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Wout van Aert has done it again! At Azencross in Loenhout (X²O Cup) he kept our compatriot out of sight at first, but in round five the Belgian champ pushed the accelerator a bit more aggressively, and no one was able to handle this. Wout van Aert has won all six crosses he has already participated in this cyclocross season. punishment.
Thomas Cammy
No Matteo van der Poel or Lars van der Haar at the start in Lowenhout: The Dutch had to give up due to complaints of back and knee straight. Carte blanche for Wout van Aert, who can make it six out of six on the field this season?
Our compatriot seemed to realize that his biggest competitor didn’t ride his bike, because he didn’t really start with an overwhelming majority. But without losing too much energy, he continued riding with the head of the cross.
We saw our first accidental “show” towards the end of the first round: Toon Airs, the leader of X²O, set his sights on some extra X²O rating seconds and was the first to complete the first round: good for 15 seconds. The first chaser took Iserbyt 10.
Then, a leading group of four formed: Belgians Wut van Aert, Lorenz Sweck and Quentin Hermans formed a quadruple at the front with Dutchman Corne van Kessel. Later Michael Vanthornhout was able to join
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Waiting for round 5
The question was when would Van Aert accelerate. We got the answer in the fifth round: with a sudden acceleration, the Belgian champion surprised his teammates at the front, only Michael Vanthornhout could follow at the start. Focusing on the start: Van Aert had no sympathy for his 28-year-old compatriot and quickly cycled him over a great distance.
It immediately became clear that six out of six for Van Aert were coming. Vanthourenhout bravely defended himself, but found the connection with Van Aert: it did not work. Vanthornhout finished second by 14 seconds behind Van Aert, and Ton Aerts (27 seconds) completed the podium.
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