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Monday, August 11: Stage 1, Terneuzen - Terneuzen, 183.1 km

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Andrea Guardini wins stage 1. Photo ©Sirotti

The Race: It was a messy, crash-strewn day. Between the rain, wind and road furniture, riders were going down all day.

Early on three riders, Gatis Smukulis, Laurens de Vreese and Kenneth van Bilsen, escaped and built a nearly 10-minute lead. In the windy, wet weather the peloton was under enormous tress and would break apart into echelons.

Giant-Shimano rider Tom Dumoulin tried a flier with about a kilometer to go, but he was doomed.

There was a big group for the final rush to the line (see photo above), won by Andrea Guardini who also became the GC leader.

Complete Stage 1 Results.

Winner's average speed: 43.159 km/hr

1	Andrea Guardini	Astana	4hr 14min 33sec
2	Yohann Gene	Europcar
3	Davide Cimolai	Lampre-Merida
4	Jens Debusschere	Lotto-Belisol
5	Boy Van Poppel	Trek Factory Racing
6	Alexander Porsev	Katusha
7	Tom Dumoulin	Giant-Shimano
8	Matteo Trentin	Omega Pharma-Quick Step
9	Sep Vanmarcke	Belkin
10	Michael Van Staeyen	Topsport Vlaanderen-Baloise
11	Luka Mezgec	Giant-Shimano
12	André Greipel	Lotto-Belisol
13	Nikolay Trusov	Tinkoff-Saxo
14	Tony Hurel	Europcar
15	Marco Marcato	Cannondale
16	Viacheslav Kuznetsov	Katusha
17	Nacer Bouhanni	FDJ
18	Pavel Brutt	Katusha
19	Zico Waeytens	Topsport Vlaanderen-Baloise
20	Tyler Farrar	Garmin-Sharp
21	Roy Jans	Wanty-Groupe Gobert
22	Jasha Sütterlin	Movistar
23	Jose Joaquin Rojas	Movistar
24	Laurens De Vreese	Wanty-Groupe Gobert
25	Matti Breschel	Tinkoff-Saxo
26	José Ivan Gutierrez	Movistar
27	Jens Keukeleire	Orica-GreenEdge
28	Aidis Kruopis	Orica-GreenEdge
29	Yoann Offredo	FDJ
30	Michal Kolár	Tinkoff-Saxo
31	Tom Boonen	Omega Pharma-Quick Step
32	Christopher Sutton	SKY
33	Andriy Grivko	Astana
34	Mathew Hayman	Orica-GreenEdge
35	Jay Mccarthy	Tinkoff-Saxo
36	Arnold Jeannesson	FDJ
37	Stijn Devolder	Trek Factory Racing
38	Niki Terpstra	Omega Pharma-Quick Step
39	Zdenek Stybar	Omega Pharma-Quick Step
40	Edvald Boasson Hagen	SKY
41	Philippe Gilbert	BMC
42	Geraint Thomas	SKY
43	Lars Boom	Belkin
44	Sebastian Langeveld	Garmin-Sharp
45	Jesse Sergent	Trek Factory Racing
46	Gijs Van Hoecke	Topsport Vlaanderen-Baloise
47	Steve Chainel	Ag2r
48	David Millar	Garmin-Sharp
49	Barry Markus	Belkin
50	Alex Dowsett	Movistar
51	Julien Vermote	Omega Pharma-Quick Step
52	Tim Wellens	Lotto-Belisol
53	Jos Van Emden	Belkin
54	Danilo Hondo	Trek Factory Racing
55	Bauke Mollema	Belkin
56	Jelle Vanendert	Lotto-Belisol
57	Paolo Longo Borghini	Cannondale
58	Bram Tankink	Belkin
59	Nick Nuyens	Garmin-Sharp
60	Borut Bozic	Astana
61	Filippo Pozzato	Lampre-Merida
62	Stijn Steels	Topsport Vlaanderen-Baloise
63	Vincent Jerome	Europcar
64	Manuele Mori	Lampre-Merida
65	Leigh Howard	Orica-GreenEdge
66	Greg Van Avermaet	BMC
67	Elia Favilli	Lampre-Merida
68	Stig Broeckx	Lotto-Belisol
69	Kristijan Koren	Cannondale
