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Wednesday, July 29: 5th and final stage, Chimay - Thuin, 167.3 km

Final overall winner Niki Terpstra

The Race: Here's the report from Etixx-Quick Step,

Etixx - Quick-Step maintained their defense of the yellow jersey for the 5th and final stage of Tour de Wallonie on Wednesday, which sealed the overall victory for Niki Terpstra after he initially took the race lead with a Stage 1 victory out of a two-rider breakaway.

The whole team worked on the front for the Dutch Road Champion in the 167.3km fifth stage from Chimay to Thuin. They kept him near the front, bringing back a breakaway with 2.7km to go, and controlled the race with a high tempo going into the final ascent of Mur de Thuin so that any gaps would not be enough to threaten the race lead.

Danny van Poppel (Trek Factory Racing) went over the top of an attacking Michael Morkov (Tinkoff-Saxo) on the uphill to the finish, and went on to win solo with a 3" gap over the field. Philippe Gilbert (BMC Racing Team) was 2nd, and Matti Breschel (Tinkoff-Saxo) finished 3rd. Pieter Serry of Etixx - Quick-Step finished 4th, and Terpstra 6th.

The overall victory of Terpstra was far from easy, particularly with a challenging final parcours. The 5th Stage was a flat start, but with plenty of up-and-down in the final kilometers. There was a three-lap, 12km circuit, and it heavily featured Mur de Thuin. Mur de Thuin was climbed four times, including a final time going into an uphill finale.

Terpstra's overall victory is the 39th on the road for Etixx - Quick-Step in 2015, and his 6th victory of the season.

"I'm very happy about this victory because from the day I first put on the yellow jersey until today it wasn't easy," Terpstra said. "There was a final circuit with a cobbled climb in the middle. This made for some hard racing. But I could count on my teammates today, as I could the entire race. They gave me a big hand, really controlling the entire day. My victory is also a result of their job. Of course, my victory the first day was key. I finished with a gap and was able to defend it for four more stages. I am happy and proud about this victory, as it's only the third stage race that I won in my career, after Tour of Qatar this year, and also last season. I'm proud of this, because I won in a completely different parcours compared to Qatar. Qatar is completely flat and windy. Here we had to struggle on the Ardennes climbs. Really it was a different kind of race. So I am really happy I made it at a parcours that, on paper, doesn't typically suit a rider like me. This victory gives me the motivation to continue to perform well in 2015, and be ready at the next race, which for me will be the Eneco Tour."

Complete results:

167.3 kilometers raced at an average speed of 40.18 km/hr

1	Danny VAN POPPEL	Trek	4hr 9min 48sec
2	Philippe GILBERT	BMC	@ 3sec
3	Matti BRESCHEL	Tinkoff-Saxo	s.t.
4	Pieter SERRY	Etixx-Quick Step	s.t.
5	Björn LEUKEMANS	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	s.t.
6	Niki TERPSTRA	Etixx-Quick Step	s.t.
7	Sergey LAGUTIN	Katusha	s.t.
8	Cyril LEMOINE	Cofidis	s.t.
9	Arthur VICHOT	FDJ	s.t.
10	Boris VALLEE	Lotto-Soudal	s.t.
11	Roy JANS	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	7
12	Thomas SPRENGERS	Topsport Vlaanderen	s.t.
13	Oliver NAESEN	Topsport Vlaanderen	s.t.
14	Antoine WARNIER	Wallonie-Bruxelles	9
15	Jonas VANGENECHTEN	IAM Cycling	s.t.
16	Gijs VAN HOECKE	Topsport Vlaanderen	s.t.
17	Victor CAMPENAERTS	Topsport Vlaanderen	s.t.
18	Sébastien TURGOT	Ag2r	12
19	Julien BERARD	Ag2r	s.t.
20	Antoine DEMOITIE	Wallonie-Bruxelles	15
21	Viacheslav KUZNETSOV	Katusha	17
22	Matthieu BOULO	Bretagne-Seche Environnement	19
23	Jay MCCARTHY	Tinkoff-Saxo	s.t.
24	Dries DEVENYNS	IAM Cycling	21
25	Antoine DUCHESNE	Europcar	23
26	Loic VLIEGEN	BMC	s.t.
27	Thomas DEGAND	IAM Cycling	s.t.
28	Jelle WALLAYS	Topsport Vlaanderen	31
29	Gert JOEAAR	Cofidis	s.t.
30	Axel DOMONT	Ag2r	36
31	Christophe LABORIE	Bretagne-Seche Environnement	s.t.
32	Marcus BURGHARDT	BMC	39
33	Edwig CAMMAERTS	Veranclassic-Ekoi	s.t.
34	Jerome COUSIN	Europcar	44
35	Boy VAN POPPEL	Trek	58
36	Jurgen ROELANDTS	Lotto-Soudal	s.t.
37	Pirmin LANG	IAM Cycling	s.t.
38	Michael VAN STAEYEN	Cofidis	@ 1min 2sec
39	Enrico GASPAROTTO	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	s.t.
40	Tony HUREL	Europcar	+1:06
41	Kevin ISTA	Wallonie-Bruxelles	+1:16
42	Gregory HABEAUX	Wallonie-Bruxelles	s.t.
43	Sébastien MINARD	Ag2r	+1:19
44	Sergei CHERNETSKI	Katusha	s.t.
45	Patrick SCHELLING	IAM Cycling	+1:21
46	Tom BOONEN	Etixx-Quick Step	+1:23
47	Nikolas MAES	Etixx-Quick Step	s.t.
48	Pierre-Henri LECUISINIER	FDJ	+1:30
49	Edward THEUNS	Topsport Vlaanderen	+1:35
50	Olivier CHEVALIER	Wallonie-Bruxelles	+1:37
51	Sébastien DELFOSSE	Wallonie-Bruxelles	+1:38
52	Ludwig DE WINTER	Wallonie-Bruxelles	s.t.
53	Arnaud COURTEILLE	FDJ	s.t.
54	Fabrice JEANDESBOZ	Europcar	+1:42
55	Pavel BRUTT	Tinkoff-Saxo	+1:53
56	Michael MORKOV	Tinkoff-Saxo	s.t.
57	Anthony ROUX	FDJ	s.t.
58	Benoit JARRIER	Bretagne-Seche Environnement	s.t.
59	Daniel MCLAY	Bretagne-Seche Environnement	s.t.
60	Yaroslav POPOVYCH	Trek	+2:07
61	Fabio FELLINE	Trek	s.t.
62	Frederik VEUCHELEN	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	+2:29
63	Tosh VAN DER SANDE	Lotto-Soudal	s.t.
64	Fabio SABATINI	Etixx-Quick Step	+2:30
65	Jean-Pierre DRUCKER	BMC	+2:39
66	Stijn VANDENBERGH	Etixx-Quick Step	+2:45
67	Christopher JUUL JENSEN	Tinkoff-Saxo	+2:58
68	Ilnur ZAKARIN	Katusha	s.t.
69	Kenny DE HAES	Lotto-Soudal	+3:21
70	Simone ANTONINI	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	+7:02
71	Yauheni HUTAROVICH	Bretagne-Seche Environnement	+7:50
72	Rick ZABEL	BMC	+8:40
73	Peter VELITS	BMC	+11:06
74	Martin VELITS	Etixx-Quick Step	s.t.
75	Loïc CHETOUT	Cofidis	s.t.
76	Yannick MARTINEZ	Europcar	s.t.
77	Simon PELLAUD	IAM Cycling	s.t.

