Here we are at the second grand highlight of the year. De Ronde Van Vlaanderen marks the second of five monuments and thereby is one of the most prestigious and important races at all. Along with Paris – Roubaix, it's the climax of the cobblestone season. In it's long history since 1913, it was often won by local Belgian riders like Johan Museeuw who won the race three times. In general, the loads of small but very, very steep hills requires puncheur and cobblestone qualities as well as a strong endurance and fighting spririt.
Matching the importance of the race, the startlist is the best you can get for cobblestone. Fabian Cancellara and Tom Boonen are the big favorites, the likes of Thor Hushovd and Heinrich Haussler also should play a good role. Or maybe we see a surprise like last year's triumph of Stijn Devolder?
Team Liquigas
With Oss and Longo Borghini, we only have very little ambitions. A Top 20 would be nice and we might try to get some TV appearance in a break.
@ sutty68: Actually it wasn't a real sprint duel. Due to his attack, Sanchez was about half a minute in front and Sagan sprinted but didn't come close enough. If started next to each other, Sagan surely would have won
The first attacks as usual come from weak cobblers like Fabio Duarte.
Km 15:
The pack caught the first escapees.
Km 19:
And here go the next ones...
Km 65:
This is the break of the day: Duarte is in it as well as David Navarro (Movistar) and a couple of others. They lead with 3 minutes to the pack.
Km 113:
The pack enters the first cobblestone section. The escapees are still only 3 minutes in front.
Km 114:
Amael Moinard and Ignatas Konovalovas are the first victimes of punctures and crashes.
Km 156:
With 99 kms to go, Paolo Longo Borghini attacks to give Liquigas their time on television.
Km 159:
He soon reaches the breakaway but their advance decreases quickly.
Km 164:
Only Longo Borghini is left in front...
Km 168:
… and he starts to increase his advance. It's at 2 minutes now.
Km 180:
Quick·Step leads the decreasing pack but Longo Borghini is still 3 minutes in front.
Km 203:
It was a brave move but Longo Borghini is back in the leading group now. It consists of only 18 riders. Daniel Oss and Peter Sagan are still there but surprisingly, a lot of top favorites are missing. Heinrich Haussler is about two minutes back as well as the likes of Thor Hushovd, Pippo Pozzato and Philippe Gilbert.
Km 219:
The leaders crossed the last cobbled section for a while. 13 riders including Oss are in front, a Top 10 is possible for him! Only Leopard (Chavanel and Cancellara) and GreenEdge (Hayman and Langeveld) have still more than one rider there.
Km 228:
A couple of riders made the jump to the front, among them Pozzato, Gilbert and Haussler. How much energy did they spend on the chase? 22 riders are there now and Oss has problems to follow...
Km 234:
Oss fell back along with Geraint Thomas and Juan Antonio Flecha. That is no disgrace.
Km 237:
Tom Boonen, Fabian Cancellara and their team mates lead the favorites over the third to last paved section.
Km 239:
Chavanel starts the battle for the win. He's followed by Breschel and Boonen.
Km 244:
Stijn Devolder made the jump, Cancellara and Haussler follow closesly.
Km 247:
Nuyens and Ballan caught up with the front as well. Eight riders enter the last eight kilometers together.
Km 248:
Now it's Cancellara who goes. Again, Breschel is the first to follow.
Km 252:
Cancellara enters the last 3 kms alone. It looks like he will be the winner. Seven riders are together behind him.
Km 255:
That's it! Fabian Cancellara holds off the chasing riders and takes the win!
Km 255:
Tom Boonen sprints to second place, Sylvain Chavanel on three completes a perfect day for Leopard. Last year's winner Stijn Devolder comes in fourth.
Km 255:
Daniel Oss finishes 26th, a decent result but during the race, we hoped for more.
Result
1
Fabian Cancellara
Leopard Trek
6h34'30
2
Tom Boonen
Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 22
3
Sylvain Chavanel
Leopard Trek
s.t.
