Pedersen joins elite company with third Gent-Wevelgem win

The Lidl-Trek rider finished well ahead of Belgian Tim Merlier in second, with Jonathan Milan of Italy completing the podium. The victory put 29-year-old Pedersen in elite company as he joins Robert Van Eenaeme, Rik Van Looy, Eddy Merckx, Mario Cipollini, Tom Boonen and Peter Sagan on the list of three-time winners of Gent-Wevelgem. "I was told this morning that if I won today I would join the record holders on this so of course that's nice to be there now," he said. "But then winning is just...