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| Oliver Naesen (Belgium / Team AG2R La Mondiale) at the teams presentation before Kuurne-Brussels-Kuurne | share this photo |
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| Greg Van Avermaet (Belgium / Team CCC) | share this photo |
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| (Mostly) flat, narrow Belgium roads | share this photo |
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| Aksel Noemmela (Estland / Team Bingoal - Wallonie Bruxelles) hits the deck | share this photo |
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| Astana and Trek Segafredo riders on the ground | share this photo |
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| Alexander Kristoff (Norway / UAE Team Emirates) negotiating the cobbles before finishing 3rd | share this photo |
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| Kasper Asgreen (Denmark / Team Deceuninck - Quick Step) bridges up to the break with 30 km to go | share this photo |
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| Kasper Asgreen (Denmark / Team Deceuninck - Quick Step) dropped the last early break rider with 10 km to go | share this photo |
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| Just like last year, Team Deceuninck - Quick Step on their way to a successful solo win at Kuurne-Brussels-Kuurne: Riding just his second Kuurne-Brussels-Kuurne, Asgreen married imagination and adventure in attacking with 44 kilometers to go, swiftly opening a small gap and catching the escapees, of whom two latched onto his wheel. Fully committed to pulling at the front of this newly-formed group, the 25-year-old single-handedly took the gap to 45 seconds, before riding the remains of the break off his wheel, with 16, respectively 9 kilometers to go, and going into time trial mode, tucked over the handlebars of his Specialized machine. “[Last year's KBK winner] Bob [Jungels] told me in the bus this morning to do what he did last year, when he too attacked and claimed a solo victory here, so I just followed his advice, knowing the small and narrow roads would play into my favour. I jumped to counter an attack after the Kluisberg, joined the guys in the break and then dropped them one by one. It was really tough, my legs were screaming and I really suffered out there, but I kept going and began believing only at the 300-meter-to-go sign. The Opening Weekend was very good for us, we showed incredible teamwork and these results cement our confidence before the next Classics, when we want to be again up there”, said Kasper after his spectacular solo display, which saw him become just the second Dane in history to conquer Kuurne-Brussels-Kuurne. | share this photo |
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| Kasper ASGREEN (DEN/DECEUNINCK - QUICK-STEP) holds on to win KBK in 4:47:18, 3s ahead of the field sprint: 2nd Giacomo NIZZOLO (ITA/NTT PRO CYCLING)+ 3s, 3rd Alexander KRISTOFF (NOR/UAE TEAM EMIRATES), 4th Fabio JAKOBSEN (NED/DECEUNINCK - QUICK-STEP) and yesterday's OHN winner, 5th Jasper STUYVEN (BEL/TREK - SEGAFREDO) | share this photo |
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| Kasper ASGREEN (DEN/DECEUNINCK - QUICK-STEP) post-race: “It’s definitely the biggest victory of my career! Taking a classic is so important, because when I turned pro, I had the goal of developing myself into a classics-type of rider, and to win this hard but beautiful race, just two years into my pro career, means so much to me! We had such an incredible start of the season and we hope to rack up many more solid results”, a jubilant Kasper said immediately after his big day in Belgium. | share this photo |
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| Your 2020 Kuurne-Brussels-Kuurne winner, Kasper ASGREEN (DEN/DECEUNINCK - QUICK-STEP): “It’s definitely the biggest victory of my career!” | share this photo |
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| Your 2020 Kuurne-Brussels-Kuurne podium: 2nd Giacomo NIZZOLO (ITA/NTT PRO CYCLING)+ 3s, 1st Kasper ASGREEN (DEN/DECEUNINCK - QUICK-STEP), 3rd Alexander KRISTOFF (NOR/UAE TEAM EMIRATES) + 3s | share this photo |
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