Degenkolb wins Gent-Wevelgem
Demare, Sagan round out podium
John Degenkolb (Giant-Shimano) sprinted to victory at Gent-Wevelgem ahead of Arnaud Demare (FDJ.fr) and Peter Sagan (Cannondale) after a high-speed, hectic race on the hills and WW1 battle fields of Flanders. Sep Vanmarcke (Belkin) placed fourth, followed by Tom Boonen (Omega Pharma-QuickStep) in fifth in the sprint but a crash took down Andre Greipel (Lotto Belisol) and Tyler Farrar (Garmin-Sharp) in the final kilometres.
The two climbs of the Kemmelberg did little to test the favourites and only a late attack by Belgian champion Stijn Devolder (Trek Factory Racing), Silvan Dillier (BMC) and Andrey Amador (Movistar) almost spoilt the sprinters' party. However the move was neutralised inside the final two kilometres by a peloton approximately 40 strong. Everyone seemed to think they could win, sparking a trail of crashes but while Sagan hit out too early and Demare left it a little late, Degenkolb opened his sprint at the right moment and won in style.
Degenkolb blew kisses to the television camera as he celebrated his victory. "This is one of the really big Classics and I'm very happy to get this victory," he said.
"This is the next step in my career. I won Hamburg and that's a WorldTour race but with respect to it, this is a big, big race. It's great to win here."
How it happened
The conditions at the start of the 76th edition of Gent-Wevelgem, in Deinze were in stark contrast with those from last year.
Last year riders got back in the their team buses after signing on and then drove to Gistel due to the snow covering many roads. This time around temperatures of 18 degrees Celsius plus nearly no wind created an enjoyable start setting for the peloton. Knowing that the wind would not result in echelons at the feared flatlands of the Moeren made most riders very relaxed.
Straight from the start five riders attacked with no reaction from the peloton. The riders in the early breakaway move were Sebastian Lander (BMC), Manuele Boaro (Tinkoff-Saxo), Marcel Aregger (IAM), Jaco Venter (MTN-Qhubeka) and Frederik Veuchelen (Wanty-Groupe Robert). In less than an hour of racing the five had a lead of ten minutes on the peloton where Frederik Willems (Lotto-Belisol) set a steady pace for more than 100km.
When reaching the first climb of the day in France, the Mont Cassel, after 115km of racing the gap was down to eight minutes. During the 40km-long French passage the gap continued to fall and when heading back into Belgium 85km from the finish – two climbs later – the leaders had only 5:30 left on the peloton.
The emphasis of the hill zone was the trio of climbs comprised of the Baneberg, Kemmelberg and Monteberg with all to be completed two times. The leaders reached the zone three minutes up on the peloton and during the first loop Lander was dropped up front as Boaro and Veuchelen set a fierce pace.
Meanwhile, a pair of crashes in the peloton knocked some pre-race favourites out of contention. The first incident before the Kemmelberg took out Francisco Ventoso (Movistar) and on the roads following the Monteberg Ian Stannard (Sky) ended up in the ditch. Both Ventoso and Stannard would be brought to the hospital as a result of their crashes.
Some riders anticipated the second loop and launched an attack. Silvan Dillier (BMC), Lloyd Mondory (AG2R La Mondiale), Andrey Grivko (Astana) and Antonio Parrinello (Androni Giocattoli-Venezuela) jumped away and took half a minute on the peloton.
When starting the second loop of climbs the sun disappeared and so did most of the leaders. Boaro immediately attacked and led the race solo. The rest of the former lead group were quickly swept up by the four counter-attackers. The pace increased in the peloton and at the back Matthew Goss (Orica-GreenEdge) was struggling hard, seemingly in no shape to battle for the victory this Sunday afternoon.
In the run-up towards the Kemmelberg there was a big crash at the back of the peloton with Christopher Sutton (Team Sky) the biggest casualty. Boaro survived the Kemmelberg in front of the peloton where Sep Vanmarcke (Belkin) led the peloton up the climb. Pre-race favourites Fabian Cancellara (Trek Factory Racing), Tom Boonen (Omega Pharma-QuickStep), Peter Sagan (Cannondale) and John Degenkolb (Giant-Shimano) were all in the front of the peloton as well.
Eighteen riders separated themselves from the peloton over the iconic cobbled climb with André Greipel (Lotto-Belisol) surprisingly surviving the cut. More riders managed to bridge back up to the first group before the Monteberg. At the top of the Monteberg the final breakaway rider, Boaro, was finally caught. With 35km to go most of the sprinters featured in the front of the race and there was little time left for attackers to prevent a field sprint finale. Cancellara, Sagan and Boonen all took pulls in front but no more damage was done. The race looked set for a high-speed sprint finish.
