Our first race of March is the French one day classic, Le GP Ville de Lillers. Last year the race was won by British Russell Downing, and with a bit of luck we'll keep it in British hands for another year.
We send an 8 man squad including ever present Ed Clancy. He's here to lead the team, with support from Lloyd, Hammond, Buggle, Grivell-Mellor, English, Cuming and Carthy. There are several strong sprinters here today, most notably Poulhiés of Cofídis and Simon of Sojasun.
The Race
Not wanting to use too many riders in a chase, we sent Luke (Grivell-Mellor) into the attacks this morning. Eventually he managed to get into an established group of 5, who held 3'42 with 104km remaining.
The race contains 3 laps of a circuit in Ville d'Lillers before arriving for the finish. The circuit contains a small hill, though it wasn't enough to challenge Ed on the first passage.
In an un co-operative breakaway, the pace was highly temperamental. Luke did all he could to keep the group away for as long as possible, and on a few occasions spurred them into life. With 33km they held just 2'15.
With 4.5km to go Giraud of La Pomme Marseille went on the offensive. Dan Lloyd managed to grab his wheel as far as the break, where Luke Grivell-Mellor set about towing him into position for the finale. Clancy meanwhile stayed in the peloton on the wheel of Cofidis sprinter Poulhiés, giving us an egg in every basket.
Giraud timed his move to perfection collecting a win on home soil ahead of the break. We would contest for second spot, whilst Clancy would be fighting for a top 10 finish.
Dan managed to grab us 3rd place on the day, after making the right decision to follow Girauds late move. Behind him we managed a second top10 place, Luke Grivell-Mellor was rewarded for his day in the break, with 9th place in the race.
Race Results
1
Benjamin Giraud
La Pomme Marseille
4h04'26
2
Christophe Laborie
Sojasun
+ 21
3
Daniel Lloyd
Rapha Condor - JLT
s.t.
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4
Geoffroy Lequatre
Bretagne - Séché Environnement
s.t.
5
Tobyn Horton
Team UK Youth
s.t.
6
Evert Vandromme
Ventilair - Steria Cycling Team
s.t.
7
Truls Korsaeth
Joker Merida
s.t.
8
Lucas Persson
Concordia Forsikring - Riwal
s.t.
9
Luke Grivell-Mellor
Rapha Condor - JLT
s.t.
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10
Stéphane Poulhiès
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
+ 1'56
Spoiler
11
Charles Bradley Huff
Jelly Belly p/b Kenda
s.t.
12
Ed Clancy
Rapha Condor - JLT
s.t.
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13
Ian Wilkinson
Team UK Youth
s.t.
14
Filipe Cardoso
Efapel - Glassdrive
s.t.
15
Steven Tronet
BigMat - Auber 93
s.t.
16
Dean Downing
Madison Genesis
s.t.
17
Evaldas Siskevicius
Sojasun
s.t.
18
Graham Briggs
Team Raleigh
s.t.
19
Eric Young
Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies
s.t.
20
Julien Simon
Sojasun
s.t.
21
Liam Holohan
Madison Genesis
s.t.
22
Edgar Pinto
LA Alumínios - Antarte
s.t.
23
Ken Hanson
Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies
s.t.
24
Alexis Vuillermoz
Sojasun
s.t.
25
Renaud Dion
Bretagne - Séché Environnement
s.t.
26
Michael Kurth
Team Quantec - Indeland
s.t.
27
Alex Candelario
Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies
s.t.
28
Sérgio Sousa
Efapel - Glassdrive
s.t.
29
Clément Koretzky
Bretagne - Séché Environnement
s.t.
30
Reidar Borgersen
Joker Merida
s.t.
31
Jaime Castañeda
EPM - UNE
s.t.
32
Hugo Sabido
LA Alumínios - Antarte
s.t.
33
Rémi Pauriol
Sojasun
s.t.
34
Morgan Kneisky
Roubaix Lille Métropole
s.t.
35
Ian Moir
Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies
s.t.
36
Jorge Castiblanco
EPM - UNE
s.t.
37
Célio Sousa
Rádio Popular - Onda
s.t.
38
Ross Edgar
Team IG - Sigma Sport
s.t.
39
Marsh Cooper
Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies
s.t.
