Dupont takes opening stage of Tour de Wallonie

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Jans second, Mareczko third in bunch sprint

Wanty-Groupe Gobert's Timothy Dupont and Dion Smith

Wanty-Groupe Gobert's Timothy Dupont and Dion Smith (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)

Wanty-Gobert's Timothy Dupont won the opening stage of the Tour de Wallonie in Dottignies, Belgium, on Saturday.

Dupont got the better of Corendon-Circus rider Roy Jans and Jakub Mareczko (CCC Team) in the bunch sprint, and, thanks to time bonuses, holds a four-second lead over Jans going into stage 2 on Sunday, with Kevyn Ista (Wallonie-Bruxelles) in third, also four seconds back, having picked up bonuses as part of the day's four-man breakaway.

Full results

#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Timothy Dupont (Bel) Wanty - Gobert Cycling Team4:22:44
2Roy Jans (Bel) Corendon - Circus
3Jakub Mareczko (Ita) Ccc Team
4Julien Duval (Fra) Ag2R La Mondiale
5Tom Van Asbroeck (Bel) Israel Cycling Academy
6Bryan Coquard (Fra) Vital Concept - B&B Hotels
7Tosh Van Der Sande (Bel) Lotto Soudal
8Damien Touze (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits
9Andreas Nielsen (Den) Riwal Readynez Cycling Team
10Amaury Capiot (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen - Baloise
11Milan Menten (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen - Baloise
12Cyril Lemoine (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits
13Jenthe Biermans (Bel) Team Katusha Alpecin
14Kenneth Van Rooy (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen - Baloise
15Bert Van Lerberghe (Bel) Cofidis, Solutions Credits
16Bagdonas Gediminas (Ltu) Ag2R La Mondiale
17Corne Van Kessel (Ned) Telenet Fidea Lions
18Ramon Sinkeldam (Ned) Groupama - Fdj
19Zico Waeytens (Bel) Cofidis, Solutions Credits
20Loic Chetout (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits
21Piet Allegaert (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen - Baloise
22Emiel Vermeulen (Bel) Natura4Ever - Roubaix - Lille Metropole
23Arnaud Demare (Fra) Groupama - Fdj
24Ruben Guerreiro (Por) Team Katusha Alpecin
25Lionel Taminiaux (Bel) Wallonie Bruxelles
26Tom Meeusen (Bel) Corendon - Circus
27Willem Jakobus Smit (RSA) Team Katusha Alpecin
28Kenneth Vanbilsen (Bel) Cofidis, Solutions Credits
29Romain Cardis (Fra) Total Direct Energie
30Nico Denz (Ger) Ag2R La Mondiale
31Dorian Godon (Fra) Ag2R La Mondiale
32Elmar Reinders (Ned) Roompot - Charles
33Floris Gerts (Ned) Tarteletto - Isorex
34Aurélien Paret Peintre (Fra) Ag2R La Mondiale
35Quinten Hermans (Bel) Telenet Fidea Lions
36Edward Planckaert (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen - Baloise
37Senne Leysen (Bel) Roompot - Charles
38Loïc Vliegen (Bel) Wanty - Gobert Cycling Team
39Szymon Sajnok (Pol) Ccc Team
40Dennis Van Winden (Ned) Israel Cycling Academy
41Philipp Walsleben (Ger) Corendon - Circus
42Michiel Stockman (Bel) Tarteletto - Isorex
43Abram Stockman (Bel) Tarteletto - Isorex
44Fabien Doubey (Fra) Wanty - Gobert Cycling Team
45Boris Vallee (Bel) Wanty - Gobert Cycling Team
46Dries Van Gestel (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen - Baloise
47Nikolas Maes (Bel) Lotto Soudal
48Kristoffer Halvorsen (Nor) Team Ineos
49Nicolas Cleppe (Bel) Telenet Fidea Lions
50Joeri Stallaert (Bel) Corendon - Circus
51Pierre Idjouadiene (Fra) Natura4Ever - Roubaix - Lille Metropole
52Jacopo Guarnieri (Ita) Groupama - Fdj
53Tom Wirtgen (Lux) Wallonie Bruxelles
54Christopher Lawless (GBr) Team Ineos
55Stijn Steels (Bel) Roompot - Charles
