Nokere Koerse
(Image credit: LUC CLAESSEN)

Take one look at these images from today's Nokere Koerse race in Belgium, and you'll instantly see how big bike racing still is in cycling's heartland.

Wouter Weylandt wooed the large crowds packed along the race course by winning the UCI 1.1-ranked event. The Belgian Quick Step rider sprinted ahead of Jurgen Roelandts (Silence-Lotto) and third-placed André Greipel (High Road).

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