No 2 without 3: Mathieu Van der Poel wins E3 again…

At 25 km from the finish in Harelbeke, top favorite Van der Poel certainly did not have to think about the victory gesture, because four pursuers were chasing him: Florian Vermeersch, West Flemish Stan Dewulf, and the Norwegians Jonas Abrahamsen and Per Strand Hagenes. They came within seconds of him. And the peloton was also hot on his heels. But to no avail. Van de Poel takes the E3 three times in a row. Hagenes came second, Vermeersch third.