Greipel wins Omloop Eurometropool in bunch sprint
Van Lerberghe is second, Devriendt is third
Andre Greipel (Lotto Soudal) claimed his first win since stage 2 of the Giro d'Italia on Saturday, sprinting to victory in the inaugural Omloop Eurometropool in Belgium.
Geipel took the win ahead of Bert Van Lerberghe (Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise) and Tom Devriendt (Wanty-Groupe Gobert) on a day when the peloton was loathe to let any groups get more than a minute advantage. The 177km 1.1 race started in Nieuwpoort and finished with three closing laps in Poperinge after a day of racing on relatively flat roads.
"It was a really fast race; the average speed was around 48 kilometres per hour," Greipel said. "It was also very uncontrolled, as we expected it to be, and we sent Tosh Van der Sande up front in the main breakaway."
The initial breakaway of 13 riders took a long time to establish and never gained more than 30 seconds on the field. It was ultimately brought back with 90km remaining, and the race reshuffled again.
Attacks lifted the pace, but nothing of significance could stick until Alexis Gougeard (AG2R) and Brian van Goethem (Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij) sneaked off the front and built a small gap. It was not to be, however, as Lotto Soudal were determined to set up their German sprinter, and they pulled back the move before the race entered Poperinge. Another group of seven tried to get away on the circuits, but Lotto Soudal nullified that move as well.
"We took the control of the peloton with 30km to go, and we made sure the race would end in a bunch sprint," Greipel said. "Tosh [van der Sande], Moreno [Hofland], Jens [Debusschere] and Jasper [de Buyst] led me out perfectly. We stayed calm and we rode strongly in the finale."
The win provides a morale boost for Greipel, who recently won field sprints in the Primus Classic and Omloop van het Houtland Lichtervelde after the winning moves went up the road.
"This victory is a relief for me," Greipel said. "Although I won my two previous sprints, these were not for the win. I always tried to keep calm, but that's not easy when you don't win.
"I felt that the confidence between the team and me was still intact and I was sure that I would eventually get back to winning. I'm really happy with our performance today. There is another opportunity tomorrow, and we have riders, like Jasper De Buyst, who can do well in races like this."
Full Results
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
---|---|---|
1 | André Greipel (Ger) Lotto Soudal | 3:43:10 |
2 | Bert Van Lerberghe (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen - Baloise | Row 1 - Cell 2 |
3 | Tom Devriendt (Bel) Wanty - Groupe Gobert | Row 2 - Cell 2 |
4 | Rudy Barbier (Fra) Ag2R La Mondiale | Row 3 - Cell 2 |
5 | Kristoffer Halvorsen (Nor) Joker Icopal | Row 4 - Cell 2 |
6 | Baptiste Planckaert (Bel) Team Katusha Alpecin | Row 5 - Cell 2 |
7 | Andre Looij (Ned) Roompot - Nederlandse Loterij | Row 6 - Cell 2 |
8 | Twan Castelijns (Ned) Team Lotto Nl - Jumbo | Row 7 - Cell 2 |
