Pauwels hopes to claim at least one of cyclo-cross's season competitions

Kevin Pauwels (Sunweb-Revor) wins round two of the GVA Trophy in Ronse.

Kevin Pauwels (Sunweb-Revor) wins round two of the GVA Trophy in Ronse. (Image credit: ispaphoto.com)

Over the past several weeks Kevin Pauwels (Sunweb-Revor) has maneuvered himself into the forefront of the European cyclo-cross scene. Pauwels currently leads two of the three major competitions and the quiet Belgian has won the last two major races in Belgium: the Koppenbergcross on Tuesday and today on the Hotondberg, the highest point in East Flanders, in the Gazet van Antwerpen (GVA) Trophy-Ronse.