Cycling: Dylan Groenewegen (Jumbo – Visma) is probably the best sprinter in the world at the moment. The Dutchman won the De Panne Three Days today ahead of Fernando Gaviria (UAE Team Emirates) and Elia Viviani (Deceuninck – Quick-Step). The 25-year-old is thus celebrating his fifth win of the season.
Jasha Sütterlin in the breakaway group
The Driedaagse van De Panne event, which used to take place over three days, has been held as a one-day race since last season. Nevertheless, the race from Bruges to de Panne retained its original name. 200,3 kilometers had to be covered today, with the decision being made after 150,4 kilometers on a 24,95 kilometer circuit, which had to be completed twice. The breakaway group of the day was formed by the German Jasha Sutterlin (Movistar), the Dutchman Mathijs Paasschens (Wallonia – Bruxelles), the Frenchman Adrian Garel (Vital Concept – B&B Hotels), as well as the three Belgians Stan Dewulf (Lotto – Soudal), Jimmy Janssens (Corendon – Circus) and Senn Leysen (Roompot—Charles). Since the five slipways and six cobblestone passages tended to get in the way of the drivers in the first two thirds of the race, the sprinter teams – including Deceuninck – were Quick-Step for Last year's winner Elia Viviani - Trying to catch up.
Dylan Groenewegen is currently the best sprinter in the world
The lead, which was never really that big anyway, was successively reduced by Deceuninck - Quick-Step. As expected, there should be a mass sprint in the one-day race through Belgian West Flanders around the towns of De Panne and Koksijde. However, a fall about eleven kilometers from the finish meant that not all well-known professionals were able to take part. Among other things, the German champion fell Pascal Ackermann (Bora – hansgrohe) out of the peloton. Nevertheless, the spectators got to see a gripping sprint. But they were not allowed to celebrate a local winner. The Dutchman proved himself in the Sprint Royal Dylan Groenewegen (Jumbo – Visma) once again as the fastest man. He could against Fernando Gaviria (UAE Team Emirates) and last year's winner Elia Viviani (Deceuninck – Quick-Step) prevail. Marcel Kittel (Katusha – Alpecin) failed to fight for victory and ended up outside the top 10.
#AG3daagse 🇧🇪 🏁 -| Groenewegen @JumboVismaRoad beat to @FndoGaviria as sprint pic.twitter.com/r4cGr5D4ix
— Mundo Ciclistico (@mundociclistico) March 27, 2019
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