Benoit Cosnefroy (28 years old) replaced his French compatriot and ally AG2R La Mondiale team Dorian Gordon -from this season sponsored by the company Decathlon- in Brabanzone Arrow195.2 kilometers, in between Leuven and Overijse, in Belgium. The French cyclist was the fastest in the final sprint, in a great finale of a tough and highly contested classic where the cyclists had to face a total of 16 hills.
Without the presence of cyclists of the caliber of Mathieu Van der Poel, Jasper Philipsen, Mads Pedersen or Tadej Pogacar Other runners tried to be the hero.
Van den Berg, Wellens and Teuns They are some of the cyclists seeking glory, trying to prevent the last classic of the pavé season from being decided in a sprint. With 16 kilometers to go, they had a 22-second margin over the peloton, where they were already ahead. Cosnefroy.
About eight kilometers from the finish line, the race was definitely broken, with Cosnefroy, Hermans, Wellens, Teuns and Van den Bergwhere a fantastic Cepeda will be with until a bigger group is formed.
The top cyclists had enough margin to play for victory among themselves, with Cepeda closing the group. Just over 150 meters left Cosnefroy He launched his sprint from the left, achieving the third victory of the season after Maritime Alps Tour and of Paris-Camembertt, for a total of 17.
Source: La Verdad
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