Kittel wins GP de Fourmies
Bouhanni second and Coquard third
Marcel Kittel (Etixx-QuickStep) won the GP de Fourmies from a bunch sprint on Sunday. The German sprinter won the kick to the finish line ahead of Nacer Bouhanni (Cofidis) and Bryan Coquard (Direct Energie).
The event gave the peloton a second one-day race following the Brussels Cycling Classic the previous day won by Kittel's teammate Tom Boonen in a bunch sprint. The 205km race included circuits along the flat terrain in and around Froumies.
A five-rider breakaway set off and gained a maximum of five minutes, which was held until 60km to go. The riders included Andrei Grivko, Laurens De Vreese (Astana), Jelle Wallays (Topsport Vlaanderen), and Dennis Coenen (Crelan – Vastgoedservice). But that gap was reduced by a chasing field and dropped to 10 seconds with 30km to go.
Astana's Alexey Lutsenko bridged across to the move giving his team a three-rider advantage in the small leader group, however the gap still hovered at 15 seconds with 20km to go.
But the peloton was on the hunt for a bunch sprint and Etixx-QuickStep proved, once again this weekend, to be the uncontested team winning the second bunch sprint in a row, this time with Kittel.
Full Results
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
---|---|---|
1 | Marcel Kittel (Ger) Etixx - Quick-Step | 4:48:32 |
2 | Nacer Bouhanni (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | Row 1 - Cell 2 |
3 | Bryan Coquard (Fra) Direct Energie | Row 2 - Cell 2 |
4 | Romain Feillu (Fra) HP-BTP Auber 93 | Row 3 - Cell 2 |
5 | Manuel Belletti (Ita) Wilier Triestina-Southeast | Row 4 - Cell 2 |
6 | Arnaud Demare (Fra) FDJ | Row 5 - Cell 2 |
7 | Amaury Capiot (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise | Row 6 - Cell 2 |
8 | Sam Bennett (Irl) Bora-Argon 18 | Row 7 - Cell 2 |
9 | Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 8 - Cell 2 |
10 | Baptiste Planckaert (Bel) Wallonie Bruxelles - Group Protect | Row 9 - Cell 2 |
11 | Raymond Kreder (Ned) Roompot - Oranje Peloton | Row 10 - Cell 2 |
12 | Alo Jakin (Est) HP-BTP Auber 93 | Row 11 - Cell 2 |
13 | Julien Duval (Fra) Armee de Terre | Row 12 - Cell 2 |
14 | Ruslan Tleubayev (Kaz) Astana Pro Team | Row 13 - Cell 2 |
15 | Evaldas Siskevicius (Ltu) Delko Marseille Provence KTM | Row 14 - Cell 2 |
16 | Rudy Barbier (Fra) Roubaix Metropole Europeenne De Lille | Row 15 - Cell 2 |
17 | Roman Maikin (Rus) Gazprom-Rusvelo | Row 16 - Cell 2 |
18 | Steven Tronet (Fra) Fortuneo - Vital Concept | Row 17 - Cell 2 |
19 | Igor Boev (Rus) Gazprom-Rusvelo | Row 18 - Cell 2 |
20 | Nicolas Marini (Ita) Nippo - Vini Fantini | Row 19 - Cell 2 |
21 | Gerry Druyts (Bel) Crelan-Vastgoedservice Continental Team | Row 20 - Cell 2 |
22 | Adrien Petit (Fra) Direct Energie | Row 21 - Cell 2 |
23 | Sacha Modolo (Ita) Lampre - Merida | Row 22 - Cell 2 |
24 | Roberto Ferrari (Ita) Lampre - Merida | Row 23 - Cell 2 |
25 | Fabian Wegmann (Ger) Stölting Service Group | Row 24 - Cell 2 |
26 | Jenthe Biermans (Bel) Wanty - Groupe Gobert | Row 25 - Cell 2 |
27 | Benjamin Thomas (Fra) Armee de Terre | Row 26 - Cell 2 |
28 | Ludwig De Winter (Bel) Wallonie Bruxelles - Group Protect | Row 27 - Cell 2 |
29 | Guillaume Levarlet (Fra) HP-BTP Auber 93 | Row 28 - Cell 2 |
30 | Benjamin Giraud (Fra) Delko Marseille Provence KTM | Row 29 - Cell 2 |
31 | Michel Kreder (Ned) Roompot - Oranje Peloton | Row 30 - Cell 2 |
32 | Etienne Van Empel (Ned) Roompot - Oranje Peloton | Row 31 - Cell 2 |
33 | Fabien Touze (Fra) HP-BTP Auber 93 | Row 32 - Cell 2 |
34 | Andrea Fedi (Ita) Wilier Triestina-Southeast | Row 33 - Cell 2 |
35 | Thomas Sprengers (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise | Row 34 - Cell 2 |
