Martens prevails at Grand Prix de Wallonie
German outsprints Ricco, Evans for win
Germany’s Paul Martens (Rabobank) won a sprint against controversial cyclist Riccardo Ricco (Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team) and current world champion Cadel Evans (BMC Racing Team) to claim victory at Grand Prix de Wallonie. The trio finished just five seconds ahead of Julien Simon (Saur-Sojasen) and Giovanni Visconti (ISD-Neri).
“The final was very tough,” Martens told nieuwsblad.be. “Vacansoleil gave everything, but I knew that the last turn before the line was very technical and decisive. There were three of us going for victory and my main competitor was a very explosive Ricco. A good feel of the last corner was the secret to winning.”
The day’s main break included Grégory Habeaux (Verandas Willes), Bauke Mollema (Rabobank), Reinier Honig (Acqua & Sapone) and Jean-Marc Marino (Saur – Sojasun), who were caught with 20 kilometres remaining. A counter attack that included Martens’ team-mate Koos Moerenhout (Rabobank) tried its luck, before being brought back as the race fell apart under the pressure from Martens, Ricco and Evans.
1 | Paul Martens (Ger) Rabobank | 4:56:12 |
2 | Riccardo Ricco (Ita) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team | Row 1 - Cell 2 |
3 | Cadel Evans (Aus) BMC Racing Team | Row 2 - Cell 2 |
4 | Julien Simon (Fra) Saur - Sojasun | 0:00:05 |
5 | Giovanni Visconti (Ita) ISD - Neri | Row 4 - Cell 2 |
6 | Björn Leukemans (Bel) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team | 0:00:08 |
7 | Kevin Ista (Bel) Cofidis, le Credit en Ligne | 0:00:10 |
8 | Sep Vanmarcke (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator | 0:00:15 |
9 | Jurgen Roelandts (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto | 0:00:16 |
10 | Luca Paolini (Ita) Acqua & Sapone | Row 9 - Cell 2 |
11 | Gerben Löwik (Ned) Omega Pharma-Lotto | Row 10 - Cell 2 |
12 | Stefan Van Dijk (Ned) Verandas Willems | Row 11 - Cell 2 |
13 | Kevin Reza (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom | Row 12 - Cell 2 |
14 | Kalle Kriit (Est) Cofidis, le Credit en Ligne | Row 13 - Cell 2 |
15 | Bert Scheirlinckx (Bel) Landbouwkrediet | Row 14 - Cell 2 |
16 | Jetse Bol (Ned) Rabobank | Row 15 - Cell 2 |
17 | Guillaume Levarlet (Fra) Saur - Sojasun | Row 16 - Cell 2 |
18 | Romain Feillu (Fra) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team | Row 17 - Cell 2 |
19 | Geert Verheyen (Bel) Landbouwkrediet | Row 18 - Cell 2 |
20 | Jérôme Baugnies (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator | Row 19 - Cell 2 |
21 | Jens Keukeleire (Bel) Cofidis, le Credit en Ligne | Row 20 - Cell 2 |
22 | Preben Van Hecke (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator | 0:00:20 |
23 | Egor Silin (Rus) Team Katusha | Row 22 - Cell 2 |
24 | Simon Geschke (Ger) Skil - Shimano | Row 23 - Cell 2 |
25 | Yuriy Trofimov (Rus) Bbox Bouygues Telecom | Row 24 - Cell 2 |
26 | Fabio Polazzi (Bel) Verandas Willems | Row 25 - Cell 2 |
27 | Maxime Vantomme (Bel) Team Katusha | Row 26 - Cell 2 |
28 | Dennis Vanendert (Bel) Belgium | Row 27 - Cell 2 |
29 | Pavel Brutt (Rus) Team Katusha | Row 28 - Cell 2 |
30 | Ben Hermans (Bel) Team Radioshack | 0:00:25 |
31 | Pieter Serry (Bel) Jong Vlaanderen - Bauknecht | Row 30 - Cell 2 |
32 | Sven Renders (Bel) Verandas Willems | 0:00:27 |
33 | Koos Moerenhout (Ned) Rabobank | Row 32 - Cell 2 |
34 | Jonas Vangenechten (Bel) Verandas Willems | Row 33 - Cell 2 |
35 | Francesco Failli (Ita) Acqua & Sapone | Row 34 - Cell 2 |
36 | Massimo Codol (Ita) Acqua & Sapone | Row 35 - Cell 2 |
