March 26, 2011 (Harelbeke, Belgiun) – Fabian Cancellara (Sui) Leopard-Trek soloed in for the victory at the 222km E3 Prijs Vlaanderen in Harelbeke, Belgium taking the win over Jurgen Roelandts (Bel) Omega Pharma – Lotto in second with Vladimir Goussev (Rus) Katusha in third. Svein Tuft (Team SpiderTech Powered By C10) lead the Canadians in 13th.

RACE Info from Team Director, Steve Bauer:

The Goal: Team SpiderTech powered by C10 was to sit tight and follow the peloton for 50 kilometres and be ready to place a man in the breakaway as the race entered the first hills and cobbles. The main goal was clear: we would do everything in our power to make sure Svein Tuft would stay out of trouble, place him in the front positions for the most important climbs after the feed zone, which would launch the race into the difficult final phase. We knew Svein was poised for an excellent day if we had no bad luck.

What happened: The team was active before the feed zone and Ryan Roth managed to get away for a short time — eventually to be caught. The first group to really establish a lead went away before the first tough hill called “La Houpe”. A chase group of five men formed in time, which contained Team SpiderTech’s Hugo Houle. The two lead groups never formed together. Before the Eikenberg, Cancellara punctured, took a wheel from a teammate and regained the peloton. Tuft, Lacombe, McCarty, Roth held good front positions as the chase really began and absorbed Houle’s counter-attack group. Out of Ronse, on the cobbled Kruisberg, Svein Tuft made a smart move jumping into an attack group which went clear of the peloton and they made chase through the important Patterberg. Cancellara would inevitably blast apart the peloton on the Oude Kwaremont and bridged to Svein’s chase group.

Svein Tuft, of Langley, BC: “When Cancellara caught us, he immediately tried to attack us to go to the front because he knew he would need to do the work. We were just hanging on his wheel. When we regrouped with the front, O’Grady rode a bit but when Fabian hit it, he just went like a motorcycle. I have never seen something like that. Since I was alone in the front, perhaps I covered too many attacks which I regretted in the final few kilometres, but overall I am super happy about my race. This is such a tough race — and being right in the battle for the second place battle felt really good,” added Svein Tuft, who finished in 13th place.

“I am extremely happy with the ride our team did today. The men did a great job for Svein and he came through solid for us. For Svein to be in that select group of 14 riders in E3-Prijs is a testament to his talent. The two races in Waragem and E3 were Sveins’ first time racing both events, and I can say he is built for these Classics. Impressive Mr. Tuft,” commented Directeur Sportif Steve Bauer.

