Thomas claims Wallonie opener
21-year-old holds off chasers to take first leader's jersey
Brief Results
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
---|---|---|
1 | Benjamin Thomas (Fra) Armée de Terre | 4:28:40 |
2 | Xandro Meurisse (Bel) Wanty - Groupe Gobert | 0:00:05 |
3 | Dylan Teuns (Bel) BMC Racing Team | Row 2 - Cell 2 |
4 | Jelle Vanendert (Bel) Lotto Soudal | Row 3 - Cell 2 |
5 | Tosh Van Der Sande (Bel) Lotto Soudal | Row 4 - Cell 2 |
6 | Jonas Van Genechten (Bel) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | 0:00:08 |
7 | Viacheslav Kuznetsov (Rus) Katusha-Alpecin | Row 6 - Cell 2 |
8 | Pim Ligthart (Ned) Roompot - Nederlandse Loterij | 0:00:13 |
9 | Huub Duijn (Ned) Veranda's Willems Crelan | Row 8 - Cell 2 |
10 | Michel Kreder (Ned) Aqua Blue Sport | Row 9 - Cell 2 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
---|---|---|
1 | Benjamin Thomas (Fra) Armée de Terre | 4:28:30 |
2 | Xandro Meurisse (Bel) Wanty - Groupe Gobert | 0:00:09 |
3 | Dylan Teuns (Bel) BMC Racing Team | 0:00:11 |
4 | Jelle Vanendert (Bel) Lotto Soudal | 0:00:15 |
5 | Tosh Van Der Sande (Bel) Lotto Soudal | Row 4 - Cell 2 |
6 | Jonas Van Genechten (Bel) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | 0:00:18 |
7 | Viacheslav Kuznetsov (Rus) Katusha-Alpecin | Row 6 - Cell 2 |
8 | Pim Ligthart (Ned) Roompot - Nederlandse Loterij | 0:00:23 |
9 | Huub Duijn (Ned) Veranda's Willems Crelan | Row 8 - Cell 2 |
10 | Michel Kreder (Ned) Aqua Blue Sport | Row 9 - Cell 2 |

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