With 30km to go it was clear that about 80 riders were still in the mix for the win with the bulk of the work in the peloton shared by BMC, Lotto-Belisol and Garmin-Sharp. Then Devolder dragged the late attack clear, setting up for the dramatic finale. Degenkolb avoided the crashes and chaos to find the best line to the finish and so add his name to the rich list of former winners.
Full Results
1 | John Degenkolb (Ger) Team Giant-Shimano | 5:34:37 |
2 | Arnaud Demare (Fra) FDJ.fr | Row 1 - Cell 2 |
3 | Peter Sagan (Svk) Cannondale | Row 2 - Cell 2 |
4 | Sep Vanmarcke (Bel) Belkin-Pro Cycling Team | Row 3 - Cell 2 |
5 | Tom Boonen (Bel) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step Cycling Team | Row 4 - Cell 2 |
6 | Tom Van Asbroeck (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise | Row 5 - Cell 2 |
7 | Alexey Tsatevich (Rus) Team Katusha | Row 6 - Cell 2 |
8 | Yauheni Hutarovich (Blr) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 7 - Cell 2 |
9 | Thor Hushovd (Nor) BMC Racing Team | Row 8 - Cell 2 |
10 | Jurgen Roelandts (Bel) Lotto Belisol | Row 9 - Cell 2 |
11 | Alexander Kristoff (Nor) Team Katusha | Row 10 - Cell 2 |
12 | Sam Bennett (Irl) Team NetApp - Endura | Row 11 - Cell 2 |
13 | Bryan Coquard (Fra) Team Europcar | Row 12 - Cell 2 |
14 | Lloyd Mondory (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 13 - Cell 2 |
15 | Matteo Trentin (Ita) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step Cycling Team | Row 14 - Cell 2 |
16 | Cyril Lemoine (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | Row 15 - Cell 2 |
17 | Gerald Ciolek (Ger) MTN - Qhubeka | Row 16 - Cell 2 |
18 | Daniele Bennati (Ita) Tinkoff-Saxo | Row 17 - Cell 2 |
19 | Boy van Poppel (Ned) Trek Factory Racing | Row 18 - Cell 2 |
20 | Zdenek Stybar (Cze) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step Cycling Team | Row 19 - Cell 2 |
21 | Juan Jose Lobato Del Valle (Spa) Movistar Team | Row 20 - Cell 2 |
22 | Taylor Phinney (USA) BMC Racing Team | Row 21 - Cell 2 |
23 | Edvald Boasson Hagen (Nor) Team Sky | Row 22 - Cell 2 |
24 | Bernhard Eisel (Aut) Team Sky | Row 23 - Cell 2 |
25 | Sacha Modolo (Ita) Lampre-Merida | Row 24 - Cell 2 |
26 | Yoann Offredo (Fra) FDJ.fr | Row 25 - Cell 2 |
27 | Jean-Pierre Drucker (Lux) Wanty - Groupe Gobert | Row 26 - Cell 2 |
28 | Greg Van Avermaet (Bel) BMC Racing Team | Row 27 - Cell 2 |
29 | Kristian Sbaragli (Ita) MTN - Qhubeka | 0:00:04 |
30 | Davide Cimolai (Ita) Lampre-Merida | 0:00:06 |
31 | Koen De Kort (Ned) Team Giant-Shimano | Row 30 - Cell 2 |
32 | Michael Schär (Swi) BMC Racing Team | 0:00:09 |
33 | Oscar Gatto (Ita) Cannondale | 0:00:10 |
34 | Sébastien Turgot (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 33 - Cell 2 |
35 | Mirko Selvaggi (Ita) Wanty - Groupe Gobert | 0:00:16 |
36 | Romain Zingle (Bel) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | Row 35 - Cell 2 |
37 | Jens Keukeleire (Bel) Orica GreenEdge | 0:00:19 |
38 | Fabian Cancellara (Swi) Trek Factory Racing | Row 37 - Cell 2 |
39 | Tony Gallopin (Fra) Lotto Belisol | Row 38 - Cell 2 |
40 | Grégory Rast (Swi) Trek Factory Racing | Row 39 - Cell 2 |
41 | Imanol Erviti Ollo (Spa) Movistar Team | Row 40 - Cell 2 |
42 | Vladimir Gusev (Rus) Team Katusha | Row 41 - Cell 2 |
43 | Francesco Gavazzi (Ita) Astana Pro Team | Row 42 - Cell 2 |
44 | Michael Morkov (Den) Tinkoff-Saxo | Row 43 - Cell 2 |
45 | Dylan van Baarle (Ned) Garmin Sharp | Row 44 - Cell 2 |
46 | Björn Leukemans (Bel) Wanty - Groupe Gobert | Row 45 - Cell 2 |
47 | Christian Knees (Ger) Team Sky | Row 46 - Cell 2 |
48 | Steve Chainel (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 47 - Cell 2 |
49 | Damien Gaudin (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 48 - Cell 2 |
50 | Bram Tankink (Ned) Belkin-Pro Cycling Team | Row 49 - Cell 2 |
51 | Salvatore Puccio (Ita) Team Sky | Row 50 - Cell 2 |
