2019 Bredene Koksijde Classic (HC), Belgium
Formerly: Handzame Classic
17th edition: Friday, March 22, 2019
Handzame Classic historic results | 2018 edition | 2021 edition (2020 edition cancelled) | Start list
Bredene - Koksijde, 199 km
Pascal Ackermann is the day's fastest rider.
Weather at the finish city of Koksijde at 12:30 PM, local time: 11C (52F), misty, with the wind from the southwest at 3 km/hr (2 mph). No rain is forecast.
The race: Here's the report from winner Pascal Ackermann's Bora-hansgrohe team.
The renowned Belgian one-day race which was previously run under the name of Handzame Classic is now known as Bredene-Koksijde Classic.
After the start gun was sounded in Bredene in East Flanders to signal the commencement of the race, the riders took to the 199.5km long route in the direction of Koksijde. Apart from the Kemmelberg (600m at 1.7%) and the Rodeberg (1km at 3.9%), the parcours did not feature any particularly topographically challenging features.
At the end of the race, the riders were then faced with three local laps of 13km each around the finishing town of Koksijde. Early in the race proceedings, six riders were able to break free from the main field and stretch out a maximum gap of seven minutes. In the final third of the race, the BORA – hansgrohe riders came to the front of proceedings in the peloton and put in an enormous turn of pace at the front, which led the gap to the breakaway to dissipate continually.
With 15km to the finish line, there was a crash in the main field, in which Rudi Selig and Michael Schwarzmann found themselves held up, however they were thankfully able to get back on the bike and make contact with the peloton. Despite an extremely chaotic finale, in which several riders hit the deck, BORA – hansgrohe was able to pilot Pascal Ackermann into an optimal position from which to launch his sprint.
In the finishing straight in Koksijde, the race came down to the expected mass sprint, which the German road champion was able to take out by a bike length. This win marked the second season victory of the 25-year-old rider.
From the Finish Line:
“After my second place on Wednesday at Nokere Koerse, I really wanted to get the win today. This week, we showed that we have a very strong team, and I wanted to thank my teammates by getting the victory, which I was able to do. There was a headwind in the final sprint and it was very chaotic. I lost the wheel of my lead-out man a few times, but was always able to come back to find a good position. Two years ago, I achieved my first top 5 result at this race, but today I wanted to win. After a few days break, I’ll line up at the start of Driedaagse Brugge-De Panne, where I hope to be able to net another win.” – Pascal Ackermann
“The race went as we had expected. There was a breakaway group of six riders, but we were able to control the race well with a few other teams. We concentrated our efforts particularly on the finale. However, there were several crashes on the final lap and we ran into some bad luck. Around 15km before the finish, Rudi Selig and Michael Schwarzmann hit the deck, but thankfully they were able to get back on the bike and bridge the gap to the main field. The guys did an excellent job today and Rudi in particular prepared the sprint for Pascal perfectly. We are very happy with the win and hope to be able to continue to produce such results.” – André Schulze, Sports Director
