Bastianelli seals excellent Belgian weekend with victory at Omloop van het Hageland

Former word champion out sprints rivals while aggressive Trek-Segafredo are left empty handed

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Italian Marta Bastianelli won Sunday’s Omloop van het Hageland in a sprint finish to take the first victory of her 2019 season.

Having finished third in yesterday’s Omloop Het Nieuwsblad, the 2007 world champion took first place from a reduced bunch in a gnarly, aggressive race on Sunday.

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