2018 Kuurne-Brussel-Kuurne (HC), Belgium
70th edition: Sunday, February 25, 2018
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Kuurne - Brussel - Kuurne, 200 km
Dylan Groenewegen wins the 70th edition of Kuurne-Brussel-Kuurne. Sirotti photo
Weather at Brussels at 1:30 PM, local time: Sunny, 1C (34F) with the wind from the ENE at 21 km/hr (13mph). Winds could gust to 30 km/hr
The race: here's the report from winner Dylan Groenewegen's LottoNL-Jumbo team.
Dylan Groenewegen has taken a convincing win in the 70th edition of Kuurne-Brussel-Kuurne. The 24-year-old resident of Amsterdam remained cool-blooded during the hectic course and won his fourth race of the season. For Groenewegen, it also meant his first classic victory in his career.
For a long time, it didn’t look like the course was going to end in a sprint. Groenewegen remained extremely cool, thanks to the teamwork of Maarten Wynants deep in the final and the entire team in the lead-up to it. Timo Roosen and Bert-Jan Lindeman in particular proved to be very valuable when the peloton fell apart in different groups after the Oude Kwaremont. Amund Grondahl Jansen once again saw a strong race wrecked after a double puncture at a crucial phase in the race.
Groenewegen was lyrical about the team. “I may have won this sprint very easily, but the two hundred kilometres before that were anything but easy. It was cold, very windy and at times the pace was very high. After the Oude Kwaremont the peloton broke into several groups and I ended up in the third group. But the team brought me back to the front perfectly. This way, I could get back in a good position. Even when Steven increased the gap, we never panicked. Maarten helped me a lot in the final and I could finish it off nicely.
"This is a very good victory and one for the entire team. When I started my sprint, I knew it was early, but I also knew I could finish it off. The fact that I have won here proves that I can handle the heavier classic work. This is a nice confirmation”, said Groenewegen, who is aiming for more success in Paris-Nice next week.
Complete Results:
200 kilometers raced at an average speed of 41.141 km/hr
174 starters, 91 classified finishers, 83 abandons
| 1 | Dylan Groenewegen | LottoNL-Jumbo | 4hr 51min 41sec |
| 2 | Arnaud Démare | FDJ | s.t. |
| 3 | Sonny Colbrelli | Bahrain-Merida | s.t. |
| 4 | Pim Ligthart | Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij | s.t. |
| 5 | Justin Jules | WB-Aqua Protect-Veranclassic | s.t. |
| 6 | Jempy Drücker | BMC | s.t. |
| 7 | Guillaume Boivin | Israel Cycling Academy | s.t. |
| 8 | Lukasz Wisniowski | Sky | s.t. |
| 9 | Julien Vermote | Dimension Data | s.t. |
| 10 | Timothy Dupont | Wanty-Groupe Gobert | s.t. |
| 11 | Oliver Naesen | Ag2r La Mondiale | s.t. |
| 12 | Yves Lampaert | Quick-Step Floors | s.t. |
| 13 | Nils Politt | Katusha-Alpecin | s.t. |
| 14 | Tom Van Asbroeck | Cannondale-Drapac | s.t. |
| 15 | Jens Debusschere | Lotto-Soudal | s.t. |
| 16 | Matteo Trentin | Orica-Scott | s.t. |
| 17 | Vyacheslav Kuznetsov | Katusha-Alpecin | s.t. |
| 18 | Bert Van Lerberghe | Cofidis | s.t. |
| 19 | Zakkari Dempster | Israel Cycling Academy | s.t. |
| 20 | Michael Goolaerts | Veranda's Willems-Crelan | s.t. |
| 21 | Kenny Dehaes | WB-Aqua Protect-Veranclassic | s.t. |
| 22 | Giacomo Nizzolo | Trek-Segafredo | s.t. |
| 23 | Thomas Boudat | Direct Energie | s.t. |
