Brutt wins in Limburg

Pavel Brutt (Katusha) won the 196km Volta Limburg Classic on Saturday. The Russian champion was in a breakaway all day, and cross the finish line first, defeating his rivals in a five-man sprint. Simon Geschke (Argos-Oil Shimano) and Daniel Schorn (NetApp) completed the podium.

"I'm very happy with this victory," said Brutt. "I felt in a good shape, I was in a breakaway from the beginning and in the end, I was able to anticipate the sprint and win by eight seconds."

Brutt broke away in the first kilometer with Bert-Jan Lindeman (Vacansoleil-DCM). The duo split after some time, as Lindeman couldn't continue with Brutt in the breakaway. The Katusha rider kept his pace and stayed alone at the head of the race, until he was eventually caught by four counter-attacking riders: Simon Geschke (Argos-Oil Shimano), Daniel Schorn (NetApp), Pieter Serry (Topsport Vlaanderen) and Marc De Maar (UnitedHealthCare).

The five-man group was able to stay off until the end. Then Brutt surprised his rivals by starting the sprint with 600m to go, and the others could not close the gap in time.

"Actually, I thought the bunch would catch us in the final circuit: but when I saw they didn't manage to, I tried to anticipate my sprint and luckily my rivals were surprised and they couldn't catch me. I'm very glad with this victory and my form," said Brutt.

"I had to withdraw from Tirreno-Adriatico because of a flu, so I had to take a break for some days to recover. Thanks to this win, I could prove to myself that it hadn't hindered me from good preparation for this race."