Final GC after Stage 5:

913 kilometers raced at an average speed of 39.67 km/hr

• Final GC leader: Niki Terpstra
• Final points classification leader: Danny van Poppel
• Final mountains classification leader: Ludwig de Winter
• Final sprint classification winner: Sébastien Delfosse
• Final young rider classification winner: Victor Campenaerts
• Final team classification winner: Topsport Vlaanderen

1	Niki TERPSTRA	Etixx-Quick Step	23hr 0min 52sec
2	Victor CAMPENAERTS	Topsport Vlaanderen	@ 22sec
3	Sergey LAGUTIN	Katusha	36
4	Danny VAN POPPEL	Trek	53
5	Antoine WARNIER	Wallonie-Bruxelles	58
6	Boris VALLEE	Lotto-Soudal	59
7	Philippe GILBERT	BMC	@ 1min 2sec
8	Loic VLIEGEN	BMC	s.t.
9	Sébastien TURGOT	Ag2r	+1:10
10	Matti BRESCHEL	Tinkoff-Saxo	+1:12
11	Antoine DEMOITIE	Wallonie-Bruxelles	+1:13
12	Pieter SERRY	Etixx-Quick Step	+1:14
13	Thomas SPRENGERS	Topsport Vlaanderen	+1:22
14	Arthur VICHOT	FDJ	s.t.
15	Björn LEUKEMANS	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	s.t.
16	Viacheslav KUZNETSOV	Katusha	+1:45
17	Matthieu BOULO	Bretagne-Seche Environnement	+1:49
18	Thomas DEGAND	IAM Cycling	+1:53
19	Jay MCCARTHY	Tinkoff-Saxo	+2:04
20	Jurgen ROELANDTS	Lotto-Soudal	+2:15
21	Jelle WALLAYS	Topsport Vlaanderen	+2:16
22	Marcus BURGHARDT	BMC	+2:20
23	Gijs VAN HOECKE	Topsport Vlaanderen	+2:42
24	Christophe LABORIE	Bretagne-Seche Environnement	+2:43
25	Edwig CAMMAERTS	Veranclassic-Ekoi	+2:54
26	Oliver NAESEN	Topsport Vlaanderen	+3:37
27	Fabio FELLINE	Trek	s.t.
28	Michael MORKOV	Tinkoff-Saxo	+3:51
29	Nikolas MAES	Etixx-Quick Step	+3:57
30	Olivier CHEVALIER	Wallonie-Bruxelles	+5:27
31	Benoit JARRIER	Bretagne-Seche Environnement	+5:35
32	Daniel MCLAY	Bretagne-Seche Environnement	+5:45
33	Cyril LEMOINE	Cofidis	+5:47
34	Jonas VANGENECHTEN	IAM Cycling	+5:49
35	Kevin ISTA	Wallonie-Bruxelles	+6:20
36	Edward THEUNS	Topsport Vlaanderen	+6:26
37	Anthony ROUX	FDJ	+6:29
38	Roy JANS	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	+6:43
39	Tony HUREL	Europcar	+7:14
40	Sébastien DELFOSSE	Wallonie-Bruxelles	+9:08
41	Christopher JUUL JENSEN	Tinkoff-Saxo	+9:08
42	Pirmin LANG	IAM Cycling	+10:06
43	Michael VAN STAEYEN	Cofidis	+10:13
44	Fabrice JEANDESBOZ	Europcar	+10:16
45	Antoine DUCHESNE	Europcar	+10:39
46	Axel DOMONT	Ag2r	+10:44
47	Dries DEVENYNS	IAM Cycling	+10:48
48	Arnaud COURTEILLE	FDJ	+10:49
49	Jerome COUSIN	Europcar	+11:11
50	Ilnur ZAKARIN	Katusha	+11:47
51	Frederik VEUCHELEN	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	+12:49
52	Patrick SCHELLING	IAM Cycling	+13:05
53	Tom BOONEN	Etixx-Quick Step	+13:23
54	Pavel BRUTT	Tinkoff-Saxo	+14:30
55	Jean-Pierre DRUCKER	BMC	+14:33
56	Boy VAN POPPEL	Trek	+15:36
57	Yauheni HUTAROVICH	Bretagne-Seche Environnement	+16:08
58	Rick ZABEL	BMC	+17:19
59	Sergei CHERNETSKI	Katusha	+17:30
60	Kenny DE HAES	Lotto-Soudal	+18:20
61	Pierre-Henri LECUISINIER	FDJ	+19:41
62	Ludwig DE WINTER	Wallonie-Bruxelles	+20:08
63	Peter VELITS	BMC	+20:17
64	Julien BERARD	Ag2r	+22:14
65	Tosh VAN DER SANDE	Lotto-Soudal	+22:22
66	Yaroslav POPOVYCH	Trek	+24:40
67	Gert JOEAAR	Cofidis	+24:53
68	Sébastien MINARD	Ag2r	+25:03
69	Loïc CHETOUT	Cofidis	+26:19
70	Stijn VANDENBERGH	Etixx-Quick Step	+27:28
71	Gregory HABEAUX	Wallonie-Bruxelles	+28:29
72	Enrico GASPAROTTO	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	+28:39
73	Yannick MARTINEZ	Europcar	+30:22
74	Simon PELLAUD	IAM Cycling	+32:18
75	Fabio SABATINI	Etixx-Quick Step	+34:02
76	Simone ANTONINI	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	+38:49
77	Martin VELITS	Etixx-Quick Step	+43:21

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Tuesday, July 28: Stage 4, Waterloo - Quaregnon, 164.6 km

Jonas Vangenechten get the flowers and time with the pretty girls for winning stage 4

The Race: The Tour de Wallonie's penultimate stage ended in a big bunch sprint and IAM Cycling's Jonas Vangenechten was the fastest man of the day.

Earlier, an escape of four riders was brought back, mostly through the efforts of race leader Nicki Terpstra's Etixx-Quick Step team.

Terpstra finished 27th today, safely in the front group, to remain the GC leader.

Complete results:

164.6 kilometers raced at an average speed of 39.34 km/hr

1	Jonas VANGENECHTEN	IAM Cycling	4hr 11min 1sec
2	Michael MORKOV	Tinkoff-Saxo	s.t.
3	Danny VAN POPPEL	Trek	s.t.
4	Michael VAN STAEYEN	Cofidis	s.t.
5	Daniel MCLAY	Bretagne-Seche Environnement	s.t.
6	Jurgen ROELANDTS	Lotto-Soudal	s.t.
7	Antoine DEMOITIE	Wallonie-Bruxelles	s.t.
8	Edward THEUNS	Topsport-Vlaanderen	s.t.
9	Victor CAMPENAERTS	Topsport-Vlaanderen	s.t.
10	Rick ZABEL	BMC	s.t.
11	Viacheslav KUZNETSOV	Katusha	s.t.
12	Kevin ISTA	Wallonie-Bruxelles	s.t.
13	Anthony ROUX	FDJ	s.t.
14	Roy JANS	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	s.t.
15	Loïc CHETOUT	Cofidis	s.t.
16	Yauheni HUTAROVICH	Bretagne-Seche Environnement	s.t.
17	Edwig CAMMAERTS	Veranclassic-Ekoi	s.t.
18	Boris VALLEE	Lotto-Soudal	s.t.
19	Gijs VAN HOECKE	Topsport-Vlaanderen	s.t.
20	Sébastien TURGOT	Ag2r	s.t.
21	Antoine WARNIER	Wallonie-Bruxelles	s.t.
22	Tony HUREL	Europcar	s.t.
23	Gediminas BAGDONAS	Ag2r	s.t.
24	Marcus BURGHARDT	BMC	s.t.
25	Pieter SERRY	Etixx-Quick Step	s.t.
26	Matthieu BOULO	Bretagne-Seche Environnement	s.t.
27	Niki TERPSTRA	Etixx-Quick Step	s.t.
28	Philippe GILBERT	BMC	s.t.
29	Boy VAN POPPEL	Trek	s.t.
30	Peter VELITS	BMC	s.t.
31	Antoine DUCHESNE	Europcar	s.t.
32	Sergey LAGUTIN	Katusha	s.t.
33	Thomas DEGAND	IAM Cycling	s.t.
34	Tom BOONEN	Etixx-Quick Step	s.t.
35	Julien BERARD	Ag2r	s.t.
36	Jean-Pierre DRUCKER	BMC	s.t.
37	Loic VLIEGEN	BMC	s.t.
38	Dries DEVENYNS	IAM Cycling	s.t.
39	Enrico GASPAROTTO	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	s.t.
40	Matti BRESCHEL	Tinkoff-Saxo	s.t.
41	Ilnur ZAKARIN	Katusha	s.t.
42	Gregory HABEAUX	Wallonie-Bruxelles	s.t.
43	Pieter VANSPEYBROUCK	Topsport-Vlaanderen	s.t.
44	Thomas SPRENGERS	Topsport-Vlaanderen	s.t.
45	Björn LEUKEMANS	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	s.t.
46	Christophe LABORIE	Bretagne-Seche Environnement	s.t.
47	Anthony GESLIN	FDJ	s.t.
48	Sébastien MINARD	Ag2r	s.t.
49	Jelle WALLAYS	Topsport-Vlaanderen	s.t.
50	Arthur VICHOT	FDJ	s.t.
51	Jelle VANENDERT	Lotto-Soudal	s.t.
52	Frederik VEUCHELEN	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	s.t.
53	Jay MCCARTHY	Tinkoff-Saxo	s.t.
54	Benoit JARRIER	Bretagne-Seche Environnement	s.t.
55	Arnaud COURTEILLE	FDJ	s.t.
56	Pierre-Henri LECUISINIER	FDJ	s.t.
57	Fabio FELLINE	Trek	s.t.
58	Kenny DE HAES	Lotto-Soudal	s.t.
59	Fabrice JEANDESBOZ	Europcar	@ 13sec
60	Yaroslav POPOVYCH	Trek	15
61	Olivier CHEVALIER	Wallonie-Bruxelles	25
62	Yannick MARTINEZ	Europcar	s.t.
63	Oliver NAESEN	Topsport-Vlaanderen	s.t.
64	Nikolas MAES	Etixx-Quick Step	s.t.
65	Pirmin LANG	IAM Cycling	s.t.
66	Cyril LEMOINE	Cofidis	48
67	Christopher JUUL JENSEN	Tinkoff-Saxo	@ 1min 8sec
68	Simon PELLAUD	IAM Cycling	+2:21
69	Axel DOMONT	Ag2r	+3:25
70	Patrick SCHELLING	IAM Cycling	s.t.
71	Pavel BRUTT	Tinkoff-Saxo	s.t.
72	Martin VELITS	Etixx-Quick Step	+5:29
73	Gatis SMUKULIS	Katusha	s.t.
74	Sébastien DELFOSSE	Wallonie-Bruxelles	+5:33
75	Jerome COUSIN	Europcar	s.t.
76	Sergei CHERNETSKI	Katusha	s.t.
77	Gert JOEAAR	Cofidis	s.t.
78	Stijn VANDENBERGH	Etixx-Quick Step	s.t.
79	Tosh VAN DER SANDE	Lotto-Soudal	s.t.
80	Simone ANTONINI	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	s.t.
81	Alessandro DE MARCHI	BMC	+5:40
82	Ludwig DE WINTER	Wallonie-Bruxelles	+9:41
83	Fabio SABATINI	Etixx-Quick Step	s.t.

