2019 Danilith Nokere Koerse (HC), Belgium
74th edition: Wednesday, March 20, 2019
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Deinze - Nokere, 195.6 km
Sunweb's Cees Bol is the day's fastest rider.
Weather at the finish city of Nokere at 12:20 PM, local time: 12C (54F), mostly cloudy, with the win from the southwest at 11 km/hr (7 mph). No rain is forecast.
The race: Here's the report from winner Cees Bol's Team Sunweb.
The Belgian cobbled racing continued for the men’s peloton today with Nokere Koerse; a race that saw 195 kilometres of tough and nervous action. With there being little or no wind during the afternoon, those looking to split the race up early struggled and the day would be decided by a somewhat reduced bunch sprint.
Team Sunweb set out to work for Cees Bol and everyone in the squad helped to control things throughout the day; looking for a strong sprint finish from Bol.
Team Sunweb coach Arthur van Dongen discussed the day’s tactics at the finish: “We unfortunately only started with five riders but we had a clear plan for the day and everyone was focused on doing their job. From the start we were always going to ride for a sprint with Cees and it was great to see everyone work well together to make that happen.”
Coming in to the final five kilometres of the race, Team Sunweb moved up the peloton expertly with Asbjørn Kragh Andersen and Max Walscheid still there deep into the final, having being positioned very well with the tricky finish to come. The team did an incredible job from around the three kilometre to go banner and kept the pace high at the front of the peloton; not allowing any other team to move up. The team continued the lead-out into the final kilometre, launching Cees Bol within the final 200 metres. After avoiding a crash that had brought down Max, Cees finished off the team’s hard work bringing home the team’s first victory of the season.
Delighted with the win, Bol was quick to thank the work of the team: “Starting with five guys the plan was always to stay calm and be there in the crucial moments and we did that well. With around two and a half kilometres to go we took the front with Max and Asbjørn, with me behind, and I had the perfect run in to the line. It was a really good job from the guys and I’m super happy to have had the legs to finish it off for them: it was a team win.”
Van Dongen concluded: “It was a strong performance from the whole team throughout the day and it is nice to finally get the first win under the belt.”
Complete Results:
195.6 kilometers raced at an average speed of 43.050 km/hr
| 1 | BOL Cees | Team Sunweb | 4hr 32min 37sec |
| 2 | ACKERMANN Pascal | Bora-hansgrohe | s.t. |
| 3 | PHILIPSEN Jasper | UAE-Team Emirates | s.t. |
| 4 | VAN POPPEL Boy | Roompot-Charles | s.t. |
| 5 | HOFSTETTER Hugo | Cofidis | s.t. |
| 6 | VAN GENECHTEN Jonas | Vital Concept | s.t. |
| 7 | JULES Justin | Wallonie-Bruxelles | s.t. |
| 8 | WELTEN Bram | Arkea-Samsic | s.t. |
| 9 | DEBUSSCHERE Jens | Katusha-Alpecin | s.t. |
| 10 | NAESEN Lawrence | Lotto-Soudal | s.t. |