36 | Miles Scotson (Aus) Wanty - Groupe Gobert | Row 35 - Cell 2 |
37 | Mikael Cherel (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 36 - Cell 2 |
38 | Stéphane Poulhies (Fra) Armee de Terre | Row 37 - Cell 2 |
39 | Matej Mohoric (Slo) Lampre - Merida | Row 38 - Cell 2 |
40 | Julian Alaphilippe (Fra) Etixx - Quick-Step | Row 39 - Cell 2 |
41 | Reinier Honig (Ned) Roompot - Oranje Peloton | Row 40 - Cell 2 |
42 | David Boucher (Fra) Crelan-Vastgoedservice Continental Team | Row 41 - Cell 2 |
43 | Artur Ershov (Rus) Gazprom-Rusvelo | Row 42 - Cell 2 |
44 | Tom Boonen (Bel) Etixx - Quick-Step | Row 43 - Cell 2 |
45 | Arman Kamyshev (Kaz) Astana Pro Team | Row 44 - Cell 2 |
46 | Anthony Maldonado (Fra) HP-BTP Auber 93 | Row 45 - Cell 2 |
47 | Jakub Mareczko (Ita) Wilier Triestina-Southeast | Row 46 - Cell 2 |
48 | Antwan Tolhoek (Ned) Roompot - Oranje Peloton | Row 47 - Cell 2 |
49 | Sander Helven (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise | Row 48 - Cell 2 |
50 | Jimmy Turgis (Fra) Roubaix Metropole Europeenne De Lille | Row 49 - Cell 2 |
51 | Grega Bole (Slo) Nippo - Vini Fantini | Row 50 - Cell 2 |
52 | Anthony Delaplace (Fra) Fortuneo - Vital Concept | Row 51 - Cell 2 |
53 | Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Direct Energie | Row 52 - Cell 2 |
54 | Liam Bertazzo (Ita) Wilier Triestina-Southeast | Row 53 - Cell 2 |
55 | Florian Vachon (Fra) Fortuneo - Vital Concept | Row 54 - Cell 2 |
56 | Stijn Vandenbergh (Bel) Etixx - Quick-Step | 0:00:13 |
57 | Rafael Andriato (Bra) Wilier Triestina-Southeast | Row 56 - Cell 2 |
58 | Alexander Kolobnev (Rus) Gazprom-Rusvelo | Row 57 - Cell 2 |
59 | Damiano Cunego (Ita) Nippo - Vini Fantini | Row 58 - Cell 2 |
60 | Marinus Cornelis Minnaard (Ned) Wanty - Groupe Gobert | Row 59 - Cell 2 |
61 | Lars Boom (Ned) Astana Pro Team | Row 60 - Cell 2 |
62 | Fabio Aru (Ita) Astana Pro Team | Row 61 - Cell 2 |
63 | Alexandre Pichot (Fra) Direct Energie | Row 62 - Cell 2 |
64 | Leonardo Fabio Duque (Fra) Delko Marseille Provence KTM | Row 63 - Cell 2 |
65 | Thomas Degand (Bel) Wanty - Groupe Gobert | Row 64 - Cell 2 |
66 | Laurens De Vreese (Bel) Astana Pro Team | Row 65 - Cell 2 |
67 | Dieter Bouvry (Bel) Roubaix Metropole Europeenne De Lille | Row 66 - Cell 2 |
68 | Alexander Geuens (Bel) Crelan-Vastgoedservice Continental Team | Row 67 - Cell 2 |
69 | Laurens De Plus (Bel) Etixx - Quick-Step | Row 68 - Cell 2 |
70 | Floris De Tier (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise | Row 69 - Cell 2 |
71 | Daniel Hoelgaard (Nor) FDJ | Row 70 - Cell 2 |
72 | Julien El Fares (Fra) Delko Marseille Provence KTM | Row 71 - Cell 2 |
73 | Iuri Filosi (Ita) Nippo - Vini Fantini | Row 72 - Cell 2 |
74 | Hubert Dupont (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 73 - Cell 2 |
75 | Rui Alberto Faria Da Costa (Por) Lampre - Merida | Row 74 - Cell 2 |
76 | Preben Van Hecke (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise | Row 75 - Cell 2 |
77 | Gregory Habeaux (Bel) Wallonie Bruxelles - Group Protect | Row 76 - Cell 2 |
78 | Simone Antonini (Ita) Wanty - Groupe Gobert | Row 77 - Cell 2 |
79 | Julien Stassen (Bel) Wallonie Bruxelles - Group Protect | Row 78 - Cell 2 |
80 | Romain Le Roux (Fra) Armee de Terre | Row 79 - Cell 2 |
81 | Aimé Degendt (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise | Row 80 - Cell 2 |
82 | Matteo Trentin (Ita) Etixx - Quick-Step | Row 81 - Cell 2 |
83 | Andrei Solomennikov (Rus) Gazprom-Rusvelo | Row 82 - Cell 2 |
84 | Filippo Pozzato (Ita) Wilier Triestina-Southeast | Row 83 - Cell 2 |
85 | Gaetan Bille (Bel) Wanty - Groupe Gobert | Row 84 - Cell 2 |
86 | Guillaume Bonnafond (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 85 - Cell 2 |
