Victor Vercouillie from Waregem again does his name of escape king. He is one of the seven leaders, who drive away early on, among other things, Vercouillie from Team Flanders-Baloise. Furthermore, less well -known names, such as our countryman Michiel Coppens from Beat Cycling.
The maximum lead of the seven is five and a half minutes, but the peloton checks. Alexys Brunel says around, what in the meantime remains of the leading group. The Frenchman makes it miserable, because it still has something in the tank, which also appears on the cobblestones of the Gitsberg, where the peloton has to set foot a little later due to a fall. Without much bad.
With ten kilometers ahead, the difference between the peloton and the three leaders is more than a minute. Vercouillie, Brunel and Coppens against the spurters teams, it goes fast, everything on a ribbon. But for Brunel things are not going fast enough. He runs away alone and leaves the two Belgians, but they don’t let it run, Alexys Brunel sees that under his arm.
It is turning and turning in the final, and that plays in favor of the refugees. And how, the peloton miscarriages and so a strong Alexys Brunel wins the victory. He even has plenty of time to cheer. After a first gear on the Gitsberg and a second then he puts the spurters a heel. Brunel screams. The Noor Fredheim is second, Michiel Coppens third. Victor Vercouillie is the first West Flemish in sixth place.
Brunel is the successor of Jarne van de Paag on the honors list.