Matej Mohoric (Bahrain Victorious) took a solo victory on stage 7 on the slopes of the Muur van Geraardsbergen at the Benelux Tour. Bahrain Victorious put their stamp on the stage as Sonny Colbrelli finished second and sealed the overall victory of the seven-day event. Tom Dumoulin (Jumbo-Visma) finished third on the day.
“We knew that together we are a good unit,” Mohoric said. “We played our cards a little bit differently. We didn’t want just to defend Sonny’s lead by setting tempo and bringing back breaks, we wanted to provoke others to attack and for me to follow, so that the other riders would need to pace Sonny back to my wheel. We executed the plan perfectly, and it worked like a dream. We can’t be anything else but happy today.”
Colbrelli took the overall race lead on the previous day’s stage 6, and the only real threat to his lead came from his own teammate and breakaway rider Mohoric throughout stage 7. In the end, Colbrelli secured the overall title while Mohoric finished second overall and Victor Campenaerts (Qhebeka NextHash) in third.
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| Pos. | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Matej Mohoric (Slo) Bahrain Victorious | 3:50:56 |
| 2 | Sonny Colbrelli (Ita) Bahrain Victorious | 0:00:11 |
| 3 | Tom Dumoulin (Ned) Jumbo-Visma | 0:00:15 |
| 4 | Christophe Laporte (Fra) Cofidis | 0:00:22 |
| 5 | Fred Wright (GBr) Bahrain Victorious | |
| 6 | Danny van Poppel (Ned) Intermarché-Wanty-Gobert Matériaux | 0:00:24 |
| 7 | Tom Van Asbroeck (Bel) Israel Start-up Nation | |
| 8 | Greg Van Avermaet (Bel) AG2R Citroën Team | |
| 9 | Tiesj Benoot (Bel) Team DSM | |
| 10 | Peter Sagan (Svk) Bora-Hansgrohe |
| Pos. | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sonny Colbrelli (Ita) Bahrain Victorious | |
| 2 | Matej Mohoric (Slo) Bahrain Victorious | |
| 3 | Victor Campenaerts (Bel) Team Qhubeka NextHash |
