2015 Handzame Classic (1.1), Belgium

13th edition: Friday, March 20

Handzame Classic historic results | 2016 edition

Bredene - Handzame, 195 km

Gianni Meersman wins the 2015 Handzame Classic

The Race: A quartet of riders from lesser teams scooted off the front. The peloton was uninterested in corralling them for quite a while, allowing the escapees to get six and a half minutes off the front.

But, the top teams didn't come to the race to watch Metec and Cult Energy riders walk away with the race. The pack woke up and caught the escapees, the last one being Alex Kirsch, brought to heel with about fifteen kilometers remaining.

That set things up for the sprint, won by Etixx-Quick Step rider Gianni Meersman.

Complete Results:

195 kilometers raced at an average speed of 40.795 km/hr

1	MEERSMAN Gianni	Etixx-Quick Step	4hr 26min 48sec
2	DEMOITIE Antoine	Wallonie-Bruxelles	s.t.
3	BENOOT Tiesj	Lotto-Soudal	s.t.
4	LOOIJ André	Roompot	s.t.
5	GROENEWEGEN Dylan	Roompot	s.t.
6	LODEWYCK Klaas	BMC	s.t.
7	STALLAERT Joeri	Cibel	s.t.
8	SALOMEIN Jarl	Topsport Vlaanderen	s.t.
9	DE BONDT Dries	Verandas Willems	s.t.
10	DRUCKER Jean Pierre	BMC	s.t.
11	VAN LERBERGHE Bert	Topsport Vlaanderen	s.t.
12	DONDERS Jelle	Colba-Superano Ham	s.t.
13	JANS Roy	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	s.t.
14	KRUOPIS Aidis	An Post-Chain Reaction	s.t.
15	VERRAES Benjamin	Cibel	s.t.
16	HOELGAARD Daniel	Team Joker	s.t.
17	VEREECKEN Nicolas	Team 3M	s.t.
17	KRIEGER Alexander	Leopard Development Team	s.t.
18	VERMEULEN Emiel	Team 3M	s.t.
19	JUODVALKIS Egidijus	Colba-Superano Ham	s.t.
20	STENUIT Robin	Veranclassic-Ekoi	s.t.
21	WILSON Edvin	Team Joker	s.t.
22	VALLEE Boris	Lotto-Soudal	s.t.
23	KERKHOF Tim	Roompot	s.t.
24	ARIESEN Johim	Metec-TKH	s.t.
24	VENS Quincy	Colba-Superano Ham	s.t.
25	VAN DER MEER Nick		s.t.
26	DRUYTS Gerry	Vastgoedservice-Golden Palace	s.t.
27	DOWNING Russel	Cult Energy	s.t.
28	STEELS Stijn	Topsport Vlaanderen	s.t.
29	LAMPAERT Yves	Etixx-Quick Step	s.t.
30	CALLEEUW Joeri	Verandas Willems	s.t.
31	VAN DER HOORN Taco	Join's-De Rijke	s.t.
32	KRAGH ANDERSEN Asbjørn	Trefor-Blue Water	s.t.
33	VERMELTFOORT Coen	Join's-De Rijke	s.t.
34	MOL Wouter	Join's-De Rijke	s.t.
35	COENEN Dennis	Vastgoedservice-Golden Palace	s.t.
36	ROBERT Frederique	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	s.t.
37	HANSON Ken	United Healthcare	s.t.
38	ROSSKOPF Joey	BMC	@ 6sec
39	CHEVALIER Olivier	Wallonie-Bruxelles	s.t.
40	MANNAERTS Jelle	Colba-Superano Ham	@ 13sec
41	RIESEBEEK Oscar	Metec-TKH	s.t.
42	STIEN Adrian Aas	Team Joker	s.t.
43	RICKAERT Jonas	Topsport Vlaanderen	s.t.
