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Ster Elektrotoer 2010

Date range:
June 16-20, 2010

June 20, Stage 4: Arcen - Helmond 174km

Hansen wins Ster Elektrotoer

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Cycling News
Published:
June 20, 2010, 14:50,
Updated:
June 20, 2010, 19:16

Boeckmans claims final stage

Kris Boeckmans (Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator) wins the Ster Elektrotoer's final stage.

Kris Boeckmans (Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator) wins the Ster Elektrotoer's final stage.

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Kris Boeckmans of Topsport Vlaanderen took the final mass sprint victory in the Ster Elektrotoer, as Adam Hansen of HTC-Columbia won the first stage race of his road career. Boeckmans outsprinted Denis Galimzyanov of Katusha and Andre Greipel of HTC-Columbia to win the 174km finale in Helmond.

"Adam said he specifically wanted to ride this race rather than doing the Tour de Suisse, and he certainly made a good choice," said HTC-Columbia's sports director Tristan Hoffman. "After doing so well on Saturday's stage, he became the team leader for the race, and he gave it everything he could to make sure he could win.

"The final stage was totally flat, and we managed to control the early breaks with help from the other sprinters' teams and keep things together. But then Adam had a mechanical problem and the whole team waited for him and made sure he got back to the bunch. It was important to work for a bunch sprint for André [Greipel] , but we wanted to be sure Adam got his first stage race win, too."

A three-rider group, comprised of Niki Terpstra (Milram), Bart van Haaren (Van Vliet EBH Elshof) and Jens Mouris (Vacansoleil), escaped on the final day for much of the stage, but never built up a huge lead.

A crash with 63km to go took down overall leader Adam Hansen, but five teammates gathered to get him back to the peloton. Not so lucky was Eric Berthou (CarmioOro NGC), who left the race in an ambulance.

Van Haaren couldn't keep up the pace of his two companions and fell back with 36km to go. With 10km to, Terpstra and Mouris were caught as well which set up the mass sprint to conclude the stage.

