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Elite Men: Chaudfontaine - Namur 203.8km

Nuyens claims first season victory in Namur

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Cycling News
Published:
September 16, 2009, 16:51,
Updated:
September 16, 2009, 17:24

Aussie Davis takes second

Belgian Nick Nuyens overcame a difficult season to take his first victory in two years in the GP de Wallonie on Wednesday. The 29-year-old bested Australian Allan Davis (Quick Step) and Silence Lotto's Roy Sentjens in the 203.8km race from Chaudfontaine to Namur. It is the third time Nuyens has won the event, which features the steep climb of the Citadel of Namur in the final kilometre.

The Acqua & Sapone squad did the bulk of the work to bring the race together in the finale for defending champion Stefano Garzelli, but following the final climb of the Citadel, Nuyens proved strongest.

Three Frenchmen tried their luck on the final climb, with Benoit Vaugrenard (FdJ), Sylvain Chavanel (Quick Step) and Christophe Le Mevel all trying their luck to no avail.

The peloton splintered, and Nuyens was able to attack in the final turns and hold off the charge of Davis in the dash for the line to claim a long awaited victory.

The result justified his selection for the Belgian world championship team. "There was a lot of pressure on me, so I'm very happy with this result," the Belgian told Sporza.be. 

Second placed Davis said "Nuyens went like mad in the final meters," but said that a lack of knowledge of the course ruined his effort to catch the Belgian.

