Gilbert wins GP Cerami
Van Poppel, De Vriendt out-paced by BMC rider
Philippe Gilbert (BMC) returned to his winning ways after being out of competition with a fractured leg, taking out the sprint in the Grand Prix Cerami in Belgium. It was his first race back after abandoning the Tour de Suisse in June, and he said he felt no pain during the race.
"More important than the win was that my feeling was good on the bike and that was the biggest news of the day for me," Gilbert said. "I didn't have pain the last week in training. But training is always different than a race. So for me, this is very good news for the next month."
Gilbert was part of a large group that broke off from the remainder of the peloton early in the 211km race. He beat out Danny Van Poppel (Trek) and Tom Devrient (Wanty-Groupe Gobert) in the sprint.
Gilbert was proud to win the first edition of the race named after Giuseppe "Pino" Cerami since the Belgian died at age 92 in September.
"Pino was one of the first big stars of Wallonie, so I am very proud to have my name on the list of the winners of this race," Gilbert said.
Results
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
---|---|---|
1 | Philippe Gilbert (Bel) BMC Racing Team | 4:44:03 |
2 | Danny Van Poppel (Ned) Trek Factory Racing | Row 1 - Cell 2 |
3 | Tom De Vriendt (Bel) Wanty - Groupe Gobert | Row 2 - Cell 2 |
4 | Tom Boonen (Bel) Etixx - Quick-Step | Row 3 - Cell 2 |
5 | Sébastien Turgot (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 4 - Cell 2 |
6 | Christopher Lawless (GBr) Team Wiggins | Row 5 - Cell 2 |
7 | Antoine Demoitie (Bel) Wallonie - Bruxelles | Row 6 - Cell 2 |
8 | Philipp Walsleben (Ger) BKCP-Powerplus | Row 7 - Cell 2 |
9 | Laurent Pichon (Fra) FDJ.fr | Row 8 - Cell 2 |
10 | Jeroen Meijers (Ned) Rabobank Development Team | Row 9 - Cell 2 |
11 | Victor Campenaerts (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise | Row 10 - Cell 2 |
12 | Jeremy Leveau (Fra) Roubaix Lille Metropole | Row 11 - Cell 2 |
13 | Nikolas Maes (Bel) Etixx - Quick-Step | 0:00:06 |
14 | Edwig Cammaerts (Bel) Veranclassic - Ekoi | Row 13 - Cell 2 |
15 | Hartthijs De Vries (Ned) Rabobank Development Team | Row 14 - Cell 2 |
16 | Tom Van Asbroeck (Bel) Team LottoNL-Jumbo | Row 15 - Cell 2 |
17 | Cees Bol (Ned) Rabobank Development Team | Row 16 - Cell 2 |
18 | Rob Ruijgh (Ned) Vastgoedservice - Golden Palace Continental Team | 0:00:09 |
19 | Maxime Daniel (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 18 - Cell 2 |
20 | Julien Berard (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 19 - Cell 2 |
21 | Jens Wallays (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise | 0:00:13 |
22 | Sébastien Delfosse (Bel) Wallonie - Bruxelles | Row 21 - Cell 2 |
23 | Pieter Serry (Bel) Etixx - Quick-Step | 0:00:17 |
24 | Jelle Wallays (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise | 0:00:22 |
25 | Mathieu Van Der Poel (Ned) BKCP-Powerplus | Row 24 - Cell 2 |
26 | Kris Boeckmans (Bel) Lotto Soudal | 0:00:24 |
27 | Gregory Habeaux (Bel) Wallonie - Bruxelles | Row 26 - Cell 2 |
28 | Dylan Teuns (Bel) BMC Racing Team | Row 27 - Cell 2 |
29 | Loic Vliegen (Bel) BMC Racing Team | Row 28 - Cell 2 |
30 | Huub Duijn (Ned) Team Roompot | Row 29 - Cell 2 |
31 | Timo Roosen (Ned) Team LottoNL-Jumbo | Row 30 - Cell 2 |
32 | Maarten Wynants (Bel) Team LottoNL-Jumbo | 0:00:32 |
33 | Yannick Eijssen (Bel) Wanty - Groupe Gobert | Row 32 - Cell 2 |
34 | Kevin Ledanois (Fra) Bretagne-Séché Environnement | 0:00:34 |
35 | Mike Teunissen (Ned) Team LottoNL-Jumbo | 0:00:43 |
36 | Arnaud Courteille (Fra) FDJ.fr | 0:00:51 |
37 | Dennis Vanendert (Bel) Lotto Soudal | 0:01:15 |
38 | Jelle Vanendert (Bel) Lotto Soudal | 0:01:33 |
39 | Sean De Bie (Bel) Lotto Soudal | 0:04:13 |
40 | Joren Touquet (Bel) Verandas Willems Cycling Team | 0:05:14 |
41 | Oliver Naesen (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise | 0:05:29 |
42 | Eugenio Alafaci (Ita) Trek Factory Racing | 0:05:31 |
43 | Wesley Kreder (Ned) Team Roompot | 0:05:33 |
44 | Pim Ligthart (Ned) Lotto Soudal | 0:05:35 |
45 | Maarten Tjallingii (Ned) Team LottoNL-Jumbo | 0:05:37 |
46 | Martin Palm (Bel) Color Code - Aquality Protect | Row 45 - Cell 2 |
47 | Marcus Burghardt (Ger) BMC Racing Team | 0:05:39 |
48 | Thomas Sprengers (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise | 0:09:52 |
49 | Pierre-Henri Lecuisinier (Fra) FDJ.fr | Row 48 - Cell 2 |
50 | Niki Terpstra (Ned) Etixx - Quick-Step | Row 49 - Cell 2 |
51 | Boris Vallee (Bel) Lotto Soudal | Row 50 - Cell 2 |
52 | Gediminas Bagdonas (Ltu) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 51 - Cell 2 |
53 | Jimmy Duquennoy (Bel) Color Code - Aquality Protect | Row 52 - Cell 2 |
54 | Brian Van Goethem (Ned) Team Roompot | Row 53 - Cell 2 |
55 | Stig Broeckx (Bel) Lotto Soudal | Row 54 - Cell 2 |
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