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Bredene - Koksijde, 201.2 km
Luca Mozzato (red jersey) just beats Dylan Groenewegen. Getty photo
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Weather at the finish city of Koksijde at 1:05 PM, local time: 13C (56F), mostly cloudy, with the wind from the west at 27 km/hr (17 mph). There is a 6% chance of rain, growing to 50% at 5.00.
The race: Xabier Azparren (Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team) & Alvaro José Hodeg (UAE team Emirates) did not start.
Winner Luca Mozzato's Team Arkéa-B&B Hotels posted this:
Luca Mozzato won the Bredene Koksijde Classic on Friday after a race marked by tacking and a headwind final sprint.
Luca Mozzato:
“I wasn’t great at all at the start of the season, but the win really erases everything. I’m happy to win here in Belgium because these are always great races. All victories have value, but here especially. My team-mates from the Arkea-B&B Hotels team put me in a very good position all day. We know that in these races you always have to run to the millimetre, and that’s what I tried to do. These are competitions that require constant concentration, and I like that. The wind also plays a major role here, and with all the sprinters involved, I never left the front, knowing that it could break. And it did. The sprint? I was in the same position and I waited for the right moment to make the effort that allowed me to win”.
Laurent Pichon, sports director:
“I knew at the start of this Bredene Koksijde Classic that the Arkea-B&B Hotels team had some very good cards. It was a real Belgian race with lots of edging and tension. In this scenario, Luca Mozzato is really a little cat: he knows how to sneak in when there’s wind, he’s a real artist of his kind. I knew that would suit him today. He wasn’t trapped once. Amaury Capiot and David Dekker were caught out by a crash in front of them, which delayed them. But they were able to count on a great deal of work from Alan Riou and Pierre Thierry, which enabled them to catch up with the front of the pack.
:I’d also like to pay tribute to Nicolas Milesi’s great burst of energy right up to the Kemmelberg. When the front grouped together, I knew we had a real chance with Luca, Amaury and David, our 3 fastest riders in the first peloton. I told them in my earpiece: “We may not be the fastest, but with a headwind, guys, anything can happen! And Luca made the most of his opportunity. Despite everything, my emotions are mixed because Amaury crashed on the last bend and he went for tests after the stage.”
Complete results:
201.2 kilometers raced at an average speed of 42.134 km/hr
1 | Luca Mozzato | Arkea-B&B Hotels | 4hr 46min 31sec |
2 | Dylan Groenewegen | Jayco-AlUla | s.t. |
3 | Gerben Thijssen | Intermarché-Wanty | s.t. |
4 | Simone Consonni | Lidl-Trek | s.t. |
5 | Arnaud De Lie | Lotto Dstny | s.t. |
6 | Emils Liepins | dsm-firmenich-PostNL | s.t. |
7 | Arvid De Kleijn | Tudor Pro Cycling Team | s.t. |
8 | Timothy Dupont | Tarteletto-Isorex | s.t. |
9 | Hugo Hofstetter | Israel-Premier Tech | s.t. |
10 | Dries Van Gestel | TotalEnergies | s.t. |
11 | Paul Magnier | Soudal Quick-Step | s.t. |
12 | Rory Townsend | Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team | @ 2sec |
