2015 Driedaagse van West-Vlaanderen

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2015 Driedaagse van West-Vlaanderen
2015 UCI Europe Tour
Race details
Dates6–8 March
Stages3
Distance365.6 km (227.2 mi)
Winning time8h 24' 37"
Results
Jersey yellow.svg WinnerFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Yves Lampaert  (BEL) (Etixx–Quick-Step)
  SecondFlag of Russia.svg  Anton Vorobyev  (RUS) (Team Katusha)
  ThirdFlag of New Zealand.svg  Jesse Sergent  (NZL) (Trek Factory Racing)
Jersey green.svg PointsFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Yves Lampaert  (BEL) (Etixx–Quick-Step)
Jersey black.svg YouthFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Yves Lampaert  (BEL) (Etixx–Quick-Step)
Jersey red.svg SprintsFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Tim Kerkhof  (NED) (Team Roompot)
  Team Etixx–Quick-Step
←  2014

The 2015 Driedaagse van West-Vlaanderen was the 69th edition of the Driedaagse van West-Vlaanderen (English: Three Days of West Flanders) cycling stage race. Rated as a 2.1 event by the UCI as part of the UCI Europe Tour, the race took place from 6 to 8 March 2015. [1]

Contents

The defending champion was Gert Jõeäär (Cofidis), who won the 2014 race, which used a very similar course, after victory in the opening time trial. [2] He was succeeded in 2015 by Yves Lampaert (Etixx–Quick-Step), who came fourth in the prologue, won the first road stage of the race from a breakaway and defended his race lead in the final stage. As well as winning the overall classification, he won the points, youth and West Flanders classifications, while his team won the teams classification.

Teams

24 teams were selected to take part in the race. Eight of these were UCI WorldTeams; 11 were UCI Professional Continental teams; five were UCI Continental teams. [3]

WorldTeams

Professional Continental teams

Continental teams

Route

The 2015 race included three stages. The first of these was a 7 km (4.3 mi) prologue individual time trial, which was followed by two road stages. The first road stage was mostly flat, except for the climb of the Oude Kwaremont midway through. The second similarly included three hills (the Rodeberg, the Kemmelberg and the Monteberg) in the middle part of the race, with a finale that again included some small climbs.

Stages

Prologue

6 March 2015 — Middelkerke to Middelkerke, 7 km (4.3 mi), individual time trial (ITT)
Route of the prologue Driedaagse van West-Vlaanderen 2015, proloog.jpg
Route of the prologue

The first stage of the race was a 7-kilometre (4.3-mile) prologue individual time trial in Middelkerke. The course was an out-and-back route along the northern Belgian coast; it took place in sunny conditions with some gusts of wind. [4] [5] [6]

The time trial was won by Anton Vorobyev (Team Katusha), the first professional win of his career. [7] He was the only rider to complete the course in under eight minutes. Jesse Sergent (Trek Factory Racing) finished second, with Jan Bárta (Bora–Argon 18) third. [8]

Prologue result and General classification after prologue [9]
RankRiderTeamTime
1Flag of Russia.svg  Anton Vorobyev  (RUS)Jersey yellow.svgJersey green.svgJersey black.svg Team Katusha 7' 57"
2Flag of New Zealand.svg  Jesse Sergent  (NZL) Trek Factory Racing + 4"
3Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Jan Bárta  (CZE) Bora–Argon 18 + 5"
4Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Yves Lampaert  (BEL)Jersey white.svg Etixx–Quick-Step + 8"
5Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Martijn Keizer  (NED) LottoNL–Jumbo + 9"
6Flag of France.svg  Alexis Gougeard  (FRA) AG2R La Mondiale + 11"
7Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Jempy Drucker  (LUX) BMC Racing Team + 11"
8Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Danilo Wyss  (SUI) BMC Racing Team + 12"
9Flag of France.svg  Christophe Laporte  (FRA) Cofidis + 12"
10Flag of Poland.svg  Łukasz Wiśniowski  (POL) Etixx–Quick-Step + 13"

