Smashing first stage Sluiskil-Axel!

Hell of Zeeuws Vlaanderen has left its mark on our juniors.
Not less than 9 cobblestones made ​​an enormous wear and tear on our Zeeuwse cobblestones.

The smooth stones made ​​in the beginning that the large bunch was set beaten in several groups.
After a breakaway of three riders who were later supplemented to 12 pioneers, remained in the final kilometers 5 escapees outside shot at the Westsingel fighting for the stage win with over difference was achieved by the Dane Michael Sven grove of Team Blue Water for Belgians Brent Luijckx and the Kazak Yevgeniy Gidich.

 

Result first stage:
1  Svendgaard, Michael Team Blue Water Cycling * 2:40:22
2  Luyckx, Brent Avia Crabbe Team * z.t.
3  Gidich, Yevgeniy Kazachstan * z.t.
4  Larsen, Simon Hamann Team Blue Water Cycling z.t.
5  Tietema, Bas WWV Vacansoleil z.t.
6  Wouters, Enzo Avia Crabbe Team 2:40:53 0:31
7  Biermans, Jenthe Koninklijke Balen BC z.t.
8  Willems, Thimo Cube Spie Douterloigne z.t.
9  Tenbrock, Jonas Team Nordrhein Westfalen z.t.
10 Burton, Germain Groot-Brittannië z.t.

General Classification:
1 Svendgaard, Michael 1 Team Blue Water Cycling 2:40:11
2 Luyckx, Brent 21 Avia Crabbe Team 2:40:16 0:05
3 Tietema, Bas 34 WWV Vacansoleil z.t.
4 Gidich, Yevgeniy 138 Kazachstan 2:40:18 0:07
5 Larsen, Simon Hamann 4 Team Blue Water Cycling 2:40:22 0:11
6 Tenbrock, Jonas 102 Team Nordrhein Westfalen 2:40:51 0:40
7 van Dingenen, Jordi 81 Koninklijke Balen BC z.t.
8 W?rtz Schmidt, Kasper 2 Team Blue Water Cycling 2:40:52 0:41
9 Wouters, Enzo 24 Avia Crabbe Team 2:40:53 0:42
10 Biermans, Jenthe 79 Koninklijke Balen BC z.t.