Laurens Sweeck secures solo win at Maldegem Ethias Cross
Pauwels Sauzen-Bingoal go 1-2 with Eli Iserbyt in second, Lars van der Haar takes third
Laurens Sweeck (Pauwels Sauzen-Bingoal) took a solo victory at the Maldegem Ethias Cross on Saturday. It was a 1-2 success for his team as Eli Iserbyt took second place ahead of Lars van der Haar (Baloise Trek Lions) in third.
An early-race mishap over the barriers saw van der Haar struggle to gain back lost time to the front group. Sweeck and Pauwels Sauzen-Bingoal teammate Michael Vanthourenhout went on to take the race lead, and pushed their lead out further to create a gap over their rivals behind.
Further back, Iserbyt and Toon Vandebosch, also Pauwels Sauzen-Bingoal, were part of a chase that included van der Haar and Felipe Orts (Spain).
A crash took Vanthourenhout out of contention as his teammate Sweeck rode on to take a solo victory with Iserbyt in second and van der Haar third.
| Pos. | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Laurens Sweeck (Bel) Pauwels Sauzen - Bingoal | 0:57:40 |
| 2 | Eli Iserbyt (Bel) Pauwels Sauzen - Bingoal | 0:00:08 |
| 3 | Lars Van Der Haar (Ned) Baloise Trek Lions | |
| 4 | Niels Vandeputte (Bel) Alpecin - Fenix | 0:00:10 |
| 5 | Toon Vandebosch (Bel) Pauwels Sauzen - Bingoal | 0:00:12 |
| 6 | Felipe Orts Lloret (Spa) | 0:00:13 |
| 7 | Tom Meeusen (Bel) Cx Team Deschacht-Group Hens-Containers Maes | 0:00:28 |
| 8 | Timon Rüegg (Swi) Cross Team Legendre | 0:00:29 |
| 9 | Daan Soete (Bel) Cx Team Deschacht-Group Hens-Containers Maes | 0:00:33 |
| 10 | Thibau Nys (Bel) Baloise Trek Lions | 0:00:53 |
| 11 | Ryan Kamp (Ned) Pauwels Sauzen - Bingoal | 0:01:12 |
| 12 | Stan Godrie (Ned) | 0:01:22 |
| 13 | Joran Wyseure (Bel) Tormans Cyclo Cross Team | 0:01:25 |
| 14 | Anton Ferdinande (Bel) Pauwels Sauzen - Bingoal | 0:01:26 |
| 15 | Michael Vanthourenhout (Bel) Pauwels Sauzen - Bingoal | 0:01:28 |
| 16 | Diether Sweeck (Bel) Iko - Crelan | 0:01:32 |
| 17 | Lander Loockx (Bel) Cx Team Deschacht-Group Hens-Containers Maes | 0:01:35 |
| 18 | Kevin Kuhn (Swi) Tormans Cyclo Cross Team | 0:01:51 |
| 19 | Julian Siemons (Bel) | 0:02:03 |
| 20 | Théo Thomas (Fra) Tormans Cyclo Cross Team | 0:02:12 |
| 21 | Emiel Verstrynge (Bel) Tormans Cyclo Cross Team | 0:02:18 |
| 22 | Kevin Suarez Fernandez (Spa) Nesta - Mmr Cx Team | 0:02:22 |
| 23 | David Menut (Fra) Cross Team Legendre | 0:02:32 |
| 24 | Mathijs Wuyts (Bel) | 0:02:37 |
| 25 | Ingmar Uytdewilligen (Bel) | 0:02:38 |
| 26 | Thijs Aerts (Bel) Baloise Trek Lions | 0:02:40 |
| 27 | Yentl Bekaert (Bel) Baloise Trek Lions | 0:02:48 |
| 28 | Steve Chainel (Fra) Cross Team Legendre | 0:02:49 |
| 29 | Noé Castille (Fra) Cross Team Legendre | 0:02:51 |
| 30 | Timo Kielich (Bel) Iko - Crelan | 0:02:55 |
| 31 | Kenny Roelandt (Bel) | 0:03:00 |
| 32 | Robin Alderweireld (Bel) | 0:03:19 |
| 33 | Ugo Ananie (Fra) Cross Team Legendre | 0:03:32 |
| 34 | Koen Van Dijke (Ned) | 0:03:42 |
| 35 | Marcel Meisen (Ger) | 0:03:43 |
| 36 | Arne Vrachten (Bel) | 0:03:53 |
| 37 | Thomas Verheyen (Bel) | 0:03:55 |
| 38 | Arne Baers (Bel) | 0:04:12 |
| 39 | Lorenzo Masciarelli (Ita) Pauwels Sauzen - Bingoal | 0:04:25 |
| 40 | Grégory Careme (Bel) | 0:04:37 |
| 41 | Wout Vervoort (Bel) | 0:04:59 |
| 42 | Ferre Geeraerts (Bel) | 0:05:08 |
| 43 | Mickaël Crispin (Fra) Cross Team Legendre | 0:05:32 |
| 44 | Kenneth Van Compernolle (Bel) | 0:05:37 |
| 45 | Tim De Schuyter (Bel) | |
| 46 | Wout Janssen (Bel) | |
| 47 | Elio Clarysse (Bel) | |
| 48 | Senne D´Hollander (Bel) | |
| 49 | Jonathan Anderson (USA) | |
| 50 | Niels Dias (Bel) | |
| 51 | Nicola Parenti (Ita) | |
| 52 | Jaro Debruyne (Bel) | |
| 53 | Mathias De Vriend (Bel) | |
| 54 | Silas Schmid (Swi) | |
| DNF | Corne Van Kessel (Ned) Tormans Cyclo Cross Team |
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