Scheldeprijs 2021 - Belgium's Jasper Philipsen claims victory ahead of Mark Cavendish in third

Updated 07/04/2021 at 17:21 GMT

The Belgian rider won the oldest race in Flanders on home soil, holding off Irishman Sam Bennett on the line, with Britain's Mark Cavendish claiming third place. Philipsen topped off a fine team performance for Alpecin-Fenix. You can watch the UCI WorldTour on Eurosport, the Eurosport app and eurosport.co.uk.

'Wonderful victory!' - Jasper Philipsen beats out Bennett and Cavendish for Scheldeprijs win

Jasper Philipsen earned one of the biggest wins of his career by coming out on top in a 30-man bunch sprint to take victory at Scheldeprijs.

The Belgian rider earned victory on home soil at the oldest race in Flanders in a calculated tactical finish from Alpecin-Fenix, timing his move perfectly to finish ahead of Deceuninck–Quick-Step pair Sam Bennett and Mark Cavendish.

The race was another positive for Britain's Cavendish, who has been working his way back to full fitness after a number of setbacks in recent years.

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"I think there were a lot of good sprinters at the start, and to win this race is really nice. It was a high level sprint at the finish line and gives me a lot of confidence for the next races", said Philipsen after the race.