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Sunday, August 13: 7th and final stage, Essen - Geraardsbergen, 191.3 km

Jasper Stuyven wins the final stage. Behind him Tom Dumoulin celebrates being the final overall winner.

The race: Here's the report from stage winner Jasper Stuyven's Trek-Segafredo team.

Jasper Stuyven made a gutsy attack with three kilometers remaining in stage seven at the BinckBank Tour Sunday and successfully held off the chase to grab a magnificent win and move into third place in the overall classification.

It was a cunning move and came at a perfect moment at the top of the penultimate uphill and after numerous attacks in the last lap had been chased back. One moment of hesitation amongst the competition was all Stuyven needed; he quickly opened a gap as everyone looked to the others to chase.

"I didn't plan the attack, I went with the moment," said Stuyven. "I was near the front on the last climb and saw some gaps were opening and so I decided to just go for it. I actually didn't feel that good today, but I knew that everyone was probably feeling the same after such a hard week of racing, so I just decided to try."

Stuyven gained 10 seconds on a chasing group that numbered around 30, but the uphill to the finish still loomed. It was going to take a grisly effort to hold off the likes of Greg Van Avermaet, Peter Sagan, and Philippe Gilbert amongst others.

Stuyven still had a handful of seconds' lead with 200 meters to go, and he threw everything he had into the pedals as the cobbled road pitched ruthlessly steeper. "I didn't know how much time I had, I just told myself to just go all-in and not think of anything else," continued Stuyven. "I still felt I had something left for the uphill, and I looked back with 150meters to go - I probably looked back a little too much - but then I knew that I was going to hold it. The final 200meters were really hard; I was completely empty after the finish."

One final glance behind with 25 meters to go and Stuyven knew the victory was his.

A solo attack in the final kilometers of a race is one of the most courageous and hardest ways to win. It takes a solid mental and physical aptitude; a rider needs confidence but also the legs to match. Stuyven proved this week he had both, and a strong, cohesive team backing him.

"The whole team worked well again, all week, and today Mads (Pedersen) was a machine. We came here with ambitions for the GC for me and Edward (Theuns) with the sprint. In the first stages I helped Edward out, which resulted in a victory for him, and then the team protected me very well in the last three days. I was always there, and I could move up in the GC, but I also could take a stage win," said Stuyven, then added: "It was a great week with great teamwork."

Trek-Segafredo also won the team classification, capping a successful week of racing that included two stage wins and third place overall.  Director Dirk Demol echoed Stuyven's praise of his teammates as he summed up what turned out to be a fantastic BinckBank Tour.

"What can I say?" exclaimed a pleased Demol. "We came with ambitions, and I knew that we had a strong team here. They were ready to go every day to the fight with each other. It's also the first time that I appointed Jasper as the leader in a stage race, and he got a more than deserved stage win and third overall. Also the other nice results all week – seventh by Matthias (Brändle) was our worst result, and if he had not crashed in the recon, that too could have been more. Two stage wins, a second, a third, third overall, and winning the team GC. Yeah, it was a great week, and I am a happy man!

"Today Matthias and Marco (Coledan) completely sacrificed themselves until the circuits, until kilometer 135-140, and then their work was done. They did a fantastic job so not once did the others have to take a pull in the wind, and then we had six fresh guys to start the local circuits.

"Everybody played a part. We lost Ruben (Guerreiro) on the circuits, he wasn't far behind, and he did very well for his first time on this parcours. The final selection was 35-40 riders, and we still had five in there: Boy (van Poppel), Gregy (Rast), and a super strong Mads, and when Jasper attacked, Edward was there to help slow things down behind in the group. It helped just enough so Jasper could win by one second. It was pure teamwork, not only today but the whole week. They did really, really, really, really well!"

Complete results:

191.3 kilometers raced at an average speed of 46.507 km/hr

1	Jasper Stuyven	Trek-Segafredo	4hr 6min 48sec
2	Philippe Gilbert	Quick-Step Floors	@ 1sec
3	Tom Dumoulin	Team Sunweb	s.t.
4	Peter Sagan	Bora-hansgrohe	s.t.
5	Tiesj Benoot	Cannondale-Drapac	s.t.
6	Oliver Naesen	Ag2r	s.t.
7	Greg Van Avermaet	BMC	s.t.
8	Matthieu Ladagnous	FDJ	s.t.
9	Dion Smith	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	s.t.
10	Dylan van Baarle	Cannondale-Drapac	s.t.
11	Petr Vakoc	Quick-Step Floors	s.t.
12	Huub Duyn	Veranda's Willems-Crelan	s.t.
13	Sep Vanmarcke	Cannondale-Drapac	s.t.
14	Jasha Sütterlin	Movistar	+7''
15	Michael Valgren	Astana	+9''
16	Frederik Backaert	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	s.t.
17	Edward Theuns	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
18	Tim Wellens	Lotto-Soudal	s.t.
19	Loïc Vliegen	BMC	s.t.
20	Boy van Poppel	Trek-Segafredo	+12''
21	Lars Boom	LottoNL-Jumbo	s.t.
22	Mike Teunissen	Team Sunweb	s.t.
23	Wout van Aert	Veranda's Willems-Crelan	s.t.
24	Jens Keukeleire	Orica-Scott	s.t.
25	Reinardt Janse Van Rensburg	Dimension Data	s.t.
26	Jan Bakelants	Ag2r	s.t.
27	Hugo Houle	Ag2r	s.t.
28	Imanol Erviti	Movistar	s.t.
29	Oliviero Troia	UAE Team Emirates	s.t.
30	Pim Ligthart	Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij	s.t.
31	Søren Kragh	Team Sunweb	+19''
32	Niki Terpstra	Quick-Step Floors	+21''
33	Stefan Küng	BMC	s.t.
34	Lennard Hofstede	Team Sunweb	s.t.
35	Nils Politt	Katusha-Alpecin	+24''
36	Luka Pibernik	Bahrain-Merida	+1' 21''
37	Marcus Burghardt	Bora-hansgrohe	+1' 24''
38	Laurens De Vreese	Astana	+1' 48''
39	Gorka Izagirre	Movistar	+1' 56''
40	Jos van Emden	LottoNL-Jumbo	s.t.
41	Grégory Rast	Trek-Segafredo	+2' 01''
42	Elia Viviani	Sky	+2' 03''
43	Ian Stannard	Sky	s.t.
44	Jempy Drücker	BMC	+2' 22''
45	Mads Pedersen	Trek-Segafredo	+2' 24''
46	Yves Lampaert	Quick-Step Floors	+4' 09''
47	Lukas Pöstlberger	Bora-hansgrohe	s.t.
48	Pieter Weening	Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij	s.t.
49	Dmitriy Gruzdev	Astana	+4' 37''
50	Ruben Guerreiro	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
51	Tom Van Asbroeck	Cannondale-Drapac	s.t.
52	Enrico Gasparotto	Bahrain-Merida	s.t.
53	Xandro Meurisse	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	s.t.
54	Kristian Sbaragli	Dimension Data	s.t.
55	Grega Bole	Bahrain-Merida	s.t.
56	Yukiya Arashiro	Bahrain-Merida	s.t.
57	Federico Zurlo	UAE Team Emirates	s.t.
58	Timo Roosen	LottoNL-Jumbo	s.t.
59	Piet Allegaert	Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise	s.t.
60	Nathan Van Hooydonck	BMC	s.t.
61	Bert Van Lerberghe	Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise	s.t.
62	Pieter Vanspeybrouck	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	s.t.
63	Gediminas Bagdonas	Ag2r	s.t.
64	Marc Sarreau	FDJ	+4' 42''
65	Dries Devenyns	Quick-Step Floors	s.t.
66	Rory Sutherland	Movistar	s.t.
67	Oscar Gatto	Astana	s.t.
68	Iljo Keisse	Quick-Step Floors	s.t.
69	Scott Thwaites	Dimension Data	s.t.
70	Owain Doull	Sky	s.t.
71	Quentin Jauregui	Ag2r	+4' 52''
72	Tony Martin	Katusha-Alpecin	+5' 31''
73	Vyacheslav Kuznetsov	Katusha-Alpecin	s.t.
74	Mitch Docker	Orica-Scott	+8' 09''
75	Kevin Van Melsen	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	s.t.
76	Mark McNally	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	s.t.
77	Dries Van Gestel	Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise	s.t.
78	Brian van Goethem	Roompot - Nederlandse Loterij	s.t.
79	Taco van der Hoorn	Roompot - Nederlandse Loterij	s.t.
80	Mads Würtz	Katusha-Alpecin	+8' 15''
81	Jenthe Biermans	Katusha-Alpecin	s.t.
82	Roy Curvers	Team Sunweb	s.t.
83	Christoph Pfingsten	Bora-hansgrohe	s.t.
84	Michael Hepburn	Orica-Scott	s.t.
85	Stijn Devolder	Veranda's Willems-Crelan	s.t.
86	Michael Goolaerts	Veranda's Willems-Crelan	s.t.
87	Michael Schär	BMC	s.t.
88	Manuel Quinziato	BMC	s.t.
89	Simon Gerrans	Orica-Scott	s.t.
90	Nuno Bico	Movistar	s.t.
91	Sebastián Henao	Sky	s.t.
92	Tao Geoghegan Hart	Sky	s.t.
93	Jesper Asselman	Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij	s.t.
94	Danny van Poppel	Sky	s.t.
95	Maciej Bodnar	Bora-hansgrohe	s.t.
96	Gijs Van Hoecke	LottoNL-Jumbo	s.t.
97	Dylan Groenewegen	LottoNL-Jumbo	s.t.
98	Léo Vincent	FDJ	s.t.
99	Alexander Edmondson	Orica-Scott	+8' 26''
100	Chris Hamilton	Team Sunweb	+8' 28''
101	Jonas Rickaert	Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise	+8' 40''
102	Nikolas Maes	Lotto-Soudal	+8' 49''
103	Elmar Reinders	Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij	s.t.
104	Jasper De Buyst	Lotto-Soudal	+9' 14''
105	Jay Thomson	Dimension Data	+10' 19''
106	Edward Planckaert	Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise	s.t.
107	Marcel Sieberg	Lotto-Soudal	s.t.
108	Alex Dowsett	Movistar	s.t.
109	Andrea Guardin	UAE Team Emirates	s.t.
110	Phil Bauhaus	Team Sunweb	s.t.
111	Jon Dibben	Sky	s.t.
112	Ryan Gibbons	Dimension Data	s.t.
113	Jon Ander Insaust	Bahrain-Merida	s.t.
114	Maximiliano Richeze	Quick-Step Floors	s.t.
115	Daniil Fominykh	Astana	s.t.
116	Marco Mathis	Katusha-Alpecin	s.t.
117	Bram Tankink	LottoNL-Jumbo	s.t.
118	Arman Kamyshev	Astana	s.t.
119	Simone Consonni	UAE Team Emirates	s.t.
120	Kenny Dehaes	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	s.t.
121	Stijn Steels	Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise	+10' 27''
122	Preben Van Hecke	Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise	s.t.
123	Tim Merlier	Veranda's Willems-Crelan	+10' 32''
124	Tyler Farrar	Dimension Data	+10' 48''
125	Roger Kluge	Orica-Scott	+11' 23''

Final GC after stage 7:

• GC winner: Tom Dumoulin (Team Sunweb)
• Points classification winner: Peter Sagan (Bora-hansgrohe)
• Team classification winner: Trek-Segafredo

1,080.3 kilometers raced at an average speed of 43.96 km/hr

1	Tom Dumoulin	Team Sunweb	24hr 34min 33sec
2	Tim Wellens	Lotto-Soudal	@ 17sec
3	Jasper Stuyven	Trek-Segafredo	+46''
4	Greg Van Avermaet	BMC	+51''
5	Oliver Naesen	Ag2r	+1' 14''
6	Michael Valgren	Astana	+1' 15''
7	Peter Sagan	Bora-hansgrohe	+1' 53''
8	Lars Boom	LottoNL-Jumbo	+1' 59''
9	Philippe Gilbert	Quick-Step Floors	+2' 12''
10	Petr Vakoc	Quick-Step Floors	+2' 23''
11	Jasha Sütterlin	Movistar	+2' 24''
12	Sep Vanmarcke	Cannondale-Drapac	+2' 27''
13	Jens Keukeleire	Orica-Scott	+2' 37''
14	Jan Bakelants	Ag2r	+2' 44''
15	Edward Theuns	Trek-Segafredo	+3' 02''
16	Søren Kragh	Team Sunweb	+3' 03''
17	Dion Smith	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	+3' 20''
18	Imanol Erviti	Movistar	s.t.
19	Pim Ligthart	Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij	+3' 33''
20	Nils Politt	Katusha-Alpecin	+3' 47''
21	Loïc Vliegen	BMC	+6' 55''
22	Stefan Küng	BMC	+9' 44''
23	Mike Teunissen	Team Sunweb	+10' 09''
24	Hugo Houle	Ag2r	+10' 29''
25	Xandro Meurisse	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	+10' 30''
26	Lennard Hofstede	Team Sunweb	+10' 32''
27	Reinardt Janse Van Rensburg	Dimension Data	+10' 50''
28	Tiesj Benoot	Lotto-Soudal	+11' 20''
29	Enrico Gasparotto	Bahrain-Merida	+11' 33''
30	Grégory Rast	Trek-Segafredo	+13' 42''
31	Ruben Guerreiro	Trek-Segafredo	+13' 57''
32	Timo Roosen	LottoNL-Jumbo	+14' 22''
33	Federico Zurlo	UAE Team Emirates	+14' 58''
34	Matthieu Ladagnous	FDJ	+15' 22''
35	Dylan van Baarle	Cannondale-Drapac	+16' 19''
36	Oscar Gatto	Astana	+16' 23''
37	Wout van Aert	Veranda's Willems-Crelan	+16' 24''
38	Boy van Poppel	Trek-Segafredo	+16' 29''
39	Marcus Burghardt	Bora-hansgrohe	+17' 14''
40	Kristian Sbaragli	Dimension Data	+17' 39''
41	Jos van Emden	LottoNL-Jumbo	+17' 55''
42	Luka Pibernik	Bahrain-Merida	+18' 05''
43	Alexander Edmondson	Orica-Scott	+18' 18''
44	Dries Van Gestel	Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise	+18' 48''
45	Christoph Pfingsten	Bora-hansgrohe	+19' 06''
46	Yukiya Arashiro	Bahrain-Merida	+19' 13''
47	Léo Vincent	FDJ	+19' 30''
48	Taco van der Hoorn	Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij	+19' 33''
49	Lukas Pöstlberger	Bora-hansgrohe	+19' 42''
50	Pieter Weening	Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij	+19' 44''
51	Jenthe Biermans	Katusha-Alpecin	+19' 48''
52	Yves Lampaert	Quick-Step Floors	+20' 03''
53	Dries Devenyns	Quick-Step Floors	+21' 02''
54	Tony Martin	Katusha-Alpecin	+21' 53''
55	Tom Van Asbroeck	Cannondale-Drapac	+22' 04''
56	Niki Terpstra	Quick-Step Floors	+23' 00''
57	Frederik Backaert	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	+23' 02''
58	Elmar Reinders	Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij	+23' 53''
59	Danny van Poppel	Sky	+23' 59''
60	Maciej Bodnar	Bora-hansgrohe	+24' 01''
61	Marc Sarreau	FDJ	+24' 08''
62	Gediminas Bagdonas	Ag2r	+24' 31''
63	Gorka Izagirre	Movistar	+24' 34''
64	Jempy Drücker	BMC	+26' 40''
65	Stijn Devolder	Veranda's Willems-Crelan	+26' 42''
66	Jon Ander Insausti	Bahrain-Merida	+26' 46''
67	Dmitriy Gruzdev	Astana	+27' 01''
68	Mads Pedersen	Trek-Segafredo	+27' 10''
69	Tao Geoghegan Hart	Sky	+27' 15''
70	Mitch Docker	Orica-Scott	+27' 37''
71	Simon Gerrans	Orica-Scott	+28' 34''
72	Elia Viviani	Sky	+28' 44''
73	Laurens De Vreese	Astana	+28' 45''
74	Quentin Jauregui	Ag2r	+30' 12''
75	Vyacheslav Kuznetsov	Katusha-Alpecin	+30' 19''
76	Rory Sutherland	Movistar	+30' 23''
77	Dylan Groenewegen	LottoNL-Jumbo	+31' 40''
78	Ian Stannard	Sky	+32' 09''
79	Iljo Keisse	Quick-Step Floors	+32' 19''
80	Bert Van Lerberghe	Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise	+32' 30''
81	Mads Würtz	Katusha-Alpecin	+32' 32''
82	Jonas Rickaert	Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise	+32' 40''
83	Gijs Van Hoecke	LottoNL-Jumbo	+32' 43''
84	Owain Doull	Sky	+32' 54''
85	Michael Schär	BMC	+32' 59''
86	Oliviero Troia	UAE Team Emirates	+33' 19''
87	Mark McNally	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	+33' 29''
88	Bram Tankink	LottoNL-Jumbo	+33' 30''
89	Sebastián Henao	Sky	+33' 38''
90	Jay Thomson	Dimension Data	+33' 54''
91	Preben Van Hecke	Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise	+34' 10''
92	Huub Duyn	Veranda's Willems-Crelan	+34' 50''
93	Piet Allegaert	Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise	+35' 07''
94	Roy Curvers	Team Sunweb	+35' 10''
95	Simone Consonni	UAE Team Emirates	+35' 37''
96	Edward Planckaert	Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise	+35' 58''
97	Scott Thwaites	Dimension Data	+36' 29''
98	Ryan Gibbons	Dimension Data	+37' 34''
99	Nuno Bico	Movistar	+37' 55''
100	Grega Bole	Bahrain-Merida	+37' 57''
101	Jasper De Buyst	Lotto-Soudal	+38' 01''
102	Nathan Van Hooydonck	BMC	+38' 23''
103	Tim Merlier	Veranda's Willems-Crelan	+38' 25''
104	Stijn Steels	Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise	+38' 45''
105	Nikolas Maes	Lotto-Soudal	+38' 56''
106	Maximiliano Richeze	Quick-Step Floors	+39' 09''
107	Roger Kluge	Orica-Scott	+39' 12''
108	Kevin Van Melsen	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	+39' 15''
109	Pieter Vanspeybrouck	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	+39' 22''
110	Chris Hamilton	Team Sunweb	+39' 33''
111	Brian van Goethem	Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij	+40' 30''
112	Manuel Quinziato	BMC	+40' 53''
113	Michael Goolaerts	Veranda's Willems-Crelan	+41' 18''
114	Phil Bauhaus	Team Sunweb	+41' 29''
115	Marcel Sieberg	Lotto-Soudal	+43' 03''
116	Jesper Asselman	Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij	+43' 04''
117	Michael Hepburn	Orica-Scott	+44' 22''
118	Alex Dowsett	Movistar	+44' 34''
119	Marco Mathis	Katusha-Alpecin	+45' 19''
120	Tyler Farrar	Dimension Data	+45' 38''
121	Andrea Guardini	UAE Team Emirates	+45' 39''
122	Kenny Dehaes	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	+46' 05''
123	Arman Kamyshev	Astana	+51' 57''
124	Daniil Fominykh	Astana	+54' 07''
125	Jon Dibben	Sky	+1h 05' 30''

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Saturday, August 12: Stage 6, Riemst - Houffalize, 203.7 km

Tim Wellens beats Tom Dumoulin for the stage six victory, but Dumoulin is the new GC leader.

The race: Here's the report from new GC leader Tom Dumoulin's Team Sunweb.

Stage 6 was not only tough for the rolling parcours that presented itself, but also for the climatic conditions with wind and rain hampering the riders throughout the stage, making for a tough day in the saddle. The race took a while to settle with several failed attempts to form the day’s move before finally six riders established a gap. Behind, the team rallied around Tom to keep him out of trouble and gradually joined the chase at the front to keep the race under control.

As the final loomed closer, the team applied more and more pressure on the front, causing splits and forcing a select group on the penultimate climb. Søren Kragh Andersen was also present in the front to support Tom before he made his move with one other on the final climb of the stage. Immediately pulling clear, the two took all the bonus seconds at the Golden Kilometre sprints, Tom taking six, and they then set about holding off the chase group of five which sat at around 20 seconds for the final 10km.

Coming into the finish Tom dug deep on the drag to the line but couldn’t come around to take the stage. However, the big effort put in to stay clear of the chasers and to take the bonus seconds along the way sees Tom move into the race lead with 4″ over second place ahead of tomorrow’s final stage.

After the finish, new race leader Tom told us: “I had the choice out there – not riding, or giving it everything and hoping Tim didnt drop me, and luckily I could just hang on at the end. We have a strong team here and I’m really happy with that, for two days we’ve made the race. We have to play it well tactically and defend tomorrow, and hope that 4 seconds is enough. It will be a battle.”

Team Sunweb coach Tom Veelers added: “We went all out just before the last two climbs and there it exploded and we had still two guys up front which was good. Then on the last real climb Tom and Tim got away with a really strong attack and together they could hold it until the finish, holding off a really strong chasing group.”

