Leukemans best in Overijse
Commeyne, Van Goolen make podium
Björn Leukemans (Vacansoleil) carried on his form from the recent Tour du Limousin, to take a classy victory ahead in today's Druivenkoers - Overijse. The Belgian ace repeated his feat from last year's race sprinting to the win ahead of Davy Commeyne (Landbouwkrediet) and Jurgen Van Goolen (Veranda's Willems - Accent) who finished second and third.
The key move formed in the final 20 kilometres of the race, and it was Leukemans who was the protagonist.
"I was the top favorite and everyone was marking my wheel," said Leukemans. "I decided to make my move 20 kilometers from the finish. There was a minor climb, and I put in a big effot to attack. It was enough to insitgate a move."
"Only [Davy] Commeyne and [Jurgen] Van Goolen were able to keep up. I knew I was fastest [in the sprint] so I decided to keep working on the front to keep our advantage over the chase. Commeyne and Van Goolen cooperated to their credit and so we were able to stay ahead."
Leukemans explained that his form at this part of the season was no different to his condition in Spring, but rather more riders targeted the Belgian classics, which makes it significantly harder to get results.
"I'm always [at this level] in the spring, but winning is more difficult because it is against the world's best."
"For [GP Ouest-France] on Sunday I'm confident I can do something. The World Championships? [Belgian Director] Carlo Bomans knows I want to work for Gilbert - and that will be the plan."
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
---|---|---|
1 | Björn Leukemans (Bel) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | 4:44:05 |
2 | Davy Commeyne (Bel) Landbouwkrediet | Row 1 - Cell 2 |
3 | Jürgen Van Goolen (Bel) Veranda's Willems - Accent | Row 2 - Cell 2 |
4 | Stefan Van Dijk (Ned) Veranda's Willems - Accent | 0:00:02 |
5 | Marco Marcato (Ita) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | Row 4 - Cell 2 |
6 | Haes Kenny De (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto | Row 5 - Cell 2 |
7 | Alexandre Blain (Fra) Endura Racing | Row 6 - Cell 2 |
8 | Roy Hegreberg (Nor) Sparebanken Vest - Ridley | Row 7 - Cell 2 |
9 | Kasper Jebjerg (Den) Glud & Marstrand - LRO | Row 8 - Cell 2 |
10 | Mats Boeve (Ned) WV de Jonge Renner | Row 9 - Cell 2 |
11 | Vreese Laurens De (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator | Row 10 - Cell 2 |
12 | Martin Gilbert (Can) Team Spidertech Powered By C10 | Row 11 - Cell 2 |
13 | Alexander Candelario (USA) Kelly Benefit Strategies - Optum Health | Row 12 - Cell 2 |
14 | Pieter Vanspeybrouck (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator | Row 13 - Cell 2 |
15 | Wietse Bosmans (Bel) BKCP - Powerplus | Row 14 - Cell 2 |
16 | Gil Suray (Bel) Lotto - Bodysol Pole Continental Wallon | Row 15 - Cell 2 |
17 | Dieter Vanthourenhout (Bel) BKCP - Powerplus | Row 16 - Cell 2 |
18 | Jonge Maarten De (Ned) Endura Racing | Row 17 - Cell 2 |
19 | Stefan Ganser (Ger) Team Eddy Merckx - Indeland | Row 18 - Cell 2 |
20 | Luc Hagenaars (Ned) Team Eddy Merckx - Indeland | Row 19 - Cell 2 |
21 | Pieter Ghyllebert (Bel) An Post - Sean Kelly | Row 20 - Cell 2 |
22 | Sibrecht Pieters (Bel) Jong Vlaanderen - Bauknecht | Row 21 - Cell 2 |
23 | Sjoerd Kouwenhoven (Ned) Cyclingteam De Rijke | Row 22 - Cell 2 |
24 | Mark Cassidy (Irl) An Post - Sean Kelly | Row 23 - Cell 2 |
25 | Gediminas Bagdonas (Ltu) An Post - Sean Kelly | Row 24 - Cell 2 |
26 | Jens Debusschere (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto | Row 25 - Cell 2 |
27 | Johnny Hoogerland (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | Row 26 - Cell 2 |
28 | Jens Adams (Bel) BKCP - Powerplus | Row 27 - Cell 2 |
29 | Rune Van Der Meijden (Ned) Cyclingteam De Rijke | Row 28 - Cell 2 |
30 | Christer Rake (Nor) Joker Merida | Row 29 - Cell 2 |
31 | Haavard Blikra (Nor) Sparebanken Vest - Ridley | Row 30 - Cell 2 |
32 | Reinier Honig (Ned) Landbouwkrediet | Row 31 - Cell 2 |
33 | Mark Mcnally (GBr) An Post - Sean Kelly | Row 32 - Cell 2 |
34 | Maarten Neyens (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto | Row 33 - Cell 2 |
35 | Remco Broers (Ned) Team Differdange - Magic-Sportfood.de | Row 34 - Cell 2 |
