A few minutes after the victory of Ceylin Del Carmen Alvaradola 3e manche du Telenet Super prestige continued this Monday afternoon with the men's race, contested in Dantesque conditions at the end. And at the end of the eight laps of the difficult and muddy circuit of Niel, in Belgium, the victory on this Jaarmarktcross went to Laurens Sweeck (Crelan-Corendon)! Very comfortable in the many sectors which required him to advance on foot due to very sticky mud, the Belgian, as usual, made a great start which allowed him to open up a nice gap over the rest of the field. pack. A margin that he managed to maintain until the end, despite the pouring rain which made the second part of the race even more complicated.
Felipe Orts deprives the Belgians of a hat-trick
A solo number almost from start to finish which gives him his second success of the winter. On cloud nine since his 2nd place on his European Championships at home, the Spanish Felipe Orts (Ridley Racing Team) confirmed its current form and its 3rd position here last year by dominating the chasing group in the final, even failing just eight seconds from victory. The podium is completed by the Belgian Niels Vandeputte (Alpecin-Deceuninck) sixteen seconds behind, his compatriot That is, Iserbyt (Pauwels Sauzen – Bingoal) having to settle for 4th place after having exploded well in the last lap. The Dutchman Lars van der Haar (Baloise Trek Lions) comes in 5th position at 48″.
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