Keisse/O'Shea clash with De Ketele/Van Hoecke on first evening
By Cycling News
Gilbert takes to the boards and wins pursuit match with Meersman
Kenny De Ketele and Gijs Van Hoecke are the first leaders of the Ghent Six after a high-speed first night of racing that saw world champion Philippe Gilbert fire the starting gun and swap his road bike for a few laps of the track.
Local hero Iljo Keisse and Australia's Glenn O'Shea battled with De Ketele and Van Hoecke but had to be content with second place, six points in arrears.
Keisse and O'Shea were the early leaders after winning the Elimination while de Ketele and Van Hoecke won the Points Race.
Keisse and O'Shea then combined to win the first Madison race of the event to take a narrow one-point lead over De Ketele and Van Hoecke midway through the opening evening. The rest of the night's racing remained a close battle for supremacy between the two teams.
Two other teams also finished the first night on the lead lap: Denmark's Marc Hester and Lasse Hansen, who won the final Madison, hold third with 53 points while the Dutch pair of Wim Stroetinga and Peter Schep ended the evening in fourth having tallied 39 points. Switzerland's Tristan Marguet and Franco Marvulli managed to earn 66 points on the first night but lost a lap, leaving them in fifth on the standings. Four other teams also remain one lap off the pace.
Before the serious racing began, Philippe Gilbert was the star of the show as he fired the start gun and then took on fellow Belgian Gianni Meersman in a 3km pursuit race.
Gilbert won the friendly race but struggled with the switch from the road. Meersman competed for the first time in the Omega Pharma-Quick Step colours after quitting Lotto-Belisol to join the rival Flemish team last week.
"Many people don't realize it, but this is totally different than on the road. You can't compare it: there's no gears, no brakes and you've still to pedal," Gilbert said.
Full Results
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result | |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Glenn O'Shea / Iljo Keisse (Aus/Bel) Omega Pharma | 20 | pts |
2 | Gijs Van Hoecke / Kenny De Ketele (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator | 12 | |
3 | Tim Mertens / Jasper De Buyst (Bel) Caruur | 10 | |
4 | Leif Lampater / Tosh Van der Sande (Ger/Bel) Lotto | 8 | |
5 | Marc Hester / Lasse Hansen (Den) VDK | 6 | |
6 | Silvan Dillier / Robert Bartko (Swi/Ger) Mega Doe-Het-Zelf - John Saey | 4 | |
7 | Andres Muller / Max Stahr (Ger) Geka Kaas | ||
8 | Nolan Hoffman / Christian Grasmann (RSA/Ger) Oudendijk | ||
9 | Tristan Marguet / Franco Marvulli (Swi) Eurotyre Bandencentrales | ||
10 | Steve Schets / Jonathan Breyne (Bel) AVS | ||
11 | Moreno De Pauw / Nicky Cocquyt (Bel) Provincie Oost-Vlaanderen | ||
12 | Vivien Brisse / Morgan Kneisky (Fra) Callant - Decoranda | ||
13 | Wim Stroetinga / Peter Schep (Ned) ADMB |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result | |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Gijs Van Hoecke / Kenny De Ketele (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator | 20 | pts |
2 | Wim Stroetinga / Peter Schep (Ned) ADMB | 12 | |
3 | Tristan Marguet / Franco Marvulli (Swi) Eurotyre Bandencentrales | 10 | |
