April 11, 2012 (Belgium) – Canadian rider Ryan Anderson of Vancouver, BC came within seconds of clinching his second top-10 result in as many races as Team SpiderTech powered by C10 was back in action on Wednesday at the 52nd edition of Flanders’s classic “De Brabantse Pijl”, a top-level race in Belgium.

Ryan Anderson, who last week was fifth in another prestigious Belgium race, crossed the finish line of the 196-km course in 11th place, just ahead of power rider and 2011 race winner Philippe Gilbert of American-based Team BMC Racing.

“This was definitely an improvement from last year, and knowing the course really helped. The SpiderTech tape that I used, 4X Spiders, kept my legs from cramping and I was able to really give it all. I was marking the big name guys that were left on the final circuit, including [Philippe] Gilbert, and was able to get by him in the finish,” commented Anderson after the race.

Ryan Anderson carried the day for the team, pulling of a 11th place in what was left of the peloton after the technical finishing circuits that featured four climbs, two on cobbles. The team did a fantastic job of keeping Ryan protected until the final 35 kilometers, and delivered him in good position for the circuits where position was crucial.

“Classic Belgium weather for a classic race – wind, rain on and off all day, temperatures went from 8 to 12 degrees with wind,” said Michael Carter, directeur sportif on site.

French rider Thomas Voeckler of Team Europcar won the race, posting the first win of the French cycling team this season. Team EuropCar came close to winning the famous Paris-Roubaix World Tour race, last weekend, with a second place.

Team SpiderTech will have riders in the Grand Prix de Denain Porte du Hainaut, in France, as well as two teams racing on Sunday, in France (Tro Bro Léon) and in Italy (Giro dell’Appennino).

Results

1. Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Team Europcar 4:49:07
2. Oscar Freire Gomez (Esp) Katusha Team 01:11
3. Pieter Serry (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen-Mercator
4. Fabio Andres Duarte Arevalo (Col) Colombia-Coldeportes 01:14
5. Greg Van Avermaet (Bel) BMC Racing Team 01:17
6. Alex Howes (USA) Garmin-Barracuda
7. Jelle Vanendert (Bel) Lotto Belisol Team
8. Dries Devenyns (Bel) Omega Pharma-QuickStep
9. Laurens Ten Dam (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team 01:27
10. Michael Matthews (Aus) Rabobank Cycling Team 01:54
11. Ryan Anderson (Can) SpiderTech powered by C10 01:56
12. Philippe Gilbert (Bel) BMC Racing Team 01:58
13. Elia Favilli (Ita) Farnese Vini-Selle Italia
14. Christophe Le Mevel (Fra) Garmin-Barracuda
15. Davy Commeyne (Bel) Landbouwkrediet-Euphony
16. Jan Bakelants (Bel) RadioShack-Nissan
17. Bert De Waele (Bel) Landbouwkrediet-Euphony
18. Maxime Vantomme (Bel) Katusha Team
19. Laurens De Vreese (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen-Mercator
20. Thomas Dekker (Ned) Garmin-Barracuda
21. Nelson Oliveira (Esp) RadioShack-Nissan
22. Sébastien Turgot (Fra) Team Europcar
23. Marc De Maar (AHo) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team
24. Matthieu Sprick (Fra) Argos-Shimano
25. Michal Golas (Pol) Omega Pharma-QuickStep
26. Pieter Jacobs (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen-Mercator
27. Frederik Veuchelen (Bel) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team
28. Pavel Brutt (Rus) Katusha Team
29. Jordi Simon Casulleras (Esp) Andalucia 02:09
30. Brian Bulgac (Bel) Lotto Belisol Team 02:19
31. Thierry Hupond (Fra) Argos-Shimano
32. Johan Chaves Rubio (Col) Colombia-Coldeportes
33. Dirk Bellemakers (Ned) Landbouwkrediet-Euphony
34. Sergey Lagutin (Uzb) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team 02:23
35. Jose Vicente Toribio Alcolea (Esp) Andalucia 02:42
36. Ben Hermans (Bel) RadioShack-Nissan 03:11
37. Bartosz Huzarski (Pol) Team Netapp
38. Manuele Boaro (Ita) Team Saxo Bank 04:02
39. Yann Huguet (Fra) Argos-Shimano
40. Wilson Alexandro Marentes Torres (Col) Colombia-Coldeportes 04:47
41. Philip Deignan (Irl) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team 05:11
42. Rory Sutherland (Aus) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team 05:30
43. Federico Canuti (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale
44. Jérôme Pineau (Fra) Omega Pharma-QuickStep 05:53

DNF David Boily (Can) SpiderTech powered by C10
DNF Flavio de Luna (Mex) SpiderTech powered by C10
DNF Lucas Euser (USA) SpiderTech powered by C10
DNF Caleb Fairley (USA) SpiderTech powered by C10
DNF Keven Lacombe (Can) SpiderTech powered by C10
DNF Simon Lambert-Lemay (Can) SpiderTech powered by C10