Bartko and Hondo take charge
By Stephen Farrand published
German pair pick up a bonus lap after hitting 200 points
Germany’s Robert Bartko and Danilo Hondo are the new leaders of the Ghent Six after reaching 200 points and so picking up a bonus lap on their rivals just at the right time.
Others teams have already scored more than 200 points but the German pair had kept them in check and scored consistently during the fourth night of racing.
In the all-important Madison, they took a lap with Stam-Van Bon and Madsen-Hester and were faster in the final sprint. These three teams were then on the same lap along with Keisse-Schep and De Ketele-Lampater but during last race of the evening Bartko-Hondo reached the 200 points mark and collected their bonus lap and race lead.
Full Results
1 | Franco Marvulli / Alexander Aeschbach (Swi) VDK | 12 | pts |
2 | Jens Mouris / Wim Stroetinga (Ned) Caruur | 10 | |
3 | Alex Rasmussen / Michael Morkov (Den) Callant Verzekeringen - Santens | 8 | |
4 | Kenny De Ketele (Bel) / Leif Lampater (Ger) Mercator Verzekeringen | 7 | |
5 | Iljo Keisse (Bel) / Peter Schep (Ned) John Saey - Mega Deschacht | 5 | |
6 | Steven De Neef / Steve Schets (Bel) Provincie Oost-Vlaanderen | 5 | |
7 | Luke Roberts (Aus) / Morgan Kneisky (Fra) ADMB | 4 | |
8 | Tim Mertens (Bel) / Pim Ligthart (Ned) Topsport Vlaanderen | 4 | |
9 | Jens -Erik Madsen / Marc Hester (Den) AVS | 4 | |
10 | Danny Stam / Leon Van Bon (Ned) AA Drink | 4 | |
11 | Tosh Van Der Sande (Bel) / Andreas Müller (Ger) Euro Tyre | 3 | |
12 | Sebastian Donadio (Arg) / Jeff Vermeulen (Bel) Geka Kaas - Oudendijk | ||
13 | Robert Bartko / Danilo Hondo (Ger) Lotto |
1 | Franco Marvulli / Alexander Aeschbach (Swi) VDK | 20 | pts |
2 | Kenny De Ketele (Bel) / Leif Lampater (Ger) Mercator Verzekeringen | 12 | |
3 | Tim Mertens (Bel) / Pim Ligthart (Ned) Topsport Vlaanderen | 10 | |
4 | Danny Stam / Leon Van Bon (Ned) AA Drink | 8 | |
5 | Sebastian Donadio (Arg) / Jeff Vermeulen (Bel) Geka Kaas - Oudendijk | 6 | |
6 | Robert Bartko / Danilo Hondo (Ger) Lotto | 4 | |
7 | Steven De Neef / Steve Schets (Bel) Provincie Oost-Vlaanderen | ||
8 | Luke Roberts (Aus) / Morgan Kneisky (Fra) ADMB | ||
9 | Jens -Erik Madsen / Marc Hester (Den) AVS | ||
10 | Jens Mouris / Wim Stroetinga (Ned) Caruur | ||
11 | Alex Rasmussen / Michael Morkov (Den) Callant Verzekeringen - Santens | ||
12 | Iljo Keisse (Bel) / Peter Schep (Ned) John Saey - Mega Deschacht | ||
13 | Tosh Van Der Sande (Bel) / Andreas Müller (Ger) Euro Tyre |
1 | Jens Mouris / Wim Stroetinga (Ned) Caruur | 0:00:08.83 |
2 | Alex Rasmussen / Michael Morkov (Den) Callant Verzekeringen - Santens | 0:00:08.84 |
3 | Franco Marvulli / Alexander Aeschbach (Swi) VDK | 0:00:08.90 |
4 | Iljo Keisse (Bel) / Peter Schep (Ned) John Saey - Mega Deschacht | 0:00:08.92 |
