Van Emden blazes to Ster Elektrotoer prologue win

Jos van Emden led a Rabobank assault on the prologue of the Ster Elektrotoer, winning on the 6.8 km course in a time of 7.42 minutes. The Dutch team took five of the top eight spots, with Lars Boom second, at three seconds, and Sebastian Langeveld third at seven seconds.

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#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Jos Van Emden (Ned) Rabobank0:07:42
2Lars Boom (Ned) Rabobank0:00:03
3Sebastian Langeveld (Ned) Rabobank0:00:07
4Alex Rasmussen (Den) Team Saxo Bank0:00:10
5Pieter Weening (Ned) Rabobank0:00:10
6Marco Pinotti (Ita) Team HTC - Columbia0:00:10
7Niki Terpstra (Ned) Team Milram0:00:14
8Graeme Brown (Aus) Rabobank0:00:14
9André Greipel (Ger) Team HTC - Columbia0:00:15
10Sander Oostlander (Ned) Van Vliet EBH Elshof0:00:16
11Frantisek Rabon (Cze) Team HTC - Columbia0:00:16
12Dominique Cornu (Bel) Skil - Shimano0:00:17
13Gregory Henderson (NZl) Sky Professional Cycling TeamRow 12 - Cell 2
14Steven Kruijswijk (Ned) Rabobank0:00:17
15Markus Eichler (Ger) Team Milram0:00:17
16Marcel Sieberg (Ger) Team HTC - Columbia0:00:17
17Piet Rooijakkers (Ned) Skil - Shimano0:00:17
18Michael Mørkøv (Den) Team Saxo Bank0:00:20
19Adam Hansen (Aus) Team HTC - Columbia0:00:21
20Joost Posthuma (Ned) Rabobank0:00:21
21Robert Förster (Ger) Team Milram0:00:22
22Christoph Pfingsten (Ger) Van Vliet EBH Elshof0:00:22
23Kai Reus (Ned) Rabobank0:00:23
24Baden Cooke (Aus) Team Saxo Bank0:00:23
25Leigh Howard (Aus) Team HTC - Columbia0:00:24
26Jens Mouris (Ned) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team0:00:24
27Bram Schmitz (Ned) Van Vliet EBH Elshof0:00:24
28Jan Ghyselinck (Bel) Team HTC - Columbia0:00:24
29Artem Ovechkin (Rus) Team Katusha0:00:25
30Albert Timmer (Ned) Skil - Shimano0:00:26
31Denis Galimzyanov (Rus) Team Katusha0:00:26
32Jérôme Pineau (Fra) Quick Step0:00:26
33Simon Geschke (Ger) Skil - Shimano0:00:27
34Peter Schulting (Ned) Cyclingteam Jo Piels0:00:28
35Eric Berthou (Fra) CarmioOro NGC0:00:28
36Ian Stannard (GBr) Sky Professional Cycling Team0:00:28
37Thomas De Gendt (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator0:00:29
38Tom Veelers (Ned) Skil - Shimano0:00:29
39Dirk Bellemakers (Ned) Landbouwkrediet0:00:29
40Martin Velits (Svk) Team HTC - Columbia0:00:29
41Kris Boeckmans (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - MercatorRow 40 - Cell 2
42Evgeni Petrov (Rus) Team Katusha0:00:29
43Johan Coenen (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator0:00:30
44Kevin Van Impe (Bel) Quick Step0:00:30
45Enrico Peruffo (Ita) CarmioOro NGC0:00:30
46Servais Knaven (Ned) Team Milram0:00:31
47Björn Leukemans (Bel) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team0:00:31
48Francisco José Ventoso Alberdi (Spa) CarmioOro NGC0:00:31
49Mathew Hayman (Aus) Sky Professional Cycling Team0:00:32
50Sierk-Jan De Haan (Ned) Cyclingteam Jo Piels0:00:32
51Christopher Sutton (Aus) Sky Professional Cycling Team0:00:32
52Rikke Dijkxhoorn (Ned) Van Vliet EBH Elshof0:00:33
53Dominik Nerz (Ger) Team Milram0:00:33
54Wouter Mol (Ned) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team0:00:33
55Kenny Robert Van Hummel (Ned) Skil - ShimanoRow 54 - Cell 2
