2019 Tour de l'Eurométropole (HC), Belgium
Formerly Circuit Franco-Belge
79th edition: Saturday, October 5, 2019
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La Louvière - Tournai, 176.7 km
Piet Allegaert wins in Tournai. Photo: Getty Images
Weather at the finish city of Tournai, Belgium at 1:45 PM, local time: 12C (54F), mostly cloudy, with the wind from the east at 11 km/hr (7 mph). No rain is forecast.
The race: Here's the report from runner-up Florian Senechal's Deceuninck-Quick Step team.
Two days after contributing to Deceuninck – Quick-Step’s 66th victory of the season, Florian Sénéchal came close to adding to our tally, at the 79th edition of the Tour de l’Eurometropole (La Louvière – Tournai, 176.7 kilometers), which our team animated in the second part, as soon as the original break was brought to heel.
The Wolfpack forced a major selection with over 80 kilometers to go, taking advantage of the hilly terrain of the region, only 30-odd rider making the cut. The large Deceuninck – Quick-Step contingent at the front kept a high tempo and extended the advantage to 1:30, which proved too much for the chasing group behind, that eventually came to terms with the fact the race was over for them.
Attacks began flying on the final lap, but our riders expertly shut them down, last of these being brought back with 1500 meters to go. That was the cue for stagiaire Jannik Steimle to launch a move of his own, but this brave action too was neutralized under the flamme rouge. Going into the final corner, Alvaro Hodeg looked poised to take his second victory of the week, but unfortunately clipped the barrier feet and crashed heavily.
Sénéchal was left to carry the flag for our team and the 26-year-old Frenchman came second, just behind Piet Allegaert (Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise), notching up his 11th top 10 finish of the season. His teammate Hodeg was taken to the hospital, where his condition will be assessed, an update being expected in the next couple of hours.
Complete Results:
176.7 kilometers raced at an average speed of 46.534 km/hr
| 1 | Piet Allegaert | Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise | 3hr 47min 50sec |
| 2 | Florian Sénéchal | Deceuninck-Quick Step | s.t. |
| 3 | Jasper Stuyven | Trek-Segafredo | s.t. |
| 4 | Tom Van Asbroeck | Israel Cycling Academy | s.t. |
| 5 | Julien Duval | Ag2r La Mondiale | s.t. |
| 6 | Emils Liepinš | Wallonie-Bruxelles | s.t. |
| 7 | Jonas Koch | CCC Team | s.t. |
| 8 | Dries De Bondt | Corendon-Circus | s.t. |
| 9 | Clément Russo | Arkea-Samsic | s.t. |
| 10 | Aksel Nõmmela | Wallonie-Bruxelles | s.t. |
| 11 | Edward Theuns | Trek-Segafredo | s.t. |
| 12 | Jens Keukeleire | Lotto-Soudal | s.t. |
| 13 | Oliver Naesen | Ag2r La Mondiale | s.t. |
| 14 | Arjen Livyns | Roompot-Charles | s.t. |
| 15 | Aimé De Gendt | Wanty-Gobert | s.t. |
| 16 | Adrien Petit | Total Direct Energie | s.t. |
| 17 | Alan Riou | Arkea-Samsic | s.t. |
| 18 | Nikolas Maes | Lotto-Soudal | s.t. |
| 19 | Senne Leysen | Roompot-Charles | s.t. |
| 20 | Jannik Steimle | Deceuninck-Quick Step | s.t. |
| 21 | Silvan Dillier | Ag2r La Mondiale | s.t. |
| 22 | Gianni Marchand | Cibel | s.t. |
| 23 | Florentin Lecamus | Arkea-Samsic | s.t. |
| 24 | Frederik Frison | Lotto-Soudal | s.t. |
| 25 | Connor Swift | Arkea-Samsic | s.t. |
| 26 | Dimitri Claeys | Cofidis | s.t. |
| 27 | Gijs Van Hoecke | CCC Team | s.t. |
| 28 | Urko Berrade | Euskadi Basque Country-Murias | @ 17sec |
| 29 | Kamil Gradek | CCC Team | s.t. |
| 30 | Petr Vakoc | Deceuninck-Quick Step | @ 33sec |
