Tour de l'Eurométropole/Circuit Franco-Belge podium history | Start list | 2023 edition
Tournai - Mont-de-l'Enclus, 190.6 kilometers
Biniam Girmay wins the race.
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Weather at the finish city of Mont-de-l'Enclus at 1:50 PM, local time: 18C (64F), nostly cloudy, with the wind from the west-southwest at 23 km/hr (14 mph). There is a 9% chance of rain.
The race: Here's the report from third-place Marc Hirschi's UAE Team Emirates.
Marc Hirschi took a fine 3rd place podium at the Circuit Franco-Belge in Belgium, with an uphill sprint battle with Biniam Girmay (Intermarche-Wanty) on the road from Tournai to Mont de l’Enclus (190.6).
Girmay would take a clear victory with Hirschi battling to third spot on the rise to the line.
Sjoerd Bax lit up the final 10km with an attack alongside Luca Mozzato (Arkea) and Rasmus Tiller (Uno-X) that looked like it with go the distance behind being swepped up with 800m to the line.
Hirschi: “We had Bax in the breakaway and I think he was super strong but just missing a bit of cooperation in that group. When it came back I knew it was up to me to sprint. I liked the finish and it suited me well but was just missing a little bit in the final. I think Girmay was the strongest today. My shape in general is good and I hope to be in the fight for wins again soon.”
Complete results:
190.6 kilometers raced at an aaverage speed of 41.156 km/hr
1 | Biniam Girmay | Intermarché-Wanty | 4hr 37mn 52sec |
2 | Axel Zingle | Cofidis | s.t. |
3 | Marc Hirschi | UAE Team Emirates | s.t. |
4 | Jenno Berckmoes | Lotto Dstny | s.t. |
5 | Emilien Jeannière | TotalEnergies | s.t. |
6 | Vincenzo Albanese | Arkéa-B&B Hotels | s.t. |
7 | Pau Miquel | Equipo Kern Pharma | s.t. |
8 | Matyas Kopecky | Team Novo Nordisk | s.t. |
9 | Eduard Prades | Caja Rural-Seguros RGA | s.t. |
10 | Kaden Groves | Alpecin-Deceuninck | s.t. |
11 | Fabio Christen | Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team | s.t. |
12 | Joel Nicolau | Caja Rural-Seguros RGA | s.t. |
13 | Jonas Abrahamsen | Uno-X Mobility | s.t. |
14 | Rasmus Tiller | Uno-X Mobility | s.t. |
15 | Fredrik Dversnes | Uno-X Mobility | s.t. |
16 | Filippo Baroncini | UAE Team Emirates | @ 7sec |
17 | Sjoerd Bax | UAE Team Emirates | 0:12 |
18 | Lorenzo Rota | Intermarché-Wanty | s.t. |
19 | Liam Slock | Lotto Dstny | s.t. |
20 | Axel Huens | TDT-Unibet | s.t. |
21 | Joe Blackmore | Israel-Premier Tech | s.t. |
22 | Yves Lampaert | Soudal Quick-Step | s.t. |
23 | William Blume Levy | Uno-X Mobility | 0:15 |
24 | AndersHalland Johannessen | Uno-X Mobility | 0:18 |
25 | Martin Urianstad Bugge | Uno-X Mobility | 0:20 |
26 | Gorka Sorarrain | Caja Rural-Seguros RGA | 0:22 |
27 | Calum Johnston | Caja Rural-Seguros RGA | s.t. |
28 | Ward Vanhoof | Team Flanders-Baloise | s.t. |
29 | Zeb Kyffin | TDT-Unibet | 0:29 |
30 | Andreas Stokbro | TDT-Unibet | s.t. |
31 | Amaury Capiot | Arkéa-B&B Hotels | 0:34 |
32 | Arjen Livyns | Lotto Dstny | s.t. |
33 | Florian Sénéchal | Arkéa-B&B Hotels | 0:36 |
34 | Riley Sheehan | Israel-Premier Tech | 0:46 |
35 | Erik Resell | Uno-X Mobility | 0:48 |
36 | Tomas Kopecky | TDT-Unibet | 0:53 |
37 | Hugo Page | Intermarché-Wanty | 0:55 |