Full Results

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#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Pavel Brutt (Rus) Katusha Team5:02:00
2Simon Geschke (Ger) Project 1T4IRow 1 - Cell 2
3Daniel Schorn (Aut) Team NetappRow 2 - Cell 2
4Pieter Serry (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator0:00:04
5Marc De Maar (AHo) Unitedhealthcare Pro Cycling Team0:00:05
6Rüdiger Selig (Ger) Katusha TeamRow 5 - Cell 2
7Pim Ligthart (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM0:00:08
8Alexey Tsatevitch (Rus) Katusha TeamRow 7 - Cell 2
9Sacha Modolo (Ita) Colnago - Csf InoxRow 8 - Cell 2
10Rafai Chtioui (Tun) Team EuropcarRow 9 - Cell 2
11Reinier Honig (Ned) LandbouwkredietRow 10 - Cell 2
12Mark Christian (GBr) An Post - Sean KellyRow 11 - Cell 2
13Johan Coenen (Bel) Team Differdange - Magic-Sportfood.DeRow 12 - Cell 2
14Leonardo Giordani (Ita) Farnese Vini - Selle ItaliaRow 13 - Cell 2
15Kennith Vanbilsen (Bel) An Post - Sean KellyRow 14 - Cell 2
16Rory Sutherland (Aus) Unitedhealthcare Pro Cycling TeamRow 15 - Cell 2
17Christopher Jones (USA) Unitedhealthcare Pro Cycling TeamRow 16 - Cell 2
18André Steensen (Den) Glud & Marstrand - LroRow 17 - Cell 2
19Yann Huguet (Fra) Project 1T4IRow 18 - Cell 2
20Cesare Benedetti (Ita) Team NetappRow 19 - Cell 2
21Bjorn Thurau (Ger) Team EuropcarRow 20 - Cell 2
22Sébastien Delfosse (Bel) LandbouwkredietRow 21 - Cell 2
23Huub Duijn (Ned) Cyclingteam De RijkeRow 22 - Cell 2
24Petr Ignatenko (Rus) Katusha TeamRow 23 - Cell 2
25Maurits Lammertink (Ned) Cyclingteam Jo PielsRow 24 - Cell 2
26Andreas Dietziker (Swi) Team NetappRow 25 - Cell 2
27Dmitry Kozontchuk (Rus) RusveloRow 26 - Cell 2
28Christoph Pfingsten (Ger) Cyclingteam De RijkeRow 27 - Cell 2
29Sander Armee (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - MercatorRow 28 - Cell 2
30Marco Haller (Aut) Katusha TeamRow 29 - Cell 2
31Thomas De Gendt (Bel) Vacansoleil-DCM0:00:14
32Yukihiro Doi (Jpn) Project 1T4IRow 31 - Cell 2
33Rob Ruijgh (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCMRow 32 - Cell 2
34Tom Jelte Slagter (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team0:00:17
35Sonny Colbrelli (Ita) Colnago - Csf InoxRow 34 - Cell 2
36Michael Matthews (Aus) Rabobank Cycling Team0:00:19
37Andrea Di Corrado (Ita) Colnago - Csf Inox0:01:04
38Tom Van Asbroeck (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator0:04:12
39Maarten Neyens (Bel) Lotto Belisol TeamRow 38 - Cell 2
40Maarten de Jonge (Ned) Raiko Stölting0:04:14
41Alexander Mironov (Rus) Rusvelo0:04:15
42Dirk Bellemakers (Ned) LandbouwkredietRow 41 - Cell 2
43Stefan Ganser (Ger) Team Eddy Merckx - Indeland0:04:20
44Olivier Pardini (Bel) Colba - Superano HamRow 43 - Cell 2
45Serguei Klimov (Rus) Rusvelo0:04:23
46Emmanuel Van Ruitenbeek (Ned) Koga Cycling TeamRow 45 - Cell 2
47Ivan Rovny (Rus) RusveloRow 46 - Cell 2
48Sergey Firsanov (Rus) RusveloRow 47 - Cell 2
49Sander Oostlander (Ned) Cyclingteam Jo Piels0:05:00
DNFMartijn Keizer (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCMRow 49 - Cell 2
DNFBert-Jan Lindeman (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCMRow 50 - Cell 2
DNFBarry Markus (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCMRow 51 - Cell 2
DNFMarcello Pavarin (Ita) Vacansoleil-DCMRow 52 - Cell 2
DNFMartin Mortensen (Den) Vacansoleil-DCMRow 53 - Cell 2
DNFMaxim Belkov (Rus) Katusha TeamRow 54 - Cell 2
DNFDenis Galimzyanov (Rus) Katusha TeamRow 55 - Cell 2
DNFGatis Smukulis (Lat) Katusha TeamRow 56 - Cell 2
DNFBrian Bulgac (Ned) Lotto Belisol TeamRow 57 - Cell 2
DNFOlivier Kaisen (Bel) Lotto Belisol TeamRow 58 - Cell 2
DNFMehdi Sohrabi (IRI) Lotto Belisol TeamRow 59 - Cell 2
DNFDennis Vanendert (Bel) Lotto Belisol TeamRow 60 - Cell 2
DNFJetse Bol (Ned) Rabobank Cycling TeamRow 61 - Cell 2
DNFTheo Bos (Ned) Rabobank Cycling TeamRow 62 - Cell 2
DNFGraeme Brown (Aus) Rabobank Cycling TeamRow 63 - Cell 2