| 11 | SAJNOK Szymon | CCC Team | s.t. |
| 12 | BOUDAT Thomas | Direct Energie | s.t. |
| 13 | DEWULF Stan | Lotto-Soudal | s.t. |
| 14 | PLANCKAERT Baptiste | Wallonie-Bruxelles | @ 5sec |
| 15 | CARVALHO Andre | Hagens Berman-Axeon | s.t. |
| 16 | SELIG Rüdiger | Bora-hansgrohe | 0:06 |
| 17 | LIVYNS Arjen | Roompot-Charles | 0:08 |
| 18 | ALLEGAERT Piet | Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise | 0:21 |
| 19 | SBARAGLI Kristian | Israel Cycling Academy | 0:23 |
| 20 | TRARIEUX Julien | Delko-Marseille Provence | s.t. |
| 21 | RÄIM Mihkel | Israel Cycling Academy | s.t. |
| 22 | KRAGH ANDERSEN Asbjørn | Team Sunweb | s.t. |
| 23 | DEMPSTER Zak | Israel Cycling Academy | 0:25 |
| 24 | RIABUSHENKO Alexandr | UAE-Team Emirates | s.t. |
| 25 | VALLÉE Boris | Wanty-Gobert | s.t. |
| 26 | MCCARTHY Jay | Bora-hansgrohe | 0:33 |
| 27 | DE WITTE Mathias | Roompot-Charles | s.t. |
| 28 | MERTZ Rémy | Lotto-Soudal | s.t. |
| 29 | RUMAC Josip | Androni Giocattoli-Sidermec | 0:40 |
| 30 | MARECZKO Jakub | CCC Team | s.t. |
| 31 | GOGL Michael | Trek-Segafredo | s.t. |
| 32 | DE ROOZE Niels | Tarteletto-Isorex | s.t. |
| 33 | PÖSTLBERGER Lukas | Bora-hansgrohe | 0:44 |
| 34 | KNEES Christian | Sky | s.t. |
| 35 | DEHAES Kenny | Wallonie-Bruxelles | 0:46 |
| 36 | DEVRIENDT Tom | Wanty-Gobert | s.t. |
| 37 | JARRIER Benoit | Arkea-Samsic | s.t. |
| 38 | BONNAMOUR Franck | Arkea-Samsic | s.t. |
| 39 | BOIVIN Guillaume | Israel Cycling Academy | s.t. |
| 40 | LAENGEN Vegard Stake | UAE-Team Emirates | 0:52 |
| 41 | MORI Manuele | UAE-Team Emirates | s.t. |
| 42 | FRISON Frederik | Lotto-Soudal | 0:54 |
| 43 | BJERG Mikkel | Hagens Berman-Axeon | s.t. |
| 44 | CATTANEO Mattia | Androni Giocattoli-Sidermec | 0:56 |
| 45 | SENECHAL Florian | Deceuninck-Quick Step | s.t. |
| 46 | BAGIOLI Nicola | Nippo-Vini Fantini | s.t. |
| 47 | CAVAGNA Rémi | Deceuninck-Quick Step | 0:59 |
| 48 | DUPONT Timothy | Wanty-Gobert | 1:01 |
| 49 | MANZIN Lorrenzo | Vital Concept | s.t. |
| 50 | OWSIAN Łukasz | CCC Team | s.t. |
| 51 | BOUHANNI Nacer | Cofidis | 1:03 |
| 52 | KEISSE Iljo | Deceuninck-Quick Step | s.t. |
| 53 | LIETAER Eliot | Wallonie-Bruxelles | s.t. |
| 54 | TULIK Angelo | Direct Energie | s.t. |
| 55 | LIGTHART Pim | Direct Energie | s.t. |
| 56 | BOOM Lars | Roompot-Charles | 1:11 |
| 57 | EVENEPOEL Remco | Deceuninck-Quick Step | s.t. |
| 58 | FILOSI Iuri | Delko-Marseille Provence | s.t. |
| 59 | WAEYTENS Zico | Cofidis | s.t. |
| 60 | TOUZE Damien | Cofidis | s.t. |
| 61 | SIVAKOV Pavel | Sky | s.t. |
| 62 | GARRISON Ian | Hagens Berman-Axeon | s.t. |
| 63 | BACKAERT Frederik | Wanty-Gobert | 1:18 |
| 64 | SERRY Pieter | Deceuninck-Quick Step | 1:21 |
| 65 | LAWLESS Chris | Sky | 1:23 |
| 66 | DE BACKER Bert | Vital Concept | 1:29 |
| 67 | HALVORSEN Kristoffer | Sky | 1:31 |
| 68 | BOU Joan | Nippo-Vini Fantini | 1:35 |
| 69 | VERWILST Aaron | Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise | s.t. |
| 70 | JØRGENSEN Mathias | Riwal Readynez | 1:36 |
| 71 | STOKBRO Andreas | Riwal Readynez | s.t. |
