▁the ▁day ' s ▁profile , ▁and ▁only ▁Ch av anel ▁and ▁Nick ▁N uy ens ▁could ▁follow . ▁Ch av anel ▁tried ▁his ▁luck ▁in ▁the ▁three - man ▁s print ▁for ▁victory , ▁but ▁lost ▁out ▁to ▁N uy ens ▁at ▁the ▁finish , ▁taking ▁second ▁place . ▁Post - race ▁analysis ▁pra ised ▁Ch av anel ▁for ▁effectively ▁anticip ating ▁the ▁hyper - ag gress ive ▁finale ▁with ▁his ▁own ▁attack ▁on ▁the ▁Mol enberg , ▁though ▁Ch av anel ▁himself ▁remarked ▁after ▁the ▁race ▁ended ▁that ▁he ▁perhaps ▁should ▁have ▁worked ▁for ▁Bo onen ▁in ▁the ▁finale ▁since ▁Bo onen ▁is ▁by ▁far ▁the ▁better ▁spr inter . ▁Bo onen ▁finished ▁the ▁race ▁fourth , ▁two ▁seconds ▁behind ▁the ▁leading ▁tri o . ▁Bo onen ▁and ▁Ch av anel ▁both ▁drew ▁mention ▁as ▁favor ites ▁at ▁the ▁third ▁monument , ▁Paris – R ou ba ix . ▁Both , ▁however , ▁had ▁difficult ▁r ides , ▁suffering ▁repeated ▁crashes . ▁Bo onen ▁had ▁his ▁chain ▁s lip ▁and ▁get ▁stuck ▁between ▁the ▁frame ▁and ▁c rank set ▁of ▁his ▁b icy cle , ▁a ▁problem ▁which ▁required ▁a ▁full ▁bi ke ▁change . ▁He ▁had ▁to ▁wait ▁for ▁several ▁minutes ▁for ▁his ▁team ▁car ▁to ▁arrive ▁and ▁assist ▁him . ▁He ▁was ▁nearly ▁able ▁to ▁ch ase ▁back ▁on ▁to ▁the ▁group ▁of ▁favor ites ▁when ▁his ▁water ▁bott le ▁fell ▁from ▁its ▁position ▁on ▁his ▁b icy cle ▁and ▁became ▁stuck ▁between ▁his ▁back ▁wheel ▁and ▁frame .