The An Posts at the stage start in La Louvière: McLaughlin third from left, Bennett far right
Sam Bennett and Ronan McLaughlin of the An Post-Sean Kelly team have finished down the field on the opening stage of the UCI 2.1 Tour de Wallonie Picarde - Circuit Franco-Belge, after a 165.8km leg into Menin which saw massive gaps emerge in the field.
A breakaway group of eight riders survived to fight it out at the finish with Belgian Jurgen Roelandts (Lotto-Belisol) taking the stage honours, time bonus and first leader’s jersey of the four-stage race.
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Best of the An Post-Sean Kelly team was Roy Jans, who was in the mix in the bunch gallop for 9th, eventually coming home in 17th place.
Tour de Wallonie Picarde - Circuit Franco-Belge 2012
Stage 1: La Louvière - Menin 165.8km
| Position | Rider / Team | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jurgen Roelandts (Bel) Lotto Belisol Team | 3:44:22 | |
| 2 | Guillaume Van Keirsbulck (Bel) Omega Pharma - QuickStep | ||
| 3 | Maarten Wynants (Bel) Rabobank Cycling Team | ||
| 4 | Juan Antonio Flecha Giannoni (Spa) Sky Procycling | ||
| 5 | Karsten Kroon (Ned) Team Saxo Bank - Tinkoff Bank | ||
| 6 | Benoît Vaugrenard (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat | ||
| 7 | Michael Schär (Swi) BMC Racing Team | ||
| 8 | Sep Vanmarcke (Bel) Garmin-Sharp | ||
| 9 | Robert Wagner (Ger) RadioShack-Nissan | 0:00:39 | |
| 10 | André Greipel (Ger) Lotto Belisol Team | ||
| 11 | Nacer Bouhanni (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat | ||
| 12 | Jimmy Casper (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | ||
| 13 | Iljo Keisse (Bel) Omega Pharma – QuickStep | ||
| 14 | Wesley Kreder (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | ||
| 15 | Egoitz Garcia Echeguibel (Spa) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne | ||
| 16 | Rudiger Selig (Ger) Katusha Team | ||
| 17 | Roy Jans (Bel) An Post - Sean Kelly | ||
| 18 | Ben Swift (GBr) Sky Procycling | ||
| 19 | Roy Curvers (Ned) Argos - Shimano | ||
| 20 | Aidis Kruopis (Ltu) Orica-GreenEdge Cycling Team | ||
| 21 | Tom Van Asbroeck (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator | ||
| 22 | Romain Zingle (Bel) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne | ||
| 23 | Kenny Robert Van Hummel (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | ||
| 24 | Pierre Drancourt (Fra) Roubaix Lille Metropole | ||
| 25 | Tom Veelers (Ned) Argos - Shimano | ||
| 26 | Giacomo Nizzolo (Ita) RadioShack-Nissan | ||
| 27 | Wouter Wippert (Fra) Lotto Belisol Team | ||
| 28 | Kristof Goddaert (Bel) AG2R La Mondiale | ||
| 29 | Jens Debusschere (Bel) Lotto Belisol Team | ||
| 30 | Benjamin Verraes (Bel) Accent Jobs - Willems Veranda's | ||
| 31 | Leonardo Fabio Duque (Col) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne | ||
| 32 | Laurens De Vreese (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator | ||
| 33 | Maxime Renault (Fra) Saur - Sojasun | ||
| 34 | Michel Kreder (Ned) Garmin-Sharp | ||
| 35 | Gediminas Bagdonas (Ltu) An Post - Sean Kelly | ||
| 36 | Marcus Burghardt (Ger) BMC Racing Team | ||
| 37 | Julien Vermote (Bel) Omega Pharma - QuickStep | ||
| 38 | Klaas Lodewyck (Bel) BMC Racing Team | ||
