Next up, the calendar for the #Superprestige cyclo-cross series.

The traditional Christmas visit to Heusden-Zolder, followed by the night race at Diegem will be an exciting couple of festive days.

#CycloCross #Veldrijden #CrossIsComing #Cycling #VeloPhants #HeusdenZolder #Diegem

The win in the elite men's race at the #Superprestige finals in #Middelkerke is for Iserbyt, but 2nd is easily good enough for Lars van der Haar to win the overall standings.
1. Eli Iserbyt, BEL,
2. Lars van der Haar, NED, + 0.07
3. Laurens Sweeck, BEL, + 0.29
4. Joris Nieuwenhuis, NED, + 0.40
5. Gerben Kuypers, BEL, + 0.51
6. Kevin Kuhn, SWI, + 1.06
7. Emiel Verstrnyge, BEL, + 1.22
8. Niels Vandeputte, BEL + 1.28
9. Michael Vanthourenhout, BEL, + 1.35
10. Felipe Orts, ESP, st
#cyclocross

The final lap is on in the elite men's race at the #Superprestige finals in #Middelkerke. Van der Haar takes a silly little tumble and Iserbyt wants to profit from this. Was this the mistake that decides the race? #cyclocross

And another example of superior sandpit skills gives Lars van der Haar yet another gap that Eli Iserbyt has to close. That Greek bloke Sisyphos would certainly feel for Eli. Two laps to go in the elite men's race at the #Superprestige finals in #Middelkerke, and the gap stands at 3secs yet again. Sweeck at 10secs, Kuypers and Nieuwenhuis at 24secs, Kuhn has lost some terrain now. #cyclocross

What is that? Iserbyt has been Pauwels-Sauzed by Trek Baloise: Nieuwenhuis went into the sandpit in 2nd, Lars van der Haar in the lead. Another flawless passage and Iserbyt has another gap to close in lap 7 of the elite men's race at the #Superprestige finals in #Middelkerke. Iserbyt at 3secs, Sweeck and Nieuwenhuis at 8secs going into lap 8. Three laps to go in this race. Kuhn in 5th has dropped Kuypers now. #cyclocross

In lap 7 (of a total of 10) of the elite men's race at the #Superprestige finals in #Middelkerke, Joris Nieuwenhuis joins the trio in the race lead. But the group is about to split as Iserbyt and van der Haar turn on the screws. Kuypers and Kuhn in 5th and 6th now, and that gap is not all that big. #cyclocross

Five laps ridden in the elite men's race at the #Superprestige finals in #Middelkerke, and Joris Nieuwenhuis has moved into 4th place behind van der Haar, Sweeck and Iserbyt. Another impressive passage through the sandpit gives van der Haar a substantial gap. Sweeck forces Iserbyt to try and close it, and the trio crosses the finish line within 2secs. Nieuwenhuis at 18secs, Kuhn at 22secs and another trio with Kuypers at 30secs. Vanhtourenhout back in 11th at 1min now. #cyclocross

In lap 4 of the elite men's race at the #Superprestige finals in #Middelkerke, Sweeck and van der Haar are sharing the work in the lead and Iserbyt keeps fighting a few seconds adrift. One thing is for sure after the latest incident in Maldegem when Iserbyt called for a sanction against Sweeck: The latter will make the race hard for his compatriot, no love lost there.
One mistake from Sweeck in the sandpit, and Iserbyt manages to close the gap.
#cyclocross

Lap 3 (out of a total of 10) in the elite men's race at the #Superprestige finals in #Middelkerke, and we have three leaders in the race: Lars van der Haar, Laurens Sweeck and Eli Iserbyt, who is struggling to keep up and loses contact in the sandpit.
Further back a larger group has formed with Kamp, Vanthourenhout, Kuhn, Vandeputte.
#cyclocross

The race situation in the elite men's race at the #Superprestige finals in #Middelkerke, in lap 2:
race leader Lars van der Haar
chase 1 Iserbyt, Vanderputte
chase 2 Sweeck, Kamp
chase 3 Verstrynge, Vanthourenhout
#cyclocross

The elite men's race at the #Superprestige finals in #Middelkerke has started, and Lars van der Haar is leaving nothing to chance: The leader in the overall standings takes the lead right from the start. Meanwhile Lander Loockx and Joran Wyseure are suffering serious drivetrain issues. #cyclocross

The win in the elite women's #Superprestige finals in #Middelkerke is for Ceylin Alvarado who took the lead in the opening lap and rode a lonely race from there. It's her fifth win in this season's Superprestige series. Worst doing one last-ditch effort to get back to Brand, dropping van der Heijden in the sandpit.
#cyclocros
Top5 SP Middelkerke, women:
1. Alvarado, NED, in 43.17mins
2. Brand, NED, + 0.30
3. Worst, NED, + 0.41
4. van der Heijden, NED, + 0.49
5. Verdonschot, BEL, + 1.19

With two laps to go in the #Superprestige finale in #Middelkerke. the lead of Ceylin Alvarado to Lucinda Brand has grown to 35secs. Worst and van der Heijden at 49secs. The top4 positions seem to have been occupied by now. #cyclocross

After a couple of technical mistakes in the first two laps of the #Superprestige finals in #Middelkerke, Lucinda Brand seems to have found her mojo and she has moved up into 2nd. Worst and van der Heijden now trailing in 3rd and 4th. Ceylin Alvarado has been extending her lead step by step.
#cyclocross

Two laps done in the elite women's #Superprestige finale in #Middelkerke.
Alvarado leads with 13secs from Worst and van der Heijden and 22secs from Brand, then Betsema. The race distance for the women will be 6 laps.
#cyclocross

Today a new course is waiting at the Nordzeecross in #Middelkerke. The elite women category starts at 1.40pm CET, the elite men at 3.10pm.
Since these are the finals of the #SuperPrestige series, there still is something at stake. And following Wednesday's #cyclocross races in Maldegem, there is some fresh beef between Laurens Sweeck and Eli Iserbyt.

Paul Herygers. De Xavier De Baere van de sportcommentatoren. 😂 #superprestige #Gullegem

Die #Cross-Saison geht dieses Jahr auch dermaßen ab! Wahnsinn! Wer radsportbegeistert ist, dem empfehle ich zum Beispiel das #Superprestige Rennen in Diegem: Flutlicht, 30.000 Zuschauer und ein unglaubliches Rennen! #radsport #radrennen #cycling #querfeldein #quer

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Toch wel een ferme atleet.
En hij niet alleen, respect hoe al die mannen zo lang in het rood kunnen presteren

#Diegemcross #WVA #superprestigecx #superprestige #JumboVisma

#Veldrijden #Cyclocross #Mannen #Superprestige #Diegem

De grote drie rijden (opnieuw!) een fantastische wedstrijd voor de dagoverwinning. De rest rijdt voor de algemene rangschikking.

1. van Aert
2. Pidcock
3. Van Der Poel

In de algemene rangschikking blijft van der Haar eerste, met Sweeck tweede en Vanthourenhout derde.