As it occurred: Benoit Cosnefroy sprints to win De Brabantse Pijl 2024

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>>> Brabantse Pijl: Benoît Cosnefroy turns podium performances into victory in Overijse 

De Brabantse Pijl 2024 high 10:

1. Benoit Cosnefroy (FRA) Decathlon-AG2R La Mondiale 6:01’03”
2. Dylan Teuns (BEL) Israel-Premier Tech
3. Tim Wellens (BEL) UAE Team Emirates
4. Joe Blackmore (GBR) Israel-Premier Tech
5. Jefferson Cepeda (ECU) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA
6. Quinten Hermans (BEL) Alpecin-Deceuninck, all S.T.
7. Marijn van den Berg (NED) EF Education-EasyPost +10″
8. Michael Matthews (AUS) Jayco-AlUla +28″
9. Vito Braet (BEL) Intermarche-Wanty
10. Corbin Strong (NZL) Israel-Premier Tech, all S.T.

Benoit Cosnefroy wins De Brabantse Pijl 2024 and retains the title for Decathlon-AG2R La Mondiale.

Joe Blackmore (IPT) is doing an excellent trip for Dylan Teuns (IPT) and Marijn van den Berg (EFE) is caught with 500m to go! 

Flamme Rouge

The remaining kilometre and Van den Berg (EFE) is holding off the chase led by Blackmore (IPT). 

This appears to be like like Marijn van den Berg (EFE) has stolen a march right here and goes to take the win as he begins the ultimate climb of the S-Bocht. 

Attack

Marijn van dern Berg (EFE)

Wellens (UAD) was simply sitting on and never working and others began trying round. Van den Berg (EFE) carried on driving and received a niche. This could possibly be the profitable transfer with 2km to go. 

The leaders are working effectively collectively and have +17″ with 3km to go. 

4km to go. It appears to be like like, for now, this could possibly be the profitable transfer. Rafferty (EFE) and Gachignard (TEN) are attempting to bridge the hole. 

5km to go

Leaders:

Benoit Cosnefroy (DAT)
Quinten Hermans (ADC)
Tim Wellens (UAD)
Marijn van den Berg (EFE)
Jefferson Cepeda (CJR)
Dylan Teuns (IPT)
Joe Blackmore (IPT)

Chase +12″

Axel Laurance (ADC) is caught in no-mans-land now and is not making the bridge to the leaders with an EF Education-EasyPost rider becoming a member of him. 

Leaders:

Tim Wellens (UAD)
Dylan Teuns (IPT)
Marijn van den Berg (EFE)
Quinten Hermans (ADC)
Benoit Cosnefroy (DAT)
Jefferson Cepeda (CJR)

With extra riders chasing throughout. Joe Blackmore (IPT) about to make the bridge too. 6km to go.

Attack within the chase

Benoit Cosnesfroy (DAT)

An enormous acceleration on the Holstheide climb. The penultimate climb. He’s made it throughout with 7km to go. 

Quinten Hermans (ADC) has joined the main trio after an enormous transfer on the Moskesstraat. 

Michael Matthews (JAY) main the chase at about +5″ now. 

Dorian Godon (DAT) hits the entrance on the cobbles as he tries to tug the break again however Marijn van den Berg (EFE) accelerates up entrance with Tim Wellens (UAD) following and Dylan Teuns (IPT) nearly clinging on. 

10km to go

Time for the ultimate ascent of the Moskesstraat as Søren Kragh (ADC) is again working for Quinten Hermans and Axel Laurance. 

Finally, Decathlon-AG2R La Mondiale come up en masse for Cosnefroy. +11″ as much as the break.

The Hertstraat for the ultimate time and it’s Dries Van Gestel (TEN) leads the peloton over the cobbles. Just +19″ hole now. 

It’s all the way down to Bingoal-WB to chase now with a niche of +26″ to the main trio. 

20km to go

The hole is extending as the 2 Alpecin-Deceuninck riders chasing are struggling. +21″ is the hole with one lap to go!

