Cavagna wins Dwars door West-Vlaanderen

Remi Cavagna landed his first victory as a professional as Quick-Step Floors dominated their second Belgian semi-classic in the space of a week.

"It was super hard and cold today, but I felt good since the start of the race," Cavagna said. "Actually, I have been feeling good since last season and have waited for this victory for a long time. I wanted this win so badly, I can’t tell you how important it’s for me to finally get it. I have made mistakes in the past, attacking too early, so today I said to myself'‘Don’t attack, wait, wait, wait!' and it worked out perfectly in the end."

After Niki Terpstra won Le Samyn in a one-two with Philippe Gilbert, Cavagna did the same with compatriot Florian Senechal. 

When the race came to life with just under 50km remaining, the duo went clear together in a three-man group alongside Lotto Soudal's Frederik Frison. They made the move work and there was little Frison could do when Cavagna, 22, went it alone with 7km to go. 

Senechal left Frison in sight of the line to make it a Quick-Step one-two, while neo-pro Fabio Jakobsen took fourth from the next group of four, which also contained fellow neo-pro Jhonatan Narvaez.

"We had the upper hand in that group, but Frison was really strong and at one point I even got dropped on the cobbles, but kept calm, knowing I had enough left in the tank," Cavagna explained. "My legs were really hurting, but I ignored the pain and managed to come back, and then I launched a now-or-never attack, powering ahead with all I had. I needed this win and it gives me a huge boost of confidence and even more motivation for the next races."

