“I am most proud of the way in which I imposed myselfexplained Thibau in Sporza’s studio. “I remained calm. Even after leaving.” In which he was quickly stuck by the pack. But, like Marion Norbert-Riberolle the day before, he did not panic and took his time to get back to the front. Before playing a little poker with Michaël Vanthourenhout and Niels Vandeputte when Laurens Sweeck, a dangerous client, came out in force with Toon Aert. “But I felt from the first lap that the legs were excellent”adds Thibau Nys.
Thibau Nys is the new Belgian cyclo-cross champion, Walloon Clément Horny crowned among the elites without a contract
He had tested himself several times on the toughest portions of the Heusden-Zolder route, climbing them on his bike while his competitors had to get off their machines. Cautious, he did not want to reveal himself too quickly and waited for the last part of the event to show his punch, his explosiveness which also works wonders, on the road, to make Laurens Sweeck bend.
gullIt’s really great to win this title, unfortunately, I won’t be able to wear the black-yellow-red jersey as I already have that of European champion
“It’s really great to win this title, unfortunately, I won’t be able to wear the black-yellow-red jersey like I already have that of European championterm-t-il. As I said, I would have liked to win more events this season. But with these two titles, I can be satisfied.”
Can he win all the championships this season? He only has one left to win: the World Cup. “Faced with Mathieu van der Poel even at 90 of his abilities, you have to be realistic…”he replied.
