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Wednesday, July 26: 5th & Final Stage, Chièvres - Thuin, 182.6 km

Dylan Teuns wins the final stage and the final GC.

The Race: Here's the story from stage & final GC winner Dylan Teuns' BMC team.

26 July, 2017, Thuin (BEL): Dylan Teuns secured the first stage race win of his career in emphatic style today by attacking on the final climb to secure both his second stage win and the overall victory at the VOO Tour de Wallonie.

Order resumed on stage 5 with riders once again battling to make the breakaway stick before finally, after 35km of racing, five riders were able to go clear and begin to build up an advantage over the rest of the field. 

However, with Huub Duyn (Vérandas Willems-Crelan), who was sitting 1'31" back on the General Classification, making the selection, BMC Racing Team kept the race under control and never allowed the gap to rise beyond 3'30" over the first 100km, of the 182.6km course. 

With 70km to go, the chase began to heat up, and with Miles Scotson setting the pace, the leaders were brought to within 30 seconds as they went over the top of the Mur de Thuin and crossed the finish line for the first time. As the bell rang to mark the start of the final 12km circuit around Thuin, the peloton had brought the remaining breakaway riders within sight before Nicolas Maes (Lotto Soudal) attacked to bridge across to Alexis Gougeard (AG2R La Mondiale), Lasse Norman Hansen (Aqua Blue Sport) and Duyn.

BMC Racing Team continued to keep control, and with 5km to go, only Gougeard was left dangling off the front of the bunch, and he was eventually swept up as the race headed towards a fast finale.

Positioning was crucial as the riders turned onto the bottom of the cobbled climb and, after being protected by Loïc Vliegen, Teuns was well-placed up at the front before once again proving what he is capable of by launching an impressive attack. Teuns' strength and determination shone through as he continued to power up the climb, distancing himself from the rest of the field further before sitting up to celebrate his second stage win and an emphatic overall victory.

Interview with Dylan Teuns:

Congratulations, Dylan. Can you describe how you are feeling after today's victory?

"I'm not sure if I can believe what I have just achieved. It hasn't really sunk in yet. It's an amazing feeling."

Coming into today was the stage win on your mind?

"The main goal today was the GC but to take the stage win as well is incredible. It couldn't have been a better day, and everything went perfectly. The guys did a fantastic job again. There was one rider in the breakaway who was dangerous overall so we couldn't let them go too far up the road. We needed to keep the gap under control but, in the end, we still had guys in the final. I am so proud of the team. They did everything for me."

Talk us through the final climb up Mur de Thuin.

"Tosh Van der Sande (Lotto - Soudal), who was second on the GC, tried to attack on the final climb which was natural. He had a small gap on the cobbles, so it wasn't easy to close, but once I found my rhythm, I had more speed and was able to go up and over. I was going full gas over the top of the climb, and then I looked back and saw that I had a gap. Marco Pinotti then started to cheer me on in the radio, and I knew I just had to go. I took the opportunity to win my second stage and my second professional victory."

Does this win give you a lot of confidence looking ahead to the rest of the season?

"Definitely. It is a great feeling, and it is the first stage race win of my career. I won two stages in the yellow jersey here, and that is amazing. I am definitely going to try and enjoy this win before I head to my next race."

Sports Director, Marco Pinotti: "The team did an incredible job today, and in the end, Dylan Teuns showed that he is in great form. I am really happy for him. It was a bit of a nervous start, but we expected that. After 35km, a strong five-rider breakaway formed and it included one rider who was dangerous in terms of the GC. Immediately, we put Miles Scotson and Floris Gerts on the front, and they did a very good job of controlling the race and managed to keep the gap to around three minutes. I was really impressed with the work of everyone today. When the race came back together, we saw that it was a good opportunity for Dylan to go for the stage win and Jempy Drucker and Loïc Vliegen gave up their own opportunities to work for him. A piece of the yellow jersey belongs to everyone after today."

"Coming into this race, we knew everybody was in great shape, and they showed that all the work they have put in over their mid-season break has paid off. Everyone should take a lot of confidence from how they were riding this week."

Complete Results:

182.6 kilometers raced at an average speed of 43.30 km/hr

1	Teuns, Dylan	BMC	4hr 13min 3sec
2	Coquard, Bryan	Direct Energie	s.t.
3	Van Der Sande, Tosh	Lotto-Soudal	s.t.
4	Lietaer, Eliot	Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise	s.t.
5	Thomas, Benjamin	Armée de Terre	s.t.
6	Kirsch, Alex	WB Veranclassic	s.t.
7	Vantomme, Maxime	WB Veranclassic	s.t.
8	Vliegen, Loïc	BMC	s.t.
9	Kreder, Michel	Aqua Blue Sport	s.t.
10	Kessel, Corne van	Telenet-Fidea Lions	s.t.
11	Pacher, Quentin	Delko-Marseille Provence	@ 10sec
12	Jules, Justin	WB Veranclassic	s.t.
13	Meurisse, Xandro	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	s.t.
14	Bystrøm, Sven Erik	Katusha-Alpecin	s.t.
15	Sprengers, Thomas	Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise	s.t.
16	Corbel, Erwann	Fortuneo-Oscaro	s.t.
17	Savitskiy, Ivan	Gazprom-RusVelo	s.t.
18	Dumoulin, Samuel	Ag2r La Mondiale	s.t.
19	Vanendert, Jelle	Lotto-Soudal	s.t.
20	Turgis, Anthony	Cofidis	+ 00' 17''
21	Meijers, Jeroen	Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij	+ 00' 20''
22	Guillemois, Romain	Direct Energie	s.t.
23	Martinez, Yannick	Delko-Marseille Provence	s.t.
24	Geniez, Alexandre	Ag2r La Mondiale	s.t.
25	Kuznetsov, Vyatcheslav	Katusha-Alpecin	+ 00' 24''
26	Dupont, Timothy	Veranda's Willems-Crelan	s.t.
27	Doubey, Fabien	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	s.t.
28	Van Hoecke, Gijs	Lotto NL-Jumbo	s.t.
29	Peyskens, Dimitri	WB Veranclassic	s.t.
30	Van Genechten, Jonas	Cofidis	s.t.
31	Chevrier, Clément	Ag2r La Mondiale	s.t.
32	Ludvigsson, Tobias	FDJ	s.t.
33	Lobato, Juan José	Lotto NL-Jumbo	+ 00' 30''
34	Campenaerts, Victor	Lotto NL-Jumbo	s.t.
35	Jansen, Amund	Lotto NL-Jumbo	+ 00' 33''
36	Le Roux, Romain	Armée de Terre	s.t.
37	Turgis, Jimmy	Cofidis	s.t.
38	Aernouts, Jim	Telenet-Fidea Lions	s.t.
39	Duval, Julien	Ag2r La Mondiale	s.t.
40	Mortier, Julien	AGO-AquaService	s.t.
41	Courteille, Arnaud	FDJ	s.t.
42	Vincent, Léo	FDJ	+ 00' 43''
43	Wynants, Maarten	Lotto NL-Jumbo	+ 00' 45''
44	Hermans, Quinten	Telenet-Fidea Lions	s.t.
45	Cleppe, Nicolas	Telenet-Fidea Lions	s.t.
46	Devolder, Stijn	Veranda's Willems-Crelan	s.t.
47	Šiškevičius, Evaldas	Delko-Marseille Provence	s.t.
48	Castelijns, Twan	Lotto NL-Jumbo	s.t.
49	Lagutin, Sergey	Gazprom-RusVelo	+ 00' 57''
50	Combaud, Romain	Delko-Marseille Provence	+ 01' 15''
51	Trusov, Nikolay	Gazprom-RusVelo	s.t.
52	Mamykin, Matvei	Katusha-Alpecin	s.t.
53	Ershov, Artur	Gazprom-RusVelo	s.t.
54	Boom, Lars	Lotto NL-Jumbo	+ 01' 19''
55	Tankink, Bram	Lotto NL-Jumbo	s.t.
56	Haar, Lars van der	Telenet-Fidea Lions	s.t.
57	Baestaens, Vincent	Telenet-Fidea Lions	s.t.
58	Nauleau, Bryan	Direct Energie	s.t.
59	Jarrier, Benoît	Fortuneo-Oscaro	+ 01' 21''
60	Fonseca, Armindo	Fortuneo-Oscaro	s.t.
61	Delaplace, Anthony	Fortuneo-Oscaro	s.t.
62	Jauregui, Quentin	Ag2r La Mondiale	s.t.
63	Antonini, Simone	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	+ 01' 29''
64	Reinders, Elmar	Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij	s.t.
65	Rossetto, Stéphane	Cofidis	s.t.
66	Maes, Nikolas	Lotto-Soudal	+ 01' 49''
67	Van Hecke, Preben	Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise	s.t.
68	Ledanois, Kévin	Fortuneo-Oscaro	s.t.
69	Bagdonas, Gediminas	Ag2r La Mondiale	s.t.
70	Hofland, Moreno	Lotto-Soudal	+ 01' 54''
71	Boev, Igor	Gazprom-RusVelo	s.t.
72	De Gendt, Aimé	Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise	+ 02' 05''
73	Allegaert, Piet	Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise	s.t.
74	Gougeard, Alexis	Ag2r La Mondiale	+ 02' 09''
75	Ista, Kevyn	WB Veranclassic	+ 02' 17''
76	Habeaux, Gregory	WB Veranclassic	s.t.
77	Naesen, Lawrence	WB Veranclassic	+ 02' 32''
78	De Buyst, Jasper	Lotto-Soudal	+ 02' 32''
79	Drücker, Jempy	BMC	+ 02' 54''
80	Quinziato, Manuel	BMC	+ 02' 58''
81	Kneisky, Morgan	Armée de Terre	s.t.
82	Duijn, Huub	Veranda's Willems-Crelan	s.t.
83	Hansen, Lasse	Aqua Blue Sport	s.t.
84	Van Hooydonck, Nathan	BMC	+ 03' 23''
85	De Winter, Gordon	AGO-AquaService	+ 03' 26''
86	Ladagnous, Matthieu	FDJ	+ 03' 45''
87	Gerts, Floris	BMC	s.t.
88	Ventoso, Francisco	BMC	s.t.
89	Loy, Antoine	AGO-AquaService	s.t.
90	Gate, Aaron	Aqua Blue Sport	s.t.
91	Hupond, Thierry	Delko-Marseille Provence	s.t.
92	Warnier, Antoine	WB Veranclassic	s.t.
93	Van Melsen, Kevin	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	s.t.
94	Ferasse, Thibault	Armée de Terre	s.t.
95	Levarlet, Guillaume	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	s.t.
96	Van Lerberghe, Bert	Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise	s.t.
97	Van Staeyen, Michael	Cofidis	s.t.
98	Vanbilsen, Kenneth	Cofidis	s.t.
99	De Bie, Sean	Lotto-Soudal	s.t.
100	Le Bon, Johan	FDJ	s.t.
101	Cardis, Romain	Direct Energie	s.t.
102	Vallée, Boris	Fortuneo-Oscaro	+ 03' 56''
103	Veuchelen, Frederik	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	s.t.
104	Ligthart, Pim	Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij	+ 04' 29''
105	Vermeltfoort, Coen	Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij	+ 04' 40''
106	Mørkøv, Michael	Katusha-Alpecin	+ 04' 50''
107	Planckaert, Baptiste	Katusha-Alpecin	+ 06' 20''
108	Deltombe, Kevin	Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise	+ 06' 25''
109	Palm, Martin	AGO-AquaService	s.t.
110	Blythe, Adam	Aqua Blue Sport	+ 06' 47''
111	Asselman, Jesper	Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij	+ 06' 51''
112	Goethem, Brian van	Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij	s.t.
113	Debuy, Anthony	AGO-AquaService	+ 07' 59''
114	Prémont, Christophe	Veranda's Willems-Crelan	s.t.
115	Watson, Calvin	Aqua Blue Sport	s.t.
116	De Bondt, Dries	Veranda's Willems-Crelan	s.t.
117	Yssaad, Yannis	Armée de Terre	s.t.
118	Alaphilippe, Bryan	Armée de Terre	s.t.
119	Raibaud, Jimmy	Armée de Terre	s.t.
120	Koning, Peter	Aqua Blue Sport	s.t.
121	Scotson, Miles	BMC	s.t.
122	Eiking, Odd	FDJ	s.t.
123	Tronet, Steven	Armée de Terre	s.t.
124	Solomennikov, Andrei	Gazprom-RusVelo	s.t.
125	Maikin, Roman	Gazprom-RusVelo	s.t.
126	Hurel, Tony	Direct Energie	s.t.
127	Aerts, Toon	Telenet-Fidea Lions	s.t.
128	Aerts, Thijs	Telenet-Fidea Lions	s.t.
129	Hofstetter, Hugo	Cofidis	+ 09' 02''
130	Arimont, Charlie	AGO-AquaService	+ 10' 13''
131	Vorobyev, Anton	Gazprom-RusVelo	s.t.
132	Belkov, Maxim	Katusha-Alpecin	s.t.
133	Dunne, Conor	Aqua Blue Sport	s.t.
134	Taminiaux, Lionel	AGO-AquaService	+ 10' 16''

Final GC after Stage 5:

• GC winner: Dylan Teuns (BMC)
• Points classification winner: Dylan Teuns (BMC)
• Mountains classification winner: Alexis Gougeard (Ag2r)
• Best young rider: Benjamin Thomas (Armée de Terre)
• Team classification winner: WB Veranclassic Aqua Protect