40
Matt Cronshaw
Team IG - Sigma Sport
s.t.
41
Michael Berling
Concordia Forsikring - Riwal
s.t.
42
Yannick Martinez
La Pomme Marseille
s.t.
43
Tom Zirbel
Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies
s.t.
44
Andrew Tennant
Madison Genesis
s.t.
45
Kasper Klostergaard
Concordia Forsikring - Riwal
s.t.
46
David Williams
5-Hour Energy
s.t.
47
Kevin Lalouette
Roubaix Lille Métropole
s.t.
48
Felix English
Rapha Condor - JLT
s.t.
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49
Martin Mortensen
Concordia Forsikring - Riwal
s.t.
50
Thomas Vaubourzeix
La Pomme Marseille
s.t.
51
André Mourato
LA Alumínios - Antarte
s.t.
52
Mathias Gade Jacobsen
Concordia Forsikring - Riwal
s.t.
53
Gaël Malacarne
Bretagne - Séché Environnement
s.t.
54
Christofer Stevenson
Concordia Forsikring - Riwal
s.t.
55
Jesse Anthony
Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies
s.t.
56
Kristoffer Skjerping
Joker Merida
s.t.
57
Eduardo Sepulveda
Bretagne - Séché Environnement
s.t.
58
Domingos Gonçalves
Rádio Popular - Onda
s.t.
59
Martin Lind
Concordia Forsikring - Riwal
s.t.
60
Wouter Wippert
Team 3M
s.t.
61
Evan Oliphant
Team Raleigh
s.t.
62
Robert Bush
La Pomme Marseille
s.t.
63
Etienne Tortelier
Sojasun
s.t.
64
Jonathan Mould
Team UK Youth
s.t.
65
Ricardo Vilela
Efapel - Glassdrive
s.t.
66
Peter Hawkins
Team IG - Sigma Sport
s.t.
67
Benoit Drujon
BigMat - Auber 93
s.t.
68
Rafael Silva
LA Alumínios - Antarte
s.t.
69
Edwig Cammaerts
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
s.t.
70
Rudy Kowalski
Roubaix Lille Métropole
s.t.
71
James Moss
Team IG - Sigma Sport
s.t.
72
Joeri Calleeuw
Ventilair - Steria Cycling Team
s.t.
73
Robert Retschke
Team Quantec - Indeland
s.t.
74
Boris Zimine
Roubaix Lille Métropole
s.t.
75
Andrew Griffiths
Team IG - Sigma Sport
s.t.
76
Kim-Simon Nottebohm
Team Quantec - Indeland
s.t.
77
Rob Britton
Team Raleigh
s.t.
78
Sam Witmitz
Team Raleigh
s.t.
79
Julien Duval
Roubaix Lille Métropole
s.t.
80
Ricardo Van der Velde
Jelly Belly p/b Kenda
s.t.
81
Christopher Jennings
La Pomme Marseille
s.t.
82
Chris Snook
Madison Genesis
s.t.
83
Grégoire Tarride
La Pomme Marseille
s.t.
84
Nic Hamilton
Jelly Belly p/b Kenda
s.t.
85
Márcio Barbosa
LA Alumínios - Antarte
s.t.
86
Alex Hagman
Jelly Belly p/b Kenda
+ 3'32
87
Aaron Buggle
Rapha Condor - JLT
s.t.
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88
Benjamin Le Montagner
Bretagne - Séché Environnement
s.t.
89
Flavien Dassonville
BigMat - Auber 93
s.t.
90
Russell Hampton
Team Raleigh
s.t.
91
Jeff Luyten
Ventilair - Steria Cycling Team
s.t.
92
Roger Hammond
Rapha Condor - JLT
s.t.
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93
Florian Guillou
Bretagne - Séché Environnement
s.t.
94
Thomas Schneider
Team Quantec - Indeland
s.t.
95
Adrian Gjølberg
Joker Merida
s.t.
96
David Gutiérrez Gutiérrez
Rádio Popular - Onda
s.t.
97
James Stemper
5-Hour Energy
s.t.
98
Christian Parrett
5-Hour Energy
s.t.
99
Mark O'Brien
Team Raleigh
s.t.
100
Julian Hellmann
Team Quantec - Indeland
s.t.
101
Rutger Roelandts
Ventilair - Steria Cycling Team
s.t.
