Bredene-Koksijde Classic: Ackermann wins renamed Handzame Classic
German champion tops Halvorsen, Hodeg
German champion Pascal Ackermann (Bora-Hansgrohe) claimed the newly minted Bredene-Koksijde Classic, winning a chaotic bunch sprint over Team Sky’s Kristoffer Halvorsen. Deceuninck-Quickstep’s Alvaro Hodeg, the defending champion, was third.
The former Handzame Classic was the second win of the season for Ackerman after the Clasica Almeria, and a bit of revenge for a close second place in Nokere Koerse on Wednesday behind Sunweb’s Cees Bol.
“I think we showed already that we were the strongest team on Wednesday, and I had to give something back to the team. That’s what I wanted to do today, and finally we did it, ” Ackermann said.
“It was a headwind in the sprint, and before it was very hectic. I lost a lot of times my lead-out man, but I always came back. I had this final in a good mind because two years ago it was my first race where I was in the top five, and today I said this is my final, I want to win.”
Hodeg was disappointed not to defend his title but said that Ackermann was the strongest. He finished the race on a teammate’s bike after a mechanical with 10km to go.
“I almost crashed with 10km to go, and we lost Fabio Jakobsen. I tried to change my bike, but it was full gas and I needed to do the sprint on another bike. It’s no excuse - Pascal was fastest,” Hodeg said.
“We needed to go really full the last 10kms, I tried to change my bike but it was impossible. The team did an incredible job to put me in the first position for the last corner, but it was a little early because the sprint was into a headwind.”
Dimitri Peyskens (Team Wallonie-Bruxelles), Justin Timmermans (Team Roompot-Charles), Andrea Vendrame (Team Androni Giocattoli - Sidermec), Julian Morice (Vital Concept-B&B Hotels), and Mathias Norsgaard Jorgensen (Riwal Readynez) made up the day’s breakaway, with the U23 Danish time trial champion Norsgaard using his skills to stay clear when the rest were caught with 16.7km to go.
Just as the breakaway was coming back, however, there was a slowing in the peloton and a touch of wheels that caused a number of riders to crash, including Deceuninck-Quickstep’s sprinter Fabio Jakobsen.
His teammate and defending champion Hodeg suffered a mechanical in the melee and had to wait to swap bikes with Pieter Serry, with the Deceuninck team car held up behind. Hodeg made his way back into the peloton with 7km to go on his teammate’s bike, while Remco Evenepoel resumed charge of pace-setting.
Another crash with 2.2km to go took out another half dozen riders, including Cofidis sprinter Hugo Hofstetter, but up front, CCC Team took control for Jakub Mareczko as Deceuninck tried to regroup. With 1km to go, on a wide-open flat roadway, Iljo Keisse led his teammate Hodeg into the final corner, dropping him off out of the turn.
But the chase back from his mechanical cost the Colombian, and Ackermann proved to be the strongest. Halvorsen showed his class, taking the runner-up slot for the second season in a row.
Full Results
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
---|---|---|
1 | Pascal Ackermann (Ger) Bora-Hansgrohe | 4:35:47 |
2 | Kristoffer Halvorsen (Nor) Team Sky | Row 1 - Cell 2 |
3 | Alvaro Hodeg (Col) Deceuninck-QuickStep | Row 2 - Cell 2 |
4 | Szymon Sajnok (Pol) CCC Team | Row 3 - Cell 2 |
5 | Timothy Dupont (Bel) Wanty-Gobert | Row 4 - Cell 2 |
6 | Sasha Weemaes (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise | Row 5 - Cell 2 |