908.7 kilometers raced at an average speed of 42.61 km/hr

1	Teuns, Dylan	BMC	21hr 19min 34sec
2	Van Der Sande, Tosh	Lotto-Soudal	@ 43sec
3	Thomas, Benjamin	Armée de Terre	0h 00' 54''
4	Vanendert, Jelle	Lotto-Soudal	0h 01' 02''
5	Kreder, Michel	Aqua Blue Sport	0h 01' 03''
6	Vantomme, Maxime	WB Veranclassic-Aqua Protect	0h 01' 05''
7	Meurisse, Xandro	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	0h 01' 10''
8	Lietaer, Eliot	Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise	0h 01' 12''
9	Vliegen, Loïc	BMC	0h 01' 19''
10	Sprengers, Thomas	Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise	0h 01' 20''
11	Meijers, Jeroen	Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij	0h 01' 22''
12	Kuznetsov, Vyatcheslav	Katusha-Alpecin	0h 01' 28''
13	Corbel, Erwann	Fortuneo-Oscaro	0h 01' 33''
14	Peyskens, Dimitri	WB Veranclassic-Aqua Protect	0h 01' 49''
15	Bystrøm, Sven Erik	Katusha-Alpecin	0h 02' 05''
16	Le Roux, Romain	Armée de Terre	0h 02' 08''
17	Aernouts, Jim	Telenet-Fidea Lions	0h 02' 09''
18	Chevrier, Clément	Ag2r La Mondiale	0h 02' 22''
19	Guillemois, Romain	Direct Energie	0h 02' 28''
20	Lobato, Juan José	Lotto NL-Jumbo	0h 02' 29''
21	Jules, Justin	WB Veranclassic-Aqua Protect	0h 02' 32''
22	Devolder, Stijn	Veranda's Willems-Crelan	0h 03' 28''
23	Mortier, Julien	AGO-AquaService	0h 03' 41''
24	Lagutin, Sergey	Gazprom-RusVelo	0h 04' 20''
25	Castelijns, Twan	Lotto NL-Jumbo	0h 04' 23''
26	Jansen, Amund	Lotto NL-Jumbo	0h 04' 35''
27	Duijn, Huub	Veranda's Willems-Crelan	0h 04' 37''
28	Ligthart, Pim	Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij	0h 05' 23''
29	Reinders, Elmar	Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij	0h 05' 46''
30	Duval, Julien	Ag2r La Mondiale	0h 06' 04''
31	Turgis, Anthony	Cofidis, solutions crédits	0h 08' 21''
32	Dupont, Timothy	Veranda's Willems-Crelan	0h 08' 22''
33	Savitskiy, Ivan	Gazprom-RusVelo	0h 08' 38''
34	Courteille, Arnaud	FDJ	0h 08' 50''
35	De Buyst, Jasper	Lotto-Soudal	0h 09' 14''
36	Jauregui, Quentin	Ag2r La Mondiale	0h 09' 28''
37	Pacher, Quentin	Delko-Marseille Provence KTM	0h 09' 51''
38	Kessel, Corne van	Telenet-Fidea Lions	0h 10' 11''
39	Maes, Nikolas	Lotto-Soudal	0h 10' 30''
40	Levarlet, Guillaume	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	0h 10' 49''
41	Mamykin, Matvei	Katusha-Alpecin	0h 10' 52''
42	Le Bon, Johan	FDJ	0h 11' 51''
43	Ladagnous, Matthieu	FDJ	0h 11' 58''
44	Antonini, Simone	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	0h 12' 13''
45	Coquard, Bryan	Direct Energie	0h 12' 23''
46	Hermans, Quinten	Telenet-Fidea Lions	0h 12' 33''
47	Šiškevičius, Evaldas	Delko-Marseille Provence KTM	0h 12' 39''
48	Martinez, Yannick	Delko-Marseille Provence KTM	0h 13' 04''
49	Trusov, Nikolay	Gazprom-RusVelo	0h 13' 12''
50	Ershov, Artur	Gazprom-RusVelo	0h 13' 15''
51	Van Hoecke, Gijs	Lotto NL-Jumbo	0h 13' 33''
52	Planckaert, Baptiste	Katusha-Alpecin	0h 13' 43''
53	Ludvigsson, Tobias	FDJ	0h 14' 33''
54	Asselman, Jesper	Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij	0h 14' 56''
55	Doubey, Fabien	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	0h 15' 10''
56	Haar, Lars van der	Telenet-Fidea Lions	0h 15' 39''
57	Van Genechten, Jonas	Cofidis, solutions crédits	0h 15' 40''
58	Gougeard, Alexis	Ag2r La Mondiale	0h 15' 47''
59	Dumoulin, Samuel	Ag2r La Mondiale	0h 16' 01''
60	Gerts, Floris	BMC	0h 16' 01''
61	Combaud, Romain	Delko-Marseille Provence KTM	0h 16' 16''
62	De Gendt, Aimé	Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise	0h 16' 42''
63	Ledanois, Kévin	Fortuneo-Oscaro	0h 16' 43''
64	Eiking, Odd	FDJ	0h 16' 48''
65	Vanbilsen, Kenneth	Cofidis, solutions crédits	0h 17' 28''
66	Hofland, Moreno	Lotto-Soudal	0h 17' 43''
67	Naesen, Lawrence	WB Veranclassic-Aqua Protect	0h 17' 51''
68	Warnier, Antoine	WB Veranclassic-Aqua Protect	0h 19' 00''
69	Rossetto, Stéphane	Cofidis, solutions crédits	0h 19' 24''
70	Aerts, Toon	Telenet-Fidea Lions	0h 20' 04''
71	Gate, Aaron	Aqua Blue Sport	0h 20' 09''
72	Vincent, Léo	FDJ	0h 20' 27''
73	Bagdonas, Gediminas	Ag2r La Mondiale	0h 20' 32''
74	Mørkøv, Michael	Katusha-Alpecin	0h 20' 33''
75	Wynants, Maarten	Lotto NL-Jumbo	0h 20' 38''
76	Allegaert, Piet	Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise	0h 20' 43''
77	Campenaerts, Victor	Lotto NL-Jumbo	0h 21' 12''
78	Drücker, Jempy	BMC	0h 21' 14''
79	Habeaux, Gregory	WB Veranclassic-Aqua Protect	0h 21' 25''
80	Delaplace, Anthony	Fortuneo-Oscaro	0h 22' 06''
81	Turgis, Jimmy	Cofidis, solutions crédits	0h 22' 13''
82	Tankink, Bram	Lotto NL-Jumbo	0h 22' 36''
83	Raibaud, Jimmy	Armée de Terre	0h 24' 18''
84	Cleppe, Nicolas	Telenet-Fidea Lions	0h 24' 24''
85	Jarrier, Benoît	Fortuneo-Oscaro	0h 24' 34''
86	Kirsch, Alex	WB Veranclassic-Aqua Protect	0h 24' 39''
87	Hofstetter, Hugo	Cofidis, solutions crédits	0h 24' 55''
88	Van Melsen, Kevin	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	0h 24' 59''
89	Goethem, Brian van	Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij	0h 25' 06''
90	Scotson, Miles	BMC	0h 25' 15''
91	Ferasse, Thibault	Armée de Terre	0h 25' 40''
92	Ista, Kevyn	WB Veranclassic-Aqua Protect	0h 25' 40''
93	De Bie, Sean	Lotto-Soudal	0h 26' 09''
94	Van Hooydonck, Nathan	BMC	0h 27' 11''
95	Blythe, Adam	Aqua Blue Sport	0h 27' 45''
96	Loy, Antoine	AGO-AquaService	0h 28' 07''
97	Ventoso, Francisco	BMC	0h 28' 59''
98	Quinziato, Manuel	BMC	0h 29' 05''
99	Nauleau, Bryan	Direct Energie	0h 29' 14''
100	Solomennikov, Andrei	Gazprom-RusVelo	0h 30' 12''
101	Boom, Lars	Lotto NL-Jumbo	0h 30' 52''
102	Maikin, Roman	Gazprom-RusVelo	0h 31' 43''
103	Cardis, Romain	Direct Energie	0h 31' 43''
104	Aerts, Thijs	Telenet-Fidea Lions	0h 32' 36''
105	Deltombe, Kevin	Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise	0h 32' 42''
106	Vermeltfoort, Coen	Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij	0h 32' 56''
107	Koning, Peter	Aqua Blue Sport	0h 33' 44''
108	Veuchelen, Frederik	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	0h 34' 24''
109	Van Staeyen, Michael	Cofidis, solutions crédits	0h 34' 33''
110	Boev, Igor	Gazprom-RusVelo	0h 35' 56''
111	Fonseca, Armindo	Fortuneo-Oscaro	0h 35' 58''
112	Van Hecke, Preben	Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise	0h 36' 18''
113	Hansen, Lasse	Aqua Blue Sport	0h 36' 54''
114	Watson, Calvin	Aqua Blue Sport	0h 37' 23''
115	De Bondt, Dries	Veranda's Willems-Crelan	0h 37' 35''
116	Vorobyev, Anton	Gazprom-RusVelo	0h 38' 34''
117	Hurel, Tony	Direct Energie	0h 39' 03''
118	Taminiaux, Lionel	AGO-AquaService	0h 39' 11''
119	Hupond, Thierry	Delko-Marseille Provence KTM	0h 39' 11''
120	Arimont, Charlie	AGO-AquaService	0h 39' 38''
121	Vallée, Boris	Fortuneo-Oscaro	0h 40' 12''
122	Kneisky, Morgan	Armée de Terre	0h 42' 23''
123	Van Lerberghe, Bert	Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise	0h 42' 31''
124	Baestaens, Vincent	Telenet-Fidea Lions	0h 43' 04''
125	Debuy, Anthony	AGO-AquaService	0h 44' 52''
126	Geniez, Alexandre	Ag2r La Mondiale	0h 45' 24''
127	Dunne, Conor	Aqua Blue Sport	0h 47' 18''
128	Yssaad, Yannis	Armée de Terre	0h 50' 39''
129	Palm, Martin	AGO-AquaService	0h 54' 49''
130	Belkov, Maxim	Katusha-Alpecin	0h 55' 35''
131	Tronet, Steven	Armée de Terre	0h 56' 10''
132	Prémont, Christophe	Veranda's Willems-Crelan	0h 56' 57''
133	De Winter, Gordon	AGO-AquaService	0h 59' 23''
134	Alaphilippe, Bryan	Armée de Terre	1h 05' 17''

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Tuesday, July 25: Stage 4, Brussels - Profondeville, 164.1 km

Jempy Drucker (left, BMC) wins stage four.

The race: Here's the report from stage winner Jempy Drucker's BMC team:

25 July, 2017, Profondeville (BEL): After being billed as a day for the sprinters, VOO Tour de Wallonie stage 4 didn't disappoint with Jempy Drucker securing BMC Racing Team's second consecutive stage win after a fast and furious finish while Dylan Teuns crossed the line safely to head into tomorrow's final stage wearing the leader's yellow jersey.

For the first time this week, a breakaway formed early on stage 4 with five riders going clear and extending an advantage of over three minutes after less than 10km of racing.

With no-one threatening the overall race lead of Teuns, BMC Racing Team sat comfortably at the front of the peloton as the leaders gained more than 5'30" over the rest of the field in the first hour of racing. Approaching the 100km to go mark, the gap began to fall steadily with teams increasing the pace to bring the race back together and set the stage for the previously predicted bunch sprint. 

Just under two minutes stood between the breakaway and the peloton with 50km, of the 164.1km course, remaining and the final rider was eventually caught with 9km to go on the finishing circuit around Profondeville. Almost immediately, four riders flew off the front of the bunch, but BMC Racing Team took control with the peloton strung out in single file behind them as they brought the race back together again inside the closing 5km of the day.

The battle for position could then begin and Loïc Vliegen kept Drucker neatly in his wheel going under the flamme rouge. However, with no clear lead-out trains formed, it was every rider for himself when the final sprint was launched 500m from the line. Drucker timed his sprint to perfection and looked powerful as he moved through the bunch with ease before throwing his bike over the line to secure the stage win.

After being protected by his BMC Racing Team teammates all day, Teuns safely negotiated a hectic finale to maintain his overall lead heading into tomorrow's fifth and final stage.

Interview with Jempy Drucker:

Congratulations, Jempy. Talk us through today's sprint. 

"It was a bit strange actually as it was all flat. On stage 2, I made the mistake of waiting too long but today, I was on the right wheels and I had the right line to be able to take the win so I am happy."

It was an incredibly close finish. Were you aware of that as you crossed the line?

"It was a really tight finish and on the line, I actually couldn't tell if I had won. It was only when I heard it in my ear piece that I knew."

And looking ahead to tomorrow's final stage.

"The most important thing for us is that Dylan Teuns is still in the yellow jersey so today was a perfect day for BMC Racing Team. It was a good effort from all of the guys and there is a great spirit in the team so we will work hard to defend the jersey for one more day."

Dylan Teuns: "There was one rider in the late attack who was dangerous in terms of the GC but the team reacted quickly and closed the gap. Not only was this good for me but it was also good for Jempy Drucker's sprint. I was always with the team when we had to chase and then when the movement started for the sprint I tried to keep a good position in the first twenty riders and moved through the bunch as safely as possible."

"Tomorrow is another race day and I'm sure that the other guys in contention for the General Classification will be fighting. Today we didn't have to do too much work and I think this will be good for us tomorrow and I am sure that the team will be ready to fight with me for the jersey."

Complete Results:

