Bredene-Koksijde Classic: Ackermann wins renamed Handzame Classic

German champion Pascal Ackermann (Bora-Hansgrohe) claimed the newly minted Bredene-Koksijde Classic, winning a chaotic bunch sprint over Team Sky’s Kristoffer Halvorsen. Deceuninck-Quickstep’s Alvaro Hodeg, the defending champion, was third.

The former Handzame Classic was the second win of the season for Ackerman after the Clasica Almeria, and a bit of revenge for a close second place in Nokere Koerse on Wednesday behind Sunweb’s Cees Bol.

“I think we showed already that we were the strongest team on Wednesday, and I had to give something back to the team. That’s what I wanted to do today, and finally we did it, ” Ackermann said.

“It was a headwind in the sprint, and before it was very hectic. I lost a lot of times my lead-out man, but I always came back. I had this final in a good mind because two years ago it was my first race where I was in the top five, and today I said this is my final, I want to win.”

Hodeg was disappointed not to defend his title but said that Ackermann was the strongest. He finished the race on a teammate’s bike after a mechanical with 10km to go.

“I almost crashed with 10km to go, and we lost Fabio Jakobsen. I tried to change my bike, but it was full gas and I needed to do the sprint on another bike. It’s no excuse - Pascal was fastest,” Hodeg said.

“We needed to go really full the last 10kms, I tried to change my bike but it was impossible. The team did an incredible job to put me in the first position for the last corner, but it was a little early because the sprint was into a headwind.”

Dimitri Peyskens (Team Wallonie-Bruxelles), Justin Timmermans (Team Roompot-Charles), Andrea Vendrame (Team Androni Giocattoli - Sidermec), Julian Morice (Vital Concept-B&B Hotels), and Mathias Norsgaard Jorgensen (Riwal Readynez) made up the day’s breakaway, with the U23 Danish time trial champion Norsgaard using his skills to stay clear when the rest were caught with 16.7km to go.

Just as the breakaway was coming back, however, there was a slowing in the peloton and a touch of wheels that caused a number of riders to crash, including Deceuninck-Quickstep’s sprinter Fabio Jakobsen.

His teammate and defending champion Hodeg suffered a mechanical in the melee and had to wait to swap bikes with Pieter Serry, with the Deceuninck team car held up behind. Hodeg made his way back into the peloton with 7km to go on his teammate’s bike, while Remco Evenepoel resumed charge of pace-setting.

Another crash with 2.2km to go took out another half dozen riders, including Cofidis sprinter Hugo Hofstetter, but up front, CCC Team took control for Jakub Mareczko as Deceuninck tried to regroup. With 1km to go, on a wide-open flat roadway, Iljo Keisse led his teammate Hodeg into the final corner, dropping him off out of the turn.

But the chase back from his mechanical cost the Colombian, and Ackermann proved to be the strongest. Halvorsen showed his class, taking the runner-up slot for the second season in a row.

