Greig Leach

Lotte Kopecky (SD Worx-Protime), Elisa Longo Borghini and Shirin Van Anrooij (Lidl-Trek) had all tried in turn to drop the Dutchwoman, Marianne Vos (Visma-Lease a Bike), but to no avail. As each woman feared, when it came time to sprint the final 400 meters to the finish, it was Vos who had the legs to out sprint both Kopecky (in second) and Longo Borghini (in third). With her win Vos was able to show in no uncertain terms that she was still a force to be reckoned with in the women’s peloton. I’m looking forward to seeing how the rest of the Flanders Classics play out over the coming month.