Grand Prix de Wallonie 2009: Results

Belgian Nick Nuyens overcame a difficult season to take his first victory in two years in the GP de Wallonie on Wednesday. The 29-year-old bested Australian Allan Davis (Quick Step) and Silence Lotto's Roy Sentjens in the 203.8km race from Chaudfontaine to Namur. It is the third time Nuyens has won the event, which features the steep climb of the Citadel of Namur in the final kilometre.

The Acqua & Sapone squad did the bulk of the work to bring the race together in the finale for defending champion Stefano Garzelli, but following the final climb of the Citadel, Nuyens proved strongest.

Three Frenchmen tried their luck on the final climb, with Benoit Vaugrenard (FdJ), Sylvain Chavanel (Quick Step) and Christophe Le Mevel all trying their luck to no avail.

The peloton splintered, and Nuyens was able to attack in the final turns and hold off the charge of Davis in the dash for the line to claim a long awaited victory.

The result justified his selection for the Belgian world championship team. "There was a lot of pressure on me, so I'm very happy with this result," the Belgian told Sporza.be.

Second placed Davis said "Nuyens went like mad in the final meters," but said that a lack of knowledge of the course ruined his effort to catch the Belgian.

Full Results
1	Nick Nuyens (Bel) Rabobank	4:46:13
2	Allan Davis (Aus) Quick Step
3	Roy Sentjens (Bel) Silence - Lotto
4	Bert De Waele (Bel) Landbouwkrediet - Colnago
5	Romain Feillu (Fra) Agritubel
6	Jonathan Hivert (Fra) Skil-Shimano
7	Fabian Wegmann (Ger) Team Milram
8	Sven Renders (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator
9	Stefano Garzelli (Ita) Acqua & Sapone - Caffe Mokambo
10	Gerben Lowik (Ned) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team
11	Thomas Voeckler (Fra) BBox Bouygues Telecom
12	Anders Lund (Den) Team Saxo Bank
13	Sebastian Langeveld (Ned) Rabobank
14	Wouter Poels (Ned) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team
15	Jelle Vanendert (Bel) Silence - Lotto
16	Ivan Rovny (Rus) Team Katusha
17	Maxime Vantomme (Bel) Team Katusha
18	Greg Van Avermaet (Bel) Silence - Lotto
19	Andreas Dietziker (Swi) Vorarlberg - Corratec
20	Chris Sorensen (Den) Team Saxo Bank
21	Jussi Veikkanen (Fin) Française Des Jeux
22	Dries Devenyns (Bel) Quick Step
23	Andre Steensen (Den) Team Saxo Bank
24	Nikolas Maes (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator
25	Cyril Gautier (Fra) BBox Bouygues Telecom
26	Christophe Le Mevel (Fra) Française Des Jeux
27	Thomas Degand (Bel) Verandas Willems
28	Bert Scheirlinckx (Bel) Landbouwkrediet - Colnago
29	Florian Stalder (Swi) BMC Racing Team	0:00:07
30	Florian Guillou (Fra) Roubaix Lille Metropole
31	Peter Velits (Slo) Team Milram
32	Niki Terpstra (Ned) Team Milram
33	Juan Antonio Flecha Giannoni (Spa) Rabobank
34	Romain Zingle (Bel) Verandas Willems
35	Johan Van Summeren (Bel) Silence - Lotto	0:00:15
36	Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Quick Step	0:00:19
37	Stijn Vandenbergh (Bel) Team Katusha	0:00:22
38	Frederic Amorison (Bel) Landbouwkrediet - Colnago	0:00:23
39	Jerome Baugnies (Bel) Belgian National Team
40	Frederik Verkinderen (Bel) Belgian National Team
41	Nikita Eskov (Rus) Team Katusha	0:00:26
42	Jan Bakelants (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator	0:00:34
43	Steve Chainel (Fra) BBox Bouygues Telecom	0:00:36
44	Sebastien Minard (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne	0:00:43
45	Maarten De Jonge (Ned) Skil-Shimano
46	Geert Verheyen (Bel) Landbouwkrediet - Colnago
47	Anthony Geslin (Fra) Française Des Jeux
48	Gregory Habeaux (Bel) Verandas Willems
49	Luca Mazzanti (Ita) Team Katusha
50	Fabio Polazzi (Bel) Lotto - Bodysol
51	Frederic Guesdon (Fra) Française Des Jeux	0:00:50
52	Johann Tschopp (Swi) BBox Bouygues Telecom
53	Jelle Wallays (Bel) Belgian National Team
54	Frederik Veuchelen (Bel) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team	0:00:59
55	Francesco Masciarelli (Ita) Acqua & Sapone - Caffe Mokambo
56	Daniel Musiol (Ger) Vorarlberg - Corratec
57	Stefan Van Dijk (Ned) Verandas Willems
58	Sep Vanmarcke (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator	0:01:07
59	Sebastien Rosseler (Bel) Quick Step	0:01:09
60	Nikolay Trusov (Rus) Team Katusha	0:01:15
61	Pieter Jacobs (Bel) Silence - Lotto
62	Sylvain Calzati (Fra) Agritubel	0:01:35
63	Peter Wrolich (Aut) Team Milram
64	Jerome Pineau (Fra) Quick Step
65	Tristan Valentin (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne	0:01:40
66	Simon Geschke (Ger) Skil-Shimano	0:01:42
67	Luca Paolini (Ita) Acqua & Sapone - Caffe Mokambo	0:01:44
68	Francesco Failli (Ita) Acqua & Sapone - Caffe Mokambo	0:02:10
69	Carlos Barredo Llamazales (Spa) Quick Step	0:02:18
70	Floris Goesinnen (Ned) Skil-Shimano	0:02:21
71	Perrig Quemeneur (Fra) BBox Bouygues Telecom	0:02:24
72	Benoit Vaugrenard (Fra) Française Des Jeux	0:02:27
73	Theo Eltink (Ned) Skil-Shimano	0:03:34
74	Arnaud Labbe (Fra) BBox Bouygues Telecom	0:03:52
