4 Jours de Dunkerque / Grand Prix des Hauts de France

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FR France Thursday 15 May 2025 178.7 km

Gelders retains place in the top ten

Gelders retains place in the top ten

On paper, the second stage of the Quatre Jours de Dunkerque had a parcours that the attackers could have found appealing, but in the end, the sprinters were again those to take center stage at the end of the day. Once again, a five-man breakaway was at the front and forced the peloton to work hard in order to bring them back, which happened six kilometers from the finish.

Launched by Andrea Raccagni, Gil Gelders accelerated on the last hill and took maximum points, which now puts him into contention for the KOM jersey. The sprint was a hectic one, won by Lewis Askey (Groupama-FDJ), while Gelders concluded in the same time and remained in the top ten overall, where he sits thanks to the bonus seconds he grabbed on the opening day, when he was in the day-long breakaway.

The general classification could change on Friday, when the riders will tackle a total of twelve cobblestone section which have the potential to widen the gaps before the weekend.

 

Photo credit: ©Luc Claessen / Getty Images

Race details

1 Lewis Askey
Groupama - FDJ
3:51:36
2 Sakarias Koller Løland
Uno-X Mobility
0:00
3 Samuel Watson
INEOS Grenadiers
0:00
4 Axel Zingle
Team Visma | Lease a Bike
0:00
5 Matys Grisel
Lotto
0:00
6 Alberto Dainese
Tudor Pro Cycling Team
0:00
7 Cedric Beullens
Lotto
0:00
8 Bryan Coquard
Cofidis
0:00
9 Jake Stewart
Israel - Premier Tech
0:00
10 Pierre Gautherat
Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team
0:00
17 Antoine Huby
Soudal Quick-Step
0:00
26 Andrea Raccagni Noviero
Soudal Quick-Step
0:00
50 Gil Gelders
Soudal Quick-Step
0:00
58 Yves Lampaert
Soudal Quick-Step
0:00
70 Casper Pedersen
Soudal Quick-Step
0:00
90 Jordi Warlop
Soudal Quick-Step
0:28
111 Jonathan Vervenne
Soudal Quick-Step
2:21
1 Axel Zingle
Team Visma | Lease a Bike
7:42:36
2 Lewis Askey
Groupama - FDJ
0:00
3 Ben Swift
INEOS Grenadiers
0:02
4 Nans Peters
Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team
0:02
5 Per Strand Hagenes
Team Visma | Lease a Bike
0:03
6 Tobias Lund Andresen
Team Picnic PostNL
0:04
7 Sakarias Koller Løland
Uno-X Mobility
0:04
8 Stian Fredheim
Uno-X Mobility
0:06
9 Samuel Watson
INEOS Grenadiers
0:06
10 Gil Gelders
Soudal Quick-Step
0:07
19 Antoine Huby
Soudal Quick-Step
0:10
38 Yves Lampaert
Soudal Quick-Step
0:10
47 Andrea Raccagni Noviero
Soudal Quick-Step
0:10
57 Casper Pedersen
Soudal Quick-Step
0:10
66 Jordi Warlop
Soudal Quick-Step
0:38
87 Jonathan Vervenne
Soudal Quick-Step
2:31
1 Axel Zingle
Team Visma | Lease a Bike
22 pt
2 Lewis Askey
Groupama - FDJ
15 pt
3 Tobias Lund Andresen
Team Picnic PostNL
12 pt
4 Sakarias Koller Løland
Uno-X Mobility
12 pt
5 Stian Fredheim
Uno-X Mobility
9 pt
6 Samuel Watson
INEOS Grenadiers
9 pt
7 Ben Swift
INEOS Grenadiers
8 pt
8 Nans Peters
Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team
8 pt
9 Per Strand Hagenes
Team Visma | Lease a Bike
7 pt
10 Gorka Sorarrain Agirrezabala
Caja Rural - Seguros RGA
7 pt
18 Gil Gelders
Soudal Quick-Step
3 pt
1 Kenny Molly
Van Rysel Roubaix
12 pt
2 Danny van der Tuuk
Euskaltel - Euskadi
11 pt
3 Gil Gelders
Soudal Quick-Step
9 pt
4 Luca De Meester
Wagner Bazin WB
9 pt
5 Victor Papon
Wagner Bazin WB
7 pt
6 Gorka Sorarrain Agirrezabala
Caja Rural - Seguros RGA
3 pt
7 Lucas Eriksson
Tudor Pro Cycling Team
2 pt
8 Ceriel Desal
Wagner Bazin WB
2 pt
9 Nicolás Alustiza Goenaga
Euskaltel - Euskadi
2 pt
10 Ben Swift
INEOS Grenadiers
1 pt
1 Lewis Askey
Groupama - FDJ
7:42:36
2 Per Strand Hagenes
Team Visma | Lease a Bike
0:03
3 Tobias Lund Andresen
Team Picnic PostNL
0:04
4 Sakarias Koller Løland
Uno-X Mobility
0:04
5 Stian Fredheim
Uno-X Mobility
0:06
6 Samuel Watson
INEOS Grenadiers
0:06
7 Gil Gelders
Soudal Quick-Step
0:07
8 Jenno Berckmoes
Lotto
0:10
9 Pierre Gautherat
Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team
0:10
10 Antoine Huby
Soudal Quick-Step
0:10
22 Andrea Raccagni Noviero
Soudal Quick-Step
0:10
41 Jonathan Vervenne
Soudal Quick-Step
2:31
1 Lotto 23:08:18
2 Groupama - FDJ 0:00
3 Israel - Premier Tech 0:00
4 Uno-X Mobility 0:00
5 Team TotalEnergies 0:00
6 Movistar Team 0:00
7 Team Visma | Lease a Bike 0:00
8 Unibet Tietema Rockets 0:00
9 INEOS Grenadiers 0:00
10 Soudal Quick-Step 0:00

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