Gilbert wins Amstel Gold Race
Belgian beats Kwiatkowski in two-up sprint
Philippe Gilbert (Quick-Step Floors) continued his remarkable run this spring, adding a fourth Amstel Gold Race title to his palmares on Sunday in a particularly exciting edition of the Ardennes Classics opener, which seemed to benefit from the much-discussed removal of the Cauberg as the final climb of the day.
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The race had faced criticism for becoming predictable – a mere waiting game until the Cauberg finale – but Gilbert, who won the Tour of Flanders two weeks ago, was part of a decisive selection that formed on the Kruisberg some 40 kilometres out.
Michal Kwiatkowski (Team Sky) wasn't in that initial group of eight but the fellow former world champion and Amstel winner jumped up to the head of affairs 10km later and he and Gilbert emerged as the strongest two in the race, forging clear together over the Bemelberg, the new final climb of the day.
The remnants of that leading group – Michael Albasini (Orica-Scott), Nathan Haas (Dimension Data), Ion Izaguirre (Bahrain-Merida), Jose Joauin Rojas (Movistar), and Kwiatkowski's teammate Sergio Henao – lacked the cohesion and firepower to get back on terms in the final five kilometres, leaving Kwiatkowski and Gilbert to play cat and mouse in the final kilometre.
Kwiatkowski forced his rival onto the front before delivering a stinging acceleration, but in the slight headwind in Valkeburg it proved too far out, and Gilbert slowly but surely got himself back on terms and came round to celebrate his fourth victory of the spring.
"He surprised me a little in the sprint, but it was a headwind so I didn't panic, and I saw I was getting closer and closer, and it was perfect for me in the end," said Gilbert, whose race was thrown into jeopardy at the half-way mark when he crashed heavily and required a bike change and a painful chase to make it back to the peloton. "I thought my race was over."
Gilbert bounced back, as he has done over the course of this season at QuickStep, where he seems a man reborn. The 34-year-old, free to target the cobbled classics away from Greg Van Avermaet at BMC, enjoyed a stellar couple of weeks in northern Belgium, and it's clear his form has carried down south to the Ardennes, the races which have brought him so much success over the years. Indeed, this is just his second Ardennes victory since that glittering treble in 2011, and he seems to have rediscovered that magic touch of old.
"My goal is to win a classic every year. I won two this year, maybe to make up for the years I didn't," Gilbert added.
"It was a hard final. We went from the Kruisberg, it was a long long move again. All of us deserved the win today because we really worked together. In the end there's only one winner, but we did nice work together in the last 40km. In the end with Kwiato we went hard, I saw the guys behind were on the limit – I was too but if you can find one or two per cent more it makes the difference. I told him, 'we ride until the last k and the best man wins' – that's the best deal you can make."
Early hostilities
After the white-knuckle drama of the cobbled classics, the Ardennes have faced derision in recent years for serving up bland and predictable racing, with Amstel accused of being a 250-odd kilometre procession to the Cauberg. The organisers hoped to shake things up in 2013 by moving the finish line 1.8km back from the summit, but by scrapping it as the final climb altogether this year, it seems like they've finally struck, well, gold.
The Cauberg appeared three times, the final time as the third-to-last climb, while the gentler Bemeleberg would act as the final climb with just over five kilometres remaining. Many predicted a more open affair, with riders encouraged to try things and take the race on from further out, and that's exactly what we got.
Granted, the opening 220 kilometres were uneventful; a 12-rider breakaway went early and stayed away for most of the day. In there were Lars Boom (LottoNL-Jumbo), Stijn Vandenbergh (AG2R-La Mondiale), Mads Wurtz Schmidt (Katusha-Alpecin), Tim Ariesen (Roompot), Nikita Stalnov (Astana), Michal Paluta (CCC Sprandi Polkowice), Brendan Canty (Cannondale-Drapac), Johann Van Zyl (Dimension Data), Kenneth Van Rooy (Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise), Pieter Van Speybrouck (Wanty-Groupe Gobert), Vincenzo Albanese (Bardiani-CSF), Fabien Grellier (Direct Energie).
