Boasson Hagen back to winning form
Norwegian claims first win since June over Van Hummel
Edvald Boasson Hagen (Team Sky) outsprinted last year's winner Kenny Robert van Hummel (Skil-Shimano) to win the Dutch Food Valley Classic with Stefan van Dijk (Netherlands National Team) rounding out the podium in third.
The 209.9-kilometres race in the Veluwe National Park featured a five-man break for much of the day which was reeled in with approximately 30km remaining. The five-man escape was comprised of Dennis Van Winden (Rabobank), Frederik Veuchelen (Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team), Martin Pedersen (Footon-Servetto), Tom Dumoulin (Netherlands National Team) and Steven Van Vooren (Topsport Vlaanderen-Mercator).
Soon after the five-man break was absorbed Koos Moerenhout (Rabobank), Jurgen Van de Walle (Quick Step) and Piet Rooijakkers (Skil-Shimano) attacked in a bid for victory. This break, too, would be absorbed with three kilometres remaining as the teams of the sprinters pushed the pace at the front of the peloton in anticipation of a field sprint.
Sky teammate Chris Sutton provided a perfect lead-out for Boasson Hagen and the 23-year-old Norwegian took a clear-cut win by a couple of bike lengths in a race which was formerly known as Veenendaal-Veenendaal.
The victory by Boasson Hagen bodes well for Sunday's Vattenfall Cyclassics in Germany and next week's Eneco Tour for which he is the defending champion.
"Our objective from the start was a sprint win with Edvald so we didn't do anything other than try and make that happen," said Team Sky race coach Rod Ellingworth. "It was 210km today but it actually wasn't that hard for Edvald as he was well protected throughout so that should stand him in good stead on Sunday and beyond."
Results
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
---|---|---|
1 | Edvald Boasson Hagen (Nor) Sky Professional Cycling Team | 4:51:32 |
2 | Kenny Robert Van Hummel (Ned) Skil - Shimano | Row 1 - Cell 2 |
3 | Stefan Van Dijk (Ned) | Row 2 - Cell 2 |
4 | Manuel Belletti (Ita) Colnago - CSF Inox | Row 3 - Cell 2 |
5 | Nikolas Maes (Bel) Quick Step | Row 4 - Cell 2 |
6 | Pieter Vanspeybrouck (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator | Row 5 - Cell 2 |
7 | Sacha Modolo (Ita) Colnago - CSF Inox | Row 6 - Cell 2 |
8 | Roy Sentjens (Bel) Team Milram | Row 7 - Cell 2 |
9 | Thomas Leezer (Ned) Rabobank | Row 8 - Cell 2 |
10 | Gorik Gardeyn (Bel) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team | Row 9 - Cell 2 |
11 | Kenny De Haes (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto | Row 10 - Cell 2 |
12 | Krzysztof Jezowski (Pol) CCC Polsat Polkowice | Row 11 - Cell 2 |
13 | Christopher Sutton (Aus) Sky Professional Cycling Team | Row 12 - Cell 2 |
14 | Bert De Backer (Bel) Skil - Shimano | Row 13 - Cell 2 |
15 | Kris Boeckmans (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator | Row 14 - Cell 2 |
16 | Aristide Ratti (Ita) CarmioOro NGC | Row 15 - Cell 2 |
17 | Enrique Mata (Spa) Footon-Servetto | Row 16 - Cell 2 |
18 | Johim Ariesen (Ned) Cyclingteam Jo Piels | Row 17 - Cell 2 |
19 | Steven Caethoven (Bel) Landbouwkrediet | Row 18 - Cell 2 |
20 | Christoph Pfingsten (Ger) Van Vliet EBH Elshof | Row 19 - Cell 2 |
21 | Arnoud Van Groen (Ned) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team | Row 20 - Cell 2 |
