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Petronas - Monster Energy; The end of an era
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| dienblad |
Posted on 03-12-2012 22:03
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Stage 5
The 5th stage from Ascó to Cabacés (194 kilometres) is the penultimate hilly stage, but with the last hill more than 30km before the finish, it will be difficult to create time gaps.
85km to go
The team works hard to keep the peloton together before the first Intermediate sprint after 66 kilometres. And we succeed, as Wilco Kelderman wins the sprint, taking back 3 seconds. After that sprint, no attacks occur, only Jeandesboz to score some KOTM-points. So was the riders approach the 2nd Intermediate Sprint, Kelderman starts to sprint again, leaded out by Jens Mulder. And with a great result, as Kelderman also wins this sprint. And the 3 bonus seconds mean that he ties with Daniele Pietropolli in the GC!
10km to go
Also no attacks in the next 75 (!) kilometres..... So our Aussie Jack Bobridge decides to give it a go under the 10km banner, thinking a stage win can be possible when the peloton keeps on wandering.
Finish
And strangely, no team wants to chase Bobridge, making his lead increase every pedal stroke. He can start celebrating his win already a long time before the finish, even laughing more then cheering, as this is a very strange outcome...
And with the pace of the peloton staying low, Kelderman decides to go for some more bonus seconds while riding under the red banner. And with some succes, as he takes the 2nd place, as well as 6 bonus seconds, meaning he becomes the new GC-leader! When he started his sprint, finally the first rider in the peloton accelerates. And that rider, Jurgen Roelandts, also takes the last bonus seconds..................
Results
| 1 |  Jack Bobridge | Petronas - Monster Energy | 4h54'06 | | 2 |  Wilco Kelderman | Petronas - Monster Energy | + 1'51 | | 3 |  Jürgen Roelandts | Omega Pharma - Quick·Step | s.t. | | 4 |  Bernhard Eisel | Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | 5 |  Paul Voss | Red Bull - Cervélo | s.t. | | 6 |  Daniele Pietropolli | Omega Pharma - Quick·Step | s.t. | | 7 | Christopher Sutton | Pro Team Astana | s.t. | | 8 | Christian Kux | Sony Ericsson | s.t. | | 9 |  Peter Velits | Pro Team Astana | s.t. | | 10 |  Jonathan Castroviejo | Saur - Sojasun | s.t. |
GC
| 1 | Wilco Kelderman | Petronas - Monster Energy | 22h29'51 | | 2 | Daniele Pietropolli | Omega Pharma - Quick·Step | + 6 | | 3 | Rubén Plaza | Movistar Team | + 20 | | 4 |  Chris Froome | Radio Shack - Nissan | + 29 | | 5 | Maxime Monfort | Sony Ericsson | + 51 | | 6 | Mikel Nieve | Pro Team Astana | + 58 | | 7 | Samuel Sánchez | Euskaltel - Euskadi | s.t. | | 8 |  Arnold Jeanneson | Team Europcar | + 1'04 | | 9 | Johnny Hoogerland | Sony Ericsson | s.t. | | 10 |  Rigoberto Urán | Sky ProCycling | s.t. |
Points
| 1 | Wilco Kelderman | Petronas - Monster Energy | 58 | | 2 | Paul Voss | Red Bull - Cervélo | 38 | | 3 | Matteo Montaguti | Acqua & Sapone | 37 | | 4 | Daniele Pietropolli | Omega Pharma - Quick·Step | 34 | | 5 | Florian Vachon | Team Europcar | 30 |
GC
| 1 | Arkaitz Durán | Euskaltel - Euskadi | 39 | | 2 |  Matthias Frank | Red Bull - Cervélo | 33 | | 3 | Fabrice Jeandesboz | Saur - Sojasun | 31 | | 4 | Rubén Plaza | Movistar Team | 30 | | 5 | Chris Froome | Radio Shack - Nissan | 25 |
Today's winner
Word from the DS
In the 4th season of being a DS, this must be the strangest stage I've experienced.... First, no one is interested in taking some bonus seconds, meaning Kelderman can tie with Pietropolli in the GC. Then, no attacks occur for 75 kilometres. And when Bobridge attacks, nobody counters and no team starts to chase, even tough all the sprinters are present in the peloton. And finally, when Kelderman starts his sprint, nobody reacts meaning he takes the 2nd place easily.....
I won't complain, but this was insane. Don't know what to think about it....
