BinckBank Tour 2017 – Stage 7 [FULL STAGE]

August 13, 2017

BinckBank Tour 2017 – Stage 7 – Essen – Geraardsbergen : 191,3 km

The 2017 BinckBank Tour is a road cycling stage race that is scheduled to take place between 7 and 13 August. It is a continuation of the Eneco Tour but was renamed following a change in title sponsor. As such, it will be the 13th edition, the first one under the name BinckBank Tour. It will also be the 29th event of the 2017 UCI World Tour.

Tom Dumoulin (Team Sunweb) sealed overall victory at the BinckBank Tour as Jasper Stuyven (Trek-Segafredo) stormed to stage victory in Geraardsbergen. Stuyven’s win is Trek-Segafredo’s second stage win of the race after Edward Theuns claimed victory on day two.

Philippe Gilbert (Quick-Step Floors) led the chasing pack over the line just a second behind Stuyven. Dumoulin finished third on the stage to ensure that he stayed ahead of Tim Wellens (Lotto-Soudal) in the overall classification. On top of his stage win, Stuyven jumped above Greg Van Avermaet in the overall classification to nab the final GC podium spot.

Stuyven is not afraid to go long and he jumped clear with just under three kilometres left to race. The many attacks before had failed to gain much ground before being reeled back in but his decision to go was vindicated when the riders behind couldn’t rally together to form a chase. As often happens, many looked to Peter Sagan (Bora-Hansgrohe) to bridge the gap but the world champion wasn’t in the mood to play their game. In a case of cutting off your nose to spit your face, Sagan threw his arm up in resignation as if to say, you’ll have to do it yourself.

Quick-Step Floors did eventually create some cohesion, but it was too little too late and Stuyven had already got the gap that would hand him the win. He left it all out on the road and even though the stage finished in Geraardsbergen and avoided the toughest part of the climb, Stuyven was totally spent as he crossed the line. The Belgian lay on the ground, catching his breath as his teammates gave him a congratulatory pat on the side.

How it unfolded

After an Ardennes stage on Saturday, the BinckBank Tour moved over to Flanders for the final stage into Geraardsbergen. Dumoulin had a slim grasp on the lead of the general classification, sitting just four seconds above Wellens in the overall standings.

Initially, a group of seven riders got clear of the peloton. Tony Martin (Katusha-Alpecin) was once again part of the escape group along with Elia Viviani (Team Sky), Jay Thomson (Dimension Data), Grega Bole (Bahrain-Merida), Kenny Dehaes (Wanty-Groupe gobert), Elmar Reinders (Roopot) and Tim Merlier (Veranda’s Willems Crelan). Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise pairing Jonas Rickaert and Preben Van Hecke decided they wanted in on the party and bridged the gap.

They forged a lead of a little over two minutes, but that would be all the rope that they would get from the peloton behind. As they approached the first ascent of the Muur van Garaardsbergen, the writing was already on the wall for the nine up front. On the Muur itself, Viviani decided to push on, breaking up the leading group and taking Martin with him.

Meanwhile, the peloton blew apart on the following climb up the Bosberg, Danny van Poppel (Team Sky) attacked with Wout Van Aert (Veranda’s Willems Crelan).They joined up at first with Dehaes and Van Hecke, but they were then swapped for the support of Bole. The three charged on in chase of the leaders, but by the time they caught them there was very little left of their advantage over the peloton.

As it often does in any race that features it, the Muur saw another big shift in the complexion of the race. Martin attacked his companions as the peloton came within touching distance, only to see Sagan come up and pass him. The Slovakian led the fractured group over the top and down the other side with Wellens and Stuyven not too far behind.

The race would eventually come back together and the attack and reform became the feature of the final 20 kilometres of the stage. Martin and Viviani weren’t done with their efforts and both tried to go off the front at times. Attempts to break free also came from many of the big favourites, including Sagan, Van Avermaet and Gilbert.