EF Education-EasyPost went from lacking out to being within the driving seat as they mark all of the strikes behind. Alpecin-Deceuninck again on the entrance to chase. 

The peloton received as shut as seven seconds however the sit up and go searching. This is an ideal situation for the leaders. Four extra riders now attempt a transfer with a number of following. 

Leaders onto the Holstheide:

Tim Wellens (UAD)
Dylan Teuns (IPT)
Marijn van den Berg (EFE)

The have +12″ on the Andread Kron (LTD) led peloton. 

On the Moskesstraat with Politt (UAD) leads onto it. 

Attack

Dylan Teuns (IPT)
Tim Wellens (UAD)

30km to go

Heading again to the Moskesstraat as Alpecin-Deceuninck return to pacing on the entrance together with UAE Team Emirates. Antoine Huby (SOQ) has a difficulty in the back of the group, appears to be like prefer it’s a sluggish rear puncture.  

Attack!

Nils Politt (UAD)

But he’s closely marked and goes nowhere.

And again onto the Hertstraat but once more. Lotto-DSTNY returns to the entrance for Andreas Kron. 

EF Education-EasyPost have dragged the leaders again with 37km to go. That was a vital to do because it was a really sturdy group. 

Mechanical 

Louis Vervaeke (SOQ)

EF Education-EasyPost main the way in which with their whole group on the entrance as Stevia Williams (IPT) lanches throughout the hole and bridges with ease. 

40km to go

The two teams now merge simply earlier than the S-Bocht climb. 

Søren Kragh (ADC)
Axel Laurance (ADC)
Benoit Cosnefroy (DAT)
Antoine Huby (SOQ)
Andreas Leknessund (UXM)
Antonio Morgado (UAD)
Alec Segaert (LTD)
De Pooter (IWA)
Lawson Craddock (JAY)
Frank Van den Broek (DFP)

Peloton +18″

Leaders:

Søren Kragh (ADC)
Axel Laurance (ADC)
Benoit Cosnefroy (DAT)
Antoine Huby (SOQ)
Andreas Leknessund (UXM)

About +10″ again to the chasers. 

Benoit Cosnesfroy (DAT) attempting to bridge however Søren Kragh (ADC) is marking him. 

On the Holstheide with Axel Laurance (ADC) bridging to the break and that drops Segaert (LTD). 

The break of Huby (SOQ), Leknessund (UXM) and Segaert (LTD) are being closed in quickly by the Matthews (JAY) led group of about 15 riders. 

Attack!

Antonio Morgado (UAD)
Tim Wellens (UAD)
Tobias Johannessen (UXM)
Michael Matthews (JAY)
Axel Laurance (ADC)

But they are not getting the hole they need. 

Back onto the Moskesstraat but once more. Leknessund (UXM), Huby (SOQ) and Segaert (LTD) have +25″ hole. 

50km to go

UAE Team Emirates additionally transfer up and appear to be working for Antonio Morgado. It is a race that fits his attributes as Nils Politt and Tiim Wellens take care of him. 

Alpecin-Deceuninck and EF Education-EasyPost lead the peloton with +18″.

Vincenzo Albanese (ARK) abandons. 

Onto the opposite cobbled climb, the Hertstraat. 

The three leaders have +10″ on the solo chaser from Intermarch-Wanty and +16″ on the peloton. 

60km to go

Leaders:

Antoine Huby (SOQ)
Alec Segaert (LTD)
Andreas Leknessund (UXM)

With extra assaults behind.

Onto the S-Bocht in Overijse simply earlier than the end line. The first time throughout the road with 4 extra to go. 

Multiple attackers attempting to bridge throughout to the brand new leaders with Lotto-DSTNY’s Alec Segaert attempting to affix the duo up entrance. 

That new group of 9 riders has been dragged again by the peloton and the tempo slackens earlier than two extra riders attempt a transfer. 

