March 16/11 12:23 pm - Nokere Koerse: Lacombe 8th, UPDATED with full results
Posted by Editoress on 03/16/11
Full results from today's Nokere Koerse in Belgium won by Gert Steegmans (Quick Step Cycling Team). Kevin Lacombe (Spidertech p/b C10) finished 8th in the same time as the winner
Nokere Koerse: Gert Steegmans' return to victory
Quick-Step Cycling Team is standing out as a major player on the roads in Belgium. Today Gert Steegmans clinched victory in the Nokere Koerse. It's an important result that ushers in his return to victory wearing the Quick-Step jersey. The strong Belgian sprinter has been absent from the highest step on the podium for too long. Steegmans was able to express all of his power on the slightly uphill arrival, made treacherous by cobblestones, and he preceded Dutchman Stefan Van Dijk (Team Willem Accent) and Australian Graeme Brown (Team Rabobank) over the finish line.
“I'm thrilled” explains Steegmans “The team worked really well. In the last 400 metres everything just clicked; it wasn't a chaotic sprint, but quite orderly, just like I like it, with ideal conditions for me to progressively unload my power on the pedals. I feel in great shape and I hope to continue like this for the next steps of the season. I hope this victory” says Steegmans , who will be racing again on Friday in the Handzame Classic “can bring good luck to me in the next races and to my team mates who'll be busy on Saturday in the Milano-Sanremo.”
“We're very happy” says Sports Director Tom Steels “The entire team raced in an exceptional manner, hungry for victory. In the final, even though Robert got a flat and Stauff had some mechanical problems, all the guys tried to work and stay together to set Steegmans up in the best conditions to battle it out in a great final sprint. To complete today's success, in addition to Gert's victory we also got the jersey for the mountain classification with Guillaume Van Keirsbulck, who starred in a long breakaway with nine other riders."
Courtesy Alessandro Tegner, Quick-Step Cycling Team
| 195.9 km | |
| 1 Gert Steegmans (Bel) Quick Step Cycling Team | 4:42:16 |
| 2 Stefan Van Dijk (Ned) Verandas Willems-Accent | |
| 3 Graeme Brown (Aus) Rabobank | |
| 4 Jens Keukeleire (Bel) Cofidis | |
| 5 Yauheni Hutarovich (Blr) FDJ | |
| 6 Benjamin Verraes (Bel) Jong Vlaanderen-Bauknecht | |
| 7 Stéphane Poulhies (Fra) Saur-Sojasun | |
| 8 Kevin Lacombe (Can) Spidertech p/b C10 | |
| 9 Bobbie Traksel (Ned) Landbouwkrediet | |
| 10 Frédéric Amorison (Bel) Landbouwkrediet | |
| 11 Maxime Vantomme (Bel) Kathuscha Team | |
| 12 Nico Eeckhout (Bel) AN Post-Sean Kelly | |
| 13 Kurt Hovelynck (Bel) Donckers Koffie-Jelly Belly | |
| 14 Kevin Ista (Bel) Cofidis | |
| 15 Bert De Backer (Bel) Skil-Shimano | |
| 16 Alexander Porsev (Rus) Kathuscha Team | |
| 17 Gilles Devillers (Bel) Wallonie Bruxelles-Credit | |
| 18 David Boucher (Fra) Omega Pharma-Lotto | |
| 19 Christophe Laborie (Fra) Saur-Sojasun | |
| 20 Evert Verbist (Bel) Verandas Willems-Accent | |
| 21 Coen Vermeltfoort (Ned) Rabobank | |
| 22 Anthony Geslin (Fra) FDJ | |
| 23 Michal Golas (Pol) Vacansoleil-DCM | |
| 24 Sylwester Janiszewski (Pol) CCC Polsat | |
| 25 Laurens De Vreese (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen-Mercator | |
| 26 Matt Brammeier (Irl) HTC-Highroad | |
| 27 Dominique Rollin (Can) FDJ | |
| 28 Davy Commeyne (Bel) Landbouwkrediet | |
