Greig Leach

It was a strong foursome that got away from the vastly reduced peloton on the road back into Wevelgem. Biniam Girmay (Intermache-Wanty Gobert) was sharing equal pulls with Dries Van Gestel (TotalEnergies), Christophe Laporte (Jumbo-Visma) and Jasper Stuyvens (Trek-Segafredo). They had the perfect position. Each had teammates behind that were capable of taking out the sprint in the group behind should they be caught, or they were going to have the legs to race for victory in their own right. With a 34 second lead and only another thirteen kilometers to race, it was looking like the winner was going to come out of these four guys.