164.1 kilometers raced at an average speed of 44.07 km/hr

1	Drücker, Jempy	BMC	3hr 43min 26sec
2	Blythe, Adam	Aqua Blue Sport	s.t.
3	Van Genechten, Jonas	Cofidis	s.t.
4	Lobato, Juan José	LottoNL-Jumbo	s.t.
5	De Buyst, Jasper	Lotto-Soudal	s.t.
6	Vermeltfoort, Coen	Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij	s.t.
7	Van Lerberghe, Bert	Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise	s.t.
8	Duval, Julien	Ag2r La Mondiale	s.t.
9	Hofstetter, Hugo	Cofidis	s.t.
10	Jules, Justin	WB Veranclassic	s.t.
11	Coquard, Bryan	Direct Energie	s.t.
12	Aerts, Toon	Telenet-Fidea Lions	s.t.
13	Vallée, Boris	Fortuneo-Oscaro	s.t.
14	Alaphilippe, Bryan	Armée de Terre	s.t.
15	Gerts, Floris	BMC	s.t.
16	Dumoulin, Samuel	Ag2r La Mondiale	s.t.
17	Arimont, Charlie	AGO-AquaService	s.t.
18	Dupont, Timothy	Veranda's Willems-Crelan	s.t.
19	Taminiaux, Lionel	AGO-AquaService	s.t.
20	Bagdonas, Gediminas	Ag2r La Mondiale	s.t.
21	Giraud, Benjamin	Delko-Marseille Provence	s.t.
22	Roux, Anthony	FDJ	s.t.
23	Planckaert, Baptiste	Katusha-Alpecin	s.t.
24	Savitskiy, Ivan	Gazprom-RusVelo	s.t.
25	Mørkøv, Michael	Katusha-Alpecin	s.t.
26	Dehaes, Kenny	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	s.t.
27	Vliegen, Loïc	BMC	s.t.
28	Sprengers, Thomas	Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise	s.t.
29	Teuns, Dylan	BMC	s.t.
30	Aernouts, Jim	Telenet-Fidea Lions	s.t.
31	Le Roux, Romain	Armée de Terre	s.t.
32	Lietaer, Eliot	Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise	s.t.
33	Meurisse, Xandro	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	s.t.
34	Scotson, Miles	BMC	s.t.
35	Van Der Sande, Tosh	Lotto-Soudal	s.t.
36	Yssaad, Yannis	Armée de Terre	s.t.
37	Šiškevičius, Evaldas	Delko-Marseille Provence	s.t.
38	Peyskens, Dimitri	WB Veranclassic	s.t.
39	Kreder, Michel	Aqua Blue Sport	s.t.
40	Mortier, Julien	AGO-AquaService	s.t.
41	Looij, André	Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij	s.t.
42	Ligthart, Pim	Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij	s.t.
43	Ludvigsson, Tobias	FDJ	s.t.
44	Boev, Igor	Gazprom-RusVelo	s.t.
45	Allegaert, Piet	Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise	s.t.
46	Meijers, Jeroen	Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij	s.t.
47	Gate, Aaron	Aqua Blue Sport	s.t.
48	Vantomme, Maxime	WB Veranclassic	s.t.
49	Le Bon, Johan	FDJ	s.t.
50	Kneisky, Morgan	Armée de Terre	s.t.
51	Thomas, Benjamin	Armée de Terre	s.t.
52	Levarlet, Guillaume	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	s.t.
53	Kuznetsov, Vyatcheslav	Katusha-Alpecin	s.t.
54	Campenaerts, Victor	LottoNL-Jumbo	s.t.
55	Courteille, Arnaud	FDJ	s.t.
56	Ladagnous, Matthieu	FDJ	s.t.
57	Vanendert, Jelle	Lotto-Soudal	s.t.
58	Guillemois, Romain	Direct Energie	s.t.
59	Duijn, Huub	Veranda's Willems-Crelan	s.t.
60	Delaplace, Anthony	Fortuneo-Oscaro	s.t.
61	Eiking, Odd	FDJ	s.t.
62	Hofland, Moreno	Lotto-Soudal	s.t.
63	Lagutin, Sergey	Gazprom-RusVelo	s.t.
64	Asselman, Jesper	Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij	s.t.
65	Doubey, Fabien	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	s.t.
66	De Gendt, Aimé	Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise	s.t.
67	Vries, Berden de	Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij	s.t.
68	Bystrøm, Sven Erik	Katusha-Alpecin	s.t.
69	Veuchelen, Frederik	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	s.t.
70	Chevrier, Clément	Ag2r La Mondiale	s.t.
71	Bonnafond, Guillaume	Cofidis	s.t.
72	Jansen, Amund	LottoNL-Jumbo	s.t.
73	Castelijns, Twan	LottoNL-Jumbo	s.t.
74	Corbel, Erwann	Fortuneo-Oscaro	s.t.
75	Aerts, Thijs	Telenet-Fidea Lions	s.t.
76	Antonini, Simone	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	s.t.
77	Maes, Nikolas	Lotto-Soudal	@ 11sec
78	Debuy, Anthony	AGO-AquaService	+ 00' 13''
79	Combaud, Romain	Delko-Marseille Provence	s.t.
80	Turgis, Jimmy	Cofidis	s.t.
81	Haar, Lars van der	Telenet-Fidea Lions	s.t.
82	Ershov, Artur	Gazprom-RusVelo	s.t.
83	El Fares, Julien	Delko-Marseille Provence	s.t.
84	Vincent, Léo	FDJ	s.t.
85	Van Hoecke, Gijs	LottoNL-Jumbo	s.t.
86	Devolder, Stijn	Veranda's Willems-Crelan	+ 00' 16''
87	Kessel, Corne van	Telenet-Fidea Lions	s.t.
88	Reinders, Elmar	Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij	s.t.
89	Martinez, Yannick	Delko-Marseille Provence	s.t.
90	Gougeard, Alexis	Ag2r La Mondiale	s.t.
91	Hermans, Quinten	Telenet-Fidea Lions	s.t.
92	Loy, Antoine	AGO-AquaService	s.t.
93	Palm, Martin	AGO-AquaService	s.t.
94	Jauregui, Quentin	Ag2r La Mondiale	s.t.
95	Solomennikov, Andrei	Gazprom-RusVelo	s.t.
96	Warnier, Antoine	WB Veranclassic	s.t.
97	Van Hecke, Preben	Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise	+ 00' 22''
98	Quinziato, Manuel	BMC	s.t.
99	Van Hooydonck, Nathan	BMC	s.t.
100	Raibaud, Jimmy	Armée de Terre	s.t.
101	Pacher, Quentin	Delko-Marseille Provence	s.t.
102	Maikin, Roman	Gazprom-RusVelo	s.t.
103	Boom, Lars	LottoNL-Jumbo	s.t.
104	Wynants, Maarten	LottoNL-Jumbo	s.t.
105	Tankink, Bram	LottoNL-Jumbo	s.t.
106	Hansen, Lasse	Aqua Blue Sport	s.t.
107	Morice, Julien	Direct Energie	s.t.
108	De Bondt, Dries	Veranda's Willems-Crelan	s.t.
109	Goethem, Brian van	Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij	s.t.
110	Cardis, Romain	Direct Energie	s.t.
111	Naesen, Lawrence	WB Veranclassic	+ 00' 50''
112	Hurel, Tony	Direct Energie	+ 00' 54''
113	Van Staeyen, Michael	Cofidis	+ 01' 10''
114	Vanbilsen, Kenneth	Cofidis	s.t.
115	Turgis, Anthony	Cofidis	s.t.
116	Ledanois, Kévin	Fortuneo-Oscaro	+ 01' 20''
117	Kirsch, Alex	WB Veranclassic	+ 01' 24''
118	Ista, Kevyn	WB Veranclassic	s.t.
119	Tronet, Steven	Armée de Terre	+ 01' 37''
120	Trusov, Nikolay	Gazprom-RusVelo	s.t.
121	Geniez, Alexandre	Ag2r La Mondiale	s.t.
122	Vorobyev, Anton	Gazprom-RusVelo	s.t.
123	Hupond, Thierry	Delko-Marseille Provence	s.t.
124	Nauleau, Bryan	Direct Energie	s.t.
125	Rossetto, Stéphane	Cofidis	s.t.
126	Ventoso, Francisco	BMC	s.t.
127	Belkov, Maxim	Katusha-Alpecin	+ 02' 40''
128	Mamykin, Matvei	Katusha-Alpecin	s.t.
129	Habeaux, Gregory	WB Veranclassic	+ 03' 44''
130	Jarrier, Benoît	Fortuneo-Oscaro	+ 04' 57''
131	Fonseca, Armindo	Fortuneo-Oscaro	s.t.
132	Koning, Peter	Aqua Blue Sport	s.t.
133	Dunne, Conor	Aqua Blue Sport	s.t.
134	Watson, Calvin	Aqua Blue Sport	s.t.
135	De Winter, Gordon	AGO-AquaService	s.t.
136	Cleppe, Nicolas	Telenet-Fidea Lions	s.t.
137	Deltombe, Kevin	Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise	s.t.
138	Van Melsen, Kevin	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	s.t.
139	Baugnies, Jérôme	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	s.t.
140	De Bie, Sean	Lotto-Soudal	s.t.
141	Prémont, Christophe	Veranda's Willems-Crelan	+ 06' 28''
142	Ferasse, Thibault	Armée de Terre	+ 07' 54''
143	Baestaens, Vincent	Telenet-Fidea Lions	s.t.
144	Hivert, Jonathan	Direct Energie	+ 09' 46''
145	Mertz, Rémy	Lotto-Soudal	s.t.

GC after Stage 4:

726.1 kilometers raced so far at an average speed of 42.43 km/hr

1	Teuns, Dylan	BMC	17hr 6min 41sec
2	Van Der Sande, Tosh	Lotto-Soudal	@ 32sec
3	Thomas, Benjamin	Armée de Terre	0h 00' 39''
4	Vanendert, Jelle	Lotto-Soudal	0h 00' 42''
5	Ligthart, Pim	Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij	0h 00' 44''
6	Kreder, Michel	Aqua Blue Sport	0h 00' 48''
7	Meurisse, Xandro	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	0h 00' 50''
8	Vantomme, Maxime	WB Veranclassic	s.t.
9	Meijers, Jeroen	Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij	0h 00' 52''
10	Kuznetsov, Vyatcheslav	Katusha-Alpecin	0h 00' 54''
11	Lietaer, Eliot	Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise	0h 00' 57''
12	Sprengers, Thomas	Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise	0h 01' 00''
13	Vliegen, Loïc	BMC	0h 01' 04''
14	Corbel, Erwann	Fortuneo-Oscaro	0h 01' 13''
15	Peyskens, Dimitri	WB Veranclassic	0h 01' 15''
16	Le Roux, Romain	Armée de Terre	0h 01' 25''
17	Aernouts, Jim	Telenet-Fidea Lions	0h 01' 26''
18	Duijn, Huub	Veranda's Willems-Crelan	0h 01' 31''
19	Bystrøm, Sven Erik	Katusha-Alpecin	0h 01' 45''
20	Chevrier, Clément	Ag2r La Mondiale	0h 01' 48''
21	Lobato, Juan José	LottoNL-Jumbo	0h 01' 49''
22	Roux, Anthony	FDJ	0h 01' 57''
23	Guillemois, Romain	Direct Energie	0h 01' 58''
24	Jules, Justin	WB Veranclassic	0h 02' 12''
25	Devolder, Stijn	Veranda's Willems-Crelan	0h 02' 33''
26	Mortier, Julien	AGO-AquaService	0h 02' 58''
27	Lagutin, Sergey	Gazprom-RusVelo	0h 03' 13''
28	Vries, Berden de	Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij	s.t.
29	Castelijns, Twan	LottoNL-Jumbo	0h 03' 28''
30	Jansen, Amund	LottoNL-Jumbo	0h 03' 52''
31	Reinders, Elmar	Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij	0h 04' 07''
32	El Fares, Julien	Delko-Marseille Provence	0h 04' 57''
33	Duval, Julien	Ag2r La Mondiale	0h 05' 21''
34	De Buyst, Jasper	Lotto-Soudal	0h 06' 32''
35	Levarlet, Guillaume	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	0h 06' 54''
36	Planckaert, Baptiste	Katusha-Alpecin	0h 07' 13''
37	Dupont, Timothy	Veranda's Willems-Crelan	0h 07' 48''
38	Turgis, Anthony	Cofidis	0h 07' 54''
39	Asselman, Jesper	Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij	0h 07' 55''
40	Le Bon, Johan	FDJ	0h 07' 56''
41	Jauregui, Quentin	Ag2r La Mondiale	0h 07' 57''
42	Ladagnous, Matthieu	FDJ	0h 08' 03''
43	Courteille, Arnaud	FDJ	0h 08' 07''
44	Savitskiy, Ivan	Gazprom-RusVelo	0h 08' 18''
45	Maes, Nikolas	Lotto-Soudal	0h 08' 31''
46	Eiking, Odd	FDJ	0h 08' 39''
47	Mamykin, Matvei	Katusha-Alpecin	0h 09' 27''
48	Pacher, Quentin	Delko-Marseille Provence	0h 09' 31''
49	Kessel, Corne van	Telenet-Fidea Lions	0h 09' 56''
50	Antonini, Simone	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	0h 10' 34''
51	Hermans, Quinten	Telenet-Fidea Lions	0h 11' 38''
52	Šiškevičius, Evaldas	Delko-Marseille Provence	0h 11' 44''
53	Trusov, Nikolay	Gazprom-RusVelo	0h 11' 47''
54	Ershov, Artur	Gazprom-RusVelo	0h 11' 50''
55	Aerts, Toon	Telenet-Fidea Lions	0h 12' 00''
56	Gerts, Floris	BMC	0h 12' 06''
57	Coquard, Bryan	Direct Energie	0h 12' 14''
58	Martinez, Yannick	Delko-Marseille Provence	0h 12' 34''
59	Van Hoecke, Gijs	LottoNL-Jumbo	0h 12' 59''
60	Gougeard, Alexis	Ag2r La Mondiale	0h 13' 29''
61	Vanbilsen, Kenneth	Cofidis	0h 13' 33''
62	Ludvigsson, Tobias	FDJ	0h 13' 59''
63	Haar, Lars van der	Telenet-Fidea Lions	0h 14' 10''
64	Baugnies, Jérôme	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	0h 14' 26''
65	De Gendt, Aimé	Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise	0h 14' 27''
66	Doubey, Fabien	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	0h 14' 36''
67	Ledanois, Kévin	Fortuneo-Oscaro	0h 14' 44''
68	Combaud, Romain	Delko-Marseille Provence	0h 14' 51''
69	Bonnafond, Guillaume	Cofidis	0h 14' 59''
70	Warnier, Antoine	WB Veranclassic	0h 15' 05''
71	Van Genechten, Jonas	Cofidis	0h 15' 06''
72	Naesen, Lawrence	WB Veranclassic	0h 15' 09''
73	Mørkøv, Michael	Katusha-Alpecin	0h 15' 37''
74	Hofland, Moreno	Lotto-Soudal	0h 15' 39''
75	Dumoulin, Samuel	Ag2r La Mondiale	0h 15' 41''
76	Hofstetter, Hugo	Cofidis	0h 15' 43''
77	Raibaud, Jimmy	Armée de Terre	0h 16' 09''
78	Gate, Aaron	Aqua Blue Sport	0h 16' 14''
79	Scotson, Miles	BMC	0h 17' 06''
80	Rossetto, Stéphane	Cofidis	0h 17' 45''
81	Goethem, Brian van	Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij	0h 18' 05''
82	Drücker, Jempy	BMC	0h 18' 10''
83	Allegaert, Piet	Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise	0h 18' 28''
84	Bagdonas, Gediminas	Ag2r La Mondiale	0h 18' 33''
85	Habeaux, Gregory	WB Veranclassic	0h 18' 58''
86	Vincent, Léo	FDJ	0h 19' 34''
87	Wynants, Maarten	LottoNL-Jumbo	0h 19' 43''
88	Campenaerts, Victor	LottoNL-Jumbo	0h 20' 32''
89	Delaplace, Anthony	Fortuneo-Oscaro	0h 20' 35''
90	Blythe, Adam	Aqua Blue Sport	0h 20' 48''
91	Van Melsen, Kevin	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	0h 21' 04''
92	Tankink, Bram	LottoNL-Jumbo	0h 21' 07''
93	Turgis, Jimmy	Cofidis	0h 21' 30''
94	Ferasse, Thibault	Armée de Terre	0h 21' 45''
95	Solomennikov, Andrei	Gazprom-RusVelo	0h 22' 03''
96	De Bie, Sean	Lotto-Soudal	0h 22' 14''
97	Jarrier, Benoît	Fortuneo-Oscaro	0h 23' 03''
98	Ista, Kevyn	WB Veranclassic	0h 23' 13''
99	Cleppe, Nicolas	Telenet-Fidea Lions	0h 23' 29''
100	Maikin, Roman	Gazprom-RusVelo	0h 23' 34''
101	Van Hooydonck, Nathan	BMC	0h 23' 38''
102	Loy, Antoine	AGO-AquaService	0h 24' 12''
103	Kirsch, Alex	WB Veranclassic	0h 24' 24''
104	Aerts, Thijs	Telenet-Fidea Lions	0h 24' 27''
105	Ventoso, Francisco	BMC	0h 25' 04''
106	Koning, Peter	Aqua Blue Sport	0h 25' 35''
107	Quinziato, Manuel	BMC	0h 25' 57''
108	Deltombe, Kevin	Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise	0h 26' 07''
109	Nauleau, Bryan	Direct Energie	0h 27' 45''
110	Cardis, Romain	Direct Energie	0h 27' 48''
111	Vermeltfoort, Coen	Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij	0h 28' 06''
112	Vorobyev, Anton	Gazprom-RusVelo	0h 28' 11''
113	Taminiaux, Lionel	AGO-AquaService	0h 28' 45''
114	Watson, Calvin	Aqua Blue Sport	0h 29' 14''
115	Arimont, Charlie	AGO-AquaService	0h 29' 15''
116	Boom, Lars	LottoNL-Jumbo	0h 29' 23''
117	De Bondt, Dries	Veranda's Willems-Crelan	0h 29' 26''
118	Veuchelen, Frederik	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	0h 30' 18''
119	Van Staeyen, Michael	Cofidis	0h 30' 38''
120	Hurel, Tony	Direct Energie	0h 30' 54''
121	Mertz, Rémy	Lotto-Soudal	0h 31' 31''
122	Morice, Julien	Direct Energie	0h 33' 50''
123	Boev, Igor	Gazprom-RusVelo	0h 33' 52''
124	Hansen, Lasse	Aqua Blue Sport	s.t.
125	Van Hecke, Preben	Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise	0h 34' 19''
126	Fonseca, Armindo	Fortuneo-Oscaro	0h 34' 27''
127	Hupond, Thierry	Delko-Marseille Provence	0h 35' 16''
128	Vallée, Boris	Fortuneo-Oscaro	0h 36' 06''
129	Debuy, Anthony	AGO-AquaService	0h 36' 43''
130	Giraud, Benjamin	Delko-Marseille Provence	0h 36' 52''
131	Dunne, Conor	Aqua Blue Sport	0h 36' 55''
132	Van Lerberghe, Bert	Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise	0h 38' 36''
133	Kneisky, Morgan	Armée de Terre	0h 39' 15''
134	Baestaens, Vincent	Telenet-Fidea Lions	0h 41' 35''
135	Looij, André	Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij	0h 42' 15''
136	Yssaad, Yannis	Armée de Terre	0h 42' 30''
137	Dehaes, Kenny	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	0h 42' 41''
138	Geniez, Alexandre	Ag2r La Mondiale	0h 44' 54''
139	Belkov, Maxim	Katusha-Alpecin	0h 45' 12''
140	Tronet, Steven	Armée de Terre	0h 48' 01''
141	Palm, Martin	AGO-AquaService	0h 48' 14''
142	Prémont, Christophe	Veranda's Willems-Crelan	0h 48' 48''
143	De Winter, Gordon	AGO-AquaService	0h 55' 47''
144	Alaphilippe, Bryan	Armée de Terre	0h 57' 08''
145	Hivert, Jonathan	Direct Energie	0h 57' 31''

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Monday, July 24: Stage 3, Arlon - Houffalize, 182.7 km

Dylan Teuns wins stage three

The race: Here's the report from winner Dylan Teuns' BMC team.

