Toon Aerts (Deschacht-Hens-FSP) scored his first victory since getting back from his doping suspension at Cyclocross Otegem on Monday. The 32-year-old beat out Crelan-Corendon duo Laurens Sweeck and Joran Wyseure within the closing dash.
The trio have been a part of a choose group which did battle to the top of the race, with Eli Iserbyt (Pauwels Sauzen-Cibel Clementines) additionally within the combine earlier than fading within the ultimate dash to complete fourth.
Iserbyt had been among the many first males to go on the assault throughout the race, as soon as on his personal, after which once more shortly afterwards after Sweeck and Wyseure tried to move off alone on the entrance.
Iserbyt and Jens Adams (Athletes For Hope) made it throughout to the duo earlier than Sweeck, second on the Belgian Championships on Sunday, went solo. He and Wyseure traded locations earlier than issues settled down on the midway mark because the lead quartet regrouped with Aerts chasing behind.
At three laps to go it grew to become 5 up entrance as Aerts acquired throughout, organising a grand finale. Adams would not final to compete for the win, nevertheless, dropping away because the group battled throughout the closing laps.
Iserbyt determined to take an opportunity earlier than the dash and put in probably the most notable assault forward of the end, however he was hauled again by the chasing trio and would not have sufficient left within the tank to dash at full energy for the end line.
Ultimately, it was all about Aerts, who was strongest within the sprint for the road, beating out the Crelan-Corendon duo emphatically to take the win.
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