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| FreitasPCM |
Posted on 03-12-2012 22:48
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Ok... at least it was good for the team!  |
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| sutty68 |
Posted on 03-12-2012 23:26
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Great riding from Bobridge today ending with a well deserved win 
And nice to see Kelderman finally grab the Leaders jersey  |
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 04-12-2012 08:36
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| dienblad |
Posted on 04-12-2012 17:13
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Ian Butler wrote:
Bribed?
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Posted on 05-12-2012 12:22
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Stage 6
The 6th stage brings the riders back to the Mediterranean coast as the finish awaits in Barcelona. The 201 kilometres feature some climbs, but the last one is located 40km before the finish.
60km to go
Both the domestiques of Euskaltel and Sony Ericsson work hard to catch the BOTD (15 riders), and after a 40km long chase, all riders are back in the peloton. And just as yesterday, no attacks after that...
With the Intermediate sprint approaching, we decide to go for some more bonus seconds, and just as the 2 previous stages, only Wilco Kelderman seems to be interested. Ne gap in the GC to Pietropolli: 9 seconds!
41km to go
Wow, unbelievable!!!!!!!! There is an attack!! Vacansoleils Marco Marcato attacks shortly before the summit of the last climb, and nobody reacts.
Finish
And just as yesterday with Jack Bobridge, nobody chases him. As the margin becomes 4'30 and he is a real treat to the yellow jersey, we start to increase the pace of the peloton.
But Marcato is too far ahead and wins the stage in Barcelona, already his 3rd win of the season. 3'30 behind him, Francesco Ginanni (Acqua et Sapone) prevents Bernhard Eisel from making it a Vacansoleil 1-2. Kelderman takes the 6th place.
Results
| 1 | Marco Marcato | Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team | 5h02'04 | | 2 | Francesco Ginanni | Acqua & Sapone | + 3'30 | | 3 | Bernhard Eisel | Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | 4 | Jürgen Roelandts | Omega Pharma - Quick·Step | s.t. | | 5 | Koldo Fernández | Dexia | s.t. | | 6 | Wilco Kelderman | Petronas - Monster Energy | s.t. | | 7 | Jonathon McEvoy | Qantas Airways | s.t. | | 8 | Nikolas Maes | Dexia | s.t. | | 9 | Peter Velits | Pro Team Astana | s.t. | | 10 | Peter Möhlmann | Rabobank Cycling Team | s.t. |
GC
| 1 | Wilco Kelderman | Petronas - Monster Energy | 27h35'22 | | 2 | Daniele Pietropolli | Omega Pharma - Quick·Step | + 9 | | 3 | Rubén Plaza | Movistar Team | + 23 | | 4 | Chris Froome | Radio Shack - Nissan | + 32 | | 5 | Marco Marcato | Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team | + 53 | | 6 | Maxime Monfort | Sony Ericsson | + 54 | | 7 | Mikel Nieve | Pro Team Astana | + 1'01 | | 8 | Samuel Sánchez | Euskaltel - Euskadi | s.t. | | 9 | Arnold Jeanneson | Team Europcar | + 1'07 | | 10 | Rigoberto Urán | Sky ProCycling | s.t. |
Points
| 1 | Wilco Kelderman | Petronas - Monster Energy | 71 | | 2 | Paul Voss | Red Bull - Cervélo | 38 | | 3 | Jürgen Roelandts | Omega Pharma - Quick·Step | 38 | | 4 | Matteo Montaguti | Acqua & Sapone | 37 | | 5 | Daniele Pietropolli | Omega Pharma - Quick·Step | 34 |
KOTM
| 1 | Arkaitz Durán | Euskaltel - Euskadi | 39 | | 2 | Matthias Frank | Red Bull - Cervélo | 33 | | 3 | Fabrice Jeandesboz | Saur - Sojasun | 31 | | 4 | Rubén Plaza | Movistar Team | 30 | | 5 | Chris Froome | Radio Shack - Nissan | 25 |
Today's winner
Word from the DS
I really don't know what is happening with the peloton here in Catalunya. It seems to be that nobody is interested in the GC-win or even a stage win.... Probably, every rider present here is using the race as a training for later this season.