Full Results
1 Kris Boeckmans (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator 3:54:18  
2 Denis Galimzyanov (Rus) Team Katusha    
3 André Greipel (Ger) Team HTC - Columbia    
4 Kenny Dehaes (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto    
5 Juan José Haedo (Arg) Team Saxo Bank    
6 Wouter Weylandt (Bel) Quick Step    
7 Tom Veelers (Ned) Skil - Shimano    
8 Enrico Peruffo (Ita) CarmioOro NGC    
9 Gregory Henderson (NZl) Sky Professional Cycling Team    
10 Romain Feillu (Fra) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team    
11 Bram Schmitz (Ned) Van Vliet EBH Elshof    
12 Peter Schulting (Ned) Cyclingteam Jo Piels    
13 Davy Commeyne (Bel) Landbouwkrediet    
14 Baden Cooke (Aus) Team Saxo Bank    
15 Iljo Keisse (Bel) Quick Step    
16 Francisco José Ventoso Alberdi (Spa) CarmioOro NGC    
17 Roy Sentjens (Ned) Team Milram    
18 Markus Eichler (Ger) Team Milram    
19 Jelle Posthuma (Ned) Cyclingteam Jo Piels    
20 Thomas De Gendt (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator    
21 Nikolas Maes (Bel) Quick Step    
22 Dirk Bellemakers (Ned) Landbouwkrediet    
23 Björn Leukemans (Bel) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team    
24 Danilo Napolitano (Ita) Team Katusha    
25 Pieter Weening (Ned) Rabobank    
26 Kevin Neirynck (Bel) Landbouwkrediet    
27 Thomas Berkhout (Ned) Van Vliet EBH Elshof    
28 Johan Coenen (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator    
29 Bart Dockx (Bel) Landbouwkrediet    
30 Marcel Sieberg (Ger) Team HTC - Columbia    
31 Lucas Sebastian Haedo (Arg) Team Saxo Bank    
32 Arnoud Van Groen (Ned) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team    
33 Emanuele Sella (Ita) CarmioOro NGC    
34 Leigh Howard (Aus) Team HTC - Columbia    
35 Adam Hansen (Aus) Team HTC - Columbia    
36 Christoph Pfingsten (Ger) Van Vliet EBH Elshof    
37 Laurent Beuret (Swi) CarmioOro NGC    
38 Servais Knaven (Ned) Team Milram    
39 Roy Curvers (Ned) Skil - Shimano    
40 Maarten De Jonge (Ned) Cyclingteam Jo Piels    
41 Pieter Jacobs (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator    
42 Christophe Brandt (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto    
43 Artem Ovechkin (Rus) Team Katusha    
44 Davide Vigano (Ita) Sky Professional Cycling Team    
45 Geert Verheyen (Bel) Landbouwkrediet    
46 Evgeni Petrov (Rus) Team Katusha 0:00:09  
47 Frederik Veuchelen (Bel) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team    
48 Michael Mørkøv (Den) Team Saxo Bank    
49 Pim De Beer (Ned) Cyclingteam Jo Piels    
50 Jos Van Emden (Ned) Rabobank 0:00:11  
51 Koen De Kort (Ned) Skil - Shimano    
52 Martin Velits (Svk) Team HTC - Columbia    
53 Joost Posthuma (Ned) Rabobank    
54 Sander Armee (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator    
55 Marco Pinotti (Ita) Team HTC - Columbia    
56 Russell Downing (GBr) Sky Professional Cycling Team    
57 Serguei Ivanov (Rus) Team Katusha    
58 Tom Stubbe (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto    
59 Rob Ruijgh (Ned) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team    
60 Steven Kruijswijk (Ned) Rabobank    
61 Andrea Tonti (Ita) CarmioOro NGC    
62 Sander Oostlander (Ned) Van Vliet EBH Elshof    
63 Rune Van Der Meijden (Ned) Van Vliet EBH Elshof    
64 Domenik Klemme (Ger) Team Saxo Bank    
65 Jurgen Van Goolen (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto    
66 Jan Ghyselinck (Bel) Team HTC - Columbia    
67 Ian Stannard (GBr) Sky Professional Cycling Team    
68 Rikke Dijkxhoorn (Ned) Van Vliet EBH Elshof    
69 Dominique Cornu (Bel) Skil - Shimano    
