Van Tricht in the fray
Belgium’s oldest race, Brussels Cycling Classic, ran its 103rd edition this year, over a demanding 207.1km course comprising two circuits that featured the Muur-Kapelmuur, Bosberg and Congoberg. Our team was one of the many trying to keep things together there for a bunch sprint at the finish, but on the second lap things exploded and the peloton got split into several groups.
Stan Van Tricht found himself at the front, together with 18 other men, who managed to extend their initial gap of twenty seconds to more than a minute, remaining well-placed and attentive at all times. Despite some fierce chasing behind and some skirmishes between the members of the leading group in the closing kilometers, the latter held off the bunch in Brussels.
The victory went to Arnaud Demare (Groupama-FDJ), while Stan – despite being boxed in with 200 meters to go – still produced a good turn of speed and finished just outside the top ten, in 11th place.
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Race details
| 1 |
Arnaud Démare Groupama - FDJ |
4:41:51 |
| 2 |
Tobias Lund Andresen Team DSM |
0:00 |
| 3 |
Jordi Meeus BORA - hansgrohe |
0:00 |
| 4 |
Biniam Girmay Hailu Intermarché - Circus - Wanty |
0:00 |
| 5 |
Dries Van Gestel TotalEnergies |
0:00 |
| 6 |
Clément Venturini AG2R Citroën Team |
0:00 |
| 7 |
Matis Louvel Team Arkéa Samsic |
0:00 |
| 8 |
Tom Van Asbroeck Israel - Premier Tech |
0:00 |
| 9 |
Cedric Beullens Lotto Dstny |
0:00 |
| 10 |
Derek Gee Israel - Premier Tech |
0:00 |
| 11 |
Stan Van Tricht
Soudal - Quick Step |
0:00 |
| 61 |
Tim Merlier
Soudal - Quick Step |
0:33 |
| 66 |
Bert Van Lerberghe
Soudal - Quick Step |
0:33 |
| 87 |
Jannik Steimle
Soudal - Quick Step |
2:15 |
| DNF |
Louis Vervaeke
Soudal - Quick Step |
-04:41:51 |
| DNF |
Warre Vangheluwe Soudal - Quick Step |
-04:41:51 |
| DNF |
Pepijn Reinderink Soudal - Quick Step |
-04:41:51 |
