2026 Flandrien 0.0 Classic
Formerly Super 8 Classic, Primus Classic, GP Impanis-Van Petegem (1.Pro), Belgium
27th edition (16th professional edition): Saturday, September 19, 2026
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Brakel - Haacht, 199.4 km
Henrik Pedersen (red jersey, yellow helmet) beats Laurence Pithie for the win. Getty Sport photo
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Weather at the finish city of Haacht at 2:30 PM, local time: 22C (71F), mostly cloudy, with the wind from the southwest at 21 km/hr (13 mph). There is just a 1% chance of rain.
The race: Here's the report from third-place Florian Vermeersch's UAE Team Emirates-XRG.
In Belgium, Florian Vermeersch picked up a podium finish at the Flandrien 0.0% Classic, taking third place in Haacht. The UAE Team Emirates-XRG rider made his way into an elite breakaway on home roads, before producing a combative sprint in the finale to push for top honors.
At the race formerly known at the Super 8 Classic, Vermeersch went on the attack with 75km of the race to go, making his way into a strong breakaway that split from the peloton. For the rest of Saturday afternoon, an enthralling battle unfolded between the peloton and the breakaway to determine who would contest the victory in Belgium.
Ultimately, it was the breakaway that won this contest, with Vermeersch part of a 10+ group that came towards the finish line some 12 seconds ahead of the peloton.
Once within sight of the finish line, Vermeersch opened up his sprint and made his burst towards the line. It was Henrik Pedersen of Uno-X Mobility who claimed his first professional victory, with Vermeersch throwing his bike at the line and picking up third place.
The result is another confirmation of the Belgian’s fine form as he continues to chase his first win in UAE Team Emirates-XRG colors. Opportunities in this period of the season will come thick and fast for the 27-year-old gravel world champion.
Complete Results:
199.4 kilometers raced at an average speed of 46.330 km/hr
| 1 | Henrik Pedersen | Uno-X Mobility | 4hr 18min 14sec |
| 2 | Laurence Pithie | Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe | s.t. |
| 3 | Florian Vermeersch | UAE Team Emirates-XRG | s.t. |
| 4 | Jenno Berckmoes | Lotto-Intermarché | s.t. |
| 5 | Tim Torn Teutenberg | Lidl-Trek | s.t. |
| 6 | Thibaud Gruel | Groupama-FDJ United | s.t. |
| 7 | Lukas Kubis | Unibet Rose Rockets | s.t. |
| 8 | Aimé De Gendt | Pinarello-Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team | s.t. |
| 9 | Luke Lamperti | EF Education-EasyPost | s.t. |
| 10 | Axel Huens | Groupama-FDJ United | s.t. |
| 11 | Brent Van Moer | Pinarello-Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team | s.t. |
| 12 | Carl-Frederik Bevort | Uno-X Mobility | s.t. |
| 13 | Matys Grisel | Lotto-Intermarché | s.t. |
| 14 | Samuele Battistella | EF Education-EasyPost | @ 4sec |
| 15 | Milan Fretin | Cofidis | 0:12 |
| 16 | Max Kanter | XDS Astana Team | s.t. |
| 17 | Luca Mozzato | Tudor Pro Cycling Team | s.t. |
| 18 | Emils Liepins | Pinarello-Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team | s.t. |