56Maxime Vantomme (Bel) Team Katusha0:00:33
57Davy Commeyne (Bel) Landbouwkrediet0:00:33
58Wim De Vocht (Bel) Team Milram0:00:33
59Jurgen Van Goolen (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto0:00:34
60Koen De Kort (Ned) Skil - Shimano0:00:34
61Roy Sentjens (Ned) Team Milram0:00:34
62Nikolas Maes (Bel) Quick Step0:00:35
63Arnoud Van Groen (Ned) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team0:00:35
64Juan José Haedo (Arg) Team Saxo Bank0:00:35
65Kevin Neirynck (Bel) Landbouwkrediet0:00:35
66Thom Van Dulmen (Ned) Cyclingteam Jo Piels0:00:36
67Iljo Keisse (Bel) Quick Step0:00:36
68Serguei Ivanov (Rus) Team Katusha0:00:36
69Thomas Berkhout (Ned) Van Vliet EBH Elshof0:00:36
70Peter Kennaugh (GBr) Sky Professional Cycling Team0:00:36
71Tom Stubbe (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto0:00:37
72Glenn d'Hollander (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto0:00:37
73Stijn Vandenbergh (Bel) Team Katusha0:00:38
74Bart Van Haaren (Ned) Van Vliet EBH Elshof0:00:37
75Frederik Veuchelen (Bel) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team0:00:38
76Kasper Klostergaard Larsen (Den) Team Saxo Bank0:00:39
77Lucas Sebastian Haedo (Arg) Team Saxo Bank0:00:39
78Rob Ruijgh (Ned) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team0:00:39
79Wouter Weylandt (Bel) Quick Step0:00:39
80Rune Van Der Meijden (Ned) Van Vliet EBH Elshof0:00:40
81Davide Malacarne (Ita) Quick Step0:00:41
82Kurt Hovelynck (Bel) Quick Step0:00:42
83Maarten De Jonge (Ned) Cyclingteam Jo Piels0:00:42
84Russell Downing (GBr) Sky Professional Cycling Team0:00:43
85Bert Scheirlinckx (Bel) Landbouwkrediet0:00:43
86Pieter Vanspeybrouck (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator0:00:43
87Roy Curvers (Ned) Skil - Shimano0:00:43
88Sébastien Delfosse (Bel) Landbouwkrediet0:00:43
89Domenik Klemme (Ger) Team Saxo Bank0:00:44
90Jonas Aaen Jørgensen (Den) Team Saxo Bank0:00:44
91Tim Mertens (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - MercatorRow 90 - Cell 2
92Kenny Dehaes (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto0:00:44
93Bart Dockx (Bel) Landbouwkrediet0:00:44
94Christophe Brandt (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto0:00:45
95Wim Stroetinga (Ned) Team Milram0:00:45
96Jack Vermeulen (Ned) Van Vliet EBH Elshof0:00:46
97Addy Engels (Ned) Quick Step0:00:47
98Staf Scheirlinckx (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto0:00:47
99Marco Bandiera (Ita) Team Katusha0:00:48
100Romain Feillu (Fra) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team0:00:47
101Pieter Jacobs (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator0:00:48
102Stijn Neirynck (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator0:00:49
103Davide Vigano (Ita) Sky Professional Cycling Team0:00:50
104Bertjan Lindeman (Ned) Cyclingteam Jo Piels0:00:50
105Pim De Beer (Ned) Cyclingteam Jo Piels0:00:50
106Adam Blythe (GBr) Omega Pharma-Lotto0:00:50
107Emanuele Sella (Ita) CarmioOro NGC0:00:51
108John-Lee Augustyn (RSA) Sky Professional Cycling Team0:00:51
109Andrea Tonti (Ita) CarmioOro NGC0:00:52
110Geert Verheyen (Bel) Landbouwkrediet0:00:52
111Bobbie Traksel (Ned) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team0:00:54
112Danilo Napolitano (Ita) Team Katusha0:00:54
