Demare wins Brussels Cycling Classic

Arnaud Démare (FDJ) won the bunch sprint to take the win at Saturday's Brussels Cycling Classic, finishing ahead of Marko Kump (UAE Team Emirates) and André Greipel (Lotto Soudal).

The riders faced 13 climbs along the way, but the many sprinters in the race gave an indication of the expected finish. A group of five riders quickly formed and got away: Dimitri Peyskens (WB Verandaclassic Aqua Protect), Brian Van Goethem (Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij), Patryk Stosz (CCC Sprandi Polkowice), Sander Cordeel (Verandas Willems - Crelan) and Stepan Kurianov (Gazprom-Rusvelo). They were held to a gap of not more than five minutes.

The lead was soon at only the minute mark, with big name riders looking to make the move up. A group of 15 formed when nine rider successfully bridged up: Matthias Brändle (Trek-Segafredo), Tiesj Benoot, Sean De Bie (Lotto-Soudal), Pim Ligthart, Jesper Asselman (Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij), Geoffrey Soupe (Cofidis), Marcus Burghardt (Bora-Hansgrohe), Nans Peters (AG2R), Olivier Le Gac (FDJ) and Truls Korsaeth (Astana).

Both the group and the gap got smaller as the race continued, and then exploded as the finish line came closer. Brändle attacked solo with eight kilometres to go. The Austrian pulled away, but the sprinters were determined to take the stage and he was caught again with less than 2 km to go.

André Greipel made a late surge but could not quite catch Démare, who claimed his ninth season victory.