Complete results:

203.7 kilometers raced at an average speed of 40.125 km/hr

1	Wellens, Tim	Lotto-Soudal	5hr 4min 36sec
2	Dumoulin, Tom	Team Sunweb	s.t.
3	Stuyven, Jasper	Trek-Segafredo	@ 17sec
4	Van Avermaet, Greg	BMC	s.t.
5	Benoot, Tiesj	Lotto-Soudal	s.t.
6	Valgren, Michael	Astana	+ 00' 20''
7	Naesen, Oliver	Ag2r La Mondiale	s.t.
8	Politt, Nils	Katusha-Alpecin	+ 01' 42''
9	Vanmarcke, Sep	Cannondale-Drapac	s.t.
10	Smith, Dion	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	s.t.
11	Andersen, Søren	Team Sunweb	s.t.
12	Bakelants, Jan	Ag2r La Mondiale	s.t.
13	Vakoč, Petr	Quick-Step Floors	s.t.
14	Ladagnous, Matthieu	FDJ	s.t.
15	Ligthart, Pim	Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij	s.t.
16	Theuns, Edward	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
17	Boom, Lars	LottoNL-Jumbo	s.t.
18	Gilbert, Philippe	Quick-Step Floors	s.t.
19	Sütterlin, Jasha	Movistar	s.t.
20	Erviti, Imanol	Movistar	s.t.
21	Sagan, Peter	Bora-Hansgrohe	s.t.
22	Keukeleire, Jens	Orica-Scott	s.t.
23	Polanc, Jan	UAE Team Emirates	+ 01' 49''
24	Gatto, Oscar	Astana	+ 03' 53''
25	Meurisse, Xandro	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	+ 04' 03''
26	Vanendert, Jelle	Lotto-Soudal	+ 04' 54''
27	Gasparotto, Enrico	Bahrain-Merida	s.t.
28	Vliegen, Loïc	BMC	+ 05' 21''
29	Geoghegan, Tao	Sky	s.t.
30	Guerreiro, Ruben	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
31	Henao, Sebastián	Sky	+ 05' 32''
32	Sbaragli, Kristian	Dimension Data	+ 08' 29''
33	Van Gestel, Dries	Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise	s.t.
34	Reinders, Elmar	Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij	s.t.
35	Biermans, Jenthe	Katusha-Alpecin	s.t.
36	Devolder, Stijn	Veranda's Willems-Crelan	s.t.
37	Vincent, Léo	FDJ	s.t.
38	Hoorn, Taco van der	Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij	s.t.
39	Gruzdev, Dmitriy	Astana	s.t.
40	Küng, Stefan	BMC	s.t.
41	Edmondson, Alex	Orica-Scott	+ 08' 32''
42	Pfingsten, Christoph	Bora-Hansgrohe	s.t.
43	Janse van Rensburg, Reinhardt	Dimension Data	s.t.
44	Burghardt, Marcus	Bora-Hansgrohe	s.t.
45	Zurlo, Federico	UAE Team Emirates	s.t.
46	Pöstlberger, Lukas	Bora-Hansgrohe	s.t.
47	Roosen, Timo	LottoNL-Jumbo	s.t.
48	Houle, Hugo	Ag2r La Mondiale	s.t.
49	Hofstede, Lennard	Team Sunweb	s.t.
50	Teunissen, Mike	Team Sunweb	s.t.
51	Sutherland, Rory	Movistar	+ 08' 37''
52	Weening, Pieter	Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij	s.t.
53	Rast, Grégory	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
54	Arashiro, Yukiya	Bahrain-Merida	+ 12' 29''
55	Lampaert, Yves	Quick-Step Floors	+ 14' 48''
56	Van Asbroeck, Tom	Cannondale-Drapac	s.t.
57	Duval, Julien	Ag2r La Mondiale	s.t.
58	Gougeard, Alexis	Ag2r La Mondiale	s.t.
59	Doull, Owain	Sky	s.t.
60	Sarreau, Marc	FDJ	s.t.
61	Poppel, Boy van	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
62	Martin, Tony	Katusha-Alpecin	s.t.
63	Schär, Michael	BMC	s.t.
64	Emden, Jos van	LottoNL-Jumbo	s.t.
65	Docker, Mitchell	Orica-Scott	s.t.
66	Insausti, Jon Ander	Bahrain-Merida	s.t.
67	Bagdonas, Gediminas	Ag2r La Mondiale	s.t.
68	Baarle, Dylan van	Cannondale-Drapac	s.t.
69	Aert, Wout van	Veranda's Willems-Crelan	s.t.
70	Poppel, Danny van	Sky	s.t.
71	Drücker, Jempy	BMC	s.t.
72	Schmidt, Mads	Katusha-Alpecin	s.t.
73	Pibernik, Luka	Bahrain-Merida	s.t.
74	Gerrans, Simon	Orica-Scott	s.t.
75	Bodnar, Maciej	Bora-Hansgrohe	s.t.
76	Stannard, Ian	Sky	s.t.
77	Richeze, Maximiliano	Quick-Step Floors	+ 14' 54''
78	Devenyns, Dries	Quick-Step Floors	s.t.
79	Kuznetsov, Vyatcheslav	Katusha-Alpecin	s.t.
80	Curvers, Roy	Team Sunweb	+ 16' 39''
81	Dehaes, Kenny	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	+ 21' 08''
82	Van Melsen, Kevin	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	s.t.
83	Rickaert, Jonas	Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise	s.t.
84	Planckaert, Edward	Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise	s.t.
85	Thomson, Jay	Dimension Data	s.t.
86	Dowsett, Alex	Movistar	s.t.
87	Keisse, Iljo	Quick-Step Floors	s.t.
88	Mullen, Ryan	Cannondale-Drapac	s.t.
89	Van Zyl, Johann	Dimension Data	s.t.
90	Mathis, Marco	Katusha-Alpecin	s.t.
91	Van Lerberghe, Bert	Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise	s.t.
92	Merlier, Tim	Veranda's Willems-Crelan	s.t.
93	Barbier, Rudy	Ag2r La Mondiale	s.t.
94	Steels, Stijn	Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise	s.t.
95	Jauregui, Quentin	Ag2r La Mondiale	s.t.
96	Backaert, Frederik	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	s.t.
97	Guardini, Andrea	UAE Team Emirates	s.t.
98	Vanspeybrouck, Pieter	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	s.t.
99	De Vreese, Laurens	Astana	s.t.
100	McNally, Mark	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	s.t.
101	Van Hecke, Preben	Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise	s.t.
102	Gibbons, Ryan	Dimension Data	s.t.
103	Thwaites, Scott	Dimension Data	s.t.
104	Allegaert, Piet	Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise	s.t.
105	Van Hooydonck, Nathan	BMC	s.t.
106	Kamyshev, Arman	Astana	s.t.
107	Tleubayev, Ruslan	Astana	s.t.
108	Viviani, Elia	Sky	s.t.
109	Dibben, Jonathan	Sky	s.t.
110	Pedersen, Mads	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
111	Coledan, Marco	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
112	Brändle, Matthias	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
113	Kolář, Michal	Bora-Hansgrohe	s.t.
114	Bico, Nuno	Movistar	s.t.
115	Kump, Marko	UAE Team Emirates	s.t.
116	Troia, Oliviero	UAE Team Emirates	s.t.
117	Minali, Riccardo	Astana	s.t.
118	Goethem, Brian van	Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij	s.t.
119	Van Hoecke, Gijs	LottoNL-Jumbo	s.t.
120	Asselman, Jesper	Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij	s.t.
121	Groenewegen, Dylan	LottoNL-Jumbo	s.t.
122	Fominykh, Daniil	Astana	s.t.
123	Hepburn, Michael	Orica-Scott	s.t.
124	Renshaw, Mark	Dimension Data	s.t.
125	Quintana, Dayer	Movistar	s.t.
126	Izagirre, Gorka	Movistar	s.t.
127	Schillinger, Andreas	Bora-Hansgrohe	+ 21' 20''
128	Selig, Rüdiger	Bora-Hansgrohe	s.t.
129	Quinziato, Manuel	BMC	s.t.
130	Consonni, Simone	UAE Team Emirates	s.t.
131	De Buyst, Jasper	Lotto-Soudal	s.t.
132	Hamilton, Chris	Team Sunweb	s.t.
133	Greipel, André	Lotto-Soudal	s.t.
134	Duijn, Huub	Veranda's Willems-Crelan	s.t.
135	Kluge, Roger	Orica-Scott	s.t.
136	Terpstra, Niki	Quick-Step Floors	s.t.
137	Swift, Ben	UAE Team Emirates	s.t.
138	Tankink, Bram	LottoNL-Jumbo	+ 21' 25''
139	Bauhaus, Phil	Team Sunweb	s.t.
140	Vaugrenard, Benoît	FDJ	s.t.
141	Maes, Nikolas	Lotto-Soudal	+ 23' 08''
142	Sieberg, Marcel	Lotto-Soudal	s.t.
143	Goolaerts, Michael	Veranda's Willems-Crelan	s.t.
144	Bole, Grega	Bahrain-Merida	+ 23' 09''
145	Farrar, Tyler	Dimension Data	+ 23' 16''

GC after Stage 6:

889 kilometers raced so far at an average speed of 43.443 km/hr

1	Dumoulin, Tom	Team Sunweb	20hr 27min 49sec
2	Wellens, Tim	Lotto-Soudal	@ 4sec
3	Van Avermaet, Greg	BMC	+ 00' 46''
4	Stuyven, Jasper	Trek-Segafredo	+ 00' 52''
5	Valgren, Michael	Astana	+ 01' 02''
6	Naesen, Oliver	Ag2r La Mondiale	+ 01' 09''
7	Boom, Lars	LottoNL-Jumbo	+ 01' 46''
8	Sagan, Peter	Bora-Hansgrohe	+ 01' 48''
9	Sütterlin, Jasha	Movistar	+ 02' 13''
10	Gilbert, Philippe	Quick-Step Floors	+ 02' 15''
11	Vakoč, Petr	Quick-Step Floors	+ 02' 18''
12	Keukeleire, Jens	Orica-Scott	+ 02' 21''
13	Vanmarcke, Sep	Cannondale-Drapac	+ 02' 22''
14	Bakelants, Jan	Ag2r La Mondiale	+ 02' 28''
15	Andersen, Søren	Team Sunweb	+ 02' 40''
16	Theuns, Edward	Trek-Segafredo	+ 02' 49''
17	Erviti, Imanol	Movistar	+ 03' 04''
18	Smith, Dion	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	+ 03' 15''
19	Ligthart, Pim	Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij	+ 03' 17''
20	Politt, Nils	Katusha-Alpecin	+ 03' 19''
21	Meurisse, Xandro	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	+ 05' 49''
22	Vliegen, Loïc	BMC	+ 06' 42''
23	Vanendert, Jelle	Lotto-Soudal	+ 06' 46''
24	Gasparotto, Enrico	Bahrain-Merida	+ 06' 52''
25	Guerreiro, Ruben	Trek-Segafredo	+ 09' 16''
26	Küng, Stefan	BMC	+ 09' 19''
27	Roosen, Timo	LottoNL-Jumbo	+ 09' 41''
28	Edmondson, Alex	Orica-Scott	+ 09' 48''
29	Teunissen, Mike	Team Sunweb	+ 09' 53''
30	Hofstede, Lennard	Team Sunweb	+ 10' 07''
31	Houle, Hugo	Ag2r La Mondiale	+ 10' 13''
32	Zurlo, Federico	UAE Team Emirates	+ 10' 17''
33	Janse van Rensburg, Reinardt	Dimension Data	+ 10' 34''
34	Van Gestel, Dries	Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise	+ 10' 35''
35	Pfingsten, Christoph	Bora-Hansgrohe	+ 10' 47''
36	Vincent, Léo	FDJ	+ 11' 11''
37	Benoot, Tiesj	Lotto-Soudal	+ 11' 15''
38	Hoorn, Taco van der	Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij	+ 11' 20''
39	Biermans, Jenthe	Katusha-Alpecin	+ 11' 29''
40	Gatto, Oscar	Astana	+ 11' 37''
41	Rast, Grégory	Trek-Segafredo	+ 11' 37''
42	Sbaragli, Kristian	Dimension Data	+ 12' 58''
43	Arashiro, Yukiya	Bahrain-Merida	+ 14' 32''
44	Reinders, Elmar	Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij	+ 15' 00''
45	Ladagnous, Matthieu	FDJ	+ 15' 17''
46	Weening, Pieter	Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij	+ 15' 31''
47	Pöstlberger, Lukas	Bora-Hansgrohe	+ 15' 38''
48	Poppel, Danny van	Sky	+ 15' 40''
49	Bodnar, Maciej	Bora-Hansgrohe	+ 15' 42''
50	Burghardt, Marcus	Bora-Hansgrohe	+ 15' 46''
51	Lampaert, Yves	Quick-Step Floors	+ 15' 50''
52	Emden, Jos van	LottoNL-Jumbo	+ 15' 55''
53	Gougeard, Alexis	Ag2r La Mondiale	+ 16' 00''
54	Aert, Wout van	Veranda's Willems-Crelan	+ 16' 08''
55	Poppel, Boy van	Trek-Segafredo	+ 16' 13''
56	Baarle, Dylan van	Cannondale-Drapac	+ 16' 15''
57	Devenyns, Dries	Quick-Step Floors	+ 16' 16''
58	Martin, Tony	Katusha-Alpecin	+ 16' 18''
59	Insausti, Jon Ander	Bahrain-Merida	+ 16' 23''
60	Pibernik, Luka	Bahrain-Merida	+ 16' 40''
61	Van Asbroeck, Tom	Cannondale-Drapac	+ 17' 23''
62	Devolder, Stijn	Veranda's Willems-Crelan	+ 18' 23''
63	Geoghegan, Tao	Sky	+ 18' 56''
64	Sarreau, Marc	FDJ	+ 19' 22''
65	Docker, Mitchell	Orica-Scott	+ 19' 24''
66	Bagdonas, Gediminas	Ag2r La Mondiale	+ 19' 50''
67	Duval, Julien	Ag2r La Mondiale	+ 19' 52''
68	Gerrans, Simon	Orica-Scott	+ 20' 15''
69	Polanc, Jan	UAE Team Emirates	+ 21' 17''
70	Gruzdev, Dmitriy	Astana	+ 22' 20''
71	Izagirre, Gorka	Movistar	+ 22' 34''
72	Terpstra, Niki	Quick-Step Floors	+ 22' 35''
73	Backaert, Frederik	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	+ 22' 49''
74	Tankink, Bram	LottoNL-Jumbo	+ 23' 07''
75	Groenewegen, Dylan	LottoNL-Jumbo	+ 23' 21''
76	Thomson, Jay	Dimension Data	+ 23' 31''
77	Selig, Rüdiger	Bora-Hansgrohe	+ 23' 37''
78	Van Hecke, Preben	Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise	+ 23' 39''
79	Rickaert, Jonas	Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise	+ 23' 56''
80	Schmidt, Mads	Katusha-Alpecin	+ 24' 13''
81	Drücker, Jempy	BMC	+ 24' 14''
82	Greipel, André	Lotto-Soudal	+ 24' 20''
83	Van Hoecke, Gijs	LottoNL-Jumbo	+ 24' 24''
84	Brändle, Matthias	Trek-Segafredo	+ 24' 29''
85	Schär, Michael	BMC	+ 24' 40''
86	Pedersen, Mads	Trek-Segafredo	+ 24' 42''
87	Kuznetsov, Vyatcheslav	Katusha-Alpecin	+ 24' 44''
88	Consonni, Simone	UAE Team Emirates	+ 25' 14''
89	McNally, Mark	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	+ 25' 16''
90	Jauregui, Quentin	Ag2r La Mondiale	+ 25' 16''
91	Henao, Sebastián	Sky	+ 25' 19''
92	Planckaert, Edward	Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise	+ 25' 35''
93	Sutherland, Rory	Movistar	+ 25' 37''
94	Viviani, Elia	Sky	+ 26' 39''
95	Curvers, Roy	Team Sunweb	+ 26' 51''
96	De Vreese, Laurens	Astana	+ 26' 53''
97	Gibbons, Ryan	Dimension Data	+ 27' 11''
98	Keisse, Iljo	Quick-Step Floors	+ 27' 33''
99	Kluge, Roger	Orica-Scott	+ 27' 45''
100	Merlier, Tim	Veranda's Willems-Crelan	+ 27' 49''
101	Van Lerberghe, Bert	Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise	+ 27' 49''
102	Doull, Owain	Sky	+ 28' 08''
103	Steels, Stijn	Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise	+ 28' 14''
104	De Buyst, Jasper	Lotto-Soudal	+ 28' 43''
105	Richeze, Maximiliano	Quick-Step Floors	+ 28' 46''
106	Bico, Nuno	Movistar	+ 29' 36''
107	Stannard, Ian	Sky	+ 30' 02''
108	Maes, Nikolas	Lotto-Soudal	+ 30' 03''
109	Allegaert, Piet	Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise	+ 30' 26''
110	Hamilton, Chris	Team Sunweb	+ 31' 01''
111	Van Melsen, Kevin	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	+ 31' 02''
112	Bauhaus, Phil	Team Sunweb	+ 31' 06''
113	Swift, Ben	UAE Team Emirates	+ 31' 15''
114	Thwaites, Scott	Dimension Data	+ 31' 43''
115	Goethem, Brian van	Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij	+ 32' 17''
116	Quinziato, Manuel	BMC	+ 32' 34''
117	Sieberg, Marcel	Lotto-Soudal	+ 32' 40''
118	Goolaerts, Michael	Veranda's Willems-Crelan	+ 32' 59''
119	Troia, Oliviero	UAE Team Emirates	+ 33' 03''
120	Bole, Grega	Bahrain-Merida	+ 33' 16''
121	Van Hooydonck, Nathan	BMC	+ 33' 42''
122	Dowsett, Alex	Movistar	+ 34' 11''
123	Mullen, Ryan	Cannondale-Drapac	+ 34' 18''
124	Vanspeybrouck, Pieter	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	+ 34' 41''
125	Duijn, Huub	Veranda's Willems-Crelan	+ 34' 45''
126	Asselman, Jesper	Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij	+ 34' 45''
127	Farrar, Tyler	Dimension Data	+ 34' 46''
128	Mathis, Marco	Katusha-Alpecin	+ 34' 56''
129	Barbier, Rudy	Ag2r La Mondiale	+ 35' 01''
130	Quintana, Dayer	Movistar	+ 35' 03''
131	Kolář, Michal	Bora-Hansgrohe	+ 35' 05''
132	Kump, Marko	UAE Team Emirates	+ 35' 06''
133	Renshaw, Mark	Dimension Data	+ 35' 07''
134	Guardini, Andrea	UAE Team Emirates	+ 35' 16''
135	Minali, Riccardo	Astana	+ 35' 24''
136	Dehaes, Kenny	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	+ 35' 42''
137	Tleubayev, Ruslan	Astana	+ 35' 56''
138	Hepburn, Michael	Orica-Scott	+ 36' 03''
139	Schillinger, Andreas	Bora-Hansgrohe	+ 37' 36''
140	Coledan, Marco	Trek-Segafredo	+ 40' 54''
141	Kamyshev, Arman	Astana	+ 41' 34''
142	Vaugrenard, Benoît	FDJ	+ 41' 58''
143	Van Zyl, Johann	Dimension Data	+ 43' 43''
144	Fominykh, Daniil	Astana	+ 43' 44''
145	Dibben, Jonathan	Sky	+ 55' 07''

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Friday, August 11: Stage 5, Sittard Geleen - Sittard Geleen, 167.3 km

Lars Boom wins stage five and takes over the GC lead.

The Race: Here's the story from stage winner Lars Boom's LottoNL-Jumbo team.

Lars Boom won the fifth stage in the BinckBank Tour. Team LottoNL-Jumbo's 31-year-old rider was the first to pass the finish line in Sittard-Geleen after a short solo ride. Just before, he escaped from a select leading group in the 165 kilometres long stage. Boom also took the lead in the general classification.

Initially, Lars Boom lost contact with the first part of the peloton. “I was behind a crash when the peloton fell apart”, he explained afterwards. “However, I was able to return and I stayed in front. Two kilometres before the end I saw a possibility to attack. It was a good moment and I could hold it until the finish. I’m glad that I took the victory as well as the lead in the general classification.”

His first victory of the season caused many emotions. “It indeed brings a lot of joy”, he said. “The spring classics didn’t go as well as expected. I worked hard to reach this level during a team's altitude camp in Kühtai and it’s great that I could achieve this. I always want to win. Therefore, it’s beautiful I can end a difficult period with many doubts in this way. Finally I have been able to deliver my team a win and that’s great.”

It is Team LottoNL-Jumbo’s 21st win of the season. Boom is also the leader in the general classification now. “The shape is good, but we still have two difficult stages ahead. We have to wait and see how the race will evolve. In addition, we miss two important riders with Robert Wagner and Tom Leezer after today’s stage. We have to take that into account.”

