Grand Prix de Wallonie 2014: Results

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The 2014 GP de Wallonie podium: Jan Bakelants, Greg Van Avermaet and Tony Gallopin(Image credit: AFP Photo)

BMC's Greg Van Avermaet upped his odds for the world championships with a perfectly executed victory at the Tour de Wallonie on Wednesday. The Belgian bested Tony Gallopin (Lotto Belisol) and Jan Bakelants (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) to win at the citadel of Namur.

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"I am really happy with this result because it gives me a good feeling going toward the worlds," Van Avermaet said. "It is always hard to do this race after Canada, but it is one of the nice races at the end of the year in Belgium. So it is always worth it. I was already good in Canada, but my sprint was never really great there. Today, everything went perfectly."

After spending the last week in Canada for the WorldTour races in Quebec and Montreal where the best he could do was fifth, Van Avermaet had only just returned to Belgium but dove right in at the Tour de Wallonie.

He joined Bakelants, Fränk Schleck (Trek Factory Racing) and Jelle Vanendert (Lotto Belisol) on an attack in the final 20km, then waited as Bakelants attacked repeatedly. "I was pretty strong and I was confident to keep it all together for my sprint because I felt I was fastest of the group," Van Avermaet said. "But with the attacks, it always slowed down again and the peloton was coming back. So it was a little bit tricky."

Gallopin made it two fast men when he bridged with only 300m to go, but the effort cost the young Frenchman, and he could not match Van Avermaet and settled for second, with Bakelants rounding out the podium.