113Martial Ricci-Poggi (Fra) Landbouwkrediet0:00:54
114Sander Armee (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator0:00:55
115Jelle Posthuma (Ned) Cyclingteam Jo Piels0:00:56
116Francesco Tizza (Ita) CarmioOro NGC0:00:57
117Laurent Beuret (Swi) CarmioOro NGC0:01:00
118Jure Kocjan (Slo) CarmioOro NGC0:01:02
119Cornelius Van Ooijen (Ned) Cyclingteam Jo Piels0:01:18
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Points
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Jos Van Emden (Ned) Rabobank15pts
2Lars Boom (Ned) Rabobank12Row 1 - Cell 3
3Sebastian Langeveld (Ned) Rabobank10Row 2 - Cell 3
4Alex Rasmussen (Den) Team Saxo Bank8Row 3 - Cell 3
5Pieter Weening (Ned) Rabobank6Row 4 - Cell 3
6Marco Pinotti (Ita) Team HTC - Columbia5Row 5 - Cell 3
7Niki Terpstra (Ned) Team Milram4Row 6 - Cell 3
8Graeme Brown (Aus) Rabobank3Row 7 - Cell 3
9André Greipel (Ger) Team HTC - Columbia2Row 8 - Cell 3
10Sander Oostlander (Ned) Van Vliet EBH Elshof1Row 9 - Cell 3
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Teams
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Rabobank0:23:13
2Team Columbia - HTC0:00:32
3Team Milram0:00:43
4Team Saxo Bank0:00:44
5Skil-Shimano0:00:51
6Van Vliet - EBH0:00:52
7Sky Pro Cyling0:01:08
8Team Katusha0:01:10
9Topsp.VlaanderenMercator0:01:18
10Vacansoleil ProCyclingTeam0:01:19
11Carmiooro - NGC0:01:20
12Quick Step0:01:21
13Cycling Team Jo Piels0:01:26
14Landbouwkrediet0:01:27
15Omega Pharma - Lotto0:01:38
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General classification after prologue
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Jos Van Emden (Ned) Rabobank0:07:41
2Lars Boom (Ned) Rabobank0:00:03
3Sebastian Langeveld (Ned) Rabobank0:00:07
4Alex Rasmussen (Den) Team Saxo Bank0:00:10
5Pieter Weening (Ned) RabobankRow 4 - Cell 2
6Marco Pinotti (Ita) Team HTC - Columbia0:00:11
7Niki Terpstra (Ned) Team Milram0:00:14
8Graeme Brown (Aus) Rabobank0:00:15
9André Greipel (Ger) Team HTC - ColumbiaRow 8 - Cell 2
10Sander Oostlander (Ned) Van Vliet EBH Elshof0:00:16
11Frantisek Rabon (Cze) Team HTC - ColumbiaRow 10 - Cell 2
12Dominique Cornu (Bel) Skil - Shimano0:00:17
13Gregory Henderson (NZl) Sky Professional Cycling TeamRow 12 - Cell 2
14Steven Kruijswijk (Ned) RabobankRow 13 - Cell 2
15Markus Eichler (Ger) Team MilramRow 14 - Cell 2
16Marcel Sieberg (Ger) Team HTC - Columbia0:00:18
17Piet Rooijakkers (Ned) Skil - ShimanoRow 16 - Cell 2
18Michael Mørkøv (Den) Team Saxo Bank0:00:20
19Adam Hansen (Aus) Team HTC - Columbia0:00:21
20Joost Posthuma (Ned) RabobankRow 19 - Cell 2
21Robert Förster (Ger) Team Milram0:00:22
22Christoph Pfingsten (Ger) Van Vliet EBH ElshofRow 21 - Cell 2
23Kai Reus (Ned) Rabobank0:00:23
24Baden Cooke (Aus) Team Saxo Bank0:00:24
25Leigh Howard (Aus) Team HTC - ColumbiaRow 24 - Cell 2
26Jens Mouris (Ned) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling TeamRow 25 - Cell 2
27Bram Schmitz (Ned) Van Vliet EBH ElshofRow 26 - Cell 2
28Jan Ghyselinck (Bel) Team HTC - Columbia0:00:25
29Artem Ovechkin (Rus) Team KatushaRow 28 - Cell 2
30Albert Timmer (Ned) Skil - Shimano0:00:26
31Denis Galimzyanov (Rus) Team KatushaRow 30 - Cell 2
32Jérôme Pineau (Fra) Quick StepRow 31 - Cell 2
33Simon Geschke (Ger) Skil - Shimano0:00:27
