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Harelbeke - Harelbeke, 203.9 km.

Zdenek Stybar wins in Harelbeke. Getty Sport photo

Weather at the start/finish city of Harelbeke at 12:30 PM, local time: 16C (61F), sunny, with the wind from the ENE at 6 km/hr (4 mph). No rain is forecast.

The race: Here's the report from winner Zdenek Stybar's Deceuninck-Quick-Step team.

Zdenek Stybar continued Deceuninck – Quick-Step’s incredible spring campaign, netting the team’s 20th victory of the season from a five-man group following a highly-entertaining edition of E3 Harelbeke. At 203.4 kilometers, this year’s race packed in 15 climbs, including Taaienberg, Paterberg and Oude Kwaremont, hills that will feature in one week also at the Ronde van Vlaanderen.

“I’m incredibly happy! Winning Harelbeke after Omloop is amazing, but I couldn’t have done it without this extraordinary team. We have such a great squad, all our riders can win a race and that’s one of the things that make the difference in our favour. Bob was instrumental in my victory, I couldn’t have done it without him, so I want to thank him for his enormous help”, said Zdenek, who is having the best season of his career.

After Kasper Asgreen and Iljo Keisse had done a superb job controlling the day’s main breakaway and inching the peloton closer to the eight men, before various Deceuninck – Quick-Step riders began testing the waters by launching spirited attacks. With 60 kilometres to go, Bob Jungels took off on the Boigneberg and went solo in pursuit of a group of escapees, joining them before making an important selection on the gruelling Paterberg.

“I told Bob to just go if he felt good and you could see him put down the hammer, applying quite a bit of pressure on the peloton and allowing us to save some energy. Having him at the front was an ideal situation for me as I just had to cover the attacks on the important climbs”, Stybar explained about the move that ended up shaping the race.

With 30 kilometers remaining, on the Karnemelkbeekstraat, Jungels rode clear of his companions, maintaining a one-minute lead over a strong chasing group that had formed over the top of the Paterberg, which included also Zdenek Stybar. This fabulous display of power and class kept the Kuurne-Brussels-Kuurne victor at the front until with seven kilometers to go, when he was reeled in by a four-man group containing also his teammate.

The restless Bob (who would eventually finish fifth) didn’t stop there and attacked again, making the others work hard in order to reel him in again, before Zdenek probed the group inside the last four kilometers. The quintet remained as one under the flamme rouge, led by the Luxembourg Champion, before Stybar displayed his sprinting prowess, kicking out with 200 meters to go and coming past his opponents for a memorable victory – Deceuninck – Quick-Step’s seventh at E3 Harelbeke, an all-time record.

“When Bob got caught, I asked him how he was feeling and told him that he should try again if he still had anything left in the tank, so he took off the front again and made the others chase. Then I accelerated and rode flat out, hoping to hurt the other riders, especially as I still had plenty of energy left in the legs for a sprint. It ended up perfectly for us and this makes up very happy. We’re riding on a wave, know what we have to do and we will keep enjoying the coming races”, concluded Zdenek – the fifth rider in history to win Omloop Het Nieuwsblad and E3 Harelbeke in the same season – after adorning his palmares with another big one-day race.

Complete Results:

