Nikolas MAES, ETIXX – QUICK STEP, at :47
• 44. Fernando GAVIRIA RENDON, ETIXX – QUICK STEP, at :47
• 45. Thomas VOECKLER, DIRECT ENERGIE, at :47
• 46. Théo VIMPERE, AUB, at :47
• 47. Julien LOUBET, FORTUNEO – VITAL CONCEPT, at :47
• 48. Floris GERFS, BMC RACING TEAM, at :54
• 49. Viacheslav KUZNETSOV, TEAM KATUSHA, at :58
• 50. Florian VACHON, FORTUNEO – VITAL CONCEPT, at 1:02
• 51. Martin VELITS, ETIXX – QUICK STEP, at 1:12
• 52. Peter VELITS, BMC RACING TEAM, at 1:12
• 53. Taylor PHINNEY, BMC RACING TEAM, at 1:12
• 54. Stef VAN ZUMMEREN, VERANDA’S WILLEMS CYCLING TEAM, at 1:12
• 55. Toms SKUJINS, CANNONDALE PRO CYCLING TEAM, at 1:12
• 56. Kai REUS, VERANDA’S WILLEMS CYCLING TEAM, at 1:12
• 57. Anthony MALDONADO, AUB, at 1:12
• 58. Jimmy TURGIS, RML, at 1:12
• 59. Jerome MAINARD, ADT, at 1:12
• 60. Stéphane ROSSETTO, COFIDIS, SOLUTIONS CREDITS, at 1:15
• 61. Flavien DASSONVILLE, AUB, at 1:15
• 62. Thierry HUPOND, DELKO MARSEILLE PROVENCE KTM, at 1:15
• 63. Julien GUAY, AUB, at 1:15
• 64. Gregory HABEAUX, WALLONIE BRUXELLES – GROUP PROTECT, at 1:15
• 65. Kevin LEBRETON, ADT, at 1:15
• 66. Antoine DEMOITIE, WANTY – GROUPE GOBERT, at 1:15
• 67. François BIDARD, AG2R LA MONDIALE, at 1:15
• 68. Pierrick FEDRIGO, FORTUNEO – VITAL CONCEPT, at 1:15
• 69. José HERRADA LOPEZ, MOVISTAR TEAM, at 1:40
• 70. Sébastien DELFOSSE, WALLONIE BRUXELLES – GROUP PROTECT, at 1:45
• 71. Simone PETILLI, LAMPRE – MERIDA, at 1:53
• 72. Angel VICIOSO ARCOS, TEAM KATUSHA, at 1:53
• 73. Egor SILIN, TEAM KATUSHA, at 2:06
• 74. Rémy DI GREGORIO, DELKO MARSEILLE PROVENCE KTM, at 2:35
• 75. Przemyslaw NIEMIEC, LAMPRE – MERIDA, at 5:21
• 76. Joseph Lloyd DOMBROWSKI, CANNONDALE PRO CYCLING TEAM, at 5:21
• 77. Marinus Cornelis MINNAARD, WANTY – GROUPE GOBERT, at 5:21
• 78. Yann GUYOT, ADT, at 5:21
• 79. Gaëtan PONS, WALLONIE BRUXELLES – GROUP PROTECT, at 5:21
• 80. Antoine WARNIER, WALLONIE BRUXELLES – GROUP PROTECT, at 5:21
• 81. David MENUT, AUB, at 5:21
• 82. Kristijan DURASEK, LAMPRE – MERIDA, at 5:21
• 83. Jeremy LEVEAU, RML, at 5:21
• 84. Daan MYNGHEER, RML, at 5:21
• 85. Ben GASTAUER, AG2R LA MONDIALE, at 5:21
• 86. Giorgio CECCHINEL, ANDRONI GIOCATTOLI – SIDERMEC, at 5:21
• 87. Christophe PREMONT, VERANDA’S WILLEMS CYCLING TEAM, at 7:33
• 88. Antoine DUCHESNE, DIRECT ENERGIE, at 8:21
• 89. Romain CARDIS, DIRECT ENERGIE, at 8:21
• 90. Ryan ANDERSON, DIRECT ENERGIE, at 8:21
• 91. Thomas WERTZ, WALLONIE BRUXELLES – GROUP PROTECT, at 8:21
• 92. Brecht DHAENE, VERANDA’S WILLEMS CYCLING TEAM, at 8:21
• 93. Alessandro DE MARCHI, BMC RACING TEAM, at 8:21
• 94. THOMAS BOUDAT, DIRECT ENERGIE, at 8:21
