2016 E3 Prijs Harelbeke (World Tour), Belgium
59th edition: Friday, March 25, 2016
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Harelbeke - Harelbeke, 206 km.
Michal Kiwaitkowski finishes four seconds ahead of his nearest chaser, Peter Sagan
Climbs, in order:
Ketteberg
La Houppe
Oude Kruisberg
Knokteberg
Hotonberg
Kortekeer
Taaienberg
Boigneberg
Eikenberg
Stationberg
Kapelberg
Paterberg
Oude Kwaremont
Karnemelkbeekstraat
Tiegemberg (20 km to go)
The Race: here's the report from Team Sky.
Michal Kwiatkowski claimed his first Team Sky triumph in fine style at E3 Harelbeke, with Ian Stannard also joining him on the podium.
Kwiatkowski jumped from an elite group with Peter Sagan in the last 31km and the duo worked brilliantly together to hold off a group of 13 riders on an undulating run to the finish.
Peter Sagan leads Michal Kwiatkowski in their successful break
As they swept past the 300m to go banner, Kwiatkowski then left the world champion for dead as he powered to Team Sky's second consecutive victory in this famous Flemish race.
And to cap off a memorable day which also saw Wout Poels win in Catalunya, Stannard then raced home in third position, 10 seconds later. Immediately after the race Kwiatkowski said: "I was really motivated today and I did my best. I was perfectly protected by my team-mates, Ian Stannard was always there for me and then me and Peter worked together well.
"We were in a similar position at Strade Bianche two years ago and that brought back memories for me. I knew I had really good legs today and I had to go for the win, there was no other option.
"Me and Peter did a really good race. I knew I had to go with a long sprint because his kick is bigger than mine, and that worked out. I didn't look back and went full gas to the finish."
The 59th edition took place under dry conditions and Team Sky looked lively from the off with Andy Fenn, Michal Golas, Christian Knees and Elia Viviani keeping their protected riders well positioned near the front of the peloton.
The first significant split came when Jurgen Roelandts (BMC Racing) and Tom Boonen (Etixx - Quick-Step) set a hard pace on the Taaienberg, and although Kwiatkowski and Stannard both missed that move, they were brought back into contention thanks to a determined chase from Luke Rowe and Salvatore Puccio.
The pace remained high, and by the time Kwiatkowski led the race over the Paterberg, only Stannard and 11 further riders remained in contention.
Only Kwiatkowski could follow as well when Sagan (Tinkoff) attacked on the Oude Kwaremont, and the pair took equal turns as they held off their pursuers on the fast run back in to Harelbeke. Kwiatkowski stuck to Sagan's wheel on the long, flat finishing straight before catching the world champion unaware with a devastating turn of pace. The 25 year old then pressed home his advantage in consummate style, earning Team Sky their second triumph in the space of an hour after Wout Poels's solo heroics at the Volta a Catalunya.
Stannard then won the sprint for third place to round off a memorable Good Friday.
Kwiatkowski added: "I've come really close to victory a few times this year and have been aiming for that since the start of the season. To get it at such a prestigious Classic is an amazing feeling. The team rode amazingly today - all eight guys - and I felt so protected as a leader. I was really happy that I could finish it off so well.
"You have to believe you can win. I struggled to hold Peter's wheel at first but quickly got into a rhythm. It's not an easy thing to beat a world champion but I'm really thankful to him. We worked well together at the front trying to protect the gap to the chasers."
