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Tour of Belgium - 2.1

Belgium, May 28-June 1, 2008

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Stage 1 - May 28: Eeklo - Eeklo, 180.5 km

Dehaes fast as a hare

By Brecht Decaluwé

Kenny Dehaes wins the first stage
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Belgian's newest sprint ace Kenny Dehaes (Topsport Vlaanderen) won the bunch sprint in first stage of the Tour of Belgium in a convincing fashion. The first stage of the Tour of Belgium was coloured by the formation of echelons during the second hour of the race, and then a long breakaway effort from the trio David Boucher, Sergio Lagana and local rider Steven De Neef. With seven kilometres to go they were caught back due to the work of the sprinters' teams. In a disorganized final kilometre, the 23 year-old Dehaes overtook Australian Allan Davis (Mistubishi) just before the corner with 300 metres to go. The slim Belgian sprinter stood tall and allowed nobody to return, taking the stage and the first leader's jersey of the Tour. Davis held on for second place ahead of Quickstep's Gert Steegmans.

Dehaes pulled a string of strong results recently with a great bunch sprint victory over Thor Hushovd in Dunkerque as crowning glory. Today Dehaes - whose name means 'a hare' in Flemish - seemed to have no difficulty at all to capture the victory, as he was freewheeling and lifting his hands in the air way ahead of the finish line. "This is really fantastic," Dehaes said to Sporza. "The wind made it a hard stage, but the team worked hard for me. Niko Eeckhout delivered me at one kilometre from the finish," Dehaes explained.

"In the build-up to the sprint Walter Planckaert [director sportif] told me to keep an eye on David. When he started the sprint I followed his wheel. I knew Boonen wouldn't sprint today. Steegmans had to do it, but Quick Step didn't get their train on the rails," Dehaes talked about the sprint. "This Tour of Belgium is already successful for me." Tomorrow Dehaes can have another shot for glory, but from then on the riders with climbing power in the legs will take it over from the sprinters.

How it unfolded

A peloton of 142 riders took the start in Eeklo for a loop around Gent and then back towards Eeklo, totalling 180.5 kilometres on a flat course.

Tom Criel, Sep Vanmarcke and Daniel Lloyd were the first riders to get away from the peloton, but the trio wasn't allowed to get very far and after 14 kilometres they were caught back by the peloton. Six kilometres further another rider attacked. The French breakaway specialist David Boucher (Landbouwkrediet-Tönisteiner) wasn't joined by anyone, and a couple of kilometres further his lead was already up to one minute. Due to a crash in the peloton, the chase on Boucher was set on pause for a moment. After 40 kilometres there was another crash from Berik Kupeshov (Astana). The Astana rider ran into a signal man. He would continue but then abandon the race with 75 kilometres to go.

With the peloton on hold, the first Nissan intermediate sprint after 41 kilometres was won by Boucher. In the peloton it was Tomas Vaitkus (Astana) who took the next of the sprint points ahead of Kenny Van Hummel (Skil-Shimano) and Tom Boonen.

The speeds remained high and despite the average of 45 km/h two riders managed to join Boucher up front: Chris Horner and Tom Criel. Soon after those two made the juncture, Niek Van Gestel (Profel) closed the gap on his own and joined the three leaders as well.

The advantage of the four riders fell, and after 48 kilometres Boucher and Van Gestel were caught by the peloton, while Horner and Criel jumped away just before the group was caught. Three kilometres further this duo was caught as well and the peloton was back together for a moment.

Echelons were formed against the strong winds and a lot of riders were in trouble at the back. After 60 kilometres a group of forty riders were distanced by the peloton at 30". The race was full on at this stage and the peloton had shattered into several groups. Belgian champion Stijn Devolder was distanced as well, but after 75 kilometres his group managed to move back towards the front. Five kilometres further the battle was over and everybody was back in the peloton, except for 12 riders who were more than two minutes behind.

The average speed after two hours in the race was a blistering 46 km/h, and still a group riders tried to get away with 87 kilometres to go: Vaitkus, Kevin Hulsmans, Wim De Vocht, David Boucher, Kevin Neirynck, Sven Renders, Floris Goesinnen, Tom Veelers, Borut Bozic, Bas Giling, Jarno Van Mingeroet, Jens Mouris and Proch. This big group built up a lead of twenty seconds, but the peloton closed down the move four kilometres later.