However, just after the final member of that group, Grellier, accepted defeat, the race sprang to life on the Kruisberg when Lotto Soudal's Tiesj Benoot put in a stringing acceleration. Sergio Henao, who had led the pack onto the climb, was quickly on the case, as was Gilbert, who has hardly missed a move all spring. Albasini, Haas, and Bert Van Lindeman (LottoNL-Jumbo) also made the boat, while Izaguirre and Rojas managed to make the bridge beyond the summit.
Cue panic stations for Paris-Roubaix champion Greg Van Avermaet, the only rider to outshine Gilbert this spring, whose BMC teammates had set a fierce pace over the previous 30km. The chase group splintered then swelled as the gap hovered precariously above the 15-second mark, the ensuing climbs of the Eyserbosweg and Fromberg aiding the leading group's cause, though a mechanical saw Benoot lose contact.
Onto the Keutenberg, with 29km to go, and the front of the chasing pack had the lead group in their sights. Kwiatkowski was alongside Van Avermaet and put in a hugely impressive acceleration to burst clear. A minute or so later he was up at the head of the race, replacing Lindeman, who couldn't hold the pace.
Van Avermaet was forced to settle into a chasing group with Alejandro Valverde, who had a teammate up the road, Tim Wellens (Lotto Soudal), and Fabio Felline (Trek-Segafredo). They were soon joined by another chasing trio of Warren Barguil (Sunweb), Rui Costa (UAE), and Bob Jungels (QuickStep) to form an even fight of seven on seven. Either way, the bookmakers' pre-race favourites, Michael Matthews (Sunweb) and Sonny Colbrelli (Bahrain-Merida) were caught behind in the small main pack, which would only become more distanced from the head of affairs.
The chasing seven lacked the cohesion of the leading group, which Gilbert said worked so well together, and the gap stayed around the 45-second mark for the most part. It did drop to half a minute on the Geulhemmerberg, just after the final Cauberg, but despite a cursory attack from Valverde, it always looked like the winner would be coming from the front group.
And on the Bemelberg it became clear who the likely candidates were as Kwiatkowski accelerated and Gilbert followed. The others did their best to hold the wheels but the elastic snapped when Gilbert produced an acceleration of his own. And they were away.
Izaguirre first tried to close it down but got nowhere, then Haas drove clear promisingly but locked up before he could finish the job, while Albasini couldn't offer up anything much and Rojas seemed to want a free ride to the finish.
The duo had half a minute heading into the final kilometre, where Kwiatkowski looked to have played it perfectly, only to leave too much road ahead of himself and allow for another chapter to be written in this remarkable renaissance of Philippe Gilbert.
Full Results
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
---|---|---|
1 | Philippe Gilbert (Bel) Quick-Step Floors | 6:31:40 |
2 | Michal Kwiatkowski (Pol) Team Sky | Row 1 - Cell 2 |
3 | Michael Albasini (Swi) Orica-Scott | 0:00:10 |
4 | Nathan Haas (Aus) Dimension Data | Row 3 - Cell 2 |
5 | Jose Rojas (Spa) Movistar Team | Row 4 - Cell 2 |
6 | Sergio Luis Henao Montoya (Col) Team Sky | Row 5 - Cell 2 |
7 | Jon Izaguirre Insausti (Spa) Bahrain-Merida | 0:00:14 |
8 | Michael Gogl (Aut) Trek-Segafredo | 0:01:10 |
9 | Sonny Colbrelli (Ita) Bahrain-Merida | 0:01:11 |
10 | Michael Matthews (Aus) Team Sunweb | Row 9 - Cell 2 |
11 | Juan Jose Lobato Del Valle (Spa) Team LottoNl-Jumbo | Row 10 - Cell 2 |
