Michael Vanthourenhout rides to solo third place in Belgian podium sweep
Van Aert resisted tough challenges throughout the eight-lap race near Kortrijk
with Iserbyt and his teammate Michael Vanthourenhout putting him under serious pressure until the latter dropped away and the former made a mistake on the final lap which allowed Van Aert to ride solo to the win
It looked as though Iserbyt might be able to better his Belgian compatriot as he took over the lead once the pair took the bell ahead of the rest of the field
Van Aert was simply too neat in his performance
Iserbyt and Vanthourenhout did come home safely to take second and third
The race was Van Aert's first win since the World Cup in Benidorm last January and marks a complete comeback to form after his road season was ended short in September due to a heavy crash at the Vuelta a España
but when I rode through for the first time
Michael [Vanthourenhout] and Eli [Iserbyt] were still there
So I just focused on the final," said Van Aert post-race
"I started this winter without expectations
but it seems hard for people to believe because they are used to me always competing to win
it is really a surprise that I can do this already
2025 has started and it feels really good."
Superprestige series leader Niels Vandeputte (Alpecin-Deceuninck) fought back after a slow start to finish fifth and extend his overall lead over second-place Lars van der Haar (Baloise Glowi Lions) after the Dutchman had to relocate his shoulder
Vandeputte will head into the final round in Middelkerke with a 10-point lead
After Lucinda Brand soloed to victory in the women's race in Gullegem
the anticipation stayed high for the start of the men's race as it brought the second appearance of Van Aert in the 2024-25 cyclocross season
he got off the line quickly from the second row and jumped quickly into third
before eventually setting into the leading group of nine riders
with race favourites Laurens Sweeck (Crelan-Corendon)
A small slip from Van der Haar allowed Vanthourenhout
Sweek and Emiel Verstrynge (Crelan-Corendon) to get a small gap
Van Aert quickly sensed the danger and closed the gap to make it four with a slim lead
Van Aert moved into the lead for the first time at the start of lap four and started to apply the pressure
With a higher pace and more skills on show
only Vanthourenhout could stay with the three-time CX world champion
Vanthourenhout took over from Van Aert after a small mistake from the Visma man
Iserbyt began to close the gap with Joran Wyseure (Crelan-Corendon) close behind to make it a group of four in front
Iserbyt took over from his teammate to again attack Van Aert on lap six
forcing him to work hard and keep things together until he retook the lead on the penultimate lap
Van Aert put in a series of jabs but struggled to drop the Belgian champion
ceding the lead once again at the start of the final lap
Iserbyt made one small mistake followed by a bigger error when he got stuck on a steep bank
allowing Van Aert to ride away for his first victory of the winter
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Van Aert prevails in tight battle with Iserbyt
Lucinda Brand gaps Bäckstedt and Alvarado to win
It’s a very welcome boost after several difficult months
Wout van Aert raced back to the top of the podium Saturday, notching up his first victory across all disciplines since stage 10 of the Vuelta a España, and his first win in a cyclocross race since last year’s World Cup in Benidorm
The triumph in the Superprestige Gullegem is an important return to form following his big crash in the Vuelta
It also put a broad smile on Van Aert’s face heading towards an all-important road season with several big goals
The Visma-Lease a Bike rider was involved in a close duel towards the end with Belgian national champion Eli Iserbyt. The Pauwels Sauzen-Cibel Clementines competitor traded blows with Van Aert but was under pressure on the final lap.
This saw him make two errors and be gapped, finishing ten seconds down.
His teammate Michael Vanthourenhout was a further 21 seconds back.
“I didn’t have big expectations this winter, partly because I am looking forward to a big season on the road,” Van Aert said. “So I am really happy with the victory today.”
The Visma-Lease a Bike rider began on the second row but powered his way through the field. He moved clear with Vanthourenhout after the halfway point, but Crelan-Corendon rider Joran Wyseure and Iserbyt got back up to them.
Iserbyt proved to be Van Aert’s closest challenger, but a dab of his foot on the final lap was followed by a delay getting back into the pedal and then a loss of momentum on a short ramp. He was forced to dismount and run, losing all chance of success.
“Before the race I was really, really tired,” he said. “But then as the race went on I felt physically very good. In the corners I think I felt better than Wout and I found in the second half of the race I could aspire to win myself.
“I made one mistake too many in the end. On the last lap I made two mistakes and then I knew it would be very difficult to follow Wout. Particularly on the straight sections he is very, very strong.”
Van Aert’s big crash on stage 15 of the Vuelta a España left him with a big knee injury and he made clear before it would take him time to ride into form. Saturday was his second cross race this season and things are looking promising.
“I went quite fast in the beginning. Michael Vanthourenhout was the only one who could really come with me,” he said. “Eli Iserbyt was very good today.
“I am looking forward to Dendermonde tomorrow, of course, but I just take every day as it is. I didn’t hold back today, that is for sure.”
He will line out in the World Cup race on Sunday. Big rival Mathieu van der Poel (Alpecin-Deceuninck) is out with injury, meaning Van Aert has a good chance of success.
However nothing is guaranteed and with Iserbyt running him close Saturday, things could prove tight.
