March 27, 2013 (Koksijde, Belgium) – Omega Pharma – Quick-Step Cycling Team had complete control of the front of the peloton in the final kilometers of the 204.2km Stage 2 of Driedaagse Van De Panne-Koksijde, putting all riders on the front working very hard for sprinter Mark Cavendish.

However, with just 1km to go, Iljo Keisse and Niki Terpstra — in a headwind — were left with the responsibility of leading out Cavendish. Despite the challenging situation, they pulled so hard for the Manx Missile they had a gap with only one rider able to stay on the wheel of Cavendish.

As the race came back together for the final, and sprinters such as Francesco Chicchi (Vini Fantini-Selle Italia), Andre Greipel (Lotto-Belisol), Elia Viviani (Cannondale), and Arnaud Demare (FDJ) loomed, Cavendish launched up the right side from several hundred meters out. Terpstra put in a tremendous effort as the final leadout man.

Cavendish went on to win the bunch sprint from long distance, with Viviani 2nd and Chicchi 3rd. This is the 18th win, in three disciplines, for OPQS in 2013.

“I didn’t feel that great actually earlier on in the day,” Cavendish said. “We talked this morning about doing what we can to dig in for a bunch sprint. Halfway through I was like, ‘I don’t know if I can do it today.’ I didn’t feel great, but as the finish grew near we just kind of got to the front. It wasn’t even spoken about. We were just doing it, like we were going for the sprint. Everyone stayed in the front and as you could see, the last lap was incredibly fast all together.

“The guys were in great form to not just do fast pulls, but really long pulls as well at the end. That just put me in position for the final corner. I wanted to be two or three back out of the last corner and that is exactly where I was. So, I was really, really happy. With one kilometer to go I just sat there waiting, waiting, waiting. I wanted to go at 450 meters really. I felt the sprint going early on my left, so I had to kick out earlier than normal. In a headwind if you kick out too hard you die out and riders come from behind. So I didn’t go full gas. I just kept accelerating and accelerating as guys were coming through.”

“The team was phenomenal for me today,” Cavendish continued. “Big pulls at the end and it was a hard finish. I’m really happy. The guys had to go long just because of the wind. We wanted to keep it lined out in that last big road, and then we had to use guys to try and get to the corner before the small road at 450 meters to go. Iljo and Niki had to take some big, big pulls. But they were really strong and I am really proud of them.”

“One of the biggest stars who has ever been in cycling, he’s one of the guys who has got the most faith in me,” Cavendish said of Tom Boonen, who did plenty of work setting up the leadout and chasing down breaks earlier in the race. “That’s incredible. I spoke to Tom last night, and I said ‘It really means a lot that you’re here.’ It’s the first time we’ve raced to a final together this year, as at Gent-Wevelgem he crashed out. But seeing the confidence he had in me yesterday, and I mean all the guys as well, it’s really nice. I spoke to them last night about that and you’ve seen the same again today.

“These guys are flying. It could be easy for them to take their own opportunity to win races here in Belgium. But they’re committed to the new guy on the team and it means a lot to me. I am so happy for the commitment from all the guys. Some guys thought we were going for the sprint yesterday. It couldn’t be further from the truth. Yesterday’s stage has never, ever finished in a bunch sprint. We were going for our GC guys, and I was there to help. I’m happy they were able to turn around and help me today. So we’re in good position. We’ve won a stage and we’re still up there in the GC. We’re looking forward to the final day.”

Boonen also took some time to talk about the race and his condition. He will not take the start tomorrow.

“I’m very happy about the victory of Mark, he deserves it and the team supported him very well today,” Boonen said. “Concerning me, it was a ‘good day at the office’.” After the race I did 30 minutes on the hometrainer just to relax the muscles after the race. The knee is quite good, even if it hurts a bit when I am full gas. But I can live with it. Now It’s important to recover well at home in the next 24 hours and on Friday I will join the rest of the team to get into the mood of the race. I wish to the guys here in De Panne all the best for tomorrow. I’m sure they can get again good results.”

