After theExact Cross last week, another competitive cyclo-cross circuit resumed its rights this Sunday with the 1st round of the winter of Telenet Superprestige 2024/2025. After the victory of Ceylin Del Carmen Alvarado (Fenix-Deceuninck) for women at the start of the afternoon, it’s a surprise Joran Wyseure who won the men’s home race on the Ruddervoorde course, in Belgium! At 23, the Belgian of the team Crelan – Corendon wins his very first victory in a major event on the calendar. Coming out smart in the 8th of the nine rounds of the circuit, the former world champion Espoirs in 2022 narrowly resisted the return of his compatriot Niels Vandeputte (Alpecin-Deceuninck) in the final, the latter offering himself a 3rd podium in as many races since the restart. “It’s incredible. Winning close to home is fantastic.” declared the winner of the day.
Video – Wyseure dominated Vanthourenhout, the European champion
“A truly fantastic start”
“I had a great time at Beringen last week and got a really fantastic start today. Halfway through I had less feeling, but when I got to the front I knew ‘ now it’s all or nothing’ and that was it, luckily as the end approached I was thinking more about the podium, and when I had 12 seconds I knew it was going to be difficult to come back! thrilled” declared Clocks
“I didn’t want to leave it too much, otherwise others would come from behind. I then went to the bottom and immediately had a nice gap. I then chose my own pace and my own line. I made a mistake, but luckily I was able to continue straight away. It’s incredible. To win close to home is fantastic. My eyes almost went black with happiness when I crossed the finish line.” he added.