36 | Vegard Robinson Bugge (Nor) Joker Merida | Row 35 - Cell 2 |
37 | Evan Oliphant (GBr) Endura Racing | Row 36 - Cell 2 |
38 | Alexander Schmitt (Ger) Team Eddy Merckx - Indeland | Row 37 - Cell 2 |
39 | Robert Retschke (Ger) Team Netapp | Row 38 - Cell 2 |
40 | Geert Verheyen (Bel) Landbouwkrediet | Row 39 - Cell 2 |
41 | Stefan Schäfer (Ger) Team Netapp | Row 40 - Cell 2 |
42 | Jan Kuyckx (Bel) Marco Polo Cycling Team | Row 41 - Cell 2 |
43 | Svein Tuft (Can) Team Spidertech Powered By C10 | Row 42 - Cell 2 |
44 | Tom Vermeer (Ned) Colba - Mercury | Row 43 - Cell 2 |
45 | Dominique Cornu (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator | Row 44 - Cell 2 |
46 | Jonas Ljungblad (Swe) Team Differdange - Magic-Sportfood.de | Row 45 - Cell 2 |
47 | Pieter Jacobs (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator | Row 46 - Cell 2 |
48 | Sébastien Delfosse (Bel) Landbouwkrediet | Row 47 - Cell 2 |
49 | Huub Duyn (Ned) Donckers Koffie - Jelly Belly | Row 48 - Cell 2 |
50 | Florent Serry (Bel) Lotto - Bodysol Pole Continental Wallon | Row 49 - Cell 2 |
51 | Rudy Lesschaeve (Fra) Team Differdange - Magic-Sportfood.de | Row 50 - Cell 2 |
52 | Frederik Galta (Nor) Sparebanken Vest - Ridley | Row 51 - Cell 2 |
53 | Frederik Wilmann (Nor) Joker Merida | Row 52 - Cell 2 |
54 | Bert Scheirlinckx (Bel) Landbouwkrediet | Row 53 - Cell 2 |
55 | Michel Kreder (Ned) Team Garmin-Cervelo | Row 54 - Cell 2 |
56 | Timothy Vangheel (Bel) Colba - Mercury | Row 55 - Cell 2 |
57 | Stijn Joseph (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator | Row 56 - Cell 2 |
58 | Grégory Habeaux (Bel) Veranda's Willems - Accent | Row 57 - Cell 2 |
59 | Sven Erik Bystrom (Nor) Sparebanken Vest - Ridley | Row 58 - Cell 2 |
60 | Dirk Bellemakers (Ned) Landbouwkrediet | Row 59 - Cell 2 |
61 | Bob Schoonbroodt (Ned) Cyclingteam De Rijke | Row 60 - Cell 2 |
62 | Stian Remme (Nor) Joker Merida | Row 61 - Cell 2 |
63 | Sander Helven (Bel) Donckers Koffie - Jelly Belly | Row 62 - Cell 2 |
64 | Joaquim Durant (Bel) Jong Vlaanderen - Bauknecht | Row 63 - Cell 2 |
65 | Christer Jensen (Nor) Joker Merida | Row 64 - Cell 2 |
66 | David Clarke (GBr) Endura Racing | Row 65 - Cell 2 |
67 | Niels Albert (Bel) BKCP - Powerplus | Row 66 - Cell 2 |
68 | Neef Steven De (Bel) Jong Vlaanderen - Bauknecht | Row 67 - Cell 2 |
69 | Bertjan Lindeman (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | Row 68 - Cell 2 |
70 | Philipp Walsleben (Ger) BKCP - Powerplus | Row 69 - Cell 2 |
71 | Maxime Anciaux (Bel) Lotto - Bodysol Pole Continental Wallon | Row 70 - Cell 2 |
72 | Brian Megens (Ned) Cyclingteam Jo Piels | Row 71 - Cell 2 |
73 | Michael Rasmussen (Den) Christina Watches-Onfone | Row 72 - Cell 2 |
74 | Troels Ronning Vinther (Den) Glud & Marstrand - LRO | Row 73 - Cell 2 |
75 | Frederik Veuchelen (Bel) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | Row 74 - Cell 2 |
76 | Thijs Van Amerongen (Ned) Netherlands | Row 75 - Cell 2 |
77 | Thomas Dekker (Ned) Netherlands | Row 76 - Cell 2 |
78 | Bartosz Huzarski (Pol) Team Netapp | Row 77 - Cell 2 |
79 | Vegard Breen (Nor) Joker Merida | Row 78 - Cell 2 |
80 | Kai Reus (Ned) Cyclingteam De Rijke | Row 79 - Cell 2 |
81 | Waele Bert De (Bel) Landbouwkrediet | Row 80 - Cell 2 |
82 | Vegard Stake Laengen (Nor) Plussbank Cervelo | Row 81 - Cell 2 |
83 | Thomas Degand (Bel) Veranda's Willems - Accent | Row 82 - Cell 2 |
84 | Sander Armee (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator | Row 83 - Cell 2 |
85 | Evert Verbist (Bel) Veranda's Willems - Accent | Row 84 - Cell 2 |
86 | Lieuwe Westra (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | Row 85 - Cell 2 |
87 | Klaas Lodewyck (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto | Row 86 - Cell 2 |
88 | Wouter Wippert (Ned) Netherlands | Row 87 - Cell 2 |
89 | Thijs Al (Ned) Netherlands | Row 88 - Cell 2 |
90 | Ian Wilkinson (GBr) Endura Racing | Row 89 - Cell 2 |
91 | David Boucher (Fra) Omega Pharma-Lotto | 0:00:10 |
92 | Christopher Stevenson (Swe) Sparebanken Vest - Ridley | 0:00:58 |
93 | Preben Van Hecke (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator | 0:01:43 |
94 | Emmanuel Van Ruitenbeek (Ned) Team Eddy Merckx - Indeland | 0:02:38 |
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