Michael Vanthourenhout (Pauwels Sauzen-Altez Industriedbouw) battled with Pim Ronhaar (Baloise Glowi Lions) for the second half of elite males’s race and moved away on the ultimate climb to win Superprestige Overijse.
Vanthourenhout final gained in Overijse three seasons in the past when the race was a part of the World Cup, and this time the victory solidified his lead within the Superprestige collection, as he got here into the race with the victory within the opening spherical in Ruddervoorde.
Ronhaar’s earlier pair of races noticed him rating podium finishes at two Dutch races, together with Actual Cross Heerderstrand on Saturday. He rode on the entrance of the race in Overijse for a lot of the day, however rolled throughout the end 7 seconds behind Vanthourenhout for one more runner-up end.
From a chase group of 5 riders, Emiel Verstrynge (Crelan-Corendon) took third place, 13 seconds again.
Vanthourenhout let others do the work on the opening laps, then dug deep with a large acceleration on the steepest climb to distance his closest rival and take the win.
Sunny and dry circumstances made for quick circumstances on Sunday within the second cease of the eight-race Belgian collection, with leaves and residual mud making for slippery sections within the many corners on the Overijse course.
Drama ensued on the opening lap as Toons Aerts (Deschacht-Hens CX) suffered a damaged chain and needed to run most of a half lap to change bikes. It was not within the playing cards for the Belgian rider to repeat his victory from the 2018-2019 season.
Niels Vandeputte (Alpecin-Deceuninck Improvement) set the early tempo on the entrance, with Verstrynge shifting to the entrance because the strung-out peloton accomplished the primary circuit. Vanthourenhout was tucked within the high 10 on the second lap and Verstrynge continued on the entrance, now with Ronhaar on his again wheel.
On lap 3 of 9, Ronhaar moved to the entrance and together with Verstrynge and Vandeputte, the trio started to open a niche to the remainder of the sphere. The 24-year-old Dutch rider obtained out of the saddle a number of occasions to push the accelerator as they started the fourth lap, Joris Nieuwenhuis (Ridley Racing Workforce) and Lars van der Haar (Baloise Glowi Lions) sitting fourth and fifth, respectively, now 8 seconds again.
Nieuwenhuis led the group throughout the road on the mid-point of the race, with Ronhaar in second place and the Belgian trio of Vanthourenhout, Vandeputte and Verstrynge lining out the entrance quintet. As soon as on the fifth lap, Vanthourenhout moved to the entrance. He held a gradual tempo, not blistering, which allowed Cameron Mason (Seven Racing) to catch the again of the lead group, Van der Haar slipping again a couple of bike lengths in entrance of Joran Wyseure (Crelan-Corendon) and Jente Michels (Alpecin-Deceuninck Improvement).
Ronhaar struck once more on the quick climbs of the sixth lap, gaining 5 seconds shortly on Vanthourenhout, who reconnected with the younger Dutch rider on a run-up climb. As soon as they crossed the twisty trails of the meadow, Pinhaar seemed again and solely noticed the collection chief behind, the duo clearing the sphere.
As soon as the leaders heard the bell for the ultimate lap, the race for third was not between Nieuwenhuis, Vandeputte and Michels, whereas Verstrynge made an effort to shut a 10-second hole to affix the group; his effort was rewarded with a catch.
On the entrance, Ronhaar and the collection chief exchanged glances at one another after which exchanged accelerations to arrange the ultimate surge of velocity by Vanthourenhout on the steepest climbing part within the woods and moved away for the victory.
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