After struggling on Wednesday in Dwars door Vlaanderen, Sep Vanmarcke (Cannondale-Drapac) hoped that his ride in the E3 Harelbeke would show that his good form hadn't vanished. During the race on Friday, the 28-year-old Belgian impressed when he bridged up to the favourites group on the Boigneberg. From there, his body refused to co-operate, and Vanmarcke started throwing up, lost contact with the leaders on the Oude Kwaremont and finished the race in the peloton.
"I felt really good today and hoped that the problems would only occur on Wednesday," Vanmarcke said shortly after crossing the finish line. "Before the Taaienberg they crashed in front of me and I got held up, but I managed to come back quite quickly."
By that time, a strong group with eventual winner Greg Van Avermaet (BMC), Philippe Gilbert (Quick-Step Floors), Lukas Pöstlberger (Bora Hansgrohe) and Oliver Naesen (AG2R La Mondiale) was up the road.
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A few kilometres later, the Boigneberg awaited the riders and that's where Vanmarcke made his move. "On the Boigneberg I jumped to the group with Van Avermaet and Gilbert." Vanmarcke was accompanied by Luke Durbridge (Orica-Scott) and Sascha Modolo (UAE Abu Dhabi).
With more than 60 kilometres left to the finish in Harelbeke, Vanmarcke found himself in a great position to battle for the victory. Other strong riders like Peter Sagan (Bora-Hansgrohe) and Tom Boonen (Quick-Step Floors) would not be chasing their teammates in front. Still, it turned out to be impossible as Vanmarcke started struggling a few kilometres later on the Eikenberg.
"I've gone really deep in that move. I felt really good until the race exploded. From there, it started going downhill. Before reaching the finish I probably threw up about twenty times. It was only getting worse. I wasn't recovering at all and wasn't able to follow the moves too," Vanmarcke said.
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