• 95. Benoît VAUGRENARD, FDJ, at 8:21
• 96. Laurent PICHON, FDJ, at 8:21
• 97. Armindo FONSECA, FORTUNEO – VITAL CONCEPT, at 8:21
• 98. Marc SOLER, MOVISTAR TEAM, at 8:21
• 99. Anthony TURGIS, COFIDIS, SOLUTIONS CREDITS, at 8:21
• 100. Romain HARDY, COFIDIS, SOLUTIONS CREDITS, at 8:21
• 101. Jerome COUSIN, COFIDIS, SOLUTIONS CREDITS, at 8:21
• 102. Benjamin THOMAS, ADT, at 8:42
• 103. Franck BONNAMOUR, FORTUNEO – VITAL CONCEPT, at 13:54
• 104. Kristoffer SKJERPING, CANNONDALE PRO CYCLING TEAM, at 14:42
• 105. Ryan MULLEN, CANNONDALE PRO CYCLING TEAM, at 14:42
• 106. Rodrigo CONTRERAS, ETIXX – QUICK STEP, at 14:42
• 107. Maxim BELKOV, TEAM KATUSHA, at 14:42
• 108. Joeri CALLEEUW, VERANDA’S WILLEMS CYCLING TEAM, at 14:42
• 109. Phillip GAIMON, CANNONDALE PRO CYCLING TEAM, at 14:42
• 110. Antonio PEDRERO LOPEZ, MOVISTAR TEAM, at 14:42
• DNF Biel KADRI, AG2R LA MONDIALE
• DNF Kévin REZA, FDJ
• DNF Olivier LE GAC, FDJ
• DNF Tom BOHLI, BMC RACING TEAM
• DNF Mattia CATTANEO, LAMPRE – MERIDA
• DNF Roberto FERRARI, LAMPRE – MERIDA
• DNF Jan POLANC, LAMPRE – MERIDA
• DNF Florian SENECHAL, COFIDIS, SOLUTIONS CREDITS
• DNF Kenneth VAN BILSEN, COFIDIS, SOLUTIONS CREDITS
• DNF Tony HUREL, DIRECT ENERGIE
• DNF Franco PELLIZOTTI, ANDRONI GIOCATTOLI – SIDERMEC
• DNF Serghei TVETCOV, ANDRONI GIOCATTOLI – SIDERMEC
• DNF Davide VIGANO, ANDRONI GIOCATTOLI – SIDERMEC
• DNF Brice FEILLU, FORTUNEO – VITAL CONCEPT
• DNF Danilo NAPOLITANO, WANTY – GROUPE GOBERT
• DNF Boris DRON, WANTY – GROUPE GOBERT
• DNF Lander SEYNAEVE, WANTY – GROUPE GOBERT
• DNF Mikel ARISTI GARDOKI, DELKO MARSEILLE PROVENCE KTM
• DNF Romain COMBAUD, DELKO MARSEILLE PROVENCE KTM
• DNF Christophe LABORIE, DELKO MARSEILLE PROVENCE KTM
• DNF Quentin PACHER, DELKO MARSEILLE PROVENCE KTM
• DNF Maxime RENAULT, AUB
• DNF Rudy BARBIER, RML
• DNF Dieter BOUVRY, RML
• DNF Florent PEREIRA, RML
• DNF Julien DUVAL, ADT
• DNF Thibault FERASSE, ADT
• DNF Yoann BARBAS, ADT
• DNF Yannis YSSAAD, ADT
• DNF Florent DELFOSSE, WALLONIE BRUXELLES – GROUP PROTECT
• DNF Thomas DERUETTE, WALLONIE BRUXELLES – GROUP PROTECT
• DNF Sander CORDEEL, VERANDA’S WILLEMS CYCLING TEAM
• DNF Elias VAN BREUSSEGEM, VERANDA’S WILLEMS CYCLING TEAM
• DNF Tim DE TROYER, VERANDA’S WILLEMS CYCLING TEAM
• DNS Nils POLITT, TEAM KATUSHA
• DNS Pierre GOUAULT, AUB
• DNS Julien ANTOMARCHI, RML

General classification

• 1. Arthur VICHOT, FDJ, in 9:08:14
• 2. Jesus HERRADA LOPEZ, MOVISTAR TEAM, at :00
• 3. Diego ULISSI, LAMPRE – MERIDA, at :00
• 4. Julien SIMON, COFIDIS, SOLUTIONS CREDITS, at :00
• 5. Petr VAKOC, ETIXX – QUICK STEP, at :00
• 6. Mikael CHEREL, AG2R LA MONDIALE, at :00
