De Brabantse Pijl podium history | 2023 edition | Map & profile | Start list
Leuven - Overijse, 195.2 km
Benoît Cosnefroy is first across the line. Getty Photo
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Weather at the finish city of Overijse at 1:50 PM, local time: 14C (57F), partly cloudy, with the wind from the west at 13 km/hr )8 mph). No rain is forecast.
The course: As usual, the Men's Elite will start in Leuven. Before the finale erupts on the local lap in and around Overijse, the peloton heads towards Beersel in the first part of the race. In this run-up, the first climbs await, including the Bruineput. The riders then set off towards Overijse, where the vicious climbs that characterise De Brabantse Pijl are to be found. After a first run through Hertstraat, Moskesstraat, Holstheide and S-bocht, three more local laps follow, containing the aforementioned climbs. After 195 km and 21 climbs, we will know the successor to Dorian Godon.
The race: Here's the race organizer's summary.
Benoit Cosnefroy has won De Brabantse Pijl. After three podium finishes in the past, the Frenchman was finally able to triumph. He made it ahead of Teuns and Wellens.
At 12:35 p.m., the riders set off from Ladeuzeplein in Leuven for the final Flemish classic of the spring. After numerous attack attempts early in the race, the breakaway finally formed just after the first hour of racing. Six riders broke away from the peloton: Riou (Arkea B&B – Hotels), Debeaumarche (Cofidis), Reynders (Bingoal WB), Whelan (Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team), Manzin (TotalEnergies), and Johannessen (Uno-X Mobility). Eventually, two more riders would bridge across: Warlop (Soudal Quick-Step) and Kopecký (TDT-Unibet).
They built up a maximum lead of about 2 minutes, so getting away for good was not in the cards. Their story was over already in the first local lap. On the Holstheide, with 63 km to go, the peloton caught up again. Barely 5 km later, it happened again. Huby (Soudal Quick-Step), Leknessund (Uno-X Mobility) and Segaert (Lotto Dstny) took their chances.
At the second passage on the Moskesstraat, Morgado (UAE Team Emirates) made a move, with his teammate Wellens on his wheel. Wellens surged once they reached the top. The fireworks on the Moskesstraat prompted more riders to bridge up. With 40 km to go, the leaders were: Huby - Leknessund – Segaert – Laurance & Kragh Andersen (Alpecin-Deceuninck) – Cosnefroy (Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team) – De Pooter (Intermarché-Wanty) – Morgado – Van den Broek (Team dsm-firmenich PostNL) – Craddock (Team Jayco AlUla) – Williams (Israel Premier Tech).
However, the peloton deemed a group of 11 too large. EF Education – Easypost closed the gap, resetting the situation. With 30 km to go, at the third climb of the Moskesstraat, Teuns (Israel Premier Tech) accelerated. Wellens and Van den Berg (EF Education-Easypost) managed to join.
Entering the final lap, the trio at the front held a lead of about 20 seconds. At 11 km to go, at the foot of the Moskesstraat, the lead was halved. Van den Berg set the pace, but Wellens and Teuns made it over the Moskesstraat. Quinten Hermans was the only one from the peloton to bridge across.
On the Holstheide, Cosnefroy also attacked from the peloton to join the front group. The pace slowed in the group of 5, but Teuns tried to keep the tempo up. Numbers 6 and 7 to join were Cepeda (Caja Rural-Seguros RGA) and Blackmore (Israel – Premier Tech). The latter immediately took the lead to prevent anyone else from the chasing group from bridging.
At 2.5 km to go, Van den Berg sneaked away. Ultimately, Blackmore brought the chasers back onto Van den Berg's wheel. In the sprint, it was Cosnefroy who took the win. Teuns finished second, Wellens third. Cosnefroy could finally celebrate after three podium finishes in recent years.
