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2015 Volta Limburg Classic (1.1), Netherlands
42nd edition: Saturday, April 4, 2015
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Eijsden - Eijsden, 198.0 km
The Race: Holy Mackerel! This kid is really good. Young BMC rider Stefan Küng rode away from his two breakaway companions with 16 kilometers still to go, to finish a half-minute ahead of anyone else. This is Küng's first professional road victory. Two days before he had come in second to Bradley Wiggins in the 3 Days of De Panne time trial.
Earlier, seven riders had escaped the field, and with 40 kilometers to go, several riders bridged up to the break. With 22 kilometers remaining, Küng blasted away, taking Bert-Jan Lindeman (LottoNL-Jumbo) and Dimitri Claeys (Verandas Willems) with him. Then, six kilometers later, Küng shot away to win the race.
After the race, Küng said, "Winning solo is always the best way to win. When I was out there, I thought about the time trial at De Panne. In my head, I was thinking about how I did that one for training. Now I had to show that I was good."
Race winner Stefan Küng. BMC file photo, ©Tim De Waele/TDWsport
Complete Results:
198 km raced at an average speed of 39.273 km/hr
| 1 | KÜNG, Stefan | BMC Racing Team | 5hr 2min 30sec |
| 2 | PATERSKI, Maciej | CCC Sprandi Polkowice | @ 27sec |
| 3 | TEUNS, Dylan | BMC Racing Team | s.t. |
| 4 | BATTAGLIN, Enrico | Bardiani - CSF | s.t. |
| 5 | GULDHAMMER, Rasmus | CULT Energy Pro Cycling | s.t. |
| 6 | ANDERSEN, Søren Kragh | Team Trefor-Blue Water | s.t. |
| 7 | MOINARD, Amaël | BMC Racing Team | 29" |
| 8 | KELDERMAN, Wilco | Team Lotto NL-Jumbo | 31" |
| 9 | CUNEGO, Damiano | Nippo - Vini Fantini | s.t. |
| 10 | KRUIJSWIJK, Steven | Team Lotto NL-Jumbo | 35" |
| 11 | GAVAZZI, Francesco | Southeast | @ 1min 2sec |
| 12 | BOLE, Grega | CCC Sprandi Polkowice | s.t. |
| 13 | LAMMERTINK, Maurits | Team Roompot Oranje | 1'04" |
| 14 | OCKELOEN, Jasper | Parkhotel Valkenburg CT | 1'09" |
| 15 | DUIJN, Huub | Team Roompot Oranje | 1'21" |
| 16 | ZABEL, Rick | BMC Racing Team | 1'27" |
| 17 | COLLI, Daniele | Nippo - Vini Fantini | 1'29" |
| 18 | JACOBS, Pieter | Topsport Vlaanderen-Baloise | 1'32" |
| 19 | MOL, Wouter | Cyclingteam Join's - De Rijke | 1'39" |
| 20 | BILLE, Gaetan | Verandas Willems Cycling | 1'50" |
| 21 | BOL, Jetse | Cyclingteam Join's - De Rijke | 1'51" |
| 22 | KEIZER, Martijn | Team Lotto NL-Jumbo | 1'53" |
| 23 | FINETTO, Mauro | Southeast | 1'54" |
| 24 | CLAEYS, Dimitri | Verandas Willems Cycling | s.t. |
| 25 | REBELLIN, Davide | CCC Sprandi Polkowice | s.t. |
| 26 | DEMOITIE, Antoine | Wallonie Bruxelles | s.t. |
| 27 | COLBRELLI, Sonny | Bardiani - CSF | s.t. |
| 28 | PONZI, Simone | Southeast | s.t. |
| 29 | PEYSKENS, Dimitri | Team 3M | s.t. |
| 30 | OOMEN, Sam | Rabobank Development Team | s.t. |
