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Sweeck and Nys battle hard til the finish in Diegem: Crelan-Corendon rider wins
Cyclo-crossMonday, 30 December 2024 at 21:50
On Monday night, Laurens Sweeck (Crelan-Corendon) won a spectacular edition of the Superprestige in Diegem. Without Mathieu van der Poel and Wout van Aert at the start, it was up to the others who turned the race into one of this winter's most exciting cyclo-cross races. It was thrilling Until the last meters, but Thibau Nys was ultimately defeated.
Diegem once again prepared a great show for the visitors. Lucinda Brand won the women's race early in the evening, after which there was also a nice extra with the Turbo Cross. Puck Moonen and Bas Tietema won that race, after which the main event could begin.
The start is one of the most challenging early stages of the year, and the nervousness reflects that. An impressively strong Tibor del Grosso daringly took the lead while Nys was behind, losing momentum and some ground. The Belgian, the top favorite for the well-attended evening race, dropped to eighteen. With some daring moves, however, he quickly advanced to fifth place.
Chaos ensues with a field of competitors all on equal footing
Lars van der Haar and Niels Vandeputte also missed their start, while Kevin Kuhn caused some commotion towards the men from Pauwels Sauzen-Bingoal. At the end of the first lap, we made some sort of a summary, with Michael Vanthourenhout, Del Grosso, Sweeck, and Felipe Orts on the front row. Behind them, Nys moved up while Eli Iserbyt lost spots and dropped back in the pack.
Vanthourenhout did not want to give the competition breathing room, but seven men were still in his tracks after two laps. Later, he still took some distance, forcing Nys into the defense. However, the men from Alpecin-Deceuninck, including Jente Michels, Gianni Vermeersch, Del Grosso, and Vandeputte, lent a hand and closed the gap.
Del Grosso boldly took over and jumped on the bridge to show his superiority, while Vanthourenhout faced shoe problems just like Sunday. His teammate Iserbyt got into a jam after falling on the slant, which resulted in four riders remaining: Del Grosso, Vandeputte, Nys, and Sweeck. The latter, in particular, did a good job for his classification.
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Vanthourenhout picked himself up and took a position at the front when things were getting a bit deadlocked, after which the game was back on the table. Nys wanted to take care of some shifting and stepped up the pace again, which Sweeck and Vanthourenhout followed. Vandeputte caught up a little later, but so did the rest. That way, we were back with ten at the head of the race, including Ryan Kamp.
In the following image, Sweeck suddenly rode in front, while Vanthourenhout had to drop out for a second time due to a problem. He eventually abandoned the race. Vandeputte and Nys held on and pursued the Crelan-Corendon rider. Just after entering the final lap, Vandeputte took over, while Nys could return a little later. The rider from Baloise Trek Lions (from January 1, Baloise Glowi Lions) took the lead just before the sand section and then accelerated strongly.
Sweeck countered, forcing Vandeputte to surrender. Towards the final turns, the duel became tough, with a lot of passing. Sweeck went through the last corner first and raced to the finish, defeating Nys.
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- 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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