Mathieu van der Poel wins Brussels Universities Cyclocross

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Eli Iserbyt second and Corne van Kessel third

Mathieu van der Poel
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Mathieu van der Poel (Alpecin-Fenix) won the Brussels Universities Cyclocross on Sunday. The world champion soloed to victory ahead of a trio who battled for second place with Eli Iserbyt (Pauwels Sauzen-Bingoal) taking second, Corne van Kessel (Telenet Baloise Lions) in third, and Michael Vanthourenhout (Pauwels Sauzen–Bingoal) in fourth.

Iserbyt leads the DVV Verzekeringen Trofee series with just one race to go at the Krawatencross in Lille, France, held on February 8.

Van der Poel made his winning attack midway through the eight-lap race and built his lead out to 30 seconds as he crossed the line with the victory. 

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Results
Pos.Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Mathieu Van Der Poel (Ned) Alpecin-Fenix 1:01:23
2Eli Iserbyt (Bel) Pauwels Sauzen – Bingoal 0:00:30
3Corne Van Kessel (Ned) 0:00:38
4Michael Vanthourenhout (Bel) Pauwels Sauzen – Bingoal 0:00:42
5Jens Adams (Bel) Pauwels Sauzen – Bingoal 0:01:29
6Tom Meeusen (Bel) 0:01:43
7Tim Merlier (Bel) Creafin – Fristads 0:01:56
8Gianni Vermeersch (Bel) Creafin – Fristads 0:02:05
9Lars Van Der Haar (Ned) Telenet Baloise Lions 0:02:16
10Vincent Baestaens (Bel) Group Hens - Maes Containers 0:02:46
11Stephen Hyde (USA) Cannondale Cyclocrossworld 0:02:57
12Thijs Aerts (Bel) Telenet Baloise Lions 0:03:22
13Jim Aernouts (Bel) Telenet Baloise Lions 0:03:36
14Yannick Peeters (Bel) Pauwels Sauzen – Bingoal 0:03:54
15Nicolas Cleppe (Bel) Telenet Baloise Lions 0:04:30
16Sieben Wouters (Ned) 0:05:31
17Curtis White (USA) Cannondale Cyclocrossworld 0:06:23
18Thomas Verheyen (Bel) 0:07:45
19Edwin De Wit (Bel)
20Max Judelson (USA)
21Brannan Fix (USA)
22Julien Roussel (Fra)
23Yelle Leaerts (Bel)
24Gianni Quintelier (Bel)
25Gauthier Heymes (Fra)
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