De Buyst wins Binche-Chimay-Binche
Trentin fires off too early, Devriendt third
Jasper De Buyst (Lotto Soudal) claimed Tuesday's Binche-Chimay-Binche, out-sprinting Quick-Step Floors' Matteo Trentin and Wanty-Groupe Gobert's Tom Devriendt after a long day off the front with a strong breakaway group.
Quick-Step seemed to have the heavy numbers advantage with three riders in the eight-man lead group that rolled into the finale to contest the win, but De Buyst played the final kilometre to perfection.
Trentin put in a powerful attack as the group hit the flamme rouge, dropping most of his fellow escapees, but De Buyst and Devriendt managed to stay on his wheel. The trio pulled onto the finishing straight together to battle for the victory in a three-man sprint, and De Buyst won convincingly.
An aggressive start saw big splits in the peloton in the early goings. The day's decisive breakaway took shape with a more cohesive peloton forming behind shortly after the midway point of the 195.2km race.
With around 80 kilometres to go, De Buyst, Trentin, Devriendt, Remi Cavagna and Petr Vakoc (Quick-Step Floors), Twan Castelijns and Amund Grondahl Jansen (LottoNL-Jumbo), Jerome Mainard (Armee de Terre), Andrea Pasqualon (Wanty-Groupe Gobert) and Rob Ruijgh (Tarteletto - Isorex) comprised the 10-rider selection at the head of the race, with the pack around a minute and a half behind.
With so much firepower off the front, the peloton struggled to close down the advantage of the breakaway, even as Castelijns and Ruijgh lost touch with their fellow escapees. The gap held relatively study, at or around a minute, for the next hour.
As the leaders continued to hold off the chase, an eight-rider group jumped clear of the pack some 30 kilometres from the finish in an attempt to bridge, but the effort would prove futile. With the Quick-Step providing much of the pace in the main break, the lead group stayed clear to the finale – but it was Lotto Soudal's lone representative in the move that came away with the victory.
Full Results
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
---|---|---|
1 | Jasper De Buyst (Bel) Lotto Soudal | 4:11:23 |
2 | Matteo Trentin (Ita) Quick-Step Floors | Row 1 - Cell 2 |
3 | Tom Devriendt (Bel) Wanty - Groupe Gobert | Row 2 - Cell 2 |
4 | Jerome Mainard (Fra) Armee De Terre | 0:00:07 |
5 | Amund Grondahl Jansen (Nor) Team LottoNl-Jumbo | Row 4 - Cell 2 |
6 | Rémi Cavagna (Fra) Quick-Step Floors | Row 5 - Cell 2 |
7 | Andrea Pasqualon (Ita) Wanty - Groupe Gobert | Row 6 - Cell 2 |
8 | Petr Vakoc (Cze) Quick-Step Floors | 0:00:11 |
9 | Alex Kirsch (Lux) WB Veranclassic Aqua Protect | 0:01:42 |
10 | Oliver Naesen (Bel) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 9 - Cell 2 |
11 | Guillaume Van Keirsbulck (Bel) Wanty - Groupe Gobert | Row 10 - Cell 2 |
12 | Dimitri Claeys (Bel) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | 0:01:45 |
13 | Frederik Backaert (Bel) Wanty - Groupe Gobert | 0:01:48 |
14 | Tanguy Turgis (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | Row 13 - Cell 2 |
15 | Pim Ligthart (Ned) Roompot - Nederlandse Loterij | Row 14 - Cell 2 |
16 | Adrien Petit (Fra) Direct Energie | Row 15 - Cell 2 |
17 | Juan Jose Lobato (Spa) Team LottoNl-Jumbo | Row 16 - Cell 2 |
18 | Twan Castelijns (Ned) Team LottoNl-Jumbo | 0:02:04 |
19 | Timo Roosen (Ned) Team LottoNl-Jumbo | 0:02:21 |
20 | Thibault Guernalec (Fra) Team Fortuneo - Oscaro | 0:02:25 |
21 | Jimmy Janssens (Bel) Cibel-Cebon | 0:02:28 |
22 | Carl Fredrik Hagen (Nor) Joker Icopal | 0:02:34 |
23 | Jonas Rickaert (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen - Baloise | 0:03:18 |
24 | Markus Hoelgaard (Nor) Joker Icopal | 0:03:25 |
25 | Aksel Nõmmela (Est) Leopard Pro Cycling | Row 24 - Cell 2 |
26 | Bastien Duculty (Fra) Armee De Terre | Row 25 - Cell 2 |
27 | Mathias De Witte (Bel) Cibel-Cebon | Row 26 - Cell 2 |
28 | Kevin Van Melsen (Bel) Wanty - Groupe Gobert | Row 27 - Cell 2 |
29 | Huub Duijn (Ned) Veranda's Willems Crelan | Row 28 - Cell 2 |
30 | Dries Van Gestel (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen - Baloise | Row 29 - Cell 2 |
