Baska wins Handzame Classic
Tinkoff rider beats Groenewegen in sprint
Erik Baska (Tinkoff) came from a long way back to beat Dylan Groenewegen in a bunch sprint at the Handzame Classic. Gianni Meersman (Etixx-QuickStep) found himself blocked in but did enough to take third place.
"I have to say a big thank you to my team and my sports directors for my chance for letting me be a leader for this race, and to my teammates for such an amazing job," a delighted Baska said after race. "My teammates brought me to 500 metres before the finish in about 10th position. I was behind some Etixx riders so I had a really good position for the sprint and I had really good legs."
Full Results
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
---|---|---|
1 | Erik Baska (Svk) Tinkoff Team | 4:40:12 |
2 | Dylan Groenewegen (Ned) Team LottoNl-Jumbo | Row 1 - Cell 2 |
3 | Gianni Meersman (Bel) Etixx - Quick-Step | Row 2 - Cell 2 |
4 | Bert Van Lerberghe (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise | Row 3 - Cell 2 |
5 | Andre Looij (Ned) Roompot - Oranje Peloton | Row 4 - Cell 2 |
6 | Ivan Savitskiy (Rus) Gazprom-Rusvelo | Row 5 - Cell 2 |
7 | Timothy Dupont Bel) Veranda's Willems Cycling Team | Row 6 - Cell 2 |
8 | Mamyr Stash (Rus) Gazprom-Rusvelo | Row 7 - Cell 2 |
9 | Jelle Mannaerts (Bel) Superano Ham - Isorex | Row 8 - Cell 2 |
10 | Phil Bauhaus (Ger) Bora-Argon 18 | Row 9 - Cell 2 |
11 | Eduard Michael Grosu (Rom) Nippo - Vini Fantini | Row 10 - Cell 2 |
12 | Gerry Druyts (Bel) Crelan-Vastgoedservice Continental Team | Row 11 - Cell 2 |
13 | Kristoffer Halvorsen (Nor) Team Joker | Row 12 - Cell 2 |
14 | Scott Thwaites (GBr) Bora-Argon 18 | Row 13 - Cell 2 |
15 | Amaury Capiot (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise | Row 14 - Cell 2 |
16 | Kevin Suarez Martinez (Bel) Superano Ham - Isorex | Row 15 - Cell 2 |
17 | Roy Jans (Bel) Wanty - Groupe Gobert | Row 16 - Cell 2 |
18 | Mads Pedersen (Den) Stölting Service Group | Row 17 - Cell 2 |
19 | Aidis Kruopis (Ltu) Veranda's Willems Cycling Team | Row 18 - Cell 2 |
20 | Daniele Colli (Ita) Nippo - Vini Fantini | Row 19 - Cell 2 |
21 | Amund Grondahl Jansen (Nor) Team Joker | Row 20 - Cell 2 |
22 | Nicolas Vereecken (Bel) An Post-Chainreaction | Row 21 - Cell 2 |
23 | Andrea Pasqualon (Ita) Team Roth | Row 22 - Cell 2 |
24 | Chris Opie (GBr) ONE Pro Cycling | Row 23 - Cell 2 |
25 | Alexander Krieger (Ger) Leopard Pro Cycling | Row 24 - Cell 2 |
26 | Emiel Wastyn (Bel) An Post-Chainreaction | Row 25 - Cell 2 |
27 | Dylan Page (Swi) Team Roth | Row 26 - Cell 2 |
28 | Edvin Wilsson (Swe) Team Joker | Row 27 - Cell 2 |
29 | Joeri Stallaert (Bel) Cibel-Cebon | Row 28 - Cell 2 |
30 | Andrew Fenn (GBr) Team Sky | Row 29 - Cell 2 |