| 19 | Anthony Turgis | Team TotalEnergies | s.t. |
| 20 | Jon Barrenetxea | Movistar Team | s.t. |
| 21 | Matej Mohoric | Bahrain Victorious | s.t. |
| 22 | Lander Loockx | Unibet Rose Rockets | s.t. |
| 23 | Biniam Girmay | NSN Cycling Team | s.t. |
| 24 | Pavel Bittner | Team Picnic PostNL | s.t. |
| 25 | Robert Donaldson | Team Jayco-AlUla | s.t. |
| 26 | Erik Resell | Uno-X Mobility | s.t. |
| 27 | Noah Hobbs | EF Education-EasyPost | s.t. |
| 28 | Matyas Kopecky | Unibet Rose Rockets | s.t. |
| 29 | Cédric Beullens | Lotto-Intermarché | s.t. |
| 30 | Dylan Vandenstorme | Team Flanders-Baloise | s.t. |
| 31 | Sebastian Molano | UAE Team Emirates-XRG | s.t. |
| 32 | Florian Sénéchal | Alpecin-Premier Tech | s.t. |
| 33 | Jordi Meeus | Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe | s.t. |
| 34 | Mike Teunissen | XDS Astana Team | s.t. |
| 35 | Rui Oliveira | UAE Team Emirates-XRG | s.t. |
| 36 | Ward Vanhoof | Team Flanders-Baloise | s.t. |
| 37 | Hartthijs de Vries | Unibet Rose Rockets | s.t. |
| 38 | Emilien Jeannière | Team TotalEnergies | s.t. |
| 39 | Tim Merlier | Soudal Quick-Step | s.t. |
| 40 | William Blume Levy | Uno-X Mobility | s.t. |
| 41 | Jasper Philipsen | Alpecin-Premier Tech | s.t. |
| 42 | Sébastien Grignard | Lotto-Intermarché | s.t. |
| 43 | Simone Consonni | Lidl-Trek | s.t. |
| 44 | Edward Theuns | Lidl-Trek | s.t. |
| 45 | Xandro Meurisse | Pinarello-Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team | s.t. |
| 46 | Lennert Teugels | Tarteletto-Isorex | s.t. |
| 47 | Fabio Christen | Pinarello-Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team | s.t. |
| 48 | Natnael Tesfazion | Movistar Team | s.t. |
| 49 | Jonas Rutsch | Lotto-Intermarché | s.t. |
| 50 | Michiel Lambrecht | Team Flanders-Baloise | 0:20 |
| 51 | Tomas Kopecky | Unibet Rose Rockets | 0:21 |
| 52 | Roger Adrià | Movistar Team | 0:22 |
| 53 | Nikiforos Arvanitou | XDS Astana Team | s.t. |
| 54 | Marco Haller | Tudor Pro Cycling Team | s.t. |
| 55 | Pascal Eenkhoorn | Soudal Quick-Step | s.t. |
| 56 | Otto Vergaerde | Lidl-Trek | s.t. |
| 57 | Julius van den Berg | Team Picnic PostNL | 0:26 |
| 58 | Søren Wærenskjold | Uno-X Mobility | s.t. |
| 59 | Dries De Pooter | Team Jayco-AlUla | s.t. |
| 60 | Madis Mihkels | EF Education-EasyPost | s.t. |
| 61 | Abram Stockman | Unibet Rose Rockets | s.t. |
| 62 | Davide Donati | Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe | s.t. |
| 63 | Juan David Sierra | Tudor Pro Cycling Team | s.t. |
| 64 | Benoît Cosnefroy | UAE Team Emirates-XRG | s.t. |
| 65 | Johan Jacobs | Groupama-FDJ United | s.t. |
| 66 | Ferre Geeraerts | Team Flanders-Baloise | s.t. |
| 67 | Arjen Livyns | XDS Astana Team | 0:32 |
| 68 | Thibau Nys | Lidl-Trek | s.t. |
| 69 | Dries De Bondt | Team Jayco-AlUla | 0:36 |
| 70 | Jonas Geens | Alpecin-Premier Tech | 0:38 |
| 71 | Alexis Renard | Cofidis | 0:41 |
| 72 | Laurenz Rex | Soudal Quick-Step | 0:54 |
| 73 | Jonas Abrahamsen | Uno-X Mobility | 1:01 |
| 74 | Mathis Le Berre | Team TotalEnergies | 1:16 |
