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| dienblad |
Posted on 16-12-2011 23:14
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The first stage of the Driedaagse is traditionally for the cobbled-riders. The 199 kilometres between Middelkerke and Oudenaarde contain a lot of cobbles-section, hills and cobbled-hills.
A group of 12 riders get some space from the peloton and create a maximum gap of 9 minutes. In it are some decent cobblers as Kurt-Asle Arvesen (Sky), Andreas Klier (Topsport) and Steve Chainel (FDJ). 32 kilometres before the finish, the gap is still 2'50.
Chainel has saved his legs a bit and attacks with about 20km to go. When he enters the last cobbled section, 10km before the finish, he still has a lead of '32. In the peloton, the pace drops, as the teams are looking at each other. Nissan and Monster did the pace, but none of the other teams (especially BMC and Lotto) are willing to help them.
Because of the dropped pace, Niki Terpstra attacks out of the peloton, with the knowledge of our messed up sprints. Bu when he attacks, 6km before the finish, he still rides '38 behind Chainel.
A reaction out of the peloton: Lars Boom (Rabobank) counterattacks, and he will be followed by Fabian Cancellara.
The 3 attackers merge 1km before the finish, but Chainel still has a 10-second lead. From behind, some Norwegian thunder is coming, and it's coming fast!
But Chainel is continuing the good strike by his team (Jeanneson and Bonnet in the Critérium International) and takes the win in Oudenaarde! Boom gets 2nd, Hushvd 3rd and Terpstra 6th. Oh well, our best result in a WT or 1.HC race this year!
A group of 54 riders finish within the same timeas Chainel, including 7 of our team, so all things are open for the gC.
Results
| 1 | Steve Chainel | FDJ | 4h54'29 | | 2 | Lars Boom | Rabobank Cycling Team | s.t. | | 3 | Thor Hushovd | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | | 4 | Fabian Cancellara | Nissan - Radio Shack - Trek | s.t. | | 5 | George Hincapie | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | | 6 | Niki Terpstra | Monster Energy - Ford | s.t. | | 7 | Leonardo Duque | Sony Ericsson | s.t. | | 8 | Staf Scheirlinckx | Lotto - Belisol | s.t. | | 9 | Greg Van Avermaet | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | | 10 | Stijn Devolder | Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team | s.t. |
GC
| 1 | Steve Chainel | FDJ | 4h54'03 | | 2 | Lars Boom | Rabobank Cycling Team | + 14 | | 3 | Thor Hushovd | BMC Racing Team | + 18 | | 4 | Jens Debusschere | Veranda's Willems - Accent | s.t. | | 5 | Andreas Klier | Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator | + 22 | | 6 | Fabian Cancellara | Nissan - Radio Shack - Trek | + 26 | | 7 | George Hincapie | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | | 8 | Niki Terpstra | Monster Energy - Ford | s.t. | | 9 | Leonardo Duque | Sony Ericsson | s.t. | | 10 | Staf Scheirlinckx | Lotto - Belisol | s.t. |
Points
| 1 | Steve Chainel | FDJ | 31 | | 2 | Lars Boom | Rabobank Cycling Team | 20 | | 3 | Thor Hushovd | BMC Racing Team | 16 | | 4 | Fabian Cancellara | Nissan - Radio Shack - Trek | 14 | | 5 | George Hincapie | BMC Racing Team | 12 |
KOTM
| 1 | Steve Chainel | FDJ | 24 | | 2 | Andreas Klier | Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator | 14 | | 3 | Jens Debusschere | Veranda's Willems - Accent | 10 | | 4 | Derk Abel Beckeringh | Rabobank Continental Team | 4 | | 5 | Vytautas Kaupas | Team Differdange - Magic-Sportfood.de | 4 |
Today's winner
Word from the DS
We are pretty satisfied with today's race. We knew that with our bad sprint abilities, we couldn't win it, so we tried to create some gaps with an attack. Unfortunately it didn't paid off, but we've seen that Terpstra is improving towards the Ronde.
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| whitejersey |
Posted on 16-12-2011 23:21
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well your still in for the GC top 3  |
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| dienblad |
Posted on 16-12-2011 23:46
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Stage 2 is from Zottegem to Sint Idesbald..... Okay, not in PCM, there it is the TdF stage from 2011 to Cap Frehel...
