GAUDIN APRE LE DANZE NEL GRANDUCATO
Il prologo del Giro del Lussemburgo va al francese Damien Gaudin (Direct Énergie), che precede di un solo secondo il tedesco Alexander Krieger (Leopard) e di tre secondi lo sloveno Jan Tratnik (CCC Sprandi Polkowice).
Rispetto all’anno scorso è cambiato il percorso del prologo, ma non il nome del vincitore. Damien Gaudin (Direct Énergie) è riuscito a bissare il successo del 2017 coprendo i 2 chilometri e 300 metri del percorso tra le vie della capitale del granducato lussemburghese in 3’16” alla media di 42 Km orari, decisamente bassa a causa del tracciato tortuoso che proponeva anche un tratto in porfido. Ad un solo secondo di distacco si è piazzato il tedesco Krieger, mentre al terzo uno dei favoriti di giornata, lo sloveno Jan Tratnik, classificatosi con tre secondi di ritardo dal francese. Più indietro, al quarto e al quinto posto, si sono posizionati altri due atleti della Direct Énergie, Adrien Petit e Jonathan Hivert, giunti rispettivamente con 4 e 5” di ritardo, rendendo oltremodo soddisfacente la giornata della squadra transalpina.
Oggi si terrà la prima tappa in linea con partenza da Lussemburgo e arrivo ad Hesperange dopo 186 chilometri, su un percorso nervoso e con tante possibili soluzioni
Paolo Terzi
ORDINE D’ARRIVO
1 Damien Gaudin (Fra) Direct Energie 0:03:16
2 Alexander Krieger (Ger) Leopard Pro Cycling 0:00:01
3 Jan Tratnik (Slo) CCC Sprandi Polkowice 0:00:03
4 Adrien Petit (Fra) Direct Energie 0:00:04
5 Jonathan Hivert (Fra) Direct Energie 0:00:05
6 Sean De Bie (Bel) Veranda’s Willems Crelan 0:00:06
7 Aime De Gendt (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise 0:00:08
8 Alex Kirsch (Lux) WB Aqua Protect Veranclassic
9 Piet Allegaert (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise
10 Benjamin Declercq (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise
11 Huub Duijn (Ned) Veranda’s Willems Crelan
12 Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Direct Energie 0:00:09
13 Thomas Sprengers (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise
14 Enrique Sanz Unzue (Spa) Euskadi Basque Country-Murias
15 Gaëtan Pons (Lux) Leopard Pro Cycling 0:00:11
16 Pim Ligthart (Ned) Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij
17 Anthony Perez (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits
18 Olivier Pardini (Bel) Team Differdange Losch 0:00:12
19 Pit Leyder (Lux) Leopard Pro Cycling
20 Angelo Tulik (Fra) Direct Energie
21 Sébastien Delfosse (Bel) WB Aqua Protect Veranclassic
22 Andrea Pasqualon (Ita) Wanty-Groupe Gobert 0:00:14
23 Ivan Centrone (Lux) Team Differdange Losch
24 Delio Fernandez Cruz (Spa) Delko Marseille Provence KTM
25 Nikodemus Holler (Ger) Bike Aid
26 Elias Van Breussegem (Bel) Veranda’s Willems Crelan 0:00:15
27 Szymon Rekita (Pol) Leopard Pro Cycling
28 Eduard Prades Reverter (Spa) Euskadi Basque Country-Murias
29 Jeroen Meijers (Ned) Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij
30 Bert Van Lerberghe (Bel) Cofidis, Solutions Credits
31 Lukas Spengler (Swi) WB Aqua Protect Veranclassic
32 Oscar Riesebeek (Ned) Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij 0:00:16
33 Jan Brockhoff (Ger) Leopard Pro Cycling
