Janse van Rensburg claims first win of 2013 in Mémorial Frank Vandenbroucke

Reinardt Janse van Rensberg (Argos-Shimano)

Reinardt Janse van Rensberg (Argos-Shimano) (Image credit: Photopress.be)

Reinardt Janse van Rensburg won Binche-Chimay-Binche today. The 187.6km long race in the Walloon region of Hainaut marked the first victory of the South-African rider since he graduated to the WorldTour with Argos-Shimano this year. “This course suited me. I believed I could win and I am really happy I succeeded.”

Janse van Rensburg beat Vacansoleil-DCM’s Björn Leukemans and Greg van Avermaet of BMC.

In 2013, Janse van Rensburg was the 4th of most succesful riders on the year’s victory ranking after André Greipel with 19, Peter Sagan with 16 and Mark Cavendish with 15 wins. The South African won 14 races with the Ronde van Zeeland Seaports, a UCI 1.1 race, as his biggest victory. He also won the national time trial title in South Africa.

Janse van Rensburg moved to Argos-Shimano for two seasons after that succesful period with the then-continental MTN-Qhubeka team.

“This was my first victory as a professional,” Janse van Rensburg said after winning Binche-Chimay-Binche. “I won a lot last year but this is my breakthrough victory. It’s a little bit late in the season but I am really happy it came in the end.”

The race around the city of Binche started with a five-man breakaway with Bertjan Lindeman of Vacansoleil-DCM, Katusha’s Maxim Belkov, Cofidis’ Nico Sijmens, Thomas Degand of Accent Jobs-Wanty and local rider Tom Dernies of Wallonie Bruxelles. They gained a substantial gap but were reeled in at 40 kilometers from the line. In the remaining three local laps with a difficult cobbled section in the last kilomter lots of attacks followed but none of the groups gathered a lead of over 30 seconds.

In the last 16km long lap Greg van Avermaet attacked at 2km from the line. He gained a few meters on the cobbles but soon found Björn Leukemans and Janse van Rensburg on his wheel. The fast South African, who is an excellent time triallist and sprinter, overtook the Belgian duo to cross the line solo.

“It was a very hectic final with so many attacks. It meant I had to be lucky if it came down to a sprint. I have felt pretty good since I finished the Vuelta and decided to go early. It was a bit of a gamble. The legs really hurt in the last 150 meters. When I started here today I really felt I could win the race. I arrived here this morning and felt it was possible. I am really, really happy with this victory,” Janse van Rensburg concluded.

