Belgian fans are crazy with enthusiasm for a Brabant Arrow they will remember for a long time due to the duel between Wout Van Aert and Remco Evenepoel which concluded with a two-man sprint that was completely dominated by the Olympic champion Evenepoel, who is today making his comeback.

The decisive move came 47 km from the finish with Remco Evenepoel's acceleration, which Wout Van Aert promptly followed, already being at the center of the action for several kilometers. British rider Joe Blackmore from Israel Premier Tech also joined them, but 16 kilometers from the finish he was forced to raise the white flag and give way to the two Belgian champions.

With 2,400 meters to go, when he saw Evenepoel emptying his pockets to prepare for the sprint, Van Aert no longer took turns, followed Evenepoel on the final climb and then tried to stick his head out in the straight but was forced to close in his rival-friend's slipstream. Regulating the chasing group, with a 27-second gap, was the young Portuguese rider Antonio Morgado from UAE Emirates XRG.

Victory number 65 for Evenepoel in his career, second place number 45 for Van Aert who can no longer win.

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FINISH ORDER

1. Evenepoel Remco (Soudal Quick-Step) in 03:35:14
2. van Aert Wout (Team Visma | Lease a Bike)
3. Morgado António (UAE Team Emirates-XRG) + 27
4. Aranburu Alex (Cofidis)
5. Prades Eduard (Caja Rural-Seguros RG)
6. Christen Fabio (Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team)
7. Powless Neilson (EF Education-EasyPost)
8. Silva Thomas (Caja Rural-Seguros RGA)
9. Menten Milan (Lotto)