Full Results

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#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result
1	Greg Van Avermaet (Bel) BMC Racing Team	4:47:17
2	Tony Gallopin (Fra) Lotto Belisol	0:00:02
3	Jan Bakelants (Bel) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step Cycling Team	Row 2 - Cell 2
4	Jelle Vanendert (Bel) Lotto Belisol	0:00:04
5	Rory Sutherland (Aus) Tinkoff-Saxo	0:00:06
6	Dylan Teuns (Bel) BMC Racing Team	Row 5 - Cell 2
7	Julien Simon (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits	Row 6 - Cell 2
8	Frank Schleck (Lux) Trek Factory Racing	Row 7 - Cell 2
9	Thibaut Pinot (Fra) FDJ.fr	0:00:08
10	Gaetan Bille (Bel) Verandas Willems	0:00:09
11	Florian Vachon (Fra) Bretagne - Seche Environnement	Row 10 - Cell 2
12	Yves Lampaert (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise	Row 11 - Cell 2
13	Steve Morabito (Swi) BMC Racing Team	Row 12 - Cell 2
14	Gianluca Brambilla (Ita) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step Cycling Team	0:00:13
15	Björn Leukemans (Bel) Wanty - Groupe Gobert	0:00:21
16	Oliver Naesen (Bel) Lotto Belisol	0:00:23
17	Tiesj Benoot (Bel) Lotto Belisol	0:00:24
18	Franck Bonnamour (Fra) Bretagne - Seche Environnement	Row 17 - Cell 2
19	Pierre-Henri Lecuisinier (Fra) FDJ.fr	Row 18 - Cell 2
20	Floris De Tier (Bel) Belkin Pro Cycling Team	Row 19 - Cell 2
21	Jimmy Turgis (Fra) Roubaix Lille Metropole	Row 20 - Cell 2
22	Benjamin Declercq (Bel) Belkin Pro Cycling Team	Row 21 - Cell 2
23	Boris Dron (Bel) Wallonie - Bruxelles	Row 22 - Cell 2
24	Loic Vliegen (Bel) BMC Racing Team	Row 23 - Cell 2
25	Laurent Didier (Lux) Trek Factory Racing	0:00:31
26	Victor Campenaerts (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise	0:00:44
27	Romain Lemarchand (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits	0:00:56
28	Gijs Van Hoecke (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise	0:01:08
29	Ivan Rovny (Rus) Tinkoff-Saxo	0:01:28
30	Olivier Pardini (Bel) Verandas Willems	0:01:51
31	Francis De Greef (Bel) Wanty - Groupe Gobert	0:03:22
32	Jay Mccarthy (Aus) Tinkoff-Saxo	0:03:50
33	Sebastien Carabin (Bel) T.Palm - Pôle Continental Wallon	0:04:09
34	Antoine Warnier (Bel) Color Code - Biowanze	0:04:11
35	Olivier Le Gac (Fra) FDJ.fr	Row 34 - Cell 2
36	Matti Breschel (Den) Tinkoff-Saxo	0:04:15
37	Mikael Cherel (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale	0:04:45
38	Jonathan Dufrasne (Bel) Wallonie - Bruxelles	Row 37 - Cell 2
39	Thomas Wertz (Bel) Color Code - Biowanze	0:05:33
40	Tom Dernies (Bel) Wallonie - Bruxelles	Row 39 - Cell 2
41	Jelle Wallays (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise	Row 40 - Cell 2
42	Bob Schoonbroodt (Ned) Veranclassic - Doltcini	0:05:45
43	Edward Theuns (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise	0:06:11
44	Florent Delfosse (Bel) Color Code - Biowanze	Row 43 - Cell 2
45	Kenneth Van Rooy (Bel) Belkin Pro Cycling Team	Row 44 - Cell 2
46	Jasper De Buyst (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise	Row 45 - Cell 2
47	Calvin Watson (Aus) Trek Factory Racing	Row 46 - Cell 2
48	Julien Stassen (Bel) Wallonie - Bruxelles	Row 47 - Cell 2
49	Armindo Fonseca (Fra) Bretagne - Seche Environnement	Row 48 - Cell 2
50	Kevin Van Melsen (Bel) Wanty - Groupe Gobert	Row 49 - Cell 2
51	Jean-Pierre Drucker (Lux) Wanty - Groupe Gobert	Row 50 - Cell 2
52	Sten Van Gucht (Bel) Verandas Willems	Row 51 - Cell 2
53	Zdenek Stybar (Cze) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step Cycling Team	Row 52 - Cell 2
54	Laurent Evrard (Bel) Wallonie - Bruxelles	Row 53 - Cell 2
55	Karsten Kroon (Ned) Tinkoff-Saxo	Row 54 - Cell 2
56	Gaëtan Pons (Bel) Color Code - Biowanze	Row 55 - Cell 2