| 72 | VAN DINGENEN Jordi | Tarteletto-Isorex | s.t. |
| 73 | DE GENDT Aimé | Wanty-Gobert | 1:40 |
| 74 | ZIJLAARD Maikel | Hagens Berman-Axeon | s.t. |
| 75 | BERNAS Paweł | CCC Team | s.t. |
| 76 | DE VYLDER Lindsay | Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise | 1:43 |
| 77 | OFFREDO Yoann | Wanty-Gobert | s.t. |
| 78 | WOUTERS Enzo | Lotto-Soudal | s.t. |
| 79 | GRADEK Kamil | CCC Team | 1:46 |
| 80 | VENDRAME Andrea | Androni Giocattoli-Sidermec | 1:48 |
| 81 | BASKA Erik | Bora-hansgrohe | 1:52 |
| 82 | VAN DEN BRANDE Julien | Tarteletto-Isorex | s.t. |
| 83 | KOCH Jonas | CCC Team | 1:53 |
| 84 | CIMA Damiano | Nippo-Vini Fantini | 1:55 |
| 85 | LECROQ Jérémy | Vital Concept | 1:56 |
| 86 | PICHOT Alexandre | Direct Energie | 2:03 |
| 87 | GÈNE Yohann | Direct Energie | s.t. |
| 88 | FERRARI Roberto | UAE-Team Emirates | s.t. |
| 89 | HODEG Álvaro José | Deceuninck-Quick Step | 2:05 |
| 90 | SMIT Willie | Katusha-Alpecin | 2:12 |
| 91 | RIESEBEEK Oscar | Roompot-Charles | 2:34 |
| 92 | SAGAN Juraj | Bora-hansgrohe | s.t. |
| 93 | BRØCHNER Nicolai | Riwal Readynez | 3:15 |
| 94 | TANFIELD Harry | Katusha-Alpecin | 3:17 |
| 95 | SPREAFICO Matteo | Androni Giocattoli-Sidermec | 3:24 |
| 96 | KASPERKIEWICZ Przemysław | Delko-Marseille Provence | 3:25 |
| 97 | VAN GOETHEM Brian | Lotto-Soudal | 3:27 |
| 98 | SPENGLER Lukas | Wallonie-Bruxelles | s.t. |
| 99 | CIMA Imerio | Nippo-Vini Fantini | s.t. |
| 100 | LIEPIŅS Emīls | Wallonie-Bruxelles | s.t. |
| 101 | GAREL Adrien | Vital Concept | s.t. |
| 102 | RUSSO Clément | Arkea-Samsic | 3:33 |
| 103 | ENGER Sondre Holst | Israel Cycling Academy | s.t. |
| 104 | SAGIV Guy | Israel Cycling Academy | s.t. |
| 105 | AAEN JØRGENSEN Jonas | Riwal Readynez | s.t. |
| 106 | LEVEAU Jérémy | Delko-Marseille Provence | s.t. |
| 107 | KONGSTAD Tobias | Riwal Readynez | s.t. |
| 108 | CARISEY Clément | Israel Cycling Academy | s.t. |
| 109 | STEELS Stijn | Roompot-Charles | s.t. |
| 110 | GHYS Robbe | Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise | s.t. |
| 111 | JANSSENS Jimmy | Corendon-Circus | 4:19 |
| 112 | VANTOMME Maxime | Tarteletto-Isorex | s.t. |
| 113 | MANNAERTS Jelle | Tarteletto-Isorex | 5:41 |
| 114 | SCHWARZMANN Michael | Bora-hansgrohe | 5:47 |
| 115 | ROBEET Ludovic | Wallonie-Bruxelles | s.t. |
| 116 | MATHIS Marco | Cofidis | s.t. |
| 117 | CLARKE Will | Trek-Segafredo | 5:54 |
| 118 | BROWN Jonny | Hagens Berman-Axeon | s.t. |
| 119 | CARDIS Romain | Direct Energie | 6:08 |
| 120 | STORER Michael | Team Sunweb | s.t. |
| 121 | WALSCHEID Max | Team Sunweb | 6:26 |
| 122 | BOUCHER David | Tarteletto-Isorex | 6:40 |
| 123 | GUERNALEC Thibault | Arkea-Samsic | 7:20 |
| 124 | CANOLA Marco | Nippo-Vini Fantini | 7:29 |
| 125 | PLANCKAERT Edward | Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise | 8:04 |
| 126 | DEVOLDER Stijn | Corendon-Circus | s.t. |
| 127 | FORTIN Filippo | Cofidis | s.t. |
| 128 | OLIVEIRA Rui | UAE-Team Emirates | s.t. |
| 129 | RICE Michael | Hagens Berman-Axeon | s.t. |
| 130 | VERGAERDE Otto | Corendon-Circus | s.t. |
