2015 Binche-Chimay-Binche/Memorial Frank Vandenbroucke (1.1), Belgium

28th edition: October 6, 2015

Binche-Chimay-Binche/Memorial Frank Vandenbroucke podium history | 2014 edition | 2016 edition | Course map | Start list

Binche-Chimay-Binche, 194.5 km

Ramon Sinkeldam wins 2015 Binche-Chimay-Binche

The race: Eight riders went clear, and from that octet, Niki Terpstra took off. No one ever got much of a gap and near the finish, everyone was caught.

It looked like it was going to be a mass romp for the line, except that Giant-Alpecin rider Ramon Sinkeldam had other ideas. With little less that a kilometer to go, Sinkeldam bolted and held a small gap to the finish.

After the race, Sinkeldam said, "We were well represented in the group in front in the finale, and the team did a great job to get me in a good position. Roy brought me into a good position on the final climb, and we didn’t race full gas on the climb so I was able to make a strong attack and eventually that was enough to win.

"I was actually not sure if I was racing for the win or if there was someone in front, and I didn’t know what was happening behind me on the hard cobblestones. So it was exciting until the end.

"I didn’t expect to win today, because I didn’t feel great during the race, so it’s extra special to add this victory to my palmarès at the end of the season."

Complete Results:

194.5 km raced at an average speed of 44.138 km/hr

1	Ramon SINKELDAM	GIANT-ALPECIN	4hr 24min 24sec
2	Pim LIGTHART	LOTTO-SOUDAL	@ 2sec
3	Tom VAN ASBROECK	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	4
4	Jonas VANGENECHTEN	IAM CYCLING	s.t.
5	Stig BROECKX	LOTTO-SOUDAL	s.t.
6	Gaetan BILLE	VERANDAS WILLEMS	s.t.
7	Jérôme BAUGNIES	WANTY-GROUPE GOBERT	s.t.
8	Ludwig DE WINTER	WALLONIE-BRUXELLES	s.t.
9	Olivier PARDINI	VERANDAS WILLEMS	s.t.
10	Roy CURVERS	GIANT-ALPECIN	s.t.
11	Jetse BOL	JOIN'S-DE RIJKE	s.t.
12	Wouter MOL	JOIN'S-DE RIJKE	s.t.
13	Pavel BRUTT	TINKOFF-SAXO	s.t.
14	Tim DECLERCQ	TOPSPORT VLAANDEREN-BALOISE	s.t.
15	Matti BRESCHEL	TINKOFF-SAXO	s.t.
16	Nikolas MAES	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	s.t.
17	Brian VAN GOETHEM	ROOMPOT ORANJE PELOTON	s.t.
18	Roy JANS	WANTY-GROUPE GOBERT	8
19	Boris VALLEE	LOTTO-SOUDAL	s.t.
20	Bert DE BACKER	GIANT-ALPECIN	9
21	Louis VERHELST	COFIDIS	11
22	Marco MARCATO	WANTY-GROUPE GOBERT	20
23	Gert JOEAAR	COFIDIS	s.t.
24	Olivier CHEVALIER	WALLONIE-BRUXELLES	s.t.
25	Rob RUIJGH	VASTGOEDSERVICE-GOLDEN PALACE	35
