2016 Driedaagse van West-Vlaanderen (2.1), Belgium

March 4 - March 6, 2016

Driedaagse van West-Vlaanderen podium history | 2015 edition | Start list

Prologue | Stage 1 | Stage 2

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Sunday, March 6: 2nd and Final Stage, Nieuwpoort - Ichtegem, 182.7 km

Stage 2 map

Timothy Dupont wins the final stage

The Race: Here's the tale as told by GC winner Sean De Bie's Lotto-Soudal squad.

Sean De Bie took the overall victory of the Three Days of West-Flanders. At the end of the last stage he had the support of teammate Tosh Van der Sande.

At the start of the last stage, between Nieuwpoort and Ichtegem (182.7 km), Sean De Bie was fifth overall at twelve seconds of leader Tom Bohli who had won the prologue on Friday. Today’s stage started in the pouring rain and soon the peloton fell apart. Sean De Bie, Frederik Frison, Tosh Van der Sande and Jelle Wallays all were part of the first group, Bohli had to chase. The peloton finally came back together, but four riders remained at the head of the race. On the Kemmelberg the quartet got reduced to a duo: Dries De Bondt and Kenneth Vanbilsen.

Fifty kilometres from the finish they got reeled in by a group with again the Lotto Soudal riders De Bie, Frison, Van der Sande and Wallays. Seven riders could escape from this new front group, De Bie and Van der Sande were in that new front group. Bohli didn’t play along for the overall victory anymore by then. Only Lukasz Wisniowski could take the victory away from Sean De Bie who had won two rushes, where he had gained three bonus seconds each time. In the last kilometres Tosh did all he could to lead Sean to the overall victory. Timothy Dupont won the sprint, Sean De Bie was second and Nils Politt third. Sean De Bie became the overall winner, with an advantage of seven seconds on Wisniowski. Lotto Soudal has won the team classification, both Tosh Van der Sande (7th) and Jelle Wallays (9th) finished in the top ten of the overall ranking as well.

Sean De Bie: “After the finish I was disappointed at first instance because I had missed out on the stage win, but soon I realized I had won the GC and of course I am over the moon now. In the sprint I maybe was too much focussed on Wisniowski who was only one second behind me on GC and whom I had to look out for.

“Our team raced at the front all day long. On the cobblestones in Diksmuide, at about fifty kilometres from the end, we raised the pace. The wind had made the race hard right from the beginning, after one hundred kilometres everybody was tired and when we set a higher pace the peloton split again. With four teammates we were part of a new front group of twenty. When entering the local circuit, with about forty kilometres to go, there was a rush. Tosh and I sprinted for the bonus seconds and then immediately forced a new selection. The new break had the perfect composition, with riders who were interested in GC and others who were keen on winning the stage.”

“My teammates all did a great job yesterday and today. After five kilometres echelons had been formed in this last stage. At first I wasn’t in the first group, but I remained calm. My teammates helped me to close the gap. Yesterday, they already led me to one of the rushes in a good position and today they did it again. Those seconds turned out to be very useful. Tosh was a great support in today’s finale. First as motor of the group and afterwards to keep an eye on my opponents.”

Complete Results:

