Another day for the strongmen, with a flat parcours, high temperatures and high winds - but you can almost guarantee someone will want to fly the coop early and post a solo win. Shorter than the previous day's stage, the break may come unstuck on the final part of the stage where there are some slight undulations, including a cat 3 climb. This could allow teams to bring their sprinters to the front for a fast finish in Cuenca.
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'I just wasn't at my best' - Wout van Aert's hopes for a cyclo-cross victory in Dendermonde dashed by lightning fast conditions
World Championship organisers' hopes of tempting Van Aert fade as dry weather puts Belgian at a disadvantage -
'I really felt like I was in the mix again' - Puck Pieterse finds form in fast Dendermonde 'cross World Cup
Dutch champion lands second place behind Lucinda Brand -
UCI Cyclo-cross World Cup: Thibau Nys wins in Dendermonde as Wout van Aert takes sixth
Brutally fast race in absence of Mathieu van der Poel sees Del Grosso and Sweeck on podium -
UCI Cyclo-cross World Cup: Lucinda Brand indomitable in Dendermonde
Pieterse, Fouquenet round out podium in round eight
