Nokere Koerse 2018: Results

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Fabio Jakobsen (Quick-Step Floors) wins the 2018 Nokere Koerse (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)

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Marco Mathis (Katusha Alpecin) pre-race (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)

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Chris Lawless (Team Sky) (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)

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Michael Golas (Team Sky) (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)

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Jon Dibben (Team Sky) (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)

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Frederik Frison (Lotto Soudal) on the move (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)

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James Shaw (Lotto Soudal) (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)

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Jenthe Biermans (Katusha - Alpecin) (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)

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Leonardo Basso (Team Sky) (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)

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Fabio Jakobsen (Quick-Step Floors) indulges after winning Nokere Koerse (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)

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Fabio Jakobsen (Quick-Step Floors) and Remi Cavagna (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)

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Hugo Hofstette (Cofidis) (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)

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Amaury Capiot, Fabio Jakobsen and Hugo Hofstette on the Nokere Koerse podium (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)

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Fabio Jakobsen (Quick-Step Floors) and Alvaro Jose Hodeg (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)

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Loic Vliegen (BMC Racing Team) (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)

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Scenery along the route of Nokere Koerse (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)

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Moreno Hofland (Lotto Soudal) grabs a snack (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)

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A rider raises his arm for service at Nokere Koerse (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)

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Conor Dunne, Daniel Turek and Ivo Oliveira in the breakaway at Nokere Koerse (Image credit: Bettini Photo)

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Amaury Capiot (Sport Vlaanderen - Baloise), Fabio Jakobsen (Quick - Step Floors) and Hugo Hofstetter (Cofidis) on the 2018 Nokere Koerse podium (Image credit: Bettini Photo)

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Daniel Turek (Israel Cycling Academy) spent the day in the breakaway at Nokere Koerse (Image credit: Bettini Photo)

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Jenthe Biermans (Katusha - Alpecin) and Francisco Ventoso (BMC Racing) (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)

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Davide Martinelli (Quick-Step Floors) in the bunch (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)

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Joey Rosskopf (BMC Racing) and Kamil Malecki (CCC Sprandi Polkowice) (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)

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BMC Racing's Miles Scotson finishes Nokere Koerse (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)

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Remi Cavagna (Quick-Step Floors) and Luke Rowe (Team Sky) near the end of Nokere Koerse (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)

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Fabio Jakobsen (Quick-Step Floors) on is way to winning the 2018 Nokere Koerse (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)

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Fabio Jakobsen (Quick-Step Floors) after winning the 2018 Nokere Koerse (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)

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Scenery along the route of 2018 Nokere Koerse (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)

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The peloton in action at 2018 Nokere Korse (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)

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Ivo Oliveira (Hagens Berman Axeon) (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)

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Israeli road champion Roy Goldstein (Israel Cycling Academy) (Image credit: Bettini Photo)

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Mikael Zijlaard (Hagens Berman Axeon) (Image credit: Bettini Photo)

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Eritrean Awet Andemeskel (Israel Cycling Academy) (Image credit: Bettini Photo)

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Edward Theuns (Team Sunweb) (Image credit: Bettini Photo)

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Cesare Benedetti (Bora - Hansgrohe) (Image credit: Bettini Photo)

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Team Sky's Kristoffer Halvorsen in the Nokere Korse bunch (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)

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BMC's Fran Ventoso rides in the Nokere Koerse peloton (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)

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Timothy Stevens (Cibel-Cebon) (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)

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Patryk Stosz (CCC Sprandi Polkowice) (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)

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Simon Sellier (Direct Energie) and Yannick Martinez (Team Delko Marseille Provence KTM) (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)

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A Roompot rider mid-race (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)

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Riders relax before the start of 2018 Nokere Koerse (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)

Quick-Step Floors' Fabio Jakobsen won the 2018 Danilith Nokere Koerse Wednesday, taking the bunch sprint ahead of Amaury Capiot (Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise) and Hugo Hofstetter (Cofidis) after 191.1km of racing through Belgium.

Cyclo-cross world champion Wout Van Aert (Veranda’s Willems Crelan) drove the field toward the line in the final kilometre's as Quick-Step and the other sprinters' teams set up their trains for the finale.

The win was the Belgian team's third in a row in their home semi-Classics, after Niki Terpstra won in Le Samyn and Remi Cavagna at Dwars door West-Vlaanderen.

