2019 Grand Prix Cycliste Le Samyn (1.1), Belgium
51st edition: Tuesday, March 5, 2019
GP Le Samyn Podium history | 2018 edition | 2020 edition | Start list
Quaregnon - Dour, 201.4 kms
Florian Senechal gets his first big win.
Weather at the finish city of Dour at 2:00 PM, local time: 9C (49F), mostly cloudy, with the wind from the southwest at 21 km/hr (13 mph). There is only the smallest chance of rain.
The race: Here's the report from winner Florian Senechal's Deceuninck-Quick Step team.
It’s been a long time in the making, but Florian Sénéchal has finally nabbed his first pro win at a highly-entertaining edition of Le Samyn, where Deceuninck – Quick-Step offered again an instructional on cycling tactics, not only by keeping a sharp eye on the breakaway and subsequent attacks, but also by infiltrating riders in every move once the race entered the first of the four laps around Dour.
One by one, Rémi Cavagna, Pieter Serry and Tim Declercq went clear, putting Deceuninck – Quick-Step into advantage on the road and forcing their opponents to chase hard in order to bring things back together. With around 20 kilometers to go, once a regrouping took place, attacks began coming thick and fast, and another split – this time decisive – was made, on the Roquette cobblestone segment, leaving ten riders at the front, including Declercq, Serry and Sénéchal.
On the Wiheries, Florian responded to a big acceleration of Niki Terpstra (Direct Energie), with Lars Boom (Roompot) joining them, before the others bridged across, only for the group to disintegrate again, when the strong Frenchman attacked on the narrow Bellevue cobblestone stretch. Together with the same men, he exited the sector having a decent gap on the others, but the chasers made it back.
A brilliant Tim Declercq then applied pressure on the group, when he launched an all-in move two kilometers from the finish, which was nullified only with 500 meters to go. Sitting in third wheel, an astute Sénéchal patiently bided his time, leaving Boom and Terpstra to open their sprint before accelerating 200 meters and outkicking all his rivals en route to claiming his first ever pro win.
Florian Senechal finishes ahead of Aime de Gendt.
“Everyone was telling me I was going to win it, so I started believing it would happen. I had a great team around me, which worked the entire day and had confidence in me – Tim, Rémi and Pieter were all fantastic – and I didn’t do any reckless moves, unlike other years, when I came close of winning it. Despite that attack on the final cobblestone sector, the plan was to wait for the sprint, as I felt very strong, and it turned out great for me and the team.”
