Toon Aerts (Baloise Trek Lions) took his third victory of the cyclo-cross season at the X2O Trofee Urban Cross, soloing home over a minute ahead of Eli Iserbyt (Pauwels Sauzen-Bingoal) in Kortrijk to grab the overall series lead after two races.
Corné Van Kessel (Tormans-Circus) rounded out the podium in third place, 1:39 down on Aerts, who led the race from flag to flag.
"I suffered fantastically today," Aerts said after the race. "I had a very good day."
"I had made two plans for this match beforehand. With the first plan I felt less good and I would limit myself to following, with the other plan I felt strong and I had to go for it. It became plan number two.
"On the last lap I had to make sure I didn't make any more mistakes because I was really broken. When I crossed the finish line, I forgot to put my hands in the air."
| Pos. | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Toon Aerts (Baloise Trek Lions) | 0:57:32 |
| 2 | Eli Iserbyt (Pauwels Sauzen - Bingoal) | 0:01:07 |
| 3 | Corne Van Kessel (Tormans-Circus Cyclo Cross Team) | 0:01:39 |
| 4 | Vincent Baestaens (Deschacht-Group Hens-Containers Maes) | 0:02:06 |
| 5 | Michael Vanthourenhout (Pauwels Sauzen - Bingoal) | |
| 6 | Diether Sweeck (Kko - Crelan) | 0:02:31 |
| 7 | Thijs Aerts (Baloise Trek Lions) | 0:02:57 |
| 8 | Lander Loockx (Deschacht-Group Hens-Containers Maes) | 0:03:01 |
| 9 | Tom Meeusen (Deschacht-Group Hens-Containers Maes) | 0:03:43 |
| 10 | Laurens Sweeck (Pauwels Sauzen - Bingoal) | 0:03:53 |
| 11 | David Van der Poel (Alpecin – Fenix) | 0:04:02 |
| 12 | Yentl Bekaert (Baloise Trek Lions) | 0:04:18 |
| 13 | Robin Alderweireld (Team Atom 6) | 0:04:31 |
| 14 | Mathijs Wuyts (Tarteletto - Isorex CX-team) | 0:04:58 |
| 15 | Ingmar Uytdewilligen (Tarteletto - Isorex CX-team) | 0:05:13 |
| 16 | Julian Siemons (Van Den Plas - Hepa Cycling Team) | 0:05:23 |
| 17 | Arne Vrachten (Acrog - Tormans Balen BC) | 0:05:44 |
| 18 | Seppe Rombouts (Lviv Cycling Team) | 0:06:08 |
| 19 | Nick Peers (Van Den Plas - Hepa Cycling Team) | 0:07:14 |
| 20 | Koen Van Dijke (TWC Het Snelle Wiel) | 0:07:20 |
| 21 | Tim De Schuyter (Individueel) | - 2 Laps |
| 22 | Florian Hamm (Schamel p/b Kloster Kitchen) | |
| 23 | Andy Ruts | - 3 Laps |
| 24 | Wouter Goosen (Zannata Cycling Team) | |
| 25 | Alex Colman (Sport Vlaanderen – Baloise) | |
| 26 | Gauthier Heymes (CC Sarrebourgeois) | - 4 Laps |
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