Renewi Tour: Lampaert moves up to second overall

Yves Lampaert confirmed the strong form he is enjoying in this second part of the season with another impressive display on the third stage of the Renewi Tour. Taking in more than a dozen climbs, including two and a half ascents of the iconic Muur-Kapelmuur, the race between Aalter and Geraardsbergen came to life with more than 50 kilometers to go, when a couple of riders got away from the peloton, catching and dropping the original escapees as they put themselves at the front of the race.
Soudal Quick-Step had both Florian Sénéchal and Yves Lampaert there, and the latter made the cut when this strong group fragmented as they tackled the brutal slopes of the Muur for the second time. Eight riders moved into the lead, and Yves was one of the strongest there, taking some long pulls that helped them increase their advantage over the peloton to more than half a minute. The Belgian got involved also at the Green Kilometer sprints, taking a bonus seconds, as the attackers kept working in order to hold off the chasers.
Despite the bunch making up ground rapidly in the final kilometers, Lampaert still had enough left to clinch a top ten place on this stage won by Mike Teunissen (Intermarche-Circus-Wanty) – a result that elevated him to second on the general classification with two days left at the Renewi Tour.
“It was very hard today. I gave my best, but in the finale I found myself a bit isolated against two guys from UAE and two from Lotto. I did everything I could and I am content with my effort. We’ll just see what the next stages – and especially the one of Sunday – will bring, now that I’m second in the GC”, Yves said.
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Race details
1 |
Mike Teunissen Intermarché - Circus - Wanty |
3:40:17 |
2 |
Tim Wellens UAE Team Emirates |
0:01 |
3 |
Axel Zingle Cofidis |
0:02 |
4 |
Marc Hirschi UAE Team Emirates |
0:04 |
5 |
Arnaud De Lie Lotto Dstny |
0:04 |
6 |
Fred Wright Bahrain - Victorious |
0:06 |
7 |
Florian Vermeersch Lotto Dstny |
0:08 |
8 |
Matej Mohorič Bahrain - Victorious |
0:08 |
9 |
Yves Lampaert
Soudal - Quick Step |
0:08 |
10 |
Jasper De Buyst Lotto Dstny |
0:10 |
21 |
Florian Sénéchal
Soudal - Quick Step |
0:16 |
42 |
Tim Declercq
Soudal - Quick Step |
0:53 |
87 |
Bert Van Lerberghe
Soudal - Quick Step |
9:47 |
88 |
Tim Merlier
Soudal - Quick Step |
9:47 |
92 |
Stan Van Tricht
Soudal - Quick Step |
9:47 |
102 |
Kasper Asgreen
Soudal - Quick Step |
10:04 |
1 |
Tim Wellens UAE Team Emirates |
7:47:16 |
2 |
Yves Lampaert
Soudal - Quick Step |
0:24 |
3 |
Florian Vermeersch Lotto Dstny |
0:26 |
4 |
Jasper Stuyven Lidl - Trek |
0:30 |
5 |
Fred Wright Bahrain - Victorious |
0:30 |
6 |
Marc Hirschi UAE Team Emirates |
0:31 |
7 |
Matej Mohorič Bahrain - Victorious |
0:33 |
8 |
Mike Teunissen Intermarché - Circus - Wanty |
0:34 |
9 |
Axel Zingle Cofidis |
0:36 |
10 |
Michał Kwiatkowski INEOS Grenadiers |
0:38 |
26 |
Florian Sénéchal
Soudal - Quick Step |
1:15 |
42 |
Tim Declercq
Soudal - Quick Step |
2:01 |
78 |
Kasper Asgreen
Soudal - Quick Step |
10:24 |
88 |
Bert Van Lerberghe
Soudal - Quick Step |
10:52 |
89 |
Stan Van Tricht
Soudal - Quick Step |
10:59 |
92 |
Tim Merlier
Soudal - Quick Step |
11:03 |
1 |
Tim Wellens UAE Team Emirates |
50 pt |
2 |
Arnaud De Lie Lotto Dstny |
36 pt |
3 |
Yves Lampaert
Soudal - Quick Step |
33 pt |
4 |
Mike Teunissen Intermarché - Circus - Wanty |
30 pt |
5 |
Jasper Philipsen Alpecin-Deceuninck |
30 pt |
6 |
Joshua Tarling INEOS Grenadiers |
30 pt |
7 |
Florian Vermeersch Lotto Dstny |
30 pt |
8 |
Tim Merlier
Soudal - Quick Step |
25 pt |
9 |
Matej Mohorič Bahrain - Victorious |
22 pt |
10 |
Axel Zingle Cofidis |
22 pt |
17 |
Kasper Asgreen
Soudal - Quick Step |
15 pt |
1 |
Arnaud De Lie Lotto Dstny |
7:48:21 |
2 |
Jenno Berckmoes Team Flanders - Baloise |
0:08 |
3 |
Pierre Gautherat AG2R Citroën Team |
0:27 |
4 |
Thibau Nys Lidl - Trek |
0:33 |
5 |
Dries De Pooter Intermarché - Circus - Wanty |
0:51 |
6 |
Nicolò Buratti Bahrain - Victorious |
1:50 |
7 |
Bastien Tronchon AG2R Citroën Team |
2:08 |
8 |
Joshua Tarling INEOS Grenadiers |
8:41 |
9 |
Casper van Uden Team dsm - firmenich |
9:28 |
10 |
Ben Tulett INEOS Grenadiers |
9:30 |
1 | UAE Team Emirates | 23:23:09 |
2 | Lotto Dstny | 0:29 |
3 | Soudal - Quick Step | 1:32 |
4 | Bahrain - Victorious | 1:37 |
5 | Intermarché - Circus - Wanty | 1:44 |
6 | Lidl - Trek | 1:54 |
7 | EF Education-EasyPost | 2:11 |
8 | AG2R Citroën Team | 2:41 |
9 | INEOS Grenadiers | 4:04 |
10 | Israel - Premier Tech | 4:25 |