87 | Lennard Kämna (Ger) Stölting Service Group | Row 86 - Cell 2 |
88 | Flavien Dassonville (Fra) HP-BTP Auber 93 | Row 87 - Cell 2 |
89 | Yonder Godoy (Ven) Wilier Triestina-Southeast | Row 88 - Cell 2 |
90 | Michael Van Staeyen (Bel) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | Row 89 - Cell 2 |
91 | Christophe Laporte (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | Row 90 - Cell 2 |
92 | Yohann Gene (Fra) Direct Energie | Row 91 - Cell 2 |
93 | Lukas Pöstlberger (Aut) Bora-Argon 18 | Row 92 - Cell 2 |
94 | Matteo Busato (Ita) Wilier Triestina-Southeast | 0:00:31 |
95 | Arnaud Gerard (Fra) Fortuneo - Vital Concept | 0:00:33 |
96 | Romain Bardet (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | 0:00:34 |
97 | Marc Sarreau (Fra) FDJ | 0:00:36 |
98 | Ignatas Konovalovas (Ltu) FDJ | Row 97 - Cell 2 |
99 | Pieter Jacobs (Bel) Crelan-Vastgoedservice Continental Team | Row 98 - Cell 2 |
100 | Petr Vakoc (Cze) Etixx - Quick-Step | Row 99 - Cell 2 |
101 | Borut Bozic (Slo) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | Row 100 - Cell 2 |
102 | Johnny Hoogerland (Ned) Roompot - Oranje Peloton | 0:00:39 |
103 | Moreno De Pauw (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise | Row 102 - Cell 2 |
104 | Jan Barta (Cze) Bora-Argon 18 | Row 103 - Cell 2 |
105 | Kai Reus (Ned) Roompot - Oranje Peloton | Row 104 - Cell 2 |
106 | Jean-Marc Bideau (Fra) Fortuneo - Vital Concept | Row 105 - Cell 2 |
107 | Paul Voss (Ger) Bora-Argon 18 | Row 106 - Cell 2 |
108 | Maurits Lammertink (Ned) Roompot - Oranje Peloton | Row 107 - Cell 2 |
109 | Boris Dron (Bel) Wanty - Groupe Gobert | Row 108 - Cell 2 |
110 | Dimitri Claeys (Bel) Wanty - Groupe Gobert | Row 109 - Cell 2 |
111 | Kevin Ista (Bel) Wallonie Bruxelles - Group Protect | 0:00:46 |
112 | Andreas Schillinger (Ger) Bora-Argon 18 | 0:00:57 |
113 | Thierry Hupond (Fra) Delko Marseille Provence KTM | 0:01:10 |
114 | Hugo Hofstetter (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | 0:01:25 |
115 | Marko Kump (Slo) Lampre - Merida | 0:01:41 |
116 | Geoffrey Soupe (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | 0:02:04 |
117 | Jeremy Leveau (Fra) Roubaix Metropole Europeenne De Lille | Row 116 - Cell 2 |
118 | Olivier Pardini (Bel) Wallonie Bruxelles - Group Protect | Row 117 - Cell 2 |
119 | Cédric Pineau (Fra) FDJ | Row 118 - Cell 2 |
120 | Dennis Coenen (Bel) Crelan-Vastgoedservice Continental Team | 0:02:24 |
121 | Nicolas Edet (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | Row 120 - Cell 2 |
122 | Gianfranco Zilioli (Ita) Nippo - Vini Fantini | Row 121 - Cell 2 |
123 | Eduard Michael Grosu (Rom) Nippo - Vini Fantini | Row 122 - Cell 2 |
124 | Felix Pouilly (Fra) Roubaix Metropole Europeenne De Lille | Row 123 - Cell 2 |
125 | Elie Gesbert (Fra) Fortuneo - Vital Concept | Row 124 - Cell 2 |
126 | Jimmy Raibaud (Fra) Armee de Terre | Row 125 - Cell 2 |
127 | Thomas Deruette (Bel) Wallonie Bruxelles - Group Protect | Row 126 - Cell 2 |
128 | Louis Verhelst (Bel) Roubaix Metropole Europeenne De Lille | Row 127 - Cell 2 |
129 | Jonathan Dufrasne (Bel) Wallonie Bruxelles - Group Protect | Row 128 - Cell 2 |
130 | Andriy Grivko (Ukr) Astana Pro Team | Row 129 - Cell 2 |
131 | Alexey Lutsenko (Kaz) Astana Pro Team | Row 130 - Cell 2 |
132 | Jonas Tenbrock (Ger) Stölting Service Group | Row 131 - Cell 2 |
133 | Gert Joeaar (Est) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | Row 132 - Cell 2 |
134 | Thomas Koep (Ger) Stölting Service Group | Row 133 - Cell 2 |
135 | Oliviero Troia (Ita) Lampre - Merida | Row 134 - Cell 2 |
136 | Nico Denz (Ger) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 135 - Cell 2 |
137 | Sergey Nikolaev (Rus) Gazprom-Rusvelo | Row 136 - Cell 2 |
