2021 Danilith Nokere Koerse (1.Pro), Belgium
75th edition: Wednesday, March 17, 2021
Nokere Koerse podium history | 2020 edition | 2022 edition | Start list
Deinze - Nokere, 195 km
Ludovic Robeet crosses the line alone. Muddy, but alone. Photo: Tim van Wichelen/Cor Vos/Photo News
Weather at the finish city of Nokere at 1:00 PM, local time: &C (45F), cloudy, with the wind from the north at 24 km/hr (15 mph). There is an 80% of rain through the afternoon.
The race: Here's the report from winner Ludovic Robeet's Bingoal-WB team.
Ludovic Robeet surprised by winning solo at the Nokere Koerse. Our rider was the last survivor, with the French Damien Gaudin, of a breakaway of a group of 8 riders. The crew model that wants to continue to be Ludovic Robeet lifted Wednesday arms to 2 th time in his career, after his victory, also alone in the 4th stage of the Settimana Coppi e Bartali in 2019.
Ludovic Robeet. “The breakaway started after an hour of racing. I didn't have the best feelings in the peloton but the legs are gradually when the tension has calmed down a bit. I joined the eight-rider breakaway, which admittedly wasn't really my role. With me in the squad, the team situation was ideal as my teammates didn't have to ride in the peloton. Over the kilometers, I waited for our group to be taken back to be able to put myself at the service of our leader of the day, Timothy Dupont, with whom we had a great chance of victory. We found ourselves two at the front on the last lap, with the French Damien Gaudin. I felt a little stronger than him. We drove first to widen the gap a bit. And when I saw that the group of pursuers could not catch us, I knew we were going to play for victory together. I also knew I had to let go if I wanted to play my card because he is stronger than me in the sprint. So I produced my effort 2 kilometers from the finish. I then realized that I was going to win.
“I am very happy to have won at Nokere, as I had been during my first professional success in 2019 at Coppi e Bartali. I have to realize what I accomplished in Nokere, to really appreciate it. I can say that winning is good but winning when it is difficult is even better! "
“I played my role as a teammate at Nokere and ultimately won. That doesn't mean that I don't remain the teammate that I always have been. So I will return to my role as a teammate from the next race. In Nokere, I was lucky that the breakaway went to the end, which is not always the case. But it nevertheless allowed me to go for the victory. But I want to continue doing a good job serving the team, I think that's also how I'm progressing. "
Complete results:
166 starters, 80 abandons, 86 classified finishers.
195 kilometers raced at an average speed of 42.761 km/hr
| 1 | ROBEET Ludovic | BINGOAL-WB | 4hr 33min 37sec |
| 2 | GAUDIN Damien | TOTAL DIRECT ENERGIE | @ 3sec |
| 3 | MOZZATO Luca | B&B HOTELS | @ 5sec |
| 4 | MEEUS Jordi | BORA-HANSGROHE | s.t. |