182.7 km raced at an average speed of 41.850 km/hr

1	Timothy Dupont	Veranda's Willems	4hr 21min 56sec
2	Sean De Bie	Lotto-Soudal	s.t.
3	Nils Politt	Katusha	s.t.
4	Xandro Meurisse	Crelan-Vastgoedservice	s.t.
5	Lukasz Wisniowski	Etixx-Quick Step	s.t.
6	Olivier Pardini	Wallonie Bruxelles	s.t.
7	Tosh Van der Sande	Lotto-Soudal	+9sec
8	Jelle Wallays	Lotto-Soudal	+23''
9	Florian Sénéchal	Cofidis	+25''
10	Alexander Geuens	Crelan-Vastgoedservice	+54''
11	Rick Zabel	BMC	s.t.
12	Hugo Hofstetter	Cofidis	s.t.
13	Gediminas Bagdonas	Ag2r	s.t.
14	Baptiste Planckaert	Wallonie Bruxelles	s.t.
15	Nicolas Vereecken	An Post-Chainreaction	s.t.
16	Gijs Van Hoecke	Topsport Vlaanderen	s.t.
17	Romain Cardis	Direct Energie	s.t.
18	Alberto Bettiol	Cannondale	s.t.
19	Dion Smith	One Pro Cycling	s.t.
20	Frederik Frison	Lotto-Soudal	s.t.
21	Loïc Chetout	Cofidis	s.t.
22	Wesley Kreder	Roompot Oranje Peloton	s.t.
23	Jonas Rickaert	Topsport Vlaanderen	s.t.
24	David Boucher	Crelan-Vastgoedservice	s.t.
25	Yoann Offredo	FDJ	s.t.
26	Pieter Jacobs	Crelan-Vastgoedservice	s.t.
27	Laurens De Plus	Etixx-Quick Step	s.t.
28	Vladimir Isaichev	Katusha	s.t.
29	Antoine Demoitié	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	s.t.
30	Yauheni Hutarovich	Fortuneo-Vital Concept	s.t.
31	Amaury Capiot	Topsport Vlaanderen	s.t.
32	Berden de Vries	Roompot Oranje Peloton	s.t.
33	Tom Bohli	BMC	s.t.
34	Dylan Groenewegen	LottoNL-Jumbo	s.t.
35	Maxime Farazijn	Topsport Vlaanderen	s.t.
36	Guillaume Van Keirsbulck	Etixx-Quick Step	s.t.
37	Martijn Keizer	LottoNL-Jumbo	s.t.
38	Jasper Bovenhuis	An Post-Chainreaction	s.t.
39	Sander Cordeel	Veranda's Willems	s.t.
40	Alexander Porsev	Katusha	s.t.
41	Julien Morice	Direct Energie	s.t.
42	Preben Van Hecke	Topsport Vlaanderen	s.t.
43	Loïc Vliegen	BMC	s.t.
44	Alan Marangoni	Cannondale	s.t.
45	Borut Božic	Cofidis	s.t.
46	Yanto Barker	One Pro Cycling	+1' 00''
47	Pieter Vanspeybrouck	Topsport Vlaanderen	+1' 30''
48	Toms Skujinš	Cannondale	+5' 16''
49	Gert Dockx	Lotto-Soudal	s.t.
50	Marcin Bialoblocki	One Pro Cycling	s.t.
51	Mark McNally	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	s.t.
52	Laurent Evrard	Team 3M	s.t.
53	Alexey Tsatevich	Katusha	s.t.
54	Olivier Chevalier	Wallonie Bruxelles	s.t.
55	Kristoffer Skjerping	Cannondale	s.t.
56	Anton Vorobyev	Katusha	+5' 20''
57	Ryan Anderson	Direct Energie	s.t.
58	Koen Bouwman	LottoNL-Jumbo	s.t.
59	Joeri Stallaert	Cibel-Cebon	s.t.
60	Michel Kreder	Roompot Oranje Peloton	s.t.
61	Twan Castelijns	LottoNL-Jumbo	s.t.
62	Michael Van Staeyen	Cofidis	s.t.
63	Dmitry Kozonchuk	Katusha	s.t.
64	Gerry Druyts	Crelan-Vastgoedservice	s.t.
65	Pierre-Henri Lecuisinier	FDJ	s.t.
66	Sander Armée	Lotto-Soudal	s.t.
67	André Looij	Roompot Oranje Peloton	+10' 28''
68	Steele Von Hoff	One Pro Cycling	s.t.
69	Bob Schoonbroodt	Team 3M	s.t.
70	Grischa Janorschke	Roth	s.t.
71	Sebastian Lander	One Pro Cycling	s.t.
72	Joey Rosskopf	BMC	s.t.
73	Jacob Scott	An Post-Chainreaction	s.t.
74	Gaëtan Pons	Wallonie Bruxelles	+13' 15''
75	Emiel Wastyn	An Post-Chainreaction	+17' 01''
76	Emiel Vermeulen	Team 3M	s.t.
77	Yoeri Havik	Team 3M	s.t.
78	Alexey Vermeulen	LottoNL-Jumbo	s.t.
79	Robert Wagner	LottoNL-Jumbo	s.t.
80	Matthias Krizek	Roth	s.t.
81	Timothy Stevens	Crelan-Vastgoedservice	s.t.
82	Frédérique Robert	Crelan-Vastgoedservice	s.t.
83	Glenn Rotty	Cibel-Cebon	+18' 17''
84	Maximiliano Richeze	Etixx-Quick Step	DNF
85	Maxime Bouet	Etixx-Quick Step	DNF
86	Davide Martinelli	Etixx-Quick Step	DNF
87	Rodrigo Contreras	Etixx-Quick Step	DNF
88	Julian Alaphilippe	Etixx-Quick Step	DNF
89	Louis Vervaeke	Lotto-Soudal	DNF
90	Olivier Le Gac	FDJ	DNF
91	Lorrenzo Manzin	FDJ	DNF
92	Cédric Pineau	FDJ	DNF
93	Marc Sarreau	FDJ	DNF
94	Manuel Senni	BMC	DNF
95	Dylan Teuns	BMC	DNF
96	Phil Gaimon	Cannondale	DNF
97	Ryan Mullen	Cannondale	DNF
98	Steven Lammertink	LottoNL-Jumbo	DNF
99	Maarten Wynants	LottoNL-Jumbo	DNF
100	Jhonatan Restrepo	Katusha	DNF
101	Vyacheslav Kuznetsov	Katusha	DNF
102	Damien Gaudin	Ag2r	DNF
103	Julien Bérard	Ag2r	DNF
104	François Bidard	Ag2r	DNF
105	Nico Denz	Ag2r	DNF
106	Patrick Gretsch	Ag2r	DNF
107	Nicolas Baldo	Roth	DNF
108	Alberto Cecchin	Roth	DNF
109	Lucas Gaday	Roth	DNF
110	Giacomo Tomio	Roth	DNF
111	Bert Van Lerberghe	Topsport Vlaanderen	DNF
112	Ruben Pols	Topsport Vlaanderen	DNF
113	Danilo Napolitano	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	DNF
114	Kenny Dehaes	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	DNF
115	Björn Thurau	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	DNF
116	Frederik Backaert	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	DNF
117	Tom Devriendt	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	DNF
118	Boris Dron	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	DNF
119	Jonas Ahlstrand	Cofidis	DNF
120	Anthony Perez	Cofidis	DNF
121	Kenneth Vanbilsen	Cofidis	DNF
122	Guillaume Thévenot	Direct Energie	DNF
123	Jérémy Cornu	Direct Energie	DNF
124	Yohann Gène	Direct Energie	DNF
125	Fabien Grellier	Direct Energie	DNF
126	Tony Hurel	Direct Energie	DNF
127	Francis Mourey	Fortuneo-Vital Concept	DNF
128	Arnaud Gérard	Fortuneo-Vital Concept	DNF
129	Vegard Breen	Fortuneo-Vital Concept	DNF
130	Benoît Jarrier	Fortuneo-Vital Concept	DNF
131	Frédéric Brun	Fortuneo-Vital Concept	DNF
132	Boris Vallée	Fortuneo-Vital Concept	DNF
133	Ivar Slik	Roompot Oranje Peloton	DNF
134	Tim Kerkhof	Roompot Oranje Peloton	DNF
135	Sjoerd van Ginneken	Roompot Oranje Peloton	DNF
136	Jesper Asselman	Roompot Oranje Peloton	DNF
137	Hayden McCormick	One Pro Cycling	DNF
138	Martin Mortensen	One Pro Cycling	DNF
139	Chris Opie	One Pro Cycling	DNF
140	Jack Wilson	An Post-Chainreaction	DNF
141	Conor McConvey	An Post-Chainreaction	DNF
142	Damien Shaw	An Post-Chainreaction	DNF
143	Calvin Watson	An Post-Chainreaction	DNF
144	Stef Van Zummeren	Veranda's Willems	DNF
145	Jan Ghyselinck	Veranda's Willems	DNF
146	Tim De Troyer	Veranda's Willems	DNF
147	Elias Van Breussegem	Veranda's Willems	DNF
148	Dries De Bondt	Veranda's Willems	DNF
149	Aidis Kruopis	Veranda's Willems	DNF
150	Ludwig De Winter	Wallonie Bruxelles	DNF
151	Kevyn Ista	Wallonie Bruxelles	DNF
152	Julien Stassen	Wallonie Bruxelles	DNF
153	Gianni Marchand	Cibel-Cebon	DNF
154	Johannes De Paepe	Cibel-Cebon	DNF
155	Jens Geerinck	Cibel-Cebon	DNF
156	Björn De Decker	Cibel-Cebon	DNF
157	Kenny Goossens	Cibel-Cebon	DNF
158	Rob Ruijgh	Crelan-Vastgoedservice	DNF
159	Martijn Degreve	Team 3M	DNF
160	Jelle Goderis	Team 3M	DNF
161	Jimmy Janssens	Team 3M	DNF
162	Jérôme Kerf	Team 3M	DNF
163	Andrea Pasqualon	Roth	DNS
164	Martin Kohler	Roth	DNS

Final GC after Stage 2:

• Final GC leader: Sean De Bie
• Final points classification leader: Timothy Dupont
• Final sprint classification leader: Sean De Bie
• Final young rider classification leader: Sean De Bie
• Final regional rider classification leader: Xandro Meurisse
• Final team classification leader: Lotto-Soudal

