Posted by Editoress on 10/21/20
The 2020 AG Driedaagse Brugge-De Panne was won by a true Flandrian, Yves Lampaert (Deceuninck-Quick Step) who fought the wind and weather to take the victory.
Rain and wind turned AG Driedaagse Brugge-De Panne into an elimination race. Shortly after the start, the peloton was split into several groups. Caleb Ewan, Oliver Naesen, Sep Vanmarcke and Michal Kwiatkowski were soon relegated to the rear and did not finish.
A lead group of 24, including the future winner, took shape just before the halfway mark. In this select group were Asgreen, Lampaert, Sénéchal, Van Lerberghe, Tim Declercq, Benjamin Declercq, Drucker, Trentin, Van Keirsbulck, Degenkolb, De Buyst, Frison, Walscheid, Bystrom, Küng, Lawless, Laporte, Van der Poel, Merlier, Krieger, Rickaert, Havik, Hofstetter and Scully.
Due to the deterioration of the weather, the jury of marshals decided along the way to reduce the race from 202 to 188 km, in consultation with the organization and the teams.
Van der Poel in the Ditch
Mathieu Van der Poel was a victim of the extemity of the wind. At 16 km from the finish, the Dutch champion was literally thrown into the embankment. After regaining his senses, the recent winner of the Tour of Flanders withdrew form the race.
Omnipresent Deceuninck-Quick Step
At the time of Van der Poel's crash, the leading group was still 13 riders. The selection continued in the final 10 kilometers. With 4 out of the 8 riders from Deceuninck-Quick Step (Asgreen, Lampaert, Van Lerberghe and Tim Delcercq) was particularly well represented. Alpecin-Fenix counted for its part on Merlier and Rickaert, Degenkolb (Lotto-Soudal) and Trentin (CCC) completing the group.
Deceuninck-Quick Step took full advantage of its numerical superiority. Declercq placed an attack, in vain. Lampaert's attempt turned out to be better. The 29-year-old Flandrien quickly widened a gap of 20 seconds and then held on to win after a solo effort of 6 km.
Tim Declercq gave Deceuninck-Quick Step a double by securing second place, also solo. Tim Merlier (Alpecin - Fenix) then won the sprint for third place ahead of Degenkolb and Drucker, back from a group of pursuers. Trentin, Van Lerberghe, Küng, Asgreen and Rickaert also slipped into the top 10.
Guillaume Boivin (Israel Start - Up Nation) was the only Canadian finisher in 33rd at 3:21 back.
Brugge to De Panne, 202.6 km 188 km | |
1 Yves Lampaert (Bel) Deceuninck - Quick - Step | 3:57:12 |
2 Tim Declercq (Bel) Deceuninck - Quick - Step | at 0:21 |
3 Tim Merlier (Bel) Alpecin - Fenix | 0:22 |
4 John Degenkolb (Ger) Lotto Soudal | |
5 Jean-Pierre Drucker (Lux) BORA - hansgrohe | |
6 Matteo Trentin (Ita) CCC Team | |
7 Bert Van Lerberghe (Bel) Deceuninck - Quick - Step | |
8 Stefan Küng (Sui) Groupama - FDJ | |
9 Kasper Asgreen (Den) Deceuninck - Quick - Step | all s.t. |
10 Jonas Rickaert (Bel) Alpecin - Fenix | 0:28 |
11 Sven Erik Bystrøm (Nor) UAE Team Emirates | 1:31 |
12 Christophe Laporte (Fra) Cofidis | 1:37 |
13 Maximilian Richard Walscheid (Ger) NTT Pro Cycling Team | 2:41 |
14 Hugo Hofstetter (Fra) Israel Start - Up Nation | s.t. |
15 Alexander Krieger (Ger) Alpecin - Fenix | 2:43 |
16 Guillaume Van Keirsbulck (Bel) CCC Team | s.t. |
17 Florian Senechal (Fra) Deceuninck - Quick - Step | 2:45 |
18 Tom Van Asbroeck (Bel) Israel Start - Up Nation | 2:49 |
19 Lukas Pöstlberger (Aut) BORA - hansgrohe | 2:52 |
20 Timo Roosen (Ned) Team Jumbo - Visma | 3:16 |
21 Roger Kluge (Ger) Lotto Soudal | |
