隨著五月的到來，春季古典賽也即將邁入尾聲，今日的比賽是阿登系列古典賽事（Ardennes Classaics）最後一場，也是五大古典賽中年紀最長的烈日－巴斯通－烈日（Liège-Bastogne-Liège）。這是自1892年首屆賽事以來的第101屆，從比利時東邊的烈日（Liège）起跑，到南方的巴斯通（Bastogne）後折返回烈日。賽事總長253公里，上下起伏甚多，但其中有十個坡對賽事影響較大，十個重點爬坡裡又以倒數第二個坡Côte de La Roche-aux-Faucons（1.5公里長，平均坡度9.4%）與最後一個坡Côte de Saint-Nicolas（1.2公里長，平均坡度8.6%）尤為重要，這兩個坡離終點已經不到40公里，在經過200公里的騎乘後，在此處攻擊集團常常能收到很好的效果。但要是在這兩個坡無法篩選對手，那麼終點前的小爬升Côte d'Ans（1.5公里長，平均坡度5%）就會在集團爬坡對決中決定冠軍人選。
五大古典賽中，烈日－巴斯通－烈日特別多，而且越到後面對賽事影響越大
開賽後一小時領先集團方成形
比賽從烈日起跑後就有人企圖脫離集團，其間一度有個七人集團看似有機會逃脫成功，然而主集團很快就把粉碎他們的希望。因此領先集團真正出現是在開賽一小時後，成員有Minard（AG2R）、Ulissi（Lampre）、Vergaerde（Topsport）、Chevrier （IAM）、Minnaard（Wanty）、Turgis（Cofidis）、Benedetti（Bora Argon）、Quaade （Cult）等八人。
領先集團一度把時間差拉開到7分鐘以上，然而在折返點巴斯通時，他們只剩下4分鐘左右的優勢。主集團裡以Europcar車隊最為積極，大多時候騎乘節奏都由他們掌控。在Europcar車隊的努力做工下，比賽還剩100公里時，兔子們的領先秒差已經縮短至2分半不到。而當兔子們來到Côte de Wanne爬坡時，Clement Chevrier、Rasmus Quaade跟Otto Vergaerde這三名選手也在此處離開領先集團，剩下五個人還在前頭，但是主集團已經在他們身後不到一分鐘了。
今天兔子比較晚上工，比賽開始後一個小時才有逃脫集團出現
逃脫集團盡數回籠
儘管逃脫集團已在掌握之中，Andriy Grivko（Astana）還是想分散其他隊伍的注意力而加入了逃脫集團。見到Astana車隊有所作為，Izaguirre（Movistar）與Losada（Katusha）也奉命出擊，兩人形成一個追趕集團想要接上前方六人。儘管幾支車隊在前方動作頻頻，但主集團很快就把這些把戲一一化解，在比賽還有74公里時，所有人都回到集團之中。
才剛讓大家都回來，馬上就有人想出走，這次逃脫的有Michele Scarponi與隊友Tanel Kangert（Astana）、Manuele Boara（Tinkoff）、Julian Arredondo（Trek）、Johan Chavez（Orica）等五人，但沒多久後Julian Arredondo跟Manuele Boara又被甩掉，因此在比賽剩60多公里時，前方三人集團取得了大約1分鐘的領先。
大摔車 去年冠軍Simon Gerrans衛冕希望提早粉碎
賽事剩下40公里時發生一起嚴重的集團摔車，十數名選手遭到波及，許多主將也不幸中箭落馬，Nicolas Roche（SKY）、Frank Schleck（Trek）、Mathias Frank（IAM）等皆是受害者，但更不幸的還在後頭，上屆冠軍Simon Gerrans（Orica）跟上上屆冠軍Dan Martin （Cannondale Garmin）此時成為難兄難弟，一起倒在草叢之中。BMC大將Tejay Van Gerderen雖逃過這次事故，但沒多久後他也發生摔車。看來今天對許多選手而言，想拿下一座五大古典賽冠軍的機會大增，因為許多奪冠熱門或多或少都受摔車影響，也因為摔車把集團一分而二，前方有機會爭冠的車手僅剩40人左右。
Štybar強力追擊助主集團捉回逃脫三人
前方三人中Kangert率先回到主集團中，其他兩人也在最後20多公里被捉回來。比賽來到關鍵爬坡Côte de La Roche-aux-Faucons時，Tinkoff Saxo的Roman Kreuziger偕同Katusha的Gianpaolo Caruso一起在爬坡展開攻擊，兩人成功脫離集團後不久，Jakob Fuglsang（Astana）也加入他們的逃脫列車中。比賽在最後十多公里時開始下起雨來，主集團此時落後約20秒，Zdeněk Štybar（Etixx）犧牲自己為主將kwiatkowski擔任追擊的工作，帶領主集團在Côte de Saint-Nicolas爬坡上成功把領先集團給拉回來，Štybar功成身退。儘管Etixx車隊努力做工，但結果卻不盡理想，kwiatkowski居然在爬坡時落隊，真的是白白為人作嫁。比賽還剩3公里不到，有機會角逐冠軍的選手剩Valverde（Movistar）、Rodriguez（Katusha）、Bardet（Ag2r）、Rui Costa（Merida）等十來人，世界冠軍則在後方苦苦追趕，不過看來機會越來越渺茫。
Zdeněk Štybar犧牲自己，在最後十公里帶領追擊前頭的領先三人
最後爬坡Valverde展現過人實力 追擊、領先、奪冠全部自己操刀
終點前最後爬坡Côte d'Ans，Katusha車隊Daniel Moreno在最後500公尺先攻，同隊主將Joaquin Rodriguez則在後方伺機而動。終點已近，因此Valverde不等整個坡爬完，馬上展開反攻，隻身追擊Moreno，Rodriguez立刻緊緊黏在Valverde身後，想在最後關頭再給他致命一擊。後頭其他人一度被拉開，但在爬坡結束後也成功接回前方三人，戰局登時變成集團衝線的局勢。一個左彎之後終點就在眼前，所有人馬上起身抽車做最後攻擊，沒想到剛剛已經攻過一輪的Valverde此時還有餘力可以衝刺，而且還能一路領先其他人。因此就在Valverde強大火力下，今年的烈日－巴斯通－烈日冠軍就此定案，由Alejandro Valverde拿下生涯第三次勝利。也是繼前幾日的瓦隆之箭後，Valverde再度站上頒獎台首位，狀況真是火熱到不行。
最後爬坡Valverde展現過人實力，追擊、領先、奪冠全部自己操刀
2015烈日－巴斯通－烈日成績
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Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Movistar Team |
6:14:20 |
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Julian Alaphilippe (Fra) Etixx - Quick-Step |
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Joaquim Rodriguez (Spa) Team Katusha |
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Rui Costa (Por) Lampre-Merida |
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Roman Kreuziger (Cze) Tinkoff-Saxo |
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Romain Bardet (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale |
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Sergio Luis Henao (Col) Team Sky |
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Domenico Pozzovivo (Ita) AG2R La Mondiale |
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Jakob Fuglsang (Den) Astana Pro Team |
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Daniel Moreno Fernandez (Spa) Team Katusha |
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Louis Meintjes (RSA) MTN - Qhubeka |
0:00:10 |
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Lars Petter Nordhaug (Nor) Team Sky |
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Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Astana Pro Team |
0:00:24 |
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Pieter Weening (Ned) Orica GreenEdge |
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Giampaolo Caruso (Ita) Team Katusha |
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Enrico Gasparotto (Ita) Wanty - Groupe Gobert |
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Julien Simon (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits |
0:00:32 |