9 | Timothy Dupont (Bel) Veranda's Willems - Crelan | Row 8 - Cell 2 |
10 | Jérémy Lecroq (Fra) Roubaix - Lille Metropole | Row 9 - Cell 2 |
11 | Romain Cardis (Fra) Direct Energie | Row 10 - Cell 2 |
12 | Roy Jans (Bel) Wb Veranclassic Aquality Protect | Row 11 - Cell 2 |
13 | Ole Forfang (Nor) Joker Icopal | Row 12 - Cell 2 |
14 | Arthur Baude (Bel) Ago - Aqua Service | Row 13 - Cell 2 |
15 | Yves Lampaert (Bel) Quick - Step Floors | Row 14 - Cell 2 |
16 | Dennis Coenen (Bel) Cibel - Cebon | Row 15 - Cell 2 |
17 | Aksel Nõmmela (Est) Leopard Pro Cycling | Row 16 - Cell 2 |
18 | Iljo Keisse (Bel) Quick - Step Floors | Row 17 - Cell 2 |
19 | Coen Vermeltfoort (Ned) Roompot - Nederlandse Loterij | Row 18 - Cell 2 |
20 | Hugo Hofstetter (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | Row 19 - Cell 2 |
21 | Maximilien Picoux (Bel) T.Palm Pôle Continental Wallon | Row 20 - Cell 2 |
22 | Emiel Vermeulen (Bel) Roubaix - Lille Metropole | Row 21 - Cell 2 |
23 | Joeri Stallaert (Bel) Cibel - Cebon | Row 22 - Cell 2 |
24 | Edward Planckaert (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen - Baloise | Row 23 - Cell 2 |
25 | Jarl Salomein (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen - Baloise | Row 24 - Cell 2 |
26 | Aaron Gate (NZl) Aqua Blue Sport | Row 25 - Cell 2 |
27 | Robin Stenuit (Bel) Wanty - Groupe Gobert | Row 26 - Cell 2 |
28 | Jimmy Raibaud (Fra) Armee De Terre | Row 27 - Cell 2 |
29 | Maxime Vantomme (Bel) Wb Veranclassic Aquality Protect | Row 28 - Cell 2 |
30 | Mathias De Witte (Bel) Cibel - Cebon | Row 29 - Cell 2 |
31 | Jonas Van Genechten (Bel) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | Row 30 - Cell 2 |
32 | Charlie Arimont (Bel) Ago - Aqua Service | Row 31 - Cell 2 |
33 | Daniel Mclay (GBr) Fortuneo - Oscaro | Row 32 - Cell 2 |
34 | Abram Stockman (Bel) Tarteletto - Isorex | Row 33 - Cell 2 |
35 | Boris Vallee (Bel) Fortuneo - Oscaro | Row 34 - Cell 2 |
36 | Jonas Rickaert (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen - Baloise | Row 35 - Cell 2 |
37 | Anthony Debuy (Bel) Ago - Aqua Service | Row 36 - Cell 2 |
38 | Alexander Geuens (Bel) Pauwels Sauzen - Vastgoedservice Continental Team | Row 37 - Cell 2 |
39 | Jordan Levasseur (Fra) Armee De Terre | Row 38 - Cell 2 |
40 | David Boucher (Fra) Pauwels Sauzen - Vastgoedservice Continental Team | Row 39 - Cell 2 |
41 | Michiel Stockman (Bel) Tarteletto - Isorex | Row 40 - Cell 2 |
42 | John Mandrysch (Ger) Leopard Pro Cycling | Row 41 - Cell 2 |
43 | Andrew Fenn (GBr) Aqua Blue Sport | Row 42 - Cell 2 |
44 | Joeri Calleeuw (Bel) Roubaix - Lille Metropole | Row 43 - Cell 2 |
45 | Gijs Van Hoecke (Bel) Team Lotto Nl - Jumbo | Row 44 - Cell 2 |
46 | Kevyn Ista (Bel) Wb Veranclassic Aquality Protect | Row 45 - Cell 2 |
47 | Marcel Kittel (Ger) Quick - Step Floors | Row 46 - Cell 2 |
48 | Floris De Tier (Bel) Team Lotto Nl - Jumbo | Row 47 - Cell 2 |
49 | Elmar Reinders (Ned) Roompot - Nederlandse Loterij | Row 48 - Cell 2 |
50 | Maarten Wynants (Bel) Team Lotto Nl - Jumbo | Row 49 - Cell 2 |
51 | Markus Hoelgaard (Nor) Joker Icopal | Row 50 - Cell 2 |
