Canadian Svein Tuft scored his team's first European victory of the season with a solo win in the GP Stad Zottegem. Tuft rode away from breakaway companions to cross the line 36 seconds ahead of second place finisher Willem Wauters (trainee for Vacansoleil-DCM), while Omega Pharma-Lotto's Adam Blythe won the sprint from the chasing group for third.
“The boys rode a perfect race today," Tuft said. "Everybody is starting to feel the form of those hard climbing French stage races. Early on we had Will [Routley], Zach [Bell] and myself in the break - and I knew it was going to be a good day.
“As the day wore on, I could see the riders starting to feel the fatigue and I knew it was time to go in the headwind section about 12k out. I knew once I had 30 seconds, I would be able to break the chase group. There were some technical sections that really suited me late in the race. I knew if I could get to the technical section, I could get out of sight and gain time,” Tuft said. “It was a very satisfying win and I'm really proud of the guys. We will be looking for another one tomorrow at Overjise.”
| # | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Svein Tuft (Can) Team Spidertech Powered By C10 | 4:06:13 |
| 2 | Willem Wauters (Bel) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | 0:00:36 |
| 3 | Adam Blythe (GBr) Omega Pharma-Lotto | 0:00:41 |
| 4 | Troels Ronning Vinther (Den) Glud & Marstrand - LRO | Row 3 - Cell 2 |
| 5 | Markus Eichler (Ger) Team NSP | Row 4 - Cell 2 |
| 6 | Jean-Pierre Drucker (Lux) Veranda's Willems - Accent | Row 5 - Cell 2 |
| 7 | Gorik Gardeyn (Bel) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | Row 6 - Cell 2 |
| 8 | Baptiste Planckaert (Bel) Landbouwkrediet | Row 7 - Cell 2 |
| 9 | Wouter Mol (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | Row 8 - Cell 2 |
| 10 | Jelle Wallays (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator | 0:00:51 |
| 11 | Bjorn Thurau (Ger) Team NSP | 0:01:04 |
| 12 | Klaas Lodewyck (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto | 0:01:19 |
| 13 | Eric Baumann (Ger) Team Netapp | 0:02:32 |
| 14 | Roy Hegreberg (Nor) Sparebanken Vest - Ridley | Row 13 - Cell 2 |
| 15 | Bertjan Lindeman (Ned) Vacansoleil DCM Pro Cycling Team | Row 14 - Cell 2 |
| 16 | Guillaume Boivin (Can) Team Spidertech Powered By C10 | Row 15 - Cell 2 |
| 17 | Boris Dron (Bel) Lotto - Bodysol Pole Continental Wallon | Row 16 - Cell 2 |
| 18 | Koen Barbe (Bel) Landbouwkrediet | 0:02:43 |
| 19 | Andrew Fenn (GBr) An Post - Sean Kelly | 0:02:52 |
| 20 | Jens Debusschere (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto | 0:03:43 |
| 21 | James Spragg (GBr) Donckers Koffie - Jelly Belly | Row 20 - Cell 2 |
| 22 | Evan Oliphant (GBr) Endura Racing | Row 21 - Cell 2 |
| 23 | Thomas Guldhammer (Den) Team Concordia Forsikring - Himmerland | Row 22 - Cell 2 |
| 24 | Remco Broers (Ned) Team Differdange - Magic-Sportfood.de | 0:03:49 |
| 25 | Jurgen François (Bel) Colba - Mercury | 0:04:10 |
| 26 | Sven Jodts (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator | 0:04:47 |
| 27 | Sven Vandousselaere (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto | 0:05:01 |
| 28 | Sebastian Körber (Ger) Nutrixxion Sparkasse | Row 27 - Cell 2 |
| 29 | Ian Wilkinson (GBr) Endura Racing | Row 28 - Cell 2 |
| 30 | Remco Te Brake (Ned) Cyclingteam De Rijke | Row 29 - Cell 2 |
| 31 | Christian Moberg Jörgensen (Den) Glud & Marstrand - LRO | Row 30 - Cell 2 |
| 32 | Kenny De Ketele (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator | Row 31 - Cell 2 |
| 33 | Stefan Schäfer (Ger) Team NetApp | Row 32 - Cell 2 |
| 34 | Simon Lambert-Lemay (Can) Team Spidertech Powered By C10 | Row 33 - Cell 2 |
| 35 | Martin Gilbert (Can) Team Spidertech Powered By C10 | Row 34 - Cell 2 |
| 36 | Jonas Ljungblad (Swe) Team Differdange - Magic-Sportfood.de | Row 35 - Cell 2 |
| 37 | Sébastien Delfosse (Bel) Landbouwkrediet | Row 36 - Cell 2 |
| 38 | Leopold Konig (Cze) Team Netapp | 0:05:19 |
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