The seventh edition of the Belgian one-day race presented the peloton with a series of cobbled and unpaved roads. Along the way Robert Wagner's team had to deal with a number of bad luck incidents. Milan Vader broke his saddle and Loe van Belle suffered a flat tire when he was at the front of the race.

Nevertheless, the yellow-and-black brigade fought back and Julien Vermote tried to surprise the peloton with an all-or-nothing attempt. He got a small gap, but was unable to stay ahead of the reduced peloton. In the sprint, which was won by Alexander Kristoff, Hagenes finished in fifth place.

"It was a beautiful and very special race. I'm certainly not unsatisfied with how the guys rode," sports director Wagner reflected on the race. "But like every team, we had quite a bit of bad luck. Nevertheless, we were able to put a lot of things right at the crucial moments. Looking at the big picture, I think the guys showed themselves well."

Wagner is proud of his team's fighting spirit. "Since we didn't have a sprinter with us, we didn't want it to come down to a sprint. Julien did a fantastic effort in the last kilometer and Per sprinted to a great fifth place. Conditionally we might have deserved more, but I think we got everything out of it."