With a demonstration of pure power, Mathieu van der Poel wins, greeting the company already on the first climb called Ski Mountain. The other star Tom Pidcock, also making his debut, fought his way from nineteenth (end of lap 1) to second place.
The battle for the remaining podium places was more exciting with Lars van der Haar in 3rd place ahead of Eli Iserby. Despite a fall, Van der Poel won comfortably. Just like in Glasgow, Van der Poel didn't let that hurt him and continued relentlessly towards victory.
MEN'S ELITE RANKING
1 | VAN DER POEL Mathieu | ALPECIN - DECEUNINCK | 59:20 |
2 | PIDCOCK Tom | INEOS GRENADIERS | 0:28 |
3 | VAN DER HAIR Lars | BALOISE TREK LIONS | 0:29 |
4 | ISERBYT Eli | PAUWELS SAUZEN - BINGOAL | 0:30 |
5 | MASON Cameron | CYCLOCROSS REDS | 0:59 |
6 | VANDEPUTTE Niels | ALPECIN - DECEUNINCK | 1:12 |
7 | SWEECK Laurens | CRELAN – CORENDON | 1:28 |
8 | VERMEERSCH Gianni | ALPECIN - DECEUNINCK | 1:52 |
9 | HERMANS Quinten | ALPECIN - DECEUNINCK | " |
10 | VANTHOURENHOUT Michael | PAUWELS SAUZEN - BINGOAL | ' |
FEMALE ELITE RANKING
1 | VAN EMPEL Fem | JUMBO VISMA | 43:19 |
2 | BRAND Lucinda | BALOISE TREK LIONS | " |
3 | WORST Annemarie | CYCLOCROSS REDS | 0:45 |
4 | BETSHEMA Denise | PAUWELS SAUZEN - BINGOAL | 1:14 |
5 | KAY Anna | CYCLOCROSS REDS | 1:52 |
6 | BAKKER Manon | CRELAN – CORENDON | 1:58 |
7 | BARONI Frances | HUBO-REMOTIVE | 2:37 |
8 | HARTOG Larissa | 3:00 | |
9 | CRABBE Kiona | PROXIMUS – CYCLIS – ALPHAMOTORHOMES CT | 3:36 |
10 | VAN SINAEY Xaydee | CRELAN – CORENDON | 4:09 |