70	Ben Gastauer	Ag2r
71	Thomas Sprengers	Topsport Vlaanderen-Baloise
72	Manuel Quinziato	BMC
73	Simon Geschke	Giant-Shimano
74	Karsten Kroon	Tinkoff-Saxo
75	Francisco José Ventoso	Movistar
76	Ivan Rovny	Tinkoff-Saxo
77	Salvatore Puccio	SKY
78	Alexandre Pichot	Europcar
79	Thomas Leezer	Belkin
80	Dylan Van Baarle	Garmin-Sharp
81	Maarten Wynants	Belkin
82	Jean-Pierre Drucker	Wanty-Groupe Gobert
83	Roy Curvers	Giant-Shimano
84	Mirko Selvaggi	Wanty-Groupe Gobert
85	Reinardt Janse Van Rensburg	Giant-Shimano	@ 12 seconds
86	Davide Appollonio	Ag2r
87	Marcel Sieberg	Lotto-Belisol	16"
88	Christian Knees	SKY	18"
89	Guillaume Van Keirsbulck	Omega Pharma-Quick Step
90	Fabian Cancellara	Trek Factory Racing
91	Anthony Roux	FDJ	22"
92	Jack Bauer	Garmin-Sharp
93	Ruslan Tleubayev	Astana	23"
94	Enrique Sanz	Movistar
95	Frederik Veuchelen	Wanty-Groupe Gobert
96	Dayer Uberney Quintana	Movistar
97	Tim Declercq	Topsport Vlaanderen-Baloise
98	Yves Lampaert	Topsport Vlaanderen-Baloise	31"
99	Silvan Dillier	BMC	34"
100	Valentin Iglinskiy	Astana	41"
101	Julian Kern	Ag2r	44"
102	Arman Kamyshev	Astana	52"
103	Geoffrey Soupe	FDJ
104	Pavel Kochetkov	Katusha
105	Gediminas Bagdonas	Ag2r
106	Evgeny Petrov	Tinkoff-Saxo
107	Niccolo Bonifazio	Lampre-Merida	1:01
108	Aleksei Tcatevich	Katusha	1:19
109	Jurgen Roelandts	Lotto-Belisol	1:19
110	Giacomo Nizzolo	Trek Factory Racing	2:06
111	Ian Stannard	SKY	2:16
112	Gert Steegmans	Omega Pharma-Quick Step
113	Jens Mouris	Orica-GreenEdge
114	Luke Rowe	SKY
115	Kenneth Van Bilsen	Topsport Vlaanderen-Baloise	0
116	Maximiliano Ariel Richeze	Lampre-Merida	2:47
117	Patrick Gretsch	Ag2r	2:53
118	Gatis Smukulis	Katusha
119	David Boucher	FDJ
120	Benoît Vaugrenard	FDJ
121	Jan Polanc	Lampre-Merida
122	Laurent Pichon	FDJ
123	Antoine Duchesne	Europcar
124	Tom Veelers	Giant-Shimano	2:56
125	Alexis Gougeard	Ag2r	3:43
126	Maxime Daniel	Ag2r
127	Tom Stamsnijder	Giant-Shimano
128	Mikhail Ignatyev	Katusha
129	Bryan Naulleau	Europcar
130	Brian Bulgac	Giant-Shimano
131	Daniel Oss	BMC
132	Tim De Troyer	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	4:19
133	Marcus Burghardt	BMC	5:15
134	Jean Marc Marino	Cannondale
135	Rohan Dennis	BMC
136	Ramunas Navardauskas	Garmin-Sharp
137	Nathan Haas	Garmin-Sharp
138	Pablo Lastras Garcia	Movistar
139	Yannick Martinez	Europcar
140	Rory Sutherland	Tinkoff-Saxo
141	Iljo Keisse	Omega Pharma-Quick Step
142	Danny Van Poppel	Trek Factory Racing
143	Alberto Bettiol	Cannondale	8:05
144	Cayetano José Sarmiento	Cannondale
145	Morgan Lamoisson	Europcar
146	Michael Hepburn	Orica-GreenEdge
147	Nathan Earle	SKY
148	Rudiger Selig	Katusha
149	Fabio Sabatini	Cannondale
150	Eugenio Alafaci	Trek Factory Racing
151	Moreno Moser	Cannondale
152	Kevin Van Melsen	Wanty-Groupe Gobert
153	Gert Dockx	Lotto-Belisol
154	Alexsandr Dyachenko	Astana
155	Damien Howson	Orica-GreenEdge
156	Matthew Harley Goss	Orica-GreenEdge
157	Stephen Cummings	BMC
158	Evan Huffman	Astana	9:11
159	Sacha Modolo	Lampre-Merida	13:42

GC after Stage 1:

1	Andrea Guardini	Astana	4hr 14min 23sec
2	Yohann Gene	Europcar	@ 4 seconds
3	Laurens De Vreese	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	5"
4	Davide Cimolai	Lampre-Merida	6"
5	Lars Boom	Belkin	7"
6	Alex Dowsett	Movistar	8"
7	Kenneth Van Bilsen	Topsport Vlaanderen-Baloise
8	Philippe Gilbert	BMC	9"
9	Jens Debusschere	Lotto-Belisol	10"
10	Boy Van Poppel	Trek Factory Racing
11	Alexander Porsev	Katusha
12	Tom Dumoulin	Giant-Shimano
13	Matteo Trentin	Omega Pharma-Quick Step
14	Sep Vanmarcke	Belkin
15	Michael Van Staeyen	Topsport Vlaanderen-Baloise
16	Luka Mezgec	Giant-Shimano
17	André Greipel	Lotto-Belisol
18	Nikolay Trusov	Tinkoff-Saxo
19	Tony Hurel	Europcar
20	Marco Marcato	Cannondale
21	Viacheslav Kuznetsov	Katusha
22	Nacer Bouhanni	FDJ
23	Pavel Brutt	Katusha
24	Zico Waeytens	Topsport Vlaanderen-Baloise
25	Tyler Farrar	Garmin-Sharp
26	Roy Jans	Wanty-Groupe Gobert
27	Jasha Sütterlin	Movistar
28	Jose Joaquin Rojas	Movistar
29	Matti Breschel	Tinkoff-Saxo
30	José Ivan Gutierrez	Movistar
31	Jens Keukeleire	Orica-GreenEdge
32	Aidis Kruopis	Orica-GreenEdge
33	Yoann Offredo	FDJ
34	Michal Kolár	Tinkoff-Saxo
35	Tom Boonen	Omega Pharma-Quick Step
36	Christopher Sutton	SKY
37	Andriy Grivko	Astana
38	Mathew Hayman	Orica-GreenEdge
39	Jay Mccarthy	Tinkoff-Saxo
40	Arnold Jeannesson	FDJ
41	Stijn Devolder	Trek Factory Racing
42	Niki Terpstra	Omega Pharma-Quick Step
43	Zdenek Stybar	Omega Pharma-Quick Step
44	Edvald Boasson Hagen	SKY
45	Geraint Thomas	SKY
46	Sebastian Langeveld	Garmin-Sharp
47	Jesse Sergent	Trek Factory Racing
48	Gijs Van Hoecke	Topsport Vlaanderen-Baloise
49	Steve Chainel	Ag2r
50	David Millar	Garmin-Sharp
51	Barry Markus	Belkin
52	Julien Vermote	Omega Pharma-Quick Step
53	Tim Wellens	Lotto-Belisol
54	Jos Van Emden	Belkin
55	Danilo Hondo	Trek Factory Racing
56	Bauke Mollema	Belkin
57	Jelle Vanendert	Lotto-Belisol
58	Paolo Longo Borghini	Cannondale
59	Bram Tankink	Belkin
60	Nick Nuyens	Garmin-Sharp
61	Borut Bozic	Astana
62	Filippo Pozzato	Lampre-Merida
63	Stijn Steels	Topsport Vlaanderen-Baloise
64	Vincent Jerome	Europcar
65	Manuele Mori	Lampre-Merida
66	Leigh Howard	Orica-GreenEdge
67	Greg Van Avermaet	BMC
68	Elia Favilli	Lampre-Merida
69	Stig Broeckx	Lotto-Belisol
70	Kristijan Koren	Cannondale
71	Ben Gastauer	Ag2r
72	Thomas Sprengers	Topsport Vlaanderen-Baloise
73	Manuel Quinziato	BMC
74	Simon Geschke	Giant-Shimano
75	Karsten Kroon	Tinkoff-Saxo
76	Francisco José Ventoso	Movistar
77	Ivan Rovny	Tinkoff-Saxo
78	Salvatore Puccio	SKY
79	Alexandre Pichot	Europcar
80	Thomas Leezer	Belkin
81	Dylan Van Baarle	Garmin-Sharp
82	Maarten Wynants	Belkin
83	Jean-Pierre Drucker	Wanty-Groupe Gobert
84	Roy Curvers	Giant-Shimano
85	Mirko Selvaggi	Wanty-Groupe Gobert
86	Davide Appollonio	Ag2r	22"
87	Marcel Sieberg	Lotto-Belisol	26"
88	Christian Knees	SKY	28"
89	Guillaume Van Keirsbulck	Omega Pharma-Quick Step
90	Fabian Cancellara	Trek Factory Racing
