Michael Vanthourenhout Triumphs in Thrilling Battle Against Joris Nieuwenhuis at X2O Trofee Brussels

Michael Vanthourenhout (Pauwels Sauzen-Cibel Clementines) received a head-to-head struggle towards Joris Nieuwenhuis (Ridley Racing Group), the Belgian crossing the road at Brussels Universities Cyclocross 8 seconds forward of his Dutch adversary on the ultimate X2O Trofee race of the season. 

Lars van der Haar (Baloise Glowi) rolled around the line in Brussels 41 seconds later for 3rd.

Eli Iserbyt (Pauwels Sauzen-Cibel Clementines) completed 1:07 off the tempo for fourth, having labored again thru some riders after struggling a flat tyre previous within the race. 

The Belgian received the X2O Trofee collection identify for a fourth time on Sunday. 

Sequence runner-up, Toon Aerts (Deschacht-Hens-FSP), suffered a heavy crash within the dust close to the pits early within the race, taking a very long time to remount his motorcycle, and was once now not ready to contest Iserbyt within the standings, completing 7th in Brussels.

Vanthourenhout, the UCI International Cup winner, was once the primary to make a transfer on the entrance of the nine-lap race. Nieuwenhuis quickly tagged alongside the duo held a 10-second lead over Van der Haar at the heart laps. 

Vanthourenhout received an edge thru a chain of tight turns at the ultimate part of the overall lap, however may now not drop Nieuwenhuis. Then with a last acceleration on flat, energy segment earlier than bumpy off-camber sections, he installed large sunlight between the pair and rode to victory.

“On the off-camber section I tried to go full gas and it was enough to win,” Vanthourenhout summarised on the end.

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