75	Tony Hurel (Fra) BBox Bouygues Telecom
76	Bastien Delrot (Fra) Roubaix Lille Metropole
77	Domenik Klemme (Ger) Team Saxo Bank
78	Sebastien Lang (Ger) Silence - Lotto	0:04:07
79	Sergey Klimov (Rus) Team Katusha
80	Mathieu Claude (Fra) BBox Bouygues Telecom
81	Stijn Neirynck (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator
82	Kevin Neyrinck (Bel) Landbouwkrediet - Colnago
83	Mathew Hayman (Aus) Rabobank
84	Mauricio Alberto Ardila Cano (Col) Rabobank
85	Bauke Mollema (Ned) Rabobank
86	Dennis Vanendert (Bel) Belgian National Team
87	Massimo Codol (Ita) Acqua & Sapone - Caffe Mokambo
88	Fumiyuki Beppu (Jpn) Skil-Shimano
89	Andrea Masciarelli (Ita) Acqua & Sapone - Caffe Mokambo
90	Francesco Reda (Ita) Quick Step
91	Wim De Vocht (Bel) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team
92	Wouter Mol (Ned) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team
93	Johannes Frohlinger (Ger) Team Milram
94	Romain Villa (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne
95	Nico Sijmens (Bel) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne
96	Albert Timmer (Ned) Skil-Shimano	0:05:24
97	Romain Fondard (Fra) Lotto - Bodysol	0:05:59
98	Francisco Mancebo Perez (Spa) Rock Racing
99	Florent Brard (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne
100	Maryan Hary (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne
101	Frank Hoj (Den) Team Saxo Bank
102	Rene Weissinger (Ger) Vorarlberg - Corratec
103	Nicolas Baiolet (Bel) Verandas Willems
104	Pascal Hungerbuhler (Swi) Vorarlberg - Corratec
105	Sebastien Delfosse (Bel) Landbouwkrediet - Colnago
106	Aaron Kemps (Aus) Rock Racing	0:09:55
107	Alexandre Moos (Swi) BMC Racing Team	0:10:05
108	Dries Depoorter (Bel) Belgian National Team	0:13:22
109	Servais Knaven (Ned) Team Milram
110	Mathieu Criquielion (Bel) Verandas Willems
111	Jan Kuyckx (Bel) Verandas Willems
112	Steven Tronet (Fra) Roubaix Lille Metropole
113	James Vanlandschoot (Bel) Verandas Willems
114	Aart Vierhouten (Ned) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team
115	Jeremy Burton (Bel) Lotto - Bodysol
116	Ian Mckissick (USA) BMC Racing Team
117	Christophe Premont (Bel) Lotto - Bodysol
118	Jeremy Roy (Fra) Française Des Jeux
119	Steve Bovay (Swi) BMC Racing Team
120	Thierry Hupond (Fra) Skil-Shimano
121	Danilo Wyss (Swi) BMC Racing Team
122	Martin Kohler (Swi) BMC Racing Team
123	Reto Hollenstein (Swi) Vorarlberg - Corratec
124	Baptiste Planckaert (Bel) Landbouwkrediet - Colnago
125	Ryan Wills (NZl) Lotto - Bodysol
126	Elias Schmaeh (Swi) Vorarlberg - Corratec
127	Sven Jodts (Bel) Belgian National Team
128	Julien Vermote (Bel) Belgian National Team
129	David Lelay (Fra) Agritubel
130	Gianni Meersman (Bel) Française Des Jeux
131	Stijn Joseph (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator
132	Kristof Goddaert (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator
133	Ronny Scholz (Ger) Team Milram
134	Markus Eichler (Ger) Team Milram
135	Artur Gajek (Ger) Team Milram
136	Remi Cusin (Fra) Agritubel
137	Geert Steurs (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator
138	Gaetan Bille (Bel) Verandas Willems
139	Jos Van Emden (Ned) Rabobank
140	Damien Timmermans (Bel) Lotto - Bodysol
141	Branislan Samoilau (Blr) Quick Step
142	Hubert Schwab (Swi) Quick Step
143	Yaumeni Hutarovich (Blr) Française Des Jeux
144	Yukihiro Doi (Jpn) Skil-Shimano
145	Didac Ortega (Spa) Acqua & Sapone - Caffe Mokambo
146	Jose Enrique Gutierrez Cataluna (Spa) Rock Racing
147	Davy De Scheemaeker (Bel) Landbouwkrediet - Colnago
148	Sebastien Joly (Fra) Française Des Jeux
149	Dmitry Kozontchuk (Rus) Rabobank
150	Denis Galizmyanov (Rus) Team Katusha
151	Maxim De Busschere (Bel) Team Katusha
152	Stephane Auge (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne
153	Julien Fouchard (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne
154	Yannick Eijssen (Bel) Silence - Lotto
155	Rick Flens (Ned) Rabobank
156	Matthew Harley Goss (Aus) Team Saxo Bank
157	Pierre Cazaux (Fra) Roubaix Lille Metropole
158	Steven Caethoven (Bel) Agritubel
159	Koen Barbe (Bel) Landbouwkrediet - Colnago
160	Mickael Larpe (Fra) Roubaix Lille Metropole
161	Lasse Bochman (Den) Team Saxo Bank
162	Jurgen Van Goolen (Bel) Team Saxo Bank
163	Julien Antommarchi (Fra) Skil-Shimano
164	Dario Andriotto (Ita) Acqua & Sapone - Caffe Mokambo	0:13:34
165	Diego Milan Jimenez (Spa) Acqua & Sapone - Caffe Mokambo
166	Wim Van Huffel (Bel) Vorarlberg - Corratec
167	Ruggero Marzoli (Ita) Acqua & Sapone - Caffe Mokambo
168	Christophe Kern (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne
169	Edwig Cammaerts (Bel) Lotto - Bodysol	0:14:28
170	Silvere Ackermann (Swi) Vorarlberg - Corratec
171	Dirk Bellemakers (Ned) Landbouwkrediet - Colnago
172	Johan Coenen (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator
173	David Vitoria (Swi) Rock Racing
174	Cedric Collaers (Bel) Verandas Willems
175	Boris Dron (Bel) Lotto - Bodysol
176	Jonathan Dufrasne (Bel) Belgian National Team	0:17:13