GC after Stage 4:

745.7 kilometers raced so far at an average speed of 39.56 km/hr

1	Niki TERPSTRA	Etixx-Quick Step	18hr 51min 1sec
2	Victor CAMPENAERTS	Topsport-Vlaanderen	@ 16sec
3	Sergey LAGUTIN	Katusha	36
4	Loic VLIEGEN	BMC	42
5	Antoine WARNIER	Wallonie-Bruxelles	52
6	Boris VALLEE	Lotto-Soudal	59
7	Antoine DEMOITIE	Wallonie-Bruxelles	@ 1min 1sec
8	Sébastien TURGOT	Ag2r	s.t.
9	Danny VAN POPPEL	Trek	+1:06
10	Philippe GILBERT	BMC	+1:08
11	Pieter SERRY	Etixx-Quick Step	+1:14
12	Matti BRESCHEL	Tinkoff-Saxo	+1:16
13	Thomas SPRENGERS	Topsport-Vlaanderen	+1:18
14	Jurgen ROELANDTS	Lotto-Soudal	+1:20
15	Arthur VICHOT	FDJ	+1:22
16	Jelle VANENDERT	Lotto-Soudal	s.t.
17	Björn LEUKEMANS	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	s.t.
18	Viacheslav KUZNETSOV	Katusha	+1:31
19	Matthieu BOULO	Bretagne-Seche Environnement	+1:33
20	Thomas DEGAND	IAM Cycling	s.t.
21	Fabio FELLINE	Trek	s.t.
22	Marcus BURGHARDT	BMC	+1:44
23	Jelle WALLAYS	Topsport-Vlaanderen	+1:48
24	Jay MCCARTHY	Tinkoff-Saxo	s.t.
25	Michael MORKOV	Tinkoff-Saxo	+2:01
26	Christophe LABORIE	Bretagne-Seche Environnement	+2:10
27	Edwig CAMMAERTS	Veranclassic-Ekoi	+2:18
28	Gijs VAN HOECKE	Topsport-Vlaanderen	+2:36
29	Nikolas MAES	Etixx-Quick Step	+2:37
30	Oliver NAESEN	Topsport-Vlaanderen	+3:33
31	Benoit JARRIER	Bretagne-Seche Environnement	+3:50
32	Olivier CHEVALIER	Wallonie-Bruxelles	+3:53
33	Daniel MCLAY	Bretagne-Seche Environnement	+3:55
34	Gediminas BAGDONAS	Ag2r	+4:23
35	Anthony ROUX	FDJ	+4:39
36	Edward THEUNS	Topsport-Vlaanderen	+4:54
37	Kevin ISTA	Wallonie-Bruxelles	+5:07
38	Jonas VANGENECHTEN	IAM Cycling	+5:43
39	Cyril LEMOINE	Cofidis	+5:47
40	Tony HUREL	Europcar	+6:11
41	Christopher JUUL JENSEN	Tinkoff-Saxo	+6:13
42	Roy JANS	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	+6:39
43	Sébastien DELFOSSE	Wallonie-Bruxelles	+7:33
44	Anthony GESLIN	FDJ	+7:55
45	Yauheni HUTAROVICH	Bretagne-Seche Environnement	+8:21
46	Fabrice JEANDESBOZ	Europcar	+8:37
47	Rick ZABEL	BMC	+8:42
48	Ilnur ZAKARIN	Katusha	+8:52
49	Pirmin LANG	IAM Cycling	+9:11
50	Michael VAN STAEYEN	Cofidis	+9:14
51	Peter VELITS	BMC	s.t.
52	Arnaud COURTEILLE	FDJ	s.t.
53	Pieter VANSPEYBROUCK	Topsport-Vlaanderen	s.t.
54	Axel DOMONT	Ag2r	+10:11
55	Antoine DUCHESNE	Europcar	+10:19
56	Frederik VEUCHELEN	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	+10:25
57	Dries DEVENYNS	IAM Cycling	+10:30
58	Jerome COUSIN	Europcar	s.t.
59	Patrick SCHELLING	IAM Cycling	+11:47
60	Jean-Pierre DRUCKER	BMC	+11:57
61	Tom BOONEN	Etixx-Quick Step	+12:03
62	Pavel BRUTT	Tinkoff-Saxo	+12:40
63	Boy VAN POPPEL	Trek	+14:41
64	Kenny DE HAES	Lotto-Soudal	+15:06
65	Loïc CHETOUT	Cofidis	+15:16
66	Sergei CHERNETSKI	Katusha	+16:14
67	Gatis SMUKULIS	Katusha	+17:32
68	Pierre-Henri LECUISINIER	FDJ	+18:14
69	Ludwig DE WINTER	Wallonie-Bruxelles	+18:33
70	Yannick MARTINEZ	Europcar	+19:19
71	Tosh VAN DER SANDE	Lotto-Soudal	+19:56
72	Simon PELLAUD	IAM Cycling	+21:15
73	Julien BERARD	Ag2r	+22:05
74	Yaroslav POPOVYCH	Trek	+22:36
75	Sébastien MINARD	Ag2r	+23:47
76	Gert JOEAAR	Cofidis	+24:25
77	Stijn VANDENBERGH	Etixx-Quick Step	+24:46
78	Alessandro DE MARCHI	BMC	+24:53
79	Gregory HABEAUX	Wallonie-Bruxelles	+27:23
80	Enrico GASPAROTTO	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	+27:40
81	Fabio SABATINI	Etixx-Quick Step	+31:35
82	Simone ANTONINI	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	+31:50
83	Martin VELITS	Etixx-Quick Step	+32:18

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Monday, July 27: Stage 3, Bastogne - Namur, 218 km

Philippe Gilbert wins Tour de Wallonie stage 3

The Race: Here's the report straight from BMC: BMC Racing Team's Philippe Gilbert had time to freewheel his BMC teammachine SLR01 across the finish line and raise one arm in celebration Monday as he captured Stage 3 of the Tour de Wallonie.

Gilbert attacked in the final 800 meters of the uphill climb to the finish at the end of the 207-kilometer race. He soloed in four seconds ahead of Pieter Serry (Etixx-Quick Step), who won a reduced bunch sprint ahead of Thomas Sprengers (Topsport Vlaanderen-Baloise).

