Van der Poel solos to victory in Essen
Sweeck, Aerts round out podium
Mathieu van der Poel (Beobank-Corendon) continued his utter domination of the cyclo-cross season, soloing away from a shattered field in the mud of Essen.
The Dutchman topped Laurens Sweeck (ERA-Circus) and Toon Aerts (Telenet-Fidea) to extend his lead in the series.
Full Results
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
---|---|---|
1 | Mathieu Van Der Poel (Ned) Beobank-Corendon | 1:00:28 |
2 | Laurens Sweeck (Bel) Era-Circus | 0:00:23 |
3 | Toon Aerts (Bel) Telenet Fidea Lions | 0:00:42 |
4 | Corne Van Kessel (Ned) Telenet Fidea Lions | 0:00:49 |
5 | Lars Van Der Haar (Ned) Telenet Fidea Lions | 0:01:04 |
6 | Michael Vanthourenhout (Bel) Marlux - Napoleon Games | 0:01:05 |
7 | Jens Adams (Bel) Pauwels Sauzen - Vastgoedservice | 0:01:13 |
8 | Tom Meeusen (Bel) Beobank-Corendon | 0:01:28 |
9 | Tim Merlier (Bel) Crelan - Charles | 0:01:37 |
10 | Jim Aernouts (Bel) Telenet Fidea Lions | 0:02:04 |
11 | Kevin Pauwels (Bel) Marlux - Napoleon Games | 0:02:07 |
12 | Daan Soete (Bel) Telenet Fidea Lions | 0:02:26 |
13 | Gianni Vermeersch (Bel) Steylaerts - Betfirst | 0:02:49 |
14 | Stephen Hyde (USA) Cannondale-Cyclocrossworld | 0:02:52 |
15 | Dieter Vanthourenhout (Bel) Marlux - Napoleon Games | 0:02:57 |
16 | Michael Boroš (Cze) Pauwels Sauzen - Vastgoedservice | 0:04:19 |
17 | Gosse Van Der Meer (Ned) Tarteletto - Isorex | 0:04:44 |
18 | Stan Godrie (Ned) Crelan - Charles | 0:05:14 |
19 | Kenneth Van Compernolle (Bel) Tarteletto - Isorex | 0:05:42 |
20 | Stijn Huys (Bel) | Row 19 - Cell 2 |
21 | Niels Koyen (Bel) | Row 20 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Rob Peeters (Bel) Pauwels Sauzen - Vastgoedservice | Row 21 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Joeri Adams (Bel) | Row 22 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Wouter Goosen (Bel) | Row 23 - Cell 2 |

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