Leukemans leads Vacansoleil 1-2
Marcato, Van Hecke nab podium spots
Björn Leukemans grabbed his first victory of the season, topping a Vacansoleil 1-2 along with teammate Marco Marcato in the Druivenkoers-Overijs.
The 33-year-old emerged victorious from a three-man breakaway which also included Topsport Vlaanderen's Preben Van Hecke, who claimed third.
The 200km race started out with a different three-man move. Sander Armee (Topsport-Vlaanderen), Johnny Hoogerland (Vacansoleil) and Sierk-Jan De Haan (Cycling Team Jo Piels) spent the first half of the race off the front, but were caught at the halfway mark..
12 riders immediately counter-attacked to make a new breakaway: Staf Scheirlinckx (Omega Pharma-Lotto), Benjamin Gourgue and Frédéric Amorison (Landbouwkrediet), Sander Armee (Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator), Frederik Veuchelen (Vacansoleil Pro Cycling), Pieter Ghyllebert (An Post - Sean Kelly), Alain Van Der Velde (Qin Cycling Team), Fabio Polazzi and James Van Landschoot (Verandas Willems), Hakan Nilsson (Continental Team Differdange), Sebastian Forke (Team Nutrixxion Sparkasse) and Jasper Ockeloen (Rabobank Continental) had 38 seconds at the start of the 8 local laps, but the group did not stay together long.
Amorison, Gourgue and Vuechelen were the only three remaining off the front as a chase group of nine reshuffled from the peloton.
In the second group were three other Landbouwkrediet riders, Davy Commeyne, Geert Verheyen and Sébastien Delfosse along with Leukemans and Hoogerland (Vacansoleil), Andy Cappelle and Gregory Habeaux (Verandas Willems), David Boily (Spidertech p/b Planet Energy) and Huub Duyn (Team Netapp).
As the chasers caught the lead trio, riders jumped away from the peloton not far behind, forming a new group in the lead with Van Hecke, Enrico Franzoi, Amorison, Commeyne, Gourgue, Floris Goesinnen (Skil-Shimano), Leukemans, Vuechelen, Marcato and Hoogerland.
Coming into the final lap, Leukemans attacked the break and was joined by Van Hecke and Marcato to form the ultimate selection.
The Topsport Vlaanderen rider was severely outnumbered, but contributed to the work to create a gap of more than a minute coming into the line. Leukemans easily won the sprint and was followed across the line by his teammate, with Van Hecke satisfied with third.
Results
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
---|---|---|
1 | Bjorn Leukemans (Bel) Vacansoleil | 4:34:52 |
2 | Marco Marcato (Ita) Vacansoleil | 0:00:04 |
3 | Preben Van Hecke (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator | 0:00:05 |
4 | Johnny Hoogerland (Ned) Vacansoleil | 0:01:33 |
5 | Benjamin Gourgue (Bel) Landbouwkrediet | 0:01:35 |
6 | Davy Commeijne (Bel) Landbouwkrediet | 0:01:53 |
7 | Floris Goesinnen (Ned) Skil-Shimano | Row 6 - Cell 2 |
8 | Frederik Veuchelen (Bel) Vacansoleil | Row 7 - Cell 2 |
9 | Enrico Franzoi (Ita) Bkcp-powerplus | Row 8 - Cell 2 |
10 | Kristof Vandewalle (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator | 0:02:26 |
11 | Bart Van Haaren (Ned) Van Vliet - EBH Elshof | Row 10 - Cell 2 |
12 | Staf Scheirlinckx (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto | 0:02:47 |
13 | Jimmy Janssens (Bel) Palmans Cras | Row 12 - Cell 2 |
14 | Huub Duyn (Ned) Team Netapp | 0:02:50 |
15 | Egidijus Juodvalkis (Ltu) Palmans Cras | Row 14 - Cell 2 |
16 | James Vanlandschoot (Bel) Willems Verandas | Row 15 - Cell 2 |
17 | Guillaume Boivin (Can) Spidertech Presented By Planet Energy | Row 16 - Cell 2 |
18 | Michal Golas (Pol) Vacansoleil | Row 17 - Cell 2 |
19 | Gregory Habeaux (Bel) Willems Verandas | Row 18 - Cell 2 |
20 | Geert Verheyen (Bel) Landbouwkrediet | Row 19 - Cell 2 |
21 | Marc Goos (Ned) Cyclingteam Jo Piels | Row 20 - Cell 2 |
22 | Yukihiro Doi (Jpn) Skil-Shimano | Row 21 - Cell 2 |
23 | Sibrecht Pieters (Bel) Jong Vlaanderen - Bauknecht | Row 22 - Cell 2 |