Complete Results:
152 starters, 137 classified finishers.
199 kilometers raced at an average speed of 43.295 km/hr
| 1 | ACKERMANN Pascal | Bora-hansgrohe | 4hr 35min 47sec |
| 2 | HALVORSEN Kristoffer | Sky | s.t. |
| 3 | HODEG Alvaro | Deceuninck-Quick Step | s.t. |
| 4 | SAJNOK Szymon | CCC Team | s.t. |
| 5 | DUPONT Timothy | Wanty-Gobert | s.t. |
| 6 | WEEMAES Sasha | Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise | s.t. |
| 7 | NAESEN Lawrence | Lotto-Soudal | s.t. |
| 8 | CONSONNI Simone | UAE-Team Emirates | s.t. |
| 9 | BOUDAT Thomas | Direct Energie | s.t. |
| 10 | BARBIER Rudy | Israel Cycling Academy | s.t. |
| 11 | NOMMELA Aksel | Wallonie-Bruxelles | s.t. |
| 12 | MARECZKO Jakub | CCC Team | s.t. |
| 13 | WOUTERS Enzo | Lotto-Soudal | s.t. |
| 14 | DEHAES Kenny | Wallonie-Bruxelles | s.t. |
| 15 | BENFATTO Marco | Androni Giocattoli-Sidermec | s.t. |
| 16 | BOECKMANS Kris | Vital Concept | s.t. |
| 17 | FILOSI Iuri | Delko-Marseille Provence | s.t. |
| 18 | DE DECKER Alfdan | Wanty-Gobert | s.t. |
| 19 | PENALVER Manuel | Burgos-BH | s.t. |
| 20 | SELIG Rüdiger | Bora-hansgrohe | s.t. |
| 21 | KASPERKIEWICZ Przemysław | Delko-Marseille Provence | s.t. |
| 22 | FRAME Alex | Trek-Segafredo | s.t. |
| 23 | BOIVIN Guillaume | Israel Cycling Academy | s.t. |
| 24 | VALLEE Boris | Wanty-Gobert | s.t. |
| 25 | RICE Michael | Hagens Berman-Axeon | s.t. |
| 26 | BASKA Erik | Bora-hansgrohe | s.t. |
| 27 | LAWLESS Chris | Sky | s.t. |
| 28 | VERMEERSCH Gianni | Corendon-Circus | s.t. |
| 29 | KEISSE Iljo | Deceuninck-Quick Step | s.t. |
| 30 | ISTA Kevyn | Wallonie-Bruxelles | s.t. |
| 31 | BRØCHNER Nicolai | Riwal Readynez | s.t. |
| 32 | COENEN Dennis | Cibel | s.t. |
| 33 | MORIN Emmanuel | Cofidis | s.t. |
| 34 | VAN TRIJP Maarten | Corendon-Circus | s.t. |
| 35 | RUMAC Josip | Androni Giocattoli-Sidermec | s.t. |
| 36 | LÓPEZ Daniel | Burgos-BH | s.t. |
| 37 | DEBUSSCHERE Jens | Katusha-Alpecin | s.t. |
| 38 | ASSELMAN Jesper | Roompot-Charles | s.t. |
| 39 | MANZIN Lorrenzo | Vital Concept | @ 9sec |
| 40 | TRARIEUX Julien | Delko-Marseille Provence | 0:12 |
| 41 | VAN STAEYEN Michael | Roompot-Charles | 0:00 |
| 42 | CAVAGNA Rémi | Deceuninck-Quick Step | 0:12 |
| 43 | PÖSTLBERGER Lukas | Bora-hansgrohe | 0:14 |
| 44 | ENGER Sondre Holst | Israel Cycling Academy | s.t. |
| 45 | TULIK Angelo | Direct Energie | s.t. |
| 46 | EVENEPOEL Remco | Deceuninck-Quick Step | s.t. |
| 47 | WILLEMS Thimo | Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise | s.t. |
| 48 | MARTINELLI Davide | Deceuninck-Quick Step | s.t. |
| 49 | FORTIN Filippo | Cofidis | 0:00 |
| 50 | MINALI Riccardo | Israel Cycling Academy | 0:17 |
| 51 | VANSPEYBROUCK Pieter | Wanty-Gobert | 0:00 |
| 52 | KOCH Jonas | CCC Team | 0:28 |
