Demare wins Brussels Cycling Classic
Frenchman outsprints Kump and Greipel
Arnaud Démare (FDJ) won the bunch sprint to take the win at Saturday's Brussels Cycling Classic, finishing ahead of Marko Kump (UAE Team Emirates) and André Greipel (Lotto Soudal).
The riders faced 13 climbs along the way, but the many sprinters in the race gave an indication of the expected finish. A group of five riders quickly formed and got away: Dimitri Peyskens (WB Verandaclassic Aqua Protect), Brian Van Goethem (Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij), Patryk Stosz (CCC Sprandi Polkowice), Sander Cordeel (Verandas Willems - Crelan) and Stepan Kurianov (Gazprom-Rusvelo). They were held to a gap of not more than five minutes.
The lead was soon at only the minute mark, with big name riders looking to make the move up. A group of 15 formed when nine rider successfully bridged up: Matthias Brändle (Trek-Segafredo), Tiesj Benoot, Sean De Bie (Lotto-Soudal), Pim Ligthart, Jesper Asselman (Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij), Geoffrey Soupe (Cofidis), Marcus Burghardt (Bora-Hansgrohe), Nans Peters (AG2R), Olivier Le Gac (FDJ) and Truls Korsaeth (Astana).
Both the group and the gap got smaller as the race continued, and then exploded as the finish line came closer. Brändle attacked solo with eight kilometres to go. The Austrian pulled away, but the sprinters were determined to take the stage and he was caught again with less than 2 km to go.
André Greipel made a late surge but could not quite catch Démare, who claimed his ninth season victory.
Full Results
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
---|---|---|
1 | Arnaud Demare (Fra) FDJ | 4:39:37 |
2 | Marko Kump (Slo) UAE Team Emirates | Row 1 - Cell 2 |
3 | André Greipel (Ger) Lotto Soudal | Row 2 - Cell 2 |
4 | Kenny Dehaes (Bel) Wanty - Groupe Gobert | Row 3 - Cell 2 |
5 | Jasper Stuyven (Bel) Trek-Segafredo | Row 4 - Cell 2 |
6 | Jasper De Buyst (Bel) Lotto Soudal | Row 5 - Cell 2 |
7 | Riccardo Minali (Ita) Astana Pro Team | Row 6 - Cell 2 |
8 | Marco Canola (Ita) Nippo - Vini Fantini | Row 7 - Cell 2 |
9 | Manuel Belletti (Ita) Wilier Triestina | Row 8 - Cell 2 |
10 | Davide Martinelli (Ita) Quick-Step Floors | Row 9 - Cell 2 |
11 | Joeri Stallaert (Bel) Cibel-Cebon | Row 10 - Cell 2 |
12 | Timothy Dupont (Bel) Veranda's Willems Crelan | Row 11 - Cell 2 |
13 | Edward Planckaert (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen - Baloise | Row 12 - Cell 2 |
14 | Ramon Sinkeldam (Ned) Team Sunweb | Row 13 - Cell 2 |
15 | Mike Teunissen (Ned) Team Sunweb | Row 14 - Cell 2 |
16 | Bert De Backer (Bel) Team Sunweb | Row 15 - Cell 2 |
17 | Simone Consonni (Ita) UAE Team Emirates | Row 16 - Cell 2 |
18 | Pieter Serry (Bel) Quick-Step Floors | Row 17 - Cell 2 |
19 | Jonas Rickaert (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen - Baloise | Row 18 - Cell 2 |
20 | Berden De Vries (Ned) Roompot - Nederlandse Loterij | Row 19 - Cell 2 |
21 | Maxime Vantomme (Bel) WB Veranclassic Aqua Protect | Row 20 - Cell 2 |
22 | Gediminas Bagdonas (Ltu) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 21 - Cell 2 |
23 | Iuri Filosi (Ita) Nippo - Vini Fantini | Row 22 - Cell 2 |
24 | Emils Liepins (Lat) Rietumu Banka - Riga | Row 23 - Cell 2 |
25 | Mateusz Taciak (Pol) CCC Sprandi Polkowice | Row 24 - Cell 2 |
26 | Taco Van Der Hoorn (Ned) Roompot - Nederlandse Loterij | Row 25 - Cell 2 |
27 | Mikael Cherel (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 26 - Cell 2 |
28 | Daniel Mclay (GBr) Fortuneo - Vital Concept | Row 27 - Cell 2 |
29 | Stijn Devolder (Bel) Veranda's Willems Crelan | Row 28 - Cell 2 |
30 | Kevyn Ista (Bel) WB Veranclassic Aqua Protect | Row 29 - Cell 2 |
31 | Frantisek Sisr (Cze) CCC Sprandi Polkowice | Row 30 - Cell 2 |
32 | Yoann Offredo (Fra) Wanty - Groupe Gobert | Row 31 - Cell 2 |
