Timothy Dupont (Verandas Willems) continued a fine run of results, winning the Kampioenschap van Vlaanderen in Koolskamp on Friday.
The 28-year-old out-foxed the Etixx-Quickstep sprinter Fernando Gaviria, who had the benefit of a seven-rider lead-out but faded just before the line in the headwind. Raymond Kreder (Roompot) pipped Kenny Dehaes (Wanty-Groupe Gobert) for third.
The peloton was very nearly cheated out of the chance for victory by 23-year-old Truls Engen Korsaeth (Joker-Byggtorget) who had been in a number of late-race moves, but went solo with 6km left to race.
As Quickstep assembled its train for Gaviria, Korsaeth mashed a huge gear in Jan Ullrich style, and opened up a 13 second lead. With 1km to go, he still had a margin that very nearly netted him the victory, but he was finally overhauled by the sprinters 100m before the line.
Full Results
| # | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Timothy Dupont (Bel) Veranda's Willems Cycling Team | 4:14:03 |
| 2 | Fernando Gaviria (Col) Etixx - Quick-Step | |
| 3 | Raymond Kreder (Ned) Roompot - Oranje Peloton | |
| 4 | Kenny De Haes (Bel) Wanty - Groupe Gobert | |
| 5 | Kris Boeckmans (Bel) Lotto Soudal | |
| 6 | Bert Van Lerberghe (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise | |
| 7 | Amaury Capiot (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise | |
| 8 | Roy Jans (Bel) Wanty - Groupe Gobert | |
| 9 | Joeri Stallaert (Bel) Cibel-Cebon | |
| 10 | Emiel Vermeulen (Bel) Team 3M | |
| 11 | Tom Van Asbroeck (Bel) Team LottoNl-Jumbo | |
| 12 | Daniel Mclay (GBr) Fortuneo - Vital Concept | |
| 13 | Mirko Tedeschi (Ita) Wilier Triestina-Southeast | |
| 14 | Julien Stassen (Bel) Wallonie Bruxelles - Group Protect | |
| 15 | Emiel Wastyn (Bel) An Post - Chain Reaction | |
| 16 | Mike Teunissen (Ned) Team LottoNl-Jumbo | |
| 17 | Justin Jules (Fra) Veranclassic-Ago | |
| 18 | Jelle Mannaerts (Bel) Superano Ham - Isorex - Tarteletto | |
| 19 | Dion Smith (NZl) ONE Pro Cycling | |
| 20 | Anders Skaarseth (Fra) Team Joker Byggtorget | |
| 21 | Axel Flet (Ned) Veranclassic-Ago | |
| 22 | Moreno Hofland (Ned) Team LottoNl-Jumbo | |
| 23 | Ole Forfang (Nor) Team Joker Byggtorget | |
| 24 | Jimmy Duquennoy (Bel) Wallonie Bruxelles - Group Protect | |
| 25 | Jimmy Turgis (Fra) Roubaix Metropole Europeenne De Lille | |
| 26 | Gediminas Bagdonas (Ltu) AG2R La Mondiale | |
| 27 | Etienne Van Empel (Ned) Roompot - Oranje Peloton | |
| 28 | Florent Pereira (Fra) Roubaix Metropole Europeenne De Lille | |
| 29 | Bjorn Tore Hoem (Nor) Team Joker Byggtorget | |
| 30 | Gerry Druyts (Bel) Crelan-Vastgoedservice Continental Team | |
| 31 | Cristian Raileanu (Mda) Wilier Triestina-Southeast | |
| 32 | Jonas Tenbrock (Ger) Stölting Service Group | |
| 33 | Benjamin Verraes (Bel) Cibel-Cebon | |
| 34 | Alexey Vermeulen (USA) Team LottoNl-Jumbo | |
| 35 | Fabio Sabatini (Ita) Etixx - Quick-Step | |
| 36 | Truis Engen Korsaeth (Nor) Team Joker Byggtorget | 0:00:04 |
| 37 | Timo Roosen (Ned) Team LottoNl-Jumbo | |
| 38 | Andrian Aas Stien (Nor) Team Joker Byggtorget | |
| 39 | Aidis Kruopis (Ltu) Veranda's Willems Cycling Team | 0:00:07 |
| 40 | Franck Bonnamour (Fra) Fortuneo - Vital Concept | 0:00:10 |
| 41 | Guillaume Van Keirsbulck (Bel) Etixx - Quick-Step | 0:00:11 |
| 42 | Tim Declercq (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise | |
| 43 | Pieter Vanspeybrouck (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise | 0:00:17 |