7 | Lawrence Naesen (Bel) Lotto Soudal | Row 6 - Cell 2 |
8 | Simone Consonni (Ita) UAE Team Emirates | Row 7 - Cell 2 |
9 | Thomas Boudat (Fra) Direct Energie | Row 8 - Cell 2 |
10 | Rudy Barbier (Fra) Israel Cycling Academy | Row 9 - Cell 2 |
11 | Aksel Nõmmela (Est) Wallonie Bruxelles | Row 10 - Cell 2 |
12 | Jakub Mareczko (Ita) CCC Team | Row 11 - Cell 2 |
13 | Enzo Wouters (Bel) Lotto Soudal | Row 12 - Cell 2 |
14 | Kenny Dehaes (Bel) Wallonie Bruxelles | Row 13 - Cell 2 |
15 | Marco Benfatto (Ita) Androni Giocattoli-Sidermec | Row 14 - Cell 2 |
16 | Kris Boeckmans (Bel) Vital Concept-B&B Hotel | Row 15 - Cell 2 |
17 | Iuri Filosi (Ita) Delko Marseille Provence KTM | Row 16 - Cell 2 |
18 | Alfdan De Decker (Bel) Wanty-Gobert | Row 17 - Cell 2 |
19 | Manuel Peñalver Aniorte (Spa) Burgos-BH | Row 18 - Cell 2 |
20 | Rüdiger Selig (Ger) Bora-Hansgrohe | Row 19 - Cell 2 |
21 | Przemyslaw Kasperkiewicz (Pol) Delko Marseille Provence KTM | Row 20 - Cell 2 |
22 | Alex Frame (NZl) Trek-Segafredo | Row 21 - Cell 2 |
23 | Guillaume Boivin (Can) Israel Cycling Academy | Row 22 - Cell 2 |
24 | Boris Vallee (Bel) Wanty-Gobert | Row 23 - Cell 2 |
25 | Michael Rice (Aus) Hagens Berman Axeon | Row 24 - Cell 2 |
26 | Erik Baska (Svk) Bora-Hansgrohe | Row 25 - Cell 2 |
27 | Christopher Lawless (GBr) Team Sky | Row 26 - Cell 2 |
28 | Gianni Vermeersch (Bel) Corendon-Circus | Row 27 - Cell 2 |
29 | Iljo Keisse (Bel) Deceuninck-QuickStep | Row 28 - Cell 2 |
30 | Kevyn Ista (Bel) Wallonie Bruxelles | Row 29 - Cell 2 |
31 | Nicolai Philip Brochner Nielsen (Den) Riwal Readynez Cycling Team | Row 30 - Cell 2 |
32 | Dennis Coenen (Bel) Cibel | Row 31 - Cell 2 |
33 | Emmanuel Morin (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | Row 32 - Cell 2 |
34 | Maarten van Trijp (Ned) Corendon-Circus | Row 33 - Cell 2 |
35 | Josip Rumac (Cro) Androni Giocattoli-Sidermec | Row 34 - Cell 2 |
36 | Daniel Lopez Parada (Spa) Burgos-BH | Row 35 - Cell 2 |
37 | Jens Debusschere (Bel) Katusha-Alpecin | Row 36 - Cell 2 |
38 | Jesper Asselman (Ned) Roompot-Charles | Row 37 - Cell 2 |
39 | Lorrenzo Manzin (Fra) Vital Concept-B&B Hotel | 0:00:09 |
40 | Julien Trarieux (Fra) Delko Marseille Provence KTM | 0:00:12 |
41 | Michaël Van Staeyen (Bel) Roompot-Charles | Row 40 - Cell 2 |
42 | Rémi Cavagna (Fra) Deceuninck-QuickStep | 0:00:12 |
43 | Lukas Pöstlberger (Aut) Bora-Hansgrohe | 0:00:14 |
44 | Sondre Enger (Nor) Israel Cycling Academy | Row 43 - Cell 2 |
45 | Angelo Tulik (Fra) Direct Energie | Row 44 - Cell 2 |
46 | Remco Evenepoel (Bel) Deceuninck-QuickStep | Row 45 - Cell 2 |
47 | Thimo Willems (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise | Row 46 - Cell 2 |
48 | Davide Martinelli (Ita) Deceuninck-QuickStep | Row 47 - Cell 2 |
49 | Filippo Fortin (Ita) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | Row 48 - Cell 2 |
50 | Riccardo Minali (Ita) Israel Cycling Academy | 0:00:17 |
51 | Pieter Vanspeybrouck (Bel) Wanty-Gobert | Row 50 - Cell 2 |
52 | Jonas Koch (Ger) CCC Team | 0:00:28 |
53 | Kamil Gradek (Pol) CCC Team | Row 52 - Cell 2 |
54 | Matteo Spreafico (Ita) Androni Giocattoli-Sidermec | Row 53 - Cell 2 |
55 | Jakob Egholm (Den) Hagens Berman Axeon | Row 54 - Cell 2 |
56 | Ryan Mullen (Irl) Trek-Segafredo | 0:00:33 |
57 | Senne Leysen (Bel) Roompot-Charles | Row 56 - Cell 2 |
58 | Julien Mortier (Bel) Wallonie Bruxelles | Row 57 - Cell 2 |
59 | Harry Tanfield (GBr) Katusha-Alpecin | Row 58 - Cell 2 |