52 | Juan Jose Lobato Del Valle (Spa) Team Lotto Nl - Jumbo | Row 51 - Cell 2 |
53 | Florian Senechal (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | Row 52 - Cell 2 |
54 | Florian Maitre (Fra) Direct Energie | Row 53 - Cell 2 |
55 | Thibault Guernalec (Fra) Fortuneo - Oscaro | Row 54 - Cell 2 |
56 | Gerry Druyts (Bel) Pauwels Sauzen - Vastgoedservice Continental Team | Row 55 - Cell 2 |
57 | Jimmy Duquennoy (Bel) Wb Veranclassic Aquality Protect | Row 56 - Cell 2 |
58 | Bjørn Tore Hoem (Nor) Joker Icopal | Row 57 - Cell 2 |
59 | Edward Walsh (Can) T.Palm Pôle Continental Wallon | Row 58 - Cell 2 |
60 | Szymon Rekita (Pol) Leopard Pro Cycling | Row 59 - Cell 2 |
61 | Angelo Tulik (Fra) Direct Energie | Row 60 - Cell 2 |
62 | Antwan Tolhoek (Ned) Team Lotto Nl - Jumbo | Row 61 - Cell 2 |
63 | Robin Haubruge (Bel) T.Palm Pôle Continental Wallon | Row 62 - Cell 2 |
64 | Jasper De Buyst (Bel) Lotto Soudal | 0:00:07 |
65 | Christophe Noppe (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen - Baloise | 0:00:09 |
66 | Jan Brockhoff (Ger) Leopard Pro Cycling | 0:00:11 |
67 | Nicolas Vereecken (Bel) Roubaix - Lille Metropole | Row 66 - Cell 2 |
68 | Maurits Lammertink (Ned) Team Katusha Alpecin | Row 67 - Cell 2 |
69 | Marco Mathis (Ger) Team Katusha Alpecin | Row 68 - Cell 2 |
70 | Moreno Hofland (Ned) Lotto Soudal | Row 69 - Cell 2 |
71 | Mark Mcnally (GBr) Wanty - Groupe Gobert | Row 70 - Cell 2 |
72 | Frederik Veuchelen (Bel) Wanty - Groupe Gobert | Row 71 - Cell 2 |
73 | Norman Vahtra (Est) Ago - Aqua Service | Row 72 - Cell 2 |
74 | Alexey Vermeulen (USA) Team Lotto Nl - Jumbo | Row 73 - Cell 2 |
75 | Dries Devenyns (Bel) Quick - Step Floors | Row 74 - Cell 2 |
76 | Kevin Verwaest (Bel) Tarteletto - Isorex | Row 75 - Cell 2 |
77 | Niels De Rooze (Bel) Tarteletto - Isorex | Row 76 - Cell 2 |
78 | Guillaume Haag (Bel) T.Palm Pôle Continental Wallon | Row 77 - Cell 2 |
79 | Lukas Spengler (Swi) Wb Veranclassic Aquality Protect | Row 78 - Cell 2 |
80 | Michaël Van Staeyen (Bel) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | Row 79 - Cell 2 |
81 | Gordon De Winter (Bel) Ago - Aqua Service | Row 80 - Cell 2 |
82 | Jens Debusschere (Bel) Lotto Soudal | Row 81 - Cell 2 |
83 | Carl Fredrik Hagen (Nor) Joker Icopal | Row 82 - Cell 2 |
84 | Jerome Mainard (Fra) Armee De Terre | Row 83 - Cell 2 |
85 | Julien Duval (Fra) Ag2R La Mondiale | Row 84 - Cell 2 |
86 | Brent Van De Kerkhove (Bel) Pauwels Sauzen - Vastgoedservice Continental Team | Row 85 - Cell 2 |
87 | Brecht Dhaene (Bel) Pauwels Sauzen - Vastgoedservice Continental Team | Row 86 - Cell 2 |
88 | Bastien Duculty (Fra) Armee De Terre | Row 87 - Cell 2 |
89 | Andrew Leigh (GBr) Tarteletto - Isorex | 0:00:24 |
90 | Viacheslav Kuznetsov (Rus) Team Katusha Alpecin | Row 89 - Cell 2 |
91 | Brian Van Goethem (Ned) Roompot - Nederlandse Loterij | Row 90 - Cell 2 |
92 | Piotr Havik (Ned) Team Katusha Alpecin | Row 91 - Cell 2 |
93 | Michael Goolaerts (Bel) Veranda's Willems - Crelan | Row 92 - Cell 2 |
94 | Stéphane Poulhies (Fra) Armee De Terre | Row 93 - Cell 2 |
95 | Lander Seynaeve (Bel) Roubaix - Lille Metropole | Row 94 - Cell 2 |
