Gaudin takes prologue in Luxembourg
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 | Row 4 - Cell 2 |
6 | Alex Kirsch (Lux) WB Veranclassic Aqua Protect | 0:00:06 |
7 | Benjamin Declercq (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen - Baloise | Row 6 - Cell 2 |
8 | Sébastien Delfosse (Bel) WB Veranclassic Aqua Protect | 0:00:08 |
9 | Bert Van Lerberghe (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen - Baloise | Row 8 - Cell 2 |
10 | Andrea Pasqualon (Ita) Wanty - Groupe Gobert | Row 9 - Cell 2 |
11 | Huub Duijn (Ned) Veranda's Willems Crelan | Row 10 - Cell 2 |
12 | Nathan Van Hooydonck (Bel) BMC Racing Team | Row 11 - Cell 2 |
13 | Pim Ligthart (Ned) Roompot - Nederlandse Loterij | 0:00:09 |
14 | Berden De Vries (Ned) Roompot - Nederlandse Loterij | Row 13 - Cell 2 |
15 | Tom Wirtgen (Ned) Leopard Pro Cycling | Row 14 - Cell 2 |
16 | Yoann Bagot (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | 0:00:10 |
17 | Xandro Meurisse (Bel) Wanty - Groupe Gobert | Row 16 - Cell 2 |
18 | Maxime Farazijn (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen - Baloise | 0:00:11 |
19 | Raphael Freienstein (Ger) Team Lotto - Kern Haus | Row 18 - Cell 2 |
20 | Fabien Canal (Fra) Armee de Terre | Row 19 - Cell 2 |
21 | Aksel Nommela (Est) Leopard Pro Cycling | Row 20 - Cell 2 |
22 | Andreas Hyldgaard Jepssen (Den) Team Veloconcept | Row 21 - Cell 2 |
23 | Franck Bonnamour (Fra) Fortuneo - Vital Concept | 0:00:12 |
24 | Kevin Van Melsen (Bel) Wanty - Groupe Gobert | Row 23 - Cell 2 |
25 | Martijn Tusveld (Ned) Roompot - Nederlandse Loterij | Row 24 - Cell 2 |
26 | Loïc Vliegen (Bel) BMC Racing Team | Row 25 - Cell 2 |
27 | Julien Loubet (Fra) Armee de Terre | Row 26 - Cell 2 |
28 | Martin Elmiger (Swi) BMC Racing Team | Row 27 - Cell 2 |
29 | Nicolas Edet (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | 0:00:13 |
30 | Riccardo Stacchiotti (Ita) Nippo - Vini Fantini | Row 29 - Cell 2 |
31 | Gaeten Pons (Ned) Leopard Pro Cycling | Row 30 - Cell 2 |
32 | Brice Feillu (Fra) Fortuneo - Vital Concept | Row 31 - Cell 2 |
33 | Kevin Ledanois (Fra) Fortuneo - Vital Concept | Row 32 - Cell 2 |
34 | Alexander Krieger (Ger) Leopard Pro Cycling | 0:00:14 |
35 | Stéphane Rossetto (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | Row 34 - Cell 2 |
36 | Ivan Centrone (Lux) Team Differdange - Losch | Row 35 - Cell 2 |
37 | Jan Brockhoff (Ger) Leopard Pro Cycling | Row 36 - Cell 2 |
38 | Nicola Bagioli (Ita) Nippo - Vini Fantini | Row 37 - Cell 2 |
39 | Thomas Sprengers (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen - Baloise | 0:00:15 |
40 | Tom Thill (Lux) Team Differdange - Losch | Row 39 - Cell 2 |
41 | Jérôme Baugnies (Bel) Wanty - Groupe Gobert | Row 40 - Cell 2 |
42 | Oscar Riesebeek (Ned) Roompot - Nederlandse Loterij | Row 41 - Cell 2 |