| 39 | Jasper Hamelink (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | ||
| 40 | Andreas Klier (Ger) Garmin-Sharp | ||
| 41 | Stijn Neirynck (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator | ||
| 42 | Florent Barle (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne | ||
| 43 | Christopher Juul Jensen (Den) Team Saxo Bank - Tinkoff Bank | ||
| 44 | David Tanner (Aus) Team Saxo Bank - Tinkoff Bank | ||
| 45 | Lucas Sebastian Haedo (Arg) Team Saxo Bank - Tinkoff Bank | ||
| 46 | Kasper Klostergaard Larsen (Den) Team Saxo Bank - Tinkoff Bank | ||
| 47 | Quentin Bertholet (Bel) Wallonie Bruxelles - Credit Agricole | ||
| 48 | Tony Hurel (Fra) Team Europcar | ||
| 49 | Laurent Didier (Lux) RadioShack-Nissan | ||
| 50 | Pieter Ghyllebert (Bel) An Post - Sean Kelly | ||
| 51 | Matthew Busche (USA) RadioShack-Nissan | ||
| 52 | David Boucher (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat | ||
| 53 | Jens Keukeleire (Bel) Orica-GreenEdge Cycling Team | ||
| 54 | Christopher Sutton (Aus) Sky Procycling | ||
| 55 | Timofey Kritskiy (Rus) Katusha Team | ||
| 56 | Sam Bewley (NZl) Orica-GreenEdge Cycling Team | ||
| 57 | Kenneth Van Bilsen (Bel) An Post - Sean Kelly | ||
| 58 | Martijn Maaskant (Ned) Garmin-Sharp | ||
| 59 | Mickael Delage (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat | ||
| 60 | Sébastien Minart (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | ||
| 61 | Manuel Quinziato (Ita) BMC Racing Team | ||
| 62 | Matthieu Ladagnous (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat | ||
| 63 | Lawrence Warbasse (USA) BMC Racing Team | ||
| 64 | Brian Bulgac (Ned) Lotto Belisol Team | ||
| 65 | Yannick Eijssen (Bel) BMC Racing Team | ||
| 66 | Jetse Bol (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team | ||
| 67 | Rick Flens (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team | ||
| 68 | Sébastien Rosseler (Bel) Garmin-Sharp | ||
| 69 | Jacob Rathe (USA) Garmin-Sharp | ||
| 70 | Kenny De Haes (Bel) Lotto Belisol Team | ||
| 71 | Maarten Neyens (Bel) Lotto Belisol Team | ||
| 72 | Gilles Devillers (Bel) Landbouwkrediet-Euphony | 0:01:23 | |
| 73 | Mehdi Sohrabi (IRI) Lotto Belisol Team | ||
| 74 | Michal Kwiatkowski (Pol) Omega Pharma - QuickStep | 0:01:57 | |
| 75 | Mitchell Docker (Aus) Orica-GreenEdge Cycling Team | 0:02:38 | |
| 76 | Loic Desriac (Fra) Roubaix Lille Metropole | 0:09:00 | |
| 77 | Pim Ligthart (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | ||
| 78 | Sebastian Stamegna (Ita) Farnese Vini - Selle Italia | ||
| 79 | Jos Van Emden (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team | ||
| 80 | Maarten Tjallingii (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team | ||
| 81 | Michael Morkov (Den) Team Saxo Bank - Tinkoff Bank | ||
| 82 | Jakob Fuglsang (Den) RadioShack-Nissan | ||
| 83 | Saïd Haddou (Fra) Team Europcar | ||
| 84 | Bert De Backer (Bel) Argos - Shimano | ||
| 85 | Grégory Rast (Swi) RadioShack-Nissan | ||
| 86 | Bjorn Thurau (Ger) Team Europcar | ||
| 87 | Christian Patron (Bel) Wallonie Bruxelles - Credit Agricole | ||
| 88 | Dirk Bellemakers (Ned) Landbouwkrediet-Euphony | ||
| 89 | Gert Steegmans (Bel) Omega Pharma - QuickStep | ||
| 90 | Petr Ignatenko (Rus) Katusha Team | ||
| 91 | Francesco Chicchi (Ita) Omega Pharma - QuickStep | ||