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Famed as a diesel engine, Lucinda Brand’s staying power won out in the women’s race Sunday
the Baloise Glowi Lions rider overhauling two big rivals heading onto the final lap
She gapped Ceylin Alvarado (Fenix-Deceuninck) and Zoe Bäckstedt (Canyon-SRAM)
with the latter prevailing in a tight sprint for the line six seconds back
Alvarado shoved Bäckstedt close to the end after the Welsh rider appeared to squeeze her towards the barriers
“She passed me and cut it right to me,” Alvarado explained
Her third place saw Alvarado lose her overall lead in the Superprestige Trophy series
with Brand now one point clear with one race remaining
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Wout van Aert has won the Superprestige race in Gullegem
The 30-year-old Belgian broke away from Eli Iserbyt in the final lap
It marked Van Aert’s first cyclocross win of the season
Van Aert dived into the field again in the West Flemish town of Gullegem
The triple world champion started from the third row
but he made his way to the head of the race in no time
the race remained undecided for a long time
only Belgian champion Iserbyt had a response to another acceleration by Van Aert
The Team Visma | Lease a Bike rider then continued to put pressure on Iserbyt
It was the first victory in the field for the Belgian
who is mainly focused on the upcoming road season
“I didn't expect I was going to be able to beat these guys on this course
On the technical sections I sometimes struggled to follow the others
but I knew the tricky course would start to weigh on everyone
which ultimately proved to be enough to take victory
so I'm obviously happy with how I’m feeling now
but tomorrow there’s already another tough race in Dendermonde
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Wout van Aert fought an engrossing battle with Eli Iserbyt in Saturday’s penultimate round of the 2024-2025 Superprestige series in Gullegem
as the three-time world champion beat the Belgian champion
Fifth-place Niels Vandeputte doubled his lead at the top of the series table and has one hand on the trophy with one race to go
Soon van Aert was chasing Laurens Sweeck in Position 2
Filipe Orts slipped around van Aert before the sand pit and then took hold of the lead
A nontet distinguished itself from the rest of the field and Sweeck pulled it over the line in 7:52
Michael Vanthourenhout won in Gullegem last season
and he took over the front at the start of Lap 2
Van Aert could be found in the middle of the gang
The Visma rider had to sew up a hole to Emiel Verstrynge
Vandeputte its caboose and Sweeck the engine
Van der Haar sliced his way into Position 3 ahead of van Aert
Wout grabbed the reins at the start of Lap 4
Vanthourenhout clung to his wheel and Sweeck scrambled to keep up
Practically everyone hopped on a clean machine
An extraordinary moment came when van der Haar stopped riding to return his shoulder to its socket
Iserbyt and Joran Wyseure had joined Iserbyt’s teammate Vanthourenhout and van Aert
Van Aert didn’t want Vanthourenhout in front of him
How well Vandeputte rode to come back to fifth
Van Aert and Iserbyt hit the penultimate lap seven seconds before Vanthourenhout and Wyseure
Van Aert kept testing the Belgian champion
Iserbyt took an inside line to claim the front
A straight stretch turned the tables and Iserbyt’s dab and subsequent clip-in problem created space for the man in yellow
The final round is February 8 in Middelkerke
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Brand moves into series lead ahead of Ceylin del Carmen Alvarado
as she takes third behind Zoe Bäckstedt
Lucinda Brand (Baloise Glowi Lions) powered to her sixth win of the 2024-25 cyclocross season at the Superprestige Gullegem after perfectly pacing her way to the front on the final lap and winning solo by leaving Ceylin del Carmen Alvarado (Fenix-Deceuninck) behind.
Alvarado led for many of the first four laps in a trio alongside Zoe Bäckstedt (Canyon-SRAM) and Leonie Bentveld (Pauwels Sauzen-Cibel Clementines)
until Brand fought from 10 seconds down and hit the front as the bell rang for the final lap
The Dutch champion quickly made Bentveld and Bäckstedt struggle as she upped the pace
her resolve was eventually broken by Brand's diesel engine and she dropped back to fight out second place with Bäckstedt
Alvarado was passed by the Brit on one of the running sections of the course before launching her sprint better initially
But Bäckstedt responded in the run for the line and narrowly pipped the Dutch rider with a bike throw at the line.
After Alvarado started the day leading the women's elite Superprestige series by one point over Brand
the situation was flipped at the end of the day due to Bäckstedt coming second
just one point ahead of her compatriot.
The series will be decided at the final round on February 8 at the Superprestige Middelkerke
I was struggling but I stayed calm and I kept trying to find my own lines
I just went full gas and I didn't have anything else to give," said Brand after her victory
After a tough day in the mud and sand of Gullegem with lots of running
Brand already had her eyes on Sunday's World Cup in Dendermonde
which is another running-heavy course.
"Now I'll quickly try and recover for tomorrow," she said
"We have at least practised running well here
That will probably be useful again tomorrow."
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Wout van Aert of Visma-Lease a Bike wins Superprestige Gullegem and makes a funny face to salute his son's birthday
Belgian celebrates first cyclocross victory of the season with salute for son's fourth birthday
In his second start of the 2024-2025 cyclocross season
Van Aert delivered an unexpected victory on Saturday
going clear of second-placed Eli Iserbyt (Pauwels Sauzen-Cibel Clementines) on the final lap.
by raising four fingers as he crossed the finish line
He also raised his arms to glide to a stop and stuck his tongue out of his mud-covered mouth as part of the birthday celebration
"Whenever Georges has to be photographed, he pulls a 'funny face', as he calls it. That's why I did it today, to congratulate him on his birthday that way," he told Het Nieuwsblad after the victory.
Van Aert started on the third row in the 2025 edition and quickly vaulted into the lead group with favourites Iserbyt
Michael Vanthourenhout (Pauwels Sauzen-Cibel Clementines) and Superprestige series leader Niels Vandeputte (Alpecin-Deceuninck)
he began a steady acceleration to claim the race lead
A final attack on the sixth of eight laps left Iserbyt as the only rider to match Van Aert
It came down to the final circuit when Iserbyt slipped in a muddy corner and then had to dismount and run on a small punchy climb that followed
allowing Van Aert to sail away for the solo win
I didn't expect I was going to be able to beat these guys on this course," Van Aert said in the post-race broadcast interview
But now 2025 has started and that feels really good.
