Leukemans leads Vacansoleil 1-2

Vacansoleil rider Bjorn Leukemans.

Vacansoleil rider Bjorn Leukemans. (Image credit: Bert Geerts/dcp-bertgeerts@xs4all.nl)

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

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#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Bjorn Leukemans (Bel) Vacansoleil4:34:52
2Marco Marcato (Ita) Vacansoleil0:00:04
3Preben Van Hecke (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator0:00:05
4Johnny Hoogerland (Ned) Vacansoleil0:01:33
5Benjamin Gourgue (Bel) Landbouwkrediet0:01:35
6Davy Commeijne (Bel) Landbouwkrediet0:01:53
7Floris Goesinnen (Ned) Skil-ShimanoRow 6 - Cell 2
8Frederik Veuchelen (Bel) VacansoleilRow 7 - Cell 2
9Enrico Franzoi (Ita) Bkcp-powerplusRow 8 - Cell 2
10Kristof Vandewalle (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator0:02:26
11Bart Van Haaren (Ned) Van Vliet - EBH ElshofRow 10 - Cell 2
12Staf Scheirlinckx (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto0:02:47
13Jimmy Janssens (Bel) Palmans CrasRow 12 - Cell 2
14Huub Duyn (Ned) Team Netapp0:02:50
15Egidijus Juodvalkis (Ltu) Palmans CrasRow 14 - Cell 2
16James Vanlandschoot (Bel) Willems VerandasRow 15 - Cell 2
17Guillaume Boivin (Can) Spidertech Presented By Planet EnergyRow 16 - Cell 2
18Michal Golas (Pol) VacansoleilRow 17 - Cell 2
19Gregory Habeaux (Bel) Willems VerandasRow 18 - Cell 2
20Geert Verheyen (Bel) LandbouwkredietRow 19 - Cell 2
21Marc Goos (Ned) Cyclingteam Jo PielsRow 20 - Cell 2
22Yukihiro Doi (Jpn) Skil-ShimanoRow 21 - Cell 2
23Sibrecht Pieters (Bel) Jong Vlaanderen - BauknechtRow 22 - Cell 2
24Sebastien Delfosse (Bel) LandbouwkredietRow 23 - Cell 2
25Neil Shirley (USA) Kelly Benefit StrategiesRow 24 - Cell 2
26Fabio Polazzi (Bel) Willems VerandasRow 25 - Cell 2
27Sjoerd Kouwenhoven (Ned) Van Vliet - EBH ElshofRow 26 - Cell 2
28Thijs Al (Ned) AA Cycling Team0:02:51
29Niels Albert (Bel) Bkcp-powerplusRow 28 - Cell 2
30Matthew Brammeier (Ire) An Post-M Donnelly-Grant Thornton - S0:06:10
31Timothy Vangheel (Bel) Palmans Cras0:08:43
32Kevin Van Dyck (Bel) Van Goethem-prorace Cycling TeamRow 31 - Cell 2
33Dieter Cappelle (Bel) Willems VerandasRow 32 - Cell 2
34Luc Hagenaars (Ned) Kuota-IndelandRow 33 - Cell 2
35Han Feng (Chn) Skil-ShimanoRow 34 - Cell 2
36Dirk Bellemakers (Ned) LandbouwkredietRow 35 - Cell 2
37Alexander Mironov (Rus) KatushaRow 36 - Cell 2
38Thierry Hupond (Fra) Skil-ShimanoRow 37 - Cell 2
39Remco Broers (Ned) Rabobank Continental TeamRow 38 - Cell 2
40Aidis Kruopis (Ltu) Palmans CrasRow 39 - Cell 2
41Jonathan Dufrasne (Bel) Qin Cycling TeamRow 40 - Cell 2
42Steven De Neef (Bel) Jong Vlaanderen - BauknechtRow 41 - Cell 2
43Jan Kuyckx (Bel) Qin Cycling TeamRow 42 - Cell 2
44Matthias Bertling (Ger) Kuota-IndelandRow 43 - Cell 2
45Stefan Van Winden (Ned) Cyclingteam Jo PielsRow 44 - Cell 2
46Jasper Ockeloen (Ned) Rabobank Continental TeamRow 45 - Cell 2
47David Boily (Can) Spidertech Presented By Planet EnergyRow 46 - Cell 2
48Alex Schmitt (Ger) Kuota-IndelandRow 47 - Cell 2
49Geert Steurs (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - MercatorRow 48 - Cell 2
50Grischa Janorschke (Ger) Team Nutrixxion SparkasseRow 49 - Cell 2
51Garrit Broeders (Bel) Jong Vlaanderen - BauknechtRow 50 - Cell 2
52Robert Retschke (Ger) Team DifferdangeRow 51 - Cell 2
53Maarten Neyens (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - MercatorRow 52 - Cell 2
54Jens Debusschere (Bel) Omega Pharma-LottoRow 53 - Cell 2
55Joeri Calleeuw (Bel) Jong Vlaanderen - BauknechtRow 54 - Cell 2
56Kim Lachmann (Ger) Team Nutrixxion SparkasseRow 55 - Cell 2
57Jonas Vangenechten (Bel) Willems VerandasRow 56 - Cell 2
58Gil Suray (Bel) An Post-M Donnelly-Grant Thornton - SRow 57 - Cell 2
59Wietse Bosmans (Bel) Bkcp-powerplusRow 58 - Cell 2
60Ramon Sinkeldam (Ned) Rabobank Continental TeamRow 59 - Cell 2
61Philipp Walsleben (Ger) Bkcp-powerplusRow 60 - Cell 2
62Frédéric Amorison (Bel) LandbouwkredietRow 61 - Cell 2
63Quentin Bertholet (Bel) Telenet-Fidea Cycling TeamRow 62 - Cell 2
64Sergey Rudaskov (Rus) Itera - KatushaRow 63 - Cell 2
65Alexander Porsev (Rus) KatushaRow 64 - Cell 2
66Rikke Dijkxhoorn (Bel) Van Vliet - EBH ElshofRow 65 - Cell 2
67Jempy Drucker (Ned) Team DifferdangeRow 66 - Cell 2
68Thijs Van Amerongen (Ned) AA Cycling TeamRow 67 - Cell 2
69Ronan Van Zandbeek (Ned) Skil-ShimanoRow 68 - Cell 2
70Wilco Kelderman (Ned) Rabobank Continental TeamRow 69 - Cell 2
71Wesley Kreder (Ned) Rabobank Continental TeamRow 70 - Cell 2
72Sergej Fuchs (Ger) Team Nutrixxion SparkasseRow 71 - Cell 2
73Tom Stubbe (Bel) Omega Pharma-LottoRow 72 - Cell 2
74Scott Zwizanski (USA) Kelly Benefit StrategiesRow 73 - Cell 2
75Gerben Löwik (Ned) Omega Pharma-LottoRow 74 - Cell 2
76Martin Mortensen (Den) VacansoleilRow 75 - Cell 2
77Pieter Ghyllebert (Bel) An Post-M Donnelly-Grant Thornton - SRow 76 - Cell 2
78Jerome Baugnies (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - MercatorRow 77 - Cell 2

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