Rowe 'gutted' by untimely puncture in De Panne

Team Sky's Luke Rowe was once again at the head of affairs in the critical point of racing in Flanders, making a late four-man breakaway at the Three Days of De Panne with eventual winner Alexander Kristoff (Katusha) and Astana's Alexey Lutsenko and Lieuwe Westra. But the Welshman's plans were scuttled by an ill-timed puncture that came just before the final ascent of the Muur van Geraardsbergen with 18km to go.

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