Posted by Editoress on 03/9/14
Van Keirsbulck Bridges to Breakaway, Attacks to Win Stage
Omega Pharma - Quick-Step Cycling Team rider Guillaume Van Keirsbulck continued his strong season at the final stage of Driedaagse van West-Vlaanderen on Sunday. The young Belgian bridged to an escape group that included two of his teammates, Andrew Fenn and Julian Alaphilippe, with less than 23km to go in the second stage.
Van Keirsbulck was just 14 sec back in the overall, in 6th place, going into the final stage. Sensing the possibility of a double victory, he attacked with about 5km to go. He was able to hold his advantage all the way to the finish line, sealing the 15th win (three disciplines) for OPQS by taking the stage. He finished 2nd in the GC to Gert Joeaar (Cofidis), who held onto his advantage for that victory.
Van Keirsbulck also won the jersey for best young rider.
Hugo Houle (AG2R La Mondiale) was the only Canadian participating and finished 105th overall.
Results from Driedaagse van West-Vlaanderen in Belgium
Prologue (March 7th): Middelkerke ITT, 7 km | |
1 Gert Jõeäär (Est) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | 7:53.360 |
2 Johan Le Bon (Fra) FDJ.fr | 7:58.970 |
3 Kristof Vandewalle (Bel) Trek Factory Racing | 8:01.340 |
4 Stijn Devolder (Bel) Trek Factory Racing | 8:04.910 |
5 Silvan Dillier (Sui) BMC Racing Team | 8:07.540 |
6 Jesse Sergent (NZl) Trek Factory Racing | 8:08.860 |
7 Guillaume van Keirsbulck (Bel) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step Cycling Team | 8:09.160 |
8 Jan Ghyselinck (Bel) Wanty - Groupe Gobert | 8:09.180 |
9 Jan Barta (Cze) Team NetApp - Endura | 8:10.180 |
10 Chad Haga (USA) Team Giant-Shimano | 8:10.370 |
11 Thomas De Gendt (Bel) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step Cycling Team | 8:11.670 |
12 Dylan van Baarle (Ned) Garmin Sharp | 8:11.870 |
13 Florian Senechal (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | 8:12.850 |
14 Christophe Laporte (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | 8:13.390 |
15 Martin Kohler (Sui) BMC Racing Team | 8:15.720 |
16 Yves Lampaert (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise | 8:15.940 |
17 Matthieu Ladagnous (Fra) FDJ.fr | 8:17.200 |
18 Rick Zabel (GER) BMC Racing Team | 8:18.130 |
19 Romain Lemarchand (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | 8:18.450 |
20 Jérémy Roy (Fra) FDJ.fr | 8:18.960 |
43 Hugo Houle (Can) AG2R La Mondiale | 8:27.100 |
Stage 1 (March 8th): Brugge to Harelbeke, 182.9 km | |
1 Danny van Poppel (Ned) Trek Factory Racing | 4:14:21 |
2 Danilo Napolitano (Ita) Wanty - Groupe Gobert | |
3 Scott Thwaites (GBr) Team NetApp - Endura | |
4 Yauheni Hutarovich (Blr) AG2R La Mondiale | |
5 Jonas van Genechten (Bel) Lotto Belisol | |
6 Baptiste Planckaert (Bel) Roubaix Lille Metropole | |
7 Boris Vallee (Bel) Lotto Belisol | |
8 Pier Paolo De Negri (Ita) Vini Fantini Nippo | |
9 Steve Chainel (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | |
10 Dylan Groenewegen (Ned) Cyclingteam De Rijke | |
11 Robin Stenuit (Bel) Wallonie - Bruxelles | |
12 Luka Mezgec (Slo) Team Giant-Shimano | |
13 Antoine Demoitie (Bel) Wallonie - Bruxelles | |
14 Tom van Asbroeck (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise | |
15 Yoeri Havik (Ned) Cyclingteam De Rijke | |
16 Andrew Fenn (GBr) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step Cycling Team | |