37 | Johan Coenen (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator | Row 36 - Cell 2 |
38 | Francesco Masciarelli (Ita) Acqua & Sapone | Row 37 - Cell 2 |
39 | Vladimir Miholjevic (Cro) Acqua & Sapone | Row 38 - Cell 2 |
40 | Thomas Degand (Bel) Verandas Willems | Row 39 - Cell 2 |
41 | Davy Commeyme (Bel) Landbouwkrediet | Row 40 - Cell 2 |
42 | Andy Cappelle (Bel) Verandas Willems | Row 41 - Cell 2 |
43 | Alexandr Pliuschin (Mda) Team Katusha | Row 42 - Cell 2 |
44 | Addy Engels (Ned) Quick Step | Row 43 - Cell 2 |
45 | Yannick Talabardon (Fra) Saur - Sojasun | Row 44 - Cell 2 |
46 | Dmitriy Muravyev (Kaz) Team Radioshack | 0:00:33 |
47 | Sébastien Delfosse (Bel) Landbouwkrediet | 0:00:36 |
48 | Jos Van Emden (Ned) Rabobank | 0:00:40 |
49 | Nicolas Edet (Bel) Belgium | 0:00:45 |
50 | Stijn Vandenbergh (Bel) Team Katusha | Row 49 - Cell 2 |
51 | Arnaud Molmy (Fra) Roubaix Lille Metropole | Row 50 - Cell 2 |
52 | Florian Vachon (Fra) Bretagne - Schuller | Row 51 - Cell 2 |
53 | Rafai Chtioui (Tun) Acqua & Sapone | 0:00:48 |
54 | Florian Guillou (Fra) Bretagne - Schuller | Row 53 - Cell 2 |
55 | Fumiyuki Beppu (Jpn) Team Radioshack | Row 54 - Cell 2 |
56 | Thomas Kvist Vedel (Den) Quick Step | Row 55 - Cell 2 |
57 | Rudy Rouet (Bel) Lotto - Bodysol | Row 56 - Cell 2 |
58 | Sergey Lagutin (Uzb) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team | Row 57 - Cell 2 |
59 | Tom Stubbe (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto | Row 58 - Cell 2 |
60 | Mikhail Antonov (Rus) Itera-Katusha | 0:00:58 |
61 | Dominique Cornu (Bel) Skil - Shimano | 0:01:10 |
62 | Thomas De Gendt (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator | 0:01:19 |
63 | Lars Boom (Ned) Rabobank | Row 62 - Cell 2 |
64 | Franck Bouyer (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom | Row 63 - Cell 2 |
65 | Cédric Pineau (Fra) Roubaix Lille Metropole | Row 64 - Cell 2 |
66 | Alessandro Proni (Ita) Acqua & Sapone | 0:01:22 |
67 | Alessandro Donati (Ita) Acqua & Sapone | Row 66 - Cell 2 |
68 | Jonathan Hivert (Fra) Saur - Sojasun | 0:01:27 |
69 | Mathieu Halleguen (Fra) Bretagne - Schuller | 0:01:37 |
70 | Tony Hurel (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom | 0:01:50 |
71 | Rob Ruijgh (Ned) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team | 0:01:52 |
72 | Jeremie Galland (Fra) Saur - Sojasun | Row 71 - Cell 2 |
73 | Gilles Devillers (Bel) Lotto - Bodysol | 0:01:57 |
74 | Marco Marcato (Ita) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team | 0:02:23 |
75 | Rein Taaramae (Est) Cofidis, le Credit en Ligne | Row 74 - Cell 2 |
76 | Laurens De Vreese (Bel) Belgium | 0:02:38 |
77 | Grégory Rast (Swi) Team Radioshack | 0:02:52 |
78 | Ivan Rovny (Rus) Team Radioshack | Row 77 - Cell 2 |
79 | Gaëtan Bille (Bel) Belgium | Row 78 - Cell 2 |
80 | Jérôme Coppel (Fra) Saur - Sojasun | Row 79 - Cell 2 |
81 | Serguei Ivanov (Rus) Team Katusha | Row 80 - Cell 2 |
82 | Jelle Wallays (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator | 0:03:12 |
83 | Jens Debusschere (Bel) Omega Pharma - Lotto | Row 82 - Cell 2 |
84 | Yannick Eijssen (Bel) Belgium | Row 83 - Cell 2 |
85 | Frederik Verkinderen (Bel) Belgium | Row 84 - Cell 2 |
86 | Julien Vermote (Bel) Belgium | Row 85 - Cell 2 |
87 | Alberto Ongarato (Ita) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team | Row 86 - Cell 2 |
88 | Joost Van Leijen (Ned) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team | Row 87 - Cell 2 |
89 | Morgan Kneisky (Fra) Roubaix Lille Metropole | Row 88 - Cell 2 |
90 | Diego Caccia (Ita) ISD - Neri | 0:04:04 |
91 | Denys Kostyuk (Ukr) ISD - Neri | 0:04:27 |
92 | Nikolay Trusov (Rus) Team Katusha | 0:04:41 |
