Sunday brought a new race to the DVV Trofee series with the Brussels Universities Cyclocross on the campus of Vrije Universiteit Brussel. Even with the new race, the result of the Elite Men's race was one we had seen 22 times previously this year.
Mathieu van der Poel (Corendon - Circus) won the race by ripping through the hilly, technical section in the woods and powering up and flying down the rollers on the VUB campus lawn.
Mathieu van der Poel had his choice of lines after he got off the front in the first lap yet again. 2019 Brussels Universities Cyclocross. © B. Hazen / Cyclocross Magazine
Kerry Werner (Kona Maxxis Shimano) was one of the North Americans to make a start, and he got to show off his skills navigating around a crashed rider and hopping his way up the Belgian stairs.
Kerry Werner got involved in some extracurriculars in the woods. 2019 Brussels Universities Cyclocross. © B. Hazen / Cyclocross Magazine
Kerry Werner deftly avoided the crashed rider in front of him. 2019 Brussels Universities Cyclocross. © B. Hazen / Cyclocross Magazine
For more from Sunday's race, head back to campus with the photo gallery from Bart Hazen below. If you missed it, also check out Hazen's gallery from the Elite Women's race.
Bart Hazen Photo Gallery: 2019 Brussels Universities Cyclocross
Corne van Kessel and Toon Aerts lead the chase of Van der Poel early in the race. 2019 Brussels Universities Cyclocross. © B. Hazen / Cyclocross Magazine