22 Taco Van Der Hoorn (Ned) Team Jumbo - Visma | both s.t. |
23 Jasper Stuyven (Bel) Trek - Segafredo | 3:19 |
24 Nikolas Maes (Bel) Lotto Soudal | 3:21 |
25 Alexander Kristoff (Nor) UAE Team Emirates | |
26 Romain Cardis (Fra) Total Direct Energie | |
27 Edward Theuns (Bel) Trek - Segafredo | |
28 Johan Jacobs (Sui) Movistar Team | |
29 Oscar Riesebeek (Ned) Alpecin - Fenix | |
30 Mike Teunissen (Ned) Team Jumbo - Visma | |
31 Bram Welten (Ned) Team Arkea - Samsic | |
32 Owain Doull (GBr) Ineos Grenadiers | |
33 Guillaume Boivin (Can) Israel Start - Up Nation | |
34 Bert De Backer (Bel) B&B Hotels - Vital Concept | |
35 Pascal Eenkhoorn (Ned) Team Jumbo - Visma | |
36 Vegard Stake Laengen (Nor) UAE Team Emirates | |
37 Edvald Boasson Hagen (Nor) NTT Pro Cycling Team | |
38 Piotr Havik (Ned) Riwal Securitas Cycling Team | all s.t. |
39 Jens Keukeleire (Bel) EF Pro Cycling | 3:27 |
40 Connor Swift (GBr) Team Arkea - Samsic | s.t. |
41 Maarten Wynants (Bel) Team Jumbo - Visma | 3:35 |
42 Marcus Burghardt (Ger) BORA - hansgrohe | |
43 Tom Scully (NZl) EF Pro Cycling | both s.t. |
44 Benjamin Declercq (Bel) Team Arkea - Samsic | 4:15 |
45 Tobias Mørch Kongstad (Den) Riwal Securitas Cycling Team | 6:52 |
46 Artyom Zakharov (Kaz) Astana Pro Team | s.t. |
47 Fabio Van Den Bossche (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen - Baloise | 6:55 |
48 Carlos Rodriguez Cano (Esp) Ineos Grenadiers | 11:48 |
49 Christopher Lawless (GBr) Ineos Grenadiers | 11:53 |
DNS Michael Schär (Sui) CCC Team | |
DNF Amund Grøndahl Jansen (Nor) Team Jumbo - Visma | |
DNF Bert-Jan Lindeman (Ned) Team Jumbo - Visma | |
DNF Mauri Vansevenant (Bel) Deceuninck - Quick - Step | |
DNF Dries Devenyns (Bel) Deceuninck - Quick - Step | |
DNF Daniil Fominykh (Kaz) Astana Pro Team | |
DNF Laurens De Vreese (Bel) Astana Pro Team | |
DNF Yevgeniy Gidich (Kaz) Astana Pro Team | |
DNF Hugo Houle (Can) Astana Pro Team | |
DNF Davide Martinelli (Ita) Astana Pro Team | |
DNF Mark Cavendish (GBr) Bahrain - McLaren | |
DNF Sonny Colbrelli (Ita) Bahrain - McLaren | |
DNF Marco Haller (Aut) Bahrain - McLaren | |
DNF Dylan Teuns (Bel) Bahrain - McLaren | |
DNF Luka Pibernik (Slo) Bahrain - McLaren | |
DNF Chun Kai Feng (Tpe) Bahrain - McLaren | |
DNF Oscar Gatto (Ita) BORA - hansgrohe | |
DNF Daniel Oss (Ita) BORA - hansgrohe | |
DNF Juraj Sagan (Svk) BORA - hansgrohe | |
DNF Jonas Koch (Ger) CCC Team | |
DNF Gijs Van Hoecke (Bel) CCC Team | |
DNF Nathan Van Hooydonck (Bel) CCC Team | |
DNF Sep Vanmarcke (Bel) EF Pro Cycling | |
DNF Stefan Bissegger (Sui) EF Pro Cycling | |
DNF Moreno Hofland (Ned) EF Pro Cycling | |
DNF Jonas Rutsch (Ger) EF Pro Cycling | |
DNF Sebastian Langeveld (Ned) EF Pro Cycling | |
DNF Norman Vahtra (Est) Israel Start - Up Nation | |
DNF Travis Mccabe (USA) Israel Start - Up Nation | |
DNF Nils Politt (Ger) Israel Start - Up Nation | |
DNF Juan Diego Alba Bolivar (Col) Movistar Team | |
DNF Iñigo Elosegui Momeñe (Esp) Movistar Team | |
DNF Luis Guillermo Mas Bonet (Esp) Movistar Team | |
DNF Sebastian Mora Vedri (Esp) Movistar Team | |
DNF Eduard Prades Reverter (Esp) Movistar Team | |
DNF Caleb Ewan (Aus) Lotto Soudal | |
DNF Jasper De Buyst (Bel) Lotto Soudal | |
DNF Frederik Frison (Bel) Lotto Soudal | |
DNF Brian Van Goethem (Ned) Lotto Soudal | |
DNF Samuele Battistella (Ita) NTT Pro Cycling Team | |
DNF Michael Gogl (Aut) NTT Pro Cycling Team | |
DNF Jay Robert Thomson (Rsa) NTT Pro Cycling Team | |
DNF Rasmus Tiller (Nor) NTT Pro Cycling Team | |
DNF Kiel Reijnen (USA) Trek - Segafredo | |
