Our team will go fully motivated to Le Samyn, a race we’ve won on four occasions since 2009. The 209km-long course is stacked with rough cobblestone sectors and a dozen or so climbs, the last of these featuring inside the final kilometers, thus giving the attackers a big chance to dispatch their opponents and claim a solo victory in Dour.
Le Samyn Medical Update
Kasper Asgreen crashed in the final kilometer of Le Samyn. Following this incident, the Dane was left with a lot of skin abrasions, but nothing that will have a big impact on the coming weeks.
European Champion Fabio Jakobsen was another Soudal Quick-Step rider involved in a crash, with 50 kilometers to go. The Dutchman has a contusion of his scapula and ligaments in his shoulder, as well as multiple wounds over his body that required patching up, and will need a few days to recover.
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Race details
| 1 |
Milan Menten Lotto Dstny |
4:49:28 |
| 2 |
Hugo Hofstetter Team Arkéa Samsic |
0:00 |
| 3 |
Edward Theuns Trek - Segafredo |
0:00 |
| 4 |
Alberto Dainese Team DSM |
0:00 |
| 5 |
Luca Mozzato Team Arkéa Samsic |
0:00 |
| 6 |
Søren Kragh Andersen Alpecin-Deceuninck |
0:00 |
| 7 |
Pierre Gautherat AG2R Citroën Team |
0:00 |
| 8 |
Mike Teunissen Intermarché - Circus - Wanty |
0:00 |
| 9 |
Vito Braet Team Flanders - Baloise |
0:00 |
| 10 |
Andreas Stokbro Nielsen Leopard TOGT Pro Cycling |
0:00 |
| 51 |
Stan Van Tricht
Soudal - Quick Step |
3:49 |
| 55 |
Jannik Steimle
Soudal - Quick Step |
6:17 |
| 56 |
Warre Vangheluwe Soudal - Quick Step |
6:17 |
| DNF |
Michael Mørkøv Christensen
Soudal - Quick Step |
-04:49:28 |
| DNF |
Fabio Jakobsen
Soudal - Quick Step |
-04:49:28 |
| DNF |
Kasper Asgreen
Soudal - Quick Step |
-04:49:28 |
| DNF |
Martin Svrček
Soudal - Quick Step |
-04:49:28 |
