Championships Wout van Aert (24) made in the E3 BinckBank Classic impression. The triple world champion in the field, had only Zdenek Stybar are several recognise. “Of course I have to win thought, but second is very good for me,” responded ‘Pla’.

“My feeling after the race? Second in the E3 is for me still very nice. Especially because this is one of the toughest races of them all”, opened Of Aert after he was second in the sprint of a group of five. The leader of Jumbo-Visma had several recognise in Stybar, but remained, among others, Greg Van Avermaet. “Of course I have to win thought. You begin not to sprint to second. But I realized that Stybar twenty kilometers in the wheel could sit. After such a long race is the sprint, however, is always special. I have come to expect in the finale an attack from Stybar, who I could also be expected, but in the sprint he was too strong.”

That the coming races will need to take account Of Aert, is now clear. “Hopefully, I may be in the rates as also the Round show. But we must not forget that I went with less experience at the start then get up men like Greg. What comes, comes. We’ll see what the upcoming matches.”