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Waregem - Belgium - wielrennen - cycling - cyclisme - radsport - illustration - scenery - carte postal scenic shot - postcard sfeerfoto - sfeer - illustratie during the Flanders Classics UCI World Tour 73rd Dwars door Vlaanderen cycling race with start in Roeselare and finish in Waregem March 28, 2018 in Waregem, Belgium, 28/03/2018 - photo PdV/PN/Cor Vos © 2018

Lampaert Does Dwars Door Double: PeloPics Gallery

By PEZ Crew

PeloPics: After four hours of Flemish rain, Quick-Step Floors’ Yves Lampaert won his second in a row Dwars Door Vlaanderen in Waregem on Wednesday. Lampaert won from a five man group animated by Sep Vanmarcke (EF Education First-Drapac p/b Cannondale) with Greg Van Avermaert (BMC) and Tijs Benoot (Lotto Soudal) chasing hard behind.

Waregem - Belgium - wielrennen - cycling - cyclisme - radsport - illustration - sfeer - illustratie startpodium rainy weather TEAM TREK - SEGAFREDO during the Flanders Classics UCI World Tour 73rd Dwars door Vlaanderen cycling race with start in Roeselare and finish in Waregem March 28, 2018 in Waregem, Belgium, 28/03/2018 - photo PdV/PN/Cor Vos © 2018
It was a wet day in Flanders

Waregem - Belgium - wielrennen - cycling - cyclisme - radsport - illustration - scenery - carte postal scenic shot - postcard sfeerfoto - sfeer - illustratie peloton in the rain during the Flanders Classics UCI World Tour 73rd Dwars door Vlaanderen cycling race with start in Roeselare and finish in Waregem March 28, 2018 in Waregem, Belgium, 28/03/2018 - photo PdV/PN/Cor Vos © 2018
The conditions didn’t slow the race

Waregem - Belgium - wielrennen - cycling - cyclisme - radsport - illustration - scenery - carte postal scenic shot - postcard sfeerfoto - sfeer - illustratie during the Flanders Classics UCI World Tour 73rd Dwars door Vlaanderen cycling race with start in Roeselare and finish in Waregem March 28, 2018 in Waregem, Belgium, 28/03/2018 - photo PdV/PN/Cor Vos © 2018
The climb of the Kluisbergen – Tough on any day

Waregem - Belgium - wielrennen - cycling - cyclisme - radsport - illustration - scenery - carte postal scenic shot - postcard sfeerfoto - sfeer - illustratie during the Flanders Classics UCI World Tour 73rd Dwars door Vlaanderen cycling race with start in Roeselare and finish in Waregem March 28, 2018 in Waregem, Belgium, 28/03/2018 - photo PdV/PN/Cor Vos © 2018

Waregem - Belgium - wielrennen - cycling - cyclisme - radsport - VALVERDE Alejandro (ESP) of Movistar Team during the Flanders Classics UCI World Tour 73rd Dwars door Vlaanderen cycling race with start in Roeselare and finish in Waregem March 28, 2018 in Waregem, Belgium, 28/03/2018 - photo PdV/PN/Cor Vos © 2018
Alejandro Valverde was in some attacks

Waregem - Belgium - wielrennen - cycling - cyclisme - radsport - John DEGENKOLB (Germany / Team Trek Segafredo) during the Flanders Classics UCI World Tour 73rd Dwars door Vlaanderen cycling race with start in Roeselare and finish in Waregem March 28, 2018 in Waregem, Belgium, 28/03/2018 - photo PdV/PN/Cor Vos © 2018
John Degenkolb was also up front

Waregem - Belgium - wielrennen - cycling - cyclisme - radsport - BENOOT Tiesj (BEL) of Lotto Soudal, VAN AVERMAET Greg (BEL) of BMC Racing Team during the Flanders Classics UCI World Tour 73rd Dwars door Vlaanderen cycling race with start in Roeselare and finish in Waregem March 28, 2018 in Waregem, Belgium, 28/03/2018 - photo PdV/PN/Cor Vos © 2018
Tijs Benoot and Greg Van Avermaet were watching each other

Waregem - Belgium - wielrennen - cycling - cyclisme - radsport - STYBAR Zdenek (CZE) of Quick - Step Floors during the Flanders Classics UCI World Tour 73rd Dwars door Vlaanderen cycling race with start in Roeselare and finish in Waregem March 28, 2018 in Waregem, Belgium, 28/03/2018 - photo PdV/PN/Cor Vos © 2018
Zdenek Stybar finished a strong 6th

Waregem - Belgium - wielrennen - cycling - cyclisme - radsport - MARTIN Tony (GER) of Team Katusha Alpecin during the Flanders Classics UCI World Tour 73rd Dwars door Vlaanderen cycling race with start in Roeselare and finish in Waregem March 28, 2018 in Waregem, Belgium, 28/03/2018 - photo PdV/PN/Cor Vos © 2018
Tony Martin was also in the mix

Waregem - Belgium - wielrennen - cycling - cyclisme - radsport - Sep VANMARCKE (Belgium / Team EF Education First - Drapac P/B Cannondale) during the Flanders Classics UCI World Tour 73rd Dwars door Vlaanderen cycling race with start in Roeselare and finish in Waregem March 28, 2018 in Waregem, Belgium, 28/03/2018 - photo PdV/PN/Cor Vos © 2018
Sep Vanmarcke was the strong-man of the day

Waregem - Belgium - wielrennen - cycling - cyclisme - radsport - Yves LAMPAERT (Belgium / Team Quick - Step Floors) during the Flanders Classics UCI World Tour 73rd Dwars door Vlaanderen cycling race with start in Roeselare and finish in Waregem March 28, 2018 in Waregem, Belgium, 28/03/2018 - photo PdV/PN/Cor Vos © 2018
Yves Lampaert wanted the win

Waregem - Belgium - wielrennen - cycling - cyclisme - radsport - LAMPAERT Yves (BEL) of Quick - Step Floors during the Flanders Classics UCI World Tour 73rd Dwars door Vlaanderen cycling race with start in Roeselare and finish in Waregem March 28, 2018 in Waregem, Belgium, 28/03/2018 - photo PdV/PN/Cor Vos © 2018
Two in a row for Lampaert

Waregem - Belgium - wielrennen - cycling - cyclisme - radsport - Yves LAMPAERT (Belgium / Team Quick - Step Floors) during the Flanders Classics UCI World Tour 73rd Dwars door Vlaanderen cycling race with start in Roeselare and finish in Waregem March 28, 2018 in Waregem, Belgium, 28/03/2018 - photo PdV/PN/Cor Vos © 2018
Happy for yet another win for Quick-Step Floors

Race action:

Dwars door Vlaanderen Result:
1. Yves Lampaert (Bel) Quick-Step Floors in 4:09:40
2. Mike Teunissen (Ned) Sunweb at 0:02
3. Sep Vanmarcke (Bel) EF Education First-Drapac p/b Cannondale
4. Edvald Boasson Hagen (Nor) Dimension Data
5. Mads Pedersen (Den) Trek-Segafredo
6. Zdenek Stybar (Cze) Quick-Step Floors at 0:29
7. Tiesj Benoot (Bel) Lotto Soudal at 0:30
8. Greg Van Avermaet (Bel) BMC at 0:59
9. Niki Terpstra (Ned) Quick-Step Floors
10. Jasper Stuyven (Bel) Trek-Segafredo.

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