Fabian Cancellara seals third E3 Prijs Vlaanderen title with stunning solo success

Fabian Cancellara delivered a stark warning to his Classics rivals by soloing to a stunning victory at E3 Prijs Vlaanderen.

"With the crash last year, this is a very special moment for me. It was intuition to go on the Oude Kwaremont and just see if I could break down the group a little more. "You have to take the chance when you can as you never know what tomorrow brings. I saw that there were many Omega Pharma - Quick-Step riders in the front, so I decided to try something. I went alone and Dirk Demol kept telling me 'keep on going'. It was a so hard, but such a unique experience. "Many things crossed my mind. This is a great win for me and for the team. Anything that will come now is a bonus." Result 1 Fabian Cancellara (Swi) RadioShack-Leopard, 5:08.28
2 Peter Sagan (Svk) Cannondale, +1.08
3 Daniel Oss (Ita) BMC, same time
4 Geraint Thomas (GB) Team Sky, st
5 Sebastian Langeveld (Ned) Orica-GreenEDGE, st
6 Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step, st
7 Tom Boonen (Bel) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step, +2.15
8 Luca Paolini (Ita) Katusha, st
9 Edvald Boasson Hagen (Nor) Team Sky, st
10 Sébastien Turgot (Fra) Europcar, st