The peloton had enough of the attacks, and called for a sanitary break. That was the sign for three riders to jump away, and peloton allowed the break to go and finally a cease-fire was achieved. Nineteen riders who were dropped earlier were happy as they could join the peloton again. The lead group consisted – unsurprisingly – of Boucher, together with the Italian Sergio Lagana and Belgian track specialist Steven De Neef. The co-operation up front was good and the trio started to build up a safe lead. Chris Horner – in the earlier attack – abandoned the race at the first feed zone.

At the second intermediate sprint, it was Lagana who finished first before Boucher and De Neef. Seven minutes later it was Carlos Barredo who led the peloton past the line of the sprint, with 70 kilometres to go. The maximum lead of the trio went up to 7'20".

Under impulse of the Quick Step team the advantage of the leaders started to fall. The Belgian team was joined by the Skil-Shimano team, and just before the third intermediate sprint, 36 kilometres from the finish, the lead dropped back to three minutes. De Neef won the sprint ahead of Lagana and Boucher.

With 32 kilometres to go the Topsport Vlaanderen team joined the work in the peloton and a lot of riders were in trouble at the back. Among them were Sergey Lagutin and Michiel Elijzen.

It was clear the lead trio wouldn't make it today as with 15 kilometres to go they were only one minute ahead of the peloton. Finally at seven kilometres from the finish their adventure was over.

In the final kilometre there was a late attack from Jan Kuyckx (Landbouwkrediet-Tönisteiner), but the Silenco-Lotto train quickly caught the Belgian. Despite the Belgian team's efforts they lost the lead to Astana, for Vaitkus, but with 500 metres to go no team had control over the peloton.

Allan Davis started the sprint before a slight corner with 300 metres to go, but Kenny Dehaes overtook him just before they hit the corner. The Belgian had no trouble at all to maintain his position and claimed the victory in Eeklo.