Complete results:

167.3 kilometers raced at an average speed of 44.859 km/hr

1	Boom, Lars	LottoNL-Jumbo	3hr 43min 46sec
2	Sagan, Peter	Bora-Hansgrohe	@ 3sec
3	Van Avermaet, Greg	BMC	s.t.
4	Naesen, Oliver	Ag2r La Mondiale	s.t.
5	Stuyven, Jasper	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
6	Gilbert, Philippe	Quick-Step Floors	s.t.
7	Vanmarcke, Sep	Cannondale-Drapac	s.t.
8	Wellens, Tim	Lotto-Soudal	s.t.
9	Poppel, Danny van	Sky	s.t.
10	Sütterlin, Jasha	Movistar	s.t.
11	Dumoulin, Tom	Team Sunweb	s.t.
12	Greipel, André	Lotto-Soudal	s.t.
13	Bakelants, Jan	Ag2r La Mondiale	s.t.
14	Vakoč, Petr	Quick-Step Floors	s.t.
15	Keukeleire, Jens	Orica-Scott	s.t.
16	Valgren, Michael	Astana	s.t.
17	Groenewegen, Dylan	LottoNL-Jumbo	+ 00' 46''
18	Viviani, Elia	Sky	s.t.
19	Teunissen, Mike	Team Sunweb	s.t.
20	Van Asbroeck, Tom	Cannondale-Drapac	s.t.
21	Theuns, Edward	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
22	Smith, Dion	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	s.t.
23	Backaert, Frederik	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	s.t.
24	Thwaites, Scott	Dimension Data	s.t.
25	Edmondson, Alex	Orica-Scott	s.t.
26	Insausti, Jon Ander	Bahrain-Merida	s.t.
27	Selig, Rüdiger	Bora-Hansgrohe	s.t.
28	Andersen, Søren	Team Sunweb	s.t.
29	Arashiro, Yukiya	Bahrain-Merida	s.t.
30	Janse van Rensburg, Reinhardt	Dimension Data	s.t.
31	Emden, Jos van	LottoNL-Jumbo	s.t.
32	Roosen, Timo	LottoNL-Jumbo	s.t.
33	Meurisse, Xandro	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	s.t.
34	Zurlo, Federico	UAE Team Emirates	s.t.
35	Gatto, Oscar	Astana	s.t.
36	Pfingsten, Christoph	Bora-Hansgrohe	s.t.
37	Martin, Tony	Katusha-Alpecin	s.t.
38	Houle, Hugo	Ag2r La Mondiale	s.t.
39	Gougeard, Alexis	Ag2r La Mondiale	s.t.
40	Pibernik, Luka	Bahrain-Merida	s.t.
41	Küng, Stefan	BMC	s.t.
42	Van Gestel, Dries	Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise	s.t.
43	Van Hecke, Preben	Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise	s.t.
44	Docker, Mitchell	Orica-Scott	s.t.
45	Poppel, Boy van	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
46	Terpstra, Niki	Quick-Step Floors	s.t.
47	Lampaert, Yves	Quick-Step Floors	s.t.
48	Vanendert, Jelle	Lotto-Soudal	s.t.
49	Vliegen, Loïc	BMC	s.t.
50	Gasparotto, Enrico	Bahrain-Merida	s.t.
51	Baarle, Dylan van	Cannondale-Drapac	s.t.
52	Ligthart, Pim	Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij	s.t.
53	Politt, Nils	Katusha-Alpecin	s.t.
54	Izagirre, Gorka	Movistar	s.t.
55	Tankink, Bram	LottoNL-Jumbo	s.t.
56	Erviti, Imanol	Movistar	s.t.
57	Hofstede, Lennard	Team Sunweb	s.t.
58	Rast, Grégory	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
59	Bodnar, Maciej	Bora-Hansgrohe	s.t.
60	Devenyns, Dries	Quick-Step Floors	s.t.
61	Nielsen, Magnus	Orica-Scott	s.t.
62	Burghardt, Marcus	Bora-Hansgrohe	s.t.
63	Aert, Wout van	Veranda's Willems-Crelan	+ 00' 55''
64	Thomson, Jay	Dimension Data	+ 01' 32''
65	Rickaert, Jonas	Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise	+ 01' 55''
66	Biermans, Jenthe	Katusha-Alpecin	s.t.
67	Vincent, Léo	FDJ	s.t.
68	Hoorn, Taco van der	Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij	s.t.
69	Van Hoecke, Gijs	LottoNL-Jumbo	s.t.
70	Hepburn, Michael	Orica-Scott	+ 02' 07''
71	Duval, Julien	Ag2r La Mondiale	+ 03' 03''
72	Jauregui, Quentin	Ag2r La Mondiale	+ 03' 03''
73	McNally, Mark	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	s.t.
74	Brändle, Matthias	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
75	Guerreiro, Ruben	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
76	Pedersen, Mads	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
77	Consonni, Simone	UAE Team Emirates	s.t.
78	Sarreau, Marc	FDJ	s.t.
79	Bagdonas, Gediminas	Ag2r La Mondiale	s.t.
80	Gerrans, Simon	Orica-Scott	s.t.
81	Sbaragli, Kristian	Dimension Data	s.t.
82	Planckaert, Edward	Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise	s.t.
83	De Vreese, Laurens	Astana	+ 04' 44''
84	Gibbons, Ryan	Dimension Data	s.t.
85	Steels, Stijn	Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise	+ 05' 19''
86	Van Lerberghe, Bert	Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise	s.t.
87	Kluge, Roger	Orica-Scott	+ 05' 43''
88	Reinders, Elmar	Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij	s.t.
89	Merlier, Tim	Veranda's Willems-Crelan	s.t.
90	Weening, Pieter	Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij	s.t.
91	Pöstlberger, Lukas	Bora-Hansgrohe	s.t.
92	De Buyst, Jasper	Lotto-Soudal	s.t.
93	Keisse, Iljo	Quick-Step Floors	s.t.
94	Allegaert, Piet	Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise	s.t.
95	Farrar, Tyler	Dimension Data	s.t.
96	Maes, Nikolas	Lotto-Soudal	s.t.
97	Benoot, Tiesj	Lotto-Soudal	+ 05' 47''
98	Bico, Nuno	Movistar	+ 06' 13''
99	Schär, Michael	BMC	+ 08' 53''
100	Quinziato, Manuel	BMC	s.t.
101	Van Hooydonck, Nathan	BMC	s.t.
102	Schmidt, Mads	Katusha-Alpecin	s.t.
103	Kuznetsov, Vyatcheslav	Katusha-Alpecin	s.t.
104	Devolder, Stijn	Veranda's Willems-Crelan	s.t.
105	Hamilton, Chris	Team Sunweb	s.t.
106	Sieberg, Marcel	Lotto-Soudal	s.t.
107	Kittel, Marcel	Quick-Step Floors	s.t.
108	Curvers, Roy	Team Sunweb	s.t.
109	Bauhaus, Phil	Team Sunweb	s.t.
110	Drücker, Jempy	BMC	s.t.
111	Goolaerts, Michael	Veranda's Willems-Crelan	s.t.
112	Goethem, Brian van	Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij	s.t.
113	Van Melsen, Kevin	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	s.t.
114	Bole, Grega	Bahrain-Merida	s.t.
115	Swift, Ben	UAE Team Emirates	+ 09' 24''
116	Troia, Oliviero	UAE Team Emirates	+ 10' 39''
117	Wippert, Wouter	Cannondale-Drapac	+ 12' 41''
118	Slagter, Tom-Jelte	Cannondale-Drapac	s.t.
119	Gruzdev, Dmitriy	Astana	s.t.
120	Agnoli, Valerio	Bahrain-Merida	s.t.
121	Dowsett, Alex	Movistar	s.t.
122	Sutherland, Rory	Movistar	s.t.
123	Delage, Mickaël	FDJ	s.t.
124	Stannard, Ian	Sky	s.t.
125	Doull, Owain	Sky	s.t.
126	Barbier, Rudy	Ag2r La Mondiale	s.t.
127	Polanc, Jan	UAE Team Emirates	s.t.
128	Guardini, Andrea	UAE Team Emirates	s.t.
129	Mathis, Marco	Katusha-Alpecin	s.t.
130	Henao, Sebastián	Sky	s.t.
131	Scotson, Miles	BMC	s.t.
132	Mullen, Ryan	Cannondale-Drapac	s.t.
133	Bewley, Sam	Orica-Scott	s.t.
134	Richeze, Maximiliano	Quick-Step Floors	s.t.
135	Coledan, Marco	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
136	Duijn, Huub	Veranda's Willems-Crelan	s.t.
137	Schillinger, Andreas	Bora-Hansgrohe	s.t.
138	Kolář, Michal	Bora-Hansgrohe	s.t.
139	Per, David	Bahrain-Merida	s.t.
140	Kump, Marko	UAE Team Emirates	s.t.
141	Renshaw, Mark	Dimension Data	s.t.
142	Geoghegan, Tao	Sky	s.t.
143	Quintana, Dayer	Movistar	s.t.
144	Ladagnous, Matthieu	FDJ	s.t.
145	Asselman, Jesper	Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij	s.t.
146	Dehaes, Kenny	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	s.t.
147	Van Zyl, Johann	Dimension Data	s.t.
148	Vaugrenard, Benoît	FDJ	s.t.
149	Kamyshev, Arman	Astana	s.t.
150	Minali, Riccardo	Astana	s.t.
151	Guarnieri, Jacopo	FDJ	s.t.
152	Tleubayev, Ruslan	Astana	s.t.
153	Kruopis, Aidis	Veranda's Willems-Crelan	s.t.
154	Vanspeybrouck, Pieter	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	s.t.
155	Dibben, Jonathan	Sky	+ 15' 48''
156	Fominykh, Daniil	Astana	s.t.
157	Vermeltfoort, Coen	Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij	s.t.

GC after Stage 5:

685.3 kilometers raced so far at an average speed of 44.535 km/hr

1	Boom, Lars	LottoNL-Jumbo	15hr 23min 17sec
2	Sagan, Peter	Bora-Hansgrohe	@ 2sec
3	Dumoulin, Tom	Team Sunweb	+ 00' 08''
4	Wellens, Tim	Lotto-Soudal	+ 00' 19''
5	Sütterlin, Jasha	Movistar	+ 00' 27''
6	Van Avermaet, Greg	BMC	s.t.
7	Gilbert, Philippe	Quick-Step Floors	+ 00' 29''
8	Vakoč, Petr	Quick-Step Floors	+ 00' 32''
9	Keukeleire, Jens	Orica-Scott	+ 00' 35''
10	Stuyven, Jasper	Trek-Segafredo	+ 00' 36''
11	Vanmarcke, Sep	Cannondale-Drapac	s.t.
12	Valgren, Michael	Astana	+ 00' 38''
13	Bakelants, Jan	Ag2r La Mondiale	+ 00' 42''
14	Naesen, Oliver	Ag2r La Mondiale	+ 00' 45''
15	Küng, Stefan	BMC	+ 00' 46''
16	Poppel, Danny van	Sky	+ 00' 48''
17	Bodnar, Maciej	Bora-Hansgrohe	+ 00' 50''
18	Andersen, Søren	Team Sunweb	+ 00' 54''
19	Lampaert, Yves	Quick-Step Floors	+ 00' 58''
20	Theuns, Edward	Trek-Segafredo	+ 01' 03''
21	Emden, Jos van	LottoNL-Jumbo	s.t.
22	Roosen, Timo	LottoNL-Jumbo	+ 01' 05''
23	Gougeard, Alexis	Ag2r La Mondiale	+ 01' 08''
24	Terpstra, Niki	Quick-Step Floors	+ 01' 11''
25	Edmondson, Alex	Orica-Scott	+ 01' 12''
26	Aert, Wout van	Veranda's Willems-Crelan	+ 01' 16''
27	Vliegen, Loïc	BMC	+ 01' 17''
28	Teunissen, Mike	Team Sunweb	s.t.
29	Devenyns, Dries	Quick-Step Floors	+ 01' 18''
30	Erviti, Imanol	Movistar	s.t.
31	Poppel, Boy van	Trek-Segafredo	+ 01' 21''
32	Izagirre, Gorka	Movistar	+ 01' 22''
33	Baarle, Dylan van	Cannondale-Drapac	+ 01' 23''
34	Martin, Tony	Katusha-Alpecin	+ 01' 26''
35	Smith, Dion	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	+ 01' 29''
36	Nielsen, Magnus	Orica-Scott	+ 01' 30''
37	Ligthart, Pim	Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij	+ 01' 31''
38	Insausti, Jon Ander	Bahrain-Merida	s.t.
39	Hofstede, Lennard	Team Sunweb	s.t.
40	Politt, Nils	Katusha-Alpecin	+ 01' 33''
41	Houle, Hugo	Ag2r La Mondiale	+ 01' 37''
42	Backaert, Frederik	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	s.t.
43	Tankink, Bram	LottoNL-Jumbo	+ 01' 38''
44	Zurlo, Federico	UAE Team Emirates	+ 01' 41''
45	Meurisse, Xandro	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	+ 01' 42''
46	Pibernik, Luka	Bahrain-Merida	+ 01' 48''
47	Vanendert, Jelle	Lotto-Soudal	s.t.
48	Gasparotto, Enrico	Bahrain-Merida	+ 01' 54''
49	Janse van Rensburg, Reinardt	Dimension Data	+ 01' 58''
50	Arashiro, Yukiya	Bahrain-Merida	+ 01' 59''
51	Van Gestel, Dries	Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise	+ 02' 02''
52	Groenewegen, Dylan	LottoNL-Jumbo	+ 02' 09''
53	Pfingsten, Christoph	Bora-Hansgrohe	+ 02' 11''
54	Selig, Rüdiger	Bora-Hansgrohe	+ 02' 13''
55	Thomson, Jay	Dimension Data	+ 02' 19''
56	Van Hecke, Preben	Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise	+ 02' 27''
57	Van Asbroeck, Tom	Cannondale-Drapac	+ 02' 31''
58	Vincent, Léo	FDJ	+ 02' 38''
59	Rickaert, Jonas	Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise	+ 02' 44''
60	Hoorn, Taco van der	Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij	+ 02' 47''
61	Rast, Grégory	Trek-Segafredo	+ 02' 56''
62	Biermans, Jenthe	Katusha-Alpecin	s.t.
63	Greipel, André	Lotto-Soudal	s.t.
64	Van Hoecke, Gijs	LottoNL-Jumbo	+ 03' 12''
65	Brändle, Matthias	Trek-Segafredo	+ 03' 17''
66	Pedersen, Mads	Trek-Segafredo	+ 03' 30''
67	Consonni, Simone	UAE Team Emirates	+ 03' 50''
68	Guerreiro, Ruben	Trek-Segafredo	+ 03' 51''
69	McNally, Mark	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	+ 04' 04''
70	Jauregui, Quentin	Ag2r La Mondiale	s.t.
71	Planckaert, Edward	Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise	+ 04' 23''
72	Sbaragli, Kristian	Dimension Data	+ 04' 25''
73	Sarreau, Marc	FDJ	+ 04' 30''
74	Docker, Mitchell	Orica-Scott	+ 04' 32''
75	Bagdonas, Gediminas	Ag2r La Mondiale	+ 04' 58''
76	Duval, Julien	Ag2r La Mondiale	+ 05' 00''
77	Gerrans, Simon	Orica-Scott	+ 05' 23''
78	Viviani, Elia	Sky	+ 05' 27''
79	De Vreese, Laurens	Astana	+ 05' 41''
80	Gibbons, Ryan	Dimension Data	+ 05' 59''
81	Kluge, Roger	Orica-Scott	+ 06' 21''
82	Keisse, Iljo	Quick-Step Floors	s.t.
83	Reinders, Elmar	Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij	+ 06' 27''
84	Merlier, Tim	Veranda's Willems-Crelan	s.t.
85	Van Lerberghe, Bert	Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise	+ 06' 37''
86	Weening, Pieter	Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij	+ 06' 50''
87	Maes, Nikolas	Lotto-Soudal	+ 06' 51''
88	Pöstlberger, Lukas	Bora-Hansgrohe	+ 07' 02''
89	Steels, Stijn	Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise	+ 07' 02''
90	Burghardt, Marcus	Bora-Hansgrohe	+ 07' 10''
91	De Buyst, Jasper	Lotto-Soudal	+ 07' 19''
92	Gatto, Oscar	Astana	+ 07' 40''
93	Bico, Nuno	Movistar	+ 08' 24''
94	Allegaert, Piet	Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise	+ 09' 14''
95	Schmidt, Mads	Katusha-Alpecin	+ 09' 21''
96	Drücker, Jempy	BMC	+ 09' 22''
97	Sieberg, Marcel	Lotto-Soudal	+ 09' 28''
98	Hamilton, Chris	Team Sunweb	+ 09' 37''
99	Bauhaus, Phil	Team Sunweb	+ 09' 37''
100	Kuznetsov, Vyatcheslav	Katusha-Alpecin	+ 09' 46''
101	Goolaerts, Michael	Veranda's Willems-Crelan	+ 09' 47''
102	Schär, Michael	BMC	+ 09' 48''
103	Van Melsen, Kevin	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	+ 09' 50''
104	Devolder, Stijn	Veranda's Willems-Crelan	s.t.
105	Swift, Ben	UAE Team Emirates	+ 09' 51''
106	Bole, Grega	Bahrain-Merida	+ 10' 03''
107	Curvers, Roy	Team Sunweb	+ 10' 08''
108	Thwaites, Scott	Dimension Data	+ 10' 31''
109	Kittel, Marcel	Quick-Step Floors	+ 10' 42''
110	Benoot, Tiesj	Lotto-Soudal	+ 10' 54''
111	Goethem, Brian van	Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij	+ 11' 05''
112	Quinziato, Manuel	BMC	+ 11' 10''
113	Farrar, Tyler	Dimension Data	+ 11' 26''
114	Troia, Oliviero	UAE Team Emirates	+ 11' 51''
115	Van Hooydonck, Nathan	BMC	+ 12' 30''
116	Dowsett, Alex	Movistar	+ 12' 59''
117	Mullen, Ryan	Cannondale-Drapac	+ 13' 06''
118	Doull, Owain	Sky	+ 13' 16''
119	Duijn, Huub	Veranda's Willems-Crelan	+ 13' 21''
120	Vanspeybrouck, Pieter	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	+ 13' 29''
121	Ladagnous, Matthieu	FDJ	+ 13' 31''
122	Geoghegan, Tao	Sky	+ 13' 31''
123	Asselman, Jesper	Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij	+ 13' 33''
124	Mathis, Marco	Katusha-Alpecin	+ 13' 44''
125	Gruzdev, Dmitriy	Astana	+ 13' 47''
126	Richeze, Maximiliano	Quick-Step Floors	+ 13' 48''
127	Barbier, Rudy	Ag2r La Mondiale	+ 13' 49''
128	Quintana, Dayer	Movistar	+ 13' 51''
129	Delage, Mickaël	FDJ	+ 13' 53''
130	Kolář, Michal	Bora-Hansgrohe	+ 13' 53''
131	Kump, Marko	UAE Team Emirates	+ 13' 54''
132	Renshaw, Mark	Dimension Data	+ 13' 55''
133	Guardini, Andrea	UAE Team Emirates	+ 14' 04''
134	Minali, Riccardo	Astana	+ 14' 12''
135	Dehaes, Kenny	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	+ 14' 30''
136	Per, David	Bahrain-Merida	+ 14' 41''
137	Tleubayev, Ruslan	Astana	+ 14' 44''
138	Hepburn, Michael	Orica-Scott	+ 14' 51''
139	Stannard, Ian	Sky	+ 15' 10''
140	Schillinger, Andreas	Bora-Hansgrohe	+ 16' 12''
141	Sutherland, Rory	Movistar	+ 16' 56''
142	Vermeltfoort, Coen	Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij	+ 17' 13''
143	Polanc, Jan	UAE Team Emirates	+ 19' 24''
144	Slagter, Tom-Jelte	Cannondale-Drapac	+ 19' 39''
145	Coledan, Marco	Trek-Segafredo	+ 19' 42''
146	Henao, Sebastián	Sky	+ 19' 43''
147	Kruopis, Aidis	Veranda's Willems-Crelan	+ 19' 57''
148	Kamyshev, Arman	Astana	+ 20' 22''
149	Guarnieri, Jacopo	FDJ	+ 20' 23''
150	Vaugrenard, Benoît	FDJ	+ 20' 29''
151	Agnoli, Valerio	Bahrain-Merida	+ 21' 16''
152	Wippert, Wouter	Cannondale-Drapac	+ 22' 03''
153	Bewley, Sam	Orica-Scott	+ 22' 03''
154	Van Zyl, Johann	Dimension Data	+ 22' 31''
155	Fominykh, Daniil	Astana	+ 22' 32''
156	Scotson, Miles	BMC	+ 25' 11''
157	Dibben, Jonathan	Sky	+ 33' 55''

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Thursday, August 10: Stage 4, Lanaken - Laneken, 154.2 km

Edward Theuns wins stage four.

The race: Here's the report from stage winner Edward Theuns' Trek-Segafredo team.

One year ago, Edward Theuns was flat on his back, constrained mostly to his bed. It was beginnings of what would be a long road to recovery from a fractured vertebra he sustained in a crash at the 2016 Tour de France. 

Although Theuns returned to racing this season, he was still not completely pain-free and underwent surgery after the spring classics in late April to remove the hardware still in his spine.  It was another few weeks to recover, and once again, more hard work to return to his top race form.

In stage four at the Binckbank Tour, Theuns put closure on his near-career ending injury for good, winning his first race since his horrible crash, and his first WorldTour victory of his career. 

Victory is always sweet, but for Theuns on Thursday, it was that much sweeter.

"It's a big relief, I am really happy," said an elated Theuns. "I had a real rough time since I crashed in the Tour last year and I worked really hard to come back. After the spring classics, I again had surgery to take out the pins in my back, and since that surgery, I feel that I am getting stronger every week. I had a great training camp at altitude during the Tour, and now it pays off."

Theuns sprinted to second place in Wednesday's stage three, giving him and the team heightened confidence and morale to play for the win again. "After yesterday, I really believed in it, and the team believed in it. Already yesterday we were really riding together as a group, and it was close, and today we tried again.  Yesterday after the stage Dirk (Demol, director) said tomorrow we go again for it, and in the end, it all turned out perfect,"  he added.

A late attack by Yves Lampaert (Quick-Step Floors) almost spoiled the impeccable team work, but Boy van Poppel and Jasper Stuyven uncannily timed the catch at 200 meters to go, and Theuns finished off the perfect lead out.

"With 200 meters to go, I thought, 'Crap! Edward is going to win the sprint, but it's going to be again second!'" said team director Dirk Demol. "It was a great effort by Jasper at the end, and Boy did a really good job to bring Jasper and Edward there. But I must also say that Marco (Coledan) worked hard in the first 130kms, and that was more than important, he worked for the whole team there, and Gregy – the whole team played a part in the win today."

While Demol was cringing at the possibility of another second, Theuns was oblivious. "Dirk told us in the radio that Lampaert had a pretty good gap, but in the last kilometers to just focus on good positioning and sprinting so I wasn't really looking at the situation. In the end, the gap opened on the right moment and Boy could go to the front with me and Jasper," said Theuns.

"When I started the sprint, I was able to go a little bit to Lampaert's wheel, and it gave me a better slipstream, which was perfect for me. The leadout was really good, and I am super happy to give a reward to the whole team, for the hard work they do."