24 July, 2017, Houffalize (BEL): Dylan Teuns proved that attack is sometimes the best form of defense in Belgium today after powering away from the rest of the field to take a solo stage win on VOO Tour de Wallonie stage 3, consolidating his overall race lead in the process.

It was another battle to make the breakaway stick on stage 3 with the BMC Racing Team-led peloton covering over 40km, of the 182.7km course, before giving seven riders the freedom to go clear at the front of the race. The leaders' advantage continued to rise steadily over the first half of stage before it stabilized at 3'50" with less than 80km to go.

With the yellow jersey on the shoulders of Teuns, BMC Racing Team continued to set the tempo at the front of the bunch before starting to put pressure on the breakaway.

The chase quickly began to heat up, with four of the day's six categorized climbs coming inside the final 50km, and the fierce pace being set by Francisco Ventoso and Nathan Van Hooydonck saw riders dropping off the back of the main field. As the race hit the slopes of the short but steep category one climb, the Mur Saint-Roch, for the first of two ascents, the peloton had brought the two remaining breakaway riders to within one minute.

Inside 10km to go, Alexis Gougeard (AG2R La Mondiale) made a final bid for glory and was holding onto a minute's advantage as a sense of urgency swept over the reduced bunch with teams vying for the stage win.

With the race back together on the second ascent of the relentless climb to the finish line, which featured an average gradient of 10.7%, an impressive attack from Teuns saw him power away from the rest of the field. Gritting his teeth, Teuns continued to push hard all the way to the line before punching the air with delight as he secured the stage win and extended his overall race lead.

Teuns now leads the General Classification with an advantage of 32 seconds as the race heads into tomorrow's penultimate stage

Interview with Dylan Teuns:

Congratulations, Dylan. How are you feeling after today's stage win?

"First of all, I would like to thank my BMC Racing Team teammates. They did a great job today and controlled the race. I said to them this morning that today was the main GC day and that my best chance was to ride for the victory. That's exactly what the team did, and all I had to do was finish it off in the closing meters of the race."

"At one point, with around 40km to go, I think, I had a flat and I had to make my way back into the peloton. It was not a good moment, but at the end, it wasn't too much of a problem."

We saw you launch an impressive attack on the final climb. What were you thinking in that moment?

"Yeah, I was just feeling really good and I knew that I needed to attack there if I wanted to win. I have been feeling strong in my last few races and especially at GP Pino Cerami and also the first two stages here. It is good for me that I can show something after my good result at Flèche Wallone at the beginning of the year. My spring was really good, and now I have another good result here which is really positive for me."

Sports Director, Marco Pinotti: "There were a few moments in today's race when the guys really had to take control of the race. After less than one hour, there was a 15-rider breakaway that included the rider who was previously sitting on the same time as Dylan Teuns on the General Classification. We then had to chase the group down before the seven-rider breakaway finally went. But, Dylan was motivated to take today's stage win and also the bonus seconds for the GC so, we kept control of the race. We used Miles Scotson and Nathan Van Hooydonck in the first part of the race, and they did a really great job, pulling for longer than we expected. Everybody did a really good job today, and Dylan finished it off perfectly."

"We took responsibility yesterday to control the race because we were targeting the General Classification and I think we can continue to do this. While the next two stages are easier on paper, the racing can be a little unpredictable here especially with the weather. But, we are confident in Dylan and Dylan is confident in his team, so we will continue to work hard for the overall win."

Complete results:

182.7 kilometers raced at an average speed of 41.29 km/hr

1	Teuns, Dylan	BMC	4hr 25min 30sec
2	Pacher, Quentin	Delko-Marseille Provence	@ 9sec
3	Eiking, Odd	FDJ	s.t.
4	Vanendert, Jelle	Lotto-Soudal	+ 00' 14''
5	Lobato, Juan José	LottoNL-Jumbo	+ 00' 18''
6	Ligthart, Pim	Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij	+ 00' 20''
7	Van Der Sande, Tosh	Lotto-Soudal	+ 00' 21''
8	Kreder, Michel	Aqua Blue Sport	+ 00' 24''
9	Sprengers, Thomas	Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise	s.t.
10	Lietaer, Eliot	Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise	s.t.
11	Vantomme, Maxime	WB Veranclassic	+ 00' 26''
12	Roux, Anthony	FDJ	s.t.
13	Vliegen, Loïc	BMC	+ 00' 28''
14	Meijers, Jeroen	Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij	s.t.
15	Le Roux, Romain	Armée de Terre	s.t.
16	Thomas, Benjamin	Armée de Terre	s.t.
17	Kuznetsov, Vyatcheslav	Katusha-Alpecin	+ 00' 35''
18	Peyskens, Dimitri	WB Veranclassic	+ 00' 40''
19	Meurisse, Xandro	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	s.t.
20	Jauregui, Quentin	Ag2r La Mondiale	+ 00' 43''
21	Levarlet, Guillaume	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	+ 00' 44''
22	Combaud, Romain	Delko-Marseille Provence	s.t.
23	Corbel, Erwann	Fortuneo-Oscaro	s.t.
24	Martinez, Yannick	Delko-Marseille Provence	+ 00' 50''
25	Mortier, Julien	AGO-AquaService	+ 00' 52''
26	Chevrier, Clément	Ag2r La Mondiale	+ 00' 54''
27	Lagutin, Sergey	Gazprom-RusVelo	s.t.
28	Duijn, Huub	Veranda's Willems-Crelan	+ 00' 57''
29	Castelijns, Twan	LottoNL-Jumbo	s.t.
30	Courteille, Arnaud	FDJ	s.t.
31	Bystrøm, Sven Erik	Katusha-Alpecin	s.t.
32	Aernouts, Jim	Telenet-Fidea Lions	+ 01' 02''
33	Guillemois, Romain	Direct Energie	+ 01' 04''
34	El Fares, Julien	Delko-Marseille Provence	s.t.
35	Trusov, Nikolay	Gazprom-RusVelo	+ 01' 09''
36	Hermans, Quinten	Telenet-Fidea Lions	+ 01' 10''
37	Jules, Justin	WB Veranclassic	s.t.
38	Vries, Berden de	Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij	+ 01' 17''
39	Aerts, Toon	Telenet-Fidea Lions	s.t.
40	Gougeard, Alexis	Ag2r La Mondiale	+ 01' 20''
41	Devolder, Stijn	Veranda's Willems-Crelan	+ 01' 22''
42	Vanbilsen, Kenneth	Cofidis	+ 01' 27''
43	Reinders, Elmar	Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij	+ 01' 33''
44	Jansen, Amund	LottoNL-Jumbo	+ 01' 47''
45	Ferasse, Thibault	Armée de Terre	+ 01' 53''
46	Tankink, Bram	LottoNL-Jumbo	+ 01' 57''
47	Antonini, Simone	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	+ 01' 59''
48	Maes, Nikolas	Lotto-Soudal	+ 02' 19''
49	Raibaud, Jimmy	Armée de Terre	s.t.
50	Ladagnous, Matthieu	FDJ	s.t.
51	Turgis, Anthony	Cofidis	+ 02' 26''
52	Šiškevičius, Evaldas	Delko-Marseille Provence	s.t.
53	De Bie, Sean	Lotto-Soudal	s.t.
54	Mertz, Rémy	Lotto-Soudal	+ 03' 13''
55	De Buyst, Jasper	Lotto-Soudal	s.t.
56	Mamykin, Matvei	Katusha-Alpecin	+ 03' 17''
57	Haar, Lars van der	Telenet-Fidea Lions	+ 03' 49''
58	Goethem, Brian van	Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij	s.t.
59	Turgis, Jimmy	Cofidis	+ 03' 56''
60	Ludvigsson, Tobias	FDJ	s.t.
61	Kessel, Corne van	Telenet-Fidea Lions	+ 04' 08''
62	Kirsch, Alex	WB Veranclassic	+ 04' 14''
63	Dupont, Timothy	Veranda's Willems-Crelan	+ 04' 16''
64	Duval, Julien	Ag2r La Mondiale	+ 04' 24''
65	Bagdonas, Gediminas	Ag2r La Mondiale	s.t.
66	Ledanois, Kévin	Fortuneo-Oscaro	+ 04' 31''
67	Le Bon, Johan	FDJ	s.t.
68	Drücker, Jempy	BMC	+ 04' 39''
69	Ventoso, Francisco	BMC	s.t.
70	Savitskiy, Ivan	Gazprom-RusVelo	+ 04' 44''
71	De Gendt, Aimé	Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise	+ 04' 46''
72	Allegaert, Piet	Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise	s.t.
73	Vergaerde, Otto	Veranda's Willems-Crelan	+ 05' 32''
74	Ershov, Artur	Gazprom-RusVelo	+ 05' 47''
75	Dumoulin, Samuel	Ag2r La Mondiale	+ 05' 58''
76	Koning, Peter	Aqua Blue Sport	+ 06' 00''
77	Planckaert, Baptiste	Katusha-Alpecin	+ 06' 17''
78	Gate, Aaron	Aqua Blue Sport	+ 06' 33''
79	Baugnies, Jérôme	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	+ 06' 38''
80	Naesen, Lawrence	WB Veranclassic	+ 06' 44''
81	Blythe, Adam	Aqua Blue Sport	+ 06' 47''
82	Quinziato, Manuel	BMC	s.t.
83	Coquard, Bryan	Direct Energie	+ 06' 53''
84	Van Melsen, Kevin	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	+ 06' 54''
85	Asselman, Jesper	Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij	s.t.
86	Solomennikov, Andrei	Gazprom-RusVelo	s.t.
87	Van Hooydonck, Nathan	BMC	+ 09' 09''
88	Van Hoecke, Gijs	LottoNL-Jumbo	s.t.
89	Cleppe, Nicolas	Telenet-Fidea Lions	s.t.
90	Aerts, Thijs	Telenet-Fidea Lions	s.t.
91	Bonnafond, Guillaume	Cofidis	s.t.
92	Hofland, Moreno	Lotto-Soudal	s.t.
93	Kneisky, Morgan	Armée de Terre	s.t.
94	Vincent, Léo	FDJ	s.t.
95	Wynants, Maarten	LottoNL-Jumbo	s.t.
96	Warnier, Antoine	WB Veranclassic	s.t.
97	Loy, Antoine	AGO-AquaService	s.t.
98	Van Hecke, Preben	Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise	+ 09' 32''
99	Veuchelen, Frederik	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	+ 11' 30''
100	Gerts, Floris	BMC	s.t.
101	Doubey, Fabien	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	+ 13' 39''
102	Rossetto, Stéphane	Cofidis	+ 13' 57''
103	Debuy, Anthony	AGO-AquaService	+ 14' 03''
104	Vallée, Boris	Fortuneo-Oscaro	+ 14' 06''
105	Vermeltfoort, Coen	Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij	+ 14' 08''
106	Boom, Lars	LottoNL-Jumbo	s.t.
107	Looij, André	Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij	+ 14' 11''
108	Watson, Calvin	Aqua Blue Sport	s.t.
109	Van Lerberghe, Bert	Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise	s.t.
110	Deltombe, Kevin	Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise	s.t.
111	Delaplace, Anthony	Fortuneo-Oscaro	s.t.
112	Maikin, Roman	Gazprom-RusVelo	s.t.
113	Habeaux, Gregory	WB Veranclassic	s.t.
114	Morice, Julien	Direct Energie	s.t.
115	Tronet, Steven	Armée de Terre	s.t.
116	Shaw, James	Lotto-Soudal	s.t.
117	Vorobyev, Anton	Gazprom-RusVelo	+ 14' 18''
118	Nauleau, Bryan	Direct Energie	s.t.
119	Taminiaux, Lionel	AGO-AquaService	+ 14' 22''
120	Arimont, Charlie	AGO-AquaService	+ 14' 28''
121	Belkov, Maxim	Katusha-Alpecin	s.t.
122	Jarrier, Benoît	Fortuneo-Oscaro	+ 14' 37''
123	Dehaes, Kenny	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	s.t.
124	Van Staeyen, Michael	Cofidis	s.t.
125	Hofstetter, Hugo	Cofidis	+ 14' 42''
126	Hansen, Lasse	Aqua Blue Sport	s.t.
127	Mørkøv, Michael	Katusha-Alpecin	s.t.
128	Yssaad, Yannis	Armée de Terre	s.t.
129	Alaphilippe, Bryan	Armée de Terre	s.t.
130	Scotson, Miles	BMC	s.t.
131	Giraud, Benjamin	Delko-Marseille Provence	+ 14' 51''
132	Hupond, Thierry	Delko-Marseille Provence	s.t.
133	Hurel, Tony	Direct Energie	s.t.
134	Van Genechten, Jonas	Cofidis	s.t.
135	Baestaens, Vincent	Telenet-Fidea Lions	+ 14' 53''
136	De Winter, Gordon	AGO-AquaService	s.t.
137	Campenaerts, Victor	LottoNL-Jumbo	+ 14' 56''
138	Dunne, Conor	Aqua Blue Sport	+ 14' 58''
139	Boev, Igor	Gazprom-RusVelo	+ 15' 04''
140	Ista, Kevyn	WB Veranclassic	s.t.
141	Palm, Martin	AGO-AquaService	+ 15' 23''
142	Prémont, Christophe	Veranda's Willems-Crelan	+ 17' 07''
143	Cardis, Romain	Direct Energie	+ 17' 37''
144	De Bondt, Dries	Veranda's Willems-Crelan	+ 22' 03''
145	Hivert, Jonathan	Direct Energie	s.t.
146	Geniez, Alexandre	Ag2r La Mondiale	+ 22' 05''
147	Fonseca, Armindo	Fortuneo-Oscaro	s.t.

