Demare wins stage 4 in Tour de Wallonie
Vliegen answers attackers to keep race lead
Arnaud Demare (Groupama-FDJ) took out the victory on the second to last Tour de Wallonie stage in Lierneux, prevailing from the bunch sprint after taking part in the early breakaway on the undulating 178km stage.
Demare timed his sprint perfectly after an early surge by Bryan Coquard (Vital Concept), and held off Szymon Sajnok (CCC Team) and Stijn Steels (Roompot-Charles).
The stage from Villers-Le-Bouillet featured five categorized climbs, with the category 2 Cote de Chera coming 14km into the stage. Demare made a five-man breakaway with Thomas Boudat (Total Direct Energie), Toon Aerts (Telenet-Fidea), Floris Gerts (Tarteletto-Isorex) and Elmar Reinders (Roompot-Charles) with the idea that there would be no bunch sprint.
Demare lost contact with the escapees with around 50km to go, with Team Ineos' Eddie Dunbar scrambling across to the move to replace him.
The move never gained much more than a minute, and with 12km to go, Dunbar was the last man standing from the breakaway, and he succumbed to the chase with 11km to go. There was a flurry of attacks in the final 10km, but none of them succeeded, and Demare found he'd recovered enough from his early efforts to have a go in the sprint.
"It's not my style to get in the break and then come back in," Demare said. "I managed to recuperate and come back into the peloton. When I saw that I was ahead and the peloton was coming back I didn't think it'd be my day but eventually I realised a sprint was an option, even if the finish was difficult."
Race leader Loïc Vliegen (Wanty-Gobert) answered a number of attacks in the climbs to hold onto his race lead.
"Yesterday I broke both wheels on my bike so for sure I'm happy to win today," Demare said. "I didn't expect to win today in the scenario so I was happy to work for team and I am happy to prevail. It's a surprise after the effort I made early in the stage [getting in the breakaway] but I kept going and it was only in last kilometres I managed to get in the position to sprint."
Results
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
---|---|---|
1 | Arnaud Demare (Fra) Groupama-FDJ | 4:26:52 |
2 | Szymon Sajnok (Pol) CCC Team | Row 1 - Cell 2 |
3 | Stijn Steels (Bel) Roompot-Charles | Row 2 - Cell 2 |
4 | Romain Cardis (Fra) Total Direct Energie | Row 3 - Cell 2 |
5 | Dries De Bondt (Bel) Corendon-Circus | Row 4 - Cell 2 |
6 | Amaury Capiot (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise | Row 5 - Cell 2 |
7 | Baptiste Planckaert (Bel) Wallonie Bruxelles | Row 6 - Cell 2 |
8 | Bryan Coquard (Fra) Vital Concept-B&B Hotels | Row 7 - Cell 2 |
9 | Tosh Van Der Sande (Bel) Lotto Soudal | Row 8 - Cell 2 |
10 | Christopher Lawless (GBr) Team Ineos | Row 9 - Cell 2 |
11 | Milan Menten (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise | Row 10 - Cell 2 |