91	Anthony Roux	FDJ	32"
92	Jack Bauer	Garmin-Sharp
93	Ruslan Tleubayev	Astana	33"
94	Enrique Sanz	Movistar
95	Frederik Veuchelen	Wanty-Groupe Gobert
96	Dayer Uberney Quintana	Movistar
97	Tim Declercq	Topsport Vlaanderen-Baloise
98	Yves Lampaert	Topsport Vlaanderen-Baloise	41"
99	Reinardt Janse Van Rensburg	Giant-Shimano	42"
100	Silvan Dillier	BMC	44"
101	Valentin Iglinskiy	Astana	51"
102	Julian Kern	Ag2r	54"
103	Arman Kamyshev	Astana	1:02
104	Geoffrey Soupe	FDJ
105	Pavel Kochetkov	Katusha
106	Gediminas Bagdonas	Ag2r
107	Evgeny Petrov	Tinkoff-Saxo
108	Niccolo Bonifazio	Lampre-Merida	1:11
109	Aleksei Tcatevich	Katusha	1:29
110	Jurgen Roelandts	Lotto-Belisol
111	Giacomo Nizzolo	Trek Factory Racing	2:16
112	Ian Stannard	SKY	2:26
113	Gert Steegmans	Omega Pharma-Quick Step
114	Jens Mouris	Orica-GreenEdge
115	Luke Rowe	SKY
116	Maximiliano Ariel Richeze	Lampre-Merida	2:57
117	Gatis Smukulis	Katusha	2:58
118	Patrick Gretsch	Ag2r	3:03
119	David Boucher	FDJ
120	Benoît Vaugrenard	FDJ
121	Jan Polanc	Lampre-Merida
122	Laurent Pichon	FDJ
123	Antoine Duchesne	Europcar
124	Tom Veelers	Giant-Shimano	3:06
125	Alexis Gougeard	Ag2r	3:53
126	Maxime Daniel	Ag2r
127	Tom Stamsnijder	Giant-Shimano
128	Mikhail Ignatyev	Katusha
129	Bryan Naulleau	Europcar
130	Brian Bulgac	Giant-Shimano
131	Daniel Oss	BMC
132	Tim De Troyer	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	4:29
133	Marcus Burghardt	BMC	5:25
134	Jean Marc Marino	Cannondale
135	Rohan Dennis	BMC
136	Ramunas Navardauskas	Garmin-Sharp
137	Nathan Haas	Garmin-Sharp
138	Pablo Lastras Garcia	Movistar
139	Yannick Martinez	Europcar
140	Rory Sutherland	Tinkoff-Saxo
141	Iljo Keisse	Omega Pharma-Quick Step
142	Danny Van Poppel	Trek Factory Racing
143	Alberto Bettiol	Cannondale	8:15
144	Cayetano José Sarmiento	Cannondale
145	Morgan Lamoisson	Europcar
146	Michael Hepburn	Orica-GreenEdge
147	Nathan Earle	SKY
148	Rudiger Selig	Katusha
149	Fabio Sabatini	Cannondale
150	Eugenio Alafaci	Trek Factory Racing
151	Moreno Moser	Cannondale
152	Kevin Van Melsen	Wanty-Groupe Gobert
153	Gert Dockx	Lotto-Belisol
154	Alexsandr Dyachenko	Astana
155	Damien Howson	Orica-GreenEdge
156	Matthew Harley Goss	Orica-GreenEdge
157	Stephen Cummings	BMC
158	Evan Huffman	Astana	9:21
159	Sacha Modolo	Lampre-Merida	13:52

Stage 1 photos:

The peloton begins stage 1. Photo ©Sirotti

The pack heads out of Terneuzen. Those clouds have bad intentions. Photo ©Sirotti

Kenneth van Bilsen, Gatis Smukulis and Laurens de Vreese work their escape. Photo ©Sirotti

Tom Boonen. Photo ©Sirotti

Edvald Boasson Hagen. Photo ©Sirotti

Here they come.... Photo ©Sirotti

Andrea Guardini (Astana) certainly has had the legs recently. Photo ©Sirotti

Rohan Dennis finishes the stage in his nbew BMC kit. Photo ©Sirotti

Stage winner Andrea Guardini gets the leader's jersey. Photos ©Sirotti

Stage 1 map:

Stage 1 map

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