| 29 Timothy Dupont (Bel) Jong Vlaanderen-Bauknecht | |
| 30 Jonas Vangenechten (Bel) Wallonie Bruxelles-Credit | |
| 31 Emmanuel Van Ruitenbeek (Ned) Eddy Merckx-Indeland | |
| 32 Tom Veelers (Ned) Skil-Shimano | |
| 33 Romain Matheou (Fra) Saur-Sojasun | |
| 34 Steve Chainel (Fra) FDJ | |
| 35 Anthony Delaplace (Fra) Saur-Sojasun | |
| 36 Martijn Verschoor (Ned) Team Type 1-Sanofi Aventis | |
| 37 Marcello Pavarin (Ita) Vacansoleil-DCM | |
| 38 Aleksejs Saramontins (Lat) Cofidis | |
| 39 Eric Baumann (Ger) App Team Netapp | |
| 40 Hugo Houle (Can) Spidertech p/b C10 | |
| 41 Robin Chaigneau (Ned) Skil-Shimano | |
| 42 Timothy Vangheel (Bel) Colba-Mercury | |
| 43 Steven Jodts (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen-Mercator | |
| 44 Martin Reimer (Ger) Skil-Shimano | |
| 45 Pim Ligthart (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM | |
| 46 Remco Broers (Ned) Team Differdange-Magic-Sportfood.de | |
| 47 Staf Scheirlinckx (Bel) Verandas Willems-Accent | |
| 48 Robert Retschke (Ger) App Team Netapp | |
| 49 Bert Scheirlinckx (Bel) Landbouwkrediet | |
| 50 Gatis Smukulis (Lat) Kathuscha Team | |
| 51 William Dugan (USA) Team Type 1-Sanofi Aventis | |
| 52 Andreas Schillinger (Ger) App Team Netapp | |
| 53 Vladimir Isaichev (Rus) Kathuscha Team | |
| 54 Iljo Keisse (Bel) Quick Step Cycling Team | |
| 55 Matti Helminen (Fin) Landbouwkrediet | |
| 56 Bert De Waele (Bel) Landbouwkrediet | |
| 57 Frank Dressler (Ger) Team Differdange-Magic-Sportfood.de | |
| 58 Maarten Neyens (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto | |
| 59 Julien Vermote (Bel) Quick Step Cycling Team | |
| 60 Leif Hoste (Bel) Kathuscha Team | |
| 61 Arnaud Labbe (Fra) Cofidis | |
| 62 Adam Blyth (GBr) Omega Pharma-Lotto | |
| 63 Ronan Mclaughlin (Irl) AN Post-Sean Kelly | |
| 64 Gediminas Bagdonas (Ltu) AN Post-Sean Kelly | |
| 65 Johan Coenen (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen-Mercator | |
| 66 Dirk Müller (Ger) Nutrixxion Sparkasse | |
| 67 Michael Van Stayen (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen-Mercator | |
| 68 Dirk Bellemakers (Ned) Landbouwkrediet | |
| 69 Svein Tuft (Can) Spidertech p/b C10 | |
| 70 Benjamin Sydlik (Ger) Nutrixxion Sparkasse | |
| 71 Alexey Shmidt (Rus) Team Type 1-Sanofi Aventis | |
| 72 Martijn Keizer (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM | |
| 73 Alessandro Bazzana (Ita) Team Type 1-Sanofi Aventis | |
| 74 Rob Goris (Bel) Verandas Willems-Accent | |
| 75 James Spragg (GBr) Donckers Koffie-Jelly Belly | |
| 76 Michaël Baer (Sui) App Team Netapp | |
| 77 Alexander Mironov (Rus) Kathuscha Team | |
| 78 Pieter Vanspeybrouck (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen-Mercator | |
| 79 Sander Cordeel (Bel) Colba-Mercury | |
| 80 James Vanlandschoot (Bel) Verandas Willems-Accent | |
| 81 Arkimedes Arguelyes Rodriges (Rus) Kathuscha Team | |
| 82 Rudy Rouet (Bel) Wallonie Bruxelles-Credit | |
| 83 Vytautas Kaupas (Ltu) Team Differdange-Magic-Sportfood.de | |
| 84 Niels Wytinck (Bel) Colba-Mercury | |
| 85 Alex Rasmussen (Den) HTC-Highroad | |
| 86 Patrick Bercz (Ger) Eddy Merckx-Indeland | |
| 87 Bartlomiej Matysiak (Pol) CCC Polsat | |
| 88 Olivier Chevalier (Bel) Wallonie Bruxelles-Credit | |
| 89 Jan Ghyselinck (Bel) HTC-Highroad | |
| 90 Tom Vermeer (Ned) Colba-Mercury | |
| 91 Steffen Radochla (Ger) Nutrixxion Sparkasse | |
