Gaudin takes prologue in Luxembourg
By Cycling News
Frenchman bests Van Avermaet and Drucker for race lead
Damien Gaudin (Equipe Cycliste Armée de Terre) claimed the early race lead in the Skoda Tour of Luxembourg with a victory in Wednesday's two-kilometre prologue.
The Frenchman set the fastest mark on the short – though intermittently cobbled – course at exactly three minutes, topping BMC Racing's Greg Van Avermaet by one second and Jean-Pierre Drucker by four.
"I am pretty happy with my ride. I was not expecting anything coming into today's race, but it is a course that really suits me. It’s a bit disappointing that I am not in my best condition right now but I am happy with what I did, and we will see what happens over the next few days," said Van Avermaet.
Racing continues Thursday with a rolling 170km stage 1 from Luxembourg to Bascharage.
Results
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
---|---|---|
1 | Damien Gaudin (Fra) Armee de Terre | 0:03:00 |
2 | Greg Van Avermaet (Bel) BMC Racing Team | 0:00:01 |
3 | Jean-Pierre Drucker (Lux) BMC Racing Team | 0:00:04 |
4 | Piet Allegaert (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen - Baloise | 0:00:05 |
5 | Benjamin Thomas (Fra) Armee de Terre | |
6 | Alex Kirsch (Lux) WB Veranclassic Aqua Protect | 0:00:06 |
7 | Benjamin Declercq (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen - Baloise | |
8 | Sébastien Delfosse (Bel) WB Veranclassic Aqua Protect | 0:00:08 |
9 | Bert Van Lerberghe (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen - Baloise | |
10 | Andrea Pasqualon (Ita) Wanty - Groupe Gobert | |
11 | Huub Duijn (Ned) Veranda's Willems Crelan | |
12 | Nathan Van Hooydonck (Bel) BMC Racing Team | |
13 | Pim Ligthart (Ned) Roompot - Nederlandse Loterij | 0:00:09 |
14 | Berden De Vries (Ned) Roompot - Nederlandse Loterij | |
15 | Tom Wirtgen (Ned) Leopard Pro Cycling | |
16 | Yoann Bagot (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | 0:00:10 |
17 | Xandro Meurisse (Bel) Wanty - Groupe Gobert | |
18 | Maxime Farazijn (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen - Baloise | 0:00:11 |
19 | Raphael Freienstein (Ger) Team Lotto - Kern Haus | |
20 | Fabien Canal (Fra) Armee de Terre | |
21 | Aksel Nommela (Est) Leopard Pro Cycling | |
22 | Andreas Hyldgaard Jepssen (Den) Team Veloconcept | |
23 | Franck Bonnamour (Fra) Fortuneo - Vital Concept | 0:00:12 |
24 | Kevin Van Melsen (Bel) Wanty - Groupe Gobert | |
25 | Martijn Tusveld (Ned) Roompot - Nederlandse Loterij | |
26 | Loïc Vliegen (Bel) BMC Racing Team | |
27 | Julien Loubet (Fra) Armee de Terre | |
28 | Martin Elmiger (Swi) BMC Racing Team | |
29 | Nicolas Edet (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | 0:00:13 |
30 | Riccardo Stacchiotti (Ita) Nippo - Vini Fantini | |
31 | Gaeten Pons (Ned) Leopard Pro Cycling | |
32 | Brice Feillu (Fra) Fortuneo - Vital Concept | |
33 | Kevin Ledanois (Fra) Fortuneo - Vital Concept | |
34 | Alexander Krieger (Ger) Leopard Pro Cycling | 0:00:14 |
35 | Stéphane Rossetto (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | |
36 | Ivan Centrone (Lux) Team Differdange - Losch | |
37 | Jan Brockhoff (Ger) Leopard Pro Cycling | |
38 | Nicola Bagioli (Ita) Nippo - Vini Fantini | |
39 | Thomas Sprengers (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen - Baloise | 0:00:15 |
40 | Tom Thill (Lux) Team Differdange - Losch | |
41 | Jérôme Baugnies (Bel) Wanty - Groupe Gobert | |
42 | Oscar Riesebeek (Ned) Roompot - Nederlandse Loterij | |
