Asgreen puts cherry on the cake in Tour of Flanders

OUDENAARDE BELGIUM APRIL 04 Podium Kasper Asgreen of Denmark and Team Deceuninck QuickStep Celebration during the 105th Ronde van Vlaanderen Tour of Flanders 2021 Mens Elite a 2515km race from Antwerp to Oudenaarde Trophy RVV21 rondevanvlaanderen tourofflanders on April 04 2021 in Oudenaarde Belgium Photo by Tim de WaeleGetty Images
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Danish champion Kasper Asgreen (Deceuninck-QuickStep) might seem a surprise winner of the 105th Tour of Flanders to many but there'll be few people who will claim his victory on Easter Sunday wasn't deserved. Pre-race favourites Mathieu van der Poel and Wout van Aert had to bow to the big Dane. 

In 2019, Asgreen rode his first Tour of Flanders and finished solo as runner-up behind Alberto Bettiol. Two years later the now-26-year-old claimed the highest podium spot.

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