2023-12-22 14:58:50
This Friday in Mol, there were people there to witness the first confrontation between Wout van Aert and Mathieu Van der Poel. But there was no match. Van der Poel easily won against van Aert.
Mathieu Van der Poel et Wout van Aert are already ahead from the start. The Belgian took the opportunity to pass the Dutchman in the first lap. The two riders are in the lead after the first lap. Next Hermans et Vandeputte within a few seconds.
The race continues and the duo transforms into a trio at the end of the 2nd lap, as Hermans joins the two leading men. On the 3rd lap, Van der Poel accelerated and distanced himself from van Aert and Hermans. The Dutchman has an 11 second lead at the end of the 3rd lap over Wout. On the 4th lap, van der Poel had a small mechanical problem and saw Wout van Aert come back a little. In vain for the Belgian who will never come back.
The kilometers pass and Van der Poel continues his perfect solo, while van Aert chases behind. There are two laps left to go and van der Poel has almost 50 seconds ahead of van Aert.
The world champion wins easily. Wout finished 2nd at 1’16”. This is the 100th time that we find both riders on the podium at the same time. Vandeputte takes 3rd place ahead of Hermans.
The two riders will meet tomorrow in Antwerp. They will be accompanied by Tom Pidcock.
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