Overview
- Filippo Ganna, who surged late Wednesday, won Across Flanders after catching Wout van Aert in the final 100 metres.
- Van Aert attacked on the cobbled Eikenberg about 40 km from the finish and rode alone for much of the run-in.
- Ganna overcame a puncture and a broken handlebar that forced two bike changes, then dropped Florian Vermeersch in the chase.
- Van Aert finished second for the second straight year as Soren Waerenskjold claimed third with the bunch one second back.
- The result is Ganna’s first major win on the northern cobbles and only the second Italian victory at this race since 2013, sharpening focus on his form for Paris–Roubaix.