Toon Aerts wins Superprestige Zonhoven
Belgian champion tops Sweeck
















Belgian champion Toon Aerts claimed the victory in the Superprestige Zonhoven, beating Laurens Sweeck (Pauwels Sauzen-Bingoal) after Sweeck crashed at the top of the course's steep, sandy descent on the final lap.
Aerts made the decisive move of the race on the fifth of ten laps, surging solo before being eventually caught by Sweeck on the penultimate lap.
The pair took turns leading the race until Sweeck began to fade on the final lap, and once he dug in his front wheel on the turn into the descent and crashed it was game over for the Belgian.
Eli Iserbyt (Pauwels Sauzen-Bingoal) made a late surge to take the final podium spot.
Results
| Pos. | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Toon Aerts (Bel) Telenet - Baloise Lions | 0:59:15 |
| 2 | Laurens Sweeck (Bel) Pauwels Sauzen - Bingoal | 0:00:28 |
| 3 | Eli Iserbyt (Bel) Pauwels Sauzen - Bingoal | 0:00:34 |
| 4 | Quinten Hermans (Bel) Telenet - Baloise Lions | 0:00:42 |
| 5 | Lars van der Haar (Ned) Telenet - Baloise Lions | 0:00:45 |
| 6 | Corne van Kessel (Ned) Telenet - Baloise Lions | 0:00:46 |
| 7 | Thomas Pidcock (GBr) TP Racing | 0:01:07 |
| 8 | Jens Adams (Bel) Pauwels Sauzen - Bingoal | 0:01:31 |
| 9 | David van der Poel (Ned) Corendon - Circus | 0:02:02 |
| 10 | Marcel Meisen (Ger) Corendon - Circus | 0:02:11 |
| 11 | Gianni Vermeersch (Bel) Creafin -Fristads | 0:02:29 |
| 12 | Tom Meeusen (Bel) Corendon - Circus | 0:02:34 |
| 13 | Joris Nieuwenhuis (Ned) Development Team Sunweb | 0:02:36 |
| 14 | Daan Soete (Bel) Pauwels Sauzen - Bingoal | 0:02:53 |
| 15 | Toon Vandebosch (Bel) Pauwels Sauzen - Bingoal | 0:03:24 |
| 16 | Ryan Kamp (Ned) Pauwels Sauzen - Bingoal | 0:03:41 |
| 17 | Pim Ronhaar (Ned) Callant-doltcini Ct | 0:04:03 |
| 18 | Sieben Wouters (Ned) Creafin - Fristads | 0:04:14 |
| 19 | Zdenek Štybar (Cze) Deceuninck-quick Step | 0:04:35 |
| 20 | Maik van der Heijden (Ned) Orange Babies Cycling Team | 0:04:43 |
| 21 | Stan Godrie (Ned) Crelan - Charles | 0:05:04 |
| 22 | Victor Vandebosch (Bel) Pauwels Sauzen - Bingoal | 0:05:17 |
| 23 | Jakob Dorigoni (Ita) Selle Italia Guerciotti | |
| 24 | Loris Rouiller (Swi) VC Echallens | |
| 25 | Mees Hendrikx (Ned) Milwaukee-alpha Motorhomes | |
| 26 | Ryan Cortjens (Bel) Iko-crelan | |
| 27 | Wout Vervoort (Bel) Iko-crelan | |
| 28 | Cameron Mason (GBr) Trinity Racing | |
| 29 | Clement Horny (Bel) Merida Wallonie mtb Team | |
| 30 | Bart Artz (Ned) Orange Babies Cycling Team | |
| 31 | Bodi del Grosso (Ned) WV Meteoor Assen-roden | |
| 32 | Noah Vreeswijk (Ned) Schijndel | |
| 33 | Thymen Arensman (Ned) Seg Racing Academy ten Tussche | |
| 34 | Pete Uptegrove (Ned) E-power Bakker Racing | |
| 35 | Yelle Leaerts (Bel) Young Cycling Talent d&D | |
| 36 | Maxime van Wynsberghe (Bel) Super Bikers Ecole Vtt | |
| 37 | Tom Rossion (Fra) Etoile Cycliste de Chateau Thi | |
| 38 | Marco Ehlert (Ned) E-power Bakker Racing | |
| 39 | Tetsuki Kaji (Jpn) Japan Photo Finishe | |
| 40 | Michael Dietrich (USA) Michael Dietrich | |
| 41 | Vincent Oger (Bel) Entente Cycliste de Wallonie | |
| 42 | Tom Robert (Fra) Ccgr | |
| 43 | Antoine Douillet (Bel) Mj Cycles Team | |
| 44 | Dennis Brouwer (Ned) Wsv Emmen | |
| DNF | Ben Tulett (GBr) Beeline Bicycles Rt | |
| DNF | Kyle Agterberg (Ned) G.w.c. de Adelaar | |
| DNF | Luke Verburg (Ned) Lares-doltcini Ct | |
| DNS | Gauthier Heymes (Fra) Cc Sarrebourgeois |
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