August 05, 2017 (Belgium) – Canada’s Will Elliott (TeamRaceClean) continues to lead overall with one stage remaining as he finished 6th on the penultimate 13km Stage 4 ITT won by Laurens Sweeck (Era Circus CT). Teammate Derek Gee placed 8th for two Canucks in the top 10. Elliott is now second in the Points Classification.

“Teamwork makes the dream work! I have been beside myself this whole tour. Nothing has settled in. I’m going day by day, I’m in a daze,” tweeted Elliott.

Results (brief)

1. Laurens Sweeck (Era Circus CT) 16:30
2. Jens Adams (Pauwels Sauzen Vastgoedservice) 0:11
3. Bjorg Lambrecht (Lotto Soudal) 0:24
4. Ruben van der Haegen (Vl Technics Experza Abutriek) 0:27
5. Dieter Bouvry (Pauwels Sauzen Vastgoedservice) 0:30
6. William Elliott (TeamRaceClean Canada) 0:33
7. Sander De Pestel (Lotto Soudal) 0:34
8. Derek Gee (TeamRaceClean Canada) 0:35
9. Aaron van Poucke (Vl Technics Experza Abutriek)
10. Sylvain Moniquet (Ago Aqua Service) 0:40

63. Edward Walsh (TeamRaceClean Canada) 1:32
71. Evan Burtnik (TeamRaceClean Canada) 1:40
97. Thierry Kirouac-Marcasa (TeamRaceClean Canada) 2:14
121. Willem Boersma (TeamRaceClean Canada) 3:21

GC after Stage 4

1. William Elliott (TeamRaceClean Canada) 10:08:35
2. Laurens Sweeck (Era Circus CT) 0:17
3. Sylvain Moniquet (Ago Aqua Service) 0:20
4. Lennert Teugels (United CT) 0:33
5. Bjorg Lambrecht (Lotto Soudal) 1:04
6. Dieter Bouvry (Pauwels Sauzen Vastgoedservice) 1:07
7. Julien Mortier (Ago Aqua Service) 1:25
8. Lionel Taminiaux (Ago Aqua Service) 1:38
9. Mathias van Gompel (Lotto Soudal)
10. Laurens Sweeck (Era Circus CT) 1:39

21. Edward Walsh (TeamRaceClean Canada) 2:34
70. Derek Gee (TeamRaceClean Canada) 14:53
75. Evan Burtnik (TeamRaceClean Canada) 16:50
77. Thierry Kirouac-Marcasa (TeamRaceClean Canada) 17:01
97. Willem Boersma (TeamRaceClean Canada) 23:31

Points Classification
1. Laurens Sweeck (Era Circus CT) 21 pts
2. William Elliott (TeamRaceClean Canada) 15
3. Lennert Teugels (United CT) 10