Kampioenschap van Vlaanderen 2021 [FULL RACE]

September 17, 2021

Kampioenschap van Vlaanderen 2021 – Koolskamp – Koolskamp : 195,3 km

The Kampioenschap van Vlaanderen is one of the oldest Flemish races on the current cycling calendar, with its first edition dating all the way back to 1908. Its name, which translates to ‘The Championship of Flanders, describes exactly what it’s all about – a one-day race which takes place in Belgium’s gritty cycling heartland. Ever since the first edition over 100 years ago, this race has followed a tried and trusted circuit around Koolskamp, a small town in West Flanders. In 2005 it was added to the UCI’s Europe Tour and where it has stayed, as a 1.1-ranked race, ever since. A decade later it was added to the Bingoal Cycling Cup, a series which includes several other Flemish one-day races.

Jasper Philipsen (Alpecin-Fenix) emerged from a hectic, high-speed finale to win the Kampioenschap van Vlaanderen one-day race in Belgium in Koolskamp.

No one team was able to control the peloton and the lead out in the final kilometres, with even Deceuninck-QuickStep swamped and overtaken. Philipsen was dropped off near the front in the final 500 metres and then used his sprinter’s instincts to find a way through to open up his sprint.

Dylan Groenewegen (Jumbo-Visma) tried to come-up late but could only finish second, while Martin Laas (Bora-Hansgrohe) was third. Surprisingly, Fabio Jakobsen (Deceuninck-QuickStep) finished out of the top ten.

The 195km race covered 13 laps of a flat circuit around the village of Koolskamp between Bruges and Kortrijk to award the symbolic Flanders championship title.

The early break included Stephen Bassett (Rally Cycling) and Australians Ethan Batt (Black Spoke Pro Cycling Academy) and Samuel Jenner (Team BridgeLane). They opened a two-minute gap but were never allowed to gain more, with Sam Bennett doing some of the work on his return to racing with Deceuninck-QuickStep after four months out of action and criticism from team manager Patrick Lefevere.

Britain’s Charlie Quarterman (Trek-Segafredo) jumped across to the break with 60km to go and eventually split the break with 27km to go. Only Quarterman and Jenner were clear as the bell rang out for the start of the final 15km lap. But the peloton was just behind them and the two were in sight and then caught.

Deceuninck-QuickStep and Jumbo-Visma tried to control the peloton and lead out the sprint in the final kilometres but the wide roads made it easy for other teams to come up from behind.

Philipsen and his Alpecin-Fenix team seemed too far back going into the more technical final kilometre but the Belgian somehow found a way through. He jumped into Matteo Moschetti’s slipstream after Trek-Segafredo lead out the sprint to take his sixth win of the season in his first race since the Vuelta a Espana.

“It’s great to win after the Vuelta. You never know how your legs feel after a break from racing but the team was there for me and that lifted my confidence,” Philipsen said.

“There were some top sprinters here. It wasn’t a very difficult race but we weren’t sat on the sofa all day either and so we knew it’d be a fight.

“The chicane in the finish also made it more complex, you had to be careful not to be boxed in. Fortunately I could do my sprint.”