Anyway, it's pretty flat, not very windy, so it'll be a mass sprint. We tried to set up a train, but all these riders got a very bad daily form, so not a chance for the stage win.
That win goes to Thor Hushovd. It's the first win of the season for last year's GC-winner, so he's getting his top form to win the Flanders-Roubaix once again. José Joaquin Rojas gets 2nd, Greg van Avermaet 3rd. Niki Terpstra finishes in 14th.
Results
| 1 | Thor Hushovd | BMC Racing Team | 3h42'02 | | 2 | José JoaquÃn Rojas | Team Garmin - Cervélo | s.t. | | 3 | Greg Van Avermaet | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | | 4 | Jürgen Roelandts | Lotto - Belisol | s.t. | | 5 | Davy Commeyne | Landbouwkrediet | s.t. | | 6 | Kenny Van Hummel | M&M's | s.t. | | 7 | Yauheni Hutarovich | FDJ | s.t. | | 8 | Murilo Fischer | Team Garmin - Cervélo | s.t. | | 9 | Nico Eeckhout | An Post - Sean Kelly | s.t. | | 10 | Steven Caethoven | Veranda's Willems - Accent | s.t. | | ... | | 14 | Niki Terpstra | Monster Energy - Ford | s.t. |
GC
Because of the bonus seconds, Hushovd is the new leader. But still 54 riders within 28 seconds.
| 1 | Thor Hushovd | BMC Racing Team | 8h36'03 | | 2 | Steve Chainel | FDJ | + 2 | | 3 | José JoaquÃn Rojas | Team Garmin - Cervélo | + 16 | | 4 | Lars Boom | Rabobank Cycling Team | s.t. | | 5 | Greg Van Avermaet | BMC Racing Team | + 20 | | 6 | Jens Debusschere | Veranda's Willems - Accent | s.t. | | 7 | Andreas Klier | Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator | + 24 | | 8 | Davy Commeyne | Landbouwkrediet | + 28 | | 9 | Jürgen Roelandts | Lotto - Belisol | s.t. | | 10 | Leonardo Duque | Sony Ericsson | s.t. | | 11 | Fabian Cancellara | Nissan - Radio Shack - Trek | s.t. | | 12 | Niki Terpstra | Monster Energy - Ford | s.t |
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Points
| 1 | Thor Hushovd | BMC Racing Team | 25 | 41 | | 2 | Steve Chainel | FDJ | 0 | 31 | | 3 | José JoaquÃn Rojas | Team Garmin - Cervélo | 20 | 24 | | 4 | Greg Van Avermaet | BMC Racing Team | 16 | 23 | | 5 | Lars Boom | Rabobank Cycling Team | 0 | 20 |
KOTM
| 1 | Steve Chainel | FDJ | 0 | 24 | | 2 | Andreas Klier | Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator | 0 | 14 | | 3 | Jens Debusschere | Veranda's Willems - Accent | 0 | 10 | | 4 | Blazej Janiaczyk | CCC Polsat Polkowice | 5 | 5 | | 5 | Vytautas Kaupas | Team Differdange - Magic-Sportfood.de | 0 | 4 |
Today's winner
Word from the DS
Press "enter" to continue to stage 3.
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| dienblad |
Posted on 17-12-2011 00:29
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Stage 3 with start and finish in De Panne, only 100 kilometres long. So a mass sprint?
Well.... no. A 7-man break gets a few minutes and the peloton awakes too late. We have decided not to do anything, except to stay in the peloton. And that is difficult enough with a very strong wind (over 50 km/h).
Anyway, the 7 man breakaway is sprinting for the win, and CCC's Kamil Zielinski is the strongest. He beats Sky's Jeremy Hunt and David Moncoutié (Cofidis). Thor Hushovd wins the sprint f the peloton, 1'47 behind.
Results
| 1 | Kamil Zielinski | CCC Polsat Polkowice | 2h11'41 | | 2 | Jeremy Hunt | Sky ProCycling | s.t. | | 3 | David Moncoutié | Cofidis, le crédit en ligne | s.t. | | 4 | Preben Van Hecke | Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator | s.t. | | 5 | Christian Poos | Team Differdange - Magic-Sportfood.de | s.t. | | 6 | Maxim Debusschere | An Post - Sean Kelly | s.t. | | 7 | Steve Schets | Donckers Koffie - Livestrong | s.t. | | 8 | Thor Hushovd | BMC Racing Team | + 1'47 | | 9 | Davy Commeyne | Landbouwkrediet | s.t. | | 10 | Leonardo Duque | Sony Ericsson | s.t. | | ... | | 23 | Coen Vermeltfoort | Monster Energy - Ford | s.t. |
GC
No changes.
