Vandewalle wins GP des Kantons Aargau
Belgian beats Sella and Haussler to take first pro win
Kristof Vandewalle of Topsport Vlaanderen won the GP des Kantons Aargau in Gippingen, Switzerland, Sunday, taking his first win as a professional after some promising placings this spring. The Belgian won the six-rider sprint leading, with second place going to Emanuele Sella (CarmioOro-NGC) and third to Heinrich Haussler (Cervelo TestTeam).
The group formed on the last of 16 laps of a 12.1 kilometre long circuit course, with each lap containing a 180-metre climb.
“With temperatures of 30° Celsius, it was a super hard race,” said Topsport Vlaanderen manager Jean-Pierre Heynderickx.
The race was marked by multiple attacks but none was successful until the sextet broke away on the final climb. Vandewalle opened his sprint with 300 meters to go “and flew away from the last attackers for his first victory as a pro,” his team said proudly.
Only 65 riders finished the race. Among those who did not finish was Alessandro Ballan, of BMC Racing Team. It was his first race back after the team placed him on inactive status, due to his possible involvement in a doping investigation in Italy.
Full Results
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
---|---|---|
1 | Kristof Vandewallle (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator | 4:52:54 |
2 | Emanuele Sella (Ita) CarmioOro-NGC | Row 1 - Cell 2 |
3 | Heinrich Haussler (Ger) Cervélo Test Team | Row 2 - Cell 2 |
4 | Nicolas Roche (Irl) Ag2r la Mondiale | Row 3 - Cell 2 |
5 | Marco Marcato (Ita) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team | Row 4 - Cell 2 |
6 | Paolo Bailetti (Ita) Ceramica Flaminia | Row 5 - Cell 2 |
7 | Matthias Russ (Ger) Team Milram | 0:00:26 |
8 | Dominik Nerz (Ger) Team Milram | 0:00:48 |
9 | Hubert Schwab (Swi) Vorarlberg - Corratec | Row 8 - Cell 2 |
10 | Sergio Pardilla Bellon (Spa) CarmioOro-NGC | Row 9 - Cell 2 |
11 | Donato Cannone (Ita) Ceramica Flaminia | Row 10 - Cell 2 |
12 | Johan Coenen (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator | 0:01:24 |
13 | Xavier Florencio (Spa) Cervélo Test Team | Row 12 - Cell 2 |
14 | Luis Angel Mate (Spa) Androni Giocatolli - Serramenti PVC | 0:01:37 |
15 | Lieuwe Westra (Ned) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team | 0:01:38 |
16 | Joost Van Leijen (Ned) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team | 0:01:44 |
17 | Jose Gomez Marchante (Spa) Andalucia Cajasur | 0:01:46 |
18 | Reto Hollenstein (Swi) Vorarlberg - Corratec | 0:05:40 |
19 | Fabrice Piemontesi (Ita) Androni Giocatolli - Serramenti PVC | 0:05:41 |
20 | Simon Zahner (Swi) BMC Racing Team | 0:08:05 |
21 | Nicolas Schnyder (Swi) PRICE - Custom Bikes | Row 20 - Cell 2 |
22 | Daniele Colli (Ita) Ceramica Flaminia | Row 21 - Cell 2 |
23 | Pirmin Lang (Swi) Equipe Nationale Suisse | Row 22 - Cell 2 |
24 | Andreas Dietziker (Swi) Vorarlberg - Corratec | Row 23 - Cell 2 |
25 | Davy Commeyne (Bel) Landbouwkrediet | Row 24 - Cell 2 |
26 | Edoardo Girardi (Ita) Ceramica Flaminia | Row 25 - Cell 2 |
27 | Roman Andres (Swi) Equipe Nationale Suisse | Row 26 - Cell 2 |
28 | Wout Poels (Ned) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team | Row 27 - Cell 2 |
29 | Andrea Tonti (Ita) CarmioOro-NGC | Row 28 - Cell 2 |
30 | Geert Verheyen (Bel) Landbouwkrediet | Row 29 - Cell 2 |
31 | Peter Kusztor (Hun) Atlas Personal | Row 30 - Cell 2 |
32 | Marcel Aregger (Swi) PRICE - Custom Bikes | Row 31 - Cell 2 |
33 | David Rösch (Ger) Atlas Personal | Row 32 - Cell 2 |
34 | Lloyd Mondory (Fra) Ag2r la Mondiale | Row 33 - Cell 2 |
35 | Peter Jacobs (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator | Row 34 - Cell 2 |
36 | Pablo Lechuga Rodriguez (Spa) Andalucia Cajasur | Row 35 - Cell 2 |
37 | Jérôme Baugnies (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator | Row 36 - Cell 2 |
38 | Tomasz Marchzynski (Pol) CCC Polsat Polkowice | Row 37 - Cell 2 |
39 | Daniel Henggeler (Swi) PRICE - Custom Bikes | Row 38 - Cell 2 |
40 | Florian Stalder (Swi) BMC Racing Team | Row 39 - Cell 2 |
41 | Elias Schmäh (Swi) PRICE - Custom Bikes | Row 40 - Cell 2 |
42 | Manuel Clavente Corpas (Spa) Andalucia Cajasur | Row 41 - Cell 2 |
43 | Julien Berard (Fra) Ag2r la Mondiale | Row 42 - Cell 2 |
44 | Karsten Kroon (Ned) BMC Racing Team | Row 43 - Cell 2 |
45 | Bartlomiej Matysiak (Pol) CCC Polsat Polkowice | Row 44 - Cell 2 |
46 | Adrian Honkisz (Pol) CCC Polsat Polkowice | Row 45 - Cell 2 |
47 | Thomas Bertolini (Ita) Androni Giocatolli - Serramenti PVC | Row 46 - Cell 2 |
48 | Martin Elmiger (Swi) Ag2r la Mondiale | Row 47 - Cell 2 |
49 | Frederik Veuchelen (Bel) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team | Row 48 - Cell 2 |
50 | Cameron Wurf (Aus) Androni Giocatolli - Serramenti PVC | Row 49 - Cell 2 |
51 | Nicolas Baldo (Fra) Atlas Personal | Row 50 - Cell 2 |
52 | Stephane Rosetto (Fra) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team | Row 51 - Cell 2 |
53 | Francesco Tizza (Ita) CarmioOro-NGC | Row 52 - Cell 2 |
54 | Ben Gastauer (Lux) Ag2r la Mondiale | Row 53 - Cell 2 |
55 | Sergio Carrasco Carcia (Spa) Andalucia Cajasur | Row 54 - Cell 2 |
56 | Thomas De Gendt (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator | Row 55 - Cell 2 |
57 | Laurent Beuret (Swi) CarmioOro-NGC | Row 56 - Cell 2 |
58 | Johannes Fröhlinger (Ger) Team Milram | Row 57 - Cell 2 |
59 | José Luis Arrieta (Spa) Ag2r la Mondiale | Row 58 - Cell 2 |
60 | Preben Van Hecke (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator | Row 59 - Cell 2 |
61 | Sander Armee (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator | Row 60 - Cell 2 |
62 | Damiano Margutti (Ita) Androni Giocatolli - Serramenti PVC | Row 61 - Cell 2 |
63 | Brett Lancaster (Aus) Cervélo Test Team | Row 62 - Cell 2 |
64 | Björn Schröder (Ger) Team Milram | Row 63 - Cell 2 |
65 | Jeremy Hunt (GBr) Cervélo Test Team | 0:08:11 |
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