Florian Sénéchal wins the GP Vermarc Sport

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Frances Florian Senechal of Deceuninck QuickStep celebrates as he crosses the finish line to win the Grote Prijs Vermarc Sport one day cycling race 10 laps with a total of 160km on July 5 2020 in Rotselaar The race is the first professional cycling competition during the coronavirus crisis Public is not allowed at the start and finish Photo by LUC CLAESSEN BELGA AFP Belgium OUT Photo by LUC CLAESSENBELGAAFP via Getty Images — Florian Sénéchal (Deceuninck-QuickStep) celebrates his win (Image credit: Getty Images Sport)

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Dutch Oscar Riesebeek of AlpecinFenix French Florian Senechal of Deceuninck QuickStep and Belgian Victor Campenaerts of NTT Pro Cycling pictured after the Grote Prijs Vermarc Sport one day cycling race 10 laps with a total of 160km Sunday 05 July 2020 in Rotselaar The race is the first professional cycling competition during the coronavirus crisis Public is not allowed at the start and finish BELGA PHOTO LUC CLAESSEN Photo by LUC CLAESSENBELGA MAGAFP via Getty Images — The pared-back podium cereemony (Image credit: Getty Images Sport)

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050720 / Rotselaar / GP Vermarc / — Eddy Merckx at the race start (Image credit: Getty Images Sport)

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Belgian Sander Armee of Lotto Soudal and German John Degenkolb of Lotto Soudal pictured during the Grote Prijs Vermarc Sport one day cycling race 10 laps with a total of 160km Sunday 05 July 2020 in Rotselaar The race is the first professional cycling competition during the coronavirus crisis Public is not allowed at the start and finish BELGA PHOTO LUC CLAESSEN Photo by LUC CLAESSENBELGA MAGAFP via Getty Images — Lotto Soudal at the front of the rarce (Image credit: Getty Images Sport)

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Illustration picture of the lead group and crowds along the side of the road during the Grote Prijs Vermarc Sport one day cycling race 10 laps with a total of 160km Sunday 05 July 2020 in Rotselaar The race is the first professional cycling competition during the coronavirus crisis Public is not allowed at the start and finish BELGA PHOTO LUC CLAESSEN Photo by LUC CLAESSENBELGA MAGAFP via Getty Images — An escape group on the move (Image credit: Getty Images Sport)

Florian Sénéchal (Deceuninck-QuickStep) took victory at the GP Vermarc Sport after attacking from a reduced lead group to solo across the line in Rotselaar.

Oscar Riesebeek (Alpecin-Fenix) took second place, while Victor Campenaerts (Independent) rounded out the podium in the 164km kermesse race.

The race started with a moment of silence for the amateur rider Niels De Vriendt, who died during a race on Saturday. The action began soon after the racing got underway, with a group including Campenaerts breaking away at the front.

A chase group including Fabio Jakobsen (Deceuninck-QuickStep) formed behind, eventually catching up after a long effort to make it to the front, while the peloton followed at over a minute.

The front group eventually fractured, and would later be joined by another group attacking out of the peloton. By the 15km to go mark, Sénéchal was out front with Riesebeek and Campenaerts, as a 40-second gap lay between them and their pursuers.

Sénéchal then made his move with a handful of kilometres remaining, jumping away on an uphill section. His companions had no answer to the Frenchman's attack, leaving Deceuninck-QuickStep to grab another victory in 2020 – albeit not at an official UCI race.

Brief results
#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result
1	Florian Sénéchal (Fra) Deceuninck-QuickStep
2	Oscar Riesebeek (Ned) Alpecin-Fenix
3	Victor Campenaerts (Bel)
4	Stijn Steels (Bel) Deceuninck-QuickStep
5	Lionel Taminiaux (Bel) Bingoal-Wallonie Bruxeelles
6	Tim Merlier (Bel) Alpecin-Fenix
7	Toon Aerts (Bel) Telenet-Fidea Lions
8	Nikolas Maes (Bel) Lotto Soudal
9	Pieter Vanspeybrouck (Bel) Circus-Wanty Gobert
10	Corne Van Kessel (Bel) Circus-Wanty Gobert

Daniel Ostanek

Daniel joined Cyclingnews as staff writer in August 2019 after working as a freelance journalist for seven years, including time spent working for Cyclingnews and sister magazine, Procycling.