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2015 Primus Classic Impanis-Van Petegem (HC), Belgium
18th edition: Saturday, September 19, 2015
Primus Classic Impanis-Van Petegem podium history | 2014 edition | 2016 edition | Start list
Brakel - Haacht, 199.2 km
Sean de Bie wins 2015 Primus Classic. © @Twitter @LeGruppetto.
The race: Here's the report from winner Sean de Bie's Lotto-Soudal Team:
Sean De Bie has won the GP Impanis – Van Petegem (Europe Tour, 1.HC). With more than two kilometres to go the young Belgian attacked from a considerably reduced peloton. He left his companion Floris Gerts behind and a great solo led him to his second victory of the season. Earlier this year De Bie was the best in the fifth stage of the Tour de Luxembourg.
After twelve kilometres four riders got in front: De Marchi (BMC), Morice (Europcar), De La Cruz (Etixx) and Van Goethem (Roompot). The four had a maximal advantage of six minutes. In the peloton it was mainly Lotto Soudal that controlled the pace. The situation remained stable for a long time, until the ascents of Holstheide and Smysberg. 40 kilometres before the finish several riders decided to attack. Pim Ligthart, Jasper De Buyst, Dennis Vanendert and Sean De Bie raced very attentively in a peloton that had been reduced to a group of about 40 riders due to the race conditions.
In the finale Pim Ligthart nearly rode in front for fifteen kilometres together with Brambila, Veuchelen and Gerts, but they were caught at 6.5 kilometres from the end. After an attempt of Jasper De Buyst it was Sean De Bie who made the decisive move. Floris Gerts took over for a moment, then De Bie took off on his own. In the background Gerts and Claeys tried to counter, but De Bie obviously was the strongest. Great performance!
Complete Results:
199.2 kilometers raced at an average speed of 44.065 km/hr
| 1 | Sean DE BIE | LOTTO-SOUDAL | 4:31:14 |
| 2 | Dimitri CLAEYS | VERANDAS WILLEMS | @ 1sec |
| 3 | Floris GERTS | BMC | s.t. |
| 4 | Danny VAN POPPEL | TREK | s.t. |
| 5 | Jean-Pierre DRUCKER | BMC | s.t. |
| 6 | Roy JANS | WANTY-GROUPE GOBERT | s.t. |
| 7 | Mike TEUNISSEN | LOTTO NL-JUMBO | s.t. |
| 8 | Raymond KREDER | ROOMPOT ORANJE PELOTON | s.t. |
| 9 | THOMAS BOUDAT | EUROPCAR | s.t. |
| 10 | Olivier PARDINI | VERANDAS WILLEM | s.t. |
| 11 | Dennis VANENDERT | LOTTO-SOUDAL | s.t. |
