Etoile de Besseges 2017: Stage 2 Results

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Alexander Kristoff on the podium after winning stage 2 at Etoile de Besseges

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Alexander Kristoff (Katusha-Alpecin) takes the sprint

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Alexander Kristoff (Katusha-Alpecin) wins stage 2

One day after being handily out-paced by FDJ's Arnaud Démare, Alexander Kristoff got double revenge, taking out stage 2 of the Etoile de Besseges and, thanks to the time bonuses, the overall race lead from the Frenchman.

Kristoff earned a 10 second bonus for the win, while Rudy Barbier (AG2R La Mondiale) got ahead of Démare and denied him the six-second time bonus, leaving Démare with a four-second bonus. With a two second taken by Kristoff in the intermediate sprint, Démare is now four seconds in arrears, with Barbier third overall at 12 seconds.

"Yesterday I was second and I had a really good sprint, so I was motivated to try to beat Arnaud Démare today," Kristoff said. “It was a harder race today with a smaller group and our team did such a good job with many riders in the front. At the end I wanted to win to make this team effort count, and I’m very happy to get the win in the second race of the year."

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Full Results

#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result
1	Alexander Kristoff (Nor) Katusha-Alpecin	3:26:59
2	Rudy Barbier (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
3	Arnaud Demare (Fra) FDJ
4	Lilian Calmejane (Fra) Direct Energie
5	Maxime Vantomme (Bel) WB Veranclassic Aqua Protect
6	Pieter Vanspeybrouck (Bel) Wanty - Groupe Gobert
7	Christophe Laporte (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits
8	Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Direct Energie
9	Rick Zabel (Ger) Katusha-Alpecin
10	Pierre Roger Latour (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
11	Romain Hardy (Fra) Fortuneo - Vital Concept
12	Nils Politt (Ger) Katusha-Alpecin
13	Reto Hollenstein (Swi) Katusha-Alpecin
14	Tony Gallopin (Fra) Lotto Soudal
15	Mads Würtz Schmidt (Den) Katusha-Alpecin
16	Julien Duval (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
17	Florian Senechal (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits
18	Anthony Turgis (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits
19	Mickael Delage (Fra) FDJ	0:00:05
20	Hugo Hofstetter (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits	0:00:07
21	Jenthe Biermans (Bel) Katusha-Alpecin	0:00:09
22	Marco Haller (Aut) Katusha-Alpecin	0:00:15
23	Kenneth Vanbilsen (Bel) Cofidis, Solutions Credits	0:00:25
24	Jonas Bokeloh (Ger) An Post Chain Reaction	0:01:48
25	Bryan Alaphilippe (Fra) Armee de Terre
26	Evaldas Siskevicius (Ltu) Delko Marseille Provence KTM
27	Damien Touze (Fra) HP BTP - Auber 93
28	Bert Van Lerberghe (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen - Baloise
29	Guillaume Van Keirsbulck (Bel) Wanty - Groupe Gobert
30	Jarl Salomein (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen - Baloise
31	Jonas Rickaert (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen - Baloise
32	Alexandre Pichot (Fra) Direct Energie
33	Kenneth Van Rooy (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen - Baloise
34	Anthony Delaplace (Fra) Fortuneo - Vital Concept
35	Maxime Bouet (Fra) Fortuneo - Vital Concept
36	Yoann Offredo (Fra) Wanty - Groupe Gobert
37	Julien Loubet (Fra) Armee de Terre
38	Bastien Duculty (Fra) Armee de Terre
39	Jelle Wallays (Bel) Lotto Soudal
40	Stijn Steels (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen - Baloise
41	Armindo Fonseca (Fra) Fortuneo - Vital Concept
42	Arnold Jeannesson (Fra) Fortuneo - Vital Concept
43	Yohann Gene (Fra) Direct Energie
44	Edward Planckaert (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen - Baloise
45	Mauro Finetto (Ita) Delko Marseille Provence KTM
46	Andrea Pasqualon (Ita) Wanty - Groupe Gobert
47	Olivier Pardini (Bel) WB Veranclassic Aqua Protect
48	Jasper De Buyst (Bel) Lotto Soudal
49	Romain Cardis (Fra) Direct Energie
50	Kevyn Ista (Bel) WB Veranclassic Aqua Protect
51	Tosh Van Der Sande (Bel) Lotto Soudal
52	Dimitri Claeys (Bel) Cofidis, Solutions Credits
53	Flavien Dassonville (Fra) HP BTP - Auber 93
54	Jerome Cousin (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits
55	Marc Sarreau (Fra) FDJ
56	Wesley Kreder (Ned) Wanty - Groupe Gobert
57	Maxime Monfort (Bel) Lotto Soudal	0:02:14
58	Daniel Mclay (GBr) Fortuneo - Vital Concept	0:03:46
