Wout Van Aert wins Schaal Sels

Wout Van Aert showcased the skills that secured the 2016 'cross world championship title on the challenging Schaal Sels parcours to secure a second road victory of the season for his Crelan-Vastgoedservice squad. The 21-year-old Belgian attacked in the closing kilometres of the cobble and gravel road UCI 1.1 race to take the victory, 15 seconds ahead of Timothy Dupont (Veranda's Willems) and Stijn Steels (Topsport Vlaanderen-Baloise).

"Now I will again be asked whether I would be better road racer but I've already made my choice," Van Aert told Het Nieuwsblad. "I want to shine in the coming weeks back in my rainbow jersey. I will do my cyclocross season. This victory is a good sign. It is a sign that my form is ready to go into the field and I want to shine again.

"People start to watch me more and more in road races. Today I was even regarded as the top favourite. That's why I waited as long as possible to ride away. I knew it had to be done on the last gravel section that was just about five kilometers from the finish line."

The race took its toll on the peloton with just 46 finishers compared to 99 DNF's and two DNS'.

Full Results

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#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Wout Van Aert (Bel) Crelan-Vastgoedservice Continental Team4:51:20
2Timothy Dupont (Bel) Veranda's Willems Cycling Team0:00:15
3Stijn Steels (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - BaloiseRow 2 - Cell 2
4Baptiste Plackaert (Bel) Wallonie Bruxelles - Group Protect ElitesRow 3 - Cell 2
5Xandro Meurisse (Bel) Wanty - Groupe GobertRow 4 - Cell 2
6Brian Van Goethem (Ned) Roompot - Oranje PelotonRow 5 - Cell 2
7Tim Declercq (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise0:00:18
8Joeri Stallaert (Bel) Cibel-Cebon0:01:56
9Taco Van Der Hoorn (Ned) Cyclingteam Join-S / De Rijke Elites0:01:57
10Ludwig De Winter (Bel) Wallonie Bruxelles - Group Protect0:02:04
11Dries De Bondt (Bel) Veranda's Willems Cycling Team0:05:55
12Mihkel Räim (Est) Cycling Academy Team ElitesRow 11 - Cell 2
13Sjoerd Kouwenhoven (Ned) Metec Tkh Continental Cycling Team p/b MantelRow 12 - Cell 2
14Wesley Kreder (Ned) Roompot - Oranje Peloton0:05:59
15Gerry Druyts (Bel) Crelan-Vastgoedservice Continental Team0:06:12
16Michael Reihs (Den) Stölting Service GroupRow 15 - Cell 2
17Gorik Gardeyn (Bel) Superano Ham - IsorexRow 16 - Cell 2
18Raymond Kreder (Ned) Roompot - Oranje PelotonRow 17 - Cell 2
19Nicolas Vereecken (Bel) An Post - Chain ReactionRow 18 - Cell 2
20Fraser Gough (NZl) Avanti Isowhey Sport ElitesRow 19 - Cell 2
21Kevin Van Melsen (Bel) Wanty - Groupe GobertRow 20 - Cell 2
