Kevin Pauwels (Sunweb-Napoleon Games) extended his World Cup lead on Saturday, beating teammate Klaas Vantornout in a two-up sprint at Milton Keynes’ Campbell Park.
The two had been part of an aggressive five-man lead group containing three national champions — Dutchman Lars van der Haar (Giant-Shimano), German Philipp Walsleben (BKCP-Powerplus) and Frenchman Francis Mourey (FDJ.fr).
But going into bell lap the lead group was down to a threesome, and once the Sunwebs shed Walsleben, it was a two-man, one-team fight to the finish — a battle that Pauwels won, slipping around an exhausted Vantornout just ahead of the line. Mourey hung on for third at 16 seconds back.
Pauwels now leads the World Cup with 220 points. Vantornout sits second with 185, while Corné Van Kessel (Telenet-Fidea) has third with 163.
Editor’s note: Stay tuned for more from England.
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