57	Willem Wauters (Bel) Verandas Willems	Row 56 - Cell 2
58	Zico Waeytens (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise	Row 57 - Cell 2
59	Stijn Devolder (Bel) Trek Factory Racing	Row 58 - Cell 2
60	Pieter Jacobs (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise	Row 59 - Cell 2
61	Sean De Bie (Bel) Lotto Belisol	Row 60 - Cell 2
62	Quentin Jauregui (Fra) Roubaix Lille Metropole	Row 61 - Cell 2
63	Julien Berard (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale	Row 62 - Cell 2
64	Julian Kern (Ger) AG2R La Mondiale	Row 63 - Cell 2
65	François Bidard (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale	Row 64 - Cell 2
66	Clement Chevrier (Fra) Trek Factory Racing	Row 65 - Cell 2
67	Romain Bardet (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale	Row 66 - Cell 2
68	Jonas Rickaert (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise	Row 67 - Cell 2
69	Kevin De Weert (Bel) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step Cycling Team	Row 68 - Cell 2
70	Dennis Vanendert (Bel) Lotto Belisol	Row 69 - Cell 2
71	Laurens De Vreese (Bel) Wanty - Groupe Gobert	Row 70 - Cell 2
72	Nicolas Edet (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits	Row 71 - Cell 2
73	Rein Taaramae (Est) Cofidis, Solutions Credits	Row 72 - Cell 2
74	Serge De Wortelaer (Bel) Veranclassic - Doltcini	Row 73 - Cell 2
75	Tom Goovaerts (Bel) Veranclassic - Doltcini	Row 74 - Cell 2
76	Rudy Molard (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits	Row 75 - Cell 2
77	Cyril Lemoine (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits	Row 76 - Cell 2
78	Pierre-Luc Perrichon (Fra) Bretagne - Seche Environnement	0:12:03
79	Xandro Meurisse (Bel) Lotto Belisol	Row 78 - Cell 2
80	Christophe Laborie (Fra) Bretagne - Seche Environnement	Row 79 - Cell 2
81	Dieter Bouvry (Bel) Belkin Pro Cycling Team	Row 80 - Cell 2
82	Rick Zabel (Ger) BMC Racing Team	Row 81 - Cell 2
83	Alex Kirsch (Lux) Trek Factory Racing	Row 82 - Cell 2
84	Dries Van Gestel (Bel) Belkin Pro Cycling Team	Row 83 - Cell 2
85	Boris Vallee (Bel) Lotto Belisol	Row 84 - Cell 2
86	Jean-Lou Paiani (Fra) Roubaix Lille Metropole	Row 85 - Cell 2
87	Eduard Alexander Beltran Suarez (Col) Tinkoff-Saxo	Row 86 - Cell 2
88	Antoine Demoitie (Bel) Wallonie - Bruxelles	Row 87 - Cell 2
89	Sébastien Delfosse (Bel) Wallonie - Bruxelles	Row 88 - Cell 2
90	Remy Mertz (Bel) Color Code - Biowanze	Row 89 - Cell 2
91	Aimé Degendt (Bel) Belkin Pro Cycling Team	Row 90 - Cell 2
92	Joachim Vanreyten (Bel) Belkin Pro Cycling Team	0:15:21
93	Andrew Ydens (Bel) T.Palm - Pôle Continental Wallon	Row 92 - Cell 2
94	Jean-Albert Carnevali (Bel) Verandas Willems	Row 93 - Cell 2
95	Marc Sarreau (Fra) FDJ.fr	Row 94 - Cell 2
96	Rick Ottema (Ned) Veranclassic - Doltcini	0:18:20
97	Guillaume Martin (Fra) FDJ.fr	0:18:49
98	Tom Vessey (NZl) T.Palm - Pôle Continental Wallon	0:18:52
99	Louis Convens (Bel) Verandas Willems	0:19:10
OTL	Andrew Fenn (GBr) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step Cycling Team	0:25:35
OTL	Gediminas Bagdonas (Ltu) AG2R La Mondiale	Row 100 - Cell 2
OTL	Luke Davison (Aus) BMC Racing Team	Row 101 - Cell 2
OTL	Michael Morkov (Den) Tinkoff-Saxo	Row 102 - Cell 2
OTL	Fabio Silvestre (Por) Trek Factory Racing	Row 103 - Cell 2
OTL	Chetout Loic (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits	Row 104 - Cell 2
OTL	Thomas Deruette (Bel) Color Code - Biowanze	Row 105 - Cell 2
OTL	Guillaume Haag (Bel) T.Palm - Pôle Continental Wallon	Row 106 - Cell 2
OTL	Alexandre Seny (Bel) T.Palm - Pôle Continental Wallon	Row 107 - Cell 2
OTL	Glenn Vandemaele (Bel) T.Palm - Pôle Continental Wallon	Row 108 - Cell 2
