Dark Horse Paolini Wins Gent-Wevelgem
Dark Horse Paolini Wins Gent-Wevelgem
Luca Paolini (Katusha) is the dark horse winner of Gent-Wevelgem. The Italian veteran surged away from the lead group with five km left to take a rainy, windswept edition of the Belgian classic. Paolini traversed the 210-km course in 6:20:55. Niki Terpstra (Etixx-Quick Step) outsprinted Geraint Thomas (Sky) for second at 0:11.
Luca Paolini (Katusha) is the dark horse winner of Gent-Wevelgem. The Italian veteran surged away from the lead group with five km left to take a rainy, windswept edition of the Belgian classic. Paolini traversed the 210-km course in 6:20:55. Niki Terpstra (Etixx-Quick Step) outsprinted Geraint Thomas (Sky) for second at 0:11.