Matteo Jorgenson wins the Across Flanders, in which Van Aert and Pedersen have suffered a fall
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The American cyclist of the team Visma Lease a Bike Matteo Jorgenson ha cattlethis Wednesday, the race Through Flanders 2024in Belgium, of the UCI World Tour category, and has thus added its second win of the seasonafter which he achieved, three weeks ago, in Paris-Nice. Jorgenson has been the best in a test in which two of the great favorites for victory, his teammate Wout van Aert and Mads Pedersen (Lidl-Trek)have suffered, along with other runners, a dropwhich has prevented them from finishing the race and which puts in doubt the participation of both cyclists in the Return to Flandersscheduled for this Sunday, the 31st.
Jorgenson, who is in great form, attacked seven kilometers from the finish line, which was located in Waregem, and obtained the victory alone, with Jonas Abrahamsen (Uno-X), Stefan Kung (Groupama), Tiesj Benoot (Visma) and Dries De Bondt (Decathlon) at 29 seconds.
The fall that affected, among other runners, Van Aert and Pedersen, was recorded 67 kilometers from the end of the race. Oier Lazkano (Movistar), second in the 2023 Across Flanders, has had no chance of being among the first classified, since he has not been able to sneak into the group of eleven men that played for victory in the decisive stretch of the day. The runner from Gasteiz has entered in 47th place, 3:48 behind Jorgenson.
In this way, Jorgenson succeeds his teammate Christophe Laporte, winner last year, in the list of winners, and adds a new prestigious victory, in the 78th edition of the Across Flanders.
2024 Across Flanders Rankings
1 – JORGENSON Matteo (Visma) 4:07:44
2 – ABRAHAMSEN Jonas (One-X) + 0:29
3 – KÜNG Stefan (Groupama) mt
4 – BENOOT Tiesj (Visma) mt
5 – DE BONDT Dries (Decathlon) mt
6 – TARLING Joshua (INEOS) + 0:44
7 – MILAN Jonathan (Lidl) + 1:47
8 – VALGREN Michael (EF Education) mt
9 – NORSGAARD Mathias (Movistar) mt
10 – GACHIGNARD Thomas (TotalEnergies) mt
Source: Eitb
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