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Lyne Lamoureux

UCI Cyclo-cross World Cup Terralba: Michael Vanthourenhout outsprints Joris Nieuwenhuis and Laurens Sweeck to win first World Cup of the season

Michael Vanthourenhout Laurens Sweeck World Cup Thibau Nys Laurens Sweeck Crelan Belga DAVID PINTENS Joran Wyseure Deficit Sardinia
Belgian Michael Vanthourenhout celebrates as he crosses the finish line to win the men's elite race of the Cyclocross World Cup, in Terralba, Sardinia, Italy, Sunday 07 December 2025, stage 3 (out of 12) in the World Cup of the 2026-2027 season. BELGA PHOTO DAVID PINTENS (Photo by DAVID PINTENS / BELGA MAG / Belga via AFP).

Michael Vanthourenhout accelerated away from a small group to win the third round of the World Cup in Terralba, Sardinia, on Sunday. The Pauwels Sauzen-Altez Industriedbouw rider claimed his first World Cup victory and fourth win of the 2025-2026 season after crashing a few weeks ago.

Vanthourenhout used his sand skills to make his move to power away from a group of six riders, sprinting off and onto his bike on stairs and held off his pursuers on the unpaved straightaway to the finish line.

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