A day to remember in cycling. The 66th edition of the E3 Saxo Classicstarting and ending in Harelbeke, is exciting in the first rivalry of the season between the Dutch Mathieu Van der Poel and the Belgians Wout Van Aert, which defended the victory achieved last year. According to the test category, the level of registered runners is excellent, and among them champion of Spain Oier Lazkanowho had a great performance and became one of the outstanding cyclists.
It is certainly the Movistar Team rider the one that started beating the drums of war with more noise with some movements about 50 kilometers from the finish line in a new demonstration of the quality he has in his legs and that means he has some offers on his desk at the end of this contract. season with telephone practice.
Important career moment
The Belgian classic, which is 207.6 kilometers, will be decided on the climb to Paterberg (0.4 kilometers at 10.3%. In this part of the Belgian classic the peloton came broken and stretched, with Lazkano to the post and Van der Poel sharpens the knives. And in the blink of an eye, the world road champion is speeding up the left side of the climb, he’s already broken brutally, 80 kilometers from the finish line, looking for the lane, away from the cobblestones, and he’s off. Van Aertwho ended up stepping a little on the green and when he got back into the lane his tire went off and he fell.
The cyclist is wasting valuable time. Team Visma – Rent a Bike and although he would return, he would never reach Van Aert’s height. And he gave it all. Vamn Aert left the Kwaremont with a 35 second margin in a Van Aert who opened the fuel and was just 16 seconds behind, but the effort cost him in the rain and he was chased by his compatriot Jasper Stuyven 4.7 kilometers away.
Van Aert wanted at least the podium and stuck to his wheel, eventually finishing third. 1’36” minutes before the Dutch beast arrives, Mathieu Van der Poelwhich is added to what is known as the Harelbeke the first victory of the season after being 10th in Milan-San Remo.
Next appointment, Gent-Wevelgem in Flanderswhere Van Aert was absent, but Van der Poel was there.
CLASSIFICATIONS
1.Mathieu Van der Poel (PB/Alpecin) 4h39’28”
2.Jasper Stuyven (BEL/Lidl-Trek) at 1’31”
3.Wout Van Aert (BEL/Team Visma-Lease a Bike) at 1’34”
4.Tim Wellens (BEL/UAE Team Emirates) at 1’48”
5.Matteo Jorgenson (USA/Team Visma-Lease a Bike) at 1’50”
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14.Oier Lazkano (Movistar Team) at 2’54”
Source: La Verdad
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