Full Results

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#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Arnaud Demare (Fra) FDJ4:39:37
2Marko Kump (Slo) UAE Team EmiratesRow 1 - Cell 2
3André Greipel (Ger) Lotto SoudalRow 2 - Cell 2
4Kenny Dehaes (Bel) Wanty - Groupe GobertRow 3 - Cell 2
5Jasper Stuyven (Bel) Trek-SegafredoRow 4 - Cell 2
6Jasper De Buyst (Bel) Lotto SoudalRow 5 - Cell 2
7Riccardo Minali (Ita) Astana Pro TeamRow 6 - Cell 2
8Marco Canola (Ita) Nippo - Vini FantiniRow 7 - Cell 2
9Manuel Belletti (Ita) Wilier TriestinaRow 8 - Cell 2
10Davide Martinelli (Ita) Quick-Step FloorsRow 9 - Cell 2
11Joeri Stallaert (Bel) Cibel-CebonRow 10 - Cell 2
12Timothy Dupont (Bel) Veranda's Willems CrelanRow 11 - Cell 2
13Edward Planckaert (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen - BaloiseRow 12 - Cell 2
14Ramon Sinkeldam (Ned) Team SunwebRow 13 - Cell 2
15Mike Teunissen (Ned) Team SunwebRow 14 - Cell 2
16Bert De Backer (Bel) Team SunwebRow 15 - Cell 2
17Simone Consonni (Ita) UAE Team EmiratesRow 16 - Cell 2
18Pieter Serry (Bel) Quick-Step FloorsRow 17 - Cell 2
19Jonas Rickaert (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen - BaloiseRow 18 - Cell 2
20Berden De Vries (Ned) Roompot - Nederlandse LoterijRow 19 - Cell 2
21Maxime Vantomme (Bel) WB Veranclassic Aqua ProtectRow 20 - Cell 2
22Gediminas Bagdonas (Ltu) AG2R La MondialeRow 21 - Cell 2
23Iuri Filosi (Ita) Nippo - Vini FantiniRow 22 - Cell 2
24Emils Liepins (Lat) Rietumu Banka - RigaRow 23 - Cell 2
25Mateusz Taciak (Pol) CCC Sprandi PolkowiceRow 24 - Cell 2
26Taco Van Der Hoorn (Ned) Roompot - Nederlandse LoterijRow 25 - Cell 2
27Mikael Cherel (Fra) AG2R La MondialeRow 26 - Cell 2
28Daniel Mclay (GBr) Fortuneo - Vital ConceptRow 27 - Cell 2
29Stijn Devolder (Bel) Veranda's Willems CrelanRow 28 - Cell 2
30Kevyn Ista (Bel) WB Veranclassic Aqua ProtectRow 29 - Cell 2
31Frantisek Sisr (Cze) CCC Sprandi PolkowiceRow 30 - Cell 2
32Yoann Offredo (Fra) Wanty - Groupe GobertRow 31 - Cell 2
33Christophe Laporte (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions CreditsRow 32 - Cell 2
34Jakub Kaczmarek (Pol) CCC Sprandi PolkowiceRow 33 - Cell 2
35Igor Boev (Rus) Gazprom – RusveloRow 34 - Cell 2
36Romain Cardis (Fra) Direct EnergieRow 35 - Cell 2
37Elmar Reinders (Ned) Roompot - Nederlandse LoterijRow 36 - Cell 2
38Mauro Finetto (Ita) Delko Marseille Provence KTMRow 37 - Cell 2
39Mathias De Witte (Bel) Cibel-CebonRow 38 - Cell 2
40Phil Bauhaus (Ger) Team SunwebRow 39 - Cell 2
41Dries Devenyns (Bel) Quick-Step FloorsRow 40 - Cell 2
42Julien Vermote (Bel) Quick-Step FloorsRow 41 - Cell 2
43Iljo Keisse (Bel) Quick-Step FloorsRow 42 - Cell 2
44Rüdiger Selig (Ger) Bora-HansgroheRow 43 - Cell 2
45Jay Mc Carthy (Aus) Bora-HansgroheRow 44 - Cell 2
46Oliver Naesen (Bel) AG2R La MondialeRow 45 - Cell 2
47Aleksejs Saramotins (Lat) Bora-HansgroheRow 46 - Cell 2
48Danilo Napolitano (Ita) Wanty - Groupe GobertRow 47 - Cell 2
49Pavel Brutt (Rus) Gazprom – RusveloRow 48 - Cell 2
50Yonder Godoy (Ven) Wilier TriestinaRow 49 - Cell 2
51Bert Van Lerberghe (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen - BaloiseRow 50 - Cell 2
52Dries Van Gestel (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen - BaloiseRow 51 - Cell 2
53Benoit Cosnefroy (Fra) AG2R La MondialeRow 52 - Cell 2
54Bryan Coquard (Fra) Direct EnergieRow 53 - Cell 2
55Benoit Jarrier (Fra) Fortuneo - Vital ConceptRow 54 - Cell 2
56Huub Duijn (Ned) Veranda's Willems CrelanRow 55 - Cell 2
57Aurélien Doleatto (Fra) AG2R La MondialeRow 56 - Cell 2
58John Degenkolb (Ger) Trek-SegafredoRow 57 - Cell 2
59Liam Bertazzo (Ita) Wilier TriestinaRow 58 - Cell 2
60Sébastien Reichenbach (Swi) FDJ0:00:15
