Gilbert triumphs in Grand Prix de Wallonie
Another uphill finish, another victory for Belgian champion
Philippe Gilbert (Omega Pharma-Lotto) strutted his stuff yet again at the Grand Prix de Wallonie, using his power and speed to jump away on the uphill finish to the Namur Citadel.
The Belgian national champion was still feeling the effects of travelling back form Canada but was well-placed as the road snaked up through the bastion walls. He attacked with more than a kilometre to go and distanced the rest of the field with a gradual but insistent effort. Julien Simon (Saur – Sojasun) hung on to take second place at two seconds, with Björn Leukemans (Vacansoleil) bringing home the rest of the peloton.
“It was a very, very fast race but I felt good,” Gilbert said on television immediately after his win. “The team worked really well in the finale and so I started the climb to the Citadel in a good position. We rode steady but then Rabobank upped the pace, making it perfect for me to launch an attack. I got a gap and kept going.”
The Grand Prix de Wallonie was Gilbert’s last race before the world championships in Copenhagen on Sunday September 25. The Danish course is not especially testing but Gilbert warned that other factors could shape the race.
“I’ve been watching the weather and it’s been raining every day and been cold. It’ll be a hard race,” he predicted.
Full Results
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
---|---|---|
1 | Philippe Gilbert (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto | 5:00:08 |
2 | Julien Simon (Fra) Saur - Sojasun | 0:00:02 |
3 | Bjorn Leukemans (Bel) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | Row 2 - Cell 2 |
4 | Bert De Waele (Bel) Landbouwkrediet | Row 3 - Cell 2 |
5 | Davy Commeyne (Bel) Landbouwkrediet | Row 4 - Cell 2 |
6 | Michal Kwiatkowski (Pol) Team RadioShack | Row 5 - Cell 2 |
7 | Oscar Freire (Spa) Rabobank Cycling Team | Row 6 - Cell 2 |
8 | Guillaume Levarlet (Fra) Saur - Sojasun | Row 7 - Cell 2 |
9 | Stefan Denifl (Aut) Leopard Trek | Row 8 - Cell 2 |
10 | Maxime Vantomme (Bel) Katusha Team | Row 9 - Cell 2 |
11 | Nicolas Maes (Bel) Quickstep Cycling Team | Row 10 - Cell 2 |
12 | Vincent Jerome (Fra) Team Europcar | Row 11 - Cell 2 |
13 | Arnaud Gerard (Fra) FDJ | Row 12 - Cell 2 |
14 | Maxime Bouet (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 13 - Cell 2 |
15 | Anthony Roux (Fra) FDJ | Row 14 - Cell 2 |
16 | Eliot Lietaer (Bel) Belgium | Row 15 - Cell 2 |
17 | Nick Nuyens (Bel) Saxo Bank Sungard | Row 16 - Cell 2 |
18 | Jonathan Hivert (Fra) Saur - Sojasun | 0:00:08 |
19 | Laurent Pichon (Fra) Bretagne - Schuller | Row 18 - Cell 2 |
20 | Bruno Pires (Por) Leopard Trek | Row 19 - Cell 2 |
21 | Bert Scheirlinckx (Bel) Landbouwkrediet | Row 20 - Cell 2 |
22 | Staf Scheirlinckx (Bel) Veranda's Willems - Accent | 0:00:11 |
23 | Yann Offredo (Fra) FDJ | Row 22 - Cell 2 |
24 | Romain Zingle (Bel) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne | Row 23 - Cell 2 |
25 | Romain Feillu (Fra) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | 0:00:14 |
26 | David Tanner (Aus) Saxo Bank Sungard | Row 25 - Cell 2 |
27 | Fabio Polazzi (Bel) Wallonie Bruxelles - Credit Agricole | Row 26 - Cell 2 |
28 | Reinien Honning (Ned) Landbouwkrediet | Row 27 - Cell 2 |
29 | Nicolas Sijmens (Bel) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne | Row 28 - Cell 2 |
30 | Fabian Wegmann (Ger) Leopard Trek | Row 29 - Cell 2 |
31 | Pieter Jacobs (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator | Row 30 - Cell 2 |
32 | Johan Coenen (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator | Row 31 - Cell 2 |