59	Timothy Dupont (Bel) Veranda's Willems Crelan	0:05:36
60	Michiel Dieleman (Bel) Cibel - Cebon
61	Fabricio Ferrari (Uru) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA
62	Jonathan Fumeaux (Swi) Roth - Akros
63	Pierre Gouault (Fra) HP BTP - Auber 93
64	Jérémy Leveau (Fra) Roubaix - Lille Metropole
65	Félix Pouilly (Fra) Roubaix - Lille Metropole
66	Joeri Stallaert (Bel) Cibel - Cebon
67	Lukas Jaun (Swi) Roth - Akros
68	Jimmy Turgis (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits
69	Otto Vergaerde (Bel) Veranda's Willems Crelan
70	Roland Thalmann (Swi) Roth - Akros
71	Rein Taaramäe (Est) Katusha-Alpecin
72	Alexander Aranburu (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA
73	Jaime Roson (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA
74	Ludwig De Winter (Bel) WB Veranclassic Aqua Protect
75	Jérémy Lecroq (Fra) Roubaix - Lille Metropole	0:05:42
76	Benjamin Giraud (Fra) Delko Marseille Provence KTM
77	Nico Denz (Ger) AG2R La Mondiale
78	Robin Stenuit (Bel) Wanty - Groupe Gobert
79	Lawrence Naesen (Bel) WB Veranclassic Aqua Protect
80	Nans Peters (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
81	Steven Tronet (Fra) Armee de Terre
82	Ignatas Konovalovas (Ltu) FDJ
83	Olivier Le Gac (Fra) FDJ
84	Davide Cimolai (Ita) FDJ
85	Hubert Dupont (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
86	Florian Vachon (Fra) Fortuneo - Vital Concept
87	Romain Combaud (Fra) Delko Marseille Provence KTM
88	Joeri Calleeuw (Bel) Roubaix - Lille Metropole
89	Emiel Vermeulen (Bel) Roubaix - Lille Metropole
90	Quentin Pacher (Fra) Delko Marseille Provence KTM
91	Jens Debusschere (Bel) Lotto Soudal
92	Kris Boeckmans (Bel) Lotto Soudal
93	Thomas Sprengers (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen - Baloise
94	Jelle Vanendert (Bel) Lotto Soudal
95	Preben Van Hecke (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen - Baloise
96	Jacopo Guarnieri (Ita) FDJ
97	Alo Jakin (Est) HP BTP - Auber 93
98	Stef Van Zummeren (Bel) Veranda's Willems Crelan	0:09:02
99	Dries De Bondt (Bel) Veranda's Willems Crelan
100	Stijn Devolder (Bel) Veranda's Willems Crelan
101	Sander Cordeel (Bel) Veranda's Willems Crelan
102	Romain Feillu (Fra) HP BTP - Auber 93
103	Frederik Backaert (Bel) Wanty - Groupe Gobert
104	Mathias De Witte (Bel) Cibel - Cebon
105	Angel Madrazo (Spa) Delko Marseille Provence KTM
106	Robby Cobbaert (Bel) Cibel - Cebon
107	Massimo Vanderaerden (Bel) An Post Chain Reaction
108	Brecht Ruyters (Bel) Cibel - Cebon
109	Dan Gardner (GBr) An Post Chain Reaction
110	Jeremy Bescond (Fra) HP BTP - Auber 93
111	Maxime Daniel (Fra) Fortuneo - Vital Concept
112	Julien El Fares (Fra) Delko Marseille Provence KTM
113	Jon Irisarri (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA
114	Dylan Page (Swi) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA
115	Eduard Prades (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA
116	Nicolas Baldo (Fra) HP BTP - Auber 93
117	Valentin Baillifard (Swi) Roth - Akros
118	Gatis Smukulis (Lat) Delko Marseille Provence KTM
119	Perrig Quemeneur (Fra) Direct Energie
120	Josu Zabala (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA
121	Sébastien Delfosse (Bel) WB Veranclassic Aqua Protect
122	Damian Lüscher (Swi) Roth - Akros
123	Fabien Grellier (Fra) Direct Energie
124	Jeremy Cornu (Fra) Direct Energie
125	Matthew Teggart (Irl) An Post Chain Reaction
126	Przemyslaw Kasperkiewicz (Pol) An Post Chain Reaction
127	Yann Guyot (Fra) Armee de Terre
128	Colin Chris Stüssi (Swi) Roth - Akros
129	Yannis Yssaad (Fra) Armee de Terre
130	Dennis Coenen (Bel) Cibel - Cebon
131	Roy Jans (Bel) WB Veranclassic Aqua Protect
132	Stijn De Bock (Bel) Cibel - Cebon
133	Anthony Maldonado (Fra) HP BTP - Auber 93
134	Kevin Lebreton (Fra) Armee de Terre
135	Jimmy Janssens (Bel) Cibel - Cebon
136	Matthias Reutimann (Swi) Roth - Akros
137	Alex Kirsch (Lux) WB Veranclassic Aqua Protect
138	Michael Goolaerts (Bel) Veranda's Willems Crelan
139	Damien Gaudin (Fra) Armee de Terre
140	Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
141	Quentin Jauregui (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
142	Julien Antomarchi (Fra) Roubaix - Lille Metropole
143	Christophe Prémont (Bel) Veranda's Willems Crelan
144	Mark Stewart (GBr) An Post Chain Reaction
145	Jeremy Cabot (Fra) Roubaix - Lille Metropole
DNS	Frederik Veuchelen (Bel) Wanty - Groupe Gobert
DNS	Dylan Kowalski (Fra) Roubaix - Lille Metropole
DNS	Davy Gunst (Ned) An Post Chain Reaction
DNF	Pirmin Lang (Swi) Roth - Akros
DNF	Sean Mackinnon (Can) An Post Chain Reaction

