Thibau Nys reigns at the Benidorm World Cup in front of 16,000 dedicated people

Party in style at Foietes and El Moralet parks in Benidorm to enjoy the test of Cyclocross World Cupan event attended by 16,000 people who know that CX is a specialty where spectacle dominates, where everything goes full throttle from the start, where the circuits are spectacular and where emotion is guaranteed.

2024 winner, Wout Van Aert He has focused a good portion of the fans’ attention, due to his status as a great racer, both in CX and on the road; but this Sunday the member of Visma-Lease of the Bike team He couldn’t keep up with his two compatriots when they really sped up.

This is the case of European champions Thibau Nys and Eli Iserbyt. The latter could not keep up with Nys when he attacked on the final climb, who had time to celebrate the victory with a three-second margin over his compatriot. The Dutchman was third Lars Van Der Haar and Felipe Orts achieved sixth place, his best World Cup result after the second place he achieved in the event of Hulst (Netherlands).

In the women’s category, Dutch double with Fem Van Empel and Lucinda Brand.

CLASSIFICATIONS

woman
1.Fem Van Empel (PB/Visma-Lease a Bike) 47’54”
2. Brand of Lucinda (PB/Baloise Glowi Lions) id.
3. Marie Schreiber (LUX) at 2″
4.Marianne Vos (PB/Visma-Lease a Bike) at 4″
5.Blanka Vas (HUN) at 13″
Man
1. Thibau Nys (BEL/Baloise Glowi Lions) 56’31”
2.Eli Iserbyt (BEL/Pauwels Sauzen-Cibel Clementines) at 3″
3. Lars Van der Haar (PB/Baloise Glowi Lions) at 4″
4.Wout Van Aert (BEL/Visma-Lease a Bike) at 6″
5.Michael Vanthourenhout (BEL/Pauwels Sauzen-Cibel Clementines) at 10″
6. Felipe Orts (ESP/Ridley Racing Team) at 12″

Next event of the World Cup, on January 25 at Maasmechelen (Belgium).