| 53 | GRADEK Kamil | CCC Team | s.t. |
| 54 | SPREAFICO Matteo | Androni Giocattoli-Sidermec | 0:00 |
| 55 | EGHOLM Jakob | Hagens Berman-Axeon | s.t. |
| 56 | MULLEN Ryan | Trek-Segafredo | 0:33 |
| 57 | LEYSEN Senne | Roompot-Charles | s.t. |
| 58 | MORTIER Julien | Wallonie-Bruxelles | s.t. |
| 59 | TANFIELD Harry | Katusha-Alpecin | s.t. |
| 60 | DEWULF Stan | Lotto-Soudal | s.t. |
| 61 | OWSIAN Łukasz | CCC Team | s.t. |
| 62 | GOLDSTEIN Roy | Israel Cycling Academy | s.t. |
| 63 | TURGIS Jimmy | Vital Concept | s.t. |
| 64 | MAGNUSSON Kim | Riwal Readynez | s.t. |
| 65 | JANS Roy | Corendon-Circus | s.t. |
| 66 | MARCHAND Gianni | Cibel | s.t. |
| 67 | MEISEN Marcel | Corendon-Circus | s.t. |
| 68 | MEURISSE Xandro | Wanty-Gobert | s.t. |
| 69 | KOCHETKOV Pavel | Katusha-Alpecin | s.t. |
| 70 | ARERUYA Joseph | Delko-Marseille Provence | s.t. |
| 71 | LAENGEN Vegard Stake | UAE-Team Emirates | s.t. |
| 72 | BOL Jetse | Burgos-BH | s.t. |
| 73 | SELLIER Simon | Direct Energie | s.t. |
| 74 | ROBREDO Álvaro | Burgos-BH | s.t. |
| 75 | STEELS Stijn | Roompot-Charles | s.t. |
| 76 | OLIVEIRA Ivo | UAE-Team Emirates | s.t. |
| 77 | SOUPE Geoffrey | Cofidis | s.t. |
| 78 | VAN SCHIP Jan-Willem | Roompot-Charles | s.t. |
| 79 | VAN GOETHEM Brian | Lotto-Soudal | 0:37 |
| 80 | OLIVEIRA Rui | UAE-Team Emirates | 0:45 |
| 81 | FERRARI Roberto | UAE-Team Emirates | s.t. |
| 82 | CARVALHO Andre | Hagens Berman-Axeon | 0:49 |
| 83 | LEVEAU Jérémy | Delko-Marseille Provence | s.t. |
| 84 | TEUGELS Lennert | Cibel | s.t. |
| 85 | TIMMERMANS Justin | Roompot-Charles | s.t. |
| 86 | MOLLY Kenny | Wallonie-Bruxelles | 1:00 |
| 87 | DE WINTER Ludwig | Wanty-Gobert | s.t. |
| 88 | KNEES Christian | Sky | 1:09 |
| 89 | WALSLEBEN Philipp | Corendon-Circus | s.t. |
| 90 | BASSO Leonardo | Sky | s.t. |
| 91 | DE BACKER Bert | Vital Concept | s.t. |
| 92 | BAUGNIES Jérôme | Wanty-Gobert | s.t. |
| 93 | BOOM Lars | Roompot-Charles | s.t. |
| 94 | GUERIN Alexis | Delko-Marseille Provence | s.t. |
| 95 | SIVAKOV Pavel | Sky | s.t. |
| 96 | BURGAUDEAU Mathieu | Direct Energie | s.t. |
| 97 | PAASSCHENS Mathijs | Wallonie-Bruxelles | s.t. |
| 98 | MORICE Julien | Vital Concept | s.t. |
| 99 | PEYSKENS Dimitri | Wallonie-Bruxelles | s.t. |
| 100 | KIRSCH Alex | Trek-Segafredo | s.t. |
| 101 | NORSGAARD Mathias | Riwal Readynez | s.t. |
| 102 | FRISON Frederik | Lotto-Soudal | s.t. |
| 103 | PLANCKAERT Emiel | Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise | s.t. |
| 104 | VAN HECKE Preben | Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise | s.t. |
| 105 | RÄIM Mihkel | Israel Cycling Academy | s.t. |
| 106 | QUÉMÉNEUR Perrig | Direct Energie | s.t. |
| 107 | MAES Alexander | Cibel | s.t. |
| 108 | GÈNE Yohann | Direct Energie | s.t. |
| 109 | SAGAN Juraj | Bora-hansgrohe | s.t. |
| 110 | SCHWARZMANN Michael | Bora-hansgrohe | s.t. |
| 111 | MCCARTHY Jay | Bora-hansgrohe | s.t. |
| 112 | VENDRAME Andrea | Androni Giocattoli-Sidermec | s.t. |
| 113 | ČERNÝ Josef | CCC Team | s.t. |
| 114 | JOURNIAUX Axel | Direct Energie | 1:21 |
| 115 | DEBRUYNE Glenn | Cibel | 1:35 |