• 7. Francesco GAVAZZI, ANDRONI GIOCATTOLI – SIDERMEC, at :00
• 8. Giovanni VISCONTI, MOVISTAR TEAM, at :00
• 9. Maxime BOUET, ETIXX – QUICK STEP, at :00
• 10. Patrick BEVIN, CANNONDALE PRO CYCLING TEAM, at :00
• 11. Angelo TULIK, DIRECT ENERGIE, at :06
• 12. Hubert DUPONT, AG2R LA MONDIALE, at :06
• 13. Gorka IZAGUIRRE INSAUSTI, MOVISTAR TEAM, at :08
• 14. Alexis VUILLERMOZ, AG2R LA MONDIALE, at :09
• 15. Amaël MOINARD, BMC RACING TEAM, at :09
• 16. Chris Anker SÖRENSEN, FORTUNEO – VITAL CONCEPT, at :09
• 17. Rudy MOLARD, COFIDIS, SOLUTIONS CREDITS, at :09
• 18. Lilian CALMEJANE, DIRECT ENERGIE, at :09
• 19. Simon SPILAK, TEAM KATUSHA, at :09
• 20. Lawson CRADDOCK, CANNONDALE PRO CYCLING TEAM, at :09
• 21. Dayer Uberney QUINTANA ROJAS, MOVISTAR TEAM, at :13
• 22. Pieter SERRY, ETIXX – QUICK STEP, at :18
• 23. Julien EL FARES, DELKO MARSEILLE PROVENCE KTM, at :20
• 24. Aleksei TCATEVICH, TEAM KATUSHA, at :47
• 25. Tom Jelte SLAGTER, CANNONDALE PRO CYCLING TEAM, at :47
• 26. Valerio CONTI, LAMPRE – MERIDA, at :56
• 27. Sergei CHERNETSKI, TEAM KATUSHA, at :56
• 28. Loic VLIEGEN, BMC RACING TEAM, at :56
• 29. Leonardo Fabio DUQUE, DELKO MARSEILLE PROVENCE KTM, at :56
• 30. Matteo MONTAGUTI, AG2R LA MONDIALE, at :56
• 31. Jasha SÜTTERLIN, MOVISTAR TEAM, at :56
• 32. Fernando GAVIRIA RENDON, ETIXX – QUICK STEP, at :56
• 33. Viacheslav KUZNETSOV, TEAM KATUSHA, at 1:07
• 34. Lukasz WISNIOWSKI, ETIXX – QUICK STEP, at 1:07
• 35. Guillaume LEVARLET, AUB, at 1:07
• 36. Nikolas MAES, ETIXX – QUICK STEP, at 1:07
• 37. Marco FRAPPORTI, ANDRONI GIOCATTOLI – SIDERMEC, at 1:17
• 38. Kevin ISTA, WALLONIE BRUXELLES – GROUP PROTECT, at 1:21
• 39. Toms SKUJINS, CANNONDALE PRO CYCLING TEAM, at 1:21
• 40. Thomas VOECKLER, DIRECT ENERGIE, at 1:21
• 41. Kevin LEBRETON, ADT, at 1:24
• 42. Matthieu LADAGNOUS, FDJ, at 1:27
• 43. Floris GERFS, BMC RACING TEAM, at 1:28
• 44. Peter VELITS, BMC RACING TEAM, at 1:32
• 45. Pierrick FEDRIGO, FORTUNEO – VITAL CONCEPT, at 1:35
• 46. Florian VACHON, FORTUNEO – VITAL CONCEPT, at 1:36
• 47. Julien LOUBET, FORTUNEO – VITAL CONCEPT, at 1:39
• 48. Alexandre GENIEZ, FDJ, at 1:44
• 49. Kai REUS, VERANDA’S WILLEMS CYCLING TEAM, at 1:44
• 50. Anthony MALDONADO, AUB, at 1:52
• 51. Jimmy TURGIS, RML, at 1:54
• 52. Manuel SENNI, BMC RACING TEAM, at 2:06
• 53. Egor SILIN, TEAM KATUSHA, at 2:15
• 54. Flavien DASSONVILLE, AUB, at 2:16
• 55. Simone PETILLI, LAMPRE – MERIDA, at 2:23
• 56. Angel VICIOSO ARCOS, TEAM KATUSHA, at 2:23
• 57. Taylor PHINNEY, BMC RACING TEAM, at 2:31
• 58. Jerome MAINARD, ADT, at 2:51
• 59. Théo VIMPERE, AUB, at 2:56
• 60. Anthony ROUX, FDJ, at 3:03