359 kilometers raced at an average speed of 44.193 km/hr

1	Sean De Bie	Lotto-Soudal	8hr 16min 55sec
2	Lukasz Wisniowski	Etixx-Quick Step	+7sec
3	Nils Politt	Katusha	+13''
4	Olivier Pardini	Wallonie Bruxelles	+23''
5	Xandro Meurisse	Crelan-Vastgoedservice	+35''
6	Timothy Dupont	Veranda's Willems	+37''
7	Tosh Van der Sande	Lotto-Soudal	+49''
8	Tom Bohli	BMC	+54''
9	Jelle Wallays	Lotto-Soudal	+56''
10	Florian Sénéchal	Cofidis	+58''
11	Martijn Keizer	LottoNL-Jumbo	+1' 00''
12	Guillaume Van Keirsbulck	Etixx-Quick Step	+1' 09''
13	Vladimir Isaichev	Katusha	+1' 13''
14	Jonas Rickaert	Topsport Vlaanderen	+1' 16''
15	Julien Morice	Direct Energie	+1' 17''
16	Dylan Groenewegen	LottoNL-Jumbo	+1' 18''
17	David Boucher	Crelan-Vastgoedservice	s.t.
18	Dion Smith	One Pro Cycling	+1' 20''
19	Rick Zabel	BMC	s.t.
20	Gijs Van Hoecke	Topsport Vlaanderen	s.t.
21	Laurens De Plus	Etixx-Quick Step	s.t.
22	Berden de Vries	Roompot Oranje Peloton	+1' 21''
23	Loïc Vliegen	BMC	s.t.
24	Loïc Chetout	Cofidis	+1' 23''
25	Sander Cordeel	Veranda's Willems	+1' 26''
26	Frederik Frison	Lotto-Soudal	+1' 28''
27	Gediminas Bagdonas	Ag2r	s.t.
28	Baptiste Planckaert	Wallonie Bruxelles	+1' 31''
29	Jasper Bovenhuis	An Post-Chainreaction	+1' 34''
30	Pieter Jacobs	Crelan-Vastgoedservice	+1' 35''
31	Romain Cardis	Direct Energie	s.t.
32	Yoann Offredo	FDJ	+1' 36''
33	Preben Van Hecke	Topsport Vlaanderen	+1' 39''
34	Alan Marangoni	Cannondale	+1' 43''
35	Antoine Demoitié	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	+1' 45''
36	Borut Božic	Cofidis	+1' 46''
37	Nicolas Vereecken	An Post-Chainreaction	+1' 46''
38	Yauheni Hutarovich	Fortuneo-Vital Concept	+1' 49''
39	Alexander Porsev	Katusha	s.t.
40	Maxime Farazijn	Topsport Vlaanderen	+1' 50''
41	Alexander Geuens	Crelan-Vastgoedservice	+1' 52''
42	Amaury Capiot	Topsport Vlaanderen	s.t.
43	Hugo Hofstetter	Cofidis	+1' 55''
44	Wesley Kreder	Roompot Oranje Peloton	+2' 02''
45	Pieter Vanspeybrouck	Topsport Vlaanderen	+2' 05''
46	Yanto Barker	One Pro Cycling	+2' 43''
47	Anton Vorobyev	Katusha	+5' 32''
48	Marcin Bialoblocki	One Pro Cycling	+5' 34''
49	Koen Bouwman	LottoNL-Jumbo	+5' 38''
50	Kristoffer Skjerping	Cannondale	+5' 41''
51	Alexey Tsatevich	Katusha	+5' 43''
52	Toms Skujinš	Cannondale	+5' 45''
53	Twan Castelijns	LottoNL-Jumbo	+5' 51''
54	Sander Armée	Lotto-Soudal	+5' 55''
55	Olivier Chevalier	Wallonie Bruxelles	+5' 58''
56	Ryan Anderson	Direct Energie	+6' 05''
57	Mark McNally	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	+6' 09''
58	Laurent Evrard	Team 3M	+6' 10''
59	Dmitry Kozonchuk	Katusha	+6' 11''
60	Pierre-Henri Lecuisinier	FDJ	+6' 13''
61	Joeri Stallaert	Cibel-Cebon	+6' 16''
62	Michel Kreder	Roompot Oranje Peloton	+6' 19''
63	Gert Dockx	Lotto-Soudal	+6' 27''
64	Gerry Druyts	Crelan-Vastgoedservice	s.t.
65	Michael Van Staeyen	Cofidis	+6' 53''
66	Joey Rosskopf	BMC	+10' 47''
67	Bob Schoonbroodt	Team 3M	+11' 02''
68	Jacob Scott	An Post-Chainreaction	+11' 18''
69	Grischa Janorschke	Roth	+11' 19''
70	Steele Von Hoff	One Pro Cycling	+11' 33''
71	André Looij	Roompot Oranje Peloton	+11' 36''
72	Sebastian Lander	One Pro Cycling	+12' 26''
73	Alberto Bettiol	Cannondale	+13' 44''
74	Gaëtan Pons	Wallonie Bruxelles	+14' 16''
75	Yoeri Havik	Team 3M	+17' 36''
76	Matthias Krizek	Roth	+17' 42''
77	Alexey Vermeulen	LottoNL-Jumbo	+17' 44''
78	Frédérique Robert	Crelan-Vastgoedservice	+17' 56''
79	Emiel Vermeulen	Team 3M	+18' 02''
80	Timothy Stevens	Crelan-Vastgoedservice	+18' 07''
81	Emiel Wastyn	An Post-Chainreaction	+18' 16''
82	Glenn Rotty	Cibel-Cebon	+19' 22''
83	Robert Wagner	LottoNL-Jumbo	+21' 21''

Stage 2 map:

Stage 2 map

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Saturday, March 5: Stage 1, Brugge - Harelbeke, 176.3 km

Stage 1 map

The Race: here's LottoNL-Jumbo's telling of the tale:

Dylan Groenewegen grabbed the victory in the first stage of the Driedaagse van West-Vlaanderen today. Team LottoNL-Jumbo’s sprinter had to put in some effort in the chase to the breakaway, but kept energy for the final kick.

The difference between Groenewegen and runner-up Van Der Sande seemed big on the finish photograph, but Dylan Groenewegen had to go hard for his stage win in the Driedaagse van West-Vlaanderen.

“There was a strong breakaway, which we started to chase immediately,” sports director Merijn Zeeman said after the race. “They were caught only just before the final turn and Dylan had to close the gap by himself. His sprint was impressive afterwards. This victory is a show of his mental strength.”

“With two kilometres to go, Robert Wagner crashed,” Groenewegen explained. “From that moment, I had to do it all by myself. There were three riders still in front of the peloton and because I was on the front of the peloton when we caught them, just before the final turn, I decided to start sprinting immediately. I was able to hold the lead fortunately. It’s nice to start the season in a good way, so I wanted to peak early, this season. That’s what I’m doing at the moment and my shape’s getting better every week.”

Dylan Groenewegen’s confidence made Team LottoNL-Jumbo put forth some extra effort already early in the race to catch the break. “Dylan really wants to win and he shows that as well,” Zeeman added. “That is why we decided to let some men chase the peloton who would normally have to save energy for the sprint lead-out. Dylan finished it off afterwards and gave everyone who fought for him a beautiful reward today.”

Robert Gesink wasn’t ashamed of his 22nd place in the end. “It was very hectic,” he said. “It took a lot of power to be in the right position, all the time. I think that it’s good that I did such a hard classic race before my next race in Catalonia.”

Complete Results:

