Tom Boonen won his first Belgian national road title Sunday in Aywaille, in a group sprint. The controversial Quick Step sprinter beat Philippe Gilbert and Kristof Goddaert.
A group of 17 got away early on the rolling course, but were unable to stay until the end. Silence-Lotto sent Dries Devenyns and Kevin De Weert, but they, too, were caught with 25 km to go. On the final climb, Gilbert tried to get away, but even with the support of two teammates was unable to hold his lead. A large group sprinted for the finish line, with former World Champion Boonen taking the win.
"Today I wasn't among the top favourites, and I knew that in order to win a race like this one I had to be having a great day and not make any mistakes. I did it!" said Boonen.
"This is a small disappointment," said Gilbert. "I made no mistakes in the sprint. I was beaten by one of the best in the peloton."
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| 1 | Tom Boonen (Quick Step) | 5:54:12 |
| 2 | Philippe Gilbert (Silence-Lotto) | Row 1 - Cell 2 |
| 3 | Kristof Goddaert (Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator) | Row 2 - Cell 2 |
| 4 | Greg Van Avermaet (Silence-Lotto) | Row 3 - Cell 2 |
| 5 | Bjorn Leukemans (Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team) | Row 4 - Cell 2 |
| 6 | Nikolas Maes (Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator) | Row 5 - Cell 2 |
| 7 | Ben Hermans (Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator) | Row 6 - Cell 2 |
| 8 | Nick Nuyens (Rabobank) | Row 7 - Cell 2 |
| 9 | Kevin Pauwels (Fidea Cycling Team) | Row 8 - Cell 2 |
| 10 | Stijn Vandenbergh (Team Katusha) | Row 9 - Cell 2 |
| 11 | Jelle Vanendert (Silence-Lotto) | Row 10 - Cell 2 |
| 12 | Sébastien Delfosse (Landbouwkrediet - Colnago) | Row 11 - Cell 2 |
| 13 | Maxime Monfort (Team Columbia - Highroad) | Row 12 - Cell 2 |
| 14 | Frederik Willems (Liquigas) | Row 13 - Cell 2 |
| 15 | Jurgen Vandewalle (Quick Step) | 0:00:09 |
| 16 | Maarten Wynants (Quick Step) | 0:00:25 |
| 17 | Serge Pauwels (Cervelo Test Team) | 0:01:54 |
| 18 | Stijn Devolder (Quick Step) | Row 17 - Cell 2 |
| 19 | Maarten Neyens (Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator) | 0:03:26 |
| 20 | Johan Van Summeren (Silence-Lotto) | Row 19 - Cell 2 |
| 21 | Frederik Veuchelen (Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team) | Row 20 - Cell 2 |
| 22 | Pieter Vanspeybrouck (Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator) | 0:04:14 |
| 23 | Sven Renders (Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator) | Row 22 - Cell 2 |
| 24 | Igor Abakoumov (ISD) | Row 23 - Cell 2 |
| 25 | Nico Sijmens (Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne) | Row 24 - Cell 2 |
| 26 | Geert Verheyen (Landbouwkrediet - Colnago) | Row 25 - Cell 2 |
| 27 | Bart Wellens (Fidea Cycling Team) | Row 26 - Cell 2 |
| 28 | Benny De Schrooder (An Post - Sean Kelly Team) | Row 27 - Cell 2 |
| 29 | Bert Scheirlinckx (Landbouwkrediet - Colnago) | Row 28 - Cell 2 |
| 30 | Wim Van Huffel (Vorarlberg - Corratec) | Row 29 - Cell 2 |
| 31 | Gert Dockx (Team Columbia - Highroad) | Row 30 - Cell 2 |
| 32 | Jurgen Van Goolen (Team Saxo Bank) | Row 31 - Cell 2 |
| 33 | Bart Vanheule (Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator) | Row 32 - Cell 2 |
| 34 | Roy Sentjens (Silence-Lotto) | 0:04:29 |
| 35 | Kenny De Ketele (Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator) | 0:06:29 |
| 36 | Maxime Vantomme (Team Katusha) | Row 35 - Cell 2 |
| 37 | Wim De Vocht (Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team) | Row 36 - Cell 2 |
| 38 | Dries Devenyns (Quick Step) | Row 37 - Cell 2 |
| 39 | Kevin Seeldrayers (Quick Step) | Row 38 - Cell 2 |
| 40 | Johan Coenen (Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator) | Row 39 - Cell 2 |