Complete results:
149 starters, 89 classified finishers, 60 abandons
195.2 kilometers raced at an average speed of 45.556 km/hr
1 | Benoît Cosnefroy | Decathlon Ag2r La Mondiale | 4hr 17min 2sec |
2 | Dylan Teuns | Israel-Premier Tech | s.t. |
3 | Tim Wellens | UAE Team Emirates | s.t. |
4 | Joseph Blackmore | Israel-Premier Tech | s.t. |
5 | Jefferson Cepeda | Caja Rural-Seguros RGA | s.t. |
6 | Quinten Hermans | Alpecin-Deceuninck | s.t. |
7 | Marijn Van Den Berg | EF Education-EasyPost | @ 10sec |
8 | Michael Matthews | Jayco-AlUla | 0:28 |
9 | Vito Braet | Intermarché-Wanty | s.t. |
10 | Corbin Strong | Israel-Premier Tech | s.t. |
11 | Fernando Barceló | Caja Rural-Seguros RGA | s.t. |
12 | Mikkel Honore | EF Education-EasyPost | s.t. |
13 | Dries Van Gestel | TotalEnergies | s.t. |
14 | Odd Christian Eiking | Uno-X Mobility | s.t. |
15 | Jenno Berckmoes | Lotto Dstny | s.t. |
16 | Anthony Turgis | TotalEnergies | s.t. |
17 | Jelle Johannink | TDT-Unibet | s.t. |
18 | Nicolo Buratti | Bahrain Victorious | s.t. |
19 | Gianluca Brambilla | Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team | s.t. |
20 | Eduard Prades | Caja Rural-Seguros RGA | s.t. |
21 | António Morgado | UAE Team Emirates | s.t. |
22 | Jenthe Biermans | Arkéa-B&B Hotels | s.t. |
23 | Dorian Godon | Decathlon Ag2r La Mondiale | s.t. |
24 | David González | Caja Rural-Seguros RGA | s.t. |
25 | Pieter Serry | Soudal Quick-Step | s.t. |
26 | Mathis Le Berre | Arkéa-B&B Hotels | s.t. |
27 | Luca Van Boven | Bingoal-WB | s.t. |
28 | Francesco Busatto | Intermarché-Wanty | s.t. |
29 | Marc Hirschi | UAE Team Emirates | s.t. |
30 | Axel Laurance | Alpecin-Deceuninck | s.t. |
31 | James Shaw | EF Education-EasyPost | s.t. |
32 | Kamiel Bonneu | Team Flanders-Baloise | s.t. |
33 | Andreas Kron | Lotto Dstny | s.t. |
34 | Markus Hoelgaard | Uno-X Mobility | s.t. |
35 | Laurens Huys | Arkéa-B&B Hotels | s.t. |
36 | Pascal Eenkhoorn | Lotto Dstny | s.t. |
37 | Frank Van Den Broek | Team dsm-firmenich PostNL | s.t. |
38 | Tobias Halland Johannessen | Uno-X Mobility | s.t. |
39 | Adam Toupalik | TDT-Unibet | s.t. |
40 | Ben Hermans | Cofidis | s.t. |
41 | Andreas Leknessund | Uno-X Mobility | s.t. |
42 | Søren Kragh Andersen | Alpecin-Deceuninck | s.t. |
43 | Martin Urianstad Bugge | Uno-X Mobility | s.t. |
44 | Matyas Kopecky | Team Novo Nordisk | s.t. |
45 | Darren Rafferty | EF Education-EasyPost | s.t. |
46 | Sandy Dujardin | TotalEnergies | s.t. |
47 | Georg Zimmermann | Intermarché-Wanty | s.t. |
48 | Jonas Gregaard | Lotto Dstny | 0:39 |
49 | Lars Craps | Team Flanders-Baloise | 0:42 |
50 | Alexander Kamp | Tudor Pro Cycling Team | s.t. |
51 | Gil Gelders | Soudal Quick-Step | 0:54 |
52 | Dries De Pooter | Intermarché-Wanty | 1:01 |
53 | Louis Vervaeke | Soudal Quick-Step | 1:21 |
54 | Thomas Gachignard | TotalEnergies | 1:36 |
55 | Stephen Williams | Israel-Premier Tech | 2:05 |