70 Bert Scheirlinckx (Bel) Landbouwkrediet 0:00:20  
71 Glenn d'Hollander (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto    
72 Simon Geschke (Ger) Skil - Shimano    
73 Mathew Hayman (Aus) Sky Professional Cycling Team    
74 Bart Van Haaren (Ned) Van Vliet EBH Elshof 0:00:26  
75 Pieter Vanspeybrouck (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator 0:00:45  
76 Sebastian Langeveld (Ned) Rabobank 0:00:47  
77 Lars Boom (Ned) Rabobank    
78 Kasper Klostergaard Larsen (Den) Team Saxo Bank 0:00:49  
79 Stijn Neirynck (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator 0:00:51  
80 Jérôme Pineau (Fra) Quick Step 0:00:56  
81 Marco Bandiera (Ita) Team Katusha    
82 Cornelius Van Ooijen (Ned) Cyclingteam Jo Piels    
83 Addy Engels (Ned) Quick Step    
84 Thom Van Dulmen (Ned) Cyclingteam Jo Piels    
85 Davide Malacarne (Ita) Quick Step    
86 Francesco Tizza (Ita) CarmioOro NGC    
87 Jens Mouris (Ned) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team 0:01:18  
88 Niki Terpstra (Ned) Team Milram    
89 Albert Timmer (Ned) Skil - Shimano    
90 Kevin Van Impe (Bel) Quick Step 0:01:50  
91 Peter Kennaugh (GBr) Sky Professional Cycling Team 0:02:27  
92 John-Lee Augustyn (RSA) Sky Professional Cycling Team    
Points
1 Kris Boeckmans (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator 15 pts
2 Denis Galimzyanov (Rus) Team Katusha 12  
3 André Greipel (Ger) Team HTC - Columbia 10  
4 Kenny Dehaes (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto 8  
5 Juan José Haedo (Arg) Team Saxo Bank 6  
6 Wouter Weylandt (Bel) Quick Step 5  
7 Tom Veelers (Ned) Skil - Shimano 4  
8 Enrico Peruffo (Ita) CarmioOro NGC 3  
9 Gregory Henderson (NZl) Sky Professional Cycling Team 2  
10 Romain Feillu (Fra) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team 1  
Sprint 1
1 Jens Mouris (Ned) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team 3 pts
2 Bart Van Haaren (Ned) Van Vliet EBH Elshof 2  
3 Niki Terpstra (Ned) Team Milram 1  
Sprint 2
1 Jens Mouris (Ned) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team 3 pts
2 Niki Terpstra (Ned) Team Milram 2  
3 Bart Van Haaren (Ned) Van Vliet EBH Elshof 1  
Teams
1 Quick Step 11:42:54  
2 Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator    
3 Team Saxo Bank    
4 Carmiooro - NGC    
5 Landbouwkrediet    
6 Vacansoleil Pro CyclingTeam    
7 Team HTC-Columbia    
8 Team Katusha    
9 Cycling Team Jo Piels    
10 Team Milram    
11 Van Vliet - EBH    
12 Skil-Shimano 0:00:11  
13 Omega Pharma - Lotto    
14 Sky Professional Cycling Team    
15 Rabobank 0:00:22  
Final general classification
1 Adam Hansen (Aus) Team HTC - Columbia 16:33:43  
2 Johan Coenen (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator 0:00:15  
3 Thomas De Gendt (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator 0:00:16  
4 Bram Schmitz (Ned) Van Vliet EBH Elshof    
5 Pieter Weening (Ned) Rabobank 0:00:20  
6 Dirk Bellemakers (Ned) Landbouwkrediet 0:00:21  
7 Björn Leukemans (Bel) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team 0:00:24  
8 Artem Ovechkin (Rus) Team Katusha 0:00:35  
9 Laurent Beuret (Swi) CarmioOro NGC 0:00:43  
10 Kevin Neirynck (Bel) Landbouwkrediet 0:00:45  
11 Iljo Keisse (Bel) Quick Step 0:00:48  
12 Lucas Sebastian Haedo (Arg) Team Saxo Bank 0:00:56  
13 Davide Vigano (Ita) Sky Professional Cycling Team 0:01:00  
14 Emanuele Sella (Ita) CarmioOro NGC 0:01:39  
15 Maarten De Jonge (Ned) Cyclingteam Jo Piels 0:02:28  
16 Roy Curvers (Ned) Skil - Shimano 0:02:58  
17 Frederik Veuchelen (Bel) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team 0:03:00  