DNFLaurens Ten Dam (Ned) Rabobank Cycling TeamRow 64 - Cell 2
DNFCoen Vermeltfoort (Ned) Rabobank Cycling TeamRow 65 - Cell 2
DNFMarco Coledan (Ita) Colnago - Csf InoxRow 66 - Cell 2
DNFOmar Lombardi (Ita) Colnago - Csf InoxRow 67 - Cell 2
DNFAndrea Pasqualon (Ita) Colnago - Csf InoxRow 68 - Cell 2
DNFAlfredo Balloni (Ita) Farnese Vini - Selle ItaliaRow 69 - Cell 2
DNFChristiano Benenati (Ita) Farnese Vini - Selle ItaliaRow 70 - Cell 2
DNFThomas Bertolini (Ita) Farnese Vini - Selle ItaliaRow 71 - Cell 2
DNFRoberto De Patre (Ita) Farnese Vini - Selle ItaliaRow 72 - Cell 2
DNFDavide Ricci Bitti (Ita) Farnese Vini - Selle ItaliaRow 73 - Cell 2
DNFJoeri Bueken (Bel) LandbouwkredietRow 74 - Cell 2
DNFStefan Cohnen (Ned) LandbouwkredietRow 75 - Cell 2
DNFGilles Devillers (Bel) LandbouwkredietRow 76 - Cell 2
DNFKevin Peeters (Bel) LandbouwkredietRow 77 - Cell 2
DNFThomas Damuseau (Fra) Project 1T4IRow 78 - Cell 2
DNFTom Dumoulin (Ned) Project 1T4IRow 79 - Cell 2
DNFJohannes Frohlinger (Ger) Project 1T4IRow 80 - Cell 2
DNFThierry Hupond (Fra) Project 1T4IRow 81 - Cell 2
DNFAlbert Timmer (Ned) Project 1T4IRow 82 - Cell 2
DNFArkimedes Arguelyes Rodrigues (Rus) RusveloRow 83 - Cell 2
DNFArtem Ovechkin (Rus) RusveloRow 84 - Cell 2
DNFNikolay Trusov (Rus) RusveloRow 85 - Cell 2
DNFMathieu Claude (Fra) Team EuropcarRow 86 - Cell 2
DNFDamien Gaudin (Fra) Team EuropcarRow 87 - Cell 2
DNFSaïd Haddou (Fra) Team EuropcarRow 88 - Cell 2
DNFDavide Malacarne (Ita) Team EuropcarRow 89 - Cell 2
DNFPerrig Quemeneur (Fra) Team EuropcarRow 90 - Cell 2
DNFJan Barta (Cze) Team NetappRow 91 - Cell 2
DNFMatthias Brandle (Aut) Team NetappRow 92 - Cell 2
DNFGrischa Janorschke (Ger) Team NetappRow 93 - Cell 2
DNFKevin De Jonghe (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - MercatorRow 94 - Cell 2
DNFTim Declerq (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - MercatorRow 95 - Cell 2
DNFTim Mertens (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - MercatorRow 96 - Cell 2
DNFSteven Van Vooren (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - MercatorRow 97 - Cell 2
DNFArthur Vanoverberghe (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - MercatorRow 98 - Cell 2
DNFJacob Keough (USA) Unitedhealthcare Pro Cycling TeamRow 99 - Cell 2
DNFPhilip Deignan (Irl) Unitedhealthcare Pro Cycling TeamRow 100 - Cell 2
DNFJay Thomson (RSA) Unitedhealthcare Pro Cycling TeamRow 101 - Cell 2
DNFBoy Van Poppel (Ned) Unitedhealthcare Pro Cycling TeamRow 102 - Cell 2
DNFBradley White (USA) Unitedhealthcare Pro Cycling TeamRow 103 - Cell 2
DNFGediminas Bagdonas (Ltu) An Post - Sean KellyRow 104 - Cell 2
DNFRoy Jans (Bel) An Post - Sean KellyRow 105 - Cell 2
DNFSean-Patrick Downey (Irl) An Post - Sean KellyRow 106 - Cell 2
DNFStijn Ennekens (Bel) An Post - Sean KellyRow 107 - Cell 2
DNFSam Bennet (Irl) An Post - Sean KellyRow 108 - Cell 2
DNFRonan Mc Laughlin (Irl) An Post - Sean KellyRow 109 - Cell 2
DNFTom Goovaert (Bel) Colba - Superano HamRow 110 - Cell 2
DNFHamish Robert Haynes (GBr) Colba - Superano HamRow 111 - Cell 2
DNFKevin Suarez Martinez (Bel) Colba - Superano HamRow 112 - Cell 2
DNFRick Van Caldenborgh (Ned) Colba - Superano HamRow 113 - Cell 2
DNFSven Van Den Houte (Bel) Colba - Superano HamRow 114 - Cell 2
DNFMathias Van Holderbeke (Bel) Colba - Superano HamRow 115 - Cell 2
DNFTimothy Vangheel (Bel) Colba - Superano HamRow 116 - Cell 2
DNFDion Beukeboom (Ned) Cyclingteam De RijkeRow 117 - Cell 2
DNFMats Boeve (Ned) Cyclingteam De RijkeRow 118 - Cell 2
DNFNiek Boom (Ned) Cyclingteam De RijkeRow 119 - Cell 2
DNFSjoerd Kouwenhoven (Ned) Cyclingteam De RijkeRow 120 - Cell 2
DNFSebastiaan Pot (Ned) Cyclingteam De RijkeRow 121 - Cell 2
DNFBob Schoonbroodt (Ned) Cyclingteam De RijkeRow 122 - Cell 2
DNFPim De Beer (Ned) Cyclingteam Jo PielsRow 123 - Cell 2
DNFJasper Hamelink (Ned) Cyclingteam Jo PielsRow 124 - Cell 2
