2016 Volta Limburg Classic (1.1), Netherlands
43rd edition: Saturday, April 2, 2016
Volta Limburg Classic historic results | 2015 edition | 2017 edition | Start list
Eijsden - Eijsden, 198.6 km
Floris Gerts get his first pro win
The Race: Here's the story from winner Floris Gerts' BMC team.
02 April 2016, Eijsden (NED): Floris Gerts stormed home to take his first win as a professional at Volta Limburg Classic today, in what was a race controlled by BMC Racing Team. Philippe Gilbert crossed the line in third place to replicate BMC Racing Team's first and third podium places from 2015. We had a chat to Floris after his win to find out just how much it means to him.
You've taken your first victory as a professional cyclist on home soil. It probably doesn't get any better than that?
"No it is exactly how you put it. For me it feels like my home ride and I train a lot in this area. Although I haven't trained here in the last six months, I know all of the road and exactly where and what was coming. I was actually looking forward to this race all year and this week I said to myself that I have to give it everything. I didn't want any regrets after the race. It was really a team effort."
Talk us through the day for you.
"There wasn't really much wind. We just made sure that we were riding up the front and didn't have to chase two big groups. There was a breakaway and Tom Bohli and Manuel Senni did a great job controlling the group and this was really important. After they did this, we could race with the really strong efforts of Dylan Teuns and Loic Vliegen in the front group. They made the race really hard and after this, I decided to attack because I felt really strong. I went with Rick Zabel and from that moment I gave it everything. I was feeling so sick on the bike and then Philippe Gilbert, Loic and Dylan came to the front and then it was an unbelievably good situation. In the last kilometer Philippe pushed me a little so I attacked again. The other guys behind me weren't really chasing but I don't really know what happened behind me. I kept going and I got to the finish line. It felt like all of the other riders deserved the win just as much, so it really was a team effort. I cannot describe it better than that."
You were racing in Holland for the first time this year. How much more special did that make it?
"My grandfather was there to see me race which was really special because he is getting old. I don't know if he saw everything but it was really special that my two brothers and my parents came with my grandfather to watch the race. For them it is also home as my grandfather comes from here and my mother also."
You've had a few races back since your crash at Le Samyn and today really shows that you've recovered. How confident are you going into your next races?
"I just wanted to give the race today everything I had. Winning is unbelievable but I also got a lot of confidence out of some other races like E3 Harelbeke, so I'm looking forward to the next races."
Results:
198.6 kilometers raced at an average speed of 40.191 km/hr
| 1 | GERTS Floris | BMC | 4hr 56min 29sec |
| 2 | COLBRELLI Sonny | Bardiani-CSF | s.t. |
| 3 | GILBERT Philippe | BMC | @ 2sec |
| 4 | ZABEL Rick | BMC | s.t. |