Full Results

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#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Rémi Cavagna (Fra) Quick-Step Floors4:28:29
2Florian Senechal (Fra) Quick-Step Floors0:00:03
3Frederik Frison (Bel) Lotto Soudal0:00:10
4Fabio Jakobsen (Ned) Quick-Step Floors0:00:55
5Anthony Turgis (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions CreditsRow 4 - Cell 2
6Guillaume Van Keirsbulck (Bel) Wanty-Groupe GobertRow 5 - Cell 2
7Jhonatan Narvaez (Ecu) Quick-Step FloorsRow 6 - Cell 2
8Christophe Noppe (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise0:00:59
9Michael Goolaerts (Bel) Veranda's Willems CrelanRow 8 - Cell 2
10Jimmy Duquennoy (Bel) WB Aqua Protect VeranclassicRow 9 - Cell 2
11Tanner Putt (USA) UnitedHealthcare Pro CyclingRow 10 - Cell 2
12Pim Ligthart (Ned) Roompot-Nederlandse LoterijRow 11 - Cell 2
13Adrien Petit (Fra) Direct EnergieRow 12 - Cell 2
14Kamil Gradek (Pol) CCC Sprandi PolkowiceRow 13 - Cell 2
15Davide Martinelli (Ita) Quick-Step FloorsRow 14 - Cell 2
16Dorian Godon (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions CreditsRow 15 - Cell 2
17Edward Planckaert (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen-BaloiseRow 16 - Cell 2
18Stephan Bakker (Ned) Monkey TownRow 17 - Cell 2
19Peter Lenderink (Ned) SEG Racing AcademyRow 18 - Cell 2
20Jordi Meeus (Bel) SEG Racing AcademyRow 19 - Cell 2
21Alvaro Hodeg (Col) Quick-Step FloorsRow 20 - Cell 2
22Romain Cardis (Fra) Direct EnergieRow 21 - Cell 2
23Milan Menten (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen-BaloiseRow 22 - Cell 2
24Bryan Coquard (Fra) Vital Concept ClubRow 23 - Cell 2
25Yoann Offredo (Fra) Wanty-Groupe GobertRow 24 - Cell 2
26Lawrence Naesen (Bel) Lotto SoudalRow 25 - Cell 2
27Nikolay Trusov (Rus) Gazprom-RusveloRow 26 - Cell 2
28Adriaan Janssen (Ned) Delta Cycling RotterdamRow 27 - Cell 2
29Remy Mertz (Bel) Lotto SoudalRow 28 - Cell 2
30Peter Schulting (Ned) Monkey TownRow 29 - Cell 2
31Pawel Bernas (Pol) CCC Sprandi PolkowiceRow 30 - Cell 2
32Wesley Kreder (Ned) Wanty-Groupe GobertRow 31 - Cell 2
33Alexandre Pichot (Fra) Direct EnergieRow 32 - Cell 2
34Brecht Ruyters (Bel) Cibel-CebonRow 33 - Cell 2
35Roy Jans (Bel) Cibel-Cebon0:02:35
36Jelle Mannaerts (Bel) Tarteletto-Isorex0:02:41
37Floris Gerts (Ned) Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij0:02:42
38Enzo Wouters (Bel) Lotto SoudalRow 37 - Cell 2
39Gianni Marchand (Bel) Cibel-CebonRow 38 - Cell 2
40Kenneth Van Rooy (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen-BaloiseRow 39 - Cell 2
41Ivan Rovny (Rus) Gazprom-RusveloRow 40 - Cell 2
42Jimmy Turgis (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions CreditsRow 41 - Cell 2
43Sjoerd van Ginneken (Ned) Roompot-Nederlandse LoterijRow 42 - Cell 2
44Jimmy Janssens (Bel) Cibel-CebonRow 43 - Cell 2
45Jonas Van Genechten (Bel) Vital Concept ClubRow 44 - Cell 2
46Bert De Backer (Bel) Vital Concept ClubRow 45 - Cell 2
47Kris Boeckmans (Bel) Vital Concept ClubRow 46 - Cell 2
48Brian van Goethem (Ned) Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij0:03:58
49Arjen Livyns (Bel) Beat Cycling ClubRow 48 - Cell 2
50Luuc Bugter (Ned) Delta Cycling Rotterdam0:04:38