"I have done this finish a few times," Gilbert said. "I think I have won two or three times before here and been second twice and once fifth, when it was a Giro d'Italia stage (in 2006). So I knew the final really well."

It was Gilbert's second win in the past six days. The 2012 world road champion had been sidelined by a knee injury since June 16 when he withdrew from the Tour de Suisse before Stage 3. But last week, in his first race back, Gilbert won a bunch sprint finish at Grand Prix Cerami.

"Now my knee is OK and in my head that is a big win," he said. "I feel free. It is easier on the bike. And when you have success, you want more. So when you are in a good mood like this, you hope to keep winning. So now I hope I can get a win like this on the WorldTour so we can get some points."

Before Gilbert's heroics, the BMC Racing Team worked hard to help reel in five riders from the day's breakaway.

"Loïc Vliegen and I had to ride pretty hard to get the last guy back because over the last climb, he still had 20 seconds," Marcus Burghart said. "Before that, Jempy Drucker and Peter Velits were doing the work and Rick Zabel was leading us out to a tricky downhill. Alessandro De Marchi was also putting in hard pulls as well for the last climb on the flat. So it was a pretty good team effort."

With two days of the race to go, Niki Terpstra (Etixx-Quick Step) still leads, having won a two-up sprint on Stage 1 by more than a minute ahead of the peloton. Vliegen climbed from seventh to fourth in the overall standings by finishing 14th, 10 seconds back of Gilbert. He is 42 seconds behind.

"What was important for us today was the victory," BMC Racing Team Sport Director Valerio Piva said. "As I said from the first day, it will be difficult to beat Terpstra. He is a strong rider and he was in the front again today in the final. So the GC (general classification) will be difficult. But we will keep trying and trying to win more stages."

Complete results:

218 kilometers raced at an average speed of 39.33 km/hr

1	Philippe GILBERT	BMC	5hr 32min 35sec
2	Pieter SERRY	Etixx-Quick Step	@ 4sec
3	Thomas SPRENGERS	Topsport Vlaanderen	s.t.
4	Sergey LAGUTIN	Katusha	s.t.
5	Arthur VICHOT	FDJ	s.t.
6	Jelle VANENDERT	Lotto-Soudal	s.t.
7	Boy VAN POPPEL	Trek	s.t.
7	Danny VAN POPPEL	Trek	s.t.
8	Niki TERPSTRA	Etixx-Quick Step	s.t.
9	Björn LEUKEMANS	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	s.t.
10	Matti BRESCHEL	Tinkoff-Saxo	s.t.
11	Jurgen ROELANDTS	Lotto-Soudal	s.t.
12	Oliver NAESEN	Topsport Vlaanderen	10
13	Victor CAMPENAERTS	Topsport Vlaanderen	s.t.
14	Loic VLIEGEN	BMC	s.t.
15	Anthony ROUX	FDJ	15
16	Matthieu BOULO	Bretagne-Seche Environnement	s.t.
17	Antoine WARNIER	Wallonie-Bruxelles	s.t.
18	Fabio FELLINE	Trek	s.t.
19	Viacheslav KUZNETSOV	Katusha	s.t.
20	Thomas DEGAND	IAM Cycling	s.t.
21	Loïc CHETOUT	Cofidis	21
22	Axel DOMONT	Ag2r	s.t.
23	Fabrice JEANDESBOZ	Europcar	s.t.
24	Dries DEVENYNS	IAM Cycling	30
25	Antoine DUCHESNE	Europcar	s.t.
26	Sébastien DELFOSSE	Wallonie-Bruxelles	s.t.
27	Olivier CHEVALIER	Wallonie-Bruxelles	s.t.
28	Boris VALLEE	Lotto-Soudal	s.t.
29	Kevin ISTA	Wallonie-Bruxelles	s.t.
30	Edwig CAMMAERTS	Veranclassic-Ekoi	s.t.
31	Jay MCCARTHY	Tinkoff-Saxo	s.t.
32	Marcus BURGHARDT	BMC	s.t.
33	Sébastien TURGOT	Ag2r	s.t.
34	Antoine DEMOITIE	Wallonie-Bruxelles	s.t.
35	Pierre-Henri LECUISINIER	FDJ	s.t.
36	Jelle WALLAYS	Topsport Vlaanderen	s.t.
37	Cyril LEMOINE	Cofidis	39
38	Patrick SCHELLING	IAM Cycling	52
39	Nikolas MAES	Etixx-Quick Step	s.t.
40	Frederik VEUCHELEN	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	s.t.
41	Michael MORKOV	Tinkoff-Saxo	s.t.
42	Christophe LABORIE	Bretagne-Seche Environnement	s.t.
43	Benoit JARRIER	Bretagne-Seche Environnement	s.t.
44	Gijs VAN HOECKE	Topsport Vlaanderen	@ 1min 20sec
45	Arnaud COURTEILLE	FDJ	+1:44
46	Daniel MCLAY	Bretagne-Seche Environnement	+1:46
47	Anthony GESLIN	FDJ	+1:51
48	Gediminas BAGDONAS	Ag2r	+2:39
49	Ilnur ZAKARIN	Katusha	+2:48
50	Edward THEUNS	Topsport Vlaanderen	+3:36
51	Jerome COUSIN	Europcar	+3:40
52	Christopher JUUL JENSEN	Tinkoff-Saxo	+3:49
53	Jonas VANGENECHTEN	IAM Cycling	+4:37
54	Sergei CHERNETSKI	Katusha	s.t.
55	Roy JANS	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	+4:53
56	Pavel BRUTT	Tinkoff-Saxo	s.t.
57	Tosh VAN DER SANDE	Lotto-Soudal	s.t.
58	Sébastien MINARD	Ag2r	s.t.
59	Julien BERARD	Ag2r	s.t.
60	Tony HUREL	Europcar	s.t.
61	Ludwig DE WINTER	Wallonie-Bruxelles	+5:59
62	Gregory HABEAUX	Wallonie-Bruxelles	+6:52
63	Yaroslav POPOVYCH	Trek	+7:26
64	Yauheni HUTAROVICH	Bretagne-Seche Environnement	s.t.
65	Stijn VANDENBERGH	Etixx-Quick Step	s.t.
66	Rick ZABEL	BMC	s.t.
67	Jean-Pierre DRUCKER	BMC	s.t.
68	Simon PELLAUD	IAM Cycling	s.t.
69	Simone ANTONINI	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	s.t.
70	Yannick MARTINEZ	Europcar	s.t.
71	Kenny DE HAES	Lotto-Soudal	s.t.
72	Tom BOONEN	Etixx-Quick Step	s.t.
73	Michael VAN STAEYEN	Cofidis	s.t.
74	Pieter VANSPEYBROUCK	Topsport Vlaanderen	s.t.
75	Peter VELITS	BMC	s.t.
76	Gert JOEAAR	Cofidis	s.t.
77	Pirmin LANG	IAM Cycling	s.t.
78	Gatis SMUKULIS	Katusha	s.t.
79	Alessandro DE MARCHI	BMC	s.t.
80	Fabio SABATINI	Etixx-Quick Step	+13:13
81	Martin VELITS	Etixx-Quick Step	s.t.
82	Boris DRON	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	s.t.
83	Enrico GASPAROTTO	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	s.t.