56Nicolai Philip Brochner Nielsen (Den) Riwal Readynez Cycling Team
57Thijs Aerts (Bel) Telenet Fidea Lions
58David De La Cruz Melgarejo (Spa) Team Ineos
59Tobias Ludvigsson (Swe) Groupama - Fdj
60Cyril Gautier (Fra) Vital Concept - B&B Hotels
61Diego Rosa (Ita) Team Ineos
62Dimitri Claeys (Bel) Cofidis, Solutions Credits
63Kevyn Ista (Bel) Wallonie Bruxelles
64Ludovic Robeet (Bel) Wallonie Bruxelles
65Jelle Vanendert (Bel) Lotto Soudal
66Jerome Baugnies (Bel) Wanty - Gobert Cycling Team
67Ludwig De Winter (Bel) Wanty - Gobert Cycling Team
68Eliot Lietaer (Bel) Wallonie Bruxelles
69Thomas Degand (Bel) Wanty - Gobert Cycling Team
70Steff Cras (Bel) Team Katusha Alpecin
71Kim Magnusson (Swe) Riwal Readynez Cycling Team
72Stan Dewulf (Bel) Lotto Soudal
73Tomasz Marczynski (Pol) Lotto Soudal
74Reto Hollenstein (Swi) Team Katusha Alpecin
75Christian Knees (Ger) Team Ineos
76Kevin Reza (Fra) Vital Concept - B&B Hotels
77Miles Scotson (Aus) Groupama - Fdj
78Stijn Devolder (Bel) Corendon - Circus
79Niels De Rooze (Bel) Tarteletto - Isorex
80Dries De Bondt (Bel) Corendon - Circus
81Benjamin Declercq (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen - Baloise
82Angelo Tulik (Fra) Total Direct Energie
83Pierre Gouault (Fra) Natura4Ever - Roubaix - Lille Metropole
84Nathan Van Hooydonck (Bel) Ccc Team
85Edward Dunbar (Irl) Team Ineos
86Gijs Van Hoecke (Bel) Ccc Team
87Pierre Rolland (Fra) Vital Concept - B&B Hotels
88Quentin Pacher (Fra) Vital Concept - B&B Hotels
89Baptiste Planckaert (Bel) Wallonie Bruxelles
90Stijn Vandenbergh (Bel) Ag2R La Mondiale
91Roy Goldstein (Isr) Israel Cycling Academy
92Emil Nygaard Vinjebo (Den) Riwal Readynez Cycling Team
93Olivier Le Gac (Fra) Groupama - Fdj
94Silvan Dillier (Swi) Ag2R La Mondiale
95Lars Boom (Ned) Roompot - Charles
96Oscar Riesebeek (Ned) Roompot - Charles
97Huub Duijn (Ned) Roompot - Charles
98Pawel Bernas (Pol) Ccc Team
99Jordi Van Dingenen (Bel) Tarteletto - Isorex
100Filippo Ganna (Ita) Team Ineos
101Thomas Boudat (Fra) Total Direct Energie
102Guillaume Van Keirsbulck (Bel) Ccc Team
103Brent Van Moer (Bel) Lotto Soudal
104Lucas Eriksson (Swe) Riwal Readynez Cycling Team
105Clément Carisey (Fra) Israel Cycling Academy
106Daniel Navarro Garcia (Spa) Team Katusha Alpecin
107Daniel Turek (Cze) Israel Cycling Academy
108Toon Aerts (Bel) Telenet Fidea Lions
109Julien Antomarchi (Fra) Natura4Ever - Roubaix - Lille Metropole
110Adrien Petit (Fra) Total Direct Energie
111Frederik Frison (Bel) Lotto Soudal
112Elias Van Breussegem (Bel) Tarteletto - Isorex
113Johan Le Bon (Fra) Vital Concept - B&B Hotels
114Jonas Van Genechten (Bel) Vital Concept - B&B Hotels
115Alexander Kamp (Den) Riwal Readynez Cycling Team
116Davide Cimolai (Ita) Israel Cycling Academy0:00:26
117Kamil Gradek (Pol) Ccc Team0:00:40
118Hamish Schreurs (NZl) Israel Cycling Academy0:01:01
119Maarten Van Trijp (Ned) Corendon - Circus0:06:47
120Lars Van Der Haar (Ned) Telenet Fidea Lions
121Yentl Bekaert (Bel) Telenet Fidea Lions
122Christophe Masson (Fra) Natura4Ever - Roubaix - Lille Metropole
123Samuel Leroux (Fra) Natura4Ever - Roubaix - Lille Metropole
124Nathan Haas (Aus) Team Katusha Alpecin
125Jonas Aaen (Den) Riwal Readynez Cycling Team
126Justin Jules (Fra) Wallonie Bruxelles
127Benoit Vaugrenard (Fra) Groupama - Fdj
128Damien Gaudin (Fra) Total Direct Energie0:11:28
129Julien Van Den Brande (Bel) Tarteletto - Isorex0:15:22
130Jonathan Hivert (Fra) Total Direct Energie
131Tom Dernies (Bel) Natura4Ever - Roubaix - Lille Metropole
132Pim Ligthart (Ned) Total Direct Energie
DNFJustin Timmermans (Ned) Roompot - Charles

