2018 Grand Prix Pino Cerami (1.1) Belgium

52nd Edition: July 26, 2018

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Saint Ghislain - Frameries, 202.3 km

Winner Peter Kennaugh. Bettini photo

The race: Here's the report from winner Peter Kennaugh's Bora-hansgrohe team.

The Belgian one-day race saw BORA – hansgrohe rider Peter Kennaugh in the breakaway of the day. As the race headed into the finale, the advantage decreased to 15 seconds, but BORA – hansgrohe rider Peter Kennaugh launched a late attack and took the win ahead of J.Baugnies.

The Race
The Belgian one-day race took the riders from Saint-Ghislain to Frameries over 200km. The riders scaled five climbs, one of them was the Geraardsbergen climb. The finish line went uphill with an average gradient of 8%.

The Team Tactics
BORA – hansgrohe brought several options to Belgium, among them Jay McCarthy, who won one stage at the Pais Vasco race. He was joined by Peter Kennaugh, who was more than motivated after a good altitude camp. The team wanted to have one or more riders in the group of the day, to achieve a good result.

The Race
The break was formed by 5 riders, including BORA – hansgrohe rider Peter Kennaugh, who managed to establish themselves as the escapee group of the day after some kilometres of racing. Their maximum advantage hovered around the 3-minute mark. In the last 50km, terrible weather conditions made the race very difficult, but Peter Kennaugh was still in the leading breakaway. The race faced the last lap, as BORA – hansgrohe rider Kennaugh took control over the group and with a late attack he took the win ahead of J. Baugnies. Teammate Alex Saramotins came fourth and Jay McCarthy finished in 8th place.

From the Finish Line
“I’m so happy to win here today, my legs felt good from the start and I also think the heat helped me after I had spent the last 3 weeks in Sierra Nevada with team mate Jay McCarthy, so we were well acclimatised. I don’t think anyone expected me to win out of the original break and neither did I! But I still felt really fresh coming into the last 20 km, so I always believed. I’m so happy to pay everyone, who had been patient with me earlier on in the year back with this victory and hope it can be the sign of things to come for the rest of the year. I also thank my family my coach Dan Lorang and the team. I look forward to London now, where I can try my luck again and we also have Jay and Ackes, who are both in great form.” – Peter Kennaugh

"What a strong performance from Peter today. Right after the start he jumped into the breakaway of the day. On the last lap, a few riders were able to join the break but Peter was confident and launched some attacks, and on the final metres he made his move and took the win. The whole team worked really good today, the guys in the back took control over the race to help their leader at the front." – André Schulze, sports director  

Complete Results:

202.3 kilometers raced at an average speed of 42.352 km/hr

1	KENNAUGH Peter	Bora-hansgrohe	4hr 46min 36sec
2	BAUGNIES Jerome	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	s.t.
3	DECLERCQ Benjamin	Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise	s.t.
4	SARAMOTINS Aleksejs	Bora-hansgrohe	@ 2sec
5	DRUCKER Jean-Pierre	BMC	s.t.
6	BAKELANTS Jan	Ag2r La Mondiale	s.t.
7	KUZNETSOV Viacheslav	Katusha-Alpecin	s.t.
8	MCCARTHY Jay	Bora-hansgrohe	s.t.
9	NIZZOLO Giacomo	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
10	MEURISSE Xandro	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	s.t.
11	CARDIS Romain	Direct Energie	s.t.
12	GERTS Floris	Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij	s.t.
13	ROELANDTS Jurgen	BMC	s.t.
14	VAN DER LIJKE Nick	Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij	s.t.
15	MCNALLY Mark	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	s.t.
16	JULES Justin	WB-Veranclassic-Aqua Protect	s.t.
17	VANTHOURENHOUT Michael	Marlux-Bingoal	s.t.
18	WARLOP Jordi	Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise	s.t.
19	BACKAERT Frederik	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	s.t.
20	IDJOUADIENE Pierre	Roubaix-Lille Metropole	s.t.
21	SCHORMAIR Fabian	Lotto-Kern Haus	s.t.
22	FARAZIJN Maxime	Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise	s.t.
23	PONS Gaetan	Leopard Pro Cycling	s.t.
24	DE LAAT Jasper	Metec-TKH Continental	s.t.
25	GIBBONS Ryan	Dimension Data	s.t.
26	GMELICH MEIJLING Jarno	Metec-TKH Continental	s.t.
27	VAN MELSEN Kevin	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	s.t.
28	REYNAERTS Wim	Cibel-Cebon	s.t.
29	VAN EMPEL Etienne	Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij	s.t.
30	MAES Nikolas	Lotto-Soudal	s.t.
31	REBELLIN Davide	Sovac-Natura4Ever	s.t.
32	DEBUSSCHERE Jens	Lotto-Soudal	s.t.
33	VAN DER SANDE Tosh	Lotto-Soudal	s.t.
34	BOUHANNI Nacer	Cofidis	s.t.
35	VAN DEN BERG Lars	Metec-TKH Continental	s.t.
36	TEUNS Dylan	BMC	s.t.
37	MONFORT Maxime	Lotto-Soudal	s.t.
38	HEIDER Christopher	Dauner D&DQ-Akkon	s.t.
39	STEVENS Timothy	Cibel-Cebon	s.t.
40	THURAU Sven	Dauner D&DQ-Akkon	s.t.
41	DE GENDT Aime	Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise	s.t.
42	BETTIOL Alberto	BMC	s.t.
43	MERTZ Remy	Lotto-Soudal	s.t.
44	MACHADO Tiago	Katusha-Alpecin	s.t.
45	WIRTGEN Tom	AGO-Aqua Service	s.t.
46	VAN ROOY Kenneth	Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise	s.t.
47	REKITA Szymon	Leopard Pro Cycling	s.t.
48	BIERMANS Jenthe	Katusha-Alpecin	s.t.
49	REGUIGUI Youcef	Sovac-Natura4Ever	s.t.
50	TASSET Marvin	AGO-Aqua Service	s.t.
51	WALSH Edward	T.Palm-Pole Continental	s.t.
52	VAN GOMPEL Mathias	Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise	s.t.
53	MONK Cyrus	Drapac EF	s.t.
54	VAN HOOYDONCK Nathan	BMC	s.t.
55	REYNAERTS Jan	Cibel-Cebon	s.t.
56	HENN Luca	Lotto-Kern Haus	s.t.
57	VLIEGEN Loïc	BMC	s.t.
58	SLAGMULDERS Yorick	T.Palm-Pole Continental	s.t.
59	VANDENBERGH Stijn	Ag2r La Mondiale	s.t.
60	RUYTERS Brecht	Cibel-Cebon	s.t.
61	BAUDE Arthur	AGO-Aqua Service	s.t.
62	VERWILST Aaron	Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise	s.t.
63	VAN DER HORST Dennis	Metec-TKH Continental	s.t.
64	TRONET Steven	Roubaix-Lille Metropole	s.t.
65	EVRARD Laurent	Sovac-Natura4Ever	s.t.
66	KØRNER Max Emil	T.Palm-Pole Continental	s.t.
67	BOUWMANS Dylan	Metec-TKH Continental	s.t.
68	DERNIES Tom	Roubaix-Lille Metropole	s.t.
69	MATHIS Marco	Katusha-Alpecin	s.t.
70	TULIK Angelo	Direct Energie	0:27
71	DE GREEF Robbert	Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij	s.t.
72	KNAUP Tobias	Lotto-Kern Haus	0:33
73	VAN POPPEL Boy	Trek-Segafredo	0:36
74	DE BOCK Stijn	Cibel-Cebon	s.t.
75	SELIG Rüdiger	Bora-hansgrohe	s.t.
76	THWAITES Scott	Dimension Data	0:45
77	BAUER Dominik	Dauner D&DQ-Akkon	s.t.
78	SEYNAEVE Lander	Roubaix-Lille Metropole	s.t.
79	COSNEFROY Benoit	Ag2r La Mondiale	s.t.
80	PFINGSTEN Christoph	Bora-hansgrohe	s.t.
81	ARCHBOLD Shane	Aqua Blue Sport	0:51
82	SCHILLINGER Andreas	Bora-hansgrohe	0:53
83	VENTOSO Francisco	BMC	s.t.
84	KREDER Michel	Aqua Blue Sport	0:59
85	LAMB Ross	T.Palm-Pole Continental	1:06
86	SELLIER Simon	Direct Energie	s.t.
87	LEGLEY Matthias	Sovac-Natura4Ever	1:08
88	NAULEAU Bryan	Direct Energie	1:13
89	DENZ Nico	Ag2r La Mondiale	s.t.
90	STENUIT Robin	Sovac-Natura4Ever	s.t.
91	MOLLY Kenny	AGO-Aqua Service	s.t.
92	SPENGLER Mario	Leopard Pro Cycling	s.t.
93	VAN STAEYEN Michael	Cofidis	s.t.
94	PAUWELS Kevin	Marlux-Bingoal	s.t.
95	VANTOMME Maxime	WB-Veranclassic-Aqua Protect	1:34
96	HUPPERTZ Joshua	Lotto-Kern Haus	s.t.
97	DIDIER Laurent	Trek-Segafredo	1:40
98	KREDER Wesley	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	1:45
99	VAN LERBERGHE Bert	Cofidis	s.t.
100	DEBESAY Mekseb	Dimension Data	s.t.
101	MANDRYSCH John	Dauner D&DQ-Akkon	1:57
102	WALLAYS Jelle	Lotto-Soudal	2:07
103	KIRSCH Alex	WB-Veranclassic-Aqua Protect	2:15
104	SOUPE Geoffrey	Cofidis	2:20
105	WARBASSE Larry	Aqua Blue Sport	2:24
106	REYNDERS Jens	Leopard Pro Cycling	3:32
107	BARBIER Rudy	Ag2r La Mondiale	s.t.
108	RUTSCH Jonas	Lotto-Kern Haus	3:40
109	PEYSKENS Dimitri	WB-Veranclassic-Aqua Protect	4:35
110	VERMEULEN Emiel	Roubaix-Lille Metropole	s.t.
111	DEGUIDE Louis	Sovac-Natura4Ever	5:42
112	HIVERT Jonathan	Direct Energie	5:57
113	MORTON Lachlan	Dimension Data	s.t.
114	JOSEPH Thomas	Marlux-Bingoal	7:52
115	ISTA Kevyn	WB-Veranclassic-Aqua Protect	s.t.
116	MULLEN Ryan	Trek-Segafredo	9:16
117	SPENGLER Lukas	WB-Veranclassic-Aqua Protect	s.t.
118	VENTER Jaco	Dimension Data	s.t.
119	DOUGALL Nick	Dimension Data	s.t.