176.3 kilometers raced at an average speed of 46.658 km/hr

1	Dylan Groenewegen	LottoNL-Jumbo	3hr 47min 9sec
2	Tosh Van der Sande	Lotto-Soudal	s.t.
3	Baptiste Planckaert	Wallonie Bruxelles	s.t.
4	Timothy Dupont	Veranda's Willems	s.t.
5	Gediminas Bagdonas	Ag2r	s.t.
6	Gerry Druyts	Crelan-Vastgoedservice	s.t.
7	Borut Božic	Cofidis	s.t.
8	Amaury Capiot	Topsport Vlaanderen	s.t.
9	Yauheni Hutarovich	Fortuneo-Vital Concept	s.t.
10	Danilo Napolitano	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	s.t.
11	Alexey Tsatevich	Katusha	s.t.
12	Joeri Stallaert	Cibel-Cebon	s.t.
13	Nicolas Vereecken	An Post-Chainreaction	s.t.
14	Maxime Farazijn	Topsport Vlaanderen	s.t.
15	André Looij	Roompot Oranje Peloton	s.t.
16	Romain Cardis	Direct Energie	s.t.
17	Steele Von Hoff	One Pro Cycling	s.t.
18	Michael Van Staeyen	Cofidis	s.t.
19	Lukasz Wisniowski	Etixx-Quick Step	s.t.
20	Loïc Chetout	Cofidis	s.t.
21	Sean De Bie	Lotto-Soudal	s.t.
22	Emiel Wastyn	An Post-Chainreaction	s.t.
23	Yoann Offredo	FDJ	s.t.
24	Pieter Vanspeybrouck	Topsport Vlaanderen	s.t.
25	Rick Zabel	BMC Racing	s.t.
26	Tom Bohli	BMC Racing	s.t.
27	Marc Sarreau	FDJ	s.t.
28	Ryan Anderson	Direct Energie	s.t.
29	David Boucher	Crelan-Vastgoedservice	s.t.
30	Toms Skujinš	Cannondale	s.t.
31	Wesley Kreder	Roompot Oranje Peloton	s.t.
32	Guillaume Van Keirsbulck	Etixx-Quick Step	s.t.
33	Tony Hurel	Direct Energie	s.t.
34	Patrick Gretsch	Ag2r	s.t.
35	Xandro Meurisse	Crelan-Vastgoedservice	s.t.
36	Jacob Scott	An Post-Chainreaction	s.t.
37	Nico Denz	Ag2r	s.t.
38	Kristoffer Skjerping	Cannondale	s.t.
39	Olivier Chevalier	Wallonie Bruxelles	s.t.
40	Mark McNally	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	s.t.
41	Jonas Rickaert	Topsport Vlaanderen	s.t.
42	Louis Vervaeke	Lotto-Soudal	s.t.
43	Jelle Wallays	Lotto-Soudal	s.t.
44	Alberto Cecchin	Roth	s.t.
45	Michel Kreder	Roompot Oranje Peloton	s.t.
46	Matthias Krizek	Roth	s.t.
47	François Bidard	Ag2r	s.t.
48	Yoeri Havik	Team 3M	s.t.
49	Rob Ruijgh	Crelan-Vastgoedservice	s.t.
50	Vyacheslav Kuznetsov	Katusha	s.t.
51	Martijn Keizer	LottoNL-Jumbo	s.t.
52	Arnaud Gérard	Fortuneo-Vital Concept	s.t.
53	Sander Cordeel	Veranda's Willems	s.t.
54	Gijs Van Hoecke	Topsport Vlaanderen	s.t.
55	Anton Vorobyev	Katusha	s.t.
56	Nils Politt	Katusha	s.t.
57	Frédérique Robert	Crelan-Vastgoedservice	s.t.
58	Bob Schoonbroodt	Team 3M	s.t.
59	Jack Wilson	An Post-Chainreaction	s.t.
60	Bert Van Lerberghe	Topsport Vlaanderen	s.t.
61	Berden de Vries	Roompot Oranje Peloton	s.t.
62	Grischa Janorschke	Roth	s.t.
63	Frederik Frison	Lotto-Soudal	s.t.
64	Aidis Kruopis	Veranda's Willems	s.t.
65	Hugo Hofstetter	Cofidis	s.t.
66	Pieter Jacobs	Crelan-Vastgoedservice	s.t.
67	Koen Bouwman	LottoNL-Jumbo	s.t.
68	Dion Smith	One Pro Cycling	s.t.
69	Florian Sénéchal	Cofidis	s.t.
70	Vegard Breen	Fortuneo-Vital Concept	s.t.
71	Julien Bérard	Ag2r	s.t.
72	Tim Kerkhof	Roompot Oranje Peloton	s.t.
73	Ryan Mullen	Cannondale	s.t.
74	Glenn Rotty	Cibel-Cebon	s.t.
75	Olivier Le Gac	FDJ	s.t.
76	Laurens De Plus	Etixx-Quick Step	s.t.
77	Giacomo Tomio	Roth	s.t.
78	Boris Vallée	Fortuneo-Vital Concept	s.t.
79	Preben Van Hecke	Topsport Vlaanderen	s.t.
80	Lorrenzo Manzin	FDJ	s.t.
81	Alexander Geuens	Crelan-Vastgoedservice	s.t.
82	Lucas Gaday	Roth	s.t.
83	Jan Ghyselinck	Veranda's Willems	s.t.
84	Joey Rosskopf	BMC Racing	s.t.
85	Martin Mortensen	One Pro Cycling	s.t.
86	Gert Dockx	Lotto-Soudal	s.t.
87	Marcin Bialoblocki	One Pro Cycling	s.t.
88	Gianni Marchand	Cibel-Cebon	s.t.
89	Jérémy Cornu	Direct Energie	s.t.
90	Julien Morice	Direct Energie	s.t.
91	Stef Van Zummeren	Veranda's Willems	s.t.
92	Emiel Vermeulen	Team 3M	s.t.
93	Vladimir Isaichev	Katusha	s.t.
94	Twan Castelijns	LottoNL-Jumbo	s.t.
95	Antoine Demoitié	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	s.t.
96	Ludwig De Winter	Wallonie Bruxelles	s.t.
97	Maarten Wynants	LottoNL-Jumbo	s.t.
98	Phil Gaimon	Cannondale	s.t.
99	Sander Armée	Lotto-Soudal	s.t.
100	Sjoerd van Ginneken	Roompot Oranje Peloton	s.t.
101	Dmitry Kozonchuk	Katusha	s.t.
102	Cédric Pineau	FDJ	s.t.
103	Alan Marangoni	Cannondale	s.t.
104	Laurent Evrard	Team 3M	s.t.
105	Frederik Backaert	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	s.t.
106	Loïc Vliegen	BMC Racing	s.t.
107	Jasper Bovenhuis	An Post-Chainreaction	s.t.
108	Conor McConvey	An Post-Chainreaction	s.t.
109	Benoît Jarrier	Fortuneo-Vital Concept	s.t.
110	Fabien Grellier	Direct Energie	s.t.
111	Yohann Gène	Direct Energie	s.t.
112	Kevyn Ista	Wallonie Bruxelles	s.t.
113	Tom Devriendt	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	+16sec
114	Boris Dron	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	s.t.
115	Jens Geerinck	Cibel-Cebon	s.t.
116	Ivar Slik	Roompot Oranje Peloton	s.t.
117	Andrea Pasqualon	Roth	s.t.
118	Gaëtan Pons	Wallonie Bruxelles	s.t.
119	Francis Mourey	Fortuneo-Vital Concept	s.t.
120	Sebastian Lander	One Pro Cycling	s.t.
121	Guillaume Thévenot	Direct Energie	s.t.
122	Jhonatan Restrepo	Katusha	s.t.
123	Nicolas Baldo	Roth	s.t.
124	Damien Gaudin	Ag2r	s.t.
125	Frédéric Brun	Fortuneo-Vital Concept	s.t.
126	Julien Stassen	Wallonie Bruxelles	s.t.
127	Timothy Stevens	Crelan-Vastgoedservice	s.t.
128	Martin Kohler	Roth	s.t.
129	Pierre-Henri Lecuisinier	FDJ	s.t.
130	Dylan Teuns	BMC Racing	s.t.
131	Björn Thurau	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	s.t.
132	Ruben Pols	Topsport Vlaanderen	s.t.
133	Maxime Bouet	Etixx-Quick Step	s.t.
134	Julian Alaphilippe	Etixx-Quick Step	s.t.
135	Jelle Goderis	Team 3M	s.t.
136	Hayden McCormick	One Pro Cycling	s.t.
137	Martijn Degreve	Team 3M	s.t.
138	Damien Shaw	An Post-Chainreaction	s.t.
139	Yanto Barker	One Pro Cycling	s.t.
140	Alexey Vermeulen	LottoNL-Jumbo	s.t.
141	Dries De Bondt	Veranda's Willems	s.t.
142	Kenny Dehaes	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	s.t.
143	Olivier Pardini	Wallonie Bruxelles	s.t.
144	Alexander Porsev	Katusha	+23''
145	Johannes De Paepe	Cibel-Cebon	s.t.
146	Elias Van Breussegem	Veranda's Willems	s.t.
147	Manuel Senni	BMC Racing	s.t.
148	Björn De Decker	Cibel-Cebon	s.t.
149	Jimmy Janssens	Team 3M	s.t.
150	Jérôme Kerf	Team 3M	s.t.
151	Robert Wagner	LottoNL-Jumbo	+4' 04''
152	Chris Opie	One Pro Cycling	+4' 22''
153	Maximiliano Richeze	Etixx-Quick Step	+4' 29''
154	Davide Martinelli	Etixx-Quick Step	s.t.
155	Kenneth Vanbilsen	Cofidis	+6' 19''
156	Jonas Ahlstrand	Cofidis	s.t.
157	Anthony Perez	Cofidis	s.t.
158	Jesper Asselman	Roompot Oranje Peloton	+6' 55''
159	Tim De Troyer	Veranda's Willems	+12' 04''
160	Alberto Bettiol	Cannondale	+12' 26''
161	Rodrigo Contreras	Etixx-Quick Step	s.t.
162	Calvin Watson	An Post-Chainreaction	s.t.
163	Steven Lammertink	LottoNL-Jumbo	s.t.
164	Kenny Goossens	Cibel-Cebon	s.t.