Points
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Timothy Dupont (Bel) Wanty - Gobert Cycling Team25pts
2Roy Jans (Bel) Corendon - Circus20
3Jakub Mareczko (Ita) Ccc Team15
4Julien Duval (Fra) Ag2R La Mondiale10
5Tom Van Asbroeck (Bel) Israel Cycling Academy8
6Bryan Coquard (Fra) Vital Concept - B&B Hotels6
7Tosh Van Der Sande (Bel) Lotto Soudal4
8Damien Touze (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits3
9Andreas Nielsen (Den) Riwal Readynez Cycling Team2
10Amaury Capiot (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen - Baloise1

Mountains
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Nicolai Philip Brochner Nielsen (Den) Riwal Readynez Cycling Team24pts
2Samuel Leroux (Fra) Natura4Ever - Roubaix - Lille Metropole14
3Dimitri Claeys (Bel) Cofidis, Solutions Credits10
4Toon Aerts (Bel) Telenet Fidea Lions10
5Edward Planckaert (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen - Baloise10
6Benjamin Declercq (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen - Baloise6
7Nathan Van Hooydonck (Bel) Ccc Team4
8Dries De Bondt (Bel) Corendon - Circus2
9Tosh Van Der Sande (Bel) Lotto Soudal2
10Diego Rosa (Ita) Team Ineos2

Youth
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Damien Touze (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits4:22:44
2Andreas Nielsen (Den) Riwal Readynez Cycling Team
3Milan Menten (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen - Baloise
4Jenthe Biermans (Bel) Team Katusha Alpecin
5Lionel Taminiaux (Bel) Wallonie Bruxelles
6Dorian Godon (Fra) Ag2R La Mondiale
7Aurélien Paret Peintre (Fra) Ag2R La Mondiale
8Quinten Hermans (Bel) Telenet Fidea Lions
9Senne Leysen (Bel) Roompot - Charles
10Szymon Sajnok (Pol) Ccc Team
11Michiel Stockman (Bel) Tarteletto - Isorex
12Abram Stockman (Bel) Tarteletto - Isorex
13Kristoffer Halvorsen (Nor) Team Ineos
14Nicolas Cleppe (Bel) Telenet Fidea Lions
15Pierre Idjouadiene (Fra) Natura4Ever - Roubaix - Lille Metropole
16Tom Wirtgen (Lux) Wallonie Bruxelles
17Christopher Lawless (GBr) Team Ineos
18Thijs Aerts (Bel) Telenet Fidea Lions
19Steff Cras (Bel) Team Katusha Alpecin
20Stan Dewulf (Bel) Lotto Soudal
21Nathan Van Hooydonck (Bel) Ccc Team
22Edward Dunbar (Irl) Team Ineos
23Jordi Van Dingenen (Bel) Tarteletto - Isorex
24Filippo Ganna (Ita) Team Ineos
25Brent Van Moer (Bel) Lotto Soudal
26Lucas Eriksson (Swe) Riwal Readynez Cycling Team
27Yentl Bekaert (Bel) Telenet Fidea Lions0:06:47

