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2017 Driedaagse De Panne - Koksijde (HC), Belgium
3 Days of De Panne
41st edition: March 28- 30, 2017
3 Days of De Panne podium history | 2016 Edition | 2018 edition | Start list
Stage 1 | Stage 2 | Stage 3a | Stage 3b
Thursday, March 3: Stage 3b, final stage, De Panne 14.2 km individual time trial
Stage 3b map | Stage 3b photos
Luke Durbridge on his way to winning the final stage
The race: here's the story from stage winner Luke Durbridge's Orica-Scott team.
Former Australian time trial champion Luke Durbridge powered to victory today on the final stage of Driedaagse de Panne.
The 25-year-old blasted around the 14.2kilometre time trial course to produce an impressive time of 17minutes and 38seconds to finally round off his impressive run of form with a win for Orica-Scott, his first victory of the 2017 season.
"I am really elated to get the win, I have been really consistent lately but a win is totally different," Durbridge explained after the finish. "It has been a while since I have had a win so I am really happy with today. Obviously I was dissapointed with yesterday, making mistakes and missing the split and that made me more fired up for today.
"I have done this time trial maybe five times now so I know it well and I went out as hard as I could. It was great to finish off with a win after all the teamwork from the guys, they helped me out a lot each day."
The final day of racing was split into two stages with a morning road stage where Luka Mezgec sprinted to eighth place, followed by Durbridge's well-paced time trial claiming the victory against some stiff competition.
“It was a good ride today and it is confirmation of his condition at the moment,” said sport director Laurenzo Lapage. “He is ready for the big races coming up. Yesterday was disappointing for us with a lack of concentration for one moment but when you have the legs you can answer and give your response and that is what he did today.
“Today was really great and we are all happy for him, it is his first win this year and maybe this is the small step he needed before the big ones coming up.”
How it happened: The first stage of the day began bright and early with a 118kilometre road race. A breakaway of nine riders crept away in the early stages and animated most of the race.
Eventually the escapees slowly returned back to the peloton, leaving just four men out front until the final two kilometres. The stage concluded with a predicted bunch sprint won by Marcel Kittel (Quickstep-Floors) as Roger Kluge navigated through the group to drop Mezgec off in position as he sprinted into eighth place.
A few hours later and it was time for a 14kilometre individual time trial, where the U23 Tour of Flanders winner Alex Edmondson produced a strong ride, passing the first time check after 5.3kilometres in third position and eventually crossing the line with a time of 17minutes and 47seconds for a provisional second place eventually finishing in sixth place, nine seconds down.
Durbridge one of the later riders to start, set the bench mark early on passing the 5.3kilometre time check with the fastest time of six minutes 24seconds.
Riders came close but in the end nobody as able to knock Durbridge off the hot seat as he claimed his first victory of the season for Orica-Scott.
Complete Results:
14.2 kilometers raced at an average speed of 43.318 km/hr
| 1 | Luke DURBRIDGE | Orica-Scott | 17min 38.14sec |
| 2 | Sylvain CHAVANEL | Direct Energie | +1.17sec |
| 3 | Alexander KRISTOFF | Katusha Alpecin | +2.02sec |
| 4 | Marcel KITTEL | Quick-Step | +3:56 |
| 5 | Matthias BRÄNDLE | Trek-Segafredo | +5:16 |
| 6 | Alexander EDMONSON | Orica-Scott | @ 10.16sec |
| 7 | Philippe GILBERT | Quick-Step | +18:04 |
| 8 | Nils POLITT | Katusha Alpecin | +31:06 |
| 9 | Peter KONING | Aqua Blue Sport | +35:52 |
| 10 | Olivier PARDINI | WB Veranclassic | +38:49 |
| 11 | PIERRE LUC PERICHON | Fortuneo-Vital Concept | +40:24 |
| 12 | Jasper DE BUYST | Lotto Soudal | +42:59 |
| 13 | Reto HOLLENSTEIN | Katusha Alpecin | +46:43 |
| 14 | Maxime VANTOMME | WB Veranclassic | +51:16 |
| 15 | Kevin ISTA | WB Veranclassic | +52:58 |
| 16 | Gaetan BILLE | Veranda's Willems-Crelan | +54:31 |
| 17 | David BOUCHER | Pauwels Sauzen-Vastgoedservice | +55:30 |
| 18 | Alex KIRSCH | WB Veranclassic | +59:24 |
| 19 | Guillaume VAN KEIRSBULCK | Wanty-Groupe Gobert | +59:48 |
| 20 | Aaron GATE | Aqua Blue Sport | @ 1min 1.18sec |
| 21 | Frederik FRISON | Lotto Soudal | +1:03:06 |
| 22 | Simone CONSONNI | UAE Abu Dhabi | +1:04:27 |
| 23 | Edward THEUNS | Trek-Segafredo | +1:04:58 |
| 24 | Jack BAUER | Quick-Step | +1:05:27 |
| 25 | Marco CANOLA | Nippo-Vini Fantini | +1:05:41 |
| 26 | Arnaud GERARD | Fortuneo-Vital Concept | +1:06:52 |
| 27 | Brian VAN GOETHEM | Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij | +1:07:14 |
| 28 | Jonas RICKAERT | Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise | +1:10:59 |
| 29 | Pim LIGTHART | Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij | +1:12:15 |
| 30 | Bjorn Tore HOEM | Joker Icopal | +1:13:08 |
| 31 | Remy MERTZ | Lotto Soudal | +1:14:11 |
| 32 | Marco MARCATO | UAE Abu Dhabi | +1:14:32 |
| 33 | Stijn DEVOLDER | Veranda's Willems-Crelan | +1:16:16 |
| 34 | Pavel BRUTT | Gazprom-Rusvelo | +1:17:04 |
| 35 | Eugert ZHUPA | Wilier Triestina-Selle Italia | +1:18:56 |
| 36 | Sacha MODOLO | UAE Abu Dhabi | +1:19:01 |
| 37 | Boy VAN POPPEL | Trek-Segafredo | +1:19:34 |
| 38 | Gianni MARCHAND | Cibel-Cebon | +1:19:40 |
| 39 | Elmar REINDERS | Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij | +1:22:00 |
| 40 | Federico ZURLO | UAE Abu Dhabi | +1:24:18 |
| 41 | Christoph PFINGSTEN | Bora-hansgrohe | +1:25:55 |
| 42 | Tony HUREL | Direct Energie | +1:26:34 |
| 43 | Liam BERTAZZO | Wilier Triestina-Selle Italia | +1:27:20 |
| 44 | Alexandre PICHOT | Direct Energie | +1:27:22 |
| 45 | Anders SKAARSETH | Joker Icopal | +1:27:28 |
| 46 | Evgeny SHALUNOV | Gazprom-Rusvelo | +1:29:52 |
| 47 | Coen VERMELTFOORT | Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij | +1:32:46 |
| 48 | Brecht DHAENE | Pauwels Sauzen-Vastgoedservice | +1:32:54 |
| 49 | Rob LEEMANS | Pauwels Sauzen-Vastgoedservice | +1:34:23 |
| 50 | Jens DEBUSSCHERE | Lotto Soudal | +1:35:55 |
| 51 | Moreno HOFLAND | Lotto Soudal | +1:37:09 |
| 52 | Dries DEVENYNS | Quick-Step | +1:37:57 |
| 53 | Lawrence NAESEN | WB Veranclassic | +1:45:13 |
| 54 | Laurent DIDIER | Trek-Segafredo | +1:46:24 |
| 55 | Jelle MANNAERTS | Tarletto-Isorex | +1:47:02 |
| 56 | Timothy STEVENS | Pauwels Sauzen-Vastgoedservice | +1:47:33 |
| 57 | Brice FEILLU | Fortuneo-Vital Concept | +1:48:24 |
| 58 | Rüdiger SELIG | Bora-hansgrohe | +1:48:57 |
| 59 | Benjamin DECLERCQ | Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise | +1:48:54 |
| 60 | Ivan SAVITSKIY | Gazprom-Rusvelo | +1:49:55 |
| 61 | Andrea PASQUALON | Wanty-Groupe Gobert | +1:50:11 |
| 62 | Rob RUIJGH | Tarletto-Isorex | +1:50:36 |
| 63 | Fabio SABATINI | Quick-Step | +1:50:55 |
| 64 | Nikolay TRUSOV | Gazprom-Rusvelo | +1:54:08 |
| 65 | Mirco MAESTRI | Bardiani-CSF | +1:54:57 |
| 66 | Joeri STALLAERT | Cibel-Cebon | +1:55:06 |
| 67 | Romain CARDIS | Direct Energie | +1:55:16 |
| 68 | Christophe Noppe | Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise | +1:59:18 |
| 69 | Mathias DE WITTE | Cibel-Cebon | +1:59:59 |
| 70 | Kiel REIJNEN | Trek-Segafredo | +2:01:10 |
| 71 | Igor BOEV | Gazprom-Rusvelo | +2:01:30 |
| 72 | Markus HOELGAARD | Joker Icopal | +2:02:01 |
| 73 | Yohann GENE | Direct Energie | +2:03:15 |
| 74 | Adam BLYTHE | Aqua Blue Sport | +2:05:54 |
| 75 | Seppe VERSCHUERE | Cibel-Cebon | +2:06:35 |
| 76 | Tim DECLERCQ | Quick-Step | +2:08:08 |
| 77 | Alex TURRIN | Wilier Triestina-Selle Italia | +2:08:41 |
| 78 | Kevin DELTOMBE | Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise | +2:09:49 |
| 79 | Erwann CORBEL | Fortuneo-Vital Concept | +2:10:57 |
| 80 | Piet ALLEGAERT | Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise | +2:10:54 |
| 81 | Adrien PETIT | Direct Energie | +2:11:35 |
| 82 | Nicola BAGIOLI | Nippo-Vini Fantini | +2:12:10 |
| 83 | Riccardo STACCHIOTTI | Nippo-Vini Fantini | +2:12:20 |
| 84 | Nicolas MARINI | Nippo-Vini Fantini | +2:13:38 |
| 85 | Franck BONNAMOUR | Fortuneo-Vital Concept | +2:14:39 |
| 86 | Pascal ACKERMANN | Bora-hansgrohe | +2:15:17 |
| 87 | Matteo DRAPERI | Wilier Triestina-Selle Italia | +2:16:57 |
| 88 | Alessandro TONELLI | Bardiani-CSF | +2:16:59 |
| 89 | Julien STASSEN | WB Veranclassic | +2:19:08 |
| 90 | Jimmy DUQUENNOY | WB Veranclassic | +2:26:43 |
| 91 | Andreas SCHILLINGER | Bora-hansgrohe | +2:29:56 |
| 92 | Vincenzo ALBANESE | Bardiani-CSF | +2:30:10 |
| 93 | Arjen LIVYNS | Pauwels Sauzen-Vastgoedservice | +2:31:03 |
| 94 | Aleksei TCATEVICH | Gazprom-Rusvelo | +2:32:17 |
| 95 | Andrei SOLOMENNIKOV | Gazprom-Rusvelo | +2:37:54 |
| 96 | Michael GOOLAERTS | Veranda's Willems-Crelan | +2:39:13 |
| 97 | Erik BASKA | Bora-hansgrohe | +2:40:27 |
| 98 | Alexander COOLS | Cibel-Cebon | +2:47:12 |
| 99 | Danilo NAPOLITANO | Wanty-Groupe Gobert | +2:48:15 |
| 100 | Dieter BOUVRY | Pauwels Sauzen-Vastgoedservice | +2:52:36 |
| 101 | Yuma KOISHI | Nippo-Vini Fantini | +2:58:13 |
| 102 | Marcel SIEBERG | Lotto Soudal | +3:08:43 |
| 103 | Krists NEILANDS | Israel Cycling Academy | +3:09:54 |
| 104 | Benjamin PERRY | Israel Cycling Academy | +3:10:15 |
| 105 | Maximiliano Ariel RICHEZE | Quick-Step | +3:20:46 |
| 106 | Enrico BARBIN | Bardiani-CSF | +3:26:13 |
| 107 | Iuri FILOSI | Nippo-Vini Fantini | +3:27:46 |
| 108 | Eduard Michael GROSU | Nippo-Vini Fantini | +3:40:22 |
| 109 | Rafael ANDRIATO | Wilier Triestina-Selle Italia | +3:59:46 |
Final GC after stage 3B:
- Final GC leader: Philippe Gilbert (Quick-Step Floors)
- Points classification winner: Alexander Kristoff (Katusha-Alpecin)
- Mountains classification winner: Piet Allegaert (Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise)
- Young rider classification winner: Simone Consonni (UAE Abu Dhabi)
- Team Classification winner: Trek-Segafredo
531.1 kilometers raced at an average speed of 43.696 km/hr
| 1 | Philippe GILBERT | Quick-Step | 12hr 8min 57sec |
| 2 | Matthias BRÄNDLE | Trek-Segafredo | @ 38sec |
| 3 | Alexander KRISTOFF | Katusha Alpecin | @ 43sec |
| 4 | Sylvain CHAVANEL | Direct Energie | @58sec |
| 5 | PIERRE LUC PERICHON | Fortuneo-Vital Concept | @ 1min 39sec |
| 6 | Maxime VANTOMME | WB Veranclassic | +1:50 |
| 7 | Edward THEUNS | Trek-Segafredo | +1:54 |
| 8 | Pim LIGTHART | Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij | +2:10 |
| 9 | Boy VAN POPPEL | Trek-Segafredo | +2:24 |
| 10 | Jasper DE BUYST | Lotto Soudal | +2:46 |
| 11 | Luke DURBRIDGE | Orica-Scott | +2:50 |
| 12 | Guillaume VAN KEIRSBULCK | Wanty-Groupe Gobert | +3:32 |
| 13 | Simone CONSONNI | UAE Abu Dhabi | +4:15 |
| 14 | Sacha MODOLO | UAE Abu Dhabi | +4:51 |
| 15 | Marco MARCATO | UAE Abu Dhabi | +4:57 |
| 16 | Rob RUIJGH | Tarletto-Isorex | +5:02 |
| 17 | Alexandre PICHOT | Direct Energie | +5:10 |
| 18 | Alexander EDMONSON | Orica-Scott | +6:35 |
| 19 | Nils POLITT | Katusha Alpecin | +6:36 |
| 20 | Jens DEBUSSCHERE | Lotto Soudal | +6:50 |
| 21 | Reto HOLLENSTEIN | Katusha Alpecin | +6:51 |
| 22 | Christoph PFINGSTEN | Bora-hansgrohe | +6:58 |
| 23 | Andrea PASQUALON | Wanty-Groupe Gobert | +7:09 |
| 24 | Marcel KITTEL | Quick-Step | +7:32 |
| 25 | Gaetan BILLE | Veranda's Willems-Crelan | +7:35 |
| 26 | Joeri STALLAERT | Cibel-Cebon | +8:15 |
| 27 | Rüdiger SELIG | Bora-hansgrohe | +8:19 |
| 28 | Mathias DE WITTE | Cibel-Cebon | +8:25 |
| 29 | Marco CANOLA | Nippo-Vini Fantini | +8:53 |
| 30 | Adam BLYTHE | Aqua Blue Sport | +9:06 |
| 31 | Jonas RICKAERT | Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise | +10:38 |
| 32 | Brian VAN GOETHEM | Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij | +10:38 |
| 33 | Piet ALLEGAERT | Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise | +11:39 |
| 34 | Fabio SABATINI | Quick-Step | +11:56 |
| 35 | Peter KONING | Aqua Blue Sport | +11:58 |
| 36 | Pascal ACKERMANN | Bora-hansgrohe | +12:02 |
