Campenaerts' teeth: One chipped and 58 on his chainring

Victor Campenaerts chips a tooth at Dwars door Vlaanderen
Victor Campenaerts chips a tooth at Dwars door Vlaanderen (Image credit: Patrick Fletcher)

'Tooth' was the word of the day for Victor Campenaerts (Lotto Soudal) at Dwars door Vlaanderen. He had 58 of them on his chainring and he broke one in his own mouth.

Campenaerts crossed the line in fourth place in Waregem on Wednesday, appearing in front of the media zone with a chipped front tooth.

He hadn't done all the damage out there in the Flemish Ardennes, revealing that he'd first broken the tooth in a crash six years ago. However, the cut and thrust of cobbled classics racing proved too much for a false tooth that was already out of date.

"In 2016, I had a crash in the Tour de Romandie and they did a repair," Campenaerts explained. "They said it would hold for five years. It held for six…"

Patrick Fletcher

Patrick is a freelance sports writer and editor. He’s an NCTJ-accredited journalist with a bachelor’s degree in modern languages (French and Spanish). Patrick worked full-time at Cyclingnews for eight years between 2015 and 2023, latterly as Deputy Editor.