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We could see some more regroupings but at the last check those 20 had a lead of nearly two minutes over the next group on the road. TV coverage will be underway shortly.
The 20 riders left behind Van der Poel are:
In fact, of the 20 riders in the group behind Van der Poel, 13 are Belgian. Can they use the numbers to chase him down?
In the group behind, we find Stuyven, Benoot, Merlier, Hermans, Vermeersch x2, Van Avermaet, Mohoric, Govekar, Connor Swift, among others.
Van der Poel alone in the lead
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Here’s the composition of the lead group
7 in the lead
Van Avermaet is up there, as is fellow retired road pro turned gravel rider Jan Bakelants. The main WorldTour men Benoot, Merlier, Stuyven, Meurisse, Hermans, Kielich, and the two Vermeersch’s are all there. Then you have two of the CX pros in Iserbyt and Aerts, and to cap it off there’s Lawrence Naesen, Seppe Rombouts, Lander Loockx, and Kevin Panhuyzen. That’s 16 in total.
More than half of that 30-man lead group are Belgian.
After 39.5km we have some gaps starting to appear. A bunch of 30 riders have small gap, with most of the big…
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