Mathieu van der Poel (Beobank-Corendon) easily won the Trek CXC World Cup in Waterloo, Wisconsin Sunday breaking away on the first lap and putting an exclamation mark on his brief U.S. tour.
"It was not my plan [to breakaway]," Van der Poel said. "You can make a plan, but if you mess up your start, then it is gone already. I had a good start, and I felt right from the beginning that I had a good day."
Sunday's parcours was similar to Friday's C2 race, but with a few additions including a steep run-up on 'Factory Hill' and a dry and dusty off-camber traverse out of a forest section dubbed the 'Junkyard Drop." Heat again played a role as temperatures climbed over 30 degrees Celsius by midday, but riders seemed more prepared to deal with the unseasonably hot Midwest weather.
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Unphased by the heat Van der Poel ripped away from the field at the gun, winning the holeshot, and setting a tempo that enabled him to open up a large gap on the field halfway into the lap.
Behind Van der Poel, a crash claimed several riders in the first corner and a subsequent crash shortly after claimed, Wout Van Aert (Crelan-Charles) who spent the remainder of the race trying to make his way back to the front. It was a lackluster week for the World Champion who dominated at the Trek CXC Cup, CrossVegas, and Jingle Cross in 2016.
"The second half was way better than the first," Van Aert said about his race. "I was behind a crash, and the first lap and my shoe came loose, and also my derailleur was stuck because someone had rode into it in from behind."
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