| 5 | VAN ASBROECK Tom | ISRAEL START-UP NATION | s.t. |
| 6 | STEWART Jake | GROUPAMA-FDJ | s.t. |
| 7 | WALSCHEID Max | QHUBEKA-ASSOS | s.t. |
| 8 | HALVORSEN Kristoffer | UNO-X | s.t. |
| 9 | NARVAEZ Jhonatan | INEOS GRENADIERS | s.t. |
| 10 | BARBIER Rudy | ISRAEL START-UP NATION | s.t. |
| 11 | BJERG Mikkel | UAE TEAM EMIRATES | s.t. |
| 12 | ALLEGAERT Piet | COFIDIS | s.t. |
| 13 | THEUNS Edward | TREK-SEGAFREDO | s.t. |
| 14 | BARBIER Pierre | DELKO | s.t. |
| 15 | KREDER Wesley | INTERMARCHÉ-WANTY-GOBERT | s.t. |
| 16 | GROSU Eduard-Michael | DELKO | s.t. |
| 17 | LE GAC Olivier | GROUPAMA-FDJ | s.t. |
| 18 | OLIVEIRA Rui | UAE TEAM EMIRATES | s.t. |
| 19 | SARREAU Marc | AG2R CITROEN | s.t. |
| 20 | VANMARCKE Sep | ISRAEL START-UP NATION | s.t. |
| 21 | LOUVEL Matis | ARKEA-SAMSIC | s.t. |
| 22 | VAN HOECKE Gijs | AG2R CITROEN | s.t. |
| 23 | SHEFFIELD Magnus | RALLY CYCLING | s.t. |
| 24 | DE VYLDER Lindsay | SPORT VLAANDEREN-BALOISE | s.t. |
| 25 | VANHOOF Ward | SPORT VLAANDEREN-BALOISE | s.t. |
| 26 | ČERNÝ Josef | DECEUNINCK-QUICK-STEP | s.t. |
| 27 | HAYTER Ethan | INEOS GRENADIERS | s.t. |
| 28 | SWEENY Harrison | LOTTO SOUDAL | s.t. |
| 29 | SAJNOK Szymon | COFIDIS | s.t. |
| 30 | LIVYNS Arjen | BINGOAL-WB | s.t. |
| 31 | ANIOLKOWSKI Stanislaw | BINGOAL-WB | s.t. |
| 32 | ZOCCARATO Samuele | BARDIANI CSF FAIZANE' | s.t. |
| 33 | PHILIPSEN Jasper | ALPECIN-FENIX | s.t. |
| 34 | CAPIOT Amaury | ARKEA-SAMSIC | 0:24 |
| 35 | WALLAYS Jelle | COFIDIS | 0:36 |
| 36 | JANSE VAN RENSBURG Reinardt | QHUBEKA-ASSOS | 0:47 |
| 37 | GOLAS Michal | INEOS GRENADIERS | 0:48 |
| 38 | DE DECKER Alfdan | TARTELETTO-ISOREX | 0:53 |
| 39 | JENSEN August | DELKO | 1:01 |
| 40 | RIESEBEEK Oscar | ALPECIN-FENIX | s.t. |
| 41 | DUPONT Timothy | BINGOAL-WB | 1:09 |
| 42 | CARVALHO André | COFIDIS | 1:23 |
| 43 | Gerben | LOTTO SOUDAL | 1:25 |
| 44 | VAN EMPEL Etienne | VINI ZABU' | 1:35 |
| 45 | SISKEVICIUS Evaldas | DELKO | 1:36 |
| 46 | FERRON Valentin | TOTAL DIRECT ENERGIE | s.t. |
| 47 | DAVY Clément | GROUPAMA-FDJ | s.t. |
| 48 | CABOT Jeremy | TOTAL DIRECT ENERGIE | s.t. |
| 49 | LIENHARD Fabian | GROUPAMA-FDJ | s.t. |
| 50 | LAENGEN Vegard Stake | UAE TEAM EMIRATES | s.t. |
| 51 | WELTEN Bram | ARKEA-SAMSIC | s.t. |
| 52 | VAN POUCKE Aaron | SPORT VLAANDEREN-BALOISE | 1:49 |
| 53 | GRIGNARD Sébastien | LOTTO SOUDAL | s.t. |
| 54 | JULLIEN Anthony | AG2R CITROEN | 1:52 |
| 55 | HANSEN Lasse Norman | QHUBEKA-ASSOS | 2:01 |
| 56 | DELACROIX Théo | INTERMARCHÉ-WANTY-GOBERT | s.t. |
| 57 | WOUTERS Enzo | TARTELETTO-ISOREX | s.t. |
| 58 | DUVAL Julien | AG2R CITROEN | s.t. |
| 59 | BACKAERT Frederik | B&B HOTELS | s.t. |
| 60 | PUPPIO Antonio | QHUBEKA-ASSOS | s.t. |
| 61 | MAESTRI Mirco | BARDIANI CSF FAIZANE' | s.t. |
| 62 | SPRENGERS Thomas | SPORT VLAANDEREN-BALOISE | s.t. |
| 63 | TILLER Rasmus | UNO-X | s.t. |
| 64 | SKAARSETH Anders | UNO-X | s.t. |
| 65 | RESELL Erik Nordsaeter | UNO-X | s.t. |