| 12 | Roy CURVERS | GIANT-ALPECIN | s.t. |
| 13 | Pim LIGTHART | LOTTO-SOUDAL | s.t. |
| 14 | Kevin ISTA | WALLONIE-BRUXELLES | s.t. |
| 15 | Edward THEUNS | TOPSPORT VLAANDEREN-BALOISE | s.t. |
| 16 | Benoit JARRIER | BRETAGNE-SECHE ENVIRONNEMENT | s.t. |
| 17 | Sander CORDEEL | VASTGOEDSERVICE-GOLDEN PALACE | s.t. |
| 18 | Tim DE TROYER | WANTY-GROUPE GOBERT | s.t. |
| 19 | Daniel SCHORN | BORA-ARGON 18 | s.t. |
| 20 | Michal GOLAS | ETIXX-QUICK STEP | s.t. |
| 21 | Antwan TOLHOEK | TINKOFF-SAXO | s.t. |
| 22 | Gaetan BILLE | VERANDAS WILLEMS | s.t. |
| 23 | Alessandro DE MARCHI | BMC | s.t. |
| 24 | Martin VELITS | ETIXX-QUICK STEP | s.t. |
| 25 | Christoph PFINGSTEN | BORA-ARGON 18 | s.t. |
| 26 | Timo ROOSEN | LOTTO NL-JUMBO | s.t. |
| 27 | Arnaud GERARD | BRETAGNE-SECHE ENVIRONNEMENT | s.t. |
| 28 | Koen DE KORT | GIANT-ALPECIN | s.t. |
| 29 | Gijs VAN HOECKE | TOPSPORT VLAANDEREN-BALOISE | s.t. |
| 30 | Evgeny PETROV | TINKOFF-SAXO | s.t. |
| 31 | Jasper DE BUYST | LOTTO-SOUDAL | s.t. |
| 32 | Brian VAN GOETHEM | ROOMPOT ORANJE PELOTON | s.t. |
| 33 | Gianluca BRAMBILLA | ETIXX-QUICK STEP | s.t. |
| 34 | Preben VAN HECKE | TOPSPORT VLAANDEREN-BALOISE | s.t. |
| 35 | Sébastien DELFOSSE | WALLONIE-BRUXELLES | 10 |
| 36 | Bram TANKINK | LOTTO NL-JUMBO | s.t. |
| 37 | Twan CASTELIJNS | LOTTO NL-JUMBO | 11 |
| 38 | Jesper ASSELMAN | ROOMPOT ORANJE PELOTON | s.t. |
| 39 | David DE LA CRUZ | ETIXX-QUICK STEP | s.t. |
| 40 | Florian VACHON | BRETAGNE-SECHE ENVIRONNEMENT | s.t. |
| 41 | Andreas SCHILLINGER | BORA-ARGON 18 | s.t. |
| 42 | Kilian FRANKINY | BMC | s.t. |
| 43 | Frederik VEUCHELEN | WANTY-GROUPE GOBERT | s.t. |
| 44 | Damiano CARUSO | BMC | 18 |
| 45 | Björn LEUKEMANS | WANTY-GROUPE GOBERT | 22 |
| 46 | Warren BARGUIL | GIANT-ALPECIN | 46 |
| 47 | Alexandre PICHOT | EUROPCAR | +2:13 |
| 48 | Thomas VOECKLER | EUROPCAR | s.t. |
| 49 | Adrian KUREK | CCC SPRANDI POLKOWICE | +3:00 |
| 50 | Bartlomiej MATYSIAK | CCC SPRANDI POLKOWICE | s.t. |
| 51 | Tomasz KIENDYS | CCC SPRANDI POLKOWICE | s.t. |
| 52 | Patryk STOSZ | CCC SPRANDI POLKOWICE | s.t. |
| 53 | Valentin MADOUAS | BRETAGNE-SECHE ENVIRONNEMENT | s.t. |
| 54 | Christophe PREMONT | VERANDAS WILLEMS | s.t. |
| 55 | Stef VAN ZUMMEREN | VERANDAS WILLEMS | s.t. |
| 56 | Guillaume HAAG | T.PALM-POLE CONTINENTAL WALLON | s.t. |
| 57 | Alberto NARDIN | ANDRONI GIOCATTOLI | s.t. |
