Meeusen solos to win
Van Empel prevents Telenet-Fidea one-two











Tom Meeusen handed the Telenet Fidea team its third victory of the weekend, doubling up on his victorious effort in Hasselt. Perhaps inspired by his elite teammate Zdenek Stybar and Kevin Pauwels, who repeated Meeusen and Robert Gavenda's team double on Saturday, the Telenet Fidea team was aggressive once more in Hamme Zogge.
Meeusen escaped from a large lead group, followed only by Dutch rider Micki van Empel, but the ZZPR.nl rider could not maintain Meeusen's furious pace on the final lap, and faded from view.
Van Empel had ample time to secure second place, however, holding off the charge of another Fidea rider, Vincent Baestaens. Pawel Szczepaniak rolled in for fourth just ahead of a bunch sprint which was won by Jim Aernouts (BKCP Powerplus).
| 1 | Tom Meeusen (Bel) Telenet Fidea Cycling Team | 0:48:08 |
| 2 | Micki van Empel (Ned) ZZPR.nl-Destil-Merida | 0:00:10 |
| 3 | Vincent Baestaens (Bel) Telenet Fidea Cycling Team | 0:00:22 |
| 4 | Pawel Szczepaniak (Pol) LKS Pom Strzelce Krajenskie | 0:00:25 |
| 5 | Jim Aernouts (Bel) BKCP - Powerplus | 0:00:27 |
| 6 | Lars van der Haar (Ned) | Row 5 - Cell 2 |
| 7 | Joeri Adams (Bel) Rabobank | Row 6 - Cell 2 |
| 8 | Robert Gavenda (Svk) Fidea Cycling Team | 0:00:30 |
| 9 | Kenneth Van Compernolle (Bel) Sunweb-Projob | Row 8 - Cell 2 |
| 10 | Arnaud Jouffroy (Fra) Vendée U Pays de la Loire | 0:00:32 |
| 11 | Kevin Eeckhout (Bel) Sunweb-Projob | 0:00:40 |
| 12 | Marcel Meisen (Ger) Team Kuota - Indeland | 0:00:47 |
| 13 | Jan Denuwelaere (Bel) Rendement Hypo Cyclingteam VZW | 0:00:52 |
| 14 | Sascha Weber (Ger) FC Rheinland-Pfalz Flonheim | 0:01:03 |
| 15 | Mitchell Huenders (Ned) AA Cycling Team | Row 14 - Cell 2 |
| 16 | Corné van Kessel (Ned) | Row 15 - Cell 2 |
| 17 | Jirí Polnický (Cze) Empella Czech Team | 0:01:08 |
| 18 | Wietse Bosmans (Bel) | 0:01:15 |
| 19 | Lubomír Petruš (Cze) BKCP - Power Plus | 0:01:20 |
| 20 | Kevin Cant (Bel) AVB - Cycling Team | 0:01:30 |
| 21 | Robby Cobbaert (Bel) Xcluziv Cycling Team | 0:01:55 |
| 22 | Sven Beelen (Bel) Easypay Cyclocross Team | Row 21 - Cell 2 |
| 23 | Stef Boden (Bel) AA Drink Cycling Team | 0:02:00 |
| 24 | Tijmen Eising (Ned) | Row 23 - Cell 2 |
| 25 | Twan van den Brand (Ned) Sunweb Projob Cycling Team | Row 24 - Cell 2 |
| 26 | Thomas Vernaeckt (Bel) Sunweb-Projob | Row 25 - Cell 2 |
| 27 | Vinnie Braet (Bel) | Row 26 - Cell 2 |
| 28 | Dave De Cleyn (Bel) AVB - Cycling Team | Row 27 - Cell 2 |
| 29 | Zeb Willems (Bel) AVB - Cycling Team | Row 28 - Cell 2 |
| 30 | Ruben Veestraeten (Bel) AVB - Cycling Team | 0:02:15 |
| 31 | Karel Hnik (Cze) | Row 30 - Cell 2 |
| 32 | Ritchie Denolf (Bel) | 0:02:19 |
| 33 | Niels Koyen (Bel) | 0:02:28 |
| 34 | Kristof Cop (Bel) AVB - Cycling Team | 0:02:37 |
| 35 | Kobus Hereygers (Ned) | 0:02:48 |
| 36 | Dries Pauwels (Bel) | 0:03:00 |
| 37 | Jonathan Bervoets (Bel) Heylen Meubelcentrale Zlwc St.Tru | 0:03:15 |
| 38 | Michiel Dieleman (Bel) Vanomobil MTB Cycling Team | 0:03:19 |
| 39 | Jan Van Zeebroeck (Bel) Wk Noord West Brabant | 0:03:33 |
