Mathieu van der Poel (Alpecin-Fenix) won the Brussels Universities Cyclocross on Sunday. The world champion soloed to victory ahead of a trio who battled for second place with Eli Iserbyt (Pauwels Sauzen-Bingoal) taking second, Corne van Kessel (Telenet Baloise Lions) in third, and Michael Vanthourenhout (Pauwels Sauzen–Bingoal) in fourth.
Iserbyt leads the DVV Verzekeringen Trofee series with just one race to go at the Krawatencross in Lille, France, held on February 8.
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| Pos. | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mathieu Van Der Poel (Ned) Alpecin-Fenix | 1:01:23 |
| 2 | Eli Iserbyt (Bel) Pauwels Sauzen – Bingoal | 0:00:30 |
| 3 | Corne Van Kessel (Ned) | 0:00:38 |
| 4 | Michael Vanthourenhout (Bel) Pauwels Sauzen – Bingoal | 0:00:42 |
| 5 | Jens Adams (Bel) Pauwels Sauzen – Bingoal | 0:01:29 |
| 6 | Tom Meeusen (Bel) | 0:01:43 |
| 7 | Tim Merlier (Bel) Creafin – Fristads | 0:01:56 |
| 8 | Gianni Vermeersch (Bel) Creafin – Fristads | 0:02:05 |
| 9 | Lars Van Der Haar (Ned) Telenet Baloise Lions | 0:02:16 |
| 10 | Vincent Baestaens (Bel) Group Hens - Maes Containers | 0:02:46 |
| 11 | Stephen Hyde (USA) Cannondale Cyclocrossworld | 0:02:57 |
| 12 | Thijs Aerts (Bel) Telenet Baloise Lions | 0:03:22 |
| 13 | Jim Aernouts (Bel) Telenet Baloise Lions | 0:03:36 |
| 14 | Yannick Peeters (Bel) Pauwels Sauzen – Bingoal | 0:03:54 |
| 15 | Nicolas Cleppe (Bel) Telenet Baloise Lions | 0:04:30 |
| 16 | Sieben Wouters (Ned) | 0:05:31 |
| 17 | Curtis White (USA) Cannondale Cyclocrossworld | 0:06:23 |
| 18 | Thomas Verheyen (Bel) | 0:07:45 |
| 19 | Edwin De Wit (Bel) | |
| 20 | Max Judelson (USA) | |
| 21 | Brannan Fix (USA) | |
| 22 | Julien Roussel (Fra) | |
| 23 | Yelle Leaerts (Bel) | |
| 24 | Gianni Quintelier (Bel) | |
| 25 | Gauthier Heymes (Fra) |
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