Sonnny Colbrelli (BahRain-Merida) wins Brabantse one day classic race.

Sonny Colbrelli (Bahrain-Merida sprints  to Brabantse Pijl Overijse from breakaway.

Defending champion Petr Vakoc (Quick-Step Floors) bridged up to the move in the closing kilometres to claim runner-up honours on the day, while (Lotto Soudal’s) Tiesj Benoot rounded out the podium in third.

 Colbrelli was instrumental in springing the decisive move, jumping clear just as the bunch was closing down on the day’s main breakaway. With teammate Grega Bole in the escape, along with the likes of Benoot, Silvan Dillier (BMC Racing) and Christopher Juul-Jensen (Orica-Scott), the move quickly opened up a gap as the peloton reabsorbed the early breakers.
 Although their advantage never stretched out too much more than 30 seconds, and with several teams in the peloton hoping to close things down before the finish, the escape stubbornly hung on out front, with Colbrelli exhorting his fellow escapees to push on at every opportunity. Vakoc and Lotto Soudal’s Tim Wellens came across in the run-in to the uphill finish, but Colbrelli was not to be denied, easily winning the sprint to the line.

Names and Country of Top finishers

 1, Sonny Colbrelli (Italy) Bahrain-Merida
2, Petr Vakoc (Czech) Quick-Step Floors,    
3,Tiesj Benoot (Belgium) Lotto Soudal    
4, Tim Wellens (Belgium) Lotto Soudal    
5, Bert-Jan Lindeman (Netherland) Team LottoNl-Jumbo,    
6, Christopher Juul Jensen (Denmark) Orica-Scott,     7, Dries Devenyns (Belgium) Quick-Step Floor's,  
8, Silvan Dillier (Swiden) BMC Racing Team,
 9, Victor Campenaerts (Belgium) Team LottoNl-Jumbo,    
10, Laurens De Plus (Bel) Quick-Step Floors.