Gullegem Koerse 2011: Results

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Gilbert and Chicchi shake hands after the race. (Image credit: Bettini Photo)

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Gilbert pre-empted the sprint and won by a half a dozen bike lengths. (Image credit: Bettini Photo)

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Too easy for the Belgian as he caps off a great May. (Image credit: Bettini Photo)

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The podium; Francesco Chicchi, Philippe Gilbert, Aidis Kruopis (Image credit: Bettini Photo)

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Phillipe Gilbert takes victory number 10 for season 2011. (Image credit: Bettini Photo)

After a moment of silence to honour Wouter Weylandt, who won this race in 2009 and 2010, the peloton got on its way in Gullegem Koerse. An early breakaway of 11 riders including Andy Cappelle dominated the race.

The 11 escapees were caught by the first part of the peloton in the final kilometres of the race. After Boucher and De Haes' attempts to surprise the bunch didn`t succeed, the race seemed destined to end in a group sprint. Philippe Gilbert disturbed that plan however with a last gasp attack in the final kilometre. The Belgian kept the rest of the group behind him and won the race. Francesco Chicchi won the sprint for second.

Brief Results
#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result
1	Philippe Gilbert (Bel) Omega Pharma – Lotto	3:48:32
2	Francesco Chicchi (Ita) Quick.Step	0:00:01
3	Aidis Kruopis (Lit) Landbouwkrediet
4	Kevin Claeys (Bel) An Post – Sean Kelly
5	Adam Blythe (Gbr) Omega Pharma – Lotto