Results GP d'Isbergues 2026 - Olav Kooij defends his crown with sprint victory over Matteo Moschetti and Arvid de Kleijn
CyclingSunday, 20 September 2026 at 16:21
Olav Kooij successfully defended his GP d'Isbergues title on Sunday, beating Matteo Moschetti and Arvid de Kleijn in the sprint to become the first back-to-back winner of the race since Arnaud Démare in 2014.
The Decathlon CMA CGM Team sprinter had been the standout favourite for the 2026 edition and delivered once the long-running breakaway was finally brought back inside the final kilometres.
Tomáš Kopecký, Baptiste Gillet, Tom Mainguenaud and Louka Lesueur had formed the main escape of the day, at one stage building an advantage beyond three minutes. Cofidis were among the teams contributing to the chase before Mainguenaud and Gillet eventually fell away from the move.
Kopecký and Lesueur held 35 seconds with 12 kilometres remaining, but the advantage continued to disappear as the sprint teams closed in. Kopecký then attacked his remaining companion with 8.4km to go and briefly continued alone, only to be caught by the peloton around two kilometres later.
Decathlon CMA CGM Team took control towards the front inside the final five kilometres, while a disrupted the peloton with 4.3km remaining. With the escape neutralised, the expected sprint decided the race. Kooij proved quickest to claim a second successive GP d'Isbergues victory, Moschetti taking second for Pinarello Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team and 2024 winner De Kleijn completing the podium for Tudor Pro Cycling Team.
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