After the number of Fem Van Empel on the first round of the World Cup in Antwerp for the women, the men's race was more competitive. Particularly due to its numerous passages in the sand, the Antwerp course does not appeal to all runners. Under these conditions, it is That is, Iserby (Pauwels Sauzen – Bingoal) which won. The Belgian champion left with 4 laps to go thanks to good work from his teammate and resisted Laurens Sweeck (Crelan-Corendon) who takes second place. Michael Venthourenhout (Pauwels Sauzen – Bingoal) takes third place.
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The race summary
After the first three laps, a group of 7 riders emerges with Eli Iserbyt, Michael Vanthourenhout (Pauwels Sauces – Bingoal), Thibau Nys, Lars van der Haar (Baloise Trek Lions), Joran Wyseure, Laurens Sweeck (Crelan-Corendon) et Niels Vandeputte. Laurens Sweeckvery comfortable in sandy portions and That is, Iserby regularly take the first two places in the group while Thibau Nys seems to be in trouble.
The race changes on the fourth lap. Izerbyt takes orders and Laurens Sweeck gets trapped since Vanthouren woodcrew memberIzerbyt goes to second position and leaves a hole. The Belgian champion takes off and quickly takes a 10 second lead. Behind, Vanthouren wood et Sweeck isolate themselves and second place is at stake sinceIzerbyt widens the gap. Vanthouren wood accelerates, hurts Sweeck but dies and has to let him go. Joran Wyseure finished 4th in front Vandeputte, Thibau Nysin the hard at the end of the course, finished in 12th place and lost big points.
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