Thirteen in a row for Nys

Sven Nys (Rabobank) takes his third of three

Sven Nys (Rabobank) takes his third of three (Image credit: Luc Claessen)

Sven Nys' (Rabobank) win in Sunday's Superprestige third round in Asper-Gavere was his third for this season and thirteenth Superprestige race win in a row, tightening his stranglehold on the overall classification in the series. The last time a Superprestige race was won by a rider other than Nys was back in Diegem in 2005 when Gerben De Knegt managed to get ahead of Nys in the finishing sprint.

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