96 | Adrien Petit (Fra) Direct Energie | Row 95 - Cell 2 |
97 | Alexandre Pichot (Fra) Direct Energie | Row 96 - Cell 2 |
98 | Max Emil Boholm Kørner (Nor) T.Palm Pôle Continental Wallon | Row 97 - Cell 2 |
99 | Wesley Kreder (Ned) Wanty - Groupe Gobert | Row 98 - Cell 2 |
100 | Kevin De Jonghe (Bel) Cibel - Cebon | Row 99 - Cell 2 |
101 | Kenny Molly (Bel) Ago - Aqua Service | Row 100 - Cell 2 |
102 | Nico Denz (Ger) Ag2R La Mondiale | Row 101 - Cell 2 |
103 | Stijn Vandenbergh (Bel) Ag2R La Mondiale | Row 102 - Cell 2 |
104 | Paul Ourselin (Fra) Direct Energie | Row 103 - Cell 2 |
105 | Pieter Vanspeybrouck (Bel) Wanty - Groupe Gobert | Row 104 - Cell 2 |
106 | Frederik Backaert (Bel) Wanty - Groupe Gobert | Row 105 - Cell 2 |
107 | Calvin Watson (Aus) Aqua Blue Sport | Row 106 - Cell 2 |
108 | Matthew Brammeier (Irl) Aqua Blue Sport | Row 107 - Cell 2 |
109 | Tim Declercq (Bel) Quick - Step Floors | Row 108 - Cell 2 |
110 | Victor Campenaerts (Bel) Team Lotto Nl - Jumbo | Row 109 - Cell 2 |
111 | Jonathan Breyne (Bel) Tarteletto - Isorex | Row 110 - Cell 2 |
112 | Preben Van Hecke (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen - Baloise | Row 111 - Cell 2 |
113 | Gaëtan Pons (Lux) Leopard Pro Cycling | Row 112 - Cell 2 |
114 | Berden De Vries (Ned) Roompot - Nederlandse Loterij | Row 113 - Cell 2 |
115 | Dimitri Claeys (Bel) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | Row 114 - Cell 2 |
116 | Oliver Naesen (Bel) Ag2R La Mondiale | Row 115 - Cell 2 |
117 | Steven Tronet (Fra) Armee De Terre | Row 116 - Cell 2 |
118 | Yann Guyot (Fra) Armee De Terre | Row 117 - Cell 2 |
119 | Elias Van Breussegem (Bel) Veranda's Willems - Crelan | Row 118 - Cell 2 |
120 | Aime De Gendt (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen - Baloise | Row 119 - Cell 2 |
121 | Lennert Teugels (Bel) Veranda's Willems - Crelan | Row 120 - Cell 2 |
122 | Tim Ariesen (Ned) Roompot - Nederlandse Loterij | Row 121 - Cell 2 |
123 | Aidis Kruopis (Ltu) Veranda's Willems - Crelan | Row 122 - Cell 2 |
124 | Stijn Devolder (Bel) Veranda's Willems - Crelan | 0:00:37 |
125 | Yohann Gene (Fra) Direct Energie | 0:00:39 |
126 | Carmelo Foti (Ita) Leopard Pro Cycling | 0:00:42 |
127 | Jhonatan Restrepo Valencia (Col) Team Katusha Alpecin | Row 126 - Cell 2 |
128 | Alex Kirsch (Lux) Wb Veranclassic Aquality Protect | Row 127 - Cell 2 |
129 | Lionel Taminiaux (Bel) Ago - Aqua Service | Row 128 - Cell 2 |
130 | Enzo Wouters (Bel) Lotto Soudal | Row 129 - Cell 2 |
131 | Thomas De Gendt (Bel) Lotto Soudal | Row 130 - Cell 2 |
132 | Tosh Van Der Sande (Bel) Lotto Soudal | Row 131 - Cell 2 |
133 | Anthony Turgis (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | Row 132 - Cell 2 |
134 | Antoine Loy (Bel) Ago - Aqua Service | Row 133 - Cell 2 |
135 | Jesper Asselman (Ned) Roompot - Nederlandse Loterij | Row 134 - Cell 2 |
136 | Arnold Jeannesson (Fra) Fortuneo - Oscaro | Row 135 - Cell 2 |
137 | Merlijn Decoster (Bel) T.Palm Pôle Continental Wallon | Row 136 - Cell 2 |
138 | Brecht Ruyters (Bel) Cibel - Cebon | Row 137 - Cell 2 |
139 | Thomas Joly (Fra) Roubaix - Lille Metropole | Row 138 - Cell 2 |