33 | Christophe Laporte (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | Row 32 - Cell 2 |
34 | Jakub Kaczmarek (Pol) CCC Sprandi Polkowice | Row 33 - Cell 2 |
35 | Igor Boev (Rus) Gazprom – Rusvelo | Row 34 - Cell 2 |
36 | Romain Cardis (Fra) Direct Energie | Row 35 - Cell 2 |
37 | Elmar Reinders (Ned) Roompot - Nederlandse Loterij | Row 36 - Cell 2 |
38 | Mauro Finetto (Ita) Delko Marseille Provence KTM | Row 37 - Cell 2 |
39 | Mathias De Witte (Bel) Cibel-Cebon | Row 38 - Cell 2 |
40 | Phil Bauhaus (Ger) Team Sunweb | Row 39 - Cell 2 |
41 | Dries Devenyns (Bel) Quick-Step Floors | Row 40 - Cell 2 |
42 | Julien Vermote (Bel) Quick-Step Floors | Row 41 - Cell 2 |
43 | Iljo Keisse (Bel) Quick-Step Floors | Row 42 - Cell 2 |
44 | Rüdiger Selig (Ger) Bora-Hansgrohe | Row 43 - Cell 2 |
45 | Jay Mc Carthy (Aus) Bora-Hansgrohe | Row 44 - Cell 2 |
46 | Oliver Naesen (Bel) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 45 - Cell 2 |
47 | Aleksejs Saramotins (Lat) Bora-Hansgrohe | Row 46 - Cell 2 |
48 | Danilo Napolitano (Ita) Wanty - Groupe Gobert | Row 47 - Cell 2 |
49 | Pavel Brutt (Rus) Gazprom – Rusvelo | Row 48 - Cell 2 |
50 | Yonder Godoy (Ven) Wilier Triestina | Row 49 - Cell 2 |
51 | Bert Van Lerberghe (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen - Baloise | Row 50 - Cell 2 |
52 | Dries Van Gestel (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen - Baloise | Row 51 - Cell 2 |
53 | Benoit Cosnefroy (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 52 - Cell 2 |
54 | Bryan Coquard (Fra) Direct Energie | Row 53 - Cell 2 |
55 | Benoit Jarrier (Fra) Fortuneo - Vital Concept | Row 54 - Cell 2 |
56 | Huub Duijn (Ned) Veranda's Willems Crelan | Row 55 - Cell 2 |
57 | Aurélien Doleatto (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 56 - Cell 2 |
58 | John Degenkolb (Ger) Trek-Segafredo | Row 57 - Cell 2 |
59 | Liam Bertazzo (Ita) Wilier Triestina | Row 58 - Cell 2 |
60 | Sébastien Reichenbach (Swi) FDJ | 0:00:15 |
61 | Pieter Vanspeybrouck (Bel) Wanty - Groupe Gobert | Row 60 - Cell 2 |
62 | Jacopo Guarnieri (Ita) FDJ | Row 61 - Cell 2 |
63 | Zico Waeytens (Bel) Team Sunweb | 0:00:18 |
64 | Alex Kirsch (Lux) WB Veranclassic Aqua Protect | 0:00:25 |
65 | Marc Sarreau (Fra) FDJ | Row 64 - Cell 2 |
66 | Valentin Madouas (Fra) FDJ | 0:00:35 |
67 | Perrig Quemeneur (Fra) Direct Energie | Row 66 - Cell 2 |
68 | Quentin Pacher (Fra) Delko Marseille Provence KTM | Row 67 - Cell 2 |
69 | Sean De Bie (Bel) Lotto Soudal | Row 68 - Cell 2 |
70 | Fabien Grellier (Fra) Direct Energie | Row 69 - Cell 2 |
71 | Ivan Santaromita (Ita) Nippo - Vini Fantini | Row 70 - Cell 2 |
72 | Jeremy Cornu (Fra) Direct Energie | Row 71 - Cell 2 |
73 | Mathias Van Gompel (Bel) | Row 72 - Cell 2 |
74 | Gregory Rast (Swi) Trek-Segafredo | Row 73 - Cell 2 |
75 | Stijn Vandenbergh (Bel) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 74 - Cell 2 |
76 | Preben Van Hecke (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen - Baloise | Row 75 - Cell 2 |
77 | Brecht Ruyters (Bel) Cibel-Cebon | Row 76 - Cell 2 |
78 | Michael Gogl (Aut) Trek-Segafredo | Row 77 - Cell 2 |
79 | Thomas Sprengers (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen - Baloise | Row 78 - Cell 2 |
80 | Eugert Zhupa (Alb) Wilier Triestina | Row 79 - Cell 2 |
81 | Piet Allegaert (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen - Baloise | Row 80 - Cell 2 |
82 | Jimmy Janssens (Bel) Cibel-Cebon | Row 81 - Cell 2 |
83 | Nans Peters (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 82 - Cell 2 |
84 | Fabio Felline (Ita) Trek-Segafredo | Row 83 - Cell 2 |
85 | Truls Korsaeth (Nor) Astana Pro Team | Row 84 - Cell 2 |
86 | Jesper Asselman (Ned) Roompot - Nederlandse Loterij | Row 85 - Cell 2 |
87 | Pim Ligthart (Ned) Roompot - Nederlandse Loterij | Row 86 - Cell 2 |