34 Mauro Finetto (Ita) Delko Marseille Provence KTM
35 Justin Jules (Fra) WB Aqua Protect Veranclassic
36 Arjen Livyns (Bel) Veranda’s Willems Crelan 0:00:17
37 Pieter Weening (Ned) Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij
38 Adrian Kurek (Pol) CCC Sprandi Polkowice
39 Kevin Van Melsen (Bel) Wanty-Groupe Gobert
40 Cyril Lemoine (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits
41 Dries De Bondt (Bel) Veranda’s Willems Crelan
42 Bryan Nauleau (Fra) Direct Energie 0:00:18
43 Stijn Devolder (Bel) Veranda’s Willems Crelan
44 Jan Willem van Schip (Ned) Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij
45 Brenton Jones (Aus) Delko Marseille Provence KTM
46 Jonas Koch (Ger) CCC Sprandi Polkowice
47 Mathias Le Turnier (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits
48 Jeremy Cornu (Fra) Direct Energie
49 Yannick Martinez (Fra) Delko Marseille Provence KTM 0:00:19
50 Oscar Rodriguez Garaicoechea (Spa) Euskadi Basque Country-Murias
51 Dimitri Peyskens (Bel) WB Aqua Protect Veranclassic
52 Floris Gerts (Ned) Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij
53 Joshua Huppertz (Ger) Team Lotto-Kern Haus
54 Jannik Steimle (Ger) Team Vorarlberg Santic
55 Kevin Van Melsen (Bel) Wanty-Groupe Gobert
56 Lukas Meiler (Ger) Team Vorarlberg Santic 0:00:20
57 Hector Saez Benito (Spa) Euskadi Basque Country-Murias 0:00:21
58 Roland Thalmann (Swi) Team Vorarlberg Santic
59 Dimitri Claeys (Bel) Cofidis, Solutions Credits
60 Patrick Schelling (Swi) Team Vorarlberg Santic
61 Kenneth Van Rooy (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise 0:00:22
62 Yoann Offredo (Fra) Wanty-Groupe Gobert
63 Jens Reynders (Bel) Leopard Pro Cycling
64 Tom Thill (Lux) Team Differdange Losch
65 Fabien Doubey (Fra) Wanty-Groupe Gobert 0:00:23
66 Patryk Stosz (Pol) CCC Sprandi Polkowice
67 Christophe Masson (Fra) WB Aqua Protect Veranclassic
68 Nick van der Lijke (Ned) Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij
69 Mathias Van Gompel (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise 0:00:24
70 Luca Henn (Ger) Team Lotto-Kern Haus
71 Guillaume Van Keirsbulck (Bel) Wanty-Groupe Gobert
72 Loic Chetout (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits
73 Davide Orrico (Ita) Team Vorarlberg Santic
74 Maxim Rusnac (Mda) Team Differdange Losch 0:00:25
75 Edward Planckaert (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise
76 Gatis Smukulis (Lat) Delko Marseille Provence KTM
77 Raphaël Kockelmann (Lux) Team Differdange Losch
78 Mikel Iturria Segurola (Spa) Euskadi Basque Country-Murias 0:00:26
79 Boris Vallee (Bel) Wanty-Groupe Gobert
80 Fabian Schormair (Ger) Team Lotto-Kern Haus
81 Lukasz Owsian (Pol) CCC Sprandi Polkowice 0:00:27
82 Lucas Carstensen (Ger) Bike Aid
83 Julien El Fares (Fra) Delko Marseille Provence KTM
84 Joshua Teasdale (GBr) Team Differdange Losch
85 Jan Hugger (Ger) Team Lotto-Kern Haus 0:00:28
86 Daniel Westmattelmann (Ger) Team Lotto-Kern Haus
87 Romain Combaud (Fra) Delko Marseille Provence KTM
88 Pawel Cieslik (Pol) CCC Sprandi Polkowice
89 Tobias Knaup (Ger) Team Lotto-Kern Haus 0:00:29
90 Meron Teshome (Eri) Bike Aid 0:00:30
91 Amaro Antunes (Por) CCC Sprandi Polkowice 0:00:31
