Sunday 14 April, 2024
Picock was aggressive in a twelve-man break on the top of the Eyserbosweg at 35km to go. He dropped everyone except Hirschi and Benoot on the climb of the Geulhemmerberg.
The sprint to the finish saw Tom Pidcock win with Hirschi half a wheel behind with Benoot third.
“This year, the start has been so tough with big sacrifices and being away from home so much so to finally put it together and get the hands in the air means a lot. This race, I’ve always loved racing and it’s pretty special.
“I always do a good race here and today the team were fully behind me. Kwiatkowski was going well but he fully committed to me so to repay them was really special. I felt half in control in the sprint. My hand after Paris-Roubaix meant I was struggling to sprint and I had a lot of shoulder pain so I wasn’t that confident but that’s how it ended up.”
Results
1.Tom Pidcock (Ineos Grenadiers) 5:58:17
2.Marc Hirschi (UAE Team Emirates) s.t
3.Tiesj Benoot (Visma LAB) s.t
