Hodeg wins the Handzame Classic
Halvorsen second in Belgian one-day race
Álvaro José Hodeg (Quick-Step Floors) claimed his first pro win on Friday at the Handzame Classic in Belgium, taking a chaotic sprint victory ahead of Team Sky's Kristoffer Halvorsen and Bora-Hansgrohe's Pascal Ackermann after 204km of racing.
The 21-year-old Colombian relied on his team to keep the early 10-rider breakaway in check and then set him up perfectly for the sprint in the namesake finish town despite a crash with 7km to go.
"It's difficult to tell you how I'm feeling after this win," Hodeg said. "It means the world to take my maiden pro victory with Quick-Step Floors, the team I have always dreamt of racing for. I always try to do my best and today it wasn't any different."
"The plan from the beginning of the race was to do the sprint for me, and I'm grateful to the boys for their support," Hodeg said. "They were fantastic. I am super happy to get this success and can tell you I'll continue to work hard in order to repay the team for their confidence."
Full Results
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
---|---|---|
1 | Alvaro Jose Hodeg Chagui (Col) Quick - Step Floors | 4:34:35 |
2 | Kristoffer Halvorsen (Nor) Team Sky | Row 1 - Cell 2 |
3 | Pascal Ackermann (Ger) Bora - Hansgrohe | Row 2 - Cell 2 |
4 | Matteo Pelucchi (Ita) Bora - Hansgrohe | Row 3 - Cell 2 |
5 | Adam Blythe (GBr) Aqua Blue Sport | Row 4 - Cell 2 |
6 | Kenny Dehaes (Bel) Wb Aqua Protect Veranclassic | Row 5 - Cell 2 |
7 | Rui Oliveira (Por) Hagens Berman Axeon | Row 6 - Cell 2 |
8 | Tanguy Turgis (Fra) Vital Concept Cycling Club | Row 7 - Cell 2 |
9 | Moreno Hofland (Ned) Lotto Soudal | Row 8 - Cell 2 |
10 | Jonas Koch (Ger) Ccc Sprandi Polkowice | Row 9 - Cell 2 |
11 | Roy Jans (Bel) Cibel - Cebon | Row 10 - Cell 2 |
12 | Timothy Dupont (Bel) Wanty - Groupe Gobert | Row 11 - Cell 2 |
13 | Fabio Jakobsen (Ned) Quick - Step Floors | Row 12 - Cell 2 |
14 | Jonas Rickaert (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen - Baloise | Row 13 - Cell 2 |
15 | Simon Sellier (Fra) Direct Energie | Row 14 - Cell 2 |
16 | Wouter Wippert (Ned) Roompot - Nederlandse Loterij | Row 15 - Cell 2 |
17 | Mads Würtz Schmidt (Den) Team Katusha Alpecin | Row 16 - Cell 2 |
18 | Jelle Mannaerts (Bel) Tarteletto - Isorex | Row 17 - Cell 2 |
19 | Piet Allegaert (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen - Baloise | Row 18 - Cell 2 |
20 | Andrew Fenn (GBr) Aqua Blue Sport | Row 19 - Cell 2 |
21 | Christophe Noppe (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen - Baloise | Row 20 - Cell 2 |
22 | Travis McCabe (USA) Unitedhealthcare Professional Cycling Team | Row 21 - Cell 2 |
23 | Dion Smith (NZl) Wanty - Groupe Gobert | Row 22 - Cell 2 |
24 | Miles Scotson (Aus) Bmc Racing Team | Row 23 - Cell 2 |
25 | Carlos Eduardo Alzate Escobar (Col) Unitedhealthcare Professional Cycling Team | Row 24 - Cell 2 |