| 24 | Aleksejs Saramotins | Bora-hansgrohe | s.t. |
| 25 | Iljo Keisse | Quick-Step Floors | s.t. |
| 26 | Gediminas Bagdonas | Ag2r La Mondiale | s.t. |
| 27 | Andreas Schillinger | Bora-hansgrohe | s.t. |
| 28 | Marco Marcato | UAE-Team Emirates | s.t. |
| 29 | Loïc Vliegen | BMC | s.t. |
| 30 | Jenthe Biermans | Katusha-Alpecin | s.t. |
| 31 | Kristijan Koren | Bahrain-Merida | s.t. |
| 32 | Tom Bohli | BMC | s.t. |
| 33 | Mathew Hayman | Orica-Scott | s.t. |
| 34 | Guillaume Van Keirsbulck | Wanty-Groupe Gobert | s.t. |
| 35 | Tiesj Benoot | Lotto-Soudal | s.t. |
| 36 | Yoann Offredo | Wanty-Groupe Gobert | s.t. |
| 37 | Quentin Jauregui | Ag2r La Mondiale | s.t. |
| 38 | Jasper Stuyven | Trek-Segafredo | s.t. |
| 39 | Nico Denz | Ag2r La Mondiale | s.t. |
| 40 | Matti Breschel | Cannondale-Drapac | s.t. |
| 41 | Julien Mortier | WB-Aqua Protect-Veranclassic | s.t. |
| 42 | Ryan Mullen | Trek-Segafredo | s.t. |
| 43 | Tosh Van der Sande | Lotto-Soudal | s.t. |
| 44 | Luka Pibernik | Bahrain-Merida | s.t. |
| 45 | Jasper De Buyst | Lotto-Soudal | s.t. |
| 46 | Romain Cardis | Direct Energie | s.t. |
| 47 | Julien Duval | Ag2r La Mondiale | s.t. |
| 48 | Mathias De Witte | Veranda's Willems-Crelan | s.t. |
| 49 | Marc Sarreau | FDJ | s.t. |
| 50 | Christopher Juul-Jensen | Orica-Scott | s.t. |
| 51 | Reto Hollenstein | Katusha-Alpecin | s.t. |
| 52 | August Jensen | Israel Cycling Academy | s.t. |
| 53 | Stijn Vandenbergh | Ag2r La Mondiale | s.t. |
| 54 | Niki Terpstra | Quick-Step Floors | s.t. |
| 55 | Francisco Ventoso | BMC | s.t. |
| 56 | Greg Van Avermaet | BMC | s.t. |
| 57 | Nikolas Maes | Lotto-Soudal | s.t. |
| 58 | Luke Durbridge | Orica-Scott | s.t. |
| 59 | Maarten Wynants | LottoNL-Jumbo | s.t. |
| 60 | Dimitri Claeys | Cofidis | s.t. |
| 61 | Sep Vanmarcke | Cannondale-Drapac | s.t. |
| 62 | Jacopo Guarnieri | FDJ | +17'' |
| 63 | Huub Duyn | Veranda's Willems-Crelan | s.t. |
| 64 | Nathan Van Hooydonck | BMC | s.t. |
| 65 | Pieter Weening | Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij | s.t. |
| 66 | Michal Golas | Sky | s.t. |
| 67 | Alberto Bettiol | BMC | s.t. |
| 68 | Dries Devenyns | Quick-Step Floors | +31'' |
| 69 | Ramon Sinkeldam | FDJ | +33'' |
| 70 | Dylan van Baarle | Sky | +50'' |
| 71 | Jens Keukeleire | Lotto-Soudal | +1' 20'' |
| 72 | Mitch Docker | Cannondale-Drapac | s.t. |
| 73 | Adrien Petit | Direct Energie | +1' 21'' |
| 74 | Dmitriy Gruzdev | Astana | +3' 52'' |
| 75 | Oliviero Troia | UAE-Team Emirates | s.t. |
| 76 | Grega Bole | Bahrain-Merida | s.t. |
| 77 | Heinrich Haussler | Bahrain-Merida | s.t. |
| 78 | Tim Declercq | Quick-Step Floors | s.t. |
| 79 | Stijn Devolder | Veranda's Willems-Crelan | s.t. |
| 80 | Oscar Gatto | Astana | s.t. |
| 81 | Mads Pedersen | Trek-Segafredo | s.t. |
| 82 | Jelle Wallays | Lotto-Soudal | s.t. |
| 83 | Maxime Vantomme | WB-Aqua Protect-Veranclassic | s.t. |
| 84 | Silvan Dillier | Ag2r La Mondiale | s.t. |
| 85 | Christophe Noppe | Sport Vlaanderen - Baloise | s.t. |
| 86 | Sebastian Langeveld | Cannondale-Drapac | s.t. |
| 87 | Alexey Lutsenko | Astana | s.t. |
| 88 | Hugo Hofstetter | Cofidis | s.t. |
| 89 | Michael Valgren | Astana | s.t. |
| 90 | Truls Korsæth | Astana | s.t. |
| 91 | Coen Vermeltfoort | Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij | s.t. |
2018 Kuurne-Brussel-Kuurne photos by Fotoreporter Sirotti:
Dylan Groenewegen is the winner.