| 37 | Iuri FILOSI | Nippo-Vini Fantini | +12:08 |
| 38 | Adrien PETIT | Direct Energie | +12:14 |
| 39 | Dries DEVENYNS | Quick-Step | +12:31 |
| 40 | Coen VERMELTFOORT | Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij | +12:46 |
| 41 | Olivier PARDINI | WB Veranclassic | +12:51 |
| 42 | Kevin ISTA | WB Veranclassic | +12:59 |
| 43 | David BOUCHER | Pauwels Sauzen-Vastgoedservice | +13:07 |
| 44 | Alex KIRSCH | WB Veranclassic | +13:11 |
| 45 | Aaron GATE | Aqua Blue Sport | +13:13 |
| 46 | Eduard Michael GROSU | Nippo-Vini Fantini | +13:17 |
| 47 | Bjorn Tore HOEM | Joker Icopal | +13:22 |
| 48 | Stijn DEVOLDER | Veranda's Willems-Crelan | +13:28 |
| 49 | Elmar REINDERS | Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij | +13:34 |
| 50 | Federico ZURLO | UAE Abu Dhabi | +13:35 |
| 51 | Anders SKAARSETH | Joker Icopal | +13:36 |
| 52 | Liam BERTAZZO | Wilier Triestina-Selle Italia | +13:39 |
| 53 | Maximiliano Ariel RICHEZE | Quick-Step | +13:39 |
| 54 | Evgeny SHALUNOV | Gazprom-Rusvelo | +13:42 |
| 55 | Brecht DHAENE | Pauwels Sauzen-Vastgoedservice | +13:44 |
| 56 | Rob LEEMANS | Pauwels Sauzen-Vastgoedservice | +13:46 |
| 57 | Igor BOEV | Gazprom-Rusvelo | +13:47 |
| 58 | Lawrence NAESEN | WB Veranclassic | +13:53 |
| 59 | Krists NEILANDS | Israel Cycling Academy | +13:59 |
| 60 | Benjamin DECLERCQ | Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise | +14:01 |
| 61 | Ivan SAVITSKIY | Gazprom-Rusvelo | +14:02 |
| 62 | Christophe Noppe | Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise | +14:05 |
| 63 | Alex TURRIN | Wilier Triestina-Selle Italia | +14:20 |
| 64 | Riccardo STACCHIOTTI | Nippo-Vini Fantini | +14:24 |
| 65 | Moreno HOFLAND | Lotto Soudal | +14:26 |
| 66 | Kiel REIJNEN | Trek-Segafredo | +14:28 |
| 67 | Matteo DRAPERI | Wilier Triestina-Selle Italia | +14:28 |
| 68 | Yohann GENE | Direct Energie | +14:29 |
| 69 | Laurent DIDIER | Trek-Segafredo | +14:30 |
| 70 | Aleksei TCATEVICH | Gazprom-Rusvelo | +14:43 |
| 71 | Michael GOOLAERTS | Veranda's Willems-Crelan | +14:51 |
| 72 | Erik BASKA | Bora-hansgrohe | +14:52 |
| 73 | Dieter BOUVRY | Pauwels Sauzen-Vastgoedservice | +15:04 |
| 74 | Jimmy DUQUENNOY | WB Veranclassic | +15:08 |
| 75 | Arjen LIVYNS | Pauwels Sauzen-Vastgoedservice | +15:13 |
| 76 | Julien STASSEN | WB Veranclassic | +15:23 |
| 77 | Marcel SIEBERG | Lotto Soudal | +15:51 |
| 78 | Tim DECLERCQ | Quick-Step | +16:37 |
| 79 | Arnaud GERARD | Fortuneo-Vital Concept | +17:27 |
| 80 | Remy MERTZ | Lotto Soudal | +17:35 |
| 81 | Pavel BRUTT | Gazprom-Rusvelo | +17:37 |
| 82 | Eugert ZHUPA | Wilier Triestina-Selle Italia | +17:40 |
| 83 | Gianni MARCHAND | Cibel-Cebon | +17:40 |
| 84 | Jack BAUER | Quick-Step | +17:52 |
| 85 | Frederik FRISON | Lotto Soudal | +17:54 |
| 86 | Timothy STEVENS | Pauwels Sauzen-Vastgoedservice | +18:01 |
| 87 | Jelle MANNAERTS | Tarletto-Isorex | +18:02 |
| 88 | Nikolay TRUSOV | Gazprom-Rusvelo | +18:15 |
| 89 | Mirco MAESTRI | Bardiani-CSF | +18:15 |
| 90 | Markus HOELGAARD | Joker Icopal | +18:22 |
| 91 | Erwann CORBEL | Fortuneo-Vital Concept | +18:26 |
| 92 | Nicolas MARINI | Nippo-Vini Fantini | +18:29 |
| 93 | Tony HUREL | Direct Energie | +18:30 |
| 94 | Enrico BARBIN | Bardiani-CSF | +18:30 |
| 95 | Kevin DELTOMBE | Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise | +18:31 |
| 96 | Romain CARDIS | Direct Energie | +18:31 |
| 97 | Nicola BAGIOLI | Nippo-Vini Fantini | +18:32 |
| 98 | Franck BONNAMOUR | Fortuneo-Vital Concept | +18:35 |
| 99 | Seppe VERSCHUERE | Cibel-Cebon | +18:42 |
| 100 | Alexander COOLS | Cibel-Cebon | +18:48 |
| 101 | Vincenzo ALBANESE | Bardiani-CSF | +18:51 |
| 102 | Alessandro TONELLI | Bardiani-CSF | +18:53 |
| 103 | Andrei SOLOMENNIKOV | Gazprom-Rusvelo | +18:59 |
| 104 | Danilo NAPOLITANO | Wanty-Groupe Gobert | +19:08 |
| 105 | Yuma KOISHI | Nippo-Vini Fantini | +19:18 |
| 106 | Andreas SCHILLINGER | Bora-hansgrohe | +19:20 |
| 107 | Benjamin PERRY | Israel Cycling Academy | +19:30 |
| 108 | Rafael ANDRIATO | Wilier Triestina-Selle Italia | +20:21 |
| 109 | Brice FEILLU | Fortuneo-Vital Concept | +24:21 |
Stage 3b photos by Fotoreporter Sirotti:
Boy van Poppel
Sylvain Chavanel
Matthias Brandle
Alexander Kristoff
Yohann Gene
Luke Durbridge riding to his stage win
2017 De Panne winner Philippe Gilbert
Stage winner Luke Durbridge
Final overall winner Philippe Gilbert
Thursday, March 30: Stage 3a, De Panne - De Panne, 118.5 km
Marcel Kittel wins stage 3a
The race: Here's stage winner Marcel Kittel's Quick-Step team's report.
A superb team ride and an unbelievable sprint on a tricky course saw Marcel Kittel power to a memorable victory in Driedaagse De Panne-Koksijde.
Marcel Kittel displayed again his incredible sprint skills and mental strength by taking an impressive win Thursday morning in Driedaagse De Panne-Koksijde, despite hitting the deck inside the final 15 kilometers. Even though the course was only 118 kilometers in length, stage 3a was by no means a quiet one, as a strong breakaway and vicious crosswinds didn't offer the peloton a moment of respite on their loop around De Panne.
Third on the previous day, Marcel was determined to end the Belgian race on a high, but his plans seemed to crumble on the narrow urban circuit in De Panne, where he was caught in a crash and lost more than 40 seconds before remounting and linking up with four teammates, who were waiting to pace him back in the bunch. At the front, Katusha-Alpecin pushed a fierce tempo behind the breakaway, but Quick-Step Floors' persistence and fantastic team spirit prevailed in the end, as they put in a stunning ride and staged a remarkable comeback, closing the gap with five kilometers to go.
Going under the flamme rouge gantry, Marcel was still making his way to the front of the pack and entered the final bend of this chaotic stage in tenth place. This didn't stop the powerful German from overtaking several riders before positioning himself in the wheel of Alexander Kristoff (Katusha-Alpecin); Kittel came around the Norwegian with 150 meters to go and took a convincing win, roaring over the line a bike length ahead of his rival.
"The moment I crashed, I said to myself 'It's not the perfect situation, but it's not impossible to make it back to the bunch'. Even before going on the circuit we did a great job as a team, and after crashing, Jack, Tim, Davide and Fabio waited and helped me return to the peloton with five kilometers to go, where Max and Saba played an important role in bringing me in the best possible position. It was difficult to make the catch, but I did it thanks to this impressive team", said Marcel Kittel after his first European victory of the season.
The 28-year-old German, who racked up Quick-Step Floors' 19th win of the season, talked also of his next goal: "Wednesday I'll race Scheldeprijs and I'm very motivated to defend my title and get my fifth victory there. I know it won't be easy, but I am in a good shape, I felt good here in De Panne and our team is very strong, so I'm looking forward to that race."
Driedaagse De Panne-Koksijde overall leader Philippe Gilbert concluded the day in the bunch and will start the final stage – a 14.2km individual time trial – with a 50-second cushion over the next rider in the general classification.
Complete results:
118.5 kilometers raced at an average speed of 45.148 km/hr
| 1 | Marcel KITTEL | Quick-Step | 2hr 37min 29sec |
| 2 | Alexander KRISTOFF | Katusha Alpecin | s.t. |
| 3 | Sacha MODOLO | UAE Abu Dhabi | s.t. |
| 4 | Rüdiger SELIG | Bora-hansgrohe | s.t. |
| 5 | Edward THEUNS | Trek-Segafredo | s.t. |
| 6 | Matteo PELUCCHI | Bora-hansgrohe | s.t. |
| 7 | Jens DEBUSSCHERE | Lotto Soudal | s.t. |
| 8 | Luka MEZGEC | Orica-Scott | s.t. |
| 9 | Jelle MANNAERTS | Tarteletto-Isorex | s.t. |
| 10 | Jonas RICKAERT | Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise | s.t. |
| 11 | Raymond KREDER | Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij | s.t. |
| 12 | Kenny DEHAES | Wanty-Groupe Gobert | s.t. |
| 13 | Joeri STALLAERT | Cibel-Cebon | s.t. |
| 14 | Timothy STEVENS | Pauwels Sauzen-Vastgoedservice | s.t. |
| 15 | Christophe Noppe | Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise | s.t. |
| 16 | Piet ALLEGAERT | Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise | s.t. |
| 17 | Eduard Michael GROSU | Nippo-Vini Fantini | s.t. |
| 18 | Nicolas MARINI | Nippo-Vini Fantini | s.t. |
| 19 | Erwann CORBEL | Fortuneo-Vital Concept | s.t. |
| 20 | Kevin ISTA | WB Veranclassic | s.t. |
| 21 | Paolo SIMION | Bardiani-CSF | s.t. |
| 22 | Jasper DE BUYST | Lotto Soudal | s.t. |
| 23 | Rob LEEMANS | Pauwels Sauzen-Vastgoedservice | @ 5sec |
| 24 | Nikolay TRUSOV | Gazprom-Rusvelo | s.t. |
| 25 | Aaron GATE | Aqua Blue Sport | s.t. |
| 26 | Coen VERMELTFOORT | Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij | s.t. |
| 27 | Liam BERTAZZO | Wilier Triestina-Selle Italia | s.t. |
| 28 | Mirco MAESTRI | Bardiani-CSF | s.t. |
| 29 | Ole FORFANG | Joker-Icopal | s.t. |
| 30 | Brecht DHAENE | Pauwels Sauzen-Vastgoedservice | s.t. |
| 31 | Andrew FENN | Aqua Blue Sport | s.t. |
| 32 | Michael COOLS | Tarteletto-Isorex | s.t. |
| 33 | Ivan SAVITSKIY | Gazprom-Rusvelo | s.t. |
| 34 | Hamish SCHREURS | Israel Cycling Academy | s.t. |
| 35 | Philippe GILBERT | Quick-Step | s.t. |
| 36 | Eugert ZHUPA | Wilier Triestina-Selle Italia | s.t. |
| 37 | Sylvain CHAVANEL | Direct Energie | s.t. |
| 38 | Boy VAN POPPEL | Trek-Segafredo | s.t. |
| 39 | Arnaud GERARD | Fortuneo-Vital Concept | s.t. |
| 40 | Rafael ANDRIATO | Wilier Triestina-Selle Italia | s.t. |
| 41 | Benjamin DECLERCQ | Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise | s.t. |
| 42 | Maxime VANTOMME | WB Veranclassic | s.t. |
| 43 | Pim LIGTHART | Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij | s.t. |
| 44 | Bjorn Tore HOEM | Joker-Icopal | s.t. |
| 45 | Kristoffer SKJERPING | Joker-Icopal | s.t. |
| 46 | Igor BOEV | Gazprom-Rusvelo | s.t. |
| 47 | Gianni MARCHAND | Cibel-Cebon | s.t. |
| 48 | Pavel BRUTT | Gazprom-Rusvelo | s.t. |
| 49 | Guillaume VAN KEIRSBULCK | Wanty-Groupe Gobert | s.t. |
| 50 | Danilo NAPOLITANO | Wanty-Groupe Gobert | s.t. |
| 51 | Marco CANOLA | Nippo-Vini Fantini | s.t. |
| 52 | Simone CONSONNI | UAE Abu Dhabi | s.t. |
| 53 | Anders SKAARSETH | Joker-Icopal | s.t. |
| 54 | Aleksei TCATEVICH | Gazprom-Rusvelo | s.t. |
| 55 | Rob RUIJGH | Tarteletto-Isorex | s.t. |
| 56 | David BOUCHER | Pauwels Sauzen-Vastgoedservice | s.t. |
| 57 | Christoph PFINGSTEN | Bora-hansgrohe | s.t. |
| 58 | Andrei SOLOMENNIKOV | Gazprom-Rusvelo | s.t. |
| 59 | Matthias BRÄNDLE | Trek-Segafredo | s.t. |
| 60 | Kevin DELTOMBE | Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise | s.t. |
| 61 | PIERRE LUC PERICHON | Fortuneo-Vital Concept | s.t. |
| 62 | Marco MARCATO | UAE Abu Dhabi | s.t. |
| 63 | Evgeny SHALUNOV | Gazprom-Rusvelo | s.t. |
| 64 | Riccardo STACCHIOTTI | Nippo-Vini Fantini | s.t. |
| 65 | Matteo DRAPERI | Wilier Triestina-Selle Italia | s.t. |
| 66 | Brian VAN GOETHEM | Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij | s.t. |
| 67 | Barry MARKUS | Pauwels Sauzen-Vastgoedservice | s.t. |
| 68 | Andrea GUARDINI | UAE Abu Dhabi | s.t. |
| 69 | Daniel TUREK | Israel Cycling Academy | s.t. |
| 70 | Dieter BOUVRY | Pauwels Sauzen-Vastgoedservice | s.t. |
| 71 | Roger KLUGE | Orica-Scott | s.t. |
| 72 | Marco HALLER | Katusha Alpecin | s.t. |
| 73 | Alexander EDMONSON | Orica-Scott | s.t. |
| 74 | Remy MERTZ | Lotto Soudal | s.t. |
| 75 | Marcel SIEBERG | Lotto Soudal | s.t. |
| 76 | Nils POLITT | Katusha Alpecin | s.t. |
| 77 | Reto HOLLENSTEIN | Katusha Alpecin | s.t. |
| 78 | Olivier PARDINI | WB Veranclassic | s.t. |
| 79 | Alex TURRIN | Wilier Triestina-Selle Italia | s.t. |
| 80 | Rick ZABEL | Katusha Alpecin | s.t. |
| 81 | Benjamin PERRY | Israel Cycling Academy | s.t. |
| 82 | Boris VALLEE | Fortuneo-Vital Concept | s.t. |
| 83 | Nicola BAGIOLI | Nippo-Vini Fantini | s.t. |
| 84 | Federico ZURLO | UAE Abu Dhabi | s.t. |
| 85 | Alexandre PICHOT | Direct Energie | s.t. |
| 86 | Luke DURBRIDGE | Orica-Scott | s.t. |