Conor Dunne (Aqua Blue Sport) was the last man caught from the day's early breakaway after dropping his companions Ivo Oliveira (Hagens Berman Axeon), Daniel Turek (Israel Cycling Academy), Yannick Martinez (Deklo Marseille), Rob Ruijgh (Tarteletto-Isorex), Simon Sellier (Direct Energie), Timothy Stevens (Cibel-Cebon), and Martijn Budding (Roompot).

Martinez latched onto an elite chasing group innside the final 20km, with BMC's Nathan van Hooydonck and Loïc Vliegen, Florian Senechal and Pieter Serry from Quick-Step Floors, Pascal Ackerman (Bora-Hansgrohe), Baptiste Planckaert (Katusha-Alpecin), and Wout Van Aert, but the peloton came back together in the final 10km.

There were a few attacks that followed as Dunne was swept up and spat out, with a move from Edward Theuns (Sunweb) closely marked by the peloton, ensuring a bunch sprint, which Jakobsen won with a perfectly-timed acceleration.

"Our goal from the start of the race was to win, because we had many guys in the team capable of taking the victory. The course was harder this year, but that didn't stop up from shaping and controlling the race," Jakobsen said.

"The entire team did an amazing job today, Davide and Florian kept a high speed in the end, reeling in the late attackers, and I took the last corner on the inside, knowing this would increase my chances. On the last straight, I just gave everything and when I saw there wasn't anyone near me, I began celebrating. It's one of the best days of my life so far! I can't tell you how happy I am to get my first pro win and how much confidence it gives me for the next races."

