Christophe Laporte: I didn't waste time at Cofidis but I made a great career choice

Christophe Laporte wins Gent-Wevelgem
Christophe Laporte wins Gent-Wevelgem (Image credit: Getty Images)

Christophe Laporte basked in the realisation of a dream after winning Gent-Wevelgem, but was under no illusions that his path to a first major Classic was heavily trampled by his Jumbo-Visma team, and red-carpeted by Wout van Aert.

The pair's 1-2 in Sunday's rain-soaked 260km race would have been stunning had it not carried a distinct sense of déjà-vu. 367 days ago, of course, the pair had similarly crossed the line arm-in-arm at E3 Saxo Classic, and earlier last season, they'd even done it as a trio alongside Primož Roglič.

Patrick Fletcher

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