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Teams presentation in Roeselare before the 74th Dwars door Vlaanderen with Team Sunweb on stage | 
Niki Terpstra (Direct Energie) has had a quiet year riding for his new team. Must be difficult to see his old team, Quick-Step, rattle off 20 wins so far this year. He is however making more money with his new team. | 
Philippe Gilbert (Belgium / Team Deceuninck - Quick Step) |
World champ Alejandro Valverde (Spain / Team Movistar) taking his rightful place at the start line in Roeselare. He's here preparing for Tour of Flanders. | 
Some weren't ready for the start | 
One of several crashes in the men's and women's races |
The men's race was halted due to a crash in the women's race up the road | 
Much gesticulating | 
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We are back underway | 
When the race restarted Lukas PÖSTLBERGER (AUT/BORA - HANSGROHE) had to be moto-towed back up to the break after neutralized stop confusion | 
Mathieu Van Der Poel (Netherlands / Team Corendon - Circus) attacks starting the winning break |
The winning break with Mathieu Van Der Poel (Netherlands / Team Corendon - Circus) - Tiesj Benoot (Belgium / Team Lotto Soudal) - Bob Jungels (Luxemburg / Team Deceuninck - Quick Step) among others | 
Bob Jungels (Luxemburg / Team Deceuninck - Quick Step) has had a busy spring driving breaks | 
In only his second World Tour race, Cyclo-cross star Mathieu VAN DER POEL (NED/CORENDON - CIRCUS) wins Dwars door Vlaanderen in 4:05:54, 2nd Anthony TURGIS (FRA/DIRECT ENERGIE), 3rd Bob JUNGELS (LUX/DECEUNINCK - QUICK-STEP), 4th Lukas PÖSTLBERGER (AUT/BORA - HANSGROHE), 5th Tiesj BENOOT (BEL/LOTTO SOUDAL) |
The victory salute was upstaged by the runner up salute | 
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“It’s something you remember, your first WorldTour race that you won” Many more wins to come for the 24 year-old Dutch champion. |
Your 2019 Dwars door Vlaanderen podium: 2nd Anthony TURGIS (FRA/DIRECT ENERGIE), 1st Mathieu VAN DER POEL (NED/CORENDON - CIRCUS) and 3rd Bob JUNGELS (LUX/DECEUNINCK - QUICK-STEP) | 
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Ellen van Dijk (Trek-Segafredo) wins the Women's Dwars door Vlaanderen for second straight year after attacking an 11 women break with 16 km to go |
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