Dwars door Vlaanderen winner Matteo Jorgenson responded to criticism he received after Wednesday's race for continuing to race on following the mass crash which saw his Visma-Lease a Bike teammate Wout van Aert abandon with multiple fractures.
Van Aert hit the deck hard along with several other big names including Mads Pedersen, Jasper Stuyven, and Biniam Girmay at 67km from the finish, leaving Jorgenson among a select group at the front of the race to contest the final of the Tour of Flanders warm-up.
