Van Aert's trip to Brittany pays off
World champion beats Venturini and Hermans
Wout van Aert (Cibel-Cebon) preferred to travel 600km and race the Cyclo-cross International de La Mézière race in Brittany on Sunday, but the trip was worth the effort, with the world champion taking a morale-boosting win and collecting a significant appearance fee.
Belgian media suggested Van Aert received a 20,000 Euro fee – double his usual amount, and flew to western France from Belgium to avoid the long drive. It was his third win of the season after struggling to match Mathieu van der Poel’s dominance in the more important races.
Van Aert warmed up on the rollers before his race and used his superior speed to quickly go clear of the pack. Keen to push himself just a week before the Belgian national championships, he raced hard for an hour, opening a two-minute lead on his rivals.
At the finish, Van Aert was already warming down on the rollers before Clement Venturini (AG2R-La Mondiale) beat Quinten Hermans (Telenet-Fidea) for second place.
“I attacked early because I wanted a hard race. I needed a hard race because the Belgian championships next week will be a hard race,” Van Aert said in French as he warmed down.
“It’s never easy to win, but my gap was big and that’s good.”
Results
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result | Header Cell - Column 3 |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Wout Van Aert (Bel) Cibel-Cebon | 1:05:20 | Row 0 - Cell 3 |
2 | Clement Venturini (Fra) | 0:01:47 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
3 | Quinten Hermans (Bel) Telenet Fidea Lions | Row 2 - Cell 2 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
4 | Antoine Benoist (Fra) Team Chazal Canyon | 0:02:20 | Row 3 - Cell 3 |
5 | Gianni Vermeersch (Bel) Steylaerts - 777 | 0:02:39 | Row 4 - Cell 3 |
6 | Mickaël Crispin (Fra) Team Chazal Canyon | 0:02:41 | Row 5 - Cell 3 |
7 | Nicolas Cleppe (Bel) Telenet Fidea Lions | 0:02:48 | Row 6 - Cell 3 |
8 | Vincent Baestaens (Bel) | 0:02:52 | Row 7 - Cell 3 |
9 | Clément Russo (Fra) | Row 8 - Cell 2 | Row 8 - Cell 3 |
10 | Steve Chainel (Fra) Team Chazal Canyon | Row 9 - Cell 2 | Row 9 - Cell 3 |
11 | Matthieu Boulo (Fra) | 0:03:01 | Row 10 - Cell 3 |
12 | Francis Mourey (Fra) S1Neo Connect Cycling Team | 0:03:05 | Row 11 - Cell 3 |
13 | Lucas Dubau (Fra) | 0:03:30 | Row 12 - Cell 3 |
14 | Simon Zahner (Swi) | Row 13 - Cell 2 | Row 13 - Cell 3 |
15 | Valentin Guillaud (Fra) | 0:04:23 | Row 14 - Cell 3 |
16 | David Menut (Fra) | 0:04:39 | Row 15 - Cell 3 |
17 | Lilian Calmejane (Fra) | 0:04:48 | Row 16 - Cell 3 |
18 | Emil Hekele (Cze) | 0:04:56 | Row 17 - Cell 3 |
19 | Joshua Dubau (Fra) | 0:05:36 | Row 18 - Cell 3 |
20 | Yan Gras (Fra) Team Chazal Canyon | 0:05:48 | Row 19 - Cell 3 |
21 | Joris Delbove (Fra) S1Neo Connect Cycling Team | 0:06:20 | Row 20 - Cell 3 |
22 | Sammy Cadot Roger (Fra) | 0:06:27 | Row 21 - Cell 3 |
23 | Almenzo Benoist (Fra) | Row 22 - Cell 2 | Row 22 - Cell 3 |
24 | Julien Roussel (Fra) | 0:06:46 | Row 23 - Cell 3 |
25 | Tony Periou (Fra) | Row 24 - Cell 2 | Row 24 - Cell 3 |
26 | Valentin Humbert (Fra) S1Neo Connect Cycling Team | 0:06:49 | Row 25 - Cell 3 |
27 | Arnold Jeannesson (Fra) | Row 26 - Cell 2 | Row 26 - Cell 3 |
28 | Thomas Gachignard (Fra) | 0:07:13 | Row 27 - Cell 3 |
29 | Mathieu Taburet (Fra) | 1 lap | Row 28 - Cell 3 |
30 | Erwann Kerraud (Fra) | 1 lap | Row 29 - Cell 3 |
31 | Elie Gesbert (Fra) | 1 lap | Row 30 - Cell 3 |
32 | Thibault Valognes (Fra) | 1 lap | Row 31 - Cell 3 |
33 | Florian Le Corre (Fra) | 2 laps | Row 32 - Cell 3 |
34 | Guillaume Guilbaud (Fra) | 2 laps | Row 33 - Cell 3 |
35 | Julien Leclercq (Fra) | 2 laps | Row 34 - Cell 3 |
36 | Laudelino Plas (Fra) | Row 35 - Cell 2 | 2 laps |
37 | Cyprien Gilles (Fra) | 2 laps | Row 36 - Cell 3 |
38 | Garry Millburn (Aus) | 2 laps | Row 37 - Cell 3 |
39 | Karol Michalski (Pol) | 2 laps | Row 38 - Cell 3 |
40 | Lukáš Smola (Cze) | 2 laps | Row 39 - Cell 3 |
41 | Théo Gueret (Fra) | 2 laps | Row 40 - Cell 3 |
42 | Justin Mottier (Fra) | 2 laps | Row 41 - Cell 3 |
43 | Paul Ourselin (Fra) | 2 laps | Row 42 - Cell 3 |
44 | Erwann Denis (Fra) | Row 43 - Cell 2 | 2 laps |
45 | Jean Michel Huby (Fra) | 2 laps | Row 44 - Cell 3 |
46 | Steven Delprat (Fra) | 3 laps | Row 45 - Cell 3 |
47 | Bastien Godefroy (Fra) | 3 laps | Row 46 - Cell 3 |
48 | Romain Hardy (Fra) | 3 laps | Row 47 - Cell 3 |
49 | Clement Alleno (Fra) | 3 laps | Row 48 - Cell 3 |
50 | Julien Selvestrel (Fra) | 3 laps | Row 49 - Cell 3 |
51 | Ferdinand Marion (Fra) | Row 50 - Cell 2 | Row 50 - Cell 3 |
52 | Clement Moquet (Fra) | 3 laps | Row 51 - Cell 3 |
53 | Edwin De Wit (Bel) | 4 laps | Row 52 - Cell 3 |
54 | Antoine Josso (Fra) | 4 laps | Row 53 - Cell 3 |
55 | Camille Bouquet (Fra) | 4 laps | Row 54 - Cell 3 |
56 | Gurvan Ollivier (Fra) | 5 laps | Row 55 - Cell 3 |
57 | Kevin Le Guelvoud (Fra) | 5 laps | Row 56 - Cell 3 |
DNF | Quentin Navarro (Fra) S1Neo Connect Cycling Team | Row 57 - Cell 2 | Row 57 - Cell 3 |
DNF | Maxime Bonsergent (Fra) | Row 58 - Cell 2 | Row 58 - Cell 3 |
DNF | Matthieu Legrand (Fra) | Row 59 - Cell 2 | Row 59 - Cell 3 |
DNF | Simon Lepoittevin Dubost (Fra) | Row 60 - Cell 2 | Row 60 - Cell 3 |
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