Michael Valgren (Astana) a remporté, ce samedi, le Circuit Het Nieuwsblad, traditionnelle course d'ouverture de la saison belge qui fait maintenant partie du WorldTour. Il a devancé Lukasz Wisniowski (Team Sky) et Sep Vanmarcke (Team Education First-Drapac p/b Cannondale) au terme de 196 kilomètres de course entre Gand et Meerbeke dans la province de Flandre orientale.
Le Danois succède à Greg Van Avermaet (BMC Racing Team).

Classement :
1 VALGREN ANDERSEN Michael AST ASTANA PRO TEAM les 196 km en 4h50'14'' (moy. 40,519 km/h)
2 WISNIOWSKI Lukasz SKY TEAM SKY 00:12
3 VANMARCKE Sep EFD TEAM EF EDUCATION FIRST - DRAPAC P/B CANNON 00:12
4 STUYVEN Jasper TFS TREK - SEGAFREDO 00:12
5 GILBERT Philippe QST QUICK - STEP FLOORS 00:12
6 THEUNS Edward SUN TEAM SUNWEB 00:12
7 VAN LERBERGHE Bert COF COFIDIS, SOLUTIONS CREDITS 00:12
8 COLBRELLI Sonny TBM BAHRAIN - MERIDA 00:12
9 DEMARE Arnaud FDJ FDJ 00:12
10 BURGHARDT Marcus BOH BORA - HANSGROHE 00:12
11 DOULL Owain SKY TEAM SKY 00:12
12 SCHMIDT Mads Würtz TKA TEAM KATUSHA ALPECIN 00:12
13 THWAITES Scott DDD TEAM DIMENSION DATA 00:12
14 MODOLO Sacha EFD TEAM EF EDUCATION FIRST - DRAPAC P/B CANNON 00:12
15 VAN GESTEL Dries SVB SPORT VLAANDEREN - BALOISE 00:12
16 ROOSEN Timo TLJ TEAM LOTTO NL - JUMBO 00:12
17 CAPIOT Amaury SVB SPORT VLAANDEREN - BALOISE 00:12
18 DILLIER Silvan ALM AG2R LA MONDIALE 00:12
19 JANSEN Amund Grøndahl TLJ TEAM LOTTO NL - JUMBO 00:12
20 ŠTYBAR Zdenek QST QUICK - STEP FLOORS 00:12
21 KEUKELEIRE Jens LTS LOTTO SOUDAL 00:12
22 KÜNG Stefan BMC BMC RACING TEAM 00:12
23 NIELSEN Magnus Cort AST ASTANA PRO TEAM 00:12
24 VANDENBERGH Stijn ALM AG2R LA MONDIALE 00:12
25 MARCATO Marco UAD UAE TEAM EMIRATES 00:12
26 PLANCKAERT Baptiste TKA TEAM KATUSHA ALPECIN 00:12
27 NAESEN Oliver ALM AG2R LA MONDIALE 00:12
28 OFFREDO Yoann WGG WANTY - GROUPE GOBERT 00:12
29 PERICHON Pierre Luc FST TEAM FORTUNEO - SAMSIC 00:12
30 DRUCKER Jean-Pierre BMC BMC RACING TEAM 00:12
31 WYNANTS Maarten TLJ TEAM LOTTO NL - JUMBO 00:12
32 VAN AERT Wout VWC VERANDA'S WILLEMS - CRELAN 00:12
33 BACKAERT Frederik WGG WANTY - GROUPE GOBERT 00:12
34 TURGIS Anthony COF COFIDIS, SOLUTIONS CREDITS 00:12
35 KIRSCH Alex WVA WB AQUA PROTECT VERANCLASSIC 00:12
36 LAMPAERT Yves QST QUICK - STEP FLOORS 00:12
37 MÜLLER Patrick VCC VITAL CONCEPT CYCLING CLUB 00:12
38 GATTO Oscar AST ASTANA PRO TEAM 00:12
39 DE BIE Sean VWC VERANDA'S WILLEMS - CRELAN 00:12
40 VERMOTE Julien DDD TEAM DIMENSION DATA 00:12
41 VANTOMME Maxime WVA WB AQUA PROTECT VERANCLASSIC 00:12
42 LUTSENKO Alexey AST ASTANA PRO TEAM 00:12
43 SMITH Dion WGG WANTY - GROUPE GOBERT 00:12
44 KOREN Kristijan TBM BAHRAIN - MERIDA 00:12
45 DURBRIDGE Luke MTS MITCHELTON - SCOTT 00:12
46 JUUL JENSEN Christopher MTS MITCHELTON - SCOTT 00:12
47 KRAGH ANDERSEN Søren SUN TEAM SUNWEB 00:12
48 SCHILLINGER Andreas BOH BORA - HANSGROHE 00:12
