An attack from Belgian champion Wietse Bosmans at one lap and a half from the finish was enough to secure the win in the fourth World Cup round of the season. Thanks to his third World Cup win Bosmans strengthens his lead in the overall standings.
Always present in front, Bosmans controlled the debates in the cross on the former Formula 1 car circuit. Seven riders hit the penultimate lap together but few were able to respond to Bosmans' attack. Corne van Kessel (Netherlands) led the chase alone at a short distance from the Belgian champion but he couldn't close the gap. Further back Laurens Sweeck (Belgium), Wout Van Aert (Belgium), Gianni Vermeersch (Belgium), David van der Poel (Netherlands) and Emiel Dolfsma (Netherlands) fought for the remaining podium spots. Bosmans held on to his lead and grabbed his third World Cup win of the season. Van Kessel was second at 11 seconds. Van Aert won the sprint for third place ahead of Dolfsma and Van der Poel.
Pre-race favourites Michael Vanthourenhout (Belgium) and Mike Teunissen (Netherlands) didn't finish the race. Zach McDonald (USA) missed his start and finished sixteenth in Zolder. In the World Cup standings, Bosmans comfortably leads. Van Kessel is second just ahead of Van Aert. Vanthourenthout and Teunissen remain fourth and fifth. McDonald loses two spots and is tenth overall.
Full Results
| # | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wietse Bosmans (Bel) Belgium | 0:50:54 |
| 2 | Corne Van Kessel (Ned) Netherlands | 0:00:11 |
| 3 | Wout Van Aert (Bel) Belgium | 0:00:15 |
| 4 | Emiel Dolfsma (Ned) Netherlands | 0:00:17 |
| 5 | David Van Der Poel (Ned) Netherlands | 0:00:18 |
| 6 | Gianni Vermeersch (Bel) Belgium | 0:00:22 |
| 7 | Laurens Sweeck (Bel) Belgium | 0:00:37 |
| 8 | David Menut (Fra) France | 0:00:48 |
| 9 | Julian Alaphilippe (Fra) France | 0:00:56 |
| 10 | Tim Merlier (Bel) Belgium-B | 0:01:02 |
| 11 | Michiel Van Der Heijden (Ned) Netherlands | 0:01:05 |
| 12 | Jens Vandekinderen (Bel) Belgium-B | 0:01:06 |
| 13 | Michael Boros (Cze) Czech Republic | 0:01:07 |
| 14 | Diether Sweeck (Bel) Belgium-B | Row 13 - Cell 2 |
| 15 | Toon Aerts (Bel) Belgium | 0:01:08 |
| 16 | Zach Mcdonald (USA) United States | 0:01:13 |
| 17 | Daan Soete (Bel) Belgium-B | 0:01:23 |
| 18 | Quentin Jauregui (Fra) France | 0:01:24 |
| 19 | Tijmen Eising (Ned) Netherlands | 0:01:47 |
| 20 | Jens Adams (Bel) Belgium | 0:01:50 |
| 21 | Clément Venturini (Fra) France | 0:02:00 |
| 22 | Tomas Paprstka (Cze) Czech Republic | 0:02:09 |
| 23 | Matej Lasak (Cze) Czech Republic | 0:02:19 |
| 24 | Yorben Van Tichelt (Bel) Belgium-B | 0:02:25 |
| 25 | Michael (Jr) Schweizer (Ger) Germany | 0:02:31 |
| 26 | Luca Braidot (Ita) Italy | 0:02:47 |
| 27 | Yannick Eckmann (Ger) Germany | 0:02:53 |
| 28 | Vojtech Nipl (Cze) Czech Republic | 0:03:01 |
| 29 | Jakub Skala (Cze) Czech Republic | 0:03:04 |
| 30 | Yannick Mayer (Ger) Germany | 0:03:05 |
| 31 | Jonathan Lastra Martinez (Spa) Spain | 0:03:36 |
| 32 | Toni Bretschneider (Ger) Germany | 0:03:40 |
| 33 | Luke Gray (GBr) Great Britain | 0:03:50 |
| 34 | Fabien Doubey (Fra) France | 0:03:53 |
| 35 | Bryan Falaschi (Ita) Italy | 0:04:03 |
| 36 | Vinnie Braet (Bel) Belgium-B | 0:04:18 |
| 37 | Andrew Dillman (USA) United States | 0:04:21 |
| 38 | Ondrej Glajza (Svk) Slovakia | 0:04:22 |
| 39 | Kevin Suarez Fernandez (Spa) Spain | 0:04:47 |
| 40 | Kenneth Hansen (Den) Denmark | 0:04:59 |
| 41 | Josh Johnson (USA) United States | 0:05:28 |
| 42 | Skyler Trujillo (USA) United States | 0:06:34 |
