I was back to my favourite cycling nation after a considerable gap. The warm climate has always suited my riding style. No wonder, having grown up in such weather. This would be my first start in this race and I was looking towards making an impact at the top of the GC. I was picked as the leader of the team.
Stage 1 was a flat start. No major incidents took place as the favourites preferred to ride in the group. I stayed safe while teammate Fabio Silvestre came home in 5th place.
Stage 2 was an almost carbon copy of the first and the result was similar. A bunch sprint decided the winner with Egor Silin taking the stage. We stayed in the pack.
Stage 3 was where the race started to get exciting. The favourites rode in the peloton till the last climb, where the breakaway was caught, I was able to pull away from the pack for a brief while in the lower slopes. I was caught by the chasing pack of about 30 riders and settled in to finish mid-pack. Lilian Calmejane took 6th place for us as Gorkha Izagirre took the win.
Stage 4 saw me try another cheeky attack, this time with 6 km to go. I was unsuccessful once again as almost the entire pack finished together. Fabio Silvestre finished 4th to continue the good race for us.
The queen stage on Stage 5 lived up the excitement that was expected of it. Jesus Del Pino got into the break for us. The break was caught with 15 km to go as a group of 17 formed containing most the favourites. I built up a lead again, with 5 km to go. Unfortunately, once again, I could not keep the lead, as three riders caught and overtook me. I hung on to 4th place, finishing in the same spot in the final GC as well. Ruben Fernandez took the stage but second place Castroviejo took the GC on count-back.
General Classification
1
Jonathan Castroviejo
Team Katusha
17h56'48
2
Rubén Fernández
Tinkoff-Saxo
s.t.
3
José Ramella
Team Cannondale - Garmin
+ 43
4
Abhishek Sinha
Team Roompot-Oranje Peloton
+ 1'11
5
Gorka Izagirre
Tinkoff-Saxo
+ 1'22
6
Peter Kennaugh
Team Sky
s.t.
7
Emanuel Buchmann
Team LottoNL - Jumbo
s.t.
8
Wout Poels
Bora - Argon 18
s.t.
9
José Herrada
Team Sky
s.t.
10
Egor Silin
Team Katusha
+ 1'42
Spoiler
11
Dylan Girdlestone
Drapac Professional Cycling
+ 3'51
12
David De la Cruz
Tinkoff-Saxo
+ 4'06
13
Beñat Intxausti
Tinkoff-Saxo
+ 4'32
14
François Bidard
Burgos - BH
+ 4'50
15
Lilian Calmejane
Team Roompot-Oranje Peloton
+ 4'51
16
Arvid Melchiot
Team LottoNL - Jumbo
s.t.
17
Sam Oomen
Tinkoff-Saxo
+ 4'52
18
Luis Ángel Maté
Team Sky
+ 5'36
19
Peter Velits
Team Cannondale - Garmin
+ 7'33
20
Serghei Tvetcov
Caja Rural - Seguros RGA
+ 9'41
21
Hector Saez
Caja Rural - Seguros RGA
s.t.
22
Samuel Sánchez
Team Katusha
+ 9'53
23
Alfredo Balloni
Team Cannondale - Garmin
+ 11'42
24
Damiano Caruso
Tinkoff-Saxo
+ 12'10
25
Sebastian Lander
Drapac Professional Cycling
+ 12'19
26
Francisco José Ventoso
Team Katusha
s.t.
27
Pello Bilbao
Movistar Team
s.t.
28
Ben Swift
Team Sky
s.t.
29
Matteo Pelucchi
Team Sky
s.t.
30
Jack Haig
Drapac Professional Cycling
s.t.
31
Jesús Herrada
Movistar Team
s.t.
32
Igor Antón
Caja Rural - Seguros RGA
+ 13'41
33
Marc Goos
Team LottoNL - Jumbo
+ 13'59
34
Aser Estévez
Caja Rural - Seguros RGA
+ 14'55
35
Dries Van Gestel
Lotto Soudal
+ 15'29
36
Philip Lindau
Caja Rural - Seguros RGA
+ 15'33
37
Sonny Colbrelli
Team Katusha
+ 15'39
38
Egoitz García
Team Katusha
s.t.
39
Marcel Meisen
Bora - Argon 18
s.t.
40
Anthony Maldonado
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
+ 15'58
41
Fabio Silvestre
Team Roompot-Oranje Peloton
+ 16'53
42
Mark Sehested Pedersen
Drapac Professional Cycling
s.t.
43
Vyacheslav Kuznetsov
Tinkoff-Saxo
s.t.
44
Florian Vachon
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
s.t.
45
Federico Zurlo
Team Katusha
s.t.
46
Rudy Barbier
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
s.t.
47
Víctor de la Parte
Movistar Team
+ 17'13
48
Christian Koch
Bora - Argon 18
+ 18'28
49
Max Walscheid
Bora - Argon 18
s.t.
50
Enrique Sanz
Team Katusha
s.t.
51
Aleksejs Saramotins
Movistar Team
+ 18'29
52
Maxim Belkov
Tinkoff-Saxo
s.t.
53
Luke Durbridge
Team Sky
s.t.
54
Tosh Van der Sande
Caja Rural - Seguros RGA
+ 19'17
55
Robert Wagner
Bora - Argon 18
+ 19'23
56
Frederique Robert
Lotto Soudal
+ 20'03
57
Marc De Maar
Team Roompot-Oranje Peloton
s.t.
58
Jasper Bovenhuis
Team Roompot-Oranje Peloton
s.t.
59
Fredrik Galta
Caja Rural - Seguros RGA
+ 20'07
60
Sindre Lunke
Bora - Argon 18
+ 20'13
61
Yoeri Havik
Team LottoNL - Jumbo
+ 20'57
62
Jos Van Emden
Team LottoNL - Jumbo
s.t.
63
Thierry Hupond
Kaiku
+ 21'00
64
Robert Bush
Kaiku
+ 21'17
65
Vadim Galeyev
Kaiku
s.t.
66
Stig Broeckx
Lotto Soudal
+ 21'38
67
Romain Combaud
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
+ 21'55
68
Alton McArther
Team Sky
s.t.
69
Garikoitz Bravo
Kaiku
+ 22'11
70
Eugenio Moreno Rosillo
Burgos - BH
+ 22'21
71
Michael Schwarzmann
Bora - Argon 18
+ 22'29
72
Alexis Gougeard
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
s.t.
73
Mateusz Nowaczek
Burgos - BH
s.t.
74
Ahmet Örken
Drapac Professional Cycling
+ 22'37
75
Andreas Hofer
Drapac Professional Cycling
+ 23'30
76
Andrés Vigil
Burgos - BH
+ 24'05
77
Jasper Lindenbergh
Team Roompot-Oranje Peloton
+ 24'36
78
Marco Bandiera
Team Cannondale - Garmin
+ 24'46
79
Wesley Kreder
Team LottoNL - Jumbo
+ 24'54
80
Jon Larrinaga
Burgos - BH
s.t.
81
Jon Aberasturi
Kaiku
+ 25'01
82
Ricardo García
Movistar Team
+ 25'32
83
Manuel Porzner
Bora - Argon 18
+ 25'39
84
Kenny Dehaes
Lotto Soudal
s.t.
85
Pascal Ackermann
Lotto Soudal
s.t.
86
Martin Velits
Team Cannondale - Garmin
s.t.
87
Jan Ghyselinck
Lotto Soudal
+ 26'09
88
Guiseppe Lottaroli
Team Sky
+ 26'52
89
Tim Kerkhof
Team LottoNL - Jumbo
+ 27'03
90
Javier Moreno
Movistar Team
+ 27'08
91
Vicente Reynès
Movistar Team
+ 28'09
92
Jesús Del Pino
Team Roompot-Oranje Peloton
+ 28'42
93
Anthony Vandrepotte
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
s.t.
94
Igor Merino
Kaiku
s.t.
95
Antonio Molina
Drapac Professional Cycling
+ 29'36
96
David Tanner
Drapac Professional Cycling
+ 29'52
97
Diego Rubio
Caja Rural - Seguros RGA
+ 32'10
98
Mario González
Kaiku
+ 32'38
99
Simone Stortoni
Team Cannondale - Garmin
+ 33'16
100
Jimmy Duquennoy
Lotto Soudal
+ 35'09
101
Sylvain Georges
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
+ 37'16
102
Marco Haller
Team LottoNL - Jumbo
+ 37'59
103
Kevin Peeters
Lotto Soudal
+ 39'46
104
Moreno Moser
Team Cannondale - Garmin
+ 42'21
105
Ryan Roth
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
+ 43'46
106
Peter Coulon
Burgos - BH
+ 45'21
107
David Mack
Kaiku
+ 49'06
108
Sebastian Mascaro
Movistar Team
+ 49'29
109
Dylan Van Zijl
Team Roompot-Oranje Peloton
+ 53'51
110
Ghislain Thebault
Burgos - BH
+ 1h02'05
111
Brent Bookwalter
Team Cannondale - Garmin
+ 1h09'40
112
Juan José Iturraspe
Burgos - BH
+ 1h10'19
Points Classification
1
Sebastian Lander
Drapac Professional Cycling
58
2
Anthony Maldonado
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
46
3
Gorka Izagirre
Tinkoff-Saxo
46
4
Francisco José Ventoso
Team Katusha
42
5
Ben Swift
Team Sky
39
Mountain Classification
1
Aser Estévez
Caja Rural - Seguros RGA
53
2
Rubén Fernández
Tinkoff-Saxo
32
3
Garikoitz Bravo
Kaiku
31
4
Jonathan Castroviejo
Team Katusha
27
5
Gorka Izagirre
Tinkoff-Saxo
26
Young Riders Classification
1
José Ramella
Team Cannondale - Garmin
17h57'31
2
Abhishek Sinha
Team Roompot-Oranje Peloton
+ 28
3
Emanuel Buchmann
Team LottoNL - Jumbo
+ 39
4
François Bidard
Burgos - BH
+ 4'07
5
Lilian Calmejane
Team Roompot-Oranje Peloton
+ 4'08
Team Classification
1
Tinkoff-Saxo
53h53'08 (1)
2
Team Katusha
+ 3'49 (2)
3
Team Sky
+ 5'28 (3)
4
Team LottoNL - Jumbo
+ 15'00 (4)
5
Team Roompot-Oranje Peloton
+ 15'37
Despite my best efforts on stages 3 and 4, the GC was decided on stage 5 and I wasn't quite able to hang on at the front. However, 4th in the GC and a podium in the U25s is a decent result from this race. I head to the colder climes of Norway in my next race. Hope to see you there...