102
Frederik Verkinderen
Team 3M
s.t.
103
Martin Olsen
Joker Merida
s.t.
104
Michael Vingerling
Team 3M
s.t.
105
Gonçalo Amado
Rádio Popular - Onda
s.t.
106
Taylor Shelden
5-Hour Energy
s.t.
107
Ruben Pols
Ventilair - Steria Cycling Team
s.t.
108
Gerold Henrichsen
Team Quantec - Indeland
s.t.
109
Hugh Carthy
Rapha Condor - JLT
+ 5'03
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110
Mikkel Mortensen
Concordia Forsikring - Riwal
+ 5'26
111
Michael Cuming
Rapha Condor - JLT
+ 6'24
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112
Erwann Corbel
Bretagne - Séché Environnement
s.t.
113
Yoann Bagot
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
s.t.
114
Luis Ángel Maté
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
s.t.
115
David Le Lay
Sojasun
s.t.
116
Yannick Talabardon
Sojasun
s.t.
117
Fabien Bacquet
BigMat - Auber 93
s.t.
118
Ramiro Rincón
EPM - UNE
s.t.
119
António Carvalho
LA Alumínios - Antarte
s.t.
120
Guillaume Faucon
BigMat - Auber 93
s.t.
121
Ian Bibby
Madison Genesis
s.t.
122
Marco Cunha
Efapel - Glassdrive
s.t.
123
Joren Segers
Team 3M
s.t.
124
Edward Ortiz
EPM - UNE
s.t.
125
Christopher Whorrall
Team IG - Sigma Sport
s.t.
126
Jóni Brandão
Efapel - Glassdrive
s.t.
127
Cheyne Hoag
Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies
s.t.
128
Jason Bakke
La Pomme Marseille
s.t.
129
Christer Jensen
Joker Merida
s.t.
130
Christiaan Kriek
Jelly Belly p/b Kenda
s.t.
131
Robigzon Oyola
EPM - UNE
s.t.
132
Franck Vermeulen
Roubaix Lille Métropole
s.t.
133
Romain Lemarchand
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
s.t.
134
Bert Van Lerberghe
Ventilair - Steria Cycling Team
s.t.
135
Théo Vimpere
BigMat - Auber 93
s.t.
136
Cristian Peña Meneses
EPM - UNE
s.t.
137
Gert Joeaar
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
s.t.
138
Joop De Gans
Team 3M
s.t.
139
Emerson Oronte
Jelly Belly p/b Kenda
s.t.
140
Sandro Pinto
Efapel - Glassdrive
s.t.
141
Dominic Jelfs
Madison Genesis
s.t.
142
Jens Schuermans
Team 3M
s.t.
143
Brecht Ruyters
Ventilair - Steria Cycling Team
s.t.
144
James Lowsley-Williams
Team UK Youth
s.t.
145
Nathaniel English
5-Hour Energy
s.t.
146
Oscar Rivera
EPM - UNE
s.t.
147
Joshua Hunt
Team UK Youth
s.t.
148
Niklas Gustavsson
Team UK Youth
s.t.
149
Thomas Vanhaecke
Team 3M
s.t.
150
Greg Brandt
5-Hour Energy
s.t.
151
Luc Loozen
Team Quantec - Indeland
s.t.
152
Alister Ratcliff
Team 3M
s.t.
153
Carlos Carneiro
Rádio Popular - Onda
s.t.
154
Kevin Van Hoovels
Ventilair - Steria Cycling Team
s.t.
155
Nuno Bico
Rádio Popular - Onda
s.t.
DS Post Race Comments
It's not exactly how we'd planned the race, but nevertheless we're very pleased! Dan made the call when he saw Giraud come past him, and was strong enough to hold the wheel all the way to the break, at which point Luke buried himself for his team mate to give us a great podium finish here in France.
Especially pleasing to see Dan getting a strong result here, as he's not long been with the team, joining us at the beginning of January to help bolster the teams' options. He showed today how useful he will be throughout the calendar, being an excellent all-rounder with experience in the World Tour.
This semi-classic is our only race on the calendar in Belgium. It's never seen a British winner, but we're hopeful we can change that through the strong squad we are bringing. Clancy and Hammond have interchangeable roles, and the final decision on team leader won't be made until we see how the race is panning out.