31 | Jonas Van Genechten (Bel) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | 0:03:28 |
32 | Marvin Tasset (Bel) Ago - Aqua Service | Row 31 - Cell 2 |
33 | Justin Jules (Fra) WB Veranclassic Aqua Protect | Row 32 - Cell 2 |
34 | Timothy Dupont (Bel) Veranda's Willems Crelan | Row 33 - Cell 2 |
35 | Dorian Godon (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | Row 34 - Cell 2 |
36 | Arthur Baude (Bel) Ago - Aqua Service | Row 35 - Cell 2 |
37 | Adriaan Janssen (Ned) Seg Racing Academy | Row 36 - Cell 2 |
38 | Kenny Molly (Bel) Ago - Aqua Service | Row 37 - Cell 2 |
39 | Kristoffer Halvorsen (Nor) Joker Icopal | Row 38 - Cell 2 |
40 | Bjørn Tore Hoem (Nor) Joker Icopal | Row 39 - Cell 2 |
41 | Alan Riou (Fra) Team Fortuneo - Oscaro | Row 40 - Cell 2 |
42 | Jimmy Raibaud (Fra) Armee De Terre | Row 41 - Cell 2 |
43 | Romain Guillemois (Fra) Direct Energie | Row 42 - Cell 2 |
44 | Alexandre Pichot (Fra) Direct Energie | Row 43 - Cell 2 |
45 | Nico Denz (Ger) AG2R La Mondiale | 0:03:33 |
46 | Tom Wirtgen (Lux) Leopard Pro Cycling | Row 45 - Cell 2 |
47 | Jeroen Meijers (Ned) Roompot - Nederlandse Loterij | Row 46 - Cell 2 |
48 | Maxime Monfort (Bel) Lotto Soudal | Row 47 - Cell 2 |
49 | Gijs Van Hoecke (Bel) Team Lottnl-Jumbo | Row 48 - Cell 2 |
50 | Tosh Van Der Sande (Bel) Lotto Soudal | 0:03:38 |
51 | Boris Vallee (Bel) Team Fortuneo - Oscaro | Row 50 - Cell 2 |
52 | Aime De Gendt (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen - Baloise | Row 51 - Cell 2 |
53 | Gerry Druyts (Bel) Pauwels Sauzen - Vastgoedservice Continental Team | 0:03:43 |
54 | Niki Terpstra (Ned) Quick-Step Floors | 0:03:44 |
55 | Nikolas Maes (Bel) Lotto Soudal | 0:03:51 |
56 | Zdenek Stybar (Cze) Quick-Step Floors | Row 55 - Cell 2 |
57 | Dion Smith (NZl) Wanty - Groupe Gobert | Row 56 - Cell 2 |
58 | Kenny Dehaes (Bel) Wanty - Groupe Gobert | Row 57 - Cell 2 |
59 | Bram Tankink (Ned) Team LottoNl-Jumbo | Row 58 - Cell 2 |
60 | Lars Boom (Ned) Team LottoNl-Jumbo | Row 59 - Cell 2 |
61 | Coen Vermeltfoort (Ned) Roompot - Nederlandse Loterij | 0:11:00 |
62 | Pierre Goebeert (Bel) Ago - Aqua Service | 0:17:08 |
63 | Iver Johan Knotten (Nor) Joker Icopal | Row 62 - Cell 2 |
64 | Rasmus Fossum Tiller (Nor) Joker Icopal | Row 63 - Cell 2 |
65 | Antoine Didier (Bel) T.Palm Pôle Continental Wallon | Row 64 - Cell 2 |
66 | Anthony Debuy (Bel) Ago - Aqua Service | Row 65 - Cell 2 |
67 | Antoine Loy (Bel) Ago - Aqua Service | Row 66 - Cell 2 |
68 | Carmelo Foti (Ita) Leopard Pro Cycling | Row 67 - Cell 2 |
69 | Elias Van Breussegem (Bel) Veranda's Willems Crelan | Row 68 - Cell 2 |
70 | Norman Vahtra (Est) Ago - Aqua Service | Row 69 - Cell 2 |
71 | Alvaro Jose Hodeg Chagui (Col) Quick-Step Floors | Row 70 - Cell 2 |
72 | Gaëtan Pons (Lux) Leopard Pro Cycling | Row 71 - Cell 2 |
73 | Florian Maitre (Fra) Direct Energie | 0:19:00 |
74 | Kevin Geniets (Lux) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 73 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Jesper Asselman (Ned) Roompot - Nederlandse Loterij | Row 74 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Oscar Riesebeek (Ned) Roompot - Nederlandse Loterij | Row 75 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Brian Van Goethem (Ned) Roompot - Nederlandse Loterij | Row 76 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Martijn Budding (Ned) Roompot - Nederlandse Loterij | Row 77 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Lasse Norman Hansen (Den) Aqua Blue Sport | Row 78 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Gediminas Bagdonas (Ltu) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 79 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Rudy Barbier (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 80 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Julien Duval (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 81 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Stijn Vandenbergh (Bel) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 82 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Aurélien Doleatto (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 83 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Sander