203.9 kilometers raced at an average speed of 42.764 km/hr

1	STYBAR Zdenek	Deceuninck-Quick Step	4hr 46min 5sec
2	VAN AERT Wout	Jumbo-Visma	s.t.
3	VAN AVERMAET Greg	CCC Team	s.t.
4	BETTIOL Alberto	EF Education First	s.t.
5	JUNGELS Bob	Deceuninck-Quick Step	@ 3sec
6	POLITT Nils	Katusha-Alpecin	@ 1min 4sec
7	TRENTIN Matteo	Mitchelton-Scott	s.t.
8	NAESEN Oliver	Ag2r La Mondiale	s.t.
9	SÜTTERLIN Jasha	Movistar	s.t.
10	HIRSCHI Marc	Team Sunweb	s.t.
11	GILBERT Philippe	Deceuninck-Quick Step	1:33
12	LANGEVELD Sebastian	EF Education First	s.t.
13	COLBRELLI Sonny	Bahrain-Merida	s.t.
14	KEUKELEIRE Jens	Lotto-Soudal	s.t.
15	TERPSTRA Niki	Direct Energie	1:37
16	BENOOT Tiesj	Lotto-Soudal	1:42
17	SAGAN Peter	Bora-hansgrohe	s.t.
18	LAMPAERT Yves	Deceuninck-Quick Step	1:45
19	HALLER Marco	Katusha-Alpecin	2:49
20	CORT Magnus	Astana	s.t.
21	KRISTOFF Alexander	UAE-Team Emirates	s.t.
22	DEGENKOLB John	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
23	GARCÍA CORTINA Iván	Bahrain-Merida	s.t.
24	PLANCKAERT Baptiste	Wallonie-Bruxelles	s.t.
25	SENECHAL Florian	Deceuninck-Quick Step	s.t.
26	BARBERO Carlos	Movistar	s.t.
27	MOHORIC Matej	Bahrain-Merida	s.t.
28	VAN ASBROECK Tom	Israel Cycling Academy	s.t.
29	MAES Nikolas	Lotto-Soudal	s.t.
30	HOLLENSTEIN Reto	Katusha-Alpecin	s.t.
31	VAN GESTEL Dries	Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise	s.t.
32	GODON Dorian	Ag2r La Mondiale	s.t.
33	VAN POPPEL Danny	Jumbo-Visma	s.t.
34	DEMARE Arnaud	Groupama-FDJ	s.t.
35	VANDENBERGH Stijn	Ag2r La Mondiale	s.t.
36	DEWULF Stan	Lotto-Soudal	s.t.
37	OSS Daniel	Bora-hansgrohe	s.t.
38	DILLIER Silvan	Ag2r La Mondiale	s.t.
39	VALGREN Michael	Dimension Data	s.t.
40	PÖSTLBERGER Lukas	Bora-hansgrohe	s.t.
41	PRADES Eduard	Movistar	s.t.
42	BACKAERT Frederik	Wanty-Gobert	s.t.
43	WIRTGEN Tom	Wallonie-Bruxelles	s.t.
44	DE VREESE Laurens	Astana	s.t.
45	JANSEN Amund Grøndahl	Jumbo-Visma	s.t.
46	CALMEJANE Lilian	Direct Energie	s.t.
47	BYSTRØM Sven Erik	UAE-Team Emirates	s.t.
48	ASGREEN Kasper	Deceuninck-Quick Step	s.t.
49	SPRENGERS Thomas	Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise	s.t.
50	BAUER Jack	Mitchelton-Scott	s.t.
51	TEUNISSEN Mike	Jumbo-Visma	s.t.
52	WIŚNIOWSKI Łukasz	CCC Team	s.t.
53	HOULE Hugo	Astana	s.t.
54	ROWE Luke	Sky	s.t.
55	VAN HOOYDONCK Nathan	CCC Team	s.t.
56	KÜNG Stefan	Groupama-FDJ	s.t.
57	JUUL-JENSEN Christopher	Mitchelton-Scott	s.t.
58	STUYVEN Jasper	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
59	HAUSSLER Heinrich	Bahrain-Merida	s.t.
60	KEISSE Iljo	Deceuninck-Quick Step	s.t.
61	THEUNS Edward	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
62	PIBERNIK Luka	Bahrain-Merida	s.t.
63	KOREN Kristijan	Bahrain-Merida	2:59
64	VERMOTE Julien	Dimension Data	3:46
65	KUZNETSOV Vyacheslav	Katusha-Alpecin	s.t.
66	STEELS Stijn	Roompot-Charles	s.t.
67	DUNNE Conor	Israel Cycling Academy	s.t.
68	TOUZE Damien	Cofidis	s.t.
69	ARCAS Jorge	Movistar	s.t.
70	VANBILSEN Kenneth	Cofidis	s.t.
71	NAESEN Lawrence	Lotto-Soudal	s.t.
72	RÄIM Mihkel	Israel Cycling Academy	s.t.
73	TAMINIAUX Lionel	Wallonie-Bruxelles	s.t.
74	SCHÄR Michael	CCC Team	s.t.
75	NOMMELA Aksel	Wallonie-Bruxelles	s.t.
76	DE KORT Koen	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
77	EENKHOORN Pascal	Jumbo-Visma	3:48
78	DRUCKER Jempy	Bora-hansgrohe	s.t.
79	MOSCON Gianni	Sky	s.t.
80	BOIVIN Guillaume	Israel Cycling Academy	10:39
81	CASTRILLO Jaime	Movistar	s.t.
82	DECLERCQ Benjamin	Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise	s.t.
83	LIGTHART Pim	Direct Energie	s.t.
84	PAASSCHENS Mathijs	Wallonie-Bruxelles	s.t.
85	WAEYTENS Zico	Cofidis	s.t.
86	WYNANTS Maarten	Jumbo-Visma	s.t.
87	SCOTSON Miles	Groupama-FDJ	s.t.
88	LEYSEN Senne	Roompot-Charles	s.t.
89	WALSCHEID Max	Team Sunweb	s.t.
90	STANNARD Ian	Sky	s.t.
91	GANNA Filippo	Sky	s.t.
92	PASQUALON Andrea	Wanty-Gobert	s.t.
93	BOOM Lars	Roompot-Charles	s.t.
94	HEPBURN Michael	Mitchelton-Scott	s.t.
95	DE WINTER Ludwig	Wanty-Gobert	s.t.
96	TILLER Rasmus	Dimension Data	s.t.
97	VAN DER HOORN Taco	Jumbo-Visma	s.t.
98	SCULLY Tom	EF Education First	s.t.
99	MARCATO Marco	UAE-Team Emirates	s.t.

