Wout Van Aert wins Schaal Sels
Cyclo-cross world champion escapes to win, Dupont, Steels round out podium
Wout Van Aert showcased the skills that secured the 2016 'cross world championship title on the challenging Schaal Sels parcours to secure a second road victory of the season for his Crelan-Vastgoedservice squad. The 21-year-old Belgian attacked in the closing kilometres of the cobble and gravel road UCI 1.1 race to take the victory, 15 seconds ahead of Timothy Dupont (Veranda's Willems) and Stijn Steels (Topsport Vlaanderen-Baloise).
"Now I will again be asked whether I would be better road racer but I've already made my choice," Van Aert told Het Nieuwsblad. "I want to shine in the coming weeks back in my rainbow jersey. I will do my cyclocross season. This victory is a good sign. It is a sign that my form is ready to go into the field and I want to shine again.
"People start to watch me more and more in road races. Today I was even regarded as the top favourite. That's why I waited as long as possible to ride away. I knew it had to be done on the last gravel section that was just about five kilometers from the finish line."
The race took its toll on the peloton with just 46 finishers compared to 99 DNF's and two DNS'.
Full Results
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
---|---|---|
1 | Wout Van Aert (Bel) Crelan-Vastgoedservice Continental Team | 4:51:20 |
2 | Timothy Dupont (Bel) Veranda's Willems Cycling Team | 0:00:15 |
3 | Stijn Steels (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise | Row 2 - Cell 2 |
4 | Baptiste Plackaert (Bel) Wallonie Bruxelles - Group Protect Elites | Row 3 - Cell 2 |
5 | Xandro Meurisse (Bel) Wanty - Groupe Gobert | Row 4 - Cell 2 |
6 | Brian Van Goethem (Ned) Roompot - Oranje Peloton | Row 5 - Cell 2 |
7 | Tim Declercq (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise | 0:00:18 |
8 | Joeri Stallaert (Bel) Cibel-Cebon | 0:01:56 |
9 | Taco Van Der Hoorn (Ned) Cyclingteam Join-S / De Rijke Elites | 0:01:57 |
10 | Ludwig De Winter (Bel) Wallonie Bruxelles - Group Protect | 0:02:04 |
11 | Dries De Bondt (Bel) Veranda's Willems Cycling Team | 0:05:55 |
12 | Mihkel Räim (Est) Cycling Academy Team Elites | Row 11 - Cell 2 |
13 | Sjoerd Kouwenhoven (Ned) Metec Tkh Continental Cycling Team p/b Mantel | Row 12 - Cell 2 |
14 | Wesley Kreder (Ned) Roompot - Oranje Peloton | 0:05:59 |
15 | Gerry Druyts (Bel) Crelan-Vastgoedservice Continental Team | 0:06:12 |
16 | Michael Reihs (Den) Stölting Service Group | Row 15 - Cell 2 |
17 | Gorik Gardeyn (Bel) Superano Ham - Isorex | Row 16 - Cell 2 |
18 | Raymond Kreder (Ned) Roompot - Oranje Peloton | Row 17 - Cell 2 |
19 | Nicolas Vereecken (Bel) An Post - Chain Reaction | Row 18 - Cell 2 |
20 | Fraser Gough (NZl) Avanti Isowhey Sport Elites | Row 19 - Cell 2 |
21 | Kevin Van Melsen (Bel) Wanty - Groupe Gobert | Row 20 - Cell 2 |
22 | Lawrence Naesen (Bel) Cibel-Cebon | Row 21 - Cell 2 |
23 | Coen Vermeltfoort (Ned) Cyclingteam Join-S / De Rijke Elites | Row 22 - Cell 2 |
24 | Michel Kreder (Ned) Roompot - Oranje Peloton | Row 23 - Cell 2 |
25 | Mark McNally (GBr) Wanty - Groupe Gobert | Row 24 - Cell 2 |
26 | Igor Boev (Rus) Gazprom-Rusvelo | Row 25 - Cell 2 |
27 | Laurent Evrard (Bel) Team 3M | Row 26 - Cell 2 |
28 | Thomas Joseph (Bel) Marlux-Napoleon Games Cycling Team | Row 27 - Cell 2 |
29 | Sven Reutter (Ger) Stölting Service Group | Row 28 - Cell 2 |
30 | Alexander Geuens (Bel) Crelan-Vastgoedservice Continental Team | Row 29 - Cell 2 |
31 | Tijmen Eising (Ned) Metec Tkh Continental Cycling Team p/b Mantel | Row 30 - Cell 2 |
32 | Michael Thompson (GBr) Team Wiggins Elites | Row 31 - Cell 2 |
33 | Michiel Dieleman (Bel) Cibel-Cebon | Row 32 - Cell 2 |
34 | Jonas Rickaert (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise | Row 33 - Cell 2 |
35 | Robin Stenuit (Bel) Wanty - Groupe Gobert | Row 34 - Cell 2 |
36 | Josef Cerny (Cze) Ccc Sprandi Polkowice | Row 35 - Cell 2 |
37 | Robert Partridge (GBr) Nfto Elites | 0:06:19 |
38 | Martin Mortensen (Den) One Pro Cycling | 0:06:21 |
39 | Marcel Meisen (Ger) Team Kuota-Lotto | Row 38 - Cell 2 |
40 | Julien Van Den Brande (Bel) Veranclassic-Ago | 0:06:24 |
41 | Tim Merlier (Bel) Crelan-Vastgoedservice Continental Team | 0:06:40 |
42 | Laurens Sweeck (Bel) Era - Murprotec | Row 41 - Cell 2 |
43 | Kelly Jake (GBr) Team Wiggins Elites | 0:07:08 |
44 | Frederik Veuchelen (Bel) Wanty - Groupe Gobert | 0:07:21 |
45 | Frederique Robert (Bel) Crelan-Vastgoedservice Continental Team | Row 44 - Cell 2 |