31 | Fabio Silvestre (Por) Leopard Pro Cycling | Row 30 - Cell 2 |
32 | Benjamin Verraes (Bel) Cibel-Cebon | Row 31 - Cell 2 |
33 | Olivier Pardini (Bel) Wallonie Bruxelles - Group Protect | Row 32 - Cell 2 |
34 | David Montgomery (Irl) An Post-Chainreaction | Row 33 - Cell 2 |
35 | Timothy Stevens (Bel) Crelan-Vastgoedservice Continental Team | Row 34 - Cell 2 |
36 | Barry Markus (Ned) Roompot - Oranje Peloton | Row 35 - Cell 2 |
37 | Jori Van Steenbergen (Bel) Cibel-Cebon | Row 36 - Cell 2 |
38 | Patryk Stosz (Pol) CCC Sprandi Polkowice | Row 37 - Cell 2 |
39 | Tomasz Kiendys (Pol) CCC Sprandi Polkowice | Row 38 - Cell 2 |
40 | David Boucher (Fra) Crelan-Vastgoedservice Continental Team | Row 39 - Cell 2 |
41 | Justin Jules (Fra) Veranclassic-Ago | Row 40 - Cell 2 |
42 | Anders Skaarseth (Nor) Team Joker | Row 41 - Cell 2 |
43 | Nikolas Maes (Bel) Etixx - Quick-Step | Row 42 - Cell 2 |
44 | Jordan Stannus (Aus) An Post-Chainreaction | Row 43 - Cell 2 |
45 | Lawrence Naesen (Bel) Cibel-Cebon | Row 44 - Cell 2 |
46 | Jay McCarthy (Aus) Tinkoff Team | Row 45 - Cell 2 |
47 | Michal Paluta (Pol) CCC Sprandi Polkowice | Row 46 - Cell 2 |
48 | Tom Wirtgen (Lux) Leopard Pro Cycling | Row 47 - Cell 2 |
49 | Roman Maikin (Rus) Gazprom-Rusvelo | Row 48 - Cell 2 |
50 | Eryk Laton (Pol) CCC Sprandi Polkowice | Row 49 - Cell 2 |
51 | Maxime Farazijn (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise | Row 50 - Cell 2 |
52 | Nikolay Trusov (Rus) Tinkoff Team | Row 51 - Cell 2 |
53 | Rasmus Guldhammer (Den) Stölting Service Group | Row 52 - Cell 2 |
54 | Alberto Cecchin (Ita) Team Roth | Row 53 - Cell 2 |
55 | Gijs Van Hoecke (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise | Row 54 - Cell 2 |
56 | Xandro Meurisse (Bel) Crelan-Vastgoedservice Continental Team | Row 55 - Cell 2 |
57 | Marcin Mrozek (Pol) CCC Sprandi Polkowice | Row 56 - Cell 2 |
58 | Kenny De Haes (Bel) Wanty - Groupe Gobert | Row 57 - Cell 2 |
59 | Michal Kolár (Svk) Tinkoff Team | Row 58 - Cell 2 |
60 | Danilo Napolitano (Ita) Wanty - Groupe Gobert | Row 59 - Cell 2 |
61 | Wesley Kreder (Ned) Roompot - Oranje Peloton | Row 60 - Cell 2 |
62 | Lukasz Wisniowski (Pol) Etixx - Quick-Step | Row 61 - Cell 2 |
63 | Guillaume Van Keirsbulck (Bel) Etixx - Quick-Step | Row 62 - Cell 2 |
64 | Sjoerd Van Ginneken (Ned) Roompot - Oranje Peloton | Row 63 - Cell 2 |
65 | Brian Van Goethem (Ned) Roompot - Oranje Peloton | Row 64 - Cell 2 |
66 | Jasper Bovenhuis (Ned) An Post-Chainreaction | Row 65 - Cell 2 |
67 | Juraj Sagan (Svk) Tinkoff Team | Row 66 - Cell 2 |
68 | Riccardo Stacchiotti (Ita) Nippo - Vini Fantini | Row 67 - Cell 2 |
69 | Preben Van Hecke (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise | Row 68 - Cell 2 |
