Schets takes sprint in rainy Handzame Classic
Van Hummel second, crashes across the line
The Handzame Classic ended with a bang, with Steve Schets handing the Donckers Koffie-Jelly Belly team its first win of the season, but also a massive crash at the line.
Kenny van Hummel (Skil-Shimano) was heading up next to the barriers in the final sprint when he was hit by an inattentive spectator who was leaning out over the barriers to take a photo.
Van Hummel was on the ground in a second, falling into Schets and causing a chain-reaction pile-up behind.
After a rainy 199.5km, Schets was too happy with his victory to worry about the fall.
"It must have looked very strange, but I am so happy with that win that I really wanted to cry. That I was laying on the ground was a side issue," Schets said.
Full Results
| # | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Steve Schets (Bel) Donckers Koffie - Jelly Belly | 4:48:12 |
| 2 | Kenny Robert Van Hummel (Ned) Skil - Shimano | Row 1 - Cell 2 |
| 3 | Niko Eeckhout (Bel) An Post - Sean Kelly | Row 2 - Cell 2 |
| 4 | André Schulze (Ger) CCC Polsat Polkowice | Row 3 - Cell 2 |
| 5 | Aidis Kruopis (Ltu) Landbouwkrediet | Row 4 - Cell 2 |
| 6 | Theo Bos (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team | Row 5 - Cell 2 |
| 7 | Frédérique Robert (Bel) Quickstep Cycling Team | Row 6 - Cell 2 |
| 8 | Remco Te Brake (Ned) Cyclingteam De Rijke | Row 7 - Cell 2 |
| 9 | Maxime Vantomme (Bel) Katusha Team | Row 8 - Cell 2 |
| 10 | Stijn Neirynck (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator | Row 9 - Cell 2 |
| 11 | Jean-Pierre Drucker (Lux) Veranda's Willems - Accent | Row 10 - Cell 2 |
| 12 | Nikolas Maes (Bel) Quickstep Cycling Team | Row 11 - Cell 2 |
| 13 | Adam Blythe (GBr) Omega Pharma-Lotto | Row 12 - Cell 2 |
| 14 | Steven Caethoven (Bel) Veranda's Willems - Accent | Row 13 - Cell 2 |
| 15 | Kevin Hulsmans (Bel) Donckers Koffie - Jelly Belly | Row 14 - Cell 2 |
| 16 | Sylwester Janiszewski (Pol) CCC Polsat Polkowice | Row 15 - Cell 2 |
| 17 | Jarl Salomein (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator | Row 16 - Cell 2 |
| 18 | Robin Steenuit (Bel) Wallonie Bruxelles - Credit Agricole | Row 17 - Cell 2 |
| 19 | Alexander Porsev (Rus) Katusha Team | Row 18 - Cell 2 |
| 20 | Johan Lindgren (Swe) Team Cykelcity | Row 19 - Cell 2 |
| 21 | Roy Curvers (Ned) Skil - Shimano | Row 20 - Cell 2 |
| 22 | Marcello Pavarin (Ita) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | Row 21 - Cell 2 |
| 23 | Michaël Baer (Swi) Team Netapp | Row 22 - Cell 2 |
| 24 | Stijn Joseph (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator | Row 23 - Cell 2 |
| 25 | Steffen Radochla (Ger) Nutrixxion Sparkasse | Row 24 - Cell 2 |
| 26 | Timothy Vangheel (Bel) Colba - Mercury | Row 25 - Cell 2 |
| 27 | Sven Jodts (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator | Row 26 - Cell 2 |
| 28 | Jelle Wallays (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator | Row 27 - Cell 2 |
| 29 | Andreas Schillinger (Ger) Team Netapp | Row 28 - Cell 2 |
| 30 | Alessandro Bazzana (Ita) Team Type 1 - Sanofi Aventis | Row 29 - Cell 2 |
| 31 | Eric Baumann (Ger) Team Netapp | Row 30 - Cell 2 |
| 32 | Hugo Houle (Can) Team Spidertech Powered By C10 | Row 31 - Cell 2 |