7 men got clear with 162km to the line. We avoided this mornings breakaway, preferring to keep men back around our various options later in the race.
An Post, Crelan and Accent all took up the pace setting as we headed toward the Gent-Wevelgem style "Bergs." Both Clancy and Hammond were feeling strong early in the day, so we continued to provide support to both riders.
After passing one of the 4 climbs of the day, we sent Luke Grivell-Melllor on the offensive. He's very much a developing talent, and it was a good opportunity for him to try his legs in the classics he one day hopes to dominate
With one of 2 laps completed the peloton began to break up. Luke was just 30" behind the break, whilst we still had 3 riders involved at the front of the main group; Clancy, Hammond and Lloyd.
With the days final difficulty looming, Luke was grabbing some shelter in the back of the break, 2'34" in front of the pack. Both Ed and Roger were looking good, so we would try to hang back for a sprint, leaving Hammond with orders to follow the moves by any cobble specialist.
With just 13km remaining the day looked all but done for the breakaway. Clancy had maintained a hold on the front group of 40riders, so we would do our best to set him up for a sprint.
4km to go and we're looking by far the best positioned. It waits to be seen whether Ed still has the legs after the hills and cobbles, but we're certainly giving him the best possible launchpad
Hugging the barriers proved the perfect decision, and Clancy delivers once again this year! The route was not too selective and all of the top3 are sprinters, Vantomme taking second, with Bennett of An Post in 3rd.
Race Results
1
Ed Clancy
Rapha Condor - JLT
4h16'22
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2
Maxime Vantomme
Crelan - Euphony
s.t.
3
Sam Bennett
An Post - Chainreaction
s.t.
4
Jerôme Gilbert
Accent Jobs - Wanty
s.t.
5
Baptiste Planckaert
Crelan - Euphony
s.t.
6
Steven Caethoven
Accent Jobs - Wanty
s.t.
7
Roy Jans
Accent Jobs - Wanty
s.t.
8
Jonathan Breyne
Crelan - Euphony
s.t.
9
Zico Waeytens
Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise
s.t.
10
Nico Eeckhout
An Post - Chainreaction
s.t.
Spoiler
11
Kevin Claeys
Crelan - Euphony
s.t.
12
Roger Hammond
Rapha Condor - JLT
s.t.
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13
Wout Franssen
An Post - Chainreaction
s.t.
14
Jurgen Van Goolen
Accent Jobs - Wanty
s.t.
15
Vincent Baestaens
Crelan - Euphony
s.t.
16
Grégory Habeaux
Accent Jobs - Wanty
s.t.
17
Vytautas Kaupas
Team Differdange - Losch
s.t.
18
Benjamin Verraes
Accent Jobs - Wanty
s.t.
19
Frederik Vandewiele
Ventilair - Steria Cycling Team
s.t.
20
Sébastien Delfosse
Crelan - Euphony
s.t.
21
Antoine Demoitie
Wallonie - Bruxelles
s.t.
22
Coen Vermeltfoort
Cyclingteam De Rijke - Shanks
s.t.
23
Mark McNally
An Post - Chainreaction
s.t.
24
Niels Wytinck
An Post - Chainreaction
s.t.
25
Tim De Troyer
Accent Jobs - Wanty
s.t.
26
Steven Van Vooren
An Post - Chainreaction
s.t.
27
Kenny De Ketele
Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise
s.t.
28
Dylan van Baarle
Rabobank Development Team
s.t.
29
Nikolai Trussov
Cyclingteam De Rijke - Shanks
s.t.
30
Ruben Zepuntke
Rabobank Development Team
s.t.
31
Sven Nys
Crelan - Euphony
s.t.
32
Nicolas Vereecken
An Post - Chainreaction
s.t.
33
Michael Van Staeyen
Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise
s.t.
34
Tim Declercq
Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise
s.t.
35
Staf Scheirlinckx
Accent Jobs - Wanty
s.t.
36
Sjef De Wilde
Team Differdange - Losch
s.t.
37
Bas Stamsnijder
Cyclingteam De Rijke - Shanks
s.t.
38
Thomas Schneider
Team Quantec - Indeland
s.t.
39
Johan Coenen
Team Differdange - Losch
s.t.