Results :
1 Jasper Philipsen (Bel) Alpecin-Fenix 4:11:14
2 Dylan Groenewegen (Ned) Jumbo-Visma
3 Martin Laas (Est) Bora-Hansgrohe
4 Matteo Moschetti (Ita) Trek-Segafredo
5 Niccolò Bonifazio (Ita) Total Direct Energie
6 Baptiste Planckaert (Bel) Intermarché-Wanty-Gobert Matériaux
7 Wessel Krul (Ned) SEG Racing Academy
8 Martins Pluto (Llat) Abloc CT
9 Nathan Vandepitte (Fra) Bingoal WB
10 Stanislaw Aniolkowski (Pol) Bingoal Pauwels Sauzen WB
11 Olav Kooij (Ned) Jumbo-Visma
12 Maximilien Picoux (Bel) Xelliss-Roubaix Lille Metropole
13 Campbell Stewart (NZl) Black Spoke Pro Cycling
14 Lionel Taminiaux (Bel) Alpecin-Fenix
15 Michaël Van Staeyen (Bel) Evopro Racing
16 Gil D´Heygere (Bel) Tarteletto-Isorex
17 Jensen Plowright (Aus) Team Bridgelane
18 Giacomo Nizzolo (Ita) Team Qhubeka Assos
19 Gerben Thijssen (Bel) Lotto Soudal
20 Colin Joyce (USA) Rally Cycling
21 Martijn Budding (Ned) Beat Cycling
22 Jordi Meeus (Bel) Bora-Hansgrohe
23 Bram Welten (Ned) Team Arkea-Samsic
24 Jens Reynders (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise
25 Mathias De Witte (Bel) Xelliss-Roubaix Lille Metropole
26 Rüdiger Selig (Ger) Bora-Hansgrohe
27 Jesper Rasch (Ned) SEG Racing Academy
28 Alberto Dainese (Ita) Team DSM
29 Ruben Apers (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise
30 Oskar Nisu (Est) Evopro Racing
31 Tobias Andresen (Den) Team DSM
32 Tim van Dijke (Ned) Jumbo-Visma
33 Timothy Dupont (Bel) Bingoal Pauwels Sauzen WB
34 Fabio Jakobsen (Ned) Deceuninck-QuickStep
35 Timo Roosen (Ned) Jumbo-Visma
36 Christophe Noppe (Bel) Team Arkea-Samsic
37 Alfdan De Decker (Bel) Tarteletto-Isorex
38 Stefano Museeuw (Bel) Beat Cycling
39 Florian Senechal (Fra) Deceuninck-QuickStep
40 Corbin Strong (NZl) SEG Racing Academy
41 Erlend Blikra (Nor) Uno-X Pro Cycling Team
42 Filippo Conca (Ita) Lotto Soudal
43 Lorrenzo Manzin (Fra) Total Direct Energie
44 Lindsay De Vylder (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise
45 Bert Van Lerberghe (Bel) Deceuninck-QuickStep
46 Enzo Wouters (Bel) Tarteletto-Isorex
47 Emils Liepins (Lat) Trek-Segafredo
48 Edward Theuns (Bel) Trek-Segafredo
49 Jonas Rickaert (Bel) Alpecin-Fenix
50 Sean Flynn (GBr) SEG Racing Academy
51 Kamil Malecki (Pol) Lotto Soudal
52 Donavan Grondin (Fra) Team Arkea-Samsic
53 Riccardo Minali (Ita) Intermarché-Wanty-Gobert Matériaux
54 Martin Urianstad (Nor) Uno-X Pro Cycling Team
55 Dorian De Mmaeght (Bel) Bingoal Pauwels Sauces WB
56 Thomas Denis (Fra) Xelliss-Roubaix Lille Metropole
57 Charles-Etienne Chretien (Can) Rally Cycling
58 Thomas Bonnet (Fa) Team TotalEnergies
59 Luke Mudgway (NZl) Black Spoke Pro Cycling
60 Yoeri Havik (Ned) Beat Cycling
61 Sébastien Grignard (Bel) Lotto Soudal
62 Florian Maitre (Fra) Total Direct Energie
63 Pepijn Reinderink (Ned) Team DSM
64 Jonas Castrique (Bel) Bingoal Pauwels Sauzen WB
65 Tom Sexton (NZl) Black Spoke Pro Cycling
66 Carlos Barbero (Spa) Team Qhubeka Assos
67 Anton Palzer (Ger) Bora-Hansgrohe
68 Christoph Pfingsten (Ger) Jumbo-Visma
69 Robin Skivild (Den) Uno-X Dare Development Team
70 Jasha Sütterlin (Ger) Team DSM
71 Stefano Oldani (Ita) Lotto Soudal
72 Jakob Egholm (Den) Trek-Segafredo
73 Senne Leysen (Bel) Alpecin-Fenix
74 Gianni Marchand (Bel) Tarteletto-Isorex
75 Thibau Verhofstadt (Bel) Tarteletto-Isorex
76 Emilien Jeannier (Fra) Team TotalEnergies
77 Thimo Willems (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise
78 Oskar Myrestøl Johansson (Nor) Uno-X Dare Development Team
79 Thomas Boudat (Fra) Team Arkea-Samsic
