Nokere Koerse 2024: Tim Merlier of Soudal-QuickStep sprints to a third consecutive victory at the one-day Belgian race(Image credit: Luc Claessen/Getty Images)
Abram Stockman of TDT-Unibet Cycling Team attacks in the breakaway(Image credit: Luc Claessen/Getty Images)
Aaron Van Der Beken of Bingoal WB competes at the front of the six-rider breakaway(Image credit: Luc Claessen/Getty Images)
Six riders formed the breakaway during the 188.1km one-day race from Deinze to Nokere(Image credit: Luc Claessen/Getty Images)
Team Uno-X Mobility leads the peloton during Danilith Nokere Koerse(Image credit: Luc Claessen/Getty Images)
Ethan Hayter (right) of Ineos Grenadiers rides in the peloton passing a windmill in Belgium(Image credit: Luc Claessen/Getty Images)
the chase of a six-rider breakaway(Image credit: Luc Claessen/Getty Images)
The peloton heads toward the three local loops in Nokere, each 31.7km long (Image credit: Luc Claessen/Getty Images)
Tim Merlier (Soudal-Quickstep) made it three in a row at Nokere Koerse, blasting out of a reduced peloton on the Nokereberg to victory.
Fabio Jakobsen (DSM-Firmenich-PostNL) appeared to be stuck in too big a gear and muscled his way to second several bike lengths in arrears. Jasper Philipsen (Alpecin-Deceuninck) was third.
Merlier’s rivals had no response when he opened up his sprint at the base of the final climb after a crash marred the run-in to the Nokereberg.
