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E3 Prijs Harelbeke: A Patrick Verhoest Gallery

Our man Patrick was everywhere he needed and wanted to be yesterday, in Harelbeke for the start and the finish, with a side trip to the Oude Kwaremont for good measure. Check out the sights from a great Belgian Classic!

By Chris Fontecchio Mar 23, 2013, 10:10pm EDT

The Quarry
Opening festivities: the air show
This year's gimmick: Kid imitators
Kid Gilbert (not actually his kid) and Michel Wuyts
Kid Cancellara
The bookies This guy made it clear to me a few years ago he didn't want his picture taken
Riders rolling to the start... Ventoso
... Iglinsky...
... Stannard...
... Terpstra...
... Sagan...
... Boom...
... an all-business Pippo...
... Stijn Vandenberghe...
... Eddy Boss...
... The World Champ needs no introduction
Nor does this man.
Nor him.
Special kit!
Riders... roll out!
Fabian en fuego?
Kwaremont Pub Patrick, smart man that he is, settled into a nice pub on the Oude Kwaremont to wait out the race.
This would be the Oude Kwaremont
Mud! This is real Flanders weather
Real Flanders art too
Real Flanders religion as well
Waiting at the top of the Kwaremont
The race-winning move
de tank de tank de pletwals
Motos try to stay with Cancellara
Vandenberghe leads the chase
Towing up Sagan
Sagan struggles
Second chase, w Boonen
Stannard hangs on
Eddy Boss alone
Summie and Ventoso chase
Pozzato and Paolini
Degenkolb
Gilbert
A bit too close for comfort
Cancellara coming in for the win
The Spartacus Express
Main chase finishing
Stannard-Boasson Hagen group
Too little too late
Maybe nobody will notice me
Bah!