Toon Aerts wins Koppenbergcross

Toon Aerts (Telenet Fidea Lions) triumphed on the legendary climb of the Koppenberg, winning the first round of the 2018-19 DVV Trofee in Oudenaarde. Michael Vanthourenhout (Marlux-Bingoal) took second place, 11 seconds back, while world champion Wout van Aert (Cibel-Cebon) finished 14 seconds down in third.

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#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Toon Aerts (Ned) Telenet Fidea Lions1:02:26
2Michael Vanthourenhout (Bel) Marlux - Bingoal Cycling Team0:00:11
3Wout Van Aert (Bel) Cibel-Cebon0:00:14
4Lars van der Haar (Ned) Telenet Fidea Lions0:00:58
5Quinten Hermans (Bel) Telenet Fidea Lions0:01:18
6Laurens Sweeck (Bel) Pauwels Sauzen-Vastgoedservice0:01:25
7Eli Iserbyt (Bel) Marlux - Bingoal Cycling Team0:01:38
8Kevin Pauwels (Bel) Marlux - Bingoal Cycling Team0:01:52
9Jens Adams (Bel) Pauwels Sauzen-Vastgoedservice0:02:00
10Daan Soete (Bel) Pauwels Sauzen-Vastgoedservice0:02:32
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