Mountains classification
1	Julien Fouchard (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne	22	pts
2	Bauke Mollema (Ned) Rabobank	10
3	Benoit Vaugrenard (Fra) Française Des Jeux	10
4	Christophe Le Mevel (Fra) Française Des Jeux	10
5	Chris Sorensen (Den) Team Saxo Bank	8
6	Ivan Rovny (Rus) Team Katusha	8
7	Anthony Geslin (Fra) Française Des Jeux	8
8	Steven Tronet (Fra) Roubaix Lille Metropole	6
9	Francesco Failli (Ita) Acqua & Sapone - Caffe Mokambo	6
10	Thomas Voeckler (Fra) BBox Bouygues Telecom	6
11	Stefano Garzelli (Ita) Acqua & Sapone - Caffe Mokambo	6
12	Cyril Gautier (Fra) BBox Bouygues Telecom	6
13	Sebastian Langeveld (Ned) Rabobank	4
14	Luca Paolini (Ita) Acqua & Sapone - Caffe Mokambo	4
15	Dirk Bellemakers (Ned) Landbouwkrediet - Colnago	2
16	Carlos Barredo Llamazales (Spa) Quick Step	2
17	Greg Van Avermaet (Bel) Silence - Lotto	2
18	Edwig Cammaerts (Bel) Lotto - Bodysol	1