Attack

Quinten Hermans (ADC)

Eight riders go along with him and that appears like we’ve a brand new group type. Soudal-QuickStep and Lotto-DSTNY chasing. 

That’s the breakaway caught. 

Attack

Søren Kragh (ADC)

He is bridging to the leaders with a rider from TDT-Unibet sat on his wheel. 

It was former Dutch champion, Pascal Eenkhoorn, who led the assaults on the Moskesstraat.

Alpecin-Deceninck’s Søren Kragh and Quinten Hermans pushing the tempo on the entrance as riders drift again from the break. 

70km to go

The break go excessive of the Moskesstraat because the assaults come within the peloton. Lotto-DSTNY lead excessive for the bunch. 

Onto the primary climb on the circuit. The Moskesstraat. The cobbles start and the assaults come. 

Alpecin-Deceuninck, Tudor and Lotto-DSTNY lead the peloton. 

With 75km to go and dwell footage being proven for the primary time, the time hole is being proven at simply +47″ between the break and the peloton. 

80km to go

Onto the Rue François Dubois. Just +1’03” between the break and the peloton. 

90km to go

We’re on the midway mark now with a niche of +1’40” between the break and the peloton. 

Puncture for Kiaan Watts (IPT), a pure sprinter and monitor rider for the Israeli group. 

Vincenzo Albanese (ARK) will get a motorcycle change. He has had a busy day in the back of the bunch. The Italian puncheur was additionally on the medical automobile earlier right this moment too. Arkea-B&B Hotels will likely be hoping he’s okay for the laps as that is completely a race he may win. 

100km to go

The hole is beginning to drop but once more… 

Alan Riou (ARK)
Nicolas Debeaumarche (COF)
Jens Reynders (BWB)
James Whelan (Q36)
Lorrenzo Manzin (TEN)
Anders Johannessen (UXM)
Jordi Warlop (SOQ)
Tomáš Kopecký (TDT)

Peloton +1’40”

At the bottom of the Rue de Nivelles now. 

The subsequent climb is the Rue de Nivelles. This is the final climb earlier than the laps start in round 25km time. 

110km to go

Over the Eigenbrakelsesteenweg and the break have simply over two minutes on the peloton. 

Bike change for defending champion, Dorian Godon (DAT). 

120km to go

The break has fashioned and the race is settling down because the go over the second climb of the day, the Bruineput. The subsequent climb has an insane identify… Eigenbrakelsesteenweg… Safe to say that may be a identify that requires a duplicate and paste! 

Race state of affairs:

Alan Riou (ARK)
Nicolas Debeaumarche (COF)
Jens Reynders (BWB)
James Whelan (Q36)
Lorrenzo Manzin (TEN)
Anders Johannessen (UXM)
Jordi Warlop (SOQ)
Tomáš Kopecký (TDT)

Peloton +1’38”

130km to go

As they head to the second climb of the day, the Bruineput, the break nonetheless do not have a lot of a niche. 

The break is not being allowed a lot hole in any respect in the meanwhile. Still simply +30″ between the leaders and the peloton. 

On the primary climb of the day, the Chausée d’Alsemberg.

140km to go

We have a break!

Alan Riou (ARK)
Nicolas Debeaumarche (COF)
Jens Reynders (BWB)
James Whelan (Q36)
Lorrenzo Manzin (TEN)
Anders Johannessen (UXM)

Chase +10″:

Jordi Warlop (SOQ)
Tomáš Kopecký (TDT)

Peloton +20″

10km from the primary climb of the day, the Chausée d’Alsemberg. 

150km to go

One hour of racing and no break has fashioned. 

Two groups are showing at this race for the very first time. 

They are:

TDT-Unibet
Caja Rural-Seguros RGA

160km to go

No breakaway but. 

Intermarche-Wanty have introduced a particularly younger squad to the race right this moment…

170km to go

A surprisingly quiet begin. 

Half an hour into the race and it’s nonetheless all collectively. 

