Daniel Martin wins Liège-Bastogne-Liège
Irishman adds first Monument victory to palmares
Daniel Martin (Garmin-Sharp) won a thrilling Liege-Bastogne-Liege, powering clear of Joaquim Rodriguez (Katusha) in the final few hundred meters to seal his first Classics victory. The Irishman was set up for the win by teammate Ryder Hesjedal who attacked on the penultimate climb of the race and then held a crucial chase group together before the final drag to the finish in Ans.
Martin, who came into the race as one of the favourites following his fourth place in La Fleche Wallonne, jumped onto Rodriguez's wheel when the Spaniard attacked with one kilometre to go and then distanced the Spaniard with the line in sight.
"I can't believe it, I'm really in shock," said Martin. "I've never seen the team ride so strong - they kept me protected all day. It felt like one of the easiest races I've ever did. It really is incredible, I'm so happy."
When an early break of Sander Armee (Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise), Bart De Clercq (Lotto Belisol), Vincent Jérôme (Europcar) plus IAM Cycling teammates Jonathan Fumeaux and Pirmin Lang reeled in on the lower slopes of the Côte de la Redoute the real racing began in earnest. Team Sky, BMC and Katusha had controlled much of the early action up until that point but with a race route altered due to road works, caution appeared to temper the peloton's aggression. An early attack from the favourites on the Côte de la Redoute would have been foolish, but when David Lopez attacked on the lower slopes of the climb panic began to reign.
Sky boxed the front, and only a prowling Philippe Gilbert (BMC) was allowed to move up but in the heat of the moment Jakob Fuglsang (Astana) and Rui Costa (Movistar) were able to join Lopez.
Damiano Cunego (Lampre-Merida), keen to remind everyone and even himself of the abilities he once had, launched himself up the road in pursuit. It wasn’t the Cunego of old, though, and even with the help of Romain Bardet (AG2R La Mondiale), Alberto Losada (Katusha), Mathias Frank (BMC) and Pierrick Fedrigo (FDJ) the merging groups were only given a maximum of 18 seconds.
Behind them Astana and BMC mustered the troops while Garmin-Sharp kept their powder dry.
Even when Cunego led a second raiding party Garmin-Sharp kept their sharp wits about them, only Alex Howes playing a role as he brought his leaders to the front.
Contador plays his hand
Alberto Contador (Team Saxo-Tinkoff) was the first genuine contender to attack from the field on the Côte de Colonster. The Spaniard had played down his chances on the eve of the race and there was certainly a spark missing from his normally distinctive attacks. He lumbered rather than led and was quickly bridged to by Ryder Hesjedal, Carlos Betancur (AG2R La Mondiale), Rigoberto Uran (Sky), Igor Anton (Euskaltel-Euskadi), Giampaolo Caruso (Katusha) and Rui Costa (Movistar). So much for the pre-race prediction that the Colonster was not decisive enough to force a split.
World champion Philippe Gilbert was unable to follow, and although Pierre Rolland (Europcar) briefly threatened, the Frenchman was brought to heel by the top of the climb.
Hesjedal had no intention of being so subservient and attacked Contador and his companions before the top of the climb. The Canadian flew down the descent as if his life depended on it, forcing BMC and Astana to regroup. The move dragged the Giro d’Italia champion 20 seconds clear and with Martin marking moves in the peloton Garmin’s cards were beginning to pay off.
The team had been in a similar position with Martin and Hesjedal at the front of the race last year but this time the pair looked far more assured and when Hesjedal was eventually caught by Betancur, Valverde, Martin, Rodriguez and Scarponi on the Côte de Saint-Nicolas, the Canadian remained at the front of the race and kept the group clear.
By now even the leaders were starting to show their fatigue. Valverde gripped the bars and hoped that a sprint would ensue, while Rodriguez looked back and saw that Astana and BMC were closing in. It was now or never and with 1km to go the Spaniard attacked. Scarponi was the first to respond before Martin leapfrogged the Lampre man. Martin then took over and in the space of 500 meters the Irishman went from the doldrums of Classic nearly-man to a Monument champion.
The early stages
It took a number of attacks to get there, but after 10km of racing the day's break established itself under overcast skies in the way out of Liège.