For Florian, Tuesday’s victory in Belgium carried an extra significance: “Le Samyn is such a beautiful race and I’m extremely happy I came out on top, especially as today is the birthday of my wife, Margot. She told me before the start that she wants me to win and I am glad I could make her such a gift and celebrate my first pro win together with her at the finish. It’s an extraordinary day that I will never forget!”
Complete Results:
201.4 kilometers raced at an average speed of 43.416 km/hr
| 1 | SENECHAL Florian | Deceuninck-Quick Step | 4hr 38min 20sec |
| 2 | DE GENDT Aime | Wanty-Gobert | s.t. |
| 3 | TERPSTRA Niki | Direct Energie | s.t. |
| 4 | BOOM Lars | Roompot-Charles | s.t. |
| 5 | SERRY Pieter | Deceuninck-Quick Step | @ 1sec |
| 6 | VANDENBERGH Stijn | Ag2r La Mondiale | s.t. |
| 7 | DECLERCQ Tim | Deceuninck-Quick Step | 0:06 |
| 8 | REINDERS Elmar | Roompot-Charles | 0:08 |
| 9 | ASSELMAN Jesper | Roompot-Charles | 0:14 |
| 10 | MERTZ Rémy | Lotto-Soudal | 0:19 |
| 11 | PLANCKAERT Baptiste | Wallonie-Bruxelles | 0:54 |
| 12 | BACKAERT Frederik | Wanty-Gobert | s.t. |
| 13 | MANNAERTS Jelle | Tarteletto-Isorex | 1:02 |
| 14 | VAN ASBROECK Tom | Israel Cycling Academy | 1:10 |
| 15 | VAN GESTEL Dries | Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise | s.t. |
| 16 | VLIEGEN Loïc | Wanty-Gobert | s.t. |
| 17 | ASGREEN Kasper | Deceuninck-Quick Step | s.t. |
| 18 | VENTURINI Clément | Ag2r La Mondiale | 1:17 |
| 19 | DERNIES Tom | Natura4Ever-Roubaix-Lille Metropole | s.t. |
| 20 | DE BONDT Dries | Corendon-Circus | s.t. |
| 21 | LIGTHART Pim | Direct Energie | 1:23 |
| 22 | VANSPEYBROUCK Pieter | Wanty-Gobert | s.t. |
| 23 | HOFSTETTER Hugo | Cofidis | s.t. |
| 24 | VAN GENECHTEN Jonas | Vital Concept | s.t. |
| 25 | BARBIER Rudy | Israel Cycling Academy | s.t. |
| 26 | BAGDONAS Gediminas | Ag2r La Mondiale | s.t. |
| 27 | NAESEN Lawrence | Lotto-Soudal | s.t. |
| 28 | ABERASTURI Jon | Caja Rural-Seguros RGA | s.t. |
| 29 | RUMAC Josip | Androni Giocattoli-Sidermec | s.t. |
| 30 | GODON Dorian | Ag2r La Mondiale | s.t. |
| 31 | FOUCHÉ James | Team Wiggins Le Col | s.t. |
| 32 | VAN GINNEKEN Sjoerd | Roompot-Charles | s.t. |
| 33 | MAAS Jan | Leopard Pro Cycling | s.t. |
| 34 | LEYSEN Senne | Roompot-Charles | s.t. |
| 35 | ISTA Kevyn | Wallonie-Bruxelles | s.t. |
| 36 | DEWULF Stan | Lotto-Soudal | s.t. |
| 37 | CAPIOT Amaury | Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise | s.t. |
| 38 | CAVAGNA Rémi | Deceuninck-Quick Step | s.t. |
| 39 | LEMOINE Cyril | Cofidis | s.t. |
| 40 | BANASZEK Alan | Caja Rural-Seguros RGA | s.t. |
| 41 | JANS Roy | Corendon-Circus | s.t. |
| 42 | KRIEGER Alexander | Leopard Pro Cycling | 1:31 |
| 43 | DEVOLDER Stijn | Corendon-Circus | 1:36 |
| 44 | VAN LERBERGHE Bert | Cofidis | 1:51 |
