Philippe Gilbert won again three years later in the 4 Days of Dunkirk

It makes good the saying that old rockers don’t die, the Belgian Philippe Gilbert became the best in the third installment of 4 Days of Dunkirka journey of 170 kilometers between the towns of Perone Y Mont-Saint-Eloi who decided to sprint after a brutal attack from the runner’s Lotto Soudal.

As usual in 66th edition of 4 Days of Dunkirkthe day was marked by a breakaway starring three runners, Kevin Besson, Alex Colman and Samuel Leroux. They have not yet experienced an extreme difference and as the outcome approaches the margin is reduced as a result of the work of the sprinter teams, which also has the added bonus of knowing the outcome of the day as it is a circuit that needs to be rotated. many times.

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Six kilometers from the finish line, the three escapees shook hands as a sign of friendship after the attempt to glory and the peloton passed them at full speed. Just moments after Philippe Gilbert launched an ax blow without being able to give a proper response.

In this way the of Verviers achieved his first success of the season and the first since 17th season of La Vuelta of 2019 controversial in September, a season in which he also won the Paris-Roubaix. the dutch Arvid De Kleijn maintains the lead, but the general is in a fist, with Gilbert at the same time, Samuel Leroux in a second, Gerben Thijsen of the four, and the top 61 classified separated by only ten seconds, which adds intense emotion to the days remaining