| 66 | DE WILDE Gilles | SPORT VLAANDEREN-BALOISE | 2:10 |
| 67 | ORRICO Davide | VINI ZABU' | s.t. |
| 68 | ARCHBOLD Shane | DECEUNINCK-QUICK-STEP | 2:13 |
| 69 | MOLANO Juan | UAE TEAM EMIRATES | s.t. |
| 70 | VANENDERT Jelle | BINGOAL-WB | 2:15 |
| 71 | RICKAERT Jonas | ALPECIN-FENIX | s.t. |
| 72 | PÖSTLBERGER Lukas | BORA-HANSGROHE | 4:16 |
| 73 | WURF Cameron | INEOS GRENADIERS | s.t. |
| 74 | FERASSE Thibault | B&B HOTELS | s.t. |
| 75 | RENARD Alexis | ISRAEL START-UP NATION | s.t. |
| 76 | NIELSEN Andreas | QHUBEKA-ASSOS | s.t. |
| 77 | MINALI Riccardo | INTERMARCHÉ-WANTY-GOBERT | s.t. |
| 78 | GUGLIELMI Simon | GROUPAMA-FDJ | 4:19 |
| 79 | DUCHESNE Antoine | GROUPAMA-FDJ | 4:27 |
| 80 | RIABUSHENKO Aleksandr | UAE TEAM EMIRATES | 4:29 |
| 81 | VAHTRA Norman | ISRAEL START-UP NATION | 4:40 |
| 82 | MARIT Arne | SPORT VLAANDEREN-BALOISE | 4:58 |
| 83 | STEELS Stijn | DECEUNINCK-QUICK-STEP | 5:50 |
| 84 | CAVENDISH Mark | DECEUNINCK-QUICK-STEP | s.t. |
| 85 | MORIN Emmanuel | COFIDIS | s.t. |
| 86 | MARCATO Marco | UAE TEAM EMIRATES | s.t. |
2021 Nokere Koerse map
2021 Nokere Koerse profile
Start list with back numbers: March 16, 2021
| DECEUNINCK-QUICK STEP | |
| 1 | CAVENDISH Mark |
| 2 | ARCHBOLD Shane |
| 3 | CERNY Josef |
| 4 | GARRISON Ian |
| 5 | KEISSE Iljo |
| 6 | STEELS Stijn |
| 7 | STEIMLE Jannik |
| AG2R-CITROEN | |
| 11 | SARREAU Marc |
| 12 | DUVAL Julien |
| 13 | GOUGEARD Alexis |
| 14 | JULLIEN Anthony |
| 15 | VAN HOECKE Gijs |
| 16 | PRODHOMME Nicolas |
| BORA-HANSGROHE | |
| 21 | BASKA Erik |
| 22 | GAMPER Patrick |
| 23 | LAAS Martin |
| 24 | MEEUS Jordi |
| 25 | POSTLBERGER Lukas |
| 26 | SAGAN Juraj |
| 27 | WALLS Matthew |
| COFIDIS | |
| 31 | ALLEGAERT Piet |
| 32 | CHAMPION Thomas |
| 33 | CARVALHO André |
| 34 | MORIN Emmanuel |
| 35 | SAJNOK Szymon |
| 37 | WALLAYS Jelle |
| GROUPAMA-FDJ | |
| 41 | STEWART Jake |
| 42 | BRUNEL Alexys |
| 43 | DAVY Clement |
| 44 | DUCHESNE Antoine |
| 45 | GUGLIELMI Simon |
| 46 | LE GAC Olivier |
| 47 | LIENHARD Fabian |
| INEOS GRENADIERS | |
| 51 | NARVAEZ Jhonnatan |
| 53 | DOULL Owain |
| 54 | HAYTER Ethan |
| 55 | GOLAS Michal |
| 56 | WURF Cameron |
| INTERMARCHÉ-WANTY-GOBERT MATÉRIAUX | |
| 61 | DE WINTER Ludwig |
| 62 | DELACROIX Théo |
| 63 | DE PLUS Jasper |
| 64 | KREDER Wesley |
| 65 | VAN POPPEL Boy |
| 66 | VAN POPPEL Danny |
| 67 | MINALI Riccardo |
| ISRAEL START-UP NATION | |
| 71 | VANMARCKE Sep |
| 72 | BARBIER Rudy |
| 73 | JONES Taj |
| 74 | RENARD Alexis |
| 75 | SAGIV Guy |
| 76 | VAHTRA Norman |
| 77 | VAN ASBROECK Tom |
| LOTTO SOUDAL | |
| 81 | CONCA Filippo |
| 82 | HOLMES Matthew |
| 83 | GRIGNARD Sébastien |
| 84 | MONIQUET Sylvain |
| 85 | SWEENY Harry |
| 86 | THIJSSEN Gerben |
| 87 | VERVLOESEM Xandres |
| TEAM DSM | |
| 91 | DAINESE Alberto |
| 92 | ARENSMAN Thymen |
| 93 | LEKNESSUND Andreas |
| 94 | NABERMAN Tim |
| 95 | VAN UDEN Casper |
| 96 | VAN WILDER Ilan |
| 97 | VERMAERKE Kevin |
| QHUBEKA-ASSOS | |