Results

1. Mark Cavendish (Gbr) Omega Pharma-Quick Step 4:46:57
2. Elia Viviani (Ita) Cannondale Pro Cycling
3. Francesco Chicchi (Ita) Vini Fantini-Selle Italia
4. Arnaud Demare (Fra) FDJ
5. Alexander Kristoff (Nor) Katusha
6. Baptiste Planckaert (Bel) Crelan-Euphony
7. Romain Feillu (Fra) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team
8. Blaz Jarc (Slo) Team NetApp-Endura
9. Nikias Arndt (Ger) Team Argos-Shimano
10. Tom Van Asbroeck (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen-Baloise
11. Sonny Colbrelli (Ita) Bardiani Valvole-CSF Inox
12. André Greipel (Ger) Lotto Belisol
13. Danilo Napolitano (Ita) Accent Jobs-Wanty
14. Jacobe Keough (USA) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team
15. James Vanlandschoot (Bel) Accent Jobs-Wanty
16. Michael Van Staeyen (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen-Baloise
17. Roberto Ferrari (Ita) Lampre-Merida
18. Gerald Ciolek (Ger) MTN-Qhubeka
19. Stefan Van Dijk (Ned) Accent Jobs-Wanty
20. Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Omega Pharma-Quick Step
21. Maxime Vantomme (Bel) Crelan-Euphony
22. Niki Terpstra (Ned) Omega Pharma-Quick Step
23. Andreas Stauff (Ger) MTN-Qhubeka
24. David Boucher (Fra) FDJ
25. Clinton Robert Avery (Nzl) Champion System Pro Cycling Team
26. Pier Paolo De Negri (Ita) Vini Fantini-Selle Italia
27. Roman Maikin (Rus) RusVelo
28. Roy Jans (Bel) Accent Jobs-Wanty 00:05
29. Kurt Hovelynck (Bel) Crelan-Euphony
30. Rudiger Selig (Ger) Katusha
31. Alexey Tsatevich (Rus) Katusha
32. Leigh Howard (Aus) Orica-GreenEdge
33. Aidis Kruopis (Ltu) Orica-GreenEdge
34. Kenny Robert van Hummel (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team
35. Marco Canola (Ita) Bardiani Valvole-CSF Inox
36. Davide Cimolai (Ita) Lampre-Merida
37. Kenny Dehaes (Bel) Lotto Belisol
38. Jarl Salomein (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen-Baloise 00:08
39. Guillaume Van Keirsbulck (Bel) Omega Pharma-Quick Step
40. Tom Dumoulin (Ned) Team Argos-Shimano
41. Mickael Delage (Fra) FDJ
42. Mauro Da Dalto (Ita) Cannondale Pro Cycling
43. Yohann Gene (Fra) Team Europcar
44. Artur Ershov (Rus) RusVelo
45. Benjamin Verraes (Bel) Accent Jobs-Wanty
46. Reinardt Janse Van Rensburg (RSA) Team Argos-Shimano
47. Lieuwe Westra (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team
48. Vincent Jerome (Fra) Team Europcar
49. Luke Durbridge (Aus) Orica-GreenEdge
50. Boy van Poppel (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team
51. Tom Veelers (Ned) Team Argos-Shimano
52. Johan Le Bon (Fra) FDJ
53. Roy Curvers (Ned) Team Argos-Shimano
54. Viktor Manakov (Rus) RusVelo
55. Pieter Jacobs (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen-Baloise
56. Bjorn Thurau (Ger) Team Europcar
57. Oscar Gatto (Ita) Vini Fantini-Selle Italia
58. Elia Favilli (Ita) Lampre-Merida