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Results

1 Kenny Dehaes (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen                                             4.09.19 (43.44 km/h)
2 Allan Davis (Aus) Mitsubishi-Jartazi                                                      
3 Gert Steegmans (Bel) Quick Step                                                           
4 Mattia Gavazzi (Ita) Preti Mangimi                                                        
5 Roberto Ferrari (Ita) LPR Brakes                                                          
6 Greg Van Avermaet (Bel) Silence - Lotto                                                   
7 René Haselbacher (Aut) Astana                                                             
8 Jürgen Roelandts (Bel) Silence - Lotto                                                    
9 Sergio Marinangeli (Ita) LPR Brakes                                                       
10 Tom Leezer (Ned) Rabobank                                                                
11 Borut Bozic (Slo) Cycle Collstrop                                                        
12 Walter Proch (Ita) LPR Brakes                                                            
13 Tom Veelers (Ned) Skil-Shimano                                                           
14 James Vanlandschoot (Bel) Mitsubishi-Jartazi                                             
15 Gregory Joseph (Bel) Davitamon - Lotto - Jong Vlaanderen                                 
16 Boris Shpilevsky (Rus) Preti Mangimi                                                     
17 Kristof Goddaert (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen                                               
18 Ken Devaere (Bel) Davitamon - Lotto - Jong Vlaanderen                                    
19 Staf Scheirlinckx (Bel) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone                                
20 Aaron Kemps (Aus) Astana                                                                 
21 Hervé Duclos-Lassalle (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone                            
22 Sven Renders (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen                                                   
23 Roy Curvers (Ned) Skil-Shimano                                                           
24 Stijn Devolder (Bel) Quick Step                                                          
25 Jonas Ljungblad (Swe) P3Transfer - Batavus                                               
26 Kenny Terweduwe (Bel) Davitamon - Lotto - Jong Vlaanderen                                
27 Matteo Montaguti (Ita) LPR Brakes                                                        
28 Kenny Robert Van Hummel (Ned) Skil-Shimano                                               
29 Bert De Waele (Bel) Landbouwkrediet - Tönissteiner                                       
30 Stefan Van Dijk (Ned) Mitsubishi-Jartazi                                                 
31 Marco Marcato (Ita) Cycle Collstrop                                                      
32 Kevin Neirynck (Bel) Landbouwkrediet - Tönissteiner                                      
33 Piet Rooijakkers (Ned) Skil-Shimano                                                      
34 Ian Stannard (GBr) Landbouwkrediet - Tönissteiner                                        
35 William Walker (Aus) Rabobank                                                            
36 Steven De Jongh (Ned) Quick Step                                                         
37 Pieter Vanspeybrouck (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen                                           
38 Kurt Hovelynck (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen                                                 
39 Marvin Van Der Pluijm (Ned) P3Transfer - Batavus                                         
40 Bastiaan Giling (Ned) Cycle Collstrop                                                    
41 David Boucher (Fra) Landbouwkrediet - Tönissteiner                                       
42 Maarten Tjallingii (Ned) Silence - Lotto                                                 
43 Jens Mouris (Ned) Mitsubishi-Jartazi                                                     
44 Sergei Ivanov (Rus) Astana                                                               
45 Aart Vierhouten (Ned) P3Transfer - Batavus                                               
46 Bram Tankink (Ned) Rabobank                                                              
47 Daniel Lloyd (GBr) An Post - M. Donnelly - Grant Thornton - Sean Kelly Team              
48 Niko Eeckhout (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen                                                  
49 Jan Kuyckx (Bel) Landbouwkrediet - Tönissteiner                                          
50 Tom Criel (Bel) Cycle Collstrop                                                          
51 Dmitriy Muravyev (Kaz) Astana                                                            
52 Andy Cappelle (Bel) Landbouwkrediet - Tönissteiner                                       
53 Arnoud Van Groen (Ned) P3Transfer - Batavus                                              
54 Fabio Polazzi (Bel) Bodysol - Euro Millions - Pôle Continental Wallon                    
55 Leif Hoste (Bel) Silence - Lotto                                                         
56 Johan Van Summeren (Bel) Silence - Lotto                                                 
57 Koen De Kort (Ned) Astana                                                                
58 Wim De Vocht (Bel) Silence - Lotto                                                       
59 Tomas Vaitkus (Ltu) Astana                                                               
60 Florent Brard (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone                                    
61 Alessandro Maserati (Ita) LPR Brakes                                                     
62 Sergey Lagutin (Uzb) Cycle Collstrop                                                     
63 Alessandro Bertuola (Ita) Preti Mangimi                                                  
64 Mirko Selvaggi (Ita) Cycle Collstrop                                                     
65 Wouter Mol (Ned) P3Transfer - Batavus                                                    
66 Frank Hoj (Den) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone                                        
67 Sebastian Siedler (Ger) Skil-Shimano                                                     
68 Pieter Weening (Ned) Rabobank                                                            
69 Sven Nevens (Bel) Mitsubishi-Jartazi                                                     
70 Tom Boonen (Bel) Quick Step                                                              
