Mathieu van der Poel (Alpecin Deceuninck) wins Ename Samyn Classic(Image credit: Getty Images)
Cheers to first road win of 2025(Image credit: Getty Images)
Ename Samyn Classic podium: second place Paul Magnier (Soudal-QuickStep), winner Mathieu van der Poel (Alpecin-Deceuninck) and third place Emilien Jeannière (TotalEnergies)(Image credit: Getty Images)
Mathieu van der Poel (Alpecin Deceuninck) made it look easy(Image credit: Getty Images)
lorian Sénèchal (Arkéa-B&B Hotels) attacked in the final cobbled sector(Image credit: Getty Images)
Martin Syrgek (Soudal QuickStep) attacks in the breakaway (Image credit: Getty Images)
Luca Van Boven (Intermarché- Wanty)and Alec Segaert (Lotto) lead a brief late race attack (Image credit: Getty Images)
Mathieu van der Poel (Alpecin-Deceuninck) attacks in the chase group (Image credit: Getty Images)
Samuel Gaze (Alpecin Deceuninck) attacks on the cobbles(Image credit: Getty Images)
A general view of the peloton (Image credit: Getty Images)
Silas Koch (Lotto KernHaus PSD Bank) and Jakob Soderqvist (Lidl -Trek) lead the breakaway (Image credit: Getty Images)
The early breakaway group forms(Image credit: Getty Images)
Mathieu van der Poel (Alpecin-Deceuninck) enjoyed a winning return to road racing at Ename Samyn Classic, sprinting to victory from a select lead group on the uphill finish of the semi-Classic in Dour.
The Dutchman led home Paul Magnier (Soudal-QuickStep) at the end of the 199km cobbled one-day race, while Emilien Jeannière (TotalEnergies) rounded out the podium in third place.
