It's now two monuments from two for
Alpecin-Deceuninck in 2024. After Jasper Philipsen's victory at Milano-Sanremo earlier in the season,
Mathieu van der Poel triumphed on Easter Sunday at the
Tour of Flanders.
One of those riding in the service of the world champion on the day was
Gianni Vermeersch and according to him, the tactic of the Alpecin-Deceuninck team was played out to perfection. “It is very cold, but we had a fantastic race. We are riding a perfect race with the team," he delightedly told Wielerflits post-race. "We've had it under control the whole time. We had a good day. Attempts were made from all sides. For example, the Visma's tried to break it open early, but after that we were left with one man every time.”
