Mads Pedersen managed to beat Mathieu Van Der Poel who appeared invincible in the northern classics, thanks also to great teamwork from Lidl-Trek. The Dane fully deserves the +3, while the world champion has to settle for a +2.

The sprint of the group behind the two phenomena was surprisingly won by   Jordi Meeus   (+3), capable of batting   Philipsen   (+1) e   Milan   (+1). Go back up   Biniam Girmay   (+1) after more than a year of losses.

However, it is constantly decreasing   Arnaud De Lie   which fails to achieve good results this season. Furthermore, Lotto Dstny has put forward the idea of ​​ending its northern campaign here. The Belgian drops another 2 million. Same minus also for   Matthews   which does not shine on the stones of Belgium.

A top 15 finish was expected from the following riders: Benoot, Asgreen, Lampaert, Gaviria, Bennet, Strong and Kragh Andersen; - 1 minus.