13 | Anthony Turgis | TotalEnergies | 0:03 |
14 | Rasmus Bøgh Wallin | Uno-X Mobility | 0:05 |
15 | Cériel Desal | Bingoal-WB | s.t. |
16 | Thomas Gachignard | TotalEnergies | s.t. |
17 | Yves Lampaert | Soudal Quick-Step | s.t. |
18 | Pepijn Reinderink | Soudal Quick-Step | s.t. |
19 | Luka Mezgec | Jayco-AlUla | s.t. |
20 | Abram Stockman | TDT-Unibet | s.t. |
21 | Mathias Vacek | Lidl-Trek | s.t. |
22 | Senne Leysen | Alpecin-Deceuninck | s.t. |
23 | Simon Dehairs | Alpecin-Deceuninck | s.t. |
24 | Gil Gelders | Soudal Quick-Step | s.t. |
25 | Jensen Plowright | Alpecin-Deceuninck | s.t. |
26 | Kamil Malecki | Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team | s.t. |
27 | Dries De Pooter | Intermarché-Wanty | s.t. |
28 | Nils Politt | UAE Team Emirates | s.t. |
29 | Matyas Kopecky | Team Novo Nordisk | s.t. |
30 | Robbe Ghys | Alpecin-Deceuninck | 0:15 |
31 | Jake Stewart | Israel-Premier Tech | 0:25 |
32 | Brent Van Moer | Lotto Dstny | 0:27 |
33 | Otto Vergaerde | Lidl-Trek | 0:30 |
34 | John Degenkolb | dsm-firmenich-PostNL | 0:34 |
35 | Timo Roosen | dsm-firmenich-PostNL | s.t. |
36 | Carl-Frederik Bevort | Uno-X Mobility | 0:39 |
37 | Warre Vangheluwe | Soudal Quick-Step | 0:43 |
38 | Maikel Zijlaard | Tudor Pro Cycling Team | s.t. |
39 | Madis Mihkels | Intermarché-Wanty | 0:48 |
40 | Kenneth Van Rooy | Bingoal-WB | 0:56 |
41 | Tobias Lund Andresen | dsm-firmenich-PostNL | 1:03 |
42 | Patrick Eddy | dsm-firmenich-PostNL | s.t. |
43 | Roel Van Sintmaartensdijk | Intermarché-Wanty | 1:14 |
44 | Baptiste Planckaert | Intermarché-Wanty | 1:19 |
45 | Lionel Taminiaux | Lotto Dstny | 1:27 |
46 | Tim Naberman | dsm-firmenich-PostNL | 1:59 |
47 | Daan Hoole | Lidl-Trek | 2:40 |
48 | Amaury Capiot | Arkea-B&B Hotels | 3:17 |
49 | David Dekker | Arkea-B&B Hotels | s.t. |
50 | Erlend Blikra | Uno-X Mobility | 3:32 |
51 | Aaron Van Der Beken | Bingoal-WB | 3:34 |
52 | Floris De Tier | Bingoal-WB | s.t. |
53 | Jens Reynders | Bingoal-WB | s.t. |
54 | Arne Santy | Tarteletto-Isorex | s.t. |
55 | Mauro Verwilt | Tarteletto-Isorex | 3:36 |
56 | Leander Van Hautegem | Soudal Quick-Step | s.t. |
57 | William Blume Levy | Uno-X Mobility | s.t. |
58 | António Morgado | UAE Team Emirates | s.t. |
59 | Ramon Sinkeldam | Alpecin-Deceuninck | s.t. |
60 | Davide Bomboi | TDT-Unibet | s.t. |
61 | Owen Geleijn | TDT-Unibet | s.t. |
62 | Louis Bendixen | Uno-X Mobility | s.t. |
63 | Max Kroonen | VolkerWessels Cycling Team | s.t. |
64 | Thomas Joseph | Tarteletto-Isorex | 3:39 |
65 | Jacob Eriksson | Tudor Pro Cycling Team | s.t. |
66 | Kiaan Watts | Israel-Premier Tech | s.t. |
67 | Rick Zabel | Israel-Premier Tech | s.t. |
68 | Alan Riou | Arkea-B&B Hotels | 3:42 |
69 | Fabio Van Den Bossche | Alpecin-Deceuninck | s.t. |
70 | Pascal Ackermann | Israel-Premier Tech | 3:44 |
71 | Sebastian Kolze Changizi | Tudor Pro Cycling Team | s.t. |
Race profile:
2024 Bredene Koksijde Classic profile
Start list with back numbers, March 14, 2024:
Intermarché-Wanty | |
1 | Gerben Thijssen |
2 | Dries De Pooter |
3 | Madis Mihkels |
4 | Baptiste Planckaert |
5 | Sacha Prestianni |
6 | Roel Van Sintmaartensdijk |
7 | Adrien Petit |
Soudal Quick-Step | |
11 | Yves Lampaert |
12 | Gil Gelders |