Points
#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result
1	Alexander Kristoff (Nor) Katusha-Alpecin	25	pts
2	Rudy Barbier (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale	20
3	Arnaud Demare (Fra) FDJ	16
4	Lilian Calmejane (Fra) Direct Energie	14
5	Maxime Vantomme (Bel) WB Veranclassic Aqua Protect	12
6	Pieter Vanspeybrouck (Bel) Wanty - Groupe Gobert	10
7	Christophe Laporte (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits	9
8	Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Direct Energie	8
9	Rick Zabel (Ger) Katusha-Alpecin	7
10	Pierre Roger Latour (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale	6
11	Romain Hardy (Fra) Fortuneo - Vital Concept	5
12	Nils Politt (Ger) Katusha-Alpecin	4
13	Reto Hollenstein (Swi) Katusha-Alpecin	3
14	Tony Gallopin (Fra) Lotto Soudal	2
15	Mads Würtz Schmidt (Den) Katusha-Alpecin	1

Sprint 1 - Rodilhan, km 112.3
#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result
1	Tony Gallopin (Fra) Lotto Soudal	6	pts
2	Alexander Kristoff (Nor) Katusha-Alpecin	4
3	Jenthe Biermans (Bel) Katusha-Alpecin	2

General classification after stage 2
#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result
1	Alexander Kristoff (Nor) Katusha-Alpecin	7:01:00
2	Arnaud Demare (Fra) FDJ	0:00:04
3	Rudy Barbier (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale	0:00:12
4	Tony Gallopin (Fra) Lotto Soudal	0:00:15
5	Christophe Laporte (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits	0:00:18
6	Florian Senechal (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits
7	Maxime Vantomme (Bel) WB Veranclassic Aqua Protect
8	Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Direct Energie
9	Lilian Calmejane (Fra) Direct Energie
10	Pierre Roger Latour (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
11	Reto Hollenstein (Swi) Katusha-Alpecin
12	Nils Politt (Ger) Katusha-Alpecin
13	Julien Duval (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
14	Pieter Vanspeybrouck (Bel) Wanty - Groupe Gobert
15	Rick Zabel (Ger) Katusha-Alpecin
16	Mads Würtz Schmidt (Den) Katusha-Alpecin
17	Romain Hardy (Fra) Fortuneo - Vital Concept
18	Anthony Turgis (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits
19	Marco Haller (Aut) Katusha-Alpecin	0:00:33
20	Mickael Delage (Fra) FDJ	0:01:20
21	Bert Van Lerberghe (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen - Baloise	0:02:06
22	Damien Touze (Fra) HP BTP - Auber 93
23	Evaldas Siskevicius (Ltu) Delko Marseille Provence KTM
24	Jonas Bokeloh (Ger) An Post Chain Reaction
25	Jarl Salomein (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen - Baloise
26	Maxime Bouet (Fra) Fortuneo - Vital Concept
27	Jasper De Buyst (Bel) Lotto Soudal
28	Bryan Alaphilippe (Fra) Armee de Terre
29	Kenneth Van Rooy (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen - Baloise
30	Guillaume Van Keirsbulck (Bel) Wanty - Groupe Gobert
31	Mauro Finetto (Ita) Delko Marseille Provence KTM
32	Edward Planckaert (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen - Baloise
33	Yoann Offredo (Fra) Wanty - Groupe Gobert
34	Andrea Pasqualon (Ita) Wanty - Groupe Gobert
35	Stijn Steels (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen - Baloise
36	Julien Loubet (Fra) Armee de Terre
37	Jonas Rickaert (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen - Baloise
38	Olivier Pardini (Bel) WB Veranclassic Aqua Protect
39	Anthony Delaplace (Fra) Fortuneo - Vital Concept
40	Romain Cardis (Fra) Direct Energie
41	Flavien Dassonville (Fra) HP BTP - Auber 93
42	Armindo Fonseca (Fra) Fortuneo - Vital Concept
43	Alexandre Pichot (Fra) Direct Energie
44	Bastien Duculty (Fra) Armee de Terre
45	Dimitri Claeys (Bel) Cofidis, Solutions Credits
46	Kevyn Ista (Bel) WB Veranclassic Aqua Protect
47	Arnold Jeannesson (Fra) Fortuneo - Vital Concept
48	Jerome Cousin (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits
49	Tosh Van Der Sande (Bel) Lotto Soudal
50	Yohann Gene (Fra) Direct Energie
51	Wesley Kreder (Ned) Wanty - Groupe Gobert
52	Hugo Hofstetter (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits	0:02:59
53	Marc Sarreau (Fra) FDJ	0:03:03
54	Jenthe Biermans (Bel) Katusha-Alpecin	0:03:09
55	Kenneth Vanbilsen (Bel) Cofidis, Solutions Credits	0:03:17
56	Daniel Mclay (GBr) Fortuneo - Vital Concept	0:04:04
57	Jelle Wallays (Bel) Lotto Soudal	0:04:40
58	Maxime Monfort (Bel) Lotto Soudal	0:05:15
59	Timothy Dupont (Bel) Veranda's Willems Crelan	0:05:54
