De Kleijun names the win after Welsford’s controversial disqualification at Dunkirk

The first stage of 4 Days of Dunkirk it decided, as expected, the fate of the sprint. From a tough and delicate sprint, where the peloton has come so long and where the fastest men in the peloton are in it. 66th edition of the trial in France they had to work hard to reach a privileged position that would allow them to celebrate victory.

Initially, the winner of the first stage, which is 161.1 kilometers, in between Dunkirk Y anicheis the Australian Sam Welsford (DSM), after a bumpy ending that also caused a lot of consideration. Belgian De Lie tried to fight for the sprint, looking for a spot where there was none, in between Welsford Y By Kleijn. It’s true that for a moment he gave the feeling that he could slip between his two other sprint rivals, but the truth is he couldn’t, which caused his own fall to De Kleijn, in addition to a subsequent pile-up. .

There are those who think it is their fault. lie who wanted to enter where there was no space, but ultimately the judges appreciated Welsford’s irregular maneuver by excessively releasing his elbows and giving De Kleijn the winner, who achieved his first victory of the season , after a very nervous agitation. race and where it is shot very fast.

Felipe Orts (Burgos-BH) he was the first classified Spaniard, with the same time as the winner.

CLASSIFICATIONS

Stage:
1. Arvid de Kleijn (PB/Human Powered Health) 3h31: 14
2. Jason Tesson (FRA/St Michel-Auber93) mt
3. Nils Eekhoff (PB/Team DSM) mt
4. Pierre Barbier (FRA/B & B Hotels) mt
5. Alexis Renard (FRA/Cofidis) mt
General:
1. Arvid de Kleijn (PB/Human Powered Health), 3h31: 04
2. Jason Tesson (FRA/St Michel-Auber93) at 04.
3. Nils Eekhoff (PB/Team DSM) at 06.
4. Cyril Barthe (FRA/B & B Hotels) at 06.
5. Milan Fretin (BEL/Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise) at 06.