Grand Prix de Wallonie 2012: Results

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Julien Simon (Saur-Sojasun) bides his time in the peloton.

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Florian Vachon (Bretagne-Schuller) and Sébastien Delfosse (Landbouwkrediet-Euphony)

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Rob Ruijgh (Vacansoleil-DCM) sets tempo at the head of a breakaway.

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Jérémy Roy (FDJ-Big Mat) launches an attack.

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Matthieu Sprick (Argos-Shimano) leads Oscar Freire (Katusha) and Alexandre Pichot (Europcar).

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Riders attack the peloton on the second climb of the Grand Prix de Wallonie.

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Belgian champion Tom Boonen (Omega Pharma-Quickstep) was a pre-race favorite at the Grand Prix de Wallonie.

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Julien Simon (Saur-Sojasun) wins the Grand Prix de Wallonie ahead of Greg Van Avermaet (BMC) and Björn Leukemans (Vacansoleil-DCM)

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The peloton in action during the 2012 Grand Prix de Wallonie.

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The 2012 Grand Prix de Wallonie podium (L-R): Greg Van Avermaet, Julien Simon and Björn Leukemans

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Oscar Freire (Katusha), awarded most combative at the Grand Prix de Wallonie, was part of a late race break which was caught in the closing kilometres.

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Oscar Freire (Katusha) was awarded the most combative prize.

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Best young rider Jasper Stuyven (Belgium) finished in 7th place, three seconds behind race winner Julien Simon.

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Johnny Hoogerland (Vacansoleil-DCM) scored the most points on the Grand Prix de Wallonie's seven classified climbs and won the mountains classification.

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Johnny Hoogerland (Vacansoleil-DCM) on the podium to receive the King of the Mountains prize.

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Grand Prix de Wallonie winner Julien Simon (Saur-Sojasun) speaks to the press at the finish.

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Julien Simon (Saur-Sojasun) on the podium after his victory at the Grand Prix de Wallonie.

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2012 Grand Prix de Wallonie champion Julien Simon (Saur-Sojasun)

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Julien Simon (Saur-Sojasun) was too strong for Greg Van Avermaet (BMC) in the Grand Prix de Wallonie finale.

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Julien Simon (Saur-Sojasun) celebrates victory in the 2012 Grand Prix de Wallonie.

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Top three finishers at the 2012 Grand Prix de Wallonie (L-R): Greg Van Avermaet (BMC), Julien Simon (Saur-Sojasun) and Björn Leukemans (Vacansoleil-DCM)