60 | Stan Dewulf (Bel) Lotto Soudal | Row 59 - Cell 2 |
61 | Lukasz Owsian (Pol) CCC Team | Row 60 - Cell 2 |
62 | Roy Goldstein (Isr) Israel Cycling Academy | Row 61 - Cell 2 |
63 | Jimmy Turgis (Fra) Vital Concept-B&B Hotel | Row 62 - Cell 2 |
64 | Kim Magnusson (Swe) Riwal Readynez Cycling Team | Row 63 - Cell 2 |
65 | Roy Jans (Bel) Corendon-Circus | Row 64 - Cell 2 |
66 | Gianni Marchand (Bel) Cibel | Row 65 - Cell 2 |
67 | Marcel Meisen (Ger) Corendon-Circus | Row 66 - Cell 2 |
68 | Xandro Meurisse (Bel) Wanty-Gobert | Row 67 - Cell 2 |
69 | Pavel Kochetkov (Rus) Katusha-Alpecin | Row 68 - Cell 2 |
70 | Joseph Areruya (Rwa) Delko Marseille Provence KTM | Row 69 - Cell 2 |
71 | Vegard Stake Laengen (Nor) UAE Team Emirates | Row 70 - Cell 2 |
72 | Jetse Bol (Ned) Burgos-BH | Row 71 - Cell 2 |
73 | Simon Sellier (Fra) Direct Energie | Row 72 - Cell 2 |
74 | Alvaro Robredo Crespo (Spa) Burgos-BH | Row 73 - Cell 2 |
75 | Stijn Steels (Bel) Roompot-Charles | Row 74 - Cell 2 |
76 | Ivo Oliveira (Por) UAE Team Emirates | Row 75 - Cell 2 |
77 | Geoffrey Soupe (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | Row 76 - Cell 2 |
78 | Jan Willem van Schip (Ned) Roompot-Charles | Row 77 - Cell 2 |
79 | Brian van Goethem (Ned) Lotto Soudal | 0:00:37 |
80 | Rui Oliveira (Por) UAE Team Emirates | 0:00:45 |
81 | Roberto Ferrari (Ita) UAE Team Emirates | Row 80 - Cell 2 |
82 | André Rodrigues Carvalho (Por) Hagens Berman Axeon | 0:00:49 |
83 | Jérémy Leveau (Fra) Delko Marseille Provence KTM | Row 82 - Cell 2 |
84 | Lennert Teugels (Bel) Cibel | Row 83 - Cell 2 |
85 | Justin Timmermans (Ned) Roompot-Charles | Row 84 - Cell 2 |
86 | Kenny Molly (Bel) Wallonie Bruxelles | 0:01:00 |
87 | Ludwig De Winter (Bel) Wanty-Gobert | Row 86 - Cell 2 |
88 | Christian Knees (Ger) Team Sky | 0:01:09 |
89 | Philipp Walsleben (Ger) Corendon-Circus | Row 88 - Cell 2 |
90 | Leonardo Basso (Ita) Team Sky | Row 89 - Cell 2 |
91 | Bert De Backer (Bel) Vital Concept-B&B Hotel | Row 90 - Cell 2 |
92 | Jerome Baugnies (Bel) Wanty-Gobert | Row 91 - Cell 2 |
93 | Lars Boom (Ned) Roompot-Charles | Row 92 - Cell 2 |
94 | Alexis Guerin (Fra) Delko Marseille Provence KTM | Row 93 - Cell 2 |
95 | Pavel Sivakov (Rus) Team Sky | Row 94 - Cell 2 |
96 | Mathieu Burgaudeau (Fra) Direct Energie | Row 95 - Cell 2 |
97 | Mathijs Paasschens (Ned) Wallonie Bruxelles | Row 96 - Cell 2 |
98 | Julien Morice (Fra) Vital Concept-B&B Hotel | Row 97 - Cell 2 |
99 | Dimitri Peyskens (Bel) Wallonie Bruxelles | Row 98 - Cell 2 |
100 | Alex Kirsch (Lux) Trek-Segafredo | Row 99 - Cell 2 |
101 | Mathias Norsgaard Jørgensen (Den) Riwal Readynez Cycling Team | Row 100 - Cell 2 |
102 | Frederik Frison (Bel) Lotto Soudal | Row 101 - Cell 2 |
103 | Emiel Planckaert (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise | Row 102 - Cell 2 |
104 | Preben Van Hecke (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise | Row 103 - Cell 2 |
105 | Mihkel Räim (Est) Israel Cycling Academy | Row 104 - Cell 2 |
106 | Perrig Quemeneur (Fra) Direct Energie | Row 105 - Cell 2 |
107 | Alexander Maes (Bel) Cibel | Row 106 - Cell 2 |
108 | Yohann Gene (Fra) Direct Energie | Row 107 - Cell 2 |
109 | Juraj Sagan (Svk) Bora-Hansgrohe | Row 108 - Cell 2 |
110 | Michael Schwarzmann (Ger) Bora-Hansgrohe | Row 109 - Cell 2 |
111 | Jay Mc Carthy (Aus) Bora-Hansgrohe | Row 110 - Cell 2 |
112 | Andrea Vendrame (Ita) Androni Giocattoli-Sidermec | Row 111 - Cell 2 |
113 | Josef Cerny (Cze) CCC Team | Row 112 - Cell 2 |
