Filippo Ganna (Ineos Grenadiers) claimed an incredible victory at the Dwars Door Vlaanderen on Wednesday, coming back from a double bike change to snatch victory from Wout van Aert (Visma-Lease a Bike) in a stunning finale.
The Italian had to change bikes ahead of the key climb of the Eikenberg with 40km to go, where the handlebars on his replacement bike snapped, just as Van Aert was attacking in what appeared to be the race-winning move right up until the dying seconds.
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Søren Wærenskjold (Uno-X Mobility) was the fastest from the reduced bunch, itself just a single second behind, to take the final spot on the podium ahead of Biniam Girmay (NSN).
“For sure, Wout made an impressive performance. To catch him was not easy, but in the end, the legs supported me to the finish line. [I believed I could win] maybe in the last corner, the group behind was chasing really fast and was coming to catch me. I’m really happy.”
But the final 10km alone would prove 150 metres too far. At first, it looked like there wasn’t enough cohesion in the reduced bunch, but Ganna threw all his horsepower and desire at it, surging on the final cobbled…
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