2023 E3 Saxo Classic Results & Recap
2023 E3 Saxo Classic is in the books. The final results and standings are below, followed by our recap of how the race unfolded.
Race Recap
Wout van Aert wins E3 Harelbeke
Wout van Aert came out on top at E3 Harelbeke today, out sprinting Mathieu van der Poel (Alpecin-Deceuninck) and Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates) out of a star studded breakaway to take victory. for Jumbo Visma.
“It’s nice to win. It's been a long while since I won a race on the road bike. I had a difficult preparation going into the Classics but I think I'm on the right way," Van Aert said. “Because of the strength of the leading group, it was hard to try something. Tadej did two small attacks but I really wanted to focus on the sprint and stick to one plan. When there’s a group of just three rider’s it’s always hard to surprise somebody. I felt that I was the strongest in the sprint. The three of us started at about the same time. I soon felt that I had the upper hand, but it was still a long way off. Luckily the wind was in our favour.”
“I've tried it a few times with a short sprint and that was disappointing. I always try to learn, that's why I already went 250 metres from the finish line.”
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