Stage 1

7 March 2015 — Bruges to Harelbeke, 174.1 km (108.2 mi)
Yves Lampaert, winner of stage 1, wearing the white jersey of the best rider from West Flanders Harelbeke - Driedaagse van West-Vlaanderen, etappe 1, 7 maart 2015, aankomst (B54).JPG
Yves Lampaert, winner of stage 1, wearing the white jersey of the best rider from West Flanders

The first road stage of the race was a 174.1-kilometre (108.2-mile) route from Bruges to Harelbeke. The principal difficulties came in the middle part of the stage, with the Oude Kwaremont the most significant climb. [10]

An early breakaway was formed of four riders: Tim Kerkhof (Team Roompot), Gijs Van Hoecke (Topsport Vlaanderen–Baloise), Alistair Slater (An Post–Chain Reaction) and Gorik Gardeyn (Veranclassic–Ekoi). They were not allowed a significant advantage by the peloton and were caught after 110 kilometres (68 miles) of racing. [11] The main break of the day was then formed with 57 kilometres (35 miles) remaining by five riders: Yves Lampaert (Etixx–Quick-Step), Tosh Van der Sande (Lotto–Soudal), Alexis Gougeard (AG2R La Mondiale), Sander Cordeel (Vastgoedservice–Golden Palace) and Mirko Selvaggi (Wanty–Groupe Gobert). This break, which included several riders threatening to Vorobyev's lead, was chased by Team Katusha. The peloton was never quite able to make contact with the breakaway, which was reanimated by a sprint for an intermediate sprint. Cordeel attacked in the final kilometre, but was unable to create a gap. Lampaert followed Van der Sande's wheel and was able to pass him in the final metres to take the stage win. The peloton finished four seconds later. [11] [12]

Thanks to the lead over the peloton and the bonus seconds for the stage win, Lampaert took over the overall lead of the race from Vorobyev, as well as the lead of the points and young riders classification. [12]

Stage 1 result [13]
RankRiderTeamTime
1Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Yves Lampaert  (BEL)Jersey white.svg Etixx–Quick-Step 3h 54' 52"
2Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Tosh Van der Sande  (BEL) Lotto–Soudal + 0"
3Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Sander Cordeel  (BEL) Vastgoedservice–Golden Palace + 0"
4Flag of France.svg  Alexis Gougeard  (FRA) AG2R La Mondiale + 0"
5Flag of Italy.svg  Mirko Selvaggi  (ITA) Wanty–Groupe Gobert + 0"
6Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Danny van Poppel  (NED) Trek Factory Racing + 4"
7Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Gianni Meersman  (BEL) Etixx–Quick-Step + 4"
8Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Roy Jans  (BEL) Wanty–Groupe Gobert + 4"
9Flag of France.svg  Rudy Barbier  (FRA) Roubaix–Lille Métropole + 4"
10Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Wesley Kreder  (NED) Team Roompot + 4"
General classification after stage 1 [13]
RankRiderTeamTime
1Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Yves Lampaert  (BEL)Jersey yellow.svgJersey green.svgJersey black.svgJersey white.svg Etixx–Quick-Step 4h 02' 45"
2Flag of Russia.svg  Anton Vorobyev  (RUS) Team Katusha + 8"
3Flag of New Zealand.svg  Jesse Sergent  (NZL) Trek Factory Racing + 12"
4Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Jan Bárta  (CZE) Bora–Argon 18 + 13"
5Flag of France.svg  Alexis Gougeard  (FRA) AG2R La Mondiale + 14"
6Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Martijn Keizer  (NED) LottoNL–Jumbo + 17"
7Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Jempy Drucker  (LUX) BMC Racing Team + 19"
8Flag of France.svg  Christophe Laporte  (FRA) Cofidis + 20"
9Flag of Poland.svg  Łukasz Wiśniowski  (POL) Etixx–Quick-Step + 21"
10Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Hugo Houle  (CAN) AG2R La Mondiale + 21"

Stage 2

8 March 2015 — Nieuwpoort to Ichtegem, 184.5 km (114.6 mi)

The final stage of the race was a 184.5-kilometre (115-mile) route between Nieuwpoort and Ichtegem. The middle part of the race included some difficult climbs, including the Rodeberg, Kemmelberg and Monteberg. The race then finished with three laps of a circuit in Ichtegem that contained two moderate climbs. [14]