51Piotr Havik (Ned) Beat Cycling ClubRow 50 - Cell 2
52Ide Schelling (Ned) SEG Racing AcademyRow 51 - Cell 2
53Henrik Evensen (Nor) Joker IcopalRow 52 - Cell 2
54Johan Le Bon (Fra) Vital Concept ClubRow 53 - Cell 2
55Jason van Dalen (Ned) Delta Cycling Rotterdam0:04:42
56Dimitri Claeys (Bel) Cofidis, Solutions CreditsRow 55 - Cell 2
57Timothy Stevens (Bel) Cibel-CebonRow 56 - Cell 2
58Rob Ruijgh (Ned) Tarteletto-IsorexRow 57 - Cell 2
59Justin Timmermans (Ned) Delta Cycling RotterdamRow 58 - Cell 2
60Gijs Meijer (Ned) Delta Cycling RotterdamRow 59 - Cell 2
61David Boucher (Bel) Tarteletto-IsorexRow 60 - Cell 2
62Rens Tulner (Ned) Delta Cycling Rotterdam0:05:00
63Marten Kooistra (Ned) SEG Racing AcademyRow 62 - Cell 2
64Maximiliano Richeze (Arg) Quick-Step Floors0:10:00
65Simon Sellier (Fra) Direct EnergieRow 64 - Cell 2
66Sven van Luijk (Ned) Monkey TownRow 65 - Cell 2
67Ole Forfang (Nor) Joker IcopalRow 66 - Cell 2
68Bas Tietema (Ned) Beat Cycling ClubRow 67 - Cell 2
69Cees Bol (Ned) SEG Racing AcademyRow 68 - Cell 2
70Sergio Torres Jorro (Spa) Tarteletto-IsorexRow 69 - Cell 2
71Arnaud Gerard (Fra) Fortuneo-OscaroRow 70 - Cell 2
72Dmitriy Kozontchuk (Rus) Gazprom-RusveloRow 71 - Cell 2
73Julius van Den Berg (Ned) SEG Racing AcademyRow 72 - Cell 2
74Benoit Jarrier (Fra) Fortuneo-OscaroRow 73 - Cell 2
75Loic Chetout (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions CreditsRow 74 - Cell 2
76Aksel Nõmmela (Est) Beat Cycling ClubRow 75 - Cell 2
77Kristoffer Skjerping (Nor) Joker IcopalRow 76 - Cell 2
78Dennis Coenen (Bel) Cibel-CebonRow 77 - Cell 2
DNFMaxime Vantomme (Bel) WB Aqua Protect VeranclassicRow 78 - Cell 2
DNFMathias Van Gompel (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen-BaloiseRow 79 - Cell 2
DNFRomain Le Roux (Fra) Fortuneo-SamsicRow 80 - Cell 2
DNFMaxime Farazijn (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen-BaloiseRow 81 - Cell 2
DNFMichael Carbel Svendgaard (Den) Fortuneo-SamsicRow 82 - Cell 2
DNFFrederik Backaert (Bel) Wanty-Groupe GobertRow 83 - Cell 2
DNFTom Devriendt (Bel) Wanty-Groupe GobertRow 84 - Cell 2
DNFLachlan Norris (Aus) UnitedHealthcareRow 85 - Cell 2
DNFTravis Mccabe (USA) UnitedHealthcareRow 86 - Cell 2
DNFEric Marcotte (USA) UnitedHealthcareRow 87 - Cell 2
DNFDaniel Eaton (USA) UnitedHealthcareRow 88 - Cell 2
DNFYohann Gene (Fra) Direct EnergieRow 89 - Cell 2
DNFAlexander Cataford (Can) UnitedHealthcareRow 90 - Cell 2
DNFAidis Kruopis (Ltu) Veranda's Willems CrelanRow 91 - Cell 2
DNFBenjamin Declercq (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen-BaloiseRow 92 - Cell 2
DNFAlex Kirsch (Lux) WB Aqua Protect VeranclassicRow 93 - Cell 2
DNFStijn Steels (Bel) Veranda's Willems CrelanRow 94 - Cell 2
DNFTimothy Dupont (Bel) Wanty-Groupe GobertRow 95 - Cell 2
DNFPieter Vanspeybrouck (Bel) Wanty-Groupe GobertRow 96 - Cell 2
DNFElias Van Breussegem (Bel) Veranda's Willems CrelanRow 97 - Cell 2
DNFJeremy Cornu (Fra) Direct EnergieRow 98 - Cell 2
DNFAxel Journiaux (Fra) Direct EnergieRow 99 - Cell 2
DNFLukas Spengler (Swi) WB Aqua Protect VeranclassicRow 100 - Cell 2
DNFKenny Dehaes (Bel) WB Aqua Protect VeranclassicRow 101 - Cell 2