5 | Tim Mertens (Bel) / Pim Ligthart (Ned) Topsport Vlaanderen | |
6 | Kenny De Ketele (Bel) / Leif Lampater (Ger) Mercator Verzekeringen | 0:00:09.03 |
7 | Jens -Erik Madsen / Marc Hester (Den) AVS | 0:00:09.08 |
8 | Steven De Neef / Steve Schets (Bel) Provincie Oost-Vlaanderen | 0:00:09.12 |
9 | Sebastian Donadio (Arg) / Jeff Vermeulen (Bel) Geka Kaas - Oudendijk | 0:00:09.14 |
10 | Danny Stam / Leon Van Bon (Ned) AA Drink | 0:00:09.19 |
11 | Robert Bartko / Danilo Hondo (Ger) Lotto | 0:00:09.24 |
12 | Luke Roberts (Aus) / Morgan Kneisky (Fra) ADMB | 0:00:09.27 |
13 | Tosh Van Der Sande (Bel) / Andreas Müller (Ger) Euro Tyre | 0:00:09.34 |
1 | Iljo Keisse (Bel) / Peter Schep (Ned) John Saey - Mega Deschacht | 20 | pts |
2 | Robert Bartko / Danilo Hondo (Ger) Lotto | 12 | |
3 | Danny Stam / Leon Van Bon (Ned) AA Drink | 10 | |
4 | Franco Marvulli / Alexander Aeschbach (Swi) VDK | 8 | -1lap |
5 | Kenny De Ketele (Bel) / Leif Lampater (Ger) Mercator Verzekeringen | 6 | |
6 | Alex Rasmussen / Michael Morkov (Den) Callant Verzekeringen - Santens | 4 | |
7 | Jens Mouris / Wim Stroetinga (Ned) Caruur | ||
8 | Jens -Erik Madsen / Marc Hester (Den) AVS | ||
9 | Luke Roberts (Aus) / Morgan Kneisky (Fra) ADMB | -3laps | |
10 | Tim Mertens (Bel) / Pim Ligthart (Ned) Topsport Vlaanderen | ||
11 | Tosh Van Der Sande (Bel) / Andreas Müller (Ger) Euro Tyre | -5laps | |
12 | Sebastian Donadio (Arg) / Jeff Vermeulen (Bel) Geka Kaas - Oudendijk | ||
13 | Steven De Neef / Steve Schets (Bel) Provincie Oost-Vlaanderen |
1 | Wim Stroetinga (Ned) Caruur | 5 | pts |
2 | Steven De Neef (Bel) Provincie Oost-Vlaanderen | 4 | |
3 | Tim Mertens (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen | 3 | |
4 | Luke Roberts (Aus) ADMB | 2 | |
5 | Marc Hester (Den) AVS | 1 | |
6 | Sebastian Donadio (Arg) Geka Kaas - Oudendijk |
1 | Jeff Vermeulen (Bel) Geka Kaas - Oudendijk | 10 | pts |
2 | Steve Schets (Bel) Provincie Oost-Vlaanderen | 6 | |
3 | Jens-Erik Madsen (Den) AVS | 5 | |
4 | Pim Ligthart (Ned) Topsport Vlaanderen | 4 | |
5 | Tosh Van de Sande (Bel) Euro Tyre | 3 | |
6 | Morgan Kneisky (Fra) ADMB | 2 | |
7 | Jens Mouris (Ned) Caruur | ||
8 | Michael Morkov (Den) Callant Verzekeringen - Santens | ||
9 | Danilo Hondo (Ger) Lotto | ||
10 | Iljo Keisse (Bel) John Saey - Mega Deschacht | ||
11 | Leif Lampater (Ger) Mercator Verzekeringen | ||
12 | Danny Stam (Ned) AA Drink | ||
13 | Franco Marvulli (Swi) VDK |
1 | Kenny De Ketele (Bel) Mercator Verzekeringen | 5 | pts |
2 | Robert Bartko (Ger) Lotto | 4 | |
3 | Alex Rasmussen (Den) Callant Verzekeringen - Santens | 3 | |
4 | Peter Schep (Ned) John Saey - Mega Deschacht | 2 | |
5 | Leon Van Bon (Ned) AA Drink | 1 | |
6 | Alexander Aeschbach (Swi) VDK |
1 | Iljo Keisse (Bel) / Peter Schep (Ned) John Saey - Mega Deschacht | 0:00:28.08 |