12 | Andreas Nielsen (Den) Riwal Readynez Cycling Team | Row 11 - Cell 2 |
13 | Tom Van Asbroeck (Bel) Israel Cycling Academy | Row 12 - Cell 2 |
14 | Senne Leysen (Bel) Roompot-Charles | Row 13 - Cell 2 |
15 | Kenneth Van Rooy (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise | Row 14 - Cell 2 |
16 | Dorian Godon (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 15 - Cell 2 |
17 | Diego Rosa (Ita) Team Ineos | Row 16 - Cell 2 |
18 | Pierre Idjouadiene (Fra) Natura4Ever-Roubaix-Lille Metropole | Row 17 - Cell 2 |
19 | Bagdonas Gediminas (Ltu) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 18 - Cell 2 |
20 | Damien Touze (Fra) Cofidis Solutions Credits | Row 19 - Cell 2 |
21 | Reto Hollenstein (Swi) Katusha-Alpecin | Row 20 - Cell 2 |
22 | Corne van Kessel (Ned) Telenet Fidea Lions | Row 21 - Cell 2 |
23 | Angelo Tulik (Fra) Total Direct Energie | Row 22 - Cell 2 |
24 | Silvan Dillier (Swi) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 23 - Cell 2 |
25 | Nico Denz (Ger) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 24 - Cell 2 |
26 | Tobias Ludvigsson (Swe) Groupama-FDJ | Row 25 - Cell 2 |
27 | Quentin Pacher (Fra) Vital Concept-B&B Hotels | Row 26 - Cell 2 |
28 | Cyril Gautier (Fra) Vital Concept-B&B Hotels | Row 27 - Cell 2 |
29 | Jenthe Biermans (Bel) Katusha-Alpecin | Row 28 - Cell 2 |
30 | Ruben Guerreiro (Por) Katusha-Alpecin | Row 29 - Cell 2 |
31 | Quinten Hermans (Bel) Telenet Fidea Lions | Row 30 - Cell 2 |
32 | Loïc Vliegen (Bel) Wanty-Gobert Cycling Team | Row 31 - Cell 2 |
33 | Zico Waeytens (Bel) Cofidis Solutions Credits | Row 32 - Cell 2 |
34 | Michiel Stockman (Bel) Tarteletto-Isorex | Row 33 - Cell 2 |
35 | Willem Jakobus Smit (RSA) Katusha-Alpecin | Row 34 - Cell 2 |
36 | Dries Van Gestel (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise | Row 35 - Cell 2 |
37 | Piet Allegaert (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise | Row 36 - Cell 2 |
38 | Lucas Eriksson (Swe) Riwal Readynez Cycling Team | Row 37 - Cell 2 |
39 | Pawel Bernas (Pol) CCC Team | Row 38 - Cell 2 |
40 | Fabien Doubey (Fra) Wanty-Gobert Cycling Team | Row 39 - Cell 2 |
41 | Pierre Gouault (Fra) Natura4Ever-Roubaix-Lille Metropole | Row 40 - Cell 2 |
42 | Brent Van Moer (Bel) Lotto Soudal | Row 41 - Cell 2 |
43 | Christophe Masson (Fra) Natura4Ever-Roubaix-Lille Metropole | Row 42 - Cell 2 |
44 | Nicolas Cleppe (Bel) Telenet Fidea Lions | Row 43 - Cell 2 |
45 | Abram Stockman (Bel) Tarteletto-Isorex | Row 44 - Cell 2 |
46 | Kevin Reza (Fra) Vital Concept-B&B Hotels | Row 45 - Cell 2 |
47 | Jelle Vanendert (Bel) Lotto Soudal | Row 46 - Cell 2 |
48 | Christian Knees (Ger) Team Ineos | Row 47 - Cell 2 |
49 | Nathan Van Hooydonck (Bel) CCC Team | Row 48 - Cell 2 |
50 | Kim Magnusson (Swe) Riwal Readynez Cycling Team | Row 49 - Cell 2 |