The longest attempt came from Lukas Postlberger (Bora-Hansgrohe), which allowed his teammate Sagan some brief respite in the peloton. Postlberger led through the so-called golden kilometre, but was brought back into the clutches of the bunch by the end of it.

With three kilometres to go, two small groups of favourites joined together and Stuyven saw his opportunity as the pace lulled briefly. Well practiced at this sort of move, Stuyven quickly built an advantage, helped by the shrugging and arguing behind. Quick-Step Floors eventually made the chase, but Stuyven had done enough to seal the stage win.

Results :
1 Jasper Stuyven (Bel) Trek-Segafredo 4:06:48
2 Philippe Gilbert (Bel) Quick-Step Floors 0:00:01
3 Tom Dumoulin (Ned) Team Sunweb
4 Peter Sagan (Svk) Bora-Hansgrohe
5 Tiesj Benoot (Bel) Lotto Soudal
6 Oliver Naesen (Bel) AG2R La Mondiale
7 Greg Van Avermaet (Bel) BMC Racing Team
8 Matthieu Ladagnous (Fra) FDJ
9 Dion Smith (NZl) Wanty – Groupe Gobert
10 Dylan Van Baarle (Ned) Cannondale-Drapac
11 Petr Vakoc (Cze) Quick-Step Floors
12 Huub Duijn (Ned) Veranda’s Willems Crelan
13 Sep Vanmarcke (Bel) Cannondale-Drapac
14 Jasha Sütterlin (Ger) Movistar Team 0:00:07
15 Michael Valgren Andersen (Den) Astana Pro Team 0:00:09
16 Frederik Backaert (Bel) Wanty – Groupe Gobert
17 Edward Theuns (Bel) Trek-Segafredo
18 Tim Wellens (Bel) Lotto Soudal
19 Loïc Vliegen (Bel) BMC Racing Team
20 Boy van Poppel (Ned) Trek-Segafredo 0:00:12
21 Lars Boom (Ned) Team LottoNl-Jumbo
22 Mike Teunissen (Ned) Team Sunweb
23 Wout Van Aert (Bel) Veranda’s Willems Crelan
24 Jens Keukeleire (Bel) Orica-Scott
25 Reinardt Janse Van Rensburg (RSA) Dimension Data
26 Jan Bakelants (Bel) AG2R La Mondiale
27 Hugo Houle (Can) AG2R La Mondiale
28 Imanol Erviti (Spa) Movistar Team
29 Oliviero Troia (Ita) Team UAE Emirates
30 Pim Ligthart (Ned) Roompot – Nederlandse Loterij
31 Søren Kragh Andersen (Den) Team Sunweb 0:00:19
32 Niki Terpstra (Ned) Quick-Step Floors 0:00:21
33 Stefan Küng (Swi) BMC Racing Team
34 Lennard Hofstede (Ned) Team Sunweb
35 Nils Politt (Ger) Katusha-Alpecin 0:00:24
36 Luka Pibernik (Slo) Bahrain-Merida 0:01:21
37 Marcus Burghardt (Ger) Bora-Hansgrohe 0:01:24
38 Laurens De Vreese (Bel) Astana Pro Team 0:01:48
39 Gorka Izagirre (Spa) Movistar Team 0:01:56
40 Jos Van Emden (Ned) Team LottoNl-Jumbo
41 Gregory Rast (Swi) Trek-Segafredo 0:02:01
42 Elia Viviani (Ita) Team Sky 0:02:03
