Alessandro Ballan (BMC), Tom Boonen (OPQ) and Sep Vanmarcke (BEL)


Sylvain Chavanel (OPQ), Lue Khamse Khamphan (EUC), Erik McDermott (TST), Zdenek Stybar (OPQ) and Niki Terpstra (OPQ)


Damien Gaudin (EUC), Jakub Krizan (CAN), Taylor Phinney (BMC), Jurgen Roelandts (LTB), Sebastien Turgot (EUC), Greg van Avermaet (BMC), Stijn Vandenbergh (OPQ) and Maarten Wynants (BMC)

Part 1

200km to go

Welcome at the start of this year's Dwars Door Vlaanderen! The weather is nice, with no rain expected today. A lot of spectators along the route, cheering for their favourite rider. But only 1 from the 144 riders can win!

197km to go

We are just underway, and the first two attackers are already here! Kovalev (RUS) and Aregger (IAM).

187km to go

They were joined by 7 others, but the peleton didn't allow the to go!

179km to go

A new break of 7 riders attacked shortly after the catch, and has a 1 and a half minute gap now. It seems like the peleton has allowed them to go.

166km to go

3 more riders joined, to make a break of 10. The names: Chaoufi (EUS), Brutt (KAT), Schmidt, Poux (both SOJ), Quemeneur (EUC), Nowak (CCC), Koretzky (BSE), Miletta (VIN) and the 2 early attackers, Kovalev and Aregger.

145km to go

The gap is up to 3 and a half minute. The peleton is led by Saxo Bank and BMC.

113km to go

The break has reached the first notable hill of today, the Nieuwe Kwaremont. The gap is exactly 5 minutes.

104km to go

Wow, Andrews (GRS) attacks very early. He's followed by Gaudin (EUC) and Boom (BEL).

94km to go

The first cobbled section of today, the Kattenberg. The 3 attackers are 1 minute and 30 seconds behind the break. The peleton is 5 minutes behind the 10 leaders.

84km to go

Time for the Leberg, and the 3 have joined the break. The peleton has realised that they might be very dangerous, the gap is down to 4 and a half minutes.

End of part 1

Part 2

79km to go

Steep hill ahead! The Berendries (average 8,3%) is narrow, but luckily not cobbled. The gap is constant, around 4 minutes and 30 seconds.

76km to go

Crash from Maarten Wynants (BEL). The gap with the break is up to 5 minutes again.

74km to go

Valkenberg! The gap is increasing again, this time to 5 minutes and 30 seconds! Also, the number of riders that can't follow the pace of the peleton is increasing! The peleton only counts 47 names now, but most favourites are there.

62km to go

The break has reached the Eikenberg with a 5-minute lead. Omega Pharma has joined Saxo Bank and BMC in the chase.

57km to go

We have arrived at the Steenbeekdries, and the break has broken down into multiple group. The 4 leaders are Gaudin, Andrews, Boom and Poux. 30 seconds behind them are 7 members of the former break, without Schmidt and Aregger (puncture). The favourites group has been reduced to 39 riders, but still has a 4 minutes gap to conquer.

43km to go

Poux suprisingly manages to hold on to the other 3, even at the Knokteberg. 1 minute and 20 seconds behind them is the former break. 1 minute behind them are Schmidt and Aregger, who are still 1 minute and 30 seconds ahead of the favourites group.

37km to go

But the young Frenchman can't hold on at the Oude Kwaremont. Meanwhile, it has started to rain. Schimdt and Aregger have been caught.

32km to go

The front 3 have reached the Paterberg, and Boom has a puncture! Poux is 1 minute down. The first favourite group of 20 riders is 3 minutes behind the front 3, but can they catch them? Favourites not there are Phinney (BMC) and Vandenbergh (OPQ).

26km to go

We have managed to get a shot with all 4 main groups now. The 2 leaders are in the upper part of the screen. Boom is on the right, 1 minute behind them. Poux is caught by a group of 16 riders. McDermott and Verboven have been dropped.

End of part 2

Part 3

20km to go

20 kilometers to go for the 2 leaders, Andrews and Gaudin. Boom is still 1 minute behind, but the group of favourites is also approaching.

17km to go

A picture from the top of the Holstraat. Only 1 hill left now, the notable Nokereberg, site of the chaotic sprint in Nokere Koerse.

14km to go

Attack from the favourites group. It's Sep Vanmarcke (BEL)! He will be followed by Chavanel (OPQ), Khamse Khamphan (EUC) and Van Avermaet (BMC). Boom was caught in no time.

9000m to go

Andrews and Gaudin are still 30 second ahead of the favourites group. The attackers have bee brought back!

8000m to go

And the Nokereberg has been passed, without Belkin and Sky blocking the road this time. From now on, it's a flat to the finish.

6000m to go

New race-update! Van Avermaet, Vanmarcke and Chavanel are attacking!

5000m to go

Van Avermaet has joined the leaders!

2500m to go

But here comes Tom Boonen (OPQ). He flies past them and goes solo!

1000m to go

1 kilometer to go for the Belgian! Can he hold on? The others have started their sprint, with Greipel (LTB) being the best man on paper there.

0m to go

The Belgian champion can hold on! Tom Boonen wins Dwars door Vlaanderen!


The trio was caught meters before the line. Hushovd (BMC) takes second place, ahead of Andrews, Gaudin and Van Avermaet. Khamse Khamphan finishes 6th and Greipel finishes 7th. Gatto (VIN) takes eight, Stybar (OPQ) ninth and Vanmarcke completes the top-10.

Rank	Name	Team	Time
1	Tom Boonen	Omega Pharma - Quick•Step Cycling Team	5h06'31
2	Thor Hushovd	BMC Racing Team	s.t.
3	Robert Andrews	Garmin - Sharp	s.t.
4	Damien Gaudin	Team Europcar	s.t.
5	Greg Van Avermaet	BMC Racing Team	s.t.
6	Lue Khamse Khamphan	Team Europcar	s.t.
7	André Greipel	Lotto Belisol	s.t.
8	Oscar Gatto	Vini Fantini - Selle Italia	s.t.
9	Zdenek Stybar	Omega Pharma - Quick•Step Cycling Team	s.t.
10	Sep Vanmarcke	Belkin Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
11	Sylvain Chavanel	Omega Pharma - Quick•Step Cycling Team	s.t.
12	Jürgen Roelandts	Lotto Belisol	s.t.
13	Alessandro Ballan	BMC Racing Team	s.t.
14	Sébastien Turgot	Team Europcar	s.t.
15	Niki Terpstra	Omega Pharma - Quick•Step Cycling Team	s.t.
16	Jakub Krizan	Cannondale Pro Cycling	s.t.
17	Lars Boom	Belkin Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
18	Matti Breschel	Team Saxo - Tinkoff	s.t.
19	Heinrich Haussler	IAM Cycling	+ 3'37
20	Maarten Tjallingii	Belkin Pro Cycling Team	+ 4'15
21	Rudy Verboven	Euskaltel - Euskadi	s.t.
22	Nikolas Maes	Omega Pharma - Quick•Step Cycling Team	+ 4'50
23	Sébastien Hinault	IAM Cycling	+ 5'28
24	Sven Vandousselaere	Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise	s.t.
25	Maxime Vantomme	Crelan - Euphony	s.t.