40
Maxim Pokidov
Itera - Katusha
s.t.
41
Felix Baur
Atlas Personal - Jakroo
s.t.
42
Kai Reus
Cyclingteam De Rijke - Shanks
s.t.
43
Lewis Rigaux
Team 3M
s.t.
44
Alphonse Vermote
An Post - Chainreaction
s.t.
45
Sander Helven
Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise
s.t.
46
Daniel Lloyd
Rapha Condor - JLT
+ 1'15
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47
Luke Grivell-Mellor
Rapha Condor - JLT
s.t.
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48
Yoeri Havik
Cyclingteam De Rijke - Shanks
+ 10'57
49
Kenneth Vanbilsen
Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise
s.t.
50
Rick Zabel
Rabobank Development Team
s.t.
51
Tino Thömel
Team NSP - Ghost
s.t.
52
Joren Segers
Team 3M
s.t.
53
Stan Godrie
Rabobank Development Team
s.t.
54
Fabio Polazzi
Wallonie - Bruxelles
s.t.
55
Marius Bernatonis
Team 3M
s.t.
56
Sascha Weber
Team Differdange - Losch
s.t.
57
Sander Armee
Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise
s.t.
58
Joaquim Durant
Ventilair - Steria Cycling Team
s.t.
59
Bob Schoonbroodt
Cyclingteam De Rijke - Shanks
s.t.
60
Jasper De Buyst
Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise
s.t.
61
Sibrecht Pieters
Team 3M
s.t.
62
Kristian House
Rapha Condor - JLT
s.t.
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63
Ian Moir
Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies
s.t.
64
Frank Dressler
Team Differdange - Losch
s.t.
65
Steven Lammertink
Cyclingteam Jo Piels
s.t.
66
Tom Vermeer
Cyclingteam Jo Piels
s.t.
67
Jonas Schmeiser
Team NSP - Ghost
s.t.
68
Mitchell Hoke
Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies
s.t.
69
Richard Handley
Rapha Condor - JLT
s.t.
baggieboys32
70
Emiel Dolfsma
Rabobank Development Team
s.t.
71
Daan Olivier
Rabobank Development Team
s.t.
72
Edward Laverack
Rapha Condor - JLT
s.t.
baggieboys32
73
Tim Vanspeybroeck
Ventilair - Steria Cycling Team
s.t.
74
Jasper Hamelink
Cyclingteam Jo Piels
s.t.
75
Boris Dron
Wallonie - Bruxelles
s.t.
76
Mats Boeve
Cyclingteam De Rijke - Shanks
s.t.
77
Nicolas Winter
Atlas Personal - Jakroo
s.t.
78
Jeremy Durrin
Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies
s.t.
79
Stefan Poutsma
Cyclingteam Jo Piels
s.t.
80
Elliott Porter
Rapha Condor - JLT
s.t.
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81
Rick Ottema
Cyclingteam De Rijke - Shanks
+ 11'56
82
Gediminas Kaupas
Team Differdange - Losch
+ 12'37
83
Michael Kurth
Team Quantec - Indeland
s.t.
84
Oleksandr Polivoda
Atlas Personal - Jakroo
s.t.
85
Salvador Guardiola
Team Differdange - Losch
s.t.
86
Tom Goovaerts
Team 3M
s.t.
87
Ivar Slik
Rabobank Development Team
s.t.
88
Sebastian Salas
Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies
s.t.
89
Sebastian Forke
Team NSP - Ghost
s.t.
90
Grischa Janorschke
Nutrixxion - Abus
s.t.
91
Unai Iparragirre
Euskadi
s.t.
92
Matvey Zubov
Itera - Katusha
s.t.
93
Bjorn Selander
Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies
s.t.
94
Frans-Leonard Markaskard
Team Øster Hus - Ridley
s.t.
95
Berden De Vries
Cyclingteam Jo Piels
s.t.
96
Kess Heytens
Team 3M
s.t.
97
Sven Forberger
Team NSP - Ghost
s.t.
98
Brecht Ruyters
Ventilair - Steria Cycling Team
s.t.
99
Håvard Blikra
Team Øster Hus - Ridley
s.t.
100
Francesco Van Coppernolle
Ventilair - Steria Cycling Team
s.t.
101
Myron Simpson
Team Differdange - Losch
s.t.