An early break was formed by Tim Kerkhof (Team Roompot), Louis Verhelst (Cofidis), Riccardo Stacchiotti (Nippo–Vini Fantini), Jimmy Engoulvent (Team Europcar), Jelle Wallays (Topsport Vlaanderen–Baloise), Edwig Cammaerts (Veranclassic–Ekoi) and Stef Van Zummeren (Verandas Willems). They gained a four-minute lead over the peloton. There were then attacks from the peloton, with seventeen more riders joining the front group. These included Lampaert, the race leader, and three teammates. In the final circuits of the race, however, these riders were brought to the main peloton and the stage ended in a bunch sprint. This was won by Danny van Poppel, led out by his brother Boy van Poppel.

Lampaert finished in eleventh place on the stage, securing his victory in the race and also taking the youth and points classifications. [15] [16]

Stage 2 result [17]
RankRiderTeamTime
1Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Danny van Poppel  (NED) Trek Factory Racing 4h 21' 52"
2Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Kris Boeckmans  (BEL) Lotto–Soudal + 0"
3Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Michael Van Staeyen  (BEL) Cofidis + 0"
4Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Jempy Drucker  (LUX) BMC Racing Team + 0"
5Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Gianni Meersman  (BEL) Etixx–Quick-Step + 0"
6Flag of Germany.svg  Rick Zabel  (GER) BMC Racing Team + 0"
7Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Roy Jans  (BEL) Wanty–Groupe Gobert + 0"
8Flag of France.svg  Maxime Daniel  (FRA) AG2R La Mondiale + 0"
9Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Sean De Bie  (BEL) Lotto–Soudal + 0"
10Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Baptiste Planckaert  (BEL) Roubaix–Lille Métropole + 0"
Final general classification [17]
RankRiderTeamTime
1Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Yves Lampaert  (BEL)Jersey yellow.svgJersey green.svgJersey black.svgJersey white.svg Etixx–Quick-Step 8h 24' 37"
2Flag of Russia.svg  Anton Vorobyev  (RUS) Team Katusha + 8"
3Flag of New Zealand.svg  Jesse Sergent  (NZL) Trek Factory Racing + 12"
4Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Jan Bárta  (CZE) Bora–Argon 18 + 12"
5Flag of France.svg  Alexis Gougeard  (FRA) AG2R La Mondiale + 14"
6Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Danny van Poppel  (NED) Trek Factory Racing + 16"
7Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Jempy Drucker  (LUX) BMC Racing Team + 17"
8Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Martijn Keizer  (NED) LottoNL–Jumbo + 17"
9Flag of France.svg  Christophe Laporte  (FRA) Cofidis + 20"
10Flag of Poland.svg  Łukasz Wiśniowski  (POL) Etixx–Quick-Step + 21"

Classification leadership table

There were four major rankings awarded in the 2015 Driedaagse van West-Vlaanderen. A yellow jersey was awarded to the general classification leader (time bonuses were awarded on the road stages at the stage finish and on intermediate sprints); a green jersey was awarded to the points classification leader (points were won at stage finishes and intermediate sprints); a red jersey was awarded to the sprints classification leader (points won at intermediate sprints only); and a black jersey was awarded to the best young rider in the general classification. A white jersey was also awarded to the best local rider after each stage, but this was not worn during racing. [18]

StageWinnerGeneral classification
Jersey yellow.svg		Points classification
Jersey green.svg		Sprints classification
Jersey red.svg		Young rider classification
Jersey black.svg		West Flanders classification
Jersey white.svg		Teams classification
P [9] Anton Vorobyev Anton Vorobyev Anton Vorobyev Not awarded [lower-alpha 1] Anton Vorobyev Yves Lampaert Etixx–Quick-Step
1 [13] Yves Lampaert Yves Lampaert Yves Lampaert Gorik Gardeyn Yves Lampaert
2 [17] Danny van Poppel Tim Kerkhof
Final Yves Lampaert Yves Lampaert Tim Kerkhof Yves Lampaert Yves Lampaert Etixx–Quick-Step

Notes

  1. ↑ Jersey awarded to Anton Vorobyev on the podium, but no points were on offer during the prologue.

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