BinckBank Tour: Sam Bennett wins stage 2

Sam Bennett (Bora-Hansgrohe) notched up his second victory in as many days when he claimed stage 2 of the BinckBank Tour in Ardooie. The Irish champion beat Jasper Philipsen (UAE Team Emirates) and Dylan Groenewegen (Jumbo-Visma) to the line and thus retains the overall lead.

The surfeit of sprint options at Bora-Hansgrohe meant that Bennett missed selection for both the Giro d'Italia and Tour de France this year, but he has responded to that disappointment in exemplary fashion, and has now amassed ten victories in 2019, eight of them at WorldTour level.

Bennett's positioning, decision-making and finishing speed meant that his victory in Ardooie brooked no argument. Mindful of the strength of the Jumbo-Visma lead-out, he parked himself on Groenewegen's wheel on the run-in, but then had the nous to respond promptly when Philipsen streaked past in the finishing straight. In the final 100 metres, Bennett pulled away to seal a resounding victory.

"I can't believe it. After 70k my legs weren't that great, so I didn't expect to get a result today," Bennett said afterwards. "But the guys protected me so well all day. I was saving so much energy and the others were losing so much, that in the end I had enough legs to get a win. I'm delighted with that, I didn't think I'd get a second win."

The flat, 170km run from Blankenberge lent itself to a bunch sprint, but when the race came here a year ago, Jasper Stuyven defied the fast men with a canny late move. In Stuyven's absence, Trek-Segafredo were again prominent in the finale, though this time in an apparent attempt to set up Mads Pedersen for the sprint. Edward Theuns, second on Monday, led out the sprint from distance but to no avail.

Jumbo-Visma's Mike Teunissen hit the front within sight of the line, but his teammate Groenewegen never hit his stride in the finishing straight and had to settle for a distant third behind Bennett and Philipsen.

Kristoffer Halvorsen (Ineos) came through to take 4th place, while Alvaro Hodeg (Deceuninck-QuickStep) made up a lot of ground in the final 100 metres to take 5th. The Colombian raised an arm in protest at how his progress was inadvertently arrested by a slowing Groenewegen, but, in truth, he was never going to get back on terms with the unassailable Bennett.

In the overall standings, Bennett holds a lead of 12 seconds over Lukasz Wisniowski (CCC) and 14 over Josef Cerny, though his chief concern will be Wednesday's flat run to Aalter, where he will be fancied to complete a hat-trick of stage wins.

"I'm getting greedy, so I'd like one more stage win here," said Bennett, who arrived at the BinckBank Tour having placed 6th in Sunday's European Championships in Alkmaar. The 28-year-old is using the race to build towards his Vuelta a España debut.

"We're having a great tour here. I just want to get through and get to the Vuelta in good shape."

How it unfolded

The start town of Blankenberge is just 37km from Knesselare, where Bjorg Lambrecht was laid to rest on Tuesday morning. Lotto Soudal teammates past and present carried Lambrecht's coffin into the church for the funeral mass in Knesselare, while the six Lotto Soudal riders competing at the BinckBank Tour remembered their late teammate with a minute's silence on the signing-on podium.

Stage 2 of the BinckBank Tour proved something of a mirror of the first. The flat run to Ardooie was a little over 100 miles in length and once again, the day's early break featured Baptiste Planckaert (Wallonie Bruxelles), who this time forged clear in the opening kilometres in the company of Josef Cerny (CCC), Robert Stannard (Mitchelton-Scott), Jesper Asselman (Roompot-Charles), Thomas Sprengers (Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise) and Damien Gaudin (Direct Energie).

This sextet quickly established a lead of 2:30 over the peloton but the sprinters' teams were reluctant to grant them any more leeway, with Jumbo-Visma and Bora-Hansgrohe prominent in policing affairs at the head of the peloton. With a little over 100km to go, a crash in the peloton saw Maarten Wynants (Jumbo-Visma) and Chris Lawless (Ineos) forced to abandon the race, while Stijn Vandenbergh (AG2R La Mondiale) was among a clutch of later fallers, though the Belgian was able to continue.

After hitting the finishing circuit in Ardooie, the break's lead was gradually whittled down by the sprinters' teams, though not before Cerny availed of the 'Golden Kilometre' of three bonus sprints to move up to third in the general classification.

The leaders had 40 seconds in hand on the bunch when they took the bell with 16.7km to go, though a sharp acceleration from Sunweb on the final lap helped to slice the gap considerably. With a shade under 10km to go, Zdenek Stybar (Deceuninck-QuickStep) looked to upset the odds by trying to bridge across to the break, but after labouring for a time in no man's land, the Czech retreated to the relative sanctuary of the peloton.

Bora-Hansgrohe's pace-making ensured the break was eventually swept up with 5km to go, while Jumbo-Visma hit the front en masse inside the final 4km, with Jos van Emden especially prominent. The Dutch team's efforts didn't suffice, however, to propel Groenewegen to victory, even if Bennett downplayed the idea that he is the fastest man on this BinckBank Tour.