| 43 | Felix Drumm (Ger) Germany | 0:06:43 |
| -1lap | Yannick Gruner (Ger) Germany | Row 43 - Cell 2 |
| -1lap | Tobin Ortenblad (USA) United States | Row 44 - Cell 2 |
| -1lap | Jack Clarkson (GBr) Great Britain | Row 45 - Cell 2 |
| -2laps | Manny Goguen (USA) United States | Row 46 - Cell 2 |
| -3laps | Nikolaj Ruud Ostergaard (Den) Denmark | Row 47 - Cell 2 |
| # | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result | Header Cell - Column 3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wietse Bosmans (Bel) Belgium | 225 | pts |
| 2 | Corne Van Kessel (Ned) Netherlands | 165 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
| 3 | Wout Van Aert (Bel) Belgium | 164 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
| 4 | Michael Vanthourenhout (Bel) Belgium | 115 | Row 3 - Cell 3 |
| 5 | Mike Teunissen (Ned) Netherlands | 108 | Row 4 - Cell 3 |
| 6 | Gianni Vermeersch (Bel) Belgium | 105 | Row 5 - Cell 3 |
| 7 | David Van Der Poel (Ned) Netherlands | 103 | Row 6 - Cell 3 |
| 8 | Emiel Dolfsma (Ned) Netherlands | 85 | Row 7 - Cell 3 |
| 9 | Laurens Sweeck (Bel) Belgium | 85 | Row 8 - Cell 3 |
| 10 | Zach Mcdonald (USA) United States | 83 | Row 9 - Cell 3 |
| 11 | Tijmen Eising (Ned) Netherlands | 75 | Row 10 - Cell 3 |
| 12 | Michiel Van Der Heijden (Ned) Netherlands | 70 | Row 11 - Cell 3 |
| 13 | Jens Adams (Bel) Belgium | 67 | Row 12 - Cell 3 |
| 14 | Tomas Paprstka (Cze) Czech Republic | 65 | Row 13 - Cell 3 |
| 15 | Julian Alaphilippe (Fra) France | 58 | Row 14 - Cell 3 |
| 16 | Michael Boros (Cze) Czech Republic | 57 | Row 15 - Cell 3 |
| 17 | David Menut (Fra) France | 46 | Row 16 - Cell 3 |
| 18 | Jens Vandekinderen (Bel) Belgium | 41 | Row 17 - Cell 3 |
| 19 | Karel Hnik (Cze) Czech Republic | 41 | Row 18 - Cell 3 |
| 20 | Michael (Jr) Schweizer (Ger) Germany | 38 | Row 19 - Cell 3 |
| 21 | Vojtech Nipl (Cze) Czech Republic | 38 | Row 20 - Cell 3 |
| 22 | Matej Lasak (Cze) Czech Republic | 37 | Row 21 - Cell 3 |
| 23 | Toon Aerts (Bel) Belgium | 35 | Row 22 - Cell 3 |
| 24 | Gert-Jan Bosman (Ned) Netherlands | 31 | Row 23 - Cell 3 |
| 25 | Clément Venturini (Fra) France | 31 | Row 24 - Cell 3 |
| 26 | Diether Sweeck (Bel) Belgium | 30 | Row 25 - Cell 3 |
| 27 | Quentin Jauregui (Fra) France | 29 | Row 26 - Cell 3 |
| 28 | Jakub Skala (Cze) Czech Republic | 29 | Row 27 - Cell 3 |
| 29 | Daan Soete (Bel) Belgium | 26 | Row 28 - Cell 3 |
| 30 | Yannick Eckmann (Ger) Germany | 24 | Row 29 - Cell 3 |
| 31 | Tim Merlier (Bel) Belgium | 22 | Row 30 - Cell 3 |
| 32 | Fabien Doubey (Fra) France | 19 | Row 31 - Cell 3 |
| 33 | Luca Braidot (Ita) Italy | 19 | Row 32 - Cell 3 |
| 34 | Lukas Müller (Swi) Switzerland | 19 | Row 33 - Cell 3 |
| 35 | Radek Polnicky (Cze) Czech Republic | 15 | Row 34 - Cell 3 |
| 36 | Jonas Pedersen (Den) Denmark | 15 | Row 35 - Cell 3 |
| 37 | Severin Sagesser (Swi) Switzerland | 12 | Row 36 - Cell 3 |
| 38 | Jan Nesvadba (Cze) Czech Republic | 10 | Row 37 - Cell 3 |
| 39 | Yorben Van Tichelt (Bel) Belgium | 10 | Row 38 - Cell 3 |
| 40 | Fabian Lienhard (Swi) Switzerland | 9 | Row 39 - Cell 3 |
| 41 | Lars Forster (Swi) Switzerland | 9 | Row 40 - Cell 3 |
| 42 | Kenneth Hansen (Den) Denmark | 5 | Row 41 - Cell 3 |
| 43 | Loic Doubey (Fra) France | 4 | Row 42 - Cell 3 |
| 44 | Cody Kaiser (USA) United States | 3 | Row 43 - Cell 3 |
| 45 | Yannick Mayer (Ger) Germany | 1 | Row 44 - Cell 3 |
| 46 | Floris De Tier (Bel) Belgium | 1 | Row 45 - Cell 3 |
| 47 | Jonathan Lastra Martinez (Spa) Spain | 1 | Row 46 - Cell 3 |
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