Full Results
1 Nick Nuyens (Bel) Rabobank 4:46:13  
2 Allan Davis (Aus) Quick Step    
3 Roy Sentjens (Bel) Silence - Lotto    
4 Bert De Waele (Bel) Landbouwkrediet - Colnago    
5 Romain Feillu (Fra) Agritubel    
6 Jonathan Hivert (Fra) Skil-Shimano    
7 Fabian Wegmann (Ger) Team Milram    
8 Sven Renders (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator    
9 Stefano Garzelli (Ita) Acqua & Sapone - Caffe Mokambo    
10 Gerben Lowik (Ned) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team    
11 Thomas Voeckler (Fra) BBox Bouygues Telecom    
12 Anders Lund (Den) Team Saxo Bank    
13 Sebastian Langeveld (Ned) Rabobank    
14 Wouter Poels (Ned) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team    
15 Jelle Vanendert (Bel) Silence - Lotto    
16 Ivan Rovny (Rus) Team Katusha    
17 Maxime Vantomme (Bel) Team Katusha    
18 Greg Van Avermaet (Bel) Silence - Lotto    
19 Andreas Dietziker (Swi) Vorarlberg - Corratec    
20 Chris Sorensen (Den) Team Saxo Bank    
21 Jussi Veikkanen (Fin) Française Des Jeux    
22 Dries Devenyns (Bel) Quick Step    
23 Andre Steensen (Den) Team Saxo Bank    
24 Nikolas Maes (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator    
25 Cyril Gautier (Fra) BBox Bouygues Telecom    
26 Christophe Le Mevel (Fra) Française Des Jeux    
27 Thomas Degand (Bel) Verandas Willems    
28 Bert Scheirlinckx (Bel) Landbouwkrediet - Colnago    
29 Florian Stalder (Swi) BMC Racing Team 0:00:07  
30 Florian Guillou (Fra) Roubaix Lille Metropole    
31 Peter Velits (Slo) Team Milram    
32 Niki Terpstra (Ned) Team Milram    
33 Juan Antonio Flecha Giannoni (Spa) Rabobank    
34 Romain Zingle (Bel) Verandas Willems    
35 Johan Van Summeren (Bel) Silence - Lotto 0:00:15  
36 Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Quick Step 0:00:19  
37 Stijn Vandenbergh (Bel) Team Katusha 0:00:22  
38 Frederic Amorison (Bel) Landbouwkrediet - Colnago 0:00:23  
39 Jerome Baugnies (Bel) Belgian National Team    
40 Frederik Verkinderen (Bel) Belgian National Team    
41 Nikita Eskov (Rus) Team Katusha 0:00:26  
42 Jan Bakelants (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator 0:00:34  
43 Steve Chainel (Fra) BBox Bouygues Telecom 0:00:36  
44 Sebastien Minard (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne 0:00:43  
45 Maarten De Jonge (Ned) Skil-Shimano    
46 Geert Verheyen (Bel) Landbouwkrediet - Colnago    
47 Anthony Geslin (Fra) Française Des Jeux    
48 Gregory Habeaux (Bel) Verandas Willems    
49 Luca Mazzanti (Ita) Team Katusha    
50 Fabio Polazzi (Bel) Lotto - Bodysol    
51 Frederic Guesdon (Fra) Française Des Jeux 0:00:50  
52 Johann Tschopp (Swi) BBox Bouygues Telecom    
53 Jelle Wallays (Bel) Belgian National Team    
54 Frederik Veuchelen (Bel) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team 0:00:59  
55 Francesco Masciarelli (Ita) Acqua & Sapone - Caffe Mokambo    
56 Daniel Musiol (Ger) Vorarlberg - Corratec    
57 Stefan Van Dijk (Ned) Verandas Willems    
58 Sep Vanmarcke (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator 0:01:07  
59 Sebastien Rosseler (Bel) Quick Step 0:01:09  
60 Nikolay Trusov (Rus) Team Katusha 0:01:15  
61 Pieter Jacobs (Bel) Silence - Lotto    
62 Sylvain Calzati (Fra) Agritubel 0:01:35  
63 Peter Wrolich (Aut) Team Milram    
64 Jerome Pineau (Fra) Quick Step    
65 Tristan Valentin (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne 0:01:40  
66 Simon Geschke (Ger) Skil-Shimano 0:01:42  
67 Luca Paolini (Ita) Acqua & Sapone - Caffe Mokambo 0:01:44  
68 Francesco Failli (Ita) Acqua & Sapone - Caffe Mokambo 0:02:10  
69 Carlos Barredo Llamazales (Spa) Quick Step 0:02:18  
70 Floris Goesinnen (Ned) Skil-Shimano 0:02:21  
71 Perrig Quemeneur (Fra) BBox Bouygues Telecom 0:02:24  
72 Benoit Vaugrenard (Fra) Française Des Jeux 0:02:27  
73 Theo Eltink (Ned) Skil-Shimano 0:03:34  
74 Arnaud Labbe (Fra) BBox Bouygues Telecom 0:03:52  
75 Tony Hurel (Fra) BBox Bouygues Telecom    
76 Bastien Delrot (Fra) Roubaix Lille Metropole    
77 Domenik Klemme (Ger) Team Saxo Bank    
78 Sebastien Lang (Ger) Silence - Lotto 0:04:07  
79 Sergey Klimov (Rus) Team Katusha    