138 | Kevin Lebreton (Fra) Armee de Terre | Row 137 - Cell 2 |
139 | Alexis Bodiot (Fra) Armee de Terre | Row 138 - Cell 2 |
140 | Jens Wallays (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise | Row 139 - Cell 2 |
141 | Evgeny Shalunov (Rus) Gazprom-Rusvelo | Row 140 - Cell 2 |
142 | Timothy Stevens (Bel) Crelan-Vastgoedservice Continental Team | 0:04:16 |
143 | Nicolas Moncomble (Fra) Roubaix Metropole Europeenne De Lille | 0:05:20 |
144 | Bryan Alaphilippe (Fra) Armee de Terre | 0:06:43 |
DNF | Rodrigo Contreras (Col) Etixx - Quick-Step | Row 144 - Cell 2 |
DNF | William Bonnet (Fra) FDJ | Row 145 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Sébastien Chavanel (Fra) FDJ | Row 146 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Jérémy Maison (Fra) FDJ | Row 147 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Lieuwe Westra (Ned) Astana Pro Team | Row 148 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Etienne Fabre (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 149 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Alexis Gougeard (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 150 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Davide Cimolai (Ita) Lampre - Merida | Row 151 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Chun Kai Feng (Tpe) Lampre - Merida | Row 152 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Thomas Boudat (Fra) Direct Energie | Row 153 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Jeremy Cornu (Fra) Direct Energie | Row 154 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Guillaume Thévenot (Fra) Direct Energie | Row 155 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Shane Archbold (NZl) Bora-Argon 18 | Row 156 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Emanuel Buchmann (Ger) Bora-Argon 18 | Row 157 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Dominik Nerz (Ger) Bora-Argon 18 | Row 158 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Maxime Cam (Fra) Fortuneo - Vital Concept | Row 159 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Boris Vallee (Bel) Fortuneo - Vital Concept | Row 160 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Alexander Serov (Rus) Gazprom-Rusvelo | Row 161 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Rasmus Christian Quaade (Den) Stölting Service Group | Row 162 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Sven Reutter (Ger) Stölting Service Group | Row 163 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Lasse Norman Hansen (Den) Stölting Service Group | Row 164 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Maxime Vantomme (Bel) Roubaix Metropole Europeenne De Lille | Row 165 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Joachim Vanreyten (Bel) Crelan-Vastgoedservice Continental Team | Row 166 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Jordi Van Dingenen (Bel) Crelan-Vastgoedservice Continental Team | Row 167 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Théo Vimpere (Fra) HP-BTP Auber 93 | Row 168 - Cell 2 |
DNF | David Menut (Fra) HP-BTP Auber 93 | Row 169 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Antonio Nibali (Ita) Nippo - Vini Fantini | Row 170 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Genki Yamamoto (Jpn) Nippo - Vini Fantini | Row 171 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Thomas Vaubourzeix (Fra) Delko Marseille Provence KTM | Row 172 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Martin Laas (Est) Delko Marseille Provence KTM | Row 173 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Mikel Aristi Gardoki (Spa) Delko Marseille Provence KTM | Row 174 - Cell 2 |
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