In Flanders Fields: Jasper Philipsen clinches bunch sprint victory as spectacular late breakaway by Mathieu van der Poel and Wout van Aert collapses close to the line

Jasper Philipsen (Alpecin-Premier Tech) was the fastest in a reduced group to take a commanding sprint victory, and his 60th career win, at In Flanders Fields – From Middelkerke to Wevelgem on Sunday.

The Belgian was part of what was left of the main field that caught a breakaway that included his teammate Mathieu van der Poel, Wout van Aert (Visma-Lease a Bike) and late-arrival Alec Segaert (Bahrain-Victorious) in the final few hundred metres of the race that led into the final gallop to the finish line.