Philippe Gilbert wins 2017 Tour of Flanders - Video

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Watch the final 145km of the thrilling race

Belgian Philippe Gilbert proved again in 2017 that he was back to peak form when he claimed that year's Tour of Flanders, leaving just Paris-Roubaix and Milan-San Remo as the final cycling Monumnets to pick. (He'd eventually add Roubaix in 2019 - ed.)

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