GC after stage 3:

562 kilometers raced so far at an average speed of 41.98 km/hr

1	Teuns, Dylan	BMC	13hr 23min 15sec
2	Van Der Sande, Tosh	Lotto-Soudal	@ 32sec
3	Thomas, Benjamin	Armée de Terre	0h 00' 39''
4	Vanendert, Jelle	Lotto-Soudal	0h 00' 42''
5	Ligthart, Pim	Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij	0h 00' 44''
6	Kreder, Michel	Aqua Blue Sport	0h 00' 48''
7	Meurisse, Xandro	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	0h 00' 50''
8	Vantomme, Maxime	WB Veranclassic-Aqua Protect	s.t.
9	Meijers, Jeroen	Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij	0h 00' 52''
10	Kuznetsov, Vyatcheslav	Katusha-Alpecin	0h 00' 54''
11	Lietaer, Eliot	Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise	0h 00' 57''
12	Sprengers, Thomas	Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise	0h 01' 00''
13	Vliegen, Loïc	BMC	0h 01' 04''
14	Corbel, Erwann	Fortuneo-Oscaro	0h 01' 13''
15	Peyskens, Dimitri	WB Veranclassic-Aqua Protect	0h 01' 15''
16	Le Roux, Romain	Armée de Terre	0h 01' 25''
17	Aernouts, Jim	Telenet-Fidea Lions	0h 01' 26''
18	Duijn, Huub	Veranda's Willems-Crelan	0h 01' 31''
19	Bystrøm, Sven Erik	Katusha-Alpecin	0h 01' 45''
20	Chevrier, Clément	Ag2r La Mondiale	0h 01' 48''
21	Lobato, Juan José	LottoNL-Jumbo	0h 01' 49''
22	Roux, Anthony	FDJ	0h 01' 57''
23	Guillemois, Romain	Direct Energie	0h 01' 58''
24	Jules, Justin	WB Veranclassic-Aqua Protect	0h 02' 12''
25	Devolder, Stijn	Veranda's Willems-Crelan	0h 02' 17''
26	Mortier, Julien	AGO-AquaService	0h 02' 58''
27	Lagutin, Sergey	Gazprom-RusVelo	0h 03' 13''
28	Vries, Berden de	Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij	s.t.
29	Castelijns, Twan	LottoNL-Jumbo	0h 03' 28''
30	Jansen, Amund	LottoNL-Jumbo	0h 03' 52''
31	Reinders, Elmar	Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij	0h 03' 57''
32	El Fares, Julien	Delko-Marseille Provence KTM	0h 04' 44''
33	Duval, Julien	Ag2r La Mondiale	0h 05' 21''
34	De Buyst, Jasper	Lotto-Soudal	0h 06' 32''
35	Turgis, Anthony	Cofidis, solutions crédits	0h 06' 44''
36	Mamykin, Matvei	Katusha-Alpecin	0h 06' 47''
37	Levarlet, Guillaume	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	0h 06' 54''
38	Planckaert, Baptiste	Katusha-Alpecin	0h 07' 13''
39	Jauregui, Quentin	Ag2r La Mondiale	0h 07' 41''
40	Dupont, Timothy	Veranda's Willems-Crelan	0h 07' 48''
41	Asselman, Jesper	Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij	0h 07' 55''
42	Le Bon, Johan	FDJ	0h 07' 56''
43	Ladagnous, Matthieu	FDJ	0h 08' 03''
44	Courteille, Arnaud	FDJ	0h 08' 07''
45	Savitskiy, Ivan	Gazprom-RusVelo	0h 08' 18''
46	Maes, Nikolas	Lotto-Soudal	0h 08' 20''
47	Eiking, Odd	FDJ	0h 08' 39''
48	Pacher, Quentin	Delko-Marseille Provence KTM	0h 09' 09''
49	Baugnies, Jérôme	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	0h 09' 29''
50	Kessel, Corne van	Telenet-Fidea Lions	0h 09' 40''
51	Trusov, Nikolay	Gazprom-RusVelo	0h 10' 10''
52	Antonini, Simone	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	0h 10' 34''
53	Hermans, Quinten	Telenet-Fidea Lions	0h 11' 22''
54	Ershov, Artur	Gazprom-RusVelo	0h 11' 37''
55	Šiškevičius, Evaldas	Delko-Marseille Provence KTM	0h 11' 53''
56	Vergaerde, Otto	Veranda's Willems-Crelan	0h 12' 00''
57	Aerts, Toon	Telenet-Fidea Lions	s.t.
58	Gerts, Floris	BMC	0h 12' 06''
59	Coquard, Bryan	Direct Energie	0h 12' 14''
60	Martinez, Yannick	Delko-Marseille Provence KTM	0h 12' 18''
61	Vanbilsen, Kenneth	Cofidis, solutions crédits	0h 12' 23''
62	Van Hoecke, Gijs	LottoNL-Jumbo	0h 12' 46''
63	Gougeard, Alexis	Ag2r La Mondiale	0h 13' 13''
64	Ledanois, Kévin	Fortuneo-Oscaro	0h 13' 24''
65	Ferasse, Thibault	Armée de Terre	0h 13' 51''
66	Haar, Lars van der	Telenet-Fidea Lions	0h 13' 57''
67	Ludvigsson, Tobias	FDJ	0h 13' 59''
68	Naesen, Lawrence	WB Veranclassic-Aqua Protect	0h 14' 19''
69	De Gendt, Aimé	Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise	0h 14' 27''
70	Doubey, Fabien	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	0h 14' 36''
71	Combaud, Romain	Delko-Marseille Provence KTM	0h 14' 38''
72	Warnier, Antoine	WB Veranclassic-Aqua Protect	0h 14' 49''
73	Bonnafond, Guillaume	Cofidis, solutions crédits	0h 14' 59''
74	Van Genechten, Jonas	Cofidis, solutions crédits	0h 15' 10''
75	Habeaux, Gregory	WB Veranclassic-Aqua Protect	0h 15' 14''
76	Mørkøv, Michael	Katusha-Alpecin	0h 15' 37''
77	Hofland, Moreno	Lotto-Soudal	0h 15' 39''
78	Dumoulin, Samuel	Ag2r La Mondiale	0h 15' 41''
79	Hofstetter, Hugo	Cofidis, solutions crédits	0h 15' 43''
80	Raibaud, Jimmy	Armée de Terre	0h 15' 47''
81	Van Melsen, Kevin	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	0h 16' 07''
82	Rossetto, Stéphane	Cofidis, solutions crédits	0h 16' 08''
83	Gate, Aaron	Aqua Blue Sport	0h 16' 14''
84	Scotson, Miles	BMC	0h 17' 06''
85	De Bie, Sean	Lotto-Soudal	0h 17' 17''
86	Goethem, Brian van	Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij	0h 17' 43''
87	Jarrier, Benoît	Fortuneo-Oscaro	0h 18' 06''
88	Drücker, Jempy	BMC	0h 18' 20''
89	Allegaert, Piet	Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise	0h 18' 28''
90	Bagdonas, Gediminas	Ag2r La Mondiale	0h 18' 33''
91	Cleppe, Nicolas	Telenet-Fidea Lions	0h 18' 34''
92	Vincent, Léo	FDJ	0h 19' 21''
93	Wynants, Maarten	LottoNL-Jumbo	s.t.
94	Campenaerts, Victor	LottoNL-Jumbo	0h 20' 32''
95	Delaplace, Anthony	Fortuneo-Oscaro	0h 20' 35''
96	Koning, Peter	Aqua Blue Sport	0h 20' 38''
97	Tankink, Bram	LottoNL-Jumbo	0h 20' 45''
98	Blythe, Adam	Aqua Blue Sport	0h 20' 54''
99	Deltombe, Kevin	Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise	0h 21' 11''
100	Turgis, Jimmy	Cofidis, solutions crédits	0h 21' 17''
101	Mertz, Rémy	Lotto-Soudal	0h 21' 45''
102	Solomennikov, Andrei	Gazprom-RusVelo	0h 21' 47''
103	Ista, Kevyn	WB Veranclassic-Aqua Protect	0h 21' 49''
104	Kirsch, Alex	WB Veranclassic-Aqua Protect	0h 23' 00''
105	Maikin, Roman	Gazprom-RusVelo	0h 23' 12''
106	Van Hooydonck, Nathan	BMC	0h 23' 16''
107	Ventoso, Francisco	BMC	0h 23' 27''
108	Loy, Antoine	AGO-AquaService	0h 23' 56''
109	Watson, Calvin	Aqua Blue Sport	0h 24' 17''
110	Aerts, Thijs	Telenet-Fidea Lions	0h 24' 27''
111	Quinziato, Manuel	BMC	0h 25' 35''
112	Nauleau, Bryan	Direct Energie	0h 26' 08''
113	Vorobyev, Anton	Gazprom-RusVelo	0h 26' 34''
114	Cardis, Romain	Direct Energie	0h 27' 26''
115	Vermeltfoort, Coen	Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij	0h 28' 06''
116	Taminiaux, Lionel	AGO-AquaService	0h 28' 45''
117	Boom, Lars	LottoNL-Jumbo	0h 29' 01''
118	De Bondt, Dries	Veranda's Willems-Crelan	0h 29' 04''
119	Arimont, Charlie	AGO-AquaService	0h 29' 15''
120	Van Staeyen, Michael	Cofidis, solutions crédits	0h 29' 28''
121	Fonseca, Armindo	Fortuneo-Oscaro	0h 29' 30''
122	Hurel, Tony	Direct Energie	0h 30' 00''
123	Veuchelen, Frederik	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	0h 30' 18''
124	Dunne, Conor	Aqua Blue Sport	0h 31' 58''
125	Morice, Julien	Direct Energie	0h 33' 28''
126	Hansen, Lasse	Aqua Blue Sport	0h 33' 30''
127	Hupond, Thierry	Delko-Marseille Provence KTM	0h 33' 39''
128	Baestaens, Vincent	Telenet-Fidea Lions	0h 33' 41''
129	Boev, Igor	Gazprom-RusVelo	0h 33' 52''
130	Van Hecke, Preben	Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise	0h 33' 57''
131	Vallée, Boris	Fortuneo-Oscaro	0h 36' 06''
132	Debuy, Anthony	AGO-AquaService	0h 36' 30''
133	Giraud, Benjamin	Delko-Marseille Provence KTM	0h 36' 52''
134	Van Lerberghe, Bert	Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise	0h 38' 36''
135	Kneisky, Morgan	Armée de Terre	0h 39' 15''
136	Looij, André	Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij	0h 42' 15''
137	Shaw, James	Lotto-Soudal	0h 42' 15''
138	Prémont, Christophe	Veranda's Willems-Crelan	0h 42' 20''
139	Yssaad, Yannis	Armée de Terre	0h 42' 30''
140	Belkov, Maxim	Katusha-Alpecin	0h 42' 32''
141	Dehaes, Kenny	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	0h 42' 41''
142	Geniez, Alexandre	Ag2r La Mondiale	0h 43' 17''
143	Tronet, Steven	Armée de Terre	0h 46' 24''
144	Hivert, Jonathan	Direct Energie	0h 47' 45''
145	Palm, Martin	AGO-AquaService	0h 47' 58''
146	De Winter, Gordon	AGO-AquaService	0h 50' 50''
147	Alaphilippe, Bryan	Armée de Terre	0h 57' 08''

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Sunday, July 23: Stage 2, Chaudfontaine - Seraing, 189.4 km

Jasper de Buyst wins stage two.

The race: Here's the stage story from GC leader Dylan Teuns' Team BMC:

23 July, 2017, Seraing (BEL): It was another action packed day of racing on VOO Tour de Wallonie stage 2 with Jempy Drucker sprinting to a top five finish and Dylan Teuns moving into the leader's yellow jersey.

For the second consecutive day, it was a battle to get into the breakaway in Belgium with multiple early attempts unable to escape the grasp of the peloton.

After 18km, 20 riders, including Teuns, Loïc Vliegen, and Miles Scotson, looked set to go clear and began to build up an advantage on the Côte de Thimister with the peloton in pieces behind.

However, with the bunch back together, a furious pace saw the group pulled back before, 60km into the 189.4km course, six riders were finally given the freedom to establish a solid lead over the rest of the field.

The leaders' advantage continued to rise steadily over the next 50km before peaking at around three minutes going over the top of the Côte de Becco. With 70km to go, the peloton began to apply pressure on the front of the race and, with BMC Racing Team helping to set the pace, the final breakaway rider was caught just 25km from the finish line.

A late attack with 10km to go forced a 10-rider group, which included Teuns, to gain some ground but, with a fast run into the finish, the race was quickly back together, and the stage was set for a bunch sprint that was won by Jasper De Buyst (Lotto - Soudal). Drucker was well-positioned at the front of the bunch on the two technical corners going into the finishing straight before launching his sprint with 300m to go and eventually crossing the line fourth.

A decisive split in the peloton heading under the flamme rouge saw the race leader at the start of the day, Benjamin Thomas (Armeé de Terre), caught out. While Teuns, who also took bonus seconds at the first intermediate sprint, was protected by his teammates and finished safely in the front group to move into the overall race lead with three stages remaining.

Quotes from the Finish Line:

Dylan Teuns: "Today went well for us. In the beginning, I was in a big move, and as I was the only GC rider in this group, it put a lot of pressure on the other riders in the bunch. Miles Scotson and Loïc Vliegen did a perfect job in this group, and I could take some bonus seconds. The traditional breakaway then went clear, and Armeé de Terre was controlling the race. We waited until the final circuits before putting riders up at the front to help with the chase. In the end, I tried something on the final climb, but I knew it would be hard with a fast descent into the finish. It was good to try and take some time there even though it didn't work out. From then, I wanted to maintain a good position at the front of the peloton to avoid being caught up in any splits and stay safe. In the end, this proved to be a really good decision."

"I am really happy. It is great to wear the yellow jersey but the time gaps are small, and there is still three hard days of racing to go. We know the final climb of tomorrow's stage from Liège-Bastogne-Liège but it is really early in the race so, we are never properly racing on it. It is not too long, but it is really steep, so it will definitely be a hard finish tomorrow."

Jempy Drucker: "It was a pretty hard day. It was always up and down with a fast finish. The final sprint was technical with wet roads and a downhill. With 500m to go, there were two turns, but I was in a good position. The speed went down a little after this and I hesitated a bit too long before starting my sprint. I think that's where the other guys passed me. I felt good today, and on the last climb, I was able to follow the best so that is a good sign, but you always want to win."

"There are a couple of other stages that could come down to a bunch sprint but, for us, the priority will be to keep the leader's jersey. This is the most important thing for us, but we will see over the rest of the race if another opportunity comes up."

Sports Director, Allan Peiper: "It was a good day for us. It was a hard stage today with around 2000m of climbing so it could have gone either way in terms of the finish. At the start, a group of twenty riders went clear, and we had Dylan Teuns, Loïc Vliegen, and Miles Scotson in there which was good for us. They were able to stay away until the first sprint at KM 37 and Dylan took second place there and gained a couple of bonus seconds. Over the next 30km or so, there were a lot of attacks until finally, six riders went away. As we came onto the circuits, the group still had a lead of around 2'30". It was a strong group, so we put Francisco Ventoso on the front to help pull. The gap was still at 1'10" at the start of the next lap so we put Nathan Van Hooydonck and Manuel Quinziato on the front too and they caught the leaders on the last climb."