18 Steven Kruijswijk (Ned) Rabobank 0:06:35  
19 Tom Stubbe (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto 0:08:14  
20 Rikke Dijkxhoorn (Ned) Van Vliet EBH Elshof 0:09:01  
21 Andrea Tonti (Ita) CarmioOro NGC 0:15:56  
22 Gregory Henderson (NZl) Sky Professional Cycling Team 0:16:09  
23 Jos Van Emden (Ned) Rabobank 0:16:10  
24 André Greipel (Ger) Team HTC - Columbia 0:16:13  
25 Markus Eichler (Ger) Team Milram 0:16:19  
26 Kris Boeckmans (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator 0:16:21  
27 Marco Pinotti (Ita) Team HTC - Columbia 0:16:24  
28 Francisco José Ventoso Alberdi (Spa) CarmioOro NGC    
29 Christoph Pfingsten (Ger) Van Vliet EBH Elshof    
30 Baden Cooke (Aus) Team Saxo Bank 0:16:26  
31 Sander Oostlander (Ned) Van Vliet EBH Elshof 0:16:29  
32 Dominique Cornu (Bel) Skil - Shimano 0:16:30  
33 Peter Schulting (Ned) Cyclingteam Jo Piels    
34 Michael Mørkøv (Den) Team Saxo Bank 0:16:31  
35 Tom Veelers (Ned) Skil - Shimano    
36 Servais Knaven (Ned) Team Milram 0:16:33  
37 Davy Commeyne (Bel) Landbouwkrediet 0:16:35  
38 Roy Sentjens (Ned) Team Milram 0:16:36  
39 Arnoud Van Groen (Ned) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team    
40 Nikolas Maes (Bel) Quick Step 0:16:37  
41 Thomas Berkhout (Ned) Van Vliet EBH Elshof 0:16:38  
42 Marcel Sieberg (Ger) Team HTC - Columbia 0:16:40  
43 Evgeni Petrov (Rus) Team Katusha    
44 Wouter Weylandt (Bel) Quick Step 0:16:41  
45 Ian Stannard (GBr) Sky Professional Cycling Team 0:16:42  
46 Denis Galimzyanov (Rus) Team Katusha    
47 Martin Velits (Svk) Team HTC - Columbia    
48 Romain Feillu (Fra) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team 0:16:46  
49 Kenny Dehaes (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto    
50 Leigh Howard (Aus) Team HTC - Columbia    
51 Bart Dockx (Bel) Landbouwkrediet    
52 Christophe Brandt (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto 0:16:47  
53 Koen De Kort (Ned) Skil - Shimano    
54 Simon Geschke (Ger) Skil - Shimano 0:16:49  
55 Serguei Ivanov (Rus) Team Katusha    
56 Lars Boom (Ned) Rabobank    
57 Pieter Jacobs (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator 0:16:50  
58 Juan José Haedo (Arg) Team Saxo Bank 0:16:52  
59 Mathew Hayman (Aus) Sky Professional Cycling Team 0:16:54  
60 Geert Verheyen (Bel) Landbouwkrediet    
61 Sebastian Langeveld (Ned) Rabobank 0:16:56  
62 Pim De Beer (Ned) Cyclingteam Jo Piels 0:17:01  
63 Bart Van Haaren (Ned) Van Vliet EBH Elshof 0:17:03  
64 Bert Scheirlinckx (Bel) Landbouwkrediet 0:17:05  
65 Sander Armee (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator 0:17:08  
66 Russell Downing (GBr) Sky Professional Cycling Team 0:17:15  
67 Jan Ghyselinck (Bel) Team HTC - Columbia 0:17:18  
68 Domenik Klemme (Ger) Team Saxo Bank    
69 Jérôme Pineau (Fra) Quick Step 0:17:24  
70 Pieter Vanspeybrouck (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator 0:17:29  
71 Kasper Klostergaard Larsen (Den) Team Saxo Bank 0:17:30  
72 Niki Terpstra (Ned) Team Milram    
73 Albert Timmer (Ned) Skil - Shimano 0:17:46  
74 Stijn Neirynck (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator 0:18:00  
75 Kevin Van Impe (Bel) Quick Step 0:18:22  
76 Jurgen Van Goolen (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto 0:18:33  
77 Rune Van Der Meijden (Ned) Van Vliet EBH Elshof 0:18:40  
78 Rob Ruijgh (Ned) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team 0:19:43  
79 Peter Kennaugh (GBr) Sky Professional Cycling Team 0:20:50  
80 Marco Bandiera (Ita) Team Katusha 0:24:30  
81 Danilo Napolitano (Ita) Team Katusha 0:24:42  
82 Joost Posthuma (Ned) Rabobank 0:26:59  
