The men's race at the #Sluitingsprijs in #Oostmalle is in its 3rd lap. Toon Aerts has attacked early and is looking to turn this race into one long triumphant ride. About ten riders in the chase group that is losing ground gradually on a wet and windy afternoon in Belgium. #cyclocross

A small mistake by Betsema in a sandy corner was enough for Annemarie Worst to pull away and celebrate a win at the #Sluitingsprijs in #Oostmalle. Sporza will be airing a summary of the races at 5:30pm CET, but no free live streams sadly. #cyclocross

Unsurprisingly the women's race at #Oostmalle's #Sluitingsprijs turned into yet another duel between Annemarie Worst and Denise Betsema. With Inge van der Heijden, another Dutch rider is in 3rd place while Sanne Cant battles for 4th with Marion Norbert-Riberolle. #cyclocross

Sorry to report I could not find any livestreams of the #Sluitingsprijs #cyclocross season finale in #Oostmalle. It's only on pay-per-view Playsports, and I refuse to pay for watching #cycling on streams.

Did that just happen for real? Kevin Pauwels winning the last race of his long and successful career at #Oostmalle's #Sluitingsprijs is real fairytale stuff. And it will amplify the calls for Pauwels to think about adding another season for sure. Going out with a bang and a win! #cyclocross

As Toon Aerts goes down in a deep sandy corner, Kevin Pauwels sneaks away and creates a serious gap to Aerts and Meeusen. Can Pauwels leave the sport of #cyclocross with a win at #Oostmalle's #Sluitingsprijs? He's got a lead of 8secs going into the last lap. Go go go, Kevin!

5 laps done, three to go at #Oostmalle's #Sluitingsprijs, race situation:
Leaders Pauwels, Aerts, Meeusen
first chasers + 0.29
Attack from Toon Aerts now, and he seems to get a gap over Pauwels and Meeusen. Pauwels fights back, but Meeusen seems to be dropped.
#cyclocross

Strong acceleration from Kevin Pauwels in lap 5 of #Oostmalle's #Sluitingsprijs, but Tom Meeusen and Toon Aerts are still in his wheel. #cyclocross

Three riders in the lead in the men's race at #Oostmalle's #Sluitingsprijs after lap 2 as Toon Aerts and Tom Meeusen have bridged the gap to Kevin Pauwels. the large chasing group is 22secs behind. #cyclocross

The men's race is on at #Oostmalle's #Sluitingsprijs, and it's great to see Kevin Pauwels far up front in the last race of his long career. Curious how this race will unfold, still plenty of laps to go. Pauwels alone in the lead at the end of lap 1. #cyclocross

And Denise Betsema scores her 15th win of the season at #Oostmalle's #Sluitingsprijs. Annemarie Worst beats Loes Sels in the sprint for 2nd and Yara Kastelijn in 4th. Laura Verdonschot in 5th, Inge van der Heijden in 6th and Maud Kaptheijns in 7th. 8th place for Sanne Cant who clearly was far below her usual level. Best wishes for her life after the sports career to Helen Wyman! #cyclocross

2 laps to go at #Oostmalle's #Sluitingsprijs, and Denise Betsema has a gap of 11 seconds over Worst and Sels with Kastelijn in 4th. Will the revelation of the season in women's #cyclocross add another race to her tally?

At the enf of the 2nd lap Betsema takes the lead again and tries to accelerate away from Worst, Sels and van der Heijden. Three more laps to go. #cyclocross #Oostmalle

And just when I tooted this Betsema takes a tumble in the sand, Sels can't avoid her and goes down as well and the race gets a relaunch. Now Worst leading Sels, Betsema and Alvarado. #cyclocross #Oostmalle

Another sunny day with spectators in t-shirts along the course in Belgium at #Oostmalle's #Sluitingsprijs. Denise Betsema with the early lead with Loes Sels on her wheel at the end of the first lap, Annemarie Worst leading the chasing group behind with Alvarado, van der Heijden. Cant a bit further back after she was forced to skip yesterday's #SoudalGP.