Course map:

Start list with back numbers, March 28, 2019:

	DIRECT ENERGIE
DS:	Dominique Arnould
1	TERPSTRA Niki
2	CALMEJANE Lilian
3	TULIK Angelo
4	GAUDIN Damien
5	LIGTHART Pim
6	PICHOT Alexandre
7	TURGIS Anthony
	DECEUNINCK-QUICk STEP
DS:	Wilfried Peeters
11	LAMPAERT Yves
12	DECLERCQ Tim
13	GILBERT Philippe
14	JUNGELS Bob
15	ASGREEN Kasper
16	SENECHAL Florian
17	STYBAR Zdenek
	LOTTO SOUDAL
DS:	Herman Frison
21	BENOOT Tiesj
22	KEUKELEIRE Jens
23	DE WULF Stan
24	FRISON Frederik
25	MAES Nikolas
26	NAESEN Lawrence
27	VAN GOETHEM Brian
	CCC TEAM
DS:	Valerio Piva
31	VAN AVERMAET Greg
32	SCHÄR Michael
33	VAN HOECKE Gijs
34	VAN HOOYDONCK Nathan
35	VAN KEIRSBULCK Guillaume
36	GRADEK Kamil
37	WISNIOWSKI Lukasz
	AG2R LA MONDIALE
DS:	Nicolas Guille
41	NAESEN Oliver
42	BAGDONAS Gediminas
43	DENZ Nico
44	DILLIER Silvan
45	DUVAL Julien
46	GODON Dorian
47	VANDENBERGH Stijn
	BORA-HANSGROHE
DS:	Steffan Radochla
51	SAGAN Peter
52	BODNAR Maciej
53	BURGHARDT Marcus
54	DRUCKER Jean Pierre
55	OSS Daniel
56	PÖSTLBERGER Lukas
57	SAGAN Juraj
	TEAM JUMBO-VISMA
DS:	Grischa Niermann
61	VAN AERT Wout
62	JANSEN Amund Grøndahl
63	EENKHOORN Pascal
64	TEUNISSEN Mike
65	VAN DER HOORN Taco
66	VAN POPPEL Danny
67	WYNANTS Maarten
	MOVISTAR TEAM
DS:	Jose Garcia
71	ROELANDTS Jurgen
72	ARCAS Jorge
73	BARBERO Carlos
74	CARRETERO Hector
75	CASTRILLO Jaime
76	ROJAS Jose Joaquin
77	SÜTTERLIN Jasha
	MITCHELTON-SCOTT
DS:	Laurenzo Lapage
81	TRENTIN Matteo
82	BAUER Jack
83	MEZGEC Luka
84	AFFINI Edoardo
85	HEPBURN Michael
86	JUUL JENSEN Christopher
87	SCOTSON Callum
	ASTANA PRO TEAM
DS:	Lars Michaelsen
91	BALLERINI Davide
92	BIZHIGITOV Zhandos
93	DE VREESE Laurens
94	GIDICH Yevgeniy
95	GRUZDEV Dmitriy
96	HOULE Hugo
97	CORT NIELSEN Magnus
	BAHRAIN-MERIDA
DS:	Steve Hoffmann
101	COLBRELLI Sonny
102	GARCIA Ivan
103	HAUSSLER Heinrich
104	KOREN Kristjan
105	MOHORIC Matej
107	TRATNIK Jan
	EF EDUCATION FIRST
DS:	Andreas Klier
111	VANMARCKE Sep
112	BETTIOL Alberto
113	DOCKER Mitchell
114	HOFLAND Moreno
115	LANGEVELD Sebastian
116	PHINNEY Taylor
117	SCULLY Thomas
	GROUPAMA-FDJ
DS:	Frederic Guesdon
121	DEMARE Arnaud
122	GUARNIERI Jacopo
123	KONOVALOVAS Ignatas
124	KÜNG Stefan