92 Christophe Laporte (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits
93 Gotzon Udondo Santamaria (Spa) Euskadi Basque Country-Murias
94 Gian Friesecke (Swi) Team Vorarlberg Santic 0:00:32
95 Daniel Bichlmann (Ger) Bike Aid
96 Matteo Badilatti (Swi) Team Vorarlberg Santic 0:00:33
97 Florian Nowak (Ger) Team Lotto-Kern Haus 0:00:36
98 Mario Spengler (Swi) Leopard Pro Cycling 0:00:37
99 Meron Abraham (Eri) Bike Aid
100 Jelle Donders (Bel) Team Differdange Losch 0:00:40
101 Ander Barrenetxea Uriarte (Spa) Euskadi Basque Country-Murias 0:00:41
102 Matthias Schnapka (Ger) Bike Aid 0:00:42
103 Timo Schafer (Ger) Bike Aid 0:00:44
CLASSIFICA GENERALE
1 Damien Gaudin (Fra) Direct Energie 0:03:16
2 Alexander Krieger (Ger) Leopard Pro Cycling 0:00:01
3 Jan Tratnik (Slo) CCC Sprandi Polkowice 0:00:03
4 Adrien Petit (Fra) Direct Energie 0:00:04
5 Jonathan Hivert (Fra) Direct Energie 0:00:05
6 Sean De Bie (Bel) Veranda’s Willems Crelan 0:00:06
7 Aime De Gendt (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise 0:00:08
8 Alex Kirsch (Lux) WB Aqua Protect Veranclassic
9 Piet Allegaert (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise
10 Benjamin Declercq (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise
11 Huub Duijn (Ned) Veranda’s Willems Crelan
12 Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Direct Energie 0:00:09
13 Thomas Sprengers (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise
14 Enrique Sanz Unzue (Spa) Euskadi Basque Country-Murias
15 Gaëtan Pons (Lux) Leopard Pro Cycling 0:00:11
16 Pim Ligthart (Ned) Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij
17 Anthony Perez (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits
18 Olivier Pardini (Bel) Team Differdange Losch 0:00:12
19 Pit Leyder (Lux) Leopard Pro Cycling
20 Angelo Tulik (Fra) Direct Energie
21 Sébastien Delfosse (Bel) WB Aqua Protect Veranclassic
22 Andrea Pasqualon (Ita) Wanty-Groupe Gobert 0:00:14
23 Ivan Centrone (Lux) Team Differdange Losch
24 Delio Fernandez Cruz (Spa) Delko Marseille Provence KTM
25 Nikodemus Holler (Ger) Bike Aid
26 Elias Van Breussegem (Bel) Veranda’s Willems Crelan 0:00:15
27 Szymon Rekita (Pol) Leopard Pro Cycling
28 Eduard Prades Reverter (Spa) Euskadi Basque Country-Murias
29 Jeroen Meijers (Ned) Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij
30 Bert Van Lerberghe (Bel) Cofidis, Solutions Credits
31 Lukas Spengler (Swi) WB Aqua Protect Veranclassic
32 Oscar Riesebeek (Ned) Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij 0:00:16
33 Jan Brockhoff (Ger) Leopard Pro Cycling
34 Mauro Finetto (Ita) Delko Marseille Provence KTM
35 Justin Jules (Fra) WB Aqua Protect Veranclassic
36 Arjen Livyns (Bel) Veranda’s Willems Crelan 0:00:17
37 Pieter Weening (Ned) Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij
38 Adrian Kurek (Pol) CCC Sprandi Polkowice
39 Kevin Van Melsen (Bel) Wanty-Groupe Gobert
40 Cyril Lemoine (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits
41 Dries De Bondt (Bel) Veranda’s Willems Crelan
42 Bryan Nauleau (Fra) Direct Energie 0:00:18
43 Stijn Devolder (Bel) Veranda’s Willems Crelan
44 Jan Willem van Schip (Ned) Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij
45 Brenton Jones (Aus) Delko Marseille Provence KTM
