Schets takes sprint in rainy Handzame Classic
Van Hummel second, crashes across the line
The Handzame Classic ended with a bang, with Steve Schets handing the Donckers Koffie-Jelly Belly team its first win of the season, but also a massive crash at the line.
Kenny van Hummel (Skil-Shimano) was heading up next to the barriers in the final sprint when he was hit by an inattentive spectator who was leaning out over the barriers to take a photo.
Van Hummel was on the ground in a second, falling into Schets and causing a chain-reaction pile-up behind.
After a rainy 199.5km, Schets was too happy with his victory to worry about the fall.
"It must have looked very strange, but I am so happy with that win that I really wanted to cry. That I was laying on the ground was a side issue," Schets said.
Full Results
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
---|---|---|
1 | Steve Schets (Bel) Donckers Koffie - Jelly Belly | 4:48:12 |
2 | Kenny Robert Van Hummel (Ned) Skil - Shimano | Row 1 - Cell 2 |
3 | Niko Eeckhout (Bel) An Post - Sean Kelly | Row 2 - Cell 2 |
4 | André Schulze (Ger) CCC Polsat Polkowice | Row 3 - Cell 2 |
5 | Aidis Kruopis (Ltu) Landbouwkrediet | Row 4 - Cell 2 |
6 | Theo Bos (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team | Row 5 - Cell 2 |
7 | Frédérique Robert (Bel) Quickstep Cycling Team | Row 6 - Cell 2 |
8 | Remco Te Brake (Ned) Cyclingteam De Rijke | Row 7 - Cell 2 |
9 | Maxime Vantomme (Bel) Katusha Team | Row 8 - Cell 2 |
10 | Stijn Neirynck (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator | Row 9 - Cell 2 |
11 | Jean-Pierre Drucker (Lux) Veranda's Willems - Accent | Row 10 - Cell 2 |
12 | Nikolas Maes (Bel) Quickstep Cycling Team | Row 11 - Cell 2 |
13 | Adam Blythe (GBr) Omega Pharma-Lotto | Row 12 - Cell 2 |
14 | Steven Caethoven (Bel) Veranda's Willems - Accent | Row 13 - Cell 2 |
15 | Kevin Hulsmans (Bel) Donckers Koffie - Jelly Belly | Row 14 - Cell 2 |
16 | Sylwester Janiszewski (Pol) CCC Polsat Polkowice | Row 15 - Cell 2 |
17 | Jarl Salomein (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator | Row 16 - Cell 2 |
18 | Robin Steenuit (Bel) Wallonie Bruxelles - Credit Agricole | Row 17 - Cell 2 |
19 | Alexander Porsev (Rus) Katusha Team | Row 18 - Cell 2 |
20 | Johan Lindgren (Swe) Team Cykelcity | Row 19 - Cell 2 |
21 | Roy Curvers (Ned) Skil - Shimano | Row 20 - Cell 2 |
22 | Marcello Pavarin (Ita) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | Row 21 - Cell 2 |
23 | Michaël Baer (Swi) Team Netapp | Row 22 - Cell 2 |
24 | Stijn Joseph (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator | Row 23 - Cell 2 |
25 | Steffen Radochla (Ger) Nutrixxion Sparkasse | Row 24 - Cell 2 |
26 | Timothy Vangheel (Bel) Colba - Mercury | Row 25 - Cell 2 |
27 | Sven Jodts (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator | Row 26 - Cell 2 |
28 | Jelle Wallays (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator | Row 27 - Cell 2 |
29 | Andreas Schillinger (Ger) Team Netapp | Row 28 - Cell 2 |
30 | Alessandro Bazzana (Ita) Team Type 1 - Sanofi Aventis | Row 29 - Cell 2 |
31 | Eric Baumann (Ger) Team Netapp | Row 30 - Cell 2 |
32 | Hugo Houle (Can) Team Spidertech Powered By C10 | Row 31 - Cell 2 |
