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Mathieu van der Poel wins Azencross (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)

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(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)

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Wout Van Aert second at Azencross (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)

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World Champion Wout Van Aert at Azencross (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)

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US Champion Stephen Hyde at Azencross (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)

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Laurens Sweeck at Azencross (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)

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World Champion Wout Van Aert and Laurens Sweeck at Azencross (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)

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Kevin Pauwels at Azencross (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)

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Jim Aernouts at Azencross (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)

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Tom Meeusen (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)

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American Stephen Hyde (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)

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Mathieu van der Poel (Beobank-Corendon) won the DVV verzekeringen trofee-Azencross in Loenhout on Thursday. The Dutchman soloed to victory 35 seconds ahead of rival Wout Van Aert (Crelan-Charles) and a minute ahead of third-placed Toon Aerts (Telenet Fidea Lions).

Full Results

#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result
1	Mathieu van der Poel (Ned) Beobank-Corendon	1:00:41
2	Wout Van Aert (Bel) Crelan - Charles	0:00:35
3	Toon Aerts (Bel) Telenet Fidea Lions	0:01:00
4	Tim Merlier (Bel) Crelan - Charles	0:01:32
5	Michael Vanthourenhout (Bel) Marlux - Napoleon Games	0:01:35
6	Jens Adams (Bel) Pauwels Sauzen - Vastgoedservice	0:02:00
7	Tom Meeusen (Bel) Beobank-Corendon	0:02:06
8	Daan Soete (Bel) Telenet Fidea Lions	0:02:07
9	Gianni Vermeersch (Bel) Steylaerts - Betfirst	0:02:33
10	Wietse Bosmans (Bel) Era-Circus	0:02:40
11	Laurens Sweeck (Bel) Era-Circus	0:02:50
12	Michael Boroš (Cze) Pauwels Sauzen - Vastgoedservice	0:02:54
13	Kevin Pauwels (Bel) Marlux - Napoleon Games	0:02:59
14	Jim Aernouts (Bel) Telenet Fidea Lions	0:03:05
15	Dieter Vanthourenhout (Bel) Marlux - Napoleon Games	0:03:09
16	Felipe Orts Lloret (Spa) Ginestar - Delikia	0:03:27
17	Lars Van Der Haar (Ned) Telenet Fidea Lions	0:03:36
18	Stan Godrie (Ned) Crelan - Charles	0:03:55
19	Corne Van Kessel (Ned) Telenet Fidea Lions	0:04:25
20	Rob Peeters (Bel) Pauwels Sauzen - Vastgoedservice	0:04:28
21	Sascha Weber (Ger)	0:05:10
22	Stephen Hyde (USA)	0:05:28
23	Vincent Baestaens (Bel)	0:06:08
24	Severin Sägesser (Swi)	0:06:25
25	David Menut (Fra)	-1Lap
26	Ismael Esteban Aguero (Spa) Ginestar - Delikia	-2Laps
27	Garry Millburn (Aus)
28	Kenneth Hansen (Den)
29	Martin Eriksson (Swe)
30	Dries Pauwels (Bel)	-3 Laps
31	Niels Koyen (Bel)
32	Andrew Juiliano (USA)
33	Kohei Maeda (Jpn)
34	Ulrich Theobald (Ger)
35	Yannick Mayer (Ger)
36	Jonas Hablitzel (Ger)	-4 Laps
DNF	Henrik Jansson (Swe)
DNF	Joeri Adams (Bel)
DNF	Daniel Ania Gonzalez (Spa)
DNF	Dario Tielen (Bel)