51 | Dimitri Claeys (Bel) Cofidis Solutions Credits | Row 50 - Cell 2 |
52 | Edward Dunbar (Irl) Team Ineos | Row 51 - Cell 2 |
53 | Aurélien Paret Peintre (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 52 - Cell 2 |
54 | Filippo Ganna (Ita) Team Ineos | Row 53 - Cell 2 |
55 | Oscar Riesebeek (Ned) Roompot-Charles | Row 54 - Cell 2 |
56 | Pierre Rolland (Fra) Vital Concept-B&B Hotels | Row 55 - Cell 2 |
57 | Stijn Vandenbergh (Bel) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 56 - Cell 2 |
58 | Philipp Walsleben (Ger) Corendon-Circus | Row 57 - Cell 2 |
59 | Daniel Navarro Garcia (Spa) Katusha-Alpecin | Row 58 - Cell 2 |
60 | Olivier Le Gac (Fra) Groupama-FDJ | 0:00:29 |
61 | Stan Dewulf (Bel) Lotto Soudal | 0:00:32 |
62 | Nikolas Maes (Bel) Lotto Soudal | 0:00:48 |
63 | Floris Gerts (Ned) Tarteletto-Isorex | 0:00:53 |
64 | Edward Planckaert (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise | 0:00:56 |
65 | Davide Cimolai (Ita) Israel Cycling Academy | 0:02:45 |
66 | Thomas Degand (Bel) Wanty-Gobert Cycling Team | 0:03:30 |
67 | Dennis van Winden (Ned) Israel Cycling Academy | Row 66 - Cell 2 |
68 | Elmar Reinders (Ned) Roompot-Charles | 0:04:20 |
69 | Kristoffer Halvorsen (Nor) Team Ineos | 0:05:05 |
70 | Elias Van Breussegem (Bel) Tarteletto-Isorex | 0:09:40 |
71 | Pim Ligthart (Ned) Total Direct Energie | Row 70 - Cell 2 |
72 | Tom Meeusen (Bel) Corendon-Circus | Row 71 - Cell 2 |
73 | Frederik Frison (Bel) Lotto Soudal | Row 72 - Cell 2 |
74 | Thomas Boudat (Fra) Total Direct Energie | Row 73 - Cell 2 |
75 | Toon Aerts (Bel) Telenet Fidea Lions | Row 74 - Cell 2 |
76 | Huub Duijn (Ned) Roompot-Charles | Row 75 - Cell 2 |
77 | Daniel Turek (Cze) Israel Cycling Academy | Row 76 - Cell 2 |
78 | Emil Nygaard Vinjebo (Den) Riwal Readynez Cycling Team | Row 77 - Cell 2 |
79 | Kamil Gradek (Pol) CCC Team | Row 78 - Cell 2 |
80 | Thijs Aerts (Bel) Telenet Fidea Lions | 0:13:12 |
81 | Timothy Dupont (Bel) Wanty-Gobert Cycling Team | Row 80 - Cell 2 |
82 | Bert Van Lerberghe (Bel) Cofidis Solutions Credits | Row 81 - Cell 2 |
83 | Lars van der Haar (Ned) Telenet Fidea Lions | Row 82 - Cell 2 |
84 | Yentl Bekaert (Bel) Telenet Fidea Lions | Row 83 - Cell 2 |
85 | Stijn Devolder (Bel) Corendon-Circus | Row 84 - Cell 2 |
86 | Nathan Haas (Aus) Katusha-Alpecin | 0:13:13 |
87 | Roy Goldstein (Isr) Israel Cycling Academy | Row 86 - Cell 2 |
88 | Justin Jules (Fra) Wallonie Bruxelles | Row 87 - Cell 2 |
89 | Jerome Baugnies (Bel) Wanty-Gobert Cycling Team | Row 88 - Cell 2 |
90 | Ludovic Robeet (Bel) Wallonie Bruxelles | Row 89 - Cell 2 |
91 | Ramon Sinkeldam (Ned) Groupama-FDJ | Row 90 - Cell 2 |
92 | Jonas Aaen (Den) Riwal Readynez Cycling Team | Row 91 - Cell 2 |
93 | Adrien Petit (Fra) Total Direct Energie | Row 92 - Cell 2 |
94 | Lionel Taminiaux (Bel) Wallonie Bruxelles | Row 93 - Cell 2 |
95 | Emiel Vermeulen (Bel) Natura4Ever-Roubaix-Lille Metropole | Row 94 - Cell 2 |