71 Steven De Neef (Bel) Davitamon - Lotto - Jong Vlaanderen                                 
72 Sven Nys (Bel) Landbouwkrediet - Tönissteiner                                                      
73 Floris Goesinnen (Ned) Skil-Shimano                                                      
74 Johan Coenen (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen                                                   
75 Alexandre Blain (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone                                  
76 Marc De Maar (Ned) Rabobank                                                              
77 Robert Gesink (Ned) Rabobank                                                             
78 Geert Omloop (Bel) Mitsubishi-Jartazi                                                    
79 Robert Wagner (Ger) Skil-Shimano                                                         
80 Romain Villa (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone                                     
81 Salvatore Commesso (Ita) Preti Mangimi                                                   
82 Kenny Lisabeth (Bel) An Post - M. Donnelly - Grant Thornton - Sean Kelly Team            
83 Sergio Laganà (Ita) LPR Brakes                                                           
84 Dan Fleeman (GBr) An Post - M. Donnelly - Grant Thornton - Sean Kelly Team               
85 Marco Zanotti (Ita) Preti Mangimi                                                        
86 Steffen Wesemann (Swi) Cycle Collstrop                                                   
87 Luca Celli (Ita) LPR Brakes                                                              
88 Tom Steels (Bel) Landbouwkrediet - Tönissteiner                                          
89 Thomas Ongena (Bel) Profel Prorace Continental Team                                      
90 Kevin Van Impe (Bel) Quick Step                                                          
91 Benny De Schrooder (Bel) An Post - M. Donnelly - Grant Thornton - Sean Kelly Team        
92 Roy Sentjens (Bel) Silence - Lotto                                                       
93 Massimo Mazzanti (Ita) Preti Mangimi                                                 0.26
94 Jarno Van Mingeroet (Bel) Mitsubishi-Jartazi                                         0.37
95 Jonathan Henrion (Bel) Bodysol - Euro Millions - Pôle Continental Wallon                 
96 Rieno Stofferis (Bel) An Post - M. Donnelly - Grant Thornton - Sean Kelly Team       0.45
97 Glenn d'Hollander (Bel) Silence - Lotto                                              0.49
98 Gianluca Geremia (Ita) Preti Mangimi                                                 1.15
99 David Kopp (Ger) Cycle Collstrop                                                     1.23
100 Niels Albert (Bel) Palmans Cras                                                     1.39
101 Jens Renders (Bel) Palmans Cras                                                         
102 Philipp Walsleben (Ger) Palmans Cras                                                    
103 Preben Van Hecke (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen                                              
104 Maarten Den Bakker (Ned) Skil-Shimano                                                   
105 Kevin Hulsmans (Bel) Quick Step                                                         
106 Eduard Bogaert (Bel) Profel Prorace Continental Team                                3.06
107 Michiel Elijzen (Ned) Rabobank                                                      4.01
108 Carlos Barredo Llamazales (Spa) Quick Step                                          4.13
109 Timothy Vangheel (Bel) P3Transfer - Batavus                                        10.02
110 Christian Müller (Ger) An Post - M. Donnelly - Grant Thornton - Sean Kelly Team    10.37
111 Gideon De Jong (Ned) P3Transfer - Batavus                                               
112 Gianni Denolf (Bel) Palmans Cras                                                        
113 Roel Vanmuysen (Bel) Profel Prorace Continental Team                                    
114 Jeremy Honorez (Bel) Bodysol - Euro Millions - Pôle Continental Wallon                  
115 Tim Mertens (Bel) Davitamon - Lotto - Jong Vlaanderen                                   
116 Jonathan Bertrand (Bel) Bodysol - Euro Millions - Pôle Continental Wallon               
117 Tom Van De Velde (Bel) Profel Prorace Continental Team                                  
118 Carlo Corra (Ita) Preti Mangimi                                                         
119 Sébastien Rosseler (Bel) Quick Step                                                     
120 Laurent Fontaine (Bel) Bodysol - Euro Millions - Pôle Continental Wallon                
121 Niek Van Gestel (Bel) Profel Prorace Continental Team                                   
122 Matti Helminen (Fin) Palmans Cras                                                       
123 Ryan Wills (NZl) Bodysol - Euro Millions - Pôle Continental Wallon                      
124 Rudy Rouet (Bel) Bodysol - Euro Millions - Pôle Continental Wallon                      
125 Kevin Van Melsen (Bel) Bodysol - Euro Millions - Pôle Continental Wallon                
126 Paidi O'Brien (Irl) An Post - M. Donnelly - Grant Thornton - Sean Kelly Team            
127 Sep Vanmarcke (Bel) Davitamon - Lotto - Jong Vlaanderen                                 
128 Frank Van Kuik (Bel) An Post - M. Donnelly - Grant Thornton - Sean Kelly Team           
129 Michael Vanderaerden (Bel) Profel Prorace Continental Team                              
130 Sébastien Portal (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone                                
131 Jean Eudes Demaret (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone                              
132 Dieter Vanthourenhout (Bel) Palmans Cras                                                
133 Sven Wielandt (Bel) Profel Prorace Continental Team                                12.41
134 Lars Croket (Bel) Davitamon - Lotto - Jong Vlaanderen                                   
135 David Reyniers (Bel) Profel Prorace Continental Team                                    
136 Stijn Huys (Bel) Palmans Cras                                                           
137 Wim Botman (Ned) P3Transfer - Batavus                                                   
DNF Berik Kupeshov (Kaz) Astana                                                             
DNF Chris Horner (USA) Astana                                                               
DNF Igor Abakoumov (Bel) Mitsubishi-Jartazi                                                 
DNF Pieter Muys (Bel) Davitamon - Lotto - Jong Vlaanderen                                   
DNF Stijn Mortelmans (Bel) Palmans Cras                                                     
DNS Raffaele Ferrara (Ita) LPR Brakes                                                       
 
