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They've got strength in depth now, with Benoot, Van Hooyodonck, Tratnik, van Baarle, Leporte (and Van Aert still to come) and they use that strength to their advantage. They'd softened up the group in a cross wind section today, then one of their team (not sure who it was) let a gap go and suddenly they had three men up the road and only Mohoric and Wellens had the strength to get across. Two riders in a break of five is always going to make the win likely, but they actually played it quite badly and got a lucky that Benoot's attack came just as Wellens closed down Van Hooyodonck, so he wasn't going to go again that close to the finish.
I don't think this is surprising; they showed last year that a) their team strengthening has been consistently good the past few seasons and b) tactically they seem to be a step ahead of everyone these days.
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KBK was a total capitulation to Jumbo Visma. Are they just training at a much much higher level than every other team? Or are they on something? Formerly decent riders becoming world-beaters with alarming regularity.