43 | Kevin Lebreton (Fra) Armee de Terre | Row 42 - Cell 2 |
44 | Timothy Dupont (Bel) Veranda's Willems Crelan | Row 43 - Cell 2 |
45 | Anthony Perez (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | Row 44 - Cell 2 |
46 | Pieter Weening (Ned) Roompot - Nederlandse Loterij | 0:00:16 |
47 | Romain Le Roux (Fra) Armee de Terre | Row 46 - Cell 2 |
48 | Pierre Luc Perichon (Fra) Fortuneo - Vital Concept | Row 47 - Cell 2 |
49 | Luis Angel Mate (Spa) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | Row 48 - Cell 2 |
50 | Maxime Bouet (Fra) Fortuneo - Vital Concept | Row 49 - Cell 2 |
51 | Floris Gerts (Ned) BMC Racing Team | 0:00:17 |
52 | Joshua Huppertz (Ger) Team Lotto - Kern Haus | Row 51 - Cell 2 |
53 | Jan Petelin (Lux) Team Differdange - Losch | Row 52 - Cell 2 |
54 | Simone Antonini (Ita) Wanty - Groupe Gobert | Row 53 - Cell 2 |
55 | Jonas Rickaert (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen - Baloise | Row 54 - Cell 2 |
56 | Kasper Asgreen (Den) Team Veloconcept | Row 55 - Cell 2 |
57 | Christopher Hatz (Ger) Team Lotto - Kern Haus | Row 56 - Cell 2 |
58 | Francis Mourey (Fra) Fortuneo - Vital Concept | Row 57 - Cell 2 |
59 | Dimitri Peyskens (Bel) WB Veranclassic Aqua Protect | Row 58 - Cell 2 |
60 | Krisztian Lovassy (Hun) Team Differdange - Losch | 0:00:18 |
61 | Pier Paolo De Negri (Ita) Nippo - Vini Fantini | Row 60 - Cell 2 |
62 | Rasmus Guldhammer Poulsen (Den) Team Veloconcept | Row 61 - Cell 2 |
63 | Etienne Van Empel (Ned) Roompot - Nederlandse Loterij | 0:00:19 |
64 | Ruben Pols (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen - Baloise | Row 63 - Cell 2 |
65 | Loic Chetout (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | Row 64 - Cell 2 |
66 | Dries De Bondt (Bel) Veranda's Willems Crelan | Row 65 - Cell 2 |
67 | Michael Schär (Swi) BMC Racing Team | Row 66 - Cell 2 |
68 | Ludovic Robeet (Bel) WB Veranclassic Aqua Protect | Row 67 - Cell 2 |
69 | Frederik Veuchelen (Bel) Wanty - Groupe Gobert | 0:00:20 |
70 | Antoine Warnier (Bel) WB Veranclassic Aqua Protect | Row 69 - Cell 2 |
71 | Hugo Hofstetter (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | Row 70 - Cell 2 |
72 | Szymon Rekita (Pol) Leopard Pro Cycling | Row 71 - Cell 2 |
73 | Kazushige Kuboki (Jpn) Nippo - Vini Fantini | 0:00:21 |
74 | Michael Carbel Svendgaard (Den) Team Veloconcept | Row 73 - Cell 2 |
75 | Mike Diener (Lux) Team Differdange - Losch | Row 74 - Cell 2 |
76 | Arnold Jeannesson (Fra) Fortuneo - Vital Concept | Row 75 - Cell 2 |
77 | Gregory Habeaux (Bel) WB Veranclassic Aqua Protect | 0:00:22 |
78 | Jimmy Raibaud (Fra) Armee de Terre | Row 77 - Cell 2 |
79 | Fabien Doubey (Fra) Wanty - Groupe Gobert | Row 78 - Cell 2 |
80 | Michael Reihs (Den) Team Veloconcept | Row 79 - Cell 2 |
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 | Row 82 - Cell 2 |