22Lawrence Naesen (Bel) Cibel-CebonRow 21 - Cell 2
23Coen Vermeltfoort (Ned) Cyclingteam Join-S / De Rijke ElitesRow 22 - Cell 2
24Michel Kreder (Ned) Roompot - Oranje PelotonRow 23 - Cell 2
25Mark McNally (GBr) Wanty - Groupe GobertRow 24 - Cell 2
26Igor Boev (Rus) Gazprom-RusveloRow 25 - Cell 2
27Laurent Evrard (Bel) Team 3MRow 26 - Cell 2
28Thomas Joseph (Bel) Marlux-Napoleon Games Cycling TeamRow 27 - Cell 2
29Sven Reutter (Ger) Stölting Service GroupRow 28 - Cell 2
30Alexander Geuens (Bel) Crelan-Vastgoedservice Continental TeamRow 29 - Cell 2
31Tijmen Eising (Ned) Metec Tkh Continental Cycling Team p/b MantelRow 30 - Cell 2
32Michael Thompson (GBr) Team Wiggins ElitesRow 31 - Cell 2
33Michiel Dieleman (Bel) Cibel-CebonRow 32 - Cell 2
34Jonas Rickaert (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - BaloiseRow 33 - Cell 2
35Robin Stenuit (Bel) Wanty - Groupe GobertRow 34 - Cell 2
36Josef Cerny (Cze) Ccc Sprandi PolkowiceRow 35 - Cell 2
37Robert Partridge (GBr) Nfto Elites0:06:19
38Martin Mortensen (Den) One Pro Cycling0:06:21
39Marcel Meisen (Ger) Team Kuota-LottoRow 38 - Cell 2
40Julien Van Den Brande (Bel) Veranclassic-Ago0:06:24
41Tim Merlier (Bel) Crelan-Vastgoedservice Continental Team0:06:40
42Laurens Sweeck (Bel) Era - MurprotecRow 41 - Cell 2
43Kelly Jake (GBr) Team Wiggins Elites0:07:08
44Frederik Veuchelen (Bel) Wanty - Groupe Gobert0:07:21
45Frederique Robert (Bel) Crelan-Vastgoedservice Continental TeamRow 44 - Cell 2
46Dale Appleby (GBr) Nfto ElitesRow 45 - Cell 2
DNFDan Craven (Nam) Cycling Academy Team ElitesRow 46 - Cell 2
DNFEli Iserbyt (Bel) Marlux-Napoleon Games Cycling TeamRow 47 - Cell 2
DNFJelle Cant (Bel) Era - MurprotecRow 48 - Cell 2
DNFKevin Cant (Bel) Era - MurprotecRow 49 - Cell 2
DNFDiether Sweeck (Bel) Era - MurprotecRow 50 - Cell 2
DNFMichael Boros (Cze) Era - MurprotecRow 51 - Cell 2
DNFJulien Taramarcaz (Swi) Era - MurprotecRow 52 - Cell 2
DNFAndrew Tennant (GBr) Team Wiggins ElitesRow 53 - Cell 2
DNFSamuel Lowe (GBr) Team Wiggins ElitesRow 54 - Cell 2
DNFMichael O'Loughlin (Irl) Team Wiggins ElitesRow 55 - Cell 2
DNFDaniel Patten (GBr) Team Wiggins ElitesRow 56 - Cell 2
DNFIan Bibby (GBr) Nfto ElitesRow 57 - Cell 2
DNFEdmund Bradbury (GBr) Nfto ElitesRow 58 - Cell 2
DNFJacob Scott (GBr) An Post - Chain ReactionRow 59 - Cell 2
DNFLiam Stones (GBr) Nfto ElitesRow 60 - Cell 2
DNFYorben Van Tichelt (Bel) Marlux-Napoleon Games Cycling TeamRow 61 - Cell 2
DNFAimé Degendt (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - BaloiseRow 62 - Cell 2
DNFRoy Goldstein (Isr) Cycling Academy TeamRow 63 - Cell 2
DNFJonas Tenbrock (Ger) Stölting Service GroupRow 64 - Cell 2