70 | Alex Kirsch (Lux) Stölting Service Group | Row 69 - Cell 2 |
71 | Ioannis Spanopoulos (Gre) Veranclassic-Ago | Row 70 - Cell 2 |
72 | Matthias Krizek (Aut) Team Roth | Row 71 - Cell 2 |
73 | Viktor Manakov (Rus) Gazprom-Rusvelo | Row 72 - Cell 2 |
74 | Karol Domagalski (Pol) ONE Pro Cycling | Row 73 - Cell 2 |
75 | Peter Williams (GBr) ONE Pro Cycling | Row 74 - Cell 2 |
76 | Reinier Honig (Ned) Roompot - Oranje Peloton | Row 75 - Cell 2 |
77 | Connor McConvey (Irl) An Post-Chainreaction | Row 76 - Cell 2 |
78 | Jan Brockhoff (Ger) Leopard Pro Cycling | Row 77 - Cell 2 |
79 | Samuel Williams (GBr) ONE Pro Cycling | Row 78 - Cell 2 |
80 | Michael Carbel Svendgaard (Den) Stölting Service Group | Row 79 - Cell 2 |
81 | Giacomo Tomio (Ita) Team Roth | Row 80 - Cell 2 |
82 | Bram Tankink (Ned) Team LottoNl-Jumbo | Row 81 - Cell 2 |
83 | Pier Paolo De Negri (Ita) Nippo - Vini Fantini | Row 82 - Cell 2 |
84 | Andrei Solomennikov (Rus) Gazprom-Rusvelo | Row 83 - Cell 2 |
85 | Jack Wilson (Irl) An Post-Chainreaction | Row 84 - Cell 2 |
86 | Niels De Rooze (Bel) Veranclassic-Ago | Row 85 - Cell 2 |
87 | Gianni Moscon (Ita) Team Sky | Row 86 - Cell 2 |
88 | Ole FORFANG (Nor) Team Joker | Row 87 - Cell 2 |
89 | Igor Boev (Rus) Gazprom-Rusvelo | Row 88 - Cell 2 |
90 | Maarten Wynants (Bel) Team LottoNl-Jumbo | Row 89 - Cell 2 |
91 | Martin Velits (Svk) Etixx - Quick-Step | Row 90 - Cell 2 |
92 | Pieter Jacobs (Bel) Crelan-Vastgoedservice Continental Team | Row 91 - Cell 2 |
93 | Sean De Bie (Bel) Lotto Soudal | Row 92 - Cell 2 |
94 | Grzegorz Stepniak (Pol) CCC Sprandi Polkowice | Row 93 - Cell 2 |
95 | Gorik Gardeyn (Bel) Superano Ham - Isorex | Row 94 - Cell 2 |
96 | Olivier Chevalier (Bel) Wallonie Bruxelles - Group Protect | Row 95 - Cell 2 |
97 | Ralf Matzka (Ger) Bora-Argon 18 | Row 96 - Cell 2 |
98 | Frederique Robert (Bel) Crelan-Vastgoedservice Continental Team | Row 97 - Cell 2 |
99 | Sebastian Lander (Den) ONE Pro Cycling | Row 98 - Cell 2 |
100 | Philip Lindau (Swe) Team Joker | Row 99 - Cell 2 |
101 | Michael Schwarzmann (Ger) Bora-Argon 18 | Row 100 - Cell 2 |
102 | Michiel Dieleman (Bel) Cibel-Cebon | Row 101 - Cell 2 |
103 | Elias Van Breussegem (Bel) Veranda's Willems Cycling Team | Row 102 - Cell 2 |
104 | Robert Wagner (Ger) Team LottoNl-Jumbo | Row 103 - Cell 2 |
105 | Zakkari Dempster (Aus) Bora-Argon 18 | Row 104 - Cell 2 |
106 | Sam Lennertz (Bel) Veranclassic-Ago | Row 105 - Cell 2 |
107 | Jonas Tenbrock (Ger) Stölting Service Group | Row 106 - Cell 2 |
108 | Iljo Keisse (Bel) Etixx - Quick-Step | Row 107 - Cell 2 |
109 | Davide Martinelli (Ita) Etixx - Quick-Step | Row 108 - Cell 2 |
110 | Andreas Schillinger (Ger) Bora-Argon 18 | Row 109 - Cell 2 |
111 | Josef Cerny (Cze) CCC Sprandi Polkowice | Row 110 - Cell 2 |
