Van der Poel wins Antwerp Port Epic
Dutch rider escapes with Taco van der Hoorn
Mathieu van der Poel (Alpecin-Fenix) set out to test his back injury at the Antwerp Port Classic and passed with flying colours, delivering a crushing sprint to top Taco van der Hoorn (Intermarché-Wanty-Gobert).
Tim Merlier made it two for Alpecin-Fenix on the podium, out-sprinting Danny van Poppel (Intermarché) from the chasing group.
Van der Poel injured his back at the Tokyo Olympics when he crashed on a rocky drop-off in the cross country mountain bike race. He skipped racing the Benelux Tour but opted to race in Antwerp to see if he would be fit for the UCI Road World Championships in Flanders and the postponed Paris-Roubaix.
"It’s nice to win. I missed some important goals but I am happy to be back," Van der Poel said. "The back gave some problems in final hour but it didn’t bother me as normal. I am relieved. I have to wait to see how I react but this race isn’t like Roubaix or Worlds. We’ll decide this week.”
The cyclo-cross world champion used his off-roading skills to open up a gap on a gravel stretch with 25km to go, with Van der Hoorn the only rider able to match his effort.
Van der Hoorn tried to leap away from Van der Poel in the final kilometre but had no luck, and when Van der Poel opened up his sprint, the Intermarché rider had no answer.
Pos. | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
---|---|---|
1 | Mathieu van der Poel (Ned) Alpecin-Fenix | 4:12:03 |
2 | Taco van der Hoorn (Ned) Intermarché-Wanty-Gobert Matériaux | 0:00:01 |
3 | Tim Merlier (Bel) Alpecin-Fenix | 0:01:14 |
4 | Danny van Poppel (Ned) Intermarché-Wanty-Gobert Matériaux | |
5 | Rasmus Tiller (Nor) Uno-X Pro Cycling Team | |
6 | Piotr Havik (Ned) Beat Cycling | |
7 | Ludovic Robeet (Bel) Bingoal Pauwels Sauzen WB | |
8 | Thomas Joseph (Bel) Tarteletto - Isorex | |
9 | Dries De Bondt (Bel) Alpecin-Fenix | 0:01:19 |
10 | Tiesj Benoot (Bel) Team DSM | 0:01:30 |
11 | Kenneth Van Rooy (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise | |
12 | Bert De Backer (Bel) B&B Hotels p/b KTM | |
13 | Jonas Rickaert (Bel) Alpecin-Fenix | 0:01:43 |
14 | Casper Van Uden (Ned) Development Team Dsm | 0:02:50 |
15 | Campbell Stewart (NZl) Black Spoke Pro Cycling | |
16 | Tobias Andresen (Den) Development Team Dsm | 0:02:51 |
17 | Cedric Beullens (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise | 0:05:09 |
18 | Ward Vanhoof (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise | |
19 | Anders Skaarseth (Nor) Uno-X Pro Cycling Team | 0:05:10 |
20 | Timothy Dupont (Bel) Bingoal Pauwels Sauzen WB | |
21 | Martijn Budding (Ned) Beat Cycling | 0:05:34 |
22 | Gil D´Heygere (Bel) Tarteletto - Isorex | |
23 | Jens Reynders (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise | |
24 | Laurenz Rex (Bel) Bingoal Pauwels Sauzen WB | |
25 | Daan Van Sintmaartensdijk (Ned) Volkerwessels Cycling Team | |
26 | Boy van Poppel (Ned) Intermarché-Wanty-Gobert Matériaux | |
27 | Alfdan De Decker (Bel) Tarteletto - Isorex | |
28 | Florian Dauphin (Fra) B&B Hotels P/B Ktm | |
29 | Luca Mozzato (Ita) B&B Hotels p/b KTM | |
30 | Arne Marit (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise | |
31 | Thibau Verhofstadt (Bel) Tarteletto - Isorex | |
32 | Vegard Stokke (Nor) Development Team Dsm | |
33 | Arjen Livyns (Bel) Bingoal Pauwels Sauzen WB | |
34 | Niklas Märkl (Ger) Team DSM | |
35 | Frederik Backaert (Bel) B&B Hotels p/b KTM | |
36 | Luke Mudgway (NZl) Black Spoke Pro Cycling | |
37 | Jules Hesters (Bel) Beat Cycling | |
38 | Adriaan Janssen (Ned) Abloc Ct | |
39 | Oscar Riesebeek (Ned) Alpecin-Fenix | |
40 | Stijn Siemons (Bel) Evopro Racing | |
41 | Seppe Rombouts (Bel) Lviv Cycling Team | |
42 | Bodi Del Grosso (Ned) Abloc Ct | |
43 | Ruben Apers (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise | |
44 | Coen Vermeltfoort (Ned) Volkerwessels Cycling Team | |
45 | Jacob Relaes (Bel) Tarteletto - Isorex | |