| 87 | Alex KIRSCH | WB Veranclassic | s.t. |
| 88 | Andrea PASQUALON | Wanty-Groupe Gobert | s.t. |
| 89 | Filippo POZZATO | Wilier Triestina-Selle Italia | s.t. |
| 90 | Dries DEVENYNS | Quick-Step | s.t. |
| 91 | Michael GOOLAERTS | Veranda's Willems-Crelan | s.t. |
| 92 | Alexander MAES | Cibel-Cebon | s.t. |
| 93 | Vegard BREEN | Joker-Icopal | s.t. |
| 94 | Franck BONNAMOUR | Fortuneo-Vital Concept | s.t. |
| 95 | Lawrence NAESEN | WB Veranclassic | s.t. |
| 96 | Stijn DEVOLDER | Veranda's Willems-Crelan | s.t. |
| 97 | Elmar REINDERS | Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij | s.t. |
| 98 | Vincenzo ALBANESE | Bardiani-CSF | s.t. |
| 99 | Lorenzo BLOMME | Tarteletto-Isorex | s.t. |
| 100 | Erik BASKA | Bora-hansgrohe | s.t. |
| 101 | Iuri FILOSI | Nippo-Vini Fantini | s.t. |
| 102 | Kevin VERWAEST | Tarteletto-Isorex | s.t. |
| 103 | Andre LOOIJ | Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij | s.t. |
| 104 | Markus HOELGAARD | Joker-Icopal | s.t. |
| 105 | Yuma KOISHI | Nippo-Vini Fantini | s.t. |
| 106 | Niels DE ROOZE | Tarteletto-Isorex | s.t. |
| 107 | Yohann GENE | Direct Energie | @ 20sec |
| 108 | Marko KUMP | UAE Abu Dhabi | s.t. |
| 109 | Peter KONING | Aqua Blue Sport | s.t. |
| 110 | Ruben POLS | Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise | s.t. |
| 111 | Alexander COOLS | Cibel-Cebon | s.t. |
| 112 | Seppe VERSCHUERE | Cibel-Cebon | s.t. |
| 113 | Gaetan BILLE | Veranda's Willems-Crelan | s.t. |
| 114 | Krists NEILANDS | Israel Cycling Academy | s.t. |
| 115 | Kiel REIJNEN | Trek-Segafredo | s.t. |
| 116 | Matthew BRAMMEIER | Aqua Blue Sport | s.t. |
| 117 | Pascal ACKERMANN | Bora-hansgrohe | s.t. |
| 118 | Alessandro TONELLI | Bardiani-CSF | s.t. |
| 119 | Romain CARDIS | Direct Energie | s.t. |
| 120 | Mark CHRISTIAN | Aqua Blue Sport | @ 27sec |
| 121 | Maximiliano Ariel RICHEZE | Quick-Step | s.t. |
| 122 | Fabio SABATINI | Quick-Step | @ 31sec |
| 123 | Jack BAUER | Quick-Step | s.t. |
| 124 | Frederik FRISON | Lotto Soudal | @ 35sec |
| 125 | Arjen LIVYNS | Pauwels Sauzen-Vastgoedservice | s.t. |
| 126 | Jimmy DUQUENNOY | WB Veranclassic | s.t. |
| 127 | Robby COBBAERT | Cibel-Cebon | s.t. |
| 128 | Adrien PETIT | Direct Energie | s.t. |
| 129 | Laurent DIDIER | Trek-Segafredo | @ 38sec |
| 130 | Enrico BARBIN | Bardiani-CSF | s.t. |
| 131 | Jonathan BREYNE | Tarteletto-Isorex | s.t. |
| 132 | Moreno HOFLAND | Lotto Soudal | 42 |
| 133 | Tony HUREL | Direct Energie | 48 |
| 134 | Zakkari DEMPSTER | Israel Cycling Academy | 58 |
| 135 | Julien STASSEN | WB Veranclassic | s.t. |
| 136 | Adam BLYTHE | Aqua Blue Sport | +1:01 |
| 137 | Baptiste PLANCKAERT | Katusha Alpecin | +1:20 |
| 138 | Elias VAN BREUSSEGEM | Veranda's Willems-Crelan | s.t. |
| 139 | Tim DECLERCQ | Quick-Step | +2:23 |
| 140 | Mathias DE WITTE | Cibel-Cebon | +2:43 |
| 141 | Davide MARTINELLI | Quick-Step | +4:17 |
| 142 | Kenny DE KETELE | Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise | +4:48 |
| 143 | Pier Paolo DE NEGRI | Nippo-Vini Fantini | s.t. |
| 144 | Julien MORICE | Direct Energie | +4:59 |
| 145 | Oliviero TROIA | UAE Abu Dhabi | +5:51 |
| 146 | Andreas SCHILLINGER | Bora-hansgrohe | s.t. |
| 147 | Brice FEILLU | Fortuneo-Vital Concept | +6:18 |
| 148 | Gerry DRUYTS | Pauwels Sauzen-Vastgoedservice | s.t. |
| 149 | Mads Würtz SCHMIDT | Katusha Alpecin | +9:16 |
| 150 | Conor DUNNE | Aqua Blue Sport | +11:07 |
| 151 | Adriaan Aas STIEN | Joker-Icopal | s.t. |
GC after stage 3a:
516.9 kilometers raced so far at an average speed of 43.599 km/hr
| 1 | Philippe GILBERT | Quick-Step | 11hr 51min 2sec |
| 2 | Matthias BRÄNDLE | Trek-Segafredo | @ 50sec |
| 3 | Alexander KRISTOFF | Katusha Alpecin | @ 58sec |
| 4 | Edward THEUNS | Trek-Segafredo | +1:06 |
| 5 | Sylvain CHAVANEL | Direct Energie | +1:15 |
| 6 | Pim LIGTHART | Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij | s.t. |
| 7 | Maxime VANTOMME | WB Veranclassic | +1:17 |
| 8 | PIERRE LUC PERICHON | Fortuneo-Vital Concept | s.t. |
| 9 | Boy VAN POPPEL | Trek-Segafredo | +1:22 |
| 10 | Jasper DE BUYST | Lotto Soudal | +2:20 |
| 11 | Guillaume VAN KEIRSBULCK | Wanty-Groupe Gobert | +2:49 |
| 12 | Luke DURBRIDGE | Orica-Scott | +3:07 |
| 13 | Simone CONSONNI | UAE Abu Dhabi | +3:28 |
| 14 | Rob RUIJGH | Tarteletto-Isorex | +3:29 |
| 15 | Sacha MODOLO | UAE Abu Dhabi | +3:49 |
| 16 | Marco MARCATO | UAE Abu Dhabi | +4:00 |
| 17 | Alexandre PICHOT | Direct Energie | s.t. |
| 18 | Marco HALLER | Katusha Alpecin | s.t. |
| 19 | Jens DEBUSSCHERE | Lotto Soudal | +5:31 |
| 20 | Andrea PASQUALON | Wanty-Groupe Gobert | +5:36 |
| 21 | Christoph PFINGSTEN | Bora-hansgrohe | +5:50 |
| 22 | Nils POLITT | Katusha Alpecin | +6:22 |
| 23 | Reto HOLLENSTEIN | Katusha Alpecin | s.t. |
| 24 | Joeri STALLAERT | Cibel-Cebon | +6:38 |
| 25 | Alexander EDMONSON | Orica-Scott | +6:43 |
| 26 | Mathias DE WITTE | Cibel-Cebon | s.t. |
| 27 | Rüdiger SELIG | Bora-hansgrohe | +6:48 |
| 28 | Gaetan BILLE | Veranda's Willems-Crelan | +6:58 |
| 29 | Adam BLYTHE | Aqua Blue Sport | +7:18 |
| 30 | Marcel KITTEL | Quick-Step | +7:46 |
| 31 | Ole FORFANG | Joker-Icopal | +8:05 |
| 32 | Marco CANOLA | Nippo-Vini Fantini | s.t. |
| 33 | Filippo POZZATO | Wilier Triestina-Selle Italia | s.t. |
| 34 | Iuri FILOSI | Nippo-Vini Fantini | +8:57 |
| 35 | Jonas RICKAERT | Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise | +9:45 |
| 36 | Piet ALLEGAERT | Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise | s.t. |
| 37 | Brian VAN GOETHEM | Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij | +9:49 |
| 38 | Andrea GUARDINI | UAE Abu Dhabi | +9:50 |
| 39 | Pascal ACKERMANN | Bora-hansgrohe | +10:05 |
| 40 | Adrien PETIT | Direct Energie | +10:20 |
| 41 | Fabio SABATINI | Quick-Step | +10:23 |
| 42 | Maximiliano Ariel RICHEZE | Quick-Step | +10:36 |
| 43 | Marko KUMP | UAE Abu Dhabi | +10:55 |
| 44 | Krists NEILANDS | Israel Cycling Academy | +11:07 |
| 45 | Dries DEVENYNS | Quick-Step | +11:11 |
| 46 | Baptiste PLANCKAERT | Katusha Alpecin | +11:12 |
| 47 | Coen VERMELTFOORT | Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij | +11:31 |
| 48 | Peter KONING | Aqua Blue Sport | +11:39 |
| 49 | Eduard Michael GROSU | Nippo-Vini Fantini | +11:58 |
| 50 | Igor BOEV | Gazprom-Rusvelo | +12:03 |
| 51 | Raymond KREDER | Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij | +12:24 |
| 52 | Christophe Noppe | Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise | s.t. |
| 53 | Luka MEZGEC | Orica-Scott | s.t. |
| 54 | Kevin ISTA | WB Veranclassic | s.t. |
| 55 | Anders SKAARSETH | Joker-Icopal | +12:26 |
| 56 | Lawrence NAESEN | WB Veranclassic | +12:26 |
| 57 | Bjorn Tore HOEM | Joker-Icopal | +12:27 |
| 58 | David BOUCHER | Pauwels Sauzen-Vastgoedservice | +12:29 |
| 59 | Brecht DHAENE | Pauwels Sauzen-Vastgoedservice | s.t. |
| 60 | Aleksei TCATEVICH | Gazprom-Rusvelo | s.t. |
| 61 | Ivan SAVITSKIY | Gazprom-Rusvelo | s.t. |
| 62 | Benjamin DECLERCQ | Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise | s.t. |
| 63 | Matteo DRAPERI | Wilier Triestina-Selle Italia | s.t. |
| 64 | Stijn DEVOLDER | Veranda's Willems-Crelan | s.t. |
| 65 | Aaron GATE | Aqua Blue Sport | s.t. |
| 66 | Elmar REINDERS | Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij | s.t. |
| 67 | Riccardo STACCHIOTTI | Nippo-Vini Fantini | s.t. |
| 68 | Alex TURRIN | Wilier Triestina-Selle Italia | s.t. |
| 69 | Rick ZABEL | Katusha Alpecin | s.t. |
| 70 | Liam BERTAZZO | Wilier Triestina-Selle Italia | s.t. |
| 71 | Federico ZURLO | UAE Abu Dhabi | s.t. |
| 72 | Rob LEEMANS | Pauwels Sauzen-Vastgoedservice | s.t. |
| 73 | Erik BASKA | Bora-hansgrohe | s.t. |
| 74 | Olivier PARDINI | WB Veranclassic | s.t. |
| 75 | Michael GOOLAERTS | Veranda's Willems-Crelan | s.t. |
| 76 | Alex KIRSCH | WB Veranclassic | s.t. |
| 77 | Evgeny SHALUNOV | Gazprom-Rusvelo | s.t. |
| 78 | Dieter BOUVRY | Pauwels Sauzen-Vastgoedservice | s.t. |
| 79 | Kiel REIJNEN | Trek-Segafredo | +12:44 |
| 80 | Yohann GENE | Direct Energie | s.t. |
| 81 | Matthew BRAMMEIER | Aqua Blue Sport | s.t. |
| 82 | Arjen LIVYNS | Pauwels Sauzen-Vastgoedservice | +12:59 |
| 83 | Jimmy DUQUENNOY | WB Veranclassic | +12:59 |
| 84 | Marcel SIEBERG | Lotto Soudal | +13:00 |
| 85 | Laurent DIDIER | Trek-Segafredo | +13:02 |
| 86 | Moreno HOFLAND | Lotto Soudal | +13:06 |
| 87 | Roger KLUGE | Orica-Scott | +13:08 |
| 88 | Julien STASSEN | WB Veranclassic | +13:22 |
| 89 | Tim DECLERCQ | Quick-Step | +14:47 |
| 90 | Enrico BARBIN | Bardiani-CSF | +15:22 |
| 91 | Alexander COOLS | Cibel-Cebon | +16:18 |
| 92 | Timothy STEVENS | Pauwels Sauzen-Vastgoedservice | +16:31 |
| 93 | Jelle MANNAERTS | Tarteletto-Isorex | +16:33 |
| 94 | Erwann CORBEL | Fortuneo-Vital Concept | s.t. |
| 95 | Nicolas MARINI | Nippo-Vini Fantini | s.t. |
| 96 | Nikolay TRUSOV | Gazprom-Rusvelo | +16:38 |
| 97 | Gianni MARCHAND | Cibel-Cebon | s.t. |
| 98 | Pavel BRUTT | Gazprom-Rusvelo | s.t. |
| 99 | Eugert ZHUPA | Wilier Triestina-Selle Italia | s.t. |
| 100 | Mirco MAESTRI | Bardiani-CSF | s.t. |
| 101 | Arnaud GERARD | Fortuneo-Vital Concept | s.t. |
| 102 | Benjamin PERRY | Israel Cycling Academy | s.t. |
| 103 | Kevin DELTOMBE | Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise | s.t. |
| 104 | Vincenzo ALBANESE | Bardiani-CSF | s.t. |
| 105 | Rafael ANDRIATO | Wilier Triestina-Selle Italia | s.t. |
| 106 | Andrei SOLOMENNIKOV | Gazprom-Rusvelo | s.t. |
| 107 | Franck BONNAMOUR | Fortuneo-Vital Concept | s.t. |
| 108 | Remy MERTZ | Lotto Soudal | s.t. |
| 109 | Nicola BAGIOLI | Nippo-Vini Fantini | s.t. |
| 110 | Danilo NAPOLITANO | Wanty-Groupe Gobert | s.t. |
| 111 | Markus HOELGAARD | Joker-Icopal | s.t. |
| 112 | Yuma KOISHI | Nippo-Vini Fantini | s.t. |
| 113 | Seppe VERSCHUERE | Cibel-Cebon | +16:53 |
| 114 | Romain CARDIS | Direct Energie | s.t. |
| 115 | Alessandro TONELLI | Bardiani-CSF | s.t. |
| 116 | Mark CHRISTIAN | Aqua Blue Sport | +17:00 |
| 117 | Jack BAUER | Quick-Step | +17:04 |
| 118 | Andreas SCHILLINGER | Bora-hansgrohe | +17:08 |
| 119 | Frederik FRISON | Lotto Soudal | s.t. |
| 120 | Tony HUREL | Direct Energie | +17:21 |
| 121 | Julien MORICE | Direct Energie | +17:23 |
| 122 | Zakkari DEMPSTER | Israel Cycling Academy | +17:31 |
| 123 | Oliviero TROIA | UAE Abu Dhabi | +18:15 |
| 124 | Michael COOLS | Tarteletto-Isorex | +20:36 |
| 125 | Davide MARTINELLI | Quick-Step | +20:50 |
| 126 | Pier Paolo DE NEGRI | Nippo-Vini Fantini | +21:21 |
| 127 | Kenny DEHAES | Wanty-Groupe Gobert | +21:37 |
| 128 | Mads Würtz SCHMIDT | Katusha Alpecin | +21:40 |
| 129 | Andrew FENN | Aqua Blue Sport | +21:42 |
| 130 | Robby COBBAERT | Cibel-Cebon | +22:12 |
| 131 | Brice FEILLU | Fortuneo-Vital Concept | +22:50 |
| 132 | Gerry DRUYTS | Pauwels Sauzen-Vastgoedservice | +22:51 |
| 133 | Elias VAN BREUSSEGEM | Veranda's Willems-Crelan | +22:57 |
| 134 | Vegard BREEN | Joker-Icopal | +24:45 |
| 135 | Niels DE ROOZE | Tarteletto-Isorex | s.t. |
| 136 | Kenny DE KETELE | Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise | +26:23 |
| 137 | Matteo PELUCCHI | Bora-hansgrohe | +26:43 |
| 138 | Andre LOOIJ | Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij | +26:46 |
| 139 | Hamish SCHREURS | Israel Cycling Academy | +26:48 |
| 140 | Adriaan Aas STIEN | Joker-Icopal | +27:40 |
| 141 | Conor DUNNE | Aqua Blue Sport | +28:59 |
| 142 | Boris VALLEE | Fortuneo-Vital Concept | +29:49 |
| 143 | Alexander MAES | Cibel-Cebon | s.t. |
| 144 | Kristoffer SKJERPING | Joker-Icopal | +30:54 |
| 145 | Daniel TUREK | Israel Cycling Academy | +30:57 |
| 146 | Paolo SIMION | Bardiani-CSF | +35:56 |
| 147 | Barry MARKUS | Pauwels Sauzen-Vastgoedservice | +36:01 |
| 148 | Kevin VERWAEST | Tarteletto-Isorex | s.t. |
| 149 | Ruben POLS | Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise | +36:16 |
| 150 | Jonathan BREYNE | Tarteletto-Isorex | +36:34 |
| 151 | Lorenzo BLOMME | Tarteletto-Isorex | +37:38 |
Wednesday, March 29: Stage 2, Zottegem - Koksijde, 192.9 km
Alexander Kristoff wins the second stage
The race: Here's the report from stage winner Alexander Kristoff's Katusha-Alpecin team.
