Mathieu van der Poel (Alpecin-Deceuninck) delivered another exhibition at the X20 Trofee Koksijde on Thursday, as he made light work of the demanding, sandy course to claim his ninth victory from nine starts this winter on the cyclocross circuit.
The Dutchman’s eternal rival Wout van Aert (Visma-Lease a Bike), a distant third in Koksijde, has scaled back his cyclocross commitments this winter with a view to performing at his best at the Tour of Flanders and Paris-Roubaix, and he will race just once more, at the Benidorm World Cup, before turning his attention to the road.
