Peter Sagan wins E3 Harelbeke as Geraint Thomas places third

Four-man escape group survives chase to contend race win in Belgium

Peter Sagan wins the 2014 E3 Harelbeke. Photo: Graham Watson

(Image credit: Watson)

Peter Sagan (Cannondale) won E3 Harelbeke in Belgium on Friday from a four-man escape group originally instigated by Geraint Thomas (Sky). Dwars door Vlaanderen winner Niki Terpstra (Omega Pharma-QuickStep) placed second, with Thomas finishing third.

The cobbled classic had started relatively tamely, with a five-rider group going clear after 35km, comprising Maxime Daniel (Ag2r-La Mondiale), Jerome Cousin (Europcar), Florian Senechal (Cofidis), Jay Thomson (MTN-Qhubeka) and Laurens De Vreese (Wanty Groupe). The group stayed out front for a long spell, but were reeled in as the action started to heat up behind them.

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