| 33 | Klaas Lodewyck (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto | Row 32 - Cell 2 |
| 34 | Philip Lavery (Irl) An Post - Sean Kelly | Row 33 - Cell 2 |
| 35 | Graeme Brown (Aus) Rabobank Cycling Team | Row 34 - Cell 2 |
| 36 | Benjamin Sydlik (Ger) Nutrixxion Sparkasse | Row 35 - Cell 2 |
| 37 | Timon Seubert (Ger) Team Netapp | Row 36 - Cell 2 |
| 38 | Bobbie Traksel (Ned) Landbouwkrediet | Row 37 - Cell 2 |
| 39 | Christoph Pfingsten (Ger) Cyclingteam De Rijke | Row 38 - Cell 2 |
| 40 | Guillaume Van Keirsbulck (Bel) Quickstep Cycling Team | Row 39 - Cell 2 |
| 41 | Gediminas Bagdonas (Ltu) An Post - Sean Kelly | 0:00:05 |
| 42 | Michal Golas (Pol) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | 0:00:08 |
| 43 | Bram Schmitz (Ned) Veranda's Willems - Accent | 0:00:15 |
| 44 | Dennis Van Winden (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team | Row 43 - Cell 2 |
| 45 | Tom Veelers (Ned) Skil - Shimano | 0:00:18 |
| 46 | Jos Van Emden (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team | Row 45 - Cell 2 |
| 47 | Bert De Backer (Bel) Skil - Shimano | Row 46 - Cell 2 |
| 48 | Sven Vandousselaere (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto | Row 47 - Cell 2 |
| 49 | Florian Monreal (Ger) Team Eddy Merckx - Indeland | 0:00:26 |
| 50 | Mitchell Docker (Aus) Skil - Shimano | 0:00:31 |
| 51 | Edwig Cammaerts (Bel) Landbouwkrediet | 0:00:32 |
| 52 | Michael Schweizer (Ger) Nutrixxion Sparkasse | 0:00:35 |
| 53 | Jens Debusschere (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto | Row 52 - Cell 2 |
| 54 | Svein Tuft (Can) Team Spidertech Powered By C10 | Row 53 - Cell 2 |
| 55 | Sjef De Wilde (Bel) Veranda's Willems - Accent | Row 54 - Cell 2 |
| 56 | Andreas Stauff (Ger) Quickstep Cycling Team | Row 55 - Cell 2 |
| 57 | Coen Vermeltfoort (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team | 0:00:42 |
| 58 | Martin Reimer (Ger) Skil - Shimano | Row 57 - Cell 2 |
| 59 | Robert Retschke (Ger) Team Netapp | 0:00:47 |
| 60 | Robin Chaigneau (Ned) Skil - Shimano | Row 59 - Cell 2 |
| 61 | Martijn Verschoor (Ned) Team Type 1 - Sanofi Aventis | Row 60 - Cell 2 |
| 62 | Mark Batty (Can) Team Spidertech Powered By C10 | Row 61 - Cell 2 |
| 63 | Jack Vermeulen (Ned) Cyclingteam De Rijke | Row 62 - Cell 2 |
| 64 | Jonas Ahlstrand (Swe) Team Cykelcity | Row 63 - Cell 2 |
| 65 | Hans Dekkers (Ned) Landbouwkrediet | Row 64 - Cell 2 |
| 66 | Albert Timmer (Ned) Skil - Shimano | Row 65 - Cell 2 |
| 67 | Mark McNally (GBr) An Post - Sean Kelly | 0:00:52 |
| 68 | Pieter Ghyllebert (Bel) An Post - Sean Kelly | Row 67 - Cell 2 |
| 69 | Kevin Grieten (Bel) Colba - Mercury | 0:01:04 |
| 70 | Egidijus Juodvalkis (Ltu) Landbouwkrediet | Row 69 - Cell 2 |
| 71 | Michael Olsson (Swe) Team Cykelcity | Row 70 - Cell 2 |
| 72 | Laurens De Vreese (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator | Row 71 - Cell 2 |
| 73 | Jonathan Bertrand (Bel) Wallonie Bruxelles - Credit Agricole | Row 72 - Cell 2 |
| 74 | Bartlomiej Matysiak (Pol) CCC Polsat Polkowice | Row 73 - Cell 2 |
| 75 | Sven Van Den Houte (Bel) Veranda's Willems - Accent | Row 74 - Cell 2 |
| 76 | Michaël Van Staeyen (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator | Row 75 - Cell 2 |
| 77 | Pieter Serry (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator | Row 76 - Cell 2 |
