Milan Menten (Lotto-Dstny) took a huge win at Le Samyn When he celebrated his win at the semi-Classic “This is a dream,” Menten, 26, said to Sporza after his victory “I had to celebrate and shout ‘ouch’ at the same time.” That wasn’t the only injury at the finish Kasper Asgreen (Soudal–Quick-Step) crashed in the finale A spokesperson for his team said that he will need a few days to recover The Dutchman suffered a contusion of his scapula and ligaments in his shoulder a 209-km event—which starts in Quaregnon and ends in Dour with a greatly reduced peloton coming to the line Van der Poel finds a way to earn win for team despite broken bars beating Hugo Hofstetter (Team Arkéa Samsic) the Lotto-Dstny rider “cheered a little crazy” causing his shoulder to pop out “I braked as quickly as possible with my other hand and pushed everything into place. I now know how to do that, because it has happened before,” Menten explained "Gran victoria de Milan Menten (Lotto Dstny)" El belga se impuso este martes al esprint en la "G.P Le Samyn" en una llegada que picaba hacia arriba y logrando atravesar la meta como un cohete por delante del francés Hugo Hofstetter (Arkea) y del belga Edward Theuns (Trek).??? pic.twitter.com/bB2kKtyUDq — ⚡Maza⚡ (@MazaCiclismo) March 1, 2023 Get the digital edition of Canadian Cycling Magazine Δdocument.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value" Team Bahrain Victorious heads to Belgium for the Ename Samyn Classic today with a young squad eager to test themselves on the 199.1-kilometre course the race features several punchy climbs and cobbled sectors before the demanding finish in Dour Nicolo Buratti and Vlad Van Mechelen will lead the team who will work to keep them well-positioned ahead of the crucial final circuit The one-day race is expected to come down to the final laps in Dour where repeated ascents of the Cote de la Roquette and challenging cobbled sectors like Rue Belle Vue and Rue du Vert Pignon will shape the outcome Le Samyn is typically decided by a reduced bunch sprint making positioning and endurance critical in the closing kilometers Bahrain Victorious sports director Borut Bozic commented: “We have a young team who are motivated It’s a typical Belgian Classic with a tough and technical finale “This race will be a great learning experience for our riders Our goal is to enter the final circuit in a strong position and give ourselves the best chance to achieve a good result.” Kingdom pioneering weather forecasting Bahrain ‘is committed to achieving growth goals’87 violators deported in crackdown