Winner Dylan Groenewegen right after the finish
Winner Dylan Groenewegen
The podium, from left: Arnaud Démare (2nd), Dylan Groenewegen & Sonny Colbrelli (3rd)
Start list with back numbers: February 24, 2018
| TREK - SEGAFREDFO | |
| DS: Demol Dirk | |
| 1 | Stuyven Jasper |
| 2 | Nizzolo Giacomo |
| 3 | Pedersen Mads |
| 4 | Rast Gregory |
| 5 | Reijnen Kiel |
| 6 | Mullen Ryan |
| 7 | Van Poppel Boy |
| TEAM SKY | |
| DS: Knaven Servais | |
| 11 | Dibben Jonathan |
| 12 | Knees Christian |
| 13 | Lawless Christopher |
| 14 | Golas Michal |
| 15 | Van Baarle Dylan |
| 16 | Doull Owain |
| 17 | Wisniowski Lukasz |
| LOTTO - SOUDAL | |
| DS: Frison Herman | |
| 21 | Benoot Tiesj |
| 22 | Maes Nikolas |
| 23 | Keukeleire Jens |
| 24 | Van Der Sande Tosh |
| 25 | Debusschere Jens |
| 26 | De Buyst Jasper |
| 27 | Wallays Jelle |
| KATUSHA - ALPECIN | |
| DS: Mikhaylov Gennady | |
| 31 | Matthis Marco |
| 32 | Schmidt Mads Wurtz |
| 33 | Planckaert Baptiste |
| 34 | Politt Nils |
| 35 | Kuznetsov Viacheslav |
| 36 | Hollenstein Reto |
| 37 | Biermans Jenthe |
| QUICK-STEP FLOORS | |
| DS: Peeters Wilfried | |
| 41 | Gaviria Rendon Fernando |
| 42 | Richeze Massimiliano |
| 43 | Terpstra Niki |
| 44 | Declercq Tim |
| 45 | Keisse Ilio |
| 46 | Devenyns Dries |
| 47 | Lampaert Yves |
| BORA - HANSGROHE | |
| DS: Radochla Steffen | |
| 51 | Saramotins Aleksejs |
| 52 | Schillinger Andreas |
| 53 | Bennett Sam |
| 54 | Burghardt Marcus |
| 55 | Schwarzmann Michael |
| 56 | Oss Daniel |
| 57 | Pfingsten Christoph |
| FDJ | |
| DS: Guesdon Frédéric | |
| 61 | Démare Arnaud |
| 62 . | Delage Michel |
| 63 | Duchesne Antoine |
| 64 | Sarreau Marc |
| 65 | Sinkeldam Ramon |
| 66 | Le Gac Olivier |
| 67 | Guarnieri Jacopo |
| MITCHELTON - SCOTT | |
| DS: Lapage Lorenzo | |
| 71 | Trentin Matteo |
| 72 | Hayman Matthew |
| 73 | Hepburn Michael |
| 74 | Jensen Juul |
| 75 | Durbridge Luke |
| 76 | Hamilton Lucas |
| 77 | Edmondson Alexander |
| BMC RACING TEAM | |
| DS: Lodewyck Klaas | |
| 81 | Van Avermaet Greg |
| 82 | Van Hooydonck Nathan |
| 83 | Ventoso Francisco |
| 84 | Drucker Jean-Pierre |
| 85 | Bohli Tom |
| 86 | Bettiol Alberto |
| 87 | Vliegen Loic |
| AG 2R - LA MONDIALE | |
| DS: Jurdie Julien | |
| 91 | Naesen Olivier |
| 92 | Denz Nico |
| 93 | Duval Julien |
| 94 | Jaurregui Quentin |
| 95 | Vandenbergh Stijn |
| 96 | Dillier Stefan |
| 97 | Bagdonas Gediminas |
| TEAM LOTTO NL - JUMBO | |
| DS: Boven Jan | |
| 101 | Groenewegen Dylan |
| 102 | Jansen Amund |
| 103 | Leezer Tom |
| 104 | Lindeman Bert-Jan |
| 105 | Tankink Bram |
| 106 | Roosen Timo |
| 107 | Wynants Maarten |
| EF EDUCATION FIRST - DRAPAC | |
| DS: Vanmarcke Ken | |
| 111 | Vanmarcke Sep |
| 112 | Breschel Matti |
| 113 | Langeveld Sebastian |
| 114 | Modolo Sacha |
| 115 | Scully Tom |
| 116 | Vanasbroeck Tom |
| 117 | Docker Mitchell |
| BAHRAIN - MERIDA | |
| DS: Hoffman Tristan | |
| 121 | Colbrelli Sonny |
| 122 | Bozic Borut |
