Mathieu Van der Poel wins again at Ambiancecross
World champion bests Merlier, Hermans and Pidcock in Belgium
The latest race content, interviews, features, reviews and expert buying guides, direct to your inbox!
You are now subscribed
Your newsletter sign-up was successful
World champion Mathieu van der Poel (Correndon-Circus) continued his romp through the cyclo-cross calendar Saturday in Belgium, handily winning the Ambiancecross ahead of Tim Merlier (Creafin-Fristands), Quinten Hermans (Telent Baloise Lions) and Tom Pidcock (Trinity Racing).
| # | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 Mathieu Van der Poel (Ned) Corendon-Circus | 0:58:15 |
| 2 | 2 Tim Merlier (Bel) Creafin – Fristads | 0:00:14 |
| 3 | 3 Quinten Hermans (Bel) Telenet Baloise Lions | 0:00:23 |
| 4 | 4 Thomas Pidcock (GBr) Trinity Racing | 0:00:43 |
| 5 | 5 Diether Sweeck (Bel) Pauwels Sauzen – Bingoal | 0:00:55 |
| 6 | 6 Toon Aerts (Bel) Telenet Baloise Lions | 0:01:09 |
| 7 | 7 Jim Aernouts (Bel) Telenet Baloise Lions | 0:01:11 |
| 8 | 8 Felipe Orts Lloret (Spa) Cyclo-Cross Team Teika-Gsport-Bh | 0:01:30 |
| 9 | 9 Michael Vanthourenhout (Bel) Pauwels Sauzen – Bingoal | 0:01:43 |
| 10 | 10 Daan Soete (Bel) Pauwels Sauzen – Bingoal | |
| 11 | 11 Gianni Vermeersch (Bel) Creafin – Fristads | 0:01:49 |
| 12 | 12 Laurens Sweeck (Bel) Pauwels Sauzen – Bingoal | 0:02:16 |
| 13 | 13 Gage Hecht (USA) | 0:02:24 |
| 14 | 14 Eli Iserbyt (Bel) Pauwels Sauzen – Bingoal | 0:02:26 |
| 15 | 15 Dieter Vanthourenhout (Bel) Pauwels Sauzen – Bingoal | 0:02:59 |
| 16 | 16 Mathijs Wuyts (Bel) Tarteletto-Isorex | 0:03:24 |
| 17 | 17 Sander Lemmens (Bel) | 0:03:42 |
| 18 | 18 Ingmar Uytdewilligen (Bel) Tarteletto-Isorex | 0:03:53 |
| 19 | 19 Thibaut De Smet (Bel) Tarteletto-Isorex | 0:04:09 |
| 20 | 20 Pieter-Jan Vliegen (Bel) | 0:04:14 |
| 21 | 21 Jarno Liessens (Bel) | 0:04:15 |
| 22 | 22 Gert Smets (Bel) Creafin – Fristads | 0:04:24 |
| 23 | 23 Joran Wyseure (Bel) | 0:04:40 |
| 24 | 24 Joachim Van Looveren (Bel) | 0:04:42 |
| 25 | 25 Kenny Roelandt (Bel) | 0:04:57 |
| 26 | 26 Victor Vandebosch (Bel) Pauwels Sauzen – Bingoal | 0:05:08 |
| 27 | 27 Vincent Baestaens (Bel) Group Hens-Maes Containers | 0:05:22 |
| 28 | 28 Robin Alderweireld (Bel) | 0:05:34 |
| 29 | 29 Dolf Pemen (Bel) | 0:05:35 |
| 30 | 30 Mick Van Dijke (Ned) | 0:05:37 |
| 31 | 31 Mathieu Willemyns (Bel) | 0:05:52 |
| 32 | 32 Yente Peirens (Bel) | 0:06:00 |
| 33 | 33 Senne De Meyer (Bel) | 0:06:16 |
| 34 | 34 Dario Tielen (Bel) | 0:06:25 |
| 35 | 35 Nicolas De Smet (Bel) | 0:06:30 |
| 36 | 36 Kenneth Van Compernolle (Bel) | 0:06:46 |
| 37 | 37 Jarno Jordens (Bel) | 0:07:14 |
| 38 | 38 Maximilian Möbis (Ger) | |
| 39 | 39 Arno Van den Broeck (Bel) | |
| 40 | 40 Sander De Vet (Bel) | |
| 41 | 41 Tomas De Laet (Bel) | |
| 42 | 42 Yoni De Bock (Bel) | |
| 43 | 43 Maxim Vanluchene (Bel) | |
| 44 | 44 Jason Van Compernolle (Bel) | |
| 45 | 45 Stan Godrie (Ned) | |
| 46 | 46 Wannes Vanden Bussche (Bel) | |
| 47 | 47 Wouter Goosen (Bel) | |
| 48 | 48 Joe Williams (GBr) | |
| 49 | 49 Jari Merveillie (Bel) | |
| 50 | 50 Tyler Cloutier (USA) | |
| 51 | 51 Gianni Quintelier (Bel) | |
| 52 | 52 Siebe Tormans (Bel) | |
| 53 | 53 Maarten Clauwaert (Bel) | |
| 54 | 54 Lennick Van der Smissen (Bel) | |
| 55 | 55 Jelle De Bock (Bel) | |
| 56 | 56 Niels Koyen (Bel) | |
| 57 | 57 William Weatherill (GBr) | |
| 58 | 58 Felix Barker (GBr) | |
| 59 | 59 Vincent Oger (Bel) | |
| 60 | 60 Ylber Sefa (Alb) | |
| 61 | 61 Senna Van Cutsem (Bel) | |
| 62 | 62 Jenko Bonne (Bel) Tarteletto-Isorex | |
| DNF | DNF Mees Hendrikx (Ned) | |
| DNF | DNF Lennert Meulemans (Bel) | |
| DNF | DNF Nick Peers (Bel) | |
| DNF | DNF Andres Verdonck (Bel) | |
| DNS | DNS Bart Artz (Ned) |
The latest race content, interviews, features, reviews and expert buying guides, direct to your inbox!
Cyclingnews is the world's leader in English-language coverage of professional cycling. Started in 1995 by University of Newcastle professor Bill Mitchell, the site was one of the first to provide breaking news and results over the internet in English. The site was purchased by Knapp Communications in 1999, and owner Gerard Knapp built it into the definitive voice of pro cycling. Since then, major publishing house Future PLC has owned the site and expanded it to include top features, news, results, photos and tech reporting. The site continues to be the most comprehensive and authoritative English voice in professional cycling.
Latest on Cyclingnews
-
As it happened: opening stage of the Volta ao Algarve decided by messy bunch sprint
The peloton race 185.6km from Vila Real de Santo António to Tavira -
Volta ao Algarve: Paul Magnier rockets to stage 1 victory as Soudal-QuickStep control final kilometre
Jordi Meeus and Pavel Bittner outsprint Jasper Philipsen in bunch finish to complete podium -
'I just tried not to pass my limit a lot' – Isaac del Toro comes up short after trying to pace effort to perfection at UAE Tour, but he's in the perfect position to strike
Mexican rider came back from being off the back to finish second on the stage and end up second on GC, with 21 seconds to make up to Antonio Tiberi -
How to watch UAE Tour 2026 – Live streams, TV channels for WorldTour showdown
All the broadcast info for the seven-day race featuring Remco Evenepoel and Isaac Del Toro