"Boy and Jasper were in front of me in the last kilometer, and before this, the guys did an amazing job to keep us in the front. (Marco) Coledan did the whole race almost in the wind to keep us in the front, and Mads (Pedersen) was going well and coming back all the time. It was a real big team effort today."

Director Dirk Demol agreed, heaping praise on the concerted effort, pointing out that it was a win for the whole team today. "The whole team participated on the victory today, and I know Edward would say the same – this was a victory of the team. When you see Jasper just behind celebrating Edward's win – I love it!"  he smiled.

Complete results:

154.2 kilometers raced at an average speed of 45.268 km/hr

1	Theuns, Edward	Trek-Segafredo	3hr 24min 23sec
2	Kump, Marko	UAE Team Emirates	s.t.
3	Merlier, Tim	Veranda's Willems-Crelan	s.t.
4	Sagan, Peter	Bora-Hansgrohe	s.t.
5	Groenewegen, Dylan	LottoNL-Jumbo	s.t.
6	Poppel, Danny van	Sky	s.t.
7	Nielsen, Magnus	Orica-Scott	s.t.
8	Sarreau, Marc	FDJ	s.t.
9	Bauhaus, Phil	Team Sunweb	s.t.
10	Vanmarcke, Sep	Cannondale-Drapac	s.t.
11	Teunissen, Mike	Team Sunweb	s.t.
12	Gibbons, Ryan	Dimension Data	s.t.
13	Keisse, Iljo	Quick-Step Floors	s.t.
14	De Buyst, Jasper	Lotto-Soudal	s.t.
15	Zurlo, Federico	UAE Team Emirates	s.t.
16	Rickaert, Jonas	Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise	s.t.
17	Van Gestel, Dries	Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise	s.t.
18	Consonni, Simone	UAE Team Emirates	s.t.
19	Dehaes, Kenny	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	s.t.
20	Barbier, Rudy	Ag2r La Mondiale	s.t.
21	Stuyven, Jasper	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
22	Vermeltfoort, Coen	Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij	s.t.
23	Planckaert, Edward	Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise	s.t.
24	Naesen, Oliver	Ag2r La Mondiale	s.t.
25	Minali, Riccardo	Astana	s.t.
26	McNally, Mark	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	s.t.
27	Aert, Wout van	Veranda's Willems-Crelan	s.t.
28	Richeze, Maximiliano	Quick-Step Floors	s.t.
29	Pibernik, Luka	Bahrain-Merida	s.t.
30	Valgren, Michael	Astana	s.t.
31	Sbaragli, Kristian	Dimension Data	s.t.
32	Drücker, Jempy	BMC	s.t.
33	Kluge, Roger	Orica-Scott	s.t.
34	Schmidt, Mads	Katusha-Alpecin	s.t.
35	Vanspeybrouck, Pieter	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	s.t.
36	Sütterlin, Jasha	Movistar	s.t.
37	Swift, Ben	UAE Team Emirates	s.t.
38	Dumoulin, Tom	Team Sunweb	s.t.
39	Lampaert, Yves	Quick-Step Floors	s.t.
40	Politt, Nils	Katusha-Alpecin	s.t.
41	Van Avermaet, Greg	BMC	s.t.
42	Küng, Stefan	BMC	s.t.
43	Izagirre, Gorka	Movistar	s.t.
44	Bole, Grega	Bahrain-Merida	s.t.
45	Vliegen, Loïc	BMC	s.t.
46	Emden, Jos van	LottoNL-Jumbo	s.t.
47	Bakelants, Jan	Ag2r La Mondiale	s.t.
48	Sieberg, Marcel	Lotto-Soudal	s.t.
49	Van Lerberghe, Bert	Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise	s.t.
50	Bodnar, Maciej	Bora-Hansgrohe	s.t.
51	Keukeleire, Jens	Orica-Scott	s.t.
52	Kuznetsov, Vyatcheslav	Katusha-Alpecin	s.t.
53	Arashiro, Yukiya	Bahrain-Merida	s.t.
54	Devolder, Stijn	Veranda's Willems-Crelan	s.t.
55	Reinders, Elmar	Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij	s.t.
56	Andersen, Søren	Team Sunweb	s.t.
57	Kolář, Michal	Bora-Hansgrohe	s.t.
58	Gilbert, Philippe	Quick-Step Floors	s.t.
59	Martin, Tony	Katusha-Alpecin	s.t.
60	Wellens, Tim	Lotto-Soudal	s.t.
61	Devenyns, Dries	Quick-Step Floors	s.t.
62	Smith, Dion	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	s.t.
63	Gallopin, Tony	Lotto-Soudal	s.t.
64	Hoorn, Taco van der	Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij	s.t.
65	Biermans, Jenthe	Katusha-Alpecin	s.t.
66	Baarle, Dylan van	Cannondale-Drapac	s.t.
67	Geoghegan, Tao	Sky	s.t.
68	Van Asbroeck, Tom	Cannondale-Drapac	s.t.
69	Tankink, Bram	LottoNL-Jumbo	s.t.
70	Guardini, Andrea	UAE Team Emirates	s.t.
71	Van Hecke, Preben	Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise	s.t.
72	Doull, Owain	Sky	s.t.
73	Pedersen, Mads	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
74	Maes, Nikolas	Lotto-Soudal	s.t.
75	Ladagnous, Matthieu	FDJ	s.t.
76	Vanendert, Jelle	Lotto-Soudal	s.t.
77	Hofstede, Lennard	Team Sunweb	s.t.
78	Brändle, Matthias	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
79	Boom, Lars	LottoNL-Jumbo	s.t.
80	Duijn, Huub	Veranda's Willems-Crelan	s.t.
81	Guerreiro, Ruben	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
82	Poppel, Boy van	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
83	Weening, Pieter	Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij	s.t.
84	Allegaert, Piet	Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise	s.t.
85	Selig, Rüdiger	Bora-Hansgrohe	s.t.
86	Houle, Hugo	Ag2r La Mondiale	s.t.
87	Curvers, Roy	Team Sunweb	s.t.
88	Schär, Michael	BMC	s.t.
89	Thomson, Jay	Dimension Data	s.t.
90	Gasparotto, Enrico	Bahrain-Merida	s.t.
91	Backaert, Frederik	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	s.t.
92	Van Hoecke, Gijs	LottoNL-Jumbo	s.t.
93	Insausti, Jon Ander	Bahrain-Merida	s.t.
94	Quintana, Dayer	Movistar	s.t.
95	Terpstra, Niki	Quick-Step Floors	s.t.
96	Dowsett, Alex	Movistar	s.t.
97	Vakoč, Petr	Quick-Step Floors	s.t.
98	Edmondson, Alex	Orica-Scott	s.t.
99	Gougeard, Alexis	Ag2r La Mondiale	s.t.
100	Meurisse, Xandro	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	s.t.
101	De Vreese, Laurens	Astana	s.t.
102	Van Melsen, Kevin	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	s.t.
103	Hamilton, Chris	Team Sunweb	s.t.
104	Van Keirsbulck, Guillaume	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	s.t.
105	Erviti, Imanol	Movistar	s.t.
106	Goolaerts, Michael	Veranda's Willems-Crelan	s.t.
107	Asselman, Jesper	Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij	s.t.
108	Mullen, Ryan	Cannondale-Drapac	s.t.
109	Gruzdev, Dmitriy	Astana	s.t.
110	Delage, Mickaël	FDJ	s.t.
111	Vincent, Léo	FDJ	s.t.
112	Ligthart, Pim	Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij	s.t.
113	Jauregui, Quentin	Ag2r La Mondiale	s.t.
114	Steels, Stijn	Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise	s.t.
115	Janse van Rensburg, Reinhardt	Dimension Data	s.t.
116	Renshaw, Mark	Dimension Data	+ 00' 18''
117	Mathis, Marco	Katusha-Alpecin	+ 00' 30''
118	Troia, Oliviero	UAE Team Emirates	s.t.
119	Wagner, Robert	LottoNL-Jumbo	s.t.
120	Tleubayev, Ruslan	Astana	+ 00' 47''
121	Pöstlberger, Lukas	Bora-Hansgrohe	+ 00' 51''
122	Rast, Grégory	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
123	Pfingsten, Christoph	Bora-Hansgrohe	s.t.
124	Bico, Nuno	Movistar	s.t.
125	Duval, Julien	Ag2r La Mondiale	+ 01' 12''
126	Docker, Mitchell	Orica-Scott	s.t.
127	Van Hooydonck, Nathan	BMC	s.t.
128	Quinziato, Manuel	BMC	s.t.
129	Gerrans, Simon	Orica-Scott	s.t.
130	Goethem, Brian van	Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij	s.t.
131	Kittel, Marcel	Quick-Step Floors	s.t.
132	Sutherland, Rory	Movistar	s.t.
133	Farrar, Tyler	Dimension Data	s.t.
134	Per, David	Bahrain-Merida	s.t.
135	Stannard, Ian	Sky	s.t.
136	Bagdonas, Gediminas	Ag2r La Mondiale	s.t.
137	Leezer, Tom	LottoNL-Jumbo	+ 01' 34''
138	Roosen, Timo	LottoNL-Jumbo	+ 00' 00''
139	Burghardt, Marcus	Bora-Hansgrohe	+ 01' 53''
140	Schillinger, Andreas	Bora-Hansgrohe	s.t.
141	Greipel, André	Lotto-Soudal	s.t.
142	Benoot, Tiesj	Lotto-Soudal	+ 02' 23''
143	Viviani, Elia	Sky	+ 03' 26''
144	Cordeel, Sander	Veranda's Willems-Crelan	+ 03' 39''
145	Bewley, Sam	Orica-Scott	+ 04' 53''
146	Agnoli, Valerio	Bahrain-Merida	+ 06' 02''
147	Van Zyl, Johann	Dimension Data	s.t.
148	Wippert, Wouter	Cannondale-Drapac	s.t.
149	Slagter, Tom-Jelte	Cannondale-Drapac	s.t.
150	Polanc, Jan	UAE Team Emirates	s.t.
151	Anacona, Winner	Movistar	s.t.
152	Kruopis, Aidis	Veranda's Willems-Crelan	s.t.
153	Fominykh, Daniil	Astana	s.t.
154	Kamyshev, Arman	Astana	s.t.
155	Gatto, Oscar	Astana	s.t.
156	Démare, Arnaud	FDJ	s.t.
157	Henao, Sebastián	Sky	s.t.
158	Guarnieri, Jacopo	FDJ	s.t.
159	Ganna, Filippo	UAE Team Emirates	s.t.
160	Coledan, Marco	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
161	Stamsnijder, Tom	Team Sunweb	s.t.
162	Vaugrenard, Benoît	FDJ	s.t.
163	Thwaites, Scott	Dimension Data	s.t.
164	Hepburn, Michael	Orica-Scott	+ 12' 15''
165	Dibben, Jonathan	Sky	s.t.
166	Roy, Jérémy	FDJ	s.t.
167	Scotson, Miles	BMC	s.t.

GC after stage 4:

518 kilometers raced so far at an average speed of 44.439 km/hr

1	Küng, Stefan	BMC	11hr 39min 31sec
2	Bodnar, Maciej	Bora-Hansgrohe	@ 4sec
3	Dumoulin, Tom	Team Sunweb	+ 00' 05''
4	Sagan, Peter	Bora-Hansgrohe	s.t.
5	Andersen, Søren	Team Sunweb	+ 00' 08''
6	Boom, Lars	LottoNL-Jumbo	+ 00' 10''
7	Lampaert, Yves	Quick-Step Floors	+ 00' 12''
8	Brändle, Matthias	Trek-Segafredo	+ 00' 14''
9	Theuns, Edward	Trek-Segafredo	+ 00' 17''
10	Wellens, Tim	Lotto-Soudal	s.t.
11	Emden, Jos van	LottoNL-Jumbo	s.t.
12	Dowsett, Alex	Movistar	+ 00' 18''
13	Roosen, Timo	LottoNL-Jumbo	+ 00' 19''
14	Aert, Wout van	Veranda's Willems-Crelan	+ 00' 21''
15	Gougeard, Alexis	Ag2r La Mondiale	+ 00' 22''
16	Sütterlin, Jasha	Movistar	+ 00' 24''
17	Terpstra, Niki	Quick-Step Floors	+ 00' 25''
18	Mullen, Ryan	Cannondale-Drapac	s.t.
19	Edmondson, Alex	Orica-Scott	+ 00' 26''
20	Gilbert, Philippe	Quick-Step Floors	s.t.
21	Pedersen, Mads	Trek-Segafredo	+ 00' 27''
22	Swift, Ben	UAE Team Emirates	s.t.
23	Schmidt, Mads	Katusha-Alpecin	+ 00' 28''
24	Van Avermaet, Greg	BMC	s.t.
25	Drücker, Jempy	BMC	+ 00' 29''
26	Vliegen, Loïc	BMC	+ 00' 31''
27	Teunissen, Mike	Team Sunweb	s.t.
28	Devenyns, Dries	Quick-Step Floors	+ 00' 32''
29	Keukeleire, Jens	Orica-Scott	s.t.
30	Erviti, Imanol	Movistar	+ 00' 32''
31	Stuyven, Jasper	Trek-Segafredo	+ 00' 33''
32	Vanmarcke, Sep	Cannondale-Drapac	s.t.
33	Doull, Owain	Sky	+ 00' 35''
34	Sieberg, Marcel	Lotto-Soudal	s.t.
35	Poppel, Boy van	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
36	Izagirre, Gorka	Movistar	+ 00' 36''
37	Baarle, Dylan van	Cannondale-Drapac	+ 00' 37''
38	Valgren, Michael	Astana	s.t.
39	Kluge, Roger	Orica-Scott	+ 00' 38''
40	Vakoč, Petr	Quick-Step Floors	s.t.
41	Keisse, Iljo	Quick-Step Floors	s.t.
42	Bakelants, Jan	Ag2r La Mondiale	+ 00' 39''
43	Martin, Tony	Katusha-Alpecin	+ 00' 40''
44	Duijn, Huub	Veranda's Willems-Crelan	s.t.
45	Naesen, Oliver	Ag2r La Mondiale	+ 00' 42''
46	Smith, Dion	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	+ 00' 43''
47	Vincent, Léo	FDJ	s.t.
48	Hamilton, Chris	Team Sunweb	+ 00' 44''
49	Nielsen, Magnus	Orica-Scott	s.t.
50	Reinders, Elmar	Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij	s.t.
51	Bauhaus, Phil	Team Sunweb	s.t.
52	Ligthart, Pim	Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij	+ 00' 45''
53	Poppel, Danny van	Sky	s.t.
54	Insausti, Jon Ander	Bahrain-Merida	s.t.
55	Hofstede, Lennard	Team Sunweb	s.t.
56	Politt, Nils	Katusha-Alpecin	+ 00' 47''
57	Thomson, Jay	Dimension Data	s.t.
58	Consonni, Simone	UAE Team Emirates	s.t.
59	Vanspeybrouck, Pieter	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	+ 00' 48''
60	Guerreiro, Ruben	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
61	Rickaert, Jonas	Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise	+ 00' 49''
62	Ladagnous, Matthieu	FDJ	+ 00' 50''
63	Geoghegan, Tao	Sky	s.t.
64	Houle, Hugo	Ag2r La Mondiale	+ 00' 51''
65	Backaert, Frederik	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	s.t.
66	Asselman, Jesper	Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij	+ 00' 52''
67	Tankink, Bram	LottoNL-Jumbo	s.t.
68	Hoorn, Taco van der	Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij	s.t.
69	Kuznetsov, Vyatcheslav	Katusha-Alpecin	+ 00' 53''
70	Merlier, Tim	Veranda's Willems-Crelan	+ 00' 54''
71	Goolaerts, Michael	Veranda's Willems-Crelan	s.t.
72	Zurlo, Federico	UAE Team Emirates	+ 00' 55''
73	Schär, Michael	BMC	s.t.
74	Meurisse, Xandro	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	+ 00' 56''
75	Van Melsen, Kevin	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	+ 00' 57''
76	De Vreese, Laurens	Astana	s.t.
77	Devolder, Stijn	Veranda's Willems-Crelan	s.t.
78	McNally, Mark	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	+ 01' 01''
79	Jauregui, Quentin	Ag2r La Mondiale	s.t.
80	Biermans, Jenthe	Katusha-Alpecin	s.t.
81	Pibernik, Luka	Bahrain-Merida	+ 01' 02''
82	Vanendert, Jelle	Lotto-Soudal	s.t.
83	Mathis, Marco	Katusha-Alpecin	+ 01' 03''
84	Van Keirsbulck, Guillaume	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	+ 01' 05''
85	Gallopin, Tony	Lotto-Soudal	s.t.
86	Gruzdev, Dmitriy	Astana	+ 01' 06''
87	Weening, Pieter	Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij	+ 01' 07''
88	Richeze, Maximiliano	Quick-Step Floors	s.t.
89	Maes, Nikolas	Lotto-Soudal	+ 01' 08''
90	Gasparotto, Enrico	Bahrain-Merida	s.t.
91	Barbier, Rudy	Ag2r La Mondiale	s.t.
92	Quintana, Dayer	Movistar	+ 01' 10''
93	Bole, Grega	Bahrain-Merida	s.t.
94	Troia, Oliviero	UAE Team Emirates	+ 01' 12''
95	Janse van Rensburg, Reinardt	Dimension Data	s.t.
96	Delage, Mickaël	FDJ	s.t.
97	Kolář, Michal	Bora-Hansgrohe	s.t.
98	Kump, Marko	UAE Team Emirates	+ 01' 13''
99	Arashiro, Yukiya	Bahrain-Merida	s.t.
100	Renshaw, Mark	Dimension Data	+ 01' 14''
101	Curvers, Roy	Team Sunweb	+ 01' 15''
102	Gibbons, Ryan	Dimension Data	s.t.
103	Van Gestel, Dries	Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise	+ 01' 16''
104	Van Hoecke, Gijs	LottoNL-Jumbo	+ 01' 17''
105	Van Lerberghe, Bert	Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise	+ 01' 18''
106	Pöstlberger, Lukas	Bora-Hansgrohe	+ 01' 19''
107	Planckaert, Edward	Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise	+ 01' 20''
108	Sbaragli, Kristian	Dimension Data	+ 01' 22''
109	Groenewegen, Dylan	LottoNL-Jumbo	+ 01' 23''
110	Guardini, Andrea	UAE Team Emirates	s.t.
111	Vermeltfoort, Coen	Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij	+ 01' 25''
112	Pfingsten, Christoph	Bora-Hansgrohe	+ 01' 25''
113	Sarreau, Marc	FDJ	+ 01' 27''
114	Selig, Rüdiger	Bora-Hansgrohe	s.t.
115	Wagner, Robert	LottoNL-Jumbo	+ 01' 29''
116	Minali, Riccardo	Astana	+ 01' 31''
117	De Buyst, Jasper	Lotto-Soudal	+ 01' 36''
118	Van Hecke, Preben	Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise	+ 01' 41''
119	Steels, Stijn	Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise	+ 01' 43''
120	Van Asbroeck, Tom	Cannondale-Drapac	+ 01' 45''
121	Dehaes, Kenny	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	+ 01' 49''
122	Kittel, Marcel	Quick-Step Floors	s.t.
123	Bagdonas, Gediminas	Ag2r La Mondiale	+ 01' 55''
124	Duval, Julien	Ag2r La Mondiale	+ 01' 57''
125	Per, David	Bahrain-Merida	+ 02' 00''
126	Tleubayev, Ruslan	Astana	+ 02' 03''
127	Rast, Grégory	Trek-Segafredo	+ 02' 10''
128	Bico, Nuno	Movistar	+ 02' 11''
129	Goethem, Brian van	Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij	+ 02' 12''
130	Quinziato, Manuel	BMC	+ 02' 17''
131	Gerrans, Simon	Orica-Scott	+ 02' 20''
132	Stannard, Ian	Sky	+ 02' 29''
133	Greipel, André	Lotto-Soudal	+ 02' 53''
134	Allegaert, Piet	Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise	+ 03' 31''
135	Schillinger, Andreas	Bora-Hansgrohe	s.t.
136	Van Hooydonck, Nathan	BMC	+ 03' 37''
137	Docker, Mitchell	Orica-Scott	+ 03' 46''
138	Sutherland, Rory	Movistar	+ 04' 15''
139	Viviani, Elia	Sky	+ 04' 41''
140	Leezer, Tom	LottoNL-Jumbo	+ 04' 57''
141	Benoot, Tiesj	Lotto-Soudal	+ 05' 07''
142	Farrar, Tyler	Dimension Data	+ 05' 43''
143	Ganna, Filippo	UAE Team Emirates	+ 06' 22''
144	Burghardt, Marcus	Bora-Hansgrohe	+ 06' 24''
145	Polanc, Jan	UAE Team Emirates	+ 06' 43''
146	Fominykh, Daniil	Astana	+ 06' 44''
147	Gatto, Oscar	Astana	+ 06' 54''
148	Slagter, Tom-Jelte	Cannondale-Drapac	+ 06' 58''
149	Coledan, Marco	Trek-Segafredo	+ 07' 01''
150	Anacona, Winner	Movistar	+ 07' 02''
151	Henao, Sebastián	Sky	s.t.
152	Kruopis, Aidis	Veranda's Willems-Crelan	+ 07' 16''
153	Kamyshev, Arman	Astana	+ 07' 41''
154	Guarnieri, Jacopo	FDJ	+ 07' 42''
155	Cordeel, Sander	Veranda's Willems-Crelan	+ 07' 43''
156	Vaugrenard, Benoît	FDJ	+ 07' 48''
157	Démare, Arnaud	FDJ	+ 07' 52''
158	Agnoli, Valerio	Bahrain-Merida	+ 08' 35''
159	Stamsnijder, Tom	Team Sunweb	+ 09' 01''
160	Wippert, Wouter	Cannondale-Drapac	+ 09' 22''
161	Bewley, Sam	Orica-Scott	+ 09' 22''
162	Thwaites, Scott	Dimension Data	+ 09' 45''
163	Van Zyl, Johann	Dimension Data	+ 09' 50''
164	Scotson, Miles	BMC	+ 12' 30''
165	Hepburn, Michael	Orica-Scott	+ 12' 50''
166	Roy, Jérémy	FDJ	+ 15' 25''
167	Dibben, Jonathan	Sky	+ 18' 07''

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Wednesday, August 9: Stage 3, Blankenberge - Ardooie, 185 km

Peter Sagan gets his 99th race win in Ardooie

The race: Here's the story from stage winner Peter Sagan's Bora-hansgrohe team.