96 | Julien Antomarchi (Fra) Natura4Ever-Roubaix-Lille Metropole | Row 95 - Cell 2 |
97 | Damien Gaudin (Fra) Total Direct Energie | Row 96 - Cell 2 |
98 | Clément Carisey (Fra) Israel Cycling Academy | Row 97 - Cell 2 |
99 | Roy Jans (Bel) Corendon-Circus | 0:19:35 |
100 | Johan Le Bon (Fra) Vital Concept-B&B Hotels | Row 99 - Cell 2 |
101 | Joeri Stallaert (Bel) Corendon-Circus | Row 100 - Cell 2 |
102 | Jakub Mareczko (Ita) CCC Team | Row 101 - Cell 2 |
103 | Cyril Lemoine (Fra) Cofidis Solutions Credits | Row 102 - Cell 2 |
104 | Boris Vallee (Bel) Wanty-Gobert Cycling Team | Row 103 - Cell 2 |
105 | Niels De Rooze (Bel) Tarteletto-Isorex | Row 104 - Cell 2 |
106 | Hamish Schreurs (NZl) Israel Cycling Academy | Row 105 - Cell 2 |
107 | Julien Van Den Brande (Bel) Tarteletto-Isorex | Row 106 - Cell 2 |
108 | Miles Scotson (Aus) Groupama-FDJ | Row 107 - Cell 2 |
109 | Ludwig De Winter (Bel) Wanty-Gobert Cycling Team | Row 108 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Benoit Vaugrenard (Fra) Groupama-FDJ | Row 109 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Maarten van Trijp (Ned) Corendon-Circus | Row 110 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Nicolai Philip Brochner Nielsen (Den) Riwal Readynez Cycling Team | Row 111 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Lars Boom (Ned) Roompot-Charles | Row 112 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Jordi Van Dingenen (Bel) Tarteletto-Isorex | Row 113 - Cell 2 |
DNS | Eliot Lietaer (Bel) Wallonie Bruxelles | Row 114 - Cell 2 |
DNS | Tom Wirtgen (Lux) Wallonie Bruxelles | Row 115 - Cell 2 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
---|---|---|
1 | Loïc Vliegen (Bel) Wanty-Gobert Cycling Team | 17:34:46 |
2 | Christopher Lawless (GBr) Team Ineos | 0:00:12 |
3 | Dries De Bondt (Bel) Corendon-Circus | 0:00:13 |
4 | Edward Dunbar (Irl) Team Ineos | 0:00:16 |
5 | Kenneth Van Rooy (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise | 0:00:18 |
6 | Quinten Hermans (Bel) Telenet Fidea Lions | Row 5 - Cell 2 |
7 | Aurélien Paret Peintre (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | 0:00:19 |
8 | Dimitri Claeys (Bel) Cofidis Solutions Credits | 0:00:21 |
9 | Tosh Van Der Sande (Bel) Lotto Soudal | 0:00:22 |
10 | Milan Menten (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise | Row 9 - Cell 2 |
11 | Damien Touze (Fra) Cofidis Solutions Credits | Row 10 - Cell 2 |
12 | Dorian Godon (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 11 - Cell 2 |
13 | Jenthe Biermans (Bel) Katusha-Alpecin | Row 12 - Cell 2 |
14 | Nico Denz (Ger) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 13 - Cell 2 |
15 | Ruben Guerreiro (Por) Katusha-Alpecin | Row 14 - Cell 2 |
16 | Tobias Ludvigsson (Swe) Groupama-FDJ | Row 15 - Cell 2 |
17 | Diego Rosa (Ita) Team Ineos | Row 16 - Cell 2 |
