Beppu Off the Front in France

Tour du Poitou Charentes
Stage 1: Sugeres to Cognac, 184.2km/114mi
Team RadioShack have teams racing in three countries these days, including France with the start of today’s four-day five-stage Tour du Poitou Charentes. Team rider Fumy Beppu made the break today with nine other riders after 20km of racing and maintained their gap until less than 10km to go. A sprint finish gave Davide Appollonio (Sky) the win, with Sébastien Chavanel (Team Europcar) and Arnaud Demare (FDJ) rounding out the podium.
Team RadioShack welcomes stagiaire Evgeni Shalunov who is a 19-year old Russian rider with much success on the track.
Top Ten Results
1 Davide Appollonio (Ita) Sky Procycling 4:19:25
2 Sébastien Chavanel (Fra) Team Europcar
3 Arnaud Demare (Fra) FDJ
4 Koldo Fernandez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
5 Cyril Lemoine (Fra) Saur - Sojasun
6 Jetse Bol (Ned) Rabobank Continental Team
7 Anthony Ravard (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
8 Jasper Bovenhuis (Ned) Rabobank Continental Team
9 Moreno Hofland (Ned) Rabobank Continental Team
10 Jose Joaquin Rojas Gil (Spa) Movistar Team
Team RadioShack Results
13 Robert Hunter (RSA) 0:00:03
20 Gregory Rast (Swi)
23 Michal Kwiatkowski (Pol)
31 Fumiyuki Beppu (Jpn)
65 Sam Bewley (NZl)
75 Evgeni Shalunov (Rus)
95 Jesse Sergent (NZl)
123 Yaroslav Popovych (Ukr)
General Classification after Stage 1
1 Davide Appollonio (Ita) Sky Procycling 4:19:15
2 Sébastien Chavanel (Fra) Team Europcar 0:00:04
3 Damien Gaudin (Fra) Team Europcar 0:00:05
4 Arnaud Demare (Fra) FDJ 0:00:06
5 Arkimedes Arguelyes Rodriges (Rus) Katusha Team 0:00:09
6 Koldo Fernandez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 0:00:10
7 Cyril Lemoine (Fra) Saur - Sojasun
8 Jetse Bol (Ned) Rabobank Continental Team
9 Anthony Ravard (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
10 Jasper Bovenhuis (Ned) Rabobank Continental Team
Team RadioShack on General Classification
17 Fumiyuki Beppu (Jpn) 0:00:12
18 Robert Hunter (RSA) 0:00:13
25 Gregory Rast (Swi)
28 Michal Kwiatkowski (Pol)
68 Sam Bewley (NZl)
77 Evgeni Shalunov (Rus)
96 Jesse Sergent (NZl)
123 Yaroslav Popovych (Ukr)
Photo courtesy of Glenn Kasin
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