Superprestige Diegem, an afternoon/night race, hosts most of the world’s best racers today, and lucky for the fans, they were treated to yet another Mathieu van der Poel versus Wout van Aert sequel, this time shown during prime time and under the lights.
This dramatic battle took every inch of the course and every second of the race to determine a winner:
Voor het derde jaar op rij wint @mathieuvdpoel in #spDiegem! https://t.co/vH3OsL6iuw pic.twitter.com/XytAFdXF0H
— sporza (@sporza) December 23, 2016
In the end, the podium remained a constant from the previous week’s races with Kevin Pauwels yet again the best of the rest.
Two Canadians started with Geoff Kabush in 23rd, and Mark McConnell in in 35th.
See the full results below and stay tuned for a full report.
2016 Superprestige Diegem Results - Elite Men
| Rank | Name | Nat. | Age* | Result | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mathieu VAN DER POEL | NED | 22 | 1:06:22 | 80 |
| 2 | Wout VAN AERT | BEL | 23 | 1:06:22 | 60 |
| 3 | Kevin PAUWELS | BEL | 33 | 1:06:46 | 40 |
| 4 | Toon AERTS | BEL | 24 | 1:07:02 | 30 |
| 5 | Jens ADAMS | BEL | 25 | 1:07:36 | 25 |
| 6 | David VAN DER POEL | NED | 25 | 1:07:45 | 20 |
| 7 | Tim MERLIER | BEL | 25 | 1:07:53 | 17 |
| 8 | Tom MEEUSEN | BEL | 29 | 1:07:59 | 15 |
| 9 | Klaas VANTORNOUT | BEL | 35 | 1:08:03 | 12 |
| 10 | Laurens SWEECK | BEL | 24 | 1:08:19 | 10 |
| 11 | Diether SWEECK | BEL | 24 | 1:08:26 | 8 |
| 12 | Philipp WALSLEBEN | GER | 30 | 1:09:00 | 6 |
| 13 | Marcel MEISEN | GER | 28 | 1:09:20 | 4 |
| 14 | Daan SOETE | BEL | 23 | 1:09:24 | 2 |
| 15 | Ismael ESTEBAN AGUANDO | ESP | 34 | 1:09:28 | 1 |
| 16 | Michael BOROS | CZE | 25 | 1:09:45 | |
| 17 | Rob PEETERS | BEL | 32 | 1:09:52 | |
| 18 | Joeri ADAMS | BEL | 28 | 1:09:54 | |
| 19 | Severin SÄGESSER | SUI | 25 | 1:10:36 | |
| 20 | Javier RUIZ DE LARRINAGA IBAÑEZ | ESP | 38 | 1:10:50 | |
| 21 | Kevin SUAREZ FERNANDEZ | ESP | 23 | 1:10:55 | |
| 22 | Gianni VERMEERSCH | BEL | 25 | 1:11:49 | |
| 23 | Geoff KABUSH | CAN | 40 | 1:11:57 | |
| 24 | Daan HOEYBERGHS | BEL | 23 | 1:12:17 | |
| 25 | Julien TARAMARCAZ | SUI | 30 | ||
| 26 | Stan GODRIE | NED | 24 | ||
| 27 | Dave DE CLEYN | BEL | 29 | ||
| 28 | Boy VAN POPPEL | NED | 29 | ||
| 29 | Hendrik SWEECK | BEL | 25 | ||
| 30 | Marvin SCHMIDT | GER | 25 | ||
| 31 | Maximilien ANDREO | FRA | 30 | ||
| 32 | Jens GYS | BEL | 28 | ||
| 33 | Martin ERIKSSON | SWE | 25 | ||
| 34 | Flavien DASSONVILLE | FRA | 26 | ||
| 35 | Mark MCCONNELL | CAN | 29 | ||
| 36 | Wouter GOOSEN | BEL | 31 | ||
| 37 | DANIEL ANIA GONZALEZ | ESP | 30 |
