A breakaway of ten riders was formed after the
Koppenberg, from which Belgian
Eddy Planckaert and Canadian
Steve Bauer broke clear at 30 km from the finish. Bauer dropped Planckaert on the
Muur van Geraardsbergen, but was joined by
Sean Kelly,
Adrie van der Poel and
Jean-Philippe Vandenbrande at 7 km from the finish. In a four-man sprint, Dutchman van der Poel surprisingly beat Kelly. Vandenbrande was third, Bauer – the first Canadian cyclist in the top-10 – fourth. ==Route==