"With the performance team we decided to not add Kuurne-Brussels-Kuurne to my programme this year in order to appear in perfect conditions at the start of Le Samyn on Tuesday. This choice paid off. Today it was my role to guide our young team and my teammates did a perfect job. This is a team victory, we always had the race under control. We never spilled energy but at the same time, always stayed attentive for race movements. We know that other teams had good cards in case of a sprint, so I also participated in the attacks. Despite everything, a united peloton headed towards Dour and I knew I had a chance in this sprint with strong riders." "This victory, my first in a professional race, is the best present for my team, for the confidence they put in me. And winning with my younger brother alongside me as a teammate, that makes it even better. Intermarché-Wanty is like my family. I find fulfilment in my role in the team, whether it is as a leader alongside our young riders like today or in the sprint train, I feel listened to and it is in this way that I am able to give the best of myself. I'm now heading to Tirreno-Adriatico to pursue my road towards Paris-Roubaix, which remains my dream race."