Sander Armee (Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise), Bart De Clercq (Lotto), Vincent Jérôme (Europcar), Pirmin Lang (IAM Cycling), Frederik Veucheulen (Vacansoleil) and Jonathan Fumeaux (IAM Cycling) were the chosen six, the peloton content to let them move ahead of the race rather quickly. With 44km of racing done, and with the breakaway having gained 14 minutes over the bunch, Katusha moved to the front of the chase, pegging the six back to around 12 minutes. And only with around 100km of racing complete, did the gap finally dip below 10 minutes.
The Côte de Wanne saw BMC and Movistar with a concerted effort at the front of the peloton with the breakaway's advantage hovering around six minutes, but the bunch was stretched in the process. Next up, the Côte de Stockeu forced the breakaway to split under pressure, with Lang dropping behind but eventually making contact again with 90km to go and the gap at 5:29.
The Col du Rosier, the highest point in the race at 565 metres marked the spot for Team Saxo-Tinkoff, as they accelerated off the front of the bunch via Mads Christensen and Chris Anker Sørensen. The move took another 15 seconds off the six leaders' advantage and with 70km to go, the breakaway had just 2:56 over the peloton. Through Spa and the Côte du Maquisard was next, this time Astana leading the charge up the climb, with RadioShack and Sky in the wheels behind.
Armee was dropped from the front group on the Maquisard and seemed content to let his companions drive on ahead, the peloton continuing to close in with four climbs left in the race. De Clercq was next to drop out of the breakaway, suffering mechanical issues and receiving assistance from neutral service and eventually the team car with a spare bike. At least 30 seconds back, the Belgian's day looked to be over with 57km to go. De Clercq made it back to the lead group seven kilometres later, but the quintet’s lead had been cut considerably, now down to 1:28 following the Mont-Theux.
Sky firmly had charge of the pace-setting for the peloton, with Froome and Porte the last of their intact squad at the front of the bunch. Vincenzo Nibali (Astana) was hovering nearby, as was Philippe Gilbert (BMC) with his home town just ahead with thousands of fans awaiting his arrival, while Maxim Iglinskiy (Astana) was one of the last men in the bunch.
The Côte de la Redoute ahead, the jostling for position at the front of the bunch began in earnest, with Sky gaining company from Lampre-Merida, AG2R La Mondiale, Omega Pharma-QuickStep and BMC. The gap continued to drop under these conditions and with 41km to go, it was down to a minute.
Andrei Amador (Movistar) crashed on a left-hand bend with 40km to go, taking several Cofidis riders with them, no doubt causing concern for Alejandro Valverde's chances.
The ascent of the Redoute brought multiple attacks, first from Vincent Jerome (Europcar) with David Lopez (Sky), Jakob Fuglsang (Astana) joining him in the charge.
1 | Daniel Martin (Irl) Garmin-Sharp | 6:38:07 |
2 | Joaquim Rodriguez Oliver (Spa) Katusha | 0:00:03 |
3 | Alejandro Valverde Belmonte (Spa) Movistar Team | 0:00:09 |
4 | Carlos Alberto Betancur Gomez (Col) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 3 - Cell 2 |
5 | Michele Scarponi (Ita) Lampre-Merida | Row 4 - Cell 2 |
6 | Enrico Gasparotto (Ita) Astana Pro Team | 0:00:18 |
7 | Philippe Gilbert (Bel) BMC Racing Team | Row 6 - Cell 2 |
8 | Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Garmin-Sharp | Row 7 - Cell 2 |
9 | Rui Alberto Faria Da Costa (Por) Movistar Team | Row 8 - Cell 2 |
10 | Simon Gerrans (Aus) Orica-GreenEdge | Row 9 - Cell 2 |
11 | Benoît Vaugrenard (Fra) FDJ | Row 10 - Cell 2 |
12 | Igor Anton Hernandez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi | Row 11 - Cell 2 |
13 | Romain Bardet (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 12 - Cell 2 |
