2015 Grand Prix Pino Cerami (1.1) Belgium
49th Edition: July 22, 2015
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Tertre - Frameries, 211.5 km
Philippe Gilbert wins the 2015 GP Pino Cerami
The race, here's BMC's report:
BMC Racing Team's Philippe Gilbert won his first race back from injury Wednesday by out-sprinting the likes of Danny Van Poppel (Trek Factory Racing) and Tom Boonen (Etixx-Quick Step) at Grand Prix Cerami.
Winner of two stages of the Giro d'Italia in May, Gilbert had been sidelined from competition since withdrawing from the Tour de Suisse on June 16. An MRI performed between the Giro and the Tour de Suisse had revealed a small, non-displaced fracture on Gilbert's lower right leg.
But on Wednesday, the former world road champion said he felt no pain during the 211.5-kilometer race.
"More important than the win was that my feeling was good on the bike and that was the biggest news of the day for me," Gilbert said. "I didn't have pain the last week in training. But training is always different than a race. So for me, this is very good news for the next month."
Gilbert's win was the BMC Racing Team's 20th of the season. He and teammates Dylan Teuns and Loïc Vliegen were part of a 42-rider group that escaped in a hilly part of the race after about 40 kilometers. From that selection, five riders went on the attack before the last of three laps of a 13.2-km finishing circuit.
"Dylan and Loïc did a very good job to help close the gap on that breakaway," BMC Racing Team Sport Director Valerio Piva said.
Gilbert took the win ahead of Van Poppel, with Tom Devriendt (Wanty-Groupe Gobert) in third. Boonen was fourth and Sébastian Turgot (Ag2r La Mondiale) finished fifth.
Gilbert said the victory was extra special for him, coming in the race named for Giuseppe "Pino" Cerami. A classics specialist and the oldest rider to win a stage of the Tour de France (at age 41), Cerami died last September at the age of 92.
"Pino was one of the first big stars of Wallonie, so I am very proud to have my name on the list of the winners of this race," Gilbert said.
Complete Results:
211.5 km raced at an average speed of 44.68 km/hr
| 1 | Philippe GILBERT | BMC | 4hr 44min 3sec |
| 2 | Danny VAN POPPEL | Trek | s.t. |
| 3 | Tom DEVRIENDT | Wanty-Groupe Gobert | s.t. |
| 4 | Tom BOONEN | Etixx-Quick Step | s.t. |
| 5 | Sébastien TURGOT | Ag2r-La Mondiale | s.t. |
| 6 | Christopher LAWLESS | Team Wiggins | s.t. |
| 7 | Antoine DEMOITIE | Wallonie-Bruxelles | s.t. |
| 8 | Philipp WALSLEBEN | BKCP-Powerplus | s.t. |
| 9 | Laurent PICHON | FDJ | s.t. |
| 10 | Jeroen MEIJERS | Rabobank Development Team | s.t. |
| 11 | Victor CAMPENAERTS | Topsport Vlaanderen | s.t. |
| 12 | Jeremy LEVEAU | Roubaix Lille Metropole | s.t. |
| 13 | Nikolas MAES | Etixx-Quick Step | @ 6sec |
| 14 | Edwig CAMMAERTS | Veranclassic | s.t. |
| 15 | Hartthijs De Vries | Rabobank Development Team | s.t. |
| 16 | Tom VAN ASBROECK | LottoNL-Jumbo | s.t. |
| 17 | Cees BOL | Rabobank Development Team | s.t. |
| 18 | Rob RUIJGH | Vastgoedservice-Golden Palace | 9 |
| 19 | Maxime DANIEL | Ag2r-La Mondiale | s.t. |
