Rising young British rider Noah Hobbs (EF Education-EasyPost) stormed to his first professional victory at the Belgian one-day race Heylen Vastgoed Heistse Pijl on Saturday.

In a close-fought final charge for the line, Hobbs came out on top of the blanket finish, beating Søren Wærenskjold (Uno-X Mobility) and Milan Fretin (Cofidis) to the win.

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HEIST-OP-DEN-BERG, BELGIUM - JUNE 06: (L-R) Soren Waerenskjold of Norway and Team Uno-X Mobility on second place, race winner Alfred Bruce Noah Hobbs of Great Britain and Team EF Education - EasyPost and Milan Fretin of Belgium and Team Cofidis on third place pose on the podium ceremony after the 68th Heylen Vastgoed Heistse Pijl 2026 a 187.5km one day race from Vosselaar to Heist-op-den-Berg on June 06, 2026 in Heist-op-den-Berg, Belgium. (Photo by Rhode Van Elsen/Getty Images)

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