Sven Nys completed his hat trick, winning the Soudal Grote Prijs in Neerpelt on Saturday for the third consecutive year. He outsprinted world champion Niels Albert for the win, with Klaas Vantornout finishing third, 25 seconds later.
After finishing only 11th in his last race, Nys was not certain of his form. “But I felt immediately today that it was going well. Even when I rode my own tempo, the others couldn't follow me,” he said, according to sporza.be. “When Niels approached second by second, I slowed down a bit. because I knew I could win in the sprint.”
“Sven was better and deserved to win,” Albert admitted. “I missed my start and that is fatal on a course like this. Then when I got on Sven's wheel, I made a mistake in the sand. Maybe I missed some freshness in this competition.”
| 1 | Sven Nys (Bel) Landbouwkrediet-KDL | 0:56:41 |
| 2 | Niels Albert (Bel) BKCP - Powerplus | Row 1 - Cell 2 |
| 3 | Klaas Vantornout (Bel) Sunweb-Revor | 0:00:25 |
| 4 | Dieter Vanthourenhout (Bel) BKCP - Powerplus | 0:00:31 |
| 5 | Kevin Pauwels (Bel) Sunweb-Revor | 0:00:39 |
| 6 | Bart Wellens (Bel) Telenet - Fidea | Row 5 - Cell 2 |
| 7 | Bart Aernouts (Bel) AA Drinks-Leontien.nl Cycling Team | 0:01:14 |
| 8 | Tom Meeusen (Bel) Telenet - Fidea | 0:01:23 |
| 9 | Marcel Meisen (Ger) BKCP - Powerplus | 0:01:26 |
| 10 | Radomir Simunek (Cze) BKCP - Powerplus | Row 9 - Cell 2 |
| 11 | Rob Peeters (Bel) Telenet - Fidea | Row 10 - Cell 2 |
| 12 | Wietse Bosmans (Bel) BKCP - Powerplus | 0:01:43 |
| 13 | Gerben de Knegt (Ned) Orange Babies Cycling Team | 0:01:45 |
| 14 | Arnaud Jouffroy (Fra) Telenet - Fidea | 0:01:51 |
| 15 | Thijs Van Amerongen (Ned) AA-Drink | 0:01:56 |
| 16 | Jim Aernouts (Bel) Sunweb-Revor | 0:02:13 |
| 17 | Francis Mourey (Fra) FDJ-BigMat | 0:02:24 |
| 18 | Philipp Walsleben (Ger) BKCP - Powerplus | 0:02:53 |
| 19 | Vincent Baestaens (Bel) Landbouwkrediet-KDL | 0:03:00 |
| 20 | Joeri Adams (Bel) Telenet - Fidea | 0:03:09 |
| 21 | Thijs Al (Ned) Telenet-Fidea | 0:03:11 |
| 22 | Egoitz Murgoitio Rekalde (Spa) Grupo Hiremet Taldea | 0:03:59 |
| 23 | Martin Zlamalik (Cze) Landbouwkrediet-KDL | 0:04:12 |
| 24 | Aurilien Duval (Fra) UV Aube | 0:04:16 |
| 25 | Mariusz Gil (Pol) Baboco | 0:04:54 |
| 26 | Kenneth Van Compernolle | 0:05:29 |
| -3laps | Dries Pauwels (Bel) Melbotech Prorace CT | Row 26 - Cell 2 |
| -4laps | Tom Van Den Bosch (Bel) AA Drink-Leontien.nl | Row 27 - Cell 2 |
| -4laps | Kenneth Hansen (Den) Christina Watches-Onfone | Row 28 - Cell 2 |
| -4laps | Fabian Brzezinski (Ger) Saikls Crossteam | Row 29 - Cell 2 |
| -4laps | Jonathan Lastra (Spa) Grupo Hirumet Taldea | Row 30 - Cell 2 |
| -6laps | Maxim Panis (Bel) Baboco | Row 31 - Cell 2 |
| -6laps | Yannick Mayer (Ger) Team NSP-Ghost | Row 32 - Cell 2 |
| -6laps | Alexander Revell (NZl) Revolution Bicycles | Row 33 - Cell 2 |
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