| 44 | Nikolas Maes (Bel) Etixx - Quick-Step | 0:00:21 |
| 45 | Davide Martinelli (Ita) Etixx - Quick-Step | |
| 46 | Joeri Calleeuw (Bel) Veranda's Willems Cycling Team | 0:00:26 |
| 47 | Tom Dernies (Bel) Wallonie Bruxelles - Group Protect | |
| 48 | Michael Goolaerts (Bel) Lotto Soudal | 0:00:33 |
| 49 | Wesley Kreder (Ned) Roompot - Oranje Peloton | |
| 50 | Frantisek Sirs (Cze) Etixx - Quick-Step | 0:00:50 |
| 51 | Dennis Van Winden (Ned) Team LottoNl-Jumbo | 0:01:34 |
| 52 | Stijn Steels (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise | |
| 53 | Robin Stenuit (Bel) Wanty - Groupe Gobert | |
| 54 | Iljo Keisse (Bel) Etixx - Quick-Step | |
| 55 | Timothy Stevens (Bel) Crelan-Vastgoedservice Continental Team | 0:01:49 |
| 56 | Arjen Livyns (Bel) Veranda's Willems Cycling Team | |
| 57 | Jeremy Leveau (Fra) Roubaix Metropole Europeenne De Lille | |
| 58 | Miles Scotson (Aus) Wanty - Groupe Gobert | |
| 59 | Amund Grondahl Jansen (Nor) Team Joker Byggtorget | |
| 60 | Greg Henderson (NZl) Lotto Soudal | |
| 61 | Michael Carbel Svendgaard (Den) Stölting Service Group | |
| 62 | Brian Van Goethem (Ned) Roompot - Oranje Peloton | |
| 63 | Louis Verhelst (Bel) Roubaix Metropole Europeenne De Lille | |
| 64 | Sean De Bie (Bel) Lotto Soudal | |
| 65 | Alexis Caresmel (Fra) Veranclassic-Ago | |
| 66 | Nico Denz (Ger) AG2R La Mondiale | |
| 67 | Pieter Jacobs (Bel) Crelan-Vastgoedservice Continental Team | |
| 68 | Dennis Coenen (Bel) Crelan-Vastgoedservice Continental Team | |
| 69 | Frederik Frison (Bel) Lotto Soudal | |
| 70 | Jasper Bovenhuis (Ned) An Post - Chain Reaction | |
| 71 | Jasper De Buyst (Bel) Lotto Soudal | |
| 72 | Aimé Degendt (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise | |
| 73 | Alexander Geuens (Bel) Crelan-Vastgoedservice Continental Team | 0:02:13 |
| 74 | Eugert Zhupa (Alb) Wilier Triestina-Southeast | 0:03:41 |
| 75 | Rob Ruijgh (Ned) Crelan-Vastgoedservice Continental Team | 0:06:18 |
| 76 | André Looij (Ned) Roompot - Oranje Peloton | |
| 77 | Sven Reutter (Ger) Stölting Service Group | |
| 78 | Dries De Bondt (Bel) Veranda's Willems Cycling Team | |
| DNF | Gianni Marchand (Bel) Cibel-Cebon | |
| DNF | Gorik Gardeyn (Bel) Superano Ham - Isorex - Tarteletto | |
| DNF | Dimitri Claeys (Bel) Wanty - Groupe Gobert | |
| DNF | Tom Devriendt (Bel) Wanty - Groupe Gobert | |
| DNF | Jenthe Biermans (Bel) Wanty - Groupe Gobert | |
| DNF | Danilo Napolitano (Ita) Wanty - Groupe Gobert | |
| DNF | Oliver Ket-Spark (Aus) An Post - Chain Reaction | |
| DNF | Sean Mckenna (Irl) An Post - Chain Reaction | |
| DNF | Jacob Scott (GBr) An Post - Chain Reaction | |
| DNF | Nicolas Vereecken (Bel) An Post - Chain Reaction | |
| DNF | Liam Bertazzo (Ita) Wilier Triestina-Southeast | |
| DNF | Dries Van Gestel (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise | |
| DNF | Michiel Dieleman (Bel) Cibel-Cebon | |
| DNF | Willi Willwohl (Ger) Stölting Service Group | |
| DNF | Lawrence Naesen (Bel) Cibel-Cebon | |
| DNF | Wim Reynaerts (Bel) Cibel-Cebon | |
| DNF | David Boucher (Fra) Crelan-Vastgoedservice Continental Team | |
| DNF | Jordi Van Dingenen (Bel) Crelan-Vastgoedservice Continental Team .C | |
| DNF | Julien Antomarchi (Fra) Roubaix Metropole Europeenne De Lille | |
| DNF | Rudy Barbier (Fra) Roubaix Metropole Europeenne De Lille | |
| DNF | Dieter Bouvry (Bel) Roubaix Metropole Europeenne De Lille | |