84 | Daniel Westmattelmann (Ger) Team Lotto - Kern Haus | Row 83 - Cell 2 |
85 | John Mandrysch (Bel) Leopard Pro Cycling | Row 84 - Cell 2 |
86 | Fabian Schormair (Ger) Team Lotto - Kern Haus | 0:00:25 |
87 | Sander Cordeel (Bel) Veranda's Willems Crelan | Row 86 - Cell 2 |
88 | Bryan Alaphilippe (Fra) Armee de Terre | Row 87 - Cell 2 |
89 | Luc Turchi (Lux) Team Lotto - Kern Haus | Row 88 - Cell 2 |
90 | Richard Weinzheimer (Ger) Team Lotto - Kern Haus | 0:00:26 |
91 | Nicolaj Steen (Den) Team Veloconcept | Row 90 - Cell 2 |
92 | Elias Van Breussegem (Bel) Veranda's Willems Crelan | Row 91 - Cell 2 |
93 | Christophe Masson (Fra) WB Veranclassic Aqua Protect | 0:00:27 |
94 | Tobias Knaup (Ger) Team Lotto - Kern Haus | Row 93 - Cell 2 |
95 | Jelle Donders (Bel) Team Differdange - Losch | Row 94 - Cell 2 |
96 | Alessandro Bisolti (Ita) Nippo - Vini Fantini | 0:00:28 |
97 | Mads Baadsgaard Rahbek (Den) Team Veloconcept | Row 96 - Cell 2 |
98 | Christophe Prémont (Bel) Veranda's Willems Crelan | 0:00:30 |
99 | Eduardo Sepulveda (Arg) Fortuneo - Vital Concept | Row 98 - Cell 2 |
100 | Wesley Kreder (Ned) Wanty - Groupe Gobert | 0:00:31 |
101 | Tom Vermeer (Ned) Team Differdange - Losch | Row 100 - Cell 2 |
102 | Yuma Koishi (Jpn) Nippo - Vini Fantini | 0:00:34 |
103 | Alexander Kamp (Den) Team Veloconcept | Row 102 - Cell 2 |
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 | Row 4 - Cell 2 |
6 | Alex Kirsch (Lux) WB Veranclassic Aqua Protect | 0:00:06 |
7 | Benjamin Declercq (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen - Baloise | Row 6 - Cell 2 |
8 | Sébastien Delfosse (Bel) WB Veranclassic Aqua Protect | 0:00:08 |
9 | Bert Van Lerberghe (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen - Baloise | Row 8 - Cell 2 |
10 | Andrea Pasqualon (Ita) Wanty - Groupe Gobert | Row 9 - Cell 2 |
11 | Huub Duijn (Ned) Veranda's Willems Crelan | Row 10 - Cell 2 |
12 | Nathan Van Hooydonck (Bel) BMC Racing Team | Row 11 - Cell 2 |
13 | Pim Ligthart (Ned) Roompot - Nederlandse Loterij | 0:00:09 |
14 | Berden De Vries (Ned) Roompot - Nederlandse Loterij | Row 13 - Cell 2 |
15 | Tom Wirtgen (Ned) Leopard Pro Cycling | Row 14 - Cell 2 |
16 | Yoann Bagot (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | 0:00:10 |
17 | Xandro Meurisse (Bel) Wanty - Groupe Gobert | Row 16 - Cell 2 |
18 | Maxime Farazijn (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen - Baloise | 0:00:11 |
19 | Raphael Freienstein (Ger) Team Lotto - Kern Haus | Row 18 - Cell 2 |
20 | Fabien Canal (Fra) Armee de Terre | Row 19 - Cell 2 |
21 | Aksel Nommela (Est) Leopard Pro Cycling | Row 20 - Cell 2 |
22 | Andreas Hyldgaard Jepssen (Den) Team Veloconcept | Row 21 - Cell 2 |
23 | Franck Bonnamour (Fra) Fortuneo - Vital Concept | 0:00:12 |