| 116 | STOKBRO Andreas | Riwal Readynez | 1:51 |
| 117 | BLYTHE Adam | Lotto-Soudal | 2:11 |
| 118 | DEMPSTER Zak | Israel Cycling Academy | 2:30 |
| 119 | SMIT Willie | Katusha-Alpecin | s.t. |
| 120 | FRAPPORTI Marco | Androni Giocattoli-Sidermec | s.t. |
| 121 | BERNAS Paweł | CCC Team | 2:33 |
| 122 | ZIJLAARD Maikel | Hagens Berman-Axeon | 2:43 |
| 123 | VAN ROOY Kenneth | Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise | 3:54 |
| 124 | MENTEN Milan | Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise | s.t. |
| 125 | NOPPE Christophe | Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise | s.t. |
| 126 | GARRISON Ian | Hagens Berman-Axeon | 4:36 |
| 127 | CAM Maxime | Vital Concept | s.t. |
| 128 | RIABUSHENKO Alexandr | UAE-Team Emirates | s.t. |
| 129 | BICO Nuno | Burgos-BH | s.t. |
| 130 | SERRY Pieter | Deceuninck-Quick Step | s.t. |
| 131 | GIBSON Matthew | Burgos-BH | s.t. |
| 132 | BROWN Jonny | Hagens Berman-Axeon | s.t. |
| 133 | MOTTIER Justin | Vital Concept | s.t. |
| 134 | HAAS Nathan | Katusha-Alpecin | s.t. |
| 135 | HOFSTETTER Hugo | Cofidis | s.t. |
| 136 | CHETOUT Loïc | Cofidis | s.t. |
| 137 | DIELEMAN Michiel | Cibel | s.t. |
Start list with back numbers, March 21, 2019:
| DECEUNINCK-QUICK STEP | |
| DS: | Rik van Slycke |
| 1 | HODEG Alvaro |
| 2 | EVENEPOEL Remco |
| 3 | CAVAGNA Rémi |
| 4 | JAKOBSEN Fabio |
| 5 | KEISSE Iljo |
| 6 | MARTINELLI Davide |
| 7 | SERRY Pieter |
| SKY | |
| DS: | Servais Knaven |
| 11 | HALVORSEN Kristoffer |
| 12 | BASSO Leonardo |
| 13 | KNEES Christian |
| 14 | LAWLESS Christopher |
| 15 | SIVAKOV Pavel |
| BORA-HANSGROHE | |
| DS: | Andre Schulze |
| 21 | ACKERMANN Pascal |
| 22 | BASKA Erik |
| 23 | MCCARTHY Jay |
| 24 | PÖSTLBERGER Lukas |
| 25 | SAGAN Juraj |
| 26 | SCHWARZMANN Michael |
| 27 | SELIG Rüdiger |
| CCC TEAM | |
| DS: | Steve Bauer |
| 31 | MARECZKO Jakub |
| 32 | GRADEK Kamil |
| 33 | KOCH Jonas |
| 34 | OWSIAN Lukasz |
| 35 | SAJNOK Szymon |
| 36 | BERNAS Pawel |
| 37 | CERNY Josef |
| TREK-SEGAFREDO | |
| DS: | Luc Meersman |
| 41 | BEPPU Fumiyuki |
| 42 | MULLEN Ryan |
| 43 | FRAME Alex |
| 45 | KIRSCH Alex |
| 46 | MOSCHETTI Matteo |
| LOTTO-SOUDAL | |
| DS: | Frederik Willems |
| 51 | BLYTHE Adam |
| 52 | DE WULF Stan |
| 53 | FRISON Frederik |
| 54 | BYRIEL IVERSEN Rasmus |
| 55 | NAESEN Lawrence |
| 56 | VAN GOETHEM Brian |
| 57 | WOUTERS Enzo |
| UAE-TEAM EMIRATES | |
| DS: | Allan Peiper |
| 61 | BOHLI Tom |
| 62 | FERRARI Roberto |
| 63 | LAENGEN Vegard Stake |
| 64 | CONSONNI Simone |
| 65 | OLIVEIRA Ivo |
| 66 | OLIVEIRA Rui |
| 67 | RIABUSHENKO Aliaksandr |
| KATUSHA-ALPECIN | |
| DS: | Gennady Mikhaylov |
| 71 | BIERMANS Jenthe |
| 72 | HAAS Nathan |
| 73 | DEBUSSCHERE Jens |
| 74 | KOCHETKOV Pavel |
| 75 | SMIT Willie |
| 76 | TANFIELD Harry |
| COFIDIS | |
| DS: | Thierry Marichal |
| 81 | CHETOUT Loïc |
| 82 | FORTIN Filippo |
| 83 | HOFSTETTER Hugo |
| 84 | MATHIS Marco |
| 85 | MORIN Emmanuel |
| 86 | SOUPE Geoffrey |
| 87 | TOUZÉ Damien |
| WANTY–GOBERT | |
| DS: | Hilaire Van der Schuren |
| 91 | DUPONT Timothy |