| 45 | GAUDIN Damien | Direct Energie | 2:02 |
| 46 | STEVENS Timothy | Cibel | 2:21 |
| 47 | BURKE Jack | Leopard Pro Cycling | 2:38 |
| 48 | SPENGLER Mario | Leopard Pro Cycling | s.t. |
| 49 | WIRTGEN Tom | Wallonie-Bruxelles | 3:39 |
| 50 | STEWART Thomas | Canyon DHB | s.t. |
| 51 | PATTYN Jeroen | Team Differdange-GeBa | s.t. |
| 52 | MARCHAND Gianni | Cibel | s.t. |
| 53 | BOUCHER David | Tarteletto-Isorex | s.t. |
| 54 | DE BACKER Bert | Vital Concept | s.t. |
| 55 | WOUTERS Enzo | Lotto-Soudal | s.t. |
| 56 | BONNAMOUR Franck | Arkea Samsic | s.t. |
| 57 | VALLÉE Boris | Wanty-Gobert | s.t. |
| 58 | MORA Sebastián | Caja Rural-Seguros RGA | s.t. |
| 59 | PONS Gaëtan | Leopard Pro Cycling | s.t. |
| 60 | SPENGLER Lukas | Wallonie-Bruxelles | s.t. |
| 61 | LIEPIŅŠ Emīls | Wallonie-Bruxelles | s.t. |
| 62 | CAÑELLAS Xavier | Caja Rural-Seguros RGA | s.t. |
| 63 | DE WINTER Ludwig | Wanty-Gobert | s.t. |
| 64 | SCHNEITER Joab | IAM-Excelsior | s.t. |
| 65 | DIELEMAN Michiel | Cibel | s.t. |
| 66 | VAN STAEYEN Michael | Roompot-Charles | s.t. |
| 67 | LEROUX Samuel | Natura4Ever-Roubaix-Lille Metropole | s.t. |
| 68 | COENEN Dennis | Cibel | s.t. |
| 69 | RÄIM Mihkel | Israel Cycling Academy | s.t. |
| 70 | BARBIER Pierre | Natura4Ever-Roubaix-Lille Metropole | s.t. |
| 71 | CULLAIGH Gabriel | Team Wiggins Le Col | s.t. |
| 72 | IDJOUADIENE Pierre | Natura4Ever-Roubaix-Lille Metropole | s.t. |
| 73 | DUVAL Julien | Ag2r La Mondiale | s.t. |
| 74 | PARET PEINTRE Aurélien | Ag2r La Mondiale | s.t. |
| 75 | WELTEN Bram | Arkea Samsic | s.t. |
| 76 | HEIDERSCHEID Colin | Leopard Pro Cycling | s.t. |
| 77 | DUNNE Conor | Israel Cycling Academy | s.t. |
| 78 | VAN DINGENEN Jordi | Tarteletto-Isorex | s.t. |
| 79 | VAN DEN BRANDE Julien | Tarteletto-Isorex | 4:43 |
| 80 | DUPONT Timothy | Wanty-Gobert | 5:11 |
| 81 | VENDRAME Andrea | Androni Giocattoli-Sidermec | 6:07 |
| 82 | STALLAERT Joeri | Corendon-Circus | 6:51 |
| 83 | PETIT Adrien | Direct Energie | s.t. |
| 84 | PICHOT Alexandre | Direct Energie | s.t. |
| 85 | VERMEULEN Emiel | Natura4Ever-Roubaix-Lille Metropole | s.t. |
| 86 | WILLIAMS Peter | SwiftCarbon Pro Cycling | 8:31 |
| 87 | CARDIS Romain | Direct Energie | 9:31 |
| 88 | RUSSO Clément | Arkea Samsic | s.t. |
| 89 | VAN GOETHEM Brian | Lotto-Soudal | 11:11 |
| 90 | TIZZA Marco | Amore & Vita-Prodir | 11:51 |
| 91 | GUEX Quentin | IAM-Excelsior | s.t. |
| 92 | PAGE Dylan | IAM-Excelsior | s.t. |
| 93 | PELLAUD Simon | IAM-Excelsior | s.t. |
Start list with back numbers: February 26, 2018
| DIRECT ENERGIE | |
| DS: | Dominique Arnould |
| 1 | TERPSTRA Niki |
| 2 | CARDIS Romain |
| 3 | LIGTHART Pim |
| 4 | PETIT Adrien |
| 5 | PICHOT Alexandre |
