Mathieu van der Poel (Alpecin-Fenix) continued to dominate the cyclo-cross season, winning the muddy Ethias Cross race in northern Belgium with a controlled ride in the mud.
The world champion rode a paced race for much of the nine flat laps and then opened the gas in the final 15 minutes after a tactical bike change. He then gradually distanced Quinten Hermans (Tormans) and never looked back, going on to win by 10 seconds after easing up during the final lap. It was his third victory of the season.
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| Pos. | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mathieu van der Poel (Ned) Alpecin-Fenix | 1:02:43 |
| 2 | Quinten Hermans (Bel) Circus-Wanty Gobert | 0:00:11 |
| 3 | Thomas Pidcock (GBr) Trinity Racing | 0:00:18 |
| 4 | Laurens Sweeck (Bel) Pauwels Sauzen-Bingoal | 0:00:23 |
| 5 | Toon Aerts (Bel) Telenet Baloise Lions | 0:01:13 |
| 6 | Felipe Orts Lloret (Spa) Teika-BH-Gsport | 0:01:23 |
| 7 | Ryan Kamp (Ned) Pauwels Sauzen-Bingoal | 0:01:58 |
| 8 | Jim Aernouts (Bel) Telenet Baloise Lions | 0:02:17 |
| 9 | Nicolas Cleppe (Bel) Telenet Baloise Lions | 0:02:47 |
| 10 | Ben Turner (GBr) Trinity Racing | 0:02:49 |
| 11 | Loris Rouiller (Swi) Alpecin-Fenix | 0:02:51 |
| 12 | Toon Vandebosch (Bel) Pauwels Sauzen-Bingoal | 0:02:55 |
| 13 | Lander Loockx (Bel) Group Hens-Maes Containers | 0:02:56 |
| 14 | Thijs Aerts (Bel) Telenet Baloise Lions | 0:02:59 |
| 15 | Yentl Bekaert (Bel) Telenet Baloise Lions | 0:03:10 |
| 16 | Stan Godrie (Ned) | 0:03:34 |
| 17 | Ward Huybs (Bel) Telenet Baloise Lions | 0:03:49 |
| 18 | Curtis White (USA) | 0:03:58 |
| 19 | Seppe Rombouts (Bel) | 0:04:05 |
| 20 | Tom Meeusen (Bel) Group Hens-Maes Containers | 0:04:12 |
| 21 | Mathieu Morichon (Fra) | 0:04:35 |
| 22 | Ingmar Uytdewilligen (Bel) | 0:04:42 |
| 23 | Mickaël Crispin (Fra) Cross Team Legendre | 0:04:48 |
| 24 | Arne Vrachten (Bel) | 0:04:56 |
| 25 | Thibau Nys (Bel) Telenet Baloise Lions | 0:05:02 |
| 26 | Kyle Agterberg (Ned) | 0:05:05 |
| 27 | Michael van den Ham (Can) | 0:05:11 |
| 28 | Joris Delbove (Fra) Team S1neo-Graal-Bjorka | 0:05:12 |
| 29 | Ugo Ananie (Fra) Cross Team Legendre | 0:05:20 |
| 30 | Mario Junquera San Millan (Spa) | 0:05:21 |
| 31 | Witse Meeussen (Bel) Pauwels Sauzen-Bingoal | 0:05:23 |
| 32 | Tom Mainguenaud (Fra) | 0:05:25 |
| 33 | Len Dejonghe (Bel) Group Hens-Maes Containers | |
| 34 | Arthur Tropardy (Fra) | |
| 35 | Arne Baers (Bel) | |
| 36 | Valentin Guillaud (Fra) | |
| 37 | Joachim van Looveren (Bel) Proximus-Alphamotorhomes-Doltcini CT | |
| 38 | Dolf Pemen (Bel) Proximus-Alphamotorhomes-Doltcini CT | |
| 39 | Cyprien Gilles (Fra) | |
| 40 | Julian Siemons (Bel) | |
| 41 | Noé Castille (Fra) Cross Team Legendre | |
| 42 | Klaas Groenen (Ned) | |
| 43 | Jens Gys (Bel) | |
| 44 | Maurits Lammertink (Ned) Circus-Wanty Gobert | |
| 45 | Ronan Auffret (Fra) Team Podiocom CC | |
| 46 | Robin Alderweireld (Bel) | |
| 47 | Yves Coolen (Bel) | |
| 48 | Antoine Huby (Fra) Cross Team Legendre | |
| 49 | Thomas Gachignard (Fra) Team Podiocom CC | |
| 50 | Koen van Dijke (Ned) | |
| 51 | Timothé Gabriel (Fra) | |
| 52 | Lilian Schneider (Fra) Cross Team Legendre | |
| 53 | Heinrich Haussler (Aus) Bahrain McLaren | |
| 54 | Hugo Thirotel (Fra) | |
| 55 | Vincent Oger (Bel) | |
| DNF | David van der Poel (Ned) Alpecin-Fenix | |
| DNF | Sascha Weber (Ger) | |
| DNF | Timo Kielich (Bel) Credishop-Fristads | |
| DNF | Ydris Salomez (Bel) Proximus-Alphamotorhomes-Doltcini CT | |
| DNF | Justin Laevens (Bel) Proximus-Alphamotorhomes-Doltcini CT |
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