Greig Leach

I am beginning to wonder if there is anything Wout Van Aert (Jumbo-Visma) can't do on a bike. Van Aert used his teammate, Tiesj Benoot, to soften up the ten man break. Once Benoot had been pulled back, it was Van Aert's turn to go off the front - on his own. Even with nine guys chasing him, the Belgium Champion, kept extending his lead finishing the day almost a minute ahead of the sprint of Sonny Colbrelli (Bahrain-Victorious) and Greg Van Avermaet (Ag2r-Citroen) who finished in that order. It had to be that much more special to win the first race of the season in Belgium in the Belgium National Jersey.