33 | Klaas Lodewyck (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto | Row 32 - Cell 2 |
34 | Philip Lavery (Irl) An Post - Sean Kelly | Row 33 - Cell 2 |
35 | Graeme Brown (Aus) Rabobank Cycling Team | Row 34 - Cell 2 |
36 | Benjamin Sydlik (Ger) Nutrixxion Sparkasse | Row 35 - Cell 2 |
37 | Timon Seubert (Ger) Team Netapp | Row 36 - Cell 2 |
38 | Bobbie Traksel (Ned) Landbouwkrediet | Row 37 - Cell 2 |
39 | Christoph Pfingsten (Ger) Cyclingteam De Rijke | Row 38 - Cell 2 |
40 | Guillaume Van Keirsbulck (Bel) Quickstep Cycling Team | Row 39 - Cell 2 |
41 | Gediminas Bagdonas (Ltu) An Post - Sean Kelly | 0:00:05 |
42 | Michal Golas (Pol) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | 0:00:08 |
43 | Bram Schmitz (Ned) Veranda's Willems - Accent | 0:00:15 |
44 | Dennis Van Winden (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team | Row 43 - Cell 2 |
45 | Tom Veelers (Ned) Skil - Shimano | 0:00:18 |
46 | Jos Van Emden (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team | Row 45 - Cell 2 |
47 | Bert De Backer (Bel) Skil - Shimano | Row 46 - Cell 2 |
48 | Sven Vandousselaere (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto | Row 47 - Cell 2 |
49 | Florian Monreal (Ger) Team Eddy Merckx - Indeland | 0:00:26 |
50 | Mitchell Docker (Aus) Skil - Shimano | 0:00:31 |
51 | Edwig Cammaerts (Bel) Landbouwkrediet | 0:00:32 |
52 | Michael Schweizer (Ger) Nutrixxion Sparkasse | 0:00:35 |
53 | Jens Debusschere (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto | Row 52 - Cell 2 |
54 | Svein Tuft (Can) Team Spidertech Powered By C10 | Row 53 - Cell 2 |
55 | Sjef De Wilde (Bel) Veranda's Willems - Accent | Row 54 - Cell 2 |
56 | Andreas Stauff (Ger) Quickstep Cycling Team | Row 55 - Cell 2 |
57 | Coen Vermeltfoort (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team | 0:00:42 |
58 | Martin Reimer (Ger) Skil - Shimano | Row 57 - Cell 2 |
59 | Robert Retschke (Ger) Team Netapp | 0:00:47 |
60 | Robin Chaigneau (Ned) Skil - Shimano | Row 59 - Cell 2 |
61 | Martijn Verschoor (Ned) Team Type 1 - Sanofi Aventis | Row 60 - Cell 2 |
62 | Mark Batty (Can) Team Spidertech Powered By C10 | Row 61 - Cell 2 |
63 | Jack Vermeulen (Ned) Cyclingteam De Rijke | Row 62 - Cell 2 |
64 | Jonas Ahlstrand (Swe) Team Cykelcity | Row 63 - Cell 2 |
65 | Hans Dekkers (Ned) Landbouwkrediet | Row 64 - Cell 2 |
66 | Albert Timmer (Ned) Skil - Shimano | Row 65 - Cell 2 |
67 | Mark McNally (GBr) An Post - Sean Kelly | 0:00:52 |
68 | Pieter Ghyllebert (Bel) An Post - Sean Kelly | Row 67 - Cell 2 |
69 | Kevin Grieten (Bel) Colba - Mercury | 0:01:04 |
70 | Egidijus Juodvalkis (Ltu) Landbouwkrediet | Row 69 - Cell 2 |
71 | Michael Olsson (Swe) Team Cykelcity | Row 70 - Cell 2 |
72 | Laurens De Vreese (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator | Row 71 - Cell 2 |
73 | Jonathan Bertrand (Bel) Wallonie Bruxelles - Credit Agricole | Row 72 - Cell 2 |
74 | Bartlomiej Matysiak (Pol) CCC Polsat Polkowice | Row 73 - Cell 2 |
75 | Sven Van Den Houte (Bel) Veranda's Willems - Accent | Row 74 - Cell 2 |
76 | Michaël Van Staeyen (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator | Row 75 - Cell 2 |
77 | Pieter Serry (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator | Row 76 - Cell 2 |
