🚵🇧🇪 | Mathieu van der Poel is niet aanwezig in Baal, maar daardoor is de strijd voor de overwinning des te groter! De mannen zijn onderweg in de #GPSvenNys 👏👏 📺Stream cross op HBO Max
Disastrous start proves too much for Thibau Nys in his father's race, Iserbyt felt great today and showed himself
Cyclo-crossWednesday, 01 January 2025 at 17:41
Eli Iserbyt won the GP Sven Nys among the elite men. The Belgian champion had been visibly struggling with his chronic nerve pain in recent weeks, but that was not to be seen in Baal in the X2O Trophy. Iserbyt kept Pim Ronhaar and Emiel Verstrynge behind him. Thibau Nys failed to deliver in his father Sven's race due to a dramatic opening lap.
After the cancelation of Mathieu van der Poel, Michael Vanthourenhout, and Lars van der Haar, all eyes in Sven Nys' cyclo-cross were on son Thibau. Would he win his home race in Baal for the first time? The start did not look very promising. Nys blasted away as European champion but slipped from his pedal on the asphalt. As a result, he disappeared in the background, especially when he flipped upside down in the mud. He also had to change his shoe in the opening lap.
After a fast start by Daan Soete, the young Verstrynge took the lead. Nys' teammate Ronhaar joined him. Nys was in the chasing group with Iserbyt and Jenthe Michels. Toon Aerts also appeared to connect there but had already crashed. After Nys' shoe change, Iserbyt went chasing Verstrynge and Ronhaar alone, with Michels and Aerts on the defensive alongside Nys.
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With four laps to go, Iserbyt closed in, and we had three leaders. The Belgian champion decided to attack immediately, but only Ronhaar could respond. Iserbyt's pace was nevertheless too fast, so it became a fierce battle at the entry of the final lap; the Belgian in the lead, Ronhaar at nine seconds, Verstrynge at sixteen, and Aerts at more than half a minute. Nys would undoubtedly not win his father's race today; he finished sixth.
The focus could thus be shifted to the front, where Iserbyt made no mistakes in the final lap, setting up for a very useful victory. Ronhaar proudly honored new sponsor Glowi with a nice spot two. Verstrynge finished third. Nys rode a brilliant final lap, pushing Michels back in the fifth spot battle.
🚵🇧🇪 | Een stevige strijd met een duidelijke winnaar. Eli Iserbyt begint zijn jaar goed met een overwinning in Baal! 👏👏 #GPSvenNys 📺Stream cross op HBO Max
Result GP Sven Nys X2O Trophy 2025 - elite men
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Latest Comments
- This was very informative! Luiz Antonio Duarte Ferreiraluizantonioduarteferreira02-01-2025
- Well explained, thanks for the clarity! Daniel DantasDanieldantas20-12-2024
- This is the kind of 'news' that belongs in a cheap tabloid. No matter how boring the offseason gets, nobody wants to read this.
santiagobenites19-12-2024 - I wish we could have seen him try. He'd absolutely get dropped before Pogi overtakes his domestiquesVeganpotter10-12-2024
- Talk is cheap! Next year barring crashes with a healthy team... all well be on track! Some need to talk to make a headline!mootman27-11-2024
- I do not see this event listed on HBO Max Sports Online? Can anyone confirm? Thanks!
MrYuck23-11-2024 - It seemed that he was focusing forward at the time of the crash, after seeing a quick video snippet. But one thing I think he should focus on more intently is breaking a bad habit he has, right now. And that is his constant looking over his shoulders. He does that so much, that I am very sure it is not good for him. Simply watch videos of the greats of CX and you will see very little of that constant looking over their shoulders. That is a behavior that betrays a bit of insecurity on his part. He shouldn't be so concerned, incessantly, about what is over his shoulder. He needn't worry they didn't all disappear. He neds to keep his focus more ahead of himself, and he needs to pay a bit more attention to himself, in a confident manner. It is very frustrating to watch, because it is apparent that he has a lot of potential, and is in much better shape thwan many of his competitors, but the mental game needs to be sharpened more, because that part of strategy plays a huge part in the final results
reemmo022-11-2024 - hahahaha love this shit! I didnt even watched the race, but reading all the gossip articles of how stupid this is!Zatoichi19-11-2024
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