2018 Halle-Ingooigem (1.1), Belgium
71st edition: Tuesday, June 19, 2018
Halle-Ingooigem podium history | 2017 edition | 2019 edition
Halle - Ingooigem, 197.7 km
Danny van Poppel (on right) just wins the 2018 Halle-Ingooigem
The race: Here's the report from winner Danny van Poppel's LottoNL-Jumbo team.
Danny van Poppel has won the seventy-first edition of Halle-Ingooigem in Belgium in a sprint with a thinned first peloton. After two hundred kilometres, the 24-year-old topsprinter of Team LottoNL-Jumbo was a fraction faster than his compatriot Fabio Jakobsen. For Van Poppel, it’s his second win of the season. In February, he won a stage in the Volta a la Comunitat Valencia. Van Poppel’s victory is the twentieth victory for Team LottoNL-Jumbo.
The Belgian semi-classic, traditionally the last preparation for the national championships, was a very tough one. Van Poppel and Maarten Wynants managed to bridge across to a large leading group in the final lap. Wynants then held the group together, after which Van Poppel started his sprint early.
“Finally I win again. I’m really pleased about it. In the last few weeks, I’ve been very close a few times, especially in the Giro, so you can imagine how happy I am with this victory”, Van Poppel said. “It was really close between Jakobsen and me, but winning is winning. I was perfectly placed in Jakobsen his lead-out. I wanted to start the sprint earlier than he did. I lost quite some speed in the end, but luckily it was enough for the win. Maarten did a lot of work for me. During the last time on the Tiegemberg, we bridged across to the leading group. He ensured that it stayed together and that I could sprint. This gives me confidence for the coming weeks.”
Complete Results:
197.7 kilometers raced at an average speed of 43.825 km/hr
| 1 | VAN POPPEL Danny | LottoNL-Jumbo | 4hr 30min 40sec |
| 2 | JAKOBSEN Fabio | Quick-Step Floors | s.t. |
| 3 | DE BIE Sean | Veranda's Willems-Crelan | s.t. |
| 4 | HOFSTETTER Hugo | Cofidis | s.t. |
| 5 | BOECKMANS Kris | Vital Concept | s.t. |
| 6 | DUPONT Timothy | Wanty-Groupe Gobert | s.t. |
| 7 | ISTA Kevyn | WB-Aqua Protect-Veranclassic | s.t. |
| 8 | JENSEN August | Israel Cycling Academy | s.t. |
| 9 | STUYVEN Jasper | Team Belgium | s.t. |
| 10 | VAN DER SANDE Tosh | Lotto-Soudal | s.t. |
| 11 | RICKAERT Jonas | Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise | s.t. |
| 12 | DELTOMBE Kevin | Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise | s.t. |
| 13 | PAUWELS Kevin | Marlux-Bingoal | s.t. |
| 14 | JOSEPH Thomas | Marlux-Bingoal | s.t. |
| 15 | NÕMMELA Aksel | BEAT Cycling | s.t. |
| 16 | DE LAAT Jasper | Metec-TKH | s.t. |
| 17 | BOL Cees | SEG Racing Academy | s.t. |
| 18 | VAN MELSEN Kevin | Wanty-Groupe Gobert | s.t. |
| 19 | DE GREEF Robbert | Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij | s.t. |
| 20 | VERMEER Tom | Differdange-Losch | s.t. |
| 21 | SEFA Ylber | Tarteletto-Isorex | s.t. |
| 22 | MØRKØV Michael | Quick-Step Floors | s.t. |
| 23 | MAES Nikolas | Lotto-Soudal | s.t. |
| 24 | ALLEGAERT Piet | Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise | s.t. |
| 25 | GOLDSTEIN Roy | Israel Cycling Academy | s.t. |
| 26 | CORBEL Erwann | Vital Concept | s.t. |
| 27 | DUIJN Huub | Veranda's Willems-Crelan | s.t. |
| 28 | ISERBYT Eli | Marlux-Bingoal | s.t. |
| 29 | BAUGNIES Jerome | Wanty-Groupe Gobert | s.t. |
| 30 | PEDERSEN Casper | Aqua Blue Sport | @ 5sec |
| 31 | NEILANDS Krists | Israel Cycling Academy | 0:07 |
| 32 | VANTOMME Maxime | WB-Aqua Protect-Veranclassic | 0:09 |
| 33 | MERLIER Tim | Veranda's Willems-Crelan | 0:17 |
| 34 | DEBUSSCHERE Jens | Lotto-Soudal | s.t. |
| 35 | FREIBERG Michael | Bennelong-SwissWellness | s.t. |
| 36 | VERMELTFOORT Coen | Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij | s.t. |
| 37 | VAN ASBROECK Tom | Team Belgium | s.t. |
| 38 | KEUKELEIRE Jens | Lotto-Soudal | s.t. |
| 39 | VAN HOECKE Gijs | LottoNL-Jumbo | s.t. |
| 40 | VAN STAEYEN Michael | Cofidis | s.t. |
| 41 | JULES Justin | WB-Aqua Protect-Veranclassic | s.t. |
| 42 | MANNAERTS Jelle | Tarteletto-Isorex | s.t. |