| 31 | Mikkel Honoré | Deceuninck-Quick Step | 2' 02'' |
| 32 | Colin Heiderscheid | Leopard Pro Cycling | s.t. |
| 33 | Glenn Debruyne | Cibel | s.t. |
| 34 | Stijn Steels | Roompot-Charles | s.t. |
| 35 | Jelle Wallays | Lotto-Soudal | s.t. |
| 36 | Ludwig De Winter | Wanty-Gobert | s.t. |
| 37 | Simon Pellaud | IAM-Excelsior | s.t. |
| 38 | Guillaume Van Keirsbulck | CCC Team | s.t. |
| 39 | Josef Cerný | CCC Team | s.t. |
| 40 | Jakub Mareczko | CCC Team | s.t. |
| 41 | Angelo Tulik | Total Direct Energie | s.t. |
| 42 | Nicolai Brøchner | Riwal-Readynez | s.t. |
| 43 | Gediminas Bagdonas | Ag2r La Mondiale | s.t. |
| 44 | Filippo Fortin | Cofidis | s.t. |
| 45 | Filip Maciejuk | Leopard Pro Cycling | s.t. |
| 46 | Amaury Capiot | Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise | s.t. |
| 47 | Timothy Dupont | Wanty-Gobert | s.t. |
| 48 | Tim Merlier | Corendon-Circus | s.t. |
| 49 | Cédric Beullens | Wanty-Gobert | s.t. |
| 50 | Francisco Ventoso | CCC Team | s.t. |
| 51 | Jesper Asselman | Roompot-Charles | s.t. |
| 52 | Bert Van Lerberghe | Cofidis | s.t. |
| 53 | Nicolas Debeaumarché | Trek-Segafredo | s.t. |
| 54 | Adrien Garel | Vital Concept-B&B Hotels | s.t. |
| 55 | Kevin Van Melsen | Wanty-Gobert | s.t. |
| 56 | Davide Martinelli | Deceuninck-Quick Step | s.t. |
| 57 | Hugo Hofstetter | Cofidis | s.t. |
| 58 | Anthony Jullien | Ag2r La Mondiale | s.t. |
| 59 | Attilio Viviani | Cofidis | s.t. |
| 60 | Alexander Krieger | Leopard Pro Cycling | s.t. |
| 61 | Anthony Delaplace | Arkea-Samsic | s.t. |
| 62 | Tuur Deprez | Cibel | s.t. |
| 63 | Trond Trondsen | Wanty-Gobert | s.t. |
| 64 | Romain Cardis | Total Direct Energie | s.t. |
| 65 | Jan-Willem van Schip | Roompot-Charles | s.t. |
| 66 | Arthur Kluckers | Leopard Pro Cycling | s.t. |
| 67 | Andreas Stokbro | Riwal-Readynez | s.t. |
| 68 | Anthony Rappo | IAM-Excelsior | s.t. |
| 69 | Jack Burke | Leopard Pro Cycling | s.t. |
| 70 | Kevin Deltombe | Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise | s.t. |
| 71 | Stijn Vandenbergh | Ag2r La Mondiale | s.t. |
| 72 | Adam De Vos | Rally-UHC | s.t. |
| 73 | Franklin Six | Wallonie-Bruxelles | 2' 32'' |
| 74 | Niels De Rooze | Tarteletto-Isorex | s.t. |
| 75 | Szymon Rekita | Leopard Pro Cycling | s.t. |
| 76 | Jeroen Eyskens | Cibel | s.t. |
| 77 | Corentin Ermenault | Vital Concept-B&B Hotels | s.t. |
| 78 | Huub Duyn | Roompot-Charles | s.t. |
| 79 | Oscar Riesebeek | Roompot-Charles | s.t. |
| 80 | Lasse Hansen | Corendon-Circus | s.t. |
| 81 | Stan Dewulf | Lotto-Soudal | s.t. |
| 82 | Fabian Lienhard | IAM-Excelsior | s.t. |
| 83 | Lionel Taminiaux | Wallonie-Bruxelles | 2' 40'' |
| 84 | Victor Campenaerts | Lotto-Soudal | 2' 42'' |
| 85 | Conor Dunne | Israel Cycling Academy | 2' 50'' |
| 86 | Emil Vinjebo | Riwal-Readynez | s.t. |
| 87 | Alex Kirsch | Trek-Segafredo | 2' 54'' |
| 88 | Sindre Lunke | Riwal-Readynez | 3' 12'' |
| 89 | Lucas Eriksson | Riwal-Readynez | s.t. |
| 90 | Ludovic Robeet | Wallonie-Bruxelles | s.t. |
| 91 | Clément Carisey | Israel Cycling Academy | s.t. |
| 92 | Maxime Jarnet | Arkea-Samsic | s.t. |
| 93 | Otto Vergaerde | Corendon-Circus | 3' 20'' |
| 94 | Jimmy Janssens | Corendon-Circus | s.t. |
| 95 | Edward Planckaert | Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise | s.t. |
| 96 | Andreas Kron | Riwal-Readynez | s.t. |
| 97 | Kris Boeckmans | Vital Concept-B&B Hotels | s.t. |
| 98 | Damien Gaudin | Total Direct Energie | 6' 26'' |
| 99 | Mikel Iturria | Euskadi Basque Country-Murias | 7' 41'' |
| 100 | John Murphy | Rally-UHC | 7' 50'' |
