Mathieu van der Poel was once again top of the podium, this time in Cyclocross Bredene, a C2 race that was missing a number of top riders.
With Wout Van Aert waiting until January 4 in Gullegem for his next race, Toon Aerts taking a break to let his four fractured ribs heal, and Eli Iserbyt, Laurens Sweeck and Michael Vanthourenhout resting up, Van der Poel made easy work of decimating the field.
Despite a crash, the Corendon-Circus rider pulled away from Tim Merlier to win his 16th race of the season.
Results
| Pos. | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mathieu Van Der Poel (Ned) Corendon - Circus | 0:59:37 |
| 2 | Tim Merlier (Bel) Creafin – Fristads | 0:01:08 |
| 3 | Gianni Vermeersch (Bel) Creafin – Fristads | 0:01:26 |
| 4 | Diether Sweeck (Bel) Pauwels Sauzen – Bingoal | 0:01:47 |
| 5 | Thomas Pidcock (GBr) Trinity Racing | 0:02:01 |
| 6 | Jim Aernouts (Bel) Telenet Baloise Lions | 0:02:35 |
| 7 | Thijs Aerts (Bel) Telenet Baloise Lions | 0:03:37 |
| 8 | Joran Wyseure (Bel) | 0:03:42 |
| 9 | Zdeněk Štybar (Cze) | 0:03:58 |
| 10 | Sean De Bie (Bel) | 0:04:17 |
| 11 | Kerry Werner (USA) | 0:04:42 |
| 12 | Dieter Vanthourenhout (Bel) Pauwels Sauzen – Bingoal | 0:05:24 |
| 13 | Braam Merlier (Bel) Creafin – Fristads | 0:05:40 |
| 14 | Kenneth Van Compernolle (Bel) | 0:05:46 |
| 15 | Andreas Goeman (Bel) Telenet Baloise Lions | 0:05:56 |
| 16 | Mario Junquera San Millan (Spa) | 0:06:33 |
| 17 | Michael Van Den Ham (Can) Easton - Giant P / B Transitions Lifecare | 0:06:52 |
| 18 | Cameron Mason (GBr) Trinity Racing | 0:07:24 |
| 19 | Thomas Joseph (Bel) | |
| 20 | Felipe Orts Lloret (Spa) Cyclo - Cross Team Teika - Gsport - Bh | |
| 21 | Berne Vankeirsbilck (Bel) | |
| 22 | Grégory Careme (Bel) | |
| 23 | Cyprien Gilles (Fra) | |
| 24 | Wannes Vanden Bussche (Bel) | |
| 25 | Hendrik Sweeck (Bel) | |
| 26 | Xandro Meurisse (Bel) | |
| 27 | Maarten Van Staeyen (Bel) | |
| 28 | Nicolas De Smet (Bel) | |
| 29 | Jenson Young (GBr) | |
| 30 | Andrew Juiliano (USA) | |
| 31 | Floris Van Tricht (Bel) | |
| 32 | Cristian Cominelli (Ita) Cycling Cafe' Racing Team | |
| 33 | Toby Barnes (GBr) | |
| 34 | Mathieu Willemyns (Bel) | |
| 35 | Steven James (GBr) | |
| 36 | Raphaël Kockelmann (Lux) | |
| 37 | Jari Merveillie (Bel) | |
| 38 | Albert Poblet Dot (Spa) | |
| 39 | Henrik Lunder Aalrust (Nor) | |
| 40 | Axel Laurance (Fra) | |
| 41 | Clément Guilbert (Fra) | |
| 42 | Michael Butler (GBr) | |
| 43 | James Madgwick (GBr) | |
| 44 | Eric Meyers (Lux) | |
| 45 | Ryan Middlemiss (GBr) | |
| 46 | Clarke James (GBr) | |
| 47 | Finn Mansfield (GBr) | |
| 48 | Vincent Oger (Bel) | |
| 49 | Ren Tsumita (Jpn) | |
| 50 | Harry Mcgarvie (GBr) | |
| 51 | Loris Tursi (Ita) | |
| 52 | Ben Bishop (GBr) | |
| 53 | Philippe Petithory (Fra) | |
| 54 | Kevin Dalla Pieta' (Ita) | |
| DNF | Andrew Giniat (USA) | |
| DNF | Gonzalo Inguanzo Macho (Spa) Cyclo - Cross Team Teika - Gsport - Bh | |
| DNF | Thibaut De Smet (Bel) Tarteletto - Isorex | |
| DNF | Cai Davies (GBr) | |
| DNS | Tyla Loftus (GBr) |
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