Today's winner
Word from the DS
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Posted on 17-12-2011 01:09
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The Driedaagse De Panne - Koksijde ends with a 8km Individual Time Trial. As there are almost no gaps in the GC, this ITT will be more decisive than ever.
Best of our team is luckily our best placed rider in the GC, Niki Terpstra. The others have a lot of trouble with the string wind. But also Terpstra's race isn't good: 19th overall, one minute behind the winner.
The best time is set by Stijn Devolder, but it's crushed by the reigning TT-world champ Fabian Cancellara. He finishes the ITT after 11'10, and that's '42 faster than Devolder.
To win the Driedaagse for the 2nd year in a row, Thor Hushovd has to finish before the time of 11'27. But he fails in doing taht: 11'35.
Results
| 1 | Fabian Cancellara | Nissan - Radio Shack - Trek | 11'10 | | 2 | Lars Boom | Rabobank Cycling Team | + 25 | | 3 | Thor Hushovd | BMC Racing Team | + 35 | | 4 | Stijn Devolder | Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team | + 42 | | 5 | Sébastien Minard | Sony Ericsson | + 44 | | 6 | Jérôme Coppel | Veranda's Willems - Accent | + 48 | | 7 | Dennis Van Winden | Rabobank Cycling Team | + 50 | | 8 | David Millar | Sky ProCycling | s.t. | | 9 | George Hincapie | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | | 10 | Geoffroy Lequatre | Nissan - Radio Shack - Trek | + 53 | | ... | | 19 | Niki Terpstra | Monster Energy - Ford | + 1'00 |
GC
| 1 | Fabian Cancellara | Nissan - Radio Shack - Trek | 11h01'09 | | 2 | Thor Hushovd | BMC Racing Team | + 7 | | 3 | Lars Boom | Rabobank Cycling Team | + 13 | | 4 | Stijn Devolder | Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team | + 42 | | 5 | Sébastien Minard | Sony Ericsson | + 44 | | 6 | Jérôme Coppel | Veranda's Willems - Accent | + 48 | | 7 | David Millar | Sky ProCycling | + 50 | | 8 | George Hincapie | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | | 9 | Tom Veelers | M&M's | + 57 | | 10 | Jürgen Roelandts | Lotto - Belisol | + 58 | | ... | | 14 | Niki Terpstra | Monster Energy - Ford | + 1'00 |
Points
| 1 | Thor Hushovd | BMC Racing Team | 16 | 65 | | 2 | Lars Boom | Rabobank Cycling Team | 20 | 40 | | 3 | Fabian Cancellara | Nissan - Radio Shack - Trek | 25 | 40 | | 4 | Steve Chainel | FDJ | 0 | 31 | | 5 | José JoaquÃn Rojas | Team Garmin - Cervélo | 0 | 29 |
KOTM
| 1 | Steve Chainel | FDJ | 0 | 24 | | 2 | Andreas Klier | Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator | 0 | 14 | | 3 | Jens Debusschere | Veranda's Willems - Accent | 0 | 10 | | 4 | Blazej Janiaczyk | CCC Polsat Polkowice | 0 | 5 | | 5 | Vytautas Kaupas | Team Differdange - Magic-Sportfood.de | 0 | 4 |
Today's and overall winner
Word from the DS
The only remarkable thing about this Driedaagse is the attack by Terpstra in the 1st stage. But our big goal is in the next 2 sundays, the Ronde van Vlaanderen and Paris - Roubaix.
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Posted on 17-12-2011 09:55
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Good result by terpstra in the first stage the other 3stages are a bit dissappointing but Good Luck in Fkandres and Roubaix
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| sutty68 |
Posted on 17-12-2011 12:11
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14th place isn't too bad when you consider the riders who finished ahead of you |
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Posted on 17-12-2011 12:41
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Sutty is right
Guess who's back?
Lets see how many friens are still around... |
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| tmobile |
Posted on 17-12-2011 12:48
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As some partner says, its not a bad result bearing in mind the cyclists who have remained ahead yours. You have to keep on trying it.
Fortitude mate!