88 | Oscar Gatto (Ita) Astana Pro Team | Row 87 - Cell 2 |
89 | Ludwig De Winter (Bel) WB Veranclassic Aqua Protect | 0:00:40 |
90 | Marco Coledan (Ita) Trek-Segafredo | 0:00:43 |
91 | Hugo Hofstetter (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | Row 90 - Cell 2 |
92 | Matthias Brändle (Aut) Trek-Segafredo | 0:00:52 |
93 | Jelle Vanendert (Bel) Lotto Soudal | 0:00:56 |
94 | Tosh Van Der Sande (Bel) Lotto Soudal | Row 93 - Cell 2 |
95 | Juraj Sagan (Svk) Bora-Hansgrohe | 0:01:01 |
96 | Dorian Godon (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | 0:01:07 |
97 | Clement Venturini (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | Row 96 - Cell 2 |
98 | Lukas Pöstlberger (Aut) Bora-Hansgrohe | Row 97 - Cell 2 |
99 | Arman Kamyshev (Kaz) Astana Pro Team | 0:01:11 |
100 | Dimitri Peyskens (Bel) WB Veranclassic Aqua Protect | Row 99 - Cell 2 |
101 | Michaël Van Staeyen (Bel) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | Row 100 - Cell 2 |
102 | Jérôme Baugnies (Bel) Wanty - Groupe Gobert | Row 101 - Cell 2 |
103 | Roberto Ferrari (Ita) UAE Team Emirates | 0:01:43 |
104 | Tiesj Benoot (Bel) Lotto Soudal | 0:01:56 |
105 | Matteo Busato (Ita) Wilier Triestina | 0:02:08 |
106 | Jacopo Mosca (Ita) Wilier Triestina | Row 105 - Cell 2 |
107 | Emiel Planckaert (Bel) Lotto Soudal | 0:02:17 |
108 | Brian Van Goethem (Ned) Roompot - Nederlandse Loterij | Row 107 - Cell 2 |
109 | Ignatas Konovalovas (Ltu) FDJ | Row 108 - Cell 2 |
110 | Olivier Le Gac (Fra) FDJ | Row 109 - Cell 2 |
111 | Leszek Plucinski (Pol) CCC Sprandi Polkowice | 0:02:22 |
112 | Alan Marangoni (Ita) Nippo - Vini Fantini | 0:05:13 |
113 | Fabio Sabatini (Ita) Quick-Step Floors | Row 112 - Cell 2 |
114 | Piotr Brozyna (Pol) CCC Sprandi Polkowice | Row 113 - Cell 2 |
115 | Alessandro Bisolti (Ita) Nippo - Vini Fantini | Row 114 - Cell 2 |
116 | Artur Ershov (Rus) Gazprom – Rusvelo | Row 115 - Cell 2 |
117 | Michiel Dieleman (Bel) Cibel-Cebon | Row 116 - Cell 2 |
118 | Sindre Skjøstad Lunke (Nor) Team Sunweb | Row 117 - Cell 2 |
119 | Alexander Porsev (Rus) Gazprom – Rusvelo | Row 118 - Cell 2 |
120 | Daniil Fominykh (Kaz) Astana Pro Team | Row 119 - Cell 2 |
121 | Guillaume Van Keirsbulck (Bel) Wanty - Groupe Gobert | Row 120 - Cell 2 |
122 | Aime De Gendt (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen - Baloise | Row 121 - Cell 2 |
123 | Franck Bonnamour (Fra) Fortuneo - Vital Concept | Row 122 - Cell 2 |
124 | Jonathan Hivert (Fra) Direct Energie | Row 123 - Cell 2 |
125 | Geoffrey Soupe (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | Row 124 - Cell 2 |
126 | Francis Mourey (Fra) Fortuneo - Vital Concept | Row 125 - Cell 2 |
127 | Marcus Burghardt (Ger) Bora-Hansgrohe | 0:05:29 |
128 | Max Kanter (Ger) Team Sunweb | 0:06:17 |
129 | Kevin Van Melsen (Bel) Wanty - Groupe Gobert | 0:06:55 |
130 | Filippo Ganna (Ita) UAE Team Emirates | 0:06:58 |
131 | Oliviero Troia (Ita) UAE Team Emirates | Row 130 - Cell 2 |
132 | Stepan Kuriyanov (Rus) Gazprom – Rusvelo | 0:11:00 |
133 | Simone Antonini (Ita) Wanty - Groupe Gobert | Row 132 - Cell 2 |
134 | Lukas Spengler (Swi) WB Veranclassic Aqua Protect | Row 133 - Cell 2 |
135 | Ludovic Robeet (Bel) WB Veranclassic Aqua Protect | Row 134 - Cell 2 |
136 | Andrea Guardini (Ita) UAE Team Emirates | Row 135 - Cell 2 |
137 | Seid Lizde (Ita) UAE Team Emirates | Row 136 - Cell 2 |
138 | Wim Reynaerts (Bel) Cibel-Cebon | Row 137 - Cell 2 |
139 | Michael Goolaerts (Bel) Veranda's Willems Crelan | Row 138 - Cell 2 |
140 | Aidis Kruopis (Ltu) Veranda's Willems Crelan | Row 139 - Cell 2 |
141 | Max Walscheid (Ger) Team Sunweb | Row 140 - Cell 2 |
142 | Stef Van Zummeren (Bel) Veranda's Willems Crelan | Row 141 - Cell 2 |
143 | Sander Cordeel (Bel) Veranda's Willems Crelan | Row 142 - Cell 2 |