| 41 | Wilfried Cretskens (Silence-Lotto) | Row 40 - Cell 2 |
| 42 | Geert Steurs (Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator) | Row 41 - Cell 2 |
| 43 | Gil Suray (Roubaix Lille Metropole) | Row 42 - Cell 2 |
| 44 | Christophe Brandt (Silence-Lotto) | Row 43 - Cell 2 |
| 45 | Gregory Habeaux (Verandas Willems) | Row 44 - Cell 2 |
| 46 | Tom Meeusen (Fidea Cycling Team) | Row 45 - Cell 2 |
| 47 | Jurgen Roelandts (Silence-Lotto) | Row 46 - Cell 2 |
| 48 | Francis De Greef (Silence-Lotto) | 0:13:09 |
| 49 | Klaas Lodewyck (Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator) | Row 48 - Cell 2 |
| 50 | Tom Criel (Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator) | 0:13:11 |
| 51 | Erwin Vervecken (Revor-Jartazi Cyclingteam) | Row 50 - Cell 2 |
| 52 | Filip Meirhaeghe (Landbouwkrediet - Colnago) | Row 51 - Cell 2 |
| 53 | Kevin Neirynck (Landbouwkrediet - Colnago) | Row 52 - Cell 2 |
| 54 | Sven Vanthourenhout (Sunweb Pro Job Cycling Team) | Row 53 - Cell 2 |
| 55 | Preben Van Hecke (Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator) | Row 54 - Cell 2 |
| 56 | Thomas De Gendt (Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator) | Row 55 - Cell 2 |
| 57 | Rob Peeters (Landbouwkrediet - Colnago) | Row 56 - Cell 2 |
| 58 | Kenny Van Braeckel (Revor-Jartazi Cyclingteam) | Row 57 - Cell 2 |
| 59 | Bert De Backer (Skil-Shimano) | Row 58 - Cell 2 |
| 60 | Kristof Vandewalle (Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator) | Row 59 - Cell 2 |
| 61 | Bert De Waele (Landbouwkrediet - Colnago) | Row 60 - Cell 2 |
| DNF | Glenn d'Hollander (Silence-Lotto) | Row 61 - Cell 2 |
| DNF | Bart Dockx (Silence-Lotto) | Row 62 - Cell 2 |
| DNF | Gorik Gardeyn (Silence-Lotto) | Row 63 - Cell 2 |
| DNF | Leif Hoste (Silence-Lotto) | Row 64 - Cell 2 |
| DNF | Pieter Jacobs (Silence-Lotto) | Row 65 - Cell 2 |
| DNF | Olivier Kaisen (Silence-Lotto) | Row 66 - Cell 2 |
| DNF | Staf Scheirlinckx (Silence-Lotto) | Row 67 - Cell 2 |
| DNF | Tom Stubbe (Silence-Lotto) | Row 68 - Cell 2 |
| DNF | Jurgen Van Den Broeck (Silence-Lotto) | Row 69 - Cell 2 |
| DNF | Dominique Cornu (Quick Step) | Row 70 - Cell 2 |
| DNF | Kevin De Weert (Quick Step) | Row 71 - Cell 2 |
| DNF | Kevin Hulsmans (Quick Step) | Row 72 - Cell 2 |
| DNF | Sébastien Rosseler (Quick Step) | Row 73 - Cell 2 |
| DNF | Wouter Weylandt (Quick Step) | Row 74 - Cell 2 |
| DNF | Jan Bakelants (Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator) | Row 75 - Cell 2 |
| DNF | Stijn Joseph (Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator) | Row 76 - Cell 2 |
| DNF | Tim Mertens (Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator) | Row 77 - Cell 2 |
| DNF | Stijn Neirynck (Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator) | Row 78 - Cell 2 |
| DNF | Koen Barbe (Landbouwkrediet - Colnago) | Row 79 - Cell 2 |
| DNF | Jonathan Bertrand (Landbouwkrediet - Colnago) | Row 80 - Cell 2 |
| DNF | Benjamin Gourgue (Landbouwkrediet - Colnago) | Row 81 - Cell 2 |
| DNF | Kevin Peeters (Landbouwkrediet - Colnago) | Row 82 - Cell 2 |
| DNF | Kenny Dehaes (Team Katusha) | Row 83 - Cell 2 |
| DNF | Jan Soetens (Revor-Jartazi Cyclingteam) | Row 84 - Cell 2 |
| DNF | Kenneth Van Compernolle (Sunweb Pro Job Cycling Team) | Row 85 - Cell 2 |
| DNF | Niels Albert (BKCP-Powerplus) | Row 86 - Cell 2 |
| DNF | Dieter Vanthourenhout (BKCP-Powerplus) | Row 87 - Cell 2 |
| DNF | Steven De Neef (Jong Vlaanderen - Bauknecht) | Row 88 - Cell 2 |
| DNF | James Vanlandschoot (Verandas Willems) | Row 89 - Cell 2 |
| DNF | Geert Omloop (Palmans Cras) | Row 90 - Cell 2 |
| DNF | Steven Caethoven (Agritubel) | Row 91 - Cell 2 |
| DNF | Bart Aernouts (Rabobank Continental) | Row 92 - Cell 2 |
| DNF | Jan Verstraeten | Row 93 - Cell 2 |
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