"It started to rain over the last 10km and after Dylan's group was caught, it was a fast descent into the finish. With the weather, we saw the peloton split with Dylan well-positioned in the front group to take the leader's jersey. It was also great to see Jempy Drucker up there in the sprint. He put in a really good ride today."

"Tomorrow is going to be another hard stage with the finish on top of the Mur Saint-Roch. They do that climb in Liège-Bastogne-Liège every year so, the riders know it. It is going to be a hard day defending but it will also be a hard finish there. But, we have a good team and a couple of really experienced captains to look after us on the road."

Complete Results:

189.4 kilometers raced at an average speed of 42.20 km/hr

1	De Buyst, Jasper	Lotto-Soudal	4hr 29min 16sec
2	Mørkøv, Michael	Katusha-Alpecin	s.t.
3	Jules, Justin	WB Veranclassic	s.t.
4	Drücker, Jempy	BMC	s.t.
5	Maikin, Roman	Gazprom-RusVelo	s.t.
6	Lobato, Juan José	LottoNL-Jumbo	s.t.
7	Dupont, Timothy	Veranda's Willems-Crelan	s.t.
8	Coquard, Bryan	Direct Energie	s.t.
9	Allegaert, Piet	Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise	s.t.
10	Hofstetter, Hugo	Cofidis	s.t.
11	Gate, Aaron	Aqua Blue Sport	s.t.
12	Šiškevičius, Evaldas	Delko-Marseille Provence	s.t.
13	Dumoulin, Samuel	Ag2r La Mondiale	s.t.
14	Mortier, Julien	AGO-AquaService	s.t.
15	Gerts, Floris	BMC	s.t.
16	Vermeltfoort, Coen	Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij	s.t.
17	Teuns, Dylan	BMC	s.t.
18	Eiking, Odd	FDJ	s.t.
19	Maes, Nikolas	Lotto-Soudal	s.t.
20	Van Genechten, Jonas	Cofidis	s.t.
21	Trusov, Nikolay	Gazprom-RusVelo	s.t.
22	Vliegen, Loïc	BMC	s.t.
23	Aernouts, Jim	Telenet-Fidea Lions	s.t.
24	Planckaert, Baptiste	Katusha-Alpecin	s.t.
25	Asselman, Jesper	Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij	s.t.
26	Kreder, Michel	Aqua Blue Sport	s.t.
27	Van Der Sande, Tosh	Lotto-Soudal	s.t.
28	Jansen, Amund	LottoNL-Jumbo	s.t.
29	Scotson, Miles	BMC	s.t.
30	Ligthart, Pim	Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij	s.t.
31	Reinders, Elmar	Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij	s.t.
32	Bonnafond, Guillaume	Cofidis	s.t.
33	Meijers, Jeroen	Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij	s.t.
34	Savitskiy, Ivan	Gazprom-RusVelo	s.t.
35	Meurisse, Xandro	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	s.t.
36	Vantomme, Maxime	WB Veranclassic	s.t.
37	Kuznetsov, Vyatcheslav	Katusha-Alpecin	s.t.
38	Ershov, Artur	Gazprom-RusVelo	s.t.
39	Sprengers, Thomas	Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise	s.t.
40	Lagutin, Sergey	Gazprom-RusVelo	s.t.
41	Pacher, Quentin	Delko-Marseille Provence	s.t.
42	Lietaer, Eliot	Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise	s.t.
43	Peyskens, Dimitri	WB Veranclassic	s.t.
44	Corbel, Erwann	Fortuneo-Oscaro	s.t.
45	Hofland, Moreno	Lotto-Soudal	s.t.
46	Kessel, Corne van	Telenet-Fidea Lions	s.t.
47	Thomas, Benjamin	Armée de Terre	+ 00' 10''
48	Ista, Kevyn	WB Veranclassic	s.t.
49	Devolder, Stijn	Veranda's Willems-Crelan	s.t.
50	Duijn, Huub	Veranda's Willems-Crelan	s.t.
51	Roux, Anthony	FDJ	+ 00' 12''
52	Chevrier, Clément	Ag2r La Mondiale	s.t.
53	Le Bon, Johan	FDJ	s.t.
54	Vanendert, Jelle	Lotto-Soudal	s.t.
55	Doubey, Fabien	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	s.t.
56	Goethem, Brian van	Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij	s.t.
57	Castelijns, Twan	LottoNL-Jumbo	s.t.
58	Le Roux, Romain	Armée de Terre	s.t.
59	Combaud, Romain	Delko-Marseille Provence	s.t.
60	Vries, Berden de	Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij	s.t.
61	Van Melsen, Kevin	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	s.t.
62	Bystrøm, Sven Erik	Katusha-Alpecin	s.t.
63	Guillemois, Romain	Direct Energie	s.t.
64	Duval, Julien	Ag2r La Mondiale	s.t.
65	Mamykin, Matvei	Katusha-Alpecin	+ 00' 17''
66	Levarlet, Guillaume	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	+ 00' 20''
67	Ludvigsson, Tobias	FDJ	+ 00' 22''
68	Ledanois, Kévin	Fortuneo-Oscaro	+ 00' 24''
69	Van Hoecke, Gijs	LottoNL-Jumbo	s.t.
70	Cleppe, Nicolas	Telenet-Fidea Lions	s.t.
71	Bagdonas, Gediminas	Ag2r La Mondiale	+ 00' 27''
72	Vergaerde, Otto	Veranda's Willems-Crelan	s.t.
73	El Fares, Julien	Delko-Marseille Provence	s.t.
74	Haar, Lars van der	Telenet-Fidea Lions	s.t.
75	Habeaux, Gregory	WB Veranclassic	s.t.
76	Hermans, Quinten	Telenet-Fidea Lions	s.t.
77	Cardis, Romain	Direct Energie	s.t.
78	Vincent, Léo	FDJ	s.t.
79	Ladagnous, Matthieu	FDJ	s.t.
80	Courteille, Arnaud	FDJ	s.t.
81	Wynants, Maarten	LottoNL-Jumbo	s.t.
82	Baugnies, Jérôme	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	s.t.
83	Koning, Peter	Aqua Blue Sport	+ 00' 56''
84	De Gendt, Aimé	Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise	+ 00' 58''
85	Deltombe, Kevin	Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise	+ 01' 05''
86	Jarrier, Benoît	Fortuneo-Oscaro	s.t.
87	Watson, Calvin	Aqua Blue Sport	+ 01' 05''
88	Vanbilsen, Kenneth	Cofidis	+ 01' 11''
89	Rossetto, Stéphane	Cofidis	s.t.
90	Solomennikov, Andrei	Gazprom-RusVelo	s.t.
91	Mertz, Rémy	Lotto-Soudal	s.t.
92	Aerts, Toon	Telenet-Fidea Lions	s.t.
93	Boom, Lars	LottoNL-Jumbo	s.t.
94	Hurel, Tony	Direct Energie	+ 01' 27''
95	Delaplace, Anthony	Fortuneo-Oscaro	+ 02' 24''
96	Turgis, Anthony	Cofidis	+ 03' 03''
97	Vorobyev, Anton	Gazprom-RusVelo	+ 03' 16''
98	Warnier, Antoine	WB Veranclassic	s.t.
99	Nauleau, Bryan	Direct Energie	s.t.
100	Jauregui, Quentin	Ag2r La Mondiale	+ 03' 45''
101	Arimont, Charlie	AGO-AquaService	+ 05' 06''
102	Ventoso, Francisco	BMC	s.t.
103	Naesen, Lawrence	WB Veranclassic	s.t.
104	Loy, Antoine	AGO-AquaService	s.t.
105	Debuy, Anthony	AGO-AquaService	s.t.
106	Van Hooydonck, Nathan	BMC	s.t.
107	Hansen, Lasse	Aqua Blue Sport	s.t.
108	Kirsch, Alex	WB Veranclassic	s.t.
109	Vallée, Boris	Fortuneo-Oscaro	s.t.
110	Gougeard, Alexis	Ag2r La Mondiale	s.t.
111	Antonini, Simone	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	s.t.
112	Veuchelen, Frederik	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	s.t.
113	Boev, Igor	Gazprom-RusVelo	s.t.
114	De Bondt, Dries	Veranda's Willems-Crelan	s.t.
115	De Bie, Sean	Lotto-Soudal	s.t.
116	Quinziato, Manuel	BMC	s.t.
117	Fonseca, Armindo	Fortuneo-Oscaro	s.t.
118	Hupond, Thierry	Delko-Marseille Provence	s.t.
119	Van Staeyen, Michael	Cofidis	s.t.
120	Blythe, Adam	Aqua Blue Sport	s.t.
121	Campenaerts, Victor	LottoNL-Jumbo	s.t.
122	Baestaens, Vincent	Telenet-Fidea Lions	s.t.
123	Tankink, Bram	LottoNL-Jumbo	s.t.
124	Aerts, Thijs	Telenet-Fidea Lions	s.t.
125	Turgis, Jimmy	Cofidis	+ 07' 45''
126	Prémont, Christophe	Veranda's Willems-Crelan	+ 08' 19''
127	Giraud, Benjamin	Delko-Marseille Provence	s.t.
128	Taminiaux, Lionel	AGO-AquaService	s.t.
129	Dunne, Conor	Aqua Blue Sport	+ 10' 05''
130	Shaw, James	Lotto-Soudal	+ 10' 43''
131	Schmidt, Mads	Katusha-Alpecin	s.t.
132	Looij, André	Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij	s.t.
133	Barbier, Rudy	Ag2r La Mondiale	s.t.
134	Raibaud, Jimmy	Armée de Terre	s.t.
135	Ferasse, Thibault	Armée de Terre	s.t.
136	Morice, Julien	Direct Energie	s.t.
137	Belkov, Maxim	Katusha-Alpecin	s.t.
138	Van Zummeren, Stef	Veranda's Willems-Crelan	s.t.
139	Dehaes, Kenny	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	s.t.
140	Van Lerberghe, Bert	Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise	s.t.
141	Van Hecke, Preben	Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise	s.t.
142	Martinez, Yannick	Delko-Marseille Provence	s.t.
143	Jeandesboz, Fabrice	Direct Energie	+ 13' 14''
144	Tronet, Steven	Armée de Terre	+ 18' 31''
145	Hivert, Jonathan	Direct Energie	s.t.
146	Palm, Martin	AGO-AquaService	+ 18' 36''
147	De Winter, Gordon	AGO-AquaService	s.t.
148	Geniez, Alexandre	Ag2r La Mondiale	+ 18' 40''
149	Yssaad, Yannis	Armée de Terre	+ 21' 05''
150	Kneisky, Morgan	Armée de Terre	s.t.
151	Six, Franklin	AGO-AquaService	+ 28' 44''
152	Alaphilippe, Bryan	Armée de Terre	s.t.

GC after Stage 2:

379.3 kilometers raced so far at an average speed of 42.31 km/hr

1	Teuns, Dylan	BMC	8hr 57min 55sec
2	Meurisse, Xandro	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	s.t.
3	Van Der Sande, Tosh	Lotto-Soudal	@ 1sec
4	Thomas, Benjamin	Armée de Terre	s.t.
5	Van Genechten, Jonas	Cofidis, solutions crédits	0h 00' 09''
6	Kuznetsov, Vyatcheslav	Katusha-Alpecin	s.t.
7	Aernouts, Jim	Telenet-Fidea Lions	0h 00' 14''
8	Kreder, Michel	Aqua Blue Sport	s.t.
9	Ligthart, Pim	Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij	s.t.
10	Meijers, Jeroen	Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij	s.t.
11	Vantomme, Maxime	WB Veranclassic-Aqua Protect	s.t.
12	Vanendert, Jelle	Lotto-Soudal	0h 00' 18''
13	Corbel, Erwann	Fortuneo-Oscaro	0h 00' 19''
14	Lietaer, Eliot	Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise	0h 00' 23''
15	Duijn, Huub	Veranda's Willems-Crelan	0h 00' 24''
16	Peyskens, Dimitri	WB Veranclassic-Aqua Protect	0h 00' 25''
17	Gerts, Floris	BMC	0h 00' 26''
18	Vliegen, Loïc	BMC	s.t.
19	Sprengers, Thomas	Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise	s.t.
20	Bystrøm, Sven Erik	Katusha-Alpecin	0h 00' 38''
21	Chevrier, Clément	Ag2r La Mondiale	0h 00' 44''
22	Guillemois, Romain	Direct Energie	s.t.
23	Mørkøv, Michael	Katusha-Alpecin	0h 00' 45''
24	Devolder, Stijn	Veranda's Willems-Crelan	s.t.
25	Planckaert, Baptiste	Katusha-Alpecin	0h 00' 46''
26	Doubey, Fabien	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	0h 00' 47''
27	Le Roux, Romain	Armée de Terre	s.t.
28	Duval, Julien	Ag2r La Mondiale	s.t.
29	Hofstetter, Hugo	Cofidis, solutions crédits	0h 00' 51''
30	Asselman, Jesper	Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij	s.t.
31	Jules, Justin	WB Veranclassic-Aqua Protect	0h 00' 52''
32	Habeaux, Gregory	WB Veranclassic-Aqua Protect	0h 00' 53''
33	Lobato, Juan José	LottoNL-Jumbo	0h 01' 21''
34	Roux, Anthony	FDJ	s.t.
35	Vries, Berden de	Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij	0h 01' 46''
36	Mortier, Julien	AGO-AquaService	0h 01' 56''
37	Jansen, Amund	LottoNL-Jumbo	s.t.
38	Rossetto, Stéphane	Cofidis, solutions crédits	0h 02' 01''
39	Lagutin, Sergey	Gazprom-RusVelo	0h 02' 09''
40	Scotson, Miles	BMC	0h 02' 14''
41	Reinders, Elmar	Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij	s.t.
42	Castelijns, Twan	LottoNL-Jumbo	0h 02' 21''
43	Baugnies, Jérôme	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	0h 02' 41''
44	De Buyst, Jasper	Lotto-Soudal	0h 03' 09''
45	Le Bon, Johan	FDJ	0h 03' 15''
46	Jarrier, Benoît	Fortuneo-Oscaro	0h 03' 19''
47	Mamykin, Matvei	Katusha-Alpecin	0h 03' 20''
48	Dupont, Timothy	Veranda's Willems-Crelan	0h 03' 22''
49	Savitskiy, Ivan	Gazprom-RusVelo	0h 03' 24''
50	Van Hoecke, Gijs	LottoNL-Jumbo	0h 03' 27''
51	El Fares, Julien	Delko-Marseille Provence KTM	0h 03' 30''
52	Turgis, Anthony	Cofidis, solutions crédits	0h 04' 08''
53	Coquard, Bryan	Direct Energie	0h 05' 11''
54	Kessel, Corne van	Telenet-Fidea Lions	0h 05' 22''
55	Campenaerts, Victor	LottoNL-Jumbo	0h 05' 26''
56	Warnier, Antoine	WB Veranclassic-Aqua Protect	0h 05' 30''
57	Ladagnous, Matthieu	FDJ	0h 05' 38''
58	Bonnafond, Guillaume	Cofidis, solutions crédits	0h 05' 40''
59	Ershov, Artur	Gazprom-RusVelo	s.t.
60	Maes, Nikolas	Lotto-Soudal	0h 05' 51''
61	Levarlet, Guillaume	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	0h 06' 00''
62	Delaplace, Anthony	Fortuneo-Oscaro	0h 06' 14''
63	Vergaerde, Otto	Veranda's Willems-Crelan	0h 06' 18''
64	Hofland, Moreno	Lotto-Soudal	0h 06' 20''
65	Ista, Kevyn	WB Veranclassic-Aqua Protect	0h 06' 35''
66	Jauregui, Quentin	Ag2r La Mondiale	0h 06' 48''
67	Deltombe, Kevin	Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise	0h 06' 50''
68	De Bondt, Dries	Veranda's Willems-Crelan	0h 06' 51''
69	Courteille, Arnaud	FDJ	0h 07' 00''
70	Fonseca, Armindo	Fortuneo-Oscaro	0h 07' 15''
71	Naesen, Lawrence	WB Veranclassic-Aqua Protect	0h 07' 25''
72	Eiking, Odd	FDJ	0h 08' 24''
73	Antonini, Simone	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	0h 08' 25''
74	Ledanois, Kévin	Fortuneo-Oscaro	0h 08' 43''
75	Maikin, Roman	Gazprom-RusVelo	0h 08' 51''
76	Trusov, Nikolay	Gazprom-RusVelo	s.t.
77	Pacher, Quentin	Delko-Marseille Provence KTM	0h 08' 56''
78	Van Melsen, Kevin	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	0h 09' 03''
79	Cleppe, Nicolas	Telenet-Fidea Lions	0h 09' 15''
80	Šiškevičius, Evaldas	Delko-Marseille Provence KTM	0h 09' 26''
81	Gate, Aaron	Aqua Blue Sport	0h 09' 31''
82	De Gendt, Aimé	Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise	s.t.
83	Dumoulin, Samuel	Ag2r La Mondiale	0h 09' 33''
84	Cardis, Romain	Direct Energie	0h 09' 39''
85	Ludvigsson, Tobias	FDJ	0h 09' 53''
86	Watson, Calvin	Aqua Blue Sport	0h 09' 56''
87	Haar, Lars van der	Telenet-Fidea Lions	0h 09' 58''
88	Vincent, Léo	FDJ	0h 10' 02''
89	Hermans, Quinten	Telenet-Fidea Lions	s.t.
90	Wynants, Maarten	LottoNL-Jumbo	s.t.
91	Aerts, Toon	Telenet-Fidea Lions	0h 10' 33''
92	Vanbilsen, Kenneth	Cofidis, solutions crédits	0h 10' 46''
93	Martinez, Yannick	Delko-Marseille Provence KTM	0h 11' 18''
94	Nauleau, Bryan	Direct Energie	0h 11' 40''
95	Gougeard, Alexis	Ag2r La Mondiale	0h 11' 44''
96	Ferasse, Thibault	Armée de Terre	0h 11' 48''
97	Vorobyev, Anton	Gazprom-RusVelo	0h 12' 07''
98	Raibaud, Jimmy	Armée de Terre	0h 13' 18''
99	Drücker, Jempy	BMC	0h 13' 31''
100	Allegaert, Piet	Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise	0h 13' 32''
101	Goethem, Brian van	Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij	0h 13' 44''
102	Combaud, Romain	Delko-Marseille Provence KTM	s.t.
103	Vermeltfoort, Coen	Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij	0h 13' 48''
104	Van Hooydonck, Nathan	BMC	0h 13' 57''
105	Blythe, Adam	Aqua Blue Sport	s.t.
106	Bagdonas, Gediminas	Ag2r La Mondiale	0h 13' 59''
107	Taminiaux, Lionel	AGO-AquaService	0h 14' 13''
108	Koning, Peter	Aqua Blue Sport	0h 14' 28''
109	Arimont, Charlie	AGO-AquaService	0h 14' 37''
110	Loy, Antoine	AGO-AquaService	s.t.
111	De Bie, Sean	Lotto-Soudal	0h 14' 41''
112	Van Staeyen, Michael	Cofidis, solutions crédits	s.t.
113	Solomennikov, Andrei	Gazprom-RusVelo	0h 14' 43''
114	Boom, Lars	LottoNL-Jumbo	s.t.
115	Hurel, Tony	Direct Energie	0h 14' 59''
116	Aerts, Thijs	Telenet-Fidea Lions	0h 15' 08''
117	Schmidt, Mads	Katusha-Alpecin	0h 15' 17''
118	Dunne, Conor	Aqua Blue Sport	0h 16' 50''
119	Turgis, Jimmy	Cofidis, solutions crédits	0h 17' 11''
120	Mertz, Rémy	Lotto-Soudal	0h 18' 22''
121	Ventoso, Francisco	BMC	0h 18' 38''
122	Hansen, Lasse	Aqua Blue Sport	s.t.
123	Kirsch, Alex	WB Veranclassic-Aqua Protect	s.t.
124	Quinziato, Manuel	BMC	s.t.
125	Boev, Igor	Gazprom-RusVelo	s.t.
126	Veuchelen, Frederik	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	s.t.
127	Hupond, Thierry	Delko-Marseille Provence KTM	s.t.
128	Baestaens, Vincent	Telenet-Fidea Lions	s.t.
129	Tankink, Bram	LottoNL-Jumbo	s.t.
130	Morice, Julien	Direct Energie	0h 19' 07''
131	Geniez, Alexandre	Ag2r La Mondiale	0h 21' 02''
132	Vallée, Boris	Fortuneo-Oscaro	0h 21' 50''
133	Giraud, Benjamin	Delko-Marseille Provence KTM	0h 21' 51''
134	Debuy, Anthony	AGO-AquaService	0h 22' 17''
135	Van Lerberghe, Bert	Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise	0h 24' 15''
136	Van Hecke, Preben	Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise	s.t.
137	Prémont, Christophe	Veranda's Willems-Crelan	0h 25' 03''
138	Hivert, Jonathan	Direct Energie	0h 25' 32''
139	Yssaad, Yannis	Armée de Terre	0h 27' 38''
140	Shaw, James	Lotto-Soudal	0h 27' 54''
141	Looij, André	Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij	s.t.
142	Barbier, Rudy	Ag2r La Mondiale	s.t.
143	Belkov, Maxim	Katusha-Alpecin	s.t.
144	Van Zummeren, Stef	Veranda's Willems-Crelan	s.t.
145	Dehaes, Kenny	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	s.t.
146	Kneisky, Morgan	Armée de Terre	0h 29' 56''
147	Jeandesboz, Fabrice	Direct Energie	0h 30' 25''
148	Tronet, Steven	Armée de Terre	0h 32' 03''
149	Palm, Martin	AGO-AquaService	0h 32' 25''
150	Six, Franklin	AGO-AquaService	0h 34' 38''
151	De Winter, Gordon	AGO-AquaService	0h 35' 47''
152	Alaphilippe, Bryan	Armée de Terre	0h 42' 16''

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Saturday, July 22: Stage 1, Stavelot - Marchin, 189.9 km

Benjamin Thomas wins stage one.

The race: Here's the report from Wanty-Groupe Gobert.

In the opening stage of Tour de Wallonie (22-25/07, 2.HC) Xandro Meurisse rode to 2nd spot between Stavelot and Marchin. Benjamin Thomas finished solo in Marchin. 5 seconds later Meurisse won the sprint in the chasing group before Dylan Teuns and Jelle Vanendert. An early breakaway of six riders gave colour to the day, but BMC caught the breakaway with 35km to go. The accidented final of the stage caused an offensive race. For Meurisse it is the fourth 2nd spot this season. In the classification the Belgian rider is now 9 seconds behind first leader Thomas.

Xandro Meurisse:

"Benjamin Thomas broke away with 5 kilometers to go and rode to a solo victory. I knew I had to take the wheel of Vanendert and Teuns on this finish and I was ideally placed in their wheel with 250 meters to go. I was able to beat them in the sprint and take 2nd spot.

"The stage didn't go smooth for me. After 70 kilometers I had a flat tire. On the small roads it wasn't easy to rejoin the pack. When I joined the group and was moving up a crash of three riders of Sport Vlaanderen occured right in front of me. The peloton split in different groups but I was able to rejoin the front for the second time. In the hilly final the peloton was stretched out again.

:After my crash in Ster ZLM Toer I suffered from my ribs for some time. After the Belgian Championships at the end of June I took four days of rest ahead of a training camp in the Ardennes. In GP Cerami I didn't yet feel good, but I did not worry. In this tough edition of TRW we have to take the leaders's jersey as late as possible. We started the race in an ideal position."

Complete Results:

189.9 kilometers raced at an average speed of 42.41 km/hr

1	Thomas, Benjamin	Armée de Terre	4hr 28min 40sec
2	Meurisse, Xandro	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	@ 5sec
3	Teuns, Dylan	BMC	s.t.
4	Vanendert, Jelle	Lotto-Soudal	s.t.
5	Van Der Sande, Tosh	Lotto-Soudal	s.t.
6	Van Genechten, Jonas	Cofidis	+ 00' 08''
7	Kuznetsov, Vyatcheslav	Katusha-Alpecin	s.t.
8	Ligthart, Pim	Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij	+ 00' 13''
9	Duijn, Huub	Veranda's Willems-Crelan	s.t.
10	Kreder, Michel	Aqua Blue Sport	s.t.
11	Meijers, Jeroen	Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij	s.t.
12	Vantomme, Maxime	WB Veranclassic	s.t.
13	Aernouts, Jim	Telenet-Fidea Lions	s.t.
14	Corbel, Erwann	Fortuneo-Oscaro	+ 00' 18''
15	Lietaer, Eliot	Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise	+ 00' 22''
16	Campenaerts, Victor	LottoNL-Jumbo	s.t.
17	Bystrøm, Sven Erik	Katusha-Alpecin	+ 00' 25''
18	Sprengers, Thomas	Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise	s.t.
19	Gerts, Floris	BMC	s.t.
20	Vliegen, Loïc	BMC	s.t.
21	Habeaux, Gregory	WB Veranclassic	s.t.
22	Peyskens, Dimitri	WB Veranclassic	s.t.
23	Bille, Gaëtan	Veranda's Willems-Crelan	s.t.
24	Guillemois, Romain	Direct Energie	+ 00' 31''
25	Chevrier, Clément	Ag2r La Mondiale	s.t.
26	Duval, Julien	Ag2r La Mondiale	+ 00' 34''
27	Doubey, Fabien	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	s.t.
28	Martinez, Yannick	Delko-Marseille Provence	s.t.
29	Le Roux, Romain	Armée de Terre	s.t.
30	Devolder, Stijn	Veranda's Willems-Crelan	s.t.
31	Planckaert, Baptiste	Katusha-Alpecin	+ 00' 45''
32	Rossetto, Stéphane	Cofidis	+ 00' 49''
33	Hofstetter, Hugo	Cofidis	+ 00' 50''
34	Asselman, Jesper	Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij	s.t.
35	Mørkøv, Michael	Katusha-Alpecin	s.t.
36	Jules, Justin	WB Veranclassic	+ 00' 55''
37	Ferasse, Thibault	Armée de Terre	+ 01' 04''
38	Turgis, Anthony	Cofidis	s.t.
39	Bonnamour, Franck	Fortuneo-Oscaro	s.t.
40	Roux, Anthony	FDJ	+ 01' 12''
41	Lobato, Juan José	LottoNL-Jumbo	+ 01' 23''
42	Vries, Berden de	Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij	+ 01' 33''
43	De Bondt, Dries	Veranda's Willems-Crelan	+ 01' 44''
44	Jansen, Amund	LottoNL-Jumbo	+ 01' 55''
45	Mortier, Julien	AGO-AquaService	s.t.
46	Lagutin, Sergey	Gazprom-RusVelo	+ 02' 08''
47	Castelijns, Twan	LottoNL-Jumbo	s.t.
48	Fonseca, Armindo	Fortuneo-Oscaro	s.t.
49	Reinders, Elmar	Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij	+ 02' 13''
50	Scotson, Miles	BMC	s.t.
51	Jarrier, Benoît	Fortuneo-Oscaro	s.t.
52	Baugnies, Jérôme	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	s.t.
53	Warnier, Antoine	WB Veranclassic	s.t.
54	Naesen, Lawrence	WB Veranclassic	+ 02' 18''
55	Geniez, Alexandre	Ag2r La Mondiale	+ 02' 21''
56	Raibaud, Jimmy	Armée de Terre	+ 02' 34''
57	Van Hoecke, Gijs	LottoNL-Jumbo	+ 03' 02''
58	Jauregui, Quentin	Ag2r La Mondiale	s.t.
59	El Fares, Julien	Delko-Marseille Provence	s.t.
60	Le Bon, Johan	FDJ	s.t.
61	Mamykin, Matvei	Katusha-Alpecin	s.t.
62	Antonini, Simone	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	+ 03' 18''
63	De Buyst, Jasper	Lotto-Soudal	s.t.
64	Dupont, Timothy	Veranda's Willems-Crelan	+ 03' 21''
65	Savitskiy, Ivan	Gazprom-RusVelo	+ 03' 23''
66	Delaplace, Anthony	Fortuneo-Oscaro	+ 03' 49''
67	Schmidt, Mads	Katusha-Alpecin	+ 04' 33''
68	Coquard, Bryan	Direct Energie	+ 05' 10''
69	Ladagnous, Matthieu	FDJ	s.t.
70	Kessel, Corne van	Telenet-Fidea Lions	+ 05' 21''
71	Levarlet, Guillaume	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	+ 05' 39''
72	Bonnafond, Guillaume	Cofidis	s.t.
73	Ershov, Artur	Gazprom-RusVelo	s.t.
74	Van Gestel, Dries	Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise	s.t.
75	Deltombe, Kevin	Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise	+ 05' 44''
76	Maes, Nikolas	Lotto-Soudal	+ 05' 50''
77	Vergaerde, Otto	Veranda's Willems-Crelan	s.t.
78	Six, Franklin	AGO-AquaService	+ 05' 53''
79	Taminiaux, Lionel	AGO-AquaService	s.t.
80	Hofland, Moreno	Lotto-Soudal	+ 06' 19''
81	Ista, Kevyn	WB Veranclassic	+ 06' 24''
82	Yssaad, Yannis	Armée de Terre	+ 06' 32''
83	Courteille, Arnaud	FDJ	s.t.
84	Gougeard, Alexis	Ag2r La Mondiale	+ 06' 41''
85	Dunne, Conor	Aqua Blue Sport	+ 06' 44''
86	Hivert, Jonathan	Direct Energie	+ 07' 00''
87	Nauleau, Bryan	Direct Energie	+ 08' 23''
88	Morice, Julien	Direct Energie	s.t.
89	Ledanois, Kévin	Fortuneo-Oscaro	s.t.
90	Eiking, Odd	FDJ	s.t.
91	De Gendt, Aimé	Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise	+ 08' 32''
92	Van Melsen, Kevin	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	+ 08' 50''
93	Van Hooydonck, Nathan	BMC	s.t.
94	Trusov, Nikolay	Gazprom-RusVelo	s.t.
95	Watson, Calvin	Aqua Blue Sport	s.t.
96	Cleppe, Nicolas	Telenet-Fidea Lions	s.t.
97	Blythe, Adam	Aqua Blue Sport	s.t.
98	Maikin, Roman	Gazprom-RusVelo	s.t.
99	Vorobyev, Anton	Gazprom-RusVelo	s.t.
100	Kneisky, Morgan	Armée de Terre	s.t.
101	Pacher, Quentin	Delko-Marseille Provence	+ 08' 56''
102	Cardis, Romain	Direct Energie	+ 09' 11''
103	Aerts, Toon	Telenet-Fidea Lions	+ 09' 21''
104	Šiškevičius, Evaldas	Delko-Marseille Provence	+ 09' 25''
105	Turgis, Jimmy	Cofidis	+ 09' 30''
106	Arimont, Charlie	AGO-AquaService	s.t.
107	Haar, Lars van der	Telenet-Fidea Lions	s.t.
108	Ludvigsson, Tobias	FDJ	s.t.
109	Loy, Antoine	AGO-AquaService	s.t.
110	Gate, Aaron	Aqua Blue Sport	s.t.
111	Dumoulin, Samuel	Ag2r La Mondiale	+ 09' 34''
112	Vincent, Léo	FDJ	s.t.
113	Vanbilsen, Kenneth	Cofidis	s.t.
114	Wynants, Maarten	LottoNL-Jumbo	s.t.
115	Hermans, Quinten	Telenet-Fidea Lions	s.t.
116	Van Staeyen, Michael	Cofidis	s.t.
117	De Bie, Sean	Lotto-Soudal	s.t.
118	Aerts, Thijs	Telenet-Fidea Lions	+ 10' 01''
119	Ventoso, Francisco	BMC	+ 13' 31''
120	Drücker, Jempy	BMC	s.t.
121	Quinziato, Manuel	BMC	s.t.
122	Kirsch, Alex	WB Veranclassic	s.t.
123	Hansen, Lasse	Aqua Blue Sport	s.t.
124	Boom, Lars	LottoNL-Jumbo	s.t.
125	Goethem, Brian van	Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij	s.t.
126	Bagdonas, Gediminas	Ag2r La Mondiale	s.t.
127	Solomennikov, Andrei	Gazprom-RusVelo	s.t.
128	Boev, Igor	Gazprom-RusVelo	s.t.
129	Giraud, Benjamin	Delko-Marseille Provence	s.t.
130	Veuchelen, Frederik	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	s.t.
131	Combaud, Romain	Delko-Marseille Provence	s.t.
132	Hupond, Thierry	Delko-Marseille Provence	s.t.
133	Koning, Peter	Aqua Blue Sport	s.t.
134	Van Lerberghe, Bert	Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise	s.t.
135	Allegaert, Piet	Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise	s.t.
136	Van Hecke, Preben	Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise	s.t.
137	Tronet, Steven	Armée de Terre	s.t.
138	Alaphilippe, Bryan	Armée de Terre	s.t.
139	Baestaens, Vincent	Telenet-Fidea Lions	s.t.
140	Tankink, Bram	LottoNL-Jumbo	s.t.
141	Hurel, Tony	Direct Energie	s.t.
142	Vermeltfoort, Coen	Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij	+ 13' 47''
143	Palm, Martin	AGO-AquaService	+ 13' 48''
144	Prémont, Christophe	Veranda's Willems-Crelan	+ 16' 43''
145	Vallée, Boris	Fortuneo-Oscaro	s.t.
146	De Winter, Gordon	AGO-AquaService	+ 17' 10''
147	Debuy, Anthony	AGO-AquaService	s.t.
148	Shaw, James	Lotto-Soudal	s.t.
149	Looij, André	Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij	s.t.
150	Barbier, Rudy	Ag2r La Mondiale	s.t.
151	Mertz, Rémy	Lotto-Soudal	s.t.
152	Belkov, Maxim	Katusha-Alpecin	s.t.
153	Jeandesboz, Fabrice	Direct Energie	s.t.
154	Dehaes, Kenny	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	s.t.
155	Van Zummeren, Stef	Veranda's Willems-Crelan	s.t.
156	Laas, Martin	Delko-Marseille Provence	s.t.