61Pieter Vanspeybrouck (Bel) Wanty - Groupe GobertRow 60 - Cell 2
62Jacopo Guarnieri (Ita) FDJRow 61 - Cell 2
63Zico Waeytens (Bel) Team Sunweb0:00:18
64Alex Kirsch (Lux) WB Veranclassic Aqua Protect0:00:25
65Marc Sarreau (Fra) FDJRow 64 - Cell 2
66Valentin Madouas (Fra) FDJ0:00:35
67Perrig Quemeneur (Fra) Direct EnergieRow 66 - Cell 2
68Quentin Pacher (Fra) Delko Marseille Provence KTMRow 67 - Cell 2
69Sean De Bie (Bel) Lotto SoudalRow 68 - Cell 2
70Fabien Grellier (Fra) Direct EnergieRow 69 - Cell 2
71Ivan Santaromita (Ita) Nippo - Vini FantiniRow 70 - Cell 2
72Jeremy Cornu (Fra) Direct EnergieRow 71 - Cell 2
73Mathias Van Gompel (Bel)Row 72 - Cell 2
74Gregory Rast (Swi) Trek-SegafredoRow 73 - Cell 2
75Stijn Vandenbergh (Bel) AG2R La MondialeRow 74 - Cell 2
76Preben Van Hecke (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen - BaloiseRow 75 - Cell 2
77Brecht Ruyters (Bel) Cibel-CebonRow 76 - Cell 2
78Michael Gogl (Aut) Trek-SegafredoRow 77 - Cell 2
79Thomas Sprengers (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen - BaloiseRow 78 - Cell 2
80Eugert Zhupa (Alb) Wilier TriestinaRow 79 - Cell 2
81Piet Allegaert (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen - BaloiseRow 80 - Cell 2
82Jimmy Janssens (Bel) Cibel-CebonRow 81 - Cell 2
83Nans Peters (Fra) AG2R La MondialeRow 82 - Cell 2
84Fabio Felline (Ita) Trek-SegafredoRow 83 - Cell 2
85Truls Korsaeth (Nor) Astana Pro TeamRow 84 - Cell 2
86Jesper Asselman (Ned) Roompot - Nederlandse LoterijRow 85 - Cell 2
87Pim Ligthart (Ned) Roompot - Nederlandse LoterijRow 86 - Cell 2
88Oscar Gatto (Ita) Astana Pro TeamRow 87 - Cell 2
89Ludwig De Winter (Bel) WB Veranclassic Aqua Protect0:00:40
90Marco Coledan (Ita) Trek-Segafredo0:00:43
91Hugo Hofstetter (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions CreditsRow 90 - Cell 2
92Matthias Brändle (Aut) Trek-Segafredo0:00:52
93Jelle Vanendert (Bel) Lotto Soudal0:00:56
94Tosh Van Der Sande (Bel) Lotto SoudalRow 93 - Cell 2
95Juraj Sagan (Svk) Bora-Hansgrohe0:01:01
96Dorian Godon (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits0:01:07
97Clement Venturini (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions CreditsRow 96 - Cell 2
98Lukas Pöstlberger (Aut) Bora-HansgroheRow 97 - Cell 2
99Arman Kamyshev (Kaz) Astana Pro Team0:01:11
100Dimitri Peyskens (Bel) WB Veranclassic Aqua ProtectRow 99 - Cell 2
101Michaël Van Staeyen (Bel) Cofidis, Solutions CreditsRow 100 - Cell 2
102Jérôme Baugnies (Bel) Wanty - Groupe GobertRow 101 - Cell 2
103Roberto Ferrari (Ita) UAE Team Emirates0:01:43
104Tiesj Benoot (Bel) Lotto Soudal0:01:56
105Matteo Busato (Ita) Wilier Triestina0:02:08
106Jacopo Mosca (Ita) Wilier TriestinaRow 105 - Cell 2
107Emiel Planckaert (Bel) Lotto Soudal0:02:17
108Brian Van Goethem (Ned) Roompot - Nederlandse LoterijRow 107 - Cell 2
109Ignatas Konovalovas (Ltu) FDJRow 108 - Cell 2
110Olivier Le Gac (Fra) FDJRow 109 - Cell 2
111Leszek Plucinski (Pol) CCC Sprandi Polkowice0:02:22
112Alan Marangoni (Ita) Nippo - Vini Fantini0:05:13
113Fabio Sabatini (Ita) Quick-Step FloorsRow 112 - Cell 2
114Piotr Brozyna (Pol) CCC Sprandi PolkowiceRow 113 - Cell 2
115Alessandro Bisolti (Ita) Nippo - Vini FantiniRow 114 - Cell 2
116Artur Ershov (Rus) Gazprom – RusveloRow 115 - Cell 2
117Michiel Dieleman (Bel) Cibel-CebonRow 116 - Cell 2
118Sindre Skjøstad Lunke (Nor) Team SunwebRow 117 - Cell 2
119Alexander Porsev (Rus) Gazprom – RusveloRow 118 - Cell 2
120Daniil Fominykh (Kaz) Astana Pro TeamRow 119 - Cell 2
121Guillaume Van Keirsbulck (Bel) Wanty - Groupe GobertRow 120 - Cell 2
122Aime De Gendt (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen - BaloiseRow 121 - Cell 2
123Franck Bonnamour (Fra) Fortuneo - Vital ConceptRow 122 - Cell 2