Edited by dienblad on 05-12-2012 12:36
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| sutty68 |
Posted on 05-12-2012 13:28
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Keldermann increases his lead by three seconds, but is is still damn close on the GC  |
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 05-12-2012 13:54
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Maybe it's too hot to really race |
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| FreitasPCM |
Posted on 05-12-2012 21:08
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Everyone's tired. |
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| Miguel98 |
Posted on 05-12-2012 21:40
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As lonnf as Kelderman wins, I'm happy. |
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Posted on 06-12-2012 15:46
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Not too hot (about 18 degrees celsius), so they all must be tired. And it is still March... This will be a boring season!
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Posted on 07-12-2012 16:57
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Stage 7
The last stage brings the riders back to Barcelona, with the finish at the racing circuit of Montmélo. Almost entirely flat.
163km to go
A Intermediate sprint, thus we see Wilco Kelderman sprinting for the 3 bonus seconds, again being the only one.
70km to go
The BOTD arrives in Barcelona, climbing the Montjuic. Just outside the centre of the capitol of Catalunya, nearby the Mediterranean Sea, Sky's Portuguese champion Cândido Barbosa wins the KOTM-sprint, beating Peter Velits and Roman Klimov. And as the peloton is taking it easy, 10 minutes behind them, the 8 will challenge the stage win.
Finish
It's a close call for the win. Barbosa looks to win this one, but he gets beaten at the line by Euskaltels Alejandro Marque.
Finishing safely in the peloton, Wilco Kelderman wins the Volta Ciclista a Catalunya for the 2nd year in a row. And he must thank the bonus seconds for it!
Results
| 1 | Alejandro Marque | Euskaltel - Euskadi | 3h54'12 | | 2 |  Cândido Barbosa | Sky ProCycling | s.t. | | 3 | Ãngel Vicioso | Caja Rural | s.t. | | 4 | Peter Velits | Pro Team Astana | s.t. | | 5 | Laurent Beuret | Red Bull - Cervélo | s.t. | | 6 | Ed Clancy | Qantas Airways | s.t. | | 7 | Peter Möhlmann | Rabobank Cycling Team | s.t. | | 8 |  Roman Klimov | Katusha Team | s.t. | | 9 | Denis Galimzyanov | Katusha Team | + 7'57 | | 10 | Jürgen Roelandts | Omega Pharma - Quick·Step | s.t. |
Today's winner
GC
| 1 | Wilco Kelderman | Petronas - Monster Energy | 31h37'28 | | 2 | Daniele Pietropolli | Omega Pharma - Quick·Step | + 12 | | 3 | Rubén Plaza | Movistar Team | + 26 | | 4 | Chris Froome | Radio Shack - Nissan | + 35 | | 5 | Marco Marcato | Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team | + 56 | | 6 | Maxime Monfort | Sony Ericsson | + 57 | | 7 | Mikel Nieve | Pro Team Astana | + 1'04 | | 8 | Samuel Sánchez | Euskaltel - Euskadi | s.t. | | 9 | Arnold Jeanneson | Team Europcar | + 1'10 | | 10 | Johnny Hoogerland | Sony Ericsson | s.t. |
Points
| 1 | Wilco Kelderman | Petronas - Monster Energy | 74 | | 2 | Jürgen Roelandts | Omega Pharma - Quick·Step | 44 | | 3 | Paul Voss | Red Bull - Cervélo | 38 | | 4 | Bernhard Eisel | Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team | 38 | | 5 | Matteo Montaguti | Acqua & Sapone | 37 |
KOTM
| 1 | Arkaitz Durán | Euskaltel - Euskadi | 39 | | 2 | Matthias Frank | Red Bull - Cervélo | 33 | | 3 | Fabrice Jeandesboz | Saur - Sojasun | 31 | | 4 | Rubén Plaza | Movistar Team | 30 | | 5 | Chris Froome | Radio Shack - Nissan | 25 |
U25
| 1 | Wilco Kelderman | Petronas - Monster Energy | 31h37'28 | | 2 |  Rasmus Guldhammer | Saxo Bank SunGard | + 2'54 | | 3 | Jack Bobridge | Petronas - Monster Energy | + 4'10 | | 4 |  Gavin Mannion | Sony Ericsson | + 5'53 | | 5 | David De la Cruz | Caja Rural | + 6'55 |
Teams
| 1 | Red Bull - Cervélo | 94h44'05 | | 2 | Qantas Airways | + 3'54 | | 3 | Euskaltel - Euskadi | + 5'58 | | 4 |  Pro Team Astana | + 5'58 | | 5 | Sky ProCycling | + 6'41 |
GC-winner
Word from the DS
Looking back at a pretty strange Volta Ciclista a Catalunya, we can see that it was very succesful for the team. Jack Bobridge took a great stage win, and Wilco Kelderman won the GC for the 2nd year in a row. With the riders travelling to other places in Europe for training camps, the crew and me will be found in some nice tapas restaurant tonight to celebrate the succes!
