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The season\u2019s first event where Mathieu van der Poel, Wout van Aert and Tom Pidcock went head to head ended in a comfortable win for van der Poel.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Van Aert was off to a good start but van der Poel went clear during the second lap and never looked back. In the end, he won by 23 seconds. Tom Pidcock finished eighth after a disappointing start.<\/p>\n

When asked after the race if he made any mistake, Van der Poel laughed: “Not that I can recall, so that’s a good thing. I felt good, I was able to get a good gap, maintain it and I am pretty happy with today.<\/p>\n

“I need to be better in the future as Wout will be getting better,” van der Poel added. “There will be a few really nice races in the busy [Christmas] period.”<\/p>\n

“When Mathieu was attacking he was way too fast, so I understood that I should focus on the second place,\u201d Wout van Aert said.<\/p>\n

“I feel way better than I expected to before. My pace during the race was quite steady, which was a good thing and from this, we will try to build up, get the accelerations in. It’s a super starting point for me.”<\/p>\n

\"Mathieu<\/a>
Van der Poel in action. \u00a9 Profimedia<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Will Wout van Aert catch up to van der Poel\u2019s form? What do you think?<\/p>\n

Cyclocross World Cup Antwerp 2022 results<\/h4>\n

1. Mathieu van der Poel (Alpecin-Deceuninck) \u2013 59:04
\n2. Wout van Aert (Jumbo-Visma) + 23 seconds
\n3. Michael Vanthourenhout (Pauwels Sauzen Bingoal) + 34 seconds
\n4. Laurens Sweeck (Crelan-Fristads) + 45 seconds
\n5. Lars van der Haar (Baloise Trek Lions) + 54 seconds
\n6. Eli Iserbyt (Pauwels Sauzen Bingoal) + 1:05
\n7. Jens Adams (Hollebeekhoeve CT) + 1:09
\n8. Tom Pidcock (Ineos Grenadiers) + 1:14
\n9. Niels Vandeputte (Alpecin-Deceuninck) + 1:45
\n10. Joran Wyseure (Crelan-Fristads) + 2:05<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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