22 | Markus Eichler (Ger) Team Milram | Row 21 - Cell 2 |
23 | Wim De Vocht (Bel) Team Milram | Row 22 - Cell 2 |
24 | Remco Te Brake (Ned) Van Vliet EBH Elshof | Row 23 - Cell 2 |
25 | Bart Dockx (Bel) Landbouwkrediet | Row 24 - Cell 2 |
26 | David Gutierrez Palacios (Spa) Footon-Servetto | Row 25 - Cell 2 |
27 | Alessandro Raisoni (Ita) CarmioOro NGC | Row 26 - Cell 2 |
28 | Sep Vanmarcke (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator | Row 27 - Cell 2 |
29 | Maarten De Jonge (Ned) Cyclingteam Jo Piels | Row 28 - Cell 2 |
30 | Bobbie Traksel (Ned) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team | Row 29 - Cell 2 |
31 | Baptiste Plackaert (Bel) Landbouwkrediet | Row 30 - Cell 2 |
32 | Davy Commeyne (Bel) Landbouwkrediet | 0:00:07 |
33 | Vidal Celis Zabala (Spa) Footon-Servetto | Row 32 - Cell 2 |
34 | Yoeri Havik (Ned) Van Vliet EBH Elshof | Row 33 - Cell 2 |
35 | Kurt Hovelynck (Bel) Quick Step | Row 34 - Cell 2 |
36 | Michele Merlo (Ita) Footon-Servetto | Row 35 - Cell 2 |
37 | Mirko Tedeschi (Ita) CarmioOro NGC | Row 36 - Cell 2 |
38 | Michiel Elijzen (Ned) Omega Pharma-Lotto | Row 37 - Cell 2 |
39 | Geert Steurs (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator | Row 38 - Cell 2 |
40 | Staf Scheirlinckx (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto | Row 39 - Cell 2 |
41 | Sebastian Langeveld (Ned) Rabobank | Row 40 - Cell 2 |
42 | Johnnie Walker (Aus) Footon-Servetto | Row 41 - Cell 2 |
43 | Dirk Bellemakers (Ned) Landbouwkrediet | Row 42 - Cell 2 |
44 | Guillaume Van Keirsbulck (Bel) Quick Step | 0:00:11 |
45 | Sander Oostlander (Ned) Van Vliet EBH Elshof | Row 44 - Cell 2 |
46 | Klaas Lodewyck (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator | Row 45 - Cell 2 |
47 | David Deroo (Fra) Skil - Shimano | Row 46 - Cell 2 |
48 | Bob Schoonbroodt (Ned) Van Vliet EBH Elshof | Row 47 - Cell 2 |
49 | Pim Ligthart (Ned) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team | Row 48 - Cell 2 |
50 | Marco Bos (Ned) Cyclingteam Jo Piels | Row 49 - Cell 2 |
51 | Jos Van Emden (Ned) Rabobank | Row 50 - Cell 2 |
52 | Kevin Neirynck (Bel) Landbouwkrediet | Row 51 - Cell 2 |
53 | Rob Ruijgh (Ned) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team | Row 52 - Cell 2 |
54 | Huub Duyn (Ned) | Row 53 - Cell 2 |
55 | Jelle Posthuma (Ned) Cyclingteam Jo Piels | Row 54 - Cell 2 |
56 | Adam Blyth (GBr) Omega Pharma-Lotto | Row 55 - Cell 2 |
57 | Frederique Robert (Bel) Quick Step | Row 56 - Cell 2 |
58 | Rikke Dijkxhoorn (Ned) Van Vliet EBH Elshof | Row 57 - Cell 2 |
59 | Bartlomiej Matysiak (Pol) CCC Polsat Polkowice | Row 58 - Cell 2 |
60 | Niki Terpstra (Ned) Team Milram | Row 59 - Cell 2 |
61 | Artur Gajek (Ger) Team Milram | Row 60 - Cell 2 |
62 | Bert Scheirlinckx (Bel) Landbouwkrediet | Row 61 - Cell 2 |
63 | Marcello Pavarin (Ita) Colnago - CSF Inox | Row 62 - Cell 2 |
64 | Koen Barbe (Bel) Landbouwkrediet | Row 63 - Cell 2 |
65 | Markus Eibegger (Aut) Footon-Servetto | Row 64 - Cell 2 |
66 | Albert Timmer (Ned) Skil - Shimano | Row 65 - Cell 2 |
67 | Stefan Schäfer (Ger) Team Milram | Row 66 - Cell 2 |
68 | Rick Flens (Ned) Rabobank | Row 67 - Cell 2 |
69 | Jaroslaw Rebiewski (Pol) CCC Polsat Polkowice | Row 68 - Cell 2 |
70 | Tim Mertens (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator | Row 69 - Cell 2 |