DNFLudwig De Winter (Bel) WB Aqua Protect VeranclassicRow 102 - Cell 2
DNFFranklin Six (Bel) WB Aqua Protect VeranclassicRow 103 - Cell 2
DNFSenne Leysen (Bel) Veranda's Willems CrelanRow 104 - Cell 2
DNFCarlos Eduardo Alzate Escobar (Col) UnitedHealthcareRow 105 - Cell 2
DNFSander Armee (Bel) Lotto SoudalRow 106 - Cell 2
DNFWesley Van Dyck (Bel) Beat Cycling ClubRow 107 - Cell 2
DNFPeter Lenderink (Ned) SEG Racing AcademyRow 108 - Cell 2
DNFEamon Lucas (USA) Delta Cycling RotterdamRow 109 - Cell 2
DNFWim Kleiman (Ned) Monkey Town Continental TeamRow 110 - Cell 2
DNFJoey Van Rhee (Ned) Monkey Town Continental TeamRow 111 - Cell 2
DNFMaarten De Jonge (Ned) Monkey Town Continental TeamRow 112 - Cell 2
DNFAksel Fischer Aasheim (Nor) Joker IcopalRow 113 - Cell 2
DNFHerman Dahl (Nor) Joker IcopalRow 114 - Cell 2
DNFAlexander Maes (Bel) Tarteletto - IsorexRow 115 - Cell 2
DNFMarkus Hoelgaard (Nor) Joker IcopalRow 116 - Cell 2
DNFYlber Sefa (Alb) Tarteletto - IsorexRow 117 - Cell 2
DNFMoreno Hofland (Ned) Lotto SoudalRow 118 - Cell 2
DNFJelle Vanendert (Bel) Lotto SoudalRow 119 - Cell 2
DNFTim Ariesen (Ned) Roompot-Nederlandse LoterijRow 120 - Cell 2
DNFMartijn Budding (Ned) Roompot-Nederlandse LoterijRow 121 - Cell 2
DNFCoen Vermeltfoort (Ned) Roompot-Nederlandse LoterijRow 122 - Cell 2
DNFJulien Morice (Fra) Vital Concept Cycling ClubRow 123 - Cell 2
DNFPatrick Müller (Swi) Vital Concept Cycling ClubRow 124 - Cell 2
DNFKenneth Vanbilsen (Bel) Cofidis, Solutions CreditsRow 125 - Cell 2
DNFMichaël Van Staeyen (Bel) Cofidis, Solutions CreditsRow 126 - Cell 2
DNFCarl Fredrik Hagen (Nor) Joker IcopalRow 127 - Cell 2
DNFNahom Desale (Eri) Beat Cycling ClubRow 128 - Cell 2
DNFFlorian Vachon (Fra) Fortuneo-SamsicRow 129 - Cell 2
DNFBram Welten (Ned) Fortuneo-SamsicRow 130 - Cell 2
DNFMarko Kump (Slo) CCC Sprandi PolkowiceRow 131 - Cell 2
DNFJonas Koch (Ger) CCC Sprandi PolkowiceRow 132 - Cell 2
DNFAdrian Kurek (Pol) CCC Sprandi PolkowiceRow 133 - Cell 2
DNFAlan Banaszek (Pol) CCC Sprandi PolkowiceRow 134 - Cell 2
DNFFrantisek Sisr (Cze) CCC Sprandi PolkowiceRow 135 - Cell 2
DNFSergey Lagutin (Rus) Gazprom–RusveloRow 136 - Cell 2
DNFEvgeny Shalunov (Rus) Gazprom–RusveloRow 137 - Cell 2
DNFEvgeny Kobernyak (Rus) Gazprom–RusveloRow 138 - Cell 2
DNFPolychronis Tzortzakis (Gre) Tarteletto - IsorexRow 139 - Cell 2
DNFDaniel Abraham Gebru (Ned) Beat Cycling ClubRow 140 - Cell 2
DNFAlex Mengoulas (Ned) Beat Cycling ClubRow 141 - Cell 2
DNFMaxim Rusnac (Mda) Team Differdange LoschRow 142 - Cell 2
DNFRick Stemper (Lux) Team Differdange LoschRow 143 - Cell 2
DNFJoshua Teasdale (GBr) Team Differdange LoschRow 144 - Cell 2
DNFTom Thill (Lux) Team Differdange LoschRow 145 - Cell 2
DNFLarry Valvasori (Lux) Team Differdange LoschRow 146 - Cell 2
DNFKevin Verwaest (Bel) Team Differdange LoschRow 147 - Cell 2
DNFJan Petelin (Lux) Team Differdange LoschRow 148 - Cell 2
DNFRoman Maikin (Rus) Gazprom–RusveloRow 149 - Cell 2
DNSMaxime Daniel (Fra) Fortuneo-SamsicRow 150 - Cell 2
DNSZico Waeytens (Bel) Veranda's Willems CrelanRow 151 - Cell 2
DNSAndre Looij (Ned) Monkey Town Continental TeamRow 152 - Cell 2

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