![]() This was the kind of day that van Aert loves. By the time the group had reorganized themselves, with Hermans leading the chase, van Aert had disappeared. On the first lap a group of seven formed, including van Aert and Pidcock, as the riders tried to assess the course and their competitors.Īt the start of second lap van Aert demonstrated his power by riding the first climb of the lap where everyone else had to dismount.Īerts’ leggy running style enabled him to briefly hold van Aert’s wheel but then he crashed on a deeply rutted descent, sliding on his behind for ten meters and nearly bringing off Pidcock into the bargain. Van Aert got a strong start but Pidcock was held up in traffic and had to thread his way through the first twenty riders to get up to the front. Not only was the weather cold and wet, the course had long sections of climbing in heavy mud, and both riders were starting from the third row of the grid. It was a tough way for the two cross-discipline stars to start the season. Pidcock told VeloNews on Friday that he was out of shape and still struggling with a knee injury but was highly motivated to get the season started. Van Aert said that he expected it to take a while for him to find his rhythm, and a cold during the week compromised his training. Van Aert and Pidcock both played down their chances of victory before the race. Several days of heavy rain, and the earlier races of the day, left much of the course covered in ankle-deep mud. The much-heralded return to the fields of van Aert and Pidcock was a true Belgian “mudder” race. Wat een prestatie! Belgisch kampioen Wout van Aert wint meteen bij zijn terugkeer in het veld in Boom! □ #Superprestige2022 #SPBoom /107ZubgO8o ![]() Tom Pidcock (Ineos Grenadiers), also making his season debut, finished seventh. Aerts’ teammate Lars van der Haar filled out the podium.Įli Iserbyt (Pauwels Sauzen-Bingoal) placed fourth and did enough to retain his series lead. The triple world champion escaped early in the race and won by nearly two minutes over Toon Aerts (Trek Baloise Lions). Wout van Aert (Jumbo Visma) made an emphatic start to his cyclocross season Saturday, putting in a display of pure power to win the Superprestige in Boom. Heading out the door? Read this article on the new Outside+ app available now on iOS devices for members!
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