Yes it is Tamijo and it is with that good feeling that I head into the Arctic Race of Norway, a race absolutely not suited to my strengths.
Arctic Race of Norway
I will not bore you with details of this race, as basically, from my point of view, nothing much happened! Krieger took 4th place on the sprint in stage 1 while I got myself a 5th place finish on the slightly uphill finish of the last stage, stage 4. Besides this, I rode in the pack throughout and enjoyed the view.
Just two race days in September, but in different continents. First up, I was jetting off to Canada as a late replacement.
Grand Prix de Quebec
Coming in as a last minute replacement, I wasn't fully prepared for this race. I was given a free role and advised to ride my own race without worrying much about what was happening around me. Van der Heijden joined the break for us asI stayed in the pack, waiting for opportunities later. I attacked out of the pack with 95 km to go and caught the break soon after. At this point we had a four minute lead over the peloton. I attacked again with less than 30 km to go and went away solo as the others got caught. I had a minute and a half lead with 20 km to go. I was finally caught by the largely diminished peloton with 12 km to go. I got dropped from the lead group but till managed a top 20. Chris Froome won with a late attack out of the front group.
1
Chris Froome
Team Sky
5h02'32
2
Mathieu van der Poel
Astana Pro Team
+ 21
3
Julian Arredondo
Ag2r La Mondiale
s.t.
4
Andrey Amador
TEAM Pirelli
s.t.
5
Greg Van Avermaet
Etixx - Quick-step
s.t.
6
Roman Kreuziger
Lotto Soudal
s.t.
7
Luis León Sánchez
Tinkoff-Saxo
s.t.
8
Rigoberto Urán
Orica-GreenEDGE
s.t.
9
Jay McCarthy
Orica-GreenEDGE
s.t.
10
Magnus Cort Nielsen
Orica-GreenEDGE
s.t.
Spoiler
11
Dayer Quintana
Tinkoff-Saxo
s.t.
12
Tejay Van Garderen
Burger King
s.t.
13
Geraint Thomas
Team Katusha
s.t.
14
Carlos Betancur
Tinkoff-Saxo
s.t.
15
Simon Clarke
Orica-GreenEDGE
s.t.
16
Zamrat Bachurin
Orica-GreenEDGE
+ 57
17
Michał Kwiatkowski
Team Cannondale - Garmin
s.t.
18
Jelle Vanendert
Trek Factory Racing
+ 1'34
19
Antoine Duchesne
Team Europcar
+ 1'46
20
Abhishek Sinha
Team Roompot-Oranje Peloton
+ 2'13
21
Dries Van Gestel
Lotto Soudal
s.t.
22
Richie Porte
Lotto Soudal
s.t.
23
Jesús Herrada
Movistar Team
s.t.
24
Andrew Talansky
Team Sky
s.t.
25
Thomas De Gendt
Lotto Soudal
+ 2'35
26
Tiesj Benoot
Lotto Soudal
s.t.
27
Enrico Battaglin
IAM Cycling
s.t.
28
Jan Polanc
IAM Cycling
s.t.
29
Philippe Gilbert
Lotto Soudal
s.t.
30
Alberto Contador
Team Katusha
s.t.
31
Ian Boswell
Team Cannondale - Garmin
s.t.
32
Davide Formolo
Tinkoff-Saxo
s.t.
33
Ion Izagirre
Team Katusha
s.t.
34
Gregor Mühlberger
Bora - Argon 18
s.t.
35
Tom Dumoulin
Team Giant-Alpecin
s.t.
36
Pierre Rolland
Burger King
s.t.
37
Fabian Cancellara
Team Sky
s.t.
38
Jordi Simón
Movistar Team
s.t.
39
Andrea Manfredi
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
40
Lars Boom
Team Cannondale - Garmin
s.t.
41
Tanel Kangert
Burger King
s.t.
42
Pieter Jacobs
Lotto Soudal
+ 3'11
43
Cameron Meyer
Team Sky
s.t.
44
Silvio Herklotz
Team Giant-Alpecin
s.t.
45
Ricardo García
Movistar Team
s.t.
46
Domenico Pozzovivo
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
47
Luke Rowe
IAM Cycling
s.t.
48
John Darwin Atapuma
Androni Giocattoli - Sidermec
s.t.
49
Reinardt Janse Van Rensburg
MTN-Qhubeka
s.t.
50
Yury Trofimov
Alcatel
s.t.
51
Mathias Frank
IAM Cycling
s.t.
52
Andrea Palini
Androni Giocattoli - Sidermec
s.t.
53
Giacomo Nizzolo
Movistar Team
s.t.
54
Aleksejs Saramotins
Movistar Team
s.t.
55
Bob Jungels
Team Sky
s.t.
56
Rodolfo Torres
MTN-Qhubeka
s.t.
57
Rein Taaramäe
Team Katusha
s.t.
58
Boris Vallée
Trek Factory Racing
s.t.
59
Fabio Tuzi
Androni Giocattoli - Sidermec
s.t.
60
Andrea Pasqualon
Androni Giocattoli - Sidermec
s.t.
61
Daryl Impey
MTN-Qhubeka
s.t.
62
Chad Haga
Team Cannondale - Garmin
s.t.
63
Marco Zamparella
TEAM Pirelli
s.t.
64
Ryder Hesjedal
Tinkoff-Saxo
s.t.
65
Marko Díaz
Movistar Team
s.t.
66
Paweł Poljański
TEAM Pirelli
s.t.
67
Simon Spilak
Orica-GreenEDGE
s.t.
68
Stefano Agostini
TEAM Pirelli
s.t.
69
Rafael Valls
Movistar Team
s.t.
70
Théry Schir
Trek Factory Racing
s.t.
71
Josip Rumac
MTN-Qhubeka
s.t.
72
Yohan Offredo
Burger King
s.t.
73
Davide Martinelli
Burger King
s.t.
74
Eddie Dunbar
Team Katusha
s.t.
75
Cyril Gautier
Ag2r La Mondiale
s.t.
76
Simone Stortoni
Team Cannondale - Garmin
s.t.
77
Steven Lammertink
Team Cannondale - Garmin
s.t.
78
Clément Chevrier
Alcatel
s.t.
79
Andrea Guardini
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
80
Artem Nych
Tinkoff-Saxo
s.t.
81
Fränk Schleck
Trek Factory Racing
s.t.
82
Rohan Dennis
Team Cannondale - Garmin
+ 4'53
83
Bob Schoonbroodt
Team Roompot-Oranje Peloton
s.t.
84
Michael Rogers
MTN-Qhubeka
+ 5'26
85
Luca Cappelli
Androni Giocattoli - Sidermec
s.t.
86
Martin Elmiger
Trek Factory Racing
s.t.
87
Jan Barta
Burger King
s.t.
88
Kenny Elissonde
Team Giant-Alpecin
s.t.
89
Fabrice Jeandesboz
Ag2r La Mondiale
s.t.
90
Gavin Mannion
Trek Factory Racing
s.t.
91
Jan Dieteren
Bora - Argon 18
s.t.
92
Jesús Del Pino
Team Roompot-Oranje Peloton
s.t.
93
Alexey Vermeulen
Burger King
s.t.
94
Daniel Oss
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
95
Merhawi Kudus
Trek Factory Racing
s.t.
96
Dusan Rajovic
Ag2r La Mondiale
s.t.
97
Mischa Van der Heijden
Team Roompot-Oranje Peloton
s.t.
98
Allessio Bottura
TEAM Pirelli
s.t.
99
Kristian Sbaragli
TEAM Pirelli
s.t.
100
Vincenzo Nibali
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
101
Tony Martin
Etixx - Quick-step
+ 5'56
102
Yoann Bagot
Team Europcar
s.t.
103
Pierre-Roger Latour
Ag2r La Mondiale
s.t.
104
Youcef Reguigui
Team Roompot-Oranje Peloton
s.t.
105
Geoffrey Curran
Trek Factory Racing
s.t.
106
Steven Kruijswijk
Etixx - Quick-step
s.t.
107
Samuel Sánchez
Team Katusha
s.t.
108
Sergey Firsanov
Team Katusha
s.t.
109
Fabien Grellier
Ag2r La Mondiale
s.t.
110
Mattia Cattaneo
Movistar Team
s.t.
111
Jasper Lindenbergh
Team Roompot-Oranje Peloton
s.t.
112
Matthew Busche
Team Sky
s.t.
113
Oleg Zemlyakov
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
114
Francis De Greef
Etixx - Quick-step
s.t.
115
Tom Slagter
Team LottoNL - Jumbo
s.t.
116
Martijn Keizer
Team LottoNL - Jumbo
s.t.
117
Yevgeniy Gidich
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
118
Tim Kerkhof
Team LottoNL - Jumbo
s.t.
119
Campbell Flakemore
Orica-GreenEDGE
s.t.
120
Warren Barguil
Etixx - Quick-step
s.t.
121
Dario Cataldo
Team Europcar
s.t.
122
Lucas Euser
Burger King
s.t.
123
Koen Bouwman
Team Giant-Alpecin
s.t.
124
Michael Mørkøv
MTN-Qhubeka
s.t.
125
Marc Goos
Team LottoNL - Jumbo
s.t.
126
Guillaume Van Keirsbulck
Etixx - Quick-step
s.t.
127
Jan Kovar
TEAM Pirelli
s.t.
128
Tom Stamsnijder
Team LottoNL - Jumbo
s.t.
129
Fernando Gaviria
Tinkoff-Saxo
s.t.
130
Jasper Ockeloen
IAM Cycling
s.t.
131
Serge Pauwels
Etixx - Quick-step
+ 6'59
132
Gaël Malacarne
Alcatel
s.t.
133
Byron Guama
Team Europcar
s.t.
134
Enrico Gasparotto
TEAM Pirelli
s.t.
135
Rémy Rochas
Alcatel
s.t.
136
Rafał Majka
Tinkoff-Saxo
s.t.
137
Yelko Gomez
MTN-Qhubeka
s.t.
138
Robert Power
Team Sky
s.t.
139
Justin Jules
Alcatel
s.t.
140
Hugo Houle
Ag2r La Mondiale
s.t.
141
André Looij
Team Giant-Alpecin
s.t.
142
Jack Bobridge
Orica-GreenEDGE
s.t.
143
Simon Raffin
Team Europcar
s.t.
144
Edward Ravasi
Androni Giocattoli - Sidermec
s.t.
145
Dylan van Baarle
Team Giant-Alpecin
s.t.
146
Ben Hermans
Etixx - Quick-step
+ 8'41
147
Miguel Angel Lopez
Team LottoNL - Jumbo
+ 9'17
148
Leigh Howard
MTN-Qhubeka
+ 9'43
149
Bert-Jan Lindeman
Team LottoNL - Jumbo
s.t.