"On the technical sections I sometimes struggled to follow the others
Van Aert's abbreviated 'cross season took a hit at the end of December when he missed a planned opener at Superprestige Mol due to illness and made his debut four days later at Exact Cross Loenhout
which was his first competition since crashing out of the Vuelta a España with a knee injury in September
There are now only a trio of World Cup rounds remaining on Van Aert's winter calendar
which includes Sunday's Dendermonde contest
He was due to face off with long-term rival Mathieu van der Poel (Alpecin-Deceuninck) there but the Dutchman had to pull out due to a persisting rib injury
Van Aert said he did not have big expectations for the remaining winter campaign
but would "enjoy myself" at the World Cup contest on Sunday
but tomorrow there’s already another tough race in Dendermonde
The Belgian said he would not participate in the UCI Cyclocross World Championships as he plans to focus on the road and conquests in the spring Classics.
he'll head to Visma-Lease a Bike's January training camp in Spain before racing at the World Cup in Benidorm
He'll then close out his 2024-25 'cross campaign at the World Cup in Maasmechelen
where he and Van der Poel should share their second and final duel of the winter.
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Our team made it ten victories at the Belgian race
Martin Svrcek celebrated his maiden win in the Soudal Quick-Step jersey at the most important kermesse of the season
It was a well-deserved success for the talented 21-year-old
bronze medalist at last year’s U23 World Championships
who arrived alone at the finish after launching a daring attack just one kilometer from the line
It’s just my second race after two months
and to show this good form and be able to finish it off after a hard day
I can’t tell you how delighted I am with this win”
Martin said after becoming the first Slovak rider to come out on top in Gullegem Koerse
Tuesday’s 176km race was a lively one from the beginning
when Varre Vangheluwe tried to go in the breakaway
but things kept changing and soon after another group was in the lead
Ayco Bastiaens was there for Soudal Quick-Step
only for a crash to put an end to his time at the front
Crosswinds then split the peloton in the second part of the day
leaving a small but strong group in pursuit of the leaders
Two-time Gullegem Koerse winner Yves Lampaert
Martin Svrcek and Warre all booked a place in the move that gradually clawed back time and joined the breakaway riders with just a couple of laps to go
It looked like it would all come down to a reduced sprint
Svrcek launched a powerful acceleration and put some daylight into the others
where he celebrated Soudal Quick-Step’s fifth victory consecutive victory in Gullegem Koerse
This was my first kermesse and I enjoyed every single moment of it
“It was similar to the junior races – attacks from the start and then full gas the entire day
I liked it a lot and I want to do more races like this in the future”
“We wanted to win the race and tried to shape it by going on the offensive from the opening lap
and I can’t tell you how much this means for me and for my confidence.”
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Zoe Backstedt has laid down an impressive marker for the upcoming World Championships at the Hexia Cross Gullegem on Saturday with a convincing solo victory in brutally difficult
The 19-year-old sealed her first win in Belgium this season - and the first triumph of 2024 - after she attacked with two laps to go from a group of three race leaders
and Inge Van der Heijden finished third in the West Flanders event
while standout favourite and defending champion Ceylin del Carmen Alvarado struggled early on and finally abandoned
having mastered the ultra-difficult conditions for a powerful lone win
“I have to say that was one of the most fun races I’ve done this year,” she said later
every straight there was someone different on the front
and then I decided to attack with two laps to go.”
Van der Heijden and Backstedt opened up an early lead on the ultra-muddy
old-school course where conditions were rendered even tougher than usual after a week of torrential heavy rain
with one segment near a river was actually removed before the elite races.
had a poor start while Van der Heijden’s Crelan-Corendon teammate Manon Bakker joined the duo ahead at the end of the first lap
The trio then managed to keep Alvarado - who bounced back to fourth before finally abandoning - at a distance while consolidating their own podium positions and focussing on the victory
already rivals in the early season races in Indianapolis
but it was Backstedt who then launched a key
well-timed attack on the road section to gain a few metres advantage with two laps to go.
Backstedt took two bike changes in quick succession
But her trip through the pits barely cost her as she maintained stunning consistency and a measured pace through the unrelentingly gloopy conditions
only for Bakker to drop her teammate and start a lone pursuit of the Briton
Backstedt entered the final lap with a 35-second advantage
and her gap steadily increased from there on
Van der Heijden then briefly came back to Bakker with a trademark late surge
but there was little they could do to stop the Briton
“I attacked because Manon was looking down at her pedals
She’s not watching what’s going on
so I just went for it,” Backstedt explained later
“I looked back at the end of the straight
and then it was just trying not to make mistakes after that
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European Champion solos home ahead of Cameron Mason and Joran Wyseure
the Pauwels-Sauzen Bingoal rider surged away from a chase group of four and then stayed away with no further challenges for his second victory of the season
was tenacious lone counterattacker Cameron Mason (Cyclocross Reds)
with Joran Wyseure (Crelan-Corendon) outpowering Thibau Nys (Baloise Trek Lions) in a thrilling
In the absence of standout names like Tom Pidcock (Ineos Grenadiers)
Mathieu van der Poel (Alpecin-Deceuninck) and Wout van Aert (Visma-Lease a Bike)
was the clear dominator on an ultra-demanding
old-school course where the omnipresent deep mud and multiple stretches of gloopy standing water quickly shredded the field
but I felt really good today,” Vanthourenhout said afterwards
“The women’s race before had made the course tougher to ride
and there wasn’t one line to follow but a lot of options
Nys made a good start in the atrociously muddy conditions
but the 68-man field was quickly scattered across the demanding terrain and Wyseure
Gianni Vermeesch and Felipe Orts then briefly veered clear.