24 | Kevin Van Melsen (Bel) Wanty - Groupe Gobert | Row 23 - Cell 2 |
25 | Martijn Tusveld (Ned) Roompot - Nederlandse Loterij | Row 24 - Cell 2 |
26 | Loïc Vliegen (Bel) BMC Racing Team | Row 25 - Cell 2 |
27 | Julien Loubet (Fra) Armee de Terre | Row 26 - Cell 2 |
28 | Martin Elmiger (Swi) BMC Racing Team | Row 27 - Cell 2 |
29 | Nicolas Edet (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | 0:00:13 |
30 | Riccardo Stacchiotti (Ita) Nippo - Vini Fantini | Row 29 - Cell 2 |
31 | Gaeten Pons (Ned) Leopard Pro Cycling | Row 30 - Cell 2 |
32 | Brice Feillu (Fra) Fortuneo - Vital Concept | Row 31 - Cell 2 |
33 | Kevin Ledanois (Fra) Fortuneo - Vital Concept | Row 32 - Cell 2 |
34 | Alexander Krieger (Ger) Leopard Pro Cycling | 0:00:14 |
35 | Stéphane Rossetto (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | Row 34 - Cell 2 |
36 | Ivan Centrone (Lux) Team Differdange - Losch | Row 35 - Cell 2 |
37 | Jan Brockhoff (Ger) Leopard Pro Cycling | Row 36 - Cell 2 |
38 | Nicola Bagioli (Ita) Nippo - Vini Fantini | Row 37 - Cell 2 |
39 | Thomas Sprengers (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen - Baloise | 0:00:15 |
40 | Tom Thill (Lux) Team Differdange - Losch | Row 39 - Cell 2 |
41 | Jérôme Baugnies (Bel) Wanty - Groupe Gobert | Row 40 - Cell 2 |
42 | Oscar Riesebeek (Ned) Roompot - Nederlandse Loterij | Row 41 - Cell 2 |
43 | Kevin Lebreton (Fra) Armee de Terre | Row 42 - Cell 2 |
44 | Timothy Dupont (Bel) Veranda's Willems Crelan | Row 43 - Cell 2 |
45 | Anthony Perez (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | Row 44 - Cell 2 |
46 | Pieter Weening (Ned) Roompot - Nederlandse Loterij | 0:00:16 |
47 | Romain Le Roux (Fra) Armee de Terre | Row 46 - Cell 2 |
48 | Pierre Luc Perichon (Fra) Fortuneo - Vital Concept | Row 47 - Cell 2 |
49 | Luis Angel Mate (Spa) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | Row 48 - Cell 2 |
50 | Maxime Bouet (Fra) Fortuneo - Vital Concept | Row 49 - Cell 2 |
51 | Floris Gerts (Ned) BMC Racing Team | 0:00:17 |
52 | Joshua Huppertz (Ger) Team Lotto - Kern Haus | Row 51 - Cell 2 |
53 | Jan Petelin (Lux) Team Differdange - Losch | Row 52 - Cell 2 |
54 | Simone Antonini (Ita) Wanty - Groupe Gobert | Row 53 - Cell 2 |
55 | Jonas Rickaert (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen - Baloise | Row 54 - Cell 2 |
56 | Kasper Asgreen (Den) Team Veloconcept | Row 55 - Cell 2 |
57 | Christopher Hatz (Ger) Team Lotto - Kern Haus | Row 56 - Cell 2 |
58 | Francis Mourey (Fra) Fortuneo - Vital Concept | Row 57 - Cell 2 |
59 | Dimitri Peyskens (Bel) WB Veranclassic Aqua Protect | Row 58 - Cell 2 |
60 | Krisztian Lovassy (Hun) Team Differdange - Losch | 0:00:18 |
61 | Pier Paolo De Negri (Ita) Nippo - Vini Fantini | Row 60 - Cell 2 |
62 | Rasmus Guldhammer Poulsen (Den) Team Veloconcept | Row 61 - Cell 2 |