"I don't think I am the fastest here, but it doesn't matter," Bennett said. "I just have to get the line first."

 

Full Results

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#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Sam Bennett (Irl) Bora-Hansgrohe3:45:20
2Jasper Philipsen (Bel) UAE Team EmiratesRow 1 - Cell 2
3Dylan Groenewegen (Ned) Team Jumbo-VismaRow 2 - Cell 2
4Kristoffer Halvorsen (Nor) Team IneosRow 3 - Cell 2
5Alvaro Hodeg (Col) Deceuninck-QuickStepRow 4 - Cell 2
6Amaury Capiot (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen-BaloiseRow 5 - Cell 2
7Phil Bauhaus (Ger) Bahrain-MeridaRow 6 - Cell 2
8Nikolas Maes (Bel) Lotto SoudalRow 7 - Cell 2
9Arnaud Demare (Fra) Groupama-FDJRow 8 - Cell 2
10Timothy Dupont (Bel) Wanty-GobertRow 9 - Cell 2
11Mads Pedersen (Den) Trek-SegafredoRow 10 - Cell 2
12Aksel Nõmmela (Est) Wallonie BruxellesRow 11 - Cell 2
13Davide Ballerini (Ita) Astana Pro TeamRow 12 - Cell 2
14Boy van Poppel (Ned) Roompot-CharlesRow 13 - Cell 2
15Oliver Naesen (Bel) AG2R La MondialeRow 14 - Cell 2
16Lionel Taminiaux (Bel) Wallonie BruxellesRow 15 - Cell 2
17Reinardt Janse Van Rensburg (RSA) Dimension DataRow 16 - Cell 2
18Jurgen Roelandts (Bel) Movistar TeamRow 17 - Cell 2
19Jakub Mareczko (Ita) CCC TeamRow 18 - Cell 2
20Greg Van Avermaet (Bel) CCC TeamRow 19 - Cell 2
21Jack Bauer (NZl) Mitchelton-ScottRow 20 - Cell 2
22Mike Teunissen (Ned) Team Jumbo-VismaRow 21 - Cell 2
23Stan Dewulf (Bel) Lotto SoudalRow 22 - Cell 2
24Moreno Hofland (Ned) EF Education FirstRow 23 - Cell 2
25Boris Vallee (Bel) Wanty-GobertRow 24 - Cell 2
26Ryan Gibbons (RSA) Dimension DataRow 25 - Cell 2
27Adrien Petit (Fra) Total Direct EnergieRow 26 - Cell 2
28Florian Senechal (Fra) Deceuninck-QuickStepRow 27 - Cell 2
29Zdenek Stybar (Cze) Deceuninck-QuickStepRow 28 - Cell 2
30Simon Clarke (Aus) EF Education FirstRow 29 - Cell 2
31Laurens De Vreese (Bel) Astana Pro TeamRow 30 - Cell 2
32Sep Vanmarcke (Bel) EF Education FirstRow 31 - Cell 2
33Julien Duval (Fra) AG2R La MondialeRow 32 - Cell 2
34Philippe Gilbert (Bel) Deceuninck-QuickStepRow 33 - Cell 2
35Stefan Küng (Swi) Groupama-FDJRow 34 - Cell 2
36Søren Kragh Andersen (Den) Team SunwebRow 35 - Cell 2
37Jan Bakelants (Bel) Team SunwebRow 36 - Cell 2
38Edward Theuns (Bel) Trek-SegafredoRow 37 - Cell 2
39Julien Vermote (Bel) Dimension DataRow 38 - Cell 2
40Milan Menten (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen-BaloiseRow 39 - Cell 2
41Jasha Sütterlin (Ger) Movistar TeamRow 40 - Cell 2
42Ramon Sinkeldam (Ned) Groupama-FDJRow 41 - Cell 2
43Cameron Meyer (Aus) Mitchelton-ScottRow 42 - Cell 2
44Lukasz Wisniowski (Pol) CCC TeamRow 43 - Cell 2
45Tim Wellens (Bel) Lotto SoudalRow 44 - Cell 2
46Luis Mas Bonet (Spa) Movistar TeamRow 45 - Cell 2
47Viacheslav Kuznetsov (Rus) Katusha-AlpecinRow 46 - Cell 2
48Valentin Madouas (Fra) Groupama-FDJRow 47 - Cell 2
49Guillaume Van Keirsbulck (Bel) CCC TeamRow 48 - Cell 2
50Angelo Tulik (Fra) Total Direct EnergieRow 49 - Cell 2
51Dries Van Gestel (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen-BaloiseRow 50 - Cell 2
52Ruben Guerreiro (Por) Katusha-AlpecinRow 51 - Cell 2
53Gijs Van Hoecke (Bel) CCC TeamRow 52 - Cell 2
54Iljo Keisse (Bel) Deceuninck-QuickStepRow 53 - Cell 2
55Laurens De Plus (Bel) Team Jumbo-VismaRow 54 - Cell 2
56Jay Mc Carthy (Aus) Bora-HansgroheRow 55 - Cell 2
