Grand Prix de Wallonie 2011: Results

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David Boucher (Omega Pharma-Lotto) (Image credit: Isabelle Duchesne)

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

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#	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