Christophe Laporte basked in the realisation of a dream after winning Gent-Wevelgem, but was under no illusions that his path to a first major Classic was heavily trampled by his Jumbo-Visma team, and red-carpeted by Wout van Aert.
The pair's 1-2 in Sunday's rain-soaked 260km race would have been stunning had it not carried a distinct sense of déjà-vu. 367 days ago, of course, the pair had similarly crossed the line arm-in-arm at E3 Saxo Classic, and earlier last season, they'd even done it as a trio alongside Primož Roglič.
