The only 22-year-old Matt Goss was Team Saxo Bank's main character in the 203-kilometer-long Classic, Gent-Wevelgem, and fetched an impressive third place.
The traditional race was being held in pouring rain and fierce winds, and it was a great drama and a beautifully executed finale, where another great young talent, Edvald Boasson Hagen (Team Columbia High Road) in an impressive manner showed what he is made of after the last round on the feared Kemmelberg and created the crucial breakaway that led to victory.