43 | Kevin Lebreton (Fra) Armee de Terre | |
44 | Timothy Dupont (Bel) Veranda's Willems Crelan | |
45 | Anthony Perez (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | |
46 | Pieter Weening (Ned) Roompot - Nederlandse Loterij | 0:00:16 |
47 | Romain Le Roux (Fra) Armee de Terre | |
48 | Pierre Luc Perichon (Fra) Fortuneo - Vital Concept | |
49 | Luis Angel Mate (Spa) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | |
50 | Maxime Bouet (Fra) Fortuneo - Vital Concept | |
51 | Floris Gerts (Ned) BMC Racing Team | 0:00:17 |
52 | Joshua Huppertz (Ger) Team Lotto - Kern Haus | |
53 | Jan Petelin (Lux) Team Differdange - Losch | |
54 | Simone Antonini (Ita) Wanty - Groupe Gobert | |
55 | Jonas Rickaert (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen - Baloise | |
56 | Kasper Asgreen (Den) Team Veloconcept | |
57 | Christopher Hatz (Ger) Team Lotto - Kern Haus | |
58 | Francis Mourey (Fra) Fortuneo - Vital Concept | |
59 | Dimitri Peyskens (Bel) WB Veranclassic Aqua Protect | |
60 | Krisztian Lovassy (Hun) Team Differdange - Losch | 0:00:18 |
61 | Pier Paolo De Negri (Ita) Nippo - Vini Fantini | |
62 | Rasmus Guldhammer Poulsen (Den) Team Veloconcept | |
63 | Etienne Van Empel (Ned) Roompot - Nederlandse Loterij | 0:00:19 |
64 | Ruben Pols (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen - Baloise | |
65 | Loic Chetout (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | |
66 | Dries De Bondt (Bel) Veranda's Willems Crelan | |
67 | Michael Schär (Swi) BMC Racing Team | |
68 | Ludovic Robeet (Bel) WB Veranclassic Aqua Protect | |
69 | Frederik Veuchelen (Bel) Wanty - Groupe Gobert | 0:00:20 |
70 | Antoine Warnier (Bel) WB Veranclassic Aqua Protect | |
71 | Hugo Hofstetter (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | |
72 | Szymon Rekita (Pol) Leopard Pro Cycling | |
73 | Kazushige Kuboki (Jpn) Nippo - Vini Fantini | 0:00:21 |
74 | Michael Carbel Svendgaard (Den) Team Veloconcept | |
75 | Mike Diener (Lux) Team Differdange - Losch | |
76 | Arnold Jeannesson (Fra) Fortuneo - Vital Concept | |
77 | Gregory Habeaux (Bel) WB Veranclassic Aqua Protect | 0:00:22 |
78 | Jimmy Raibaud (Fra) Armee de Terre | |
79 | Fabien Doubey (Fra) Wanty - Groupe Gobert | |
80 | Michael Reihs (Den) Team Veloconcept | |
81 | Giacomo Berlato (Ita) Nippo - Vini Fantini | 0:00:23 |
82 | Otto Vergaerde (Bel) Veranda's Willems Crelan | 0:00:24 |
83 | Carmelo Foti (Ita) Leopard Pro Cycling | |
84 | Daniel Westmattelmann (Ger) Team Lotto - Kern Haus | |
85 | John Mandrysch (Bel) Leopard Pro Cycling | |
86 | Fabian Schormair (Ger) Team Lotto - Kern Haus | 0:00:25 |
87 | Sander Cordeel (Bel) Veranda's Willems Crelan | |
88 | Bryan Alaphilippe (Fra) Armee de Terre | |
89 | Luc Turchi (Lux) Team Lotto - Kern Haus | |
90 | Richard Weinzheimer (Ger) Team Lotto - Kern Haus | 0:00:26 |
91 | Nicolaj Steen (Den) Team Veloconcept | |
92 | Elias Van Breussegem (Bel) Veranda's Willems Crelan | |
93 | Christophe Masson (Fra) WB Veranclassic Aqua Protect | 0:00:27 |
94 | Tobias Knaup (Ger) Team Lotto - Kern Haus | |
95 | Jelle Donders (Bel) Team Differdange - Losch | |
96 | Alessandro Bisolti (Ita) Nippo - Vini Fantini | 0:00:28 |
97 | Mads Baadsgaard Rahbek (Den) Team Veloconcept | |
98 | Christophe Prémont (Bel) Veranda's Willems Crelan | 0:00:30 |
99 | Eduardo Sepulveda (Arg) Fortuneo - Vital Concept | |
100 | Wesley Kreder (Ned) Wanty - Groupe Gobert | 0:00:31 |
101 | Tom Vermeer (Ned) Team Differdange - Losch | |
102 | Yuma Koishi (Jpn) Nippo - Vini Fantini | 0:00:34 |