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Robert Kiserlovski (Cro) Tinkoff-Saxo |
0:00:44 |
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Vasil Kiryienka (Blr) Team Sky |
0:00:52 |
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Tony Gallopin (Fra) Lotto Soudal |
0:00:58 |
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Michal Kwiatkowski (Pol) Etixx - Quick-Step |
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Jelle Vanendert (Bel) Lotto Soudal |
0:01:04 |
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José Mendes (Por) Bora-Argon 18 |
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Sébastien Reichenbach (Swi) IAM Cycling |
0:01:06 |
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Tom Dumoulin (Ned) Team Giant-Alpecin |
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Stephen Cummings (GBr) MTN - Qhubeka |
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Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Team Europcar |
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Rudy Molard (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits |
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Samuel Sanchez (Spa) BMC Racing Team |
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Luis Leon Sanchez (Spa) Astana Pro Team |
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Dylan Teuns (Bel) BMC Racing Team |
0:01:10 |
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Davide Formolo (Ita) Cannondale-Garmin Pro Cycling Team |
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Rafal Majka (Pol) Tinkoff-Saxo |
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Warren Barguil (Fra) Team Giant-Alpecin |
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Bauke Mollema (Ned) Trek Factory Racing |
0:01:30 |
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Philippe Gilbert (Bel) BMC Racing Team |
0:01:41 |
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Wilco Kelderman (Ned) Team LottoNL-Jumbo |
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Kanstantsin Siutsou (Blr) Team Sky |
0:02:03 |
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Simon Yates (GBr) Orica GreenEdge |
0:02:41 |
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Giovanni Visconti (Ita) Movistar Team |
0:02:49 |
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Michele Scarponi (Ita) Astana Pro Team |
0:04:37 |
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Zdenek Stybar (Cze) Etixx - Quick-Step |
0:04:44 |
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Jarlinson Pantano (Col) IAM Cycling |
0:05:02 |
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Tom Jelte Slagter (Ned) Cannondale-Garmin Pro Cycling Team |
0:05:31 |
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Huub Duyn (Ned) Team Roompot |
0:06:05 |
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Brent Bookwalter (USA) BMC Racing Team |
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Georg Preidler (Aut) Team Giant-Alpecin |
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Dominik Nerz (Ger) Bora-Argon 18 |
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Maurits Lammertink (Ned) Team Roompot |
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Tiago Machado (Por) Team Katusha |
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Merhawi Kudus Ghebremedhin (Eri) MTN - Qhubeka |
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Mikael Cherel (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale |
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Björn Leukemans (Bel) Wanty - Groupe Gobert |
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Patrick Konrad (Aut) Bora-Argon 18 |
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Fabio Felline (Ita) Trek Factory Racing |
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Michael Albasini (Swi) Orica GreenEdge |
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Jan Bakelants (Bel) AG2R La Mondiale |
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Tanel Kangert (Est) Astana Pro Team |
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Anthony Roux (Fra) FDJ.fr |
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Simon Clarke (Aus) Orica GreenEdge |
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Jacques Janse Van Rensburg (RSA) MTN - Qhubeka |
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Laurens Ten Dam (Ned) Team LottoNL-Jumbo |
0:06:22 |
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Simon Geschke (Ger) Team Giant-Alpecin |