33 | Niels Vandyck (Bel) Belgium | Row 32 - Cell 2 |
34 | Yannick Martinez (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 33 - Cell 2 |
35 | Dirk Bellemarkers (Ned) Landbouwkrediet | Row 34 - Cell 2 |
36 | Anders Lund (Den) Leopard Trek | Row 35 - Cell 2 |
37 | Jelle Vanendert (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto | Row 36 - Cell 2 |
38 | Sean De Bie (Bel) BEL | Row 37 - Cell 2 |
39 | Kevin Ista (Bel) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne | Row 38 - Cell 2 |
40 | Geert Verheyen (Bel) Landbouwkrediet | Row 39 - Cell 2 |
41 | Jeremie Galland (Fra) Saur - Sojasun | Row 40 - Cell 2 |
42 | Thomas Degand (Bel) Veranda's Willems - Accent | Row 41 - Cell 2 |
43 | Kevin Reza (Fra) Team Europcar | Row 42 - Cell 2 |
44 | Luke Roberts (Aus) Saxo Bank Sungard | Row 43 - Cell 2 |
45 | Kasper Klostergaerd (Den) Saxo Bank Sungard | Row 44 - Cell 2 |
46 | Michal Golas (Pol) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | Row 45 - Cell 2 |
47 | Olivier Kaisen (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto | Row 46 - Cell 2 |
48 | Giovanni Bernaudeau (Fra) Team Europcar | Row 47 - Cell 2 |
49 | Ivan Rovny (Rus) Team RadioShack | Row 48 - Cell 2 |
50 | Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Team Europcar | Row 49 - Cell 2 |
51 | Sander Oostlander (Ned) Skil - Shimano | Row 50 - Cell 2 |
52 | Sebastien Delfosse (Bel) Landbouwkrediet | 0:00:23 |
53 | Laurens De Vreese (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator | Row 52 - Cell 2 |
54 | Jurgen Van Goolen (Bel) Veranda's Willems - Accent | 0:00:34 |
55 | Geert Steurs (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator | 0:00:36 |
56 | Gaetan Bille (Bel) Wallonie Bruxelles - Credit Agricole | Row 55 - Cell 2 |
57 | Gregory Habeaux (Bel) Veranda's Willems - Accent | Row 56 - Cell 2 |
58 | Boris Dron (Bel) Lotto - Bodysol Pole Continental Wallon | Row 57 - Cell 2 |
59 | Edwig Cammaerts (Bel) Landbouwkrediet | Row 58 - Cell 2 |
60 | Steve Morabito (Swi) BMC Racing Team | Row 59 - Cell 2 |
61 | Anthony Delaplace (Fra) Saur - Sojasun | 0:00:40 |
62 | Florian Guillou (Fra) Bretagne - Schuller | Row 61 - Cell 2 |
63 | Guillaume Le Floch (Fra) Team Europcar | Row 62 - Cell 2 |
64 | Yann Huguet (Fra) Skil - Shimano | Row 63 - Cell 2 |
65 | Jetse Bol (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team | 0:00:43 |
66 | Jimmy Janssens (Bel) Belgium | 0:00:46 |
67 | Jan Tratnik (Slo) Quickstep Cycling Team | 0:00:48 |
68 | Julien Berard (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 67 - Cell 2 |
69 | Pieter Weening (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team | 0:00:54 |
70 | Arkimedes Arguelyes (Rus) Katusha Team | Row 69 - Cell 2 |
71 | Yuriy Krivtsov (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | 0:01:00 |
72 | Marcus Burghardt (Ger) BMC Racing Team | Row 71 - Cell 2 |
73 | Pieter Serry (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator | Row 72 - Cell 2 |
74 | Rudy Rouet (Bel) Wallonie Bruxelles - Credit Agricole | Row 73 - Cell 2 |
75 | Mathieu Sprick (Fra) Skil - Shimano | Row 74 - Cell 2 |
76 | Sander Armee (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator | Row 75 - Cell 2 |
77 | Jean-Marc Bideau (Fra) Bretagne - Schuller | Row 76 - Cell 2 |
78 | Remi Pauriol (Fra) FDJ | Row 77 - Cell 2 |
79 | Kristof Van De Walle (Bel) Quickstep Cycling Team | Row 78 - Cell 2 |
80 | Tom Dernies (Bel) Lotto - Bodysol Pole Continental Wallon | 0:01:05 |
81 | Gilles Devillers (Bel) Wallonie Bruxelles - Credit Agricole | Row 80 - Cell 2 |
82 | Taylor Phinney (USA) BMC Racing Team | 0:01:13 |
83 | Macello Pavarin (Ita) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | Row 82 - Cell 2 |