A strong sprint straight up the left-hand side of the course in Koksijde gave Alexander Kristoff his sixth win of the season and provided a boost of confidence for Sunday’s Tour of Flanders.
“I sort of led out myself for the sprint. I was afraid with the headwind I would be too slow so I sped up slightly all the way and when I saw the others guys coming I was able to sped up more. It was a hard sprint in the headwind but in these smaller sprints without the trains it is more man-against-man and they usually suit me quite well,” said Alexander Kristoff. The win came from a reduced group of riders, including a hard-working Baptiste Planckaert, who broke away on a windy day for the 192.9k course that began in Zottegem. Second and third places were earned by Edward Theuns (Trek-Segafredo) and Marcel Kittel of Quick-Step Floors, all on the same time of 4:37:29 (41.711 km/h).
The race lead belongs to Philippe Gilbert (Quick-Step Floors) by 50-second to Matthias Brändle of Trek-Segafredo. Kristoff is third on the classification at 67-seconds. Two stages remain.
“It’s nice to win today. The parcours was a little bit easier so the sprinters were better. I was there with Marcel Kittel in the first group so I was not sure I could beat him as he is usually a bit faster than me. But after a hard race and without the big lead outs, we had our chance today and I was happy to see that I could hold them behind me and take the win today. You take what you can in cycling. If I cannot win on Sunday I will still always have this nice victory from today but I hope I have the shape on Sunday and I can fight for something,” said Alexander Kristoff, referring to the upcoming classic Ronde van Vlaanderen, a race he won in 2015.
“I don’t look at myself as one of the favorites for Flanders this year because if we look at the results of the largest races so far, I do not have quite the strongest shape. The win here today is good for my confidence, but today is different from Flanders and it’s way harder. Hopefully my condition is coming, but there are many favorites for Flanders, like Gilbert and (Peter) Sagan and (Greg) Van Avermaet. I hope I can be there fighting among them. I hope I will manage to do it on Sunday,” said Kristoff.
Kristoff, age 29, reflected on his history in racing at Driedaagse De Panne-Koksijde: “My first pro win outside of Norway came from this race (2012) so I always have good memories from this race. I’ve always come out of here feeling strong and in the past years I was top 5 in Flanders after doing this race so for me it has been working very well to improve my shape,” Kristoff concluded.
Thursday is a double-stage with a 118.5k road stage in the morning followed by the concluding 14.2k time trial, all in De Panne
Complete Results:
192.9 kilometers raced at an average speed of 41.711 km/hr
| 1 | Alexander KRISTOFF | Katusha Alpecin | 4hr 37min 29sec |
| 2 | Edward THEUNS | Trek-Segafredo | s.t. |
| 3 | Marcel KITTEL | Quick-Step | s.t. |
| 4 | Pascal ACKERMANN | Bora-hansgrohe | s.t. |
| 5 | Andrea GUARDINI | UAE Abu Dhabi | s.t. |
| 6 | Maxime VANTOMME | WB Veranclassic | s.t. |
| 7 | Adrien PETIT | Direct Energie | s.t. |
| 8 | Coen VERMELTFOORT | Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij | s.t. |
| 9 | PIERRE LUC PERICHON | Fortuneo-Vital Concept | s.t. |
| 10 | Conor DUNNE | Aqua Blue Sport | s.t. |
| 11 | Jonas RICKAERT | Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise | s.t. |
| 12 | Philippe GILBERT | Quick-Step | s.t. |
| 13 | Pim LIGTHART | Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij | s.t. |
| 14 | Sylvain CHAVANEL | Direct Energie | s.t. |
| 15 | Matthias BRÄNDLE | Trek-Segafredo | s.t. |
| 16 | Piet ALLEGAERT | Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise | s.t. |
| 17 | Mark MCNALLY | Wanty-Groupe Gobert | s.t. |
| 18 | Brian VAN GOETHEM | Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij | s.t. |
| 19 | Boy VAN POPPEL | Trek-Segafredo | @ 5sec |
| 20 | Baptiste PLANCKAERT | Katusha Alpecin | @ 7sec |
| 21 | Fabio SABATINI | Quick-Step | s.t. |
| 22 | Maximiliano Ariel RICHEZE | Quick-Step | @ 24sec |
| 23 | Guillaume VAN KEIRSBULCK | Wanty-Groupe Gobert | @ 1min 32sec |
| 24 | Andreas SCHILLINGER | Bora-hansgrohe | s.t. |
| 25 | Jasper DE BUYST | Lotto Soudal | s.t. |
| 26 | Andrea PASQUALON | Wanty-Groupe Gobert | s.t. |
| 27 | Jens DEBUSSCHERE | Lotto Soudal | s.t. |
| 28 | Peter KONING | Aqua Blue Sport | +1:34 |
| 29 | Eduard Michael GROSU | Nippo-Vini Fantini | +2:13 |
| 30 | Igor BOEV | Gazprom-Rusvelo | s.t. |
| 31 | Rob RUIJGH | Tarteletto-Isorex | s.t. |
| 32 | Michael GOOLAERTS | Veranda's Willems-Crelan | +2:39 |
| 33 | Stijn DEVOLDER | Veranda's Willems-Crelan | s.t. |
| 34 | David BOUCHER | Pauwels Sauzen-Vastgoedservice | s.t. |
| 35 | Federico ZURLO | UAE Abu Dhabi | s.t. |
| 36 | Andre LOOIJ | Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij | s.t. |
| 37 | Roy JANS | WB Veranclassic | s.t. |
| 38 | Christophe Noppe | Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise | s.t. |
| 39 | Lawrence NAESEN | WB Veranclassic | s.t. |
| 40 | Joeri STALLAERT | Cibel-Cebon | s.t. |
| 41 | Michael COOLS | Tarteletto-Isorex | s.t. |
| 42 | Mathias DE WITTE | Cibel-Cebon | s.t. |
| 43 | Fumiyuki BEPPU | Trek-Segafredo | s.t. |
| 44 | Elmar REINDERS | Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij | s.t. |
| 45 | Nils POLITT | Katusha Alpecin | s.t. |
| 46 | Alex TURRIN | Wilier Triestina-Selle Italia | s.t. |
| 47 | Rick ZABEL | Katusha Alpecin | s.t. |
| 48 | Anders SKAARSETH | Joker-Icopal | s.t. |
| 49 | Bjorn Tore HOEM | Joker-Icopal | s.t. |
| 50 | Matteo PELUCCHI | Bora-hansgrohe | s.t. |
| 51 | Matteo DRAPERI | Wilier Triestina-Selle Italia | s.t. |
| 52 | Mads Würtz SCHMIDT | Katusha Alpecin | s.t. |
| 53 | Alex KIRSCH | WB Veranclassic | s.t. |
| 54 | Benjamin DECLERCQ | Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise | s.t. |
| 55 | Alexander PORSEV | Gazprom-Rusvelo | s.t. |
| 56 | Kevin ISTA | WB Veranclassic | s.t. |
| 57 | Lukas PÖSTLBERGER | Bora-hansgrohe | s.t. |
| 58 | Aleksei TCATEVICH | Gazprom-Rusvelo | s.t. |
| 59 | Alexander COOLS | Cibel-Cebon | s.t. |
| 60 | Erik BASKA | Bora-hansgrohe | s.t. |
| 61 | Alexandre PICHOT | Direct Energie | s.t. |
| 62 | Arjen LIVYNS | Pauwels Sauzen-Vastgoedservice | s.t. |
| 63 | Jimmy DUQUENNOY | WB Veranclassic | s.t. |
| 64 | Christoph PFINGSTEN | Bora-hansgrohe | s.t. |
| 65 | Ivan SAVITSKIY | Gazprom-Rusvelo | s.t. |
| 66 | Olivier PARDINI | WB Veranclassic | s.t. |
| 67 | Simone CONSONNI | UAE Abu Dhabi | s.t. |
| 68 | Julien STASSEN | WB Veranclassic | s.t. |
| 69 | Julien MORICE | Direct Energie | s.t. |
| 70 | Riccardo STACCHIOTTI | Nippo-Vini Fantini | s.t. |
| 71 | Aaron GATE | Aqua Blue Sport | s.t. |
| 72 | Hamish SCHREURS | Israel Cycling Academy | s.t. |
| 73 | Tim DECLERCQ | Quick-Step | s.t. |
| 74 | Evgeny SHALUNOV | Gazprom-Rusvelo | s.t. |
| 75 | Gaetan BILLE | Veranda's Willems-Crelan | s.t. |
| 76 | Brecht DHAENE | Pauwels Sauzen-Vastgoedservice | s.t. |
| 77 | Marco HALLER | Katusha Alpecin | s.t. |
| 78 | Reto HOLLENSTEIN | Katusha Alpecin | s.t. |
| 79 | Marco MARCATO | UAE Abu Dhabi | s.t. |
| 80 | Moreno HOFLAND | Lotto Soudal | s.t. |
| 81 | Daniel MCLAY | Fortuneo-Vital Concept | s.t. |
| 82 | Marko KUMP | UAE Abu Dhabi | s.t. |
| 83 | Kiel REIJNEN | Trek-Segafredo | s.t. |
| 84 | Rob LEEMANS | Pauwels Sauzen-Vastgoedservice | s.t. |
| 85 | Oliviero TROIA | UAE Abu Dhabi | s.t. |
| 86 | Jakub MARECZKO | Wilier Triestina-Selle Italia | s.t. |
| 87 | Sacha MODOLO | UAE Abu Dhabi | s.t. |
| 88 | Aidis KRUOPIS | Veranda's Willems-Crelan | s.t. |
| 89 | Yohann GENE | Direct Energie | s.t. |
| 90 | Dries DEVENYNS | Quick-Step | s.t. |
| 91 | Alexander EDMONSON | Orica-Scott | s.t. |
| 92 | Luka MEZGEC | Orica-Scott | s.t. |
| 93 | Liam BERTAZZO | Wilier Triestina-Selle Italia | s.t. |
| 94 | Luke DURBRIDGE | Orica-Scott | s.t. |
| 95 | Dieter BOUVRY | Pauwels Sauzen-Vastgoedservice | s.t. |
| 96 | Adam BLYTHE | Aqua Blue Sport | s.t. |
| 97 | Matthew BRAMMEIER | Aqua Blue Sport | s.t. |
| 98 | Raymond KREDER | Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij | s.t. |
| 99 | Laurent DIDIER | Trek-Segafredo | s.t. |
| 100 | Rüdiger SELIG | Bora-hansgrohe | +3:10 |
| 101 | Marcel SIEBERG | Lotto Soudal | s.t. |
| 102 | Roger KLUGE | Orica-Scott | +3:18 |
| 103 | Timothy STEVENS | Pauwels Sauzen-Vastgoedservice | +6:46 |
| 104 | Ole FORFANG | Joker-Icopal | +6:48 |
| 105 | Kristoffer SKJERPING | Joker-Icopal | s.t. |
| 106 | Vegard BREEN | Joker-Icopal | s.t. |
| 107 | Seppe VERSCHUERE | Cibel-Cebon | s.t. |
| 108 | Gianni MARCHAND | Cibel-Cebon | s.t. |
| 109 | Pavel BRUTT | Gazprom-Rusvelo | s.t. |
| 110 | Ryan ANDERSON | Direct Energie | s.t. |
| 111 | Andrei SOLOMENNIKOV | Gazprom-Rusvelo | s.t. |
| 112 | Tony GALLOPIN | Lotto Soudal | s.t. |
| 113 | Dennis VAN WINDEN | Israel Cycling Academy | s.t. |
| 114 | Arnaud GERARD | Fortuneo-Vital Concept | s.t. |
| 115 | Mark CHRISTIAN | Aqua Blue Sport | s.t. |
| 116 | Krists NEILANDS | Israel Cycling Academy | s.t. |
| 117 | Benjamin PERRY | Israel Cycling Academy | s.t. |
| 118 | Erwann CORBEL | Fortuneo-Vital Concept | s.t. |
| 119 | Stef VAN ZUMMEREN | Veranda's Willems-Crelan | s.t. |
| 120 | Adriaan Aas STIEN | Joker-Icopal | s.t. |
| 121 | Daniel TUREK | Israel Cycling Academy | s.t. |
| 122 | Remy MERTZ | Lotto Soudal | s.t. |
| 123 | Romain CARDIS | Direct Energie | s.t. |
| 124 | Tony HUREL | Direct Energie | s.t. |
| 125 | Markus HOELGAARD | Joker-Icopal | s.t. |
| 126 | Robin STENUIT | Wanty-Groupe Gobert | s.t. |
| 127 | Frederik BACKAERT | Wanty-Groupe Gobert | s.t. |
| 128 | Franck BONNAMOUR | Fortuneo-Vital Concept | s.t. |
| 129 | Vincenzo ALBANESE | Bardiani-CSF | s.t. |
| 130 | Nikolay TRUSOV | Gazprom-Rusvelo | s.t. |
| 131 | Eugert ZHUPA | Wilier Triestina-Selle Italia | s.t. |
| 132 | Filippo POZZATO | Wilier Triestina-Selle Italia | s.t. |
| 133 | Davide MARTINELLI | Quick-Step | s.t. |
| 134 | Mirco MAESTRI | Bardiani-CSF | s.t. |
| 135 | Iuri FILOSI | Nippo-Vini Fantini | s.t. |
| 136 | Lasse Norman HANSEN | Aqua Blue Sport | s.t. |
| 137 | Jack BAUER | Quick-Step | s.t. |
| 138 | Guy SAGIV | Israel Cycling Academy | s.t. |
| 139 | Brice FEILLU | Fortuneo-Vital Concept | s.t. |
| 140 | Enrico BARBIN | Bardiani-CSF | s.t. |
| 141 | Alessandro TONELLI | Bardiani-CSF | s.t. |
| 142 | Frederik FRISON | Lotto Soudal | s.t. |
| 143 | Nicola BAGIOLI | Nippo-Vini Fantini | s.t. |
| 144 | Pier Paolo DE NEGRI | Nippo-Vini Fantini | s.t. |
| 145 | Marco CANOLA | Nippo-Vini Fantini | s.t. |
| 146 | Kevin DELTOMBE | Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise | s.t. |
