John Degenkolb takes Ghent-Wevelgem victory

German sprinter John Degenkolb survives the bergs and crashes to win in Belgium

John Degenkolb wins the 2014 Ghent-Wevelgem

(Image credit: Watson)

John Degenkolb (Giant-Shimano) added Ghent-Wevelgem to his ever-improving palmares in a tightly-contested sprint to the line.

Having won Paris-Tours and the Vattenfall Cyclassics last year, the German already has a proven pedigree in sprinters classics, and here he edged such high-profile riders as Arnaud Demare (FDJ) and Peter Sagan (Cannondale), who finished second and third respectively.

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Stephen Puddicombe is a freelance journalist for Cycling Weekly, who regularly contributes to our World Tour racing coverage with race reports, news stories, interviews and features. Outside of cycling, he also enjoys writing about film and TV - but you won't find much of that content embedded into his CW articles.