Faraj Benlahoucine, media365, published on Sunday January 26, 2025 at 5.45 p.m.
Mathieu Van der Poel won his seventh cyclo-cross victory this Sunday in Hoogerheide in the Netherlands. Dutchman is in great shape before Liévin Worlds in a week.
This Saturday, Mathieu van der Poel easily dominated his big rival Wout Van Aert in cyclo-cross in Maasmechelen. Barely he digested this triumph, the Dutchman presented himself at the start of the final stage of the World Cup organized in Hoogerheide. In front of his audience, The world champion in the discipline has matured the competition, taking control of the race from the first of the seven racing laps. His dolphin, Michael Vanthourenhout, crossed the finish line for a minute and 42 seconds later.
-Nevertheless the Belgian will easily console himself with his title of winner of the 2024/25 World Cup. Especially since this season, No one is able to compete with Mathieu van der Poel, winner of his seventh test in as many outings. A good omen before the world championships organized this year in France in Liévin, from January 31 to February 2, where he will be on a mission to conquer a seventh planetary crown. This Sunday at the end of the race in the Netherlands, the Batavian Lars van der Haar (+1: 57) took third place.
Behind in the places of honor, Belgium has managed a nice group shot with no less than four candidates from the fourth to seventh place. We find in this order Toon Aerts, Joran Wyseure, Eli Iserbyt and Emiel Verstrynge.