DNFBram Nolten (Ned) Cyclingteam Jo PielsRow 125 - Cell 2
DNFSteven Lammertink (Ned) Cyclingteam Jo PielsRow 126 - Cell 2
DNFPeter Schulting (Ned) Cyclingteam Jo PielsRow 127 - Cell 2
DNFSjors Roosen (Ned) Cyclingteam Jo PielsRow 128 - Cell 2
DNFLasse Bochman (Den) Glud & Marstrand - LroRow 129 - Cell 2
DNFPatrick Clausen (Den) Glud & Marstrand - LroRow 130 - Cell 2
DNFMathias Gade Jacobsen (Den) Glud & Marstrand - LroRow 131 - Cell 2
DNFJesper Hansen (Den) Glud & Marstrand - LroRow 132 - Cell 2
DNFChristian Moberg Jorgensen (Den) Glud & Marstrand - LroRow 133 - Cell 2
DNFRasmus Sterebo (Den) Glud & Marstrand - LroRow 134 - Cell 2
DNFJelmer Asjes (Ned) Koga Cycling TeamRow 135 - Cell 2
DNFWim Botman (Ned) Koga Cycling TeamRow 136 - Cell 2
DNFGeert-Jan Jonkman (Ned) Koga Cycling TeamRow 137 - Cell 2
DNFBouke Kuiper (Ned) Koga Cycling TeamRow 138 - Cell 2
DNFJim Van Den Berg (Ned) Koga Cycling TeamRow 139 - Cell 2
DNFJurrien Bosters (Ned) Metec Continental CyclingteamRow 140 - Cell 2
DNFLuc Hagenaars (Ned) Metec Continental CyclingteamRow 141 - Cell 2
DNFDries Hollanders (Bel) Metec Continental CyclingteamRow 142 - Cell 2
DNFPaul Moerland (Ned) Metec Continental CyclingteamRow 143 - Cell 2
DNFFlavio Pasquino (Ned) Metec Continental CyclingteamRow 144 - Cell 2
DNFElmar Reinders (Ned) Metec Continental CyclingteamRow 145 - Cell 2
DNFBob Van den Hengel (Ned) Metec Continental CyclingteamRow 146 - Cell 2
DNFJeffrey Wiersma (Ned) Metec Continental CyclingteamRow 147 - Cell 2
DNFJohan Landström (Swe) Team Cykelcity.seRow 148 - Cell 2
DNFChristian Bertilsson (Swe) Team Cykelcity.seRow 149 - Cell 2
DNFJonas Bjellmark, (Swe) Team Cykelcity.seRow 150 - Cell 2
DNFJesper Dahlström (Swe) Team Cykelcity.seRow 151 - Cell 2
DNFPhilip Lindau (Swe) Team Cykelcity.seRow 152 - Cell 2
DNFMichael Olsson (Swe) Team Cykelcity.seRow 153 - Cell 2
DNFRobert Pölder (Swe) Team Cykelcity.seRow 154 - Cell 2
DNFEdvin Wilson (Swe) Team Cykelcity.seRow 155 - Cell 2
DNFRemco Broers (Ned) Team Differdange - Magic-Sportfood.DeRow 156 - Cell 2
DNFJonas Ljungblad (Swe) Team Differdange - Magic-Sportfood.DeRow 157 - Cell 2
DNFAlex Meenhorst (NZl) Team Differdange - Magic-Sportfood.DeRow 158 - Cell 2
DNFChristian Poos (Lux) Team Differdange - Magic-Sportfood.DeRow 159 - Cell 2
DNFSascha Weber (Ger) Team Differdange - Magic-Sportfood.DeRow 160 - Cell 2
DNFPatrick Bercz (Ger) Team Eddy Merckx - IndelandRow 161 - Cell 2
DNFJoop De Gans (Ned) Team Eddy Merckx - IndelandRow 162 - Cell 2
DNFJulian Hellmann (Ger) Team Eddy Merckx - IndelandRow 163 - Cell 2
DNFAlexander Nordhoff (Ger) Team Eddy Merckx - IndelandRow 164 - Cell 2
DNFMichael Kurth (Ger) Team Eddy Merckx - IndelandRow 165 - Cell 2
DNFRobert Retschke (Ger) Team Eddy Merckx - IndelandRow 166 - Cell 2
DNFDaniel Westmattelmann (Ger) Team Eddy Merckx - IndelandRow 167 - Cell 2
DNFMathias Belka (Ger) Raiko StöltingRow 168 - Cell 2
DNFYannick Bok (Ger) Raiko StöltingRow 169 - Cell 2
DNFFelix Dehmel (Ger) Raiko StöltingRow 170 - Cell 2
DNFArne Hassink (Ned) Raiko StöltingRow 171 - Cell 2
DNFJan Oelerich (Ger) Raiko StöltingRow 172 - Cell 2
DNFNils Plötner (Ger) Raiko StöltingRow 173 - Cell 2
DNFBjoern Schroeder (Ger) Raiko StöltingRow 174 - Cell 2
DNFHool Glenn (Ned) Dutch National TeamRow 175 - Cell 2
DNFYannick Janssen (Ned) Dutch National TeamRow 176 - Cell 2
DNFJaap Kooijman (Ned) Dutch National TeamRow 177 - Cell 2
DNFLuc Loozen (Ned) Dutch National TeamRow 178 - Cell 2
DNFBob Martens (Ned) Dutch National TeamRow 179 - Cell 2
DNFRitchie Motke (Ned) Dutch National TeamRow 180 - Cell 2
DNFWayne Stijns (Ned) Dutch National TeamRow 181 - Cell 2
DNFRaymond Werst (Ned) Dutch National TeamRow 182 - Cell 2
DNSKevin Claeys (Bel) LandbouwkredietRow 183 - Cell 2
DNSFrank Dressler (Ger) Team Differdange - Magic-Sportfood.DeRow 184 - Cell 2

 

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