After looking threatening all Opening Weekend, Jordi Meeus (Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe) made the most of his top form with victory in the sprint at the Ename Samyn Classic, as the heart of late attacker Per Strand Hagenes (Visma-Lease a Bike) was broken in the final kilometre.
Hagenes led for much of the final 30km, and despite looking at times like he was going to make it home for a top solo victory as his Visma teammates discouraged the chasers, he ran out of steam on the final uphill drag to the line in Dour and was caught by the peloton.