GC after Stage 1:

1	Thomas, Benjamin	Armée de Terre	4hr 28min 30sec
2	Meurisse, Xandro	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	@ 9sec
3	Teuns, Dylan	BMC	0h 00' 11''
4	Vanendert, Jelle	Lotto-Soudal	0h 00' 15''
5	Van Der Sande, Tosh	Lotto-Soudal	s.t.
6	Van Genechten, Jonas	Cofidis, solutions crédits	0h 00' 18''
7	Kuznetsov, Vyatcheslav	Katusha-Alpecin	s.t.
8	Ligthart, Pim	Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij	0h 00' 23''
9	Duijn, Huub	Veranda's Willems-Crelan	s.t.
10	Kreder, Michel	Aqua Blue Sport	s.t.
11	Meijers, Jeroen	Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij	s.t.
12	Vantomme, Maxime	WB Veranclassic-Aqua Protect	s.t.
13	Aernouts, Jim	Telenet-Fidea Lions	s.t.
14	Corbel, Erwann	Fortuneo-Oscaro	0h 00' 28''
15	Lietaer, Eliot	Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise	0h 00' 32''
16	Campenaerts, Victor	LottoNL-Jumbo	s.t.
17	Bystrøm, Sven Erik	Katusha-Alpecin	0h 00' 35''
18	Sprengers, Thomas	Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise	s.t.
19	Gerts, Floris	BMC	s.t.
20	Vliegen, Loïc	BMC	s.t.
21	Habeaux, Gregory	WB Veranclassic-Aqua Protect	s.t.
22	Peyskens, Dimitri	WB Veranclassic-Aqua Protect	s.t.
23	Bille, Gaëtan	Veranda's Willems-Crelan	s.t.
24	Guillemois, Romain	Direct Energie	0h 00' 41''
25	Chevrier, Clément	Ag2r La Mondiale	s.t.
26	Duval, Julien	Ag2r La Mondiale	s.t.
27	Doubey, Fabien	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	s.t.
28	Martinez, Yannick	Delko-Marseille Provence KTM	s.t.
29	Le Roux, Romain	Armée de Terre	s.t.
30	Devolder, Stijn	Veranda's Willems-Crelan	s.t.
31	Planckaert, Baptiste	Katusha-Alpecin	0h 00' 55''
32	Rossetto, Stéphane	Cofidis, solutions crédits	0h 00' 59''
33	Hofstetter, Hugo	Cofidis, solutions crédits	0h 01' 00''
34	Asselman, Jesper	Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij	s.t.
35	Mørkøv, Michael	Katusha-Alpecin	s.t.
36	Jules, Justin	WB Veranclassic-Aqua Protect	0h 01' 05''
37	Ferasse, Thibault	Armée de Terre	0h 01' 14''
38	Turgis, Anthony	Cofidis, solutions crédits	s.t.
39	Bonnamour, Franck	Fortuneo-Oscaro	s.t.
40	Roux, Anthony	FDJ	0h 01' 22''
41	Lobato, Juan José	LottoNL-Jumbo	0h 01' 30''
42	Vries, Berden de	Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij	0h 01' 43''
43	De Bondt, Dries	Veranda's Willems-Crelan	0h 01' 54''
44	Jansen, Amund	LottoNL-Jumbo	0h 02' 05''
45	Mortier, Julien	AGO-AquaService	s.t.
46	Lagutin, Sergey	Gazprom-RusVelo	0h 02' 18''
47	Castelijns, Twan	LottoNL-Jumbo	s.t.
48	Fonseca, Armindo	Fortuneo-Oscaro	s.t.
49	Reinders, Elmar	Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij	0h 02' 23''
50	Scotson, Miles	BMC	s.t.
51	Jarrier, Benoît	Fortuneo-Oscaro	s.t.
52	Baugnies, Jérôme	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	s.t.
53	Warnier, Antoine	WB Veranclassic-Aqua Protect	s.t.
54	Naesen, Lawrence	WB Veranclassic-Aqua Protect	0h 02' 28''
55	Geniez, Alexandre	Ag2r La Mondiale	0h 02' 31''
56	Raibaud, Jimmy	Armée de Terre	0h 02' 44''
57	Van Hoecke, Gijs	LottoNL-Jumbo	0h 03' 12''
58	Jauregui, Quentin	Ag2r La Mondiale	s.t.
59	El Fares, Julien	Delko-Marseille Provence KTM	s.t.
60	Le Bon, Johan	FDJ	s.t.
61	Mamykin, Matvei	Katusha-Alpecin	s.t.
62	Antonini, Simone	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	0h 03' 28''
63	De Buyst, Jasper	Lotto-Soudal	s.t.
64	Dupont, Timothy	Veranda's Willems-Crelan	0h 03' 31''
65	Savitskiy, Ivan	Gazprom-RusVelo	0h 03' 33''
66	Delaplace, Anthony	Fortuneo-Oscaro	0h 03' 59''
67	Schmidt, Mads	Katusha-Alpecin	0h 04' 43''
68	Coquard, Bryan	Direct Energie	0h 05' 20''
69	Ladagnous, Matthieu	FDJ	s.t.
70	Kessel, Corne van	Telenet-Fidea Lions	0h 05' 31''
71	Levarlet, Guillaume	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	0h 05' 49''
72	Bonnafond, Guillaume	Cofidis, solutions crédits	s.t.
73	Ershov, Artur	Gazprom-RusVelo	s.t.
74	Van Gestel, Dries	Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise	s.t.
75	Deltombe, Kevin	Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise	0h 05' 54''
76	Maes, Nikolas	Lotto-Soudal	0h 06' 00''
77	Vergaerde, Otto	Veranda's Willems-Crelan	0h 06' 00''
78	Six, Franklin	AGO-AquaService	0h 06' 03''
79	Taminiaux, Lionel	AGO-AquaService	s.t.
80	Hofland, Moreno	Lotto-Soudal	0h 06' 29''
81	Ista, Kevyn	WB Veranclassic-Aqua Protect	0h 06' 34''
82	Yssaad, Yannis	Armée de Terre	0h 06' 42''
83	Courteille, Arnaud	FDJ	s.t.
84	Gougeard, Alexis	Ag2r La Mondiale	0h 06' 47''
85	Dunne, Conor	Aqua Blue Sport	0h 06' 54''
86	Hivert, Jonathan	Direct Energie	0h 07' 10''
87	Ledanois, Kévin	Fortuneo-Oscaro	0h 08' 28''
88	Nauleau, Bryan	Direct Energie	0h 08' 33''
89	Morice, Julien	Direct Energie	s.t.
90	Eiking, Odd	FDJ	s.t.
91	De Gendt, Aimé	Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise	0h 08' 42''
92	Van Melsen, Kevin	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	0h 09' 00''
93	Van Hooydonck, Nathan	BMC	s.t.
94	Trusov, Nikolay	Gazprom-RusVelo	s.t.
95	Watson, Calvin	Aqua Blue Sport	s.t.
96	Cleppe, Nicolas	Telenet-Fidea Lions	s.t.
97	Blythe, Adam	Aqua Blue Sport	s.t.
98	Maikin, Roman	Gazprom-RusVelo	s.t.
99	Vorobyev, Anton	Gazprom-RusVelo	s.t.
100	Kneisky, Morgan	Armée de Terre	s.t.
101	Pacher, Quentin	Delko-Marseille Provence KTM	0h 09' 06''
102	Cardis, Romain	Direct Energie	0h 09' 21''
103	Aerts, Toon	Telenet-Fidea Lions	0h 09' 31''
104	Šiškevičius, Evaldas	Delko-Marseille Provence KTM	0h 09' 35''
105	Turgis, Jimmy	Cofidis, solutions crédits	0h 09' 37''
106	Arimont, Charlie	AGO-AquaService	0h 09' 40''
107	Haar, Lars van der	Telenet-Fidea Lions	s.t.
108	Ludvigsson, Tobias	FDJ	s.t.
109	Loy, Antoine	AGO-AquaService	s.t.
110	Gate, Aaron	Aqua Blue Sport	s.t.
111	Dumoulin, Samuel	Ag2r La Mondiale	0h 09' 42''
112	Vincent, Léo	FDJ	0h 09' 44''
113	Vanbilsen, Kenneth	Cofidis, solutions crédits	s.t.
114	Wynants, Maarten	LottoNL-Jumbo	s.t.
115	Hermans, Quinten	Telenet-Fidea Lions	s.t.
116	Van Staeyen, Michael	Cofidis, solutions crédits	s.t.
117	De Bie, Sean	Lotto-Soudal	s.t.
118	Aerts, Thijs	Telenet-Fidea Lions	0h 10' 11''
119	Drücker, Jempy	BMC	0h 13' 40''
120	Ventoso, Francisco	BMC	0h 13' 41''
121	Quinziato, Manuel	BMC	s.t.
122	Kirsch, Alex	WB Veranclassic-Aqua Protect	s.t.
123	Hansen, Lasse	Aqua Blue Sport	s.t.
124	Boom, Lars	LottoNL-Jumbo	s.t.
125	Goethem, Brian van	Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij	s.t.
126	Bagdonas, Gediminas	Ag2r La Mondiale	s.t.
127	Solomennikov, Andrei	Gazprom-RusVelo	s.t.
128	Boev, Igor	Gazprom-RusVelo	s.t.
129	Giraud, Benjamin	Delko-Marseille Provence KTM	s.t.
130	Veuchelen, Frederik	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	s.t.
131	Combaud, Romain	Delko-Marseille Provence KTM	s.t.
132	Hupond, Thierry	Delko-Marseille Provence KTM	s.t.
133	Koning, Peter	Aqua Blue Sport	s.t.
134	Van Lerberghe, Bert	Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise	s.t.
135	Allegaert, Piet	Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise	s.t.
136	Van Hecke, Preben	Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise	s.t.
137	Tronet, Steven	Armée de Terre	s.t.
138	Alaphilippe, Bryan	Armée de Terre	s.t.
139	Baestaens, Vincent	Telenet-Fidea Lions	s.t.
140	Tankink, Bram	LottoNL-Jumbo	s.t.
141	Hurel, Tony	Direct Energie	s.t.
142	Vermeltfoort, Coen	Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij	0h 13' 57''
143	Palm, Martin	AGO-AquaService	0h 13' 58''
144	Prémont, Christophe	Veranda's Willems-Crelan	0h 16' 53''
145	Vallée, Boris	Fortuneo-Oscaro	s.t.
146	De Winter, Gordon	AGO-AquaService	0h 17' 20''
147	Debuy, Anthony	AGO-AquaService	s.t.
148	Shaw, James	Lotto-Soudal	s.t.
149	Looij, André	Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij	s.t.
150	Barbier, Rudy	Ag2r La Mondiale	s.t.
151	Mertz, Rémy	Lotto-Soudal	s.t.
152	Belkov, Maxim	Katusha-Alpecin	s.t.
153	Jeandesboz, Fabrice	Direct Energie	s.t.
154	Dehaes, Kenny	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	s.t.
155	Van Zummeren, Stef	Veranda's Willems-Crelan	s.t.
156	Laas, Martin	Delko-Marseille Provence KTM	s.t.