| 58 | Gerry DRUYTS | VASTGOEDSERVICE-GOLDEN PALACE | s.t. |
| 59 | Tiziano DALL'ANTONIA | ANDRONI GIOCATTOLI | s.t. |
| 60 | Alexander GEUENS | VASTGOEDSERVICE-GOLDEN PALACE | s.t. |
| 61 | Fabio SABATINI | ETIXX-QUICK STEP | s.t. |
| 62 | Koen BOUWMAN | LOTTO NL-JUMBO | s.t. |
| 63 | Christophe LABORIE | BRETAGNE-SECHE ENVIRONNEMENT | s.t. |
| 64 | Bert DE BACKER | GIANT-ALPECIN | s.t. |
| 65 | Nicolas MERTZ | T.PALM-POLE CONTINENTAL WALLON | s.t. |
| 66 | Moreno HOFLAND | LOTTO NL-JUMBO | s.t. |
| 67 | Martijn KEIZER | LOTTO NL-JUMBO | s.t. |
| 68 | Grzegorz STEPNIAK | CCC SPRANDI POLKOWICE | s.t. |
| 69 | Lukasz WISNIOWSKI | ETIXX-QUICK STEP | s.t. |
| 70 | Eugenio ALAFACI | TREK | s.t. |
| 71 | Romain GUILLEMOIS | EUROPCAR | s.t. |
| 72 | Bruno PIRES | TINKOFF-SAXO | s.t. |
| 73 | Yauheni HUTAROVICH | BRETAGNE-SECHE ENVIRONNEMENT | s.t. |
| 74 | Tim DECLERCQ | TOPSPORT VLAANDEREN-BALOISE | s.t. |
| 75 | Berden DE VRIES | ROOMPOT ORANJE PELOTON | +3:04 |
| 76 | Kevin VAN MELSEN | WANTY-GROUPE GOBERT | s.t. |
| 77 | Dennis COENEN | VASTGOEDSERVICE-GOLDEN PALACE | s.t. |
| 78 | Wesley KREDER | ROOMPOT ORANJE PELOTON | s.t. |
| 79 | Huub DUYN | ROOMPOT ORANJE PELOTON | s.t. |
| 80 | Stig BROECKX | LOTTO-SOUDAL | s.t. |
| 81 | Rob RUIJGH | VASTGOEDSERVICE-GOLDEN PALACE | s.t. |
| 82 | Kenny DE HAES | LOTTO-SOUDAL | s.t. |
| 83 | Giovanni BERNAUDEAU | EUROPCAR | s.t. |
| 84 | Julien MORICE | EUROPCAR | s.t. |
| 85 | Jérôme BAUGNIES | WANTY-GROUPE GOBERT | s.t. |
| 86 | Laurent DIDIER | TREK | s.t. |
| 87 | Lionel TAMINIAUX | COLOR CODE-AQUALITY PROJECT | s.t. |
| 88 | Frederik BACKAERT | WANTY-GROUPE GOBERT | s.t. |
| 89 | Michal KOLÁR | TINKOFF-SAXO | s.t. |
| 90 | Bert VAN LERBERGHE | TOPSPORT VLAANDEREN-BALOISE | s.t. |
| 91 | Matteo TOSATTO | TINKOFF-SAXO | s.t. |
| 92 | Amaury CAPIOT | TOPSPORT VLAANDEREN-BALOISE | s.t. |
| 93 | Nikolay TRUSOV | TINKOFF-SAXO | s.t. |
| 94 | Claudio CATANIA | T.PALM-POLE CONTINENTAL WALLON | s.t. |
| 95 | Vincent JEROME | EUROPCAR | s.t. |
| 96 | Sander ARMEE | LOTTO-SOUDAL | s.t. |
| 97 | Michael SCHÄR | BMC | s.t. |
| 98 | Jaroslaw MARYCZ | CCC SPRANDI POLKOWICE | s.t. |
| 99 | Rick ZABEL | BMC | s.t. |
| 100 | Michael SCHWARZMANN | BORA-ARGON 18 | s.t. |
| 101 | Sander HELVEN | TOPSPORT VLAANDEREN-BALOISE | s.t. |
| 102 | Zakkari DEMPSTER | BORA-ARGON 18 | s.t. |