18 | Cyril Gautier (Fra) Vital Concept-B&B Hotels | Row 17 - Cell 2 |
19 | Fabien Doubey (Fra) Wanty-Gobert Cycling Team | Row 18 - Cell 2 |
20 | Quentin Pacher (Fra) Vital Concept-B&B Hotels | Row 19 - Cell 2 |
21 | Lucas Eriksson (Swe) Riwal Readynez Cycling Team | Row 20 - Cell 2 |
22 | Pawel Bernas (Pol) CCC Team | Row 21 - Cell 2 |
23 | Nathan Van Hooydonck (Bel) CCC Team | Row 22 - Cell 2 |
24 | Jelle Vanendert (Bel) Lotto Soudal | Row 23 - Cell 2 |
25 | Oscar Riesebeek (Ned) Roompot-Charles | 0:00:33 |
26 | Nicolas Cleppe (Bel) Telenet Fidea Lions | 0:00:35 |
27 | Senne Leysen (Bel) Roompot-Charles | 0:00:39 |
28 | Pierre Idjouadiene (Fra) Natura4Ever-Roubaix-Lille Metropole | Row 27 - Cell 2 |
29 | Philipp Walsleben (Ger) Corendon-Circus | 0:00:43 |
30 | Tom Van Asbroeck (Bel) Israel Cycling Academy | 0:00:49 |
31 | Bryan Coquard (Fra) Vital Concept-B&B Hotels | 0:00:50 |
32 | Brent Van Moer (Bel) Lotto Soudal | 0:01:10 |
33 | Olivier Le Gac (Fra) Groupama-FDJ | 0:02:10 |
34 | Nikolas Maes (Bel) Lotto Soudal | 0:02:44 |
35 | Andreas Nielsen (Den) Riwal Readynez Cycling Team | 0:03:22 |
36 | Pierre Gouault (Fra) Natura4Ever-Roubaix-Lille Metropole | Row 35 - Cell 2 |
37 | Willem Jakobus Smit (RSA) Katusha-Alpecin | 0:03:42 |
38 | Kim Magnusson (Swe) Riwal Readynez Cycling Team | Row 37 - Cell 2 |
39 | Abram Stockman (Bel) Tarteletto-Isorex | 0:03:50 |
40 | Floris Gerts (Ned) Tarteletto-Isorex | 0:04:13 |
41 | Piet Allegaert (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise | 0:04:17 |
42 | Romain Cardis (Fra) Total Direct Energie | 0:04:18 |
43 | Christian Knees (Ger) Team Ineos | 0:04:19 |
44 | Stijn Steels (Bel) Roompot-Charles | 0:04:27 |
45 | Reto Hollenstein (Swi) Katusha-Alpecin | 0:04:31 |
46 | Arnaud Demare (Fra) Groupama-FDJ | 0:04:51 |
47 | Stan Dewulf (Bel) Lotto Soudal | 0:05:07 |
48 | Thomas Degand (Bel) Wanty-Gobert Cycling Team | 0:06:23 |
49 | Edward Planckaert (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise | 0:08:09 |
50 | Elmar Reinders (Ned) Roompot-Charles | 0:08:36 |
51 | Michiel Stockman (Bel) Tarteletto-Isorex | 0:09:09 |
52 | Dries Van Gestel (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise | 0:09:51 |
53 | Dennis van Winden (Ned) Israel Cycling Academy | 0:10:06 |
54 | Zico Waeytens (Bel) Cofidis Solutions Credits | 0:12:53 |
55 | Kevin Reza (Fra) Vital Concept-B&B Hotels | Row 54 - Cell 2 |
56 | Silvan Dillier (Swi) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 55 - Cell 2 |
57 | Toon Aerts (Bel) Telenet Fidea Lions | 0:13:06 |
58 | Bagdonas Gediminas (Ltu) AG2R La Mondiale | 0:13:09 |
59 | Stijn Vandenbergh (Bel) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 58 - Cell 2 |
60 | Emil Nygaard Vinjebo (Den) Riwal Readynez Cycling Team | 0:14:58 |
61 | Amaury Capiot (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise | 0:15:11 |