Full Results
1	Julien Simon (Fra) Saur - Sojasun	4:45:51
2	Greg Van Avermaet (Bel) BMC Racing Team
3	Björn Leukemans (Bel) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team	0:00:01
4	Luca Paolini (Ita) Katusha Team	0:00:03
5	Jan Bakelants (Bel) RadioShack-Nissan	0:00:05
6	Bert De Waele (Bel) Landbouwkrediet-Euphony	0:00:07
7	Jasper Stuyven (Bel) Belgium	0:00:10
8	Johnny Hoogerland (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team
9	Nacer Bouhanii (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat
10	Marco Marcato (Ita) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team
11	Kevin Ista (Bel) Accent Jobs - Willems Veranda's	0:00:12
12	Pieter Jacobs (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator
13	Tony Hurel (Fra) Team Europcar
14	Laurens De Vreese (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator
15	Jonas Aaen Jörgensen (Den) Team Saxo Bank-Tinkoff Bank
16	Laurent Pichon (Fra) Bretagne - Schuller
17	Geoffroy Lequatre (Fra) Bretagne - Schuller	0:00:17
18	Davy Commeyne (Bel) Landbouwkrediet-Euphony
19	Jonathan Hivert (Fra) Saur - Sojasun
20	Tom Van Asbroeck (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator
21	Pim Ligthart (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team
22	Tom Boonen (Bel) Omega Pharma-Quickstep
23	Alexandre Pichot (Fra) Team Europcar
24	Jens Debusschere (Bel) Lotto Belisol Team
25	Angelo Tulik (Fra) Team Europcar	0:00:24
26	Kristof Goddaert (Bel) AG2R La Mondiale	0:00:28
27	Dieter Bouvry (Bel) Belgium
28	Jimmy Raibaud (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
29	Arnaud Labbe (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne	0:00:34
30	Steven Caethoven (Bel) Accent Jobs - Willems Veranda's	0:00:36
31	Kenny De Haes (Bel) Lotto Belisol Team
32	Dirk Bellemakers (Ned) Landbouwkrediet-Euphony	0:00:38
33	Thomas Sprengers (Bel) Lotto Belisol Team	0:00:40
34	Kasper Klostergaard Larsen (Den) Team Saxo Bank-Tinkoff Bank	0:00:42
35	Emilien Viennet (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat	0:00:46
36	Jean-Pierre Drucker (Lux) Accent Jobs - Willems Veranda's	0:00:59
37	Serge De Wortelaer (Bel) Idemasport - Biowanze
38	Yukiya Arashiro (Jpn) Team Europcar	0:01:07
39	Fabio Polazzi (Bel) Wallonie Bruxelles - Credit Agricole
40	Rob Ruijgh (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team
41	Pierre-Henri Lecuisinier (Fra) Team Europcar
42	Anders Lund (Den) Team Saxo Bank-Tinkoff Bank
43	Jurgen Van Goolen (Bel) Accent Jobs - Willems Veranda's
44	Yann Huguet (Fra) Team Argos - Shimano
45	Andreas Klöden (Ger) RadioShack-Nissan
46	Jakob Fuglsang (Den) RadioShack-Nissan
47	Jonathan Cantwell (Aus) Team Saxo Bank-Tinkoff Bank
48	Yves Lampaert (Bel) Belgium
49	Antoine Demoitie (Bel) Idemasport - Biowanze	0:01:22
50	Olivier Kaisen (Bel) Lotto Belisol Team
51	Cedric Pineau (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat	0:01:30
52	Jean-Marc Bideau (Fra) Bretagne - Schuller	0:01:34
53	Florian Guillou (Fra) Bretagne - Schuller	0:01:35
54	David Boucher (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat
55	Mathieu Teychenne-Coutet (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale	0:01:43
56	Eliot Lietaer (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator
57	Guillaume Van Keirsbulck (Bel) Omega Pharma-Quickstep	0:02:02
58	Michael Schär (Swi) BMC Racing Team	0:02:19
59	Alexander Kristoff (Nor) Katusha Team	0:02:32
60	Oscar Freire Gomez (Spa) Katusha Team
61	Armindo Fonseca (Fra) Bretagne - Schuller
62	Sébastien Duret (Fra) Bretagne - Schuller
63	Hayden Roulston (NZl) RadioShack-Nissan	0:02:42
64	Peter Velits (Svk) Omega Pharma-Quickstep
65	Jesse Sergent (NZl) RadioShack-Nissan
66	Bert Grabsch (Ger) Omega Pharma-Quickstep
67	Maxime Mederel (Fra) Saur - Sojasun
68	Jeroen Hoorne (Bel) Omega Pharma-Quickstep	0:03:01
69	Loic Vliegen (Bel) Idemasport - Biowanze	0:03:39
70	Steve Bekaert (Bel) Belgium
71	Quentin Bertholet (Bel) Wallonie Bruxelles - Credit Agricole
72	Loic Pestiaux (Bel) Idemasport - Biowanze	0:03:48
73	Wouter Wippert (Fra) Lotto Belisol Team	0:04:21
74	Florian Vachon (Fra) Bretagne - Schuller	0:04:24
75	Christopher Juul Jensen (Den) Team Saxo Bank-Tinkoff Bank	0:04:37
76	Gregory Habeaux (Bel) Accent Jobs - Willems Veranda's	0:04:40
77	Tobias Ludvigsson (Swe) Team Argos - Shimano	0:04:42
78	Tom Dumoulin (Ned) Team Argos - Shimano
79	Mauro Santambrogio (Ita) BMC Racing Team	0:04:57
80	Tosh Van Der Sande (Bel) Lotto Belisol Team	0:05:28
81	Warren Barguil (Fra) Team Argos - Shimano	0:07:12
82	Frederik Veuchelen (Bel) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team
83	Brice Feillu (Fra) Saur - Sojasun
84	Reinier Honig (Ned) Landbouwkrediet-Euphony
85	Thomas Damuseau (Fra) Team Argos - Shimano	0:09:47
86	Matthieu Sprick (Fra) Team Argos - Shimano
87	Jonas Vangenechten (Bel) Lotto Belisol Team