63 | Etienne Van Empel (Ned) Roompot - Nederlandse Loterij | 0:00:19 |
64 | Ruben Pols (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen - Baloise | Row 63 - Cell 2 |
65 | Loic Chetout (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | Row 64 - Cell 2 |
66 | Dries De Bondt (Bel) Veranda's Willems Crelan | Row 65 - Cell 2 |
67 | Michael Schär (Swi) BMC Racing Team | Row 66 - Cell 2 |
68 | Ludovic Robeet (Bel) WB Veranclassic Aqua Protect | Row 67 - Cell 2 |
69 | Frederik Veuchelen (Bel) Wanty - Groupe Gobert | 0:00:20 |
70 | Antoine Warnier (Bel) WB Veranclassic Aqua Protect | Row 69 - Cell 2 |
71 | Hugo Hofstetter (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | Row 70 - Cell 2 |
72 | Szymon Rekita (Pol) Leopard Pro Cycling | Row 71 - Cell 2 |
73 | Kazushige Kuboki (Jpn) Nippo - Vini Fantini | 0:00:21 |
74 | Michael Carbel Svendgaard (Den) Team Veloconcept | Row 73 - Cell 2 |
75 | Mike Diener (Lux) Team Differdange - Losch | Row 74 - Cell 2 |
76 | Arnold Jeannesson (Fra) Fortuneo - Vital Concept | Row 75 - Cell 2 |
77 | Gregory Habeaux (Bel) WB Veranclassic Aqua Protect | 0:00:22 |
78 | Jimmy Raibaud (Fra) Armee de Terre | Row 77 - Cell 2 |
79 | Fabien Doubey (Fra) Wanty - Groupe Gobert | Row 78 - Cell 2 |
80 | Michael Reihs (Den) Team Veloconcept | Row 79 - Cell 2 |
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 | Row 82 - Cell 2 |
84 | Daniel Westmattelmann (Ger) Team Lotto - Kern Haus | Row 83 - Cell 2 |
85 | John Mandrysch (Bel) Leopard Pro Cycling | Row 84 - Cell 2 |
86 | Fabian Schormair (Ger) Team Lotto - Kern Haus | 0:00:25 |
87 | Sander Cordeel (Bel) Veranda's Willems Crelan | Row 86 - Cell 2 |
88 | Bryan Alaphilippe (Fra) Armee de Terre | Row 87 - Cell 2 |
89 | Luc Turchi (Lux) Team Lotto - Kern Haus | Row 88 - Cell 2 |
90 | Richard Weinzheimer (Ger) Team Lotto - Kern Haus | 0:00:26 |
91 | Nicolaj Steen (Den) Team Veloconcept | Row 90 - Cell 2 |
92 | Elias Van Breussegem (Bel) Veranda's Willems Crelan | Row 91 - Cell 2 |
93 | Christophe Masson (Fra) WB Veranclassic Aqua Protect | 0:00:27 |
94 | Tobias Knaup (Ger) Team Lotto - Kern Haus | Row 93 - Cell 2 |
95 | Jelle Donders (Bel) Team Differdange - Losch | Row 94 - Cell 2 |
96 | Alessandro Bisolti (Ita) Nippo - Vini Fantini | 0:00:28 |
97 | Mads Baadsgaard Rahbek (Den) Team Veloconcept | Row 96 - Cell 2 |
98 | Christophe Prémont (Bel) Veranda's Willems Crelan | 0:00:30 |
99 | Eduardo Sepulveda (Arg) Fortuneo - Vital Concept | Row 98 - Cell 2 |
100 | Wesley Kreder (Ned) Wanty - Groupe Gobert | 0:00:31 |
101 | Tom Vermeer (Ned) Team Differdange - Losch | Row 100 - Cell 2 |
102 | Yuma Koishi (Jpn) Nippo - Vini Fantini | 0:00:34 |
103 | Alexander Kamp (Den) Team Veloconcept | Row 102 - Cell 2 |
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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