59. Kevin Hulsmans (Bel) Vini Fantini-Selle Italia
60. Gijs Van Hoecke (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen-Baloise
61. Viacheslav Kuznetsov (Rus) Katusha
62. Francesco Failli (Ita) Vini Fantini-Selle Italia
63. Daniel Schorn (Aut) Team NetApp-Endura
64. Nikolas Maes (Bel) Omega Pharma-Quick Step
65. Dmitriy Muravyev (Kaz) Astana Pro Team
66. Egidijus Juodvalkis (Ltu) Crelan-Euphony
67. Martin Reimer (Ger) MTN-Qhubeka
68. Alan Marangoni (Ita) Cannondale Pro Cycling
69. Alphonse Vermote (Bel) An Post-Chainreaction
70. Alexey Lutsenko (Kaz) Astana Pro Team
71. Andrea Palini (Ita) Lampre-Merida
72. Jonas Van Genechten (Bel) Lotto Belisol
73. Matt Brammeier (Irl) Champion System Pro Cycling Team
74. Yves Lampaert (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen-Baloise
75. Andrea Guardini (Ita) Astana Pro Team
76. Vicente Reynes Mimo (Esp) Lotto Belisol
77. Wouter Mol (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team 00:17
78. Christopher Jones (USA) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team 00:25
79. Edward King (USA) Cannondale Pro Cycling
80. Timothy Stevens (Bel) Team 3M
81. Massimo Graziato (Ita) Lampre-Merida 00:32
82. Christian Delle Stelle (Ita) Bardiani Valvole-CSF Inox 00:38
83. Frederik Veuchelen (Bel) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team
84. Roger Kluge (Ger) Team NetApp-Endura 00:49
85. Davide Vigano (Ita) Lampre-Merida
86. Filippo Fortin (Ita) Bardiani Valvole-CSF Inox 00:52
87. Sacha Modolo (Ita) Bardiani Valvole-CSF Inox
88. Iljo Keisse (Bel) Omega Pharma-Quick Step 00:54
89. Tom Boonen (Bel) Omega Pharma-Quick Step 00:58
90. William Bonnet (Fra) FDJ
91. Assan Bazayev (Kaz) Astana Pro Team
92. Mattia Pozzo (Ita) Vini Fantini-Selle Italia
93. Jacopo Guarnieri (Ita) Astana Pro Team
94. Guillaume Boivin (Can) Cannondale Pro Cycling
95. Jens Mouris (Ned) Orica-GreenEdge 01:25
96. Alessandro Bazzana (Ita) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team 01:26
97. Michael Hepburn (Aus) Orica-GreenEdge 01:32
98. Dmitriy Gruzdev (Kaz) Astana Pro Team
99. Zakkari Dempster (Aus) Team NetApp-Endura
100. Murilo Antonio Fischer (Bra) FDJ 01:35
101. Frederique Robert (Bel) Lotto Belisol
102. Gert Steegmans (Bel) Omega Pharma-Quick Step
103. Tomas Vaitkus (Ltu) Orica-GreenEdge 00:08
104. Martin Wesemann (RSA) MTN-Qhubeka 01:35
105. David Veilleux (Can) Team Europcar
106. Marco Coledan (Ita) Bardiani Valvole-CSF Inox 00:08
107. Andreas Schillinger (Ger) Team NetApp-Endura 02:55
108. Simone Ponzi (Ita) Astana Pro Team 03:01
109. Peter Sagan (Svk) Cannondale Pro Cycling
110. Kristijan Koren (Slo) Cannondale Pro Cycling
111. Luka Mezgec (Slo) Team Argos-Shimano
112. Maciej Bodnar (Pol) Cannondale Pro Cycling
113. Paul Voss (Ger) Team NetApp-Endura
114. Nicolas Vereecken (Bel) An Post-Chainreaction
115. Tim De Troyer (Bel) Accent Jobs-Wanty
