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After rain comes sunshine. This expression perfectly captured the switch from the 13th to the 14th edition of the G.P. Monseré.

Start city Ichtegem greeted the riders with lots of love and (solar) warmth. Around 11.30am, the starting gun sounded in the commune of ex-pro Richard Depoorter.

The key question on everyone's mind was: will we sprint again with a depleted peloton like in previous years, a full peloton or will the early flight survive.

Seven guys went for the last option: regular Victor Vercouillie (Team Flanders- Baloise), the duo of Atom 6 Bikes - Decca Bogdan Zabelinsky & Leo Doyle, Italian Federico Biagini (VF Group-Bardiani CSF-Faizanè), Michiel Coppens (BEAT Cycling), Michiel van Vliet Metec-Solarwatt p/b Mantel) and , attention spoiler alert, our later winner Alexys Brunel (TotalEnergies).

In our rolling, winding landscape, the lead tapped out to almost 6 minutes. Taking a break to stop at the first barbecues of the year was out of the question for the break, as the lead quickly dwindled to a good minute.

So time to add a cog (wheel) to the lead group, resulting in the leaders being more than halved: Brunel, Vercouillie and Coppens stayed in the front of the race and kept the lead stable.

On the final local lap, a loop through Roeselare, Brunel rode away from his colleagues and, in a riveting finale, stayed ahead of the duo and a chasing peloton.

Read the full results HERE. 

What a news!

Do we need to introduce him yet? Elia Viviani : sprint bomb pur sang topped our list of participants.

Both Italian and European champion, but also a basket full of medals on the track, both at the Olympics (gold !) and at championships.

For a while, Elia threatened to be without a team this season, but Lotto threw him the ultimate lifeline.

Together with you, we are curious if he can follow in the footsteps of De Lie, Jakobsen and Merlier, among others, on Sunday.

The list of participants can be found here

25 teams will soon be competing for victory in Stad Roeselare!

And look: we welcome 2 more UCI Worldteams, which is the highest category a team can have.
Welcome Team Bahrain Victorious & XDS Astana Team !

Plus a solid mix of other Worldteams, Proteams and Continental teams, where in the last category we definitely want to give young talent a chance.
#gpmonsere25 #TeamLineUp

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TIK TIK TIK, the 14th edition of the ‘Maselis - G.P. Monseré’ is getting closer.

The second opening weekend in Belgium is ours!

Get ready for a race for "strong bears" between Ichtegem and Roeselare.

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So make a note: Sunday 9 March: proud partner UCI Europe Tour and live on Sporza & Eurosport.

Pic.: D. Lesage 

Admittedly, it was a tough edition with rain and brutal weather conditions being the thread running through the course.

The further salt and pepper of our race are the curving roads in our landscape and then everyone knows we will sprint again with a reduced peloton.

At a quarter past 10 the starting gun sounded in Ichtegem, a village with a rich cycling history. It, excuse the expression, did not rain immediate attacks but in the end Tom Bohli (Tudor Pro Cycling Team) and regional riders Gianni Marchand (Tarteletto-Isorex), Victor Vercouillie (Team Flanders- Baloise) and Mathias Vanoverberghe (Philippe Wagner-Bazin) got a bonus of up to three minutes.

Meindert Weulink (Parkhotel Valkenburg) was the only one to cross over to this breakaway group through a powerful passage on the cobbles of the Lookhuisstraat.

The peloton kept the escapees within range, although it was brutal due to, needless to say, the weather conditions. Thus, only 98 riders made it to the finish.

The sauce of narrow roads and rain further ensured a natural selection so about 30 riders prepared for the sprint in Roeselare.

There, Jarne Van De Paar (Lotto DSTNY) took the measure of Timothy Dupont (Tarteletto- Isorex) and Dutchman David Dekker ( Arkea- B&B Hotels). Immediately the second pro victory for this top talent from the Lotto-Dstny stable.

TOP 10

1. Jarne Van De Paar (Lotto DSTNY)

2. Timothy Dupont (Tarteletto - Isorex)

3. David Dekker (Arkea- B&B Hotels)

4. Francisco Galvan Fernandez (Equipo Kern Pharma)

5. Emilien Jeanniere (Totalenergies)

6. Lionel Taminiaux (Lotto DSTNY)

7. Henri Uhlig (Alpecin-Deceuninck)

8. Jenthe Biermans (Arkea - B&B Hotels)

9. Thimo Willems (Volkerwessels CT)

10. Vito Braet (Intermarché- Wanty) 

 Full results: HERE

Some nice names on the provisional list of participants!

For example, Alpecin- Deceuninck brings in the sprinter trio Timo Kielich, Henri Uhlig & Jensen Plowright, names to remember!

We immediately throw in a few more favourites: can the good-humored Arne Marit ( Intermarché - Wanty) confirm further

or will Luca Mozzato (Arkea-B&B Hotels) give him a bad feeling?

The danger certainly also sneaks in from the Cofidis corner with Milan Frentin and Piet Allegaert.

And about Piet we may be a bit subjective, because he has been living in the city of World Champions, Roeselare, go Piet!

Lotto is also bringing a solid team into action: can Milan Menten provide the jackpot?

Add to that some Spanish fast legs, the block of granite Jason Tesson (Total Energies), West-Fleming in form Timothy Dupont

and guys coming to give a peek at the Pro and Continental teams and you know: it will be another great race in the middle of West Flanders.