This race is having a quiet begin, however the ladies’s race has simply explodes with the likes of Elisa Longo-Borghini (Lidl-Trek) and Demi Vollering (SD Worx-Protime) on the transfer. Follow dwell updates by clicking the hyperlink under…

>>> De Brabantse Pijl Women – LIVE 

180km to go

Over 10km in and no break has fashioned but. The common pace is not speedy, although. It is presently 41.8kph. 

A niche briefly opened up for 5 riders however the door was swiftly slammed shut by the bunch. 

It is a stupendous day right this moment in Belgium with wonderful sunshine baking down on the riders. The temperature is a nice 13 levels centigrade (56F) with a mild 7mph wind. 

Several assaults popping out of the peloton however, for now, nothing is sticking. 

195.2km to go

The flag drops and the race begins! 

The riders have began the quick impartial zone. 

UAE Team Emirates’ neo-pro António Morgado has had a particularly busy begin to the season. 

He raced the Down Under Classic and the Tour Down Under then went to his native Portugal for the Figueira Classic and the Volta ao Algarve adopted by 10 one-day Classics and semi-Classics, together with Flanders and Roubaix. 

And now he is racing right here. The 20-year-old is having a really busy 12 months!

Today the WorldTour groups are utilizing 15 riders from their improvement squads. The high tier groups are allowed to try this in any race that is not a WorldTour race. Plenty of younger expertise to look at for.

Rasmus Pedersen (DAT)
Noe Isidore (DAT)
Victor Hannes (IWA)
Wouter Toussaint (IWA)
Hubert Grygowski (ARK)
Lucas Janssen (ARK)
Vlad Van Mechelen (DFP)
Robbe Dhondt (DFP)
Anze Ravbar (UAD)
Gibbe Staes (UAD)
Joe Blackmore (IPT)
Kiaan Watts (IPT)
Jens Reynders (BWB)
Lucas Jacques (BWB)
Fabian Weiss (TUD)

Just round 10 minutes from the official begin of the boys’s Brabantse Pijl 2024. 

You could have observed from the listing of contenders that there are a number of riders who may win from Israel-Premier Tech. However, one could also be a stand-out with their type in the meanwhile. 

That is 21-year-old, Joe Blackmore. He has had a tremendous begin to the season taking the GC at each the Tour du Rwanda, Tour de Taiwan and the latest Circuit des Ardennes in addition to eighth place within the Volta NXT Classic. 

Don’t be shocked to see the teen from Sidcup proper up within the combine right this moment. 

Don’t neglect, we even have the ladies’s Brabantse Pijl occurring proper now and we’ve dwell updates too. To preserve updated with that, ensure you click on the hyperlink under…

>>> De Brabantse Pijl Women – LIVE 

Other names to look at for are:

Quinten Herman (ADC)
Søren Kragh (ADC)
Francesco Busatto (IWA)
Georg Zimmermann (IWA)
Vincenzo Albanese (ARK)
Ben Hermans (COF)
Marijn van den Berg (EFE)
Michael Matthews (JAY)
Tim Wellens (UAD)
Marc Hirschi (UAD)
Antonio Morgado (UAD)
Andreas Kron (LTD)
Dylan Teuns (IPT)
Joe Blackmore (IPT)
Krists Neilands (IPT)
Corbin Strong (IPT)
Stevie Williams (IPT)
Loic Vliegen (BWB)
Walter Calzoni (Q36)
Zeb Kyffin (TDT)
Sandy Dujardin (TEN)
Tobias Halland Johannesen (UXM)
Alex Kamp (TUD)

An extended listing, I do know. 

The defending champion, Dorian Godon (Decathlon-AG2R) is right here on the race to attempt to maintain onto his title, however the doubtless position right this moment will likely be for him and his teammates to work for Benoit Cosnefroy with potential for Andrea Vendrame to even be up there too. 

The Brabantse Pijl is a race that bridges between the cobbled and Ardenne Classics as we go away behind the cobbles of Roubaix and Flanders and construct in direction of the hills of the Ardennes, starting with the Amstel Gold Race this weekend. 

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