Tour de Luxembourg: De Bie wins final stage

Sean De Bie (Lotto Soudal) survived from the early breakaway to win the final stage of the Tour de Luxembourg Sunday, while Linus Gerdemann and his Cult Energy Team kept things under control and brought home the general classification victory.

A group of 11 riders escaped early in the 156km stage from Mersch to Limpertsberg, but none of the escapees posed a threat to Gerdemann's overall margin. As the leaders approached the finishing circuits in Limpertsberg, riders began falling off the pace until a group of five approached the line together.

Gerdemann finished with the field 43 seconds later to hang onto his overall lead by eight seconds over Marc De Maar and 41 seconds over Huub Duyn, both of Roompot Oranje Peloton.

"It was not an easy stage at all," Gerdemann said after the podium ceremony. "It was hot, and the undulating course slowly but surely emptied the legs along the way but my teammates worked tirelessly and relentlessly on the front and made sure that there was never any immediate danger but we had to control the gap.

"Naturally, I owe this win to the whole team and I truly can't tell how honored and proud I am about the workload they shared for me today. Now, we can finally celebrate the win together."

Results

Stage Points

KOM 1 - Cat. 2 - 11.6km

KOM 2 - Cat. 1 - 44.5km

KOM 3 - Cat. 1 – 73.8km

KOM 4 – Cat 2 – 87.8km

KOM 5 – Cat 1 – 121.3km

KOM 6 – Cat 1 – 127.9km

KOM 7 – Cat 1 – 141.3km

KOM 8 – Cat 1 – 154.7km

Final General Classification

Points Classification

Mountains Classification

Youth Classification

Team Classification