Mathieu van der Poel is expected to make a successful return to cyclocross in Herentals on Saturday, with the current world champion likely to be better than major rivals Tom Pidcock and the rest of the field for the X²O Badkamers Trofee race.
"It was a piece of cake for Wout, it will be a walkover for Mathieu," former world champion turned pundit Niels Albert told Het Laatste Nieuws.