4 | Vivien Brisse / Morgan Kneisky (Fra) Callant - Decoranda | 8 | |
5 | Andres Muller / Max Stahr (Ger) Geka Kaas | 6 | |
6 | Glenn O'Shea / Iljo Keisse (Aus/Bel) Omega Pharma | 4 | |
7 | Silvan Dillier / Robert Bartko (Swi/Ger) Mega Doe-Het-Zelf - John Saey | ||
8 | Nolan Hoffman / Christian Grasmann (RSA/Ger) Oudendijk | ||
9 | Marc Hester / Lasse Hansen (Den) VDK | ||
10 | Tim Mertens / Jasper De Buyst (Bel) Caruur | ||
11 | Steve Schets / Jonathan Breyne (Bel) AVS | ||
12 | Moreno De Pauw / Nicky Cocquyt (Bel) Provincie Oost-Vlaanderen | ||
13 | Leif Lampater / Tosh Van der Sande (Ger/Bel) Lotto |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
---|---|---|
1 | Silvan Dillier / Robert Bartko (Swi/Ger) Mega Doe-Het-Zelf - John Saey | 0:00:08.73 |
2 | Gijs Van Hoecke / Kenny De Ketele (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator | 0:00:08.83 |
3 | Glenn O'Shea / Iljo Keisse (Aus/Bel) Omega Pharma | 0:00:08.89 |
4 | Tristan Marguet / Franco Marvulli (Swi) Eurotyre Bandencentrales | 0:00:08.94 |
5 | Leif Lampater / Tosh Van der Sande (Ger/Bel) Lotto | |
6 | Marc Hester / Lasse Hansen (Den) VDK | 0:00:09.03 |
7 | Tim Mertens / Jasper De Buyst (Bel) Caruur | 0:00:09.06 |
8 | Moreno De Pauw / Nicky Cocquyt (Bel) Provincie Oost-Vlaanderen | 0:00:09.08 |
9 | Steve Schets / Jonathan Breyne (Bel) AVS | 0:00:09.09 |
10 | Andres Muller / Max Stahr (Ger) Geka Kaas | 0:00:09.18 |
11 | Wim Stroetinga / Peter Schep (Ned) ADMB | 0:00:09.20 |
12 | Nolan Hoffman / Christian Grasmann (RSA/Ger) Oudendijk | 0:00:09.22 |
13 | Vivien Brisse / Morgan Kneisky (Fra) Callant - Decoranda | 0:00:09.45 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result | |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Glenn O'Shea / Iljo Keisse (Aus/Bel) Omega Pharma | 20 | pts |
2 | Wim Stroetinga / Peter Schep (Ned) ADMB | 12 | |
3 | Gijs Van Hoecke / Kenny De Ketele (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator | 10 | |
4 (-1 lap) | Marc Hester / Lasse Hansen (Den) VDK | 8 | |
5 | Silvan Dillier / Robert Bartko (Swi/Ger) Mega Doe-Het-Zelf - John Saey | 6 | |
6 | Tim Mertens / Jasper De Buyst (Bel) Caruur | 4 | |
7 | Leif Lampater / Tosh Van der Sande (Ger/Bel) Lotto | ||
8 | Tristan Marguet / Franco Marvulli (Swi) Eurotyre Bandencentrales | ||
9 (-2 laps) | Vivien Brisse / Morgan Kneisky (Fra) Callant - Decoranda | ||
10 (-3 laps) | Moreno De Pauw / Nicky Cocquyt (Bel) Provincie Oost-Vlaanderen | ||
11 | Nolan Hoffman / Christian Grasmann (RSA/Ger) Oudendijk | ||
12 (-5 laps) | Steve Schets / Jonathan Breyne (Bel) AVS | ||
13 | Andres Muller / Max Stahr (Ger) Geka Kaas |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result | |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Glenn O'Shea / Iljo Keisse (Aus/Bel) Omega Pharma | 49 | pts |
2 | Gijs Van Hoecke / Kenny De Ketele (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator | 48 | |
3 | Wim Stroetinga / Peter Schep (Ned) ADMB | 24 | |
4 (-1 lap) | Silvan Dillier / Robert Bartko (Swi/Ger) Mega Doe-Het-Zelf - John Saey | 20 | |
5 | Marc Hester / Lasse Hansen (Den) VDK | 16 | |
6 | Tim Mertens / Jasper De Buyst (Bel) Caruur | 14 | |
7 | Tristan Marguet / Franco Marvulli (Swi) Eurotyre Bandencentrales | 14 | |
8 | Leif Lampater / Tosh Van der Sande (Ger/Bel) Lotto | 11 | |
