July 30, 2017 (Belgium) – Team RaceClean Canada finished a very successful weekend with Derek Gee winning the 138.2km Grand Prix du Central on Saturday with teammate William Elliott landing on the podium in 3rd and winning the KOM jersey. Then on Sunday at the Grand Prix Colour Code, 159.6km, Elliott finished 10th while claiming the KOM jersey again along with the omnium for both races, the Challenge Jean-Pierre Lekeu, taking home a BMC mountain bike for his efforts.
“Yeah, this can be confusing, especially when you only have 144 characters! haha! This weekend were two one-day races. The Grand Prix de la Centrale and the Grand Prix ColorCode. For those doing both events, they carried an omnium type challenge. Derek Gee won the GP de la Centrale, while Will Elliott finished 3rd, and Edward Walsh was 9th. During that race Elliott also won the KOM competition.
“On day 2 at the the GP Color Code, Will finished 10th, and by doing that, he clinched the overall, the Challenge Jean-Pierre Lekeu based on points, ahead of two Ago-Aqua Service riders, Antoine Loy and Sylvain Monique. This is how William won the BMC mountain bike,” explained Arseneau.
Results
Grand Prix du Central – 138.2km
1. Derek Gee (Can) Team RaceClean Canada 3:39:38
2. Sylvain Moniquet (Bel) AGO – Aqua Service 0:02
3. William Elliott (Can) Team RaceClean Canada 0:04
4. Julien Mortier (Bel) AGO – Aqua Service
5. Romain Bacon (Fra) CC Nogent sur Oise
9. Edward Walsh (Can) Team RaceClean Canada 4:13
26. Evan Burtnik (Can) Team RaceClean Canada 16:33
29. Keir Place (Can) Maaslandster Mulleners
31. Thierry Kirouac-Marcas (Can) Team RaceClean Canada
DNF Willem Boersma (Can) Team RaceClean Canada
KOM Classification
1. William Elliott (Can) Team RaceClean Canada 62 pts
2. Samuel Leroux (Fra) CC Nogent sur Oise 24
3. Julien Mortier (Bel) AGO – Aqua Service 23
5. Derek Gee (Can) Team RaceClean Canada 15
8. Thierry Kirouac-Marcassa (Can) Team RaceClean Canada 2
Grand Prix Colour Code – 159.6km
1. Lionel Taminiaux (Bel) AGO – Aqua Service 3:54:41
2. Lennert Teugels (Bel) United CT
3. Jonas Castrique (Bel) Lotto-Soudal U23
4. Bjorg Lambrecht (Bel) Lotto-Soudal U23
5. Fabio Sinoy (Bel) United CT 0:40
10. William Elliott (Can) Team RaceClean Canada 1:21
15. Thierry Kirouac-Marcas (Can) Team RaceClean Canada 1:57
26. Edward Walsh (Can) Team RaceClean Canada
41. Evan Burtnik (Can) Team RaceClean Canada 11:03
42. Derek Gee (Can) Team RaceClean Canada
48. Willem Boersma (Can) Team RaceClean Canada
DNF Keir Place (Can) Maaslandster Mulleners
KOM Classification
1. William Elliott (Can) Team RaceClean Canada 67 pts
2. Gordon de Winter (Bel) AGO – Aqua Service 28
3. Bjorg Lambrecht (Bel) Lotto-Soudal U23 20
4, Derek Gee (Can) Team RaceClean Canada 15
5, Sylvain Moniquet (Bel) Ago – Aqua Service 14
Challenge Jean-Pierre Lekeu
1. William Elliott (Can) Team RaceClean Canada
2. Antoine Loy (Bel) AGO – Aqua Service
3. Sylvain Moniquet (Bel) AGO – Aqua Service
Team Classification
1. Lotto Soudal U23 11:44:55
2. United CT 0:40
3. AGO – Aqua Service 2:26
4. Team RaceClean Canada 4:23
5. EFC L&R Vulsteke 4:59
Full GP du Central results here.
Full GP Color Code results here.