Van Aert was gradually being gained on by Van der Haar and Nieuwenhuis, who were still in 3rd and 4th positions. Pidcock would have to chase 3rd place, because Van Aert was safe with his 2nd place, while Van der Poel was not going to give away the victory. In the fight for 3rd place between Pidcock, Nieuwenhuis and Van der Haar, it was Van der Haar who was the first to be dropped. I have already been on the podium here with Mathieu van der Poel and Wout van Aert, so I have good memories.”Telenet Superprestige – Heusden-Zolder Men Result:1. Heusden-Zolder’23Telenet Superprestige – Heusden-Zolder Women 2023Fem van Empel suffered her first defeat of the cross season on Tuesday, but was back on top on Wednesday, although Van Empel wasn’t given the win on a plate.

Source: Ethiopian News December 28, 2023 09:51 UTC