Caleb Ewan (Lotto-Dstny) a remporté au sprint, ce samedi, la 79e édition de la Van Merksteijn Fences Classic, nouveau nom de la Marcel Kint Classic (1.1), sixième manche de la Lotto Cycling Cup, disputée entre Courtrai et Zwevegem sur une distance de 199,4 kilomètres. L'Australien a devancé Tim Merlier (Soudal Quick-Step) et Gerben Thijssen (Intermarché-Circus-Wanty).
Caleb Ewan succède à son coéquipier Arnaud De Lie au palmarès de l'épreuve.

Classement :
1. EWAN Caleb LTD LOTTO DSTNY les 199,4 km en 4h28'24'' (moy. 44,575 km/h)
2. MERLIER Tim SOQ SOUDAL QUICK-STEP 00:00  
3. THIJSSEN Gerben ICW INTERMARCHÉ-CIRCUS-WANTY 00:00  
4. DUPONT Timothy TIS TARTELETTO-ISOREX 00:00  
5. BOMBOI Davide TDT TDT-UNIBET 00:00  
6. FRETIN Milan TFB TEAM FLANDERS-BALOISE 00:00  
7. MARECZKO Jakub ADC ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK 00:00  
8. PLUTO Martin ABC ABLOC CT 00:00  
9. BLOEM Joren TDT TDT-UNIBET 00:00  
10. VAN ROOY Kenneth BWB BINGOAL WB 00:00
11. TOWNSEND Rory BEB BOLTON EQUITIES BLACK SPOKE 00:00
12. RASCH Jesper ABC ABLOC CT 00:00  
13. DEHAIRS Simon ADC ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK 00:00  
14. VERMEULEN Emiel BCY BEAT CYCLING CLUB 00:00
15. VAN LERBERGHE Bert SOQ SOUDAL QUICK-STEP 00:00
16. VAN DER HORST Dennis ALQ ALLINQ CONTINENTAL CYCLINGTEAM 00:00
17. VAN SINTMAARTENSDIJK Daan VWE VOLKERWESSELS CYCLING TEAM 00:00
18. KIELICH Timo ADC ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK 00:00  
19. SCHULTZ Elliot BLN TEAM BRIDGELANE 00:00  
20. GADEMAN Sam ALQ ALLINQ CONTINENTAL CYCLINGTEAM 00:00  
21. VANHOOF Ward TFB TEAM FLANDERS-BALOISE 00:00  
22. DE WILDE Gilles TFB TEAM FLANDERS-BALOISE 00:00
23. BLOUWE Louis BWB BINGOAL WB 00:00  
24. TUSCANO Alessandro GDM MATERIEL-VELO.COM 00:00  
25. KAMP Ryan PAUWELS SAUZEN-BINGOAL 00:00  
26. DREßLER Luca LKH TEAM LOTTO-KERN HAUS 00:00  
27. VAN POPPEL Boy ICW INTERMARCHÉ-CIRCUS-WANTY 00:00  
28. WEISS Dominik SVL SARIS ROUVY SAUERLAND TEAM 00:00
29. AGNOLETTO Blake ARA ARA | SKIP CAPITAL 00:00
30. PAGE Hugo ICW INTERMARCHÉ-CIRCUS-WANTY 00:00  
31. CHRISTENSEN Ryan BEB BOLTON EQUITIES BLACK SPOKE 00:00
32. WALSH Liam BLN TEAM BRIDGELANE 00:00  
33. DE BRUYCKERE Kay PAUWELS SAUZEN-BINGOAL 00:00  
34. GUARNIERI Jacopo LTD LOTTO DSTNY 00:00  
35. DE POORTER Maxime TIS TARTELETTO-ISOREX 00:00  
36. MUDGWAY Luke BEB BOLTON EQUITIES BLACK SPOKE 00:00
37. VANHEEL Elias GDM MATERIEL-VELO.COM 00:00  
38. FOUCHE James BEB BOLTON EQUITIES BLACK SPOKE 00:00
