Chris Froome (Sky) salutes as he crosses the finish line alongside teammate Richie Porte(Image credit: Photopress.be)
Chris Froome (Sky) salutes as he crosses the finish line alongside teammate Richie Porte(Image credit: Photopress.be)
Matteo Trentin (Omega Pharma-QuickStep) in action in Aalst(Image credit: Photopress.be)
Chris Froome (Sky) talks to a local politician(Image credit: Photopress.be)
The Aalst Criterium podium: Richie Porte, Chris Froome and Matteo Trentin(Image credit: Photopress.be)
Chris Froome (Sky) in the maillot jaune in Aalst(Image credit: Photopress.be)
Chris Froome (Sky) signs the start list(Image credit: Photopress.be)
Water for a hangover? Richie Porte and Chris Froome before the start of the Aalst Criterium(Image credit: Photopress.be)
Chris Froome (Sky) was the centre of attention(Image credit: Photopress.be)
Richie Porte and Sky teammate, Tour de France winner Chris Froome before the Aalst Criterium(Image credit: Photopress.be)
Tour de France winner Chris Froome (Sky) meets journalists(Image credit: Photopress.be)
Richie Porte and Chris Froome (Sky) before the Aalst Criterium got underway(Image credit: Photopress.be)
Tour de France winner Chris Froome (Sky) meets journalists(Image credit: Photopress.be)
Tour de France winner Chris Froome (Sky) meets journalists(Image credit: Photopress.be)
Tour de France winner Chris Froome (Sky) gets things underway in Aalst(Image credit: Photopress.be)
The man of the moment, Chris Froome (Sky)(Image credit: Photopress.be)
A happy Chris Froome (Sky) is interviewed following his win(Image credit: Photopress.be)
Chris Froome (Sky) and teammate Richie Porte cross the finish line 1-2(Image credit: Photopress.be)
Chris Froome (centre) celebrates another win(Image credit: Photopress.be)
Over the cobbles in the twilight, Chris Froome (Sky)(Image credit: Photopress.be)
Time for champagne!(Image credit: Photopress.be)
Chris Froome (Sky) on the front of the peloton(Image credit: Photopress.be)
The centre of attention - Chris Froome (Sky)(Image credit: Photopress.be)
Chris Froome (Sky) was the guy everybody wanted to talk to following his Tour de France victory(Image credit: Photopress.be)
Chris Froome (Sky) in action in Aalst(Image credit: Photopress.be)
Chris Froome (Sky) is interviewed following his win in the Aalst Criterium(Image credit: Photopress.be)
Chris Froome (Sky) signs autographs in Aalst(Image credit: Photopress.be)
Iljo Keisse (Omega Pharma-QuickStep) on the charge(Image credit: Photopress.be)
Another day, another podium, this time in Aalst (Image credit: Photopress.be)
Chris Froome and Sky teammate Richie Porte keep their winning combination going in Aalst(Image credit: Photopress.be)
Matteo Trentin (Omega Pharma-QuickStep) would finish in third place(Image credit: Photopress.be)
Chris Froome (Sky) before the Aalst criterium(Image credit: Photopress.be)
Chris Froome (Team Sky) won his first criterium as a Tour de France winner on Monday in Belgium, beating teammate Richie Porte in a sprint in Aalst.
Froome competed in his sequined yellow jersey, the same he had collected on the Champs Elysees on Sunday night. He admitted he had celebrated his victory until 5:30 in the morning and then headed to Belgium with fiancée Michelle Cound.
The race attracted thousands of Belgian cycling fans, including cycling legend Roger De Vlaeminck, who made a point of intruducing himself to the new Tour de France winner.
There were several early attacks by local rider Kris Boeckmans and Dutchman Stefan van Dijk. Bert De Backer Laurent Didier made a late attack but then Froome and Porte attacked with two laps to go, with Tour de France stage winner Matteo Trentin (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) winning the sprint for third place ahead of Oscar Gatto (Vini Fantini) and Boeckmans.
Results
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Rider Name (Country) Team
Result
1
Christopher Froome (GBr) Sky Procycling
2:02:26
2
Richie Porte (Aus) Sky Procycling
Row 1 - Cell 2
3
Matteo Trentin (Ita) Omega Pharma-QuickStep
0:00:03
4
Oscar Gatto (Ita) Vini Fantini-Selle Italia
Row 3 - Cell 2
5
Kris Boeckmans (Bel) Vacansoleil-DCM
0:00:07
6
Bert De Backer (Bel) Argos-Shimano
Row 5 - Cell 2
7
Stefan van Dijk (Ned) Accent Jobs-Wanty
Row 6 - Cell 2
8
Steffen Radochla (Ger) Euskaltel-Euskadi
Row 7 - Cell 2
9
Laurent Didier (Lux) RadioShack Leopard
Row 8 - Cell 2
10
Kurt Hovelynck (Bel) Crelan-Euphony
Row 9 - Cell 2
11
Benjamin Verraes (Bel) Accent Jobs-Wanty
Row 10 - Cell 2
12
Tom Meeusen (Bel) Telenet-Fidea
Row 11 - Cell 2
13
Tim De Troyer (Bel) Accent Jobs-Wanty
Row 12 - Cell 2
14
David Boucher (Fra) FDJ.fr
Row 13 - Cell 2
15
Rutger Roelandts (Bel) Ventilair - Steria
Row 14 - Cell 2
16
David Beulens (Bel)
Row 15 - Cell 2
17
Rob Peeters (Bel) Telenet-Fidea
Row 16 - Cell 2
18
Robin Van Goethem (Bel)
Row 17 - Cell 2
19
Valentijn Van De Velde (Bel)
Row 18 - Cell 2
20
Koen Barbé (Bel) Crelan-Euphony
Row 19 - Cell 2
21
Dimitri Van Der Perre (Bel)
Row 20 - Cell 2
22
Michel Vereecken (Bel)
Row 21 - Cell 2
23
Pier Paolo De Negri (Ita) Vini Fantini-Selle Italia
Row 22 - Cell 2
24
Niels Vandyck (Bel)
Row 23 - Cell 2
25
Matt Brammeier (Ire) Champion System
Row 24 - Cell 2
26
Joaquim Durant (Bel)
Row 25 - Cell 2
27
Jim Aernouts (Bel)
Row 26 - Cell 2
28
Bart Wellens (Bel)
Row 27 - Cell 2
29
Kevin Pauwels (Bel)
Row 28 - Cell 2
30
Vincent De Vreese (Bel)
Row 29 - Cell 2
31
Glenn Van De Maele (Bel)
Row 30 - Cell 2
32
Iljo Keisse (Bel) Omega Pharma-QuickStep
Row 31 - Cell 2
33
André Schulze (Ger) Euskaltel-Euskadi
Row 32 - Cell 2
34
Staf Scheirlinckx (Bel) Accent Jobs-Wanty
Row 33 - Cell 2
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