DFL riders and staff included former Gent-Wevelgem winner Nico Mattan, Daniel Lloyd, Jens Mouris and Bernard Sulzberger.
Jens Stoltenberg | Jens-Peter Herold | Jens Galschiøt | Jens Frahm | Jens Voigt | Jens Eriksen | Jens Ulltveit-Moe | Jens Munk | Jens Mouris | Jens Lehmann | Jens Juel | Jens Christian Grøndahl | Jens Staubrand | Jens Peter Jacobsen | Jens Johansson | Walter Jens | Jens Olsen's World Clock | Jens Lindemann | Jens Lekman | Jens Knippschild | Jens Juel (diplomat) | Jens Jensen (landscape architect) | Jens Jensen | Jens Gunderssen | Jens Esmark | Jens Eisert | Salome Jens | Jens Zetlitz Monrad Kielland | Jens Weidmann | Jens Rosing |
Just a few kilometres into the stage, five riders broke away from the peloton: Koen Barbé, Marcus Burghardt, Niko Eeckhout, Jens Mouris and Luca Paolini.