| 147 | Yuma KOISHI | Nippo-Vini Fantini | s.t. |
| 148 | Nicolas MARINI | Nippo-Vini Fantini | s.t. |
| 149 | Jelle MANNAERTS | Tarteletto-Isorex | s.t. |
| 150 | Lars Ytting BAK | Lotto Soudal | s.t. |
| 151 | Jérôme BAUGNIES | Wanty-Groupe Gobert | s.t. |
| 152 | Rafael ANDRIATO | Wilier Triestina-Selle Italia | s.t. |
| 153 | Gerry DRUYTS | Pauwels Sauzen-Vastgoedservice | s.t. |
| 154 | Zakkari DEMPSTER | Israel Cycling Academy | s.t. |
| 155 | Niels DE ROOZE | Tarteletto-Isorex | s.t. |
| 156 | Danilo NAPOLITANO | Wanty-Groupe Gobert | s.t. |
| 157 | Kenny DE KETELE | Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise | +11:52 |
| 158 | Jonathan BREYNE | Tarteletto-Isorex | s.t. |
| 159 | Elias VAN BREUSSEGEM | Veranda's Willems-Crelan | s.t. |
| 160 | Kevin VERWAEST | Tarteletto-Isorex | s.t. |
| 161 | Robby COBBAERT | Cibel-Cebon | s.t. |
| 162 | Kenny DEHAES | Wanty-Groupe Gobert | s.t. |
| 163 | Andrew FENN | Aqua Blue Sport | s.t. |
| 164 | Ruben POLS | Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise | s.t. |
| 165 | Paolo SIMION | Bardiani-CSF | s.t. |
| 166 | Alexander MAES | Cibel-Cebon | s.t. |
| 167 | Barry MARKUS | Pauwels Sauzen-Vastgoedservice | s.t. |
| 168 | Boris VALLEE | Fortuneo-Vital Concept | s.t. |
| 169 | Lorenzo BLOMME | Tarteletto-Isorex | +13:29 |
GC after stage 2:
398.40 kilometers raced so far at an average speed of 43.165 km/hr
| 1 | Philippe GILBERT | Quick-Step | 9hr 13min 28sec |
| 2 | Matthias BRÄNDLE | Trek-Segafredo | @ 50sec |
| 3 | Alexander KRISTOFF | Katusha Alpecin | @ 1min 7sec |
| 4 | Edward THEUNS | Trek-Segafredo | +1:11 |
| 5 | Pim LIGTHART | Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij | +1:15 |
| 6 | Sylvain CHAVANEL | Direct Energie | s.t. |
| 7 | Maxime VANTOMME | WB Veranclassic | +1:17 |
| 8 | PIERRE LUC PERICHON | Fortuneo-Vital Concept | s.t. |
| 9 | Boy VAN POPPEL | Trek-Segafredo | +1:22 |
| 10 | Jasper DE BUYST | Lotto Soudal | +2:25 |
| 11 | Guillaume VAN KEIRSBULCK | Wanty-Groupe Gobert | +2:49 |
| 12 | Luke DURBRIDGE | Orica-Scott | +3:07 |
| 13 | Simone CONSONNI | UAE Abu Dhabi | +3:28 |
| 14 | Rob RUIJGH | Tarteletto-Isorex | +3:30 |
| 15 | Sacha MODOLO | UAE Abu Dhabi | +3:56 |
| 16 | Alexandre PICHOT | Direct Energie | +4:00 |
| 17 | Marco HALLER | Katusha Alpecin | s.t. |
| 18 | Marco MARCATO | UAE Abu Dhabi | s.t. |
| 19 | Jens DEBUSSCHERE | Lotto Soudal | +5:36 |
| 20 | Andrea PASQUALON | Wanty-Groupe Gobert | s.t. |
| 21 | Christoph PFINGSTEN | Bora-hansgrohe | +5:50 |
| 22 | Nils POLITT | Katusha Alpecin | +6:22 |
| 23 | Reto HOLLENSTEIN | Katusha Alpecin | s.t. |
| 24 | Adam BLYTHE | Aqua Blue Sport | s.t. |
| 25 | Joeri STALLAERT | Cibel-Cebon | +6:43 |
| 26 | Mathias DE WITTE | Cibel-Cebon | s.t. |
| 27 | Gaetan BILLE | Veranda's Willems-Crelan | s.t. |
| 28 | Alexander EDMONSON | Orica-Scott | s.t. |
| 29 | Rüdiger SELIG | Bora-hansgrohe | +6:53 |
| 30 | Marcel KITTEL | Quick-Step | +7:57 |
| 31 | Frederik BACKAERT | Wanty-Groupe Gobert | +8:00 |
| 32 | Ole FORFANG | Joker-Icopal | +8:05 |
| 33 | Filippo POZZATO | Wilier Triestina-Selle Italia | s.t. |
| 34 | Marco CANOLA | Nippo-Vini Fantini | s.t. |
| 35 | Iuri FILOSI | Nippo-Vini Fantini | +8:57 |
| 36 | Brian VAN GOETHEM | Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij | +9:49 |
| 37 | Andrea GUARDINI | UAE Abu Dhabi | +9:50 |
| 38 | Jonas RICKAERT | Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise | s.t. |
| 39 | Pascal ACKERMANN | Bora-hansgrohe | s.t. |
| 40 | Adrien PETIT | Direct Energie | s.t. |
| 41 | Piet ALLEGAERT | Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise | s.t. |
| 42 | Mark MCNALLY | Wanty-Groupe Gobert | s.t. |
| 43 | Fabio SABATINI | Quick-Step | +9:57 |
| 44 | Baptiste PLANCKAERT | Katusha Alpecin | s.t. |
| 45 | Maximiliano Ariel RICHEZE | Quick-Step | +10:14 |
| 46 | Marko KUMP | UAE Abu Dhabi | +10:40 |
| 47 | Krists NEILANDS | Israel Cycling Academy | +10:52 |
| 48 | Dries DEVENYNS | Quick-Step | +11:11 |
| 49 | Andreas SCHILLINGER | Bora-hansgrohe | +11:22 |
| 50 | Peter KONING | Aqua Blue Sport | +11:24 |
| 51 | Coen VERMELTFOORT | Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij | +11:31 |
| 52 | Igor BOEV | Gazprom-Rusvelo | +12:03 |
| 53 | Eduard Michael GROSU | Nippo-Vini Fantini | s.t. |
| 54 | Lawrence NAESEN | WB Veranclassic | +12:26 |
| 55 | Bjorn Tore HOEM | Joker-Icopal | +12:27 |
| 56 | Stijn DEVOLDER | Veranda's Willems-Crelan | +12:29 |
| 57 | David BOUCHER | Pauwels Sauzen-Vastgoedservice | s.t. |
| 58 | Elmar REINDERS | Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij | s.t. |
| 59 | Alexander PORSEV | Gazprom-Rusvelo | s.t. |
| 60 | Aleksei TCATEVICH | Gazprom-Rusvelo | s.t. |
| 61 | Matteo DRAPERI | Wilier Triestina-Selle Italia | s.t. |
| 62 | Arjen LIVYNS | Pauwels Sauzen-Vastgoedservice | s.t. |
| 63 | Roy JANS | WB Veranclassic | s.t. |
| 64 | Fumiyuki BEPPU | Trek-Segafredo | s.t. |
| 65 | Anders SKAARSETH | Joker-Icopal | s.t. |
| 66 | Ivan SAVITSKIY | Gazprom-Rusvelo | s.t. |
| 67 | Brecht DHAENE | Pauwels Sauzen-Vastgoedservice | s.t. |
| 68 | Benjamin DECLERCQ | Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise | s.t. |
| 69 | Riccardo STACCHIOTTI | Nippo-Vini Fantini | s.t. |
| 70 | Kiel REIJNEN | Trek-Segafredo | s.t. |
| 71 | Alex TURRIN | Wilier Triestina-Selle Italia | s.t. |
| 72 | Aaron GATE | Aqua Blue Sport | s.t. |
| 73 | Rick ZABEL | Katusha Alpecin | s.t. |
| 74 | Erik BASKA | Bora-hansgrohe | s.t. |
| 75 | Julien MORICE | Direct Energie | s.t. |
| 76 | Mads Würtz SCHMIDT | Katusha Alpecin | s.t. |
| 77 | Moreno HOFLAND | Lotto Soudal | s.t. |
| 78 | Federico ZURLO | UAE Abu Dhabi | s.t. |
| 79 | Michael GOOLAERTS | Veranda's Willems-Crelan | s.t. |
| 80 | Lukas PÖSTLBERGER | Bora-hansgrohe | s.t. |
| 81 | Julien STASSEN | WB Veranclassic | s.t. |
| 82 | Alex KIRSCH | WB Veranclassic | s.t. |
| 83 | Olivier PARDINI | WB Veranclassic | s.t. |
| 84 | Tim DECLERCQ | Quick-Step | s.t. |
| 85 | Christophe Noppe | Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise | s.t. |
| 86 | Raymond KREDER | Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij | s.t. |
| 87 | Kevin ISTA | WB Veranclassic | s.t. |
| 88 | Jakub MARECZKO | Wilier Triestina-Selle Italia | s.t. |
| 89 | Liam BERTAZZO | Wilier Triestina-Selle Italia | s.t. |
| 90 | Laurent DIDIER | Trek-Segafredo | s.t. |
| 91 | Luka MEZGEC | Orica-Scott | s.t. |
| 92 | Jimmy DUQUENNOY | WB Veranclassic | s.t. |
| 93 | Evgeny SHALUNOV | Gazprom-Rusvelo | s.t. |
| 94 | Oliviero TROIA | UAE Abu Dhabi | s.t. |
| 95 | Aidis KRUOPIS | Veranda's Willems-Crelan | s.t. |
| 96 | Daniel MCLAY | Fortuneo-Vital Concept | s.t. |
| 97 | Rob LEEMANS | Pauwels Sauzen-Vastgoedservice | s.t. |
| 98 | Yohann GENE | Direct Energie | s.t. |
| 99 | Dieter BOUVRY | Pauwels Sauzen-Vastgoedservice | s.t. |
| 100 | Matthew BRAMMEIER | Aqua Blue Sport | s.t. |
| 101 | Marcel SIEBERG | Lotto Soudal | +13:00 |
| 102 | Roger KLUGE | Orica-Scott | +13:08 |
| 103 | Enrico BARBIN | Bardiani-CSF | +14:49 |
| 104 | Alexander COOLS | Cibel-Cebon | +16:03 |
| 105 | Timothy STEVENS | Pauwels Sauzen-Vastgoedservice | +16:36 |
| 106 | Brice FEILLU | Fortuneo-Vital Concept | +16:37 |
| 107 | Gianni MARCHAND | Cibel-Cebon | +16:38 |
| 108 | Seppe VERSCHUERE | Cibel-Cebon | s.t. |
| 109 | Pavel BRUTT | Gazprom-Rusvelo | s.t. |
| 110 | Dennis VAN WINDEN | Israel Cycling Academy | s.t. |
| 111 | Nikolay TRUSOV | Gazprom-Rusvelo | s.t. |
| 112 | Benjamin PERRY | Israel Cycling Academy | s.t. |
| 113 | Vincenzo ALBANESE | Bardiani-CSF | s.t. |
| 114 | Adriaan Aas STIEN | Joker-Icopal | s.t. |
| 115 | Ryan ANDERSON | Direct Energie | s.t. |
| 116 | Jelle MANNAERTS | Tarteletto-Isorex | s.t. |
| 117 | Guy SAGIV | Israel Cycling Academy | s.t. |
| 118 | Eugert ZHUPA | Wilier Triestina-Selle Italia | s.t. |
| 119 | Arnaud GERARD | Fortuneo-Vital Concept | s.t. |
| 120 | Kevin DELTOMBE | Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise | s.t. |
| 121 | Franck BONNAMOUR | Fortuneo-Vital Concept | s.t. |
| 122 | Erwann CORBEL | Fortuneo-Vital Concept | s.t. |
| 123 | Romain CARDIS | Direct Energie | s.t. |
| 124 | Mirco MAESTRI | Bardiani-CSF | s.t. |
| 125 | Davide MARTINELLI | Quick-Step | s.t. |
| 126 | Frederik FRISON | Lotto Soudal | s.t. |
| 127 | Nicola BAGIOLI | Nippo-Vini Fantini | s.t. |
| 128 | Pier Paolo DE NEGRI | Nippo-Vini Fantini | s.t. |
| 129 | Remy MERTZ | Lotto Soudal | s.t. |
| 130 | Stef VAN ZUMMEREN | Veranda's Willems-Crelan | s.t. |
| 131 | Rafael ANDRIATO | Wilier Triestina-Selle Italia | s.t. |
| 132 | Mark CHRISTIAN | Aqua Blue Sport | s.t. |
| 133 | Andrei SOLOMENNIKOV | Gazprom-Rusvelo | s.t. |
| 134 | Alessandro TONELLI | Bardiani-CSF | s.t. |
| 135 | Lars Ytting BAK | Lotto Soudal | s.t. |
| 136 | Markus HOELGAARD | Joker-Icopal | s.t. |
| 137 | Zakkari DEMPSTER | Israel Cycling Academy | s.t. |
| 138 | Lasse Norman HANSEN | Aqua Blue Sport | s.t. |
| 139 | Tony HUREL | Direct Energie | s.t. |
| 140 | Gerry DRUYTS | Pauwels Sauzen-Vastgoedservice | s.t. |
| 141 | Jack BAUER | Quick-Step | s.t. |
| 142 | Yuma KOISHI | Nippo-Vini Fantini | s.t. |
| 143 | Nicolas MARINI | Nippo-Vini Fantini | s.t. |
| 144 | Jérôme BAUGNIES | Wanty-Groupe Gobert | s.t. |
| 145 | Danilo NAPOLITANO | Wanty-Groupe Gobert | s.t. |
| 146 | Conor DUNNE | Aqua Blue Sport | +17:57 |
| 147 | Robin STENUIT | Wanty-Groupe Gobert | +18:05 |
| 148 | Tony GALLOPIN | Lotto Soudal | +18:54 |
| 149 | Michael COOLS | Tarteletto-Isorex | +20:36 |
| 150 | Kenny DE KETELE | Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise | +21:40 |
| 151 | Robby COBBAERT | Cibel-Cebon | +21:42 |
| 152 | Andrew FENN | Aqua Blue Sport | s.t. |
| 153 | Kenny DEHAES | Wanty-Groupe Gobert | s.t. |
| 154 | Elias VAN BREUSSEGEM | Veranda's Willems-Crelan | s.t. |
| 155 | Vegard BREEN | Joker-Icopal | +24:45 |
| 156 | Niels DE ROOZE | Tarteletto-Isorex | s.t. |
| 157 | Andre LOOIJ | Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij | +26:48 |
| 158 | Matteo PELUCCHI | Bora-hansgrohe | s.t. |
| 159 | Hamish SCHREURS | Israel Cycling Academy | s.t. |
| 160 | Alexander MAES | Cibel-Cebon | +29:49 |
| 161 | Boris VALLEE | Fortuneo-Vital Concept | s.t. |
| 162 | Kristoffer SKJERPING | Joker-Icopal | +30:54 |
| 163 | Daniel TUREK | Israel Cycling Academy | +30:57 |
| 164 | Kevin VERWAEST | Tarteletto-Isorex | +36:01 |
| 165 | Jonathan BREYNE | Tarteletto-Isorex | s.t. |
| 166 | Barry MARKUS | Pauwels Sauzen-Vastgoedservice | s.t. |
| 167 | Paolo SIMION | Bardiani-CSF | s.t. |
| 168 | Ruben POLS | Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise | s.t. |
| 169 | Lorenzo BLOMME | Tarteletto-Isorex | +37:38 |
Stage 2 photos by Fotoreporter Sirotti:
Marcel Kittel heads to the start.
