2018 Belgian Road Cycling Cup
The 2018 Belgian Road Cycling Cup (known as the Napoleon Games Cycling Cup for sponsorship reasons) was the third edition of the Belgian Road Cycling Cup. Jasper De Buyst was the defending champion.
Despite not winning any of the events, Timothy Dupont won his second title after already winning the 2016 edition.
Events
Compared to the previous season, the Grote Prijs Marcel Kint was added to the calendar, replacing the Handzame Classic.
| Date | Event | Winner | Team | Series leader |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 February | Le Samyn |  Niki Terpstra (NED) | Quick-Step Floors | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Philippe Gilbert (BEL) |
| 4 March | Dwars door West-Vlaanderen |  Rémi Cavagna (FRA) | Quick-Step Floors | Florian Sénéchal (FRA) |
| 20 May | Grote Prijs Marcel Kint | Nacer Bouhanni (FRA) | Cofidis | |
| 2 June | Heistse Pijl |  Emils Liepins (LAT) | ONE Pro Cycling | Cees Bol (NED) |
| 15 June | Dwars door het Hageland | Krists Neilands (LAT) | Israel Cycling Academy | |
| 19 June | Halle–Ingooigem | Danny van Poppel (NED) | LottoNL–Jumbo | |
| 14 September | Kampioenschap van Vlaanderen | Dylan Groenewegen (NED) | LottoNL–Jumbo | Sean De Bie (BEL) |
| 16 September | Grote Prijs Jef Scherens | Jasper Stuyven (BEL) | Trek–Segafredo | |
| 22 September | Eurométropole |  Mads Pedersen (DEN) | Trek–Segafredo | |
| 2 October | Binche–Chimay–Binche | Danny van Poppel (NED) | LottoNL–Jumbo | Timothy Dupont (BEL) |
Race results
Since 2017, only the top 15 riders score points for the general classification. Three intermediate sprints during each race award points to the top three riders.
Le Samyn
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Niki Terpstra (NED) |
Quick-Step Floors | 4h 47' 48" |
| 2 | Philippe Gilbert (BEL) |
Quick-Step Floors | + 24" |
| 3 | Damien Gaudin (FRA) |
Direct Énergie | + 46" |
| 4 | Adrien Petit (FRA) |
Direct Énergie | + 1' 18" |
| 5 |  Gediminas Bagdonas (LTU) |
AG2R La Mondiale | + 1' 18" |
| 6 |  Alex Kirsch (LUX) |
WB Aqua Protect Veranclassic | + 1' 21" |
| 7 | Benoît Jarrier (FRA) |
Fortuneo–Samsic | + 1' 59" |
| 8 |  Nico Denz (GER) |
AG2R La Mondiale | + 1' 59" |
| 9 | Frederik Backaert (BEL) |
Wanty–Groupe Gobert | + 1' 59" |
| 10 | Alexandre Pichot (FRA) |
Direct Énergie | + 2' 02" |
| 11 | Amaury Capiot (BEL) |
Sport Vlaanderen–Baloise | + 2' 08" |
| 12 | Guillaume Van Keirsbulck (BEL) |
Wanty–Groupe Gobert | + 2' 08" |
| 13 | Fabio Jakobsen (NED) |
Quick-Step Floors | + 2' 19" |
| 14 | Jelle Mannaerts (BEL) |
Tarteletto–Isorex | + 2' 19" |
| 15 |  Tanner Putt (USA) |
UnitedHealthcare | + 2' 19" |
| Source: [1] | |||
Dwars door West-Vlaanderen
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rémi Cavagna (FRA) |
Quick-Step Floors | 4h 28' 29" |
| 2 | Florian Sénéchal (FRA) |
Quick-Step Floors | + 3" |
| 3 | Frederik Frison (BEL) |
Lotto–Soudal | + 10" |