4
Stijn Devolder
Skil - Shimano
s.t.
5
Heinrich Haussler
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
6
Matti Breschel
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
7
Nick Nuyens
Omega Pharma - Lotto
s.t.
8
Alessandro Ballan
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
9
Filippo Pozzato
Katusha Team
+ 1'11
10
Philippe Gilbert
Omega Pharma - Lotto
s.t.
Spoiler
11
Björn Leukemans
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
12
Niki Terpstra
Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 1'27
13
Gert Steegmans
Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 2'18
14
Thor Hushovd
Team Garmin - Cervélo
s.t.
15
Marcus Burghardt
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
16
Juan Antonio Flecha
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
17
Manuel Quinziato
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
18
Sebastian Langeveld
GreenEdge Cycling
s.t.
19
Sergueï Ivanov
Katusha Team
s.t.
20
Matthew Hayman
GreenEdge Cycling
s.t.
21
Davy Commeyne
Landbouwkrediet
+ 3'44
22
Bobbie Traksel
Landbouwkrediet
s.t.
23
Grégory Rast
Unicef - Oracle
s.t.
24
Geraint Thomas
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
25
Nico Eeckhout
FDJ
s.t.
26
Daniel Oss
Liquigas - Cannondale
+ 5'14
27
Martijn Maaskant
Team Garmin - Cervélo
+ 6'52
28
Johan Vansummeren
Team Garmin - Cervélo
s.t.
29
Sébastien Rosseler
Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 7'33
30
Thomas De Gendt
Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
31
Stuart O'Grady
GreenEdge Cycling
s.t.
32
Marko Kump
Geox - TMC
+ 7'53
33
Sep Vanmarcke
Team Garmin - Cervélo
+ 8'13
34
Rick Flens
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
35
Peter Sagan
Liquigas - Cannondale
s.t.
36
Roger Hammond
Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 10'10
37
Paolo Longo Borghini
Liquigas - Cannondale
+ 10'35
38
André Greipel
Omega Pharma - Lotto
+ 11'21
39
Coen Vermeltfoort
Skil - Shimano
s.t.
40
Lars Boom
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
41
Aleksandr Kuschynski
Katusha Team
s.t.
42
George Hincapie
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
43
Bernhard Eisel
Team T-Mobile
s.t.
44
Hayden Roulston
Team T-Mobile
+ 12'43
45
Dimitriy Muravyev
Unicef - Oracle
s.t.
46
Dominique Rollin
FDJ
s.t.
47
Dennis Van Winden
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
48
Gianni Meersman
FDJ
s.t.
49
Óscar Freire
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
50
Mark Cavendish
Team T-Mobile
s.t.
51
Taylor Phinney
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
52
Andriy Grivko
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
53
Bart De Clercq
Omega Pharma - Lotto
+ 14'34
54
José Joaquín Rojas
Movistar Team
s.t.
55
Enrico Gasparotto
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
56
Matthew Goss
GreenEdge Cycling
+ 15'30
57
Tomas Vaitkus
GreenEdge Cycling
s.t.
58
Jan Bakelants
Omega Pharma - Lotto
s.t.
59
Johnny Hoogerland
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
60
Denis Galimzyanov
Katusha Team
s.t.
61
Dominic Klemme
Leopard Trek
s.t.
62
Koen Barbé
Landbouwkrediet
s.t.
63
Steve Chainel
FDJ
s.t.
64
Greg Van Avermaet
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
65
Baptiste Planckaert
Landbouwkrediet
s.t.
66
Nikolai Trussov
Katusha Team
s.t.
67
Frédéric Guesdon
FDJ
s.t.
68
David Millar
Team Garmin - Cervélo
s.t.
69
Christian Knees
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
70
Mikhail Ignatiev
Katusha Team
s.t.
71
Joost Posthuma
Leopard Trek
s.t.
