2017 Belgian Road Cycling Cup

The 2017 Belgian Road Cycling Cup (known as the Napoleon Games Cycling Cup for sponsorship reasons) was the second edition of the Belgian Road Cycling Cup. It was won by Jasper De Buyst who overtook Kenny Dehaes in the standings by winning the final race, Binche–Chimay–Binche. Timothy Dupont was the defending champion.

## Events

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Compared to the initial season, Dwars door West-Vlaanderen was added to the calendar, replacing the Nationale Sluitingsprijs.

Date | Event | Winner | Team | Series leader | Leading Team

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1 March | Le Samyn |  Guillaume Van Keirsbulck (BEL) | Wanty–Groupe Gobert |  Guillaume Van Keirsbulck (BEL) | Quick-Step Floors
5 March | Dwars door West-Vlaanderen |  Jos van Emden (NED) | LottoNL–Jumbo
17 March | Handzame Classic |  Kristoffer Halvorsen (NOR) | Joker Icopal | Roompot–Nederlandse Loterij
3 June | Heistse Pijl |  Jasper De Buyst (BEL) | Lotto–Soudal |  Jasper De Buyst (BEL)
21 June | Halle–Ingooigem |  Arnaud Démare (FRA) | FDJ |  Kenny Dehaes (BEL) | Lotto–Soudal
4 August | Dwars door het Hageland |  Mathieu van der Poel (NED) | Beobank–Corendon | Roompot–Nederlandse Loterij
20 August | Grote Prijs Jef Scherens |  Timothy Dupont (BEL) | Vérandas Willems–Crelan
15 September | Kampioenschap van Vlaanderen |  Fernando Gaviria (COL) | Quick-Step Floors
1 October | Eurométropole |  Daniel McLay (GBR) | Fortuneo–Oscaro
3 October | Binche–Chimay–Binche |  Jasper De Buyst (BEL) | Lotto–Soudal |  Jasper De Buyst (BEL) | LottoNL–Jumbo

## Race results

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As opposed to the top 20 riders in 2016, the top 15 riders score points for the general classification.

### Le Samyn

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Result  Rank  | Rider  | Team  | Time

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1  |  Guillaume Van Keirsbulck (BEL) | Wanty–Groupe Gobert | 4h 53' 55"
2  |  Alex Kirsch (LUX) | WB Veranclassic Aqua Protect | \+ 0"
3  |  Iljo Keisse (BEL) | Quick-Step Floors | \+ 11"
4  |  Florian Sénéchal (FRA) | Cofidis | \+ 11"
5  |  Frederik Backaert (BEL) | Wanty–Groupe Gobert | \+ 11"
6  |  Jesper Asselman (NED) | Roompot–Nederlandse Loterij | \+ 11"
7  |  Frederik Frison (BEL) | Lotto–Soudal | \+ 11"
8  |  Jos van Emden (NED) | LottoNL–Jumbo | \+ 13"
9  |  Bert Van Lerberghe (BEL) | Sport Vlaanderen–Baloise | \+ 35"
10  |  Maximilian Schachmann (GER) | Quick-Step Floors | \+ 52"
11  |  Hugo Hofstetter (FRA) | Cofidis | \+ 52"
12  |  Jelle Mannaerts (BEL) | Tarteletto–Isorex | \+ 52"
13  |  Olivier Pardini (BEL) | WB Veranclassic Aqua Protect | \+ 52"
14  |  Rémi Cavagna (FRA) | Quick-Step Floors | \+ 52"
15  |  Benoît Jarrier (FRA) | Fortuneo–Vital Concept | \+ 52"
Source: [1]

### Dwars door West-Vlaanderen

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Result  Rank  | Rider  | Team  | Time

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1  |  Jos van Emden (NED) | LottoNL–Jumbo | 4h 55' 38"
2  |  Silvan Dillier (SUI) | BMC Racing Team | \+ 0"
3  |  Lasse Norman Hansen (DEN) | Aqua Blue Sport | \+ 11"
4  |  Jasper De Buyst (BEL) | Lotto–Soudal | \+ 33"
5  |  Guillaume Van Keirsbulck (BEL) | Wanty–Groupe Gobert | \+ 33"
6  |  Jesper Asselman (NED) | Roompot–Nederlandse Loterij | \+ 33"
7  |  Jens Debusschere (BEL) | Lotto–Soudal | \+ 43"
8  |  Elmar Reinders (NED) | Roompot–Nederlandse Loterij | \+ 43"
9  |  Twan Castelijns (NED) | LottoNL–Jumbo | \+ 47"
10  |  Iljo Keisse (BEL) | Quick-Step Floors | \+ 1' 16"
11  |  Taco van der Hoorn (NED) | Roompot–Nederlandse Loterij | \+ 1' 16"
12  |  Brecht Dhaene (BEL) | Pauwels Sauzen–Vastgoedservice | \+ 1' 37"
13  |  Amund Grøndahl Jansen (NOR) | LottoNL–Jumbo | \+ 1' 44"
14  |  Florian Vachon (FRA) | Fortuneo–Vital Concept | \+ 1' 44"
15  |  Roy Jans (BEL) | WB Veranclassic Aqua Protect | \+ 1' 44"
Source: [2]

