Wanty-Groupe Gobert wins the UCI Europe Tour
The UCI Europe Tour came to a conclusion on Sunday at the Chrono des Nations, where Team Sky's Vasil Kiryienka took top honours on the day, while Wanty-Groupe Gobert sealed the overall series win in the team rankings. Baptiste Planckaert (Wallonie-Bruxelles) was the top individual rider ahead of Timothy Dupont (Verandas Willems Cycling Team) and Sonny Colbrelli (Bardiani-CSF).
Wanty-Groupe Gobert took a dozen wins on the year, starting with Enrico Gasparatto's victory at Amstel Gold. The team took its final win of the season earlier this month at the Nationale Sluitingprijs-Putte-Kapellen in Belgium, where Roy Jans celebrated victory.
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"We are pleased to see that our team continues to grow up," said team manager Jean-François Bourlar. "In 2016, we achieved 12 wins with seven different riders. One of those victories was the Amstel Gold Race. The Europe Tour is the icing on the cake. It was an exceptional season and we congratulate all the riders and staff for the regularity during the eight-month competition."
The series win was a bright spot for the team, which also had to deal with the tragic death of Antoine Demoitié, who died from injuries suffered in a crash during Gent-Wevelgem.
"It took a lot of courage and strength after the death of Antoine to focus again on cycling," sports director Hilaire Van der Schueren. "We will continue to ride the next seasons for Antoine, his wife Astrid and his family."
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