72
Francis De Greef
Omega Pharma - Lotto
+ 16'08
73
Alexandr Kolobnev
Rabobank Cycling Team
+ 18'13
74
Andreas Klier
Team Garmin - Cervélo
s.t.
75
Fabio Felline
Geox - TMC
s.t.
76
Guillaume Van Keirsbulck
Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
77
Stijn Neirynck
Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator
s.t.
78
Ronan Van Zandbeek
Skil - Shimano
s.t.
79
Karsten Kroon
Skil - Shimano
s.t.
80
Bert Grabsch
Team T-Mobile
+ 18'53
81
Marco Marcato
Liquigas - Cannondale
s.t.
82
Francisco José Ventoso
Pro Team Astana
+ 19'40
83
Kenny Dehaes
Omega Pharma - Lotto
+ 20'10
84
Yohan Offredo
FDJ
s.t.
85
Yaroslav Popovych
Unicef - Oracle
s.t.
86
Simon Spilak
Lampre - ISD
s.t.
87
Jeremy Hunt
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
88
Maarten Tjallingii
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
89
Dries Devenyns
Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
90
Bert De Backer
Skil - Shimano
s.t.
91
Tom Slagter
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
92
Jürgen Van de Walle
Omega Pharma - Lotto
s.t.
93
Imanol Erviti
Movistar Team
+ 20'57
94
Tosh Van der Sande
Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator
s.t.
95
Yannick Eijssen
BMC Racing Team
+ 22'04
96
Kevin Peeters
Landbouwkrediet
s.t.
97
Jonas Vangenechten
FDJ
s.t.
98
Bart Vanheule
FDJ
s.t.
99
Jan Ghyselinck
Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator
s.t.
100
Fabio Duarte
Geox - TMC
s.t.
101
Geoffroy Lequatre
Unicef - Oracle
+ 22'37
102
Theo Bos
Rabobank Cycling Team
+ 23'50
103
Anders Lund
Leopard Trek
s.t.
104
Chris Barton
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
105
Ben Hermans
Unicef - Oracle
s.t.
106
Gorka Izagirre
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
107
Michael Albasini
GreenEdge Cycling
s.t.
108
Marc De Maar
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
109
Mirko Selvaggi
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
110
Benjamin Gourgue
Landbouwkrediet
s.t.
111
Iván Gutiérrez
Movistar Team
s.t.
112
Michel Kreder
Skil - Shimano
s.t.
113
Michael Van Staeyen
Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator
s.t.
114
Serge Pauwels
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
115
Alejandro Valverde
Unicef - Oracle
+ 25'02
116
Eduard Vorganov
Katusha Team
+ 25'20
117
Danilo Di Luca
Lampre - ISD
s.t.
118
Omar Fraile
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
119
Daniele Ratto
Geox - TMC
+ 25'53
120
Carlos Sastre
Unicef - Oracle
s.t.
121
Pieter Serry
Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator
s.t.
122
Dario Cioni
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
123
Ignatas Konovalovas
Movistar Team
s.t.
124
Rubén Plaza
Movistar Team
+ 27'04
125
Enrico Magazzini
Lampre - ISD
+ 28'19
126
Tom Stamsnijder
Leopard Trek
s.t.
127
Jonathan Breyne
Landbouwkrediet
s.t.
128
John-Lee Augustyn
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
129
Sven Jodts
Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator
s.t.
130
Laurens Ten Dam
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
131
Bruno Pires
Leopard Trek
s.t.
132
Gorka Verdugo
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 30'11
133
Rafael Valls
Geox - TMC
s.t.
134
Michał Kwiatkowski
Unicef - Oracle
s.t.
135
Dmitriy Fofonov
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
136
Danny Pate
Team T-Mobile
s.t.
137
Daniel Navarro
Movistar Team
s.t.
138
Francesco Masciarelli
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
139
Martin Velits
Team T-Mobile
s.t.
140
Pieter Weening
GreenEdge Cycling
s.t.
