{"id":173072,"date":"2019-04-01T12:25:03","date_gmt":"2019-04-01T12:25:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.welovecycling.com\/wide\/?p=173072"},"modified":"2019-04-01T12:25:03","modified_gmt":"2019-04-01T12:25:03","slug":"kristoff-wins-ghent-wevelgem-and-other-cool-news-from-the-world-of-cycling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.welovecycling.com\/wide\/2019\/04\/01\/kristoff-wins-ghent-wevelgem-and-other-cool-news-from-the-world-of-cycling\/","title":{"rendered":"Kristoff Wins Ghent-Wevelgem and Other Cool News from the World of Cycling"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Another Monday is here and our news from the world of cycling with it. So, what did you miss?<\/strong><!--more--><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Alexander Kristoff outsprints everyone<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The Norwegian pro launched from a perfect position after following the attacking Damien Gaudin and went past him with just under 100 metres to go. No one from the reduced bunch was able to close him down.<\/p>\n<div class=\"embed-controller-wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Proud to take the win in today\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/gentwevelgem?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#gentwevelgem<\/a>                   thanks to my teammates in <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/uaeteamemirates?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#uaeteamemirates<\/a> \ud83d\udc4a\ud83c\udffb\ud83d\udc4a\ud83c\udffb<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ridetogheter?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ridetogheter<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/yearoftolerance?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#yearoftolerance<\/a> @ Wevelgem <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Qs6b2e9QgI\">https:\/\/t.co\/Qs6b2e9QgI<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Alexander Kristoff (@Kristoff87) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Kristoff87\/status\/1112387046767816707?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 31, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async data-src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div>\n<p>Elia Viviani wasn\u2019t able to keep Deceuninck-Quick Step\u2019s winning streak going. Despite being well set up by his team-mates, he finished 19th after being blocked. However, the Belgian team did add another major victory last week with \u0160tybar\u2019s triumph at E3.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI can\u2019t ask more from my guys. Sometimes you have space and luck, and it\u2019s easy, sometimes you position well and in the end you are out the top 10. I\u2019m disappointed for my team and after missing the chance from last year, two chances gone. It\u2019s full disappointment.\u201d<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Ghent-Wevelgem 2019<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>1 Alexander Kristoff (UAE Team Emirates) 5:26:04<br \/>\n2 John Degenkolb (Trek-Segafredo)<br \/>\n3 Oliver Naesen (AG2R La Mondiale)<br \/>\n4 Mathieu van der Poel (Corendon-Circus)<br \/>\n5 Danny van Poppel (Team Jumbo-Visma)<br \/>\n6 Adrien Petit (Direct Energie)<br \/>\n7 Matteo Trentin (Mitchelton-Scott)<br \/>\n8 R\u00fcdiger Selig (Bora-Hansgrohe)<br \/>\n9 Matej Mohoric (Bahrain-Merida)<br \/>\n10 Jens Debusschere (Katusha-Alpecin)<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Friendship goals<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/Bvb7C5DHgsB\/<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Pump it up!<\/strong><\/h2>\n<div class=\"embed-controller-wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83c\uddea\ud83c\uddf8 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/VoltaCatalunya?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#VoltaCatalunya<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>Stage 4 today&#8230; our sprinter, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RyanGibbons23?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@RyanGibbons23<\/a>, is psyching himself up for today\u2019s climbing stage! \ud83e\udd14\ud83d\ude05 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/2NBScrmHnC\">pic.twitter.com\/2NBScrmHnC<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team (@Q36_5ProCycling) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Q36_5ProCycling\/status\/1111225254519717889?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 28, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async data-src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div>\n<h2><strong>Been there<\/strong><\/h2>\n<div class=\"embed-controller-wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Sorry <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/sj0SosRgTg\">https:\/\/t.co\/sj0SosRgTg<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Phil Gaimon (@philgaimon) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/philgaimon\/status\/1110638784297590784?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 26, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async data-src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div>\n<h2><strong>Some extra motivation<\/strong><\/h2>\n<div class=\"embed-controller-wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">When you have spent too long at the coffee stop and you have to get home for the babysitter \ud83d\ude05 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/qi7G0ERjo2\">pic.twitter.com\/qi7G0ERjo2<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Lizzie Deignan (@lizziedeignan) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/lizziedeignan\/status\/1109886786619228162?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 24, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async data-src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Another Monday is here and our news from the world of cycling with it. 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