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Kirsten Frattini

In Flanders Fields: Jasper Philipsen clinches bunch sprint victory as spectacular late breakaway by Mathieu van der Poel and Wout van Aert collapses close to the line

van der Poel Van Aert Jasper Philipsen Mathieu van der Poel Wout Van Aert Florian Vermeersch Christophe Laporte Tobias Lund Andresen In Flanders Fields BELGA MAG
Belgian Jasper Philipsen of Alpecin-Premier Tech celebrates after winning the men elite 'Middelkerke-Wevelgem - In Flanders Fields' one day cycling race, 240.8 km from Middelkerke to Wevelgem, on Sunday 29 March 2026. BELGA PHOTO ELIAS ROM (Photo by ELIAS ROM / BELGA MAG / Belga via AFP).

Jasper Philipsen (Alpecin-Premier Tech) was the fastest in a reduced group to take a commanding sprint victory, and his 60th career win, at In Flanders Fields - From Middelkerke to Wevelgem on Sunday.

The Belgian was part of what was left of the main field that caught a breakaway that included his teammate Mathieu van der Poel, Wout van Aert (Visma-Lease a Bike) and late-arrival Alec Segaert (Bahrain-Victorious) in the final few hundred metres of the race that led into the final gallop to the finish line.

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