112 | Jonas Rickaert (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise | Row 111 - Cell 2 |
113 | Tim Kerkhof (Ned) Roompot - Oranje Peloton | Row 112 - Cell 2 |
114 | Jacob Scott (GBr) An Post-Chainreaction | Row 113 - Cell 2 |
115 | Matthew Goss (Aus) ONE Pro Cycling | Row 114 - Cell 2 |
116 | Tosh Van Der Sande (Bel) Lotto Soudal | Row 115 - Cell 2 |
117 | Antoine Leleu (Bel) Veranclassic-Ago | 0:00:29 |
118 | Jelle Wallays (Bel) Lotto Soudal | 0:00:30 |
119 | Christian Knees (Ger) Team Sky | Row 118 - Cell 2 |
120 | Frederik Veuchelen (Bel) Wanty - Groupe Gobert | Row 119 - Cell 2 |
121 | Markus Hoelgaard (Nor) Team Joker | Row 120 - Cell 2 |
122 | Marco Minnaard (Ned) Wanty - Groupe Gobert | Row 121 - Cell 2 |
123 | Bartosz Huzarski (Pol) Bora-Argon 18 | Row 122 - Cell 2 |
124 | Victor Campenaerts (Bel) Team LottoNl-Jumbo | Row 123 - Cell 2 |
125 | Yannick Eijssen (Bel) Crelan-Vastgoedservice Continental Team | Row 124 - Cell 2 |
126 | Sander Armee (Bel) Lotto Soudal | Row 125 - Cell 2 |
127 | Massimo Morabito (Lux) Leopard Pro Cycling | Row 126 - Cell 2 |
128 | Jimmy Duquennoy (Bel) Wallonie Bruxelles - Group Protect | Row 127 - Cell 2 |
129 | Jérôme Baugnies (Bel) Wanty - Groupe Gobert | Row 128 - Cell 2 |
130 | Laurent Van Den Bak (Bel) Leopard Pro Cycling | Row 129 - Cell 2 |
131 | Jelle Donders (Bel) Superano Ham - Isorex | Row 130 - Cell 2 |
132 | Ludwig De Winter (Bel) Wallonie Bruxelles - Group Protect | 0:00:38 |
133 | Dries De Bondt (Bel) Veranda's Willems Cycling Team | Row 132 - Cell 2 |
134 | Stef Van Zummeren (Bel) Veranda's Willems Cycling Team | Row 133 - Cell 2 |
135 | Sander Cordeel (Bel) Veranda's Willems Cycling Team | Row 134 - Cell 2 |
136 | Kevin Ista (Bel) Wallonie Bruxelles - Group Protect | Row 135 - Cell 2 |
137 | James Knox (GBr) Team WIGGINS | 0:00:42 |
138 | Sergey Nikolaev (Rus) Gazprom-Rusvelo | Row 137 - Cell 2 |
139 | Evgeny Shalunov (Rus) Gazprom-Rusvelo | Row 138 - Cell 2 |
140 | Martin Mortensen (Den) ONE Pro Cycling | Row 139 - Cell 2 |
141 | Michael Reihs (Den) Stölting Service Group | Row 140 - Cell 2 |
142 | Ruben Geerinckx (Bel) Superano Ham - Isorex | Row 141 - Cell 2 |
143 | Joren Touquet (Bel) Superano Ham - Isorex | Row 142 - Cell 2 |
144 | Gerald Ciolek (Ger) Stölting Service Group | Row 143 - Cell 2 |
145 | Kris Boeckmans (Bel) Lotto Soudal | 0:00:50 |
146 | Liam Holohan (GBr) Team WIGGINS | 0:00:53 |
147 | Samuel Lowe (GBr) Team WIGGINS | Row 146 - Cell 2 |
148 | Jonathan Dufrasne (Bel) Wallonie Bruxelles - Group Protect | Row 147 - Cell 2 |
149 | Boris Dron (Bel) Wanty - Groupe Gobert | Row 148 - Cell 2 |
150 | Joeri Calleeuw (Bel) Veranda's Willems Cycling Team | Row 149 - Cell 2 |
151 | Mark Christian (GBr) Team WIGGINS | Row 150 - Cell 2 |
