After finishing second in the two previous editions, Florian Vermeersch finally took victory in the elite men's race at the UCI World Gravel Championships in Maastricht on Sunday.
The Belgian rider dropped Dutchman, Frits Biesterbos with 18km of the day remaining, on one of the course's numerous short climbs, after the pair survived from the day’s breakaway. While Biesterbos initially kept Vermeersch in sight, the Belgian, who rides for UAE Team Emirates-XRG on the road, eventually showed his class, riding clear and eventually finishing 1.23 ahead.