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Full Results
1Reinardt Janse Van Rensburg (RSA) Team Argos-Shimano4:10:24
2Björn Leukemans (Bel) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team0:00:01
3Greg Van Avermaet (Bel) BMC Racing TeamRow 2 - Cell 2
4Lars Boom (Ned) Belkin Pro Cycling Team0:00:04
5Jens Debusschere (Bel) Lotto BelisolRow 4 - Cell 2
6Michael Van Staeyen (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen-BaloiseRow 5 - Cell 2
7Jetse Bol (Ned) Belkin Pro Cycling TeamRow 6 - Cell 2
8Adrien Petit (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions CreditsRow 7 - Cell 2
9Laurens De Vreese (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen-BaloiseRow 8 - Cell 2
10Jan Ghyselinck (Bel) Cofidis, Solutions CreditsRow 9 - Cell 2
11Maarten Wynants (Bel) Belkin Pro Cycling TeamRow 10 - Cell 2
12Pieter Jacobs (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen-BaloiseRow 11 - Cell 2
13Michael Morkov (Den) Team Saxo-TinkoffRow 12 - Cell 2
14Ioannis Tamouridis (Gre) Euskaltel-EuskadiRow 13 - Cell 2
15Alexander Porsev (Rus) KatushaRow 14 - Cell 2
16Silvan Dillier (Swi) BMC Racing TeamRow 15 - Cell 2
17Romain Zingle (Bel) Cofidis, Solutions Credits0:00:07
18Lloyd Mondory (Fra) Ag2R La Mondiale0:00:08
19Maxime Daniel (Fra) SojasunRow 18 - Cell 2
20Anthony Delaplace (Fra) SojasunRow 19 - Cell 2
21Antoine Demoitie (Bel) Wallonie-Bruxelles0:00:12
22Jon Aberasturi Izaga (Spa) Euskaltel-EuskadiRow 21 - Cell 2
23Niels Vandyck (Bel) Verandas Willems0:00:14
24Peio Bilbao (Spa) Euskaltel-EuskadiRow 23 - Cell 2
25Stefan Van Dijk (Ned) Accent Jobs-WantyRow 24 - Cell 2
26Bryan Naulleau (Fra) Team EuropcarRow 25 - Cell 2
27Hugo Houle (Can) Ag2R La MondialeRow 26 - Cell 2
28Laurent Evrard (Bel) Wallonie-BruxellesRow 27 - Cell 2
29Edwig Cammaerts (Bel) Cofidis, Solutions CreditsRow 28 - Cell 2
30Miguel Minguez Ayala (Spa) Euskaltel-EuskadiRow 29 - Cell 2
31Romain Guillemois (Fra) Team EuropcarRow 30 - Cell 2
32Johnny Hoogerland (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling TeamRow 31 - Cell 2
33Bram Tankink (Ned) Belkin Pro Cycling TeamRow 32 - Cell 2
34Klaas Lodewyck (Bel) BMC Racing Team0:00:19
35Wesley Kreder (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling TeamRow 34 - Cell 2
36Maarten Tjallingii (Ned) Belkin Pro Cycling TeamRow 35 - Cell 2
37Christophe Premont (Bel) Crelan-EuphonyRow 36 - Cell 2
38Adrian Saez (Spa) Euskaltel-EuskadiRow 37 - Cell 2
39Viacheslav Kuznetsov (Rus) KatushaRow 38 - Cell 2
40Arnaud Labbe (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions CreditsRow 39 - Cell 2
41Florent Delfosse (Bel) Color Code-Biowanze0:00:25
42Bram Nolten (Ned) Doltcini-FlandersRow 41 - Cell 2
43Thomas Wertz (Bel) Color Code-BiowanzeRow 42 - Cell 2
44Erwin De Kerf (Bel) Doltcini-FlandersRow 43 - Cell 2
45Michael Schär (Swi) BMC Racing Team0:00:29
46Evaldas Siskevicius (Ltu) Sojasun0:00:37
47Gregory Habeaux (Bel) Accent Jobs-Wanty0:00:40
48Jean-Pierre Drucker (Lux) Accent Jobs-WantyRow 47 - Cell 2
49Karsten Kroon (Ned) Team Saxo-TinkoffRow 48 - Cell 2