| 92 Sven Vandousselaere (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto | |
| 93 Maxim Belkov (Rus) Vacansoleil-DCM | |
| 94 Timon Seubert (Ger) App Team Netapp | |
| 95 Caleb Fairly (USA) HTC-Highroad | |
| 96 Sander Helven (Bel) Donckers Koffie-Jelly Belly | |
| 97 Rony Martias (Fra) Saur-Sojasun | |
| 98 Huub Duijn (Ned) Donckers Koffie-Jelly Belly | |
| 99 Preben Van Hecke (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen-Mercator | |
| 100 Tomasz Kiendys (Pol) CCC Polsat | |
| 101 Jeroen Hoorne (Bel) Jong Vlaanderen-Bauknecht | |
| 102 Michael Matthews (Aus) Rabobank | |
| 103 Dries Hollanders (Bel) AN Post-Sean Kelly | |
| 104 Wouter Mol (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM | |
| 105 Fabio Calabria (Aus) Team Type 1-Sanofi Aventis | |
| 106 Kristof Vandewalle (Bel) Quick Step Cycling Team | |
| 107 Kevin Hulsmans (Bel) Donckers Koffie-Jelly Belly | |
| 108 Paul Poux (Fra) Saur-Sojasun | |
| 109 Michael Vanderaerden (Bel) Donckers Koffie-Jelly Belly | |
| 110 Jens Debusschere (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto | |
| 111 Darijus Dzervus (Ltu) AN Post-Sean Kelly | |
| 112 Benoit Vaugrenard (Fra) FDJ | |
| 113 Cesare Benedetti (Ita) App Team Netapp | |
| 114 Alex Meenhorst (NZl) Team Differdange-Magic-Sportfood.de | |
| 115 Romain Zingle (Bel) Cofidis | |
| 116 Ryan Anderson (Can) Spidertech p/b C10 | |
| 117 Stef Clement (Ned) Rabobank | |
| 118 Pieter Ghyllebert (Bel) AN Post-Sean Kelly | |
| 119 Roy Curvers (Ned) Skil-Shimano | |
| 120 Sander Armee (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen-Mercator | |
| 121 Guillaume Van Keirsbulck (Bel) Quick Step Cycling Team | |
| 122 Dimitri Claeys (Bel) App Team Netapp | |
| 123 William Bonnet (Fra) FDJ | |
| 124 Klaas Lodewyck (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto | |
| 125 Michael Tronborg Kristensen (Den) Team Differdange-Magic-Sportfood.de | |
| 126 Steven De Neef (Bel) Jong Vlaanderen-Bauknecht | |
| 127 Rémi Cusin (Fra) Cofidis | |
| 128 Dennis Van Winden (Ned) Rabobank | |
| 129 Nico Sijmens (Bel) Cofidis | |
| 130 Mitchell Docker (Aus) Skil-Shimano | all s.t. |
| 131 Jean-Pierre Drucker (Lux) Verandas Willems-Accent | 0:47 |
| 132 André Greipel (Ger) Omega Pharma-Lotto | s.t. |
| 133 Bram Schmitz (Ned) Verandas Willems-Accent | 1:12 |
| 134 Nikolas Maes (Bel) Quick Step Cycling Team | |
| 135 Gaëtan Bille (Bel) Wallonie Bruxelles-Credit | |
| 136 Frédéric Guesdon (Fra) FDJ | |
| 137 Matthieu Ladagnous (Fra) FDJ | |
| 138 Benjamin King (Aus) Team Type 1-Sanofi Aventis | |
| 139 Paul Martens (Ger) Rabobank | |
| 140 Gregory Habeaux (Bel) Verandas Willems-Accent | |
| 141 Walt De Winter (Bel) Jong Vlaanderen-Bauknecht | |
| 142 Michael Schweizer (Ger) Nutrixxion Sparkasse | |
| 143 Sebastian Forke (Ger) Nutrixxion Sparkasse | |
| 144 Grischa Janorschke (Ger) Nutrixxion Sparkasse | all s.t. |
| 145 Kenny De Haes (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto | 1:27 |
| 146 Craig Lewis (USA) HTC-Highroad | 1:49 |
| 147 Martin Gilbert (Can) Spidertech p/b C10 | |
| 148 Steven Van Vooren (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen-Mercator | |
| 149 Andrew Fenn (GBr) AN Post-Sean Kelly | all .t. |
| DNF Mark Batty (Can) Spidertech p/b C10 | |
| DNF Ryan Roth (Can) Spidertech p/b C10 | |
| DNF Simon Lambert - Lemay (Can) Spidertech p/b C10 |
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