141
Fred Rodriguez
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
The Winner
Last year, the Swiss disappointed on place four. Now, he lived up to his and the other's expectations and takes his second win at De Ronde after 2010.
Liquigas Resumé
We're not too happy with the result, but as we didn't expect much anyway, it's not too bad. We hoped for a Top 20 ranking and throughout the race, it looked pretty well. But eventually, our tactics might not have been well. Daniel Oss did everything to keep up with the front and was too exhausted as other rider reconnected. Maybe Paris - Roubaix suits him better.
Top-30, not bad, not bad.. okay, it looked better during the stage, but it's still not bad (btw: which Ronde did you play? Roturn's? Cyanide's? Or the 2012-edition?)
Thanks for the comments. It may have been better not to give everything to stay in front but as his hill stat isn't too good either, I hope for a better place in P-R.
@ tsmoha: I played the Ronde which is the 2012 variant in the PCMDaily DB.
Along with the Volta a Catalunya, the Vuelta Ciclista al Pais Vasco is one of the two most important Spanish stage races, apart from La Vuelta. As it's Catalonian equivalent, it's characterized by enthusiastic fans along the roads and a strong localism. Until the 80s, the race indeed was mostly dominated by local riders although the record winner José Antonio Gonzalez (4 victories) comes from Cantabria.
The course is very hilly and suits strong puncheurs with a good acceleration. But as only one stage finishes uphill, the concluding, 20 kms long hilly time trial might be the decisive factor.
Spoiler
Result in 2011
1
Samuel Sanchez
Euskaltel - Euskadi
2
Joaquim Rodriguez
Katusha Team
3
Carlos Barredo
Rabobank
4
Fränk Schleck
Leopard - Trek
5
Luis Leon Sanchez
Rabobank
Favorites
Alberto Contador (Movistar) , Samuel Sanchez (Euskalte)
Alexandre Vinokourov (Astana)
Peter Sagan (Liquigas) , Joaquim Rodriguez (Katusha)
Fränk Schleck (Leopard)
Robert Gesink (Rabobank) , Damiano Cunego (Liquigas)
Caja Rural
211. O.Chuzhda
212. V.De la Parte
213. E.García
214. G.Lana
215. J.Ortega
216. R.Reig
217. I.Romero
218. J.Sobrino
Liquigas and Leopard have strong duo leaderships but have to make some time up on the strong time trialists Sanchez, Contador and Vinokourov. A high density of riders from the second row provide the opportunity for suprises.
Team Liquigas
Both Damiano Cunego and Peter Sagan continue their Ardennes preparation here in the Basque Country. With the support of Marcato, Busche and Capecchi, they should have good chances for a nice overall ranking. Their lack of time trialing skills makes it hard to fight for the win, though.
Report – Part One
A strong 12 men break including Matthew Busche, Tejay Van Garderen and Bradley Wiggins went clear at the first mountain sprint. Steve Morabito collected the most mountain points throughout the stage and will wear the jersey tomorrow. The escapees were caught on the last bigger hill by the attacking favorites.
On the last 20 kms, lots of riders tried to break free from the leading group of 14 riders but Damiano Cunego did great to reel them all back in. The uphill sprint had a surprising outcome: Oldie Chris Horner (Unicef) won it in front of Samu Sanchez and Kevin Seeldraeyers (Quick·Step). Sagan and Cunego finished both within the same time.
Chris Horner still has a lot in his legs.
1
Chris Horner
Unicef – Oracle
3h55'41
2
Samuel Sanchez
Euskaltel – Euskadi
s.t.
3
Kevin Seeldraeyers
Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
A five men break arround Katusha's Luca Paolini established a maximum lead of almost nine minutes and fought a losing fight agains the chasing peloton. They were caught on the last hill. The favorites started their moves right afterwards.
Still, a large group of riders went over the top together – except for two: Samuel Sanchez and Alexandre Vinokourov managed to create a gap and the pack couldn't catch up anymore. The Kazakh wins the stage, Sanchez overtakes the GC lead. 19 seconds later, Peter Sagan leads the pack over the line, he moves up to sixth overall.