80 Alexander White (NZl) Black Spoke Pro Cycling
81 Simon Clarke (Aus) Team Qhubeka Assos
82 Maikel Zijlaard (Ned) SEG Racing Academy
83 Samuel Leroux (Fra) Xelliss-Roubaix Lille Metropole
84 Luuc Bugter (Ned) Beat Cycling
85 Oscar Riesebeek (Ned) Alpecin-Fenix
86 Milan Paulus (Bel) SEG Racing Academy
87 Michael Gogl (Aut) Team Qhubeka Assos
88 Stan Van Tricht (Bel) SEG Racing Academy
89 Maxime De Poorter (Bel) Tarteletto-Isorex
90 Sean De Bie (Bel) Bingoal Pauwels Sauzen WB
91 Aaron Gate (NZl) Black Spoke Pro Cycling
92 Nickolas Zukowsky (Can) Rally Cycling
93 Benjamin Declercq (Bel) Team Arkea-Samsic
94 Stijn De Bock (Bel) Tarteletto-Isorex
95 Loïc Vliegen (Bel) Intermarché-Wanty-Gobert Matériaux 0:00:13
96 Kevin Van Melsen (Bel) Intermarché-Wanty-Gobert Matériaux
97 Thomas Day (GBr) SEG Racing Academy
98 Lars Loohuis (Ned) Abloc CT
99 Kenny De Ketele (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise
100 Tim Declercq (Bel) Deceuninck-QuickStep
101 Ayco Bastiaens (Bel) Alpecin-Fenix
102 Piotr Havik (Ned) Beat Cycling
103 Romain Combaud (Fra) Team DSM
104 Mathis Le Berre (Fra) Team Arkea Samsic
105 Samual Eddy (Aus) Team BridgeLane
106 Ryan Schilt (Ned) Team BridgeLane
107 Cyrus Monk (Aus) Evopro Racing
108 Giovanni Aleotti (Ita) Bora-Hansgrohe
109 Matthew Walls (GBr) Bora-Hansgrohe 0:00:22
110 Mike Schuch (Ned) Abloc CT 0:00:23
111 André Luijk (Ned) Abloc CT
112 Charlie Quarterman (GBr) Trek-Segafredo
113 Jonny Brown (USA) EvoPro Racing 0:00:25
114 Stephen Bassett (USA) Rally Cycling
115 Max Kanter (Ger) Team DSM
116 Clément Russo (Fra) Team Arkea-Samsic 0:00:36
117 Lars Saugstad (Nor) Uno-X Pro Cycling Team 0:00:44
118 James Fouche (Aus) Black Spike Pro Cycling
119 Raphael Parisella (Can) Rally Cycling 0:00:54
120 Ludwig De Winter (Bel) Intermarché-Wanty-Gobert Matériaux
121 Xandres Vervloesem (Bel) Lotto Soudal
122 Paul Ourselin (Fra) Total Direct Energie
123 Pavel Bittner (Cze) Team DSM
124 Andreas Schillinger (Ger) Bora-Hansgrohe
125 Quinten Hermans (Bel) Intermarché-Wanty-Gobert Matériaux
126 Jordan Levasseur (Fra) Xelliss-Roubaix Lille Metropole
127 Dimitri Claeys (Bel) Team Qhubeka Assos
128 Matthew Dinham (Aus) Team Bridgelane
129 Alastair Christie-Johnston (Aus) Team Bridgelane
130 Sven Burger (Ned) Beat Cycling
131 Alexander Kamp (Den) Trek-Segafredo
132 Tobias Aagaard Hansen (Den) Uno-X Pro Cycling Team
133 Jimmy Janssens (Bel) Alpecin-Fenix
134 Adrien Petit (Fra) Total Direct Energie 0:00:59
135 Nathan Van Hooydonck (Bel) Jumbo-Visma 0:01:02
136 Lennard Hofstede (Ned) Jumbo-Visma
137 Sindre Kulset (Nor) Uno-X Pro Cycling Team 0:02:09
138 Robin Carpenter (USA) Rally Cycling 0:02:32
139 Samuel Jenner (Aus) Team Bridgelane 0:02:42
140 Boris Vallee (Bel) Bingoal Pauwels Sauzen WB 0:04:57
141 Jan-Willem van Schip (Ned) BEAT Cycling 0:04:58
142 Ethan Batt (NZl) Black Spoke Pro Cycling
143 Harry Tanfield (GBr) Team Qhubeka Assos
144 Corne van Kessel (Ned) Intermarché-Wanty-Gobert Matériaux
145 Brendan Rhim (USA) Evopro Racing
DNF Vitor Zucco Schizzi (Bra) EvoPro Racing
DNF Tosh Van Der Sande (Bel) Lotto Soudal
DNF Ben Van Dam (Aus) Team BridgeLane
DNF Valentin Tabellion (Fra) Xelliss-Roubaix Lille Metropole
DNF Mel van der Veekens (Ned) Abloc CT
DNF Thomas Acosta (Fra) EvoPro Racing
DNF Sam Bennett (Irl) Deceuninck-QuickStep
DNF Robbe Ghys (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise
DNF Sander De Pestel (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise
DNF Ian Garrison (USA) Deceuninck-QuickStep