46 | Dale Appleby (GBr) Nfto Elites | Row 45 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Dan Craven (Nam) Cycling Academy Team Elites | Row 46 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Eli Iserbyt (Bel) Marlux-Napoleon Games Cycling Team | Row 47 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Jelle Cant (Bel) Era - Murprotec | Row 48 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Kevin Cant (Bel) Era - Murprotec | Row 49 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Diether Sweeck (Bel) Era - Murprotec | Row 50 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Michael Boros (Cze) Era - Murprotec | Row 51 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Julien Taramarcaz (Swi) Era - Murprotec | Row 52 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Andrew Tennant (GBr) Team Wiggins Elites | Row 53 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Samuel Lowe (GBr) Team Wiggins Elites | Row 54 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Michael O'Loughlin (Irl) Team Wiggins Elites | Row 55 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Daniel Patten (GBr) Team Wiggins Elites | Row 56 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Ian Bibby (GBr) Nfto Elites | Row 57 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Edmund Bradbury (GBr) Nfto Elites | Row 58 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Jacob Scott (GBr) An Post - Chain Reaction | Row 59 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Liam Stones (GBr) Nfto Elites | Row 60 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Yorben Van Tichelt (Bel) Marlux-Napoleon Games Cycling Team | Row 61 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Aimé Degendt (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise | Row 62 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Roy Goldstein (Isr) Cycling Academy Team | Row 63 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Jonas Tenbrock (Ger) Stölting Service Group | Row 64 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Daniel Turek (Cze) Cycling Academy Team Elites | Row 65 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Aviv Yechzkel (Isr) Cycling Academy Team | Row 66 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Liam Aitcheson (NZl) Avanti Isowhey Sport Elites | Row 67 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Sean Lake (Aus) Avanti Isowhey Sport Elites | Row 68 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Luke Mudgway (NZl) Avanti Isowhey Sport Elites | Row 69 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Neil Van Der Ploeg (Aus) Avanti Isowhey Sport Elites | Row 70 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Mathew Zenovich (NZl) Avanti Isowhey Sport Elites | Row 71 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Jasper Bovenhuis (Ned) An Post - Chain Reaction Elites | Row 72 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Oliver Kent-Spark (Aus) An Post - Chain Reaction Elites | Row 73 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Jonathan McEvoy (GBr) Nfto Elites | Row 74 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Roman Kustadinchev (Rus) Gazprom-Rusvelo | Row 75 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Pieter Vanspeybrouck (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise | Row 76 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Jens Wallays (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise | Row 77 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Berden De Vries (Ned) Roompot - Oranje Peloton | Row 78 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Johnny Hoogerland (Ned) Roompot - Oranje Peloton | Row 79 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Kenny De Haes (Bel) Wanty - Groupe Gobert | Row 80 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Yanto Barker (GBr) One Pro Cycling | Row 81 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Matthew Harley Goss (Aus) One Pro Cycling | Row 82 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Joshua Hunt (GBr) One Pro Cycling | Row 83 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Sebastian Lander (Den) One Pro Cycling | Row 84 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Steele von Hoff (Aus) One Pro Cycling | Row 85 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Eryk Laton (Pol) Ccc Sprandi Polkowice | Row 86 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Nikolay Mihaylov (Bul) Ccc Sprandi Polkowice | Row 87 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Dieter Vanthourenhout (Bel) Marlux-Napoleon Games Cycling Team | Row 88 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Grzegorz Stepniak (Pol) Ccc Sprandi Polkowice | Row 89 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Kevin Pauwels (Bel) Marlux-Napoleon Games Cycling Team | Row 90 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Roman Maikin (Rus) Gazprom-Rusvelo | Row 91 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Alexander Serov (Rus) Gazprom-Rusvelo | Row 92 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Andrei Solomennikov (Rus) Gazprom-Rusvelo | Row 93 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Sergey Nikolaev (Rus) Gazprom-Rusvelo | Row 94 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Yannick Peeters (Bel) Crelan-Vastgoedservice Continental Team | Row 95 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Vincent Baestaens (Bel) Beobank - Corendon | Row 96 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Wietse Bosmans (Bel) Beobank - Corendon Elites | Row 97 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Adam Toupalik (Cze) Beobank - Corendon Elites | Row 98 - Cell 2 |