OTL	Maxime Vekeman (Bel) T.Palm - Pôle Continental Wallon	Row 109 - Cell 2
OTL	Francesco Van Coppernolle (Bel) Veranclassic - Doltcini	Row 110 - Cell 2
OTL	Hamish Schreurs (NZl) Veranclassic - Doltcini	Row 111 - Cell 2
OTL	Emiel Wastyn (Bel) Verandas Willems	Row 112 - Cell 2
OTL	Jef Van Meirhaeghe (Bel) Belkin Pro Cycling Team	Row 113 - Cell 2
DNF	Guillaume Van Keirsbulck (Bel) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step Cycling Team	Row 114 - Cell 2
DNF	Stijn Vandenbergh (Bel) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step Cycling Team	Row 115 - Cell 2
DNF	Thomas De Gendt (Bel) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step Cycling Team	Row 116 - Cell 2
DNF	Iljo Keisse (Bel) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step Cycling Team	Row 117 - Cell 2
DNF	Maxime Daniel (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale	Row 118 - Cell 2
DNF	Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale	Row 119 - Cell 2
DNF	Yannick Eijssen (Bel) BMC Racing Team	Row 120 - Cell 2
DNF	David Boucher (Fra) FDJ.fr	Row 121 - Cell 2
DNF	Sébastien Chavanel (Fra) FDJ.fr	Row 122 - Cell 2
DNF	Mickael Delage (Fra) FDJ.fr	Row 123 - Cell 2
DNF	Alexandre Geniez (Fra) FDJ.fr	Row 124 - Cell 2
DNF	Lorenzo Manzin (Fra) FDJ.fr	Row 125 - Cell 2
DNF	Boy Van Poppel (Ned) Trek Factory Racing	Row 126 - Cell 2
DNF	Axel Journiaux (Fra) Bretagne - Seche Environnement	Row 127 - Cell 2
DNF	Romain Feillu (Fra) Bretagne - Seche Environnement	Row 128 - Cell 2
DNF	Benoit Jarrier (Fra) Bretagne - Seche Environnement	Row 129 - Cell 2
DNF	Benjamin Le Montagner (Fra) Bretagne - Seche Environnement	Row 130 - Cell 2
DNF	Clément Koretzky (Fra) Bretagne - Seche Environnement	Row 131 - Cell 2
DNF	Edwig Cammaerts (Bel) Cofidis, Solutions Credits	Row 132 - Cell 2
DNF	Christophe Laporte (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits	Row 133 - Cell 2
DNF	Tim De Troyer (Bel) Wanty - Groupe Gobert	Row 134 - Cell 2
DNF	Nico Sijmens (Bel) Wanty - Groupe Gobert	Row 135 - Cell 2
DNF	Frederik Veuchelen (Bel) Wanty - Groupe Gobert	Row 136 - Cell 2
DNF	Julien Duval (Fra) Roubaix Lille Metropole	Row 137 - Cell 2
DNF	Julien Kaise (Bel) Color Code - Biowanze	Row 138 - Cell 2
DNF	Ludwig De Winter (Bel) Color Code - Biowanze	Row 139 - Cell 2
DNF	Tom Galle (Bel) Color Code - Biowanze	Row 140 - Cell 2
DNF	Jerome Kerf (Bel) Color Code - Biowanze	Row 141 - Cell 2
DNF	Dylan Kowalski (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits	Row 142 - Cell 2
DNF	Pieter Vanspeybrouck (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise	Row 143 - Cell 2
DNF	Thomas Degand (Bel) Wanty - Groupe Gobert	Row 144 - Cell 2
DNF	Darijus Dzervus (Ltu) Veranclassic - Doltcini	Row 145 - Cell 2
DNF	Wouter Mol (Ned) Veranclassic - Doltcini	Row 146 - Cell 2
DNF	Alessandro Soenens (Bel) Veranclassic - Doltcini	Row 147 - Cell 2
DNF	Rudy Rouet (Bel) T.Palm - Pôle Continental Wallon	Row 148 - Cell 2
DNF	Julien Deschesne (Bel) T.Palm - Pôle Continental Wallon	Row 149 - Cell 2
DNF	Rudy Kowalski (Fra) Roubaix Lille Metropole	Row 150 - Cell 2
DNF	Baptiste Plackaert (Bel) Roubaix Lille Metropole	Row 151 - Cell 2
DNF	Maxime Vantomme (Bel) Roubaix Lille Metropole	Row 152 - Cell 2
DNF	Franck Vermeulen (Fra) Roubaix Lille Metropole	Row 153 - Cell 2
DNF	Jonathan Baratto (Bel) T.Palm - Pôle Continental Wallon	Row 154 - Cell 2
DNF	Maxime Anciaux (Bel) Wallonie - Bruxelles	Row 155 - Cell 2
DNF	Quentin Bertholet (Bel) Wallonie - Bruxelles	Row 156 - Cell 2
DNF	Nicolas Mertz (Bel) Verandas Willems	Row 157 - Cell 2
DNF	Frederik Vandewiele (Bel) Veranclassic - Doltcini	Row 158 - Cell 2
DNF	Loic Pestiaux (Bel) Wallonie - Bruxelles	Row 159 - Cell 2

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