52 | Roger Kluge (Ger) IAM Cycling | Row 51 - Cell 2 |
53 | Dries Devenyns (Bel) Team Giant-Shimano | 0:00:27 |
54 | Andreas Schillinger (Ger) Team NetApp - Endura | Row 53 - Cell 2 |
55 | Marcel Sieberg (Ger) Lotto Belisol | Row 54 - Cell 2 |
56 | Mickael Delage (Fra) FDJ.fr | Row 55 - Cell 2 |
57 | Manuel Quinziato (Ita) BMC Racing Team | Row 56 - Cell 2 |
58 | Silvan Dillier (Swi) BMC Racing Team | Row 57 - Cell 2 |
59 | Andrey Amador Bakkazakova (CRc) Movistar Team | Row 58 - Cell 2 |
60 | Sebastian Langeveld (Ned) Garmin Sharp | Row 59 - Cell 2 |
61 | Stijn Devolder (Bel) Trek Factory Racing | Row 60 - Cell 2 |
62 | Johnny Hoogerland (Ned) Androni Giocattoli | Row 61 - Cell 2 |
63 | Jack Bauer (NZl) Garmin Sharp | Row 62 - Cell 2 |
64 | Ramon Sinkeldam (Ned) Team Giant-Shimano | Row 63 - Cell 2 |
65 | Borut Bozic (Slo) Astana Pro Team | Row 64 - Cell 2 |
66 | Egoitz Garcia Echeguibel (Spa) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | Row 65 - Cell 2 |
67 | Guillaume Van Keirsbulck (Bel) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step Cycling Team | Row 66 - Cell 2 |
68 | Yaroslav Popovych (Ukr) Trek Factory Racing | Row 67 - Cell 2 |
69 | Nikolas Maes (Bel) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step Cycling Team | Row 68 - Cell 2 |
70 | Marco Bandiera (Ita) Androni Giocattoli | Row 69 - Cell 2 |
71 | Iljo Keisse (Bel) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step Cycling Team | Row 70 - Cell 2 |
72 | Matti Breschel (Den) Tinkoff-Saxo | Row 71 - Cell 2 |
73 | Thomas Leezer (Ned) Belkin-Pro Cycling Team | Row 72 - Cell 2 |
74 | Christopher Juul Jensen (Den) Tinkoff-Saxo | Row 73 - Cell 2 |
75 | Jaco Venter (RSA) MTN - Qhubeka | Row 74 - Cell 2 |
76 | Alan Marangoni (Ita) Cannondale | Row 75 - Cell 2 |
77 | Paolo Longo Borghini (Ita) Cannondale | Row 76 - Cell 2 |
78 | Maciej Bodnar (Pol) Cannondale | Row 77 - Cell 2 |
79 | Andriy Grivko (Ukr) Astana Pro Team | 0:02:08 |
80 | Martin Velits (Svk) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step Cycling Team | 0:02:27 |
81 | Mitchell Docker (Aus) Orica GreenEdge | Row 80 - Cell 2 |
82 | Klaas Lodewyck (Bel) BMC Racing Team | 0:02:39 |
83 | Zakkari Dempster (Aus) Team NetApp - Endura | 0:03:27 |
84 | Frederik Veuchelen (Bel) Wanty - Groupe Gobert | 0:04:07 |
85 | Manuele Boaro (Ita) Tinkoff-Saxo | Row 84 - Cell 2 |
86 | Dmitriy Gruzdev (Kaz) Astana Pro Team | 0:04:28 |
87 | Ruslan Tleubayev (Kaz) Astana Pro Team | Row 86 - Cell 2 |
88 | Antonio Parrinello (Ita) Androni Giocattoli | Row 87 - Cell 2 |
89 | Jesse Sergent (NZl) Trek Factory Racing | Row 88 - Cell 2 |
90 | Blaz Jarc (Slo) Team NetApp - Endura | Row 89 - Cell 2 |
91 | Tim Declercq (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise | Row 90 - Cell 2 |
92 | Alexandre Pichot (Fra) Team Europcar | Row 91 - Cell 2 |
93 | Danny van Poppel (Ned) Trek Factory Racing | Row 92 - Cell 2 |
94 | Marcel Aregger (Swi) IAM Cycling | Row 93 - Cell 2 |
95 | Andrea Guardini (Ita) Astana Pro Team | Row 94 - Cell 2 |
96 | Matthias Krizek (Aut) Cannondale | Row 95 - Cell 2 |
97 | Nicola Testi (Ita) Androni Giocattoli | Row 96 - Cell 2 |
98 | Jarl Salomein (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise | Row 97 - Cell 2 |
99 | Nikias Arndt (Ger) Team Giant-Shimano | Row 98 - Cell 2 |
100 | Adrien Petit (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | Row 99 - Cell 2 |
101 | Roy Curvers (Ned) Team Giant-Shimano | Row 100 - Cell 2 |
102 | Robert Wagner (Ger) Belkin-Pro Cycling Team | Row 101 - Cell 2 |
103 | Ignatas Konovalovas (Ltu) MTN - Qhubeka | Row 102 - Cell 2 |
104 | Gatis Smukulis (Lat) Team Katusha | Row 103 - Cell 2 |
105 | Raymond Kreder (Ned) Garmin Sharp | Row 104 - Cell 2 |
106 | Wesley Kreder (Ned) Wanty - Groupe Gobert | Row 105 - Cell 2 |
107 | Alexander Porsev (Rus) Team Katusha | Row 106 - Cell 2 |
108 | Lars Boom (Ned) Belkin-Pro Cycling Team | Row 107 - Cell 2 |