Armee (Bel) Lotto Soudal | Row 84 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Louis Vervaeke (Bel) Lotto Soudal | Row 85 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Thomas De Gendt (Bel) Lotto Soudal | Row 86 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Moreno Hofland (Ned) Lotto Soudal | Row 87 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Calvin Watson (Aus) Aqua Blue Sport | Row 88 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Kenneth Vanbilsen (Bel) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | Row 89 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Andrew Fenn (GBr) Aqua Blue Sport | Row 90 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Daniel Mclay (GBr) Team Fortuneo - Oscaro | Row 91 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Adam Blythe (GBr) Aqua Blue Sport | Row 92 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Lars Petter Nordhaug (Nor) Aqua Blue Sport | Row 93 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Hugo Hofstetter (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | Row 94 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Kevyn Ista (Bel) WB Veranclassic Aqua Protect | Row 95 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Florian Senechal (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | Row 96 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Michaël Van Staeyen (Bel) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | Row 97 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Romain Cardis (Fra) Direct Energie | Row 98 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Jeremy Cornu (Fra) Direct Energie | Row 99 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Yohann Gene (Fra) Direct Energie | Row 100 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Clement Orceau (Fra) Direct Energie | Row 101 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Franck Bonnamour (Fra) Team Fortuneo - Oscaro | Row 102 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Matthew Brammeier (Irl) Aqua Blue Sport | Row 103 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Jonathan Breyne (Bel) Tarteletto - Isorex | Row 104 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Pieter Vanspeybrouck (Bel) Wanty - Groupe Gobert | Row 105 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Szymon Rekita (Pol) Leopard Pro Cycling | Row 106 - Cell 2 |
DNF | David Boucher (Fra) Pauwels Sauzen - Vastgoedservice Continental Team | Row 107 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Dieter Bouvry (Bel) Pauwels Sauzen - Vastgoedservice Continental Team | Row 108 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Alexander Geuens (Bel) Pauwels Sauzen - Vastgoedservice Continental Team | Row 109 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Timothy Stevens (Bel) Pauwels Sauzen - Vastgoedservice Continental Team | Row 110 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Joeri Calleeuw (Bel) Roubaix - Lille Metropole | Row 111 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Lander Seynaeve (Bel) Roubaix - Lille Metropole | Row 112 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Nicolas Vereecken (Bel) Roubaix - Lille Metropole | Row 113 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Emiel Vermeulen (Bel) Roubaix - Lille Metropole | Row 114 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Thomas Joly (Fra) Roubaix - Lille Metropole | Row 115 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Luc Wirtgen (Lux) Leopard Pro Cycling | Row 116 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Jonas Goeman (Bel) Tarteletto - Isorex | Row 117 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Jan Brockhoff (Ger) Leopard Pro Cycling | Row 118 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Andrew Leigh (GBr) Tarteletto - Isorex | Row 119 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Kevin Verwaest (Bel) Tarteletto - Isorex | Row 120 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Auxence Buntinx (Bel) T.Palm Pôle Continental Wallon | Row 121 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Merlijn Decoster (Bel) T.Palm