In the very first (of 14) laps a breakaway group of 25 riders is formed. In that group the eventual winner (and runner-up) are already there and they will stay ahead in the +240km ahead.
Thomas De Gendt (BEL/Lotto-Soudal) & Tosh Van der Sande (BEL/Lotto-Soudal) lead the way for now.