62 | Szymon Sajnok (Pol) CCC Team | 0:15:17 |
63 | Corne van Kessel (Ned) Telenet Fidea Lions | 0:15:22 |
64 | Baptiste Planckaert (Bel) Wallonie Bruxelles | Row 63 - Cell 2 |
65 | Daniel Navarro Garcia (Spa) Katusha-Alpecin | 0:15:24 |
66 | Angelo Tulik (Fra) Total Direct Energie | 0:15:41 |
67 | Davide Cimolai (Ita) Israel Cycling Academy | 0:15:54 |
68 | Huub Duijn (Ned) Roompot-Charles | 0:16:02 |
69 | Kamil Gradek (Pol) CCC Team | 0:16:17 |
70 | Daniel Turek (Cze) Israel Cycling Academy | 0:16:29 |
71 | Lionel Taminiaux (Bel) Wallonie Bruxelles | 0:17:31 |
72 | Tom Meeusen (Bel) Corendon-Circus | 0:17:38 |
73 | Pierre Rolland (Fra) Vital Concept-B&B Hotels | 0:17:39 |
74 | Filippo Ganna (Ita) Team Ineos | 0:18:56 |
75 | Kristoffer Halvorsen (Nor) Team Ineos | 0:19:37 |
76 | Christophe Masson (Fra) Natura4Ever-Roubaix-Lille Metropole | 0:19:40 |
77 | Miles Scotson (Aus) Groupama-FDJ | 0:21:11 |
78 | Clément Carisey (Fra) Israel Cycling Academy | 0:22:36 |
79 | Roy Goldstein (Isr) Israel Cycling Academy | 0:24:20 |
80 | Ludovic Robeet (Bel) Wallonie Bruxelles | 0:25:36 |
81 | Timothy Dupont (Bel) Wanty-Gobert Cycling Team | 0:25:55 |
82 | Boris Vallee (Bel) Wanty-Gobert Cycling Team | 0:25:57 |
83 | Thomas Boudat (Fra) Total Direct Energie | 0:26:05 |
84 | Bert Van Lerberghe (Bel) Cofidis Solutions Credits | 0:26:21 |
85 | Johan Le Bon (Fra) Vital Concept-B&B Hotels | 0:26:23 |
86 | Cyril Lemoine (Fra) Cofidis Solutions Credits | 0:26:38 |
87 | Stijn Devolder (Bel) Corendon-Circus | 0:26:40 |
88 | Ramon Sinkeldam (Ned) Groupama-FDJ | 0:26:59 |
89 | Frederik Frison (Bel) Lotto Soudal | 0:27:06 |
90 | Justin Jules (Fra) Wallonie Bruxelles | 0:27:52 |
91 | Julien Antomarchi (Fra) Natura4Ever-Roubaix-Lille Metropole | 0:28:37 |
92 | Roy Jans (Bel) Corendon-Circus | 0:32:22 |
93 | Jakub Mareczko (Ita) CCC Team | 0:32:24 |
94 | Yentl Bekaert (Bel) Telenet Fidea Lions | 0:34:02 |
95 | Joeri Stallaert (Bel) Corendon-Circus | 0:34:59 |
96 | Lars van der Haar (Ned) Telenet Fidea Lions | 0:35:23 |
97 | Nathan Haas (Aus) Katusha-Alpecin | 0:35:24 |
98 | Thijs Aerts (Bel) Telenet Fidea Lions | 0:35:35 |
99 | Jonas Aaen (Den) Riwal Readynez Cycling Team | 0:35:44 |
100 | Jerome Baugnies (Bel) Wanty-Gobert Cycling Team | 0:39:01 |
101 | Adrien Petit (Fra) Total Direct Energie | 0:39:22 |
102 | Emiel Vermeulen (Bel) Natura4Ever-Roubaix-Lille Metropole | 0:41:42 |
103 | Damien Gaudin (Fra) Total Direct Energie | 0:44:36 |
104 | Niels De Rooze (Bel) Tarteletto-Isorex | 0:45:44 |
105 | Elias Van Breussegem (Bel) Tarteletto-Isorex | 0:46:00 |
106 | Ludwig De Winter (Bel) Wanty-Gobert Cycling Team | 0:48:14 |
107 | Hamish Schreurs (NZl) Israel Cycling Academy | 0:51:16 |
108 | Pim Ligthart (Ned) Total Direct Energie | 0:53:50 |
109 | Julien Van Den Brande (Bel) Tarteletto-Isorex | 1:05:37 |
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