We all got a good chuckle when we saw there would be a pinwheel at the Brussels Universities Cyclocross race, but come the third lap of Sunday’s race, Mathieu van der Poel (Alpecin – Fenix) was not laughing.
The Dutch star crashed into the blue fencing at the entrance to the feature and went OTB, in the process losing his lead on Michael Vanthourenhout (Pauwels Sauzen – Bingoal) and a slew of Belgians.
[Video of the MvdP pinwheeling below]
It proved to be no matter, as Van der Poel attacked at the beginning of the next lap and soloed home to take his 10th-straight win and 19th of the season.
Eli Iserbyt (Pauwels Sauzen – Bingoal) finished second and Corne van Kessel (Tormans CX Team) third.
Stephen Hyde (Cannondale p/b CyclocrossWorld) finished 11th, Curtis White (Cannondale p/b CyclocrossWorld) 17th, Max Judelson (Voler / Easton / HRS / Rock Lobster) 20th and Brannan Fix (Alpha Bicycle / Groove Subaru) 21st.
Full results are below.
Elite Men Results: 2020 Brussels Universities Cyclocross
| Rank | BIB | Last Name | First Name | Country | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | VAN DER POEL | Mathieu | NED | 1:01:23 |
| 2 | 10 | ISERBYT | Eli | BEL | 1:01:53 |
| 3 | 8 | VAN KESSEL | Corne | NED | 1:02:01 |
| 4 | 4 | VANTHOURENHOUT | Michael | BEL | 1:02:05 |
| 5 | 11 | ADAMS | Jens | BEL | 1:02:52 |
| 6 | 13 | MEEUSEN | Tom | BEL | 1:03:06 |
| 7 | 12 | MERLIER | Tim | BEL | 1:03:19 |
| 8 | 9 | VERMEERSCH | Gianni | BEL | 1:03:28 |
| 9 | 5 | VAN DER HAAR | Lars | NED | 1:03:39 |
| 10 | 17 | BAESTAENS | Vincent | BEL | 1:04:09 |
| 11 | 27 | HYDE | Stephen | USA | 1:04:20 |
| 12 | 19 | AERTS | Thijs | BEL | 1:04:45 |
| 13 | 14 | AERNOUTS | Jim | BEL | 1:04:59 |
| 14 | 28 | PEETERS | Yannick | BEL | 1:05:17 |
| 15 | 18 | CLEPPE | Nicolas | BEL | 1:05:53 |
| 16 | 21 | WOUTERS | Sieben | NED | 1:06:54 |
| 17 | 33 | WHITE | Curtis | USA | 1:07:46 |
| 18 | 35 | VERHEYEN | Thomas | BEL | 1:09:08 |
| 19 | 30 | DE WIT | Edwin | BEL | -2 LAPS |
| 20 | 32 | JUDELSON | Max | USA | -2 LAPS |
| 21 | 24 | FIX | Brannan | USA | -2 LAPS |
| 22 | 25 | ROUSSEL | Julien | FRA | -2 LAPS |
| 23 | 15 | LEAERTS | Yelle | BEL | -3 LAPS |
| 24 | 22 | QUINTELIER | Gianni | BEL | -3 LAPS |
| 25 | 29 | HEYMES | Gauthier | FRA | -5 LAPS |
