With the last 15 kms left to ride, there was Teutenberg, Verstrepen, Van Der Wolf, Lenaers, Nottebaert, De Wael, Korff and the Pole, Wojciechowski, with the chaser at 45 seconds. 5 kms further the gap was now just 15 seconds. Then Johan Verstrepen, one of a few Vlaanderen 2002 riders at the start, attacked. "In the final lap the pressure from the chasers made me try 4 times to get away. I finally was able to get my first win" said the Laakdalener.
Van der Wolf, won the sprint of the chasers from Heirewegh, De Wael and Korff only 2 seconds from Verstrepen.
1. Johan Verstrepen (Bel) 3.46.00 2. Michael van der Wolf (Ned) 0.02 3. Bart Heirewegh 4. Patrick De Wael 5. Andre Korff (Ger) 6. Pawel Rychlicki (Pol) 7. John Talen (Ned) 8. Geert Omloop 9. Raimondas Rumsas (Lit) 10. Brian Dalgaard (Den) 11. Jean-Pierre Heynderickx 12. Dariusz Wojciechowski (Pol) 13. Michel Nottebart 14. Eric De Clercq 15. Filip Meirhaeghe 0.12 16. Stig Kristiansen (Nor) 17. Jan Van Immerseel 18. Lars Teutenberg (Ger) 19. Steven De Neef 20. Michel Cornelisse (Ned) 1.23 21. Bernard Bocian (Pol) 22. Wesley Huvaere 23. Marc Streel 24. Danny Baeyens 25. Michel Vanhaecke 26. Gregory Schoelens 27. Jeanot Deriemacker 28. Jerome Bernard (Fra) 29. Bruno Boscardin (Swi) 30. Michael Giebelmann (Ger)