Zawodnicy ekipy RadioShack zdominowali prolog Driedaagse van West-Vlaanderen (2.1 UCI). Na podium stanęli tylko kolarze amerykańskiej ekipy, a najlepszy czas wykręcił Jesse Sergent, który pokonał Sebastiena Rosseler oraz Sama Bewley. Bardzo dobre 5. miejsce zajął kolejny z kolarzy RadioShacku, nasz rodak Michał Kwiatkowski!
Zawodnicy ścigali się na 7 kilometrowym prologu w miejscowości Middelkerke. Już na początku rywalizacji, znakomity czas 8’24’ wykręcił młody Nowozelandczyk, Sam Bewley. 24-latek długo utrzymywał się na prowadzeniu. Kilkanaście minut potem, na mecie zameldował się Kwiatkowski, który do swojego klubowego kolegi stracił zaledwie sekundę.
Młody duet RadioShacku długo prowadził, by pokonał go… kolejny z podopiecznych Johana Bruyneela, Jesse Sergent. 23-letni Nowozelandczyk wykręcił aż o 10 sekund lepszy czas od swojego rodaka z tej samej drużyny. Naszego 21-letniego „Kwiatka” na 5. lokatę zepchnął Svein Tuft (Team Spidertech).
W pierwszej dziesiątce znalazło się aż 5. kolarzy RadioShack!
W wyścigu jadą ekipy: Quick Step, HTC-Highroad, RadioShack, Katusha, Vancansoleil, Ag2r, Leopard-Trek, Omega Pharma, Veranda’s Willems-Accent, FDJ, Cofidis, Europcar, Saur-Sojasun, Landbouwkrediet, Skil-Shimano, NetApp, SpiderTech, An Post-Sean Kelly, Colba-Mercury, Donckers Koffie, Endura Racing, Rabobank CT, Team De Rijke, Topsport Vlaanderen, Nutrixxion.
Impreza składa się jeszcze z dwóch etapów:
Sobota 5 marca: Brugge-Bellegem (174,9 km).
Niedziela 6 marca: Nieuwpoort-Ichtegem (199,5 km).
Wyniki prologu:
| 1 | Jesse Sergent (NZl) Team RadioShack | 0:08:14 | |
| 2 | Sébastien Rosseler (Bel) Team RadioShack | 0:00:10 | |
| 3 | Sam Bewley (NZl) Team RadioShack | ||
| 4 | Svein Tuft (Can) Team Spidertech Powered By C10 | ||
| 5 | Michal Kwiatkowski (Pol) Team RadioShack | 0:00:11 | |
| 6 | Patrick Gretsch (Ger) HTC-Highroad | ||
| 7 | Nelson Oliveira (Spa) Team RadioShack | 0:00:15 | |
| 8 | Jimmy Engoulvent (Fra) Saur – Sojasun | 0:00:19 | |
| 9 | Robert Wagner (Ger) Leopard Trek | 0:00:20 | |
| 10 | Roger Kluge (Ger) Skil – Shimano | 0:00:21 | |
| 11 | Jens Mouris (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | 0:00:22 | |
| 12 | Matthieu Ladagnous (Fra) FDJ | ||
| 13 | Grégory Rast (Swi) Team RadioShack | 0:00:23 | |
| 14 | Vladimir Isaichev (Rus) Katusha Team | ||
| 15 | Maxim Belkov (Rus) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | ||
| 16 | Frantisek Rabon (Cze) HTC-Highroad | 0:00:24 | |
| 17 | Marc Goos (Ned) Rabobank Continental Team | ||
| 18 | Jan Ghyselinck (Bel) HTC-Highroad | 0:00:25 | |
| 19 | Moreno Hofland (Ned) Rabobank Continental Team | ||
| 20 | David Veilleux (Can) Team Europcar | 0:00:26 | |
| 21 | John Degenkolb (Ger) HTC-Highroad | ||
| 22 | Dominique Rollin (Can) FDJ | ||
| 23 | Gatis Smukulis (Lat) HTC-Highroad | 0:00:27 | |
| 24 | Tom Dumoulin (Ned) Rabobank Continental Team | ||
| 25 | Frederik Veuchelen (Bel) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | 0:00:28 | |
| 26 | Benoît Vaugrenard (Fra) FDJ | ||
| 27 | Cyril Lemoine (Fra) Saur – Sojasun | 0:00:29 | |
| 28 | Jesús Del Nero Montes (Spa) Team Netapp | ||
| 29 | Gediminas Bagdonas (Ltu) An Post – Sean Kelly | 0:00:30 | |
| 30 | Matthew Brammeier (Irl) HTC-Highroad | 0:00:31 | |
| 31 | Sander Oostlander (Ned) Cyclingteam De Rijke | ||
| 32 | Mikhail Ignatyev (Rus) Katusha Team | ||
| 33 | Ronan Van Zandbeek (Ned) Skil – Shimano | ||