17 Blaz Jarc (Slo) Team NetApp - Endura | |
18 Kenneth van Bilsen (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise | all s.t. |
19 Ralf Matzka (Ger) Team NetApp - Endura | 0:04 |
20 Egidijus Juodvalkis (Ltu) Team 3M | s.t. |
123 Hugo Houle (Can) AG2R La Mondiale | 12:37 |
Stage 2: Nieuwpoort to Ichtegem, 185.9 km | |
1 Guillaume van Keirsbulck (Bel) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step Cycling Team 4:21:05 | |
2 Danilo Napolitano (Ita) Wanty - Groupe Gobert 0:00:01 | |
3 Danny van Poppel (Ned) Trek Factory Racing | |
4 Silvan Dillier (Sui) BMC Racing Team | |
5 Yauheni Hutarovich (Blr) AG2R La Mondiale | |
6 Kenny Dehaes (Bel) Lotto Belisol | |
7 Raymond Kreder (Ned) Garmin Sharp | |
8 Scott Thwaites (GBr) Team NetApp - Endura | |
9 Luka Mezgec (Slo) Team Giant-Shimano | |
10 Julien Vermote (Bel) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step Cycling Team | |
11 Kenneth van Bilsen (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise | |
12 Alessandro Malaguti (Ita) Vini Fantini Nippo | |
13 Arnaud Gerard (Fra) Bretagne - Seche Environnement | |
14 Sébastien Delfosse (Bel) Wallonie - Bruxelles | |
15 Egidijus Juodvalkis (Ltu) Team 3M | |
16 Baptiste Planckaert (Bel) Roubaix Lille Metropole | |
17 Gert Jõeäär (Est) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | |
18 Tim Vanspeybroeck (Bel) Team 3M | |
19 Jan Barta (Cze) Team NetApp - Endura | |
20 Dylan van Baarle (Ned) Garmin Sharp | all s.t. |
89 Hugo Houle (Can) AG2R La Mondiale | 1:34 |
Final GC | |
1 Gert Jõeäär (Est) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | 8:43:24 |
2 Guillaume van Keirsbulck (Bel) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step Cycling Team | at 0:03 |
3 Johan Le Bon (Fra) FDJ.fr | 0:05 |
4 Stijn Devolder (Bel) Trek Factory Racing | 0:11 |
5 Jan Ghyselinck (Bel) Wanty - Groupe Gobert | 0:13 |
6 Silvan Dillier (Sui) BMC Racing Team | s.t. |
7 Danny van Poppel (Ned) Trek Factory Racing | 0:15 |
8 Jesse Sergent (NZl) Trek Factory Racing | s.t. |
9 Kristof Vandewalle (Bel) Trek Factory Racing | 0:16 |
10 Jan Barta (Cze) Team NetApp - Endura | 0:00:17 |
11 Dylan van Baarle (Ned) Garmin Sharp | 0:18 |
12 Klaas Lodewyck (Bel) BMC Racing Team | 0:24 |
13 Rick Zabel (Ger) BMC Racing Team | 0:25 |
14 Chad Haga (USA) Team Giant-Shimano | s.t. |
15 Arnaud Gerard (Fra) Bretagne - Seche Environnement | 0:26 |
16 Thomas de Gendt (Bel) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step Cycling Team | s.t. |
17 Florian Senechal (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | 0:27 |
18 Luka Mezgec (Slo) Team Giant-Shimano | 0:29 |
19 Yves Lampaert (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise | 0:30 |
20 Blaz Jarc (Slo) Team NetApp - Endura | 0:31 |
21 Gediminas Bagdonas (Ltu) AG2R La Mondiale | s.t. |
22 Gijs van Hoecke (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise | 0:32 |
23 Jelle Wallays (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise | 0:35 |
24 Ignatas Konovalovas (Ltu) MTN - Qhubeka | s.t. |
25 Kenneth van Bilsen (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise | 0:41 |
26 Frederik Veuchelen (Bel) Wanty - Groupe Gobert | |
27 Sander Cordeel (Bel) Vastgoedservice - Golden Palace Continental Team | both s.t. |
28 Yoeri Havik (Ned) Cyclingteam De Rijke | 0:42 |
29 Stig Broeckx (Bel) Lotto Belisol | 0:43 |
30 Stijn Steels (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise | 0:44 |