26 | Niklas Märkl (Ger) Development Team Sunweb | Row 25 - Cell 2 |
27 | Tom Bohli (Swi) Bmc Racing Team | Row 26 - Cell 2 |
28 | Patryk Stosz (Pol) Ccc Sprandi Polkowice | Row 27 - Cell 2 |
29 | Jérémy Leveau (Fra) Delko Marseille Provence Ktm | Row 28 - Cell 2 |
30 | Jarno Mobach (Ned) Development Team Sunweb | Row 29 - Cell 2 |
31 | Julien Trarieux (Fra) Delko Marseille Provence Ktm | Row 30 - Cell 2 |
32 | Benjamin Perry (Can) Israel Cycling Academy | Row 31 - Cell 2 |
33 | Baptiste Planckaert (Bel) Team Katusha Alpecin | Row 32 - Cell 2 |
34 | Ivo Oliveira (Por) Hagens Berman Axeon | Row 33 - Cell 2 |
35 | Wim Reynaerts (Bel) Cibel - Cebon | Row 34 - Cell 2 |
36 | Dieter Bouvry (Bel) Cibel - Cebon | Row 35 - Cell 2 |
37 | Pawel Franczak (Pol) Ccc Sprandi Polkowice | Row 36 - Cell 2 |
38 | Erik Baska (Svk) Bora - Hansgrohe | Row 37 - Cell 2 |
39 | Julien Mortier (Bel) Wb Aqua Protect Veranclassic | Row 38 - Cell 2 |
40 | Joseph Rosskopf (USA) Bmc Racing Team | Row 39 - Cell 2 |
41 | Reto Hollenstein (Swi) Team Katusha Alpecin | Row 40 - Cell 2 |
42 | Maxime Vantomme (Bel) Wb Aqua Protect Veranclassic | Row 41 - Cell 2 |
43 | Markus Hoelgaard (Nor) Joker Icopal | Row 42 - Cell 2 |
44 | Rasmus Fossum Tiller (Nor) Joker Icopal | Row 43 - Cell 2 |
45 | Michal Kolár (Svk) Bora - Hansgrohe | Row 44 - Cell 2 |
46 | Milan Menten (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen - Baloise | Row 45 - Cell 2 |
47 | Benjamin Declercq (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen - Baloise | Row 46 - Cell 2 |
48 | James Shaw (GBr) | Row 47 - Cell 2 |
49 | Rob Ruijgh (Ned) Tarteletto - Isorex | Row 48 - Cell 2 |
50 | Polychronis Tzortzakis (Gre) Tarteletto - Isorex | 0:00:06 |
51 | Max Kanter (Ger) Development Team Sunweb | Row 50 - Cell 2 |
52 | Lorrenzo Manzin (Fra) Vital Concept Cycling Club | Row 51 - Cell 2 |
53 | Enzo Wouters (Bel) Lotto Soudal | Row 52 - Cell 2 |
54 | Sergio Torres Jorro (Spa) Tarteletto - Isorex | Row 53 - Cell 2 |
55 | Awet Andemeskel (Eri) Israel Cycling Academy | Row 54 - Cell 2 |
56 | João Almeida (Por) Hagens Berman Axeon | Row 55 - Cell 2 |
57 | Alexander Cataford (Can) Unitedhealthcare Professional Cycling Team | Row 56 - Cell 2 |
58 | Rémi Cavagna (Fra) Quick - Step Floors | Row 57 - Cell 2 |
59 | Matthew Brammeier (Irl) Aqua Blue Sport | Row 58 - Cell 2 |
60 | Brenton Jones (Aus) Delko Marseille Provence Ktm | Row 59 - Cell 2 |
61 | Jimmy Duquennoy (Bel) Wb Aqua Protect Veranclassic | 0:00:10 |
62 | Julien Stassen (Bel) Wb Aqua Protect Veranclassic | Row 61 - Cell 2 |
63 | Kevin Reza (Fra) Vital Concept Cycling Club | Row 62 - Cell 2 |
64 | Kristoffer Skjerping (Nor) Joker Icopal | 0:00:12 |
65 | Jan Reynaerts (Bel) Cibel - Cebon | Row 64 - Cell 2 |
66 | Yves Lampaert (Bel) Quick - Step Floors | Row 65 - Cell 2 |
67 | Timothy Stevens (Bel) Cibel - Cebon | Row 66 - Cell 2 |
68 | Hamish Schreurs (NZl) Israel Cycling Academy | Row 67 - Cell 2 |