57Dion Smith (NZl) Mitchelton-ScottRow 56 - Cell 2
58Maxime Monfort (Bel) Lotto SoudalRow 57 - Cell 2
59Pieter Vanspeybrouck (Bel) Wanty-GobertRow 58 - Cell 2
60Casper Pedersen (Den) Team SunwebRow 59 - Cell 2
61Juan Sebastian Molano (Col) UAE Team EmiratesRow 60 - Cell 2
62Fabio Felline (Ita) Trek-SegafredoRow 61 - Cell 2
63Wesley Kreder (Ned) Wanty-GobertRow 62 - Cell 2
64Jan Willem van Schip (Ned) Roompot-CharlesRow 63 - Cell 2
65Willem Jakobus Smit (RSA) Katusha-AlpecinRow 64 - Cell 2
66Oliviero Troia (Ita) UAE Team EmiratesRow 65 - Cell 2
67Thomas Boudat (Fra) Total Direct EnergieRow 66 - Cell 2
68Lars Boom (Ned) Roompot-CharlesRow 67 - Cell 2
69Jenthe Biermans (Bel) Katusha-AlpecinRow 68 - Cell 2
70Marco Marcato (Ita) UAE Team EmiratesRow 69 - Cell 2
71Xandro Meurisse (Bel) Wanty-GobertRow 70 - Cell 2
72Ivan Garcia (Spa) Bahrain-MeridaRow 71 - Cell 2
73Filippo Ganna (Ita) Team IneosRow 72 - Cell 2
74Senne Leysen (Bel) Roompot-CharlesRow 73 - Cell 2
75Stijn Steels (Bel) Roompot-CharlesRow 74 - Cell 2
76Martijn Tusveld (Ned) Team SunwebRow 75 - Cell 2
77Robert Stannard (Aus) Mitchelton-ScottRow 76 - Cell 2
78Bob Jungels (Lux) Deceuninck-QuickStepRow 77 - Cell 2
79Ludovic Robeet (Bel) Wallonie BruxellesRow 78 - Cell 2
80Jens Debusschere (Bel) Katusha-AlpecinRow 79 - Cell 2
81Michael Valgren Andersen (Den) Dimension DataRow 80 - Cell 2
82Aime De Gendt (Bel) Wanty-GobertRow 81 - Cell 2
83Kévin Geniets (Lux) Groupama-FDJ ContinentalRow 82 - Cell 2
84Olivier Le Gac (Fra) Groupama-FDJRow 83 - Cell 2
85Leonardo Basso (Ita) Team IneosRow 84 - Cell 2
86Marc Hirschi (Swi) Team SunwebRow 85 - Cell 2
87Sacha Modolo (Ita) EF Education FirstRow 86 - Cell 2
88Artyom Zakharov (Kaz) Astana Pro TeamRow 87 - Cell 2
89Reto Hollenstein (Swi) Katusha-AlpecinRow 88 - Cell 2
90Dmitriy Gruzdev (Kaz) Astana Pro TeamRow 89 - Cell 2
91Alex Kirsch (Lux) Trek-SegafredoRow 90 - Cell 2
92Michael Schär (Swi) CCC TeamRow 91 - Cell 2
93Larry Warbasse (USA) AG2R La MondialeRow 92 - Cell 2
94Lars Bak (Den) Dimension DataRow 93 - Cell 2
95Mitchell Docker (Aus) EF Education FirstRow 94 - Cell 2
96Edoardo Affini (Ita) Mitchelton-ScottRow 95 - Cell 2
97Michael Albasini (Swi) Mitchelton-ScottRow 96 - Cell 2
98Michal Golas (Pol) Team IneosRow 97 - Cell 2
99Heinrich Haussler (Aus) Bahrain-MeridaRow 98 - Cell 2
100Frederik Frison (Bel) Lotto SoudalRow 99 - Cell 2
101Timo Roosen (Ned) Team Jumbo-VismaRow 100 - Cell 2
102Brian van Goethem (Ned) Lotto SoudalRow 101 - Cell 2
103Manuele Boaro (Ita) Astana Pro TeamRow 102 - Cell 2
104Piet Allegaert (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen-BaloiseRow 103 - Cell 2
105Dorian Godon (Fra) AG2R La MondialeRow 104 - Cell 2
106Lukas Pöstlberger (Aut) Bora-HansgroheRow 105 - Cell 2
107Josef Cerny (Cze) CCC TeamRow 106 - Cell 2
108Jesper Asselman (Ned) Roompot-CharlesRow 107 - Cell 2
109Thomas Sprengers (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen-BaloiseRow 108 - Cell 2
110Miles Scotson (Aus) Groupama-FDJRow 109 - Cell 2
111Nico Denz (Ger) AG2R La MondialeRow 110 - Cell 2
112Edward Planckaert (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen-BaloiseRow 111 - Cell 2
113Joris Nieuwenhuis (Ned) Team SunwebRow 112 - Cell 2
114Tim Declercq (Bel) Deceuninck-QuickStepRow 113 - Cell 2
115Yevgeniy Gidich (Kaz) Astana Pro TeamRow 114 - Cell 2
116Bagdonas Gediminas (Ltu) AG2R La MondialeRow 115 - Cell 2