GC after Stage 3:

581.1 km raced so far at an average speed of 39.55 km/hr

1	Niki TERPSTRA	Etixx-Quick Step	14hr 40min 0sec
2	Victor CAMPENAERTS	Topsport Vlaanderen	@ 16sec
3	Sergey LAGUTIN	Katusha	36
4	Loic VLIEGEN	BMC	42
5	Antoine WARNIER	Wallonie-Bruxelles	52
6	Boris VALLEE	Lotto-Soudal	59
7	Antoine DEMOITIE	Wallonie-Bruxelles	@ 1min 1sec
8	Sébastien TURGOT	Ag2r	s.t.
9	Philippe GILBERT	BMC	+1:08
10	Danny VAN POPPEL	Trek	+1:10
11	Pieter SERRY	Etixx-Quick Step	+1:14
12	Matti BRESCHEL	Tinkoff-Saxo	+1:16
13	Thomas SPRENGERS	Topsport Vlaanderen	+1:18
14	Jurgen ROELANDTS	Lotto-Soudal	+1:20
15	Arthur VICHOT	FDJ	+1:22
16	Jelle VANENDERT	Lotto-Soudal	s.t.
17	Björn LEUKEMANS	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	s.t.
18	Viacheslav KUZNETSOV	Katusha	+1:31
19	Fabio FELLINE	Trek	+1:33
20	Matthieu BOULO	Bretagne-Seche Environnement	s.t.
21	Thomas DEGAND	IAM Cycling	s.t.
22	Marcus BURGHARDT	BMC	+1:44
23	Jelle WALLAYS	Topsport Vlaanderen	+1:48
24	Jay MCCARTHY	Tinkoff-Saxo	s.t.
25	Michael MORKOV	Tinkoff-Saxo	+2:07
26	Sébastien DELFOSSE	Wallonie-Bruxelles	+2:09
27	Nikolas MAES	Etixx-Quick Step	+2:10
28	Christophe LABORIE	Bretagne-Seche Environnement	s.t.
29	Edwig CAMMAERTS	Veranclassic-Ekoi	+2:18
30	Gijs VAN HOECKE	Topsport Vlaanderen	+2:36
31	Oliver NAESEN	Topsport Vlaanderen	+3:06
32	Olivier CHEVALIER	Wallonie-Bruxelles	+3:28
33	Benoit JARRIER	Bretagne-Seche Environnement	+3:50
34	Daniel MCLAY	Bretagne-Seche Environnement	+3:55
35	Gediminas BAGDONAS	Ag2r	+4:23
36	Anthony ROUX	FDJ	+4:39
37	Edward THEUNS	Topsport Vlaanderen	+4:54
38	Jerome COUSIN	Europcar	+4:58
39	Cyril LEMOINE	Cofidis	+4:59
40	Christopher JUUL JENSEN	Tinkoff-Saxo	+5:05
41	Kevin ISTA	Wallonie-Bruxelles	+5:07
42	Jonas VANGENECHTEN	IAM Cycling	+5:53
43	Tony HUREL	Europcar	+6:11
44	Roy JANS	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	+6:39
45	Axel DOMONT	Ag2r	+6:46
46	Anthony GESLIN	FDJ	+7:55
47	Yauheni HUTAROVICH	Bretagne-Seche Environnement	+8:21
48	Patrick SCHELLING	IAM Cycling	+8:22
49	Fabrice JEANDESBOZ	Europcar	+8:24
50	Rick ZABEL	BMC	+8:42
51	Pirmin LANG	IAM Cycling	+8:44
52	Ludwig DE WINTER	Wallonie-Bruxelles	+8:52
53	Ilnur ZAKARIN	Katusha	+8:52
54	Arnaud COURTEILLE	FDJ	+9:14
55	Peter VELITS	BMC	s.t.
56	Michael VAN STAEYEN	Cofidis	s.t.
57	Pieter VANSPEYBROUCK	Topsport Vlaanderen	s.t.
58	Pavel BRUTT	Tinkoff-Saxo	+9:15
59	Antoine DUCHESNE	Europcar	+10:19
60	Frederik VEUCHELEN	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	+10:25
61	Dries DEVENYNS	IAM Cycling	+10:30
62	Sergei CHERNETSKI	Katusha	+10:41
63	Jean-Pierre DRUCKER	BMC	+11:57
64	Gatis SMUKULIS	Katusha	+12:03
65	Tom BOONEN	Etixx-Quick Step	+12:03
66	Tosh VAN DER SANDE	Lotto-Soudal	+14:25
67	Boy VAN POPPEL	Trek	+14:41
68	Kenny DE HAES	Lotto-Soudal	+15:06
69	Loïc CHETOUT	Cofidis	+15:16
70	Pierre-Henri LECUISINIER	FDJ	+18:14
71	Yannick MARTINEZ	Europcar	+18:52
72	Gert JOEAAR	Cofidis	s.t.
73	Simon PELLAUD	IAM Cycling	+18:54
74	Stijn VANDENBERGH	Etixx-Quick Step	+19:13
75	Alessandro DE MARCHI	BMC	s.t.
76	Fabio SABATINI	Etixx-Quick Step	+21:54
77	Julien BERARD	Ag2r	+22:05
78	Yaroslav POPOVYCH	Trek	+22:21
79	Sébastien MINARD	Ag2r	+23:47
80	Simone ANTONINI	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	+26:23
81	Martin VELITS	Etixx-Quick Step	+26:49
82	Gregory HABEAUX	Wallonie-Bruxelles	+27:23
83	Enrico GASPAROTTO	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	+27:40
84	Boris DRON	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	+35:36

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Sunday, July 26: Stage 2, Beaufays - Bessange, 171.39 km

Danny van Poppel wins Wallonie stage 2

The Race, here's the way Trek Factory Racing described the stage:

Danny van Poppel took advantage of some fantastic teamwork to win the second stage at the Tour de Wallonie Sunday.  Trek Factory Racing, with only five men in the race, used its limited resources perfectly to lead van Poppel to the victory on his birthday, a wonderful present for the 22-year-old.

“It was special that I can win on my birthday,” said an elated van Poppel. “It was hard race with a lot of climbs - never flat.  In the middle of the race a big group went away and [Etixx] Quick Step pulled full gas and that made it really hard.

“I felt good already in the training camp we made with the team, but it’s not always easy to win when you are feeling good, so to do it, and on my birthday is something. My mom and girlfriend were there today and they don’t often come to my races so that was really special, too.”

Breakaways animated the 171.4-kilometer stage two at the Tour de Wallonie, but Trek Factory Racing played possum, choosing to lay low and chance everything would come together at the end.

In the closing kilometers, the pinstripes kicked into action. Yaroslav Popovych and Hayden Roulston pulled hard at the front to help neutralize the last remnants of an escape group, and in the finale Boy van Poppel gave a flawless lead out for his brother and Danny sealed the deal with his second victory of the season.

Van Poppel: “Five kilometers before the finish there was an 800-meter climb and we knew that [Philippe] Gilbert would attack there so the team dropped me in good position there and I was really strong on the climb and I think we were gone with six riders, all the big names, we had a small gap, but no one wanted to work together and were caught back on the descent.

“In the sprint I was a little far back but Boy rode me to the front, we took a lot of risks but it was a perfect leadout to 200 meters to go and then I went full gas over him. It was an easy win for me after all the work of the team. I felt strong today.”

Director Dirk Demol was pleased the team turned around a less than stellar first stage Saturday and did so in the best way possible.

“Today was good – a couple breaks today, but we just stayed calm,” explained Demol by phone. “In the final Popo [Popovych] and Hayden pulled and in the end Boy did a perfect leadout for his brother so that brought us the win today.”

“I knew that we could win today with Danny. I saw him riding strong at the team training camp in the Alps that we organized for the riders during the Tour de France, and last week in GP Cerami with his second place he proved his condition is there.  He also had the extra motivation today with his birthday. I told the boys for sure there would be cake tonight, but it’s up to you if it’s a plain cake or something else!”

Complete Results:

171.39 km raced at an average speed of 39.87 km/hr

1	Danny VAN POPPEL	Trek	4hr 17min 57sec
2	Matti BRESCHEL	Tinkoff-Saxo	s.t.
3	Marcus BURGHARDT	BMC	s.t.
4	Antoine DEMOITIE	Wallonie-Bruxelles	s.t.
5	Danilo NAPOLITANO	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	s.t.
6	Viacheslav KUZNETSOV	Katusha	s.t.
7	Aleksei TCATEVICH	Katusha	s.t.
8	Jonas VANGENECHTEN	IAM Cycling	s.t.
9	Anthony ROUX	FDJ	s.t.
10	Boris VALLEE	Lotto-Soudal	s.t.
11	Kenny DE HAES	Lotto-Soudal	s.t.
12	Cyril LEMOINE	Cofidis	s.t.
13	Rick ZABEL	BMC	s.t.
14	Thomas SPRENGERS	Topsport Vlaanderen	s.t.
15	Samuel DUMOULIN	Ag2r	s.t.
16	Edward THEUNS	Topsport Vlaanderen	s.t.
17	Jurgen ROELANDTS	Lotto-Soudal	s.t.
18	Michael MORKOV	Tinkoff-Saxo	s.t.
19	Victor CAMPENAERTS	Topsport Vlaanderen	s.t.
20	Sergey LAGUTIN	Katusha	s.t.
21	Antoine WARNIER	Wallonie-Bruxelles	s.t.
22	Matthieu BOULO	Bretagne-Seche Environnement	s.t.
23	Sébastien TURGOT	Ag2r	s.t.
24	Arnaud COURTEILLE	FDJ	s.t.
25	Arthur VICHOT	FDJ	s.t.
26	Tony HUREL	Europcar	s.t.
27	Boy VAN POPPEL	Trek	s.t.
28	Nikolas MAES	Etixx-Quick Step	s.t.
29	Jelle VANENDERT	Lotto-Soudal	s.t.
30	Jerome COUSIN	Europcar	s.t.
31	Philippe GILBERT	BMC	s.t.
32	Niki TERPSTRA	Etixx-Quick Step	s.t.
33	Pieter SERRY	Etixx-Quick Step	s.t.
34	Julien BERARD	Ag2r	s.t.
35	Pavel BRUTT	Tinkoff-Saxo	s.t.
36	Gijs VAN HOECKE	Topsport Vlaanderen	s.t.
37	Christophe LABORIE	Bretagne-Seche Environnement	s.t.
38	Fabio FELLINE	Trek	s.t.
39	Patrick SCHELLING	IAM Cycling	s.t.
40	Björn LEUKEMANS	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	s.t.
41	Thomas DEGAND	IAM Cycling	s.t.
42	Jelle WALLAYS	Topsport Vlaanderen	s.t.
43	Jay MCCARTHY	Tinkoff-Saxo	s.t.
44	Loic VLIEGEN	BMC	s.t.
45	Pirmin LANG	IAM Cycling	s.t.
46	Christopher JUUL JENSEN	Tinkoff-Saxo	s.t.
47	Antoine DUCHESNE	Europcar	@ 15sec
48	Dries DEVENYNS	IAM Cycling	19
49	Peter VELITS	BMC	30
50	Yauheni HUTAROVICH	Bretagne-Seche Environnement	s.t.
51	Michael VAN STAEYEN	Cofidis	s.t.
52	Gediminas BAGDONAS	Ag2r	s.t.
53	Edwig CAMMAERTS	Veranclassic-Ekoi	s.t.
54	Pierre-Henri LECUISINIER	FDJ	s.t.
55	Roy JANS	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	s.t.
56	Sébastien DELFOSSE	Wallonie-Bruxelles	s.t.
57	Pieter VANSPEYBROUCK	Topsport Vlaanderen	s.t.
58	Fabrice JEANDESBOZ	Europcar	33
59	Serge DE WORTELAER	Veranclassic-Ekoi	s.t.
60	Daniel MCLAY	Bretagne-Seche Environnement	51
61	Ludwig DE WINTER	Wallonie-Bruxelles	@ 1min 40sec
62	Simon PELLAUD	IAM Cycling	s.t.
63	Sergei CHERNETSKI	Katusha	s.t.
64	Olivier CHEVALIER	Wallonie-Bruxelles	s.t.
65	Ilnur ZAKARIN	Katusha	s.t.
66	Gert JOEAAR	Cofidis	s.t.
67	Anthony GESLIN	FDJ	s.t.
68	Enrico GASPAROTTO	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	s.t.
69	Sébastien MINARD	Ag2r	s.t.
70	Benoit JARRIER	Bretagne-Seche Environnement	s.t.
71	Jonas AHLSTRAND	Cofidis	s.t.
72	Hayden ROULSTON	Trek	s.t.
73	Oliver NAESEN	Topsport Vlaanderen	s.t.
74	Yannick MARTINEZ	Europcar	s.t.
75	Kevin ISTA	Wallonie-Bruxelles	+3:19
76	Tom BOONEN	Etixx-Quick Step	s.t.
77	Jean-Pierre DRUCKER	BMC	s.t.
78	Gatis SMUKULIS	Katusha	s.t.
79	Gregory HABEAUX	Wallonie-Bruxelles	s.t.
80	Kris BOECKMANS	Lotto-Soudal	s.t.
81	Yaroslav POPOVYCH	Trek	+5:09
82	Robin STENUIT	Veranclassic-Ekoi	s.t.
83	Simone ANTONINI	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	s.t.
84	Romain GUILLEMOIS	Europcar	s.t.
85	Axel DOMONT	Ag2r	s.t.
86	Boris DRON	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	s.t.
87	Tosh VAN DER SANDE	Lotto-Soudal	s.t.
88	Loïc CHETOUT	Cofidis	s.t.
89	Frederik VEUCHELEN	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	s.t.
90	Fabio SABATINI	Etixx-Quick Step	+7:23
91	Alessandro DE MARCHI	BMC	s.t.
92	Stijn VANDENBERGH	Etixx-Quick Step	s.t.
93	Martin VELITS	Etixx-Quick Step	+9:12

GC after Stage 2:

362.09 km raced so far at an average speed of 39.69 km/hr

1	Niki TERPSTRA	Etixx-Quick Step	9hr 7min 21sec
2	Victor CAMPENAERTS	Topsport Vlaanderen	@ 10sec
3	Boris VALLEE	Lotto-Soudal	33
4	Antoine DEMOITIE	Wallonie-Bruxelles	35
5	Sébastien TURGOT	Ag2r	35
6	Sergey LAGUTIN	Katusha	36
7	Loic VLIEGEN	BMC	s.t.
8	Antoine WARNIER	Wallonie-Bruxelles	41
9	Yauheni HUTAROVICH	Bretagne-Seche Environnement	59
10	Danny VAN POPPEL	Trek	@ 1min 10sec
11	Matti BRESCHEL	Tinkoff-Saxo	+1:16
12	Marcus BURGHARDT	BMC	+1:18
13	Michael MORKOV	Tinkoff-Saxo	+1:19
14	Viacheslav KUZNETSOV	Katusha	+1:20
15	Jonas VANGENECHTEN	IAM Cycling	s.t.
16	Aleksei TCATEVICH	Katusha	s.t.
17	Rick ZABEL	BMC	s.t.
18	Jurgen ROELANDTS	Lotto-Soudal	s.t.
19	Pieter SERRY	Etixx-Quick Step	s.t.
20	Gijs VAN HOECKE	Topsport Vlaanderen	s.t.
21	Christopher JUUL JENSEN	Tinkoff-Saxo	s.t.
22	Edward THEUNS	Topsport Vlaanderen	+1:22
23	Thomas SPRENGERS	Topsport Vlaanderen	s.t.
24	Philippe GILBERT	BMC	s.t.
25	Samuel DUMOULIN	Ag2r	s.t.
26	Tony HUREL	Europcar	s.t.
27	Danilo NAPOLITANO	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	s.t.
28	Arthur VICHOT	FDJ	s.t.
29	Nikolas MAES	Etixx-Quick Step	s.t.
30	Jelle VANENDERT	Lotto-Soudal	s.t.
31	Jelle WALLAYS	Topsport Vlaanderen	s.t.
32	Boy VAN POPPEL	Trek	s.t.
33	Fabio FELLINE	Trek	s.t.
34	Christophe LABORIE	Bretagne-Seche Environnement	s.t.
35	Matthieu BOULO	Bretagne-Seche Environnement	s.t.
36	Jerome COUSIN	Europcar	s.t.
37	Thomas DEGAND	IAM Cycling	s.t.
38	Björn LEUKEMANS	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	s.t.
39	Pirmin LANG	IAM Cycling	s.t.
40	Jay MCCARTHY	Tinkoff-Saxo	s.t.
41	Roy JANS	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	+1:50
42	Sébastien DELFOSSE	Wallonie-Bruxelles	s.t.
43	Gediminas BAGDONAS	Ag2r	+1:52
44	Edwig CAMMAERTS	Veranclassic-Ekoi	s.t.
45	Peter VELITS	BMC	s.t.
46	Michael VAN STAEYEN	Cofidis	s.t.
47	Pieter VANSPEYBROUCK	Topsport Vlaanderen	s.t.
48	Daniel MCLAY	Bretagne-Seche Environnement	+2:13
49	Oliver NAESEN	Topsport Vlaanderen	+3:00
50	Olivier CHEVALIER	Wallonie-Bruxelles	+3:02
51	Ludwig DE WINTER	Wallonie-Bruxelles	+3:02
52	Benoit JARRIER	Bretagne-Seche Environnement	s.t.
53	Jonas AHLSTRAND	Cofidis	s.t.
54	Hayden ROULSTON	Trek	s.t.
55	Pavel BRUTT	Tinkoff-Saxo	+4:26
56	Anthony ROUX	FDJ	+4:28
57	Cyril LEMOINE	Cofidis	s.t.
58	Jean-Pierre DRUCKER	BMC	+4:35
59	Kevin ISTA	Wallonie-Bruxelles	+4:41
60	Gatis SMUKULIS	Katusha	s.t.
61	Tom BOONEN	Etixx-Quick Step	s.t.
62	Kris BOECKMANS	Lotto-Soudal	s.t.
63	Sergei CHERNETSKI	Katusha	+6:08
64	Ilnur ZAKARIN	Katusha	s.t.
65	Anthony GESLIN	FDJ	s.t.
66	Axel DOMONT	Ag2r	+6:29
67	Robin STENUIT	Veranclassic-Ekoi	+6:31
68	Arnaud COURTEILLE	FDJ	+7:34
69	Patrick SCHELLING	IAM Cycling	s.t.
70	Kenny DE HAES	Lotto-Soudal	+7:44
71	Fabrice JEANDESBOZ	Europcar	+8:07
72	Fabio SABATINI	Etixx-Quick Step	+8:45
73	Tosh VAN DER SANDE	Lotto-Soudal	+9:36
74	Frederik VEUCHELEN	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	+9:37
75	Antoine DUCHESNE	Europcar	+10:05
76	Dries DEVENYNS	IAM Cycling	+10:11
77	Gert JOEAAR	Cofidis	+11:30
78	Yannick MARTINEZ	Europcar	s.t.
79	Simon PELLAUD	IAM Cycling	+11:32
80	Alessandro DE MARCHI	BMC	+11:51
81	Stijn VANDENBERGH	Etixx-Quick Step	s.t.
82	Martin VELITS	Etixx-Quick Step	+13:40
83	Enrico GASPAROTTO	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	+14:31
84	Yaroslav POPOVYCH	Trek	+14:59
85	Loïc CHETOUT	Cofidis	s.t.
86	Julien BERARD	Ag2r	+17:16
87	Pierre-Henri LECUISINIER	FDJ	+17:48
88	Sébastien MINARD	Ag2r	+18:58
89	Simone ANTONINI	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	+19:01
90	Gregory HABEAUX	Wallonie-Bruxelles	+20:35
91	Boris DRON	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	+22:27
92	Serge DE WORTELAER	Veranclassic-Ekoi	+28:36
93	Romain GUILLEMOIS	Europcar	+33:12