12 | Greg Van Avermaet (Bel) BMC Racing Team | Row 11 - Cell 2 |
13 | Oliver Naesen (Bel) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 12 - Cell 2 |
14 | Arthur Vichot (Fra) FDJ | Row 13 - Cell 2 |
15 | Tiesj Benoot (Bel) Lotto Soudal | Row 14 - Cell 2 |
16 | Kristian Sbaragli (Ita) Dimension Data | Row 15 - Cell 2 |
17 | Jay Mccarthy (Aus) Bora-Hansgrohe | Row 16 - Cell 2 |
18 | Daryl Impey (RSA) Orica-Scott | Row 17 - Cell 2 |
19 | Alejandro Valverde Belmonte (Spa) Movistar Team | Row 18 - Cell 2 |
20 | Paul Martens (Ger) Team LottoNl-Jumbo | Row 19 - Cell 2 |
21 | Sebastian Langeveld (Ned) Cannondale-Drapac | Row 20 - Cell 2 |
22 | Christopher Juul Jensen (Den) Orica-Scott | Row 21 - Cell 2 |
23 | Nick Van Der Lijke (Ned) Roompot - Nederlandse Loterij | Row 22 - Cell 2 |
24 | Tomasz Marczynski (Pol) Lotto Soudal | Row 23 - Cell 2 |
25 | Alex Howes (USA) Cannondale-Drapac | Row 24 - Cell 2 |
26 | Maurits Lammertink (Ned) Katusha-Alpecin | Row 25 - Cell 2 |
27 | Diego Ulissi (Ita) Team UAE Emirates | Row 26 - Cell 2 |
28 | Anthony Roux (Fra) FDJ | Row 27 - Cell 2 |
29 | Manuele Mori (Ita) Team UAE Emirates | Row 28 - Cell 2 |
30 | Georg Preidler (Aut) Team Sunweb | Row 29 - Cell 2 |
31 | Dion Smith (NZl) Wanty - Groupe Gobert | Row 30 - Cell 2 |
32 | Fabio Felline (Ita) Trek-Segafredo | Row 31 - Cell 2 |
33 | Simone Petilli (Ita) Team UAE Emirates | Row 32 - Cell 2 |
34 | Rudy Molard (Fra) FDJ | Row 33 - Cell 2 |
35 | Michael Valgren Andersen (Den) Astana Pro Team | Row 34 - Cell 2 |
36 | Dries Devenyns (Bel) Quick-Step Floors | Row 35 - Cell 2 |
37 | Jelle Vanendert (Bel) Lotto Soudal | Row 36 - Cell 2 |
38 | Rui Alberto Faria Da Costa (Por) Team UAE Emirates | Row 37 - Cell 2 |
39 | Bob Jungels (Lux) Quick-Step Floors | Row 38 - Cell 2 |
40 | Enrico Battaglin (Ita) Team LottoNl-Jumbo | Row 39 - Cell 2 |
41 | Daniel Moreno (Spa) Movistar Team | Row 40 - Cell 2 |
42 | Tim Wellens (Bel) Lotto Soudal | Row 41 - Cell 2 |
43 | Cyril Gautier (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 42 - Cell 2 |
44 | Dylan Teuns (Bel) BMC Racing Team | Row 43 - Cell 2 |
45 | Warren Barguil (Fra) Team Sunweb | Row 44 - Cell 2 |
46 | Tom-Jelte Slagter (Ned) Cannondale-Drapac | 0:01:32 |
47 | Antwan Tolhoek (Ned) Team LottoNl-Jumbo | 0:01:46 |
48 | Jacques Willem Janse Van Rensburg (RSA) Dimension Data | 0:02:55 |
49 | Simon Clarke (Aus) Cannondale-Drapac | 0:03:42 |
50 | Dylan Van Baarle (Ned) Cannondale-Drapac | Row 49 - Cell 2 |
51 | Xandro Meurisse (Bel) Wanty - Groupe Gobert | 0:04:05 |
52 | Jakob Fuglsang (Den) Astana Pro Team | Row 51 - Cell 2 |
53 | Angelo Tulik (Fra) Direct Energie | 0:06:19 |
54 | Simon Geschke (Ger) Team Sunweb | Row 53 - Cell 2 |
55 | Cesare Benedetti (Ita) Bora-Hansgrohe | 0:06:43 |
56 | Patrick Konrad (Aut) Bora-Hansgrohe | Row 55 - Cell 2 |
57 | Serge Pauwels (Bel) Dimension Data | Row 56 - Cell 2 |
58 | Thomas Sprengers (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen - Baloise | Row 57 - Cell 2 |
59 | Jonathan Hivert (Fra) Direct Energie | Row 58 - Cell 2 |
60 | Lilian Calmejane (Fra) Direct Energie | Row 59 - Cell 2 |
61 | Gianluca Brambilla (Ita) Quick-Step Floors | Row 60 - Cell 2 |
62 | Giovanni Visconti (Ita) Bahrain-Merida | Row 61 - Cell 2 |
63 | Alessandro De Marchi (Ita) BMC Racing Team | 0:06:47 |
64 | Sam Oomen (Ned) Team Sunweb | 0:07:05 |
65 | Tosh Van Der Sande (Bel) Lotto Soudal | 0:07:16 |
66 | Petr Vakoc (Cze) Quick-Step Floors | 0:07:30 |
67 | Grega Bole (Slo) Bahrain-Merida | Row 66 - Cell 2 |
