McLay wins Tour de l'Eurometropole
Dehaes second
Dan McLay (Fortuneo-Oscaro) won the sprint from a small group to take victory in the Eurometropole Tour, after Cofidis' Anthony Turgis celebrated too early. The Frenchman ended up in third, as Kenny Dehaes of Wanty-Groupe Gobert also slipped by him for second.
The race, formerly called Circuit Franco-Belge, was marked by a long break from Jenthe Biermans (Katusha Alpecin), Martijn Budding (Roompot Nederlandse Loterij), Kevin Deltombe (Sport Vlaanderen Baloise), Kenny Molly (AGO Aqua Service), Paul Ourselin (Direct Energie), Alan Riou (Fortuneo Oscaro), Timothy Stevens (Pauwels sauzen) and Stephen Tronet (Armee de Terre). They built up a lead of up to six minutes before being caught with only 24km left.
From there, break followed break, with the sprinters' teams chasing furiously. Finally a group of about 20 got away with less than 5km remaining. Their gap was not big but as they neared the final kilometre, it was clear that they would take the win. Turgis lead the way into the finale and jumped for victory. He looked to have an easy win, but his legs looked to tire near the finish line and he slowed to raise his arms in victory. Too early, as McLay pipped him at the line with Dehaes also passing him.
Results
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
---|---|---|
1 | Daniel McLay (GBr) Fortuneo - Oscaro | 4:20:20 |
2 | Kenny Dehaes (Bel) Wanty - Groupe Gobert | Row 1 - Cell 2 |
3 | Anthony Turgis (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | Row 2 - Cell 2 |
4 | Jasper De Buyst (Bel) Lotto Soudal | Row 3 - Cell 2 |
5 | Jean-Pierre Drucker (Lux) Bmc Racing Team | Row 4 - Cell 2 |
6 | Oliver Naesen (Bel) Ag2R La Mondiale | Row 5 - Cell 2 |
7 | Maxime Vantomme (Bel) Wb Veranclassic Aquality Protect | Row 6 - Cell 2 |
8 | Dries Van Gestel (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen - Baloise | Row 7 - Cell 2 |
9 | Baptiste Planckaert (Bel) Team Katusha Alpecin | Row 8 - Cell 2 |
10 | Amund Grøndahl Jansen (Nor) Team Lotto Nl - Jumbo | Row 9 - Cell 2 |
11 | Emiel Vermeulen (Bel) Roubaix - Lille Metropole | Row 10 - Cell 2 |
12 | Dries Devenyns (Bel) Quick - Step Floors | Row 11 - Cell 2 |
13 | Oscar Riesebeek (Ned) Roompot - Nederlandse Loterij | Row 12 - Cell 2 |
14 | Maarten Wynants (Bel) Team Lotto Nl - Jumbo | Row 13 - Cell 2 |
15 | Alexey Vermeulen (USA) Team Lotto Nl - Jumbo | Row 14 - Cell 2 |
16 | Timo Roosen (Ned) Team Lotto Nl - Jumbo | Row 15 - Cell 2 |
17 | Aime De Gendt (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen - Baloise | Row 16 - Cell 2 |
18 | Alex Kirsch (Lux) Wb Veranclassic Aquality Protect | Row 17 - Cell 2 |
19 | Martin Elmiger (Swi) Bmc Racing Team | 0:00:07 |
20 | Twan Castelijns (Ned) Team Lotto Nl - Jumbo | 0:00:30 |
21 | Alexander Geuens (Bel) Pauwels Sauzen - Vastgoedservice Continental Team | 0:00:32 |
22 | Michaël Van Staeyen (Bel) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | Row 21 - Cell 2 |
23 | Timothy Dupont (Bel) Veranda's Willems - Crelan | Row 22 - Cell 2 |
24 | Jimmy Raibaud (Fra) Armee De Terre | Row 23 - Cell 2 |
25 | Jesper Asselman (Ned) Roompot - Nederlandse Loterij | Row 24 - Cell 2 |
26 | Joeri Stallaert (Bel) Cibel - Cebon | Row 25 - Cell 2 |
27 | Bert Van Lerberghe (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen - Baloise | Row 26 - Cell 2 |
28 | Lawrence Naesen (Bel) Wb Veranclassic Aquality Protect | Row 27 - Cell 2 |
29 | Anthony Debuy (Bel) Ago - Aqua Service | Row 28 - Cell 2 |
30 | Yves Lampaert (Bel) Quick - Step Floors | Row 29 - Cell 2 |
31 | Kevin Van Melsen (Bel) Wanty - Groupe Gobert | Row 30 - Cell 2 |
