Selig sprints to victory
Leopard Trek stagiaire prevails in Belgium
German stagiaire Rüdiger Selig (Leopard Trek) gave a fine demonstration of his finishing speed by sprinting to victory in Binche-Tournai-Binche/Memorial Frank Vandenbroucke on Tuesday. The 22-year-old outstripped Baden Cooke (Saxo Bank-Sungard) and Adrien Petit (Cofidis) to claim the win, his first since joining Leopard Trek in August.
A rapid finale to the 202km race saw Ben Hermans (RadioShack) and Bram Tankink (Rabobank) attempt to forge clear, but the pair were unable to put daylight between themselves and the peloton, and it all came down to the bunch finish.
Selig had shown signs of his form with a string of strong showings over the weekend at the Circuit Franco-Belge, and he transformed that growing confidence into victory with an assured sprint in Binche.
The German recently finished 4th in the under 23 road race at the UCI World Championships. One of the men who denied Selig a podium spot, silver medallist Adrien Petit, was also in the mix in Binche, but he could only manage third place, just ahead of Selig’s teammate Davide Viganò.
1 | Rüdiger Selig (Ger) Leopard Trek | 4:21:35 |
2 | Baden Cooke (Aus) Saxo Bank Sungard | Row 1 - Cell 2 |
3 | Adrien Petit (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne | Row 2 - Cell 2 |
4 | Davide Vigano (Ita) Leopard Trek | Row 3 - Cell 2 |
5 | Roger Kluge (Ger) Skil - Shimano | Row 4 - Cell 2 |
6 | Ben Hermans (Bel) Team RadioShack | Row 5 - Cell 2 |
7 | Greg Van Avermaet (Bel) BMC Racing Team | Row 6 - Cell 2 |
8 | Aleksejs Saramotins (Lat) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne | Row 7 - Cell 2 |
9 | Thomas Vernaeckt (Bel) Veranda's Willems - Accent | Row 8 - Cell 2 |
10 | Jimmy Engoulvent (Fra) Saur - Sojasun | Row 9 - Cell 2 |
11 | Michaël Van Staeyen (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator | Row 10 - Cell 2 |
12 | Bram Tankink (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team | Row 11 - Cell 2 |
13 | Taylor Phinney (USA) BMC Racing Team | Row 12 - Cell 2 |
14 | Jonas Vangenechten (Bel) Wallonie Bruxelles - Credit Agricole | 0:00:03 |
15 | Davy Commeyne (Bel) Landbouwkrediet | Row 14 - Cell 2 |
16 | Maarten Wynants (Bel) Rabobank Cycling Team | Row 15 - Cell 2 |
17 | Yuriy Krivtsov (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 16 - Cell 2 |
18 | Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Quickstep Cycling Team | Row 17 - Cell 2 |
19 | Roy Curvers (Ned) Skil - Shimano | Row 18 - Cell 2 |
20 | Eric Baumann (Ger) Team Netapp | Row 19 - Cell 2 |
21 | Christophe Laborie (Fra) Saur - Sojasun | Row 20 - Cell 2 |
22 | Michal Kwiatkowski (Pol) Team RadioShack | 0:00:07 |
23 | Dries Devenyns (Bel) Quickstep Cycling Team | Row 22 - Cell 2 |
24 | Tom Dernies (Bel) Lotto - Bodysol Pole Continental Wallon | Row 23 - Cell 2 |
25 | Saïd Haddou (Fra) Team Europcar | Row 24 - Cell 2 |
26 | Gorik Gardeyn (Bel) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | Row 25 - Cell 2 |
27 | Edwig Cammaerts (Bel) Landbouwkrediet | Row 26 - Cell 2 |
28 | Marcello Pavarin (Ita) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | Row 27 - Cell 2 |
29 | Jeroem Lepla (Bel) Jong Vlaanderen - Bauknecht | Row 28 - Cell 2 |
30 | Bert De Waele (Bel) Landbouwkrediet | Row 29 - Cell 2 |
31 | Laurens De Vreese (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator | 0:00:11 |
32 | Evgeny Shalunov (Rus) Team RadioShack | Row 31 - Cell 2 |
33 | Arnaud Gerard (Fra) FDJ | Row 32 - Cell 2 |
34 | Anthony Ravard (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | 0:00:14 |
35 | Sébastien Delfosse (Bel) Landbouwkrediet | Row 34 - Cell 2 |
36 | Maxime Daniel (Fra) Saur - Sojasun | Row 35 - Cell 2 |
37 | Jaroslaw Marycz (Pol) Saxo Bank Sungard | Row 36 - Cell 2 |
38 | Dieter Cappelle (Bel) Veranda's Willems - Accent | Row 37 - Cell 2 |
39 | Axel Domont (Fra) Chambery Cyclisme Formation | Row 38 - Cell 2 |
40 | Johannes Fröhlinger (Ger) Skil - Shimano | Row 39 - Cell 2 |
41 | Maarten Tjallingii (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team | Row 40 - Cell 2 |
42 | Sébastien Chavanel (Fra) Team Europcar | Row 41 - Cell 2 |
43 | Nico Sijmens (Bel) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne | Row 42 - Cell 2 |
44 | Zico Waeytens (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator | 0:00:19 |
45 | David Boucher (Fra) Omega Pharma-Lotto | Row 44 - Cell 2 |
46 | Mathieu Teychenne (Fra) Chambery Cyclisme Formation | Row 45 - Cell 2 |
47 | Robin Chaigneau (Ned) Skil - Shimano | Row 46 - Cell 2 |
48 | Manuel Antonio Leal Cardoso (Por) Team RadioShack | 0:00:26 |
49 | Kevin Van Impe (Bel) Quickstep Cycling Team | Row 48 - Cell 2 |
50 | Evert Verbist (Bel) Veranda's Willems - Accent | Row 49 - Cell 2 |
51 | Sven Van Den Houte (Bel) Veranda's Willems - Accent | Row 50 - Cell 2 |