You can find the final list of participants HERE.

Pic.: Berno Decherf

We are expecting 25 teams at the start in Ichtegem, nicely divided into the 3 levels: Continental, Pro Team and WorldTeam.

As usual we are looking for a mix of teams with "spring tradition", sprinters teams and burningly ambitious Continental teams, enjoy!

* ALPECIN- DECEUNINCK (BEL)       

* ARKEA-B&B HOTELS (FRA)       

* BEAT CYCLING CLUB ( NED)               

* BINGOAL WB (BEL)

* CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS (ESP)         

* COFIDIS (FRA)    

* EQUIPO KERN PHARMA (ESP)       

* EUSKATEL - EUSKADI ( ESP)

* INTERMARCHE- WANTY (BEL)       

* ISRAEL PREMIER TECH (ISR)             

* LOTTO DSTNY (BEL)                         

* NOVAPOR SPEEDBIKE TEAM (MKD)

* PARKHOTEL VALKENBURG (NED)   

* PHILIPPE WAGNER/BAZIN (BEL)

* Q36.5 PRO CYCLING (SUI)           

* REMBE PRO SAUERLAND (GER)

* TARTELETTO - ISOREX ( BEL)

* TDT-UNIBET (NED)

* TEAM COLOQUICK (DEN)                   

* TEAM DSM-FIRMENICH (NED)       

* TEAM FLANDERS -BALOISE (BEL)

* TOTALENERGIES (FRA)                     

* TUDOR PRO CYLCING (SUI)

* UNO-X MOBILITY (NOR)                   

* VOLKERWESSELS CT (NED)         

No stress: go to the race info section, you can find everything there.

You can also read all about Jean-Pierre Monseré and the history of our race.

If that's no reason for you to go to Roeselare or Ichtegem in good mood and well informed!

Photo: Berno Decherf 

Ready for the 13th edition of the Grand Prix Monseré?

Join us to find the successor to Gerben Thijssen, who narrowly beat Caleb Ewan last year.

Rendezvous on Sunday, 3 March 2024!

Yesterday, Sunday 5 March, our Grand Prix Monseré had a great finale.

As organisers, we are pleased with our podium, where quality and class shine through.

Understandably, a lot of attention afterwards went to the photo finish which had to indicate the winner.

As organisers ourselves, we have no responsibility in the organisation of this finish line and the finish photo.

This task is done by the Belgian Cycling Federation and the UCI.

Our priority as organiser is to provide a safe race where, in memory of Jean-Pierre Monseré, we want to give talented cyclists the opportunity to shine.

Roeselare, 6 March 2023

Start signal

As always, it is early morning at our race. At a quarter past 10 o'clock this morning, the starting shot sounded in Ichtegem for just about 200 kilometres of racing, with Hooglede- and Gitsberg, Ruidenberg- and Lookhuisstraat providing the necessary salt and pepper. The start in Ichtegem made for a great crowd.

Flight of the day

Nine enthusiasts signed up fairly quickly for the flight of the day. Thibau Verhofstadt (Tarteletto-Isorex), northern neighbours Rick Pluimers (Tudor), Wouter Van De Weerdhof (Allinq) and Huub Artz (Metec-Solarwatt), Denmark's Emil Toudal (ColoQuick) the Spanish Carlos Canal (Euskaltel-Euskadi), the British Zak Coleman (VolkerWessels) and from over the oceans the New Zealander Ryan Christensen (Bolton Equities Black Spoke) and the Canadian Nick Zukowsky (Q36. 5). The peloton kept a tight control: 3' 20" was just about the maximum lead so everything seemed in the making for a bunch sprint at the renewed finish line at the Kop van de Vaart in Roeselare.

Everything to do again

On the second last climb of the Gitsberg, Wouter Van De Weerhof had to let go of the roll so an eight-man breakaway could be chased. There was some confusion in the peloton for a moment when Soudal Quick-Step tried to slap the rivals but everything was to be redone on the final lap. On the final obstacle of the day, the Gitsberg, Jaap Roelen of Metec-Solarwatt, had a Philippe Gilbert vision. He was joined by Jesse Kramer (Jumbo-Visma) but unfortunately for them, the finish line was not 2 kilometres away as in 2011, but in the centre of Roeselare.

Mass sprint

The mild chaos, typical of our final kilometres towards the victory flowers, did not cause a disordered sprint. For a while there seemed to be no limit to Caleb Ewan, but with a last effort Gerben Thijssen, managed to pull himself alongside Caleb and still claimed victory.

Top 5 

1. Gerben Thijssen (Intermarché- Circus- Wanty)

2. Caleb Ewan (Lotto- Dstny)

3. Sam Welsford (Team DSM)

4. Hugp Hofstetter (Team Arkea- Samsic)

5. Piet Allegaert (Cofidis)

Read the full results HERE. 

We thank all members of staff and sponsors for their commitment to making this top edition possible!

A frequently asked question this weekend :-) .

You can find all the info via "race/ race info", if you still have questions, ask them using our social media channels.

Have a great race!

#gpmonsere23 #lottocyclingcup

Roeselare has a large giant family, which the association "Reusselaere" takes very good care of and also brings them out on special occasions.

Tomorrow giant Jempi will come to greet the riders just after the finish zone. Well done dudes!