116. Niko Eeckhout (Bel) An Post-Chainreaction
117. Thomas Vanhaecke (Bel) Team 3M
118. Marius Bernatonis (Ltu) Team 3M
119. Stuart O’Grady (Aus) Orica-GreenEdge
120. Koen Barbe (Bel) Crelan-Euphony
121. Maarten Neyens (Bel) Lotto Belisol
122. Luca Paolini (Ita) Katusha
123. Nicola Boem (Ita) Bardiani Valvole-CSF Inox
124. Matthieu Ladagnous (Fra) FDJ
125. Wouter Wippert (Ned) Team 3M 03:37
126. Tosh Van Der Sande (Bel) Lotto Belisol 03:57
127. Sam Bennett (Irl) An Post-Chainreaction 05:39
128. Kevin Claeys (Bel) Crelan-Euphony
129. Mattia Cattaneo (Ita) Lampre-Merida
130. Baden Cooke (Aus) Orica-GreenEdge
131. Vladimir Isaychev (Rus) Katusha 06:59
132. Igor Boev (Rus) RusVelo
133. Anton Vorobyev (Rus) Katusha
134. Kiel Reijnen (USA) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team
135. Lucas Euser (USA) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team
136. John Murphy (USA) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team
137. Mike Terpstra (Ned) Team 3M
138. Glenn O’Shea (Aus) An Post-Chainreaction
139. Russell Downing (Gbr) Team NetApp-Endura 09:28
140. Marco Haller (Aut) Katusha
141. Chad Beyer (USA) Champion System Pro Cycling Team
142. Morgan Lamoisson (Fra) Team Europcar
143. Kess Heytens (Bel) Team 3M
144. Wu Kin San (HKg) Champion System Pro Cycling Team
145. Rafael Andriato (Bra) Vini Fantini-Selle Italia
146. Marcel Kittel (Ger) Team Argos-Shimano
147. Steven Van Vooren (Bel) An Post-Chainreaction
148. Sébastien Turgot (Fra) Team Europcar
149. Reinier Honig (Ned) Crelan-Euphony 09:37
150. Bradley Potgieter (RSA) MTN-Qhubeka 11:13
151. Jang Chan Jae (Kor) Champion System Pro Cycling Team
152. Youcef Reguigui (Alg) MTN-Qhubeka
153. Barry Markus (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team
154. Preben Van Hecke (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen-Baloise
155. Valery Kaykov (Rus) RusVelo
156. Joren Segers (Bel) Team 3M
157. Tim Mertens (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen-Baloise
158. Ryan Roth (Can) Champion System Pro Cycling Team
159. Gregor Gazvoda (Slo) Champion System Pro Cycling Team
160. Jiao Pengda (Chn) Champion System Pro Cycling Team
161. Markus Eichler (Ger) Team NetApp-Endura
162. Michael Vingerling (Ned) Team 3M
163. Jeffry Louder (USA) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team
164. Luca Wackermann (Ita) Lampre-Merida
165. Kris Boeckmans (Bel) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team 11:16
166. Shane Archbold (Nzl) An Post-Chainreaction 13:31
DNF Mark McNally (Gbr) An Post-Chainreaction
DNF Artem Ovechkin (Rus) RusVelo
DNF Jonathan Breyne (Bel) Crelan-Euphony
DNF Dominique Rollin (Can) FDJ
DNF Jerome Cousin (Fra) Team Europcar
DNF Damien Gaudin (Fra) Team Europcar
DNF Mauro Finetto (Ita) Vini Fantini-Selle Italia
DNF Andrei Solomennikov (Rus) RusVelo

