26 Feb 2017
Kuurne-Brussel-Kuurne gallery
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Luke Rowe
Ian Stannard
Luke Rowe capped off a fine start to his Classics campaign with a hard-fought third place at Kuurne-Brussel-Kuurne. Recap an absorbing race below.
As always, Michal Golas and Christian Knees played a crucial role in the early kilometres
The break took a while to form, but eventually nine riders went up the road
Lukasz Wisniowski needed a bit of TLC from the team car
It could have all been very different for Peter Sagan...
It all kicked off when Ian Stannard hit the front on the Oude Kwaremont and put the power down
Only a select few could follow Stannard's acceleration and an elite front group formed ahead of the finishing circuits
The attacks continued to fire and Luke Rowe did brilliantly to make the final selection
Unlucky for some?
Luke dug deep in the sprint, but he had to settle for third behind winner Sagan
It was some effort from the Welshman
'Cheers!'