14 | Rinaldo Nocentini (Ita) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 13 - Cell 2 |
15 | Lars Petter Nordhaug (Nor) Blanco Pro Cycling Team | Row 14 - Cell 2 |
16 | Sergio Luis Henao Montoya (Col) Sky Procycling | Row 15 - Cell 2 |
17 | Nicki Sörensen (Den) Team Saxo-Tinkoff | 0:00:21 |
18 | Jelle Vanendert (Bel) Lotto Belisol | 0:00:26 |
19 | Simon Geschke (Ger) Team Argos-Shimano | 0:00:56 |
20 | Diego Ulissi (Ita) Lampre-Merida | Row 19 - Cell 2 |
21 | Maxim Iglinskiy (Kaz) Astana Pro Team | Row 20 - Cell 2 |
22 | Stefan Denifl (Aut) IAM Cycling | 0:01:00 |
23 | Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Astana Pro Team | Row 22 - Cell 2 |
24 | Pierre Rolland (Fra) Team Europcar | Row 23 - Cell 2 |
25 | Alessandro De Marchi (Ita) Cannondale Pro Cycling | 0:01:03 |
26 | Yury Trofimov (Rus) Katusha | Row 25 - Cell 2 |
27 | Jérôme Pineau (Fra) Omega Pharma-Quick Step | 0:01:06 |
28 | Björn Leukemans (Bel) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | Row 27 - Cell 2 |
29 | Tony Gallopin (Fra) RadioShack Leopard | Row 28 - Cell 2 |
30 | Damiano Cunego (Ita) Lampre-Merida | Row 29 - Cell 2 |
31 | John Gadret (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 30 - Cell 2 |
32 | Jakob Fuglsang (Den) Astana Pro Team | Row 31 - Cell 2 |
33 | Pieter Weening (Ned) Orica-GreenEdge | Row 32 - Cell 2 |
34 | Tom Jelte Slagter (Ned) Blanco Pro Cycling Team | Row 33 - Cell 2 |
35 | Pierrick Fedrigo (Fra) FDJ | Row 34 - Cell 2 |
36 | Christopher Froome (GBr) Sky Procycling | 0:01:14 |
37 | Samuel Sanchez Gonzalez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi | Row 36 - Cell 2 |
38 | Daniele Ratto (Ita) Cannondale Pro Cycling | Row 37 - Cell 2 |
39 | Chris Anker Sörensen (Den) Team Saxo-Tinkoff | Row 38 - Cell 2 |
40 | Arthur Vichot (Fra) FDJ | 0:01:18 |
41 | Andy Schleck (Lux) RadioShack Leopard | 0:01:20 |
42 | Peter Stetina (USA) Garmin-Sharp | Row 41 - Cell 2 |
43 | Haimar Zubeldia Agirre (Spa) RadioShack Leopard | 0:01:24 |
44 | Sergey Lagutin (Uzb) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | Row 43 - Cell 2 |
45 | Arnold Jeannesson (Fra) FDJ | 0:01:25 |
46 | Yukiya Arashiro (Jpn) Team Europcar | 0:01:30 |
47 | Fabian Wegmann (Ger) Garmin-Sharp | 0:01:34 |
48 | Rafael Valls Ferri (Spa) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | Row 47 - Cell 2 |
49 | Laurens Ten Dam (Ned) Blanco Pro Cycling Team | Row 48 - Cell 2 |
50 | Nairo Alexander Quintana Rojas (Col) Movistar Team | Row 49 - Cell 2 |
51 | Michael Albasini (Swi) Orica-GreenEdge | 0:01:40 |
52 | Daniel Moreno Fernandez (Spa) Katusha | 0:01:49 |
53 | Rigoberto Uran Uran (Col) Sky Procycling | Row 52 - Cell 2 |
54 | Giovanni Visconti (Ita) Movistar Team | 0:02:12 |
55 | Paul Martens (Ger) Blanco Pro Cycling Team | 0:02:15 |
56 | Pieter Serry (Bel) Omega Pharma-Quick Step | Row 55 - Cell 2 |
57 | Alberto Contador Velasco (Spa) Team Saxo-Tinkoff | Row 56 - Cell 2 |
58 | Simon Clarke (Aus) Orica-GreenEdge | Row 57 - Cell 2 |
59 | Damiano Caruso (Ita) Cannondale Pro Cycling | 0:02:21 |
60 | Mikael Cherel (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | 0:02:28 |
61 | Nicolas Roche (Irl) Team Saxo-Tinkoff | 0:04:40 |
62 | Andriy Grivko (Ukr) Astana Pro Team | Row 61 - Cell 2 |
63 | Greg Van Avermaet (Bel) BMC Racing Team | Row 62 - Cell 2 |
64 | Marcel Wyss (Swi) IAM Cycling | Row 63 - Cell 2 |
65 | Maxime Vantomme (Bel) Crelan-Euphony | 0:04:51 |
66 | David Lopez Garcia (Spa) Sky Procycling | 0:04:53 |
67 | Alberto Losada Alguacil (Spa) Katusha | Row 66 - Cell 2 |
68 | Manuele Mori (Ita) Lampre-Merida | 0:05:16 |
69 | Matthew Busche (USA) RadioShack Leopard | Row 68 - Cell 2 |
70 | Marcus Burghardt (Ger) BMC Racing Team | Row 69 - Cell 2 |
71 | Christophe Le Mevel (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | Row 70 - Cell 2 |
72 | Mikel Astarloza Chaurreau (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi | Row 71 - Cell 2 |
