Mertens and De Ketele kick to the top
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Results
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| # | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result | Header Cell - Column 3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Angelo Ciccone / Elia Viviani (Ita) | 11 | pts |
| 2 | Wim Stroetinga / Jeff Vermeulen (Ned) | 10 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
| 3 | Mickaël Jeannin / Morgan Kneisky (Fra) | 10 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
| 4 | Alexander Aeschbach / Franco Marvulli (Swi) | 8 | Row 3 - Cell 3 |
| 5 | Tim Mertens / Kenny de Ketele (Bel) | 7 | Row 4 - Cell 3 |
| 6 | Kevin Fouache / Jules Pijourlet (Fra) | 6 | Row 5 - Cell 3 |
| 7 | Jens-Erik Madsen / Marc Hester (Den) | 5 | Row 6 - Cell 3 |
| 8 | Danny Stam / Leon Van Bon (Ned) | 4 | Row 7 - Cell 3 |
| 9 | François Lamiraud / Florent Ivars (Fra) | 4 | Row 8 - Cell 3 |
| 10 | Jiri Hochmann / Milan Kadlec (Cze) | 1 | Row 9 - Cell 3 |
| 11 | Pierre-Luc Perichon / Sebastien Ivars (Fra) | Row 10 - Cell 2 | Row 10 - Cell 3 |
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| # | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Angelo Ciccone / Elia Viviani (Ita) | 34.989 |
| 2 | Mickaël Jeannin / Morgan Kneisky (Fra) | 35.513 |
| 3 | Tim Mertens / Kenny de Ketele (Bel) | 35.985 |
| 4 | Alexander Aeschbach / Franco Marvulli (Swi) | 36.256 |
| 5 | Jens-Erik Madsen / Marc Hester (Den) | 36.266 |
| 6 | Danny Stam / Leon Van Bon (Ned) | 37.580 |
| 7 | Pierre-Luc Perichon / Sebastien Ivars (Fra) | 39.393 |
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| # | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result | Header Cell - Column 3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jeff Vermeulen | 10 | pts |
| 2 | Kenny De Ketele | 6 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
| 3 | Leon Van Bon | 5 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
| 4 | Milan Kadlec | 4 | Row 3 - Cell 3 |
| 5 | Morgan Kneisky | 3 | Row 4 - Cell 3 |
| 6 | Sebastien Ivars | 2 | Row 5 - Cell 3 |
| 7 | Marc Hester | Row 6 - Cell 2 | Row 6 - Cell 3 |
| 8 | Elia Viviani | Row 7 - Cell 2 | Row 7 - Cell 3 |
| 9 | Jules Pijourlet | Row 8 - Cell 2 | Row 8 - Cell 3 |
| 10 | Florent Ivars | Row 9 - Cell 2 | Row 9 - Cell 3 |
| 11 | Franco Marvulli | Row 10 - Cell 2 | Row 10 - Cell 3 |
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| # | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result | Header Cell - Column 3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kevin Fouache / Jules Pijourlet (Fra) | 10 | pts |
| 2 | Mickaël Jeannin / Morgan Kneisky (Fra) | 6 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
| 3 | Pierre-Luc Perichon / Sebastien Ivars (Fra) | 5 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
| 4 | François Lamiraud / Florent Ivars (Fra) | 4 | Row 3 - Cell 3 |
| 5 | Jens-Erik Madsen / Marc Hester (Den) | 3 | Row 4 - Cell 3 |
| 6 | Angelo Ciccone / Elia Viviani (Ita) | 2 | Row 5 - Cell 3 |
| 7 | Alexander Aeschbach / Franco Marvulli (Swi) | Row 6 - Cell 2 | Row 6 - Cell 3 |
| 8 | Danny Stam / Leon Van Bon (Ned) | Row 7 - Cell 2 | Row 7 - Cell 3 |
| 9 | Wim Stroetinga / Jeff Vermeulen (Ned) | Row 8 - Cell 2 | Row 8 - Cell 3 |
| 10 | Jiri Hochmann / Milan Kadlec (Cze) | Row 9 - Cell 2 | Row 9 - Cell 3 |
| 11 | Tim Mertens / Kenny de Ketele (Bel) | Row 10 - Cell 2 | Row 10 - Cell 3 |
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| # | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result | Header Cell - Column 3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mickaël Jeannin / Morgan Kneisky (Fra) | 20 | pts |
