For the men, Zolder was a wild event.
Right off the bat, Tom Pidcock (Trinity Racing) and Toon Aerts (Telenet Baloise Lions) got into a crash that set them back quite a bit. Soon after, Wout van Aert (Jumbo Visma) punctured, a reverse of the misfortune that struck Van der Poel in Herentals.
De pechvogel van de dag is Toon Aerts die ten val gekomen is na de eerste bocht. 😕#Superprestige2021 #SPHeusdenZolder pic.twitter.com/TAKp3kQTzb
— SuperprestigeCX (@SuperprestigeCX) December 26, 2020
Despite this, Van Aert was able to catch up to Lars van der Haar (Telenet Baloise Lions), who was near the front of the race, and eventually overtook him, only second to rival Mathieu van der Poel (Alpecin-Fenix).
Van der Poel was far ahead of everyone else by this point. Early into the race, he made an attack and put himself in a position where nobody had a chance of getting to him.
💪🏻 @mathieuvdpoel rond zijn knappe solo af met de overwinning. 🏆#Superprestige2021 #SPHeusdenZolder pic.twitter.com/4FTGuf0CXs
— SuperprestigeCX (@SuperprestigeCX) December 26, 2020
In the end, Van der Poel came in first, Van Aert second and Van der Haar third.
Fans held their breath as Eli Iserbyt got into a bad crash and had to be carried off the course.
The same two North Americans showed up again this race: Curtis White and Michael van den Ham. They came in 24th and 44th respectively.
Full results below.
2020 Superprestige Zolder Results: Elite Men
| Rank | BIB | Rider | Nation | Team | Age | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | VAN DER POEL Mathieu | NED | ALPECIN - FENIX | 25 | 1:02:07 |
| 2 | 12 | VAN AERT Wout | BEL | 26 | 1:02:45 | |
| 3 | 6 | VAN DER HAAR Lars | NED | TELENET BALOISE LIONS | 29 | 1:02:46 |
| 4 | 3 | SWEECK Laurens | BEL | PAUWELS SAUZEN - BINGOAL | 27 | 1:02:51 |
| 5 | 5 | VANTHOURENHOUT Michael | BEL | PAUWELS SAUZEN - BINGOAL | 27 | 1:02:55 |
| 6 | 7 | VAN KESSEL Corne | NED | TORMANS CYCLO CROSS TEAM | 29 | 1:02:58 |
| 7 | 4 | AERTS Toon | BEL | TELENET BALOISE LIONS | 27 | 1:03:02 |
| 8 | 13 | VERMEERSCH Gianni | BEL | CREDISHOP-FRISTADS | 28 | 1:03:06 |
| 9 | 9 | PIDCOCK Thomas | GBR | TRINITY RACING | 21 | 1:03:08 |
| 10 | 18 | SOETE Daan | BEL | GROUP HENS - MAES CONTAINERS | 26 | 1:03:15 |
| 11 | 11 | KAMP Ryan | NED | PAUWELS SAUZEN - BINGOAL | 20 | 1:03:27 |
| 12 | 38 | KIELICH Timo | BEL | CREDISHOP-FRISTADS | 21 | 1:03:29 |
| 13 | 10 | ORTS LLORET Felipe | ESP | TEIKA-BH-GSPORT | 25 | 1:04:04 |
| 14 | 24 | VAN DER POEL David | NED | ALPECIN - FENIX | 28 | 1:04:22 |
| 15 | 15 | MERLIER Tim | BEL | ALPECIN - FENIX | 28 | 1:04:30 |
| 16 | 25 | MEEUSEN Tom | BEL | GROUP HENS - MAES CONTAINERS | 32 | 1:04:31 |
| 17 | 19 | NIEUWENHUIS Joris | NED | 24 | 1:04:36 | |
| 18 | 58 | WYSEURE Joran | BEL | 19 | 1:04:51 | |
| 19 | 31 | MEIN Thomas | GBR | TORMANS CYCLO CROSS TEAM | 21 | 1:04:55 |