49 SPRENGERS Thomas SVB SPORT VLAANDEREN - BALOISE 00:12
50 VAN AVERMAET Greg BMC BMC RACING TEAM 00:12
51 VAN BAARLE Dylan SKY TEAM SKY 00:12
52 TERPSTRA Niki QST QUICK - STEP FLOORS 00:12
53 HEPBURN Michael MTS MITCHELTON - SCOTT 00:12
54 OSS Daniel BOH BORA - HANSGROHE 00:12
55 TRENTIN Matteo MTS MITCHELTON - SCOTT 00:12
56 SINKELDAM Ramon FDJ FDJ 00:12
57 LINDEMAN Bert-Jan TLJ TEAM LOTTO NL - JUMBO 00:32
58 DE GENDT Aime SVB SPORT VLAANDEREN - BALOISE 00:41
59 BENOOT Tiesj LTS LOTTO SOUDAL 01:29
60 DE BUYST Jasper LTS LOTTO SOUDAL 01:48
61 DENZ Nico ALM AG2R LA MONDIALE 02:42
62 BAGDONAS Gediminas ALM AG2R LA MONDIALE 02:42
63 BIERMANS Jenthe TKA TEAM KATUSHA ALPECIN 02:42
64 SCHÄR Michael BMC BMC RACING TEAM 02:42
65 GERTS Floris RNL ROOMPOT - NEDERLANDSE LOTERIJ 02:42
66 VAN HOOYDONCK Nathan BMC BMC RACING TEAM 02:42
67 BOLE Grega TBM BAHRAIN - MERIDA 02:42
68 LEEZER Thomas TLJ TEAM LOTTO NL - JUMBO 02:42
69 WELLENS Tim LTS LOTTO SOUDAL 02:42
70 DE VREESE Laurens AST ASTANA PRO TEAM 02:42
71 SWIFT Ben UAD UAE TEAM EMIRATES 02:42
72 HOLLENSTEIN Reto TKA TEAM KATUSHA ALPECIN 02:42
73 PIBERNIK Luka TBM BAHRAIN - MERIDA 02:42
74 DEVOLDER Stijn VWC VERANDA'S WILLEMS - CRELAN 02:42
75 GRUZDEV Dmitriy AST ASTANA PRO TEAM 02:42
76 KUZNETSOV Viacheslav TKA TEAM KATUSHA ALPECIN 02:42
77 DE BACKER Bert VCC VITAL CONCEPT CYCLING CLUB 02:42
78 COQUARD Bryan VCC VITAL CONCEPT CYCLING CLUB 02:42
79 WALLAYS Jelle LTS LOTTO SOUDAL 02:42
80 LE BON Johan VCC VITAL CONCEPT CYCLING CLUB 02:42
81 LE GAC Olivier FDJ FDJ 06:14
82 EDMONDSON Alexander MTS MITCHELTON - SCOTT 06:14
83 POLITT Nils TKA TEAM KATUSHA ALPECIN 09:12
84 GARCIA CORTINA Ivan TBM BAHRAIN - MERIDA 09:12
85 FELLINE Fabio TFS TREK - SEGAFREDO 09:12
86 GAVIRIA RENDON Fernando QST QUICK - STEP FLOORS 09:12
87 LEMOINE Cyril COF COFIDIS, SOLUTIONS CREDITS 09:12
88 DOCKER Mitchell EFD TEAM EF EDUCATION FIRST - DRAPAC P/B CANNON 09:12
89 BRESCHEL Matti EFD TEAM EF EDUCATION FIRST - DRAPAC P/B CANNON 09:12
90 CLAEYS Dimitri COF COFIDIS, SOLUTIONS CREDITS 09:12
91 BAK YTTING Lars LTS LOTTO SOUDAL 12:16
92 PEDERSEN Mads TFS TREK - SEGAFREDO 12:16
93 SARAMOTINS Aleksejs BOH BORA - HANSGROHE 12:16
94 KORSÆTH Truls AST ASTANA PRO TEAM 12:16
95 DE WINTER Ludwig WVA WB AQUA PROTECT VERANCLASSIC 12:16
96 VAN POPPEL Boy TFS TREK - SEGAFREDO 12:16
97 TANKINK Bram TLJ TEAM LOTTO NL - JUMBO 12:16
98 PLANCKAERT Edward SVB SPORT VLAANDEREN - BALOISE 12:16

Abandons :
VENTOSO ALBERDI Francisco Jose BMC BMC RACING TEAM
ROELANDTS Jurgen BMC BMC RACING TEAM
DUVAL Julien ALM AG2R LA MONDIALE
GOUGEARD Alexis ALM AG2R LA MONDIALE
BOZIC Borut TBM BAHRAIN - MERIDA
PER David TBM BAHRAIN - MERIDA
PFINGSTEN Christoph BOH BORA - HANSGROHE
PÖSTLBERGER Lukas BOH BORA - HANSGROHE
SCHWARZMANN Michael BOH BORA - HANSGROHE