Coming through the start/finish line and the only stretch of mud-free terrain on the entire course for the first time
Vanthourenhout and Nys regained contact with the leaders
but it was only deep into the second lap that a group of top favourites edged their way clear in any definitive fashion
Wyseure and Vanthourenhout had eked out the briefest of gaps on Vermeersch and Lander Loockx and then little by little
the leading trio’s advantage began to broaden
began to test his rivals with longer runs on some of the muddiest sections
and as specks of rain briefly began to fall
his advantage had begun to stretch to double digits
and a clear dominator of the course had finally emerged
Vanthourenhout’s solo position on the front enabled him to pick clearer lines
a real advantage on such difficult terrain
while Mason and Vermeesch surged back into the game to make it a chase group of four
but with a 20-second advantage for the Belgian on the Briton - with whom he already clashed for the win in the Europeans - holding steady on such a demanding course
it was always going to be difficult for Mason to recoup lost ground
And so it proved as Vanthourenhout’s narrow but consistent lead never seemed to be under threat
enabling the Belgian to soak up the applause from his home crowd all the way through the last lap
just as he had in the Europeans behind the same rider in Pontchateau
Vanthourenhout’s advantage on the rest of the field was never really in doubt
“It was a hard one,” Mason said afterwards
“a bit of a time trial and not a good start
but it didn’t really matter because it was just a tractor race.”
but that was for a reason - he was definitely the strongest today.”
Dutchwoman tops Rochette and Backstedt in the mud
Shirin van Anrooij (Baloise Trek Lions) claimed victory at the 2022 Cyclocross Gullegem with a dominant ride in the Belgian rain and mud.
The 19-year-old, who became the U23 women's European champion in November, rode clear on the first of five laps and extended her advantage all the way to the finish.
Magalie Rochette claimed second place, almost a minute in arrears, while 17-year-old Zoe Backstedt (Tormans) put in another impressive display to claim the final podium position.
The C2 race in Gullegem did not feature the biggest names of the elite women's field such as world champion Lucinda Brand but it was still a major televised race in Belgium and another significant moment in Van Anrooij's rise.
After winning the Jingle Cross in the USA earlier in the season, it is her second elite victory of the season and her third in total after clinching the U23 European title.
It was a dominant display in a tricky course that was rendered sloppy and heavy but the pouring rain. Despite the lap times being over 10 minutes, it was decided they would still cover five laps.
Van Anrooij had the power from the start, leaving Rochette behind when the Canadian faltered in a sand pit. She set out for the second lap with a lead of almost 20 seconds and increased it to more than a minute by the final lap. By that point, the winner was evident, and the more exciting contest was for second place.
Backstedt managed to claw her way over to Rochette and move past on lap 3, but then crashed on lap 4 and had to settled for third.Behind, Lotto Kopecky had a battle of her own to hold off Inge van der Heijden for fifth, but they were a long way off the convincing winner.
"It went really well, right from the start," Van Anrooij said. "Not all the top players were there, but it is always cool to still ride for the win."
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Van Aert 4th as Vanthourenhout and Van Kessel complete podium
Mathieu van der Poel (Alpecin-Fenix) claimed an emphatic victory at Cyclocross Gullegem after soloing clear on the fifth lap of the race. The Dutchman came home 17 seconds clear of ahead of Michael Vanthourenhout (Pauwels Sauce-Bingoal), while Corné van Kesse (Tormans) took third, a further two seconds back.
Wout van Aert (Jumbo-Visma) continued his return to action with an encouraging 4th place finish. In only his second competitive outing since crashing heavily at the Tour de France in July, the Belgian began strongly and remained in contention for a podium spot after Van der Poel escaped at the midway point.
Van Aert dropped back under the force of a Vanthourenhout acceleration on the penultimate lap, but he still had the wherewithal to place 4th, 42 seconds down on Van der Poel. His next race will be the Belgian Championships next weekend.
The day, like so many, belonged to Van der Poel, who was content to allow his rivals force the pace on the opening laps before he took up the reins and moved clear on the fifth circuit. In the opening phase of the race, Van Aert was to the fore, and his repeated forcing helped to shape the race.
By the halfway point, only four men – Van Aert, Van der Poel, Vanthourenhout and Van Kessel – were left at the front, and Vanthourenhout felt sufficiently emboldened to try an acceleration of his own.
Van der Poel’s response was swift and emphatic. The world champion quickly moved into a lead of almost half a minute and he was able to manage his advantage thereafter to secure a resounding win.
Van der Poel’s dominance has led to concerns about the ongoing appeal of the cyclo-cross circuit, but there were large crowds on hand in Gullegem on Saturday afternoon, thanks in no small part to Van Aert’s presence.
“The last five or six races prove that cyclo-cross is absolutely not dead,” Van der Poel said, according to Sporza. “It was already busy here last year, and this year it’s been one of the busiest crosses of the season. That is of course also because Wout is back, and he has done well here.”
Van Aert struggled with his equipment at one point but, he managed to catch back up to the chasers Vanthourenhout and Van Kessel, though their pursuit was a notional one by that juncture. In truth, they were already racing for second place.
Vanthourenhout’s late acceleration shed Van Aert from the group and the Belgian proceeded to beat Van Kessel in the duel for second place.
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Briton overcomes early puncture to beat Wyseure and Hermans
Tom Pidcock (Ineos Grenadiers) took his second consecutive victory in the Belgian mud on Tuesday
coming back from an early rear puncture to win alone in Gullegem
The Briton duelled with Quinten Hermans (Tormans) for much of the race but went on to win by 16 seconds
Hermans faded badly in the final two laps after also suffering a puncture and was passed by young teammate Joran Wyseure and so finished third at 20 seconds
He beat Spanish national champion Felipe Orts for the final spot on the podium
while veteran Tom Meeusen was fourth at 47 seconds and Tim Merlier (Alpecin-Fenix) was fifth
Pidcock was tired after the race but the knowledge that he now faces just one more hour of racing before an Ineos Grenadiers training camp in Mallorca seemed to lift his spirits
you feel as if you’re not going anywhere,” he said of the muddy conditions
At first I didn’t think it was a puncture because I was running low pressure anyway
Luckily I could then get back to Quinten and then get a gap and control the race
I was running on narrow tyres and then went onto thick tyres
“I’ve got one more good day of racing and then I’m away to a training camp
so just one more hour of suffering.”