60	Lukas Jaun (Swi) Roth - Akros
61	Joeri Stallaert (Bel) Cibel - Cebon
62	Roland Thalmann (Swi) Roth - Akros
63	Jonathan Fumeaux (Swi) Roth - Akros
64	Pierre Gouault (Fra) HP BTP - Auber 93
65	Rein Taaramäe (Est) Katusha-Alpecin
66	Michiel Dieleman (Bel) Cibel - Cebon
67	Ludwig De Winter (Bel) WB Veranclassic Aqua Protect
68	Alexander Aranburu (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA
69	Jimmy Turgis (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits
70	Jérémy Leveau (Fra) Roubaix - Lille Metropole
71	Otto Vergaerde (Bel) Veranda's Willems Crelan
72	Fabricio Ferrari (Uru) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA
73	Jaime Roson (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA
74	Nico Denz (Ger) AG2R La Mondiale	0:05:57
75	Jérémy Lecroq (Fra) Roubaix - Lille Metropole	0:06:00
76	Robin Stenuit (Bel) Wanty - Groupe Gobert
77	Alo Jakin (Est) HP BTP - Auber 93
78	Preben Van Hecke (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen - Baloise
79	Jens Debusschere (Bel) Lotto Soudal
80	Quentin Pacher (Fra) Delko Marseille Provence KTM
81	Hubert Dupont (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
82	Romain Combaud (Fra) Delko Marseille Provence KTM
83	Kris Boeckmans (Bel) Lotto Soudal
84	Thomas Sprengers (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen - Baloise
85	Joeri Calleeuw (Bel) Roubaix - Lille Metropole
86	Lawrence Naesen (Bel) WB Veranclassic Aqua Protect
87	Steven Tronet (Fra) Armee de Terre
88	Ignatas Konovalovas (Ltu) FDJ
89	Olivier Le Gac (Fra) FDJ
90	Florian Vachon (Fra) Fortuneo - Vital Concept
91	Jelle Vanendert (Bel) Lotto Soudal
92	Benjamin Giraud (Fra) Delko Marseille Provence KTM	0:06:30
93	Jacopo Guarnieri (Ita) FDJ	0:06:35
94	Félix Pouilly (Fra) Roubaix - Lille Metropole	0:07:46
95	Emiel Vermeulen (Bel) Roubaix - Lille Metropole	0:08:43
96	Davide Cimolai (Ita) FDJ	0:08:56
97	Roy Jans (Bel) WB Veranclassic Aqua Protect	0:09:16
98	Kevin Lebreton (Fra) Armee de Terre	0:09:18
99	Jeremy Bescond (Fra) HP BTP - Auber 93	0:09:19
100	Eduard Prades (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	0:09:20
101	Romain Feillu (Fra) HP BTP - Auber 93
102	Massimo Vanderaerden (Bel) An Post Chain Reaction
103	Angel Madrazo (Spa) Delko Marseille Provence KTM
104	Julien El Fares (Fra) Delko Marseille Provence KTM
105	Przemyslaw Kasperkiewicz (Pol) An Post Chain Reaction
106	Anthony Maldonado (Fra) HP BTP - Auber 93
107	Mathias De Witte (Bel) Cibel - Cebon
108	Gatis Smukulis (Lat) Delko Marseille Provence KTM
109	Perrig Quemeneur (Fra) Direct Energie
110	Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
111	Sébastien Delfosse (Bel) WB Veranclassic Aqua Protect
112	Quentin Jauregui (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
113	Nicolas Baldo (Fra) HP BTP - Auber 93
114	Frederik Backaert (Bel) Wanty - Groupe Gobert
115	Alex Kirsch (Lux) WB Veranclassic Aqua Protect
116	Matthew Teggart (Irl) An Post Chain Reaction
117	Fabien Grellier (Fra) Direct Energie
118	Dylan Page (Swi) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA
119	Damien Gaudin (Fra) Armee de Terre
120	Jon Irisarri (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA
121	Valentin Baillifard (Swi) Roth - Akros
122	Yann Guyot (Fra) Armee de Terre
123	Stef Van Zummeren (Bel) Veranda's Willems Crelan
124	Sander Cordeel (Bel) Veranda's Willems Crelan
125	Julien Antomarchi (Fra) Roubaix - Lille Metropole
126	Jimmy Janssens (Bel) Cibel - Cebon
127	Colin Chris Stüssi (Swi) Roth - Akros
128	Jeremy Cornu (Fra) Direct Energie
129	Mark Stewart (GBr) An Post Chain Reaction
130	Jeremy Cabot (Fra) Roubaix - Lille Metropole
131	Dennis Coenen (Bel) Cibel - Cebon	0:10:11
132	Maxime Daniel (Fra) Fortuneo - Vital Concept	0:10:46
133	Dan Gardner (GBr) An Post Chain Reaction	0:10:56
134	Nans Peters (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale	0:11:29
135	Michael Goolaerts (Bel) Veranda's Willems Crelan	0:11:54
136	Stijn Devolder (Bel) Veranda's Willems Crelan	0:12:03
137	Damian Lüscher (Swi) Roth - Akros
138	Christophe Prémont (Bel) Veranda's Willems Crelan
139	Yannis Yssaad (Fra) Armee de Terre	0:13:16
140	Dries De Bondt (Bel) Veranda's Willems Crelan	0:14:44
141	Matthias Reutimann (Swi) Roth - Akros
142	Robby Cobbaert (Bel) Cibel - Cebon	0:14:49
143	Brecht Ruyters (Bel) Cibel - Cebon
144	Josu Zabala (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA
145	Stijn De Bock (Bel) Cibel - Cebon