| 131 | WALLIN Rasmus Bøgh | Riwal Readynez | 8:53 |
| 132 | DE WINTER Ludwig | Wanty-Gobert | s.t. |
| 133 | HAAS Nathan | Katusha-Alpecin | s.t. |
| 134 | CAM Maxime | Vital Concept | s.t. |
| 135 | NISHIMURA Hiroki | Nippo-Vini Fantini | s.t. |
| 136 | MARTINELLI Davide | Deceuninck-Quick Step | s.t. |
| 137 | MULLEN Ryan | Trek-Segafredo | s.t. |
| 138 | MAGNUSSON Kim | Riwal Readynez | s.t. |
| 139 | BENFATTO Marco | Androni Giocattoli-Sidermec | s.t. |
| 140 | VAN ROOY Kenneth | Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise | s.t. |
| 141 | GUERIN Alexis | Delko-Marseille Provence | s.t. |
| 142 | MOSCHETTI Matteo | Trek-Segafredo | s.t. |
| 143 | DE BONDT Dries | Corendon-Circus | s.t. |
Start list with back numbers, March 19, 2019:
| DECEUNINCK-QUICK STEP | |
| DS: | Rik van Slycke |
| 1 | HODEG Alvaro |
| 2 | CAVAGNA Rémi |
| 3 | EVENEPOEL Remco |
| 4 | KEISSE Iljo |
| 5 | MARTINELLI Davide |
| 6 | SENECHAL Florian |
| 7 | SERRY Pieter |
| BORA-HANSGROHE | |
| DS: | Andre Schulze |
| 11 | ACKERMANN Pascal |
| 12 | BASKA Erik |
| 13 | MCCARTHY Jay |
| 14 | PÖSTLBERGER Lukas |
| 15 | SAGAN Juraj |
| 16 | SCHILLINGER Andreas |
| 17 | SELIG Rüdiger |
| CCC TEAM | |
| DS: | Steve Bauer |
| 21 | MARECZKO Jakub |
| 22 | BERNAS Pawel |
| 24 | GRADEK Kamil |
| 25 | KOCH Jonas |
| 26 | OWSIAN Lukasz |
| 27 | SAJNOK Szymon |
| LOTTO SOUDAL | |
| DS: | Kurt Van de Wouwer |
| 31 | BLYTHE Adam |
| 32 | DE WULF Stan |
| 33 | FRISON Frederik |
| 34 | MERTZ Rémy |
| 35 | NAESEN Lawrence |
| 36 | VAN GOETHEM Brian |
| 37 | WOUTERS Enzo |
| KATUSHA-ALPECIN | |
| DS: | Gennady Mikhaylov |
| 41 | DEBUSSCHERE Jens |
| 42 | BIERMANS Jenthe |
| 43 | HOLLENSTEIN Reto |
| 44 | HAAS Nathan |
| 45 | SMIT Willie |
| 46 | TANFIELD Harry |
| SKY | |
| DS: | Servais Knaven |
| 51 | HALVORSEN Kristoffer |
| 52 | DOULL Owain |
| 54 | KNEES Christian |
| 55 | LAWLESS Christopher |
| 56 | SIVAKOV Pavel |
| TEAM SUNWEB | |
| DS: | Arthur van Dongen |
| 61 | WALSCHEID Max |
| 62 | BOL Cees |
| 64 | HINDLEY Jai |
| 66 | KRAGH ANDERSEN Asbjørn |
| 67 | STORER Michael |
| TREK-SEGAFREDO | |
| DS: | Luc Meersman |
| 71 | MOSCHETTI Matteo |
| 72 | BEPPU Fumiyuki |
| 73 | CLARKE William |
| 74 | FRAME Alex |
| 75 | GOGL Michael |
| 76 | MULLEN Ryan |
| UAE-TEAM EMIRATES | |
| DS: | Simone Pedrazzine |
| 81 | PHILIPSEN Jasper |
| 82 | FERRARI Roberto |
| 83 | LAENGEN Vegard |
| 84 | MORI Manuele |
| 85 | OLIVEIRA Ivo |
| 86 | OLIVEIRA Rui |
| 87 | RIABUSHENKO Aliaksandr |
| ANDRONI GIOCATTOLI-SIDERMEC | |
| DS: | Giovanni Ellena |
| 91 | PELUCCHI Matteo |
| 92 | BENFATTO Marco |
| 93 | CATTANEO Mattia |
| 94 | RUMAC Josip |
| 95 | SPREAFICO Matteo |
| 96 | VENDRAME Andrea |
| 97 | VIEL Mattia |
| COFIDIS | |
| DS: | Thierry Marichal |
| 101 | BOUHANNI Nacer |
| 102 | HOFSTETTER Hugo |
| 103 | CHETOUT Loïc |
| 104 | FORTIN Filippo |
| 105 | MATHIS Marco |
| 106 | WAEYTENS Zico |
| 107 | TOUZÉ Damien |
| CORENDON-CIRCUS | |
| DS: | Michel Cornelisse |
| 111 | VAN DER POEL Mathieu |
| 112 | DEVOLDER Stijn |
