4 Jours de Dunkerque / Grand Prix des Hauts de France
1
France
Wednesday 14 May 2025
177.3 km
Gelders most combative in Dunkerque

Gil Gelders put in a strong ride on the opening stage of the Quatre Jours de Dunkerque, which started from Sainte-Catherine and concluded in Amiens, the city where Jules Verne resided more than three decades and home to one of the most stunning Gothic cathedrals in the world.
The 22-year-old Belgian, who is in his second year as a pro, was among the first to attack Wednesday afternoon, four riders joining him and forming a strong five-men breakaway. Their maximum advantage didn’t go north of two minutes at any point during the stage, but that didn’t stop the quintet from leaving everything out there in their attempt to hold off the peloton.
Around ten kilometers from the finish, the leaders still had a minute on the chasers, and Gil took some strong turns at the front of the group, forcing the bunch to ramp up their efforts in order to erase the deficit. The catch was made just five kilometers from the finish, and Axel Zingle (Visma-Lease a Bike) took the win, while Gelders went to the podium to receive the most combative rider of the day prize, a well-deserved reward for the Soudal Quick-Step youngster after his impressive ride.
Photo credit: ©Luc Claessen / Getty Images
Race details
1 |
Axel Zingle Team Visma | Lease a Bike |
3:51:10 |
2 |
Tobias Lund Andresen Team Picnic PostNL |
0:00 |
3 |
Stian Fredheim Uno-X Mobility |
0:00 |
4 |
Pascal Ackermann Israel - Premier Tech |
0:00 |
5 |
Martijn Budding Unibet Tietema Rockets |
0:00 |
6 |
Jason Tesson Team TotalEnergies |
0:00 |
7 |
Jon Aberasturi Izaga Euskaltel - Euskadi |
0:00 |
8 |
Matthew Walls Groupama - FDJ |
0:00 |
9 |
Jenno Berckmoes Lotto |
0:00 |
10 |
Mike Teunissen XDS Astana Team |
0:00 |
22 |
Antoine Huby
Soudal Quick-Step |
0:00 |
24 |
Yves Lampaert
Soudal Quick-Step |
0:00 |
57 |
Casper Pedersen
Soudal Quick-Step |
0:00 |
59 |
Gil Gelders
Soudal Quick-Step |
0:00 |
72 |
Andrea Raccagni Noviero
Soudal Quick-Step |
0:00 |
75 |
Jordi Warlop
Soudal Quick-Step |
0:00 |
129 |
Jonathan Vervenne Soudal Quick-Step |
0:00 |
1 |
Axel Zingle Team Visma | Lease a Bike |
3:51:00 |
2 |
Ben Swift INEOS Grenadiers |
0:02 |
3 |
Per Strand Hagenes Team Visma | Lease a Bike |
0:03 |
4 |
Tobias Lund Andresen Team Picnic PostNL |
0:04 |
5 |
Stian Fredheim Uno-X Mobility |
0:06 |
6 |
Gil Gelders
Soudal Quick-Step |
0:07 |
7 |
Pascal Ackermann Israel - Premier Tech |
0:10 |
8 |
Martijn Budding Unibet Tietema Rockets |
0:10 |
9 |
Jason Tesson Team TotalEnergies |
0:10 |
10 |
Jon Aberasturi Izaga Euskaltel - Euskadi |
0:10 |
25 |
Antoine Huby
Soudal Quick-Step |
0:10 |
27 |
Yves Lampaert
Soudal Quick-Step |
0:10 |
59 |
Casper Pedersen
Soudal Quick-Step |
0:10 |
72 |
Andrea Raccagni Noviero
Soudal Quick-Step |
0:10 |
75 |
Jordi Warlop
Soudal Quick-Step |
0:10 |
80 |
Jonathan Vervenne Soudal Quick-Step |
0:10 |
1 |
Axel Zingle Team Visma | Lease a Bike |
15 pt |
2 |
Tobias Lund Andresen Team Picnic PostNL |
12 pt |
3 |
Stian Fredheim Uno-X Mobility |
9 pt |
4 |
Ben Swift INEOS Grenadiers |
8 pt |
5 |
Per Strand Hagenes Team Visma | Lease a Bike |
7 pt |
6 |
Pascal Ackermann Israel - Premier Tech |
7 pt |
7 |
Martijn Budding Unibet Tietema Rockets |
6 pt |
8 |
Jason Tesson Team TotalEnergies |
5 pt |
9 |
Jon Aberasturi Izaga Euskaltel - Euskadi |
4 pt |
10 |
Gil Gelders
Soudal Quick-Step |
3 pt |
1 |
Danny van der Tuuk Euskaltel - Euskadi |
11 pt |
2 |
Luca De Meester Wagner Bazin WB |
9 pt |
3 |
Gil Gelders
Soudal Quick-Step |
6 pt |
4 |
Ceriel Desal Wagner Bazin WB |
2 pt |
5 |
Ben Swift INEOS Grenadiers |
1 pt |
6 |
Tomáš Kopecký Unibet Tietema Rockets |
1 pt |
1 |
Per Strand Hagenes Team Visma | Lease a Bike |
3:51:03 |
2 |
Tobias Lund Andresen Team Picnic PostNL |
0:01 |
3 |
Stian Fredheim Uno-X Mobility |
0:03 |
4 |
Gil Gelders
Soudal Quick-Step |
0:04 |
5 |
Jenno Berckmoes Lotto |
0:07 |
6 |
Rasmus Søjberg Pedersen Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team |
0:07 |
7 |
Leander Van Hautegem Wagner Bazin WB |
0:07 |
8 |
Samuel Watson INEOS Grenadiers |
0:07 |
9 |
Pierre Gautherat Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team |
0:07 |
10 |
Antoine Huby
Soudal Quick-Step |
0:07 |
32 |
Andrea Raccagni Noviero
Soudal Quick-Step |
0:07 |
34 |
Jonathan Vervenne Soudal Quick-Step |
0:07 |
1 | Lotto | 11:33:30 |
2 | Israel - Premier Tech | 0:00 |
3 | Team TotalEnergies | 0:00 |
4 | Uno-X Mobility | 0:00 |
5 | Groupama - FDJ | 0:00 |
6 | Team Visma | Lease a Bike | 0:00 |
7 | Unibet Tietema Rockets | 0:00 |
8 | Movistar Team | 0:00 |
9 | INEOS Grenadiers | 0:00 |
10 | Soudal Quick-Step | 0:00 |