68 | Michal Golas (Pol) Team Sky | Row 67 - Cell 2 |
69 | Sean De Bie (Bel) Lotto Soudal | Row 68 - Cell 2 |
70 | Bram Tankink (Ned) Team LottoNl-Jumbo | Row 69 - Cell 2 |
71 | Jérôme Baugnies (Bel) Wanty - Groupe Gobert | Row 70 - Cell 2 |
72 | Bert-Jan Lindeman (Ned) Team LottoNl-Jumbo | 0:09:21 |
73 | Lorenzo Rota (Ita) Bardiani - CSF | Row 72 - Cell 2 |
74 | Pim Ligthart (Ned) Roompot - Nederlandse Loterij | Row 73 - Cell 2 |
75 | Rúben Guerreiro (Por) Trek-Segafredo | Row 74 - Cell 2 |
76 | Thomas Degand (Bel) Wanty - Groupe Gobert | Row 75 - Cell 2 |
77 | Ángel Vicioso Arcos (Spa) Katusha-Alpecin | Row 76 - Cell 2 |
78 | Martijn Budding (Ned) Roompot - Nederlandse Loterij | Row 77 - Cell 2 |
79 | Sebastian Henao Gomez (Col) Team Sky | Row 78 - Cell 2 |
80 | Jeroen Meijers (Ned) Roompot - Nederlandse Loterij | 0:09:30 |
81 | Romain Sicard (Fra) Direct Energie | Row 80 - Cell 2 |
82 | Kevin Reza (Fra) FDJ | 0:10:26 |
83 | Mikael Cherel (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 82 - Cell 2 |
84 | Benoit Vaugrenard (Fra) FDJ | Row 83 - Cell 2 |
85 | Eliot Lietaer (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen - Baloise | Row 84 - Cell 2 |
86 | Matej Mohoric (Slo) Team UAE Emirates | Row 85 - Cell 2 |
87 | Ben Hermans (Bel) BMC Racing Team | Row 86 - Cell 2 |
88 | Silvan Dillier (Swi) BMC Racing Team | Row 87 - Cell 2 |
89 | Jan Tratnik (Slo) CCC Sprandi Polkowice | Row 88 - Cell 2 |
90 | Jakub Kaczmarek (Pol) CCC Sprandi Polkowice | Row 89 - Cell 2 |
91 | Simone Ponzi (Ita) CCC Sprandi Polkowice | Row 90 - Cell 2 |
92 | Jesus Herrada Lopez (Spa) Movistar Team | Row 91 - Cell 2 |
93 | André Cardoso (Por) Trek-Segafredo | Row 92 - Cell 2 |
94 | Viacheslav Kuznetsov (Rus) Katusha-Alpecin | Row 93 - Cell 2 |
95 | Jaco Venter (RSA) Dimension Data | Row 94 - Cell 2 |
96 | Mads Würtz Schmidt (Den) Katusha-Alpecin | 0:12:11 |
97 | Rick Zabel (Ger) Katusha-Alpecin | Row 96 - Cell 2 |
98 | Roy Curvers (Ned) Team Sunweb | Row 97 - Cell 2 |
99 | Floris Gerfs (Ned) BMC Racing Team | Row 98 - Cell 2 |
100 | Kevin Deltombe (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen - Baloise | Row 99 - Cell 2 |
101 | Tao Geoghegan Hart (GBr) Team Sky | Row 100 - Cell 2 |
102 | Adrian Kurek (Pol) CCC Sprandi Polkowice | Row 101 - Cell 2 |
103 | Jonas Koch (Ger) CCC Sprandi Polkowice | Row 102 - Cell 2 |
104 | Michal Paluta (Pol) CCC Sprandi Polkowice | Row 103 - Cell 2 |
105 | Maximilian Schachmann (Ger) Quick-Step Floors | Row 104 - Cell 2 |
106 | Brendan Canty (Aus) Cannondale-Drapac | Row 105 - Cell 2 |
107 | Giulio Ciccone (Ita) Bardiani - CSF | Row 106 - Cell 2 |
108 | Guillaume Martin (Fra) Wanty - Groupe Gobert | Row 107 - Cell 2 |
109 | Wilco Kelderman (Ned) Team Sunweb | Row 108 - Cell 2 |
110 | Andrea Pasqualon (Ita) Wanty - Groupe Gobert | Row 109 - Cell 2 |
111 | Axel Domont (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 110 - Cell 2 |
112 | Timo Roosen (Ned) Team LottoNl-Jumbo | Row 111 - Cell 2 |
113 | Michael Schär (Swi) BMC Racing Team | Row 112 - Cell 2 |
114 | Stijn Vandenbergh (Bel) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 113 - Cell 2 |
115 | Carlos Alberto Betancur Gomez (Col) Movistar Team | Row 114 - Cell 2 |
116 | Nikita Stalnov (Kaz) Astana Pro Team | Row 115 - Cell 2 |
117 | Arnaud Courteille (Fra) FDJ | Row 116 - Cell 2 |
118 | Imanol Erviti (Spa) Movistar Team | Row 117 - Cell 2 |
119 | Rory Sutherland (Aus) Movistar Team | Row 118 - Cell 2 |
120 | Oscar Riesebeek (Ned) Roompot - Nederlandse Loterij | Row 119 - Cell 2 |
