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Van der Poel from another planet: wins big in Zonhoven

The superiority of the Dutch champion is impressive. Nice 24th place for Gioele Bertolini. Among women, Puck Pieterse wins. Also noteworthy is Mattia Agostinacchio's 5th place among the Juniors.

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credits: Eurosport

Mathieu van der Poel (Alpecin-Deceuninck) secured his fourth consecutive World Cup victory, taking his tenth victory of the season in 10 races. A real record.

The two dominant teams in terms of numbers, Baloise Trek Lions and Crelan-Corendon, were no match for the world champion, who attacked on the fourth of the eight laps demonstrating significantly better pace. An embarrassing superiority.

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Joris Nieuwenhuis (Baloise Trek Lions) took second place forcing Laurens Sweeck (Crelan-Corendon) to settle for third. Pim Ronhaar (Baloise Trek Lions) finished fourth.

Toon Vandebosch (Crelan-Corendon) was initially in the chasing pack fighting for second place, but a crash on the final run onto the sand saw him lose time and finish 5th, 59 seconds back. World Cup leader Eli Iserbyt (Pauwels Sauzen-Bingoal) fought back to finish in 6th place with 1:11.

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credits: Eurosport

I wanted to see how the race would develop. It was cold and it took me a while to find my rhythm. It's a tough race and I didn't want to waste too much energy today – Mathieu Van der Poel

MEN'S ELITE RANKING

1VAN DER POEL MathieuALPECIN - DECEUNINCK59:35
2NIEUWENHUIS JorisBALOISE TREK LIONS0:20
3SWEECK LaurensCRELAN – CORENDON0:22
4RONHAAR PimBALOISE TREK LIONS0:29
5VANDEBOSCH ToonCRELAN – CORENDON0:59
6ISERBYT EliPAUWELS SAUZEN - BINGOAL1:11
7VERSTRYNGE EmielCRELAN – CORENDON1:17
8VAN DER HAIR LarsBALOISE TREK LIONS1:39
9WYSEURE JoranCRELAN – CORENDON1:55
10KAMP Ryan 1:58
COMPLETE RANKING

puck pieterse zonhoven
Puck Pieterse – credits: SportPic Agency

FEMALE ELITE RANKING

1PIETERSE Puck 51:39
2VAN DER HEIJDEN EngCRELAN – CORENDON0:24
3BACKSTEDT Zoe 0:41
4WORST AnnemarieCYCLOCROSS REDS1:19
5ZEMANOVA KristynaBRILON RACING TEAM MB1:24
6VERDONSCHOT LauraDE CEUSTER-BONACHE1:29
7BENTVELD LeoniePAUWELS SAUZEN - BINGOAL2:15
8VAS Blanka Kata 2:37
9SING SanneCRELAN – CORENDON2:49
10MOLENGRAAF LaurenCHARLES LIÉGEOIS ROASTERY CX2:58
COMPLETE RANKING


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ppgad@pucrs.br I am passionate about everything that has 2 wheels: in my youth I practiced competitive cycling on the road and on the track with good results. At the age of 18 I moved to cross country competing at national/international level as U23. Once I passed Elite, I made the choice to take things easier from the training point of view, and that's how my love for gravity disciplines was born, training as an FCI MTB instructor and guide. Now I have made my passion my profession by managing 3 MTB centers on the island of Elba (Elba MTB), creating the FANTAmtb and telling in an ironic but professional way, everything that revolves around MTB thanks to 365mountainbike and 365TV (YouTube 'PULITI dentro BIKER fuori').

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