Zonhoven – Men Elite Highlights – 2023/24 UCI Cyclo-cross World Cup

Watch the highlights from the Men Elite race at Round 12 of the 2023/24 UCI Cyclo-cross World Cup in Zonhoven, Belgium.

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And we go it’s race time will it be a v the hle shot will it be new and house it’s going to be close between them I tell you something that is a big big kick from the side there as you can see think is really up for this he’s moved

Right up on that right hand side new house is going to have to fight him off as his last vanar Vander already trying to get in position the charge is on as we take a left now it is really tricky this turn in we’re into The Descent you

Can see and you can hear the crowd nobody riding this Ascent all the way up once the first Rider that is jumped off everybody else forced to come up and run oh y house big dive around the outside there oh that was a definite I want the front as we come down here

And the turn in y house leads him down this second descent is tricky it’s not usually as bad as the first it is slightly less cambered now vandero not yet at the front as you can see we’re just starting to get a Gap open up behind Ryan Camp

Here at the moment and that means the Gap open behind the front seven or so Riders new in house leading vandero makes a move around the outside there this is much harder to ride than it has been previously Raa leading the chase [Applause] through just opening the gaps up in that

Group behind I tell you something pin Rona on that descent absolutely diving it down so coming around to the end of our second of eight laps here [Applause] today really interesting riding up that slope there you could just see p r on the front vandero in second wheel didn’t

Choose to sit directly behind him just moved out to the right there ra Vander Paul and then s new andh house dropping down into fourth position so here we go down into the said y house just going off to the left hand side of the course slightly [Applause]

There looking for a way round speak as he came in he was carrying Pace instead of just putting the brakes on he just went a little bit wider just took the slightly longer line to keep the pace keep the speed on the bike the gap opening up immediately behind but you

Can see the keland coron Squad starting to shake things up they have got three riders in there as have the BW strike Lions the interloper well that is the big man himself Matthew vandero who Powers his way down the outside and deciding enough is enough I don’t want

Any more of this he Powers over the top of that turn right turn left turn this will should allow them a little bit of a chance but it depends on what he does now into the co into the sampic they go and this could be the moment that the big man

Goes is that it game over should we go get a beer go get a coffee could be that could be the end of the race at the front of the race you should never say never but vandero has struck and look at the Gap he rode up there that move was

Made as it came out the straight he went round and now he has the Gap little bit of a Readjustment as he comes around that b quickly off now new has diving down there in a Pursuit the nearest Rider gaps really are own look at the speed he’s coming in

There and these Riders at the moment are still just losing a little bit of time oh what a big mistake there it looks to me like to V and bus just came and got that line wrong he’s been fighting to stay on the back wheel when there’s been an acceleration out the

Corner he’s been the last one to get on the wheels and it may well be that he started to get tired mistakes generally happen when you get more and more tired three Riders still together behind Matthew vandero the Gap from therole back to New and house 41 seconds at the

Moment another big kick out of that corner new andh house really accelerating up there he is setting the pace that Lawrence leek has to answer it’s another bite length also as he comes up there this is starting to open up but ronard is being distance I think

The second chance for the BW tra lines is gone this man needs no Second Chances 10 out of 10 this season in perfect four out of four in the World Cups the winner of the son Hoven World Cup for 2024 it is Matthew vandero and this is

The Run for the line new house has got the gap on s’s got nothing there he’s not going to be able to Sprint it out yis mous takes second place maximizes the points available swe comes through Ely behind him and then p r the top three here Today