{"id":173262,"date":"2019-04-08T11:58:32","date_gmt":"2019-04-08T11:58:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.welovecycling.com\/wide\/?p=173262"},"modified":"2019-04-08T11:58:32","modified_gmt":"2019-04-08T11:58:32","slug":"bettiol-wins-tour-of-flanders-and-other-cool-news-from-the-world-of-cycling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.welovecycling.com\/wide\/2019\/04\/08\/bettiol-wins-tour-of-flanders-and-other-cool-news-from-the-world-of-cycling\/","title":{"rendered":"Bettiol Wins Tour of Flanders 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>Alberto Bettiol triumphs<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>\u201cI still don\u2019t believe it,\u201d said the EF Education First rider after his first-ever victory. The 25-year-old launched a perfectly timed solo attack on the Oude Kwaremont and managed to hold off all the big names till the very end.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t know how I did it. I felt really good on the Kwaremont and Andreas (Klier) from the car said: \u2018If you can, just go.\u2019 I closed my eyes and went. I looked down at the top and had a really good gap. They said \u2018keep pushing, keep pushing.\u2019 On the Paterberg I don\u2019t think I lost a lot and then it was the longest 14km of my life.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"embed-controller-wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\u201cIn the car, on the bus, at home, they believed in me, but I didn\u2019t believe until 100 meters from the finish. Then I turned back, and I could see I had the victory.\u201d &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RondeVlaanderen?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@RondeVlaanderen<\/a> winner <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AlbertoBettiol?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@AlbertoBettiol<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>Read the full report: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/MX4NGKqihC\">https:\/\/t.co\/MX4NGKqihC<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/BHzueHiONI\">pic.twitter.com\/BHzueHiONI<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; EF Pro Cycling (@EFprocycling) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EFprocycling\/status\/1115118662820564992?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 8, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async data-src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div>\n<p>Greg van Avermaet (CCC Team) pushed for a while, closing the gap, but ultimately gave up because all the fast guys were just hanging on his wheel, not helping with the work.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor me it was the case, if I went full, I\u2019d bring a lot of fast guys with me who were not pulling for the whole day,\u201d the Belgian said. \u201cIt was not my job to take them to the line and let them win Flanders. That was not the answer.\u201d<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Tour of Flanders results<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>1. Alberto Bettiol (EF Education First) 6:18:49<br \/>\n2. Kasper Asgreen (Deceuninck \u2013 Quick-Step) + 14 s<br \/>\n3. Alexander Kristoff (UAE Team Emirates) + 17 s<br \/>\n4. Mathieu van der Poel (Corendon-Circus)<br \/>\n5. Nils Politt (Katusha-Alpecin)<br \/>\n6. Michael Matthews (Sunweb)<br \/>\n7. Oliver Naesen (Ag2r La Mondiale)<br \/>\n8. Alejandro Valverde (Movistar)<br \/>\n9. Tiesj Benoot (Lotto-Soudal)<br \/>\n10. Greg Van Avermaet (CCC Team)<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Missed the start of the Flanders, Adam?<\/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\">Half 10 in English means 10:30&#8230; in Flemish in means 9:30 because half of 10 is 9:30. What the heck Belgium. \ud83e\udd2f\ud83e\udd2f<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Adam Blythe (@AdamBlythe89) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AdamBlythe89\/status\/1111904105541320704?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 30, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async data-src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div>\n<h2><strong>What a guy<\/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\">Playing with the @yallaACADEMY mechanics this morning \ud83d\ude18\ud83d\ude02 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/fbgND1U04X\">pic.twitter.com\/fbgND1U04X<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Conor Dunne (@conordunnealot) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/conordunnealot\/status\/1113497288331210753?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 3, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async data-src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div>\n<h2><strong>It is<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BvyXehGn9Qm\/<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Oh, the moustache man<\/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\">Tactics. Teamwork. Mental focus. Drones. Go behind-the-scenes into the training regime of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/petosagan?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@petosagan<\/a> from  <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BORAhansgrohe?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@BORAhansgrohe<\/a>. Full video available now \ud83c\udfa5 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/qnQhz5y1h6\">https:\/\/t.co\/qnQhz5y1h6<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/hamWF8XVIo\">pic.twitter.com\/hamWF8XVIo<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; ShimanoROAD (@ShimanoROAD) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ShimanoROAD\/status\/1113818614250057733?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 4, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async data-src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div>\n<h2><strong>The future<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BvpQg7THYDo\/<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Another Monday is here and our news from the world of cycling with it. 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