103 | Alexander Kamp (Den) Team Veloconcept | |
104 | Justin Jules (Fra) WB Veranclassic Aqua Protect | 0:00:39 |
105 | Tim Ariesen (Ned) Roompot - Nederlandse Loterij | 0:00:40 |
106 | Martijn Budding (Ned) Roompot - Nederlandse Loterij | 0:00:43 |
107 | Claudio Catania (Ita) Team Differdange - Losch | 0:00:48 |
108 | Stijn Steels (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen - Baloise | 0:00:59 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
---|---|---|
1 | Damien Gaudin (Fra) Armee de Terre | 0:03:00 |
2 | Greg Van Avermaet (Bel) BMC Racing Team | 0:00:01 |
3 | Jean-Pierre Drucker (Lux) BMC Racing Team | 0:00:04 |
4 | Piet Allegaert (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen - Baloise | 0:00:05 |
5 | Benjamin Thomas (Fra) Armee de Terre | |
6 | Alex Kirsch (Lux) WB Veranclassic Aqua Protect | 0:00:06 |
7 | Benjamin Declercq (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen - Baloise | |
8 | Sébastien Delfosse (Bel) WB Veranclassic Aqua Protect | 0:00:08 |
9 | Bert Van Lerberghe (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen - Baloise | |
10 | Andrea Pasqualon (Ita) Wanty - Groupe Gobert | |
11 | Huub Duijn (Ned) Veranda's Willems Crelan | |
12 | Nathan Van Hooydonck (Bel) BMC Racing Team | |
13 | Pim Ligthart (Ned) Roompot - Nederlandse Loterij | 0:00:09 |
14 | Berden De Vries (Ned) Roompot - Nederlandse Loterij | |
15 | Tom Wirtgen (Ned) Leopard Pro Cycling | |
16 | Yoann Bagot (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | 0:00:10 |
17 | Xandro Meurisse (Bel) Wanty - Groupe Gobert | |
18 | Maxime Farazijn (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen - Baloise | 0:00:11 |
19 | Raphael Freienstein (Ger) Team Lotto - Kern Haus | |
20 | Fabien Canal (Fra) Armee de Terre | |
21 | Aksel Nommela (Est) Leopard Pro Cycling | |
22 | Andreas Hyldgaard Jepssen (Den) Team Veloconcept | |
23 | Franck Bonnamour (Fra) Fortuneo - Vital Concept | 0:00:12 |
24 | Kevin Van Melsen (Bel) Wanty - Groupe Gobert | |
25 | Martijn Tusveld (Ned) Roompot - Nederlandse Loterij | |
26 | Loïc Vliegen (Bel) BMC Racing Team | |
27 | Julien Loubet (Fra) Armee de Terre | |
28 | Martin Elmiger (Swi) BMC Racing Team | |
29 | Nicolas Edet (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | 0:00:13 |
30 | Riccardo Stacchiotti (Ita) Nippo - Vini Fantini | |
31 | Gaeten Pons (Ned) Leopard Pro Cycling | |
32 | Brice Feillu (Fra) Fortuneo - Vital Concept | |
33 | Kevin Ledanois (Fra) Fortuneo - Vital Concept | |
34 | Alexander Krieger (Ger) Leopard Pro Cycling | 0:00:14 |
35 | Stéphane Rossetto (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | |
36 | Ivan Centrone (Lux) Team Differdange - Losch | |
37 | Jan Brockhoff (Ger) Leopard Pro Cycling | |
38 | Nicola Bagioli (Ita) Nippo - Vini Fantini | |
39 | Thomas Sprengers (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen - Baloise | 0:00:15 |
40 | Tom Thill (Lux) Team Differdange - Losch | |
41 | Jérôme Baugnies (Bel) Wanty - Groupe Gobert | |
42 | Oscar Riesebeek (Ned) Roompot - Nederlandse Loterij | |
43 | Kevin Lebreton (Fra) Armee de Terre | |
44 | Timothy Dupont (Bel) Veranda's Willems Crelan | |
45 | Anthony Perez (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | |
46 | Pieter Weening (Ned) Roompot - Nederlandse Loterij | 0:00:16 |
47 | Romain Le Roux (Fra) Armee de Terre | |
48 | Pierre Luc Perichon (Fra) Fortuneo - Vital Concept | |
49 | Luis Angel Mate (Spa) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | |
50 | Maxime Bouet (Fra) Fortuneo - Vital Concept | |