Gullegem is the only January cyclo-cross race that is not part of the new World Cup
Eli Iserbyt and Toon Aerts opted to rest up before Wednesday's X²O Herentals race
while world champion Mathieu van der Poel is still out of action due to back problems and is unlikely to race for a while according to his father.
He was passed by several riders before the first corner but soon took over to take the best lines through the mud and along the edge of the grass.
Hermans and Pidcock quickly distanced the rest of the field and they swapped turns on the front and tried alternative lines
with Hermans only opening a gap after Pidcock’s puncture and bike change
He almost fell after the bike went away from him in the pits but kept his composure and fought on.
Pidcock’s change to wider tyres helped him close to the gap and he suddenly caught and passed Hermans who was suddenly having his own problems after four laps.
Pidcock then pushed on alone to win his third race of the season
while Hermans tried and failed to hold off his younger teammate Wyseure
Hungarian beats Van der Heijden and Sanne Cant
Blanka Vas (Doltcini-Van Eyck Sport) repeated her early aggressiveness, which earned the 19-year-old a victory at Ethias Cross Bredene three days ago, and took her second consecutive solo victory Saturday, this time at Cyclocross Gullegem. Inge van der Heijden (777) and Sanne Cant (Iko-Crelan) would battle at the line to complete the podium, Van der Heijden taking second in the head-to-head battle.
French national champion Marion Norbert Riberolle (Starcasino cx Team) charged to the lead early by making a move in the first part of sand. She was followed by teammate Anna Kay, Vas, Van der Heijden, and Cant, until a mistake allowed all the chasers to pass. Vas used this break in momentum to her advantage taking control at the front on the second lap and then distanced herself more on each ensuing lap.
“I really wanted to win because the first game was of the new year. It was a technical course, but the mud wasn't too difficult today. The mud was difficult in Dendermonde,” said Vas in a Wierlerflits report after her win Saturday.
Midway through the muddy course it looked like Cant would be the only rider to have a chance to even catch sight of, but Van der Heijden clawed her way back and marked all of Cant’s moves.
By the final lap, Cant set the pace in the final twisting turns of the course with Van der Heijden on her wheel. In the final straightaway the Belgian champion was unable to match Van der Heijden’s acceleration at the line to snatch second place. Both riders finished 30 seconds behind Vas, and Briton Kay taking fourth, more than a minute back of the Hungarian national champion. Riberolle would roll across the line in fifth, another 13 seconds after Kay.
Like the men’s race, many of the top women opted not to take part at Cyclocross Gullegem in order to rest for Sunday’s World Cup, including Ceylin del Carmen Alvarado (Alpecin-Fenix), Denise Betsema (Pauwels Saauzen-Bingoal), Lucinda Brand (Telenet Baloise Lions) and Clara Honsinger (Cannondale-Cyclocrossworld).
Belgian set to face Van der Poel in Zonhoven World Cup on Sunday
In the absence of Mathieu van der Poel and Tom Pidcock, Wout van Aert was the runaway favourite for Superprestige Gullegem on Saturday
and the Belgian champion duly lived up to his billing with a dominant solo victory
the disc jockey also delved into his record collection for The Boss' tunes
"I'm going to think about it for the next cross
but I prefer to focus on the sport itself."
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Van Aert’s superiority was never in any doubt on Saturday
The Jumbo-Visma rider tracked the early accelerations before making a move of his own near the midway point
dropping his rivals one by one on a course rendered treacherous by incessant rain
“It had become very technical because of the rain,” Van Aert said
“I would have liked to have stayed in the wheels for a bit longer
but it was actually much more difficult there
At one point I felt that I would do better if I could take my own lines and then I just tried to keep going.”
who recorded his seventh win of the cyclocross campaign with 22 seconds to spare over Eli Iserbyt (Pauwels Sauzen-Bingoal) and 41 over Michael Vanthourenhout (Pauwels Sauzen-Bingoal)
was succinct when asked about the absent Van der Poel and Pidcock
“You have to beat the riders that are there,” said Van Aert
who has been the dominant force on the cyclocross circuit over the Christmas period
Van Aert will be in action once more on Sunday
when he lines out at the Zonhoven World Cup
where Van der Poel will be among his competitors.
The Alpecin-Deceuninck rider complained of back pain in Koksijde on Thursday
but Het Laatste Nieuws reported on Saturday that he would be on the start line in Zonhoven
Dutchman beats Tom Pidcock in 10th race of his season
Mathieu van der Poel (Alpecin-Fenix) scored his seventh win in 10 starts this season, and fourth consecutive win in a week, powering through a faulty start and the heavy mud at Cyclocross Gullegem on Saturday.
As expected, the race provided an early battle between Van der Poel and Briton Tom Pidcock (Trinity Racing), as the wheels of Wout van Aert, Laurens Sweeck, Michael Vanthourenhout and Toon Aerts would take the day off to target Sunday’s World Cup race in Hulst.
Early on the first lap, Van der Poel slid in an off-camber turn and had to chase the lead group, which included Diether Sweeck (Credishop-fristads), Jens Adams and Pidcock. Sweeck and Adams controlled the pace for the first two laps, until Van der Poel powered back to the front with Pidcock in tow.
Midway into the nine-lap contest, the Van der Poel-Pidcock duo had opened a small gap to all chasers, which saw Gianni Vermeersch (Credishop-fristads) in the mix. With three laps to go, the World Champion began to pull away from Pidcock and make it an uncontested solo win at the line, 45 seconds ahead of the Briton.
On the final lap, Adams and Vermeersch would go head to head for the final podium spot, the sprint by the two Belgians taken by four seconds by Adams. It was an unexpected third place for Adams, who returned to racing at Gullegem after being sidelined for more than two weeks with a viral infection.
