Matteo Moschetti wins GP Criquielion

Matteo Moschetti (Q36.5) claimed the bunch dash within the GP Criquielion, out-pacing Hugo Hofstetter (Israel-Premier Tech) and teammate Giacomo Nizzolo.

“This is a giant confidence increase for me and for the staff,” Moschetti stated.

“It was difficult within the remaining with two climbs and the small roads, however we had been all the time in the best place as a staff. The final 500 meters had been barely uphill at 4-5% with a headwind, so it wasn’t a quick dash, however ultimately, the whole lot labored completely.

“Winning is all the time good, and having a teammate on the rostrum makes it even higher!”

Four riders made the day’s early breakaway, with Aivaras Mikutis (Tudor), Nicola Marcerou (TotalEnergies), Miguel Ángel Fernández (Kern Pharma) and Francisco Joel Peñuela (Caja Rural-Seguros RGA) gaining over three minutes on the bunch.

But with a bunch dash all however assured, the foremost groups pushed the escape group to the breaking level, and with 40km to go, Fernández and Peñuela misplaced contact. TotalEnergies despatched Alexys Brunel throughout the hole with Lionel Taminiaux (Lotto), making it 4 within the lead once more. Then, Marcerou let go of the leaders, too.

Crashes from Gerben Thijssen and Arne Marit put Intermarché-Wanty out of the pursuit, and so they despatched Luca Van Boven on the assault together with Andreas Stokbro (Unibet Tietema Rockets), Piet Allegaert (Cofidis) and Erik Resell (Uno-X Mobility).

The quartet joined the three remaining leaders however could not maintain off the charging peloton, which swept previous with 3km to go.

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