After Wout van Aert was severely injured and Mads Pedersen is in doubt to start the Tour of Flanders,
Mathieu van der Poel's life became much less complicated for the second monument of the season. He is the main favourite to take the win, and he can achieve an interesting goal which very few have in history.
The Alpecin-Deceuninck rider won the E3 Saxo Classic after a terrific performance with attacks from very far away, eventually soloing to the win. In Flanders, a tougher race, a similar scenario is expected with only the likes of Matteo Jorgenson or Pedersen - if he recovers - being at a similar level.