84 | Dennis Van Winden (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team | 0:01:16 |
85 | Jaco Venter (RSA) Veranda's Willems - Accent | Row 84 - Cell 2 |
86 | Artem Ovechkin (Rus) Katusha Team | Row 85 - Cell 2 |
87 | Jonas Van Genechten (Bel) Wallonie Bruxelles - Credit Agricole | Row 86 - Cell 2 |
88 | Michael Schar (Swi) BMC Racing Team | 0:01:20 |
89 | Jeremy Roy (Fra) FDJ | 0:01:22 |
90 | Laurens Ten Dam (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team | 0:01:24 |
91 | Sebastien Chavanel (Fra) Team Europcar | 0:01:38 |
92 | David Boucher (Fra) Omega Pharma-Lotto | 0:01:44 |
93 | Marco Bandiera (Ita) Quickstep Cycling Team | 0:02:07 |
94 | Stijn Vandenbergh (Bel) Katusha Team | 0:02:09 |
95 | Borut Bozic (Slo) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | Row 94 - Cell 2 |
96 | Fumiyuki Beppu (Jpn) Team RadioShack | 0:02:12 |
97 | Jesse Sergent (NZl) Team RadioShack | Row 96 - Cell 2 |
98 | Hubert Dupont (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 97 - Cell 2 |
99 | Vladimir Isaychev (Rus) Katusha Team | Row 98 - Cell 2 |
100 | Marco Marcato (Ita) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | 0:02:16 |
101 | Rinaldo Nocentini (Ita) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 100 - Cell 2 |
102 | Frederik Veuchelen (Bel) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | Row 101 - Cell 2 |
103 | Jens Debusschere (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto | 0:02:21 |
104 | Klaas Lodewyck (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto | Row 103 - Cell 2 |
105 | Guillaume Van Keirsbulck (Bel) Quickstep Cycling Team | Row 104 - Cell 2 |
106 | Frederic Guesdon (Fra) FDJ | 0:02:23 |
107 | Steve Chainel (Fra) FDJ | Row 106 - Cell 2 |
108 | Thomas Damuseau (Fra) Skil - Shimano | 0:02:29 |
109 | Joost Van Leijen (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | 0:02:56 |
110 | Sebastien Hadeo Wens AGR19830418 Saxo Bank Sungard | 0:03:14 |
111 | Manuele Boaro (Ita) Saxo Bank Sungard | Row 110 - Cell 2 |
112 | Romain Hardy (Fra) Bretagne - Schuller | 0:03:29 |
113 | Gil Suray (Bel) Lotto - Bodysol Pole Continental Wallon | 0:04:33 |
114 | Arnaud Labbe (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne | Row 113 - Cell 2 |
115 | Maarten Tjallingii (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team | Row 114 - Cell 2 |
116 | Robin Chaigneau (Ned) Skil - Shimano | Row 115 - Cell 2 |
117 | Alexander Mironov (Rus) Katusha Team | Row 116 - Cell 2 |
118 | Chad Beyer (USA) BMC Racing Team | Row 117 - Cell 2 |
119 | Arthur Vanoverberghe (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator | Row 118 - Cell 2 |
120 | Floris Smeyers (Bel) Belgium | Row 119 - Cell 2 |
121 | Simon Zahner (Swi) BMC Racing Team | Row 120 - Cell 2 |
122 | Armindo Fonseca (Fra) Bretagne - Schuller | Row 121 - Cell 2 |
123 | Sebastien Duret (Fra) Bretagne - Schuller | Row 122 - Cell 2 |
124 | Frank Schleck (Lux) Leopard Trek | Row 123 - Cell 2 |
125 | Antoine Demoitie (Bel) Lotto - Bodysol Pole Continental Wallon | Row 124 - Cell 2 |
126 | Jempy Drucker (Bel) Veranda's Willems - Accent | Row 125 - Cell 2 |
127 | Brice Feillu (Fra) Leopard Trek | Row 126 - Cell 2 |
128 | Florent Barle (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne | Row 127 - Cell 2 |
129 | Julien Loubet (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 128 - Cell 2 |
130 | Pieter Vanspeybrouck (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator | Row 129 - Cell 2 |
131 | Arnaud Van Groen (Ned) Veranda's Willems - Accent | 0:04:42 |
132 | Florent Serry (Bel) Lotto - Bodysol Pole Continental Wallon | 0:05:54 |
133 | Fabrice Jeandesboz (Fra) Saur - Sojasun | 0:06:31 |