A couple of big riders lost time today: Alberto Contador, Bradley Wiggins, Jurgen Van Den Broeck and Fränk Schleck lost more than four minutes today and thus all their ambitions for a good overall ranking.
These are now the two big favorites: Alexandre Vinokourov and Samuel Sanchez.
1
Alexandre Vinokourov
Pro Team Astana
5h39'21
2
Samuel Sanchez
Euskaltel – Euskadi
s.t.
3
Peter Sagan
Liquigas – Cannondale
s.t.
Today's group consisted of 12 men including World Champion Allan Davis, Denis Menchov and Jurgen Van den Broeck. Although they never were let away very far, closing the finish it becomes clear that they would stay clear.
In the sprint for the win, there was no surprise: Allan Davis honoured his jersey with the first win in it, outsprinting David Zabriskie. Almost two minutes later, Samuel Sanchez finished as the first of the large pack. No changes in the overall.
First win in the world champion jersey for Allan Davis.
You can see the profiles in the spoiler on top of the post. Especially because of the time trial, I don't think much more than a Top 5 is possible but we'll see.
Firstly held in 1907, the Scheldeprijs Vlaanderen is one of the most traditional and prestigious one day classics in Belgium. But in contrary to most others, it's neither hilly nor cobbled. It's completely flat and is most likely to end in a mass sprint. Consequentally, most recent winners are the likes of Tom Boonen, Mark Cavendish or Tyler Farrar.
The startlist is decently good. Heinrich Haussler is the only real super star present, supported by a strong team. But Tom Veelers and Borut Bozic should be good contenders and maybe we see a surprise by someone like Robert Wagner...
Team Liquigas
Simone Ponzi and Mauro Finetto are in mediocre shape but should be able to compete for a good ranking. Longo Borghini and Oss hopefully'll do well in the lead out. We hope for a Top 5.
Report
Juraj Sagan was our representant in the 11 men break of the day which surprisingly also included pre-race favorite Borut Bozic (Vacansoleil). They had a maximum lead of seven minutes but were caught with 15 kms to go.
In the sprint preparations, Simone Ponzi grabbed Heinrich Haussler's wheel while Longo Borghini and Oss build a train for Finetto. At first, Sky looked very well but within the last five kilometers, they suddenly fell back. Luckily, Simone Ponzi managed to jump on the Skil train which took the lead under Stijn Devolder and Marcel Kittel.
Meanwhile, Longo Borghini came to the front a bit too early. He was empty quite soon and Oss had to overtake with 2,5 kms to go. As he's only a very mediocre sprinter, he can't keep the lead for long. Kittel soon overtakes him and Finetto's on his own, trying the best he can. Eventually, he finishes at a decent sixth place.
But we still had Simone Ponzi: Skil's lead-out worked perfectly and Veelers shot out of Kittel's slipstream with 800 meters to go. Robbie McEwen, who was in front at that time, couldn't compete and no one else could follow him either. He took an easy win. Simone Ponzi lost a couple of meters to Veelers and also wasn't able to overtake McEwen, but he held on to grab the third spot. A very nice result in this prestigious race.
Sixth season win for Tom Veelers – he continues his streek from last year.
Result
1
Tom Veelers
Skil - Shimano
4h19'29
2
Robbie McEwen
Unicef - Oracle
s.t.
3
Simone Ponzi
Liquigas - Cannondale
s.t.
4
Jens Keukeleire
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
s.t.
5
Kristof Goddaert
An Post - Sean Kelly
s.t.
6
Mauro Finetto
Liquigas - Cannondale
s.t.
7
Heinrich Haussler
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
8
Geoffroy Lequatre
Unicef - Oracle
s.t.
9
Bert Scheirlinckx
Landbouwkrediet
s.t.
10
Robert Wagner
Leopard Trek
s.t.
