Romain Cardis won stage one of the Tour de Wallonie in Les Bons Villers yesterday.
The Direct Energie rider completed the 193.4km course, which kicked off in La Louvière, in a time of 4:25:57.
Direct Energie’s Romain Cardis won stage one of the Tour de Wallonie in Les Bons Villers yesterday. Photo: Photo Credits
He was followed home by Cofidis, Solutions Crédits’ Michael van Staeyen and Sport Vlaanderen – Baloise’s Edward Planckaert.
Cardis also leads the general classification, with Telenet Fidea Lions’ Quinten Hermans in second and Van Staeyen in third.
More results below.
Stage one
1. Romain Cardis (Direct Energie) 4:25:57
2. Michael van Staeyen (Cofidis, Solutions Crédits)
3. Edward Planckaert (Sport Vlaanderen – Baloise)
4. Viacheslav Kuznetsov (Team Katusha – Alpecin)
5. Jonas van Genechten (Vital Concept Cycling Club)
6. Corne van Kessel (Telenet Fidea Lions)
7. Nick van der Lijke (Roompot – Nederlandse Loterij)
8. Zico Waeytens (Vérandas Willems-Crelan)
9. Hugo Hofstetter (Cofidis, Solutions Crédits)
10. Tom Wirtgen (AGO-Aqua Service)
*Selected
16. Ryan Gibbons (Team Dimension Data)
47. Willie Smit (Team Katusha – Alpecin)
90. Nick Dougall (Team Dimension Data) +27″
131. Nicholas Dlamini (Team Dimension Data) +6’55”
General classification
1. Romain Cardis (Direct Energie) 4:25:57
2. Quinten Hermans (Telenet Fidea Lions) +03″
3. Michael van Staeyen (Cofidis, Solutions Credits) +0’04”
4. Edward Planckaert (Sport Vlaanderen – Baloise) +0’06”
5. Steven Tronet (Roubaix Lille Metropole) +0’08”
6. Michael Boros (Pauwels sauzen – Vasgoedservice Continental Team) +0’09”
7. Viacheslav Kuznetsov (Team Katusha – Alpecin) +0’10”
8. Jonas van Genechten (Vital Concept Cycling Club)
9. Corne van Kessel (Telenet Fidea Lions)
10. Nick van der Lijke (Roompot – Nederlandse Loterij)
*Selected
19. Ryan Gibbons (Team Dimension Data)
50. Willie Smit (Team Katusha – Alpecin)
90. Nick Dougall (Team Dimension Data) +37″
131. Nicholas Dlamini (Team Dimension Data) +7’05”
