Kristoff clocks monster 7-hour post-Dwars ride to hone Tour of Flanders form

Alexander Kristoff (Uno-X) on a tear in Dwars door Vlaanderen
Alexander Kristoff (Uno-X) on a tear in Dwars door Vlaanderen (Image credit: Getty Images Sport)

Julian Alaphilippe's two hours extra training straight after of Dwars door Vlaanderen caused a stir, but Alexander Kristoff raised the bar the following morning, setting out on a monster seven-hour ride with race exertion still fresh in his legs.

Most riders would have been happily recovering from a particularly aggressive edition of the mid-week semi-Classic, and most Tour of Flanders favourites wouldn't dare go over four hours in the three days leading up to the Holy Sunday.

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