### Handzame Classic

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Result  Rank  | Rider  | Team  | Time

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1  |  Kristoffer Halvorsen (NOR) | Joker Icopal | 4h 15' 31"
2  |  Adam Blythe (GBR) | Aqua Blue Sport | \+ 0"
3  |  Kenny Dehaes (BEL) | Wanty–Groupe Gobert | \+ 0"
4  |  Baptiste Planckaert (BEL) | Team Katusha–Alpecin | \+ 0"
5  |  Coen Vermeltfoort (NED) | Roompot–Nederlandse Loterij | \+ 0"
6  |  André Looij (NED) | Roompot–Nederlandse Loterij | \+ 0"
7  |  Roy Jans (BEL) | WB Veranclassic Aqua Protect | \+ 0"
8  |  Timothy Dupont (BEL) | Vérandas Willems–Crelan | \+ 0"
9  |  Jelle Mannaerts (BEL) | Tarteletto–Isorex | \+ 0"
10  |  Davide Martinelli (ITA) | Quick-Step Floors | \+ 0"
11  |  Alan Banaszek (POL) | CCC–Sprandi–Polkowice | \+ 0"
12  |  Erik Baška (SVK) | Bora–Hansgrohe | \+ 0"
13  |  Riccardo Stacchiotti (ITA) | Nippo–Vini Fantini | \+ 0"
14  |  Louis Verhelst (BEL) | Pauwels Sauzen–Vastgoedservice | \+ 0"
15  |  Aidis Kruopis (LTU) | Vérandas Willems–Crelan | \+ 0"
Source: [3]

### Heistse Pijl

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Result  Rank  | Rider  | Team  | Time

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1  |  Jasper De Buyst (BEL) | Lotto–Soudal | 4h 08' 59"
2  |  Kenny Dehaes (BEL) | Wanty–Groupe Gobert | \+ 0"
3  |  Joeri Stallaert (BEL) | Cibel–Cebon | \+ 0"
4  |  Corné van Kessel (NED) | Telenet–Fidea Lions | \+ 0"
5  |  Lawrence Naesen (BEL) | WB Veranclassic Aqua Protect | \+ 0"
6  |  Liam Bertazzo (ITA) | Wilier Triestina–Selle Italia | \+ 0"
7  |  Wietse Bosmans (BEL) | ERA–Circus | \+ 0"
8  |  Lars van der Haar (NED) | Telenet–Fidea Lions | \+ 0"
9  |  August Jensen (NOR) | Team Coop | \+ 0"
10  |  Laurens Sweeck (BEL) | ERA–Circus | \+ 0"
11  |  Wout van Aert (BEL) | Vérandas Willems–Crelan | \+ 0"
12  |  Mark McNally (GBR) | Wanty–Groupe Gobert | \+ 0"
13  |  Nikolas Maes (BEL) | Lotto–Soudal | \+ 0"
14  |  Quinten Hermans (BEL) | Telenet–Fidea Lions | \+ 8"
15  |  Jimmy Janssens (BEL) | Cibel–Cebon | \+ 14"
Source: [4]

### Halle–Ingooigem

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Result  Rank  | Rider  | Team  | Time

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1  |  Arnaud Démare (FRA) | FDJ | 4h 39' 52"
2  |  Edward Theuns (BEL) | Belgium (national team) | \+ 0"
3  |  Iljo Keisse (BEL) | Quick-Step Floors | \+ 0"
4  |  Maxime Daniel (FRA) | Fortuneo–Vital Concept | \+ 0"
5  |  Coen Vermeltfoort (NED) | Roompot–Nederlandse Loterij | \+ 0"
6  |  Yorben Van Tichelt (BEL) | ERA–Circus | \+ 0"
7  |  Timothy Dupont (BEL) | Vérandas Willems–Crelan | \+ 0"
8  |  Jens Debusschere (BEL) | Lotto–Soudal | \+ 0"
9  |  Roy Jans (BEL) | WB Veranclassic Aqua Protect | \+ 0"
10  |  Joeri Stallaert (BEL) | Cibel–Cebon | \+ 0"
11  |  Jonas van Genechten (BEL) | Cofidis | \+ 0"
12  |  Dries Van Gestel (BEL) | Sport Vlaanderen–Baloise | \+ 0"
13  |  Kenny Dehaes (BEL) | Wanty–Groupe Gobert | \+ 0"
14  |  Jelle Mannaerts (BEL) | Tarteletto–Isorex | \+ 0"
15  |  David van der Poel (NED) | Beobank–Corendon | \+ 0"
Source: [5]

### Dwars door het Hageland

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Result  Rank  | Rider  | Team  | Time