9 (-2 laps) | Vivien Brisse / Morgan Kneisky (Fra) Callant - Decoranda | 8 | |
10 (-3 laps) | Moreno De Pauw / Nicky Cocquyt (Bel) Provincie Oost-Vlaanderen | ||
11 | Nolan Hoffman / Christian Grasmann (RSA/Ger) Oudendijk | ||
12 (-5 laps) | Andres Muller / Max Stahr (Ger) Geka Kaas | 6 | pts |
13 | Steve Schets / Jonathan Breyne (Bel) AVS |
1 | Kenny De Ketele (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator | 5 | pts |
2 | Robert Bartko (Ger) Mega Doe-Het-Zelf - John Saey | 4 | |
3 | Morgan Kneisky (Fra) Callant - Decoranda | 3 | |
4 | Jonathan Breyne (Bel) AVS | 2 | |
5 | Lasse Hansen (Den) VDK | 1 | |
6 | Franco Marvulli (Swi) Eurotyre Bandencentrales |
1 | Tristan Marguet / Franco Marvulli (Swi) Eurotyre Bandencentrales | 10 | pts |
2 | Andres Muller / Max Stahr (Ger) Geka Kaas | 6 | |
3 | Nolan Hoffman / Christian Grasmann (RSA/Ger) Oudendijk | 5 | |
4 | Leif Lampater / Tosh Van der Sande (Ger/Bel) Lotto | 4 | |
5 | Moreno De Pauw / Nicky Cocquyt (Bel) Provincie Oost-Vlaanderen | 3 | |
6 | Tim Mertens / Jasper De Buyst (Bel) Caruur | 2 | |
7 | Silvan Dillier / Robert Bartko (Swi/Ger) Mega Doe-Het-Zelf - John Saey | ||
8 | Vivien Brisse / Morgan Kneisky (Fra) Callant - Decoranda | ||
9 | Steve Schets / Jonathan Breyne (Bel) AVS | ||
10 | Gijs Van Hoecke / Kenny De Ketele (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator | ||
11 | Wim Stroetinga / Peter Schep (Ned) ADMB | ||
12 | Marc Hester / Lasse Hansen (Den) VDK | ||
13 | Glenn O'Shea / Iljo Keisse (Aus/Bel) Omega Pharma |
1 | Wim Stroetinga (Ned) ADMB | 5 | pts |
2 | Tim Mertens (Bel) Caruur | 4 | |
3 | Glenn O'Shea (Aus) Omega Pharma | 3 | |
4 | Moreno De Pauw (Bel) Provincie Oost-Vlaanderen | 2 | |
5 | Leif Lampater (Ger) Lotto | 1 | |
6 | Nolan Hoffman (RSA) Oudendijk |
1 | Tristan Marguet / Franco Marvulli (Swi) Eurotyre Bandencentrales | 0:00:27.45 |
2 | Marc Hester / Lasse Hansen (Den) VDK | 0:00:27.73 |
3 | Gijs Van Hoecke / Kenny De Ketele (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator | 0:00:27.97 |
4 | Silvan Dillier / Robert Bartko (Swi/Ger) Mega Doe-Het-Zelf - John Saey | 0:00:28.15 |
5 | Wim Stroetinga / Peter Schep (Ned) ADMB | 0:00:28.17 |
6 | Glenn O'Shea / Iljo Keisse (Aus/Bel) Omega Pharma | 0:00:28.30 |
7 | Nolan Hoffman / Christian Grasmann (RSA/Ger) Oudendijk | |
8 | Moreno De Pauw / Nicky Cocquyt (Bel) Provincie Oost-Vlaanderen | 0:00:28.38 |
9 | Tim Mertens / Jasper De Buyst (Bel) Caruur | 0:00:28.53 |
10 | Steve Schets / Jonathan Breyne (Bel) AVS | 0:00:29.12 |
11 | Leif Lampater / Tosh Van der Sande (Ger/Bel) Lotto | 0:00:29.14 |
12 | Vivien Brisse / Morgan Kneisky (Fra) Callant - Decoranda | |
13 | Andres Muller / Max Stahr (Ger) Geka Kaas | 0:00:29.35 |
1 | Kenny De Ketele (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator | 5 | pts |
2 | Wim Stroetinga (Ned) ADMB | 4 | |
3 | Robert Bartko (Ger) Mega Doe-Het-Zelf - John Saey | 3 | |
4 | Glenn O'Shea (Aus) Omega Pharma | 2 | |
5 | Tim Mertens (Bel) Caruur | 1 | |
6 | Morgan Kneisky (Fra) Callant - Decoranda |
1 | Tristan Marguet / Franco Marvulli (Swi) Eurotyre Bandencentrales | 10 | pts |
2 | Glenn O'Shea / Iljo Keisse (Aus/Bel) Omega Pharma | 6 | |
3 | Steve Schets / Jonathan Breyne (Bel) AVS | 5 | |
4 | Marc Hester / Lasse Hansen (Den) VDK | 4 | |