| 5 | FILOSI Iuri | Nippo-Vini Fantini | s.t. |
| 6 | DUYN Huub | Roompot Oranje Peloton | s.t. |
| 7 | HAGEN Krister | Coop-Oster Hus | s.t. |
| 8 | PARDINI Olivier | Wallonie Bruxelles | s.t. |
| 9 | VLIEGEN Loïc | BMC | 0:00:06 |
| 10 | TEUNS Dylan | BMC | 0:00:12 |
| 11 | VERMELTFOORT Coen | Join's-De Rijke | 0:00:13 |
| 12 | HOFLAND Moreno | LottoNL-Jumbo | s.t. |
| 13 | DRUYTS Gerry | Crelan-Vastgoedsevice | s.t. |
| 14 | REIHS Michael | Stölting Service Group | s.t. |
| 15 | MEIJERS Jeroen | Rabobank Development | s.t. |
| 16 | VON HOFF Steele | One Pro Cycling | s.t. |
| 17 | REINDERS Elmar | Cyclingteam Jo Piels | s.t. |
| 18 | FREIENSTEIN Raffael | Kuota-Lotto | s.t. |
| 19 | MEURISSE Xandro | Crelan-Vastgoedsevice | s.t. |
| 20 | KREDER Michel | Roompot Oranje Peloton | s.t. |
| 21 | CALMEJANE Lilian | Driect Energie | s.t. |
| 22 | LAMMERTINK Maurits | Roompot Oranje Peloton | s.t. |
| 23 | VEREECKEN Nicolas | An Post-Chain Reaction | s.t. |
| 24 | EVRARD Laurent | 3M | s.t. |
| 25 | STASSEN Julien | Wallonie Bruxelles | s.t. |
| 26 | JACOBS Pieter | Crelan-Vastgoedsevice | s.t. |
| 27 | ZANOTTI Marco | Parkhotel Valkenburg | s.t. |
| 28 | REBELLIN Davide | CCC Sprandi Polkowice | s.t. |
| 29 | SAVITSKY Ivan | Gazprom-Rusvelo | s.t. |
| 30 | RIESEBEEK Oscar | Metec TKH | s.t. |
| 31 | ROTA Lorenzo | Bardiani-CSF | s.t. |
| 32 | DE TIER Floris | Topsport Vlaanderen | s.t. |
| 33 | LENDERINK Peter | Rabobank Development | s.t. |
| 34 | LIETAER Eliot | Topsport Vlaanderen | s.t. |
| 35 | COENEN Dennis | Crelan-Vastgoedsevice | s.t. |
| 36 | JENSEN August | Coop-Oster Hus | s.t. |
| 37 | GRELLIER Fabien | Driect Energie | s.t. |
| 38 | JANSSENS Jimmy | 3M | s.t. |
| 39 | OCKELOEN Jasper | Parkhotel Valkenburg | s.t. |
| 40 | HOEKSTRA Jochem | Parkhotel Valkenburg | s.t. |
| 41 | DE NEGRI Pier Paolo | Nippo-Vini Fantini | s.t. |
| 42 | ZILIOLI Gianfranco | Nippo-Vini Fantini | s.t. |
| 44 | VAN LUIJK Sven | Parkhotel Valkenburg | s.t. |
| 45 | MEIJERS Daan | Join's-De Rijke | s.t. |
| 46 | BOL Jetse | Join's-De Rijke | s.t. |
| 47 | SENNI Manuel | BMC | s.t. |
| 48 | DE GREEF Robbert | Join's-De Rijke | s.t. |
| 49 | LUKKEDAL Oivind | Coop-Oster Hus | s.t. |
| 50 | GRAZIATO Massimo | Parkhotel Valkenburg | s.t. |
| 51 | OWSIAN Lukasz | CCC Sprandi Polkowice | s.t. |
| 52 | GROENEWEGEN Dylan | LottoNL-Jumbo | s.t. |
| 53 | GROEN Ike | Join's-De Rijke | s.t. |
| 54 | SOLOMENNIKOV Andrey | Gazprom-Rusvelo | s.t. |
| 55 | TUSVELD Martijn | Rabobank Development | 0:01:05 |
| 56 | VAN EMDEN Jos | LottoNL-Jumbo | 0:01:31 |
| 57 | MORTENSEN Martin | One Pro Cycling | 0:01:36 |
| 58 | VERGAERDE Otto | Topsport Vlaanderen | 0:01:41 |
| 59 | VAN DER LIJKE Nick | Roompot Oranje Peloton | 0:01:43 |
| 60 | THÉVENOT Guillaume | Driect Energie | 0:01:44 |
| 61 | BIALOBLOCKI Marcin | One Pro Cycling | 0:02:20 |
| 62 | RUIJGH Rob | Crelan-Vastgoedsevice | s.t. |
| 63 | PLUCINSKI Leszek | CCC Sprandi Polkowice | s.t. |
| 64 | KUSTADINCHEV Roman | Gazprom-Rusvelo | 0:03:31 |
| 65 | CASTELIJNS Twan | LottoNL-Jumbo | s.t. |
| 66 | KEIZER Martijn | LottoNL-Jumbo | s.t. |
| 67 | HIRT Jan | CCC Sprandi Polkowice | s.t. |
| 68 | BOEM Nicola | Bardiani-CSF | s.t. |
| 69 | NOLTEN Bram | Parkhotel Valkenburg | 0:03:34 |