DNF | David Van Der Poel (Ned) Beobank - Corendon | Row 99 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Philipp Walsleben (Ger) Beobank - Corendon Elites | Row 100 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Daan Hoeyberghs (Bel) Beobank - Corendon | Row 101 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Angelo De Clercq (Bel) Marlux-Napoleon Games Cycling Team | Row 102 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Omer Goldshtein (Isr) Cycling Academy Team | Row 103 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Tomasz Kiendys (Pol) Ccc Sprandi Polkowice | Row 104 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Kenneth Van Compernolle (Bel) Superano Ham - Isorex | Row 105 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Arjen Livyns (Bel) Veranda's Willems Cycling Team | Row 106 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Jari Verstraeten (Bel) Veranda's Willems Cycling Team | Row 107 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Kevin Verwaest (Bel) Superano Ham - Isorex | Row 108 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Piotr Havik (Ned) Team 3M Elites | Row 109 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Jelle Goderis (Bel) Team 3M | Row 110 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Jimmy Janssens (Bel) Team 3M | Row 111 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Emiel Vermeulen (Bel) Team 3M | Row 112 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Jerome Kerf (Bel) Team 3M Elites | Row 113 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Rasmus Guldhammer (Den) Stölting Service Group | Row 114 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Alex Kirsch (Lux) Stölting Service Group | Row 115 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Thomas Koep (Ger) Stölting Service Group | Row 116 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Massimo Vanderaerden (Bel) Veranclassic-Ago | Row 117 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Jetse Bol (Ned) Cyclingteam Join-S / De Rijke Elites | Row 118 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Felix Drumm (Ger) Team Kuota-Lotto | Row 119 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Christophe Masson (Fra) Veranclassic-Ago | Row 120 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Hendrik Hamm (Ger) Team Kuota-Lotto | Row 121 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Kobus Hereijgers (Ned) Cyclingteam Join-S / De Rijke Elites | Row 122 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Frederik Dombrowski (Ger) Team Kuota-Lotto Elites | Row 123 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Tobias Knaup (Ger) Team Kuota-Lotto Elites | Row 124 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Robert Retschke (Ger) Team Kuota-Lotto Elites | Row 125 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Johim Ariesen (Ned) Metec Tkh Continental Cycling Team p/b Mantel | Row 126 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Stefan Kreder (Ned) Metec Tkh Continental Cycling Team p/b Mantel | Row 127 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Dries Hollanders (Bel) Metec Tkh Continental Cycling Team p/b Mantel | Row 128 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Damien Shaw (Irl) An Post - Chain Reaction Elites | Row 129 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Daan Meijers (Ned) Cyclingteam Join-S / De Rijke Elites | Row 130 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Wouter Mol (Ned) Cyclingteam Join-S / De Rijke Elites | Row 131 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Robbie Van Bakel (Ned) Metec Tkh Continental Cycling Team p/b Mantel | Row 132 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Jimmy Duquennoy (Bel) Wallonie Bruxelles - Group Protect | Row 133 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Julien Stassen (Bel) Wallonie Bruxelles - Group Protect | Row 134 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Justin Jules (Fra) Veranclassic-Ago Elites | Row 135 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Wim Reynaerts (Bel) Cibel-Cebon | Row 136 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Emiel Wastyn (Bel) An Post - Chain Reaction | Row 137 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Benjamin Verraes (Bel) Cibel-Cebon | Row 138 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Yannick Mayer (Ger) Veranclassic-Ago Elites | Row 139 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Dimitri Peyskens (Bel) Veranclassic-Ago | Row 140 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Tim De Troyer (Bel) Veranda's Willems Cycling Team | Row 141 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Jelle Donders (Bel) Superano Ham - Isorex | Row 142 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Glenn Rotty (Bel) Cibel-Cebon | Row 143 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Jorden Bothuyne (Bel) Superano Ham - Isorex | Row 144 - Cell 2 |
DNS | Mathias Depypere (Bel) Superano Ham - Isorex | Row 145 - Cell 2 |
DNS | Gregory Habeaux (Bel) Wallonie Bruxelles - Group Protect | Row 146 - Cell 2 |
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