31 Jonas Ahlstrand (Swe) Team Giant-Shimano | 0:45 |
32 Jonas van Genechten (Bel) Lotto Belisol | 0:46 |
33 Danilo Napolitano (Ita) Wanty - Groupe Gobert | |
34 Sergey Lagutin (Uzb) RusVelo | both s.t. |
35 Rob Ruijgh (Ned) Vastgoedservice - Golden Palace Continental Team | 0:48 |
36 Jasper Stuyven (Bel) Trek Factory Racing | 0:49 |
37 Jay Thomson (RSA) MTN - Qhubeka | 0:52 |
38 Maxime Daniel (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | 0:53 |
39 Jean-Marc Bideau (Fra) Bretagne - Seche Environnement | |
40 Yauheni Hutarovich (Blr) AG2R La Mondiale | |
41 Sébastien Delfosse (Bel) Wallonie - Bruxelles | all s.t. |
42 Alessandro Malaguti (Ita) Vini Fantini Nippo | 0:55 |
43 Tom van Asbroeck (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise | s.t. |
44 James Vanlandschoot (Bel) Wanty - Groupe Gobert | 0:56 |
45 Scott Thwaites (GBr) Team NetApp - Endura | s.t. |
46 Baptiste Planckaert (Bel) Roubaix Lille Metropole | 0:57 |
47 Olivier Chevalier (Bel) Wallonie - Bruxelles | s.t. |
48 Boris Dron (Bel) Wallonie - Bruxelles | 0:58 |
49 Jarl Salomein (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise | 1:00 |
50 Robin Stenuit (Bel) Wallonie - Bruxelles | 1:03 |
51 Martin Reimer (Ger) MTN - Qhubeka | 1:04 |
52 Egidijus Juodvalkis (Ltu) Team 3M | 1:05 |
53 Björn Leukemans (Bel) Wanty - Groupe Gobert | s.t. |
54 Wesley Kreder (Ned) Wanty - Groupe Gobert | 1:08 |
55 Steve Chainel (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | 1:11 |
56 Timothy Dupont (Bel) Roubaix Lille Metropole | 1:28 |
57 Julien Vermote (Bel) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step Cycling Team | 1:30 |
58 Tosh van Der Sande (Bel) Lotto Belisol | 1:42 |
59 Laurens De Vreese (Bel) Wanty - Groupe Gobert | s.t. |
60 Matthieu Ladagnous (Fra) FDJ.fr | 1:49 |
61 Kevin Hulsmans (Bel) Vastgoedservice - Golden Palace Continental Team | 1:52 |
62 Antoine Demoitie (Bel) Wallonie - Bruxelles | 1:55 |
63 Nathan Haas (Aus) Garmin Sharp | 1:59 |
64 Iljo Keisse (Bel) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step Cycling Team | 2:03 |
65 Christoph Pfingsten (Ger) Cyclingteam De Rijke | 2:06 |
66 Andrew Fenn (GBr) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step Cycling Team | 2:09 |
67 Ronan van Zandbeek (Ned) Cyclingteam De Rijke | 2:10 |
68 Andrey Solomennikov (Rus) RusVelo | 2:13 |
69 Julian Alaphilippe (Fra) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step Cycling Team | 2:17 |
70 Julien Stassen (Bel) Wallonie - Bruxelles | 2:18 |
71 Rudy Molard (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | 2:20 |
72 Julien Duval (Fra) Roubaix Lille Metropole | 2:24 |
73 Christophe Premont (Bel) Wallonie - Bruxelles | s.t. |
74 Ralf Matzka (Ger) Team NetApp - Endura | 0:02:28 |
75 Dylan Groenewegen (Ned) Cyclingteam De Rijke | 2:39 |
76 Gorik Gardeyn (Bel) Veranclassic - Doltcini | 2:51 |
77 Pierre-Luc Perichon (Fra) Bretagne - Seche Environnement | |
78 Mark McNally (GBr) An Post - Chain Reaction | 2:57 |
79 Clément Koretzky (Fra) Bretagne - Seche Environnement | 3:08 |
80 Pier Paolo De Negri (Ita) Vini Fantini Nippo | 3:17 |
81 Martin Velits (Svk) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step Cycling Team | 3:25 |
82 Alphonse Vermote (Bel) Vastgoedservice - Golden Palace Continental Team | 3:41 |
83 Kim Magnusson (Swe) Vini Fantini Nippo | 4:29 |
