2016 Binche-Chimay-Binche/
Memorial Frank Vandenbroucke (1.1), Belgium
29th edition: Tuesday (Mardi), October 4, 2016
Binche-Chimay-Binche/Memorial Frank Vandenbroucke podium history | 2015 edition | 2017 edition | Course map |
Binche-Chimay-Binche, 194.5 km
Arnaud Démare wins 2016 Binche-Chimay-Binche
The Race: Here's the report posted by 2nd place Zdenek Stybar's Eitxx-Quick Step team:
The 29th edition of Binche-Chimay-Binche/Memorial Frank Vandenbroucke, which took place over 195 kilometers, witnessed several attacks in the final 30 kilometers, once the breakaway duo of Lars Bak (Lotto-Soudal) and Vegard Stake Laengen (IAM Cycling) got caught, but none of these sticked, as everyone was keeping in mind that in the fight for victory the final cobbled section will prove decisive.
An injection of pace on the penultimate of the four laps saw many riders lose contact with the group and the bunch stretched out, while Fernando Gaviria, Jens Debuscherre (Lotto-Soudal), Jean-Pierre Drucker (BMC), Huub Duijn (Roompot Oranje), Marco Marcato (Wanty-Groupe Gobert), Oliver Naesen (IAM Cycling) and Preben Van Hecke (Topsport Vlaanderen) tried to get away, but despite holding 15 seconds in hand at one point, they were reabsorbed by fast-charging peloton.
Then, in the final kilometer, four riders broke clear on the bone-shaking cobbles of Binche – Zdeney Stybar, Arnaud Demare (FDJ), Jurgen Roelandts (Lotto-Soudal) and Greg Van Avermaet (BMC) – and rode full gas, as the group splintered, opening a gap on the chasers.
On the second section, Demare put in a fierce acceleration, to which only Zdenek could respond, and went on to take the victory, ahead of the 2014 champion. For Zdenek, a stage winner at Tirreno-Adriatico this year, this was his fourth podium of the season, which came just a few days after another solid result, 8th at Gran Piemonte.
Next week, Etixx – Quick-Step will take part in the final Belgian race of the 2016 calendar, Nationale Sluitingprijs (183.6 kilometers).
Complete Results:
194.5 kilometers raced at an average speed of 41.169 km/hr
| 1 | Arnaud Démare | FDJ | 4hr 32min 28sec |
| 2 | Zdenek Štybar | Etixx-Quick Step | s.t. |
| 3 | Jürgen Roelandts | Lotto-Soudal | @ 2sec |
| 4 | Greg Van Avermaet | BMC | s.t. |
| 5 | Amaury Capiot | Topsport Vlaanderen | @ 4sec |
| 6 | Timothy Dupont | Veranda's Willems | s.t. |
| 7 | Jens Debusschere | Lotto-Soudal | s.t. |
| 8 | Adrien Petit | Direct Energie | s.t. |
| 9 | Jonas Van Genechten | IAM Cycling | s.t. |
| 10 | Oliver Naesen | IAM Cycling | s.t. |
| 11 | Baptiste Planckaert | Wallonie Bruxelles | s.t. |
| 12 | Aksel Nõmmela | Leopard Pro | s.t. |