Points classification
#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result
1	Alexander Kristoff (Nor) Katusha-Alpecin	49	pts
2	Arnaud Demare (Fra) FDJ	41
3	Rudy Barbier (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale	32
4	Christophe Laporte (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits	17
5	Roy Jans (Bel) WB Veranclassic Aqua Protect	16
6	Florian Senechal (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits	14
7	Lilian Calmejane (Fra) Direct Energie	14
8	Maxime Vantomme (Bel) WB Veranclassic Aqua Protect	12
9	Pieter Vanspeybrouck (Bel) Wanty - Groupe Gobert	10
10	Bert Van Lerberghe (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen - Baloise	10
11	Jasper De Buyst (Bel) Lotto Soudal	9
12	Tony Gallopin (Fra) Lotto Soudal	8
13	Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Direct Energie	8
14	Rick Zabel (Ger) Katusha-Alpecin	7
15	Damien Touze (Fra) HP BTP - Auber 93	7
16	Nico Denz (Ger) AG2R La Mondiale	6
17	Pierre Roger Latour (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale	6
18	Jérémy Lecroq (Fra) Roubaix - Lille Metropole	6
19	Romain Hardy (Fra) Fortuneo - Vital Concept	5
20	Lukas Jaun (Swi) Roth - Akros	5
21	Nils Politt (Ger) Katusha-Alpecin	4
22	Timothy Dupont (Bel) Veranda's Willems Crelan	4
23	Kevin Lebreton (Fra) Armee de Terre	4
24	Reto Hollenstein (Swi) Katusha-Alpecin	3
25	Eduard Prades (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	3
26	Jenthe Biermans (Bel) Katusha-Alpecin	2
27	Robin Stenuit (Bel) Wanty - Groupe Gobert	2
28	Jeremy Bescond (Fra) HP BTP - Auber 93	2
29	Mads Würtz Schmidt (Den) Katusha-Alpecin	1
30	Evaldas Siskevicius (Ltu) Delko Marseille Provence KTM	1