| 92 | Rob Ruigh (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | ||
| 93 | Marcel Kittel (Ger) Argos - Shimano | ||
| 94 | Barry Markus (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | ||
| 95 | Anthony Charteau (Fra) Team Europcar | ||
| 96 | Frederik Veuchelen (Bel) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | ||
| 97 | Jerome Kerf (Bel) Idemasport - Biowanze | ||
| 98 | Ramon Sinkeldam (Ned) Argos - Shimano | ||
| 99 | Christophe Kern (Fra) Team Europcar | ||
| 100 | Dominique Rollin (Can) FDJ-Big Mat | ||
| 101 | Kevin Van Melsen (Bel) Accent Jobs - Willems Veranda's | ||
| 102 | Justin Van Hoecke (Bel) Wallonie Bruxelles - Credit Agricole | ||
| 103 | Niels Wytinck (Bel) An Post - Sean Kelly | ||
| 104 | Sébastien Hinault (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | ||
| 105 | Jonas Ahlstrand (Swe) Argos - Shimano | ||
| 106 | Julien Deschesne (Bel) Idemasport - Biowanze | ||
| 107 | Andrea Guardini (Ita) Farnese Vini - Selle Italia | ||
| 108 | Laurent Evrard (Bel) Wallonie Bruxelles - Credit Agricole | ||
| 109 | Mikael Cherel (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | ||
| 110 | Steve Houanard (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | ||
| 111 | Thomas Bertolini (Ita) Farnese Vini - Selle Italia | ||
| 112 | Pieter Jacobs (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator | ||
| 113 | Heinrich Haussler (Aus) Garmin-Sharp | ||
| 114 | William Bonnet (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat | ||
| 115 | Michael Van Staeyen (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator | ||
| 116 | Kevin Peeters (Bel) Landbouwkrediet-Euphony | ||
| 117 | Alexey Tsatevitch (Rus) Katusha Team | ||
| 118 | Jean-Lou Paiani (Fra) Saur - Sojasun | ||
| 119 | Stefano Borchi (Ita) Farnese Vini - Selle Italia | ||
| 120 | Perrig Quemeneur (Fra) Team Europcar | ||
| 121 | Alexandre Pichot (Fra) Team Europcar | ||
| 122 | Adrien Petit (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne | ||
| 123 | Gijs Van Hoecke (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator | ||
| 124 | Jean-Pierre Drucker (Lux) Accent Jobs - Willems Veranda's | ||
| 125 | Theo Bos (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team | ||
| 126 | James Vanlandschoot (Bel) Accent Jobs - Willems Veranda's | ||
| 127 | Tim De Troyer (Bel) Accent Jobs - Willems Veranda's | ||
| 128 | Nikolas Maes (Bel) Omega Pharma - QuickStep | ||
| 129 | Jurgen Van Goolen (Bel) Accent Jobs - Willems Veranda's | ||
| 130 | Zico Waeytens (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator | ||
| 131 | Denis Flahaut (Fra) Roubaix Lille Metropole | ||
| 132 | Anthony Colin (Fra) Roubaix Lille Metropole | ||
| 133 | Leigh Howard (Aus) Orica-GreenEdge Cycling Team | ||
| 134 | Jens Mouris (Ned) Orica-GreenEdge Cycling Team | ||
| 135 | Manuel Belletti (Ita) AG2R La Mondiale | ||
| 136 | Davide Appollonio (Ita) Sky Procycling | ||
| 137 | Tom Stamsnijder (Ned) Argos - Shimano | ||
| 138 | Coen Vermeltfoort (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team | ||
| 139 | Ronan Mc Laughlin (Irl) An Post - Sean Kelly | ||
| 140 | Geraint Thomas (GBr) Sky Procycling | ||
| 141 | Andrew Fenn (GBr) Omega Pharma - QuickStep | ||
| 142 | Ian Stannard (GBr) Sky Procycling | ||