General classification after stage 1
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Timothy Dupont (Bel) Wanty - Gobert Cycling Team4:22:34
2Roy Jans (Bel) Corendon - Circus0:00:04
3Kevyn Ista (Bel) Wallonie Bruxelles
4Jakub Mareczko (Ita) Ccc Team0:00:06
5Edward Planckaert (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen - Baloise
6Dries De Bondt (Bel) Corendon - Circus0:00:07
7Baptiste Planckaert (Bel) Wallonie Bruxelles0:00:08
8Abram Stockman (Bel) Tarteletto - Isorex0:00:09
9Julien Duval (Fra) Ag2R La Mondiale0:00:10
10Tom Van Asbroeck (Bel) Israel Cycling Academy
11Bryan Coquard (Fra) Vital Concept - B&B Hotels
12Tosh Van Der Sande (Bel) Lotto Soudal
13Damien Touze (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits
14Andreas Nielsen (Den) Riwal Readynez Cycling Team
15Amaury Capiot (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen - Baloise
16Milan Menten (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen - Baloise
17Cyril Lemoine (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits
18Jenthe Biermans (Bel) Team Katusha Alpecin
19Kenneth Van Rooy (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen - Baloise
20Bert Van Lerberghe (Bel) Cofidis, Solutions Credits
21Bagdonas Gediminas (Ltu) Ag2R La Mondiale
22Corne Van Kessel (Ned) Telenet Fidea Lions
23Ramon Sinkeldam (Ned) Groupama - Fdj
24Zico Waeytens (Bel) Cofidis, Solutions Credits
25Loic Chetout (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits
26Piet Allegaert (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen - Baloise
27Emiel Vermeulen (Bel) Natura4Ever - Roubaix - Lille Metropole
28Arnaud Demare (Fra) Groupama - Fdj
29Ruben Guerreiro (Por) Team Katusha Alpecin
30Lionel Taminiaux (Bel) Wallonie Bruxelles
31Tom Meeusen (Bel) Corendon - Circus
32Willem Jakobus Smit (RSA) Team Katusha Alpecin
33Kenneth Vanbilsen (Bel) Cofidis, Solutions Credits
34Romain Cardis (Fra) Total Direct Energie
35Nico Denz (Ger) Ag2R La Mondiale
36Dorian Godon (Fra) Ag2R La Mondiale
37Elmar Reinders (Ned) Roompot - Charles
38Floris Gerts (Ned) Tarteletto - Isorex
39Aurélien Paret Peintre (Fra) Ag2R La Mondiale
40Quinten Hermans (Bel) Telenet Fidea Lions
41Senne Leysen (Bel) Roompot - Charles
42Loïc Vliegen (Bel) Wanty - Gobert Cycling Team
43Szymon Sajnok (Pol) Ccc Team
44Dennis Van Winden (Ned) Israel Cycling Academy
45Philipp Walsleben (Ger) Corendon - Circus
46Michiel Stockman (Bel) Tarteletto - Isorex
47Fabien Doubey (Fra) Wanty - Gobert Cycling Team
48Boris Vallee (Bel) Wanty - Gobert Cycling Team
49Dries Van Gestel (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen - Baloise
50Nikolas Maes (Bel) Lotto Soudal
51Kristoffer Halvorsen (Nor) Team Ineos
52Nicolas Cleppe (Bel) Telenet Fidea Lions
53Joeri Stallaert (Bel) Corendon - Circus
54Pierre Idjouadiene (Fra) Natura4Ever - Roubaix - Lille Metropole
55Jacopo Guarnieri (Ita) Groupama - Fdj
56Tom Wirtgen (Lux) Wallonie Bruxelles
57Christopher Lawless (GBr) Team Ineos
58Stijn Steels (Bel) Roompot - Charles
59Nicolai Philip Brochner Nielsen (Den) Riwal Readynez Cycling Team
60Thijs Aerts (Bel) Telenet Fidea Lions
61David De La Cruz Melgarejo (Spa) Team Ineos
62Tobias Ludvigsson (Swe) Groupama - Fdj