| 13 | Alexander Krieger | Leopard Pro | s.t. |
| 14 | Florian Sénéchal | Cofidis | s.t. |
| 15 | Rick Zabel | BMC | s.t. |
| 16 | Jesper Asselman | Roompot Oranje Peloton | s.t. |
| 17 | Mike Teunissen | LottoNL-Jumbo | s.t. |
| 18 | Borut Božic | Cofidis | s.t. |
| 19 | Tom Boonen | Etixx-Quick Step | s.t. |
| 20 | Tiesj Benoot | Lotto-Soudal | +10'' |
| 21 | Jimmy Duquennoy | Wallonie Bruxelles | s.t. |
| 22 | Arjen Livyns | Veranda's Willems | s.t. |
| 23 | Gert Jõeäär | Cofidis | +13'' |
| 24 | Martin Elmiger | IAM Cycling | s.t. |
| 25 | John Mandrysch | Leopard Pro | s.t. |
| 26 | Frederik Backaert | Wanty-Groupe Gobert | s.t. |
| 27 | Jelle Wallays | Lotto-Soudal | s.t. |
| 28 | Kevyn Ista | Wallonie Bruxelles | s.t. |
| 29 | Joeri Calleeuw | Veranda's Willems | s.t. |
| 30 | Tom Dernies | Wallonie Bruxelles | s.t. |
| 31 | Jérôme Baugnies | Wanty-Groupe Gobert | s.t. |
| 32 | Maarten Wynants | LottoNL-Jumbo | s.t. |
| 33 | Franck Bonnamour | Fortuneo-Vital Concept | +16'' |
| 34 | Tim Kerkhof | Roompot Oranje Peloton | s.t. |
| 35 | Sébastien Delfosse | Wallonie Bruxelles | +18'' |
| 36 | Floris Gerts | BMC | s.t. |
| 37 | Gordon De Winter | Color Code-Arden Beef | s.t. |
| 38 | Reinier Honig | Roompot Oranje Peloton | s.t. |
| 39 | Etienne van Empel | Roompot Oranje Peloton | s.t. |
| 40 | Preben Van Hecke | Topsport Vlaanderen | s.t. |
| 41 | Daniel Hoelgård | FDJ | s.t. |
| 42 | Twan Castelijns | LottoNL-Jumbo | s.t. |
| 43 | Jan Brockhoff | Leopard Pro | s.t. |
| 44 | Heinrich Haussler | IAM Cycling | +23'' |
| 45 | Niels De Rooze | Veranclassic-Ago | +25'' |
| 46 | Loïc Vliegen | BMC | s.t. |
| 47 | Brecht Dhaene | Veranda's Willems | s.t. |
| 48 | Yauheni Hutarovich | Fortuneo-Vital Concept | s.t. |
| 49 | Floris De Tier | Topsport Vlaanderen | s.t. |
| 50 | Marcel Aregger | IAM Cycling | s.t. |
| 51 | Thomas Sprengers | Topsport Vlaanderen | s.t. |
| 52 | Sam Lennertz | Veranclassic-Ago | s.t. |
| 53 | Dimitri Peyskens | Veranclassic-Ago | s.t. |
| 54 | Christophe Masson | Veranclassic-Ago | s.t. |
| 55 | Enrico Gasparotto | Wanty-Groupe Gobert | s.t. |
| 56 | Dylan Teuns | BMC | s.t. |
| 57 | Marco Tizza | D'Amico-Bottecchia | s.t. |
| 58 | Marco Marcato | Wanty-Groupe Gobert | +33'' |
| 59 | Axel Flet | Veranclassic-Ago | +36'' |
| 60 | František Sisr | Etixx-Quick Step | s.t. |
| 61 | Huub Duyn | Roompot Oranje Peloton | s.t. |
| 62 | Eliot Lietaer | Topsport Vlaanderen | s.t. |
| 63 | Tom Van Asbroeck | LottoNL-Jumbo | s.t. |
| 64 | Michel Kreder | Roompot Oranje Peloton | +41'' |
| 65 | Olivier Chevalier | Wallonie Bruxelles | s.t. |
| 66 | Kevin Van Melsen | Wanty-Groupe Gobert | +43'' |