Spoiler
11
Marcel Kittel
Skil - Shimano
s.t.
12
Stijn Devolder
Skil - Shimano
s.t.
13
Johnny Hoogerland
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
14
Jonas Ljungblad
Team Differdange - Magic-Sportfood.de
s.t.
15
Pim Ligthart
Rabobank Continental Team
s.t.
16
Robert Hunter
Unicef - Oracle
s.t.
17
Davide Appollonio
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
18
Roy Curvers
Skil - Shimano
s.t.
19
Koen Barbé
Landbouwkrediet
s.t.
20
Daniel Oss
Liquigas - Cannondale
s.t.
21
Fabian Wegmann
Leopard Trek
s.t.
22
Tosh Van der Sande
Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator
s.t.
23
Stijn Neirynck
Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator
s.t.
24
Johan Coenen
Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator
s.t.
25
Michel Kreder
Skil - Shimano
s.t.
26
Damien Monier
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
s.t.
27
Andreas Klier
Team Garmin - Cervélo
s.t.
28
Preben Van Hecke
Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator
s.t.
29
Christian Poos
Team Differdange - Magic-Sportfood.de
s.t.
30
Wilfried Cretskens
Donckers Koffie - Jelly Belly
s.t.
31
Kevin Peeters
Landbouwkrediet
s.t.
32
Jetse Bol
Rabobank Continental Team
s.t.
33
Bert De Backer
Skil - Shimano
s.t.
34
Borut Božic
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
35
Paolo Longo Borghini
Liquigas - Cannondale
s.t.
36
Wout Poels
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
37
Sérgio Paulinho
Unicef - Oracle
s.t.
38
Sergey Kolesnikov
Tabriz Petrochemical Team
s.t.
39
Steven Caethoven
Dirk Grepdon Wanzele - Accent
s.t.
40
Nicolas Edet
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
s.t.
41
Jos Van Emden
Skil - Shimano
s.t.
42
Sven Jodts
Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator
s.t.
43
Jan Kuyckx
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
s.t.
44
Ghader Mizbani
Tabriz Petrochemical Team
s.t.
45
Pieter Serry
Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator
s.t.
46
Ben Swift
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
47
Steven Van Vooren
Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator
s.t.
48
Geert Verheyen
Landbouwkrediet
s.t.
49
Yukiya Arashiro
Samsung - Giant
s.t.
50
Kevin Claeys
An Post - Sean Kelly
s.t.
51
Carlos Sastre
Unicef - Oracle
s.t.
52
Anders Lund
Leopard Trek
s.t.
53
Tomasz Marczynski
CCC Polsat Polkowice
s.t.
54
Kim Borry
Jong Vlaanderen - Bauknecht
s.t.
55
Greg Henderson
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
56
Nicolas Vogondy
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
s.t.
57
Michał Kwiatkowski
Unicef - Oracle
s.t.
58
Huub Duyn
Donckers Koffie - Jelly Belly
s.t.
59
Ronan Van Zandbeek
Skil - Shimano
s.t.
60
Mirko Selvaggi
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
61
Philip Lavery
An Post - Sean Kelly
s.t.
62
Marcel Sieberg
Team Eddy Merckx - Indeland
s.t.
63
Rudy Lesschaeve
Team Differdange - Magic-Sportfood.de
s.t.
64
Maurits Lammertink
Cyclingteam Jo Piels
s.t.
65
Cameron Wurf
Liquigas - Cannondale
s.t.
66
Julien Fouchard
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
+ 2'03
67
Yoann Bagot
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
s.t.
68
Benny De Schrooder
An Post - Sean Kelly
s.t.
69
Jochen Summer
Leopard Trek
s.t.
70
Kevin Van Melsen
Dirk Grepdon Wanzele - Accent
s.t.
71
Melvin Boskamp
Rabobank Continental Team
s.t.
72
Kristof Heymans
An Post - Sean Kelly
s.t.