102
Mikel Bizkarra
Euskadi
s.t.
103
Julian Hellmann
Team Quantec - Indeland
s.t.
104
Konstantin Yakimov
Itera - Katusha
s.t.
105
Florian Monreal
Team Quantec - Indeland
s.t.
106
Jesse Anthony
Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies
s.t.
107
Adrien Chenaux
Atlas Personal - Jakroo
s.t.
108
Rutger Roelandts
Ventilair - Steria Cycling Team
s.t.
109
Stefan Schäfer
Team NSP - Ghost
s.t.
110
Daniel Westmattelmann
Team Quantec - Indeland
s.t.
111
Christophe Premont
Crelan - Euphony
s.t.
112
Maarten van Trijp
Rabobank Development Team
s.t.
113
Igor Merino
Euskadi
s.t.
114
Benjamin Sydlik
Nutrixxion - Abus
s.t.
115
Valter Pereira
Carmim - Tavira
s.t.
116
Sjors Roosen
Cyclingteam Jo Piels
s.t.
117
Aleksandr Rotyakov
Itera - Katusha
s.t.
118
Bram De Kort
Cyclingteam Jo Piels
s.t.
119
Thomas Vanhaecke
Team 3M
s.t.
120
Alexander Nordhoff
Team Quantec - Indeland
s.t.
121
João Pereira
Carmim - Tavira
s.t.
122
Roman Katyrin
Itera - Katusha
s.t.
123
Jeff Luyten
Ventilair - Steria Cycling Team
s.t.
124
Artur Kovsh
Itera - Katusha
s.t.
125
Frank Niewold
Cyclingteam Jo Piels
s.t.
126
Luc Loozen
Team Quantec - Indeland
s.t.
127
Konstantin Kuperasov
Itera - Katusha
s.t.
128
Raymond Werst
Team Quantec - Indeland
s.t.
129
Tizian Rausch
Atlas Personal - Jakroo
s.t.
130
Thomas Bonnin
Team NSP - Ghost
s.t.
131
Maksim Razumov
Itera - Katusha
s.t.
132
Manuel Stocker
Atlas Personal - Jakroo
s.t.
133
Tormod Jacobsen
Team Øster Hus - Ridley
s.t.
134
Tomas Swift Metcalfe
Carmim - Tavira
s.t.
135
Fredrik Galta
Team Øster Hus - Ridley
s.t.
136
Jens Schuermans
Team 3M
s.t.
137
Jonathan Dufrasne
Wallonie - Bruxelles
s.t.
138
David Livramento
Carmim - Tavira
s.t.
139
August Jensen
Team Øster Hus - Ridley
s.t.
140
Joseph Kukolla
Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies
s.t.
141
Rick Ampler
Nutrixxion - Abus
s.t.
142
Scott Zwizanski
Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies
s.t.
143
Holger Burkhardt
Nutrixxion - Abus
s.t.
144
Diogo Nunes
Carmim - Tavira
s.t.
145
Mikel Iturria
Euskadi
s.t.
146
Temesgen Teklehaimanot
Atlas Personal - Jakroo
s.t.
147
Mikel Aristi
Euskadi
s.t.
148
Kristian Dyrnes
Team Øster Hus - Ridley
s.t.
149
Henrique Casimiro
Carmim - Tavira
s.t.
150
Nicolas Lüthi
Atlas Personal - Jakroo
s.t.
151
Illart Zuazubiskar
Euskadi
s.t.
152
Laurent Evrard
Wallonie - Bruxelles
s.t.
153
Jonathan Dewitte
Wallonie - Bruxelles
s.t.
154
Tobias Dohlus
Nutrixxion - Abus
s.t.
155
Daniel Peeters
Ventilair - Steria Cycling Team
s.t.
DS Post Race Comments
Well we came here hoping to do exactly what we've managed, put the first ever Englishman on the top step of the Kattekoers podium! It's been a dream start to the year for us, with an endless flow of podiums and wins! The team are proving time and again how strong we are, and now the focus will be on the two remaining stage races this month.
It took 72 years for this race to receive a British winner which makes this moment even more proud for the team. Ed Clancy has hit a beautiful vein of form, and we hope he can carry on his success to the british calendar which is soon to start!
Proud moment for the team and Clancy!
