D'Hoore wins prologue in Lotto Belgium Tour

Jolien D'hoore (Wiggle-High5) sped to victory in the 3.95km prologue of the Lotto Belgium Tour in Nieuwpoort on Tuesday. The Belgian Road Champion was a fraction of a second quicker than Marianne Vos (WM3 Pro Cycling). Coryn Rivera (United States) was third at eight seconds.

The 0.168-second margin of victory, D'hoore said, "was really close!"

"I wanted to give 100 per cent for sure, but you know before the race it's very difficult to beat Marianne Vos because she's a specialist in the prologue. But I just know that this suits me as well, from the track, so I just did my own pace.

"It felt good, but not amazing. I wasn't thinking that I was going for the fastest time, but in the end it all worked out."

D'hoore leads the overall, points, mountains and regional rider classifications, while Rivera, racing in the Lotto Belgium Tour with the USA National Team, was the best young rider of the stage.

"I've got about four or five jerseys," D'hoore said. "I've got some jerseys to defend, and together with the team we will try to do it!"

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