| 20 | Julien BERARD | Ag2r-La Mondiale | s.t. |
| 21 | Jens WALLAYS | Topsport Vlaanderen | 13 |
| 22 | Sébastien DELFOSSE | Wallonie-Bruxelles | s.t. |
| 23 | Pieter SERRY | Etixx-Quick Step | 17 |
| 24 | Jelle WALLAYS | Topsport Vlaanderen | 22 |
| 25 | Mathieu VAN DER POEL | BKCP-Powerplus | s.t. |
| 26 | Kris BOECKMANS | Lotto-Soudal | 24 |
| 27 | Gregory HABEAUX | Wallonie-Bruxelles | s.t. |
| 28 | Dylan TEUNS | BMC | s.t. |
| 29 | Loic VLIEGEN | BMC | s.t. |
| 30 | Huub DUYN | Roompot | s.t. |
| 31 | Timo ROOSEN | LottoNL-Jumbo | s.t. |
| 32 | Maarten WYNANTS | LottoNL-Jumbo | 32 |
| 33 | Yannick EIJSSEN | Wanty-Groupe Gobert | s.t. |
| 34 | Kevin LEDANOIS | Bretagne-Seche Environnement | 34 |
| 35 | Mike TEUNISSEN | LottoNL-Jumbo | 43 |
| 36 | Arnaud COURTEILLE | FDJ | 51 |
| 37 | Dennis VANENDERT | Lotto-Soudal | @ 1min 15sec |
| 38 | Jelle VANENDERT | Lotto-Soudal | +1:33 |
| 39 | Sean DE BIE | Lotto-Soudal | +4:13 |
| 40 | Joren TOUQUET | Verandas-Willems | +5:14 |
| 41 | Oliver NAESEN | Topsport Vlaanderen | +5:29 |
| 42 | Eugenio ALAFACI | Trek | +5:31 |
| 43 | Wesley KREDER | Roompot | +5:33 |
| 44 | Pim LIGTHART | Lotto-Soudal | +5:35 |
| 45 | Maarten TJALLINGII | LottoNL-Jumbo | +5:37 |
| 46 | Martin PALM | Color Code | s.t. |
| 47 | Marcus BURGHARDT | BMC | +5:39 |
| 48 | Thomas SPRENGERS | Topsport Vlaanderen | +9:52 |
| 49 | Pierre-Henri LECUISINIER | FDJ | s.t. |
| 50 | Niki TERPSTRA | Etixx-Quick Step | s.t. |
| 51 | Boris VALLEE | Lotto-Soudal | s.t. |
| 52 | Gediminas BAGDONAS | Ag2r-La Mondiale | s.t. |
| 53 | Jimmy DUQUENNOY | Color Code | s.t. |
| 54 | Brian VAN GOETHEM | Roompot | s.t. |
| 55 | Stig BROECKX | Lotto-Soudal | s.t. |
| ETIXX-QUICK STEP | |
| 1 | BOONEN Tom |
| 2 | LAMPAERT Yves |
| 3 | MAES Nikolas |
| 4 | MEERSMAN Gianni |
| 5 | SABATINI Fabio |
| 6 | SERRY Pieter |
| 7 | TERPSTRA Niki |
| 8 | VANDENBERGH Stijn |
| LOTTO-SOUDAL | |
| 11 | BROECKX Stig |
| 12 | DE BIE Sean |
| 13 | DE HAES Kenny |
| 14 | LIGTHART Pim |
| 15 | ROELANDTS Jurgen |
| 16 | VALLEE Boris |
| 17 | VAN DER SANDE Tosh |
| 18 | VANENDERT Jelle |
| BMC | |
| 21 | BURGHARDT Marcus |
| 22 | DE MARCHI Alessandro |
| 23 | DRUCKER Jean Pierre |
| 24 | GILBERT Philippe |
| 25 | HERMANS Ben |
| 26 | TEUNS Dylan |
| 27 | VELITS Peter |
| 28 | VLIEGEN Loïc |
| TREK | |
| 31 | BEPPU Fumiyuki |
| 32 | POPOVYCH Yaroslav |
| 33 | SILVESTRE Fabio |
| 34 | STEEGMANS Gert |
| 35 | STUYVEN Jasper |
| 36 | VAN POPPEL Boy |
| 37 | VAN POPPEL Danny |
| 38 | VANDEWALLE Kristof |
| LOTTO NL-JUMBO | |
| 41 | HOFLAND Moreno |
| 42 | LINDEMAN Bertjan |
| 43 | ROOSEN Timo |
| 44 | TEUNISSEN Mike |
| 45 | TJALLINGII Maarten |
| 46 | VAN ASBROECK Tom |
| 47 | VAN DER LIJKE Nick |
| 48 | WYNANTS Maarten |
| FDJ | |
| 51 | BOUCHER David |
| 52 | COURTEILLE Arnaud |
| 53 | FISCHER Murilo Antonio |
| 54 | GESLIN Anthony |
| 55 | LE BON Johan |
| 56 | LE GAC Olivier |
| 57 | MANZIN Lorrenzo |
| 58 | SARREAU Marc |
| AG2R-LA MONDIALE | |
| 61 | BAGDONAS Gediminas |
| 62 | BÉRARD Julien |
| 63 | BONNAFOND Guillaume |
| 64 | DANIEL Maxime |
| 65 | DOMONT Axel |
| 66 | DUMOULIN Samuel |
| 67 | MONTAGUTI Matteo |
