Circuit Franco-Belge pulls down the curtain over the month of May.

One day after concluding runner-up at Gullegem Koerse, Yves Lampaert was again in the thick of the action on home turf, at the one-day race Circuit Franco-Belge. Taking in dozens of climbs, short but boasting sharp gradients, the race was ignited by a five-man breakaway, which managed to remain off the front until 60 kilometers to go.

Soon after the peloton caught them, three other riders opened a gap that allowed them to stay clear until the last 20 kilometers. On the Trieu-Knokteberg, the penultimate ascent of the day, a strong trio got away, the effort the bunch put in behind them thinning down the group to some 35-odd riders ahead of the uphill finish in Mont-de-l’Enclus.

There, the victor emerged following a reduced sprint won by Biniam Girmay (Intermarche-Wanty), while Yves – who made his return to competition this week – came home a couple of seconds later as our best rider.

 

Photo credit: ©Luc Claessen / Getty Images

Race details

1 Biniam Girmay Hailu
Intermarché - Wanty
4:37:52
2 Axel Zingle
Cofidis
0:00
3 Marc Hirschi
UAE Team Emirates
0:00
4 Jenno Berckmoes
Lotto Dstny
0:00
5 Emilien Jeannière
TotalEnergies
0:00
6 Vincenzo Albanese
-
0:00
7 Pau Miquel Delgado
Equipo Kern Pharma
0:00
8 Matyáš Kopecký
Team Novo Nordisk
0:00
9 Eduard Prades Reverte
Caja Rural - Seguros RGA
0:00
10 Kaden Groves
Alpecin - Deceuninck
0:00
22 Yves Lampaert
Soudal Quick-Step
0:12
47 William Junior Lecerf
Soudal Quick-Step
2:41
48 Antoine Huby
Soudal Quick-Step
2:41
61 Gil Gelders
Soudal Quick-Step
5:52
62 Jordi Warlop
Soudal Quick-Step
5:52
DNF Ayco Bastiaens
Soudal Quick-Step
-04:37:52
DNF Martin Svrček
Soudal Quick-Step
-04:37:52

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