150
Laurens Ten Dam
Team Giant-Alpecin
s.t.
151
Ulf Hausweiler
Bora - Argon 18
s.t.
152
Julien Roux
Alcatel
s.t.
153
Christian Knees
Bora - Argon 18
s.t.
154
Marco Zanotti
Bora - Argon 18
s.t.
155
Patrick Müller
IAM Cycling
s.t.
156
Lilian Calmejane
Team Roompot-Oranje Peloton
s.t.
157
Enzo Wouters
Lotto Soudal
+ 10'06
158
Gert-Jan Bosman
Team Roompot-Oranje Peloton
+ 10'28
159
Michael Woods
Androni Giocattoli - Sidermec
+ 10'56
160
Jan Brockhoff
Bora - Argon 18
s.t.
161
Ariel Maximiliano Richeze
Bora - Argon 18
s.t.
162
Larry Warbasse
Team Giant-Alpecin
s.t.
163
Leonardo Pajuelo
IAM Cycling
s.t.
164
José Ramella
Team Cannondale - Garmin
s.t.
165
Christian Koch
Bora - Argon 18
s.t.
166
Mikaël Chérel
Ag2r La Mondiale
s.t.
167
Florian Maître
Team Europcar
+ 12'20
168
Jean Küpper
Team Europcar
+ 13'26
169
Arvid Melchiot
Team LottoNL - Jumbo
s.t.
170
Damien Monier
Alcatel
+ 13'37
171
Filadelfio Soriano
Androni Giocattoli - Sidermec
+ 14'00
172
Jérémy Cornu
Team Europcar
s.t.
173
Jimmy Raibaud
Alcatel
+ 14'35
174
Marek Rutkiewicz
IAM Cycling
+ 18'46
Grand Prix de Wallonie
I was back in Belgium a week, starting at Wallonia. I was surprisingly given a free role but I had made up my mind to target a win in this race. I stayed in the pack through most of the race and was protected by a couple of teammates. This gave me further confidence to go for it at the end. I went away from the front of the peloton just as the break was caught on the second climb, with 10 km left. The lead group caught up to me soon after. A group of nine riders, including me, went away from the others with 4 km to go. We reached the finishing straight together and it came down to a sprint. I finished in 3rd place to cap off an excellent race. Tim Declerq was the fastest in the sprint.
(Close, but not close enough to challenge the top 2)
1
Tim Declercq
Trek Factory Racing
4h37'40
2
Loïc Vliegen
Lotto Soudal
s.t.
3
Abhishek Sinha
Team Roompot-Oranje Peloton
s.t.
4
Thomas De Gendt
Lotto Soudal
s.t.
5
Tom Slagter
Team LottoNL - Jumbo
s.t.
6
Fabio Felline
Lotto Soudal
s.t.
7
Dominik Nerz
Team Giant-Alpecin
s.t.
8
Koen Bouwman
Team Giant-Alpecin
s.t.
9
Jan Bakelants
Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise
s.t.
10
Yannick Eijssen
Ventilair
+ 31
Spoiler
11
Fränk Schleck
Trek Factory Racing
s.t.
12
Ben Hermans
Etixx - Quick-step
+ 44
13
Jelle Wallays
Etixx - Quick-step
s.t.
14
Miguel Angel Lopez
Team LottoNL - Jumbo
s.t.
15
Kenny Elissonde
Team Giant-Alpecin
s.t.
16
Tobias Ludvigsson
Etixx - Quick-step
s.t.
17
Björn Thurau
Team Giant-Alpecin
s.t.
18
Joshua Edmondson
SEG Racing
s.t.
19
Gavin Mannion
Trek Factory Racing
s.t.
20
Silvan Dillier
Trek Factory Racing
+ 58
21
Julien Vermote
Etixx - Quick-step
s.t.
22
Wout van Aert
Trek Factory Racing
s.t.
23
Daan Myngheer
Cibel
s.t.
24
Pieter Jacobs
Lotto Soudal
s.t.
25
Thomas Degand
Ventilair
s.t.
26
Matthijs Eversdijk
Rabobank Development Team
s.t.
27
Fabio Silvestre
Team Roompot-Oranje Peloton
s.t.
28
Marc Goos
Team LottoNL - Jumbo
s.t.
29
Ingvar Omarsson
SEG Racing
s.t.
30
Sibrecht Pieters
Veranclassic - Ekoi
s.t.
31
George Tansley
Vérandas Willems
s.t.
32
Jasper Bovenhuis
Team Roompot-Oranje Peloton
s.t.
33
Luka Pibernik
SEG Racing
s.t.
34
Mischa Van der Heijden
Team Roompot-Oranje Peloton
s.t.
35
Jonas Van Genechten
Team LottoNL - Jumbo
+ 1'21
36
Bert-Jan Lindeman
Team LottoNL - Jumbo
s.t.
37
Gaetan Bille
Vérandas Willems
+ 1'29
38
Niels Wytinck
Vastgoedservice - Golden Palace
s.t.
39
Boris Vallée
Trek Factory Racing
s.t.
40
Jesper Asselman
Metec - TKH
s.t.
41
Daniel Felipe Martinez
Team Roompot-Oranje Peloton
s.t.
42
Federico Canuti
Leopard Development Team
s.t.
43
Rémy Mertz
Wallonie - Bruxelles
s.t.
44
Louis Vervaeke
Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise
s.t.
45
Takero Terasaki
Veranclassic - Ekoi
s.t.
46
Roy Jans
Etixx - Quick-step
s.t.
47
Loïc Pestiaux
Wallonie - Bruxelles
s.t.
48
Marcello Pavarin
Leopard Development Team
s.t.
49
Hartthijs De Vries
Metec - TKH
s.t.
50
Emanuel Buchmann
Team LottoNL - Jumbo
s.t.
51
Gertjan De Vos
Team 3M
s.t.
52
Martin Hunal
Metec - TKH
s.t.
53
Johannes Christofel Nel
Vérandas Willems
s.t.
54
Alessio Lanzano
Leopard Development Team
s.t.
55
Floris Gerts
Team Roompot-Oranje Peloton
s.t.
56
Scott Davies
An Post - Chainreaction
s.t.
57
Kristof Vandewalle
Etixx - Quick-step
s.t.
58
Laurens Ten Dam
Team Giant-Alpecin
s.t.
59
Klaas Lodewyck
Lotto Soudal
s.t.
60
Dimitri Peyskens
Cibel
s.t.
61
Xandro Meurisse
Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise
s.t.
62
Jens Wallays
Team 3M
s.t.
63
Jurgen Van den Broeck
Lotto Soudal
s.t.
64
Sjoerd Bax
SEG Racing
s.t.
65
Serge Pauwels
Etixx - Quick-step
s.t.
66
Caleb Fairly
Trek Factory Racing
s.t.
67
Gaëtan Pons
Ventilair
s.t.
68
Eliot Lietaer
Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise
s.t.
69
Kenneth Van Rooy
Team 3M
s.t.
70
Jonathan Dufrasne
Ventilair
s.t.
71
Laurent Evrard
Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise
s.t.
72
Gerry Druyts
Team 3M
s.t.
73
Sjors Roosen
Metec - TKH
s.t.
74
Jarno Gmelich
SEG Racing
s.t.
75
Tom Stamsnijder
Team LottoNL - Jumbo
s.t.
76
Kevin Seeldraeyers
Ventilair
s.t.
77
Tim Merlier
Team 3M
s.t.
78
Lilian Calmejane
Team Roompot-Oranje Peloton
s.t.
79
Jasper Lindenbergh
Team Roompot-Oranje Peloton
s.t.
80
Jan Ghyselinck
Lotto Soudal
s.t.
81
Jasper Hamelink
SEG Racing
s.t.
82
Elden Boateng
SEG Racing
s.t.
83
Dieter Bouvry
Cibel
s.t.
84
Matti Manninen
Veranclassic - Ekoi
s.t.
85
Kevin Pauwels
Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise
s.t.
86
Luigi Miletta
Leopard Development Team
s.t.
87
Antwan Tolhoek
Metec - TKH
+ 3'47
88
Arvid Melchiot
Team LottoNL - Jumbo
s.t.
89
Steff Hermans
Ventilair
s.t.
90
Adam Hansen
Lotto Soudal
s.t.
91
Julien Stassen
Wallonie - Bruxelles
s.t.
92
Mats Boeve
SEG Racing
s.t.
93
Alberto Losada
Wallonie - Bruxelles
s.t.
94
Meik Hermanski
Team Giant-Alpecin
s.t.
95
Kevin Callebaut
Colruyt
s.t.
96
Timothy Stevens
Colruyt
s.t.
97
Kenny Terweduwe
Veranclassic - Ekoi
s.t.
98
Leonid Krasnov
An Post - Chainreaction
s.t.
99
Arthur van Overberghe
Vastgoedservice - Golden Palace
s.t.
100
Kenny De Ketele
Team 3M
s.t.
101
Maxat Ayazbayev
Veranclassic - Ekoi
s.t.
102
Matthew Brammeier
An Post - Chainreaction
s.t.
103
Artem Ovechkin
Vérandas Willems
+ 4'21
104
Floris Smeyers
Vastgoedservice - Golden Palace
s.t.
105
Truls Korsaeth
Vérandas Willems
+ 4'44
106
Oczan Henrichs
Team Giant-Alpecin
s.t.
107
Julien Kaise
Vastgoedservice - Golden Palace
s.t.
108
Boris Dron
Colruyt
s.t.
109
Gregorio Ibañez
Etixx - Quick-step
s.t.
110
Blel Kadri
Ventilair
s.t.
111
Gert Dockx
Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise
s.t.
112
Joao Benta
An Post - Chainreaction
s.t.
113
Timothy Dupont
Wallonie - Bruxelles
s.t.
114
Matthias Plarre
Team Giant-Alpecin
s.t.
115
Eoin McCarthy
An Post - Chainreaction
+ 5'42
116
Oleksandr Kvachuk
Leopard Development Team
s.t.
117
Loïc Hennaux
Cibel
s.t.
118
Clemens Fankhauser
Wallonie - Bruxelles
s.t.
119
Mirsamad Poorseyedi
Rabobank Development Team
s.t.
120
James McLaughlin
An Post - Chainreaction
s.t.
121
Bernd Curto
Cibel
s.t.
122
Olivier Pardini
Vérandas Willems
s.t.
123
Jaap De Man
Metec - TKH
s.t.
124
Joeri Adams
Cibel
s.t.
125
Christophe Premont
Cibel
s.t.
