Cycling: Benoit Cosnefroy won De Brabantse Pijl. The Frenchman was able to prevail in the uphill sprint in a group of seven ahead of Dylan Teuns and Tim Wellens.
Cosnefroy wins the sprint ahead of Teuns and Wellens
The 64th edition of De Brabantse Pijl begins Benoit Cosnefroy (Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale). The Frenchman can celebrate his next win of the season after 195,2 kilometers from Leuven to Overijse. The 28-year-old previously won the Tour des Alpes-Maritimes and the one-day race Paris – Camembert. At the Brabant Arrow he was able to sprint ahead of a group of seven Dylan teuns (Israel – Premier Tech). With 2.500 meters to go, it has Marijn van den Berg (EF Education – EasyPost) tried with a courageous attack, but was caught in the last kilometer.
Moskesstraat as executioner of De Brabantse Pijl
Prepared by the German Nils Politt (UAE) continued on the Moskesstraat climb Tim Wellens (UAE) together with Marijn van den Berg (EF Education – EasyPost) and Dylan teuns (Israel – Premier Tech) 31 kilometers from the finish an attack. In the field of drivers behind them, the other teams didn't seem to agree, so the gap between the strong trio initially continued to grow. Only when the French Equipe Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale pushed the pace did the peloton come within striking distance again. At the last crossing of the Moskesstraat Quinten Hermans (Alpecin – Deceuninck). This also happened a little later Benoit Cosnefroy (Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale), Jefferson Cepeda (Caja Rural – Seguros RGA) and Joseph Blackmore (Israel – Premier Tech). The seven of them were ultimately supposed to achieve victory at the Brabant Arrow.
| Marijn van den Berg played his hand with Benoît Cosnefroy in the overwinning sprint for Dylan Teuns and Tim Wellens. #DBP24
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