78 | Jonathan Dewitte (Bel) Wallonie Bruxelles - Credit Agricole | 0:01:33 |
79 | Glenn Vandemaele (Bel) Team Worldofbike.gr | Row 78 - Cell 2 |
80 | David Boucher (Fra) Omega Pharma-Lotto | Row 79 - Cell 2 |
81 | Kurt Hovelynck (Bel) Donckers Koffie - Jelly Belly | Row 80 - Cell 2 |
82 | Patrick Bercz (Ger) Team Eddy Merckx - Indeland | Row 81 - Cell 2 |
83 | David Kopp (Ger) Team Eddy Merckx - Indeland | Row 82 - Cell 2 |
84 | Tomas Smolen (Pol) CCC Polsat Polkowice | Row 83 - Cell 2 |
85 | Tomasz Kiendys (Pol) CCC Polsat Polkowice | Row 84 - Cell 2 |
86 | Sebastian Balck (Swe) Team Cykelcity | Row 85 - Cell 2 |
87 | Petr Ignatenko (Rus) Katusha Team | Row 86 - Cell 2 |
88 | Baptiste Planckaert (Bel) Landbouwkrediet | Row 87 - Cell 2 |
89 | Cesare Benedetti (Ita) Team Netapp | Row 88 - Cell 2 |
90 | Fabio Calabria (Aus) Team Type 1 - Sanofi Aventis | Row 89 - Cell 2 |
91 | Benjamin King (USA) Team RadioShack | Row 90 - Cell 2 |
92 | Andreas Keuser (Ger) Team Worldofbike.gr | Row 91 - Cell 2 |
93 | Philip Lindau (Swe) Team Cykelcity | Row 92 - Cell 2 |
94 | Tobias Ludvigsson (Swe) Team Cykelcity | Row 93 - Cell 2 |
95 | Johan Landstrom (Swe) Team Cykelcity | Row 94 - Cell 2 |
96 | Kevin Van Melsen (Bel) Veranda's Willems - Accent | Row 95 - Cell 2 |
97 | Joe Eldridge (USA) Team Type 1 - Sanofi Aventis | Row 96 - Cell 2 |
98 | Simon Lambert-Lemay (Can) Team Spidertech Powered By C10 | Row 97 - Cell 2 |
99 | Kevin Lacombe (Can) Team Spidertech Powered By C10 | Row 98 - Cell 2 |
100 | Luc Hagenaars (Ned) Team Eddy Merckx - Indeland | Row 99 - Cell 2 |
101 | Bas Stamsnijder (Ned) Cyclingteam De Rijke | Row 100 - Cell 2 |
102 | Ryan Anderson (Can) Team Spidertech Powered By C10 | Row 101 - Cell 2 |
103 | Fabio Polazzi (Bel) Wallonie Bruxelles - Credit Agricole | Row 102 - Cell 2 |
104 | Martin Gilbert (Can) Team Spidertech Powered By C10 | Row 103 - Cell 2 |
105 | Grischa Janorschke (Ger) Nutrixxion Sparkasse | Row 104 - Cell 2 |
106 | Björn Schröder (Ger) Nutrixxion Sparkasse | Row 105 - Cell 2 |
107 | Emmanuel Van Ruitenbeek (Ned) Team Eddy Merckx - Indeland | Row 106 - Cell 2 |
108 | Alexey Shmidt (Rus) Team Type 1 - Sanofi Aventis | Row 107 - Cell 2 |
109 | Sebastian Forke (Ger) Nutrixxion Sparkasse | Row 108 - Cell 2 |
110 | Huub Duyn (Ned) Donckers Koffie - Jelly Belly | Row 109 - Cell 2 |
111 | Michaël Vanderaerden (Bel) Donckers Koffie - Jelly Belly | Row 110 - Cell 2 |
112 | Ryan Roth (Can) Team Spidertech Powered By C10 | Row 111 - Cell 2 |
113 | James Spragg (GBr) Donckers Koffie - Jelly Belly | Row 112 - Cell 2 |
114 | Sebastian Körber (Ger) Nutrixxion Sparkasse | Row 113 - Cell 2 |
115 | Dimitri Claeys (Bel) Team Netapp | Row 114 - Cell 2 |
116 | Gert Dockx (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto | Row 115 - Cell 2 |
117 | Kristof Vandewalle (Bel) Quickstep Cycling Team | Row 116 - Cell 2 |
118 | Carlos Barredo Llamazales (Spa) Rabobank Cycling Team | Row 117 - Cell 2 |
119 | Kamil Zielinski (Pol) CCC Polsat Polkowice | 0:02:58 |
120 | Kess Heytens (Bel) An Post - Sean Kelly | 0:03:33 |
121 | Phillip Schulz (Ger) Colba - Mercury | 0:03:38 |
122 | Philip Vandaele (Bel) Colba - Mercury | 0:03:40 |
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