126
Dennis Coenen
Vastgoedservice - Golden Palace
s.t.
127
Maarten Craeghs
Colruyt
s.t.
128
Rick Ottema
Rabobank Development Team
s.t.
129
Christian Patron
Cibel
s.t.
130
Kevin van Staeyen
Colruyt
s.t.
131
Stef Krul
Rabobank Development Team
s.t.
132
Michael Goolaerts
Vastgoedservice - Golden Palace
s.t.
133
Thijs van Beusichem
Rabobank Development Team
s.t.
134
Emiel Dolfsma
Metec - TKH
s.t.
135
Kevin Deltombe
Vastgoedservice - Golden Palace
s.t.
136
Mattia Frapporti
Leopard Development Team
+ 6'23
137
Ying Hon Yeung
Wallonie - Bruxelles
+ 7'56
138
Vegard Bugge
Ventilair
s.t.
139
Luka Kotur
Vérandas Willems
+ 8'11
140
Jordi Talen
Rabobank Development Team
s.t.
141
Joaquím Durant
Wallonie - Bruxelles
s.t.
142
Robin Stenuit
Team 3M
s.t.
143
Nicklas Bøje Pedersen
Leopard Development Team
s.t.
144
Steve Morabito
Trek Factory Racing
s.t.
145
Marcus Christie
An Post - Chainreaction
s.t.
146
Alois Kankovsky
Veranclassic - Ekoi
s.t.
147
Rubén Pols
Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise
+ 8'27
148
Sven Jodts
An Post - Chainreaction
+ 9'37
149
Johan Van Hoogten
Colruyt
s.t.
150
Maarten Neyens
Team 3M
s.t.
151
Karim Benachour
Vérandas Willems
s.t.
152
Glenn Kemper
Metec - TKH
s.t.
153
Maxime Anciaux
Veranclassic - Ekoi
+ 10'56
154
Brian Ligneel
Vastgoedservice - Golden Palace
+ 13'49
155
Johan Dugardeyn
Veranclassic - Ekoi
+ 13'56
156
Mathias Krigbaum
Leopard Development Team
+ 14'47
157
Roch Sersté
Colruyt
+ 14'59
158
Aaron Azmera
Colruyt
+ 15'40
A good month heading into the last one for me representing Roompot. A good podium finish in Belgium keeps my spirits high as I try to finish off the year on a high. Meet you again in a couple of weeks.
Edited by AbhishekLFC on 23-03-2017 17:16
And so starts my last month with Roompot. Three one day races will finish off my stint with this wonderful team. First up, we went to Germany and signed off with two back to back races in France.
Sparkassen Munsterland Giro
A free role was alotted to me in this race and I decided to have some fun. After not being allowed to go away into the break at the start, I attacked out of the pack with 140 km still to ride and caught up to the 5 man break. We built up a maximum lead of five and a half minutes as the peloton seemed determined to keep our lead in check. Three riders attacked out of the break with 45 km to go, when our lead had dropped to less than three minutes. I chased them with help from Bonnafond while the other rider sat up and waited for the pack. We couldn't catch the three up ahead and were caught by the pack with 8 km to go, and then dropped. The peloton caught up with the rest of the break before the finish. The sprint finish was won by Jakub Mareczko while Fabio Silvestre got 8th place for us.
1
Jakub Mareczko
CULT Energy Pro Cycling
4h17'31
2
Fabio Felline
Lotto Soudal
s.t.
3
Alexander Kristoff
MTN-Qhubeka
s.t.
4
André Looij
Team Giant-Alpecin
s.t.
5
Gustav Hoog
Drapac Professional Cycling
s.t.
6
Rick Zabel
IAM Cycling
s.t.
7
Nacer Bouhanni
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
s.t.
8
Fabio Silvestre
Team Roompot-Oranje Peloton
s.t.
9
Pascal Ackermann
Lotto Soudal
s.t.
10
Michael Schwarzmann
Bora - Argon 18
s.t.
Spoiler
11
Eduard-Michael Grosu
MTN-Qhubeka
s.t.
12
Matthias Plarre
Team Giant-Alpecin
s.t.
13
Leigh Howard
MTN-Qhubeka
s.t.
14
Paul Voss
Team Giant-Alpecin
s.t.
15
Stig Broeckx
Lotto Soudal
s.t.
16
Mathieu van der Poel
Astana Pro Team
+ 38
17
Michael Mørkøv
MTN-Qhubeka
s.t.
18
Moreno Moser
Team Cannondale - Garmin
s.t.
19
Nick Van Der Lijke
Team LottoNL - Jumbo
s.t.
20
Loïc Vliegen
Lotto Soudal
s.t.
21
Quentin Jauregui
Alcatel
s.t.
22
Alessandro De Marchi
TEAM Pirelli
s.t.
23
Meik Hermanski
Team Giant-Alpecin
s.t.
24
Rohan Dennis
Team Cannondale - Garmin
s.t.
25
Gregory Brenes
TEAM Pirelli
s.t.
26
Francesco Bongiorno
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
27
Daniele Ratto
TEAM Pirelli
s.t.
28
Marco Haller
Team LottoNL - Jumbo
s.t.
29
Max Walscheid
Bora - Argon 18
s.t.
30
Bob Schoonbroodt
Team Roompot-Oranje Peloton
s.t.
31
Chad Haga
Team Cannondale - Garmin
s.t.
32
Reinardt Janse Van Rensburg
MTN-Qhubeka
s.t.
33
Bert-Jan Lindeman
Team LottoNL - Jumbo
s.t.
34
Jenthe Biermans
Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise
s.t.
35
Steve Chainel
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
s.t.
36
Frederik Backaert
Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise
s.t.
37
Robert Power
Team Sky
s.t.
38
Andrea Manfredi
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
39
Matteo Busato
TEAM Pirelli
s.t.
40
Cameron Meyer
Team Sky
s.t.
41
Mateusz Nowak
CULT Energy Pro Cycling
s.t.
42
Miguel Angel Lopez
Team LottoNL - Jumbo
s.t.
43
Kristian Haugaard
CULT Energy Pro Cycling
s.t.
44
Jasper Bovenhuis
Team Roompot-Oranje Peloton
s.t.
45
Christophe Laborie
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
s.t.
46
Marc Goos
Team LottoNL - Jumbo
s.t.
47
Sébastien Turgot
Team LottoNL - Jumbo
s.t.
48
Andreas Schillinger
Bora - Argon 18
s.t.
49
Kenny Elissonde
Team Giant-Alpecin
s.t.
50
Daniel Navarro
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
51
Eliot Lietaer
Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise
s.t.
52
Kevin Pauwels
Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise
s.t.
53
Ronan Van Zandbeek
Team Roompot-Oranje Peloton
s.t.
54
Allessio Bottura
TEAM Pirelli
s.t.
55
Justin Jules
Alcatel
s.t.
56
William Barta
Team Cannondale - Garmin
s.t.
57
Kristijan Durasek
Roubaix Lille Métropole
s.t.
58
Sander Armee
Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise
s.t.
59
Emanuel Buchmann
Team LottoNL - Jumbo
s.t.
60
Angelo Tulik
Alcatel
s.t.
61
Marcel Meisen
Bora - Argon 18
s.t.
62
Davide Viganò
Team Cannondale - Garmin
s.t.
63
José Herrada
Team Sky
s.t.
64
Enrico Gasparotto
TEAM Pirelli
s.t.
65
Til Schuster
Bora - Argon 18
s.t.
66
Martijn Keizer
Team LottoNL - Jumbo
s.t.
67
Adam Hansen
Lotto Soudal
s.t.
68
Lawson Craddock
Team Sky
s.t.
69
Pieter Jacobs
Lotto Soudal
s.t.
70
Jimmy Duquennoy
Lotto Soudal
s.t.
71
Alton McArther
Team Sky
s.t.
72
Pierre-Luc Périchon
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
s.t.
73
Björn Thurau
Team Giant-Alpecin
s.t.
74
Yonas Tekeste
MTN-Qhubeka
s.t.
75
Tao Geoghegan Hart
Team Sky
s.t.
76
Jan Kovar
TEAM Pirelli
s.t.
77
Clément Saint-Martin
Alcatel
s.t.
78
Peter Koning
Team Giant-Alpecin
s.t.
79
Davide Malacarne
CULT Energy Pro Cycling
s.t.
80
Dieter Markaï
Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise
s.t.
81
Simon Geschke
Team Giant-Alpecin
s.t.
82
Manuel Porzner
Bora - Argon 18
s.t.
83
Rodolfo Torres
MTN-Qhubeka
s.t.
84
Nikolas Maes
Lotto Soudal
s.t.
85
Fariji Tahar
MTN-Qhubeka
+ 2'06
86
Davide Plebani
TEAM Pirelli
s.t.
87
Alexis Bodiot
Roubaix Lille Métropole
s.t.
88
Guiseppe Lottaroli
Team Sky
s.t.
89
Jan Dieteren
Bora - Argon 18
s.t.
90
Lorenzo Rota
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
91
Eugenio Alafaci
Southeast
s.t.
92
Lucas Gaday
Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise
s.t.
93
Maxime Daniel
Roubaix Lille Métropole
s.t.
94
Mauro Abel Richeze
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
s.t.
95
Dmytro Krivtsov
Team Kuota - Lotto
s.t.
96
Dominik Roels
Team Kuota - Lotto
s.t.
97
Pierpaolo De Negri
Southeast
s.t.
98
Gert-Jan Bosman
Team Roompot-Oranje Peloton
s.t.
99
Martin Velits
Team Cannondale - Garmin
s.t.
100
Giacomo Berlato
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
101
Bernhard Eisel
Roubaix Lille Métropole
s.t.
102
Sylvain Chavanel
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
103
Charly Petelin
Southeast
s.t.
104
Paul Martens
Southeast
s.t.
105
Benoît Vaugrenard
Alcatel
s.t.
106
Timon Seubert
Team Kuota - Lotto
s.t.
107
Daniel McLay
Roubaix Lille Métropole
s.t.
108
Grischa Janorschke
Alpina
s.t.
109
Ji Ming Jung
Drapac Professional Cycling
s.t.
110
Sven Erik Bystrøm
IAM Cycling
s.t.
111
Rémy Rochas
Alcatel
s.t.
112
Matteo Collodel
Southeast
s.t.
113
Luca Barla
Southeast
s.t.
114
Sebastian Deckert
Team Kuota - Lotto
s.t.
115
Joe Evans
Team Sky
s.t.
116
David Bartl
Team Kuota - Lotto
s.t.
117
Daniel Felipe Martinez
Team Roompot-Oranje Peloton
s.t.
