Wout Van Aert (Vastgoedservice-Golden Palace) won a second consecutive Poldercross in Kruibeke on Saturday after winning the Belgian race last year.
Michael Vanthourenhout (Sunweb-Napoleon Games) finished second, followed by Laurens Sweeck (Cibel-ERA). Sven Nys (Crelan-Euphony) finished seventh after fighting his way back from two early mechanicals.
Van Aaert and Vanthourenhout rode away from a six-rider group with about four laps remaining, but Vanthourenhout couldn’t hold the World Cup leader’s pace and trailed in across the finish eight seconds in arrears.
Brief Results
| # | Rider Name (Country) Team |
|---|---|
| 1 | Wout Van Aert (Bel) Vastgoedservice-Golden Palace |
| 2 | Michael Vanthourenhout (Bel) Sunweb-Napoleon Games |
| 3 | Laurens Sweeck (Bel) Cibel-ERA |
| 4 | Joeri Adams (Bel) Vastgoedservice-Golden Palace |
| 5 | Rob Peeters (Bel) Vastgoedservice-Golden Palace |
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