Tour of Flanders, in the monument of the walls race, the Danish champion Asgreen triumphs, who in the sprint beats the super favorite Van Der Poel. Absolute spectacle at insane speeds. Trentin stopped in the final by a puncture
Van der Poel, winner of the Belgian monument race last year, mocked 60 meters from the finish line after 254 kilometers and 19 walls. After being the protagonist for a large part of the race. The hunt for an encore did not succeed. He was beaten by an outsider, the Danish Kasper Asgreen, 26, second in Flanders 2019 and silver in the time trial at the European championships.
A big boy of 1.92 who went on the run, on the legendary Paterberg – 360 meters with a maximum gradient of 20.3% – with the Dutch phenomenon, (winner this year, of power and arrogance, of the Strade Bianche) collaborating for keep the two other “tenors” at a distance.
That is the Belgian van Aert (burned in the sprint, right at Flanders 2020, by his eternal Dutch rival). And he did it. Against all odds. With an unexpected freshness. Clearly.
At 300 meters from the finish of the Tour of Flanders he was not surprised by Van Poel, he joined him at the 200; the Dutchman hunched over, tried (incredulously) to resist him. Then as soon as he saw himself halfway over the wheel, he froze, shaking his head.
Asgreen, perhaps equally incredulous, crossed the finish line embracing lifts. Then he burst into tears, embracing the rival of the Alpecin-Fenix who can console himself by thinking he had the better of the Belgian Wout Van Aert (fifth). Third Greg Van Avermaet. Back the world champion Alaphilippe. Unlucky Trentin, footed by a puncture, the Belgian Vergaerde and the Kazakhstan Federov disqualified for mutual and dangerous pushes.