118
Nikodemus Holler
Alpina
s.t.
119
Jérôme Cousin
Roubaix Lille Métropole
s.t.
120
Jordan Levasseur
Roubaix Lille Métropole
s.t.
121
Jelle Mannaerts
Roubaix Lille Métropole
s.t.
122
Guillaume Bonnafond
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
s.t.
123
Heiner Parra
Drapac Professional Cycling
s.t.
124
Rubén Pols
Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise
s.t.
125
Andrew Tennant
Team Kuota - Lotto
s.t.
126
Wilfried Sohrweide
Alpina
+ 3'23
127
Pedro Sequera
Alpina
s.t.
128
Abhishek Sinha
Team Roompot-Oranje Peloton
s.t.
129
Julian Schulze
Alpina
+ 4'07
130
Jasper De Buyst
Drapac Professional Cycling
s.t.
131
Jan Polanc
IAM Cycling
s.t.
132
Matvei Mamykin
Drapac Professional Cycling
s.t.
133
Theo Bos
Team Roompot-Oranje Peloton
s.t.
134
Mathias Rask Jeppessen
CULT Energy Pro Cycling
s.t.
135
Yury Trofimov
Alcatel
s.t.
136
Jack Haig
Drapac Professional Cycling
s.t.
137
Dylan Page
IAM Cycling
s.t.
138
Ahmet Örken
Drapac Professional Cycling
s.t.
139
Anthony Turgis
IAM Cycling
s.t.
140
Jasper Ockeloen
IAM Cycling
s.t.
141
Paweł Franczak
Southeast
s.t.
142
John Ebsen
CULT Energy Pro Cycling
s.t.
143
Yoann Paillot
Alcatel
s.t.
144
Kilian Frankiny
IAM Cycling
s.t.
145
Regan Gough
Team Kuota - Lotto
s.t.
146
Anthony Vandrepotte
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
+ 4'55
147
Guillaume Boivin
CULT Energy Pro Cycling
+ 7'02
148
Harry Carpenter
Drapac Professional Cycling
s.t.
149
Gero Walbrül
Alpina
+ 7'36
150
Silvio Giorni
Team Kuota - Lotto
+ 10'21
151
Simone Antonini
Southeast
s.t.
152
Gianni Moscon
Team Cannondale - Garmin
s.t.
153
Andrey Zeits
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
154
Simone Stortoni
Team Cannondale - Garmin
s.t.
155
Hayden Roulston
CULT Energy Pro Cycling
s.t.
156
Louis Rohde
IAM Cycling
s.t.
157
Pierre Moncorge
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
s.t.
Binche-Chimay-Binche
Cobbles awaited us on the route. I was given a free role again but this time I stayed in the pack. I wasn't very confident of being able to sustain my legs till the end in the break on cobbles. The cobbled sections came well beyond the halfway mark> the first section itself saw the decisive move. The break was already caught before this point and a group of 14 riders went away from the pack. Dylan van Zijl was Roompot's only representative. I kept going backward as the race progressed, finishing almost 8 minutes behind the eventual winner. Further attacks in the lead group saw a group of five sprint to the line to decide the winner. Olivier Naesen took home the prize. Dylan van Zijl came 9th for us.
1
Olivier Naesen
Trek Factory Racing
4h48'18
2
Fabio Felline
Lotto Soudal
s.t.
3
Dylan van Baarle
Team Giant-Alpecin
s.t.
4
Joren Touquet
Ventilair
s.t.
5
Jenthe Biermans
Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise
s.t.
6
Tim Merlier
Team 3M
+ 52
7
Tom Van Asbroeck
Lotto Soudal
s.t.
8
Roy Jans
Etixx - Quick-step
+ 1'16
9
Dylan Van Zijl
Team Roompot-Oranje Peloton
+ 1'28
10
Nino Honigh
SEG Racing
s.t.
Spoiler
11
Marco Haller
Team LottoNL - Jumbo
s.t.
12
Daan Myngheer
Cibel
+ 1'43
13
Jori van Steenberghen
Colruyt
s.t.
14
Tom Slagter
Team LottoNL - Jumbo
s.t.
15
Xandro Meurisse
Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise
+ 1'58
16
Pieter Jacobs
Lotto Soudal
s.t.
17
Guillaume Van Keirsbulck
Etixx - Quick-step
+ 2'30
18
Jordi van Dingenen
Etixx - Quick-step
s.t.
19
Tobias Ludvigsson
Etixx - Quick-step
+ 2'53
20
Gediminas Bagdonas
Cyclingteam Jo Piels
+ 3'12
21
Luka Mezgec
Trek Factory Racing
s.t.
22
Klaas Lodewyck
Lotto Soudal
s.t.
23
Wout van Aert
Trek Factory Racing
s.t.
24
Dieter Bouvry
Cibel
s.t.
25
Luka Pibernik
SEG Racing
s.t.
26
Ramon Sinkeldam
Team Giant-Alpecin
s.t.
27
Andris Smirnovs
Cibel
s.t.
28
Wesley Kreder
Team LottoNL - Jumbo
s.t.
29
Mike Teunissen
Team LottoNL - Jumbo
s.t.
30
Fabio Silvestre
Team Roompot-Oranje Peloton
s.t.
31
Jaco Venter
Team 3M
s.t.
32
Michael Matthews
Lotto Soudal
+ 4'33
33
Bert De Backer
Team Giant-Alpecin
+ 4'57
34
Boris Vallée
Trek Factory Racing
+ 5'30
35
Barry Markus
Team Roompot-Oranje Peloton
s.t.
36
Christophe Laporte
Etixx - Quick-step
s.t.
37
Martijn Degreve
Ventilair
s.t.
38
Kevin Peeters
Lotto Soudal
s.t.
39
Tom Dernies
Cyclingteam Jo Piels
s.t.
40
Antoine Demoitie
Wallonie - Bruxelles
s.t.
41
George Tansley
Vérandas Willems
s.t.
42
Jonas Van Genechten
Team LottoNL - Jumbo
s.t.
43
Jack Bauer
Trek Factory Racing
s.t.
44
Berden De Vries
Team Roompot-Oranje Peloton
s.t.
45
Floris Gerts
Team Roompot-Oranje Peloton
s.t.
46
Ronan Van Zandbeek
Team Roompot-Oranje Peloton
s.t.
47
Enzo Wouters
Lotto Soudal
s.t.
48
Brian Bulgac
Leopard Development Team
s.t.
49
Kevin Callebaut
Colruyt
s.t.
50
Alessio Lanzano
Leopard Development Team
s.t.
51
Joaquím Durant
Wallonie - Bruxelles
s.t.
52
Nikolas Maes
Lotto Soudal
s.t.
53
Dennis Coenen
Vastgoedservice - Golden Palace
s.t.
54
Benjamin Verraes
Cibel
s.t.
55
Julien Stassen
Wallonie - Bruxelles
s.t.
56
Roman Maikin
SEG Racing
s.t.
57
Robin Stenuit
Team 3M
s.t.
58
Timothy Stevens
Colruyt
s.t.
59
Kevin van Staeyen
Colruyt
s.t.
60
Jelle Donders
Colruyt
s.t.
61
Stijn Ennekens
Ventilair
s.t.
62
Andrea Zordan
Leopard Development Team
s.t.
63
Tom Stamsnijder
Team LottoNL - Jumbo
s.t.
64
André Looij
Team Giant-Alpecin
s.t.
65
Boris Dron
Colruyt
s.t.
66
Kenneth Van Rooy
Team 3M
s.t.
67
Arman Kamyshev
Veranclassic - Ekoi
s.t.
68
Joris Dertin
Ventilair
s.t.
69
Björn Thurau
Team Giant-Alpecin
s.t.
70
Joeri Adams
Cibel
s.t.
71
Oczan Henrichs
Team Giant-Alpecin
s.t.
72
Glenn O'Shea
Cyclingteam Join-S - De Rijke
s.t.
73
Frederik Frison
Veranclassic - Ekoi
s.t.
74
Joren Segers
Ventilair
s.t.
75
Mattia Frapporti
Leopard Development Team
s.t.
76
Coen Vermeltfoort
Cyclingteam Jo Piels
s.t.
77
Jan-Harm van den Braken
Cyclingteam Jo Piels
s.t.
78
Marc Goos
Team LottoNL - Jumbo
s.t.
79
Jarl Salomein
Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise
s.t.
80
Marcello Pavarin
Leopard Development Team
s.t.
81
Sjoerd Bax
SEG Racing
s.t.
82
Jens Adams
Team 3M
s.t.
83
Kenny De Ketele
Team 3M
s.t.
84
Martijn Keizer
Team LottoNL - Jumbo
+ 7'04
85
Mike Terpstra
Cyclingteam Join-S - De Rijke
+ 7'55
86
Dries De Bondt
Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise
s.t.
87
Jasper Hamelink
SEG Racing
s.t.
88
Kristian Sobota
Vérandas Willems
s.t.
89
Rémy Mertz
Wallonie - Bruxelles
s.t.
90
Tijmen Eising
Cyclingteam Jo Piels
s.t.
91
Simone Consonni
Ventilair
s.t.
92
Gerry Druyts
Team 3M
s.t.
93
Kevin Thome
Veranclassic - Ekoi
s.t.
94
Joshua Edmondson
SEG Racing
s.t.
95
Olivier Pardini
Vérandas Willems
s.t.
96
Adrian Kurek
Cyclingteam Join-S - De Rijke
s.t.
97
Stijn Steels
Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise
s.t.
98
Meik Hermanski
Team Giant-Alpecin
s.t.
99
Kenny Terweduwe
Veranclassic - Ekoi
s.t.
100
Luka Kotur
Vérandas Willems
s.t.
101
Abhishek Sinha
Team Roompot-Oranje Peloton
s.t.
102
Jaap De Man
Metec - TKH
s.t.
103
Charlie Arimont
Wallonie - Bruxelles
s.t.
104
Niels Vandyck
Vastgoedservice - Golden Palace
s.t.
105
Walt de Winter
Colruyt
s.t.
106
Timothy Dupont
Wallonie - Bruxelles
s.t.
107
Martin Hunal
Metec - TKH
s.t.
108
Jochem Hoekstra
Metec - TKH
s.t.
109
Matthias Plarre
Team Giant-Alpecin
s.t.
110
Vitali Kondrut
Vérandas Willems
s.t.
111
Lionel Taminiaux
Vérandas Willems
s.t.
112
Brent Luyckx
Vastgoedservice - Golden Palace
s.t.
113
Jonathan Dufrasne
Ventilair
s.t.
114
Emiel Planckaert
Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise
s.t.