73
Nathan Traylor
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
74
Kenny Terweduwe
An Post - Sean Kelly
s.t.
75
Bob Van Der Tholen
Cyclingteam Jo Piels
s.t.
76
Alex Dowsett
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
77
David Kemp
Dirk Grepdon Wanzele - Accent
s.t.
78
Joeri Stallaert
Landbouwkrediet
s.t.
79
Gediminas Bagdonas
An Post - Sean Kelly
s.t.
80
Alan Marangoni
Liquigas - Cannondale
s.t.
81
Juraj Sagan
Liquigas - Cannondale
s.t.
82
Maciej Bodnar
Liquigas - Cannondale
s.t.
83
Serge Pauwels
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
84
Michael Vanderaerden
Donckers Koffie - Jelly Belly
+ 3'31
85
Gil Thimmesch
Team Differdange - Magic-Sportfood.de
s.t.
86
Sierk-Jan De Haan
Cyclingteam Jo Piels
s.t.
87
Aaron Kemps
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
88
Stefan Cohnen
Team Differdange - Magic-Sportfood.de
s.t.
89
Luc Verweij
Dirk Grepdon Wanzele - Accent
s.t.
90
Dylan Teuns
Jong Vlaanderen - Bauknecht
s.t.
91
Ricardo Van der Velde
Donckers Koffie - Jelly Belly
s.t.
92
Kevyn Ista
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
s.t.
93
Edwig Cammaerts
Landbouwkrediet
+ 4'48
94
Sergey Lagutin
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
95
Mark McNally
An Post - Sean Kelly
s.t.
96
Jonathan Breyne
Landbouwkrediet
s.t.
97
Pawel Charucki
CCC Polsat Polkowice
s.t.
98
Anuar Manam
Samsung - Giant
s.t.
99
Hilton Clarke
Team Garmin - Cervélo
s.t.
100
Adam Wadecki
CCC Polsat Polkowice
s.t.
101
Kenny De Ketele
Jong Vlaanderen - Bauknecht
s.t.
102
Renaud Sorin
Team Garmin - Cervélo
s.t.
103
Joeri Adams
Rabobank Continental Team
s.t.
104
Steve Schets
Donckers Koffie - Jelly Belly
s.t.
105
Jacek Morajko
CCC Polsat Polkowice
s.t.
106
Stijn Steels
Jong Vlaanderen - Bauknecht
s.t.
107
Christian Patron
Team Eddy Merckx - Indeland
s.t.
108
Thomas Rohregger
Leopard Trek
s.t.
109
Tonton Susanto
Samsung - Giant
s.t.
110
Ben Hermans
Unicef - Oracle
s.t.
111
Ludovic Mottet
Wallonie Bruxelles - Crédit Agricole
s.t.
112
Joost Van Leijen
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
113
Dylan Van Baarle
Rabobank Continental Team
s.t.
114
Stijn Joseph
Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator
s.t.
115
Tom Stamsnijder
Leopard Trek
s.t.
116
Frederik Veuchelen
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
117
Lieuwe Westra
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
118
Jef Peeters
Wallonie Bruxelles - Crédit Agricole
s.t.
119
Kamil Zielinski
CCC Polsat Polkowice
s.t.
120
Stefan Van Dijk
Dirk Grepdon Wanzele - Accent
s.t.
121
Cyrille Heymans
Team Differdange - Magic-Sportfood.de
s.t.
122
Taiji Nishitani
Samsung - Giant
s.t.
123
Bert De Waele
Landbouwkrediet
s.t.
124
Bartlomiej Matysiak
CCC Polsat Polkowice
s.t.
125
Boris Shpilevski
Tabriz Petrochemical Team
s.t.
126
Kirk O'Bee
Team Garmin - Cervélo
s.t.
127
Seon Ho Park
Samsung - Giant
s.t.
128
David Kopp
Team Eddy Merckx - Indeland
s.t.