Young rider classification
1	Wouter Poels (Ned) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team	4:46:13
2	Ivan Rovny (Rus) Team Katusha
3	Andre Steensen (Den) Team Saxo Bank
4	Cyril Gautier (Fra) BBox Bouygues Telecom
5	Romain Zingle (Bel) Verandas Willems	0:00:07
6	Jerome Baugnies (Bel) Belgian National Team	0:00:23
7	Frederik Verkinderen (Bel) Belgian National Team
8	Jelle Wallays (Bel) Belgian National Team	0:00:50
9	Sep Vanmarcke (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator	0:01:07
10	Tony Hurel (Fra) BBox Bouygues Telecom	0:03:52
11	Dennis Vanendert (Bel) Belgian National Team	0:04:07
12	Dries Depoorter (Bel) Belgian National Team	0:13:22
13	Christophe Premont (Bel) Lotto - Bodysol
14	Baptiste Planckaert (Bel) Landbouwkrediet - Colnago
15	Ryan Wills (NZl) Lotto - Bodysol
16	Sven Jodts (Bel) Belgian National Team
17	Julien Vermote (Bel) Belgian National Team
18	Stijn Joseph (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator
19	Gaetan Bille (Bel) Verandas Willems
20	Davy De Scheemaeker (Bel) Landbouwkrediet - Colnago
21	Denis Galizmyanov (Rus) Team Katusha
22	Yannick Eijssen (Bel) Silence - Lotto
23	Edwig Cammaerts (Bel) Lotto - Bodysol	0:14:28
24	Cedric Collaers (Bel) Verandas Willems
25	Boris Dron (Bel) Lotto - Bodysol
26	Jonathan Dufrasne (Bel) Belgian National Team	0:17:13

Teams classification
1	Silence Lotto	14:18:39
2	Team Saxo Bank
3	Rabobank	0:00:07
4	Team Milram	0:00:14
5	Quick Step	0:00:19
6	Team Katusha	0:00:22
7	Landbouwkrediet Colnago	0:00:23
8	Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator	0:00:34
9	BBox Bouygues Telecom	0:00:36
10	Francaise Des Jeux	0:00:43
11	Verandas Willems	0:00:50
12	Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team	0:00:59
13	Belgian National Team	0:01:36
14	Skil Shimano	0:02:25
15	Acqua Sapone Caffe Mokambo	0:02:43
16	Cofidis Le Credit En Ligne	0:06:30
17	Vorarlberg Corratec	0:06:58
18	Agritubel	0:14:57
19	Roubaix Lille Metropole	0:17:21
20	Lotto - Bodysol	0:20:04
21	BMC Racing Team	0:23:34
22	Rock Racing	0:29:16