This stage is a dead flat gallop for 189km, with a nice prize at the end that will most likely go to a sprinter, although one of the locals may want in on the act and leave the sprinters to fight over three intermediate sprints along the parcours. Moving further north into Catalunya, riders will be preparing themselves for the next day's ITT as it promises to be a punishing test against the clock.
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Mathieu van der Poel goes down swinging in Kuurne-Brussel-Kuurne with 80km break
Dutch rider caught inside the final 2km of racing -
Andrea Bagioli wins Royal Bernard Drome Classic
Daryl Impey second and Mikkel Frølich Honoré third -
Tom Pidcock closes Opening Weekend with third in Kuurne-Brussel-Kuurne
Ineos Grenadiers rider makes the podium after strong showing in Omloop -
Marion Sicot appeals to CAS over UCI’s lack of transparency in abuse cases
Appeal asks that the UCI better communicates its decisions to the victims