44	VANDENBOGAERDE Jens	An Post-Chain Reaction	s.t.
45	CAPIOT Amaury	Topsport Vlaanderen	s.t.
46	GIBBONS Thomas	Cibel	s.t.
47	GILBERT Jérôme	Verandas Willems	s.t.
48	LUYCKX Brent	Leopard Development Team	s.t.
49	STEPNIAK Grzegorz	CCC Sprandi Polkowice	s.t.
50	MCCONVEY Connor	Team 3M	s.t.
51	VANSPEYBROEK Tim	Team 3M	s.t.
52	SKAARSETH Anders	Team Joker	s.t.
53	TANNER Jake		s.t.
54	JEPPESEN Andreas Hyldgaard	Trefor-Blue Water	s.t.
55	LETEN Wouter	Metec-TKH	s.t.
56	ZABEL Rick	BMC	s.t.
57	PREMONT Christophe	Verandas Willems	s.t.
58	MULLEN Ryan	An Post-Chain Reaction	s.t.
59	SUMMERHILL Daniel	United Healthcare	s.t.
60	CASIER Robbe	Veranclassic-Ekoi	s.t.
61	NAESEN Lawrence	Cibel	s.t.
62	CORDEEL Sander	Vastgoedservice-Golden Palace	s.t.
63	DE GREEF Robbert	Join's-De Rijke	s.t.
64	MANAKOV Victor	Leopard Development Team	s.t.
65	FEIEREISEN Kevin	Leopard Development Team	s.t.
66	GOEREE Niels	Metec-TKH	s.t.
67	LAENGEN Vegard Stake	Team Joker	s.t.
68	LANDER Sebastian	Trefor-Blue Water	s.t.
69	CLAUSEN Patrick	Trefor-Blue Water	s.t.
70	STANNUS Jordan	An Post-Chain Reaction	s.t.
71	MEURISSE Xandro	An Post-Chain Reaction	s.t.
72	TERPSTRA Mike	Roompot	s.t.
73	GOOVAERTS Tom	CCT-Champion System	s.t.
74	GHYSELINCK Jan	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	s.t.
75	KOUWENHOVEN Sjoerd	Metec-TKH	s.t.
76	PONS Gaetan	Wallonie-Bruxelles	s.t.
77	HNIK Karel	Cult Energy	s.t.
78	DZERVUS Darijus	CCT-Champion System	s.t.
79	PARDINI Olivier	Verandas Willems	s.t.
80	VAN COPPERNOLLE Francesco	Veranclassic-Ekoi	s.t.
81	EIKING Odd Christian	Team Joker	s.t.
82	SKJOESTAD LUNKE Sindre	Team Joker	s.t.
83	VAN STEENBERGHEN Jori	Cibel	s.t.
84	PORTER Elliott		s.t.
85	PEETERS Kevin	Vastgoedservice-Golden Palace	s.t.
86	REUS Kai	Verandas Willems	s.t.
87	DE VOS Gert-Jan		s.t.
88	MORTENSEN Martin	Cult Energy	s.t.
89	DEVRIENDT Tom	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	s.t.
90	CALLEBAUT Kevin	Cibel	s.t.
91	WILSON Jack	An Post-Chain Reaction	s.t.
92	VINTHER Troels Ronning	Cult Energy	s.t.
93	OLSSON Michael Einar	Trefor-Blue Water	s.t.
94	PEYSKENS Dimitri	Team 3M	s.t.
95	WOLSINK Jelle	Metec-TKH	s.t.
96	SUAREZ Kévin	Colba-Superano Ham	s.t.
97	WILSLY Jonas Gregaard	Trefor-Blue Water	s.t.
98	DE WINTER Ludwig	Wallonie-Bruxelles	s.t.
99	DERNIES Tom	Wallonie-Bruxelles	s.t.
100	BOL Jetse	Join's-De Rijke	s.t.
101	KREDER Wesley	Roompot	s.t.
102	GROEN Dex	Join's-De Rijke	s.t.
103	SLATER Alistair	An Post-Chain Reaction	s.t.
104	DUFRASNE Jonathan	Wallonie-Bruxelles	s.t.
105	VERMOTE Alphonse	Vastgoedservice-Golden Palace	s.t.
106	BAZZANA Alessandro	United Healthcare	s.t.
107	QUAADE Rasmus Christian	Cult Energy	s.t.
108	REIHS Michael	Cult Energy	s.t.
