Race under the sun in Dublin, Ireland, but still heavy ground conditions due to the frozen ground which then gradually turned into mud during the day. Too bad for the lack of Mathieu Van Der Poel, in Spain to train for the road season, although he has made it clear that he would have preferred to take part in the cyclo-cross season in a complete way.
However, the course was fast and tactical, with very close gaps and constant changes at the head of the race. In the first half of the race, Eli Iserbyt was very perky as usual, followed by a Tom Pidcock who tried to put Wout Van Aert to the test, who in the first stages of the race struggled to take the lead due to various problems, including a dangerous skid and an unfortunate episode in the pit area (see the videos).
VIDEO CRUSH WOUT VAN AERT
VIDEO VAN AERT BOX AREA PROBLEM
But despite this episode, and the forcing ahead, Wout Van Aert returns and, with 2 laps to go, unleashes all his watts. His opponents can't do anything but watch: only a great Laurens Sweeck tries to come back demonstrating excellent condition. Tom Pidcock suffers and fights with the others for a place on the podium.
Wout Van Aert wins with a 14″ advantage over Laurens Sweeck. Tom Pidcock, with teeth, added a 3rd place. Sweeck increases his leadership in the World Cup over Eli Iserbyt, who doesn't seem able to counter him in the last few races. No Italians at the start.
MEN'S ELITE RANKING
| 1 |  VAN AERT Wout | 59:36 | |
| 2 | SWEECK Laurens | CRELAN - FRISTADS | 0:14 |
| 3 |  PIDCOCK Tom | 0:17 | |
| 4 |  VAN DER HAIR Lars | BALOISE TREK LIONS | 0:19 |
| 5 | VANTHOURENHOUT Michael | PAUWELS SAUZEN - BINGOAL | 0:22 |
| 6 | ADAMS Jens | 0:33 | |
| 7 | ISERBYT Eli | PAUWELS SAUZEN - BINGOAL | 0:35 |
| 8 | RONHAAR Pim | BALOISE TREK LIONS | 0:37 |
| 9 | VAN KESSEL Corné | TORMANS CYCLO CROSS TEAM | 0:46 |
| 10 | MASON Cameron | TRINITY RACING CROSS | 0:58 |
WOMEN RACE
Still fight between Fem Van Empel and Puck Pieterse who fight for victory in the sprint. She sees herself again in front of Pauline Ferrand Prevot who finishes in 7th place. No Italian at the start.
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FEMALE ELITE RANKING
| 1 | VAN EMPEL Fem | PAUWELS SAUZEN - BINGOAL | 47:13 |
| 2 | PIETERSE Puck | ALPECIN - DECEUNINCK | 0:02 |
| 3 | BETSHEMA Denise | PAUWELS SAUZEN - BINGOAL | 1:37 |
| 4 | VAN DER HEIJDEN Eng | 777 | 2:26 |
| 5 |  SCHREIBER Marie | TORMANS CYCLO CROSS TEAM | 2:27 |
| 6 | BAKKER Manon | CRELAN - FRISTADS | 3:39 |
| 7 |  FERRAND-PREVOT Pauline | 4:39 | |
| 8 |  MCGILL Sydney | 4:50 | |
| 9 | Couzens Millie | CRELAN - FRISTADS | 4:53 |
| 10 | MOORS Fleur | 5:22 |
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