| 6 | TULIK Angelo |
| 7 | GAUDIN Damien |
| AG2R LA MONDIALE | |
| DS: | Nicolas Guille |
| 11 | BAGDONAS Gediminas |
| 12 | DUVAL Julien |
| 13 | GODON Dorian |
| 14 | GOUGEARD Alexis |
| 15 | VANDENBERGH Stijn |
| 16 | VENTURINI Clément |
| 17 | PARET PEINTRE Aurélien |
| DECEUNINCK-QUICK STEP | |
| DS: | Rik van Slycke |
| 21 | ASGREEN Kasper |
| 22 | CAVAGNA Rémi |
| 23 | DECLERCQ Tim |
| 24 | MARTINELLI Davide |
| 25 | RICHEZE Ariel |
| 26 | SENECHAL Florian |
| 27 | SERRY Pieter |
| LOTTO-SOUDAL | |
| DS: | Frederik Willems |
| 31 | DE WULF Stan |
| 32 | NAESEN Lawrence |
| 34 | MERTZ Rémy |
| 35 | MONFORT Maxime |
| 36 | VAN GOETHEM Brian |
| 37 | WOUTERS Enzo |
| ANDRONI GIOCATTOLI-SIDERMEC | |
| DS: | Giovanni Ellena |
| 41 | BENFATTO Marco |
| 42 | FEDRIGO Leonardo |
| 43 | FRAPPORTI Marco |
| 44 | PELUCCHI Matteo |
| 45 | RUMAC Josip |
| 46 | VENDRAME Andrea |
| 47 | VIEL Mattia |
| ARKEA-SAMSIC | |
| DS: | Sebastien Hinault |
| 51 | WELTEN Bram |
| 52 | WAGNER Robert |
| 53 | GUERNALEC Thibault |
| 54 | JARRIER Benoit |
| 55 | RIOU Alan |
| 56 | RUSSO Clement |
| 57 | BONNAMOUR Franck |
| CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA | |
| DS: | Ruben Martinez |
| 61 | ABERASTURI Jon |
| 62 | CAÑELLAS Xavier |
| 63 | MORA Sebastian |
| 64 | GONZALEZ David |
| 65 | MALUCELLI Matteo |
| 66 | MOREIRA Mauricio |
| 67 | BANASZEK Alan |
| COFIDIS | |
| DS: | Thierry Marichal |
| 71 | CLAEYS Dimitri |
| 72 | HOFSTETTER Hugo |
| 73 | SOUPE Geoffrey |
| 74 | VAN LERBERGHE Bert |
| 75 | VANBILSEN Kenneth |
| 76 | LEMOINE Cyril |
| 77 | MORIN Emmanuel |
| CORENDON-CIRCUS | |
| DS: | Christoph Roodhooft |
| 81 | DE BONDT Dries |
| 82 | DEVOLDER Stijn |
| 83 | HANSEN Lasse |
| 84 | JANS Roy |
| 85 | VAN TRIJP Maarten |
| 86 | STALLAERT Joeri |
| 87 | VERGAERDE Otto |
| ISRAEL CYCLING ACADEMY | |
| DS: | Eric van Lancker |
| 91 | BARBIER Rudy |
| 92 | BOIVIN Guillaume |
| 93 | BRANDLE Matthias |
| 94 | DUNNE Conor |
| 95 | JENSEN August |
| 96 | RÄIM Mihkel |
| 97 | VAN ASBROECK Tom |
| ROOMPOT-CHARLES | |
| DS: | Michael Boogerd |
| 101 | BOOM Lars |
| 102 | LEYSEN Senne |
| 103 | VAN GINNEKEN Sjoerd |
| 104 | VAN STAEYEN Michael |
| 105 | ASSELMAN Jesper |
| 106 | STEELS Stijn |
| 107 | REINDERS Elmar |
| SPORT VLAANDEREN-BALOISE | |
| DS: | Hans de Clercq |
| 111 | CAPIOT Amaury |
| 112 | PLANCKAERT Edward |
| 113 | PLANCKAERT Emiel |
| 114 | SPRENGERS Thomas |
| 115 | DECLERCQ Benjamin |
| 116 | VAN POUCKE Aaron |
| 117 | WARLOP Jordi |
| VITAL CONCEPT-B&B HOTELS | |
| DS: | Yvonnick Bolgiani |
| 121 | FOURNIER Marc |
| 122 | DE BACKER Bert |
| 123 | MANZIN Lorrenzo |
| 124 | LECROQ Jérémy |
| 125 | MOTTIER Justin |
| 126 | TURGIS Jimmy |
| 127 | VAN GENECHTEN Jonas |