115
Jaap De Jong
Metec - TKH
s.t.
116
Edwig Cammaerts
Cibel
s.t.
117
Sjoerd Kouwenhoven
Cyclingteam Join-S - De Rijke
s.t.
118
Maximilian Schachmann
Etixx - Quick-step
s.t.
119
Oscar Riesebeek
Cyclingteam Join-S - De Rijke
s.t.
120
Christian Patron
Cibel
s.t.
121
Kasper Linde Jørgensen
Cyclingteam Join-S - De Rijke
s.t.
122
Florent Delfosse
Veranclassic - Ekoi
s.t.
123
René Hooghiemster
SEG Racing
s.t.
124
Sjors Roosen
Metec - TKH
s.t.
125
Timo Roosen
Team Roompot-Oranje Peloton
s.t.
126
Anuar Manan
Vérandas Willems
s.t.
127
Carter Jones
Trek Factory Racing
s.t.
128
Christophe Premont
Cibel
s.t.
129
Marcel Aregger
Trek Factory Racing
s.t.
130
Dominique Cornu
Veranclassic - Ekoi
s.t.
131
Preben Van Hecke
Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise
s.t.
132
Alex Kirsch
Leopard Development Team
s.t.
133
Sander Helven
Colruyt
s.t.
134
Nicolas Mertz
Veranclassic - Ekoi
s.t.
135
Brian Ligneel
Vastgoedservice - Golden Palace
s.t.
136
Maarten Neyens
Team 3M
s.t.
137
Libero Zinnari
Cyclingteam Jo Piels
s.t.
138
Danilo Wyss
Trek Factory Racing
s.t.
139
Emiel Dolfsma
Metec - TKH
s.t.
140
Amauri Capiot
Ventilair
s.t.
141
Kristof Vandewalle
Etixx - Quick-step
s.t.
142
Wouter Haan
Cyclingteam Jo Piels
+ 11'34
143
Tom Vermeer
SEG Racing
s.t.
144
Maxat Ayazbayev
Veranclassic - Ekoi
s.t.
145
Johan Hemroulle
Wallonie - Bruxelles
+ 11'49
146
Fabio Polazzi
Vastgoedservice - Golden Palace
s.t.
147
Markus Eibegger
Wallonie - Bruxelles
s.t.
148
Oleksandr Kvachuk
Leopard Development Team
s.t.
149
Robin Aandewiel
Cyclingteam Join-S - De Rijke
s.t.
150
Hartthijs De Vries
Metec - TKH
s.t.
151
Karim Benachour
Vérandas Willems
s.t.
152
Rick Goeree
Cyclingteam Jo Piels
s.t.
153
Paco Ghistelinck
Vastgoedservice - Golden Palace
s.t.
154
Floris Smeyers
Vastgoedservice - Golden Palace
+ 13'57
155
Riccardo Donato
Leopard Development Team
+ 15'00
156
Sam Bassetti
Vastgoedservice - Golden Palace
s.t.
157
Glenn Kemper
Metec - TKH
+ 18'54
158
Dieter Markaï
Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise
s.t.
159
Edward Maatman
Cyclingteam Join-S - De Rijke
+ 20'22
160
Ben Hermans
Etixx - Quick-step
+ 20'54
Paris Tours
My last race for Roompot brought me my first experience of finishing at the Champs Elysses! Perhaps, this is symbolic of the impending step up that I'm about to make into the World Tour...
It was quite ironic that I was assigned as a helper on my last outing after having led the team in quite a few important races. Nevertheless, I was happy just seeing out this race and moving on rather than throw a tantrum. Maybe this was a way of the team showing their displeasure at my leaving or maybe this was the team telling me that I'll have to get used to this role a bit more after I make my move.
The race turned out to be a dull affair for me and the team. The bunch sprint saw none of my teammates able to challenge for the win, Reguigui's 31st being our best position. Wouter Wippert won at the hallowed finish on Champs Elysses with Demare and Manzin finishing in 2nd and 3rd places respectively.
1
Wouter Wippert
IAM Cycling
6h45'03
2
Arnaud Demare
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
s.t.
3
Lorenzo Manzin
CCC Sprandi Polkowice
s.t.
4
John Degenkolb
Team Giant-Alpecin
s.t.
5
Sam Bennett
Alcatel
s.t.
6
Giacomo Nizzolo
Movistar Team
s.t.
7
Alexander Kristoff
MTN-Qhubeka
s.t.
8
Milán Biró
Movistar Team
s.t.
9
Luke Rowe
IAM Cycling
s.t.
10
Quentin Jauregui
Alcatel
s.t.
Spoiler
11
Nacer Bouhanni
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
s.t.
12
Stéphane Poulhiès
Alcatel
s.t.
13
Edvald Boasson Hagen
MTN-Qhubeka
s.t.
14
Moreno Hofland
Team Giant-Alpecin
s.t.
15
Jonathan Hivert
Ag2r La Mondiale
s.t.
16
Caleb Ewan
Team Katusha
s.t.
17
Danny Van Poppel
Team Giant-Alpecin
s.t.
18
Jesús Herrada
Movistar Team
s.t.
19
André Looij
Team Giant-Alpecin
s.t.
20
Rudy Barbier
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
s.t.
21
Marc Sarreau
Team Europcar
s.t.
22
Justin Jules
Alcatel
s.t.
23
Arthur Vichot
Team Europcar
s.t.
24
Andrea Zordan
Leopard Development Team
s.t.
25
Jack Bobridge
Orica-GreenEDGE
s.t.
26
Egor Silin
Team Katusha
s.t.
27
Aleksejs Saramotins
Movistar Team
s.t.
28
Pierre-Luc Périchon
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
s.t.
29
Angelo Tulik
Alcatel
s.t.
30
Benoît Vaugrenard
Alcatel
s.t.
31
Youcef Reguigui
Team Roompot-Oranje Peloton
s.t.
32
Zamrat Bachurin
Orica-GreenEDGE
s.t.
33
Mateusz Nowak
CULT Energy Pro Cycling
s.t.
34
Jay Thomson
MTN-Qhubeka
s.t.
35
Jasha Sütterlin
Movistar Team
s.t.
36
Antonio Dubois
Auber 93
s.t.
37
Yannick Martinez
CCC Sprandi Polkowice
s.t.
38
Ramon Sinkeldam
Team Giant-Alpecin
s.t.
39
Jeremy Leveau
Equipe Cycliste de l'Armée de Terre
s.t.
40
Fabien Canal
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
s.t.
41
Gert-Jan Bosman
Team Roompot-Oranje Peloton
s.t.
42
Magnus Cort Nielsen
Orica-GreenEDGE
s.t.
43
Yamato Shirota
Alcatel
s.t.
44
Nicolas Baldo
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
s.t.
45
Olivier Le Gac
Bretagne - Séché Environnement
s.t.
46
Tyler Farrar
MTN-Qhubeka
s.t.
47
Carl Jermail
Auber 93
s.t.
48
Blel Kadri
Ventilair
s.t.
49
Federico Zurlo
Team Katusha
s.t.
50
Rudy Kowalski
CCC Sprandi Polkowice
s.t.
51
Thomas Vaubourzeix
Bretagne - Séché Environnement
s.t.
52
Romain Guyot
Team Europcar
s.t.
53
Sonny Colbrelli
Team Katusha
s.t.
54
Christophe Laborie
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
s.t.
55
Matthias Plarre
Team Giant-Alpecin
s.t.
56
Samuel Spokes
CULT Energy Pro Cycling
s.t.
57
Javier Moreno
Movistar Team
s.t.
58
Jakub Mareczko
CULT Energy Pro Cycling
s.t.
59
Nans Peters
Equipe Cycliste de l'Armée de Terre
s.t.
60
Jérémy Roy
Team Europcar
s.t.
61
Philip Lavery
CULT Energy Pro Cycling
s.t.
62
Lasse Norman Hansen
MTN-Qhubeka
s.t.
63
Fabien Grellier
Ag2r La Mondiale
s.t.
64
Abhishek Sinha
Team Roompot-Oranje Peloton
s.t.
65
Phil Bauhaus
Orica-GreenEDGE
s.t.
66
Dylan Page
IAM Cycling
s.t.
67
Lander Seynaeve
Ventilair
s.t.
68
Hugo Houle
Ag2r La Mondiale
s.t.
69
Mathieu Perget
Auber 93
s.t.
70
Jacopo Guarnieri
Ag2r La Mondiale
s.t.
71
Grégoire Tarride
Auber 93
s.t.
72
Anton Vorobyev
Team Katusha
s.t.
73
Egoitz García
Team Katusha
s.t.
74
Andrea Peron
Auber 93
s.t.
75
Stijn Ennekens
Ventilair
s.t.
76
Eduard-Michael Grosu
MTN-Qhubeka
s.t.
77
Martijn Degreve
Ventilair
s.t.
78
Timo Roosen
Team Roompot-Oranje Peloton
s.t.
79
Hayden Roulston
CULT Energy Pro Cycling
s.t.
80
Steven Tronet
Roubaix Lille Métropole
s.t.
81
Campbell Flakemore
Orica-GreenEDGE
s.t.
82
Robbe Casier
Auber 93
s.t.
83
Fabrice Jeandesboz
Ag2r La Mondiale
s.t.
84
Bernhard Eisel
Roubaix Lille Métropole
s.t.
85
Julius van den Berg
Team Roompot-Oranje Peloton
s.t.
86
Konrad Dabkowski
CCC Sprandi Polkowice
s.t.
87
Maurits Lammertink
Team Roompot-Oranje Peloton
s.t.
88
Romain Feillu
Ag2r La Mondiale
s.t.
89
Samir Jabrayilov
CULT Energy Pro Cycling
s.t.
90
Reinardt Janse Van Rensburg
MTN-Qhubeka
s.t.
91
Julien Van Den Brande
Ventilair
s.t.
92
Romain Combaud
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
s.t.
93
Davide Appollonio
Orica-GreenEDGE
s.t.
94
Jingbiao Zhao
Orica-GreenEDGE
s.t.
95
Peter Koning
Team Giant-Alpecin
s.t.
96
Bryan Coquard
Team Europcar
s.t.
97
Romain Matheou
Bretagne - Séché Environnement
s.t.
98
Clement Penven
Team Marseille 13 KTM
s.t.
99
Julien Fouchard
Equipe Cycliste de l'Armée de Terre
s.t.
100
Asbjørn Kragh Andersen
CCC Sprandi Polkowice
s.t.
101
Tom Veelers
Team Giant-Alpecin
s.t.
102
Simon Sellier
Team Marseille 13 KTM
s.t.
