Powerful sprint from the Belgian who in his country is considered Tom Boonen’s heir: he is just 21 years old
Arnaud De Lie won the Quebec GP, the first of the two Canadian World Tour races (Montreal GP on Sunday) in the land that will return to host the World Championships in 2026. At the end of 201 hard-fought kilometres, the 21-year-old Belgian from Lotto-Dsnty, who in his country is considered Tom Boonen’s heir, achieved a powerful sprint, getting the better of all his rivals: it is his 17th success as a pro, the first at World Tour level. Behind him, Corbin Strong (N. Zealand, Israel) and Michael Matthews (Aus, Jayco-AlUla) placed in order with Alex Aranburu, the Spaniard from Movistar, fourth. Then Mohoric, Laporte, Kamp. Hirschi. No Italian finished in the top 10.