88	Mikael Cherel (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale	0:10:36
89	Francis Mourey (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat	0:11:35
90	Damien Monier (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne	0:12:10
91	Brian Bulgac (Ned) Lotto Belisol Team
92	Andrew Fenn (GBr) Omega Pharma-Quickstep
93	Lucas Sebastian Haedo (Arg) Team Saxo Bank-Tinkoff Bank
94	Dylan Teuns (Bel) Belgium
95	Jasper Hamelink (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team
96	Tom Stamsnijder (Ned) Team Argos - Shimano
HD	Bjorn Thurau (Ger) Team Europcar	0:16:00
HD	Arnaud Geromboux (Bel) Idemasport - Biowanze
HD	Andrew Ydens (Bel) Lotto - Pôle Continental Wallon
HD	Nico Sijmens (Bel) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne	0:16:45
HD	Alexis Vuillermoz (Fra) Saur - Sojasun	0:18:44
HD	Dimitri Peyskens (Bel) Belgium
HD	Lawrence Warbasse (USA) BMC Racing Team	0:19:09
HD	Thibaut Pinot (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat
HD	Anthony Roux (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat
HD	Jérémy Roy (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat
HD	Matthieu Ladagnous (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat
HD	Petr Ignatenko (Rus) Katusha Team
HD	Timofey Kritskiy (Rus) Katusha Team
HD	Mehdi Sohrabi (IRI) Lotto Belisol Team
HD	Jérôme Gilbert (Bel) Accent Jobs - Willems Veranda's
HD	Frederik Backaert (Bel) Landbouwkrediet-Euphony
HD	Sander Armee (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator
HD	Gijs Van Hoecke (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator
HD	Arthur Van Overberghe (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator
HD	Jérémy Bescond (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne
HD	Cyril Bessy (Fra) Saur - Sojasun
HD	Julien Stassen (Bel) Idemasport - Biowanze
HD	Boris Vallee (Bel) Idemasport - Biowanze
HD	Janis Dakteris (Lat) Lotto - Pôle Continental Wallon
HD	Glenn Vandemaele (Bel) Lotto - Pôle Continental Wallon
HD	Sander Helven (Bel) Belgium
HD	Niels Vandyck (Bel) Belgium
DNF	Klaas Lodewyck (Bel) BMC Racing Team
DNF	Ivan Santaromita (Ita) BMC Racing Team
DNF	Gregor Gazvoda (Slo) AG2R La Mondiale
DNF	Johann Tschopp (Swi) BMC Racing Team
DNF	John Gadret (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
DNF	Adam Blythe (GBr) BMC Racing Team
DNF	Alexey Tsatevitch (Rus) Katusha Team
DNF	Marco Haller (Aut) Katusha Team
DNF	Nikolas Maes (Bel) Omega Pharma-Quickstep
DNF	Iljo Keisse (Bel) Omega Pharma-Quickstep
DNF	Robert Wagner (Ger) RadioShack-Nissan
DNF	Giacomo Nizzolo (Ita) RadioShack-Nissan
DNF	Yaroslav Popovych (Ukr) RadioShack-Nissan
DNF	Jens Voigt (Ger) RadioShack-Nissan
DNF	Ran Margaliot (Isr) Team Saxo Bank-Tinkoff Bank
DNF	Takashi Miyazawa (Jpn) Team Saxo Bank-Tinkoff Bank
DNF	Kris Boeckmans (Bel) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team
DNF	Maxime Anciaux (Bel) Idemasport - Biowanze
DNF	Ian Boswell (USA) Team Argos - Shimano
DNF	Albert Timmer (Ned) Team Argos - Shimano
DNF	Kévin Reza (Fra) Team Europcar
DNF	Rafaa Chtioui (Tun) Team Europcar
DNF	Damien Gaudin (Fra) Team Europcar
DNF	Etienne Tortelier (Fra) Saur - Sojasun
DNF	Jean Marc Marino (Fra) Saur - Sojasun
DNF	Paul Poux (Fra) Saur - Sojasun
DNF	Adrien Petit (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne
DNF	Dimitri Champion (Fra) Bretagne - Schuller
DNF	Edwig Cammaerts (Bel) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne
DNF	Renaud Dion (Fra) Bretagne - Schuller
DNF	Zico Waeytens (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator
DNF	Preben Van Hecke (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator
DNF	Egidijus Juodvalkis (Ltu) Landbouwkrediet-Euphony
DNF	Kevin Van Melsen (Bel) Accent Jobs - Willems Veranda's
DNF	Sébastien Delfosse (Bel) Landbouwkrediet-Euphony
DNF	Gilles Devillers (Bel) Landbouwkrediet-Euphony
DNF	Thomas Degand (Bel) Accent Jobs - Willems Veranda's
DNF	Tim De Troyer (Bel) Accent Jobs - Willems Veranda's
DNF	Benjamin Gourgue (Bel) Lotto - Pôle Continental Wallon
DNF	Gertjan De Vos (Bel) Belgium
DNF	Robin Stenuit (Bel) Wallonie Bruxelles - Credit Agricole
DNF	Florent Serry (Bel) Lotto - Pôle Continental Wallon
DNF	Olivier Chevalier (Bel) Wallonie Bruxelles - Credit Agricole
DNF	Tom Dernies (Bel) Wallonie Bruxelles - Credit Agricole
DNF	Boris Dron (Bel) Wallonie Bruxelles - Credit Agricole
DNF	Laurent Evrard (Bel) Wallonie Bruxelles - Credit Agricole
DNF	Philippe Legrand (Bel) Wallonie Bruxelles - Credit Agricole
DNF	Kévin Thome (Bel) Wallonie Bruxelles - Credit Agricole
DNF	Tom David (NZl) Lotto - Pôle Continental Wallon
DNF	Gaëtan Pons (Bel) Lotto - Pôle Continental Wallon
DNF	Olivier Poppe (Bel) Lotto - Pôle Continental Wallon
DNF	Rudy Rouet (Bel) Lotto - Pôle Continental Wallon
DNF	Quentin Van Heuverswijn (Bel) Idemasport - Biowanze
DNS	Yannick Eijssen (Bel) BMC Racing Team

