Froome wins Aalst criterium
Porte, Trentin make up the podium
Chris Froome (Team Sky) won his first criterium as a Tour de France winner on Monday in Belgium, beating teammate Richie Porte in a sprint in Aalst.
Froome competed in his sequined yellow jersey, the same he had collected on the Champs Elysees on Sunday night. He admitted he had celebrated his victory until 5:30 in the morning and then headed to Belgium with fiancée Michelle Cound.
The race attracted thousands of Belgian cycling fans, including cycling legend Roger De Vlaeminck, who made a point of intruducing himself to the new Tour de France winner.
There were several early attacks by local rider Kris Boeckmans and Dutchman Stefan van Dijk. Bert De Backer Laurent Didier made a late attack but then Froome and Porte attacked with two laps to go, with Tour de France stage winner Matteo Trentin (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) winning the sprint for third place ahead of Oscar Gatto (Vini Fantini) and Boeckmans.
Results
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
---|---|---|
1 | Christopher Froome (GBr) Sky Procycling | 2:02:26 |
2 | Richie Porte (Aus) Sky Procycling | Row 1 - Cell 2 |
3 | Matteo Trentin (Ita) Omega Pharma-QuickStep | 0:00:03 |
4 | Oscar Gatto (Ita) Vini Fantini-Selle Italia | Row 3 - Cell 2 |
5 | Kris Boeckmans (Bel) Vacansoleil-DCM | 0:00:07 |
6 | Bert De Backer (Bel) Argos-Shimano | Row 5 - Cell 2 |
7 | Stefan van Dijk (Ned) Accent Jobs-Wanty | Row 6 - Cell 2 |
8 | Steffen Radochla (Ger) Euskaltel-Euskadi | Row 7 - Cell 2 |
9 | Laurent Didier (Lux) RadioShack Leopard | Row 8 - Cell 2 |
10 | Kurt Hovelynck (Bel) Crelan-Euphony | Row 9 - Cell 2 |
11 | Benjamin Verraes (Bel) Accent Jobs-Wanty | Row 10 - Cell 2 |
12 | Tom Meeusen (Bel) Telenet-Fidea | Row 11 - Cell 2 |
13 | Tim De Troyer (Bel) Accent Jobs-Wanty | Row 12 - Cell 2 |
14 | David Boucher (Fra) FDJ.fr | Row 13 - Cell 2 |
15 | Rutger Roelandts (Bel) Ventilair - Steria | Row 14 - Cell 2 |
16 | David Beulens (Bel) | Row 15 - Cell 2 |
17 | Rob Peeters (Bel) Telenet-Fidea | Row 16 - Cell 2 |
18 | Robin Van Goethem (Bel) | Row 17 - Cell 2 |
19 | Valentijn Van De Velde (Bel) | Row 18 - Cell 2 |
20 | Koen Barbé (Bel) Crelan-Euphony | Row 19 - Cell 2 |
21 | Dimitri Van Der Perre (Bel) | Row 20 - Cell 2 |
22 | Michel Vereecken (Bel) | Row 21 - Cell 2 |
23 | Pier Paolo De Negri (Ita) Vini Fantini-Selle Italia | Row 22 - Cell 2 |
24 | Niels Vandyck (Bel) | Row 23 - Cell 2 |
25 | Matt Brammeier (Ire) Champion System | Row 24 - Cell 2 |
26 | Joaquim Durant (Bel) | Row 25 - Cell 2 |
27 | Jim Aernouts (Bel) | Row 26 - Cell 2 |
28 | Bart Wellens (Bel) | Row 27 - Cell 2 |
29 | Kevin Pauwels (Bel) | Row 28 - Cell 2 |
30 | Vincent De Vreese (Bel) | Row 29 - Cell 2 |
31 | Glenn Van De Maele (Bel) | Row 30 - Cell 2 |
32 | Iljo Keisse (Bel) Omega Pharma-QuickStep | Row 31 - Cell 2 |
33 | André Schulze (Ger) Euskaltel-Euskadi | Row 32 - Cell 2 |
34 | Staf Scheirlinckx (Bel) Accent Jobs-Wanty | Row 33 - Cell 2 |
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