General classification after stage 1
 
1 Kenny De Haes (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen                                            4.09.09
2 Allan Davis (Aus) Mitsubishi-Jartazi                                                  0.04
3 David Boucher (Fra) Landbouwkrediet - Tönissteiner                                        
4 Sergio Laganà (Ita) LPR Brakes                                                        0.05
5 Gert Steegmans (Bel) Quick Step                                                       0.06
6 Steven De Neef (Bel) Davitamon - Lotto - Jong Vlaanderen                                  
7 Tomas Vaitkus (Ltu) Astana                                                            0.08
8 Kenny Robert Van Hummel (Ned) Skil-Shimano                                            0.09
9 Mattia Gavazzi (Ita) Preti Mangimi                                                    0.10
10 Roberto Ferrari (Ita) LPR Brakes                                                         
11 Greg Van Avermaet (Bel) Silence - Lotto                                                  
12 René Haselbacher (Aut) Astana                                                            
13 Jürgen Roelandts (Bel) Silence - Lotto                                                   
14 Sergio Marinangeli (Ita) LPR Brakes                                                      
15 Tom Leezer (Ned) Rabobank                                                                
16 Borut Bozic (Slo) Cycle Collstrop                                                        
17 Walter Proch (Ita) LPR Brakes                                                            
18 Tom Veelers (Ned) Skil-Shimano                                                           
19 James Vanlandschoot (Bel) Mitsubishi-Jartazi                                             
20 Gregory Joseph (Bel) Davitamon - Lotto - Jong Vlaanderen                                 
21 Boris Shpilevsky (Rus) Preti Mangimi                                                     
22 Kristof Goddaert (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen                                               
23 Ken Devaere (Bel) Davitamon - Lotto - Jong Vlaanderen                                    
24 Staf Scheirlinckx (Bel) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone                                
25 Aaron Kemps (Aus) Astana                                                                 
26 Hervé Duclos-Lassalle (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone                            
27 Sven Renders (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen                                                   
28 Roy Curvers (Ned) Skil-Shimano                                                           
29 Stijn Devolder (Bel) Quick Step                                                          
30 Jonas Ljungblad (Swe) P3Transfer - Batavus                                               
31 Kenny Terweduwe (Bel) Davitamon - Lotto - Jong Vlaanderen                                
32 Matteo Montaguti (Ita) LPR Brakes                                                        
33 Bert De Waele (Bel) Landbouwkrediet - Tönissteiner                                       
34 Stefan Van Dijk (Ned) Mitsubishi-Jartazi                                                 
35 Marco Marcato (Ita) Cycle Collstrop                                                      
36 Kevin Neirynck (Bel) Landbouwkrediet - Tönissteiner                                      
37 Piet Rooijakkers (Ned) Skil-Shimano                                                      
38 Ian Stannard (GBr) Landbouwkrediet - Tönissteiner                                        
39 William Walker (Aus) Rabobank                                                            
40 Steven De Jongh (Ned) Quick Step                                                         
41 Pieter Vanspeybrouck (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen                                           
42 Kurt Hovelynck (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen                                                 
43 Marvin Van Der Pluijm (Ned) P3Transfer - Batavus                                         
44 Bastiaan Giling (Ned) Cycle Collstrop                                                    
45 Maarten Tjallingii (Ned) Silence - Lotto                                                 
46 Jens Mouris (Ned) Mitsubishi-Jartazi                                                     
47 Sergei Ivanov (Rus) Astana                                                               
48 Aart Vierhouten (Ned) P3Transfer - Batavus                                               
49 Bram Tankink (Ned) Rabobank                                                              
50 Daniel Lloyd (GBr) An Post - M. Donnelly - Grant Thornton - Sean Kelly Team              
51 Niko Eeckhout (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen                                                  
52 Jan Kuyckx (Bel) Landbouwkrediet - Tönissteiner                                          
53 Tom Criel (Bel) Cycle Collstrop                                                          
54 Dmitriy Muravyev (Kaz) Astana                                                            
55 Andy Cappelle (Bel) Landbouwkrediet - Tönissteiner                                       
56 Arnoud Van Groen (Ned) P3Transfer - Batavus                                              
57 Fabio Polazzi (Bel) Bodysol - Euro Millions - Pôle Continental Wallon                    
58 Leif Hoste (Bel) Silence - Lotto                                                         
59 Johan Van Summeren (Bel) Silence - Lotto                                                 
60 Koen De Kort (Ned) Astana                                                                
61 Wim De Vocht (Bel) Silence - Lotto                                                       
62 Florent Brard (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone                                    
63 Alessandro Maserati (Ita) LPR Brakes                                                     
64 Sergey Lagutin (Uzb) Cycle Collstrop                                                     
65 Alessandro Bertuola (Ita) Preti Mangimi                                                  
66 Mirko Selvaggi (Ita) Cycle Collstrop                                                     
67 Wouter Mol (Ned) P3Transfer - Batavus                                                    
68 Frank Hoj (Den) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone                                        