134 | Christophe Laborie (Fra) Saur - Sojasun | Row 133 - Cell 2 |
135 | Kevin Thome (Bel) Lotto - Bodysol Pole Continental Wallon | 0:06:41 |
136 | Hophra Gerard (Bel) Belgium | Row 135 - Cell 2 |
137 | Yann Moritz (Fra) Team Europcar | 0:09:08 |
138 | Arnaud Courteille (Fra) FDJ | Row 137 - Cell 2 |
139 | Johann Tschopp (Swi) BMC Racing Team | Row 138 - Cell 2 |
140 | Chris Butler (USA) BMC Racing Team | Row 139 - Cell 2 |
141 | Alexander Porsev (Rus) Katusha Team | Row 140 - Cell 2 |
142 | Eric Berthou (Fra) Bretagne - Schuller | 0:09:46 |
143 | Romain Lemarchand (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | 0:12:09 |
144 | Ron Margaliot (Isr) Saxo Bank Sungard | Row 143 - Cell 2 |
145 | Chritophe Premont (Bel) Wallonie Bruxelles - Credit Agricole | Row 144 - Cell 2 |
146 | Denis Galimzyanov (Rus) Katusha Team | 0:12:39 |
147 | Maxime Anciaux (Bel) Lotto - Bodysol Pole Continental Wallon | 0:12:44 |
HD | Julien Dechesne (Bel) Lotto - Bodysol Pole Continental Wallon | Row 147 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Graeme Brown (Aus) Rabobank Cycling Team | Row 148 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Olivier Pardini (Bel) Wallonie Bruxelles - Credit Agricole | Row 149 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Frederik Willems (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto | Row 150 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Jonathan De Witte (Bel) Wallonie Bruxelles - Credit Agricole | Row 151 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Kevin De Jonghe (Bel) Belgium | Row 152 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Jens Keukeleire (Bel) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne | Row 153 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Sam Bewley (NZl) Team RadioShack | Row 154 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Andreas Stauff (Ger) Quickstep Cycling Team | Row 155 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Francesco Chicchi (Ita) Quickstep Cycling Team | Row 156 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Andy Capelle (Bel) Quickstep Cycling Team | Row 157 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Martin Mortensen (Den) Leopard Trek | Row 158 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Tobias Ludvigsson (Swe) Skil - Shimano | Row 159 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Martin Reimer (Ger) Skil - Shimano | Row 160 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Bryan Nauleau (Fra) Team Europcar | Row 161 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Yannick Talabardon (Fra) Saur - Sojasun | Row 162 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Nicolas Edet (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne | Row 163 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Renaud Dion (Fra) Bretagne - Schuller | Row 164 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Kevin Van Melsen (Bel) Veranda's Willems - Accent | Row 165 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Yaroslav Popovych (Ukr) Team RadioShack | Row 166 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Georges Bennett (NZl) Team RadioShack | Row 167 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Kenny Dehaes (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto | Row 168 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Dmitriy Muravyev (Kaz) Team RadioShack | Row 169 - Cell 2 |
DNS | Steve Dekaert (Bel) Belgium | Row 170 - Cell 2 |
DNS | Kalle Kriit (Est) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne | Row 171 - Cell 2 |
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