50Mark Renshaw (Aus) Belkin Pro Cycling TeamRow 49 - Cell 2
51Bert De Backer (Bel) Team Argos-ShimanoRow 50 - Cell 2
52Eliot Lietaer (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen-BaloiseRow 51 - Cell 2
53Tom Stamsnijder (Ned) Team Argos-ShimanoRow 52 - Cell 2
54Stig Broeckx (Bel) Lotto Belisol0:00:49
55Floris Smeyers (Bel) Verandas WillemsRow 54 - Cell 2
56Jonas Aaen Jörgensen (Den) Team Saxo-TinkoffRow 55 - Cell 2
57Frédéric Amorison (Bel) Crelan-Euphony0:00:52
58Bertjan Lindeman (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team0:00:56
59Pieter Vanspeybrouck (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen-Baloise0:00:58
60Julien Stassen (Bel) Wallonie-Bruxelles0:01:00
61Julian Kern (Ger) Ag2R La Mondiale0:01:06
62Yannick Eijssen (Bel) BMC Racing TeamRow 61 - Cell 2
63Stéphane Poulhies (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions CreditsRow 62 - Cell 2
64Tom Dernies (Bel) Wallonie-BruxellesRow 63 - Cell 2
65Gert Joeaar (Est) Cofidis, Solutions CreditsRow 64 - Cell 2
66Arnaud Geronboux (Bel) Color Code-BiowanzeRow 65 - Cell 2
67Zico Waeytens (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen-BaloiseRow 66 - Cell 2
68Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) Ag2R La Mondiale0:01:12
69Maxime Vantomme (Bel) Crelan-Euphony0:01:16
70Preben Van Hecke (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen-Baloise0:01:18
71Jean-Albert Carnevali (Bel) Verandas Willems0:01:26
72Marko Kump (Slo) Team Saxo-Tinkoff0:01:41
73Reinier Honig (Ned) Crelan-Euphony0:01:50
74Klaas Sys (Bel) Crelan-EuphonyRow 73 - Cell 2
75Frederik Veuchelen (Bel) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team0:02:00
76Michael Olsson (Swe) Team Argos-Shimano0:02:02
77Gaëtan Pons (Bel) T.Palm-Pôle Continental Wallon0:02:04
78Rick Flens (Ned) Belkin Pro Cycling Team0:02:12
79Jurgen Van Goolen (Bel) Accent Jobs-Wanty0:02:15
80Fabio Polazzi (Bel) Wallonie-BruxellesRow 79 - Cell 2
81Boris Dron (Bel) Wallonie-BruxellesRow 80 - Cell 2
82Jimmy Engoulvent (Fra) SojasunRow 81 - Cell 2
83Sébastien Delfosse (Bel) Crelan-EuphonyRow 82 - Cell 2
84Nico Sijmens (Bel) Cofidis, Solutions CreditsRow 83 - Cell 2
85Anders Lund (Den) Team Saxo-Tinkoff0:02:29
86Roy Curvers (Ned) Team Argos-ShimanoRow 85 - Cell 2
87Benjamin Verraes (Bel) Accent Jobs-Wanty0:02:47
88Olivier Pardini (Bel) Verandas Willems0:02:52
89Christopher Juul Jensen (Den) Team Saxo-Tinkoff0:03:21
90Ian Vansumere (Bel) T.Palm-Pôle Continental Wallon0:05:15
91Louis Convens (Bel) T.Palm-Pôle Continental WallonRow 90 - Cell 2
92Axel Gremelpont (Bel) T.Palm-Pôle Continental WallonRow 91 - Cell 2
93Sergio Ferrari (Bel) Verandas WillemsRow 92 - Cell 2
94Ramon Sinkeldam (Ned) Team Argos-ShimanoRow 93 - Cell 2
95Antoine Warnier (Bel) Color Code-BiowanzeRow 94 - Cell 2
96William Clarke (Aus) Team Argos-ShimanoRow 95 - Cell 2
97Ludwig De Winter (Bel) Color Code-BiowanzeRow 96 - Cell 2
98Thomas Degand (Bel) Accent Jobs-WantyRow 97 - Cell 2
99Andrew Ydens (Bel) T.Palm-Pôle Continental WallonRow 98 - Cell 2
100Ricardo Mestre (Por) Euskaltel-EuskadiRow 99 - Cell 2