Edging closer and closer to his 100th professional victory, the UCI World Champion, Peter Sagan took his 99th win today on stage 3 of the BinckBank Tour. While the Slovak rider made it look easy – his BORA-hansgrohe teammate, Rudi Selig celebrating long before he crossed the line - Peter was clear the racing in Belgium was hard, with the final kilometres especially challenging due to wet conditions that split the peloton with a crash before the Flamme Rouge. Peter moves up to 3rd in the GC race, and will wear the blue jersey of points leader on tomorrow’s stage.

The race crossed the border from the Netherlands into Belgium today, and with it came the promise of Flandrian cobblestones and the infamous Belgian weather. The 185km route was fairly flat, with a couple of short climbs, but nothing that would trouble the determined peloton. After a short day’s time trialling yesterday in difficult weather conditions, the sprinters would be eager to get back on the road and challenge for the win on a flat finale. The twisting finale would bring with it its own challenges, but with poor weather predicted at the finish, getting to the line in one piece would be a challenge all of its own.

Starting the day back in the rainbow stripes of UCI World Champion, there was no pressure on the BORA-hansgrohe riders to protect the race lead for Peter Sagan. For this reason, the team would be able to take the day relatively easy, with no compulsion to chase down the break – leaving the hard work to the race leader’s BMC team. The group of five escapees made the most of the flat start, managing to quickly build an advantage of three minutes. While the peloton was pushed along by a tailwind, reducing the gap to less than a minute, with the bulk of the stage still to go, there was no hurry to make the catch just yet, and the bunch backed off, allowing the break to extend their lead a little, and the addition of some cobblestones to the route allowed the break to add even more time as the larger group worked to make sure they came through safely.

Just 50km remaining, the pace increased, with the familiar jersey of German National Champion, Marcus Burghardt, riding hard on the front for the BORA-hansgrohe team, keeping the UCI World Champion, Peter Sagan, safe to contest the finish. Hitting the finishing circuit, which would be raced twice, the gap was decreasing rapidly, and while the peloton nervously tackled the street circuit, decreasing its speed to do so, the advantage had all but gone, and with 6km remaining, the catch was made – just as the twists and turns of the finish really got technical, the damp roads making the going treacherous. A late crash followed by a late attack strung out the peloton, but Peter had everything under control – even before he crossed the line, teammate Rudi Selig was celebrating Peter’s 99th professional victory, with both hands in the air 100m before he had taken the win.

Having won in Ardooie in the race last year, Peter knew the finale, but also knew it was going to be hard in Belgium. "It wasn’t easy today. It was a reminder that we’re racing in Belgium because today was like riding a Spring Classic. It was crazy – all day on the front, the team trains were up there trying to pass each other and control the pace. In the end, it started to rain, and it was very dangerous, with a crash in the finale. I’m very happy because BORA-hansgrohe worked very well together and took another victory, which was amazing for us – I’m very happy. We’ll see whether I can take my 100th victory soon – first we have to survive until tomorrow. It’s good to be back near the top of the GC as well. If I take the GC again, it will be on a day where there are a lot of groups and gaps on the road - it's all about taking the seconds. For that reason, we will have to take it day by day.”

BORA-hansgrohe’s Head Sports Director, Enrico Poitschke, was thrilled with the day’s flawless teamwork. "It was a great day for us with another stage win for Peter! In a demonstration of flawless teamwork, all the riders of the squad performed perfectly today. In the finale, Peter showed his great form and did a really strong sprint. With this result, he moved up to third in the GC. All in all, a great day for BORA-hansgrohe! I am more than satisfied!"

Staying in Belgium for tomorrow’s stage, the race starts and finishes in Lanaken with a 154.2km parcours that again, is flat, but will challenge riders with the mix of a challenging course and some hard turns that may cause some splits in the closing kilometres. One thing for sure is that the sprinters will be working for the win again, making for a fast and exciting finale.

Complete results:

185 kilometers raced at an average speed of 43.698 km/hr

1	Sagan, Peter	Bora-Hansgrohe	4hr 14min 1sec
2	Theuns, Edward	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
3	Barbier, Rudy	Ag2r-La Mondiale	s.t.
4	Groenewegen, Dylan	LottoNL-Jumbo	s.t.
5	Vliegen, Loïc	BMC	s.t.
6	Nielsen, Magnus	Orica-Scott	s.t.
7	Rickaert, Jonas	Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise	s.t.
8	Consonni, Simone	UAE Team Emirates	s.t.
9	Van Lerberghe, Bert	Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise	s.t.
10	Bauhaus, Phil	Team Sunweb	s.t.
11	Dehaes, Kenny	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	s.t.
12	Richeze, Maximiliano	Quick-Step Floors	s.t.
13	Greipel, André	Lotto-Soudal	s.t.
14	Schmidt, Mads	Katusha-Alpecin	s.t.
15	Smith, Dion	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	s.t.
16	Zabel, Rick	Katusha-Alpecin	s.t.
17	Janse van Rensburg, Reinhardt	Dimension Data	s.t.
18	Naesen, Oliver	Ag2r-La Mondiale	s.t.
19	Drücker, Jempy	BMC	s.t.
20	Stuyven, Jasper	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
21	Selig, Rüdiger	Bora-Hansgrohe	s.t.
22	Lampaert, Yves	Quick-Step Floors	s.t.
23	Poppel, Boy van	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
24	Ladagnous, Matthieu	FDJ	s.t.
25	Pibernik, Luka	Bahrain-Merida	s.t.
26	Kump, Marko	UAE Team Emirates	s.t.
27	Roosen, Timo	LottoNL-Jumbo	s.t.
28	Hoorn, Taco van der	Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij	s.t.
29	Vermeltfoort, Coen	Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij	s.t.
30	Van Hecke, Preben	Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise	s.t.
31	Guerreiro, Ruben	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
32	Dumoulin, Tom	Team Sunweb	s.t.
33	Kuznetsov, Vyatcheslav	Katusha-Alpecin	s.t.
34	Cortina, Iván	Bahrain-Merida	s.t.
35	Gilbert, Philippe	Quick-Step Floors	s.t.
36	Emden, Jos van	LottoNL-Jumbo	s.t.
37	Wiśniowski, Łukasz	Sky	s.t.
38	Politt, Nils	Katusha-Alpecin	s.t.
39	Ganna, Filippo	UAE Team Emirates	s.t.
40	Martin, Tony	Katusha-Alpecin	s.t.
41	Sieberg, Marcel	Lotto-Soudal	s.t.
42	Küng, Stefan	BMC	s.t.
43	Swift, Ben	UAE Team Emirates	s.t.
44	Troia, Oliviero	UAE Team Emirates	s.t.
45	Sütterlin, Jasha	Movistar	s.t.
46	Van Avermaet, Greg	BMC	s.t.
47	Hepburn, Michael	Orica-Scott	s.t.
48	Van Gestel, Dries	Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise	s.t.
49	Teunissen, Mike	Team Sunweb	s.t.
50	Boom, Lars	LottoNL-Jumbo	s.t.
51	Wellens, Tim	Lotto-Soudal	s.t.
52	Bodnar, Maciej	Bora-Hansgrohe	s.t.
53	Hofstede, Lennard	Team Sunweb	s.t.
54	Izagirre, Gorka	Movistar	s.t.
55	Bakelants, Jan	Ag2r-La Mondiale	s.t.
56	Andersen, Søren	Team Sunweb	s.t.
57	Keukeleire, Jens	Orica-Scott	s.t.
58	Arashiro, Yukiya	Bahrain-Merida	s.t.
59	Viviani, Elia	Sky	s.t.
60	Gougeard, Alexis	Ag2r-La Mondiale	s.t.
61	Van Hoecke, Gijs	LottoNL-Jumbo	s.t.
62	Kruopis, Aidis	Veranda's Willems-Crelan	s.t.
63	Jauregui, Quentin	Ag2r-La Mondiale	s.t.
64	Delage, Mickaël	FDJ	s.t.
65	Vanspeybrouck, Pieter	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	s.t.
66	De Buyst, Jasper	Lotto-Soudal	s.t.
67	Terpstra, Niki	Quick-Step Floors	s.t.
68	Meurisse, Xandro	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	s.t.
69	Pfingsten, Christoph	Bora-Hansgrohe	s.t.
70	Valgren, Michael	Astana Pro Team	s.t.
71	Schär, Michael	BMC	s.t.
72	Guardini, Andrea	UAE Team Emirates	s.t.
73	Asselman, Jesper	Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij	s.t.
74	Tankink, Bram	LottoNL-Jumbo	s.t.
75	Wagner, Robert	LottoNL-Jumbo	s.t.
76	Baarle, Dylan van	Cannondale-Drapac	s.t.
77	Hamilton, Chris	Team Sunweb	s.t.
78	Erviti, Imanol	Movistar	s.t.
79	Devolder, Stijn	Veranda's Willems-Crelan	s.t.
80	Aert, Wout van	Veranda's Willems-Crelan	s.t.
81	Backaert, Frederik	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	s.t.
82	Geoghegan, Tao	Sky	s.t.
83	Duval, Julien	Ag2r-La Mondiale	s.t.
84	McNally, Mark	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	s.t.
85	Dowsett, Alex	Movistar	s.t.
86	Per, David	Bahrain-Merida	s.t.
87	Doull, Owain	Sky	s.t.
88	Goethem, Brian van	Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij	s.t.
89	Insausti, Jon Ander	Bahrain-Merida	s.t.
90	Quintana, Dayer	Movistar	s.t.
91	Bico, Nuno	Movistar	s.t.
92	Van Melsen, Kevin	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	s.t.
93	Devenyns, Dries	Quick-Step Floors	s.t.
94	Polanc, Jan	UAE Team Emirates	s.t.
95	Mullen, Ryan	Cannondale-Drapac	s.t.
96	Steels, Stijn	Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise	s.t.
97	Vanendert, Jelle	Lotto-Soudal	s.t.
98	Duijn, Huub	Veranda's Willems-Crelan	s.t.
99	Sbaragli, Kristian	Dimension Data	s.t.
100	Gatto, Oscar	Astana Pro Team	s.t.
101	Edmondson, Alex	Orica-Scott	s.t.
102	Gasparotto, Enrico	Bahrain-Merida	s.t.
103	Gruzdev, Dmitriy	Astana Pro Team	s.t.
104	Curvers, Roy	Team Sunweb	s.t.
105	Ligthart, Pim	Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij	s.t.
106	Bagdonas, Gediminas	Ag2r-La Mondiale	s.t.
107	Houle, Hugo	Ag2r-La Mondiale	s.t.
108	Docker, Mitchell	Orica-Scott	s.t.
109	Reinders, Elmar	Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij	s.t.
110	Vincent, Léo	FDJ	s.t.
111	Gerrans, Simon	Orica-Scott	s.t.
112	Weening, Pieter	Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij	s.t.
113	Tusveld, Martijn	Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij	s.t.
114	Démare, Arnaud	FDJ	s.t.
115	Zurlo, Federico	UAE Team Emirates	s.t.
116	Rast, Grégory	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
117	Pedersen, Mads	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
118	Kittel, Marcel	Quick-Step Floors	s.t.
119	Pöstlberger, Lukas	Bora-Hansgrohe	s.t.
120	Gallopin, Tony	Lotto-Soudal	s.t.
121	Biermans, Jenthe	Katusha-Alpecin	s.t.
122	Mathis, Marco	Katusha-Alpecin	s.t.
123	Goolaerts, Michael	Veranda's Willems-Crelan	s.t.
124	Maes, Nikolas	Lotto-Soudal	s.t.
125	Thomson, Jay	Dimension Data	s.t.
126	Slagter, Tom-Jelte	Cannondale-Drapac	s.t.
127	Fominykh, Daniil	Astana Pro Team	s.t.
128	Stannard, Ian	Sky	s.t.
129	Anacona, Winner	Movistar	s.t.
130	Henao, Sebastián	Sky	s.t.
131	Langeveld, Sebastian	Cannondale-Drapac	s.t.
132	Declercq, Benjamin	Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise	s.t.
133	Koren, Kristjan	Cannondale-Drapac	s.t.
134	Bole, Grega	Bahrain-Merida	s.t.
135	Brändle, Matthias	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
136	Vakoč, Petr	Quick-Step Floors	s.t.
137	De Vreese, Laurens	Astana Pro Team	s.t.
138	Kamyshev, Arman	Astana Pro Team	s.t.
139	Quinziato, Manuel	BMC	s.t.
140	Scotson, Miles	BMC	s.t.
141	Coledan, Marco	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
142	Schillinger, Andreas	Bora-Hansgrohe	s.t.
143	Kolář, Michal	Bora-Hansgrohe	s.t.
144	Sarreau, Marc	FDJ	+ 00' 00''
145	Van Keirsbulck, Guillaume	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	+ 01' 02''
146	Kluge, Roger	Orica-Scott	+ 00' 00''
147	Keisse, Iljo	Quick-Step Floors	+ 00' 00''
148	Poppel, Danny van	Sky	+ 00' 00''
149	Guarnieri, Jacopo	FDJ	+ 00' 00''
150	Vaugrenard, Benoît	FDJ	+ 00' 00''
151	Renshaw, Mark	Dimension Data	+ 00' 00''
152	Planckaert, Edward	Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise	+ 00' 00''
153	Agnoli, Valerio	Bahrain-Merida	+ 01' 46''
154	Tleubayev, Ruslan	Astana Pro Team	+ 00' 00''
155	Roy, Jérémy	FDJ	+ 01' 55''
156	Merlier, Tim	Veranda's Willems-Crelan	+ 00' 00''
157	Sutherland, Rory	Movistar	+ 01' 55''
158	Van Hooydonck, Nathan	BMC	+ 01' 57''
159	Allegaert, Piet	Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise	s.t.
160	Wippert, Wouter	Cannondale-Drapac	s.t.
161	Stamsnijder, Tom	Team Sunweb	s.t.
162	Benoot, Tiesj	Lotto-Soudal	+ 00' 00''
163	Thwaites, Scott	Dimension Data	+ 02' 16''
164	Leezer, Tom	LottoNL-Jumbo	+ 02' 21''
165	Minali, Riccardo	Astana Pro Team	+ 00' 00''
166	Van Asbroeck, Tom	Cannondale-Drapac	+ 00' 00''
167	Vanmarcke, Sep	Cannondale-Drapac	+ 00' 00''
168	Van Zyl, Johann	Dimension Data	+ 02' 59''
169	Farrar, Tyler	Dimension Data	s.t.
170	Gibbons, Ryan	Dimension Data	+ 00' 00''
171	Burghardt, Marcus	Bora-Hansgrohe	+ 03' 17''
172	Cordeel, Sander	Veranda's Willems-Crelan	s.t.
173	Bewley, Sam	Orica-Scott	+ 03' 38''
174	Dibben, Jonathan	Sky	+ 05' 04''

GC after Stage 3:

363.8 kilometers raced so far at an average speed of 44.085 km/hr

1	Küng, Stefan	BMC	8hr 15min 8sec
2	Bodnar, Maciej	Bora-Hansgrohe	@ 4sec
3	Dumoulin, Tom	Team Sunweb	+ 00' 05''
4	Sagan, Peter	Bora-Hansgrohe	s.t.
5	Andersen, Søren	Team Sunweb	+ 00' 08''
6	Boom, Lars	LottoNL-Jumbo	+ 00' 10''
7	Lampaert, Yves	Quick-Step Floors	+ 00' 12''
8	Brändle, Matthias	Trek-Segafredo	+ 00' 14''
9	Scotson, Miles	BMC	+ 00' 15''
10	Wellens, Tim	Lotto-Soudal	+ 00' 17''
11	Emden, Jos van	LottoNL-Jumbo	s.t.
12	Dowsett, Alex	Movistar	+ 00' 18''
13	Roosen, Timo	LottoNL-Jumbo	+ 00' 19''
14	Ganna, Filippo	UAE Team Emirates	+ 00' 20''
15	Aert, Wout van	Veranda's Willems-Crelan	+ 00' 21''
16	Gougeard, Alexis	Ag2r-La Mondiale	+ 00' 22''
17	Sütterlin, Jasha	Movistar	+ 00' 24''
18	Terpstra, Niki	Quick-Step Floors	+ 00' 25''
19	Mullen, Ryan	Cannondale-Drapac	s.t.
20	Edmondson, Alex	Orica-Scott	+ 00' 26''
21	Gilbert, Philippe	Quick-Step Floors	s.t.
22	Pedersen, Mads	Trek-Segafredo	+ 00' 27''
23	Theuns, Edward	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
24	Swift, Ben	UAE Team Emirates	s.t.
25	Pöstlberger, Lukas	Bora-Hansgrohe	+ 00' 28''
26	Schmidt, Mads	Katusha-Alpecin	s.t.
27	Van Avermaet, Greg	BMC	s.t.
28	Drücker, Jempy	BMC	+ 00' 29''
29	Vliegen, Loïc	BMC	+ 00' 31''
30	Teunissen, Mike	Team Sunweb	s.t.
31	Devenyns, Dries	Quick-Step Floors	+ 00' 32''
32	Keukeleire, Jens	Orica-Scott	s.t.
33	Erviti, Imanol	Movistar	s.t.
34	Tusveld, Martijn	Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij	+ 00' 33''
35	Stuyven, Jasper	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
36	Vanmarcke, Sep	Cannondale-Drapac	s.t.
37	Mathis, Marco	Katusha-Alpecin	s.t.
38	Pfingsten, Christoph	Bora-Hansgrohe	+ 00' 34''
39	Doull, Owain	Sky	+ 00' 35''
40	Sieberg, Marcel	Lotto-Soudal	s.t.
41	Hepburn, Michael	Orica-Scott	s.t.
42	Poppel, Boy van	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
43	Langeveld, Sebastian	Cannondale-Drapac	+ 00' 36''
44	Izagirre, Gorka	Movistar	s.t.
45	Kittel, Marcel	Quick-Step Floors	+ 00' 37''
46	Baarle, Dylan van	Cannondale-Drapac	s.t.
47	Valgren, Michael	Astana Pro Team	s.t.
48	Kluge, Roger	Orica-Scott	+ 00' 38''
49	Vakoč, Petr	Quick-Step Floors	s.t.
50	Keisse, Iljo	Quick-Step Floors	s.t.
51	Bakelants, Jan	Ag2r-La Mondiale	+ 00' 39''
52	Martin, Tony	Katusha-Alpecin	+ 00' 40''
53	Duijn, Huub	Veranda's Willems-Crelan	s.t.
54	Polanc, Jan	UAE Team Emirates	+ 00' 41''
55	Fominykh, Daniil	Astana Pro Team	+ 00' 42''
56	Troia, Oliviero	UAE Team Emirates	s.t.
57	Naesen, Oliver	Ag2r-La Mondiale	s.t.
58	Smith, Dion	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	+ 00' 43''
59	Bagdonas, Gediminas	Ag2r-La Mondiale	s.t.
60	Koren, Kristjan	Cannondale-Drapac	s.t.
61	Vincent, Léo	FDJ	s.t.
62	Hamilton, Chris	Team Sunweb	+ 00' 44''
63	Nielsen, Magnus	Orica-Scott	s.t.
64	Bauhaus, Phil	Team Sunweb	s.t.
65	Poppel, Danny van	Sky	+ 00' 45''
66	Insausti, Jon Ander	Bahrain-Merida	s.t.
67	Wiśniowski, Łukasz	Sky	s.t.
68	Duval, Julien	Ag2r-La Mondiale	s.t.
69	Hofstede, Lennard	Team Sunweb	s.t.
70	Thomson, Jay	Dimension Data	+ 00' 47''
71	Consonni, Simone	UAE Team Emirates	s.t.
72	Per, David	Bahrain-Merida	+ 00' 48''
73	Vanspeybrouck, Pieter	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	s.t.
74	Guerreiro, Ruben	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
75	Rickaert, Jonas	Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise	+ 00' 49''
76	Ladagnous, Matthieu	FDJ	+ 00' 50''
77	Geoghegan, Tao	Sky	s.t.
78	Houle, Hugo	Ag2r-La Mondiale	+ 00' 51''
79	Backaert, Frederik	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	s.t.
80	Gatto, Oscar	Astana Pro Team	+ 00' 52''
81	Asselman, Jesper	Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij	s.t.
82	Tankink, Bram	LottoNL-Jumbo	s.t.
83	Hoorn, Taco van der	Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij	s.t.
84	Politt, Nils	Katusha-Alpecin	+ 00' 53''
85	Kuznetsov, Vyatcheslav	Katusha-Alpecin	s.t.
86	Ligthart, Pim	Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij	+ 00' 54''
87	Goolaerts, Michael	Veranda's Willems-Crelan	s.t.
88	Zurlo, Federico	UAE Team Emirates	+ 00' 55''
89	Schär, Michael	BMC	s.t.
90	Slagter, Tom-Jelte	Cannondale-Drapac	+ 00' 56''
91	Renshaw, Mark	Dimension Data	s.t.
92	Meurisse, Xandro	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	+ 00' 56''
93	Van Melsen, Kevin	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	+ 00' 57''
94	De Vreese, Laurens	Astana Pro Team	s.t.
95	Devolder, Stijn	Veranda's Willems-Crelan	s.t.
96	Merlier, Tim	Veranda's Willems-Crelan	+ 00' 58''
97	Coledan, Marco	Trek-Segafredo	+ 00' 59''
98	Wagner, Robert	LottoNL-Jumbo	s.t.
99	Goethem, Brian van	Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij	+ 01' 00''
100	Anacona, Winner	Movistar	s.t.
101	Henao, Sebastián	Sky	s.t.
102	McNally, Mark	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	+ 01' 01''
103	Jauregui, Quentin	Ag2r-La Mondiale	s.t.
104	Biermans, Jenthe	Katusha-Alpecin	s.t.
105	Pibernik, Luka	Bahrain-Merida	+ 01' 02''
106	Vanendert, Jelle	Lotto-Soudal	s.t.
107	Greipel, André	Lotto-Soudal	+ 01' 03''
108	Gallopin, Tony	Lotto-Soudal	+ 01' 05''
109	Quinziato, Manuel	BMC	s.t.
110	Gruzdev, Dmitriy	Astana Pro Team	+ 01' 06''
111	Weening, Pieter	Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij	+ 01' 07''
112	Richeze, Maximiliano	Quick-Step Floors	s.t.
113	Maes, Nikolas	Lotto-Soudal	+ 01' 08''
114	Gasparotto, Enrico	Bahrain-Merida	s.t.
115	Gerrans, Simon	Orica-Scott	s.t.
116	Barbier, Rudy	Ag2r-La Mondiale	s.t.
117	Quintana, Dayer	Movistar	+ 01' 10''
118	Bole, Grega	Bahrain-Merida	s.t.
119	Declercq, Benjamin	Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise	s.t.
120	Janse van Rensburg, Reinardt	Dimension Data	+ 01' 12''
121	Delage, Mickaël	FDJ	s.t.
122	Kolář, Michal	Bora-Hansgrohe	s.t.
123	Arashiro, Yukiya	Bahrain-Merida	+ 01' 13''
124	Zabel, Rick	Katusha-Alpecin	+ 01' 14''
125	Kruopis, Aidis	Veranda's Willems-Crelan	s.t.
126	Curvers, Roy	Team Sunweb	+ 01' 15''
127	Gibbons, Ryan	Dimension Data	s.t.
128	Viviani, Elia	Sky	s.t.
129	Tleubayev, Ruslan	Astana Pro Team	+ 01' 16''
130	Van Gestel, Dries	Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise	s.t.
131	Van Hoecke, Gijs	LottoNL-Jumbo	+ 01' 17''
132	Stannard, Ian	Sky	s.t.
133	Van Lerberghe, Bert	Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise	+ 01' 18''
134	Kump, Marko	UAE Team Emirates	+ 01' 19''
135	Rast, Grégory	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
136	Bico, Nuno	Movistar	+ 01' 20''
137	Planckaert, Edward	Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise	s.t.
138	Sbaragli, Kristian	Dimension Data	+ 01' 22''
139	Groenewegen, Dylan	LottoNL-Jumbo	+ 01' 23''
140	Guardini, Andrea	UAE Team Emirates	s.t.
141	Vermeltfoort, Coen	Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij	+ 01' 25''
142	Sarreau, Marc	FDJ	+ 01' 27''
143	Selig, Rüdiger	Bora-Hansgrohe	s.t.
144	Reinders, Elmar	Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij	+ 01' 28''
145	Minali, Riccardo	Astana Pro Team	+ 01' 31''
146	De Buyst, Jasper	Lotto-Soudal	+ 01' 36''
147	Schillinger, Andreas	Bora-Hansgrohe	+ 01' 38''
148	Kamyshev, Arman	Astana Pro Team	+ 01' 39''
149	Guarnieri, Jacopo	FDJ	+ 01' 40''
150	Van Hecke, Preben	Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise	+ 01' 41''
151	Steels, Stijn	Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise	+ 01' 43''
152	Van Asbroeck, Tom	Cannondale-Drapac	+ 01' 45''
153	Vaugrenard, Benoît	FDJ	+ 01' 46''
154	Dehaes, Kenny	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	+ 01' 49''
155	Démare, Arnaud	FDJ	+ 01' 50''
156	Van Keirsbulck, Guillaume	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	+ 02' 07''
157	Cortina, Iván	Bahrain-Merida	+ 02' 09''
158	Van Hooydonck, Nathan	BMC	+ 02' 25''
159	Agnoli, Valerio	Bahrain-Merida	+ 02' 33''
160	Docker, Mitchell	Orica-Scott	+ 02' 34''
161	Benoot, Tiesj	Lotto-Soudal	+ 02' 44''
162	Stamsnijder, Tom	Team Sunweb	+ 02' 59''
163	Sutherland, Rory	Movistar	+ 03' 03''
164	Roy, Jérémy	FDJ	+ 03' 10''
165	Wippert, Wouter	Cannondale-Drapac	+ 03' 20''
166	Leezer, Tom	LottoNL-Jumbo	+ 03' 23''
167	Allegaert, Piet	Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise	+ 03' 31''
168	Thwaites, Scott	Dimension Data	+ 03' 43''
169	Van Zyl, Johann	Dimension Data	+ 03' 48''
170	Cordeel, Sander	Veranda's Willems-Crelan	+ 04' 04''
171	Bewley, Sam	Orica-Scott	+ 04' 29''
172	Burghardt, Marcus	Bora-Hansgrohe	+ 04' 31''
173	Farrar, Tyler	Dimension Data	+ 04' 31''
174	Dibben, Jonathan	Sky	+ 05' 52''