69 Sebastian Siedler (Ger) Skil-Shimano                                                     
70 Pieter Weening (Ned) Rabobank                                                            
71 Sven Nevens (Bel) Mitsubishi-Jartazi                                                     
72 Tom Boonen (Bel) Quick Step                                                              
73 Sven Nys (Bel) Landbouwkrediet - Tönissteiner                                                      
74 Floris Goesinnen (Ned) Skil-Shimano                                                      
75 Johan Coenen (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen                                                   
76 Alexandre Blain (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone                                  
77 Marc De Maar (Ned) Rabobank                                                              
78 Robert Gesink (Ned) Rabobank                                                             
79 Geert Omloop (Bel) Mitsubishi-Jartazi                                                    
80 Robert Wagner (Ger) Skil-Shimano                                                         
81 Romain Villa (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone                                     
82 Salvatore Commesso (Ita) Preti Mangimi                                                   
83 Kenny Lisabeth (Bel) An Post - M. Donnelly - Grant Thornton - Sean Kelly Team            
84 Dan Fleeman (GBr) An Post - M. Donnelly - Grant Thornton - Sean Kelly Team               
85 Marco Zanotti (Ita) Preti Mangimi                                                        
86 Steffen Wesemann (Swi) Cycle Collstrop                                                   
87 Luca Celli (Ita) LPR Brakes                                                              
88 Tom Steels (Bel) Landbouwkrediet - Tönissteiner                                          
89 Thomas Ongena (Bel) Profel Prorace Continental Team                                      
90 Kevin Van Impe (Bel) Quick Step                                                          
91 Benny De Schrooder (Bel) An Post - M. Donnelly - Grant Thornton - Sean Kelly Team        
92 Roy Sentjens (Bel) Silence - Lotto                                                       
93 Massimo Mazzanti (Ita) Preti Mangimi                                                 0.36
94 Jarno Van Mingeroet (Bel) Mitsubishi-Jartazi                                         0.47
95 Jonathan Henrion (Bel) Bodysol - Euro Millions - Pôle Continental Wallon                 
96 Rieno Stofferis (Bel) An Post - M. Donnelly - Grant Thornton - Sean Kelly Team       0.55
97 Glenn d'Hollander (Bel) Silence - Lotto                                              0.59
98 Gianluca Geremia (Ita) Preti Mangimi                                                 1.25
99 David Kopp (Ger) Cycle Collstrop                                                     1.33
100 Niels Albert (Bel) Palmans Cras                                                     1.49
101 Jens Renders (Bel) Palmans Cras                                                         
102 Philipp Walsleben (Ger) Palmans Cras                                                    
103 Preben Van Hecke (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen                                              
104 Maarten Den Bakker (Ned) Skil-Shimano                                                   
105 Kevin Hulsmans (Bel) Quick Step                                                         
106 Eduard Bogaert (Bel) Profel Prorace Continental Team                                3.16
107 Michiel Elijzen (Ned) Rabobank                                                      4.11
108 Carlos Barredo Llamazales (Spa) Quick Step                                          4.23
109 Timothy Vangheel (Bel) P3Transfer - Batavus                                        10.12
110 Christian Müller (Ger) An Post - M. Donnelly - Grant Thornton - Sean Kelly Team    10.47
111 Gideon De Jong (Ned) P3Transfer - Batavus                                               
112 Gianni Denolf (Bel) Palmans Cras                                                        
113 Roel Vanmuysen (Bel) Profel Prorace Continental Team                                    
114 Jeremy Honorez (Bel) Bodysol - Euro Millions - Pôle Continental Wallon                  
115 Tim Mertens (Bel) Davitamon - Lotto - Jong Vlaanderen                                   
116 Jonathan Bertrand (Bel) Bodysol - Euro Millions - Pôle Continental Wallon               
117 Tom Van De Velde (Bel) Profel Prorace Continental Team                                  
118 Carlo Corra (Ita) Preti Mangimi                                                         
119 Sébastien Rosseler (Bel) Quick Step                                                     
120 Laurent Fontaine (Bel) Bodysol - Euro Millions - Pôle Continental Wallon                
121 Niek Van Gestel (Bel) Profel Prorace Continental Team                                   
122 Matti Helminen (Fin) Palmans Cras                                                       
123 Ryan Wills (NZl) Bodysol - Euro Millions - Pôle Continental Wallon                      
124 Rudy Rouet (Bel) Bodysol - Euro Millions - Pôle Continental Wallon                      
125 Kevin Van Melsen (Bel) Bodysol - Euro Millions - Pôle Continental Wallon                
126 Paidi O'Brien (Irl) An Post - M. Donnelly - Grant Thornton - Sean Kelly Team            
127 Sep Vanmarcke (Bel) Davitamon - Lotto - Jong Vlaanderen                                 
128 Frank Van Kuik (Bel) An Post - M. Donnelly - Grant Thornton - Sean Kelly Team           
129 Michael Vanderaerden (Bel) Profel Prorace Continental Team                              
130 Sébastien Portal (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone                                
131 Jean Eudes Demaret (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone                              
132 Dieter Vanthourenhout (Bel) Palmans Cras                                                
133 Sven Wielandt (Bel) Profel Prorace Continental Team                                12.51
134 Lars Croket (Bel) Davitamon - Lotto - Jong Vlaanderen                                   
135 David Reyniers (Bel) Profel Prorace Continental Team                                    
136 Stijn Huys (Bel) Palmans Cras                                                           
137 Wim Botman (Ned) P3Transfer - Batavus                                                   
 
