QuickStep search for response to Van Aert's dominance at Gent-Wevelgem - Preview

HARELBEKE BELGIUM MARCH 25 LR Wout Van Aert of Belgium and Team Jumbo Visma Kasper Asgreen of Denmark and Team QuickStep Alpha Vinyl and Christophe Laporte of France and Team Jumbo Visma compete during the 65th E3 Saxo Bank Classic 2022 a 2039km one day race from Harelbeke to Harelbeke E3SaxobankClassic WorldTour on March 25 2022 in Harelbeke Belgium Photo by Tim de WaeleGetty Images
QuickStep (Kasper Asgreen in cenger) were outgunned by Wout van Aert (left) and Jumbo-Visma at the E3 Saxo Bank Classic (Image credit: Tim de WaeleGetty Images)

QuickStep-AlphaVinyl rarely fall flat in two races in a row in the Spring, but the topography of this Classics campaign seems to be contoured differently to those of years past.

For once, the team in blue are no longer the defining landmark in the Flemish Ardennes. Instead, the peloton sits in the shadow of Jumbo-Visma, who towered over everybody at the E3 Saxo Bank Classic as Wout van Aert and Christophe Laporte scored a one-two win of astonishing dominance.

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Barry Ryan
Head of Features

Barry Ryan is Head of Features at Cyclingnews. He has covered professional cycling since 2010, reporting from the Tour de France, Giro d’Italia and events from Argentina to Japan. His writing has appeared in The Independent, Procycling and Cycling Plus. He is the author of The Ascent: Sean Kelly, Stephen Roche and the Rise of Irish Cycling’s Golden Generation, published by Gill Books.

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