Scheldeprijs: Jasper Philipsen seizes sprint victory

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Jasper Philipsen (Alpecin-Deceuninck) cemented his status at the top of the sprint pecking order in the Scheldeprijs with a hard-fought victory in a messy bunch sprint ahead of Sam Welsford (Team DSM).

British champion Mark Cavendish freelanced his way to the front and opened up the jets to come off the wheel of Trek-Segafredo’s Edward Theuns, taking the lead in sight of the line. Philipsen, however, found another gear and stormed past to claim his second title in Schoten, with Welsford following in his slipstream for second just ahead of the Astana Qazaqstan rider.