Terpstra triumphs in Dwars door Vlaanderen
Dutchman Niki Terpstra (Omega Pharma-QuickStep) added Wednesday's Flanders Classic Dwars door Vlaanderen to a Tour of Qatar victory on his 2014 palmares. Terpstra soloed to his second DDV victory with a decisive attack coming on the Paterberg.
Winnaar Niki Terpstra #ddv pic.twitter.com/iZwwoWQJQa
— Dwars dr Vlaanderen (@DwarsdrVlaander) March 26, 2014
Dutchman Niki Terpstra (Omega Pharma-QuickStep) added Wednesday’s Flanders Classic Dwars door Vlaanderen to a Tour of Qatar victory on his 2014 palmares. Terpstra soloed to his second DDV victory with a decisive attack coming on the Paterberg.
It was another cold, wet day for the pro peloton as it departed Roeselare. A huge breakaway formed after a few false starts but couldn’t make it over the first climb, the Nieuwe Kwaremont without losing one escapee, Blaz Jarc (Slovenia/Team NetApp-Endura), who quit the race.
The breakaway platoon stayed intact over more bergs and cobbled sections, but it became clear that there were many passengers on board. In the chasing peloton, Orica-GreenEdge, who had no man in the break, worked to keep tabs on it, with Canadian Svein Tuft taking his turns. The Langley, B.C. native wasn’t able to finish the race after his efforts. The other Canadian in the mix, Hugo Houle of Ag2r-La Mondiale finished in 93rd place, 8:15 back.
On the Valkenberg with 69-km remaining Belkin rider Jos van Emden (The Netherlands) attacked his breakmates, but failed to stay away for long. Everyone stripped down, ate something and took a deep breath before the cobbled Eikenberg with 60 km remaining. Gatis Smukulis (Latvia/Katusha) was determined to hit the foot of the climb alone, so he bolted from the break as the gap shrank to under a minute.
Smukulis stayed in the smooth gutter on the Eikenberg as he tried to keep his 20-second lead on the rest of the escape. In the peloton, last year’s champion Oscar Gatto (Italy/Cannondale) forced the pace.
Smukulis was brought to heel by the fragmented break before the Taaienberg, where Tom Boonen (Belgium/Omega Pharma) attacked. He was joined by a few others, including Alejandro Valverde (Spain/Movistar), racing cobbles to get ready for the bumpy stuff scheduled for the Tour de France’s stage five. However, the peloton came back together, while up front the breakaway was whittled down to eight before the Oude Kwaremont.
The Sky and Orica-GreenEdge driven peloton seemed content to let the octet wheel up Oude Kwaremont but the peloton emerged on the highway leading to the next climb, the Paterberg, split. The Paterberg was the setting for the break’s demise, and once it was reeled in, Terpstra went on a solo attack with Trek trying to haul him back.
Terpstra was hoping to survive until the final climb of the race, the Nokereberg, which peaks just under 8-km to go. The 40-man chasing group dithered and the Dutchman’s gap increased. Stijn Devolder (Belgium/Trek) grew tired of Omega-Pharma’s sandbagging and lit out with three others including Valverde and Terpstra’s teammate Gert Steegmans (Belgium), the latter not having to work. With 11-km remaining Terpstra had 18-seconds over the chasing quartet, which itself had a 19-second lead over the peloton.
Terpstra survived the Nokereberg with a 19-second gap, but attacks from the peloton drew it closer to the Devolder/Valverde chase. The final 6 km of racing saw everyone – even the viewers – gritting teeth. Terpstra actually added to his lead as the chase was absorbed into the peloton. American Tyler Farrar (Garmin-Sharp) sprinted to a runner-up spot in Waregem.