| 4 | Fabio Jakobsen (NED) |
Quick-Step Floors | + 55" |
| 5 | Anthony Turgis (FRA) |
Cofidis | + 55" |
| 6 | Guillaume Van Keirsbulck (BEL) |
Wanty–Groupe Gobert | + 55" |
| 7 |  Jhonatan Narváez (ECU) |
Quick-Step Floors | + 55" |
| 8 | Christophe Noppe (BEL) |
Sport Vlaanderen–Baloise | + 59" |
| 9 | Michael Goolaerts (BEL) |
Vérandas Willems–Crelan | + 59" |
| 10 | Jimmy Duquennoy (BEL) |
WB Aqua Protect Veranclassic | + 59" |
| 11 | Tanner Putt (USA) |
UnitedHealthcare | + 59" |
| 12 | Pim Ligthart (NED) |
Roompot–Nederlandse Loterij | + 59" |
| 13 | Adrien Petit (FRA) |
Direct Énergie | + 59" |
| 14 |  Kamil Gradek (POL) |
CCC–Sprandi–Polkowice | + 59" |
| 15 |  Davide Martinelli (ITA) |
Quick-Step Floors | + 59" |
| Source: [2] | |||
GP Marcel Kint
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nacer Bouhanni (FRA) |
Cofidis | 3h 54' 01" |
| 2 | Cees Bol (NED) |
SEG Racing Academy | + 0" |
| 3 | Dries De Bondt (BEL) |
Vérandas Willems–Crelan | + 0" |
| 4 | Edward Planckaert (BEL) |
Sport Vlaanderen–Baloise | + 0" |
| 5 | Tim Merlier (BEL) |
Vérandas Willems–Crelan | + 0" |
| 6 | Jan-Willem van Schip (NED) |
Roompot–Nederlandse Loterij | + 0" |
| 7 | Jelle Mannaerts (BEL) |
Tarteletto–Isorex | + 0" |
| 8 | Jens Adams (BEL) |
Pauwels Sauzen–Vastgoedservice | + 0" |
| 9 | Alexander Krieger (GER) |
Leopard Pro Cycling | + 0" |
| 10 | Kenneth Van Rooy (BEL) |
Sport Vlaanderen–Baloise | + 0" |
| 11 | Dennis van der Horst (NED) |
Metec–TKH | + 0" |
| 12 | Jelle Donders (BEL) |
Differdange–Losch | + 0" |
| 13 | Bert Van Lerberghe (BEL) |
Cofidis | + 0" |
| 14 | Jonas Rickaert (BEL) |
Sport Vlaanderen–Baloise | + 0" |
| 15 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Mario Spengler (SUI) |
Leopard Pro Cycling | + 0" |
| Source: [3] | |||
Heistse Pijl
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Emils Liepins (LAT) |
ONE Pro Cycling | 4h 07' 47" |
| 2 | Wouter Wippert (NED) |
Roompot–Nederlandse Loterij | + 0" |
| 3 |  Aksel Nõmmela (EST) |
Canyon Eisberg | + 0" |
| 4 | Jens Adams (BEL) |
Pauwels Sauzen–Vastgoedservice | + 0" |
| 5 | Cees Bol (NED) |
SEG Racing Academy | + 2" |
| 6 |  Tom Pidcock (GBR) |
WIGGINS | + 7" |
| 7 | Marcel Sieberg (GER) |
Lotto–Soudal | + 7" |
| 8 | Jelle Mannaerts (BEL) |
Tarteletto–Isorex | + 7" |
| 9 | Gustav Höög (EST) |
Team Coop | + 7" |
| 10 | Gerry Druyts (BEL) |
Pauwels Sauzen–Vastgoedservice | + 7" |
| 11 | Christopher Latham (GBR) |
ONE Pro Cycling | + 7" |
| 12 | Tosh van der Sande (BEL) |
Lotto–Soudal | + 7" |
| 13 | Kevin Deltombe (BEL) |
Sport Vlaanderen–Baloise | + 7" |
| 14 | Lennert Teugels (BEL) |
Cibel–Cebon | + 7" |
| 15 | Christophe Noppe (BEL) |
Sport Vlaanderen–Baloise | + 7" |
| Source: [4] | |||
Championship standings
After Dwars door West-Vlaanderen
Individual
| Pos. | Rider | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Florian Sénéchal (FRA) |
Quick-Step Floors | 22 |
| 2 | Rémi Cavagna (FRA) |
