"My legs were on fire, but I thought I went too early. It was my intention to wait for the Kemmelberg or even afterwards, because the headwind was not in favour of a long breakaway. But I started the Kemmelberg with a nice advantage and I felt I had the capabilities to accelerate. That's what I did once I was on the climb. I still had power left and the gap kept on growing so I continues my solo effort. Knowing that the gap didn't get smaller despite the chase of the peloton gave me wings. This victory represents a lot for me and for Wanty-ReUz-Technord. We worked so hard for this classics campaign. It already bore fruit in Paris-Roubaix and Liège-Bastogne-Liège with two nice results, but this victory is the cherry on top of the cake."
