Trentin wins Primus Classic Impanis - Van Petegem
Drucker second, Greipel third from peloton
Matteo Trentin won the Classic Impanis-Van Petegem on Saturday, crossing the line solo to finish off a tactical race that revolved around his Quick-Step Floors team.
Trentin, who won four stages at the recent Vuelta a Espana, was one of four Quick-Step riders in a 15-rider move that emerged towards the end of the Belgian one-day race, and when he accelerated inside the final 10km BMC’s Jempy Drucker was the only one to go with him.
Trentin, not content to wait for a two-up sprint, attacked the BMC rider with a couple of kilometres remaining, comfortably riding away through a brace of tight corners to give himself enough time sit up and celebrate in the home straight.
Drucker took second place, while Andre Greipel (Lotto Soudal) took third, the German having been part of the peloton that caught the remnants of the front group soon after Trentin and Drucker had gone clear.
It took an hour for a breakaway to form, and when it did there were six riders involved. They were: Martijn Budding (Roompot), Tom Devriendt (Wanty Groupe Gobert), Romain Guillemois (Direct Energie), Guillaume Haag (T.Palm-Pole), Alex Kirsch (WB Veranclassic Aqua) and Kenny Molly (Fortuneo-Oscaro)
They carved out a lead of nearly four minutes but a split in the peloton saw the bunch come roaring back with still over 50km to race. They weren't caught, but they were joined, as 13 riders, including Trentin, clipped across from the peloton.
Two contenders were taken out of the picture when Mark Cavendish was dropped and Dan McLay crashed, and then the situation up front changed again with 33km to go. Tiesj Benoot, his Lotto Soudal team having led the chase in the peloton, attacked to bridge over to a fraying lead group, taking Gaviria and his leadout man Max Richeze with him. Suddenly Quick-Step had four in a group of 15 and they hit the front while the sting was taken out of the chase.
Gaviria attacked with 24km to go to encourage other teams in the lead group to take responsibility, while in the peloton behind Direct Energie and Topsport Vlaanderen started to mount a proper chase, with the gap hovering at 20 seconds.
With 6.5km to go, Trentin ghosted off the front, not so much through an attack as a couple of corners and sustained acceleration. Drucker was on his wheel and suddenly they were away, no one behind willing to take it up.
The peloton soon came back to that group, but Trentin was soon away on his own to celebrate a victory that confirms him as a favourite for the World Championships next weekend. There would have been quite an inquest, had Quick-Step not won this one.
Full Results
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
---|---|---|
1 | Matteo Trentin (Ita) Quick-Step Floors | 4:36:03 |
2 | Jean-Pierre Drucker (Lux) BMC Racing Team | 0:00:08 |
3 | André Greipel (Ger) Lotto Soudal | 0:00:18 |
4 | Fernando Gaviria (Col) Quick-Step Floors | Row 3 - Cell 2 |
5 | Andrea Pasqualon (Ita) Wanty - Groupe Gobert | Row 4 - Cell 2 |
6 | Romain Cardis (Fra) Direct Energie | Row 5 - Cell 2 |
7 | Coen Vermeltfoort (Ned) Roompot - Nederlandse Loterij | Row 6 - Cell 2 |
8 | Amund Grondahl Jansen (Nor) Team LottoNl-Jumbo | Row 7 - Cell 2 |
9 | Jonas Rickaert (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen - Baloise | Row 8 - Cell 2 |
10 | Benjamin Giraud (Fra) Delko Marseille Provence KTM | Row 9 - Cell 2 |
11 | Kevyn Ista (Bel) WB Veranclassic Aqua Protect | Row 10 - Cell 2 |
12 | Charlie Arimont (Bel) AGO-Aqua Service | Row 11 - Cell 2 |
