Tour of Flanders (2021) Photos; Page 2: Men's race |
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| Reigning Tour of Flanders champion, Mathieu van der Poel (Netherlands / Alpecin-Fenix) at the start: "I feel ok... I just hope for some good legs today. I've already won the race once, it is a bit easier for me entering the race." | share this photo |
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| Deceuninck - Quick Step: Kasper Asgreen and Julian Alaphilippe who said "we have a strong team, we have to play well... in the end it is who has the best legs" | share this photo |
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| Last year's winner, Mathieu van der Poel (Netherlands / Alpecin-Fenix) was the first to be called up to the start line | share this photo |
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| Mathieu van der Poel (Netherlands / Alpecin-Fenix) | share this photo |
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| Based on their history of racing together, there was a 80% chance once of these three was going to win today: Mathieu van der Poel (Netherlands / Alpecin-Fenix) - Wout Van Aert (Belgium / Team Jumbo-Visma) - Julian Alaphilippe (France / Team Deceuninck - Quick Step) | share this photo |
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| The overpass tunnel rollout from Oudenaarde | share this photo |
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| The early break, Mathias Norsgaard (Danmark / Team Movistar) - Stefan Bissegger (Swiss / Team EF Education - Nippo) - Jelle Wallays (Belgium / Team Cofidis) - Mathijs Paasschens (Team Bingoal - Wallonie Bruxelles) - Fabio Van Den Bossche (Sport Vlaanderen - Baloise) | share this photo |
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| President of the jury UCI's Alexander Donike informs Yevgeniy FEDOROV (KAZ/ASTANA - PREMIER TECH) he has been disqualified for an earlier altercation with another rider | share this photo |
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| The peloton on one of the earlier of 18 cobble sectors | share this photo |
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| The cobbles will bring some including Stefan Kung (Swiss / Team Groupama - FDJ) to their knees | share this photo |
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| Last survivor from the early break, Stefan BISSEGGER (EF Education - Nippo) finished 89th + 9 minutes | share this photo |
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| Julian Alaphilippe (France / Team Deceuninck - Quick Step) on the attack setting up the key selection | share this photo |
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| Wout Van Aert (Belgium / Team Jumbo-Visma) - Mathieu van der Poel (Netherlands / Alpecin-Fenix) - Kasper Asgreen (Danmark / Team Deceuninck - Quick Step) | share this photo |
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| Julian Alaphilippe (France / Team Deceuninck - Quick Step) attacks again before falling back to finish 42nd + 2:35 | share this photo |
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| Mathieu van der Poel (Netherlands / Alpecin-Fenix) attacks as Kasper Asgreen (Danmark / Team Deceuninck - Quick Step) follows | share this photo |
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| Mathieu van der Poel (Netherlands / Alpecin-Fenix) and Kasper Asgreen (Danmark / Team Deceuninck - Quick Step) drop Wout Van Aert (Belgium / Team Jumbo-Visma) | share this photo |
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| Mathieu van der Poel (Netherlands / Alpecin-Fenix) - Kasper Asgreen (Danmark / Team Deceuninck - Quick Step) neck and neck on the final cobbled climb | share this photo |
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| 17 km to go: Mathieu van der Poel (Netherlands / Alpecin-Fenix) - Kasper Asgreen (Danmark / Team Deceuninck - Quick Step) neck and neck on the final cobbled climb, Paterberg | share this photo |
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| Wout Van Aert (Belgium / Team Jumbo-Visma) breaks out the paper boy weave before finishing 6th + 47s | share this photo |
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| 10th Dylan VAN BAARLE (NED/INEOS GRENADIERS) +47s and 3rd Greg VAN AVERMAET (BEL/AG2R CITROËN TEAM) + 32s | share this photo |
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| 4th Milan Sanremo winner, Jasper STUYVEN (BEL/TREK-SEGAFREDO) + 33s | share this photo |
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| 42nd Julian Alaphilippe (France / Team Deceuninck - Quick Step) + 2:35 | share this photo |
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| 15 Peter SAGAN (SVK/BORA-HANSGROHE) + 2:15 | share this photo |
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| The flat run to the line: Kasper Asgreen (Danmark / Team Deceuninck - Quick Step) and Mathieu van der Poel (Netherlands / Alpecin-Fenix) | share this photo |
