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Laurens De Vreese (Bel/Astana), team leader in the music studio, pointing out the team leader on the road | 
Greg van Avermaet (Belgium Team CCC) at the teams presentation before doing a lot of work in the chase | 
Jasper Stuyven (Belgium / Team Trek Segafredo) has had a 5th and 6th at this race |
Rollout from Harelbeke | 
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1 of 10 cobble climbs |
80 km to go: Peter Sagan animating the race on the Taaienberg: "The first part of the race unfolded the way we had expected and planned. There was a small breakaway that didn't pose any threat and we knew I had to be in the front, ready for the attacks. The entire team did an excellent job controlling the race. However, I could feel that my form still hadn't reached its full potential and that I hadn't fully recovered. Then, after the final feedzone, I felt that something had hit my rear derailleur. I'm not sure what it was but it wasn't working correctly. I rode for about 10km with that issue and by the time the mechanic fixed it, it was too late to close the gap to the front group." | 
The outcome of Peter Sagan's attack saw Bob Jungels (Lux/Deceuninck - Quick Step) bridge up to the break with the peloton further back | 
Bob Jungels (Lux/Deceuninck - Quick Step), winner of Kuurne-Brussels-Kuurne from a long solo break, driving the pace in the break at E3. He wasn't caught until 6 km to go. |
The peloton needs to do something about letting Bob JUNGELS (LUX/DECEUNINCK - QUICK-STEP) go up the road | 
42 km to go: Greg VAN AVERMAET (BEL/CCC) leading the chase on the Paterburg followed by Zdeněk ŠTYBAR (CZE/DECEUNINCK - QUICK-STEP) | 
Wout VAN AERT (BEL/JUMBO - VISMA) and Oliver NAESEN (BEL/AG2R LA MONDIALE) getting aero in the chase. Looks like Peter Sagan is his on the radio with his team before falling back with a mechanical |
The chase led by Wout VAN AERT (BEL/JUMBO - VISMA) is about to finally catch Bob JUNGELS (LUX/DECEUNINCK - QUICK-STEP) with 6 km to go | 
Bunch sprint finish back in Harelbeke as Zdeněk ŠTYBAR (CZE/DECEUNINCK - QUICK-STEP) comes to the front | 
Zdeněk ŠTYBAR (CZE/DECEUNINCK - QUICK-STEP) wins the E3 BinckBank Classic in 4:46:05 followed by 2nd Wout VAN AERT (BEL/JUMBO - VISMA), 3rd Greg VAN AVERMAET (BEL/CCC) and 4th Alberto BETTIOL (ITA/EF EDUCATION FIRST) |
Zdeněk ŠTYBAR (CZE/DECEUNINCK - QUICK-STEP) rubbing in his win over Greg VAN AVERMAET (BEL/CCC) | 
Your 2019 King of E3: Zdeněk ŠTYBAR (CZE/DECEUNINCK - QUICK-STEP): “I’m incredibly happy! Winning Harelbeke after Omloop is amazing, but I couldn’t have done it without this extraordinary team. We have such a great squad, all our riders can win a race and that’s one of the things that make the difference in our favour. Bob was instrumental in my victory, I couldn’t have done it without him, so I want to thank him for his enormous help”, said Zdenek, who is having the best season of his career. | 
Your 2019 E3 BinckBank Classic podium: 2nd Wout VAN AERT (BEL/JUMBO - VISMA), 1st Zdeněk ŠTYBAR (CZE/DECEUNINCK - QUICK-STEP) 4:46:05 and 3rd Greg VAN AVERMAET (BEL/CCC) |
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