Even a double puncture couldn't stop Mathieu van der Poel (Alpecin-Premier Tech) from maintaining his absolute dominance in cyclo-cross, as he roared to a 22nd race victory in a row at the UCI World Cup round in Maasmechelen.
Van der Poel had looked set for another long solo as he took over the lead from teammate Tibor Del Grosso on lap three of Saturday's race, but a flat front tyre one lap later, and a long way back to the pits cost him 20 seconds and allowed his Dutch compatriot to get away.