32 | Aaron Gate (NZl) Aqua Blue Sport | Row 31 - Cell 2 |
33 | Thomas Gibbons (USA) Wanty - Groupe Gobert | Row 32 - Cell 2 |
34 | Robin Stenuit (Bel) Wanty - Groupe Gobert | Row 33 - Cell 2 |
35 | Jonas Rickaert (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen - Baloise | Row 34 - Cell 2 |
36 | Floris Gerts (Ned) Bmc Racing Team | Row 35 - Cell 2 |
37 | Piotr Havik (Ned) Team Katusha Alpecin | Row 36 - Cell 2 |
38 | Roy Jans (Bel) Wb Veranclassic Aquality Protect | Row 37 - Cell 2 |
39 | Romain Cardis (Fra) Direct Energie | Row 38 - Cell 2 |
40 | Bram Welten (Ned) Bmc Racing Team | Row 39 - Cell 2 |
41 | Yann Guyot (Fra) Armee De Terre | Row 40 - Cell 2 |
42 | Gerry Druyts (Bel) Pauwels Sauzen - Vastgoedservice Continental Team | Row 41 - Cell 2 |
43 | Maximilien Picoux (Bel) T.Palm Pôle Continental Wallon | Row 42 - Cell 2 |
44 | Elmar Reinders (Ned) Roompot - Nederlandse Loterij | Row 43 - Cell 2 |
45 | Guillaume Van Keirsbulck (Bel) Wanty - Groupe Gobert | Row 44 - Cell 2 |
46 | Maurits Lammertink (Ned) Team Katusha Alpecin | Row 45 - Cell 2 |
47 | Tim Declercq (Bel) Quick - Step Floors | Row 46 - Cell 2 |
48 | Bastien Duculty (Fra) Armee De Terre | Row 47 - Cell 2 |
49 | Thomas Joly (Fra) Roubaix - Lille Metropole | Row 48 - Cell 2 |
50 | Antoine Loy (Bel) Ago - Aqua Service | Row 49 - Cell 2 |
51 | Gordon De Winter (Bel) Ago - Aqua Service | Row 50 - Cell 2 |
52 | Mathias De Witte (Bel) Cibel - Cebon | Row 51 - Cell 2 |
53 | Marco Mathis (Ger) Team Katusha Alpecin | Row 52 - Cell 2 |
54 | Lukas Spengler (Swi) Wb Veranclassic Aquality Protect | Row 53 - Cell 2 |
55 | Viacheslav Kuznetsov (Rus) Team Katusha Alpecin | Row 54 - Cell 2 |
56 | Joeri Calleeuw (Bel) Roubaix - Lille Metropole | Row 55 - Cell 2 |
57 | Jerome Mainard (Fra) Armee De Terre | Row 56 - Cell 2 |
58 | Bram Tankink (Ned) Team Lotto Nl - Jumbo | Row 57 - Cell 2 |
59 | Jonas Van Genechten (Bel) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | Row 58 - Cell 2 |
60 | Hugo Hofstetter (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | Row 59 - Cell 2 |
61 | Mark Christian (GBr) Aqua Blue Sport | Row 60 - Cell 2 |
62 | Florian Senechal (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | Row 61 - Cell 2 |
63 | Dennis Coenen (Bel) Cibel - Cebon | Row 62 - Cell 2 |
64 | Alexandre Pichot (Fra) Direct Energie | Row 63 - Cell 2 |
65 | Wesley Kreder (Ned) Wanty - Groupe Gobert | Row 64 - Cell 2 |
66 | Maxime Farazijn (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen - Baloise | Row 65 - Cell 2 |
67 | Gijs Van Hoecke (Bel) Team Lotto Nl - Jumbo | Row 66 - Cell 2 |
68 | Arjen Livyns (Bel) Veranda's Willems - Crelan | Row 67 - Cell 2 |
69 | Michael Schär (Swi) Bmc Racing Team | Row 68 - Cell 2 |
70 | Silvan Dillier (Swi) Bmc Racing Team | Row 69 - Cell 2 |
71 | Iljo Keisse (Bel) Quick - Step Floors | Row 70 - Cell 2 |
72 | Jens Debusschere (Bel) Lotto Soudal | Row 71 - Cell 2 |
73 | Brecht Dhaene (Bel) Wanty - Groupe Gobert | Row 72 - Cell 2 |
74 | Juan Jose Lobato Del Valle (Spa) Team Lotto Nl - Jumbo | 0:00:41 |
75 | Boris Vallee (Bel) Fortuneo - Oscaro | Row 74 - Cell 2 |
76 | Stijn Devolder (Bel) Veranda's Willems - Crelan | Row 75 - Cell 2 |
77 | Jimmy Janssens (Bel) Cibel - Cebon | 0:00:47 |
78 | Kevyn Ista (Bel) Wb Veranclassic Aquality Protect | Row 77 - Cell 2 |
79 | Thomas Sprengers (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen - Baloise | Row 78 - Cell 2 |
80 | André Greipel (Ger) Lotto Soudal | Row 79 - Cell 2 |
81 | Angelo Tulik (Fra) Direct Energie | Row 80 - Cell 2 |
82 | Marcel Kittel (Ger) Quick - Step Floors | 0:01:26 |