| 31 | HERMANS, Ben | BMC Racing Team | s.t. |
| 32 | BAUGNIES, Jerome | Wanty - Groupe Gobert | 2'00" |
| 33 | WYSS, Danilo | BMC Racing Team | 2'01" |
| 34 | SPRENGERS, Thomas | Topsport Vlaanderen-Baloise | s.t. |
| 35 | KREDER, Michel | Team Roompot Oranje | s.t. |
| 36 | TERPSTRA, Mike | Team Roompot Oranje | 4'11" |
| 37 | DE GREEF, Francis | Wanty - Groupe Gobert | s.t. |
| 38 | JANSSEN, Adriaan | Cycling Team Jo Piels | s.t. |
| 39 | HOEKSTRA, Jochem | Cycling Team Jo Piels | s.t. |
| 40 | PARDINI, Olivier | Verandas Willems Cycling | s.t. |
| 41 | ZHUPA, Eugert | Southeast | s.t. |
| 42 | VAN LUIJK, Sven | Cycling Team Jo Piels | s.t. |
| 43 | MALAGUTI, Alessandro | Nippo - Vini Fantini | s.t. |
| 44 | DE TIER, Floris | Topsport Vlaanderen-Baloise | s.t. |
| 45 | GROEN, Ike | Cyclingteam Join's - De Rijke | 4'16" |
| 46 | SENNI, Manuel | BMC Racing Team | s.t. |
| 47 | HOFSTEDE, Lennard | Rabobank Development Team | s.t. |
| 48 | HEREIJGERS, Kobus | Cyclingteam Join's - De Rijke | s.t. |
| 49 | LINDEMAN, Bert-Jan | Team Lotto NL-Jumbo | s.t. |
2015 Volta Limburg Classic map:
| LOTTO NL - JUMBO | |
| 2 | BULGAC Brian |
| 3 | KEIZER Martijn |
| 4 | KELDERMAN Wilco |
| 5 | KRUIJSWIJK Steven |
| 6 | LINDEMAN Bertjan |
| 7 | MARKUS Barry |
| BMC | |
| 11 | FLAKEMORE Campbell |
| 12 | HERMANS Ben |
| 13 | KUENG Stefan |
| 14 | MOINARD Amaël |
| 15 | SENNI Manuel |
| 16 | TEUNS Dylan |
| 17 | WYSS Danilo |
| 18 | ZABEL Rick |
| BARDIANI-CSF | |
| 21 | COLBRELLI Sonny |
| 22 | BARBIN Enrico |
| 23 | TONELLI Alessandro |
| 24 | BATTAGLIN Enrico |
| 25 | PIECHELE Andrea |
| 26 | RUFFONI Nicola |
| 27 | SIMION Paolo |
| CCC SPRANDI POLKOWICE | |
| 31 | REBELLIN Davide |
| 32 | MARYCZ Jaroslaw |
| 33 | MATYSIAK Bartlomiej |
| 34 | PATERSKI Maciej |
| 35 | BOLE Grega |
| 36 | RUTKIEWICZ Marek |
| 37 | SAMOILAU Branislau |
| 38 | TACIAK Mateusz |
| CULT ENERGY | |
| 41 | GERDEMANN Linus |
| 42 | GULDHAMMER PEDERSEN Rasmus |
| 43 | KIRSCH Alex |
| 44 | PEDERSEN Mads |
| 45 | MORTENSEN Martin |
| 46 | VINTHER Troels Ronning |
| 47 | WEGMANN Fabian |
| NIPPO - VINI FANTINI | |
| 51 | CUNEGO Damiano |
| 52 | COLLI Daniele |
| 53 | YAMAMOTO Genki |
| 54 | KUROEDA Shiki |
| 55 | MALAGUTI Alessandro |
| 56 | MARINI Nicolas |
| 57 | POZZO Mattia |
| 58 | STACCHIOTTO Riccardo |
| ROOMPOT | |
| 62 | DUYN Huub |
| 63 | HONIG Reinier |
| 64 | KREDER Michel |
| 65 | LAMMERTINK Maurits |
| 66 | LOOIJ André |
| 67 | TERPSTRA Mike |
| 68 | VAN EMPEL Etienne |
| SOUTHEAST | |
| 71 | FINETTO Mauro |
| 72 | DAL COL Andrea |
| 73 | ANDRIATO Rafael |
| 74 | FONZI Giuseppe |
| 75 | GAVAZZI Francesco |
| 76 | PONZI Simone |
| 77 | TEDESCHI Mirko |
| 78 | ZHUPA Eugert |
| TOPSPORT VLAANDEREN - BALOISE | |
| 81 | DE KETELE Kenny |
| 82 | DE TIER Floris |
| 83 | HELVEN Sander |
| 84 | JACOBS Pieter |