103
Yonas Tekeste
MTN-Qhubeka
s.t.
104
Maxime Daniel
Roubaix Lille Métropole
s.t.
105
Lucas Destang
Ag2r La Mondiale
s.t.
106
Simon Gerrans
Orica-GreenEDGE
s.t.
107
Romain Cardis
Team Marseille 13 KTM
s.t.
108
Alvaro Cuadros
Roubaix Lille Métropole
s.t.
109
Joren Segers
Ventilair
s.t.
110
Mikhail Ignatiev
Team Katusha
s.t.
111
Vicente Reynès
Movistar Team
s.t.
112
Morgan Lamoisson
Team Marseille 13 KTM
s.t.
113
Jonathan Dufrasne
Ventilair
s.t.
114
Alexandre Lemair
Team Marseille 13 KTM
s.t.
115
Romain Guillemois
Team Europcar
s.t.
116
Michael Carbel
CULT Energy Pro Cycling
s.t.
117
Sergey Shilov
Team Katusha
s.t.
118
Benoit Drujon
Ag2r La Mondiale
s.t.
119
Emil Wang
Bretagne - Séché Environnement
s.t.
120
Alexis Bodiot
Roubaix Lille Métropole
s.t.
121
Fabien Schmidt
Alcatel
s.t.
122
Sieben Wouters
Team Roompot-Oranje Peloton
s.t.
123
James Shaw
Bretagne - Séché Environnement
s.t.
124
Anthony Turgis
IAM Cycling
s.t.
125
Sven Erik Bystrøm
IAM Cycling
s.t.
126
Cheng Ji
IAM Cycling
s.t.
127
Michael Schär
IAM Cycling
s.t.
128
Charles Herbert
Team Europcar
s.t.
129
Ryan Anderson
CCC Sprandi Polkowice
s.t.
130
Jelle Mannaerts
Roubaix Lille Métropole
s.t.
131
Pieter van Herck
Ventilair
s.t.
132
Marcello Pavarin
Leopard Development Team
s.t.
133
Alessio Lanzano
Leopard Development Team
s.t.
134
Brian Bulgac
Leopard Development Team
s.t.
135
Julien Antomarchi
Team Marseille 13 KTM
s.t.
136
Jean-Lou Paiani
Team Europcar
s.t.
137
Bryan Nauleau
Bretagne - Séché Environnement
s.t.
138
Loris Roca
Equipe Cycliste de l'Armée de Terre
s.t.
139
Jérôme Cousin
Roubaix Lille Métropole
s.t.
140
David Lefort
CCC Sprandi Polkowice
s.t.
141
Melvin Rulliere
Equipe Cycliste de l'Armée de Terre
s.t.
142
Matthieu Halleguen
Equipe Cycliste de l'Armée de Terre
s.t.
143
Luca Wackermann
Leopard Development Team
s.t.
144
Roman Shevchuk
Auber 93
s.t.
145
Jimmi Sørensen
Leopard Development Team
s.t.
146
Tobias Kongstad
CULT Energy Pro Cycling
+ 4'54
147
Aimé Moro
Roubaix Lille Métropole
s.t.
148
Romain Bacon
Team Marseille 13 KTM
s.t.
149
Louis Rohde
IAM Cycling
s.t.
150
Yann Guyot
Bretagne - Séché Environnement
s.t.
151
Kevin Lalouette
Auber 93
s.t.
152
Gilles Cazes
Equipe Cycliste de l'Armée de Terre
s.t.
153
Mathias Krigbaum
Leopard Development Team
+ 6'47
154
Zhi Hui Jiang
CCC Sprandi Polkowice
s.t.
155
Benjamin Thomas
Bretagne - Séché Environnement
+ 7'22
156
Patrick Gretsch
Movistar Team
s.t.
157
Victor Tournieroux
Team Marseille 13 KTM
s.t.
158
Egon Rottensteiner
Leopard Development Team
+ 8'39
159
Nicolas Capdepuy
Equipe Cycliste de l'Armée de Terre
s.t.
160
Fabio Silvestre
Team Roompot-Oranje Peloton
s.t.
A poor set of results to finish off my stint with Roompot. The races were not to my liking and I wasn't expecting a whole lot better. Stay tuned as I will come back in a couple of days to look back on my two years here and to look forward to my impending switch to Lotto. Till then, enjoy the off-season...
Edited by AbhishekLFC on 12-03-2017 05:59
My second year in the PCT was an eventful one. The biggest story of the year was my first stage win achieved on Stage 5 of the Vuelta a Andalucia! The best birthday gift that I've ever given myself. The rest of the year featured a couple of podiums and a couple of wins in the U25s.
The year also saw me debut in legendary races like the Amstel Gold Race, La Fleche Wallone, Romandie and Quebec. As a reward for my consistency and good performance, Lotto Soudal came calling and my dream of riding in the World Tour will be realised next year. Also, and by no means a small thing, I stayed injury free for the whole year. A relief after two horrendous injuries in the past two years.
It is two weeks now since the press conference announcing the new team that will represent Lotto Soudal for the 2018 season. It is hence two weeks that I've been living the dream on a daily basis...
The first week of training for the team was on flat roads, where we gently got back to race pace after the year end break. Things were looking good. I'd had my initiation with the team. I had to sing a local song as part of the process. I'm sure those who were present on that particular occasion can still hear a ringing in their ears! It felt too good to be true. Here I was, living my teenage dream, riding shoulder to shoulder and joking around off the bikes with World Tour bike riders.
Then week two came around and we headed to the mountains for altitude training. As always, I was determined to make a good first impression, after all, this was my preferred terrain. Like my move up from CT to PCT, the difference in training methods and the difference in rider abilities were stark. It took me some time to get used to the team's combined rhythm. How they attacked certain portions of the road, how they manoeuvred fast descents and how they bid their time in preparation for the perfect moment. The whole exercise was a masterclass in itself. And I felt like the luckiest boy alive!
I was riding with some of the best riders in the world at Lotto Soudal, as you can see for yourself here:
Me being me, the constant nagging doubt of whether I'm good enough to ride at my current level never ceases. As you can see, I've improved a fair bit over the past year:
However, I'm not a world beater just yet. Lotto Soudal should be a great platform to get me there. This feels like the start something great...
The first month of racing with the new team and in the World Tour. And where do you think I start off? That's right! Spain. It's good to be able to start on roads I especially like, given the situation. Only one race in January, and that's in the island of Mallorca.
Vuelta a Mallorca
I was chosen for a free role in this race. Louis Meintjes, Vuelta a Espana runner-up, was our team leader. This was his first race for Lotto too. It was a great learning experience, getting to know one of the best in the peloton from such close quarters. Our team had decent expectations from this race, going in with a strong team.
Stage 1 - This was a flat stage and I decided to stick to the peloton for this one. The early break was caught before the finish as the sprinters slugged it out for the win. Sam Bennett edged out Sagan for the win while former teammate Krieger picked up an impressive 3rd place for Roompot.
Stage 2 - I formed the breakaway with one other rider just after the early first climb of the day. We pulled out to a 5 minute lead but never had a free reign. We were caught quite early, with 55 km left. I managed to stay in the pack till 15 km to go. It all went downhill from there. I struggled with the race pace and ended up losing a massive 9 minutes on this medium difficulty stage. Davide Cimolai got 6th place for us while Sagan won the stage.
Stage 3 - Having seen the chance for a high finish evaporate on the previous stage, I decided to join the break once. This time there were a couple of other riders with me to start with but I managed to drop them all going up the first climb. From that time, I rode a lonely race at the front, picking up all the KOM points. The peloton never really chased hard, aware that I was no threat to the GC. They kept reducing the gap as the finish line approached. As I passed below the red kite, I had around 45 seconds over the peloton. I knew I had it in the bag now. This race had gone from extremely disappointing to incredible in the span of 24 hours for me! I won!! In my first race as a part of the Worl Tour peloton. It was an incredible feeling. What's more, I now had the KOM jersey too!
Stage 4 - The last stage was all about self-preservation for me. There wasn't enough KOM points available on the road for anyone surpass my tally. de Gendt joined the break for us while I stayed in the pack. I managed to stay with the group of leaers as the peloton kept reducing in numbers. de Gendt was the last surviving member of the break, caught by the leaders' group of 9, which included me. I got dropped in the last kilometre and lost 2 minutes. But I wasn't bothered. I finished 10th on the stage, which was won by Conti. de Gendt finished 9th.
General Classification
1
Peter Sagan
Tinkoff-Saxo
13h39'53
2
Ion Izagirre
Tinkoff-Saxo
+ 16
3
Anastasio Ania
Tinkoff-Saxo
+ 1'16
4
Tim Wellens
ESPN
+ 1'22
5
Diego Ulissi
Tinkoff-Saxo
+ 2'18
6
Fabio Duarte
Colombia
+ 3'44
7
Joaquím Rodríguez
Tinkoff-Saxo
s.t.
8
Tom Slagter
Team LottoNL - Jumbo
+ 4'44
9
Valerio Conti
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
10
Stefano Pirazzi
ESPN
s.t.
Spoiler
11
Davide Formolo
Tinkoff-Saxo
+ 5'20
12
Arvid Melchiot
Team LottoNL - Jumbo
+ 5'42
13
Lachlan Morton
Team Cannondale - Garmin
+ 5'46
14
Thomas De Gendt
Lotto Soudal
+ 5'48
15
Beñat Intxausti
TEAM Cepsa
+ 6'10
16
Edward Ravasi
Team Cannondale - Garmin
+ 6'32
17
Mattia Cattaneo
TEAM Cepsa
s.t.
18
Petr Vakoč
Iberdrola
+ 7'02
19
Louis Meintjes
Lotto Soudal
+ 7'08
20
Ever Rivera
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
21
Pello Bilbao
Tinkoff-Saxo
+ 8'05
22
Simon Geschke
Bora - Argon 18
+ 8'10
23
Javier Moreno
TEAM Cepsa
+ 8'16
24
Bakhtiyar Kozhatayev
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
25
Eros Capecchi
Team Cannondale - Garmin
s.t.
26
Diego Rosa
TEAM Cepsa
+ 8'34
27
Serghei Tvetcov
Team LottoNL - Jumbo
s.t.
28
Jan Barta
ESPN
+ 9'10
29
Matteo Rabottini
Team Cannondale - Garmin
+ 9'31
30
Alessandro De Marchi
Iberdrola
s.t.
31
Alvaro Cuadros
Team Katusha
s.t.
32
Beñat Txoperena
Team Katusha
s.t.
33
François Bidard
Ag2r La Mondiale
+ 9'47
34
David De la Cruz
Tinkoff-Saxo
+ 10'18
35
Cyril Gautier
Alcatel
s.t.