83 | Matthew Brammeier (Irl) Aqua Blue Sport | Row 82 - Cell 2 |
84 | Alvaro Jose Hodeg Chagui (Col) Quick - Step Floors | Row 83 - Cell 2 |
85 | Calvin Watson (Aus) Aqua Blue Sport | Row 84 - Cell 2 |
86 | Frederik Veuchelen (Bel) Wanty - Groupe Gobert | Row 85 - Cell 2 |
87 | Kenneth Van Rooy (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen - Baloise | Row 86 - Cell 2 |
88 | Pierre Goebeert (Bel) Ago - Aqua Service | Row 87 - Cell 2 |
89 | Arthur Baude (Bel) Ago - Aqua Service | Row 88 - Cell 2 |
90 | Michiel Stockman (Bel) Tarteletto - Isorex | Row 89 - Cell 2 |
91 | Niels De Rooze (Bel) Tarteletto - Isorex | Row 90 - Cell 2 |
92 | Abram Stockman (Bel) Tarteletto - Isorex | Row 91 - Cell 2 |
93 | Jimmy Duquennoy (Bel) Wb Veranclassic Aquality Protect | Row 92 - Cell 2 |
94 | Julien Stassen (Bel) Wb Veranclassic Aquality Protect | Row 93 - Cell 2 |
95 | Max Emil Boholm Kørner (Nor) T.Palm Pôle Continental Wallon | Row 94 - Cell 2 |
96 | Julien Duval (Fra) Ag2R La Mondiale | Row 95 - Cell 2 |
97 | Brian Van Goethem (Ned) Roompot - Nederlandse Loterij | Row 96 - Cell 2 |
98 | Dimitri Claeys (Bel) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | Row 97 - Cell 2 |
99 | Yohann Gene (Fra) Direct Energie | Row 98 - Cell 2 |
100 | Arnold Jeannesson (Fra) Fortuneo - Oscaro | Row 99 - Cell 2 |
101 | Thibault Guernalec (Fra) Fortuneo - Oscaro | 0:02:10 |
102 | Nathan Van Hooydonck (Bel) Bmc Racing Team | 0:03:14 |
103 | Thomas De Gendt (Bel) Lotto Soudal | Row 102 - Cell 2 |
104 | Jenthe Biermans (Bel) Team Katusha Alpecin | Row 103 - Cell 2 |
105 | Kenny Molly (Bel) Ago - Aqua Service | Row 104 - Cell 2 |
106 | Jeroen Meijers (Ned) Roompot - Nederlandse Loterij | 0:03:55 |
107 | Nico Denz (Ger) Ag2R La Mondiale | 0:03:59 |
108 | Stijn Vandenbergh (Bel) Ag2R La Mondiale | Row 107 - Cell 2 |
109 | Martijn Budding (Ned) Roompot - Nederlandse Loterij | Row 108 - Cell 2 |
110 | Moreno Hofland (Ned) Lotto Soudal | 0:05:22 |
111 | Michael Goolaerts (Bel) Veranda's Willems - Crelan | Row 110 - Cell 2 |
112 | Sjoerd Van Ginneken (Ned) Roompot - Nederlandse Loterij | Row 111 - Cell 2 |
113 | Kevin De Jonghe (Bel) Cibel - Cebon | 0:06:36 |
114 | Michiel Dieleman (Bel) Cibel - Cebon | Row 113 - Cell 2 |
115 | Kevin Deltombe (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen - Baloise | Row 114 - Cell 2 |
116 | Nicolas Vereecken (Bel) Roubaix - Lille Metropole | Row 115 - Cell 2 |
117 | Alan Riou (Fra) Fortuneo - Oscaro | Row 116 - Cell 2 |
118 | Andrew Leigh (GBr) Tarteletto - Isorex | Row 117 - Cell 2 |
119 | Sander Armee (Bel) Lotto Soudal | Row 118 - Cell 2 |
120 | Sander Cordeel (Bel) Veranda's Willems - Crelan | Row 119 - Cell 2 |
121 | Daniel Oss (Ita) Bmc Racing Team | Row 120 - Cell 2 |
122 | Tosh Van Der Sande (Bel) Lotto Soudal | 0:06:42 |
123 | Norman Vahtra (Est) Ago - Aqua Service | 0:08:32 |
124 | Robby Cobbaert (Bel) Cibel - Cebon | Row 123 - Cell 2 |
125 | Paul Ourselin (Fra) Direct Energie | Row 124 - Cell 2 |
126 | Rudy Barbier (Fra) Ag2R La Mondiale | Row 125 - Cell 2 |
127 | Antoine Didier (Bel) T.Palm Pôle Continental Wallon | Row 126 - Cell 2 |
128 | Davide Martinelli (Ita) Quick - Step Floors | Row 127 - Cell 2 |
129 | Timothy Stevens (Bel) Pauwels Sauzen - Vastgoedservice Continental Team | Row 128 - Cell 2 |