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Tuesday, August 8: Stage 2, Voorburg 9 km individual time trial

This is what fast looks like. Stefan Küng on his way to winning the stage and the GC lead.

The race: Here's the story from stage winner Stefan Küng's BMC team.

8 August, 2017, Voorburg (NED): Stefan Küng proved why he is becoming known as one of the best time trialists in the world on Binck Bank Tour stage 2, setting the only time under 11 minutes to secure his first individual time trial victory at a UCI WorldTour race and move into the leader's jersey.

Küng was one of the first riders to roll off the ramp, and despite the wet conditions, he settled into his rhythm quickly and with the parcours being completely flat, the Swiss national time trial champion was able to power around the 9km course before clocking a time of 10'58" on the line.

It was a long and nervous wait in the hot seat over the next two and a half hours but as the final riders set off, Küng's time remained unshaken and eventually it proved to be enough to secure the stage win and move into the leader's jersey. Miles Scotson also started his effort early, and after a solid ride, he posted the eighth-fastest time of the day, crossing the line in 11'13".

Interview with Stefan Küng:

Congratulations, Stefan! What was it like out on the course today?

"It was a tricky time trial. It's a city parcours, so there were lots of corners, lots of signs and painting on the road and with the rain, it made it a big challenge. I think I was able to push all the way through, but with all the roundabouts it was hard to know exactly when to push. On a time trial like this, you are always on the line of how much risk you want to take because you want to go as fast as possible, but you don't want to go down, and I think I managed to do that well today."

You had a long wait in the hot seat. Were you nervous at all as you watched the other riders out on the course?

"It was more of a cold seat because it wasn't too warm today. I was waiting around two and half hours, and now I've finally won, so I am really happy. I couldn't watch the race all the time because you are nervous already at that point so, I actually took the time and read."

"A lot of good guys went off at the beginning, even before me, but I was watching Tony Martin (Team Katusha - Alpecin) anxiously. Unfortunately, he crashed, and I wish him all the best. Also at the end, I watched Peter Sagan (Bora - hansgrohe) as on a parcours like this, which was pretty technical, he can do amazing stuff on his bike. You are always nervous right up to the end because you never know and you don't win the race until the last person has crossed the line so now I am really relieved."

When you saw some of the riders that you had beaten, did you think that you had the winning time today?

"It was a really difficult parcours. Even when I went out, the roads were wet, and it was raining slightly, and there was a lot of tricky corners, and we saw that a few guys crashed. You had to be focused, and there were about 20 turns. You had to remember which turn to take in which way and without an intermediate check point it was all out until the end. When I saw I had the best time, I knew I had beaten good riders like Tom Dumoulin (Team Sunweb), Maciej Bodnar (Bora - hansgrohe) and Jos Van Emden (Team Lotto-NLJumbo) but you never know. You just have to hope that you still have the best time at the end."

And looking ahead to the rest of the race?

"The goal is to take this jersey all the way to finish. It is going to be hard as there are some difficult stages, a lot of difficult stages actually with the race heading to the Ardennes and then the finish in Geraardsbergen. But I am coming out of the Tour de France, and I am in good shape so, we will fight until the end."

Sports Director, Valerio Piva: "We took the decision yesterday to finish behind because we knew that at the beginning of the time trial there was maybe going to be less rain. It was wet for everybody and the time trial specialists and the favorites for today started together at the beginning. Stefan Küng was very strong, and he was able to keep the lead until the end. I am really happy both for him and for the team. We made the right choice yesterday."

"Stefan is now in the leader's jersey, and we will work hard to try and defend his overall lead. We are still at the beginning of the race, and the difficult stages will come in the next few days. Tomorrow is usually a stage for the sprinters, but with the weather and the risk of wind, it will be important to have the team together, but now we have the leader's jersey so everybody is motivated to do the job for Stefan. Plus we also have Greg Van Avermaet, who lost a little time after being blocked by another car today, and he is still in a good place as we look ahead to the rest of the week."

Complete results:

9 kilometers raced at an average speed of 49.240 km/hr

1	Küng, Stefan	BMC	10min 58sec
2	Bodnar, Maciej	Bora-Hansgrohe	@ 4sec
3	Dumoulin, Tom	Team Sunweb	+ 00' 05''
4	Andersen, Søren	Team Sunweb	+ 00' 08''
5	Boom, Lars	LottoNL-Jumbo	+ 00' 10''
6	Lampaert, Yves	Quick-Step Floors	+ 00' 12''
7	Brändle, Matthias	Trek-Segafredo	+ 00' 14''
8	Scotson, Miles	BMC	+ 00' 15''
9	Wellens, Tim	Lotto-Soudal	+ 00' 17''
10	Emden, Jos van	LottoNL-Jumbo	s.t.
11	Dowsett, Alex	Movistar	+ 00' 18''
12	Roosen, Timo	LottoNL-Jumbo	+ 00' 19''
13	Ganna, Filippo	UAE Team Emirates	+ 00' 20''
14	Aert, Wout van	Veranda's Willems-Crelan	+ 00' 21''
15	Gougeard, Alexis	Ag2r La Mondiale	+ 00' 22''
16	Sütterlin, Jasha	Movistar	+ 00' 24''
17	Terpstra, Niki	Quick-Step Floors	+ 00' 25''
18	Sagan, Peter	Bora-Hansgrohe	s.t.
19	Mullen, Ryan	Cannondale-Drapac	+ 00' 25''
20	Edmondson, Alex	Orica-Scott	+ 00' 26''
21	Gilbert, Philippe	Quick-Step Floors	s.t.
22	Pedersen, Mads	Trek-Segafredo	+ 00' 27''
23	Swift, Ben	UAE Team Emirates	s.t.
24	Pöstlberger, Lukas	Bora-Hansgrohe	+ 00' 28''
25	Van Hooydonck, Nathan	BMC	s.t.
26	Schmidt, Mads	Katusha-Alpecin	s.t.
27	Van Avermaet, Greg	BMC	s.t.
28	Drücker, Jempy	BMC	+ 00' 29''
29	Vliegen, Loïc	BMC	+ 00' 31''
30	Teunissen, Mike	Team Sunweb	s.t.
31	Devenyns, Dries	Quick-Step Floors	+ 00' 32''
32	Keukeleire, Jens	Orica-Scott	s.t.
33	Erviti, Imanol	Movistar	s.t.
34	Tusveld, Martijn	Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij	+ 00' 33''
35	Stuyven, Jasper	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
36	Theuns, Edward	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
37	Vanmarcke, Sep	Cannondale-Drapac	s.t.
38	Mathis, Marco	Katusha-Alpecin	s.t.
39	Pfingsten, Christoph	Bora-Hansgrohe	+ 00' 34''
40	Doull, Owain	Sky	+ 00' 35''
41	Sieberg, Marcel	Lotto-Soudal	s.t.
42	Hepburn, Michael	Orica-Scott	s.t.
43	Poppel, Boy van	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
44	Langeveld, Sebastian	Cannondale-Drapac	+ 00' 36''
45	Izagirre, Gorka	Movistar	s.t.
46	Kittel, Marcel	Quick-Step Floors	+ 00' 37''
47	Baarle, Dylan van	Cannondale-Drapac	s.t.
48	Valgren, Michael	Astana	s.t.
49	Kluge, Roger	Orica-Scott	+ 00' 38''
50	Vakoč, Petr	Quick-Step Floors	s.t.
51	Keisse, Iljo	Quick-Step Floors	s.t.
52	Bakelants, Jan	Ag2r La Mondiale	+ 00' 39''
53	Martin, Tony	Katusha-Alpecin	+ 00' 40''
54	Duijn, Huub	Veranda's Willems-Crelan	s.t.
55	Polanc, Jan	UAE Team Emirates	+ 00' 41''
56	Fominykh, Daniil	Astana	+ 00' 42''
57	Troia, Oliviero	UAE Team Emirates	s.t.
58	Naesen, Oliver	Ag2r La Mondiale	s.t.
59	Smith, Dion	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	+ 00' 43''
60	Bagdonas, Gediminas	Ag2r La Mondiale	s.t.
61	Vincent, Léo	FDJ	s.t.
62	Hamilton, Chris	Team Sunweb	+ 00' 44''
63	Poppel, Danny van	Sky	+ 00' 45''
64	Insausti, Jon Ander	Bahrain-Merida	s.t.
65	Wiśniowski, Łukasz	Sky	s.t.
66	Duval, Julien	Ag2r La Mondiale	s.t.
67	Hofstede, Lennard	Team Sunweb	s.t.
68	Koren, Kristjan	Cannondale-Drapac	+ 00' 46''
69	Cordeel, Sander	Veranda's Willems-Crelan	+ 00' 47''
70	Thomson, Jay	Team Dimension Data	s.t.
71	Consonni, Simone	UAE Team Emirates	s.t.
72	Agnoli, Valerio	Bahrain-Merida	s.t.
73	Nielsen, Magnus	Orica-Scott	+ 00' 48''
74	Per, David	Bahrain-Merida	s.t.
75	Dibben, Jonathan	Sky	s.t.
76	Vanspeybrouck, Pieter	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	s.t.
77	Guerreiro, Ruben	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
78	Rickaert, Jonas	Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise	+ 00' 49''
79	Van Zyl, Johann	Team Dimension Data	s.t.
80	Ladagnous, Matthieu	FDJ	+ 00' 50''
81	Bauhaus, Phil	Team Sunweb	s.t.
82	Geoghegan, Tao	Sky	s.t.
83	Houle, Hugo	Ag2r La Mondiale	+ 00' 51''
84	Bewley, Sam	Orica-Scott	s.t.
85	Gatto, Oscar	Astana	+ 00' 52''
86	Asselman, Jesper	Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij	s.t.
87	Tankink, Bram	LottoNL-Jumbo	s.t.
88	Hoorn, Taco van der	Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij	s.t.
89	Politt, Nils	Katusha-Alpecin	+ 00' 53''
90	Kuznetsov, Vyatcheslav	Katusha-Alpecin	s.t.
91	Reinders, Elmar	Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij	s.t.
92	Ligthart, Pim	Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij	+ 00' 54''
93	Goolaerts, Michael	Veranda's Willems-Crelan	s.t.
94	Zurlo, Federico	UAE Team Emirates	+ 00' 55''
95	Schär, Michael	BMC	s.t.
96	Slagter, Tom-Jelte	Cannondale-Drapac	+ 00' 56''
97	Renshaw, Mark	Team Dimension Data	s.t.
98	Meurisse, Xandro	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	s.t.
99	Van Melsen, Kevin	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	+ 00' 57''
100	Devolder, Stijn	Veranda's Willems-Crelan	s.t.
101	Allegaert, Piet	Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise	+ 00' 58''
102	Merlier, Tim	Veranda's Willems-Crelan	s.t.
103	Coledan, Marco	Trek-Segafredo	+ 00' 59''
104	Wagner, Robert	LottoNL-Jumbo	s.t.
105	Goethem, Brian van	Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij	+ 01' 00''
106	Backaert, Frederik	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	s.t.
107	Anacona, Winner	Movistar	s.t.
108	Henao, Sebastián	Sky	s.t.
109	Jauregui, Quentin	Ag2r La Mondiale	+ 01' 01''
110	Biermans, Jenthe	Katusha-Alpecin	s.t.
111	Leezer, Tom	LottoNL-Jumbo	+ 01' 02''
112	Stamsnijder, Tom	Team Sunweb	s.t.
113	Pibernik, Luka	Bahrain-Merida	s.t.
114	Vanendert, Jelle	Lotto-Soudal	s.t.
115	Greipel, André	Lotto-Soudal	+ 01' 03''
116	McNally, Mark	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	+ 01' 05''
117	Van Keirsbulck, Guillaume	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	s.t.
118	Gallopin, Tony	Lotto-Soudal	s.t.
119	Quinziato, Manuel	BMC	s.t.
120	De Vreese, Laurens	Astana	+ 01' 06''
121	Gruzdev, Dmitriy	Astana	s.t.
122	Weening, Pieter	Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij	+ 01' 07''
123	Richeze, Maximiliano	Quick-Step Floors	s.t.
124	Maes, Nikolas	Lotto-Soudal	+ 01' 08''
125	Gasparotto, Enrico	Bahrain-Merida	s.t.
126	Gerrans, Simon	Orica-Scott	s.t.
127	Sutherland, Rory	Movistar	s.t.
128	Dupont, Timothy	Veranda's Willems-Crelan	+ 01' 10''
129	Quintana, Dayer	Movistar	s.t.
130	Bole, Grega	Bahrain-Merida	s.t.
131	Declercq, Benjamin	Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise	s.t.
132	Janse van Rensburg, Reinhardt	Team Dimension Data	+ 01' 12''
133	Delage, Mickaël	FDJ	s.t.
134	Kolář, Michal	Bora-Hansgrohe	s.t.
135	Barbier, Rudy	Ag2r La Mondiale	s.t.
136	Arashiro, Yukiya	Bahrain-Merida	+ 01' 13''
137	Zabel, Rick	Katusha-Alpecin	+ 01' 14''
138	Kruopis, Aidis	Veranda's Willems-Crelan	s.t.
139	Burghardt, Marcus	Bora-Hansgrohe	s.t.
140	Curvers, Roy	Team Sunweb	+ 01' 15''
141	Gibbons, Ryan	Team Dimension Data	s.t.
142	Viviani, Elia	Sky	s.t.
143	Roy, Jérémy	FDJ	s.t.
144	Tleubayev, Ruslan	Astana	+ 01' 16''
145	Van Gestel, Dries	Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise	s.t.
146	Van Hoecke, Gijs	LottoNL-Jumbo	+ 01' 17''
147	Stannard, Ian	Sky	s.t.
148	Van Lerberghe, Bert	Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise	+ 01' 18''
149	Kump, Marko	UAE Team Emirates	+ 01' 19''
150	Rast, Grégory	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
151	Bico, Nuno	Movistar	+ 01' 20''
152	Planckaert, Edward	Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise	s.t.
153	Sbaragli, Kristian	Team Dimension Data	+ 01' 22''
154	Wippert, Wouter	Cannondale-Drapac	+ 01' 23''
155	Groenewegen, Dylan	LottoNL-Jumbo	s.t.
156	Guardini, Andrea	UAE Team Emirates	s.t.
157	Vermeltfoort, Coen	Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij	+ 01' 25''
158	Sarreau, Marc	FDJ	+ 01' 27''
159	Selig, Rüdiger	Bora-Hansgrohe	s.t.
160	Thwaites, Scott	Team Dimension Data	s.t.
161	Planckaert, Baptiste	Katusha-Alpecin	+ 01' 28''
162	Minali, Riccardo	Astana	+ 01' 31''
163	Farrar, Tyler	Team Dimension Data	+ 01' 32''
164	De Buyst, Jasper	Lotto-Soudal	+ 01' 36''
165	Schillinger, Andreas	Bora-Hansgrohe	+ 01' 38''
166	Kamyshev, Arman	Astana	+ 01' 39''
167	Guarnieri, Jacopo	FDJ	+ 01' 40''
168	Van Hecke, Preben	Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise	+ 01' 41''
169	Steels, Stijn	Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise	+ 01' 43''
170	Van Asbroeck, Tom	Cannondale-Drapac	+ 01' 45''
171	Vaugrenard, Benoît	FDJ	+ 01' 46''
172	Dehaes, Kenny	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	+ 01' 49''
173	Démare, Arnaud	FDJ	+ 01' 50''
174	Cortina, Iván	Bahrain-Merida	+ 02' 09''
175	Docker, Mitchell	Orica-Scott	+ 02' 34''
176	Benoot, Tiesj	Lotto-Soudal	+ 02' 44''

GC after Stage 2:

178.8 kilometers raced so far at an average speed of 44.493 km/hr

1	Küng, Stefan	BMC	4hr 1min 7sec
2	Bodnar, Maciej	Bora-Hansgrohe	@ 4sec
3	Dumoulin, Tom	Team Sunweb	+ 00' 05''
4	Andersen, Søren	Team Sunweb	+ 00' 08''
5	Boom, Lars	LottoNL-Jumbo	+ 00' 10''
6	Lampaert, Yves	Quick-Step Floors	+ 00' 12''
7	Brändle, Matthias	Trek-Segafredo	+ 00' 14''
8	Sagan, Peter	Bora-Hansgrohe	+ 00' 15''
9	Scotson, Miles	BMC	s.t.
10	Wellens, Tim	Lotto-Soudal	+ 00' 17''
11	Emden, Jos van	LottoNL-Jumbo	s.t.
12	Dowsett, Alex	Movistar	+ 00' 18''
13	Roosen, Timo	LottoNL-Jumbo	+ 00' 19''
14	Ganna, Filippo	UAE Team Emirates	+ 00' 20''
15	Aert, Wout van	Veranda's Willems-Crelan	+ 00' 21''
16	Gougeard, Alexis	Ag2r La Mondiale	+ 00' 22''
17	Sütterlin, Jasha	Movistar	+ 00' 24''
18	Terpstra, Niki	Quick-Step Floors	+ 00' 25''
19	Mullen, Ryan	Cannondale-Drapac	s.t.
20	Edmondson, Alex	Orica-Scott	+ 00' 26''
21	Gilbert, Philippe	Quick-Step Floors	s.t.
22	Pedersen, Mads	Trek-Segafredo	+ 00' 27''
23	Swift, Ben	UAE Team Emirates	s.t.
24	Pöstlberger, Lukas	Bora-Hansgrohe	+ 00' 28''
25	Van Hooydonck, Nathan	BMC	s.t.
26	Schmidt, Mads	Katusha-Alpecin	s.t.
27	Van Avermaet, Greg	BMC	s.t.
28	Drücker, Jempy	BMC	+ 00' 29''
29	Vliegen, Loïc	BMC	+ 00' 31''
30	Teunissen, Mike	Team Sunweb	s.t.
31	Devenyns, Dries	Quick-Step Floors	+ 00' 32''
32	Keukeleire, Jens	Orica-Scott	s.t.
33	Erviti, Imanol	Movistar	s.t.
34	Tusveld, Martijn	Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij	+ 00' 33''
35	Stuyven, Jasper	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
36	Theuns, Edward	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
37	Vanmarcke, Sep	Cannondale-Drapac	s.t.
38	Mathis, Marco	Katusha-Alpecin	s.t.
39	Pfingsten, Christoph	Bora-Hansgrohe	+ 00' 34''
40	Doull, Owain	Sky	+ 00' 35''
41	Sieberg, Marcel	Lotto-Soudal	s.t.
42	Hepburn, Michael	Orica-Scott	s.t.
43	Poppel, Boy van	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
44	Langeveld, Sebastian	Cannondale-Drapac	+ 00' 36''
45	Izagirre, Gorka	Movistar	s.t.
46	Kittel, Marcel	Quick-Step Floors	+ 00' 37''
47	Baarle, Dylan van	Cannondale-Drapac	s.t.
48	Valgren, Michael	Astana	s.t.
49	Kluge, Roger	Orica-Scott	+ 00' 38''
50	Vakoč, Petr	Quick-Step Floors	s.t.
51	Keisse, Iljo	Quick-Step Floors	s.t.
52	Bakelants, Jan	Ag2r La Mondiale	+ 00' 39''
53	Martin, Tony	Katusha-Alpecin	+ 00' 40''
54	Duijn, Huub	Veranda's Willems-Crelan	s.t.
55	Polanc, Jan	UAE Team Emirates	+ 00' 41''
56	Fominykh, Daniil	Astana	+ 00' 42''
57	Troia, Oliviero	UAE Team Emirates	s.t.
58	Naesen, Oliver	Ag2r La Mondiale	s.t.
59	Smith, Dion	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	+ 00' 43''
60	Bagdonas, Gediminas	Ag2r La Mondiale	s.t.
61	Vincent, Léo	FDJ	s.t.
62	Hamilton, Chris	Team Sunweb	+ 00' 44''
63	Nielsen, Magnus	Orica-Scott	s.t.
64	Bauhaus, Phil	Team Sunweb	s.t.
65	Poppel, Danny van	Sky	+ 00' 45''
66	Insausti, Jon Ander	Bahrain-Merida	s.t.
67	Wiśniowski, Łukasz	Sky	s.t.
68	Duval, Julien	Ag2r La Mondiale	s.t.
69	Hofstede, Lennard	Team Sunweb	s.t.
70	Koren, Kristjan	Cannondale-Drapac	+ 00' 46''
71	Cordeel, Sander	Veranda's Willems-Crelan	+ 00' 47''
72	Thomson, Jay	Team Dimension Data	s.t.
73	Consonni, Simone	UAE Team Emirates	s.t.
74	Agnoli, Valerio	Bahrain-Merida	s.t.
75	Per, David	Bahrain-Merida	+ 00' 48''
76	Dibben, Jonathan	Sky	s.t.
77	Reinders, Elmar	Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij	s.t.
78	Vanspeybrouck, Pieter	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	s.t.
79	Guerreiro, Ruben	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
80	Rickaert, Jonas	Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise	+ 00' 49''
81	Van Zyl, Johann	Team Dimension Data	s.t.
82	Ladagnous, Matthieu	FDJ	+ 00' 50''
83	Geoghegan, Tao	Sky	s.t.
84	Houle, Hugo	Ag2r La Mondiale	+ 00' 51''
85	Bewley, Sam	Orica-Scott	s.t.
86	Gatto, Oscar	Astana	+ 00' 52''
87	Asselman, Jesper	Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij	s.t.
88	Tankink, Bram	LottoNL-Jumbo	s.t.
89	Hoorn, Taco van der	Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij	s.t.
90	Politt, Nils	Katusha-Alpecin	+ 00' 53''
91	Kuznetsov, Vyatcheslav	Katusha-Alpecin	s.t.
92	Ligthart, Pim	Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij	+ 00' 54''
93	Goolaerts, Michael	Veranda's Willems-Crelan	s.t.
94	Zurlo, Federico	UAE Team Emirates	+ 00' 55''
95	Schär, Michael	BMC	s.t.
96	Slagter, Tom-Jelte	Cannondale-Drapac	+ 00' 56''
97	Renshaw, Mark	Team Dimension Data	s.t.
98	Meurisse, Xandro	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	s.t.
99	Van Melsen, Kevin	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	+ 00' 57''
100	De Vreese, Laurens	Astana	s.t.
101	Devolder, Stijn	Veranda's Willems-Crelan	s.t.
102	Merlier, Tim	Veranda's Willems-Crelan	+ 00' 58''
103	Coledan, Marco	Trek-Segafredo	+ 00' 59''
104	Wagner, Robert	LottoNL-Jumbo	s.t.
105	Goethem, Brian van	Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij	+ 01' 00''
106	Backaert, Frederik	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	s.t.
107	Anacona, Winner	Movistar	s.t.
108	Henao, Sebastián	Sky	s.t.
109	McNally, Mark	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	+ 01' 01''
110	Jauregui, Quentin	Ag2r La Mondiale	s.t.
111	Biermans, Jenthe	Katusha-Alpecin	s.t.
112	Leezer, Tom	LottoNL-Jumbo	+ 01' 02''
113	Stamsnijder, Tom	Team Sunweb	s.t.
114	Pibernik, Luka	Bahrain-Merida	s.t.
115	Vanendert, Jelle	Lotto-Soudal	s.t.
116	Greipel, André	Lotto-Soudal	+ 01' 03''
117	Van Keirsbulck, Guillaume	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	+ 01' 05''
118	Gallopin, Tony	Lotto-Soudal	s.t.
119	Quinziato, Manuel	BMC	s.t.
120	Gruzdev, Dmitriy	Astana	+ 01' 06''
121	Weening, Pieter	Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij	+ 01' 07''
122	Richeze, Maximiliano	Quick-Step Floors	s.t.
123	Maes, Nikolas	Lotto-Soudal	+ 01' 08''
124	Gasparotto, Enrico	Bahrain-Merida	s.t.
125	Gerrans, Simon	Orica-Scott	s.t.
126	Sutherland, Rory	Movistar	s.t.
127	Dupont, Timothy	Veranda's Willems-Crelan	+ 01' 10''
128	Quintana, Dayer	Movistar	s.t.
129	Bole, Grega	Bahrain-Merida	s.t.
130	Declercq, Benjamin	Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise	s.t.
131	Janse van Rensburg, Reinardt	Team Dimension Data	+ 01' 12''
132	Delage, Mickaël	FDJ	s.t.
133	Kolář, Michal	Bora-Hansgrohe	s.t.
134	Barbier, Rudy	Ag2r La Mondiale	s.t.
135	Arashiro, Yukiya	Bahrain-Merida	+ 01' 13''
136	Zabel, Rick	Katusha-Alpecin	+ 01' 14''
137	Kruopis, Aidis	Veranda's Willems-Crelan	s.t.
138	Burghardt, Marcus	Bora-Hansgrohe	s.t.
139	Curvers, Roy	Team Sunweb	+ 01' 15''
140	Gibbons, Ryan	Team Dimension Data	s.t.
141	Viviani, Elia	Sky	s.t.
142	Roy, Jérémy	FDJ	s.t.
143	Tleubayev, Ruslan	Astana	+ 01' 16''
144	Van Gestel, Dries	Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise	s.t.
145	Van Hoecke, Gijs	LottoNL-Jumbo	+ 01' 17''
146	Stannard, Ian	Sky	s.t.
147	Van Lerberghe, Bert	Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise	+ 01' 18''
148	Kump, Marko	UAE Team Emirates	+ 01' 19''
149	Rast, Grégory	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
150	Bico, Nuno	Movistar	+ 01' 20''
151	Planckaert, Edward	Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise	s.t.
152	Sbaragli, Kristian	Team Dimension Data	+ 01' 22''
153	Wippert, Wouter	Cannondale-Drapac	+ 01' 23''
154	Groenewegen, Dylan	LottoNL-Jumbo	s.t.
155	Guardini, Andrea	UAE Team Emirates	s.t.
156	Vermeltfoort, Coen	Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij	+ 01' 25''
157	Sarreau, Marc	FDJ	+ 01' 27''
158	Selig, Rüdiger	Bora-Hansgrohe	s.t.
159	Thwaites, Scott	Team Dimension Data	s.t.
160	Planckaert, Baptiste	Katusha-Alpecin	+ 01' 28''
161	Minali, Riccardo	Astana	+ 01' 31''
162	Farrar, Tyler	Team Dimension Data	+ 01' 32''
163	Allegaert, Piet	Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise	+ 01' 36''
164	De Buyst, Jasper	Lotto-Soudal	s.t.
165	Schillinger, Andreas	Bora-Hansgrohe	+ 01' 38''
166	Kamyshev, Arman	Astana	+ 01' 39''
167	Guarnieri, Jacopo	FDJ	+ 01' 40''
168	Van Hecke, Preben	Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise	+ 01' 41''
169	Steels, Stijn	Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise	+ 01' 43''
170	Van Asbroeck, Tom	Cannondale-Drapac	+ 01' 45''
171	Vaugrenard, Benoît	FDJ	+ 01' 46''
172	Dehaes, Kenny	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	+ 01' 49''
173	Démare, Arnaud	FDJ	+ 01' 50''
174	Cortina, Iván	Bahrain-Merida	+ 02' 09''
175	Docker, Mitchell	Orica-Scott	+ 02' 34''
176	Benoot, Tiesj	Lotto-Soudal	+ 02' 44''

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Monday, August 7: Stage 1, Breda - Venray, 169.8 km

Stage 1 photos

Peer Sagan just beats Phil Bauhaus to win the first stage

The Race: Here's the stage story from winner Peter Sagan's Bora-hansgrohe team.

Few riders would be in a position to contest a hard sprint at the BinckBank Tour just days after riding almost the whole of the last week in the leader’s jersey at the Tour de Pologne, but today, Peter Sagan did just that. The UCI World Champion, brought to the line by his BORA - hansgrohe teammates, took on a long sprint before securing his 98th professional victory. After his third stage victory in this race, the Slovak rider will begin tomorrow’s stage in the green jersey of race leader.

The BinckBank Tour has something for every type of rider, and today, on a gentle and flat 169.8km stage, it would be the sprinters who took centre stage. While the terrain itself didn’t feature any challenges for the riders, without any climbs to trouble the peloton, on a day like today it would be the riders who would make the going tough, keeping the pace high and covering the distance rapidly. While much of the stage took place on open roads, there were some excursions onto narrower paths as the day went on, while towards the finale in Venray, there would be some roundabouts and street furniture to negotiate, making racing dangerous as speeds increased in the final kilometres.

Setting the tone for what would undoubtedly be a fast, combative stage, the break went away as soon as the commissaire started the day, a group of four quickly building an advantage of two minutes on the peloton. While the sprinters wouldn’t want to be denied a fast finale, there was plenty of time to reel this escape group in towards the end of the day, and so the break was left to their own devices. The pace was fast, with both the escape and the peloton riding at high speeds in the beautiful Dutch weather, with the gap never exceeding two minutes as a result. Keeping watch at the head of the peloton, BORA-hansgrohe’s German Champion Marcus Burghardt made sure that as the finish edged closer, the break was slowly brought back in, and with there being no race leader to protect, the other teams in the bunch were working with the German rider to make this happen. Safe in the bunch, the UCI World Champion, Peter Sagan, had his eye on the stage victory, and was being protected by his teammates ahead of the finale.

The gap dropping ever lower, there was a risk of making the catch too early, allowing another, more dangerous breakaway to go ahead. With this in mind, as the gap hit almost thirty seconds, the peloton reduced its speed and allowed the escapees an extra minute, confident they would be able to bring this back quickly in the final kilometres. In the space of just 10km, the group managed to reduce the gap from 1:40 to just fifteen seconds, and with the break looking over their shoulders and seeing the mass of the peloton looming large, they knew that after more than 160km on the front, it would be all back together for the final sprint. In the final kilometres, a succession of roundabouts and street furniture made the going hectic, splitting the bunch as the sprint trains massed to bring their riders to the line. With the other sprinters starting some way back, the UCI World Champion, Peter Sagan, spurred into action closer to the line. As others dropped off, the distance just too far to maintain their speed, Peter kept going, taking his 98th professional victory and his third at this race.

While Peter’s win edged him closer to his hundredth, the Slovak rider had to wait to have it confirmed. “I was very lucky in the finish, because I was certain that I’d been passed on the line, but I took the win purely because I threw my bike at the last second. I didn’t even know I’d won until five minutes later. I didn’t want to go too early in the sprint – I wanted someone in front of me – so I waited until a little later before I went. The line was just too far away then, so I let Rudi and Groenewegen keep the gap, and after that I started my sprint behind them so I had a better line, taking advantage of having two guys in front of me, but still Bauhaus did a great sprint. I’m going to keep going and fighting at the race. Tomorrow is a big day for everyone with a 9km time trial – it’ll be tough and we want to make the most of it for BORA-hansgrohe. It’s a good day for Maciej Bodnar, and I’ll try not to lose time myself.”

Sports Director, Jens Zemke, had more than one reason to be pleased with Peter’s win. "It was my first victory with Peter, so I am really happy about this. After some bad luck, finally, luck is back on our side again. The team worked perfectly together the whole day and we are here with a strong line-up. Even though it was really close today, it was a great start to this race. Now, the plan is not to lose time tomorrow, but with Bodi we have a strong time trial specialist in our squad"

Tomorrow the riders will face an Individual Time Trial in the streets of Voorburg. The out and back route gives riders a good opportunity to build up some speed, but some twists and turns in the mid-section and the difficult nature of the street circuit course will mean the skilled bike handlers will be in with a better chance of taking the win on the short 9km circuit.

Complete Results:

Stage 1 photos

169.8 kilometers raced at an average speed of 44.267 km/hr

1	Sagan, Peter	Bora-hansgrohe	3hr 50min 9sec
2	Bauhaus, Phil	Team Sunweb	s.t.
3	Nielsen, Magnus	Orica-Scott	s.t.
4	Groenewegen, Dylan	LottoNL-Jumbo	s.t.
5	Poppel, Boy van	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
6	Zabel, Rick	Katusha-Alpecin	s.t.
7	Wippert, Wouter	Cannondale-Drapac	s.t.
8	Rickaert, Jonas	Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise	s.t.
9	Greipel, André	Lotto-Soudal	s.t.
10	Planckaert, Edward	Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise	s.t.
11	De Buyst, Jasper	Lotto-Soudal	s.t.
12	Démare, Arnaud	FDJ	s.t.
13	Merlier, Tim	Veranda's Willems-Crelan	s.t.
14	Van Lerberghe, Bert	Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise	s.t.
15	Van Asbroeck, Tom	Cannondale-Drapac	s.t.
16	Troia, Oliviero	UAE Team Emirates	s.t.
17	Arashiro, Yukiya	Bahrain-Merida	s.t.
18	Sütterlin, Jasha	Movistar	s.t.
19	Baarle, Dylan van	Cannondale-Drapac	s.t.
20	Dupont, Timothy	Veranda's Willems-Crelan	s.t.
21	Vanmarcke, Sep	Cannondale-Drapac	s.t.
22	Guardini, Andrea	UAE Team Emirates	s.t.
23	Barbier, Rudy	Ag2r La Mondiale	s.t.
24	Wiśniowski, Łukasz	Sky	s.t.
25	Poppel, Danny van	Sky	s.t.
26	Gibbons, Ryan	Dimension Data	s.t.
27	Duval, Julien	Ag2r La Mondiale	s.t.
28	Richeze, Maximiliano	Quick-Step Floors	s.t.
29	Docker, Mitchell	Orica-Scott	s.t.
30	Janse van Rensburg, Reinhardt	Dimension Data	s.t.
31	Consonni, Simone	UAE Team Emirates	s.t.
32	Sarreau, Marc	FDJ	s.t.
33	Cortina, Iván	Bahrain-Merida	s.t.
34	Kittel, Marcel	Quick-Step Floors	s.t.
35	Drücker, Jempy	BMC	s.t.
36	Zurlo, Federico	UAE Team Emirates	s.t.
37	Delage, Mickaël	FDJ	s.t.
38	Tleubayev, Ruslan	Astana	s.t.
39	Ladagnous, Matthieu	FDJ	s.t.
40	Kamyshev, Arman	Astana	s.t.
41	Viviani, Elia	Sky	s.t.
42	Bole, Grega	Bahrain-Merida	s.t.
43	Van Gestel, Dries	Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise	s.t.
44	Vanspeybrouck, Pieter	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	s.t.
45	Van Hecke, Preben	Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise	s.t.
46	Jauregui, Quentin	Ag2r La Mondiale	s.t.
47	Edmondson, Alex	Orica-Scott	s.t.
48	Langeveld, Sebastian	Cannondale-Drapac	s.t.
49	Van Hoecke, Gijs	LottoNL-Jumbo	s.t.
50	De Vreese, Laurens	Astana	s.t.
51	Dehaes, Kenny	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	s.t.
52	Hamilton, Chris	Team Sunweb	s.t.
53	Gatto, Oscar	Astana	s.t.
54	Smith, Dion	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	s.t.
55	Kruopis, Aidis	Veranda's Willems-Crelan	s.t.
56	Doull, Owain	Sky	s.t.
57	Mullen, Ryan	Cannondale-Drapac	s.t.
58	Gilbert, Philippe	Quick-Step Floors	s.t.
59	Bico, Nuno	Movistar	s.t.
60	Ligthart, Pim	Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij	s.t.
61	Vermeltfoort, Coen	Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij	s.t.
62	Selig, Rüdiger	Bora-hansgrohe	s.t.
63	Van Keirsbulck, Guill..	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	s.t.
64	Goolaerts, Michael	Veranda's Willems-Crelan	s.t.
65	Steels, Stijn	Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise	s.t.
66	Kuznetsov, Vyatcheslav	Katusha-Alpecin	s.t.
67	Geoghegan, Tao	Sky	s.t.
68	Houle, Hugo	Ag2r La Mondiale	s.t.
69	Stuyven, Jasper	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
70	Kump, Marko	UAE Team Emirates	s.t.
71	Keukeleire, Jens	Orica-Scott	s.t.
72	Bakelants, Jan	Ag2r La Mondiale	s.t.
73	Devenyns, Dries	Quick-Step Floors	s.t.
74	Pfingsten, Christoph	Bora-hansgrohe	s.t.
75	Roosen, Timo	LottoNL-Jumbo	s.t.
76	Backaert, Frederik	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	s.t.
77	Sbaragli, Kristian	Dimension Data	s.t.
78	Vakoč, Petr	Quick-Step Floors	s.t.
79	Koren, Kristjan	Cannondale-Drapac	s.t.
80	Naesen, Oliver	Ag2r La Mondiale	s.t.
81	Hoorn, Taco van der	Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij	s.t.
82	Swift, Ben	UAE Team Emirates	s.t.
83	Gasparotto, Enrico	Bahrain-Merida	s.t.
84	Insausti, Jon Ander	Bahrain-Merida	s.t.
85	Meurisse, Xandro	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	s.t.
86	Vliegen, Loïc	BMC	s.t.
87	Pöstlberger, Lukas	Bora-hansgrohe	s.t.
88	Biermans, Jenthe	Katusha-Alpecin	s.t.
89	Goethem, Brian van	Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij	s.t.
90	Izagirre, Gorka	Movistar	s.t.
91	Hepburn, Michael	Orica-Scott	s.t.
92	Teunissen, Mike	Team Sunweb	s.t.
93	Bagdonas, Gediminas	Ag2r La Mondiale	s.t.
94	Mathis, Marco	Katusha-Alpecin	s.t.
95	Terpstra, Niki	Quick-Step Floors	s.t.
96	Gougeard, Alexis	Ag2r La Mondiale	s.t.
97	Bewley, Sam	Orica-Scott	s.t.
98	Per, David	Bahrain-Merida	s.t.
99	Theuns, Edward	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
100	Martin, Tony	Katusha-Alpecin	s.t.
101	Politt, Nils	Katusha-Alpecin	s.t.
102	Polanc, Jan	UAE Team Emirates	s.t.
103	Minali, Riccardo	Astana	s.t.
104	Gruzdev, Dmitriy	Astana	s.t.
105	Wagner, Robert	LottoNL-Jumbo	s.t.
106	Gerrans, Simon	Orica-Scott	s.t.
107	Asselman, Jesper	Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij	s.t.
108	Vincent, Léo	FDJ	s.t.
109	Stannard, Ian	Sky	s.t.
110	Pibernik, Luka	Bahrain-Merida	s.t.
111	Van Melsen, Kevin	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	s.t.
112	Sutherland, Rory	Movistar	s.t.
113	Lampaert, Yves	Quick-Step Floors	s.t.
114	Roy, Jérémy	FDJ	s.t.
115	Valgren, Michael	Astana	s.t.
116	Leezer, Tom	LottoNL-Jumbo	s.t.
117	Guerreiro, Ruben	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
118	Slagter, Tom-Jelte	Cannondale-Drapac	s.t.
119	Henao, Sebastián	Sky	s.t.
120	Erviti, Imanol	Movistar	s.t.
121	Fominykh, Daniil	Astana	s.t.
122	Van Aert, Wout	Veranda's Willems-Crelan	s.t.
123	Vanendert, Jelle	Lotto-Soudal	s.t.
124	Reinders, Elmar	Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij	s.t.
125	Andersen, Søren	Team Sunweb	s.t.
126	Hofstede, Lennard	Team Sunweb	s.t.
127	Schmidt, Mads	Katusha-Alpecin	s.t.
128	McNally, Mark	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	s.t.
129	Schillinger, Andreas	Bora-hansgrohe	s.t.
130	Benoot, Tiesj	Lotto-Soudal	s.t.
131	Van Hooydonck, Nathan	BMC	s.t.
132	Declercq, Benjamin	Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise	s.t.
133	Devolder, Stijn	Veranda's Willems-Crelan	s.t.
134	Duijn, Huub	Veranda's Willems-Crelan	s.t.
135	Gallopin, Tony	Lotto-Soudal	s.t.
136	Rast, Grégory	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
137	Tusveld, Martijn	Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij	s.t.
138	Coledan, Marco	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
139	Planckaert, Baptiste	Katusha-Alpecin	s.t.
140	Keisse, Iljo	Quick-Step Floors	s.t.
141	Curvers, Roy	Team Sunweb	s.t.
142	Ganna, Filippo	UAE Team Emirates	s.t.
143	Quinziato, Manuel	BMC	s.t.
144	Burghardt, Marcus	Bora-hansgrohe	s.t.
145	Thomson, Jay	Dimension Data	s.t.
146	Vaugrenard, Benoît	FDJ	s.t.
147	Van Zyl, Johann	Dimension Data	s.t.
148	Stamsnijder, Tom	Team Sunweb	s.t.
149	Schär, Michael	BMC	s.t.
150	Maes, Nikolas	Lotto-Soudal	s.t.
151	Dibben, Jonathan	Sky	s.t.
152	Cordeel, Sander	Veranda's Willems-Crelan	s.t.
153	Thwaites, Scott	Dimension Data	s.t.
154	Agnoli, Valerio	Bahrain-Merida	s.t.
155	Guarnieri, Jacopo	FDJ	s.t.
156	Pedersen, Mads	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
157	Kolář, Michal	Bora-hansgrohe	s.t.
158	Tankink, Bram	LottoNL-Jumbo	s.t.
159	Scotson, Miles	BMC	s.t.
160	Anacona, Winner	Movistar	s.t.
161	Weening, Pieter	Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij	s.t.
162	Boom, Lars	LottoNL-Jumbo	s.t.
163	Renshaw, Mark	Dimension Data	s.t.
164	Brändle, Matthias	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
165	Van Avermaet, Greg	BMC	s.t.
166	Farrar, Tyler	Dimension Data	s.t.
167	Küng, Stefan	BMC	s.t.
168	Emden, Jos van	LottoNL-Jumbo	s.t.
169	Quintana, Dayer	Movistar	s.t.
170	Dumoulin, Tom	Team Sunweb	s.t.
171	Sieberg, Marcel	Lotto-Soudal	s.t.
172	Kluge, Roger	Orica-Scott	s.t.
173	Wellens, Tim	Lotto-Soudal	s.t.
174	Dowsett, Alex	Movistar	s.t.
175	Bodnar, Maciej	Bora-hansgrohe	s.t.
176	Allegaert, Piet	Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise	@ 38sec