26	Nikolay TRUSOV	TINKOFF-SAXO	s.t.
27	Maciej BODNAR	TINKOFF-SAXO	s.t.
28	Jurgen ROELANDTS	LOTTO-SOUDAL	s.t.
29	Kevin VAN MELSEN	WANTY-GROUPE GOBERT	42
30	Sep VANMARCKE	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	s.t.
31	Christophe PREMONT	VERANDAS WILLEMS	49
32	Maarten WYNANTS	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	55
33	Preben VAN HECKE	TOPSPORT VLAANDEREN-BALOISE	s.t.
34	Dries DE BONDT	VERANDAS WILLEMS	+1:09
35	Rayane BOUHANNI	COFIDIS	s.t.
36	Koen DE KORT	GIANT-ALPECIN	+1:10
37	Jos VAN EMDEN	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	+1:24
38	Niki TERPSTRA	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	s.t.
39	Martin VELITS	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	s.t.
40	Elias VAN BREUSSEGEM	VERANDAS WILLEMS	s.t.
41	Marcel AREGGER	IAM CYCLING	s.t.
42	Sondre HOLST ENGER	IAM CYCLING	s.t.
43	Paul MARTENS	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	+1:30
44	Twan CASTELIJNS	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	s.t.
45	Frederik VEUCHELEN	WANTY-GROUPE GOBERT	+1:38
46	Iljo KEISSE	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	+1:48
47	Fredrik LUDVIGSSON	GIANT-ALPECIN	+4:48
48	Simon PELLAUD	IAM CYCLING	s.t.
49	Wesley KREDER	ROOMPOT ORANJE PELOTON	s.t.
50	Robbert DE GREEF	JOIN'S-DE RIJKE	+5:57
51	Darijus DZERVUS	CCT-CHAMPION SYSTEM	s.t.
52	Michael GOGL	TINKOFF-SAXO	s.t.
53	Max WALSCHEID	TINKOFF-SAXO	s.t.
54	Florian SENECHAL	COFIDIS	+6:25
DNF	Zdenek STYBAR	ETIXX-QUICK STEP
DNF	Yves LAMPAERT	ETIXX-QUICK STEP
DNF	Gianni MEERSMAN	ETIXX-QUICK STEP
DNF	Julien VERMOTE	ETIXX-QUICK STEP
DNF	Sean DE BIE	LOTTO-SOUDAL
DNF	Jens DEBUSSCHERE	LOTTO-SOUDAL
DNF	Kenny DE HAES	LOTTO-SOUDAL
DNF	Tosh VAN DER SANDE	LOTTO-SOUDAL
DNF	Thomas LEEZER	LOTTO NL-JUMBO
DNF	Martijn KEIZER	LOTTO NL-JUMBO
DNF	Michal KOLÁR	TINKOFF-SAXO
DNF	Antwan TOLHOEK	TINKOFF-SAXO
DNF	Thomas DEGAND	IAM CYCLING
DNF	Dries DEVENYNS	IAM CYCLING
DNF	Vicente REYNES MIMO	IAM CYCLING
DNF	Caleb FAIRLY	GIANT-ALPECIN
DNF	Thierry HUPOND	GIANT-ALPECIN
DNF	Edward THEUNS	TOPSPORT VLAANDEREN-BALOISE
DNF	Oliver NAESEN	TOPSPORT VLAANDEREN-BALOISE
DNF	Jelle WALLAYS	TOPSPORT VLAANDEREN-BALOISE
DNF	Stijn STEELS	TOPSPORT VLAANDEREN-BALOISE
DNF	Pieter VANSPEYBROUCK	TOPSPORT VLAANDEREN-BALOISE
DNF	Jens WALLAYS	TOPSPORT VLAANDEREN-BALOISE
DNF	Jesper ASSELMAN	ROOMPOT ORANJE PELOTON
DNF	Tim KERKHOF	ROOMPOT ORANJE PELOTON
DNF	Raymond KREDER	ROOMPOT ORANJE PELOTON
DNF	André LOOIJ	ROOMPOT ORANJE PELOTON