| 143 | Adam Blythe (GBr) BMC Racing Team | ||
| 144 | Vladimir Isaichev (Rus) Katusha Team | ||
| 145 | Marco Haller (Aut) Katusha Team | ||
| 146 | Jonathan Hivert (Fra) Saur - Sojasun | ||
| 147 | Dennis Van Winden (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team | 0:15:12 | |
| 148 | Jonas Aaen Jörgensen (Den) Team Saxo Bank - Tinkoff Bank | ||
| 149 | Jan Ghyselinck (Bel) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne | ||
| 150 | Egidijus Juodvalkis (Ltu) Landbouwkrediet-Euphony | ||
| 151 | Antoine Leleu (Bel) Idemasport - Biowanze | ||
| 152 | Geoffrey Soupe (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat | ||
| 153 | Kjell Van Driessche (Bel) Landbouwkrediet-Euphony | ||
| 154 | Jonathan Breyne (Bel) Landbouwkrediet-Euphony | ||
| 155 | Kevin Claeys (Bel) Landbouwkrediet-Euphony | ||
| 156 | Tom Dernies (Bel) Wallonie Bruxelles - Credit Agricole | ||
| 157 | Michael Hepburn (Aus) Orica-GreenEdge Cycling Team | ||
| 158 | Antoine Demoitie (Bel) Idemasport - Biowanze | ||
| 159 | Boris Vallee (Bel) Idemasport - Biowanze | ||
| 160 | Tristan Valentin (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne | ||
| 161 | Quentin Van Heuverswijn (Bel) Idemasport - Biowanze | ||
| 162 | Kevin Lalouette (Fra) Roubaix Lille Metropole | ||
| 163 | Andy Cappelle (Bel) Accent Jobs - Willems Veranda's | ||
| 164 | Mathieu Teychenne (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | ||
| 165 | Loic Pestiaux (Bel) Idemasport - Biowanze | ||
| 166 | Umberto Nardecchia (Ita) Farnese Vini - Selle Italia | ||
| 167 | Julien Guay (Fra) Roubaix Lille Metropole | ||
| 168 | Christophe Laborie (Fra) Saur - Sojasun | ||
| 169 | Matteo Pelucchi (Ita) Team Europcar | ||
| 170 | Albert Timmer (Ned) Argos - Shimano | ||
| 171 | Jarl Salomein (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator | ||
| 172 | Giuseppe Rufo (Ita) Farnese Vini - Selle Italia | ||
| 173 | Martin Mortensen (Den) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | ||
| 174 | Joeri Stallaert (Bel) Landbouwkrediet-Euphony | ||
| 175 | Arnaud Labbe (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne | ||
| 176 | Thomas Scully (NZl) Garmin-Sharp | ||
| 177 | Steven Caethoven (Bel) Accent Jobs - Willems Veranda's | ||
| 178 | Morgan Kneisky (Fra) Roubaix Lille Metropole | ||
| 179 | Serge Dewortelaer (Bel) Idemasport - Biowanze | ||
| 180 | Olivier Chevalier (Bel) Wallonie Bruxelles - Credit Agricole | ||
| 181 | Diego Caccia (Ita) Farnese Vini - Selle Italia | ||
| 182 | Boris Dron (Bel) Wallonie Bruxelles - Credit Agricole | ||
| 183 | Fabio Polazzi (Bel) Wallonie Bruxelles - Credit Agricole | ||
| 184 | Guillaume Levarlet (Fra) Saur - Sojasun | ||
| 185 | Kevin Hulsmans (Bel) Farnese Vini - Selle Italia | ||
| 186 | Stéphane Poulhies (Fra) Saur - Sojasun | ||
| 187 | Sam Bennett (Irl) An Post - Sean Kelly | ||
| DNF | Joost Posthuma (Ned) RadioShack-Nissan | ||
| DNF | Maxime Vantomme (Bel) Katusha Team | ||
| DNF | Takashi Miyazawa (Jpn) Team Saxo Bank - Tinkoff Bank | ||
| DNF | Travis Meyer (Aus) Orica-GreenEdge Cycling Team | ||
| DNF | Emmanuel Keo (Fra) Saur - Sojasun | ||
| DNF | Mark Mcnally (GBr) An Post - Sean Kelly | ||
| DNF | Boris Zimine (Fra) Roubaix Lille Metropole |
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