52 | David Veilleux (Can) Team Europcar | Row 51 - Cell 2 |
53 | Arnaud Courteille (Fra) FDJ | 0:00:30 |
54 | Rony Martias (Fra) Saur - Sojasun | Row 53 - Cell 2 |
55 | Julien Vermote (Bel) Quickstep Cycling Team | Row 54 - Cell 2 |
56 | Andreas Schillinger (Ger) Team Netapp | Row 55 - Cell 2 |
57 | Gaetan Bille (Bel) Wallonie Bruxelles - Credit Agricole | Row 56 - Cell 2 |
58 | Klaas Lodewyck (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto | Row 57 - Cell 2 |
59 | Pieter Jacobs (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator | Row 58 - Cell 2 |
60 | Gert Dockx (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto | Row 59 - Cell 2 |
61 | Jussi Veikkanen (Fin) Omega Pharma-Lotto | Row 60 - Cell 2 |
62 | Jetse Bol (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team | Row 61 - Cell 2 |
63 | Wesley Sulzberger (Aus) FDJ | Row 62 - Cell 2 |
64 | Romain Lemarchand (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 63 - Cell 2 |
65 | Cyril Gautier (Fra) Team Europcar | Row 64 - Cell 2 |
66 | Simon Geschke (Ger) Skil - Shimano | Row 65 - Cell 2 |
67 | Alexandre Pichot (Fra) Team Europcar | Row 66 - Cell 2 |
68 | Jonathan Dufrasne (Bel) Wallonie Bruxelles - Credit Agricole | 0:00:42 |
69 | Michael Schär (Swi) BMC Racing Team | 0:00:45 |
70 | Reinier Honig (Ned) Landbouwkrediet | 0:00:46 |
71 | Romain Zingle (Bel) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne | 0:00:49 |
72 | Maxime Monfort (Bel) Leopard Trek | 0:00:59 |
73 | Arthur Vichot (Fra) FDJ | 0:01:00 |
74 | André Steensen (Den) Saxo Bank Sungard | 0:01:02 |
75 | Joost Van Leijen (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | 0:01:04 |
76 | Kasper Klostergaard Larsen (Den) Saxo Bank Sungard | 0:01:14 |
77 | Jens Keukeleire (Bel) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne | 0:01:25 |
78 | Alessandro Ballan (Ita) BMC Racing Team | 0:01:43 |
79 | Arnaud Labbe (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne | 0:02:07 |
80 | Marcus Burghardt (Ger) BMC Racing Team | 0:02:11 |
81 | Tony Hurel (Fra) Team Europcar | 0:02:42 |
82 | Damien Gaudin (Fra) Team Europcar | 0:02:44 |
83 | Mitchell Docker (Aus) Skil - Shimano | 0:05:59 |
84 | Francesco Van Coppernolle (Bel) Jong Vlaanderen - Bauknecht | Row 83 - Cell 2 |
85 | Willem Wauters (Bel) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | 0:06:03 |
86 | Kenny Robert Van Hummel (Ned) Skil - Shimano | Row 85 - Cell 2 |
87 | Ivan Santaromita (Ita) BMC Racing Team | Row 86 - Cell 2 |
88 | Christophe Premont (Bel) Wallonie Bruxelles - Credit Agricole | Row 87 - Cell 2 |
89 | Olivier Pardini (Bel) Wallonie Bruxelles - Credit Agricole | 0:06:16 |
90 | Sibrecht Pieters (Bel) Jong Vlaanderen - Bauknecht | Row 89 - Cell 2 |
91 | Laurent Evrard (Bel) Lotto - Bodysol Pole Continental Wallon | Row 90 - Cell 2 |
92 | Frédérique Robert (Bel) Quickstep Cycling Team | 0:06:22 |
DNF | Kristof Goddaert (Bel) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 92 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Martin Elmiger (Swi) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 93 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Steve Houanard (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 94 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Steve Morabito (Swi) BMC Racing Team | Row 95 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Johann Tschopp (Swi) BMC Racing Team | Row 96 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Florent Barle (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne | Row 97 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Kevin Ista (Bel) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne | Row 98 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Jerome Cousin (Fra) Team Europcar | Row 99 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Mickaël Delage (Fra) FDJ | Row 100 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Steve Chainel (Fra) FDJ | Row 101 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Thibaut Pinot (Fra) FDJ | Row 102 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Geoffrey Soupe (Fra) FDJ | Row 103 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Frédéric Amorison (Bel) Landbouwkrediet | Row 104 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Matti Helminen (Fin) Landbouwkrediet | Row 105 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Benjamin Gourgue (Bel) Landbouwkrediet | Row 106 - Cell 2 |