34Peter Schulting (Ned) Cyclingteam Jo Piels0:00:28
35Eric Berthou (Fra) CarmioOro NGCRow 34 - Cell 2
36Ian Stannard (GBr) Sky Professional Cycling Team0:00:29
37Thomas De Gendt (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - MercatorRow 36 - Cell 2
38Tom Veelers (Ned) Skil - ShimanoRow 37 - Cell 2
39Dirk Bellemakers (Ned) LandbouwkredietRow 38 - Cell 2
40Martin Velits (Svk) Team HTC - ColumbiaRow 39 - Cell 2
41Kris Boeckmans (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - MercatorRow 40 - Cell 2
42Evgeni Petrov (Rus) Team KatushaRow 41 - Cell 2
43Johan Coenen (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator0:00:30
44Kevin Van Impe (Bel) Quick StepRow 43 - Cell 2
45Enrico Peruffo (Ita) CarmioOro NGCRow 44 - Cell 2
46Servais Knaven (Ned) Team Milram0:00:31
47Björn Leukemans (Bel) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team0:00:32
48Francisco José Ventoso Alberdi (Spa) CarmioOro NGCRow 47 - Cell 2
49Mathew Hayman (Aus) Sky Professional Cycling TeamRow 48 - Cell 2
50Sierk-Jan De Haan (Ned) Cyclingteam Jo PielsRow 49 - Cell 2
51Christopher Sutton (Aus) Sky Professional Cycling TeamRow 50 - Cell 2
52Rikke Dijkxhoorn (Ned) Van Vliet EBH Elshof0:00:33
53Dominik Nerz (Ger) Team MilramRow 52 - Cell 2
54Wouter Mol (Ned) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling TeamRow 53 - Cell 2
55Kenny Robert Van Hummel (Ned) Skil - ShimanoRow 54 - Cell 2
56Maxime Vantomme (Bel) Team KatushaRow 55 - Cell 2
57Davy Commeyne (Bel) LandbouwkredietRow 56 - Cell 2
58Wim De Vocht (Bel) Team MilramRow 57 - Cell 2
59Jurgen Van Goolen (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto0:00:34
60Koen De Kort (Ned) Skil - ShimanoRow 59 - Cell 2
61Roy Sentjens (Ned) Team MilramRow 60 - Cell 2
62Nikolas Maes (Bel) Quick Step0:00:35
63Arnoud Van Groen (Ned) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling TeamRow 62 - Cell 2
64Juan José Haedo (Arg) Team Saxo BankRow 63 - Cell 2
65Kevin Neirynck (Bel) LandbouwkredietRow 64 - Cell 2
66Thom Van Dulmen (Ned) Cyclingteam Jo Piels0:00:36
67Iljo Keisse (Bel) Quick StepRow 66 - Cell 2
68Serguei Ivanov (Rus) Team KatushaRow 67 - Cell 2
69Thomas Berkhout (Ned) Van Vliet EBH ElshofRow 68 - Cell 2
70Peter Kennaugh (GBr) Sky Professional Cycling TeamRow 69 - Cell 2
71Tom Stubbe (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto0:00:37
72Glenn d'Hollander (Bel) Omega Pharma-LottoRow 71 - Cell 2
73Stijn Vandenbergh (Bel) Team Katusha0:00:38
74Bart Van Haaren (Ned) Van Vliet EBH ElshofRow 73 - Cell 2
75Frederik Veuchelen (Bel) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling TeamRow 74 - Cell 2
76Kasper Klostergaard Larsen (Den) Team Saxo Bank0:00:39
77Lucas Sebastian Haedo (Arg) Team Saxo BankRow 76 - Cell 2
78Rob Ruijgh (Ned) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling TeamRow 77 - Cell 2
79Wouter Weylandt (Bel) Quick StepRow 78 - Cell 2
80Rune Van Der Meijden (Ned) Van Vliet EBH Elshof0:00:41
81Davide Malacarne (Ita) Quick StepRow 80 - Cell 2
82Kurt Hovelynck (Bel) Quick Step0:00:42
83Maarten De Jonge (Ned) Cyclingteam Jo PielsRow 82 - Cell 2
84Russell Downing (GBr) Sky Professional Cycling Team0:00:43
85Bert Scheirlinckx (Bel) LandbouwkredietRow 84 - Cell 2
