the Belgian cyclist Wout van Aert won the exam Cyclocross World Cup held in Zonhoven (Belgium)after that there were no changes in the general classification, while his compatriot Laurens Sweeck continued as leader.
This time Van Aert had no choice over his home rivals and won comfortably, crossing the finish line in first place in a time of 58.49. As a result, he won his second race of the season, after doing the same in Dublin and ended up on the podium for the fourth time, also coming second in Anvers and Gavere.
Second in Zonhoven was Dutchman Mathieu van Der Poel, Van Aert’s great rival, who had just won in Gavere. In his case, he completed eight laps of the circuit in 1:00.12. Sweeck finished in the back of the second, just eight seconds behind the rival who was ahead of him.
Sweeck himself continues to lead the general classification with a total of 333 points, twenty-four more than those accumulated in second place by Michael Vanthourenhout, also Belgian, and eighty-four more than their compatriot Eli Iserbyt. The next test will be held in Benidorm (Spain), on January 22.
Source: La Verdad
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