| 34 | Dominique Cornu (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen – Mercator | 0:00:32 | |
| 35 | Bjorn Selander (USA) Team RadioShack | ||
| 36 | Sébastien Chavanel (Fra) Team Europcar | 0:00:33 | |
| 37 | Steven Cozza (USA) Team Netapp | 0:00:34 | |
| 38 | Niko Eeckhout (Bel) An Post – Sean Kelly | ||
| 39 | Mark Renshaw (Aus) HTC-Highroad | ||
| 40 | Manuel Antonio Leal Cardoso (Por) Team RadioShack | ||
| 41 | Ryan Anderson (Can) Team Spidertech Powered By C10 | ||
| 42 | Dimitri Claeys (Bel) Team Netapp | ||
| 43 | Martin Mortensen (Den) Leopard Trek | 0:00:35 | |
| 44 | Ryan Roth (Can) Team Spidertech Powered By C10 | ||
| 45 | Adrien Petit (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne | 0:00:36 | |
| 46 | Maxime Vantomme (Bel) Katusha Team | ||
| 47 | Aleksejs Saramotins (Lat) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne | ||
| 48 | David Boucher (Fra) Omega Pharma-Lotto | ||
| 49 | Pim Ligthart (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | ||
| 50 | Stefan Denifl (Aut) Leopard Trek | 0:00:37 | |
| 51 | Dieter Cappelle (Bel) Veranda’s Willems – Accent | ||
| 52 | Mitchell Docker (Aus) Skil – Shimano | ||
| 53 | Jack Bauer (NZl) Endura Racing | ||
| 54 | Kevin Lacombe (Can) Team Spidertech Powered By C10 | 0:00:38 | |
| 55 | Bob Schoonbroodt (Ned) Cyclingteam De Rijke | ||
| 56 | Kenny De Haes (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto | ||
| 57 | Andrew Fenn (GBr) An Post – Sean Kelly | 0:00:39 | |
| 58 | Koen De Kort (Ned) Skil – Shimano | ||
| 59 | Gianni Meersman (Bel) FDJ | ||
| 60 | Bert De Backer (Bel) Skil – Shimano | ||
| 61 | Julien Vermote (Bel) Quickstep Cycling Team | ||
| 62 | Klaas Lodewyck (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto | 0:00:40 | |
| 63 | Dylan Van Baarle (Ned) Rabobank Continental Team | ||
| 64 | Grischa Janorschke (Ger) Nutrixxion Sparkasse | ||
| 65 | Steven Van Vooren (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen – Mercator | ||
| 66 | Will Routley (Can) Team Spidertech Powered By C10 | ||
| 67 | Jens Debusschere (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto | ||
| 68 | Jens Keukeleire (Bel) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne | 0:00:41 | |
| 69 | Tom Veelers (Ned) Skil – Shimano | ||
| 70 | Jerome Cousin (Fra) Team Europcar | ||
| 71 | Kenny Robert Van Hummel (Ned) Skil – Shimano | 0:00:42 | |
| 72 | Guillaume Van Keirsbulck (Bel) Quickstep Cycling Team | ||
| 73 | Romain Lemarchand (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | ||
| 74 | Bas Stamsnijder (Ned) Cyclingteam De Rijke | ||
| 75 | Björn Schröder (Ger) Nutrixxion Sparkasse | 0:00:43 | |
| 76 | Arnaud Coyot (Fra) Saur – Sojasun | ||
| 77 | Jean-Lou Paiani (Fra) Saur – Sojasun | ||
| 78 | Huub Duyn (Ned) Donckers Koffie – Jelly Belly | 0:00:44 | |
| 79 | Johan Coenen (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen – Mercator | ||
| 80 | Jetse Bol (Ned) Rabobank Continental Team | ||
| 81 | Nacer Bouhanni (Fra) FDJ | 0:00:45 | |
| 82 | Kristof Goddaert (Bel) AG2R La Mondiale | ||
| 83 | Mickaël Delage (Fra) FDJ | ||
| 84 | Timon Seubert (Ger) Team Netapp | ||
| 85 | Caleb Fairly (USA) HTC-Highroad | ||
| 86 | Frédéric Guesdon (Fra) FDJ | 0:00:46 | |
| 87 | Bram Schmitz (Ned) Veranda’s Willems – Accent | ||
| 88 | Tom Van Becelaere (Bel) Colba – Mercury | ||
| 89 | Hans Dekkers (Ned) Landbouwkrediet | ||
| 90 | William Clarke (Aus) Leopard Trek | ||