Quick-Step Floors | 20 |
| 3 | Philippe Gilbert (BEL) |
Quick-Step Floors | 20 |
| 4 | Niki Terpstra (NED) |
Quick-Step Floors | 19 |
| 5 | Frederik Frison (BEL) |
Lotto–Soudal | 19 |
| 6 | Damien Gaudin (FRA) |
Direct Énergie | 16 |
| 7 | Adrien Petit (FRA) |
Direct Énergie | 15 |
| 8 | Fabio Jakobsen (NED) |
Quick-Step Floors | 15 |
| 9 | Guillaume Van Keirsbulck (BEL) |
Wanty–Groupe Gobert | 14 |
| 10 | Alex Kirsch (LUX) |
WB Aqua Protect Veranclassic | 14 |
| Classification (11–27) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Pos. | Rider | Team | Points |
| 11 | Anthony Turgis (FRA) |
Cofidis | 11 |
| 12 | Gediminas Bagdonas (LTU) |
AG2R La Mondiale | 11 |
| 13 | Jhonatan Narváez (ECU) |
Quick-Step Floors | 9 |
| 14 | Benoît Jarrier (FRA) |
Fortuneo–Samsic | 9 |
| 15 | Nico Denz (GER) |
AG2R La Mondiale | 8 |
| 16 | Christophe Noppe (BEL) |
Sport Vlaanderen–Baloise | 8 |
| 17 | Frederik Backaert (BEL) |
Wanty–Groupe Gobert | 7 |
| 18 | Michael Goolaerts (BEL) |
Vérandas Willems–Crelan | 7 |
| 19 | Jimmy Duquennoy (BEL) |
WB Aqua Protect Veranclassic | 6 |
| 20 | Alexandre Pichot (FRA) |
Direct Énergie | 6 |
| 21 | Tanner Putt (USA) |
UnitedHealthcare | 6 |
| 22 | Amaury Capiot (BEL) |
Sport Vlaanderen–Baloise | 5 |
| 23 | Pim Ligthart (NED) |
Roompot–Nederlandse Loterij | 4 |
| 24 | Jelle Mannaerts (BEL) |
Tarteletto–Isorex | 2 |
| 25 | Kamil Gradek (POL) |
CCC–Sprandi–Polkowice | 2 |
| 26 | Tosh Van der Sande (BEL) |
Lotto–Soudal | 2 |
| 27 | Davide Martinelli (ITA) |
Quick-Step Floors | 1 |
Teams
| Pos. | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Quick-Step Floors | 24 |
| 2 | Direct Énergie | 14 |
| 3 | Sport Vlaanderen–Baloise | 14 |
| 4 | Wanty–Groupe Gobert | 13 |
| 5 | Lotto–Soudal | 11 |
| 6 | Cofidis | 11 |
| 7 | AG2R La Mondiale | 8 |
| 8 | WB Aqua Protect Veranclassic | 6 |
| 9 | Roompot–Nederlandse Loterij | 4 |
| 10 | Cibel–Cebon | 3 |
| Classification (11–14) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Pos. | Team | Points | |
| 11 | Vérandas Willems–Crelan | 2 | |
| 12 | Vital Concept | 2 | |
| 13 | AGO–Aqua Service | 1 | |
| 14 | SEG Racing Academy | 1 | |
References
- "GP SAMYN HOMMES" (PDF). kbwb-rlvb.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 March 2018. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
- "NIEUWPOORT - ICHTEGEM" (PDF). kbwb-rlvb.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 March 2018. Retrieved 5 March 2018.
- "GROTE PRIJS MARCEL KINT ZWEVEGEM" (PDF). kbwb-rlvb.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 May 2018. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
- "HEYLEN VASTGOED HEISTSE PIJL" (PDF). kbwb-rlvb.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 June 2018. Retrieved 16 June 2018.
External links
- (in Dutch) Official website
- (in Dutch) Belgian Cycling Union 2018 Napoleon Games Cycling Cup Standings
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.