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Wout Van Aert and his Vastgoedservice-Golden Palace mates came ready to rock at Sunday’s Kwadro Flandriencross in Hamme, Belgium.
Van Aert was on the front at the end of the first lap, and he was there at the finish, too, overhauling a fading Mathieu Van der Poel (BKCP-Powerplus) at the line to win round three of the Bpost Bank Trofee series.
In between, Van Aert’s teammate Jens Adams took the front with a vengeance, racing up from a chase group and into the lead with five laps remaining, triggering a furious chase from series leader Sven Nys (Crelan-AA Drink).
Adams was brought back, and Philipp Walsleben (BKCP) tried his luck, taking a seven-second advantage into the bell lap.
Van Aert and Van der Poel went after him and began a furious duel for the front that seemed to end as the BKCP rider was first up a slight rise preceding the finishing straight. Van Aert had to put a foot down, and both he and Walsleben were briefly slowed. Van der Poel seemed to have clinched the victory, taking an advantage of several bike lengths onto the pavement.
Or so it seemed, until Van Aert uncorked a powerful finishing kick and took the win. Van der Poel hung on for second with Walsleben third.
Nys, who finished fourth on the day at eight seconds back, continues to lead the timed Bpost Bank Trofee series in 3:03:00. Kevin Pauwels (Sunweb-Napoleon Games), fifth on Sunday, sits second at 1:58 with teammate Klaas Vantornout third at 2:10.
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