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| dienblad |
Posted on 17-12-2011 15:14
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March summary
2 big wins for Alessandro Ballan, the Tirreno and Milano - San Remo. Also domination by Gilbert in Paris - Nice and Tom Boonen on the cobbles. We got 3 wins, Zingle won a stage in Paris - Nice, Sagan an stage in the Tirreno and Lieuwe Westra won Nokere Koerse. We are happy with our performance.
Awards
Rankings
World Tour riders
Ballan is the deserved leader. Sagan is in 9th.
World Tour teams
Team Sky is in the lead (thanks to Urán and Flecha). We do very well in 4th place.
Continental Tour riders
The French are dominating, with Coppel, Joly and Pinaeu.
Continental Tour teams
Thanks to Joly and Pineau, Saur - Sojasun has a big lead over Landbouwkrediet.
Cycling Quotient riders
Gilbert in the lead, and Dekker and Kelderman doing great in the top 10!
Cycling Quotient teams
Thanks to Flecha & Urán, Team Sky leads us with only 13 points. Proud to be in 2nd on extreme level!
So, now I'm thirsty!
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| dienblad |
Posted on 17-12-2011 15:19
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April preview
It's gonna be a busy month: The cobblers take part in the Ronde van Vlaanderen, Scheldeprijs, GP Pino Cerami and finally Paris - Roubaix. Th ehilly riders will shine in the Vuelta Ciclista a Pais Vasco, De Brabantse Pijl, Amstel Gold Race, La Fleche Wallone and Liege - Bastogne - Liege.
And the preparation for the Giro D'Italia start with the Giro del Trentino and Tour de Romandie.
Our goals for this month:
- A top 3 in one of the World Tour classics (Flanders, Roubaix, AGR, Fleche or LBL.
- Winning a sprint.
No more reports today, time for some other things!
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| alexanderlens |
Posted on 17-12-2011 16:50
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Go for it!
Guess who's back?
Lets see how many friens are still around... |
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| FuglsangxTH3 |
Posted on 17-12-2011 18:40
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Good lucknext Month hope for you on better results than last month
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| Spilak23 |
Posted on 17-12-2011 18:41
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The cobbles don't go as planned but maybe Terpstra or Maaskant can surprise in the Ronde or Roubaix. And looking forward to the Ardennes. Gesink for the classics if i'm correct?
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| sutty68 |
Posted on 17-12-2011 23:35
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Nice to see Sagan in the top ten in the World Rankings |
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| tmobile |
Posted on 18-12-2011 00:02
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I wish you all the luck of the world for this new month, sure that the results will be every time best
A greeting and enjoy your time
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| tmobile |
Posted on 18-12-2011 00:02
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I wish you all the luck of the world for this new month, sure that the results will be every time best
A greeting and enjoy your time
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| dienblad |
Posted on 18-12-2011 08:46
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@ alexanderlens: I will!!
@ FuglsangxTH3: Thanks, although the results weren't bad in March, winning 2 World Tour stages and a 2nd and 3rd in the Tirreno-GC.
@ Spilak 23: Yes, Gesink is present in the hilly classics.
@ sutty 68: Me too.
@ tmobile: Thank you (twice, as you had 2 posts)
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| alexanderlens |
Posted on 18-12-2011 09:37
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Go Gesink!
Guess who's back?
Lets see how many friens are still around... |
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| dienblad |
Posted on 18-12-2011 12:49
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The 37th edition of the Hel van het Mergelland, a tough hilly classic in the South of the Netherlands. The start and finish are in Eijsden, and 3 laps over more unkown hills follow. Unfortunateliy, the last 30 kilometres are flat.
The race in 2011 was won by Dutch Joost van Leijen (Vacansoleil). He was the fastest in a breakaway group, including Monster Energy's Rob Ruijgh, whom finished in 8th position.