NEXT RACE: April 1 – UCI 1.1 Route Adelie de Vitre, FRANCE

Results

1. Fabian Cancellara (Sui) Leopard Trek 4:34:49
2. Jurgen Roelandts (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto 1:00
3. Vladimir Gusev (Rus) Katusha Team
4. Sep Vanmarcke (Bel) Team Garmin-Cervelo
5. Bram Tankink (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team
6. William Bonnet (Fra) FDJ 1:01
7. Heinrich Haussler (Ger) Team Garmin-Cervelo 1:06
8. Sébastien Hinault (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
9. Stuart O’Grady (Aus) Leopard Trek
10. Serguei Ivanov (Rus) Katusha Team
11. Vincent Jerome (Fra) Team Europcar
12. Gustav Larsson (Swe) Saxo Bank Sungard
13. Svein Tuft (Can) Team SpiderTech Powered By C10
14. Niki Terpstra (Ned) Quickstep Cycling Team
15. Steve Chainel (Fra) FDJ 2:26
16. Tomas Vaitkus (Ltu) Pro Team Astana 4:24
17. Nico Sijmens (Bel) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne
18. Dennis Van Winden (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team
19. Klaas Lodewyck (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto
20. Jérôme Baugnies (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen-Mercator
21. Alexandre Pichot (Fra) Team Europcar
22. Staf Scheirlinckx (Bel) Veranda’s Willems-Accent
23. Rony Martias (Fra) Saur-Sojasun
24. Michael Morkov (Den) Saxo Bank Sungard
25. Bert De Backer (Bel) Skil-Shimano
26. Lloyd Mondory (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
27. Bert De Waele (Bel) Landbouwkrediet
28. Arnoud Van Groen (Ned) Veranda’s Willems-Accent
29. Bert Scheirlinckx (Bel) Landbouwkrediet
30. Koen De Kort (Ned) Skil-Shimano
31. Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Team Europcar
32. Kristof Goddaert (Bel) AG2R La Mondiale
33. Joost Posthuma (Ned) Leopard Trek
34. Martin Elmiger (Sui) AG2R La Mondiale
35. Maxime Vantomme (Bel) Katusha Team
36. Maarten Neyens (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto
37. Maxim Iglinskiy (Kaz) Pro Team Astana
38. Nick Nuyens (Bel) Saxo Bank Sungard
39. Tom Stamsnijder (Ned) Leopard Trek
40. Kevin Van Impe (Bel) Quickstep Cycling Team
41. Kevyn Ista (Bel) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne
42. Sander Armee (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen-Mercator
43. Koen Barbe (Bel) Landbouwkrediet
44. Jos Van Emden (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team
45. Davide Malacarne (Ita) Quickstep Cycling Team
46. Matteo Tosatto (Ita) Saxo Bank Sungard
47. Bjorn Leukemans (Bel) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team
48. Simon Spilak (Slo) Lampre-ISD
49. Leif Hoste (Bel) Katusha Team
50. Stijn Devolder (Bel) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team
51. Simon Clarke (Aus) Pro Team Astana
52. Thor Hushovd (Nor) Team Garmin-Cervelo
53. Johan Vansummeren (Bel) Team Garmin-Cervelo
54. Dries Devenyns (Bel) Quickstep Cycling Team
55. Jurgen Vandewalle (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto
56. Cyril Lemoine (Fra) Saur-Sojasun
57. Lars Boom (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team 4:29
58. Sebastian Langeveld (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team
59. Geert Verheyen (Bel) Landbouwkrediet
60. Aliaksandr Kuschynski (Blr) Katusha Team
61. Dominique Cornu (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen-Mercator
62. Geert Steurs (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen-Mercator
63. Mathieu Claude (Fra) Team Europcar
64. David Boucher (Fra) Omega Pharma-Lotto
65. Pieter Ghyllebert (Bel) An Post-Sean Kelly
66. Maxim Gourov (Kaz) Pro Team Astana
67. Pieter Serry (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen-Mercator
68. Evert Verbist (Bel) Veranda’s Willems-Accent
69. Ronan Van Zandbeek (Ned) Skil-Shimano
70. Thomas Degand (Bel) Veranda’s Willems-Accent
71. James Vanlandschoot (Bel) Veranda’s Willems-Accent
72. Rob Ruijgh (Ned) Vacansoleil-Dcm Pro Cycling Team
73. Robert Retschke (Ger) Team Netapp
74. Robin Chaigneau (Ned) Skil-Shimano
75. Vladimir Isaychev (Rus) Katusha Team
76. Grischa Niermann (Ger) Rabobank Cycling Team
77. Coen Vermeltfoort (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team
78. Tom Veelers (Ned) Skil-Shimano
79. David Tanner (Aus) Saxo Bank Sungard
80. Kevin Lacombe (Can) Team SpiderTech Powered By C10
81. David Veilleux (Can) Team Europcar
82. Tomasz Kiendys (Pol) CCC Polsat Polkowice
83. Romain Matheou (Fra) Saur-Sojasun
84. Sylwester Janiszewski (Pol) CCC Polsat Polkowice
85. Anthony Delaplace (Fra) Saur-Sojasun
86. Martin Mortensen (Den) Leopard Trek
87. Kasper Klostergaard Larsen (Den) Saxo Bank Sungard
