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Wednesday, March 3, 2010 Keukeleire surprises in GP Samyn by VeloNation Press at 1:47 PM EST   comments Categories: Pro Cycling, Race Reports and Results   Cofidis rider Jens Keukeleire took the first victory of his professional career today in Belgium at the the traditional Wallonian season opener GP Samyn. The 21 year old got the better of Grégory Joseph (Topsport Vlaanderen), Cédric Pineau (Roubaix Lille Métropole) in the final dash to the line. Several riders tried their hand at escaping in the closing kilometers, but strong winds and the French Française des Jeux team conspired to keep the race together for the finish. Keukeleire came into the finale in good position with a strong jump to the line to seal up the win. Française des Jeux sprinter Yauheni Hutarovitch finished in fourth place. 1. Jens Keukeleire - Cofidis 2. Grégory Joseph - Topsport Vlaanderen-Mercator 3. Cédric Pineau - Roubaix Lille Metropole 4. Yauheni Hutarovich - Française des Jeux 5. Kristof Goddaert - Ag2r-La Mondiale 6. Marco Marcato - Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team 7. Jonas Aaen Jorgensen - Saxo Bank 8. Steven Tronet - Roubaix Lille Metropole 9. Lloyd Mondory - Ag2r-La Mondiale 10. Steven Caethoven - Landbouwkrediet       comments Follow @Pro_Cycling Tweet Subscribe via RSS or daily email Contact the editor about this article Related Articles Vuelta a Burgos: Two in two days for Jens Keukeleire on stage three’s uphill finish Vuelta a Burgos: Jens Keukeleire powers away to win an uphill stage two Eneco Tour: Orica-GreenEdge rides Jens Keukeleire into the lead in team time trial John Degenkolb sprints to Stage 1 victory at Tour of West Flanders Three Days of West Flanders receives some exciting changes for 2011 Spring in Belgium: Nokere Koerse gets a change, Handzame Classic added to the calendar Belgian prodigy, Jens Keukeleire, eyeing U23 World Championships