 
Startlist
Spoiler Monster Energy - Ford
1. M.Kittel
2. T.Dupont
3. R.Gesink
4. P.Ligthart
5. J.Mulder
6. W.Poels
7. R.Ruijgh
8. C.Veldkamp
Landbouwkrediet
11. B.Traksel
12. D.Bellemakers
13. E.Cammaerts
14. H.Dekkers
15. R.Honig
16. S.Nys
17. J.Peeters
18. B.Scheirlinckx
Rabobank CT
21. J.Bol
22. M.Boskamp
23. F.Goesinnen
24. M.Hofland
25. T.Mulder
26. T.Rabou
27. O.Riesebeek
Cofidis
31. S.Dumoulin
32. S.Bonsergent
33. Y.Mery
34. D.Monier
35. A.Passeron
36. N.Vogondy
Sky
41. C.Sutton
42. D.Appollonio
43. R.Downing
44. A.Dowsett
45. P.Kennaugh
46. D.Pate
47. M.Possoni
48. K.Siutsou
FDJ
51. A.Geslin
52. S.Casar
53. M.Delage
54. S.Hinault
55. A.Jeanneson
56. A.Roux
57. J.Roy
58. A.Vichot
Lotto
61. K.Goddaert
62. D.Cornu
63. B.De Clercq
64. G.Dockx
65. A.Kemps
66. M.Neyens
67. F.Robert
68. J.Veikkanen
Garmin
71. R.Hunter
72. A.Bajadali
73. A.Castro
74. A.Colby
75. R.Kiserlovski
76. D.Lloyd
77. G.Rasch
78. F.Rodriguez
Rabobank
81. G.Brown
82. P.Brutt
83. P.Martens
84. T.Slagter
85. G-J.Soepenberg
86. J.Van Emden
87. J.Vissers
Differdange
91. S.Siedler
92. R.Broers
93. T.Da Mota
94. F.Dressler
95. C.Heymans
96. H.Schwab
97. T.Thill
98. M.Tronborg
Eddy Merckx
101. D.Kopp
102. M.Belka
103. J.De Gans
104. L.Hagenaars
105. D.Müller
106. C.Patron
Jong Vlaanderen
111. K.Lodewyck
112. G.Broeders
113. P.Jacobs
114. D.Kostyuk
115. J.Lauwers
116. B.Verraes
Veranda's Willems
121. S.Van Dijk
122. W.De Vocht
123. T.Degand
124. B.Schmitz
125. A.Van Groen
126. W.Van Mechelen
127. K.Van Melsen
128. J.Venter
Topsport Vlaanderen
131. M.Van Staeyen
132. L.De Vreese
133. T.Dupont
134. G.Joseph
135. S.Minne
136. S.Van Vooren
Wallonie Bruxelles
141. I.Keisse
142. J.Dewitte
143. J.Giaux
144. O.Pardini
145. F.Polazzi
146. R.Thys
147. J.Van Hoecke
148. D.Van den Camp
M&M's
151. W.Stroetinga
152. R.Chaigneau
153. R.Curvers
154. K.De Kort
155. P.Gretsch
156. T.Hupond
157. T.Stamsnijder
158. R.Van Zandbeek
BMC
161. M.Elmiger
162. C.Beyer
163. B.Bookwalter
164. R.Jeanne
165. J.Louder
166. T.Phinney
167. M.Santambrogio
168. J.Tschopp
CCC Polsat
171. B.Matysiak
172. S.Banach
173. P.Charucki
174. M.Sapa
175. Pi.Sztobryn
176. M.Witecki
Sony Ericsson
181. S.Hernandez
182. J.Augustyn
183. C.Schmidt
Donckers Koffie
191. W.Cretskens
192. I.De Poortere
193. J.Deweer
194. H.Duyn
195. S.Helven
196. M.Medina
197. R.Roland
198. J.Spragg
An Post
201. K.Terweduwe
202. G.Bagdonas
203. K.Claeys
204. A.Fenn
205. P.Ghyllebert
206. R.McLaughlin
207. F.Pools
208. C.Sheridan
Nissan Shack
211. B.Selander
212. M.Busche
213. R.Justice
214. I.Rovny
Our team
Our goal
We want to be in the BOTD, not having to chase it. When it will end in a mass sprint, than Ligthart and Kittel aim for a top 3.
So the first task for our riders is to get in a breakaway. After some fruitless attempts, it's Wout Poels who manages to get in it. Together with Pavel Brutt (Rabobank), Pieter Jacobs (Jong Vlaanderen), Taylor Phinney (BMC) and Arthur Vichot (FDJ). The 5 don't get the gap they want to, the maximum is 5 minutes.
The peloton is slowly closing them in. 40 kilometres before the finish, they're just 3'29 behind. So Poels uses one of the last hills to launch his attack and nobody in the BOTD can follow him.
