04 augustus 2010
- 08 augustus 2010
Tour of Denmark 2010
The first stage from Holstebro to Holstebro over 175 km finished
in a mass sprint that was won by Australian Matthew Goss. Koen rode
for team sprinter Kenny van Hummel who came 4th while
Koen crossed the line in 12th place.
The second stage also finished in a mass sprint. The stage took
the peloton 169.7km from Vildbjerg to Randers. It was the Belgian
Michael van Staeyen who bet the rest of the field. Dane Matti
Breschel came 2nd while Koen's teammate Bert de Backer
came in 3rd. Koen crossed the line in 19th
place.
The queen stage was Friday's stage from Hadsten to Vejle, a
185km stage with several climbs. The climbs were short and steep
with the one very tough one at 21%. Koen rode the stage very well.
He stayed well place for the entire stage. Unfortunately he was
hindered when Danes Jakob Fuglsand and Matti Breschel from
Saxo-Bank broke away from a splintered peloton on the final climbs
with 25km to go. Breschel won the stage ahead of Fuglsang. Koen
finished 25 seconds later in 7th place. The peloton
finished in small groups as it had broken up on the uphill finish
in Vejle. In the general classification Koen had moved to
6th overall, 41 seconds down on Breschel who also took
the overall lead.
The fourth stage on Saturday morning finished after 105km in a
mass sprint that was won by Australian Mark Renshaw. Renshaw won
ahead of his HTC-Columbia teammate Matthew Goss. Dane Alex
Rasmussen came 3rd. Koen finished in 16th
place. Team sprinter Kenny van Hummel was held up by a crash and
finished in 8th place.
On Saturday evening an individual time trial of 19.4km followed.
Koen left the starting house at 20.03 for a time trial that he
would like to forget quickly. The time trial was not progressing
well and then in the finale Koen got a flat tyre, which resulted in
a time of 25'34". This ended up being 60th place.
Canadian Svein Tuft won the time trial with a time of 23'20". Tuft
moved up to second place overall behind Dane Fuglsang who took over
the lead from his compatriot and teammate Breschel. Koen dropped to
19th place overall.
The final stage from Høng to Rudersdal took the riders 186km and
was won by New Zealand's Hayden Roulston. Roulston maintained a
fragile lead of several bike lengths ahead of a charging peloton to
win the stage. Koen crossed the line in 29th place. In
the general classification that was won by Dane Jakob Fuglsang,
Koen finished in 18th place.