Wout van Aert, Toon Aerts and Laurens Sweeck put everything on the world cup race tomorrow in Names and there were, therefore, not in Sint-Niklaas. Mathieu van der Poel was, however, at the start of the Waaslandcross. Why a cyclocross shoot? The Dutchman wins oh so happy. And he has no standings in the world Cup to defend.
Back to today. Van der Poel decided not to dynamic start to go. Far from it. He also knows that tomorrow will be a heavy cross on the program. He was the European champion for a long time in the wheel, to something for halfway through the race, a first pin-prick gave them.
Tough HermansJust two riders had an answer in the house on the acceleration of Van der Poel, Tom Meeusen and Quinten Hermans. Mainly the latter showed himself to be a tough customer. When a new acceleration of Van der Poel was Herman's the only one who tegenspartelde.
The difference amounted to a long time of eight seconds, but in the last quarter had Hermans, however, lay in the mastery of Van der Poel. Seizoenszege number sixteen was a fact. Hermans was second, Meeusen was third on the stage.