Full Results

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#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Pascal Ackermann (Ger) Bora-Hansgrohe4:35:47
2Kristoffer Halvorsen (Nor) Team SkyRow 1 - Cell 2
3Alvaro Hodeg (Col) Deceuninck-QuickStepRow 2 - Cell 2
4Szymon Sajnok (Pol) CCC TeamRow 3 - Cell 2
5Timothy Dupont (Bel) Wanty-GobertRow 4 - Cell 2
6Sasha Weemaes (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen-BaloiseRow 5 - Cell 2
7Lawrence Naesen (Bel) Lotto SoudalRow 6 - Cell 2
8Simone Consonni (Ita) UAE Team EmiratesRow 7 - Cell 2
9Thomas Boudat (Fra) Direct EnergieRow 8 - Cell 2
10Rudy Barbier (Fra) Israel Cycling AcademyRow 9 - Cell 2
11Aksel Nõmmela (Est) Wallonie BruxellesRow 10 - Cell 2
12Jakub Mareczko (Ita) CCC TeamRow 11 - Cell 2
13Enzo Wouters (Bel) Lotto SoudalRow 12 - Cell 2
14Kenny Dehaes (Bel) Wallonie BruxellesRow 13 - Cell 2
15Marco Benfatto (Ita) Androni Giocattoli-SidermecRow 14 - Cell 2
16Kris Boeckmans (Bel) Vital Concept-B&B HotelRow 15 - Cell 2
17Iuri Filosi (Ita) Delko Marseille Provence KTMRow 16 - Cell 2
18Alfdan De Decker (Bel) Wanty-GobertRow 17 - Cell 2
19Manuel Peñalver Aniorte (Spa) Burgos-BHRow 18 - Cell 2
20Rüdiger Selig (Ger) Bora-HansgroheRow 19 - Cell 2
21Przemyslaw Kasperkiewicz (Pol) Delko Marseille Provence KTMRow 20 - Cell 2
22Alex Frame (NZl) Trek-SegafredoRow 21 - Cell 2
23Guillaume Boivin (Can) Israel Cycling AcademyRow 22 - Cell 2
24Boris Vallee (Bel) Wanty-GobertRow 23 - Cell 2
25Michael Rice (Aus) Hagens Berman AxeonRow 24 - Cell 2
26Erik Baska (Svk) Bora-HansgroheRow 25 - Cell 2
27Christopher Lawless (GBr) Team SkyRow 26 - Cell 2
28Gianni Vermeersch (Bel) Corendon-CircusRow 27 - Cell 2
29Iljo Keisse (Bel) Deceuninck-QuickStepRow 28 - Cell 2
30Kevyn Ista (Bel) Wallonie BruxellesRow 29 - Cell 2
31Nicolai Philip Brochner Nielsen (Den) Riwal Readynez Cycling TeamRow 30 - Cell 2
32Dennis Coenen (Bel) CibelRow 31 - Cell 2
33Emmanuel Morin (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions CreditsRow 32 - Cell 2
34Maarten van Trijp (Ned) Corendon-CircusRow 33 - Cell 2
35Josip Rumac (Cro) Androni Giocattoli-SidermecRow 34 - Cell 2
36Daniel Lopez Parada (Spa) Burgos-BHRow 35 - Cell 2
37Jens Debusschere (Bel) Katusha-AlpecinRow 36 - Cell 2
38Jesper Asselman (Ned) Roompot-CharlesRow 37 - Cell 2
39Lorrenzo Manzin (Fra) Vital Concept-B&B Hotel0:00:09
40Julien Trarieux (Fra) Delko Marseille Provence KTM0:00:12
41Michaël Van Staeyen (Bel) Roompot-CharlesRow 40 - Cell 2
42Rémi Cavagna (Fra) Deceuninck-QuickStep0:00:12
43Lukas Pöstlberger (Aut) Bora-Hansgrohe0:00:14
44Sondre Enger (Nor) Israel Cycling AcademyRow 43 - Cell 2
45Angelo Tulik (Fra) Direct EnergieRow 44 - Cell 2
46Remco Evenepoel (Bel) Deceuninck-QuickStepRow 45 - Cell 2
47Thimo Willems (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen-BaloiseRow 46 - Cell 2
48Davide Martinelli (Ita) Deceuninck-QuickStepRow 47 - Cell 2
49Filippo Fortin (Ita) Cofidis, Solutions CreditsRow 48 - Cell 2
50Riccardo Minali (Ita) Israel Cycling Academy0:00:17
51Pieter Vanspeybrouck (Bel) Wanty-GobertRow 50 - Cell 2