71 | Mitchell Docker (Aus) Skil - Shimano | Row 70 - Cell 2 |
72 | Patrick Ruckert (Ned) | Row 71 - Cell 2 |
73 | Tomasz Lisowicz (Pol) CCC Polsat Polkowice | Row 72 - Cell 2 |
74 | Federico Canuti (Ita) Colnago - CSF Inox | Row 73 - Cell 2 |
75 | Lukasz Bodnar (Pol) CCC Polsat Polkowice | Row 74 - Cell 2 |
76 | Marco Frapporti (Ita) Colnago - CSF Inox | Row 75 - Cell 2 |
77 | Tomasz Kiendys (Pol) CCC Polsat Polkowice | Row 76 - Cell 2 |
78 | Sierk De Haan (Ned) Cyclingteam Jo Piels | Row 77 - Cell 2 |
79 | Antonio Quadranti (Ita) CarmioOro NGC | Row 78 - Cell 2 |
80 | Wilfried Cretskens (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto | Row 79 - Cell 2 |
81 | Tom Dumoulin (Ned) | Row 80 - Cell 2 |
82 | Alan Marangoni (Ita) Colnago - CSF Inox | Row 81 - Cell 2 |
83 | Jens Mouris (Ned) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team | Row 82 - Cell 2 |
84 | Tom Stamsnijder (Ned) Rabobank | Row 83 - Cell 2 |
85 | Steven Van Vooren (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator | Row 84 - Cell 2 |
86 | Dries Devenyns (Bel) Quick Step | Row 85 - Cell 2 |
87 | Sylwester Janiszewski (Pol) CCC Polsat Polkowice | Row 86 - Cell 2 |
88 | Thom Van Dulmen (Ned) Cyclingteam Jo Piels | Row 87 - Cell 2 |
89 | Nick Nuyens (Bel) Rabobank | Row 88 - Cell 2 |
90 | Koos Moerenhout (Ned) Rabobank | Row 89 - Cell 2 |
91 | Jurgen Van De Walle (Bel) Quick Step | Row 90 - Cell 2 |
92 | Joost Van Leijen (Ned) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team | Row 91 - Cell 2 |
93 | Cheng Ji (Chn) Skil - Shimano | Row 92 - Cell 2 |
94 | Addy Engels (Ned) Quick Step | Row 93 - Cell 2 |
95 | Mathew Hayman (Aus) Sky Professional Cycling Team | Row 94 - Cell 2 |
96 | Robert Wagner (Ger) Skil - Shimano | 0:00:24 |
97 | Frederik Veuchelen (Bel) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team | 0:00:30 |
98 | Wim Stroetinga (Ned) Team Milram | 0:00:38 |
99 | Ian Stannard (GBr) Sky Professional Cycling Team | 0:00:44 |
100 | Davide Vigano (Ita) Sky Professional Cycling Team | 0:01:38 |
101 | Piet Rooijakkers (Ned) Skil - Shimano | 0:01:46 |
102 | Jure Kocjan (Slo) CarmioOro NGC | 0:02:29 |
103 | Robert De Greef (Ned) | Row 102 - Cell 2 |
104 | Umberto Atzori (Ned) | Row 103 - Cell 2 |
105 | Glenn D'hollander (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto | Row 104 - Cell 2 |
106 | Tom Stubbe (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto | Row 105 - Cell 2 |
107 | Peter Jan Polling (Ned) Cyclingteam Jo Piels | Row 106 - Cell 2 |
108 | Bas Stamsnijder (Ned) Van Vliet EBH Elshof | Row 107 - Cell 2 |
109 | Jasper Hamelink (Ned) | Row 108 - Cell 2 |
110 | Kurt-Asle Arvesen (Nor) Sky Professional Cycling Team | Row 109 - Cell 2 |
111 | Lars Petter Nordhaug (Nor) Sky Professional Cycling Team | Row 110 - Cell 2 |
112 | Thomas Fothen (Ger) Team Milram | Row 111 - Cell 2 |
113 | Martin Pedersen (Den) Footon-Servetto | Row 112 - Cell 2 |
114 | Sebastien Fournet Fayard (Fra) CarmioOro NGC | Row 113 - Cell 2 |
115 | Stijn Joseph (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator | Row 114 - Cell 2 |
116 | Paride Grillo (Ita) CarmioOro NGC | Row 115 - Cell 2 |
117 | Dennis Van Winden (Ned) Rabobank | Row 116 - Cell 2 |
118 | Haan Wouter (Ned) | Row 117 - Cell 2 |
119 | Stefan Van Winden (Ned) Cyclingteam Jo Piels | Row 118 - Cell 2 |
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