Race leader and Belgian champion Philippe Gilbert
Climbing the Kemmelberg
Another shot of the riders enjoying the stones and slope of the Kemmelberg
They're headed for the line and looks like the front three are about dead even.
But Kristoff is moving just a bit faster
And the stage is Kristoff's
Stage winner Kristoff
Tuesday, March 28: Stage 1, De Panne - Zottegem, 205.5 kmkm
Philippe Gilbert wins stage one in style
The race: Here's the story from stage winner Philippe Gilbert's Quick Step team.
Philippe Gilbert became the first Belgian Champion to win a stage at Driedaagse De Panne-Koksijde since 2005, following an audacious display on the queen-stage of the race and an equally impressive amount of work from teammate Dries Devenyns, who laid the foundation for the victory on a day that suited Philippe to the ground, with no less than 11 classified climbs packed between De Panne and Zottegem, on a 206km-long route.
In a perfectly-executed strategy of Quick-Step Floors, Dries booked a place in a group that got clear 80 kilometers from the finish and patiently waited for Philippe to bridge across, which he did with a vicious attack on the Muur van Gerrardsbergen. The newly-formed group enjoyed at first a slim lead, of just 20 seconds, but thanks to some mammoth turns of a restless Devenyns, the gap went out to 40 seconds inside the final 40 kilometers.
The chasing group was led by four Katusha riders, but despite having the numbers, they couldn't match Dries' efforts, who allowed Philippe to start the Muur with a healthy margin of 30 seconds. On the steep cobbles of the legendary hill which saw many great champions emerge over time, Gilbert attacked without even getting out of the saddle and distanced all the riders of the main group, crossing the top with five seconds in hand.
From that point of the road, 16 kilometers separated him from the finish, and on the long and wide roads to Zottegem, which included one last climb (Klemhoutstraat), the Quick-Step Floors rider never looked behind and extended his lead on the Australian, a former national time trial champion, arriving at the finish line solo and celebrating his first success since conquering the Belgian title last June.
Complete Results:
205.5 kilometers raced at an average speed of 44.625 km/hr
| 1 | Philippe GILBERT | Quick-Step | 4hr 36min 18sec |
| 2 | Luke DURBRIDGE | Orica-Scott | @ 17sec |
| 3 | Simone CONSONNI | UAE Abu Dhabi | @ 34sec |
| 4 | Jasper DE BUYST | Lotto Soudal | s.t. |
| 5 | Matthias BRÄNDLE | Trek-Segafredo | s.t. |
| 6 | Frederik BACKAERT | Wanty-Groupe Gobert | @ 53sec |
| 7 | Alexander KRISTOFF | Katusha Alpecin | @ 58sec |
| 8 | Edward THEUNS | Trek-Segafredo | s.t. |
| 9 | Marco CANOLA | Nippo-Vini Fantini | s.t. |
| 10 | Sacha MODOLO | UAE Abu Dhabi | s.t. |
| 11 | Guillaume VAN KEIRSBULCK | Wanty-Groupe Gobert | s.t. |
| 12 | Maxime VANTOMME | WB Veranclassic | s.t. |
| 13 | Ole FORFANG | Joke Icopal | s.t. |
| 14 | Boy VAN POPPEL | Trek-Segafredo | s.t. |
| 15 | Jens KEUKELEIRE | Orica-Scott | s.t. |
| 16 | PIERRE LUC PERICHON | Fortuneo-Vital Concept | s.t. |
| 17 | Filippo POZZATO | Wilier Triestina-Selle Italia | s.t. |
| 18 | Pim LIGTHART | Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij | s.t. |
| 19 | Rob RUIJGH | Tarletto-Isorex | s.t. |
| 20 | Sylvain CHAVANEL | Direct Energie | s.t. |
| 21 | Marco HALLER | Katusha Alpecin | +1:02 |
| 22 | Alexandre PICHOT | Direct Energie | s.t. |
| 23 | Marco MARCATO | UAE Abu Dhabi | s.t. |
| 24 | Iuri FILOSI | Nippo-Vini Fantini | +1:50 |
| 25 | Christoph PFINGSTEN | Bora-hansgrohe | +2:52 |
| 26 | Rüdiger SELIG | Bora-hansgrohe | +3:24 |
| 27 | Adam BLYTHE | Aqua Blue Sport | s.t. |
| 28 | Reto HOLLENSTEIN | Katusha Alpecin | s.t. |
| 29 | Nils POLITT | Katusha Alpecin | s.t. |
| 30 | Sam BENNETT | Bora-hansgrohe | +3:45 |
| 31 | Joeri STALLAERT | Cibel-Cebon | s.t. |
| 32 | Gaetan BILLE | Veranda's Willems-Crelan | s.t. |
| 33 | Krists NEILANDS | Israel Cycling Academy | s.t. |
| 34 | Mathias DE WITTE | Cibel-Cebon | s.t. |
| 35 | Jens DEBUSSCHERE | Lotto Soudal | s.t. |
| 36 | Alexander EDMONSON | Orica-Scott | s.t. |
| 37 | Andrea PASQUALON | Wanty-Groupe Gobert | s.t. |
| 38 | Enrico BARBIN | Bardiani-CSF | +7:42 |
| 39 | Marko KUMP | UAE Abu Dhabi | s.t. |
| 40 | Marcel KITTEL | Quick-Step | s.t. |
| 41 | Dries DEVENYNS | Quick-Step | +8:13 |
| 42 | Alexander PORSEV | Gazprom-Rusvelo | +9:31 |
| 43 | Aleksei TCATEVICH | Gazprom-Rusvelo | s.t. |
| 44 | Stijn DEVOLDER | Veranda's Willems-Crelan | s.t. |
| 45 | Elmar REINDERS | Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij | s.t. |
| 46 | David BOUCHER | Pauwels Sausen-Vastgoedservice | s.t. |
| 47 | Arjen LIVYNS | Pauwels Sausen-Vastgoedservice | s.t. |
| 48 | Lawrence NAESEN | WB Veranclassic | s.t. |
| 49 | Brecht DHAENE | Pauwels Sausen-Vastgoedservice | s.t. |
| 50 | Nikolay TRUSOV | Gazprom-Rusvelo | s.t. |
| 51 | Gianni MARCHAND | Cibel-Cebon | s.t. |
| 52 | Jelle MANNAERTS | Tarletto-Isorex | s.t. |
| 53 | Vincenzo ALBANESE | Bardiani-CSF | s.t. |
| 54 | Wim REYNAERTS | Cibel-Cebon | s.t. |
| 55 | Matteo DRAPERI | Wilier Triestina-Selle Italia | s.t. |
| 56 | Brian VAN GOETHEM | Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij | s.t. |
| 57 | Timothy STEVENS | Pauwels Sausen-Vastgoedservice | s.t. |
| 58 | Ivan SAVITSKIY | Gazprom-Rusvelo | s.t. |
| 59 | Seppe VERSCHUERE | Cibel-Cebon | s.t. |
| 60 | Robby COBBAERT | Cibel-Cebon | s.t. |
| 61 | Kiel REIJNEN | Trek-Segafredo | s.t. |
| 62 | Pavel BRUTT | Gazprom-Rusvelo | s.t. |
| 63 | Dennis VAN WINDEN | Israel Cycling Academy | s.t. |
| 64 | Anders SKAARSETH | Joke Icopal | s.t. |
| 65 | Benjamin PERRY | Israel Cycling Academy | s.t. |
| 66 | Kevin DELTOMBE | Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise | s.t. |
| 67 | Andrea GUARDINI | UAE Abu Dhabi | s.t. |
| 68 | Mads PEDERSEN | Trek-Segafredo | s.t. |
| 69 | Fumiyuki BEPPU | Trek-Segafredo | s.t. |
| 70 | Guy SAGIV | Israel Cycling Academy | s.t. |
| 71 | Adriaan Aas STIEN | Joke Icopal | s.t. |
| 72 | Riccardo STACCHIOTTI | Nippo-Vini Fantini | s.t. |
| 73 | Roy JANS | WB Veranclassic | s.t. |
| 74 | Benjamin DECLERCQ | Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise | s.t. |
| 75 | Peter KONING | Aqua Blue Sport | s.t. |
| 76 | Bjorn Tore HOEM | Joke Icopal | s.t. |
| 77 | Marcel SIEBERG | Lotto Soudal | s.t. |
| 78 | Eugert ZHUPA | Wilier Triestina-Selle Italia | s.t. |
| 79 | Aaron GATE | Aqua Blue Sport | s.t. |
| 80 | Moreno HOFLAND | Lotto Soudal | s.t. |
| 81 | Jonas RICKAERT | Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise | s.t. |
| 82 | Igor BOEV | Gazprom-Rusvelo | s.t. |
| 83 | GREGORY DANIEL | Trek-Segafredo | s.t. |
| 84 | Andrew FENN | Aqua Blue Sport | s.t. |
| 85 | Eduard Michael GROSU | Nippo-Vini Fantini | s.t. |
| 86 | Brice FEILLU | Fortuneo-Vital Concept | s.t. |
| 87 | Franck BONNAMOUR | Fortuneo-Vital Concept | s.t. |
| 88 | Julien MORICE | Direct Energie | s.t. |
| 89 | Mirco MAESTRI | Bardiani-CSF | s.t. |
| 90 | Frederik FRISON | Lotto Soudal | s.t. |
| 91 | Ryan ANDERSON | Direct Energie | s.t. |
| 92 | Rafael ANDRIATO | Wilier Triestina-Selle Italia | s.t. |
| 93 | Nicola BAGIOLI | Nippo-Vini Fantini | s.t. |
| 94 | Pier Paolo DE NEGRI | Nippo-Vini Fantini | s.t. |
| 95 | Erik BASKA | Bora-hansgrohe | s.t. |
| 96 | Davide MARTINELLI | Quick-Step | s.t. |
| 97 | Raymond KREDER | Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij | s.t. |
| 98 | Arnaud GERARD | Fortuneo-Vital Concept | s.t. |
| 99 | Pascal ACKERMANN | Bora-hansgrohe | s.t. |
| 100 | Romain CARDIS | Direct Energie | s.t. |
| 101 | Erwann CORBEL | Fortuneo-Vital Concept | s.t. |
| 102 | Lars Ytting BAK | Lotto Soudal | s.t. |
| 103 | Alex TURRIN | Wilier Triestina-Selle Italia | s.t. |
| 104 | Rick ZABEL | Katusha Alpecin | s.t. |
| 105 | Andreas SCHILLINGER | Bora-hansgrohe | s.t. |
| 106 | Mads Würtz SCHMIDT | Katusha Alpecin | s.t. |
| 107 | Adrien PETIT | Direct Energie | s.t. |
| 108 | Julien STASSEN | WB Veranclassic | s.t. |
| 109 | Laurent DIDIER | Trek-Segafredo | s.t. |
| 110 | Fabio SABATINI | Quick-Step | s.t. |
| 111 | Alessandro TONELLI | Bardiani-CSF | s.t. |
| 112 | Olivier PARDINI | WB Veranclassic | s.t. |
| 113 | Tim DECLERCQ | Quick-Step | s.t. |
| 114 | Liam BERTAZZO | Wilier Triestina-Selle Italia | s.t. |
| 115 | Jacopo MOSCA | Wilier Triestina-Selle Italia | s.t. |
| 116 | Zakkari DEMPSTER | Israel Cycling Academy | s.t. |
| 117 | Remy MERTZ | Lotto Soudal | s.t. |
| 118 | Berden DE VRIES | Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij | s.t. |
| 119 | Lukas PÖSTLBERGER | Bora-hansgrohe | s.t. |
| 120 | Luka MEZGEC | Orica-Scott | s.t. |
| 121 | Jakub MARECZKO | Wilier Triestina-Selle Italia | s.t. |
| 122 | Kenny DEHAES | Wanty-Groupe Gobert | s.t. |
| 123 | Piet ALLEGAERT | Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise | s.t. |
| 124 | Alex KIRSCH | WB Veranclassic | s.t. |
| 125 | Stef VAN ZUMMEREN | Veranda's Willems-Crelan | s.t. |
| 126 | Federico ZURLO | UAE Abu Dhabi | s.t. |
| 127 | Elias VAN BREUSSEGEM | Veranda's Willems-Crelan | s.t. |
| 128 | Gerry DRUYTS | Pauwels Sausen-Vastgoedservice | s.t. |
| 129 | Kenny DE KETELE | Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise | s.t. |