| 20 | 32 | CLEPPE Nicolas | BEL | TELENET BALOISE LIONS | 25 | 1:05:00 |
| 21 | 8 | HERMANS Quinten | BEL | TORMANS CYCLO CROSS TEAM | 25 | 1:05:14 |
| 22 | 61 | NYS Thibau | BEL | TELENET BALOISE LIONS | 18 | 1:05:19 |
| 23 | 65 | VERSTRYNGE Emiel | BEL | TORMANS CYCLO CROSS TEAM | 18 | 1:05:19 |
| 24 | 14 | WHITE Curtis | USA | 25 | 1:05:24 | |
| 25 | 20 | SWEECK Diether | BEL | CREDISHOP-FRISTADS | 27 | 1:05:27 |
| 26 | 56 | DE BIE Sean | BEL | 29 | 1:05:31 | |
| 27 | 17 | AERTS Thijs | BEL | TELENET BALOISE LIONS | 24 | 1:05:35 |
| 28 | 41 | BEKAERT Yentl | BEL | TELENET BALOISE LIONS | 21 | 1:05:35 |
| 29 | 26 | AERNOUTS Jim | BEL | TELENET BALOISE LIONS | 31 | 1:05:43 |
| 30 | 22 | MENUT David | FRA | CROSS TEAM LEGENDRE | 28 | 1:05:56 |
| 31 | 29 | LOOCKX Lander | BEL | GROUP HENS - MAES CONTAINERS | 23 | 1:05:59 |
| 32 | 23 | CHAINEL Steve | FRA | CROSS TEAM LEGENDRE | 37 | 1:06:20 |
| 33 | 34 | WEBER Sascha | GER | 32 | 1:06:33 | |
| 34 | 33 | VANTHOURENHOUT Dieter | BEL | PAUWELS SAUZEN - BINGOAL | 35 | 1:06:36 |
| 35 | 60 | UYTDEWILLIGEN Ingmar | BEL | 29 | 1:06:38 | |
| 36 | 69 | BAERS Arne | BEL | 18 | 1:06:40 | |
| 37 | 44 | VAN DEN BROECK Arno | BEL | 20 | 1:06:46 | |
| 38 | 43 | JUNQUERA SAN MILLAN Mario | ESP | 23 | 1:06:47 | |
| 39 | 55 | SIEMONS Julian | BEL | 21 | 1:06:55 | |
| 40 | 30 | ROUILLER Loris | SUI | ALPECIN - FENIX | 20 | 1:07:08 |
| 41 | 73 | HUYBS Ward | BEL | TELENET BALOISE LIONS | 18 | 1:07:15 |
| 42 | 49 | MAINGUENAUD Tom | FRA | 20 | 1:07:24 | |
| 43 | 35 | CRISPIN Mickaël | FRA | CROSS TEAM LEGENDRE | 22 | 1:07:25 |
| 44 | 27 | VAN DEN HAM Michael | CAN | 28 | 1:07:38 | |
| 45 | 52 | DEJONGHE Len | BEL | GROUP HENS - MAES CONTAINERS | 20 | 1:07:48 |
| 46 | 28 | GODRIE Stan | NED | 27 | 1:07:54 | |
| 47 | 54 | VERBURG Luke | NED | PAUWELS SAUZEN - BINGOAL | 19 | 1:07:57 |
| 48 | 48 | AGTERBERG Kyle | NED | 21 | 1:08:05 | |
| 49 | 71 | VERHEYEN Thomas | BEL | 23 | 1:08:30 | |
| 50 | 51 | RICHARD ANDRADE Florian | FRA | CROSS TEAM LEGENDRE | 18 | -1 LAP |
| 51 | 70 | GYS Jens | BEL | 31 | -2 LAPS | |
| 52 | 45 | VRACHTEN Arne | BEL | 21 | -2 LAPS | |
| 53 | 75 | COOLEN Yves | BEL | 25 | -2 LAPS | |
| 54 | 74 | VERMEERSCH Florian | BEL | 21 | -2 LAPS | |
| 55 | 68 | SCHNEIDER Lilian | FRA | CROSS TEAM LEGENDRE | 20 | -3 LAPS |
| 56 | 66 | ALDERWEIRELD Robin | BEL | 24 | -3 LAPS | |
| 57 | 62 | HAUSSLER Heinrich | AUS | 36 | -4 LAPS | |
| 58 | 67 | OGER Vincent | BEL | 26 | -6 LAPS | |
| 2 | ISERBYT Eli | BEL | PAUWELS SAUZEN - BINGOAL | 23 | DNF | |
| 21 | MEISEN Marcel | GER | 31 | DNF | ||
| 37 | CAMPS Jelle | BEL | PAUWELS SAUZEN - BINGOAL | 21 | DNF | |
| 39 | TURNER Ben | GBR | TRINITY RACING | 21 | DNF | |
| 42 | SIEBENS Gianni | BEL | 22 | DNF | ||
| 59 | AUFFRET Ronan | FRA | TEAM PODIOCOM CC | 19 | DNF | |
| 72 | LAEVENS Justin | BEL | PROXIMUS - ALPHAMOTORHOMES - DOLTCINI CT | 19 | DNF |