38 | Nolann Mahoudo | Cofidis | 1:25 |
39 | Mathieu Burgaudeau | TotalEnergies | 1:45 |
40 | Floris De Tier | Bingoal-WB | 1:52 |
41 | Luca Van Boven | Bingoal-WB | 2:08 |
42 | Fabien Doubey | TotalEnergies | 2:41 |
43 | Sébastien Grignard | Lotto Dstny | s.t. |
44 | Kenneth Van Rooy | Bingoal-WB | s.t. |
45 | Giacomo Villa | Bingoal-WB | s.t. |
46 | Tom Van Asbroeck | Israel-Premier Tech | s.t. |
47 | William Junior Lecerf | Soudal Quick-Step | s.t. |
48 | Antoine Huby | Soudal Quick-Step | s.t. |
49 | Hartthijs De Vries | TDT-Unibet | s.t. |
50 | Maxime Jarnet | Van Rysel-Roubaix | s.t. |
51 | Alessandro Covi | UAE Team Emirates | 3:01 |
52 | Piet Allegaert | Cofidis | 3:22 |
53 | Niek Voogt | Parkhotel Valkenburg | 4:24 |
54 | Mauro Verwilt | Tarteletto-Isorex | 4:53 |
55 | Matis Louvel | Arkéa-B&B Hotels | 5:22 |
56 | Yentl Vandevelde | Team Flanders-Baloise | s.t. |
57 | Lindsay De Vylder | Team Flanders-Baloise | s.t. |
58 | Johan Meens | Bingoal-WB | s.t. |
59 | Jérémy Leveau | Van Rysel-Roubaix | 5:33 |
60 | Rory Townsend | Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team | 5:52 |
61 | Gil Gelders | Soudal Quick-Step | s.t. |
62 | Jordi Warlop | Soudal Quick-Step | s.t. |
63 | Samuel Leroux | Van Rysel-Roubaix | 7:06 |
64 | Geoffrey Soupe | TotalEnergies | s.t. |
65 | Michal Schlegel | Caja Rural-Seguros RGA | s.t. |
66 | Florian Dauphin | Arkéa-B&B Hotels | 7:07 |
67 | Pascal Eenkhoorn | Lotto Dstny | 7:42 |
68 | Aimé De Gendt | Cofidis | s.t. |
69 | Anthony Perez | Cofidis | s.t. |
70 | Rune Herregodts | Intermarché-Wanty | 8:42 |
71 | Alex Jaime | Equipo Kern Pharma | s.t. |
72 | Siebe Deweirdt | Team Flanders-Baloise | 11:18 |
73 | Laurenz Rex | Intermarché-Wanty | s.t. |
74 | Lars Boven | Alpecin-Deceuninck | s.t. |
75 | Ramses Debruyne | Alpecin-Deceuninck | s.t. |
76 | Ludovic Robeet | Cofidis | s.t. |
77 | Axel De Lie | Lotto Dstny | s.t. |
78 | Iñigo Elosegui | Equipo Kern Pharma | s.t. |
79 | Antonio Polga | Team Novo Nordisk | s.t. |
80 | Xabier Azparren | Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team | s.t. |
81 | Célestin Guillon | Van Rysel-Roubaix | 17:12 |
82 | Enrico Dhaeye | Philippe Wagner-Bazin | s.t. |
83 | Gilles De Wilde | Team Flanders-Baloise | s.t. |
84 | Alex Vandenbulcke | Tarteletto-Isorex | s.t. |
85 | Toon Vandebosch | Alpecin-Deceuninck | s.t. |
86 | Victor Vercouillie | Team Flanders-Baloise | s.t. |
87 | Sam Brand | Team Novo Nordisk | s.t. |
88 | Jens Vandenbogaerde | Philippe Wagner-Bazin | s.t. |
89 | Quinten De Graeve | Team Novo Nordisk | s.t. |
90 | Senne Leysen | Alpecin-Deceuninck | s.t. |
91 | Maximilien Juillard | Van Rysel-Roubaix | s.t. |
92 | Théo Bonnet | Philippe Wagner-Bazin | s.t. |
93 | Sebastian Nielsen | TDT-Unibet | s.t. |
94 | Ewout De Keyser | Tarteletto-Isorex | s.t. |
95 | Michael Schwarzmann | Israel-Premier Tech | s.t. |
Course map & profile:
Start list with back numbers, May 28, 2024:
Lotto Dstny | |
1 | Jenno Berckmoes |
2 | Axel De Lie |
3 | Pascal Eenkhoorn |
4 | Sébastien Grignard |
5 | Arjen Livyns |
7 | Liam Slock |
UAE Team Emirates | |
11 | Filippo Baroncini |
12 | Sjoerd Bax |
13 | Alessandro Covi |
14 | Marc Hirschi |
15 | Alvaro Hodeg |
16 | Sebastian Molano |
Soudal Quick-Step | |
21 | Ayco Bastiaens |