56 | Dylan Vandenstorme | Team Flanders-Baloise | s.t. |
57 | Xandro Meurisse | Alpecin-Deceuninck | 3:20 |
58 | Dries De Bondt | Decathlon Ag2r La Mondiale | s.t. |
59 | Andrea Vendrame | Decathlon Ag2r La Mondiale | 3:20 |
60 | Jacob Eriksson | Tudor Pro Cycling Team | s.t. |
61 | Pepijn Reinderink | Soudal Quick-Step | 5:05 |
62 | Stan Van Tricht | Alpecin-Deceuninck | s.t. |
63 | Tobias Bayer | Alpecin-Deceuninck | s.t. |
64 | Jan Maas | Jayco-AlUla | s.t. |
65 | Matevz Govekar | Bahrain Victorious | s.t. |
66 | Alec Segaert | Lotto Dstny | s.t. |
67 | Hartthijs De Vries | TDT-Unibet | s.t. |
68 | Elias Maris | Team Flanders-Baloise | s.t. |
69 | Loic Vliegen | Bingoal-WB | s.t. |
70 | Lander Loockx | TDT-Unibet | s.t. |
71 | Nils Politt | UAE Team Emirates | s.t. |
72 | Andrea Pasqualon | Bahrain Victorious | s.t. |
73 | Johan Meens | Bingoal-WB | s.t. |
74 | Tomas Kopecky | TDT-Unibet | s.t. |
75 | Noa Isidore | Decathlon Ag2r La Mondiale | s.t. |
76 | Tom Paquot | Intermarché-Wanty | 8:42 |
77 | Anders Foldager | Jayco-AlUla | s.t. |
78 | Samuel Fernández | Caja Rural-Seguros RGA | s.t. |
79 | Vincent Van Hemelen | Team Flanders-Baloise | s.t. |
80 | Lawson Craddock | Jayco-AlUla | 9:02 |
81 | Arthur Kluckers | Tudor Pro Cycling Team | 9:06 |
82 | Harry Sweeny | EF Education-EasyPost | 11:35 |
83 | Lukas Nerurkar | EF Education-EasyPost | s.t. |
84 | Baptiste Vadic | TotalEnergies | s.t. |
85 | Mathijs Paasschens | Lotto Dstny | s.t. |
86 | Anders Skaarseth | Uno-X Mobility | s.t. |
87 | Walter Calzoni | Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team | s.t. |
88 | Alessandro Fancellu | Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team | s.t. |
89 | Julen Arriola-Bengoa | Caja Rural-Seguros RGA | 12:59 |
Course map & profile:
Course map
Course profile
Start list with back numbers, Tuesday, April 9, 2024:
Decathlon Ag2r La Mondiale | |
1 | Dorian Godon |
2 | Rasmus Søjberg Pedersen |
3 | Benoît Cosnefroy |
4 | Dries De Bondt |
5 | Sander De Pestel |
6 | Noa Isidore |
7 | Andrea Vendrame |
Alpecin-Deceuninck | |
11 | Tobias Bayer |
12 | Quinten Hermans |
13 | Søren Kragh Andersen |
14 | Axel Laurance |
15 | Xandro Meurisse |
16 | Jimmy Janssens |
17 | Stan Van Tricht |
Intermarché-Wanty | |
21 | Vito Braet |
22 | Francesco Busatto |
23 | Dries De Pooter |
24 | Victor Hannes |
25 | Tom Paquot |
26 | Wouter Toussaint |
27 | Georg Zimmermann |
Soudal Quick-Step | |
31 | Ayco Bastiaens |
32 | Gil Gelders |
33 | Antoine Huby |
34 | Pieter Serry |
35 | Jordi Warlop |
36 | Pepijn Reinderink |
37 | Louis Vervaeke |
Arkea-B&B Hotels | |
41 | Vincenzo Albanese |
42 | Jenthe Biermans |
43 | Hubert Grygowski |
44 | Laurens Huys |
45 | Mathis Le Berre |
46 | Alan Riou |
47 | Lucas Janssen |
Bahrain Victorious | |
51 | Matevz Govekar |
52 | Alberto Bruttomesso |
53 | Nicolo Buratti |
54 | Andrea Pasqualon |
55 | Johan Price-Pejtersen |
56 | Dusan Rajovic |