43 Ian Stannard (GBr) Team Sky
44 Jean-Pierre Drucker (Lux) BMC Racing Team 0:02:22
45 Mads Pedersen (Den) Trek-Segafredo 0:02:24
46 Yves Lampaert (Bel) Quick-Step Floors 0:04:09
47 Lukas Pöstlberger (Aut) Bora-Hansgrohe
48 Pieter Weening (Ned) Roompot – Nederlandse Loterij
49 Dmitriy Gruzdev (Kaz) Astana Pro Team 0:04:37
50 Rúben Guerreiro (Por) Trek-Segafredo
51 Tom Van Asbroeck (Bel) Cannondale-Drapac
52 Enrico Gasparotto (Ita) Bahrain-Merida
53 Xandro Meurisse (Bel) Wanty – Groupe Gobert
54 Kristian Sbaragli (Ita) Dimension Data
55 Grega Bole (Slo) Bahrain-Merida
56 Yukiya Arashiro (Jpn) Bahrain-Merida
57 Federico Zurlo (Ita) Team UAE Emirates
58 Timo Roosen (Ned) Team LottoNl-Jumbo
59 Piet Allegaert (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen – Baloise
60 Nathan Van Hooydonck (Bel) BMC Racing Team
61 Bert Van Lerberghe (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen – Baloise
62 Pieter Vanspeybrouck (Bel) Wanty – Groupe Gobert
63 Gediminas Bagdonas (Ltu) AG2R La Mondiale
64 Marc Sarreau (Fra) FDJ 0:04:42
65 Dries Devenyns (Bel) Quick-Step Floors
66 Rory Sutherland (Aus) Movistar Team
67 Oscar Gatto (Ita) Astana Pro Team
68 Iljo Keisse (Bel) Quick-Step Floors
69 Scott Thwaites (GBr) Dimension Data
70 Owain Doull (GBr) Team Sky
71 Quentin Jauregui (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 0:04:52
72 Tony Martin (Ger) Katusha-Alpecin 0:05:31
73 Viacheslav Kuznetsov (Rus) Katusha-Alpecin
74 Mitch Docker (Aus) Orica-Scott 0:08:09
75 Kevin Van Melsen (Bel) Wanty – Groupe Gobert
76 Mark Mcnally (GBr) Wanty – Groupe Gobert
77 Dries Van Gestel (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen – Baloise
78 Brian Van Goethem (Ned) Roompot – Nederlandse Loterij
79 Taco Van Der Hoorn (Ned) Roompot – Nederlandse Loterij
80 Mads Würtz Schmidt (Den) Katusha-Alpecin 0:08:15
81 Jenthe Biermans (Bel) Katusha-Alpecin
82 Roy Curvers (Ned) Team Sunweb
83 Christoph Pfingsten (Ger) Bora-Hansgrohe
84 Michael Hepburn (Aus) Orica-Scott
85 Stijn Devolder (Bel) Veranda’s Willems Crelan
86 Michael Goolaerts (Bel) Veranda’s Willems Crelan
87 Michael Schär (Swi) BMC Racing Team
88 Manuel Quinziato (Ita) BMC Racing Team
89 Simon Gerrans (Aus) Orica-Scott
90 Nuno Bico (Por) Movistar Team
91 Sebastian Henao (Col) Team Sky
92 Tao Geoghegan Hart (GBr) Team Sky
93 Jesper Asselman (Ned) Roompot – Nederlandse Loterij
94 Danny Van Poppel (Ned) Team Sky