0:08:09 |
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Matteo Bono (Ita) Lampre-Merida |
0:08:18 |
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Rafael Valls Ferri (Spa) Lampre-Merida |
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Alberto Losada Alguacil (Spa) Team Katusha |
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Rein Taaramae (Est) Astana Pro Team |
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Esteban Chaves (Col) Orica GreenEdge |
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Carlos Betancur (Col) AG2R La Mondiale |
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José Herrada (Spa) Movistar Team |
0:09:22 |
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Gorka Izagirre (Spa) Movistar Team |
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Preben Van Hecke (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise |
0:09:32 |
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Petr Vakoc (Cze) Etixx - Quick-Step |
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Jan Polanc (Slo) Lampre-Merida |
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Jose Joaquin Rojas (Spa) Movistar Team |
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Matteo Montaguti (Ita) AG2R La Mondiale |
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Rinaldo Nocentini (Ita) AG2R La Mondiale |
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Laurent Pichon (Fra) FDJ.fr |
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Joseph Rosskopf (USA) BMC Racing Team |
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Chris Anker Sörensen (Den) Tinkoff-Saxo |
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Luis Angel Mate (Spa) Cofidis, Solutions Credits |
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Bob Jungels (Lux) Trek Factory Racing |
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Nairo Quintana (Col) Movistar Team |
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Pierre Rolland (Fra) Team Europcar |
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Stéphane Rossetto (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits |
0:10:16 |
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Mike Terpstra (Ned) Team Roompot |
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Emanuel Buchmann (Ger) Bora-Argon 18 |
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Rasmus Guldhammer (Den) Cult Energy Pro Cycling |
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Johnny Hoogerland (Ned) Team Roompot |
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Andriy Grivko (Ukr) Astana Pro Team |
0:11:28 |
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Arnold Jeannesson (Fra) FDJ.fr |
0:11:39 |
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Jérôme Baugnies (Bel) Wanty - Groupe Gobert |
0:12:02 |
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Tim Wellens (Bel) Lotto Soudal |
0:13:04 |
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Sergey Lagutin (Rus) Team Katusha |
0:15:04 |
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Manuele Mori (Ita) Lampre-Merida |
0:16:43 |
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Paul Martens (Ger) Team LottoNL-Jumbo |
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Sander Armee (Bel) Lotto Soudal |
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Bjorn Thurau (Ger) Bora-Argon 18 |
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Maxime Mederel (Fra) Team Europcar |
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Alex Howes (USA) Cannondale-Garmin Pro Cycling Team |
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Simon Gerrans (Aus) Orica GreenEdge |
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Luke Durbridge (Aus) Orica GreenEdge |
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Daryl Impey (RSA) Orica GreenEdge |
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Imanol Erviti (Spa) Movistar Team |
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Rory Sutherland (Aus) Movistar Team |
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Maxime Bouet (Fra) Etixx - Quick-Step |
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Gianluca Brambilla (Ita) Etixx - Quick-Step |
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Michal Golas (Pol) Etixx - Quick-Step |
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Julien Vermote (Bel) Etixx - Quick-Step |
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Alessandro Vanotti (Ita) Astana Pro Team |