2 | Tim Mertens (Bel) / Pim Ligthart (Ned) Topsport Vlaanderen | 0:00:28.18 |
3 | Kenny De Ketele (Bel) / Leif Lampater (Ger) Mercator Verzekeringen | 0:00:28.24 |
4 | Franco Marvulli / Alexander Aeschbach (Swi) VDK | 0:00:28.51 |
5 | Jens Mouris / Wim Stroetinga (Ned) Caruur | 0:00:28.85 |
6 | Robert Bartko / Danilo Hondo (Ger) Lotto | 0:00:28.86 |
7 | Sebastian Donadio (Arg) / Jeff Vermeulen (Bel) Geka Kaas - Oudendijk | 0:00:29.00 |
8 | Alex Rasmussen / Michael Morkov (Den) Callant Verzekeringen - Santens | 0:00:29.25 |
9 | Jens-Erik Madsen / Marc Hester (Den) AVS | 0:00:29.30 |
10 | Luke Roberts (Aus) / Morgan Kneisky (Fra) ADMB | 0:00:29.44 |
11 | Tosh Van der Sande (Bel) / Andreas Müller (Ger) Euro Tyre | 0:00:29.59 |
12 | Danny Stam / Leon Van Bon (Ned) AA Drink | 0:00:29.76 |
13 | Steven Deneef / Steve Schets (Bel) Provincie Oost-Vlaanderen | 0:00:29.87 |
1 | Alex Rasmussen / Michael Morkov (Den) Callant Verzekeringen - Santens | 20 | pts |
2 | Danny Stam / Leon Van Bon (Ned) AA Drink | 12 | |
3 | Jens-Erik Madsen / Marc Hester (Den) AVS | 10 | |
4 | Franco Marvulli / Alexander Aeschbach (Swi) VDK | 8 | -1lap |
5 | Kenny De Ketele (Bel) / Leif Lampater (Ger) Mercator Verzekeringen | 6 | |
6 | Iljo Keisse (Bel) / Peter Schep (Ned) John Saey - Mega Deschacht | 4 | |
7 | Robert Bartko / Danilo Hondo (Ger) Lotto | ||
8 | Jens Mouris / Wim Stroetinga (Ned) Caruur | ||
9 | Tim Mertens (Bel) / Pim Ligthart (Ned) Topsport Vlaanderen | -3laps | |
10 | Luke Roberts (Aus) / Morgan Kneisky (Fra) ADMB | ||
11 | Tosh Van der Sande - Andreas Müller (Bel/Ger) Euro Tyre | ||
12 | Steven De Neef - Steve Schets (Bel) Provincie Oost-Vlaanderen | -4laps | |
13 | Sebastian Donadio (Arg) / Jeff Vermeulen (Bel) Geka Kaas - Oudendijk |
1 | Iljo Keisse (Bel) John Saey - Mega Deschacht | 5 | pts |
2 | Michael Morkov (Den) Callant Verzekeringen - Santens | 4 | |
3 | Leif Lampater (Ger) Mercator Verzekeringen | 3 | |
4 | Danilo Hondo (Ger) Lotto | 2 | |
5 | Pim Ligthart (Ned) Topsport Vlaanderen | 1 | |
6 | Franco Marvulli (Sui) VDK |
1 | Sebastian Donadio (Arg) Geka Kaas - Oudendijk | 10 | pts |
2 | Marc Hester (Den) AVS | 6 | |
3 | Luke Roberts (Aus) ADMB | 5 | |
4 | Tim Mertens (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen | 4 | |
5 | Leon Van Bon (Ned) AA Drink | 3 | |
6 | Steven De Neef (Bel) Provincie Oost-Vlaanderen | 2 | |
7 | Andreas Müller (Ger) Euro Tyre | ||
8 | Alexander Aeschbach (Swi) VDK | ||
9 | Peter Schep (Ned) John Saey - Mega Deschacht | ||
10 | Wim Stroetinga (Ned) Caruur | ||
11 | Kenny De Ketele (Bel) Mercator Verzekeringen | ||
12 | Alex Rasmussen (Den) Callant Verzekeringen - Santens | ||
13 | Robert Bartko (Ger) Lotto |
1 | Danny Stam (Ned) AA Drink | 5 | pts |
2 | Morgan Kneisky (Fra) ADMB | 4 | |
3 | Jens-Erik Madsen (Den) AVS | 3 | |
4 | Jeff Vermeulen (Bel) Geka Kaas - Oudendijk | 2 | |