| 78 | Jonathan Dewitte (Bel) Wallonie Bruxelles - Credit Agricole | 0:01:33 |
| 79 | Glenn Vandemaele (Bel) Team Worldofbike.gr | Row 78 - Cell 2 |
| 80 | David Boucher (Fra) Omega Pharma-Lotto | Row 79 - Cell 2 |
| 81 | Kurt Hovelynck (Bel) Donckers Koffie - Jelly Belly | Row 80 - Cell 2 |
| 82 | Patrick Bercz (Ger) Team Eddy Merckx - Indeland | Row 81 - Cell 2 |
| 83 | David Kopp (Ger) Team Eddy Merckx - Indeland | Row 82 - Cell 2 |
| 84 | Tomas Smolen (Pol) CCC Polsat Polkowice | Row 83 - Cell 2 |
| 85 | Tomasz Kiendys (Pol) CCC Polsat Polkowice | Row 84 - Cell 2 |
| 86 | Sebastian Balck (Swe) Team Cykelcity | Row 85 - Cell 2 |
| 87 | Petr Ignatenko (Rus) Katusha Team | Row 86 - Cell 2 |
| 88 | Baptiste Planckaert (Bel) Landbouwkrediet | Row 87 - Cell 2 |
| 89 | Cesare Benedetti (Ita) Team Netapp | Row 88 - Cell 2 |
| 90 | Fabio Calabria (Aus) Team Type 1 - Sanofi Aventis | Row 89 - Cell 2 |
| 91 | Benjamin King (USA) Team RadioShack | Row 90 - Cell 2 |
| 92 | Andreas Keuser (Ger) Team Worldofbike.gr | Row 91 - Cell 2 |
| 93 | Philip Lindau (Swe) Team Cykelcity | Row 92 - Cell 2 |
| 94 | Tobias Ludvigsson (Swe) Team Cykelcity | Row 93 - Cell 2 |
| 95 | Johan Landstrom (Swe) Team Cykelcity | Row 94 - Cell 2 |
| 96 | Kevin Van Melsen (Bel) Veranda's Willems - Accent | Row 95 - Cell 2 |
| 97 | Joe Eldridge (USA) Team Type 1 - Sanofi Aventis | Row 96 - Cell 2 |
| 98 | Simon Lambert-Lemay (Can) Team Spidertech Powered By C10 | Row 97 - Cell 2 |
| 99 | Kevin Lacombe (Can) Team Spidertech Powered By C10 | Row 98 - Cell 2 |
| 100 | Luc Hagenaars (Ned) Team Eddy Merckx - Indeland | Row 99 - Cell 2 |
| 101 | Bas Stamsnijder (Ned) Cyclingteam De Rijke | Row 100 - Cell 2 |
| 102 | Ryan Anderson (Can) Team Spidertech Powered By C10 | Row 101 - Cell 2 |
| 103 | Fabio Polazzi (Bel) Wallonie Bruxelles - Credit Agricole | Row 102 - Cell 2 |
| 104 | Martin Gilbert (Can) Team Spidertech Powered By C10 | Row 103 - Cell 2 |
| 105 | Grischa Janorschke (Ger) Nutrixxion Sparkasse | Row 104 - Cell 2 |
| 106 | Björn Schröder (Ger) Nutrixxion Sparkasse | Row 105 - Cell 2 |
| 107 | Emmanuel Van Ruitenbeek (Ned) Team Eddy Merckx - Indeland | Row 106 - Cell 2 |
| 108 | Alexey Shmidt (Rus) Team Type 1 - Sanofi Aventis | Row 107 - Cell 2 |
| 109 | Sebastian Forke (Ger) Nutrixxion Sparkasse | Row 108 - Cell 2 |
| 110 | Huub Duyn (Ned) Donckers Koffie - Jelly Belly | Row 109 - Cell 2 |
| 111 | Michaël Vanderaerden (Bel) Donckers Koffie - Jelly Belly | Row 110 - Cell 2 |
| 112 | Ryan Roth (Can) Team Spidertech Powered By C10 | Row 111 - Cell 2 |
| 113 | James Spragg (GBr) Donckers Koffie - Jelly Belly | Row 112 - Cell 2 |
| 114 | Sebastian Körber (Ger) Nutrixxion Sparkasse | Row 113 - Cell 2 |
| 115 | Dimitri Claeys (Bel) Team Netapp | Row 114 - Cell 2 |
| 116 | Gert Dockx (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto | Row 115 - Cell 2 |
| 117 | Kristof Vandewalle (Bel) Quickstep Cycling Team | Row 116 - Cell 2 |
| 118 | Carlos Barredo Llamazales (Spa) Rabobank Cycling Team | Row 117 - Cell 2 |
| 119 | Kamil Zielinski (Pol) CCC Polsat Polkowice | 0:02:58 |
| 120 | Kess Heytens (Bel) An Post - Sean Kelly | 0:03:33 |
| 121 | Phillip Schulz (Ger) Colba - Mercury | 0:03:38 |
| 122 | Philip Vandaele (Bel) Colba - Mercury | 0:03:40 |
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