| 40 | Michael Winterberg (Swi) VC Pfaffnau-Roggliswil | 0:03:35 |
| 41 | Gerry Druyts (Bel) | 0:03:45 |
| 42 | Angelo De Clercq (Bel) | 0:03:55 |
| 43 | Edwin Arts (Ned) | 0:04:00 |
| 44 | Kaj Slenter (Ned) | Row 43 - Cell 2 |
| 45 | Khangarid Naran (Mon) | Row 44 - Cell 2 |
| 46 | Jelle Brackman (Bel) MTB Dreamteam AArtselAAr | Row 45 - Cell 2 |
| 47 | Arnaud Van Den Abeele (Bel) BKCP - Powerplus | 0:04:12 |
| 48 | Dimitri Stevens (Bel) | 0:04:45 |
| 49 | Stijn Mortelmans (Bel) | 0:05:05 |
| 50 | Bart Barkhuis (Ned) | 0:05:30 |
| 51 | Myagmarsuren Baasankhuu (Mon) | Row 50 - Cell 2 |
| 52 | Mathias Haezebrouck (Bel) | 0:05:40 |
| 53 | Vincent Van Hooste (Bel) | 0:06:48 |
| 54 | Dario Stauble (Swi) | Row 53 - Cell 2 |
| 55 | Jean-Baptiste Taleux (Fra) | Row 54 - Cell 2 |
| 56 | Andy Wagemans (Bel) | Row 55 - Cell 2 |
| 57 | Rutger La Haye (Bel) | Row 56 - Cell 2 |
| 58 | Klaas Vankersschaever (Bel) | Row 57 - Cell 2 |
| 59 | Joachim Janssens (Bel) Wk Noord West Brabant | Row 58 - Cell 2 |
| 60 | Mart Brandon (USA). | Row 59 - Cell 2 |
| 1 | Tom Meeusen (Bel) Fidea Cycling Team | 57 | pts |
| 2 | Jim Aernouts (Bel) BKCP - Powerplus | 47 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
| 3 | Robert Gavenda (Svk) Fidea Cycling Team | 37 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
| 4 | Vincent Baestaens (Bel) Fidea Cycling Team | 32 | Row 3 - Cell 3 |
| 5 | Jan Denuwelaere (Bel) Rendement Hypo Cyclingteam VZW | 30 | Row 4 - Cell 3 |
| 6 | Micki van Empel (Ned) ZZPR.nl-Destil-Merida | 29 | Row 5 - Cell 3 |
| 7 | Kenneth Van Compernolle (Bel) Sunweb-Projob | 27 | Row 6 - Cell 3 |
| 8 | Pawel Szczepaniak (Pol) LKS Pom Strzelce Krajenskie | 26 | Row 7 - Cell 3 |
| 9 | Stef Boden (Bel) AA Drink Cycling Team | 25 | Row 8 - Cell 3 |
| 10 | Arnaud Jouffroy (Fra) Vendée U Pays de la Loire | 21 | Row 9 - Cell 3 |
| 11 | Joeri Adams (Bel) Rabobank | 19 | Row 10 - Cell 3 |
| 12 | Lars van der Haar (Ned) | 16 | Row 11 - Cell 3 |
| 13 | Mitchell Huenders (Ned) AA Cycling Team | 15 | Row 12 - Cell 3 |
| 14 | Kacper Szczepaniak (Pol) LKS Pom Strzelce Krajenskie | 12 | Row 13 - Cell 3 |
| 15 | Marcel Meisen (Ger) Team Kuota - Indeland | Row 14 - Cell 2 | Row 14 - Cell 3 |
| 16 | Elia Silvestri (Ita) | 11 | pts |
| 17 | Sascha Weber (Ger) FC Rheinland-Pfalz Flonheim | 9 | Row 16 - Cell 3 |
| 18 | Sven Beelen (Bel) Easypay Cyclocross Team | Row 17 - Cell 2 | Row 17 - Cell 3 |
| 19 | Twan van den Brand (Ned) Sunweb Projob Cycling Team | 8 | pts |
| 20 | Mathieu Boulo (Fra) AC Lanester | 7 | Row 19 - Cell 3 |
| 21 | Tijmen Eising (Ned) | Row 20 - Cell 2 | Row 20 - Cell 3 |
| 22 | Kevin Cant (Bel) AVB - Cycling Team | 5 | pts |
| 23 | Wietse Bosmans (Bel) | Row 22 - Cell 2 | Row 22 - Cell 3 |
| 24 | Kevin Eeckhout (Bel) Sunweb-Projob | Row 23 - Cell 2 | Row 23 - Cell 3 |
| 25 | Jirí Polnický (Cze) Empella Czech Team | 4 | pts |
| 26 | Lubomír Petruš (Cze) BKCP - Power Plus | 3 | Row 25 - Cell 3 |
| 27 | Corné van Kessel (Ned) | 2 | Row 26 - Cell 3 |
| 28 | Vinnie Braet (Bel) | 1 | Row 27 - Cell 3 |
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