88. Yohann Gene (Fra) Team Europcar
89. Wouter Weylandt (Bel) Leopard Trek
90. Gabriel Rasch (Nor) Team Garmin-Cervelo
91. Roger Hammond (Gbr) Team Garmin-Cervelo
92. Daniel Lloyd (Gbr) Team Garmin-Cervelo
93. Jonas Aaen Jörgensen (Den) Saxo Bank Sungard
94. Andreas Klier (Ger) Team Garmin-Cervelo
95. Dimitri Claeys (Bel) Team Netapp
96. Sven Vandousselaere (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto
97. Dominic Klemme (Ger) Leopard Trek
98. Alessandro Bazzana (Ita) Team Type 1
99. Baptiste Planckaert (Bel) Landbouwkrediet
100. Timon Seubert (Ger) Team Netapp
101. Gediminas Bagdonas (Ltu) An Post-Sean Kelly
102. Mark Mcnally (Gbr) An Post-Sean Kelly
103. Hugo Houle (Can) Team SpiderTech Powered By C10
104. Ryan Roth (Can) Team SpiderTech Powered By C10
105. Debusschere Jens (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto
DNS William Dugan (USA) Team Type 1
DNF Robert Wagner (Ger) Leopard Trek
DNF Thomas De Gendt (Bel) Vacansoleil-Dcm Pro Cycling Team
DNF Gorik Gardeyn (Bel) Vacansoleil-Dcm Pro Cycling Team
DNF Jens Mouris (Ned) Vacansoleil-Dcm Pro Cycling Team
DNF Mirko Selvaggi (Ita) Vacansoleil-Dcm Pro Cycling Team
DNF Frederik Veuchelen (Bel) Vacansoleil-Dcm Pro Cycling Team
DNF Gerald Ciolek (Ger) Quickstep Cycling Team
DNF Iljo Keisse (Bel) Quickstep Cycling Team
DNF Andreas Stauff (Ger) Quickstep Cycling Team
DNF Guillaume Van Keirsbulck (Bel) Quickstep Cycling Team
DNF Sebastian Lang (Ger) Omega Pharma-Lotto
DNF Julien Berard (Fra) Ag2R La Mondiale
DNF Steve Houanard (Fra) Ag2R La Mondiale
DNF Yuriy Krivtsov (Fra) Ag2R La Mondiale
DNF Romain Lemarchand (Fra) Ag2R La Mondiale
DNF Nikolay Trusov (Rus) Katusha Team
DNF Alexander Porsev (Rus) Katusha Team
DNF Vitaliy Buts (Ukr) Lampre-ISD
DNF Vitaliy Kondrut (Ukr) Lampre-ISD
DNF Dmytro Krivtsov (Ukr) Lampre-ISD
DNF Balint Szeghalmi (Hun) Lampre-ISD
DNF Assan Bazayev (Kaz) Pro Team Astana
DNF Allan Davis (Aus) Pro Team Astana
DNF Andriy Grivko (Ukr) Pro Team Astana
DNF Mirco Lorenzetto (Ita) Pro Team Astana
DNF Luke Roberts (Aus) Saxo Bank Sungard
DNF Dariusz Batek (Pol) CCC Polsat Polkowice
DNF André Schulze (Ger) CCC Polsat Polkowice
DNF Bartlomiej Matysiak (Pol) CCC Polsat Polkowice
DNF Tomas Smolen (Pol) CCC Polsat Polkowice
DNF Mateusz Taciak (Pol) CCC Polsat Polkowice
DNF Kamil Zielinski (Pol) CCC Polsat Polkowice
DNF Jean-Eudes Demaret (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne
DNF Arnaud Labbe (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne
DNF Aleksejs Saramotins (Lat) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne
DNF Leonardo Fabio Duque (Col) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne
DNF Adrien Petit (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne
DNF Olivier Bonnaire (Fra) FDJ
DNF Yauheni Hutarovich (Blr) FDJ
DNF Frédéric Guesdon (Fra) FDJ
DNF Yoann Offredo (Fra) FDJ
DNF Dominique Rollin (Can) FDJ
DNF Edwig Cammaerts (Bel) Landbouwkrediet
DNF Benjamin Gourgue (Bel) Landbouwkrediet
DNF Bart Dockx (Bel) Landbouwkrediet
DNF Tony Hurel (Fra) Team Europcar
DNF Kévin Reza (Fra) Team Europcar
DNF Jimmy Casper (Fra) Saur-Sojasun
DNF Jimmy Engoulvent (Fra) Saur-Sojasun
DNF Jean-Lou Paiani (Fra) Saur-Sojasun
DNF Stéphane Poulhies (Fra) Saur-Sojasun
DNF Cheng Ji (Chn) Skil-Shimano
DNF Martin Reimer (Ger) Skil-Shimano
DNF Andreas Schillinger (Ger) Team Netapp
DNF Eric Baumann (Ger) Team Netapp
DNF Cesare Benedetti (Ita) Team Netapp
DNF Jesus Del Nero Montes (Esp) Team Netapp
DNF Steven Cozza (USA) Team Netapp
DNF Ryan Anderson (Can) Team SpiderTech Powered By C10
DNF Jonathan Patrick Mc Carty (USA) Team SpiderTech Powered By C10
DNF Martin Gilbert (Can) Team SpiderTech Powered By C10
DNF Simon Lambert-Lemay (Can) Team SpiderTech Powered By C10
DNF Fabio Calabria (Aus) Team Type 1
DNF Joe Eldridge (USA) Team Type 1
DNF Alex Bowden (USA) Team Type 1
DNF Benjamin King (Aus) Team Type 1
DNF Alexey Shmidt (Rus) Team Type 1
DNF Martijn Verschoor (Ned) Team Type 1
DNF Stijn Joseph (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen-Mercator
DNF Jarl Salomein (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen-Mercator
DNF Gregory Joseph (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen-Mercator
DNF Sjef De Wilde (Bel) Veranda’s Willems-Accent
DNF Gregory Habeaux (Bel) Veranda’s Willems-Accent
DNF Thomas Vernaeckt (Bel) Veranda’s Willems-Accent
DNF Niko Eeckhout (Bel) An Post-Sean Kelly
DNF Sam Bennett (Irl) An Post-Sean Kelly
DNF Mark Cassidy (Irl) An Post-Sean Kelly
DNF Dries Hollanders (Bel) An Post-Sean Kelly
DNF Kess Heytens (Bel) An Post-Sean Kelly