| 103 | Boy VAN POPPEL | TREK | s.t. |
| 104 | Ludwig DE WINTER | WALLONIE-BRUXELLES | s.t. |
| 105 | Michael MORKOV | TINKOFF-SAXO | s.t. |
| 106 | Olivier CHEVALIER | WALLONIE-BRUXELLES | s.t. |
| 107 | Antoine DEMOITIE | WALLONIE-BRUXELLES | s.t. |
| 108 | Vegard BREEN | LOTTO-SOUDAL | s.t. |
| 109 | Shane ARCHBOLD | BORA-ARGON 18 | s.t. |
| BMC | |
| 1 | CARUSO Damiano |
| 2 | DE MARCHI Alessandro |
| 3 | DRUCKER Jean Pierre |
| 4 | FRANKINY Kilian |
| 5 | SCHÄR Michael |
| 6 | GERTS Floris |
| 7 | VLIEGEN Loïc |
| 8 | ZABEL Rick |
| ETIXX-QUICK STEP | |
| 11 | BRAMBILLA Gianluca |
| 12 | DE LA CRUZ David |
| 13 | GOLAS Michal |
| 14 | MEERSMAN Gianni |
| 15 | SABATINI Fabio |
| 16 | VAN KEIRSBULCK Guillaume |
| 17 | VELITS Martin |
| 18 | WISNIOWSKI Lukasz |
| LOTTO-SOUDAL | |
| 21 | ARMEE Sander |
| 22 | BREEN Vegard |
| 23 | BROECKX Stig |
| 24 | DE BIE Sean |
| 25 | DE BUYST Jasper |
| 26 | DE HAES Kenny |
| 27 | LIGTHART Pim |
| 28 | VANENDERT Dennis |
| GIANT-ALPECIN | |
| 31 | BARGUIL Warren |
| 32 | CURVERS Roy |
| 33 | DE BACKER Bert |
| 34 | DE KORT Koen |
| 35 | FAIRLY Caleb |
| 36 | JONES Carter |
| 37 | LUDVIGSSON Fredrik |
| 38 | WALSCHEID Max |
| LOTTO NL-JUMBO | |
| 41 | BOUWMAN Koen |
| 42 | CASTELIJNS Twan |
| 43 | FLENS Rick |
| 44 | HOFLAND Moreno |
| 45 | KEIZER Martijn |
| 46 | ROOSEN Timo |
| 47 | TANKINK Bram |
| 48 | TEUNISSEN Mike |
| TINKOFF-SAXO | |
| 51 | BELTRAN Eduard Alexander |
| 52 | KOLAR Michal |
| 53 | MORKOV Michael |
| 54 | PETROV Evgeni |
| 55 | PIRES Bruno |
| 56 | TOLHOEK Antwan |
| 57 | TOSATTO Matteo |
| 58 | TRUSOV Nikolai |
| TREK | |
| 61 | ALAFACI Eugenio |
| 62 | BEPPU Fumiyuki |
| 63 | DIDIER Laurent |
| 64 | SILVESTRE Fabio |
| 65 | VAN POPPEL Boy |
| 66 | VAN POPPEL Danny |
| 67 | VANDEWALLE Kristof |
| 68 | WATSON Calvin |
| ANDRONI GIOCATTOLI | |
| 71 | BANDIERA Marco |
| 72 | BARBERO P Massimiliano |
| 73 | BENFATTO Marco |
| 74 | CHICCHI Francesco |
| 75 | DALL'ANTONIA Tiziano |
| 76 | NARDIN Alberto |
| 77 | PADOUR Frantisek |
| 78 | VIEL Mattia |
| BORA-ARGON 18 | |
| 81 | ARCHBOLD Shane |
| 82 | DEMPSTER Zakkari |
| 83 | PFINGSTEN Christoph |
| 84 | SCHILLINGER Andreas |
| 85 | SCHORN Daniel |
| 86 | SCHWARZMANN Michael |
| BRETAGNE-SECHE ENVIRONNEMENT | |
| 91 | CAM Maxime |
| 92 | GERARD Arnaud |
| 93 | HUTAROVICH Yauheni |
| 94 | JARRIER Benoit |