46 Jonas Koch (Ger) CCC Sprandi Polkowice
47 Mathias Le Turnier (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits
48 Jeremy Cornu (Fra) Direct Energie
49 Yannick Martinez (Fra) Delko Marseille Provence KTM 0:00:19
50 Oscar Rodriguez Garaicoechea (Spa) Euskadi Basque Country-Murias
51 Dimitri Peyskens (Bel) WB Aqua Protect Veranclassic
52 Floris Gerts (Ned) Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij
53 Joshua Huppertz (Ger) Team Lotto-Kern Haus
54 Jannik Steimle (Ger) Team Vorarlberg Santic
55 Kevin Van Melsen (Bel) Wanty-Groupe Gobert
56 Lukas Meiler (Ger) Team Vorarlberg Santic 0:00:20
57 Hector Saez Benito (Spa) Euskadi Basque Country-Murias 0:00:21
58 Roland Thalmann (Swi) Team Vorarlberg Santic
59 Dimitri Claeys (Bel) Cofidis, Solutions Credits
60 Patrick Schelling (Swi) Team Vorarlberg Santic
61 Kenneth Van Rooy (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise 0:00:22
62 Yoann Offredo (Fra) Wanty-Groupe Gobert
63 Jens Reynders (Bel) Leopard Pro Cycling
64 Tom Thill (Lux) Team Differdange Losch
65 Fabien Doubey (Fra) Wanty-Groupe Gobert 0:00:23
66 Patryk Stosz (Pol) CCC Sprandi Polkowice
67 Christophe Masson (Fra) WB Aqua Protect Veranclassic
68 Nick van der Lijke (Ned) Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij
69 Mathias Van Gompel (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise 0:00:24
70 Luca Henn (Ger) Team Lotto-Kern Haus
71 Guillaume Van Keirsbulck (Bel) Wanty-Groupe Gobert
72 Loic Chetout (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits
73 Davide Orrico (Ita) Team Vorarlberg Santic
74 Maxim Rusnac (Mda) Team Differdange Losch 0:00:25
75 Edward Planckaert (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise
76 Gatis Smukulis (Lat) Delko Marseille Provence KTM
77 Raphaël Kockelmann (Lux) Team Differdange Losch
78 Mikel Iturria Segurola (Spa) Euskadi Basque Country-Murias 0:00:26
79 Boris Vallee (Bel) Wanty-Groupe Gobert
80 Fabian Schormair (Ger) Team Lotto-Kern Haus
81 Lukasz Owsian (Pol) CCC Sprandi Polkowice 0:00:27
82 Lucas Carstensen (Ger) Bike Aid
83 Julien El Fares (Fra) Delko Marseille Provence KTM
84 Joshua Teasdale (GBr) Team Differdange Losch
85 Jan Hugger (Ger) Team Lotto-Kern Haus 0:00:28
86 Daniel Westmattelmann (Ger) Team Lotto-Kern Haus
87 Romain Combaud (Fra) Delko Marseille Provence KTM
88 Pawel Cieslik (Pol) CCC Sprandi Polkowice
89 Tobias Knaup (Ger) Team Lotto-Kern Haus 0:00:29
90 Meron Teshome (Eri) Bike Aid 0:00:30
91 Amaro Antunes (Por) CCC Sprandi Polkowice 0:00:31
92 Christophe Laporte (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits
93 Gotzon Udondo Santamaria (Spa) Euskadi Basque Country-Murias
94 Gian Friesecke (Swi) Team Vorarlberg Santic 0:00:32
95 Daniel Bichlmann (Ger) Bike Aid
96 Matteo Badilatti (Swi) Team Vorarlberg Santic 0:00:33
97 Florian Nowak (Ger) Team Lotto-Kern Haus 0:00:36
98 Mario Spengler (Swi) Leopard Pro Cycling 0:00:37
99 Meron Abraham (Eri) Bike Aid
100 Jelle Donders (Bel) Team Differdange Losch 0:00:40
101 Ander Barrenetxea Uriarte (Spa) Euskadi Basque Country-Murias 0:00:41
102 Matthias Schnapka (Ger) Bike Aid 0:00:42
103 Timo Schafer (Ger) Bike Aid 0:00:44
Gaudin all'arrivo della cronoprologo (foto Guy Jourdren)