52Jonas Koch (Ger) CCC Team0:00:28
53Kamil Gradek (Pol) CCC TeamRow 52 - Cell 2
54Matteo Spreafico (Ita) Androni Giocattoli-SidermecRow 53 - Cell 2
55Jakob Egholm (Den) Hagens Berman AxeonRow 54 - Cell 2
56Ryan Mullen (Irl) Trek-Segafredo0:00:33
57Senne Leysen (Bel) Roompot-CharlesRow 56 - Cell 2
58Julien Mortier (Bel) Wallonie BruxellesRow 57 - Cell 2
59Harry Tanfield (GBr) Katusha-AlpecinRow 58 - Cell 2
60Stan Dewulf (Bel) Lotto SoudalRow 59 - Cell 2
61Lukasz Owsian (Pol) CCC TeamRow 60 - Cell 2
62Roy Goldstein (Isr) Israel Cycling AcademyRow 61 - Cell 2
63Jimmy Turgis (Fra) Vital Concept-B&B HotelRow 62 - Cell 2
64Kim Magnusson (Swe) Riwal Readynez Cycling TeamRow 63 - Cell 2
65Roy Jans (Bel) Corendon-CircusRow 64 - Cell 2
66Gianni Marchand (Bel) CibelRow 65 - Cell 2
67Marcel Meisen (Ger) Corendon-CircusRow 66 - Cell 2
68Xandro Meurisse (Bel) Wanty-GobertRow 67 - Cell 2
69Pavel Kochetkov (Rus) Katusha-AlpecinRow 68 - Cell 2
70Joseph Areruya (Rwa) Delko Marseille Provence KTMRow 69 - Cell 2
71Vegard Stake Laengen (Nor) UAE Team EmiratesRow 70 - Cell 2
72Jetse Bol (Ned) Burgos-BHRow 71 - Cell 2
73Simon Sellier (Fra) Direct EnergieRow 72 - Cell 2
74Alvaro Robredo Crespo (Spa) Burgos-BHRow 73 - Cell 2
75Stijn Steels (Bel) Roompot-CharlesRow 74 - Cell 2
76Ivo Oliveira (Por) UAE Team EmiratesRow 75 - Cell 2
77Geoffrey Soupe (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions CreditsRow 76 - Cell 2
78Jan Willem van Schip (Ned) Roompot-CharlesRow 77 - Cell 2
79Brian van Goethem (Ned) Lotto Soudal0:00:37
80Rui Oliveira (Por) UAE Team Emirates0:00:45
81Roberto Ferrari (Ita) UAE Team EmiratesRow 80 - Cell 2
82André Rodrigues Carvalho (Por) Hagens Berman Axeon0:00:49
83Jérémy Leveau (Fra) Delko Marseille Provence KTMRow 82 - Cell 2
84Lennert Teugels (Bel) CibelRow 83 - Cell 2
85Justin Timmermans (Ned) Roompot-CharlesRow 84 - Cell 2
86Kenny Molly (Bel) Wallonie Bruxelles0:01:00
87Ludwig De Winter (Bel) Wanty-GobertRow 86 - Cell 2
88Christian Knees (Ger) Team Sky0:01:09
89Philipp Walsleben (Ger) Corendon-CircusRow 88 - Cell 2
90Leonardo Basso (Ita) Team SkyRow 89 - Cell 2
91Bert De Backer (Bel) Vital Concept-B&B HotelRow 90 - Cell 2
92Jerome Baugnies (Bel) Wanty-GobertRow 91 - Cell 2
93Lars Boom (Ned) Roompot-CharlesRow 92 - Cell 2
94Alexis Guerin (Fra) Delko Marseille Provence KTMRow 93 - Cell 2
95Pavel Sivakov (Rus) Team SkyRow 94 - Cell 2
96Mathieu Burgaudeau (Fra) Direct EnergieRow 95 - Cell 2
97Mathijs Paasschens (Ned) Wallonie BruxellesRow 96 - Cell 2
98Julien Morice (Fra) Vital Concept-B&B HotelRow 97 - Cell 2
99Dimitri Peyskens (Bel) Wallonie BruxellesRow 98 - Cell 2
100Alex Kirsch (Lux) Trek-SegafredoRow 99 - Cell 2
101Mathias Norsgaard Jørgensen (Den) Riwal Readynez Cycling TeamRow 100 - Cell 2
102Frederik Frison (Bel) Lotto SoudalRow 101 - Cell 2
103Emiel Planckaert (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen-BaloiseRow 102 - Cell 2
104Preben Van Hecke (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen-BaloiseRow 103 - Cell 2
105Mihkel Räim (Est) Israel Cycling AcademyRow 104 - Cell 2
