Peter Sagan sprints to victory in fast and furious Ghent-Wevelgem 2018

Elia Viviani took second place with Arnaud Démare taking third in the one-day Classic

Peter Sagan sprints to victory at the 2018 Ghent-Wevelgem ((Photo credit: DIRK WAEM/AFP/Getty Images)

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World champion Peter Sagan (Bora-Hansgrohe) took a third Ghent-Wevelgem title on Sunday after sprinting to victory from a reduced bunch.

Sagan was part of a circa 20-man group containing a number of world-class sprinters, but launched his finishing move early and held his power to beat Elia Viviani (Quick-Step Floors) and Arnaud Démare (Groupama-FDJ) to the line.

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