Win for Vanmarcke in Omloop Het Nieuwsblad

Sep Vanmarcke surprises former World Champion Tom Boonen to win the classic season’s opener in Gent (Belgium)

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In a three up sprint between Boonen, Vanmarcke and Flecha, it was the Garmin rider who timed his effort to perfection surprising the Belgian favourite. “I launched a long sprint because I knew that in the last 200 metres there were two corners where it would have been difficult to pass, but I miscalculated the effort,” Boonen said afterwards. “At 80 meters from the finish my sprint was over, I had no more power in my legs. I had also a cramp on my right leg. It’s a pity but I was beaten by a good rider who deserved the victory.”

Both Vanmarcke and Boonen though deserved the win after they had both left their mark on the race. Boonen in forcing the original selection clear where Quickstep and Sky both had two riders and BMC too had been well represented. But attack by attack, the group came down in numbers and then Vanmarcke very cleverly brought the break down to three after he had been outnumbered with two Quickstep and two Sky in a group of five. It was the final move by Vanmarcke that saw three riders go clear of what was left of what had been a leading group of 10 riders including the likes of Phillippe Gilbert and Thor Hushovd.

Afterwards Flecha told sporza: “I am happy about being on the podium again. No one can say this is not a race for me. Obviously the flavour of victory is much better but I have to be happy. Vanmarcke was riding well. He was one of the guys you could see was riding strong last year in the Classics. Boonen started a bit too early in the sprint but these things happen when you are at the front. No one can guarantee anything until you have crossed the finish line.

“I ended up in third place I and I can’t be disappointed with that.”

