▁they ▁should ▁be ▁re ass essed ▁after ▁Li ège – B ast ogne – Li ège . ▁Gent – We vel gem ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁U CI ▁World ▁Tour ▁race ▁of ▁the ▁season ▁held ▁in ▁Belg ium . ▁Ch av anel ▁figured ▁into ▁a ▁four - man ▁break away ▁that ▁took ▁shape ▁near ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁race ; ▁so ▁near , ▁in ▁fact , ▁that ▁team ▁leader ▁Bo onen ▁had ▁begun ▁to ▁ride ▁with ▁the ▁intention ▁of ▁leaving ▁the ▁ch ase ▁group ▁behind , ▁so ▁that ▁Ch av anel ▁could ▁conce iv ably ▁ride ▁for ▁victory . ▁Bo onen ▁had ▁had ▁mechanical ▁trouble ▁earlier ▁in ▁the ▁race , ▁but ▁thanks ▁to ▁the ▁efforts ▁of ▁Van ▁Im pe , ▁he ▁was ▁able ▁to ▁ch ase ▁back ▁on . ▁Despite ▁Bo onen ' s ▁intent ions ▁of ▁h ind ering ▁the ▁ch ase , ▁the ▁break ▁was ▁caught , ▁with ▁' s ▁Ian ▁St ann ard ▁the ▁last ▁man ▁brought ▁back . ▁Ste eg mans ▁began ▁performing ▁a ▁lead out ▁when ▁St ann ard ▁was ▁caught , ▁and ▁Bo onen ▁react ed ▁essentially ▁on ▁instinct ▁to ▁s print ▁for ▁the ▁win . ▁He ▁came ▁first , ▁ahead ▁of ▁Dan iele ▁B enn ati ▁and ▁Ty ler ▁F arr ar , ▁a ▁result ▁which ▁surprised ▁him ▁given ▁that ▁he ▁has ▁not ▁target ed ▁Gent – We vel gem ▁in ▁recent ▁seasons . ▁The ▁result ▁moved ▁Quick ▁Step ▁from ▁ 1 8 th ▁( last ) ▁place ▁up ▁to ▁ 1 4 th ▁in ▁the ▁U