The European champ leads the Belgian champ. Elite Men, 2019 Hoogerheide UCI Cyclocross World Cup. © B. Hazen / Cyclocross Magazine
The final UCI Cyclocross World Cup is Hoogerheide always special. It not only has almost every World Championship racer tuning up for the race for rainbow stripes, but because of more generous rider limits, a number of racers left off their country's Worlds team.
Max Judelson was just two spots behind Kaiser in 59th. Elite Men, 2019 Hoogerheide UCI Cyclocross World Cup. © B. Hazen / Cyclocross Magazine
Add in the typically heavy conditions and big dollar, prestigious titles on the line and the racing has consequences. And unlike in the women's race, where Marianne Vos already had the overall World Cup title wrapped up, on Sunday, the men's title would come down to a final lap battle between Wout van Aert and Toon Aerts.
Wout van Aert came close to the World Cup overall title, but fell one place short. Elite Men, 2019 Hoogerheide UCI Cyclocross World Cup. © B. Hazen / Cyclocross Magazine
We were on the ground in Hoogerheide with Bart Hazen to capture the epic, muddy day in Hoogerheide, including photos of most of the North Americans competing.
Worlds team member Anthony Clark finished 54th. Elite Men, 2019 Hoogerheide UCI Cyclocross World Cup. © B. Hazen / Cyclocross Magazine
Enjoy a trip to the GP Adri van der Poel with our full photo gallery below.
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2019 Hoogerheide Cyclocross World Cup Elite Men Photo Gallery:
Van der Haar looked to employ team tactics to help Aerts on lap one, but soon Aerts was isolated with Van der Poel and Van Aert. Elite Men, 2019 Hoogerheide UCI Cyclocross World Cup. © B. Hazen / Cyclocross Magazine
