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The Big Three were finally all together to battle at the sandy 2022 UCI Cyclocross World Cup stop in Antwerp.

Wout van Aert (Jumbo Visma) wasted no time to rocket from a second-row start to the lead by the second turn of the race. See how it played out in the brief highlights, and see the full results below.

Van der Poel was nearly perfect in the race, but says he still needs to get better:

Wout van Aert historically loses 80% of his first races of the season against his rival, but was satisfied with the outcome:

2022 UCI Cyclocross World Cup Antwerp Results: Elite Men

PosNrName / UCI Cyclocross TeamNATTimeGap
1.25VAN DER POEL Mathieu
ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK
NED59:04-
2.11VAN AERT Wout
JUMBO-VISMA
BEL59:27+0:23
3.14VANTHOURENHOUT Michael
PAUWELS SAUZEN - BINGOAL
BEL59:38+0:34
4.10SWEECK Laurens
CRELAN - FRISTADS
BEL59:49+0:45
5.24VAN DER HAAR Lars
BALOISE TREK LIONS
NED59:58+0:54
6.5ISERBYT Eli
PAUWELS SAUZEN - BINGOAL
BEL1:00:09+1:05
7.3ADAMS Jens
BELGIUM
BEL1:00:13+1:09
8.1PIDCOCK Thomas
INEOS GRENADIERS
GBR1:00:18+1:14
9.13VANDEPUTTE Niels
ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK
BEL1:00:49+1:45
10.16WYSEURE Joran
CRELAN - FRISTADS
BEL1:01:09+2:05
11.23KAMP Ryan
PAUWELS SAUZEN - BINGOAL
NED1:01:12+2:08
12.19DEL GROSSO Tibor
METEC - SOLARWATT P/B MANTEL
NED1:01:16+2:12
13.29KUHN Kevin
TORMANS CYCLO CROSS TEAM
SUI1:01:23+2:19
14.15VERSTRYNGE Emiel
CRELAN - FRISTADS
BEL1:01:32+2:28
15.21HAVERDINGS David
BALOISE TREK LIONS
NED1:02:02+2:58
16.6MEEUSSEN Witse
PAUWELS SAUZEN - BINGOAL
BEL1:02:15+3:11
17.2MEIN Thomas
HOPE FACTORY RACING
GBR1:02:24+3:20
18.36SUAREZ FERNANDEZ Kevin
NESTA - MMR CX TEAM
ESP1:02:26+3:22
19.22HENDRIKX Mees
CRELAN - FRISTADS
NED1:02:31+3:27
20.26VAN KESSEL Corne
TORMANS CYCLO CROSS TEAM
NED1:02:36+3:32
21.4BAESTAENS Vincent
BELGIUM
BEL1:02:50+3:46
22.38BOROŠ Michael
ELKOV - KASPER
CZE1:02:57+3:53
23.12VANDEBOSCH Toon
ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK
BEL1:03:03+3:59
24.35ORTS LLORET Felipe
BURGOS-BH
ESP1:03:39+4:35
25.8NYS Thibau
BALOISE TREK LIONS
BEL1:03:56+4:52
26.9SOETE Daan
DESCHACHT-HENS-MAES
BEL1:04:06+5:02
27.18MENUT David
AS BIKE RACING
FRA1:04:15+5:11
28.42BERTOLINI Gioele
SELLE ITALIA - GUERCIOTTI - ELITE
ITA1:04:23+5:19
29.20GODRIE Stan
NETHERLANDS
NED1:04:27+5:23
30.7MICHELS Jente
ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK
BEL1:04:33+5:29
31.31MOTTIEZ Gilles
CROSS TEAM LEGENDRE
SUI1:05:02+5:58
32.30LILLO Dario
DESCHACHT-HENS-MAES
SUI1:06:04+7:00
33.41KUSCHLA Silas
GERMANY
GER1:06:27+7:23
34.27VERBURG Luke
ABLOC CT
NED-1 LAP
35.37SUAREZ FERNANDEZ Alain
NESTA - MMR CX TEAM
ESP-1 LAP
36.34JUNQUERA SAN MILLAN Mario
UNICAJA BANCO - GIJON
ESP-2 LAP
37.44NASH Tristan
AUSTRALIA
AUS-2 LAP
38.39KOECH Silas
SARIS ROUVY SAUERLAND TEAM
GER-2 LAP
39.17JETTE Cameron
CANADA
CAN-3 LAP
40.43NOLAN Sean
EVOPRO RACING
IRL-3 LAP
41.45SYLVESTER Balázs
HUNGARY
HUN-3 LAP
40KÖPSEL Jonas
GERMANY
GERDNF
33INGUANZO MACHO Gonzalo
SPAIN
ESPDNS

Featured photo: Bart Hazen