| 101 | WALSCHEID Max |
| 102 | PELUCCHI Matteo |
| 103 | HANSEN Lasse Norman |
| 104 | JANSE VAN RENSBURG Reinardt |
| 105 | STOKBRO NIELSEN Andreas |
| 106 | SUNDERLAND Dylan |
| 107 | PUPPIO Antonio |
| TREK-SEGAFREDO | |
| 111 | THEUNS Edward |
| 112 | DE KORT Koen |
| 113 | EGHOLM Jacob |
| 114 | KAMP EGESTED Alexander |
| 115 | KIRSCH Alex |
| UAE TEAM EMIRATES | |
| 121 | BJERG Mikkel |
| 122 | LAENGEN Vegard Stake |
| 123 | MARCATO Marco |
| 124 | MOLANO Juan |
| 125 | OLIVEIRA Rui |
| 126 | RIABUSHENKO Aliaksandr |
| ALPECIN-FENIX | |
| 131 | PHILIPSEN Jasper |
| 132 | BAYER Tobias |
| 133 | DE VREESE Laurens |
| 134 | PLANCKAERT Edward |
| 135 | RIESEBEEK Oscar |
| 136 | RICHARDSON Alexandar |
| 137 | RICKAERT Jonas |
| B&B HOTELS | |
| 141 | BACKAERT Frederik |
| 142 | FERASSE Thibault |
| 143 | DE BACKER Bert |
| 144 | DEBUSSCHERE Jens |
| 145 | MORICE Julien |
| 146 | MOZZATO Luca |
| 147 | VAN GENECHTEN Jonas |
| BARDIANI-CSF-FAIZANE' | |
| 151 | DALLA VALLE Nicolas |
| 152 | LONARDI Giovanni |
| 153 | MAESTRI Mirco |
| 154 | MAZZUCCO Fabio |
| 155 | MONACO Alessandro |
| 157 | ZOCCARATO Samuele |
| BINGOAL-WB | |
| 161 | DUPONT Timothy |
| 162 | LIVYNS Arjen |
| 163 | MENTEN Milan |
| 164 | ANIOLKOWSKI Stanislaw |
| 165 | ROBEET Ludovic |
| 166 | DE BIE Sean |
| 167 | VANENDERT Jelle |
| DELKO | |
| 171 | BARBIER Pierre |
| 172 | CARISEY Clément |
| 173 | JENSEN August |
| 174 | GONCALVES Jose |
| 175 | GROSU Eduard |
| 176 | RAJOVIC Dusan |
| 177 | SISKEVICIUS Evaldas |
| RALLY CYCLING | |
| 181 | BASSETT Stephen |
| 182 | COTE Pier-André |
| 183 | DAL-CIN Matteo |
| 184 | CARPENTER Robin |
| 185 | DE VOS Adam |
| 186 | SHEFFIELD Magnus |
| 187 | ORONTE Emerson |
| SPORT VLAANDEREN-BALOISE | |
| 191 | DE VYLDER Lindsay |
| 192 | DE WILDE Gilles |
| 193 | MARIT Arne |
| 194 | SPRENGERS Thomas |
| 195 | VAN POUCKE Aaron |
| 196 | VAN ROOY Kenneth |
| 197 | VANHOOF Ward |
| ARKÉA-SAMSIC | |
| 201 | CAPIOT Amaury |
| 202 | DECLERCQ Benjamin |
| 203 | RIOU Alan |
| 204 | LOUVEL Matis |
| 205 | WELTEN Bram |
| 206 | NOPPE Christophe |
| 207 | PAJUR Markus |
| TOTAL DIRECT ENERGIE | |
| 211 | LAWLESS Christopher |
| 212 | CABOT Jeremy |
| 213 | FERRON Valentin |
| 214 | GAILLARD Marlon |
| 215 | GAUDIN Damien |
| 216 | SOUPE Geoffrey |
| 217 | MAITRE Florian |
| UNO-X | |
| 221 | HALVORSEN Kristoffer |
| 222 | HULGAARD Morten |
| 223 | LARSEN Niklas |
| 224 | RESELL Erik Nordsaeter |
| 225 | SKAARSETH Anders |
| 226 | TILLER Rasmus |
| 227 | WÆRSTED Syver |
| VINI ZABU’ BRADO KTM | |
| 231 | BARTOLOZZI Andrea |
| 232 | SCHNEITER Joab |
| 233 | BEVILACQUA Mattia |
| 234 | IACCHI Alessandro |
| 235 | ORRICO Davide |
| 236 | VAN ELZAKKER Wout |
| 237 | VAN EMPEL Etienne |
| TARTELETTO-ISOREX | |
| 241 | DE DECKER Alfdan |
| 242 | DE POORTER Maxime |
| 243 | SEFA Ylber |
| 244 | VAN DE KERKHOVE Brent |
| 245 | VAN BREUSSEGEM Elias |
| 246 | VAN DEN BRANDE Julien |
| 247 | WOUTERS Enzo |