Wout Van Aert (Vastgoedservice-Golden Palace) continued his winning streak in the BPost Bank Trophy series, winning a windy fourth round of the Bpost Bank Trophy in Essen, Belgium.
On Saturday afternoon he held off veteran Sven Nys (Crelan-AA Drink) with a late attack and win alone. World champion Mathieu van der Poel (BKCP-Powerplus) led the race during the penultimate lap but lost any chance of victory when he wrecked his derailleur.
Van Aert extends his massive bonus in the time-based classification of the BPo-Trophy up to 3:19 on Kevin Pauwels (Sunweb-Napoleon Games) who finished fourth behind young teammate Michael Vanthourenhout (Sunweb-Napoleon Games) in Essen.
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“For a long time I wasn’t in a position to win the race. I didn’t feel good and mentally switched to defend my classification. Luckily for us Mathieu had a mechanical which turned the race upside down,” Van Aert told Sporza.
Sven Nys again rode a strong race despite ending his long career this season. Early on he tried to profit from his good start but once Van Aert and Van der Poel bridged up, he switched tactics. While the two young riders pulled hard against the wind he tried to save energy in the wheels. In the final lap the 39 year-old Belgian rider tried in vain to surprise his young compatriot in the final deep-mud section by riding through a pool of water on the inside of the course but the move didn’t work.
“During the race I noticed that some riders were able to pass me on the inside through that section. I played my cards but I came out empty-handed. I lost all speed,” Nys said.
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