101Gabriel Chavanne (Swi) Ag2R La MondialeRow 100 - Cell 2
102Maksim Razumov (Rus) Katusha0:05:29
103Antoine Pirlot (Bel) Verandas WillemsRow 102 - Cell 2
104Mads Christensen (Den) Team Saxo-TinkoffRow 103 - Cell 2
105Aliaksandr Kuchynski (Blr) KatushaRow 104 - Cell 2
106Sébastien Chavanel (Fra) Team Europcar0:05:36
107Loic Pestiaux (Bel) Color Code-Biowanze0:05:48
108Kris Boeckmans (Bel) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team0:05:59
109Davide Appollonio (Ita) Ag2R La Mondiale0:06:02
110Steve Chainel (Fra) Ag2R La MondialeRow 109 - Cell 2
DNFJakub Novak (Cze) BMC Racing TeamRow 110 - Cell 2
DNFGediminas Bagdonas (Ltu) Ag2R La MondialeRow 111 - Cell 2
DNFSep Vanmarcke (Bel) Belkin Pro Cycling TeamRow 112 - Cell 2
DNFGaetan Bille (Bel) Lotto BelisolRow 113 - Cell 2
DNFFrederique Robert (Bel) Lotto BelisolRow 114 - Cell 2
DNFJurgen Roelandts (Bel) Lotto BelisolRow 115 - Cell 2
DNFJoost Van Leijen (Ned) Lotto BelisolRow 116 - Cell 2
DNFMaxim Belkov (Rus) KatushaRow 117 - Cell 2
DNFVladimir Isaichev (Rus) KatushaRow 118 - Cell 2
DNFBoy Van Poppel (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling TeamRow 119 - Cell 2
DNFQuentin Jauregui (Fra) Team Argos-ShimanoRow 120 - Cell 2
DNFSteffen Radochla (Ger) Euskaltel-EuskadiRow 121 - Cell 2
DNFRobert Vrecer (Slo) Euskaltel-EuskadiRow 122 - Cell 2
DNFJerome Cousin (Fra) Team EuropcarRow 123 - Cell 2
DNFTony Hurel (Fra) Team EuropcarRow 124 - Cell 2
DNFJulien Morice (Fra) Team EuropcarRow 125 - Cell 2
DNFFabien Schmidt (Fra) SojasunRow 126 - Cell 2
DNFRony Martias (Fra) SojasunRow 127 - Cell 2
DNFJean-Lou Paiani (Fra) SojasunRow 128 - Cell 2
DNFArthur Van Overberghe (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen-BaloiseRow 129 - Cell 2
DNFEgidijus Juodvalkis (Ltu) Crelan-EuphonyRow 130 - Cell 2
DNFKoen Barbe (Bel) Crelan-EuphonyRow 131 - Cell 2
DNFDanilo Napolitano (Ita) Accent Jobs-WantyRow 132 - Cell 2
DNFStaf Scheirlinckx (Bel) Accent Jobs-WantyRow 133 - Cell 2
DNFQuentin Bertholet (Bel) Wallonie-BruxellesRow 134 - Cell 2
DNFJonathan De Witte (Bel) Wallonie-BruxellesRow 135 - Cell 2
DNFJerome Kerf (Bel) Color Code-BiowanzeRow 136 - Cell 2
DNFFlorent Mottet (Bel) Color Code-BiowanzeRow 137 - Cell 2
DNFJonathan Baratto (Bel) T.Palm-Pôle Continental WallonRow 138 - Cell 2
DNFAlexandre Seny (Bel) T.Palm-Pôle Continental WallonRow 139 - Cell 2
DNFMaxime Vekeman (Bel) T.Palm-Pôle Continental WallonRow 140 - Cell 2
DNFQuentin Borcy (Bel) Verandas WillemsRow 141 - Cell 2
DNFMichael Goolaerts (Bel) Verandas WillemsRow 142 - Cell 2
DNFKevin Suarez Martinez (Bel) Doltcini-FlandersRow 143 - Cell 2
DNFHenryk Cardoen (Bel) Doltcini-FlandersRow 144 - Cell 2
DNFRick Van Caldenborgh (Ned) Doltcini-FlandersRow 145 - Cell 2
DNFMartynas Maniusis (Ltu) Doltcini-FlandersRow 146 - Cell 2
DNSGert Dockx (Bel) Lotto BelisolRow 147 - Cell 2
DNSDanny Van Poppel (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling TeamRow 148 - Cell 2
DNSMartial Gene (Fra) Doltcini-FlandersRow 149 - Cell 2

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