| DNF | Maxime Vantomme (Bel) Roubaix Metropole Europeenne De Lille | |
| DNF | Ciska Aneca (Bel) Superano Ham - Isorex - Tarteletto | |
| DNF | Jorden Bothuyne (Bel) Superano Ham - Isorex - Tarteletto | |
| DNF | Jelle Donders (Bel) Superano Ham - Isorex - Tarteletto | |
| DNF | Kevin De Jonghe (Bel) Cibel-Cebon | |
| DNF | Thomas Baylis (GBr) ONE Pro Cycling | |
| DNF | Matteo Draperi (Ita) Wilier Triestina-Southeast | |
| DNF | Gilbert Eugène Ducournau (Fra) Wilier Triestina-Southeast | |
| DNF | Giuseppe Fonzi (Ita) Wilier Triestina-Southeast | |
| DNF | Jakub Mareczko (Ita) Wilier Triestina-Southeast | |
| DNF | Marcel Kittel (Ger) Etixx - Quick-Step | |
| DNF | Kevin Deltombe (Bel) Lotto Soudal | |
| DNF | Pim Ligthart (Ned) Lotto Soudal | |
| DNF | Guillaume Bonnafond (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | |
| DNF | Patrick Gretsch (Ger) AG2R La Mondiale | |
| DNF | Quentin Jauregui (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | |
| DNF | Gijs Van Hoecke (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise | |
| DNF | Sep Vanmarcke (Bel) Team LottoNl-Jumbo | |
| DNF | Johannes De Paepe (Bel) Cibel-Cebon | |
| DNF | Joshua Hunt (GBr) ONE Pro Cycling | |
| DNF | Hayden McCormick (NZl) ONE Pro Cycling | |
| DNF | Glenn O´Shea (Aus) One Pro Cycling | |
| DNF | James Oram (NZl) ONE Pro Cycling | |
| DNF | Kristian House (GBr) ONE Pro Cycling | |
| DNF | Barry Markus (Ned) Roompot - Oranje Peloton | |
| DNF | Ivar Slik (Ned) Roompot - Oranje Peloton | |
| DNF | Thomas Koep (Ger) Stölting Service Group | |
| DNF | Mads Pedersen (Den) Stölting Service Group | |
| DNF | Michael Reihs (Den) Stölting Service Group | |
| DNF | Alexander Weifenbach (Ger) Stölting Service Group | |
| DNF | Zhihui Jiang (Chn) Team LottoNl-Jumbo | |
| DNF | Christophe Masson (Fra) Veranclassic-Ago | |
| DNF | Laurent Evrard (Bel) Team 3M | |
| DNF | Jelle Goderis (Bel) Team 3M | |
| DNF | Piotr Havik (Ned) Team 3M | |
| DNF | Kenny Willems (Bel) Team 3M | |
| DNF | Jimmy Janssens (Bel) Team 3M | |
| DNF | Jerome Kerf (Bel) Team 3M | |
| DNF | Christophe Sleurs (Bel) Team 3M | |
| DNF | Jonathan Breyne (Bel) Veranclassic-Ago | |
| DNF | Edvin Wilson (Swe) Team Joker Byggtorget | |
| DNF | Benoit Jarrier (Fra) Fortuneo - Vital Concept | |
| DNF | Matthias Legley (Bel) Veranclassic-Ago | |
| DNF | Robin Mertens (Bel) Veranclassic-Ago | |
| DNF | Jan Ghyselinck (Bel) Veranda's Willems Cycling Team | |
| DNF | Jari Verstraeten (Bel) Veranda's Willems Cycling Team | |
| DNF | Ludwig De Winter (Bel) Wallonie Bruxelles - Group Protect | |
| DNF | Florent Delfosse (Bel) Wallonie Bruxelles - Group Protect | |
| DNF | Olivier Chevalier (Bel) Wallonie Bruxelles - Group Protect | |
| DNF | Olivier Pardini (Bel) Wallonie Bruxelles - Group Protect | |
| DNF | Jonathan Dufrasne (Bel) Wallonie Bruxelles - Group Protect | |
| DNF | Jean-Marc Bideau (Fra) Fortuneo - Vital Concept | |
| DNF | Samuel Leroux (Fra) Veranclassic-Ago | |
| DNF | Jens Vandenbogaerde (Bel) Superano Ham - Isorex - Tarteletto | |
| DNF | Kristoffer Halvorsen (Nor) Team Joker Byggtorget | |
| DNF | Joren Touquet (Bel) Superano Ham - Isorex - Tarteletto | |
| DNF | Kevin Verwaest (Bel) Superano Ham - Isorex - Tarteletto | |
| DNF | Pierre-Luc Perichon (Fra) Fortuneo - Vital Concept | |
| DNF | Steven Tronet (Fra) Fortuneo - Vital Concept | |
| DNS | Boris Vallee (Bel) Fortuneo - Vital Concept |
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