GC after Stage 1:

183.3 kilometers raced so far at an average speed of 46.803 km/hr

1	Tom Bohli	BMC Racing	3hr 54min 59sec
2	Martijn Keizer	LottoNL-Jumbo	+6sec
3	Lukasz Wisniowski	Etixx-Quick Step	+8''
4	Anton Vorobyev	Katusha	+12''
5	Sean De Bie	Lotto-Soudal	s.t.
6	Patrick Gretsch	Ag2r	+14''
7	Guillaume Van Keirsbulck	Etixx-Quick Step	+15''
8	Nils Politt	Katusha	+17''
9	Koen Bouwman	LottoNL-Jumbo	+18''
10	Marcin Bialoblocki	One Pro Cycling	s.t.
11	Joey Rosskopf	BMC Racing	+19''
12	Vladimir Isaichev	Katusha	s.t.
13	Ryan Mullen	Cannondale	s.t.
14	Louis Vervaeke	Lotto-Soudal	+21''
15	Jonas Rickaert	Topsport Vlaanderen	+22''
16	Julien Morice	Direct Energie	+23''
17	David Boucher	Crelan-Vastgoedservice	+24''
18	Olivier Pardini	Wallonie Bruxelles	+25''
19	Kristoffer Skjerping	Cannondale	s.t.
20	Dion Smith	One Pro Cycling	+26''
21	Rick Zabel	BMC Racing	s.t.
22	Gijs Van Hoecke	Topsport Vlaanderen	s.t.
23	Laurens De Plus	Etixx-Quick Step	s.t.
24	Dylan Groenewegen	LottoNL-Jumbo	s.t.
25	Alexey Tsatevich	Katusha	+27''
26	Berden de Vries	Roompot Oranje Peloton	s.t.
27	Loïc Vliegen	BMC Racing	s.t.
28	Vegard Breen	Fortuneo-Vital Concept	s.t.
29	Arnaud Gérard	Fortuneo-Vital Concept	+28''
30	Loïc Chetout	Cofidis	+29''
31	Toms Skujinš	Cannondale	s.t.
32	Twan Castelijns	LottoNL-Jumbo	+31''
33	Boris Vallée	Fortuneo-Vital Concept	s.t.
34	Bert Van Lerberghe	Topsport Vlaanderen	+32''
35	Sander Cordeel	Veranda's Willems	+32''
36	Jelle Wallays	Lotto-Soudal	+33''
37	Florian Sénéchal	Cofidis	s.t.
38	Frederik Frison	Lotto-Soudal	+34''
39	Gediminas Bagdonas	Ag2r	+34''
40	Bob Schoonbroodt	Team 3M	s.t.
41	Olivier Le Gac	FDJ	+35''
42	Yoeri Havik	Team 3M	s.t.
43	Xandro Meurisse	Crelan-Vastgoedservice	s.t.
44	Pieter Vanspeybrouck	Topsport Vlaanderen	s.t.
45	Sander Armée	Lotto-Soudal	s.t.
46	Stef Van Zummeren	Veranda's Willems	+36''
47	Phil Gaimon	Cannondale	+37''
48	Baptiste Planckaert	Wallonie Bruxelles	s.t.
49	Gianni Marchand	Cibel-Cebon	+38''
50	Damien Gaudin	Ag2r	s.t.
51	Cédric Pineau	FDJ	+39''
52	Vyacheslav Kuznetsov	Katusha	s.t.
53	Marc Sarreau	FDJ	s.t.
54	Lucas Gaday	Roth	s.t.
55	Nico Denz	Ag2r	+40''
56	Jasper Bovenhuis	An Post-Chainreaction	s.t.
57	Jan Ghyselinck	Veranda's Willems	+40''
58	Matthias Krizek	Roth	+41''
59	Pieter Jacobs	Crelan-Vastgoedservice	s.t.
60	Romain Cardis	Direct Energie	s.t.
61	Maarten Wynants	LottoNL-Jumbo	s.t.
62	Tosh Van der Sande	Lotto-Soudal	s.t.
63	Julian Alaphilippe	Etixx-Quick Step	s.t.
64	Yoann Offredo	FDJ	+42''
65	Olivier Chevalier	Wallonie Bruxelles	s.t.
66	Kevyn Ista	Wallonie Bruxelles	+43''
67	Yohann Gène	Direct Energie	s.t.
68	Alexey Vermeulen	LottoNL-Jumbo	s.t.
69	Ludwig De Winter	Wallonie Bruxelles	+45''
70	Ryan Anderson	Direct Energie	+45''
71	Fabien Grellier	Direct Energie	s.t.
72	Preben Van Hecke	Topsport Vlaanderen	s.t.
73	Conor McConvey	An Post-Chainreaction	+47''
74	Timothy Dupont	Veranda's Willems	s.t.
75	Benoît Jarrier	Fortuneo-Vital Concept	+48''
76	Jhonatan Restrepo	Katusha	s.t.
77	Alan Marangoni	Cannondale	+49''
78	Nicolas Baldo	Roth	s.t.
79	Aidis Kruopis	Veranda's Willems	s.t.
80	Jacob Scott	An Post-Chainreaction	+50''
81	Damien Shaw	An Post-Chainreaction	s.t.
82	Martin Mortensen	One Pro Cycling	s.t.
83	Jérémy Cornu	Direct Energie	s.t.
84	François Bidard	Ag2r	s.t.
85	Antoine Demoitié	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	+51''
86	Dmitry Kozonchuk	Katusha	s.t.
87	Lorrenzo Manzin	FDJ	s.t.
88	Julien Bérard	Ag2r	s.t.
89	Grischa Janorschke	Roth	s.t.
90	Borut Božic	Cofidis	+52''
91	Maxime Bouet	Etixx-Quick Step	s.t.
92	Nicolas Vereecken	An Post-Chainreaction	s.t.
93	Pierre-Henri Lecuisinier	FDJ	+53''
94	Mark McNally	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	s.t.
95	Boris Dron	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	+54''
96	Laurent Evrard	Team 3M	s.t.
97	Yauheni Hutarovich	Fortuneo-Vital Concept	+55''
98	Jimmy Janssens	Team 3M	s.t.
99	Frédérique Robert	Crelan-Vastgoedservice	s.t.
100	Alexander Porsev	Katusha	s.t.
101	Tony Hurel	Direct Energie	s.t.
102	Ruben Pols	Topsport Vlaanderen	s.t.
103	Maxime Farazijn	Topsport Vlaanderen	+56''
104	Joeri Stallaert	Cibel-Cebon	s.t.
105	Alexander Geuens	Crelan-Vastgoedservice	+58''
106	Manuel Senni	BMC Racing	s.t.
107	Amaury Capiot	Topsport Vlaanderen	s.t.
108	Michel Kreder	Roompot Oranje Peloton	+59''
109	Frédéric Brun	Fortuneo-Vital Concept	s.t.
110	Emiel Vermeulen	Team 3M	+1' 01''
111	Gaëtan Pons	Wallonie Bruxelles	s.t.
112	Hugo Hofstetter	Cofidis	s.t.
113	Sjoerd van Ginneken	Roompot Oranje Peloton	+1' 03''
114	Giacomo Tomio	Roth	s.t.
115	Dylan Teuns	BMC Racing	s.t.
116	Björn Thurau	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	+1' 04''
117	Jérôme Kerf	Team 3M	+1' 04''
118	Tom Devriendt	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	s.t.
119	Martijn Degreve	Team 3M	s.t.
120	Francis Mourey	Fortuneo-Vital Concept	s.t.
121	Hayden McCormick	One Pro Cycling	+1' 05''
122	Guillaume Thévenot	Direct Energie	s.t.
123	Dries De Bondt	Veranda's Willems	s.t.
124	Glenn Rotty	Cibel-Cebon	s.t.
125	Steele Von Hoff	One Pro Cycling	s.t.
126	Alberto Cecchin	Roth	+1' 06''
127	Timothy Stevens	Crelan-Vastgoedservice	s.t.
128	Gerry Druyts	Crelan-Vastgoedservice	+1' 07''
129	Wesley Kreder	Roompot Oranje Peloton	+1' 08''
130	André Looij	Roompot Oranje Peloton	s.t.
131	Jelle Goderis	Team 3M	+1' 09''
132	Martin Kohler	Roth	s.t.
133	Gert Dockx	Lotto-Soudal	+1' 11''
134	Danilo Napolitano	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	s.t.
135	Elias Van Breussegem	Veranda's Willems	+1' 12''
136	Julien Stassen	Wallonie Bruxelles	+1' 13''
137	Andrea Pasqualon	Roth	+1' 14''
138	Tim Kerkhof	Roompot Oranje Peloton	+1' 15''
139	Emiel Wastyn	An Post-Chainreaction	s.t.
140	Johannes De Paepe	Cibel-Cebon	+1' 25''
141	Jens Geerinck	Cibel-Cebon	+1' 26''
142	Jack Wilson	An Post-Chainreaction	+1' 28''
143	Rob Ruijgh	Crelan-Vastgoedservice	+1' 32''
144	Michael Van Staeyen	Cofidis	+1' 33''
145	Ivar Slik	Roompot Oranje Peloton	+1' 42''
146	Yanto Barker	One Pro Cycling	+1' 43''
147	Kenny Dehaes	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	+1' 50''
148	Björn De Decker	Cibel-Cebon	+1' 56''
149	Sebastian Lander	One Pro Cycling	+1' 58''
150	Frederik Backaert	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	+2' 22''
151	Robert Wagner	LottoNL-Jumbo	+4' 20''
152	Maximiliano Richeze	Etixx-Quick Step	+4' 52''
153	Davide Martinelli	Etixx-Quick Step	+4' 59''
154	Chris Opie	One Pro Cycling	+5' 15''
155	Anthony Perez	Cofidis	+6' 59''
156	Kenneth Vanbilsen	Cofidis	+7' 00''
157	Jonas Ahlstrand	Cofidis	+7' 12''
158	Jesper Asselman	Roompot Oranje Peloton	+7' 49''
159	Steven Lammertink	LottoNL-Jumbo	+12' 41''
160	Tim De Troyer	Veranda's Willems	+12' 49''
161	Rodrigo Contreras	Etixx-Quick Step	s.t.
162	Alberto Bettiol	Cannondale	+12' 50''
163	Calvin Watson	An Post-Chainreaction	+13' 15''
164	Kenny Goossens	Cibel-Cebon	+14' 04''