13 | Olivier Pardini (Bel) WB Veranclassic Aqua Protect | Row 12 - Cell 2 |
14 | Floris Gerts (Ned) BMC Racing Team | Row 13 - Cell 2 |
15 | Rick Zabel (Ger) Katusha-Alpecin | Row 14 - Cell 2 |
16 | Benoit Jarrier (Fra) Fortuneo - Vital Concept | Row 15 - Cell 2 |
17 | Timothy Dupont (Bel) Veranda's Willems Crelan | Row 16 - Cell 2 |
18 | Kenny Dehaes (Bel) Wanty - Groupe Gobert | Row 17 - Cell 2 |
19 | Martin Elmiger (Swi) BMC Racing Team | Row 18 - Cell 2 |
20 | Mark Renshaw (Aus) Dimension Data | Row 19 - Cell 2 |
21 | Guillaume Van Keirsbulck (Bel) Wanty - Groupe Gobert | Row 20 - Cell 2 |
22 | Angelo Tulik (Fra) Direct Energie | Row 21 - Cell 2 |
23 | Dimitri Peyskens (Bel) WB Veranclassic Aqua Protect | Row 22 - Cell 2 |
24 | Iljo Keisse (Bel) Quick-Step Floors | Row 23 - Cell 2 |
25 | Franklin Six (Bel) AGO-Aqua Service | Row 24 - Cell 2 |
26 | Reinardt Janse Van Rensburg (RSA) Dimension Data | Row 25 - Cell 2 |
27 | Frederik Backaert (Bel) Wanty - Groupe Gobert | Row 26 - Cell 2 |
28 | Maximiliano Richeze (Arg) Quick-Step Floors | Row 27 - Cell 2 |
29 | Niels De Rooze (Bel) Tarteletto - Isorex | Row 28 - Cell 2 |
30 | Dennis Coenen (Bel) Cibel - Cebon | Row 29 - Cell 2 |
31 | Andre Looij (Ned) Roompot - Nederlandse Loterij | Row 30 - Cell 2 |
32 | Taco Van Der Hoorn (Ned) Roompot - Nederlandse Loterij | Row 31 - Cell 2 |
33 | Stijn Devolder (Bel) Veranda's Willems Crelan | Row 32 - Cell 2 |
34 | Piotr Havik (Ned) Katusha-Alpecin | Row 33 - Cell 2 |
35 | Gerry Druyts (Bel) Pauwels Sauzen - Vastgoedservice | Row 34 - Cell 2 |
36 | Alexey Vermeulen (USA) Team LottoNl-Jumbo | Row 35 - Cell 2 |
37 | Roy Jans (Bel) WB Veranclassic Aqua Protect | Row 36 - Cell 2 |
38 | Arnaud Gerard (Fra) Fortuneo - Vital Concept | Row 37 - Cell 2 |
39 | Przemyslaw Kasperkiewicz (Pol) An Post Chain Reaction | Row 38 - Cell 2 |
40 | Ludovic Robeet (Bel) WB Veranclassic Aqua Protect | Row 39 - Cell 2 |
41 | Rob Ruijgh (Ned) Tarteletto - Isorex | Row 40 - Cell 2 |
42 | Twan Castelijns (Ned) Team LottoNl-Jumbo | Row 41 - Cell 2 |
43 | Mark Mcnally (GBr) Wanty - Groupe Gobert | Row 42 - Cell 2 |
44 | Jacob Scott (GBr) An Post Chain Reaction | Row 43 - Cell 2 |
45 | Dries De Bondt (Bel) Veranda's Willems Crelan | 0:00:23 |
46 | Maarten Wynants (Bel) Team LottoNl-Jumbo | Row 45 - Cell 2 |
47 | Fabio Sabatini (Ita) Quick-Step Floors | 0:00:25 |
48 | Mathias De Witte (Bel) Cibel - Cebon | 0:00:28 |
49 | Florian Vachon (Fra) Fortuneo - Vital Concept | Row 48 - Cell 2 |
50 | Marvin Tasset (Bel) AGO-Aqua Service | Row 49 - Cell 2 |
51 | Antoine Warnier (Bel) WB Veranclassic Aqua Protect | Row 50 - Cell 2 |
52 | Ludwig De Winter (Bel) WB Veranclassic Aqua Protect | Row 51 - Cell 2 |
53 | Wim Reynaerts (Bel) Cibel - Cebon | Row 52 - Cell 2 |
54 | Jimmy Janssens (Bel) Cibel - Cebon | 0:00:32 |
55 | Anthony Debuy (Bel) AGO-Aqua Service | Row 54 - Cell 2 |
56 | Jenthe Biermans (Bel) Katusha-Alpecin | Row 55 - Cell 2 |
57 | Robby Cobbaert (Bel) Cibel - Cebon | Row 56 - Cell 2 |
58 | Jordi Van Dingenen (Bel) Pauwels Sauzen - Vastgoedservice | Row 57 - Cell 2 |
59 | Berden De Vries (Ned) Roompot - Nederlandse Loterij | Row 58 - Cell 2 |
60 | Ben Hermans (Bel) BMC Racing Team | Row 59 - Cell 2 |
61 | Antoine Loy (Bel) AGO-Aqua Service | Row 60 - Cell 2 |
62 | Patrick Müller (Swi) BMC Racing Team | Row 61 - Cell 2 |
63 | Paul Martens (Ger) Team LottoNl-Jumbo | Row 62 - Cell 2 |
64 | Martijn Keizer (Ned) Team LottoNl-Jumbo | Row 63 - Cell 2 |
65 | Kevin Ledanois (Fra) Fortuneo - Vital Concept | Row 64 - Cell 2 |
66 | Loïc Vliegen (Bel) BMC Racing Team | 0:00:39 |