| WANTY–GROUPE GOBERT | |
| DS: | Hilaire Van der Schueren |
| 131 | BACKAERT Frederik |
| 132 | VANSPEYBROUCK Pieter |
| 133 | DE GENDT Aimé |
| 134 | DE WINTER Ludwig |
| 135 | DUPONT Timothy |
| 136 | VALLEE Boris |
| 137 | VLIEGEN Loïc |
| WALLONIE-BRUXELLES | |
| DS: | Jean-Denis Vandenbroecke |
| 141 | PLANCKAERT Baptiste |
| 142 | SPENGLER Lukas |
| 143 | ISTA Kevin |
| 144 | TAMINIAUX Lionel |
| 145 | LIEPINS Emils |
| 146 | WIRTGEN Tom |
| 147 | SIX Franklin |
| AMORE & VITA-PRODIR | |
| DS: | Volodymyr Starchyk |
| 151 | BERNARDINETTI Marco |
| 152 | FREULER Jan-André |
| 153 | LUKSEVICS Viesturs |
| 154 | MONCASSIN Maxence |
| 155 | SERGIS Kaspars |
| 156 | TIZZA Marco |
| 157 | VIVAS Federico |
| CANYON DHB P/B BLOOR HOMES | |
| DS: | Tim Elverson |
| 161 | PATON Alex |
| 162 | TENNANT Andrew |
| 163 | MCCARTHY Robert-Jon |
| 164 | DE BOCK Stijn |
| 165 | COLMAN Alex |
| 166 | STEWART Thomas |
| 167 | HENNESSY Jacob |
| CIBEL | |
| DS: | Gaspard van Peteghem |
| 171 | COENEN Dennis |
| 172 | DIELEMAN Michiel |
| 173 | MARCHAND Gianni |
| 174 | RAYMACKERS Cedric |
| 175 | RELAES Jacob |
| 176 | STEVENS Timothy |
| 177 | TEUGELS Lennert |
| DIFFERDANGE GEBA | |
| DS: | Francis Da Silva |
| 181 | DERUETTE Thomas |
| 182 | PATTYN Jeroen |
| 183 | DEGUIDE Louis |
| 184 | THILL Tom |
| 185 | DA SILVA Tiago |
| 186 | MOL Wesley |
| 187 | CENTRONE Ivan |
| LEOPARD PRO CYCLING | |
| DS: | Markus Zingen |
| 191 | BURKE Jack |
| 192 | HEIDERSCHEID Colin |
| 193 | KRIEGER Alexander |
| 194 | LEYDER Pit |
| 195 | MAAS Jan |
| 196 | PONS Gaetan |
| 197 | SPENGLER Mario |
| IAM-EXCELSIOR | |
| DS: | Arnaud Grand |
| 201 | SCHNEITER Joab |
| 202 | BALLABIO Giacomo |
| 203 | GUEX Quentin |
| 204 | PAGE Dylan |
| 205 | PELLAUD Simon |
| 206 | SCHÄPPI Martin |
| 207 | ZOCCARATO Samuele |
| NATURA4EVER-ROUBAIX-LILLE METROPOLE | |
| DS: | Michel Dernies |
| 211 | MASSON Christophe |
| 212 | BARBIER Pierre |
| 213 | DERNIES Tom |
| 214 | VAUBOURZEIX Thomas |
| 215 | VERMEULEN Emiel |
| 216 | IDJOUADIENNE Pierre |
| 217 | LEROUX Samuel |
| SWIFTCARBON PRO CYCLING | |
| DS: | Paul Lamb |
| 221 | WILLIAMS Peter |
| 222 | MUNDY Isaac |
| 223 | HARDY Ben |
| 224 | SCOTT Jacob |
| 225 | VARLEY Julian |
| 226 | WOOD George |
| 227 | SHAW James Callum |
| TARTELETTO-ISOREX | |
| DS: | Steven de Landtsheer |
| 231 | GERTS Floris |
| 232 | MANNAERTS Jelle |
| 233 | SEFA Ylber |
| 234 | VAN DINGENEN Jordi |
| 235 | BOUCHER David |
| 236 | VAN DEN BRANDE Julien |
| 237 | VANTOMME Maxime |
| TEAM WIGGINS LECOL | |
| DS: | Kurt Bogaerts |
| 241 | FOUCHE James |
| 242 | HEALY Ben |
| 243 | CHRISTIAN Mark |
| 244 | ROBINSON Oliver |
| 245 | SCOTT Rob |
| 246 | SAUVAGNARGUES Jacques |
| 247 | CULLAIGH Gabriel |