125	LE GAC Olivier
126	SCOTSON Miles
127	SINKELDAM Ramon
	TEAM DIMENSION DATA
DS:	Jean-Pierre Heynderickx
131	BOASSON HAGEN Edvald
132	TILLER Rasmus Fossum
133	EISEL Bernhard
134	VALGREN ANDERSEN Michael
135	THOMSON Jay Robert
136	VENTER Jacobus
137	VERMOTE Julien
	TEAM KATUSHA-ALPECIN
DS:	Dirk Demol
141	SMIT Willie
142	BIERMANS Jenthe
143	TANFIELD Harry
144	HOLLENSTEIN Reto
145	KUZNETSOV Vyacheslav
146	POLITT Nils
147	WÜRTZ SCHMIDT Mads
	TEAM SKY
DS:	Servais Knaven
151	MOSCON Gianni
152	BASSO Leonardo
153	DOULL Owain
154	GANNA Filippo
155	ROWE Luke
156	STANNARD Ian
157	LAWLESS Christopher
	TEAM SUNWEB
DS:	Michiel Elijzen
161	HAGA Chad
162	HIRSCHI Marc
163	CURVERS Roy
164	KRAGH ANDERSEN Asbjørn
165	KRAGH ANDERSEN Søren
166	PEDERSEN Casper
167	WALSCHEID Max
	TREK-SEGAFREDO
DS:	Steven De Jongh
171	STUYVEN Jasper
172	DEGENKOLB John
173	KIRSCH Alex
174	MULLEN Ryan
175	PEDERSEN Mads
176	DE KORT Koen
177	THEUNS Edward
	UAE-TEAM EMIRATES
DS:	Simone Pedrazzini
181	KRISTOFF Alexander
182	PHILIPSEN Jasper
183	BYSTROM Sven Erik
184	MARCATO Marco
185	LAENGEN Vegard Stake
186	BOHLI Tom
187	OLIVEIRA Ivo
	SPORT VLAANDEREN-BALOISE
DS:	Walter Planckaert
191	ALLEGAERT Piet
192	DE VYLDER Lindsay
193	DECLERCQ Benjamin
194	GHYS Robbe
195	PLANCKAERT Emiel
196	SPRENGERS Thomas
197	VAN GESTEL Dries
	WALLONIE-BRUXELLES
DS:	Christophe Brandt
201	JULES Justin
202	PAASSCHENS Mathijs
203	WIRTGEN Tom
204	NÖMMELA Aksel
205	PLANCKAERT Baptiste
206	SPENGLER Lukas
207	TAMINIAUX Lionel
	WANTY–GOBERT
DS:	Hilaire Van der Schueren
211	BACKAERT Frederik
212	DE GENDT Aimé
213	DE WINTER Ludwig
214	DEVRIENDT Tom
215	KREDER Wesley
216	PASQUALON Andrea
217	VLIEGEN Loïc
	COFIDIS
DS:	Alain Deloeuil
221	LAPORTE Christophe
222	FORTIN Filippo
223	LEMOINE Cyril
224	MATHIS Marco
225	VAN LERBERGHE Bert
226	TOUZE Damien
227	WAEYTENS Zico
	ISRAEL CYCLING ACADEMY
DS:	Eric Van Lancker
231	BOIVIN Guillaume
232	DEMPSTER Zakkari
233	DUNNE Conor
234	HOLST ENGER Sondre
235	GOLDSTEIN Omer
236	RÄIM Mihkel
237	VAN ASBROECK Tom
	ROOMPOT-CHARLES
DS:	Michael Boogerd
241	BOOM Lars
242	ASSELMAN Jesper
243	LIVYNS Arjen
244	TIMMERMANS Justin
245	STEELS Stijn
246	VAN GINNEKEN Sjoerd
247	VAN SCHIP Jan Willem