46 | Stefano Museeuw (Bel) Beat Cycling | |
47 | Cyril Lemoine (Fra) B&B Hotels p/b KTM | |
48 | Samuel Jenner (Aus) Team Bridgelane | |
49 | Jordy Bouts (Bel) Beat Cycling | 0:05:48 |
50 | Jensen Plowright (Aus) Team Bridgelane | 0:07:13 |
51 | Jonas Abrahamsen (Nor) Uno-X Pro Cycling Team | |
52 | Morten Nørtoft (Den) Riwal Cycling Team | |
53 | Guillaume Van Keirsbulck (Bel) Alpecin-Fenix Development Team | |
54 | Jeroen Eyskens (Bel) Evopro Racing | |
55 | Martin Pluto (Lat) Abloc Ct | |
56 | Kristian Kulset (Nor) Uno-X Pro Cycling Team | |
57 | Kevin Vermaerke (USA) Team DSM | |
58 | Jens Debusschere (Bel) B&B Hotels p/b KTM | |
59 | Dawit Yemane (Eri) Bike Aid | |
60 | Ceriel Desal (Bel) Bingoal Pauwels Sauces Wb | |
61 | Milan Menten (Bel) Bingoal Pauwels Sauzen WB | |
62 | Cyrus Monk (Aus) Evopro Racing | |
63 | Erik Nordsaeter Resell (Nor) Uno-X Pro Cycling Team | |
64 | Lennert Teugels (Bel) Tarteletto - Isorex | |
65 | Jesper Schultz (Den) Riwal Cycling Team | 0:07:21 |
66 | Lars Saugstad (Nor) Uno-X Pro Cycling Team | 0:07:30 |
DNF | Reinier Honig (Ned) Start Cycling Team | |
DNF | Nicolas Vergara Garcia (Chi) Start Cycling Team | |
DNF | Eduardo Ignacio Villanueva (Arg) Start Cycling Team | |
DNF | Max Kroonen (Ned) Volkerwessels Cycling Team | |
DNF | Abe Celi (Ned) Volkerwessels Cycling Team | |
DNF | Sean De Bie (Bel) Bingoal Pauwels Sauzen WB | |
DNF | Robin Blummel (Ned) Volkerwessels Cycling Team | |
DNF | Jorge Peyrot Balvanera (Mex) Start Cycling Team | |
DNF | Jord Baak (Ned) Volkerwessels Cycling Team | |
DNF | Matthew Dinham (Aus) Team Bridgelane | |
DNF | Tom Devriendt (Bel) Intermarché-Wanty-Gobert Matériaux | |
DNF | Wesley Mol (Ned) Xspeed United Continental | |
DNF | Martin Salmon (Ger) Team DSM | |
DNF | Jérémy Lecroq (Fra) B&B Hotels p/b KTM | |
DNF | Ben Van Dam (Aus) Team Bridgelane | |
DNF | Ryan Schilt (Ned) Team Bridgelane | |
DNF | Gilles Borgers (Bel) Xspeed United Continental | |
DNF | Philipp Walsleben (Ger) Alpecin-Fenix | |
DNF | Simon Daniels (Bel) Xspeed United Continental | |
DNF | Wesley Kreder (Ned) Intermarché-Wanty-Gobert Matériaux | |
DNF | Taj Mueller (Aus) Xspeed United Continental | |
DNF | Patrick Eddy (Aus) Team Bridgelane | |
DNF | Andreas Goeman (Bel) Tarteletto - Isorex | |
DNF | James Fouche (NZl) Black Spoke Pro Cycling | |
DNF | Aimé De Gendt (Bel) Intermarché-Wanty-Gobert Matériaux | |
DNF | Michaël Van Staeyen (Bel) Evopro Racing | |
DNF | Daniel Nordemann-Da Silva (Can) Xspeed United Continental | |
DNF | Jasper Levi Pahlke (Ger) Bike Aid | |
DNF | Azzedine Lagab (Alg) Bike Aid | |
DNF | Rasmus Christian Quaade (Den) Riwal Cycling Team | |
DNF | Logan Currie (NZl) Black Spoke Pro Cycling | |
DNF | Maxwell De Broeder (Bel) Lviv Cycling Team | |
DNF | Brendan Rhim (USA) Evopro Racing | |
DNF | Tom Sexton (NZl) Black Spoke Pro Cycling | |
DNF | Oskar Nisu (Est) Evopro Racing | |
DNF | Alexander White (NZl) Black Spoke Pro Cycling | |
DNF | Joel Yates (NZl) Black Spoke Pro Cycling | |
DNF | Bernat Font Mas (Spa) Evopro Racing | |
DNF | Marco König (Ger) Bike Aid | |
DNF | Stijn Appel (Ned) Abloc Ct | |
DNF | Elmar Reinders (Ned) Riwal Cycling Team | |
DNF | Lucas Carstensen (Ger) Bike Aid | |
DNF | Christoffer Lisson (Den) Riwal Cycling Team | |
DNF | Thimo Willems (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise | |
DNF | Adrie Lindeman (Ned) Riwal Cycling Team | |
DNF | Oskar Myrestøl Johansson (Nor) Uno-X Dare Development Team | |
DNF | Zak Coleman (GBr) Lviv Cycling Team | |
DNF | Toni Franz (Ger) Lviv Cycling Team | |
DNF | Luuc Bugter (Ned) Beat Cycling | |
DNF | Bram Rombouts (Bel) Lviv Cycling Team | |
DNF | Oliver Robinson (GBr) Lviv Cycling Team | |
DNF | Lars Loohuis (Ned) Abloc Ct | |
DNF | André Luijk (Ned) Abloc Ct | |
DNF | Ivar Slik (Ned) Abloc Ct | |
DNF | Jose Autran Carrillo (Chi) Start Cycling Team | |
DNF | Oleksandr Prevar (Ukr) Lviv Cycling Team |
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