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1  |  Mathieu van der Poel (NED) | Beobank–Corendon | 4h 39' 25"
2  |  Taco van der Hoorn (NED) | Roompot–Nederlandse Loterij | \+ 0"
3  |  Wout van Aert (BEL) | Vérandas Willems–Crelan | \+ 2"
4  |  Olivier Pardini (BEL) | WB Veranclassic Aqua Protect | \+ 3"
5  |  Dimitri Claeys (BEL) | Cofidis | \+ 14"
6  |  Florian Sénéchal (FRA) | Cofidis | \+ 14"
7  |  Tim Merlier (BEL) | Vérandas Willems–Crelan | \+ 16"
8  |  Kenneth Vanbilsen (BEL) | Cofidis | \+ 16"
9  |  Benjamin Declercq (BEL) | Sport Vlaanderen–Baloise | \+ 18"
10  |  Jimmy Janssens (BEL) | Cibel–Cebon | \+ 20"
11  |  Frederik Backaert (BEL) | Wanty–Groupe Gobert | \+ 23"
12  |  Pim Ligthart (NED) | Roompot–Nederlandse Loterij | \+ 45"
13  |  Jesper Asselman (NED) | Roompot–Nederlandse Loterij | \+ 45"
14  |  Krister Hagen (NOR) | Team Coop | \+ 47"
15  |  Jarl Salomein (BEL) | Sport Vlaanderen–Baloise | \+ 49"
Source: [6]

## Final championship standings

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### Individual

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Pos. | Rider | Team | Points

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1  |  Jasper De Buyst (BEL) | Lotto–Soudal | 86
2  |  Kenny Dehaes (BEL) | Wanty–Groupe Gobert | 68
3  |  Guillaume Van Keirsbulck (BEL) | Wanty–Groupe Gobert | 44
4  |  Timothy Dupont (BEL) | Vérandas Willems–Crelan | 40
5  |  Iljo Keisse (BEL) | Quick-Step Floors | 32
6  |  August Jensen (NOR) | Team Coop | 31
7  |  Jos van Emden (NED) | LottoNL–Jumbo | 30
8  |  Joeri Stallaert (BEL) | Cibel–Cebon | 30
9  |  Amund Grøndahl Jansen (NOR) | LottoNL–Jumbo | 27
10  |  Jesper Asselman (NED) | Roompot–Nederlandse Loterij | 27

### Teams

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LottoNL–Jumbo won the teams classification by winning two of the races, whereas Roompot–Nederlandse Loterij won only one.

Pos. | Team | Points

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1  | LottoNL–Jumbo | 52
2  | Roompot–Nederlandse Loterij | 52
3  | WB Veranclassic Aqua Protect | 51
4  | Wanty–Groupe Gobert | 48
5  | Quick-Step Floors | 43
6  | Lotto–Soudal | 42
7  | Sport Vlaanderen–Baloise | 41
8  | Vérandas Willems–Crelan | 35
9  | Cofidis | 27
10  | ERA–Circus | 21

## References

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1. ^ "Le Samyn (1.1)". ProCyclingStats. Archived from the original on March 2, 2017. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
2. ^ "1st Dwars door West-Vlaanderen Johan Museeuw Classic (1.1)". ProCyclingStats. Archived from the original on March 17, 2017. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
3. ^ "15th Handzame Classic (1.1)". ProCyclingStats. Archived from the original on March 17, 2017. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
4. ^ "Carrefour Market Heistse Pijl (1.1)". ProCyclingStats. Archived from the original on June 3, 2017. Retrieved 3 June 2017.
5. ^ "Carrefour Market Heistse Pijl (1.1)". ProCyclingStats. Archived from the original on July 17, 2017. Retrieved 17 July 2017.
6. ^ "Dwars door het Hageland - Aarschot (1.1)". ProCyclingStats. Archived from the original on August 13, 2017. Retrieved 13 August 2017.

## External links

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* (in Dutch) Official website
* (in Dutch) Belgian Cycling Union 2017 Napoleon Games Cycling Cup Standings

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Belgian Road Cycling Cup

Seasons|

* 2016
* 2017
* 2018
* 2019
* 2020
* 2021
* 2022
* 2023
* 2024
* 2025

Current races|

* Le Samyn
* Grote Prijs Jean-Pierre Monseré
* Veenendaal–Veenendaal Classic
* Antwerp Port Epic
* Circuit de Wallonie
* Grote Prijs Marcel Kint
* Dwars door het Hageland
* Elfstedenronde
* Circuit Franco–Belge
* Kampioenschap van Vlaanderen

Former races|

* Binche–Chimay–Binche
* Dwars door West-Vlaanderen
* Grote Prijs Jef Scherens
* Halle–Ingooigem
* Handzame Classic
* Heistse Pijl
* Memorial Rik Van Steenbergen
* Nationale Sluitingsprijs
* Ronde van Drenthe
* Schaal Sels

*[BEL]: Belgium
*[NED]: Netherlands
*[NOR]: Norway
*[FRA]: France
*[COL]: Colombia
*[GBR]: Great Britain
*[LUX]: Luxembourg
*[GER]: Germany
*[SUI]: Switzerland
*[DEN]: Denmark
*[ITA]: Italy
*[POL]: Poland
*[SVK]: Slovakia
*[LTU]: Lithuania
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