Three days ago Mathieu Van der Poel won how and when he wanted in the sand in the test of Antwerp Cyclocross World Cup and this Tuesday grandson of Poulidor is back to give another exhibition, this time on the tough circuit of Gavere, marked with mud. Van der Poel, current road cycling and cyclocross world champion, positioned himself at the front of the peloton as soon as he had the chance and never left this position, not even at the start. Van Aert tried to follow him.
It is true that he fell, that he had a small accident with a pedal – and who does not like the circuit is – and that he was even pushed away from a runner that he was lapping and who was doing quite a little to continue the race – action that could have merited a penalty – but nothing prevented Van der Poel from once again raising his arms in victory.
“The race was very difficult in the mud, because controlling the bike in this mud is complicated and I suffered. So it was better to go in front of everyone and set my own pace,” he declared. Van der Poel after the exam.
Behind him, resigned again Van Aert, who did not have too many problems in keeping the second place on the podium. The third place on the podium was more contested, which in the end, with comebacks and excitement, went to the British Tom Pidcock. The Londoner from Ineos climbs the ranks to the hunt in two cDutch environment of Baloise Trek Lions, Joris Nieuwenhuis and Lar Van der Haar, fourth and fifth respectively. Mistakes and how difficult the circuit was led to more than one mistake by Pidcock that put his place on the podium in doubt, but in the end he was favored by a puncture or loss of air in the bike’s rear tire Nieuwenhuis.
CLASSIFICATIONS
1.Mathieu Van der Poel (PB/Alpecin-Deceuninck) 1h07’06”
2.Wout Van Aert (Bel/Visma-Lease a Bike) at 36″
3.Tom Pidcock (Gbr/Ineos Grenadier) at 58″
4.Joris Nieuwenhuis (PB/Baloise Trek Lions) at 1’07”
5. Lars Van Der Haar (PB/Baloise Trek Lions) at 1’36”
6.Eli Iserbyt (Bel/Pauwels Sauzen-Bingoal) at 2’27”
7.Michael Vanthourenhout (Bel/Pauwels Sauzen-Bingoal) at 2’31”
8.Pim Ronhaar (Pb/Baloise Trek Lions) at 2’37”
14.Flipe Orts (ESP/Burgos-BH) at 4’33”
Highlight the 14th position of Villajoyosa cyclist Felipe Orts, As we remember this season in the World Cup he managed to be 5th in Maasmechelen and that he went Gavere after being 12th in Antwerp.
In the women’s category, Dutch triplet. together Puck Pieterse, Fem Van Empel and Ceylin Del Carmen Alvaradofirst, second and third respectively. Lucía González Blanco (Nesta-MMR CX Team) It became the Spanish best, the 24th.
Source: La Verdad
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