109 | William Bonnet (Fra) FDJ.fr | Row 108 - Cell 2 |
110 | Matthieu Ladagnous (Fra) FDJ.fr | Row 109 - Cell 2 |
111 | Gert Steegmans (Bel) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step Cycling Team | Row 110 - Cell 2 |
112 | Geraint Thomas (GBr) Team Sky | Row 111 - Cell 2 |
113 | Maarten Tjallingii (Ned) Belkin-Pro Cycling Team | Row 112 - Cell 2 |
114 | Kenneth Vanbilsen (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise | Row 113 - Cell 2 |
115 | Stijn Steels (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise | Row 114 - Cell 2 |
116 | Nick Nuyens (Bel) Garmin Sharp | Row 115 - Cell 2 |
117 | Kenny Robert Van Hummel (Ned) Androni Giocattoli | Row 116 - Cell 2 |
118 | David Boucher (Fra) FDJ.fr | 0:08:11 |
119 | Andrea Palini (Ita) Lampre-Merida | Row 118 - Cell 2 |
120 | Edward King (USA) Cannondale | Row 119 - Cell 2 |
121 | Jerome Cousin (Fra) Team Europcar | Row 120 - Cell 2 |
122 | Jens Debusschere (Bel) Lotto Belisol | Row 121 - Cell 2 |
123 | Jay Thomson (RSA) MTN - Qhubeka | Row 122 - Cell 2 |
124 | José Ivan Gutierrez Palacios (Spa) Movistar Team | Row 123 - Cell 2 |
125 | Andrea Zordan (Ita) Androni Giocattoli | Row 124 - Cell 2 |
126 | Kevyn Ista (Bel) IAM Cycling | Row 125 - Cell 2 |
127 | Jimmy Engoulvent (Fra) Team Europcar | Row 126 - Cell 2 |
128 | Elia Favilli (Ita) Lampre-Merida | Row 127 - Cell 2 |
129 | Nikolay Trusov (Rus) Tinkoff-Saxo | Row 128 - Cell 2 |
130 | Lars Ytting Bak (Den) Lotto Belisol | Row 129 - Cell 2 |
131 | Tyler Farrar (USA) Garmin Sharp | Row 130 - Cell 2 |
132 | Rudiger Selig (Ger) Team Katusha | 0:13:04 |
133 | Valentin Iglinskiy (Kaz) Astana Pro Team | Row 132 - Cell 2 |
134 | Jasha Sütterlin (Ger) Movistar Team | Row 133 - Cell 2 |
135 | Michal Kolár (Svk) Tinkoff-Saxo | Row 134 - Cell 2 |
136 | Tim De Troyer (Bel) Wanty - Groupe Gobert | Row 135 - Cell 2 |
137 | Simon Yates (GBr) Orica GreenEdge | Row 136 - Cell 2 |
138 | Kristijan Koren (Slo) Cannondale | Row 137 - Cell 2 |
139 | Gert Joeaar (Est) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | Row 138 - Cell 2 |
140 | Davide Appollonio (Ita) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 139 - Cell 2 |
141 | Maximiliano Ariel Richeze (Arg) Lampre-Merida | Row 140 - Cell 2 |
142 | Florian Senechal (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | 0:14:29 |
143 | Enrique Sanz (Spa) Movistar Team | Row 142 - Cell 2 |
144 | Sebastian Lander (Den) BMC Racing Team | Row 143 - Cell 2 |
145 | Albert Timmer (Ned) Team Giant-Shimano | Row 144 - Cell 2 |
146 | Murilo Antonio Fischer (Bra) FDJ.fr | Row 145 - Cell 2 |
147 | Vladimir Isaychev (Rus) Team Katusha | Row 146 - Cell 2 |
148 | Andreas Stauff (Ger) MTN - Qhubeka | Row 147 - Cell 2 |
149 | Maxime Daniel (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 148 - Cell 2 |
150 | Yohann Gene (Fra) Team Europcar | Row 149 - Cell 2 |
151 | Aleksejs Saramotins (Lat) IAM Cycling | Row 150 - Cell 2 |
152 | Gediminas Bagdonas (Ltu) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 151 - Cell 2 |
153 | Edwig Cammaerts (Bel) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | Row 152 - Cell 2 |
DNS | Svein Tuft (Can) Orica GreenEdge | Row 153 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Dmitriy Muravyev (Kaz) Astana Pro Team | Row 154 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Rick Flens (Ned) Belkin-Pro Cycling Team | Row 155 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Maarten Wynants (Bel) Belkin-Pro Cycling Team | Row 156 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Anthony Geslin (Fra) FDJ.fr | Row 157 - Cell 2 |
DNF | David Millar (GBr) Garmin Sharp | Row 158 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Johan Vansummeren (Bel) Garmin Sharp | Row 159 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Niccolo Bonifazio (Ita) Lampre-Merida | Row 160 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Luca Dodi (Ita) Lampre-Merida | Row 161 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Filippo Pozzato (Ita) Lampre-Merida | Row 162 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Kris Boeckmans (Bel) Lotto Belisol | Row 163 - Cell 2 |