He gets a maximum lead of 1 minute to his former breakaway-buddies. But 11 kilometres before the finish, his adventure his over. Arthur Vichot has attacked out of the chasing group and joins with Poels, and quickly leaves him behind. This is the sign for our team to start the chase in the peloton, to bring our sprinters in a good position.
But before the peloton can catch all the breakaways. Jetse Bol (Rabo CT) attacks and overtakes the lead from Vichot.
For a short moment, it looks like Bol can surprise the peloton, but when his powers start to fade, he gets caught pretty quickly. 3km to go.
Robert Gesink is leading our sprint train, followed by Pim Ligthart as the last lead out for Marcel Kittel. But because of a bad daily form (-5), Ligthart isn't able to keep the speed up high, so Kittel has to start his sprint from too far behind. He is without a chance for the win, a 5th is the best possible. Cofidis' Samuel Dumoulin takes the win and shows his new jersey. ANthony Geslin (FDJ) taes the 2nd place, Stefan van Dijk (Veranda's) the 3rd.
Results
| 1 | Samuel Dumoulin | Cofidis, le crédit en ligne | 5h01'02 | | 2 | Anthony Geslin | FDJ | s.t. | | 3 | Stefan Van Dijk | Veranda's Willems - Accent | s.t. | | 4 | Russell Downing | Sky ProCycling | s.t. | | 5 | Marcel Kittel | Monster Energy - Ford | s.t. | | 6 | Anthony Roux | FDJ | s.t. | | 7 | Kristof Goddaert | Lotto - Belisol | s.t. | | 8 | Olivier Pardini | Wallonie Bruxelles - Crédit Agricole | s.t. | | 9 | Koen De Kort | M&M's | s.t. | | 10 | Robert Hunter | Team Garmin - Cervélo | s.t. |
Spoiler | 11 | Pim Ligthart | Monster Energy - Ford | s.t. | | 12 | Tom Stamsnijder | M&M's | s.t. | | 13 | Jérémy Roy | FDJ | s.t. | | 14 | Arnoud Van Groen | Veranda's Willems - Accent | s.t. | | 15 | Graeme Brown | Rabobank Cycling Team | s.t. | | 16 | Bert Scheirlinckx | Landbouwkrediet | s.t. | | 17 | Jetse Bol | Rabobank Continental Team | s.t. | | 18 | Wim De Vocht | Veranda's Willems - Accent | s.t. | | 19 | Paul Martens | Rabobank Cycling Team | s.t. | | 20 | Sébastien Hinault | FDJ | s.t. | | 21 | Bram Schmitz | Veranda's Willems - Accent | s.t. | | 22 | Job Vissers | Rabobank Cycling Team | s.t. | | 23 | Taylor Phinney | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | | 24 | Pavel Brutt | Rabobank Cycling Team | s.t. | | 25 | Mathias Belka | Team Eddy Merckx - Indeland | s.t. | | 26 | Sandy Casar | FDJ | s.t. | | 27 | Jef Peeters | Landbouwkrediet | s.t. | | 28 | Dirk Bellemakers | Landbouwkrediet | s.t. | | 29 | Robert Gesink | Monster Energy - Ford | s.t. | | 30 | Jos Van Emden | Rabobank Cycling Team | s.t. | | 31 | Arthur Vichot | FDJ | s.t. | | 32 | Arnold Jeanneson | FDJ | s.t. | | 33 | Maarten Neyens | Lotto - Belisol | s.t. | | 34 | Dirk Müller | Team Eddy Merckx - Indeland | s.t. | | 35 | Anthony Colby | Team Garmin - Cervélo | s.t. | | 36 | Rob Ruijgh | Monster Energy - Ford | s.t. | | 37 | Pieter Jacobs | Jong Vlaanderen - Bauknecht | s.t. | | 38 | Huub Duyn | Donckers Koffie - Livestrong | s.t. | | 39 | Danny Pate | Sky ProCycling | s.t. | | 40 | Bart De Clercq | Lotto - Belisol | s.t. | | 41 | John-Lee Augustyn | Sony Ericsson | s.t. | | 42 | Frederique Robert | Lotto - Belisol | s.t. | | 43 | Bartlomiej Matysiak | CCC Polsat Polkowice | s.t. | | 44 | Kenny Terweduwe | An Post - Sean Kelly | s.t. | | 45 | Dominique Cornu | Lotto - Belisol | s.t. | | 46 | Fred Rodriguez | Team Garmin - Cervélo | s.t. | | 47 | Jacobus Venter | Veranda's Willems - Accent | s.t. | | 48 | Tom Slagter | Rabobank Cycling Team | s.t. | | 49 | Mariusz Witecki | CCC Polsat Polkowice | s.t. | | 50 | Daniel Lloyd | Team Garmin - Cervélo | s.t. | | 51 | Jussi Veikkanen | Lotto - Belisol | s.t. | | 52 | Damien Monier | Cofidis, le crédit en ligne | s.t. | | 53 | Thomas Degand | Veranda's Willems - Accent | s.t. | | 54 | Ronan Van Zandbeek | M&M's | s.t. | | 55 | Andrew Bajadali | Team Garmin - Cervélo | s.t. | | 56 | Wim Stroetinga | M&M's | s.t. | | 57 | Christopher Sutton | Sky ProCycling | s.t. | | 58 | Gert Dockx | Lotto - Belisol | s.t. | | 59 | Floris Goesinnen | Rabobank Continental Team | s.t. | | 60 | Roy Curvers | M&M's | s.t. | | 61 | Pieter Ghyllebert | An Post - Sean Kelly | s.t. | | 62 | Stéphane Bonsergent | Cofidis, le crédit en ligne | s.t. | | 63 | Cees Veldkamp | Monster Energy - Ford | s.t. | | 64 | Edwig Cammaerts | Landbouwkrediet | s.t. | | 65 | Hubert Schwab | Team Differdange - Magic-Sportfood.de | s.t. | | 66 | Luc Hagenaars | Team Eddy Merckx - Indeland | s.t. | | 67 | Aaron Kemps | Lotto - Belisol | s.t. | | 68 | Wouter Van Mechelen | Veranda's Willems - Accent | s.t. | | 69 | Morris Possoni | Sky ProCycling | s.t. | | 70 | Wout Poels | Monster Energy - Ford | s.t. | | 71 | Andrew Fenn | An Post - Sean Kelly | s.t. | | 72 | Hans Dekkers | Landbouwkrediet | s.t. | | 73 | David Kopp | Team Eddy Merckx - Indeland | s.t. | | 74 | Michael Tronborg | Team Differdange - Magic-Sportfood.de | s.t. | | 75 | Gabriel Rasch | Team Garmin - Cervélo | s.t. | | 76 | Davide Appollonio | Sky ProCycling | s.t. | | 77 | Klaas Lodewyck | Jong Vlaanderen - Bauknecht | s.t. | | 78 | Mickaël Delage | FDJ | s.t. | | 79 | Remco Broers | Team Differdange - Magic-Sportfood.de | s.t. | | 80 | Sergio Hernandez | Sony Ericsson | + 2'39 | | 81 | Oscar Riesebeek | Rabobank Continental Team | + 3'22 | | 82 | Kevin Claeys | An Post - Sean Kelly | s.t. | | 83 | Gerrit-Jan Soepenberg | Rabobank Cycling Team | s.t. | | 84 | Christian Patron | Team Eddy Merckx - Indeland | s.t. | | 85 | Stijn Minne | Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator | s.t. | | 86 | Chad Beyer | BMC Racing Team | + 4'29 | | 87 | Johann Tschopp | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | | 88 | Aurélien Passeron | Cofidis, le crédit en ligne | s.t. | | 89 | Martin Elmiger | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | | 90 | Ronan McLaughlin | An Post - Sean Kelly | s.t. | | 91 | Kevin Van Melsen | Veranda's Willems - Accent | + 5'05 | | 92 | Tom Thill | Team Differdange - Magic-Sportfood.de | s.t. | | 93 | Cyrille Heymans | Team Differdange - Magic-Sportfood.de | s.t. | | 94 | Bjorn Selander | Nissan - Radio Shack - Trek | + 5'40 | | 95 | Ivan Rovny | Nissan - Radio Shack - Trek | s.t. | | 96 | Steven Van Vooren | Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator | s.t. | | 97 | Matthew Busche | Nissan - Radio Shack - Trek | s.t. | | 98 | Robin Chaigneau | M&M's | s.t. | | 99 | Thomas Rabou | Rabobank Continental Team | s.t. | | 100 | Peter Kennaugh | Sky ProCycling | s.t. | | 101 | James Spragg | Donckers Koffie - Livestrong | s.t. | | 102 | Jerome Giaux | Wallonie Bruxelles - Crédit Agricole | s.t. | | 103 | Melvin Boskamp | Rabobank Continental Team | s.t. | | 104 | Grégory Joseph | Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator | s.t. | | 105 | Joop