| 113 | HANSEN Lasse Norman |
| 114 | JANS Roy |
| 115 | JANSSENS Jimmy |
| 116 | DE BONDT Dries |
| 117 | VERGAERDE Otto |
| DELKO-MARSEILLE PROVENCE | |
| DS: | Arvis Piziks |
| 121 | ARERUYA Joseph |
| 122 | FILOSI Iuri |
| 123 | JONES Brenton |
| 124 | KASPERKIEWICZ Przemyslaw |
| 125 | LEVEAU Jérémy |
| 126 | TRARIEUX Julien |
| 127 | GUERIN Alexis |
| DIRECT ENERGIE | |
| DS: | Dominique Arnould |
| 131 | BOUDAT Thomas |
| 132 | CARDIS Romain |
| 133 | GÈNE Yohann |
| 134 | LIGTHART Pim |
| 135 | JOURNIAUX Axel |
| 136 | TULIK Angelo |
| 137 | PICHOT Alexandre |
| HAGENS BERMAN-AXEON | |
| DS: | Koos Moerenhout |
| 141 | BJERG Mikkel |
| 142 | BROWN Jonny |
| 143 | EGHOLM Jacob |
| 144 | GARRISON Ian |
| 145 | RICE Michael |
| 146 | CARVALHO André |
| 147 | ZIJLAARD Maikel |
| ISRAEL CYCLING ACADEMY | |
| DS: | Eric van Lancker |
| 151 | RÄIM Mihkel |
| 152 | HOLST ENGER Sondre |
| 153 | BOIVIN Guillaume |
| 154 | CARISEY Clément |
| 155 | DEMPSTER Zakkari |
| 156 | SAGIV Guy |
| 157 | SBARAGLI Kristian |
| NIPPO-VINI FANTINI | |
| DS: | Valerio Tebaldi |
| 161 | LOBATO Juan Jose |
| 162 | BAGIOLI Nicola |
| 163 | BOU Joan |
| 164 | CANOLA Marco |
| 165 | CIMA Damiano |
| 166 | CIMA Imerio |
| 167 | NISHIMURA Hiroki |
| RIWAL READYNEZ | |
| DS: | Michael Blaudzun |
| 171 | JÖRGENSEN Jonas |
| 172 | BROCHNER NIELSEN Nicolai |
| 173 | MAGNUSSON Kim |
| 174 | JØRGENSEN Mathias |
| 175 | STOKBRO NIELSEN Andreas |
| 176 | BØGH WALLIN Rasmus |
| 177 | MORCH KONGSTAD Tobias |
| ROOMPOT-CHARLES | |
| DS: | Michael Boogerd |
| 181 | BOOM Lars |
| 182 | DE BIE Sean |
| 183 | DE WITTE Mathias |
| 184 | LIVYNS Arjen |
| 185 | RIESEBEEK Oscar |
| 186 | STEELS Stijn |
| 187 | VAN POPPEL Boy |
| SPORT VLAANDEREN-BALOISE | |
| DS: | Hans de Clercq |
| 191 | VAN ROOY Kenneth |
| 192 | ALLEGAERT Piet |
| 193 | DE VYLDER Lindsay |
| 194 | GHYS Robbe |
| 195 | PLANCKAERT Edward |
| 196 | VERWILST Aaron |
| 197 | WARLOP Jordi |
| ARKEA-SAMSIC | |
| DS: | Yvon Caer |
| 201 | DANIEL Maxime |
| 202 | GUERNALEC Thibault |
| 203 | JARRIER Benoit |
| 204 | BONNAMOUR Franck |
| 205 | RIOU Alan |
| 206 | RUSSO Clement |
| 207 | WAGNER Robert |
| VITAL CONCEPT-B&B HOTELS | |
| DS: | Yvonnick Bolgiani |
| 211 | VAN GENECHTEN Jonas |
| 212 | CAM Maxime |
| 213 | DE BACKER Bert |
| 214 | MANZIN Lorrenzo |
| 215 | GAREL Adrien |
| 216 | LECROQ Jérémy |
| 217 | MOTTIER Justin |
| WALLONIE-BRUXELLES | |
| DS: | Christophe Brandt |
| 221 | DEHAES Kenny |
| 222 | JULES Justin |
| 223 | LIEPINS Emils |
| 224 | LIETAER Eliot |
| 225 | ROBEET Ludovic |
| 226 | PLANCKAERT Baptiste |
| 227 | SPENGLER Lukas |
| WANTY–GOBERT | |
| DS: | Hilaire Van der Schueren |
| 231 | DUPONT Timothy |
| 232 | BACKAERT Frederik |
| 233 | DE WINTER Ludwig |
| 234 | DEVRIENDT Tom |
| 235 | DE GENDT Aimé |
| 236 | VALLEE Boris |
| 237 | OFFREDO Yoann |
| TARTELETTO-ISOREX | |
| DS: | Peter Bauwens |
| 241 | BOUCHER David |
| 242 | DE ROOZE Niels |
| 243 | MANNAERTS Jelle |
| 244 | GERTS Floris |
| 245 | VAN DINGENEN Jordi |
| 246 | VAN DEN BRANDE Julien |
| 247 | VANTOMME Maxime |