39. VAN SPEYBROEK Matti PAUWELS SAUZEN-BINGOAL 00:00  
40. FRANZ Toni TSM TEAM STORCK-METROPOL CYCLING 00:00  
41. SCHRAG Daniel LKH TEAM LOTTO-KERN HAUS 00:00  
42. ISERBYT Eli PAUWELS SAUZEN-BINGOAL 00:00  
43. LOOHUIS Lars ABC ABLOC CT 00:00  
44. STEIMLE Jannik SOQ SOUDAL QUICK-STEP 00:00  
45. TANFIELD Harry TDT TDT-UNIBET 00:00  
46. TAMINIAUX Lionel ADC ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK 00:13  
47. VANOVERSCHELDE Kobe TIS TARTELETTO-ISOREX 00:18  
48. DESAL Ceriel BWB BINGOAL WB 00:18  
49. LÜHRS Leslie LKH TEAM LOTTO-KERN HAUS 00:20  
50. BAUER Dominik SVL SARIS ROUVY SAUERLAND TEAM 00:20
51. COLEMAN Zak VWE VOLKERWESSELS CYCLING TEAM 00:20  
52. SCHMITZ Campo TSM TEAM STORCK-METROPOL CYCLING 00:20  
53. DAEMEN Stijn BCY BEAT CYCLING CLUB 00:20  
54. PLOWRIGHT Jensen ADC ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK 00:20  
55. WOLFFENBUTTEL Nils ALQ ALLINQ CONTINENTAL CYCLINGTEAM 00:20  
56. RUSHBY Max GDM MATERIEL-VELO.COM 00:20  
57. DENS Tuur TFB TEAM FLANDERS-BALOISE 00:20  
58. PLANCKAERT Baptiste ICW INTERMARCHÉ-CIRCUS-WANTY 00:20  
59. VAN BOVEN Luca BWB BINGOAL WB 00:20
60. DE VRIES Hartthijs TDT TDT-UNIBET 00:20  
61. VAN DEN BOSSCHE Angelo PAUWELS SAUZEN-BINGOAL 00:20
62. KOECH Silas SVL SARIS ROUVY SAUERLAND TEAM 00:20
63. VAN KEIRSBULCK Guillaume BWB BINGOAL WB 00:20
64. WILLEMS Thimo VWE VOLKERWESSELS CYCLING TEAM 00:20
65. BLEDDYN Oliver ARA ARA | SKIP CAPITAL 00:26
66. EAVES William ARA ARA | SKIP CAPITAL 00:27
67. ROESEMS Siebe ADC ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK 00:28  
68. RICHARDS Kane ARA ARA | SKIP CAPITAL 00:28
69. JOCHUM Ben Felix LKH TEAM LOTTO-KERN HAUS 00:28
70. ABT Cedric LKH TEAM LOTTO-KERN HAUS 00:28  
71. BASTIAENS Ayco ADC ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK 00:28  
72. JOSEPH Thomas TIS TARTELETTO-ISOREX 00:35  
73. RACCAGNI NOVIERO Andrea SOQ SOUDAL QUICK-STEP 00:36
74. WRIGHT Paul BEB BOLTON EQUITIES BLACK SPOKE 00:44
75. DRIZNERS Jarrad LTD LOTTO DSTNY 00:49  
76. SELIG Rüdiger LTD LOTTO DSTNY 00:51  
77. VAN TRICHT Stan SOQ SOUDAL QUICK-STEP 00:53
78. STOCKMAN Abram TDT TDT-UNIBET 00:53  
79. BUDDING Martijn TDT TDT-UNIBET 00:53  
80. ROTTMANN Jonathan Malte SVL SARIS ROUVY SAUERLAND TEAM 00:56
81. VANDEVELDE Yentl TDT TDT-UNIBET 00:56  
82. VLIEGEN Loïc ICW INTERMARCHÉ-CIRCUS-WANTY 00:56  
83. VISSER Guillaume BCY BEAT CYCLING CLUB 00:56  
84. GODART Bo TIS TARTELETTO-ISOREX 00:56  
85. APPEL Stijn ABC ABLOC CT 00:56  
86. HERBEN Luuk ABC ABLOC CT 00:56  