Complete Results:
206 kilometers raced at an average speed of 42.684 km/hr
1 | Michal Kwiatkowski | Sky | 4hr 49min 34sec |
2 | Peter Sagan | Tinkoff | @ 4sec |
3 | Ian Stannard | Sky | +11'' |
4 | Fabian Cancellara | Trek-Segafredo | s.t. |
5 | Jasper Stuyven | Trek-Segafredo | s.t. |
6 | Lars Boom | Astana | s.t. |
7 | Tiesj Benoot | Lotto-Soudal | s.t. |
8 | Sep Vanmarcke | LottoNL-Jumbo | s.t. |
9 | Jempy Drücker | BMC | s.t. |
10 | Daniel Oss | BMC | s.t. |
11 | Dries Devenyns | IAM Cycling | s.t. |
12 | Matteo Trentin | Etixx-Quick Step | s.t. |
13 | Niki Terpstra | Etixx-Quick Step | +15'' |
14 | Tom Boonen | Etixx-Quick Step | s.t. |
15 | Zdenek Štybar | Etixx-Quick Step | +2' 32'' |
16 | Heinrich Haussler | IAM Cycling | +4' 48'' |
17 | Marco Marcato | Wanty-Groupe Gobert | s.t. |
18 | Francisco Ventoso | Movistar | s.t. |
19 | Dylan van Baarle | Cannondale | s.t. |
20 | Ralf Matzka | Bora-Argon 18 | s.t. |
21 | Marcus Burghardt | BMC | s.t. |
22 | Timo Roosen | LottoNL-Jumbo | s.t. |
23 | Luke Rowe | Sky | s.t. |
24 | Stijn Vandenbergh | Etixx-Quick Step | s.t. |
25 | Antoine Duchesne | Direct Énergie | s.t. |
26 | Damien Gaudin | Ag2r | s.t. |
27 | Laurens De Vreese | Astana | s.t. |
28 | Michael Schär | BMC | s.t. |
29 | Jens Keukeleire | Orica-GreenEdge | s.t. |
30 | Bram Tankink | LottoNL-Jumbo | s.t. |
31 | Lukasz Wisniowski | Etixx-Quick Step | s.t. |
32 | Stefan Küng | BMC | s.t. |
33 | Bryan Coquard | Direct Énergie | s.t. |
34 | Michal Golas | Sky | s.t. |
35 | Scott Thwaites | Bora-Argon 18 | s.t. |
36 | Andrey Amador | Movistar | s.t. |
37 | Luke Durbridge | Orica-GreenEdge | s.t. |
38 | UkraineAndriy Grivko | Astana | s.t. |
39 | Salvatore Puccio | Sky | s.t. |
40 | Filippo Pozzato | Southeast | s.t. |
41 | Oscar Gatto | Tinkoff | +4' 52'' |
42 | Jelle Wallays | Lotto-Soudal | +6' 18'' |
43 | Tim Declercq | Topsport Vlaanderen | +6' 54'' |
44 | Kevin Van Melsen | Wanty-Groupe Gobert | s.t. |
45 | Nélson Oliveira | Movistar | s.t. |
46 | Vegard Breen | Fortuneo Vital Concept | s.t. |
47 | Simone Antonini | Wanty-Groupe Gobert | s.t. |
48 | Nils Politt | Katusha | s.t. |
49 | Marcel Sieberg | Lotto-Soudal | s.t. |
50 | Stijn Devolder | Trek-Segafredo | s.t. |
51 | Juan José Lobato | Movistar | s.t. |
52 | Michael Mørkøv | Katusha | s.t. |
53 | Alexander Kristoff | Katusha | s.t. |
54 | Pim Ligthart | Lotto-Soudal | s.t. |
55 | Jos van Emden | LottoNL-Jumbo | s.t. |
56 | Maarten Wynants | LottoNL-Jumbo | s.t. |
57 | Marko Kump | Lampre Merida | s.t. |
58 | Boy van Poppel | Trek-Segafredo | s.t. |
59 | Michel Kreder | Roompot Oranje Peloton | s.t. |
