Klaas Vantornout scored his first win of the season in the muddy Kermiscross in Ardooie.
The Sunweb-Revor rider was part of a leading trio that formed early in the race with Belgian champion Sven Nys (Landbouwkrediet) and world champion Niels Albert (BKCP-Powerplus).
Vantornout attacked in the final lap of the heavy course, which played into his running strength, and stormed away from Nys to take the victory. Albert trailed in half a minute later, while Bart Wellens and Rob Peeters (Telenet-Fidea) rounded out the top five after a race-long chase.
Full Results
| # | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Klaas Vantornout (Bel) Sunweb-Revor | 1:02:15 |
| 2 | Sven Nys (Bel) Landbouwkrediet-KDL | 0:0:13 |
| 3 | Niels Albert (Bel) BKCP - Powerplus | 0:0:40 |
| 4 | Bart Wellens (Bel) Telenet - Fidea | 0:1:03 |
| 5 | Rob Peeters (Bel) Telenet - Fidea | 0:2:58 |
| 6 | Patrick van Leeuwen (Ned) Orange Babies Cycling Team | 0:3:27 |
| 7 | Jan Denuwelaere (Bel) Style & Concept | 0:3:29 |
| 8 | Toon Aerts (Bel) Landbouwkrediet-KDL | 0:4:02 |
| 9 | Jim Aernouts (Bel) Sunweb-Revor | 0:4:20 |
| 10 | Romain Lejeune (Fra) | 0:4:31 |
| 11 | Kenneth Van Compernolle (Bel) Style & Concept | 0:4:48 |
| 12 | Thijs Al (Ned) Telenet-Fidea | 0:4:54 |
| 13 | Tijmen Eising (Ned) Sunweb-Revor | 0:5:42 |
| 14 | Bart Hofman (Bel) Afdeling Oost-Vlaanderen WBV-VZW | 0:5:49 |
| 15 | Vinnie Braet (Bel) Sunweb-Revor | 0:6:32 |
| 16 | Micky van Empel (Ned) Landbouwkrediet-KDL | Row 15 - Cell 2 |
| 17 | Laurens Sweeck (Bel) Landbouwkrediet-KDL | Row 16 - Cell 2 |
| 18 | Floris De Tier (Bel) Landbouwkrediet-KDL | Row 17 - Cell 2 |
| 19 | Matthias Bossuyt (Bel) Sunweb-Revor | Row 18 - Cell 2 |
| 20 | Tom Van Den Bosch (Bel) Hargroves Cycles-Specialized | Row 19 - Cell 2 |
| 21 | Jens Vandekinderen (Bel) Telenet - Fidea | Row 20 - Cell 2 |
| 22 | Pieter Ghyllebert (Bel) | Row 21 - Cell 2 |
| 23 | Bjorn Rondelez (Bel) Lingier Versluys Beachbikers Team Vzw | Row 22 - Cell 2 |
| 24 | Diether Sweeck (Bel) Landbouwkrediet-KDL | Row 23 - Cell 2 |
| 25 | Kenneth Hansen (Den) Christina Watches-Onfone | Row 24 - Cell 2 |
| 26 | Kristof Cop (Bel) Cycling Team Kessel | Row 25 - Cell 2 |
| 27 | Yorben Van Tichelt (Bel) Sunweb-Revor | Row 26 - Cell 2 |
| 28 | Alexander Revell (NZl) Revolution Bicycles | Row 27 - Cell 2 |
| 29 | Hendrik Sweeck (Bel) Landbouwkrediet-KDL | Row 28 - Cell 2 |
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