Martin Velits and Matteo Trentin felt healthy enough to ride for two hours on Monday, just two days after both crashing out of Omloop Het Nieuwsblad.

Velits did not race Kuurne-Brussel-Kuurne as a safety precaution after his crash, but his injuries have not kept him off the bike.

Tom Boonen, who gave it his all and covered and made nearly every move on Saturday, came in 2nd to Sep Vanmarcke (Garmin-Barracuda) in a three-up sprint at Omloop Het Nieuwsblad. Juan Antonio Flecha (Sky Procycling) was third.

The move that separated the three from a group of seven riders occurred on a cobblestone section with slightly less than 20km to go in the 200km race. Dries Devenyns, who was in the break before it split to support Boonen, eventually was absorbed by the peloton as the race continued.

"I'm happy about my race," Devenyns said."I was the only one able to enter in the first group after that Tom attacked on the Taaienberg. Then I worked for Tom as much as I could. On the Lange Munte cobblestones I wasn't able to follow. In any case we are happy about our collective performance".

Flecha and Vanmarcke did their best to try and shake Boonen before the sprint, attacking within the final few kilometers several times. However, Boonen stuck with them each time.

Boonen started his sprint early, and unfortunately could not hold his power against Vanmarcke just meters before the finish. 

"I launched a long sprint because I knew that in the last 200 meters there were two corners where it would have been difficult to pass, but I miscalculated the effort," Boonen said. "At 80 meters from the finish my sprint was over, I had no more power in my legs. I had also a cramp on my right leg. It's a pity but I was beaten by a good rider who deserved the victory."