Neilson Powless wins Dwars door Vlaanderen

Ten climbs and seven cobblestone sections, and the “prologue” of the Tour of Flanders, the Dwars door Vlaanderen goes the U.S.-based Neilson Powless.

The ”Through Flanders” is an appetizer to the classic scheduled for Sunday, and with its cobblestone routes it serves as preparation for the great classics of the North, the Tour of Flanders precisely and then also Paris-Roubaix.

Wout van Aert was aiming for it, with the’assistance of his team, Visma. But at the finish line in Waregem, the American sprinted to take the win away from the Belgian, assisted by Matteo Jorgenson and Tiesj Benoot, at the end of the 184-kilometer effort.

The American sprinted to take the win away from the Belgian, assisted by Matteo Jorgenson and Tiesj Benoot.

This is the first win this year for the 28-year-old born in Sacramento, California, whose biggest career success is the 2021 San Sebastian Classic. At Flanders he was fifth two years ago in his only participation.