Result

1 Sep Vanmarcke Team Garmin – Barracuda 04:52:34
2 Tom Boonen Omega Pharma – Quickstep @ same time
3 Juan Antonio Flecha Sky Procycling @ same time
4 Heinrich Haussler Team Garmin – Barracuda 00:25
5 Greg Van Avermaet BMC Racing Team @ same time
6 Marco Marcato Vacansoleil – DCM Pro Cycling Team @ same time
7 Lloyd Mondory Ag2R – La Mondiale @ same time
8 Matthieu Ladagnous Equipe Cycliste FDJ – BigMat @ same time
9 Alexandre Pichot Europcar @ same time
10 Staf Scheirlinckx Accent.jobs – Willems Veranda’s @ same time
11 John Degenkolb 1t4i @ same time
12 Luca Paolini Katusha Team @ same time
13 Maarten Wynants Rabobank Cycling Team @ same time
14 Kristof Goddaert Ag2R – La Mondiale @ same time
15 Bobbie Traksel Landbouwkrediet – Euphony @ same time
16 Sébastien Turgot Europcar @ same time
17 Leif Hoste Accent.jobs – Willems Veranda’s @ same time
18 Oscar Gatto Farnese Vini – Selle Italia @ same time
19 Jelle Wallays Topsport Vlaanderen – Mercator @ same time
20 Fr̩d̩ric Amorison Landbouwkrediet РEuphony @ same time
21 Sylvain Chavanel Omega Pharma – Quickstep @ same time
22 Davy Commeijne Landbouwkrediet – Euphony @ same time
23 Bernhard Eisel Sky Procycling @ same time
24 Mathew Hayman Sky Procycling @ same time
25 Laurens De Vreese Topsport Vlaanderen – Mercator @ same time
26 Ian Stannard Sky Procycling @ same time
27 Christian Knees Sky Procycling @ same time
28 Dominique Rollin Equipe Cycliste FDJ – BigMat @ same time
29 Thor Hushovd BMC Racing Team @ same time
30 Matti Breschel Rabobank Cycling Team 00:36
31 Philippe Gilbert BMC Racing Team 00:41
32 Koen De Kort 1t4i @ same time
33 Stijn Vandenbergh Omega Pharma – Quickstep 00:51
34 Dries Devenyns Omega Pharma – Quickstep @ same time
35 Andreas Klier Team Garmin – Barracuda 00:54
36 Bram Tankink Rabobank Cycling Team 00:59
37 Marcus Burghardt BMC Racing Team 01:05
38 Alessandro Ballan BMC Racing Team 01:32
39 Aleksejs Saramotins Cofidis – Le Credit En Ligne 05:22
40 Kevin Hulsmans Farnese Vini – Selle Italia @ same time
41 Laszlo Bodrogi Team Type 1 – SANOFI 05:30
42 Ramon Sinkeldam 1t4i @ same time
43 Mirko Selvaggi Vacansoleil – DCM Pro Cycling Team @ same time
44 Taylor Phinney BMC Racing Team @ same time
45 Vegard Laengen Stake Team Type 1 – SANOFI @ same time
46 Vicente Reynes Mimo Lotto – Belisol Team @ same time
47 Jens Debusschere Lotto – Belisol Team @ same time
48 Maxime Vantomme Katusha Team @ same time
49 S̩bastien Hinault Ag2R РLa Mondiale @ same time
50 Marcel Sieberg Lotto – Belisol Team @ same time
51 Pieter Vanspeybrouck Topsport Vlaanderen – Mercator @ same time
52 Romain Lemarchand Ag2R – La Mondiale @ same time
53 Johan Le Bon Bretagne Schuller @ same time
54 Stijn Devolder Vacansoleil – DCM Pro Cycling Team @ same time
55 James Vanlandschoot Accent.jobs – Willems Veranda’s @ same time
56 Tomas Vaitkus GreenEdge Cycling Team @ same time
57 Renaud Dion Bretagne Schuller @ same time
58 Bjorn Leukemans Vacansoleil – DCM Pro Cycling Team @ same time
59 Jens Keukeleire GreenEdge Cycling Team @ same time
60 Arnaud Gerard Equipe Cycliste FDJ – BigMat @ same time
61 Vincent Jerome Europcar @ same time
62 Steve Houanard Ag2R – La Mondiale @ same time
63 Anthony Geslin Equipe Cycliste FDJ – BigMat @ same time
64 Angelo Tulik Europcar @ same time
65 Gerald Ciolek Omega Pharma – Quickstep @ same time
66 Frederik Willems Lotto – Belisol Team @ same time
67 Manuel Quinziato BMC Racing Team @ same time
68 Mickaël Delage Equipe Cycliste FDJ – BigMat @ same time
69 Gabriel Rasch Equipe Cycliste FDJ – BigMat @ same time
70 Sven Vandousselaere Topsport Vlaanderen – Mercator @ same time
71 Bert De Waele Landbouwkrediet – Euphony @ same time
72 Koen Barbe Landbouwkrediet – Euphony @ same time
73 Gert Steegmans Omega Pharma – Quickstep @ same time
74 Thomas Voeckler Europcar @ same time
75 Jeremy Hunt Sky Procycling @ same time
76 Christopher Sutton Sky Procycling @ same time
77 Maarten Tjallingii Rabobank Cycling Team @ same time
78 Lieuwe Westra Vacansoleil – DCM Pro Cycling Team @ same time
79 William Bonnet Equipe Cycliste FDJ – BigMat @ same time
80 Stijn Neirynck Topsport Vlaanderen – Mercator @ same time
81 David Veilleux Europcar 07:45
82 Edwig Cammaerts Cofidis – Le Credit En Ligne @ same time
83 Markus Eichler Team NetApp @ same time
84 Evert Verbist Accent.jobs – Willems Veranda’s @ same time
85 Rob Goris Accent.jobs – Willems Veranda’s @ same time
86 Preben Van Hecke Topsport Vlaanderen – Mercator @ same time
87 Frederik Veuchelen Vacansoleil – DCM Pro Cycling Team @ same time
88 Romain Zingle Cofidis – Le Credit En Ligne @ same time
89 Aleksandr Kuschynski Katusha Team @ same time
90 Jack Bauer Team Garmin – Barracuda @ same time
91 Baden Cooke GreenEdge Cycling Team @ same time
92 Dirk Bellemakers Landbouwkrediet – Euphony @ same time
93 Andreas Schillinger Team NetApp @ same time
94 Guillaume Boivin Spidertech Powered By C10 @ same time
95 Jerome Baugnies Team NetApp @ same time
96 Michael Schar BMC Racing Team @ same time
97 Martin Elmiger Ag2R – La Mondiale @ same time
98 Paul Martens Rabobank Cycling Team @ same time
99 Maxim Belkov Katusha Team @ same time
100 Pier Paolo De Negri Farnese Vini – Selle Italia @ same time
101 Alexander Kristoff Katusha Team @ same time
102 Marco Haller Katusha Team @ same time
103 Mathieu Halleguen Bretagne Schuller @ same time
104 Florian Vachon Bretagne Schuller @ same time
105 Jean-lou Paiani Saur – Sojasun @ same time
106 Manuel Belletti Ag2R – La Mondiale @ same time
107 Lars Boom Rabobank Cycling Team @ same time
108 Martijn Maaskant Team Garmin – Barracuda @ same time
109 Ramunas Navardauskas Team Garmin – Barracuda @ same time
110 Nico Sijmens Cofidis – Le Credit En Ligne @ same time
111 Egidijus Juodvalkis Landbouwkrediet – Euphony @ same time
112 Carlos Barredo Llamazales Rabobank Cycling Team @ same time
113 Kevyn Ista Accent.jobs – Willems Veranda’s 12:44
114 Arnoud Van Groen Accent.jobs – Willems Veranda’s @ same time
115 Martijn Verschoor Team Type 1 – SANOFI @ same time
116 David Boucher Equipe Cycliste FDJ – BigMat @ same time
117 Leonardo Giordani Farnese Vini – Selle Italia @ same time
118 Timo Seubert Team NetApp @ same time
119 Christophe Laborie Saur – Sojasun @ same time
120 Sander Cordeel Lotto – Belisol Team @ same time
121 Andy Cappelle Accent.jobs – Willems Veranda’s @ same time

 

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