140 | Michiel Dieleman (Bel) Cibel - Cebon | Row 139 - Cell 2 |
141 | Martin Palm (Bel) Ago - Aqua Service | Row 140 - Cell 2 |
142 | Kevin Lebreton (Fra) Armee De Terre | Row 141 - Cell 2 |
143 | Lawrence Naesen (Bel) Wb Veranclassic Aquality Protect | Row 142 - Cell 2 |
144 | Alexis Gougeard (Fra) Ag2R La Mondiale | Row 143 - Cell 2 |
145 | Mark Christian (GBr) Aqua Blue Sport | Row 144 - Cell 2 |
146 | Timothy Stevens (Bel) Pauwels Sauzen - Vastgoedservice Continental Team | Row 145 - Cell 2 |
147 | Iver Johan Knotten (Nor) Joker Icopal | Row 146 - Cell 2 |
148 | Lasse Norman Hansen (Den) Aqua Blue Sport | Row 147 - Cell 2 |
149 | Jimmy Janssens (Bel) Cibel - Cebon | Row 148 - Cell 2 |
150 | Rasmus Fossum Tiller (Nor) Joker Icopal | Row 149 - Cell 2 |
151 | Kenneth Vanbilsen (Bel) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | 0:00:53 |
152 | Jenthe Biermans (Bel) Team Katusha Alpecin | 0:01:16 |
153 | Jonas Goeman (Bel) Tarteletto - Isorex | 0:01:23 |
154 | Dries De Bondt (Bel) Veranda's Willems - Crelan | 0:02:20 |
155 | Tom Wirtgen (Lux) Leopard Pro Cycling | 0:02:56 |
156 | Ángel Vicioso Arcos (Spa) Team Katusha Alpecin | 0:03:18 |
157 | Pieter Serry (Bel) Quick - Step Floors | Row 156 - Cell 2 |
158 | Sjoerd Van Ginneken (Ned) Roompot - Nederlandse Loterij | 0:04:02 |
159 | Martin Velits (Svk) Quick - Step Floors | Row 158 - Cell 2 |
160 | Alan Riou (Fra) Fortuneo - Oscaro | Row 159 - Cell 2 |
161 | Auxence Buntinx (Bel) T.Palm Pôle Continental Wallon | Row 160 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Piet Allegaert (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen - Baloise | Row 161 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Lars Petter Nordhaug (Nor) Aqua Blue Sport | Row 162 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Daniel Pearson (GBr) Aqua Blue Sport | Row 163 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Rob Ruijgh (Ned) Tarteletto - Isorex | Row 164 - Cell 2 |
DNF | William Elliott (Can) T.Palm Pôle Continental Wallon | Row 165 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Pierre Goebeert (Bel) Ago - Aqua Service | Row 166 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Sander Cordeel (Bel) Veranda's Willems - Crelan | Row 167 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Laurent Vanden Bak (Bel) Leopard Pro Cycling | Row 168 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Clement Orceau (Fra) Direct Energie | Row 169 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Jordi Van Dingenen (Bel) Pauwels Sauzen - Vastgoedservice Continental Team | Row 170 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Robby Cobbaert (Bel) Cibel - Cebon | Row 171 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Sean De Bie (Bel) Lotto Soudal | Row 172 - Cell 2 |
DNS | Dieter Bouvry (Bel) Pauwels Sauzen - Vastgoedservice Continental Team | Row 173 - Cell 2 |
DNS | Przemyslaw Kasperkiewicz (Pol) An Post Chain Reaction | Row 174 - Cell 2 |
DNS | Louis Verhelst (Bel) Pauwels Sauzen - Vastgoedservice Continental Team | Row 175 - Cell 2 |
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