51 | Floris Gerts (Ned) BMC Racing Team | 0:00:17 |
52 | Joshua Huppertz (Ger) Team Lotto - Kern Haus | |
53 | Jan Petelin (Lux) Team Differdange - Losch | |
54 | Simone Antonini (Ita) Wanty - Groupe Gobert | |
55 | Jonas Rickaert (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen - Baloise | |
56 | Kasper Asgreen (Den) Team Veloconcept | |
57 | Christopher Hatz (Ger) Team Lotto - Kern Haus | |
58 | Francis Mourey (Fra) Fortuneo - Vital Concept | |
59 | Dimitri Peyskens (Bel) WB Veranclassic Aqua Protect | |
60 | Krisztian Lovassy (Hun) Team Differdange - Losch | 0:00:18 |
61 | Pier Paolo De Negri (Ita) Nippo - Vini Fantini | |
62 | Rasmus Guldhammer Poulsen (Den) Team Veloconcept | |
63 | Etienne Van Empel (Ned) Roompot - Nederlandse Loterij | 0:00:19 |
64 | Ruben Pols (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen - Baloise | |
65 | Loic Chetout (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | |
66 | Dries De Bondt (Bel) Veranda's Willems Crelan | |
67 | Michael Schär (Swi) BMC Racing Team | |
68 | Ludovic Robeet (Bel) WB Veranclassic Aqua Protect | |
69 | Frederik Veuchelen (Bel) Wanty - Groupe Gobert | 0:00:20 |
70 | Antoine Warnier (Bel) WB Veranclassic Aqua Protect | |
71 | Hugo Hofstetter (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | |
72 | Szymon Rekita (Pol) Leopard Pro Cycling | |
73 | Kazushige Kuboki (Jpn) Nippo - Vini Fantini | 0:00:21 |
74 | Michael Carbel Svendgaard (Den) Team Veloconcept | |
75 | Mike Diener (Lux) Team Differdange - Losch | |
76 | Arnold Jeannesson (Fra) Fortuneo - Vital Concept | |
77 | Gregory Habeaux (Bel) WB Veranclassic Aqua Protect | 0:00:22 |
78 | Jimmy Raibaud (Fra) Armee de Terre | |
79 | Fabien Doubey (Fra) Wanty - Groupe Gobert | |
80 | Michael Reihs (Den) Team Veloconcept | |
81 | Giacomo Berlato (Ita) Nippo - Vini Fantini | 0:00:23 |
82 | Otto Vergaerde (Bel) Veranda's Willems Crelan | 0:00:24 |
83 | Carmelo Foti (Ita) Leopard Pro Cycling | |
84 | Daniel Westmattelmann (Ger) Team Lotto - Kern Haus | |
85 | John Mandrysch (Bel) Leopard Pro Cycling | |
86 | Fabian Schormair (Ger) Team Lotto - Kern Haus | 0:00:25 |
87 | Sander Cordeel (Bel) Veranda's Willems Crelan | |
88 | Bryan Alaphilippe (Fra) Armee de Terre | |
89 | Luc Turchi (Lux) Team Lotto - Kern Haus | |
90 | Richard Weinzheimer (Ger) Team Lotto - Kern Haus | 0:00:26 |
91 | Nicolaj Steen (Den) Team Veloconcept | |
92 | Elias Van Breussegem (Bel) Veranda's Willems Crelan | |
93 | Christophe Masson (Fra) WB Veranclassic Aqua Protect | 0:00:27 |
94 | Tobias Knaup (Ger) Team Lotto - Kern Haus | |
95 | Jelle Donders (Bel) Team Differdange - Losch | |
96 | Alessandro Bisolti (Ita) Nippo - Vini Fantini | 0:00:28 |
97 | Mads Baadsgaard Rahbek (Den) Team Veloconcept | |
98 | Christophe Prémont (Bel) Veranda's Willems Crelan | 0:00:30 |
99 | Eduardo Sepulveda (Arg) Fortuneo - Vital Concept | |
100 | Wesley Kreder (Ned) Wanty - Groupe Gobert | 0:00:31 |
101 | Tom Vermeer (Ned) Team Differdange - Losch | |
102 | Yuma Koishi (Jpn) Nippo - Vini Fantini | 0:00:34 |
103 | Alexander Kamp (Den) Team Veloconcept | |
104 | Justin Jules (Fra) WB Veranclassic Aqua Protect | 0:00:39 |
105 | Tim Ariesen (Ned) Roompot - Nederlandse Loterij | 0:00:40 |
106 | Martijn Budding (Ned) Roompot - Nederlandse Loterij | 0:00:43 |
107 | Claudio Catania (Ita) Team Differdange - Losch | 0:00:48 |
108 | Stijn Steels (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen - Baloise | 0:00:59 |
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