86Pieter Vanspeybrouck (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - MercatorRow 85 - Cell 2
87Roy Curvers (Ned) Skil - ShimanoRow 86 - Cell 2
88Sébastien Delfosse (Bel) LandbouwkredietRow 87 - Cell 2
89Domenik Klemme (Ger) Team Saxo Bank0:00:44
90Jonas Aaen Jørgensen (Den) Team Saxo BankRow 89 - Cell 2
91Tim Mertens (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - MercatorRow 90 - Cell 2
92Kenny Dehaes (Bel) Omega Pharma-LottoRow 91 - Cell 2
93Bart Dockx (Bel) LandbouwkredietRow 92 - Cell 2
94Christophe Brandt (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto0:00:45
95Wim Stroetinga (Ned) Team MilramRow 94 - Cell 2
96Jack Vermeulen (Ned) Van Vliet EBH Elshof0:00:46
97Addy Engels (Ned) Quick Step0:00:47
98Staf Scheirlinckx (Bel) Omega Pharma-LottoRow 97 - Cell 2
99Marco Bandiera (Ita) Team Katusha0:00:48
100Romain Feillu (Fra) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling TeamRow 99 - Cell 2
101Pieter Jacobs (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - MercatorRow 100 - Cell 2
102Stijn Neirynck (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator0:00:49
103Davide Vigano (Ita) Sky Professional Cycling Team0:00:50
104Bertjan Lindeman (Ned) Cyclingteam Jo PielsRow 103 - Cell 2
105Pim De Beer (Ned) Cyclingteam Jo PielsRow 104 - Cell 2
106Adam Blythe (GBr) Omega Pharma-LottoRow 105 - Cell 2
107Emanuele Sella (Ita) CarmioOro NGC0:00:51
108John-Lee Augustyn (RSA) Sky Professional Cycling TeamRow 107 - Cell 2
109Andrea Tonti (Ita) CarmioOro NGC0:00:52
110Geert Verheyen (Bel) LandbouwkredietRow 109 - Cell 2
111Bobbie Traksel (Ned) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team0:00:54
112Danilo Napolitano (Ita) Team KatushaRow 111 - Cell 2
113Martial Ricci-Poggi (Fra) Landbouwkrediet0:00:55
114Sander Armee (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - MercatorRow 113 - Cell 2
115Jelle Posthuma (Ned) Cyclingteam Jo Piels0:00:57
116Francesco Tizza (Ita) CarmioOro NGCRow 115 - Cell 2
117Laurent Beuret (Swi) CarmioOro NGC0:01:00
118Jure Kocjan (Slo) CarmioOro NGC0:01:02
119Cornelius Van Ooijen (Ned) Cyclingteam Jo Piels0:01:18
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Points classification
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Jos Van Emden (Ned) Rabobank15pts
2Lars Boom (Ned) Rabobank12Row 1 - Cell 3
3Sebastian Langeveld (Ned) Rabobank10Row 2 - Cell 3
4Alex Rasmussen (Den) Team Saxo Bank8Row 3 - Cell 3
5Pieter Weening (Ned) Rabobank6Row 4 - Cell 3
6Marco Pinotti (Ita) Team HTC - Columbia5Row 5 - Cell 3
7Niki Terpstra (Ned) Team Milram4Row 6 - Cell 3
8Graeme Brown (Aus) Rabobank3Row 7 - Cell 3
9André Greipel (Ger) Team HTC - Columbia2Row 8 - Cell 3
10Sander Oostlander (Ned) Van Vliet EBH Elshof1Row 9 - Cell 3
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Teams classification
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Rabobank0:23:13
2Team Columbia - HTC0:00:32
3Team Milram0:00:43
4Team Saxo Bank0:00:44
5Skil-Shimano0:00:51
6Van Vliet - EBH0:00:52
7Sky Pro Cyling0:01:08
8Team Katusha0:01:10
9Topsp.VlaanderenMercator0:01:18
10Vacansoleil ProCyclingTeam0:01:19
11Carmiooro - NGC0:01:20
12Quick Step0:01:21
13Cycling Team Jo Piels0:01:26
14Landbouwkrediet0:01:27
15Omega Pharma - Lotto0:01:38

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