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Posted on 07-12-2012 17:03
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Kelderman is too good!!! |
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 07-12-2012 17:04
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Well, congrats on this very, very strange one-week tour. Wilco certainly proved he has some talent by taking three jerseys! |
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| sutty68 |
Posted on 07-12-2012 17:47
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Keldermann has had a Great time in Spain  |
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| tovhol |
Posted on 07-12-2012 19:33
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This is a great story! How long will you keep on doing this?
And will you make a new story for PCM12 when this is done?
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| dienblad |
Posted on 07-12-2012 20:18
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@ Miguel98: It's too earlt to say that, he first has to win a GT (he gets his chance this year in the Giro).
@ Ian Butler: Yeah, he is one of the biggest GT-talents in the game!
@ sutty: for sure.
@ tovhol: Thanks. Like said before, I want to make it over 200, and then I'll just see... I don't have PCM12, probably waiting for 2013.
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| dienblad |
Posted on 08-12-2012 08:06
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Next to follow: the cobbled season!
Edited by dienblad on 08-12-2012 08:07
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| tovhol |
Posted on 08-12-2012 08:09
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Looking forward to the cobbles! Gonna be exciting
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| dienblad |
Posted on 08-12-2012 08:52
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The first of the important cobbled classics is Dwars Door Vlaanderen, the opening of the Flemish Cycling week, that ends with De Ronde van Vlaanderen.
Last year, Garmins Johan Vansummeren took the win in Waregem.
The Route
201 kilometres from Roeselare to Waregem, including 13 climbs in the Flemish Ardennes.
