the_hoyle - Yeah, tough field. Still a consistent performance from Dierickx.
sutty68 - Every podium is nice!
VoetsT - Yeah, definitely not a bad first season!
Thanks all. Like I said at the beginning, definitely not the pace I once had. (despite the good, fast, start).
But I hope to do some more racing / simulating today and bring you another report this weekend!
The season is halfway done as we're in June already.
And so far, the season has been good to us. We are ranked 6th in the Continental Rankings, so among the very best in our division. It's been a while since we've been able to celebrate a victory, but our boys have all shown their qualities over the course of this half-year already.
We're very much looking forward to the next part. But first, here are some of our latest results.
I only include races where we achieve at least a top 15. Other races are mostly not worth mentioning here. Not to disrespect the many feats from our riders in breakaways and attacking positions, but I have to keep this focused on the best results we are achieving. A top 15 for our boys is always good, them being neopros.
Tour de l'Ain - Top 20
1
Warren Barguil
Arkéa - Samsic
10h34'23
2
Pierre Latour
Ag2r La Mondiale
+ 42
3
Lilian Calmejane
Direct Energie
+ 43
4
Darwin Atapuma
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
+ 1'04
5
Natnael Berhane
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
s.t.
6
Alexis Vuillermoz
Ag2r La Mondiale
+ 1'06
7
Nick Van Der Lijke
Roompot-Charles
+ 1'11
8
Mathias Frank
Ag2r La Mondiale
+ 1'12
9
Quentin Pacher
Vital Concept - B&B Hotels
+ 1'15
10
Anthony Roux
Groupama - FDJ
+ 1'30
11
Edgar Pinto
W52 - FC Porto
s.t.
12
Thomas Cuyper
Wanty - Gobert Cycling Team
s.t.
13
Nicolas Edet
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
s.t.
14
José Mendes
Sporting Clube de Portugal/Tavira
s.t.
15
Mikael Chérel
Ag2r La Mondiale
s.t.
16
Kevin Reza
Vital Concept - B&B Hotels
+ 1'41
17
Gustavo César Veloso
W52 - FC Porto
+ 1'55
18
Nans Peters
Ag2r La Mondiale
+ 1'58
19
Noah Poulin
Wanty - Gobert Cycling Team
s.t.
20
César Fonte
W52 - FC Porto
+ 2'09
Thomas Cuyper also took the Best Young Rider award home from France, a great achievement!
Tour de Fjords - Top 15
1
Sean Bennett
EF Education First p/b Cannondale
11h08'32
2
Ben Swift
Team Sky
+ 10
3
Patrick Konrad
BORA - hansgrohe
+ 12
4
Anthony Roux
Groupama - FDJ
+ 16
5
Jonathan Hivert
Direct Energie
s.t.
6
Michal Golas
Team Sky
s.t.
7
Florian Vachon
Arkéa - Samsic
s.t.
8
Lilian Calmejane
Direct Energie
s.t.
9
Jonas Aerts
Wanty - Gobert Cycling Team
s.t.
10
Daan Vanhecken
Wanty - Gobert Cycling Team
s.t.
11
Jean Pierre Drucker
BORA - hansgrohe
+ 32
12
Christopher Lawless
Team Sky
+ 38
13
Koen De Kort
Trek - Segafredo
s.t.
14
Paul Martens
Team Jumbo-Visma
s.t.
15
Enrico Battaglin
Team Katusha- Alpecin
s.t.
Grote Prijs Marcel Kint - Top 15
1
Fabio Jakobsen
Deceuninck-Quick Step
3h23'47
2
Alvaro Hodeg
Deceuninck-Quick Step
s.t.
3
Jasper De Buyst
Lotto Soudal
s.t.
4
Fabio Felline
Trek - Segafredo
s.t.
5
Boy Van Poppel
Roompot-Charles
s.t.
6
Justin Jules
Cycling Team Wallonie-Bruxelles
s.t.
7
Edward Theuns
Trek - Segafredo
s.t.
8
Aksel Nömmela
Cycling Team Wallonie-Bruxelles
s.t.
9
Sean De Bie
Roompot-Charles
s.t.
10
Søren Kragh Andersen
Team Sunweb
s.t.
11
Mathieu Van der Poel
Corendon - Circus
s.t.
12
Tim Merlier
Pauwels sauzen - Vastgoedservice Continental Team
s.t.
13
Michael Van Staeyen
Roompot-Charles
s.t.
14
Roel Huyge
Wanty - Gobert Cycling Team
s.t.
15
Arvid De Kleijn
Metec - TKH Continental Cyclingteam p/b Mantel
s.t.
Grand Prix de Plumelec - Top 15
1
Warren Barguil
Arkéa - Samsic
4h26'47
2
Esteban Cháves
Mitchelton-Scott
+ 8
3
Jesper Hansen
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
s.t.
4
Maxime Bouet
Arkéa - Samsic
s.t.
5
Darwin Atapuma
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
+ 16
6
Sergio Pardilla
Caja Rural - Seguros RGA
s.t.
