Klaas Vantornout (Sunweb-Napoleon Games) won the Superprestige series opener thanks to a last-round attack. won. The Belgian champion relegated world champion Sven Nys (Crelan KDL) and Tom Meeusen (Telenet-Fidea) to their places.
The eight-lap race saw an early decider as a group containing the top three broke away from the rest of the field. Only Niels Albert (BKCP Powerplus) and World Cup leader Lars Van Der Haar (Rabobank) were able to stand up to the trio until halfway through the race.
After that, Vantornout increased the pace several times and used the technical sections in particular to bring about a preliminary decision. The win in Ruddervoorde was the Belgian's first win of the season.
The reigning European champion Helen Wyman (Kona Factory Racing) won the women's race. At the finish she was well ahead of Nikki Harris (Young Telenet-Fidea) and Sanne Cant (Enertherm-BKCP).
//Result men
1. Klaas Vantornout (Sunweb-Napoleon Games)
2. Sven Nys (Crelan KDL)
3. Tom Meeusen (Telenet Fidea)
4. Lars van der Haar (Rabobank)
5. Niels Albert (BKCP-Powerplus)
//Result women
1. Helen Wyman (Kona Factory Racing) 0:42:36
2. Nikki Harris (Young Telenet-Fidea) 0:00:27
3. Sanne Cant (Enertherm-BKCP) 0:00:48
4. Gabriella Durrin (Rapha Focus) 0:00:48
5. Ellen Van Loy (DNCS-Pro 2012) 0:01:49