| 68 | TURGOT Sébastien |
| TOPSPORT VLAANDEREN-BALOISE | |
| 71 | CAMPENAERTS Victor |
| 72 | DE TIER Floris |
| 73 | DECLERCQ Tim |
| 74 | NAESEN Oliver |
| 75 | SPRENGERS Thomas |
| 76 | THEUNS Edward |
| 77 | VANSPEYBROUCK Pieter |
| 78 | WALLAYS Jelle |
| WANTY–GROUPE GOBERT | |
| 81 | BAUGNIES Jérôme |
| 82 | DE TROYER Tim |
| 83 | DEVRIENDT Tom |
| 84 | DRON Boris |
| 85 | GHYSELINCK Jan |
| 86 | JANS Roy |
| 87 | VANLANDSCHOOT James |
| 88 | VEUCHELEN Frederik |
| BRETAGNE-SECHE ENVIRONNEMENT | |
| 91 | BIDEAU Jean-Marc |
| 92 | BOULO Matthieu |
| 93 | FEILLU Romain |
| 94 | HIVERT Jonathan |
| 95 | HUTAROVICH Yauheni |
| 96 | JARRIER Benoit |
| 97 | LEDANOIS Kevin |
| 98 | MCLAY Daniel |
| ROOMPOT ORANJE PELOTON | |
| 101 | ASSELMAN Jesper |
| 102 | DE VRIES Berden |
| 103 | GROENEWEGEN Dylan |
| 104 | KERKHOF Tim |
| 105 | KREDER Wesley |
| 106 | LOOIJ André |
| 107 | SLIK Ivar |
| 108 | VAN GINNEKEN Sjoerd |
| WALLONIE-BRUXELLES | |
| 111 | ANCIAUX Maxime |
| 112 | CHEVALIER Olivier |
| 113 | DE WINTER Ludwig |
| 114 | DELFOSSE Sébastien |
| 115 | DEMOITIE Antoine |
| 116 | DERNIES Tom |
| 117 | EVRARD Laurent |
| 118 | HABEAUX Gregory |
| COLOR CODE | |
| 121 | ARIMONT Charlie |
| 122 | DE WINTER Hugo |
| 123 | DELFOSSE Florent |
| 124 | DUQUENNOY Jimmy |
| 125 | GALLE Tom |
| 126 | HENNAUX Loic |
| 127 | KAISE Julien |
| 128 | LOY Antoine |
| VERANCLASSIC-EKOI | |
| 131 | CAMMAERTS Edwig |
| 132 | DE ROOZE Niels |
| 133 | DEWORTELAER Serge |
| 134 | FINDERS Dirk |
| 135 | GARDEYN Gorik |
| 136 | JULES Justin |
| 137 | RULLIERE Melvin |
| 138 | STENUIT Robin |
| VASTGOEDSERVICE-GOLDEN PALACE | |
| 141 | COENEN Dennis |
| 142 | COOLS Alexander |
| 143 | CORDEEL Sander |
| 144 | DRUYTS Gerry |
| 145 | GEYSEN Kurt |
| 146 | HULSMANS Kevin |
| 147 | LENNERTZ Sam |
| 148 | PEETERS Kevin |
| BKCP-POWERPLUS | |
| 151 | BAESTAENS Vincent |
| 152 | BOSMANS Wietse |
| 153 | HOEYBERGHS Daan |
| 154 | PETRUS Lubomir |
| 155 | TOUPALIK Adam |
| 156 | VAN DER POEL David |
| 157 | VAN DER POEL Mathieu |
| 158 | WALSLEBEN Philipp |
| T.PALM-PÔLE CONTINENTAL WALLON | |
| 161 | ARMSTRONG Thomas |
| 162 | CATANIA Claudio |
| 163 | HAAG Guillaume |
| 164 | KROONEN Bastien |
| 165 | MERTZ Nicolas |
| 166 | PEELAERS Jeff |
| 167 | SENY Alexandre |
| 168 | VANSUMERE Ian |
| VERANDAS WILLEMS | |
| 171 | BILLE Gaetan |
| 172 | CALLEEUW Joeri |
| 173 | CLAEYS Dimitri |
| 174 | DE BONDT Dries |
| 175 | MYNGHEER Daan |
| 176 | PARDINI Olivier |
| 177 | REUS Kai |
| 178 | VAN ZUMMEREN Stef |
| ROUBAIX LILLE METROPOLE | |
| 181 | ANTOMARCHI Julien |
| 182 | BARBIER Rudy |
| 183 | BOUVRY Dieter |
| 184 | DAMUSEAU Thomas |
| 185 | DUPONT Timothy |
| 186 | KOWALSKI Rudy |
| 187 | LEVEAU Jérémy |
| 188 | PILLON Romain |
| TEAM WIGGINS | |
| 191 | CHRISTIAN Mark |
| 192 | DIBBEN Jonathan |
| 193 | DOULL Owain |
| 194 | HALL Luke |
| 195 | LAWLESS Christopher |
| 196 | TENNANT Andrew |
| RABOBANK DEVELOPMENT TEAM | |
| 201 | BAX Sjoerd |
| 202 | BUDDING Martijn |
| 203 | DE VRIES Hartthijs |
| 204 | HAVIK Piotr |
| 205 | HOFSTEDE Lennard |
| 206 | OOMEN Sam |
| 207 | TOLHOEK Antwan |
| 208 | TUSVELD Martijn |