57 | Cameron Scott |
Cofidis | |
61 | Ben Hermans |
62 | Nicolas Debeaumarché |
63 | Eddy Finé |
64 | Christophe Noppe |
65 | Ludovic Robeet |
EF Education-EasyPost | |
71 | Mikkel Honore |
72 | Markel Beloki |
73 | James Shaw |
74 | Lukas Nerurkar |
75 | Darren Rafferty |
76 | Marijn Van Den Berg |
77 | Harry Sweeny |
Team dsm-firmenich PostNL | |
81 | Vlad Van Mechelen |
82 | Robbe Dhondt |
84 | Martijn Tusveld |
85 | Frank Van Den Broek |
86 | Tim Naberman |
87 | Enzo Leijnse |
Team Jayco-AlUla | |
91 | Michael Matthews |
92 | Lawson Craddock |
93 | Anders Foldager |
94 | Jan Maas |
95 | Christopher Juul-Jensen |
96 | Blake Quick |
97 | Campbell Stewart |
UAE Team Emirates | |
101 | Tim Wellens |
102 | Marc Hirschi |
103 | Anze Ravbar |
104 | Gibbe Staes |
105 | António Morgado |
106 | Nils Politt |
Lotto Dstny | |
111 | Alec Segaert |
112 | Sébastien Grignard |
113 | Jenno Berckmoes |
114 | Pascal Eenkhoorn |
115 | Andreas Kron |
116 | Mathijs Paasschens |
117 | Jonas Gregaard |
Israel-Premier Tech | |
121 | Dylan Teuns |
122 | Joseph Blackmore |
123 | Krists Neilands |
125 | Corbin Strong |
126 | Stephen Williams |
127 | Kiaan Watts |
Bingoal-WB | |
131 | Loic Vliegen |
132 | Louis Blouwe |
133 | Johan Meens |
134 | Kenneth Van Rooy |
135 | Luca Van Boven |
136 | Jens Reynders |
137 | Lucas Jacques |
Team Flanders-Baloise | |
141 | Kamiel Bonneu |
142 | Toon Clynhens |
143 | Lars Craps |
144 | Elias Maris |
145 | Vincent Van Hemelen |
146 | Dylan Vandenstorme |
147 | Ward Vanhoof |
Caja Rural-Seguros RGA | |
151 | Julen Arriola-Bengoa |
152 | Fernando Barceló |
153 | Jefferson Cepeda |
154 | Samuel Fernández Garcia |
155 | Calum Johnston |
156 | Eduard Prades |
157 | David González |
Team Novo Nordisk | |
161 | Hamish Beadle |
162 | Sam Brand |
163 | Quinten De Graeve |
164 | Matyas Kopecky |
165 | Peter Kusztor |
166 | Declan Irvine |
167 | Umberto Poli |
Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team | |
171 | Gianluca Brambilla |
172 | Negasi Haylu Abreha |
173 | Walter Calzoni |
174 | Alessandro Fancellu |
175 | Joey Rosskopf |
176 | Rory Townsend |
177 | James Whelan |
TDT-Unibet | |
181 | Lander Loockx |
182 | Hartthijs De Vries |
183 | Owen Geleijn |
184 | Jelle Johannink |
185 | Tomas Kopecky |
186 | Zeb Kyffin |
187 | Adam Toupalik |
TotalEnergies | |
191 | Sandy Dujardin |
192 | Thomas Gachignard |
193 | Lorrenzo Manzin |
194 | Julien Simon |
195 | Anthony Turgis |
196 | Baptiste Vadic |
197 | Dries Van Gestel |
Tudor Pro Cycling Team | |
201 | Jacob Eriksson |
202 | Sebastian Kolze Changizi |
203 | Mika Heming |
204 | Alexander Kamp |
205 | Arthur Kluckers |
206 | Aloïs Charrin |
207 | Fabian Weiss |
Uno-X Mobility | |
211 | Tobias Halland Johannessen |
212 | Martin Urianstad Bugge |
213 | Odd Christian Eiking |
214 | Markus Hoelgaard |
215 | Anders Skaarseth |
216 | Anders Halland Johannessen |
217 | Andreas Leknessund |