63Cyril Gautier (Fra) Vital Concept - B&B Hotels
64Diego Rosa (Ita) Team Ineos
65Dimitri Claeys (Bel) Cofidis, Solutions Credits
66Ludovic Robeet (Bel) Wallonie Bruxelles
67Jelle Vanendert (Bel) Lotto Soudal
68Jerome Baugnies (Bel) Wanty - Gobert Cycling Team
69Ludwig De Winter (Bel) Wanty - Gobert Cycling Team
70Eliot Lietaer (Bel) Wallonie Bruxelles
71Thomas Degand (Bel) Wanty - Gobert Cycling Team
72Steff Cras (Bel) Team Katusha Alpecin
73Kim Magnusson (Swe) Riwal Readynez Cycling Team
74Stan Dewulf (Bel) Lotto Soudal
75Tomasz Marczynski (Pol) Lotto Soudal
76Reto Hollenstein (Swi) Team Katusha Alpecin
77Christian Knees (Ger) Team Ineos
78Kevin Reza (Fra) Vital Concept - B&B Hotels
79Miles Scotson (Aus) Groupama - Fdj
80Stijn Devolder (Bel) Corendon - Circus
81Niels De Rooze (Bel) Tarteletto - Isorex
82Benjamin Declercq (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen - Baloise
83Angelo Tulik (Fra) Total Direct Energie
84Pierre Gouault (Fra) Natura4Ever - Roubaix - Lille Metropole
85Nathan Van Hooydonck (Bel) Ccc Team
86Edward Dunbar (Irl) Team Ineos
87Gijs Van Hoecke (Bel) Ccc Team
88Pierre Rolland (Fra) Vital Concept - B&B Hotels
89Quentin Pacher (Fra) Vital Concept - B&B Hotels
90Stijn Vandenbergh (Bel) Ag2R La Mondiale
91Roy Goldstein (Isr) Israel Cycling Academy
92Emil Nygaard Vinjebo (Den) Riwal Readynez Cycling Team
93Olivier Le Gac (Fra) Groupama - Fdj
94Silvan Dillier (Swi) Ag2R La Mondiale
95Lars Boom (Ned) Roompot - Charles
96Oscar Riesebeek (Ned) Roompot - Charles
97Huub Duijn (Ned) Roompot - Charles
98Pawel Bernas (Pol) Ccc Team
99Jordi Van Dingenen (Bel) Tarteletto - Isorex
100Filippo Ganna (Ita) Team Ineos
101Thomas Boudat (Fra) Total Direct Energie
102Guillaume Van Keirsbulck (Bel) Ccc Team
103Brent Van Moer (Bel) Lotto Soudal
104Lucas Eriksson (Swe) Riwal Readynez Cycling Team
105Clément Carisey (Fra) Israel Cycling Academy
106Daniel Navarro Garcia (Spa) Team Katusha Alpecin
107Daniel Turek (Cze) Israel Cycling Academy
108Toon Aerts (Bel) Telenet Fidea Lions
109Julien Antomarchi (Fra) Natura4Ever - Roubaix - Lille Metropole
110Adrien Petit (Fra) Total Direct Energie
111Frederik Frison (Bel) Lotto Soudal
112Elias Van Breussegem (Bel) Tarteletto - Isorex
113Johan Le Bon (Fra) Vital Concept - B&B Hotels
114Jonas Van Genechten (Bel) Vital Concept - B&B Hotels
115Alexander Kamp (Den) Riwal Readynez Cycling Team
116Davide Cimolai (Ita) Israel Cycling Academy0:00:36
117Kamil Gradek (Pol) Ccc Team0:00:50
118Hamish Schreurs (NZl) Israel Cycling Academy0:01:11
119Samuel Leroux (Fra) Natura4Ever - Roubaix - Lille Metropole0:06:55
120Maarten Van Trijp (Ned) Corendon - Circus0:06:57
121Lars Van Der Haar (Ned) Telenet Fidea Lions
122Yentl Bekaert (Bel) Telenet Fidea Lions
123Christophe Masson (Fra) Natura4Ever - Roubaix - Lille Metropole
124Nathan Haas (Aus) Team Katusha Alpecin
125Justin Jules (Fra) Wallonie Bruxelles
126Benoit Vaugrenard (Fra) Groupama - Fdj
127Jonas Aaen (Den) Riwal Readynez Cycling Team0:07:17
128Damien Gaudin (Fra) Total Direct Energie0:11:38
129Julien Van Den Brande (Bel) Tarteletto - Isorex0:15:32
130Jonathan Hivert (Fra) Total Direct Energie
131Tom Dernies (Bel) Natura4Ever - Roubaix - Lille Metropole
132Pim Ligthart (Ned) Total Direct Energie

