Ganna shines in the Tour of Flanders, Kristoff 16th

The young individual pursuit world champion Filippo Ganna is again a player in the northern classics. After Ghent-Wevelgem last week, today he attacked for another 140 kilometres with five others in the Tour of Flanders.

“It was great,” Ganna explained. “On the climbs, the fans were yelling so much that I couldn’t even hear myself. The DS every now and then, spoke and I told him to say it again, I couldn’t hear because of the fans.

“I like that I’m doing well from the start in these races, but I need to still learn now to race here in the North. Every bit of energy you save, counts. I can’t even think of Roubaix now, I’m too tired.”

Niki Terpstra (Quick-Step Floors) won the race solo with 12 seconds over Dane Mads Pedersen (Trek-Segafredo) and 17 seconds over his team-mate Philippe Gilbert. Former winner Alexander Kristoff finished 16th.

“In this moment, maybe the Kwaremont is too hard for me,” Kristoff said. “Just missed a little bit. It was smart solution to anticipate the climb, and the best moment was when Terpstra attacked.”

Results
1 Terpstra Niki (Quick-Step Floors) 6h21’25”
2 Pedersen Mads (Trek Segafredo) 12″
3 Gilbert Philippe (Quick-Step Floors) 17″
16 Alexander Kristoff (UAE Team Emirates) 1’13”