80 Mathieu Claude (Fra) BBox Bouygues Telecom    
81 Stijn Neirynck (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator    
82 Kevin Neyrinck (Bel) Landbouwkrediet - Colnago    
83 Mathew Hayman (Aus) Rabobank    
84 Mauricio Alberto Ardila Cano (Col) Rabobank    
85 Bauke Mollema (Ned) Rabobank    
86 Dennis Vanendert (Bel) Belgian National Team    
87 Massimo Codol (Ita) Acqua & Sapone - Caffe Mokambo    
88 Fumiyuki Beppu (Jpn) Skil-Shimano    
89 Andrea Masciarelli (Ita) Acqua & Sapone - Caffe Mokambo    
90 Francesco Reda (Ita) Quick Step    
91 Wim De Vocht (Bel) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team    
92 Wouter Mol (Ned) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team    
93 Johannes Frohlinger (Ger) Team Milram    
94 Romain Villa (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne    
95 Nico Sijmens (Bel) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne    
96 Albert Timmer (Ned) Skil-Shimano 0:05:24  
97 Romain Fondard (Fra) Lotto - Bodysol 0:05:59  
98 Francisco Mancebo Perez (Spa) Rock Racing    
99 Florent Brard (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne    
100 Maryan Hary (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne    
101 Frank Hoj (Den) Team Saxo Bank    
102 Rene Weissinger (Ger) Vorarlberg - Corratec    
103 Nicolas Baiolet (Bel) Verandas Willems    
104 Pascal Hungerbuhler (Swi) Vorarlberg - Corratec    
105 Sebastien Delfosse (Bel) Landbouwkrediet - Colnago    
106 Aaron Kemps (Aus) Rock Racing 0:09:55  
107 Alexandre Moos (Swi) BMC Racing Team 0:10:05  
108 Dries Depoorter (Bel) Belgian National Team 0:13:22  
109 Servais Knaven (Ned) Team Milram    
110 Mathieu Criquielion (Bel) Verandas Willems    
111 Jan Kuyckx (Bel) Verandas Willems    
112 Steven Tronet (Fra) Roubaix Lille Metropole    
113 James Vanlandschoot (Bel) Verandas Willems    
114 Aart Vierhouten (Ned) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team    
115 Jeremy Burton (Bel) Lotto - Bodysol    
116 Ian Mckissick (USA) BMC Racing Team    
117 Christophe Premont (Bel) Lotto - Bodysol    
118 Jeremy Roy (Fra) Française Des Jeux    
119 Steve Bovay (Swi) BMC Racing Team    
120 Thierry Hupond (Fra) Skil-Shimano    
121 Danilo Wyss (Swi) BMC Racing Team    
122 Martin Kohler (Swi) BMC Racing Team    
123 Reto Hollenstein (Swi) Vorarlberg - Corratec    
124 Baptiste Planckaert (Bel) Landbouwkrediet - Colnago    
125 Ryan Wills (NZl) Lotto - Bodysol    
126 Elias Schmaeh (Swi) Vorarlberg - Corratec    
127 Sven Jodts (Bel) Belgian National Team    
128 Julien Vermote (Bel) Belgian National Team    
129 David Lelay (Fra) Agritubel    
130 Gianni Meersman (Bel) Française Des Jeux    
131 Stijn Joseph (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator    
132 Kristof Goddaert (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator    
133 Ronny Scholz (Ger) Team Milram    
134 Markus Eichler (Ger) Team Milram    
135 Artur Gajek (Ger) Team Milram    
136 Remi Cusin (Fra) Agritubel    
137 Geert Steurs (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator    
138 Gaetan Bille (Bel) Verandas Willems    
139 Jos Van Emden (Ned) Rabobank    
140 Damien Timmermans (Bel) Lotto - Bodysol    
141 Branislan Samoilau (Blr) Quick Step    
142 Hubert Schwab (Swi) Quick Step    
143 Yaumeni Hutarovich (Blr) Française Des Jeux    
144 Yukihiro Doi (Jpn) Skil-Shimano    
145 Didac Ortega (Spa) Acqua & Sapone - Caffe Mokambo    
146 Jose Enrique Gutierrez Cataluna (Spa) Rock Racing    
147 Davy De Scheemaeker (Bel) Landbouwkrediet - Colnago    
148 Sebastien Joly (Fra) Française Des Jeux    
149 Dmitry Kozontchuk (Rus) Rabobank    
150 Denis Galizmyanov (Rus) Team Katusha    
151 Maxim De Busschere (Bel) Team Katusha    
152 Stephane Auge (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne    
153 Julien Fouchard (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne    
154 Yannick Eijssen (Bel) Silence - Lotto    
155 Rick Flens (Ned) Rabobank    
156 Matthew Harley Goss (Aus) Team Saxo Bank    
157 Pierre Cazaux (Fra) Roubaix Lille Metropole    
158 Steven Caethoven (Bel) Agritubel    