Points classification
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Timothy Dupont (Bel) Wanty - Gobert Cycling Team25pts
2Roy Jans (Bel) Corendon - Circus20
3Jakub Mareczko (Ita) Ccc Team15
4Julien Duval (Fra) Ag2R La Mondiale10
5Tom Van Asbroeck (Bel) Israel Cycling Academy8
6Bryan Coquard (Fra) Vital Concept - B&B Hotels6
7Tosh Van Der Sande (Bel) Lotto Soudal4
8Damien Touze (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits3
9Andreas Nielsen (Den) Riwal Readynez Cycling Team2
10Amaury Capiot (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen - Baloise1

Mountains classification
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Nicolai Philip Brochner Nielsen (Den) Riwal Readynez Cycling Team24pts
2Samuel Leroux (Fra) Natura4Ever - Roubaix - Lille Metropole14
3Dimitri Claeys (Bel) Cofidis, Solutions Credits10
4Toon Aerts (Bel) Telenet Fidea Lions10
5Edward Planckaert (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen - Baloise10
6Benjamin Declercq (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen - Baloise6
7Nathan Van Hooydonck (Bel) Ccc Team4
8Dries De Bondt (Bel) Corendon - Circus2
9Tosh Van Der Sande (Bel) Lotto Soudal2
10Diego Rosa (Ita) Team Ineos2

Youth classification
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Abram Stockman (Bel) Tarteletto - Isorex4:22:43
2Damien Touze (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits0:00:01
3Andreas Nielsen (Den) Riwal Readynez Cycling Team
4Milan Menten (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen - Baloise
5Jenthe Biermans (Bel) Team Katusha Alpecin
6Lionel Taminiaux (Bel) Wallonie Bruxelles
7Dorian Godon (Fra) Ag2R La Mondiale
8Aurélien Paret Peintre (Fra) Ag2R La Mondiale
9Quinten Hermans (Bel) Telenet Fidea Lions
10Senne Leysen (Bel) Roompot - Charles
11Szymon Sajnok (Pol) Ccc Team
12Michiel Stockman (Bel) Tarteletto - Isorex
13Kristoffer Halvorsen (Nor) Team Ineos
14Nicolas Cleppe (Bel) Telenet Fidea Lions
15Pierre Idjouadiene (Fra) Natura4Ever - Roubaix - Lille Metropole
16Tom Wirtgen (Lux) Wallonie Bruxelles
17Christopher Lawless (GBr) Team Ineos
18Thijs Aerts (Bel) Telenet Fidea Lions
19Steff Cras (Bel) Team Katusha Alpecin
20Stan Dewulf (Bel) Lotto Soudal
21Nathan Van Hooydonck (Bel) Ccc Team
22Edward Dunbar (Irl) Team Ineos
23Jordi Van Dingenen (Bel) Tarteletto - Isorex
24Filippo Ganna (Ita) Team Ineos
25Brent Van Moer (Bel) Lotto Soudal
26Lucas Eriksson (Swe) Riwal Readynez Cycling Team
27Yentl Bekaert (Bel) Telenet Fidea Lions0:06:48

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