Belgium’s Wout van Aert won his first ever E3 Saxo Bank Classic on Friday, crossing the line arm-in-arm with his French teammate Christophe Laporte after a remarkable demonstration of raw power from Jumbo-Visma. The duo kicked clear from a group of favourites on the Paterberg with 43km remaining of the 203.9km race featuring the famous cobbled bergs of the Flemish countryside.