| 70 | CUNEGO Damiano | Nippo-Vini Fantini | s.t. |
| 71 | SIMION Paolo | Bardiani-CSF | 0:03:51 |
| 72 | LEMARCHAND Romain | Stölting Service Group | s.t. |
| 73 | MAESTRI Mirco | Bardiani-CSF | s.t. |
| 74 | MROZEK Marcin | CCC Sprandi Polkowice | 0:03:53 |
| 75 | GMELICH MEIJLING Jarno | Metec TKH | s.t. |
| 76 | DELFOSSE Sébastien | Wallonie Bruxelles | s.t. |
| 77 | BOL Cees | Rabobank Development | s.t. |
| 78 | MOL Wouter | Join's-De Rijke | 0:13:53 |
2016 Volta Limburg Classic map:
2016 Volta Limburg Classic map
Start list with back numbers, April 1, 2016:
| BMC RACING TEAM | |
| DS: Jackson Stewart | |
| 1 | GILBERT Philippe |
| 2 | TEUNS Dylan |
| 3 | GERTS Floris |
| 4 | HERMANS Ben |
| 5 | SENNI Manuel |
| 6 | BOHLI Tom |
| 7 | VLIEGEN Loïc |
| 8 | ZABEL Rick |
| LOTTO NL - JUMBO | |
| DS: Frans Maasen | |
| 11 | HOFLAND Moreno |
| 12 | GROENEWEGEN Dylan |
| 13 | KEIZER Martijn |
| 14 | LAMMERTINK Steven |
| 15 | CASTELIJNS Twan |
| 16 | LEEZER Tom |
| 17 | VAN EMDEN Jos |
| 18 | VERMEULEN Alexey |
| CCC SPRANDI POLKOWICE | |
| DS: Piotr Wadecki | |
| 21 | REBELLIN Davide |
| 22 | MIHAILOV Nikolai |
| 23 | MROZEK Marcin |
| 24 | OWSIAN Lukasz |
| 25 | PLUCINSKI Leszek |
| 26 | HONKISZ Adrian |
| 27 | GROSSSCHARTNER Felix |
| 28 | HIRT Jan |
| ROOMPOT ORANJE PELOTON | |
| DS: Jean Paul van Poppel | |
| 31 | KREDER Michel |
| 32 | DUYN Huub |
| 33 | HONIG Reinier |
| 34 | LOOIJ André |
| 35 | LAMMERTINK Maurits |
| 36 | TOLHOEK Antwan |
| 37 | VAN DER LIJKE Nick |
| 38 | MARKUS Barry |
| GAZPROM - RUSVELO | |
| DS: Serguei Ivanov | |
| 41 | BOEV Igor |
| 42 | KUSTADINCHEV Roman |
| 43 | NIKOLAEV Sergey |
| 44 | SAVITSKY Ivan |
| 45 | MANAKOV Victor |
| 46 | SHALUNOV Evgeny |
| 47 | SOLOMENNIKOV Andrey |
| 48 | STASH Mamyr |
| STÖLTING SERVICE GROUP | |
| DS: Andre Steensen | |
| 51 | CIOLEK Gerald |
| 52 | GULDHAMMER PEDERSEN Rasmus |
| 53 | KIRSCH Alex |
| 54 | LEMARCHAND Romain |
| 55 | MAGER Christian |
| 56 | REIHS Michael |
| 57 | TENBROCK Jonas |
| 58 | WEGMANN Fabian |
| BARDIANI CSF | |
| DS: Roberto Reverberi | |
| 61 | COLBRELLI Sonny |
| 62 | TONELLI Alessandro |
| 63 | BOEM Nicola |
| 64 | ROTA Lorenzo |
| 65 | MAESTRI Mirco |
| 66 | RUFFONI Nicola |
| 67 | SIMION Paolo |
| 68 | STERBINI Luca |
| NIPPO - VINI FANTINI | |
| DS: Mario Manzoni | |
| 71 | CUNEGO Damiano |
| 72 | DE NEGRI Pier Paolo |
| 73 | FILOSI Iuri |
| 74 | GROSU Eduard Michael |
| 75 | ISHIBASHI Manabu |
| 76 | KOISHI Yuma |
| 77 | STACCHIOTTI Riccardo |
| 78 | ZILIOLI Gianfranco |
| DIRECT ENERGIE | |
| DS: Lylian Lebreton | |
| 81 | BOUDAT Thomas |
| 82 | CALMEJANE Lilian |
| 83 | GUILLEMOIS Romain |
| 84 | GRELLIER Fabien |
| 86 | THÉVENOT Guillaume |
| ONE PRO CYCLING | |
| DS: Matthew Winston | |
| 91 | GOSS Matthew Harley |
| 92 | BIALOBLOCKI Marcin |
| 93 | HOUSE Kristian |
| 94 | HUNT Joshua |
| 95 | LANDER Sebastian |
| 96 | MORTENSEN Martin |
| 97 | OPIE Chris |
| 98 | VON HOFF Steele |
| TOPSPORT VLAANDEREN - BALOISE | |
| DS: Hans de Clercq | |
| 101 | WALLAYS Jens |
| 102 | FARAZIJN Maxime |
| 103 | LIETAER Eliot |
| 104 | POLS Ruben |
| 105 | VAN GESTEL Dries |
| 106 | VAN MEIRHAEGHE Jef |
| 107 | VERGAERDE Otto |
| 108 | DE TIER Floris |
| RABOBANK DEVELOPMENT TEAM | |