84 Andreas Schillinger (Ger) Team NetApp - Endura | 0:06:37 |
85 Christophe Laporte (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | 6:43 |
86 Benjamin Le Montagner (Fra) Bretagne - Seche Environnement | 7:32 |
87 Raymond Kreder (Ned) Garmin Sharp | 7:53 |
88 Coen Vermeltfoort (Ned) Cyclingteam De Rijke | 8:36 |
89 Timofey Kritskiy (Rus) RusVelo | 8:39 |
90 Alexis Gougeard (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | 8:44 |
91 Pierre-Henri Lecuisinier (Fra) FDJ.fr | 8:45 |
92 Michael Schwarzmann (Ger) Team NetApp - Endura | 0:08:55 |
93 Stef van Zummeren (Bel) Team 3M | 8:56 |
94 Willem Wauters (Bel) Verandas Willems | 9:02 |
95 Johan Vansummeren (Bel) Garmin Sharp | 9:05 |
96 Alexander Krieger (Ger) Team Stuttgart | 9:35 |
97 Martin Kohler (Sui) BMC Racing Team | 13:03 |
98 Erick Rowsell (GBr) Team NetApp - Endura | 13:22 |
99 Kirill Pozdnyakov (Rus) RusVelo | 13:37 |
100 Tim Vanspeybroeck (Bel) Team 3M | 13:39 |
101 Kenny Dehaes (Bel) Lotto Belisol | s.t. |
102 Maxime Vantomme (Bel) Roubaix Lille Metropole | 13:45 |
103 Nikodemus Holler (Ger) Team Stuttgart | 13:51 |
104 Jean-Pierre Drucker (Lux) Wanty - Groupe Gobert | 13:54 |
105 Hugo Houle (Can) AG2R La Mondiale | 14:40 |
106 Jérémy Roy (Fra) FDJ.fr | 14:41 |
107 Marcus Burghardt (Ger) BMC Racing Team | 14:54 |
108 Joren Touquet (Bel) Verandas Willems | 14:57 |
109 Petr Vakoc (Cze) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step Cycling Team | 15:01 |
110 Julian Kern (Ger) AG2R La Mondiale | 15:02 |
111 Joeri Stallaert (Bel) Veranclassic - Doltcini | s.t. |
112 Erwann Corbel (Fra) Bretagne - Seche Environnement | 15:04 |
113 Christophe Sleurs (Bel) Team 3M | 15:05 |
114 Kevin Peeters (Bel) Vastgoedservice - Golden Palace Continental Team | 15:14 |
115 Sam Lennertz (Bel) Vastgoedservice - Golden Palace Continental Team | 15:17 |
116 Emiel Wastyn (Bel) Verandas Willems | 15:33 |
117 Boris Vallee (Bel) Lotto Belisol | 16:04 |
118 Lawson Craddock (USA) Team Giant-Shimano | 16:10 |
119 Jonathan Dufrasne (Bel) Wallonie - Bruxelles | 16:14 |
120 Andreas Stauff (Ger) MTN - Qhubeka | 16:23 |
121 Eduard Michael Grosu (Rom) Vini Fantini Nippo | 18:53 |
122 Romain Lemarchand (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | 19:03 |
123 Phillip Gaimon (USA) Garmin Sharp | 19:19 |
124 Vegard Breen (Nor) Lotto Belisol | 20:24 |
125 Kobus Hereijgers (Ned) Cyclingteam De Rijke | 21:18 |
126 Edwig Cammaerts (Bel) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | 21:36 |
127 Roman Maikin (Rus) RusVelo | 21:42 |
128 Gertjan De Vos (Bel) Team 3M | s.t. |
129 Gregory Franckaert (Bel) Team 3M | 21:47 |
130 Dex Groen (Ned) Cyclingteam De Rijke | 21:48 |
131 Nathan Brown (USA) Garmin Sharp | 23:17 |
132 Igor Boev (Rus) RusVelo | 25:54 |
133 Michael Goolaerts (Bel) Verandas Willems | 26:02 |
134 Kevin Claeys (Bel) An Post - Chain Reaction | 26:12 |
135 Kurt Geysen (Bel) Vastgoedservice - Golden Palace Continental Team | 26:46 |
136 Jaco Venter (RSA) MTN - Qhubeka | 28:37 |
137 Sean De Bie (Bel) Lotto Belisol | 28:45 |
138 Johann van Zyl (RSA) MTN - Qhubeka | 28:47 |
139 Sebastian Lander (Den) BMC Racing Team | 28:59 |
140 Jelle Mannaerts (Bel) Verandas Willems | 29:05 |
141 Vegard Stake Laengen (Nor) Bretagne - Seche Environnement | 29:06 |
142 Sea Keong Loh (Mas) Team Giant-Shimano | 29:16 |
143 Dion Beukeboom (Ned) Cyclingteam De Rijke | 29:35 |
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