95 Maciej Bodnar (Pol) Bora-Hansgrohe
96 Gijs Van Hoeck (Bel) Team LottoNl-Jumbo
97 Dylan Groenewegen (Ned) Team LottoNl-Jumbo
98 Léo Vincent (Fra) FDJ
99 Alexander Edmondson (Aus) Orica-Scott 0:08:26
100 Chris Hamilton (Aus) Team Sunweb 0:08:28
101 Jonas Rickaert (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen – Baloise 0:08:40
102 Nikolas Maes (Bel) Lotto Soudal 0:08:49
103 Elmar Reinders (Ned) Roompot – Nederlandse Loterij
104 Jasper De Buyst (Bel) Lotto Soudal 0:09:14
105 Jay Robert Thomson (RSA) Dimension Data 0:10:19
106 Edward Planckaert (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen – Baloise
107 Marcel Sieberg (Ger) Lotto Soudal
108 Alex Dowsett (GBr) Movistar Team
109 Andrea Guardini (Ita) Team UAE Emirates
110 Phil Bauhaus (Ger) Team Sunweb
111 Jonathan Dibben (GBr) Team Sky
112 Ryan Gibbons (RSA) Dimension Data
113 Ion Insausti (Spa) Bahrain-Merida
114 Maximiliano Richeze (Arg) Quick-Step Floors
115 Daniil Fominykh (Kaz) Astana Pro Team
116 Marco Mathis (Ger) Katusha-Alpecin
117 Bram Tankink (Ned) Team LottoNl-Jumbo
118 Arman Kamyshev (Kaz) Astana Pro Team
119 Simone Consonni (Ita) Team UAE Emirates
120 Kenny Dehaes (Bel) Wanty – Groupe Gobert
121 Stijn Steels (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen – Baloise 0:10:27
122 Preben Van Hecke (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen – Baloise
123 Tim Merlier (Bel) Veranda’s Willems Crelan 0:10:32
124 Tyler Farrar (USA) Dimension Data 0:10:48
125 Roger Kluge (Ger) Orica-Scott 0:11:23
DNF André Greipel (Ger) Lotto Soudal
DNF Jelle Vanendert (Bel) Lotto Soudal
DNF Michal Kolár (Svk) Bora-Hansgrohe
DNF Andreas Schillinger (Ger) Bora-Hansgrohe
DNF Rüdiger Selig (Ger) Bora-Hansgrohe
DNF Marco Coledan (Ita) Trek-Segafredo
DNF Matthias Brändle (Aut) Trek-Segafredo
DNF Ryan Mullen (Irl) Cannondale-Drapac
DNF Mark Renshaw (Aus) Dimension Data
DNF Johann Van Zyl (RSA) Dimension Data
DNF Ruslan Tleubayev (Kaz) Astana Pro Team
DNF Marko Kump (Slo) Team UAE Emirates
DNF Jan Polanc (Slo) UAE Team Emirates
DNF Ben Swift (GBr) Team UAE Emirates
DNF Riccardo Minali (Ita) Astana Pro Team
DNF Benoit Vaugrenard (Fra) FDJ
DNF Dayer Quintana (Col) Movistar Team
DNF Rudy Barbier (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
DNF Julien Duval (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
DNF Alexis Gougeard (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale

Final General Classification :
1 Tom Dumoulin (Ned) Team Sunweb 24:34:33
2 Tim Wellens (Bel) Lotto Soudal 0:00:17
3 Jasper Stuyven (Bel) Trek-Segafredo 0:00:46
4 Greg Van Avermaet (Bel) BMC Racing Team 0:00:51
5 Oliver Naesen (Bel) AG2R La Mondiale 0:01:14
6 Michael Valgren Andersen (Den) Astana Pro Team 0:01:15
7 Peter Sagan (Svk) Bora-Hansgrohe 0:01:53
8 Lars Boom (Ned) Team LottoNl-Jumbo 0:01:59
9 Philippe Gilbert (Bel) Quick-Step Floors 0:02:12
10 Petr Vakoc (Cze) Quick-Step Floors 0:02:23
11 Jasha Sütterlin (Ger) Movistar Team 0:02:24
12 Sep Vanmarcke (Bel) Cannondale-Drapac 0:02:27
13 Jens Keukeleire (Bel) Orica-Scott 0:02:37
14 Jan Bakelants (Bel) AG2R La Mondiale 0:02:44
15 Edward Theuns (Bel) Trek-Segafredo 0:03:02
16 Søren Kragh Andersen (Den) Team Sunweb 0:03:03
17 Dion Smith (NZl) Wanty – Groupe Gobert 0:03:20
18 Imanol Erviti (Spa) Movistar Team
19 Pim Ligthart (Ned) Roompot – Nederlandse Loterij 0:03:33
20 Nils Politt (Ger) Katusha-Alpecin 0:03:47
21 Loïc Vliegen (Bel) BMC Racing Team 0:06:55
22 Stefan Küng (Swi) BMC Racing Team 0:09:44
23 Mike Teunissen (Ned) Team Sunweb 0:10:09
24 Hugo Houle (Can) AG2R La Mondiale 0:10:29
25 Xandro Meurisse (Bel) Wanty – Groupe Gobert 0:10:30
26 Lennard Hofstede (Ned) Team Sunweb 0:10:32
27 Reinardt Janse Van Rensburg (RSA) Dimension Data 0:10:50
28 Tiesj Benoot (Bel) Lotto Soudal 0:11:20
29 Enrico Gasparotto (Ita) Bahrain-Merida 0:11:33
30 Gregory Rast (Swi) Trek-Segafredo 0:13:42
31 Rúben Guerreiro (Por) Trek-Segafredo 0:13:57
32 Timo Roosen (Ned) Team LottoNl-Jumbo 0:14:22
33 Federico Zurlo (Ita) Team UAE Emirates 0:14:58
34 Matthieu Ladagnous (Fra) FDJ 0:15:22
35 Dylan Van Baarle (Ned) Cannondale-Drapac 0:16:19
36 Oscar Gatto (Ita) Astana Pro Team 0:16:23
37 Wout Van Aert (Bel) Veranda’s Willems Crelan 0:16:24
38 Boy van Poppel (Ned) Trek-Segafredo 0:16:29
39 Marcus Burghardt (Ger) Bora-Hansgrohe 0:17:14
40 Kristian Sbaragli (Ita) Dimension Data 0:17:39
41 Jos Van Emden (Ned) Team LottoNl-Jumbo 0:17:55
42 Luka Pibernik (Slo) Bahrain-Merida 0:18:05
43 Alexander Edmondson (Aus) Orica-Scott 0:18:18
44 Dries Van Gestel (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen – Baloise 0:18:48
45 Christoph Pfingsten (Ger) Bora-Hansgrohe 0:19:06
46 Yukiya Arashiro (Jpn) Bahrain-Merida 0:19:13
47 Léo Vincent (Fra) FDJ 0:19:30
48 Taco Van Der Hoorn (Ned) Roompot – Nederlandse Loterij 0:19:33
49 Lukas Pöstlberger (Aut) Bora-Hansgrohe 0:19:42
50 Pieter Weening (Ned) Roompot – Nederlandse Loterij 0:19:44
51 Jenthe Biermans (Bel) Katusha-Alpecin 0:19:48
52 Yves Lampaert (Bel) Quick-Step Floors 0:20:03
53 Dries Devenyns (Bel) Quick-Step Floors 0:21:02
54 Tony Martin (Ger) Katusha-Alpecin 0:21:53
55 Tom Van Asbroeck (Bel) Cannondale-Drapac 0:22:04
56 Niki Terpstra (Ned) Quick-Step Floors 0:23:00
57 Frederik Backaert (Bel) Wanty – Groupe Gobert 0:23:02
58 Elmar Reinders (Ned) Roompot – Nederlandse Loterij 0:23:53
59 Danny Van Poppel (Ned) Team Sky 0:23:59
60 Maciej Bodnar (Pol) Bora-Hansgrohe 0:24:01
61 Marc Sarreau (Fra) FDJ 0:24:08
62 Gediminas Bagdonas (Ltu) AG2R La Mondiale 0:24:31
63 Gorka Izagirre (Spa) Movistar Team 0:24:34
64 Jean-Pierre Drucker (Lux) BMC Racing Team 0:26:40
65 Stijn Devolder (Bel) Veranda’s Willems Crelan 0:26:42