Go Niki go! #gogogosisisi #ddv #OPQS pic.twitter.com/U893i8isrH — OPQS Cycling Team (@opqscyclingteam) March 26, 2014
Full Results for Dwars door Vlaanderen 2014
Place | Name | Team | Country | Time | Gap |
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1 | Niki Terpstra | Omega Pharma-QuickStep | NED | 4:31:43 | 0:00:00 |
2 | Tyler Farrar | Garmin-Sharp | USA | 4:32:00 | 0:00:17 |
3 | Borut Bozic | Astana | SLO | 4:32:00 | 0:00:17 |
4 | Jean-Pierre Drucker | Wanty-Groupe Gobert | LUX | 4:32:00 | 0:00:17 |
5 | Sylvain Chavanel | IAM Cycling | FRA | 4:32:00 | 0:00:17 |
6 | Jens Debusschere | Lotto Belisol | BEL | 4:32:00 | 0:00:17 |
7 | Tom Van Asbroeck | Topsport Vlaanderen-Baloise | BEL | 4:32:00 | 0:00:17 |
8 | Oscar Gatto | Cannondale | ITA | 4:32:00 | 0:00:17 |
9 | Jens Keukeleire | Orica-GreenEdge | BEL | 4:32:00 | 0:00:17 |
10 | Yauheni Hutarovich | Ag2r-La Mondiale | BLR | 4:32:00 | 0:00:17 |
11 | Maarten Wynants | Belkin Pro Cycling | BEL | 4:32:00 | 0:00:17 |
12 | Francisco José Ventoso Alberdi | Movistar | SPA | 4:32:00 | 0:00:17 |
13 | Alexander Kristoff | Katusha | NOR | 4:32:00 | 0:00:17 |
14 | Tom Boonen | Omega Pharma-QuickStep | BEL | 4:32:00 | 0:00:17 |
15 | Ian Stannard | Sky Pro Cycling | GBR | 4:32:00 | 0:00:17 |
16 | Michael Morkov | Tinkoff-Saxo | DEN | 4:32:00 | 0:00:17 |
17 | Florian Senechal | Cofidis | FRA | 4:32:00 | 0:00:17 |
18 | Silvan Dillier | BMC Racing | SWI | 4:32:00 | 0:00:17 |
19 | Steve Chainel | Ag2r-La Mondiale | FRA | 4:32:00 | 0:00:17 |
20 | Cyril Lemoine | Cofidis | FRA | 4:32:00 | 0:00:17 |
21 | Laurens De Vreese | Wanty-Groupe Gobert | BEL | 4:32:00 | 0:00:17 |
22 | Stijn Vandenbergh | Omega Pharma-QuickStep | BEL | 4:32:00 | 0:00:17 |
23 | Björn Leukemans | Wanty-Groupe Gobert | BEL | 4:32:00 | 0:00:17 |
24 | Kenneth Van Bilsen | Topsport Vlaanderen-Baloise | BEL | 4:32:00 | 0:00:17 |
25 | Mitchell Docker | Orica-GreenEdge | AUS | 4:32:00 | 0:00:17 |
26 | Andreas Schillinger | Netapp-Endura | GER | 4:32:00 | 0:00:17 |
27 | Yves Lampaert | Topsport Vlaanderen-Baloise | BEL | 4:32:00 | 0:00:17 |
28 | Danny Van Poppel | Trek Factory Racing | NED | 4:32:00 | 0:00:17 |
29 | Tim Declercq | Topsport Vlaanderen-Baloise | BEL | 4:32:00 | 0:00:17 |
30 | Jos Van Emden | Belkin Pro Cycling | NED | 4:32:00 | 0:00:17 |
31 | Gediminas Bagdonas | Ag2r-La Mondiale | LTU | 4:32:00 | 0:00:17 |
32 | Klaas Lodewyck | BMC Racing | BEL | 4:32:00 | 0:00:17 |
33 | Jasper Stuyven | Trek Factory Racing | BEL | 4:32:00 | 0:00:17 |
34 | Boy Van Poppel | Trek Factory Racing | NED | 4:32:00 | 0:00:17 |
35 | Aleksejs Saramotins | IAM Cycling | LAT | 4:32:00 | 0:00:17 |
