Also great to see Tom Meeusen scoring a 2nd in Leuven's #SoudalGP and now a 3rd in Oostmalle's #Sluitingsprijs in what is essentially the closing weekend of this #cyclocross season. My attention switches to MTB and road now. #cycling
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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.
#oostmalle #sluitingsprijs #soudalgp
The win at #Leuven's #SoudalGP is for Toon Aerts as Tom Meeusen had nothing left to beat him in the sprint. 3rd place for Lars van der Haar with MVTH in 4th. #cyclocross
Just when MVTH had almost gotten back to the wheel of Aernouts and Meeusen, the latter makes good use of the washboard to extend his lead. Can he stay away or will Aerts, MVTH and Lars van der Haar get back to him? #Leuven #SoudalGP #cyclocross
Haha, this is insane: Aernouts and Meeusen attack on the finish straight of the #SoudalGP, Aerts and van der Haar won't chase and MVTH accelerates a bit late. The two underdogs get a lead of 8 secs. #Leuven #cyclocross
And now Jim Aernouts has attacked - it's a proper free 4 all in #Leuven today in the men's #SoudalGP. Aernouts caught, but then Aerts attacks and Sweeck snaps his chain when he wants to go after him - rotten luck for him. #cyclocross
Due to a mechanical issue with his right shoe Toon Aerts has lost contact to L.van der Haar and M-Vanthourenhout, and L.Sweeck has passed him as well - but the gaps remain small. #cyclocross #Leuven #SoudalGP
After Sweeck has lost contact due to a mistake, T.Aerts, M.Vanthourenhout and L.van der Haar form the leading trio. Aernouts and Meeusen chasing in 5th and 6th, Iserbyt in 7th. #SoudalGP #Leuven #cyclocross
Toon Aerts has come to the front of the chasing group, and he's getting closer to M.Vanthourenhout while L.Sweeck and L.van der Haar try to keep up with him. While these four group up the gap to 5th has grown substantially now. #Leuven #SoudalGP #cyclocross
Race situation after 2 of laps: M.Vanthourenhout leading with 6 secs over a chase group led by D.Soete with van der Haar, van Kessel and others. Toon Aerts a bit further back, but catching up. #cyclocross #SoudalGP #Leuven
Powerful attack from Michael Vanthourenhout, Lars van der Haar as first chaser a couple of seconds left, then van Kessel, Adams and Laurens Sweeck. #Leuven #SoudalGP #cyclocross
Merlier, Sweeck and van der Haar chased by Meeusen and Aerts: that's the race situation early in the men's #SoudalGP in #Leuven. No big gaps yet on this bone-dry and fast course. #cyclocross
And the 14th win of the season is a fact for Denise Betsema: She crosses the line at #Leuven's #SoudalGP first. Loes Sels 2nd at 23secs, Annemarie Worst 3rd at 52secs, Ellen Van Loy in 4th at 1min33 and Yara Kastelijn beating Laura Verdonschot in a sprint for 5th. #cyclocross
The positions in the women's race have solidified at the #SoudalGP in #Leuven: Betsema has extended her lead over Sels and Worst is racing her own race in 3rd now. One more lap for Denise Betsema who looks to be on the way to her 14th win of the #cyclocross season.
Race distance of the women's #SoudalGP in #Leuven will be 6 laps, so four more laps from here. Van Loy losing contact in the most technical section due to a couple of mistakes. #cyclocross