Startlist
Spoiler Sky
1. F.Cancellara
2. K.Dehaes
3. P.Kennaugh
4. C.Knees
5. N.MacLeod
6. Ã.Madrazo
BMC
11. F.Pozzato
12. A.Ballan
13. Y.Eijssen
14. A.Kruopis
15. T.Phinney
16. T.Rousselle
Petronas
21. M.Breschel
22. M.Maaskant
23. S.Rosseler
24. N.Terpstra
25. S.Vanmarcke
26. C.Vermeltfoort
Vacansoleil
31. J.Bol
32. J.Baugnies
33. G.Gardeyn
34. K.Goddaert
35. W.Van Huffel
36. J.Van Leijen
Garmin
41. S.Chavanel
42. G.Bonnafond
43. A.Colby
44. S.Deeny
45. D.Gaudin
46. C.B.Huff
RadioShack
51. B.Traksel
52. K.Gonzalez
53. R.Justice
54. D.Ospina
55. L.Romero
56. C.Vande Velde
Landbouwkrediet
61. K.Ista
62. K.De Ketele
63. B.Planckaert
64. G.Steegmans
65. K.Van Impe
66. J.Vangenechten
Dexia
71. R.Zingle
72. M.Adam
73. S.Caethoven
74. D.De Coninck
75. G.Dockx
76. N.Gregoor
Rabobank CT
81. B.Markus
82. M.Goos
83. J.Lootens
84. T.Rabou
85. B.Schoonbroodt
86. N.Van der Lijke
Wallonie Bruxelles
91. J.Ghyselinck
92. J.Dufrasne
93. O.Kaisen
94. O.Pardini
95. S.Schets
96. G.Steurs
FDJ
101. G.Blot
102. R.Bardet
103. J.Galland
104. N.Haddou
105. A.Petit
106. L.Pouvreau
Topsport Vlaanderen
111. P.Vanspeybroeck
112. N.Cocquyt
113. I.De Poortere
114. J.Peeters
115. S.Steels
116. F.Willems
M&M's
121. D.Van Winden
122. S.Clement
123. A.Engels
124. Y.Huguet
125. B.Tankink
126. K.Van Hummel
Cofidis
131. G.Van Keirsbulck
132. J.Mazet
133. Y.Mery
134. D.Moncoutié
135. B.Sinner
136. J.Verhelst
Accent.Jobs
141. J.Debusschere
142. J.Calleeuw
143. S.De Wilde
144. G.Habeaux
145. K.Hovelynck
146. B.Scheirlinckx
Livestrong
151. K.Borry
152. M.Aerts
153. J.Deweer
154. J.Jacobs
155. M.Ortega
156. R.Roland
Eddy Merckx
161. D.Kopp
162. N.Keinath
163. M.Kurth
164. E.Mohs
165. S.Nuber
166. C.Schmieg
An Post
171. R.Goris
172. A.Fenn
173. C.Sheridan
174. N.Sijmens
175. E.Tuite
176. B.Wellens
Sony Ericsson
181. M.Fischer
182. J.Drucker
183. M.Fischer
184. A.Klöden
185. T.Rohregger
186. K.Seeldraeyers
De Koninck
191. S.Jodts
192. J.Adams
193. M.Blanchy
194. G.Broeders
195. W.Van Mechelen
196. R.Vos
CCC Polsat
201. M.Bialoblocki
202. J.Dabrowski
203. M.Komar
204. J.Morajko
205. A.Sznitko
206. K.Zielinski
Differdange
211. R.Broers
212. G.Bennett
213. M.Knudsen
214. D.Lill
215. T.Thill
216. K.Wolter
Our Team
The Favoourites
*** Matti Breschel, Fabian Cancellara (Sky), Filippo Pozzato (BMC).
** Jetse Bol (Vacansoleil), Sylvain Chavanel (Garmin), Niki Terpstra.
* Alessandro Ballan (BMC), Martijn Maaskant, Romain Zingle (Dexia).
Our Goal
Top 3.
The Race
89km to go
The BOTD is already climbing the 2nd hill of the day, the Kattenberg (0.7km at 5.9%). Only 2 decent cobbled rider are present in this group, namely Wallonie Bruxelles Jan Ghyselinck and Damien Gaudin (Garmin).
59km to go
A few hills later, the peloton is ascending the Eikenberg (1.2km at 5.9%), the 6th hill of the day. It has thinned out to 30 riders, including all 6 of ours. Ghyselinck and Gaudin have dropped their breakaway-buddies and lead the peloton by 4'25.
30km to go
The 2 leaders have begun the steepest hill of the day, the Patersberg (365m at 12.9%, max 20.3%). Surprisingly, the margin is still the same (4'43), so maybe the 2 can start dreaming about the win?
24km to go
But after the Patersberg, the margin decreases rapidly. At the next cobbled section in Kerkhove, the margin has decreased with 1 minute (in 6 kilometres!), when Fabian Cancellara attacks. We decide not to counter, but to play all cards at the sprint, so we start to chase Spartacus.
10km to go
Cancellara apparently isn't in his top form yet, and gets caught. Next rider to attack is Filippo Pozzato, probably not relying on his sprint. Cancellara counters and the 2 quickly close the gap to Ghyselinck and Gaudin.
4km to go
Thanks to an outstanding Martijn Maaskant, Pozzato and Cancellara get caught, as well as the 2 leaders. With 4km to go, Maaskant moves aside, as Niki Terpstra takes over the lead of our small sprint train, with Coen Vermeltfoort as the final lead out man.
Finish
And having saved all of his energy, and with his main rival in the sprint Pozzato wasted his with the earlier attack, the sprint for the win is one easy task for Matti Breschel. Our mighty Dane crushes the opposition and wins the 69th edition of Dwars Door Vlaanderen. Sylvain Chavanel sprints to the 2nd place, Pozzto to the 3rd, and Vermeltfoort still finishes inside the top 10 in 9th.
Results
| 1 | Matti Breschel | Petronas - Monster Energy | 5h06'15 | | 2 | Sylvain Chavanel | Garmin - Barracuda | s.t. | | 3 | Filippo Pozzato | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | | 4 | Fabian Cancellara | Sky ProCycling | s.t. | | 5 | Kevyn Ista | Landbouwkrediet - Euphony | s.t. | | 6 | Romain Zingle | Dexia | s.t. | | 7 | Jetse Bol | Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | 8 | Jan Ghyselinck | Wallonie Bruxelles - Crédit Agricole | s.t. | | 9 | Coen Vermeltfoort | Petronas - Monster Energy | s.t. | | 10 | Damien Gaudin | Garmin - Barracuda | s.t. |
The Winner
Word from the DS
What a great way to start the Flemish cycling week! This was a great team performance, as we controlled the race, with Breschel finishing it off perfectly!
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