Superprestige Middelkerke: Michael Vanthourenhout returns to victory after missing Worlds

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Vandeputte clinches series as Kuypers rounds out podium

Belgium's Michael Vanthourenhout competes during the men's elite race of the 'Parkcross' cyclocross cycling event, race 6/7 in the 'Exact Cross' competition, in Maldegem on February 4, 2026 (Photo by DAVID PINTENS / Belga / AFP) / Belgium OUT
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Michael Vanthourenhout (Pauwels Sauzen - Altez Industriebouw) claimed his first cyclo-cross victory since early December in the Superprestige round in Middelkerke.

The Belgian held off a chase by series leader Niels Vandeputte (Alpecin-Premier Tech) to take the win. Vanthourenhout's teammate Gerben Kuypers was third.

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