106Perrig Quemeneur (Fra) Direct EnergieRow 105 - Cell 2
107Alexander Maes (Bel) CibelRow 106 - Cell 2
108Yohann Gene (Fra) Direct EnergieRow 107 - Cell 2
109Juraj Sagan (Svk) Bora-HansgroheRow 108 - Cell 2
110Michael Schwarzmann (Ger) Bora-HansgroheRow 109 - Cell 2
111Jay Mc Carthy (Aus) Bora-HansgroheRow 110 - Cell 2
112Andrea Vendrame (Ita) Androni Giocattoli-SidermecRow 111 - Cell 2
113Josef Cerny (Cze) CCC TeamRow 112 - Cell 2
114Axel Journiaux (Fra) Direct Energie0:01:21
115Glenn Debruyne (Bel) Cibel0:01:35
116Stokbro Andreas Nielsen (Den) Riwal Readynez0:01:51
117Adam Blythe (GBr) Lotto Soudal0:02:11
118Zakkari Dempster (Aus) Israel Cycling Academy0:02:30
119Willem Jakobus Smit (RSA) Katusha-AlpecinRow 118 - Cell 2
120Marco Frapporti (Ita) Androni Giocattoli-SidermecRow 119 - Cell 2
121Pawel Bernas (Pol) CCC Team0:02:33
122Maikel Zijlaard (Ned) Hagens Berman Axeon0:02:43
123Kenneth Van Rooy (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise0:03:54
124Milan Menten (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen-BaloiseRow 123 - Cell 2
125Christophe Noppe (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen-BaloiseRow 124 - Cell 2
126Ian Garrison (USA) Hagens Berman Axeon0:04:36
127Maxime Cam (Fra) Vital Concept-B&B HotelRow 126 - Cell 2
128Aleksandr Riabushenko (Blr) UAE Team EmiratesRow 127 - Cell 2
129Nuno Matos (Por) Burgos-BHRow 128 - Cell 2
130Pieter Serry (Bel) Deceuninck-QuickStepRow 129 - Cell 2
131Matthew Gibson (GBr) Burgos-BHRow 130 - Cell 2
132Jonathan Brown (USA) Hagens Berman AxeonRow 131 - Cell 2
133Justin Mottier (Fra) Vital Concept-B&B HotelRow 132 - Cell 2
134Nathan Haas (Aus) Katusha-AlpecinRow 133 - Cell 2
135Hugo Hofstetter (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions CreditsRow 134 - Cell 2
136Loic Chetout (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions CreditsRow 135 - Cell 2
137Michiel Dieleman (Bel) CibelRow 136 - Cell 2
DNSMikkel Bjerg (Den) Hagens Berman AxeonRow 137 - Cell 2
DNSJoeri Stallaert (Bel) Corendon-CircusRow 138 - Cell 2
DNFFabio Jakobsen (Ned) Deceuninck-QuickStepRow 139 - Cell 2
DNFFumiyuki Beppu (Jpn) Trek-SegafredoRow 140 - Cell 2
DNFMatteo Moschetti (Ita) Trek-SegafredoRow 141 - Cell 2
DNFRasmus Iversen (Den) Lotto SoudalRow 142 - Cell 2
DNFTom Bohli (Swi) UAE Team EmiratesRow 143 - Cell 2
DNFMarco Mathis (Ger) Cofidis, Solutions CreditsRow 144 - Cell 2
DNFDamien Touze (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions CreditsRow 145 - Cell 2
DNFMatteo Pelucchi (Ita) Androni Giocattoli-SidermecRow 146 - Cell 2
DNFMattia Viel (Ita) Androni Giocattoli-SidermecRow 147 - Cell 2
DNFBrenton Jones (Aus) Delko Marseille Provence KTMRow 148 - Cell 2
DNFTimothy Stevens (Bel) CibelRow 149 - Cell 2
DNFJesus Ezquerra Muela (Spa) Burgos-BHRow 150 - Cell 2
DNFJonas Aaen (Den) Riwal Readynez Cycling TeamRow 151 - Cell 2
DNFTobias Mørch Kongstad (Den) Riwal Readynez Cycling TeamRow 152 - Cell 2
DNFRasmus Bøgh Wallin (Den) Riwal Readynez Cycling TeamRow 153 - Cell 2

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