Sven Nys collapsed after the sprint in Lille(Image credit: www.ispaphoto.com)
Nys tries to hold off Stybar on the final lap(Image credit: www.ispaphoto.com)
Sven Nys is chasing the GVA Trofee series(Image credit: www.ispaphoto.com)
Francis Mourey (FDJ) (Image credit: www.ispaphoto.com)
Christian Heule (Champion System)(Image credit: www.ispaphoto.com)
Stybar leads on the final lap(Image credit: www.ispaphoto.com)
Zdenek Stybar pushes the pace in the front group.(Image credit: www.ispaphoto.com)
Jonathan Page finished in 14th(Image credit: www.ispaphoto.com)
Albert chases through the puddles with Bart Wellens behind(Image credit: www.ispaphoto.com)
Pauwels puts the pressure on(Image credit: www.ispaphoto.com)
Niels Albert chases(Image credit: www.ispaphoto.com)
Kevin Pauwels (Telenet-Fidea)(Image credit: www.ispaphoto.com)
Zdenek Stybar (Telenet-Fidea) in the lead(Image credit: www.ispaphoto.com)
It was a close sprint between Pauwels and Stybar(Image credit: www.ispaphoto.com)
Pauwels edges past Stybar to take the win in Lille(Image credit: www.ispaphoto.com)
Kevin Pauwels (Telenet Fidea)(Image credit: www.ispaphoto.com)
Sven Nys (Landbouwkrediet) (Image credit: www.ispaphoto.com)
Niels Albert (BKCP-Powerplus) in Lille(Image credit: www.ispaphoto.com)
Zdenek Stybar in Lille(Image credit: www.ispaphoto.com)
Kevin Pauwels (Telenet-Fidea) won a star-studded sprint in Lille, Belgium on Saturday afternoon in the seventh round of the Gazet van Antwerpen Trophy. The Belgian held off world champion Zdenek Stybar (Telenet-Fidea), Sven Nys (Landbouwkrediet), Niels Albert (BKCP-Powerplus) and Bart Wellens (Telenet-Fidea) in a tight sprint finish. Pauwels moves to within two points of Nys in the overall rankings.
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