129
Rafal Ratajczyk
CCC Polsat Polkowice
s.t.
130
Cédric Gaoua
Team Differdange - Magic-Sportfood.de
s.t.
131
Brett Lancaster
Team Garmin - Cervélo
s.t.
132
Andrew Talansky
Team Garmin - Cervélo
s.t.
133
Nicky Cocquyt
Donckers Koffie - Jelly Belly
s.t.
134
Jos Pronk
Cyclingteam Jo Piels
s.t.
135
Spencer Patterson
Unicef - Oracle
s.t.
136
Sven Van den Houte
Dirk Grepdon Wanzele - Accent
s.t.
137
Ramunas Navardauskas
Team Garmin - Cervélo
s.t.
138
Hossein Nateghi
Tabriz Petrochemical Team
s.t.
139
Fumiyuki Beppu
Samsung - Giant
s.t.
140
Ramon Sinkeldam
Rabobank Continental Team
s.t.
141
Dariusz Batek
CCC Polsat Polkowice
s.t.
142
Steven De Neef
Jong Vlaanderen - Bauknecht
s.t.
143
Tom Dumoulin
Rabobank Continental Team
s.t.
144
Luc Hagenaars
Team Eddy Merckx - Indeland
s.t.
145
Jelle Posthuma
Cyclingteam Jo Piels
s.t.
146
Hossein Jahabanian
Tabriz Petrochemical Team
s.t.
147
Jerome Giaux
Wallonie Bruxelles - Crédit Agricole
s.t.
148
Benjamin Verraes
Jong Vlaanderen - Bauknecht
s.t.
149
Jin Long
Samsung - Giant
s.t.
150
Grégory Habeaux
Dirk Grepdon Wanzele - Accent
s.t.
151
Bjorn De Decker
Jong Vlaanderen - Bauknecht
s.t.
152
Florian Monreal
Team Eddy Merckx - Indeland
s.t.
153
Olivier Chevalier
Wallonie Bruxelles - Crédit Agricole
s.t.
154
Alexander Schmitt
Team Eddy Merckx - Indeland
s.t.
155
Matthias Brändle
Leopard Trek
s.t.
156
Arvin Moazzemi
Tabriz Petrochemical Team
s.t.
157
Marc Goos
Rabobank Continental Team
s.t.
158
Hossein Askari
Tabriz Petrochemical Team
s.t.
159
Joris Cornet
Donckers Koffie - Jelly Belly
s.t.
160
Hyo Suk Gong
Samsung - Giant
s.t.
161
Hendrik Van den Bossche
Donckers Koffie - Jelly Belly
s.t.
162
Christiaan Pierre
Jong Vlaanderen - Bauknecht
s.t.
163
Christophe Premont
Wallonie Bruxelles - Crédit Agricole
s.t.
164
Jonathan Dufrasne
Wallonie Bruxelles - Crédit Agricole
s.t.
165
Pim De Beer
Cyclingteam Jo Piels
s.t.
166
Philippe Legrand
Wallonie Bruxelles - Crédit Agricole
s.t.
167
Ben Menster
Team Differdange - Magic-Sportfood.de
s.t.
168
Clint Harvey
Team Garmin - Cervélo
s.t.
169
Mathias Van Hoof
Wallonie Bruxelles - Crédit Agricole
+ 7'16
170
Thomas Vernaeckt
Dirk Grepdon Wanzele - Accent
+ 11'29
The Winner
Tom Veelers developed into an absolute top class sprinter over the past one and a half years. Plus, he benefits from his team, Skil, who provide him with fantastic lead outs over and over again. And Veelers keeps delivering. Six wins, among them Kuurne-Bruxelles-Kuurne and this one, make him one of the most valuable riders at the moment.
Liquigas Resumé
We're more than happy. We aimed for a Top 5 and Ponzi even made it to the podium. With Finetto as a second man in the Top 10, our team showed a strong appearance.
Not to great at least cancellara won