121 | Johann Van Zyl (RSA) Dimension Data | Row 120 - Cell 2 |
122 | Aime De Gendt (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen - Baloise | Row 121 - Cell 2 |
123 | Pieter Vanspeybrouck (Bel) Wanty - Groupe Gobert | Row 122 - Cell 2 |
124 | Mathew Hayman (Aus) Orica-Scott | Row 123 - Cell 2 |
125 | Toms Skujins (Lat) Cannondale-Drapac | Row 124 - Cell 2 |
126 | Roman Kreuziger (Cze) Orica-Scott | Row 125 - Cell 2 |
127 | Gregor Mühlberger (Aut) Bora-Hansgrohe | Row 126 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Enrico Gasparotto (Ita) Bahrain-Merida | Row 127 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Yukiya Arashiro (Jpn) Bahrain-Merida | Row 128 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Meiyin Wang (Chn) Bahrain-Merida | Row 129 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Ivan Garcia Cortina (Spa) Bahrain-Merida | Row 130 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Owain Doull (GBr) Team Sky | Row 131 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Lukasz Wisniowski (Pol) Team Sky | Row 132 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Danny Van Poppel (Ned) Team Sky | Row 133 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Zdenek Štybar (Cze) Quick-Step Floors | Row 134 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Daniel Martin (Irl) Quick-Step Floors | Row 135 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Marc Soler Gimenez (Spa) Movistar Team | Row 136 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Michael Hepburn (Aus) Orica-Scott | Row 137 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Simon Gerrans (Aus) Orica-Scott | Row 138 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Jens Keukeleire (Bel) Orica-Scott | Row 139 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Albert Timmer (Ned) Team Sunweb | Row 140 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Remy Mertz (Bel) Lotto Soudal | Row 141 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Bart De Clercq (Bel) Lotto Soudal | Row 142 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Daniel Oss (Ita) BMC Racing Team | Row 143 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Lars Boom (Ned) Team LottoNl-Jumbo | Row 144 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Erik Baska (Svk) Bora-Hansgrohe | Row 145 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Marcus Burghardt (Ger) Bora-Hansgrohe | Row 146 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Christoph Pfingsten (Ger) Bora-Hansgrohe | Row 147 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Michael Schwarzmann (Ger) Bora-Hansgrohe | Row 148 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Fumiyuki Beppu (Jpn) Trek-Segafredo | Row 149 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Gregory Daniel (USA) Trek-Segafredo | Row 150 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Jesus Hernandez Blazquez (Spa) Trek-Segafredo | Row 151 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Edward Theuns (Bel) Trek-Segafredo | Row 152 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Oscar Gatto (Ita) Astana Pro Team | Row 153 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Andrey Grivko (Ukr) Astana Pro Team | Row 154 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Laurens De Vreese (Bel) Astana Pro Team | Row 155 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Alexey Lutsenko (Kaz) Astana Pro Team | Row 156 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Matti Breschel (Den) Astana Pro