Christophe Laporte won the Ghent-Wevelgem classic this Sunday, March 26. The Frenchman crossed the finish line hand in hand with Belgian Wout Van Aert, the strongest man of the day.
Under terrible weather, there was him, and the others. Wout Van Aert once again distinguished himself this Sunday on the classic Ghent-Wevelgem. Fifty-five kilometers from the finish, the Belgian shook the coconut tree, on the slippery cobblestones of Mont Kemmel, the day’s great difficulty, where only his teammate Christophe Laporte managed to take the wheel of the one who notably has nine victories. stage on the Tour de France. Van Aert also had the honor of wearing the yellow jersey and the green jersey for the best sprinter. In 2022, he was named super-combative of the 109th edition of the Grande Boucle.
“ He asked me if I wanted to win, he knew the answer »
Great lord, Van Aert offered the victory to Christophe Laporte, who had been beaten last year by the Eritrean Biniam Girmay. Laporte is the fourth Frenchman to win at Wevelgem after Jacques Anquetil, Bernard Hinault and Philippe Gaumont in 1997. He asked me if I wanted to win, he knew the answer. He was stronger than me today, I thank him. He is a great champion. It’s a childhood dream to win a classic and I’m very proud and happy. It takes a lot of sacrifices to get there “commented Christophe Laporte. Winner of a stage during the last Tour de France, Laporte signed between Ypres and Wevelgem, his greatest success in a one-day race.
On Friday, Wout Van Aert won the E3 Classic after a fabulous show by dominating his two great rivals, Mathieu van der Poel and Tadej Pogacar, in the sprint. Already a winner a year ago in Harelbeke, the cyclo-cross specialist, he is triple world champion, reassured himself by signing his first success of the season.
One week before the Tour of Flanders (April 2), second Monument of the season after Milan-Sanremo, Wout Van Aert seems to be one of the main favorites. Second behind his great rival Mathieu van der Poel in 2020, Wout Van Aert dreams of hanging his name on the winners of La Ronde, which has existed since 1913.