| 92 | DE DECKER Alfdan |
| 93 | DE WINTER Ludwig |
| 94 | KREDER Wesley |
| 95 | MEURISSE Xandro |
| 96 | VANSPEYBROUCK Pieter |
| 97 | VALLEE Boris |
| ANDRONI GIOCATTOLI-SIDERMEC | |
| DS: | Leonardo Canciani |
| 101 | BENFATTO Marco |
| 102 | RUMAC Josip |
| 103 | FRAPPORTI Marco |
| 104 | PELUCCHI Matteo |
| 105 | SPREAFICO Matteo |
| 106 | VENDRAME Andrea |
| 107 | VIEL Mattia |
| ROOMPOT-CHARLES | |
| DS: | Michael Boogerd |
| 111 | LEYSEN Senne |
| 112 | REINDERS Elmar |
| 113 | ASSELMAN Jesper |
| 114 | TIMMERMANS Justin |
| 115 | BOOM Lars |
| 116 | VAN SCHIP Jan Willem |
| 117 | VAN STAEYEN Michael |
| DIRECT ENERGIE | |
| DS: | Dominique Arnould |
| 121 | BOUDAT Thomas |
| 122 | BURGAUDEAU Mathieu |
| 123 | JOURNIAUX Axel |
| 124 | GÈNE Yohann |
| 125 | QUEMENEUR Perrig |
| 126 | TULIK Angelo |
| 127 | SELLIER Simon |
| ISRAEL CYCLING ACADEMY | |
| DS: | Eric Van Lancker |
| 131 | RÄIM Mihkel |
| 132 | HOLST ENGER Sondre |
| 133 | DEMPSTER Zakkari |
| 134 | BARBIER Rudy |
| 135 | GOLDSTEIN Roy |
| 136 | MINALI Riccardo |
| 137 | BOIVIN Guillaume |
| SPORT VLAANDEREN-BALOISE | |
| DS: | Hans de Clercq |
| 141 | MENTEN Milan |
| 142 | NOPPE Christophe |
| 143 | PLANCKAERT Emiel |
| 144 | VAN HECKE Preben |
| 145 | VAN ROOY Kenneth |
| 146 | WEEMAES Sasha |
| 147 | WILLEMS Thimo |
| VITAL CONCEPT-B&B HOTELS | |
| DS: | Yvonnick Bolgiani |
| 151 | BOECKMANS Kris |
| 152 | CAM Maxime |
| 153 | MANZIN Lorrenzo |
| 154 | DE BACKER Bert |
| 155 | MORICE Julien |
| 156 | MOTTIER Justin |
| 157 | TURGIS Jimmy |
| DELKO-MARSEILLE PROVENCE | |
| DS: | Hristo Zaykov |
| 161 | ARERUYA Joseph |
| 162 | FILOSI Iuri |
| 163 | JONES Brenton |
| 164 | KASPERKIEWICZ Przemyslaw |
| 165 | LEVEAU Jérémy |
| 166 | TRARIEUX Julien |
| 167 | GUERIN Alexis |
| WALLONIE-BRUXELLES | |
| DS: | Christophe Brandt |
| 171 | DEHAES Kenny |
| 172 | ISTA Kevin |
| 173 | MOLLY Kenny |
| 174 | MORTIER Julien |
| 175 | NÖMMELA Aksel |
| 176 | PAASSCHENS Mathijs |
| 177 | PEYSKENS Dimitri |
| CIBEL | |
| DS: | Gaspard Van Peteghem |
| 181 | COENEN Dennis |
| 182 | DEBRUYNE Glenn |
| 183 | DIELEMAN Michiel |
| 184 | MAES Alexander |
| 185 | MARCHAND Gianni |
| 186 | STEVENS Timothy |
| 187 | TEUGELS Lennert |
| HAGENS BERMAN-AXEON | |
| DS: | Koos Moerenhout |
| 191 | BJERG Mikkel |
| 192 | BROWN Jonny |
| 193 | EGHOLM Jacob |
| 194 | GARRISON Ian |
| 195 | CARVALHO André |
| 196 | RICE Michael |
| 197 | ZIJLAARD Maikel |
| BURGOS-BH | |
| DS: | Jose Cabedo |
| 201 | BOL Jetse |
| 202 | PENALVER Manuel |
| 203 | ROBREDO Alvaro |
| 204 | EZQUERRA Jesús |
| 205 | BICO Nuno |
| 206 | GIBSON Matthew |
| 207 | LÓPEZ Daniel |
| CORENDON-CIRCUS | |
| DS: | Michel Cornelisse |
| 211 | VERMEERSCH Gianni |
| 212 | MEISEN Marcel |
| 213 | STALLAERT Joeri |
| 214 | JANS Roy |
| 215 | VAN TRIJP Maarten |
| 217 | WALSLEBEN Philipp |
| RIWAL READYNEZ CYCLING TEAM | |
| DS: | Rene Jacobsen |
| 221 | JÖRGENSEN Jonas |
| 222 | BROCHNER NIELSEN Nicolai |
| 223 | MAGNUSSON Kim |
| 224 | STOKBRO NIELSEN Andreas |
| 225 | MORCH KONGSTAD Tobias |
| 226 | NORSGAARD JØRGENSEN Mathias |
| 227 | BØGH WALLIN Rasmus |