De Gans | Team Eddy Merckx - Indeland | s.t. | | 106 | Frank Dressler | Team Differdange - Magic-Sportfood.de | s.t. | | 107 | Manuel Medina | Donckers Koffie - Livestrong | s.t. | | 108 | Marcin Sapa | CCC Polsat Polkowice | s.t. | | 109 | Fabio Polazzi | Wallonie Bruxelles - Crédit Agricole | s.t. | | 110 | Iljo Keisse | Wallonie Bruxelles - Crédit Agricole | s.t. | | 111 | Kanstantsin Siutsou | Sky ProCycling | s.t. | | 112 | Sven Nys | Landbouwkrediet | s.t. | | 113 | Thierry Hupond | M&M's | s.t. | | 114 | Alex Dowsett | Sky ProCycling | s.t. | | 115 | Wilfried Cretskens | Donckers Koffie - Livestrong | s.t. | | 116 | Robert Kiserlovski | Team Garmin - Cervélo | s.t. | | 117 | Denys Kostyuk | Jong Vlaanderen - Bauknecht | s.t. | | 118 | Mauro Santambrogio | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | | 119 | Michael Van Staeyen | Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator | s.t. | | 120 | Brent Bookwalter | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | | 121 | Bobbie Traksel | Landbouwkrediet | s.t. | | 122 | Jeff Louder | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | | 123 | Pawel Charucki | CCC Polsat Polkowice | s.t. | | 124 | Franciscus Pools | An Post - Sean Kelly | s.t. | | 125 | Patrick Gretsch | M&M's | s.t. | | 126 | Jens Mulder | Monster Energy - Ford | s.t. | | 127 | Gediminas Bagdonas | An Post - Sean Kelly | + 7'54 | | 128 | Alexandre Castro | Team Garmin - Cervélo | + 8'34 | | 129 | Nicolas Vogondy | Cofidis, le crédit en ligne | + 9'39 | | 130 | Reinier Honig | Landbouwkrediet | s.t. | | 131 | Piotr Sztobryn | CCC Polsat Polkowice | s.t. | | 132 | Moreno Hofland | Rabobank Continental Team | s.t. | | 133 | Sander Helven | Donckers Koffie - Livestrong | s.t. | | 134 | Benjamin Verraes | Jong Vlaanderen - Bauknecht | s.t. | | 135 | Jochen Deweer | Donckers Koffie - Livestrong | s.t. | | 136 | Garrit Broeders | Jong Vlaanderen - Bauknecht | s.t. | | 137 | Justin Van Hoecke | Wallonie Bruxelles - Crédit Agricole | s.t. | | 138 | Riley Justice | Nissan - Radio Shack - Trek | s.t. | | 139 | Thoma Mulder | Rabobank Continental Team | s.t. | | 140 | Davy Van den Camp | Wallonie Bruxelles - Crédit Agricole | s.t. | | 141 | Jonathan Dewitte | Wallonie Bruxelles - Crédit Agricole | s.t. | | 142 | Laurens De Vreese | Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator | s.t. | | 143 | Thibault Dupont | Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator | s.t. | | 144 | Yann Mery | Cofidis, le crédit en ligne | s.t. | | 145 | Roger Jeanne | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | | 146 | Ruben Thys | Wallonie Bruxelles - Crédit Agricole | + 10'32 | | 147 | Robert Roland | Donckers Koffie - Livestrong | s.t. | | 148 | Szymon Banach | CCC Polsat Polkowice | + 11'34 | | 149 | John Lauwers | Jong Vlaanderen - Bauknecht | s.t. | | 150 | Charlie Sheridan | An Post - Sean Kelly | s.t. | | 151 | Christopher Schmidt | Sony Ericsson | s.t. | | 152 | Tom Da Mota | Team Differdange - Magic-Sportfood.de | s.t. | | 153 | Sebastian Siedler | Team Differdange - Magic-Sportfood.de | + 11'59 | | 154 | Thibault Dupont | Monster Energy - Ford | + 16'20 | | 155 | Ingmar De Poortere | Donckers Koffie - Livestrong | + 16'41 |
Today's winner
Word from the DS
A pretty disappointing result after a great ride by Wout Poels. But you can't beat bad daily form!
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