• 61. Stéphane ROSSETTO, COFIDIS, SOLUTIONS CREDITS, at 3:24
• 62. François BIDARD, AG2R LA MONDIALE, at 3:27
• 63. Stef VAN ZUMMEREN, VERANDA’S WILLEMS CYCLING TEAM, at 3:34
• 64. Maxime VANTOMME, RML, at 4:00
• 65. Rémy DI GREGORIO, DELKO MARSEILLE PROVENCE KTM, at 4:14
• 66. Martin VELITS, ETIXX – QUICK STEP, at 4:25
• 67. Gregory HABEAUX, WALLONIE BRUXELLES – GROUP PROTECT, at 4:28
• 68. Julien GUAY, AUB, at 4:28
• 69. Antoine DEMOITIE, WANTY – GROUPE GOBERT, at 4:28
• 70. José HERRADA LOPEZ, MOVISTAR TEAM, at 5:25
• 71. David MENUT, AUB, at 5:30
• 72. Ben GASTAUER, AG2R LA MONDIALE, at 5:48
• 73. Joseph Lloyd DOMBROWSKI, CANNONDALE PRO CYCLING TEAM, at 6:03
• 74. Przemyslaw NIEMIEC, LAMPRE – MERIDA, at 6:27
• 75. Thierry HUPOND, DELKO MARSEILLE PROVENCE KTM, at 6:28
• 76. Marinus Cornelis MINNAARD, WANTY – GROUPE GOBERT, at 6:43
• 77. Daan MYNGHEER, RML, at 6:57
• 78. Pierre-Roger LATOUR, AG2R LA MONDIALE, at 7:25
• 79. Sébastien DELFOSSE, WALLONIE BRUXELLES – GROUP PROTECT, at 7:37
• 80. Antoine DUCHESNE, DIRECT ENERGIE, at 8:30
• 81. Anthony TURGIS, COFIDIS, SOLUTIONS CREDITS, at 8:30
• 82. Giorgio CECCHINEL, ANDRONI GIOCATTOLI – SIDERMEC, at 8:34
• 83. Kristijan DURASEK, LAMPRE – MERIDA, at 8:34
• 84. Romain HARDY, COFIDIS, SOLUTIONS CREDITS, at 8:41
• 85. Daniele RATTO, ANDRONI GIOCATTOLI – SIDERMEC, at 8:42
• 86. Ryan ANDERSON, DIRECT ENERGIE, at 8:55
• 87. Alessandro DE MARCHI, BMC RACING TEAM, at 9:40
• 88. Marc SOLER, MOVISTAR TEAM, at 9:47
• 89. Christophe PREMONT, VERANDA’S WILLEMS CYCLING TEAM, at 9:55
• 90. Antoine WARNIER, WALLONIE BRUXELLES – GROUP PROTECT, at 10:09
• 91. Armindo FONSECA, FORTUNEO – VITAL CONCEPT, at 10:43
• 92. Brecht DHAENE, VERANDA’S WILLEMS CYCLING TEAM, at 11:03
• 93. Thomas WERTZ, WALLONIE BRUXELLES – GROUP PROTECT, at 11:34
• 94. Jerome COUSIN, COFIDIS, SOLUTIONS CREDITS, at 11:34
• 95. Laurent PICHON, FDJ, at 11:34
• 96. THOMAS BOUDAT, DIRECT ENERGIE, at 11:34
• 97. Yann GUYOT, ADT, at 11:59
• 98. Romain CARDIS, DIRECT ENERGIE, at 12:37
• 99. Gaëtan PONS, WALLONIE BRUXELLES – GROUP PROTECT, at 13:12
• 100. Jeremy LEVEAU, RML, at 13:12
• 101. Benjamin THOMAS, ADT, at 13:23
• 102. Benoît VAUGRENARD, FDJ, at 15:01
• 103. Phillip GAIMON, CANNONDALE PRO CYCLING TEAM, at 15:14
• 104. Ryan MULLEN, CANNONDALE PRO CYCLING TEAM, at 17:55
• 105. Rodrigo CONTRERAS, ETIXX – QUICK STEP, at 17:55
• 106. Maxim BELKOV, TEAM KATUSHA, at 19:55
• 107. Franck BONNAMOUR, FORTUNEO – VITAL CONCEPT, at 21:58
• 108. Kristoffer SKJERPING, CANNONDALE PRO CYCLING TEAM, at 22:33
• 109. Joeri CALLEEUW, VERANDA’S WILLEMS CYCLING TEAM, at 27:16
• 110. Antonio PEDRERO LOPEZ, MOVISTAR TEAM, at 27:16