Wynants wins charity race
Belgian fundraising event draws top pros
Maarten Wynants won the charity race in Mol, Belgium, on Saturday ahead of Jelle Vanendert and Dries Devenyns. The race was organized by Tom Boonen and his sports director at Quick Step, Wilfried "Fiete" Peeters. Boonen created the cyclo-cross to continue his long-time support of a Belgian charity association that helps children suffering from motricity diseases.
After winning the race, Wynants said to Sporza.be, "It was difficult to follow the track in the sand." The sand seemed to magnify the effects of each little mistake.
"It was very difficult," said Tom Boonen, who said before the event that he hoped to make it a yearly fundraiser. "Will I do this again? Maybe. Otherwise, next year we'll chose an activity like billiards."
Full Results
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
---|---|---|
1 | Maarten Wijnants (Bel) | 0:41:48 |
2 | Jelle Vanendert (Bel) | 0:00:09 |
3 | Dries Devenyns (Bel) | 0:00:16 |
4 | Pieter Vanspeybrouck (Bel) | 0:00:23 |
5 | Wim De Vocht (Bel) | 0:00:27 |
6 | Kevin Hulsmans (Bel) | Row 5 - Cell 2 |
7 | Jurgen Van den Broeck (Bel) | 0:00:57 |
8 | Roy Sentjens (Bel) | 0:01:14 |
9 | Kevin De Weert (Bel) | 0:01:17 |
10 | Wouter Weylandt (Bel) | 0:01:26 |
11 | Frederique Robert (Bel) | Row 10 - Cell 2 |
12 | Arnaud Coyot (Fra) | 0:01:53 |
13 | Tom Boonen (Bel) | Row 12 - Cell 2 |
14 | Addy Engels (Ned) | Row 13 - Cell 2 |
15 | Steven de Jongh (Ned) | 0:01:28 |
16 | Stijn Joseph (Bel) | 0:02:21 |
17 | Greg Van Avermaet (Bel) | 0:02:30 |
18 | Jurgen Van de Walle (Bel) | 0:02:42 |
19 | Geert Verheyen (Bel) | 0:02:57 |
20 | Servais Knaven (Ned) | 0:03:08 |
21 | Matteo Tosatto (Ita) | 0:03:55 |
22 | Yannick Eijssen (Bel) | Row 21 - Cell 2 |
23 | Gert Dockx (Bel) | Row 22 - Cell 2 |
24 | Björn Leukemans (Bel) | 0:04:15 |
25 | Nick Nuyens (Bel) | 0:04:20 |
26 | Bram Tankink (Ned) | Row 25 - Cell 2 |
27 | Kevin Van Impe (Bel) | 0:04:44 |
28 | David Boucher (Fra) | 0:05:10 |
29 | Jan Bakelants (Bel) | Row 28 - Cell 2 |
30 | Niki Terpstra (Ned) | Row 29 - Cell 2 |
31 | Kevin Seeldraeyers (Bel) | Row 30 - Cell 2 |
32 | Alessandro Ballan (Ita) | Row 31 - Cell 2 |
33 | Denis Flahaut (Fra) | Row 32 - Cell 2 |
34 | Stijn Vandenbergh (Bel) | Row 33 - Cell 2 |
35 | Carlos Barredo (Spa) | Row 34 - Cell 2 |
36 | Filippo Pozzato (Ita) | Row 35 - Cell 2 |
37 | Wilfried Cretskens (Bel) | Row 36 - Cell 2 |
38 | Stijn Devolder (Bel) | Row 37 - Cell 2 |
39 | Kris Boeckmans (Bel) | Row 38 - Cell 2 |
40 | Geert Omloop (Bel) | Row 39 - Cell 2 |
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