Belgium fail to contain Van der Poel at Cyclo-cross European Championships

Eli Iserbyt led the charge for Belgium at the 2019 UEC Cyclo-cross European Championships but had to settle for the silver medal
Eli Iserbyt led the charge for Belgium at the 2019 UEC Cyclo-cross European Championships but had to settle for the silver medal (Image credit: Getty Images)

The Belgian team did everything it could to try to prevent the Netherlands' Mathieu van der Poel from winning his third straight UEC Cyclo-cross European Championships title in Silvelle, Italy, but came up short by just three seconds on Sunday.

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