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Saturday, July 25: Stage 1, Wanze - Hannut, 190.7 km

Niki Terpstra wins Wallonie stage 1

Here's the race report from Etixx-Quick Step: Etixx - Quick-Step rider Niki Terpstra did what he loves to do most with about 24km remaining in 190.7km Stage 1 of Tour de Wallonie on Saturday: Attack. He went away from a 13-rider escape group — down from an original selection of 14 — along with Victor Campenaerts (Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise). The duo maintained their advantage all the way until the finish line of the opening stage.

Terpstra launched with 200m to go and won over Campenaerts for the first time in his 2015 Dutch Road Champion jersey. Terpstra won by four seconds. The two riders had more than a 44" advantage inside 4km to go. Yauheni Hutarovich (Bretagne-Séché) finished 3rd, 21" behind the lead duo.

Terpstra's victory is his 5th of the 2015 season, and the 38th on the road for Etixx - Quick-Step.

Terpstra will protect his race leadership on Sunday for Stage 2, 181.4km from Beaufays to Bassenge. There are nine climbs and a local circuit of 30 kilometers. The final climb is at kilometer 166 of the stage. The profile features steeper climbs in comparison to Stage 1, but the finale is flatter than the other moments of the stage.

"For the entire day it was bad weather, rain and plenty of wind," Terpstra said. "We started with an uphill and then there was the typical false flat roads in Wallonie. At that point of the parcours we went away with 14 riders, including my teammate Martin Velits. Martin did a great job keeping the speed high in the breakaway. We had good collaboration in the group. At about 24 kilometers to go, on a slight uphill, I attacked and Campenaerts followed. We went up the road together and in the end I won. It's really nice to win for the first time in this Dutch Champion Jersey, and to open Tour de Wallonie with a victory. It's a good start for the GC, but we will see day-by-day what we can do with the overall. At the moment we will enjoy this victory, and starting tomorrow we will see what can happen."

Complete Results:

190.7 kilometers raced at an average speed of 39.5 km/hr

1	Niki TERPSTRA	Etixx-Quick Step	4hr 49min 39sec
2	Victor CAMPENAERTS	Topsport Vlaanderen	@ 4sec
3	Yauheni HUTAROVICH	Bretegne-Seche Environnement	21
4	Boris VALLEE	Lotto-Soudal	s.t.
5	Antoine DEMOITIE	Wallonie-Bruxelles	s.t.
6	Sébastien TURGOT	Ag2r	s.t.
7	Sergey LAGUTIN	Katusha	s.t.
8	Loic VLIEGEN	BMC	s.t.
9	Antoine WARNIER	Wallonie-Bruxelles	26
10	Viacheslav KUZNETSOV	Katusha	@ 1min 5sec
11	Danny VAN POPPEL	Trek	s.t.
12	Jurgen ROELANDTS	Lotto-Soudal	s.t.
13	Jonas VANGENECHTEN	IAM Cycling	s.t.
14	Rick ZABEL	BMC	s.t.
15	Pieter SERRY	Etixx-Quick Step	s.t.
16	Aleksei TCATEVICH	Katusha	s.t.
17	Roy JANS	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	s.t.
18	Gijs VAN HOECKE	Topsport Vlaanderen	s.t.
19	Daniel MCLAY	Bretegne-Seche Environnement	+1:07
20	Edward THEUNS	Topsport Vlaanderen	s.t.
21	Sébastien DELFOSSE	Wallonie-Bruxelles	s.t.
22	Philippe GILBERT	BMC	s.t.
23	Robin STENUIT	Veranclassic	s.t.
24	Jelle WALLAYS	Topsport Vlaanderen	s.t.
25	Thomas SPRENGERS	Topsport Vlaanderen	s.t.
26	Kevin ISTA	Wallonie-Bruxelles	s.t.
27	Marcus BURGHARDT	BMC	s.t.
28	Gediminas BAGDONAS	Ag2r	s.t.
29	Oliver NAESEN	Topsport Vlaanderen	s.t.
30	Edwig CAMMAERTS	Veranclassic	s.t.
31	Jean-Pierre DRUCKER	BMC	s.t.
32	Tony HUREL	Europcar	s.t.
33	Axel DOMONT	Ag2r	s.t.
34	Olivier CHEVALIER	Wallonie-Bruxelles	s.t.
35	Arthur VICHOT	FDJ	s.t.
36	Jelle VANENDERT	Lotto-Soudal	s.t.
37	Nikolas MAES	Etixx-Quick Step	s.t.
38	Ludwig DE WINTER	Wallonie-Bruxelles	s.t.
39	Christopher JUUL JENSEN	Tinkoff-Saxo	s.t.
40	Samuel DUMOULIN	Ag2r	s.t.
41	Peter VELITS	BMC	s.t.
42	Fabio FELLINE	Trek	s.t.
43	Gatis SMUKULIS	Katusha	s.t.
44	Boy VAN POPPEL	Trek	s.t.
45	Christophe LABORIE	Bretegne-Seche Environnement	s.t.
46	Pirmin LANG	IAM Cycling	s.t.
47	Michael VAN STAEYEN	Cofidis	s.t.
48	Thomas DEGAND	IAM Cycling	s.t.
49	Jonas AHLSTRAND	Cofidis	s.t.
50	Benoit JARRIER	Bretegne-Seche Environnement	s.t.
51	Björn LEUKEMANS	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	s.t.
52	Jay MCCARTHY	Tinkoff-Saxo	s.t.
53	Michael MORKOV	Tinkoff-Saxo	s.t.
54	Danilo NAPOLITANO	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	s.t.
55	Pieter VANSPEYBROUCK	Topsport Vlaanderen	s.t.
56	Kris BOECKMANS	Lotto-Soudal	s.t.
57	Fabio SABATINI	Etixx-Quick Step	s.t.
58	Jerome COUSIN	Europcar	s.t.
59	Tom BOONEN	Etixx-Quick Step	s.t.
60	Hayden ROULSTON	Trek	s.t.
61	Matthieu BOULO	Bretegne-Seche Environnement	s.t.
62	Matti BRESCHEL	Tinkoff-Saxo	s.t.
63	Anthony ROUX	FDJ	+4:13
64	Martin VELITS	Etixx-Quick Step	s.t.
65	Louis VERVAEKE	Lotto-Soudal	s.t.
66	Pavel BRUTT	Tinkoff-Saxo	s.t.
67	Ilnur ZAKARIN	Katusha	s.t.
68	Sergei CHERNETSKI	Katusha	s.t.
69	Anthony GESLIN	FDJ	s.t.
70	Tosh VAN DER SANDE	Lotto-Soudal	s.t.
71	Cyril LEMOINE	Cofidis	s.t.
72	Frederik VEUCHELEN	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	s.t.
73	Stijn VANDENBERGH	Etixx-Quick Step	s.t.
74	Alessandro DE MARCHI	BMC	s.t.
75	Fabrice JEANDESBOZ	Europcar	+7:19
76	Arnaud COURTEILLE	FDJ	s.t.
77	Patrick SCHELLING	IAM Cycling	s.t.
78	Kenny DE HAES	Lotto-Soudal	s.t.
79	Loïc CHETOUT	Cofidis	+9:35
80	Yannick MARTINEZ	Europcar	s.t.
81	Antoine DUCHESNE	Europcar	s.t.
82	Gert JOEAAR	Cofidis	s.t.
83	Yaroslav POPOVYCH	Trek	s.t.
84	Simon PELLAUD	IAM Cycling	+9:37
85	Dries DEVENYNS	IAM Cycling	s.t.
86	Enrico GASPAROTTO	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	+12:36
87	Simone ANTONINI	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	+13:37
88	Gregory HABEAUX	Wallonie-Bruxelles	+17:01
89	Julien BERARD	Ag2r	s.t.
90	Boris DRON	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	+17:03
91	Pierre-Henri LECUISINIER	FDJ	s.t.
92	Sébastien MINARD	Ag2r	s.t.
93	Romain GUILLEMOIS	Europcar	+27:48
94	Serge DE WORTELAER	Veranclassic	s.t.