67 | Maximilien Picoux (Bel) T.Palm Pôle Continental Wallon | Row 66 - Cell 2 |
68 | Brecht Ruyters (Bel) Cibel - Cebon | Row 67 - Cell 2 |
69 | Marcel Sieberg (Ger) Lotto Soudal | Row 68 - Cell 2 |
70 | Jens Debusschere (Bel) Lotto Soudal | 0:00:42 |
71 | Otto Vergaerde (Bel) Veranda's Willems Crelan | 0:00:44 |
72 | Bert Van Lerberghe (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen - Baloise | Row 71 - Cell 2 |
73 | Bernhard Eisel (Aut) Dimension Data | 0:00:48 |
74 | Eliot Lietaer (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen - Baloise | Row 73 - Cell 2 |
75 | Tom Devriendt (Bel) Wanty - Groupe Gobert | Row 74 - Cell 2 |
76 | Dries Devenyns (Bel) Quick-Step Floors | 0:01:01 |
77 | Kenny Molly (Bel) AGO-Aqua Service | Row 76 - Cell 2 |
78 | Nicolas Dougall (RSA) Dimension Data | Row 77 - Cell 2 |
79 | Martijn Budding (Ned) Roompot - Nederlandse Loterij | Row 78 - Cell 2 |
80 | Alex Kirsch (Lux) WB Veranclassic Aqua Protect | Row 79 - Cell 2 |
81 | Viacheslav Kuznetsov (Rus) Katusha-Alpecin | Row 80 - Cell 2 |
82 | Aidis Kruopis (Ltu) Veranda's Willems Crelan | 0:01:15 |
83 | Tiesj Benoot (Bel) Lotto Soudal | 0:01:22 |
84 | Gatis Smukulis (Lat) Delko Marseille Provence KTM | 0:01:32 |
85 | Thomas Sprengers (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen - Baloise | 0:01:57 |
86 | Jasper De Buyst (Bel) Lotto Soudal | 0:02:09 |
87 | Stijn Steels (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen - Baloise | 0:02:16 |
88 | Perrig Quemeneur (Fra) Direct Energie | 0:04:13 |
89 | Lilian Calmejane (Fra) Direct Energie | Row 88 - Cell 2 |
90 | Romain Sicard (Fra) Direct Energie | Row 89 - Cell 2 |
91 | Jeremy Cornu (Fra) Direct Energie | Row 90 - Cell 2 |
92 | Jonathan Hivert (Fra) Direct Energie | Row 91 - Cell 2 |
93 | José Gonçalves (Por) Katusha-Alpecin | Row 92 - Cell 2 |
94 | Jonathan Couanon (Fra) Delko Marseille Provence KTM | 0:06:22 |
95 | Emils Liepins (Lat) Rietumu Banka-Riga | Row 94 - Cell 2 |
96 | Sean Mckenna (Irl) An Post Chain Reaction | Row 95 - Cell 2 |
97 | Romain Guillemois (Fra) Direct Energie | 0:08:25 |
98 | David Boucher (Bel) Pauwels Sauzen - Vastgoedservice | 0:09:46 |
99 | Norman Vahtra (Est) AGO-Aqua Service | Row 98 - Cell 2 |
100 | Arthur Baude (Bel) AGO-Aqua Service | Row 99 - Cell 2 |
101 | Christophe Prémont (Bel) Veranda's Willems Crelan | Row 100 - Cell 2 |
102 | Jelle Mannaerts (Bel) Tarteletto - Isorex | Row 101 - Cell 2 |
103 | Timothy Stevens (Bel) Pauwels Sauzen - Vastgoedservice | Row 102 - Cell 2 |
104 | Edward Walsh (Can) T.Palm Pôle Continental Wallon | Row 103 - Cell 2 |
105 | Kevin De Jonghe (Bel) Cibel - Cebon | Row 104 - Cell 2 |
106 | Thierry Hupond (Fra) Delko Marseille Provence KTM | Row 105 - Cell 2 |
107 | Robert Wagner (Ger) Team LottoNl-Jumbo | Row 106 - Cell 2 |
108 | Nikolas Maes (Bel) Lotto Soudal | Row 107 - Cell 2 |
109 | Sean De Bie (Bel) Lotto Soudal | Row 108 - Cell 2 |
110 | Thomas Gibbons (USA) Wanty-Groupe Gobert | Row 109 - Cell 2 |
111 | Johannes De Paepe (Bel) Cibel - Cebon | Row 110 - Cell 2 |
112 | Merlijn Decoster (Bel) T.Palm Pôle Continental Wallon | Row 111 - Cell 2 |
113 | Bram Welten (Ned) BMC Racing Team | Row 112 - Cell 2 |
114 | Francisco Ventoso (Spa) BMC Racing Team | Row 113 - Cell 2 |
115 | Pierre Goebeert (Bel) AGO-Aqua Service | Row 114 - Cell 2 |