DNF	Ivar SLIK	ROOMPOT ORANJE PELOTON
DNF	Berden DE VRIES	ROOMPOT ORANJE PELOTON
DNF	Adrien PETIT	COFIDIS
DNF	Kenneth VAN BILSEN	COFIDIS
DNF	Michael VAN STAEYEN	COFIDIS
DNF	Xavier SAN SEBASTIAN	COFIDIS
DNF	Frederik BACKAERT	WANTY-GROUPE GOBERT
DNF	Björn LEUKEMANS	WANTY-GROUPE GOBERT
DNF	Robin STENUIT	WANTY-GROUPE GOBERT
DNF	Gregory HABEAUX	WALLONIE-BRUXELLES
DNF	Kevin ISTA	WALLONIE-BRUXELLES
DNF	Tom DERNIES	WALLONIE-BRUXELLES
DNF	Julien STASSEN	WALLONIE-BRUXELLES
DNF	Loic PESTIAUX	WALLONIE-BRUXELLES
DNF	Antoine WARNIER	WALLONIE-BRUXELLES
DNF	Franklin SIX	COLOR CODE-AQUALITY PROJECT
DNF	Julien KAISE	COLOR CODE-AQUALITY PROJECT
DNF	Remy MERTZ	COLOR CODE-AQUALITY PROJECT
DNF	Florent DELFOSSE	COLOR CODE-AQUALITY PROJECT
DNF	Martin PALM	COLOR CODE-AQUALITY PROJECT
DNF	Jimmy DUQUENNOY	COLOR CODE-AQUALITY PROJECT
DNF	Lionel TAMINIAUX	COLOR CODE-AQUALITY PROJECT
DNF	Antoine LOY	COLOR CODE-AQUALITY PROJECT
DNF	Tom ARMSTRONG	T.PALM-POLE CONTINENTAL WALLON
DNF	Claudio CATANIA	T.PALM-POLE CONTINENTAL WALLON
DNF	Antoine DIDIER	T.PALM-POLE CONTINENTAL WALLON
DNF	Guillaume DELVAUX	T.PALM-POLE CONTINENTAL WALLON
DNF	Guillaume HAAG	T.PALM-POLE CONTINENTAL WALLON
DNF	Bastien KROONEN	T.PALM-POLE CONTINENTAL WALLON
DNF	Ian VANSUMERE	T.PALM-POLE CONTINENTAL WALLON
DNF	Maxime VEKEMAN	T.PALM-POLE CONTINENTAL WALLON
DNF	Tom GOOVAERTS	CCT-CHAMPION SYSTEM
DNF	Denis FLAHAUT	CCT-CHAMPION SYSTEM
DNF	Tanzou TOKUDA	CCT-CHAMPION SYSTEM
DNF	James SPRAGG	CCT-CHAMPION SYSTEM
DNF	Coen VERMELTFOORT	JOIN'S-DE RIJKE
DNF	Timon VAN REEK	JOIN'S-DE RIJKE
DNF	Daan MEIJERS	JOIN'S-DE RIJKE
DNF	Kobus HEREIJGERS	JOIN'S-DE RIJKE
DNF	Edwig CAMMAERTS	VERANCLASSIC-EKOI
DNF	Niels DE ROOZE	VERANCLASSIC-EKOI
DNF	Gorik GARDEYN	VERANCLASSIC-EKOI
DNF	Antoine LELEU	VERANCLASSIC-EKOI
DNF	Julien VAN DEN BRANDE	VERANCLASSIC-EKOI
DNF	Justin JULES	VERANCLASSIC-EKOI
DNF	Kenny WILLEMS	VERANCLASSIC-EKOI
DNF	Dennis COENEN	VASTGOEDSERVICE-GOLDEN PALACE
DNF	Sander CORDEEL	VASTGOEDSERVICE-GOLDEN PALACE
DNF	Gerry DRUYTS	VASTGOEDSERVICE-GOLDEN PALACE
DNF	Timothy STEVENS	VASTGOEDSERVICE-GOLDEN PALACE
DNF	Jordi VAN DINGENEN	VASTGOEDSERVICE-GOLDEN PALACE
DNF	Alphonse VERMOTE	VASTGOEDSERVICE-GOLDEN PALACE
DNF	Dimitri CLAEYS	VERANDAS WILLEMS
DNF	Jerome KERF	VERANDAS WILLEMS
DNS	Seppe VERSCHEURE	CCT-CHAMPION SYSTEM
DNS	Ronan VAN ZANDBEEK	JOIN'S-DE RIJKE
DNS	Martial ROMAN	VERANCLASSIC-EKOI
DNS	Alexander GEUENS	VASTGOEDSERVICE-GOLDEN PALACE
DNS	Joeri CALLEEUW	VERANDAS WILLEMS

