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Spidertech with only seven riders during the teams presentation; Lucas Euser was later DQ'ed mid-race for not signing in | 
Colombia - Coldeportes waiting their turn; Fabio Duarte would later finish 4th, their best result in Europe to date. | 
Last year's winner, Philippe Gilbert, leaving the morning sign-in |
Philippe Gilbert hasn't lost his positive outlook yet, but still no wins this season. He finished 12th today + 1:58. | 
Despite the sunny skies at the start, Rabobank's Laurens Ten Dam has dressed appropriately; there was plenty of rain during the race. Ten Dam finished 9th + 1:27. | 
Andy Schleck (RadioShack-Nissan) practicing his bike handling skills prior to the start. Nonetheless, he crashed out today upping his DNF total to four out of six races so far this year. |
Start panoramic in Leuven with 194.9km to go | 
When the race came back together on the hilly circuits around Overijse... | 
Thomas Voeckler (Europcar) was part of a late break on the hilly finishing circuits followed by Alex Howes (Garmin-Barracuda), Laurens Ten Dam (Rabobank), Pieter Serry (Topsport Vlaanderen-Mercator) as well as several others |
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Thomas Voeckler (Europcar) launched a solo bid with several laps to go. By the way, Voeckler must have the shortest shorts in the peloton? | 
The chase with Jelle Vanendert at the front was losing ground |
As the sun began to shine on this rainy day, Thomas Voeckler (Europcar) soloed to the finish with 32 km still to go | 
He pulls the best faces while turning himself inside out | 
The finish in Overijse |
Thomas Voeckler (Europcar) extended his winning margin and won by 1:11 | 
In the French part of Belgium, Thomas Voeckler (Europcar) celebrates his first win of the year | 
Sprint for second among the disintegrated chase |
Oscar Freire Gomez (Katusha) was 2nd + 1:11 ahead of Pieter Serry (Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator). Fabio Duarte (Colombia - Coldeportes) was 4th. | 
A gritty day | 
More of the break crossing + 1:17. Only 44 riders finished today. |
He once looked younger than his age, but despite the weathering (especially today), 32 year-old Thomas Voeckler (Europcar) is more popular than ever | 
You can't be called little Thomas Voeckler anymore when you have a little kid of your own | 
One of your more campy podium photos; your 2012 Brabantse Pijl podium: 2nd Oscar Freire Gomez (Katusha) + 1:11, 1st Thomas Voeckler (Europcar) 4:49:07 and 3rd Pieter Serry (Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator) +1:11 |
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