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Hitting Them Hard E317-3
It turn out to be the ascent of the Taaienberg where the racing got serious. It was the five time winner of this race, Tom Boonen (Quickstep) who launched the first serious attack on the peloton. Qucikly on to the wheel of the big man from Belgium was the Italian, Daniel Oss (BMC). The pair had gapped the peloton being lead by the World Champion, Peter Sagan (Bora Hansgrohe). So for the next 70 kilometers, it is time for full on racing.