22 | Gil Gelders |
23 | Antoine Huby |
24 | Yves Lampaert |
25 | William Junior Lecerf |
26 | Jordi Warlop |
27 | Martin Svrcek |
Intermarché-Wanty | |
31 | Vito Braet |
32 | Rune Herregodts |
33 | Hugo Page |
34 | Biniam Girmay |
35 | Laurenz Rex |
36 | Lorenzo Rota |
37 | Adrien Petit |
Cofidis | |
41 | Axel Zingle |
42 | Piet Allegaert |
43 | Aimé De Gendt |
44 | Alexis Gougeard |
45 | Nolann Mahoudo |
46 | Anthony Perez |
47 | Ludovic Robeet |
Arkea-B&B Hotels | |
51 | Vincenzo Albanese |
52 | Florian Sénéchal |
53 | Nicolas Milesi |
54 | Amaury Capiot |
55 | Florian Dauphin |
56 | Kevin Ledanois |
57 | Matis Louvel |
Alpecin-Deceuninck | |
61 | Maurice Ballerstedt |
62 | Lars Boven |
63 | Kaden Groves |
64 | Senne Leysen |
65 | Ramon Sinkeldam |
66 | Toon Vandebosch |
67 | Ramses Debruyne |
Israel-Premier Tech | |
71 | Joe Blackmore |
72 | Michael Schwarzmann |
73 | Riley Sheehan |
74 | Riley Pickrell |
75 | Tom Van Asbroeck |
76 | Mads Würtz Schmidt |
77 | Pier-André Côté |
TotalEnergies | |
81 | Mathieu Burgaudeau |
82 | Fabien Doubey |
83 | Emilien Jeannière |
84 | Lorrenzo Manzin |
86 | Geoffrey Soupe |
87 | Jason Tesson |
Uno-X Mobility | |
91 | Jonas Abrahamsen |
92 | Erik Resell |
93 | William Blume Levy |
94 | Anders Halland Johannessen |
95 | Martin Urianstad Bugge |
96 | Fredrik Dversnes |
97 | Rasmus Tiller |
Caja Rural-Seguros RGA | |
101 | Joseba Lopez |
102 | Joel Nicolau |
103 | David González |
104 | Michal Schlegel |
105 | Gorka Sorarrain |
106 | Eduard Prades |
107 | Calum Johnston |
Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team | |
111 | Xabier Azparren |
113 | Fabio Christen |
114 | Frederik Frison |
115 | Cyrus Monk |
116 | Jannik Steimle |
117 | Rory Townsend |
Bingoal-WB | |
121 | Louis Blouwe |
122 | Floris De Tier |
123 | Johan Meens |
124 | Luca Van Boven |
125 | Kenneth Van Rooy |
126 | Jelle Vermoote |
127 | Giacomo Villa |
Team Flanders-Baloise | |
131 | Alex Colman |
132 | Lindsay De Vylder |
133 | Gilles De Wilde |
134 | Siebe Deweirdt |
135 | Yentl Vandevelde |
136 | Ward Vanhoof |
137 | Victor Vercouillie |
Team Novo Nordisk | |
141 | Nathan Smith |
142 | Quinten De Graeve |
143 | Sam Brand |
144 | Matyas Kopecky |
145 | Andrea Peron |
146 | Doriand Percrule |
147 | Antonio Polga |
TDT-Unibet | |
151 | Andreas Stokbro |
152 | Axel Huens |
153 | Zeb Kyffin |
154 | Sebastian Nielsen |
155 | Tomas Kopecky |
156 | Hartthijs De Vries |
Equipo Kern Pharma | |
161 | Pau Miquel Delgado |
162 | Miguel Angel Fernandez |
163 | Francisco Galván |
164 | Alex Jaime |
165 | Marc Brustenga |
166 | Iñigo Elosegui |
Van Rysel-Roubaix | |
171 | Maxime Jarnet |
172 | Kévin Avoine |
173 | Célestin Guillon |
174 | Samuel Leroux |
175 | Jérémy Leveau |
176 | Maximilien Juillard |
177 | Kenny Molly |
Tarteletto-Isorex | |
181 | Ewout De Keyser |
182 | Gianni Marchand |
183 | Thomas Joseph |
184 | Robbe Claeys |
185 | Jacob Relaes |
186 | Alex Vandenbulcke |
187 | Mauro Verwilt |
Parkhotel Valkenburg | |
191 | Stef Koning |
192 | Jelte Krijnsen |
193 | Steijn Oosterveld |
194 | Martijn Rasenberg |
196 | Niek Voogt |
Philippe Wagner-Bazin | |
201 | Enrico Dhaeye |
202 | Théo Bonnet |
205 | Stefano Museeuw |
206 | Jens Vandenbogaerde |
207 | Mathias Vanoverberghe |