93 | Timofey Kristkiy (Rus) Team Katusha | Row 92 - Cell 2 |
94 | Artem Ovechkin (Rus) Team Katusha | Row 93 - Cell 2 |
95 | Yukihiro Doi (Jpn) Skil - Shimano | 0:04:47 |
96 | Kevin Thome (Bel) Lotto - Bodysol | 0:05:11 |
97 | Kurt Hovelynck (Bel) Quick Step | 0:05:32 |
98 | Maarten Neyens (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator | Row 97 - Cell 2 |
99 | Jonathan Bertrand (Bel) Landbouwkrediet | 0:05:34 |
100 | Bart Dockx (Bel) Landbouwkrediet | Row 99 - Cell 2 |
101 | Renaud Dion (Fra) Roubaix Lille Metropole | Row 100 - Cell 2 |
102 | Boris Dron (Bel) Lotto - Bodysol | Row 101 - Cell 2 |
103 | Robin Stenuit (Bel) Verandas Willems | Row 102 - Cell 2 |
104 | Florian Stalder (Swi) BMC Racing Team | 0:06:03 |
105 | Michael Schär (Swi) BMC Racing Team | Row 104 - Cell 2 |
106 | Walt De Winter (Bel) Omega Pharma - Lotto | Row 105 - Cell 2 |
107 | Sébastien Duret (Fra) Bretagne - Schuller | Row 106 - Cell 2 |
108 | Edwig Cammaerts (Bel) Lotto - Bodysol | Row 107 - Cell 2 |
109 | Paolo Longo Borghini (Ita) ISD - Neri | Row 108 - Cell 2 |
110 | Fabrice Jeandesboz (Fra) Saur - Sojasun | Row 109 - Cell 2 |
111 | Gael Malacarne (Fra) Bretagne - Schuller | Row 110 - Cell 2 |
112 | Steve Morabito (Swi) BMC Racing Team | Row 111 - Cell 2 |
113 | Martin Kohler (Swi) BMC Racing Team | Row 112 - Cell 2 |
114 | Floris Goesinnen (Ned) Skil - Shimano | Row 113 - Cell 2 |
115 | Stijn Steels (Bel) Qin Cycling Team | Row 114 - Cell 2 |
116 | Frederik Veuchelen (Bel) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team | Row 115 - Cell 2 |
117 | Grégory Habeaux (Bel) Verandas Willes | 0:06:46 |
118 | Dirk Bellemakers (Ned) Landbouwkrediet | Row 117 - Cell 2 |
119 | Marco Velo (Ita) Quick Step | Row 118 - Cell 2 |
120 | Guillaume Van Keirsbulck (Bel) Quick Step | Row 119 - Cell 2 |
121 | Simon Zahner (Swi) BMC Racing Team | Row 120 - Cell 2 |
122 | José Luis Rubiera Vigil (Spa) Team Radioshack | Row 121 - Cell 2 |
123 | Daryl Impey (RSA) Team Radioshack | Row 122 - Cell 2 |
124 | Quentin Bertholet (Bel) Telenet - Fidea | Row 123 - Cell 2 |
125 | Sander Armee (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator | Row 124 - Cell 2 |
126 | Sébastien Joly (Fra) Saur - Sojasun | 0:08:37 |
127 | Cyril Bessy (Fra) Saur - Sojasun | Row 126 - Cell 2 |
128 | Jean-Marc Marino (Fra) Saur - Sojasun | Row 127 - Cell 2 |
129 | Tom Leezer (Ned) Rabobank | 0:12:03 |
130 | Reinier Honig (Ned) Acqua & Sapone | Row 129 - Cell 2 |
131 | Klaas Lodewyck (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator | Row 130 - Cell 2 |
132 | Cheng Ji (Chn) Skil - Shimano | Row 131 - Cell 2 |
133 | Oscar Gatto (Ita) ISD - Neri | 0:12:17 |
134 | Vitaliy Kondrut (Ukr) ISD - Neri | Row 133 - Cell 2 |
135 | Han Feng (Chn) Skil - Shimano | 0:12:18 |
136 | Yohann Bagot (Fra) Cofidis, le Credit en Ligne | Row 135 - Cell 2 |
137 | Steve Houanard (Fra) Skil - Shimano | Row 136 - Cell 2 |
138 | Laurent Pichon (Fra) Bretagne - Schuller | Row 137 - Cell 2 |
139 | Stijn Devolder (Bel) Quick Step | Row 138 - Cell 2 |
140 | Stéphane Bonsergent (Fra) Bretagne - Schuller | Row 139 - Cell 2 |
141 | Benjamin Gourgue (Bel) Landbouwkrediet | Row 140 - Cell 2 |
HD | Alexander Kristoff (Nor) BMC Racing Team | Row 141 - Cell 2 |