Mountains classification
#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result
1	Nico Denz (Ger) AG2R La Mondiale	12	pts
2	Jeremy Bescond (Fra) HP BTP - Auber 93	8
3	Preben Van Hecke (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen - Baloise	6
4	Anthony Maldonado (Fra) HP BTP - Auber 93	4
5	Kevin Lebreton (Fra) Armee de Terre	2
6	Quentin Jauregui (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale	2
7	Frederik Backaert (Bel) Wanty - Groupe Gobert	2

Young riders classification
#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result
1	Nils Politt (Ger) Katusha-Alpecin	7:01:18
2	Mads Würtz Schmidt (Den) Katusha-Alpecin
3	Anthony Turgis (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits
4	Damien Touze (Fra) HP BTP - Auber 93	0:01:48
5	Jonas Bokeloh (Ger) An Post Chain Reaction
6	Bryan Alaphilippe (Fra) Armee de Terre
7	Edward Planckaert (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen - Baloise
8	Jonas Rickaert (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen - Baloise
9	Hugo Hofstetter (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits	0:02:41
10	Jenthe Biermans (Bel) Katusha-Alpecin	0:02:51
11	Alexander Aranburu (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	0:05:36
12	Otto Vergaerde (Bel) Veranda's Willems Crelan
13	Nico Denz (Ger) AG2R La Mondiale	0:05:39
14	Jérémy Lecroq (Fra) Roubaix - Lille Metropole	0:05:42
15	Félix Pouilly (Fra) Roubaix - Lille Metropole	0:07:28
16	Massimo Vanderaerden (Bel) An Post Chain Reaction	0:09:02
17	Przemyslaw Kasperkiewicz (Pol) An Post Chain Reaction
18	Quentin Jauregui (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
19	Matthew Teggart (Irl) An Post Chain Reaction
20	Fabien Grellier (Fra) Direct Energie
21	Jon Irisarri (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA
22	Mark Stewart (GBr) An Post Chain Reaction
23	Dan Gardner (GBr) An Post Chain Reaction	0:10:38
24	Nans Peters (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale	0:11:11
25	Michael Goolaerts (Bel) Veranda's Willems Crelan	0:11:36
26	Damian Lüscher (Swi) Roth - Akros	0:11:45
27	Matthias Reutimann (Swi) Roth - Akros	0:14:26

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