On his way to a seventh straight success, he fell and had to change shoes to beat the Pidcock wire following a bitter chase.
And seven! Wout van Aert started this January 1, in Baal, the year 2022 as he had finished the previous one: by winning.
But his seventh straight cyclo-cross victory, his third in the Sven Nys Grand Prix, was much tougher than the previous six for the Campinois. However, shortly following half of the race, during which he had until then contained the inclinations of his last companions, Tom Pidcock and Eli Iserbyt, the Jumbo-Visma rider seemed set to win when he slipped spectacular in the mud.
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