| 67 | Florian Vachon | Fortuneo-Vital Concept | s.t. |
| 68 | Ludwig De Winter | Wallonie Bruxelles | s.t. |
| 69 | Iván García | Etixx-Quick Step | s.t. |
| 70 | Maximilien Picoux | Color Code-Arden Beef | s.t. |
| 71 | Steven Tronet | Fortuneo-Vital Concept | s.t. |
| 72 | Arnaud Gérard | Fortuneo-Vital Concept | s.t. |
| 73 | Tosh Van der Sande | Lotto-Soudal | s.t. |
| 74 | Thomas Boudat | Direct Energie | +47'' |
| 75 | Mark McNally | Wanty-Groupe Gobert | +52'' |
| 76 | Sjoerd van Ginneken | Roompot Oranje Peloton | s.t. |
| 77 | Dries Devenyns | IAM Cycling | s.t. |
| 78 | William Bonnet | FDJ | s.t. |
| 79 | Yoann Offredo | FDJ | s.t. |
| 80 | Kris Boeckmans | Lotto-Soudal | +56'' |
| 81 | Michael Van Staeyen | Cofidis | +59'' |
| 82 | Frederik Veuchelen | Wanty-Groupe Gobert | +1' 01'' |
| 83 | Sep Vanmarcke | LottoNL-Jumbo | s.t. |
| 84 | Iljo Keisse | Etixx-Quick Step | s.t. |
| 85 | Nikolas Maes | Etixx-Quick Step | +1' 03'' |
| 86 | Davide Martinelli | Etixx-Quick Step | s.t. |
| 87 | Jonathan Dufrasne | Wallonie Bruxelles | s.t. |
| 88 | Maurits Lammertink | Roompot Oranje Peloton | s.t. |
| 89 | Ignatas Konovalovas | FDJ | s.t. |
| 90 | Dimitri Claeys | Wanty-Groupe Gobert | +1' 06'' |
| 91 | Jempy Drücker | BMC | +1' 10'' |
| 92 | Jonas Ahlstrand | Cofidis | s.t. |
| 93 | Vegard Laengen | IAM Cycling | s.t. |
| 94 | Bryan Coquard | Direct Energie | +1' 27'' |
| 95 | Dennis van Winden | LottoNL-Jumbo | +1' 35'' |
| 96 | Simon Sellier | Direct Energie | +1' 42'' |
| 97 | Fernando Gaviria | Etixx-Quick Step | +1' 57'' |
| 98 | Dries De Bondt | Veranda's Willems | +2' 08'' |
| 99 | Kenneth Vanbilsen | Cofidis | +2' 17'' |
| 100 | Sondre Enger | IAM Cycling | +2' 21'' |
| 101 | Dorian Godon | Cofidis | +3' 46'' |
| 102 | Camille Guérin | Fortuneo-Vital Concept | +4' 11'' |
| 103 | Antoine Loy | Color Code-Arden Beef | +4' 44'' |
| 104 | Benoît Vaugrenard | FDJ | +5' 37'' |
| 105 | Matthieu Ladagnous | FDJ | s.t. |
| 106 | Zhihui Jiang | LottoNL-Jumbo | s.t. |
| 107 | Julien Mortier | Color Code-Arden Beef | s.t. |
| 108 | Alexis Caresmel | Veranclassic-Ago | s.t. |
| 109 | Julien Morice | Direct Energie | s.t. |
| 110 | Iltjan Nika | D'Amico-Bottecchia | +7' 06'' |
| 111 | Hugo De Winter | Color Code-Arden Beef | +7' 09'' |
| 112 | Taylor Eisenhart | BMC | +7' 33'' |
| 113 | Auxence Buntinx | T.Palm-Pole | +7' 53'' |
| 114 | Matthias Legley | Veranclassic-Ago | +7' 57'' |
| 115 | Giorgio Bocchiola | D'Amico-Bottecchia | +7' 59'' |
| 116 | Lars Bak | Lotto-Soudal | +8' 03'' |
| 117 | Jef Van Meirhaeghe | Topsport Vlaanderen | +8' 56'' |
| 118 | Tomas Petit | T.Palm-Pole | +10' 20'' |
| 119 | Maxime Vekeman | T.Palm-Pole | s.t. |