GC after Stage 1:

1	Sagan, Peter	Bora-hansgrohe	3hr 49min 59sec
2	De Vreese, Laurens	Astana	@ 1sec
3	Bauhaus, Phil	Team Sunweb	+ 00' 04''
4	Reinders, Elmar	Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij	+ 00' 05''
5	Nielsen, Magnus	Orica-Scott	+ 00' 06''
6	McNally, Mark	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	s.t.
7	Groenewegen, Dylan	LottoNL-Jumbo	+ 00' 10''
8	Poppel, Boy van	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
9	Zabel, Rick	Katusha-Alpecin	s.t.
10	Wippert, Wouter	Cannondale-Drapac	s.t.
11	Rickaert, Jonas	Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise	s.t.
12	Greipel, André	Lotto-Soudal	s.t.
13	Planckaert, Edward	Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise	s.t.
14	De Buyst, Jasper	Lotto-Soudal	s.t.
15	Démare, Arnaud	FDJ	s.t.
16	Merlier, Tim	Veranda's Willems-Crelan	s.t.
17	Van Lerberghe, Bert	Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise	s.t.
18	Van Asbroeck, Tom	Cannondale-Drapac	s.t.
19	Troia, Oliviero	UAE Team Emirates	s.t.
20	Arashiro, Yukiya	Bahrain-Merida	s.t.
21	Sütterlin, Jasha	Movistar	s.t.
22	Baarle, Dylan van	Cannondale-Drapac	s.t.
23	Dupont, Timothy	Veranda's Willems-Crelan	s.t.
24	Vanmarcke, Sep	Cannondale-Drapac	s.t.
25	Guardini, Andrea	UAE Team Emirates	s.t.
26	Barbier, Rudy	Ag2r La Mondiale	s.t.
27	Wiśniowski, Łukasz	Sky	s.t.
28	Poppel, Danny van	Sky	s.t.
29	Gibbons, Ryan	Dimension Data	s.t.
30	Duval, Julien	Ag2r La Mondiale	s.t.
31	Richeze, Maximiliano	Quick-Step Floors	s.t.
32	Docker, Mitchell	Orica-Scott	s.t.
33	Janse van Rensburg, Reinardt	Dimension Data	s.t.
34	Consonni, Simone	UAE Team Emirates	s.t.
35	Sarreau, Marc	FDJ	s.t.
36	Cortina, Iván	Bahrain-Merida	s.t.
37	Kittel, Marcel	Quick-Step Floors	s.t.
38	Drücker, Jempy	BMC	s.t.
39	Zurlo, Federico	UAE Team Emirates	s.t.
40	Delage, Mickaël	FDJ	s.t.
41	Tleubayev, Ruslan	Astana	s.t.
42	Ladagnous, Matthieu	FDJ	s.t.
43	Kamyshev, Arman	Astana	s.t.
44	Viviani, Elia	Sky	s.t.
45	Bole, Grega	Bahrain-Merida	s.t.
46	Van Gestel, Dries	Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise	s.t.
47	Vanspeybrouck, Pieter	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	s.t.
48	Van Hecke, Preben	Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise	s.t.
49	Jauregui, Quentin	Ag2r La Mondiale	s.t.
50	Edmondson, Alex	Orica-Scott	s.t.
51	Langeveld, Sebastian	Cannondale-Drapac	s.t.
52	Van Hoecke, Gijs	LottoNL-Jumbo	s.t.
53	Dehaes, Kenny	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	s.t.
54	Hamilton, Chris	Team Sunweb	s.t.
55	Gatto, Oscar	Astana	s.t.
56	Smith, Dion	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	s.t.
57	Kruopis, Aidis	Veranda's Willems-Crelan	s.t.
58	Doull, Owain	Sky	s.t.
59	Mullen, Ryan	Cannondale-Drapac	s.t.
60	Gilbert, Philippe	Quick-Step Floors	s.t.
61	Bico, Nuno	Movistar	s.t.
62	Ligthart, Pim	Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij	s.t.
63	Vermeltfoort, Coen	Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij	s.t.
64	Selig, Rüdiger	Bora-hansgrohe	s.t.
65	Van Keirsbulck, Guillaume	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	s.t.
66	Goolaerts, Michael	Veranda's Willems-Crelan	s.t.
67	Steels, Stijn	Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise	s.t.
68	Kuznetsov, Vyatcheslav	Katusha-Alpecin	s.t.
69	Geoghegan, Tao	Sky	s.t.
70	Houle, Hugo	Ag2r La Mondiale	s.t.
71	Stuyven, Jasper	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
72	Kump, Marko	UAE Team Emirates	s.t.
73	Keukeleire, Jens	Orica-Scott	s.t.
74	Bakelants, Jan	Ag2r La Mondiale	s.t.
75	Devenyns, Dries	Quick-Step Floors	s.t.
76	Pfingsten, Christoph	Bora-hansgrohe	s.t.
77	Roosen, Timo	LottoNL-Jumbo	s.t.
78	Backaert, Frederik	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	s.t.
79	Sbaragli, Kristian	Dimension Data	s.t.
80	Vakoč, Petr	Quick-Step Floors	s.t.
81	Koren, Kristjan	Cannondale-Drapac	s.t.
82	Naesen, Oliver	Ag2r La Mondiale	s.t.
83	Hoorn, Taco van der	Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij	s.t.
84	Swift, Ben	UAE Team Emirates	s.t.
85	Gasparotto, Enrico	Bahrain-Merida	s.t.
86	Insausti, Jon Ander	Bahrain-Merida	s.t.
87	Meurisse, Xandro	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	s.t.
88	Vliegen, Loïc	BMC	s.t.
89	Pöstlberger, Lukas	Bora-hansgrohe	s.t.
90	Biermans, Jenthe	Katusha-Alpecin	s.t.
91	Goethem, Brian van	Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij	s.t.
92	Izagirre, Gorka	Movistar	s.t.
93	Hepburn, Michael	Orica-Scott	s.t.
94	Teunissen, Mike	Team Sunweb	s.t.
95	Bagdonas, Gediminas	Ag2r La Mondiale	s.t.
96	Mathis, Marco	Katusha-Alpecin	s.t.
97	Terpstra, Niki	Quick-Step Floors	s.t.
98	Gougeard, Alexis	Ag2r La Mondiale	s.t.
99	Bewley, Sam	Orica-Scott	s.t.
100	Per, David	Bahrain-Merida	s.t.
101	Theuns, Edward	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
102	Martin, Tony	Katusha-Alpecin	s.t.
103	Politt, Nils	Katusha-Alpecin	s.t.
104	Polanc, Jan	UAE Team Emirates	s.t.
105	Minali, Riccardo	Astana	s.t.
106	Gruzdev, Dmitriy	Astana	s.t.
107	Wagner, Robert	LottoNL-Jumbo	s.t.
108	Gerrans, Simon	Orica-Scott	s.t.
109	Asselman, Jesper	Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij	s.t.
110	Vincent, Léo	FDJ	s.t.
111	Stannard, Ian	Sky	s.t.
112	Pibernik, Luka	Bahrain-Merida	s.t.
113	Van Melsen, Kevin	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	s.t.
114	Sutherland, Rory	Movistar	s.t.
115	Lampaert, Yves	Quick-Step Floors	s.t.
116	Roy, Jérémy	FDJ	s.t.
117	Valgren, Michael	Astana	s.t.
118	Leezer, Tom	LottoNL-Jumbo	s.t.
119	Guerreiro, Ruben	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
120	Slagter, Tom-Jelte	Cannondale-Drapac	s.t.
121	Henao, Sebastián	Sky	s.t.
122	Erviti, Imanol	Movistar	s.t.
123	Fominykh, Daniil	Astana	s.t.
124	Van Aert, Wout	Veranda's Willems-Crelan	s.t.
125	Vanendert, Jelle	Lotto-Soudal	s.t.
126	Andersen, Søren	Team Sunweb	s.t.
127	Hofstede, Lennard	Team Sunweb	s.t.
128	Schmidt, Mads	Katusha-Alpecin	s.t.
129	Schillinger, Andreas	Bora-hansgrohe	s.t.
130	Benoot, Tiesj	Lotto-Soudal	s.t.
131	Van Hooydonck, Nathan	BMC	s.t.
132	Declercq, Benjamin	Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise	s.t.
133	Devolder, Stijn	Veranda's Willems-Crelan	s.t.
134	Duijn, Huub	Veranda's Willems-Crelan	s.t.
135	Gallopin, Tony	Lotto-Soudal	s.t.
136	Rast, Grégory	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
137	Tusveld, Martijn	Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij	s.t.
138	Coledan, Marco	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
139	Planckaert, Baptiste	Katusha-Alpecin	s.t.
140	Keisse, Iljo	Quick-Step Floors	s.t.
141	Curvers, Roy	Team Sunweb	s.t.
142	Ganna, Filippo	UAE Team Emirates	s.t.
143	Quinziato, Manuel	BMC	s.t.
144	Burghardt, Marcus	Bora-hansgrohe	s.t.
145	Thomson, Jay	Dimension Data	s.t.
146	Vaugrenard, Benoît	FDJ	s.t.
147	Van Zyl, Johann	Dimension Data	s.t.
148	Stamsnijder, Tom	Team Sunweb	s.t.
149	Schär, Michael	BMC	s.t.
150	Maes, Nikolas	Lotto-Soudal	s.t.
151	Dibben, Jonathan	Sky	s.t.
152	Cordeel, Sander	Veranda's Willems-Crelan	s.t.
153	Thwaites, Scott	Dimension Data	s.t.
154	Agnoli, Valerio	Bahrain-Merida	s.t.
155	Guarnieri, Jacopo	FDJ	s.t.
156	Pedersen, Mads	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
157	Kolář, Michal	Bora-hansgrohe	s.t.
158	Tankink, Bram	LottoNL-Jumbo	s.t.
159	Scotson, Miles	BMC	s.t.
160	Anacona, Winner	Movistar	s.t.
161	Weening, Pieter	Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij	s.t.
162	Boom, Lars	LottoNL-Jumbo	s.t.
163	Renshaw, Mark	Dimension Data	s.t.
164	Brändle, Matthias	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
165	Van Avermaet, Greg	BMC	s.t.
166	Farrar, Tyler	Dimension Data	s.t.
167	Küng, Stefan	BMC	s.t.
168	Emden, Jos van	LottoNL-Jumbo	s.t.
169	Quintana, Dayer	Movistar	s.t.
170	Dumoulin, Tom	Team Sunweb	s.t.
171	Sieberg, Marcel	Lotto-Soudal	s.t.
172	Kluge, Roger	Orica-Scott	s.t.
173	Wellens, Tim	Lotto-Soudal	s.t.
174	Dowsett, Alex	Movistar	s.t.
175	Bodnar, Maciej	Bora-hansgrohe	s.t.
176	Allegaert, Piet	Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise	+ 00' 48''

Stage 1 photos by Fotoreporter Sirotti:

Tony Gallopin gets his bike to start the stage.

Peter Sagan heads to the start.

Greg van Avermaet

Australian road champ Miles Scotson

Niki Terpstra rounds a corner in Venray.

A close finish that Sagan wasn't sure he had won.

Peter Sagan salutes the crowd his own special way.

And Sagan gets the first leader's jersey.

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Start list with back numbers, August 6, 2017:

	QUICK-STEP FLOORS
1	TERPSTRA Niki
2	DEVENYNS Dries
3	KITTEL Marcel
4	GILBERT Philippe
5	KEISSE Iljo
6	LAMPAERT Yves
7	RICHEZE Ariel
8	VAKOC Petr
	LOTTO-SOUDAL
11	WELLENS Tim
12	BENOOT Tiesj
13	DE BUYST Jasper
14	GALLOPIN Tony
15	GREIPEL André
16	MAES Nikolas
17	SIEBERG Marcel
18	VANENDERT Jelle
	BMC
21	VAN AVERMAET Greg
22	DRUCKER Jean Pierre
23	KÜNG Stefan
24	QUINZIATO Manuel
25	SCOTSON Miles
26	VAN HOOYDONCK Nathan
27	SCHÄR Michael
28	VLIEGEN Loïc
	LOTTO NL-JUMBO
31	BOOM Lars
32	GROENEWEGEN Dylan
33	LEEZER Tom
34	VAN EMDEN Jos
35	ROOSEN Timo
36	TANKINK Bram
37	VAN HOECKE Gijs
38	WAGNER Robert
	TEAM SUNWEB
41	DUMOULIN Tom
42	ANDERSEN Søren Kragh
43	BAUHAUS Phil
44	CURVERS Roy
45	HAMILTON Chris
46	HOFSTEDE Lennard
47	PREIDLER Georg
48	STAMSNIJDER Tom
	BORA-HANSGROHE
51	SAGAN Peter
52	BODNAR Maciej
53	BURGHARDT Marcus
54	KOLAR Michal
55	PFINGSTEN Christoph
56	POSTLBERGER Lukas
57	SCHILLINGER Andreas
58	SELIG Rüdiger
	TREK-SEGAFREDO
61	STUYVEN Jasper
62	COLEDAN Marco
63	GUERREIRO Ruben
64	PEDERSEN Mads
65	RAST Grégory
66	BRANDLE Matthias
67	THEUNS Edward
68	VAN POPPEL Boy
	KATUSHA-ALPECIN
71	MARTIN Tony
72	BIERMANS Jenthe
73	MATHIS Marco
74	KUZNETSOV Vyacheslav
75	PLANCKAERT Baptiste
76	WÜRTZ SCHMIDT Mads
77	POLITT Nils
78	ZABEL Rick
	SKY
81	VIVIANI Elia
82	DIBBEN Jonathan
83	DOULL Owain
84	GEOGHEGAN HART Tao
85	PUCCIO Salvatore
86	STANNARD Ian
87	VAN POPPEL Danny
88	WISNIOWSKI Lukasz
	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC
91	VANMARCKE Sep
92	KOREN Kristjan
93	LANGEVELD Sebastian
94	MULLEN Ryan
95	SLAGTER Tom Jelte
96	VAN ASBROECK Tom
97	VAN BAARLE Dylan
98	WIPPERT Wouter
	ORICA-SCOTT
101	KEUKELEIRE Jens
102	DOCKER Mitchell
103	EDMONDSON Alexander
104	HEPBURN Michael
105	JUUL JENSEN Christopher
106	GERRANS Simon
107	KLUGE Roger
108	CORT NIELSEN Magnus
	DIMENSION DATA
111	RENSHAW Mark
112	FARRAR Tyler
113	GIBBONS Ryan
114	JANSE VAN RENSBURG Reinardt
115	SBARAGLI Kristian
116	THOMSON Jay Robert
117	THWAITES Scott
118	VAN ZYL Johann
	BAHRAIN-MERIDA
121	GASPAROTTO Enrico
122	AGNOLI Valerio
123	ARASHIRO Yukiya
124	BOLE Grega
125	GARCIA Ivan
126	INSAUSTI Jon Ander
127	PER David
128	PIBERNIK Luka
	ASTANA
131	DE VREESE Laurens
132	GATTO Oscar
133	GRUZDEV Dmitriy
134	KAMYSHEV Arman
135	MINALI Riccardo
136	FOMINYKH Daniil
137	TLEUBAYEV Ruslan
138	VALGREN ANDERSEN Michael
	UAE TEAM EMIRATES
141	GUARDINI Andrea
142	CONSONNI Simone
143	GANNA Filippo
144	KUMP Marko
145	POLANC Jan
146	SWIFT Ben
147	TROIA Oliviero
148	ZURLO Federico
	FDJ
151	DEMARE Arnaud
152	DELAGE Mickael
153	GUARNIERI Jacopo
154	ROY Jérémy
155	LADAGNOUS Matthieu
156	SARREAU Marc
157	VAUGRENARD Benoît
158	VINCENT Leo
	MOVISTAR
161	ANACONA Winner Anrew
162	BICO Nuno Miguel Alves
163	IZAGUIRRE Gorka
164	DOWSETT Alex
165	ERVITI Imanol
166	QUINTANA Dayer Uberney
167	SUTHERLAND Rory
168	SÜTTERLIN Jasha
	AG2R-LA MONDIALE
171	NAESEN Oliver
172	BAGDONAS Gediminas
173	BAKELANTS Jan
174	BARBIER Rudy
175	DUVAL Julien
176	GOUGEARD Alexis
177	HOULE Hugo
178	PETERS Nans
	SPORT VLAANDEREN-BALOISE
181	ALLEGAERT Piet
182	DECLERCQ Benjamin
183	PLANCKAERT Edward
184	RICKAERT Jonas
185	STEELS Stijn
186	VAN GESTEL Dries
187	VAN HECKE Preben
188	VAN LERBERGHE Bert
	ROOMPOT-NEDERLANDSE LOTERIJ
191	ASSELMAN Jesper
192	LIGTHART Pim
193	REINDERS Elmar
194	TUSVELD Martijn
195	VAN DER HOORN Taco
196	VAN GOETHEM Brian
197	VERMELTFOORT Coen
198	WEENING Pieter
	WANTY–GROUPE GOBERT
201	VAN KEIRSBULCK Guillaume
202	DEHAES Kenny
204	MCNALLY Mark
205	MEURISSE Xandro
206	SMITH Dion
207	BACKAERT Frederik
208	VANSPEYBROUCK Pieter
	VERANDA'S WILLEMS-CRELAN
211	VAN AERT Wout
212	CORDEEL Sander
213	DEVOLDER Stijn
214	DUYN Huub
215	DUPONT Timothy
216	GOOLAERTS Michael
217	KRUOPIS Aidis
218	MERLIER Tim