"My job was to lead out Luke Lamperti" - Warre Vangheluwe surprises himself with Tour of Guangxi sprint victory
CyclingWednesday, 16 October 2024 at 11:30
The name Warre Vangheluwe wasn't near the top of many people's prediction list heading into stage 2 at the 2024 Tour of Guangxi. As it turned out though, the Soudal - Quick-Step man prevailed in a frantic bunch sprint, much to the surprise of even himself.
“I came to China with high expectations and it’s just incredible I got this victory. I trained hard at home and was very motivated, I even told my friends that I will come back only after I get a win here, so I’m delighted I could do it," Vangheluwe reflected post-stage in quotes collected by Soudal - Quick-Step's official website afterwards. "My job was to lead out Luke Lamperti, but he got boxed in, and the moment the peloton caught Martin I launched my sprint and gave my all to finish it off. I am so happy with this victory.”
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Results: Stage 2 of the 2024 Tour of Guangxi
| 1 | Vangheluwe Warre | Soudal Quick-Step | 03:49:29 |
| 2 | Kanter Max | Astana Qazaqstan Team | + 00 |
| 3 | Stewart Jake | Israel-Premier Tech | + 00 |
| 4 | Bruttomesso Alberto | Bahrain Victorious | + 00 |
| 5 | Govekar Matevz | Bahrain Victorious | + 00 |
| 6 | Cimolai Davide | Movistar Team | + 00 |
| 7 | Vernon Ethan | Israel-Premier Tech | + 00 |
| 8 | Molano Sebastian | UAE Team Emirates | + 00 |
| 9 | Van Hoecke Gijs | Intermarché-Wanty | + 00 |
| 10 | Tesfazion Natnael | Lidl-Trek | + 00 |
| 11 | Louvel Matis | ARKEA-B&B HOTELS | + 00 |
| 12 | García Cortina Iván | Movistar Team | + 00 |
| 13 | Lamperti Luke | Soudal Quick-Step | + 00 |
| 14 | Fretin Milan | Cofidis | + 00 |
| 15 | van Uden Casper | Team dsm-firmenich PostNL | + 00 |
| 16 | Vader Milan | Team Visma | Lease a Bike | + 00 |
| 17 | Dewulf Stan | Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team | + 00 |
| 18 | van den Berg Marijn | EF Education-EasyPost | + 00 |
| 19 | Allegaert Piet | Cofidis | + 00 |
| 20 | Lafay Victor | Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team | + 00 |
| 21 | van Dijke Mick | Team Visma | Lease a Bike | + 00 |
| 22 | Märkl Niklas | Team dsm-firmenich PostNL | + 00 |
| 23 | Poole Max | Team dsm-firmenich PostNL | + 00 |
| 24 | Bissegger Stefan | EF Education-EasyPost | + 00 |
| 25 | Van der Sande Tosh | Team Visma | Lease a Bike | + 00 |
| 26 | Kirsch Alex | Lidl-Trek | + 00 |
| 27 | Blackmore Joe | Israel-Premier Tech | + 00 |
| 28 | Calmejane Lilian | Intermarché-Wanty | + 00 |
| 29 | Lührs Luis-Joe | Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe | + 00 |
| 30 | Stannard Robert | Bahrain Victorious | + 00 |
| 31 | Rutsch Jonas | EF Education-EasyPost | + 00 |
| 32 | Robeet Ludovic | Cofidis | + 00 |
| 33 | Van Eetvelt Lennert | Lotto Dstny | + 00 |
| 34 | Colleoni Kevin | Intermarché-Wanty | + 00 |
| 35 | Træen Torstein | Bahrain Victorious | + 00 |
| 36 | Lyu Xianjing | China | + 00 |
| 37 | Jansen Amund Grøndahl | Team Jayco-AlUla | + 00 |
| 38 | Svrcek Martin | Soudal Quick-Step | + 00 |
| 39 | Samitier Sergio | Movistar Team | + 00 |
| 40 | Maas Jan | Team Jayco-AlUla | + 00 |
| 41 | Gesbert Elie | ARKEA-B&B HOTELS | + 00 |
| 42 | van der Hoorn Taco | Intermarché-Wanty | + 00 |
| 43 | Costiou Ewen | ARKEA-B&B HOTELS | + 00 |
| 44 | Herregodts Rune | Intermarché-Wanty | + 00 |
| 45 | Hajek Alexander | Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe | + 00 |
| 46 | Cavagna Remi | Movistar Team | + 00 |
| 47 | Fortunato Lorenzo | Astana Qazaqstan Team | + 00 |
| 48 | Onley Oscar | Team dsm-firmenich PostNL | + 00 |
| 49 | Taaramäe Rein | Intermarché-Wanty | + 00 |
| 50 | Chaves Esteban | EF Education-EasyPost | + 00 |
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