69 | Robbert De Greef (Ned) Roompot - Nederlandse Loterij | Row 68 - Cell 2 |
70 | Andrew Leigh (GBr) Tarteletto - Isorex | Row 69 - Cell 2 |
71 | Jasper Philipsen (Bel) Hagens Berman Axeon | Row 70 - Cell 2 |
72 | Jelle Vanendert (Bel) Lotto Soudal | Row 71 - Cell 2 |
73 | Danilo Wyss (Swi) Bmc Racing Team | Row 72 - Cell 2 |
74 | Stijn De Bock (Bel) Cibel - Cebon | Row 73 - Cell 2 |
75 | Perrig Quemeneur (Fra) Direct Energie | Row 74 - Cell 2 |
76 | Roy Goldstein (Isr) Israel Cycling Academy | Row 75 - Cell 2 |
77 | Martin Alexander Salmon (Ger) Development Team Sunweb | Row 76 - Cell 2 |
78 | Daniel Turek (Cze) Israel Cycling Academy | Row 77 - Cell 2 |
79 | Paul Ourselin (Fra) Direct Energie | Row 78 - Cell 2 |
80 | Mathias Van Gompel (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen - Baloise | Row 79 - Cell 2 |
81 | Rüdiger Selig (Ger) Bora - Hansgrohe | Row 80 - Cell 2 |
82 | Michael Schwarzmann (Ger) Bora - Hansgrohe | Row 81 - Cell 2 |
83 | Shane Archbold (NZl) Aqua Blue Sport | Row 82 - Cell 2 |
84 | Daniel Eaton (USA) Unitedhealthcare Professional Cycling Team | Row 83 - Cell 2 |
85 | Andrea Pasqualon (Ita) Wanty - Groupe Gobert | Row 84 - Cell 2 |
86 | Christoph Pfingsten (Ger) Bora - Hansgrohe | 0:00:17 |
87 | Michal Golas (Pol) Team Sky | Row 86 - Cell 2 |
88 | Leonardo Basso (Ita) Team Sky | Row 87 - Cell 2 |
89 | Brian Van Goethem (Ned) Roompot - Nederlandse Loterij | Row 88 - Cell 2 |
90 | Lukas Spengler (Swi) Wb Aqua Protect Veranclassic | Row 89 - Cell 2 |
91 | Remy Mertz (Bel) Lotto Soudal | 0:00:21 |
92 | Jeremy Cornu (Fra) Direct Energie | Row 91 - Cell 2 |
93 | Eric Marcotte (USA) Unitedhealthcare Professional Cycling Team | 0:00:23 |
94 | Marco Mathis (Ger) Team Katusha Alpecin | 0:00:27 |
95 | Arnaud Courteille (Fra) Vital Concept Cycling Club | Row 94 - Cell 2 |
96 | Tanner Putt (USA) Unitedhealthcare Professional Cycling Team | 0:00:29 |
97 | Frederik Frison (Bel) Lotto Soudal | Row 96 - Cell 2 |
98 | Ole Forfang (Nor) Joker Icopal | Row 97 - Cell 2 |
99 | Sjoerd Van Ginneken (Ned) Roompot - Nederlandse Loterij | 0:00:31 |
100 | Yannick Martinez (Fra) Delko Marseille Provence Ktm | 0:00:35 |
101 | Quentin Pacher (Fra) Vital Concept Cycling Club | Row 100 - Cell 2 |
102 | Pieter Vanspeybrouck (Bel) Wanty - Groupe Gobert | 0:00:41 |
103 | Nathan Van Hooydonck (Bel) Bmc Racing Team | Row 102 - Cell 2 |
104 | Pieter Serry (Bel) Quick - Step Floors | Row 103 - Cell 2 |
105 | Christian Knees (Ger) Team Sky | Row 104 - Cell 2 |
106 | Martijn Budding (Ned) Roompot - Nederlandse Loterij | 0:00:49 |
107 | Herman Dahl (Nor) Joker Icopal | Row 106 - Cell 2 |
108 | Kamil Gradek (Pol) Ccc Sprandi Polkowice | 0:00:50 |
109 | Christopher Lawless (GBr) Team Sky | 0:00:52 |
110 | Felix Gall (Aut) Development Team Sunweb | Row 109 - Cell 2 |
111 | Davide Martinelli (Ita) Quick - Step Floors | 0:00:58 |