24 | Sebastien Delfosse (Bel) Landbouwkrediet | Row 23 - Cell 2 |
25 | Neil Shirley (USA) Kelly Benefit Strategies | Row 24 - Cell 2 |
26 | Fabio Polazzi (Bel) Willems Verandas | Row 25 - Cell 2 |
27 | Sjoerd Kouwenhoven (Ned) Van Vliet - EBH Elshof | Row 26 - Cell 2 |
28 | Thijs Al (Ned) AA Cycling Team | 0:02:51 |
29 | Niels Albert (Bel) Bkcp-powerplus | Row 28 - Cell 2 |
30 | Matthew Brammeier (Ire) An Post-M Donnelly-Grant Thornton - S | 0:06:10 |
31 | Timothy Vangheel (Bel) Palmans Cras | 0:08:43 |
32 | Kevin Van Dyck (Bel) Van Goethem-prorace Cycling Team | Row 31 - Cell 2 |
33 | Dieter Cappelle (Bel) Willems Verandas | Row 32 - Cell 2 |
34 | Luc Hagenaars (Ned) Kuota-Indeland | Row 33 - Cell 2 |
35 | Han Feng (Chn) Skil-Shimano | Row 34 - Cell 2 |
36 | Dirk Bellemakers (Ned) Landbouwkrediet | Row 35 - Cell 2 |
37 | Alexander Mironov (Rus) Katusha | Row 36 - Cell 2 |
38 | Thierry Hupond (Fra) Skil-Shimano | Row 37 - Cell 2 |
39 | Remco Broers (Ned) Rabobank Continental Team | Row 38 - Cell 2 |
40 | Aidis Kruopis (Ltu) Palmans Cras | Row 39 - Cell 2 |
41 | Jonathan Dufrasne (Bel) Qin Cycling Team | Row 40 - Cell 2 |
42 | Steven De Neef (Bel) Jong Vlaanderen - Bauknecht | Row 41 - Cell 2 |
43 | Jan Kuyckx (Bel) Qin Cycling Team | Row 42 - Cell 2 |
44 | Matthias Bertling (Ger) Kuota-Indeland | Row 43 - Cell 2 |
45 | Stefan Van Winden (Ned) Cyclingteam Jo Piels | Row 44 - Cell 2 |
46 | Jasper Ockeloen (Ned) Rabobank Continental Team | Row 45 - Cell 2 |
47 | David Boily (Can) Spidertech Presented By Planet Energy | Row 46 - Cell 2 |
48 | Alex Schmitt (Ger) Kuota-Indeland | Row 47 - Cell 2 |
49 | Geert Steurs (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator | Row 48 - Cell 2 |
50 | Grischa Janorschke (Ger) Team Nutrixxion Sparkasse | Row 49 - Cell 2 |
51 | Garrit Broeders (Bel) Jong Vlaanderen - Bauknecht | Row 50 - Cell 2 |
52 | Robert Retschke (Ger) Team Differdange | Row 51 - Cell 2 |
53 | Maarten Neyens (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator | Row 52 - Cell 2 |
54 | Jens Debusschere (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto | Row 53 - Cell 2 |
55 | Joeri Calleeuw (Bel) Jong Vlaanderen - Bauknecht | Row 54 - Cell 2 |
56 | Kim Lachmann (Ger) Team Nutrixxion Sparkasse | Row 55 - Cell 2 |
57 | Jonas Vangenechten (Bel) Willems Verandas | Row 56 - Cell 2 |
58 | Gil Suray (Bel) An Post-M Donnelly-Grant Thornton - S | Row 57 - Cell 2 |
59 | Wietse Bosmans (Bel) Bkcp-powerplus | Row 58 - Cell 2 |
60 | Ramon Sinkeldam (Ned) Rabobank Continental Team | Row 59 - Cell 2 |
61 | Philipp Walsleben (Ger) Bkcp-powerplus | Row 60 - Cell 2 |
62 | Frédéric Amorison (Bel) Landbouwkrediet | Row 61 - Cell 2 |
63 | Quentin Bertholet (Bel) Telenet-Fidea Cycling Team | Row 62 - Cell 2 |
64 | Sergey Rudaskov (Rus) Itera - Katusha | Row 63 - Cell 2 |
65 | Alexander Porsev (Rus) Katusha | Row 64 - Cell 2 |
66 | Rikke Dijkxhoorn (Bel) Van Vliet - EBH Elshof | Row 65 - Cell 2 |
67 | Jempy Drucker (Ned) Team Differdange | Row 66 - Cell 2 |
68 | Thijs Van Amerongen (Ned) AA Cycling Team | Row 67 - Cell 2 |
69 | Ronan Van Zandbeek (Ned) Skil-Shimano | Row 68 - Cell 2 |
70 | Wilco Kelderman (Ned) Rabobank Continental Team | Row 69 - Cell 2 |
71 | Wesley Kreder (Ned) Rabobank Continental Team | Row 70 - Cell 2 |
72 | Sergej Fuchs (Ger) Team Nutrixxion Sparkasse | Row 71 - Cell 2 |
73 | Tom Stubbe (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto | Row 72 - Cell 2 |
74 | Scott Zwizanski (USA) Kelly Benefit Strategies | Row 73 - Cell 2 |
75 | Gerben Löwik (Ned) Omega Pharma-Lotto | Row 74 - Cell 2 |
76 | Martin Mortensen (Den) Vacansoleil | Row 75 - Cell 2 |
77 | Pieter Ghyllebert (Bel) An Post-M Donnelly-Grant Thornton - S | Row 76 - Cell 2 |
78 | Jerome Baugnies (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator | Row 77 - Cell 2 |
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