13 | Pepijn Reinderink |
14 | Leander Van Hautegem |
15 | Paul Magnier |
16 | Warre Vangheluwe |
17 | Jordi Warlop |
UAE Team Emirates | |
21 | Alvaro Hodeg |
22 | Ivo Oliveira |
24 | António Morgado |
25 | Sebastian Molano |
26 | Nils Politt |
27 | Michael Vink |
Team dsm-firmenich-PostNL | |
31 | John Degenkolb |
32 | Tobias Lund Andresen |
33 | Johan Dorussen |
34 | Emils Liepins |
35 | Tim Naberman |
36 | Timo Roosen |
37 | Patrick Eddy |
Jayco-Alula | |
41 | Dylan Groenewegen |
43 | Amund Grøndahl Jansen |
44 | Luka Mezgec |
45 | Kelland O'Brien |
46 | Blake Quick |
47 | Elmar Reinders |
Alpecin-Deceuninck | |
51 | Robbe Ghys |
52 | Senne Leysen |
53 | Jensen Plowright |
54 | Jonas Rickaert |
55 | Siebe Roesems |
56 | Gianni Vermeersch |
Arkea-B&B Hotels | |
61 | Amaury Capiot |
62 | Pierre Thierry |
63 | David Dekker |
64 | Luca Mozzato |
65 | Alan Riou |
67 | Nicolas Milesi |
Lidl-Trek | |
71 | Edward Theuns |
72 | Daan Hoole |
73 | Jacopo Mosca |
74 | Martin Pedersen |
75 | Mathias Vacek |
76 | Otto Vergaerde |
77 | Matteo Milan |
Lotto Dstny | |
81 | Arnaud De Lie |
82 | Joshua Giddings |
83 | Liam Slock |
84 | Jarne Van De Paar |
85 | Lionel Taminiaux |
86 | Axel De Lie |
87 | Mathijs Paasschens |
Israel-Premier Tech | |
91 | Pascal Ackermann |
92 | Hugo Hofstetter |
93 | Oded Kogut |
94 | Jake Stewart |
95 | Michael Schwarzmann |
96 | Riley Sheehan |
97 | Rick Zabel |
Uno-X Mobility | |
101 | Louis Bendixen |
102 | Carl-Frederik Bevort |
103 | Erlend Blikra |
104 | Tord Gudmestad |
105 | Niklas Larsen |
106 | William Blume Levy |
107 | Rasmus Bøgh Wallin |
TotalEnergies | |
111 | Lucas Boniface |
112 | Dries Van Gestel |
113 | Thomas Gachignard |
114 | Lorrenzo Manzin |
115 | Geoffrey Soupe |
116 | Anthony Turgis |
117 | Baptiste Vadic |
Bingoal-WB | |
121 | Luca De Meester |
122 | Cériel Desal |
123 | Milan Lanhove |
124 | Kenneth Van Rooy |
125 | Aaron Van Der Beken |
126 | Alexander Salby |
127 | Jens Reynders |
Team Flanders-Baloise | |
131 | Lindsay De Vylder |
132 | Toon Clynhens |
133 | Siebe Deweirdt |
134 | Jasper Dejaegher |
135 | Ward Vanhoof |
136 | Alex Colman |
137 | Noah Vandenbranden |
Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team | |
141 | Tom Devriendt |
142 | Tobias Ludvigsson |
144 | Giacomo Nizzolo |
145 | Nicolò Parisini |
146 | Szymon Sajnok |
147 | Jannik Steimle |
Team Novo Nordisk | |
151 | Sam Brand |
152 | Quinten De Graeve |
153 | Filippo Ridolfo |
154 | Declan Irvine |
155 | Matyas Kopecky |
156 | Logan Phippen |
157 | Antonio Polga |
TDT-Unibet | |
161 | Davide Bomboi |
162 | Martijn Budding |
163 | Owen Geleijn |
164 | Andreas Stokbro Nielsen |
165 | Zeb Kyffin |
166 | Abram Stockman |
167 | Sebastian Nielsen |
Tudor Pro Cycling Team | |
171 | Tom Bohli |
172 | Nils Brun |
173 | Sebastian Kolze Changizi |
174 | Arvid De Kleijn |
175 | Arnaud Tendon |
176 | Aivaras Mikutis |
177 | Maikel Zijlaard |
Tarteletto-Isorex | |
181 | Ewout De Keyser |
182 | Timothy Dupont |
183 | Bo Godart |
184 | Thomas Joseph |
185 | Gianni Marchand |
186 | Arne Santy |
187 | Mauro Verwilt |
VolkerWessels Cycling Team | |
191 | Stijn Daemen |
192 | Max Kroonen |
193 | Finn Crockett |
194 | Timo De Jong |
195 | Jasper Haest |
196 | Jago Willems |
197 | Thimo Willems |