2015 Criterium de Lacq-Audejos

The 2015 Criterium de Lacq-Audejos is one of the post Tour de France criteriums which take place all over Europe in the weeks after Le Tour has ended. Usually there are 30 riders, half of whom will have ridden that years Tour and half who are local club riders. The pros will receive an appearance fee and there is no prize money. Rumour is that the top rider like Chris Froome would receive €12000 for the evening. Riders complete 50 laps of a 1.5km circuit so they pass every couple of minutes. A great evenings entertainment and always popular with our guests in Pyrenées Cycling Lodge. Lacq sits on top of France’s largest gas field. The race is paid for by Total who operate the field.

The race was won by Romain Bardet with Christopher Froome second and Stephen Cummings in third place.

Roche – Froome – Barguil. It is traditional for a rider who won a jersey in Le Tour to wear it in the criteriums.

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Christopher Froome

Christopher Froome

Warren Barguil

Damien Gaudin

Adrian Petit

Haimar Zabeldia

Local riders mixing it with the big guns.

Adrian Petit

Cummings and Roche

Peloton

Nicolas Roche

Stephen Cummings

1 BARDET ROMAIN AG2R LA MONDIALE ELITE PRO 1H49
2 FROOME CHRISTOPHER SKY PRO CYCLING ELITE PRO
3 CUMMINGS STEVEN MTN QHUBEKA ELITE PRO
4 VUILLERMOZ ALEXIS AG2R LA MONDIALE ELITE PRO
5 ROCHE NICOLAS SKY PRO CYCLING ELITE PRO
6 GENIEZ ALEXANDRE EQUIPE CYCLISTE FDJ ELITE PRO
7 GAUTIER CYRIL TEAM EUROPCAR ELITE PRO
8 PETIT ADRIEN COFIDIS TEAM CYCLING PRO ELITE PRO
9 DELAGE MICKAEL EQUIPE CYCLISTE FDJ ELITE PRO
10 SCHNAPKA MATTHIAS EQUIPE CYCLISTE BIKE AID ELITE PRO
11 LOUBET JULIEN TEAM MARSEILLE 13 ELITE PRO
12 BARTHE CYRIL CERCLE AQUITAIN 1 CAT
13 LAGO KEVIN UC ORTHEZ 2 CAT
14 LABBE ARNAUD CC PERIGUEUX DORDOGNE 1 CAT
15 CHETOUT LOIC COFIDIS TEAM CYCLING PRO ELITE PRO
16 CHEREL MIKAEL AG2R LA MONDIALE ELITE PRO
17 DELAPLACE ANTHONY BRETAGNE SECHE ENVIRONNEMENT ELITE PRO
18 BARGUIL WARREN TEAM GIANT SHIMANO ELITE PRO
19 LOUSTAU VINCENT GCS BLAGNAC 1 CAT
20 ROMAN MARTIAL VERANCLASSIC EKOI CYCLING TEAM ELITE PRO
21 ARMIRAIL BRUNO EQUIPE CYCLISTE ARMEE DE TERRE ELITE PRO
22 GUERIN ALEXIS AWT GRENWAY ELITE PRO
23 GAUDIN DAMIEN AG2R LA MONDIALE ELITE PRO
24 ROSTOLLAN THOMAS VC AIX EN PROVENCE 1 CAT
25 ZUBELDIA HAIMAR TREK FACTORY RACING ELITE PRO
26 DEBESAY MEKSEB EQUIPE CYCLISTE BIKE AID ELITE PRO
27 BARBAS YOANN EQUIPE CYCLISTE ARMEE DE TERRE ELITE PRO
28 DE ALMEIDA GUILLAUME UC MONTAUBAN 1 CAT
29 TRONET STEVEN AUBER 93 ELITE PRO

More Photos race report.