7
Jay McCarthy
BORA - hansgrohe
s.t.
8
Rein Taaramäe
Direct Energie
s.t.
9
Sander Armée
Lotto Soudal
s.t.
10
Thomas De Gendt
Lotto Soudal
s.t.
11
Thomas Degand
Bahrain - Merida
s.t.
12
Brice Feillu
Arkéa - Samsic
s.t.
13
Giulio Ciccone
Trek - Segafredo
s.t.
14
Thomas Cuyper
Wanty - Gobert Cycling Team
s.t.
15
Romain Sicard
Direct Energie
s.t.
Tour of Norway - Top 15
1
Gianni Moscon
Team Sky
20h09'11
2
Pieter Serry
Deceuninck-Quick Step
s.t.
3
Alex Howes
EF Education First p/b Cannondale
+ 4
4
Tanel Kangert
EF Education First p/b Cannondale
+ 10
5
Riccardo Zoidl
CCC Team
s.t.
6
Daniel Navarro Garcia
Team Katusha- Alpecin
s.t.
7
Antwan Tolhoek
Team Jumbo-Visma
s.t.
8
Dylan Van Baarle
Team Sky
+ 30
9
Enrico Battaglin
Team Katusha- Alpecin
+ 34
10
Simon Geschke
CCC Team
s.t.
11
Robert Gesink
Team Jumbo-Visma
s.t.
12
Manuel Amaro Antunes
CCC Team
s.t.
13
Damien Michaud
Wanty - Gobert Cycling Team
s.t.
14
Eduardo Sepulveda
Movistar Team
s.t.
15
James Knox
Deceuninck-Quick Step
s.t.
Grote Prijs Van Coningsloo - Top 10
1
Amaury Capiot
Sport Vlaanderen - Baloise
4h29'09
2
Roel Huyge
Wanty - Gobert Cycling Team
s.t.
3
Emiel Vermeulen
Natura4Ever - Roubaix Lille Métropole
s.t.
4
Roy Jans
Corendon - Circus
s.t.
5
Arvid De Kleijn
Metec - TKH Continental Cyclingteam p/b Mantel
s.t.
6
Tim Merlier
Pauwels sauzen - Vastgoedservice Continental Team
s.t.
7
Wouter Wippert
EvoPro Racing
s.t.
8
Jelle Mannaerts
Tarteletto - Isorex
s.t.
9
Floris Gerts
Tarteletto - Isorex
s.t.
10
Jonas Rickaert
Corendon - Circus
s.t.
And I have saved the best for last. The last couple of days have been amazing to us. We were able to show our boys at the Baloise Belgium Tour, an important national event.
With riders like Roets, Catelyn and Michaud there, we had a good team for the GC, guys who have already proven themselves this year.
Yet it was Louis Leroy who exceeded all expectations this time. Remember how he took a bad injury at the start of the year, only to see his entire early season ruined? Now he's worked his way back into shape and he wanted to shine during the Baloise Belgium Tour. He certainly did, and rode himself in the top 5 of the GC! With Roets and Catelyn also in the top 20, this is a major result for us and our sponsors!
Baloise Belgium Tour - Top 20
1
Nathan Haas
Team Katusha- Alpecin
17h51'52
2
Zdeněk Štybar
Deceuninck-Quick Step
+ 1'07
3
Yves Lampaert
Deceuninck-Quick Step
+ 2'02
4
José Gonçalves
Team Katusha- Alpecin
+ 2'18
5
Louis Leroy
Wanty - Gobert Cycling Team
+ 2'28
6
Kim Magnusson
Riwal - Readynez Cycling Team
s.t.
7
Christian Knees
Team Sky
+ 2'34
8
Elia Viviani
Deceuninck-Quick Step
+ 2'40
9
Valentin Madouas
Groupama - FDJ
s.t.
10
Senne Leysen
Roompot-Charles
+ 2'41
11
Brandon Mcnulty
Rally UHC Cycling
+ 2'49
12
Tobias Ludvigsson
Groupama - FDJ
+ 2'57
13
Diego Rosa
Team Sky
+ 3'03
14
Ricardo Vilela
Burgos - BH
s.t.
15
Garikoitz Bravo Oiarbide
Euskadi Basque Country - Murias
+ 3'04
16
Arthur Roets
Wanty - Gobert Cycling Team
+ 3'17
17
Gianni Moscon
Team Sky
+ 3'18
18
Francesco Gavazzi
Androni Giocattoli - Sidermec
+ 3'27
19
Imanol Erviti
Movistar Team
+ 3'30
20
Kris Catelyn
Wanty - Gobert Cycling Team
+ 3'36
And soon, there are mountains coming! We are not done yet this season, our hunger is greater than ever. Most of all, we're itching for another victory!
Nice 2nd in Grote Prijs Van Coningsloo by Roel Huyge
But off course that top 5 by Louis Leroy and overall strong team performance in Baloise Belgium Tour is worth much more in points and prestige, very impressive.