GC after Stage 2

1. Arnaud Demare (Fra) FDJ 9:47:18
2. Alexander Kristoff (Nor) Katusha 00:02
3. Mark Cavendish (Gbr) Omega Pharma-Quick Step 00:05
4. Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Omega Pharma-Quick Step 00:06
5. Maxime Vantomme (Bel) Crelan-Euphony
6. Niki Terpstra (Ned) Omega Pharma-Quick Step
7. Davide Cimolai (Ita) Lampre-Merida 00:11
8. Johan Le Bon (Fra) FDJ 00:14
9. Oscar Gatto (Ita) Vini Fantini-Selle Italia
10. André Greipel (Ger) Lotto Belisol 00:15
11. Baptiste Planckaert (Bel) Crelan-Euphony
12. Sonny Colbrelli (Ita) Bardiani Valvole-CSF Inox
13. Tom Van Asbroeck (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen-Baloise
14. David Boucher (Fra) FDJ
15. Nikias Arndt (Ger) Team Argos-Shimano
16. James Vanlandschoot (Bel) Accent Jobs-Wanty
17. Gerald Ciolek (Ger) MTN-Qhubeka
18. Blaz Jarc (Slo) Team NetApp-Endura
19. Pier Paolo De Negri (Ita) Vini Fantini-Selle Italia
20. Kurt Hovelynck (Bel) Crelan-Euphony 00:20
21. Rudiger Selig (Ger) Katusha
22. Alexey Tsatevich (Rus) Katusha
23. Leigh Howard (Aus) Orica-GreenEdge
24. Kenny Dehaes (Bel) Lotto Belisol
25. Guillaume Van Keirsbulck (Bel) Omega Pharma-Quick Step 00:23
26. Jarl Salomein (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen-Baloise
27. Mickael Delage (Fra) FDJ
28. Tom Veelers (Ned) Team Argos-Shimano
29. Tom Dumoulin (Ned) Team Argos-Shimano
30. Mauro Da Dalto (Ita) Cannondale Pro Cycling
31. Elia Favilli (Ita) Lampre-Merida
32. Lieuwe Westra (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team
33. Gijs Van Hoecke (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen-Baloise
34. Boy van Poppel (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team
35. Luke Durbridge (Aus) Orica-GreenEdge
36. Pieter Jacobs (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen-Baloise
37. Vincent Jerome (Fra) Team Europcar
38. Yohann Gene (Fra) Team Europcar
39. Reinardt Janse Van Rensburg (RSA) Team Argos-Shimano
40. Kevin Hulsmans (Bel) Vini Fantini-Selle Italia
41. Viacheslav Kuznetsov (Rus) Katusha
42. Nikolas Maes (Bel) Omega Pharma-Quick Step
43. Dmitriy Muravyev (Kaz) Astana Pro Team
44. Francesco Failli (Ita) Vini Fantini-Selle Italia
45. Marco Coledan (Ita) Bardiani Valvole-CSF Inox
46. Alexey Lutsenko (Kaz) Astana Pro Team
47. Alan Marangoni (Ita) Cannondale Pro Cycling
48. Egidijus Juodvalkis (Ltu) Crelan-Euphony
49. Vicente Reynes Mimo (Esp) Lotto Belisol
50. Yves Lampaert (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen-Baloise
51. Roman Maikin (Rus) RusVelo 00:26
52. Christopher Jones (USA) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team 00:40
53. Edward King (USA) Cannondale Pro Cycling
54. Bjorn Thurau (Ger) Team Europcar 00:56
55. Jacopo Guarnieri (Ita) Astana Pro Team 01:13
56. Tom Boonen (Bel) Omega Pharma-Quick Step
57. William Bonnet (Fra) FDJ
58. Alessandro Bazzana (Ita) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team 01:38
59. Murilo Antonio Fischer (Bra) FDJ 01:50
60. Peter Sagan (Svk) Cannondale Pro Cycling 02:57
61. Davide Vigano (Ita) Lampre-Merida
62. Luka Mezgec (Slo) Team Argos-Shimano 03:16
63. Matthieu Ladagnous (Fra) FDJ
64. Stuart O’Grady (Aus) Orica-GreenEdge
65. Luca Paolini (Ita) Katusha
66. Frederique Robert (Bel) Lotto Belisol 03:43
67. Tomas Vaitkus (Ltu) Orica-GreenEdge 04:18
68. Martin Reimer (Ger) MTN-Qhubeka 05:27
69. Mattia Cattaneo (Ita) Lampre-Merida 05:54
70. Tosh Van Der Sande (Bel) Lotto Belisol 06:05
71. Stefan Van Dijk (Ned) Accent Jobs-Wanty 06:55
72. Roy Curvers (Ned) Team Argos-Shimano 07:03
73. Jonas Van Genechten (Bel) Lotto Belisol
74. Alphonse Vermote (Bel) An Post-Chainreaction 07:42
75. Kevin Claeys (Bel) Crelan-Euphony 07:43
76. Iljo Keisse (Bel) Omega Pharma-Quick Step 07:49
77. Elia Viviani (Ita) Cannondale Pro Cycling 08:26
78. Andreas Stauff (Ger) MTN-Qhubeka 08:32
79. Marco Canola (Ita) Bardiani Valvole-CSF Inox 08:37
80. Andrea Palini (Ita) Lampre-Merida 08:40
81. Wouter Mol (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team 08:49
82. Massimo Graziato (Ita) Lampre-Merida 09:04
83. Sacha Modolo (Ita) Bardiani Valvole-CSF Inox 09:24
84. Mattia Pozzo (Ita) Vini Fantini-Selle Italia 09:28
85. Guillaume Boivin (Can) Cannondale Pro Cycling 09:30
86. Assan Bazayev (Kaz) Astana Pro Team