117Jean-Pierre Drucker (Lux) Bora-HansgroheRow 116 - Cell 2
118Oscar Riesebeek (Ned) Roompot-CharlesRow 117 - Cell 2
119Christian Knees (Ger) Team IneosRow 118 - Cell 2
120Fumiyuki Beppu (Jpn) Trek-SegafredoRow 119 - Cell 2
121Mark Renshaw (Aus) Dimension DataRow 120 - Cell 2
122Harry Tanfield (GBr) Katusha-AlpecinRow 121 - Cell 2
123Remy Mertz (Bel) Lotto SoudalRow 122 - Cell 2
124Hector Carretero (Spa) Movistar TeamRow 123 - Cell 2
125Stijn Vandenbergh (Bel) AG2R La MondialeRow 124 - Cell 2
126Eliot Lietaer (Bel) Wallonie BruxellesRow 125 - Cell 2
127Rui Oliveira (Por) UAE Team EmiratesRow 126 - Cell 2
128Romain Cardis (Fra) Total Direct EnergieRow 127 - Cell 2
129Logan Owen (USA) EF Education FirstRow 128 - Cell 2
130Callum Scotson (Aus) Mitchelton-ScottRow 129 - Cell 2
131Aaron Verwilst (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen-BaloiseRow 130 - Cell 2
132Lukas Spengler (Swi) Wallonie BruxellesRow 131 - Cell 2
133Grega Bole (Slo) Bahrain-MeridaRow 132 - Cell 2
134Carlos Verona (Spa) Movistar TeamRow 133 - Cell 2
135Marcus Burghardt (Ger) Bora-HansgroheRow 134 - Cell 2
136Roberto Ferrari (Ita) UAE Team EmiratesRow 135 - Cell 2
137Tom Devriendt (Bel) Wanty-GobertRow 136 - Cell 2
138Alex Frame (NZl) Trek-Segafredo0:00:24
139Marcel Sieberg (Ger) Bahrain-Merida0:00:44
140Jos van Emden (Ned) Team Jumbo-Visma0:00:56
141Baptiste Planckaert (Bel) Wallonie Bruxelles0:01:19
142Zhandos Bizhigitov (Kaz) Astana Pro TeamRow 141 - Cell 2
143Dylan van Baarle (Ned) Team IneosRow 142 - Cell 2
144Julius van den Berg (Ned) EF Education First0:02:11
145Roy Curvers (Ned) Team Sunweb0:02:41
146Damien Gaudin (Fra) Total Direct Energie0:03:40
147Paul Martens (Ger) Team Jumbo-Visma0:03:49
148Meiyin Wang (Chn) Bahrain-MeridaRow 147 - Cell 2
149Tom Bohli (Swi) UAE Team EmiratesRow 148 - Cell 2
150Jaime Castrillo (Spa) Movistar Team0:05:38
151Matteo Moschetti (Ita) Trek-SegafredoRow 150 - Cell 2
152Pim Ligthart (Ned) Total Direct EnergieRow 151 - Cell 2
153Alexandre Pichot (Fra) Total Direct EnergieRow 152 - Cell 2
154Oscar Gatto (Ita) Bora-Hansgrohe0:09:12
155Daniel Oss (Ita) Bora-HansgroheRow 154 - Cell 2
DNFMaarten Wynants (Bel) Team Jumbo-VismaRow 155 - Cell 2
DNFChristopher Lawless (GBr) Team IneosRow 156 - Cell 2
DNFRasmus Tiller (Nor) Dimension DataRow 157 - Cell 2
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Primus check point 1
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Baptiste Planckaert (Bel) Wallonie Bruxelles12pts
2Thomas Sprengers (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise10Row 1 - Cell 3
3Robert Stannard (Aus) Mitchelton-Scott8Row 2 - Cell 3
4Josef Cerny (Cze) CCC Team6Row 3 - Cell 3
5Jesper Asselman (Ned) Roompot-Charles4Row 4 - Cell 3
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Primus check point 2
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Baptiste Planckaert (Bel) Wallonie Bruxelles12pts
2Thomas Sprengers (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise10Row 1 - Cell 3
3Jesper Asselman (Ned) Roompot-Charles8Row 2 - Cell 3
4Robert Stannard (Aus) Mitchelton-Scott6Row 3 - Cell 3
5Josef Cerny (Cze) CCC Team4Row 4 - Cell 3
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Finish
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Sam Bennett (Irl) Bora-Hansgrohe30pts
2Jasper Philipsen (Bel) UAE Team Emirates25Row 1 - Cell 3
