??♂️ EN DIRECTO | Caída de inicio en el Exact Cross de Loenhout.
? ¡Con Van der Poel presente en la prueba!
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?️ @alixeurosport y @kapelmuur29 pic.twitter.com/S02mZKHdMl
— Eurosport.es (@Eurosport_ES) December 29, 2023
A major crash on the start line today at Azencross in Loenhout took out some riders and delayed many others
A major crash at the start of Azencross-Loenhout in Belgium today took out a small number of riders and delayed over half the field, right on the line, with Florian Vermeersch (Lotto Dstny) left in pain after taking the brunt of it.
World champion Mathieu van der Poel (Alpecin-Deceuninck) got a clean start to avoid the chaos on the line and went to win the race.
He claimed the victory for team mate Gianni Vermeersch and Felipe Orts (Burgos-BH). Van der Poel made his move off the front on the third lap, reaching for the afterburners and immediately opening a gap.
Just before he want solo he was lucky to avoid another crash - video below - when one of his rivals fell in front of him, forcing the world champion to slow right down in the thick mud.
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? ¡Na, na, de otro mundo!
? Van der Poel esquivando a un rival que se cae justo delante y estando prácticamente en parado sin echar el pie a tierra. pic.twitter.com/4q7keOGJ4n
— Eurosport.es (@Eurosport_ES) December 29, 2023
?? ??????????? from Mathieu van der Poel as the Dutchman claims his sixth race victory from six race starts this season ? #Cyclocross pic.twitter.com/hRHL11sXYJ
— Eurosport (@eurosport) December 29, 2023
Ai, Florian Vermeersch… pic.twitter.com/ymPIW21XXD
— Tom vd Salm (@TomvanderSalm) December 29, 2023