DNF | William Clarke (Aus) Leopard Trek | Row 107 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Brice Feillu (Fra) Leopard Trek | Row 108 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Boris Dron (Bel) Lotto - Bodysol Pole Continental Wallon | Row 109 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Axel Gremelpont (Bel) Lotto - Bodysol Pole Continental Wallon | Row 110 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Sven Vandousselaere (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto | Row 111 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Francis De Greef (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto | Row 112 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Jan Bakelants (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto | Row 113 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Gert Steegmans (Bel) Quickstep Cycling Team | Row 114 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Kevin De Weert (Bel) Quickstep Cycling Team | Row 115 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Nikolas Maes (Bel) Quickstep Cycling Team | Row 116 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Graeme Brown (Aus) Rabobank Cycling Team | Row 117 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Rick Flens (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team | Row 118 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Coen Vermeltfoort (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team | Row 119 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Geoffroy Lequatre (Fra) Team RadioShack | Row 120 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Robert Hunter (RSA) Team RadioShack | Row 121 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Jesse Sergent (NZl) Team RadioShack | Row 122 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Arnaud Coyot (Fra) Saur - Sojasun | Row 123 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Cyril Lemoine (Fra) Saur - Sojasun | Row 124 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Jean-Lou Paiani (Fra) Saur - Sojasun | Row 125 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Mads Christensen (Den) Saxo Bank Sungard | Row 126 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Ran Margaliot (Isr) Saxo Bank Sungard | Row 127 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Gustav Larsson (Swe) Saxo Bank Sungard | Row 128 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Laurent Didier (Lux) Saxo Bank Sungard | Row 129 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Thierry Hupond (Fra) Skil - Shimano | Row 130 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Daryl Impey (RSA) Team Netapp | Row 131 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Daniel Schorn (Aut) Team Netapp | Row 132 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Michael Schwarzmann (Ger) Team Netapp | Row 133 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Timon Seubert (Ger) Team Netapp | Row 134 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Andreas Dietziker (Swi) Team Netapp | Row 135 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Cesare Benedetti (Ita) Team Netapp | Row 136 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Steven Van Vooren (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator | Row 137 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Jelle Wallays (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator | Row 138 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Tim Mertens (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator | Row 139 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Dominique Cornu (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator | Row 140 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Stijn Devolder (Bel) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | Row 141 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Maxim Belkov (Rus) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | Row 142 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Björn Leukemans (Bel) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | Row 143 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Bertjan Lindeman (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | Row 144 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Thomas Degand (Bel) Veranda's Willems - Accent | Row 145 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Kevin Van Melsen (Bel) Veranda's Willems - Accent | Row 146 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Bram Schmitz (Ned) Veranda's Willems - Accent | Row 147 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Steven Caethoven (Bel) Veranda's Willems - Accent | Row 148 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Gilles Devillers (Bel) Wallonie Bruxelles - Credit Agricole | Row 149 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Fabio Polazzi (Bel) Wallonie Bruxelles - Credit Agricole | Row 150 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Justin Van Hoecke (Bel) Wallonie Bruxelles - Credit Agricole | Row 151 - Cell 2 |
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