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| Much to everyone's surprise, Mathieu van der Poel (Netherlands / Alpecin-Fenix) faltered in the final meters of the sprint as Kasper Asgreen (Danmark / Team Deceuninck - Quick Step) looked strong to the finish. Eursport Highlights: Tour of Flanders 2021 (04:53 English, restricted to Europe) | share this photo |
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| Kasper Asgreen (Danmark / Team Deceuninck - Quick Step) had more left in the sprint against Mathieu van der Poel (Netherlands / Alpecin-Fenix) | share this photo |
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| Kasper Asgreen (Danmark / Team Deceuninck - Quick Step): “I am grateful to the entire team. Tim, Davide and Bert did an incredible race to keep us protected and having Julian in that front group helped as well. It wasn’t all smooth today, as I got caught behind a big crash with more than 60 kilometers to go and that took some energy to come back, but I still felt good after that effort and could follow all the attack on the climbs, which gave me a lot of confidence. That’s why I attacked inside the final hour of racing and seeing I made an important selection, I kept going together with Mathieu and Wout until the last time up the Oude Kwaremont.” “I was briefly distanced just before the top, but gave my best to come back and on the Paterberg me and Mathieu rode full gas, never looking back and determined to increase our lead. I didn’t have enough in the legs for an attack in the final kilometers, so I decided to trust my sprint. I wanted to do my best there, so I decided to start it from the back, as I felt it was the best way to control it. I produced a powerful turn of legs, but it was only with ten meters to go that I believed I could win. I was confident in my left and I am extremely proud I could finish off my teammates’ incredible work! It’s been an incredible Classics campaign for us and to power to victory on my Specialized bike and add to my palmares this race which I used to watch on TV as a kid is insane”, said the ninth rider in history to complete the E3 Harelbeke – Ronde van Vlaanderen double in the same season. | share this photo |
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| First Dane to win the Tour of Flanders since 1997; Kasper Asgreen (Danmark / Team Deceuninck - Quick Step): "It was only with ten meters to go that I believed I could win" | share this photo |
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| 5 Sep VANMARCKE (BEL/ISRAEL START-UP NATION) + 47s, 6 Wout VAN AERT (BEL/JUMBO-VISMA), 7 Gianni VERMEERSCH (BEL/ALPECIN-FENIX), 8 Anthony TURGIS (FRA/TOTAL DIRECT ENERGIE), 9 Florian SÉNÉCHAL (FRA/DECEUNINCK-QUICK STEP), 10 Dylan VAN BAARLE (NED/INEOS GRENADIERS), 11 Christophe LAPORTE (FRA/COFIDIS), 12 Tiesj BENOOT (BEL/TEAM DSM) + 49s | share this photo |
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| 13 Dimitri CLAEYS (BEL/TEAM QHUBEKA ASSOS) not shown + 2:15, 14 Marcus BURGHARDT (GER/BORA-HANSGROHE), 15 Peter SAGAN (SVK/BORA-HANSGROHE), 16 Danny VAN POPPEL (NED/INTERMARCHÉ-WANTY-GOBERT MATÉRIAUX), 17 Yves LAMPAERT (BEL/DECEUNINCK-QUICK STEP), 18 Alexander KRISTOFF (NOR/UAE TEAM EMIRATES) | share this photo |
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| Your 2021 podium: 2 Mathieu VAN DER POEL (NED/ALPECIN-FENIX), 1st Kasper ASGREEN (DEN/DECEUNINCK-QUICK STEP) in 6:02:12, 3rd Greg VAN AVERMAET (BEL/AG2R CITROËN TEAM) + 32s | share this photo |
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| Your 2021 podium: 2 Mathieu VAN DER POEL (NED/ALPECIN-FENIX), 1st Kasper ASGREEN (DEN/DECEUNINCK-QUICK STEP) in 6:02:12, 3rd Greg VAN AVERMAET (BEL/AG2R CITROËN TEAM) + 32s | share this photo |
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| Your 2021 podium: 2 Mathieu VAN DER POEL (NED/ALPECIN-FENIX), 1st Kasper ASGREEN (DEN/DECEUNINCK-QUICK STEP) in 6:02:12, 3rd Greg VAN AVERMAET (BEL/AG2R CITROËN TEAM) + 32s | share this photo |
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| 2021 winner Kasper ASGREEN (DEN/DECEUNINCK-QUICK STEP): “I can’t believe it! Ronde van Vlaanderen is the most beautiful race in the world for me, the cobbles and steep hills make it awesome, and to win it two years after I podiumed at my debut here feels incredible! It’s three years to the day I raced for the first time with this team and to be on the top spot at Flanders makes it even more special. It was a hard day, but I felt good and I couldn’t be happier with this win that capped off a stellar job of my Elegant – Quick-Step teammates”, an elated Kasper said after the biggest victory of his career. | share this photo |
Tour of Flanders (2021) Photos; Page 2: Men's race |
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