Full Results

#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result
1	Fabio Jakobsen (Ned) Quick - Step Floors	4:32:56
2	Amaury Capiot (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen - Baloise
3	Hugo Hofstetter (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits
4	Roy Jans (Bel) Cibel - Cebon
5	Andrew Fenn (GBr) Aqua Blue Sport
6	Baptiste Planckaert (Bel) Team Katusha Alpecin
7	Zakkari Dempster (Aus) Israel Cycling Academy
8	Sean De Bie (Bel) Veranda's Willems - Crelan
9	Maxime Vantomme (Bel) Wb Aqua Protect Veranclassic
10	Kamil Gradek (Pol) Ccc Sprandi Polkowice
11	Leonardo Basso (Ita) Team Sky
12	Loïc Vliegen (Bel) Bmc Racing Team
13	Bryan Coquard (Fra) Vital Concept Cycling Club
14	Jasper Philipsen (Bel) Hagens Berman Axeon
15	Lawrence Naesen (Bel) Lotto Soudal
16	Jimmy Turgis (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits
17	Floris Gerts (Ned) Roompot - Nederlandse Loterij
18	Christoph Pfingsten (Ger) Bora - Hansgrohe
19	Romain Cardis (Fra) Direct Energie
20	Bert De Backer (Bel) Vital Concept Cycling Club
21	Reto Hollenstein (Swi) Team Katusha Alpecin
22	Jenthe Biermans (Bel) Team Katusha Alpecin
23	Frederik Frison (Bel) Lotto Soudal
24	Rui Oliveira (Por) Hagens Berman Axeon
25	Pieter Serry (Bel) Quick - Step Floors
26	Guillaume Van Keirsbulck (Bel) Wanty - Groupe Gobert
27	Dries Van Gestel (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen - Baloise
28	Pascal Ackermann (Ger) Bora - Hansgrohe
29	Julien Stassen (Bel) Wb Aqua Protect Veranclassic	0:00:06
30	Luke Rowe (GBr) Team Sky	0:00:12
31	Frederik Backaert (Bel) Wanty - Groupe Gobert	0:00:18
32	Wout Van Aert (Bel) Veranda's Willems - Crelan	0:00:26
33	Florian Senechal (Fra) Quick - Step Floors	0:00:38
34	Davide Martinelli (Ita) Quick - Step Floors
35	Tanner Putt (USA) Unitedhealthcare Professional Cycling Team	0:00:40
36	Huub Duijn (Ned) Veranda's Willems - Crelan	0:00:45
37	Michal Kolár (Svk) Bora - Hansgrohe	0:00:47
38	Edward Theuns (Bel) Team Sunweb	0:00:54
39	Christian Knees (Ger) Team Sky
40	Ylber Sefa (Alb) Tarteletto - Isorex	0:01:02
41	Shane Archbold (NZl) Aqua Blue Sport
42	Nathan Van Hooydonck (Bel) Bmc Racing Team	0:01:14
43	Kevin Deltombe (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen - Baloise
44	Francisco Jose Ventoso Alberdi (Spa) Bmc Racing Team
45	Matteo Pelucchi (Ita) Bora - Hansgrohe
46	Rüdiger Selig (Ger) Bora - Hansgrohe
47	Alvaro Jose Hodeg Chagui (Col) Quick - Step Floors
48	Kenneth Van Rooy (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen - Baloise
49	Michael Goolaerts (Bel) Veranda's Willems - Crelan
50	Rémi Cavagna (Fra) Quick - Step Floors
51	Dennis Coenen (Bel) Cibel - Cebon
52	Pawel Bernas (Pol) Ccc Sprandi Polkowice	0:01:18
53	Jan Willem Van Schip (Ned) Roompot - Nederlandse Loterij
54	Aime De Gendt (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen - Baloise
55	Sjoerd Van Ginneken (Ned) Roompot - Nederlandse Loterij
56	Coen Vermeltfoort (Ned) Roompot - Nederlandse Loterij	0:01:33
57	Joseph Rosskopf (USA) Bmc Racing Team	0:01:42
58	Jonathan Dibben (GBr) Team Sky
59	Travis Mccabe (USA) Unitedhealthcare Professional Cycling Team
60	Tom Bohli (Swi) Bmc Racing Team
61	Benjamin Perry (Can) Israel Cycling Academy	0:01:47
62	Andreas Schillinger (Ger) Bora - Hansgrohe
63	Thomas Sprengers (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen - Baloise	0:02:04
64	Yoann Offredo (Fra) Wanty - Groupe Gobert
65	Timothy Dupont (Bel) Wanty - Groupe Gobert
66	Sander Armee (Bel) Lotto Soudal
67	Peter Koning (Ned) Aqua Blue Sport
68	Rob Ruijgh (Ned) Tarteletto - Isorex
69	Kristoffer Halvorsen (Nor) Team Sky
70	Martijn Budding (Ned) Roompot - Nederlandse Loterij	0:02:06
71	Iuri Filosi (Ita) Delko Marseille Provence Ktm
72	Jérôme Baugnies (Bel) Wanty - Groupe Gobert
73	Cesare Benedetti (Ita) Bora - Hansgrohe
74	Timothy Stevens (Bel) Cibel - Cebon	0:02:54
75	Michal Golas (Pol) Team Sky
76	Daniel Turek (Cze) Israel Cycling Academy
