Alpecin-Premier Tech double up podium 1-2-3 as Van der Poel wins at Hoogerheide
The UCI Cyclo-cross World Cup drew to a close on Sunday afternoon with the elite men's race at Hoogerheide in the Netherlands, the event launched in 2000 as a legacy race for Adrie van der Poel, who has designed the course in his home village ever since.
This year, his son took the win, as expected, doubling up after his victory at Saturday's penultimate round in Maasmechelen, just over the border into Belgium. After Mathieu van der Poel went solo in the third lap, the rest of the field soon settled into a race for second that lasted all the way to the line. Thibau Nys was determined to get something out of the weekend, leading the group up the fast finishing ramp, but Tibor Del Grosso was stalking him and was able to come round for second. Just behind was the third Alpecin-Premier Tech rider Niels Vandeputte, who kept the power down even as Nys eased off, and snatched the last podium spot with a throw.
That meant a back-to-back podium sweep for the Alpecin-Premier Tech trio, and Van der Poel also celebrated the overall World Cup title for only the second time in his elite career.
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