66 Ion Insausti (Spa) Bahrain-Merida 0:26:46
67 Dmitriy Gruzdev (Kaz) Astana Pro Team 0:27:01
68 Mads Pedersen (Den) Trek-Segafredo 0:27:10
69 Tao Geoghegan Hart (GBr) Team Sky 0:27:15
70 Mitch Docker (Aus) Orica-Scott 0:27:37
71 Simon Gerrans (Aus) Orica-Scott 0:28:34
72 Elia Viviani (Ita) Team Sky 0:28:44
73 Laurens De Vreese (Bel) Astana Pro Team 0:28:45
74 Quentin Jauregui (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 0:30:12
75 Viacheslav Kuznetsov (Rus) Katusha-Alpecin 0:30:19
76 Rory Sutherland (Aus) Movistar Team 0:30:23
77 Dylan Groenewegen (Ned) Team LottoNl-Jumbo 0:31:40
78 Ian Stannard (GBr) Team Sky 0:32:09
79 Iljo Keisse (Bel) Quick-Step Floors 0:32:19
80 Bert Van Lerberghe (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen – Baloise 0:32:30
81 Mads Würtz Schmidt (Den) Katusha-Alpecin 0:32:32
82 Jonas Rickaert (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen – Baloise 0:32:40
83 Gijs Van Hoeck (Bel) Team LottoNl-Jumbo 0:32:43
84 Owain Doull (GBr) Team Sky 0:32:54
85 Michael Schär (Swi) BMC Racing Team 0:32:59
86 Oliviero Troia (Ita) Team UAE Emirates 0:33:19
87 Mark Mcnally (GBr) Wanty – Groupe Gobert 0:33:29
88 Bram Tankink (Ned) Team LottoNl-Jumbo 0:33:30
89 Sebastian Henao (Col) Team Sky 0:33:38
90 Jay Robert Thomson (RSA) Dimension Data 0:33:54
91 Preben Van Hecke (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen – Baloise 0:34:10
92 Huub Duijn (Ned) Veranda’s Willems Crelan 0:34:50
93 Piet Allegaert (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen – Baloise 0:35:07
94 Roy Curvers (Ned) Team Sunweb 0:35:10
95 Simone Consonni (Ita) Team UAE Emirates 0:35:37
96 Edward Planckaert (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen – Baloise 0:35:58
97 Scott Thwaites (GBr) Dimension Data 0:36:29
98 Ryan Gibbons (RSA) Dimension Data 0:37:34
99 Nuno Bico (Por) Movistar Team 0:37:55
100 Grega Bole (Slo) Bahrain-Merida 0:37:57
101 Jasper De Buyst (Bel) Lotto Soudal 0:38:01
102 Nathan Van Hooydonck (Bel) BMC Racing Team 0:38:23
103 Tim Merlier (Bel) Veranda’s Willems Crelan 0:38:25
104 Stijn Steels (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen – Baloise 0:38:45
105 Nikolas Maes (Bel) Lotto Soudal 0:38:56
106 Maximiliano Richeze (Arg) Quick-Step Floors 0:39:09
107 Roger Kluge (Ger) Orica-Scott 0:39:12
108 Kevin Van Melsen (Bel) Wanty – Groupe Gobert 0:39:15
109 Pieter Vanspeybrouck (Bel) Wanty – Groupe Gobert 0:39:22
110 Chris Hamilton (Aus) Team Sunweb 0:39:33
111 Brian Van Goethem (Ned) Roompot – Nederlandse Loterij 0:40:30
112 Manuel Quinziato (Ita) BMC Racing Team 0:40:53
113 Michael Goolaerts (Bel) Veranda’s Willems Crelan 0:41:18
114 Phil Bauhaus (Ger) Team Sunweb 0:41:29
115 Marcel Sieberg (Ger) Lotto Soudal 0:43:03
116 Jesper Asselman (Ned) Roompot – Nederlandse Loterij 0:43:04
117 Michael Hepburn (Aus) Orica-Scott 0:44:22
118 Alex Dowsett (GBr) Movistar Team 0:44:34
119 Marco Mathis (Ger) Katusha-Alpecin 0:45:19
120 Tyler Farrar (USA) Dimension Data 0:45:38
121 Andrea Guardini (Ita) Team UAE Emirates 0:45:39
122 Kenny Dehaes (Bel) Wanty – Groupe Gobert 0:46:05
123 Arman Kamyshev (Kaz) Astana Pro Team 0:51:57
124 Daniil Fominykh (Kaz) Astana Pro Team 0:54:07
125 Jonathan Dibben (GBr) Team Sky 1:05:30