3Dylan Groenewegen (Ned) Team Jumbo-Visma22Row 2 - Cell 3
4Kristoffer Halvorsen (Nor) Team Ineos19Row 3 - Cell 3
5Alvaro Hodeg (Col) Deceuninck-QuickStep17Row 4 - Cell 3
6Amaury Capiot (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise15Row 5 - Cell 3
7Phil Bauhaus (Ger) Bahrain-Merida13Row 6 - Cell 3
8Nikolas Maes (Bel) Lotto Soudal12Row 7 - Cell 3
9Arnaud Demare (Fra) Groupama-FDJ11Row 8 - Cell 3
10Timothy Dupont (Bel) Wanty-Gobert10Row 9 - Cell 3
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Sprit 1
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Thomas Sprengers (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise3pts
2Robert Stannard (Aus) Mitchelton-Scott2Row 1 - Cell 3
3Josef Cerny (Cze) CCC Team1Row 2 - Cell 3
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Sprint 2
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Josef Cerny (Cze) CCC Team3pts
2Robert Stannard (Aus) Mitchelton-Scott2Row 1 - Cell 3
3Jesper Asselman (Ned) Roompot-Charles1Row 2 - Cell 3
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Sprint 3
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Josef Cerny (Cze) CCC Team3pts
2Robert Stannard (Aus) Mitchelton-Scott2Row 1 - Cell 3
3Jesper Asselman (Ned) Roompot-Charles1Row 2 - Cell 3
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Team
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Deceuninck-QuickStep11:16:00
2Lotto SoudalRow 1 - Cell 2
3Team Jumbo-VismaRow 2 - Cell 2
4Dimension DataRow 3 - Cell 2
5CCC TeamRow 4 - Cell 2
6Groupama-FDJRow 5 - Cell 2
7EF Education FirstRow 6 - Cell 2
8Wanty-Gobert Cycling TeamRow 7 - Cell 2
9Sport Vlaanderen-BaloiseRow 8 - Cell 2
10Movistar TeamRow 9 - Cell 2
11Wallonie BruxellesRow 10 - Cell 2
12Trek-SegafredoRow 11 - Cell 2
13Mitchelton-ScottRow 12 - Cell 2
14UAE Team EmiratesRow 13 - Cell 2
15Astana Pro TeamRow 14 - Cell 2
16Team SunwebRow 15 - Cell 2
17AG2R La MondialeRow 16 - Cell 2
18Total Direct EnergieRow 17 - Cell 2
19Roompot-CharlesRow 18 - Cell 2
20Team IneosRow 19 - Cell 2
21Bora-HansgroheRow 20 - Cell 2
22Katusha-AlpecinRow 21 - Cell 2
23Bahrain-MeridaRow 22 - Cell 2
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General classification after stage 2
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Sam Bennett (Irl) Bora-Hansgrohe7:27:57
2Lukasz Wisniowski (Pol) CCC Team0:00:12
3Lars Bak (Den) Dimension Data0:00:13
4Josef Cerny (Cze) CCC TeamRow 3 - Cell 2
5Jasper Philipsen (Bel) UAE Team Emirates0:00:14
6Edward Theuns (Bel) Trek-SegafredoRow 5 - Cell 2
7Robert Stannard (Aus) Mitchelton-ScottRow 6 - Cell 2
8Dylan Groenewegen (Ned) Team Jumbo-Visma0:00:16
9Mike Teunissen (Ned) Team Jumbo-VismaRow 8 - Cell 2
10Thomas Sprengers (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise0:00:17
11Jesper Asselman (Ned) Roompot-Charles0:00:18
12Kristoffer Halvorsen (Nor) Team Ineos0:00:20
13Phil Bauhaus (Ger) Bahrain-MeridaRow 12 - Cell 2
14Alvaro Hodeg (Col) Deceuninck-QuickStepRow 13 - Cell 2
15Amaury Capiot (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen-BaloiseRow 14 - Cell 2
16Timothy Dupont (Bel) Wanty-GobertRow 15 - Cell 2
17Mads Pedersen (Den) Trek-SegafredoRow 16 - Cell 2
18Oliver Naesen (Bel) AG2R La MondialeRow 17 - Cell 2
19Aksel Nõmmela (Est) Wallonie BruxellesRow 18 - Cell 2
20Nikolas Maes (Bel) Lotto SoudalRow 19 - Cell 2
21Reinardt Janse Van Rensburg (RSA) Dimension DataRow 20 - Cell 2