| 91 | Kurt Hovelynck (Bel) Donckers Koffie – Jelly Belly | ||
| 92 | Bobbie Traksel (Ned) Landbouwkrediet | ||
| 93 | Martin Gilbert (Can) Team Spidertech Powered By C10 | 0:00:47 | |
| 94 | Stefan Van Dijk (Ned) Veranda’s Willems – Accent | ||
| 95 | Alexandr Pliuschin (Mda) Katusha Team | 0:00:48 | |
| 96 | Rony Martias (Fra) Saur – Sojasun | ||
| 97 | Leonardo Fabio Duque (Col) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne | ||
| 98 | Kevin Ista (Bel) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne | ||
| 99 | Andy Cappelle (Bel) Quickstep Cycling Team | 0:00:49 | |
| 100 | Jimmy Casper (Fra) Saur – Sojasun | ||
| 101 | Alexandre Blain (Fra) Endura Racing | ||
| 102 | Yukiya Arashiro (Jpn) Team Europcar | ||
| 103 | Franck Bouyer (Fra) Team Europcar | ||
| 104 | Barry Markus (Ned) Rabobank Continental Team | ||
| 105 | Dominic Klemme (Ger) Leopard Trek | ||
| 106 | Bart Dockx (Bel) Landbouwkrediet | ||
| 107 | Jean-Pierre Drucker (Lux) Veranda’s Willems – Accent | 0:00:50 | |
| 108 | Iljo Keisse (Bel) Quickstep Cycling Team | ||
| 109 | Wim De Vocht (Bel) Veranda’s Willems – Accent | 0:00:51 | |
| 110 | Alexander Porsev (Rus) Katusha Team | ||
| 111 | Wouter Mol (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | ||
| 112 | Guillaume Le Floch (Fra) Team Europcar | ||
| 113 | Nico Sijmens (Bel) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne | ||
| 114 | Jurgen François (Bel) Colba – Mercury | ||
| 115 | Romain Zingle (Bel) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne | ||
| 116 | Stijn Neirynck (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen – Mercator | 0:00:52 | |
| 117 | Arnaud Labbe (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne | ||
| 118 | Gorik Gardeyn (Bel) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | ||
| 119 | Julien Loubet (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | ||
| 120 | Remco Te Brake (Ned) Cyclingteam De Rijke | ||
| 121 | Sven Vandousselaere (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto | 0:00:53 | |
| 122 | Kevin Grieten (Bel) Colba – Mercury | ||
| 123 | Anders Lund (Den) Leopard Trek | ||
| 124 | Saïd Haddou (Fra) Team Europcar | ||
| 125 | Mario Aerts (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto | 0:00:54 | |
| 126 | Steve Schets (Bel) Donckers Koffie – Jelly Belly | ||
| 127 | Paul Voss (Ger) Endura Racing | ||
| 128 | Robert Retschke (Ger) Team Netapp | ||
| 129 | Maarten Neyens (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto | ||
| 130 | Stéphane Poulhies (Fra) Saur – Sojasun | ||
| 131 | Steven Caethoven (Bel) Veranda’s Willems – Accent | ||
| 132 | Guillaume Bonnafond (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | 0:00:55 | |
| 133 | Robert Hayles (GBr) Endura Racing | ||
| 134 | Adam Blythe (GBr) Omega Pharma-Lotto | ||
| 135 | Egidijus Juodvalkis (Ltu) Landbouwkrediet | ||
| 136 | Jürgen Van Goolen (Bel) Veranda’s Willems – Accent | ||
| 137 | Cesare Benedetti (Ita) Team Netapp | ||
| 138 | Yoeri Havik (Ned) Cyclingteam De Rijke | ||
| 139 | Steve Houanard (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | 0:00:56 | |
| 140 | Julien Berard (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | ||
| 141 | Sven Jodts (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen – Mercator | ||
| 142 | Robin Chaigneau (Ned) Skil – Shimano | ||
| 143 | Jarl Salomein (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen – Mercator | ||
