Mathieu van der Poel (Corendon-Circus) gave another display of poise and power in cyclo-cross racing on the new city-centre course of the DVV Verzekeringen Trofee - Urban Cross in Kortrijk, biding his time for 40 minutes of the fast race before surging away to victory.
His rivals formed a chase pack but could not pull him back, and soon began to race for the placings. Tim Merlier (Creafin-Fristads) got it in a sprint finish, with Toon Aerts (Telenet Baloise Lions) taking third. Both finished 27 seconds behind.
Results
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| Pos. | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mathieu Van der Poel (Ned) Corendon - Circus | 1:04:14 |
| 2 | Tim Merlier (Bel) Creafin-Fristads | 0:00:27 |
| 3 | Toon Aerts (Bel) Telenet Baloise Lions | |
| 4 | Corne Van Kessel (Ned) Telenet Baloise Lions | 0:00:28 |
| 5 | Eli Iserbyt (Bel) Pauwels Sauzen – Bingoal | 0:00:30 |
| 6 | Michael Vanthourenhout (Bel) Pauwels Sauzen – Bingoal | 0:00:31 |
| 7 | Lars Van Der Haar (Ned) Telenet Baloise Lions | 0:00:32 |
| 8 | David Van Der Poel (Ned) Corendon - Circus | 0:00:48 |
| 9 | Jim Aernouts (Bel) Telenet Baloise Lions | 0:00:49 |
| 10 | Tom Meeusen (Bel) Corendon - Circus | |
| 11 | Felipe Orts Lloret (Spa) Cyclo - Cross Team Teika - Gsport - Bh | 0:01:30 |
| 12 | Laurens Sweeck (Bel) Pauwels Sauzen – Bingoal | 0:01:48 |
| 13 | Jens Adams (Bel) Pauwels Sauzen – Bingoal | 0:01:59 |
| 14 | Nicolas Cleppe (Bel) Telenet Baloise Lions | 0:02:19 |
| 15 | Thijs Aerts (Bel) Telenet Baloise Lions | 0:03:08 |
| 16 | Sieben Wouters (Ned) Creafin – Fristads | 0:03:14 |
| 17 | Vincent Baestaens (Bel) Group Hens - Maes Containers | 0:03:15 |
| 18 | David Menut (Fra) | |
| 19 | Dieter Vanthourenhout (Bel) Pauwels Sauzen – Bingoal | 0:04:08 |
| 20 | Marcel Meisen (Ger) Corendon - Circus | 0:04:23 |
| 21 | Braam Merlier (Bel) Creafin – Fristads | 0:04:27 |
| 22 | Robin Alderweireld (Bel) | 0:05:13 |
| 23 | Mathieu Willemyns (Bel) | 0:05:40 |
| 24 | Klaas Groenen (Ned) | 0:06:07 |
| 25 | Dario Tielen (Bel) | |
| 26 | Max Judelson (USA) | |
| 27 | Edwin De Wit (Bel) | |
| 28 | Darnell Moore (Irl) | |
| 29 | Jake Womersley (GBr) | |
| 30 | Niels Koyen (Bel) | |
| 31 | Michael Butler (GBr) | |
| 32 | Timothy O'Regan (Irl) | |
| 33 | Oscar Hutchings (GBr) | |
| 34 | Ylber Sefa (Alb) | |
| 35 | Gauthier Heymes (Fra) | |
| DNF | Richard Maes (Irl) | |
| DNF | Benoit Bomal (Fra) |
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