152 | Patrick Olesen (Den) Leopard Pro Cycling | Row 151 - Cell 2 |
153 | Dimitri Peyskens (Bel) Veranclassic-Ago | Row 152 - Cell 2 |
154 | Matthias Legley (Bel) Veranclassic-Ago | Row 153 - Cell 2 |
155 | Koen Bouwman (Ned) Team LottoNl-Jumbo | Row 154 - Cell 2 |
156 | Adriaan Aas Stien (Nor) Team Joker | Row 155 - Cell 2 |
157 | Twan Castelijns (Ned) Team LottoNl-Jumbo | Row 156 - Cell 2 |
158 | Marcin Bialoblocki (Pol) ONE Pro Cycling | Row 157 - Cell 2 |
159 | Samuel Harrison (GBr) Team WIGGINS | Row 158 - Cell 2 |
160 | Michael Thompson (GBr) Team WIGGINS | Row 159 - Cell 2 |
161 | Michael Gogl (Aut) Tinkoff Team | Row 160 - Cell 2 |
162 | Antonio Viola (Ita) Nippo - Vini Fantini | Row 161 - Cell 2 |
163 | Jens Vandenbogaerde (Bel) Superano Ham - Isorex | Row 162 - Cell 2 |
164 | Danny Van Poppel (Ned) Team Sky | 0:01:02 |
165 | Tom Devriendt (Bel) Wanty - Groupe Gobert | 0:01:18 |
166 | Julien Stassen (Bel) Wallonie Bruxelles - Group Protect | 0:01:32 |
167 | Tim De Troyer (Bel) Veranda's Willems Cycling Team | 0:01:47 |
168 | Moreno De Pauw (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise | 0:02:14 |
169 | Giacomo Berlato (Ita) Nippo - Vini Fantini | 0:02:20 |
170 | Kazushige Kuboki (Jpn) Nippo - Vini Fantini | Row 169 - Cell 2 |
171 | Alex Peters (GBr) Team Sky | Row 170 - Cell 2 |
172 | Ivar Slik (Ned) Roompot - Oranje Peloton | 0:03:05 |
173 | Alessandro Soenens (Bel) Superano Ham - Isorex | Row 172 - Cell 2 |
174 | Gianni Marchand (Bel) Cibel-Cebon | 0:03:45 |
175 | Rob Ruijgh (Ned) Crelan-Vastgoedservice Continental Team | Row 174 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Jasper De Buyst (Bel) Lotto Soudal | Row 175 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Steven Lammertink (Ned) Team LottoNl-Jumbo | Row 176 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Xabier Zandio (Spa) Team Sky | Row 177 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Stijn Steels (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise | Row 178 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Iuri Filosi (Ita) Nippo - Vini Fantini | Row 179 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Lucas Gaday Orozco (Arg) Team Roth | Row 180 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Scott Davies (GBr) Team WIGGINS | Row 181 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Daniel Patten (GBr) Team WIGGINS | Row 182 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Jonathan Breyne (Bel) Veranclassic-Ago | Row 183 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Glenn Rotty (Bel) Cibel-Cebon | Row 184 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Jens Geerinck (Bel) Cibel-Cebon | Row 185 - Cell 2 |
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