Philippe Gilbert’s bold solo breakaway in the last 50km was enough to beat the world and Olympic champions and secure the title. It’s the 34-year-old Belgian’s first Tour of Flanders win after missing out six times.Belgian veteran Philippe Gilbert used every ounce of experience to unleash a devastating attack to win the Tour of Flanders for the first time in his career. With no chasers in sight, Gilbert stopped before the finishing line and hoisted his bike aloft. I was looking back and I saw I still had a gap so I thought: ‘I will do something special’. The three-time winner of the Tour of Flanders and Gilbert, who wears a jersey in the colours of his home country’s flag, compete at the prestigious Paris-Roubaix one-day race next weekend.

Source: Daily News Egypt April 03, 2017 13:41 UTC