Van Aert dominates sandy Zilvermeercross in Mol
Van der Poel second and Sweeck third


Wout Van Aert (Vastgoedservice-Golden Palace) dominated the sandy Zilvermeercross in Mol, Belgium, on Saturday. The fight for second place came down to a dual between world champion Mathieu van der Poel (BKCP-Corendon) and Laurens Sweeck (Era Real Estate-Muprotec), with van der Poel taking second.
Van Aert and van der Poel separated themselves from a front group of 12 riders on the third lap, and they were later joined by Sweeck. Riders eventually caught up with Sven Nys, Rob Peeters and Tom Meeusen among the front riders. None were strong enough to contend Van Aert's pace and he pulled away to take the win.
Full Results
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
---|---|---|
1 | Wout Van Aert (Bel) Vastgoedservice-Golden Pa... | 1:03:32 |
2 | Mathieu van der Poel (Ned) BKCP-Corendon | 0:00:20 |
3 | Laurens Sweeck (Bel) Cibel | 0:00:27 |
4 | Sven Nys (Bel) Crelan - AA-Drink | 0:00:35 |
5 | Rob Peeters (Bel) Vastgoedservice-Golden Pa... | Row 4 - Cell 2 |
6 | Tom Meeusen (Bel) Telenet-Fidea | 0:00:58 |
7 | Lars Van Der Haar (Ned) Team Giant-Alpecin | 0:01:34 |
8 | David Van Der Poel (Ned) BKCP-Corendon | 0:01:48 |
9 | Daan Hoeyberghs (Bel) BKCP-Corendon | 0:01:53 |
10 | Philipp Walsleben (Ger) BKCP-Corendon | 0:02:17 |
11 | Diether Sweeck (Bel) Cibel | 0:02:28 |
12 | Jim Aernouts (Bel) Sunweb-Napoleon Games | 0:02:31 |
13 | Jan Denuwelaere (Bel) Vastgoedservice-Golden Pa... | 0:03:24 |
14 | Sven Vanthourenhout (Bel) Crelan - AA-Drink | 0:03:50 |
15 | Kenneth Van Compernolle (Bel) Colba-Superano Ham | 0:03:59 |
16 | Yannick Peeters (Bel) Vastgoedservice-Golden Pa... | 0:04:20 |
17 | Jens Adams (Bel) Vastgoedservice-Golden Pa... | 0:04:26 |
18 | Stijn Caluwe (Bel) Enertherm-BCKP | 0:04:51 |
19 | Dave De Cleyn (Bel) Cycling Team Zemst VZW | 0:05:12 |
20 | Vinnie Braet (Bel) Colba-Superano Ham | 0:05:31 |
21 | Kevin Cant (Bel) Cibel | 0:06:35 |
22 | Jelle Schuermans (Bel) Vastgoedservice-Golden Pa... | Row 21 - Cell 2 |
23 | Hendrik Sweeck (Bel) Cibel | Row 22 - Cell 2 |
24 | Niels Koyen (Bel) Bike Experience Cycling T... | Row 23 - Cell 2 |
25 | Gert Smets (Bel) Cycling Team 99 VZW Schri... | Row 24 - Cell 2 |
26 | Michael Van Den Ham (Can) Canada | Row 25 - Cell 2 |
27 | Onno Verheyen (Bel) Cycling Team Zemst VZW | Row 26 - Cell 2 |
28 | Quincy Vens (Bel) Colba-Superano Ham | Row 27 - Cell 2 |
29 | Yelle Leaerts (Bel) Cycling Team Zemst VZW | Row 28 - Cell 2 |
30 | Garry Millburn (Aus) Australia | Row 29 - Cell 2 |
31 | Dario Kloeck (Bel) Cycling Team 99 VZW Schri... | Row 30 - Cell 2 |
32 | Martin Eriksson (Swe) Sweden | Row 31 - Cell 2 |
33 | Curtis White (USA) Optum-Kelly Benefit Strat... | Row 32 - Cell 2 |
34 | Dario Tielen (Bel) Individual | Row 33 - Cell 2 |
35 | Siebe Lievens (Bel) Zannata Cycling Team | Row 34 - Cell 2 |
36 | Gerrit Henrich (Ger) Germany | Row 35 - Cell 2 |
37 | Sean Dunlea (Gbr) Great Britain | Row 36 - Cell 2 |
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