124Jonathan Hivert (Fra) Direct EnergieRow 123 - Cell 2
125Geoffrey Soupe (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions CreditsRow 124 - Cell 2
126Francis Mourey (Fra) Fortuneo - Vital ConceptRow 125 - Cell 2
127Marcus Burghardt (Ger) Bora-Hansgrohe0:05:29
128Max Kanter (Ger) Team Sunweb0:06:17
129Kevin Van Melsen (Bel) Wanty - Groupe Gobert0:06:55
130Filippo Ganna (Ita) UAE Team Emirates0:06:58
131Oliviero Troia (Ita) UAE Team EmiratesRow 130 - Cell 2
132Stepan Kuriyanov (Rus) Gazprom – Rusvelo0:11:00
133Simone Antonini (Ita) Wanty - Groupe GobertRow 132 - Cell 2
134Lukas Spengler (Swi) WB Veranclassic Aqua ProtectRow 133 - Cell 2
135Ludovic Robeet (Bel) WB Veranclassic Aqua ProtectRow 134 - Cell 2
136Andrea Guardini (Ita) UAE Team EmiratesRow 135 - Cell 2
137Seid Lizde (Ita) UAE Team EmiratesRow 136 - Cell 2
138Wim Reynaerts (Bel) Cibel-CebonRow 137 - Cell 2
139Michael Goolaerts (Bel) Veranda's Willems CrelanRow 138 - Cell 2
140Aidis Kruopis (Ltu) Veranda's Willems CrelanRow 139 - Cell 2
141Max Walscheid (Ger) Team SunwebRow 140 - Cell 2
142Stef Van Zummeren (Bel) Veranda's Willems CrelanRow 141 - Cell 2
143Sander Cordeel (Bel) Veranda's Willems CrelanRow 142 - Cell 2
144Kamil Malecki (Pol) CCC Sprandi PolkowiceRow 143 - Cell 2
145Dennis Coenen (Bel) Cibel-CebonRow 144 - Cell 2
146Patryk Stosz (Pol) CCC Sprandi PolkowiceRow 145 - Cell 2
147Roman Maikin (Rus) Gazprom – RusveloRow 146 - Cell 2
148Coen Vermeltfoort (Ned) Roompot - Nederlandse LoterijRow 147 - Cell 2
149Yevgeniy Gidich (Kaz) Astana Pro TeamRow 148 - Cell 2
150Nikolay Trusov (Rus) Gazprom – RusveloRow 149 - Cell 2
151Kenny Molly (Bel) AGO-Aqua ServiceRow 150 - Cell 2
152Erwann Corbel (Fra) Fortuneo - Vital ConceptRow 151 - Cell 2
153Rémi Cavagna (Fra) Quick-Step FloorsRow 152 - Cell 2
154Jakub Mareczko (Ita) Wilier TriestinaRow 153 - Cell 2
155Ivan Savitckii (Rus) Gazprom – RusveloRow 154 - Cell 2
DNFGianni Marchand (Bel) Cibel-CebonRow 155 - Cell 2
DNFJoan Bou Company (Spa) Nippo - Vini FantiniRow 156 - Cell 2
DNFVegard Stake Laengen (Nor) UAE Team EmiratesRow 157 - Cell 2
DNFBenjamin Giraud (Fra) Delko Marseille Provence KTMRow 158 - Cell 2
DNFAsbjørn Kragh Andersen (Den) Delko Marseille Provence KTMRow 159 - Cell 2
DNFMikel Aristi (Spa) Delko Marseille Provence KTMRow 160 - Cell 2
DNFYannick Martinez (Fra) Delko Marseille Provence KTMRow 161 - Cell 2
DNFGatis Smukulis (Lat) Delko Marseille Provence KTMRow 162 - Cell 2
DNFCyril Lemoine (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions CreditsRow 163 - Cell 2
DNFNacer Bouhanni (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions CreditsRow 164 - Cell 2
DNFRudy Barbier (Fra) AG2R La MondialeRow 165 - Cell 2
DNFMarcel Kittel (Ger) Quick-Step FloorsRow 166 - Cell 2
DNFDavide Cimolai (Ita) FDJRow 167 - Cell 2
DNFJulien Morice (Fra) Direct EnergieRow 168 - Cell 2
DNFRiccardo Stacchiotti (Ita) Nippo - Vini FantiniRow 169 - Cell 2
DNFRoy Jans (Bel) WB Veranclassic Aqua ProtectRow 170 - Cell 2
DNFSam Bennett (Irl) Bora-HansgroheRow 171 - Cell 2
DNFEduard Grosu (Rom) Nippo - Vini FantiniRow 172 - Cell 2
DNFRuslan Tleubayev (Kaz) Astana Pro TeamRow 173 - Cell 2
DNFAndre Looij (Ned) Roompot - Nederlandse LoterijRow 174 - Cell 2
DNFMatti Breschel (Den) Astana Pro TeamRow 175 - Cell 2
DNFFlorian Vachon (Fra) Fortuneo - Vital ConceptRow 176 - Cell 2
DNFBoris Vallee (Bel) Fortuneo - Vital ConceptRow 177 - Cell 2
DNFLaurent Didier (Lux) Trek-SegafredoRow 178 - Cell 2
DNFDries De Bondt (Bel) Veranda's Willems CrelanRow 179 - Cell 2
DNFMatteo Pelucchi (Ita) Bora-HansgroheRow 180 - Cell 2
DNFFilippo Pozzato (Ita) Wilier TriestinaRow 181 - Cell 2
DNFTony Hurel (Fra) Direct EnergieRow 182 - Cell 2

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