130 | Christophe Prémont (Bel) Veranda's Willems - Crelan | Row 129 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Jonathan Breyne (Bel) Tarteletto - Isorex | Row 130 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Lars Petter Nordhaug (Nor) Aqua Blue Sport | Row 131 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Alexis Gougeard (Fra) Ag2R La Mondiale | Row 132 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Jonas Goeman (Bel) Tarteletto - Isorex | Row 133 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Andrew Fenn (GBr) Aqua Blue Sport | Row 134 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Kevin Verwaest (Bel) Tarteletto - Isorex | Row 135 - Cell 2 |
DNF | William Elliott (Can) T.Palm Pôle Continental Wallon | Row 136 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Edward Walsh (Can) T.Palm Pôle Continental Wallon | Row 137 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Guillaume Haag (Bel) T.Palm Pôle Continental Wallon | Row 138 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Stéphane Poulhies (Fra) Armee De Terre | Row 139 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Lasse Norman Hansen (Den) Aqua Blue Sport | Row 140 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Etienne Van Empel (Ned) Roompot - Nederlandse Loterij | Row 141 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Elias Van Breussegem (Bel) Veranda's Willems - Crelan | Row 142 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Florian Maitre (Fra) Direct Energie | Row 143 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Clement Orceau (Fra) Direct Energie | Row 144 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Adrien Petit (Fra) Direct Energie | Row 145 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Charlie Arimont (Bel) Ago - Aqua Service | Row 146 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Kenneth Vanbilsen (Bel) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | Row 147 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Steven Tronet (Fra) Armee De Terre | Row 148 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Jordi Van Dingenen (Bel) Pauwels Sauzen - Vastgoedservice Continental Team | Row 149 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Jordan Levasseur (Fra) Armee De Terre | Row 150 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Enzo Wouters (Bel) Lotto Soudal | Row 151 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Ángel Vicioso Arcos (Spa) Team Katusha Alpecin | Row 152 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Jhonatan Restrepo Valencia (Col) Team Katusha Alpecin | Row 153 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Brecht Ruyters (Bel) Cibel - Cebon | Row 154 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Aidis Kruopis (Ltu) Veranda's Willems - Crelan | Row 155 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Martin Velits (Svk) Quick - Step Floors | Row 156 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Brent Van De Kerkhove (Bel) Pauwels Sauzen - Vastgoedservice Continental Team | Row 157 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Jérémy Lecroq (Fra) Roubaix - Lille Metropole | Row 158 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Lander Seynaeve (Bel) Roubaix - Lille Metropole | Row 159 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Auxence Buntinx (Bel) T.Palm Pôle Continental Wallon | Row 160 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Merlijn Decoster (Bel) T.Palm Pôle Continental Wallon | Row 161 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Kevin Lebreton (Fra) Armee De Terre | Row 162 - Cell 2 |
DNS | Ciske Aneca (Bel) Tarteletto - Isorex | Row 163 - Cell 2 |
DNS | Martin Palm (Bel) Ago - Aqua Service | Row 164 - Cell 2 |
DNS | Daniel Pearson (GBr) Aqua Blue Sport | Row 165 - Cell 2 |
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