159 Koen Barbe (Bel) Landbouwkrediet - Colnago    
160 Mickael Larpe (Fra) Roubaix Lille Metropole    
161 Lasse Bochman (Den) Team Saxo Bank    
162 Jurgen Van Goolen (Bel) Team Saxo Bank    
163 Julien Antommarchi (Fra) Skil-Shimano    
164 Dario Andriotto (Ita) Acqua & Sapone - Caffe Mokambo 0:13:34  
165 Diego Milan Jimenez (Spa) Acqua & Sapone - Caffe Mokambo    
166 Wim Van Huffel (Bel) Vorarlberg - Corratec    
167 Ruggero Marzoli (Ita) Acqua & Sapone - Caffe Mokambo    
168 Christophe Kern (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne    
169 Edwig Cammaerts (Bel) Lotto - Bodysol 0:14:28  
170 Silvere Ackermann (Swi) Vorarlberg - Corratec    
171 Dirk Bellemakers (Ned) Landbouwkrediet - Colnago    
172 Johan Coenen (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator    
173 David Vitoria (Swi) Rock Racing    
174 Cedric Collaers (Bel) Verandas Willems    
175 Boris Dron (Bel) Lotto - Bodysol    
176 Jonathan Dufrasne (Bel) Belgian National Team 0:17:13  
Mountains classification
1 Julien Fouchard (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne 22 pts
2 Bauke Mollema (Ned) Rabobank 10  
3 Benoit Vaugrenard (Fra) Française Des Jeux 10  
4 Christophe Le Mevel (Fra) Française Des Jeux 10  
5 Chris Sorensen (Den) Team Saxo Bank 8  
6 Ivan Rovny (Rus) Team Katusha 8  
7 Anthony Geslin (Fra) Française Des Jeux 8  
8 Steven Tronet (Fra) Roubaix Lille Metropole 6  
9 Francesco Failli (Ita) Acqua & Sapone - Caffe Mokambo 6  
10 Thomas Voeckler (Fra) BBox Bouygues Telecom 6  
11 Stefano Garzelli (Ita) Acqua & Sapone - Caffe Mokambo 6  
12 Cyril Gautier (Fra) BBox Bouygues Telecom 6  
13 Sebastian Langeveld (Ned) Rabobank 4  
14 Luca Paolini (Ita) Acqua & Sapone - Caffe Mokambo 4  
15 Dirk Bellemakers (Ned) Landbouwkrediet - Colnago 2  
16 Carlos Barredo Llamazales (Spa) Quick Step 2  
17 Greg Van Avermaet (Bel) Silence - Lotto 2  
18 Edwig Cammaerts (Bel) Lotto - Bodysol 1  
Young rider classification
1 Wouter Poels (Ned) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team 4:46:13  
2 Ivan Rovny (Rus) Team Katusha    
3 Andre Steensen (Den) Team Saxo Bank    
4 Cyril Gautier (Fra) BBox Bouygues Telecom    
5 Romain Zingle (Bel) Verandas Willems 0:00:07  
6 Jerome Baugnies (Bel) Belgian National Team 0:00:23  
7 Frederik Verkinderen (Bel) Belgian National Team    
8 Jelle Wallays (Bel) Belgian National Team 0:00:50  
9 Sep Vanmarcke (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator 0:01:07  
10 Tony Hurel (Fra) BBox Bouygues Telecom 0:03:52  
11 Dennis Vanendert (Bel) Belgian National Team 0:04:07  
12 Dries Depoorter (Bel) Belgian National Team 0:13:22  
13 Christophe Premont (Bel) Lotto - Bodysol    
14 Baptiste Planckaert (Bel) Landbouwkrediet - Colnago    
15 Ryan Wills (NZl) Lotto - Bodysol    
16 Sven Jodts (Bel) Belgian National Team    
17 Julien Vermote (Bel) Belgian National Team    
18 Stijn Joseph (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator    
19 Gaetan Bille (Bel) Verandas Willems    
20 Davy De Scheemaeker (Bel) Landbouwkrediet - Colnago    
21 Denis Galizmyanov (Rus) Team Katusha    
22 Yannick Eijssen (Bel) Silence - Lotto    
23 Edwig Cammaerts (Bel) Lotto - Bodysol 0:14:28  
24 Cedric Collaers (Bel) Verandas Willems    
25 Boris Dron (Bel) Lotto - Bodysol    
26 Jonathan Dufrasne (Bel) Belgian National Team 0:17:13  
Teams classification
1 Silence Lotto 14:18:39  
2 Team Saxo Bank    
3 Rabobank 0:00:07  
4 Team Milram 0:00:14  
5 Quick Step 0:00:19  
6 Team Katusha 0:00:22  
7 Landbouwkrediet Colnago 0:00:23  
8 Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator 0:00:34  
9 BBox Bouygues Telecom 0:00:36  
10 Francaise Des Jeux 0:00:43  
11 Verandas Willems 0:00:50  
12 Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team 0:00:59  
13 Belgian National Team 0:01:36  
14 Skil Shimano 0:02:25  
15 Acqua Sapone Caffe Mokambo 0:02:43  
16 Cofidis Le Credit En Ligne 0:06:30  
17 Vorarlberg Corratec 0:06:58  
18 Agritubel 0:14:57  
19 Roubaix Lille Metropole 0:17:21  
20 Lotto - Bodysol 0:20:04  
21 BMC Racing Team 0:23:34  
22 Rock Racing 0:29:16  

 

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