LANGEVELD Sebastian EFD TEAM EF EDUCATION FIRST - DRAPAC P/B CANNON
SCULLY Tom EFD TEAM EF EDUCATION FIRST - DRAPAC P/B CANNON
OWEN Logan EFD TEAM EF EDUCATION FIRST - DRAPAC P/B CANNON
DUCHESNE Antoine FDJ FDJ
DELAGE Mickaël FDJ FDJ
HOELGAARD Daniel FDJ FDJ
KONOVALOVAS Ignatas FDJ FDJ
NAESEN Lawrence LTS LOTTO SOUDAL
HAMILTON Lucas MTS MITCHELTON - SCOTT
HAYMAN Mathew MTS MITCHELTON - SCOTT
DEVENYNS Dries QST QUICK - STEP FLOORS
KEISSE Iljo QST QUICK - STEP FLOORS
HAGEN Edvald Boasson DDD TEAM DIMENSION DATA
DOUGALL Nicolas DDD TEAM DIMENSION DATA
EISEL Bernhard DDD TEAM DIMENSION DATA
GIBBONS Ryan DDD TEAM DIMENSION DATA
THOMSON Jay Robert DDD TEAM DIMENSION DATA
MATHIS Marco TKA TEAM KATUSHA ALPECIN
BOUWMAN Koen TLJ TEAM LOTTO NL - JUMBO
DIBBEN Jonathan SKY TEAM SKY
GOLAS Michal SKY TEAM SKY
KNEES Christian SKY TEAM SKY
LAWLESS Christopher SKY TEAM SKY
CURVERS Roy SUN TEAM SUNWEB
TEN DAM Laurens SUN TEAM SUNWEB
MATTHEWS Michael SUN TEAM SUNWEB
STAMSNIJDER Tom SUN TEAM SUNWEB
TUSVELD Martijn SUN TEAM SUNWEB
MULLEN Ryan TFS TREK - SEGAFREDO
NIZZOLO Giacomo TFS TREK - SEGAFREDO
RAST Gregory TFS TREK - SEGAFREDO
BONO Matteo UAD UAE TEAM EMIRATES
CONSONNI Simone UAD UAE TEAM EMIRATES
GANNA Filippo UAD UAE TEAM EMIRATES
RIABUSHENKO Aleksandr UAD UAE TEAM EMIRATES
TROIA Oliviero UAD UAE TEAM EMIRATES
HOFSTETTER Hugo COF COFIDIS, SOLUTIONS CREDITS
VAN STAEYEN Michaël COF COFIDIS, SOLUTIONS CREDITS
VANBILSEN Kenneth COF COFIDIS, SOLUTIONS CREDITS
ARIESEN Tim RNL ROOMPOT - NEDERLANDSE LOTERIJ
LIGTHART Pim RNL ROOMPOT - NEDERLANDSE LOTERIJ
WEENING Pieter RNL ROOMPOT - NEDERLANDSE LOTERIJ
VAN GINNEKEN Sjoerd RNL ROOMPOT - NEDERLANDSE LOTERIJ
VAN GOETHEM Brian RNL ROOMPOT - NEDERLANDSE LOTERIJ
VERMELTFOORT Coen RNL ROOMPOT - NEDERLANDSE LOTERIJ
DECLERCQ Benjamin SVB SPORT VLAANDEREN - BALOISE
VAN HECKE Preben SVB SPORT VLAANDEREN - BALOISE
SVENDGAARD Michael Carbel FST TEAM FORTUNEO - SAMSIC
DANIEL Maxime FST TEAM FORTUNEO - SAMSIC
GERARD Arnaud FST TEAM FORTUNEO - SAMSIC
JARRIER Benoit FST TEAM FORTUNEO - SAMSIC
VACHON Florian FST TEAM FORTUNEO - SAMSIC
WELTEN Bram FST TEAM FORTUNEO - SAMSIC
DE BONDT Dries VWC VERANDA'S WILLEMS - CRELAN
DUIJN Huub VWC VERANDA'S WILLEMS - CRELAN
STEELS Stijn VWC VERANDA'S WILLEMS - CRELAN
LEYSEN Senne VWC VERANDA'S WILLEMS - CRELAN
BOECKMANS Kris VCC VITAL CONCEPT CYCLING CLUB
MORICE Julien VCC VITAL CONCEPT CYCLING CLUB
VAN GENECHTEN Jonas VCC VITAL CONCEPT CYCLING CLUB
DEVRIENDT Tom WGG WANTY - GROUPE GOBERT
KREDER Wesley WGG WANTY - GROUPE GOBERT
VAN KEIRSBULCK Guillaume WGG WANTY - GROUPE GOBERT
VANSPEYBROUCK Pieter WGG WANTY - GROUPE GOBERT
ISTA Kevyn WVA WB AQUA PROTECT VERANCLASSIC
JULES Justin WVA WB AQUA PROTECT VERANCLASSIC
STASSEN Julien WVA WB AQUA PROTECT VERANCLASSIC
SPENGLER Lukas WVA WB AQUA PROTECT VERANCLASSIC

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