Team | Row 157 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Jenthe Biermans (Bel) Katusha-Alpecin | Row 158 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Marco Mathis (Ger) Katusha-Alpecin | Row 159 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Baptiste Planckaert (Bel) Katusha-Alpecin | Row 160 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Alexis Gougeard (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 161 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Julien Duval (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 162 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Quentin Jauregui (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 163 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Odd Christian Eiking (Nor) FDJ | Row 164 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Cedric Pineau (Fra) FDJ | Row 165 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Matteo Bono (Ita) Team UAE Emirates | Row 166 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Marco Marcato (Ita) Team UAE Emirates | Row 167 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Ben Swigt (GBr) Team UAE Emirates | Row 168 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Alberto Bettiol (Ita) Cannondale-Drapac | Row 169 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Benjamin King (USA) Dimension Data | Row 170 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Youcef Reguigui (Alg) Dimension Data | Row 171 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Preben Van Hecke (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen - Baloise | Row 172 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Benjamin Declercq (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen - Baloise | Row 173 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Jens Wallays (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen - Baloise | Row 174 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Kenneth Van Rooy (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen - Baloise | Row 175 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Tim Ariesen (Ned) Roompot - Nederlandse Loterij | Row 176 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Martijn Tusveld (Ned) Roompot - Nederlandse Loterij | Row 177 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Taco Van Der Hoorn (Ned) Roompot - Nederlandse Loterij | Row 178 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Marco Minnaard (Ned) Wanty - Groupe Gobert | Row 179 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Enrico Barbin (Ita) Bardiani - CSF | Row 180 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Nicola Boem (Ita) Bardiani - CSF | Row 181 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Mirco Maestri (Ita) Bardiani - CSF | Row 182 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Marco Maronese (Ita) Bardiani - CSF | Row 183 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Vincenzo Albanese (Ita) Bardiani - CSF | Row 184 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Paolo Simion (Ita) Bardiani - CSF | Row 185 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Maciej Paterski (Pol) CCC Sprandi Polkowice | Row 186 - Cell 2 |
DNF | František Sisr (Cze) CCC Sprandi Polkowice | Row 187 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Bryan Coquard (Fra) Direct Energie | Row 188 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Tony Hurel (Fra) Direct Energie | Row 189 - Cell 2 |
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