The strongest was Arnaud De Lie. Announced as the big favorite of this classic, the Belgian did not lie to the predictions. This year it was after a sprint finish that the 21-year-old runner won. Yet poorly placed, the Lotto Dstny hopeful deployed all his power to overtake everyone in the final false rising flat and win in front of the New Zealander Corbin Strong (Israel-Premier Tech), and the double winner in 2018 and 2019, the Australian Michael Matthews (Team Jayco AlUla) who took third place.
Last year, AG2R Citroën French puncher Benoit Cosnefroy trapped the sprinters after a big effort a few kilometers before the red flame. The French Julian Alaphilippe (Soudal Quick-Step) and Christophe Laporte finished in the Top 10 (9th and 6th).