| DS: Richard Groenendaal | |
| 111 | TUSVELD Martijn |
| 112 | CORNELISSE Mitchell |
| 113 | KOREVAAR Merijn |
| 114 | LENDERINK Peter |
| 115 | MEIJERS Jeroen |
| 116 | BOL Cees |
| TEAM KUOTA-LOTTO | |
| DS: Markus Felsing | |
| 121 | BACKOFEN Moritz |
| 122 | BENOIT Andre |
| 123 | DOMBROWSKI Frederik |
| 124 | FREIENSTEIN Raffael |
| 125 | HATZ Christopher |
| 126 | MEISEN Marcel |
| 127 | RETSCHKE Robert |
| 128 | WESTMATTELMANN Daniel |
| BABYDUMP CYCLING TEAM | |
| DS: Paul Lacroix | |
| 131 | DEKKER Sjors |
| 132 | VAN DE VALL Lars |
| 133 | KERS Koos Jeroen |
| 134 | OTTEMA Rick |
| 135 | SWEERING Harry |
| 136 | TIMMERMANS Tristan |
| 137 | VAN BREDA Rick |
| 138 | VERMEER Tom |
| CRELAN-VASTGOEDSERVICE | |
| DS: Roger Loysch | |
| 141 | BOUCHER David |
| 142 | DRUYTS Gerry |
| 143 | EIJSSEN Yannick |
| 144 | JACOBS Pieter |
| 145 | MEURISSE Xandro |
| 146 | ROBERT Frederique |
| 147 | RUIJGH Rob |
| 148 | STEVENS Timothy |
| PARKHOTEL VALKENBURG | |
| DS: Raymond Rol | |
| 151 | OCKELOEN Jasper |
| 152 | GRAZIATO Massimo |
| 153 | HOEKSTRA Jochem |
| 154 | BECKERINGH Derk Abel |
| 155 | SCHULTING Peter |
| 156 | VAN BEUSICHEM Thijs |
| 157 | VAN LUIJK Sven |
| 158 | ZANOTTI Marco |
| CYCLINGTEAM JO PIELS | |
| DS: Sjaak van Hooft | |
| 161 | BOS Maikel |
| 162 | BOSMAN Gert-Jan |
| 163 | BRUSSELMAN Twan |
| 164 | JANSSEN Adriaan |
| 165 | POUTSMA Stefan |
| 166 | REINDERS Elmar |
| 167 | VAN RHEE Joey |
| 168 | VERDICK Gijs |
| METEC TKH CONTINENTAL CYCLING TEAM | |
| DS: Adri van Houwelingen | |
| 171 | ARIESEN Johim |
| 172 | HAMELINK Jasper |
| 173 | KOUWENHOVEN Sjoerd |
| 174 | KRUL Stef |
| 175 | LINDENBERG Jim |
| 176 | VAN BAKEL Robbie |
| 177 | VAN DER ZWET Arno |
| 178 | VAN TRIJP Maarten |
| TEAM 3M | |
| DS: Bernard Moerman | |
| 181 | CAMMAERTS Edwig |
| 182 | DE VOS Gert-Jan |
| 183 | EVRARD Laurent |
| 184 | GODERIS Jelle |
| 185 | JANSSENS Dick |
| 186 | JANSSENS Jimmy |
| 187 | VAN DONGEN Ricardo |
| 188 | WILLEMS Kenny |
| CYCLINGTEAM JOIN'S - DE RIJKE | |
| DS: Frank Kwanten | |
| 191 | EVERSDIJK Matthijs |
| 192 | DE GREEF Robbert |
| 193 | BOL Jetse |
| 194 | GROEN Ike |
| 195 | BUGTER Luuc |
| 196 | MEIJERS Daan |
| 197 | MOL Wouter |
| 198 | SLOOF Jordi |
| AN POST - CHAINREACTION | |
| DS: Kurt Bogaerts | |
| 201 | BENNETT Sean |
| 202 | BOVENHUIS Jasper |
| 203 | MCCONVEY Connor |
| 204 | SCOTT Jacob |
| 205 | SHAW Damien |
| 206 | VEREECKEN Nicolas |
| 207 | WATSON Calvin |
| 208 | WILSON Jack |
| WALLONIE BRUXELLES - GROUP PROTECT | |
| DS: Olivier Kaisen | |
| 211 | DELFOSSE Florent |
| 212 | DELFOSSE Sébastien |
| 213 | PARDINI Olivier |
| 214 | DERUETTE Thomas |
| 215 | PONS Gaetan |
| 216 | STASSEN Julien |
| 217 | WARNIER Antoine |
| 218 | WERTZ Thomas |
| COOP-OSTER HUS | |
| DS: Gilbert de Weerdt | |
| 221 | AUSTEVOLL Ole Andre |
| 222 | BLIKRA Haavard |
| 223 | HAGEN Krister |
| 224 | JENSEN August |
| 225 | LANDA Oscar |
| 226 | LUKKEDAL Oivind |
| 227 | REGE Even |
| 228 | SANDNES OLSEN Andreas |
| DIFFERDANGE - LOSCH | |
| DS: | |
| 231 | BENGTSSON Filip |
| 232 | CENTRONE Ivan |
| 233 | DEWORTELAER Serge |
| 234 | KAUPAS Gediminas |
| 235 | DA SILVA Tiago |
| 236 | PETELIN Jan |
| 237 | RAYMACKERS Cedric |
| 238 | STIJNS Wayne |