87. BIERKENS Tim ALQ ALLINQ CONTINENTAL CYCLINGTEAM 01:06  
88. DUBA Maxime ABC ABLOC CT 01:08  
89. WEULINK Meindert ABC ABLOC CT 01:08  
90. DEJONGHE Len GDM MATERIEL-VELO.COM 01:13  
91. DE BUYST Jasper LTD LOTTO DSTNY 01:13
92. VERMELTFOORT Coen VWE VOLKERWESSELS CYCLING TEAM 01:13  
93. LINDEMAN Bertjan VWE VOLKERWESSELS CYCLING TEAM 01:13  
94. ORAM James BEB BOLTON EQUITIES BLACK SPOKE 01:18
95. WIGGINS Craig ARA ARA | SKIP CAPITAL 01:18
96. MÜNZER Jan TSM TEAM STORCK-METROPOL CYCLING 01:38  
97. KELLER Paul TSM TEAM STORCK-METROPOL CYCLING 01:38  
98. ROBEET Ludovic BWB BINGOAL WB 02:06  
99. DE GENDT Aime ICW INTERMARCHÉ-CIRCUS-WANTY 02:09  
100. HAEST Jasper VWE VOLKERWESSELS CYCLING TEAM 02:21  
101. VLIEK Mike ALQ ALLINQ CONTINENTAL CYCLINGTEAM 02:21  
102. PETERS Arne ALQ ALLINQ CONTINENTAL CYCLINGTEAM 02:21  
103. APPELBAUM Henri Johannes SVL SARIS ROUVY SAUERLAND TEAM 02:27
104. DISSEL Bram BCY BEAT CYCLING CLUB 02:30  
105. HUPPERTZ Joshua LKH TEAM LOTTO-KERN HAUS 02:30  
106. TOMKINSON Tyler ARA ARA | SKIP CAPITAL 02:30
107. TREZISE Declan ARA ARA | SKIP CAPITAL 02:30
108. VANGHELUWE Warre SOQ SOUDAL QUICK-STEP 02:33  
109. SCOTT Jacob BEB BOLTON EQUITIES BLACK SPOKE 02:43
110. STRETTON Dalton BLN TEAM BRIDGELANE 03:54  
111. VERHOFSTADT Thibau TIS TARTELETTO-ISOREX 03:54  
112. SCHOUTEN Jasper ALQ ALLINQ CONTINENTAL CYCLINGTEAM 04:05  
113. DUFFY Joshua BLN TEAM BRIDGELANE 04:18  
114. SCHWARZMANN Michael LTD LOTTO DSTNY 04:19  
121. VOEGE Lennart SVL SARIS ROUVY SAUERLAND TEAM 04:19

Non-partants :
SALBY Alexander BWB BINGOAL WB  
APERS Ruben TFB TEAM FLANDERS-BALOISE  
CLYNHENS Toon TFB TEAM FLANDERS-BALOISE  
D´HEYGERE Gil BCY BEAT CYCLING CLUB  
LEAHY Conor BLN TEAM BRIDGELANE  
METCALFE Ben BLN TEAM BRIDGELANE  
SAUNDERS Tristan BLN TEAM BRIDGELANE  
   
Abandons :   
DEWEIRDT Siebe SOQ SOUDAL QUICK-STEP  
JOHANSEN Julius ICW INTERMARCHÉ-CIRCUS-WANTY  
VAN DE PAAR Jarne LTD LOTTO DSTNY  
GERITS Vince TFB TEAM FLANDERS-BALOISE  
LAURYSSEN Yorben PAUWELS SAUZEN-BINGOAL  
VANDERLINDEN Lukas PAUWELS SAUZEN-BINGOAL  
KERCKHAERT Jochem BCY BEAT CYCLING CLUB  
JANSSEN Lucas BCY BEAT CYCLING CLUB  
VASSEUR Clément GDM MATERIEL-VELO.COM  
SCHERPENBERGH Tristan GDM MATERIEL-VELO.COM  
AGUIRRE SUBIJANA Yago SVL SARIS ROUVY SAUERLAND TEAM  
MERSEBURG Dominik TSM TEAM STORCK-METROPOL CYCLING  
MÜLLER Maximilian TSM TEAM STORCK-METROPOL CYCLING  
DE JONG Timo VWE VOLKERWESSELS CYCLING TEAM  
BRESCHER Leon Eduard LKH TEAM LOTTO-KERN HAUS  

Source : results.belgiancycling.be