60 | Sébastien Turgot | Ag2r | s.t. |
61 | Mickaël Delage | FDJ | s.t. |
62 | Maarten Tjallingii | LottoNL-Jumbo | s.t. |
63 | Jay McCarthy | Tinkoff | s.t. |
64 | Michael Gogl | Tinkoff | s.t. |
65 | Floris Gerts | BMC | +8' 59'' |
66 | Wesley Kreder | Roompot Oranje Peloton | s.t. |
67 | Dmitriy Gruzdev | Astana | s.t. |
68 | Koen de Kort | Giant - Alpecin | s.t. |
69 | Antoine Demoitié | Wanty-Groupe Gobert | s.t. |
70 | Lieuwe Westra | Astana | s.t. |
71 | Juraj Sagan | Tinkoff | s.t. |
72 | Arnaud Gérard | Fortuneo Vital Concept | s.t. |
73 | Bert De Backer | Giant - Alpecin | +11' 35'' |
74 | Rüdiger Selig | Bora-Argon 18 | s.t. |
75 | Reto Hollenstein | IAM Cycling | s.t. |
76 | Ryan Anderson | Direct Énergie | s.t. |
77 | Maciej Bodnar | Tinkoff | s.t. |
78 | Adam Blythe | Tinkoff | s.t. |
79 | Sjoerd van Ginneken | Roompot Oranje Peloton | s.t. |
80 | Kristjan Koren | Cannondale | s.t. |
81 | Ramon Sinkeldam | Giant - Alpecin | s.t. |
82 | Matthieu Ladagnous | FDJ | s.t. |
83 | Tyler Farrar | Dimension Data | s.t. |
84 | Andreas Schillinger | Bora-Argon 18 | s.t. |
85 | Maxime Farazijn | Topsport Vlaanderen | s.t. |
86 | Stijn Steels | Topsport Vlaanderen | s.t. |
87 | Sander Helven | Topsport Vlaanderen | s.t. |
88 | Benoît Jarrier | Fortuneo Vital Concept | s.t. |
89 | Florian Vachon | Fortuneo Vital Concept | s.t. |
90 | Romain Cardis | Direct Énergie | s.t. |
91 | Vegard Laengen | IAM Cycling | s.t. |
92 | Sven Erik Bystrøm | Katusha | s.t. |
93 | Søren Kragh | Giant - Alpecin | s.t. |
94 | Reinardt Janse Van Rensburg | Dimension Data | s.t. |
95 | Zico Waeytens | Giant - Alpecin | s.t. |
96 | Alexander Porsev | Katusha | s.t. |
97 | Tom Leezer | LottoNL-Jumbo | s.t. |
98 | Tom Stamsnijder | Giant - Alpecin | s.t. |
99 | Jasper De Buyst | Lotto-Soudal | s.t. |
100 | Aleksejs Saramotins | IAM Cycling | s.t. |
101 | Ignatas Konovalovas | FDJ | s.t. |
102 | Arnaud Démare | FDJ | s.t. |
103 | Iljo Keisse | Etixx-Quick Step | s.t. |
104 | Alexey Lutsenko | Astana | s.t. |
105 | Jay Thomson | Dimension Data | s.t. |
106 | Grégory Rast | Trek-Segafredo | s.t. |
Race map and profile
Start list with back numbers, 3/25/2016:
TINKOFF | |
DS: Tristan Hoffman | |
1 | SAGAN Peter |
2 | SAGAN Juraj |
3 | MCCARTHY Jay |
4 | BODNAR Maciej |
5 | GATTO Oscar |
6 | GOGL Michael |
7 | BLYTHE Adam |
8 | TRUSOV Nikolai |
ETIXX - QUICK STEP | |
DS: Wilfried Peeters | |
11 | BOONEN Tom |
12 | KEISSE Iljo |
13 | MARTIN Tony |
14 | STYBAR Zdenek |
15 | TERPSTRA Niki |
16 | TRENTIN Matteo |
17 | VANDENBERGH Stijn |
18 | WISNIOWSKI Lukasz |
LOTTO - SOUDAL | |
DS: Herman Frison | |
21 | ROELANDTS Jurgen |