Mountain 1 - Côte de St Hubert (Cat. 2)
1	Thibaut Pinot (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat	6	pts
2	Johann Tschopp (Swi) BMC Racing Team	4
3	Angelo Tulik (Fra) Team Europcar	2
4	Bjorn Thurau (Ger) Team Europcar	1

Mountain 2 - Côte de St Remacle (Cat. 2)
1	Maxime Mederel (Fra) Saur - Sojasun	6	pts
2	Geoffroy Lequatre (Fra) Bretagne - Schuller	4
3	Johnny Hoogerland (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team	2
4	Damien Gaudin (Fra) Team Europcar	1

Mountain 3 - Côte de Werbomont (Cat. 1)
1	Michael Schär (Swi) BMC Racing Team	10	pts
2	Robert Wagner (Ger) RadioShack-Nissan	8
3	Alexandre Pichot (Fra) Team Europcar	6
4	Kasper Klostergaard Larsen (Den) Team Saxo Bank-Tinkoff Bank	4
5	Matthieu Sprick (Fra) Team Argos - Shimano	2

Mountain 4 - Côte d'Ermeton (Cat. 3)
1	Tom Boonen (Bel) Omega Pharma-Quickstep	4	pts
2	Greg Van Avermaet (Bel) BMC Racing Team	2
3	Oscar Freire Gomez (Spa) Katusha Team	1

Mountain 5 - Côte de Lustin (Cat. 1)
1	Johnny Hoogerland (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team	10	pts
2	Jurgen Van Goolen (Bel) Accent Jobs - Willems Veranda's	8
3	Yukiya Arashiro (Jpn) Team Europcar	6
4	Sébastien Duret (Fra) Bretagne - Schuller	4
5	Jeroen Hoorne (Bel) Omega Pharma-Quickstep	2