36 | Alejandro Valverde Belmonte | Movistar | SPA | 4:32:00 | 0:00:17 |
37 | Raymond Kreder | Garmin-Sharp | NED | 4:32:00 | 0:00:17 |
38 | Romain Zingle | Cofidis | BEL | 4:32:00 | 0:00:17 |
39 | Viacheslav Kuznetsov | Katusha | RUS | 4:32:00 | 0:00:17 |
40 | Julien Vermote | Omega Pharma-QuickStep | BEL | 4:32:00 | 0:00:17 |
41 | Mirko Selvaggi | Wanty-Groupe Gobert | ITA | 4:32:00 | 0:00:17 |
42 | Markel Irizar Aranburu | Trek Factory Racing | SPA | 4:32:00 | 0:00:17 |
43 | Pim Ligthart | Lotto Belisol | NED | 4:32:00 | 0:00:17 |
44 | Nick Nuyens | Garmin-Sharp | BEL | 4:32:00 | 0:00:17 |
45 | Dylan Van Baarle | Garmin-Sharp | NED | 4:32:00 | 0:00:17 |
46 | Nikolas Maes | Omega Pharma-QuickStep | BEL | 4:32:00 | 0:00:17 |
47 | Francesco Gavazzi | Astana | ITA | 4:32:00 | 0:00:17 |
48 | Nicki Sörensen | Tinkoff-Saxo | DEN | 4:32:00 | 0:00:17 |
49 | Gert Steegmans | Omega Pharma-QuickStep | BEL | 4:32:00 | 0:00:17 |
50 | Kristijan Koren | Cannondale | SLO | 4:32:00 | 0:00:17 |
51 | Stijn Devolder | Trek Factory Racing | BEL | 4:32:00 | 0:00:17 |
52 | Roger Kluge | IAM Cycling | GER | 4:32:00 | 0:00:17 |
53 | Damien Gaudin | Ag2r-La Mondiale | FRA | 4:32:00 | 0:00:17 |
54 | Jelle Wallays | Topsport Vlaanderen-Baloise | BEL | 4:32:00 | 0:00:17 |
55 | Mathew Hayman | Orica-GreenEdge | AUS | 4:32:11 | 0:00:28 |
56 | Rudiger Selig | Katusha | GER | 4:36:15 | 0:04:32 |
57 | Michael Schwarzmann | Netapp-Endura | GER | 4:36:15 | 0:04:32 |
58 | Juan Jose Lobato Del Valle | Movistar | SPA | 4:36:15 | 0:04:32 |
59 | Andrew Fenn | Omega Pharma-QuickStep | GBR | 4:36:15 | 0:04:32 |
60 | Martin Reimer | MTN-Qhubeka | GER | 4:36:15 | 0:04:32 |
61 | Nikolay Trusov | Tinkoff-Saxo | RUS | 4:36:15 | 0:04:32 |
62 | Maciej Bodnar | Cannondale | POL | 4:36:15 | 0:04:32 |
63 | Alessandro Bazzana | UnitedHealthcare | ITA | 4:36:15 | 0:04:32 |
64 | Christian Knees | Sky Pro Cycling | GER | 4:36:15 | 0:04:32 |
65 | Guillaume Van Keirsbulck | Omega Pharma-QuickStep | BEL | 4:36:15 | 0:04:32 |
66 | Luke Rowe | Sky Pro Cycling | GBR | 4:36:15 | 0:04:32 |
67 | Alan Marangoni | Cannondale | ITA | 4:36:15 | 0:04:32 |
68 | Jarl Salomein | Topsport Vlaanderen-Baloise | BEL | 4:36:15 | 0:04:32 |
69 | Ruslan Tleubayev | Astana | KAZ | 4:36:15 | 0:04:32 |
70 | Christopher Juul Jensen | Tinkoff-Saxo | DEN | 4:36:15 | 0:04:32 |
71 | Adrien Petit | Cofidis | FRA | 4:36:15 | 0:04:32 |
72 | Gert Joeaar | Cofidis | EST | 4:36:15 | 0:04:32 |
73 | Lloyd Mondory | Ag2r-La Mondiale | FRA | 4:36:15 | 0:04:32 |
74 | Alexander Porsev | Katusha | RUS | 4:37:21 | 0:05:38 |