“It was still quite a technical cross because the grass on the track had come off. I did have a nice afternoon despite the fact that I made some sliders. I didn't immediately find a good grip on the course, but that improved after a few bicycle changes," Mathieu van der Poel said to Belgian's HLN after the win.
In-form Belgian lands fifth victory in eight days
Remco Evenepoel celebrates his win at Gullegem Koerse(Image credit: Peter De Voecht/PN/SprintCyclingAgency©2022)Evenepoel heads up the podium alongside Sasha Weemaes and Jarne Van Grieken(Image credit: Peter De Voecht/PN/SprintCyclingAgency©2022)Evenepoel among the lead group before his race-winning attack(Image credit: Peter De Voecht/PN/SprintCyclingAgency©2022)Remco Evenepoel added another win to his packed 2022 palmarès on Tuesday
soloing to victory at the Belgian kermesse race Gullegem Koerse
Gullegem Koerse might not be an official UCI event, but the 78th edition of the 171km race was hotly contested. Major names taking part included Greg Van Avermaet and Oliver Naesen (AG2R Citroën) along with Sep Vanmarcke (Israel-Premier Tech)
and Tom Devriendt (Intermarché-Wanty-Gobert)
taking a solo victory after leaving behind an elite lead group 11km from the line
who in April won his first Monument at Liège-Bastogne-Liège
had been on the attack from the start of the race before letting a breakaway group take the lead
taking Van Avermaet and Arjen Livyns (Bingoal-Pauwels Sauces-WB) with him
Evenepoel made his winning move heading towards the end of the penultimate lap of the race
None of his companions were able to stick with him and so he stayed away to claim a solo win after three-and-a-half hours of racing
Sasha Weemaes (Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise) won the sprint for second place ahead of Jarne Van Grieken (Acrog-Tormans) and Van Avermaet
intensive training," Evenepoel said after his win
but my bike handling is getting better and better
I'd rather it end like this than just finish in the peloton – that's not in my character."
Evenepoel's win comes off the back of a dominant ride at the recent Tour of Norway
where he took stage victories on an uphill finish
and from a small group sprint on the way to a 56-second overall triumph
I thought that was more important after my period of rest following my Liège win."
"The race ends with a time trial," he said
"I can race defensively until the final day
It'll be important to be with the best climbers in Switzerland
"I've ridden the long and steep climbs – the focus was on sustaining long efforts
Those are necessary to be good in Switzerland and then in the Vuelta a España."
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With main rival and world champion Wout van Aert preferring to race in northern France on Sunday
van der Poel faced little problem in taking win number 100
Gianni Vermeersch was the best of the rest in second place
with David van der Poel completing the podium with his brother after a strong fight back in the second part of the race
Van der Poel started from the front but paced his ride carefully
Jens Adams and Dieter Vanthourenhout and then opening a confortable lead of 20 seconds
with Vanthourenhout and Michael Boros seemingly fighting for third place
However David van der Poel started his charge after 45 minutes of racing and Vermeersch attacked to catch and pass Adams
Mathieu van der Poel further up the track and cruised to the finish line
Van der Poel does not count two victories from Masters Cyclocross races in Waregem in 2015 and 2018 but the Belgian media were quick to highlight the Dutch riders success at the age of just 23
Van der Poel won his first professional cyclo-cross race at just 19 and has since won one world title
He will be chasing victory number 101 in Sunday’s DVV verzekeringen trofee race near Brussels
Quebec junior Rafaelle Carrier landed her first European win on Saturday in Belgium
The Pan Am continental champion sailed to a solid 1:44 winning margin at the Hexia Cyclocross round in Gullegem
Six stars of Canadian cyclocross
Saturday’s win in Gullegem adds to a phenomenal fall cyclocross season in North America. Carrier not only won Pan American continental championships in Montana and Canadian cyclocross championships in Victoria, B.C.
where she was one win away from a perfect sweep of the eight-race U.S
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- Telenet Superprestige Cyclocross at Boom
- Telenet Superprestige Cyclocross at Boom, Belgium Start Lists here (Elite Women) and here (Elite Men)
- The 2020 Telenet Superprestige Cyclocross at Boom, Belgium is Sunday, December 6. There will be live streams for both the elite women's and men's races. - Cyclocross Start Lists
Notes from the 2020 Telenet Superprestige Cyclocross at Merksplas
- Telenet Superprestige Cyclocross at Merksplas
- Telenet Superprestige Cyclocross at Merksplas, Belgium Start Lists here (Elite Women) and here (Elite Men)
- The 2020 Telenet Superprestige Cyclocross at Merksplas, Belgium is Sunday, November 22. There will be live streams for both the elite women's and men's races. - Cyclocross Start Lists
Notes from the 2020 Telenet Superprestige Jaarmarktcross Niel
- Expected LIVE video here
- Telenet Superprestige Jaarmarktcross Niel
Eastern Elite Men at 15:00 CET
- Telenet Superprestige Jaarmarktcross Niel, Belgium Start Lists here (all races)
- The 2020 Telenet Superprestige Jaarmarktcross Niel, Belgium is Wednesday, November 11. There will be live streams for both the elite women's and men's races. - Cyclocross Start Lists
Notes from the 2020 Telenet Superprestige Cyclocross Ruddervoorde
7:40am ET Elite Men at 15:00 CET
- Telenet Superprestige Cyclocross at Ruddervoorde, Belgium Start Lists here (all races)