| 43 | GEUENS Alexander | Sovac-Natura4Ever | s.t. |
| 44 | COOLS Michael | T.Palm-Pole Continental | s.t. |
| 45 | MENTEN Milan | Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise | s.t. |
| 46 | MONK Cyrus | Drapac-EF Cycling | s.t. |
| 47 | LAMB Ross | T.Palm-Pole Continental | s.t. |
| 48 | COENEN Dennis | Cibel-Cebon | s.t. |
| 49 | MORICE Julien | Vital Concept | s.t. |
| 50 | STEVENS Timothy | Cibel-Cebon | s.t. |
| 51 | REYNAERTS Wim | Cibel-Cebon | s.t. |
| 52 | LEWIS Adam | T.Palm-Pole Continental | s.t. |
| 53 | KOOISTRA Marten | SEG Racing Academy | s.t. |
| 54 | VAN BAKEL Robbie | Metec-TKH | s.t. |
| 55 | FARAZIJN Maxime | Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise | s.t. |
| 56 | WHITE Liam | Drapac-EF Cycling | s.t. |
| 57 | PETIT Tomas | T.Palm-Pole Continental | s.t. |
| 58 | VALLÉE Boris | Wanty-Groupe Gobert | s.t. |
| 59 | HOEYBERGHS Daan | BEAT Cycling | s.t. |
| 60 | DONDERS Jelle | Differdange-Losch | s.t. |
| 61 | MENGOULAS Alex | BEAT Cycling | s.t. |
| 62 | STENUIT Robin | Sovac-Natura4Ever | s.t. |
| 63 | DE BONDT Dries | Veranda's Willems-Crelan | s.t. |
| 64 | VANSPEYBROUCK Pieter | Wanty-Groupe Gobert | s.t. |
| 65 | SOUPE Geoffrey | Cofidis | s.t. |
| 66 | RAYMACKERS Cedric | Cibel-Cebon | s.t. |
| 67 | VERBOOM Minne | SEG Racing Academy | s.t. |
| 68 | DE WITTE Mathias | Veranda's Willems-Crelan | s.t. |
| 69 | HOFLAND Moreno | Lotto-Soudal | s.t. |
| 70 | VAN GESTEL Dries | Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise | s.t. |
| 71 | DE ROOZE Niels | Tarteletto-Isorex | s.t. |
| 72 | GATE Aaron | Aqua Blue Sport | s.t. |
| 73 | SAGIV Guy | Israel Cycling Academy | 0:24 |
| 74 | HAMELINK Jasper | Metec-TKH | s.t. |
| 75 | KREDER Wesley | Wanty-Groupe Gobert | s.t. |
| 76 | VAN LERBERGHE Bert | Cofidis | s.t. |
| 77 | WAGNER Robert | LottoNL-Jumbo | s.t. |
| 78 | VAN HECKE Preben | Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise | s.t. |
| 79 | DELFOSSE Sebastien | WB-Aqua Protect-Veranclassic | s.t. |
| 80 | WHELAN James | Drapac-EF Cycling | s.t. |
| 81 | TOOVEY Ayden | Bennelong-SwissWellness | s.t. |
| 82 | EVRARD Laurent | Sovac-Natura4Ever | s.t. |
| 83 | DEMPSTER Zakkari | Israel Cycling Academy | s.t. |
| 84 | SÉNÉCHAL Florian | Quick-Step Floors | s.t. |
| 85 | SERRY Pieter | Quick-Step Floors | s.t. |
| 86 | VAN GINNEKEN Sjoerd | Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij | s.t. |
| 87 | VANTHOURENHOUT Dieter | Marlux-Bingoal | s.t. |
| 88 | BAK Lars Ytting | Lotto-Soudal | s.t. |
| 89 | GAREL Adrien | Vital Concept | s.t. |
| 90 | STEELS Stijn | Veranda's Willems-Crelan | s.t. |
| 91 | WAEYTENS Zico | Veranda's Willems-Crelan | s.t. |
| 92 | DE LANGE Thijs | Metec-TKH | s.t. |
| 93 | DEHAES Kenny | WB-Aqua Protect-Veranclassic | s.t. |
| 94 | VANTHOURENHOUT Michael | Marlux-Bingoal | s.t. |
| 95 | BLYTHE Adam | Aqua Blue Sport | s.t. |
| 96 | VAN DEN BERG Julius | SEG Racing Academy | s.t. |
| 97 | WYNANTS Maarten | LottoNL-Jumbo | 0:41 |
| 98 | LEMOINE Cyril | Cofidis | 0:50 |
| 99 | VERHELST Louis | Tarteletto-Isorex | s.t. |
| 100 | REYNDERS Jens | Team Belgium | s.t. |
| 101 | DUNNE Conor | Aqua Blue Sport | s.t. |
| 102 | MANZIN Lorrenzo | Vital Concept | 0:53 |
| 103 | VANBILSEN Kenneth | Cofidis | 0:59 |
| 104 | REINDERS Elmar | Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij | 1:01 |
| 105 | KREDER Michel | Aqua Blue Sport | 1:05 |
| 106 | STOCKMAN Michiel | Tarteletto-Isorex | 1:13 |
| 107 | MAES Alexander | Tarteletto-Isorex | 2:10 |
| 108 | VAN GOETHEM Brian | Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij | s.t. |
| 109 | DE VREESE Laurens | Team Belgium | 2:19 |
| 110 | VAN SCHIP Jan-Willem | Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij | s.t. |
| 111 | MCNALLY Mark | Wanty-Groupe Gobert | 4:02 |
| 112 | DEBEIR Arno | Marlux-Bingoal | 4:32 |
| 113 | FOURNIER Marc | Vital Concept | 5:05 |
| 114 | SABATINI Fabio | Quick-Step Floors | s.t. |
| 115 | DE WINTER Ludwig | WB-Aqua Protect-Veranclassic | s.t. |
| 116 | DE BACKER Bert | Vital Concept | s.t. |
| 117 | ELLIOTT Nathan | Bennelong-SwissWellness | s.t. |
| 118 | VAN DINGENEN Jordi | Team Belgium | s.t. |