Stage 1 map:

Stage 1 map

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Friday, March 4: 7-Kilometer Middelkerke Prologue

Prologue map

Tom Bohli starts his race-winning ride

The Race: here's the telling by winner Tom Bohli's BMC team.

Tom Bohli has made race history at Driedaagse van West-Vlaanderen, smashing the opening 7km time trial to cross the line with 7’50, the fastest time ever recorded.

Bohli set the time to beat with more than half of the riders still to race, but no one came close to his record-breaking time. Martijn Keizer (LottoNL Jumbo) took second place with 7’56, and Lucasz Wizniowski (Etixx-Quick-Step) in third with 8’00.

It is Bohli’s first win with BMC Racing Team since making the transition from BMC Development Team for the 2016 season. “It’s a really amazing feeling to get my first win as a pro. I really didn’t know if I could make it but to get it, it’s a really good feeling,” Bohli said afterwards.

“It gives me confidence early in the season. I didn’t get the chance to test my time trial form in Qatar due to my crash, so I’m so happy to come out now and do well. We have a really strong team here and different cards to play for the next two stages.”

BMC Racing Team Sports Director Jackson Stewart said the team will focus on keeping Bohli in the leader’s jersey. “It was a great ride from Tom, who was always going in with a good shot. We arrived early this morning as well to give the guys a good chance to recon the course. Our focus going into tomorrow and Sunday’s stages will be to defend the jersey and limit any time bonuses,” Stewart said.

Bohli now leads the General Classification and the Young Rider Classification going into stage 1 tomorrow, 176,3km from Brugge to Harelbeke.

Complete Results & GC:

7 kilometers raced at an average speed of 53.617 km/hr

1	Tom Bohli	BMC	7min 50sec
2	Martijn Keizer	LottoNL-Jumbo	+6sec
3	Lukasz Wisniowski	Etixx-Quick Step	+10''
4	Anton Vorobyev	Katusha	+12''
5	Patrick Gretsch	Ag2r	+14''
6	Steven Lammertink	LottoNL-Jumbo	+15''
7	Sean De Bie	Lotto-Soudal	s.t.
8	Robert Wagner	LottoNL-Jumbo	+16''
9	Guillaume Van Keirsbulck	Etixx-Quick Step	s.t.
10	Nils Politt	Katusha	+17''
11	Koen Bouwman	LottoNL-Jumbo	+18''
12	Marcin Bialoblocki	One Pro Cycling	s.t.
13	Joey Rosskopf	BMC	+19''
14	Vladimir Isaichev	Katusha	s.t.
15	Ryan Mullen	Cannondale	s.t.
16	Damien Gaudin	Ag2r	+22''
17	Julien Morice	Direct Énergie	+23''
18	Maximiliano Richeze	Etixx-Quick Step	s.t.
19	Rodrigo Contreras	Etixx-Quick Step	s.t.
20	Alberto Bettiol	Cannondale	+24''
21	David Boucher	Crelan-Vastgoedservice	s.t.
22	Jonas Rickaert	Topsport Vlaanderen	+25''
23	Olivier Pardini	Wallonie Bruxelles	s.t.
24	Kristoffer Skjerping	Cannondale	s.t.
25	Dion Smith	One Pro Cycling	+26''
26	Rick Zabel	BMC	s.t.
27	Gijs Van Hoecke	Topsport Vlaanderen	s.t.
28	Laurens De Plus	Etixx-Quick Step	s.t.
29	Alexey Tsatevich	Katusha	+27''
30	Berden de Vries	Roompot Oranje Peloton	s.t.
31	Louis Vervaeke	Lotto-Soudal	s.t.
32	Alexey Vermeulen	LottoNL-Jumbo	s.t.
33	Loïc Vliegen	BMC	s.t.
34	Julian Alaphilippe	Etixx-Quick Step	s.t.
35	Vegard Breen	Fortuneo-Vital Concept	s.t.
36	Arnaud Gérard	Fortuneo-Vital Concept	+28''
37	Loïc Chetout	Cofidis	+29''
38	Toms Skujinš	Cannondale	s.t.
39	Davide Martinelli	Etixx-Quick Step	+30''
40	Twan Castelijns	LottoNL-Jumbo	+31''
41	Boris Vallée	Fortuneo-Vital Concept	s.t.
42	Jimmy Janssens	Team 3M	+32''
43	Alexander Porsev	Katusha	s.t.
44	Bert Van Lerberghe	Topsport Vlaanderen	s.t.
45	Sander Cordeel	Veranda's Willems	+32''
46	Jelle Wallays	Lotto-Soudal	+33''
47	Nicolas Baldo	Roth	s.t.
48	Jhonatan Restrepo	Katusha	s.t.
49	Florian Sénéchal	Cofidis	s.t.
50	Damien Shaw	An Post-Chainreaction	+34''
51	Frederik Frison	Lotto-Soudal	s.t.
52	Gediminas Bagdonas	Ag2r	s.t.
53	Bob Schoonbroodt	Team 3M	s.t.
54	Olivier Le Gac	FDJ	+35''
55	Manuel Senni	BMC	s.t.
56	Yoeri Havik	Team 3M	s.t.
57	Xandro Meurisse	Crelan-Vastgoedservice	s.t.
58	Pieter Vanspeybrouck	Topsport Vlaanderen	s.t.
59	Sander Armée	Lotto-Soudal	s.t.
60	Maxime Bouet	Etixx-Quick Step	+36''
61	Stef Van Zummeren	Veranda's Willems	s.t.
62	Dylan Groenewegen	LottoNL-Jumbo	s.t.
63	Phil Gaimon	Cannondale	+37''
64	Pierre-Henri Lecuisinier	FDJ	s.t.
65	Boris Dron	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	+38''
66	Gianni Marchand	Cibel-Cebon	s.t.
67	Cédric Pineau	FDJ	+39''
68	Vyacheslav Kuznetsov	Katusha	s.t.
69	Ruben Pols	Topsport Vlaanderen	s.t.
70	Lucas Gaday	Roth	s.t.
71	Marc Sarreau	FDJ	s.t.
72	Nico Denz	Ag2r	+40''
73	Jasper Bovenhuis	An Post-Chainreaction	s.t.
74	Anthony Perez	Cofidis	s.t.
75	Jan Ghyselinck	Veranda's Willems	s.t.
76	Matthias Krizek	Roth	+41''
77	Pieter Jacobs	Crelan-Vastgoedservice	s.t.
78	Maarten Wynants	LottoNL-Jumbo	s.t.
79	Romain Cardis	Direct Énergie	s.t.
80	Jérôme Kerf	Team 3M	s.t.
81	Baptiste Planckaert	Wallonie Bruxelles	s.t.
82	Kenneth Vanbilsen	Cofidis	s.t.
83	Yoann Offredo	FDJ	+42''
84	Olivier Chevalier	Wallonie Bruxelles	s.t.
85	Kevyn Ista	Wallonie Bruxelles	+43''
86	Frédéric Brun	Fortuneo-Vital Concept	s.t.
87	Yohann Gène	Direct Énergie	s.t.
88	Ludwig De Winter	Wallonie Bruxelles	+45''
89	Ryan Anderson	Direct Énergie	s.t.
90	Tim De Troyer	Veranda's Willems	s.t.
91	Fabien Grellier	Direct Énergie	s.t.
92	Gaëtan Pons	Wallonie Bruxelles	s.t.
93	Preben Van Hecke	Topsport Vlaanderen	s.t.
94	Conor McConvey	An Post-Chainreaction	+47''
95	Tosh Van der Sande	Lotto-Soudal	s.t.
96	Timothy Dupont	Veranda's Willems	s.t.
97	Dylan Teuns	BMC	s.t.
98	Björn Thurau	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	+48''
99	Benoît Jarrier	Fortuneo-Vital Concept	s.t.
100	Tom Devriendt	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	s.t.
101	Martijn Degreve	Team 3M	s.t.
102	Francis Mourey	Fortuneo-Vital Concept	s.t.
103	Alan Marangoni	Cannondale	+49''
104	Calvin Watson	An Post-Chainreaction	s.t.
105	Hayden McCormick	One Pro Cycling	s.t.
106	Guillaume Thévenot	Direct Énergie	s.t.
107	Dries De Bondt	Veranda's Willems	s.t.
108	Aidis Kruopis	Veranda's Willems	s.t.
109	Elias Van Breussegem	Veranda's Willems	s.t.
110	Jacob Scott	An Post-Chainreaction	+50''
111	Martin Mortensen	One Pro Cycling	s.t.
112	Jérémy Cornu	Direct Énergie	s.t.
113	Timothy Stevens	Crelan-Vastgoedservice	s.t.
114	François Bidard	Ag2r	s.t.
115	Antoine Demoitié	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	+51''
116	Dmitry Kozonchuk	Katusha	s.t.
117	Lorrenzo Manzin	FDJ	s.t.
118	Julien Bérard	Ag2r	s.t.
119	Grischa Janorschke	Roth	s.t.
120	Borut Božic	Cofidis	+52''
121	Nicolas Vereecken	An Post-Chainreaction	s.t.
122	Chris Opie	One Pro Cycling	+53''
123	Jelle Goderis	Team 3M	s.t.
124	Jonas Ahlstrand	Cofidis	s.t.
125	Mark McNally	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	s.t.
126	Martin Kohler	Roth	s.t.
127	Laurent Evrard	Team 3M	+54''
128	Jesper Asselman	Roompot Oranje Peloton	s.t.
129	Yauheni Hutarovich	Fortuneo-Vital Concept	+55"
130	Frédérique Robert	Crelan-Vastgoedservice	s.t.
131	Tony Hurel	Direct Énergie	s.t.
132	Maxime Farazijn	Topsport Vlaanderen	+56''
133	Joeri Stallaert	Cibel-Cebon	s.t.
134	Julien Stassen	Wallonie Bruxelles	+57''
135	Alexander Geuens	Crelan-Vastgoedservice	+58''
136	Amaury Capiot	Topsport Vlaanderen	s.t.
137	Andrea Pasqualon	Roth	s.t.
138	Michel Kreder	Roompot Oranje Peloton	+59''
139	Emiel Vermeulen	Team 3M	+1' 01''
140	Hugo Hofstetter	Cofidis	s.t.
141	Johannes De Paepe	Cibel-Cebon	+1' 02''
142	Sjoerd van Ginneken	Roompot Oranje Peloton	+1' 03''
143	Giacomo Tomio	Roth	s.t.
144	Glenn Rotty	Cibel-Cebon	+1' 05''
145	Steele Von Hoff	One Pro Cycling	s.t.
146	Alberto Cecchin	Roth	+1' 06''
147	Gerry Druyts	Crelan-Vastgoedservice	+1' 07''
148	Wesley Kreder	Roompot Oranje Peloton	+1' 08''
149	André Looij	Roompot Oranje Peloton	s.t.
150	Jens Geerinck	Cibel-Cebon	+1' 10''
151	Gert Dockx	Lotto-Soudal	+1' 11''
152	Danilo Napolitano	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	s.t.
153	Tim Kerkhof	Roompot Oranje Peloton	+1' 15''
154	Emiel Wastyn	An Post-Chainreaction	s.t.
155	Ivar Slik	Roompot Oranje Peloton	+1' 26''
156	Yanto Barker	One Pro Cycling	+1' 27''
157	Jack Wilson	An Post-Chainreaction	+1' 28''
158	Rob Ruijgh	Crelan-Vastgoedservice	+1' 32''
159	Michael Van Staeyen	Cofidis	+1' 33''
160	Björn De Decker	Cibel-Cebon	s.t.
161	Kenny Dehaes	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	+1' 34''
162	Kenny Goossens	Cibel-Cebon	+1' 38''
163	Sebastian Lander	One Pro Cycling	+1' 42''
164	Frederik Backaert	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	+2' 22''
165	Benoît Vaugrenard	FDJ	DNF
166	Maxime Daniel	Ag2r	DNF
167	Brice Feillu	Fortuneo-Vital Concept	DNF

Prologue map:

Prologue map

Start list with back numbers and directors (DS), March 3, 2016:

	[EQS]   Etixx- Quick Step
	DS: VAN BONDT GEERT
1	VAN KEIRSBULCK, Guillaume
2	MEERSMAN, Gianni
3	BOUET, Maxime
4	MARTINELLI, Davide
5	CONTRERAS, Rodrigo
6	ALAPHILIPPE, Julian
7	DE PLUS, Laurens
8	WISNIOWSKI, Lukasz
	[LTS]    Lotto - Soudal
	DS: WILLEMS FREDERIK
11	WALLAYS , Jelle
12	DE BIE, Sean
13	DOCKX, Gert
14	VAN DER SANDE, Tosh
15	VANENDERT, Jelle
16	VERVAEKE, Louis
17	ARMEE, Sander
18	FRISON, Frederik
	[FDJ]   FDJ
	DS: GUESDON FRÉDÉRIC
21	OFFREDO, Yoann
22	PICHON, Laurent
23	LE GAC, Olivier
24	LECUISINIER, Pierre-Henri
25	MANZIN, Lorenzo
26	VAUGRENARD, Benoît
27	PINEAU, Cedric
28	SARREAU, Marc
	[BMC]  BMC Racing Team
	DS: STEWART JACKSON
31	VELITS, Peter
32	BOHLI, Tom
33	GERTS, Floris
34	ROSSKOPF, Joey
35	SENNI, Manuel
36	TEUNS, Dylan
37	VLIEGEN, Loic
38	ZABEL, Rick
	[CPT]   Cannondale Pro Cycling Team
	DS: VAN LANCKER ERIC
41	MARANGONI, Alan
42	BETTIOL, Alberto
43	GAIMON, Philip
44	MULLEN, Ryan
45	SKJERPING, Kristoffer
46	SKUJINS, Toms 47
48
	[TLJ]    Team Lotto NL-Jumbo
	DS: MAASSEN FRANS
51	GROENEWEGEN, Dylan
52	CASTELIJNS, Twan
53	VERMEULEN, Alexey
54	BOUWMAN, Koen
55	KEIZER, Martijn
56	HOFLAND, Moreno
57	WAGNER, Robert
58	WYNANTS, Maarten
	[KAT]  Team KATUSHA
	DS: MIKHAYLOV GENNADY
61	VOROBYEV, Anton
62	KOZONCHUK, Dmitry
63	ISAYCHEV, Vladimir
64	.POLITT, Nils
65	PORSEV, Alexandr
66	RESTREPO, Jhonatan
67	TSATEVICH , Aleksei
68	KUZNETSOV, Viacheslav
	[ALM]  Ag2R - La Mondiale
	DS: MAS GILLES
71	GAUDIN, Damien
72	BERARD, Julien
73	BIDARD, François
74	DANIEL, Maxime
75	DENZ, Nico
76	GRETSCH, Patrick
77	JAUREGUI, Quentin
78	BAGDONAS, Gediminas
	[ROT]  Team Roth
	DS: PESCHEL UWE
81	BALDO, Nicolas
82	CECCHIN, Alberto
83	PASQUALON, Andrea
84	GADAY OROZCO, Lucas Manuel
85	JANORSCHKE, Grischa
86	KOHLER, Martin
87	KRIZEK, Matthias
88	ZORDAN, Andrea
	[TSV]   Topsport Vlaanderen-Baloise
	DS: MISSOTTEN ANDY
91	VAN HECKE, Preben
92	FARAZIJN, Maxime
93	VANSPEYBROUCK, Pieter
94	VAN LERBERGHE, Bert
95	CAPIOT, Amaury
96	VAN HOECKE, Gijs
97	RICKAERT, Jonas
98	POLS, Ruben
	[WGG] Wanty - Groupe Gobert
	DS: ROSSIGNON JEAN-MARC
101	NAPOLITANO, Danilo
102	DEHAES, Kenny
103	THURAU, Bjorn
104	BACKAERT, Frederik
105	DEMOITIE, Antoine
106	DEVRIENDT, Tom
107	DRON, Boris
108	MCNALLY, Mark
	[COF]   Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
	DS: GUIBERTEAU CHRISTIAN
111	BOZIC, Borut
112	CHETOUT, Loic
113	HOFSTETTER, Hugo
114	AHLSTRAND, Jonas
115	PEREZ, Anthony
116	SENECHAL , Florian
117	VAN STAEYEN, Michael
118	VANBILSEN, Kenneth
	[DEN]   Direct Energie Cycling Team
	DS: ARNOULD DOMINIQUE
121	ANDERSON, Ryan
122	THÉVENOT, Guillaume
123	CARDIS, Romain
124	CORNU, Jeremy
125	GENE, Yohann
126	GRELLIER, Fabien
127	HUREL, Tony
128	MORICE, Julien
	[FVC]   Fortuneo - Vital Concept
	DS: TREHIN ROGER
131	HUTAROVICH, Yauheni
132	FEILLU, Brice
133	MOUREY, Francis
134	GERARD, Arnaud
135	BREEN, Vegard
136	JARRIER, Benoit
137	BRUN, Frederic
138	VALLEE, Boris
	[ROP]   Roompot Oranje Peloton
	DS: VAN DIEPEN GEERT
141	VAN GOETHEM, Brian
142	DE VRIES, Berden
143	KREDER, Michel
144	KREDER, Raymond
145	KREDER, Wesley
146	LOOIJ, André
147	VAN GINNEKEN, Sjoerd
148	ASSELMAN, Jesper
	[ONE]  One Pro Cycling
	DS: WINSTON MATTHEW
151	BARKER, Yanto
152	BIALOBLOCKI, Marcin
153	LANDER, Sebastian
154	MCCORMICK, Hayden
155	MORTENSEN, Martin
156	OPIE, Chris
157	SMITH, Dion
158	VON HOFF, Steele
	[SKT]   An Post - Chainreaction
	DS: BOGAERTS MICHEL
161	WASTYN, Emiel
162	WILSON, Jack
163	MC CONVEY, Connor
164	SCOTT, Jacob
165	SHAW, Damien
166	VEREECKEN, Nicolas
167	BOVENHUIS, Jasper
168	WATSON, Calvin
	[VWT]  Veranda's Willems Cycling Team
	DS: DE WINTER GAUTIER
171	DUPONT, Timothy
172	CALLEEUW, Joeri
173	GHYSELINCK, Jan
174	DE TROYER, Tim
175	DHAENE, Brecht
176	CORDEEL, Sander
177	DE BONDT, Dries
178	KRUOPIS, Aidis
	[WBC]  Wallonie Bruxelles Group Pro Team
	DS: KAISEN OLIVIER
181	PLANCKAERT, Baptiste
182	DE WINTER, Ludwig
183	DUQUENNOY, Jimmy
184	ISTA, Kevyn
185	PARDINI, Olivier
186	CHEVALIER, Olivier
187	PONS, Gaëtan
188	STASSEN, Julien
	[CIB]   Cibel-Cebon
	DS: VAN PETEGHEM EDWIN
191	MARCHAND, Gianni
192	DE PAEPE, Johannes
193	GEERINCK, Jens
194	DE DECKER, Bjorn
195	ONGENA, Thomas
196	ROTTY, Glenn
197	STALLAERT, Joeri
198	GOOSSENS, Kenny
	[CRV]  Crelan - Vastgoedservice Continental
	DS: HULSMANS KEVIN
201	MEURISSE, Xandro
202	DRUYTS, Gerry
203	JACOBS, Pieter
204	BOUCHER, David
205	ROBERT, Frederique
206	RUIJGH, Rob
207	STEVENS, Timothy
208	GEUENS, Alexander
	[MMM] Team3M
	DS: MOERMAN BERNARD
211	DEGREVE, Martijn
212	GODERIS, Jelle
213	VERMEULEN, Emiel
214	JANSSENS, Jimmy
215	EVRARD, Laurent
216	SCHOONBROODT, Bob
217	HAVIK, Yoeri
218	KERF, Jerome