| 95 | LABORIE Christophe |
| 96 | MADOUAS Valentin |
| 97 | MCLAY Daniel |
| 98 | VACHON Florian |
| CCC SPRANDI POLKOWICE | |
| 101 | KIENDYS Tomasz |
| 102 | KUREK Adrian |
| 103 | LATON Eryk |
| 104 | MARYCZ Jaroslaw |
| 105 | MATYSIAK Bartlomiej |
| 106 | STEPNIAK Grzegorz |
| 107 | STOSZ Patryk |
| 108 | TACIAK Mateusz |
| ROOMPOT ORANJE PELOTON | |
| 111 | ASSELMAN Jesper |
| 112 | DE VRIES Berden |
| 113 | DUYN Huub |
| 114 | GROENEWEGEN Dylan |
| 115 | KERKHOF Tim |
| 116 | KREDER Raymond |
| 117 | KREDER Wesley |
| 118 | VAN GOETHEM Brian |
| EUROPCAR | |
| 121 | BERNAUDEAU Giovanni |
| 122 | BOUDAT Thomas |
| 123 | GUILLEMOIS Romain |
| 124 | JEROME Vincent |
| 125 | MARTINEZ Yannick |
| 126 | MORICE Julien |
| 127 | PICHOT Alexandre |
| 128 | VOECKLER Thomas |
| TOPSPORT VLAANDEREN-BALOISE | |
| 131 | CAPIOT Amaury |
| 132 | HELVEN Sander |
| 133 | VAN LERBERGHE Bert |
| 134 | THEUNS Edward |
| 135 | VAN HECKE Preben |
| 136 | VAN HOECKE Gijs |
| 137 | VANSPEYBROUCK Pieter |
| 138 | VERGAERDE Otto |
| WANTY–GROUPE GOBERT | |
| 141 | BACKAERT Frederik |
| 142 | BAUGNIES Jérôme |
| 143 | DE TROYER Tim |
| 144 | DEVRIENDT Tom |
| 145 | JANS Roy |
| 146 | LEUKEMANS Björn |
| 147 | VAN MELSEN Kevin |
| 148 | VEUCHELEN Frederik |
| COLOR CODE-AQUALITY PROTECT | |
| 151 | DELFOSSE Florent |
| 152 | DUQUENNOY Jimmy |
| 153 | KAISE Julien |
| 154 | PETIT Tomas |
| 155 | PICOUX Maximilien |
| 156 | TAMINIAUX Lionel |
| T.PALM-PÔLE CONTINENTAL WALLON | |
| 161 | ARMSTRONG Thomas |
| 162 | CATANIA Claudio |
| 163 | HAAG Guillaume |
| 164 | KROONEN Bastien |
| 165 | MERTZ Nicolas |
| 166 | PEELAERS Jeff |
| 167 | VANSUMERE Ian |
| 168 | VEKEMAN Maxime |
| VASTGOEDSERVICE-GOLDEN PALACE | |
| 171 | COENEN Dennis |
| 172 | CORDEEL Sander |
| 173 | DRUYTS Gerry |
| 174 | GEUENS Alexander |
| 175 | LENNERTZ Sam |
| 176 | RUIJGH Rob |
| 177 | STEVENS Timothy |
| 178 | VAN DINGENEN Jordi |
| VERANDAS WILLEMS | |
| 181 | BILLE Gaetan |
| 182 | CALLEEUW Joeri |
| 183 | CLAEYS Dimitri |
| 184 | DE BONDT Dries |
| 185 | MYNGHEER Daan |
| 186 | PARDINI Olivier |
| 187 | PREMONT Christophe |
| 188 | REUS Kai |
| WALLONIE-BRUXELLES | |
| 191 | CHEVALIER Olivier |
| 192 | DELFOSSE Sébastien |
| 193 | DEMOITIE Antoine |
| 194 | HABEAUX Gregory |
| 195 | ISTA Kevin |
| 196 | PESTIAUX Loic |
| 197 | STASSEN Julien |
| 198 | WARNIER Antoine |