22 | DE BIE Sean |
23 | DE BUYST Jasper |
24 | FRISON Frederik |
25 | LIGTHART Pim |
26 | BENOOT Tiesj |
27 | SIEBERG Marcel |
28 | WALLAYS Jelle |
AG2R LA MONDIALE | |
DS: Julien Jurdie | |
31 | BAGDONAS Gediminas |
32 | DENZ Nico |
33 | GAUDIN Damien |
34 | GOUGEARD Alexis |
35 | HOULE Hugo |
36 | JAUREGUI Quentin |
37 | DANIEL Maxime |
38 | TURGOT Sébastien |
ASTANA PRO TEAM | |
DS: Stefano Zanatta | |
41 | DE VREESE Laurens |
42 | BOOM Lars |
43 | GRIVKO Andriy |
44 | GRUZDEV Dmitriy |
45 | LUTSENKO Alexey |
46 | SMUKULIS Gatis |
47 | KAMYSHEV Arman |
48 | WESTRA Lieuwe |
BMC RACING TEAM | |
DS: Fabio Baldato | |
51 | |
52 | BURGHARDT Marcus |
53 | DRUCKER Jean Pierre |
54 | GERTS Floris |
55 | OSS Daniel |
56 | QUINZIATO Manuel |
57 | SCHÄR Michael |
58 | KUENG Stefan |
CANNONDALE PRO CYCLING TEAM | |
DS: Andreas Klier | |
61 | KOREN Kristjan |
62 | BETTIOL Alberto |
63 | MARANGONI Alan |
64 | WIPPERT Wouter |
65 | LANGEVELD Sebastian |
66 | SKJERPING Kristoffer |
67 | VAN BAARLE Dylan |
68 | MULLEN Ryan |
FDJ | |
DS: Frederic Guesdon | |
71 | DELAGE Mickael |
72 | DEMARE Arnaud |
73 | FISCHER Murilo Antonio |
74 | LE GAC Olivier |
75 | KONOVALOVAS Ignatas |
76 | LADAGNOUS Matthieu |
77 | LE BON Johan |
78 | SARREAU Marc |
IAM CYCLING | |
DS: Thierry Marichal | |
81 | DEVENYNS Dries |
82 | HOWARD Leigh |
83 | HAUSSLER Heinrich |
84 | HOLLENSTEIN Reto |
85 | LAENGEN Vegard Stake |
86 | HOLST ENGER Sondre |
87 | REYNES MIMO Vicente |
88 | SARAMOTINS Aleksejs |
LAMPRE - MERIDA | |
DS: Mario Scirea | |
91 | CATTANEO Mattia |
92 | XU Gang |
93 | FENG Chun Kai |
94 | FERRARI Roberto |
95 | KUMP Marko |
96 | MODOLO Sacha |
97 | PIBERNIK Luka |
98 | ZURLO Federico |
MOVISTAR TEAM | |
DS: Jose Garcia Acosta | |
101 | ARCAS PEÑA Jorge |
102 | BETANCUR GOMEZ Carlos Alberto |
103 | SANTOS SIMOES OLIVEIRA Nelson Filipe |
104 | PEDRERO LOPEZ Antonio |
105 | LOBATO DEL VALLE Juan Jose |
106 | SÜTTERLIN Jasha |
107 | AMADOR BIKKAZAKOVA Andrey |
108 | VENTOSO ALBERDI Francisco José |
ORICA GREENEDGE | |
DS: Lorenzo Lapage | |
111 | KEUKELEIRE Jens |
112 | BEWLEY Sam |
113 | DOCKER Mitchell |
114 | DURBRIDGE Luke |
116 | MEZGEC Luka |
117 | CORT NIELSEN Magnus |
118 | TUFT Svein |
DIMENSION DATA | |
DS: Jean-Pierre Heynderickx | |
121 | DEBESAY Mekseb Abrha |
122 | BRAMMEIER Matthew |
123 | DOUGALL Nick |
124 | FARRAR Tyler |
125 | JANSE VAN RENSBURG Reinardt |
127 | RENSHAW Mark |
128 | THOMSON Jay Robert |
TEAM GIANT-ALPECIN | |
DS: Marc Reef | |
131 | DE BACKER Bert |
132 | WAEYTENS Zico |
133 | ANDERSEN Søren Kragh |
134 | DE KORT Koen |
135 | SINKELDAM Ramon |
