Merlier wins GP Monseré

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Mark Cavendish takes second and Timothy Dupont third

DOUR, BELGIUM - MARCH 02: Arrival / Tim Merlier of Belgium and Team Alpecin-Fenix Celebration & Andrea Pasqualon of Italy and Team IntermarchÂŽ-Wanty-Gobert MatÂŽriaux during the 53rd Grand Prix Le Samyn 2021, Men's Elite a 205,4km race from Quaregnon to Dour / @GPSamyn / on March 02, 2021 in Dour, Belgium. (Photo by Luc Claessen/Getty Images)
Tim Merlier of Alpecin-Fenix won Le Samyn on March 2 (Image credit: Getty Images Sport)

 Tim Merlier (Alpecin-Fenix) launched a long-range sprint with around 150m to go and held off Mark Cavendish (Deceuninck-QuickStep) for the victory at Grote prijs Jean - Pierre Monseré. It was his second win of the week, taking the crown at Le Samyn on March 2. In third was Belgian Timothy Dupont of Bingoal WB.

For Cavendish, a 30-time Tour de France stage winner, it was his first top-three result since a stage of the Tour of Turkey back in April 2019, while his last win was on stage 3 of the Abu Dhabi Tour in 2018.

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