Binche-Chimay-Binche win seals Belgian Cycling Cup for De Buyst
Before July, Jasper De Buyst was yet to win a race as a professional. The 23-year-old Lotto Soudal rider now has four wins to his name and is the 2017 Belgian Cycling Cup champion.
De Buyst bested the inform Italian Matteo Trentin (QuickStep-Floors) and Wanty-Groupe Gobert's Tom Devriendt to claim Binche-Chimay-Binche.
"I'm very satisfied with my result, of course. Binche-Chimay-Binche is a very difficult race, and if you can still win it at the end of the season, you can be happy," said De Buyst. "I beat Matteo Trentin, who is probably one of the best riders in the world at the moment, and that makes the victory a little more beautiful."
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While De Buyst was chasing the win, he was also focused on securing the points needed for the Belgian Cycling Cup and explained Trentin's work during the race helped eliminate his main rival.
"With eighty kilometres to go, Trentin made a great effort to reduce the breakaway to ten riders, and that really worked in my favor, because Kenny Dehaes, my main opponent in the Belgian Cycling Cup, was no longer in the group," De Buyst said. "I was able to take three intermediate sprints, which put me at the top of the overall standings. From this moment onwards, I could focus on the race victory without any worries."
De Buyst, who rode with the Bontrager Livestrong Team in 2012, added that in the finale he was looking at Trentin to make a move and was relieved the race was decided in a sprint.
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