22Jakub Mareczko (Ita) CCC TeamRow 21 - Cell 2
23Stan Dewulf (Bel) Lotto SoudalRow 22 - Cell 2
24Ryan Gibbons (RSA) Dimension DataRow 23 - Cell 2
25Julien Duval (Fra) AG2R La MondialeRow 24 - Cell 2
26Jurgen Roelandts (Bel) Movistar TeamRow 25 - Cell 2
27Greg Van Avermaet (Bel) CCC TeamRow 26 - Cell 2
28Zdenek Stybar (Cze) Deceuninck-QuickStepRow 27 - Cell 2
29Søren Kragh Andersen (Den) Team SunwebRow 28 - Cell 2
30Simon Clarke (Aus) EF Education FirstRow 29 - Cell 2
31Philippe Gilbert (Bel) Deceuninck-QuickStepRow 30 - Cell 2
32Stefan Küng (Swi) Groupama-FDJRow 31 - Cell 2
33Milan Menten (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen-BaloiseRow 32 - Cell 2
34Davide Ballerini (Ita) Astana Pro TeamRow 33 - Cell 2
35Boris Vallee (Bel) Wanty-GobertRow 34 - Cell 2
36Valentin Madouas (Fra) Groupama-FDJRow 35 - Cell 2
37Casper Pedersen (Den) Team SunwebRow 36 - Cell 2
38Sep Vanmarcke (Bel) EF Education FirstRow 37 - Cell 2
39Jan Bakelants (Bel) Team SunwebRow 38 - Cell 2
40Jack Bauer (NZl) Mitchelton-ScottRow 39 - Cell 2
41Viacheslav Kuznetsov (Rus) Katusha-AlpecinRow 40 - Cell 2
42Boy van Poppel (Ned) Roompot-CharlesRow 41 - Cell 2
43Jenthe Biermans (Bel) Katusha-AlpecinRow 42 - Cell 2
44Jasha Sütterlin (Ger) Movistar TeamRow 43 - Cell 2
45Tim Wellens (Bel) Lotto SoudalRow 44 - Cell 2
46Jay Mc Carthy (Aus) Bora-HansgroheRow 45 - Cell 2
47Oliviero Troia (Ita) UAE Team EmiratesRow 46 - Cell 2
48Ivan Garcia (Spa) Bahrain-MeridaRow 47 - Cell 2
49Adrien Petit (Fra) Total Direct EnergieRow 48 - Cell 2
50Dion Smith (NZl) Mitchelton-ScottRow 49 - Cell 2
51Jan Willem van Schip (Ned) Roompot-CharlesRow 50 - Cell 2
52Marco Marcato (Ita) UAE Team EmiratesRow 51 - Cell 2
53Dries Van Gestel (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen-BaloiseRow 52 - Cell 2
54Jens Debusschere (Bel) Katusha-AlpecinRow 53 - Cell 2
55Juan Sebastian Molano (Col) UAE Team EmiratesRow 54 - Cell 2
56Maxime Monfort (Bel) Lotto SoudalRow 55 - Cell 2
57Luis Mas Bonet (Spa) Movistar TeamRow 56 - Cell 2
58Ruben Guerreiro (Por) Katusha-AlpecinRow 57 - Cell 2
59Edward Planckaert (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen-BaloiseRow 58 - Cell 2
60Guillaume Van Keirsbulck (Bel) CCC TeamRow 59 - Cell 2
61Martijn Tusveld (Ned) Team SunwebRow 60 - Cell 2
62Fabio Felline (Ita) Trek-SegafredoRow 61 - Cell 2
63Senne Leysen (Bel) Roompot-CharlesRow 62 - Cell 2
64Julien Vermote (Bel) Dimension DataRow 63 - Cell 2
65Lukas Pöstlberger (Aut) Bora-HansgroheRow 64 - Cell 2
66Artyom Zakharov (Kaz) Astana Pro TeamRow 65 - Cell 2
67Edoardo Affini (Ita) Mitchelton-ScottRow 66 - Cell 2
68Florian Senechal (Fra) Deceuninck-QuickStepRow 67 - Cell 2
69Pieter Vanspeybrouck (Bel) Wanty-GobertRow 68 - Cell 2
70Larry Warbasse (USA) AG2R La MondialeRow 69 - Cell 2
71Wesley Kreder (Ned) Wanty-GobertRow 70 - Cell 2
72Leonardo Basso (Ita) Team IneosRow 71 - Cell 2
73Alex Kirsch (Lux) Trek-SegafredoRow 72 - Cell 2
74Laurens De Plus (Bel) Team Jumbo-VismaRow 73 - Cell 2
75Gijs Van Hoecke (Bel) CCC TeamRow 74 - Cell 2
76Willem Jakobus Smit (RSA) Katusha-AlpecinRow 75 - Cell 2
77Marc Hirschi (Swi) Team SunwebRow 76 - Cell 2
78Moreno Hofland (Ned) EF Education FirstRow 77 - Cell 2
79Joris Nieuwenhuis (Ned) Team SunwebRow 78 - Cell 2
80Roberto Ferrari (Ita) UAE Team EmiratesRow 79 - Cell 2
81Aime De Gendt (Bel) Wanty-GobertRow 80 - Cell 2