116 | Franck Bonnamour (Fra) Fortuneo - Vital Concept | Row 115 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Ruben Pols (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen - Baloise | Row 116 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Johann Van Zyl (RSA) Dimension Data | Row 117 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Mark Cavendish (GBr) Dimension Data | Row 118 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Enzo Wouters (Bel) Lotto Soudal | Row 119 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Jonathan Breyne (Bel) Tarteletto - Isorex | Row 120 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Martin Laas (Est) Delko Marseille Provence KTM | Row 121 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Massimo Vanderaerden (Bel) An Post Chain Reaction | Row 122 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Mikel Aristi (Spa) Delko Marseille Provence KTM | Row 123 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Martin Velits (Svk) Quick-Step Floors | Row 124 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Caine Van Mol (Bel) T.Palm Pôle Continental Wallon | Row 125 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Bas Tietema (Ned) An Post Chain Reaction | Row 126 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Moreno De Pauw (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen - Baloise | Row 127 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Brent Van De Kerkhove (Bel) Pauwels Sauzen - Vastgoedservice | Row 128 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Sander Cordeel (Bel) Veranda's Willems Crelan | Row 129 - Cell 2 |
DNF | William Elliott (Can) T.Palm Pôle Continental Wallon | Row 130 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Jens Wallays (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen - Baloise | Row 131 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Max Emil Boholm Kørner (Nor) T.Palm Pôle Continental Wallon | Row 132 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Alexander Geuens (Bel) Pauwels Sauzen - Vastgoedservice | Row 133 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Jhonatan Restrepo (Col) Katusha-Alpecin | Row 134 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Adrien Niyonshuti (Rwa) Dimension Data | Row 135 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Davide Martinelli (Ita) Quick-Step Floors | Row 136 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Auxence Buntinx (Bel) T.Palm Pôle Continental Wallon | Row 137 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Etienne Van Empel (Ned) Roompot - Nederlandse Loterij | Row 138 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Guillaume Haag (Bel) T.Palm Pôle Continental Wallon | Row 139 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Jonas Goeman (Bel) Tarteletto - Isorex | Row 140 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Frederik Veuchelen (Bel) Wanty - Groupe Gobert | Row 141 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Laurent Pieters (Bel) Tarteletto - Isorex | Row 142 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Marco Mathis (Ger) Katusha-Alpecin | Row 143 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Daniel Mclay (GBr) Fortuneo - Vital Concept | Row 144 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Kevin Verwaest (Bel) Tarteletto - Isorex | Row 145 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Baptiste Planckaert (Bel) Katusha-Alpecin | Row 146 - Cell 2 |
DNS | Huub Duijn (Ned) Veranda's Willems Crelan | Row 147 - Cell 2 |
DNS | Ryan Gibbons (RSA) Dimension Data | Row 148 - Cell 2 |
DNS | Dylan Groenewegen (Ned) Team LottoNl-Jumbo | Row 149 - Cell 2 |
DNS | Dan Gardner (GBr) An Post Chain Reaction | Row 150 - Cell 2 |
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