How it Happened The temperature in Gent on Saturday morning was just above freezing point but the skies were clear, making for a perfect crisp winter’s morning to usher in the 2018 Classics and the traditional ‘start of the season’.
The crowds steadily built in Gent’s Citadel park and the ‘t Kuipke velodrome, home of the Gent Six, where the men’s and women’s teams were presented together ahead of a joint start.
Each move was reeled back in until Valgren shot off the front with around 2.5 kilometres to go. Behind him, the other riders glanced at each other, urging them to make the move, but nobody did. Vanmarcke finally went with a kilometre remaining but Valgren was too far ahead.
Top nine Result finishes
1, Michael Valgren (Denmark) Astana Pro Team,
2, Lukasz Wisniowski (Poland) Team Sky,
3, Sep Vanmarcke (Belgium) EF Education First-Drapac p/b Cannondale,
4, Jasper Stuyven (Belgium) Trek-Segafredo,
5, Philippe Gilbert (Belgium) Quick-Step Floors,
6, Edward Theuns (Belgium) Team Sunweb,
7, Bert Van Lerberghe (Belgium), Cofidis, Solutions Credits,
8, Arnaud Demare (France) FDJ,
9, Marcus Burghardt (Germany) Bora-Hansgrohe
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