77	Michaël Van Staeyen (Bel) Cofidis, Solutions Credits	0:02:59
78	Maikel Zijlaard (Ned) Hagens Berman Axeon	0:03:02
79	Remy Mertz (Bel) Lotto Soudal	0:03:15
80	Roy Goldstein (Isr) Israel Cycling Academy
81	Dion Smith (NZl) Wanty - Groupe Gobert
82	David Boucher (Bel) Tarteletto - Isorex
83	Niels De Rooze (Bel) Tarteletto - Isorex
84	Lukas Spengler (Swi) Wb Aqua Protect Veranclassic
85	Moreno Hofland (Ned) Lotto Soudal	0:03:22
86	Simon Sellier (Fra) Direct Energie	0:03:24
87	Edward Planckaert (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen - Baloise	0:03:25
88	Johannes Fröhlinger (Ger) Team Sunweb	0:03:57
89	Martijn Tusveld (Ned) Team Sunweb
90	Frantisek Sisr (Cze) Ccc Sprandi Polkowice
91	Polychronis Tzortzakis (Gre) Tarteletto - Isorex	0:04:45
92	Julien Morice (Fra) Vital Concept Cycling Club
93	Ivo Oliveira (Por) Hagens Berman Axeon	0:05:00
94	Alexander Cataford (Can) Unitedhealthcare Professional Cycling Team	0:05:15
95	Jimmy Duquennoy (Bel) Wb Aqua Protect Veranclassic	0:05:17
96	Bryan Nauleau (Fra) Direct Energie	0:05:19
97	Conor Dunne (Irl) Aqua Blue Sport
98	Alex Kirsch (Lux) Wb Aqua Protect Veranclassic
99	Jonas Van Genechten (Bel) Vital Concept Cycling Club	0:05:23
100	Kenneth Vanbilsen (Bel) Cofidis, Solutions Credits
101	Yannick Martinez (Fra) Delko Marseille Provence Ktm	0:05:25
102	Kris Boeckmans (Bel) Vital Concept Cycling Club
103	Dorian Godon (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits	0:06:06
104	João Almeida (Por) Hagens Berman Axeon	0:06:07
105	Jhonatan Restrepo Valencia (Col) Team Katusha Alpecin
106	Aidis Kruopis (Ltu) Veranda's Willems - Crelan	0:06:11
107	James Shaw (GBr)	0:06:14
108	Jelle Mannaerts (Bel) Tarteletto - Isorex	0:06:59
109	Gatis Smukulis (Lat) Delko Marseille Provence Ktm
110	Michael Storer (Aus) Team Sunweb	0:07:01
111	Stijn De Bock (Bel) Cibel - Cebon
112	Dieter Bouvry (Bel) Cibel - Cebon
113	Przemyslaw Kasperkiewicz (Pol) Delko Marseille Provence Ktm
114	Matthew Brammeier (Irl) Aqua Blue Sport
115	Daniel Eaton (USA) Unitedhealthcare Professional Cycling Team
116	Pieter Vanspeybrouck (Bel) Wanty - Groupe Gobert	0:07:04
117	Yohann Gene (Fra) Direct Energie
118	Alexandre Pichot (Fra) Direct Energie
119	Damien Gaudin (Fra) Direct Energie
DNF	Hamish Schreurs (NZl) Israel Cycling Academy
DNF	Zico Waeytens (Bel) Veranda's Willems - Crelan
DNF	Elias Van Breussegem (Bel) Veranda's Willems - Crelan
DNF	Pim Ligthart (Ned) Roompot - Nederlandse Loterij
DNF	Mikkel Bjerg (Den) Hagens Berman Axeon
DNF	Tom Stamsnijder (Ned) Team Sunweb
DNF	Tanguy Turgis (Fra) Vital Concept Cycling Club
DNF	Jérémy Lecroq (Fra) Vital Concept Cycling Club
DNF	Awet Andemeskel (Eri) Israel Cycling Academy
DNF	Christopher Lawless (GBr) Team Sky
DNF	Michael Rice (Aus) Hagens Berman Axeon
DNF	Adam Blythe (GBr) Aqua Blue Sport
DNF	Adrian Kurek (Pol) Ccc Sprandi Polkowice
DNF	Elmar Reinders (Ned) Roompot - Nederlandse Loterij
DNF	Jonas Koch (Ger) Ccc Sprandi Polkowice
DNF	Julien Trarieux (Fra) Delko Marseille Provence Ktm
DNF	Patryk Stosz (Pol) Ccc Sprandi Polkowice
DNF	Geoffrey Soupe (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits
DNF	Alexander Maes (Bel) Tarteletto - Isorex
DNF	Maximilian Richard Walscheid (Ger) Team Sunweb
DNF	Wim Reynaerts (Bel) Cibel - Cebon
DNF	Adrien Petit (Fra) Direct Energie
DNF	Brenton Jones (Aus) Delko Marseille Provence Ktm
DNF	Kamil Malecki (Pol) Ccc Sprandi Polkowice
DNF	Mads Würtz Schmidt (Den) Team Katusha Alpecin
DNF	Lasse Norman Hansen (Den) Aqua Blue Sport
DNF	Kenny Dehaes (Bel) Wb Aqua Protect Veranclassic
DNF	Ludwig De Winter (Bel) Wb Aqua Protect Veranclassic
DNF	Jérémy Leveau (Fra) Delko Marseille Provence Ktm
DNF	Eric Marcotte (USA) Unitedhealthcare Professional Cycling Team
DNF	Marco Mathis (Ger) Team Katusha Alpecin
DNF	Miles Scotson (Aus) Bmc Racing Team
DNF	Carlos Eduardo Alzate Escobar (Col) Unitedhealthcare Professional Cycling Team
DNF	Robby Cobbaert (Bel) Cibel - Cebon
DNS	Adrian Hegyvary (USA) Unitedhealthcare Professional Cycling Team