73 | Egoi Martinez De Esteban (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi | Row 72 - Cell 2 |
74 | Cyril Gautier (Fra) Team Europcar | Row 73 - Cell 2 |
75 | Alexandr Kolobnev (Rus) Katusha | Row 74 - Cell 2 |
76 | Amaël Moinard (Fra) BMC Racing Team | Row 75 - Cell 2 |
77 | Bauke Mollema (Ned) Blanco Pro Cycling Team | Row 76 - Cell 2 |
78 | Bram Tankink (Ned) Blanco Pro Cycling Team | Row 77 - Cell 2 |
79 | Angel Vicioso Arcos (Spa) Katusha | 0:05:26 |
80 | Giampaolo Caruso (Ita) Katusha | Row 79 - Cell 2 |
81 | Maxime Monfort (Bel) RadioShack Leopard | 0:05:33 |
82 | Ben Hermans (Bel) RadioShack Leopard | Row 81 - Cell 2 |
83 | Michel Kreder (Ned) Garmin-Sharp | 0:07:51 |
84 | Francesco Gavazzi (Ita) Astana Pro Team | 0:07:57 |
85 | Blel Kadri (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | 0:08:09 |
86 | Dominik Nerz (Ger) BMC Racing Team | 0:08:20 |
87 | Jon Izaguirre Insausti (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi | Row 86 - Cell 2 |
88 | Nathan Haas (Aus) Garmin-Sharp | Row 87 - Cell 2 |
89 | Wesley Sulzberger (Aus) Orica-GreenEdge | Row 88 - Cell 2 |
90 | Gorka Izaguirre Insausti (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi | Row 89 - Cell 2 |
91 | Carlos Verona Quintanilla (Spa) Omega Pharma-Quick Step | Row 90 - Cell 2 |
92 | Michal Kwiatkowski (Pol) Omega Pharma-Quick Step | Row 91 - Cell 2 |
93 | Sébastien Delfosse (Bel) Crelan-Euphony | Row 92 - Cell 2 |
94 | Matthias Brandle (Aut) IAM Cycling | 0:08:29 |
95 | Dennis Vanendert (Bel) Lotto Belisol | Row 94 - Cell 2 |
96 | Kévin Reza (Fra) Team Europcar | Row 95 - Cell 2 |
97 | Francis De Greef (Bel) Lotto Belisol | Row 96 - Cell 2 |
98 | Kanstantsin Siutsou (Blr) Sky Procycling | Row 97 - Cell 2 |
99 | Julien Vermote (Bel) Omega Pharma-Quick Step | Row 98 - Cell 2 |
100 | Reto Hollenstein (Swi) IAM Cycling | Row 99 - Cell 2 |
101 | Eduard Vorganov (Rus) Katusha | Row 100 - Cell 2 |
102 | Mads Christensen (Den) Team Saxo-Tinkoff | Row 101 - Cell 2 |
103 | Daniel Navarro Garcia (Spa) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | Row 102 - Cell 2 |
104 | Rémi Cusin (Fra) IAM Cycling | Row 103 - Cell 2 |
105 | Christian Meier (Can) Orica-GreenEdge | Row 104 - Cell 2 |
106 | Sandy Casar (Fra) FDJ | Row 105 - Cell 2 |
107 | Thomas Dekker (Ned) Garmin-Sharp | Row 106 - Cell 2 |
108 | Anthony Charteau (Fra) Team Europcar | Row 107 - Cell 2 |
109 | Karsten Kroon (Ned) Team Saxo-Tinkoff | Row 108 - Cell 2 |
110 | Brent Bookwalter (USA) BMC Racing Team | Row 109 - Cell 2 |
111 | Oliver Zaugg (Swi) Team Saxo-Tinkoff | Row 110 - Cell 2 |
112 | Travis Meyer (Aus) Orica-GreenEdge | Row 111 - Cell 2 |
113 | Geoffrey Soupe (Fra) FDJ | Row 112 - Cell 2 |
114 | Marco Marcato (Ita) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | Row 113 - Cell 2 |
115 | Romain Sicard (Fra) Euskaltel-Euskadi | Row 114 - Cell 2 |
116 | Brian Vandborg (Den) Cannondale Pro Cycling | Row 115 - Cell 2 |
117 | Luis Angel Mate Mardones (Spa) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | Row 116 - Cell 2 |
118 | Jerome Coppel (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | Row 117 - Cell 2 |
119 | Nicolas Vogondy (Fra) Accent Jobs-Wanty | Row 118 - Cell 2 |
120 | Matteo Montaguti (Ita) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 119 - Cell 2 |
121 | Tom Dumoulin (Ned) Team Argos-Shimano | Row 120 - Cell 2 |
122 | Mathias Frank (Swi) BMC Racing Team | Row 121 - Cell 2 |
123 | Rein Taaramae (Est) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | 0:09:20 |
124 | Moreno Moser (Ita) Cannondale Pro Cycling | 0:09:35 |
125 | Roman Kreuziger (Cze) Team Saxo-Tinkoff | 0:09:54 |
126 | Bart De Clercq (Bel) Lotto Belisol | 0:11:38 |
127 | Pieter Jacobs (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen-Baloise | Row 126 - Cell 2 |
128 | Michael Matthews (Aus) Orica-GreenEdge | 0:12:52 |
129 | Rob Ruijgh (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | Row 128 - Cell 2 |