114 | Axel Journiaux (Fra) Direct Energie | 0:01:21 |
115 | Glenn Debruyne (Bel) Cibel | 0:01:35 |
116 | Stokbro Andreas Nielsen (Den) Riwal Readynez | 0:01:51 |
117 | Adam Blythe (GBr) Lotto Soudal | 0:02:11 |
118 | Zakkari Dempster (Aus) Israel Cycling Academy | 0:02:30 |
119 | Willem Jakobus Smit (RSA) Katusha-Alpecin | Row 118 - Cell 2 |
120 | Marco Frapporti (Ita) Androni Giocattoli-Sidermec | Row 119 - Cell 2 |
121 | Pawel Bernas (Pol) CCC Team | 0:02:33 |
122 | Maikel Zijlaard (Ned) Hagens Berman Axeon | 0:02:43 |
123 | Kenneth Van Rooy (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise | 0:03:54 |
124 | Milan Menten (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise | Row 123 - Cell 2 |
125 | Christophe Noppe (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise | Row 124 - Cell 2 |
126 | Ian Garrison (USA) Hagens Berman Axeon | 0:04:36 |
127 | Maxime Cam (Fra) Vital Concept-B&B Hotel | Row 126 - Cell 2 |
128 | Aleksandr Riabushenko (Blr) UAE Team Emirates | Row 127 - Cell 2 |
129 | Nuno Matos (Por) Burgos-BH | Row 128 - Cell 2 |
130 | Pieter Serry (Bel) Deceuninck-QuickStep | Row 129 - Cell 2 |
131 | Matthew Gibson (GBr) Burgos-BH | Row 130 - Cell 2 |
132 | Jonathan Brown (USA) Hagens Berman Axeon | Row 131 - Cell 2 |
133 | Justin Mottier (Fra) Vital Concept-B&B Hotel | Row 132 - Cell 2 |
134 | Nathan Haas (Aus) Katusha-Alpecin | Row 133 - Cell 2 |
135 | Hugo Hofstetter (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | Row 134 - Cell 2 |
136 | Loic Chetout (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | Row 135 - Cell 2 |
137 | Michiel Dieleman (Bel) Cibel | Row 136 - Cell 2 |
DNS | Mikkel Bjerg (Den) Hagens Berman Axeon | Row 137 - Cell 2 |
DNS | Joeri Stallaert (Bel) Corendon-Circus | Row 138 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Fabio Jakobsen (Ned) Deceuninck-QuickStep | Row 139 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Fumiyuki Beppu (Jpn) Trek-Segafredo | Row 140 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Matteo Moschetti (Ita) Trek-Segafredo | Row 141 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Rasmus Iversen (Den) Lotto Soudal | Row 142 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Tom Bohli (Swi) UAE Team Emirates | Row 143 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Marco Mathis (Ger) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | Row 144 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Damien Touze (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | Row 145 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Matteo Pelucchi (Ita) Androni Giocattoli-Sidermec | Row 146 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Mattia Viel (Ita) Androni Giocattoli-Sidermec | Row 147 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Brenton Jones (Aus) Delko Marseille Provence KTM | Row 148 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Timothy Stevens (Bel) Cibel | Row 149 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Jesus Ezquerra Muela (Spa) Burgos-BH | Row 150 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Jonas Aaen (Den) Riwal Readynez Cycling Team | Row 151 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Tobias Mørch Kongstad (Den) Riwal Readynez Cycling Team | Row 152 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Rasmus Bøgh Wallin (Den) Riwal Readynez Cycling Team | Row 153 - Cell 2 |
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