Flecha: E3 result a positive sign for Flanders

Juan Antonio Flecha received a pat on the back from senior Team Sky director sportif Scott Sunderland at the end of E3 Prijs Vlaanderen – Harelbeke, on Saturday. The Spaniard finished third on the day after being beaten by Fabian Cancellara (Saxo Bank) and Tom Boonen (Quick Step).

Daniel Benson

Daniel Benson was the Editor in Chief at Cyclingnews.com between 2008 and 2022. Based in the UK, he joined the Cyclingnews team in 2008 as the site's first UK-based Managing Editor. In that time, he reported on over a dozen editions of the Tour de France, several World Championships, the Tour Down Under, Spring Classics, and the London 2012 Olympic Games. With the help of the excellent editorial team, he ran the coverage on Cyclingnews and has interviewed leading figures in the sport including UCI Presidents and Tour de France winners.