130 | Pirmin Lang (Swi) IAM Cycling | 0:13:37 |
131 | David Tanner (Aus) Blanco Pro Cycling Team | 0:14:39 |
132 | Thomas De Gendt (Bel) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | Row 131 - Cell 2 |
133 | Kristof Vandewalle (Bel) Omega Pharma-Quick Step | Row 132 - Cell 2 |
134 | Romain Zingle (Bel) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | Row 133 - Cell 2 |
135 | Jurgen Van De Walle (Bel) Lotto Belisol | Row 134 - Cell 2 |
136 | Simone Stortoni (Ita) Lampre-Merida | Row 135 - Cell 2 |
137 | Cristiano Salerno (Ita) Cannondale Pro Cycling | 0:16:08 |
138 | Benjamin King (USA) RadioShack Leopard | Row 137 - Cell 2 |
139 | Gaetan Bille (Bel) Lotto Belisol | Row 138 - Cell 2 |
140 | Tristan Valentin (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | Row 139 - Cell 2 |
141 | Edwig Cammaerts (Bel) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | Row 140 - Cell 2 |
142 | Michel Koch (Ger) Cannondale Pro Cycling | Row 141 - Cell 2 |
143 | Laurent Didier (Lux) RadioShack Leopard | Row 142 - Cell 2 |
144 | Kevin De Weert (Bel) Omega Pharma-Quick Step | Row 143 - Cell 2 |
145 | Thierry Hupond (Fra) Team Argos-Shimano | Row 144 - Cell 2 |
146 | Frederik Veuchelen (Bel) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | Row 145 - Cell 2 |
147 | Preben Van Hecke (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen-Baloise | Row 146 - Cell 2 |
148 | Gilles Devillers (Bel) Crelan-Euphony | 0:16:43 |
DNF | Alexey Lutsenko (Kaz) Astana Pro Team | Row 148 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Simone Ponzi (Ita) Astana Pro Team | Row 149 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Stefano Agostini (Ita) Cannondale Pro Cycling | Row 150 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Vincent Jerome (Fra) Team Europcar | Row 151 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Davide Malacarne (Ita) Team Europcar | Row 152 - Cell 2 |
DNF | David Veilleux (Can) Team Europcar | Row 153 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Vasil Kiryienka (Blr) Sky Procycling | Row 154 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Richie Porte (Aus) Sky Procycling | Row 155 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Jonathan Tiernan-Locke (GBr) Sky Procycling | Row 156 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Stephen Cummings (GBr) BMC Racing Team | Row 157 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Gianluca Brambilla (Ita) Omega Pharma-Quick Step | Row 158 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Alex Howes (USA) Garmin-Sharp | Row 159 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Andrey Amador Bakkazakova (CRc) Movistar Team | Row 160 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Imanol Erviti Ollo (Spa) Movistar Team | Row 161 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Pablo Lastras Garcia (Spa) Movistar Team | Row 162 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Angel Madrazo Ruiz (Spa) Movistar Team | Row 163 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Marc Goos (Ned) Blanco Pro Cycling Team | Row 164 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Matteo Bono (Ita) Lampre-Merida | Row 165 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Davide Cimolai (Ita) Lampre-Merida | Row 166 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Mattia Cattaneo (Ita) Lampre-Merida | Row 167 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Alexandre Geniez (Fra) FDJ | Row 168 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Laurent Pichon (Fra) FDJ | Row 169 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Jonathan Fumeaux (Swi) IAM Cycling | Row 170 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Alexandr Pliuschin (Mda) IAM Cycling | Row 171 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Tosh Van Der Sande (Bel) Lotto Belisol | Row 172 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Tim Wellens (Bel) Lotto Belisol | Row 173 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Ruben Perez Moreno (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi | Row 174 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Ben Gastauer (Lux) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 175 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Steven Caethoven (Bel) Accent Jobs-Wanty | Row 176 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Tim De Troyer (Bel) Accent Jobs-Wanty | Row 177 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Thomas Degand (Bel) Accent Jobs-Wanty | Row 178 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Jean-Pierre Drucker (Lux) Accent Jobs-Wanty | Row 179 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Jérôme Gilbert (Bel) Accent Jobs-Wanty | Row 180 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Will Routley (Can) Accent Jobs-Wanty | Row 181 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Staf Scheirlinckx (Bel) Accent Jobs-Wanty | Row 182 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Pim Ligthart (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | Row 183 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Sander Armee (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen-Baloise | Row 184 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Sander Helven (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen-Baloise | Row 185 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Eliot Lietaer (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen-Baloise | Row 186 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Stijn Neirynck (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen-Baloise | Row 187 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Arthur Vanoverberghe (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen-Baloise | Row 188 - Cell 2 |
DNF | William Clarke (Aus) Team Argos-Shimano | Row 189 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Patrick Gretsch (Ger) Team Argos-Shimano | Row 190 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Yann Huguet (Fra) Team Argos-Shimano | Row 191 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Francois Parisien (Can) Team Argos-Shimano | Row 192 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Thomas Peterson (USA) Team Argos-Shimano | Row 193 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Joeri Bueken (Bel) Crelan-Euphony | Row 194 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Reinier Honig (Ned) Crelan-Euphony | Row 195 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Egidijus Juodvalkis (Ltu) Crelan-Euphony | Row 196 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Christophe Premont (Bel) Crelan-Euphony | Row 197 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Klaas Sys (Bel) Crelan-Euphony | Row 198 - Cell 2 |
1 | Bart De Clercq (Bel) Lotto Belisol | 1 |
1 | Sander Armee (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen-Baloise | 1 |
1 | Pirmin Lang (Swi) IAM Cycling | 1 |
1 | Bart De Clercq (Bel) Lotto Belisol | 1 |
1 | Frederik Veuchelen (Bel) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | 1 |
1 | Pirmin Lang (Swi) IAM Cycling | 1 |
1 | Bart De Clercq (Bel) Lotto Belisol | 1 |
1 | Pirmin Lang (Swi) IAM Cycling | 1 |
1 | Jakob Fuglsang (Den) Astana Pro Team | 1 |
1 | Rigoberto Uran Uran (Col) Sky Procycling | 1 |
1 | Daniel Martin (Irl) Garmin-Sharp | 1 |
1 | Pirmin Lang (Swi) IAM Cycling | 3 | pts |
2 | Bart De Clercq (Bel) Lotto Belisol | 3 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
3 | Daniel Martin (Irl) Garmin-Sharp | 1 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
4 | Rigoberto Uran Uran (Col) Sky Procycling | 1 | Row 3 - Cell 3 |
5 | Frederik Veuchelen (Bel) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | 1 | Row 4 - Cell 3 |
6 | Jakob Fuglsang (Den) Astana Pro Team | 1 | Row 5 - Cell 3 |
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