Viimastel aastatel rohkem maanteesõidule keskenduv Mathieu van der Poel ei ole vana armastust ehk cyclo-crossi hüljanud. Antwerpenis peetud hooaja kolmandal MK-etapil saavutas Alpecin-Deceunincki meeskonnas pedaaliv hollandlane hooaja teise võidu. Ta edestas hooaja avastardi teinud Wout van Aerti (Jumbo-Visma) 23 ja Michael Vanthourenhouti (Pauwels Sauzen-Bingoal) 34 sekundiga.
Naiste arvestuses läks seitse esimest kohta Hollandisse. Esikolmiku moodustasid Fem van Empel (Pauwels Sauzen-Bingoal), Puck Pieterse (Alpecin-Deceuninck) ja Shirin van Anrooij (Baloise Trek Lions).
MK-sarja üldarvestuses asub liidrikohal Laurens Sweeck (Crelan - Fristads) 236 punktiga, järgnevad Eli Iserbyt (230; Pauwels Sauzen-Bingoal) ja Vanthourenhout (204). Naistest juhib suure ülekaaluga van Empel (290), teine on Pieterse (195) ja kolmas van Anrooij (159).
Fem van Empel takes her 5️⃣th victory in the #CXWorldCup this season after a beautiful performance in Antwerpen. ???????? She finishes solo, Puck Pieterse ???? and Shirin van Anrooij ???? join her on the podium. ???? pic.twitter.com/j96zL0XGEQ
— UCI Cyclo-cross World Cup (@UCIcyclocrossWC) December 4, 2022
Attack Van der Poel! ???? Van Aert, Van der Haar and Vanthourenhout struggle to hold his wheel. He has a 12 seconds advantage. #CXWorldCup pic.twitter.com/yykkNieghO
— UCI Cyclo-cross World Cup (@UCIcyclocrossWC) December 4, 2022
Van Aert pinches 7️⃣ seconds off Van der Poel’s lead by riding very far in the sand. ???? Can the Belgian Champion ???????? close the gap? 15 seconds behind Van der Poel now. #CXWorldCup pic.twitter.com/nEoy6trUWC
— UCI Cyclo-cross World Cup (@UCIcyclocrossWC) December 4, 2022
Incredible performance by Mathieu van der Poel in the Antwerp sand. ???????? ???? Wout van Aert claims a second spot ???? in his first race of the season, Michael Vanthourenhout is third. ???? #CXWorldCup pic.twitter.com/aRcCO4cUCv
— UCI Cyclo-cross World Cup (@UCIcyclocrossWC) December 4, 2022