112 | Maxime Farazijn (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen - Baloise | Row 111 - Cell 2 |
113 | Jenthe Biermans (Bel) Team Katusha Alpecin | 0:01:07 |
114 | Tom Devriendt (Bel) Wanty - Groupe Gobert | Row 113 - Cell 2 |
115 | Oscar Riesebeek (Ned) Roompot - Nederlandse Loterij | 0:01:10 |
116 | Guillaume Van Keirsbulck (Bel) Wanty - Groupe Gobert | 0:01:45 |
117 | Jhonatan Restrepo Valencia (Col) Team Katusha Alpecin | Row 116 - Cell 2 |
118 | Jonathan Dibben (GBr) Team Sky | 0:01:48 |
119 | Frantisek Sisr (Cze) Ccc Sprandi Polkowice | 0:01:54 |
120 | Axel Journiaux (Fra) Direct Energie | 0:02:08 |
121 | Damien Gaudin (Fra) Direct Energie | 0:02:32 |
122 | Jan Willem Van Schip (Ned) Roompot - Nederlandse Loterij | Row 121 - Cell 2 |
123 | Dennis Coenen (Bel) Cibel - Cebon | 0:03:51 |
124 | David Boucher (Bel) Tarteletto - Isorex | Row 123 - Cell 2 |
125 | Gatis Smukulis (Lat) Delko Marseille Provence Ktm | Row 124 - Cell 2 |
126 | Bryan Nauleau (Fra) Direct Energie | Row 125 - Cell 2 |
127 | Peter Koning (Ned) Aqua Blue Sport | Row 126 - Cell 2 |
128 | Adrian Kurek (Pol) Ccc Sprandi Polkowice | 0:05:49 |
129 | Pawel Bernas (Pol) Ccc Sprandi Polkowice | Row 128 - Cell 2 |
130 | Florian Senechal (Fra) Quick - Step Floors | 0:07:00 |
131 | Iuri Filosi (Ita) Delko Marseille Provence Ktm | Row 130 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Arne De Groote (Bel) Tarteletto - Isorex | Row 131 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Jens Vanoverberghe (Bel) Development Team Sunweb | Row 132 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Florian Stork (Ger) Development Team Sunweb | Row 133 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Sébastien Delfosse (Bel) Wb Aqua Protect Veranclassic | Row 134 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Lasse Norman Hansen (Den) Aqua Blue Sport | Row 135 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Maikel Zijlaard (Ned) Hagens Berman Axeon | Row 136 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Henrik Evensen (Nor) Joker Icopal | Row 137 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Justin Mottier (Fra) Vital Concept Cycling Club | Row 138 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Marc Fournier (Fra) Vital Concept Cycling Club | Row 139 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Conor Dunne (Irl) Aqua Blue Sport | Row 140 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Lawrence Naesen (Bel) Lotto Soudal | Row 141 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Wesley Kreder (Ned) Wanty - Groupe Gobert | Row 142 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Przemyslaw Kasperkiewicz (Pol) Delko Marseille Provence Ktm | Row 143 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Andreas Vangstad (Nor) Joker Icopal | Row 144 - Cell 2 |
DNS | Michael Rice (Aus) Hagens Berman Axeon | Row 145 - Cell 2 |
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