109	LIETAER Eliot	Topsport Vlaanderen	s.t.
110	DE BIE Sean	Lotto-Soudal	s.t.
111	VAN DER SANDE Tosh	Lotto-Soudal	s.t.
112	HONKISZ Adrian	CCC Sprandi Polkowice	s.t.
113	LAMMERTINK Maurits	Roompot	s.t.
114	TRENTIN Matteo	Etixx-Quick Step	s.t.
115	MINNAARD Marco	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	s.t.
116	DE TROYER Tim	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	s.t.
117	TEUNS Dylan	BMC	s.t.
118	DE GREEF Francis	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	s.t.
119	WISNIOWSKI Lukasz	Etixx-Quick Step	s.t.
120	DUYN Huub	Roompot	s.t.
121	OTTEMA Rick	Colba-Superano Ham	s.t.
122	PEDERSEN Mads	Cult Energy	0:00:24
123	CERNY Josef	CCC Sprandi Polkowice	s.t.
124	ANDERSEN Søren Kragh	Trefor-Blue Water	0:00:31
125	GADGAARD Morten	CCT-Champion System	s.t.
126	PLARRE Mathias	Leopard Development Team	s.t.
127	GEERINCK Jens	Cibel	s.t.
128	BILLE Gaetan	Verandas Willems	s.t.
129	DOCKX Gert	Lotto-Soudal	s.t.
130	ARMEE Sander	Lotto-Soudal	s.t.
131	WALLAYS Jelle	Topsport Vlaanderen	0:00:37
132	SERRY Pieter	Etixx-Quick Step	s.t.
133	CLAEYS Kevin	Colba-Superano Ham	0:00:41
134	VAN DE MAELE Glenn		s.t.
135	VAUBOURZEIX Thomas	Veranclassic-Ekoi	s.t.
136	TACIAK Mateusz	CCC Sprandi Polkowice	s.t.
137	RUIJGH Rob	Vastgoedservice-Golden Palace	s.t.
138	CLAEYS Dimitri	Verandas Willems	s.t.
139	VAN EMPEL Etienne	Roompot	s.t.
140	PEDERSEN Mark Sehested	Trefor-Blue Water	s.t.
141	PESTIAUX Loic	Wallonie-Bruxelles	s.t.
142	HEREIJGERS Kobus	Join's-De Rijke	s.t.
143	LINDAU Philip	Team Joker	s.t.
144	MIHAILOV Nikolai	CCC Sprandi Polkowice	s.t.
145	VELTMAN Milan	Metec-TKH	s.t.
146	HIRT Jan	CCC Sprandi Polkowice	s.t.
147	BAUGNIES Jérôme	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	0:00:47
148	HAUGAARD JENSEN Kristian	Leopard Development Team	s.t.
149	VELITS Martin	Etixx-Quick Step	s.t.
150	FRATTINI Davide	United Healthcare	s.t.
151	DE PAUW Moreno	Topsport Vlaanderen	s.t.
152	VAN KEIRSBULCK Guillaume	Etixx-Quick Step	s.t.
153	HULSMANS Kevin	Vastgoedservice-Golden Palace	s.t.
154	DESMECHT David	Veranclassic-Ekoi	s.t.
155	VAN DORSSELAER Niels	Cibel	s.t.
156	ZENOVICH Matthew	CCT-Champion System	0:00:55
157	KOISHI Yuma	CCT-Champion System	0:00:57
158	KEISSE Iljo	Etixx-Quick Step	@ 1min 11sec
159	BREEN Vegard	Lotto-Soudal	s.t.
160	JONES Christopher	United Healthcare	0:01:14
161	PUTT Tanner	United Healthcare	0:01:14
162	WIRTGEN Tom	Leopard Development Team	0:01:23
163	FLAKEMORE Campbell	BMC	0:01:25
164	GROEN Ike	Join's-De Rijke	0:01:36
165	STEVENS Timothy	Vastgoedservice-Golden Palace	0:02:35
166	MURPHY John	United Healthcare	0:02:55
167	VANDENBAK Laurent		0:03:07