83 Jens Mouris (Ned) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team 0:27:22  
84 Addy Engels (Ned) Quick Step 0:27:29  
85 Glenn d'Hollander (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto 0:28:34  
86 John-Lee Augustyn (RSA) Sky Professional Cycling Team 0:29:04  
87 Enrico Peruffo (Ita) CarmioOro NGC 0:29:39  
88 Francesco Tizza (Ita) CarmioOro NGC 0:29:43  
89 Jelle Posthuma (Ned) Cyclingteam Jo Piels 0:30:06  
90 Thom Van Dulmen (Ned) Cyclingteam Jo Piels 0:32:19  
91 Davide Malacarne (Ita) Quick Step 0:32:22  
92 Cornelius Van Ooijen (Ned) Cyclingteam Jo Piels 0:42:24  
Points classification
1 André Greipel (Ger) Team HTC - Columbia 24 pts
2 Kris Boeckmans (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator 21  
3 Denis Galimzyanov (Rus) Team Katusha 20  
4 Gregory Henderson (NZl) Sky Professional Cycling Team 17  
5 Francisco José Ventoso Alberdi (Spa) CarmioOro NGC 15  
6 Adam Hansen (Aus) Team HTC - Columbia 15  
7 Jos Van Emden (Ned) Rabobank 15  
8 Laurent Beuret (Swi) CarmioOro NGC 12  
9 Russell Downing (GBr) Sky Professional Cycling Team 12  
10 Lars Boom (Ned) Rabobank 12  
11 Romain Feillu (Fra) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team 11  
12 Lucas Sebastian Haedo (Arg) Team Saxo Bank 11  
13 Kenny Dehaes (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto 10  
14 Wouter Weylandt (Bel) Quick Step 10  
15 Johan Coenen (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator 10  
16 Sebastian Langeveld (Ned) Rabobank 10  
17 Thomas De Gendt (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator 8  
18 Juan José Haedo (Arg) Team Saxo Bank 6  
19 Björn Leukemans (Bel) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team 6  
20 Pieter Weening (Ned) Rabobank 6  
21 Tom Veelers (Ned) Skil - Shimano 5  
22 Bram Schmitz (Ned) Van Vliet EBH Elshof 5  
23 Marco Pinotti (Ita) Team HTC - Columbia 5  
24 Dirk Bellemakers (Ned) Landbouwkrediet 4  
25 Niki Terpstra (Ned) Team Milram 4  
26 Enrico Peruffo (Ita) CarmioOro NGC 3  
27 Leigh Howard (Aus) Team HTC - Columbia 3  
28 Davide Vigano (Ita) Sky Professional Cycling Team 3  
29 Danilo Napolitano (Ita) Team Katusha 2  
30 Artem Ovechkin (Rus) Team Katusha 2  
31 Roy Sentjens (Ned) Team Milram 1  
32 Kevin Neirynck (Bel) Landbouwkrediet 1  
33 Sander Oostlander (Ned) Van Vliet EBH Elshof 1  
Sprint classification
1 Jens Mouris (Ned) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team 6 pts
2 Cornelius Van Ooijen (Ned) Cyclingteam Jo Piels 6  
3 Iljo Keisse (Bel) Quick Step 5  
4 Niki Terpstra (Ned) Team Milram 4  
5 Thomas De Gendt (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator 4  
6 Bart Van Haaren (Ned) Van Vliet EBH Elshof 3  
7 Jos Van Emden (Ned) Rabobank 3  
8 Lars Boom (Ned) Rabobank 3  
9 Steven Kruijswijk (Ned) Rabobank 2  
10 Stijn Neirynck (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator 2  
11 Peter Kennaugh (GBr) Sky Professional Cycling Team 1  
12 Arnoud Van Groen (Ned) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team 1  
13 Pieter Vanspeybrouck (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator 1  
Teams classification
1 Carmiooro - NGC 49:51:56  
2 Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator 0:06:23  
3 Landbouwkrediet 0:06:54  
4 Vacansoleil Pro CyclingTeam 0:08:49  
5 Rabobank 0:12:06  
6 Van Vliet - EBH 0:14:26  
7 Team HTC-Columbia 0:21:48  
8 Team Saxo Bank 0:22:28  
9 Team Katusha 0:22:47  
10 Sky Professional Cycling Team 0:22:56  
11 Quick Step 0:23:05  
12 Cycling Team Jo Piels 0:24:39  
13 Skil-Shimano 0:24:44  
14 Omega Pharma - Lotto 0:25:26  
15 Team Milram 0:38:12