| 123 | Bole Grega |
| 124 | Garcia Cortina Ivan |
| 125 | Koren Krisjian |
| 126 | Pibernik Luka |
| 127 | Haussler Heinrich Friedrich |
| ASTANA PRO TEAM | |
| DS: Michaelsen Lars | |
| 131 | Valgren Andersen Michael |
| 132 | De Vreese Laurens |
| 133 | Gatto Oscar |
| 134 | Gruzdev Dmitriy |
| 135 | Lutsenko Alexey |
| 136 | Korsaeth Truls |
| 137 | Magnus Nielsen Cort |
| UAE TEAM EMIRATES | |
| DS: Scirea Mario | |
| 141 | Bono Matteo |
| 142 | Consonni Simone |
| 143 | Ganna Filippo |
| 144 | Marcato Marco |
| 145 | Riabushenko Aleksandr |
| 146 | Swift Ben |
| 147 | Troia Oliviero |
| TEAM DIMENSION DATA | |
| DS: Heynderickx Jean-Pierre | |
| 151 | Hagen Edvald Boasson |
| 152 | Eisel Bernhard |
| 153 | Dougall Nicolas |
| 154 | Gibbons Ryan |
| 155 | Thomson Jay |
| 156 | Thwaites Scott |
| 157 | Vermote Julien |
| TEAM FORTUNEO - SAMSIC | |
| DS: Hinault Sebastien | |
| 161 | Welten Bram |
| 162 | Gerard Arnaud |
| 163 | Jarrier Benoit |
| 164 | Perichon Pierre-Luc |
| 165 | Svendgaard Michael |
| 166 | Daniel Maxime |
| 167 | Vachon Florian |
| SPORT VLAAANDEREN - BALOISE | |
| DS: De Clercq Hans | |
| 171 | Farazijn Maxime |
| 172 | Warlop Jordi |
| 173 | Noppe Christophe |
| 174 | Menten Milan |
| 175 | Deltombe Kevin |
| 176 | Allegaert Piet |
| 177 | Verwilst Aaron |
| COFIDIS SOLUTIONS CREDITS | |
| DS: Deloeuil Alain | |
| 181 | Hofstetter Hugo |
| 182 | Vanbilsen Kenneth |
| 183 | Claeys Dimitri |
| 184 | Van Lerberghe Bert |
| 185 | Van Staeyen Michael |
| 186 | Lemoine Cyril |
| 187 | Turgis Anthony |
| DIRECT ENERGIE | |
| DS: Arnould Dominique | |
| 191 | Boudat Thomas |
| 192 | Cardis Romain |
| 193 | Gaudin Damienoine |
| 194 | Pichot Alexandre |
| 195 | Sellier Simon |
| 196 | Gene Yohann |
| 197 | Petit Adrien |
| ISRAEL CYCLING ACADEMY | |
| DS: Van Lancker Eric | |
| 201 | Sbaragli Kristian |
| 202 | Boivin Guillaume |
| 203 | Dempster Zakkari |
| 204 | Enger Sondre Holst |
| 205 | Perry Benjamin |
| 206 | Jensen August |
| 207 | Yechezkel Aviv |
| ROOMPOT - NEDERLANDSE LOTERIJ | |
| DS: Breukink Erik | |
| 211 | Wippert Wouter |
| 212 | Weening Pieter |
| 213 | Ariesen Tim |
| 214 | Gerts Floris |
| 215 | Ligthart Pim |
| 216 | Vermeltfoort Coen |
| 217 | Van Goethem Brian |
| WANTY - GROUPE GOBERT | |
| DS: Vanderschueren Hilaire | |
| 221 | Antonini Simone |
| 222 | Offredo Yoann |
| 223 | Dupont Timothy |
| 224 | McNally Mark |
| 225 | Van Keirsbulck Guillaume |
| 226 | Van Melsen Kevin |
| 227 | Vanspeybrouck Pieter |
| WB AQUA PROTECT - VERANCLASSIC | |
| DS: Marichal Thierry | |
| 231 | Dehaes Kenny |
| 232 | Duquennoy Jimmy |
| 233 | Ista Kevyn |
| 234 | Jules Justin |
| 235 | Mortier Julien |
| 236 | Six Franklin |
| 237 | Vantomme Maxime |
| VERANDA'S WILLEMS - CRELAN | |
| DS: Elijzen Michiel | |
| 241 | Devolder Stijn |
| 242 | Goolaerts Michael |
| 243 | Kruopis Aidis |
| 244 | Tanner David |
| 245 | Dewitte Mathias |
| 246 | Van Breusegem Elias |
| 247 | Duyn Huub |