Van Aert wins Pont-Chateau World Cup

After finishing runner-up in six rounds of the World Cup this season, Wout van Aert finally managed to get on the top spot. The world champion won the penultimate round of the season in chilly Pont-Château, France, after a three-man sprint against new Belgian champion Toon Aerts (Telenet Fidea Lions) and Michael Vanthourenhout (Marlux-Bingoal), making it an all-Belgian podium in the Brittany region of France.

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#Rider Name (Country)Result
1Wout Van Aert (Bel)1:04:34
2Toon Aerts (Bel)0:00:01
3Michael Vanthourenhout (Bel)0:00:07
4Lars Van Der Haar (Ned)0:00:08
5Jens Adams (Bel)Row 4 - Cell 2
6Laurens Sweeck (Bel)0:00:11
7David Van Der Poel (Ned)0:01:15
8Kevin Pauwels (Bel)Row 7 - Cell 2
9Corne Van Kessel (Ned)0:01:16
10Gianni Vermeersch (Bel)Row 9 - Cell 2
11Tim Merlier (Bel)0:01:22
12Gioele Bertolini (Ita)0:01:23
13Quinten Hermans (Bel)Row 12 - Cell 2
14Stan Godrie (Ned)0:01:24
15Thijs Aerts (Bel)Row 14 - Cell 2
16Francis Mourey (Fra)0:01:26
17Daan Soete (Bel)0:01:29
18Sieben Wouters (Ned)0:01:33
19David Menut (Fra)Row 18 - Cell 2
20Matthieu Boulo (Fra)0:01:34
21Michael Boroš (Cze)0:01:40
22Joshua Dubau (Fra)0:01:46
23Tom Meeusen (Bel)0:01:52
24Nicolas Cleppe (Bel)Row 23 - Cell 2
25Marcel Meisen (Ger)0:01:55
26Fabien Canal (Fra)0:01:56
27Dieter Vanthourenhout (Bel)0:01:58
28Steve Chainel (Fra)0:02:01
29Curtis White (USA)0:02:05
30Lucas Dubau (Fra)0:02:20
31Cristian Cominelli (Ita)0:02:43
32Jim Aernouts (Bel)0:03:06
33Gosse Van Der Meer (Ned)0:03:14
34Ismael Esteban Aguero (Spa)0:03:20
35Braam Merlier (Bel)0:03:32
36Jan Nesvadba (Cze)0:03:44
37Javier Ruiz De Larrinaga Ibañez (Spa)0:03:48
38Diether Sweeck (Bel)0:04:05
39Yan Gras (Fra)0:04:26
40Vincent Baestaens (Bel)0:04:29
41Max Judelson (USA)0:05:12
42Ondrej Glajza (Svk)Row 41 - Cell 2
43Christopher Aitken (Aus)Row 42 - Cell 2
44Daniel Ania Gonzalez (Spa)Row 43 - Cell 2
45Andrew Juiliano (USA)Row 44 - Cell 2
46Philipp Heigl (Aut)Row 45 - Cell 2
47Niall Davis (Irl)Row 46 - Cell 2
48Garry Millburn (Aus)Row 47 - Cell 2
49Jose Antonio Diez Arriola (Spa)Row 48 - Cell 2
50Josh Bauer (USA)Row 49 - Cell 2
51Tyler Cloutier (USA)Row 50 - Cell 2
DNFFelipe Orts Lloret (Spa)Row 51 - Cell 2
DNFJoris Nieuwenhuis (Ned)Row 52 - Cell 2
DNSAsier Arregui Dominguez (Spa)Row 53 - Cell 2

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