A big day for Drapac Porsche

Roberts out-sprints Shaw for 2nd2008 Halle-Ingooigem 1.1 - 25.06.08

After having an excellence presence in there first two European starts, Drapac Porsche Development Program have taken there first Belgium Podium finish in the prestigious 61st Halle-Ingooigem.

Elder statesman of the team Stuart Shaw finishing 3rd behind QuickSteps Gert Steegmans and Olympic Gold Medalist Luke Roberts of the Kuota Senges team.

Drapac Porsche
Mitch Docker gets ready

Stuart Shaw
Roberts, Steegmans, Shaw
Kisses from Ms Sports Belgium

Kisses from Ms Sports Belgium
Tom Boonen
Shaw in the breakaway

Tom Boonen

The breakaway led by Luke Roberts
Gert Steegmans wins

Roberts out-sprints Shaw for 2nd
Shaw crashed after the finish line
Roberts, Steegmans and Shaw


The 2008 version of the Halle-Ingooigem featured a superstar lineup from the QuickStep Team including Boonen, Devolder, and was raced in typical Belgium fashion with the pressure on from start to finish.

Top class beligum professional Gert Steegmans (QuickStep) attacking the 6 person breakaway bunch twice in the final stages to take his sixth win of the season, Aussies Luke Roberts and National Road Series winner Stuart Staw (Drapac Porsche Development Program)very impressive taking second and third in front of Benny De Schrooder.

RESULTS - Halle-Ingooigem – UCI 1.1 Belgium, 25.01.08 - 198 km
1 Gert Steegmans - Quick Step 4.57.00 (40 km/h)
2 Luke Roberts - Kuota 0.25
3 Stuart Shaw - Drapac Porsche
4 Benny De Schrooder - Sean Kelly
5 Kevin Neirynck - Landbouwkrediet 0.41
6 Geert Steurs - Silence - Lotto
7 Jos Van Emden - Rabobank Conti 1.02
8 Maxime Vantomme - Mitsubishi 1.04
9 Joost Van Leijen - Van Vliet
10 Rik Verbrugghe – Cofidis

 

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