| 130 | Mark CHRISTIAN | Aqua Blue Sport | s.t. |
| 131 | Vegard Stake LAENGEN | UAE Abu Dhabi | s.t. |
| 132 | Mark MCNALLY | Wanty-Groupe Gobert | s.t. |
| 133 | Maximiliano Ariel RICHEZE | Quick-Step | s.t. |
| 134 | Michael GOOLAERTS | Veranda's Willems-Crelan | s.t. |
| 135 | Markus HOELGAARD | Joke Icopal | s.t. |
| 136 | Aidis KRUOPIS | Veranda's Willems-Crelan | s.t. |
| 137 | Yuma KOISHI | Nippo-Vini Fantini | s.t. |
| 138 | Oliviero TROIA | UAE Abu Dhabi | s.t. |
| 139 | Andrei SOLOMENNIKOV | Gazprom-Rusvelo | s.t. |
| 140 | Evgeny SHALUNOV | Gazprom-Rusvelo | s.t. |
| 141 | Lasse Norman HANSEN | Aqua Blue Sport | s.t. |
| 142 | Sjoerd VAN GINNEKEN | Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij | s.t. |
| 143 | Yohann GENE | Direct Energie | s.t. |
| 144 | Rob LEEMANS | Pauwels Sausen-Vastgoedservice | s.t. |
| 145 | Jack BAUER | Quick-Step | s.t. |
| 146 | Daniel MCLAY | Fortuneo-Vital Concept | s.t. |
| 147 | Matthew BRAMMEIER | Aqua Blue Sport | s.t. |
| 148 | Baptiste PLANCKAERT | Katusha Alpecin | s.t. |
| 149 | Dieter BOUVRY | Pauwels Sausen-Vastgoedservice | s.t. |
| 150 | Kevin ISTA | WB Veranclassic | s.t. |
| 151 | Jimmy DUQUENNOY | WB Veranclassic | s.t. |
| 152 | Jérôme BAUGNIES | Wanty-Groupe Gobert | s.t. |
| 153 | Nicolas MARINI | Nippo-Vini Fantini | s.t. |
| 154 | Tony HUREL | Direct Energie | s.t. |
| 155 | Christophe Noppe | Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise | s.t. |
| 156 | Danilo NAPOLITANO | Wanty-Groupe Gobert | s.t. |
| 157 | Roger KLUGE | Orica-Scott | s.t. |
| 158 | Robin STENUIT | Wanty-Groupe Gobert | +10:58 |
| 159 | Coen VERMELTFOORT | Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij | +11:12 |
| 160 | Tony GALLOPIN | Lotto Soudal | +11:47 |
| 161 | Alexander COOLS | Cibel-Cebon | +13:05 |
| 162 | Boris VALLEE | Fortuneo-Vital Concept | +17:38 |
| 163 | Alexander MAES | Cibel-Cebon | s.t. |
| 164 | Michael COOLS | Tarletto-Isorex | s.t. |
| 165 | Niels DE ROOZE | Tarletto-Isorex | s.t. |
| 166 | Conor DUNNE | Aqua Blue Sport | s.t. |
| 167 | Vegard BREEN | Joke Icopal | s.t. |
| 168 | Kristoffer SKJERPING | Joke Icopal | +23:50 |
| 169 | Kevin VERWAEST | Tarletto-Isorex | s.t. |
| 170 | Marco MARONESE | Bardiani-CSF | s.t. |
| 171 | Matteo PELUCCHI | Bora-hansgrohe | s.t. |
| 172 | Lorenzo BLOMME | Tarletto-Isorex | s.t. |
| 173 | Barry MARKUS | Pauwels Sausen-Vastgoedservice | s.t. |
| 174 | Andre LOOIJ | Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij | s.t. |
| 175 | Daniel TUREK | Israel Cycling Academy | s.t. |
| 176 | Jonathan BREYNE | Tarletto-Isorex | s.t. |
| 177 | Hamish SCHREURS | Israel Cycling Academy | s.t. |
| 178 | Paolo SIMION | Bardiani-CSF | s.t. |
| 179 | Aviv YECHZKEL | Israel Cycling Academy | s.t. |
| 180 | Ruben POLS | Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise | s.t. |
| 181 | Aime DE GENDT | Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise | s.t. |
GC after Stage 1:
| 1 | Philippe GILBERT | Quick-Step | 4hr 36min 5sec |
| 2 | Luke DURBRIDGE | Orica-Scott | @ 22sec |
| 3 | Simone CONSONNI | UAE Abu Dhabi | @ 43sec |
| 4 | Matthias BRÄNDLE | Trek-Segafredo | @ 46sec |
| 5 | Jasper DE BUYST | Lotto Soudal | @ 47sec |
| 6 | Frederik BACKAERT | Wanty-Groupe Gobert | +1:06 |
| 7 | Alexander KRISTOFF | Katusha Alpecin | +1:11 |
| 8 | Edward THEUNS | Trek-Segafredo | s.t. |
| 9 | Marco CANOLA | Nippo-Vini Fantini | s.t. |
| 10 | Sacha MODOLO | UAE Abu Dhabi | s.t. |
| 11 | Guillaume VAN KEIRSBULCK | Wanty-Groupe Gobert | s.t. |
| 12 | Maxime VANTOMME | WB Veranclassic | s.t. |
| 13 | Ole FORFANG | Joke Icopal | s.t. |
| 14 | Boy VAN POPPEL | Trek-Segafredo | s.t. |
| 15 | Jens KEUKELEIRE | Orica-Scott | s.t. |
| 16 | PIERRE LUC PERICHON | Fortuneo-Vital Concept | s.t. |
| 17 | Filippo POZZATO | Wilier Triestina-Selle Italia | s.t. |
| 18 | Pim LIGTHART | Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij | s.t. |
| 19 | Rob RUIJGH | Tarletto-Isorex | s.t. |
| 20 | Sylvain CHAVANEL | Direct Energie | s.t. |
| 21 | Marco HALLER | Katusha Alpecin | +1:15 |
| 22 | Alexandre PICHOT | Direct Energie | s.t. |
| 23 | Marco MARCATO | UAE Abu Dhabi | +1:15 |
| 24 | Iuri FILOSI | Nippo-Vini Fantini | +2:03 |
| 25 | Christoph PFINGSTEN | Bora-hansgrohe | +3:05 |
| 26 | Rüdiger SELIG | Bora-hansgrohe | +3:37 |
| 27 | Adam BLYTHE | Aqua Blue Sport | s.t. |
| 28 | Reto HOLLENSTEIN | Katusha Alpecin | s.t. |
| 29 | Nils POLITT | Katusha Alpecin | s.t. |
| 30 | Sam BENNETT | Bora-hansgrohe | +3:58 |
| 31 | Joeri STALLAERT | Cibel-Cebon | s.t. |
| 32 | Gaetan BILLE | Veranda's Willems-Crelan | s.t. |
| 33 | Krists NEILANDS | Israel Cycling Academy | s.t. |
| 34 | Mathias DE WITTE | Cibel-Cebon | s.t. |
| 35 | Jens DEBUSSCHERE | Lotto Soudal | s.t. |
| 36 | Alexander EDMONSON | Orica-Scott | s.t. |
| 37 | Andrea PASQUALON | Wanty-Groupe Gobert | s.t. |
| 38 | Enrico BARBIN | Bardiani-CSF | +7:55 |
| 39 | Marko KUMP | UAE Abu Dhabi | s.t. |
| 40 | Marcel KITTEL | Quick-Step | s.t. |
| 41 | Dries DEVENYNS | Quick-Step | +8:26 |
| 42 | Kenny DE KETELE | Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise | +9:42 |
| 43 | Brice FEILLU | Fortuneo-Vital Concept | +9:43 |
| 44 | Alexander PORSEV | Gazprom-Rusvelo | +9:44 |
| 45 | Aleksei TCATEVICH | Gazprom-Rusvelo | s.t. |
| 46 | Stijn DEVOLDER | Veranda's Willems-Crelan | s.t. |
| 47 | Elmar REINDERS | Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij | s.t. |
| 48 | David BOUCHER | Pauwels Sausen-Vastgoedservice | s.t. |
| 49 | Arjen LIVYNS | Pauwels Sausen-Vastgoedservice | s.t. |
| 50 | Lawrence NAESEN | WB Veranclassic | s.t. |
| 51 | Brecht DHAENE | Pauwels Sausen-Vastgoedservice | s.t. |
| 52 | Nikolay TRUSOV | Gazprom-Rusvelo | s.t. |
| 53 | Gianni MARCHAND | Cibel-Cebon | s.t. |
| 54 | Jelle MANNAERTS | Tarletto-Isorex | s.t. |
| 55 | Vincenzo ALBANESE | Bardiani-CSF | s.t. |
| 56 | Wim REYNAERTS | Cibel-Cebon | s.t. |
| 57 | Matteo DRAPERI | Wilier Triestina-Selle Italia | s.t. |
| 58 | Brian VAN GOETHEM | Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij | s.t. |
| 59 | Timothy STEVENS | Pauwels Sausen-Vastgoedservice | s.t. |
| 60 | Ivan SAVITSKIY | Gazprom-Rusvelo | s.t. |
| 61 | Seppe VERSCHUERE | Cibel-Cebon | s.t. |
| 62 | Robby COBBAERT | Cibel-Cebon | s.t. |
| 63 | Kiel REIJNEN | Trek-Segafredo | s.t. |
| 64 | Pavel BRUTT | Gazprom-Rusvelo | s.t. |
| 65 | Dennis VAN WINDEN | Israel Cycling Academy | s.t. |
| 66 | Anders SKAARSETH | Joke Icopal | s.t. |
| 67 | Benjamin PERRY | Israel Cycling Academy | s.t. |
| 68 | Kevin DELTOMBE | Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise | s.t. |
| 69 | Andrea GUARDINI | UAE Abu Dhabi | s.t. |
| 70 | Mads PEDERSEN | Trek-Segafredo | s.t. |
| 71 | Fumiyuki BEPPU | Trek-Segafredo | s.t. |
| 72 | Guy SAGIV | Israel Cycling Academy | s.t. |
| 73 | Adriaan Aas STIEN | Joke Icopal | s.t. |
| 74 | Riccardo STACCHIOTTI | Nippo-Vini Fantini | s.t. |
| 75 | Roy JANS | WB Veranclassic | s.t. |
| 76 | Benjamin DECLERCQ | Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise | s.t. |
| 77 | Peter KONING | Aqua Blue Sport | s.t. |
| 78 | Bjorn Tore HOEM | Joke Icopal | s.t. |
| 79 | Marcel SIEBERG | Lotto Soudal | s.t. |
| 80 | Eugert ZHUPA | Wilier Triestina-Selle Italia | s.t. |
| 81 | Aaron GATE | Aqua Blue Sport | s.t. |
| 82 | Moreno HOFLAND | Lotto Soudal | s.t. |
| 83 | Jonas RICKAERT | Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise | s.t. |
| 84 | Igor BOEV | Gazprom-Rusvelo | s.t. |
| 85 | GREGORY DANIEL | Trek-Segafredo | s.t. |
| 86 | Andrew FENN | Aqua Blue Sport | s.t. |
| 87 | Eduard Michael GROSU | Nippo-Vini Fantini | s.t. |
| 88 | Franck BONNAMOUR | Fortuneo-Vital Concept | s.t. |
| 89 | Julien MORICE | Direct Energie | s.t. |
| 90 | Mirco MAESTRI | Bardiani-CSF | s.t. |
| 91 | Frederik FRISON | Lotto Soudal | s.t. |
| 92 | Ryan ANDERSON | Direct Energie | s.t. |
| 93 | Rafael ANDRIATO | Wilier Triestina-Selle Italia | s.t. |
| 94 | Nicola BAGIOLI | Nippo-Vini Fantini | s.t. |
| 95 | Pier Paolo DE NEGRI | Nippo-Vini Fantini | s.t. |
| 96 | Erik BASKA | Bora-hansgrohe | s.t. |
| 97 | Davide MARTINELLI | Quick-Step | s.t. |
| 98 | Raymond KREDER | Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij | s.t. |
| 99 | Arnaud GERARD | Fortuneo-Vital Concept | s.t. |
| 100 | Pascal ACKERMANN | Bora-hansgrohe | s.t. |
| 101 | Romain CARDIS | Direct Energie | s.t. |
| 102 | Erwann CORBEL | Fortuneo-Vital Concept | s.t. |
| 103 | Lars Ytting BAK | Lotto Soudal | s.t. |
| 104 | Alex TURRIN | Wilier Triestina-Selle Italia | s.t. |
| 105 | Rick ZABEL | Katusha Alpecin | s.t. |
| 106 | Andreas SCHILLINGER | Bora-hansgrohe | s.t. |
| 107 | Mads Würtz SCHMIDT | Katusha Alpecin | s.t. |
| 108 | Adrien PETIT | Direct Energie | s.t. |
| 109 | Julien STASSEN | WB Veranclassic | s.t. |
| 110 | Laurent DIDIER | Trek-Segafredo | s.t. |
| 111 | Fabio SABATINI | Quick-Step | s.t. |
| 112 | Alessandro TONELLI | Bardiani-CSF | s.t. |
| 113 | Olivier PARDINI | WB Veranclassic | s.t. |
| 114 | Tim DECLERCQ | Quick-Step | s.t. |
| 115 | Liam BERTAZZO | Wilier Triestina-Selle Italia | s.t. |
| 116 | Jacopo MOSCA | Wilier Triestina-Selle Italia | s.t. |
| 117 | Zakkari DEMPSTER | Israel Cycling Academy | s.t. |
| 118 | Remy MERTZ | Lotto Soudal | s.t. |
| 119 | Berden DE VRIES | Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij | s.t. |