136 | STAMSNIJDER Tom |
137 | TIMMER Albert |
138 | CURVERS Roy |
TEAM KATUSHA | |
DS: Torsten Schmidt | |
141 | KRISTOFF Alexander |
142 | PORSEV Alexander |
143 | ISAYCHEV Vladimir |
144 | LAGUTIN Sergey |
145 | BYSTROM Sven Erik |
146 | KUZNETSOV Vyacheslav |
147 | MORKOV Michael |
148 | POLITT Nils |
TEAM LOTTO NL - JUMBO | |
DS: Nico Verhoeven | |
151 | VANMARCKE Sep |
152 | WYNANTS Maarten |
153 | TANKINK Bram |
154 | TJALLINGII Maarten |
155 | CASTELIJNS Twan |
156 | VAN EMDEN Jos |
157 | ROOSEN Timo |
158 | LEEZER Tom |
TEAM SKY | |
DS: Servais Knaven | |
161 | STANNARD Ian |
162 | GOLAS Michal |
163 | KNEES Christian |
164 | PUCCIO Salvatore |
165 | ROWE Luke |
166 | FENN Andrew |
167 | KWIATKOWSKI Michal |
168 | VIVIANI Elia |
TREK-SEGAFREDO | |
DS: Dirk Demol | |
171 | CANCELLARA Fabian |
172 | DEVOLDER Stijn |
173 | VAN POPPEL Boy |
174 | STUYVEN Jasper |
175 | POPOVYCH Yaroslav |
176 | RAST Grégory |
177 | IRIZAR ARANBURU Markel |
178 | COLEDAN Marco |
TOPSPORT VLAANDEREN - BALOISE | |
DS: Walter Planckaert | |
181 | VAN HECKE Preben |
182 | DE PAUW Moreno |
183 | FARAZIJN Maxime |
184 | HELVEN Sander |
185 | STEELS Stijn |
186 | DECLERCQ Tim |
187 | VAN MEIRHAEGHE Jef |
188 | VANSPEYBROUCK Pieter |
WANTY – GROUPE GOBERT | |
DS: Hilare Van der Schueren | |
191 | BACKAERT Frederik |
192 | CLAEYS Dimitri |
193 | STENUIT Robin |
194 | VAN MELSEN Kevin |
195 | DEMOITIE Antoine |
196 | ANTONINI Simone |
197 | MARCATO Marco |
198 | MCNALLY Mark |
BORA-ARGON 18 | |
DS: Steffen Radochla | |
201 | ARCHBOLD Shane |
202 | POSTLBERGER Lukas |
203 | DEMPSTER Zakkari |
204 | MATZKA Ralf |
205 | SCHWARZMANN Michael |
206 | SCHILLINGER Andreas |
207 | SELIG Rüdiger |
208 | THWAITES Scott |
DIRECT ENERGIE | |
DS: Dominique Arnould | |
211 | CARDIS Romain |
212 | ANDERSON Ryan |
213 | DUCHESNE Antoine |
214 | GENE Yohann |
215 | COQUARD Bryan |
216 | HUREL Tony |
217 | PICHOT Alexandre |
218 | TULIK Angelo |
FORTUNEO-VITAL CONCEPT | |
DS: Sebastien Hinaults | |
221 | VALLEE Boris |
222 | BREEN Vegard |
223 | HUTAROVICH Yauheni |
224 | JARRIER Benoit |
225 | MCLAY Daniel |
226 | GERARD Arnaud |
227 | BONNAMOUR Franck |
228 | VACHON Florian |
ROOMPOT ORANJE PELOTON | |
DS: Michel Cornelisse | |
231 | ASSELMAN Jesper |
232 | VAN GOETHEM Brian |
233 | REUS Kai |
234 | KERKHOF Tim |
235 | KREDER Michel |
236 | KREDER Wesley |
237 | SLIK Ivar |
238 | VAN GINNEKEN Sjoerd |
SOUTHEAST-VENEZUELA | |
DS: Serge Parsani | |
241 | POZZATO Filippo |
242 | DAL COL Andrea |
243 | DRAPERI Matteo |
244 | FONZI Giuseppe |
245 | BERTAZZO Liam |
246 | TEDESCHI Mirko |
247 | TROSINO Mirko |
248 | ZHUPA Eugert |