2015 course map:

2015 Binche-Chimay-Binche map

Startlist with back numbers, October 15, 2015:

	ETIXX-QUICK STEP
1	STYBAR Zdenek
2	KEISSE Iljo
3	LAMPAERT Yves
4	MAES Nikolas
5	MEERSMAN Gianni
6	TERPSTRA Niki
7	VELITS Martin
8	VERMOTE Julien
	LOTTO-SOUDAL
11	BROECKX Stig
12	DE BIE Sean
13	DEBUSSCHERE Jens
14	DE HAES Kenny
15	LIGTHART Pim
16	ROELANDTS Jurgen
17	VALLEE Boris
18	VAN DER SANDE Tosh
	LOTTO NL-JUMBO
21	VAN ASBROECK Tom
22	VAN EMDEN Jos
23	FLENS Rick
24	LEEZER Tom
25	MARKUS Barry
26	MARTENS Paul
28	BOUWMAN Koen
	TINKOFF-SAXO
31	BODNAR Maciej
32	BRESCHEL Matti
33	BRUTT Pavel
34	KOLAR Michal
35	TRUSOV Nikolai
36	TOLHOEK Antwan
37	GOGL Michael
	IAM CYCLING
41	AREGGER Marcel
42	DEGAND Thomas
43	DEVENYNS Dries
44	HOLST ENGER Sondre
45	PELLAUD Simon
46	REYNES Vicente
48	VAN GENECHTEN Jonas
	GIANT-ALPECIN
51	DE BACKER Bert
52	DE KORT Koen
53	FAIRLY Caleb
54	HUPOND Thierry
55	LUDVIGSSON Fredrik
56	SINKELDAM Ramon
57	WAEYTENS Zico
58	WALSCHEID Max
	TOPSPORT VLAANDEREN-BALOISE
61	THEUNS Edward
62	NAESEN Oliver
63	DECLERCQ Tim
64	WALLAYS Jelle
65	STEELS Stijn
66	VANSPEYBROUCK Pieter
67	VAN HECKE Preben
68	WALLAYS Jens
	ROOMPOT ORANJE PELOTON
71	ASSELMAN Jesper
72	VAN GOETHEM Brian
73	KERKHOF Tim
74	KREDER Wesley
75	KREDER Raymond
76	LOOIJ André
77	SLIK Ivar
78	DE VRIES Berden
	COFIDIS
81	JOEAAR Gert
82	PETIT Adrien
83	SENECHAL Florian
84	VAN BILSEN Kenneth
85	VAN STAEYEN Michael
86	VERHELST Louis
87	BOUHANNI Rayane
88	SAN SEBASTIAN Xabier
	WANTY–GROUPE GOBERT
91	MARCATO Marco
92	BACKAERT Frederik
93	BAUGNIES Jérôme
94	JANS Roy
95	LEUKEMANS Björn
96	STENUIT Robin
97	VAN MELSEN Kevin
98	VEUCHELEN Frederik
	WALLONIE-BRUXELLES
101	DE WINTER Ludwig
102	CHEVALIER Olivier
103	HABEAUX Gregory
104	ISTA Kevin
105	DERNIES Tom
106	STASSEN Julien
107	PESTIAUX Loic
108	WARNIER Antoine
	COLOR CODE-AQUALITY PROTECT
111	SIX Franklin
112	KAISE Julien
113	MERTZ Rémy
114	DELFOSSE Florent
115	PALM Martin
116	DUQUENNOY Jimmy
117	TAMINIAUX Lionel
118	LOY Antoine
	T.PALM - PÔLE CONTINENTAL WALLON
121	ARMSTRONG Thomas
122	CATANIA Claudio
123	DIDIER Antoine
124	DELVAUX Guillaume
125	HAAG Guillaume
126	KROONEN Bastien
127	VANSUMERE Ian
	CCT p/b CHAMPION SYSTEM
131	DZERVUS Darijus
132	GOOVAERTS Tom
133	KOISHI Yuma
134	TOKUDA Tanzou
135	SPRAGG James
136	GEERTS Jesse
137	VERSCHUERE Seppe
138	GHISTELINCK Paco
	CYCLINGTEAM JOIN'S-DE RIJKE
141	BOL Jetse
142	VERMELTFOORT Coen
143	MOL Wouter
145	VAN REEK Timon
146	DE GREEF Robbert
147	MEIJERS Daan
148	HEREIJGERS Kobus
	VERANCLASSIC-EKOI
151	CAMMAERTS Edwig
152	DE ROOZE Niels
153	GARDEYN Gorik
154	LELEU Antoine
155	VAN DEN BRANDE Julien
156	JULES Justin
157	ROMAN Martial
158	WILLEMS Kenny
	VASTGOEDSERVICE-GOLDEN PALACE
161	COENEN Dennis
162	CORDEEL Sander
163	DRUYTS Gerry
164	GEUENS Alexander
165	RUIJGH Rob
166	STEVENS Timothy
167	VAN DINGENEN Jordi
168	VERMOTE Alphonse
	VERANDAS WILLEMS
171	BILLE Gaetan
172	PARDINI Olivier
173	CLAEYS Dimitri
174	CALLEEUW Joeri
175	VAN BREUSSEGEM Elias
176	REUS Kai
177	DE BONDT Dries
178	MYNGHEER Daan