| 120 | Lukas PÖSTLBERGER | Bora-hansgrohe | s.t. |
| 121 | Luka MEZGEC | Orica-Scott | s.t. |
| 122 | Jakub MARECZKO | Wilier Triestina-Selle Italia | s.t. |
| 123 | Kenny DEHAES | Wanty-Groupe Gobert | s.t. |
| 124 | Piet ALLEGAERT | Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise | s.t. |
| 125 | Alex KIRSCH | WB Veranclassic | s.t. |
| 126 | Stef VAN ZUMMEREN | Veranda's Willems-Crelan | s.t. |
| 127 | Federico ZURLO | UAE Abu Dhabi | s.t. |
| 128 | Elias VAN BREUSSEGEM | Veranda's Willems-Crelan | s.t. |
| 129 | Gerry DRUYTS | Pauwels Sausen-Vastgoedservice | s.t. |
| 130 | Mark CHRISTIAN | Aqua Blue Sport | s.t. |
| 131 | Vegard Stake LAENGEN | UAE Abu Dhabi | s.t. |
| 132 | Mark MCNALLY | Wanty-Groupe Gobert | s.t. |
| 133 | Maximiliano Ariel RICHEZE | Quick-Step | s.t. |
| 134 | Michael GOOLAERTS | Veranda's Willems-Crelan | s.t. |
| 135 | Markus HOELGAARD | Joke Icopal | s.t. |
| 136 | Aidis KRUOPIS | Veranda's Willems-Crelan | s.t. |
| 137 | Yuma KOISHI | Nippo-Vini Fantini | s.t. |
| 138 | Oliviero TROIA | UAE Abu Dhabi | s.t. |
| 139 | Andrei SOLOMENNIKOV | Gazprom-Rusvelo | s.t. |
| 140 | Evgeny SHALUNOV | Gazprom-Rusvelo | s.t. |
| 141 | Lasse Norman HANSEN | Aqua Blue Sport | s.t. |
| 142 | Sjoerd VAN GINNEKEN | Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij | s.t. |
| 143 | Yohann GENE | Direct Energie | s.t. |
| 144 | Rob LEEMANS | Pauwels Sausen-Vastgoedservice | s.t. |
| 145 | Jack BAUER | Quick-Step | s.t. |
| 146 | Daniel MCLAY | Fortuneo-Vital Concept | s.t. |
| 147 | Matthew BRAMMEIER | Aqua Blue Sport | s.t. |
| 148 | Baptiste PLANCKAERT | Katusha Alpecin | s.t. |
| 149 | Dieter BOUVRY | Pauwels Sausen-Vastgoedservice | s.t. |
| 150 | Kevin ISTA | WB Veranclassic | s.t. |
| 151 | Jimmy DUQUENNOY | WB Veranclassic | s.t. |
| 152 | Jérôme BAUGNIES | Wanty-Groupe Gobert | s.t. |
| 153 | Nicolas MARINI | Nippo-Vini Fantini | s.t. |
| 154 | Tony HUREL | Direct Energie | s.t. |
| 155 | Christophe Noppe | Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise | s.t. |
| 156 | Danilo NAPOLITANO | Wanty-Groupe Gobert | s.t. |
| 157 | Roger KLUGE | Orica-Scott | s.t. |
| 158 | Robin STENUIT | Wanty-Groupe Gobert | +11:11 |
| 159 | Coen VERMELTFOORT | Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij | +11:25 |
| 160 | Tony GALLOPIN | Lotto Soudal | +12:00 |
| 161 | Alexander COOLS | Cibel-Cebon | +13:18 |
| 162 | Boris VALLEE | Fortuneo-Vital Concept | +17:51 |
| 163 | Alexander MAES | Cibel-Cebon | s.t. |
| 164 | Michael COOLS | Tarletto-Isorex | s.t. |
| 165 | Niels DE ROOZE | Tarletto-Isorex | s.t. |
| 166 | Conor DUNNE | Aqua Blue Sport | s.t. |
| 167 | Vegard BREEN | Joke Icopal | s.t. |
| 168 | Kristoffer SKJERPING | Joke Icopal | +24:00 |
| 169 | Kevin VERWAEST | Tarletto-Isorex | +24:03 |
| 170 | Marco MARONESE | Bardiani-CSF | s.t. |
| 171 | Matteo PELUCCHI | Bora-hansgrohe | s.t. |
| 172 | Lorenzo BLOMME | Tarletto-Isorex | s.t. |
| 173 | Barry MARKUS | Pauwels Sausen-Vastgoedservice | s.t. |
| 174 | Andre LOOIJ | Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij | s.t. |
| 175 | Daniel TUREK | Israel Cycling Academy | s.t. |
| 176 | Jonathan BREYNE | Tarletto-Isorex | s.t. |
| 177 | Hamish SCHREURS | Israel Cycling Academy | s.t. |
| 178 | Paolo SIMION | Bardiani-CSF | s.t. |
| 179 | Aviv YECHZKEL | Israel Cycling Academy | s.t. |
| 180 | Ruben POLS | Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise | s.t. |
| 181 | Aime DE GENDT | Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise | s.t. |
Stage 1 photos by Fotoreporter Sirotti:
The Direct Energie team is presented before the race start
Belgian champion Philippe Gilbert heads to the start
It's time to race
Philippe Gilbert drops the hammer on the Grammont
Further back Matt Brammeier pounds up the Grammont
Matthias Brandle
Philippe Gilbert wins the first stage
Luke Durbridge finishes second
Gilbert will start stage two in the leader's jersey
Start list with back numbers, March 27, 2017:
| KATUSHA-ALPECIN | |
| 1 | KRISTOFF Alexander |
| 2 | HALLER Marco |
| 3 | HOLLENSTEIN Reto |
| 4 | KUZNETSOV Vyacheslav |
| 5 | POLITT Nils |
| 6 | PLANCKAERT Baptiste |
| 7 | WÜRTZ SCHMIDT Mads |
| 8 | ZABEL Rick |
| QUICK-STEP FLOORS | |
| 11 | GILBERT Philippe |
| 12 | DEVENYNS Dries |
| 13 | RICHEZE Ariel |
| 14 | BAUER Jack |
| 15 | MARTINELLI Davide |
| 16 | DECLERCQ Tim |
| 17 | SABATINI Fabio |
| 18 | KITTEL Marcel |
| LOTTO-SOUDAL | |
| 21 | GALLOPIN Tony |
| 22 | DE BUYST Jasper |
| 23 | FRISON Frederik |
| 24 | BAK Lars Ytting |
| 25 | HOFLAND Moreno |
| 26 | DEBUSSCHERE Jens |
| 27 | MERTZ Rémy |
| 28 | SIEBERG Marcel |
| ORICA-SCOTT | |
| 31 | DURBRIDGE Luke |
| 32 | JUUL JENSEN Christopher |
| 33 | EDMONDSON Alexander |
| 34 | KEUKELEIRE Jens |
| 37 | KLUGE Roger |
| 38 | MEZGEC Luka |
| BORA-HANSGROHE | |
| 41 | ACKERMANN Pascal |
| 42 | PELUCCHI Matteo |
| 43 | BASKA Erik |
| 44 | BENNETT Sam |
| 45 | PFINGSTEN Christoph |
| 46 | POSTLBERGER Lukas |
| 47 | SCHILLINGER Andreas |
| 48 | SELIG Rüdiger |
| TREK-SEGAFREDO | |
| 51 | THEUNS Edward |
| 52 | BEPPU Fumiyuki |
| 53 | BRANDLE Matthias |
| 54 | DANIEL Gregory |
| 55 | DIDIER Laurent |
| 56 | REIJNEN Kiel |
| 57 | PEDERSEN Mads |
| 58 | VAN POPPEL Boy |
| UAE-TEAM EMIRATES | |
| 61 | MODOLO Sacha |
| 62 | GUARDINI Andrea |
| 63 | LAENGEN Vegard Stake |
| 64 | KUMP Marko |
| 65 | MARCATO Marco |
| 66 | CONSONNI Simone |
| 67 | TROIA Oliviero |
| 68 | ZURLO Federico |
| BARDIANI-CSF | |
| 71 | BARBIN Enrico |
| 72 | ALBANESE Vincenzo |
| 73 | MAESTRI Mirco |
| 74 | MARONESE Marco |
| 77 | SIMION Paolo |
| 78 | TONELLI Alessandro |
| AQUA BLUE SPORT | |
| 81 | BLYTHE Adam |
| 82 | BRAMMEIER Matthew |
| 83 | CHRISTIAN Mark |
| 84 | KONING Peter |
| 85 | DUNNE Conor |
| 86 | FENN Andrew |
| 87 | GATE Aaron |
| 88 | HANSEN Lasse Norman |
| DIRECT ENERGIE | |
| 91 | CHAVANEL Sylvain |
| 92 | CARDIS Romain |
| 93 | ANDERSON Ryan |
| 94 | GENE Yohann |
| 95 | MORICE Julien |
| 96 | PETIT Adrien |
| 97 | PICHOT Alexandre |
| 98 | HUREL Tony |
| FORTUNEO-VITAL CONCEPT | |
| 101 | BONNAMOUR Franck |
| 102 | CORBEL Erwann |
| 103 | DANIEL Maxime |
| 104 | FEILLU Brice |
| 105 | MCLAY Daniel |
| 106 | GERARD Arnaud |
| 107 | PERICHON Pierre-Luc |
| 108 | VALLEE Boris |
| GAZPROM-RUSVELO | |
| 111 | BOEV Igor |
| 112 | BRUTT Pavel |
| 113 | SHALUNOV Evgeny |
| 114 | TSATEVITCH Alexey |
| 115 | PORSEV Alexander |
| 116 | SAVITSKY Ivan |
| 117 | SOLOMENNIKOV Andrey |
| 118 | TRUSOV Nikolai |
| ISRAEL CYCLING ACADEMY | |
| 121 | YECHZKEL Aviv |
| 122 | DEMPSTER Zakkari |
| 123 | NEILANDS Krists |
| 124 | PERRY Benjamin |
| 125 | TUREK Daniel |
| 126 | SCHREURS Hamish |
| 127 | VAN WINDEN Dennis |
| 128 | SAGIV Guy |
| NIPPO-VINI FANTINI | |
| 131 | BAGIOLI Nicola |
| 132 | DE NEGRI Pier Paolo |
| 133 | FILOSI Iuri |
| 134 | GROSU Eduard Michael |
| 135 | CANOLA Marco |
| 136 | KOISHI Yuma |
| 137 | MARINI Nicolas |
| 138 | STACCHIOTTI Riccardo |
| ROOMPOT-NEDERLANDSE LOTERIJ | |
| 141 | LIGTHART Pim |
| 142 | DE VRIES Berden |
| 143 | KREDER Raymond |
| 144 | LOOIJ André |
| 145 | REINDERS Elmar |
| 146 | VAN GINNEKEN Sjoerd |
| 147 | VAN GOETHEM Brian |
| 148 | VERMELTFOORT Coen |
| SPORT VLAANDEREN-BALOISE | |
| 151 | ALLEGAERT Piet |
| 152 | DE GENDT Aimé |
| 153 | DE KETELE Kenny |
| 154 | DECLERCQ Benjamin |
| 155 | DELTOMBE Kevin |
| 156 | NOPPE Christophe |
| 157 | POLS Ruben |
| 158 | RICKAERT Jonas |
| VERANDA'S WILLEMS-CRELAN | |
| 161 | DUPONT Timothy |
| 162 | DEVOLDER Stijn |
| 163 | VAN BREUSSEGEM Elias |
| 164 | CORDEEL Sander |
| 165 | VAN ZUMMEREN Stef |
| 166 | BILLE Gaetan |
| 167 | GOOLAERTS Michael |
| 168 | KRUOPIS Aidis |
| WANTY–GROUPE GOBERT | |
| 171 | VAN KEIRSBULCK Guillaume |
| 172 | DEHAES Kenny |
| 173 | NAPOLITANO Danilo |
| 174 | MCNALLY Mark |
| 175 | PASQUALON Andrea |
| 176 | STENUIT Robin |
| 177 | BACKAERT Frederik |
| 178 | BAUGNIES Jérôme |
| WB-VERANCLASSIC AQUALITY PROTECT | |
| 181 | ISTA Kevin |
| 182 | KIRSCH Alex |
| 183 | DUQUENNOY Jimmy |
| 184 | JANS Roy |
| 185 | PARDINI Olivier |
| 186 | NAESEN Lawrence |
| 187 | STASSEN Julien |
| 188 | VANTOMME Maxime |
| WILIER-SELLE ITALIA | |
| 191 | POZZATO Filippo |
| 192 | BERTAZZO Liam |
| 193 | DRAPERI Matteo |
| 194 | MOSCA Jacopo |
| 195 | MARECZKO Jakub |
| 196 | ANDRIATO Rafael |
| 197 | TURRIN Alex |
| 198 | ZHUPA Eugert |
| CIBEL-CEBON | |
| 201 | COBBAERT Robby |
| 202 | COOLS Alexander |
| 203 | DE WITTE Mathias |
| 204 | MAES Alexander |
| 205 | MARCHAND Gianni |
| 206 | REYNAERTS Wim |
| 207 | STALLAERT Joeri |
| 208 | VERSCHUERE Seppe |
| JOKER ICOPAL | |
| 211 | HALVORSEN Kristoffer |
| 212 | BREEN Vegard |
| 213 | SKAARSETH Anders |
| 214 | FORFANG Ole |
| 215 | HOELGAARD Markus |
| 216 | NILSEN HOEM Bjørn Tore |
| 217 | SKJERPING Kristoffer |
| 218 | STIEN Adrian Aas |
| PAUWELS SAUZEN-VASTGOEDSERVICE | |
| 221 | BOUCHER David |
| 222 | LIVYNS Arjen |
| 223 | DHAENE Brecht |
| 224 | DRUYTS Gerry |
| 225 | BOUVRY Dieter |
| 226 | LEEMANS Rob |
| 227 | MARKUS Barry |
| 228 | STEVENS Timothy |
| TARTELETTO-ISOREX | |
| 231 | BREYNE Jonathan |
| 232 | COOLS Michael |
| 233 | DE ROOZE Niels |
| 234 | BLOMME Lorenzo |
| 235 | MANNAERTS Jelle |
| 236 | RUIJGH Rob |
| 237 | VANDEWALLE Matthias |
| 238 | VERWAEST Kevin |