DNF | André Greipel (Ger) Lotto Belisol | Row 164 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Frederik Willems (Bel) Lotto Belisol | Row 165 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Alex Dowsett (GBr) Movistar Team | Row 166 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Francisco José Ventoso Alberdi (Spa) Movistar Team | Row 167 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Luke Durbridge (Aus) Orica GreenEdge | Row 168 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Matthew Harley Goss (Aus) Orica GreenEdge | Row 169 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Michael Hepburn (Aus) Orica GreenEdge | Row 170 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Jens Mouris (Ned) Orica GreenEdge | Row 171 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Antoine Duchesne (Can) Team Europcar | Row 172 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Morgan Lamoisson (Fra) Team Europcar | Row 173 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Yannick Martinez (Fra) Team Europcar | Row 174 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Reinardt Janse Van Rensburg (RSA) Team Giant-Shimano | Row 175 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Luca Paolini (Ita) Team Katusha | Row 176 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Christopher Sutton (Aus) Team Sky | Row 177 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Luke Rowe (GBr) Team Sky | Row 178 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Ian Stannard (GBr) Team Sky | Row 179 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Nicki Sörensen (Den) Tinkoff-Saxo | Row 180 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Hayden Roulston (NZl) Trek Factory Racing | Row 181 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Carlos Jose Ochoa (Ven) Androni Giocattoli | Row 182 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Patrick Facchini (Ita) Androni Giocattoli | Row 183 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Louis Verhelst (Bel) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | Row 184 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Heinrich Haussler (Aus) IAM Cycling | Row 185 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Sébastien Hinault (Fra) IAM Cycling | Row 186 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Matteo Pelucchi (Ita) IAM Cycling | Row 187 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Martin Reimer (Ger) MTN - Qhubeka | Row 188 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Bradley Potgieter (RSA) MTN - Qhubeka | Row 189 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Jonathan McEvoy (GBr) Team NetApp - Endura | Row 190 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Daniel Schorn (Aut) Team NetApp - Endura | Row 191 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Scott Thwaites (GBr) Team NetApp - Endura | Row 192 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Paul Voss (Ger) Team NetApp - Endura | Row 193 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Danilo Napolitano (Ita) Wanty - Groupe Gobert | Row 194 - Cell 2 |
DNF | James Vanlandschoot (Bel) Wanty - Groupe Gobert | Row 195 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Yves Lampaert (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise | Row 196 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Pieter Vanspeybrouck (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise | Row 197 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Jelle Wallays (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise | Row 198 - Cell 2 |
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