- The 2020 Telenet Superprestige Cyclocross Ruddervoorde, Belgium is Saturday, October 24. There will be live streams for both the elite women's and men's races. - Cyclocross Start Lists
Notes from the 2020 Telenet Superprestige Cyclocross Gieten
- Expected LIVE video here and here
ET (Superprestige Ladies Trophy) Men at 17:15 CET
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- Telenet Superprestige Cyclocross at Gieten, Netherlands Start Lists here (all races)
- The 2020 Telenet Superprestige Cyclocross Gieten, Netherlands is Sunday, October 11. There will be live streams for both the elite women's and men's races. Official website here - Cyclocross Start Lists
Notes from the 2020 Telenet Superprestige Cyclocross (Noordzeecross) at Middelkerke
- Expected LIVE video here. (Play Sports, geo-restricted) - Expected LIVE video here. (Ziggo Extra
- Expected LIVE video here. (English
- Telenet Superprestige Cyclocross at Middelkerke, Belgium Start Lists here (all races)
- The 2020 Telenet Superprestige Cyclocross (Noordzeecross) at Middelkerke, Belgium is Saturday, February 15. There will be live streams for both the elite women's and men's races. Official website here - Cyclocross Start Lists
- The 2020 Superprestige CX at Merksplas has been cancelled due to extreme weather
- Telenet Superprestige Cyclocross at Merksplas, Belgium Start Lists here (all races)
- The 2020 Telenet Superprestige Cyclocross at Merksplas, Belgium is Sunday, February 9. There will be live streams for both the elite women's and men's races. Official website here - Cyclocross Start Lists
Notes from the 2019 Telenet Superprestige Cyclocross at Diegem
- Expected LIVE video here. (Sporza, geo-restricted) - Expected LIVE video here. (Play Sports, geo-restricted) - Expected LIVE video here. (Ziggo Extra
- Expected LIVE video here. (English
- Telenet Superprestige Cyclocross at Diegem
Eastern (Superprestige Ladies Trophy) Elite Men at 20:00 CET
- Telenet Superprestige Cyclocross at Diegem, Belgium Start Lists here (all races)
- The 2019 Telenet Superprestige Cyclocross at Diegem, Belgium is Sunday, December 29. There will be live streams for both the elite women's and men's races. Official website here - Cyclocross Start Lists
Notes from the 2019 Telenet Superprestige Cyclocross at Zonhoven
- Expected LIVE video here. (English
- Telenet Superprestige Cyclocross at Zonhoven
- Telenet Superprestige Cyclocross at Zonhoven, Belgium Start Lists here (all races)
- The 2019 Telenet Superprestige Cyclocross at Zonhoven, Belgium is Sunday, December 8. There will be live streams for both the elite women's and men's races. Official website here - Cyclocross Start Lists
Notes from the 2019 Telenet Superprestige Cyclocross at Ruddervoorde
- Expected LIVE video here. (Play Sports3, geo-restricted) - Expected LIVE video here. (Ziggo Extra
- Expected LIVE video here. (English
- Note: Daylight savings time ends in the U.S
9:00am ET ----------------------------------
- Telenet Superprestige Cyclocross at Ruddervoorde, Belgium Start Lists here (all races)
- The 2019 Telenet Superprestige Cyclocross at Ruddervoorde, Belgium is Sunday, November 3. There will be live streams for both the elite women's and men's races. Official website here - Cyclocross Start Lists
Superprestige CX Gavere Broadcast TV Schedule
- Broadcast TV info: __________________________________________
Ceylin del Carmen Alvarado (Corendon–Circus) won the 2019 Superprestige Cyclocross Elite Women race at Gieten, Netherlands. - Click for high resolution - more Superprestige Cyclocross Photos - photo Copyright © 2019 Cor Vos/cyclingfans.com
Notes from the 2019 Telenet Superprestige Cyclocross at Gavere
- Expected LIVE video here. (Play Sports4, geo-restricted) - Expected LIVE video here. (Ziggo Extra
- Expected LIVE video here and here. (English
October 27: Telenet Superprestige Cyclocross at Gavere
Belgium. Elite Women and Men races will be live. Details below
* Daylight saving time ends Europe on Sunday
- Telenet Superprestige Cyclocross at Gavere, Belgium Start Lists here (all races)
- The 2019 Telenet Superprestige Cyclocross at Gavere, Belgium is Sunday, October 27. There will be live streams for both the elite women's and men's races. Official website here - Cyclocross Start Lists
Notes from the 2019 Telenet Superprestige Cyclocross at Boom
- On Sunday, October 20, 2019: UCI Cyclocross World Cup at Bern, Switzerland LIVE
- Expected LIVE video here. (Sporza, geo-restricted) - Expected LIVE video here. (Play Sports2, geo-restricted) - Expected LIVE video here. (Ziggo Extra
- Expected LIVE video here and here. (English
October 19: Telenet Superprestige Cyclocross at Boom
- This race is also known as the Cyclocross Boom - Niels Albert CX
- Telenet Superprestige Cyclocross at Boom, Belgium Start Lists here (all races)
- The 2019 Telenet Superprestige Cyclocross at Boom, Belgium is Saturday, October 19. There will be live streams for both the elite women's and men's races. Official website here - Cyclocross Start Lists
Notes from the 2019 Telenet Superprestige Cyclocross at Gieten
- Expected LIVE video here. (Play Sports, geo-restricted) - Expected LIVE video here. (Ziggo Extra
- Expected LIVE video here and here. (English
- Expected LIVE video here. (Dutch
October 13: Telenet Superprestige Cyclocross Gieten
Netherlands. Elite Women and Men races will be live. Details below
- Riders expected on the start line in the women's race include: Sanne Cant
Eva Lechner and Annemarie Worst. Men's race start list includes: Toon Aerts
- Telenet Superprestige Cyclocross Gieten, Netherlands Start Lists here (all races)
- The 2019 Telenet Superprestige Cyclocross at Gieten, Netherlands is Sunday, October 13. There will be live streams for both the elite women's and men's races. Official website here - Cyclocross Start Lists
Notes from the 2019 Telenet Superprestige Cyclocross Noordzeecross Middelkerke