| 85 | SPRENGERS Thomas |
| 86 | VANOVERBERGHE Arthur |
| 87 | VERGAERDE Otto |
| WANTY – GROUPE GOBERT | |
| 91 | BAUGNIES Jérôme |
| 92 | DE GREEF Francis |
| 93 | EIJSSEN Yannick |
| 94 | GHYSELINCK Jan |
| 95 | MINNAARD Marco |
| 96 | SEYNAEVE Lander |
| 97 | VAN MELSEN Kevin |
| 98 | DE TROYER Tim |
| AN POST - CHAINREACTION | |
| 101 | DOWNEY Sean |
| 102 | EDMONDSON Joshua |
| 103 | MEURISSE Xandro |
| 104 | MULLEN Ryan |
| 105 | SISKEVICIUS Paulius |
| 106 | SLATER Alistair |
| 107 | DUNNE Conor |
| 108 | WILSON Jack |
| BABYDUMP | |
| 111 | BOOM Niek |
| 112 | BUGTER Luuc |
| 113 | CASTELIJNS Twan |
| 114 | EEFTING Roy |
| 115 | KERS Koos Jeroen |
| 116 | RICHARDS Ian Peter |
| 117 | SWEERING Harry |
| 118 | TIMMERMANS Tristan |
| CYCLINGTEAM JO PIELS | |
| 121 | ARIESEN Tim |
| 122 | BOSMAN Gert-Jan |
| 123 | BRUSSELMAN Twan |
| 124 | HOEKSTRA Jochem |
| 125 | JANSSEN Adriaan |
| 126 | POUTSMA Stefan |
| 127 | VAN LUIJK Sven |
| 128 | VAN RHEE Joey |
| JOIN'S - DE RIJKE | |
| 131 | BOL Jetse |
| 132 | DE GREEF Robbert |
| 133 | GROEN Ike |
| 134 | HEREIJGERS Kobus |
| 135 | VAN DER HOORN Taco |
| 136 | MOL Wouter |
| 137 | VAN REEK Timon |
| 138 | GROEN Dex |
| METEC - TKH | |
| 141 | EISING Tijmen |
| 142 | GMELICH MEIJLING Jarno |
| 143 | GOEREE Rick |
| 144 | HAMELINK Jasper |
| 145 | HOLLANDERS Dries |
| 146 | KOUWENHOVEN Sjoerd |
| 147 | KRUL Stef |
| 148 | RIESEBEEK Oscar |
| PARKHOTEL VALKENBURG | |
| 151 | BAKKER Dennis |
| 152 | JUDD James |
| 153 | NOLTEN Bram |
| 154 | OCKELOEN Jasper |
| 155 | KOOIJMAN Jaap |
| 156 | VAN DEN BERG Jim |
| 157 | VAN HAAREN Bart |
| 158 | ZANOTTI Marco |
| RABOBANK DEVELOPMENT TEAM | |
| 161 | HOFSTEDE Lennard |
| 162 | KOREVAAR Merijn |
| 163 | LENDERINK Peter |
| 164 | OOMEN Sam |
| 165 | TOLHOEK Antwan |
| 167 | VAN TRIJP Maarten |
| TREFOR - BLUE WATER | |
| 181 | ANDERSEN Søren Kragh |
| 182 | CLAUSEN Patrick |
| 183 | HARDAHL Anders |
| 184 | KRAGH ANDERSEN Asbjørn |
| 185 | RAHBEK Mads Baadsgaard |
| 186 | RIIS Thomas Nybo |
| 187 | VINJEBO Emil |
| 188 | WILSLY Jonas Gregaard |
| TEAM 3M | |
| 191 | DE MAN Jaap |
| 192 | JANSSENS Jimmy |
| 193 | MCCONVEY Connor |
| 194 | PEYSKENS Dimitri |
| 195 | VAN DER WEIJST Geert |
| 198 | VINGERLING Michael |
| VASTGOEDSERVICE - GOLDEN PALACE | |
| 201 | COENEN Dennis |
| 202 | COOLS Alexander |
| 203 | CORDEEL Sander |
| 204 | DRUYTS Gerry |
| 205 | HULSMANS Kevin |
| 206 | LENNERTZ Sam |
| 207 | VERMOTE Alphonse |
| 208 | STEVENS Timothy |
| VERANDAS WILLEMS | |
| 211 | BILLE Gaetan |
| 212 | CALLEEUW Joeri |
| 213 | CLAEYS Dimitri |
| 215 | PARDINI Olivier |
| 216 | REUS Kai |
| 218 | VAN ZUMMEREN Stef |
| WALLONIE - BRUXELLES | |
| 221 | DE WINTER Ludwig |
| 222 | DEMOITIE Antoine |
| 223 | DUFRASNE Jonathan |
| 224 | PESTIAUX Loic |
| 225 | PONS Gaetan |
| 226 | STASSEN Julien |
| 227 | WARNIER Antoine |