Belgium had plenty to celebrate this weekend, as Sanne Cant and Wout Van Aert claimed titles in the elite women and men's UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships. Their home team Quick-Step Floors dominated in the Vuelta a San Juan, winning all but two stages including the final two heat-shortened days, and Tim Wellens (Lotto Soudal) won back-to-back days in Mallorca. Cyclingnews looks back on the busy early-season weekend of January 28-29.
Vuelta a San Juan
High heat led to the shortening of the final two stages of the Vuelta a San Juan, with Quick-Step Floors veteran Tom Boonen leading a go-slow protest on stage 6 that led the race jury to lop 17.6km off the planned 185.7km stage.
Boonen took control as patron of the peloton, and visited the commissaire's car to complain of the searing heat, although the commissaire said no other team complained.
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Quick-Step's Max Richeze won the stage from a breakaway, and then turned around to win the final stage, which was also shortened by 15.9km, from a late attack.
Bauke Mollema (Trek-Segafredo) won the overall classification thanks to a strong time trial, and a tenacious ride to the mountain top finish at Alto Colorado.
He said his next aim is to win a WorldTour stage race
"Personally, my next goal is to win a WorldTour stage race in Europe, like Tirreno. I've been second and third a lot in those kind of races so it's time to win one of them," Mollema said.
Challenge Mallorca
Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race
UCI Cyclo-Cross World Championships
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