Van Aert second to Van der Poel in World Championships lead-up

Wout Van Aert (Jumbo-Visma) racing cyclo-cross in Loenhout
Wout Van Aert (Jumbo-Visma) racing cyclo-cross in Loenhout (Image credit: Getty Images Sport)

Wout van Aert (Jumbo-Visma) landed on his first cyclo-cross podium of the season, finishing second to world champion Mathieu van der Poel (Alpecin-Fenix) in the C2-ranked Kasteelcross in Zonnebeke, the penultimate race before the UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships in Dübendorf, Switzerand next week.

In the women's race, Luxembourg champion Christine Majerus (Boels Dolmans) out-sprinted Denise Betsema (Pauwels Sauzen-Bingoal) in the Dutch rider's first race back from a six-month ban for an anabolic steroid doping positive.

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