75 | Egoitz Garcia Echeguibel | Cofidis | SPA | 4:37:21 | 0:05:38 |
76 | Marco Marcato | Cannondale | ITA | 4:37:21 | 0:05:38 |
77 | Eugenio Alafaci | Trek Factory Racing | ITA | 4:37:21 | 0:05:38 |
78 | Aidis Kruopis | Orica-GreenEdge | LTU | 4:37:21 | 0:05:38 |
79 | Davide Appollonio | Ag2r-La Mondiale | ITA | 4:39:58 | 0:08:15 |
80 | Patrick Facchini | Androni Giocattoli | ITA | 4:39:58 | 0:08:15 |
81 | Johann Van Zyl | MTN-Qhubeka | RSA | 4:39:58 | 0:08:15 |
82 | Marco Bandiera | Androni Giocattoli | ITA | 4:39:58 | 0:08:15 |
83 | Stijn Steels | Topsport Vlaanderen-Baloise | BEL | 4:39:58 | 0:08:15 |
84 | Frederik Veuchelen | Wanty-Groupe Gobert | BEL | 4:39:58 | 0:08:15 |
85 | James Vanlandschoot | Wanty-Groupe Gobert | BEL | 4:39:58 | 0:08:15 |
86 | Edwig Cammaerts | Cofidis | BEL | 4:39:58 | 0:08:15 |
87 | Nicky Van Der Lijke | Belkin Pro Cycling | NED | 4:39:58 | 0:08:15 |
88 | Valentin Iglinskiy | Astana | KAZ | 4:39:58 | 0:08:15 |
89 | Steele Von Hoff | Garmin-Sharp | AUS | 4:39:58 | 0:08:15 |
90 | Antonio Parrinello | Androni Giocattoli | ITA | 4:39:58 | 0:08:15 |
91 | Marko Kump | Tinkoff-Saxo | SLO | 4:39:58 | 0:08:15 |
92 | Marcel Aregger | IAM Cycling | SWI | 4:39:58 | 0:08:15 |
93 | Hugo Houle | Ag2r-La Mondiale | CAN | 4:39:58 | 0:08:15 |
94 | Sean De Bie | Lotto Belisol | BEL | 4:39:58 | 0:08:15 |
95 | Jasha Sütterlin | Movistar | GER | 4:39:58 | 0:08:15 |
96 | Imanol Erviti | Movistar | SPA | 4:39:58 | 0:08:15 |
97 | Jesse Sergent | Trek Factory Racing | NZL | 4:39:58 | 0:08:15 |
98 | Alex Dowsett | Movistar | GBR | 4:39:58 | 0:08:15 |
99 | Vegard Breen | Lotto Belisol | NOR | 4:39:58 | 0:08:15 |
100 | Christopher Sutton | Sky Pro Cycling | AUS | 4:39:58 | 0:08:15 |
101 | Jack Bauer | Garmin-Sharp | NZL | 4:39:58 | 0:08:15 |
102 | Johnny Hoogerland | Androni Giocattoli | NED | 4:39:58 | 0:08:15 |
103 | Paolo Longo Borghini | Cannondale | ITA | 4:39:58 | 0:08:15 |
104 | Alexey Tsatevitch | Katusha | RUS | 4:39:58 | 0:08:15 |
105 | Jérôme Pineau | IAM Cycling | FRA | 4:39:58 | 0:08:15 |
106 | Frederik Willems | Lotto Belisol | BEL | 4:39:58 | 0:08:15 |
107 | Kenny De Haes | Lotto Belisol | BEL | 4:39:58 | 0:08:15 |
108 | Andrea Zordan | Androni Giocattoli | ITA | 4:39:58 | 0:08:15 |
109 | Wesley Kreder | Wanty-Groupe Gobert | NED | 4:39:58 | 0:08:15 |
110 | Stephen Cummings | BMC Racing | GBR | 4:39:58 | 0:08:15 |
111 | Gatis Smukulis | Katusha | LAT | 4:39:58 | 0:08:15 |
112 | Fabio Silvestre | Trek Factory Racing | POR | 4:47:47 | 0:16:04 |
113 | Kevin Ista | IAM Cycling | BEL | 4:47:47 | 0:16:04 |
114 | Edward King | Cannondale | USA | 4:47:47 | 0:16:04 |