36
Tanel Kangert
ESPN
+ 10'24
37
Juan Chamorro
Colombia
s.t.
38
Jordi Simón
Team Katusha
+ 10'28
39
Abhishek Sinha
Lotto Soudal
+ 10'51
40
Patrick Bevin
Bora - Argon 18
+ 11'09
41
Daniel Moreno
Team Katusha
s.t.
42
Marc Soler
ActiveJet Team
+ 11'33
43
Mikaël Chérel
Ag2r La Mondiale
+ 11'35
44
Gregor Mühlberger
Bora - Argon 18
+ 11'36
45
Ramunas Navardauskas
Androni Giocattoli - Sidermec
+ 12'08
46
Alexis Gougeard
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
47
Luca Chirico
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
48
Fredrik Galta
Iberdrola
s.t.
49
Yoann Bagot
Team Europcar
+ 12'47
50
Quentin Jauregui
Team Europcar
+ 13'25
51
Sondre Holst Enger
Team Joker
+ 13'30
52
Yonas Tekeste
Colombia
+ 14'37
53
Sam Bennett
Alcatel
+ 14'47
54
Alex Peters
Team Joker
+ 14'59
55
Jesús Ezquerra
Burgos - BH
s.t.
56
Haritz Orbe
Iberdrola
+ 15'24
57
Daniele Ratto
Androni Giocattoli - Sidermec
+ 15'31
58
Clément Saint-Martin
Alcatel
+ 15'32
59
Stéphane Rossetto
Ag2r La Mondiale
+ 16'12
60
Anatoliy Budyak
Drapac Professional Cycling
+ 16'39
61
Leonardo Pinizzotto
Team Joker
+ 16'46
62
Jesper Asselman
Team LottoNL - Jumbo
+ 17'01
63
Davide Pacchiardo
Androni Giocattoli - Sidermec
s.t.
64
Jan Dieteren
Bora - Argon 18
+ 17'07
65
Mads Pedersen
ESPN
+ 17'09
66
Håvard Blikra
Kaiku
+ 17'11
67
Salvatore Puccio
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
68
Kristian Aasvold
MTN-Qhubeka
s.t.
69
Matthieu Ladagnous
Ag2r La Mondiale
+ 17'32
70
Jelle Wallays
Lotto Soudal
+ 18'15
71
William Guzman
Burgos - BH
s.t.
72
Francisco José Ventoso
Team Katusha
+ 18'33
73
Magnus Børresen
Team Joker
s.t.
74
Jaime Castañeda
Colombia
s.t.
75
Fabio Tuzi
Androni Giocattoli - Sidermec
s.t.
76
Christopher Juul-Jensen
Kaiku
s.t.
77
Gianni Moscon
Team Cannondale - Garmin
s.t.
78
Yelko Gomez
MTN-Qhubeka
s.t.
79
Marco Haller
Team LottoNL - Jumbo
+ 19'13
80
Daniel Eaton
Team Cannondale - Garmin
+ 20'00
81
Francesco Ginanni
Team Europcar
+ 20'02
82
Fredrik Ludvigsson
ActiveJet Team
s.t.
83
Mirko Selvaggi
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
84
Marc De Maar
Team Roompot-Oranje Peloton
s.t.
85
Aitor Gurruchaga
Kaiku
s.t.
86
Eduard-Michael Grosu
MTN-Qhubeka
+ 20'12
87
Quentin Pacher
Alcatel
s.t.
88
Juan José Lobato
TEAM Cepsa
+ 20'27
89
Jan Ghyselinck
ESPN
s.t.
90
Gerald Ciolek
MTN-Qhubeka
s.t.
91
Michael Hümbert
Bora - Argon 18
s.t.
92
Eduard Beltran
Colombia
+ 20'31
93
Travis Meyer
Drapac Professional Cycling
+ 20'51
94
Milán Biró
TEAM Cepsa
+ 22'11
95
Yoeri Havik
Team LottoNL - Jumbo
+ 22'12
96
Hayato Yoshida
Colombia
+ 22'14
97
Jon Aberasturi
TEAM Cepsa
s.t.
98
José Vicente Toribio
TEAM Cepsa
s.t.
99
Matteo Collodel
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
100
Barry Markus
Team Roompot-Oranje Peloton
s.t.
101
Gustav Hoog
Drapac Professional Cycling
s.t.
102
Sebastian Trillini
ActiveJet Team
s.t.
103
Tim Kerkhof
Team LottoNL - Jumbo
s.t.
104
Markus Hoelgaard
Team Joker
s.t.
105
Meik Hermanski
Bora - Argon 18
s.t.
106
Mamyr Stash
Team Katusha
s.t.
107
Antonio Molina
Drapac Professional Cycling
s.t.
108
Clément Venturini
Team Europcar
+ 23'28
109
Romain Guyot
Team Europcar
+ 23'35
110
Cameron Wurf
Ag2r La Mondiale
s.t.
111
Garikoitz Bravo
Iberdrola
+ 23'42
112
Eugenio Moreno Rosillo
Iberdrola
+ 24'39
113
Johan Le Bon
ESPN
+ 24'52
114
Kevin Peeters
Lotto Soudal
s.t.
115
Davide Cimolai
Lotto Soudal
+ 25'04
116
Frederique Robert
Lotto Soudal
+ 25'15
117
Federico Zurlo
Team Katusha
s.t.
118
Mateusz Nowaczek
Burgos - BH
s.t.
119
Kenny Elissonde
Team Europcar
+ 26'07
120
Philip Lavery
MTN-Qhubeka
+ 26'39
121
Andrea Piechele
Ag2r La Mondiale
s.t.
122
Johann Van Zyl
MTN-Qhubeka
s.t.
123
Aljaz Hocevar
Team Joker
+ 27'12
124
Benjamin Giraud
Team Europcar
+ 27'16
125
Angelo Tulik
Ag2r La Mondiale
s.t.
126
Clément Chevrier
Alcatel
s.t.
127
Ji Ming Jung
Drapac Professional Cycling
s.t.
128
Christian Koch
Bora - Argon 18
s.t.
129
Emiel Dolfsma
Team Roompot-Oranje Peloton
s.t.
130
Aner Echegaray
ActiveJet Team
s.t.
131
Pablo Lechuga
Kaiku
s.t.
132
Harry Carpenter
Drapac Professional Cycling
s.t.
133
Floris Gerts
Team Roompot-Oranje Peloton
+ 27'27
134
Egoitz García
Kaiku
+ 27'53
135
Alexander Krieger
Team Roompot-Oranje Peloton
+ 28'14
136
Constantino Campuzano
Iberdrola
+ 28'23
137
Romain Guillemois
Alcatel
+ 29'11
138
Jimmy Raibaud
Alcatel
+ 29'52
139
Joey Rosskopf
ESPN
+ 30'17
140
Rafael Infantino
Colombia
s.t.
141
Justin Oien
MTN-Qhubeka
s.t.
142
Carl Jermail
Androni Giocattoli - Sidermec
s.t.
143
Jesús Herrero
Kaiku
s.t.
144
Luigi Miletta
Androni Giocattoli - Sidermec
+ 30'47
145
Michael Woods
Androni Giocattoli - Sidermec
+ 30'59
146
Mario González
Burgos - BH
+ 31'25
147
Aser Estévez
Iberdrola
+ 31'36
148
Luka Grubic
ActiveJet Team
s.t.
149
Tom Leezer
Team Roompot-Oranje Peloton
+ 31'41
150
Rüdiger Selig
MTN-Qhubeka
+ 33'50
151
Vadim Galeyev
Kaiku
+ 33'58
152
Vincent Jérôme
Ag2r La Mondiale
s.t.
153
Roman Kubik
ActiveJet Team
s.t.
154
Oliver Karjalainen
Team Joker
s.t.
155
Ralf Matzka
Bora - Argon 18
+ 34'19
156
Dylan Van Zijl
Team Roompot-Oranje Peloton
+ 36'38
157
Thomas Damuseau
Alcatel
+ 36'47
158
Antonio Dubois
Colombia
+ 36'59
159
Manuel Sola
Burgos - BH
+ 37'24
160
Jimmy Duquennoy
Lotto Soudal
+ 38'13
161
Rasmus Quaade
Androni Giocattoli - Sidermec
+ 39'44
162
Peter Koning
Team Cannondale - Garmin
s.t.
163
Damien Monier
Team Europcar
+ 40'02
164
Arnau Sole
Burgos - BH
+ 41'15
165
Konrad Dabkowski
ActiveJet Team
+ 42'01
166
Stef Clement
Team LottoNL - Jumbo
+ 42'11
167
Sieben Wouters
Team Cannondale - Garmin
+ 46'03
168
Andreas Hofer
Drapac Professional Cycling
+ 47'35
169
Bjørn Vidar Riseth
Team Joker
+ 50'18
170
Francisco Manuel Antón
Burgos - BH
+ 56'28
171
Igor Romero
ActiveJet Team
+ 59'36
172
Amets Balencegui
Kaiku
+ 1h02'26
Points Classification
1
Peter Sagan
Tinkoff-Saxo
77
2
Abhishek Sinha
Lotto Soudal
47
3
Sam Bennett
Alcatel
39
4
Ion Izagirre
Tinkoff-Saxo
30
5
Jan Dieteren
Bora - Argon 18
28
Mountain Classification
1
Abhishek Sinha
Lotto Soudal
64
2
Travis Meyer
Drapac Professional Cycling
58
3
Quentin Pacher
Alcatel
38
4
Floris Gerts
Team Roompot-Oranje Peloton
36
5
Lachlan Morton
Team Cannondale - Garmin
26
Young Riders' Classification
1
Anastasio Ania
Tinkoff-Saxo
13h41'09
2
Valerio Conti
Astana Pro Team
+ 3'28
3
Arvid Melchiot
Team LottoNL - Jumbo
+ 4'26
4
Edward Ravasi
Team Cannondale - Garmin
+ 5'16
5
Alvaro Cuadros
Team Katusha
+ 8'15
Team Classification
1
Tinkoff-Saxo
41h01'39
2
ESPN
+ 11'14
3
Lotto Soudal
+ 12'33
4
Colombia
+ 13'24
5
Team LottoNL - Jumbo
+ 17'04
I didn't care about my GC position (which was 39th, ok I did care a little). I had won a stage and that's all that mattered. Spain, once again is my good luck charm. A bad race for Meintjes as he struggled to find his rhythm. But I' on cloud nine right now. A stage win, the KOM jersey and second place in the Points. Winning the lottery indeed!
(they are erstwhile BMC)
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