GC after Stage 1

1	Niki TERPSTRA	Etixx-Quick Step	4hr 49min 24sec
2	Victor CAMPENAERTS	Topsport Vlaanderen	@ 10sec
3	Yauheni HUTAROVICH	Bretegne-Seche Environnement	29
4	Boris VALLEE	Lotto-Soudal	33
5	Antoine DEMOITIE	Wallonie-Bruxelles	35
6	Sébastien TURGOT	Ag2r	s.t.
7	Sergey LAGUTIN	Katusha	36
8	Loic VLIEGEN	BMC	s.t.
9	Antoine WARNIER	Wallonie-Bruxelles	41
10	Viacheslav KUZNETSOV	Katusha	+1:20
11	Danny VAN POPPEL	Trek	s.t.
12	Jurgen ROELANDTS	Lotto-Soudal	s.t.
13	Jonas VANGENECHTEN	IAM Cycling	s.t.
14	Rick ZABEL	BMC	s.t.
15	Pieter SERRY	Etixx-Quick Step	s.t.
16	Aleksei TCATEVICH	Katusha	s.t.
17	Roy JANS	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	s.t.
18	Gijs VAN HOECKE	Topsport Vlaanderen	s.t.
19	Daniel MCLAY	Bretegne-Seche Environnement	@ 1min 22sec
20	Edward THEUNS	Topsport Vlaanderen	s.t.
21	Sébastien DELFOSSE	Wallonie-Bruxelles	s.t.
22	Philippe GILBERT	BMC	s.t.
23	Robin STENUIT	Veranclassic	s.t.
24	Jelle WALLAYS	Topsport Vlaanderen	s.t.
25	Thomas SPRENGERS	Topsport Vlaanderen	s.t.
26	Kevin ISTA	Wallonie-Bruxelles	s.t.
27	Marcus BURGHARDT	BMC	s.t.
28	Gediminas BAGDONAS	Ag2r	s.t.
29	Oliver NAESEN	Topsport Vlaanderen	s.t.
30	Edwig CAMMAERTS	Veranclassic	s.t.
31	Jean-Pierre DRUCKER	BMC	s.t.
32	Tony HUREL	Europcar	s.t.
33	Axel DOMONT	Ag2r	s.t.
34	Olivier CHEVALIER	Wallonie-Bruxelles	s.t.
35	Arthur VICHOT	FDJ	s.t.
36	Jelle VANENDERT	Lotto-Soudal	s.t.
37	Nikolas MAES	Etixx-Quick Step	s.t.
38	Ludwig DE WINTER	Wallonie-Bruxelles	s.t.
39	Christopher JUUL JENSEN	Tinkoff-Saxo	s.t.
40	Samuel DUMOULIN	Ag2r	s.t.
41	Peter VELITS	BMC	s.t.
42	Fabio FELLINE	Trek	s.t.
43	Gatis SMUKULIS	Katusha	s.t.
44	Boy VAN POPPEL	Trek	s.t.
45	Christophe LABORIE	Bretegne-Seche Environnement	s.t.
46	Pirmin LANG	IAM Cycling	s.t.
47	Michael VAN STAEYEN	Cofidis	s.t.
48	Thomas DEGAND	IAM Cycling	s.t.
49	Jonas AHLSTRAND	Cofidis	s.t.
50	Benoit JARRIER	Bretegne-Seche Environnement	s.t.
51	Björn LEUKEMANS	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	s.t.
52	Jay MCCARTHY	Tinkoff-Saxo	s.t.
53	Michael MORKOV	Tinkoff-Saxo	s.t.
54	Danilo NAPOLITANO	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	s.t.
55	Pieter VANSPEYBROUCK	Topsport Vlaanderen	s.t.
56	Kris BOECKMANS	Lotto-Soudal	s.t.
57	Fabio SABATINI	Etixx-Quick Step	s.t.
58	Jerome COUSIN	Europcar	s.t.
59	Tom BOONEN	Etixx-Quick Step	s.t.
60	Hayden ROULSTON	Trek	s.t.
61	Matthieu BOULO	Bretegne-Seche Environnement	s.t.
62	Matti BRESCHEL	Tinkoff-Saxo	s.t.
63	Pavel BRUTT	Tinkoff-Saxo	+4:26
64	Anthony ROUX	FDJ	+4:28
65	Martin VELITS	Etixx-Quick Step	s.t.
66	Louis VERVAEKE	Lotto-Soudal	s.t.
67	Ilnur ZAKARIN	Katusha	s.t.
68	Sergei CHERNETSKI	Katusha	s.t.
69	Anthony GESLIN	FDJ	s.t.
70	Tosh VAN DER SANDE	Lotto-Soudal	s.t.
71	Cyril LEMOINE	Cofidis	s.t.
72	Frederik VEUCHELEN	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	s.t.
73	Stijn VANDENBERGH	Etixx-Quick Step	s.t.
74	Alessandro DE MARCHI	BMC	s.t.
75	Fabrice JEANDESBOZ	Europcar	+7:34
76	Arnaud COURTEILLE	FDJ	s.t.
77	Patrick SCHELLING	IAM Cycling	s.t.
78	Kenny DE HAES	Lotto-Soudal	s.t.
79	Loïc CHETOUT	Cofidis	+9:50
80	Yannick MARTINEZ	Europcar	s.t.
81	Antoine DUCHESNE	Europcar	s.t.
82	Gert JOEAAR	Cofidis	s.t.
83	Yaroslav POPOVYCH	Trek	s.t.
84	Simon PELLAUD	IAM Cycling	+9:52
85	Dries DEVENYNS	IAM Cycling	s.t.
86	Enrico GASPAROTTO	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	+12:51
87	Simone ANTONINI	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	+13:52
88	Gregory HABEAUX	Wallonie-Bruxelles	+17:16
89	Julien BERARD	Ag2r	+17:16
90	Boris DRON	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	+17:18
91	Pierre-Henri LECUISINIER	FDJ	s.t.
92	Sébastien MINARD	Ag2r	s.t.
93	Romain GUILLEMOIS	Europcar	+28:03
94	Serge DE WORTELAER	Veranclassic	s.t.