144 | Kamil Malecki (Pol) CCC Sprandi Polkowice | Row 143 - Cell 2 |
145 | Dennis Coenen (Bel) Cibel-Cebon | Row 144 - Cell 2 |
146 | Patryk Stosz (Pol) CCC Sprandi Polkowice | Row 145 - Cell 2 |
147 | Roman Maikin (Rus) Gazprom – Rusvelo | Row 146 - Cell 2 |
148 | Coen Vermeltfoort (Ned) Roompot - Nederlandse Loterij | Row 147 - Cell 2 |
149 | Yevgeniy Gidich (Kaz) Astana Pro Team | Row 148 - Cell 2 |
150 | Nikolay Trusov (Rus) Gazprom – Rusvelo | Row 149 - Cell 2 |
151 | Kenny Molly (Bel) AGO-Aqua Service | Row 150 - Cell 2 |
152 | Erwann Corbel (Fra) Fortuneo - Vital Concept | Row 151 - Cell 2 |
153 | Rémi Cavagna (Fra) Quick-Step Floors | Row 152 - Cell 2 |
154 | Jakub Mareczko (Ita) Wilier Triestina | Row 153 - Cell 2 |
155 | Ivan Savitckii (Rus) Gazprom – Rusvelo | Row 154 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Gianni Marchand (Bel) Cibel-Cebon | Row 155 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Joan Bou Company (Spa) Nippo - Vini Fantini | Row 156 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Vegard Stake Laengen (Nor) UAE Team Emirates | Row 157 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Benjamin Giraud (Fra) Delko Marseille Provence KTM | Row 158 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Asbjørn Kragh Andersen (Den) Delko Marseille Provence KTM | Row 159 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Mikel Aristi (Spa) Delko Marseille Provence KTM | Row 160 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Yannick Martinez (Fra) Delko Marseille Provence KTM | Row 161 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Gatis Smukulis (Lat) Delko Marseille Provence KTM | Row 162 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Cyril Lemoine (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | Row 163 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Nacer Bouhanni (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | Row 164 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Rudy Barbier (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 165 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Marcel Kittel (Ger) Quick-Step Floors | Row 166 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Davide Cimolai (Ita) FDJ | Row 167 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Julien Morice (Fra) Direct Energie | Row 168 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Riccardo Stacchiotti (Ita) Nippo - Vini Fantini | Row 169 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Roy Jans (Bel) WB Veranclassic Aqua Protect | Row 170 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Sam Bennett (Irl) Bora-Hansgrohe | Row 171 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Eduard Grosu (Rom) Nippo - Vini Fantini | Row 172 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Ruslan Tleubayev (Kaz) Astana Pro Team | Row 173 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Andre Looij (Ned) Roompot - Nederlandse Loterij | Row 174 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Matti Breschel (Den) Astana Pro Team | Row 175 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Florian Vachon (Fra) Fortuneo - Vital Concept | Row 176 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Boris Vallee (Bel) Fortuneo - Vital Concept | Row 177 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Laurent Didier (Lux) Trek-Segafredo | Row 178 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Dries De Bondt (Bel) Veranda's Willems Crelan | Row 179 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Matteo Pelucchi (Ita) Bora-Hansgrohe | Row 180 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Filippo Pozzato (Ita) Wilier Triestina | Row 181 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Tony Hurel (Fra) Direct Energie | Row 182 - Cell 2 |
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