87. Sébastien Turgot (Fra) Team Europcar 09:43
88. Dmitriy Gruzdev (Kaz) Astana Pro Team 09:58
89. Zakkari Dempster (Aus) Team NetApp-Endura 10:04
90. David Veilleux (Can) Team Europcar 10:07
91. Kess Heytens (Bel) Team 3M 11:00
92. Koen Barbe (Bel) Crelan-Euphony 11:17
93. Andreas Schillinger (Ger) Team NetApp-Endura 11:27
94. Kris Boeckmans (Bel) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team 11:31
95. Thomas Vanhaecke (Bel) Team 3M 11:33
96. Paul Voss (Ger) Team NetApp-Endura
97. Anton Vorobyev (Rus) Katusha 13:54
98. Mike Terpstra (Ned) Team 3M 14:33
99. Francesco Chicchi (Ita) Vini Fantini-Selle Italia 14:55
100. Romain Feillu (Fra) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team 14:59
101. Jacobe Keough (USA) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team
102. Michael Van Staeyen (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen-Baloise
103. Clinton Robert Avery (Nzl) Champion System Pro Cycling Team
104. Roberto Ferrari (Ita) Lampre-Merida
105. Kenny Robert van Hummel (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team 15:04
106. Aidis Kruopis (Ltu) Orica-GreenEdge
107. Roy Jans (Bel) Accent Jobs-Wanty
108. Artur Ershov (Rus) RusVelo 15:07
109. Viktor Manakov (Rus) RusVelo
110. Andrea Guardini (Ita) Astana Pro Team
111. Daniel Schorn (Aut) Team NetApp-Endura
112. Matt Brammeier (Irl) Champion System Pro Cycling Team
113. Timothy Stevens (Bel) Team 3M 15:24
114. Vladimir Isaychev (Rus) Katusha 15:31
115. Frederik Veuchelen (Bel) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team 15:37
116. Christian Delle Stelle (Ita) Bardiani Valvole-CSF Inox
117. Nicolas Vereecken (Bel) An Post-Chainreaction 15:47
118. Roger Kluge (Ger) Team NetApp-Endura 15:48
119. Filippo Fortin (Ita) Bardiani Valvole-CSF Inox 15:51
120. Jens Mouris (Ned) Orica-GreenEdge 16:24
121. Michael Hepburn (Aus) Orica-GreenEdge 16:31
122. Gert Steegmans (Bel) Omega Pharma-Quick Step 16:34
123. Martin Wesemann (RSA) MTN-Qhubeka
124. Reinier Honig (Ned) Crelan-Euphony 17:11
125. Marco Haller (Aut) Katusha 17:58
126. Simone Ponzi (Ita) Astana Pro Team 18:00
127. Kristijan Koren (Slo) Cannondale Pro Cycling
128. Maciej Bodnar (Pol) Cannondale Pro Cycling
129. Russell Downing (Gbr) Team NetApp-Endura
130. Marius Bernatonis (Ltu) Team 3M
131. Tim De Troyer (Bel) Accent Jobs-Wanty
132. Nicola Boem (Ita) Bardiani Valvole-CSF Inox
133. Maarten Neyens (Bel) Lotto Belisol
134. Wouter Wippert (Ned) Team 3M 18:36
135. Sam Bennett (Irl) An Post-Chainreaction 20:33
136. Baden Cooke (Aus) Orica-GreenEdge 20:38
137. Kiel Reijnen (USA) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team 21:57
138. Glenn O’Shea (Aus) An Post-Chainreaction 21:58
139. Igor Boev (Rus) RusVelo
140. Lucas Euser (USA) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team
141. John Murphy (USA) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team
142. Steven Van Vooren (Bel) An Post-Chainreaction 22:14
143. Danilo Napolitano (Ita) Accent Jobs-Wanty 22:16
144. Benjamin Verraes (Bel) Accent Jobs-Wanty 22:24
145. Morgan Lamoisson (Fra) Team Europcar 24:27
146. Wu Kin San (HKg) Champion System Pro Cycling Team
147. Rafael Andriato (Bra) Vini Fantini-Selle Italia
148. Chad Beyer (USA) Champion System Pro Cycling Team
149. Marcel Kittel (Ger) Team Argos-Shimano
150. Niko Eeckhout (Bel) An Post-Chainreaction 25:17
151. Gregor Gazvoda (Slo) Champion System Pro Cycling Team 26:12
152. Markus Eichler (Ger) Team NetApp-Endura
153. Valery Kaykov (Rus) RusVelo
154. Youcef Reguigui (Alg) MTN-Qhubeka
155. Barry Markus (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team
156. Tim Mertens (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen-Baloise
157. Bradley Potgieter (RSA) MTN-Qhubeka
158. Preben Van Hecke (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen-Baloise
159. Ryan Roth (Can) Champion System Pro Cycling Team
160. Jeffry Louder (USA) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team
161. Luca Wackermann (Ita) Lampre-Merida
162. Jang Chan Jae (Kor) Champion System Pro Cycling Team 33:29
163. Joren Segers (Bel) Team 3M
164. Jiao Pengda (Chn) Champion System Pro Cycling Team
165. Michael Vingerling (Ned) Team 3M
166. Shane Archbold (Nzl) An Post-Chainreaction 35:47