HD | Frederik Wilmann (Nor) Skil - Shimano | Row 142 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Christophe Premont (Bel) Lotto - Bodysol | Row 143 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Damien Gaudin (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom | Row 144 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Andrei Kunitski (Blr) Quick Step | Row 145 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Kevin Van Impe (Bel) Quick Step | Row 146 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Andreas Klöden (Ger) Team Radioshack | Row 147 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Geoffroy Lequatre (Fra) Team Radioshack | Row 148 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Simone Masciarelli (Ita) Acqua & Sapone | Row 149 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Giovanni Bernaudeau (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom | Row 150 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Benoît Daeninck (Fra) Roubaix Lille Metropole | Row 151 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Mathieu Claude (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom | Row 152 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Glenn D'Hollander (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto | Row 153 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Guillaume Le Floch (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom | Row 154 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Cole House (USA) BMC Racing Team | Row 155 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Jean-Marc Bideau (Fra) Bretagne - Schuller | Row 156 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Jean-Luc Delpech (Fra) Bretagne - Schuller | Row 157 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Guillaume Blot (Fra) Cofidis, le Credit en Ligne | Row 158 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Jean-Eudes Demaret (Fra) Cofidis, le Credit en Ligne | Row 159 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Steve Chainel (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom | Row 160 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Jérémy Burton (Bel) Lotto - Bodysol | Row 161 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Cédric Collaers (Bel) Verandas Willems | Row 162 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Lieuwe Westra (Ned) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team | Row 163 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Robin Chaigneau (Ned) Skil - Shimano | Row 164 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Steven Tronet (Fra) Roubaix Lille Metropole | Row 165 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Jocelyn Bar (Fra) Roubaix Lille Metropole | Row 166 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Thomas Chamon (Bel) Belgium | Row 167 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Adam Blythe (GBr) Omega Pharma - Lotto | Row 168 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Jonathan Dewitte (Bel) Lotto - Bodysol | Row 169 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Mario Aerts (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto | Row 170 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Davy Descheemaeker (Bel) Landbouwkrediet | Row 171 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Tom Van Den Haute (Bel) Landbouwkrediet | Row 172 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Rick Flens (Ned) Rabobank | Row 173 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Bauke Mollema (Ned) Rabobank | Row 174 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Wilfried Cretskens (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto | Row 175 - Cell 2 |
DNF | James Vanlandschoot (Bel) Verandas Willems | Row 176 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Antoine Demoitie (Bel) Lotto - Bodysol | Row 177 - Cell 2 |
DNS | Jeroen Hoorne (Bel) Belgium | Row 178 - Cell 2 |
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