82Brian van Goethem (Ned) Lotto SoudalRow 81 - Cell 2
83Piet Allegaert (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen-BaloiseRow 82 - Cell 2
84Cameron Meyer (Aus) Mitchelton-ScottRow 83 - Cell 2
85Xandro Meurisse (Bel) Wanty-GobertRow 84 - Cell 2
86Bob Jungels (Lux) Deceuninck-QuickStepRow 85 - Cell 2
87Filippo Ganna (Ita) Team IneosRow 86 - Cell 2
88Dmitriy Gruzdev (Kaz) Astana Pro TeamRow 87 - Cell 2
89Mitchell Docker (Aus) EF Education FirstRow 88 - Cell 2
90Manuele Boaro (Ita) Astana Pro TeamRow 89 - Cell 2
91Angelo Tulik (Fra) Total Direct EnergieRow 90 - Cell 2
92Heinrich Haussler (Aus) Bahrain-MeridaRow 91 - Cell 2
93Olivier Le Gac (Fra) Groupama-FDJRow 92 - Cell 2
94Thomas Boudat (Fra) Total Direct EnergieRow 93 - Cell 2
95Michael Valgren Andersen (Den) Dimension DataRow 94 - Cell 2
96Kévin Geniets (Lux) Groupama-FDJ ContinentalRow 95 - Cell 2
97Frederik Frison (Bel) Lotto SoudalRow 96 - Cell 2
98Timo Roosen (Ned) Team Jumbo-VismaRow 97 - Cell 2
99Harry Tanfield (GBr) Katusha-AlpecinRow 98 - Cell 2
100Stijn Steels (Bel) Roompot-CharlesRow 99 - Cell 2
101Michael Schär (Swi) CCC TeamRow 100 - Cell 2
102Miles Scotson (Aus) Groupama-FDJRow 101 - Cell 2
103Dorian Godon (Fra) AG2R La MondialeRow 102 - Cell 2
104Ludovic Robeet (Bel) Wallonie BruxellesRow 103 - Cell 2
105Fumiyuki Beppu (Jpn) Trek-SegafredoRow 104 - Cell 2
106Logan Owen (USA) EF Education FirstRow 105 - Cell 2
107Michal Golas (Pol) Team IneosRow 106 - Cell 2
108Mark Renshaw (Aus) Dimension DataRow 107 - Cell 2
109Michael Albasini (Swi) Mitchelton-ScottRow 108 - Cell 2
110Lars Boom (Ned) Roompot-CharlesRow 109 - Cell 2
111Jean-Pierre Drucker (Lux) Bora-HansgroheRow 110 - Cell 2
112Romain Cardis (Fra) Total Direct EnergieRow 111 - Cell 2
113Nico Denz (Ger) AG2R La MondialeRow 112 - Cell 2
114Stijn Vandenbergh (Bel) AG2R La MondialeRow 113 - Cell 2
115Bagdonas Gediminas (Ltu) AG2R La MondialeRow 114 - Cell 2
116Remy Mertz (Bel) Lotto SoudalRow 115 - Cell 2
117Eliot Lietaer (Bel) Wallonie BruxellesRow 116 - Cell 2
118Tim Declercq (Bel) Deceuninck-QuickStepRow 117 - Cell 2
119Oscar Riesebeek (Ned) Roompot-CharlesRow 118 - Cell 2
120Dylan van Baarle (Ned) Team IneosRow 119 - Cell 2
121Christian Knees (Ger) Team IneosRow 120 - Cell 2
122Grega Bole (Slo) Bahrain-MeridaRow 121 - Cell 2
123Lukas Spengler (Swi) Wallonie BruxellesRow 122 - Cell 2
124Marcel Sieberg (Ger) Bahrain-Merida0:01:29
125Reto Hollenstein (Swi) Katusha-Alpecin0:01:32
126Ramon Sinkeldam (Ned) Groupama-FDJ0:01:36
127Alex Frame (NZl) Trek-Segafredo0:01:41
128Jos van Emden (Ned) Team Jumbo-Visma0:01:47
129Laurens De Vreese (Bel) Astana Pro Team0:01:53
130Iljo Keisse (Bel) Deceuninck-QuickStepRow 129 - Cell 2
131Marcus Burghardt (Ger) Bora-Hansgrohe0:02:06
132Aaron Verwilst (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise0:02:17
133Carlos Verona (Spa) Movistar TeamRow 132 - Cell 2
134Tom Devriendt (Bel) Wanty-GobertRow 133 - Cell 2
135Yevgeniy Gidich (Kaz) Astana Pro Team0:02:26
136Julius van den Berg (Ned) EF Education First0:02:31
137Rui Oliveira (Por) UAE Team Emirates0:02:47
138Hector Carretero (Spa) Movistar Team0:02:53
139Sacha Modolo (Ita) EF Education First0:02:55
140Roy Curvers (Ned) Team Sunweb0:03:01
141Lionel Taminiaux (Bel) Wallonie Bruxelles0:03:04
142Baptiste Planckaert (Bel) Wallonie Bruxelles0:03:09
143Callum Scotson (Aus) Mitchelton-Scott0:03:32
144Paul Martens (Ger) Team Jumbo-Visma0:04:09
