The race, like the women's event, then had a slow down however and soon Lars van der Haar got himself back to the front and launched his own move. Gerben Kuypers also occasionally put himself in front stretching the race, but there were riders definitely saving some reserves for later. Later in the race Wyseure launched another attack and built a strong gap. This was eventually enough to take the win, in the final lap he struggled and was seeing the gap come down but held on to take a massive win for his palmarès.
Niels Vandeputte managed to do a late overtake