5 | Moreno De Pauw / Nicky Cocquyt (Bel) Provincie Oost-Vlaanderen | 3 | |
6 | Leif Lampater / Tosh Van der Sande (Ger/Bel) Lotto | 2 | |
7 | Gijs Van Hoecke / Kenny De Ketele (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator | ||
8 | Wim Stroetinga / Peter Schep (Ned) ADMB | ||
9 | Andres Muller / Max Stahr (Ger) Geka Kaas | ||
10 | Vivien Brisse / Morgan Kneisky (Fra) Callant - Decoranda | ||
11 | Silvan Dillier / Robert Bartko (Swi/Ger) Mega Doe-Het-Zelf - John Saey | ||
12 | Nolan Hoffman / Christian Grasmann (RSA/Ger) Oudendijk | ||
13 | Tim Mertens / Jasper De Buyst (Bel) Caruur |
1 | Leif Lampater / Tosh Van der Sande (Ger/Bel) Lotto | 20 | pts |
2 | Tristan Marguet / Franco Marvulli (Swi) Eurotyre Bandencentrales | 12 | |
3 | Steve Schets / Jonathan Breyne (Bel) AVS | 10 | |
4 | Nolan Hoffman / Christian Grasmann (RSA/Ger) Oudendijk | 8 | |
5 | Tim Mertens / Jasper De Buyst (Bel) Caruur | 6 | |
6 | Moreno De Pauw / Nicky Cocquyt (Bel) Provincie Oost-Vlaanderen | 4 | |
7 | Vivien Brisse / Morgan Kneisky (Fra) Callant - Decoranda | ||
8 | Andres Muller / Max Stahr (Ger) Geka Kaas | ||
9 | Gijs Van Hoecke / Kenny De Ketele (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator | ||
10 | Wim Stroetinga / Peter Schep (Ned) ADMB | ||
11 | Silvan Dillier / Robert Bartko (Swi/Ger) Mega Doe-Het-Zelf - John Saey | ||
12 | Glenn O'Shea / Iljo Keisse (Aus/Bel) Omega Pharma | ||
13 | Marc Hester / Lasse Hansen (Den) VDK |
1 | Marc Hester / Lasse Hansen (Den) VDK | 20 | pts |
2 | Vivien Brisse / Morgan Kneisky (Fra) Callant - Decoranda | 12 | |
3 | Gijs Van Hoecke / Kenny De Ketele (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator | 10 | -1lap |
4 | Glenn O'Shea / Iljo Keisse (Aus/Bel) Omega Pharma | 8 | |
5 | Moreno De Pauw / Nicky Cocquyt (Bel) Provincie Oost-Vlaanderen | 6 | |
6 | Silvan Dillier / Robert Bartko (Swi/Ger) Mega Doe-Het-Zelf - John Saey | 4 | |
7 | Wim Stroetinga / Peter Schep (Ned) ADMB | ||
8 | Leif Lampater / Tosh Van der Sande (Ger/Bel) Lotto | ||
9 | Tim Mertens / Jasper De Buyst (Bel) Caruur | ||
10 | Nolan Hoffman / Christian Grasmann (RSA/Ger) Oudendijk | ||
11 | Tristan Marguet / Franco Marvulli (Swi) Eurotyre Bandencentrales | ||
12 | Andres Muller / Max Stahr (Ger) Geka Kaas | -2laps | |
13 | Steve Schets / Jonathan Breyne (Bel) AVS | -3laps |
1 | Gijs Van Hoecke / Kenny De Ketele (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator | 78 | pts |
2 | Glenn O'Shea / Iljo Keisse (Aus/Bel) Omega Pharma | 72 | |
3 | Marc Hester / Lasse Hansen (Den) VDK | 53 | |
4 | Wim Stroetinga / Peter Schep (Ned) ADMB | 39 | |
5 | Tristan Marguet / Franco Marvulli (Swi) Eurotyre Bandencentrales | 66 | -1lap |
6 | Silvan Dillier / Robert Bartko (Swi/Ger) Mega Doe-Het-Zelf - John Saey | 39 | |
7 | Leif Lampater / Tosh Van der Sande (Ger/Bel) Lotto | 38 | |
8 | Tim Mertens / Jasper De Buyst (Bel) Caruur | 27 | |
9 | Vivien Brisse / Morgan Kneisky (Fra) Callant - Decoranda | 23 | |
10 | Moreno De Pauw / Nicky Cocquyt (Bel) Provincie Oost-Vlaanderen | 18 | -3laps |
11 | Nolan Hoffman / Christian Grasmann (RSA/Ger) Oudendijk | 13 | |
12 | Andres Muller / Max Stahr (Ger) Geka Kaas | 12 | -6laps |
13 | Steve Schets / Jonathan Breyne (Bel) AVS | 17 | -7laps |
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