145Tom Bohli (Swi) UAE Team EmiratesRow 144 - Cell 2
146Meiyin Wang (Chn) Bahrain-MeridaRow 145 - Cell 2
147Zhandos Bizhigitov (Kaz) Astana Pro Team0:04:42
148Arnaud Demare (Fra) Groupama-FDJ0:05:45
149Alexandre Pichot (Fra) Total Direct Energie0:07:51
150Matteo Moschetti (Ita) Trek-Segafredo0:08:04
151Jaime Castrillo (Spa) Movistar Team0:08:31
152Damien Gaudin (Fra) Total Direct Energie0:09:25
153Oscar Gatto (Ita) Bora-Hansgrohe0:09:32
154Daniel Oss (Ita) Bora-Hansgrohe0:10:41
155Pim Ligthart (Ned) Total Direct Energie0:11:23
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Primus check point classification
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Baptiste Planckaert (Bel) Wallonie Bruxelles47pts
2Thomas Sprengers (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise24Row 1 - Cell 3
3Lukasz Wisniowski (Pol) CCC Team19Row 2 - Cell 3
4Aaron Verwilst (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise15Row 3 - Cell 3
5Robert Stannard (Aus) Mitchelton-Scott14Row 4 - Cell 3
6Jesper Asselman (Ned) Roompot-Charles12Row 5 - Cell 3
7Lars Bak (Den) Dimension Data11Row 6 - Cell 3
8Josef Cerny (Cze) CCC Team10Row 7 - Cell 3
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Point classification
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Sam Bennett (Irl) Bora-Hansgrohe60pts
2Jasper Philipsen (Bel) UAE Team Emirates44Row 1 - Cell 3
3Dylan Groenewegen (Ned) Team Jumbo-Visma35Row 2 - Cell 3
4Kristoffer Halvorsen (Nor) Team Ineos31Row 3 - Cell 3
5Phil Bauhaus (Ger) Bahrain-Merida30Row 4 - Cell 3
6Alvaro Hodeg (Col) Deceuninck-QuickStep28Row 5 - Cell 3
7Edward Theuns (Bel) Trek-Segafredo25Row 6 - Cell 3
8Amaury Capiot (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise25Row 7 - Cell 3
9Timothy Dupont (Bel) Wanty-Gobert25Row 8 - Cell 3
10Mike Teunissen (Ned) Team Jumbo-Visma22Row 9 - Cell 3
11Nikolas Maes (Bel) Lotto Soudal12Row 10 - Cell 3
12Arnaud Demare (Fra) Groupama-FDJ11Row 11 - Cell 3
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Team classification
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Deceuninck-QuickStep22:24:51
2Sport Vlaanderen-BaloiseRow 1 - Cell 2
3Lotto SoudalRow 2 - Cell 2
4UAE Team EmiratesRow 3 - Cell 2
5Team Jumbo-VismaRow 4 - Cell 2
6Dimension DataRow 5 - Cell 2
7Trek-SegafredoRow 6 - Cell 2
8CCC TeamRow 7 - Cell 2
9Bora-HansgroheRow 8 - Cell 2
10Team SunwebRow 9 - Cell 2
11Groupama-FDJRow 10 - Cell 2
12AG2R La MondialeRow 11 - Cell 2
13EF Education FirstRow 12 - Cell 2
14Wanty-Gobert Cycling TeamRow 13 - Cell 2
15Katusha-AlpecinRow 14 - Cell 2
16Movistar TeamRow 15 - Cell 2
17Wallonie BruxellesRow 16 - Cell 2
18Mitchelton-ScottRow 17 - Cell 2
19Bahrain-MeridaRow 18 - Cell 2
20Roompot-CharlesRow 19 - Cell 2
21Astana Pro TeamRow 20 - Cell 2
22Team IneosRow 21 - Cell 2
23Total Direct EnergieRow 22 - Cell 2

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Barry Ryan
Head of Features

Barry Ryan is Head of Features at Cyclingnews. He has covered professional cycling since 2010, reporting from the Tour de France, Giro d’Italia and events from Argentina to Japan. His writing has appeared in The Independent, Procycling and Cycling Plus. He is the author of The Ascent: Sean Kelly, Stephen Roche and the Rise of Irish Cycling’s Golden Generation, published by Gill Books.

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