115 | Jan Ghyselinck | Wanty-Groupe Gobert | BEL | 4:47:47 | 0:16:04 |
116 | Dmitriy Muravyev | Astana | KAZ | 4:47:47 | 0:16:04 |
117 | Arman Kamyshev | Astana | KAZ | 4:47:47 | 0:16:04 |
118 | Rick Zabel | BMC Racing | GER | 4:47:47 | 0:16:04 |
119 | John Murphy | UnitedHealthcare | USA | 4:47:47 | 0:16:04 |
120 | Jonathan Mcevoy | Netapp-Endura | GBR | 4:47:47 | 0:16:04 |
121 | Gijs Van Hoecke | Topsport Vlaanderen-Baloise | BEL | ||
DNF | Matthias Krizek | Cannondale | AUT | ||
DNF | Enrique Sanz | Movistar | SPA | ||
DNF | Benat Intxausti Elorriaga | Movistar | SPA | ||
DNF | Salvatore Puccio | Sky Pro Cycling | ITA | ||
DNF | Gabriel Rasch | Sky Pro Cycling | NOR | ||
DNF | Daniel Oss | BMC Racing | ITA | ||
DNF | Sebastian Lander | BMC Racing | DEN | ||
DNF | Danilo Wyss | BMC Racing | SWI | ||
DNF | Lasse Norman Hansen | Garmin-Sharp | DEN | ||
DNF | David Millar | Garmin-Sharp | GBR | ||
DNF | Daniil Fominykh | Astana | KAZ | ||
DNF | Dmitriy Gruzdev | Astana | KAZ | ||
DNF | Matthew Harley Goss | Orica-GreenEdge | AUS | ||
DNF | Michael Hepburn | Orica-GreenEdge | AUS | ||
DNF | Jens Mouris | Orica-GreenEdge | NED | ||
DNF | Svein Tuft | Orica-GreenEdge | CAN | ||
DNF | Aliaksandr Kuchynski | Katusha | BLR | ||
DNF | Alexander Rybakov | Katusha | RUS | ||
DNF | Manuele Boaro | Tinkoff-Saxo | ITA | ||
DNF | Michal Kolár | Tinkoff-Saxo | SVK | ||
DNF | Jay Mccarthy | Tinkoff-Saxo | AUS | ||
DNF | Maxime Daniel | Ag2r-La Mondiale | FRA | ||
DNF | Moreno Hofland | Belkin Pro Cycling | NED | ||
DNF | Jetse Bol | Belkin Pro Cycling | NED | ||
DNF | Rick Flens | Belkin Pro Cycling | NED | ||
DNF | Barry Markus | Belkin Pro Cycling | NED | ||
DNF | Kris Boeckmans | Lotto Belisol | BEL | ||
DNF | Jonas Vangenechten | Lotto Belisol | BEL | ||
DNF | Dominic Klemme | IAM Cycling | GER | ||
DNF | Matteo Pelucchi | IAM Cycling | ITA | ||
DNF | Louis Verhelst | Cofidis | BEL | ||
DNF | Carlos Jose Ochoa | Androni Giocattoli | VEN | ||
DNF | Nicola Testi | Androni Giocattoli | ITA | ||
DNF | Kenny Robert Van Hummel | Androni Giocattoli | NED | ||
DNF | Ignatas Konovalovas | MTN-Qhubeka | LTU | ||
DNF | Bradley Potgieter | MTN-Qhubeka | RSA | ||
DNF | Songezo Jim | MTN-Qhubeka | RSA | ||
DNF | Sam Bennett | Netapp-Endura | IRL | ||
DNF | Blaz Jarc | Netapp-Endura | SLO | ||
DNF | Ralf Matzka | Netapp-Endura | GER | ||
DNF | Daniel Schorn | Netapp-Endura | AUT | ||
DNF | Ken Hanson | UnitedHealthcare | USA | ||
DNF | Aldo Ino Ilesic | UnitedHealthcare | SLO | ||
DNF | Christopher Jones | UnitedHealthcare | USA | ||
DNF | Luke Keough | UnitedHealthcare | USA |