Pôle Continental Wallon | Row 122 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Guillaume Haag (Bel) T.Palm Pôle Continental Wallon | Row 123 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Robin Haubruge (Bel) T.Palm Pôle Continental Wallon | Row 124 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Max Emil Boholm Kørner (Nor) T.Palm Pôle Continental Wallon | Row 125 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Maximilien Picoux (Bel) T.Palm Pôle Continental Wallon | Row 126 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Edward Walsh (Can) T.Palm Pôle Continental Wallon | Row 127 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Fernando Gaviria (Col) Quick-Step Floors | Row 128 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Iljo Keisse (Bel) Quick-Step Floors | Row 129 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Rob Ruijgh (Ned) Tarteletto - Isorex | Row 130 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Franklin Six (Bel) Ago - Aqua Service | Row 131 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Maxime Farazijn (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen - Baloise | Row 132 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Bert Van Lerberghe (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen - Baloise | Row 133 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Christophe Prémont (Bel) Veranda's Willems Crelan | Row 134 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Dries De Bondt (Bel) Veranda's Willems Crelan | Row 135 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Otto Vergaerde (Bel) Veranda's Willems Crelan | Row 136 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Arjen Livyns (Bel) Veranda's Willems Crelan | Row 137 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Lennert Teugels (Bel) Veranda's Willems Crelan | Row 138 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Gregory Habeaux (Bel) WB Veranclassic Aqua Protect | Row 139 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Lawrence Naesen (Bel) WB Veranclassic Aqua Protect | Row 140 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Julien Mortier (Bel) Ago - Aqua Service | Row 141 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Lukas Spengler (Swi) WB Veranclassic Aqua Protect | Row 142 - Cell 2 |
DNF | John Mandrysch (Ger) Leopard Pro Cycling | Row 143 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Gordon De Winter (Bel) Ago - Aqua Service | Row 144 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Steven Tronet (Fra) Armee De Terre | Row 145 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Ole Forfang (Nor) Joker Icopal | Row 146 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Joeri Stallaert (Bel) Cibel - Cebon | Row 147 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Wim Reynaerts (Bel) Cibel - Cebon | Row 148 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Michiel Dieleman (Bel) Cibel - Cebon | Row 149 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Maxime Vantomme (Bel) WB Veranclassic Aqua Protect | Row 150 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Robby Cobbaert (Bel) Cibel - Cebon | Row 151 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Piet Allegaert (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen - Baloise | Row 152 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Stéphane Poulhies (Fra) Armee De Terre | Row 153 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Kevin Lebreton (Fra) Armee De Terre | Row 154 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Yann Guyot (Fra) Armee De Terre | Row 155 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Jordan Levasseur (Fra) Armee De Terre | Row 156 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Kevin De Jonghe (Bel) Cibel - Cebon | Row 157 - Cell 2 |
DNS | Louis Verhelst (Bel) Pauwels Sauzen - Vastgoedservice Continental Team | Row 158 - Cell 2 |
DNS | Félix Pouilly (Fra) Roubaix - Lille Metropole | Row 159 - Cell 2 |
DNS | Thomas Sprengers (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen - Baloise | Row 160 - Cell 2 |
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