DNFDaniel Turek (Cze) Cycling Academy Team ElitesRow 65 - Cell 2
DNFAviv Yechzkel (Isr) Cycling Academy TeamRow 66 - Cell 2
DNFLiam Aitcheson (NZl) Avanti Isowhey Sport ElitesRow 67 - Cell 2
DNFSean Lake (Aus) Avanti Isowhey Sport ElitesRow 68 - Cell 2
DNFLuke Mudgway (NZl) Avanti Isowhey Sport ElitesRow 69 - Cell 2
DNFNeil Van Der Ploeg (Aus) Avanti Isowhey Sport ElitesRow 70 - Cell 2
DNFMathew Zenovich (NZl) Avanti Isowhey Sport ElitesRow 71 - Cell 2
DNFJasper Bovenhuis (Ned) An Post - Chain Reaction ElitesRow 72 - Cell 2
DNFOliver Kent-Spark (Aus) An Post - Chain Reaction ElitesRow 73 - Cell 2
DNFJonathan McEvoy (GBr) Nfto ElitesRow 74 - Cell 2
DNFRoman Kustadinchev (Rus) Gazprom-RusveloRow 75 - Cell 2
DNFPieter Vanspeybrouck (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - BaloiseRow 76 - Cell 2
DNFJens Wallays (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - BaloiseRow 77 - Cell 2
DNFBerden De Vries (Ned) Roompot - Oranje PelotonRow 78 - Cell 2
DNFJohnny Hoogerland (Ned) Roompot - Oranje PelotonRow 79 - Cell 2
DNFKenny De Haes (Bel) Wanty - Groupe GobertRow 80 - Cell 2
DNFYanto Barker (GBr) One Pro CyclingRow 81 - Cell 2
DNFMatthew Harley Goss (Aus) One Pro CyclingRow 82 - Cell 2
DNFJoshua Hunt (GBr) One Pro CyclingRow 83 - Cell 2
DNFSebastian Lander (Den) One Pro CyclingRow 84 - Cell 2
DNFSteele von Hoff (Aus) One Pro CyclingRow 85 - Cell 2
DNFEryk Laton (Pol) Ccc Sprandi PolkowiceRow 86 - Cell 2
DNFNikolay Mihaylov (Bul) Ccc Sprandi PolkowiceRow 87 - Cell 2
DNFDieter Vanthourenhout (Bel) Marlux-Napoleon Games Cycling TeamRow 88 - Cell 2
DNFGrzegorz Stepniak (Pol) Ccc Sprandi PolkowiceRow 89 - Cell 2
DNFKevin Pauwels (Bel) Marlux-Napoleon Games Cycling TeamRow 90 - Cell 2
DNFRoman Maikin (Rus) Gazprom-RusveloRow 91 - Cell 2
DNFAlexander Serov (Rus) Gazprom-RusveloRow 92 - Cell 2
DNFAndrei Solomennikov (Rus) Gazprom-RusveloRow 93 - Cell 2
DNFSergey Nikolaev (Rus) Gazprom-RusveloRow 94 - Cell 2
DNFYannick Peeters (Bel) Crelan-Vastgoedservice Continental TeamRow 95 - Cell 2
DNFVincent Baestaens (Bel) Beobank - CorendonRow 96 - Cell 2
DNFWietse Bosmans (Bel) Beobank - Corendon ElitesRow 97 - Cell 2
DNFAdam Toupalik (Cze) Beobank - Corendon ElitesRow 98 - Cell 2
DNFDavid Van Der Poel (Ned) Beobank - CorendonRow 99 - Cell 2
DNFPhilipp Walsleben (Ger) Beobank - Corendon ElitesRow 100 - Cell 2
DNFDaan Hoeyberghs (Bel) Beobank - CorendonRow 101 - Cell 2
DNFAngelo De Clercq (Bel) Marlux-Napoleon Games Cycling TeamRow 102 - Cell 2
DNFOmer Goldshtein (Isr) Cycling Academy TeamRow 103 - Cell 2
DNFTomasz Kiendys (Pol) Ccc Sprandi PolkowiceRow 104 - Cell 2
DNFKenneth Van Compernolle (Bel) Superano Ham - IsorexRow 105 - Cell 2
DNFArjen Livyns (Bel) Veranda's Willems Cycling TeamRow 106 - Cell 2