5 | Jens Mouris (Ned) Caruur | 1 | |
6 | Steve Schets (Bel) Provincie Oost-Vlaanderen |
1 | Robert Bartko / Danilo Hondo (Ger) Lotto | 15 | pts |
2 | Tim Mertens (Bel) / Pim Ligthart (Ned) Topsport Vlaanderen | 11 | |
3 | Jens Mouris / Wim Stroetinga (Ned) Caruur | 8 | |
4 | Jens-Erik Madsen / Marc Hester (Den) AVS | 8 | |
5 | Kenny De Ketele (Bel) / Leif Lampater (Ger) Mercator Verzekeringen | 7 | |
6 | Danny Stam / Leon Van Bon (Ned) AA Drink | 6 | |
7 | Tosh Van der Sande (Bel) / Andreas Müller (Ger) Euro Tyre | 4 | |
8 | Sebastian Donadio (Arg) / Jeff Vermeulen (Bel) Geka Kaas - Oudendijk | 3 | |
9 | Luke Roberts (Aus) / Morgan Kneisky (Fra) ADMB | 3 | |
10 | Franco Marvulli / Alexander Aeschbach (Swi) VDK | 1 | |
11 | Steven Deneef / Steve Schets (Bel) Provincie Oost-Vlaanderen | ||
12 | Alex Rasmussen / Michael Morkov (Den) Callant Verzekeringen - Santens | ||
13 | Iljo Keisse (Bel) / Peter Schep (Ned) John Saey - Mega Deschacht |
1 | Robert Bartko / Danilo Hondo (Ger) Lotto | 200 | pts |
2 | Iljo Keisse (Bel) / Peter Schep (Ned) John Saey - Mega Deschacht | 264 | -1lap |
3 | Kenny De Ketele (Bel) / Leif Lampater (Ger) Mercator Verzekeringen | 239 | |
4 | Alex Rasmussen / Michael Morkov (Den) Callant Verzekeringen - Santens | 230 | |
5 | Danny Stam / Leon Van Bon (Ned) AA Drink | 171 | |
6 | Franco Marvulli / Alexander Aeschbach (Swi) VDK | 218 | -2laps |
7 | Jens-Erik Madsen / Marc Hester (Den) AVS | 106 | -4laps |
8 | Jens Mouris / Wim Stroetinga (Ned) Caruur | 105 | -9laps |
9 | Tim Mertens (Bel) / Pim Ligthart (Ned) Topsport Vlaanderen | 176 | -14laps |
10 | Luke Roberts (Aus) / Morgan Kneisky (Fra) ADMB | 80 | -16laps |
11 | Sebastian Donadio (Arg) / Jeff Vermeulen (Bel) Geka Kaas - Oudendijk | 95 | -27laps |
12 | Tosh Van der Sande (Bel) / Andreas Müller (Ger) Euro Tyre | 51 | -28laps |
13 | Steven Deneef / Steve Schets (Bel) Provincie Oost-Vlaanderen | 63 | -39laps |
1 | Jonathan Mould / Simon Yates (GBr) | 48 | pts |
2 | Claudio Imhof / Silvan Dillier (Swi) | 71 | -1lap |
3 | Alex Carver / Jackson Law (Aus) | 67 | |
4 | Sebastian Lander / Christian Kreutzfeldt (Den) | 25 | -2laps |
5 | Jochen Deweer / Brian Ligneel (Bel) | 23 | -5laps |
6 | Giovanni Longo / Bonifazio Nicolo (Ita) | 17 | -6laps |
7 | Daniel McLay / Owain Doull (GBr) | 10 | |
8 | Didier Caspers / Bart Harmsen (Ned) | 6 | -8laps |
9 | Giovanni de Merlier / Lennert Buysse (Bel) | 10 | -13laps |

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Stephen is the most experienced member of the Cyclingnews team, having reported on professional cycling since 1994. He has held the position of European editor since 2012 and previously worked for Reuters, Shift Active Media, and Cycling Weekly, among other publications.
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