Toon Aerts wins X2O Trofee Kortrijk
Belgian solos to victory ahead of Iserbyt and Van Kessel
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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