DNFJari Verstraeten (Bel) Veranda's Willems Cycling TeamRow 107 - Cell 2
DNFKevin Verwaest (Bel) Superano Ham - IsorexRow 108 - Cell 2
DNFPiotr Havik (Ned) Team 3M ElitesRow 109 - Cell 2
DNFJelle Goderis (Bel) Team 3MRow 110 - Cell 2
DNFJimmy Janssens (Bel) Team 3MRow 111 - Cell 2
DNFEmiel Vermeulen (Bel) Team 3MRow 112 - Cell 2
DNFJerome Kerf (Bel) Team 3M ElitesRow 113 - Cell 2
DNFRasmus Guldhammer (Den) Stölting Service GroupRow 114 - Cell 2
DNFAlex Kirsch (Lux) Stölting Service GroupRow 115 - Cell 2
DNFThomas Koep (Ger) Stölting Service GroupRow 116 - Cell 2
DNFMassimo Vanderaerden (Bel) Veranclassic-AgoRow 117 - Cell 2
DNFJetse Bol (Ned) Cyclingteam Join-S / De Rijke ElitesRow 118 - Cell 2
DNFFelix Drumm (Ger) Team Kuota-LottoRow 119 - Cell 2
DNFChristophe Masson (Fra) Veranclassic-AgoRow 120 - Cell 2
DNFHendrik Hamm (Ger) Team Kuota-LottoRow 121 - Cell 2
DNFKobus Hereijgers (Ned) Cyclingteam Join-S / De Rijke ElitesRow 122 - Cell 2
DNFFrederik Dombrowski (Ger) Team Kuota-Lotto ElitesRow 123 - Cell 2
DNFTobias Knaup (Ger) Team Kuota-Lotto ElitesRow 124 - Cell 2
DNFRobert Retschke (Ger) Team Kuota-Lotto ElitesRow 125 - Cell 2
DNFJohim Ariesen (Ned) Metec Tkh Continental Cycling Team p/b MantelRow 126 - Cell 2
DNFStefan Kreder (Ned) Metec Tkh Continental Cycling Team p/b MantelRow 127 - Cell 2
DNFDries Hollanders (Bel) Metec Tkh Continental Cycling Team p/b MantelRow 128 - Cell 2
DNFDamien Shaw (Irl) An Post - Chain Reaction ElitesRow 129 - Cell 2
DNFDaan Meijers (Ned) Cyclingteam Join-S / De Rijke ElitesRow 130 - Cell 2
DNFWouter Mol (Ned) Cyclingteam Join-S / De Rijke ElitesRow 131 - Cell 2
DNFRobbie Van Bakel (Ned) Metec Tkh Continental Cycling Team p/b MantelRow 132 - Cell 2
DNFJimmy Duquennoy (Bel) Wallonie Bruxelles - Group ProtectRow 133 - Cell 2
DNFJulien Stassen (Bel) Wallonie Bruxelles - Group ProtectRow 134 - Cell 2
DNFJustin Jules (Fra) Veranclassic-Ago ElitesRow 135 - Cell 2
DNFWim Reynaerts (Bel) Cibel-CebonRow 136 - Cell 2
DNFEmiel Wastyn (Bel) An Post - Chain ReactionRow 137 - Cell 2
DNFBenjamin Verraes (Bel) Cibel-CebonRow 138 - Cell 2
DNFYannick Mayer (Ger) Veranclassic-Ago ElitesRow 139 - Cell 2
DNFDimitri Peyskens (Bel) Veranclassic-AgoRow 140 - Cell 2
DNFTim De Troyer (Bel) Veranda's Willems Cycling TeamRow 141 - Cell 2
DNFJelle Donders (Bel) Superano Ham - IsorexRow 142 - Cell 2
DNFGlenn Rotty (Bel) Cibel-CebonRow 143 - Cell 2
DNFJorden Bothuyne (Bel) Superano Ham - IsorexRow 144 - Cell 2
DNSMathias Depypere (Bel) Superano Ham - IsorexRow 145 - Cell 2
DNSGregory Habeaux (Bel) Wallonie Bruxelles - Group ProtectRow 146 - Cell 2

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