- LIVE video here. (Sporza, geo-restricted) - LIVE video here
- LIVE video here. (English
February 16: Telenet Superprestige Cyclocross Noordzeecross Middelkerke
- Telenet Superprestige Cyclocross Noordzeecross Middelkerke
Eastern (Superprestige Ladies Trophy) Elite/U23 Men at 15:00 CET
- Telenet Superprestige Cyclocross Noordzeecross Middelkerke, Belgium Start Lists here (all races)
- The 2019 Telenet Superprestige Cyclocross Noordzeecross Middelkerke, Belgium is Saturday, February 16. There will be live streams for both the elite women's and men's races. Official website here - Cyclocross Start Lists
Notes from the 2019 Telenet Superprestige Cyclocross at Hoogstraten
- LIVE video here
- LIVE video here. (English
- Telenet Superprestige Cyclocross at Hoogstraten
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- Telenet Superprestige Cyclocross at Hoogstraten, Belgium Start Lists here (all races)
- The 2019 Telenet Superprestige Cyclocross at Hoogstraten, Belgium is Sunday, February 10. There will be live streams for both the elite women's and men's races. Official website here - Cyclocross Start Lists
Notes from the 2018 Telenet Superprestige Cyclocross at Diegem
- LIVE video here. (Play Sports, geo-restricted) - LIVE video here (Men's race)
- LIVE video here. (English
December 30: Superprestige Cyclocross at Diegem
Eastern Elite/U23 Men at 20:00 CET
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- Telenet Superprestige CX at Diegem, Belgium Start Lists here (Elite Women + Men)
- The 2018 Telenet Superprestige Cyclocross at Diegem, Belgium is Sunday, December 30. There will be live streams for both the elite women's and men's races. Official website here - Cyclocross Start Lists
Notes from the 2018 Telenet Superprestige Cyclocross at Zonhoven
- LIVE video here. (Play Sports, geo-restricted) - LIVE video here (Men's race)
- LIVE video here. (GCN
- Telenet Superprestige CX at Zonhoven, Belgium Start Lists here (Elite Women + Men)
- The Telenet Superprestige Cyclocross at Zonhoven, Belgium is Sunday, December 16. There will be live streams for both the elite women's and men's races. Official website here - Cyclocross Start Lists
Notes from the 2018 Superprestige Cyclocross at Gavere
- See also: FFC Coupe de France Cyclocross Pierric LIVE
- LIVE video here. (Sporza, geo-restricted) - LIVE video here. (Play Sports, geo-restricted) - LIVE video here (Men's race)
- LIVE video here. (English
- On Sunday: Superprestige Cyclocross at Gavere
7:40am ET Elite/U23 Men at 15:00 CET
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- Telenet Superprestige Cyclocross at Gavere, Belgium Start Lists here (Elite Women + Men)
- The 2018 Superprestige Cyclocross at Gavere, Belgium is Sunday, November 11. There will be live streams for both the elite women's and men's races. Official website here - Cyclocross Start Lists
Notes from the 2018 Superprestige Cyclocross at Ruddervoorde
- LIVE video here. (Play Sports, geo-restricted) - Expected LIVE video here (Men's race)
- LIVE video here. (English
- Superprestige Cyclocross at Ruddervoorde
8:40am ET Elite/U23 Men at 15:00 CET
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* Daylight saving time ends Europe on Sunday
- Superprestige Cyclocross at Ruddervoorde, Belgium Start Lists here (Elite Women + Men)
- The 2018 Superprestige Cyclocross at Ruddervoorde, Belgium is Sunday, October 28. There will be live streams for both the elite women's and men's races. Official website here - Cyclocross Start Lists
Notes from the 2018 Superprestige Cyclocross at Boom
- LIVE video here. (Play Sports, geo-restricted) - Expected LIVE video here (Men's race)
- LIVE video here. (English
- On Sunday: UCI Cyclocross World Cup at Bern, Switzerland LIVE
ET (Superprestige Ladies Trophy) Elite Men at 15:00 CET
- Superprestige Cyclocross at Boom, Belgium Start Lists here (Elite Women + Men)
- The 2018 Superprestige Cyclocross at Boom, Belgium is Saturday, October 20. There will be live streams for both the elite women's and men's races. Official website here - Cyclocross Start Lists
Notes from the 2018 Superprestige Cyclocross at Gieten
- See also: FFC Cyclocross Coupe de France at Razes LIVE
- LIVE video here. (Play Sports, geo-restricted) - LIVE video here. (Ziggo Sport
- LIVE video here. (English
- LIVE video here and here. (Dutch
- Superprestige Cyclocross at Gieten, Netherlands Start Lists here (Elite Women) and here (Elite Men)
- The 2018 Superprestige Cyclocross at Gieten, Netherlands is Sunday, October 14. There will be live streams for both the elite women's and men's races. Official website here - Cyclocross Start Lists
Notes from the 2017 Superprestige Cyclocross at Diegem
- News: Van der Poel adds another win at Superprestige Diegem
(Cyclingnews) - European champion solos away from Van Aert and the field for another dominant victory
- News: Cant takes Superprestige Diegem win
(Cyclingnews) - Ferrand Prevot and Kaptheijns round out the podium
- LIVE video here. (Men, Sporza, geo-restricted) - LIVE video here. (Play Sports
- LIVE video here. (Vrt/Sporza
- Women's race - done. LIVE video here. (Women
- On Saturday: Superprestige Cyclocross at Diegem (Belgium). Details below
- On Monday, January 1: DVV Trofee Cyclocross/GP Sven Nys at Baal (Belgium). Details will be posted here
12:10pm ET (Superprestige Ladies Trophy) Elite Men at 20:00 CET
- Superprestige Cyclocross at Diegem, Belgium Start Lists here (Elite Women) and here (Elite Men)
- The 2017 Superprestige Cyclocross at Diegem, Belgium is Saturday, December 30. There will be live streams for both the elite women's and men's races. Official website here - Cyclocross Start Lists
- 2017-2018 Telenet Superprestige Cyclocross Schedule:
2017: Superprestige Ruddervoorde November 12
2018: Superprestige Hoogstraten February 17