DNF Toms Skujins (Lat) Trek - Segafredo | |
DNF Charles Quarterman (GBr) Trek - Segafredo | |
DNF Ryan Mullen (Irl) Trek - Segafredo | |
DNF Marco Marcato (Ita) UAE Team Emirates | |
DNF Tom Bohli (Sui) UAE Team Emirates | |
DNF Kévin Geniets (Lux) Groupama - FDJ | |
DNF Fabian Lienhard (Sui) Groupama - FDJ | |
DNF Valentin Madouas (Fra) Groupama - FDJ | |
DNF Jake Stewart (GBr) Groupama - FDJ | |
DNF Michal Kwiatkowski (Pol) Ineos Grenadiers | |
DNF Luke Rowe (GBr) Ineos Grenadiers | |
DNF Christian Knees (Ger) Ineos Grenadiers | |
DNF Leonardo Basso (Ita) Ineos Grenadiers | |
DNF Oliver Naesen (Bel) AG2R La Mondiale | |
DNF Stijn Vandenbergh (Bel) AG2R La Mondiale | |
DNF Lawrence Naesen (Bel) AG2R La Mondiale | |
DNF Julien Duval (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | |
DNF Silvan Dillier (Sui) AG2R La Mondiale | |
DNF Alexis Gougeard (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | |
DNF Cyril Lemoine (Fra) Cofidis | |
DNF Dimitri Claeys (Bel) Cofidis | |
DNF Julien Vermote (Bel) Cofidis | |
DNF Damien Touze (Fra) Cofidis | |
DNF Piet Allegaert (Bel) Cofidis | |
DNF Attilio Viviani (Ita) Cofidis | |
DNF Xandro Meurisse (Bel) Circus - Wanty Gobert | |
DNF Alfdan De Decker (Bel) Circus - Wanty Gobert | |
DNF Andrea Pasqualon (Ita) Circus - Wanty Gobert | |
DNF Boy Van Poppel (Ned) Circus - Wanty Gobert | |
DNF Danny Van Poppel (Ned) Circus - Wanty Gobert | |
DNF Kenny De Ketele (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen - Baloise | |
DNF Robbe Ghys (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen - Baloise | |
DNF Lindsay De Vylder (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen - Baloise | |
DNF Amaury Capiot (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen - Baloise | |
DNF Sasha Weemaes (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen - Baloise | |
DNF Cedric Beullens (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen - Baloise | |
DNF Mathieu Van Der Poel (Ned) Alpecin - Fenix | |
DNF Gianni Vermeersch (Bel) Alpecin - Fenix | |
DNF Senne Leysen (Bel) Alpecin - Fenix | |
DNF Bryan Coquard (Fra) B&B Hotels - Vital Concept | |
DNF Jens Debusschere (Bel) B&B Hotels - Vital Concept | |
DNF Kris Boeckmans (Bel) B&B Hotels - Vital Concept | |
DNF Jérémy Lecroq (Fra) B&B Hotels - Vital Concept | |
DNF Luca Mozzato (Ita) B&B Hotels - Vital Concept | |
DNF Jonas Van Genechten (Bel) B&B Hotels - Vital Concept | |
DNF Niccolò Bonifazio (Ita) Total Direct Energie | |
DNF Florian Maitre (Fra) Total Direct Energie | |
DNF Adrien Petit (Fra) Total Direct Energie | |
DNF Geoffrey Soupe (Fra) Total Direct Energie | |
DNF Anthony Turgis (Fra) Total Direct Energie | |
DNF Dries Van Gestel (Bel) Total Direct Energie | |
DNF Matis Louvel (Fra) Team Arkea - Samsic | |
DNF Donavan Vincent Grondin (Fra) Team Arkea - Samsic | |
DNF Christophe Noppe (Bel) Team Arkea - Samsic | |
DNF Jonas Castrique (Bel) Bingoal WB | |
DNF Arjen Livyns (Bel) Bingoal WB | |
DNF Aksel Nõmmela (Est) Bingoal WB | |
DNF Joel Suter (Sui) Bingoal WB | |
DNF Lionel Taminiaux (Bel) Bingoal WB | |
DNF Luc Wirtgen (Lux) Bingoal WB | |
DNF Ludovic Robeet (Bel) Bingoal WB | |
DNF Lucas Eriksson (Swe) Riwal Securitas Cycling Team | |
DNF Sondre Holst Enger (Nor) Riwal Securitas Cycling Team | |
DNF Arvid De Kleijn (Ned) Riwal Securitas Cycling Team | |
DNF August Jensen (Nor) Riwal Securitas Cycling Team | |
DNF Elmar Reinders (Ned) Riwal Securitas Cycling Team |
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