Points classification
 
1 Kenny De Haes (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen                                                 30 pts
2 Allan Davis (Aus) Mitsubishi-Jartazi                                                    25
3 Gert Steegmans (Bel) Quick Step                                                         22
4 Mattia Gavazzi (Ita) Preti Mangimi                                                      19
5 Roberto Ferrari (Ita) LPR Brakes                                                        17
6 David Boucher (Fra) Landbouwkrediet - Tönissteiner                                      16
7 Greg Van Avermaet (Bel) Silence - Lotto                                                 15
8 René Haselbacher (Aut) Astana                                                           13
9 Sergio Laganà (Ita) LPR Brakes                                                          13
10 Jürgen Roelandts (Bel) Silence - Lotto                                                 12
11 Sergio Marinangeli (Ita) LPR Brakes                                                    11
12 Steven De Neef (Bel) Davitamon - Lotto - Jong Vlaanderen                               11
13 Tom Leezer (Ned) Rabobank                                                              10
14 Tomas Vaitkus (Ltu) Astana                                                              5
15 Kenny Robert Van Hummel (Ned) Skil-Shimano                                              3
 
Sprint classification
 
1 David Boucher (Fra) Landbouwkrediet - Tönissteiner                                      16 pts
2 Sergio Laganà (Ita) LPR Brakes                                                          13
3 Steven De Neef (Bel) Davitamon - Lotto - Jong Vlaanderen                                11
4 Tomas Vaitkus (Ltu) Astana                                                               5
5 Kenny Robert Van Hummel (Ned) Skil-Shimano                                               3

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