2021 Binche-Chimay-Binche/
Memorial Frank Vandenbroucke (1.1), Belgium
33rd edition: Tuesday (Mardi), October 5, 2021
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Binche-Chimay-Binche, 198.6 km
Danny Van Poppel wins in Binche.
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Weather at the start/finish city of Binche at 2:15 PM, local time: 13C (56F), rain showers, with the wind from the south-southwest at 26 km/hr (16 mph). The rain is forecast to continue through the afternoon, declining to a 70% chance of rain at 5:00.
The race: Here's the report from Team Deceuninck-Quick Step.
The 33rd edition of Binche-Chimay-Binche got underway Tuesday under grey clouds, with early rain adding to the day’s difficulties. Deceuninck – Quick-Step – who made its final appearance of the season in Belgium – was in control of the race since the beginning, keeping the gap of the escapees at all times in check and even going on the offensive several times as our riders tried to fragment the field.
A strong forcing of Czech ITT Champion Josef Cerny did just that, leaving only 50-odd riders in the main group, but the action didn’t stop there, as more and more riders put in a couple of searing accelerations before the local circuit, the main result of these skirmishes being that the breakaway was brought back.
The Wolfpack took over the reins at the head of the peloton again in the closing kilometers, trying to set up Mark Cavendish for the slightly uphill finish in Binche, which was spiced up by some cobbles. But a late attack launched by Danny van Poppel (Intermarche-Wanty-Gobert) in a tricky corner at 700 meters to go saw the Dutchman open a small gap which he then carried all the way to the line. Cavendish came home a few seconds behind the winner and finished the day as Deceuninck – Quick-Step’s best-placed rider, two days after taking the victory at the Münsterland Giro.
Complete Results:
198.6 kilometers raced at an average speed of 41.847 km/hr
| 1 | VAN POPPEL Danny | Intermarché-Wanty-Gobert | 4hr 44min 45sec |
| 2 | TILLER Rasmus | Uno-X | @ 3sec |
| 3 | TAMINIAUX Lionel | Alpecin-Fenix | 0:05 |
| 4 | HOFSTETTER Hugo | Israel Start-Up Nation | 0:07 |
| 5 | DEWULF Stan | Ag2r-Citroën | s.t. |
| 6 | NOPPE Christophe | Arkéa-Samsic | s.t. |
| 7 | MENTEN Milan | Bingoal-WB | s.t. |
| 8 | HOOLE Daan | Trek-Segafredo | s.t. |
| 9 | GROENEWEGEN Dylan | Jumbo-Visma | s.t. |
| 10 | PASQUALON Andrea | Intermarché-Wanty-Gobert | s.t. |
| 11 | STOKKE Vegard | Development Team DSM | s.t. |
| 12 | MOZZATO Luca | B&B Hotels | s.t. |
| 13 | VAHTRA Norman | Israel Start-Up Nation | s.t. |
| 14 | VAN HOECKE Gijs | Ag2r-Citroën | s.t. |
| 15 | CAVENDISH Mark | Deceuninck-Quick Step | s.t. |
| 16 | RIOU Alan | Arkéa-Samsic | s.t. |
| 17 | STEIMLE Jannik | Deceuninck-Quick Step | 0:13 |
| 18 | REYNDERS Jens | Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise | s.t. |
| 19 | FOUCHE James | Black Spoke | s.t. |
| 20 | DAUPHIN Florian | B&B Hotels | s.t. |
| 21 | FRISON Frederik | Lotto Soudal | s.t. |
| 22 | VAN EMDEN Jos | Jumbo-Visma | 0:22 |
| 23 | DE BONDT Dries | Alpecin-Fenix | s.t. |
| 24 | VAN KEIRSBULCK Guillaume | Alpecin-Fenix | s.t. |
| 25 | DECLERCQ Benjamin | Arkéa-Samsic | s.t. |
| 26 | TEUNISSEN Mike | Jumbo-Visma | s.t. |
| 27 | VAN MOER Brent | Lotto Soudal | s.t. |
| 28 | HULGAARD Morten | Uno-X | s.t. |
| 29 | VAUQUELIN Kevin | Arkéa-Samsic | 0:32 |
| 30 | SPRENGERS Thomas | Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise | s.t. |
| 31 | BURGAUDEAU Mathieu | TotalEnergies | 0:34 |
| 32 | COQUARD Bryan | B&B Hotels | 0:38 |
| 33 | VAN ASBROECK Tom | Israel Start-Up Nation | 0:39 |
| 34 | JOHANSEN Julius | Uno-X | s.t. |
| 35 | VAN GESTEL Dries | TotalEnergies | 0:41 |
| 36 | VAN UDEN Casper | Development Team DSM | s.t. |
| 37 | GUINET Dylan | EvoPro Racing | s.t. |
| 38 | EENKHOORN Pascal | Jumbo-Visma | s.t. |
| 39 | VAN TRICHT Stan | Deceuninck-Quick Step | s.t. |
| 40 | WELTEN Bram | Arkéa-Samsic | s.t. |
| 41 | PLUIMERS Rick | Jumbo-Visma | s.t. |
| 42 | DUVAL Julien | Ag2r-Citroën | 0:45 |
| 43 | MERTZ Remy | Bingoal-WB | 0:53 |
| 44 | EYSKENS Jeroen | EvoPro Racing | 0:56 |
| 45 | THEUNS Edward | Trek-Segafredo | s.t. |
| 46 | BASTIAENS Ayco | Alpecin-Fenix | 0:59 |
| 47 | KLUGE Roger | Lotto Soudal | 1:08 |
| 48 | KRIEGER Alexander | Alpecin-Fenix | 1:09 |
| 49 | RESELL Erik | Uno-X | s.t. |
| 50 | ANDRESEN Tobias | Development Team DSM | 1:14 |
| 51 | KOCH Jonas | Intermarché-Wanty-Gobert | 1:21 |
| 52 | RENARD Alexis | Israel Start-Up Nation | 2:12 |
| 53 | CERNY Josef | Deceuninck-Quick Step | s.t. |
| 54 | VALLEE Boris | Bingoal-WB | 2:31 |
| 55 | GOOSSENS Kobe | Lotto Soudal | 2:48 |
| 56 | DE MAEGHT Dorian | Bingoal-WB | 4:52 |
| 57 | DESAL Ceriel | Bingoal-WB | 5:41 |
| 58 | VAN POUCKE Aaron | Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise | s.t. |
| 59 | VANSPEYBROUCK Pieter | Intermarché-Wanty-Gobert | 6:32 |
| 60 | QUARTERMAN Charlie | Trek-Segafredo | s.t. |
| 61 | MANZIN Lorrenzo | TotalEnergies | s.t. |
| 62 | JANSSENS Jimmy | Alpecin-Fenix | s.t. |
| 63 | TERPSTRA Niki | TotalEnergies | s.t. |
| 64 | SIEMONS Stijn | EvoPro Racing | 16:57 |
| 65 | MONK Cyrus | EvoPro Racing | s.t. |
| 66 | DE WINTER Ludwig | Intermarché-Wanty-Gobert | s.t. |