| 75 | António Morgado | UAE Team Emirates-XRG | 1:17 |
| 76 | Lewis Askey | NSN Cycling Team | 1:24 |
| 77 | Baptiste Vadic | Team TotalEnergies | 1:47 |
| 78 | Seb Grindley | Lidl-Trek | 1:48 |
| 79 | Florian Dauphin | Team TotalEnergies | s.t. |
| 80 | Piet Allegaert | Cofidis | s.t. |
| 81 | Matteo Trentin | Tudor Pro Cycling Team | 2:34 |
| 82 | Tibor Del Grosso | Alpecin-Premier Tech | 2:46 |
| 83 | Filip Maciejuk | Movistar Team | 4:58 |
| 84 | Yorben Lauryssen | Tarteletto-Isorex | s.t. |
| 85 | Tom Van Asbroeck | NSN Cycling Team | s.t. |
| 86 | Thor Michielsen | Lidl-Trek | s.t. |
| 87 | Lorenz Van de Wynkele | Lotto-Intermarché | s.t. |
| 88 | Gianni Marchand | Tarteletto-Isorex | s.t. |
| 89 | Luca Giaimi | UAE Team Emirates-XRG | s.t. |
| 90 | Jan Maas | Cofidis | s.t. |
| 91 | Bálint Feldhoffer | Bahrain Victorious | s.t. |
| 92 | Manlio Moro | Movistar Team | s.t. |
| 93 | Leander Van Hautegem | Team Flanders-Baloise | s.t. |
| 94 | Alessandro Borgo | Bahrain Victorious | s.t. |
| 95 | Colby Simmons | EF Education-EasyPost | s.t. |
| 96 | Sean Flynn | Team Picnic PostNL | s.t. |
| 97 | Stan Van Tricht | Soudal Quick-Step | s.t. |
| 98 | Artem Fofonov | XDS Astana Team | s.t. |
| 99 | Rick Pluimers | Tudor Pro Cycling Team | s.t. |
| 100 | Edward Planckaert | Alpecin-Premier Tech | s.t. |
| 101 | Bert Bolle | Team Picnic PostNL | s.t. |
| 102 | Riley Sheehan | NSN Cycling Team | s.t. |
| 103 | Alberto Dainese | Soudal Quick-Step | s.t. |
| 104 | Arnaud De Lie | Lotto-Intermarché | s.t. |
| 105 | Rayan Boulahoite | Team TotalEnergies | s.t. |
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Course map & profile:
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Course profile
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Start list with back numbers, September 18, 2025:
| Lotto-Intermarché | |
| 1 | Arnaud De Lie |
| 2 | Jenno Berckmoes |
| 3 | Sébastien Grignard |
| 4 | Cédric Beullens |
| 5 | Jonas Rutsch |
| 6 | Matys Grisel |
| 7 | Lorenz Van de Wynkele |
| Soudal Quick-Step | |
| 11 | Tim Merlier |
| 12 | Alberto Dainese |
| 13 | Pascal Eenkhoorn |
| 14 | Stan Van Tricht |
| 15 | Laurenz Rex |
| 16 | Viktor Soenens |
| 17 | Bert Van Lerberghe |
| Alpecin-Premier Tech | |
| 21 | Jasper Philipsen |
| 22 | Jonas Geens |
| 23 | David Haverdings |
| 24 | Edward Planckaert |
| 25 | Florian Sénéchal |
| 26 | Tibor Del Grosso |
| 27 | Sente Sentjens |
| Bahrain Victorious | |
| 31 | Alessandro Borgo |
| 32 | Phil Bauhaus |
| 33 | Matej Mohoric |
| 34 | Bálint Feldhoffer |
| 35 | Kamil Gradek |
| 36 | Robert Stannard |
| 37 | Vlad Van Mechelen |
| EF Education-EasyPost | |
| 41 | Colby Simmons |
| 42 | Mattia Agostinacchio |
| 43 | Samuele Battistella |
| 44 | Noah Hobbs |
| 45 | Madis Mihkels |
| 46 | Luke Lamperti |
| 47 | Alfredo Bueno |
| Groupama-FDJ United | |
| 51 | Johan Jacobs |
| 52 | Tom Donnenwirth |
| 53 | Thibaud Gruel |
| 54 | Axel Huens |
| 55 | Kevin Geniets |
| 56 | Esteban Foucher |
| 57 | Clément Russo |
| Lidl-Trek | |
| 61 | Thibau Nys |
| 62 | Seb Grindley |
| 63 | Thor Michielsen |
| 64 | Tim Torn Teutenberg |