| 2 | Wim Stroetinga / Jeff Vermeulen (Ned) | 12 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
| 3 -1 lap | Alexander Aeschbach / Franco Marvulli (Swi) | 10 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
| 4 -1 lap | Danny Stam / Leon Van Bon (Ned) | 8 | Row 3 - Cell 3 |
| 5 -1 lap | Jens-Erik Madsen / Marc Hester (Den) | 6 | Row 4 - Cell 3 |
| 6 -1 lap | Tim Mertens / Kenny de Ketele (Bel) | 4 | Row 5 - Cell 3 |
| 7 -1 lap | Pierre-Luc Perichon / Sebastien Ivars (Fra) | Row 6 - Cell 2 | Row 6 - Cell 3 |
| 8 -1 lap | François Lamiraud / Florent Ivars (Fra) | Row 7 - Cell 2 | Row 7 - Cell 3 |
| 9 -1 lap | Angelo Ciccone / Elia Viviani (Ita) | Row 8 - Cell 2 | Row 8 - Cell 3 |
| 10 -1 lap | Jiri Hochmann / Milan Kadlec (Cze) | Row 9 - Cell 2 | Row 9 - Cell 3 |
| 11 -1 lap | Kevin Fouache / Jules Pijourlet (Fra) | Row 10 - Cell 2 | Row 10 - Cell 3 |
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| # | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result | Header Cell - Column 3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jens-Erik Madsen | 10 | pts |
| 2 | Tim Mertens | 6 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
| 3 | Stam Danny | 5 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
| 4 | Win Stroetinga | 4 | Row 3 - Cell 3 |
| 5 | Francois Lamiraud | 3 | Row 4 - Cell 3 |
| 6 | Kevin Fouache | 2 | Row 5 - Cell 3 |
| 7 | Pierre-Luc Perichon | Row 6 - Cell 2 | Row 6 - Cell 3 |
| 8 | Alexander Aeschbach | Row 7 - Cell 2 | Row 7 - Cell 3 |
| 9 | Mickael Jeannin | Row 8 - Cell 2 | Row 8 - Cell 3 |
| 10 | Jiri Hochmann | Row 9 - Cell 2 | Row 9 - Cell 3 |
| 11 | Angelo Ciccone | Row 10 - Cell 2 | Row 10 - Cell 3 |
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| # | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result | Header Cell - Column 3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tim Mertens / Kenny de Ketele (Bel) | 20 | pts |
| 2 | Jens-Erik Madsen / Marc Hester (Den) | 12 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
| 3 | Alexander Aeschbach / Franco Marvulli (Swi) | 10 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
| 4 | Angelo Ciccone / Elia Viviani (Ita) | 8 | Row 3 - Cell 3 |
| 5 | Danny Stam / Leon Van Bon (Ned) | 6 | Row 4 - Cell 3 |
| 6 | Jiri Hochmann / Milan Kadlec (Cze) | 4 | Row 5 - Cell 3 |
| 7 | Mickaël Jeannin / Morgan Kneisky (Fra) | Row 6 - Cell 2 | Row 6 - Cell 3 |
| 8 | Wim Stroetinga / Jeff Vermeulen (Ned) | Row 7 - Cell 2 | Row 7 - Cell 3 |
| 9 | Pierre-Luc Perichon / Sebastien Ivars (Fra) | Row 8 - Cell 2 | Row 8 - Cell 3 |
| 10 | Kevin Fouache / Jules Pijourlet (Fra) | Row 9 - Cell 2 | Row 9 - Cell 3 |
| 11 | François Lamiraud / Florent Ivars (Fra) | Row 10 - Cell 2 | Row 10 - Cell 3 |
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| # | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result | Header Cell - Column 3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tim Mertens / Kenny de Ketele (Bel) | 160 | pts |
| 2 | Angelo Ciccone / Elia Viviani (Ita) | 154 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
| 3 | Jens-Erik Madsen / Marc Hester (Den) | 151 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
| 4 | Danny Stam / Leon Van Bon (Ned) | 151 | Row 3 - Cell 3 |
| 5 | Alexander Aeschbach / Franco Marvulli (Swi) | 151 | Row 4 - Cell 3 |
| 6 | Jiri Hochmann / Milan Kadlec (Cze) | 112 | Row 5 - Cell 3 |
| 7 -1 lap | Mickaël Jeannin / Morgan Kneisky (Fra) | 100 | Row 6 - Cell 3 |
| 8 -6 laps | Wim Stroetinga / Jeff Vermeulen (Ned) | 72 | Row 7 - Cell 3 |
| 9 -8 laps | Pierre-Luc Perichon / Sebastien Ivars (Fra) | 23 | Row 8 - Cell 3 |
| 10 -10 laps | Kevin Fouache / Jules Pijourlet (Fra) | 36 | Row 9 - Cell 3 |
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