The 33-year-old Gentenaar made it after 200.9 km between starting place Bredene and the finish on Ter Duinenlaan in Koksijde in a group sprint for the American Luke Lamperti (Soudal Quick-Step) and the Dutchman Nils Eekhoff (Picnic PostNL team). Eekhoff was the best in Nokere Koerse (1.PRO) on Wednesday.

It is for Theun’s his tenth professional victory, his first in almost four years.

With Vito Braet (Intermarché-Wanty), Fifth, Florian Vermeersch (UAE team Emirates-XRG), Sixth, Robbe Ghys (Alpecin-DEUNINCK), seventh, and Milan Fretin (Cofidis), ninth, ended in the top ten.

Theuns is the successor of the Italian Luca Mozzato on the honors list, who showed himself the fastest last year.

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