| 65 | Edward Theuns |
| 66 | Otto Vergaerde |
| 67 | Simone Consonni |
| Movistar Team | |
| 71 | Roger Adrià |
| 72 | Jon Barrenetxea |
| 73 | Filip Maciejuk |
| 74 | Manlio Moro |
| 75 | Roger Pareta |
| 76 | Natnael Tesfazion |
| 77 | Ibai Villate |
| NSN Cycling Team | |
| 81 | Biniam Girmay |
| 82 | Lewis Askey |
| 83 | Riley Sheehan |
| 84 | Jake Stewart |
| 85 | Tom Van Asbroeck |
| 86 | Jens Verbrugghe |
| 87 | Ethan Vernon |
| Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe | |
| 91 | Laurence Pithie |
| 92 | Davide Donati |
| 93 | Jarrad Drizners |
| 94 | Jordi Meeus |
| 95 | Arne Marit |
| 96 | Gijs Schoonvelde |
| 97 | Danny van Poppel |
| Team Jayco-AlUla | |
| 101 | Dries De Bondt |
| 102 | Dries De Pooter |
| 103 | Robert Donaldson |
| 104 | Luke Durbridge |
| 105 | Anders Foldager |
| 106 | Luka Mezgec |
| 107 | Kelland O'Brien |
| Team Picnic PostNL | |
| 111 | John Degenkolb |
| 112 | Bert Bolle |
| 113 | Pavel Bittner |
| 114 | Nils Eekhoff |
| 115 | Sean Flynn |
| 116 | Pavel Sumpik |
| 117 | Julius van den Berg |
| UAE Team Emirates-XRG | |
| 121 | Florian Vermeersch |
| 122 | Rui Oliveira |
| 123 | Benoît Cosnefroy |
| 124 | Luca Giaimi |
| 125 | Sebastian Molano |
| 126 | António Morgado |
| 127 | Matteo Vanden Wijngaert |
| Uno-X Mobility | |
| 131 | Jonas Abrahamsen |
| 132 | Carl-Frederik Bevort |
| 133 | Erik Bystrøm Sven |
| 134 | William Blume Levy |
| 135 | Henrik Pedersen |
| 136 | Erik Resell |
| 137 | Søren Wærenskjold |
| XDS Astana Team | |
| 141 | Davide Ballerini |
| 142 | Nikiforos Arvanitou |
| 143 | Max Kanter |
| 144 | Arjen Livyns |
| 145 | Artem Fofonov |
| 146 | Mike Teunissen |
| 147 | Simone Zanini |
| Cofidis | |
| 151 | Milan Fretin |
| 152 | Joseph Brookes |
| 153 | Nicolas Debeaumarché |
| 154 | Jan Maas |
| 155 | Piet Allegaert |
| 156 | Alex Kirsch |
| 157 | Alexis Renard |
| Pinarello-Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team | |
| 161 | Aimé De Gendt |
| 162 | Fabio Christen |
| 163 | Frederik Frison |
| 164 | Emils Liepins |
| 165 | Kamil Malecki |
| 166 | Xandro Meurisse |
| 167 | Brent Van Moer |
| Team Flanders-Baloise | |
| 171 | Michiel Lambrecht |
| 172 | Brem Deman |
| 173 | Ferre Geeraerts |
| 174 | Leander Van Hautegem |
| 175 | Vincent Van Hemelen |
| 176 | Dylan Vandenstorme |
| 177 | Ward Vanhoof |
| Team TotalEnergies | |
| 181 | Anthony Turgis |
| 182 | Florian Dauphin |
| 183 | Emilien Jeannière |
| 184 | Mathis Le Berre |
| 185 | Evan Pavis |
| 186 | Rayan Boulahoite |
| 187 | Baptiste Vadic |
| Tudor Pro Cycling Team | |
| 191 | Luca Mozzato |
| 192 | Robin Froidevaux |
| 193 | Marco Haller |
| 194 | Petr Kelemen |
| 195 | Rick Pluimers |
| 196 | Juan David Sierra |
| 197 | Matteo Trentin |
| Unibet Rose Rockets | |
| 201 | Lukas Kubis |
| 202 | Hartthijs de Vries |
| 203 | Matyas Kopecky |
| 204 | Tomas Kopecky |
| 205 | Joren Bloem |
| 206 | Lander Loockx |
| 207 | Abram Stockman |
| Tarteletto-Isorex | |
| 211 | Gianni Marchand |
| 212 | Iben Rommelaere |
| 213 | Jonah Killy |
| 214 | Yorben Lauryssen |
| 215 | Lennert Teugels |
| 217 | Jelle Vermoote |