Mountain 6 - Tienne aux Pierres (Cat. 1)
1	Yukiya Arashiro (Jpn) Team Europcar	10	pts
2	Johnny Hoogerland (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team	8
3	Christopher Juul Jensen (Den) Team Saxo Bank-Tinkoff Bank	6
4	Oscar Freire Gomez (Spa) Katusha Team	4
5	Jurgen Van Goolen (Bel) Accent Jobs - Willems Veranda's	2

Mountain 7 - Citadelle de Namur (Cat. 1)
1	Marco Marcato (Ita) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team	10	pts
2	Björn Leukemans (Bel) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team	8
3	Greg Van Avermaet (Bel) BMC Racing Team	6
4	Julien Simon (Fra) Saur - Sojasun	4
5	Luca Paolini (Ita) Katusha Team	2

Mountains classification
1	Johnny Hoogerland (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team	20	pts
2	Yukiya Arashiro (Jpn) Team Europcar	16
3	Marco Marcato (Ita) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team	10
4	Jurgen Van Goolen (Bel) Accent Jobs - Willems Veranda's	10
5	Michael Schär (Swi) BMC Racing Team	10
6	Greg Van Avermaet (Bel) BMC Racing Team	8
7	Björn Leukemans (Bel) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team	8
8	Alexandre Pichot (Fra) Team Europcar	6
9	Maxime Mederel (Fra) Saur - Sojasun	6
10	Christopher Juul Jensen (Den) Team Saxo Bank-Tinkoff Bank	6
11	Oscar Freire Gomez (Spa) Katusha Team	5
12	Julien Simon (Fra) Saur - Sojasun	4
13	Geoffroy Lequatre (Fra) Bretagne - Schuller	4
14	Tom Boonen (Bel) Omega Pharma-Quickstep	4
15	Kasper Klostergaard Larsen (Den) Team Saxo Bank-Tinkoff Bank	4
16	Sébastien Duret (Fra) Bretagne - Schuller	4
17	Luca Paolini (Ita) Katusha Team	2
18	Angelo Tulik (Fra) Team Europcar	2
19	Jeroen Hoorne (Bel) Omega Pharma-Quickstep	2
20	Matthieu Sprick (Fra) Team Argos - Shimano	2

Most combative
1	Oscar Freire Gomez (Spa) Katusha Team

Best young rider
1	Jasper Stuyven (Bel) Belgium	4:46:01
2	Nacer Bouhanii (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat
3	Tom Van Asbroeck (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator	0:00:07
4	Angelo Tulik (Fra) Team Europcar	0:00:14
5	Dieter Bouvry (Bel) Belgium	0:00:18
6	Jimmy Raibaud (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
7	Thomas Sprengers (Bel) Lotto Belisol Team	0:00:30
8	Emilien Viennet (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat	0:00:36
9	Serge De Wortelaer (Bel) Idemasport - Biowanze	0:00:49
10	Pierre-Henri Lecuisinier (Fra) Team Europcar	0:00:57
11	Yves Lampaert (Bel) Belgium
12	Antoine Demoitie (Bel) Idemasport - Biowanze	0:01:12
13	Eliot Lietaer (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator	0:01:33
14	Guillaume Van Keirsbulck (Bel) Omega Pharma-Quickstep	0:01:52
15	Loic Vliegen (Bel) Idemasport - Biowanze	0:03:29
16	Steve Bekaert (Bel) Belgium
17	Loic Pestiaux (Bel) Idemasport - Biowanze	0:03:38
18	Wouter Wippert (Fra) Lotto Belisol Team	0:04:11
19	Tobias Ludvigsson (Swe) Team Argos - Shimano	0:04:32
20	Tom Dumoulin (Ned) Team Argos - Shimano
21	Tosh Van Der Sande (Bel) Lotto Belisol Team	0:05:18
22	Warren Barguil (Fra) Team Argos - Shimano	0:07:02
23	Andrew Fenn (GBr) Omega Pharma-Quickstep	0:12:00
24	Dylan Teuns (Bel) Belgium
25	Jasper Hamelink (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team

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