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Daniel Martin (Irl) Cannondale-Garmin Pro Cycling Team |
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Nathan Haas (Aus) Cannondale-Garmin Pro Cycling Team |
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Benjamin King (USA) Cannondale-Garmin Pro Cycling Team |
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Sebastian Langeveld (Ned) Cannondale-Garmin Pro Cycling Team |
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Matej Mohoric (Slo) Cannondale-Garmin Pro Cycling Team |
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Ben Hermans (Bel) BMC Racing Team |
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Klaas Lodewyck (Bel) BMC Racing Team |
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Tejay Van Garderen (USA) BMC Racing Team |
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Dmitrii Kozonchuk (Rus) Team Katusha |
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Maxim Belkov (Rus) Team Katusha |
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Sébastien Minard (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale |
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Manuele Boaro (Ita) Tinkoff-Saxo |
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Bruno Pires (Por) Tinkoff-Saxo |
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Pawel Poljanski (Pol) Tinkoff-Saxo |
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Michael Valgren Andersen (Den) Tinkoff-Saxo |
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Valerio Conti (Ita) Lampre-Merida |
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Jose Rodolfo Serpa (Col) Lampre-Merida |
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Diego Ulissi (Ita) Lampre-Merida |
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Bart De Clercq (Bel) Lotto Soudal |
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Tosh Van Der Sande (Bel) Lotto Soudal |
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Dennis Vanendert (Bel) Lotto Soudal |
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Louis Vervaeke (Bel) Lotto Soudal |
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Nicolas Roche (Irl) Team Sky |
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Philip Deignan (Irl) Team Sky |
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Nathan Earle (Aus) Team Sky |
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Danny Pate (USA) Team Sky |
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Julian Arredondo (Col) Trek Factory Racing |
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Fumiyuki Beppu (Jpn) Trek Factory Racing |
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Laurent Didier (Lux) Trek Factory Racing |
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Frank Schleck (Lux) Trek Factory Racing |
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Calvin Watson (Aus) Trek Factory Racing |
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Yukiya Arashiro (Jpn) Team Europcar |
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Fabrice Jeandesboz (Fra) Team Europcar |
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Bryan Naulleau (Fra) Team Europcar |
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Perrig Quemeneur (Fra) Team Europcar |
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Angelo Tulik (Fra) Team Europcar |
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Bertjan Lindeman (Ned) Team LottoNL-Jumbo |
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Bram Tankink (Ned) Team LottoNL-Jumbo |
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Mike Teunissen (Ned) Team LottoNL-Jumbo |
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Jos Van Emden (Ned) Team LottoNL-Jumbo |
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Moreno Hofland (Ned) Team LottoNL-Jumbo |
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Lawson Craddock (USA) Team Giant-Alpecin |
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Caleb Fairly (USA) Team Giant-Alpecin |
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Johannes Fröhlinger (Ger) Team Giant-Alpecin |
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Thierry Hupond (Fra) Team Giant-Alpecin |
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Floris De Tier (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise |
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Tim Declercq (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise |
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Sander Helven (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise |
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Thomas Sprengers (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise |
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Pieter Vanspeybrouck (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise |
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Arthur Van Overberghe (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise |
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Otto Vergaerde (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise |
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Mathias Frank (Swi) IAM Cycling |
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Clement Chevrier (Fra) IAM Cycling |
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Pirmin Lang (Swi) IAM Cycling |
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Patrick Schelling (Swi) IAM Cycling |
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David Tanner (Aus) IAM Cycling |
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Larry Warbasse (USA) IAM Cycling |
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Arthur Vichot (Fra) FDJ.fr |
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Olivier Le Gac (Fra) FDJ.fr |
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Kévin Reza (Fra) FDJ.fr |
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Benoît Vaugrenard (Fra) FDJ.fr |
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DNF |
Jussi Veikkanen (Fin) FDJ.fr |
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DNF |
Simone Antonini (Ita) Wanty - Groupe Gobert |
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DNF |
Francis De Greef (Bel) Wanty - Groupe Gobert |
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DNF |
Tim De Troyer (Bel) Wanty - Groupe Gobert |
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DNF |
Yannick Eijssen (Bel) Wanty - Groupe Gobert |
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DNF |
Marco Minnaard (Ned) Wanty - Groupe Gobert |
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DNF |
Matthew Brammeier (Irl) MTN - Qhubeka |
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DNF |
Andreas Stauff (Ger) MTN - Qhubeka |
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DNF |
Daniel Teklehaimanot (Eri) MTN - Qhubeka |
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DNF |
Johann Van Zyl (RSA) MTN - Qhubeka |
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DNF |
Yohan Bagot (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits |
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DNF |
Nicolas Edet (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits |
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DNF |
Romain Hardy (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits |
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DNF |
Anthony Turgis (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits |
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DNF |
Cesare Benedetti (Ita) Bora-Argon 18 |
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DNF |
Bartosz Huzarski (Pol) Bora-Argon 18 |
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DNF |
Paul Voss (Ger) Bora-Argon 18 |
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DNF |
Marc De Maar (Ned) Team Roompot |
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DNF |
Reinier Honig (Ned) Team Roompot |
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DNF |
Sjoerd Van Ginneken (Ned) Team Roompot |
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DNF |
Jesper Asselman (Ned) Team Roompot |
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DNF |
Alex Kirsch (Lux) Cult Energy Pro Cycling |
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DNF |
Romain Lemarchand (Fra) Cult Energy Pro Cycling |
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DNF |
Christian Mager (Ger) Cult Energy Pro Cycling |
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DNF |
Martin Mortensen (Den) Cult Energy Pro Cycling |
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DNF |
Michael Reihs (Den) Cult Energy Pro Cycling |
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DNF |
Fabian Wegmann (Ger) Cult Energy Pro Cycling |
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DNF |
Rasmus Christian Quaade (Den) Cult Energy Pro Cycling |