| 144 | Marcello Pavarin (Ita) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | ||
| 145 | Yauheni Hutarovich (Blr) FDJ | ||
| 146 | Christophe Laborie (Fra) Saur – Sojasun | 0:00:57 | |
| 147 | Robert Partridge (GBr) Endura Racing | ||
| 148 | Kevin Hulsmans (Bel) Donckers Koffie – Jelly Belly | ||
| 149 | Pieter Jacobs (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen – Mercator | ||
| 150 | Jeff Vermeulen (Ned) Cyclingteam De Rijke | 0:00:58 | |
| 151 | Koen Barbe (Bel) Landbouwkrediet | ||
| 152 | Sebastian Forke (Ger) Nutrixxion Sparkasse | ||
| 153 | Arkimedes Arguelyes Rodriges (Rus) Katusha Team | 0:00:59 | |
| 154 | Jan Tratnik (Slo) Quickstep Cycling Team | ||
| 155 | Mark McNally (GBr) An Post – Sean Kelly | ||
| 156 | Alexander Mironov (Rus) Katusha Team | ||
| 157 | Ben Gastauer (Lux) AG2R La Mondiale | ||
| 158 | Phillip Schulz (Ger) Colba – Mercury | 0:01:01 | |
| 159 | Kevin Claeys (Bel) An Post – Sean Kelly | 0:01:02 | |
| 160 | Timothy Vangheel (Bel) Colba – Mercury | ||
| 161 | Bruno Langlois (Can) Team Spidertech Powered By C10 | ||
| 162 | Mark Cassidy (Irl) An Post – Sean Kelly | 0:01:03 | |
| 163 | Addy Engels (Ned) Quickstep Cycling Team | 0:01:04 | |
| 164 | Wesley Kreder (Ned) Rabobank Continental Team | 0:01:05 | |
| 165 | Pieter Ghyllebert (Bel) An Post – Sean Kelly | ||
| 166 | Jasper Bovenhuis (Ned) Rabobank Continental Team | ||
| 167 | Aidis Kruopis (Ltu) Landbouwkrediet | 0:01:06 | |
| 168 | Sjoerd Kouwenhoven (Ned) Cyclingteam De Rijke | 0:01:07 | |
| 169 | Eric Baumann (Ger) Team Netapp | 0:01:08 | |
| 170 | Francesco Chicchi (Ita) Quickstep Cycling Team | ||
| 171 | Frédérique Robert (Bel) Quickstep Cycling Team | 0:01:09 | |
| 172 | Simon Lambert-Lemay (Can) Team Spidertech Powered By C10 | ||
| 173 | Michaël Baer (Swi) Team Netapp | ||
| 174 | Michael Schweizer (Ger) Nutrixxion Sparkasse | 0:01:11 | |
| 175 | Mathieu Perget (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | ||
| 176 | Mathieu Claude (Fra) Team Europcar | 0:01:12 | |
| 177 | James Vanlandschoot (Bel) Veranda’s Willems – Accent | ||
| 178 | Petr Ignatenko (Rus) Katusha Team | ||
| 179 | Sebastian Körber (Ger) Nutrixxion Sparkasse | ||
| 180 | Tom Stubbe (Bel) Donckers Koffie – Jelly Belly | 0:01:13 | |
| 181 | Ian Wilkinson (GBr) Endura Racing | 0:01:14 | |
| 182 | Bert De Waele (Bel) Landbouwkrediet | 0:01:15 | |
| 183 | Geert Verheyen (Bel) Landbouwkrediet | 0:01:16 | |
| 184 | Michaël Van Staeyen (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen – Mercator | 0:01:18 | |
| 185 | James Moss (GBr) Endura Racing | 0:01:19 | |
| 186 | Bas Krauwel (Ned) Cyclingteam De Rijke | 0:01:21 | |
| 187 | Martin Pedersen (Den) Leopard Trek | ||
| 188 | Joost Van Leijen (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | 0:01:22 | |
| 189 | Maxim De Busschere (Bel) An Post – Sean Kelly | 0:01:23 | |
| 190 | Michaël Vanderaerden (Bel) Donckers Koffie – Jelly Belly | 0:01:24 | |
| 191 | Scott Thwaites (GBr) Endura Racing | 0:01:28 | |
| 192 | Hamish Robert Haynes (GBr) Colba – Mercury | 0:01:35 | |
| 193 | Benjamin Sydlik (Ger) Nutrixxion Sparkasse | ||
| 194 | James Spragg (GBr) Donckers Koffie – Jelly Belly | 0:01:36 | |
| 195 | Ricardo Van Der Velde (Ned) Donckers Koffie – Jelly Belly | 0:01:46 | |
| 196 | Jim Vercruyce (Bel) Colba – Mercury | 0:01:51 | |
| 197 | Maarten Dhaene (Bel) Colba – Mercury | 0:02:07 | |
| 198 | Sergej Fuchs (Ger) Nutrixxion Sparkasse | 0:05:02 |
